Month: December 2019

1/11 Sen. Kamala Harris, center, speaks to the media after addressing hundreds of airport workers, Uber and Lyft drivers, janitors, and city and county workers preparing to march on Los Angeles International Airport in a job action on Oct. 2.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) 2/11 Sen. Kamala Harris reacts to a supporter…

WASHINGTON —  Before she announced an impeachment inquiry against President Trump in September, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi worried it might provoke a backlash from voters who thought Congress had better things to do. That didn’t happen. Instead, voters headed straight for their partisan corners: Democrats rallied behind impeachment, Republicans closed ranks behind Trump. It’s unlikely that…

WASHINGTON —  Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) is listening to every impeachment podcast he can as he drives around his district. Rep. Mike Levin (D-San Juan Capistrano) catches up with news clips at the end of each day and watches snippets from the Intelligence Committee’s public hearings on his flights back and forth from Southern California. Rep.…

The House Judiciary Committee today will hold its first impeachment hearing, signifying a new — and unpredictable — step in the Democrats’ inquiry into President Trump’s conduct toward Ukraine. The Judiciary Committee, made up of some of the most partisan members of Congress, is expected to be more rambunctious than the Intelligence Committee. Click Here:…

Doc Rivers’ eyes had not deceived him. The halftime box score the Clippers coach stared at Tuesday night at Staples Center was, in fact, accurate: His team had made 50% of its shots, including nine three-pointers, in the first two quarters. And still, the Clippers led Portland, which had made 51% of its shots, by…

Veteran Westchester coach Ed Azzam chose not to retire, so the Comets welcomed him back on Tuesday in an opening game of the Comets’ tournament by delivering career victory No. 900 in a 73-20 victory over Horace Mann. Westchester will play Santa Monica on Thursday in a quarterfinal game at 6 p.m. Santa Monica defeated…

Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. FOOTBALL Sports reporter Nathan Fenno has an incredible story on former USC football star Kevin Ellison. You can read the whole story by clicking here. If you don’t believe me, here’s an excerpt that should lead you to read the whole thing: The…

It’s Thanksgiving morning. The temperature is in the low 50s. There’s a few rain drops. Lake Balboa Birmingham football players are walking onto their field for practice. Sophomore Arlis Boardingham, who is 6 feet 4 and 205 pounds, arrives wearing a wool mask that covers his entire face except for his eyes. He’s also wearing…

L.A.’s elected leaders are on the brink of passing a law that would deprive them of one of their biggest sources of political money — real estate companies with projects pending at City Hall. Under the proposal, those companies and their executives would be prohibited from giving directly to the election campaigns of city candidates.…

A storm system will produce moderate to heavy rain in the Southern California region through midday Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. There is a chance of thunderstorms, and the heaviest rain is likely to fall between 4 a.m. and 2 p.m. A flash flood watch is in effect for Orange County and parts of…