Month: February 2020

Democratic presidential hopefuls Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer were stumped when asked during a televised interview in Nevada to name the Mexican president. Klobuchar, Steyer and fellow 2020 candidate Pete Buttigieg were asked during one-on-one interviews with the Spanish-language station Telemundo on Thursday night whether they knew the name of the president of Mexico. It…

Even one of UCLA’s biggest supporters was impressed. After Oregon forward Ruthy Hebard dominated No.7 UCLA with 30 points and 17 rebounds in an 80-66 win on Friday at Pauley Pavilion, the 6-foot-4 senior heard Oregon coach Kelly Graves call her name. Hebard, who was on her way to an on-court TV interview, whipped her…

CITY BOYS’ SOCCERDIVISION VFirst round, FridayLakeview 18, East College Prep 0 CITY GIRLS’ SOCCERDIVISION ISecond round, FridayGranada Hills 3, Eagle Rock 0Birmingham 7, Marquez 0Los Angeles Hamilton 3, Taft 2El Camino Real 9, Narbonne 0San Pedro 2, Garfield 1 (OT)Cleveland 6, Bravo 2Chatsworth 2, Huntington Park 1Palisades 9, Grant 0 Click Here: Maori All Blacks…

CITY BOYS’ BASKETBALLOPEN DIVISIONQuarterfinals, Friday unless notedFairfax 93, El Camino Real 48Birmingham 70, Gardena 58 (Thursday)King/Drew 73, Taft 57Westchester 71, Washington 51 Consolation semifinals. Wednesday, 7 p.m.#8 El Camino Real at #5 Gardena#7 Washington at #6 Taft Championship semifinals, Feb. 22, 6 and 8 p.m. at Los Angeles Southwest College#4 Birmingham vs. # 1 Fairfax#3…

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UNION CITY, Calif. —  Two teenage gang members have been arrested and charged in the November killings of two boys that stunned a San Francisco Bay Area community, authorities announced Friday. Jason Cornejo, 18, of Castro Valley, and a 17-year-old boy from Hayward were charged Thursday with the murders of Sean Withington, 14, and Kevin Hernandez,…

The University of California is rolling out additional reforms of its admissions process after finding significant problems in how campuses track decisions to admit athletes, artists and students who do not meet minimum UC eligibility requirements, according to a review released Friday. The sweeping audit of UC’s nine undergraduate campuses, triggered by the national college…

SAN DIEGO —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement took the rare step of serving four administrative subpoenas Friday to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department for information on four Mexican nationals wanted for deportation. The immigration subpoenas are the first of their kind in California, though they’re just the latest deployment of a new, month-old Trump…

When Lana Condor found out that a new suitor would be complicating the love life of her “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” heroine Lara Jean Song Covey, she texted YA author Jenny Han, on whose books the Netflix films are based: “Why would you do this to me?” Lara Jean had already sorted…

SERIES California Cooking With Jessica Holmes This new episode samples modern Middle Eastern food with Sweet Pillar Food bloggers. Also, a visit to American Beauty steakhouse. 8 p.m. CW Seven Worlds, One Planet The new episode “Europe” explores some of the 12,000 limestone caves in Slovenia, home to a rare creature called the olm, a…