Month: October 2019

When the Clippers’ starters lined up for the opening tip Tuesday, Montrezl Harrell and Lou Williams were among them. It was only an intrasquad scrimmage at an open practice held at USC’s Galen Center, but coach Doc Rivers is considering moving the pair from the bench, where they were two of the NBA’s best reserves […]

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Mosquitoes collected in Anaheim and Westminster have tested positive for St. Louis encephalitis — the first occurrence in those cities in three decades, Orange County officials announced Tuesday. The mosquitoes were collected late last week along Old Bolsa Chica Road in Westminster and near Dale and Orange avenues in Anaheim, according to Heather Hyland of […]

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On a recent spring afternoon, an endless blue sky over a deserted beach seemed to offer a snapshot of Southern California’s idyllic promise. But look past the waving palm trees and the picture changed. There, on the horizon, a flotilla of oil tankers dragged a gloomy thumbprint across an otherwise postcard-worthy view, and high winds […]

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“On some days, all of the beautiful things in my life break my heart.” So says Sean “Dud” Dudley, played by Wyatt Russell, in the beautiful, some days heartbreaking serial comedy “Lodge 49,” whose second season finished Monday on AMC. Set in Long Beach, Calif., the story centers on Dud, a surfer kept from the […]

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