LAUSD keeps many Valley schools open during fire, posing a problem for some teachers and parents
At Cleveland High School in Reseda on Friday, many teachers weren’t teaching much and their students weren’t learning much as a wildfire raging in the hills spewed choking ash onto campus. This was not the learning environment that parent Evelyn Alemán had in mind, nor what school district officials had anticipated when they kept scores…
Supporters and opponents of Trump face off outside Rep. Katie Porter's Irvine office
In a scene that illustrated Orange County’s recent swing from red to blue, demonstrators divided over the House impeachment inquiry gathered Friday outside of a congressional field office in Irvine. Armed with megaphones and signs, the two sides shouted opposing slogans outside Democratic Rep. Katie Porter’s district headquarters. “Katie Porter’s got to go,” supporters of…
Newsletter: Essential California Week in Review: Fires and power outages
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It is Saturday, Oct. 12. Get the Essential California newsletter » Here’s a look at the top stories of the last week: Top Stories Fires burning. The Saddleridge fire, which broke out late Thursday in Sylmar amid strong Santa Ana winds, spread rapidly overnight west into…
Review: Dudamel channels American cowboys, indigenous Mexicans, ethnic groups of South America
Neither in his native Spanish nor in the English in which he has become fluent during his decade as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic does Gustavo Dudamel accept the singular “America” into his vocabulary. There is only Américas or Americas. For this Venezuelan conductor, we are, from the Canadian Yukon to the southernmost…
What's on TV Saturday: "The Banana Splits Movie" on Syfy
Click Here: creed perfume sale SERIES Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. Isabella Rossellini, Anjelica Huston and Mia Farrow explore their family histories and the generations preceding their famous film industry families in the season finale. 6 p.m. KOCE Crikey! It’s the Irwins In a new season of the documentary series, Terri, Bindi…
An eclectic timeline of notable Shepard Smith moments
Shepard Smith is stepping down from his long-held position at Fox News, where his nonpartisan voice stood out on the conservative-leaning channel. Smith reported on some of the buzziest stories of the last 23 years, from O.J. Simpson’s civil trial to the Florida recount to President Trump doubling down on his Alabama error as Hurricane…
Can't get to ‘Downton' castle? These will satisfy your manor cravings
If the “Downton Abbey” movie reignited your love of elegance and grandeur, how about a regal experience at a grand hotel steeped in history? Here are four places that have that touch of class. Oakland/Berkeley Perched in the Oakland Hills with views of San Francisco Bay, the original building on what is now the grounds…
Day of the Dead meets the Tequila Train in this Mexican city
The town of Tequila, Mexico, may not have the biggest or the showiest or the most popular Day of the Dead displays, but it does offer a chance to double down on its cultural history — and its spirits. Travelers who stay overnight can learn about the traditional November holiday dedicated to lost loved ones…
GM strike hits broader economy, skewing recession-forecast data
As a result of the General Motors strike, more than 100 of the auto maker’s suppliers have laid off as many as 12,000 of their own workers, according to an industry trade group. The largest U.S. labor strike in a decade is starting to ripple through the nation’s economy, with the potential to weaken data…
Federal Reserve to buy $60 billion of Treasury bills per month
The Federal Reserve is poised to begin at least a six-month operation to buy about $60 billion of Treasury bills per month, as the central bank seeks to ease cash shortages that caused a recent spike in the overnight cost of borrowing. The announcement on Friday sent three-month bill yields sharply lower, dropping from a…