California
A Downey woman who admitted sending more than $7,000 in illegally obtained welfare funds to her sister in Cancun, Mexico, was sentenced Tuesday to one year in County Jail and five years probation, a deputy district attorney said.
April 14, 1993
The California Supreme Court was asked by a state prosecutor Monday to overturn a controversial decision under former Chief Justice Rose Elizabeth Bird that prevents jurors considering the death penalty from being told that the governor can commute a sentence of life in prison, clearing the way for parole of a convicted murderer.
June 9, 1987
Entertainment & Arts
* Boyd Hendrickson has been named chief executive of Fountain View Inc., a Burbank-based operator of 49 long-term-care facilities in California and Texas that filed for bankruptcy protection in October.
April 1, 2002
You can put your trust in gravy the way it stretches out the sausage the way it stretches out the dreams --Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel the so-called Gravy Poet of the San Joaquin Valley * A producer from a Washington talk show called last week.
Aug. 11, 1996
World & Nation
In an annual Valentine’s Day rite, same-sex couples around the state seek marriage licenses. The rejections sting, but it’s to make a statement.
Feb. 15, 2006
Gripping the seats in the small, darkened theater, the audience is engrossed in the action on the screen.
April 1, 1995
Business
Bitterman, Gordon Clark, 69, of Lancaster, retired purchasing agent. Murphy Mortuary, Lancaster.
Nov. 21, 1991
The state Supreme Court on Monday reversed the death sentence of the convicted killer of a 12-year-old girl, ruling that jurors had been improperly told that a life sentence could be commuted to permit his release on parole.
Oct. 4, 1988
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March 12, 1995
Science & Medicine
States are looking to legislate the level of informed consent required to allow medical students to perform pelvic exams for educational purposes on unconscious patients.
May 23, 2023