California
For the true-blue Dodgers faithful, years of ritualized fandom
Oct. 17, 2013
Parents start children early with traditions that soon become sacrosanct — to be continued rain or shine, win or loss.
Responding to highly emotional entreaties by five jurors to set aside their own verdict in a 1990 stabbing case, a Santa Monica Superior Court judge who was scheduled to sentence the defendant on Wednesday instead threw out his conviction and ordered a new trial.
July 2, 1992
A 42-year-old Pearblossom man was killed and eight others were injured in a two-car collision when a woman’s van broadsided a pickup truck, CHP officials said.
April 24, 1997
Latino parents and community leaders in Moorpark formed an organization to keep teen-agers out of gangs, and the teen-agers got to name the group.
Jan. 20, 1992
Rampart: Prosecutors believe his immunity deal with D.A. doesn’t extend to federal court, sources say.
Jan. 27, 2001
The conviction of three Los Angeles police officers on corruption charges represents a watershed for the city, legal observers said Wednesday, because it signals that jurors here no longer automatically give credence to the men and women who are sworn to serve and protect.
Nov. 16, 2000
Entertainment & Arts
Rudy Perez remarked in these pages last week that his program for the Los Angeles Festival would represent a summing up of his achievements as a choreographer--and he was right.
Sept. 14, 1987
Police: She fails polygraph test and admits she lied to punish the former officer, her lawyer says.
Nov. 10, 2000
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meted out shares Tuesday of a $36,777 bounty for the capture of convicted Night Stalker Richard Ramirez, paying rewards ranging from $250 to $10,388 to 19 people, including a 13-year-old Mission Viejo boy.
Oct. 25, 1989