Racing! A look at the proposed whip rule
Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as Del Mar cancels next Thursday’s card. It has been a long time since the California Horse Racing Board has addressed the idea of what to do about the riding crop. In fact, it was first brought up in March. Since…
The Sports Report: Lakers get past pesky Sacramento Kings
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. How do athletes stay so cool? By sitting in front of all those fans. LAKERS For a moment, the lane to the basket was open. Anthony Davis closed it quickly. The All-Star forward stonewalled Harrison Barnes’ drive on a game-tying layup at the buzzer as the Lakers held on…
Man killed in downtown L.A. in apparent homicide
A man was killed in an apparent homicide Friday evening near a Burger King in downtown Los Angeles, officials said. Law enforcement responded to a call for backup from the city Fire Department about 6 p.m. at the intersection of Grand and Cesar Chavez avenues, at the border of Chinatown, officials said. Police found a…
Newsletter: Essential California Week in Review: Saugus High School shooting
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It is Saturday, Nov. 16. Newsletter Get our Essential California newsletter Here’s a look at the top stories of the last week: Top stories Santa Clarita shooting. Thursday’s deadly shooting at Saugus High School unfolded over 16 seconds in which a student pulled out a gun…
'This world lost a bright, shining light': Santa Clarita shooting victims remembered
He was the oldest of four brothers, a football player with a goofy grin. “A little guy with a big heart,” a friend said. She was a cheerleader who loved fashion and brought out the best in other people. A friend remembered: “You would just smile looking at her.” Dominic Blackwell, 14, and Gracie Anne…
The answer in Santa Clarita school shooting? God, gunshot kits and fire extinguishers as weapons
The crisis was over, the danger had passed, and Saugus High students were wandering bewildered through a sea of squad cars and news vans, trying to wrap their minds around what had just transpired on the campus quad. “I never thought this would happen in Santa Clarita.” That familiar refrain was all many students could…
The 92nd Oscars hire a pair of new producers: Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Friday that it has tapped Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain to produce the next Oscars. Howell Taylor and Allain both have deep movie résumés, particularly in the world of independent film, and have been strong supporters of bringing new and underrepresented voices to cinema, an…
What's on TV Saturday: 'Christmas Under the Stars' on Hallmark
SERIES Sesame Street The venerable children’s series returns for its 50th season. 9 a.m. HBO California Cooking With Jessica Holmes A Thanksgiving episode features a charcuterie board-inspired grilled cheese, gold and red endive salad with butternut squash; Grandma Debbie’s cranberry relish and kale stuffed acorn squash. 8 p.m. The CW Crikey! It’s the Irwins Bindi…
Review: Andy Garcia, on fire in 'Key Largo,' conquers our memories of Bogie and Bacall
Click Here: pandora Bangle cheap A stage version of the movie “Key Largo,” John Huston’s 1948 classic film noir starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Edward G. Robinson, is asking for trouble. To begin with, who can compete with the soul-weary charisma of Bogie and Bacall? But the production of “Key Largo” that opened Thursday…
Elizabeth Banks explains the 'Charlie's Angels' end credits cameos and what girl power looks like in 2019
Director and costar Elizabeth Banks on the film’s mid-credits scene and positioning girl power at the heart of “Charlie’s Angels.” In assembling the star-studded cast of trainers and fellow recruits for the playful end credits sequence in Sony’s “Charlie’s Angels” reboot, writer-director Elizabeth Banks sought women at the top of their game. “I wanted really…