A small-town theater campaign's larger projections

OAKHURST, Calif. — Once in a while, Hollywood comes through this gateway to Yosemite National Park. People still talk about the time Ron Howard accidentally left one of his children (briefly) in a doughnut shop. But Oakhurst's main connection to the...

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Who will back down in Silver Lake building dispute?

It seems that somebody may have to do some tear-down work on Robinson Street in Silver Lake. But will the demolition require a bulldozer, or merely a sledgehammer? Homeowner Richard Kaye wants a three-story house being built within inches of his own...

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Police seek witnesses to officer's fatal shooting of cuffed man

By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times December 31, 2012 Moreno Valley police are looking for witnesses in their investigation into an officer's fatal shooting of a man who was lying on the ground handcuffed. Lamon Khiry Haslip, 18, of Ontario was...

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New Year's resolutions for Sacramento politicos

SACRAMENTO — From my skimpy research on New Year's resolutions, I've learned that 40% of us make them, and about 90% end in failure. A dismal record of weak will. Yet, New Year's resolutions should be encouraged because they're vital to self-improvement....

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Jane Goodall to promote conservation as Rose Parade grand marshal

The Rose Parade is Pasadena's premier event, but its 2013 grand marshal admits she learned about it only after receiving her title. "When you grow up in England and spend all your time in Tanzania ... I hadn't heard of the Rose Parade," Jane Goodall...

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Pasadena-area leaders hold peace and unity rally against violence

Pasadena-area community leaders staged a peace and unity rally Sunday afternoon to denounce recent violence that claimed the life of longtime youth sports leader and community activist Victor McClinton, among others. About 250 people gathered on the...

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This Rose Parade marks a major step for a young float designer

Charles Meier pulled his first all nighter when he was 11 years old. His mother found him asleep in a flower box. It was the night before final judging for the 1990 Rose Parade. Meier, a volunteer, had been running around for hours helping float decorators...

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Police search for man who stabbed 2 teens at mall

A teenage boy and girl stabbed inside the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach remain in stable condition after surgery, police said Sunday. The 13-year-old victims, who have not been identified, talked briefly with police about Saturday night's attack...

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Buddhist temple doesn't always inspire peaceful reactions

The sound of chanting echoed through the makeshift temple, to the slow steady pulse of a drum. Forty-nine days had passed since Jonathan Van's uncle had died in Vietnam, and he and his family gathered at Tinh Xa Giac Ly in Westminster, chanting so that...

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Lawmakers try to curb anonymous political donations in California

SACRAMENTO — State lawmakers are moving to curb anonymous political donations in California after a national election in which nonprofit groups secretly poured hundreds of millions of dollars into campaigns. Legislators have proposed greater disclosure...

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A lifeline for parents concerned about a child's mental health

Lynn Goodloe saw her son's grades begin to fall as he developed a knack for getting into mischief at a private Westside high school. Was it a phase, drugs or something more troubling? Harold Turner didn't know what to make of his daughter's disorganized...

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Going to the Rose Parade? Here's how to do it

Days before a procession of colorful floats begins rolling through downtown Pasadena, Rose Parade officials have issued some advice for the thousands of spectators expected to crowd the 5.5-mile route Tuesday. For starters, don't bring tents, sofas...

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Rocket launchers turned in during L.A. gun buyback not functional

Two rocket launchers turned in to the Los Angeles Police Department as part of the city's gun buyback event appear to be antitank weapons from the military, experts said. Police said the people turning them in at the buyback told officers they had family...

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Cal State Chancellor Charles B. Reed leaves a mixed legacy

As chancellor of California State University, Charles B. Reed became a symbol of the problems and the promise of the massive public higher education system. He has received national recognition for his efforts to increase the number of underserved students...

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Officials warn holiday revelers against firing weapons

By Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times December 29, 2012, 8:59 p.m. Los Angeles officials are warning that anyone discharging a firearm into the air to celebrate the new year not only risks killing someone but could also face a lengthy prison sentence....

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An unlikely player in L.A. County assessor scandal

Scott Schenter sat in a small cubicle and dreamed big. In his late 40s, he was a property appraiser at the assessor's office who ached to be known as an international entrepreneur. "My current job is working for Los Angeles County, I don't like to...

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Medical board appeals to public to combat prescription overdoses

In an appeal for the public's help in stemming the epidemic of prescription drug deaths, the Medical Board of California is asking people whose relatives died of overdoses to contact the board if they believe excessive prescribing or other physician...

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Rose Parade float represents military dog monument

In a cavernous warehouse on a recent weekday, Rose Parade volunteers were busy painting and clipping flowers as they rushed to complete their float in time for New Year's Day festivities. But all activity paused when the star of the decorated stage arrived....

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Avalanche deaths rise dramatically in U.S. over long term

A Lake Tahoe-area resort ski patrol member for nearly 30 years, Bill Foster would have understood the dangers of avalanches better than most. But even knowing the exact date and time of a planned avalanche didn't save the 53-year-old's life. Moments...

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Small-scale solar's big potential goes untapped

NIPTON, Calif. — Gerald Freeman unlocks the gate to the small power plant and goes inside. Three rows of solar collectors, elevated on troughs that track the sun's arc like sunflowers, afford a glimpse of California's possible energy future. This facility...

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Prominent L.A. lawyer's 2009 slaying still unsolved

Jeffrey and Sheryl Tidus had just arrived home from a charity fundraiser at Sheryl's toy store just a few miles away. They had driven in separate cars. Once inside, Sheryl called their daughter, Ilana, a sophomore at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania....

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California to offer 'legacy license plates'

The California Department of Motor Vehicles is planning to issue nostalgia-stoking replicas of the yellow, blue and black plates that graced the state's bumpers from the 1950s to the 1970s. But will classic car collectors buy into the impostors? Starting...

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Garcetti urges effort to save aviation mechanics school

Los Angeles City Councilman Eric Garcetti on Friday called for measures to keep a highly regarded aviation mechanics school at Van Nuys Airport from shutting down or being moved to smaller facilities elsewhere. Garcetti said he will request at the Jan....

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Army Corps of Engineers clear-cuts lush habitat in Valley

An area that just a week ago was lush habitat on the Sepulveda Basin's wild side, home to one of the most diverse bird populations in Southern California, has been reduced to dirt and broken limbs — by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Audubon Society...

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L.A. gun buyback program breaks a record

A one-day gun buyback event in Los Angeles on Wednesday gathered 2,037 firearms, including 75 assault weapons and two rocket launchers, officials said. The total was nearly 400 more weapons than were collected in a similar buyback earlier this year....

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Anaheim restaurant owner is a hands-on philanthropist

Bruno Serato strolls down the middle of a narrow street, his signature white chef's coat illuminated by the headlights of a cargo van. A light rain falls as he yells into the boxy homes that line the road at the Golden Skies Mobile Home Park in Anaheim....

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'Peru Village' designation may await stretch of road in Hollywood

When Milagros Lizarraga wants comfort food, she heads to her mainstay restaurant in Hollywood — Los Balcones del Peru on the corner of Vine Street and De Longpre Avenue. She usually orders lomo saltado, a signature Peruvian dish that is a mixture of...

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