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TOM HOFFARTH ON SPORTS MEDIA: Dodgers in a no-Vin situation -- what's the plan? - Daily Breeze
Enough to where you'd think by now the Dodgers, as they are currently constituted amid an ownership change, would have a security blanket ready to wrap everyone in, They really don't, according to a variety of sources who spoke off the record about it.
Authorities investigate possible murder-suicide at Lawndale apartment - Daily Breeze
"Very sad," said one woman, who declined to give her name. "We are neighbors, and we don't know what is going on next door." A man who lives in an adjacent building said he awakened midmorning to find detectives standing outside his rear window.
Police seek 2 suspected gang members in shooting of Banning baseball coach - Daily Breeze
"He's fine," said a friend who asked that his name not be used. Police on Friday did not release the victim's name. The victim told his friend that the shots were fired by someone sitting in a car as he walked across the parking lot alone.
Teen couple slain in Wilmington - Daily Breeze
One resident, who declined to give her name, blamed the area's ills on gang members and their parents. "There are a lot of criminals here," she said. "The regular people are OK." The woman blamed adults for not raising their children properly.
Two US officers are slain - Daily Breeze
"You look at this as clearly and objectively as you can, what you see is that we're in a weaker position than we were maybe two or three or four weeks ago," said the official, who asked not to be identified because he was discussing internal ...
Woman found slain in Redondo Beach - Daily Breeze
The toll of the divorce was palpable, said the friend, who did not want to be identified. Still, he said, Margaret Goldberg remained upbeat. "She was an amazing woman, she sparkled," he said. "She was caring, loving and always optimistic.
TOO LEGIT TO QUIT? Josh Macciello says he has 2.2 billion reasons why he ... - Daily Breeze
Sources close to Macciello's group who did not want to be identified because of nondisclosure agreements produced documents that show Macciello put into escrow a $2.2 billion bid Jan.18 with the intent to buy the Dodgers and all of its holdings through ...
TOO LEGIT TO QUIT? Studio City resident Macciello believes he has 2.2 billion ... - Daily Breeze
Sources close to Macciello's group who did not want to be identified because of nondisclosure agreements produced documents that show Macciello put into escrow a $2.2 billion bid Jan. 18 with the intent to buy the Dodgers and all of its holdings ...
Clerical workers picket at ports, dockworkers ordered back to work - Daily Breeze
"It looks like we're at an impasse, so we got a call at 11:30 am telling us to come out here," said one clerical worker who declined to give his name. "We are waiting to find out more from the arbitrator right now." Office workers initially went on ...
LA probation chief Blevins insists he resigned voluntarily - Daily Breeze
Los Angeles County's beleaguered probation chief insisted Thursday he is resigning voluntarily, with a legacy of accomplishments, but several sources said he is merely pre-empting his firing by the Board of ...
Carson apartment complex residents plead with city to stop demoliton - Daily Breeze
That developer has asked to remain anonymous because of the ongoing dispute. In a written statement, representatives from Watson Land Co. said the owners of Don Dominguez Apartments are engaging in an "emotionally charged misinformation campaign ...
Fatal San Pedro shooting appears to be tragic accident - Daily Breeze
"All I heard was this big boom," said a neighbor who did not want to be identified. "It was really loud." Neighbors ran out of their homes to help. Becker was on his phone, panicked and calling 911, and pressing on his friend's chest. ...
Smog stations in Lawndale, Westchester shut for falsely passing autos - Daily Breeze
An employee who answered the phone and declined to give his name said the business had no affiliation with the site's former owners. But on Monday afternoon, the business appeared to be dark. A smog check sign hung near a row of closed auto repair bays ...
WANTED: Family, police seek help to find killers of Carson man - Daily Breeze
"He was an innocent human being at the wrong place at the wrong time," said an aunt, who asked to remain anonymous for her safety. Although an earlier report said the crime was gang-related, Los Angeles police Detective Lou Paglialonga said Rodriguez ...
Villaraigosa's $6.2B budget would keep LAPD manpower, library hours - Daily Breeze
"What will be seen is a budget that tries to address the deficit and is a transition from the very dramatic cuts the city made last year and the year before," said one City Hall official who asked not to be identified because the budget had not been ...
Letter: Former Manhattan Beach city manager went on tear during weekend meeting - Daily Breeze
But a source said that Dolan, anticipating a possible firing or other disciplinary action, threatened to sue the city. In turn, city elected leaders had grown frustrated with his management style and slow response to employee and City Council requests. ...
Plea deals in case of 7-year-old girl allegedly pimped out - Daily Breeze
The mother, who spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear for her son's safety, said that police tricked her son, who has a fourth-grade reading level, into falsely confessing by telling him he would be able to go home if he told police what they ...
Body found buried in Lennox backyard - Daily Breeze
A neighbor, who refused to give her name, said she often saw Stein riding his bike on the street. She described him as a "hippie." "We haven't seen him in about a month," she said. "We were concerned." Stein's small green house is in disrepair. ...
Torrance considers bird-feeding ban - Daily Breeze
The resident - who asked that his name not be used - and other neighbors have for years been dealing with a retired woman Birds surround the parked car of ...
Student had brought gun to Gardena High before; victim improves - Daily Breeze
A junior who declined to give his name described an incident several weeks ago in which the boy revealed a gun that was in his backpack during a class they ...
Changes may restore eminence of Torrance's Hawthorne Boulevard - Daily Breeze
... a former shoe store - now a furniture outlet - at the northeast corner of Hawthorne and Del Amo boulevards, said sources who asked not to be identified. ...
Gardena festival to benefit senior day care center - Daily Breeze
Her family members asked that her name not be used. If not for the program, she said she would be home doing "not much."
WALDNER: Mattingly cut from same cloth as Alston - Daily Breeze
A Dodgers official speaking on condition of anonymity tell The Associated Press that Joe Torre intends to retire as Los Angeles Dodgers manager at the end ...
Tracking system reduces risks from prostate cancer radiation treatments - Daily Breeze
The patient, who requested anonymity, says he doesn't think about much during the treatments and he can usually hold himself still. ...
DA opens probe into residency of Hermosa Beach Councilman Bobko - Daily Breeze
"I'm not Bobko," said the man, who declined to give his name. "And he doesn't live here." Burrell said no city investigation into Bobko's residency is ...