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The San Fernando Valley FC soccer club, which is playing in the U.S. Open Cup tournament later this month practiced at Westlake Village Community Park on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Coach Carlos Cortez talks with his team. (Photo By Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) The San Fernando Valley FC soccer club, which is playing…
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With Southern California gas prices soaring, delivery drivers with Amazon Flex and Uber rideshare drivers plan to rally in Redondo Beach on Wednesday to demand higher per-mile pay rates. The workers will gather outside an Amazon warehouse and Uber Greenlight Hub on Marine Avenue. An unprecendented price surge The protest arrives in the face of…
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By Saffeya Ahmed | CNN It’s that time of the year again. You wake up and see your kitchen clock reading 8 a.m., even though you swear your alarm was set for 7 a.m. You’re convinced you’re late to work. But wait, whew. You’re not late. It’s Daylight Saving Time. Twice a year, clocks around…
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Two years after the rapidly spreading coronavirus halted most air travel, traffic at John Wayne Airport and across the industry is rebounding “more quickly than expected,” with last week’s passenger volume almost 2% higher than the same period in 2019, Rick Francis, the airport’s interim director, said Tuesday. Even with the slower recovery of business…
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By Mike Schneider | Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Fractures around Bob Saget’s eye sockets and bleeding around his brain were possibly caused by the comedian hitting “something hard, covered by something soft,” such as a carpeted floor, according to a report released Tuesday that provides more details of the TV’s star’s death. In the…
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By Farnoush Amiri | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate unanimously approved a measure Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent across the United States next year. The bipartisan bill, named the Sunshine Protection Act, would ensure Americans would no longer have to change their clocks twice a year. But the bill still needs…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani had the kind of historic season last year that obliterated any skepticism about his ability to convert his talent into performance. Now what? After his workout on the second official day of spring training Tuesday, Ohtani said his expectations are not merely to repeat what he did, but to get…
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Children are powerless. Teachers’ unions are powerful. In the Los Angeles Unified School District, this is known as “science.” “The district has an agreement with UTLA that requires the parties to negotiate before L.A. Unified can lift its masking mandate,” reported journalist Linh Tat in these pages on Monday. United Teachers Los Angeles met with…
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President Joe Biden signed a budget bill Tuesday, March 15, that includes millions of dollars to replenish sand along two large sections of Orange County’s coastline. Replacing the lost sand isn’t just about preserving space for sunbathing and recreation, officials say, it secures an important buffer to keep the ocean from battering and flooding streets,…
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By Jasmine Wright | CNN Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, according to a statement from the vice president’s office. “Earlier today, the Second Gentleman tested positive for Covid-19,” said Sabrina Singh, deputy press secretary for Vice President Kamala Harris. “Out of an abundance of caution, the Vice President will not…
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