NO ROOM: Suspect you have been turned...

NO ROOM: Suspect you have been turned down by a landlord because of your race, sex, handicap or family status? You’re not alone (B1). . . More than 400 discrimination complaints were filed in Los Angeles County over the last two years. This year, the feds moved against a Sherman Oaks apartment complex and settled for $100,000 in penalties.

LOOK UP: Jets and helicopters still bring out the crowds, even 90 years after the first manned, powered flight. . . Tens of thousands attended an air show at Van Nuys Airport on Saturday to get a glimpse at the stealth fighter (how stealth could it be if they could see it?), an all-women sky-diving team and a firefighting display, among other high-flying attractions. (B1)

SCHOOL DAZE: Breaking up is not so hard to do in the Antelope Valley, where Palmdale wants to go solo, taking its high schools out of the A.V. Union High School District (B7). . . The move follows in the footsteps of smaller communities of Acton and Agua Dulce, which earlier cut the cord. Palmdale wants to unify its school district, which already oversees the city’s elementary schools.

THE GOOD LAWYER: Columnist Scott Harris discovers that the attorney killed last month by a crazed gunman was not the kind who attracted lawyer jokes. . . The late Jack Berman was dedicated to public service and had urged his San Francisco firm to donate its services to workers who had gripes against big companies. (B1)

BRUISE BROTHERS: P.J. and Chuck Goossen grew up in a comfortable Valley Village home complete with a back-yard swimming pool, but the brothers followed in their father’s footsteps and turned to boxing. (C12) They now are two of the fastest rising young boxers in Southern California. . . P.J., 23, is 9-0 with eight knockouts in the junior middleweight division; Chuck, 22, is 3-0 with two knockouts in the lightweight division.

Housing Complaints

The five most common types of housing complaints in Los Angeles county; totals for 1991 and 1992:

Race/color: 198 Familial status: 118 Handicap: 68 National origin: 51 Sex: 30

Source: Department of Housing and Urban Development