http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/?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/los_angeles_metro/?track=rss 223 29 http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~3/286634193/la-me-birds9-2008may09,0,4503805.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><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?a=4TKQox"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?i=4TKQox" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~4/286634193" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-me-birds9-2008may09,0,4503805.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~3/286634194/la-me-noho9-2008may09,0,1962843.story The council is set to vote on a proposal to 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><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?a=blFtfN"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?i=blFtfN" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~4/286634194" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-me-noho9-2008may09,0,1962843.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~3/286634195/la-fi-janitors9-2008may09,0,6828650.story After a closed-door meeting including building owners, the union agrees to go back to the bargaining table after having staged walkouts across the county. <br/><br/> The strike by Los Angeles janitors has been a peculiar one, involving not just the typical rallies and walkouts but also videos posted on YouTube, workers who are still largely on the job and now a cooling-off period brokered by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a onetime labor organizer. <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?a=6DBCsF"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?i=6DBCsF" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~4/286634195" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-fi-janitors9-2008may09,0,6828650.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~3/286634196/la-me-fire9-2008may09,0,5248831.story Los Angeles County prosecutors expect to decide within weeks whether to file criminal charges against a man they believe started the blaze that burned 800 acres. <br/><br/> As city officials gathered today to celebrate Griffith Park's comeback a year after the devastating blaze that scarred 800 acres of its picturesque hills, authorities continue to assess whether to file charges against the man they believe started the fire. <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?a=YTX6lJ"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?i=YTX6lJ" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~4/286634196" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-me-fire9-2008may09,0,5248831.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~3/286634197/la-me-predator9-2008may09,0,6238820.story Los Angeles police say at least two children were victims. <br/><br/> Los Angeles police have arrested a Sun Valley man on suspicion of molesting at least two children, one of them a 6-year-old, and are searching for other possible victims. <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?a=oSuK0S"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?i=oSuK0S" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~4/286634197" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 8 May 2008 13:30:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-me-predator9-2008may09,0,6238820.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~3/285898148/la-me-tejon8-2008may08,0,759061.story Activists and builders OK a conservation plan for the sprawling property in Kern and L.A. counties that would permit some development. <br/><br/> A coalition of environmental groups and a developer have agreed on a landmark plan to conserve 90% of the largest chunk of privately owned wilderness remaining in Southern California. <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?a=sJlCVL"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?i=sJlCVL" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~4/285898148" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-me-tejon8-2008may08,0,759061.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~3/285898149/la-me-rooney8-2008may08,0,6361839.story He is under investigation for keeping photos, notes and a scrapbook that documented a colleague's relationship with a female student. <br/><br/> The dean of students at a South Los Angeles school is under investigation by police for allegedly concealing evidence that one of his colleagues, former Assistant Principal Stephen Thomas Rooney, had a sexual relationship with a student. <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?a=NTRU5f"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?i=NTRU5f" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~4/285898149" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-me-rooney8-2008may08,0,6361839.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~3/285898150/la-me-litter8-2008may08,0,6300896.story A search is underway for solutions to the growing problem of cardboard and plastic discarded by shops. <br/><br/> Fourteen tons. That's roughly how much illegal litter is cleared each day off the streets of downtown Los Angeles' industrial and warehouse districts. <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?a=yWlskc"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?i=yWlskc" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~4/285898150" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-me-litter8-2008may08,0,6300896.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~3/285898151/la-fi-janitors8-2008may08,0,6042216.story The union is seeking to narrow the gap in a two-tier pay system in Los Angeles County. Walkouts were to begin Wednesday night. <br/><br/> Hours after contract negotiations broke down, janitors authorized a strike in a near-unanimous vote Wednesday and launched walkouts at buildings across Los Angeles County. <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?a=ETb5MU"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?i=ETb5MU" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~4/285898151" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-fi-janitors8-2008may08,0,6042216.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~3/285898152/la-me-foulball8-2008may08,0,7951940.story The loss to the Mets left the Dodger Stadium crowd disappointed, except the two guys in the field-level seats who beat the odds. <br/><br/> The Los Angeles Dodgers' batting lineup didn't have much luck Wednesday. But the team's fan lineup in Dodger Stadium's Section 11, Row N certainly did. <p><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?a=C2BctG"><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~a/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro?i=C2BctG" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/local/los_angeles_metro/~4/285898152" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-me-foulball8-2008may08,0,7951940.story?track=rss