California
City, state, federal, religious, sports and labor leaders gather in L.A. for a memorial for a man who ‘helped bring the city together.’
Jan. 8, 2006
Sports
Bill Robertson, a onetime bartender and bouncer who rose to become a major labor leader and power broker in Los Angeles and played a key role in bringing the Raiders football team and the 1984 Olympics to the city, died Friday afternoon.
Dec. 10, 2005
Bill Robertson, the onetime bartender and bouncer who rose to become a major labor leader and community power broker, has decided to retire as executive secretary-treasurer of the 700,000-member Los Angeles County Federation of Labor.
June 17, 1993
Tom Bradley, mayor, and Bill Robertson, labor leader, are retiring.
June 23, 1993
Politics
Republican presidential candidate Pat Robertson may have told fellow Marines during the Korean War that his father, a senator, would use his influence to keep him out of combat, his lawyer conceded Wednesday, but he insisted that the remark was only a joke.
March 3, 1988
The state Fair Political Practices Commission is investigating allegations by a city councilman that his campaign manager falsified financial reports, apparently to cover up contributions from a questionable source.
Jan. 18, 1990
Alvin Robertson claimed to be the peacemaker. Shaquille O’Neal called him the instigator.
March 31, 1993
Josiah Guzman-Lopez, 9, missed school Tuesday to ask California legislators to support a proposal for new state rules on police use of force because “it just helps little kids’ lives,” he said.
April 9, 2019
Ventura schools Supt.
Feb. 1, 1995
World & Nation
A former Lancaster city official has filed a legal challenge that accuses the City Council of violating the state’s open meetings law in a vote last month to oppose two gay rights bills in the state Legislature.
June 13, 1991