Audit finds nearly $3 million fraud at San Fernando Valley charter school
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:22:43 -0700
L.A. Unified School District administrators say they’re taking steps to possibly revoke a charter school they approved several years ago after an audit uncovered fraud of nearly $3 million.
School funds mishandled
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:29:01 -0700
The principal of a Canoga Park charter school mishandled $2.7 million in public funds, including the transfer of about $1.1 million into a personal account he used to speculate on financial markets, according to an audit released Monday.
First Day of ‘Away’ School for Jackson’s Kids
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:41:56 -0700
*Home school is now a thing of the past for Michael Jackson’s two eldest kids. Prince Michael, 13, and Paris, 12, started Wednesday at The Buckley School in the San Fernando Valley, described by TMZ as one of the most exclusive private schools in the country. Family sources tell the website that Prince wanted to [...]
On the set as ‘Glee’ starts second season
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:39:04 -0700
LOS ANGELES, Aug 27 — It’s 10am on a Wednesday in the middle of a cavernous soundstage at Paramount Studios, and while the world outside is bathed in sun, everything inside is dark — everything, that is, except for the warren of classrooms and offices that make up the set of Fox’s “Glee.” A dozen cameramen, grips and assistants are squeezed into ...
Drug Cartel Suspected In Massacre Of 72 Migrants
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:14:54 -0700
Working under heavy security in a region controlled by a brutal drug gang, authorities and diplomats began the gruesome task Thursday of identifying the bodies of 72 Central and South American migrants killed just 100 miles from their destination.
Johann Hari: The Only Thing Drug Gangs and Cartels Fear Is Legalization
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:53:15 -0700
If you believe the way to deal with the human appetite for intoxication is to criminalize and militarize, then blood is on your hands. How many people have to die before we take the drugs trade back from murderous criminal gangs?
Doctor's office raided in probe of illegal prescriptions
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:50:34 -0700
Osteopath is under investigation for allegedly prescribing oxycodone and other powerful narcotics without assessing her patients' needs. Authorities on Wednesday raided the office of a Rowland Heights doctor suspected of improperly prescribing narcotics to patients. Her practice has been linked to at least eight overdose and suicide deaths in recent years.
Official: 72 found dead in Mexico may be migrants
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:33:57 -0700
MEXICO CITY — A survivor has told police that 72 people found dead at a ranch near the Mexican border with Texas were migrants kidnapped by an armed group, a federal official said Wednesday. The bodies of 58 men and 14 women were discovered Tuesday when Marines manning a checkpoint ...
Allegations Rampant That Garcetti Was Vindictive, but Some Dispute It
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:38:26 -0700
Gil Garcetti: Was he vindictive? Ask that question of retired Deputy District Attorney Lea Purwin D’Agostino and you’ll get the response, “Is the pope Catholic?”
Carjacking suspect arrested
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:07:07 -0700
Redlands police traveled to Cabazon Friday to arrest a man suspected in a carjacking a week earlier.
100 Westridge Dr., Watsonville, CA 95076 • Ph: 831-761-7300 • Fax: 831-722-8386
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:42:22 -0700
Planes go sky high during fly-in Posted: Monday, Sep 6th, 2010 Sitting in a tiny spot of shade under the wing of his little home-built airplane, Steve Fisher watched the crowd at the 46th annual Watsonville Fly-In and Air Show on Saturday as he ate lunch.
L.A. artists fight to save murals
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:39:17 -0700
Wall pieces fall victim to graffiti, sun and regulations. Every so often, Ernesto de la Loza drives around the city to check on the state of his murals.
Stopping crime before it starts
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:15:23 -0700
The LAPD has positioned itself at the center of the predictive-policing universe, forging ties with the UCLA team and planning a large-scale experiment to test whether predictive-policing tools work. The department is considered a front-runner to prevail over other big-city agencies for a $3 million U.S. Justice Department grant to conduct the multiyear tests.
LA artists fight to save city's legacy of murals
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:45:37 -0700
Every so often, Ernesto de la Loza drives around the city to check on the state of his murals. It's a short tour these days. Out of 42 swirling, vivid pieces he's painted, only seven remain, the rest lost to graffiti, whitewash and withering sun.
L.A. artists fight to save city's legacy of murals
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:29:12 -0700
At one time hosting an estimated 1,500 pieces of wall art, Los Angeles is the nation's mural capital, but that's a fading distinction thanks to prolific graffiti taggers, a legal morass over classifying the artworks as illegal signs, and neglect.
CRIME TIME & FIRE REPORTS for SEPTEMBER 3, 2010
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:04:42 -0700
The following items were compiled from reports prepared by fire and law enforcement agencies. Reports are calls for service or other complaints by area citizens, which may only reflect one point of view.
Vivid: A new business model for porn
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:59:13 -0700
How the adult-entertainment company stole a page from Hollywood using superheroes and celebrities to dominate L.A.’s $13 billion porn business. Also, Montana Fishburne: "I'm getting acting offers."
Downey wary of medical marijuana clinics
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:52:44 -0700
DOWNEY – Downey moved closer to prohibiting medical marijuana dispensaries from operating in the city when the Planning Commission on Wednesday agreed with city administrators that the benefits of marijuana collectives to residents are “far outweighed” by the violent crime that oftentimes besiege the clinics.
Stabbing victim recovering at home
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:53:55 -0700
Police continue search for man and woman reported in road-rage assault.
Calif. man gets death for sexual assault, torture, murder of girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:49:57 -0700
SAN FERNANDO, Calif. - A Southern California man has been sentenced to death for sexually assaulting and beating to death his girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter.
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