Voters Show Strong Support For Measure To Cap Number Of Pot Shops

CBS 2 KCAL 9 - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) -- Early returns Tuesday night showed that voters strongly supported a measure that would cap the number of medical marijuana shops in Los Angeles. As of 10 p.m., Proposition D, which would also raise taxes slightly, had 65 percent of the vote. Prop D was one of three propositions competing against one another for how LA will regulate medical marijuana. Initiative E, ...

Kings Fall To Sharks 2-1 In Game 4 Series Tied At 2

CBS 2 KCAL 9 - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Patrick Marleau #12 of the San Jose Sharks shoots on goal, defended by Matt Greene #2 of the Los Angeles Kings in the second period in Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at HP Pavilion on May 21, 2013 in San Jose, California. (credit: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ...

Feuer Leads Trutanich For City Attorney Zine Trails Galperin In Controller Race

CBS 2 KCAL 9 - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) - Early returns Tuesday night showed a tight race for the next city controller of Los Angeles and a substantial lead for one candidate in the contest for city attorney. With thousands of mail-in ballots counted and a small number of precincts reporting, Councilman Dennis Zine had 48 percent percent of the vote compared to attorney Ron Galperin's 52 percent for city ...

NHL San Jose 2 Los Angeles 1

Middle East Times - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Antti Niemi was solid in goal for the San Jose Sharks, who evened their Western Conference semifinals series with Los Angeles with a 2-1 win in Game 4 Tuesday. Niemi had 22 saves in the win, ...

Lakeland Man Arrested After Pot Intercepted from California

The Ledger - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

A Lakeland man was arrested after detectives intercepted three packages addressed to his home containing 75 pounds of marijuana from California, an arrest report ...

TV ratings ABC tops demo American Idol finale tanks

Business Journal - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Candice Glover was crowned the 12th "American Idol" in the singing competition's lowest-rated finale ever. With Modern Family beating American Idol on Wednesday night, Scandal tying a series high and the Billboard Music Awards, ABC took the top spot in week 34 of the broadcast television season in adults 18-49. The Alphabet also closed in on CBS in total viewership but was unable ...

LAPD officer arrested for sex crimes with children www.privateofficer.com

Private Officer News - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Miguel AngelSchiappapietra, a six-year veteran oftheLAPD, was arrested Saturday, said LAPD Cmdr. Andrew Smith. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, on Saturday morning Schiappapietra lured two girls under 10 years old into his home in Castaic and committed lewd acts on them. Authorities declined to elaborate on how he knew the alleged victims. Schiappapietrawas off-duty ...

Greinke unable to find form bested by former mates

Los Angeles Dodgers - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

LAD@MIL: Greinke helps his cause with an RBI single MILWAUKEE -- Zack Greinke might be back, but he's not back to being Zack Greinke. Greinke brought a 15-0 record at Miller Park into Tuesday night's game, but he couldn't get an out in the fifth inning as the Brewers beat the Dodgers, 5-2. In his second start after returning from a broken collarbone, Greinke never looked ...

‘Little things’ beat California

Tribune Review - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

California pitcher Brian Fisher reacts to losing against Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Tuesday's semifinals of the WPIAL Class A playoffs at Burkett Recreation and Sports Complex in Robinson Township. On Tuesday, May, ...

Early Returns Show Greuel Leading Garcetti In Mayoral Race

CBS 2 KCAL 9 - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- Early returns Tuesday night showed the race for Los Angeles mayor will be a close one, according to the City Clerk’s Office. A tally of mail-in ballots showed Controller Wendy Greuel with 51 percent of the vote compared to Eric Garcetti's 49 percent. Half the vote was expected to come from vote-by-mail ballots, as turnout from the polls was less than ...

Dodgers Go 3-For-14 With Runners In Scoring Position In 5-2 Loss To Brewers

CBS 2 KCAL 9 - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Milwaukee, MINN (CBSLA.com) -- As the Dodgers looked straight in the face of opportunity when it knocked on their door, they didn’t recognize it — they rejected it, even mocked it a little, and sent it on it’s way to the other guys’ dugout. The Dodgers batted 3-for-14 with runners in scoring position and Zack Greinke only lasted four innings in a 5-2 loss to the Brewers ...

UPI Sports Calendar for Wednesday May 22

Middle East Times - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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Lighthouse story heads to Hollywood

Margaret River Mail - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

A NOVEL inspired by Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse may become a Hollywood film, after Stephen Spielberg's movie company DreamWorks snapped up the rights to The Light Between Oceans by M L ...

Dead body found at UCLA suicide suspected

Daily News - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

LOS ANGELES -- The body of a man was found at the base of Boelter Hall in the School of Engineering on the UCLA campus today. ABC7 reported that the coroner's office said it was reported as an apparent suicide. The body was reported to campus police at 4:17 p.m., said UCLA spokesman Phil Hampton. He said that UCLA police had decided "there was no indication of foul play." ...

Space companies warn against excessive government oversight of their industry

Daily Breeze - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The Space Tech Expo is at the Long Beach Convention Center through Thursday and features exhibitors and lectures for the space industry. Expo visitors take photos next to a NASA space suit at the California Space Enterprise Center booth. (Scott Varley / Staff ...

Torrance drug and alcohol counselor to stand trial for 2012 hit-and-run murder

Daily Breeze - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

because Wilkins "has no prior DUI conviction." She also scoffed at the prosecution theory that Wilkins was driving home and planned to "dump" Moreno's body. Deputy District Attorney John Harlan said a prior conviction for DUI was not necessary to prosecute Wilkins for murder, and that Wilkins - as a drug and alcohol counselor at the Twin Town Treatment Center in ...

LAX will name part of new Tom Bradley terminal after Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Daily Breeze - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

< 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners, whose members are appointed by the mayor, unanimously moved Tuesday to name the great hall of the new Tom Bradley International Terminal after outgoing Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. "The mayor wasted no time after he was sworn in, in July 2005, to focus on airport issues," commission President ...

Murrieta Water Main Breaks Creating 20-Foot Sinkhole

CBS 2 KCAL 9 - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

MURRIETA (CBSLA.com) -- Some Murrieta residents were without water Tuesday after a water main broke, creating a 20-foot-wide sinkhole on a busy street. Officials from the Rancho California Water District said the pavement collapsed when a leaky air valve caused a water main to break and the asphalt to buckle at California Oaks Rd between Jackson and Monroe Ave. The incident took place early ...

Prosecutors Want Retrial In Bell Corruption Case

CBS 2 KCAL 9 - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Five former Bell City Council members, George Mirabal (C), (2L-R) Teresa Jacobo, George Cole, Oscar Hernandez and Victor Bello, are found guilty of stealing public money by paying themselves extraordinary salaries in one of Los Angeles County’s poorest cities March 20, 2013, in Los Angeles, California. Luis Artiga (L), the only of the six defendants who was acquitted on all charges, was ...

UCLA Chief Medical Officer Says Strike Is About Pensions Not Patient Care

CBS 2 KCAL 9 - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

WESTWOOD (CBSLA.com) -- As a two-day strike began Tuesday at five of the biggest medical centers in the University of California system, medical workers say they are protesting low staffing levels and patient care, while officials contend that the strike is about pensions. Thousands of union medical workers walked picket lines throughout the state, including at UC Irvine and the Westwood and ...

Tea Party Patriots Rally Against IRS ‘Intimidation’

CBS 2 KCAL 9 - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- Members of the Tea Party Patriots group rallied in downtown Los Angeles and nationwide Tuesday following allegations that the Internal Revenue Service improperly flagged conservative organizations for additional scrutiny. KNX 1070′s Vytas Safronikas reports demonstrations were held at hundreds of IRS offices around the country, including downtown L.A., San ...

New Details Emerge As Roommate Is Charged With Murder Of Fullerton Student

CBS 2 KCAL 9 - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) -- New details emerged Tuesday as an Orange man was formally charged with the murder of his roommate, a Cal State Fullerton student and Iraq War veteran. Grieving family members of 36-year-old Maribel Ramos were in court Tuesday as her former roommate appeared before a judge for the first time. ';We have no words,'; said a family member. ';It’s ...