San Diego Watch: A memorial service was held April 12 in Escondido for Bill Luddy , the first clerk of the U.S. District Court...

Forum: By Rabbi Eli Hecht Every once in a while, you read or hear an incredible story from World War II and wonder if it's tru...

Forum: By Naomi Lopez Bauman The high-tech revolution has driven the economy into unprecedented growth, low unemployment, new-...

SAN DIEGO - Timed to coincide with spring break for thousands of college and high school students, the initial phase of a publ...

SAN FRANCISCO - An attempt finally to launch the first part of a historic effort to protect water quality in the Sacramento-Sa...

The economic growth that has boosted the fortunes of the affluent in recent years has trickled down to the city of Los Angeles...

Without comment Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council approved a plan to build a $22.3 million police station in the San Ferna...

In May, a Los Angeles Police Department anti gang officer pulled over, searched and accused Los Angeles teacher Carlos Gonzale...

William P. Jaeger produces acclaimed vintages at his Freemark Abbey winery in Napa Valley, and that's not all he's fermenting....

Federal prosecutors have interceded with immigration authorities to delay the deportation of a convicted drug dealer because h...

SAN FRANCISCO - Landels, Ripley & Diamond has confirmed that it is in merger discussions with an unnamed firm and plans to...

SANTA ANA - Convicted cop killer Hung Thanh Mai shouted expletives and overturned a counsel table before being tackled to the ...

Dicta: By Kimberly Quackenbush In the past, software upgrades happened so fast that the process bordered on planned obsolesce...

RIVERSIDE - A woman accused of stealing money and possessions from sick and elderly clients and the Riverside lawyer accused o...

Forum: By Russ Nichols If you think Chuck Quackenbush is a fine, upstanding citizen, you would have liked Al Capone. Our insur...

Dicta: Speak Easy By Charan Levitan In today's business environment, legal professionals often find themselves speaking via el...

SAN DIEGO - Moments before receiving a sentence of 89 years to life, the leader of the Gatekeepers sang the national anthem, i...

Forum: By Pual Teetor The Internet made me do it. That's the latest spin from accused cyber-criminals. And it could become the...

As the county of Los Angeles celebrates 150 years of existence, Chief Administrative Officer David E. Janssen on Monday propos...

An appellate court has affirmed a Los Angeles jury's verdict against civil rights attorney Milton Grimes, who was ordered to p...

A former high-ranking member of the Iraqi National Congress, and the cousin of a Kurdish freedom fighter on trial in Los Angel...

Gov. Gray Davis has appointed Los Angeles litigator Laurie D. Zelon of Morrison & Foerster to the Superior Court. The appo...

Gov. Gray Davis announced Monday that he has appointed Patrick Mahoney, chief of litigation in the San Francisco city attorney...

With a nod to history, respondents to the Daily Journal's most recent "L.A. Confidential" Rampart poll issued a strong declara...

SACRAMENTO - The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that courts cannot overrule arbitration awards even if they are legally...

African-American film director Jamaa Fanaka, who for years has quixotically battled the movie industry over its minority hirin...

Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker's partnership decided late last week to integrate most of the 170-attorney New York-based...

THE CLOSER Late entrants offer firms a wealth of real-life experience their younger associates can't match. ...

START-UP As new high-tech companies face a shortage of executive material, recruiters redefine what a CEO should be. ...

The men and women of the L.A. Police Department are committed to serving the people of Los Angeles and their chief of p olice....