Business
The Building Industry Assn. endorsed John MacDonald in the race for the 5th District seat on the county Board of Supervisors and worked on his behalf, but the industry’s support was kept secret because MacDonald had told the builders he did not want their endorsement, industry officials said Thursday.
Nov. 7, 1986
Sports
It isn’t every day that one of a team’s highest-paid players is put on waivers, but that was the stunning move the Flyers made Monday with defenseman Andrew MacDonald.tmpplchld MacDonald, coming off a mistake-prone season, still has five years left on a six-year, $30 million extension he signed in 2014.tmpplchld General manager Ron Hextall called it a “tough decision” but said he expected MacDonald to return to the Flyers later this season.tmpplchld “Mac’s a good player.
Oct. 5, 2015
World & Nation
Two college students who recorded a rap song entitled “How I Killed George Bush” said they meant it as a parody, but the Secret Service took it seriously.
Feb. 10, 1992
Members of the Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band are pumped up to travel to Scotland next week with only one goal in mind: to win the world pipe band championships.
Aug. 4, 1996
California
The body of a 79-year-old woman who was raped and strangled was found in a vacant office building on Wilshire Boulevard in the Hancock Park area Tuesday about a block from her apartment, Los Angeles police said.
Dec. 30, 1992
The chairman of HomeLife Inc., a Newport Beach real estate franchiser with 220 offices nationwide, has acquired the U.S. operations of Realty World Corp. in Irvine, a larger but struggling competitor.
July 1, 1997
* Mike Kennedy has been appointed to the newly created position of vice president for the Boeing Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle and Delta IV programs in Huntington Beach.
April 7, 1998
The chairman of HomeLife Inc., a real estate franchiser with 220 offices nationwide, has acquired the U.S. operations of Realty World Corp. in Irvine, a larger but struggling competitor.
Archives
A social dance class, sponsored by Leisure World’s Roundaliers, will be offered in Clubhouse 2 tonight to residents of the gated community.
Sept. 9, 1999
The Huntington Beach teen, who wielded a knife, had been raped and could have been more gently subdued, her supporters say.
Sept. 7, 2006