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6 August 2008, 10:25 am

This 1998 neorealist drama set in Madrid contrasts the tourists' vision of sunny Spain with the life inside the concrete towers ringing the city. It's August, and whoever can afford it has headed to the beaches.... read more

Supes vote down county sales tax hike, but measure will go to voters (Los Angeles Daily News)

5 August 2008, 4:48 pm

Calling it a backroom deal concocted by the MTA, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and his appointees designed to damage the Gateway Cities along with San Fernando, Antelope, Santa Clarita and San Gabriel valleys, Los Angeles County's Board of Supervisors today rejected a move to put a half-cent sales tax ... read more

BIZ BUZZ: Business developments in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles Daily News)

5 August 2008, 12:14 am

Marvin R. Selter: Elected president of the board of the Olive View UCLA Foundation. He's been a board member since 1996 and most recently served as its vice president.... read more

Siblings Die In Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-5 Freeway (CBS 2 Los Angeles)

4 August 2008, 10:06 pm

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Two people -- a brother and a sister in their early 20s -- have died in a multi-vehicle accident that shut down three lanes of Interstate 5 in the Sylmar area of the San Fernando Valley.... read more

Wanted: Gunman Who Killed 16-Year-Old Boy (CBS 2 Los Angeles)

4 August 2008, 5:35 pm

Police are searching for a gunman who shot and killed a 16-year-old boy Saturday night on a Los Angeles street. Police say Edward Satterstron, a student at John Francis Polytechnic High School in the San Fernando Valley, was walking with a friend not far from the school when he was confronted by a... read more

Two people die in I-5 crash in San Fernando Valley (KTVN Reno)

4 August 2008, 4:59 pm

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two people have died in a multi-vehicle accident that shut down three lanes of Interstate 5 in the Sylmar area of the San Fernando Valley.... read more