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Page 2 $IorttanÖ(ßbsUucr A p ril 30. 2014 Clippers Owner Banned for Life NBA sanction response to racist comments (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life and fined $2.5 million by the NBA in response to racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation. Commissioner Adam Silver said he will try to force the controversial owner to sell his franchise, making no effort to hide his outrage over the comments. "I fully expect to get the support I need from the other NBA owners I need to remove him," Silver said. The rebuke came three days after the scandal broke and is the harsh est penalty ever issued by the league and one of the stiffe^t punishments _______________ ever given to an owner in profes- Los A n g e le s C lippe rs o w n e r D o n a ld S te rlin g w atches h is team sional sports. Silver said a league play. (A P p h o to ) investigation found the NBA's long TheWeek Review TriMet Shooter Drill A TriMet-directed public safety training drill had passengers running from a gunmen on a MAX train at the underground Washing ton Park station in the overnight hours of early Monday morning. The whole scenario was staged to include assistance from hun dreds of police officers, firefighters, medics, and volunteers. Mental Health Arrest A man walked into a mental health clinic in Vancouver with a rifle on Monday. Police arrested the man an hour later. Parking Officer Arrested est-tenured owner was in fact the person on the audiotapes that were released over the weekend. "We stand together in condemn ing Mr. Sterling's views," Silver said. "They simply have no place in the NBA." Sterling is immediately barred from attending any NBA games or practices, be present at any Clip pers office or facility, or participate in any business or player personnel decisions involving the team. He also cannot participate in any league business going forward. It's unclear how he will respond, and a lawsuit certainly seems possible. Sterling's comments were released over the weekend by TM Z and Deadspin, and numerous NBA own ers and players have condemned them. Even President Barack Obama weighed in on the crisis. "Commissioner Silver showed great leadership in banning LA Clip pers owner Donald Sterling for life," Magic Johnson, who was referenced day with seniors at Hollywood Senior Center to announce that he’ll introduce legislation to increase Social Security benefits for se niors by changing cost-of-living increases to adjust parallel with inflation. City parking code enforcement officer B a rb ara L o rra in e P e te rso n w as a r rested last week, ac cused of tipping off an unauthorized tow driver to abandoned vehicles and getting kickbacks totaling thousands o f dollars. Peterson, 53, has worked for the city for 23- years. A 14-year-old hit Cleveland High School student was the victim of a non-life-threaten ing hit-and-run at Southeast 26th Avenue and Powell Boulevard on Monday. The sus pect vehicle is described as a gold colored mid-size SUV, possibly a Lexus. Social Security Boost Sought Overtook Shooting Arrest U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon met Thurs Alejandro Ray Vance Jr., 23, was arrested after police responded to multiple reports of Hit and Run Suspect on the taped conversation involv ing Sterling, tweeted shortly after the leag u e's decision was a n nounced. Jo h n so n 's ro le on the tape stemmed from Sterling's female com panion apparently posting a photo of her and the Hall of Fame player on her Instagram account. That photo has since been deleted, but raised Sterling's ire nonetheless. "It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you're associat ing with black people. Do you have to?" Sterling asks the woman on the tape. The issues raised when the tapes were released represent just another chapter in Sterling's long history of being at the center o f controversy. In the past, he's faced extensive federal charges of civil rights viola tions and racial discrimination in his business dealings, and some of his race-related statements would be described as shocking. gunshots in the area of North Killingsworth and Minnesota Avenue Monday evening. Two cars were hit with bullets, but no injuries were reported. Late Late Host to Retire CBS “Late Late Show” H ost C raig Ferguson says he will retire from the television program in Decem ber. M onday’s announcem ent pom es just about a month after his network-m ate and boss David Letterman announced his planned retirement for January. 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