Carroll: Irish `O’ better with Weis
Southern California coach Pete Carroll has produced some impressive statistics during his tenure, but one of the most extraordinary is associated with failure: Carroll's biggest career loss is by just...
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California affordability slips again
Housing affordability sank to a record low level in Los Angeles County during August and matched its all-time low statewide reached 16 years ago, a trade group has said. Statewide...
L.A.’s big dreams for its river: Place to walk, to live
Jerry Gaona guides his horse each day across a footbridge high above the Los Angeles River, barely mindful of the trash, graffiti and stench below. Or of its brutal concrete...
UCLA’s Drew in the hunt for Heisman
Shortly after UCLA tailback Maurice Drew had compiled his latest one-game highlight film, his teammates were busy claiming Drew as Heisman Trophy-worthy. "Maurice Drew is so elusive, so shifty, and...
Tear-jerker TV
Something unexpected is happening in reality TV. Long the province of cynical, venal behavior, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and now "Three Wishes" have ushered in an era of kinder, gentler...
“Touch the Sound” (unrated)
Who's in it: Evelyn Glennie (above) What it's about: Grammy-winning classical percussionist Evelyn Glennie lost her hearing gradually, first noticing the deficiency when she was 8. She wanted to be...
Knightley goes ‘bounty hunting on speed’
You'd think that the tabloid-perfect life of Domino Harvey would be more than enough material for a compelling bioflick. The statuesque daughter of British film star Laurence Harvey, Domino abandoned...
“Separate Lies” (R)
Who's in it: Tom Wilkinson, Rupert Everett, Emily Watson What it's about: The marriage of an upper-class English couple (Wilkinson, Watson) falls apart after adultery and a criminal cover-up. Worth...
California home prices expected to level off in 2006
After four years of robust increases, resale housing prices should moderate across California in 2006 as sales fall under this year's expected record level, according to a Realtors association forecast....
California plan offers buyers aid
A plan to increase affordable homeownership opportunities, including financial aid, will be available in California for the first time through a partnership established between two major players in the market....