Cal State Auto: Would you buy a...

Cal State Auto: Would you buy a used car from this university? A vacant lot at Cal State Northridge was transformed into a makeshift sales center as local car dealerships hoped to move 800 vehicles Friday. Dealerships will continue to offer cars at this unusual venue today and Sunday.

* URBAN OASIS: With its malls, housing developments and freeways, the Valley seems an unlikely place for the above idyllic scene. But on unpaved Eton Avenue in Canoga Park, a bit of rural living still exists. B1

* GLENDALE STAR: Sargis Sargsian of Armenia might be ranked 58 in professional tennis, but he is first in the hearts of many Glendale residents. The substantial Armenian community of that city turned out to cheer its hero at a Burbank match. C11

* HOLY WAR: The already heated debate over the television series “Nothing Sacred,” starring Kevin Anderson, above, will probably get even hotter if an already-taped episode--about a gay, HIV-positive priest--makes it onto the air. B1

* CREDIT CARDS: Shoppers may not fully realize it, but newly shortened grace periods and higher fees on late payments could exact a heavy toll on credit card users. D3