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• These are the Rams training-camp battles to watch

  16-08-2020 23:13
  
  An offseason of veteran departures has left Rams coaches to audition unproven pros for key roles when training camp shifts this week into padded practices and bare-knuckled competition for jobs.
  One position, middle linebacker, illustrates the challenge and the potential.
  Two summers ago, the Rams had to replace their leading tackler. The previous March, they’d unloaded Alec Ogletree and his $10 million-a-year contract. They took a chance on an undrafted player who’d been used mostly
  
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• Slumping Albert Pujols out of Angels lineup for second straight day

  16-08-2020 22:17
  
  ANAHEIM — Albert Pujols was not in the Angels lineup on Saturday or Sunday, an unprecedented respite for the 40-year-old.
  Manager Joe Maddon said Sunday morning there was nothing wrong with Pujols physically. If so, that would mark the first time in Pujols’ nine Angels seasons that he was out of the lineup in consecutive games without the manager citing a physical issue.
  “He’s fine,” Maddon said. “I’m just trying to move it around, give more opportunity
  
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• A growing opposition to raising taxes in California

  16-08-2020 21:00
  
  Tax and bond proposals did not fare very well in the election just last March. For the first time since the 1990’s, voters rejected a statewide school bond, ironically designated as Proposition 13. Local bond and tax measures also had rough sledding, particularly those requiring a two-thirds vote.
  Prior to that, in June of 2019, registered voters residing in the Los Angeles Unified School District rejected a proposed parcel tax heavily supported by the local labor groups and Mayor Eric Gar
  
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• When is it considered safe enough to reopen California’s classrooms?

  16-08-2020 19:06
  
  As nearly all of California’s schools forge into the new academic year with virtual learning, everyone wants to know how soon it’ll be safe for students and teachers to return to real classrooms.
  While some experts — from Stanford researchers to the Centers for Disease Control — say the sooner schools can reopen for in-person instruction with proper precautions the better, many teachers and their unions across the state are advocating for more cautious approaches.
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• Does lemonade complement a burrito like wine? Yes, says Chipotle Mexican Grill

  16-08-2020 19:05
  
  People are used to the the question, “Would you like Coke with that?” But they don’t usually think about fast food and soft drink pairings.
  But that’s what Chipotle Mexican Grill is doing through a partnership with an organic beverage company.
  The Newport Beach-based chain is serving two flavors of lemonade and and two aguas frescas from Tractor Beverage Co. in non-carbonated dispensers alongside its traditional fountain drinks.
  The based in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho com
  
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• Misusing taxpayer dollars for campaigns

  16-08-2020 19:00
  
  Four of the 12 measures on California’s November ballot were placed there by the Legislature.
  Let’s assume that legislators had also appropriated $100 million in taxpayers’ money for campaigns to persuade voters to approve the four. It would have been an outrageous and likely illegal misappropriation of public funds under several laws.
  Using public funds to pass ballot measures is also illegal at the local level. Government Code Section 54964, for instance, forthrightly de
  
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• Mormons cool to Trump are finding new influence in Arizona

  16-08-2020 18:56
  
  MESA, Ariz. — Yasser Sanchez has twice worked to defeat Joe Biden’s bids for the vice presidency by building support for Republican candidates among his fellow members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It wasn’t hard.
  Now the lifelong Republican finds himself in the surprising position of supporting Biden — and repelled from his party, he says, by President Donald Trump.
  “We’re taught to be steady, to be basically the opposite of the way he&r
  
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• House Democrats summon postal leaders to hearing on mail delays

  16-08-2020 18:38
  
  BEDMINSTER, N.J. — The Democratic-run House on Sunday demanded that leaders of the U.S. Postal Service testify at an emergency oversight hearing Aug. 24 on mail delays as concerns grow that the Trump White House is trying to undermine the agency during the coronavirus pandemic while states expand mail-in voting options for the November presidential election.
  The House Oversight and Reform Committee said it wants to hear from new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and from the chair of the Post
  
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• Southern California braces for more heat heading into scorching week

  16-08-2020 18:34
  
  LOS ANGELES — Parts of Southern California were expected to see slight relief today from the worst heat wave in years, before temperatures rise again to dangerous levels beginning Tuesday.
  A heat advisory was in effect until 9 p.m. Sunday for the greater Los Angeles area, but the high in downtown Los Angeles was expected to be between 88 and 90 degrees — an improvement from Saturday’s high of 99.
  Excessive heat warnings remained in effect through 9 p.m. Wednesday in the Antelop
  
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• Southern California’s future depends on defeating Proposition 15

  16-08-2020 18:14
  
  Southern California is confronting the worst economic crisis in modern times. Across our community, the outlook looks uncertain for millions of families and countless small businesses. Amid conditions not seen since the Great Depression, voters will decide this November the fate of Proposition 15—the largest proposed property tax increase in state history.
  Unless rejected by voters, Prop. 15 and the $11.5 billion tax hike it imposes will prove to be another impediment for unemployed worker
  
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• How Los Angeles icons Angelyne and Joan Didion connect in ‘City at the Edge of Forever’

  16-08-2020 17:27
  
  In “California Rolls,” one of the 11 essays in Peter Lunenfeld’s engaging new book about Los Angeles, “City at the Edge of Forever,” the author merges his thoughts on Joan Didion, Angelyne, Corvettes and sushi like a series of seamless lane changes through LA’s streets.
  In these essays, Lunenfeld, vice chair of UCLA’s Design Media Arts department, takes a deep look into the sprawling city’s history, lore, literature, architecture and design. And, o
  
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• Isabel Wilkerson’s ‘Caste’ is a devastating exploration of American racial distinctions

  16-08-2020 16:28
  
  By Steve Nathans-Kelly
  In Plessy v. Ferguson, the landmark civil rights case whose 7-2 defeat in the Supreme Court codified the principle of “separate but equal” in United States law for 58 years, Albion Tourgée, the lead attorney bringing suit against Louisiana’s Separate Car Act, pursued a legal argument that seems curious today.
  Rather than insisting that his client, Homer Plessy—a light-skinned, mixed-race, French-speaking Creole—deserved to sit in the ra
  
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• MORNING WRAP: Rams, Chargers with big decisions to make as season nears

  16-08-2020 16:18
  
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  ONE: With no pre-season games and players not allowed for full padded practice sessions until next week, Rams coaches still have to make big roster decisions before their Sept. 13 season opener against the Dallas Cowboys. And two of those coaches are new offensive and defensive coordinators. Find out what the
  
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• Who should police the police in California?

  16-08-2020 15:00
  
  Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a four-part series that will examine policing in California following George Floyd’s killing and subsequent protests and calls for widespread reform. Part 1 examined how potential officers are selected. Part 2 explored how police officers are trained. Part 3 looks into oversight of police agencies.
  Like so many other changes to law enforcement, demands for civilian oversight of police often have their roots in outrage. Oakland’s f
  
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• How coronavirus left Orange County resident grieving husband, father within 6 weeks

  16-08-2020 15:00
  
  Donna Nakahara’s recent phone calls with her mother-in-law, Yasuko Nakahara, have not been easy.
  The pair have always had much to talk about, and they still do. But now they sob, comfort each other and discuss what they’ve lost.
  Donna Nakahara’s husband – Yasuko Nakahara’s son – is dead.
  From the coronavirus.
  “It’s been hard, but you can’t turn back time,” Donna Nakahara, a Garden Grove resident, said by phone last week. “My mothe
  
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• Won or inherited lots of money? Beware the pitfalls and losing it fast

  16-08-2020 14:00
  
  We all dream about winning the lottery or getting some unexpected prize or inheritance that suddenly changes our life. But are you prepared for such a happening?
  And if you have children or other heirs that you will be leaving an inheritance to, are they ready? Receiving an inheritance can be like winning the lottery. In both cases, without careful planning, the windfall may not change lives for the better.
  The trouble with lottery winnings
  According to CNBC and MIT Press, lottery winners are mo
  
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• Legendary Mater Dei football coach Dick Coury dies at age 91

  16-08-2020 10:47
  
  Legendary former Mater Dei football coach Dick Coury, who helped build the Monarchs into a powerhouse before embarking on a long and successful career at the collegiate and professional levels, died Saturday, Aug. 15, announced Lake Oswego High in Oregon where Coury’s son Steve serves as head coach.
  The announcement, from the official twitter account of the Lake Oswego football program, said Coury was 91.
  “He treated everyone he came in contact with like they were the most important
  
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• UCLA alum Kenny Clark signs four-year contract extension with Packers

  16-08-2020 10:44
  
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay’s Kenny Clark says he has always wanted to prove the value of nose tackles as complete players.
  Now the Packers have given him a contract that showcases that.
  The Packers announced Saturday they had signed the 24-year-old Clark to a contract extension without disclosing the length or terms of the deal. Clark’s agent, Doug Hendrickson, confirmed an ESPN report that the 2016 first-round draft pick from UCLA agreed to terms on a deal worth $70 mill
  
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• Behested payments and the specter of corruption

  16-08-2020 08:18
  
  One of the ways California is different from other states is that certain things that are illegal in other states are legal here.
  For example, suppose a politician in Illinois calls up the executives of a company that is regulated by the state, or has any type of business pending before the state government, and asks for an unusually generous donation to an organization with close ties to the politician. That could be considered a shakedown, perhaps even prosecuted as extortion.
  In California, i
  
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• The red state-blue state divide comes to a (shower) head

  16-08-2020 07:56
  
  As many of my eagle-eyed readers noted, I failed to file a column last week, the first time in 83 weeks my pithy, cogent and perspicacious commentaries did not appear.
  I was shooting to be the Cal Ripkin of opinion columnists but an arthritic knuckle on my left forefinger sidelined me, leading some of you to assume the worst. My inbox was jammed with emails.
  “Hey McIntyre,” began one. “Did somebody over there finally read your junk?”
  “At last!” said another di
  
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• UFC 252: Stipe Miocic retains heavyweight crown with decision over Daniel Cormier

  16-08-2020 07:37
  
  Stipe Miocic punches Daniel Cormier in their UFC heavyweight championship bout during the UFC 252 event at UFC APEX on August 15, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
  Daniel Cormier punches Stipe Miocic in their UFC heavyweight championship bout during the UFC 252 event at UFC APEX on August 15, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsStipe Miocic punches Daniel Cormier in their UFC heavyweight championship bout du
  
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• Dodgers edge Angels in 10th to take first two in Freeway Series

  16-08-2020 07:20
  
  Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout, top, rounds the bases past Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler on a two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
  Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout connects on a two-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)SoundThe gallery will resume inseco
  
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• Help save local journalism, help pass Assembly Bill 323

  16-08-2020 06:21
  
  Our association of news publishers and editors is charged with protecting the “brands” of 450-plus California newspapers. We’ve been fighting against a rising tide of newsroom closures as the COVID-19 wave breaks over our members’ businesses.
  We’re advocating for passage of Assembly Bill 323, introduced by Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio, D-Baldwin Park, to get relief and prevent job losses, small business failures and threats to freedom of the press. All valid and presc
  
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• For Clayton Kershaw and Mookie Betts, coronavirus pandemic affects charities

  16-08-2020 05:28
  
  ANAHEIM – Sunday afternoon, Mookie Betts will host a “grab-and-go giveaway” in Compton. The drive-through event at the Compton Town Center will offer free hand sanitizer, reusable face masks, food boxes, health screenings, and voter registration.
  By his own admission, Betts still doesn’t know much about the region he’ll call home for the next 12 years. He knew he wanted to help an underprivileged community after joining the Dodgers. This time he chose Compton. He pa
  
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• Del Mar horse racing consensus picks for Sunday, Aug. 16

  16-08-2020 05:08
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Sunday, August 16 for racing at Del Mar.
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• Rams coaches see no excuses as competition for starting spots gets serious

  16-08-2020 04:30
  
  In a normal year, Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell and defensive coordinator Brandon Staley would have spent Saturday evaluating players’ performances in the team’s first exhibition game the night before.
  As it is, they were still gearing up for the Rams’ first full-bore, padded practice sessions, which don’t begin until Tuesday.
  A year of virtual coaching is about to get real for the Rams staff that must pare down the roster and choose the starters for th
  
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• Coronavirus state tracker: California reported 92 more people have died as of Aug. 15

  16-08-2020 03:34
  
  California reported 5,975 new cases of the coronavirus, as of Saturday, Aug. 15,  bringing the cumulative total since tracking began to 617,572.
  There were also 92 new deaths reported Saturday, making for a total of 11,371 people who have died, according to unofficial counts from county websites.
  COVID-related hospitalizations across the state continued to decline Saturday. State health officials reported 37 fewer hospitalizations, with 6,327 people in hospitals statewide. That marks the 11
  
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• Julio Teheran prepares for third Angels start after abbreviated preparation

  16-08-2020 02:41
  
  ANAHEIM — When most major league pitchers were throwing full-fledged bullpen sessions, or even facing hitters, in preparation for this shortened season, Julio Teheran was at home throwing into a net.
  Teheran, who was quarantined in late June and early July because of a bout with the coronavirus, is going to make his third start of the major league season on Sunday.
  It will be just the fourth time he’s pitched to hitters at all, including one intrasquad game in Long Beach. Teheran mis
  
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• Trail Blazers beat Grizzlies in play-in, earn first-round series with the Lakers

  16-08-2020 02:17
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The exhaustion has leaked through at the end of all their thrillers: Damian Lillard with his hands on his knees. Terry Stotts exhaling deeply from the sideline before advancing for the postgame handshake. The stiffness of a fractured back settling in for C.J. McCollum, awkwardly shuffling off the court.
  As the Portland Trail Blazers closed in on their 126-122 victory over Memphis on Saturday afternoon — their eighth single-digit margin game in the bubble &mda
  
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• Choosing Harris doesn’t absolve Biden of his bigoted record: Corrin Rankin

  16-08-2020 02:16
  
  It was of little surprise to see that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden selected California Sen. Kamala Harris to join his ticket as his vice presidential pick.
  After all, Biden’s decisions are controlled by his advisors.
  It’s likely that Biden’s advisors hope that having Kamala Harris on the ticket will help erase Biden’s controversial history with Black Americans.
  From his leading role in fighting against the desegregation of schools in the 1970s, to the &ldqu
  
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• Bruce Flanders, voice of the Long Beach Grix Prix, dies at 74

  16-08-2020 01:41
  
  Bruce Flanders, the legendary public-address announcer who became the longtime “Voice of the Long Beach Grand Prix” and entertained racing fans for more than 40 years, died Friday. He was 74.
  Flanders, who suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for years, died peacefully at his home in San Bernardino on Friday, Aug. 14, said a close family friend, according to Jim Michaelian, president and CEO of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach.
  Calling Flanders “one of a
  
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• Bruce Flanders, voice of the Long Beach Grand Prix, dies at 74

  16-08-2020 01:41
  
  Bruce Flanders, the legendary public-address announcer who became the longtime “Voice of the Long Beach Grand Prix” and entertained racing fans for more than 40 years, died Friday. He was 74.
  Flanders, who suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for years, died peacefully at his home in San Bernardino on Friday, Aug. 14, said a close family friend, according to Jim Michaelian, president and CEO of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach.
  Calling Flanders “one of a
  
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• 2 women arrested on suspicion of trespassing during anti-mask rally in Costa Mesa

  16-08-2020 01:37
  
  Two women were arrested on suspicion of trespassing during an anti-mask rally in Costa Mesa Saturday afternoon, Aug. 15, authorities said.
  Costa Mesa police were called to Mother’s Market, at 1890 Newport Blvd., by a manager reporting the trespassers before 2:15 p.m., police spokeswoman Roxi Fyad said.
  It was unclear what the protesters did to get arrested. Their identities were not immediately released by authorities.
  A rally had been taking place adjacent to the store near Newport Boulev
  
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• 1 dead, 1 wounded in possible gang-related shooting in Anaheim

  16-08-2020 01:26
  
  A 28-year-old man was killed and another man wounded in a possible gang-related shooting in Anaheim early Saturday morning, Aug. 15, authorities said.
  Anaheim officers responding to a shots-fired call found the men on Bellevue Drive just east of Citron Street at about 12:30 a.m., Sgt. Shane Carringer said.
  Edwin Richard Ramirez-Hernandez of Anaheim was pronounced dead at the scene, Carringer said. A 27-year-old Anaheim man was taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.
  The circumsta
  
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• Lakers practice early hoping to answer all questions

  16-08-2020 01:16
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — With days to go to their first playoff game, the Lakers had a couple “to be determined” categories left on their docket.
  Their Saturday practice at the Visa Athletic Center wrapped up minutes before the play-in game between the Trail Blazers and Grizzlies tipped, so they couldn’t spend that time preparing for Portland, which won the game hours later. While Frank Vogel has hinted that he has a good idea of the playoff rotation, the Lakers players t
  
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• Coronavirus: Orange County exceeds 800 deaths as of Aug. 15

  16-08-2020 01:10
  
  The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 513 new cases of the coronavirus as of Saturday, Aug. 15, bringing the cumulative total to 43,367 cases.
  Officials said a reporting issue at the state level appears to have been resolved and the total number of cases reported for Orange County is now accurate as of Wednesday’s report.
  There were 20 new deaths reported in Orange County on Friday, raising the death toll to 809 people.
  The data on deaths in the county is compiled from death certif
  
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• Clippers’ rhythm is missing but their spirits strong before playoff opener

  16-08-2020 00:49
  
  You’d think a team that just set several single-season franchise shooting and scoring records, whose best player averaged a career-best 27.1 points per game and whose top four offensive contributors were more prolific than any quartet since 1968 would have some serious swagger heading into the playoffs.
  And, yes, the Clippers are a confident, spirited bunch, but even so, they’re not hitting the playoffs at full stride. They’re not exactly limping in as the Western Conference No
  
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• LA firefighter lost to coronavirus mourned by family, peers

  16-08-2020 00:00
  
  Fire Captain Ruben Torres delivers the eulogy during outdoor funeral services held for LAFD Firefighter/Paramedic Jose M. Perez, who died from complications of COVID-19 in July, at Cottonwood Church in Los Alamitos on Saturday, August 15, 2020.
  (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
  Outdoor funeral service are held for LAFD Firefighter/Paramedic Jose M. Perez, who died from complications of COVID-19 in July, at Cottonwood Church in Los Alamitos on Saturday, August 15, 2020.
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