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‘Encanto’ composer Lin-Manuel Miranda won’t attend Oscars after wife’s positive COVID test

LOS ANGELES — Lin-Manuel Miranda will not make it to the Academy Awards this year after his wife tested positive for the coronavirus, the composer said via Twitter on Saturday.

Los Angeles Times

California sends millions of COVID-19 tests to schools for the return from spring break

LOS ANGELES — In an effort to prepare school districts across the state to test students for COVID-19 when they return from spring break, Gov. Gavin Newsom's office has begun sending out COVID-19 testing kits to schools.

Los Angeles Times

LA Mayor Garcetti optimistic port labor talks will be resolved

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said he expects labor talks to be resolved without significant disruption to the biggest U.S. ports — and an already stressed supply chain — as West Coast dockworkers’ contracts expire this summer.

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The Oscars are Sunday, and change is in the air

For the first time in two years, the Academy Awards are rolling out the red carpet at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre for what organizers hope will be a back-to-normal Oscars

The Independent UK

LA mayor sees urgent need for India envoy post since war

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti — whose nomination as U.S. ambassador to India has faced months of delay — said there’s a pressing need to fill the role since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

California makes history with first openly transgender judge appointed to bench

LOS ANGELES — One of California's eight newest judges is the first openly transgender person to be appointed to the bench in the Golden State, officials said.

Los Angeles Times

Wellness center opens on LA's skid row, will provide mental health care services

LOS ANGELES — For years, a flower mart operated out of the three-story, tinted glass building at Fourth and San Pedro streets in downtown Los Angeles. But the business closed just as the population of skid row boomed.

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A-list stars shun pre-Oscars events for fear of contracting Covid before big ceremony

Many stars have avoided showing up to events in LA over fear of getting Covid before the Oscars ceremony on Sunday and others have flown family out only for them to test positive

Daily Mirror

How ASL interpretation is being handled at this year's Oscars — with tablets and YouTube

LOS ANGELES — Deaf actors, Deaf culture and sign language are stepping into the limelight in stunning fashion at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony — with three films prominently featuring all three up for major awards.

Los Angeles Times

LA County courts to lift mask mandate April 4

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Superior Court will end its mask mandate for courthouses beginning April 4, following similar moves in recent weeks by county and state public health officials.

Los Angeles Times

Knicks not interested in Russell Westbrook

A new report indicates that the New York Knicks are not interested in the idea of adding Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook. Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report spoke with Marc Stein and indicated that the Knicks' lack of interest has been ...

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Trevor Bauer's accuser asks court to void subpoena, end his 'witch hunt'

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer is engaging in a "witch hunt" against the woman who accused him of sexual assault by pursuing an "unauthorized subpoena" for her cellphone records, attorneys for the woman argued in a court filing Friday.

Los Angeles Times

Much-Needed Rain On The Way For Parched Southwest

It all kicks off late Sunday for the West Coast, according to forecasters.

Zenger

Why Pilsen is the ‘perfect place’ for Mike Magee

When Magee set out to build a distillery/tasting room (complete with a street soccer field) for the Sneaky Fox vodka he created in 2018, Pilsen drew him in because it had the kind of property he needed but also has stayed true to itself.

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Bill Shaikin: Don’t expect Theo Epstein 2.0, but how long does Andrew Friedman want to run Dodgers?

PHOENIX — You don't walk away from a dream job without explaining why. If you're Theo Epstein, and the dream job involves leading the Boston Red Sox to their first World Series championship in way too many decades, you write a column in the Boston Globe explaining why.

Los Angeles Times

Inside the aggressive moves Lincoln Riley has made to revive USC's receiving corps

LOS ANGELES — The decision was made. His name, as of Jan. 1, was in the NCAA transfer portal. But now that it was finally official, Brenden Rice suddenly was feeling uncertain. Maybe a transfer was a mistake. Maybe the sophomore receiver should've stayed at Colorado, where he caught 27…

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Oscars Celebrate May, Jackson, Ullmann and Glover

Elaine May was the last to arrive and the first to leave at the Governors Awards on Friday in Los Angeles. Her fellow honorees, Samuel L. Jackson, Liv Ullmann and Danny Glover, all arrived hours earlier, each holding court at the Ray Dolby Ballroom, posing for photos and enjoying their…

Los Angeles Times

Big population drops in Los Angeles, San Francisco transforming urban California

Los Angeles and San Francisco saw sizable declines in population during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, new census data show, underscoring how California’s housing crisis and other demographic forces are reshaping two of its largest cities.

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Former Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner visits Ravens

Former Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner had a free-agent visit with the Baltimore Ravens after stopping in on the Los Angeles Rams.

Los Angeles Times

Clippers crushed by Sixers’ James Harden and Joel Embiid in blowout loss

LOS ANGELES — The Philadelphia 76ers boasted a former MVP and a dominant center in contention for the top individual accolade this year.

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On this date: Kobe drops 37 on Blake Griffin and Clippers

Kobe Bryant helped the Lakers streak towards the playoffs with a big game versus the Los Angeles Clippers on this date in 2011.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Sixers consider James Harden’s hamstring recovery a work in progress: ‘He’s still not there’

LOS ANGELES — Something is still amiss with James Harden.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Russell Westbrook on importance of Lakers’ Sunday game vs Pelicans

Lakers guard Russell Westbrook had some urgent words about the team's Sunday matchup versus the New Orleans Pelicans.

Los Angeles Times

Dave Nichol, USC inside wide receivers coach, dies at 45

LOS ANGELES — Dave Nichol, a new assistant and longtime college receivers coach who joined USC’s staff just last December, has died, the school announced Friday. He was 45.

Tribune News Service

Convicted Rep. Fortenberry should resign from Congress, McCarthy says

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Friday that Rep. Jeff Fortenberry should resign from Congress after the Nebraska Republican was convicted on three felony counts.

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