Month: November 2019

Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Talk of that UCLA football resurgence may have been premature. UCLA FOOTBALL Remember when UCLA won three games in a row, and fans thought maybe the program had turned a corner? Remember when Bruins fans were excited that the team could reach the Rose Bowl game? Remember when Bruins…

SAN DIEGO —  Days after a gunman’s April 27 attack on Chabad of Poway, Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein took to the road. His wounded hands wrapped in blue bandages, he became a public symbol of resilience and hope. Speaking at the White House and the United Nations; to gatherings in Brazil, Poland and New York; and to…

A small group of President Trump’s supporters and rival demonstrators clashed with one another Saturday in Long Beach, where the state Democratic Party is holding its annual convention. Chanting “four more years,” supporters of Trump had taken to the streets with bullhorns and placards, said Arantxa Chavarria, a spokeswoman for the Long Beach Police Department,…

For anyone hoping to see a turnaround in the battle to rein in homelessness in Los Angeles County, 2019 has been a disappointing year. We learned in June that the county’s homeless count was up 16%, to nearly 60,000, but we didn’t need the statistics to tell us what we could plainly see. Despite spending…

When gunfire erupted in the Saugus High School quad Thursday morning, students had mere seconds to react. They sprinted and threw themselves in a ditch for cover. They hid in closets, locked and barricaded doors with desks. And some readied for a possible fight, arming themselves with scissors or a fire extinguisher. The range of…

Here is a list of theater openings, Critics’ Choices, etc., for Nov. 17-24. Capsule reviews are by Charles McNulty (C.M.), Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.), Margaret Gray (M.G.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Cambodian Rock Band A young woman whose immigrant father survived the brutal reign of the Khmer Rogue in the 1970s…

Here is a list of classical music performances in L.A. for Nov. 17-24: Colburn Rising Stars: Rodolfo Leone The young pianist plays pieces by Schubert and Chopin. The Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. Sun., 2 p.m. $15 and up. (310) 434-3200. thebroadstage.org Grace/Landing Rachael Worby’s Muse/Ique Orchestra is joined by Acabella, DC6 Singers,…

Some weeks, you almost feel bad for “Saturday Night Live.” A few years into mining comedy from a news cycle that regularly stretches the bounds of reality, “SNL” went into Saturday with a presumptive target of the first week of impeachment hearings. And, in their first crack at an event that’s happened only three other…

Here is a list of dance performances in L.A. for Nov. 17-24: Dance/Back 2019 Works by BrockusRED and rising local choreographers are featured in this annual benefit. Madrid Theatre, 21622 Sherman Way, Canoga Park. Sun., 6 p.m. By donation. (818) 347-9419. brockusproject.org L.A. Dances Two-month festival, with three distinct programs, features classic and contemporary works…

First, on Oct. 29, Los Angeles International Airport banned taxis, Uber and Lyft from curbside pickup and ordered them (and their traveling customers) to use LAX-it, a new pickup lot east of Terminal 1 at World Way and Sky Way. Next came long lines and delays during peak travel times, howls from frustrated travelers and…