Racing! Los Alamitos opens short meeting
Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome to our horse racing newsletter as we welcome back Michael Wrona to race calling in Southern California. Los Alamitos is back and running Friday in a short seven-day thoroughbred meeting. This week is Friday through Sunday and next week is Thursday through Sunday. Weekday posts are 1…
Quarterback Bryce Young of Mater Dei is Gatorade state player of the year
Quarterback Bryce Young of Santa Ana Mater Dei has been selected the Gatorade state player of the year in football and is one of three finalists for national player of the year. Young passed for 4,528 yards and 58 touchdowns in leading the Monarchs to a 12-1 record. He’s committed to Alabama. The other finalists…
Los Angeles County will study toll lanes on the 405 Freeway
Los Angeles County transportation officials will study whether drivers who are alone in their cars and are willing to pay a toll should have access to the 405 Freeway’s carpool lane through the Sepulveda Pass. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday hired the engineering firm WSP USA Inc. to study how to convert the 405’s…
Former UCLA Health gynecologist's behavior with patient constituted sexual assault, report finds
The behavior of a prominent UCLA Health gynecologist during an exam with a married mother of four amounted to sexual assault and harassment, according to an investigative report by the university made public Thursday. It took UCLA almost two years to complete the investigation into allegations raised by a patient against Dr. James Heaps, a…
Earthquake: 3.4 quake strikes near Ridgecrest, Calif.
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Thursday night at 9:33 p.m. Pacific time 30 miles from Ridgecrest, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred 57 miles from California City, 62 miles from Porterville, 67 miles from Lindsay and 69 miles from Bakersfield. In the last 10 days, there have been five earthquakes…
Is sleeping on the sidewalk a constitutionally protected right?
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Friday, Dec. 6, and I’m writing from Los Angeles. Newsletter Get our Essential California newsletter Does the United States Constitution guarantee the right of homeless people to sleep on the sidewalk? That’s the question the Supreme Court will be considering on Friday, as it weighs…
U.S. government backs recording artists in radio fight
The U.S. government has weighed in on a long-running court battle over how much a high profile group of songwriters, from Drake to Justin Bieber, can earn from radio play and potentially boosting the chances of their antitrust case against a powerful body representing U.S. radio stations. The two bodies, Global Music Rights, representing a…
What's on TV Friday: 'Dynasty' on the CW
SERIES Hawaii Five-0 When Adam’s (Ian Anthony Dale) girlfriend (Brittany Ishibashi) is kidnapped in front of him, he breaks all the rules to get her back in this new episode of the police drama. 8 p.m. CBS The Blacklist Red and Liz (James Spader, Megan Boone) investigate a clandestine organization called Orion Relocation Services, which…
‘Rocketman’ star Taron Egerton on becoming Elton John
Before he starred as Elton John in “Rocketman,” a 17-year-old Taron Egerton auditioned for drama school in London with one of John’s songs. “I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling like the presence of his music has always kind of been there,” Egerton said. “It has weirdly felt like the cosmos has been bringing us…
Review: In '63 Up,' a power switch between doc series director and subjects
Filmmakers, especially those who do documentaries, like to talk about how long they’ve been working on a given project. Michael Apted, however, has got them all beat. By a lot. “63 Up” is the ninth film in a series that Apted has been working on for 56 years. As doc fans know, nothing like it…