- Notes about your surroundings
- Q & A / Thousand Oaks Boulevard : Candidates Discuss Vision for Redevelopment
- Family Night by Decree : Fillmore: Some parents say officials' declaration has helped their households bond. But a few critics feel the city is meddling.
- OneAustralia Finally Gets Kiwis' Number : Sailing: After 35 on-the-water victories in a row, Team New Zealand loses; Stars & Stripes edges Young America by :01.
- Everybody Wants a Piece of Piazza : But Dodgers' All-Star Catcher Prefers the Batting Cage to Hollywood's Zoo
- Schrader Bumps Into a Wild Victory at Saugus
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Valenzuela Rocked as Padre
- Here's a Smart Tape Trick: Dial 411 : When titles like 'The Well-Dressed Man's Guide to Five Classic Tie Knots' need exposure, producers call on niche specialist Leslie McClure.
- Is He Ready For His Close-Up? : Kato Kaelin moves from the hot seat in the O.J. Simpson trial to the court of public opinion. With a publicist, attorney and agent behind him, he's looking to leap from being the butt of jokes to star.
- Where History and Nature Collide : Myth and memory in our landscapes : LANDSCAPE AND MEMORY, <i> By Simon Schama (Alfred A. Knopf: $40; 578 pp.)</i>
- Part of Worker's Leg Cut Off in Subway Tunnel
- SOUTH-CENTRAL : Principal Wins Foundation Award
- SHOWS FOR YOUNSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : CBS' 'Christy,' Showtime's 'Scarry': 2 shows worth the wait? Watch and see
- Destination: Romania : Romania's Holy Treasures : A journey into the remote foothills of Bukovina to see five famous 16th-Century churches--their outside walls covered with frescoes--and little-changed village life
- Seeing Conflict, Not Celebration, in Denver Visit : Media focus on disagreements between the Pope and U.S. Catholics colored the coverage of World Youth Day and John Paul II's first meeting with President Clinton.
- Granville Fastest in Meet History : Track: Bell Gardens junior's 1:47.96 in the Arcadia 800 meters is less than a second off the all-time high school record.
- Youngsters Find Fun by the Basket at Stanton Easter Egg Hunt
- Land Deal Opens Window on Historic Ghost Town
- Destination: New York : Authentic Cafes : City diners dish up comfort food in friendly, gleaming spaces that evoke the '30s and '40s
- The Naturalist and the Beloved : ALWAYS, RACHEL: The Letters of Rachel Carson and Dorothy Freeman, 1952-1964, <i> Edited by Martha Freeman</i> . <i> Introduction by Paul Brooks (Beacon Press: $35; 608 pp.)</i>
- HUNTINGTON PARK : Seating of 1st Woman Mayor Is in Doubt
- The 1981 Bustin' Loose (KTLA Sunday at...
- 'Joseph' Takes the Shine Off Saint Kingsley
- EAST LOS ANGELES : Earth Day Cleanup Honors Cesar Chavez
- AMERICA'S CUP / RICH ROBERTS : Now, It's You Show Me Your Keel and I'll Show You Mine
- Not Everyone Is Off to Fast Start as Season Opens : Track and field: Mike Marsh, Steve Lewis shine at Mt. SAC Relays, but Leroy Burrell and Carl Lewis show signs of rust.
- TENNIS ROUNDUP : Agassi's Run Stopped by Courier
- SMALL FACES: Rap producer Devante Swing is...
- Whom Do You Serve First? : Foundations want to sponsor multicultural programming for theaters, but audiences are not all ready to buy in. A look at how the Mark Taper Forum is coping.
- Benham Group Founder Offers Tips for Investors
- Almost a Reckoning
- Stabbing Victim Found in Front of Vacant House
- Boisclair, Out of Focus, Finishes 4th : Junior tennis: Agoura Hills teen-ager, lacking mental stamina, loses Easter Bowl match in straight sets.
- Mataafa Throws Her Weight Around : Track and field: CSUN transfer is second in shot, third in discus at Mt. SAC Relays.
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Calabasas Wins 2, Stays Unbeaten
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Freshmen Help The Master's Sweep
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : SOFTBALL
- ENGLAND SWINGS: Stone Roses drummer and co-founder...
- In Brief
- Acting Out the Miracle of Mary Barnes : For the real Mary Barnes, and the actress who plays her, acting out schizophrenia and its cure is its own kind of therapy.
- $3.6-Million Order Backlog Is Reported by Statordyne
- Whitman's Gamble : The New Jersey Governor Is Cutting Income Taxes. It's Improving the State's Image, but How Much Will Taxpayers Benefit?
- Festivals, Feasts & FairsTHOUSAND OAKS--The 22nd annual...
- Clintons Pay $55,313 Federal Taxes on $263,000 in Income
- SOUTH-CENTRAL : Group Seeks Input on Lot Development
- REGION : Cisneros Pledges Aid for Southeast Cities
- Airport to OCTA? Old Idea Gets New Life : * Turning John Wayne Over to Agency Makes More Sense in Wake of Bankruptcy
- Boys & Girls Club Slates a Celebration
- TENNIS ROUNDUP
- COMMENTARY : Michael Had the Grace to Admit He Erred
- He Finishes Second, Counts It a Victory : Track and field: Olympic medalist Danny Everett finds the first race the toughest on his comeback trail.
- ART REVIEW : Toning It Down at the Whitney : This year's Biennial has passed on the strident polemics in favor of a broader view of today's art.
- Bruce W. Roat has been named executive...
- Passing the Buck to Grandma and Grandpa
- Barbra Makes Malibu Sequel
- Staying Connected by Newsletter
- A summary of selected City Hall actions last week that affect the Westside.
- 'Dave'
- Sarajevo Celebrates Passover With Book Saved From Exile, War
- Egyptian Express Train Plows Into Bus Crossing Tracks; 42 Are Killed
- UNIVERSITY PARK : Family Moves Into Project's Latest Home
- The Columbia House Video Library is releasing...
- Dealing Honorably With Pakistan : A good guy never says 'no sale' after he's been paid for the merchandise
- Easter Spirit Gets Hopping a Day Early : Holiday: From Ventura Harbor Village to a Simi Valley park, celebrations are held, including egg hunts and bunnies. More events are planned today.
- You Really Should See Act Two
- Lakers Slip, Suns Complete Their Fall : Pro basketball: Ceballos' 40-point homecoming goes for nil as Phoenix overcomes 15-point deficit in 119-114 victory.
- Zamora Does It Again as UCLA Rallies, Wins
- In Brief
- ENVIRONMENT
- Business Ethics: Corporations Gearing Up to Do the Right Thing
- Tractors Plow a Furrow Between the Amish : Oklahoma: Community leaders voted to allow farmers to replace horses with motors because of the hard soil in the region. Those against are neither complaining nor condemning; they're leaving.
- COLUMN ONE : Missing the Pope's Message : The media's ignorance of religion and their zeal for conflict often skew coverage of John Paul II.
- Titanic's 83rd Anniversary Marked by Artifacts Exhibit : Disaster: Many with emotional ties were drawn recently to the display of souvenirs taken from the wreck. Eight survivors of the ship's sinking are alive.
- Suspects in Major Mexico Cases Released : Courts: Jurists assert autonomy by freeing accused rebel, alleged assassination accomplice, jailed mayor.
- COMMENTARY ON VIETNAMESE AMERICANS : Refugees Face Identity Crisis Not Unlike That of Rip van Winkle : Mourning an irretrievable past, immigrants often don't fully value where or who they are in the present.
- Term Limits Will Soon Change Approach to City Council Races
- THE NBA /MARK HEISLER : Envelope Please, for These Custom-Made Awards
- If Music's Involved, Deal Him In : He riffs with the Philharmonic New Music Group, plays rock and makes jazz--there's just no classifying guitarist Bill Frisell.
- Job Sharing in Executive Suite: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
- Michele Mesh has been named vice president...
- News, Tips & Bargains : Dousing Cigarettes in New York City
- Your Mortgage : Owners May Be Losers in Escrow-Account Suits
- ENVIRONMENT
- SOUTH GATE : An Inside Look at Law Enforcement
- Focus : The Big Questions : WHO ARE WE? WHY DO WE BEHAVE THE WAY WE DO? KCET LOOKS TO THE BRAIN
- Robertson Cites Abortion Rights Peril to GOP Ticket : Christian right: Broadcaster reminds party of its reliance on loyal 'field troops,' who could be turned off.
- A summary of selected City Hall actions this week affecting central Los Angeles:
- DOWNTOWN : Consultants Aid Minority Firms
- Symbols of the Season
- Cambodians Gather to Renew Hope : Celebrations: About 500 people join in observing new year at Santa Ana center.
- Teamsters Chief Is Still Working for Acceptance : Labor: He talks of reform and organizing trash-hauling workers, but some members scoff at his pledge for a new beginning.
- You've Come 26.2 Miles, Baby : Roberta Gibb and K. Switzer Made Boston Marathon a Coed Course
- NFL Teams Draft to Fill Holes, Not to Select 'Best Athlete' : Pro football: Operating under a new system, the other factor in the equation is time. Annual talent derby is next weekend.
- ELECTIONS / THOUSAND OAKS : Future of Boulevard Emerges as Key Issue
- Land Bill Carries Conservationists' Hopes, Fears : Environment: Some fear tax breaks for wealthy donors might come at the expense of grass-roots efforts to save open space.
- Residents Seek Split From L.A. Unified : Schools: In pursuing succession from the huge district, they call for control of education in their communities.
- His Tier Was Enough to Make Him Cry
- Katella's Farley Signs at New League Tryouts
- Longshot Colt, Longer-Shot Jockey Win Blue Grass Stakes : Horse racing: Randy Romero rides Wild Syn to victory over Suave Prospect, Tejano Run and Thunder Gulch.
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : New Arrivals Heighten Doubts
- Survey Spots Airport Crime From New York to Zurich : Safety: The study's validity is in dispute, but not the need for passengers to use good sense in protecting their valuables.
- Gardeners May Not Make It Grow on Trees, but . . .
- Given Facts, Cause to Slash Medicaid Not So Clear-Cut : Budget: Increasingly, it's the health care provider of last resort for older, hard-working American taxpayers.
- McNamara's <i> Mea Culpa </i> Angers, Saddens Vietnam Veterans : War: Some say his comments insult those who lost their lives. One man bitterly questions why he didn't speak up sooner.
- For $8,000, the <i> Least </i> She Could Do Is Be Friendly
- BOYLE HEIGHTS : Panel on Hunger to Hold Hearing
- MID-WILSHIRE : Play, Fund-Raiser for AIDS Awareness Set
- The Poor Need Lawyers, Too
- AIRPORT WATCH : Growing Pains
- 2 Modular Units Arrive for Library
- Storm Expected to Reach County Today
- Lake Mead Looks for Ways to Make Unwanted Burros Hit the Road : Arizona: Barred from shooting the federally protected animals, officials have come up with kinder, gentler proposals. Joint use areas. Birth control. And, most important, adoption.
- The Jagged Edge : Chris Whitley's raw, ever-changing style defies categories. On his new album, 'Din of Ecstasy,' the reluctant bluesman dives into recent inner struggles.
- La Habra Landmark Bank Hires Helstrom as Senior Vice President
- Pack the Trunks, Visit the Elephants
- A New Push for Land Preservation : Legislation: Proposed law offers generous tax breaks for donations of parcels for open space. Others question the bill.
- THE STATE : Disney Hall: A Grand Public Building for a City Sadly Lacking
- Subway Tunnel Worker Injured
- Earthquake Kits : A GUIDE TO UPDATING EMERGENCY SUPPLIES FOR HOME, WORK AND CAR
- Clippers Upstaged by Jazz, Milestone : Pro basketball: Former draft pick Tom Chambers scores 20,000th point in 105-83 rout of his original team.
- Simi Police Name Officer of the Year
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Fullerton Sweeps UNLV Series With 18-4 Victory
- Definitely One for the Archives : As cinema enters its second century, the world's film preservationists meet to decide how to hold on to a precious cultural heritage.
- ALBUM REVIEW
- WILCO; "A.M." ( Sire )***Is that ...
- No Kato Route for Barbieri
- Hiking: West Mojave Desert : The Tortoise and the Hair-Raising Trail
- Collaborative Effort
- Aaron Morse; Retired President of Cosmetics Firm
- CRENSHAW : Role Model Teen Takes His Own Life
- Far From Limelight, Huffington Regroups : Politics: Ex-candidate says he enjoys being a private citizen and plans to make back the millions he spent. He is 'fairly confident' he will run for governor.
- 'Sleepless in Seattle'
- DOWNTOWN : Board to Craft Civic Center Master Plan
- BRIEFLY : Taxes: Post Office Will Offer Curbside Drop-Off Mail Service on Monday
- Joshua Trees Putting On a Springtime Show in California Deserts : Palmdale: Joshuas belong to the lily family and are found on dry mesas and slopes, usually at elevations from 2,000 to 6,000 feet.
- Uta Pippig Is Quick to Capitalize on That Wall Coming Down
- Calabasas Wins 2, Stays Unbeaten
- Was There a Reason for Dodgers to Pull This Double-Switch?
- ANGELS : Williams Wildly Injures Two
- Unrequited Love With Every CD
- Ginger Sherman has been appointed senior vice...
- Home Loan's 'Simple Interest' Isn't
- Vietnam With Gone-With-the-Wind Readability
- BRIEFLY : Volunteers: Getty Museum Seeking Help for Information Desk
- Pump Brings Water Revolution to Bangladesh : Asia: Simple inventions can improve lives of the poor and aid the environment. A stove that needs little fuel, for example, could save Himalayan forests.
- Commentary : CAN VIEWER FAXES BE MIGHTIER THAN NETWORK AXES?
- For Seniors : Palisades Group Documents Unmet Needs
- DEBBI MORGAN'S 'LOVING' REUNION
- HUD Fair-Housing Official Resigns to Run for Mayor of San Francisco
- WITH AN EYE ON . . . : A talk with the newest, coolest member of '90210' (that would be Jamie Walters)
- LITTLE TOKYO : Unity Among GIs in WW II Celebrated
- Woman Who Got Boy's Eye Wasn't His Mother
- PERSPECTIVE ON THE DEMOCRATS : A Dixie Defection Rattles the Party : Georgia's representatives are now split along racial lines. Will more Southern conservatives bolt to the GOP?
- He Who Hesitates May Lose
- <i> A behind-the-scenes look at Orange County's political life</i> : Ex-Antagonist Specter Now Sees Anita Hill Flap as 'Learning Experience'
- Cardsharks Dealing Again : With Strike Over, Baseball Collectors Shuffle Back
- BEYOND THE STEREOTYPE : Stephen King, Feminist?
- Pushing the Envelope for Thrills : Theme Parks Are in an Arms Race to Develop Bigger, Faster Rides, But at What Cost?
- Bruce Lehman has been named to the...
- Life Is Sweet (Bravo Tuesday at 5...
- Second Peacekeeper Killed in Sarajevo; French Mull Pullout
- BASEBALL : Chet Brewer Classic Is Big Hit With Youths
- EAST LOS ANGELES : Leadership Youths Fight for Funding
- Selected Inner-City Schools Do Well on Tests : Education: Many central city students did poorly on CLAS tests, but scores were higher at campuses with creative teachers, involved parents.
- Musical Chairs, Football-Style : Who's playing where? It's a wait-and-see game
- ENTERTAINMENT : Seagram's Daring Bet: The Future Is Fantasy
- Stay-at-Home Students : Programs Boost Enrollment While Aiding Parents Who Teach Their Children Themselves
- After Griffey's Gag, Piniella Might Start Bo Vine in Center Field
- Maine's Palombo-McCallie Offered Long Beach State Coaching Job
- PREP ROUNDUP : Mission Viejo Gains Respect Despite Loss
- ART : Museum's Red, White and Blue : Santa Barbara Museum of Art is reinstalling American art from its permanent collection, surveying the period from 1755 to 1945.
- Oscar's Still at It
- ENVIRONMENT
- Virtual Gardening : Even if you can't draw a straight line, a variety of computer software programs can help you be your own landscape designer
- John Chamberlain; Author and Columnist on National Issues
- LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW : David Brower : Creating a National Movement Dedicated to the Environment
- Comprehensive Care Corp.: The Newport Beach health-care...
- ENVIRONMENT
- Taking a Self-Survival Course, by Dennis Cooper
- Mystery Illness Blinds, Kills Australian Kangaroos
- WESTSIDE COVER STORY : Cart Wheels : On Sleepy Catalina, Avalon Motorists--Even the Sheriff--Travel at a Golfer's Pace
- Iraq Moves to Reject U.N. Offer : Persian Gulf: Ruling council, top official denounce plan to allow $2 billion in oil exports as an infringement on nation's sovereignty. Stance is seen as renewed bid to have sanctions lifted.
- U.S. Starting to View China as Potential Enemy
- Between Sisters
- THEATER : Feminist Play Reaches Out to Men Too
- BRIEFLY : Awards: Two Crossroads Students Win Honors in Music Center Contest
- The World : DIPLOMACY : Rallying the Nonaligned States Against the Real Nuclear Threat
- MERCURIO RISING
- A Moonlight Hike With a Man in White : It's a knoll with a steep drop to the east. I stepped close enough to see that a person who lost his footing here would be very, very sorry.
- Litigious World After All : Disneyland Rides Have Generated 650-Plus Suits
- ENVIRONMENT
- Dead Wrong : Robert McNamara says he miscalculated our chances in Vietnam, but what's not in his book is as telling as what is : IN RETROSPECT: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam, <i> By Robert McNamara (Times Books/Random House: $25; 356 pp.)</i>
- VENICE : Police Crack Down on Boardwalk Vendors, Artists
- Clinton Sets Out 'Must List' of Legislation
- 'Combination Platter'
- NYPD Bad Cop's Illegal Search Mars Career, Good Cop Image : New York: Lt. Patricia Feerick is a born leader, a lawyer, a role model. She is also, a jury decided, a bully, a liar and a lawbreaker.
- Nation Cries for Argentina's Filthiest River
- Sorry, Mac--You're Not Forgiven : Those who protested the Vietnam War remain the heroes, McNamara the fraud.
- A Dream Put on Hold : Return of 'real' baseball ends a Hollywood scenario
- Obituaries : * Richard J. Leuck Sr.; 33-Year Oxnard Resident
- KENTUCKY DERBY PREP RACES : Talkin Man Says It All in the Wood
- In Brief
- Ducks Fall to Canucks--Again : Hockey: Vancouver's 3-1 victory at The Pond gives it 4-0-1 record against Anaheim this season.
- LOLLAPALOOZA LINE: Now that plans to have...
- Weekend Escape: Anza-Borrego : A Tent Situation : A hiking, biking, gourmet-cooking time in the desert, with a snug bivouac as base of operations
- The Irish Blokes and the Bailey
- They Spank Children in South, But in North It's 'Time Out!'
- Parish Nurse Is There to Pick Up Pieces : Nancy Robles Accepts Challenge of Ministering to 'Physical, Emotional and Physical Needs' in East L.A.
- Loyola's Bailey May Delay College Plans : Basketball: All-star guard decides again taking Portland scholarship offer. Instead, he may spend a year at an East Coast prep school, says his father.
- Santa Monicans Experience Just a Touch of the Future
- STILL ATLAS : Despite the dollar's image, the American consumer still supports the world's economy on its shoulders
- Tracking Students Fails to Produce Right Results : Those put in remedial classes almost never escape. They would do better with brighter classmates around them, and those more accomplished would not suffer.
- A New Push for Land Preservation : Real estate: A historic oil boom town could open to the public after Chevron's sale of 3,000 acres near Santa Clarita.
- Second Suspect Jailed in Buena Park Shooting
- Drug Trade's Lingo Plays Role in Murder Trial : Courts: Prosecutors say code words were used by members of the alleged Bryant family in their cocaine transactions. Defense attorneys dismiss the assertion.
- Post Offices to Stay Open Late for Taxes
- NHL: Western Most in Value, Least-ern Most in Quality
- Baseball's IOU : Owners, Players Need to Recognize Fans, Who Paid Biggest Price During Strike
- NHL ROUNDUP : Sandstrom, Wregget Pace Penguins
- Building on the Internet
- An Artist Takes the Easy Path
- VIEW FROM WASHINGTON / ROBERT A. ROSENBLATT : Demographics, More Than Deficit or Interest Rates, Drives Economy
- The Deals on the Bus Go Round and Round
- Swifty's Last Deal : On the delicate task of choosing one's biographer : SWIFTY: My Life and Good Times, <i> By Annette Tapert (Simon & Schuster: $24; 288 pp.)</i>
- Voters Tell GOP Moderates They Share Doubts on Agenda
- Subteen Coal Miners of Colombia Laboring in Terrible Conditions : Latin America: They work for $5 a day. UNICEF finances programs to end such exploitation of children.
- Frankel Finds Grass Less Than Perfect, Scratches Two Horses
- Duran Duran: No Thanks
- Deborah Norville Gives Us the 'Inside' Story
- J. Scott Davis has been appointed leasing...
- Clear Speaking : History and treatment of a mysterious malady : KNOTTED TONGUES: Stuttering in History and the Quest for a Cure, <i> By Benson Bobrick (Simon & Schuster: $22; 240 pp.)</i>
- TENNIS / BILL DWYRE : He's No. 1, and Not Just in Computer
- AUTO RACING : Hornaday Keeps Truckin' for Sixth
- Charles J. D'Angelo has been appointed vice...
- Destination: Colorado : Above It All : Former lookout tower becomes a private penthouse with a stilted view of life
- Research in Women's Care and Education Making Healthy Gains
- 'Volunteers' Gone, Russia Tries Paying for Clean-Up : Europe: Communists coerced most into pre-holiday work. Officials now find little help with city spruce-up.
- Teen Accuses Delta of Leaving Him on Plane
- THE CULTURE WARS : THE NATION : Cyberspace Bigots Getting a Free Ride
- GOP Activist Protesting Bush's Vietnam Travel Plan
- AUTO RACING
- Salvadoran's Hope: Tranquillity at Home : Mizael Cordero has pursued his dream of rebuilding his native country by helping others form ties to their hometowns. In turn, people are now helping him as he battles cancer.
- Four-Star Films : 'Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie'
- A Pair of Kings on the Hill : In a season marked by strong pitching throughout the area, Bell's Moreno-Orozco and Franklin's Deno have been unbeatable.
- Japanese Capital Braces for Attack That Never Comes
- Retro : Videos Give Carol and Fans More Time Together
- Look Homeward, Angels : Salvadoran Refugees in L.A. Have Joined Forces to Help Rebuild Their War-Torn Homeland. Through Fund-Raising Efforts Here, They Have Rebuilt Schools and Churches, Paved Damaged Roads and Provided Medical Supplies
- One Day of 'Take a Child to Work' Is Short on Substance : Boys are now being invited to join the formerly all-girl event. But it's doubtful kids find our jobs worth imitating. It may be better to just share the pride of accomplishment.
- On View : Boys Will Be 'Buddies' : ABC SITCOM EXPLORES THE RELATIONSHIP AND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BEST FRIENDS
- Game Wardens Kill Cougar Suspected in Attacks on Pets
- Losing Orange County Hearts and Minds to Cynicism
- Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 2 Injured
- Medical Board Needs to Intervene Faster : * Revamped System of Policing Health-Care System, Setting Priorities Is Long Overdue
- Journey to the Past : 20 Years After Fleeing, Actress Kieu Chinh Returns to Vietnam
- GOLF ROUNDUP : Floyd Leads, Nicklaus is Charging
- But Are They Still Journalists? : Terry Murphy, Doug Bruckner and Jodi Baskerville don't miss their hard-news days. On 'Hard Copy,' they report stories people care about. Like O.J. and Brad Pitt's hair.
- On a Roll, Chrysler Now Has to Fight for the Wheel
- News, Tips & Bargains : Another Hotel Reopens on Kauai
- ENVIRONMENT
- Children of Bergen-Belsen Honor Their Protector
- This Space for Debate : Sometimes Big, Sometimes Gaudy, Always There, Are Signs 'Litter on a Stick' or Good for Business?
- Rev. Donn Moomaw Chastened by His Religion : Faith: Minister at Bel Air Presbyterian was still on church probation for prior sexual misconduct when he resigned in 1993.
- 3 in 'Friendly Fire' Death Awarded Bronze Stars
- THE SUNDAY PROFILE : A Special Educator : Yvonne Chan isn't shy about butting heads over school reform--or about promoting herself. But critics and fans agree: Endlessly devoted to her cause, she gets the job done.
- THE JUSTICE SYSTEM : Jury-Room Incivility--Looks That Could Kill
- Overhaul the Tax System to Create Wealth : Economy: A flat tax on both personal and corporate income would free up money for jobs.
- O.C. Father Finds Son, Mourns Lost Years : Divorce: Mother who took 3-year-old from ex-husband and fled in 1980 is jailed. Now the boy is almost a man.
- It Is Supervisors' Job to Sell Tax to Public : * Increase Will Assure Vital, Reliable Revenue Stream
- 2 Groups of Teens Go on Vandalism Sprees
- Shattered Cross Reconstructed as Symbol of Faith
- Northridge Gets as Good as It Gives : College baseball: Matadors score nine runs, but Cal State Sacramento goes four better.
- TENNIS / EASTER BOWL JUNIOR TOURNAMENT : Wolters Stumps Fullerton's Kim
- Baxter Hits the Scouting Trail and Royal Goes Back to the Whip
- With a Little Help, Benson Gets Victory
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Williams Wildly Injures Two
- JAZZ SPOTLIGHT
- The World Through His Eyes : If you've seen them, Satyajit Ray's serene, shattering masterworks from India changed your life. If you've never experienced them, now's your chance.
- Five LACC basketball players are set to...
- IGER AND ABC
- COSTNERWORLD
- Consolidation Key to Bergeson Plan
- Description Reinforces Prejudicial Thinking
- Kato Brings Different Style to the Celebrity World of Gofers
- For Travel Agents, Sort of a Return Trip
- Tips on Lawbreakers Should Be Encouraged
- Army's School of the Americas
- DESIGN FOR LIVING
- Yaroslavsky Should Be Lauded for Standing Up
- Classes Driven by Need or Tradition?
- Fund Industry Should Be More Fair and Open
- Wild About Walruses
- In Disease vs. Man, the Virus Always Wins
- Once-Endangered Buffaloes Stampede to Revitalization :...
- Venice: Planned Refurbishing of City's Oceanfront Area
- '30s Traffic Signal
- Painted Boulders in Chatsworth
- Religion: Churches Open to Admitting All Groups of People
- Drinking Offense
- Soka Gakkai
- L.A. Voting