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Britney can't come close to matching Beyoncé’s fire at MTV VMAs
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They were perhaps the saddest words ever glimpsed on MTV: “Britney Spears returns to the VMA stage in 10 minutes.”
Rendered as an on-screen caption in the wake of Beyoncé’s epic throwdown on Sunday’s Video Music Awards, the sentence wasn’t supposed to trigger pity. After all, this year’s edition of MTV’s annual bash, broadcast live from New York’s Madison Square Garden, had been breathlessly hyped in advance as a comeback for Spears, who after a long spell in the pop-culture wilderness (a.k.a. Las Vegas) appears to have her head in the game again.
And truth be told, the singer’s performance of “Make Me…,” from the very strong album she released Friday, was no tragedy: Wearing a sparkly yellow leotard, Spears danced with a fair amount of the feline energy that made her the original VMAs phenom back in the early 2000s. (As for her singing, well, let’s just say she lip-synced the right words.)
But whoever allowed Spears to perform after Beyoncé must have had sabotage in mind, for nothing could’ve killed the anticipation for the former teen-pop queen — or made her old-fashioned display look less relevant — than Beyoncé’s virtuosic medley of songs from her hit album “Lemonade.”
Britney Spears performing at the MTV VMAs. Chris Pizzello / Invision/Associated Press Britney Spears performing at the MTV VMAs. Britney Spears performing at the MTV VMAs. (Chris Pizzello / Invision/Associated Press)
Carefully choreographed and beautifully sung, the lengthy performance — which strung together bits of “Pray You Catch Me,” “Hold Up,” “Sorry,” “Don’t Hurt Yourself” and “Formation” — touched on police violence, romantic infidelity and motherly love as Beyoncé criss-crossed Madison Square Garden wearing a fur coat and wielding a baseball bat, glaring at the camera then breaking into her trademark million-watt grin.
As the centerpiece of what aims to be music’s boldest awards show, it was just so much more striking — and topical — than what Spears and the other acts at the VMAs were offering, even if the performance was basically a live commercial for the singer’s ongoing world tour. (Indeed, a real commercial aired in the next break, providing whatever motivation potential ticket-buyers still needed.)
Not that anyone else was really even trying to match Beyoncé’s gravitas, save for Rihanna, who as the recipient of this year’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award sang four separate times, each a deft showcase for her varied talents. (Other big winners included Drake for hip-hop video with “Hotline Bling” and — what do you know! — Beyoncé for video of the year with “Formation.”)
Rihanna and a stage full of dancers perform in one of her many sets during the night. Jewel Samad / AFP/Getty Images Rihanna and a stage full of dancers perform in one of her many sets during the night. Rihanna and a stage full of dancers perform in one of her many sets during the night. (Jewel Samad / AFP/Getty Images)
Rihanna was best in a busy version of “Work” that she performed amid a gaggle of dancers and hangers-on that gave the cavernous arena a humid club vibe. But she was strong too in a clutch of grown-up ballads.
Yet the rest of Sunday’s show felt like little league compared with Beyoncé.
There was Ariana Grande warbling through “Side to Side” as part of an inane gym-themed routine that had her on both a stationary bike and a pommel horse. There was Nick Jonas singing his song “Bacon” as he careened around a New York diner, dodging servers with trays and guys doing cartwheels.
And there were the Chainsmokers, a forgettable duo of EDM bros, performing “Closer” as though they were shutting down the grimmest karaoke bar in the grimmest college town on Earth.
There was also Kanye West, who probably did in fact show up determined to be as serious as Beyoncé.
But West’s characteristically off-the-cuff speech about his idolization of “artist-merchants” like Steve Jobs lacked the electricity he usually brings to occasions like this.
Next year: All Beyoncé, all the time?
Caption The Comedy Comedy Festival in Little Tokyo The comedy festival running Thursday through Sunday in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo neighborhood is an Asian American comedy fest with a bill of more than 100 comics of Asian descent. You probably wouldn't know that from the name of the event: the Comedy Comedy Festival. The comedy festival running Thursday through Sunday in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo neighborhood is an Asian American comedy fest with a bill of more than 100 comics of Asian descent. You probably wouldn't know that from the name of the event: the Comedy Comedy Festival. Caption Director Andrew Ahn on his new film, 'Spa Night' Actor Joe Seo and director Andrew Ahn discuss what inspired the new film "Spa Night." Actor Joe Seo and director Andrew Ahn discuss what inspired the new film "Spa Night."
Twitter: @mikaelwood
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Man fatally shot by L.A. County sheriff's deputies in Compton
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Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man in Compton on Thursday night after he pulled a gun on them, authorities said.
Shortly before 8:30 p.m., authorities said, two deputies in a marked Sheriff’s Department car came upon a man standing on the sidewalk on the west side of the street in the 400 block of Wilmington Avenue.
When deputies tried to talk to him, the man pulled out a handgun and ran northbound on Wilmington, according to the Sheriff’s Department. The deputies chased him on foot.
The deputies caught up to the man near the intersection of Arbutus Street and Kemp Avenue, near a paved wash that runs through the area. The man pointed a handgun at one of the deputies, prompting the fatal shooting, authorities said.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene; the deputies were not injured.
Sheriff’s investigators early Friday were using a dog to search for the suspect’s handgun in the wash and the surrounding area, the department said.
The shooting, like all cases involving deadly force by deputies, is under investigation by the sheriff’s homicide and internal affairs bureaus, as well as the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
hailey.branson@latimes.com
Twitter: @haileybranson
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Petition seeks to change name of city in Oklahoma from Durant to Westbrook
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Kevin Durant is done with Oklahoma, so apparently some folks in the state want nothing to do with him — or even things that remind them of the NBA star.
There’s a petition on change.org looking to have the name of Durant, Okla. — an actual city with a population of more than 15,000 — to Westbrook, Okla.
The reasoning is, of course, that Durant (the player) left the Oklahoma City Thunder as a free agent this summer to join the Golden State Warriors while the team’s other star, Russell Westbrook, ended up signing a three-year contract extension to remain with the Thunder.
“Kevin Durant has left our state, torn out our hearts, and left our beloved Oklahoma City Thunder in depleted shape,” wrote Edmond, Okla., resident Ryan Nazari, who started the petition.
“It is because of this heinous action that I believe the State of Oklahoma has a responsibility to change the name of the City of Durant to Westbrook, the man who is loyal, whom we believe in, and who will lead our team to glory.”
Several points can be made here. First, the city of Durant wasn’t named after the basketball player. It is, instead, the namesake of Dixon Durant, who founded the city around 1870, more than 100 years before the former NBA MVP was born.
“Yes, it is understood that the city Durant was not named after the evil Kevin Durant,” the petition acknowledges, “but it is just another hideous reminder of what happened to our community.”
It is just another hideous reminder of what happened to our community. — Ryan Nazari
The city, known as the state’s magnolia capitol, is 150 miles from Oklahoma City (and 162 miles from Nazari’s hometown of Edmond).
Also, the two names may be spelled the same, but they’re pronounced differently: The city, like its founder’s name, is “DOO-rant;” the player’s name is said like half the name of the ‘80s pop group that sings “Hungry Like the Wolf” with a T at the end.
Nonetheless, more than 1,900 people have signed the petition, which will be delivered to Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and Durant Mayor Stewart Hoffman.
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Despite Corona del Mar teen's illness, officials aren't worried about ocean water quality
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A week after the mother of a 16-year-old Corona del Mar High School student raised questions of whether ocean water played a part in her daughter becoming severely ill, local health experts said they see no cause for concern.
Julianne Bartz reportedly was hospitalized this month with a dangerous form of pneumonia about two weeks after participating in a junior lifeguards regional competition at Huntington State Beach on July 22.
Her mother, Catherine, would not comment to the Daily Pilot last week about her daughter's condition.
But she earlier told KCBS-TV/2 that an infectious-disease doctor had discovered her daughter had been exposed to strep bacteria, possibly contracted orally through ocean water.
Catherine Bartz wondered whether bacteria from a sewage spill that occurred in Los Angeles three days before the competition may have caused her daughter's illness.
"So the infectious-disease doctor was finally able to get a culture … and one of the first things she asked us was if she had been swimming," Bartz told the TV station. "And that's when the light kind of came on. She had been very, very healthy up until the day she did that regional competition where she was in the ocean for so long. And in the back of my mind, it had always been a question."
Jessica Good, a spokeswoman for the Orange County Health Care Agency, said she knew of no other illnesses possibly linked to the lifeguard competition and that the agency had received no official diagnosis from Julianne's doctor or family.
Generally, the agency accepts reports when a person experiences a possibly ocean-related illness.
Such bather illness reports have not shown a doctor's diagnosis of pneumonia since 1997, Good said.
Samples are regularly taken from ocean water to test them for bacteria, Good said.
"There are 140 locations in Orange County oceans and bay waters that samples are taken from," Good wrote in an email. "These samples are taken at least weekly."
The Health Care Agency said one water sample from Huntington State Beach was collected at Magnolia Street on July 21, the day before the junior lifeguards regional competition.
Magnolia Street is about 1,000 feet from Newland Street, where Good said Julianne and the other junior guards were swimming.
The sample was collected because of a higher than acceptable level of enterococci bacteria in that area on July 20, according to Good.
Enterococci bacteria are usually found in high concentrations in human feces. They're also used as indicators of fecal contamination in recreational waters, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Enterococci also can be found in soil, storm water, animals and sewage.
According to the EPA, enterococci bacteria can cause diseases of the skin, eyes, ears and respiratory tract. They also can cause infections to wounds and the urinary tract, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Jennifer Cabral, a spokeswoman for the Orange County Sanitation District, said her agency did not have concerns about local water quality after the Los Angeles sewage spill.
"Ocean waters have met our public health state standards," she said. "We do not have any evidence that the L.A. sewage spill reached Orange County waters."
Beaches just south of the San Gabriel River and Seal Beach were closed immediately after the spill July 19. The water samples the Sanitation District took during that period did not exceed state standards for bacteria, according to Cabral.
Brian O'Rourke, junior lifeguard captain for Newport Beach, said he usually doesn't worry about the possibility of dangerous bacteria in the ocean.
The county Health Care Agency regularly updates the Newport Beach Fire Department's Marine Operations about water quality, O'Rourke said.
"The water is generally clean," he said. "There's been nothing this summer regarding water quality that gave us cause for concern."
O'Rourke said he called Catherine Bartz to ask about her daughter's condition but had not heard back.
The Health Care Agency encourages swimmers who might be experiencing an ocean-related illness to call (714) 433-6280 to be interviewed and file a complaint.
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Dilma Rousseff faces Brazil senators, says corruption accusations are meritless
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Fighting to save her job, suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff told senators on Monday that the allegations against her have no merit and that history would judge the country if she is removed from office.
"I know I will be judged, but my conscience is clear. I did not commit a crime," Rousseff told senators at her impeachment trial.
Rousseff reminded senators that she was reelected in 2014 by 54 million voters. She said that at every moment she has followed the constitution and done what was best for the country.
"I can't help but taste the bitterness of injustice" of this process, she said.
After her 30-minute speech, Rousseff was to take questions from senators. The showdown will include accusations that she hurt Brazil's economy with illegal budget manipulations and defenders arguing that she is being targeted by corrupt lawmakers.
The impeachment process began late last year, when opponents in Congress presented a measure to remove her from office. Her appearance comes a day or two before the Senate votes on whether to oust her from the presidency.
Several hundred supporters demonstrated outside Congress, and cheered when she arrived. Outside Congress, a huge wall was put up to separate Rousseff supporters and pro-impeachment activists.
The Senate voted 55-22 in May to suspend Rousseff from office for up to 180 days while a trial was prepared. Michel Temer, who was her vice president and turned into her nemesis, took over as interim president. If Rousseff is permanently removed, Temer will serve the rest of her term, which goes through 2018.
Rousseff's address comes on the fourth day of the trial which has seen name-calling, shouting and a declaration by Senate President Renan Calheiros that "stupidity is limitless."
In the middle of her second term, the left-leaning leader is accused of breaking fiscal rules to hide problems in the federal budget. She denies wrongdoing and argues that her enemies are carrying out a "coup d'état."
Opponents claim her maneuvers were an attempt to continue high spending and mask deficits, which ultimately exacerbated a severe recession in Latin America's largest economy.
According to the official close to Rousseff, she planned remarks that would be "firm, but not arrogant." The official agreed to discuss the speech only if not quoted by name because he wasn't authorized to divulge its details.
The trial is being presided over by Supreme Court Chief Justice Ricardo Lewandowski.
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A more mature Alistair Overeem eyes the UFC heavyweight belt
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By his own count, Alistair Overeem has stepped into the ring 86 times as a professional fighter.
That’s included many trips around the world, which is why Overeem insists he has seen it all. He’s walked into arenas where seemingly everyone is looking at him sideways. He’s sensed biased officiating. He’s even seen a referee pick up a knocked-out opponent and resume a round.
So when Overeem was asked if he’s nervous about fighting in opponent Stipe Miocic's hometown of Cleveland, the 36-year-old Dutchman responded accordingly.
“Cleveland?” Overeem said, smiling, in Los Angeles on Monday. “Cleveland is nice. It’s nice people, it’s America. It’s calm. It’s nice.”
He will challenge Miocic (15-2) for the heavyweight belt in the headline fight of UFC 203 at Quicken Loans Arena on Sept. 10. Miocic won the belt from Fabricio Werdum in May, and Overeem (41-14) rides four straight victories into the bout.
Overeem’s confidence doesn’t just stem from ability and experience but from the lack of distractions in his life. He’s four years removed from a positive drug test that temporarily derailed his career. He also won’t have the prefight obligations that come with defending a title on home turf.
Miocic, in Overeem’s eyes, is caught up in the moment. Meanwhile, Overeem’s preparing for it.
“What I’ve learned is that it’s all about staying grounded, you need to stay in that fight mode,” he said. “You need to stay in that hungry mode, and that’s a little bit of a challenge I’d say.”
Overeem’s UFC potential seemed limitless when he knocked out Brock Lesnar on Dec. 30, 2011.
But reports soon surfaced of a drug test revealing elevated levels of testosterone. He withdrew from his upcoming fight that May and said, in a public apology, he wasn’t aware the anti-inflammatory medicine he was using contained testosterone.
Either way, Overeem didn’t fight again until February 2013 and lost two straight bouts. After splitting his next two fights, he got his career back on track.
“I’m very competitive by nature, and I just don’t give up,” Overeem said.
And then there’s his legacy, which he pondered in an introspective moment Monday.
Overeem was quick to point out all the strides he has made. He has treated this training camp as strictly business. He’s not interested in money and cars and parties like he was at a younger age. While Miocic stayed at a pool party at UFC 202 in Las Vegas earlier this month, Overeem retreated to his hotel room and went to sleep.
But where he ranks among the sport’s best heavyweight is a more complicated question, and one he thinks he could clear up in Cleveland. A UFC belt is the void on his resume, and he’s not letting anything distract him from filling it.
“The last belt,” Overeem said. “Sept. 10 I’m going to get it and we’re going to write history.”
jesse.dougherty@latimes.com
@dougherty_jesse
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Things you never expected to see: The United Way is raising money by raffling assault-style rifles
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The United Way’s mission statement is pretty straightforward: It “improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good.”
So how does that square with the decision by a New Mexico affiliate to raise money with a yearlong raffle of 108 sniper and assault rifles and other firearms?
For gun violence activists in New Mexico, the answer is that it doesn’t. “There’s no way that putting 100 firearms into communities ravaged by violence advances the common good,” says Miranda Viscoli, co-president of New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence.
(United Way) does not permit the distribution of firearms in conjunction with the United Way trademark. — United Way Worldwide
Earlier this month, Viscoli alerted the international headquarters of United Way Worldwide by email to the raffle plans of the philanthropy’s affiliate in Otero County, on the New Mexico-Texas border. To give credit to the United Way brass, they instantaneously freaked out. Viscoli says she heard back the same day from a charity official, telling her that the United Way would be making a very aggressive response to the Otero affiliate.
A letter went out that very day from United Way general counsel Patricia J. Turner to the affiliate’s director, Linda Elliott, crisply informing her that the firearms raffle violated the United Way trademark license agreement and United Way bylaws, which bar activities involving firearms, alcohol, tobacco, adult entertainment or gambling.
“The raffle and distribution of over 108 firearms into the community would violate this clause,” Turner wrote, “given the implications of firearms on community safety and the negative impact on the United Way brand.” She ordered Otero to “cease and desist” with the raffle “and take down any [and] all websites, flyers, or other communications” tying the raffle to the United Way, on pain of having its United Way membership terminated.
The rules will stay the same, the prizes will stay the same and all tickets that have been sold will be honored. — United Way of Otero County thumbs its nose at headquarters
A day later, United Way Worldwide’s chief of staff, Brian LaChance, emailed Viscoli to say that the Otero County UW had removed all references to the raffle from its website. He added: “We are still following up to ensure the event is not happening at all.”
Yet, it is happening. The raffle details, including a list of the prize guns, are back up on the affiliate website. The raffle resumed on Aug.17, when the affiliate’s president, Josh Beug, said that while some of the marketing of the raffle had been changed after discussions with UW Worldwide, “the rules will stay the same, the prizes will stay the same and all tickets that have been sold will be honored.” The Otero County affiliate didn’t respond to my requests for comment.
United Way Worldwide seems to be trying to have things both ways. In a statement issued Friday from its Alexandria, Va., headquarters, the organization reiterated to me that “in accordance with United Way Worldwide's membership trademark license agreement, the organization does not permit the distribution of firearms in conjunction with the United Way trademark.” But it added that “in light of the current situation with United Way of Otero County, we are actively working to further clarify the membership agreement around this issue. This continues to be an internal discussion about membership guidelines between United Way Worldwide and the local member organizations."
The United Way has tried to tamp down criticism by attempting to sweep the gun raffle under the rug. In a Huffington Post item co-written by Viscoli and Valerie Plame Wilson, a former CIA official and a New Mexico resident, they said they had been pressured by the organization “not to talk to the press about this event.”
Among the questions raised by all this is why United Way headquarters has backed down. But the main question is one for the United Way of Otero County: What in heaven’s name are they thinking?
Viscoli observes that New Mexico ranks as one of the most violence-prone states in the union. It was ranked third in the nation by the Violence Policy Center in the 2013 rate of homicides of women by men; of the 19 cases in which the weapon could be identified, 11 involved guns.
Then there’s the inventory being raffled off by the charity, at the rate of “2 firearms a week every week for a year!” as its website proclaims. (A single drawing will be held for all prizes on Dec. 28.)
Among the prizes are Bushmaster AR-15s. Those are assault-type rifles similar to the Bushmaster weapon owned by Adam Lanza when he launched his 2012 killing rampage in Newtown, Conn., in which 20 children ages 6 and 7 and six adults were massacred. Another is the Barrett M95 .50 BMG rifle. That’s a sniper’s weapon.
According to the raffle rules posted by the Otero County United Way, purchasers of the $50 tickets must be at least 21 and legally eligible to receive and possess firearms in New Mexico. That implies they’ll have to go through a background check when they present a winning ticket voucher at the Alamogordo gun and hardware store co-sponsoring the event.
But that’s cold comfort. Viscoli points out that some of the prizes are high-value weapons — the Bushmaster retails for more than $600 and the Barrett M95 for $6,600-$9,000. Nothing would stop a raffle winner from monetizing his good fortune by selling his prize privately or at a gun show. In New Mexico, private and gun show sellers aren’t required to do background checks of their buyers.
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The Costa Mesa Historical Society offered free public tours and other activities Sunday at Estancia Park to mark 50 years of restoration and preservation of the park's Diego Sepulveda Adobe.
The event, dubbed Early California Days, celebrated the history of the adobe, a museum that contains artifacts from its past as part of a Native American village called Lukup.
The site later was a station of Mission San Juan Capistrano and the property of Don Diego Sepulveda, a former alcalde of Pueblo de Los Angeles, the Allen family and the Adams family, for whom Adams Avenue is named.
In 1940, the property was purchased by the Segerstrom family, who in 1963 gave the site to the city of Costa Mesa as a memorial to the area's early settlers.
In 1966, a committee of the Chamber of Commerce began work to establish a museum inside the adobe.
The interior of the museum represents four periods of California history — Indian, Mission, Spanish and Victorian.
For more information, visit costamesahistory.org.
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Julio Urias overcomes early struggles to help Dodgers defeat Cubs, 3-2
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Three batters into Saturday’s game against the Chicago Cubs, the situation looked grim for Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias, who walked Dexter Fowler and gave up singles to Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, the latter hit driving in a run.
Six innings and 21 batters later, Urias walked off the Dodger Stadium mound in line for a win after delivering the best start of his young career, at least when degree of difficulty is factored in.
Facing baseball’s best team, Urias, who turned 20 on Aug. 12, gave up the one run and six hits in six innings, striking out eight and walking two, and the Dodgers survived a harrowing seventh en route to a 3-2 victory over the Cubs.
Pedro Baez replaced Urias with a 3-1 lead to start the seventh. It took the notoriously slow-working right-hander about a half-hour to throw 29 pitches, give up two hits, walk two and commit an error, the Cubs pulling to within 3-2 on Jason Heyward’s pinch-hit, run-scoring single to left.
But with two on and two outs, left-hander Adam Liberatore replaced Baez and got No. 3 hitter Anthony Rizzo to ground out to first to end the inning.
Jesse Chavez threw a one-two-three eighth, and Kenley Jansen atoned for Friday night’s blown save, retiring the side in order in the ninth and blowing a 97-mph fastball by Matt Szczur to notch his 38th save.
Urias might have caught a break in the first inning when cleanup batter Ben Zobrist, opting for small ball over the big inning, followed the game-opening walk and two singles with a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners.
Urias struck out Addison Russell and Jorge Soler, both looking at sliders, to end an inning in which he threw 31 pitches. But Urias need only 63 pitches to blank the powerful Cubs on four hits over the next five innings, a solid encore to his six-inning, six-hit, six-strikeout, no-walk shutout of the Cincinnati Reds last Sunday.
Urias, who gave up six runs and three homers in five innings of a June 2 loss to the Cubs in Wrigley Field — his second big-league start — is 5-2 with a 3.71 earned-run average on the season and 4-0 with a 2.03 ERA in six games (four starts) since the All-Star break.
The Dodgers tied the score, 1-1, in the bottom of the first when Corey Seager ripped an 0-1 slider from starter Jason Hammel over the center-field wall for his 23rd homer, breaking the single-season record for homers by a Dodgers shortstop, set by Glenn Wright in 1930.
Andrew Toles, starting in place of Howie Kendrick in left field, led off the third with a double off the base of the right-field wall. Urias squared to bunt, pulled his bat back and slapped a single to left field to put runners on first and third for Chase Utley, who rolled a run-scoring single to center for a 2-1 lead.
Urias and Utley both advanced on a wild pitch. Urias was thrown out at home on Seager’s grounder to second, but Justin Turner grounded an RBI single through the middle to give the Dodgers a 3-1 lead and knock Hammel out of the game.
Left-hander Rob Zastryzny replaced Hammel and retired Adrian Gonzalez and Yasmani Grandal on groundouts to end the third, the start of a 3 2/3-inning scoreless effort in which he allowed one hit and struck out three. The Cubs fell to 19-5 in August.
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Can Donald Trump win over black voters? Ask Barry Goldwater
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Donald Trump holds a roundtable meeting with the Republican Leadership Initiative in his offices at Trump Tower in New York.
Donald Trump is heading to Detroit this week to visit a black church and to try to convince African Americans -- and really, all voters -- that he is not racist.
It may be a tough sell. Some polls, including the Associated Press/GfK survey earlier this summer, suggest that half of Americans view Trump as "racist." He is seen favorably by only 7% of African Americans, the poll said.
But Trump is determined to improve his standing with minorities. They may be smaller in numbers in some states, but minority turnout can tip the balance in such key places as Florida, Nevada, North Carolina and Georgia.
"What the hell do you have to lose?" Trump thundered at a recent campaign rally, inviting black Americans to join his campaign.
Trump makes the case that rival Hillary Clinton is just pandering to black voters, and that Democrats have not delivered. He paints a grim, if broadly simplified, picture of poverty and jobless rates set stubbornly high in many black communities.
Amplifying that view is conservative televangelist Mark Burns, a Trump ally who aimed a series of tweets at Clinton, including a racially-tinged cartoon of her in blackface. Burns later apologized for recirculating it.
Film director Spike Lee told CNN's Anderson Cooper this week that he doubts Trump will have much success with his outreach to black Americans.
After Trump's heated rhetoric about minorities -- his criticism that an American-born judge overseeing the Trump University fraud lawsuits can't do his job because of his Mexican heritage and his reference to "my African American" in describing a black participant at one rally -- it's a slog, Trump critics say.
"I laugh," Lee said on CNN. "This is bigger than Donald Trump, and I think Americans are smarter than to go for this okey-doke."
Here's the problem for Trump: It's history.
Before the civil rights battles of the last century, the Republican Party used to win about 30% of the black vote, on average, in presidential elections, according to an analysis by Claremont McKenna College professor John J. Pitney.
But when Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater opposed the landmark civil rights bill during the 1964 campaign, black voters broke away from the GOP.
Ever since, fewer than 6% of African Americans, on average, have voted for Republicans for president.
Trump may not be able to reduce that slide among black Americans.
But his outreach this week may help to soften the sting of his past comments, and improve his standing among white voters concerned about his brash language.
In Detroit, Pastor Wayne T. Jackson will welcome Trump to Saturday services at his Great Faith Ministries International. Afterward, Trump will sit for an interview, according to the Detroit News.
Jackson has several questions in mind for the candidate, he told the newspaper.
And he said: “I’m going to ask him that question: Are you a racist?”
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L.A. needs more parks. Here's how we should pay for them.
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Los Angeles needs more housing and less expensive housing. But the city also needs more parks and open space to balance the increased density and accommodate the influx of residents. To pay for those parks, the Los Angeles City Council is considering levying higher fees on new condo and apartment projects. But that would make it more costly to build housing, which could reduce the number of new homes and raise the prices.
This is no easy choice for city leaders, who should be laser-focused on fixing the city’s affordable housing crisis. Yet the park fees must be increased. This is how Los Angeles, and more broadly, California builds infrastructure and amenities: New development foots the bill.
Under state law, cities can require that developers of single-family homes or condominiums set aside parkland in their projects or pay a so-called Quimby fee. The idea is that development increases the demand on existing parks, and the fees can help cities acquire recreational space to serve the additional residents. Los Angeles has expanded the park fee to apply to rental apartment projects that require a zoning change to be built.
But the city’s fees, which currently range from $2,800 to $8,000 per unit, typically haven’t generated enough money to buy land or build parks. The money has to be spent near the development — within a half a mile to two miles of the new homes — and it can be difficult to find suitable space, especially in built-out areas such as downtown and Hollywood. The city has been criticized in the past for sitting on Quimby funds. Also, apartment projects that do not require a zoning change have been exempt, which means many communities are adding residents without raising the money to add recreational space.
The proposal before the City Council would ensure that all new residential development pays for parks. The fees would eventually increase to $10,000 per unit for single-family houses and condos and set a $5,000-per-unit fee on all new apartments. The fees would be higher than in Burbank and Long Beach, lower than in Pasadena and Glendale. But they may not be enough; according to one study, the city would have to charge $18,000 per unit just to maintain the current ratio of 4.2 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents.
The rules would also be changed to encourage developers to reduce their fees by setting aside space in their projects, which could be the easiest and fastest way to build more parks. The rules would also let the city spend the fees within a larger area, which would make it easier to find and buy land. If new residents are ultimately going to pay more in park fees, they ought to know the city can spend the money efficiently.
Parks make great communities. And that’s what developers in Los Angeles should be building — not just housing, but communities.
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Home of the Day: Family-friendly haven in West Hollywood
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Extensively renovated with a designer’s eye, this tastefully conceived home is a showcase for chic, family-style living.
A gourmet kitchen equipped with Wolf and SubZero appliances is the heart of the home and includes a large marble-topped island with beverage center and cheerful breakfast banquette.
A saltwater pool, spa and outdoor kitchen anchor the backyard entertaining area, which also includes a fireplace, overhead heaters and a guest house for visitors.
Address: 1724 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, 90046
Price: $5.75 million
Built: 1923
Lot size: 9,092 square feet
House size: 5,252 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 6 bathroom
Features: White oak, hand-sanded floors; built-in cabinetry; French doors; retractable sliding pocket doors; gourmet kitchen with Carrera marble island, Wolf and SubZero appliances and breakfast banquette; living room with fireplace and coffered ceiling; library/study with extensive built-ins; skylights; Marvin windows; sliding screens; six-camera security system; Truslate roof; saline pool and spa; patio with gas fireplace, ceiling heaters and barbecue; guest house with premium kitchen appliances, designer tile and slate roof
About the area: The median sale price for single-family homes in the 90046 ZIP Code in July was $1.479 million based on 25 sales, according to CoreLogic. That was a .3% increase in median price compared with the same month a year earlier.
Agents: Michele Sanchez, Deasy Penner & Partners, 310-275-1000
To submit a candidate for Home of the Day, send high-resolution color photos via Dropbox.com, permission from the photographer to publish the images and a description of the house to neal.leitereg@latimes.com.
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Meet the Nightcrawlers of Manila: A night on the front lines of the Philippines' war on drugs
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The radio crackled.
Linus Guardian Escandor II knew what was coming. The station, AM 594 kHz, would report a summary execution. He would squeeze into a pickup truck with four other photojournalists, speed through Manila to some rain-slicked slum or dark alley and arrive while the bodies still lay in the streets.
Their hands would likely be tied, their faces wrapped in tape, blood flowing from bullet wounds in their heads and chests.
For more than a month, the scene has played out every night — often twice a night, sometimes more. But on this Thursday morning at 2 a.m., it hadn’t yet — so Escandor, a 37-year-old freelance photographer, sat in the press room at Manila’s police headquarters with about a dozen other photojournalists, the TV on mute, just listening to the radio crackle.
“In the morning, if you shoot dead people, it's gory, but at night it’s almost beautiful,” he said, clicking through photos on his laptop. “You can hide the blood, because of the shadows. It's psychedelic, the colors.”
If you shoot dead people, it's gory, but at night it's almost beautiful. You can hide the blood, because of the shadows. It's psychedelic, the colors.
As promised in his election campaign, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is waging a war against drugs, with a shoot-to-kill policy for suspected criminals. Since his inauguration on June 30, the bodies have been piling up, alarming human rights advocates. Photojournalist Linus Guardian Escandor II has documented the killings.
When Escandor began working the graveyard shift in 2014, he mainly covered fires and car accidents. Then, this June, Rodrigo Duterte came to power as president of the Philippines. Duterte, a tough-talking, 71-year-old former mayor of the southern city of Davao, had campaigned on promises to eradicate the country’s drug problem within six months.
He vowed to let nothing stand in his way — not his opposition, not human rights, not due process.
"Please feel free to call us, the police, or do it yourself if you have the gun — you have my support," he said on June 6, in a nationally televised address. "Shoot [the drug dealer] and I'll give you a medal."
Since Duterte was inaugurated on June 30, the bodies have been piling up. About 1,900 people have been killed, according to local media, the vast majority of them poor. Among them, more than half were executed by vigilantes, often gunmen on motorcycles. The rest were killed by police.
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And thus Escandor, a bald, bright-eyed man with a muted intensity, found himself on the execution beat. This was a historic moment, he thought. Illegal drugs, particularly the methamphetamine “shabu,” have been endemic in the Philippines for years, and Duterte’s efforts to stamp them out have proved enormously popular — he enjoys a 91% approval rating, the polling organization Pulse found in July. Yet critics have warned of a breakdown in social order; without due process, they say, the country could sink into a mire of unaccountable killings.
So Escandor and his colleagues have spent every night chasing “The Shot” — something powerful enough to shine a light on the crackdown’s human cost. Something that could change the conversation.
Suddenly, somebody turned up the radio, until voices roared out of a static haze. “There’s one,” Escandor said — two bodies on a nearby highway. The journalists gathered their equipment, ran out into the rain, jumped into their pickup trucks and sped into the night.
Shoot [the drug dealer] and I'll give you a medal. — Rodrigo Duterte
A law enforcement official shows bullets Linus Guardian Escandor II / For The Times A law enforcement official shows the bullets and a handgun found at a crime scene in Manila. A law enforcement official shows the bullets and a handgun found at a crime scene in Manila. (Linus Guardian Escandor II / For The Times)
The evening had begun at 9:20 p.m., with a group dinner of tapsilog — a Filipino dish of beef jerky, egg, and rice — and a failed attempt at photographing a recently slain local official, who lay in an autopsy room surrounded by family, police keeping watch outside.
Just after midnight, they decided to visit a wake. A Manila Bulletin newspaper employee drove them in a company pickup truck. They passed stray dogs, drunk teenagers and emaciated men sleeping beneath highway on-ramps, and stopped near an alley between two crumbling low-rises, where white lights shone from a trio of canopy tents.
Beneath one, Ricardo de Lemon, 36, lay in a white open casket, his face thick with funeral makeup. A few feet away, his wife, Gima Ros de Lemon, 29, sat receiving guests.
“We have seven children,” she said. Behind her, a throng of men huddled over a coin-tossing game, betting stacks of cash.
Ricardo drove a jeepney, she said — a clunky stretched jeep that serves as the country’s most popular form of public transport. On Aug. 6, nearing the end of a long shift, she sat with him in the vehicle’s front seat; behind them, a lone passenger was obscured by shadows. He wore a black cap and a black jacket with a white shirt underneath.
“That passenger had a gun with a silencer,” she recalled.
Children of a Ricardo de Lemon Linus Guardian Escandor II / For The Times Children of a Ricardo de Lemon, 36, who was killed, sleep beside the coffin during a wake in Manila. Children of a Ricardo de Lemon, 36, who was killed, sleep beside the coffin during a wake in Manila. (Linus Guardian Escandor II / For The Times)
The man fired and missed. Then he fired a few more rounds, hitting Ricardo twice. “I saw the man pointing the gun at me, and I closed my eyes,” she said. “I said to myself, ‘Lord, please take care of my children.’”
Then, a shock — her husband mustered some strength and threw her out of the vehicle. The man fired again; the bullet hit Ricardo and Ricardo died.
De Lemon produced a folder stuffed with photographs, court documents and medical records. Ricardo never did drugs, she said. In early 2015, though, he spent 19 days in prison on robbery charges. There, police beat him, and later, freed on bail, he sued them for abuse. A court agreed to hear his case in September.
“That case was likely the reason for the assassination,” she said.
De Lemon laid down her stack of papers and picked up her infant daughter. The men continued gambling, silent except for the clinking of coins.
On July 23, Escandor and his colleagues were covering a summary execution when they got wind of a nearby incident, so they drove to the scene, and what they found there shocked them.
A young woman sat on the pavement, cradling the body of her dead husband, bathed in the light of television cameras. The words “drug pusher” adorned a cardboard sign at their feet. “Tell my papa to come here,” she wailed, according to Escandor. “Help us.”
“We were all silent, stunned,” Escandor recalled. “Because it was the first time we felt that kind of emotion.”
Jennilyn Olayres cradles the dead body of her husband Linus Guardian Escandor II / For The Times Jennilyn Olayres cradles the dead body of her husband, Michael Siaron, an alleged drug pusher. He was killed by unidentified gunmen in Pasay City south of Manila. Jennilyn Olayres cradles the dead body of her husband, Michael Siaron, an alleged drug pusher. He was killed by unidentified gunmen in Pasay City south of Manila. (Linus Guardian Escandor II / For The Times)
This, he thought, might be The Shot. One of those rare images so heartbreaking, so raw, that it could turn the tide of public opinion — like the “Napalm Girl” photo in 1972, which came to represent the horrors of the Vietnam War, or the 1993 image of a vulture stalking a starving toddler in Sudan, which directed a flood of international attention toward the war-torn country.
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Ronnie Hillman sparks Broncos drive, but they still punt
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Ronnie Hillman broke off a 21-yard run on the opening play of the Broncos' drive.
Running back Kapri Bibbs tried his hand at running the ball only to get stuffed for no gain. Paxton Lynch completed a nine-yard pass to rookie receiver Bralon Addison out of Oregon on third down.
Facing a four-and-2, the Broncos chose to run a play with Paxton Lynch under center only to commit a false start.
On fourth-and-7, the took a different route punting the ball away.
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L.A. County prosecutors investigate alleged Brown Act violations at ABC Unified School District
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The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office is investigating allegations that the ABC Unified School District Board of Education violated one of the state’s government transparency laws.
A district attorney’s spokeswoman confirmed the office’s Public Integrity Division was looking into a complaint that the district had skirted the public meeting law known as the Brown Act, but she declined to provide details. A district source said investigators are specifically asking about the board’s closed-door sessions and the approval last year of an employment contract with Supt. Mary Sieu. A provision added to the contract gave her 25 years of fully paid medical, dental and vision insurance benefits in retirement.
An attorney for the district said the board did not violate the law in approving the superintendent’s contract.
Just before the vote was taken publicly at the board’s Jan. 20, 2015, meeting, then board President Maynard Law characterized the new agreements with administrators as “continuations” of “existing contracts,” according to a recording of the hearing. The only changes he mentioned were compensation increases that “every other employee in the district received.” He didn’t mention Sieu’s additional retirement health benefits, which were the most significant change in the contract. No other board member spoke up, and the contracts passed unanimously.
The agenda staff report also omitted any information about the retirement perk. The only change mentioned was a 3% salary raise — which according to Law was districtwide — and its fiscal impact. The increase brought Sieu’s annual base compensation to $231,681, the contract shows.
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The district source, who requested anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, said that Sieu’s contract, and specifically the retirement health benefits, were discussed and approved in a closed-session board meeting less than two hours before the vote in open session. If that happened, the closed-door discussion would have violated laws on government meetings because the matter wasn’t placed on the board’s agenda, an expert on the state’s open-meetings law told the Los Angeles Times.
Law and Sieu didn’t return phone calls for comment. Other board members referred questions to the district’s general counsel, Jim Baca. Baca dismissed the allegations, saying the contract was approved lawfully and not discussed in closed session. Baca, however, said that he wasn’t at the meeting.
The ABC Unified School District operates schools that serve over 20,000 K-12 students living in the small gateway cities that border Orange County, including Cerritos, Artesia and Hawaiian Gardens.
An email sent to board members and obtained by The Times said Law had been visited at his home last week and questioned by a D.A. investigator with the public integrity unit, the division that investigates public corruption.
“This was an unexpected visit,” the Aug. 17 email from board President Olympia Chen stated. “If they contact you, you may refer them to Jim Baca, our legal counsel.”
Under the Brown Act, governing bodies must conduct the vast majority of their business in public and provide adequate public notice about the actions they’ll be considering.
There are a few narrow exceptions to this rule. Governing bodies such as the school district board can meet in closed session to discuss personnel matters, but any change in compensation must be voted on publicly, said Terry Francke, general counsel at the open government advocacy group Californians Aware.
Francke questioned whether Sieu’s contract was approved in compliance with the law, even if it wasn’t discussed in closed session, because the most significant change to Sieu’s contract — the addition of 25 years of retirement health benefits — wasn’t disclosed on the agenda, and was omitted from the staff report.
Baca says the law only requires that the contract be on the agenda for approval. He also said the contract was available for public inspection upon request at the meeting and the district’s office.
Francke said the situation was a “poster child” for a new bill that the governor signed into law this month and that will become effective Jan. 1. The law would require an oral report given publicly before a vote on executive compensation, he said.
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A woman has been charged with smuggling heroin and cellphones to an inmate on San Quentin’s death row.
Teri Orina Nichols was charged with one felony count of bringing a controlled substance or drug paraphernalia into a prison or jail and one misdemeanor count of possession with intent to deliver a wireless communication device or component to a prison inmate, said Barry Borden, Marin County assistant district attorney.
Nichols was charged Friday and an arraignment is scheduled for Sept. 13. Under the charges she could face up to four years in prison, to be served in the county jail, Borden said.
The Marin Independent Journal reported that Nichols is an assistant teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District and was arrested at the prison Thursday during a visit with 50-year-old Bruce Millsap.
Millsap was sentenced to death in 2000 for a string of robbery-murders around Southern California.
The prison alleges Nichols had a large cloth beanie under her clothing that contained 18 cellphones, 18 cellphone chargers, two unidentified blue pills and about 3 ounces of heroin, according to the paper.
“We are evaluating how she was successful in circumventing our security measures,” prison Lt. Samuel Robinson told the news outlet.
A recent Times report highlighted the issue of illegal smuggling among death row inmates. Six death row inmates died between 2010 and 2015 with detectable levels of methamphetamines, heroin or other drugs in their system, according to Marin County coroner records.
Three of them had toxic levels of drugs, including one in whose intestines were found five snipped fingers of a latex glove, each packed with methamphetamine or marijuana. He had overdosed when they burst.
Death row inmates are strip searched regularly, including before and after they leave cells to exercise, go to the law library or see visitors.
The overdoses on death row mirror the larger problem with drugs in California’s prison system as a whole. From 2010 to 2015, 109 inmates died of overdoses, according to state figures.
For more California news, follow @brittny_mejia
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Spacecraft don’t get to sleep in on the weekend—and neither do their scientists. On Saturday at 5:51 a.m. Pacific, NASA’s Juno spacecraft will swing within roughly 2,500 miles of Jupiter’s cloud tops, the closest it will get to the gas giant during its planned mission.
It will also be the first time that Juno’s suite of eight scientific instruments will be on, essentially marking the beginning of the science mission, officials said.
“This is our first close look at Jupiter with our eyes wide open,” Steve Levin, Juno’s project scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said in an interview.
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After a nearly five-year journey to the outer solar system, Juno entered orbit around Jupiter on July 4, zipping close over the planet before shooting back out into space for an elongated, 53.5-day orbit. During that fast first flyby, all the science instruments were turned off, as the spacecraft focused on getting into orbit with as little potential distraction as possible.
Now, the spacecraft has come back around, with all its science instruments ready to go. Among its tasks, the spacecraft will be probing the planet’s magnetic field, taking gravity measurements and using its microwave sensors to look for water.
“What I’m really excited about is finding out how Jupiter’s going to surprise us,” Levin said. He was headed to the Southwest Research Institute on Friday night, where many team scientists would be gathering to watch the data come in early Saturday morning. (The institute is home to the mission’s principal investigator, Scott Bolton.)
This will also be the first chance Juno has to snap images of the planet’s mysterious poles, which, in spite of Jupiter’s high profile in the solar system, have not been seen up close by any spacecraft before.
The researchers will also be watching with bated breath to see how Juno handles the punishing barrage from the planet’s powerful radiation belts.
“There’s always the possibility that the radiation will affect one of our science instruments in a way we didn’t expect,” Levin said.
Juno is so far away that it will take roughly an hour for scientists to know that it successfully completed the flyby, he added.
Images from the flyby won’t be available on the same day, the scientists said, though some may be released by the end of next week. (Images taken while the spacecraft was closing in on the planet could potentially be released earlier, Levin said.)
Once it completes Saturday’s flyby, Juno will head back out into space for another 53.5-day orbit, and then settle into smaller, roughly two-week orbits thereafter.
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A federal appeals court Monday firmly rejected a former Hollywood and bank executive’s allegations that he was beaten by Los Angeles police officers and maligned by union officials.
The decision by a panel of judges from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld lower court rulings in lawsuits Brian C. Mulligan brought following a bloody 2012 encounter with officers.
Mulligan, a onetime co-chairman of Universal Pictures and executive with Deutsche Bank, was badly injured when he allegedly tried to attack two LAPD officers who were trying to take him into custody. The officers had found Mulligan acting suspiciously in an Eagle Rock neighborhood and later encountered him trying to get into other people's cars and screaming, according to police reports.
After trying to run from the officers, Mulligan snarled and pretended to scratch at the officers as if he believed his hands were claws before charging at them, the reports said.
Mulligan’s attorney at the time gave a dramatically different account of the arrest. The officers, the attorney said, had kidnapped Mulligan, forced him to go to a motel and then beat him in a brutal, unprovoked attack when he tried to flee.
He also denied the officers' assertion that Mulligan had admitted to using bath salts and marijuana, and he accused the officers of lying in their arrest reports to cover up the alleged abuse. Bath salts are a group of synthetic drugs that can cause a user to become agitated and aggressive.
In response to the attorney’s allegations, the Police Protective League, which represents rank-and-file officers, issued a statement that portrayed Mulligan as a drug-abusing liar and accused him of trying to "shake down" the police department.
The statement included a link to a website on which the union had uploaded an audio recording that an officer from a different department had made during a chance encounter with Mulligan shortly before the arrest. On the recording, Mulligan admits to repeated use of bath salts.
In his lawsuits Mulligan contended that the force the officers used had been improper and that union officials had infringed on his constitutional right to free speech by posting the recording — a move Mulligan said was aimed at forcing him to drop his legal fight against the officers.
Mulligan failed to prevail on any of his claims in U.S. District Court and appealed to the 9th Circuit. Mulligan’s attorney raised several issues but the appeal panel shot them all down. It paid particular attention to Mulligan’s constitutional claim.
“The First Amendment of the Constitution protects citizens from attempts by government officials to chill their speech. One question presented by this case is whether that same constitutional guarantee also requires those officials to remain silent when accused of misconduct, lest they risk liability for unlawful retaliation. We conclude that it does not,” Judge Richard R. Clifton wrote for the panel.
Eric Rose, a former union spokesperson named in one of the lawsuits, expressed relief at the ruling.
“One cannot hold a high-profile news conference accusing public officials of misconduct and threaten those same public officials with liability for unlawful retaliation if they respond to those allegations,” he said.
Mulligan’s attorney, Louis “Skip” Miller, disagreed.
“It’s wrong,” he said of the ruling, pledging to seek another hearing in front of the 9th Circuit.
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Last week delivered one of the most remarkable moments in this most remarkable political season. A major politician defended the conservative movement and the Republican Party from guilt-by-association with a fringe group of racists, anti-Semites, and conspiracy theorists who have jumped enthusiastically on the Donald Trump train: the so-called alt-right.
“This is not conservatism as we have known it,” the politician said. “This is not Republicanism as we have know it.”
That politician was Hillary Clinton, and that’s astonishing. Clinton is normally comfortable condemning conservatism and the GOP for the sins of bigotry and prejudice, not exonerating it. After all, she coined the phrase “vast right-wing conspiracy.”
Trump is not an alt-righter, but [he has] created a golden opportunity for the alt-righters to latch onto his candidacy.
Her husband’s administration tried — unfairly — to pin the Oklahoma City bombing on conservative critics, specifically radio hosts such as Rush Limbaugh. A decade later, she revived the charge in her book “Living History,” tying the bombing to “right-wing talk radio shows ... [which] intensified the atmosphere of hostility with their rhetoric of intolerance, anger and anti-government paranoia.”
Just last year, Clinton was comparing the entire GOP presidential field to “terrorists” for their views on abortion.
This history suggests that Clinton’s attempt to distinguish the party of Paul Ryan from the alt-right was not the product of high-minded statesmanship, but political calculation. The goal was to demonize Trump so as to make moderate voters feel OK voting for a Democrat.
(Trump is not an alt-righter, but his political inexperience, his anti-establishment persona, and his ignorance of, and hostility to, many basic tenets of conservatism created a golden opportunity for the alt-righters to latch onto his candidacy.)
If I were a down-ballot Democrat, I’d be chagrined. By exonerating the GOP from the stain of the alt-right, Clinton has made it harder for Democratic candidates to tar their opponents. What’s truly extraordinary, though, is that Clinton is doing work many conservatives won’t.
There is a diversity of views among the self-described alt-right. But the one unifying sentiment is racism — or what they like to call “racialism” or “race-realism.” In the words of one alt-right leader, Jared Taylor, “the races are not equal and equivalent.” On Monday, Taylor asserted on “The Diane Rehm Show” that racialism is the one issue that unites alt-righters.
If you read the writings of leading alt-righters it is impossible to come to any other conclusion. Some are avowed white supremacists, some eschew talk of supremacy and instead focus on the need for racial separation to protect “white identity.” But one can’t talk about the alt-right knowledgeably without recognizing their racism.
And yet that is exactly what some conservatives seem intent on doing. For example, my friend Hugh Hewitt, the talk radio host, has been arguing that there is a “narrow” alt-right made up of a “execrable anti-Semitic, white supremacist fringe” but there is also “broad alt-right” — made up of frustrated tea partiers and others who are simply hostile to the GOP establishment and any form of immigration reform that falls short of mass deportation.
This isn’t just wrong, it’s madness. The alt-righters are a politically insignificant band. Why claim that a group dedicated to overthrowing conservatism for a white nationalist fantasy is in fact a member of the GOP coalition?
In the 1960s, the fledgling conservative movement was faced with a similar dilemma. The John Birch Society was a paranoid outfit dedicated to the theory that the U.S. government was controlled by Communists. It said even Dwight Eisenhower was a Red (to which the political theorist Russell Kirk replied, “Ike's not a Communist, he's a golfer.”).
William F. Buckley recognized that the Birchers were being used by the liberal media to “anathematize the entire American right wing.” At first, his magazine, National Review (where I often hang my hat), tried to argue that the problem was just a narrow “lunatic fringe” of Birchers, and not the rank and file. But very quickly, the editors recognized that the broader movement needed to be denounced and defenestrated.
Buckley grasped something Hewitt and countless lesser pro-Trump pundits do not: Some lines must not be blurred, but illuminated for all to see. Amazingly, Clinton is doing that when actual conservatives have not.
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A messy home office gets a sleek, stunning makeover
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It’s safe to say that Kris Yenbamroong is more comfortable in a kitchen than an office. And it shows – his Night + Market restaurants made Jonathan Gold’s 101 Best Restaurants last year and a new outpost is due in Venice this year.
But when it came to his home office, it was a different game.
A small room in the Silver Lake home he shares with his wife and restaurant manager, Sarah St. Lifer, serves as ground control for the business side of the restaurants, plus the writing of his first cookbook, on Northern Thai street food, coming out in fall 2017 from Clarkson Potter.
The state of the office was chaotic – and quite familiar to anyone who’s tried to work from home without an initial investment of time, money and thought into what kind of environment will yield their best work.
This is the "before." Kris Yenbamroong This is the "before." This is the "before." (Kris Yenbamroong)
“We have a lot of big projects in the works, and it was becoming clear that working in the same environment as before was just not working,” says Yenbamroong. “And isn’t that the definition of insanity, doing the same thing but expecting different results? I knew if I wanted to tackle bigger things I needed a space that was conducive to that.”
The solution came from Laurel & Wolf, an interior design start-up in West Hollywood. They paired Yenbamroong with one of their designers, Jessica Ruiz Lee, and had him fill out a questionnaire about priorities and preferences; he was then served back three style board options to choose from. “It was pretty similar to how I work at the restaurant – I lay out my goals very clearly so there’s no need to mince words or deal with any confusion,” says Yenbamroong.
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The “after” is an airy, creative space that Yenbamroong has been keeping tidy months after the redesign.
Here’s how it came together, annotated with tips you can repurpose for your home office:
Keep the palette calm ...: While Night + Market is known for its eclectic and bright decor, Lee kept the office palette toned down – “productive” and “efficient” were two of her driving words, and while beaded curtains and floral oilcloth tablecloths lend the restaurant a dynamic vibe, they’re not so helpful when it comes to sitting down and writing.
… but still reflect personality: That’s not to say a home office has to mimic a beige cubicle: Ruiz Lee pulled in a tie-dye-inspired Feizy rug for flavor, as well as a contemporary, comfortable Dot & Bo chair that feels more like something you’d find in a lounge than an office. “Skipping a designated desk chair in favor of something more creative keeps an office more casual and stylized – and less rigid,” she notes.
Go beyond one-size-fits-all: One of Yenbamroong’s key tasks for the upcoming book is laying out his recipes, so Ruiz Lee brought in a console table nestled around a pair of rolling filing cabinets, giving him a designated spot for this. Similarly, a bookshelf was brought in to house his impressive collection of inspiring cookbooks – and save floor space that had previously gone to stacked books.
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Consider going drawer-less: Notice how Yenbamroong’s new Crate + Barrel desk is remarkably naked, with nothing but a clean-lined base underneath the walnut top? It’s hardly just for aesthetic purposes. “More often than not, desk drawers end up being junk drawers,” says Ruiz Lee. Abandon them and it’s much easier to throw things away rather than stash them for “later.”
Clear clutter daily: Pre-makeover, the clutter that had built up on Yenbamroong’s desk was acting as a deterrent – both physically and mentally. “I would walk into my office and think ‘Well, I can’t even begin because that would mean cleaning for 45 minutes’, so I would just leave the room altogether.” Now, if it’s not something meaningful or something he uses daily, he tosses it.
Include a nod to the outdoors: Who doesn’t have some of their best ideas outside? Ruiz Lee channeled the great outdoors and their thought-provoking powers with a Zamioculcas Zamiifolia plant, also known as a ZZ plant.
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Know when to get help: “It’s pretty obvious that having a better office makes you do better work, but I didn’t really think of something that was attainable since I’m not great at coordinating these sorts of things,” says Yenbamroong. “But working with someone took all the hard work out of it.”
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Eight months after international sanctions were lifted in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program, Iran’s long-suffering people are still waiting for change.
President Hassan Rouhani’s promises of new jobs and greater incomes haven’t been met. Foreign investment has been slow to materialize. Prices of basic goods continue to rise, a reliable marker of misery in an economy struggling to reconnect to the outside world.
Under the arched, sky-lit passageways of Tehran’s centuries-old grand bazaar, where shoppers lingered at display windows and laborers pushed handcarts piled high with Iranian-made shoes and housewares, many shared a similar lament.
“Since the sanctions were lifted, things have become even worse,” Behnaz Abbasi, a 26-year-old accountant, said while browsing a cramped shop stacked with dusty local carpets.
"Since the sanctions were lifted, things have become even worse," said Behnaz Abbasi, a 26-year-old accountant with her finace at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar. Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times "Since the sanctions were lifted, things have become even worse," said Behnaz Abbasi, a 26-year-old accountant with her finace at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar. "Since the sanctions were lifted, things have become even worse," said Behnaz Abbasi, a 26-year-old accountant with her finace at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Abbasi and her fiancé, an electrical contractor, said prices for meat and some vegetables had doubled over the last two years. Even with both their salaries, they could barely afford the $300 monthly rent in the small apartment they will share in blue-collar east Tehran.
“We thought things would get better,” she said, “but for us it’s as if the deal never happened.”
Many blame the United States, which has lifted nuclear-related sanctions but left in place other financial restrictions on Iran due to its support for terrorism and development of ballistic missiles. That has scared away foreign investors, including many European and Asian companies wary of running afoul of U.S. laws, leading Tehran to accuse Washington of violating the spirit of the nuclear deal.
Iran is still barred from the U.S. financial system, meaning it cannot do business in dollars — the primary currency for oil sales and most other international trade. The Obama administration has been weighing whether to allow Iran limited access to dollars, a move that Republicans and some Democrats in Congress oppose.
A briefcase is used to store money for currency exchange. Despite the lifting of some U.S. sanctions on Iran, the banking sector is still stifled. Western credit cards are not accepted. Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times A briefcase is used to store money for currency exchange. Despite the lifting of some U.S. sanctions on Iran, the banking sector is still stifled. Western credit cards are not accepted. A briefcase is used to store money for currency exchange. Despite the lifting of some U.S. sanctions on Iran, the banking sector is still stifled. Western credit cards are not accepted. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Across the drab concrete sprawl of Tehran, there is little sign of the tens of millions of dollars in Iranian oil revenue that were due to be released after being frozen in overseas banks due to sanctions. Nor have Iranian officials disclosed what they did with a planeload of $400 million in cash the U.S. delivered in January — part of $1.7 billion Washington owes Tehran for canceling an arms sale following the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Some analysts in Tehran believe the government spent a substantial portion of the funds to pay down debt, particularly in the overheated construction sector where elites stashed their wealth.
In any case, visible investment is scant. Some Iranians fault Rouhani’s government for raising unrealistic expectations that the economy could be turned around quickly; others blame hard-liners who control major industries and want the agreement to collapse.
Amir Khaledi, who owns a kiosk selling Iranian-made shoes and sandals, said he supported Rouhani’s nuclear diplomacy as a way to avert conflict with the United States and end Iran’s long estrangement with the West.
At the Grand Bazaar, Amir Khaledi, right, who owns a kiosk selling Iranian-made shoes and sandals, said he overwhelmingly supported President Hassan Rouhani's nuclear diplomacy as a way to end Iran's long estrangement with the West. Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times At the Grand Bazaar, Amir Khaledi, right, who owns a kiosk selling Iranian-made shoes and sandals, said he overwhelmingly supported President Hassan Rouhani's nuclear diplomacy as a way to end Iran's long estrangement with the West. At the Grand Bazaar, Amir Khaledi, right, who owns a kiosk selling Iranian-made shoes and sandals, said he overwhelmingly supported President Hassan Rouhani's nuclear diplomacy as a way to end Iran's long estrangement with the West. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
After the deal was struck in July 2015, he eagerly followed the news as foreign delegations swept into Tehran and pledged to invest. He began to imagine American- and European-made goods lining his shelves.
Since sanctions were formally lifted in January, those hopes have dimmed.
“The White House always said, ‘If Iran cooperates…’” said Khaledi, 40. “Well, Iran has done everything and the commitments have not been fulfilled.”
The most powerful figure in Iran’s theocracy, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has begun to distance himself from the agreement.
Known as the supreme leader, Khamenei surprised followers when he endorsed negotiations with the United States and five other countries to end Iran’s uranium enrichment program, which the West feared could be a precursor to a nuclear weapon.
"The government was not ill-intentioned," said Ali Rezaei, 36, co-owner of a dried-fruit shop at the Grand Bazaar. Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times "The government was not ill-intentioned," said Ali Rezaei, 36, co-owner of a dried-fruit shop at the Grand Bazaar. "The government was not ill-intentioned," said Ali Rezaei, 36, co-owner of a dried-fruit shop at the Grand Bazaar. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
In a speech this month, Khamenei said the deal has brought “no concrete or distinct impact on people’s lives” and “these unjust sanctions…haven’t been removed.”
Obama administration officials hoped the agreement would help open up future talks with Iran over its support for Syrian President Bashar Assad, the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and other groups that threaten U.S. interests in the Middle East.
But this month, Rouhani told state television, “Had the Americans implemented the [nuclear deal] in good faith, we might have placed trust in them and agreed to enter into negotiations with them other issues.” His comments were preceded by a propaganda clip that suggested Iran “burn down” the nuclear deal.
See why the Obama administration says the Iran nuclear deal helped create 'a safer world' »
Rouhani could be seeking to mollify hard-liners, a departure for the moderate, soft-spoken cleric whose 2013 election Western leaders greeted as a welcome change after eight years of the combative arch-conservative Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Rumors now swirl in Tehran that Ahmadinejad – or another conservative opposed to rapprochement with the U.S. – could challenge Rouhani, who is up for reelection next June.
“For sure, the next president of Iran will be anti-American,” said theology teacher Hadi Panahian, 29. “It’s impossible for Rouhani to be reelected.”
Panahian, whose brother is an influential conservative cleric, said the lifting of sanctions could be “a blessing in disguise” because it revealed U.S. duplicity.
“I try to talk respectfully about my government, but [Rouhani] built a house on water and it has already sunk…. This generation and the generation to come have to be reminded that we cannot trust America.”
Fortunately for Rouhani, he still seems to have support among Iran’s urban middle class, which stands to gain the most from improved relations with the rest of the world. Those voters propelled moderate candidates to a strong showing in parliamentary elections earlier this year, and many still back Rouhani despite their disappointment.
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To celebrate Los Angeles’ birthday, Kelli Romo laced up her sneakers and joined hundreds of others Saturday in retracing the 9-mile route that the original settlers walked 235 years ago from the San Gabriel Mission to what is now El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument.
The group marched along Mission Road, through Lincoln Park and over the Los Angeles River to the Los Angeles Plaza Historic District downtown. It was a familiar route, one that Romo had traveled by car before. But by setting out on foot, the 38-year-old mother of two said she was transported to a different time.
“I really grasped what people did hundreds of years ago to start this city,” she said. “They didn’t have paved roads. They were carrying kids. It really put into perspective what we take for granted.”
Romo said she knew the story about how Los Pobladores – 22 adults and 22 children – were recruited from present-day Mexico to come to California and provide food to the Spanish army. But she said she felt more connected to those early settlers and their struggle after the walk.
“It was a cultural experience,” she said.
Later, hundreds gathered around the plaza to celebrate the city’s roots. The festivities included live music, dancing, arts and crafts and, of course, a birthday cake.
Young members of the "Ballet Folklorico Nuevo Amanecer" wait to perform during L.A.'s birthday celebration. Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times Young members of the "Ballet Folklorico Nuevo Amanecer" wait to perform during L.A.'s birthday celebration. Young members of the "Ballet Folklorico Nuevo Amanecer" wait to perform during L.A.'s birthday celebration. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)
Irene Sepulveda-Hastings, the oldest descendant of Los Pobladores, reminded the crowd of the bravery of the city’s pioneers.
“The walk [today] is a lot different from our ancestors’,” said the 86-year-old Corona resident. “They didn’t know what they were going to find on the trail.”
As the pounding of drums filled the air, 29-year-old Arduro Ayala described both the poverty and the progress he saw as he navigated the historic route on foot.
Ayala marveled at how Los Angeles rose from a pueblo, or tiny village, into the booming and extremely diverse metropolis it is today. On his walk, he pondered what makes a great city.
“Organization, discipline, honesty, and” leaders, he said, “willing to cooperate with different people.”
For more California breaking news, follow @AngelJennings. She can also be reached at angel.jennings@latimes.com.
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The physician who said Donald Trump would be the healthiest person ever elected president in a widely mocked medical assessment said that he had only minutes to write the report and that he'd chosen his words poorly but stood by his words about the GOP nominee's health.
“I get rushed and I get anxious when I get rushed. So I try to get four or five lines down as fast as possible so that they would be happy,” Dr. Harold Bornstein, Trump’s physician for more than three decades, told NBC News. “In the rush, I think some of those words didn't come out exactly the way they were meant.”
The interview occurred as Trump and his supporters are increasingly raising conspiracy theories about the health of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton to question her fitness for office.
But Bornstein’s report, released in December, raised eyebrows then because it veered so dramatically from the detail and tenor of medical reports traditionally made public about presidential candidates and presidents.
Such documents are typically dry recitations of medical history, statistics such as height and weight, cholesterol and blood pressure findings and record of prescription drug use.
Bornstein’s short letter about Trump included bits of this information but its language was mocked. He labeled the nominee’s lab results, in Trump-ian language, as “astonishingly excellent” without actually saying what they were. The letter also declared that if he won the White House, Trump would be the healthiest person ever elected to the post.
Bornstein told NBC he rushed to write the letter as a limo driver from the Trump campaign waited. But he stood by his assessment of Trump’s health.
“His health is excellent, particularly his mental health. He thinks he's the best, which works out just fine,” said Bornstein, who is board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine and is affiliated with Lenox Hill Hospital. "I think he would be fit because, I think his brain is turned on 24 hours a day.”
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It's fair to say Beyonce stole the MTV VMAs with an extended performance inspired by "Lemonade." It was also a special evening for Rihanna, who performed throughout the night before Drake presented the Vanguard award to the woman he's "been in love with since [he] was 22 years old." And Britney Spears returned to the VMAs stage; it was an admirable effort, but even those shadow fingers couldn't come close to topping Beyonce.
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Summer 2016: When franchise overload killed movie originality
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At one point in “Suicide Squad,” one of the most commercially successful and culturally worthless movies of 2016, the Joker whispers his idea of a sweet nothing to his deranged moll, Harley Quinn: “Oh, I’m not gonna kill you. I’m just gonna hurt you really, really bad.” Those of us still emerging from an unusually dispiriting summer at the movies may have a surprisingly clear sense of what he means.
It’s true that no one will actually die from the experience of watching, say, “Alice Through the Looking Glass” (the only obituaries it prompted were for Johnny Depp’s career, and those are likely premature). But it’s also true that for the regular moviegoer, this season’s steady IV drip of sequelitis and overall multiplex mediocrity seemed to usher in a kind of slow spiritual death — one from which only a parallel diet of art-house fare and the prospect of fall Oscar-bait could offer any real hope of resurrection.
The box-office battlefield has been handily divided among a few worthy victors (“Finding Dory,” “Captain America: Civil War”) and popular mediocrities (“The Secret Life of Pets,” “Suicide Squad”). But it is also littered with the smoking remains of high-profile disappointments (“The BFG,” “Ghostbusters,” “The Legend of Tarzan”) and flat-out bad ideas (“Ben-Hur”).
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In between those commercial highs and lows were a few surprise champions (“Don’t Breathe,” “Lights Out,” “The Shallows”) that attested to the viability of the well-made, modestly budgeted B-thriller. Elsewhere, the studios sought to fortify their positions with trusty stalwarts (“Jason Bourne,” “Star Trek Beyond,” “X-Men: Apocalypse”) that nonetheless emerged looking a tad battle-weary, as though well aware that the glory days of their respective franchises were behind them.
I say this in full awareness that the only thing more tedious and predictable than sequels, remakes and reboots is a critic who complains about sequels, remakes and reboots. But even by the dimmest expectations of Hollywood originality, this truly was the summer of our discontent, a season when an alarmingly disproportionate number of studio offerings — whether good, bad or unspeakably ghastly — were derived from pre-existing material:
“Alice Through the Looking Glass,” “Ben-Hur,” “Captain America: Civil War,” “The Conjuring 2,” “Ghostbusters,” “Ice Age: Collision Course,” “Independence Day: Resurgence,” “Jason Bourne,” “The Legend of Tarzan,” “Mechanic: Resurrection,” “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising,” “Now You See Me 2,” “Pete’s Dragon,” “The Purge: Election Year,” “Star Trek Beyond,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows,” “X-Men: Apocalypse.”
It’s a long and enervating list, not because all these movies were failures or misfires; some of them (like “The Conjuring 2” and “Jason Bourne”) were actually rather good. But even the best examples seemed predicated on comforting audiences with the familiar rather than thrilling them with the new.
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And so there’s something fitting about the fact that the summer of 2016 so often felt like the industry’s failed attempt to deliver its own blockbuster sequel to the summer of 2015. At roughly this point last year, we were up to our ears in noteworthy studio movies, including wickedly smart, emotionally rich comedies (“Spy,” “Trainwreck”), above-average sequels (“Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation,” “Magic Mike XXL”), a major cross-demographic hit (“Straight Outta Compton”) and one of the finest feats of franchise reinvention in recent memory (“Mad Max: Fury Road”).
That summer overall emerged as the second highest-grossing on record, thanks especially to the smash success of “Jurassic World,” “Inside Out” and “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”
On paper, the summer of 2016 looks to be even more lucrative, with a projected grand total of $4.5 billion in North American box-office receipts, narrowly beating last summer’s $4.48-billion haul. But just as commercial performance has never been synonymous with quality, so the numbers don’t entirely account for why this summer carries the stench of failure in a way that the preceding summer didn’t. Let’s go in for a closer look:
Female-driven action-comedies. Sony’s girl-powered “Ghostbusters” was a moderately amusing, low-energy mediocrity that you couldn’t help but root for, if only to push back against the fanboys who spent months trashing the movie sight unseen, and who later spearheaded an astonishingly vicious, still-ongoing harassment campaign against one of the movie’s stars, Leslie Jones.
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But having the right representational stance only gets you so far, and in “Ghostbusters” those proton packs felt more like creative straitjackets. The movie seemed particularly thin next to last summer’s Paul Feig-Melissa McCarthy collaboration, “Spy,” a considerably smarter, funnier action-comedy hybrid whose righteous gender politics were all the more trenchant for welling up naturally from the material, rather than being a high-concept selling point.
Auteur-directed war epics. A bomb at home but a massive hit overseas, Duncan Jones’ weirdly compelling misfire “Warcraft” carries echoes of so many antecedents in fantasy storytelling — “The Lord of the Rings,” “Star Wars,” “Game of Thrones,” even “Avatar” — that the possible influence of George Miller’s “Mad Max” movies may not immediately register. But the resemblance is there nonetheless in the feverish world building, the grandiose pyrotechnic bombast, the creative use of piercings and bone-based bling. The crucial difference, of course, is that with “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Miller gave us a supremely disciplined auteur triumph, while in “Warcraft,” Jones, a smart director with an insistently human touch, seemed to let his visual effects get the better of him.
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Despite record levels of tech employment fueled by a hiring boom, employment cutbacks have jolted workers at Cisco Systems Inc. and other tech firms in Silicon Valley, reductions that combined would erase about 1,500 jobs.
Cisco confirmed Monday evening that it has formally notified state labor officials of about roughly 900 job cuts in San Jose, where it has its headquarters.
“Today's market requires Cisco and our customers to be decisive, move with greater speed and drive more innovation than we've seen in our history,” Robyn Blum, a spokeswoman for Cisco, said in emailed comments.
Separately, Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson has filed an official notice with the state Employment Development Department for cuts totaling 435 jobs associated with the permanent closure of facilities in San Jose.
Micrel, which in August 2015 was bought by Arizona-based Microchip Technology Inc. amid a painful consolidation of the semiconductor industry, has filed a notice for job cuts totaling 195.
The filings gave an effective date of Aug. 18 for the Cisco layoffs, Sept. 28 for the Micrel cutbacks and Oct. 21 for the Ericsson layoffs.
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This month, Cisco announced a restructuring in which it said it would eliminate up to 5,500 jobs worldwide, about 7% of its workforce.
“Consistent with our culture, we will treat those leaving Cisco with respect and offer them support through the transition,” Blum said.
The surge in tech hiring has been robust enough in recent years that the Bay Area now has a record number of technology jobs, hitting levels that top even the levels of the dot-com era. But layoffs don't contradict the overall trend of rising technology employment throughout Silicon Valley and nearby areas, said Stephen Levy, director of the Palo Alto-based Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy.
“Tech is a dynamic industry, and that dynamism makes the Bay Area the capital of technology,” Levy said. “There is a lot of expansion and there are also some companies that lose out and companies that are forced to adapt. That means lots of growth and lots of change.”
Avalos writes for the East Bay Times/McClatchy.
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Innocent? Don't talk to the police.
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Someday soon, when you least expect it, a police officer may receive mistaken information from a confused eyewitness or a liar, or circumstantial evidence that helps persuade him that you might be guilty of a very serious crime. When confronted with police officers and other government agents who suddenly arrive with a bunch of questions, most innocent people mistakenly think to themselves, “Why not talk? I haven’t done anything. I have nothing to hide. What could possibly go wrong?”
Well, among other things, you could end up confessing to a crime you didn’t commit. The problem of false confessions is not an urban legend. It is a documented fact. Indeed, research suggests that the innocent may be more susceptible than the culpable to deceptive police interrogation tactics, because they tragically assume that somehow “truth and justice will prevail” later even if they falsely admit their guilt. Nobody knows for sure how often innocent people make false confessions, but as Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski recently observed, “Innocent interrogation subjects confess with surprising frequency.”
The longer you speak to police officers, the more likely it is that you will confess to some crime that you did not commit.
It happens especially in cases when the suspect is young and vulnerable. An analysis of 125 proven false confessions found that 33% of the suspects were juveniles at the time of arrest, and at least 43% were either mentally disabled or ill. Another study of 340 exonerations found that 13% of adults falsely confessed compared to 42% of juveniles. And nearly half of the exonerated children were put behind bars because of something they said to police without an attorney present.
In Oakland, police isolated and interrogated a 16-year-old named Felix in the middle of the night without a lawyer and denied his requests to see his mother. Eventually he gave them a detailed, videotaped confession to a murder, allegedly filled with numerous specifics only the real killer would have known. At that point, it looked like there was little chance this young man would be able to avoid a conviction; when a jury hears that someone has confessed, they are almost certain to convict. But fortunately for young Felix, it was later revealed that he had an airtight alibi: He had been locked up in a juvenile detention facility the day of the killing. The charges were dismissed, and he was released from jail.
Eddie Lowery was a 22-year-old soldier stationed at Ft. Riley, Kan., when he was interrogated for an entire workday about a rape and murder he never committed. Like a typical innocent man, he persisted for hours in emphatic assertions of innocence. Like typical police officers, the interrogators acted open-minded and unconvinced. Perhaps, he foolishly hoped, he might persuade them of his innocence if he repeated his story over and over again at greater and greater length. After the daylong interrogation, he was worn out and gave them a detailed confession. He served more than 20 years in prison until he was recently released, after evidence proved that he was actually innocent.
So why in the world did Lowery confess to such a terrible crime, when we now know that he was innocent all along? He explained the mindset of someone who has been broken down by seven hours of relentless interrogation: “I didn’t know any way out of that, except to tell them what they wanted to hear, and then get a lawyer to prove my innocence…. You’ve never been in a situation so intense, and you’re naive about your rights. You don’t know what [someone] will say to get out of that situation.”
One analysis of 44 proven false-confession cases revealed that more than a third of the interrogations lasted six to 12 hours, many lasted between 12 and 24 hours, and the average length was more than 16 hours. The longer you speak to police officers, the more likely it is that you will confess to some crime that you did not commit—isn’t that enough of a reason to avoid speaking to them?
Don’t talk to the police—except to tell them, respectfully, that you will not answer any questions and that you would like a lawyer.
James Duane is a professor at Regent Law School in Virginia Beach, Va. This essay is adapted from his book “You Have the Right to Remain Innocent,” forthcoming from Little A in September.
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Kendrick Lamar thrills an adoring hometown crowd - and conquers at least one skeptic at FYF Fest
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For a superstar, coming home means being embraced by those who’ve loved you longest. But it can also mean encountering those who remember that you weren’t always a superstar.
That’s what Kendrick Lamar was reminded of Saturday night at FYF Fest when the celebrated Compton rapper briefly got into it with someone in the audience near the end of his headlining performance.
Whether through words or gestures, the person had evidently made it clear to Lamar that he wasn’t impressed with his rapping — that maybe he could even do better given the chance.
“You serious?” Lamar asked with what looked like genuine surprise.
Then, signaling to his band, he threw down the gauntlet: “For Free?,” a great torrent of words from his landmark 2015 album, “To Pimp a Butterfly,” that he seemed to aim straight at the dude, determined to overwhelm him with sheer lyrical dexterity.
If the guy disputed Lamar’s showing when it was over, he couldn’t be heard above the roar of the crowd.
Saying it was only right that he bring his music back to “the foundation” after taking it around the world, Lamar was otherwise given a hero’s welcome in Exposition Park by fans who sang and rapped along with every song in his 90-minute set — even (or especially) “A.D.H.D,” from his 2011 debut, “Section.80.”
That album distinguished Lamar as a young West Coast rapper of real significance, someone capable of describing his surroundings and his emotions — and how the two are connected — with uncommon grace. But he wasn’t viewed as the voice of a generation until the next year’s “good kid, m.A.A.d city,” and that reputation only grew with the searing, explicitly political “To Pimp a Butterfly.”
You could sense Lamar trying to live up to the mantle at FYF, where he performed in front of an enormous high-def video screen that flickered all night with heavy pictures: black icons such as Muhammad Ali and Oprah Winfrey; symbols of white power such as Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush; a woman undressing; a fierce-looking bald eagle.
Lamar played for a large hometown crowd in Exposition Park. Michael Owen Baker / For The Times Lamar played for a large hometown crowd in Exposition Park. Lamar played for a large hometown crowd in Exposition Park. (Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)
During “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe,” footage of Snoop Dogg sitting cucumber-cool in a courtroom alternated with Bill O’Reilly hurling insults on the set of “Inside Edition.”
Which man represents a bigger threat? Lamar seemed to be asking as he wore a shirt that read “Image more valued than truth.”
The rapper’s skillful live band set up sonic juxtapositions to go with the visual ones: smooth and silky in “Complexion (A Zulu Love),” dense and funky in “These Walls,” crunchy and metallic in a furious rendition of “Backseat Freestyle” that might’ve satisfied a Korn fan in 1999.
As expansive as he got, though, Lamar was taking pains to root the music in the hometown he said he always kept in mind on his travels. His only guests were members of L.A.’s Top Dawg crew: Isaiah Rashad, who rapped his “Free Lunch,” and Jay Rock, who joined Lamar for “Money Trees.”
And when he introduced “A.D.H.D,” he talked about how much it meant on his way up to talk with people who’d shared the experience of drug abuse he describes in the song.
It was another reminder of who Lamar was before he became who he is.
Caption The Comedy Comedy Festival in Little Tokyo The comedy festival running Thursday through Sunday in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo neighborhood is an Asian American comedy fest with a bill of more than 100 comics of Asian descent. You probably wouldn't know that from the name of the event: the Comedy Comedy Festival. The comedy festival running Thursday through Sunday in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo neighborhood is an Asian American comedy fest with a bill of more than 100 comics of Asian descent. You probably wouldn't know that from the name of the event: the Comedy Comedy Festival. Caption Director Andrew Ahn on his new film, 'Spa Night' Actor Joe Seo and director Andrew Ahn discuss what inspired the new film "Spa Night." Actor Joe Seo and director Andrew Ahn discuss what inspired the new film "Spa Night."
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Nineteen years ago, at a since-demolished Tiger Stadium, a rookie umpire named Mike Everitt called 16 third strikes, angered both the Angels and Tigers, and ejected both teams’ chapel leaders in a near-satirical afternoon affair.
Saturday night, at Comerica Park, about a mile east of the dated debacle, Everitt was at it again, but mostly in the Angels’ favor. Throughout their 3-2 victory, Everitt ejected four Detroit representatives: their Nos. 4 and 5 hitters, their hitting coach and their manager.
The Tigers made an array of complaints afterward; the Angels said little. “Mike Everitt was calling pitches down in the zone, it seemed like, for both guys,” Angels Manager Mike Scioscia said. “He was going to the edges of the zone. That was what he called all night.”
Before the controversy, the Angels prepared to face Michael Fulmer, who carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning the first time he faced them this season. The 23-year-old right-hander was not as successful Saturday, wild in his first start in eight days as the Tigers try to rest him for a potential playoff run.
Garrett Richards and Andrew Heaney, the two pitchers whose future the Angels’ depends on more than anyone not named Mike Trout, grew up a half-hour apart in the Oklahoma City suburbs. Fulmer hails from halfway between them.
Kole Calhoun began the game with a shot to second base, speared by Ian Kinsler. Trout followed by taking a high fastball, 95 mph, for a called third strike before Albert Pujols punched a hit to left field.
In the third inning, rookie Kaleb Cowart put a two-run shot into the right-field bleachers. Calhoun then singled, and Trout walked. When Pujols had a home run robbed by Justin Upton at the left-field fence, Calhoun took third and soon scored on a C.J. Cron single.
Fulmer fired Trout five changeups the third time he faced him, in the fourth inning. Trout swung at the first and fourth, but took the fifth for a called third strike. His two called strikeouts — and one suffered by Cliff Pennington — were the only undisputed called strikeouts among Everitt’s seven. The other victims were all Tigers, and they did not accept their fates kindly.
It began with catcher James McCann, who took a plainly low called third strike for the first out of the second inning. He said little or nothing on his way back to the dugout. The next inning, Miguel Cabrera argued at his ringing-up, which video replays showed was the correct call. And then Victor Martinez took issue with the first strike he saw and told Everitt as much. After an argument, Martinez was ejected. He extended it further, needing reinforcements to stay away from the umpire. From the dugout, he heaved his helmet onto the field.
Two innings later, after Kinsler was called out on strikes, Tigers Manager Brad Ausmus and hitting coach Wally Joyner were sent away. That was when the crowd began to chant derogatorily toward Everitt.
An inning later, the chants reached a refrain when J.D. Martinez was ejected. Martinez told reporters he asked Everitt if he was having a bad day. Everitt asked him what he said, and so he repeated it. And then Everitt ejected him. Martinez asked why he was ejected, and Everitt said because he made the comment twice.
The Tigers were facing journeyman left-hander Brett Oberholtzer, and Kinsler launched a home run on his fourth pitch. Three more men reached base before Oberholtzer retired anyone.
Scioscia said he stopped forcing things then, and he settled to finish three innings without yielding another run. Jhoulys Chacin, the man he replaced in the rotation, finished four scoreless innings in relief.
Two relievers secured the Angels the win, their tensest in months. “It was just one of them nights,” Trout said.
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Each day Suzanne White drives her daughters to school, she crosses an invisible border between the L.A. Unified School District in which she lives and Oak Park Unified, the higher-performing, much smaller district that her children attend.
It’s a trip that many parents frustrated by their local public schools wish they could make — and that is possible for the Whites thanks to a little-known, rarely used California statute.
Called the “district of choice” law, it currently allows about 10,000 students across the state to enroll in 47 participating school districts without seeking the permission of their home districts, which are often loath to let them — and the funding attached to them — go.
“The schools out there are half the size, have better technology and are more innovative,” White said of the Oak Park district. “Why wouldn’t I try?”
But after more than two decades of flying under the radar, the law is facing new opposition.
Advocacy groups including the American Civil Liberties Union and school districts that are losing students to competitors say the law increases segregation and discriminates against poor and minority families who can’t drive their children across district boundaries.
After sailing through the state Senate, a bill to extend the law for another five years has foundered in the Assembly’s Appropriations Committee, where Chairwoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) has refused to let it come up for a vote.
Leaders of participating school districts say that if the law expires next July, they will be forced to lay off hundreds of teachers, send students back to their zoned districts and possibly even close schools.
Most of these districts are clustered around Los Angeles and the Bay Area and see the law as an appealing way of filling their classrooms and budgets at a time of declining enrollment. Walnut Valley Unified, Glendora Unified and Oak Park Unified each draw hundreds of transfer students.
“It would be devastating for us,” said Oak Park Unified Supt. Anthony Knight, who estimated he would lose more than a third of his $42-million budget and would have to lay off at least 70 teachers. Of the 4,600 students in his district, nearly half transfer from outside, and 10% live within L.A. Unified’s borders, he said.
“The people we get from the San Fernando Valley are choosing us over some of LAUSD’s best schools,” Knight said, touting his district’s smaller class sizes and specialized programs. “They are coming here because they want something else.”
Under the law, a participating district has to advertise that it’s willing to admit a set number of students and to let in all students up to that limit, regardless of academic ability or needs. If the district receives more applicants than it has room for, it must hold a lottery. A home district can’t refuse to let students leave unless there is an exodus so large that it does financial damage.
For White, 53, of Woodland Hills it was all about class size.
Until 2012, her children attended their local elementary school. But that year, White’s oldest daughter was entering middle school. She was supposed to go to an L.A. campus with nearly 2,000 students, from which she would matriculate into a high school of about 3,800.
White entered her daughters into Oak Park’s lottery, winning seats for both of them. Now, the thought of having to send them to their zoned school in 2017 is enough to make her cry.
“LAUSD to me is massive and impossible to navigate,” she said. “It’s not an option.”
The ACLU and other critics of the law say parents with time and money to drive to a neighboring district, like White, are the main beneficiaries.
The independent Legislative Analyst's Office found that 59% of participating students during the 2014-15 school year were white or Asian, while Hispanics made up 32% and left their home districts at lower rates than their peers.
With few exceptions, students who transferred left poorer, lower-performing districts for more affluent ones that posted higher scores on state exams, the report found.
Gonzalez’s staff said the San Diego lawmaker was unavailable for an interview, but in a written statement she said the choice law “exacerbates the unequal system of haves and have-nots in our public schools.”
Districts of choice, she added, “should be properly phased out while allowing current students to stay in the schools they are already attending.”
In response to concerns over access, the law’s supporters added language to the extension bill requiring districts of choice to provide transportation to transfer students from low-income families. But opponents say the amendment, which would not force districts to bus students more than 10 miles, doesn’t go far enough.
“It’s never been throttled like this before,” said state Sen. Robert Huff (R-Diamond Bar), who sponsored the measure to extend the law and was surprised when it ran aground in the Assembly. Lawmakers could revive the law next year, he said, but in the interim, thousands of students and parents will begin the school year with uncertainty.
On Gonzalez’s Facebook page, that anxiety spilled into a comment thread, where the debate raged long after the renewal bill was effectively dead. When Huff and parents rallied in Diamond Bar last weekend in support of districts of choice, Gonzalez responded with a post accusing Huff of playing partisan politics rather than negotiating with her.
Some parents said they would put their children in charter or private schools if the program ended.
“I’d probably home-school,” said Dolores Perez-Shenavai, 48, whose children are zoned for L.A. Unified but attend Oak Park High School.
“Before they kill the program, they need to ask why more people aren’t taking the opportunity,” she said. “If they choose not to, you can’t punish everyone else.”
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The Pittsburgh Pirates placed ace Gerrit Cole on the 15-day disabled list because of right elbow inflammation.
Cole pitched five shaky innings in a 5-4 loss to Houston on Wednesday, and then let the team know he experienced some discomfort during the outing. He had a 6.08 earned-run average in five August starts.
Left-hander Steven Brault was promoted from triple-A Indianapolis to take Cole’s spot in the rotation Monday night at the Chicago Cubs.
Cole’s injury means none of Pittsburgh’s five starters from opening day are currently in the rotation. Francisco Liriano and Jon Niese left via trade and Jeff Locke and Juan Nicasio are working out of the bullpen.
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The Minnesota Twins placed center fielder Danny Santana on the 15-day disabled list because of a sprained left shoulder. ...
The Cleveland Indians placed right-hander Danny Salazar on the paternity list.
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Tiled courtyard adds to 'beautiful' veterans museum at O.C. fairgrounds
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A steady mechanized whir filled the air Monday as a construction crane lifted a massive concrete slab into the air above the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa.
The crane slowly swung the piece into position. As it was lowered, a team of workers painstakingly guided it into place.
"Watch your fingers," one worker cautioned as the team settled the piece onto the ground.
The slab, shaped like the arm of a star, was one of seven pieces installed Monday in the courtyard in front of what eventually will be the Heroes Hall veterans museum at the fairgrounds.
Together, the prices make up a decorative design modeled after the Congressional Medal of Honor.
"There aren't really many words that can describe it," OC Fair Board member Nick Berardino said as he surveyed the site.
Berardino was part of an assortment of reporters, photographers and fairgrounds officials who gathered Monday morning to watch the installation.
"It just stills your heart and quiets your soul," Berardino, a Vietnam veteran, said of Heroes Hall. "Look how beautiful this is. It's gorgeous. It's unbelievable."
Heroes Hall, a former World War II-era Army barracks constructed about 1942, was formerly known as the Memorial Gardens Building.
. Drew A. Kelley A Korean War plaque is on display at the entrance of the courtyard in front of the new Heroes Hall veterans museum in Costa Mesa. A Korean War plaque is on display at the entrance of the courtyard in front of the new Heroes Hall veterans museum in Costa Mesa. (Drew A. Kelley)
The fairgrounds had planned to demolish the building in 2013 to make room for Plaza Pacifica, but after hearing concerns from veterans, the Fair Board voted instead to reuse the structure as a veterans museum.
Ground was broken on the project in March and the building was moved to its new home near Centennial Farm in April.
The plan is to open the building to the public on Veterans Day, according to project supervisor Bolton Colburn. Exhibitions are scheduled to be installed in January.
Though fairgrounds officials said Monday that they're excited to see the project come together, there were some solemn moments.
. Drew A. Kelley OC Fair Board member Nick Berardino places his Vietnam War veteran pin in the foundation of the 50-foot-wide decorative courtyard in front of the new Heroes Hall in Costa Mesa. OC Fair Board member Nick Berardino places his Vietnam War veteran pin in the foundation of the 50-foot-wide decorative courtyard in front of the new Heroes Hall in Costa Mesa. (Drew A. Kelley)
Berardino took a pin given to him by the Department of Defense for his service in the Vietnam War and buried it in the courtyard.
Fair Board member Stan Tkaczyk came across two familiar names on a plaque in the courtyard honoring Orange County residents who died in Vietnam: Paul Adams and Dennis Cullen, friends Tkaczyk went to high school with.
"These are guys you grew up with, you played football together, you hung out together — then they're gone," a visibly emotional Tkaczyk said.
"It hits you at a young age — realizing the price of freedom," he added. "It's not free. It's very costly."
. Drew A. Kelley The design of the 50-foot-wide decorative courtyard of the new Heroes Hall veterans museum at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa is modeled on the Congressional Medal of Honor. The building is planned to open to the public on Veterans Day. The design of the 50-foot-wide decorative courtyard of the new Heroes Hall veterans museum at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa is modeled on the Congressional Medal of Honor. The building is planned to open to the public on Veterans Day. (Drew A. Kelley)
Tkaczyk called Heroes Hall "one of the most beautiful projects I've ever been involved with" and said it will serve as an "extremely distinguished place to honor our veterans in Orange County."
"We knew we wanted to do something that would be special, and from what I'm seeing today, my God, it's far exceeded what I'd hoped we'd be able to do," he said.
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Purdue Pharma rejects request from New Hampshire attorney general for information on suspected diversion of OxyContin
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The top law enforcement official in New Hampshire, a state ravaged by the opioid epidemic, accused the manufacturer of OxyContin on Friday of stonewalling demands for information the company collects about suspected criminal trafficking of its painkiller.
“They are just refusing to turn over documents,” state Atty. Gen. Joseph Foster said of drugmaker Purdue Pharma in an interview. “On one hand, they tell us they have nothing to hide and they are doing everything appropriately, but then why are they fighting so hard not to turn over this information?”
After a Times investigation last month exposed the extensive evidence Purdue’s internal security team gathers, and in many cases, does not share with law enforcement, state lawyers sent a subpoena directing the company to turn over any records related to New Hampshire. The Times found that the company’s confidential files include field reports, witness statements, prescribing data and surveillance photos on doctors and pharmacists across the nation suspected of catering to addicts and drug dealers.
In refusing to comply with the New Hampshire subpoena, Purdue cited longstanding objections to the state’s use of a private law firm in an ongoing investigation of the company and other opioid makers.
In court documents, company lawyers have said Purdue is willing to provide records to the attorney general and his lawyers, but on the condition they not share them with the private attorneys, who they have suggested have a financial incentive to wrest multimillion-dollar judgments from the company in civil suits.
“The Attorney General has repeatedly refused to accept the information we’ve offered to provide,” the company said in a statement.
James Boffetti, the senior assistant attorney general negotiating with Purdue, said he had agreed to limit access to the materials to government lawyers and investigators unless there was court approval of the use of private lawyers. But, he said, the company still declined. The conversations were “very frustrating,” he said, arguing that the information the state sought could help police identify criminal activity and stop prescription drugs from getting into the wrong hands.
“It’s just a knee-jerk response that doesn’t look at the bigger issue of public safety and harm,” Boffetti said.
New Hampshire, with a population of 1.3 million, has one of the nation’s highest rates of opioid prescribing and addiction, according to public health officials. Many addicted to painkillers have transitioned to abusing heroin, which is cheaper than pills, and overdoses and deaths have skyrocketed in recent years. A state report this summer called the opioid problem “one of the most significant public health crises” in the state’s history. There were 666 emergency room visits for opioid-related causes last month and, on average, nine people fatally overdose on drugs each week, according to state figures.
Government officials are fighting the crisis on many fronts, from outfitting police officers with naloxone, an anti-overdose drug, to starting new educational programs that begin warning children in kindergarten about the dangers of drugs. Foster said that after he took office in 2013, he was struck by the number of pills seized in raids on rural drug rings and decided to launch an investigation into whether fraudulent marketing of the drugs was contributing to their abuse.
The state has just a handful of attorneys to handle all consumer protection cases — from mortgage fraud to charity scams — and those lawyers are so busy that they rely on volunteers to take complaints. Foster decided to get outside help in the opioid investigation from a Washington, D.C., law firm, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, that was already assisting the city of Chicago and two California counties sue drugmakers over the costs of the epidemic.
With the firm’s help, the attorney general’s office subpoenaed records from Purdue and four other drug companies related to the marketing of painkillers. But the companies fought the subpoenas, with their lawyers arguing that Cohen Milstein had “prejudged the merits of the investigation” and was “unduly influenced by the huge financial incentives” in a contingency arrangement that gave the firm 27% of a monetary judgment.
The companies repeatedly said they would produce the documents — potentially millions of pages — if they weren’t shared with the outside lawyers. The attorney general’s office saw this as an empty offer.
“We don’t have the technical tools to process huge volumes of discovery or the lawyers you would need to review it,” Boffetti said. “They knew that.”
Courts have ruled that public agencies may use outside lawyers on a contingency basis as long as there are safeguards to ensure government officials remain in charge of the cases. Still, corporations have continued challenging their role. In New Hampshire, the legal wrangling over the private lawyers has gone on for a year. This spring, the state replaced the contingency agreement with the law firm with a flat-fee arrangement and decided to focus its investigation, at least initially, solely on Purdue. A Superior Court judge ruled earlier this month that the arrangement is permissible, but Purdue is currently appealing to the state Supreme Court.
David Vicinanzo, an attorney for Purdue, said in a statement that the state’s hiring of an outside firm raised “a very serious issue about whether it is proper for government enforcement powers to be privatized to outside counsel with a special financial interest.”
In July, The Times reported on the cache of evidence Purdue has about suspected criminal activity, using as an example an L.A. drug ring that the company did not report to authorities for years. The ring sent 1.1 million pills onto the black market. State lawyers in New Hampshire quickly sent a subpoena to Purdue.
“If we have those kind of things in our state, we would like to be able to take action on them,” Foster said.
Lawyers for Purdue filed a motion this month asking a judge to throw out the subpoena on several grounds, including the involvement of Cohen Milstein.
Citing The Times’ report, Foster and District of Columbia Atty. Gen. Karl Racine also asked the Drug Enforcement Administration last week to reduce national production quotas for oxycodone, the active ingredient in OxyContin, by a quarter. Under federal law, the DEA sets the amount of a controlled substance a manufacturer is allowed to produce.
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Question: Our homeowners association is going on our third manager and management company in four years — an experience that has wasted countless hours and money.
The work we need to be done gets hijacked by managers who want to do things their way and are adept enough to manipulate situations ensuring that happens. We learned too late that each manager brought their own agenda. The managers failed to take direction from the board, and knew how to find the lone easygoing board member who would support their style and defend their actions when criticized.
When interviewed, all the managers and management company proprietors talked a good game and were convincing enough for us to hire them. But once hired, each was no different than the company or manager that was replaced, causing constant turnover.
Most of our time was spent arguing with these managers until they were terminated. Each manager threatened to sue us unless we paid for the duration of their contract and we’ve lost a lot of money doing so. There has to be a better way! How do we hire a good manager? Is there a way to terminate management without paying to the end of their contract?
Answer: There is no way to guarantee that a management company will live up to its promises or that your board will work well with a manager. But there are ways to increase the odds that a business relationship will turn out favorably and to structure a contract to diminish the negative effects from a breakdown of that relationship.
It sounds like things start off well with board members actively participating in the hiring process and interviewing potential management vendors before they are retained. But from the description of your association’s terrible history with management companies, something obviously goes wrong somewhere.
A good first step toward improving your association’s experience would be explaining to prospective management companies how your board expects its business to be conducted. Discuss guidelines, specific instructions and codes of conduct the association wants to be followed — before the company is even hired. Then include those terms into the management agreement so that they can legally be enforced. If a management company is not willing to accept your conditions, then it is not the right vendor for your association.
Once a management vendor is chosen, make clear that there is a distinct line between employer and employee. Because board members and management staff often work closely, management — even directors — may forget that this is a business relationship in a business setting. The management company and its employees should be cordial but are not your friends; they are hired to perform services they get paid for. When that line is blurred by either side, it can become uncomfortable to enforce contractual obligations.
And since it’s not uncommon for a single lenient board director to unravel it all by failing to follow contract terms, stress that no single board director has authority to act on his or her own. Set rules on how management receives its instructions and corresponding deadlines from the board to complete assigned tasks. The board also should vote on procedures that spell out how much independent authority management has to hire and manage outside vendors.
Based on your association’s track record, it should consider a month-to-month contract. If management companies are reluctant to enter into such an arrangement, insist on a probationary period during which the management company or manager can be easily terminated. If your association agrees to a lengthier contract, make sure it receives a discounted rate in return, something associations often fail to demand.
To avoid paying to the end of a management company’s contract, negotiate for more favorable contract-termination terms. There is no reason why there should be a penalty for canceling a management company's services; your association should only pay for the services it actually uses. A 30- or 60-day termination notice may be appropriate.
In particular, stay away from management contracts that have automatic-renewal clauses, which restart the contract upon its expiration without board action. Such provisions don’t encourage outstanding performance and might bind the association to increased management fees without a board vote. Boards are well advised to read and weigh each word carefully, and if still in doubt, have an attorney look it over.
Zachary Levine, a partner at Wolk & Levine, a business and intellectual property law firm, co-wrote this column. Vanitzian is an arbitrator and mediator. Send questions to Donie Vanitzian, JD, P.O. Box 10490, Marina del Rey, CA 90295 or noexit@mindspring.com
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AFI cancels 'Birth of a Nation' screening after Nate Parker controversy. Will others in Hollywood follow suit?
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With "The Birth of a Nation" director Nate Parker in the headlines over his 2001 rape trial, at least one Hollywood institution has decided to step away from the period tale, raising questions about the film's larger marketing campaign and ultimate viability as an Oscar contender.
The American Film Institute late Tuesday canceled a screening of "Birth” scheduled for Friday. It was the first strike against the period slavery tale since accounts of Parker's trial, in which he was acquitted, resurfaced with new details (including that his accuser committed suicide in 2012) in the past two weeks.
"Birth," which Parker directed, co-wrote and stars in, has been an Oscar front-runner since premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in January. The story of the Nat Turner slave revolt received solid reviews and captured the zeitgeist at a moment when Hollywood has been under fire for a lack of diversity in its ranks.
AFI's decision might have set a precedent of sorts for other organizations, and new dominoes could soon fall.
In an internal note run by several Hollywood trade publications, the school's dean, Jan Schuette, said that more information was needed before the event could move forward.
“I have been the recipient of many different passionate points of view about the screening, and I believe it is essential that we discuss these issues together — messenger and message, gender, race and more — before we see the film," he said in the note.
Caption The Comedy Comedy Festival in Little Tokyo The comedy festival running Thursday through Sunday in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo neighborhood is an Asian American comedy fest with a bill of more than 100 comics of Asian descent. You probably wouldn't know that from the name of the event: the Comedy Comedy Festival. The comedy festival running Thursday through Sunday in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo neighborhood is an Asian American comedy fest with a bill of more than 100 comics of Asian descent. You probably wouldn't know that from the name of the event: the Comedy Comedy Festival. Caption Director Andrew Ahn on his new film, 'Spa Night' Actor Joe Seo and director Andrew Ahn discuss what inspired the new film "Spa Night." Actor Joe Seo and director Andrew Ahn discuss what inspired the new film "Spa Night."
A spokeswoman for AFI cautioned, however, that “Birth” was likely to come back. "The screening…has been postponed. It will be rescheduled. It is not cancelled," Liza Ameen, wrote in an email to The Times.
Friday’s showing of the film — which hits theaters in October — was meant for students but also fits into a larger award-season rollout of "Birth" in Los Angeles and other cities. The school's move could thus serve as a bellwether for Hollywood guilds and other groups seeking to decide whether to host their own award-season events for the Oscar hopeful. Already some public figures who had lustily supported the movie, including Spike Lee — who moderated a Q&A with Parker at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival on Aug. 13 -- have gone quieter since the controversy broke.
AFI's decision however, should also be viewed in a more specific context: The embattled Schuette is currently facing calls from faculty to resign over his administration of the filmmaking school and he’s unlikely to want to provide further fodder for criticism to his opponents.
AFI was in the tricky position of holding a screening in the heat of a news cycle; most Hollywood guilds do not begin their screenings of Oscar hopefuls until the fall or even early winter.
So far, the Toronto International Film Festival, where the movie will screen several times in early September, has remained on board; there will be post-screening Q&As and studio Fox Searchlight will conduct a junket in a local hotel. (In keeping with the pattern for most movies that premiered elsewhere, there will not be a press conference for the film.)
Unlike other controversies, the scandal puts at loggerheads several disenfranchised groups. “Birth” was seen as a savior of sorts for critics who believed stories about African Americans have not been sufficiently represented in Hollywood. But the controversy over Parker has also enraged victims-rights groups, who see a systemic attempt by powerful interests to sweep away individuals’ concerns.
Searchlight, which acquired “Birth” for nearly $18 million at this year's Sundance Film Festival, appeared intent on pushing ahead with its grassroots campaign, also moving forward with a 12-city national tour for church and community groups.
Veering from the course many studios chart when they have talent caught in controversy, the studio is not shying away from putting its writer-director-star in the public eye — a decision prompted in part by Parker, who has made clear he’d like to address the issue.
Searchlight's decision has captured the attention of Hollywood insiders, who have debated whether — the merits of the issues aside — its strategy is shrewd or foolhardy. Essentially, by choosing to discuss the trial, the studio has hoped to appear candid even if it means risking a prolonged public discussion or, worse, an inflammation of the crisis due to new comments..
(Neither Searchlight nor Parker’s own representatives have, to date, booked a major broadcast interview that could create the kind of combustible but cathartic dynamic that has served other figures caught in a scandal, though such an appearance could come closer to the film’s release.)
The move toward openness contravenes recent Hollywood history. Studios that have released films by Woody Allen and Roman Polanski — two other directors who have operated under a similar cloud — have often doled out their director in careful spoonfuls, with the subjects themselves reluctant to say much.
In a rare press appearance, Allen — facing renewed criticism at the Cannes Film Festival from Ronan Farrow about the alleged sexual assault of Farrow’s sister Dylan — told reporters, "I never think about it… I think it's all silly. The whole thing — it doesn't bother me. I don't think about it. I work."
Parker, though, has spoken out on traditional and social media about the subject, saying in an extended Facebook post last week that he felt contrition about his actions.
"I look back on that time as a teenager and can say without hesitation that I should have used more wisdom," he wrote. "I look back on that time, my indignant attitude and my heartfelt mission to prove my innocence with eyes that are more wise with time. I see now that I may not have shown enough empathy even as I fought to clear my name."
Parker, however, was able to control the message in a social media post. Public Q&As at Toronto, even with that festival's famously generous audiences, could well become a more hotbed environment.
In that sense, the cancellation of Friday’s AFI event could also prove beneficial to Searchlight's plans, or at least provide a relief of sorts, with a Q&A at this stage of the news cycle is likely to be far more about the rape case than the film itself.
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Addison Russell became only the third Cubs shortstop in history to have at least 80 RBIs in a season. Who were the other two? Answer at the end of these notes…. Angels reliever Huston Street tweeted the following after surgery Wednesday: “Just got out of surgery, still pretty loopy, but the doc said I should come back throwing 98, but it could have been 89.”… Cal Ripken Jr. turned 56 on Wednesday…. It’s unlikely that A’s ace Sonny Gray will make another start this season. He has been on the disabled list since Aug. 7 because of a strained right forearm and told reporters Monday that “I’m hoping; I’d like to get out there again. But I’m not ready to throw now. I know that even if they cleared me to throw when I go in there to talk to them, I’d be forcing it by going out there today…. Through Thursday’s games, the Texas Rangers were 52-26 against teams with a .500 record or better, but only 23-27 against teams under .500…. A fan fell from the stands in Seattle into the Yankees dugout Wednesday night. As catcher Brian McCann told the New York Daily News, “He hit his head on the ground; it looked like he was out of it. He basically knocked himself out. It was a loud thud, I turned around and he was out of it.” Manager Joe Girardi: “It kind of freaked me out, actually. I think he tried to jump in, but he was probably not in a state to be walking.” Chris Davis of Baltimore and Khris Davis of Oakland have homered on the same day three times this month…. Boston’s David Ortiz set a team record with his 10th season of 100 or more RBIs, breaking the record of nine he had shared with Ted Williams…. Major League Baseball has agreed to hold games in Puerto Rico and will work with the players' association to invest $5 million in developing baseball on the island…. According to multiple reports, notoriously pudgy Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval has lost 25 pounds since going on the disabled list in April… An anonymous major league scout, on the swing of former college football star and NFL washout Tim Tebow, who is hoping a team will sign him to a minor league contract: “If it was any longer, it would take out the front row.”… Answer: Ernie Banks and Roy Smalley.
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'Anything can happen’ at MTV VMAs, but Britney Spears’ return marks its nostalgic bent
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For an idea of the buzz-worthy moments that might play out onstage during Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, look to past years of the network’s annual pop spectacle.
Heading into the weekend, the most talked-about moment was the return of Britney Spears to the VMA stage, her first performance on the telecast since 2007. If the VMAs once led the pop conversation, some wonder today if the gala is simply responding to it.
Recent years have shown that the VMAs, while still an experience that generates tons of tweets and memes, doesn't command TV audiences the way it once did. Last year's Miley Cyrus-hosted telecast drew 9.8 million viewers, down by about 500,000 from the previous year despite airing on 10 networks owned by the MTV's parent company, Viacom.
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“For a period of time it was really, absolutely so groundbreaking,” said Matt Pinfield, a radio personality and former host of MTV’s alt-rock video show “120 Minutes.” “It was a place where all things of our culture met.”
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The ability to speak to a generation has long sustained the VMAs, but today an altered landscape has made it more difficult.
With digital and social media placing the power of music consumption and taste-making into the hands of fans and further away from music television, the question — and criticism — of the VMAs’ relevance comes up each year. Generations who came of age during the show’s groundbreaking first quarter-century are older, and today’s audiences live in an on-demand culture.
Increasingly over the years, show producers have turned to the telecasts of yore to drive the show.
See Madonna’s baton-passing (read lip-locking) moment with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera in 2003, or the reunion of ’NSync in 2013. The network also dusted off its classic “I Want My MTV” slogan for the 2014 telecast. In short, there’s always been at least one foot in the past.
And this year is no different. Look, perhaps, to 2007.
At that year’s ceremony — held at Las Vegas’ swanky Palms Casino — Rihanna performed on the main stage for the first time, Beyoncé lost the majority of the awards she was up for, Kanye West helped oversee the nightclub vibe of the ceremony and Spears fizzled with a troubled and stiff opening number.
Much has changed since then, but the major players are largely the same.
Beyoncé is Sunday’s front-runner with 11 nods for her incendiary “Lemonade”; Spears is returning to the VMA stage for the first time since her infamous showing; the lifetime achievement award is going to Rihanna; and West — now pop’s biggest instigator — will be present.
Looking back is inherent with any awards show, but for MTV an air of nostalgia has long been part of the appeal of its telecast.
The ceremony has returned to New York, where it began, setting up shop at the famed Madison Square Gardens for the first time. And there’s also the reemergence of Spears, who of late has been parked in Las Vegas and whose famous python-assisted 2001 VMA performance inspired an advertisement for this year’s awards.
“We want to embrace the heritage of the show, and the history of it, but it also happens organically,” VMA executive producer Jesse Ignjatovic noted. “Those kind of moments present themselves, especially when you bring the show back to New York. We definitely want to find those opportunities … but they also tend to just happen.”
MTV President Sean Atkins said there wasn’t a lot of time spent “with intentionality on nostalgia” for this year’s ceremony.
“The VMAs have never had the Oscars or the Grammys problem, like there’s a bunch of people in a corner who make magical decisions and it homogenizes,” Atkins said. “Anything can happen at the VMAs, any artist can be there … and that’s what I think our audience loves about it.”
West, for instance, reportedly has an open slot to do whatever he pleases; Ariana Grande will reunite with Nicki Minaj to perform her latest single, “Side to Side”; and Nick Jonas, Future and the Chainsmokers have all been booked for performances.
Beyoncé has been in top-secret rehearsals and Rihanna, as the recipient of the Vanguard Award, will have a meaty performance that will cover her entire discography. (Past recipients Beyoncé and Justin Timberlake staged 15-minute retrospectives.)
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Rihanna fans will “be in awe in terms of how much she’s done and grown” since her first VMA performance in 2007, Ignjatovic said
Undoubtedly all eyes will be on Spears. She’s set to perform her new single, “Make Me” with G-Eazy, and producers are promising a showing that’s not “a typical performance.”
“She’s been on that stage many times. She hadn’t wanted to do them for awhile [because] she wanted to focus on other things, but she decided she wanted to do them again so we’re doing them again,” Spears’ longtime manager Larry Rudolph said.
“The VMAs are special. I don’t want to lump them in with every other award show. She’s like the queen of the VMAs,” Rudolph continued. “Probably three or four of the most iconic moments in MTV history are of her at the VMAs. We’re very mindful of that and respectful of the platform.”
But will it be enough to move the needle?
“[The VMAs] used to create pop culture and now it’s chasing it. It’s following the trends,” Pinfield said. “It’s fun as a show, but it’s not what it was back when Madonna did “Like a Virgin” … what was happening there was changing the world. It was changing the musical landscape at that period of time. And it’s not anymore.
“But the reason why people still want to watch it or be a part of it is because at the end of the day, it’s still about that love for music.”
2016 MTV Video Music Awards
Where: MTV, also BET, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, Spike, TV Land and VH1
When: 9 p.m. Sunday
Rating: TV-14-DL (may be unsuitable for children under the age of 14 with advisories for suggestive dialogue and coarse language)
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A Watsonville-area strawberry grower has been fined $2.4 million dollars and ordered to repay kickbacks and rent he demanded from Mexican workers he hired under the federal H-2A visa program, according to an administrative law judge’s order issued Monday.
Gonzalo Fernandez, who operated Fernandez Farms Inc., southeast of Watsonville, demanded kickbacks of more than $1,600 apiece from several hundred foreign workers over two picking seasons, as reimbursement for transportation and other costs of bringing the laborers from villages in Mexico, according to the court decision.
Under the federally supervised H-2A work visa program, employers must pay all of those costs and provide free housing.
“If you really need foreign workers, this is a cost you should be bearing,” said Abigail Daquiz, senior trial attorney in the Labor Department’s Seattle Office, who worked on the case. “We’re finding that in lots of different ways, employees are having to pay that back, being forced to kick it back.”
In this case, Daquiz said, “They would go and cash their paycheck at the cafeteria right on sight, and they would get in another line and pay back $100 or $200 a week until their debt was paid.”
The violations affected more than 400 workers over the 2010 and 2011 seasons, according to the decision, which outlined $1.29 million in reimbursement to the workers. Fernandez also must pay a fine of $1.1 million, according to the decision.
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Fernandez charged rent in cramped trailers where workers slept in bunks, five or six to a room, Daquiz said. He also failed to pay proper piece rates and overtime for strawberries the workers picked, intimidated those who complained, coerced workers to give misleading or false statements to U.S. Department of Labor investigators and otherwise impeded the investigation, according to court documents.
Fernandez also turned away five local workers when employment was available, a violation of rules that require employers to try to fill positions from the local labor force before resorting to the visa program.
Fernandez, who no longer is in business, has been barred from participating in the federal program for three years. He and his attorneys were not immediately available for comment Tuesday.
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Jared Goff takes another big hit, Rams fail to score
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The Rams really need to answer the Broncos touchdown.
Running back Aaron Green rushed for eight yards to open the series. Quarterback Jared Goff targeted a covered Michael Thomas up the right side of the field, but the pass went incomplete but the flags still came out for illegal contact.
Goff later rolled out on a bootleg and came face to face with rookie linebacker Vontarrius Dora out of Louisiana State,who put him in the turf as the pass went incomplete.He got up slowly, but stayed in the game to throw another pass to running back Chase Reynolds for a seven-yard gain on third-and-9.
On fourth down, Goff threw a bullet at Michael Thomas, but the pass was broken up by Broncos corner Keyvon Webster. Turnover on downs.
THe Broncos will take over on the 28-yard line. A short field.
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Details emerge from old domestic violence charges against Trump campaign chief Stephen Bannon
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Stephen Bannon, the newly minted chief of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, was arrested on domestic violence charges two decades ago, according to reports in the New York Post and Politico.
The reports detail a fight between Bannon and his then-wife on New Year’s Day 1996 after an argument over finances. According to the police report posted by Politico, Santa Monica officers responded to a hang-up 911 call. Once officers arrived, they found "red marks" on the wrist and neck of Bannon's then-wife, whose name was redacted from the documents.
Bannon, who has taken a leave as the head of Breitbart News to become the Trump campaign's chief executive officer, was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence, battery and dissuading a witness, according to the reports.
The charges were dropped when Bannon’s wife did not appear in court. The couple, parents of twin infants, divorced the following year.
The New York Post cited divorce documents, quoting Bannon's ex-wife as saying, "I took the phone to call the police and he grabbed the phone away from me throwing it across the room, and breaking it as he [was] screaming" and cursing at her.
Trump's campaign did not respond to a request for comment but a Bannon spokeswoman told Politico that he "has a great relationship" with his children and ex-wife.
Bannon was brought on to lead Trump’s White House effort last week after turmoil in the campaign. The former Navy officer currently lives in Laguna Beach.
The investment-banker-turned-Hollywood-producer has no experience leading a political campaign, but he is known for his pugilistic style and his conservative news organization has long been pro-Trump.
In recent years, he made a name for himself in conservative circles for producing laudatory films about Sarah Palin and other public figures.
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UCLA is headed in the right direction with help of mental-conditioning coach
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He was shanking kicks long before his foot struck the ball.
UCLA freshman J.J. Molson obsessed about his next field-goal attempt as he stood on the sideline early in training camp, an approach that didn’t jibe with his easygoing nature or boost his accuracy.
Then someone helped devise a new strategy. Molson would chitchat with teammates about their plans for that night or what they wanted for dinner while waiting to kick. Any topic worked as long as it wasn’t related to football.
Only when Molson jogged onto the field did his focus shift to kicking and two recurring thoughts: head down, follow through.
The plan, like most of Molson’s ensuing field goals, was good.
It came from Trevor Moawad, the Bruins’ new mental-conditioning coach and resident Zen master.
Some of Moawad’s tenets — stay positive, remain in the moment, visualize success — sound like they belong in Sports Psychology for Dummies. Their effectiveness is partially rooted in their simplicity.
“It’s all common sense,” said Moawad. “It’s just understanding that when you form habits, those habits form you.”
He focused on something we weren’t accustomed to: how your brain works and how you think and approach different situations. — John Parker Wilson, Alabama quarterback
Trevor Moawad celebrates among Alabama players during a victory over Texas in the BCS national title game Jan. 7, 2010, at the Rose Bowl. Tom Hauck / Getty Images Trevor Moawad celebrates among Alabama players during a victory over Texas in the BCS national title game Jan. 7, 2010, at the Rose Bowl. Trevor Moawad celebrates among Alabama players during a victory over Texas in the BCS national title game Jan. 7, 2010, at the Rose Bowl. (Tom Hauck / Getty Images)
Moawad doesn’t quantify his success through the wins and losses of the teams that employ him, though he might want to reconsider. He’s worked with Alabama since Coach Nick Saban was hired in 2007, becoming a part of teams that have gone 119-19 while winning three national championships. Stints with Florida State and the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars have also coincided with sustained bowl game and playoff appearances.
“He focused on something we weren’t accustomed to: how your brain works and how you think and approach different situations,” said John Parker Wilson, who played quarterback for the Crimson Tide during Saban’s first two seasons. “That helped the transition and the culture change at Alabama.”
Moawad’s role at UCLA became an unexpected topic on the fourth day of training camp. Running back Nate Starks launched into a spontaneous tribute to the consultant by referencing the team’s newfound togetherness and accountability.
Other players touched upon similar themes in the following days. The underlying premise was that the team had been somewhat fractured the previous season and the divisiveness was reflected in the Bruins losing three of their last four games.
“He’s basically helping us to take our team back, in essence,” quarterback Josh Rosen said of Moawad. “We got a little scrambled last year, and I think we’re trying to get a core group of guys to pull the majority and those fence guys that maybe aren’t so bought in or maybe it’s not going so well for them on the depth chart or something, to be able to take those guys and take it away from ‘me’ and take it to ‘we.’”
Moawad spent the first week of UCLA’s training camp addressing players each day for about an hour. He met with them individually, in small groups and as a team. Sometimes he talked and on other occasions he asked players to acquaint themselves with unfamiliar teammates in an exercise designed to build unity.
Bruins Coach Jim Mora said he had already noticed an appreciable difference in the way his players speak with each other and react to adversity.
“This is not a one-time Navy SEALs speech,” said Moawad, who plans to return to campus intermittently throughout the season. “This is a systematic part of your program that at different times will have higher degrees of relevance.”
Although strength and conditioning, nutrition and even sleep programs have become heavily integrated into college football, sports psychology remains a largely fledgling realm. Moawad, 42, runs an eponymous consulting group but noted that his job growth has directly correlated to the growth of Saban’s coaching tree at places such as Florida State, where former Saban assistant Jimbo Fisher is now the head coach.
“It’s one of those areas in college football that most coaches don’t know,” Moawad said, “and don’t know they’re not doing it.”
Moawad estimates that the mental component of his program contributes to roughly 5% of a team’s success, the same percentage he ascribes to luck in a given season. UCLA hopes that’s the edge it needs after 18 years without a major bowl game appearance or conference championship.
The Bruins’ connection with Moawad could already be described as fortuitous. Moawad was seeking a Los Angeles training site for Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, perhaps his most famous client, when he spoke with UCLA offensive coordinator Kennedy Polamalu, a former colleague with Jacksonville.
Moawad was invited to campus and met with Mora, whose father, Jim Sr., he already knew as a fellow alumnus and board member at Occidental College, where Moawad played soccer and basketball while earning a bachelor’s degree in comparative politics and a master’s degree in education.
“Having an opportunity to access a guy like that made sense to me,” the younger Mora said, “and I’ve been so over-the-top pleased to have him around here.”
Moawad’s schooling in mental conditioning started at the dinner table during conversations with his late father, Bob, one of the early contributors to the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series and a former president of the National Assn. for Self-Esteem who made presentations to Fortune 500 companies across the globe.
Standing in front of a group is only one component of Trevor Moawad’s brain-training regimen. He texts, calls and reaches players through smaller gestures like providing a thought for the day while walking past them in the hallway.
Visualization is an important element. Third and five in the red zone? Moawad asks players to imagine critical situations so that when they arise in games they feel like they have already been there.
Players are also encouraged to shrug off mistakes and compartmentalize drives by not focusing on the need to go 80 yards for a touchdown.
“That seems daunting,” said Wilson, the former Alabama quarterback, “but if you figure out the way to run the next play and move on after that, it’s a lot more doable.”
Moawad has been on the sideline for national championship celebrations, though those aren’t always the moments that resonate most powerfully. He recalled a exchange between Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston and his teammates late in the 2014 Rose Bowl game against Auburn.
“Are you strong?” Winston asked, with the Seminoles trailing by four points and only 79 seconds left in the game.
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Beyoncé re-creates 'Lemonade' at the MTV Video Music Awards
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At the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, Beyoncé stole the show with an ambitious 16-minute medley that covered snippets of her entire groundbreaking surprise visual.
And on Sunday, she did it again.
The pop star used her performance — which the network kept under wraps until Sunday — to re-create “Lemonade,” her concept musical drama and album that was the night’s biggest nominee with 11 nods, a personal record for the singer.
Opening with the album’s somber ballad “Pray You Catch,” Beyoncé started her set surrounded by the black women that appeared in the stunning art film.
What followed was a spectacular 15 minutes that traced a bulk of the record.
She writhed around in black lace for the reggae bouncer “Hold Up,” and was even handed a baseball bat to smash up a camera the way she does in the film.
Beyoncé ran through her flippant kiss-off “Sorry” before tossing on a fur coat and strutting across the arena to her rollicking “Don’t Hurt Yourself,” without barely catching a breath.
It was a flashy display of her prowess as an electrifying talent, and when paired with Rihanna’s extended mini-sets that perfectly captured her knack for infectious pop hits, it was clear that Beyoncé and Rihanna were the night’s headliners.
“Y’all came to slay,” she said as she unleashed her bodacious hit “Formation.”
The thing is, though, can one really out-slay Beyoncé?
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The food-truck world in Los Angeles just got a lot more interesting. This week, we highlight a new truck specializing in grain bowls, a truck delivering freshly baked bread and a taco truck from actor Danny Trejo. He’s the guy you often find wielding a machete on the movie screen. He also happens to be really into tacos.
And summer may be winding down, but the heat will be sticking around for at least a couple more weeks. So we’ve got a great idea for how to cool down this weekend, and it involves lots of fresh fruit, ice and a dash of chamoy.
– Jenn Harris
Guerrilla Tacos gets a permanent home
Guerrilla Tacos, Wes Avila’s farmers market-fueled taco truck, will open a brick-and-mortar restaurant in the downtown Arts District next summer. The news was announced to the delight of Avila’s longtime fans, many of whom have followed the chef since his days slinging tacos under makeshift tents in front of coffee shops in 2012. Avila dished on where the restaurant will be, as well as what you can expect on the taco front.
Wes Avila has announced plans to open a brick-and-mortar version of his famous taco truck Guerrilla Tacos. Pictured is one of his sweet potato breakfast tacos. Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times Wes Avila has announced plans to open a brick-and-mortar version of his famous taco truck Guerrilla Tacos. Pictured is one of his sweet potato breakfast tacos. Wes Avila has announced plans to open a brick-and-mortar version of his famous taco truck Guerrilla Tacos. Pictured is one of his sweet potato breakfast tacos. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Bread on wheels
Food Editor Amy Scattergood caught up with Amsalam and Alexander Phaneuf of Lodge Bread in Culver City, who have taken an old plumbing truck and converted it into a bread delivery truck. That means plenty of whole-grain, long-fermented, high-hydration loaves will be delivered to select local farmers markets this weekend. The two bakers are also expanding next door to their Culver City location, adding a wood-burning pizza oven and a 20-plus-seat patio.
This converted plumber's truck now brings freshly baked whole grain loaves to local farmers markets. Amy Scattergood / Los Angeles Times This converted plumber's truck now brings freshly baked whole grain loaves to local farmers markets. This converted plumber's truck now brings freshly baked whole grain loaves to local farmers markets. (Amy Scattergood / Los Angeles Times)
Montanara in Beverly Hills
Italian street food is the focus of Vinoteca, a new wine bar inside Culina at the Four Seasons at Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, scheduled to open next month. This is where you’ll find montanara (fried pizza dough), made by executive chef Denis Dello Stritto, who grew up near Naples, Italy. Stritto plans on making both sweet and savory montanara, including a version topped with sweet berries and ricotta cheese, and another with burrata and prosciutto.
Sweet montanara from Vinoteca, a new wine bar opening at the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills in September. Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times Sweet montanara from Vinoteca, a new wine bar opening at the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills in September. Sweet montanara from Vinoteca, a new wine bar opening at the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills in September. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times)
Cool down with raspados
Need a tip for how to stay cool this week? Think raspados. These Mexican shaved-ice slushies involve various fruits and the spicy condiment chamoy. We highlight three places serving excellent raspados. They also make for beautiful Instagram photos, if you're into that sort of thing.
Raspados from La Palapa in Highland Park. Ben Mesirow Raspados from La Palapa in Highland Park. Raspados from La Palapa in Highland Park. (Ben Mesirow)
Fancy grain bowls on a truck
What happens when four chefs who have worked at some of the best restaurants in the country get together to launch a food truck? Excellent grain bowls, pickled onion rings and killer desserts. This week we take a look at Pico House, a new food truck roaming the streets of Los Angeles, run by chefs who have worked at Bestia in Los Angeles and or Blue Hill in New York City.
Brand director Qudoe Lee, left, and chefs Gemma Matsuyama, Chris Chi, Mavis J. and Phil Moses take cuisine to new heights at the Pico House food truck. Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times Brand director Qudoe Lee, left, and chefs Gemma Matsuyama, Chris Chi, Mavis J. and Phil Moses take cuisine to new heights at the Pico House food truck. Brand director Qudoe Lee, left, and chefs Gemma Matsuyama, Chris Chi, Mavis J. and Phil Moses take cuisine to new heights at the Pico House food truck. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Restaurant news
This week, we check out restaurant openings, closings and chef shuffles, which has lately included a Serafina location coming soon to Los Angeles, plans for a new bar in the San Fernando Valley by the Scratch Restaurants Group called Woodley Proper, a new wine bar in Thai Town called Tabula Rasa Bar, and Christine Moore and Pam Perkins’ new café in Montrose called C’est La Vie.
Danny Trejo on his new Trejo's Tacos truck. Trejo's Tacos Danny Trejo on his new Trejo's Tacos truck. Danny Trejo on his new Trejo's Tacos truck. (Trejo's Tacos)
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Riverside's Lorenz Larkin rising in UFC rankings as free agency arrives
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Riverside’s Lorenz Larkin found an ideal time to reach the free-agency portion of his mixed martial arts career when he defeated welterweight Neil Magny by first-round knockout Saturday at UFC 202.
“I was able to show a lot of people what I was capable of, my worth, what I can do against top-level competition,” Larkin said of a victory set up by kicks at T-Mobile Arena.
Larkin (18-5), a 29-year-old product of Riverside Poly High School who trains in Rancho Cucamonga, has won four of his past five fights and counts a 2012 welterweight victory over former UFC champion Robbie Lawler in the Strikeforce organization on his resume.
His fight against Magny received a boost of promotion as the main bout on the UFC 202 subscription network Fight Pass, and Larkin is hopeful more attention arrives.
“Only time will tell,” he said. “I’ll know a little more in the next week or two.
“My whole thing is I need somebody who’s going to market me and pay me what I’m worth. I like to work, not just fight. I’m willing to do extra stuff [like promotion]. And if I’m healthy, I’m fighting. I never say give me a break.”
Larkin collected $78,000 for Saturday’s victory and in a week where Bellator MMA has positioned itself to bring former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald to its stable, the competition for MMA talent is warming at an ideal time.
“We will spend the money for the right guy, and there hasn’t been a free agent out there that we haven’t talked to,” Bellator MMA President Scott Coker told The Times of his Viacom-owned company Thursday, not referencing Larkin specifically.
“Of the guys we talk to, we probably sign 90% of them because we’re really good about how we treat them. They don’t have to worry about their checks.”
Larkin is UFC’s No. 9 welterweight, expected to rise past No. 7 Magny and perhaps the loser of Saturday’s Carlos Condit-Demian Maia fight on Fox in the next poll.
“There’s been so much hype on me after this win,” he said. “It was one of the biggest fights in my career. It was great and helped me out a lot.”
Larkin, who said he’s capable of fighting in the UFC’s November New York card, its Toronto card in early December or a Dec. 30 Las Vegas pay-per-view, will soon find out how much that hype translates to cash.
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'Fear the Walking Dead' recap: Respect for zombies going too far?
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Even though Nick Clark (Frank Dillane) holds a morbid fascination for “the infected,” he’s shocked at how they’re catered to at a Tijuana colonia on AMC’s “Fear the Walking Dead.”
In “Los Muertos” (Episode 209), Nick awakens to the sound of chanting as a man sacrifices himself to ravenous zombies.
“Mi Papa!” sobs the doomed man’s young daughter (Katia Lopez).
“You don’t need to see it,” Nick exclaims, shielding the girl from this ghastly spectacle. “Don’t look!”
Later, when accompanying Luciana (Danay Garcia) on a supply run, Nick has questions.
“Those near death deliver themselves to the dead,” Luciana explains, thus protecting the community from attack.
“What if your friend became lunch for no reason?” Nick argues.
Dismissing Nick as a weak and faithless gringo, Luciana claims a natural cleansing process has begun. And when the zombies depart, “this world will be as new.”
Sounds great, but Nick and Luciana’s immediate goal is swapping prescription meds for bottled water. That involves making nice with gangsters controlling East Tijuana.
“They deal with everything now,” Luciana says. “And they will hang you for looking at them wrong!”
The supply run proceeds smoothly until Nick is caught pilfering snack food.
“You know what we do to rats?” machete-wielding Marco Rodriguez (Alejandro Edda) yells. “We cut off their paws!”
Talking fast to save his hand, Nick points out that Marco’s sister is hooked on OxyContin.
“You’re gonna run out of Oxy,” Nick warns. “You let your sister go for one week without it, you’re gonna pray she turns so you can kill her!”
Nick will deliver the opioids, he says, in exchange for a shopping cart loaded with water.
“They could have killed us both right there,” Luciana hisses during their walk home. But her hostility eases when she realizes Nick stole the snack for the fatherless girl.
Nick’s kindness was misguided, however, according to colonia leader Alejandro Nuñez (Paul Calderon).
“Comfort is no supplement for faith,” Alejandro insists. “You do that girl no favors.”
Suddenly Nick spots an ominous scar on Alejandro’s shoulder. Are the stories true that this pharmacist suffered a zombie bite but didn’t become infected?
Upon hearing one of Alejandro’s fervent sermons, Nick wonders if he’s among “the children of the resurrection.”
“The world is for us. The faithful. The chosen ones,” Alejandro proclaims. “From death we come and to death we deliver ourselves!”
Elsewhere in Baja, Nick’s mother, Maddie (Kim Dickens), gives up searching for her son. She joins daughter Alicia (Alycia Debnam-Carey), Ofelia Salazar (Mercedes Mason) and Victor Strand (Colman Domingo) in heading for the “Abigail” yacht.
To their dismay, the boat is gone.
Needing shelter, these survivors break into a beachfront hotel. While Alicia and Ofelia explore the guest rooms, Maddie and Victor get drunk at the bar. Maddie laments that she’s “never gonna see Nick again.”
“That boy was born lost, like his daddy,” Maddie dejectedly says. “He’s been slipping through my fingers ever since the day I gave birth to him.”
As Maddie bitterly offers a toast to motherhood, Victor plays an out-of-tune piano. The ghoulish noise attracts zombies locked inside the hotel tower.
Alicia watches in horror as the undead hurl themselves off balconies, rise to their feet upon hitting the ground and stagger toward Maddie and Victor.
Making matters worse, Ofelia is suddenly AWOL.
“We’re not gonna make it,” Ofelia glumly said before disappearing. Devastated by the deaths of her parents, Ofelia lost all hope.
“You have me, for what it’s worth,” Alicia offered. “We’re family now.”
“Family is family,” Ofelia sadly replied.
In other words, Alicia is just a companion, not a sister.
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David Plouffe, the political wizard who helped President Obama win two elections, summed up this year’s presidential contest concisely last week.
“Each day of this campaign seems big and interesting and crazy,” he wrote on Twitter. “But ultimately [it’s the] least suspenseful race since 1984,” when Ronald Reagan defeated Walter Mondale in a landslide — a “forest and trees situation.”
This is an election about momentous issues... But it’s been hard to find discussion of those big questions amid the hailstorm.
Plouffe may or may not be right about the outcome — he thinks Hillary Clinton will win easily — but he’s definitely right about the forest and the trees.
The past month of the campaign has been noisy, relentless and bizarre. It has swirled with charges and counter-charges, high-decibel arguments about racism and bigotry, wild-eyed tweets from Donald Trump, renewed controversy over Clinton’s emails, an epic flip-flop by Trump on immigration, unfounded charges that Clinton is mortally ill, and — last and least — the unwelcome reappearance of Anthony Weiner.
Yet through all those hurricane-force events, nothing much has changed. Since the conventions, Clinton has held a lead of roughly six percentage points in national polls, and Trump hasn’t found a way to erode it. That’s the forest, politically speaking.
When it comes to the substance of the campaign, there’s a forest-and-trees problem as well.
This is an election about momentous issues: the character of American society, the future of the struggling middle class, the basic direction of U.S. foreign policy. But it’s been hard to find discussion of those big questions amid the hailstorm.
It’s not that the candidates haven’t offered substance. Clinton has been substantive almost to a fault; her 250-page policy book, a compilation of position papers, just landed in reporters’ mailboxes. (If you watched her convention speech, you already know the high points.)
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Trump has been imprecise and changeable on the details of his policies, but he’s made an underappreciated effort to fill in the blanks. In the past month, he’s given major speeches on economic policy and foreign policy, and he’s promised one on immigration — made necessary by his sudden announcement that he had decided to “soften” his views on deportation.
Instead of focusing on policy differences, however, each camp has set out to disqualify the other’s candidate on personal grounds.
Trump and his surrogates issue daily denunciations of Clinton as “crooked,” supplemented by occasional warnings that she’s too weak for the job. Clinton and her supporters have asserted relentlessly that Trump doesn’t have the temperament voters want in a president — an argument Trump often seems intent on helping. (For the record, I think Clinton has the better case, but about 42% of the voters appear to disagree.)
Those aren’t trivial issues, but they lend themselves to trivial arguments. Did Clinton’s aide Huma Abedin share classified documents with her no-good husband, Anthony Weiner? (Trump charged — without evidence — that she might have.) Is Trump’s doctor, the one who wrote his farcical health report, incompetent or just sloppy? (The Clinton campaign issued an entertaining release on that one.)
That dynamic has turned out to be a bigger problem for Trump than for Clinton. He needs to convince voters that he’s steady enough for the job, but he spent much of August tweeting on the issue of the day, from Abedin’s collapsing marriage to the fatal shooting of basketball player Dwyane Wade’s cousin. Anybody out there remember the economic speech he gave in Detroit, the one about lower tax rates and less regulation? Trump is drowning out his own message.
That’s made it easier for Clinton to run a stealth campaign with few public appearances and no news conferences — just periodic statements about her opponent’s unfitness for office.
The best measure of her success: At this point, the campaign is mainly a referendum on Trump (which is what Democrats wanted), not a referendum on Clinton. That’s the forest, not the trees.
There’s still time for this campaign to turn to the big issues, of course. It would be nice to think that the debates, which begin Sept. 26, will force the candidates to higher ground under pressure from iron-willed moderators.
Until then, though, I’ll offer a word of advice that, as a lifelong political junkie, I never thought I’d espouse: Turn off your cable news channels, limit the time you spend on Facebook and cut back on reading about the campaign. You won’t miss anything important, and you’ll feel much calmer.
doyle.mcmanus@latimes.com
Twitter: @DoyleMcManus
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Dave Uyeshima, who had been coaching baseball at Hamilton High since 1979, has been replaced as head coach.
Hamilton has apparently decided to go "in a different direction," as administrators like to say.
Hired to replace him is Ruben Smiley, who played minor league baseball, Athletic Director Jim Wiley said.
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Smoking and the use of electronic cigarettes would be banned on campuses of the California State University and California Community Colleges systems beginning in 2018 under legislation approved Tuesday by the state Assembly.
“We need to promote a safe and healthy environment for the campus staff, students and faculty,” said Assemblyman Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), who introduced the measure. “This bill helps address the harmful health effects that come with smoking and secondhand smoke on our college campuses.”
The bill is one of many anti-tobacco measures the governor is considering this year.
It follows the model set by the semi-autonomous University of California system, which adopted a tobacco-free policy that took effect in 2014. The Cal State system is nearing completion of a smoking policy, but the practice is already banned at Cal State Fullerton.
The community college chancellor’s office says 18 of the 72 community college districts, comprising 37 campuses, already have smoke-free policies.
The bill calls for fining violators $25 for the first offense, up to $100 for the third and additional offenses, with the money going to anti-smoking education and cessation programs.
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Even after readers donated more than $45,000 to Gaspar Marcos, the immigrant teenager still jumps on the 720 bus to his after-school job in Westwood.
Though his future looks a bit brighter, little has changed for Marcos since a Los Angeles Times story and video was published July 15, sparking an outpouring of support from readers — from Sacramento to South Korea.
The video and story followed 19 hours in his life — through a full day of high school and a late night at his restaurant job. Marcos crossed the Southwest border into the United States on his own at the age of 13 after he became an orphan in an indigenous village in Guatemala at age 5.
The 18-year-old junior attends Belmont High School, where nearly 1 in 4 of the school’s estimated 1,000 students came from Central America — many of them as unaccompanied minors.
His story mirrors that of many immigrant youth who attend school and spend their afternoons and evenings sewing clothes, cooking in restaurants, painting homes and working other jobs in Los Angeles and throughout the nation.
Most are immigrants from Central America, part of several waves of more than 100,000 who arrived as children in the U.S. in the last five years, without parents and often after perilous journeys.
The video detailing his life went viral, gaining more than 11 million views in a couple of weeks.
Marcos said he was taken aback by the support.
In the few hours after the story went online, Marcos received hundreds of Facebook friend requests. Readers sent in more than 100 emails to the reporter wanting to donate to Marcos. The teen has even gotten stopped in downtown L.A. by strangers who want a selfie with him.
Some readers even offered him a free room at their home. Marcos had to turn down those offers because they were too far from Belmont. He doesn’t have a car and walks or takes the bus wherever he goes.
“I need to be close to school because that’s important to me, for my future,” he said.
I need to be close to school because that’s important to me, for my future. — Gaspar Marcos
All of the offers have surprised him.
“I feel very good and thankful about it all, but it’s also strange that so many people know about my situation,” he said.
Despite all the recognition, Federico Bustamante, who serves as something of a big brother for Marcos, said the teen has remained grounded and generous. Bustamante started a gofundme account for Marcos, which has a goal of $100,000. So far about 40% of that has been met.
If he reaches the goal, Marcos plans for half of the money to go toward helping some of his classmates at Belmont who also came to this country by themselves. Some of that money will go to securing legal representation to try to secure immigration relief for them.
Bustamante helped Marcos retain a pro bono attorney through Kids in Need of Defense, an advocacy organization that works to find representation for children in immigration court.
Marcos was able to receive a special immigrant juvenile visa, usually given to children who were found to have been abused, neglected or abandoned by one or both parents. That makes him eligible for legal residency, which he’s applying for.
However, that means he has yet to receive a Social Security number, and that initially became an obstacle to securing the money in the gofundme account. He has yet to receive some of the funds, and that’s one of the reasons he’s still working during the week. Bustamante said the issue should be resolved shortly and Marcos will have access to some of the money.
Still, Marcos said he’ll never stop working completely. He plans to work on the weekends and focus on school during the week.
Some of the money will go to a private tutor to help Marcos catch up in school and prepare him for college. Other funds will help him pay $600 monthly rent for a room near Belmont. A good chunk of the money will get stashed away for college.
It’s unclear how much money he’ll actually have to work with at the end of the day. But one thing is certain, Marcos and Bustamante said: Uncle Sam will also get his cut in taxes.
cindy.carcamo@latimes.com
Follow Cindy Carcamo on Twitter @thecindycarcamo
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Rams get a scare when Case Keenum is hit hard in loss to Broncos
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The Rams held their collective breath as quarterback Case Keenum dashed toward the far sideline at Sports Authority Field.
It was early in the second quarter of Saturday night’s exhibition against the Denver Broncos, and Keenum was hit late — and hard — by cornerback Aqib Talib as he ran out of bounds.
In what qualified as the final full dress rehearsal for the regular season, the Rams could not afford to lose Keenum.
“I didn’t see him at all,” Keenum said. “It all happened pretty fast. I was on the ground before I knew it.”
Not with No. 1 draft pick Jared Goff yet to take a major step forward.
Keenum got to his feet, the Broncos drew a personal foul penalty and Keenum led the Rams to one of Greg Zuerlein's three field goals in a 17-9 loss to the Broncos.
It was the Rams’ first defeat after home victories over the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs.
Keenum played four series before he gave way to Goff. But it seems clear the fifth-year pro won’t be moved out of the starting role as the Rams eye their Sept. 12 opener against the San Francisco 49ers on “Monday Night Football.”
“I’ve said that all along,” Coach Jeff Fisher said when asked if Keenum had done enough to lock down the starting job. “Case has been our starter since before the draft. I think he’s had a great preseason. He really has a good feel for what we’re doing. You see that in practice, too. Day after day he’s consistently making good decisions for us.”
Keenum is expected to remain on the bench with other starters Thursday night when the Rams play their final exhibition against the Minnesota Vikings at Minneapolis.
Through three exhibitions, Keenum appears the winner of a competition that never really materialized.
On Saturday, he completed eight of 12 passes for 77 yards and led the Rams on two scoring drives. In three exhibitions, he is 18 for 24 for 188 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions.
“I feel like I’m playing well. I feel like we’re moving the ball offensively,” he said, adding, “I feel comfortable in the offense, and the guys feel comfortable. Just got to keep doing what I’m doing.”
Goff completed four of 12 passes for 45 yards. Several of his passes once again were dropped. In three exhibitions he is 16 for 33 for 165 yards, with a touchdown and an interception.
Rams Coach Jeff Fisher said this week he was looking for Goff to take “that next step” against the Super Bowl champions. He wanted Goff to release the ball more quickly, play decisively and make adjustments at the line of scrimmage.
Goff looked sharp on several passes — including one that rookie receiver Pharoh Cooper turned into a spectacular catch — did not fumble and survived his own hold-your-breath moment early in the third quarter.
Goff was slammed to the ground by linebacker Shaquil Barrett as he was throwing what turned to out to be an incomplete pass. Goff remained on the turf for a few moments, looked shaky as he got to his feet and appeared to grab his right shoulder.
But he stayed in the game and completed a pass on the next play, before the Broncos broke up a fourth-down pass and ended his night.
“I didn’t feel the same way I felt the last two games,” he said. “I felt a little bit more under control and more comfortable.
Before the game, the Rams announced that they had signed receiver Tavon Austin to a four-year contract extension. Austin, the eighth pick in the 2013 draft, caught a team best 52 passes last season, but the Rams appear to be keeping the way they plan to use him under wraps. He was targeted only once Saturday and did not catch a pass.
That was a more active night than star running back Todd Gurley’s. After playing one series and scoring a touchdown last week against the Chiefs, Coach Jeff Fisher kept him safely on the sideline.
Defensive end Robert Quinn, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, played for the first time since undergoing back surgery and helped the first-team defense stifle an opponent on early drives for the first time in three exhibitions.
Middle linebacker Alec Ogletree was frustrated last week because the Rams gave up a touchdown drive for the second exhibition in a row.
Against the Broncos, Quinn, Ogletree and defensive lineman Aaron Donald all made plays that forced Denver to go three-and-out in its first two possessions. The Broncos wouldn’t score until four minutes before halftime.
“Letting teams score on the first drive is not us. We felt like we came out and played a tough first quarter,” Rams cornerback Trumaine Johnson said after the game.
Safety Cody Davis later intercepted a pass that Johnson batted into the air.
Fisher acknowledged he was concerned a series earlier and was “disappointed” to see Keenum absorb the shot from Talib.
“You don’t like to see that happen,” Fisher said, “especially in the preseason.”
The Rams led 9-7 at halftime thanks to Zuerlein, who struggled last season, making only 20 of 30 field-goal attempts, but was three for three Saturday.
On the Rams’ third possession, Keenum completed two passes to receiver Brian Quick and one each to tight ends Lance Kendricks and Tyler Higbee to set up Zuerlein’s 29-yard field goal with 1:05 left in the first quarter.
Zuerlein later connected from 38 and 48 yards.
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Chiles heat things up at Gelson's
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For the past four decades, thousands of devotees across the nation have spent their Labor Day weekends making tracks to a small village in New Mexico's Doña Ana County called Hatch.
With a population just under 1,600, Hatch doesn't offer much in the way of infrastructure. But then those who make the annual pilgrimage aren't there for the town's booming tourism industry — they're there for the chiles.
Boasting the title "Chile Capital of the World," Hatch is home to the aptly named Hatch chile, a variety of pepper that when grown elsewhere is known as the New Mexico chile or, more vaguely, southwestern chile. Every year, Hatch celebrates the year's harvest with a Hatch Valley Chile Festival, now in its 45th year.
On Saturday, to spare La Cañadans the 1,300-mile round trip journey, Gelson's Market on Foothill Boulevard will host its own Hatch chile roasting event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants can not only purchase raw Hatch chiles by the pound or 25-pound case, but can have them roasted on site.
Mark Carroll and Duane Gillis Courtesy of Gelson's Markets Mark Carroll, senior director of produce for Gelson's market, left, stands in a field of Hatch chiles with Duane Gillis, a fourth-generation grower and owner of Gillis Farms in New Mexico. Mark Carroll, senior director of produce for Gelson's market, left, stands in a field of Hatch chiles with Duane Gillis, a fourth-generation grower and owner of Gillis Farms in New Mexico. (Courtesy of Gelson's Markets) (Courtesy of Gelson's Markets)
Tastings of various recipes dreamed up by Gelson's executive chef Peter Fiore, such as cream of Hatch soup, Hatch sausages and heirloom tomato and Hatch chile salad with avocado, will also be available while supplies last, according to Mark Carroll, the chain's senior director of produce.
"You can roast a zillion peppers but, for some reason, Hatch chiles just have a unique flavor," said Carroll, confessing his personal favorite recipe for Hatch chiles is in a guacamole. "It has a good combination of sweet and spicy that's just delicious."
Gelson's Markets have offered Hatch roasting events throughout the Southland for the past four years, though the La Cañada Flintridge tradition is now in its second year. Carroll estimated the grocery chain orders up to 180 cases of chiles per season for store supplies and festival-goers.
A now-nationwide trend reflects the popularity of, and growing demand for, authentic Hatch chiles well beyond New Mexico's borders, says Robert Schuller, public relations director for Vernon-based Melissa's produce, Gelson's chile supplier.
"It seems like every year we're doing more and more with Gelson's," said Schuller, who himself attends chile roastings and makes trips to Hatch, N.M. to sample the season's crop. "People like to buy these chiles by the case, and if you're at the right place at the right time, you can get your whole case roasted."
Those in the produce industry admit there's something about the humble Hatch that gets people hooked. Pepper aficionados say the chiles are distinct for their thicker flesh, owing to the area's high elevation (above 4,000 feet) and cooler nighttime temperatures.
That thickness provides a robust flavor, available in varying degrees of heat, that multiplies when the chile is roasted, says Schuller.
True fans as well as the Hatch curious would do well to take advantage of Gelson's expert roasters on Saturday as roasting one case of chiles at home would take about four hours, says Schuller, who once sold a single customer eight cases.
But even if you just want one, or to get a taste of what the chile can do to a soup, salad or sausage, Gelson's on Saturday is your best bet.
"This is the way you can celebrate the Hatch Valley Chile Festival at a store near you," Schuller said.
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Sara Cardine, sara.cardine@latimes.com
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Study into lights and turf at school fields gets Newport-Mesa board's OK
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The Newport-Mesa Unified School District board approved an agreement Tuesday for a feasibility study to install permanent sports lighting and artificial turf at three Costa Mesa school sites.
The district is paying Riverside-based architectural firm Ruhnau Ruhnau Clarke $45,000 for the effort.
The district received the funds from the city of Costa Mesa, after the city council approved the allocation in April with the goal of making athletic fields available year-round at Kaiser Elementary School, Davis Magnet School and Parsons Field.
Parsons, though rented by the Waldorf School of Orange County, is owned by the district.
Ruhnau Ruhnau Clarke's study will evaluate the project's cost, create a timeline and examine various environmental issues.
At Kaiser, the study will evaluate lighting two baseball fields and a third field, as well installing artificial turf.
Davis Magnet's study will include a proposal to construct a parking lot connecting visitors to other nearby lots.
Costa Mesa officials have said lighting the three sites makes the most geographical sense, as they're located in northern, eastern and western slices of the city.
At some fields, the city supplies portable lights, but their power generators have been problematic because of noise and exhaust. The portables also require fencing when used for extended periods of time.
Costa Mesa officials believe installing permanent lighting, rather than continuing to use portables, will curb the amount of unwanted light spilled onto adjacent residences. They also favor artificial turf because it reduces water use and maintenance needs.
According to city documents, should the studies determine that the new lights and turf are workable, another agreement with more specific conditions would need to be negotiated and approved by both the school board and council.
The city also plans to seek input from the schools' neighbors on the project.
Daily Pilot staff writer Luke Money contributed to this report.
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Trump responds to Vicente Fox's criticism of Mexico visit: He invited me too
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Donald Trump travels to Mexico to meet with President Enrique Peña Nieto ahead of his immigration speech Wednesday.
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How to get rid of home-equity loan headaches
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Dear Liz: We have taken several withdrawals from our home equity line of credit. Now the balance is close to $100,000. It’s the interest-only type. We don’t know how to pay off this amount systematically. Can you help?
Answer: As you’ve discovered, it’s not a good idea to pledge your home as collateral when you don’t know how you’ll pay off the debt. Home equity lines of credit can be an inexpensive way to borrow initially, but the interest-only period doesn’t last forever and eventually your payments will get a lot more expensive.
Many homeowners who tapped their equity before the financial crisis are discovering this fact — and some risk losing their homes. The initial “draw” period where you pay only interest typically lasts 10 years. After that, you can’t make further withdrawals and you’re expected to pay both interest and principal over the next 20 years. Your payments may jump 50% or more, depending on prevailing interest rates.
A better way to use HELOCs is for short-term borrowing that’s paid off well before the draw period expires. If you can increase your current payments to do that, you should.
If you can’t make pay more than your minimum, though, you’ll need to explore other alternatives. You may be able to arrange a cash-out refinance that combines the HELOC balance with your current mortgage and gives you 30 years to pay it off. If not, you can make an appointment with a housing counselor (you can get referrals at www.hud.gov) to see what options may be available to you as a distressed borrower. If you can’t restructure the debt, a short sale or a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure may be a better option than letting the lender take your home.
Getting through to Social Security
Dear Liz: I read your article about checking your Social Security earnings record and benefits. I tried to set up an account with the Social Security Administration to track my retirement benefits (I turn 65 in December). Apparently the Social Security Administration will only text a required security code to a cellphone. I do have a cellphone but live in an area with very sketchy reception. I couldn't get a signal the day I tried to set up the account. Do you have any suggestions about an alternate source or method for accessing my benefits?
Answer: The Social Security Administration briefly required people to use a one-time code sent to their cellphones in order to set up an online account. You weren’t the only one who was having trouble with this new hurdle, and the administration has since dropped the requirement.
People still have the option of getting and using a code if they’re comfortable doing so. This so-called two factor authentication — which uses both something you know, such as a password, and something you have, such as a code sent to your phone — is a smart idea for any sensitive online account. Banks and brokerages should offer this option to further protect customers’ security, but many of them don’t.
By the way, the Social Security Administration allows only one account per Social Security number, so you’d be smart to continue setting up your account. That will prevent someone else from doing so and making unauthorized claims or changes.
Free credit score? Be careful
Dear Liz: As a financial planner, I am surprised you pointed someone in the direction of paying for a credit score. Your score can be accessed at several credit sites for free. Why would you want your readers to pay for something they could get free?
Answer: As a financial planner, you should understand that “free” is a squishy concept.
Some sites do offer free credit scores in return for your private financial information, including your Social Security number. Most of these sites are committed to protecting your information — the credit bureaus they’re working with insist on that — but the sites may use your data to market financial products and services to you. As the saying goes, if something on the Internet is free, then the product being sold is you.
Many people are comfortable with that trade-off. Others aren’t. The other and perhaps more important reason to buy your credit scores from MyFico.com is that you’ll be getting numbers created from the same FICO formulas that most lenders use. The sites handing out free scores typically offer VantageScores, which is a FICO competitor. This particular reader wanted to see the auto FICO scores his lenders would use, and for that the best source is MyFico.com.
Liz Weston is a personal finance columnist for NerdWallet. Questions may be sent to her at 3940 Laurel Canyon, No. 238, Studio City, CA 91604, or by using the "Contact" form at asklizweston.com. Distributed by No More Red Inc.
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City Section football roundup: Some first-game stars and surprises
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On the opening night of City Section football, there were some new stars emerging.
Reseda Coach Alonso Arreloa had been raving about the growth and development of Jalani Ellison, a 5-foot-11, 165-pound junior receiver-cornerback. And Ellison delivered on Friday night, catching a touchdown, running for a touchdown and returning an interception for a touchdown in Reseda's 42-6 win over Monroe. He had two interceptions on the night.
Quarterback Markell White of Fairfax rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 127 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-10 win over Roosevelt.
Luca Diamont, the 15-year-old freshman quarterback at Venice and the younger brother of Indiana quarterback Zander Diamont, made an impressive high school debut, passing for three touchdowns and running for another in a 48-16 win over Granada Hills.
Westchester, a basketball school, upset South Gate, 38-22, taking advantage of turnovers and mistakes. Junior quarterback Jonathan Murphy had success finding receivers Kalen Simmons and Jamarie Blakey.
Hamilton hung tough with highly regarded Hawkins before losing, 27-6.
Narbonne showed why it's the best City Section team with a 34-12 win over Gardena Serra. Next up is Long Beach Poly on Friday at Veterans Stadium.
San Fernando, bolstered by players off a 10-0 JV team, shut out Cleveland, 24-0.
Canoga Park knocked off Taft, 22-20. Andrew Dion threw two touchdown passes. Alann Serna, an All-City receiver who transferred from Kennedy, had a TD in his Canoga Park debut.
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Earthquake: 3.0 quake strikes near Soledad, Calif.
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A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Saturday evening 13 miles from Soledad, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 7:24 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 1.9 miles.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was 17 miles from Greenfield, Calif., 22 miles from Hollister, Calif. and 24 miles from King City, Calif.
In the last 10 days, there have been no earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.
This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service and this post was created by an algorithm written by the author.
Read more about Southern California earthquakes.
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700 displaced in fast-moving Bogart fire near Beaumont
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About 700 people were displaced Tuesday as a fast-moving brush fire burned out of control near Beaumont.
The Bogart fire had burned at least 500 acres and was at 0% containment. About 200 homes were evacuated, according to Cal Fire.
It was burning north of Beaumont in Cherry Valley near the intersection of Winesap Avenue and International Park Road.
One outbuilding was lost, Cal Fire said.
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How to solve California's housing shortage? Build 'granny flats' in homeowners' backyards
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To help ease California’s housing crisis, Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers are turning to people’s backyards.
Multiple bills with the endorsement of Brown are moving through the Legislature to make it easier for homeowners to build small units on their properties, whether in their garages, as additions to existing homes or as new, freestanding structures.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and other supporters hope the relaxed rules will spur backyard home building to combat a housing shortage that, by one estimate, leaves the state annually more than 100,000 new units behind what’s needed to keep pace with soaring home prices.
“These bills enhance homeowners’ ability to provide needed housing,” Garcetti and Los Angeles City Councilman Gil Cedillo wrote in a letter supporting measures from Assemblyman Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) and Sen. Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont).
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Together, the Bloom and Wieckowski bills would force cities to permit the backyard homes — also known as “secondary units” or “granny flats” — eliminate cities’ ability to require additional parking spaces for units near transit, and limit fees charged to connect to local water and sewer systems.
Homeowners such as Rochelle D. Ventura could stand to benefit if the bills pass.
The retiree, who once worked in city government, said she spent around $5,000 several years ago in an attempt to build a secondary unit in her Beverly Grove backyard.
But after the design was submitted to the city, Ventura said she was denied: The driveway that led to the backyard wasn’t wide enough, and a portion of it was covered.
“I couldn’t do it, and that is a shame,” said Ventura, 78. “I have a beautiful granddaughter who was going to live there."
For more than a decade, state law has tried to encourage homeowners to build additional units on their properties, but the authors say that cities’ processes remain too complicated and expensive for homeowners to take advantage.
The morass is especially deep in Los Angeles.
For the moment, city officials have stopped approving secondary units because a Superior Court ruling this year invalidated the city’s permitting rules. Officials expect to present a fix to the City Council in August to allow homeowners to build again.
But even before the moratorium, Los Angeles homeowners added few secondary units to their properties. Since 2003, only 591 units have been permitted and only 347 completed, according to a planning department report.
Planning experts said construction has been muted because of additional city requirements to build and difficulty homeowners have in securing financing. In addition, the decision to build a backyard unit is made by individual homeowners who might be leery of taking on the time-consuming and messy construction process.
The package of bills tries to ease some of the burden. Bloom’s bill, for example, would also bar cities from mandating large uncovered pathways from secondary units to the public street — thus allowing a simple side yard to suffice for access.
That change could have a big impact on Los Angeles, where a requirement for a 10-foot wide passageway clear to the sky has made secondary units impractical for many Angelenos, including Ventura, said Mark Vallianatos, an urban planning expert and co-founder of the advocacy group Abundant Housing L.A.
“It could help unlock a lot more properties,” he said.
Bloom said Los Angeles’ difficulties with building secondary units is one of the main reasons new laws are needed.
“The city is relying on us to get this legislation passed,” Bloom said.
Still, like the backyard homes themselves, this answer to the state’s housing problems is small. Adding a secondary unit to just 10% of single-family properties within Los Angeles would create 50,000 new homes, according to a motion before the City Council. A similar percentage of homeowners adding second units in the San Francisco Bay Area would lead to 150,000 new homes.
But the state bills are unlikely to create housing on such a scale — at least any time soon, said Dana Cuff, director of cityLAB at UCLA's School of the Arts and Architecture.
Local jurisdictions could still impose additional regulations. Furthermore, Cuff noted, units will be added one by one, at the whim of individual homeowners.
“It’s not like taking a finger out of the dike,” said Cuff, who is helping Bloom craft his bill. “It will just make it slightly easier for homeowners.”
The two bills, alongside a narrower measure from Assemblyman Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond) that would help remove obstacles for homeowners wanting to convert unused space inside their homes into new housing, have received broad support in the Legislature. The bills must be taken up by the end of August.
Ventura, the thwarted homeowner, said she still likes the idea of a secondary unit, but it’s no longer practical — even if the law is changed. After receiving her denial, she decided to build an outdoor dining and lounge area instead of another housing unit.
“If they can change the law to make it easier, that’s great,” she said. “It’s too late for me, but hopefully it will work out for others.”
liam.dillon@latimes.com, andrew.khouri@latimes.com
Twitter: @dillonliam, @khouriandrew
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USPS employees accused of hoarding parcels, stealing veterans' medication
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Federal authorities have charged dozens of Southern California postal workers and their associates with mail theft, embezzlement and an array of other crimes as part of a sweeping investigation into criminal activity at the U.S. Postal Service.
A total of 33 defendants were charged in 28 cases, including one individual who was found to have had had tens of thousands of pieces of mail in her possession, according to a statement released Friday by the United States attorney’s office for the Central District of California.
Arrest warrants were issued for six of the 33 defendants, officials said.
In addition to mail theft and embezzlement by postal workers and contractors, some of the cases involve bank fraud and false statements; a few allege crimes by people who are not USPS employees.
“The mail system plays an important role in our country's commerce and social communication. Maintaining its integrity is vital,” United States Attorney Eileen M. Decker said in a statement. “Mail theft across Southern California has increased recently, which is significant since this type of crime tends to be a precursor to other crimes like identity theft and drug offenses. As a result, we are stepping up enforcement.”
The alleged mail theft manifested itself in a variety of bizarre and disturbing forms, according to prosecutors.
Postal carrier Sherry Naomi Watanabe, 48, was found to have more than 48,000 pieces of mail at her Sawtelle residence, the Justice Department said. That mail was supposed to have been delivered on her route in Placentia.
In another case, Nicole Elwood, 45, was charged with mail theft for allegedly stealing medications sent by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans.
Justin Brewster, a 25-year-old USPS mail processing clerk, is accused of stealing video games that were mailed to or from the video game rental service Gamefly; Michael Smith, 43, allegedly took money orders from a mail envelope; and prosecutors say Jarol Garcia, 33, stole at least 166 mobile phones from parcels as they went through the Moreno Valley Delivery Distribution Center.
“The overwhelming majority of Postal Service employees are honest and dedicated public servants who are worthy of our trust,” said Brian Washington, special agent in charge of the Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General.
“However, when employees engage in criminal activity, our agency will aggressively investigate these matters to protect the overall integrity of the Postal Service.”
Most of the defendants were charged in indictments that were returned by federal grand juries last week, officials said. Defendants charged as part of the sweep will be arraigned in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, Santa Ana and Riverside, they said.
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A woman was so high on pain pills in Northern California Sunday afternoon that she didn’t realize her 2002 Kia Rio had a flat tire and that sparks from its rim had set her car and the surrounding forest on fire, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Rene Ilene Hogan, 44, has a suspended license and was driving under the influence of a controlled substance when she was unable to explain to police why she was driving a burning 2002 Kia Rio with a rear flat tire, the CHP said.
The incident occurred before 2 p.m. as Hogan was driving eastbound on Mountain Ranch Road in West Point, a small town in Calaveras County, according to a CHP arrest report.
Hogan’s right rear tire became flat, but she continued driving until the tire wore down to the metal rim, according to CHP Officer Tobias Butzler.
As the rim ground against the road, hot sparks flew into the drought-parched grass lining the highway, igniting several fires and ultimately, Hogan’s vehicle, Butzler said.
“She knew she was driving, but was oblivious to any of the carnage she was causing,” Butzler said.
Another driver on the highway saw her car burning and tried to alert her, but she didn’t respond, authorities said. The motorist ultimately drove in front of her and stopped, forcing Hogan to stop as well, Butzler said. The driver and others in the community who saw the smoke pulled Hogan from the burning car and called police.
By the time Hogan stopped, the tire rim had been ground down three inches, Butzler said.
The flames sparked in the grass grew into the Willow fire, which had burned 450 acres and was 30% contained as of Monday morning, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.
In addition to Hogan being booked on suspicion of driving under the influence and with a suspended license, Cal Fire investigators said they will seek additional charges against her for causing a fire that burned a home and state forest and occurred during a state emergency.
Last year, the area was ravaged by the Butte fire, which killed two people and destroyed hundreds of homes in Calaveras and Amador counties.
“After the fire last year, everyone around here is really jumpy. When they see smoke, they call,” Butzler said.
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Former Angels outfielder Garret Anderson is looking to catch a buyer for his Orange County home. He’s put the mansion-estate on more than an acre in Irvine’s Shady Canyon area on the market for about $10.995 million.
Built in 2009, the Spanish-style estate is entered through a front courtyard with a fountain decorated in bright tile. Archways, clay roof tiles and a rotunda entry lend a classic look to the home of 9,500 square feet.
Inside, white-plastered interiors feature a circular foyer that opens to a living room with a fireplace. A formal dining room, a library and a chef’s kitchen with a La Cornue range also lie within two floors of living space. Including a guest suite with a full kitchen, there are six bedrooms and 10 bathrooms.
The Spanish-style mansion sits on more than an acre of grounds in a gated Irvine community. (Realtor.com) (Realtor.com)
For entertaining, a lower wing hits a home run in the amenity department with a game room, a home theater and a gym. A custom wine cellar evokes an Old World ambiance with brick walls, period fixtures and a groin vault ceiling.
Outdoors, canyon and golf course views form the backdrop for a swimming pool and a pavilion. Succulent and rose gardens, courtyards, loggias and lawns complete the setting.
Brian Backstrom of Teles Properties holds the listing.
Anderson, 44, made three all-star teams and won a World Series across 15 seasons with the Angels. The outfielder is the franchise record-holder in hits with 2,368 and runs batted in with 1,292, among other accolades.
He was inducted into the Angels Hall of Fame earlier this year.
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For decades, wealthy children have far outperformed poor ones in school, creating a chasm that researchers and advocates say only exacerbates society’s inequalities.
Attempts to improve school readiness and thus close the gap have occupied experts and politicians for years. In 1998, California passed a cigarette tax to fund early childhood education. Hillary Clinton is promising in her presidential campaign universal preschool for 4-year-olds.
When Stanford University’s Sean Reardon, a professor of poverty and inequality in education, decided to check the school readiness gap and how it has changed since the late 1990s, he and his team expected to find that it had widened. After all, income inequality had grown and there had been a recession.
The results surprised them. From 1998 to 2010, the gap had narrowed — with both poor and wealthy children better prepared for kindergarten and poor students improving their readiness at a faster rate. The gap had shrunk the equivalent, in terms of childhood development, of about one month, and is now at roughly eight months of kindergarten time.
“It’s not a huge change, but it’s more striking because it’s in the opposite direction than we’d seen,” Reardon said. “It’s an important [piece of] evidence that this trend might be reversing.” Racial achievement gaps — between white and black children, as well as between white and Latino children — also have decreased, he said.
Why does it matter? Better-prepared kindergartners often have more success in high school. “The skills that kids have when they enter kindergarten can be very predictive of how they’ll progress through school,” Reardon said. “It’s hard for schools to undo the differences.”
Reardon and his team relied on a massive study conducted by the federal government, which sent staff to about 1,000 kindergartens nationwide to assess children and survey their parents early in the school year in 1998 and again in 2010. The assessors met with kids one on one and asked them questions about words, numbers and colors.
“The pattern of parents increasing their support for learning and similar activities increased overall, but increased more for low-income parents, which is an important finding,” said Hirokazu Yoshikawa, a New York University education professor who focuses on early education.
Research has shown that high-income families are more likely to send their children to preschool in part because they can afford costly, private and often more rigorous programs. Research has shown that high-income families are more likely to send their children to preschool in part because they can afford costly, private and often more rigorous programs. Research has shown that high-income families are more likely to send their children to preschool in part because they can afford costly, private and often more rigorous programs.
Reardon’s next step will be to measure why the trend is changing. His team has some theories: more access to preschool, low-income parents reading to their children more, a decrease in exposure to lead, the spreading of the idea that the first few years of a child’s life are crucial to learning.
You can reach Joy Resmovits on Twitter @Joy_Resmovits and by email at Joy.Resmovits@LATimes.com.
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Ryan Lochte, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry and others join 'Dancing With the Stars'
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Ryan Lochte will be putting on his dancing shoes for the next leg of his apology tour, joining the upcoming season of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.” But the formerly blue-haired merman isn’t the only standout this season: Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry has also joined the Season 23 cast.
So that’s two Olympians, an ex-Texas governor, Marcia Brady, Vanilla Ice, Babyface and a sparkly helping of reality stars who comprise this fall’s dance card when the competition returns on Sept. 12.
Lochte, whose Olympic showing this summer was eclipsed by conflicting accounts of an altercation at a gas station in Rio de Janeiro, is no stranger to reality television. Following the 2012 London Olympics, the 32-year-old starred in the short-lived E! reality series “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?” Lochte will be partnering up with ballroom veteran Cheryl Burke.
"I’m definitely really excited. This is completely new for me," Lochte said when the cast was announced on “Good Morning America” on Tuesday. "I think it’s time for me to hang up the Speedo and put on my dancing shoes and get in that ballroom.
"I’m going to treat this kind of like going into the Olympics," he continued. "You train for so long and you have that one shot to put it all out there, and I think that’s what I’m going to do."
Lochte isn’t the only Olympian vying for the mirrorball trophy this season. Human emoji Laurie Hernandez, who won gold this summer as one-fifth of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team, will also be joining the cast. She joined her fellow Team USA teammate on “GMA” when “DWTS” host Tom Bergeron revealed the cast. She’ll be paired with Valentin Chmerkovskiy.
“I’m just excited to go out there and dance as hard as I can,” Hernandez said.
“I know she’s got a couple of gold medals and I’d love to get her a gold mirrorball,” Chmerkovskiy said upon meeting Hernandez.
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Reality star Amber Rose is going to muva her way across the dance floor with Valentin’s older brother, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, the so-called “bad boy of the ballroom” who has guest judged the dance competition.
Meanwhile, Perry, the 47th and longest-serving governor of the Lone Star State and former Republican presidential candidate, will be swapping campaign speeches and suits for Twitter campaigns and spray-tanner. He’ll be paired with professional dancer Emma Slater.
Nineties rapper-turned-DIY Channel star Vanilla Ice — a.k.a. Robert Van Winkle — will dance with pro Witney Carson.
Former NFL wide receiver Calvin Johnson Jr. will be paired with pro Lindsay Arnold.
The roster wouldn’t be complete without a Disney Channel star, and “Wizards of Waverly Place” alum Jake T. Austin is filling that slot. He’ll be paired with pro Jenna Johnson.
Marcia! Marcia! Marcia! Maureen McCormick, the “Brady Bunch” alum who played eldest sister Marcia Brady on the family sitcom, will dance with Artem Chigvintsev.
Verizon IndyCar Series driver James Hinchcliffe will be paired with pro Sharna Burgess.
Country star and “One Tree Hill” alum Jana Kramer will be dancing with Gleb Savchenko.
Eleven-time Grammy winning singer and producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds will dance with Allison Holker.
“Taxi” alum, sitcom and Broadway star Marilu Henner will be paired with returning pro and champion Derek Hough.
“Little Women: LA” star Terra Jolé will dance with pro Sasha Farber.
For you scroll-happy viewers, here’s the alphabetized list of stars and pros:
Amber Rose with Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Calvin Johnson Jr. with Lindsay Arnold
Jake T. Austin with Jenna Johnson
James Hinchcliffe with Sharna Burgess
Jana Kramer with Gleb Savchenko
Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds with Allison Holker
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Terra Jolé with Sasha Farber
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A family passes by bulk packages of diapers at a Costco store in Tucson.
California families on welfare would receive a $50 monthly diaper voucher for young children under a bill sent to the governor Tuesday.
The bill would provide a benefit to families in CalWORKs, the state’s welfare program, that could be used only to purchase diapers. Starting in 2020, families in the program would receive the diaper benefit each month for each child younger than 2.
The California Assembly passed the bill 54-12. It requires the governor’s approval to become law.
Diapers may soon become cheaper for all families under a separate bill sent to the governor this month. That bill would exempt diapers from California sales taxes.
This post has been updated to reflect an updated vote total.
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Celebrating the historic Gamble House in Pasadena
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The Gamble House in Pasadena celebrates 50 years as a museum this year with a variety of activities, including a public celebration held at the Arts and Crafts masterpiece on Sept. 25.
The historic home was designed by Charles and Henry Greene, for David and Mary Gamble, of the Procter & Gamble Co., in 1908, and is now a National Historic Landmark, owned by the city of Pasadena and run by USC.
The public party will feature self-paced tours of the Gamble House for $1 (1966 prices), food trucks, family activities on the lawn such as soap carving and kids’ woodworking workshops, and more.
The Gamble House 50th anniversary celebration takes place from noon to 4 p.m. on Sept. 25 at 4 Westmoreland Place, Pasadena. $1. Details: gamblehouse.org/50th or (626) 793-3333.
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In the weeks since he was shot in the back, 10-year-old Tavon Tanner has undergone several operations to repair the damage from the bullet that tore through him and remains lodged between his shoulder and his chest.
The fifth-grader is still in the hospital and still in pain, according to his mother, Mellanie Washington. He doesn't talk as much and cries more often. Sometimes he'll ask if police have arrested the person who shot him.
"I tell him they will soon," Washington said. "They will."
Tavon was among more than 400 people shot in Chicago this month. There have been at least 78 homicides, marking August as the most violent month in the city in almost 20 years, according to data provided by the Chicago Police Department. And there are two more days to go.
The city hasn't seen a deadlier month since October 1997, when there were 79 homicides. For the whole year, the count was 761, according to department numbers. Chicago has recorded 487 homicides and more than 2,800 people shot so far this year, compared with 491 homicides and 2,988 people shot all of last year, according to Tribune data.
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Chicago has a lower homicide rate than many other U.S. cities that are smaller in population. But this year, the city has recorded more homicides and shooting victims than New York City and Los Angeles combined, even though the two cities are larger than Chicago's population of roughly 2.6 million.
New York, with more than three times the population of Chicago, has recorded 760 shooting victims and logged 222 homicides, according to NYPD crime statistics through Aug. 21. In Los Angeles, a city of about 4 million, 176 people have been slain and 729 people shot, according to LAPD crime data through Aug. 20.The gun violence in Chicago has been concentrated on the South and West sides that have lost population over the years as other areas have grown.
The Harrison District on the West Side, for example, has had almost 400 people shot this year after logging 350 all of last year. Englewood saw 330 people shot all of last year and has tallied close to 300 this year.
The Harrison District covers a lot of the Lawndale neighborhood, where Tavon lives. The boy was playing out front with his twin sister in the 3900 block of West Polk Street when someone fired as many as nine shots.
He collapsed as he followed his mother through the front door. His twin sister, Taniyah, sat next to him, holding his hand, trying to keep him calm, according to their mother.
“Twin don’t leave me, twin don’t leave me," she kept yelling.
Tavon was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he underwent nearly four hours of surgery, Washington said. The bullet damaged his pancreas, intestines, kidney and spleen as it entered his lower back and lodged in his chest, she said.
In the hours before Tavon was shot, a man in his early 20s was shot in the head at a basketball court down the block where Tavon was not allowed to play. And an older man was shot and killed about four blocks away.
Tavon's twin sister started school last week without her brother. Washington, who has spent the last couple of weeks in the hospital with her son, said she feels restless as her son’s future remains uncertain.
“Oh, I’m real tired,” she said. “Just waiting on him to get better.”
Chicago police officials have cited the constant flow of illegal firearms through dangerous neighborhoods and an intractable gang problem — with some disputes beginning on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter — as strong contributors to the city's violence.
In recent months, police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has been pushing lawmakers in the state capital of Springfield to pass legislation requiring harsher sentences for criminals arrested repeatedly for carrying illegal guns.
Earlier this month, Johnson met with several police chiefs from across the country to discuss the nation's gun violence problem, noting that more than 40 U.S. cities experienced spikes in violence last year after years of decreases in the number of killings.
Cities like Milwaukee and Washington, D.C — both much smaller than Chicago in population — saw homicide spikes that they haven’t experienced in more than two decades.
The surge in violence comes at a tumultuous time for the Chicago Police Department. It is still dealing with the aftermath of the court-ordered release of video showing Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke shooting Laquan McDonald 16 times, killing the teen as he walked away from police with a knife in his hand.
The public furor from the video’s release in November led Mayor Rahm Emanuel to fire Garry McCarthy as the superintendent. Murder charges were filed against Van Dyke, the head of the police oversight agency resigned and the U.S. Department of Justice began a wide-ranging civil rights investigation into the department.
Earlier this year, the Chicago Tribune reported a precipitous drop in morale among the city’s police officers, based on interviews with them.
Jeremy Gorner, Peter Nickeas and Elvia Malagon write for the Chicago Tribune.
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Ex-teammate Alex Boone on Colin Kaepernick's protest: 'We would’ve had a problem on the sideline'
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Colin Kaepernick has every right to do what he wants, but not standing during the national anthem is disrespectful. So said an ex-teammate of the San Francisco quarterback … except Alex Boone added an expletive that made it clear how strongly he feels about the matter.
“It’s hard for me, because my brother was a Marine, and he lost a lot of friends over there,” Boone, now with the Vikings, told USA Today. “That flag obviously gives [Kaepernick] the right to do whatever he wants. I understand it. At the same time, you should have some [expletive] respect for people who served, especially people that lost their life to protect our freedom.
“We’re out here playing a game, making millions of dollars. People are losing their life, and you don’t have the common courtesy to do that. That just drove me nuts.”
Wearing a T-shirt with the name of Chris Kyle on it, the late Navy SEAL veteran portrayed in the movie “American Sniper,” Boone spoke to a small group of reporters about Kaepernick following the Vikings’ preseason game against San Diego on Sunday.
Asked how he would have handled the situation if he were still with the 49ers, Boone said, “See, I’m a very emotional person. So, I think if I had known that, my emotions would’ve been rolling — I think we would’ve had a problem on the sideline.
“And I get that he can do whatever he wants. But there’s a time and a place. Show some respect, and that’s just how I feel.”
Kaepernick hasn’t stood during the anthem before any of the 49ers preseason games this year and told reporters he plans to continue his protest against social injustice. “When there's significant change — and I feel like that flag represents what it's supposed to represent, and this country is representing people the way it's supposed to — I'll stand," he said.
Players around the NFL had plenty to say about Kaepernick’s protest this weekend. Another former 49er, Lions receiver Anquan Boldin, said he supports his ex-teammate.
"I respect everybody’s opinion," Boldin said. "Everybody has one. I’m sure he’s going to get flack for it, what he did, but that’s the great thing about being in America, you have that option."
Others in the NFL say they understand what Kaepernick is trying to do but don’t necessarily agree with how he’s going about it.
New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz said: “I think, personally, the flag is the flag. Regardless of how you feel about the things that are going on in America today and the things that are going on across the world with gun violence and things like that. You’ve got to respect the flag and stand up with your teammates. It’s bigger than just you, in my opinion.”
He added: “Colin is his own man. He decided to sit down and sit out and that’s his prerogative. But from a personal standpoint, I think you have to stand out there with your team and understand that this is a game and understand that what’s going on in the country.”
Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins said: “I have a lot of friends that served [in the military]. My grandfather served. And this is a country that I love. So, me not standing for the national anthem isn't really going to get me the results that I want.''
"I'd rather be doing something in the community [about the situation]. Talking to people that can actually make some change. That's just my approach. But everybody's got their own convictions and everybody has their own opinions.
"I'm not one to tell [Kaepernick] he's right or wrong."
Miami running back Arian Foster said of Kaepernick’s protest: “I don’t necessarily see that as a solution to anything. This is me talking. This is Arian talking. If that’s what he felt, that’s his form of protest, I support his right to protest. Those are his thoughts, his opinions.
“I understand 100 percent what he’s doing. He’s frustrated, just like me. He’s just like my brother. He’s just like my cousins out there. He’s frustrated. It’s hard seeing people get murdered and killed without repercussions.”
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article98495462.html#storylink=cpy
Tampa Bay tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins said: “If you live in America, you have the right to express yourself freely. … . But I think if he’s serious about the problem, he should invest in the black community. He should invest in education. He should invest in Oakland. People have been standing up and saying things, but we need action.”
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Costa Mesa Mayor Pro Tem Jim Righeimer will present an event he's calling "Stand Up with Jim" from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 77 Fair Drive.
The special guest will be former mayor and state assemblyman Allan Mansoor. The event will discuss unspecified city-related issues.
On Tuesday, also at City Hall, Councilwoman Katrina Foley will hold an event she's calling "Get Connected." It's part of a series that continues through November.
The special guest Tuesday will be Councilwoman Sandy Genis. The two will discuss pet safety and neighborhood parking permits, starting at 6 p.m.
Both Genis and Mansoor are running for City Council seats in November.
City spokesman Tony Dodero said city officials consulted with their election attorneys about whether Righeimer and Foley's meetings might look like campaign events at City Hall.
"Elected City Council members do have the right to hold meetings to seek public input and discuss local issues and to receive impartial information from the public, and it is the responsibility of city staff to support City Council members when they hold these types of meetings," Dodero said. "However, the City Council members are aware that these meetings are informational only and should not be treated as campaign events or advocacy sessions for or against a particular candidate."
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Trump names 2 Irvine businessmen to his agricultural committee
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has named Irvine businessmen A.G. Kawamura and Tom Nassif to his agricultural advisory committee, which has more than 60 members.
Kawamura, owner of Orange County Produce, is a former California secretary of agriculture.
Nassif is president and chief executive of Western Growers.
"The members of my agricultural advisory committee represent the best that America can offer to help serve agricultural communities," Trump said in a statement. "Many of these officials have been elected by their communities to solve the issues that impact our rural areas every day."
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Eastside Costa Mesa group to hold candidates forum
The Eastside Costa Mesa Neighbors' Group will present a City Council candidates forum Oct. 6.
The event at the Neighborhood Community Center, 1845 Park Ave., will begin with a meet-and-greet at 6:30 p.m. The forum will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
For more information, call (949) 478-1395 or email esidecm@gmail.com.
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Retired justice endorses O'Neill for Newport council
Retired California Supreme Court Justice Marvin Baxter has endorsed Will O'Neill for Newport Beach City Council.
O'Neill is running in November for the District 7 seat to represent Newport Coast and Newport Ridge on the seven-member council.
Baxter credited O'Neill's time working for him as a law clerk.
"Will O'Neill has the intellect and integrity to represent Newport Beach with the highest ethical standards," Baxter said in a statement. "When I hired Will, I knew he could handle some of California's most complex legal issues. I am proud to see his dedication to public service continue."
O'Neill is running against Phil Greer, an attorney, and former Newport Beach Planning Commissioner Fred Ameri for the District 7 seat, which will be vacated by termed-out Councilman Keith Curry.
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Fairview Park group names endorsements
The Fairview Park Preservation Alliance has endorsed Councilwoman Sandy Genis, former Councilman Jay Humphrey and attorney John Stephens in November's Costa Mesa City Council election.
The alliance, which sponsored a ballot initiative that would send certain proposed changes at Fairview Park to local voters for approval, credited the three candidates for "bringing a better quality of life back to Costa Mesa."
Genis is running for reelection. Humphrey served on the council in the 1990s.
Also running in the race are Mayor Steve Mensinger, who is up for reelection; Eastside resident Lee Ramos; former state assemblyman and Costa Mesa mayor Allan Mansoor; and State Streets resident Al Melone.
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Delta criticized for deleting same-sex love scene from in-flight movie 'Carol'
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It’s been a bad month for Delta Air Lines.
While passengers were cursing the nation’s second largest carrier for a computer outage that grounded hundreds of flights this month, the Atlanta-based airline was also taking heat on social media for showing an in-flight movie that edited out a love scene between two women.
“Shame on Delta,” wrote a follower of the LGBTQ Nation Facebook page. “The LGBT community is here and here to stay. People need to get over their homophobia and grow up. There is absolutely no reason why LGBT displays of affection need to be censored.”
The controversy, which was reported on several online sites, is over the 2015 romantic drama “Carol” starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara that centers on an affair between their characters. The film, which was nominated for six Academy Awards, is one of the hundreds of movies that was shown free recently on the airline’s Delta Studio entertainment package.
The airline said it decided not to show the theatrical version of the film because the love scenes included some nudity.
“If we were worried about kissing we wouldn't be showing the film, but because there are scenes with more than a few seconds of nudity, we opted for the edited version instead of the theatrical version,” the airline said in a statement.
In the past, when entertainment was shown on overhead screens to all passengers, airlines showed only family-friendly movies and TV shows. But the policies for onboard entertainment has become more complicated now that many airlines offer entertainment on individual seatback screens.
Delta said it offers movies with nudity on seatback screens but edits out scenes of nudity longer than a few seconds. United Airlines also offers edited versions of movies on its seatback screens. United warns passengers who want to watch unedited movies on their personal devices that other travelers might be watching.
American Airlines tries to choose non-edited theatrical versions of movies for the seatback screens “in order to maintain the full integrity of our titles,” said American Airlines spokeswoman Sunny Rodriguez. But for R-rated movies, she said, the airline will display a warning before the films start “so passengers are aware of the type of content they’re selecting.”
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What to watch for in Rams-Denver Broncos exhibition game Saturday
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QUARTERBACK ROTATION: Starter Case Keenum will get a more extended opportunity in this third exhibition game, which is traditionally the last one starters play in to avoid the possibility of injury in the preseason finale and allow the backups to vie for roster spots. Keenum has completed 10 of 12 passes for 111 yards and a touchdown in the preseason. He has not had a pass intercepted, nor has he been sacked. Coach Jeff Fisher said Keenum would play three or four series and then give way to Jared Goff. The No. 1 pick in the NFL draft must overcome the mistakes that plagued him in his first series against the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs. Both ended in turnovers. Goff has said that he got into a rhythm against the Chiefs after his first two series and aims to continue that against the reigning Super Bowl champions. After passing for three touchdowns against the Cowboys, Sean Mannion did not get to play against the Chiefs. He is expected to play against Denver.
OFFENSE: Most starters will probably play through the first half against the Broncos — but running back Todd Gurley is the exception. Gurley played one series and scored a touchdown against the Chiefs. If he plays against Denver, it won’t be for long. This is a big game for receivers fighting for roster spots. Twice this week, Fisher called out veteran Brian Quick about the need to eliminate drops. Rookie tight end Tyler Higbee should return after sitting out against the Chiefs. The first-team offensive line has done a good job despite the absence of right tackle Rob Havenstein, who is working his way back from injury. This exhibition will provide a clearer picture of the offensive line rotation.
DEFENSE: Defensive end Robert Quinn, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, is scheduled to play for the first time since undergoing back surgery. Cornerback E.J. Gaines, who sat out all off last season because of a foot injury, returned and played is a reserve role against the Chiefs. He will probably start against the Broncos as the Rams move to solidify the secondary. Middle linebacker Alec Ogletree was frustrated last week because the Rams gave up a touchdown drive for the second exhibition in a row. Teammates say he is in command, but the defense needs to respond early.
ODDS AND ENDS: Rookies and undrafted free agents can possibly ward off being cut — the roster must be trimmed from 90 to 75 by Tuesday afternoon — with an impressive special teams performance .... The Broncos traded for former USC quarterback Mark Sanchez after Peyton Manning retired, but Trevor Siemian will start and first-round pick Paxton Lynch also will play.
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Donald Trump tours on the West Coast Tuesday, with a stop in Washington State. Tim Kaine campaigns for Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania.
Marco Rubio, John McCain face pro-Trump challengers in Tuesday's primaries
face pro-Trump challengers in Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin splits from husband Anthony Weiner after latest sexting scandal
aide splits from husband after latest sexting scandal Clinton wonders which of Donald Trump's personalities will appear in the September debates
wonders which of personalities will appear in the September debates Trump's latest ad borrows phrase from Democrat John Edwards
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Can’t remember what Donald Trump has tweeted in the past about Mexico? Hillary Clinton can help — she tweeted a list showing all of Trump’s tweets about Mexico in the past two years Wednesday.
Ahead of Trump’s meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, Clinton’s campaign offered a “refresher” on the Republican nominee’s comments about the country and its border with the U.S.
“Trump announced his campaign for president by calling Mexican immigrants ‘rapists’ and criminals (‘and some, I assume, are good people,’ he added generously),” Clinton said in a statement on the post. “Trump has been publicly disparaging Mexican immigrants — and the entire nation of Mexico — for years.”
Trump will also detail his hard-line immigration plan in a speech Wednesday.
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Former Stanford University student Brock Turner, who was convicted of raping a woman and later sentenced to six months in jail — a penalty criticized for its leniency — is scheduled to be released from jail on Friday, according to public records.
If released this week from the Santa Clara County jail, Turner will have completed half of the jail term imposed by Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, who faces a recall campaign over his handling of Turner’s case.
Early releases are commonly given because of good behavior and because of California’s prison realignment. In 2014, The Times reported more than 13,500 inmates were being released early each month to relieve crowding in local jails.
Turner was convicted in March of three felony counts: assault with the intent to commit rape of an unconscious person, sexual penetration of an unconscious person and sexual penetration of an intoxicated person. Turner attacked an unconscious woman behind a garbage bin on the Palo Alto university’s campus in January 2015.
At his sentencing, the Ohio native faced up to 14 years in prison. Prosecutors sought a six-year prison term.
Persky opted for the lighter jail term and also sentenced Turner to three years of probation. At the time, he said a lengthier penalty would have a “severe impact” on Turner.
Public criticism of the sentence escalated after the unidentified victim’s 12-page, single-spaced letter that she read aloud in court went viral after it was published by the media. She excoriated the judge for giving Turner “a soft time-out, a mockery of the seriosuness (sic) of the assaults.”
“The seriousness of rape has to be communicated clearly, we should not create a culture that suggests we learn that rape is wrong through trial and error,” she wrote. “The consequences of sexual assault needs (sic) to be severe enough that people feel enough fear to exercise good judgment even if they are drunk, severe enough to be preventative.”
Persky, who was appointed to the bench by Gov. Gray Davis in 2003, voluntarily moved to civil court, officials announced last week. The judge had recently recused himself from a case in which he was set to decide whether to reduce the conviction of a plumber for possession of child pornography from a felony to a misdemeanor.
matt.hamilton@latimes.com
Twitter: @MattHjourno.
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Readers react: A bittersweet farewell to Larry Wilmore's 'The Nightly Show'
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Good night to a good show
My favorite show canceled? [“Nightly Show’ Host to Bid Farewell,” Aug. 18] I knew it was too truthful to be on TV.
Catalina Garcia
Van Nuys
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Larry Wilmore’s commentary was spot on, and the round-table had articulate discussions even when you were laughing at what was being said. More important, a lot of stereotypes were dissolved during these discussions. Who knew rappers were intelligent, thoughtful people, up on current events? Comedy Central should have stuck it out. An important voice was lost.
Tony Schaffer
Los Angeles
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Thank you for an intelligent and sympathetic review (and obituary) of the only show I still watch regularly on Comedy Central. I love to hear Wilmore’s comedic twists on political happenings. They make me laugh at things that otherwise would make me cry. For me, a white woman, experiencing the African American point of view is an extra plus.
Katherine King
Venice
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My personal favorite? Grace Parra’s over-amped Nightly Nightly reporter, whose indefatigably dazzling smile and innuendo-tainted observations betrayed her role as all-too-eager shill for the Hollywood hype machine.
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My DVR records the shows and give a refreshing perspective to the stressful daily news flood. It is so sad that he doesn’t have the respect of the producers and bill payers. I am actually crying right now. Common sense has been dumped again.
Sally Cook
Camarillo
Athletes pack the field as fireworks blast off during the Rio Olympics 2016 opening ceremony at Maracaña Stadium. Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times Athletes pack the field as fireworks blast off during the Rio Olympics 2016 opening ceremony at Maracaña Stadium. Athletes pack the field as fireworks blast off during the Rio Olympics 2016 opening ceremony at Maracaña Stadium. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Just allow Brazil to be Brazil
Thank you for the article on the opening ceremony [“Rio 2016: Why Opening Ceremony Matters,” Aug. 8]. I’m a Brazilian citizen living in the U.S. for the last 16 years, and I’m currently working through a lot of shame and anger not only around what my home country could have done better but also on how it keeps getting described in an excessively negative light.
There is so much that I appreciated in your article, but your references to colonialism and how Brazil has been viewed as a “refractory adolescent” touched on something that I wish was more often acknowledged. Brazil has many problems, many of them that we (Brazilians) created, but as you mentioned, the country is not just a list of unfixable problems. And, hey, nobody was assaulted by a huge crowd of muggers, drug lords, kidnappers, attacked by disease-carrying mosquitoes or killed by bits of flesh-eating raw sewage.
André Zandona
San Francisco
Come on, baby, light the ’60s
Regarding “Feedback: When the Doors Swung Open to ’60s” [Aug. 21]. Robert Chapman has made a good point. From now on when I mouth off about the ’60s, I’ll say they were from ’64 to ’67.
John Densmore
Los Angeles
Landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx designed the walkways and landscape on Avenida Atlantica, the main street that runs along Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times Landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx designed the walkways and landscape on Avenida Atlantica, the main street that runs along Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx designed the walkways and landscape on Avenida Atlantica, the main street that runs along Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
Appreciation of a Brazilian architect
Delighted to see Roberto Burle Marx celebrated [“Landscape Architect Roberto Burle Marx Emerges as a Minor Star of the Olympic Games,” Aug. 13]. His legacy among landscape architects is great. Thanks for spreading his legacy to a wider audience.
Stephanie Landregan
Los Angeles
House is a key to understanding
Regarding “An Inglorious End to a Celebrated House?” [Aug. 17]. I have long appreciated Christopher Hawthorne’s insightful, contextualizing commentary on Los Angeles architecture. So again in his piece on Tomas Mann’s house, which is up for sale but considered pretty much a tear-down. Hawthorne sees it as another example of the fragility of L.A.’s cultural heritage, in this case, its architectural history. There is a word in German for such a lack of a sense of history, “Geschichtsvergessenheit,” “historical obliviousness.”
Mann was German, of course, but it was in the U.S. , Princeton first, and then L.A., where he could record his weekly broadcasts to Germany, reminding the world in those dark years that there still was another Germany. To keep this history alive by saving Mann’s house would honor both a great writer and the city of Los Angeles itself.
Hans J. Rindisbacher
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The key to understanding any proposal to turn Thomas Mann’s old house into a museum, is that people don’t want to spend their money on house museums. That’s why house museums don’t have enough customers to pay the bills and have to ask for donations, volunteers and government money.
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Campaign 2016 updates - Clinton: 'I'm running against someone who will say or do anything'
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Before any of former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner’s creepy sexting even came to light, his wife had attracted unwanted attention for her boss, Hillary Clinton.
Huma Abedin is a favorite target of Republicans. They accuse her of being a Saudi spy, a self-dealing insider, the mastermind behind a plot to hide Clinton’s email.
But the noise around Abedin was so often distorted by conspiracy theories that the public seemed to tune it out — until Weiner suddenly appeared back in the spotlight with the revelation of his most disturbing Twitter message yet: an illicit photo in which his son was a prop, sent privately to another woman. Abedin announced Monday that she and Weiner would separate.
Now, Clinton’s campaign finds itself unable to duck unwanted attention drawn to Abedin, a 40-year-old aide closer to Clinton than anyone else on her payroll.
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Angels mailbag: International signings and some roster questions
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Your favorite baseball team performed well last week, beating both Toronto and Detroit in series. The Blue Jays and Tigers are competitive, contending teams, and the Angels beat them in their home cities and stadiums, which is not something they have done often this year.
Anyway, they’re 56-74, and on pace to win 70 games. They would pick sixth in the 2017 MLB draft if the season ended now.
As always, this is the place to ask anything you want about the Angels, with questions submitted through my email (pedro.moura@latimes.com) and Twitter account (@pedromoura).
@pedromoura What's with the Giavatella decision?— Gene's Team (@ARHTST) August 26, 2016
I received several questions about Johnny Giavotella, the 29-year-old second baseman whom the Angels designated for assignment on Aug. 20. I get that Giavotella is a fan favorite because he plays hard and seems to have fun doing so, but he has done nothing to indicate he is a big league regular over 1,334 plate appearances.
He has a career .256 batting average, a career .295 on-base percentage and a .361 slugging percentage. He worked diligently to improve his defense last off-season, and he did so. But you have to understand that he was coming off a 2015 in which he was probably the worst everyday defender in the sport, with the possible exception of Hanley Ramirez playing left field at Fenway Park.
Giavotella is probably a major league bench player, but he has never proven he can play another position capably, so that limits his utility.
He is going to triple-A this week, where the Angels have said he will try to play third base and left field and maybe some shortstop. One problem is that the triple-A season has only one week left.
@pedromoura How much stock do you put into pitcher-catcher relationships after so much was made about them in the AJ Ellis trade?— Dave Thomas (@davethomaswendy) August 27, 2016
I think there are two sources of importance within the pitcher-catcher relationship. The first, I think, is that both men must feel comfortable to perform at their best. It doesn’t matter much if the team’s starting catcher is an equally good receiver to the backup; if the team’s best pitcher believes the backup is far superior, the backup should probably be catching him.
Secondarily, I do think it’s necessary for catchers to sufficiently practice with each pitcher before catching him in a game, and with mid-season trades that often isn’t possible. So much of the Angels’ early spring training is spent to that end, familiarizing each of an organization’s top four catchers with its top 25 or so pitchers, so that they can be prepared in any situation. It’s not surprising to me or to many that a new catcher would have a difficult time corralling a specialty pitch from a pitcher he has never caught before, as happened with Carlos Ruiz and Kenley Jansen over the weekend.
@pedromoura Do the Angels have a full international slot bonus next year after the Baldoquin Disaster?— Jake Shepard (@RealJakeShepard) August 25, 2016
Yes, beginning July 2, 2017, the Angels can sign elite international players to significant signing bonuses once again. The preparation for that class has already begun. It’s likely we’ll hear them connected with certain prospects well in advance of that date, because that’s how the international market works. This is the domain of Carlos Gomez, the Angels’ director of international scouting, a Jerry Dipoto hire.
@pedromoura do you have to pay taxes for the area you're working in like players do?— Kevin K. Lu (@KevinKLu) August 25, 2016
You know, that is an excellent question, and not one I had thought of previously. I don’t think the Internal Revenue Service is much concerned with people of my pay grade, but it does seem like I could save some money if I were able to pay taxes on the states I worked in instead of California for all of my income. California has high state income taxes. That was said to be one reason Zack Greinke chose to sign with Arizona over the Dodgers last off-season.
I know that for ballplayers on the disabled list, the difference between traveling with the team on a road trip and staying home can be in the range of $20,000.
@pedromoura any pea meal sandwiches while in Toronto?— Jason (@Jay4455) August 25, 2016
Yes. I had an awesome peameal bacon sandwich from this place called Tuckshop Kitchen, in the Junction neighborhood of Toronto. Near there, I ate some incredible fish dishes — trout salad! — at this fish shop and wholesale counter called Honest Weight. The Toronto food scene seems awesome.
@pedromoura 2017 FA Class is meh, should the Angels load up on draft picks and give the young guys a shot in 17' and compete again in 18'— Randy Smythe (@rksmythe) August 25, 2016
I asked Randy to clarify what he meant by loading up on draft picks, because of course the trading of picks is prohibited by MLB. He said he just meant focusing on them, more or less. I think the Angels will definitely be placing a strong emphasis on their 2017 draft and international signing class. As I have written and sometimes detailed in this space all season, the organization is currently in awful position for the future.
But, as we are repeatedly reminded, the fortunes of baseball teams can change quickly. Which team could you say with certainty won’t win the World Series in 2020?
Right now, I don’t think any, and the Angels can give themselves a much better chance if they acquire impact players next summer. It’s not a stretch anymore to think that their 2017 first-round pick could pair with Mike Trout in 2020. Four of last year’s eight top choices are already in the majors.
@pedromoura was Mike Trout jealous that Brce Harper got to meet Katie Ledecky and hold her gold medals?— Jennifer Cosey (@VivaTigres) August 25, 2016
I do not know the answer to this question, but I suspect it is a no. I am mostly including this here so I can remark on the fact that the Olympics did not resonate within the Angels’ clubhouse, which is somewhat surprising. I was not covering baseball the last time there was a Summer Olympics, but I would’ve guessed players would pay attention, based on how interested they are in basketball, football, golf and horse racing. I can’t say I remember seeing the Olympics or highlights on once during August.
Katie Ledecky is pretty great, though.
@pedromoura any inkling that arte moreno is looking to sell the team? He's become invisible since the team went south— R.A.Castillo (@raccastle2) August 26, 2016
This is a common question. Again, Angels owner Arte Moreno has declined repeated requests for interviews from The Times, but there is nothing that indicates he is interested in selling the team. Owning teams can be exceptionally profitable.
@pedromoura what's the most memorable moment from this season?— Kelvin (@OnBaseUnit) August 27, 2016
There are a few contenders. My instinct is to go with the Joe Smith dropped-ball balk in Baltimore. Yunel Escobar drawing a strike zone in the dirt the next day was pretty memorable, too. Also the Ken Griffey Jr. jersey-retirement ceremony this month in Seattle, where Mike Trout robbed a homer and struck out a bunch, and Tim Lincecum’s first inning with a new team in Oakland, across the bay from where he was once a star.
Unsurprisingly, the most memorable moments are twinged with negativity.
@pedromoura Is there any chance Scioscia gets fired?, Will they sign a LF free agent?, Who will be starting catcher?— Erik Gasner (@egaz11) August 27, 2016
I would dub almost nothing a 0% chance, but, Mike Scioscia being fired from his job as the Angels manager is not a likelihood. Again, as I’ve written in this space several times this year, he is under contract for two more seasons at $5 million apiece, and that is a significant sum. Additionally, the downfall of the 2016 Angels is not on him.
That said, could you come up with rational reasons to part with Scioscia after 17 seasons? Of course. But I’d posit that the Angels would post similar records next season with Scioscia or without. Removing the manager is not the solution to all that has ailed and looks like it will ail the Angels.
@pedromoura Richards said he may undergo more stem cell injections. I know it helps keep it healthy, but does it also strengthen it more?— Matt (@MattMattwiles26) August 27, 2016
Aren’t those pretty much the same? Preventative medicine is essentially about strengthening one’s body so that it can be healthy and avoid future injury. What’s that they say: a small quantity of prevention is worth a much larger quantity of cure?
Angels right-hander Garrett Richards’ ulnar collateral ligament tear was never particularly painful, as he tells it. It was also the less severe version of the tear — in the opposite direction through the tissue — as Andrew Heaney’s. None of that means the stem-cell injection will enable him to pitch next season, but he’s certainly closer now than three months ago. And if he is able, it would behoove him to undergo regular injections. Why not, when the only evidence showed it helped?
That concludes this week’s Angels mailbag. Send in your questions to the below addresses at any time, and check back each Monday for answers.
pedro.moura@latimes.com
Twitter: @pedromoura
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Rams stuff Broncos, who still haven't thrown a pass
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The Broncos' drive didn't start as well as it could have thanks to Rams punter Johnny Hekker.
Hekker's punt went 44 yards to the one-yard line where it was downed by rookie receiver Michael Thomas.
Again, no passes from Denver quarterback Trevor Siemian. Three running plays later and Broncos punter Riley Dixon went back to work with a 51 yard punt that featured a holding penalty on the offense. The Rams take over on the Denver 37.
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'Snowden,' 'Denial,' and 'Deepwater Horizon' among this year's newsy films at TIFF
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On Sept. 8, the 40th Toronto International Film Festival will kick off, and with it the annual awards-season derby that will end with the Academy Awards next February. Over the course of 10 days, Times journalists will be on the ground in Canada, bringing us their first impressions of many of the films that will shape the Oscar race, as well as exclusive interviews, videos and photo shoots with their writers, directors and stars. Toronto is where the awards race picture begins to take shape – we'll help bring it into focus.
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Kyle Larson collects first Sprint Cup win
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Kyle Larson raced to his first Sprint Cup victory Sunday, taking the lead on a restart with nine laps remaining and holding off Chase Elliott at Michigan International Speedway in a duel between two of NASCAR's up-and-coming standouts.
Elliott had a comfortable lead before a tire problem on Michael Annett's car brought out the yellow flag. Larson had the better restart and went on to win by 1.48 seconds. Brad Keselowski finished third.
Larson's victory in his No. 42 Chevrolet snapped a 99-race losing streak for Chip Ganassi Racing dating to Jamie McMurray's victory at Talladega in 2013.
Larson secured a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup with two races left in the regular season. Elliott remains winless, but is in solid shape to make the Chase field on points if need be.
It was the 99th career start for the 24-year-old Larson, who had 14 top-five finishes before Sunday but hadn't won at the Cup level. The 20-year-old Elliott is winless in 29 starts, but this was an impressive showing for him after eight consecutive races outside the top 10.
Elliott finished second at Michigan in June as well, losing to Joey Logano.
Elliott led by 2.86 seconds with 28 laps to go Sunday, and it looked like Larson's chance to catch him had been derailed when he lost ground passing a lapped car. The caution gave him another shot, though, and he took advantage.
There were only four cautions in the 200-lap, 400-mile race. Larson led a race-high 41 laps. Logano, the pole winner, finished 10th.
Chris Buescher, who has a victory but still needs to stay in the top 30 in points to make the Chase, finished 35th after some early engine trouble. Buescher is seven points ahead of David Ragan for 30th place on the season.
Alex Bowman, filling in for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 car, had a problem with the ignition system and finished 30th.
Hendrick Motorsports is now winless in the last 19 races after Elliott fell short, but there were some positive signs for the team. At the midway point, Hendrick cars were 1-2, with Jimmie Johnson leading Elliott at the front. Kasey Kahne was in fifth at that point.
Johnson ended up sixth, and Kahne finished 14th.
This is Hendrick's longest losing streak since a 22-race dry spell from 1993 into 1994.
Twelve drivers who have wrapped up Chase berths. Tony Stewart, who has a victory, has clinched a top-30 finish in points to secure his spot.
Buescher's situation is still uncertain, so there could end up being as many as four drivers making it in on points. Elliott is 11th in the standings, the top driver with no victories.
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Eugenie Bouchard wrung her hands during her post-match news conference. She rubbed her lower lip, squeezed her left arm.
While her body language screamed discomfort Tuesday, when the main topic of discussion was her lawsuit against the U.S. Open rather than her first-round loss, her words were measured. The once-rising star answered every question.
A year ago at Flushing Meadows, Bouchard got a concussion from a fall at the facility and withdrew before playing in the fourth round, and then missed most of the rest of the season. She filed suit against the U.S. Tennis Assn. in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn in October, and that case is still pending, putting the 2014 Wimbledon runner-up in the odd position of competing this week at an event whose organizers she is suing.
“If I sit down and think about it, yeah, it's definitely a strange situation. But it’s something that’s so far in the back of my mind,” Bouchard said. “. . . It has nothing to do with my day-to-day life.”
Her 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 exit against 72nd-ranked Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic, a player who only once has been as far as the third round at a major tournament, was filled with 46 unforced errors by Bouchard, who also was treated for blisters on her feet. It was the latest early loss for a 22-year-old Canadian who reached three Grand Slam semifinals two years ago — and none since.
In other first-round action on Day 2 at the year's last Grand Slam tournament, Serena Williams started her bid for a record-breaking 23rd major title by showing zero signs of trouble from a right shoulder she’s said was sore, hitting 12 aces in a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Ekaterina Makarova. Second-seeded Andy Murray, the 2012 Open champion, began his attempt to become the fourth man in the Open era to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a single year, beating Lukas Rosol, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Murray won his second Wimbledon title last month and an Olympic gold medal this month.
Earlier, Williams' sister Venus outlasted Kateryna Kozlova, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4. Former USC player Steve Johnson, the 19th-seeded man, rallied past Russia’s Evgeny Donskoy, 4-6, 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-3. Another American, 19-year-old Jared Donaldson, upset 12th-seeded David Goffin, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-0. But No. 29 Sam Querrey, who stunned Djokovic at Wimbledon, lost to Janko Tipsarevic.
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Chinese officials are carefully stage-managing the perfect backdrop as the country hosts its first G-20
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China’s extravagant preparations to host world leaders this weekend reveal how desperately it wants to be seen as one of them.
Officials have spent months transforming the ancient capital of Hangzhou into a symbol of modernity and innovation. A warehouse will store up to 900 tons of food. An army of 760,000 volunteers plans to patrol the streets.
Hundreds of factories will close to ensure bright blue skies over the city’s West Lake. Local authorities distributed English-language manuals so residents can welcome visitors to China’s “paradise on Earth,” even if they can’t get within yelling distance of the dignitaries.
This marks China’s first time leading a Group of 20 leaders summit. The event in Hangzhou, a city blended with old and new, gives President Xi Jinping an international platform to demonstrate the country’s resurgent economic influence and project its role as a global leader.
“Politically, it’s very important for China to be seen not just as an equal to many of these former imperial powers, but having surpassed many of them,” said David Loevinger, a former China specialist at the Treasury Department and now an analyst at fund manager TCW Group in Los Angeles.
A sign publicizes the upcoming G-20 summit in Hangzhou, China. Marechal Aurore / Sipa USA A sign publicizes the upcoming G-20 summit in Hangzhou, China. A sign publicizes the upcoming G-20 summit in Hangzhou, China. (Marechal Aurore / Sipa USA)
Leaders are micromanaging every detail, from demanding that conversations stick to economics and away from territorial disputes, to installing extra lightbulbs so the lake shimmers.
“We insist on combining delicacy and grandness, according to first-class international standards,” Hangzhou Communist Party chief Zhao Yide told reporters last month. “We expect our world friends will gather together around the beautiful West Lake.”
Local friends, on the other hand, are encouraged to leave town before the summit begins on Sept. 4. The government is giving residents a weeklong holiday to ensure they do.
Grocery stores must remain open, but officials are closing schools, halting tour groups, limiting the number of cars on the road and boosting security checks. “I took my son to a restaurant to have breakfast and was questioned for half an hour,” said one commenter on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter. “Better just have some instant noodles at home.”
To ensure picturesque drone images, according to the South China Morning Post, authorities ordered buildings to paint their rooftops gray.
Ads in the New York Times last week announced the meeting and welcomed visitors to Hangzhou’s Facebook page, a site blocked in the communist country.
Never mind that a two-day meeting of the world’s largest economies often produces little more than photo ops and backroom discussions. The appearance China projects to the world during the summit means enough to leaders that they’re willing to stomach the economic damage of shuttered shops and factories.
Not even rumors of overspending have stopped them from trumpeting the significance of the event, which brings together 19 powerhouse countries and the European Union. President Obama and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will represent the United States.
China sees opportunity. The country is experiencing its slowest economic growth in seven years, and international concern is mounting about its claims in the South China Sea. But the country also can present itself as a source of global stability, amid the greater upheaval over Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, uncertainty surrounding the U.S. election and a refugee crisis in Europe.
Some Chinese officials “may want to take this opportunity to assure the world that China wants to create a mutually beneficial future with its trading partners,” said Victor Shih, a political economist at UC San Diego. “However, I think leaders around the world have become much more savvy in the face of such Chinese rhetoric.”
China strategically chose to showcase Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province, about 100 miles southwest of Shanghai.
The city is one of China’s seven ancient capitals, and poets have penned odes about its green hillsides for centuries. An image of West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage site, covers the back of China’s 1-yuan note. Italian explorer Marco Polo once called the city “the world’s most magnificent” and the New York Times named it one of this year’s 50 places to visit.
Hangzhou also symbolizes the country’s development. Jack Ma, among China’s richest men, founded his e-commerce company, Alibaba, in a tiny Hangzhou apartment. Xi’s leadership of Zhejiang province in the mid-2000s helped boost his career. The region, one of China’s richest, now draws throngs of hopeful entrepreneurs as the country pushes away from an economy led by manufacturing to one driven by services.
China typically goes big when it comes to globally recognized events. The country spent an unprecedented $40 billion hosting the 2008 Olympics, whose opening ceremony alone featured 30,000 fireworks. Some 200 aircraft flew over the capital last fall for the country’s 70th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender.
China’s preparations for the G-20 resemble its efforts leading up to the 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, when skies turned “APEC blue” and traffic in Beijing disappeared. But the G-20 is expected to cost millions more.
Residents of Hangzhou have lived through months of construction dust, alongside traffic jams and grinding buzz saws. The city undertook 651 infrastructure projects, demolished old buildings, relocated residents and built a new airport expressway.
Although the local government insisted it had already planned many of these renovations, officials expedited them to meet the G-20 deadline.
Some residents adapted. Others grumbled.
The G-20 “does affect our normal life but we think it’s good for the whole of Hangzhou,” said Wang Lingyan, a resident whose textile-exporting company works closely with one of the closed factories.
Xiao Han, 24, a Hangzhou primary school teacher, recently bought an electric razor online and then discovered the event’s security would delay its delivery.
“I look like a savage,” he said.
A post on WeChat, a popular social media app, went viral after a Hangzhou commenter joked about the event’s inconvenience.
“When you take the subway you will be stared at by the police dog,” the headline read.
The post received more than 100,000 views early last week. Censors found it quickly. By the afternoon, it was gone.
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Telemundo refuses to air ad from SAG-AFTRA calling for pay uniformity
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The months-long campaign by SAG-AFTRA against NBCUniversal to unionize Spanish-language performers on Telemundo is heating up on the TV screen.
In its latest push, the labor union aired a 30-second commercial on Thursday that called for parity in pay between English-language and Spanish-language talent at the network’s parent company, NBCUniversal. It aired on Spanish-language stations in Los Angeles, New York and Miami.
“SAG-AFTRA’s goal is to ensure all talent, regardless of their race, ethnicity or language, have fair wages and certain protections,” the union said in a statement. “As a leading voice for the Hispanic American community, this should be Telemundo’s priority as well.”
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The call for action centers on actors in scripted dramatic programming, primarily telenovelas. The labor union claims there is a “double-standard” that exists between Spanish-language talent and English-language talent hired under the same parent corporation. Telemundo pays Spanish-speaking performers less than half of their English-speaking counterparts at NBC, the union says.
SAG-AFTRA also contends that Telemundo does not provide health benefits and other basic protections provided to English-speaking performers at NBC.
Telemundo is not under contract with SAG-AFTRA. Its sister company NBC, however, has long been a union signatory.
In a statement, Telemundo said the Miami-based company supports “our employees’ right to join and not join a union,” and that they should be able to conduct a secret ballot election to decide whether to join SAG-AFTRA.
“We remain committed to making Telemundo a great place to work for our employees and will continue to invest in them to ensure their salaries and working conditions are competitive,” the company said.
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The Thursday ad, which is also available in English and Spanish on the union’s website, said: “It’s time to end this double standard and demand fair treatment for all performers — not just those who speak English.”
Telemundo and Comcast, which owns NBCUniversal, refused to air the commercial during the network’s live broadcast of its awards show, Premios Tu Mundo, saying it did not not pass their legal standards for advertisements.
“Telemundo’s decision to censor 30 seconds of truthful commentary about its working conditions shows just how averse it is to having a transparent discussion about its refusal to fairly compensate Spanish-speaking performers,” the union said.
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Letters: Hearing from all sides on the Dodgers' A.J. Ellis trade
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Hey Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi, way to cut "the heart" right out of your ball club by trading A.J. Ellis. But wait, I guess nobody knows who will be in the locker next to them every night anyway, with the revolving doors you now have on both ends of the clubhouse. It probably won't affect them much emotionally though, they'll go out and play their regular game and almost get no-hit.
George Hynes
Arcadia
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I don't get it! The beat writers are all over the Dodgers for not making significant upgrades in the off-season and the last two trade deadlines. Now they upgrade at catcher, and they say the chemistry is shot? Get over it. This isn't Little League, where buddies Bobby and Joey cry because they wind up on different teams. Good job, Friedman!
Gary Engstrom
Mission Viejo
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Sabermetrics do not measure the character of a man. A.J. and Clayton weren't the only ones crying over this trade.
Rich Hardt
Long Beach
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When I heard A.J Ellis was traded, I felt like I just lost my brother. Then I remembered, my brother couldn't hit a fastball either.
Mark Berglas
Huntington Beach
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Andrew Friedman, go to your computer and Google the word “intangible.” In the definition you will probably see the name A.J. Ellis. It is not a number or statistic, but a reference to his ability to instill confidence in calling games and manage a pitching staff, and not least of all being Clayton Kershaw’s best friend.
Games are won by players and teams, not computers.
Terry Feigenbaum
Los Angeles
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If Dave Roberts isn't the runaway manager of the year, the award is a sham. No other team could've survived losing Clayton Kershaw let alone another 26 players and a front office that made terrible deadline trades. Whatever Roberts and his staff are doing to keep this team going is above and beyond.
Geno Apicella
Placentia
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Scott Kazmir is going to have his neck and back examined. How about examining the head of the person responsible for signing him?
Alex Fernandez
Lakewood
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Considering the Dodgers and Giants’ long history, it is poetic justice that Vin Scully gets one last pennant race to call. Question is, who will get to listen?
Derek Jeter's 20-year Yankee farewell tour ended magically. All Lakers fans got the opportunity to see Kobe light up Los Angeles when he scored 60 in his final game.
A street has been renamed in his honor, his praises sung and "Vin Scully Fan Appreciation" night scheduled for Sept. 23, but the best tribute Dodger ownership can give Vin Scully and fans is to let him be heard in the final month of his final season. Instead of one day. Dodger management could make September “Vin Scully Fan Appreciation Month” by simulcasting games on radio for nine innings, giving fans a great gift. Letting L.A.'s most familiar voice over the last half century be heard on Southern California's airwaves would be a win-win.
Ross Merrin
Marina del Rey
The Rio medal haul
didn’t prove our mettle
While we like to pat ourselves on the back for our dominance in the total Olympic medals count, the U.S. is the equivalent of a Division I college playing against mostly Division II, III and lower schools. If we take the top 11 medal winning countries, each with more than 20 medals, the leaders in medals per population are Australia, Great Britain and France. The bottom three are the U.S., Japan, and China. Even worse, if we look at medals per GDP, the top three are Russia (even without a full team), Great Britain and Australia. The bottom three are Japan, China and the U.S. So, while we can feel good about the medal count, we shouldn’t get swelled heads about it!
Bill Weber
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So DeAndre Jordan thinks that winning an Olympic gold medal is way better than winning an NBA championship ring. OK, DeAndre, tell us what it was like to win your first NBA ring. Oh, that's right. I'm happy, though, that you are enjoying your medal.
Dick Terrill
Torrance
On the case
for starting Keenum
What is this ongoing need by Times' reporters to put pressure on the Rams to have rookie quarterback Jared Goff ready to start by Week 1? So what if other recent No. 1 overall picks started their NFL regular-season debuts? Those were different situations, different coaches, different alternative starters. The fact is the Rams have a viable, capable veteran in Case Keenum to start the season and give the Rams their best chance for immediate success. Keenum has a winning record as a Rams starter, not counting the current 2-0 preseason, and is clearly a better option at this point in time. Let's take the spotlight off the rook and give Keenum some overdue respect.
Bob Cunningham
Riverside
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MTV Video Music Awards: Van Halen reunites, then breaks up
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Former Van Halen band mates David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen, at right, embrace as they are reunite onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York in 1996. Band mates Michael Anthony, left, and Alex Van Halen are also present
At the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards, one of the greatest bands both thrilled the VMAs audience and dashed hopes for a reunion when Van Halen made its first public appearance together since breaking up over ten years prior.
The crowd excitedly received the original members: guitarist Eddie Van Halen, vocalist David Lee Roth, drummer Alex Van Halen and bassist Michael Anthony. But a spat backstage during the show led them to continue their separation another 10 years until Roth rejoined the band in 2006 for a huge tour. During their estrangement with Roth, the band continued to make music – fronting Sammy Haggar, and for a one-year stint, Gary Cherone – as lead singers.
Van Halen is one of only five rock bands that have had two studio albums sell more than 10 million copies in the U.S.
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Iran's judiciary on Sunday confirmed the brief detention of a member of Iran's negotiation team with world powers on suspicion of "infiltration," the official IRNA news agency reported.
On Wednesday, hard-line news outlets said authorities detained a dual Iranian-Canadian national, Abdolrasoul Dorri Esfahani, a member of the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants in Canada.
The Sunday report by IRNA quoted judiciary spokesman Gholamhosein Mohseni Ejehi as saying, "The report is correct. He was released based on bail. Yet his charge is not proved."
He neither elaborated on the case nor identified the suspect by name. However IRNA called the suspect an "infiltrating element."
Esfahani was reportedly a member of a parallel team working on lifting economic sanctions under one of the main negotiators for last year's landmark nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. He was also an advisor to the head of Iran's Central Bank.
After the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Esfahani reportedly served as a member of the Iranian team working at the Hague on disputes over pre-revolution purchases of military equipment from the U.S. by Iran.
Iran's Foreign Ministry on Monday had denied the report and said none of the members of its nuclear negotiation team was detained.
Diana Khaddaj, a spokesman for Global Affairs Canada, the government department that oversees diplomatic matters, said on Aug. 21 that it was aware of reports of a Canadian citizen's detention when asked about Esfahani. She declined to elaborate, citing privacy concerns.
It remains unclear why Esfahani is under investigation, though dual nationals have been increasingly targeted by security forces since the nuclear deal and accused of a variety of security-related crimes.
However Esfahani's release on bail suggests his case is not considered serious by Iran's judiciary, which traditionally does not offer bail to suspects accused of major crimes.
The nuclear deal remains a sore spot for Iranian hard-liners, but it has boosted the popularity of moderate President Hassan Rouhani and helped his supporters make major gains in March parliamentary elections.
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Another round of tweets by Donald Trump aimed at appealing to African American and Latino voters elicited more questions than support for him Monday.
Trump pledged to stop "inner-city crime," but he was quickly denounced by many for exaggerating crime problems and for conflating those who live in dangerous neighborhoods with black Americans as a whole.
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Joe Hicks, a Los Angeles-based community activist whose views as a black conservative were solicited often in the media, died Sunday at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica following post-surgery complications. He was 75.
Hicks, with his bald head and thick mustache, was a familiar pundit in recent years, offering the right-wing counterpoint in debates over the high-profile shooting deaths of black people at the hands of police officers.
“He was firm and strong and principled and warm,” said David Lehrer, who along with Hicks founded Community Advocates, a local think tank on race relations. “He would take a stand on an issue because he thought it was right, whether it was popular or not. He had a very strong moral compass.”
Over the last couple of decades, Hicks contributed commentary to scores of local and national television and radio shows and wrote a myriad of op-eds for various publications.
“There is no ‘big business’ of killing blacks in America,” he wrote with Lehrer in a letter published in the Los Angeles Times shortly after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin.
“There is no wave of bigotry directed at blacks. All this talk is demagogic posturing, and it’s dangerous. … The biggest threat to the lives of young blacks is other young blacks, not white bigots.”
Hicks served as the executive director of the L.A. City Human Relations Commission from 1997 to 2001 under Mayor Richard Riordan, and also served a three-year term as a member of the Board of Governors for the state bar.
corina.knoll@latimes.com
Twitter: @corinaknoll
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'No, that can't be true': Angelenos react to the death of Mexican crooner Juan Gabriel
Gene Wilder dies at 83; 'Willy Wonka' star and Mel Brooks collaborator
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Fans across Los Angeles woke up Monday to mourn the death of Mexican music giant Juan Gabriel the best way they know how: by blasting his music. From mechanic shops and panaderias to beauty salons and cars inching along the 5 Freeway, people sang along with their radios and their beloved singer, who died Sunday in Santa Monica.
Born Alberto Aguilera Valadez, Juan Gabriel went on to become the bestselling singer in Mexican history. His ballads and rancheras were a backdrop to many Latino lives: on Sunday mornings, at family weddings, during heartbreaks and death.
We invite you to share your thoughts and personal stories on Juan Gabriel in the comments section below.
Here are some personal stories from fans across Los Angeles and beyond:
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To the editor: Juan Gabriel was and always will be an international music icon. Growing up in Mexico City as a little girl, it was clear that Juan Gabriel was the love of my mom's life. Nobody could mess with his name or image because you would get threatened with the chancla. :) Even my father knew he had to respect "Juanga." We were woken up to his music daily, while my mom was getting ready.
Our family knew he was my mom's idol. She will never forget the day she met him at one of his concerts, and will forever keep the memory of his humility, amicable attitude and gratefulness toward his audience.
There was not one day that one of his songs was not sung, referenced or hummed in our home. He was, is and always will be a part of our lives through his songs and words that resonate through his lyrics to things we've lived, such as love, heartache, happiness and sadness.
Rest in peace, maestro, your music will transcend to many generations that will not have the pleasure of meeting you in life, but will appreciate your talent and the musical legacy you left.
Nancy C. in Long Beach
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I suspect that like many little Mexican or Mexican American kids, I grew up hating all Spanish music, and couldn't stand it when my parents played it. But then, during life's milestones, he was a permanent backdrop.
Birthdays? There he was, serenading us, singing “Las Mananitas." Waking us up early after a night out? Dad would blast “Buenos Dias Sr Sol." First boyfriend cheated? There was Juanga, joining me in my sorrow with "La Farsante." Finding love at last with my husband? Joyfully singing and dancing to "Me Nace del Corazon." When I had my two beautiful babies? “Abrazame Muy Fuerte." When a loved one died? "Amor Eterno.” And so on and so forth.
When I was 18, I moved to Mexico to discover my Mexican self, and what I discovered was that there was something amazing on one of the radio stations: “La Hora de Juan Gabriel.” That sealed the deal, much to the amazement of my Mexican cousins who wondered why I was so obsessed with him.
And now, so many years later, I live in the Netherlands. My kids hate when I put on his music. Oh, but I know. I know the cycle. Someday I knew this day would come, and it has. Just waiting for the other shoe of my identity to drop: Bruce Springsteen. The two perfect sides of a beautiful coin.
Leticia Vasquez, Netherlands
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Juan Gabriel was a staple in every Latino household. In mine he brought happiness and love with the strength and power of his music. He also helped bring so much pride in being Mexican. He was from Ciudad Juarez and so was my grandpa, although my grandpa is no longer here. Juan Gabriel was always a reminder to him that Juarez is more than just a city known for drugs and violence. Juan Gabriel will always be a part of our family, and keeps our spirits high with his beautiful songs.
Jennifer Escobedo
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In my house there was never a weekend that didn't involve Spanish music blasting from the stereo. I was introduced to the greatest Latin singer/songwriters, thanks to my parents. Juan Gabriel was at the top of the playlist.
Albamelia Diaz
Editor’s note: Comments have been edited to reflect L.A. Times style.
ALSO
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From the archives: The ballad of Juan Gabriel
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The Broncos kept the ball out of quarterback Trevor Siemian's hands and gave it to running back C.J. Anderson on three consecutive plays of their first possession.
Defensive end Robert Quinn made a big stop to put the Broncos in a punting situation.
Pharoh Cooper, again called upon to make a return, muffs the kicked but the ball was recovered by Cody Davis.
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The Federal Aviation Administration has threatened legal action against Santa Monica over its effort to reduce flight operations at the city’s airport, force out aeronautical tenants and close the historic facility within two years.
In a strongly worded letter Monday, the FAA reminded Mayor Tony Vazquez of what it termed as the city’s obligations under federal agreements to keep the airport open at least until 2023 and treat aviation tenants and aircraft owners fairly.
“The FAA is prepared to pursue all legal remedies at its disposal if the City Council takes concrete actions to restrict leases or operations without complying with applicable federal law,” wrote Kevin C. Willis, the agency’s director of airport compliance.
In a statement, Vazquez said Tuesday that city officials were not surprised by the FAA’s letter.
We will respond respectfully but vigorously to defend our rights to local control of land owned by the citizens of Santa Monica since 1926 — Mayor Tony Vazquez
The agency “has consistently maintained their support for aviation interests despite their mandate to also protect public health and safety,” the mayor said. “We will respond respectfully but vigorously to defend our rights to local control of land owned by the citizens of Santa Monica since 1926.”
Supporters of closing the airport say they are concerned about noise, air pollution and the risk of a plane crashing into nearby neighborhoods.
Willis took issue with the City Council’s decision last week to close the airport by June 30, 2018, if possible, eliminate the sale of leaded gas and create a city-run operation to replace two private companies that provide aeronautical services, such as fuel, maintenance and aircraft storage.
The letter points out that the city has been leasing airport facilities to non-aviation uses while not providing leases to aeronautical uses. Aviation tenants are paying rent on a month-to-month basis, and the city has notified them that they can be evicted any time.
Willis referred to a recent FAA decision that requires the airport to stay open until 2023 to comply with conditions of a $240,000 federal grant the facility received in 2003.
He also mentioned the federal transfer agreement that was reached with the city when the U.S. government returned the airport to Santa Monica after using it during World War II. The document states that the city must keep the airport open in perpetuity.
The City of Santa Monica is once again attempting to circumvent its legal obligation to keep the airport open and available to pilots — Â Mark Baker, president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assn.
Both agreements require the city to treat aviation tenants and aircraft owners “on fair and reasonable terms and without unjust discrimination.”
City officials say they will challenge the FAA’s decision related to the grant requirements in U.S. District Court. Santa Monica already has sued in an attempt to wrest control of the airport from the FAA. The matter is pending in federal court.
Willis further requested that the city submit its airport leasing policy and plans for an exclusive city-run aviation company to the FAA for review.
“The City of Santa Monica is once again attempting to circumvent its legal obligation to keep the airport open and available to pilots,” said Mark Baker, president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assn. “They’ve spent millions of dollars and wasted countless hours trying to appease a vocal minority by closing an airport that’s a huge asset to the community.”
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Paxton Lynch scrambled for three yards. Devontae Booker picked up another two and then an incompletion ended the Broncos drive.
Sean Mannion takes over at quarterback ending Goff's night. Goff finishes 4-of-12 passing for 45 yards.
Mannion connected with running back Aaron Green for a six-yard gain, then the back carried the ball another yard before an incompletion to tight end Tyler Higbee halted the drive.
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Police seek warrant to search Chris Brown's home after woman alleges he pointed a gun at her
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Los Angeles police are seeking a search warrant for singer Chris Brown’s Tarzana home to look for a weapon he allegedly used to threaten a woman early Tuesday morning, according to law enforcement sources.
Officers responded to a woman’s call for help at the residence in the 5000 block of Corbin Avenue about 3 a.m. Tuesday, said LAPD Officer Liliana Preciado.
The woman said Brown pointed a gun at her during a violent rage before she ran outside to call police, according to police sources who were not authorized to speak publicly about the case.
Officers attempted to enter the home and were told to get a search warrant, the police sources said. Detectives were waiting for a warrant to search Brown's home for the weapon.
Aerial view of Chris Brown’s Tarzana home. KTLA Aerial view of Chris Brown’s Tarzana home. Aerial view of Chris Brown’s Tarzana home. (KTLA)
Due to the high-profile nature of the case, the investigation is now being handled by LAPD’s Robbery Homicide Division, according to police sources. By 9 a.m. Tuesday, Brown’s lawyer, Mark Geragos, and as well as an LAPD tactical warrant support unit, were on their way to Brown’s home.
Prior incidents at the residence include a home invasion robbery and multiple complaints of Brown and his friends riding all-terrain vehicles loudly up and down the street.
This is not Brown’s first run-in with the law. The singer spent six years on probation after pleading guilty to attacking his then-girlfriend Rihanna while driving in 2009. He was released from probation in March 2015.
The Grammy-winning singer completed roughly 1,000 hours of community service. He was also ordered to attend domestic violence classes.
Brown also faced charges in connection with driving without a license and an alleged hit-and-run. In May 2014, he admitted to violating his probation after committing an assault outside a Washington hotel.
For more California news, follow @brittny_mejia
UPDATES:
9:15 a.m.: This article was updated with additional developments.
8:39 a.m.: This article was updated with additional details.
This article was originally published at 8:10 a.m.
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Professional basketball coach Dave Joerger, who in May was named head coach of the Sacramento Kings, has bought a ranch-estate in the Gold Country foothills of El Dorado County for $1.35 million.
Sitting on 10 acres in Shingle Springs, an area roughly 35 miles east of Sacramento, the property known as Sun Ridge Ranch centers on a four-bedroom main house with more than 5,400 square feet of space. Three ponds, an eight-car garage, a 10-stall barn, horse facilities and multiple pastures also reside on the grounds.
Built in 2004, the two-story home has a prairie vibe with dormer windows popping up over a broad, low-slung roof. A porch with white balusters and pillars wraps the exterior of the home.
The ranch-estate in Shingle Springs, Calif., includes three ponds, a 10-stall barn and multiple pastures on 10 rural acres. (Realtor.com) (Realtor.com)
Inside, there’s a living room with a river stone fireplace, a center-island kitchen, a formal dining room and three fireplaces. Separate guest quarters add another en suite bedroom as well as a gym.
The property came on the market in May for $1.395 million and sold in about a month, records show. Two years ago it changed hands for $1.25 million.
Mark Boston of GBR Real Estate & Investment Co. was the listing agent. Beth Foondos of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage represented Joerger.
The 42-year-old Joerger spent the previous three seasons as head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, leading the franchise to the playoffs each year. His contract with the Kings is reportedly $16 million over four seasons.
The man Joerger replaced behind the bench, veteran coach George Karl, recently sold his home in the Arden Park neighborhood of Sacramento for $910,000.
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The Rams never found the end zone in Denver and lost to the reigning Super Bowl champs, 17-9.
Luckily, kicker Greg Zuerlein just needs to split the uprights, not run underneath them, to score otherwise the Rams would have been shutout.
Case Keenum started for the Rams, completing eight of 12 passes for 77 yards before his outing in Denver was over.
Jared Goff came in to finish the duel with potential Broncos starting quarterback Trevor Siemian and lost.
Siemian threw a one-yard touchdown pass to Virgil Green to put the Broncos on the board, 7-6, after Zuerlein's successful kicks of 29 and 38 yards.
The Rams kicker made one more from 48 yards, but it wasn't the longest of the day.
Broncos kicker Brandon McManus hit a 50-yarder to give Denver a 10-9 lead in the closing seconds of the second quarter.
Rams cornerback Trumaine Johnson broke up a deep pass intended for Cody Latimer in the second quarter, which ended up in the arms of defensive back Cody Davis for an interception. But the Rams failed to capitalize, which was the theme of the night.
The Broncos put the game away in the third quarter with a seven-yard touchdown run from Ronnie Hillman to go up 17-9.
Goff finished four-of-12 passing for 45 yards and took a few big hits. Running back Todd Gurley didn't play.
Terrence Magee had perhaps the best offensive play of the day for the Rams, breaking off a 73-yard run in the fourth. It's too bad that series ended with a turnover on downs.
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Motorists who plan to drive in and around the Pasadena area this weekend are being advised that all lanes of the eastbound 210 Freeway will be closed for repairs starting Saturday night.
The closure, between Mountain Street and Lake Avenue, will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday and last until 5 a.m. Monday.
In addition, the eastbound 210 connector to the westbound 134 will be closed; eastbound 210 onramps at Lincoln Avenue and Mountain Street also are closed.
Motorists can expect delays and are advised to plan ahead, use alternate routes or ride public transit, officials said.
The 34 hours of roadwork mark the final installment in a series of closures dubbed “RoseJam.” The closures are part of a $148.5-million pavement-repair project affecting both directions of the 210 in Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge and Pasadena.
The project is expected to be completed in 2019.
Separately, drivers traveling on the northbound 101 Freeway though Hollywood overnight could face delays from Sunday through Wednesday.
Caltrans says it will close all lanes of the freeway between Glendale and Cahuenga boulevards from midnight to 5 a.m. on those days.
Officials say the rolling closures are necessary to install “loop detectors,” which track real-time traffic conditions on the road. The upgrade is part of a $19.26-million project to repave the 101 between Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles.
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Twitter: @ByMattStevens
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Football: Grant passing combination clicks for four TDs in opener
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There's going to be some football excitement at Grant High in Van Nuys this season.
The passing combination of quarterback Cameron Perry and receiver Eric Gaona produced plenty of big plays last week in Grant's 36-0 win over Bernstein.
Gaona caught seven passes for 177 yards and four touchdowns.
Perry completed 13 of 18 passes for 280 yards and five touchdowns.
Grant returns four of its five offensive line starters, so that's going to help the passing attack.
Perry, who's a 5-foot-10 senior, played a little quarterback last season until bothered by elbow problems.
"He's really smart, can read defenses and is mobile," Coach Franco Stasilli said.
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Approaching the end of “The Night Of” felt akin to watching Olympic gymnastics. There were lots of twists and risky maneuvers, but could they stick the landing?
(If you haven’t watched the conclusion of the HBO drama — or “Stranger Things” on Netflix — proceed with caution. Spoilers ahead.)
Given the grim tonal palette of “The Night Of” and co-creator Richard Price’s track record as a novelist and contributor to HBO’s “The Wire,” there was some potential for an “everyone loses but the system” ending for accused murderer Nasir Khan (Riz Ahmed). A wrongful conviction, a repressed-memory admission of guilt or some other tragedy of the justice system all seemed in play going into Sunday night’s 90-minute-plus finale.
As it was, “The Night Of” confirmed the show’s core identity — a patiently drawn “Law & Order” episode with expert-level dialogue, more understated performances and a designer pedigree. Naz was freed after a hung jury, but remains tied to Rikers Island courtesy of prison tats and a burgeoning drug habit. John Turturro’s eccentric attorney John Stone saved both his client and the murder victim’s cat. And the tireless Det. Box (Bill Camp), was given a rah-rah post-retirement epilogue from hard-nosed Dist. Atty. Helen Weiss (Jeannie Berlin) to catch the real killer.
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It was all tidily efficient, especially if you can forgive a baffling story line that led to Khan’s up-to-that-point smart young attorney Chandra (Amara Karan) kissing her client and eventually serving as his drug mule. The former provided a convenient means to push Turturro’s character to the center for the crucial closing argument, but the latter was never mentioned again. Coupled with Chandra’s misguided decision to put Khan on the stand, a show that thrived on the richness of details was suddenly sloppy when it came to a key character.
The question is whether these missteps were enough to alter viewers’ perception of the series, particularly given the anticipation that compounded with each week. That kind of delayed gratification seems quaint in the streaming era, where speculation sometimes only lasts as long as the time it takes for the next episode to load.
If you still adhere to HBO’s “It’s not TV” tagline roots, which brought us “The Wire,” “The Sopranos” and “Six Feet Under,” maybe the limited “Night Of” was disappointing for not better subverting the conventions of procedural TV. But even among the most acclaimed series, few have managed to finish cleanly.
For example, few shows have been as celebrated as “The Wire,” but few conversations about David Simon’s creation dwell on an uneven final season. “The Sopranos” and “Six Feet Under” also stumbled toward the finish, though both found redemption in their final acts — one with a controversially ambiguous black screen and the other with a cathartic closing montage.
But with the anticipation that comes with solving a mystery, endings have proven problematic, especially in the instant-critique Internet age. AMC’s “The Killing” never recovered after failing to solve its central mystery at the end of the first season, and “Lost” famously seemed to diminish in stature after its 2010 finale failed to deliver.
However, consider Netflix newcomer “Stranger Things.” Easily this summer’s most talked-about show, the proudly backward-looking series built a horror mystery around enough ’80s homages to fill a VHS library.
The show’s propulsive storytelling was tailor-made for binge-watching, but it too stumbled toward the finish. Some characters were killed and forgotten, and the story side-stepped logic for efficiency in its finale in addressing both the monster and its “Upsidedown” world opened by Matthew Modine’s sinister government agency. (A secret organization that seems very bad at protecting secrets.)
But as “Stranger Things” became a phenomenon, such problematic details have mostly been forgiven. With all that forward momentum chased with the narcotic effects of nostalgia, some viewers were ready to excuse any plot holes, whether as another effective homage to the imperfections of its ’80s source material, or avenues to explore in a second season, which has yet to be officially confirmed.
But if a show offers a conclusion that is satisfying enough for where expectations are pitched, viewers and fans will forgive and forget. The first season of HBO’s “True Detective” is remembered more for the dark non-sequiturs of Matthew McConaughey and his dynamic with Woody Harrelson than its muddled finish, and the USA series “Mr. Robot” had enough convention-defying thrills and atmosphere to allow the show to reveal it had been partly built around an imaginary friend.
Ultimately, as TV shifts beyond its previous goal of driving ratings, and looks with equal desire toward driving conversation, satisfying endings are in the eye of the beholder.
While trusting in a strong story, we have a deep capacity to forgive and forget. But if what comes in the potential next seasons for “Stranger Things” and “The Night Of” doesn’t credibly build on what’s already been seen, we will undoubtedly remember.
chris.barton@latimes.com
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California theme parks would be banned from breeding orcas or featuring them in performances for entertainment purposes under a bill the state Senate sent to Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday.
SeaWorld, the park featured in the critical 2013 documentary "Blackfish," announced in March that it would stop breeding orcas.
The legislation passed Friday would prevent theme parks and other organizations in California from starting similar breeding programs in the future. The bill needs the governor's signature to take effect.
The orca provision is part of a budget-related bill that would be wrapped into the $171-billion state budget the governor signed in June.
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Clemson never did Clemson last season. (Yes, in college football, Clemsoning has become a verb.) Not even in the national championship game, where the Tigers gamely competed with, before succumbing to, Alabama.
During past seasons, the Tigers typically failed to capitalize whenever it looked like they were in position to vault into the national title picture. This season, Clemson, with quarterback DeShaun Watson at the helm, starts there.
But the Tigers are no lock in what is expected to be a highly competitive Atlantic Coast Conference race. Florida State should be strong again, and several other ACC teams have the potential to climb into the national top 25.
A look at how the conference shapes up:
Top story lines
♦ Return of the Tigers
The pressure is on for defending ACC champion Clemson to take the next step after the Tigers’ 45-40 loss to Alabama in last season’s College Football Playoff championship game.
With Watson back for his junior season and a host of proven players surrounding him at the skill positions, anything less than a national title would be a disappointment for many Tigers fans.
Clemson might have the best offense in college football, with Watson and company conceivably exceeding the 38.5 points per game they put up in 2015.
The Tigers lost some of last season’s top defensive playmakers to the NFL, but coordinator Brent Venables has talented, if untested, options ready to step in.
♦ The Coastal route
Clemson and Florida State, the conference’s highest-ranked teams in the preseason, both reside in the ACC’s Atlantic Division. That means whichever team wins the Coastal Division is likely to be an upset away from earning a spot to a major bowl game at the end of the season.
North Carolina is a top contender after going 11-3 in 2015 and returning the players who fueled its strong running game. Miami should be on the rise with new Coach Mark Richt inheriting Brad Kaaya at quarterback. Pittsburgh could be a threat, too, if Coach Pat Narduzzi is able to continue the improvements he implemented in his first year that resulted in an 8-5 record. Even Virginia Tech could be in the mix as new Coach Justin Fuente reworks the offense.
And the Atlantic Division isn’t necessarily a lock for either Clemson or Florida State. With Lamar Jackson emerging as a star at quarterback, Louisville is an intriguing longshot.
♦ Cancer-free Conner
Pittsburgh running back James Conner entered last season coming off a record-breaking sophomore campaign in which he scored 26 touchdowns, ran for 1,765 yards and was ACC player of the year. A torn knee ligament in the first game of the 2015 season made a repeat impossible, and he was later diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
However, he announced in May that weeks of chemotherapy had cleared the cancer from his system. He continued to work out while undergoing treatment and is on track to be ready when the Panthers open against Villanova on Sept. 3.
Top players
♦ Offense
Watson, quarterback, Clemson: Alabama Coach Nick Saban called Watson the most dominant player his team has faced since Auburn’s Cam Newton. The dynamic signal-caller finished third in 2015 Heisman voting as a sophomore. He passed for 4,104 yards and rushed for 1,105.
Dalvin Cook, running back, Florida State: In 2015, Cook crushed single-season program records for yards rushing (1,691) and all-purpose yards (1,935) as he ran toward Heisman candidacy; he finished four spots below Watson in voting. It would be a major coup for the junior to win the Heisman in 2016, but it’s a safe bet that he will be in the conversation.
♦ Defense
Derwin James, safety, Florida State: The 6-foot-3, 213-pound sophomore looms large in a Seminoles secondary that lost Jalen Ramsey to the NFL. In his first season, James recorded five pass breakups, 91 tackles — 9.5 for losses, including 4.5 sacks.
Devonte Fields, linebacker, Louisville: Of his 11 sacks last season, 8.5 came in the last four games. A senior, he might be able to keep that production going all year now that he has a full season of experience with the Cardinals.
♦ Newcomers
Deondre Francois and Malik Henry, quarterbacks, Florida State: Incumbent starter Sean Maguire, a senior, had an ankle injury in the spring, making it feasible that either redshirt freshman Francois or true freshman Henry, a highly recruited dual-threat quarterback out of Long Beach Poly High, could be under center for the Seminoles earlier than expected.
The games
♦ Best during nonconference
Georgia vs. North Carolina, at Atlanta, Sept. 3.
Mississippi vs. Florida State, at Orlando, Fla., Sept. 5.
Miami at Notre Dame, Oct. 29.
♦ Best during conference
Clemson at Florida State, Oct. 29: There’s no question that this game will be key not only to an ACC title but also an CFP berth. Clemson is ahead of Florida State in preseason rankings, but the ’Noles haven’t lost at home in three years.
North Carolina at Florida State, Oct. 1: The first three games of the Tar Heels’ season should pose no challenge, and if they defeat Pittsburgh at home in the fourth week, they’ll come in hot to Tallahassee hoping to pull off an upset that would catapult the team from solid overachiever to respected front-runner.
Miami at Virginia Tech, Oct. 20: It’s Fuente vs. Richt in a battle between first-year head coaches heralded as the saviors for their respective programs. For Miami, it arrives in the midst of a brutal four-game stretch: Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame.
You read it here
Louisville will give the ACC Atlantic Division not one, not two, but three teams in the top 10 along with Clemson and Florida State. The Cardinals probably won’t be able to take down the Tigers or Seminoles, but they get those two teams out of the way early in the schedule and could easily go 7-0 to close out the year.
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