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Los Angeles Times

Skid row bathrooms are a perennial debate

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 07:02 AM EDT

How should homeless residents of skid row meet their most basic bathroom needs? Every L.A. mayor and advocacy group has a different answer. Facing a growing number of homeless people, Los Angeles housing officials agreed in 1992 to put dozens of portable toilets throughout skid row, only to have Mayor Tom Bradley cut off the funding.        

Unruly crowds in Huntington Beach clash with police

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 02:02 AM EDT

The unrest began after the U.S. Open of Surfing had concluded. Some property damage occurred. Unruly crowds in Huntington Beach damaged property and clashed with police Sunday night following the close of a major surf competition.        

Pat Brown stood firm on civil rights

Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 11:47 PM EDT

But comparing the father's fight against Prop. 14 to Jerry Brown refusing to defend Prop. 8 is ludicrous. SACRAMENTO--This is the 50th anniversary year of arguably the biggest, bitterest brawl ever in California's Capitol. And looking back today, it seems almost inconceivable what the fracas was all about.        

Anaheim's changes not enough for Latino community

Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 11:27 PM EDT

A year after fatal police shootings prompted unrest in Anaheim, some residents express frustration over response to their concerns. It began with violence: Anaheim police firing beanbags and a police dog breaking loose and lunging into a crowd of men, women and children, some of whom had confronted the officers over their fatal shooting of a Latino man.        


Canyon News

Canyon News - Police Search For Hit And Run Driver

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 08:41 AM EDT

MALIBU —On Friday July 26, a vehicle struck two pedestrians, a woman and a toddler, at around 8:30 p.m. and drove off. The woman was in her 50s and the toddler was around 3-years-old. Detectives are currently requesting the public’s help in identifying the driver of the vehicle.


Beverly Hills Courier

Nationwide Underage Prostitution Operation Nets 150 Arrests, Including Four In Los Angeles

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 06:47 PM EDT

A three-day nationwide operation focusing on underage victims of prostitution -- including raids in Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside Counties -- resulted in about 150 arrests of alleged pimps and other suspects and the recovery of 105 sexually exploited children, the FBI announced today.

Justin Timberlake/Jay-Z Sold Out Rose Bowl Show Produces 12 Arrests

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 01:03 PM EDT

An 11-hour event at the Rose Bowl that featured the "Legends of Summer" stadium tour of pop superstar Justin Timberlake and rap sensation Jay-Z and an afternoon pre-concert, attracting a sellout crowd of 60,000, produced only 12 arrests, police said today.

L.A.County Gas Prices Drop For 10th Straight Day

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 01:03 PM EDT

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped today for the 10th consecutive day, decreasing seven-tenths of a cent to $4.067.

Beverly Hills Sister City Cannes Victimized By $136 Million Jewelry Heist

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 01:03 PM EDT

An armed man who staged a brazen heist in a French Riviera luxury hotel took off with jewels worth $136 million (103 million euros), prosecutors said Monday, in one of the world's biggest jewellery thefts.

U.S. Pending Home Sales Dip In June

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 01:03 PM EDT

US pending home sales edged lower in June after hitting a six-year high in May, under pressure from rising mortgage rates, an industry group said Monday.


CBS 2 Los Angeles

International Nazi Hunter Discusses Campaign To Find Surviving War Criminals

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 09:08 PM EDT

An international Nazi hunter who has dedicated his life to finding justice for the millions of Jews killed in the Holocaust was in Los Angeles Monday to discuss a newly launched campaign in Germany that will help locate war criminals.

AG Calls San Diego County Clerk’s Gay Marriage Petition Improper

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 08:37 PM EDT

California Attorney General Kamala Harris says the elected clerk of San Diego County is improperly using the state's legal system to try to prevent same-sex couples from getting married.

Mountain Fire 99 Percent Contained

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 07:43 PM EDT

The Mountain Fire, which has burned 27,531 acres near Idyllwild since it broke out July 15, was 99 percent contained Monday afternoon.

Pending Retrial, Judge Refuses To Set Sentencing Date For Convicted Bell City Officials

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 07:36 PM EDT

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge refused to set a sentencing date Monday for five former elected officials in Bell, who were convicted of bilking the town of about 35,000 people.

Billionaire Warren Buffett Auctions Off Personal, All-You-Can-Eat Tour Of See’s Candy

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 07:27 PM EDT

Billionaire Warren Buffett is auctioning off an all-you-can-eat tour of the See's Candy factory in California to benefit an education nonprofit there.


Orange County Register

Starting from scratch on tax reform

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 10:23 PM EDT

WASHINGTON - If you were going to to redo the tax code, where would you start? Would you, say, keep the mortgage interest deduction but toss the child tax credit? Keep green energy incentives but dump the NASCAR loophole? California's senators, Democrats Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein,...

Riverside City College professor enters Newport Beach City Council race

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 09:39 PM EDT

Tim Brown has enjoyed working in sports and academics for more than three decades, learning how to manage athletes on the field and students in the classroom.

'Titanic,' 'Bodies' to debut in Buena Park

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 09:20 PM EDT

BUENA PARK - On one side of the expansive building, there's the tale of history's most famous ship wreck.

South Coast Water District rates to increase

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 06:39 PM EDT

Residents of Dana Point, South Laguna and parts of San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano will pay more to wash clothes, water their lawns and take showers starting in August.

College trustees nearly double their pay

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 05:35 PM EDT

MISSION VIEJO South Orange County Community College District trustees who have been "more than prudent," according to one trustee, during the recession voted unanimously last week to give themselves raises, nearly doubling their monthly compensation.


The Press-Enterprise

RELIGION: Pope Francis’ comments on homosexuality a shift in tone

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 06:52 PM EDT

“Who am I to judge them?” the pontiff says of gay celibate priests. The remarks are a departure from Pope Benedict XVI’s approach

TEMECULA: Two local winemakers among U.S.’s most influential

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 06:03 PM EDT

They are included on a list of the "Top 100 most influential U.S. Winemakers," out of about 7,000 wineries nationwide

RIVERSIDE: Email scam costs Inland resident $2,000

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 04:41 PM EDT

Woman's friend sent money to Philippines after receiving a fake message that her life was in danger; now woman (pictured) wants to warn others not to fall prey

FRAUD: Report, sentencing for Ponzi-players Montecastro, Pedrino, McLeod

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 04:31 PM EDT

Real estate and securities investment scheme in Southwest Riverside County, other regions in two states toppled when the housing bubble burst


Los Angeles Daily News

San Fernando Valley home prices still surging

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 10:36 PM EDT

San Fernando Valley home prices surged again in June amid plunging foreclosure activity and tight inventory, according to two reports released Monday.

Hollywood workers get health care brought to them

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 10:28 PM EDT

Gary Dion climbed aboard a long, sleek van one recent morning and emerged minutes later with a bandaged finger, a little less blood in his veins and a big smile.

L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti launches new street repair program

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 10:05 PM EDT

Mayor Eric Garcetti highlighted Los Angeles' crumbling roadways Monday by launching a new program to patch the city's countless potholes and cracked streets. Photo gallery: L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti swings through the San Fernando Valley

Groundbreaking for fire station to replace Arleta 'little house'

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 10:05 PM EDT

Capping off one of the final projects in a more than $200 million bond issue approved by voters, Los Angeles officials broke ground Monday on a new fire station in Arleta to replace a 63-year-old facility.

LAPD North Hollywood Division cracking down on thefts from cars

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 10:05 PM EDT

The Los Angeles Police Department's North Hollywood Division is making progress in its effort to quash a recent spike in thefts from vehicles in the southeast area of the Valley, officials said Monday.


KABC-TV Los Angeles

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner refuses to resign amid sex scandal

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 10:04 PM EDT

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner is refusing to resign despite opposition from a majority of residents and council members.

'Ramp Jam': Northbound I-405 Sunset Blvd off-ramp closes Friday for 4 months

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 08:20 PM EDT

There are big changes in store for motorists on the always-busy 405 Freeway near UCLA. Those changes will last for months.

Boy gets stuck in metal partition at Knott's Berry Farm Soak City

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 08:20 PM EDT

There was a scare at Knott's Berry Farm's Soak City Monday afternoon when a boy got stuck in a metal partition.

Pope says he wouldn't judge gay priests

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 07:34 PM EDT

In candid comments on a return trip from Brazil, Pope Francis said he wouldn't judge priests for their sexual orientation.

Woman arrested in DC cathedral vandalism

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 05:50 PM EDT

A woman was arrested Monday after green paint was found splattered inside two chapels at the Washington National Cathedral.


Daily Breeze

BMW unveils battery-powered cars

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 10:32 PM EDT

BMW aims to win a "meaningful" segment of the electric car market with its i-series battery-powered models by offering luxurious styling and packages designed to help owners overcome the traditional hurdles to electric car ownership.

Defense: Lawndale man killed girlfriend because of Iraq War service

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 10:31 PM EDT

A defense attorney admitted to a Torrance jury Monday that her client killed his girlfriend just weeks after she gave birth to their daughter, but blamed the brutal stabbing on post-traumatic stress disorder from serving four years as a soldier in Iraq.

The Green Store in Hermosa Beach will remain open under new operators

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 10:18 PM EDT

Nancy Comaford, owner of The Green Store property, has announced that the iconic grocery store in Hermosa Beach will not be permanently closing its doors as initially reported.

Cal State Dominguez Hills tops in state for black grads

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 10:17 PM EDT

Cal State Dominguez Hills ranks first in the state for the number of bachelor's degrees conferred on black students, and is among the top 100 universities in the country in minority graduates, according to the education magazine Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.

Passenger traffic up at LAX in June; United leads the way

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 10:17 PM EDT

Passenger traffic at Los Angeles International Airport rose considerably in June compared to the prior year, statistics show.


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