Alejandro Lazo

(Los Angeles Times) A home sits empty in Los Angeles.

Economist predicts 'double-dip' recession in housing

LOS ANGELES -- Home prices in January remained barely above lows hit during the worst of the recession, according to an index that tracks prices in America's biggest cities, and many analysts said they expected values to fall further as the housing downturn plumbs new depths.

Lenny Dykstra accused of sexual assault by housekeeper

LOS ANGELES -- Former pro baseball player Lenny Dykstra's housekeeper accused him of sexual assault, according to records, though prosecutors declined to file charges this month citing a lack of evidence.

According to the rejection memo by Los Angeles County prosecutors, a female housekeeper alleged Dykstra would force her to give him oral sex on Saturdays. However, the 41-year-old woman's case seemed to flounder because of an apparent lack of evidence that the activity was forced.

The woman told investigators she "needed the job and the money so she went along with the suspect's requests rather than lose her job," according to the filing, and "returned to work in the suspect's home with knowledge that she obtained from the Internet of a claim of sexual assault by another woman."

Race is on for homebuyers to meet tax-credit deadline

LOS ANGELES -- The expiring federal tax credit for home shoppers has put some froth back in the real estate market: People are ditching work to search for new digs, plundering savings for down payments and striking as fast as they can to sign contracts ahead of the Friday deadline.

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