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Weekly archive
April 26 - May 2, 2015
April 26 - May 2, 2015
Friday, May. 1
Baltimore cops charged, more reax to LAPD body cameras, a crooked local chief of police, DWP audits and more.
Thursday, Apr. 30
The 15-year-old, found with rescue dogs, says there are others near him in the debris of a collapsed hotel where he worked.
Wednesday, Apr. 29
County health inspections are spotty even at restaurants with confirmed cases of poisoning, says report by Joel Grover.
The ACLU drops its support after the policy allows officers to view footage before writing reports. Chief Beck also says he won't release footage publicly.
Groundbreaking is set today for a $200 million retail and entertainment center to be built on the site of a swap meet burned down in the 1992 riots, which began on this date.
Ely co-founded the Portland garage band the Kingsmen and was the lead singer on their 1963 cover of "Louie Louie." Written by Angeleno Richard Berry, "LL" may be the most recorded rock song ever.
Tuesday, Apr. 28
Janis Heaphy Durham, a former VP of advertising at the LA Times, may have a bestseller with her book about paranormal events after the death of her husband.
"Contrary to rumors circulating on the Internet today," the site says, "Joni...comprehends, she’s alert, and she has her full senses."
William Yardley's hire to cover energy and environment issues in the West from Seattle is funded by the Society of Environmental Journalists’ Fund for Environmental Journalism.
"Print journalism, especially at the local level, is a scary place to be right now."
Monday, Apr. 27
Decker "will become our signature voice on California politics," says today's memo from the top editors.
A morning roundup of politics, media and place plus some tweets of the day.
Sunday, Apr. 26
The urban search and rescue team has previously gone to Haiti, Japan, New Zealand and the Hurricane Katrina destruction zone.
The iconic 1978 tape made by KLAC's reporter is revived in Sunday's New York Times. Olden is now the Yankee Stadium announcer.
Raffi Hovannisian grew up in LA, a member of the Armenian diaspora in California. His son, the director of "2015," explains why Hovannisian went back to the homeland.
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| The funeral for Mark Lacter will be held Sunday, Nov. 24 at 12 noon at Hillside Memorial Park, 6001 W. Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles 90045. Reception to follow.
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