Tuesday, December 31, 2013

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Los Angeles Times

Resolved: to make a keep-able resolution

Monday, Dec 30, 2013 10:36 PM EST

Resolving something as vague as 'to get organized' doesn't work. Simplicity plus specificity is the ticket. She hopes. If my New Year's resolution holds in 2014, this is the last time I'll wind up staring blankly at my computer screen as my column deadline bears down.        

Accused prankster pleads not guilty to recording calls to coaches

Monday, Dec 30, 2013 10:02 PM EST

Suspected of posing as a recruiter for pro teams and universities in the calls, he's charged with felony eavesdropping. A man accused of making prank calls to several well-known sports coaches and then illegally recording them pleaded not guilty Monday to one felony count of eavesdropping.        

Calabasas crackdown on old homes has owners crying foul

Monday, Dec 30, 2013 09:32 PM EST

Owners of older homes in affluent Calabasas say a crackdown on septic systems and other code issues targets them unfairly. Calabasas is known for its gated neighborhoods and its wealthy residents — people like Justin Bieber, Tommy Lee and Kourtney Kardashian.        

Judge rejects contempt of court for Costa Mesa official

Monday, Dec 30, 2013 09:21 PM EST

The Costa Mesa Police Officers' Assn. said Mayor Pro Tem Steve Mensinger violated a court order by revealing that a tracking device had been put on his truck during the 2012 elections. An Orange County Superior Court judge this month refused to hold Costa Mesa Mayor Pro Tem Steve Mensinger in contempt of court for revealing evidence that someone put him under surveillance, court records show ...

Drop in San Fernando Valley homicides outpaces other L.A. regions

Monday, Dec 30, 2013 09:21 PM EST

LAPD and community leaders say decline in violence appears linked to less gang tension in communities like Pacoima and Sylmar. Los Angeles recorded another large drop in homicides in 2013, and nowhere has the trend been more pronounced than in the San Fernando Valley.        


CBS 2 Los Angeles

Rose Bowl Turns 100 As Stanford Meets Michigan State

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 06:46 PM EST

The game considered to be the first Rose Bowl was staged in 1902 to help pay for the Tournament of Roses Parade. An unexpectedly huge crowd of about 8,000 sat on temporary stands in a park and watched Stanford lose 49-0 to Michigan.

Son Of Federal Judge Dies After Apparent Hit-And-Run In Pacific Palisades

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 06:16 PM EST

Police say the son of a federal judge who was injured in an apparent hit-and-run crash in the Pacific Palisades died Tuesday at a hospital.

Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Riverside Park

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 05:40 PM EST

A man was fatally shot Tuesday by officers at a park in Riverside.

Pothole Damages Tires Of Roughly 40 Vehicles On I-5 In Boyle Heights

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 05:32 PM EST

One lane of the transition road from southbound Interstate 5 to eastbound Interstate 10 was reopened Tuesday after a pothole damaged the tires of roughly 40 vehicles.

Roommate Charged In Strangling Death Of OC Sushi Chef

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 04:59 PM EST

Authorities sought the public's help Tuesday in locating a fugitive accused of strangling and murdering his sushi chef roommate and co-worker.


KABC-TV Los Angeles

Target: Some gift cards not properly activated

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 06:50 PM EST

Target customers are having problems using gift cards that were not property activated.

Jefferson Park fatal stabbing: Suspect surrenders

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 06:36 PM EST

LAPD detectives arrested a suspect Friday in the fatal stabbing of a man on December 20.

LA restaurant to offer 4-course Sriracha dinner

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 06:24 PM EST

A Los Angeles restaurant has organized a four-course dinner for those who just can't do without Sriracha hot sauce.

Pacific Palisades hit-and-run victim dies in hospital

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 05:01 PM EST

A 23-year-old man who was hospitalized following a hit-and-run in Pacific Palisades Friday has died.

Free 'Tipsy Tow' service, Metro rides on New Year's Eve

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 04:36 PM EST

The Automobile Club of Southern California is offering free 'Tipsy Tow' service on New Year's Eve for the 17th year.


FOX 11 News Los Angeles

Large Pothole On 5 Freeway Transition Causes Damage To Cars

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 11:56 AM EST

[ VIEW PHOTO GALLERY ] A large pothole prompted closure of a freeway transition road in the Boyle Heights area today and left as many as 20 vehicles with flat tires, authorities said.

Two Adults, Two Children Found Dead In Fontana Home

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 10:41 AM EST

Four people, two of them children, were found killed in a Southern California home, police said. A 16-year-old boy called police Monday night to say his family members were injured or killed in the house.

Large Pothole On 5 Freeway Transition Causing Damage To Cars

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 10:27 AM EST

A large pothole on the 5 freeway southbound transition to the eastbound 10 in Boyle Heights was causing damage to many passing cars.

Claremont Church Trayvon Martin Nativity Scene Sparks Controversy

Monday, Dec 30, 2013 11:26 PM EST

John Zachary likes to shake things up, and he does that every year with a, shall we say, unusual Nativity scene outside the Claremont United Methodist Church.


Los Angeles Business Journal

Daily Journal Misses Another Filing Date

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 06:08 PM EST

Daily Journal Corp., the downtown L.A. publisher of legal newspapers and websites, on Tuesday said it had again missed its deadline for making a required annual filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Signature Group Votes Reincorporate in Delaware

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 06:08 PM EST

Signature Group Holdings Inc. said its shareholders have approved a proposal to reincorporate in the state of Delaware, the latest effort to reinvigorate the Sherman Oaks holding company.

Puma, Arrowhead Among Year’s Biggest Movers

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 05:38 PM EST

The Los Angeles Business Journal’s index of largest local public companies rose 34 percent over the past year, in line with gains in the wider markets.

Stocks Gain

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 05:38 PM EST

In Tuesday trading, the Dow Jones industrial average closed up 72 points to 16,577. The Nasdaq rose 22 points to 4,177. The S&P 500 rose 7 points to 1,848. The LABJ Stock Index rose less than 1 point to 181.

California Loses Bid for Federal Drone Testing Sites

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 12:10 PM EST

Although California is home to some of the nation's biggest drone manufacturers, the state was passed over Monday when the federal government picked six sites across the nation for testing the use of robotic aircraft inairspace, the Los Angeles Times reports.


KTLA-TV Los Angeles

Vacant San Bernardino Bowling Alley Erupts in Flames

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 04:35 PM EST

Firefighters responded to a towering blaze that erupted on the roof of a vacant bowling alley in San Bernardino on Tuesday. The fire broke out about 1:45 p.m. at the former San-Hi Lanes bowling alley on North Western Avenue near …

Tuesday Forecast: Slight Cooling

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 03:44 PM EST

Marine layer clouds dropped temperatures a couple of degrees on Tuesday, however warmer weather was expected for New Year’s Day. Mark Kriski has KTLA’s weather forecast on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. …

Arrest Made in Connection With Stabbing Death of South L.A. Man

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 02:51 PM EST

An arrest has been made in connection with the fatal stabbing of Jefferson Park resident William Jennings, the Los Angeles Police Department announced on Tuesday. Michael Allen McGilvery was arrested on suspicion of stabbing Jennings to death, police said. McGilvery, …

New Laws Set to Take Effect in California For 2014

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 02:50 PM EST

The start of a new year means a fresh slate of laws will soon be in place throughout California. Some of the laws going into the books on Jan. 1 will take effect immediately on Wednesday, while other legal changes …

New Year’s Eve Gun Users Targeted by L.A. Police, Deputies

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 01:35 PM EST

The Los Angeles police and sheriff’s departments are taking part in a gunfire reduction campaign aimed to warn people about what has become a deadly New Year’s Eve tradition of indiscriminately firing guns into the air. “This campaign is designed …


LA Weekly

Drugs, Diamonds, International Intrigue — You Won't Believe Two Hollywood Producers' Crazy Backstory

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 11:27 AM EST

Remington Chase and Stefan Martirosian should be on top of the world. In the last two years, they have produced a dozen films, including Lone Survivor , starring Mark Wahlberg as a Navy SEAL fighting for his life in Afghanistan. Two years ago, no one in the industry had heard of them, but...

Can Hyperloop Actually Be Built?

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 11:26 AM EST

The next big deal — or debate — in the transportation field isn't a Jetsons-style flying car, high-speed train or monorail. It's the Hyperloop, a 19th-century mailroom technology with a 21st-century twist. Instead of sucking documents through a pneumatic tube from the basement mailroo...

Rental Pain and Lone Survivor: Readers Respond

Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 11:26 AM EST

Movin' on Down The rent is too damn high! Or so last week's cover proclaimed. Inside, writers Hillel Aron, Farley Elliott, Amanda Lewis and Jill Stewart detailed the ways in which young creatives are dealing with L.A.'s growing lack of affordability — by moving in with someone else's...


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