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Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Sunday, Feb. 28 - L.A. Focus News
The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Sunday Feb. 28 for horse racing at Santa Anita. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe
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Paul George-less Clippers fall to Wizards, reach break on 3-game skid - L.A. Focus News
The Clippers' Reggie Jackson shoots in front of the Wizards' Russell Westbrook during the first half of Thursday's game in Washington. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook (4) goes to the basket past Los Angeles Clippers guard Reggie Jackson (1) and guard
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Plaintiffs in LA homelessness suit signal plans for preliminary injunction - L.A. Focus News
The plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to force the city and county of Los Angeles to quickly deal with the homelessness crisis have filed a notice of intent with the court for a preliminary injunction, which would require thousands of beds in the coming months to be opened for indigent
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Students Run LA runners keep up marathon training in Lake View Terrace - L.A. Focus News
Runners make their way down Wentworth St. while running the SRLA 18 Mile Hansen Dam Action Challenge Saturday morning in Lake View Terrace. Students had been training to run in the annual Los Angeles Marathon originally scheduled for March. However, the marathon has now been postponed until a later
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UCLA cruises past Utah, regains top spot in Pac-12 - L.A. Focus News
UCLA guard Johnny Juzang shoots as Utah forward Timmy Allen defends during the first half of Thursday's game in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Utah forward Riley Battin, right, and UCLA forward Mac Etienne (12) reach for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game
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Here are the bestsellers at Southern California’s independent bookstores - L.A. Focus News
The SoCal Indie Bestseller List for the sales week ended Feb. 28 is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org. HARDCOVER FICTION
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Kings’ top performers viewed as potential finalists for NHL Awards - L.A. Focus News
The Kings will visit Vegas at least twice this season, but, if the NHL Awards are held in person, some of their top performers might be planning a third trip in the offseason. Since 2018, the Kings have been absent from both the playoffs and nominations for the league’s major awards, but that could
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With audits cancelled, El Sereno residents tied to ‘Reclaimer’ movement conduct own homeless count - L.A. Focus News
The El Sereno Reclaimers, several community organizations and volunteers conduct a community-led homeless count along Huntington Drive in El Sereno on Saturday, February 27, 2021. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) Vicente Gonzalez-Reyes, Roselyn Alcaraz, and Draco
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Black Lives Matter movement launches campaign against LA police officers union - L.A. Focus News
People raise their fists as they listen to speakers during a Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles press conference and rally to launch a campaign against the Los Angeles city police union which represents nearly 10,000 rank-and-file officers in front of the American Civil Liberties Union building in Los
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Relief turns to hope as the UCLA Bruins are finally buzzed into the tournament - L.A. Focus News
As the bracket announcement for the expanded Indiana State Basketball Fair was nearing the end, UCLA assistant coach Michael Lewis got the stink-eye from Mick Cronin, his boss. “He’s our resident bracketologist,” Cronin said Sunday. “He assured me we were in. The fact that we got in was good for
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Rep. Cárdenas visits Panorama City coronavirus vaccine site - L.A. Focus News
Congressman Tony Cárdenas (CA-29) speaks outside a CVS vaccination site in Panorama City after meeting with healthcare workers to discuss their support needs and to get an update on vaccination progress. Cárdenas highlighted how the American Rescue Plan will get shots in arms with
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Mourners honor fallen deputy who died in Lakewood crash - L.A. Focus News
Deputies and others visited Del Amo and Paramount boulevards in Lakewood on Friday, Feb. 26, to honor the motorcycle deputy who died there the day before in a crash, leaving candles and dozens of flowers on a street corner or on a median. Two other memorials popped up as well, at the
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Golden Globes 2021: ‘Borat,’ ‘The Crown,’ and ‘Nomadland’ are big winners - L.A. Focus News
In this strangest of years for Hollywood - movie theaters gone dark, productions shut down - the 78th annual Golden Globes made multiple winners on Sunday of the lonely wanderers in 'Nomadland,' a clueless clod in 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, and the British royal family in 'The Crown.' And while
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Golden Globes 2021: Jane Fonda gets a standing ovation from social media - L.A. Focus News
The 78th annual Golden Globes on Sunday featured surprise wins and a few unexpected moments, but Jane Fonda, the recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award, won over a number of Twitter users, both young and old. Related: Maya Rudolph and Kenan Thompson’s comic cameo divides Twitter A video montage
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Kings overcome early deficit, defeat Blues in overtime - L.A. Focus News
David Perron #57 of the St. Louis Blues and Gabriel Vilardi #13 of the Los Angeles Kings chase after the puck during the first period at Staples Center on March 06, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Anze Kopitar #11 of the Los Angeles Kings celebrates his goal with
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Alexander: UC Davis women shrug off a 2-month break, cut down nets - L.A. Focus News
UC Davis has become the Big West Conference’s women’s basketball behemoth, to the point that even two months of inactivity couldn’t slow the Aggies down. Davis is going to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments – sort of – after a 61-42 victory over UC Irvine in Saturday evening’s conference tournament
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Activists bring ‘Infinity’ check to Garcetti for Project Roomkey costs - L.A. Focus News
LOS ANGELES — Homelessness advocates on Thursday, March 4, gathered outside Mayor Eric Garcetti's official residence in Windsor Square to urge him to commandeer hotels, and to ask why the city hasn't yet requested federal reimbursement for Project Roomkey, an initiative to shelter the
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Coronavirus: Each county tier level and vaccination totals in California on March 9 - L.A. Focus News
As of Tuesday, March 9, the California Department of Public Health's Vaccine Dashboard shows about 14.6 million doses have been shipped throughout the state (2.6 million more than last week) and of those, 10.6 million have been administered (up 1.3 million from last week). According to
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The Latest: Vegas benefits as Nevada eases some virus rules - L.A. Focus News
By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS - Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has signed an emergency order adjusting the minimum distance between performers and audience members that previously challenged the return of productions in Las Vegas. The tourist destination built for excess and known for bright
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Dodgers score in last inning to tie Giants, 1-1 - L.A. Focus News
THE GAME: The Dodgers rallied for a 1-1 tie in the seventh (and final) inning against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night at Scottsdale (Ariz.) Stadium. PITCHING REPORT: Right-hander Walker Buehler made his first start of the spring and pitched two scoreless innings. Buehler allowed just one
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As a Hornets rookie, LaMelo Ball has found stability and success - L.A. Focus News
Selected with the No. 3 pick in November's NBA Draft, Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball leads all rookies in points (15.8 points), assists (6.3), rebounds (6.0) and steals (1.6) per game and seems to have found stability after several stints playing overseas. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty
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LAUSD reaches tentative agreement with teachers union on timetable to reopen schools - L.A. Focus News
Starting in mid-April, Los Angeles Unified’s youngest learners and students with disabilities would be able to return to campus for in-person instruction, while students in middle and high school could return for additional support services at the end of April, if a tentative agreement reached
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Chris Taylor’s value to Dodgers remains in Jack-of-all-trades role - L.A. Focus News
GLENDALE, Ariz. — This probably wasn’t Chris Taylor’s dream job. At the University of Virginia, he was a shortstop. As he came up through the Seattle Mariners’ system, he was still a shortstop (with occasional visits to second base mixed in). When he made the majors with the Mariners briefly in
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Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 1,514 new cases, 119 new deaths and 40 fewer hospitalizations as of March 10 - L.A. Focus News
Los Angeles public health officials reported 1,154 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,206,713 as of Wednesday, March 10. Officials said there were 119 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total 22,213 deaths since tracking began. According to official
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Driver busted for using realistic dummy in carpool lane in Glendora - L.A. Focus News
Drivers getting creative when sneaking into carpool lanes is nothing new, and a California Highway Patrol officer thought he'd seen it all until last week, when an official said he pulled a driver over with the 'most realistic dummy' sitting shotgun in a Toyota Tacoma. The mannequin looked like an
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Rams’ Sean McVay says goodbye to Jared Goff with a ‘smile’ - L.A. Focus News
Sean McVay bluntly criticized Jared Goff during the season, let him twist in the wind during the playoffs, then urged the Rams' front office to trade him away. But when it came time for the coach to explain his breakup with the quarterback, McVay softened his tone and chose to recall 'a lot of
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Festival Pass: A new Southern California venue for drive-in events - L.A. Focus News
Festival Pass is a newsletter that lands in your inbox weekly. But during prime festival season you get bonus editions, too! Subscribe now. Years ago, when my main gig was being the pop culture and music writer at The Press-Enterprise, I covered a lot of shows at the Fox Performing Arts Center in
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Senior Living: Reopening of long-term care facilities is ‘an absolute necessity for our well-being’ - L.A. Focus News
For nearly a year, nursing homes and assisted living centers have been mostly closed to visitors. Now, it’s time for them to open back up and relieve residents of crushing isolation, according to a growing chorus of long-term care experts, caregivers, consumer groups and physicians. They’re calling
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Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 1,407 new cases, 91 new deaths and 76 fewer hospitalizations as of March 2 - L.A. Focus News
Los Angeles public health officials reported 1,407 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,194,242 as of Tuesday, March 2. Officials said there were 91 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total 21,554 deaths since tracking began. According to official
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Lady Gaga’s dogs recovered safely - L.A. Focus News
By Stefanie Dazio LOS ANGELES — Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs, which were stolen by thieves who shot and wounded the dogwalker, were recovered unharmed Friday, Los Angeles police said. A woman brought the dogs to the LAPD’s Olympic Community Police Station, just northwest of downtown, around
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