Border youths from Mexico target San Diego neighborhoods
UPI reports Mexican teenagers increasingly cross the border to burglarize upperclass San Diego homes then return to Tijuan a to sell loot. Police say some are gang linked with adult leaders guiding operations. From eight months, 6,858 burglaries in the city. exact counts for illegal juveniles unknown. Most offenders are 15 to 17, some as young as 12 or 13. They ride buses from the border to downtown and into La Jolla area, enter by ringing or unfastened windows, avoid pricey items, and often sell goods downtown. First-time offenders are usually sent to the Border Patrol for return to Mexico.
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Breakfast in bed proves a playful catering niche
Martha Shulman and Terry Tannen run Moodream Catering delivering in-house breakfasts with fruit crepes or vegetarian omelets for seven to ten dollars. The service, announced in Austin, operates with the kitchen present but the cooks depart after 15 minutes.
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Austin
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California building boom nears as permits exceed billion
California faces a potential building boom with 110000 jobs forecast by mid next year as July permits top a historic 1 billion dollars. Ben Bartolotto notes a 20 percent gain over 12 months with single family homes driving the surge while prices may slow but not fall. Southern California leads, led by Los Angeles and Orange counties, with substantial growth expected in the central and northern regions.
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Jazz bassist reflects on bop and changing tastes in Texas
Gene Ramey, 63, former Jay McShann bassist, rues loud record players used to mask faults and says jazz shifted in the 1960s to bop reflecting turbulent times. He recalls Kansas City jazz as Texas jazz, laments big bands moving away, and notes he still plays Messy Bessy in his front yard.
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Texas
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Stan Getz
Lester Young
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John Coltrane
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