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  • A warm farewell to the chief

    Los Angeles Times – Sat Nov 14, 1:21 am ET  

    Pasadena's Bernard Melekian is moving to Washington, D.C., to become the national face of community policing. We've spent a lot of time recently celebrating the reign of Bill Bratton, whose LAPD legacy -- less crime, more accountability, closer ties between officers and neighborhoods -- is rooted in his promotion of community policing. Full Story »

  • 73-year-old man is arrested in L.A. vandalism

    Los Angeles Times – Sat Nov 14, 12:52 am ET  

    Sheriff's deputies say they saw the suspect posting 'Who is John Scott?' stickers in a downtown subway station. They say he is the oldest alleged street vandal ever captured. For months, a mysterious vandal has been slapping hundreds of "Who Is John Scott?" stickers on buses around Los Angeles. Full Story »

  • Hillside residents fear more mudslides

    Los Angeles Times – Sat Nov 14, 12:13 am ET  

    Six foothill homes in in La Cañada Flintridge are damaged after a surprise downpour triggers a debris flow. On his drive home from a football game Thursday night, Phil Markgraf noticed light rain falling on his windshield. Full Story »

  • San Jacinto councilman says his colleagues stonewalled him

    Los Angeles Times – Sat Nov 14, 12:13 am ET  

    Steve Di Memmo, the only council member to avoid indictment in a corruption probe this week, says the other councilmen shut him out because he 'wouldn't play the game.' After winning a City Council seat last year on a campaign of transparency and accountability, Steve Di Memmo said he quickly found himself the outsider in a clique of clubby officials who shared long-standing ties and mutual ... Full Story »

  • L.A. submits new draft ordinance on medical marijuana

    Los Angeles Times – Sat Nov 14, 12:12 am ET  

    The latest version from the city attorney's office raises the idea of capping the number of dispensaries by council district. It also clarifies that edible marijuana products will be allowed. The Los Angeles city attorney's office on Friday submitted a new draft medical marijuana ordinance that could resolve some contentious issues but adds new complications, such as raising the idea of capping ... Full Story »

Orange County Register

  • Tiny earthquake near Westminster Mall

    Orange County Register – 44 mins ago  

    A magnitude 1.8 earthquake occurred early today near the Westminster Mall. Full Story »

  • Realtors debate bottom, bust and WalMart

    Orange County Register – 2 hrs 16 mins ago  

    Realtors from throughout the nation descended on San Diego Friday for the four-day National Association of Realtors convention. Insider Q&A queried a handful of attendees about the state of the market, lessons learned from the housing meltdown, if... Full Story »

  • Cox Cable to add 15 HD channels

    Orange County Register – 2 hrs 50 mins ago  

    Cox Communications just told me that Orange County customers will be getting 15 new HD channels by Dec. 15. Two others were added this week. Full Story »

  • They murdered to avoid a robbery conviction

    Orange County Register – Sat Nov 14, 1:54 am ET  

    Leslie Simpson, the owner of the South Seas – the best known Orange County nightclub of its day – was returning with his wife, Fern, to their Anaheim home early one morning in 1958 when out of darkness came a menacing figure. A shotgun-wielding... Full Story »

  • San Clemente plans Supreme Court appeal in free-speech case

    Orange County Register – Sat Nov 14, 1:15 am ET  

    Handbills under windshield wipers count as litter, not free speech, San Clemente officials say, and they plan to go to the Supreme Court to prove it. A group opposed to illegal immigration recently sued the city over its ban on leafleting parked... Full Story »

The Press-Enterprise

  • Amateur nearly wins World Series of Poker

    The Press-Enterprise – Thu Nov 12, 6:05 pm ET  

    This past Tuesday night, two poker players faced each other for the World Series of Poker Main Event Championship in the Penn Teller Theater in the Rio All-Suites Hotel in Las Vegas. Of the 6,494 entries who started the Main Event competition in July, these two players were among the most unlikely to become champion. Neither had played in the Main Event previously. Full Story »

  • El Pollo Loco brings back tamales

    The Press-Enterprise – Thu Nov 12, 5:58 pm ET  

    Tamales return El Pollo Loco has added chicken tamales to its menu for the holidays, the company announced today in a press release. A press release describes the seasonal favorites as hand-formed and featuring chicken simmered in Colorado chili sauce. El Pollo Loco sells the tamales individually for $1.99, four for $7.49, and in a combo with rice and beans for $5.99. Full Story »

  • La Jolla aquarium mounts seahorse exhibit

    The Press-Enterprise – Thu Nov 12, 5:58 pm ET  

    See some seahorses "There's Something about Seahorses," at Birch Aquarium at Scripps, will feature more than a dozen species of the mysterious creatures. The 2,000-square-foot interactive exhibit opens Saturday. It includes a "dating and mating station," and since male seahorses give birth, this could lead to some intriguing questions from young humans. Full Story »

  • Unsinkable Molly Brown offers great character with lots of gumption

    The Press-Enterprise – Thu Nov 12, 5:58 pm ET  

    Molly Brown was and is a demanding character, in real life and on stage in Performance Riverside's production of "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," opening today at Landis Performing Arts Center in Riverside. "This is the most rigorous role I've ever played," said Stacy Huntington, who stars as Brown and whose career in theater spans more than 20 years. Full Story »

  • McGraw to perform at San Manuel

    The Press-Enterprise – Thu Nov 12, 5:58 pm ET  

    On Nov. 20, the morning after his Inland concert, Tim McGraw opens in Sandra Bullock's third movie of the year. Publicity photos for "The Blind Side," from Warner Bros., show the country star without facial hair, bling and the black hat that usually hides the top of his head. "The Blind Side" is an inspirational football film. Full Story »

CBS 2 Los Angeles

  • L.A. Deputies Arrest 74-Year-Old Tagging Suspect

    CBS 2 Los Angeles – 1 hr 48 mins ago  

    Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have arrested a man they say is the oldest tagger they've ever captured. Full Story »

  • LAPD Rescues Hypothermic, Deaf Woman Off Hillside

    CBS 2 Los Angeles – 2 hrs 45 mins ago  

    A Los Angeles police helicopter crew helped rescuers on the ground find a hypothermic deaf woman in stuck on a hillside in the dark. Full Story »

  • 'Melo Gets Better Of Artest As Nuggets Whip Lakers

    CBS 2 Los Angeles – Sat Nov 14, 3:27 am ET  

    Carmelo Anthony got the better of Ron Artest, scoring 25 points in 29 minutes and leading the Denver Nuggets past the Los Angeles Lakers 105-79 Friday night. The Lakers' six-game winning streak was snapped. They scored just eight points in the third quarter as the Nuggets turned a two-point halftime lead into an 87-64 cushion that had ecstatic fans chanting "Beat L.A.!" Full Story »

  • XXX Company Wants To Work With Prejean

    CBS 2 Los Angeles – Sat Nov 14, 1:30 am ET  

    Maybe her 15 minutes of fame aren't up yet. Carrie Prejean's sex tape is the hot ticket of the adult world at the moment. And Vivid, one of XXX's leading companies, is making Prejean an offer she will probably refuse. Full Story »

  • Sarah Palin's Book: The Fact Check

    CBS 2 Los Angeles – Sat Nov 14, 12:06 am ET  

    Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time. Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer's dime, a reformer without ties to powerful interests and a politician roguishly indifferent to high ambition. Full Story »

Los Angeles Daily News

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Daily Breeze

  • LAUSD chief tells unions to accept pay cuts, furloughs, or face layoffs

    Daily Breeze – Sat Nov 14, 12:20 am ET  

    Los Angeles Unified schools chief Ramon Cortines told unions Friday they must accept a combination of furloughs and pay cuts this year and next or the district will be forced to lay off up to 8,500 employees. Full Story »

  • Hawthorne High students learn to 'Mix It Up'

    Daily Breeze – Fri Nov 13, 11:20 pm ET  

    Students took a break from the academic routine at Hawthorne High School this week to celebrate diversity and tolerance, joining more than 3,000 campuses across the country participating in the annual Mix It Up Lunch Day program aimed at promoting tolerance in public schools. Full Story »

  • Marina del Rey developer Doug Ring dies

    Daily Breeze – Fri Nov 13, 11:20 pm ET  

    Doug Ring, a political activist, attorney and prominent Marina del Rey developer, has died in what coroner's officials were investigating Friday as a possible suicide. Full Story »

  • Lomita City Manager Tom Odom resigns

    Daily Breeze – Fri Nov 13, 10:50 pm ET  

    Lomita City Manager Tom Odom resigned under City Council pressure Friday, just days before a newly constituted five-member panel was set to take office. Full Story »

  • Metrolink postpones proposed 6 percent fare increase

    Daily Breeze – Fri Nov 13, 10:35 pm ET  

    Metrolink's board of directors postponed a decision Friday on a proposed 6 percent fare hike. Board members instead directed their staff to consider other options - including possible service reductions - to make up for a sharp decline in revenue. Full Story »

Ventura County Star

  • Boeing sues over Field Lab cleanup

    Ventura County Star – Sat Nov 14, 3:00 am ET  

    Boeing Co., major owner of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, said Friday it has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law that set strict standards for the environmental cleanup of the former nuclear and rocket-engine research site near Simi Valley.The company said Senate Bill 990 imposes “irrational and arbitrary requirements” and is pre-empted by federal laws governing cleanup at former ... Full Story »

  • Services planned Sunday for firefighter killed in accident

    Ventura County Star – Sat Nov 14, 3:00 am ET  

    Funeral services will be held Sunday in Westlake Village for a Ventura County firefighter killed this week when he and another man were struck by a car on Interstate 5 in rural Fresno County.Bryan Banister, 23, of Westlake Village, and Rigoberto Gomez Cortez, 21, of Fresno County, were struck by an SUV as they were refueling Banister’s pick-up truck about 12:20 p.m. Monday on the shoulder of the ... Full Story »

  • Medic survived World War II without scratch

    Ventura County Star – Sat Nov 14, 3:00 am ET  

    Marge Beck said the memories of World War II have become easier for her husband to recall.“He’s told more stories in the last five years than ever before,” she said. “It’s been so many years that it’s like it’s been put to rest.”Dwight Beck walked out of his Ventura home to greet me the night we had scheduled the interview.“It can get pretty dark out here,” said the 86-year-old man. “I wanted to ... Full Story »

  • Newbury Park class to target recycling, conservation

    Ventura County Star – Sat Nov 14, 3:00 am ET  

    A Newbury Park school will offer the third in a series of free, monthly evening classes Thursday on how to make the community a greener place.The Environmental Academy for Research Technology of Earth Sciences magnet school, or EARTHS, opened this fall. The school organized “EARTHS After Dark” sessions, held on the campus at 2626 Michael Drive.Thursday’s session will focus on recycling and ... Full Story »

  • Annual Christmas exhibit to open at Reagan Library

    Ventura County Star – Sat Nov 14, 3:00 am ET  

    When Ronald Reagan was president, he received many gifts from dignitaries, world leaders, artists and others from around the world.Some of those gifts include a wood-carved Komodo dragon from artist Nyoman Mawi and a hand-tooled leather saddle from Francisco Labastida Ochoa, governor of Sinaloa, Mexico . Those and others will be on display next week along with festive holiday trees during the ... Full Story »

Long Beach Press-Telegram

  • Melody Ross services today

    Long Beach Press-Telegram – Sat Nov 14, 5:25 am ET  

    Melody Ross, the popular 16-year-old Wilson High junior who was an innocent bystander killed in an Oct. 30 shooting, will be remembered in services today from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Sky Rose Chapel at Rose Hills Memorial Park, 3888 S. Workman Mill Road, Whittier. Full Story »

  • Evangelist Alamo is sentenced

    Long Beach Press-Telegram – Sat Nov 14, 5:25 am ET  

    TEXARKANA, Ark. - Evangelist Tony Alamo used his stature as a self-proclaimed prophet to force underage girls into sham marriages with him, controlling his followers with their fears of eternal suffering. Full Story »

  • Sept. 11 suspects to be tried in NYC

    Long Beach Press-Telegram – Sat Nov 14, 5:25 am ET  

    WASHINGTON - In the biggest trial for the age of terrorism, the professed 9-11 mastermind and four alleged henchmen will be hauled before a civilian court on American soil, barely a thousand yards from the site of the World Trade Center's twin towers they are accused of destroying. Full Story »

  • NFL star McGinest may invest in Central Long Beach

    Long Beach Press-Telegram – Sat Nov 14, 5:10 am ET  

    The Long Beach Redevelopment Agency board on Monday will consider an exclusive negotiating agreement with the longtime linebacker's company, Wilmac Enterprises, Inc., for the development of the northwest corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Pine Avenue. Full Story »

  • State has new plan to reduce jail crowding

    Long Beach Press-Telegram – Sat Nov 14, 5:10 am ET  

    SACRAMENTO - California Corrections Secretary Matthew Cate announced this week that the state has a plan to reduce the prison population that will satisfy a judicial panel of judges. Full Story »

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