http://www.latimes.com/news/local/?track=rss Headlines from Los Angeles Times en ©2008, Los Angeles Times Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/images/standard/lat_logo_inner.gif http://www.latimes.com/news/local/?track=rss 223 29 Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with RojoSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/286637011/la-me-mural9-2008may09,0,3039860.story The painter and sculptor's greatest work adorns the dining hall walls in San Quentin. His post-prison career mixed prolific work and poor business sense. <br/><br/> His masterpiece has been on display for decades in a place no one wants to visit, admired by a rough crowd of critics who study its beauty and nuance for years on end -- or until the parole board lets them out. <p><map name="google_ad_map_.ryUfKxiuLVmmMfW1B-f3eL0djU_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/.ryUfKxiuLVmmMfW1B-f3eL0djU_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_.ryUfKxiuLVmmMfW1B-f3eL0djU_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-ca-tribune_news_html&channel=latimes_news&output=png&cuid=.ryUfKxiuLVmmMfW1B-f3eL0djU_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-mural9-2008may09%2C0%2C3039860.story%3Ftrack%3Drss"/></p> <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local?a=VXmKJ5"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local?i=VXmKJ5" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=ClwzfH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=ClwzfH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=ULcjBH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=ULcjBH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=NKdnWH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=NKdnWH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/286637011" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 8 May 2008 23:18:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mural9-2008may09,0,3039860.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/286637012/la-me-briefs9-2008may09,0,4011431.story LOS ANGELES Mayor vetoes law firm hires <p><map name="google_ad_map_m8qb3aLhzqeizFNsjIzFWq-vK.w_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/m8qb3aLhzqeizFNsjIzFWq-vK.w_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_m8qb3aLhzqeizFNsjIzFWq-vK.w_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-ca-tribune_news_html&channel=latimes_news&output=png&cuid=m8qb3aLhzqeizFNsjIzFWq-vK.w_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-briefs9-2008may09%2C0%2C4011431.story%3Ftrack%3Drss"/></p> <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local?a=EPx7HX"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local?i=EPx7HX" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=ai7VXH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=ai7VXH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=pn0yxH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=pn0yxH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=CCGXCH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=CCGXCH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/286637012" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs9-2008may09,0,4011431.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/286637013/la-me-outthere9-2008may09,0,5637282.story No one called police for over an hour as the victim cried for help near Poinsettia Park. Residents say the area has been growing more dangerous, and they are organizing to fight crime. <br/><br/> She'd tell him, time and again: Don't walk at night. The place has changed. It's not safe. They'd been married, though, for 44 years. After a certain point, it wasn't really a conversation; it was like a song they'd played a thousand times, enjoyed more for routine than anything else. <p><map name="google_ad_map_17h5sbgvMJQnZ.EYSu8VaoJmckQ_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/17h5sbgvMJQnZ.EYSu8VaoJmckQ_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_17h5sbgvMJQnZ.EYSu8VaoJmckQ_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-ca-tribune_news_html&channel=latimes_news&output=png&cuid=17h5sbgvMJQnZ.EYSu8VaoJmckQ_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-outthere9-2008may09%2C0%2C5637282.story%3Ftrack%3Drss"/></p> <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local?a=bE97bm"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local?i=bE97bm" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=k7YhHH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=k7YhHH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=43q2mH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=43q2mH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=ASjJCH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=ASjJCH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/286637013" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-outthere9-2008may09,0,5637282.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/286637014/la-me-taxes9-2008may09,0,5137016.story Democratic lawmakers search far and wide for new revenue to balance the state budget, though Republicans have vowed to stop any tax hikes. <br/><br/> As state leaders hunt for politically palatable solutions to the swelling budget shortfall, some Democrats are proposing unorthodox ways to generate cash. <p><map name="google_ad_map_AGfg8Kb9VMgFnkoWATzR3.dV4nk_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/AGfg8Kb9VMgFnkoWATzR3.dV4nk_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_AGfg8Kb9VMgFnkoWATzR3.dV4nk_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-ca-tribune_news_html&channel=latimes_news&output=png&cuid=AGfg8Kb9VMgFnkoWATzR3.dV4nk_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-taxes9-2008may09%2C0%2C5137016.story%3Ftrack%3Drss"/></p> <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local?a=tEIG3C"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local?i=tEIG3C" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=2WFd1H"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=2WFd1H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=jQBNHH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=jQBNHH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=dGOKaH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=dGOKaH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/286637014" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 8 May 2008 23:18:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-taxes9-2008may09,0,5137016.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/286637015/la-me-birds9-2008may09,0,3769945.story The birds were endangered by DDT in the '70s. Now, scientists have found that falcons in cities including Los Angeles contain record-high levels of flame retardant. <br/><br/> California's peregrine falcons, once driven to the edge of extinction by the pesticide DDT, now are contaminated with record-high levels of other toxic chemicals that may threaten them again. <p><map name="google_ad_map_6GiO30n5hhvnc64cwc.9vibpSmc_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/6GiO30n5hhvnc64cwc.9vibpSmc_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_6GiO30n5hhvnc64cwc.9vibpSmc_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-ca-tribune_news_html&channel=latimes_news&output=png&cuid=6GiO30n5hhvnc64cwc.9vibpSmc_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-birds9-2008may09%2C0%2C3769945.story%3Ftrack%3Drss"/></p> <p><a 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on how to calculate the probability that such a match would be the result of coincidence. <br/><br/> One of the key issues in a case argued Thursday before the California Supreme Court is how to describe the significance of a "cold hit," when a criminal suspect is first identified through a DNA database search. <p><map name="google_ad_map_vUTl9Ez-K1mNJGPb54NUZ76ead8_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/vUTl9Ez-K1mNJGPb54NUZ76ead8_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_vUTl9Ez-K1mNJGPb54NUZ76ead8_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-ca-tribune_news_html&channel=latimes_news&output=png&cuid=vUTl9Ez-K1mNJGPb54NUZ76ead8_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-webdna9-2008may09%2C0%2C6637462.story%3Ftrack%3Drss"/></p> <p><a 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give a three-acre site in North Hollywood to a developer building offices and a movie theater near the Red Line station. <br/><br/> Even as Los Angeles officials search for surplus public property that can be sold to help balance this year's budget, the City Council is weighing a plan to give a three-acre site in North Hollywood to a developer who has promised to build an office tower and a seven-screen Laemmle movie theater. <p><map name="google_ad_map_rsUQP3WvAWVn5Bl5MaV496igP5Y_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/rsUQP3WvAWVn5Bl5MaV496igP5Y_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_rsUQP3WvAWVn5Bl5MaV496igP5Y_" border="0" 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He was 52. <p><map name="google_ad_map_1RrDFRNRiY0XtZngTzipgyK0xlo_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/1RrDFRNRiY0XtZngTzipgyK0xlo_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_1RrDFRNRiY0XtZngTzipgyK0xlo_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-ca-tribune_news_html&channel=latimes_news&output=png&cuid=1RrDFRNRiY0XtZngTzipgyK0xlo_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-nudelman9-2008may09%2C0%2C6704234.story%3Ftrack%3Drss"/></p> <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local?a=lbEhw7"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local?i=lbEhw7" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=Uh67cH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=Uh67cH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=54ZffH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=54ZffH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=vKvLVH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=vKvLVH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/286232820" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-nudelman9-2008may09,0,6704234.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/286435523/la-me-fire8-2008may08,0,5428994.story Authorities say an elderly woman has been found dead in a burning home in Altadena but most of her injuries were unrelated to the blaze. <p><map name="google_ad_map_11IPpGZbBpu1TbjTR2nU-Cbv0yU_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/11IPpGZbBpu1TbjTR2nU-Cbv0yU_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_11IPpGZbBpu1TbjTR2nU-Cbv0yU_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-ca-tribune_news_html&channel=latimes_news&output=png&cuid=11IPpGZbBpu1TbjTR2nU-Cbv0yU_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-fire8-2008may08%2C0%2C5428994.story%3Ftrack%3Drss"/></p> <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local?a=PutXKJ"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local?i=PutXKJ" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=gBvCNH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=gBvCNH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=JfGABH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=JfGABH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=4Mc9OH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=4Mc9OH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/286435523" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 8 May 2008 16:56:30 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fire8-2008may08,0,5428994.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/286637018/la-me-molest9-2008may09,0,3932117.story The additional allegations against teacher Thomas Arthur Beltran may date as far back as 1998. An official blames lack of a school board inquiry into an earlier complaint on miscommunication. <br/><br/> The president of Santa Monica's school board said Thursday that a "breakdown in communication" prevented the board from fully examining a 2006 complaint against a teacher who was charged this week with molesting five of his female students. <p><map name="google_ad_map_cE4kKdtfy4t4ETYSoU.Q0.TCETA_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/cE4kKdtfy4t4ETYSoU.Q0.TCETA_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_cE4kKdtfy4t4ETYSoU.Q0.TCETA_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-ca-tribune_news_html&channel=latimes_news&output=png&cuid=cE4kKdtfy4t4ETYSoU.Q0.TCETA_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-molest9-2008may09%2C0%2C3932117.story%3Ftrack%3Drss"/></p> <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local?a=SleV53"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local?i=SleV53" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=W5UnwH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=W5UnwH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=JQDddH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=JQDddH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=k4VTYH"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=k4VTYH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/286637018" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-molest9-2008may09,0,3932117.story?track=rss