Tuesday, August 10, 2004

Longshore job info comes out Wednesday

Anticipating the wide interest in longshore job information that will appear in Wednesday’s newspaper, the Daily Breeze will make extra efforts to help readers who want to get a copy first thing in the morning.

Accuser files civil lawsuit against Kobe Bryant in federal court

The 20-year-old woman accusing Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant of rape filed a federal lawsuit against him today, seeking unspecified damages for pain, suffering and “public scorn, hatred and ridicule” she has suffered as a result of the alleged attack.

Amber Frey says she and Peterson got serious quickly — sex, then day care

REDWOOD CITY — Scott Peterson’s first night with his one-time mistress was a blind date that included slow-dancing to karaoke and a hotel-room tryst, she testified Tuesday, revealing details of a relationship the government says led him to murder his pregnant wife.

FBI warns of attacks using choppers, limos

WASHINGTON -- Al-Qaida may attempt to launch attacks in U.S. cities using helicopters or rented limousines packed with explosives as weapons, the FBI said in two nationwide bulletins.

Long Beach woman dies of West Nile virus

The death of an elderly Long Beach woman from the West Nile virus brings to three the number of confirmed fatalities from the disease statewide, and tests expected this week in another case could bring the number to four.

Ship is 1st to install system to limit pollution in harbor

Port of Los Angeles and city officials Monday unveiled the world's first container ship voluntarily built with technology that allows it to run on electricity while docked locally.

Contentious teachers union leader moves on

He's praised by some, reviled by others. But most would agree, Scott McVarish has never been one to back down in a contest of wills.

Alarm law loopholes under scrutiny

Seven months after the city of Los Angeles' new compromise policy on burglar alarms went into effect, the debate continues over whether it's working.

Panel moves downtown project forward

A $1.2 billion development project aimed at revamping the heart of downtown Los Angeles took a major step forward Monday when a joint city-county panel approved exclusive negotiations with the Related Companies of California, headquartered in Irvine.

Man accused of poaching 64 lobsters

A Los Angeles man found to be carrying 64 lobsters was arrested on suspicion of poaching along the Palos Verdes Estates coastline, police said Monday.

City attorney acts to make records more available to public

Frustrated by his office's lack of guidelines for releasing records to the public, Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo said Monday he has adopted a new policy emphasizing the need for public access to city documents.

Services for 'terrific judge' Barrera set for SP

Victor T. Barrera, a former Long Beach Superior Court judge, died Saturday in San Pedro after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 65.

Recasting a shattered dream

Their first child was diagnosed with autism at an early age. So was their second. And then their third.

X Games riding high on energy, enthusiasm at Home Depot Center

Substitute Mountain Dew for mint juleps, Metal Mulisha T-shirts for blazers and motorcycles for horses and you have the X Games' version of the Kentucky Derby -- the Moto X SuperMoto finals, which was one of three events featured Sunday at Carson's Home Depot Center.

Opportunity knocks for port interns

Thirty-one Banning High School students are getting an up-close view of the Port of Los Angeles this summer -- unfurling sails on 90-foot ships, stocking warehouses with parts for heavy machinery, processing dangerous cargo permits and more.

Cancer fighters ready to relay

On Aug. 27, 2003, esophageal cancer claimed the life of Diana Ghahremanpour's husband of 34 years, one week shy of his 55th birthday.

Time & Place: Living the bumper-to-bumper nightmare

5:48 p.m., Howard Hughes on-ramp to the San Diego (405) Freeway: The road to the freeway goes into an easy curve, and for a few happy moments the full enormity of what awaits disappears from view.