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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 · Mar 26, 2022

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 · Mar 26, 2022

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.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 26, 2022

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 · Mar 26, 2022

Much-Needed Rain On The Way For Parched Southwest

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

Zenger · Mar 26, 2022

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 26, 2022

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…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 26, 2022

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 · Mar 26, 2022

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 26, 2022

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.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 26, 2022