Month: December 2019

SACRAMENTO —  California’s campaign watchdog agency has suspended a longstanding policy banning its members from contributing to federal candidates after one commissioner donated to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid. The decision by the Fair Political Practices Commission, which is responsible for policing campaign finance in California, is drawing criticism from some political reform advocates and […]

SALT LAKE CITY —  On a group text thread among Lakers players earlier this week, someone made reference to a social media slogan Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has adopted. “Nobody cares, work harder.” It resonated with the Lakers. “That’s kind of the motto we talked about after our loss,” Alex Caruso said. “Nobody cares if […]

There’s not many better finishers in high school basketball than sophomore Amari Bailey of Sierra Canyon. Get him the ball during a fast break, then get out of the way and let his athleticism do the rest. Bailey finished with 23 points on Wednesday night before 1,550 at CSUN in a 72-54 victory over Santa […]

It’s on him. He’s the quarterback. He’s the player with the $134-million contract. Jared Goff nodded. “That’s part of the job, man,” he said. “That’s part of the job.” Less than a year removed from playing in the Super Bowl, the Rams are in danger of missing the postseason entirely. The Minnesota Vikings are a […]

Officers can get up to a $50,000 loan toward a down payment if they’re first-time buyers SAN DIEGO —  San Diego’s chronic police officer shortage has prompted the city to start a home-buying incentive that will give officers as much as $50,000 toward a down payment if they buy a house in the city. The $750,000 […]

The city will be cited for a violation, and water use may not be restored until this weekend. POWAY, Calif. —  A state official said Wednesday he intends to notify the city of Poway that its water storage reservoir is out of compliance, a situation he said directly contributed to last week’s storm water overflow that […]

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported at 12:55 a.m. Thursday less than a mile from Ridgecrest, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred 29 miles from California City, 58 miles from Tehachapi, 61 miles from Rosamond and 61 miles from Barstow. In the last 10 days, there have been five earthquakes of […]

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Thursday, Dec. 5, and I’m writing from Los Angeles. Newsletter Get our Essential California newsletter The House Judiciary Committee held its first impeachment hearing over the Ukraine scandal on Wednesday — and much of the internet was talking about Pamela Karlan, a bespectacled 60-year-old Stanford […]

View this post on Instagram Grateful ❤❤❤ Happy Thanksgiving good people. To all the friends and family that have my back and all the friends and family I've never met who show love and support when everyone is looking and when no one is looking…All praise, gratitude and thankfulness A post shared by Gabrielle Union-Wade […]

After meeting with fired “America’s Got Talent” host Gabrielle Union at length on Tuesday, NBC says it will open an investigation regarding the talent show. “We had a lengthy 5-hour, and what I thought to be, productive meeting yesterday,” Union said Wednesday on Twitter. “I was able to, again, express my unfiltered truth. I led […]