The Sports Report: Apparently the Bucks are the best team in the NBA
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. LAKERS In a showdown between the best team in the Eastern Conference and the best team in the Western Conference, the Lakers didn’t have enough. They lost to the Bucks 111-104, making this the first time all season that they have lost back-to-back…
San Francisco woman offers $7,000 reward and hires plane in search of stolen dog
SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco woman is offering a $7,000 reward and has hired a plane to fly over the city in the search for her blue-eyed miniature Australian shepherd stolen from outside a grocery store last weekend. The plane, which cost an additional $1,200, will fly a banner with the website she set up…
Californians can now verify legal cannabis shops using QR codes
SACRAMENTO — California marijuana users can now turn to their smartphones to find out whether a dispensary is legit. The Bureau of Cannabis Control on Thursday announced a program encouraging licensed cannabis retailers to post QR codes in their store windows. The checkerboard codes can be scanned by a cellphone camera linking the reader to the…
As pupping season begins, San Diego's Children's Pool closed to humans — again
SAN DIEGO — If you enjoy swimming in the sheltered waters of San Diego’s Children’s Pool, mark your calendar for May 15. That’s the day the city will reopen the popular La Jolla beach. The pool was closed Sunday to protect harbor seals who have used the beach as a nursery since at least 1996. How…
Newsletter: Greetings from the wine cave
1/27 The candidates before the start of the debate at Loyola Marymount. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) 2/27 Former Vice President Joe Biden and entrepreneur Andrew Yang greet well-wishers during a break at Loyola Marymount. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) 3/27 The candidates await the start of the Democratic presidential primary debate. …
What's on TV Friday: 'Global Citizen Prize' on NBC
SERIES Clifford the Big Red Dog The animated children’s series returns for a new season. 9 a.m. KVCR; 10:30 a.m. KOCE and 10:30 a.m. KPBS Top Elf The final four compete and baker Amirah Kassem joins Santa and Ms. Jingles in judging their creations of giant Gingerbread Clubhouses in the season finale. 7 p.m. Nickelodeon…
The Safdie brothers on their 10-year journey to make 'Uncut Gems'
For writer-director brothers Josh and Benny Safdie, their latest film, “Uncut Gems,” feels like a summation of all their past work. “The movies that we were making before gave us the ability to make this movie in the way that it should have been,” said Benny when he and his brother Josh were guests on…
Chance the Rapper and Common to perform at 2020 NBA All-Star game in Chicago
Chicago natives Chance the Rapper and Common will perform at the 2020 NBA All-Star game at the United Center, the league announced Thursday night. The game is set for 5 p.m. PST on Feb. 16 and will tip off after Common welcomes fans with a narrative about what basketball means to people of Chicago. “Chicago…
Review: 'Disposable Necessities' gives new meaning to out-of-body experience
Neil McGowan’s play “Disposable Necessities,” having its premiere at Rogue Machine in Venice, is part sci-fi yarn, part comic farce and part timely social commentary. It’s hard to pin down its style, but one thing is certain: McGowan’s rich imagination challenges our expectations at every twist of its deliciously disturbing plot. The action is set…
Escapes: Nature's magic helped in the worst of times
What’s the big deal about a bunch of birds hanging out in some wetlands? If you’re asking yourself that question, please raise your finger to your lips, tell yourself to hush and follow us to the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. My name is Catharine Hamm, and I’m the travel editor for the Los Angeles Times.…