February 6, 2013

Obituaries: Feb. 2-8

Jewish Journal February 6, 2013

David Bennett died Nov. 20 at 94. Survived by daughter Michele Bennett; 2 nephews. Hillside

Knife-wielding woman arrested outside Toulouse Jewish school

Jewish Journal February 6, 2013

A knife-wielding woman was arrested after threatening a student of the Toulouse Jewish school where an Islamist radical murdered four people nearly a year ago.

Kevin James: The still-evolving outsider runs for mayor

Jonah Lowenfeld February 6, 2013

As the race for Los Angeles mayor heats up, many descriptors have been applied to Kevin James, one of the least-known of the leading candidates. A former radio talk show host who has worked as an attorney for 25 years, James is a fiscally conservative gay Republican. But in introducing himself to voters who will choose the city’s next mayor, James has emphasized one qualification above all: His status as an outsider.

Jan Perry, “tough” mayoral candidate, faces challenging route

Jonah Lowenfeld February 6, 2013

Following a recent televised debate featuring the five top candidates running for mayor of Los Angeles, some campaign watchers wondered why the candidates weren’t being grilled more intensely. “It was genteel, for the most part, but I don’t want genteel,” Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez wrote in a blog on Jan. 29. “I want hardball, not softball.”