Month: January 2020

More than 60% of the inmates with a mental illness in the Los Angeles County Jail would be eligible for diversion if there were more facilities capable of providing supportive care, according to a study released Tuesday. Such a move would save the county hundreds of dollars a day in incarceration costs for each inmate…

Click:A32027-178OAKLAND —  Some California lawmakers said they support a group of homeless women who have been illegally living in a vacant three-bedroom house since November, partly to protest real estate speculators who drive up housing costs in the pricey Bay Area. Moms 4 Housing, a collective recently formed to support the Oakland women, interrupted a news…

A man who shot at strangers during a deadly Southern California joyride has been sentenced to 373 years to life in state prison. Twenty-three-year-old Alejandro Lazo was sentenced Monday. Prosecutors said that Lazo and his girlfriend, 29-year-old Reyna Gomez of Whittier, carjacked a driver in Pico Rivera in April 2017 and drove around for hours,…

Click:Tea pouch packing machine The combination of the largest audience for an AFC wild-card game in prime time in nine years and the week’s five highest-rated scripted programs gave CBS its largest weekly audience since it aired men’s college basketball’s Final Four in April. CBS’ coverage of the Tennessee Titans’ 20-13 upset of the reigning…

In an awards season version of Super Tuesday, the Producers Guild further confirmed the legitimacy of “1917″ and provided fuel to a resurgent “Little Women,” while Directors Guild voters nominated the usual suspects and, surprisingly, Taika Waititi, offering more good news to devoted fans of the quirky Hitler comedy “Jojo Rabbit.” The producers’ and directors’…

We all know the feeling of coming back from a leisurely holiday break to suddenly face a wall of deadlines. This year in Hollywood, that experience has had its own unique twist. The voting period for this year’s Academy Awards nominations closed Tuesday afternoon — a full two weeks earlier than normal — a compressed…

SERIES Undercover Boss Brandon Landry, the founder and chief executive of the sports bar and restaurant chain Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar, and co-owner Drew Brees disguise themselves to learn about their business on the front lines in the season premiere of the unscripted series. 8 p.m. CBS Chicago Med Dr. Will Halstead’s (Nick Gehlfuss) world…

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra has hired as its new executive director Ben Cadwallader, who comes from the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, LACO said Tuesday. Cadwallader, who succeeds Scott Harrison, is expected to begin in March. Cadwallader has been executive director of Vermont Symphony since 2015. In 2016, he was one of nine arts administrators selected…

If you’ve dreamed of taking a long rail journey in the U.S., now is a good time to buy a ticket. Amtrak on Tuesday launched a 2-for-1 ticket sale on select routes nationwide, including the Coast Starlight between L.A. and Seattle, and the Southwest Chief between Chicago and L.A. The catch: You have to buy…

Disneyland on Tuesday launched its annual limited-time ticket discounts for Southern Californians. Each local resident who pays $199 will receive three one-park-per-day tickets to be used on separate visits. The discount pencils out to $67 for each admission, provided you use all three tickets between now and May 21. As a savings comparison, an individual…