LA Times - 25 february 2023

$3.66 DESIGNATED AREAS HIGHER © 2023 DD SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023 latimes.com After two years of record growth, the University of California received a smaller number of applications for fall 2023, with state students holding steady but nonresidents declining, according to preliminary data released Friday. Overall, UC drew 206,405 applications for first-year seats, a 2% decline from last year, with international students accounting for the steepest drop. The number of California first-year applicants stayed essentially flat overall at 132,226 — increasing at six of the nine UC undergraduate campuses and slightly declining at UCLA, UC Davis and UC Merced. But as UC plans to increase the enrollment of California undergraduates by 4,200 this fall under an agreement with Gov. Gavin Newsom, the chance of admission may be a tad better. Although campuses won’t release their admission decisions until next month, they accepted a record number of California first-year students last year, while significantly narrowing entry to out-of-state and international applicants amid demands to preserve seats for state residents. Campuses expect to continue that trend this year. UCLA, UC San Diego and UC Berkeley are again planning to swap out about 900 nonresident students, giving those seats to Californians, under a deal with Newsom and legislators to make up losses in the higher tuition paid by out-of-state Fewer applied to UC for fall of 2023 In-state numbers are flat as nonresident totals decline, ending record growth. By Teresa Watanabe [See UC, A12] A majority of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors and members of an oversight panel called for the ouster of the head of the Probation Department this week after The Times published a disturbing video showing staff at a juvenile facility violently restraining a teenage boy. Four of the five supervisors — Janice Hahn, Kathryn Barger, Lindsey Horvath and Holly Mitchell — called for Chief Adolfo Gonzales’ resignation Friday morning, a day after the county’s Probation Oversight Commission recommended he be fired. The commission, which is an advisory body, also voted unanimously that Gonzales’ second in command, Chief Deputy Karen Fletcher, should be fired as well. “I have lost confidence in Chief Gonzales’ ability to run our Probation Department. His ineffective leadership is hurting both the youth in our care and our staff who deserve better,” Hahn said in a statement. “I believe the best way forward is for Chief Gonzales to step down.” If Gonzales does not resign, a majority of the fivemember Board of Supervisors can vote to fire him. The video, which The Times released earlier this month, depicts five probation officers piling on top of a 17-year-old and holding him by his neck after an argument inside Camp Kilpatrick in Malibu in October 2020. The teen, who said he was hungry and got into an argument with the officers about access to food, screamed in pain but did not appear to be resisting when a supervisor at the camp, Oscar Cross, grabbed his legs. In the video, Cross bends the boy’s legs backward toward his head as he orders him to “stop resisting,” while the teen screams for his Restraint of boy sparks call for probation chief’s ouster By James Queally and Rebecca Ellis Four L.A. County supervisors say he should resign [See Probation, A8] ‘Vow to do better’ on Exide cleanup Agency overseeing toxic substances says it must improve, but many are not satisfied with the pledge. CALIFORNIA, B1 Monthly inflation rate rises sharply Consumer prices jump 0.6% from December to January, a harbinger of more Fed rate increases. BUSINESS, A9 Weather Rain, thunderstorm. ANOTHER L .A . STORY L.A. Basin: 49/41. B8 Adam Pantozzi Getty Images Russell Westbrook debuts for the Clippers, who lose in 2 OTs to Sacramento 176-175, the secondhighest scoring game in NBA history. SPORTS, B12 A powerful and menacing winter storm moved into Southern California on Friday, dumping heaps of rain and snow and prompting severe weather warnings not often seen in the region. The storm, which has already left a mess in Northern California, was gaining strength and moisture as it traveled south off the Pacific Coast. Forecasters on Friday said it was tapping into an atmospheric river system, an enhanced plume of moisture that can deliver large amounts of precipitation. Several areas set new daily rainfall records, including Los Angeles International Airport. But the real pounding will come Saturday, when forecasters say there’s a potential for record snow as well as intense rain. A rare blizzard warning was in effect for the Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino county mountains. The National Weather Service also issued a flash-flood warning for the valleys and Storm moves in with growing power Gaining moisture, weather system brings rain, snow, blizzard threat to Southland. By Hayley Smith, Brennon Dixson, Grace Toohey and Alexandra E. Petri MAURICE, 50, wraps up in a foil tarp blanket outside Fred Jordan Missions on skid row in downtown L.A. Francine Orr Los Angeles Times [See Storm, A8] KYIV, Ukraine — Church bells tolled, weeping mourners embraced and blue-and-yellow national flags fluttered Friday as Ukraine marked the first anniversary of a Russian invasion that triggered a cataclysmic war but also galvanized a powerful sense of common purpose among the country’s people. “We clearly understood that for Ukraine marks a year of war with grief, pride, conviction On first anniversary of the Russian invasion, sorrowful residents across the country reflect as Zelensky vows to push for victory By Laura King and Tracy Wilkinson PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky, left, holds a military unit’s flag as an officer kisses it during an event Friday in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian Presidential Press Office [See Ukraine, A4] Nineteen months have passed since Los Angeles police blew up a South L.A. neighborhood while detonating a cache of fireworks, but many of the displaced families still haven’t returned. For them, “home” is 20 rooms in a luxury hotel paid for by the city. City officials blame unresponsive residents and their foot-dragging legal counsel for delays in getting the families relocated or back into their houses. Attorneys fault insurance companies and L.A. officials. Residents point the finger at the city. And homes along the street remain boarded up. Empty. But with a hotel bill that has run to $2.1 million, city officials say it’s time for the holdouts to check out. “Folks have got legal counsel and have decided not to accept our help. I think others are kind of gaming the system a little bit,” said City Councilman Curren Price, who represents the neighborhood. “They’ve had it good living in the hotel rent-free for several months. They want that to last as long as it can.” Frustrated residents and their lawyers paint a far different portrait. Families are trying to repair properties, but because the damage is so extensive, the process has taken longer and has cost more than expected, said Andrew Jacobson, who represents about a dozen people affected by the blast. Jacobson blames insurance companies and the city for not providing compensation to assist the remaining families and causing the process to lag. With a March 31 moveout date looming, residents say the city has abandoned them. CHILDREN run past boarded-up homes on 27th Street in South L.A., where the LAPD bomb squad mishandled the detonation of a fireworks cache in June 2021. Christina House Los Angeles Times L.A. wants to evict victims of fireworks detonation Families displaced by botched procedure are told they must leave hotel by March 31. By Brittny Mejia [See Detonation, A7] Many scrambling to find refuge As L.A.’s shelters fill up, those who live outdoors improvise. CALIFORNIA, B1 Now is the winter of our discontent Snow and rain pounded the West. Others in U.S. faced outages. NATION, A6 Global commemoration People worldwide mark one-year anniversary. PERSPECTIVES, A2 More refugee support EU pledges continued help for those fleeing war. WORLD, A4

A2 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023 S LATIMES.COM And they’re all at your ingertips: Hot Property is produced by the L.A. Times B2B Publishing division and does not involve the editorial staff of the L.A. Times. latimes.com/HotProperty or scan QR code IMPECCABLE HOMES FOR DISCERNING BUYERS Every week, Hot Property features some of the Southland’s most desirable homes for sale. PERSPECTIVES NEW YORK — A chunk of weather-beaten flotsam that washed up on a New York shoreline after Tropical Storm Ian last fall has piqued the interest of experts who say it is probably part of the SS Savannah, which ran aground and broke apart in 1821, two years after it became the first vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean partly under steam power. The piece of wreckage, roughly 13 feet square, was spotted in October off Fire Island, a barrier island that hugs Long Island’s southern shore, and is in the custody of the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society. The society will work with National Park Service officials to identify the wreckage and put it on display. “It was pretty thrilling to find it,” said Betsy DeMaria, a museum technician at the park service’s Fire Island National Seashore. “We definitely are going to have some subject-matter experts take a look at it and help us get a better view of what we have here.” It may be difficult to identify the wreckage with 100% certainty, but park service officials said the Savannah is a top contender among Fire Island’s known shipwrecks. Explorers have searched for the Savannah for more than two centuries but have not found anything they could definitively link to the famous ship. The newly discovered wreckage, though, “very well could be” a piece of the historic shipwreck, said Ira Breskin, a senior lecturer at the State University of New York Maritime College in the Bronx. “It makes perfect sense.” Evidence includes the wooden pegs, about 1 to 1.3 inches long, holding the wreckage’s planks together, consistent with a 100-foot vessel, park service officials said in a news release. The Savannah was 98 1⁄2 feet long. Additionally, the officials said, the wreckage’s iron spikes suggest a ship built around 1820. The Savannah was built in 1818. Breskin, author of “The Business of Shipping,” noted that the Savannah’s use of steam power was so advanced for its time that the May 24, 1819, start of its transatlantic voyage is commemorated as National Maritime Day. “It’s important because they were trying to basically show the viability of a steam engine to make it across the pond,” he said. Breskin said a nautical archaeologist should be able to help identify the Fire Island wreckage, which appears likely to be from the Savannah. “It’s plausible, and it’s important, and it’s living history if the scientists confirm that it is what we think it is,” he said. The Savannah, a sailing ship outfitted with a 90- horsepower steam engine, traveled mainly under sail across the Atlantic, using steam power for 80 hours of the nearly monthlong passage to Liverpool, in northern England. Crowds cheered as the Savannah sailed from Liverpool to Sweden and Russia and then back to its home port of Savannah, Ga., but the ship was not a financial success, in part because people were afraid to travel on the hybrid vessel. The Savannah’s steam engine was removed and sold after the ship’s owners suffered losses in the Great Savannah Fire of 1820. The Savannah was transporting cargo between Savannah and New York when it ran aground off Fire Island. It later broke apart. The crew made it safely to shore, and the cargo of cotton was salvaged, but the Augusta Chronicle & Georgia Gazette reported that “Captain Holdridge was considerably hurt by being upset in the boat.” Wreckage may be from famed ship A PAINTING of the SS Savannah, the first vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean partly under steam power. Hunter Wood U.S. Maritime Service Detritus washes up along New York’s Fire Island, piquing interest of historical experts. associated press LISBON, Portugal — World landmarks were lighted up in the colors of Ukraine’s national flag as people around the globe threw their support behind the country on Friday, the first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion. The Empire State Building, Eiffel Tower and Sydney Opera House gleamed in yellow and blue in solemn remembrance of the Feb. 24, 2022, outbreak of the war, which has affected economies worldwide, bringing shortages of energy, grain and fertilizer. The date drew people to peace rallies and other events in the Middle East, Asia and Latin America, as well as Europe. Among the memorials, stunts and ceremonies, a wrecked Russian tank was put on display in Berlin, a bloody cake with a skull on top of it was left in a Belgrade street, Ukraine’s flag was held aloft amid tears in the sizzling Bangkok sun, and Japanese monks prayed for the dead. The rusting T-72 tank was placed outside the prominent Russian Embassy building on the German capital’s Unter den Linden boulevard. The tank was struck in the Kyiv region in the early stages of the war. It was taken to Berlin by a private group that said it was on loan from the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Military History Museum. Destroyed Russian armor litters parts of Ukraine after months of battlefield setbacks for the Kremlin’s forces. “The whole world should see that there are many people in Germany who stand behind Ukraine, so that’s why we’re putting the Russians’ scrap tank in front of their door,” said Wieland Giebel of the group Berlin Story, who was one of the exhibit’s organizers. In Serbia, whose government has maintained friendly relations with Russia and has refused to join Western sanctions designed to punish Moscow for the invasion, police moved in to stop a group of antiwar activists from reaching the Russian Embassy in the capital, Belgrade. The activists planned to hand over a demand that Russian President Vladimir Putin be tried on charges genocide in Ukraine. They left a cake with red icing representing blood and a skull on top on the pavement near the embassy. U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stepped outside his office at No. 10 Downing St., joining Ukraine’s ambassador and Ukrainian soldiers being trained in the United Kingdom for a minute of silence in commemoration of those killed in the fighting. King Charles III published a message lauding the “remarkable courage and resilience” of the Ukrainian people. A young pianist who fled Ukraine with her mother when the war broke out gave a solo performance at a shopping mall in the city of Liverpool in northwest England. Alisa Bushuieva, 13, wore a traditional Ukrainian floral headband and dress as she played her country’s national anthem. At a convention center in Utrecht, Netherlands, about 2,000 Ukrainian refugees gathered to hear by video link a speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and in Brussels hundreds waved the Ukrainian flag and chanted “Slava Ukraini!” (Glory to Ukraine). People placed candles on the steps of Helsinki Cathedral at a memorial for Ukraine war victims, and quotations about peace printed on jute bags were displayed in Rome as part of an installation by Italian artist Gianfranco Meggiato titled “The Meeting: The Symbol of Peace.” In Warsaw, thousands of Poles, Ukrainians and Belarusians protested outside the Russian Embassy, holding national flags and signs with the names of Ukrainians killed in the war. Marchers in Bulgaria’s capital of Sofia waved Ukrainian flags and carried banners reading, “Ukraine will win” and “No to Russian terror.” They were joined by some of the 50,000 Ukrainian refugees who have found shelter in Bulgaria over the last year. Moscow planned no special events Friday; most Russians had the day off for an extended public holiday. Police in some areas visited activists’ homes to warn them against staging demonstrations. Ukrainians living in Brazil protested outside the Russian Consulate in Sao Paulo, with one sign comparing Putin to Adolf Hitler. In Lebanon, Ukrainians rallied and chanted slogans in Beirut, holding signs reading, “Stand strong with Ukraine” and “No terrorism.” Ukrainians and their supporters also marked the anniversary in Tel Aviv. In Georgia, thousands of people marched through the streets of Tbilisi, the country’s capital, chanting, “Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!” “I think that Georgians should support Ukraine, because Ukraine is fighting for us too. Ukraine’s victory means our victory,” said Tsira Zhvania, a student who joined the rally in Tbilisi. “Unlike the Georgian government, Georgian people should stand with the people of Ukraine.” Dozens of South Koreans and Ukrainian expatriates gathered outside the Russian Embassy in Seoul, holding candles and banners demanding the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory. About 1,000 people protested in Tokyo’s Hibiya Park, holding banners that said, “Russia, stop invading Ukraine.” Outside the city’s United Nations University, demonstrators held a candlelight vigil, and at Zenkoji temple in Nagano in central Japan, about 30 Buddhist monks prayed for those killed in the war. People also placed flowers outside the Ukrainian consulate in Bali, Indonesia, in tribute to those killed. Ukrainians living in Thailand gathered outside their embassy in Bangkok. About 50 people, many wearing their national colors, sang the national anthem as an embassy official raised the country’s flag. Several wept when the embassy’s charge d’affaires urged them in a speech to stay strong. Iliana Martsenyak, originally from the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, which has been pummeled by Russian barrages, wiped tears from her eyes as she spoke of the anniversary. “Honestly, I cannot find any words to describe how me and every single Ukrainian feels today because of this absolutely irrational, cruel and awful war that has been brought to our land,” she said. The group marched to a nearby city park, holding Ukrainian flags and protest signs aloft. They stopped at Lumpini Park’s library, largely in silence, as a mother embraced her young daughter and others stared resolutely into the distance. Hatton writes for the Associated Press. AP journalists around the world contributed to this report. World pauses to note a grim anniversary Ukrainians and supporters across continents commemorate one year since Russia launched war By Barry Hatton IN ITALY, a crowd walks in a candlelight procession for Ukraine near the Russian Embassy in Rome. Activists in Serbia defied their government’s pro-Russia stance to seek war crimes charges against Vladimir Putin. Alessandra Tarantino Associated Press IN PERU, Ukrainians wave their flag outside the Russian Embassy in Lima. Anniversary events drew thousands of the war’s refugees on nearly every continent. Klebher Vasquez Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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Bush administration set it up at a U.S. naval base in Cuba for suspected extremists rounded up after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S. The brothers were originally taken into U.S. custody after Pakistani officials arrested them in their Karachi home in 2002. U.S. officials accused the two of helping Al Qaeda members with lower-level logistical support including housing. The brothers said they were tortured while in CIA custody before being sent to Guantanamo. Records indicate they provided little intelligence of value and recanted statements made during interrogations on the grounds that they were obtained by physical abuse. The pair’s repatriation was announced in a Pentagon statement. It was not clear whether Pakistan set conditions for their return. “The United States appreciates the willingness of the Government of Pakistan and other partners to support ongoing U.S. efforts focused on responsibly reducing the detainee population and ultimately closing the Guantanamo Bay facility,” the Defense Department said. At its peak in 2003, Guantanamo held about 600 people whom the U.S. said were terrorists. Supporters of using the detention facility for such figures contend that it prevented attacks. Critics say the military detention and courts subverted human and constitutional rights and undermined U.S. standing abroad. Thirty-two detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay, including 18 who are eligible for transfer if stable thirdparty countries can be found to take them, the Pentagon said. Many are from Yemen, which is considered too plagued with war and extremism and too devoid of services for freed Yemeni detainees to be sent there. Nine of the detainees are defendants in slow-moving military-run tribunals. Two others have been convicted. U.S. frees Pakistani detainees after 20 years and no charges associated press PARIS — A court in Paris convicted Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred of rape and assault charges Friday and sentenced him to six years in prison. The 37-year-old Lamjarred, who is famous on the Arab pop music scene, had been on trial since Monday on charges of aggravated rape and assault. A six-member jury and three magistrates spent seven hours deliberating before the singer was found guilty of raping a French woman at a luxury hotel on the Champs-Elysees in October 2016 while he was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine. Lamjarred denied the allegations of rape and assault. He acknowledged on the first day of the trial that he “occasionally” used alcohol and drugs at the time but said he had since stopped. Lamjarred told the presiding magistrate Friday that he “absolutely did not do what I am accused of,” according to reports in French media. Jean-Marc Descoubes, the victim’s lawyer, told reporters at the start of the trial that his client was undergoing treatment but remained strong despite the trauma she sustained. The woman, who was 20 years old at the time, said she met Lamjarred at a Paris nightclub and accompanied him to his hotel, according to a document summarizing the conclusions of the investigation. She said he hit her several times as she tried to push him back before he raped her, the document said. She managed to leave the room, and hotel staff reported seeing her crying and in distress. Lamjarred is one of the Arab world’s most popular artists. His music video “Lm3allem” has more than 1 billion views on his YouTube channel, where he has more than 14 million subscribers. Lamjarred has also been charged with the aggravated rape of a woman in August 2018 at a nightclub in SaintTropez on the French Riviera. A trial date has not been set. Feminist activists in North Africa and the Middle East have in recent years led a campaign against Lamjarred as part of the #MeToo movement, leading some of his shows to be canceled in Egypt and elsewhere. Moroccan singer guilty of rape associated press JERUSALEM — Israel’s far-right government has granted approval for more than 7,000 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, settlement backers and opponents said Thursday. The move defies growing international opposition to construction in the occupied territory. The announcement came just days after the U.N. Security Council passed a statement strongly criticizing Israeli settlement construction on occupied lands claimed by Palestinians. The United States, Israel’s closest ally, blocked what would have been an even tougher legally binding resolution, with diplomats saying they had received assurances that Israel would refrain from unilateral acts for six months. The new approvals took place during a two-day meeting that ended Thursday and appeared to contradict those claims. The U.S. has repeatedly criticized Israeli settlement construction, saying it undermines hopes for a two-state solution with the Palestinians, but has taken no action to stop it. Peace Now, an anti-settlement watchdog group that attended the meeting, said a planning committee granted approvals for some 7,100 new housing units across the West Bank. The group said the committee scheduled a meeting next month to discuss plans to develop a strategic area east of Jerusalem known as E1. The U.S. in the past has blocked the project, which would largely bisect the West Bank. Lior Amihai, Peace Now’s incoming director, said some 5,200 housing units were in the early stages of planning, and the remainder were approved for near-term construction. He also said construction was approved in four unauthorized outposts. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he had pledged not to legalize any more wildcat outposts. He made the promise after retroactively legalizing 10 existing outposts this month. The Israeli government is “spitting on the face of the U.S., only a few days after announcing that they committed to them that there would be no advancement of settlements in the near future,” Peace Now said. The United States criticized the decision. “We view the expansion of settlements as an obstacle to peace that undermines the geographic viability of a twostate solution,” a National Security Council statement said. But it gave no indication that the U.S. was prepared to act. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, appealed to the U.S. to intervene. “The American side is required to stop this violation, which will not lead to any peace or stability in the region,” he said. ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, had pledged not to legalize any more wildcat West Bank outposts. Ronen Zvulun Associated Press Israel OKs 7,100 Jewish settler homes, groups say associated press

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Johansson urged members to conclude long-running negotiations to adopt new EU-wide migration rules, and to assist Ukrainians who wish to return home but maintain their temporary residence status in the EU. More than 8 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the war, according to the United Nations refugee agency, and nearly 5 million have registered for EU temporary protection or similar national protection programs in Europe. Bartosz Grodecki, the Polish deputy interior minister, whose country has taken in the most refugees traveling westward since the start of the war, said his government was prepared to receive more people who could be displaced by a widely anticipated spring offensive by Russian forces in Ukraine. “We have this contingency planning,” Grodecki told the AP. “I hope that it will not be necessary ... [but] we’ve been trained, planned properly, and we know how to be prepared.” Margaritis Schinas, the EU Commission vice president, said Russian President Vladimir Putin had failed in an effort to divide EU countries by applying pressure through high energy prices and migration. “This is a sad anniversary, but it’s also an opportunity to draw some lessons from these horrible 12 months we’re leaving behind,” Schinas told the AP. “And as far as [refugees from] Ukraine are concerned, the figures are stable,” he said. Schinas added that he didn’t think refugee numbers would necessarily increase in the coming months. “If it happens, we are ready,” he said. “But it doesn’t seem to be the case for the time being.” The migration conference Friday was organized by Greece, Austria, Poland and Lithuania to discuss issues including border management problems and border wall construction. Officials attending the conference observed a minute of silence for the victims of the war in Ukraine. EU pledges more help for refugees Officials vow to keep supporting millions of Ukrainians who have fled Russia’s invasion. associated press each tomorrow, you need to fight,” President Volodymyr Zelensky told his compatriots in a video address commemorating the Feb. 24, 2022, invasion that triggered Europe’s largest land battle since World War II. “And we fought.” Across the country, Ukrainians looked back on the year with a mixture of sorrow and pride. “No one was expecting Ukraine would still be standing today,” said Oleksandr Azarov, a 39-year-old emergency services worker from the northern city of Chernihiv. “We are grieving, all of us, but we hope and trust that victory will be ours.” The war’s repercussions have spread far beyond Ukraine. Although the NATO alliance grew in cohesiveness, inflation worsened and energy woes beset the United States and Europe, though they have eased in recent months. Deep fissures were laid bare between wealthy industrialized democracies and the global south, which has largely taken an armslength approach to the conflict. And Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear saber-rattling — most recently exemplified by his announcement that he would suspend participation in Moscow’s last nuclear armscontrol pact with Washington — inspires periodic dread around the world. At a rare news conference, Zelensky implored Ukraine’s allies to remain united “like a fist,” saying Ukraine could win the war if the West provides sufficient military support. Some items on Kyiv’s weaponry wish list are materializing: Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda, said Friday that the first Polish-provided Leopard battle tanks had arrived in Ukraine, but he did not provide a specific number. In Washington, the Biden administration announced an additional $2-billion military aid package for Ukraine, which will include more rocket launchers and drones. The administration also slapped another round of economic sanctions on several Russian mining and metals firms and banks, aimed at crimping Moscow’s financial streams. “The United States stands strongly with Ukraine as it defends itself, and we will continue to do so until Ukraine’s sovereignty is respected and the people of Ukraine can shape their chosen, democratic future in freedom and peace,” Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said. Separately, at the United Nations, Blinken sought to deflate attempts by China and others to put forward so-called peace plans that in fact grant Russia the territorial gains it seeks. “Any peace that legitimizes Russia’s seizure of land by force,” Blinken said, “will weaken the [U.N.] Charter and send a message to would-be aggressors everywhere that they can invade countries and get away with it.” Later Friday, at a smaller meeting of the U.N. Security Council, Russia and Ukraine exchanged sharp words and held competing moments of silence to honor those who have died in the war. The Russian ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, was angry that the Ukrainian representative, the country’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, was allowed to speak first. Then the two seemed to spar over whose victims were more important. Kuleba called for a moment of silence in honor of Ukrainians killed in the conflict, and most of the assembly diplomats rose to their feet. Not to be outdone, Nebenzia called for a similar honor for “all” the dead. After some hesitation and confusion, the diplomats rose again. “All lives are priceless, and that is why we’re rising to honor the memory of them all,” Nebenzia said, making a point to include those killed in Russia’s illegal annexation of the Crimea peninsula in 2014. Kuleba seemed uninterested in niceties. “The longer you will keep attacking Ukraine,” he told the Russian delegation, “the more humiliating your defeat will be.” In Ukraine, along a battlefront stretching for hundreds of miles in the south and east, months of grinding winter combat have failed to yield much of an advantage for either side, following a string of Ukrainian victories in the late summer and early autumn. Ukraine’s military said that as the anniversary approached, Russia stepped up battlefield activity in at least two dozen towns and villages along the front lines, but without appreciable gains — a stalemate that some analysts warn could persist into the second year of combat. In cities and towns far from the fighting, many Ukrainians said they were doing their best to create some sense, however illusory, of normal life for themselves and their families. In the capital, Kyiv, people clustered in coffeehouses, hung laundry out to dry, boarded rattling subway trains and hurried along city sidewalks, bundled against a penetrating winter chill. Air-raid sirens remained quiet, despite worries that Russia would unleash a barrage of missiles and drones on the one-year anniversary of its “special military operation.” “We must not be crushed by the situation,” said Alina Bavisheva, a 31-year-old clothing designer who was out shopping with an equally glossy-haired friend in an upscale Kyiv department store. “We have to recover, we have to live.” The hallmarks of a wartime capital, though, were unmistakable: sandbagged statuary, rusted “hedgehog” tank traps, checkpoints on roads leading to the city. Occasional passersby carried on their faces or bodies evidence of the conflict engulfing their country: a telltale limp because of a prosthetic leg, a raw scar on a jawline. Zelensky, the 45-year-old president who has emerged as an unexpectedly Churchillian wartime leader, made a point of appearing at an open-air ceremony in central Kyiv to honor fallen troops. Participants observed a moment of silence for slain civilians and soldiers alike, who number in the tens of thousands. In Bucha, a garden suburb northwest of Kyiv whose name became known the world over as the site of horrific atrocities against civiliansduring a monthlong Russian occupation last spring, townspeople gathered at the whitewashed, gilt-domed St. Andrew’s Church, now a museum documenting the town’s suffering. “There were so many bodies,” said the church’s bell ringer, 87-year-old Petro Potapenko, gesturing toward what had been a sandy trench where dozens of corpses were unearthed after the Russians retreated from their attempt to seize Kyiv. Many Ukrainians had braced for the possibility of a hail of missiles and drones Friday, possibly in the same predawn hours that marked the joining of battle when Kyiv and other cities came under bombardment and Russian troops moved in from the north, south and east. But by late evening, there had not been even one air alert in Kyiv. Some precautions were put in place surrounding the anniversary date. Schools were advised to hold classes remotely, and large public gatherings were discouraged. In particularly dangerous areas, such as the southern city of Kherson, recaptured by Ukraine in November but still subject to airborne attacks, people were advised to stay inside. Four days after a surprise visit to Kyiv by President Biden, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, hailed the country’s struggle — buoyed by billions of dollars’ worth of Western military aid — as an inspiration for the democratic world. “A year ago today, Russia tried to change borders by force, take away your liberty and break your will,” she said in a statement. “We refuse to accept a world governed by fear and force: we stand with Ukraine.” Other Western allies made gestures of support, with Paris lighting up the Eiffel Tower and Berlin its Brandenburg Gate in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, and candlelight vigils were held in several European capitals. In Russia, Putin has cast the war as a fight for the nation’s existence against supposed neo-Nazis in Ukraine and the assembled forces of the West. Dissent has virtually been stamped out, and hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of Russians have left the country to avoid conscription, the crackdown on free expression or the economic effects of international sanctions. Some Ukrainians voiced fresh disdain for the Russian leader, who this week delivered two high-profile speeches, both of them bitter and bellicose. Ukraine’s postal service issued a commemorative anniversary stamp depicting a mural by the British artist Banksy that appeared last year in the devastated town of Borodyanka. It shows a child executing a judo flip on a figure resembling Putin, who prides himself on his judo skills, together with initials used for an expletive aimed at the Russian president. “Oh, yes, I like the look of this,” Mykhailo Harbunov, 68, said of the new stamp. Waiting in a long line at the main post office on Kyiv’s Independence Square, he recalled the fighting outside his hometown, Kherson, the only provincial capital to fall to the Russians before being retaken by Ukraine eight months later. Despite his age, he joined in, fighting alongside the local territorial defense force, narrowly escaping harm in a mortar blast. “We didn’t always win right away,” Harbunov said. “But we’ll win in the end.” King reported from Kyiv and Wilkinson from Washington. Ukraine marks year of war with grief, pride MARIA KURBET, 77, mourns for her son, Vasyl Kurbet, a soldier who was killed in Bakhmut, on Friday in Bucha, the scene of several atrocities recorded during the war in Ukraine. The day marked the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country. Photographs by Pete Kiehart For The Times RESIDENTS looked back on the year with a mixture of sorrow and pride. Above, a Ukrainian woman attends a service Friday at St. Andrew’s Church in Bucha. [Ukraine, from A1]

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A6 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023 LATIMES.COM THE NATION PHOENIX — A Mexican man testified Friday about the moment when a fellow migrant was shot and killed on an Arizona ranch as they illegally crossed the U.S.- Mexico border. The man, who was referred to by the initials D.R.R. to protect his identity, said through a Spanishspeaking interpreter that the shots rang out without warning and that his group didn’t know where they were coming from. “I did nothing. I saw Gabriel,” he said, referring to the 48-year-old man who was killed, Gabriel CuenBuitimea. “He held his chest and said, ‘I’m hit.’ He rolled his eyes and fell down.” The testimony came during an evidentiary hearing in a Nogales, Ariz., courtroom for George Alan Kelly, the 74- year-old rancher accused of killing Cuen-Buitimea. Kelly is charged with one count of second-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault against two migrants, including the one who testified Friday. His attorney, Brenna Larkin, entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. Kelly was initially charged with first-degree murder, but prosecutors lowered the charge. They didn’t explain why. Larkin asked for a postponement of the hearing so that she could prepare for the new charge, but Justice of the Peace Emilio G. Velasquez denied her request. The hearing in Santa Cruz County Justice Court was also intended to determine issues of material fact in the case and allow Kelly’s defense to call witnesses. As of midafternoon, only D.R.R. and a county sheriff’s detective had testified. D.R.R. testified that he and Cuen-Buitimea had paid for passage across the border on Jan. 30 from Nogales, Mexico, and were heading to Phoenix. He also said neither of them was carrying a weapon. CuenBuitimea was wearing a green camouflage backpack as well as a bag on his belt. According to D.R.R., they were three to four yards from the road when they heard gunfire. It was around the fourth round that CuenBuitimea was wounded, but 15 or 16 shots were fired in all, he testified. “I ran 20 meters [22 yards] when I turned around to see him [Kelly],” D.R.R. said. “I turned around to see if it was government agents coming after us. I was able to jump and I jumped the wall back to Mexico.” Prosecutors allege that Kelly opened fire with an AK-47 rifle on about eight unarmed migrants he encountered on his ranch outside Nogales, striking the man who died in the back as he tried to flee. Two migrants told authorities that Kelly also shot at them, but that they weren’t hit and escaped back into Mexico. Prosecutors say CuenBuitimea lived just south of the border in Nogales. U.S. court records show that he was convicted of illegally entering the U.S. several times and deported back to Mexico, most recently in 2016. D.R.R. also testified that he has crossed the border illegally multiple times. Kimberly Hunley, chief deputy county attorney, said her office, the court and the Sheriff’s Department “have all received disturbing communications, some threatening in nature, that seem to indicate an ongoing threat to the safety of the victims.” In arguing against a reduction in Kelly’s $1-million cash bond, Hunley said earlier this week that the rancher’s comments conflicted with what witnesses from the group told law enforcement, and that his story has significantly changed over time. Larkin has said that Kelly did not shoot CuenBuitimea, but that earlier in the day, he fired warning shots above the heads of smugglers carrying AK-47 rifles and backpacks on his property. Velasquez on Wednesday ordered that Kelly’s bond be changed from a cash to a surety bond, which allowed Kelly to put up his ranch and home as collateral rather than come up with the cash. Bond was posted that day. The shooting has stirred up emotions as the national debate over border security heats up with an eye toward the 2024 presidential election. Less than six months ago, a prison warden and his brother were arrested in a West Texas shooting in which one migrant was killed and another was wounded. Michael and Mark Sheppard, both 60, were charged with manslaughter in the September shooting in El Paso County. GoFundMe campaigns to pay for Kelly’s defense have been shut down, and the money was returned to donors because of the seriousness of the charges, according to the platform. But GiveSendGo, which describes itself as a Christian fundraising platform, carries several campaigns collecting defense funds, including one that has gathered more than $300,000. Kelly apparently drew on his life in a self-published book, “Far Beyond the Border Fence,” a novel that “brings the Mexican Border/ Drug conflict into the 21st century.” Snow writes for the Associated Press. AP writer Terry Tang contributed to this report. PROSECUTORS say George Alan Kelly, 74, fired an AK-47 at unarmed migrants on his ranch near Nogales, Ariz., on Jan. 30, killing Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea. Mark Henle Pool Photo Migrant recounts killing in Arizona By Anita Snow A house near the University of Idaho campus where four students were found stabbed to death in a gruesome attack in November will be demolished, university officials said. In an email to students and employees Friday — with the subject line “Outpouring of Support Brings Healing From Tragedy” — Scott Green, the university president, said the owner of the house had offered to give the residence to the university. “The house will be demolished,” Green wrote. “This is a healing step and removes the physical structure where the crime that shook our community was committed. Demolition also removes efforts to further sensationalize the crime scene. We are evaluating options where students may be involved in the future development of the property.” The message said the university has also created scholarships in the victims’ names and plans to develop a garden in their memories. Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Kaylee Goncalves were found dead at their off-campus rental home on King Road on Nov. 13. The killings terrified the small city of Moscow, which had not recorded a homicide in five years. It took weeks for investigators to identify a suspect or locate a weapon. Thousands of students left campus and switched to remote learning as anxiety mounted over the possibility of additional attacks. On Dec. 30, authorities arrested Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old graduate student studying criminology at Washington State University, at his parents’ home in Pennsylvania. He was extradited in January to Idaho, where he awaits a preliminary hearing on charges including four counts of first-degree murder and burglary. Green said it has been difficult “seeing beyond this tragedy,” but also expressed gratitude for the outreach and support from across the University of Idaho community. “We will never forget Xana, Ethan, Madison and Kaylee, and I will do everything in my power to protect their dignity and respect their memory,” Green wrote. OFFICERS at the November crime scene in Moscow, Idaho, which hadn’t recorded a homicide in five years. Zach Wilkinson Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho home where students were slain will be destroyed By Alexandra E. Petri home. “We’ve not had an ice storm in the last 50 years that has impacted our infrastructure like this,” said Trevor Lauer, president of Detroit-based DTE Electric. At least two people have died in the storms. A Michigan firefighter died Wednesday after coming in contact with a downed power line, while in Rochester, Minn., a pedestrian died after being hit by a city-operated snowplow. Much of Portland, Ore., was shut down with icy roads not expected to thaw until Saturday after the city’s second-heaviest snowfall on record this week — nearly 11 inches. restoration by Sunday, when low temperatures were expected to climb back above zero, were of little consolation. “That’s four days without power in such weather,” said Apurva Gokhale of Walled Lake, Mich. “It’s unthinkable.” Tom Rankin said he and his wife were unable to reach his 100-year-old mother-inlaw Friday morning by phone. The couple drove to her home in Bloomfield Township, Mich., to find her in bed “with a whole lot of blankets,” Rankin said, adding they helped her to their car, planning to ride out the outage at another relative’s Heavy snow and rain pounded parts of the West on Friday in the nation’s latest winter storm, while thousands of people in Michigan suffered in freezing temperatures through extended power outages wrought by one of the worst ice storms in decades. The storms have blacked out nearly 1 million homes and businesses from coast to coast, closed major roads, caused pileups and snarled air travel. More than 300 flights were canceled and over 5,000 were delayed Friday across the U.S., according to FlightAware.com. The National Weather Service warned of a “cold and dangerous winter storm” that would last through Saturday in California. Blizzard warnings were posted in the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountain ranges, where as much as 5 feet of snow was expected. “Simply put, this will be a historic event for the amount of snow over the higher peaks and lower elevation snow,” according to the regional weather office. Interstate 5, the West Coast’s major north-south highway, was closed south of the Oregon border as snow fell to the floor of the Sacramento Valley and in a high mountain pass north of Los Angeles, where blizzard warnings were in effect. Avalanche warnings were posted in some areas, and flash flood warnings were issued for Los Angeles and nearby coastal areas until Friday night. In Michigan, hundreds of thousands of people remained without power Friday after a storm earlier this week coated power lines, utility poles and branches with ice as thick as threequarters of an inch. Annemarie Rogers had been without power for a day and a half in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. She sent two kids to stay with relatives and put extra blankets on the bed to try to keep warm. “It’s kind of miserable,” she said. “We do have a gas fireplace that’s keeping us warm in one room. There’s some heat generating from the furnace, but with no electricity to the blower it’s not circulating well.” At one point, more than 820,000 customers in Michigan were in the dark. By Friday, that was down to under 700,000, most in the state’s populous southeastern corner around Detroit. But promises of power Tim Varner sat huddled with blankets in a Portland storefront doorway that shielded him from some of the wind, ice and snow. Local officials opened six overnight shelters, but the 57-year-old, who has been homeless for two decades, said it was too hard to push a shopping cart containing his belongings to get to one. “It’s impossible,” he said. “The snow gets built up on the wheels of your cart, and then you find slippery spots and can’t get no traction. So you’re stuck.” Parts of Interstate 80 in California and Wyoming closed, including about a 70- mile stretch over the top of the Sierra Nevada linking California and Nevada. Some schools in Nevada and northern Arizona were closed. The storm has added to major precipitation from December and January atmospheric rivers that improved California’s drought outlook, but authorities who allocate water to farms, cities and industries remain cautious because of recent changes in conditions. The weather service said temperatures could drop far below normal in the region, posing a special risk to homeless people. Antczak, Taxin and White write for the Associated Press. Winter storms bring outages, travel woes Precipitation pounds the West as other regions deal with freezing temperatures. By John Antczak, Amy Taxin and Ed White RAIN DRENCHES San Francisco on Friday. A cold and dangerous winter storm is forecast in California through Saturday. Jeff Chiu Associated Press

LATIMES.COM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023 A7 Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh faced intense questioning Friday as the prosecutor in his double murder trial challenged his accounts of his movements on the night his wife and son were killed. A day after he revealed he was at the family’s dog kennels shortly before his wife and son were gunned down there, Murdaugh returned to the stand, and prosecutor Creighton Waters grilled the once-prominent lawyer over his “new story” about the evening of June 7, 2021. Waters asked Murdaugh whether he meant it when he told the jury Thursday that he had tried to help police find the killers. “Other than lying to them about going to the kennels, I was cooperative in every aspect of this investigation,” Murdaugh said. “Very cooperative except maybe the most important fact of all: that you were at the murder scene with the victims just minutes before they died,” Waters replied. Murdaugh had previously said he was not at the kennels. But his son’s cellphone contained a video with Murdaugh’s voice, taken under five minutes before the victims stopped using their phones and are believed to have been killed. The iPhone video ended just before 8:46 p.m., and both Paul and Maggie Murdaugh stopped using their cellphones about three minutes later. Alex Murdaugh, 54, is charged with murdering his wife, Maggie, 52, and their 22-year-old son, Paul, but has denied any involvement. He faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted. Murdaugh testified that he couldn’t remember how long he was at the kennels or his last words to his wife and son. Waters said it appeared that Murdaugh remembered a lot of specifics when the details were crucial, but not when they might get him in trouble. For the first time, Murdaugh blamed the killings on anger aimed at his son over social media. Paul Murdaugh had been charged with boating under the influence after a boat wreck that killed a teenager. Alex Murdaugh said his son had been the subject of vile “halftruths, half-reports, halfstatements, partial information” online. “I believed then and I believe today that the wrong person saw and read that, because I can tell you for a fact: The person or people who did what I saw on June 7 — they hated Paul ... and they had anger in their heart,” Murdaugh said. Waters said it defied logic that Murdaugh’s wife and son were killed by random vigilantes who knew “they would be at the kennels alone on June 7, knew that you would not be there, but only between the times of 8:49 and 9:02.” Murdaugh said Friday that after his brief kennel visit, he returned to the family’s house about 1,150 feet away, lay down for a few minutes and then got up to get ready to visit his ailing mother around 9:02 p.m., a time verified by step data on his cellphone, which he hadn’t taken to the kennels. Waters suggested that Murdaugh’s flurry of steps and unanswered phone calls he started making to his wife and son at 9:02 p.m. were meant to help the lawyer avoid suspicion. Prosecutors say he killed his wife and son to gain sympathy and buy time because his financial misdeeds were about to be discovered. He is charged with about 100 crimes besides murder, including stealing from clients. Even if he is found not guilty of murder, he could spend decades in prison if convicted of most of the financial crimes. Lawyer grilled in his murder trial Alex Murdaugh faces intense scrutiny after changing his story on wife and son’s slayings. associated press “We’re exactly how we started,” said Hilario Velasquez, who paid off his home 10 years ago but cannot return to it. “Without a place to go.” The community’s anger boiled over at a Wednesday evening meeting on the troubled street. About 30 people, including homeowners and renters, turned out in the bitter cold to vent their frustrations. Rosalba Beltran, 67, paid off her home about a decade ago. It’s still not habitable, and she said she doesn’t know how she’ll afford rent elsewhere on a Social Security income of $1,100 a month. Renters said they hadn’t heard from a relocation consultant whose job it is to help them find a new place to live. Cindy Reyes’ father died after the blast. She’s helping her mom pay the mortgage and said they’ve taken steps to fix their home. The family submitted plans to the city and is waiting for the proper permits to begin construction, according to their lawyer. “Why should they be paying rent if they have their house paid off?” Reyes asked, as she gestured to the homeowners around her. “Why do I have to pay two rents — a mortgage and a rent? Why do I have to go through this struggle? You guys blew up my home. Why do I have to do all this?” On June 30, 2021, the LAPD bomb squad botched the detonation of a fireworks cache discovered in the backyard of a home on 27th Street. The resulting blast injured 17 people and badly damaged homes. More than 80 residents were displaced. The illegal fireworks were found at the home of Arturo Ceja III, who pleaded guilty in federal court to unlicensed transport of explosives from Nevada to California. In October, he was sentenced to five months in prison and two years of supervised relief. Ceja was not fined and will pay no restitution, the U.S. attorney’s office said. After the blast, 89 people were moved into the luxury Level Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The explosion exposed how overcrowded some homes are and the difficulties residents, the city, contractors and providers have faced trying to deal with the combined issues of inadequate housing and manmade disaster. On Tuesday afternoon, Candido Juarez stood outside the home where he’s lived for 22 years. U.S. and Mexican flags hung side by side. Before the blast, 10 people squeezed into four bedrooms and a garage in back. After the homeowner agreed to allow the city to fix the house, which had been red-tagged, the renovation was finished late last year. Construction workers put in structural support in the foundation, redid the electrical system and the roof structure and added heat and air conditioning systems, among other things, according to the contractor. But only a few family members have left the hotel and moved back in, Juarez said. That’s because after the remodel, there were only three bedrooms instead of four. The homeowner now sleeps in the living room. The garage, where another couple slept, was not repaired. City officials said the home had an unpermitted bedroom in the main house and an illegal structure in the back of the property that had been used as living space. “It is an unfortunate situation, but the city’s concern is for this family potentially occupying an unsafe, unpermitted dwelling,” Price spokesperson Angelina Dumarot said in a statement. Juarez said he and his wife plan to move back into the house in the next two weeks. “For us, thank God, we have a place to live,” the 74-year-old said. “But the poor neighbors. Where will they go?” City officials say other property owners have not allowed work to be done. Some residents “refuse to cooperate because they have a lawyer,” Price said. “Folks are entitled to their own legal counsel, and in many cases legal counsel has advised them not to do anything, not to communicate with the city, not to accept any assistance from the city, and so they are in a state of limbo,” Price said. Several residents said they didn’t trust that the city was going to fully repair their homes. They preferred to bring in their own engineers to assess the damage and figure out next steps. The Velasquez family said the initial offer they had from the city was only to fix their windows and paint the house. “If my house would have been fixed, believe me, we would have been in our house,” said Hilario Velasquez’s daughter, Maria. “But all they wanted to do was put windows on our house and have us move in. That’s not going to work, because our house is broken.” Jacobson, the Velasquezes’ lawyer, said families have found themselves “stuck between the city and their insurance companies.” “It’s not that they’re just sitting idle and not doing anything until they get the money. That’s not true. They’ve been working with their insurance, they’ve been starting the repairs that they can,” Jacobson said. “The whole process has been very difficult, very time-consuming, at no fault of the victims or their lawyers. ... No one is here trying to game the system or get anything more than they had before.” The city has received 414 claims related to the fireworks blast and has reached settlements in 129. Payouts have totaled $474,709. City officials said every family living in the hotel has been connected with service providers to assist them with resources and relocation. But not all have been responsive. Fifty-seven people are still occupying 20 rooms at the hotel. City officials believe some individuals moved in well after the blast. “The story should not be that families are on their own trying to make do after this terrible situation. We have insisted that they have a variety of services available to assist them,” Price said. “We want to be sensitive to the needs that these families have, but we also have to be sensitive to the fact that this is not an openended project where people can just stay at a hotel free of charge until they are ready to leave.” The Homeless Outreach Program Integrated Care System has been working with a few families since October 2021, said Vianey Perez, program manager for housing stabilization. Last March, the agency helped persuade three of their four families to apply for Section 8 housing. They received vouchers the following month. However, there have been challenges since. One family recently lost its voucher. Another family has refused available units and is waiting for a specific unit to become available in March, Perez said. In another case, the agency struggled to find the best unit for a family that relies on public transportation to get to work and take children to school. In December, the city contracted with Overland, Pacific & Cutler to assist the displaced renters with locating replacement units, helping with transportation to view them and assisting with application fees, credit check fees and moving costs. Households that don’t already have a rental voucher may qualify for a lump sum “rent differential” to meet any gaps between the previous rent and the new rent for up to 30 months, according to city officials. That will be provided once they find housing comparable to their previous living situation and once they and their attorneys agree, enter into a lease and vacate the hotel. Overland is specifically working with renters. Of those staying at the hotel, 13 households are renters, according to the L.A. Housing Department. That has left homeowners worried about what will happen to them. Velasquez purchased a three-unit building on 27th Street in 1994, after living there for nearly a decade. He and his wife lived in one unit. His daughter Maria rented another unit from him. Another daughter rented the third. “We’ve looked elsewhere, but the rent is so expensive,” Hilario said. “Where are they going to send us?” Maria said she and her sister are fine with moving out but are concerned for their parents. “They already lost their house,” Maria said. “What else are they going to lose?” CANDIDO JUAREZ, 74, a tenant, stands outside the house he plans to move back into on 27th Street. He has lived there for 22 years. Christina House Los Angeles Times A delay in families returning home CITY OFFICIALS blame unresponsive residents and what they call foot-dragging legal counsel for delays in getting families relocated or back into their houses. Christina House Los Angeles Times “WE’RE EXACTLY how we started,” said Hilario Velasquez, who paid off his home on 27th Street 10 years ago but cannot return to it. “Without a place to go.” Christina House Los Angeles Times THE SCENE of the June 30, 2021, blast, which injured 17 people and displaced more than 80 residents. Irfan Khan Los Angeles Times [Detonation, from A1]

A8 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023 LATIMES.COM mother. An internal disciplinary board called for Cross to be fired after reviewing the video, according to records reviewed by The Times, and other probation officers have described the incident as “child abuse.” But Gonzales overrode the disciplinary board’s decision and spared Cross’ job. Cross is still a supervisor at the same facility today, records show. The chief also declined to share the video with any of the oversight bodies that monitor the Probation Department or the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. Both the district attorney and the L.A. County Office of Inspector General have opened investigations into the incident in the wake of The Times’ report. Attempts to contact Cross have been unsuccessful. “Young people entrusted to probation deserve better,” Horvath said in a statement. “The challenges with probation go far beyond Chief Gonzales. I agree that it is time for him to step aside. More importantly, we must take action to address the systemic issues that are department-wide and that have failed our youth for too long.” Mitchell said she also supports Gonzales resigning, according to her spokesperson, Lenée Richards. Barger said she believes a shake-up is needed in the leadership of a department plagued by “chronic understaffing” and “abysmal conditions” for youths. “We are nowhere near the level of rehabilitation and reform that our board has envisioned. We can’t continue to wait for change to happen — we need to drive change,” Barger said. “I am calling for Chief Adolfo Gonzales to resign from the Probation Department’s top post immediately.” Supervisor Hilda Solis said she believed the Probation Department leadership had failed, though she stopped short of calling for the chief’s resignation. “This incident makes me question and doubt whether Chief Gonzales and Chief Deputy Fletcher should continue leading this department,” she wrote in a statement. A Probation Department spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Gonzales, the former chief probation officer in San Diego County, has been in office for a little over two years in L.A. County. The comments from the supervisors and the vote of the Oversight Commission marked a stunning rebuke of the chief and the latest controversy to envelop the longtroubled agency. “My decision is not just based on Camp Kilpatrick and what transpired there. My reason is based on everything that has been transpiring since new leadership has come into play,” said Sam Lewis, a member of the Probation Oversight Commission and director of the AntiRecidivism Coalition. With its vote recommending Gonzales be fired, the commission also approved a resolution to remove Cross and the staff members who were involved in restraining the teen. A resolution to oust Fletcher, who attended the meeting but did not speak, was then approved separately. The department has been the subject of severe scrutiny in recent years. A state oversight board has repeatedly deemed it unsuitable to care for youths, and a Times investigation last year found incidents of violence between officers and youths have increased dramatically as the agency deals with a staffing crisis. So many officers have resigned or refuse to work in the county’s two juvenile halls that Gonzales began promising officers daily pay bumps just to show up to work late last year, The Times found. Additionally, the L.A. County Office of Inspector General found that the department carried out a rushed transfer of youths between facilities last year solely to avoid a negative review from a state oversight agency. The transfer resulted in a number of fights and injuries and led to chaos as parents had no idea where their children were on the day of the incident. Members of the Board of Supervisors began showing frustration with Gonzales’ leadership in public late last year. At a Dec. 20 meeting, each of the board’s members grilled the chief on why the Probation Department had failed to phase out the use of pepper spray at juvenile detention facilities. The board first voted in early 2019 to ban probation officers from deploying pepper spray, also known as oleoresin capsicum or OC spray. Visibly angry supervisors called the failure to enforce the ban “frustrating” and “unacceptable.” Hahn told the chief the county leaders were “not in the mood to have any more excuses.” Times staff writer Melissa Gomez contributed to this report. Violent restraint of youth sparks call for officials to go [Probation, from A1] A STILL frame from leaked footage shows Probation Department staff members restraining a boy in 2020. Obtained by The Times foothills of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, warning of heavy rainfall and other potential hazards such as debris flow and flooded roadways. As the storm moved south out of Northern California, it left some surreal scenes, including snow on the beaches of Santa Cruz, on the Napa Valley floor and atop many San Francisco Bay Area peaks. There was even enough snow in the Berkeley Hills to ski. A slope at Berkeley’s Tilden Park was far from perfect, but it was a novel experience that UC Berkeley doctoral candidate Jay Sayre could not pass up. “It’s certainly better than the three-hour [drive] from the Bay Area to Tahoe,” he said. “It’s just wild to see snow in the hills.” The unusual system rivals a storm that hit the region in 1989 — the first and only other time the weather service issued a blizzard warning in the L.A. area. By the time the current storm makes its exit, residents at 4,500-foot elevations and above could see snowfall totals as much as 5 feet, with some isolated instances of up to 8 feet of snow on mountain peaks. The storm will also deliver rain — from 2 to 5 inches in low-elevation areas along the coast and in the valleys, or as much as 10 inches in foothills along the mountains, according to weather service meteorologist Ryan Kittell. “It’s really like two separate events,” Kittell said. “If you’re in the mountains, it’s a huge snowstorm. If you’re in the coastal, valley areas, it’s a huge rainstorm.” Like those skiing in the Bay Area, other area residents found reasons to relish the storm. In Lancaster, Obie Garza said he and his family, including 6-year-old Alina and 5-year-old Nathan, couldn’t wait for the arrival of fresh powder on Saturday, when Nathan will celebrate his birthday. Garza was waiting to pick up the kids from Monte Vista Elementary School. Around him, parents were bundled in beanies and puffer jackets, with umbrellas in hand. “It’s weird to think of it snowing here,” he said, “but it’s happened before and they’re excited about it happening tomorrow.” One thing that won’t be happening amid the stormy weather: El Tráfico. Fans of Major League Soccer had cause for disappointment on Friday morning as MLS announced that Saturday’s season opener between the Galaxy and LAFC at the Rose Bowl would have to be postponed. Tickets for the Saturday match will be honored for the rescheduled July 4 game. The precipitation brings dangers, of course. Just north of Lancaster, heavy and disruptive snowfall was picking up over Southern California’s mountains, spurring the closure of many mountain passes. Interstate 5 through the Grapevine was closed through the Tejon Pass in both directions for hours. By 5:30 p.m., the California Department of Transportation announced the Grapevine had opened but with California Highway Patrol cruisers escorting drivers. Other closures included portions of State Route 2 in the Angeles National Forest and State Route 33 north of Ojai, according to Caltrans spokesman Marc Bischoff. The public should not “go up there to look at snow, because they’ll just be turned away,” he said. In portions of Ventura County, an evacuation warning was set to remain in place until 10 a.m. Saturday because of “anticipated flooding and debris flows,” while an evacuation warning was in effect for the Bond fire burn area in Orange County. In western Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, the weather service warned of waterspouts that could become small onshore tornadoes. Hazards were also forming within city limits, with a steady downpour in Los Angeles on Friday. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said crews had been out because of storm-related issues, including a tree that fell on a house in Panorama City, though no one was injured. Firefighters had also responded to dozens of instances of minor mudslide activity, including in the Hollywood Hills and in Woodland Hills, but Humphrey said the agency wasn’t aware of “any loss of life or lifethreatening injury that we can directly relate to the weather.” In northeast Los Angeles, silty stormwater sloshed down sidewalks and bubbled in gutters. The Los Angeles River roared to life, with water churning along the concrete channel. Street flooding was reported in several areas, including near Hollywood Burbank Airport, where at least five cars were stuck in deep water, and Studio City, where videos showed deep, rushing water around Laurel Canyon Boulevard. Multiple lanes of the 5 Freeway were closed due to “flooding and mud” around Lankershim Boulevard, the California Highway Patrol said. Other areas weren’t faring well, either. In the Mojave Desert foothill communities, the National Weather Service said it was receiving reports of drivers stuck in the snow at Lake Elizabeth and Lake Hughes. The agency warned that blizzard conditions, including several feet of snow, strong wind gusts and “near whiteout conditions,” could make travel impossible through the mountains of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties. Snow in the mountains was accumulating “rapidly,” according to Mt. Baldy Resort, which reported more than a foot of snow Friday. Its ski resort has been closed since Wednesday, though officials hoped to reopen this weekend. As the storm gains moisture, the elevations at which snow will fall are expected to rise, possibly to about 4,000 feet throughout Friday — significantly higher than the rare low-elevation snow and hail seen this week across California, forecasters said. “It is transitioning to warmer air, and that is lifting the snow levels,” said Eric Boldt, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Oxnard. But a bout of low pressure moving into the area Saturday is expected to drop snow levels back down to 2,500 feet, he said. Gusty southerly winds are expected through Friday evening, with mountains and foothills seeing up to 75 mph, and coasts and valleys seeing up to 50 mph. The Antelope Valley could experience extreme winds, while heavier rain and snow will move across the region. The storm system originated in Canada and moved through Oregon, delivering more than 10 inches of snow in Portland, the second snowiest day on record. As it moved over the ocean, the storm brought snow to coastal cities in Northern California and to the Sierra Nevada. California’s epic snowfall event also comes as a separate formidable winter storm tore through the Midwest, leaving thousands of people without power and leading to cancelled flights and road closures. Still, in Southern California, some were looking forward to the storm. “Things are looking great,” said John McColly, vice president of sales and marketing at Mountain High Resort in Wrightwood. “We’ve got 16 inches of snow on the ground already, and I believe forecasters are calling for another 2 feet of snow by this time tomorrow.” Garza, the Lancaster dad, said his family intended to visit Mountain High to celebrate son Nathan’s birthday. The soon-to-be 6-yearold said he would commemorate the occasion with a snowman, and his sister hopes to toss a snowball or two at her father. “It will be the place to be,” Garza said. Storm moving into SoCal to deliver a pounding [Storm, from A1] CLOUDS HANG low over snow-capped mountains in Acton. Forecasters say Southern California may see record snow on Saturday. Brian van der Brug Los Angeles Times A CAR on a rain-soaked road in Encino. L.A. and Ventura counties are under a flash-flood warning. Genaro Molina Los Angeles Times

LATIMES.COM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023 A9 BUSINESS Mark Wahlberg just sold his 30,500-square-foot megamansion in Beverly Park for $55 million — the priciest home sale in Southern California this year. It’s a massive sum but a far cry from the $87.5 million the movie star was asking last year. Wahlberg, who starred in the 2022 films “Uncharted” and “Father Stu,” was a motivated seller. He moved to Nevada last year, citing a fresh start and better life for his kids, and shelled out $15.6 million for a vacant plot in a luxury community near Las Vegas, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. By closing the L.A. deal in February, he avoids a $3.025- million tax bill under Measure ULA, the “mansion tax” approved by Los Angeles voters last year. It kicks in April 1 and would have charged a 5.5% transfer tax on the sale. Wahlberg owned the property for more than a decade. Records show he paid $8.25 million for the land in 2009 and brought in mega-mansion master Richard Landry to build the place. Landry, known for designing palatial properties for the ultra-wealthy, finished the French-inspired palace five years later. An opulent concoction of European-inspired design and modern amenities, the three-story house has 12 bedrooms, 20 bathrooms and a handful of extravagant spaces, including a grand entry with dual staircases, a two-story library, a movie theater, a wine cellar and a gym. The 6.2-acre estate has a driving range, skate park, grotto-style swimming pool and five-hole golf course, complete with sand traps. Wahlberg, a native of Massachusetts, added a Boston Celtics-themed basketball court. Carl Gambino of Compass and Kurt Rappaport of Westside Estate Agency held the listing. Ginger Glass, also with Compass, represented the buyer, who remains undisclosed. It’s a blockbuster sale, but such prices aren’t unheard of in Beverly Park. Sylvester Stallone sold his home in the community last year to Adele for $58 million, and the founder of California Pizza Kitchen is asking $48.5 million for his place down the street. On the same day that Wahlberg closed his deal, a Beverly Park mansion known as Villa Firenze traded hands for $52 million. Wahlberg grew to stardom as a member of the hiphop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch before transitioning to acting with notable roles in “Boogie Nights,” “Planet of the Apes” and “The Other Guys.” The 51-year-old has received two Oscar nominations, for “The Departed” and “The Fighter.” A French-inspired mansion with an Irish twist THE BEVERLY PARK property has a driving range, skate park, grotto-style pool and five-hole golf course. It was sold for $55 million. Anthony Barcelo Mark Wahlberg’s former estate includes a Celtics-themed basketball court. By Jack Flemming Millions of workers are still missing from the U.S. labor force three years after COVID-19 surfaced, and economists are scratching their heads as to how big the gap actually is and where all these people went. One estimate found at least 2.1 million retired earlier than expected. Another calculated a shortfall of 2 million immigrants at the height of the pandemic. Other research pointed to a million or more out of work because of long COVID. There’s not even an agreement on the overall size of the hole — how many more Americans would be working in 2023 had it not been for the pandemic. That’s a problem because officials at the Federal Reserve need to know whether Americans are temporarily or permanently out of the labor force so they can set monetary policy, said Anna Wong, chief U.S. economist at Bloomberg Economics. “It’s a very confusing picture,” Wong said. “We don’t even have good facts to work with.” With the jobless rate at a 53-year low and more employees on payrolls now than there were before the pandemic, how can workers truly be missing? The labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed people, and some researchers point to an estimate made by Fed economists of how big it should be based on population trends. Assuming people kept working at pre-pandemic rates, they projected a labor force of 168 million by the end of 2022. In reality, the figure was around 165 million, arriving at a shortfall of roughly 3 million. Things got even muddier this month, when the Labor Department revised its December tally of nonfarm payrolls by more than 800,000 additional workers. So that 3-million-person hole in the labor force actually may be a third smaller, Wong said. What gives? Economists acknowledge that data about what motivates workers to drop out are hard to come by, and that trends underpinning their research, such as a drop in immigration, have changed over the pandemic’s course. Finally, some workers may be counted more than once, such as baby boomers who retired because of long COVID. The labor force participation rate — the share of the population that is working or looking for work — stands at 62.4%, stubbornly below its pre-COVID level of 63.3%. Had the average rate preceding the pandemic held, the labor force would have had 1.1 million more people in 2022, according to an outlook published by the Congressional Budget Office this month. Several economists, though, have competing theories about how many missing workers there are and where they went. Didem Tuzemen, a senior economist at the Kansas City Fed, calculated in a report last October that there would be 2.4 million more people in the labor force had participation rates not slipped during the pandemic. Most of the missing workers are older Americans, she noted. While many older workers initially left the pandemic workforce out of health concerns, others chose to hang up their hats for good. Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell has cited research by the central bank’s economists showing that “excess retirements” account for more than 2 million of the missing workers, but that hasn’t been updated per the Labor Department’s revision. A higher-than-average number of deaths in recent years, mainly from COVID-19, accounts for about 400,000 of the laborforce shortfall, according to the Fed. The pandemic killed many more people — about 1.1 million — but the majority were older and more likely to be out of the workforce. Harvard University economist Raj Chetty and his colleagues tracked another category of missing workers in a recent paper: low-wage service workers who were displaced from their jobs early in the pandemic and never came back. That’s illustrated best by payrolls in sectors such as leisure and hospitality and restaurants that still lag behind their pre-COVID levels. The researchers zeroed in on affluent areas in big cities such as New York where office staff stopped getting haircuts and eating out because they were working from home. Those neighborhoods are the most likely to still be missing low-income workers today. Elsewhere, UC Davis economists found that immigration slowed to a trickle during lockdowns. This led to 2 million fewer workingage immigrants in the U.S. by 2021 than if previous trends had continued. Although that could have made up a big chunk of missing workers at the height of the pandemic, immigration has since picked up and probably plays a smaller role in America’s worker shortage today, UC Davis professor Giovanni Peri said. Finally, long COVID is an underappreciated culprit in the missing worker mystery, according to Katie Bach, a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution. Last August, she estimated long COVID reduced the U.S. labor force by the equivalent of 1.6 million people when accounting for those who either worked fewer hours or left entirely. That’s probably now down to somewhere in the range of 500,000 to 1 million, Bach said. “I don’t have my boxing gloves on, and I won’t say that anyone is wrong,” said Michael Stepner, an assistant economics professor at the University of Toronto who co-wrote the paper with Chetty. “We all want a simple one-line explanation. But I think this is a puzzle that has many pieces.” Sasso writes for Bloomberg. Bloomberg writer Ben Steverman contributed to this report. EMPTY CHAIRS are visible inside Goldman Sachs’ headquarters in New York in January. Economists have competing theories about how many people left the workforce during the pandemic and where they went. Bing Guan Bloomberg Millions are still missing from the workforce. Where did they go? Numbers are down even as pandemic recedes. It’s ‘a puzzle that has many pieces.’ By Michael Sasso The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose last month at its fastest pace since June, an alarming sign that price pressures remain entrenched in the U.S. economy and could lead the Fed to keep raising interest rates well into this year. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that consumer prices rose 0.6% from December to January, up sharply from a 0.2% increase from November to December. On a year-over-year basis, prices rose 5.4%, up from a5.3% annual increase in December. Excluding volatile food and energy costs, so-called core prices rose 0.6% from December, up from a 0.4% rise the previous month. And compared with a year earlier, core inflation was 4.7% in January, versus 4.6% in December. The report also showed that consumer spending rose 1.8% last month from December after falling the previous month. January’s price data exceeded forecasters’ expectations, confounding hopes that inflation was steadily decelerating and that the Fed could relent on its campaign of rate hikes. It follows other recent data that also suggested that the economy remains gripped by inflation despite the Fed’s strenuous efforts to tame it. Last week, the government issued a separate inflation measure — the consumer price index — which showed that prices surged 0.5% from December to January, much more than the previous month’s 0.1% rise. Measured year over year, consumer prices climbed 6.4% in January. That was well below a recent peak of 9.1% in June but still far above the Fed’s 2% inflation target. Since March of last year, the Fed has attacked inflation by raising its key interest rate eight times. Yet despite the resulting higher borrowing costs for individuals and businesses, the job market remains surprisingly robust. That is actually a worrisome sign for the Fed because strong demand for workers tends to fuel wage growth and overall inflation. Employers added a sizzling 517,000 jobs in January, and the unemployment rate fell to 3.4%, its lowest point since 1969. “Reaccelerating price pressures, coupled with a still-strong labor market that is restoring incomes and is supporting demand, will keep the Fed on track to hike rates further over coming meetings,” said Rubeela Farooqi, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics. The Fed is thought to monitor the inflation gauge that was issued Friday — the personal consumption expenditures price index — even more closely than it does the government’s better-known consumer price index. Typically, the personal consumption expenditures index shows a lower inflation level than the consumer price index. In part, that’s because rents, which have soared, carry twice the weight in the consumer price index that they do in the personal consumption expenditures index. The personal consumption expenditures index also seeks to account for changes in how people shop when inflation jumps. As a result, it can capture emerging trends — when, for example, consumers shift away from pricey national brands in favor of less expensive store brands. The consumer price index showed a worrisome rise from December to January: It jumped 0.5% — five times the November-to-December increase. Likewise, the government’s measure of wholesale prices, which shows price increases before they hit consumers, rose 0.7% from December to January after having dropped 0.2% from November to December. Inflation roars back to its fastest pace since June Consumer prices rise 0.6% from December to January. Year over year, they’re up 5.4%. associated press ‘Price pressures ... will keep the Fed on track to hike rates further over coming meetings.’ — Rubeela Farooqi, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics

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The Dow Jones industrial average dropped as many as 510 points before closing down 336 points, or 1%, while the Nasdaq composite lost 1.7%. Stocks have dropped through February as a stream of reports has shown that inflation, the job market and spending by shoppers are all staying hotter than expected. That has forced Wall Street to raise its forecasts for how high the Federal Reserve will have to take interest rates and how long it will keep them there. Higher rates can drive down inflation, but they also raise the risk of a recession because they slow the economy. They likewise hurt prices for stocks and other investments. The latest reminder came Friday after a report showed that the measure of inflation preferred by the Fed came in higher than expected. It said prices were 4.7% higher in January than a year earlier, after ignoring costs for food and energy because they can swing more quickly and sharply than others. That was an acceleration from December’s inflation rate, a move in the wrong direction, and it was higher than economists’ expectations for 4.3%. It echoed other data from earlier in the month that showed inflation at both the consumer and wholesale levels was higher than expected in January. Other data Friday also showed that consumer spending returned to growth in January, rising 1.8% from December. That’s pivotal because spending by consumers makes up the largest piece of the economy. A separate reading on sentiment among consumers came in slightly stronger than earlier thought, while sales of new homes improved more than expected. Such strength paired with the remarkably resilient job market raises hope that the economy can avoid a recession in the near term. But it also can feed into upward pressure on inflation, and Wall Street worries it could push the Fed to raise rates even higher and keep them there even longer than it otherwise would. “It puts the final nail in the coffin in the shift we’ve seen the last several weeks where the market has come around to what the Fed has been saying for a while: rates above 5% and there for longer,” said Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird. After earlier doubting that the Fed would raise its key overnight rate as high as it was saying, and believing that it may even cut rates later this year, traders are increasing bets on the Fed’s rate rising to at least 5.25% and staying that high through the end of the year. It’s in a range of 4.50% to 4.75%, and it was at virtually zero a year ago. High rates and inflation increase the risk of a recession down the line, even if the most important part of the economy has been resilient. “The consumer is hanging in there, but the consensus seems to be there’s a lot of trading down” by shoppers to less-expensive items, Mayfield said. “If you’re looking out a year and banking on the consumer sector to hang in there, every extra month it becomes a dicier proposition.” He expects the economy’s growth to fall below its long-term trend if not fall into a minor recession, though he’s not anticipating a worst-case downturn. Expectations for a firmer Fed have caused yields in the Treasury market to shoot higher this month, and they climbed further Friday. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 3.94% from 3.89% late Thursday. It helps set rates for mortgages and other important loans. The two-year yield, which moves more on expectations for the Fed, rose to 4.79% from 4.71%. Tech and high-growth stocks once again took the brunt of the pressure. Investments seen as the most expensive, the riskiest or making their investors wait the longest for big growth are among the most vulnerable to higher rates. Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Tesla fell at least 1.8% and were the heaviest weights on the S&P 500 because their size gives them more sway on the index. The software company Autodesk fell to the largest loss in the index, down 12.9% despite reporting stronger profit and revenue for the latest quarter than expected. Analysts said investors were disappointed with its forecasts for upcoming results. Boeing lost 4.8% after it stopped deliveries of its 787 passenger jet because of questions around a supplier’s analysis of a part near the front of the plane. All told, the S&P 500 fell 42.28 points to 3,970.04. The Dow dropped 336.99 points to 32,816.92, and the Nasdaq fell 195.46 points to 11,394.94. Stock markets abroad also mostly fell, with a 1.8% drop for France’s main index and a 1.7% fall in Hong Kong. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was an outlier, rising 1.3%. The nominee to head the country’s central bank, economist Kazuo Ueda, told lawmakers he favors keeping Japan’s benchmark interest rate near zero to ensure stable growth. That’s despite Japan reporting that its core consumer price index, excluding volatile fresh foods, rose the most in 41 years in January. Choe writes for the Associated Press. AP writers Elaine Kurtenbach, Matt Ott and Yuri Kageyama contributed to this report. MARKET ROUNDUP Inflation data push stocks to their worst week of year By Stan Choe SHARES OF Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Tesla fell at least 1.8% on Friday. Seth Wenig Associated Press Tech and high-growth investments help send S&P 500 to its third straight weekly loss. 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LATIMES.COM/OPINION SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023 A11 HOW TO WRITE TO US Please send letters to [email protected]. For submission guidelines, see latimes.com/letters or call 1-800-LA TIMES, ext. 74511. OPINION LETTERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I thought this was settled decades ago. The late biologist David Gaines, who founded the Mono Lake Committee, connected the dots: California gulls nest on the lake’s islands, eating the brine shrimp in the lake. When the water level gets too low, two things happen. First, the islands turn into peninsulas and become accessible to coyotes and other predators, which will eat the eggs and chicks. Second, the water will increase in salinity as L.A. diverts from the streams feeding the lake, which becomes too salty for the shrimp. This was settled business, and the courts stamped it as such. I do not want to put a “Save Mono Lake” sticker on my car like we had in the 1980s. We have agreed that it has to stay. Los Angeles needs to keep its word. Edgar Kaskla Garden Grove :: When it comes to Mono Lake, we are angling to sustain a water source from an overdrawn account. Condemning the lake to cover perhaps 1% of Los Angeles’ water needs does not comport with plans to add a quartermillion housing units in the city. We have a much bigger problem. We need to focus on water capture and reuse. Meanwhile, folks seem to be back to watering their lawns. If more residents replace their lawns sooner rather than later, we won’t need water from Mono Lake. Siegfried Othmer Woodland Hills Too soon to run for senator? Re “Schiff, Porter in tight race for Senate,” Feb. 23 I’m a lifelong Democrat who lives in Rep. Katie Porter’s 47th Congressional District. My vote helped reelect Porter in 2022. I don’t like being subjected to a bait and switch. I voted for Porter in good faith to represent me and to stave off perennial Republican candidate Scott Baugh (who almost defeated Porter last November). Porter barely rewarmed the 47th District seat before deciding to seek greener pastures in the Senate. And, surprise, Baugh has already made his move to run. I like people who finish what they start and who don’t make strategic political blunders that provide openings for candidates whom I consider undesirable. Porter put her political ambition ahead of her constituents’ interests, which is why I will be voting for Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank). Jon Rowe Costa Mesa :: Please stop turning polls into front-page news. They are not. They do not predict the future; nothing can. Polls are actually useful only to the people running campaigns. To everyone else, they are at best mildly interesting, if possibly distorted snapshots of public opinion. The Times’ continued emphasis on polls — it was really annoying last year too — gives them far more credence than they deserve. Stephanie Scher Los Angeles :: Re “Can the top-two primary handle this Senate race?” Opinion, Feb. 17 Steven Hill is spot-on about the failure of California’s top-two primary system to deliver the moderate candidates who were promised when we voted for it. As he explains, ranked-choice voting does a far better job of giving voters real choices. Perhaps the best argument for ranked choice can be found by looking north. It’s the system that foiled former President Trump’s attempt to unseat Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska, and that enabled Native Alaskan Democrat Mary Peltola to defeat former Gov. Sarah Palin for the state’s sole House seat. It’s time for California to catch up to Maine, Nevada and Alaska in leading the way on election reform with rankedchoice voting. Kathy Barreto Culver City Brian van der Brug Los Angeles Times TUFA TOWERS rise along the shore of Mono Lake, which sits east of the Sierra Nevada. Re “L.A. battles to keep spigot open at Mono Lake,” Feb. 19 I n 1994, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the state of California and the Mono Lake Committee reached an agreement to end 16 years of litigation over water diversions by setting a target elevation for the surface of Mono Lake at 6,392 feet above sea level. I was on the City Council then and brokered that agreement, which was meant to protect the lake and its surrounding environment. With the help of the Mono Lake Committee, Los Angeles acquired state and federal funds to drastically reduce our use of water and therefore the need to divert so much from the streams that feed the lake. Although the surface elevation of Mono Lake has risen only 4 feet since then — sitting well below the target elevation — the DWP now wants to renege on its agreement, claiming it has no other option. This is absurd. To protect our future as well as that of Mono Lake, we must reduce our demand for water. The Mono Lake Committee and others have again offered to help secure funds for conservation and other programs, yet the DWP resists. What kind of a city are we if we cannot keep our commitments and care for the environment? Ruth Galanter, Venice The writer was a member of the L.A. City Council from 1987 to 2003. Save Mono Lake, again OP-ED --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Chairman Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong News: Executive Editor Kevin Merida • Managing Editors Shani O. 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Antoniou • Chief of Staff; Head of Strategy and Revenue Anna Magzanyan • Chief Information Officer Ghalib Kassam • General Counsel Jeff Glasser • V.P., Communications Hillary Manning FOUNDED DECEMBER 4, 1881 A Publication I t’s an immutable truth of car culture: Something about sitting behind a steering wheel can turn a reasonable person into a borderline psychopath, willing to threaten the life of anyone in the way. Cars are our id empowered by motion and heavy metal, a reality I’ve experienced on Los Angeles’ streets not only as a driver, but as a pedestrian and cyclist. On your feet or a bike, your existence is acknowledged only when it’s in a driver’s path; otherwise, they seem completely indifferent to your survival. This has been true for as long as I remember, especially in car-centric Southern California. But something’s changed since the pandemic started, and not for the better. The numbers bear this out — traffic deaths, for example, hit a two-decade high last year in the city of Los Angeles. Distressing as that is, it still doesn’t capture how much more chaotic local roads have felt since the resumption of “normal” life after the pandemic. I liken this realization to the difference between knowing in early 2021 that COVID-19 deaths were surging, and actually watching a horde of conspiracy theorists shut down the vaccine clinic at Dodger Stadium. The gut punch comes from seeing the numbers manifested in galling human behavior. And with drivers, I’ve seen a lot of it lately. Recently, I was crossing a busy street (yes, in a crosswalk) with my dog Moby when a driver stopped to scream that she couldn’t see me. Moby and I had nearly reached the other side and were at least 30 feet from this driver’s lane, so I don’t know if she was just blowing off steam shouting at a pedestrian so far out of her way. I’ve seen a lot, especially in this sketchy crosswalk. But a motorist stopping to complain about my visibility and then resuming her journey — that’s new. I’ve been honked at for pulling into my own driveway. This tends to happen after I drop my kids off at school, and Waze or Google routes some harried morning commuter through my narrow residential street. I can only guess these drag racers expect me to risk crashing into my kitchen if it allows them to continue accelerating toward the stop sign a few seconds away. And speaking of morning drop-offs, school zones have come to represent our decline as a motoring civilization. In recent weeks, I’ve seen the lone crossing guard posted at my kids’ school practically throw himself into traffic to make drivers obey the red light. It’s as if the very presence of children antagonizes people driving around schools. Of course, this is all anecdotal evidence. But this age of horrible driving stands out from a lifetime of experience with close calls and, yes, crashes on the streets of Los Angeles. It also comes amid overdue discussions on road designs that prioritize automotive convenience at the expense of everything else. The average weight of an American car now exceeds 4,000 pounds. Particularly concerning are the faster, quieter, monstrously heavy electric trucks and SUVs coming onto the market. In a country that measures its freedom with the price of gasoline, any talk of regulating the ability of drivers to operate their cars as weapons falls on deaf ears. Here, Tesla owners with so-called Full Self-Driving can continue experimenting with their cars and everyone’s lives even amid a safety recall. So where should we go from here, in a society where the easy availability of dangerous technology has outpaced its ability to adopt appropriate regulations and more humane behavior? Here’s one modest, probably unworkable proposal: Make new drivers take a temperament assessment along with the multiple-choice test on the rules of the road. Why not deny driving privileges to people who have anger management problems, until they show they can control themselves while operating deadly three-ton equipment? Or alternatively, we could engage in universal social shaming of drivers who refuse to consider the safety of people around them. That may be unworkable too, but at this point, I’m ready to try it. — Paul Thornton, letters editor LETTER FROM ... Are L.A. drivers now even worse? PEDESTRIANS, beware. Because drivers seemingly don’t care. Frederic J. Brown AFP/Getty Images I teach history, but I am not a historian — at least not in a traditional sense. I’ve defended no dissertations and have no Ph.D. But for the last decade, I have been poring over primary source documents, conducting interviews and compiling my findings to create an ever-evolving historical archive. That places me within a long legacy of Black public historians and citizen scholars constructing Black history beyond academia, away from the claustrophobic confines of the ivory tower. Black independent scholars have always existed, driven by a desire to recover lost narratives — while redefining what it means to be a historian. Institutional racism has long excluded Black scholars from the academy. Out of almost 2,000 history doctorates awarded by 1935, only six were given to Black people. The desegregation of public schools in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s included colleges and universities, meaning that until that era, Black students were locked out of many of these institutions. As a result, the white men who maintained a monopoly on the subject have dictated a vast swath of American history. These have been the authorities gatekeeping our understanding of the past. They have had the most years of access to backroom archives, special papers and original documents and have been best-positioned to get lucrative grants and funding from endowments. Even in more recent years, within a still largely unequal history field, it is primarily white scholars who gain access to subscription-only services distributing millions of digital books, documents, photos and journals for research. Where they find an open door to the past, Black scholars have often stood keyless, in front of a closed door with a deadbolt. Yet rogue scholars have still managed to uncover hidden history. One was Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, who in the early 20th century became one of his era’s most meticulous curators and scholars — and did so without an advanced degree. Eventually, his prolific collection laid the foundation for the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, part of the New York Public Library. One longtime director of that center said that Schomburg amassed a collection in part to dispel white myths of Black inferiority and to show that Black people had history and culture, which had largely been ignored. Despite having to work in segregated libraries, Schomburg and many of his peers built on one another to create an interconnected Black historical universe. So much has changed, and yet so much has stayed the same. One disheartening analysis found that only 7% of history professors in the U.S. are Black, and that Black scholars have the lowest average salary compared with any other racial demographic of history professors. This speaks to the ways Black voices continue to be marginalized despite our being part of America’s cultural fabric. The challenges don’t stop there. Black historians have often found the support missing within traditional history departments in the African American studies field — which is under assault, with Florida rejecting the College Board’s Advanced Placement African American studies class and other states now scrutinizing the course. Such barriers could have caused many to give up — but curses can also be gifts. Exclusion unintentionally created space for Black public historians to tell history on their own terms, without the restrictions and limitations — including misconceptions about Black stories — imposed by the profession. As a result, these historians have fostered a direct and authentic engagement with those whose stories they are documenting. My research focuses on telling the stories of historically unheard people often left out of U.S. narratives. While working with schools, public institutions such as libraries and museums, and directly with communities, I have seen firsthand how learning about the past can enrich people’s lives. The stories told in textbooks, museums and other educational materials can profoundly impact how we view ourselves and our society. If Black historians are not granted the recognition and support they need — and deserve — the historical record will remain incomplete, and our understanding of our collective past will remain limited. This can be done by universities and other institutions funding and supporting community-based historical projects, creating more inclusive academic departments that recognize and celebrate Black historians’ contributions, and promoting civic scholars’ work through independent publishers and social media. Black public historians have already played a vital role in documenting the past. We should support these efforts to keep uncovering the rich stories of Black history — and to support the broader definition of a “historian” that they exemplify. Jermaine Fowler is the founder and managing editor of the Humanity Archive and author of the forthcoming book “The Humanity Archive: Recovering the Soul of Black History from a Whitewashed American Myth.” PAPERS belonging to poet Maya Angelou are displayed by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, part of the New York Public Library. Bebeto Matthews Associated Press How forgotten Black history has been recovered by rogue scholars By Jermaine Fowler Classifying ‘historians’ solely by their degrees neglects decades of crucial work by Black researchers.

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Drake said in a statement. “A UC education prepares students for the future, positions them for expanded opportunities and encourages them to have a positive impact on their communities.” But the high demand has meant lower admission rates, especially at the most popular campuses. Admission rates for California first-year students declined at UC Berkeley to 14.5% for fall 2022 from 16.9% the previous year. They dropped even lower at UCLA, to 9.2% from 9.9% during that same period. Systemwide, admission rates for California students declined to 64.4% last fall from 65.7% the previous year. Among California firstyear applicants for fall 2023, Latinos again made up the largest share at 39%, followed by Asians at 31%, white applicants at 21%, Black students at 6% and American Indians and Pacific Islanders at 1% or less. Those proportions are roughly similar to last year, with a slight increase for Latinos and a small decline for Black students. And the significant decrease in transfer student applicants that began during the pandemic has slowed. Transfer student applications dipped to 39,363 for fall 2023 — a 2.4% decline from last year compared with a 12.6% drop between 2021 and 2022, when the pandemic brought plunging enrollment in California community colleges. UC San Diego and UC Berkeley managed to increase their California transfer applicants for fall 2023 — a key focus of state policymakers who are pushing to simplify the process from community colleges to UC campuses. Jim Rawlins, UC San Diego associate vice chancellor of enrollment management, said the campus strengthened efforts to make sure community college students and counselors understood the coursework needed to apply to certain majors. The campus also extended the application deadline from November to January — resulting in about 100 additional applicants. “If little steps like that help a few students, then great, that’s our doing our part as good neighbors to the community colleges,” Rawlins said. “And the feedback we got from them suggests that’s really, really helpful.” UC Berkeley also drew slightly more California first-year and transfer applicants for fall 2023 — 72,656 and 16,112, respectively. The campus decided to step up recruiting events in more regions of California even during the pandemic, when many institutions pulled back, admissions officials said. One event, “Power in Community,” brought underserved students from Northern California to campus to hear from administrators and others about financial aid, support services and student groups. UC Santa Barbara admission director Lisa Przekop said her campus also redoubled efforts to attract California applicants while putting less focus on international and out-ofstate students. Her team has not traveled to key recruiting areas of Asia and South Asia since the pandemic and decided not to host virtual sessions this year for students there due to the time difference — which had required admissions officers to present in the middle of the night. At the same time, Przekop said, UC Santa Barbara held more than 1,000 informational sessions for students throughout California. Thanks to an easing of pandemic restrictions, admission officers began traveling to high schools and college fairs again while continuing online webinars, some in Spanish, and intensifying social media outreach. The result: California first-year applications have steadily grown to 74,902 for fall 2023 from 73,575 and 71,209 during the previous two years. Applications declined slightly for out-ofstate and international students and transfer students. “I really don’t see our numbers as a decline because the reality is that we grew in California, and that’s where we were putting our efforts,” Przekop said. “We were much more visible.” UC Irvine was one of three UC campuses with increased applications overall. First-year applications increased to 121,074 for fall 2023 from 119,165 last year, while transfer applications dipped slightly. But the total 143,000 applications set a record for the third consecutive year. Dale Leaman, UC Irvine executive director of undergraduate admissions, said he was especially heartened that the drop in transfer applicants was smaller. “I’m counting it as a win,” he said. “In talking to several community college colleagues ... there is a recovery there in student engagement and interest in returning back.” He said the 2023 admission cycle, after two years of uncertainty triggered by the COVID-19 upheaval and the elimination of standardized testing, could mark a return to pre-pandemic trends. UC applications had declined in 2019 and 2020 before the surge began in the last two years. Total UC Riverside applications increased to 68,058, with nearly 2,100 more California and nonresident students seeking first-year seats. Emily Engelschall, associate vice chancellor of enrollment services, credited a new marketing campaign, along with a return to a fully staffed admissions team that visited 13% more schools and completely restored the in-person campus tour experience for the first time since the pandemic. “Coming off the pandemic, we really felt it was important to reinvest in those in-person connections with our counselors, with our student community, with families to go out and tell our story,” Engelschall said. The Riverside campus also extended its deadline for transfer applications until the end of January, drawing 1,000 additional applications, although overall numbers declined slightly from last year. UC Merced also extended filing deadlines for all students, drawing nearly 400 more applications. Although the preliminary data released by the UC Office of the President showed a decline in applications at Merced, campus officials said the extended deadline helped draw a final count of more than 26,000 first-year applications, a record. UC Davis application numbers stayed essentially flat for first-year students, at 94,609, and declined slightly for transfer students, to 14,741. At UCLA, both first-year and transfer applications fell but the Westwood campus remained the most popular choice for students from California, along with other states and countries. UCLA received 145,882 firstyear applications and 23,954 transfer applications. Gary Clark, UCLA interim vice provost of enrollment management, said the campus had not yet determined how many additional students UCLA would admit this year. But he said he was relieved that a decline in applications would mean fewer disappointed students who don’t get the coveted acceptance letter next month. “Even with a slight decrease, we’ve got a great pool of applicants to choose from, so we feel pretty good,” Clark said. UC sees drop in applicants, led by nonresidents [UC, from A1] UC SAN DIEGO, above, and UC Berkeley managed to increase their California transfer applicants for fall 2023 — a focus of state policymakers who are pushing to simplify the move from community colleges to UCs. Erik Jepsen UC San Diego

CALIFORNIA S ATURDAY , FEBRUARY 25 , 2023 :: L ATIMES.COM/CALIFORNIA B SPORTS ON THE BACK: The Lakers look like a playoff team, Bill Plaschke writes. B12 When Jay Sayre heard there was a chance for snow just minutes from UC Berkeley’s campus, he readied an old pair of skis. The doctoral candidate and his girlfriend decided to venture up to Tilden Park in the Berkeley Hills early Friday, where he said they were pleasantly surprised to find even more than a dusting. “Who would have thought there was going to be snow?” Sayre said. “It’s just wild to see snow in the hills.” With about 3 inches on the ground to work with, the avid skier explored the slopes — er, hills, delighting others out reveling in the snow and hamming it up for his girlfriend’s videos. “Who else is going skiing in Berkeley?” the 29-yearold asked. “It was such a fun experience.” Residents across Northern California woke up Friday to fresh snowfall, including at unusually low elevations, making for an exciting day: People built snowmen, captured images of blanketed scenery and even attempted snow sports. Minor accumulation from the monster storm hitting California was reported at elevations around 1,500 feet, and as low as 700 feet in some places, the National Weather Service said. Total snow accumulations were estimated at 3 to 6 inches for areas above 1,500 feet, including Tilden Park near Berkeley. JAY SAYRE, a doctoral candidate at UC Berkeley, took his skis Friday to Tilden Park in the Berkeley Hills. Although conditions weren’t ideal, Sayre said it was hard to beat the convenience of skiing so close to home. Alexandra Arjo Sky is hazy shade of winter as Bay Area gets blanketed ‘Who else is going skiing in Berkeley?’ asks resident eager to hit the hills near UC. By Grace Toohey [See Bay Area, B2] The head of the state agency overseeing toxic substances said it must radically improve communication with residents living near the former Exide battery recycling plant in Vernon, where it is pursuing the largest environmental cleanup in California history. The vow from the Department of Toxic Substances Control came in response to a Times investigation this month showing that numerous properties that had been remediated at great cost to state taxpayers were left with concentrations of lead in their yards in excess of state health standards. Many community members and advocates, however, were unsatisfied with the pledge, with one resident dismissing it Thursday night as “another DTSC world apology tour.” They want the department to commit to improving not just its communication but also the way it has pursued the massive cleanup. The Times reported that researchers at USC and Occidental College tested surface soils from the yards of 93 already remediated homes and found that 73 had at least one soil sample with lead concentrations over the California health threshold of 80 parts per million. The department’s own data show that contractors working for the state had failed to meet state cleanup targets at more than 500 of 3,370 cleaned properties near the closed Vernon facility, The Times reported. DTSC Director Meredith Williams said department scientists could not comment on USC’s findings “until we see … the full results and methods used in the study.” Only then, she added, could officials “determine where there are problems that we need to resolve.” Researchers have made their data public but said they have not provided results on individual properties because of federal rules governing the protection of human subjects who participate in research studies. Nevertheless, Williams said it is “crystal clear” that “DTSC needs to improve how we communicate with you about our work and how it impacts you.” She said officials had always anticipated that “in some cases we cannot remove all of the conOfficials ‘vow to do better’ on Exide cleanup Many residents are unsatisfied. One calls the pledge ‘another ... world apology tour.’ By Jessica Garrison [See Exide, B5] As L.A.’s overwhelmed shelters filled up Friday, finding refuge from the pounding rain and freezing temperatures became a personal mission for most of the thousands of people who live outdoors. Some relied on makeshift solutions while others merely endured. James Blanton woke up Friday morning with snow on his tent and an ache in his body. “My hands and feet feel a lot of stinging pain,” he said. “It’s hard.” Blanton, 46, was hanging out with Chaz Hosein outside of a McDonald’s in west Lancaster on Friday morning, commiserating on his friend’s misfortune. Hosein, 45, stood in the cold rain with his hands inside the pockets of his jacket, coughing and sniffing loudly. Two weeks ago, he was in the hospital. “My body had swelled up and I couldn’t breathe,” Hosein said. “The doctors told me it was congestive heart failure.” When he returned to his encampment, he learned that sanitation crews had taken his tent and belongings. Since then, he has been sleeping on the ground, outside of the McDonald’s. “I’m not getting well and I don’t know if I’m going to make it,” he said. “I feel like I’m going to be dead tonight.” Hosein said he’s tired and upset that there are not enough resources for the ANGELENOS without shelter like Robert Tolson, 60, use fires, stairs and even restroom hand dryers to stay dry and warm as a storm blows through the region. Francine Orr Los Angeles Times Finding their own refuge Makeshift solutions like fires, tarps help some brave storm [See Homeless, B2] By Ruben Vives, Summer Lin, Rachel Uranga and Doug Smith The “white house” stood on a street corner in the heart of skid row, white canopy tents hitched together on a wheeled platform that served as the home of an activist and an ad hoc community center for the unhoused. It was a place where people could drop off donations, distribute food and host events. Women could go there to pick up hygiene and menstrual products. The canopy tent house was a palace by skid row standards. It had windows and linoleum floors. There was a sewing area, two queen-size beds, two dressers, portable toilets, an inflatable hot tub, a microwave and a toaster, and was powered by solar panels and a generator. “It was a safe haven,” said Stephanie Williams, the owner. “Skid row is a dangerous place, so I wanted to have a safe place for people to come and eat and rest.” But last week, sanitation crews showed up to dismantle the pop-up home at 5th and San Pedro streets, sparking community outrage and speculation as to why it was demolished. “It was callous, it was mean and, in many ways, it was calculative,” said Pete White, a witness and executive director of L.A. Community Action Network. “You had no less than 12 to 15 cops, you had heavy equipment, and the [sanitation crews] came out to essentially demolish that corner while Skid row anger as ‘white house’ falls The city demolishes a pop-up that served as an activist’s home and community hub. By Ruben Vives STEPHANIE WILLIAMS, who lived in the tent house at 5th and San Pedro: “It was a safe haven.” Luis Sinco Los Angeles Times [See Anger, B4] A man accused of gunning down his 16-year-old girlfriend and her sister before setting their Westchester apartment on fire when he was a teenager in 2018 will not be tried as an adult, bringing an end to one of the most controversial cases of the early part of Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón’s time in office. L.A. County Superior Court Judge J. Christopher Smith ruled Wednesday that prosecutors failed to prove the suspect — whose identity The Times is withholding since he has been remanded to juvenile court — could not be rehabilitated within the juvenile justice system. Prosecutors sought to try the defendant — who was 17 years and 11 months old at the time of the killings — as an adult in the deaths of 16- year-old Sierra Brown and her sister Uniek Atkins. Prosecutors initially sought to charge the defendant as an adult when he was arrested by Los Angeles police in 2018, but a transfer motion was not heard before then-Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey was ousted by Gascón in the 2020 election cycle. On his first day in office, Gascón issued a blanket order banning the practice of trying juveniles as adults, regardless of the crime. The policy was one of many that drew swift backlash against the reform-minded prosecutor. Gascón told The Times in 2021 that he had “lost sleep” over the killings of Sierra and Uniek and considered making an exception to his policy. Ultimately, Gascón ordered his prosecutors to withdraw their transfer motion in the case. Facing mounting pressure over his office’s handling of the controversial Hannah Tubbs case last year, Gascón created a committee that could approve prosecutors’ requests to seek to try juveniles in adult court in extreme cases. The case involving the killing of Sierra and Uniek was the first to be approved by the committee. As of late 2022, the committee had approved three total cases for transfer hearings, though the one involving the sisters’ killings is the only one to take place so far, Murder suspect won’t be tried as adult L.A. County judge rejects prosecutors’ request to transfer him from juvenile system. By James Queally [See Trial, B5] THUNDERSNOW? Thunder, lightning, snow join Southland’s wintry mix. B2 At Burbank airport, a close call for planes An aborted landing of Mesa Airlines jet comes after an air traffic controller cleared another flight for takeoff. B3 Rescuers return from Turkey Workers from L.A. are back after spending weeks assisting in the aftermath of region’s massive earthquake. B4 Lottery ......................... B2

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I would rather sleep in the street.” Colbert has been living on the streets for six years and blamed himself. “I was careless with my life,” he confessed. “I stopped loving myself.” He’s gone through several shelter programs and found many of them to be “cutthroat” and did not want to return. After much thought, he decided what to do. “I’m riding the train,” he said walking off. “I’m going to Pasadena.” Dorcea Mayden has a more stable orbit focused on Union Station. “I’m not a tent person,” she said. “I’m a bus stop person.” She and other women, mostly older, hang around up with outreach workers to patrol L.A.’s normally dry rivers and creeks urging those living there to seek higher ground before the channels turned deadly. “Not all persons decided to heed our warnings,” Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Erik Scott said. But those who stayed behind were not in the riverbed islands but on the outer bank, he said, and their strategy seemed to work. As of Friday afternoon, there had been no swift-water rescues, Scott said. In downtown Los Angeles, Union Station became an impromptu shelter for some. On Friday morning, men were curled up in blankets at the entrance of the Metro Red Line, many carrying clear plastic bags with their belongings. One of them, Billy Colbert, 85, was pondering his next move. “I don’t know what I am going to do tonight, but I am going to stay dry,” he said. unhoused in Lancaster. He’s mostly received assistance from homeless advocate Eneida Molina. She dropped by Friday with a case of instant noodles, a blanket, gloves and medicine, including NyQuil. “He’s really sick,” the longtime homeless advocate said. “He’s got no place to go and will most likely end up in the hospital again.” Hosein said he had tried to get into a shelter but was turned away. “We’re people,” he said, tearing up. “We need shelter.” To serve the roughly 48,000 people living on the county’s streets, by the most recent estimate, the homeless system maintains about 11,000 year-round shelter beds, 270 winter beds and 27 hotels or motels that accept vouchers. Many shun the shelters and willingly live with the consequences. “I can’t do shelter or housing or all of that because rules and curfew and regulations,” said Carlos Ivan Parra, who moves around Boyle Heights and downtown, and said he doesn’t want to get too “comfortable.” Parra, 45, was huddled under a tarp Friday afternoon on a sidewalk on skid row, warming himself with a fire he made in a shopping cart. He said he has been living on the streets of downtown Los Angeles since he got out of prison in November 2019. He was put in housing at the Weingart Center but was kicked out after getting into fights. He said he struggles with meth addiction and had been diagnosed with schizoaffective bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. He’s considered going back into a shelter, but knows it’s not for him. “It’s a mental thing,” he said. “I can’t deal with being under rules. What time I can get out, what time I have to eat, it just feels like I’m back in prison.” As this week’s storm approached, fire and law enforcement officials teamed the edges of Union Station where they can stay dry. When they are normally kicked off the property around 1 a.m., they head to nearby stairs, and by morning, when the station opens, head for the bathrooms. “It’s full,” she said. “In the morning we come and dry with the [hand] blow dryers,” she said. Mayden, a former aesthetician, has been in and out of shelter programs since 2011 after a rent hike at her Chinatown home. Compounding things, she wasn’t able to work after a stroke that affected her eyesight. On Friday morning, wearing an orange plastic poncho, she leaned against a tall table eating a Subway sandwich as commuters whisked by. Next to her was a cart filled with food, clothes and toiletries. She said shelters won’t let her in with food or so many bags. So, she has been spending nights along the stairs across from Union Station, where she says she and other women have weathered storms. “It’s been raining, it’s been cold,” she said. “We sleep on the stairs. There are a lot of people there. Your fingers are numb, your toes are numb; you do what you have to do,” she said. For some on skid row, the storm was a bearable inconvenience. “People get used to it,” Reynaldo Romar said as he cooked beans on an open fire. “It’s a mental thing. They try not to think about it.” Romar, 39, said he has been living on the outskirts of skid row for about a year, after losing his job as a forklift driver and getting kicked out of his apartment. He built a shelter with a wooden roof. On Friday, Paul Avila, founder of Pauly’s Project, came by to hand him clothing, gloves and other warm weather supplies. Avila said he usually gives Romar raw meat so he can cook for the entire street, where about seven other people live. Romar said it’s hard to stay warm and dry during a rainstorm. He didn’t have a jacket Friday so he stood close to the fire. Romar, who moved from Mexico to the U.S. about three years ago, said he was unaware of warming centers or shelters but was not averse to going to one. “I’m going to think about it,” he said. Kitty Davis-Walker, a spokesperson for Union Rescue Mission, a skid row homeless shelter, said that it has received 47 calls from families needing shelter since Monday. The organization’s three shelters — Hope Gardens, Angeles House and the one in downtown Los Angeles — were all full as of Thursday morning, she said. “We have no more room,” she said. “We continue to try and get people sheltered. It’s bad. It’s really bad.” With all the misery around him, Miguel Chavez, 26, caught a lucky break. He sat in the chapel of the Los Angeles Mission on Friday morning, enjoying a warm respite from his nights sleeping in the open as the temperature dropped. “You could tell because my outer extremities would kind of go numb,” he said. Chavez, who has been living on the streets of East Los Angeles and skid row for roughly a year, doesn’t have a tent and sleeps in the open with just a blanket to cover himself. “It gets really cold at night and sometimes it starts to rain,” he said. “You don’t have a way to dry your clothes.” Dealing with substance abuse and the recent death of his mother, Chavez came to the mission Wednesday hoping to get into recovery. He said he hasn’t been using drugs recently but was worried he couldn’t stay clean. “I’m trying to stay that way, but for some reason I can’t stay that way when I’m out there,” he said. “I see what it does to people out here.” He was one of the lucky ones. By Friday, the shelter was at capacity. As about 100 people gathered for lunch Friday, Chavez was reflective. “When you get here, you go, ‘Wow, I really did get accustomed to just needing a blanket.’ And I don’t want to get accustomed to that.” Finding refuge of their own amid historic storm FOR SOME on skid row, the storm was a bearable inconvenience. “People get used to it,” said Reynaldo Romar, while cooking beans. Other unhoused people ride out the storm at Union Station or hop a Metro train. Francine Orr Los Angeles Times [Homeless, from B1] A series of low-pressure systems packing cold air straight from Canada has brought low-elevation snow and a rare blizzard warning for Southern California’s mountains. Now, as if to add an exclamation point to the freakiness of this week’s weather, there has been thundersnow in the Southland — and more could be on the way. A weather spotter near the Devore neighborhood of San Bernardino reported hearing thunder Thursday as a particularly cold and unstable part of a series of storms moved through the San Bernardino Mountains, according to Alex Tardy, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Diego. Thunderstorms are less common in the winter, but sometimes lightning and thunder can occur in a snowstorm. This dramatic and fairly rare phenomenon is known as thundersnow, and it usually accompanies intense storms. Wintertime thunder can be harder to hear than in a summer storm because of the muffling effect of the snow, but it is the result of the same mechanics inside the storm cloud. Thundersnow was reported with heavy snow that blanketed Buffalo, N.Y., in November, for example. Residents reported lightning flashes in the sky as snow piled up on the ground. If it’s uncommon in Buffalo, which is known for heavy lake-effect snow, it is much more unusual in Southern California, where any snow is a rarity. More thundersnow may be possible Saturday. A latemorning satellite image Friday shows the main event: a powerful low-pressure system dropping down the California coast and tapping into a weak atmospheric river of moisture from the Pacific Ocean. Heavy snow and gusty winds with this storm will create dangerous conditions in the mountains through the weekend, the National Weather Service said. A snowstorm intensifies into the blizzard category when winds reach 35 mph with snow and blowing snow, and visibility declines to less than a quarter-mile for three hours or more. A severe blizzard means winds exceeding 45 mph with low visibility and temperatures of 10 degrees Fahrenheit or lower. When winds blow around snow that has already fallen, that is called a “ground blizzard.” And there will already be snow to blow around when the main low center arrives. The satellite image also shows the popcorn-like clouds over the ocean, indicative of an intense, cold storm, justifying the first blizzard warning issued by the weather service for Southern California since 1989. Early Saturday, the lowpressure system will be centered west of the Channel Islands. As it moves east across the coast and inland, conditions will make thundersnow likely in the mountains of Southern California, National Weather Service meteorologist Eric Boldt said. “With the atmospheric river as well, sometimes we get a few strikes, since there is so much moisture depth but little instability,” Tardy said. The core of the cold upper-level low-pressure system moving in Saturday morning would be the time to watch for thundersnow, he said. Thundersnow is spotted in the Southland H L L National Weather Service Paul Duginski Los Angeles Times Cold air Moisture Jet stream Los Angeles C A N A D A M E X I C O Uncommon mix of Forecast for Saturday thunder and lightning amid snowstorm may return over weekend. By Paul Duginski Although Sayre said it was a novel adventure, he admitted it wasn’t the best skiing — especially compared with his typical routes at Tahoe. But he said it was hard to beat the convenience. “I don’t think I’ve ever left our home in Berkeley, gone skiing and had a 20-minute round trip,” he said. “It’s certainly better than the threehour [drive] from the Bay Area to Tahoe.” Lower elevations saw only minor snowfall, often melting by the afternoon, but it still created roadway disruptions, including stuck vehicles and closed roads. In the mountains, where the snowfall was much heavier, there were also downed trees and power lines and major interstates closed. Many in the Santa Cruz Mountains got a hint Friday morning of what island life would be like: All major roads in and out of the area — Highways 17, 9 and 152 — were closed because of accidents or roadblocks. For longtime Berkeley resident Julian Liu, Friday was a day he’d been awaiting for decades. Those of older generations often recalled the 1976 snow — possibly the last time the Bay Area had significant snowfall and the year he was born. So when he heard the storm was coming, he planned to wake up early to catch the snow, worried it might melt by later in the day. But then, he said, “I almost didn’t get out of bed,” convinced there wouldn’t actually be snow. When his friends drove up toward Tilden Park just after 7 a.m., he said, they turned a corner, “and suddenly there was so much snow.” “Lo and behold, we started seeing accumulation,” he said. “It looked like the Sierra.” He said as they hiked to Vollmer Peak — the park’s highest peak at just under 2,000 feet — it started snowing even more. “I was totally expecting just to see little patches, but it was definitely a so-called winter wonderland,” he said. “It was like snow snow.” Liu laughed as he recalled a trip the previous weekend with friends to the Sierra. His friends’ young kids were going to see snow for the first time. But they had to drive high up the mountain to reach the white stuff, and it turned out to be old, packed and icy. “Today there’s so much more snow in Berkeley than there was when we were staying in the Sierra,” he said. “Fresh, powdery, beautiful.” Liu wasn’t alone in the day’s excitement: People shared images online of accumulated snow across the region, in Napa, Los Gatos and parts of Marin. Residents were warned Friday night, however, to take care amid hazardous conditions. The weather service issued a freeze warning for much of the Bay Area, warning that roads could again become dangerous and asking people not to travel into the mountains, if possible. Times staff writers Summer Lin and Susanne Rust contributed to this report. In Bay Area, the weather outside is delightful [Bay Area, from B1] SNOW accumulations reached 3 to 6 inches for areas above 1,500 feet, including Tilden Park near Berkeley. Julian Liu

LATIMES.COM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023 B3 CITY & STATE The rainstorms have forced the Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Department to close multiple parks, sanctuaries and all hiking trails on Friday and Saturday. Several California ski resorts halted lifts Thursday due to strong winds, low visibility, freezing temperatures and extremely dangerous road conditions. Damage from storms over the last few weeks has already prompted road closures in national forests in Southern California. In L.A. County, outdoor court games, planning meetings and Black History Month events for parks in the northern part of the county were canceled, the Parks and Recreation Department announced. Some Black History Month activities planned for this week will be rescheduled to next Friday and Saturday, but Black History Month activities planned for parks in the eastern and southern parts of the county will proceed as scheduled, according to Parks and Recreation spokesperson Mercedes Santoro. The Blackwell Arena in Whittier, the 72nd Street Equestrian Center in Long Beach and the Walnut staging area are all closed. The youth fishing derby on Saturday at La Mirada Community Regional Park has been canceled, according to county officials. The following parks are closed through Saturday: 8 Charter Oak Park in Covina 8 Acton Park 8 Altadena Triangle Park 8 Apollo Community Regional Park in Downey 8 Castaic Regional Sports Complex 8 Crescenta Valley Community Regional Park 8 Charles S. Farnsworth Park in Altadena 8 Del Valle Park 8 Dr. Richard H. Rioux Memorial Park in Stevenson Ranch 8 Dexter Park in Kagel Canyon 8 George Lane Park in Quartz Hills 8 El Cariso Community Regional Park 8 Everett Martin Park in Littlerock 8 Loma Alta Park in Altadena 8 Pickens Canyon Park 8 Pico Canyon Park 8 Pearblossom County Park 8 Jackie Robinson Park in Pasadena 8 Stephen Sorensen Park in Palmdale 8 Hasley Canyon Park 8 Jake Kuredjian Park 8 Two Strike Park in La Crescenta-Montrose 8 Val Verde Community Regional Park 8 Veterans Memorial Community Regional Park 8 Charles White Park in Altadena The following sanctuaries and nature centers are also closed: 8 Acton Wash Wildlife Sanctuary 8 Alpine Butte Wildlife Sanctuary 8 Big Rock Wash Wildlife Sanctuary in Palmdale 8 Blalock Wildlife Sanctuary in Llano 8 George R. Bones Wildlife Sanctuary 8 Bosque Del Rio Hondo 8 Butte Valley Wildflower in Lancaster 8 Devil’s Punchbowl Natural Area and Nature Center in Pearblossom 8 Eaton Canyon Natural Area and Nature Center 8 Deane Dana Friendship Natural Area and Nature Center 8 Carl O. Gerhardy Wildlife Sanctuary 8 Jackrabbit Flats Wildlife Sanctuary 8 Longview Wildlife Sanctuary 8 Mescal Wildlife Sanctuary 8 Neenach Habitat Preserve 8 Theodore Payne Wildlife Sanctuary 8 Phacelia Wildflower Sanctuary 8 Placerita Canyon Natural Area and Nature Center 8 San Dimas Canyon Natural Area and Nature Center 8 Stoneview Nature Center in Culver City 8 Tameobit Wildlife Sanctuary 8 Tujunga Ponds Wildlife Sanctuary in Sunland 8 Vasquez Rocks Natural Area and Nature Center 8 Whittier Narrows Natural Area and Nature Center The following recreation areas are also closed: 8 Castaic Regional Sports Complex 8 Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park 8 Blackwill Equestrian Park 8 William S. Hart Regional Park 8 Marshall Canyon Regional Park and Nursery 8 Kenneth Hahn Regional Park 8 Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area 8 Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park 8 Whittier Narrows Recreational Area RAIN CLOUDS appear in the distance Thursday near Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook park in Culver City, which was not among those that closed due to the storm. Some local events were canceled or postponed. Genaro Molina Los Angeles Times Storm shuts recreational areas All hiking trails and many parks in L.A. County are closed through Saturday. By Nathan Solis A Los Angeles man has been arrested and charged on suspicion of hacking into Instagram accounts belonging to female influencers in an effort to extort money and engage in sexual video chats during a nearly fouryear period, federal prosecutors said. Amir Hossein Golshan, 24, was charged Thursday with two counts of wire fraud, one count of unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information, one count of accessing a computer to defraud and obtain value, one count of aggravated identity theft and one count of threatening to damage a protected computer, prosecutors from the U.S. attorney’s office for the Central District of California said in a statement. The indictment says Golshan would use “SIM swapping,” a technique by which a cellphone number associated with one SIM card is fraudulently reassigned to a different SIM card, to send the influencers’ Instagram password reset codes to a phone in his possession. Once logged into the accounts of his alleged targets, he would impersonate them and ask their friends for money, collecting $15,000 from friends of one account, the indictment says. In other instances, he “extorted the victims for money and sexually explicit chats to return the victims’ social media accounts,” according to the indictment. Golshan allegedly demanded a $5,000 payment from one victim and told her that she would regain control of her Instagram account “if she initiated a video call and stripped for him.” He also allegedly charged other victims hundreds of dollars for “verified badges, knowing that he could not provide the verified badges he purported to sell,” the indictment claims. If convicted, Golshan’s maximum sentence would be 20 years in federal prison for each of the two counts of wire fraud against him. The other four charges carry additional shorter sentences. At his arraignment hearing Friday in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, Golshan pleaded not guilty, said a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office. His trial was scheduled for April 18. Man charged in hacking and extortion case Federal indictment says he sought money, sexual favors from Instagram influencers. By Terry Castleman As a winter storm blasted much of California on Friday, the state’s most famous bald eagles — Jackie and Shadow — have been hunkering down in their Big Bear nest keeping two eggs warm in snowy conditions. On Friday afternoon, Jackie was spotted on a live camera sitting on the two eggs, standing firm against thundering winds and constant snow that has nearly covered the entire nest. “This year we haven’t had this much snow for this many days,” said Sandy Steers, executive director of the Friends of Big Bear Valley, the group that runs the livestream camera aimed at the eagles’ nest. The heavy snow — and the anticipation that the two eggs could possibly hatch at any moment — has resulted in thousands of people viewing the live feed. At one point earlier in the week, more than 15,000 watched the feed, Steers said, the most that the group has ever seen. Many of the viewers have been worried about the cold temperatures and how they could affect the eggs, but Steers tries to reassure Jackie’s and Shadow’s fans. “They’re really built for that,” she said, pointing out that the eagles have more than 7,000 waterproof feathers covering their bodies and down feathers underneath, keeping them warm. Jackie laid the first of the two eggs in mid-January, and viewers have been keeping a close eye looking for a hatchling. Steers said that’s been a growing concern, since Jackie’s previous eggs have hatched at about 30 days or so. On Friday, it had been 41 and 44 days, respectively, since the eggs were laid, raising the possibility there may not be any baby bald eagles in the nest this year. It’s unclear what, if anything, may have gone wrong, Steers said. Last week, both of the eagles were seen leaving the nest unattended and the eggs exposed several times for about two to three days. The eggs were at times left alone for one or two hours in 20-degree weather. The eagles may have been distracted by another eagle in the area or a possible predator to the eggs, Steers said, but it’s not clear. That type of behavior sometimes reveals that the eggs will not hatch, Steers said. This week, both eagles resumed their spot in the nest, Steers said. “We don’t know if that changed anything,” she said, “but now they’re fully reinvested in incubating the eggs.” Jackie has sat diligently throughout the current storm, moving only to shake snow off her feathers. She’s also allowed Shadow to sit on the eggs for about three to four hours at a time. There’s no way to tell from the video feed if something is wrong, Steers said, but she tries to share insights with viewers on social media. Like other viewers, Steers said, she’s hoping the eggs will ultimately hatch. She understands how difficult nature can be. “What we do is try to find good feelings and solace from watching the eagles and how they take it,” she said. When other eggs have failed to hatch, she said, she’s seen the look of disappointment in them. “I just connect with the eagles, and it makes me feel better,” she said. WITH HER NEST ringed with snow, Jackie keeps two eggs warm during a winter storm in Big Bear. Friends of Big Bear Valley Raptor attention: Will baby eagles hatch in the snow? By Salvador Hernandez A flight arriving at Hollywood Burbank Airport this week was forced to abort its landing about 1,000 feet above the runway after an air traffic controller cleared another flight for takeoff at the same time, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The aborted Mesa Airlines landing was the latest in a string of errors involving U.S. flights and airports that have led to near misses between planes and left passengers holding their breath. But the high-profile incidents don’t necessarily mean there is a trend toward more mistakes occurring, according to the FAA and aviation experts, who say it is still the safest time in history to fly. “There are a lot of airports in the United States and a lot of daily takeoffs and landings — on the order of 5,000. So having one or two [issues] occur in a week’s time is not a large number in comparison to the total number,” said Robert Ditchey, an aviation expert and former Navy pilot. The Mesa Airlines flight was 1.3 miles from the Burbank airport when it was forced to start regaining altitude in order to avoid a collision with a SkyWest Airlines Embraer E175 that was taking off from Runway 33 around 6:55 p.m. Wednesday, the FAA said. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident, it said Friday. The issue was probably “human error” on the part of the air traffic controller who cleared the SkyWest flight for takeoff as another flight was coming in to land, Ditchey said. Still, he added, the pilot in the Mesa aircraft would have been the final decision maker on landing in a clear path. Aborting a landing while still 1,000 feet up is easy for pilots, Ditchey said. “People should be thankful that the safety system as designed and experienced in this country worked as supposed to,” he said. “Give credit where credit is due. There was no accident. We should be happy. We’re pretty damn good in the United States in preventing accidents.” The aborted landing comes just a month after a Delta flight taking off from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York nearly struck an American Airlines flight that was crossing the runway at the same time. The Delta plane came to a stop about 1,000 feet before it would have struck the other, according to the FAA. In December, a United Airlines flight heading to San Francisco from Maui nearly plunged into the Pacific shortly after takeoff. The FAA said there was nothing wrong with the plane and that the pilots received “additional training” after the incident, in which the plane plummeted from 2,200 feet to 775 feet above the water in less than 20 seconds. And earlier this month, a taxiing American Airlines plane struck a shuttle bus on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport, injuring four people. On Valentine’s Day, the FAA seemingly took notice of some of the issues when it cited “recent events” as the reason for renewed scrutiny of its safety practices. “We must ensure that our structure is fit for purpose for the U.S. aerospace system of both today and the future. That’s why I’m forming a safety review team to examine the U.S. aerospace system’s structure, culture, processes, systems, and integration of safety efforts,” FAA acting Administrator Billy Nolen said in a memorandum to the agency’s Management Board. The memo said it would focus on the “internal processes, systems and operational integration” of the Air Traffic Organization, the arm of the FAA that oversees air traffic controllers, technicians and engineers. “We know that our aviation system is changing dramatically. Now is the time to act,” Nolen wrote. Another close call involving a U.S. flight A Mesa Airlines jet was forced to abort its landing at Hollywood Burbank Airport. By Noah Goldberg RECENT high-profile airline incidents don’t necessarily mean there is a trend toward more mistakes occurring, the Federal Aviation Administration says. Alex Horvath Los Angeles Times

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Stern said the canopies and other items removed from the site were placed at the facility. But news footage and videos on social media showed a crane from a dump truck damaging the canopies as it scooped them off the sidewalk, and crews discarding tables used for the distribution of food and clothes. Williams said sanitation crews gave her 30 minutes to move her belongings, but she became too distraught to grab much when they told her the house was going to be demolished. “I said wait a minute, it’s on wheels. I can push it around the corner. We can push it to the street. We can do a lot of things other than demolishing it,” she recalled. But the crews didn’t budge. “They were destroying personal property like it was the thing to do when they know they have to store that property,” White said. “Even if they claim it’s oversize, they don’t have the right to destroy it.” Previous lawsuits have barred the city from discarding the personal items of unhoused people. Stern did not respond to additional questions about the cleanup. Williams has lived on skid row since 2013, when she arrived at the Greyhound bus station from Indianapolis. She said she had a broken right leg from excessive police force. Until that moment she didn’t know much about skid row, but people there offered her a wheelchair and helped her get around. Williams, a fashion designer, said she volunteered to alter clothes for people in the area. Eventually she made her way to 5th and San Pedro streets, where she said she witnessed the 2015 fatal police shooting of 43-year-old Charly “Africa” Leundeu Keunang, a homeless man. The killing motivated her to become more active in the community. She considered herself a Los Angeles Police Department watchdog, holding officers accountable if she thought they were violating people’s rights. In the spring of 2019, Williams had an idea for a resource center. She was already receiving donations from church groups and nonprofit organizations and distributing them to residents. Demetrius Stigar, founder of Hungry Mouths, a nonprofit that serves the needy, donated two canopies to Williams shortly after meeting her that year. “She was telling me all her plans and how she wanted to turn it into a resource center, and, you know, that’s what she ended up doing,” he said. “I’ve seen so many people receive help in that corner alone.” Williams documented the development of the white house on her Facebook account, posting dozens of videos, including tours of the site and interactions with people who had stopped to check out the interior. “This is like an apartment,” one man says in a video. In another, two women notice her two sewing machines. “I teach with one and use the other for myself,” Williams tells the women. “They were donated. I asked and prayed for one and I got two.” “You got everything.” “I got everything; people can come and cook. I have a microwave, I have a little oven, I have emergency food, I got water and a toaster. I got hardwood floors; y’all didn’t see that part.” There are also dozens of videos capturing life at the house. They show faithbased groups and nonprofit organizations distributing meals, a barber cutting people’s hair and people making protest signs. There are videos of religious sermons, dancing events and band performances. “This was a community space for cultural expression,” White said. “It was one of the best things in the community, one of the models on how to provide services.” Williams said every August she would bring out an inflatable pool for the children, and every Friday was open mic night. “It was a fun place,” she said. The destruction of such a space led residents to speculate why the home and community center was destroyed. Some suspected it was part of L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’ emergency homeless ordinance, while others thought it was officials retaliating against Williams for her activism. The heavy machinery and police presence were an unusual sight. Williams said typically she would only see cleaning crews show up with a powerwashing machine. She said crews would also help her move her house and belongings. But this time, crews refused to speak to her. “It was ugly the way they did it, though,” she said. “It was an ugly way to get rid of somebody.” The Rev. Andy Bales, chief executive director of Union Rescue Mission, said he was driving to work that Monday morning when he saw the crews clearing the street corner. “I saw the machinery, lots of police officers, a lot of people yelling, and what looked like pieces of [her] tent being lifted up,” he said, adding that the operation seemed like more than just a cleanup. Bales said he initially thought the activity was part of Bass’ Inside Safe initiative, which aims to clear encampments by offering people hotel and motel rooms. “I haven’t seen that kind of destruction,” he said. “It was pretty bold to lift someone’s foundation that has been sitting there for years.” Williams said she felt she was being targeted in part because of her activism in the area and because she had a tiny home on wheels that the city didn’t want. White said the presence of police officers made the cleanup effort bothersome. He said officers were trying to provoke an already angry crowd. He said one officer reached for his service weapon and another pointed a stun gun at him. “At one point we had one cop, a white cop, stand on the stage, which was destroyed later, and did a jig,” he said. “This white cop in a Black community during Black History Month, robbing this Black woman of all her stuff and all things she gives to the community, stands there and dances.” An LAPD spokeswoman did not respond to requests for comment. On Wednesday afternoon, Leilani Togislala, 41, a skid row resident, stood at the street corner, surprised to see the white house was gone. “It’s not good, it’s not good,” she said. “I’ve gotten clothes, food and blankets at the house.” Across the street, outside a women’s center, Tracey Huffaker, 50, said she had gone to the house for socks and underwear. She said at least one woman has stayed at the house when she didn’t have shelter. Williams said she took in a mother and her three children until they were able to get a hotel room. It has been three years, she said, and the family hasn’t received permanent housing. On Sunday morning, Williams was back at the street corner. A dozen large boxes stuffed with clothes and shoes sat on top of four folding tables. She planned to be there all day to help distribute food. Williams said she has received temporary shelter and is awaiting permanent housing. Even after she gets a home, she plans to return to skid row to help people. “I’m going to do another white house,” she said, smiling. “I’m not going to stop because they’re not housing the people.” A HOMELESS man on San Pedro Street in downtown L.A. last week. A city spokesperson said the “white house” canopies and other items were placed in storage, but video shows canopies were damaged by a crane. Luis Sinco Los Angeles Times A community hub is destroyed [Anger, from B1] ‘I said wait a minute, it’s on wheels. I can push it around the corner. We can push it to the street. We can do a lot of things other than demolishing it.’ — STEPHANIE WILLIAMS, owner of the white house Search-and-rescue workers from Los Angeles have returned from Turkey after spending weeks assisting in the aftermath of the region’s massive earthquake, which killed tens of thousands of people and displaced hundreds of thousands more. More than 80 Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel were dispatched Feb. 6 as part of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Disaster Assistance Response Team, which included a search-and-rescue squad from Fairfax, Va., after the magnitude 7.8 quake that devastated Turkey and northern Syria that day. The L.A. County and Virginia crews are the only such teams in the country that qualify under the USAID program to assist in international disaster response. “DART led the effort to search for survivors in Adiyaman [Turkey] and surrounding areas by using sensitive cameras, listening devices, search-and-rescue canines, and other specialized equipment,” the Los Angeles County Fire Department said in a news release Tuesday announcing the team’s return. The crew assessed more than 6,000 buildings, including hospitals and homes, surveying dozens of structures a day to determine whether they were safe for residents to move back inside. “It’s a major psychological challenge,” Joshua Svensson, a civil engineer with the L.A. County Department of Public Works who was dispatched to the region, recently told The Times. “It’s a heavy responsibility, but we will go to these houses and say, ‘I would sleep here.’ Offering people that peace of mind is a big deal.” They also performed hours of tunneling work at buildings where they detected signs of life and consulted with local personnel on rescue attempts. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department also deployed seven members of its search-and-rescue program, who arrived in Turkey on Feb. 10, according to a news release. They worked mainly in Antakya in Hatay province, one of the regions hit hardest by the quake, which has killed more than 47,000 people in the two countries. The workers returned to the U.S. on Feb. 15. Mike Leum, assistant director for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, has been a searchand-rescue reserve deputy for 30 years. “It was a week of triumph and tragedy,” Leum said. The team, he said, rescued three people: a 52-year-old mother and her 18-year-old son, as well as a 17-year-old boy. “There were deceased people, but having three live finds were worth it,” he said. The Sheriff’s Department search-and-rescue team worked with about 150 other personnel from Turkey and other countries, Leum said. L.A. COUNTY Fire Department workers help the quake response in Adiyaman, Turkey, this month. Tom Nicholson Search-and-rescue teams return from Turkey quake zone Dozens of L.A. County personnel joined the emergency response on Feb. 6. By Christian Martinez and Summer Lin

LATIMES.COM S SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023 B5 Doris Schneider Soghor August 27, 1931 - February 3, 2023 Doris Soghor, a renowned long-time medical director and administrator for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and a similarly valued consultant to California state mental health policy, died on February 3, 2023 at the age of 91 in the residence in Beverly Hills she consistently occupied for almost exactly 90 years. She was born to Herman Schneider and Helen Brown in New York City, and as an infant accompanied them on the adventure to begin her full life in that unique enclave in the early 1930’s. Academically and socially, she blossomed. First in the Beverly Hills school system at Hawthorne Elementary and Beverly Hills High School, Class of 1947, and then continuing to Pomona college to graduate with a degree in art history in 1953. She traveled back east to pursue further graduate studies in art history at Columbia University. Doris returned to California from New York City and independently sought out a ield that would provide a wider outlet for her talents. She was accepted at UCLA Medical School in 1959. There she met her romantic life partner, Dave Soghor. They were married in 1960 and graduated from medical school together in 1963. Doris completed residencies in psychiatry and child psychiatry. Doris and Dave shared a rich married life for over 62 years. The center of their collaboration was their family, with three children and four grandchildren. Through the years, they often gathered to celebrate the lives of all that group together. For many decades, Doris was an officer and eventually president of the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry. The activism of that organization preceded the current attention given to adolescent mental health. She was also actively involved in the alumni organizations of Pomona College and UCLA Medical School. Doris was an avid foodie and shared her passion for cuisine with her husband and children. Her culinary interests started in her youth and her expertise developed early. Her own mother Helen was a model of the delicate attention needed for the exquisite doings that can go on in a kitchen, and Doris extended that focus to new heights. There was always time to cook, share a good meal as a family, or host a gathering of friends and relatives that centered around ine food. Doris and her husband appreciated the arts and literature. This involvement expanded her sharp intellectual acuity. Doris retired in 2011 at the age of 80. She worked to improve mental health care for the children of Los Angeles County for 40 years. She developed therapeutic arts programming for the Los Angeles County mental health system. Throughout her long career, she inspired and mentored many of her colleagues and provided supervision for psychiatric students. She was also a devoted mother, an early “working mom” and continued as a “working grandma”, always making time for her family and life’s big and little transitions. Late in life, Doris developed cognitive dementia. Her recent death was due to a sudden stroke. She will be sorely missed by all those who knew and loved her. Doris will be remembered not only for her unconquerable spirit, but for her warm and gracious ways. She is survived by her husband, Dave Soghor, her children Lisa Soghor (spouse George Kelly), Matthew Soghor, and Jennifer Soghor (spouse James Crabbe), and by her four grandchildren Kieran Kelly, Declan Kelly, Sydney Crabbe, and Farron Crabbe. Her sister Nancy Kaufman predeceased her in 1995. She also leaves her sister-in-law Linda Goodman and her brother-inlaw William Soghor (spouse Phyllis Herield) as well as her nieces and nephews. An honoring of her life will be announced soon. Donations in her memory can be made to Pomona College or UCLA Medical School. OBITUARY NOTICES Place a paid notice latimes.com/placeobituary Search obituary notice archives: legacy.com/obituaries/latimes To place an obituary ad please go online to: latimes.com/placeobituary or call 1-800-234-4444 March 30, 1945 - December 9, 2022 GRUND, Edward L Edward Leo Grund, March 30, 1945 – December 9, 2022, will be remembered as a man who loved his family and the hours spent on his boat “CONSTANCE.” He was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Rosalie Molder Grund and Leopold Grund. Ed was predeceased by his parents and two sons, Brennen Lee Haynsworth Grund in 1980 and Garrison Leopold Grund in 2006. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Connie Haynsworth Grund of Hampton Cove, AL; his daughter Francey Rose Haynsworth Grund of Austin, TX; his grandson Fletcher Leopold Grund of San Francisco, CA; his sister Helen Grund Dempsey (Jim) of Cohutta, GA; and many special cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Born in Maryland, he attended Glen Burnie High School and the University of Maryland. He began his successful business career at The Hecht Company in Washington, D.C., moved to G. Fox Department Stores in Hartford, CT, then became Senior Vice President of Stores at J. Homestock, Executive Vice President of Broadway Department Stores, Vice President of Stores at Sunglass Hut International, President of Levitz Furniture, Chief Executive Officer of A.R.T. Furniture and Chief Operating Officer of Markor Furniture in Urumqi, China. Ed served on the vestry of St. Michael’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Carlsbad, CA and at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Bedford, NY. Ed was a member of Coral Reef Yacht Club in Coconut Grove, FL, Rotary Club of Carlsbad, CA, The Rotary Club of Greater Huntsville, AL, Antique Automobile Club of North Alabama, Vintage MG Club of Southern CA and Lake Guntersville Yacht Club, where he served on the Board of Governors. He also served on the Board of Circus Smirkus in Greensboro, VT. Ed’s favorite activity was hosting family “cousin” dinners at The Country Club of Birmingham and The Club in Birmingham, especially on holidays, in addition to driving his vintage cars and especially boating on the gulf coast. A private service was held at All Saints Church and Cemetery in Oceanside, CA, where Ed was laid to rest next to his two sons. August 4, 1928 - February 6, 2023 KAPETAN, Eugene V Eugene V. Kapetan, age 94, of Los Angeles, passed away on February 6, 2023 at home surrounded by his loving family. Gene was born in Detroit, MI in 1928. His parents, Maurice and Rose, moved to Los Angeles in 1930 with Gene and his older brother, Herbert. In his early years in Los Angeles, Gene attended the neighborhood grammar school, Carthay Center School. There as a young boy, he made friendships that endured throughout his lifetime and some were able to be present at Gene’s 90th birthday celebration. Following graduation from Los Angeles High School, Gene enrolled in UCLA as a undergraduate and went on to earn his Law Degree in 1954 from the newly established UCLA School of Law. Gene practiced law for 30 years. He enjoyed the challenges and complexities of legal issues and championed the needs and successes for his clients. Gene was a gregarious and generous person who earned the respect and homage from many of his colleagues, as well as from the younger lawyers for whom he was a valued mentor. Following 30 years as a solo general practitioner attorney in Los Angeles, Gene retired and with his wife, Sandra, began planning their numerous adventures that took them around the world several time, making new friendships along the way, friendships that endured throughout the ensuing years. Their wanderlust took them to 132 countries, many with repeat visits. Gene exuded a buoyant enjoyment of life. He remained a loyal Bruin fan. He was an avid reader and enjoyed the Theater, especially musicals and always appreciated vintage wine, fine cuisine and a Cuban cigar, but most of all, Gene loved his family and friends. He was predeceased by his parents and older brother. He is survived by his beloved wife of 50 years, Sandra, and 2 daughters, Eugenie Spirito (Louis) and Stephanie de la Torre (Ernest) from a previous marriage to Melissa Kapetan, and his grandson, Armand de la Torre. In honor of Gene’s final wishes, the arrangements will be private, but at a later date, there will be a “Celebration of Gene’s Life” gathering. Stories live on. Tell theirs. placeanad.latimes.com/obituaries In partnership with July 4, 1937 - January 6, 2023 WAUGH, Josphine “June” Barr Josephine “June” Barr Waugh, 85, of Northridge, CA, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2023, after complications from a stroke. June was born on July 4, 1937, to George and Ruby Heatley in Belfast, Northern Ireland. On Christmas Eve 1953, June met Thomas, while Christmas caroling. It was love at first sight for Thomas. June and Thomas married May 18, 1956, and welcomed their first son, Michael, in May 1957. They went on to have two more children, Christopher and Julie. June was very active in her church, serving as a Deacon and then as an Elder on the Finance Committee until her passing. June was predeceased by her mother, father and brother, Robin. She is survived by her husband, Thomas; children - Michael, Christopher and Julie; daughter-in-law Brenda; grandchildren – Michelle (and Ryan), Matthew, Nicole (and Zac), and Gillian; great-grandchildren – Tahlia, Thomas, Charlotte, Tenaya, Topanga, Ronan, Rhiley and Wrenly; sister-in-law Sonia, brother-in-law Andy; Goddaughters - Martine and Julia, as well as several nieces and nephews in Northern Ireland. Services will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills located at 10400 Zelzah Avenue, Northridge, CA 91326 on Monday, March 27, 2023, at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills. tamination on a property” because of obstacles underground, such as pipes or foundations. “We recognize that we haven’t been clear enough about what this means, and we vow to do better,” Williams said. In cases where lead is left behind, she added, the state “may need to come back and do more.” Williams and her deputies unveiled their promises during a sometimes-raucous community meeting held on video Thursday evening. They said that beginning the week of March 6, officials will hold in-person meetings in Boyle Heights and southeast Los Angeles County cities to hear residents’ concerns about the cleanup and respond to them swiftly. Officials said they also now plan to reach out to renters, who make up a significant portion of the residents in the cleanup area, and not just property owners, to make them aware of the work going on at thousands of homes. Many residents and advocates responded that this was not nearly enough. “The amount of misinformation being given [tonight] is disgusting,” said mark! Lopez, a community organizer for East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, which has spent years pushing the state for a more vigorous cleanup. Lopez said state officials falsely claim they are providing appropriate oversight of contractors who were cleaning people’s yards, when “abuses run wild. We visited sites with your staff and witnessed violations with your staff while we were there.” He also took umbrage at the idea that the state was committed to protecting the community, noting that officials had in the past tried to limit the number of homes that would be cleaned up and expanded the area only under pressure from county officials. After the meeting, Jill Johnston, the USC associate professor of environmental health who is conducting soil testing in the area, noted that the state’s plan called for contractors to remove soil until its lead content was below 80 parts per million, and that workers were supposed to use shovels and other hand tools to excavate near trees and structures. “Surface soil was intended to be removed and replaced,” she said. Tiff Sanchez, a youth organizer for East Yard, dismissed the meeting as “another DTSC world apology tour” and said it is “something that we’re quite frankly sick and tired of, literally and figuratively.” In response to Sanchez, Todd Sax, the DTSC’s deputy director of site mitigation and restoration, said: “I hear you. I appreciate the anger. I understand we have a long way to go.” Other residents aired specific complaints about the cleanup of their properties. Andres Gonzalez, who lives in Maywood, recounted how he witnessed workers dumping contaminated dirt from a neighbor’s home into bushes in his yard. “They had a large dump container that appeared to be full,” he said, adding that instead of getting another container, they got rid of the dirt in his yard. “When I stepped out the front door, I heard a loud ‘Oh, s—,’ ” he said. Several employees of contracting crews doing the lead remediation work defended the job they were doing. Juan Flores, who is employed on a cleanup crew, said he views his work as “taking care of the community that’s been suffering for a long time.” The $750-million cleanup effort was launched six years ago after the closure of the recycling plant after state officials determined that as many as 10,000 properties had been contaminated by pollution from the facility. Exide has argued in the past that it was not responsible for lead contamination in the surrounding neighborhoods, pointing to other sources such as lead paint. State leaders have framed the massive cleanup as a measure of redress for neighborhoods subjected to decades of environmental degradation and government negligence. Many in the community were furious that the state allowed the plant to operate for so long despite a history of illegal air pollution and hazardous waste violations. Faced with mounting costs for the cleanup, state officials have also appealed to the federal government to declare the closed plant and the area around it a Superfund site, which would clear the way for federal funds to support the cleanup. Agency promises to do better on Exide cleanup GUADALUPE VALDOVINOS spreads a natural zeolite mineral, used to absorb toxic elements such as lead, in her backyard in East Los Angeles. She and other residents are still living with unsafe concentrations of lead even after remediation efforts by state contractors. Gary Coronado Los Angeles Times [Exide, from B1] according to documents the district attorney’s office provided in response to a public records request. Late last month, L.A. County Deputy Dist. Atty. Courtney Dyer argued that the suspect’s criminal conduct in the killings showed “sophistication,” noting he may have used a pillow as a silencer during the assault and set a fire to try to hide evidence. The defendant also arrived at the scene of the fire hours later and pretended to mourn the victims, the prosecutor said. He even gave false leads to detectives, she said. Dyer said the suspect had remained “stagnant” and showed no improvement in his behavior in the four years he had spent in the custody of the Los Angeles County Probation Department, and she argued that the gravity of the crime committed was “incalculable.” “Three parents have lost their daughters. Three children have lost their mothers,” Dyer said last month. “There is a 5-year-old who said she wanted to go to heaven to be with her mother.” Defense attorney Janet Roh said the suspect had shown improvement in custody, noting he was reading at a fourth-grade level at the time of his arrest and had been smoking marijuana daily since age 12. In custody, she said, the suspect had responded well to services and education. “Life in juvenile hall has been a drastically improved experience,” Roh said, adding that the defendant’s father physically abused him at a young age. An Assembly bill passed in 2022 made it much tougher to transfer juveniles to adult court. The bill requires prosecutors to prove “by clear and convincing evidence” that the juvenile would not be amenable to rehabilitation in juvenile custody. Gascón filed a letter in support of the bill last year, which was written by Assemblywoman Mia Bonta (D-Alameda), the wife of California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta. Prosecutors must meet five criteria to win a transfer motion hearing, and Smith ruled that the district attorney’s office had failed to meet three. Chiding prosecutors that their repeated allusions to the “gruesome” nature of the crime were not enough to meet the standards of the law, the judge said prosecutors had failed to “put forth any evidence” of what the suspect’s rehabilitative needs were. Smith also noted that the suspect had “cognitive abnormalities” in his frontal lobe and an IQ low enough to raise questions about his “intellectual function” when he was taken into custody. Although a probation officer wrote a report suggesting the teen should be tried as an adult, the judge noted the officer ignored the suspect’s cognitive issues and alleged history of abuse in that report. Under the current state of the law, a minor should only be transferred under the rarest of circumstances. This is in line with a series of legislative changes which aims to treat children like children. “The change in the law obviously increased the burden for us,” said Tiffiny Blacknell, the chief spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office. “We presented evidence that we believed met that burden,” she said. “The court weighed the evidence and disagreed. We respect the court’s decision.” An attorney for the victims’ families did not respond to a request for comment after the hearing. Two dozen of the slain sisters’ loved ones packed the tiny Inglewood courtroom where Smith delivered his ruling Wednesday. They teared up as he recounted the brutal nature of their deaths. Several left in frustration as it became apparent Smith would reject the prosecution’s motion to transfer. Wednesday marked the end of a frustrating trip through the court system for the families, who first believed the case was over in 2021 when Gascón’s initial policy order led prosecutors to revoke their transfer motion. As they exited, a man looked a Sheriff’s Department deputy in the eye and said the ruling was “bull—.” Outside the courthouse, others commiserated with frustrated deputies. “This was a waste of time and effort,” a teary-eyed relative said in court. Suspect is sent to juvenile system [Trial, from B1]

B6 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023 LATIMES.COM COMICS ACROSS 1 To boot 5 Clobber 10 Hailee’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” voice role 14 Greeters 16 Meander 17 Like, crazy old 18 Surface __ 19 “ ... kinda” 21 Mean relatives? 23 Names in the news 24 Lab reports? 25 Wharton grad, often 27 Blocking stat 28 Grande opening? 29 Biking selections 31 Game whose name comes from the Swahili for “to build” 35 “Oh, my sides!” 37 Depart 39 Wrapped 40 Not as naïve 42 Computer language that works with HTML 43 __-relief 45 Film director who shares a last name with 62-Across 46 Swag bag 47 Some reds 50 “We’re more than you think!” society 51 History that’s more than colorful 54 Company with a Magen David in its logo 55 “ ... kinda” 58 Get upset? 59 Amenities on some redeyes 60 “Sure, why not” 61 Pre-makeover personality 62 Comic book legend who shares a last name with 45-Across DOWN 1 Podcast intros, often 2 Place to go in England 3 Something to chew on 4 Makes use of Speakers’ Corner 5 Sprays down 6 Georgetown athlete 7 Place for free spirits 8 Quaint greeting 9 Risks 10 Not put out to pasture? 11 Less “Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes, e.g. 12 Makes true 13 In a glass by itself 15 Wave function symbols 20 Bill collector? 21 “The Simpsons” character who counsels, “You should listen to your heart, and not the voices in your head” 22 Constellation known to the Ojibwa as Kabibona’kan, the Winter Maker 25 Fellows 26 Sweethearts 29 Quit social media, say 30 Protected area in soccer 32 Court plea 33 Short blasts 34 Befuddled 36 Epic fails 38 Neurologist’s order, briefly 41 Caused some hair loss 44 Appear to be 46 EV station lineup, maybe 47 “Nomadland” Oscar winner Zhao 48 Minimal 49 Fish, in a way 50 Schoolteacher of old 51 Monastic quarters 52 Pronounce 53 Leader whose regalia includes a tiara 56 Music genre of Toots and the Maytals 57 Phishing fig. ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE 2/25/23 2/25/23 SUDOKU BLISS By Harry Bliss KENKEN Every box will contain a number; numbers depend on the size of the grid. For a 6x6 puzzle, use Nos. 1-6. Do not repeat a number in any row or column. The numbers in each heavily outlined set of squares must combine to produce the target number found in the top left corner of the cage using the mathematical operation indicated. A number can be repeated within a cage as long as it is not in the same row or column. FAMILY CIRCUS By Bil Keane CROSSWORD By Lance Enfinger and Richard D. Allen © 2023 Tribune Content Agency Edited By Patti Varol and Joyce Nichols Lewis SPEED BUMP By Dave Coverly DENNIS THE MENACE By Hank Ketcham REPLY ALL LITE By Donna Lewis MARMADUKE By Brad & Paul Anderson Aries (March 21-April 19): It’s better to under-schedule than over-schedule. You’ll get the best out of others when you exude an easygoing sense of timing. Taurus (April 20-May 20): You’ll think about who you are to other people and who you are to yourself. It’s about more than how you look, your name or your role. Gemini (May 21-June 21): You’re an excellent judge of character, but if you had a blind spot for those who praise you, you could count yourself among the rest of the humans. It will be relevant today. Cancer (June 22-July 22): You may perceive a partner to be the cause of your feelings, but the truth is also showing itself to you. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): The illusion of limits is very powerful. So is the illusion of limitlessness. Practice disbelieving the limits and they just might disappear. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’ll accept a prize in acknowledgment that the recognition and reward are a lovely carrot the universe dangles before you to get you to the real point, which is self-development. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): New relationships and ventures percolate. You’ll choose between a professional and a personal goal. Scorpio(Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Life brings you assistance and lessons both practical and spiritual. Sagittarius (Nov. 22- Dec. 21): With warmth and accessibility, you make experience fun and easy to acquire. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): When you’re praised, you’ll deflect or give it to your team. When you get credit, you’ll lift it as an offering to your teachers. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ll develop new objectives. It’s better to name a narrow focus and be successful there than to try for a broad accomplishment. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): It’s not a time to experiment. Stay the course and you’ll see things start to pay off for you. These days, focus is everything. Today’s birthday (Feb. 25): It happens often over the next 12 months: The universe smiles at you and you smile back. Your stellar attitude will bring new developments, light up worlds and open doors. Contracts and legalities favor you. You’ll get the better part of an excellent “pie.” The respect of your peers is nice, but being able to lift and lead your team will be even nicer. Virgo and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers: 3, 1, 11, 28 and 16. Mathis writes her column for Creators Syndicate Inc. The horoscope should be read for entertainment. HOROSCOPE By Holiday Mathis On “Simple Saturday,” I focus on improving basic technique and logical thinking. An attribute of a good defender is the ability to distinguish times when he must look for tricks in a hurry from times when he can go “passive” and wait for tricks. The look of dummy will often provide a clue. In today’s deal, South’s jump to two spades is weak and preemptive. Against four spades, West doesn’t find an inspired heart opening lead: He leads the deuce of clubs. When East takes the ace, should he defend passively or get busy? The defenders will get a club and a diamond but no trump tricks. They need two hearts, and East can’t wait around for them. South, given time, will draw trumps and set up the diamonds for heart discards. East must lead the ace of hearts at Trick Two, then the queen. When he takes the ace of diamonds, he can lead a heart to West’s jack for down one. East can’t know that West has the jack, but he must so assume, otherwise his cause is hopeless. You hold: ♠ 6 3 ♥ A Q 2 ♦ A 7 ♣ A Q 9 6 5 4. You open one club, your partner bids one spade, you jump to three clubs and he rebids three spades. What do you say? Answer: Partner’s three spades is forcing. It would make little sense for him to rebid three spades with a weak hand when your three clubs suggested a long, strong suit. Bid 3NT. To raise to four spades would be acceptable also, but partner can insist on four spades himself. East dealer E-W vulnerable NORTH ♠ A J 8 4 ♥ K 10 9 ♦ K Q J 10 9 ♣ K WEST EAST ♠ 7 ♠ 6 3 ♥ J 8 5 3 ♥ A Q 2 ♦ 8 5 3 2 ♦ A 7 ♣ 10 8 7 2 ♣ A Q 9 6 5 4 SOUTH ♠ K Q 10 9 5 2 ♥ 7 6 4 ♦ 6 4 ♣ J 3 EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH 1♣ 2♠ Pass 4♠ All Pass Opening lead — ♣ 2 Tribune Content Agency BRIDGE By Frank Stewart Dear Amy: Two sisters in our extended family have a broken relationship. When they were young their parents brought foster children into the home. The eldest foster child was a boy in his early teens. He began sexually assaulting the younger sister, who was 8. The abuse continued for at least four years. No one in the family was aware of it. Fast-forward 20 years. The abuse was revealed, and the older sister said that everyone needed to forgive the predator. She opted to keep him in her life, like a brother. The victim no longer trusted her sister; their relationship was never the same. Now the older sister feels rejected by the family because of her continued support of the predator. She still feels that forgiveness of the predator was the best course, and she can’t grasp the depth of her younger sister’s hurt. Sixty years have passed, and the entire family is still clouded by this disloyalty. The older sister feels like she’s the victim, due to the palpable rejection she feels from everyone in the family. Is there hope after all this time that trust can be reestablished? How should they make amends? They are now senior citizens, and both sisters could benefit from each other’s companionship and love. Fractured Family Dear Fractured: The older sister seems to have spent all of her compassion and forgiveness on the man who sexually abused her vulnerable sister. Where is her compassion, forgiveness and understanding toward her sister, who suffered as a child — and might still suffer? The older sister does not have the right to claim victimhood, but this might be her way to try to paper over her own guilt — and perhaps win sympathy as a way back into the family fold. Unless childhood trauma is addressed in a therapeutic context, it will continue to hurt and divide family members. Both of these sisters are locked into intractable positions. Nothing will change unless they are both inspired and motivated to honestly state their truths. The sisters may need to return to the painful events of their childhoods and rebuild from there. A family counselor could try to mediate a detente between the two. If you are able to bring them both to the table, you’d be helping to forge a new path for your family. Dear Amy: Do you think it normal (or wise) to meet your Facebook friends? My husband arranged a dinner with a “friend” he met on Facebook through one of his news sites. He’s not happy that I didn’t want to attend this meeting. He arranged a dinner with a member of his fraternity from college. I attended only to find they did not personally know each other! My “friends” on Facebook are people I know. To randomly collect friends with whom you have no personal link seems desperate and unwise. Concerned Wife Dear Concerned: Any time you connect with a “stranger,” there is some risk involved, but meeting people you’ve gotten to know online is a natural and positive impulse. I’ve done so many times. Meeting a fraternity brother is not a “random” meetup. This is connecting with someone with whom you already share some realworld commonality. This is neither desperate nor unwise. It is actually oldschool “networking.” Email questions to Amy Dickinson at askamy@ amydickinson.com. ASK AMY Time to acknowledge hurt

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B8 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023 LATIMES.COM Pressure: L Low Cold Front Jet Stream H High Warm Front Trough –0 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100+ Rain T-storm Snow Ice Temps ◗ ▲ Monterrey 85/63 Chihuahua Chihuahua 84/61 Los Angeles 49/41 Washington 39/33 New York New York 35/28 Miami 85/66 Atlanta Atlanta 67/57 Detroit Detroit 42/29 Houston 81/69 Kansas City Kansas City 48/35 Chicago 42/31 Minneapolis Minneapolis 29/10 El Paso El Paso 73/51 Denver 51/30 Billings 40/28 San Francisco n Francisco 50/44 Seattle Seattle 43/35 Toronto Toronto 25/21 Montreal 9/2 Winnipeg 5/-7 Monterrey 85/63 Chihuahua 84/61 Los Angeles 49/41 Washington 39/33 New York 35/28 Miami 85/66 Atlanta 67/57 Detroit 42/29 Houston 81/69 Kansas City 48/35 Chicago 42/31 Minneapolis 29/10 El Paso 73/51 Denver 51/30 Billings 40/28 San Francisco 50/44 Seattle 43/35 Toronto 25/21 Montreal 9/2 Winnipeg 5/-7 Good Moderate Unhealthful for: All Not Available Sensitive people South Coast Air Quality Management District forecasts air quality Air quality Today in Southern California Today in North America 5-day forecasts High/low temperatures are average forecasts for entire zone. L.A. Basin Valleys Beaches Mountains Deserts Surf and sea POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICO California cities Tides Almanac UV index Sun and moon City Hi Lo Prcp. Hi Lo Hi Lo City Hi Lo Prcp. Hi Lo Hi Lo City Hi Lo Prcp. Hi Lo Hi Lo L.A. Outer Harbor, in feet. County Height Period Direction Temp Friday Downtown readings Minutes to burn for sensitive people Temperature Los Angeles Fullerton Ventura Today’s rise/set Feb. 27 March 7 March 14 March 21 Los Angeles Co. Orange Co. Ventura Co. VENTURA CO. LOS ANGELES CO. RIVERSIDE CO. SAN BERNARDINO CO. SANTA BARBARA CO. SAN DIEGO CO. ORANGE CO. Santa Barbara Ventura Oxnard Ojai Camarillo Santa Paula Westlake Village Woodland Hills Santa Monica Torrance Long Beach Newport Beach Santa Ana Laguna Beach San Clemente Mission Viejo Irvine Oceanside Escondido Poway Ramona San Diego Temecula Hemet Palm Springs Fullerton Chino Riverside Ontario Pomona/ Fairplex San Bernardino Yucca Valley Hesperia Whittier Hills UCLA Simi Valley Chatsworth Burbank Monrovia Santa Clarita L.A. Downtown Key: Su sunny; Pc partly cloudy; Cy cloudy; Fg foggy; Prcp precipitation; Dr drizzle; Hz hazy Sh showers; Ts thunderstorms; R rain; Sn snow; Sf snow flurries; I ice; Rs rain/snow; W windy; Tr trace. Notes: National extremes exclude Alaska and Hawaii. Missing data indicated by “xx”. Friday’s readings as of 5 p.m. U.S. cities City Hi Lo Prcp. Hi Lo Sky City Hi Lo Prcp. Hi Lo Sky World Sun 6:27a/5:46p 6:26a/5:45p 6:31a/5:50p Moon 9:43a/none 9:42a/none 9:47a/none Anaheim 55 45 .46 51 41 56 47 Avalon/Catalina 50 43 -- 47 40 50 44 Bakersfield 62 41 .10 48 37 55 44 Barstow 59 29 Tr 50 36 55 36 Big Bear Lake 32 20 xx 29 17 36 18 Bishop 35 28 .30 44 28 50 25 Burbank 51 42 2.58 47 39 54 45 Camarillo 55 45 .91 52 34 59 46 Chatsworth 50 42 1.55 46 37 54 44 Chino 53 42 .36 48 38 55 45 Compton 52 43 1.22 52 41 57 46 Dana Point 56 46 .11 50 43 55 47 Death Valley 64 48 -- 56 43 63 43 Del Mar 59 47 .02 51 40 56 42 Escondido 59 44 .12 49 39 54 40 Eureka 49 31 -- 50 38 47 39 Fallbrook 58 44 .15 47 37 53 40 Fresno 49 41 1.00 49 38 54 44 Fullerton 57 45 .28 52 42 57 45 Hemet 52 39 .45 47 37 49 37 Hesperia 48 34 .01 41 30 48 35 Huntington Beach 56 47 .50 53 44 56 48 Idyllwild 42 27 xx 37 26 38 29 Irvine 57 45 .54 52 43 57 48 L.A. D’ntown/USC 54 45 1.54 49 41 56 46 L.A. Int’l. Airport 54 46 1.23 51 44 55 47 Laguna Beach 58 45 .11 50 44 55 47 Lancaster 48 33 .23 44 32 45 36 Long Beach 56 46 .61 53 43 59 46 Mammoth Lakes 25 12 -- 32 11 31 22 Mission Viejo 55 43 .49 49 41 55 44 Monrovia 48 41 1.63 47 38 55 43 Monterey 47 42 1.05 52 41 54 41 Mt. Wilson 32 24 -- 29 22 34 27 Needles 63 37 -- 70 40 60 41 Newport Beach 55 47 .35 53 45 55 49 Northridge 49 41 2.22 48 38 56 44 Oakland 49 40 .84 48 44 51 43 Oceanside 60 43 .02 51 40 57 43 Ojai 52 40 1.84 46 29 53 43 Ontario 51 39 .66 45 38 50 41 Palm Springs 61 41 .01 54 42 58 43 Pasadena 48 41 2.79 46 39 55 44 Paso Robles 47 39 1.40 50 30 51 39 Redding 43 33 1.44 52 36 46 37 Riverside 53 36 .16 44 35 49 38 Sacramento 48 40 .69 49 42 48 38 San Bernardino 54 40 .31 44 37 51 42 San Diego 61 50 .07 54 46 60 47 San Francisco 51 41 .84 50 44 51 43 San Gabriel xx xx -- 48 40 55 44 San Jose 50 38 .64 51 38 52 38 San Luis Obispo 52 43 2.36 50 35 56 41 Santa Ana 59 47 .41 51 43 58 49 Santa Barbara 58 46 .86 53 38 58 48 Santa Clarita 47 38 1.53 46 35 54 42 Santa Monica Pier 53 44 1.40 50 41 55 46 Santa Paula 50 43 .42 49 30 56 43 Santa Rosa 47 37 1.16 50 39 53 36 Simi Valley 50 42 1.20 47 35 54 46 Tahoe Valley 27 16 .39 33 19 29 23 Temecula 57 42 .21 46 37 51 40 Thousand Oaks 51 42 1.53 49 34 56 44 Torrance 54 52 .52 53 47 57 48 UCLA xx xx -- 50 41 56 47 Van Nuys 53 44 2.29 49 40 61 47 Ventura 53 42 1.03 51 35 56 46 Whittier Hills 53 45 .84 50 41 57 45 Woodland Hills 51 41 2.84 48 38 56 44 Wrightwood 33 23 xx 31 22 37 27 Yorba Linda 55 44 .29 49 40 56 46 Yosemite Valley 34 26 1.29 37 22 35 29 Mostly cloudy 56/46 Rain 55/43 A shower 56/43 Some rain 58/42 Mostly cloudy 54/43 Rain 50/41 Showery 53/42 Some rain 55/40 Clouds, sun 55/46 Rain 53/44 Showers 55/47 Some rain 57/46 Some snow 36/18 Some of snow 34/23 A shower 34/23 A flurry 28/6 Cloudy 58/43 Mostly sunny 62/50 Partly sunny 66/48 Showers 62/44 Rain, t-storm Rain, t-storm Rain, a t-storm Heavy snow, 10-15” Cooler with rain Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Today Inner waters: Small craft advisories in effect. Winds SW 10-20 knots with gusts near 30 knots. Combined seas subsiding to 4-6 feet. Surf zone: The risk of life-threatening rip currents remains high except in S.B. County, where it will be moderate. Santa Barbara 2-4’ 12 sec SW 54 Ventura 3-5’ 12 sec SW 54 Los Angeles 3-5’ 11 sec SW 53 Orange 2-4’ 11 sec W 53 San Diego 2-4’ 11 sec W 56 Friday Today Sunday Friday Today Sunday Friday Today Sunday Today 12:24a 5.0 Hi 7:23a 0.8 Lo 1:24p 3.0 Hi 6:20p 1.8 Lo Sun. 1:12a 4.8 Hi 9:00a 0.8 Lo 3:59p 2.6 Hi 6:49p 2.5 Lo High/low 53/45 57/46 53/42 Normal high/low 68/51 69/49 67/45 High/low a year ago 60/37 63/37 61/39 Record high/date 94/1986 86/2016 84/2016 Record low/date 35/1890 36/2018 35/1953 24-hour total (as of 5 p.m.) 1.47 0.45 1.03 Season total (since Oct. 1) 15.38 11.33 14.81 Last season (Oct. 1 to date) 10.42 5.67 9.54 Season norm (Oct. 1 to date) 10.26 8.57 11.39 Humidity (high/low) 96/79 89/69 100/89 Precipitation Los Angeles Fullerton Ventura Las Vegas, 60 Los Angeles, 60 Phoenix, 45 San Francisco, 60 49/41 46/39 50/41 29/17 54/42 53/38 46/29 51/35 51/36 49/30 52/34 48/34 48/38 53/47 53/43 53/45 50/44 49/41 51/40 49/39 51/42 54/46 47/36 46/37 49/41 52/43 51/43 50/41 50/41 52/42 48/38 47/37 54/42 44/35 49/41 50/41 46/37 47/35 46/35 47/39 47/38 41/30 47/37 45/38 44/37 44/30 Forecasts by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2023 High 95 in Immokalee, Fla. Low –35 in Huntley, Mont. Friday Today Friday Today Albany 32 27 .32 21 12 Sn Albuquerque 57 29 -- 60 41 Pc Anchorage 29 26 .09 25 15 Su Aspen 30 18 .03 47 23 Pc Atlanta 77 67 .18 67 57 Cy Austin 56 52 Tr 67 57 Sh Baltimore 56 49 Tr 35 29 Cy Boise 45 21 -- 51 33 Su Boston 38 26 .12 23 18 Sf Bufalo 24 21 Tr 29 21 Sn Burlington, Vt. 17 13 .05 15 7 Sn Charleston, S.C. 86 67 -- 72 58 Cy Charlotte 76 62 .01 57 48 Cy Chicago 29 19 -- 42 31 Su Cincinnati 43 26 -- 53 36 Pc Cleveland 32 29 Tr 41 30 Pc Columbia, S.C. 81 65 Tr 63 52 Cy Columbus 41 29 -- 50 32 Pc Dallas/Ft.Worth 49 43 Tr 50 47 Sh Denver 39 -3 Tr 51 30 Pc Detroit 33 23 Tr 42 29 Pc El Paso 71 38 -- 73 51 Cy Eugene 40 24 Tr 47 34 Cy Fort Myers 90 67 -- 87 66 Su Hartford 36 30 .08 23 18 Sf Honolulu 80 71 .03 82 71 R Houston 79 69 Tr 81 69 Cy Indianapolis 40 22 -- 49 35 Pc Jacksonville, Fla. 88 63 -- 87 60 Pc Kansas City 29 11 .04 48 35 Pc Knoxville 64 56 .05 57 50 R Las Vegas 51 34 .01 58 38 Sh Louisville 47 31 Tr 57 42 R Medford 52 32 Tr 52 34 Su Memphis 47 40 .47 50 47 R Miami 86 70 -- 85 66 Pc Milwaukee 24 15 Tr 40 28 Pc Minneapolis 11 -8 .02 29 10 Pc Nashville 52 42 .04 53 44 R New Orleans 82 70 -- 83 65 Pc New York 45 41 -- 35 28 Sn Norfolk 71 66 .02 49 41 R Oklahoma City 30 24 -- 46 42 R Omaha 22 2 Tr 48 25 Su Orlando 88 63 -- 88 60 Pc Philadelphia 53 45 -- 35 30 Sn Phoenix 68 44 -- 73 48 Cy Pittsburgh 37 32 -- 45 28 Pc Portland, Ore. 36 25 -- 45 36 Cy Providence 39 29 .03 24 20 Sf Raleigh/Durham 72 61 -- 49 44 R Reno 33 25 .17 45 32 Sn Richmond 70 63 -- 45 36 R St. Louis 40 23 -- 52 42 Pc Salt Lake City 40 24 Tr 45 33 Pc Acapulco 86 71 .02 87 70 Su Amsterdam 47 37 1.20 46 30 Pc Athens 64 52 -- 63 56 Pc Bangkok 97 75 -- 92 70 Pc Barcelona 55 45 .34 54 42 Cy Berlin 41 37 .41 37 27 Sn Cabo San Lucas 73 56 -- 79 63 Pc Cairo 70 59 -- 72 53 Su Dubai 88 68 -- 85 70 Su Dublin 50 43 .03 44 37 Cy Havana 88 65 -- 88 62 Su Ho Chi Minh City 93 75 -- 94 71 Pc Hong Kong 75 61 -- 69 56 Su Istanbul 59 45 -- 62 53 Pc Jerusalem 59 42 -- 60 41 Su Johannesburg 83 57 -- 85 57 Su Kuala Lumpur 91 75 .01 93 73 Hz Lima 80 70 -- 79 70 Hz London 50 32 -- 46 35 Cy Madrid 50 27 -- 50 28 Pc Mecca 95 60 -- 90 65 Su Mexico City 83 50 -- 80 50 Pc Montreal 14 7 .11 9 2 Sn Moscow 25 14 .29 37 33 Cy Mumbai 95 75 -- 95 74 Hz New Delhi 82 56 -- 85 60 Hz Paris 50 45 -- 47 31 Pc Prague 48 45 .17 38 28 Cy Rome 61 45 .01 64 51 R Seoul 48 26 -- 44 21 Pc Singapore 87 78 .01 89 76 Pc Taipei City 61 59 .02 60 50 W Tokyo 52 45 .17 52 37 W Vancouver 32 19 -- 36 33 Sn Vienna 57 43 .19 49 31 W Seattle 39 22 -- 43 35 Cy Tampa 83 67 -- 83 65 Pc Tucson 70 37 -- 74 45 Cy Tulsa 38 26 -- 50 47 R Washington, D.C. 59 54 -- 39 33 Cy Wichita 27 13 Tr 46 37 Cy FRIDAY’S EXTREMES FOR THE 48 CONTIGUOUS STATES More rain and mountain snow: The powerful storm that has been pummeling the region over the last few days will start to move to the east, though showers are likely to continue and there might even be a thunderstorm or two today. Heavy snow and dangerous travel continues in the mountains. It will dry out tonight, and then we can expect a dry and chilly day on Sunday with clouds and sun. Chilly and wet in the East: As a swath of rain extends from Texas to the Carolinas, snow and flurries will pivot across the Northeast today. A wintry mix is in store for parts of the mid-Atlantic. Other areas will be dry to start the weekend. WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific W L OL Pts GF GA Vegas 35 18 5 75 190 163 KINGS 33 19 8 74 203 201 Edmonton 32 19 8 72 225 196 Seattle 32 20 6 70 202 184 Calgary 27 20 12 66 192 184 Vancouver 23 30 5 51 199 236 San Jose 18 30 11 47 176 219 DUCKS 18 34 7 43 149 248 Central W L OL Pts GF GA Dallas 30 16 12 72 188 152 Winnipeg 35 23 1 71 183 155 Minnesota 32 21 6 70 172 164 Colorado 32 19 5 69 178 156 Nashville 28 22 6 62 163 169 St. Louis 26 28 4 56 178 212 Arizona 20 29 9 49 158 205 Chicago 20 32 5 45 143 206 Note: Overtime or shootout losses worth one point. EASTERN CONFERENCE Metropolitan W L OL Pts GF GA Carolina 39 10 8 86 196 148 New Jersey 38 15 5 81 201 157 NY Rangers 33 16 9 75 193 160 NY Islanders 30 25 7 67 179 174 Pittsburgh 27 21 9 63 182 185 Washington 28 26 6 62 178 177 Philadelphia 23 27 10 56 161 195 Columbus 18 35 5 41 146 214 Atlantic W L OL Pts GF GA Boston 44 8 5 93 216 123 Toronto 36 15 8 80 202 157 Tampa Bay 36 17 4 76 206 169 Buffalo 30 23 4 64 213 199 Detroit 28 21 8 64 179 181 Florida 29 26 6 64 210 213 Ottawa 27 26 4 58 172 183 Montreal 25 29 4 54 161 209 NHL STANDINGS Sixteen teams qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs. The format is a set bracket that is largely division-based with wild cards. The top three teams in each division will make up the first 12 teams in the playoffs. The remaining four spots will be filled by the next two highest-placed finishers in each conference, based on regular-season record, and regardless of division. RESULTS KINGS 3 AT N.Y. ISLANDERS 2 Jonathan Quick took sole possession of third place on the all-time wins list for U.S.-born goalies with No. 370. AT CAROLINA 4 OTTAWA 0 Antti Raanta earned his third shutout in 21 games this season to lead the Hurricanes to a fifth straight win. BUFFALO 3 AT FLORIDA 1 Jeff Skinner scored twice and Craig Anderson made 50 saves against his ex-team to help Buffalo’s playoff push. MONTREAL 5 AT PHILADELPHIA 2 Jake Allen made 24 saves as the Canadiens gave the Flyers a seventh loss in nine games post-All-Star break. AT TORONTO 2 MINNESOTA 1 (OT) William Nylander grabbed a Wild turnover and beat Filip Gustavsson 1:05 into overtime to lift the Maple Leafs. COLORADO 5 AT WINNIPEG 1 Nathan MacKinnon scored 19 seconds into the game and the Avalanche got four goals on their first five shots. TODAY’S GAMES DUCKS at Carolina, 4 p.m. Edmonton at Columbus, 9:30 a.m. N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 10 a.m. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 12:30 p.m. Boston at Vancouver, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Montreal, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 5 p.m. Calgary at Colorado, 7 p.m. Dallas at Vegas, 7 p.m. Chicago at San Jose, 7 p.m. SUNDAY’S GAMES KINGS at N.Y. Rangers, 2 p.m. Washington at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Columbus at Minnesota, 11 a.m. N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 12:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m. Nashville at Arizona, 4 p.m. Toronto at Seattle, 4 p.m. There have been about 7,200 rounds played at the Honda Classic since it moved to PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., 17 years ago. Only two of those were better than the one turned in Friday by Chris Kirk. Kirk shot an eight-under 62 in the second round, moving him to nine under for the week and one shot behind Justin Suh (64) at the tournament’s midway point. Kirk had an eagle and six birdies, hitting 16 greens and taking advantage of no wind blowing in the morning. “Usually we’re playing for 15-, 20-plus yards of hurt going into the wind shots, and 15, 20 yards of help on downwind shots,” Kirk said. “It’s really difficult to get those just right when it’s really windy. But today there was hardly a breath most of the round.” Suh had four consecutive birdies on holes 8 through 11 to post a 36-hole total of 10- under 130. Vongtaveelap up one Natthakritta Vongtaveelap finished strongly with six birdies on the back nine to take a one-shot lead over Maja Stark after a sevenunder 65 in the second round at the LPGA Thailand. The 20-year-old Thai had two birdies against a bogey on the front nine holes before six more birdies for 12- under 132 overall at Siam Country Club. Casey shares lead Paul Casey birdied his last three holes for a sixunder 65 and a share of the lead with Jason Kokrak as the second season of LIV Golf began in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. Paul leads by five Yannik Paul extended his lead to five strokes after two rounds of the Indian Open on the European tour, shooting three-under 69 at DLF Golf and Country Club in New Delhi. Etc. A federal judge declined to postpone the trial date in LIV Golf’s antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour, even while conceding that might be inevitable if LIV owner Saudi Arabia appeals a ruling that officials with its sovereign wealth fund be required to testify. GOLF ROUNDUP Suh leads Honda despite Kirk’s 62 associated press ELMONT, N.Y. — Phillip Danault, Arthur Kaliyev and Gabriel Vilardi scored in the second period and the Kings ended a two-game skid by defeating the New York Islanders 3-2 on Friday night. Jonathan Quick made 16 saves for his 370th career victory, moving into 19th place on the NHL’s all-time list. Quick also surpassed Tom Barrasso for the third-most wins by a U.S.-born goaltender, trailing only John Vanbiesbrouck (374) and Ryan Miller (391). “I immediately think of all the great teams I’ve been apart of,” Quick said. “... The guys that are at the top of the list were unbelievable goaltenders for a long time, just to kind of be in a category with them is an honor and humbling.” Noah Dobson and Adam Pelech scored, and Ilya Sorokin finished with 25 saves, but the Islanders’ two-game winning streak ended as they fight for a playoff spot in a tightly contested Eastern Conference wild-card race. The Kings scored their three goals in a span of 5:34 to take a 3-0 lead. “We started to shoot the puck,” Kings coach Todd McLellan said, citing that as a key reason the game tilted in his team’s direction. “The shot pulls people out of position. I didn’t think we did enough of that in the third period.” Danault opened the scoring when he put home a rebound at 6:40 of the second frame after Viktor Arvidsson hammered a slap shot. The Kings took advantage of Sebastian Aho’s neutral-zone miscue to double their lead 1:25 after Danault’s goal. Rasmus Kupari gained control of the puck misplayed by Aho and beautifully fed Kaliyev for an easy one-time finish. Vilardi notched his 18th of the season at 12:14 to cap the Kings’ assertive stretch. The forward launched a onetimer that sailed past the blocker of Sorokin. “I thought we played better tonight with a lead,” Danault said. “We were playing on our toes more than our heels.” Kings and Quick moving on up Team earns two key points and goalie’s win puts him third among U.S.-born netminders. KINGS 3 N.Y. ISLANDERS 2 associated press MATT ROY of the Kings skates away from Sebastian Aho (25) and Hudson Fasching of the Islanders. Mary Altaffer Associated Press KINGS 3, ISLANDERS 2 KINGS .....................................0 3 0 — 3 N.Y. Islanders............................0 1 1 — 2 FIRST PERIOD: Scoring—None. Penalty—Fiala, KINGS (Roughing), 19:20. SECOND PERIOD: 1. KINGS, Danault 15 (unassisted), 6:40. 2. KINGS, Kaliyev 11 (Anderson-Dolan, Kupari), 8:05. 3. KINGS, Vilardi 18 (Iafallo, Edler), 12:14. 4. N.Y. Islanders, Dobson 12 (Nelson, Lee), 16:34 (pp). Penalties—Cizikas, N.Y.I (Cross Checking), 8:29. Walker, KINGS (Holding), 16:00. Nelson, N.Y.I (Tripping), 18:43. Danault, KINGS (Interference), 19:24. THIRD PERIOD: 4. N.Y. Islanders, Pelech 4 (Martin, Pulock), 15:23. Penalties—None. SHOTS ON GOAL: KINGS 12-12-4—28. N.Y. Islanders 5-8-5—18. Power-play conversions—KINGS 0 of 2. N.Y. Islanders 1 of 3. GOALIES: KINGS, Quick 11-12-4 (18 shots-16 saves). N.Y. Islanders, Sorokin 20-18-5 (28-25). Att—17,255 (17,113). T—2:14. $8.4-MILLION THE HONDA CLASSIC At Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.—Par 70 PGA National Golf Club— 7,125 yards 36-hole leaders Justin Suh ...................................66-64—130 -10 Chris Kirk.....................................69-62—131 -9 Ryan Gerard.................................69-63—132 -8 Ben Taylor....................................67-65—132 -8 Eric Cole .....................................67-66—133 -7 Brice Garnett................................69-64—133 -7 Ben Martin ..................................69-64—133 -7 Tyler Duncan ................................67-67—134 -6 Tano Goya....................................68-66—134 -6 Byeong Hun An.............................70-65—135 -5 Chesson Hadley............................69-66—135 -5 Zach Johnson ...............................68-67—135 -5 Adam Schenk...............................67-68—135 -5 Matt Wallace................................67-68—135 -5 Carson Young ...............................65-70—135 -5 Akshay Bhatia ..............................71-65—136 -4 Dylan Frittelli................................71-65—136 -4 Scott Harrington ...........................69-67—136 -4 Shane Lowry ................................68-68—136 -4 Adrian Meronk..............................67-69—136 -4 Adam Svensson............................70-66—136 -4 Harrison Endycott..........................72-65—137 -3 Kelly Kraft....................................71-66—137 -3 Min Woo Lee................................68-69—137 -3 David Lingmerth ...........................69-68—137 -3 Cameron Percy .............................69-68—137 -3 Sepp Straka.................................69-68—137 -3 Joseph Bramlett............................65-73—138 -2 Jason Dufner................................68-70—138 -2 Harry Hall....................................68-70—138 -2 Billy Horschel ...............................65-73—138 -2 Sungjae Im ..................................67-71—138 -2 Brandon Matthews ........................69-69—138 -2 Taylor Pendrith..............................69-69—138 -2 Davis Riley...................................71-67—138 -2 Ryan Armour ................................70-69—139 -1 Erik Barnes ..................................72-67—139 -1 Christiaan Bezuidenhout.................68-71—139 -1 Will Gordon..................................68-71—139 -1 $1.7-MILLION HONDA LPGA THAILAND At Chon Buri, Thailand—Par 72 Pattaya Old Course—6,576 yards 36-hole leaders Natthakritta Vongtaveelap...............67-65—132 -12 Maja Stark...................................66-67—133 -11 Jaravee Boonchant........................65-69—134 -10 Celine Boutier ..............................68-66—134 -10 Nelly Korda..................................68-66—134 -10 Emily Pedersen.............................67-67—134 -10 Jenny Shin ...................................66-68—134 -10 Jodi Ewart Shadoff ........................69-66—135 -9 Georgia Hall.................................67-68—135 -9 Frida Kinhult ................................67-68—135 -9 Leona Maguire .............................67-68—135 -9 Anna Nordqvist.............................65-70—135 -9 Pornanong Phatlum.......................70-65—135 -9 Yuka Saso ...................................67-68—135 -9 Charley Hull .................................69-67—136 -8 Danielle Kang...............................70-66—136 -8 Lydia Ko......................................68-68—136 -8 Atthaya Thitikul .............................67-69—136 -8 Lilia Vu........................................66-70—136 -8 Saki Baba ...................................69-68—137 -7 Jennifer Kupcho............................65-72—137 -7 Ashleigh Buhai .............................72-65—137 -7 Carlota Ciganda............................69-68—137 -7 Nasa Hataoka ..............................65-72—137 -7 Hyo Joo Kim.................................67-70—137 -7 Sei Young Kim ..............................69-68—137 -7 SCORES

LATIMES.COM SS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023 B9 NBA TODAY’S GAMES Favorite Line Underdog Time Toronto 7 at Detroit 9 a.m. at Orlando 3 Indiana 4 p.m. Miami 51 ⁄2 at Charlotte 4 p.m. at New York 3 New Orleans 4:30 p.m. at Memphis 11 ⁄2 Denver 5 p.m. Boston 1 at Philadelphia 5:30 p.m. at Utah 101 ⁄2 San Antonio 6 p.m. FRIDAY’S RESULTS Sac. 176, CLIPPERS 175 (2OT) New York 115, Washington 109 Atlanta 136, Cleveland 119 Milwaukee 128, Miami 99 Charlotte 121, Minnesota 113 Chicago 131, Brooklyn 87 Phoenix 124, Okla. City 115 Golden State 116, Houston 101 SCORING LEADERS Through Sunday’s games G FG FT PTS AVG Doncic, Dallas 51 570 416 1694 33.2 Embiid, Philadelphia 46 503 460 1516 33.0 Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee 47 532 394 1496 31.8 Lillard, Portland 46 435 384 1445 31.4 Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC 54 553 521 1674 31.0 Tatum, Boston 56 556 418 1716 30.6 James, LAKERS 46 522 219 1362 29.6 Mitchell, Cleveland 51 484 235 1387 27.2 Morant, Memphis 49 469 308 1327 27.1 Young, Atlanta 52 438 402 1390 26.7 Brown, Boston 49 484 209 1301 26.6 DeRozan, Chicago 53 484 349 1344 25.4 Siakam, Toronto 50 453 287 1263 25.3 Markkanen, Utah 55 469 280 1385 25.2 Edwards, Minnesota 61 548 260 1518 24.9 Fox, Sacramento 53 491 258 1322 24.9 Standings have been arranged to reflect how the teams will be determined for the playoffs. Teams are ranked 1-15 by record. The top six teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs. Teams seven through 10 will participate in a play-in tournament with the topseeded play-in team meeting the lowest qualifying play-in team. The next-lowest qualifying team would play the second, etc. Head-tohead competition is the first of several tiebreakers, followed by conference record. (Western Conference divisions: S-Southwest; P-Pacific; N-Northwest; Eastern Conference divisions: A-Atlantic; C-Central; S-Southeast). WESTERN CONFERENCE Team W L PCT GB L10 Rk. 1. Denver 42 18 .700 8-2 N1 2. Memphis 35 23 .603 6 4-6 S1 3. Sacramento 34 25 .576 71 ⁄2 6-4 P1 4. Phoenix 33 28 .541 91 ⁄2 7-3 P2 5. CLIPPERS 33 29 .532 10 5-5 P3 6. Dallas 32 29 .525 101 ⁄2 6-4 S2 7. Golden State 30 30 .500 12 4-6 P4 7. Minnesota 31 31 .500 12 4-6 N2 7. New Orleans 30 30 .500 12 4-6 S3 10. Utah 30 31 .492 121 ⁄2 5-5 N3 11. Oklahoma City 28 31 .475 131 ⁄2 4-6 N4 11. Portland 28 31 .475 131 ⁄2 5-5 N5 13. LAKERS 28 32 .467 14 5-5 P5 14. San Antonio 14 46 .233 28 0-10 S4 15. Houston 13 46 .220 281 ⁄2 2-8 S5 EASTERN CONFERENCE Team W L PCT GB L10 Rk. 1. Boston 43 17 .717 8-2 A1 2. Milwaukee 42 17 .712 1 ⁄2 10-0 C1 3. Philadelphia 39 19 .672 3 7-3 A2 4. Cleveland 38 25 .603 61 ⁄2 7-3 C2 5. Brooklyn 34 25 .576 81 ⁄2 4-6 A3 6. New York 34 27 .557 91 ⁄2 7-3 A4 7. Miami 32 28 .533 11 4-6 S1 8. Atlanta 30 30 .500 13 5-5 S2 9. Toronto 29 31 .483 14 7-3 A5 10. Washington 28 31 .475 141 ⁄2 5-5 S3 11. Chicago 27 33 .450 16 4-6 C3 12. Indiana 26 35 .426 171 ⁄2 2-8 C4 13. Orlando 25 35 .417 18 6-4 S4 14. Charlotte 18 43 .295 251 ⁄2 3-7 S5 15. Detroit 15 45 .250 28 2-8 C5 STANDINGS Knicks 115, Wizards 109 NEW YORK Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Barrett ..............27 5-10 3-4 1-2 3 1 14 Randle ..............36 16-29 7-7 0-2 2 1 46 Robinson...........27 5-6 0-0 4-12 0 4 10 Brunson ............38 6-20 1-1 1-4 9 2 13 Grimes ..............20 2-4 0-0 0-2 2 2 5 Quickley ............29 6-11 1-2 1-3 1 1 16 Hart..................27 2-6 1-2 2-6 4 2 5 Hartenstein........19 2-2 0-0 3-10 0 3 4 Toppin...............11 1-4 0-0 0-2 0 1 2 Totals 45-92 13-16 12-43 21 17 115 Shooting: Field goals, 48.9%; free throws, 81.3% Three-point goals: 12-29 (Randle 7-14, Quickley 3-6, Barrett 1-2, Grimes 1-2, Hart 0-1, Toppin 0-1, Brunson 0-3). Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 2 (Barrett, Robinson). Turnovers: 12 (Barrett 3, Quickley 3, Hart 2, Brunson, Grimes, Randle, Toppin). Steals: 9 (Hartenstein 2, Randle 2, Barrett, Brunson, Grimes, Robinson, Toppin). Technical Fouls: None. WASHINGTON Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Gafford .............12 1-1 1-1 0-3 0 4 3 Kuzma ..............40 10-23 0-0 0-5 3 3 23 Porzingis............35 5-10 8-8 1-6 3 2 23 Beal .................35 6-14 3-3 0-2 8 4 16 Morris ...............27 5-8 0-0 0-2 2 4 12 Avdija ...............26 5-7 0-0 0-7 5 0 11 Wright...............20 5-8 0-0 2-3 2 0 15 Kispert ..............17 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 3 Gibson ..............13 0-2 0-0 0-4 0 2 0 Nunn ..................9 1-4 0-0 0-1 2 1 3 Totals 39-79 12-12 3-34 25 20 109 Shooting: Field goals, 49.4%; free throws, 0.0% Three-point goals: 19-44 (Wright 5-7, Porzingis 5-9, Kuzma 3-12, Morris 2-3, Kispert 1-2, Avdija 1-3, Nunn 1-3, Beal 1-4, Gibson 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 2. Blocked Shots: 6 (Beal 2, Porzingis 2, Wright 2). Turnovers: 17 (Beal 5, Kuzma 4, Gafford 3, Porzingis 3, Morris, Wright). Steals: 6 (Wright 2, Avdija, Beal, Kuzma, Morris). Technical Fouls: None. New York 27 33 29 26— 115 Washington 38 26 24 21— 109 A—20,476. T—2:14. KINGS 176, CLIPPERS 175, 2OT SACRAMENTO Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Barnes..............40 1-6 8-8 3-6 2 4 11 Murray ..............42 7-12 0-0 0-3 2 1 15 Sabonis ............31 8-14 4-4 4-10 4 6 20 Fox...................45 17-27 6-11 0-5 12 3 42 Huerter..............21 4-8 0-0 0-4 3 1 11 Monk ................40 15-24 9-10 0-2 6 3 45 Metu.................21 4-4 0-1 4-9 0 4 8 Lyles.................18 4-7 1-1 1-2 0 1 10 Mitchell.............13 3-4 0-0 0-1 3 2 8 Davis ................13 2-5 0-0 0-1 1 3 6 Totals 65-111 28-35 12-43 33 28 176 Shooting: Field goals, 58.6%; free throws, 80.0% Three-point goals: 18-41 (Monk 6-12, Huerter 3-7, Davis 2-3, Mitchell 2-3, Fox 2-4, Lyles 1-3, Barnes 1-4, Murray 1-4, Sabonis 0-1). Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 3 (Mitchell, Murray, Sabonis). Turnovers: 15 (Sabonis 5, Fox 3, Huerter 2, Monk 2, Barnes, Lyles, Metu). Steals: 18 (Fox 5, Barnes 2, Huerter 2, Lyles 2, Metu 2, Murray 2, Davis, Mitchell, Sabonis). Technical Fouls: Kings, 3:50 first CLIPPERS Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Leonard.............46 16-22 6-6 0-4 4 4 44 Morris Sr. ..........25 4-7 0-0 0-1 1 2 9 Plumlee.............25 4-4 2-3 2-10 4 3 10 George..............40 9-18 11-14 0-10 5 2 34 Westbrook .........39 7-13 2-2 1-5 14 6 17 Batum...............38 7-12 0-0 3-8 2 0 19 Powell ...............37 6-14 7-8 0-0 3 3 24 Gordon..............19 2-3 2-2 0-1 2 4 8 Mann................17 4-5 1-1 1-3 4 3 10 Totals 59-98 31-36 7-42 39 27 175 Shooting: Field goals, 60.2%; free throws, 86.1% Three-point goals: 26-45 (Leonard 6-9, George 5-8, Powell 5-8, Batum 5-10, Gordon 2-3, Mann 1-1, Morris Sr. 1-2, Westbrook 1-4). Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 3 (Leonard 2, George). Turnovers: 25 (Westbrook 7, George 4, Powell 4, Plumlee 3, Leonard 2, Morris Sr. 2, Batum, Gordon, Mann). Steals: 8 (Leonard 3, Batum, George, Morris Sr., Plumlee, Westbrook). Technical Fouls: None. Sacramento 40 36 34 43 11 12— 176 CLIPPERS 40 40 37 36 11 11— 175 A—19,068. T—2:48. Hawks 136, Cavaliers 119 CLEVELAND Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T E.Mobley ...........29 6-11 1-2 0-4 2 3 13 Okoro................22 1-5 3-4 2-6 1 2 6 Allen.................29 4-8 6-6 3-9 0 2 14 Garland.............31 11-19 7-7 0-0 2 1 33 Mitchell.............31 6-17 5-5 0-1 3 4 19 Stevens.............26 2-5 2-2 3-5 4 1 7 Osman..............16 3-7 2-3 0-5 1 3 10 Rubio................11 1-4 0-0 1-1 2 1 2 Green ...............10 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 Neto .................10 3-5 0-0 1-2 4 1 7 LeVert .................9 0-2 0-0 0-1 0 2 0 Wade..................8 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 3 Lopez..................2 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 Totals 40-88 26-29 10-35 20 23 119 Shooting: Field goals, 45.5%; free throws, 89.7% Three-point goals: 13-35 (Garland 4-8, Osman 2-4, Mitchell 2-10, Neto 1-1, Green 1-2, Stevens 1-2, Wade 1-2, Okoro 1-3, Rubio 0-1, LeVert 0-2). Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 6 (Allen 2, E.Mobley, Okoro, Osman, Wade). Turnovers: 11 (E.Mobley 4, Garland 3, LeVert, Mitchell, Osman, Rubio). Steals: 9. Technical Fouls: None. ATLANTA Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Bey ..................28 6-9 2-2 2-4 1 0 19 Hunter ..............28 3-8 2-2 0-3 0 4 9 Capela ..............20 5-7 0-0 0-4 2 4 10 Murray ..............34 11-19 1-1 1-9 8 1 25 Young ...............32 8-18 14-15 0-3 9 3 34 Okongwu ...........25 6-7 1-2 1-11 2 2 13 Johnson ............22 3-4 1-1 0-4 1 3 7 Bogdanovic........22 4-5 0-0 0-2 2 1 10 Griffin ...............17 4-7 0-0 1-1 2 2 9 Fernando.............2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 Krejci..................2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mathews .............2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Holiday ...............1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 50-85 21-23 5-42 28 21 136 Shooting: Field goals, 58.8%; free throws, 91.3% Three-point goals: 15-28 (Bey 5-8, Young 4-7, Bogdanovic 2-3, Murray 2-6, Griffin 1-2, Hunter 1-2). Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 8 (Capela 3, Okongwu 3, Bogdanovic, Johnson). Turnovers: 14 (Bogdanovic 3, Murray 3, Young 2, Bey, Capela, Fernando, Holiday, Johnson, Okongwu). Steals: 7. Technical Fouls: Hawks, 6:00 first. Cleveland 23 34 26 36— 119 Atlanta 32 49 27 28— 136 A—18,065. T—2:15. Bucks 128, Heat 99 MIAMI Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Butler ...............21 8-10 6-8 1-2 1 1 23 Love .................21 0-4 0-0 1-8 4 2 0 Adebayo ............25 8-17 2-4 1-7 1 1 18 Herro ................28 5-15 1-2 0-5 1 2 14 Vincent .............23 1-6 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 Strus ................26 1-7 2-3 2-4 4 3 5 Martin...............26 5-10 5-6 1-5 1 2 17 Oladipo.............19 1-7 0-0 0-4 3 2 2 D.Robinson ........19 1-6 0-0 0-2 1 1 3 Zeller ................16 4-5 2-2 3-4 3 2 10 Highsmith............6 1-3 0-0 0-2 0 1 3 Cain ...................5 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 Totals 36-92 18-25 9-45 21 17 99 Shooting: Field goals, 39.1%; free throws, 72.0% Three-point goals: 9-40 (Herro 3-7, Martin 2-5, Butler 1-1, Highsmith 1-3, Strus 1-4, D.Robinson 1-6, Adebayo 0-1, Cain 0-1, Oladipo 0-3, Love 0-4, Vincent 0-5). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 5 (Martin 3, Love, Strus). Turnovers: 10 (Adebayo 2, Butler 2, D.Robinson 2, Oladipo 2, Herro, Zeller). Steals: 5. Technical Fouls: None. MILWAUKEE Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Allen.................28 5-12 2-2 0-1 3 2 16 G.Antetoknmpo ....6 2-4 0-0 0-4 4 0 4 Lopez................27 7-12 2-2 3-7 1 4 17 Carter ...............33 4-17 2-4 1-8 2 1 11 Holiday..............28 9-14 1-2 0-5 7 2 24 Portis................21 7-11 3-3 2-11 1 0 18 Green ...............18 2-6 0-0 0-1 4 2 6 Ingles ...............17 2-4 0-0 0-4 0 0 4 Middleton..........17 4-8 2-2 1-4 5 2 12 Crowder.............16 3-5 1-2 0-3 0 1 9 Leonard.............14 1-3 2-2 2-6 0 3 5 Beauchamp .........4 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 1 0 T.Antetokounmpo ..4 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 2 Totals 47-98 15-19 10-57 27 18 128 Shooting: Field goals, 48.0%; free throws, 78.9% Three-point goals: 19-46 (Holiday 5-9, Allen 4-8, Crowder 2-2, Middleton 2-4, Green 2-5, Leonard 1-2, Lopez 1-2, Portis 1-3, Carter 1-8, Beauchamp 0-1, Ingles 0-2). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 2. Blocked Shots: 1 (Holiday). Turnovers: 10 (Lopez 2, Middleton 2, Allen, Carter, Crowder, Green, Ingles, Leonard). Steals: 6. Technical Fouls: None. Miami 32 24 18 25— 99 Milwaukee 42 31 22 33— 128 A—17,676. T—2:10. Bulls 131, Nets 87 BROOKLYN Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Finney-Smith......25 1-6 0-0 1-6 1 4 2 Johnson ............19 4-13 0-0 0-1 0 1 10 Claxton .............22 3-7 1-2 0-6 3 0 7 Bridges .............26 4-10 3-3 0-6 2 3 13 Dinwiddie ..........24 0-6 2-3 0-1 5 1 2 Thomas .............29 6-15 7-9 0-1 2 0 22 O’Neale.............23 0-4 2-2 0-5 3 5 2 Harris................22 2-6 0-0 0-0 0 3 5 Curry ................21 8-11 0-0 2-2 3 2 19 Sharpe..............16 1-1 0-0 2-3 2 3 2 Watanabe............8 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 Totals 30-81 15-19 5-31 21 25 87 Shooting: Field goals, 37.0%; free throws, 78.9% Three-point goals: 12-44 (Curry 3-6, Thomas 3-6, Bridges 2-5, Johnson 2-8, Watanabe 1-2, Harris 1-5, Dinwiddie 0-3, O’Neale 0-4, Finney-Smith 0-5). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 3 (Sharpe 2, Claxton). Turnovers: 13 (Bridges 2, Curry 2, Finney-Smith 2, Harris 2, O’Neale 2, Sharpe 2, Dinwiddie). Steals: 6 (Claxton 2, Harris, Johnson, O’Neale, Sharpe). Technical Fouls: None. CHICAGO Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Caruso..............19 2-3 0-0 0-2 1 3 4 DeRozan............27 8-17 1-1 0-4 4 2 17 Vucevic .............28 5-9 3-4 1-10 2 1 13 Beverley ............22 2-4 3-5 0-5 4 1 8 LaVine ..............28 12-17 4-4 1-6 2 0 32 Williams ............27 5-8 5-8 3-6 3 1 17 Dosunmu...........25 3-8 0-0 0-9 3 1 7 White................25 2-6 0-0 0-4 4 1 5 Drummond ........14 6-10 1-2 7-10 1 3 13 Terry .................10 3-3 2-4 0-1 0 1 11 Jones Jr...............5 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Taylor..................4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 4 Totals 50-88 19-28 12-57 25 15 131 Shooting: Field goals, 56.8%; free throws, 67.9% Three-point goals: 12-26 (LaVine 4-6, Terry 3-3, Williams 2-2, Dosunmu 1-2, Beverley 1-3, White 1-5, Caruso 0-1, Jones Jr. 0-1, DeRozan 0-3). Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: 2. Blocked Shots: 4 (Vucevic 2, Caruso, DeRozan). Turnovers: 9 (Dosunmu 2, Drummond 2, Williams 2, Beverley, DeRozan, LaVine). Steals: 6 (Drummond 2, Williams 2, DeRozan, Dosunmu). Technical Fouls: None. Brooklyn 18 11 22 36— 87 Chicago 33 30 34 34— 131 A—21,286. T—2:06. Warriors 116, Rockets 101 HOUSTON Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Martin Jr. ...........35 7-12 8-9 4-8 2 2 22 Smith Jr.............34 4-16 4-4 3-9 1 2 13 Sengun .............24 2-10 0-0 3-9 8 2 5 Tate ..................28 6-12 1-1 0-3 4 3 14 Washington Jr. ....33 5-12 2-3 0-2 4 1 15 Nix ...................23 3-8 0-0 0-2 1 1 9 Eason ...............22 2-8 1-3 2-6 1 2 6 Christopher ........17 6-10 0-0 0-1 0 1 13 Garuba .............12 1-2 0-0 1-4 2 4 2 Kaminsky ............4 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 0 2 Days...................1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hudgins ..............1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 36-92 18-22 13-44 23 18 101 Shooting: Field goals, 39.1%; free throws, 81.8% Three-point goals: 11-35 (Washington Jr. 3-6, Nix 3-7, Sengun 1-1, Tate 1-3, Christopher 1-4, Eason 1-4, Smith Jr. 1-6, Days 0-1, Martin Jr. 0-3). Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 3 (Martin Jr. 2, Garuba). Turnovers: 7 (Eason 2, Sengun 2, Smith Jr., Tate, Washington Jr.). Steals: 12 (Eason 4, Tate 3, Washington Jr. 2, Kaminsky, Martin Jr., Nix). Technical Fouls: None. GOLDEN STATE Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T DiVincenzo.........35 5-9 0-0 0-3 4 0 15 Kuminga............24 2-7 3-4 1-4 4 3 7 Looney..............25 1-1 0-0 2-13 3 4 2 Poole ................30 5-13 3-3 0-2 8 2 15 Thompson..........35 12-19 6-6 0-7 1 0 42 Jerome..............24 4-7 0-0 0-1 3 1 9 Lamb................20 2-5 3-4 2-7 0 4 8 JaM.Green .........15 1-5 0-0 1-7 2 5 3 Baldwin Jr. .........15 4-8 0-0 1-3 1 1 11 Moody ..............12 1-4 1-1 0-0 1 0 4 Totals 37-78 16-18 7-47 27 20 116 Shooting: Field goals, 47.4%; free throws, 88.9% Three-point goals: 26-54 (Thompson 12-17, DiVincenzo 5-9, Baldwin Jr. 3-5, Poole 2-8, Jerome 1-2, JaM.Green 1-3, Lamb 1-4, Moody 1-4, Kuminga 0-2). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 3 (Looney 2, Kuminga). Turnovers: 18 (Kuminga 4, JaM.Green 3, DiVincenzo 2, Jerome 2, Thompson 2, Baldwin Jr., Lamb, Looney, Moody, Poole). Steals: 3 (JaM.Green 2, Lamb). Technical Fouls: None. Houston 26 23 28 24— 101 Golden State 26 40 20 30— 116 A—18,064. T—2:07 Hornets 121, Timberwolves 113 CHARLOTTE Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Hayward ............32 10-18 5-6 3-13 5 2 27 Washington........35 8-16 2-2 1-8 1 4 20 Williams ............16 4-5 0-0 2-6 1 2 8 Ball ..................39 11-21 5-5 2-10 8 1 32 Rozier ...............32 2-10 5-6 0-3 5 2 9 Smith Jr.............25 3-8 0-0 0-2 4 0 7 Oubre Jr. ...........23 2-6 4-4 1-3 0 2 8 Richards............19 3-7 4-5 2-5 0 3 10 Thor....................8 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 Mykhailiuk ...........6 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 Totals 43-92 25-28 11-52 25 17 121 Shooting: Field goals, 46.7%; free throws, 89.3% Three-point goals: 10-28 (Ball 5-9, Hayward 2-3, Washington 2-5, Smith Jr. 1-3, Oubre Jr. 0-3, Rozier 0-5). Team Rebounds: 3. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 4 (Hayward, Richards, Washington, Williams). Turnovers: 11 (Ball 3, Hayward 2, Oubre Jr. 2, Mykhailiuk, Rozier, Smith Jr., Washington). Steals: 10. Technical Fouls: None. MINNESOTA Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Anderson...........28 3-6 0-3 1-7 6 2 6 McDaniels .........29 5-9 0-1 0-5 2 4 11 Gobert ..............30 7-9 3-4 3-10 0 2 17 Conley ..............30 6-13 1-1 0-2 3 2 15 Edwards ............40 11-26 4-4 0-8 5 0 29 Alexander-Walker 24 5-10 0-1 1-3 1 2 13 Rivers ...............18 1-3 0-0 0-1 2 1 2 Reid .................17 6-12 2-2 1-8 2 4 16 McLaughlin ........13 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 2 Nowell ................6 1-4 0-0 1-1 2 1 2 Totals 46-93 10-16 7-45 25 20 113 Shooting: Field goals, 49.5%; free throws, 62.5% Three-point goals: 11-33 (Alexander-Walker 3-4, Edwards 3-7, Conley 2-7, Reid 2-7, McDaniels 1-4, Nowell 0-2, Rivers 0-2). Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 11 (Gobert 3, Anderson 2, Edwards 2, Reid 2, Alexander-Walker, McDaniels). Turnovers: 15 (Anderson 4, Edwards 4, AlexanderWalker, Conley, Gobert, McDaniels, Nowell, Reid, Rivers). Steals: 6. Technical Fouls: Alexander-Walker, 00:05 third. Charlotte 37 35 24 25— 121 Minnesota 32 32 25 24— 113 A—17,136. T—2:14. Suns 124, Thunder 115 OKLAHOMA CITY Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Dort..................36 5-17 6-7 4-10 1 1 17 Jal.Williams........28 8-14 5-6 4-6 4 3 22 Jay.Williams .......26 3-5 2-4 0-5 5 1 10 Giddey ..............24 3-14 1-2 1-4 5 1 7 Joe ...................35 11-17 0-0 0-7 0 4 28 K.Williams .........27 3-9 1-2 2-5 3 5 8 Wiggins.............18 2-4 0-0 0-1 1 4 4 Mann................15 4-7 1-1 1-5 3 0 11 Saric.................11 2-4 2-2 2-4 1 2 8 Robinson-Earl ......9 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 Waters III.............5 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 41-94 18-24 14-47 27 21 115 Shooting: Field goals, 43.6%; free throws, 75.0% Three-point goals: 15-37 (Joe 6-12, Saric 2-2, Jay.Williams 2-3, Mann 2-3, K.Williams 1-2, Jal.Williams 1-3, Dort 1-7, Giddey 0-1, Robinson-Earl 0-1, Wiggins 0-1, Waters III 0-2). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 2 (Dort, Wiggins). Turnovers: 9 (Wiggins 3, Jal.Williams 2, Dort, Jay.Williams, Mann, Saric). Steals: 5 (Dort, Jal.Williams, Jay.Williams, K.Williams, Wiggins). Technical Fouls: Giddey, 9:05 third. PHOENIX Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Craig.................23 3-5 0-0 0-7 1 2 7 Okogie ..............31 4-10 5-6 1-7 2 3 15 Ayton ................30 6-11 2-2 3-11 0 5 14 Booker ..............36 9-21 6-6 2-6 8 1 25 Paul..................31 6-10 3-5 0-2 6 3 16 Ross.................22 3-7 0-0 0-7 2 2 9 Landale.............16 1-5 3-3 5-7 1 0 5 D.Lee................16 2-6 4-4 2-2 3 1 9 Payne................16 5-9 1-4 1-4 0 4 14 Wainright ...........13 3-6 2-2 1-1 0 1 10 Totals 42-90 26-32 15-54 23 22 124 Shooting: Field goals, 46.7%; free throws, 81.3% Three-point goals: 14-38 (Payne 3-5, Ross 3-6, Wainright 2-5, Okogie 2-7, Craig 1-2, Paul 1-2, D.Lee 1-3, Booker 1-7, Landale 0-1). Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 5 (Ayton 2, Craig, D.Lee, Wainright). Turnovers: 11 (Booker 3, Okogie 3, Payne 3, Ayton 2). Steals: 5 (Ayton, Craig, Landale, Payne, Ross). Technical Fouls: None. Oklahoma City 30 30 27 28— 115 Phoenix 29 36 29 30— 124 A—17,071. T—2:21. new playmaker D’Angelo Russell played only nine minutes after spraining an ankle that doesn’t appear serious. “We’ve got so many threats,” said new shooter Beasley, who led the Lakers with 25 points. “We’re deep. That’s the statement we’re going to make. If it’s not going to be one player, it’s going to be another player.” Beasley was asked to describe the energy outlined by Reaves. “I would describe it as great … immaculate,” he said. “Even though we’re in a tough position right now, we kind of made a statement tonight that we’re ready to make this playoff push and do what we got to do.” An immaculate push is required. The Lakers entered the night in 13th place in the Western Conference and little room for error if they want to avoid getting shut out of the postseason for a second consecutive year. They needed to win at least 15 of those last 23. A month ago, it would have been an impossible task. Yet in the blink of an afternoon last week, everything changed. With the departure of the troublesome Russell Westbrook and the ornery Patrick Beverley, a shroud had been lifted from the locker room. With the addition of Beasley, Russell, Vanderbilt and Mo Bamba — a 7-footer who had two three-pointers against Golden State — a new balance was brought to the court. Last week, they won their first game as an entirely rebuilt team in an 18-point blowout of short-handed New Orleans. This ensuing rout of Golden State gives them two of their most one-sided wins of the season in consecutive games. And now, anything is possible. In fact, if you believe Thursday night, everything is possible. “We feel really good about where we are,” coach Darvin Ham said. “We feel great about the outlook moving forward.” There is evidence that his rosy outlook is not misguided. With only three back-to-back games remaining on the schedule — and two of the three occurring with the second teams being beatable Oklahoma City and Houston — they might not have to test the balky health of James and Davis. With six of the last nine games against struggling Chicago, Minnesota, Houston and Utah, they could easily finish strong. With 12 of the 22 remaining games at home — including their final two games — they could ride the wave of a rejuvenated crowd. Plus, no more bickering. No more whining. The new guys don’t just engage, they enhance. “We don’t have time to be upset or fight ourselves within,” Davis said. “We’ve got to be able to go out and win basketball games.” For once, and for maybe the first time in two seasons, they will be winning them together. “Us having fun playing the right way, playing defense, making the right play offensively,” Davis said. “When you’re winning basketball games, it’s always fun.” Earlier this week, Davis said “each game is a must-win game for us.” He then acted like it Thursday by grabbing a dozen rebounds even though he took only five shots. He kept finding Beasley all over the court in a new relationship that he compared to one he had with Kentavious CaldwellPope. You know, back when they last won a championship in 2020. “Having a piece like that, able to space the floor, definitely helps us a lot,” Davis said of Beasley. James didn’t speak after the game, but something he said earlier this week about this final stretch still resonated. “It’s 23 of the most important games of my career for a regular season,” he said. One down, spring coming, hope alive. Lakers need an immaculate late-season run [Plaschke, from B12] Lakerspoint guard D’Angelo Russell is not likely to play Sunday when the team plays against the Mavericks in Dallas. “I doubt he’ll play Sunday,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said Friday of Russell, who sprained his right ankle during the first quarter of Thursday night’s victory over the Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena. Russell was injured when he stepped on the foot of Golden State’s Donte DiVincenzo while inbounding the ball, rolling his ankle. “He’s still going through some different treatment procedures,” Ham said after practice. “There really hasn’t been an official word. It’s not sprained. Well, it is sprained, I should say. There’s no structural damage or anything like that. It’s going to be a day-by-day thing, pretty much.” Ham said Russell didn’t get an MRI exam Friday, just “in-house treatment.” “I mean, he’s good. I’ve seen him. He’s in good spirits,” forward Jarred Vanderbilt said. “I’ll leave that to the medical staff. I don’t know how long he’ll be out, or if he is out. But I mean, I seen him this morning. He’s in good spirits.” In four games with the Lakers, Russell is averaging 13.5 points, 5.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds. He is shooting 44.2% from the field, 35.3% from threepoint range. “He’s excited about what’s happening here and what he’s going to be a part of,” Ham said. “Us trying to get the ship in the right position for us to go forward the rest of the season. … The energy has been great. He’s been great. “Even though he’s not able to be physically active with the rest of the group, he’s out here listening as we’re talking about Dallas. Doing some things on the court, he’s right there on the sidelines soaking it all in and continuing to learn our system, our terminology. So, it’s good man. It’s a good vibe.” Taking a shot Before the Lakers opened the stretch run with a win over Golden State, Anthony Davis reprimanded Malik Beasley for throwing the ball back to Davis during a play the team was running in the pregame shootaround. Davis and the Lakers want Beasley to look for his shots, take his shots when open and be the outside threat the team expected after he was acquired from the Utah Jazz. Davis said they were running a play for Beasley, a career 38% three-point shooter, and that the guard caught the ball and passed it back inside instead of shooting. “I threw the ball back out of bounds and ran it again and told him, ‘You shoot the ball. Like, I’ll get touches. You shoot. We want you to shoot,’ ” Davis said. “I think he’s a key piece to our team, able to space the floor.” Indeed, Beasley made seven of 11 shots from threepoint range while leading the Lakers in scoring with 25 points Thursday. “That feels good when you’re a shooter,” Beasley said of Davis’ reaction to passing up a shot. “It gets my confidence high, AD and LeBron [James] keep saying, ‘We gonna get ours, so do what you do and keep spacing the floor and knock down shots.’ ” LAKERS REPORT Russell is doubtful against Mavericks By Broderick Turner for points before halftime, at 80. It was only the 10th time in franchise history scoring 80 or more in a half, and only the second time this season two teams had each scored 75 or more in a half. With defense optional for both teams, before the fourth quarter had even begun, Westbrook had already become the first Clipper to record at least 10 assists in their team debut since Sam Cassell, 18 years before. Yet for all of the spotlight on Westbrook and what his addition could mean, he represents just one question the Clippers must answer to realize their title ambitions. Even more were revealed Friday, with 25 turnovers yielding 42 points for the Kings. Four in a row changed the game during a disastrous fourth-quarter stretch. Leading by 11 with 3:18 left, the Clippers turned the ball over on four consecutive possessions — turnovers by Westbrook, two by George and an offensive foul by Powell — then missed a shot on a fifth to see their lead sliced to 147-146 with only 82 seconds to play. With the Clippers leading 153-150 with only 8.5 seconds left in regulation and coach Tyronn Lue opting not to foul, Westbrook guarded inbounds passer Malik Monk, then turned his head to watch De’Aaron Fox dribble long enough to lose Monk beyond the far three-point line. It was enough time for Monk to get off the a shot to send a game that had been an 11-point Clippers lead three minutes earlier into overtime, as Westbrook scrambled to challenge the shot. In overtime, Westbrook’s corner three-pointer pushed the lead to four, and when Paul George missed two free throws, a putback by Nicolas Batum extended it to six with three minutes left. Again, the Clippers could not hold it. Improving their late-game offensive execution was one reason the team sought Westbrook’s ballhandling experience, but a possession of isolation yielded a missed jumper by George, and missed putback by Leonard, and a second overtime period was required. Westbrook received a rowdy ovation after fouling out in the second overtime, finished with 17 points, 14 assists, five rebounds and seven turnovers — his 15th game this season with at least five turnovers. For the Clippers’ big gamble on Westbrook to pay off, it will need him to be at his most willing to play contributor and not savior, pushing pace and reaching the paint while deferring to teammates on a roll such as Leonard, who returned from the league’s All-Star break by scoring 21 points in the third quarter. Leonard’s scoring burst included six threepointers, the last when Leonard dribbled on one defender, Monk, and fired a three-pointer as a second, Trey Lyles, rushed over for help in vain. When double-teams followed again on the next two possessions, Leonard’s passes led to a pullup jumper by Marcus Morris Sr. and, then, an open corner three-pointer by Batum, the offense running as efficiently as it had all season. During what Clippers brass called honest, upfront conversations with Westbrook prior to his buyout in Utah earlier this month, the team never promised Westbrook a starting role, but his relationship with Lue, and the coach’s rocksolid trust in Westbrook even though the Lakers were happy to move on from him after 130 games, made his debut as a starter likely ever since he officially signed his rest-of-season contract. for the league minimum Wednesday afternoon. That trust was evident in Lue’s decision to keep Westbrook on the floor until he fouled out with 1:49 to play in double overtime. But there was another factor, too: If the Clippers were going to replace starting guard Terance Mann in favor of Westbrook, there was urgency to do it sooner than delay the eventual at a time when time is most precious. Clippers score 175 points in home loss RUSSELL WESTBROOK became the first Clipper to record at least 10 assists in his debut since Sam Cassell 18 years ago. Adam Pantozzi NBAE/Getty Images [Clippers, from B12]

Nneka Ogwumike, a former MVP, re-signed with the Sparks as an unrestricted free agent Friday. Ogwumike will return to the franchise for a 12th season, hoping to help the organization rekindle its success after consecutive losing seasons. Ogwumike averaged 18.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.6 steals last season, earning second-team All-WNBA honors and a seventh All-Star appearance. Ogwumike, who also serves as the president of the WNBA players’ union, will join her younger sister Chiney, former Las Vegas Aces forward Dearica Hamby and Azura Stevens in a retooled frontcourt for the Sparks. — Thuc Nhi Nguyen ETC. Schottenheimer Dallas’ new OC Brian Schottenheimer will be the new offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, with the team still planning for coach Mike McCarthy to handle the playcalling duties. Schottenheimer, who served as a consultant to the team last season and was an offensive coordinator with the Seattle Seahawks for three seasons, replaces Kellen Moore, who was hired as the offensive coordinator with the Chargers. The Kansas City Chiefs promoted Matt Nagy to offensive coordinator to replace Eric Bieniemy, giving him the job he held before leaving Andy Reid’s staff for an opportunity as the head coach in Chicago. ... Backup quarterback C.J. Beathard signed a two-year contract extension with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo left late in the first quarter of the Bucks’ game against the Miami Heat after the Bucks said he knocked knees with an opponent. Coach Mike Budenholzer did not have an update after the game. ... Julius Randle equaled a career high with 46 points, and the New York Knicks rallied from a 19-point deficit to beat the Washington Wizards 115-109. ... Klay Thompson scored 42 points and matched his season high with 12 three-pointers, leading the undermanned Golden State Warriors past the Houston Rockets 116-101. Florida Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight is out indefinitely while he receives care from the NHL/ NHLPA player assistance program. ... Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak was suspended for two games for elbowing Buffalo Sabres captain Kyle Okposo in the head. Miami was put on probation for one year after the school and the NCAA said women’s basketball coaches inadvertently helped arrange impermissible contact between a booster and two players who signed with the Hurricanes. It’s the first time the NCAA has announced a penalty related to a name, image and likeness (NIL) deal. Abby Meyers scored 24 points and No. 7 Maryland (24-5, 15-3 Big Ten) finished the regular season on a sixgame winning streak with a 76-74 victory over No. 16 Ohio State (23-6, 12-6) at Columbus, Ohio. ... Souley Boum scored 23 points, Colby Jones had 19 and the two combined on a decisive run early in the second half in leading No. 16 Xavier (21-8, 13-5 Big East) to an 82-60 victory over Seton Hall (16-13, 9-9) at Newark, N.J. Andy Murray saved five match points to beat Jiri Lehecka 6-0, 3-6, 7-6 (6) and advance to the final of the Qatar Open in Doha. Murray will face former No. 1 Daniil Medvedev, who defeated second-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-6 (7). ... Carlos Alcaraz beat Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 7-6 (0) and will take on Nicolas Jarry in the semifinals of the Rio Open. Jarry defeated Sebastian Baez 6-3, 7-6 (3). ... Top-ranked Iga Swiatek improved to 6-0 against Coco Gauff, beating the American teenager 6-4, 6-2 to reach the final at the Dubai Championships. She will face Barbora Krejcikova, a 6-1, 5-7, 6-0 winner over No. 3 Jessica Pegula. France captain Wendie Renard, who is unhappy with the team’s setup, said she would skip the Women’s World Cup this year “to protect her mental health.” ... The union for Major League Soccer players criticized FIFA, its rules-making body and the league for failing to allow trials of temporary substitutes to replace players suspected of sustaining concussions. Olympic ice dancers Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean Luc Baker withdrew from figure skating’s world championships next month at Saitama, Japan, as they continue to prioritize “their healing and mental health.” THE DAY IN SPORTS Sparks will get Ogwumike for a 12th season B10 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023 S LATIMES.COM MEN TODAY Cal State Fullerton at Cal State Bakersfield.....................1 p.m. Cal State Northridge at Long Beach State........................4 p.m. USC at Utah..................................................................................5 p.m. UC Santa Barbara at UC San Diego ....................................7 p.m. UC Irvine at Hawaii....................................................................7 p.m. Loyola Marymount at Pepperdine.......................................7 p.m. WOMEN TODAY Washington at UCLA women ..................................................noon Washington State at USC women..........................................noon SOUTHLAND MEN’S TOP 25 No. 16 Xavier 82, Seton Hall 60 WOMEN’S TOP 25 No. 7 Maryland 76, No. 16 Ohio State 74 No. 15 Villanova 67, Providence 50 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES CITY BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS Friday Boys’ Division III: Garfield 47, Arleta 42 Boys’ Division IV: Sotomayor 56, Huntington Park 50 Girls’ Division II: San Pedro 52, Chatsworth 51 (OT) SOUTHERN SECTION SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS Friday Girls’ Division 2: Hart 1, Harvard-Westlake 0 Girls’ Division 6: Ramona 2, Carter 0 Girls’ Division 7: Magnolia 2, Westminster La Quinta 1 (OT) CITY SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS Friday Boys’ Division II: Sun Valley Poly 2, Carson 2 (Poly wins on penalty kicks, 3-2) Girls’ Division II: South Gate 0, Canoga Park 0 (South Gate wins on penalty kicks, 4-3) Girls’ Division IV: Larchmont 3, North Valley Military 1 PREP SCORES TEMPE, Ariz. — If you look closely at the Angels uniforms this year, starting with Saturday’s Cactus League opener against the Seattle Mariners, you might notice something different. On one sleeve of their jerseys will be a little blue and white patch, with the more visible letters reading “FBM,” for Foundation Building Materials. The Orange Countybased construction materials and products company is the first jersey patch sponsor for the team. This is the first year that MLB teams are allowed to display sponsorships on jerseys and batting helmets. The Angels were the fourth MLB team to announce such a deal. The Boston Red Sox’s deal with MassMutual is valued at $17 million for 10 years and the San Diego Padres’ with Motorola for $9 million for four years, according to Sports Business Journal, which also reported that the Cincinnati Reds’ patch deal with Kroger is valued at $5 million a year. The value of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ multiyear deal with Avnet is not publicly known. The Angels declined to reveal the terms of their three-year deal with FBM. “As it relates to the league and the teams and the players, this is going to provide a tremendous amount of incremental revenue for those entities,” said Jason Miller, senior vice president and head of properties at Excel Sports Management. Excel’s properties division has helped a number of teams across the NBA, MLS, NHL and MLB find uniform sponsors. They helped the Angels line up FBM and advised the Red Sox on their deal. The process of finding and signing a deal with jersey patch partners for teams across sports takes an average of one year, but the Angels’ process took about eight months, Miller said. Excel began searching for potential partner brands for the Angels in April, and an agreement with FBM came toward the end of 2022. The Angels had over 100 interested companies, not just locally, but also from Japan, because of Shohei Ohtani’s presence on the team. Since all jersey patch deals with MLB teams have to have a minimum threeyear commitment, and Ohtani’s status as an Angel isn’t guaranteed after 2023, it made it difficult for many of the Japanese brands to want in, Miller said. The previous potential sale of the team also came into question during the process, but it didn’t deter FBM. The revenue generated from these deals, based on the figures that are known, pale in comparison to the salaries of big stars such as Mike Trout and Ohtani — each of whom is slated to make at least $30 million this season — never mind a team’s payroll. The projected 2023 payroll, according to Cots Baseball Contracts, for the Angels is $222.2 million; the Red Sox, $210.8 million; the Padres, $266.3 million; the Diamondbacks, $119.6 million; and Cincinnati Reds, $96.6 million. But the revenue can help teams cover its payroll, as former New York Mets general manager Steve Phillips explained it. As it relates to signing — or re-signing big stars, such as Ohtani, who many have speculated could command the highest contract in baseball history — it’s important to remember that these deals and the money they bring in should be looked at as a whole. These deals are available for every team to explore to bring in that same incremental revenue. “I do think that it certainly will give teams more money to spend, but it’s not going to separate them from one another,” said Phillips, now an analyst on MLB Network. “Because they’re all going to have that access and ability to generate more revenue with it.” How lucrative the jersey patch industry can be for MLB teams, Miller explained, will also depend on other factors, like a team’s performance, prominence in the market, the size of their media market and star power on the team. The Mets, for example, were looking for deals between $15 million to 20 million, per Sports Business Journal. Jersey ads were part of the collective bargaining agreement the players’ union negotiated with team owners last year. “We talked about it at the meetings, but it wasn’t a huge point of contention,” Jared Walsh, the Angels’ player representative, recalled. “There were other things that were more on that front burner.” Walsh added: “I don’t find the patch too invasive. I think if it kind of got to the point where it was consuming the whole jersey, guys might be a little bit iffy on it.” AS PART OF a three-year deal with Orange County-based Foundation Building Materials, the Angels will wear its patch. The display of sponsors on uniforms was approved in the collective bargaining agreement. Blaine Ohigashi Angels Baseball Angels sporting jersey ads They’re among MLB teams to start wearing sponsorships — with a patch on one sleeve. By Sarah Valenzuela base in the National League Championship Series. His final act — dropping to his knee after whiffing on a pitch in the dirt to end the World Series — seemed fitting. Returning to the Dodgers that offseason was never an option; Seager was under club control for three more years and Justin Turner was entrenched at third base. But what about next offseason? Machado last week confirmed he plans to opt out of his 10-year, $300-million contract after the season. He could be one of the top free agents, headlining the class with Shohei Ohtani, Julio Urías, Blake Snelland Aaron Nola. The Dodgers, meanwhile, will have money to spend. They are slated to have more than $66 million come off the books. Ohtani will undoubtedly be their top target. If they strike out with him, Machado could be the best hitter left on the market. The organization is “split” on entertaining a reunion with Machado, according to a person with knowledge of the team’s thinking who is not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. Machado is said to be open to a return to Los Angeles but that’s expected; eliminating one of the league’s richest teams from the bidding isn’t good business. The Dodgers don’t have an obvious need for him. Max Muncy, who has a player option for 2024, is the Dodgers’ starting third baseman this season. Miguel Vargas, who will play second base in 2023, played third base more than any other position in the minor leagues. The Dodgers could use either player at the position. But Machado resides in another stratosphere. He’s a six-time All-Star. He owns two Gold Gloves. He finished second in the NL MVP race last season — arguably his best offensive campaign — after batting .298 with 32 home runs and an .898 onbase-plus-slugging percentage. He’s been considered one of the sport’s best defenders since becoming a regular a decade ago. He hasn’t missed more than 12 games in a season since 2014. He placed fifth on MLB Network’s player rankings list this week. “Sometimes it looks like he’s not trying because he’s so good at it,” Padres reliever Craig Stammen said. “But if you talk to him and watch how he thinks about the game, you understand how locked in he is every day.” Still in his prime, Machado is poised to become one of the few players to secure two lucrative longterm contracts. Padres owner Peter Seidler hopes it’s in San Diego again. “I really hesitate to talk about hypothetical situations, whether it’s with a free-agent player or one of our own,” Seidler said this week. “I will say: Manny is my top priority.” Machado’s presence in San Diego embodies the organization’s trajectory. He signed with the Padres in 2019 when their uniforms were still a nondescript blue and white, and San Diego was best known for being the Dodgers’ punching bag. The deal was the largest ever for a free agent when he signed but it has fallen to the 11th biggest. He was 26, wealthy, and not ready to lead. “I’ve learned a lot along the way,” Machado said. “People make mistakes. I think the beauty from it is you learn from it and you grow.” Machado highlighted Stammen and former Padre Eric Hosmer as role models in his maturation. Stammen, the Padres’ longesttenured player, said Machado didn’t realize his standing within the club when he arrived. “When you’re a young player in the major leagues, you come up looking up to other guys and you don’t quite know when everyone starts looking at you,” Stammen, 38, said. “When he signed the big contract here, all eyes were on him. Now, he’s definitely become the leader in this clubhouse and the guy we look to. He takes care of us. And he’s a great teammate.” With Machado, the Padres have gone from afterthought to toppling the Dodgers to reach the NLCS. Last summer, they traded for Juan Soto and Josh Hader. This winter, they added Boegarts, Matt Carpenter, Nelson Cruz, Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha. Their payroll is pushing $275 million. With it, they are considered co-favorites with the Dodgers to win their first NL West title since 2006 and have generated so much excitement that they capped season-ticket sales. “I saw the vision from the beginning,” Machado said, “and it’s coming true.” Whether Machado is around to see it through beyond 2023 is unclear. The number of teams interested in him might be limited until Ohtani makes a decision, but the Padres will face competition for his services regardless. Both New York clubs are possible landing spots. Other teams with interest should surface. The Dodgers could end up being one of them if they miss on Ohtani. They’ll have the money. Maturing Machado has a lot to offer MANNY MACHADO, the Padres’ 30-year-old third baseman, has developed into a team leader. Gary Coronado Los Angeles Times [Machado, from B12] staff and wire reports NNEKA OGWUMIKE, who averaged 18.1 points and 6.6 rebounds last season, signed a one-year deal. Kamil Krzaczynski Associated Press

LATIMES.COM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023 B11 SAT SUN MON TUE WED 25 26 27 28 1 LAKERS at Dallas 12:30 Ch. 7 at Memphis 4:30 SpecSN, TNT at Okla. City 5 SpecSN CLIPPERS at Denver 7 BSSC, ESPN MINN. 7 BSSC, TNT KINGS at N.Y. Rangers 2 BSW at Winnipeg 5 BSW DUCKS at Carolina 4 BSSC CHICAGO 7 BSSC WASH. 7 BSSC GALAXY NEXT: MARCH 4 AT DALLAS, 5:30, APPLE TV LAFC NEXT: MARCH 4 VS. PORTLAND, 1:30, APPLE TV DODGERS: Today at Milwaukee (Phoenix), noon, SNLA* ANGELS: Today at Seattle (Peoria), noon* Shade denotes home game. *Spring training in Arizona PRO CALENDAR TIME EVENT ON THE AIR AUTO RACING 5:30 a.m. FIA Formula E Racing TV: CBSSN 9 a.m. NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Production Alliance Group 300, qualifying TV: FS1 11 a.m. NASCAR, Cup Series, Palo Casino 400, qualifying TV: FS1 2 p.m. NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Production Alliance Group 300 TV: FS1 BASEBALL: SPRING EXHIBITIONS 10 a.m. Boston vs. Atlanta at North Port TV: MLB Noon Dodgers vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix TV: SNLA BASKETBALL 5 p.m. G League, Iowa at South Bay Lakers TV: SpecSN 5:30 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia TV: 7 BOXING 6 p.m. Junior-welterweights, Subriel Matias vs. Jeremias Ponce TV: Showtime COLLEGE BASKETBALL 9 a.m. Connecticut at St. John’s TV: 2 9 a.m. Creighton at Villanova TV: 11 9 a.m. Michigan State at Iowa TV: ESPN 9 a.m. Texas Christian at Texas Tech TV: ESPN2 9 a.m. Clemson at North Carolina State TV: BSSC 9 a.m. Stony Brook at College of Charleston TV: CBSSN 9 a.m. Oklahoma at Iowa State TV: ESPNU 10:30 a.m. Women, Southern at Bethune-Cookman TV: 9 11 a.m. Arizona State at Arizona TV: 2 11 a.m. Women, Connecticut at DePaul TV: 11 11 a.m. Texas at Baylor TV: ESPN 11 a.m. Arkansas at Alabama TV: ESPN2 11 a.m. Louisville at Georgia Tech TV: BSSC 11 a.m. Furman at Samford TV: CBSSN 11 a.m. Kansas State at Oklahoma State TV: ESPNU 11 a.m. Women, Stanford at Utah TV: Pac-12 11:30 a.m. Rhode Island at Fordham TV: USA 1 p.m. Auburn at Kentucky TV: 2 1 p.m. Southern at Bethune-Cookman TV: 9 1 p.m. West Virginia at Kansas TV: ESPN 1 p.m. Florida State at Miami TV: ESPN2 1 p.m. Cal State Fullerton at Cal State Bakersfield TV: SpecSN 1 p.m. Colgate at Navy TV: CBSSN 1 p.m. CIAA women’s tournament, championship, Elizabeth City State vs. Shaw TV: ESPNU 1 p.m. Women, Washington at UCLA TV: Pac-12, Pac-12LA 2 p.m. Washington State at California TV: Pac-12 3 p.m. Virginia at North Carolina TV: ESPN 3 p.m. Florida at Vanderbilt TV: ESPN2 3 p.m. Loyola Chicago at St. Louis TV: CBSSN 3 p.m. George Mason at Dayton TV: ESPNU 4:30 p.m. DePaul at Marquette TV: FS1 4:30 p.m. Indiana at Purdue TV: 11 5 p.m. Virginia Tech at Duke TV: ESPN 5 p.m. Houston at East Carolina TV: ESPN2 5 p.m. Alabama Birmingham at Western Kentucky TV: CBSSN 5 p.m. USC at Utah TV: ESPNU R: 790 6:30 p.m. Women, Colorado State at Wyoming TV: FS1 7 p.m. Saint Mary’s at Gonzaga TV: ESPN 7 p.m. UC Irvine at Hawaii TV: ESPN2 R: 830 7 p.m. San Diego State at New Mexico TV: CBSSN R: 760 7 p.m. San Francisco at Brigham Young TV: ESPNU 7 p.m. Oregon State at Oregon TV: Pac-12 7:30 p.m. Loyola Marymount at Pepperdine TV: BSSC R: 88.9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 1 p.m. HBCU Legacy Bowl TV: NFL COLLEGE SWIMMING AND DIVING 6 p.m. Pac-12 Women’s Championships TV: Pac-12LA GOLF 10 a.m. LIV Tour, Mayakoba Tournament, Day 2 TV: 5 10 a.m. The Honda Classic, third round TV: Golf Noon The Honda Classic, third round TV: 4 7:30 p.m. Honda LPGA Thailand, final round TV: Golf GYMNASTICS 10 a.m. Winter Cup TV: 4 HOCKEY 10 a.m. New York Rangers at Washington TV: 7 12:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. Louis TV: 7 4 p.m. Ducks at Carolina TV: BSSC R: Ducks Stream 4 p.m. Ottawa at Montreal TV: NHL MIXED MARTIAL ARTS 1 p.m. Bellator 291: welterweights, Yaroslav Amosov vs. Logan Storley TV: Showtime PREP BASKETBALL 6 p.m. CIF Open Division girls’ championship, Etiwanda vs. Sierra Canyon TV: BSW 8 p.m. CIF Open Division boys’ championship, Centennial vs. St. John Bosco TV: BSW PRO FOOTBALL 4 p.m. XFL, Vegas at D.C. TV: ESPND RUGBY 1 p.m. World Seven Series, Los Angeles TV: CNBC SOCCER 7 a.m. England, Southampton at Leeds TV: USA 7:15 a.m. Spain, Rayo Vallecano at Real Cadiz TV: ESPND 8 a.m. France, Lyon at Angers TV: beIN1, beINes 9:15 a.m. Spain, Atletico de Madrid at Real Madrid TV: ESPND 9:30 a.m. England, Manchester City at Bournemouth TV: USA Noon France, Lens at Montpellier TV: beIN1, beINes Noon Spain, Real Sociedad at Valencia TV: ESPND 1:30 p.m. MLS, N.Y. City FC at Nashville SC TV: 11, FOXD TENNIS Noon ATP Rio de Janeiro tournament, semifinals TV: Tennis 5 a.m (Sun.) ATP Marseille tournament, finals TV: Tennis TODAY ON THE AIR On Friday morning, MLS announced Saturday’s season opener between the Galaxy and LAFC at the Rose Bowl had been postponed because of the possibility of severe weather. About five hours later, the teams announced a new date for the game: July 4. Tickets purchased for Saturday’s game will be honored for the rescheduled match. With forecasts calling for heavy rain, thunderstorms and the possibility of flooding and lightning that could require players and spectators to shelter in place, MLS officials decided it was unwise to hold the game, which was expected to draw close to 80,000 fans. But scheduling the game at the Rose Bowl was something of “a Rubik’s Cube,” said Jens Weiden, the stadium’s chief executive, because of the team’s crowded schedule. The solution? The Galaxy moved their traditional July 4 home game from Dignity Health Sports Park and changed opponents from St. Louis City to LAFC. Kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m. The St. Louis City match will be played in Carson on Sept. 10. Weather concerns also led the league to postpone Sporting Kansas City’s season opener in Portland. That game, originally scheduled for Saturday, will be played Monday night. “Calendars aren’t simple. But there’s no more important sport for us than soccer, so we’ve opened up pretty much our entire calendar to the Galaxy on this one because they were the home team,” Weiden had said before the makeup date was announced. More than 70,000 tickets to Saturday’s scheduled match had been distributed by midweek and Weiden said, because a near sellout was expected, playing the game on a weekday was not ideal. But playing on a holiday was an acceptable compromise. “When you have a match that’s pretty much, if not sold out already, that shows that people want to come here and want to come see it,” he said. “It is the best matchup in MLS.” The Galaxy now will open their regular season March 4 on the road against FC Dallas, and LAFC, the reigning MLS champion, will play its first game on the same date at BMO Stadium, hosting the Portland Timbers. Saturday’s game was to be the marquee matchup of opening weekend, the first with Apple TV as the league’s broadcast partner. The company paid $2.5 billion to stream the league’s games the next 10 seasons. Galaxy-LAFC postponed Weather forecast forces MLS opener at Rose Bowl to be rescheduled to July 4. By Kevin Baxter applies for this year because it is a different group.” That new group was scheduled to open the new season Saturday, facing the Galaxy at the Rose Bowl in a game that likely would have broken the MLS singlegame attendance record of 74,479. On Friday, that game was postponed by the threat of severe weather. When LAFC finally does begin its season, it will do so with a lot of familiar faces. Nine of the 11 starters from November’s MLS Cup final are back, with forward Cristian Arango, the team’s leading scorer the last two seasons, the most notable absence. That continuity already makes a step forward, said John Thorrington, the team’s general manager and co-president, since LAFC started last season with a first-year coach, a new staff and nine new players. “The easy comparison is to talk about the team that stepped off the field as a champion and not think about where we were a year ago. And that’s actually the relevant comparison — where we were at the beginning of last season,” he said. “Last year, our tactical approach was more one of ‘Let’s see how the new coach [and] the new players settle in.’ “Where we are with the benefit of an additional year with some of our players, with the guys we added last summer, having them a full preseason with a coach and a staff that now has had a year of work with the players … we feel very good about the group that we have going into [the opener].” Although Arango, transferred to Mexico’s Pachuca earlier this month as a casualty of the strict MLS salary cap, has left big boots to fill up front, LAFC will have a full season with designated player Denis Bouanga, who arrived from Saint-Etienne last summer to score the goal that clinched the Supporters’ Shield, then added two more in the playoffs. Behind him, Thorrington has added 20-year-old Croatian forward Stipe Biuk, who was signed under the league’s U-22 initiative. The returning midfield of Kellyn Acosta, José Cifuentes and Ilie Sánchez may be the strongest in MLS while the addition of USMNT defender Aaron Long, the re-signing of Ryan Hollingshead and a full season from ageless veteran Giorgio Chiellini — all of whom have played multiple positions during their professional careers — give LAFC a versatile backline. LAFC may even have improved at goalkeeper, a position of concern entering the winter after starter Maxime Crepeau broke his leg late in the MLS Cup. John McCarthy, who took over for Crepeau and made two saves in the penalty shootout to clinch the MLS Cup, will open as the starter backed by Eldin Jakupovic, who played six seasons in the English Premier League. The added versatility will be critical because with an extended playoff format, the addition of the monthlong Leagues Cup tournament and the U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League, LAFC could play more than 60 games in about 42 weeks if they make deep runs in all four competitions. “It’s going to become a matter of balancing priorities,” Thorrington said. “We want to win everything that we’re in but sometimes logic and reason must prevail. Given what happened with player contracts and where we were, I don’t think we have the depth that we had at the end of last year. So if you don’t have the squad depth, in terms of the number of players, you have to address it through versatility.” Still the key performer for LAFC may once again be Cherundolo, the coach. Cherundolo, who won a record 21 regular-season games in his debut, had a Midas touch, with virtually every halftime adjustment. Including the playoffs, LAFC outscored opponents 51-18 in the second half and 17 of the team’s 75 goals came from substitutes. Only one MLS team in the last 24 years has gotten more offensive production from its bench. Yet none of that will mean anything when LAFC lines up against the Galaxy to start the new season. “There’s a reason why every season, the standings start at zero,” Cherundolo said. “We are in a different league and different rules and regulations than the rest of the world. “Honestly, it has zero bearing on this season for us,” he continued of the championship. “For me, I’ve already forgotten it.” Reigning champions eye repeat ILIE SÁNCHEZ, right, with goalie John McCarthy in the Cup final last year, is part of a returning midfield for LAFC that may be the strongest in MLS. Wally Skalij Los Angeles Times [LAFC, from B12] league history. “Teams are built different ways in MLS,” Vanney said. “Some are built to take the long haul and lots of competitions. Others are built just to try to win a championship — you know, for the playoffs. “It’s a new wrinkle inside of the league and ultimately I think everybody will prioritize getting in the playoffs and having a chance to win the championship. Because that’s the traditional way.” The Galaxy followed that traditional path last season but came up short, squeezing into the postseason by losing only once in their last 11 regular-season games, then winning only once in the playoffs. That mindset hasn’t changed despite the added competitions. “Right now we are focusing on league,” Vanney said. “As we continue to build out the roster and move toward the different events, we will play to set ourselves up to try to win a championship in each one of them. But we’ll try to be intelligent about the minutes that we are exposing players to.” Squad management will be of massive importance for a team that begins the season with little depth. Vanney, who is also the Galaxy’s sporting director, added only four players during the offseason — two in the last week — while seeing 11 depart. Among those who left were starting wingers Kévin Cabral, who was traded, and Samuel Grandsir, who chose to return to France for personal reasons, and right back Julian Araujo, who joined Barcelona on a transfer last week. The Galaxy are close to landing Lucas Calegari, a 20-year Brazilian from Fluminense, as Araujo’s replacement and are rumored to be nearing a deal with former Real Madrid midfielder Isco, who is a free agent. The Galaxy are facing a deadline to get everything done because they’ll have little room to maneuver after the primary transfer window closes in April. Last summer, Vanney added midfielders Riqui Puig and Gastón Brugman and defender Martín Cáceres, and they fueled the team’s late playoff drive. But the Galaxy are prohibited from registering a player who requires an international transfer certificate this summer, punishment for violating the MLS salary budget rules in the signing of Argentine forward Cristian Pavón in 2019. The team’s thin depth could be tested early since Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, the Galaxy’s leading scorer the last two seasons, has been hobbled by a tender hamstring during the preseason. “Every game and all points matter,” said Vanney, who led the team to winning records and one playoff berth the last two seasons, the only Galaxy coach to do that since Bruce Arena left in 2016. “Every game is going to be an important game because it does sometimes come down to the wire as to who’s in and who’s out.” Behind Hernández, the Galaxy have Dejan Joveljic, who scored 11 goals despite playing only 983 minutes last season. Newly signed Tyler Boyd, a former national team player, will play on one wing with either Efrain Alvarez or newly acquired Memo Rodríguez on the other side; designated player Douglas Costa played sparingly during the preseason, leaving his role with the team uncertain. The midfield of Brugman, Puig and Mark Delgado might be the strongest part of the team while the back line is stout in the middle, with Jalen Neal, Cáceres and Sega Coulibaly, but weak on the outside until Calegari arrives. Jonathan Bond will back for his third season in goal; he conceded at least 50 scores in each of his first two campaigns. Galaxy look to build on last season DEJAN JOVELJIC usually came on late in games for the Galaxy, but he managed to score 11 goals in 2022. Michael Wyke Associated Press [Galaxy, from B12]

S ATURDAY , FEBRUARY 25 , 2023 SPORTS :: L ATIMES.COM/SPORTS DD B12 Manny Machado’s locker in the San Diego Padres’ spring training clubhouse is prime real estate: at the main entrance, next to the 3- foot tall speaker pumping the music into the room. Friday morning, hours before their Cactus League opener, it was tuned to laidback oldies. Teammates greeted Machado as they walked by his space. Ha-Seong Kim gave him a hug. Xander Boegarts extended a hand. Machado switched between English and Spanish, depending on the teammate. He was lively. He was vibing. The 2023 Padres are perhaps the most talented — and definitely the most expensive — team in franchise history. The roster brims with stars acquired via trade and free agency over the last four years. Thick World Series expectations hover for the small-market entity punching above its weight. In the middle of the galaxy is Machado, the ubertalented third baseman who has evolved into the club’s unquestioned leader — a role he acknowledged he’s had to grow into since arriving after a rent-a-player stint with the Dodgers. “It’s about being yourself,” he said. “I think being free, just opening up a little bit.” Machado, 30, wasn’t that person in his four months with the Dodgers in 2018. Los Angeles acquired him at the trade deadline from the Baltimore Orioles to play shortstop for the injured Corey Seager. He helped them reach the World Series for the second straight year. But Machado was far from a fan favorite. He was lambasted for his effort and fueled the criticism when he told Sports Illustrated he wasn’t “Johnny Hustle.” He prompted a benches-clearing kerfuffle when he kicked Jesús Aguilar’s foot at first Manny plans to be on menu again Machado had rocky stay in L.A. but could be in play for team if it misses on Ohtani. By Jorge Castillo [See Machado, B10] It was hailing outside Crypto.com Arena on Thursday, nasty pellets pouring from the sky, pounding the pavement in tiny countless explosions. Inside, the Lakers were louder. It was bone chilly outside Cyrpto.com Arena, fans huddled in scarves and ski caps as if they were attending a mid-February basketball game in the frigid Midwest. Inside, the Lakers reminded them that this is still Hollywood. LeBron James throwing down a massive alley-oop dunk from Dennis Schroder. Malik Beasley swishing a three-pointer after a blocked shot by Anthony Davis. Jarred Vanderbilt muscling in a dunk off a bounce pass from Davis. Austin Reaves sprinting to a breakaway two-handed dunk. Twice. In the same game. Later, after he came back to earth, Reaves grinned. “The energy around the group is at an all-time high,” he said. A new energy. A new attitude. A new hope. Twenty-two games remaining, and this left-for-dead team suddenly looks like a playoff team. Twenty-two games remaining, and it feels like the season is just getting started. Taking their first steps Thursday in this final sprint toward spring, the Lakers ran all over the short-handed Golden State Warriors in a way that made one think they might have made the ultimate transaction at last week’s deadline. They didn’t just trade players, they traded a culture. The most compelling number wasn’t the huge margin in a 124-111 victory over a team without Steph Curry or Andrew Wiggins. More vivid digits were found elsewhere in a Lakers squad that suddenly feels balanced, plays focused and exudes joy. “All we want to do is go out and have fun,” Davis said. They won by 13, yet James and Davis combined for just eight baskets. They played hard for 21⁄2 hours, yet neither James nor Davis was on the court for more than 26 minutes. They shared the ball, shared the glory. A dozen players scored, yet Lakers now built for playoffs Trades transform culture, revitalize this once-listless team BILL PLASCHKE [See Plaschke, B9] White AirPods in his ears, his gaze locked onto the Sacramento highlights playing on a locker-room television, Russell Westbrook bobbed his head Friday night at a locker a few feet down the Crypto.com Arena hallway from his old one. Situated within new digs and a new offense and surrounded by new teammates, the former Laker and newest Clipper prepared for his first opportunity to show a new side: One in which the former most valuable player could quell his most damaging traits, emphasize his most useful, all while raising the Clippers’ potential. What followed was the second-highest scoring game in NBA history, a 176- 175 fever dream of points and pace displaying one improbable Sacramento Kings win, two overtimes, defense that wouldn’t have looked out of place in Sunday’s All-Star Game, Kawhi Leonard’s entire offensive arsenal en route to a season-high 44 points and the full Westbrook experience — his imprint left all over the debut of his fifth team in five seasons in ways that ran the spectrum from positive to puzzling. This was no minor stage on which to debut a new starter in Westbrook. The Kings (34-25) remain third in the West, one spot ahead of the Clippers (33-29), but they are now separated by 2 1⁄2 games. Sacramento leads the season series 2-1, with their final matchup next week. Westbrook cut into the lane with his drives, drawing a foul on his first foray into the paint. Just as important was what he cut out — the pull-up jump shots that rarely fell during his seasonand-a-half in purple and gold. He tried setting screens, so often a rarity of his game, even if they led to a pair of illegal defense calls, and pushed the ball upcourt when given a sliver of room. Westbrook closed a breakneck first half with a lefthanded finger-roll layup, then his drive in transition created enough room to dump off a pass to Norman Powell, whose three-pointer set a Clippers season high [See Clippers, B9] Loss nearly tops buckets list Clippers fall to Kings in the second-highest scoring game while Westbrook debuts. By Andrew Greif KAWHI LEONARD displayed his offensive arsenal on a season-high 44-point night, but the Clippers fell in a game that ranks only behind Detroit’s 186-184 triple-overtime win over Denver in 1983 in NBA history. Mark J. Terrill Associated Press LAFC won everything there was to win in MLS last season, finishing with the best regular-season record to claim the Supporters’ Shield, then beating Philadelphia in an epic final to capture its first MLS Cup. That leaves the team with just one possible goal for this season: Do it all over again. “The objective is to win. The objective is to be champion, get the most points possible,” captain Carlos Vela said in Spanish. “When you win one, you feel how cool it is to win a championship,” he continued. “You want to win more. So we are preparing for that.” LAFC is just the second team since 2011 to win the MLS Cup and Supporters’ Shield in the same season. No club has won both in consecutive years. But LAFC coach Steve Cherundolo said his championship team has improved since last fall. “We are getting better,” he said. “Our training is getting better. We are refining our model, our scouting department, management. We are aligned with our academy. So a lot of ways we are improving. “You have to define success. Success last season for us was maximizing the potential of the group, and we did that. The same goal LAFC can pour it on with new measuring Cup CARLOS VELA, lifting the MLS Cup, is a big part of an LAFC core that is hungry to keep the reign going. Wally Skalij Los Angeles Times Bar is set as defending champions eye repeat with versatile players for grueling schedule. KEVIN BAXTER ON SOCCER [See LAFC, B11] The Galaxy were scheduled to kick off their 28th MLS season Saturday, a fact the league acknowledged a few days earlier by telling the team what it will be playing for. For the third time in six seasons, MLS has altered its playoff format, this time expanding the field to include 18 of the league’s 29 teams. Among major U.S. professional leagues, only the NBA is more generous with its postseason invitations. Saturday’s game at the Rose Bowl has been postponed by the threat of flooding and lightning, but once the season does start, the Galaxy will be pointing toward a playoff tournament that will begin with a wild-card game between the eighth and ninth seeds in each conference, followed by a best-of-three first-round series. The winners will play single-elimination games the rest of the way, meaning wild-card teams that reach the MLS Cup final could play as many as seven playoff games. Add in the 34- game regular season, the new monthlong Leagues Cup with Mexico’s Liga MX and the U.S. Open Cup, and MLS teams might play as often as 54 times in about 42 weeks. For Galaxy coach Greg Vanney, that makes this the most challenging season in Galaxy embrace challenges with revamped roster Team had 11 players depart in offseason and continues to look for best fits on field. KEVIN BAXTER ON SOCCER [See Galaxy, B11] Winter storm postpones El Tráfico MLS opener between defending champion LAFC and the Galaxy at Rose Bowl is rescheduled for July 4. B11 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER :: OPENING WEEKEND SACRAMENTO 176 , CLIPPERS 175 (2OT)

HOT PRO SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2023 ADVERTISING 946 Rivas Canyon Rd. - Nick Segal and Jane Dorian / Carolwood Estates 10901 Chalon Rd. | Los Angeles - Christina Collins / Hilton & Hyland D. Parnes, J. Harris & M. Navarro, The Agency

OPER WESTSIDE :: CENTRAL :: SOUTHBAY LATIMES.COM/HOTPROPERTY TY SUPPLEMENT OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2/26 (2-4 P.M.) - Lauren Forbes / Compass TRANQUIL ARTIST’S RETREAT - Jonah Shenson / Sotheby’s International Realty See pages 2 and 3 for more information on these properties

J2 H O T P R O P E R T Y L O S A N G E L E S T I M E S S A T U R D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 W S C E B2B PUBLISHING HOT PROPERTY This advertising supplement is produced by the LA Times B2B Publishing team. This did not involve the editorial staff of the LA Times. Location: 10901 Chalon Rd., Los Angeles 90077 Asking Price: $18,995,000 Year Built: 2023 Living Area: 9,000+/- square feet, 6 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms The Details Location: 3000 The Strand, Manhattan Beach 90266 Asking Price: $13,499,000 Year Built: 1996 Living Area: 3,949 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms The Details

10901 CHALON RD. LOS ANGELES Hilton & Hyland Located on almost an acre in prime Bel Air, this beautifully curated and newly constructed estate showcases the finest contemporary architecture, bespoke interiors by Michael Medeiros Design, natural finishes, and tranquil outdoor entertaining spaces for a truly unparalleled, luxury living experience. This gated view estate overlooks Bel Air and canyon vistas. Located near well-acclaimed schools with easy access to Westside leisure and Beverly Hills’ top-rated restaurants, shopping and nightlife – a serene escape. Christina Collins 310.343.3456 | [email protected] DRE# 01998280 David Parnes, DRE# 01905862 & James Harris, DRE# 1909801 310.894.3435 | [email protected] The Agency Monique Navarro (310) 951-1415 | [email protected] The Agency DRE#: 01978781 Features: Oak wood; natural honed stone; floor-to-ceiling marble fireplace; built-in-bar; walk-in wine closet; marble-clad center island; breakfast nook; prep kitchen; en-suite bathroom with dual vanities; rooftop terraces; outdoor patios on all floors; wellness suite; elevator; expansive backyard OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2/26 (2-4 P.M.) Compass Nestled on a coveted south-facing corner lot along the Manhattan Beach Strand north of the pier, this custom-built Cape Cod home exudes sophistication and brilliance. A stone’s throw from the sand, yet crafted for complete privacy, it strikes the perfect balance between tranquility and grand-scale entertaining. Spanning approximately 3,949 square feet, the interior is suffused with natural light from an abundance of large south and west-facing windows. Expansive outdoor decks on each level offer coveted and usable space for al fresco living. Lauren Forbes 310.901.8512 [email protected] laurenforbesgroup.com DRE# 01295248 Features: Multiple outdoor living spaces, wet bar, 20+ Foot ceilings in living room, fireplace, gourmet kitchen with custom cabinetry, built in BBQ, outdoor speakers, six-person sauna, wine room, indoor/ outdoor spa, office/den, his and hers bathrooms and closets, five-car garage and three car parking outside

Location: 6101 Shirley Avenue, Tarzana 91356 Asking price: $1,799,000 Year built: 1962 Living area: 1,786 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms The Details Location: 946 Rivas Canyon Rd., Pacific Palisades 90272 Asking Price: $12,900,000 Year Built: 1957 Living Area: 6,023 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms The Details

J3 H O T P R O P E R T Y L O S A N G E L E S T I M E S S A T U R D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 W S C E B2B PUBLISHING HOT PROPERTY This advertising supplement is produced by the LA Times B2B Publishing team. This did not involve the editorial staff of the LA Times. TRANQUIL ARTIST’S RETREAT Sotheby’s International Realty First time on the market in almost 40 years. Welcome home to 6101 Shirley Avenue, located in the highly sought-after Melody Acres neighborhood. Situated at the end of a long, privately gated driveway on approximately 2/3 of an acre, this charming single-story has it all. The remodeled chef’s kitchen with quartz countertops and stainless-steel appliances opens onto the family room, where you can enjoy your family and friends while cooking. Whether you’re an equestrian looking for prime horse property, looking to build an ADU or even rebuild, the endless possibilities make this the perfect property. Additional upgrades include newer roof, dual pane windows, recessed lighting and updated electrical. Jonah Shenson 818.621.3987 [email protected] jonahshenson.com DRE#: 01963119 Features: The master suite has beautiful French doors, which lead out to the pool and the grounds beyond. Walk out back and enjoy the spacious and ultra-private entertainer’s backyard with a fire pit and ample patio space for al fresco dining. 946 RIVAS CANYON RD. Carolwood Estates Architect Thornton M. Abell’s 1957 MidCentury open-air concept is quintessential Post and Beam architecture. Located in the tranquility of Rivas Canyon on an approximate acre and set behind gates for enhanced privacy, the owner contracted designer Stacy Jacobson and Bret Thoeny of BOTO DesignArchitects to expand the home with a seamless addition that pays tribute to the integrity of Abell’s original design. Folding walls of floor-to-ceiling windows create optimal Southern Californian, indoor/ outdoor living. The gourmet kitchen is a chef’s delight, outfitted by German design group, Bulthaup. Each of the four en-suite bedrooms are comfortable and tastefully appointed. Nick Segal 310.623.3600 [email protected] DRE#: 01013548 Jane Dorian 310.922.6464 [email protected] DRE#: 01320230 Features: The residence offers a full gym, private screening room and an additional office that also serves as an intimate and cozy sitting area to relax and unwind.

J4 H O T P R O P E R T Y L O S A N G E L E S T I M E S S A T U R D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 W S C E B2B PUBLISHING CHRIS CORTAZZO 310.457.3995 [email protected] DRE 01190363 22407 CARBON MESA ROAD $13,500,000 | 5 Bed | 5 Bath 22040 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY $34,500,000 | 5 Bed | 6 Bath 21424 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY $11,750,000 | 3 Bed | 4 Bath 31240 BROAD BEACH ROAD $16,000,000 | 4 Bed | 5 Bath 28034 SEA LANE DRIVE $55,000,000 | 3 Bed | 4 Bath 30718 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY $20,000,000 | 5 Bed | 5 Bath 6238 BONSALL DRIVE $25,00,000 | 8 Bed | 9 Bath 24300 MALIBU ROAD $34,500,000 | 4 Bed | 5 Bath 23816 MALIBU ROAD $39,995,000 | 6 Bed | 6 Bath 499 HALVERN DRIVE | LOS ANGELES $26,000,000 | 8 Bed | 16 Bath

32453 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY $11,500,000 | 7 Bed | 11 Bath 23826 MALIBU ROAD $36,995,000 | 5 Bed | 6 Bath 0 TRANCAS ROAD $30,000,000 | Approx. 24.88 Acres 7052 DUME DRIVE $20,950,000 | 6 Bed | 8 Bath 31630 SEA LEVEL DRIVE $14,995,000 | 4 Bed | 6 Bath 32232 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY $14,995,000 | Approx. 2.216 Acres 7015 GRASSWOOD AVENUE $10,995,000 | 5 Bed | 7 Bath 28837 SELFRIDGE DRIVE $23,995,000 | 5 Bed | 8 Bath 28980 CLIFFSIDE DRIVE $32,500,000 | 6 Bed | 5 Bath 23917 MALIBU ROAD $35,000,000 | 5 Bed | 10 Bath

Compass is a licensed real estate broker (01991628) in the State of California and abides by Equ herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed price, condition, sale, or withdraw without notice. No statement is made as to accuracy of any d approximate. Exact dimensions can be obtained by retaining the services of an architect or eng listed. 33740 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY $275,000/month | 6 Bed | 8 Bath 6445 LATIGO CANYON ROAD $2,450,000 | Approx. 5.196 Acres 3465 ENCINAL CANYON ROAD $1,575,000 | Approx. 5.792 Acres 33332 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY $8,995,000 | 3 Bed | 4 Bath 139 6135 CAVALLERI ROAD $5,995,000 | 4 Bed | 5 Bath 22368 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY $250,000/month | 9 Bed | 14 Bath 440 ENCINAL CANYON ROAD $6,450,000 | Approx. 30.172 Acres | Rendering 6702 WILDLIFE ROAD $10,000,000 | 5 Bed | 5 Bath 30962 BROAD BEACH ROAD Winter Rate: $100,000/month, Summer Rate: $200,000/month 7 Bed | 7 Bath 23826 MALIBU ROAD $100,000/month | 5 Bed | 6 Bath

ual Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented d reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in description. All measurements and square footages are gineer. This is not intended to solicit properties already 23402 MALIBU COLONY ROAD $250,000/month | 6 Bed | 7 Bath 6672 ZUMIREZ DRIVE $6,995,000 | Approx. 1.18 Acres | Rendering SOUTH FOOSE ROAD $950,000 | Approx. 5.05 Acres 30099 HARVESTER ROAD $3,495,000 | Approx. 0.414 Acres | Rendering 96 ANDERSON LANE | SANTA BARBARA $8,700,000 | Approx. 17.36 Acres 21 PARADISE COVE ROAD $1,100,000 | 1 Bed | 2 Bath 20413 ROCA CHICA DRIVE $3,695,000 | 4 Bed | 4 Bath 499 HALVERN DRIVE | LOS ANGELES $155,000/month | 8 Bed | 16 Bath 28926 CLIFFSIDE DRIVE $85,000/month | 4 Bed | 5 Bath 32852 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY $100,000/month | 4 Bed | 4 Bath J5 H O T P R O P E R T Y L O S A N G E L E S T I M E S S A T U R D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 W S C E B2B PUBLISHING

J6 H O T P R O P E R T Y L O S A N G E L E S T I M E S S A T U R D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 W S C E B2B PUBLISHING CHRIS CORTAZZO 310.457.3995 [email protected] DRE 01190363 27348 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY $85,000/month | 4 Bed | 4 Bath 28899 CLIFFSIDE DRIVE $60,000/month | 6 Bed | 5 Bath 31646 SEA LEVEL DRIVE $50,000/month | 4 Bed | 4 Bath 26901 SEA VISTA DRIVE $68,000/month | 6 Bed | 9 Bath 27082 MALIBU COVE COLONY DRIV $49,900/month | 4 Bed | 5 Bath 5868 ZUMIREZ DRIVE $74,000/month | 5 Bed | 8 Bath 4908 BUNNIE LANE $40,000/month | 5 Bed | 5 Bath 32554 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY $85,000/month | 4 Bed | 5 Bath 7157 BIRDVIEW AVENUE $40,000/month | 3 Bed | 4 Bath 24314 MALIBU ROAD $60,000/month | 4 Bed | 5 Bath

23901 MALIBU KNOLLS ROAD $40,000/month | 4 Bed | 4 Bath 31952 1/2 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY $45,000/month | 4 Bed | 3 Bath 23614 MALIBU COLONY ROAD $75,000/month | 5 Bed | 5 Bath 24230 MALIBU ROAD $49,900/month | 3 Bed | 4 Bath 3000 DECKER CANYON ROAD $40,000/month | 5 Bed | 6 Bath VE 29122 CLIFFSIDE DRIVE $65,000/month | 2 Bed | 3 Bath 30718 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY $75,000/month | 5 Bed | 5 Bath 32453 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY $60,000/month | 7 Bed | 11 Bath 27445 WINDING WAY $60,000/month | 6 Bed | 8 Bath 23018 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY $65,000/month | 4 Bed | 5 Bath

Compass is a licensed real estate broker (01991628) in the State of California and abides by Equal intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable bu sale, or withdraw without notice. No statement is made as to accuracy of any description. All mea dimensions can be obtained by retaining the services of an architect or engineer. This is not intend Disco chrisco 18100 WAKECREST DRIVE $12,000/month | 3 Bed | 3 Bath 24216 MALIBU ROAD $18,750/month | 3 Bed | 2 Bath 28873 BONIFACE DRIVE $30,000/month | 4 Bed | 3 Bath 2 27727 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY $35,000/month | 4 Bed | 4 Bath 28943 GRAYFOX $16,995/month | 4 Be

Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein is ut is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, asurements and square footages are approximate. Exact ded to solicit properties already listed. over the Malibu lifestyle. ortazzo.com 33461 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY $12,000/month | 3 Bed | 2 Bath 6750 FERNHILL DRIVE $29,500/month | 4 Bed | 3 Bath 27400 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY #105 $22,500/month | 3 Bed | 3 Bath 28711 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY #22 $6,900/month | 2 Bed | 2 Bath STREET ed | 3 Bath J7 H O T P R O P E R T Y L O S A N G E L E S T I M E S S A T U R D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 W S C E B2B PUBLISHING

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325 GEORGINA AVE, SANTA MONICA $8,995,000 | 5 BD | 5 BA | 20,899 SF LOT rial presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, d square footages are approximate. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or John Hathorn [email protected] 310.924.4014 DRE 00960182 Loraine Silver [email protected] 310.261.1595 DRE 00800114 s Pence ealty.com 3.9238 670728 OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY 1-4PM SUNDAY 1-4PM WHO YOU WORK WITH MATTERS 201 S. ANITA AVE, BRENTWOOD $3,395,000 | 3 BD 4 BA | GUEST HOUSE

Estancias at South Canyon 466 BELLA CARA WAY, PALM SPRINGS 4 Beds, includes separate caista 4 Full + 1 Half Bath 5,198 Sq Ft | 0.81 Acre Lot $3,595,000 | Furnished compass.com Compass is a real estate broker licensed by the State of California and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. Lice and is compiled from sources deemed reliable but has not been verified. Changes in price, condition, sale or withdrawa measurements and square footages are approximate.

J9 H O T P R O P E R T Y L O S A N G E L E S T I M E S S A T U R D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 W S C E B 2B PUBLISHING ense Number 01991628. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only al may be made without notice. No statement is made as to accuracy of any description. All Valery Neuman Founding Partner 760.861.1176 [email protected] valeryneuman.com DRE 01138184

J10 H O T P R O P E R T Y L O S A N G E L E S T I M E S S A T U R D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 W S C E B2B PUBLISHING $1,995,000 | 5 Bed | 3 Bath | 2 ,174 SF PRIMARY RESIDENCE AND GUEST HOUSE — Saturday, February 25th and Sunday, February 26th 1:00 CHARLES L. BLACK III 310.800.6385 [email protected] DRE 01966436 Compass is a real estate broker licensed by t is intended for informational purposes only a made without notice. No statement is made a sale this is not a solicitation. West Los Angeles 1543 S Saltair Ave

0 - 4:00 PM the State of California and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. License Number 01991628. All material presented herein nd is compiled from sources deemed reliable but has not been verified. Changes in price, condition, sale or withdrawal may be as to accuracy of any description. All measurements and square footage are approximate. If your property is currently listed for e

$65,000,000 | 9 BD | 14 BA | 30,000 SF | 1.10 ACRE LOT $36,950,000 | 7 BD | 11 BA | 16, 849 SF $27,995,000 | 7 BD | 14 BA | 12 ,130 SF 133 SOUTH MAPLETON DRIVE | HOLMBY HILLS $68,000,000 | 9 BD | 12 BA | 20,000 SF 1859 BEL AIR ROAD | BEL AIR 638 SIENA WAY | BEL AIR 1317 DELRESTO DRIVE | BEVERLY HILLS 2406 LA MESA DRIVE | SANTA MONICA 1064 LAKEVIEW DRIVE | WESTLAKE VILLAGE 9255 DOHENY ROAD UNIT 1803 1035 STRADELLA ROAD | BEL AIR OPEN SAT & SUN 1-4PM Compass is a real estate broker licensed by the State of California an purposes only and is compiled from sources deemed reliable but has no any description. All measurements and square footages are approximate THE FRIDMAN GROUP Tomer Fridman & Isidora Fridman [email protected] 310.919.1038 DRE 01750717 | 01192964 $3,395,000 | 1 BD | 2 BA | 1, 237 SF CO-LISTED WITH TONY BRUNO | DRE 02052462 $10,945,000 | 5 BD | 5 BA | 4,765 SF $9,450,000 | 8 BD | 10 BA | 12,167 SF | 3 ACRE LOT CO-LISTED WITH LAUREN RAUSCHENBERG | DRE 01881132 $19,999,000 | 7 BD | 9 BA | 12 ,000 SF 1024 SUMMIT DRIVE | BEVERLY HILLS $21,900,000 | 6 BD | 9 BA | 9,680 SF

J11 H O T P R O P E R T Y L O S A N G E L E S T I M E S S A T U R D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 W S C E B2B PUBLISHING $23,999,000 | 7 BD | 13 BA | 11,360 SF $22,495,000 | 5 BD | 8 BA | 9, 508 SF $36,995,000 | 7 BD | 13 BA | 16,424 SF 1460 LAUREL WAY | BEVERLY HILLS $36,950,000 | 7 BD | 11 BA | 8, 264 SF | APPROX. 1 ACRE LOT 626 SIENA WAY | BEL AIR 24862 EL DORADO MEADOWS | HIDDEN HILLS 23500 PARK SORRENTO UNIT C-34 & C-42 1806 PALISADES DRIVE | PACIFIC PALISADES 8686 FRANKLIN AVENUE | HOLLYWOOD HILLS 917 LOMA VISTA | BEVERLY HILLS 1041 LAUREL WAY | BEVERLY HILLS d abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. License Number 01991628. All material presented herein is intended for informational ot been verified. Changes in price, condition, sale or withdrawal may be made without notice. No statement is made as to accuracy of e. $27,000/MO | 4 BD | 4.5 BA | 3,094 SF CO-LISTED WITH LIORA GREEN | DRE 02172268 $1,850,000 | 3 BD | 3 BA | 2 ,081 SF CO-LISTED WITH JENNIFER SAGINOR | DRE 01379187 $6,999,000 | 4 BD | 5 BA | 4, 239 SF UNIT C-34 | $3,500,000 | 3BD | 4.5BA | 2 ,260 SF UNIT C-42 | $2,699,000 | 3BD | 4BA | 2,260 SF $14,999,000 | 5 BD | 7 BA | 12 ,988 SF 996 VISTA RIDGE LN | WESTLAKE VILLAGE $18,995,000 | 5 BD | 6 BA | 6,147 SF CO-LISTED WITH TONY BRUNO | DRE 02052462 1510 LOMA VISTA | BEVERLY HILLS OPEN SUN 1-4PM

J12 H O T P R O P E R T Y L O S A N G E L E S T I M E S S A T U R D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 2 5 , 2 0 2 3 W S C E B2B PUBLISHING The Marketplace BY MICHAEL J. LIBOW Compass is a real estate b purposes only and is comp as to accuracy of any des Michael J. Libow 310.691.7889 [email protected] michaeljlibow.com DRE 00863172 Wilshire Corridor 10380 Wilshire Bouleva Pristine lite-filled NE crnr u Beaut drk wd flrs. Hi clng hillside vus. Great rm. Cove NEW X | BY APPOINTM 438 S. Bedford Drive $2,995,000 Lovely 1929 Spanish Duplex. Each unit 3BD 2BA. Wd flrs. Hi clngs. Updated kitch and baths. W/D in units. Dining rms/dens. Rear gardens/patio. Quiet rd. NEW X | DO NOT DISTURB OCCUPANTS Beverly Hills Beverly Hills 305 El Camino Drive $4,295,000 Spacious dramatic 2sty Spanish. Wd flrs. Hi clngs. Huge 2sty liv rm. 5BD 4.5BA. Paneled den. Big yrd w/patios/lawns/fp. 60ft wide lot. Curb appeal. PENDING JUST SOLD Beverly Hills 711 N. Oakhurst Drive $10,800,000 Custom remodel in 2006. 1.5sty Euro Villa. Lush 20,000sqftlot.5BD5.5BA.Greatrm.Motorcourt.X-deep grounds. Lawns/patios/pl/spa/privacy. Quiet road. Beverly Hills PENDING 245 S. Oakhurst Drive Beaut updated spacious 3.5BA + den. Hi clngs. W yrd w/pergola. Curb app Beverly Hills NEW X | SECOND OPEN 608 N. Linden Drive Charming redone 2sty 4 Huge great rm. Dark wd Fab kitch. Priv yrd w/pl/

LOS ANGELES 34°3'12"N 11 41°8 '34"W Celebrating 38 Years in our Westside Market broker licensed by the State of California and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. DRE 01991628. All material presented herein is intended for informational piled from sources deemed reliable but has not been verified. Changes in price, condition, sale or withdrawal may be made without notice. No statement is made cription. All measurements and square footages are approximate. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. The Hardest Working Man in Real Estate. w ard Unit 602 $2,675,000 unit. Near 3,200 sq ft. 3BD 3.5BA gs. Glass walls. 2 balconies. City/ eted full srvc La Tour. MENT Beverly Hills 463 S. Beverwil Drive $2,749,000 Authentic Deco-era 1.5sty Spanish Hacienda. 1st time avail in 48yrs. Huge inner courtyard. 3BD 3BA. Sunlit. Wd flrs. Beams. Outdr office. Curb appeal! JUST SOLD Beverly Hills 423 S. Bedford Drive $3,295,000 Spacious Deco-era Spanish Duplex. Each unit 3BD 3BA. Updated kitch & baths. Hi clngs. Wd flrs. W/D in units. Prime quiet road. Curb appeal NEW X | DO NOT DISTURB OCCUPANTS Beverly Hills 505 N. Roxbury Drive $5,995,000 1st time avail in 51 yrs! Older 1sty 4BD 3BA+ outdoor guest unitw.kitch/ba. Sunlit rms.Openplan flows to reargrounds w.mature foliage/cacti. Uber prime block moments to all. JUST SOLD $3,495,000 2sty modern Spanish. 4BD Wd flrs. Huge cook's kitch. Big peal. Uber prime quiet road. N SUNDAY 1-4 $8,800,000 4BD Trad with a modern flair. d floors, beams, glass walls. /spa/deck/BBQ/lawns.

NEW PRICE | OPEN SUNDAY 1-4 Culver City 3556 Helms Avenue $1,295,000 Older 1sty 2BD 2BA + den + outdoor bonus spaces. Uber potential on 5,400 sq ft R2 lot. Prime quiet rd. NE Culver City. Moments to the best. Trust sale. The Marketplace BY MICHAEL J. LIBOW Compass is a real estate broker licensed by the State of California and abides by Equal Housing Op purposes only and is compiled from sources deemed reliable but has not been verified. Changes in as to accuracy of any description. All measurements and square footages are approximate. This is n Michael J. Libow 310.691.7889 [email protected] michaeljlibow.com DRE 00863172 Beverly Hills 406 N. Oakhurst Drive, Unit 205 $995,000 1st time avail in 44 yrs! Spacious older unit. 2BD + den 2.5BA. 1,471 sq ft. Lg covered balc. Quiet sunlit rear location. Low HOD's. Side x side prkg. NEW X | OPEN SUNDAY 1-4 318 N. Maple Drive Un Sunlit spacious older 1- Coveted steel /concret Side x side prkg. Pl/spa JUST SOLD Beverly Hills 11227 Cashmere Street $9,900/mo Beaut redone 1sty 3BD 2.5BA Tradit. Sunlit open flow. Gleaming wd flrs. Chic newer kitch/bas. Mstr w/walkin. 2 level resort yrd w/waterfall/patios/kitch/views. NEW X | BY APPOINTMENT Westwood Hills Beverlywood 9600 Lockford Street Charming spacious 1sty fam rm. Updated kitch Quiet cul-de-sac in north NEW X | BY APPOINTM Beverly Hills 622 N. Canon Drive NEW X | BY APPOINTM Celebrating 38 Years The Hardest Working Man in Fab redone 1-level gran 19,000 SF lot. 5BD 5.5BA Major great rm. Pl/spa/

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