Month: January 2020

1/8 USC guard Aliyah Jeune had 27 points, 13 rebounds and three steals in the Trojans’ double overtime victory over UCLA on Jan. 17 at Galen Center.  (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times) 2/8 USC forward Kayla Overbeck (1) and guards Endyia Rogers (4) and Desiree Caldwell (24) react after handing UCLA its first loss of the…

Hello, my name is John Cherwa, and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as we have the best day of racing for Cal-breds at Santa Anita. Let’s get right to it with our weekly contribution from Ron Flatter of the Vegas Stats and Information Network. He’s always got a lot on his mind and…

A Laguna Beach man accused of paying body brokers to scout the country for patients for his sober-living home pleaded not guilty Friday to insurance fraud charges related to a scheme that prosecutors say extracted $3.2 million from medical insurance companies. Steven Lomonaco, 61, also faces a sentencing enhancement allegation of aggravated white-collar crime over…

It’s so difficult for lifelong Dodgers fan Joseph Daniels to talk about that magical October night in 2017, when his boys in blue clinched a spot in their first World Series in 29 years. Daniels was there, at Wrigley Field, for Game 5 of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs. He was…

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It is Saturday, Jan. 18. Newsletter Get our Essential California newsletter First, a quick scheduling note. This newsletter will be off Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day; we’ll return to your inbox Tuesday. Now, here’s a look at the top stories of the…

Federal officials announced Friday that they will immediately begin screening passengers flying into three major U.S. airports for a new, worrisome virus that has infected dozens in China. Health workers will screen passengers coming from Wuhan, a major city in central China, into Los Angeles International Airport, San Francisco International Airport and John F. Kennedy…

The end of several major recurring series including “Ballers” and “The Affair” and a scarcity of studio space helped depress local film and TV production in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to data released Friday. Overall location production slipped 5% in the quarter to 9,839 shoot days, down from 10,359 shoot days for the…

SERIES California Cooking With Jessica Holmes This new episode features a more healthful take on Philly cheesesteaks. Also, a visit to More Than Waffles in Encino. 8 p.m. The CW Seven Worlds, One Planet This new series documents Earth’s seven continents and how they shape the distinctive animal behavior and biodiversity found in their many…

The last thing the Recording Academy wanted, or needed, heading into the 2020 Grammy Awards ceremony next week was more turmoil. Yet that’s precisely what it got late Thursday when the advocacy organization that oversees the annual awards ceremony and accompanying prime-time CBS telecast placed its newly installed president and chief executive, Deborah Dugan, on…

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