http://www.latimes.com/news/local/?track=rss Headlines from Los Angeles Times en ©2008, Los Angeles Times Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/images/standard/lat_logo_rss.gif http://www.latimes.com/news/local/?track=rss 144 19 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/~3/471976329/la-me-pam2-2008dec02,0,7939980.story Pamela Griffin battles to get her husband out of the isolation cell that grinds him down. He claims his gang days are over. The government says he's still calling the shots. <br/><br/> Second of Three Parts <p><map name="google_ad_map_nk7AEJOwtvJR18IqBbI-POAHuZo_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/nk7AEJOwtvJR18IqBbI-POAHuZo_?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_nk7AEJOwtvJR18IqBbI-POAHuZo_" 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=nk7AEJOwtvJR18IqBbI-POAHuZo_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-pam2-2008dec02%2C0%2C7939980.story%3Ftrack%3Drss"/></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=32BlO"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=32BlO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=b4v4O"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=b4v4O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=SfK5O"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=SfK5O" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/471976329" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 1 Dec 2008 18:18:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pam2-2008dec02,0,7939980.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/472059473/la-me-brewer2-2008dec02,0,3224970.story Sources say school board is scheduled to discuss buying out contract of superintendent, who has handed over most authority to Ramon C. Cortines. <br/><br/> Key civic leaders have lost confidence in L.A. School Supt. David L. Brewer and are quietly pressing for him to leave his $300,000-a-year position as head of the nation's second-largest school system, The Times has learned. <p><map name="google_ad_map_DwUOQsNMtNEZVb10pC.f1ddLg0s_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/DwUOQsNMtNEZVb10pC.f1ddLg0s_?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_DwUOQsNMtNEZVb10pC.f1ddLg0s_" 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=DwUOQsNMtNEZVb10pC.f1ddLg0s_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-brewer2-2008dec02%2C0%2C3224970.story%3Ftrack%3Drss"/></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=jWjtO"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=jWjtO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=PkGOO"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=PkGOO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=iDKgO"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=iDKgO" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/472059473" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-brewer2-2008dec02,0,3224970.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/472122359/la-me-celestial2-2008dec02,0,5831562.story The Griffith Observatory's Cosmic Connection exhibit links more than 2,000 pieces of celestial-themed jewelry into a 175-foot-long history of 'the march of cosmic time.' <br/><br/> Kara Knack has stars in her eyes. And moons and suns and planets. <p><map name="google_ad_map_UA1ic-0IgtibAx4j8.daxKLa-W0_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/UA1ic-0IgtibAx4j8.daxKLa-W0_?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_UA1ic-0IgtibAx4j8.daxKLa-W0_" 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=UA1ic-0IgtibAx4j8.daxKLa-W0_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-celestial2-2008dec02%2C0%2C5831562.story%3Ftrack%3Drss"/></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=tW64O"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=tW64O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=gngUO"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=gngUO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=0oOPO"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=0oOPO" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/472122359" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-celestial2-2008dec02,0,5831562.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/472013199/la-me-hoffman2-2008dec02,0,5568194.story Debra Hoffman's attorney says her client will be unable to get a fair shake if she can't call the former sheriff to testify in their corruption trial. The judge has yet to rule on the request. <br/><br/> She sits every day at a defense table behind former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona, occasionally twirling her short blond hair and looking bored. <p><map name="google_ad_map_loDc7vtB6VuR-PqhrVC43aO5cuY_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/loDc7vtB6VuR-PqhrVC43aO5cuY_?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_loDc7vtB6VuR-PqhrVC43aO5cuY_" 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=loDc7vtB6VuR-PqhrVC43aO5cuY_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-hoffman2-2008dec02%2C0%2C5568194.story%3Ftrack%3Drss"/></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=2bZLO"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=2bZLO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=3lYrO"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=3lYrO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=2eoUO"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=2eoUO" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/472013199" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hoffman2-2008dec02,0,5568194.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/472035077/la-me-chevron2-2008dec02,0,7066342.story A federal jury says the oil company can't be held accountable for the fatal shootings of two unarmed protesters at an offshore oil platform. Plaintiffs say the firm paid the soldiers who opened fire. <br/><br/> A federal jury Monday cleared Chevron Corp. of any responsibility in the shooting of Nigerian villagers by military forces during a protest at an offshore oil platform, concluding a closely watched case brought under a seldom-invoked 1789 law allowing foreigners to sue in the United States. <p><map name="google_ad_map_h3kXBAtgMkZplaKzcTeVwijxh78_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/h3kXBAtgMkZplaKzcTeVwijxh78_?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_h3kXBAtgMkZplaKzcTeVwijxh78_" 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=h3kXBAtgMkZplaKzcTeVwijxh78_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-chevron2-2008dec02%2C0%2C7066342.story%3Ftrack%3Drss"/></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=OOj7O"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=OOj7O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=FicDO"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=FicDO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=RhdkO"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=RhdkO" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/472035077" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-chevron2-2008dec02,0,7066342.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/471951348/la-me-budget2-2008dec02,0,280439.story Governor orders the new Legislature in to work on its first day of the session to deal with California's dire finances. The state could run out of cash by February or March. <br/><br/> Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered the new Legislature in to work on its first day, declaring a fiscal emergency Monday in response to the state's deteriorating finances and urging lawmakers to "get off of their rigid ideologies." <p><map name="google_ad_map_ftfqiSQYbW10M1TBC9mI63ns.Qs_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/ftfqiSQYbW10M1TBC9mI63ns.Qs_?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_ftfqiSQYbW10M1TBC9mI63ns.Qs_" 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=ftfqiSQYbW10M1TBC9mI63ns.Qs_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-budget2-2008dec02%2C0%2C280439.story%3Ftrack%3Drss"/></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=3tDeO"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=3tDeO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=Yix8O"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=Yix8O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=PgRWO"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=PgRWO" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/471951348" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-budget2-2008dec02,0,280439.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/472219762/la-me-parsons2-2008dec02,0,1613068.column What off-season? Rick Smith checks on Gary Matthews and Mike Napoli and talks about Vladimir Guerrero. All in a day's work. <br/><br/> "You caught me on an interesting day," Rick Smith says on the phone. "I'm making callbacks today." <p><map name="google_ad_map_FcU64WfB2y6y1UTMmj10NOK8NcQ_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/FcU64WfB2y6y1UTMmj10NOK8NcQ_?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_FcU64WfB2y6y1UTMmj10NOK8NcQ_" 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=FcU64WfB2y6y1UTMmj10NOK8NcQ_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-parsons2-2008dec02%2C0%2C1613068.column%3Ftrack%3Drss"/></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=LbWTO"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=LbWTO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=aetmO"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=aetmO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=ozFgO"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=ozFgO" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/472219762" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-parsons2-2008dec02,0,1613068.column?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/472219763/la-me-marijuana2-2008dec02,0,4123027.story Garden Grove had appealed a ruling that ordered the return of drug seized from a patient during a traffic stop. <br/><br/> More than three years after Garden Grove police seized a small amount of marijuana from a chronic pain patient, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider the city's argument -- which divided California's major law enforcement organizations -- that it should not have to give the drugs back. <p><map name="google_ad_map_Wkvivnb1ZWKr99FykC8XnJvy1pw_"><area shape="rect" 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height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-redeploy2-2008dec02,0,4672593.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~3/472178819/la-me-hitandrun2-2008dec02,0,4244918.story Police say the driver stopped and got out of her car but then left without offering assistance. The boy is in critical condition. <br/><br/> A 7-year-old boy was critically injured Monday night in South Los Angeles when he was run over by a motorist who fled the scene, police said. <p><map name="google_ad_map_NhwbQ4AGINj1zJT1KHKC8q75.hQ_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/NhwbQ4AGINj1zJT1KHKC8q75.hQ_?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_NhwbQ4AGINj1zJT1KHKC8q75.hQ_" 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=NhwbQ4AGINj1zJT1KHKC8q75.hQ_&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fla-me-hitandrun2-2008dec02%2C0%2C4244918.story%3Ftrack%3Drss"/></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=NVPQO"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=NVPQO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=RbHSO"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=RbHSO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?a=2ZFnO"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~f/latimes/news/local?i=2ZFnO" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/~4/472178819" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hitandrun2-2008dec02,0,4244918.story?track=rss