• Angels’ Justin Upton happy with support from MLB on social issues

    Angels’ Justin Upton happy with support from MLB on social issues
    OAKLAND >> Justin Upton, who was among the Angels players to kneel during the national anthem on Friday night, said he’s been encouraged by the support he and others have received so far.
    Scattered players around the majors have been kneeling during the anthem as a protest of systemic racism. Major League Baseball has supported them through the official social media, and many other players have been wearing Black Lives Matter T-shirts branded with the MLB logo.
    “I think with th
  • LAFC seeks execution in knockout match vs. Sounders

    LAFC seeks execution in knockout match vs. Sounders
    The history of Los Angeles Football Club’s brief existence features multiple seminal moments against the Seattle Sounders. In 2018, LAFC’s first ever match was played in Seattle. Six weeks later, the Sounders were LAFC’s opponent for the first league match in Banc of California Stadium history. Both matches ended in 1-0 LAFC victories.
    After eliminating Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the Los Angeles Galaxy in the Western Conference semifinals of the 2019 MLS Playoffs, LAFC appeared set
  • Coronavirus vaccines: What looks promising and who will be the first to get one?

    Coronavirus vaccines: What looks promising and who will be the first to get one?
    Imagine the day when we can turn back the clock — and rediscover a life of random hugs, music festivals, busy streets, crowded campuses and a powerful economy.
    This past week’s vaccine news gives us reason to hope. Scientists are increasingly optimistic that COVID-19 will someday join the ranks of smallpox, yellow fever, polio, mumps, measles and other near-vanquished diseases.
    What will it take to get there? The challenges — in science, manufacturing, distribution and citizen
  • Roundup of wasted taxpayer money

    Roundup of wasted taxpayer money
    Anyone who’s ever managed a household knows that it’s not only how much money you make that matters. It’s also how much you spend.
    California’s budget is vastly more complicated, and less transparent, than family finances. So it’s even more important for taxpayers to watch closely as elected officials spend our money.
    The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation released its annual “Follow the Money” report on July 15, coinciding with this year’s postpon
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  • Del Mar horse racing consensus picks for Sunday, July 26

    Del Mar horse racing consensus picks for Sunday, July 26
    The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Sunday, July 26 for racing at opening day at Del Mar.
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  • NBA: Clippers’ Lou Williams must quarantine 10 days after outside the bubble excursion

    NBA: Clippers’ Lou Williams must quarantine 10 days after outside the bubble excursion
    The NBA confirmed Sunday morning that Clippers guard Lou Williams will miss the first two seeding games of the restart because he’ll have to quarantine for 10 days at the Walt Disney World Resort campus after visiting the Magic City strip club in Atlanta while on an excused absence from the bubble.
    The quarantine began Saturday when he returned to Orlando.
    Williams was the third Clippers player to leave the bubble when he was excused to attend to personal matters. The star reserve posted a
  • No work, no rent: Tenants grapple with mounting debt, shrinking benefits

    No work, no rent: Tenants grapple with mounting debt, shrinking benefits
    Alicia Kneifl had just started a new life in a new city with a new job.
    She and her husband sold their house in Lancaster, put their goods and their boat in storage, and rented an 11th-story Long Beach apartment with city and ocean views.
    Then the coronavirus shutdowns came, and the Kneifls rapidly lost everything — first their jobs, then their savings.
    They paid less than half their rent through June and couldn’t pay any in July.
    Adding to their hardship, Kneifl’s unemployment
  • Are 3 Star Wars seasonal festivals coming to Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge?

    Are 3 Star Wars seasonal festivals coming to Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge?
    A trio of Star Wars seasonal events tied to a local Batuuan harvest festival, a delightfully bad 1970s Christmas television special and the film franchise’s unofficial May the Fourth holiday could be coming soon to the twin Galaxy’s Edge themed lands at Disneyland and Disney World.
    A new Star Wars book from Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Imagineering reveals new details about the Black Spire Day, Batuaan Harvest Festival and Life Day local holidays celebrated annually in Galaxy’s Ed
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  • Doctor’s life of luxury built on backs of drug users, prosecutors say

    Doctor’s life of luxury built on backs of drug users, prosecutors say
    Before landing in the Orange County Jail, they were remodeling a $3.2 million mansion — with “jetliner” views of the Pacific Ocean, Santa Monica mountains and downtown Los Angeles; complete with lap pool and wine cellar — high in the hills of Brentwood.
    They had high-priced cars. Expensive purses and jewelry. Eclectic art. Bars of silver and gold.
    Liza Vismanos. Courtesy Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
    But the lifestyle enjoyed by Dr. Randy Rosen, girlfrie
  • Caring for a family member? Here are tax breaks/credits to claim

    Caring for a family member? Here are tax breaks/credits to claim
    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 61 million Americans live with a disability. Of those, seven in 10 adults with more serious disabilities live with family members.
    If you are helping to support a parent or other family member with medical issues or a disability, there are tax deductions and credits that may help offset the costs. Many rules regarding these tax breaks have changed over the past couple of years. Here is an update …
    Dependency credit
    The deduction
  • The constitutionality of federal mask mandates

    The constitutionality of federal mask mandates
    With COVID-19 exploding in states across the nation, the clamor for a federal mask mandate has correspondingly grown.
    Joe Biden promises, if elected, to make wearing a face covering in public compulsory using executive power. Nancy Pelosi has lamented that “mandat[ing] the wearing of masks across the country” is “long overdue.” (California already has imposed a requirement that everyone wear a mask.)  But whatever the merits of a national mandate, it runs head on int
  • Just so you know, there’s no loophole in Proposition 13

    Just so you know, there’s no loophole in Proposition 13
    Just so you know, there’s no loophole in Proposition 13.
    Proponents of a measure to change Proposition 13 use the word “loophole” all the time to describe what is actually a provision of the state constitution, put there by voters, intentionally, in June 1978.
    For example, California Teachers Association President E. Toby Boyd told the Capitol Weekly podcast recently that a measure supported by CTA, Proposition 15 on the November ballot, “reclaims” $12 billion per y
  • State pressures locals on housing crisis

    State pressures locals on housing crisis
    For the last half-century, the state government has attempted — without much success — to steer housing development in California via periodic calculation of local “needs.”
    About once every eight years, the state Department of Housing and Community Development, using formulas based primarily on population growth, has told regional planning bodies or individual counties how much housing for various personal income levels they should be building. Local officials then divvy
  • Spare a thought for the lonely, excellent charter school: Roger Ruvolo

    Spare a thought for the lonely, excellent charter school: Roger Ruvolo
    You might think students, their parents and teachers are important stakeholders in public education. But you would be wrong. You know this simply by listening to the vitriolic, big-money opposition to charter schools.
    Try as they might, public school systems do not deliver equality-of-opportunity educations for lower-income and so-called minority students. Some of the problems – gangs, bullies, drug use, even less-accomplished faculties – impede classroom learning and have proven nea
  • Finding distraction in the lives of others: Doug McIntyre

    Finding distraction in the lives of others: Doug McIntyre
    This column is a cry for help.
    Late last week, I refilled the salt shaker. Mind you, it wasn’t empty — but it was getting low. So, I unscrewed the cap, Windexed away the pancake syrup and BBQ sauce fingerprints, then topped it off with some Morton’s, iodized of course. When I was finished, I proudly showed The Wife what I had accomplished.
    Surprisingly, The Wife seemed less than impressed. Then again, she was busy de-pilling a Christmas sweater and accused me of breaking her co
  • Sabrina Ionescu, Liberty fall to Storm in WNBA season opener

    Sabrina Ionescu, Liberty fall to Storm in WNBA season opener
    BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Breanna Stewart had 18 points, eight rebounds and four steals in her first WNBA game since helping Seattle win the 2018 championship, sending the Storm past the New York Liberty 87-71 Saturday in the season opener for both teams.
    The 2020 WNBA season, delayed and shortened by the coronavirus pandemic, will be played in a bubble at the IMG Academy.
    Stewart missed all of last season after tearing her Achilles tendon while playing for her Russian club team in April 2019
  • Horse racing: Maximum Security wins in return to racing at Del Mar

    Horse racing: Maximum Security wins in return to racing at Del Mar
    Jockey Abel Cedillo guides Maximum Security to the winner’s circle after their victory in the Grade II, $150,000 San Diego Handicap, Saturday, July 25, 2020 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar CA. (Courtesy of Benoit Photo)
    Maximum Security and jockey Abel Cedillo, outside, overpower Midcourt (Victor Espinoza), inside, to win the Grade II, $150,000 San Diego Handicap, Saturday, July 25, 2020 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar CA. (Courtesy of Benoit Photo)SoundThe gallery will resume
  • Coronavirus State Tracker: California reported 7,770 new cases and 76 new deaths as of July 25

    Coronavirus State Tracker: California reported 7,770 new cases and 76 new deaths as of July 25
    California had at least 7,770 new cases of the coronavirus and 76 new deaths reported as of Saturday, July 25, according to unofficial counts from county websites. San Bernardino and Riverside counties did not report updated numbers.
    That raises the state’s total cases to 445,292 since reporting began, and 8,424 people have died.
    The state also reported 122 fewer patients, lowering the total number of people hospitalized to 8,449.The state’s breakdown of cases by age is as follows:
    5
  • Coronavirus: Orange County reports 595 new cases and 6 more deaths

    Coronavirus: Orange County reports 595 new cases and 6 more deaths
    The Orange County Health Care Agency  reported another 595 new cases of the coronavirus as of Saturday, July 25.
    The cumulative total number of positive cases for Orange County is 33,953 since local testing began in March. County officials clarified that they may have tested an individual multiple times, but if positive, they are reported as only one case, even if they have duplicate positive test results.
    It is estimated that more than half of the cases, or 18,737 as of Saturday, have reco
  • AVP Champions Cup: April Ross, Alix Klineman dig deep to advance to semifinals

    AVP Champions Cup: April Ross, Alix Klineman dig deep to advance to semifinals
    April Ross and Alix Klineman twice on Saturday found themselves in danger of going to the contenders bracket, but the top-seeded women’s team rallied to make it to the semifinals of the Wilson Cup, the second leg of the AVP Champions Cup being played on three consecutive weekends at the Long Beach Convention Center.
    Semifinal and final matches will be contested Sunday. The women’s final is slated for 12:45 p.m., the men’s for 2 p.m. No fans are allowed on site because of the co
  • Alexander: On WNBA’s opening day, they say her name

    Alexander: On WNBA’s opening day, they say her name
    To be sure, the very existence of the WNBA could be considered a social justice initiative.
    It was launched in 1997, with the prodding of NBA commissioner David Stern and the financial backup of his league, on the idea that this country’s best women’s basketball players deserved a big-time league on these shores.
    It’s still not close to perfect, because under normal (i.e., non-pandemic) circumstances most players still have to go overseas to make the bulk of what their skills a
  • Clippers’ Lou Williams draws NBA’s interest for activities outside the bubble

    Clippers’ Lou Williams draws NBA’s interest for activities outside the bubble
    The NBA has started an investigation after rapper Jack Harlow posted and removed a photo on Instagram of him and Clippers guard Lou Williams apparently fraternizing Thursday night with the caption “A location U would never guess,” according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
    Williams was outside of the NBA bubble on an excused absence when the picture was posted.
    According to ESPN, the picture was taken at an Atlanta gentleman’s club Thursday night, although Harlow tweeted
  • MLB reporter’s roundtable: Discussion on the baseball season and what comes next

    MLB reporter’s roundtable: Discussion on the baseball season and what comes next
    Columnists and beat writers from both Bay Area News Group and Southern California News Group discuss the upcoming MLB season in detail, assessing the chances of the Angels, Dodgers, Giants and A’s. But in a season that launched at an unprecedented time in history, there are bigger questions and concerns. What impact will a 60-game season have on the races, the stats, the players? Will it even sustain itself for 60 games plus a postseason, or is it a house of cards destined to fall.
    Host: B
  • Coronavirus aid: $1,200 checks by August, says Mnuchin

    Coronavirus aid: $1,200 checks by August, says Mnuchin
    By LISA MASCARO | AP Congressional Correspondent
    WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday that Republicans were set to roll out the next COVID-19 aid package Monday and assured there was backing from the White House after he and President Donald Trump’s top aide met to fine-tune the $1 trillion proposal that had floundered just days before.
    Mnuchin told reporters at the Capitol that extending an expiring unemployment benefit — but reducing it substantially &
  • White militia, black activists — both armed — converge on Louisville

    White militia, black activists — both armed — converge on Louisville
    By TIMOTHY D. EASLEY | Associated Press
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. —Hundreds of armed, predominantly Black, activists demanded justice for Breonna Taylor during peaceful demonstrations Saturday in her Kentucky hometown that drew counter-protesters from a white militia group.
    Police closed streets and set up barricades to keep the two groups apart as tensions remained on edge in Louisville, where protests have flared for months over the death of Taylor, a Black woman killed when police busted into her
  • QB Justin Herbert officially joins Chargers after signing rookie contract

    QB Justin Herbert officially joins Chargers after signing rookie contract
    Many eager Chargers fans rushed to order Justin Herbert’s jersey after the team selected him with the sixth overall pick in April’s NFL draft.
    They’ve been waiting months for the quarterback’s jersey to be shipped. The organization has been waiting just as long to officially welcome Herbert to the team.
    The wait ended Saturday when Herbert signed his 4-year, $26.6 million rookie contract with a fifth-year team option, a source confirmed. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport w
  • Say cheese: Dion Waiters has a soft landing with the Lakers

    Say cheese: Dion Waiters has a soft landing with the Lakers
    LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Ever since the invention of the shot clock, hoops players in streets and gyms and parks everywhere have done their own game-winning play-by-play to this soundtrack: “Five, four, three, two, one.”
    Dion Waiters has chased that feeling his whole life. In his head, he says, that clock is always ticking down.
    So it made sense then, that in just two nights in a Lakers uniform, Waiters has been a go-to guy as quarters end. After making a buzzer-beating 3-point
  • Dodgers’ offense runs short in loss to Giants

    Dodgers’ offense runs short in loss to Giants
    LOS ANGELES — Maybe three weeks of Summer Camp wasn’t enough to fine-tune everything.
    The Dodgers had four runners thrown out on the bases – three were doubled off – in a three-inning, mid-game stretch, stymying their offense better than the Giants’ pitching staff had been able to do before a 5-4 Dodgers loss Saturday afternoon.
    Toss in four hit batters, a couple errors and a run-scoring wild pitch from the expanded pitching staffs, and the game would have fit comfo
  • Dodgers’ offense runs short in 5-4 loss to Giants

    Dodgers’ offense runs short in 5-4 loss to Giants
    LOS ANGELES — Maybe three weeks of Summer Camp wasn’t enough to fine-tune everything.
    The Dodgers had four runners thrown out on the bases – three were doubled off – in a three-inning, mid-game stretch, stymying their offense better than the Giants’ pitching staff had been able to do before a 5-4 Dodgers loss Saturday afternoon.
    Toss in four hit batters, a couple errors and a run-scoring wild pitch from the expanded pitching staffs, and the game would have fit comfo
  • Dylan Bundy pitches Angels to victory in debut with new team

    Dylan Bundy pitches Angels to victory in debut with new team
    OAKLAND — The last time Angels fans saw Dylan Bundy pitching for their team was back in spring training – what seems like ages ago now – and he was sailing through his outings in the Cactus League.
    More than four months later, with the games now counting, Bundy took the first step toward showing spring was not a fluke.
    The right-hander gave up one run in 6 2/3 innings in a 4-1 victory over the Oakland A’s on Saturday, an impressive debut for a pitcher whose acquisition wa
  • Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma rides momentum into NBA restart

    Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma rides momentum into NBA restart
    LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – After 12 minutes, the Orlando Magic had one made 3-pointer.
    Kyle Kuzma had four in as many tries.
    The smooth start for Kuzma in a 119-112 scrimmage win over the Magic on Saturday afternoon was another promising sign from a training camp in the bubble where he’s been one of the most lauded players. He finished with 10-for-13 shooting and 25 points – an appropriate number given his 25th birthday a day before.
    Coach Frank Vogel has called Kuzma “domi
  • California, Florida, Texas would lose House seats with Trump order

    California, Florida, Texas would lose House seats with Trump order
    By MIKE SCHNEIDER | Associated Press
    ORLANDO, Fla. — If President Donald Trump succeeds in getting immigrants who are illegally in the country excluded from being counted in the redrawing of U.S. House districts, California, Florida and Texas would end up with one less congressional seat each than if every resident were counted, according to an analysis by a think tank.
    Without that population, California would lose two seats instead of one, Florida would gain one seat instead of two and T

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