LA Times - 18 August 2022

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Cheney Feeling
loss may sick?
be fatal Test
to GOP — and
we knew repeat

MARK Z. BARABAK Officials warn that an
initial negative result
The resound- from an at-home kit
ing defeat of can be inaccurate.
Liz Cheney
was more than By Rong-Gong Lin II
the rejection and Luke Money
of a brave and
principled Photographs by Genaro Molina Los Angeles Times At-home coronavirus
individual. It
was the repu- A MAN stands atop Nike Hill last month to view the site of the future Puente Hills Regional Park, once screening has become a way
diation of values and a part of the former 1,356-acre landfill. Construction will begin in 2025 and could take two decades.
worldview that have shaped of life for many Californians,
the Republican Party for A trash heap’s giant leap
well over a generation. will create a regional park but some medical experts

It was also a thickheaded are now cautioning that one
denial of reality and the
stone-cold fact that Presi- test may not be enough to
dent Trump lost the 2020
election and schemed and definitively determine
lied to deny it, sacrificing
the safety of lawmakers and whether someone is in-
the stability of the country
on the altar of his infinite fected.
ego.
Health officials stress
Winning reelection
“would have required that I that at-home tests are a vital
go along with President
Trump’s lie about the 2020 and accurate way of tracking
election,” Cheney said in a
scathing concession speech COVID-19 infections but
delivered at a ranch near
her Jackson, Wyo., home not that an initial negative test
long after polls closed Tues-
day night. “It would have doesn’t mean people are out
required that I enable his
ongoing efforts to unravel of the woods.
our democratic system and
attack the foundations of 142 acres of the Puente Hills dump will be transformed The U.S. Food and Drug
our republic.
Administration suggested
“That,” she said as day-
light faded over the Tetons, last week that those check-
“was a path I could not and
would not take.” ing to determine whether

For years, the Cheneys By Andrew J. Campa they are infected should use
of Wyoming stood alongside
the Bush family of New Eng- multiple tests over a period
land and Texas as dynastic
pillars of the GOP. Liz Che- of days.
ney’s congressional primary
loss, along with George P. Standing atop Nike Hill, Victor “When you perform an at-
Moreno brushed sweat from his brow
[See Barabak, A7] and dust from his eyes. home COVID-19 antigen test

HEAD OF The three-mile run on a sun- and you get a positive result,
drenched afternoon had been a chal-
CDC TO lenge, but the payoff was worth it: the results are typically ac-
From the 1,160-foot-high spot in the
SHAKE UP Puente Hills, he was treated to a glo- curate,” government offi-
rious 360-degree vista. Los Angeles’
AGENCY skyscrapers jutting into the sky to cials wrote in a public
the west, the grandeur of the San Ga-
briel Mountains to the north. To the statement. “However, if you
east was the seemingly endless In-
land Empire, with Orange County’s perform an at-home
suburbs spread to the south.
COVID-19 antigen test, you
But what really mattered to
Moreno, 32, was the chance to intro- could get a false negative re-
duce his 12-year-old daughter, Janae
— who was on her first climb — to sult.”
some things many city dwellers never
see: darting lizards, hopping rabbits Because of this, the
and diving birds of prey. For years the
agency “recommends re-
[See Park, A12]
peat testing following a neg-

ative result, whether or not

you have COVID-19 symp-

toms.”

The risk of misleading re-

sults seems to be higher

among symptomatic people

infected with the latest dom-

HIKERS POSE against a backdrop of the future park. Monitoring inant Omicron subvariant,
of the underlying trash is expected to continue for 75 years.
[See COVID tests, A7]

Regents say they
can block UCLA

Director criticizes Allen J. Schaben Los Angeles Times ‘All options are on the stand that when the regents
COVID response and table,’ system leaders delegated authority to the
wants to move faster WITH SOME would-be sellers opting out in a slowing market, new listings are say of school’s move to president, they didn’t give it
against health threats. down sharply across the Southland. Above, homes in Huntington Beach in April. Big Ten Conference. away or lose it,” UC system
attorney Charlie Robinson
By Mike Stobbe Median home price in By Ben Bolch said during a regents meet-
region falls 1.3% in July and Teresa Watanabe ing at UCLA’s Luskin Cen-
NEW YORK — The head ter. “Essentially, what they
of the nation’s top public Sales also decline as homeowners are slashing Wednesday when real estate Is UCLA nearing the goal did was extend it such that
health agency on Wednes- the market cools. But their asking prices to close a firm DQNews reported that line on a move to the Big Ten, authority was with the re-
day announced a shake-up don’t expect a big deal. the Southern California me- or might its plans be foiled gents and the president.”
of the organization, saying it crash, experts say. dian sales price fell 1.3% in by an all-out blitz?
fell short responding to Now, there are signs over- July from a month earlier. After the end of a closed
COVID-19 and needs to be- By Andrew Khouri all home values may be Concerned about the session spanning more than
come more nimble. headed down as well. Although the median can Bruins’ hasty exit from the an hour, regent John Perez
In recent months, rising fluctuate month to month, Pac-12, the University of Cali- told The Times that the re-
The planned changes at mortgage interest rates “It’s turning into a buy- July’s numbers mark the fornia system leadership on gents retained the power to
the Centers for Disease have put the brakes on a er’s market,” said Keith Her- third straight month in Wednesday proposed new block UCLA’s move.
Control and Prevention — once-hot housing market in nandez, a real estate agent which prices failed to rules that could limit cam-
CDC leaders call it a “re- Southern California and with Realty One Group Syn- increase. The median — now puses from making major “All options are on the ta-
set”— come amid criticism across the country. ergy in Whittier. $740,000 — is $20,000, or 2.6%, decisions involving athletics ble,” he said.
of the agency’s response to less than the all-time peak contracts on their own.
COVID-19, monkeypox and With would-be buyers Few, if any, economists this spring. Did that mean options
other public health threats. choosing to sit on the side- predict a crash in values Far more concerning for could be pursued that would
The changes include staffing lines, sales are plunging and similar to 2008, but a grow- Given strong demand be- UCLA, two UC regents and prevent the Bruins from
moves and steps to speed up ing number of experts say fore mortgage rates jumped, the general counsel of the joining crosstown rival USC
data releases. overall home values are the median sales price in UC system suggested there as the newest members of
likely to decline in the near July remains 8.8% higher might be an avenue to block the Big Ten starting in the
The CDC’s director, Dr. future. the Bruins’ move that had summer of 2024?
Rochelle Walensky, told the [See Homes, A9] widely been considered a fait
agency’s staff about the The latest sign came accompli since it was an- “All options are on the ta-
changes on Wednesday. It’s a nounced in late June. ble,” Perez repeated, “up to
CDC initiative and was not and including that. … We’re
directed by the White House “It’s important to under- going to look at what all the
or other administration offi- different options look like
cials, she said. $79,000 fine for and then the board will as-
ex-councilman sert itself in terms of what its
“I feel like it’s my respon-
sibility to lead this agency to L.A.’s ethics watchdog [See UCLA, A12]
a better place after a really finds Mitchell Eng-
challenging three years,” lander’s fateful Vegas The Lakers’
Walensky told the Associ- trip violated city gift King-sized error
ated Press. laws. CALIFORNIA, B1
Re-signing LeBron
The Atlanta-based Weather James ensures franchise
agency, with a $12-billion Sunshine. mediocrity, Bill Plaschke
budget and more than 11,000 L.A. Basin: 85/64. B6 writes. SPORTS, B10
employees, is charged with
protecting Americans from
disease outbreaks and other

[See CDC, A7]

BUSINESS INSIDE: A look at clean energy spending in the Inflation Reduction Act. A8

A2 THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022 LATIMES.COM

PERSPECTIVES

Study calculates nuclear war’s global toll

Alamos National Labora-

Even a limited conflict tory also modeled a hypo-
could mean famine
and kill a third of the thetical conflict between
population on planet,
researchers estimate. India and Pakistan and con-

By Alex Wigglesworth cluded that previous re-

As escalating tensions search by Robock and oth-
among the United States,
Russia and China revive ers had overestimated how
old fears of nuclear war,
some researchers are warn- much soot would be pro-
ing that even a limited-scale
exchange between such na- duced, how high the smoke
tions as India and Pakistan
could have catastrophic would reach and how dra-
consequences for global
food supplies and trigger matically the climate would
mass death worldwide.
change as a result.
A nuclear conflict involv-
ing less than 3% of the Robock, however, dis-
world’s stockpiles could kill
a third of the world’s popula- putes those findings. The
tion within two years, ac-
cording to an international Los Alamos researchers
study led by scientists at
Rutgers University. A larger chose an area of suburban
nuclear conflict between
Russia and the United Atlanta to represent a dense
States could kill three-
fourths of the world’s popu- city in India or Pakistan and
lation in the same time
frame, according to the re- failed to include in their
search published Monday in
Nature Food. modeling atmospheric proc-

“It’s really a cautionary esses such as cloud forma-
tale that any use of nuclear
weapons could be a catas- tion that would carry air up-
trophe for the world,” said
climate scientist and study ward, he argued. Robock
author Alan Robock, a dis-
tinguished professor in Rut- said they also assumed
gers’ Department of Envi-
ronmental Sciences. winds that blew too strong

The findings come at a and ran their simulation for
time when — 30 years after
the end of the Cold War — too short a time.
the threat of a nuclear holo-
caust may be greater now “They had a number of
than ever.
assumptions, all of which
Recently, U.K. national
security advisor Stephen made the effects much less,”
Lovegrove argued that the
breakdown in dialogue be- he said.
tween nations, as well as the
loss of safeguards that had A 2020 paper by research-
been created between nucle-
ar superpowers decades ers at Lawrence Livermore
ago, has plunged the world
into “a dangerous new age.” National Laboratory also
United Nations Secretary-
General António Guterres considered the India-Paki-
has also warned that “the
prospect of nuclear conflict, stan scenario and concluded
once unthinkable, is now
back within the realm of pos- there were uncertainties. Al-
sibility.”
Ahn Young-joon Associated Press though the team projected
Although Robock and
others have previously proj- AT THE Seoul rail station, South Koreans watch a news report about a North Korean missile launch in 2019. that an exchange of 100 15-
ected that nuclear war
would result in tremendous North Korea and eight other nuclear-armed nations have enough firepower to cause mass suffering and death. kiloton nuclear weapons
disruption to the climate
and food supplies, the recent would cool the climate if
study marks the first time
that researchers have calcu- theorized. tion of Nuclear War. worldwide, according to the ter simulation with a lot densely populated urban
lated the potential extent
of the famine that would re- Researchers used cli- “The general public most recent study. more smoke.” areas were to ignite, they
sult and how many people
would die. mate models to calculate needs to understand the In the event of a larger The researchers’ mod- projected there would be lit-

The detonation of even how much smoke would enormity of the danger we war between the U.S. and eling was able to predict the tle to no effect on the climate
just a small fraction of the
world’s nuclear weapons reach the stratosphere — face, the immediacy of the Russia, which together are effects of these fires, giving if fires were limited to subur-
would spark massive fire-
storms that would rapidly where no precipitation oc- threat and the urgency of believed to hold more than them more confidence the ban areas.
inject sun-blocking soot into
the atmosphere, touching curs to wash it away — and eliminating these weapons 90% of the world’s nuclear models would also be accu- In contrast, the Rutgers-
off a sudden cooling of the
climate, the researchers how this would change tem- before they eliminate us,” he stockpile, an estimated 5 bil- rate when it came to predic- led study assumes that the

perature, precipitation and said. lion out of 6.7 billion people ting the effects of nuclear countries would target each

sunlight. Then they calcu- Most of the scenarios the worldwide would die, ac- detonation, he said. other’s cities, where fuel con-

lated how these changes researchers considered in- cording to the research. Edward Geist, a policy re- centrations are densest and

would affect the production volved a hypothetical nucle- But any of the nine nucle- searcher at Rand Corp., said the climatological effects

of various crops, as well as ar conflict between India ar-armed nations, which that the relatively recent dis- would be most dramatic,

how fish would respond to and Pakistan, which they be- include China, North Korea, covery that wildfires can loft Geist said. But Pakistan has

changes in the ocean. lieve is the most likely region France, Israel and the smoke into the stratosphere said that if it were to use nu-

As a result, they proj- where such a conflict could United Kingdom, have bolsters the researchers’ clear weapons against India,

ected that tens of millions of erupt, Robock said. The two enough firepower at their theory. They are doing the it would use tactical nuclear

immediate fatalities in the countries have fought in four fingertips to cause immense world a service by drawing weapons to stop a conven-

war zone would be followed wars and still have frequent worldwide suffering and attention to nuclear war’s tional invasion, not to attack

by hundreds of millions of border skirmishes. death, with soot rising into potential effects, he said. cities wholesale, he said.

starvation deaths around If India and Pakistan the sky and touching off a Still, there is a debate “It really comes down to

the globe. were to each target the oth- domino effect of catastroph- about the extent to which so- how much stuff do you burn,

That’s without taking er’s urban centers with 250 ic cooling and famine, the lar lofting would occur with how much of it ends up being

into account the effects of in- 100-kiloton nuclear weap- study suggests. nuclear detonation, Geist smoke and how much of that

creased ultraviolet radiation ons, which they are believed Although it’s not possible said. Although it’s certainly smoke ends up in the upper

on crops due to the destruc- to possess, about 127 million to test the theory directly, possible it would occur in a atmosphere, and how much

tion of the ozone layer people in South Asia would there are real-world ana- city attacked by nuclear real plausibles for nuclear

caused by the heating of the be killed by explosions, fires logues, Robock said. Mas- weapons, that doesn’t nec- wars translate into that,”

stratosphere, Robock said. and radiation, the study sive wildfires in British Co- essarily mean it would hap- Geist said. “We really don’t

Such an effect, which re- found. An estimated 37 mil- lumbia in 2017 and in Aus- pen simultaneously in every know, and hopefully we don’t

searchers hope to quantify lion metric tons of soot tralia in 2019 and 2020 city that is attacked, as the find out.”

in future studies, would would be injected into the at- pumped smoke into the paper assumed, he said. Although there’s a popu-

probably worsen the results, mosphere, sending temper- stratosphere, a finding con- “The big question is, you lar notion that nuclear

he said. atures across the planet firmed by satellite observa- have a nuclear war of a cer- weapons will never be used

“In my opinion, our work plunging by more than 5 de- tions. The sun then heated tain size, how much of this because they are so powerful

is an existential threat to nu- grees Celsius, a range last the smoke particles, sending smoke ends up in the upper that their destructiveness is

clear weapons — it shows experienced during the Ice them five to 15 miles farther atmosphere?” Geist said. a deterrent, that’s wishful

you can’t use nuclear weap- Age, according to earlier re- into the atmosphere, he “You can make a plausible thinking, Helfand said. That

ons,” Robock said. “If you search by Robock and oth- said. case for both — very little will they have not yet been de-

use them, you’re like a sui- ers. Food production would “By lofting them up end up there, all the way out ployed is simply a matter of

cide bomber. You’re trying to consequently collapse, with higher, it increases their life- to, we’ve got to assume it chance.

attack somebody else, but the number of calories avail- time and they get blown basically all ends up there, “We do know what’s going

you’ll die of starvation.” able from major crops and around the world before which is what [these] sorts to happen if these weapons

The data are being re- fisheries falling by up to 42% they fall out,” Robock said. of papers do.” stay around,” he said.

leased on the heels of a and the resulting famine “It’s the same process we He pointed out that a 2018 “Sooner or later our luck is

growing consensus among killing over 2 billion people modeled in our nuclear win- paper by researchers at Los going to run out.”

experts that the threat of

nuclear war is greater than it

has ever been, said Ira

Helfand, immediate past
president of International

China-U.S. climate feud on TwitterPhysicians for the Preven-

Biggest emitters take Andy Wong Associated Press accord — reversed by Biden
swipes, with taunts after he took office last year
questioning Biden’s TOURISTS VISIT a sunflower farm with wind tur- — dealt a blow to American
ability to deliver on bines in Zhangbei County in China’s Hebei province. credibility on the issue.
landmark legislation.
On Tuesday night, Chi- tweeted part of an answer, A Chinese expert praised
By Ken Moritsugu na’s Foreign Ministry re- and Burns responded four parts of the U.S. legislation
sponded with a tweet: “Good days later with his tweet on but said it is overdue and not
BEIJING — The world’s to hear. But what matters is: the U.S. climate bill. Using enough.
two biggest emitters of Can the U.S. deliver?” the acronym for the People’s
greenhouse gases are spar- Republic of China, he ended “Although there are some
ring on Twitter over climate The verbal skirmish grew with, “The PRC should fol- breakthrough achievements
policy, with China question- out of China’s suspension of low+reconsider its suspen- in the bill, I am afraid it can’t
ing whether the U.S. can de- talks with the U.S. on cli- sion of climate cooperation reestablish U.S. leadership
liver on the landmark cli- mate and several other is- with the U.S.” on climate change,” said
mate legislation signed into sues this month as part of its Teng Fei, a professor at
law by President Biden this protest over a visit to Taiwan China elaborated on its Tsinghua University’s Insti-
week. by U.S. House Speaker “Can the U.S. deliver?” mes- tute of Energy Environment
Nancy Pelosi (D-San Fran- sage with a second tweet and Economy.
“You can bet America will cisco). suggesting that the U.S.
meet our commitments,” meet rich country pledges to U.S. climate envoy John
U.S. Ambassador to China Climate has been one of help poorer countries cope F. Kerry has been pressing
Nicholas Burns tweeted in the few areas of cooperation financially with climate China to set more ambitious
response on Wednesday, us- between the feuding coun- change and lift sanctions im- climate goals. China has re-
ing a national flag emoji for tries. U.S. officials criticized posed last year on solar in- sponded that its goals are re-
“America.” He called on China’s move, with Secre- dustry exports from China’s alistic, given its devel-
China to resume suspended tary of State Antony J. Xinjiang region because of opment needs as a middle-
climate talks, writing, “We’re Blinken saying it “doesn’t allegations of forced labor. income country, while the
ready.” punish the United States — U.S. sets ambitious goals
it punishes the world.” The Twitter battle high- that it fails to achieve.
The punchy exchange, lights a perception divide
part of a longer back-and- Asked to respond, Chi- between the long-standing China’s ruling Commu-
forth on Twitter, is emblem- nese Foreign Ministry superpower that wants to nist Party generally sets con-
atic of a broader worry: U.S.- spokesperson Zhao Lijian lead and the rising power servative targets at a na-
China cooperation is widely called on the U.S. last week that no longer wants to feel tional level because it
considered vital to the suc- to “deliver on its historical bound to follow anyone doesn’t want its perform-
cess of global efforts to curb responsibilities and due ob- else’s direction. ance to fall short. Those tar-
rising temperatures. With ligations on climate change gets are sometimes ex-
the breakdown in relations and stop looking around for The decision by former ceeded, though, in the eager
over Taiwan and other is- excuses for its inaction.” President Trump to pull the pursuit of those goals by lo-
sues, some question U.S. out of the Paris climate cal officials.
whether the two sides can The ministry later
cooperate. “China should be able to
do better than its national
After Congress passed targets indicate,” said Cory
the climate bill Friday, Combs, a senior analyst with
Burns took to Twitter over the Trivium China consul-
the weekend to say the U.S. tancy.
was acting on climate
change with its largest in- “But of course, those lo-
vestment ever — and that cal plans are all subject to
China should follow. failure and delays, so it’s im-
possible to tell quite what
they’ll add up to.”

Moritsugu writes for the
Associated Press. AP
researcher Yu Bing
contributed to this report.

LATIMES.COM A3S THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022

THE WORLD

Ukrainians flee grim life in occupied city

In attempt to establish torture and take us captive.
permanent control How can anyone live that
of key port, Russian way?”
troops ‘have tied a
knot around Kherson.’ Last month, Virlych fi-
nally fled to Kyiv with her
By Hanna Arhirova husband.

KYIV, Ukraine — It was Those wanting to leave
Kherson must pass a series
early one morning when life of Russian military check-
points. Soldiers search be-
under Russian occupation longings, identity papers
and mobile phones, with
became too much for anyone suspected of sup-
porting the resistance facing
Volodymyr Zhdanov: interrogation at so-called fil-
tration camps.
Rocket fire aimed at Ukrain-
As Kherson sinks into
ian forces struck near his poverty, it’s getting harder to
leave. A bus ticket to Zapor-
home in the city of Kherson, izhzhia, a city185 miles to the
northeast, now costs the
terrifying one of his two chil- equivalent of $160. Before the
war, it was $10.
dren.
Virlych said she admired
His 8-year-old daughter the bravery of those who are
staying behind as well as of
“ran in panic to the base- those who risked their lives
to join anti-Russian protests
ment. It was 2 o’clock in the in the early stages of the oc-
cupation. She recalled a ma-
morning and [she] was jor demonstration March 5
attended by more than 7,000
really scared,” said Zhdanov, people.

who later fled the city on the “In all my life, I’ve never
seen people take such ac-
Black Sea and has been liv- tion,” she said.

ing in Kyiv, the Ukrainian By April, the protests had
stopped as occupying troops
capital, for the last three began responding to them
with lethal force, Virlych
weeks. said, adding: “The Russians
were opening fire [at
Kherson, located north of crowds] and people were
getting wounded.”
the Crimean peninsula,
Moscow wants to main-
which was annexed by Mos- tain its hold on Kherson,
strategically located near
cow in 2014, was the first city the North Crimean Canal,
which provides water to the
to fall after Russia’s invasion Associated Press Russian-annexed penin-
sula. Ukraine had shut the
began Feb. 24. The port re- A WOMAN wrapped in a Ukrainian flag stands in front of Russian troops during a March rally against their canal after the annexation
eight years ago, but the Rus-
mains at the heart of the occupation in Kherson, Ukraine. The port city was the first to fall after Moscow’s invasion began Feb. 24. sians reopened it after they
took control of the region.
conflict and Ukraine’s
Like Zhdanov, Virlych is
efforts to preserve its vital which had a prewar popula- local and regional govern- determined to hold out as When he left Kherson still holding out hope for a
Ukrainian counteroffensive
access to the sea. For Russia, tion of about 300,000, are ments, as well as on the po- long as possible for a promis- with his family, Zhdanov to wrest the region away
from Russia.
Kherson is a key point along mostly deserted. Rumors lice force. Workers at various ed Ukrainian counterattack risked arrest by hiding a
“I believe only in God and
the land corridor from its swirl about acts of armed municipal services face that hasn’t materialized. Ukrainian flag in the bottom the Ukrainian armed
forces,” she said. “I no longer
border to the peninsula. resistance and the sudden pressure to cooperate with “There was physical dan- of his pack. He had kept the have faith in anything else.”

Zhdanov and others who disappearance of officials Russian managers. Most ger in the city, because there flag from a public protest of Arhirova writes for the
Associated Press.
made the hazardous journey who refuse to cooperate with schools have closed. were many soldiers,” the Russian troop presence.

to escape from the region de- the Russian authorities. Supplies of essential Zhdanov said. Journalist Yevhenia

scribe increasingly grim Occupation forces patrol goods are uneven, halting A referendum on the re- Virlych also stayed for five

conditions there, part of a in markets to warn those try- most commercial activity. gion becoming a part of Rus- months, writing about offi-

heavy-handed effort by Rus- ing to use the Ukrainian cur- There are shortages of medi- sia has been announced by cials who had allegedly co-

sia to establish permanent rency, the hryvnia, in trans- cines and spikes in the price Moscow-installed officials, operated with the Russians.

control. actions. Pro-Moscow offi- of other commodities. although no date has been But she worked while in hid-

The streets in the city, cials have been installed in Many residents had been set. Meanwhile, officials are ing and feared for her safety,

pressuring those remaining frequently changing apart-

to take Russian citizenship. ments and posting photos of

Income from Zhdanov’s Poland on social media to

Rwanda convict is a point family flower business dried give the impression she had
up after the currency already fled.
change.
“They have tied a knot
“It’s difficult to survive around Kherson, and it’s

of contention in U.S. ties with no money and no food,” getting tighter,” Virlych said,
he said. “Who would want a adding that locals were be-
Russian government if your ing pressured to accept Rus-
life, business and kids’ edu- sian passports. “Russia,

cation are taken away from which came under the ban-

By Tracy Wilkinson you? They’ve all gone.” ner of liberation, but came to

KIGALI, Rwanda — Paul

Rusesabagina became

known as a rare hero in one

of modern history’s ugliest

chapters: the slaughter of

hundreds of thousands of

Rwandans in the 1994 geno-

cide. He was credited with

saving a number of people

and inspired books and a

movie.

But today, Rusesabagina

is starting his second year in

prison as a convicted terror-

ist in the country he said he

once hoped to save.

As questions arose over

the years about his exact he-

roic efforts, Rusesabagina Muhizi Olivier Associated Press

ran afoul of the government PAUL RUSESABAGINA, right, was seen as a hero
in Rwanda’s genocide before his terrorism conviction.
of President Paul Kagame,

another figure once widely

admired but now criticized ple at the hotel and, in par- Rusesabagina was living in
ticular, as he became an out- San Antonio and traveling
for increasingly authoritari- spoken critic of Kagame. through Dubai en route to
Burundi, which borders
an practices in his more than Kagame’s administra- Rwanda. Instead, his family
tion has accused Rus- says, he was tricked into
two decades of rule. esabagina of belonging to an landing in Rwanda, where
armed militia, active along he was arrested by a team of
Because he is a legal U.S. Rwanda’s border, that seeks government security agents,
a violent overthrow of the held, tried and, late last year,
resident with many global government and has staged convicted on eight counts of
attacks within the country. murder and terrorism.
supporters, Rusesabagina
Rwandan Foreign Min- A Belgian citizen, he was
won special scrutiny for his ister Vincent Biruta, speak- sentenced to 25 years in pris-
ing at a news conference on. He immediately labeled
case from the U.S. govern- with Blinken, said that Rus- the process a sham, while
esabagina was guilty of “ter- human rights groups in the
ment. The onetime manager rorism” and maintained U.S., Europe and elsewhere
Rwanda’s “sovereign” right took up his cause, despite
of a Rwanda hotel that shel- to deal with him. He noted lingering questions over his
that Rusesabagina was antigovernment activities.
tered hundreds of Rwan- tried and convicted, along
with 20 “accomplices.” By the end of Blinken’s
dans was on the agenda talks in Rwanda, it was
But the Biden adminis- becoming clear that any
when Secretary of State An- tration sees the case as an change in Rusesabagina’s
example of broader human situation was unlikely. U.S.
tony J. Blinken called on rights violations alleged on officials said the issue,
the part of Kagame. Blinken for the foreseeable future,
Kagame and other senior said that he recognized the would be a point of con-
legacy of the genocide that tention in the U.S.-Rwanda
officials during a swing heightens Rwandan sensi- relationship, with Kigali in-
tivities over possible threats sisting that critics represent
through sub-Saharan Africa to government stability, but a security threat, and Wash-
that ignoring free speech ington demanding a more
that ended Friday. and other rights is not an ap- transparent legal system
propriate response. and respect for rights.
As it has in the case of
Blinken said he told “They’re focused on [the
WNBA star Brittney Griner Kagame that Rwandans threat Rusesabagina] rep-
“should be able to express resents to their political sys-
in Russia and several other their views without fear of in- tem ... as we’re focused on an
timidation, imprisonment, unjust process and wrongful
imprisoned U.S. citizens and violence or any other forms detention,” a senior State
of repression. That’s true Department official who
residents around the world, whether they are political was traveling with Blinken
opponents, human rights told reporters. “Paul is an ex-
the State Department has defenders, journalists ... or ample of the challenges that
simply citizens.” the government has [in]
designated Rusesabagina dealing with political dis-
“We recognize Rwanda’s sent.” The official noted that
as “wrongfully detained.” Af- incredibly difficult history,” the government is “not at all
Blinken added, “but crim- comfortable with anything
ter meeting with Kagame in inalization of some individu- that looks like it could trig-
al’s participation in politics, ger” violence or instability.
Kigali, the capital, Blinken harassment of those who ex-
press opposition to the cur- “This is going to be part of
told reporters that the U.S. rent government, we believe our bilateral relationship,”
[undermine] future peace, the official added. “A con-
has “been clear about our stability and success.” straint on our relationship.”

concerns related to Paul In the summer of 2020,

Rusesabagina’s trial and

conviction, particularly the

lack of fair-trial guarantees.”

“We continue to urge the

government to address con-

cerns about the legal protec-

tions afforded to him and his

case and [to] establish safe-

guards to prevent similar

outcomes in the future,”

Blinken said.

Blinken and other senior

U.S. officials chose their

public comments carefully,

emphasizing what they de-

scribed as a lack of due

process for the former hotel

manager, rather than the

charges the Rwandan gov-

ernment has leveled against

him.

The glow on Rusesabagi-

na’s reputation has faded in

recent years, amid contro-

versy over how he saved peo-

A4 THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022 LATIMES.COM

WHO chief
questions lack
of aid to Tigray

Alberto Saiz Associated Press Official asks whether ported shipments of some
Ethiopia crisis is being medications.
SWIMMERS COOL off on Puerto de Sagunto beach in eastern Spain. The Mediterranean’s temperature has ignored because of the
regularly topped 86 this summer, delighting vacationers, but climate scientists warn of dire consequences. color of people’s skin. “Nowhere in the world
you would see this level of
Europe’s warm-sea worries associated press cruelty, where it’s a govern-
ment [that] punishes 6 mil-
Mediterranean heat Garrabou is part of a cause oceans and seas were than 1% of the global ocean NAIROBI — The head of lion of its people for more
waves have led to team that recently pub- in a healthy condition, surface area, the Mediterra- the World Health Organiza- than 21 months,” the WHO
‘massive mortality’ of lished a report on heat Garrabou said. nean is one of the main res- tion described the persist- chief said.
marine species. waves in the Mediterranean ervoirs of marine biodiver- ent crisis in Ethiopia’s
Sea between 2015 and 2019. “But now we have driven sity, containing between 4% Tigray region as “the worst “The only thing we ask is,
associated press The report says these phe- the ocean to an unhealthy and18% of the world’s known disaster on Earth” and won- ‘Can the world come back to
nomena have led to “mas- and dysfunctional state,” he marine species. dered aloud Wednesday if its senses and uphold hu-
MADRID — While vaca- sive mortality” of marine said. the reason global leaders manity?’ ”
tioners might enjoy the species. Some of the most af- have not responded was due
Mediterranean Sea’s sum- While the Earth’s green- fected species are key to to “the color of the skin of the Tedros called on both the
mer warmth, climate scien- About 50 species, includ- house gas emissions will maintaining the functioning people in Tigray.” Ethiopian and Russian gov-
tists are warning of dire con- ing corals, sponges and sea- have to be drastically re- and diversity of the sea’s ernments to end the crises in
sequences for its marine life weed, were affected along duced if sea warming is to be habitats. Species like the In an emotional state- Tigray and Ukraine.
as it burns up in a series of thousands of miles of Medi- curtailed, ocean scientists Posidonia oceanica sea- ment at a news briefing,
severe heat waves. terranean coastline, accord- are specifically looking for grass meadows, which can WHO Director-General “If they want peace, they
ing to the study, which was authorities to guarantee absorb vast amounts of car- Tedros Adhanom Ghebre- can make it happen and I
From Barcelona to Tel published in the Global that 30% of sea areas are pro- bon dioxide and shelter mar- yesus — an ethnic Tigrayan urge them both to resolve”
Aviv, scientists say they are Change Biology journal. tected from human activ- ine life, or coral reefs, which — said the situation caused these issues, he said.
witnessing exceptional wa- ities such as fishing, which are also home to wildlife, by the ongoing conflict in his
ter temperature hikes rang- The situation in the east- would give species a chance would be at risk. home country is worse than Also Wednesday, Ethi-
ing from 5.4 to 9 degrees ern Mediterranean basin is to recover and thrive. any other humanitarian cri- opia’s Foreign Ministry said
above the norm for this time particularly dire. Garrabou says the mor- sis in the world. that a government commit-
of year. About 8% of the Mediter- tality impacts on species tee had adopted a peace pro-
The waters off Israel, ranean Sea area is currently were observed between the Tedros asserted that the posal and that it would be
Water temperatures have Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria protected. surface and around 150 feet 6 million people in Tigray es- shared with the African
regularly exceeded 86 de- are “the hottest hot spot in deep, where the recorded sentially cut off from the Union envoy working on
grees on some days. the Mediterranean for sure,” Garrabou and Rilov said marine heat waves were ex- world have been “under mediation. Basic services
said Gil Rilov, a marine biol- that policymakers are large- ceptional. Heat waves af- siege” for the last 21 months. would follow a cease-fire, the
Extreme heat in Europe ogist at Israel’s Oceano- ly unaware of the warming fected more than 90% of the He described the Ukraine statement said.
and other countries around graphic and Limnological Mediterranean and its im- Mediterranean Sea’s sur- conflict as a crisis that has
the Mediterranean has Research institute, and one pact. face. the global community po- Tigray forces spokesman
grabbed headlines this sum- of the paper’s co-authors. tentially “sleepwalking into Getachew Reda dismissed
mer, but the rising sea tem- Average sea temperatures in “It’s our job as scientists According to the most re- a nuclear war” that could be the government statement,
perature is largely out of the summer are now consis- to bring this to their atten- cent scientific papers, the “the mother of all problems,” asserting in a tweet that “if
sight and out of mind. tently higher than 88 tion so they can think about sea surface temperature in but argued the disaster in anything, the Abiy Ahmed
degrees. it,” Rilov said. the Mediterranean has in- Tigray was far worse. regime has made it abun-
Marine heat waves are creased by 0.72 of a degree dantly clear that it has no
caused by ocean currents These warming seas are Land heat waves help each decade between 1982 “I haven’t heard in the appetite for peaceful nego-
building up areas of warm driving many native species cause marine heat waves. and 2018. last few months any head of tiations except as delaying
water. to the brink, “because every The two tend to feed each state talking about the tactics.”
summer their optimum tem- other in a vicious, warming On a yearly basis, it has Tigray situation anywhere
Weather systems and perature is being exceeded,” circle. been rising by about 0.09 of a in the developed world. Any- In a sign of just how cut
heat in the atmosphere can he said. degree over the last decade where. Why?” Tedros asked. off Tigray has been, a
also add degrees to the wa- Land heat waves have be- without any sign of letting COVID-19 vaccination cam-
ter temperature. What he and his col- come commonplace in many up. “Maybe the reason is the paign was finally launched
leagues are witnessing in countries around the Medi- color of the skin of the people at the region’s flagship hos-
And just like their on- terms of biodiversity loss is terranean, with dramatic Even fractions of degrees in Tigray,” he said. pital only in July, an im-
land counterparts, marine what is projected to happen side effects such as wildfires, can have disastrous effects provement from a months-
heat waves are longer, more farther west in the Mediter- droughts, crop losses and on ocean health, experts say. In April, Tedros ques- long period of deprivation in
frequent and more intense ranean toward Greece, Italy excruciatingly high temper- tioned whether the world’s which hospital workers de-
because of human-induced and Spain in the coming atures. The affected areas have overwhelming focus on Rus- scribed running out of es-
climate change. years. also grown since the 1980s sia’s war in Ukraine was due sential medicines and trying
But marine heat waves and now cover most of the to racism, although he ac- to treat wounds with warm
The situation is “very Garrabou points out that could also have serious con- Mediterranean, the study knowledged the conflict salt water. It was the first
worrying,” says Joaquim seas have been serving the sequences for the countries suggests. there had global conse- COVID-19 vaccination cam-
Garrabou, a researcher at planet by absorbing 90% of bordering the Mediterra- quences. paign in Tigray.
the Institute of Marine Sci- the Earth’s excess heat and nean and the more than “The question is not
ences in Barcelona. “We are 30% of carbon dioxide emit- 500 million people who live about the survival of nature, The conflict in Ethiopia This was not the first
pushing the system too far. ted into the atmosphere by there if it’s not dealt with because biodiversity will began in November 2020, time the WHO chief has spo-
We have to take action on the coal, oil and gas production. soon, scientists say. Fish find [a] way to a survive on and little humanitarian aid ken out about Tigray.
climate issues as soon as This carbon-sink effect stocks will be depleted and the planet,” Garrabou said. arrived after Tigray forces
possible.” shields the planet from even tourism will be adversely af- retook much of the region in The government of Ethi-
harsher climate effects. fected, as destructive “The question is if we June 2021. Aid has started opia sent a letter to the
storms could become more keep going in this direction, flowing more substantially World Health Organization
This was possible be- common on land. maybe our society, humans, in the last few months but is earlier this year, accusing
will not have a place to live.” widely described as inade- Tedros of “misconduct” af-
Despite representing less quate to meet the needs of ter his sharp criticism of the
the millions of people essen- war and humanitarian crisis
tially trapped there. in the country.

The resumption of basic The Ethiopian govern-
services and banking re- ment said Tedros was using
mains a key demand of the his office “to advance his po-
Tigray regional leaders. litical interest at the expense
Journalists have not been al- of Ethiopia” and said he con-
lowed in. tinues to be an active mem-
ber of the Tigray People’s
Tedros said the people of Liberation Front; Tedros
Tigray had no access to was Ethiopia’s foreign min-
medicine and telecommuni- ister and health minister
cations and were prevented when the TPLF dominated
from leaving the region. the country’s ruling coali-
However, the International tion.
Committee of the Red Cross
in recent months has re- When Tedros was con-
firmed for a second term as
the head of WHO, it was the
first time a candidate’s
home country had failed to
nominate their own candi-
date.

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THE NATION

Giuliani testifies in Georgia election case

Proponent of Trump’s Yet Giuliani continued to
bid to overturn his make statements to the pub-
2020 loss faces a lic and in legislative hearings
grand jury after judge claiming widespread elec-
rejects bid for delay. tion fraud and using the de-
bunked video, Willis noted in
By Kate Brumback her filing.

ATLANTA — Rudolph Elijah Nouvelage Bloomberg Two election workers in
W. Giuliani faced a special the video, Ruby Freeman
grand jury Wednesday un- RUDOLPH W. GIULIANI arrives at court in Atlanta on Wednesday to face the grand jury investigating ef- and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss,
der a judge’s order to appear forts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 vote for Joe Biden. Giuliani told reporters he would not discuss his testimony. said they faced relentless
before the panel investigat- harassment online and in
ing attempts by former Pres- an escalating investigation tigation after the disclosure month to compel testimony She noted in a petition person after the video was
ident Trump and others to that has ensnared several of a Jan. 2, 2021, phone call from seven Trump associ- that Giuliani and others had shown at the Dec. 3 Georgia
overturn his 2020 election Trump allies and brought between Trump and Geor- ates and advisors. She has appeared at a state Senate legislative hearing in which
defeat in Georgia. heightened scrutiny to the gia Secretary of State Brad said she’s considering call- committee meeting in late Giuliani appeared.
desperate failed efforts to Raffensperger in which the ing Trump to testify, and the 2020, and presented a video
News cameras swarmed overturn President Biden’s then-president urged Raf- former president has hired a that Giuliani said showed At a hearing a week later,
Giuliani as he stepped out 2020 victory over Trump. It’s fensperger to “find” the ex- legal team in Atlanta that in- election workers producing Giuliani said Freeman and
of a limousine Wednesday one of several investigations act number of votes that cludes a prominent criminal “suitcases” of unlawful bal- Moss could be seen in the vi-
morning with his attorney, into Trump’s actions as he would be needed to flip the defense attorney. lots from unknown sources, deo “surreptitiously passing
Robert Costello, and walked lays the groundwork for an- election results in Georgia. outside the view of election around USB ports as if they
up the steps into the Fulton other possible run for the In seeking Giuliani’s tes- poll watchers. are vials of heroin or co-
County courthouse. Giuliani White House in 2024. Trump has denied any timony, Willis noted that he caine.” The pair were actu-
told reporters that he would wrongdoing, and has de- was a personal attorney for The claims of fraud were ally sharing candy.
not talk about his testimony. Fulton County Dist. Atty. scribed the call as “perfect.” Trump and a lead attorney debunked by Georgia elec-
Fani Willis opened her inves- for his 2020 campaign. tion officials within 24 hours. Willis wrote in the court
“Grand juries, as I recall, Willis filed petitions last filing that Giuliani’s legisla-
are secret,” the former fed- tive hearing appearances
eral prosecutor said on CNN. and testimony were “part of
“They ask the questions, a multi-state, coordinated
and we’ll see.” plan by the Trump Cam-
paign to influence the re-
It’s unclear how much the sults of the November 2020
former New York mayor and election in Georgia and else-
Trump attorney is willing to where.”
say now that his lawyers
have been informed that he’s Willis also wrote in a peti-
a target of the investigation. tion seeking the testimony of
Grand jury secrecy rules attorney Kenneth Chesebro
prohibit those present dur- that he had worked with
ing testimony from dis- Giuliani to coordinate and
cussing it, but that prohib- carry out a plan to have 16
ition does not apply to wit- Georgia Republicans serve
nesses. as fake electors. The 16 peo-
ple signed a certificate de-
Giuliani’s appearance is claring falsely that Trump
another high-profile step in had won the election and
that they were the state’s
Ex-judges must pay $200 million in scandal “duly elected and qualified”
electors, even though Biden
associated press court, pushed a zero-toler- tions involving more than Conahan, 70, was sen- tine traffic stop — a conse- had won the state and a slate
tenced to more than 17 years of Democratic electors had
Two former Pennsylva- ance policy that guaranteed 2,300 kids after the scheme in prison but was released to quence of the traumatizing been certified.
nia judges who orchestrated home confinement in 2020 —
a scheme to send children to large numbers of kids would was uncovered. with six years left on his sen- impact of his childhood de- Giuliani’s attorneys tried
for-profit jails in exchange tence — because of the to delay his appearance
for kickbacks were ordered be sent to PA Child Care and It’s unlikely the now- COVID-19 pandemic. tention — and had to show before the special grand
to pay more than $200 mil- jury, saying he was unable to
lion to hundreds of people its sister facility, Western PA adult victims will see even a Conner ruled after hear- his mental health records in fly because of heart stent
they victimized in one of the ing often-emotional testi- surgery in early July.
worst judicial scandals in Child Care. fraction of the damages mony last year from 282 peo- court to “explain why my be-
U.S. history. ple who appeared in Lu- But Fulton County Supe-
Ciavarella ordered chil- award, but a lawyer for the zerne County juvenile court havior was so erratic.” rior Court Judge Robert
U.S. District Judge Chris- between 2003 and 2008 — 79 McBurney, who’s overseeing
topher Conner awarded dren as young as 8 to deten- plaintiffs said it’s a recogni- of whom were younger than Some childhood victims the special grand jury, said
$106 million in compensa- 13 when Ciavarella sent them during a hearing last week
tory damages and $100 mil- tion, many of them first-time tion of the enormity of the to juvenile detention — and who were part of the lawsuit that Giuliani needed to be in
lion in punitive damages to 32 parents. “They recounted Atlanta on Wednesday and
nearly 300 people in a long- offenders deemed delin- disgraced judges’ crimes. his harsh and arbitrary na- when it began in 2009 have could travel by bus, car or
running civil suit against the ture, his disdain for due train if necessary.
judges, writing that the quent for petty theft, jay- “It’s a huge victory,” Mar- process, his extraordinary since died from overdoses or
plaintiffs are “the tragic hu- abruptness, and his cavalier Asked how he made the
man casualties of a scandal walking, truancy, smoking sha Levick, co-founder and and boorish behavior in the suicide, Conner said. trip, Giuliani told reporters:
of epic proportions.” courtroom,” he wrote. “I’ll give you one answer: I
on school grounds and other chief counsel of the Philadel- To calculate compensa- didn’t walk.”
In what came to be One unnamed child vic-
known as the kids-for-cash minor infractions. The judge phia-based Juvenile Law tim testified that Ciavarella tory damages, the judge de- Other Trump allies have
scandal, Judges Mark had “ruined my life” and also been swept up in the
Ciavarella and Michael often ordered youths he had Center and a lawyer for the “just didn’t let me get to my cided each plaintiff was enti- probe.
Conahan shut down a future,” according to Con-
county-run juvenile deten- found delinquent to be im- plaintiffs, said Wednesday. ner’s ruling. tled to a base rate of $1,000 Sen. Lindsey Graham
tion center and accepted (R-S.C.) received a sub-
$2.8 million in illegal mediately shackled, hand- “To have an order from a fed- Said another plaintiff: “I for each day of wrongful de- poena ordering him to ap-
payments from the builder feel I was just sold out for no pear for testimony Aug. 23.
and co-owner of two for- cuffed and taken away with- eral court that recognizes reason. Like everybody just tention, and adjusted that Graham has challenged that
profit lockups. Ciavarella, stood in line to be sold.” subpoena, citing his protec-
who presided over juvenile out giving them a chance to the gravity of what the amount based on the cir- tions as a member of Con-
Another victim de- gress. A judge Monday re-
put up a defense or even say judges did to these children scribed how he shook un- cumstances of each case. jected that argument and
controllably during a rou- said he must testify. Graham
goodbye to their families. in the midst of some of the Substantial punitive dam- has said he’ll appeal.

“Ciavarella and Conahan most critical years of their ages were warranted be- Willis has indicated she is
interested in calls in which
abandoned their oath and childhood and development cause the disgraced judges Graham and Raffensberger
discussed Georgia’s results
breached the public trust,” matters enormously, inflicted “unspeakable in the weeks after the elec-
tion.
Conner wrote Tuesday in his whether or not the money physical and emotional
Brumback writes for the
explanation of the judg- gets paid.” trauma” on children and ad- Associated Press.

ment. “Their cruel and de- Another plaintiffs’ attor- olescents, Conner wrote.

spicable actions victimized ney, Sol Weiss, said he would The damages award cov-

a vulnerable population of begin a probe of the judges’ ers only plaintiffs who chose

young people, many of assets but did not think they to participate in process.

whom were suffering from had any money to pay a Other figures in the case

emotional issues and men- judgment. settled years ago, including

tal health concerns.” Ciavarella, 72, is serving a the builder and the owner of

The Pennsylvania 28-year prison sentence in the private lockups and

Supreme Court threw out Kentucky. His projected re- their companies, in payouts

some 4,000 juvenile convic- lease date is 2035. totaling about $25 million.

A6 THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022 S LATIMES.COM

ITT Tech student debt is set to be history

Move to wipe out Rich Pedroncelli Associated Press and loan practices, which re- DeVry that it was liable for
nearly $4 billion owed sulted in a Department of nearly $24 million in ap-
comes after federal ALL REMAINING federal student loans taken out to attend ITT Tech from Education ban on the school proved borrower defense
probes found fraud. January 2005 through its closure will be canceled. No borrower action is needed. admitting any new students claims.
who use federal financial
By Jonah Valdez of students refused to make neering, information tech- build rapport with prospec- aid. With the COVID-19-re-
payments on federal loans nology and cybersecurity, tive students, then ask them lated pause on federal stu-
Nearly $4 billion in stu- taken out to attend the marketing itself to students questions that made them The Consumer Financial dent loan payments — an ac-
dent loan debt will be can- school. looking for the flexibility to feel vulnerable — about Protection Bureau sued ITT tion taken under President
celed for 208,000 former stu- pursue an education while working dead-end jobs or an Tech in 2014, accusing the Trump in March 2020 — set
dents of for-profit ITT Tech- “The predatory debt ac- working in their current inability to support their school of pressuring stu- to expire at the end of Au-
nical Institute, the U.S. De- cumulated set individual jobs. family financially — before dents into taking out high- gust, advocates for student
partment of Education said. students and their families suggesting enrolling at the cost private loans even debt cancellation are hoping
back decades,” Schwarze Its TV commercials fea- school was “the opportunity though it knew that most of for a more broad loan forgiv-
The decision announced said in a statement. tured students who were un- to make that pain go away,” them, many from low-in- eness plan.
Tuesday came after federal happy with their careers according to a February come families, would default
investigations found that ITT Tech was one of the or were “going through report by the Harvard Law on the loans. The school Before the pause was ex-
the school, which shut down nation’s largest for-profit ed- some tough times,” suggest- School’s Project on Preda- reached a settlement in tended in May, many were
in 2016, had defrauded hun- ucation chains, with more ing that enrolling at ITT tory Student Lending, which 2020, paving the way for expecting the Biden admin-
dreds of thousands of stu- than 130 campuses, includ- Tech had changed their for- Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D- $330 million in private stu- istration to forgive $10,000 in
dents with false claims ing 14 in California. When it tunes. Much of this messag- Ill.) presented to Congress dent-loan forgiveness for student debt for those earn-
about their ability to get jobs closed, it had 35,000 stu- ing was by design, one report in an April speech. 35,000 former ITT Tech stu- ing less than $125,000 a year.
or transfer credits and lied dents enrolled and more found. dents. In total, 43 million Ameri-
about the accreditation of than 8,000 employees. ITT Tech’s closure came cans owe $1.6 trillion in fed-
its nursing program. As a part of the school’s after state and federal inves- So far, most of the Biden eral student loans, the big-
The chain offered techni- “pain funnel,” ITT Tech’s re- tigations into its recruiting administration’s efforts gest share of consumer debt
It follows a move by the cal training and degrees in cruiters were trained to around federal student loan in the U.S. after mortgages.
Department of Education business, computer engi- forgiveness have focused on
last year to wipe out debt for students found to have been The possibility of such a
18,000 former ITT Tech stu- defrauded by private, for- sweeping move would be a
dents who had filed loan for- profit colleges such as ITT “direct result” of the fight for
giveness claims through the Tech and DeVry University. loan forgiveness for stu-
“borrower defense” pro- dents at for-profit schools
gram, which allows those “The evidence shows such as ITT Tech and the
whose schools misled them that for years, ITT’s leaders now-defunct Corinthian
or broke laws to have their intentionally misled stu- Colleges, said Thomas
debt discharged. dents about the quality of Gokey, organizer and co-
their programs in order to founder of the Debt Collec-
All remaining federal stu- profit off federal student tive, which helped students
dent loans taken out to at- loan programs, with no re- from both schools organize
tend ITT Tech from Jan. 1, gard for the hardship this loan strike campaigns and
2005, through its closure will would cause,” Education has advocated for debt for-
be canceled without any ad- Secretary Miguel Cardona giveness.
ditional action on the part of said Tuesday in a statement.
borrowers, officials said, re- “The Biden-Harris adminis- ITT Tech borrowers who
sulting in $3.9 billion in full tration will continue to took part in that debt strike
loan discharges. stand up for borrowers “were told they were crazy
who’ve been cheated by and that they should shut up
“This is a very long time their colleges, while working and pay their loans,” said
coming,” said Thomas to strengthen oversight and Ann Larson, also a Debt Col-
Schwarze, a former ITT enforcement to protect to- lective co-founder.
Tech student who participa- day’s students from similar
ted in a debt strike that be- deception and abuse.” “They kept fighting
gan in 2016, in which dozens through three presidential
The Department of Edu- administrations,” Larson
cation also announced said. “And now everyone
Tuesday that it had notified knows they were right all
along.”

Pence defends
FBI, says he might
testify over Jan. 6

Lisa Rathke Associated Press By Holly Ramer against the FBI or others
who, they believe, go too far
THE “LOST MURAL” now hangs in the entryway of Ohavi Zedek Synagogue in Burlington, Vt. The mural, MANCHESTER, N.H. — in investigating the former
painted in 1910 by Lithuanian immigrant Ben Zion Black, is a unique work of art in the U.S., experts say. Former Vice President Mike president.
Pence implored fellow Re-
A treasure brought back to life publicans on Wednesday to In Ohio, a man in body ar-
stop lashing out at the FBI mor armed with an assault
The colorful triptych elman said he has never around the country and Mural Project, an independ- over the search of former rifle and a nail gun was shot
painted in a Vermont heard of anyone bringing world asking what should be ent secular nonprofit organi- President Trump’s Florida and killed after trying to
synagogue was long that style to the United done with the artwork, zation, is still seeking dona- home, and denounced calls breach the FBI’s Cincinnati
hidden behind a wall. States. Goldberg said. tions to replicate the green by some of Trump’s allies to office. In Pennsylvania, a
corridors on the original defund the FBI, saying that man was arrested after post-
By Lisa Rathke “It makes it both a treas- “The universal consen- painting that did not sur- was “just as wrong” as a ing death threats against
ure and also a significant sus then was that we needed vive, said Goldberg, its presi- push by progressive activ- agents on social media.
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A work, both in American Jew- to do everything we could dent. ists to shift money from po-
mural that was painted in a ish religious life and the and take all the possible lice departments. FBI Director Christo-
Vermont synagogue more world of art in this country,” measures to take out the The renewed mural was pher A. Wray has said that
than 100 years ago by a Lith- he said. original mural because of its unveiled this summer, and Pence also said he would threats to agents and the
uanian immigrant, then hid- uniqueness, because it really tours are ongoing. give “due consideration” if Justice Department are “de-
den behind a wall for years, Black, who was a musi- is a symbol for perhaps thou- asked to testify before the plorable and dangerous.”
has been termed a rare piece cian, playwright and poet as sands of murals and this Senior Rabbi Amy Small House committee investi- The FBI has warned its
of art and has been painstak- well as a sign-maker, deco- type of painting that were saw the beauty of the resto- gating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack agents to take precautions,
ingly moved and restored. rated the inside of what was lost in Eastern Europe and ration step by step, whenev- on the U.S. Capitol. citing an increase in social
then the Chai Adam Syna- Western Europe,” Goldberg er she came to the office or media threats. But some
The large, colorful trip- gogue in 1910 in a Jewish said. sanctuary, which she said His pleas for restraint GOP lawmakers and others
tych created by sign painter neighborhood in Burling- was a reminder of how sig- come as law enforcement of- are demanding that FBI be
Ben Zion Black in 1910 shows ton, Vt., known as Little The plaster was in poor nificant the mural is. ficials warn of an escalation defunded, even dismantled.
the Ten Commandments Jerusalem. He painted the condition, and paint was in violent threats targeting
with a lion on both sides, the triptych — the Lost Mural — flaking off in many sections. It’s significant not only to federal agents and govern- Pence, who has been try-
sun beaming down, and col- in the apse of the building, as The plaster was stabilized, the Jewish community and ment facilities since FBI ing to distance himself from
umns and rich curtains at well as other murals in the and a conservator worked to the descendants of those agents searched the ex-pres- his ex-boss, prefaced his re-
the borders. Now known as synagogue’s interior. reattach the paint. Then a early settlers of Burlington, ident’s Mar-a-Lago estate sponse by saying, “Look, it’s
the “Lost Mural,” it’s a rare temporary structure was but also to other immigrants last week. The search was fairly well known that Presi-
representation of a kind of The synagogue closed in built so that the building’s in the U.S., which offered part of the Justice Depart- dent Trump and I have had
art that graced wooden 1939 when it merged with an- roof could be removed, the safety for Jewish and other ment’s investigation into our differences.” Still, Pence
synagogues in Europe that other one, Ohavi Zedek, and mural’s laths reinforced, and families fleeing from many the discovery that classified frequently cites the accom-
were largely destroyed dur- the original building went on the artwork encased in a parts of the world, she said. White House records had plishments of the “Trump-
ing the Holocaust, experts to have other uses, including metal frame for the move in been recovered from the es- Pence administration,” hop-
say. as a carpet store, according 2015 by crane and truck to “It’s both a Jewish story tate earlier this year. ing that he can appeal to vot-
to the Lost Mural website. the current Ohavi Zedek and an American story,” ers who may have supported
“When I learned about Synagogue. Small said, as well as a “uni- While speaking in New their policies but are put off
the mural and what it is and When the building was versal story.” Hampshire, Pence was by Trump’s behavior.
the story behind the artist, I being turned into apart- In its new home, conser- asked what he thought when
was completely amazed, and ments in 1986, Ohavi Zedek vators restored damaged Another part of the Lost he heard about the FBI The pair’s paths diverged
there is nothing like this archivist Aaron Goldberg sections of paint and Mural story is the “magnifi- search of Trump’s home. on Jan. 6, 2021, when a mob of
elsewhere in this country,” and a fellow synagogue cleaned the entire mural, re- cent, creative and devoted Pence, who like Trump is Trump supporters stormed
said Josh Perelman, chief cu- member got the owner to in- vealing its original vibrant people who have nurtured considering a 2024 presi- the Capitol in an effort to
rator and director of exhib- stall a wall in front of the mu- color and detail. Paint was its preservation and its re- dential bid, said he had been stop Congress’ formal certi-
itions and interpretation at ral, according to the website. also matched and added presentation to the world,” troubled by what he called fication of Joe Biden’s presi-
the Weitzman National Mu- Black’s two daughters do- where it had fallen off. That Perelman said. “The Bur- the politicization of the FBI. dential victory over Trump.
seum of American Jewish nated money to have archi- work took place this and last lington community, the Bur- He also said the Justice De- Trump denounced his vice
History in Philadelphia. val photographs taken of the year, during the COVID-19 lington Jewish community, partment and Atty. Gen. president for refusing to ob-
art, but it was unclear at the pandemic, when the build- the state of Vermont, have Merrick Garland should be ject or delay the certification
It’s a representation of a time whether the mural ing was largely unused. been marvelous in their more forthcoming about — something Pence had no
style that was present could be saved, Goldberg sense of the importance of what led authorities to con- power to do. A makeshift
throughout Europe, but Per- said. About $1 million was this work of art and their duct the search. gallows was constructed on
raised for the project commitment to bringing it the National Mall, and peo-
More than 20 years later, through donations from lo- back to view.” But Trump’s former vice ple who broke into the Capi-
the wall board was cut away, cal, state, national and inter- president also had a mes- tol chanted, “Hang Mike
and photographs were tak- national donors. The Lost Rathke writes for the sage for the GOP. Pence!”
en and sent to museums Associated Press.
“I also want to remind my Pence had previously
fellow Republicans: We can refused to say whether he
hold the attorney general ac- would engage with the
countable for the decision he House committee investi-
made without attacking the gating the insurrection if the
rank-and-file law enforce- panel requested his testi-
ment personnel at the FBI,” mony. On Wednesday, he
he said at an event at St. said he would consider it.
Anselm College.
“If there was an invitation
“The Republican Party is to participate, I would con-
the party of law and order,” sider it,” Pence said, adding
Pence continued. “Our party he would first reflect “on the
stands with the men and unique role” he was serving
women who stand on the as vice president.
thin blue line at the federal
and state and local level, and “It would be unprece-
these attacks on the FBI dented in history for a vice
must stop. Calls to defund president to be summoned
the FBI are just as wrong as to testify on Capitol Hill, but
calls to defund the police.” as I said, I don’t want to pre-
judge,” he said. “If ever any
Federal and private formal invitation was ren-
monitors of extremism have dered to us, we’d give it due
warned that a growing num- consideration.”
ber of Trump supporters
seem ready to strike back Ramer writes for the
Associated Press.

LATIMES.COM A7S THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022

Rapid tests can
be inaccurate,
officials warn

Jae C. Hong Associated Press [COVID tests, from A1] are levels of virus in the body
BA.5, compared with earlier high enough for a rapid test
REP. LIZ CHENEY conceded her GOP primary loss Tuesday night near Jackson, Wyo., but said Wednesday versions. This, experts say, to detect.
she would run for president or do “whatever it takes to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office.” further illustrates the im-
portance of follow-up test- Before widespread vacci-
A win for Trump’s vendetta ing. nations, the immune system
wing of GOP, but is it final? took a relatively long time
“If your first home anti- before recognizing the coro-
[Barabak, from A1] important that a candidate much of the Republican the junior Bush’s blandish- gen test is negative, we rec- navirus and triggering an
Bush’s failed bid this year back President Biden’s pol- Party base. (Trump re- ments proved unavailing; he ommend repeating it in 24 to immune response.
for Texas attorney general, icies than rile up conserva- sponded to Cheney’s defeat lost badly in May’s Republi- 48 hours,” Dr. Ralph Gonza-
emphatically sealed the tives.) with a characteristic lack can primary to incumbent les, a UC San Francisco But “in a vaccinated and
coffin on the old party es- of grace, saying she was Ken Paxton, a Trump toady associate dean, said during a boosted person, they al-
tablishment, and erased for It’s vendetta politics, and “headed for the depths of who has spent the last seven recent campus town hall. ready have immune cells
now any lineal claims to its if responsible Republicans political oblivion,” and years under federal indict- floating around to recognize
future. like Cheney continue to fall, repeating his familiar lie ment. Gonzales said he has no- the enemy. And when you
the prospects going forward about the 2020 election ticed an additional lag in get infected, the immune
“This is not the Republi- after November’s midterm being rigged.) Bush “couldn’t get away how long it takes a rapid test system activates much fast-
can Party of the ’80s, the ’90s election are not good. from the brand associated to turn positive after the on- er,” Chin-Hong said. “Now,
or even the early 2000s,” said “There’s a new MAGA with his name” and the whiff set of symptoms — espe- the immune system is say-
Christine Matthews, a GOP “It’s very hard when one establishment,” Kristol of privilege and old estab- cially early on. ing, ‘Hey, something’s up!’
pollster and strategist who of two major political par- said, “and if you cross it, lishment ties it gave off, said and you start to feel ill, but
has been a harsh Trump ties doesn’t recognize basic you’re in trouble.” Jim Henson, a pollster and Some people aren’t test- actually, there is not much
critic. “What it means to be a truths and is unwilling to University of Texas political ing positive using rapid tests virus around.”
Republican these days … is put country first” save for a Cheney’s heresy was not science professor. until four or five days after
being loyal to your tribe. It’s handful of foreign policy just in telling the truth they start to show symp- As a result, in a vacci-
not about issues. It’s basi- issues, said conservative about the former president With her defeat, Cheney toms, said Dr. Peter Chin- nated and boosted person,
cally whatever Trump says strategist Bill Kristol, a and his incessant prevarica- has completed the passage Hong, a UC San Francisco the body can quickly issue
it is.” Cheney supporter who tion, but in helping to lead from candidate to political infectious-diseases expert. its own alarm indicating
served in the White House congressional hearings that martyr. COVID-19 has arrived, but it
Which means very little under President George have revealed in garish and “That’s very common can take longer for enough of
focus on governing and a H.W. Bush. horrifying detail the depths The Jan. 6 congressional these days,” he said. the virus to be detectable by
great deal of energy ex- of Trump’s immorality and hearings resume next a rapid test.
pended on grudges and That’s not just rosy-eyed reckless self-regard. She month, promising further At-home COVID-19 rapid
settling old scores. It also retrospection. displayed the kind of incriminating evidence and tests are expected to detect Whatever the reason, any
means ignoring policy ini- courage that brings presti- more stains on Trump’s a coronavirus infection at potential delay in confirm-
tiatives and political philos- President Reagan never gious awards and fancy soiled reputation. Beyond least 80% of the time, ing a coronavirus infection is
ophy, the drivers of conser- shrank from political com- speaking invitations, but that, Cheney has vowed to according to the FDA. By all the more reason for resi-
vative achievement since bat; nor did the elder Bush that didn’t earn even 30% continue leading the anti- contrast, a lab-based PCR dents to abide by one of the
the Reagan era, in favor of or other Republicans of support in a state where the Trump opposition once she test is generally expected to most often-cited public
pugnacity and purging their era. But after blister- Cheney name was once leaves office early next year, detect the virus 95% of the health mantras over the last
those deemed insufficiently ing Democrats in campaign political platinum. possibly as a kamikaze time someone is infected. two and a half years: Stay
obedient to the GOP’s ruler- season, they worked con- candidate for president in home if you feel sick.
in-exile. structively across party (Her father, Dick, repre- 2024. But PCR tests can take a
lines to achieve major legis- sented Wyoming for 10 years day or longer to process, “If you have symptoms of
A recent CBS News/ lative accomplishments. in Congress and served two “This primary election is whereas rapid test results respiratory illness, if you
YouGov poll was telling. Republicans also fought terms as vice president over,” she said Tuesday are available in 15 minutes. have symptoms that you
vigorously among them- under President George W. night to cheers from her think may indicate that you
By almost 4 to 1, Republi- selves, then set aside differ- Bush.) supporters, “but now the If you have COVID-19 might have COVID, please,
cans surveyed said they ences for the sake of party real work begins.” symptoms and get a nega- please, please stay home,”
were more likely to vote for a unity; Reagan even made In Texas, George P. Bush tive rapid test result, the said Los Angeles County
candidate who parroted Bush his vice presidential — grandson of the 41st Cheney elaborated FDA suggests testing again Public Health Director Bar-
Trump’s lies about winning running mate after the two president, nephew of the Wednesday on NBC’s “To- 48 hours later. If the second bara Ferrer.
the last presidential elec- had battled for the White 43rd — took a less heroic day” show, saying she would test is negative and you’re
tion. Fifty-three percent of House. approach in his bid for make a decision on a presi- still concerned your symp- “Use those rapid tests;
Republicans also said they attorney general. He turned dential bid in the coming toms are caused by they’re generally fairly reli-
would be more likely to vote However, those days his back on his famous months. COVID-19, the FDA suggests able. But if you still have
for a candidate who makes of pragmatism, political family and pandered to either a third rapid test or a symptoms, and you’re test-
liberals angry, which rose to accommodation and, it Trump, who had gleefully “I will be doing whatever lab-based PCR test. ing negative, go ahead and
nearly 7 in 10 among those should be said, behaving belittled Bush’s father, Jeb, it takes to keep Donald get a PCR test.”
identified as MAGA Repub- like grown-ups have been and insulted his mother, Trump out of the Oval Of- “People should use multi-
licans. (Most Democrats, in replaced by the personal Columba, during the 2016 fice,” she pledged. ple tests over a certain time If you do get a negative
contrast, said it was more peeves and vengefulness presidential campaign. Still, period, such as two to three PCR test result and are still
that animate Trump and It’s a battle that Cheney days, especially when the symptomatic, Ferrer said
and her allies urgently need people using the tests don’t you should contact your
to win. have COVID-19 symptoms,” healthcare provider.
the agency said in its state-
ment. “But no matter what
you’re infected with — until
“The FDA is highlighting you’re better, you should not
the continued need for re- expose others,” she said dur-
peat, or serial, testing when ing a recent briefing.
people get a negative result
with an at-home COVID-19 If you don’t have
antigen test, including rec- COVID-19 symptoms but be-
ommending additional test- lieve you’ve been exposed to
ing over a longer period of the coronavirus, the FDA
time.” suggests getting at least
three negative rapid test re-
There are a couple of rea- sults, testing every 48 hours.
sons why it’s taking longer If you’re still concerned, you
from the onset of symptoms can take a fourth rapid test
for some people to test pos- after another 48 hours or get
itive using a rapid kit. a PCR test.

The Omicron variant Some people might say
family is generally more they’ve repeatedly tested
likely to begin infection in negative, but they are taking
the throat, Chin-Hong said, a rapid test at, say, 10 a.m.
meaning “it takes a while to and then at 2 p.m., which
go up to the nose.” doesn’t really help people
figure out their infection
So, if you’re just swab- status, Ferrer said. Testing
bing your nose during a test 24 to 48 hours later provides
“and you have a sore throat, more meaningful informa-
it may mean that you’re not tion, she said.
getting virus there yet,” he
said. “Diagnostic testing re-
mains a cornerstone of our
Another possible reason nation’s fight against
is that the immune systems COVID-19,” the FDA said in
of people who have been vac- its statement. “At-home
cinated and boosted are COVID-19 antigen tests,
more likely to recognize an while not perfect, provide a
exposure to the coronavirus fast and convenient
quickly, triggering symp- COVID-19 testing option.”
toms early as a way to fight
off disease but before there

Director to ‘reset’ CDC to make it more nimble

[CDC, from A1] through peer review and 8 Establishing an office of
public health threats. It’s intergovernmental affairs to
customary for each CDC di- publication by the CDC’s smooth partnerships with
rector to do some reorganiz- other agencies, as well as a
ing, but Walensky’s action Morbidity and Mortality higher-level office on health
comes amid a wider demand equity.
for change. Weekly Report.
Walensky also said she in-
The agency has long been 8 Restructuring the tends to “get rid of some of
criticized as too ponderous, the reporting layers that ex-
focusing on collection and agency’s communications ist, and I’d like to work to
analysis of data but not act- break down some of the si-
ing quickly against new office and further revamp- los.” She did not say exactly
health threats. Public un- what that may entail, but
happiness with the agency ing CDC websites to make emphasized that the overall
grew dramatically during changes are less about re-
the COVID-19 pandemic. Ex- the agency’s guidance for drawing the organization
perts said the CDC was slow chart than rethinking how
to recognize how much virus the public clearer and easier the CDC does business and
was entering the U.S. from motivates staff. “This will
Europe, to recommend peo- to find. not be simply moving boxes”
ple wear masks, to say the on the organization chart,
virus can spread through 8 Altering the length of she said.
the air, and to ramp up sys-
tematic testing for variants. time agency leaders are de- Schwartz said flaws in
the federal response go be-
“We saw during COVID voted to outbreak responses yond the CDC, because the
that CDC’s structures, White House and other
frankly, weren’t designed to to a minimum of six months agencies were heavily in-
take in information, digest it volved.
and disseminate it to the — an effort to address a turn-
public at the speed neces- A CDC reorganization is
sary,” said Jason Schwartz, a over problem that at times a positive step, but “I hope
health policy researcher at it’s not the end of the story,”
the Yale School of Public caused knowledge gaps and Schwartz said. He would like
Health. to see “a broader account-
affected the agency’s com- ing” of how the federal gov-
Walensky, who became ernment handles health cri-
director in January 2021, has munications. ses.
long said the agency has to
move faster and communi- 8 Creation of an executive Stobbe writes for the
cate better, but stumbles Associated Press.
council to help Walensky set

strategy and priorities.

8 Appointing Mary Wake-

field as senior counselor

Ron Harris Associated Press to implement the changes.

THE ATLANTA-BASED CDC has long been criticized as too ponderous, focus- Wakefield headed the
ing on collection and analysis of data but not acting quickly against health threats.
Health Resources and Serv-

ices Administration during

have continued during her takes, and so much of this ef- ized, approved and under- the Obama administration
tenure. In April, she called fort was to hold up the mir- way by early next year.
for an in-depth review of the ror ... to understand where and served as the No. 2
agency, which resulted in the and how we could do better.” Some changes still are
announced changes. being formulated, but steps administrator at the De-
Her reorganization pro- announced Wednesday in-
“It’s not lost on me that posal is subject to approval clude: partment of Health and Hu-
we fell short in many ways” by the Health and Human
responding to the coronavi- Services secretary. CDC offi- 8 Increasing use of pre- man Services. Wakefield, 68,
rus, Walensky said. “We had cials say they hope to have a print scientific reports to get
some pretty public mis- full package of changes final- out actionable data, instead started Monday.
of waiting for research to go
8 Altering the agency’s

organization chart to undo

some changes made during

the Trump administration.

A8 THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022 LATIMES.COM

BUSINESS

Climate bill is big deal but drama persists

Inflation Reduction U.S. Interior Department
Act has $370 billion announcing last week that
for clean energy, but the 457-megawatt Palen so-
scientists say much lar farm is fully online. Envi-
more must be done. ronmental groups including
the Sierra Club tried to block
By Sammy Roth the project, saying it could
harm animals such as the
It’s been 126 years since desert tortoise and the Mo-
jave fringe-toed lizard.
Swedish chemist Svante Ar-
It wasn’t just Manchin
rhenius concluded that making demands as Con-
gress negotiated the climate
greenhouse gas emissions bill — Arizona Sen. Kyrsten
Sinema, the other Demo-
from burning fossil fuels cratic swing vote, helped se-
cure a last-minute addition
could cause Earth’s temper- of $4 billion in drought relief
for the Colorado River
ature to rise; 53 years since Basin. The money could be
used to pay farmers in Cali-
Daniel Patrick Moynihan, fornia’s Imperial County
and Arizona’s Yuma County
when he was an advisor to to leave land fallow — a po-
tentially useful tool as the
President Nixon, warned federal government de-
mands massive cuts in Col-
that the “carbon dioxide orado River water use.

problem” could inundate There are many other cli-
mate provisions in the bill,
New York City and Washing- including tax credits and
grants for climate-friendly
ton, D.C.; and 34 years since aviation fuels, a $27-billion
green bank and tens of bil-
climate scientist James lions of dollars for sustain-
able farming and environ-
Hansen testified to Con- mental justice efforts.

gress “with 99% certainty” Some oil and gas compa-
nies will have to pay fees as
that global warming had al- high as $1,500 a ton on me-
thane leaks, although in a
ready begun. concession to Manchin,
much of the fossil fuel indus-
After all that time, the try will be exempted from
the payments.
U.S. Senate passed a climate
All of those elements
bill this month. The House of matter. But it’s also impor-
tant not to lose track of the
Representatives approved big picture.

the legislation last week, and The climate outlook was
dire before the Senate
President Biden signed it passed this bill, and it’s only
somewhat less dire now,
Tuesday. with a reality of worsening
fires, storms, droughts and
The Inflation Reduction heat waves continuing to
play out.
Act is a product of weird and Kent Nishimura Los Angeles Times
The legislation should
idiosyncratic circum- TO WIN Sen. Joe Manchin III’s support, Democratic leaders agreed to hold votes on yet-to-be-written legisla- help reduce heat-trapping
tion that would speed the federal approval process for energy projects including fossil fuel pipelines. emissions, but scientists say
stances, including the fili- much more must be done on
climate.
buster and a parliamentary
Which brings us to Cali-
maneuver called “budget gy from places where it’s Climate advocates have Then there’s the permit- That would be a big deal fornia.
abundant to cities where it’s their own issues with the leg- ting side deal. To win because land use is quickly
reconciliation.” With a 50-50 needed. islation — including the fact Manchin’s support, Demo- becoming a major obstacle Gov. Gavin Newsom is
that it all but requires the cratic leaders in the Senate to accelerating the renew- pushing lawmakers to
partisan split in the Senate At least some companies federal government to keep and House agreed to hold able energy build-out. strengthen the state’s cli-
foresee problems. The auto leasing public lands and wa- votes on yet-to-be-written Across the country, there’s mate goals before the legis-
and Republicans largely un- industry worries the bill ters for oil and gas drilling, as legislation that would speed rampant local opposition to lative session ends Aug. 31.
might actually impede the demanded by Manchin. the federal approval process wind and solar farms, trans- He wants them to pass a law
willing to act on the climate, transition to electric vehi- for all kinds of energy proj- mission lines and lithium increasing the state’s carbon
cles because it changes the Most clean energy activ- ects — including fossil fuel mines — over aesthetics, reduction target to 55% be-
the bill’s passage hinged on rules for tax credits to re- ists enthusiastically support pipelines and natural gas ex- property values, loss of low 1990 levels by 2030, and
quire that a certain percent- the bill anyway, citing analy- port plants, like the ones farmland and environmen- mandating economywide
two Democratic caucus age of battery components ses that have found the cli- Sempra Energy of San Diego tal damage. carbon neutrality by 2045.
come from the United mate benefits far outweigh is developing in Mexico. He’s also urging the Legisla-
swing votes — one of whom, States. If not, no tax credits. the losses. But the leasing Some experts say the ture to set a goal of 90% cli-
provision is still a bitter pill Although it’s not yet clear best solution is for devel- mate-friendly electricity by
Joe Manchin III of West Vir- That was a key priority to swallow for “keep it in the what the permitting legisla- opers and government agen- 2035 — well ahead of an ex-
for Manchin, who says ground” activists, who over tion will include, Manchin is cies to take local concerns isting law requiring 100% by
ginia, made his fortune off America is far too depend- the last decade campaigned adamant that it lead to ap- seriously and work with 2045.
ent on China for battery ma- to end federal oil and gas proval of the Mountain Val- communities to make clean
coal. terials such as lithium. Al- leasing, turning a fringe idea ley Pipeline, a controversial energy work for them. But “We need to up our
though there are companies into Democratic Party gas line through the Ap- that’s not the only option. In game,” said Lauren
Strange circumstances trying to build up a U.S. bat- orthodoxy. palachian Mountains whose California, local govern- Sanchez, Newsom’s senior
tery supply chain — at Cali- developers — along with ments are furious over a new climate advisor.
aside, the Inflation Reduc- fornia’s Salton Sea and in Conservationists are es- other pipeline companies — law that gives state officials
the wildlands of Nevada, pecially unhappy the bill will have become some of his big- greater control over solar Additionally, Newsom
tion Act is a big deal, with among other places — it’s require previously canceled gest campaign contributors. and wind farm approval. wants lawmakers to ban new
not clear whether enough of offshore lease sales in the oil and gas drilling within
nearly $370 billion in climate those types of projects will Gulf of Mexico and Alaska to On the flip side, the per- An especially con- 3,200 feet of homes and
be ready in time to make the move forward, and won’t mitting bill could also lead to tentious land-use battle re- schools — the same distance
and clean energy spending. tax credits work as in- ban new drilling in the Arctic easier approval of clean en- cently came to an end in the required in a draft regu-
tended. National Wildlife Refuge. ergy infrastructure. California desert, with the lation from last year that
The money includes tax hasn’t been finalized. The
governor is also calling for
credits and rebates for elec- carbon-capture rules that
minimize “impacts to com-
tric heat pumps and rooftop munities where these tech-
nologies and projects are de-
solar panels, and lucrative veloped” — a priority for cli-
mate justice activists, who
battery storage incentives. worry that carbon capture
will prolong the life of highly
The funds could help spur a polluting fossil fuel facilities.

U.S. solar manufacturing Separately, the Califor-
nia Energy Commission
boom where protectionist voted last week to set a long-
term goal of installing 25 gig-
tariffs have failed. awatts of offshore wind
power. That’s 600 times
The bill also includes more offshore wind than the
entire U.S. has built so far,
$3 billion in loans and grants and as much capacity as 11
Diablo Canyon nuclear
to support construction of plants.

power lines — key tools for There’s a big difference
between setting a goal and
moving solar and wind ener- actually building ocean wind
turbines. But Sanchez is op-
What to know about coming EV tax breaks timistic.

New U.S. incentives Patrick T. Fallon AFP via Getty Images to claim the rebate have “Offshore wind repre-
carry caveats. Some often faced long waits, with sents one of the greatest cli-
buyers might be better BECAUSE of restrictions on the vehicles that qualify for the credit, don’t expect a the fund that pays them mate, clean energy and
off rushing to qualify great number of Americans to file for the incentives — at least not initially. periodically running out of economic opportunities,”
for the current credit. money. The state set aside she said in an interview.
would be eligible for a $7,500 To qualify for the full Energy recently published a $515 million toward the “There is an incredible glob-
By Hugo Martín tax credit for buying a new credit, a zero-emission website that lists the 2022 rebate program last year al market that China and
clean-air vehicle — a desig- vehicle must be assembled and 2023 model vehicles and about $352 million is others currently lead, but
It’s called the Inflation nation that includes hydro- in North America and have that meet the qualification still available. Details on that California hopes to dou-
Reduction Act of 2022 but gen fuel-cell vehicles as well key battery materials come of being built in North which vehicles qualify and ble down on.”
one of its primary goals is to as battery electrics — and from the U.S. or a country America. Those vehicles how much of a rebate you
fight carbon emissions by, $4,000 for buying a used one. with a free-trade agreement include the Chevy Bolt, the can get are posted on the Only time will tell — on
among other things, giving The credits will be limited to with the U.S. If the vehicle Nissan Leaf, the Ford Mus- program’s website. offshore wind, and on cli-
Americans incentives to buy single tax filers with an meets only one of those tang Mach-E and the Tesla mate action more broadly.
zero-emission vehicles. Af- adjusted gross income of criteria, the buyer can qual- Model 3 and Model Y. California’s rebate pro- And after decades of me-
ter passing both houses of $150,000 or less, married ify for half of the credit. gram imposes income caps andering, time is short.
Congress, the bill was signed couples filing jointly with an The vehicles that don’t for buyers — $135,000 for
Tuesday by President Bid- income of no more than “Unfortunately, the EV qualify for the new tax credit single filers and $200,000 for But the willingness of 50
en. $300,000, and individuals tax credit requirements will because they are either too joint filers — and the state senators to stake their claim
who file as the head of a make most vehicles im- pricey or are not assembled rebate amount varies based to a climate bill is a big deal.
Not everyone’s thrilled household, making $225,000 mediately ineligible for the in the U.S. include the Hum- on the type of vehicle you Change is afoot.
with the end result. The auto or less. incentive,” said John mer EV, the BMW i4, Hyun- choose. The rebates are
industry and environmental Bozzella, president and dai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6 and typically higher for hydro- This article was originally
advocates have groused Beginning in 2024, car chief executive of the Alli- Toyota bZ4X, according to gen fuel cell and battery published in Boiling Point, a
about the legislation, with buyers can take the tax ance for Automotive Inno- Consumer Reports. electric vehicles and lower weekly email newsletter
car manufacturers calling credit as a discount at the vation, a group that repre- for plug-in hybrids. about climate change and
the incentive package a time of the purchase. sents dozens of auto manu- Can I get the state rebate the environment. Go to
“missed opportunity” be- facturers and technology and the federal tax credit? “The federal tax credit latimes.com/boilingpoint to
cause it’s limited to cars What vehicles will be eligi- companies. will give a boost to Cali- sign up.
built in North America, ble for the tax credit? Yes, if you can get your fornia’s electric vehicle
among other gripes. Envi- Supporters of the legisla- hands on a rebate. Cali- rebate program, which
ronmentalists say the act The credit can’t be used tion argue that the credits fornia’s Clean Vehicle Re- already outpaces the rest of
could have done more to for the priciest vehicles — will create an incentive for bate Program — which the country,” said Bill Maga-
make clean-running cars af- only clean-air cars with a electric vehicle manufactur- offers as much as $7,000 in vern, policy director at the
fordable and accessible. manufacturer suggested ers to make production rebates to buy or lease a new Coalition for Clean Air.
retail price of as much as changes to meet the criteria. plug-in hybrid electric vehi-
But for consumers think- $55,000 and $80,000 for SUVs cle, battery electric vehicle, Should you wait or buy an
ing about going electric — and trucks. That disquali- The legislation doesn’t or a fuel-cell electric vehicle electric vehicle now?
especially in California, fies some of the expensive specify which vehicle brands — can be coupled with the
where EV and hybrid pur- models such as the Hum- and models meet all of the federal tax credit. It depends on which
chases are already substan- mer EV and the BMW i4. tax credit eligibility criteria, vehicle you’re looking to
tially subsidized — the in- but the U.S. Department of Californians attempting buy. The federal govern-
centives it contains could tilt ment currently offers a tax
the math in favor of nabbing credit for new clean energy
that new Model 3 or F-150 vehicles of as much as $7,500
Lightning sooner rather but it is limited to 200,000
than later. rebates per automaker.
Tesla, General Motors and
A big caveat: Because of Toyota have exceeded that
the restrictions on the types cap and no longer qualify for
of cars that qualify for the the credit. The Inflation
tax credit, don’t expect a Reduction Act removes the
great number of Americans cap and also introduces a
to file for the incentives — at $4,000 credit that can be
least not initially. applied to used vehicles.

Here’s what we know The existing federal tax
about the expected tax cred- credit doesn’t require that
it and what it means for Cali- the vehicle be assembled in
fornians. the U.S. to qualify for a
credit.
What incentives does the
law offer for EV buyers? If the vehicle you are
thinking of buying won’t
Starting Jan. 1, low- and qualify for the new tax credit
middle-income Americans because it’s not assembled
in the U.S., “it would be-
hoove you to buy it now” and
apply for the current credit,
Magavern said.

LATIMES.COM A9THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022

MARKET ROUNDUP

Stocks broadly
down; oil rises

associated press central banks have to go in
their fight against higher
Stocks on Wall Street prices.

closed broadly lower Sales at U.S. retailers
were unchanged last month,
Wednesday as drops by big according to the Commerce
Department, and econo-
technology companies mists had expected a slight
increase in July. Part of the
wiped out the week’s gains weakness came from a 1.8%
drop in gas sales, reflecting
for the Standard & Poor’s lower prices at the pump.

500 index. Meanwhile, Target fell
2.7% after reporting a nearly
The benchmark index fell 90% plunge in second-quar-
ter profit as it was forced to
0.7%, snapping a three-day slash prices to clear un-
wanted inventory. The re-
winning streak. The Dow tailer warned earlier this
summer that it was cancel-
Jones industrial average fell ing orders from suppliers
and aggressively cutting
0.5% and the tech-heavy prices because of a pro-
nounced spending shift by
Nasdaq composite slid 1.3%. Americans as the pandemic
eased.
Small-company stocks
Children’s clothing and
fell more sharply than the accessories chain Children’s
Place fell 11% after reporting
rest of the market, pulling a surprise second-quarter
loss as it faced supply chain
the Russell 2000 lower by problems and pressure from
inflation.
1.6%.
Britain’s inflation rate
Traders focused on a mix rose to a new 40-year high of
10.1% in July, a faster pace
of retail updates that indi- than in the U.S. and Europe
as climbing food prices in
cate inflation pressure con- the United Kingdom tight-
ened a cost-of-living squeeze
tinues to affect businesses fueled by the soaring cost of
energy. Inflation pressures
and consumers, but also prompted the Bank of Eng-
land to boost its key interest
show that spending remains rate by half a percentage
point this month, the big-
strong. A government report gest of six consecutive in-
creases since December.
showed retail sales were flat
The Federal Reserve has
last month, and Target been raising interest rates in
order to slow the economy
shares slumped after the re- and temper inflation, but in-
vestors remain concerned
tail chain reported a nearly that it could hit the brakes
too hard and send the econ-
90% skid in quarterly profit. omy into a recession.

“You saw Target coming The central bank’s min-
utes from last month’s meet-
out and being softer than we ing of policymakers didn’t
offer any new insight into the
thought, so maybe it Fed’s struggle to quell infla-
tion. The minutes showed
Genaro Molina Los Angeles Times spooked investors a little that Fed policymakers ex-
pected the economy to ex-
LOWER gas prices in July probably freed up money for people to spend elsewhere, such as at Westfield Santa bit,” said Sylvia Jablonski, pand in the second half of
Anita shopping center, above, in Arcadia. Excluding autos and auto parts, retail sales rose 0.4% last month. 2022, though many sug-
chief investment officer at gested that growth would
Retail sales are flat in July weaken as higher rates take
as consumers grow cautious Defiance ETFs. “It’s a small hold.

correction from the bear Slower growth, they
noted, could “set the stage”
market rally.” for inflation to gradually fall
to the central bank’s 2% an-
The S&P 500 slipped 31.16 nual goal, though it re-
mained “far above” that tar-
points to 4,274.04. The loss get. But the policymakers
made clear that for now, they
pulled the index 0.1% lower intend to continue raising
rates to slow the economy.
this week.

The Dow dropped 171.69

points to 33,980.32, while the

Nasdaq fell 164.43 points to

12,938.12. The Russell 2000

slid 33.22 points to 1,987.31.

associated press Sales of building supplies sales covers about a third of of 2020. Trading has been choppy
Americans are still
The pace of sales at U.S. and garden equipment held all consumer purchases and throughout the week as the
retailers was unchanged last spending, but that money is
month as persistently high up, as did sales at electronics doesn’t include spending on going to different places as benchmark S&P 500 comes
inflation and rising interest the pandemic eases. Wal-
rates forced many Ameri- and appliance stores. most services, such as plane mart, the nation’s largest re- off a four-week winning
cans to spend more cau- tailer, posted better than
tiously. At the same time, con- fares, apartment rents, mov- expected quarterly sales streak.
and profits, but noted that
Retail purchases were sumers remained wary of ie tickets and doctor visits. customers are favoring Pricey technology com-
flat after having risen 0.8% in lower-priced grocery items.
June, the Commerce De- spending much on nones- In recent months, Ameri- panies, communication
partment reported Wednes- And it’s gaining more
day. Economists had ex- sentials: Sales were down cans have been shifting their customers who might more stocks and retailers had
pected a slight increase. typically shop at Whole
0.5% at department stores purchases from physical Foods. The company, long some of the biggest losses.
Still, Wednesday’s report associated with price-con-
contained some positive and 0.6% at clothing stores. goods toward travel, hotel scious and lower-income Only energy stocks notched
signs: Excluding autos and consumers, disclosed that
auto parts, retail sales rose Compared with 12 stays and plane trips. roughly 75% of its grocery gains as the price of U.S.
0.4% in July. sales last quarter were to
months ago, overall retail Inflation continues to households with incomes of crude oil rose.
Lower gas prices prob- at least $100,000.
ably freed up money for peo- sales rose 10.3% in July. pose a severe hardship for Bond yields rose signifi-
ple to spend elsewhere. Gas- It also noted that lower-
oline sales slid 1.8%, reflect- America’s consumers, many families. Though gas- income customers were cantly. The yield on the 10-
ing the drop in pump prices. trading down within the
whose spending accounts oline prices have fallen from store, for example swapping year Treasury rose to 2.89%
“As gas prices fell, con- out sliced deli meats for hot
sumers had more money in for nearly 70% of U.S. econo- their highs, food, rent, used dogs to save money. from 2.81% late Tuesday.
their pockets for other items
such as furniture and elec- mic activity, have remained cars and other necessities On Wednesday, Target Wall Street has been
tronics,” said Jeffrey Roach, reported that its profit
chief economist at LPL Fi- mostly resilient even with have become far more ex- plunged nearly 90% despite closely reviewing the latest
nancial. solid sales, largely because it
year-over-year inflation pensive, beyond whatever was forced to slash prices to economic data and corpo-
clear huge inventories of
near a four-decade high, ris- wage increases most work- things in heavy demand dur- rate updates to get a better
ing the pandemic such as
ing economic uncertainties ers have notched. furniture, appliances and sense of how inflation is af-
electronics.
and the surging costs of Despite a still-robust job fecting businesses and con-
Signet Jewelers, which
mortgages and borrowing market, the U.S. economy operates stores under such sumers and whether the
names as Zales and Jared,
money. shrank in the first half of lowered its full-year sales hottest inflation in 40 years
forecast last week as Ameri-
Still, overall spending has 2022, raising fears of a poten- cans spend less on luxuries is peaking or beginning to
and more on groceries.
weakened, and it has shifted tial recession. Growth has cool. Investors are also
“They’re being inten-
increasingly toward things been weakening largely as a tional,” said Jamie Single- monitoring inflation to de-
ton, a Signet president. She
such as groceries, and away consequence of the Federal said customers may be tak- termine how much further
ing home fewer items, but
from less necessary things Reserve’s aggressive inter- they’re spending more on
the things they buy.
such as electronics, furni- est rate increases, which are

ture and new clothes. intended to cool the econo-

The government’s my and tame high inflation.

monthly report on retail The effect of the Fed’s

hikes has been felt especially

in the housing market. Sales

of previously occupied

‘It’s turning into homes have slowed for five
a buyer’s market’
straight months as higher

loan rates and high sales

prices have kept many

would-be buyers on the side-

lines.

But the most important

pillar of the economy — the

job market — has proved du-

[Homes, from A1] What tanked values dur- rable. U.S. employers added
than a year earlier. But those ing the Great Recession was
year-over-year gains are get- a wave of forced selling at a a hefty 528,000 jobs in July,
ting smaller. loss — through foreclosures
and short sales. and the unemployment rate
In April, the median was
up nearly 17% from a year This time, there’s fear reached 3.5%, matching a
earlier. that the Federal Reserve’s
actions to fight inflation near-half-century low
Jordan Levine, chief could tip the economy into a
economist with the Califor- recession. But most econo- notched just before the pan-
nia Assn. of Realtors, said mists expect any downturn
the median’s shrinking year- to be relatively mild and be- demic erupted in the spring
over-year gains indicate re- lieve that today’s tighter
cent monthly declines re- lending standards should
flect a drop in values rather limit foreclosures.
than seasonal flukes. He
said they are consistent with Although there are not
a scenario in which the me- yet signs of a 2008-magni-
dian sales price falls around tude collapse in values, any
7% in 2023 compared with shift in favor of buyers will be
this year. welcomed by many Califor-
nians struggling to own in
Prospective first-time some of the country’s most
home buyers might not want expensive housing markets.
to get too excited.
Real estate agents said
The median is the point sellers are more willing to ex-
at which half of homes sold tend the length of contin-
for more and half for less. Al- gencies, pay for repairs and
though Levine expects val- even front money to cover a
ues for all homes to decline buyer’s closing costs.
next year, he said the 7% fig-
ure somewhat overstates There’s also less urgency,
the expected drop since it re- without the need for buyers
flects a sharper decline in to make snap decisions on
luxury home sales. offers in just days, hours or
even minutes.
Other economists still
think home prices will keep “When my buyers look at
rising in 2023, just at a homes, they have some time
smaller rate than they have to think about it now,” said
during the pandemic. Even Carl Izbicki, a real estate
experts who expect a drop agent at RE/Max Estate
aren’t predicting declines Properties in Los Angeles.
anywhere near those seen “It’s a normal market.”
during the Great Recession,
when prices fell 50% over two For his seller clients, that
years. new normal might mean tak-
ing less than they could have
That’s because many when rates were lower.
homeowners don’t like to
sell in a slowing market if Case in point: Izbicki said
they don’t have to. At the he’s about to list a three-bed-
moment, new listings are room townhome in North
down sharply across South- Hollywood for $645,000.
ern California, essentially That’s 14%, or $105,000, less
putting a cap on how far in- than what he sold an identi-
ventory can climb. cal unit for in the same com-
plex last year.

A10 THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022 LATIMES.COM/OPINION

OPINION

EDITORIALS LETTERS

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NIMBY cities put on notice

Gov. Newsom is focusing on the they don’t. Patrick T. Fallon AFP/Getty Images
local policies and practices that San Francisco is an easy target because
chill new housing — starting with REP. LIZ CHENEY addresses supporters near Jackson, Wyo. In her state’s
his hometown of San Francisco. of its astronomical housing costs due to Republican primary, she was defeated by a candidate with Trump’s support.
pricey real estate and city building restric-
C alifornia is cracking down on tions, and the bare-knuckle fights over A proud Wyomingite no more
jurisdictions that make it too housing that often result in elected leaders
hard to build much-needed saying “no” to new developments on flimsy Re “Cheney loses Wyoming primary,” Aug. 17
housing, and the Newsom ad- grounds.
ministration’s latest target is I used to be so proud to say I was from Wyoming. I went all through school in Casper
San Francisco — the liberal city that may In recent years, city officials have re- and graduated from Natrona County High School just before Rep. Liz Cheney’s
be the NIMBYist of them all. jected a 63-unit apartment complex be- (R-Wyo.) parents became students there.
cause it would cast an evening shadow over But the last few months, it has been just so cringe-worthy to see how Wyomingites
Last week the state’s Housing and Com- an adjacent park, and blocked a proposal have become Trump worshipers. Now, they have rejected Cheney because she finally
munity Development Department an- to convert a Nordstrom valet parking lot stopped supporting this would-be dictator.
nounced its first-ever “housing policy and into 500 units of new housing.
practice review” to analyze why it’s so hard While I would never have voted for Cheney because of her politics, I absolutely believe
to build homes in San Francisco. The city But there are plenty of cities that make that she deserved the Profile in Courage honor she was awarded this year for her bravery
has the longest timeline in the state for ap- it far too hard to build homes and could in sacrificing her own political career for the sake of our country.
proving housing projects. From application easily be in the crosshairs of the Housing
to permit, it takes an average of 974 days for Accountability Unit. Jan Reinhart Kelley
a development to get approved, according Studio City
to self-reported data from the city. For decades, there have been no signifi-
cant penalties for cities that flouted their The late former House you from heaven and wish- fornia’s laws have the teeth
That cumbersome process is one reason obligation to plan and build enough hous- Speaker Tip O’Neill, a ing that he could add an- these animals deserve.
why San Francisco has among the highest ing to meet population demands. The state Massachusetts Democrat, other chapter including you
construction and housing costs, and why took a hands-off approach, deeming devel- routinely remarked that in his long-ago published Judie Mancuso
state housing regulators have received opment a local control issue. As a result, “all politics is local.” book called “Profiles in Laguna Beach
more complaints about the city than any too many cities were allowed to ignore their Courage.”
other jurisdiction in the state. housing responsibilities and bend to slow- Yet at a time when our The writer is a Demo-
growth, “not in my backyard” opposition. nation faces so many do- Robert S. Henry cratic candidate for the
The review will examine why San Fran- mestic problems — includ- San Gabriel state Assembly.
cisco’s approval process takes so long, Now California is dealing with the con- ing rampant inflation, calls
which projects get approved or denied and sequences. The housing shortage is at the for civil war, crime, climate A rash ban on Developer or
why, and what barriers are preventing the heart of the state’s biggest problems, in- change and energy and kangaroo hides public servant?
development of low- and moderate-income cluding homelessness, poverty, income in- food insecurity — Cheney
housing. equality, clogged freeways and pollution and other politicians de- Re “Killing kangaroos for Re “Caruso battles studio
from long commutes. California needs to cided to squander their shoes,” editorial, Aug. 15 plan by Grove,” Aug. 16
The analysis will be conducted by the add between 1.8 million and 2.5 million time trying to destroy
new Housing Accountability Unit, which homes by 2025 to ease the shortage that former President Trump, It is misleading for your Los Angeles mayoral
Newsom created last year to put teeth be- has driven up rents and home prices. which has only further editorial board to charac- candidate Rick Caruso is
hind state laws aimed at boosting housing polarized us. terize the harvesting of speaking out of both sides
production, protecting rent-controlled Yet, even now with the effects of the kangaroos in Australia as of his mouth.
units and reducing racial segregation. If the housing shortage glaringly obvious, some Leaders should heed the “mass slaughters for com-
review finds that San Francisco is breaking cities continue to put up barriers to hous- warning from Cheney’s merce,” or to imply that the On the one hand, Ca-
state law, details about the violations will ing construction, including market-rate, defeat in the Wyoming production of leather is the ruso campaign spokesman
be sent to the state attorney general’s mixed-income and affordable projects. primary: Americans care main reason for the Peter Ragone said his can-
Housing Strike Force. far less about the Jan. 6 “slaughter.” didate supports building
The obstinance is especially galling in insurrection or the former more studios for film and
The result of all this work could be le- wealthy communities, such as Atherton in president than they do A responsible editorial TV production in L.A. On
gally enforceable commitments to improve the Bay Area, where residents may bemoan about the issues they face board would have re- the other hand, the faux
San Francisco’s processes and boost hous- the lack of housing construction elsewhere day to day. searched the harvesting of grass-roots Beverly Fairfax
ing production, such as streamlined re- or donate to charities to address the fallout kangaroo meat (with hides Community Alliance, which
views and deadlines to approve projects. It from the housing shortage, but refuse to Michael Pravica as a byproduct) as being a is reportedly bankrolled by
could also create a template for devel- make room for more homes in their own cit- Henderson, Nev. viable and necessary way to Caruso and the Original
opment reform that other cities can follow, ies. Newsom and his housing regulators are manage a thriving kanga- Farmers Market, is op-
and an example of what might happen if right to crack down on housing obstruc- :: roo population that is com- posed to an expansion of
tionist cities. It’s long overdue and the state mercialized in no other way. CBS Television City that
cannot afford to let communities stop or What a sad day for Wyo- would produce desperately
slow-walk construction. ming. I can’t fathom a While California might needed soundstages (to
rationale for rejecting take the high road in its keep film and movie pro-
San Francisco may be the target now, someone of honor and interpretation of another duction jobs in L.A.) along
but other cities should be next. character like Cheney in country’s wildlife manage- with 5,700 jobs.
favor of a Trump syco- ment, Australians and the
Fox19 Cincinnati phant. Australian government are Apparently, Caruso is
considered to be of no con- concerned that expansion
FBI OFFICIALS gather outside a federal building in Cincinnati on Aug. 11 after Is it fear of losing white sequence. of Television City might
an armed man in body armor tried to breach a security screening area. privilege? Paranoia? What- negatively affect traffic to
ever the reason, Wyoming Sadly, The Times Edito- the Grove, his nearby retail
The GOP’s selective outrage has made a huge mistake. rial Board hoes the same complex.
row as California’s govern-
Conservatives are quick to help us), tweeted out a statement that Rep. Cheney, move to ment, and in doing so does The choice is clear for
question the integrity of law said, in part, the Justice Department “has California. I, a lifelong its readers a distinct disser- L.A. voters. Do we want a
enforcement — but only when reached an intolerable state of weaponized Democrat, would vote for vice. developer for our next
the target is one of their own. politicization” and warned Garland to you in a heartbeat. mayor who will place his
“preserve your documents and clear your Ian Watt own financial needs above
A fter agents from the Federal calendar.” Jerrold Coleman Morro Bay the needs of the city? Or do
Bureau of Investigation Santa Clarita we want a mayor whose
searched former President If this reactionary rhetoric was in- :: only focus is on bettering
Trump’s Florida residence at tended to cast doubt on the FBI in general :: the lives of Angelenos?
Mar-a-Lago last week, seizing and the righteousness of the search, it was Thank you for calling on
several boxes containing classified docu- a success. But it did more than that. FBI The article said, state agencies to enforce Bob Lentz
ments, some conservatives launched a Director Christopher A. Wray (a Trump “Cheney’s loss is another the sales ban on kangaroo Sylmar
flood of apoplectic responses. appointee, by the way) reported it was reminder for Republicans skin.
stoking online threats toward federal law of the risk of going against ::
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) enforcement officers. A few days after the the former president.” California has a long
tweeted: “Impeach [U.S. Atty. Gen.] Mer- Mar-a-Lago search, a man armed with an history of protecting wild- Caruso’s campaign
rick Garland, gut the DOJ, defund the cor- AR-15 and a nail gun tried to get through a However, supporting life used in commerce via spokesman told The Times,
rupt FBI, and Impeach Biden.” Fox News’ barrier at the FBI building in Cincinnati. In Cheney in taking that risk sales bans, including many “Rick believes that local
Tucker Carlson said during one of his social media posts he allegedly cited the could pay off for the still big cats, zebras, pythons, businesses, including pro-
shows that “no honest person believes the search when he called for violence against small but vibrant wing of elephants and others. duction facilities, should
raid on Donald Trump’s home last week the FBI. the party that is trying to address the community’s
was a legitimate act of law enforcement.” ward off the metastasizing My nonprofit, Social concerns about creating
His Fox News colleague Jesse Watters said But a funny thing happened after the Trump cancer. Compassion in Legislation, additional traffic, pollution
the FBI “probably” planted evidence, an FBI arrested former California congress- co-sponsored Assembly Bill and other harmful im-
idea echoed by others, including former man TJ Cox on multiple counts of fraud Cheney, Rep. Adam 1260, written by Assembly- pacts.”
GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich. and money laundering this week. Crickets. Kinzinger (R-Ill.), the member Brian Maien-
Those same conservatives and so-called Bulwark, the Lincoln Proj- schein (D-San Diego), Caruso has less concern
Some GOP members, such as Sen. “patriots” so incensed about federal au- ect, the “never Trumpers” which in 2019 added igua- for the input of “the com-
Lindsey Graham, were more restrained thorities investigating one of their own had and hopefully a quiet but nas, skinks, caimans, hip- munity” adjacent to the
with their criticism. The senator from nothing to say about the arrest of the principled percentage of popotamuses and Teju, Grove that has to deal with
South Carolina, who once said Trump was Democrat from Fresno. Cox is charged moderate Republicans Ring and Nile lizards to the traffic, noise, negative air
“a race-baiting, xenophobic religious with siphoning at least $1.7 million from represent that injured but list of animals banned for quality, lack of parking and
bigot” and “not fit to be president of the companies he owned and using some of the still viable wing. sale in the state. fireworks shows.
United States,” suggested the search was a money to fund illegal straw donations to
political witch hunt. GOP governors in- his 2018 congressional campaign. The more The Times With so many high- However, when an ex-
cluding Kristi Noem of South Dakota and distinguishes between that quality, long-lasting syn- pansion of CBS Television
Ron DeSantis of Florida denounced the To be clear, the FBI does have a check- wing and the radical right, thetic options available, City appears to threaten his
investigation. ered history of politically motivated the more the distinction there is no justifiable rea- gold mine at the Grove, all
investigations and unwarranted spying on will be recognized in the son animals should be of a sudden he wants “the
And House Minority Leader Kevin Mc- Americans. But what this selective outrage common weal, and the killed for their skins for community” to weigh in
Carthy, the Californian who may well be- indicates is that the GOP is less interested greater the chance the soccer cleats or any other and oppose the project.
come House speaker next year (heaven in legitimate debate about the law enforce- moderate wing will prevail product.
ment agency than it is about undermining in a civil war that’s hope- What a hypocrite.
the case the federal government is building fully still more of a threat to While I am encouraged Ann C. Hayman
against its standard bearer. the power of the Republi- to hear that private organi- Westwood
can Party than to our zations are taking it upon
democracy. themselves to sue those HOW TO WRITE TO US
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OP-ED

School Reactors
arts justify
ballot-box at Diablo
budgeting
Canyon are
Having voters set state spending
priorities isn’t ideal, but arts and no cure for
music education is too essential
to be continually ignored. blackouts

NICHOLAS GOLDBERG Spencer Grant By Ralph Cavanagh

PROPOSITION 28 could fund programs like Santa Ana High’s mariachi band. A n eleventh-hour attempt is
underway in the California Leg-
It’s hard to imagine any- beat making. It’s up to local school officials. budgeting is not an ideal practice, fiscally islature to extend the Diablo
one anywhere who doesn’t The proposition allocates extra funding speaking. The smarter system is to have Canyon nuclear power plant’s
think, all things being thoughtful legislators and state officials operations past its 2025 retire-
equal, that we should for schools serving a large number of low- balancing needs with resources and setting ment deadline. The reasons proponents of-
spend substantially more income students. their budgetary priorities in context. fer for this about-face are to preserve the re-
money educating students liability of the state’s electric grid during
in music and the arts. No more than 1% of the supplemental But we don’t live in an ideal world, to say peak summer power use and to maintain a
money could be spent on administration. the least. And art and music classes — carbon-free source of power while more
Not only does arts edu- Eighty percent must be used to hire staff. badly underfunded — are just too impor- clean energy sources come online.
cation open up a world of The rest would be for training, supplies and tant to the education of the state’s 6 million
culture, creativity, beauty and imagination, other program costs. K-12 public school students to be quashed Reliable electricity service is a public
but repeated studies have shown, more by a theoretical argument about ballot-box health and environmental imperative; so is
prosaically, that it leads to improvements Oh, and there’s no tax hike involved. The budgeting. using carbon-free power to address the ac-
in students’ critical thinking, to more em- money would come from the state budget’s celerating climate crisis. But extending the
pathy and less intolerance, and to stronger general fund. I just can’t see holding the future of life of Diablo Canyon is not prudent or nec-
memory and attention. It’s not an add-on California’s schoolchildren hostage to an essary to achieve either goal. This was true
for dilettantes. In school, it leads to reduc- Who could oppose such a measure? No abstract principle about responsible in 2016, when Pacific Gas and Electric, the
tions in disciplinary infractions, improved one even bothered to offer official argu- budgetary practices. operator of Diablo Canyon, and many oth-
attendance and higher college aspirations, ments-in-opposition to the California ers reached an agreement — which the state
among other things. secretary of state. Proposed by former L.A. “In this case, the ends justify the means approved — to retire it in 2025, at the termi-
Unified School District Supt. (and former — period,” says Beutner. “It’s a no-brainer.” nation of its federal license. Then, as now,
Yet only 22% of California public schools Los Angeles Times publisher) Austin Beut- replacing the plant with zero-carbon re-
— barely one in five — have a full-time arts ner, Proposition 28 is backed by a broad It’s not as if the budgeting process is sources was an urgent priority. It is a center-
or music teacher (compared with 72% in range of groups, including the LAUSD pure, rational and sacrosanct anyway. It’s a piece of the agreement.
New York City), advocates say. Board of Education, the California Teach- messy and sometimes ugly process of lob-
ers Assn., the state PTA and the L.A. bying by interest groups and political In terms of grid reliability, Diablo Can-
The simple truth, as one school superin- County Business Federation. horse-trading. yon generates only a small percentage of
tendent put it, is that “in tough times … the what is needed to cover the state’s demand
first things to go are the arts programs.” But there is an argument against it. It is What’s more, I don’t believe we’re going during those peak summer hours. A recent
They’re easier to cut than reading, math or even correct, up to a point. But it ultimately to feel any time soon that California’s assessment by the California Energy Com-
science, and the money doesn’t necessarily failed to persuade me. schools are overfunded. Nor do I believe a mission suggested that meeting peak sum-
rematerialize when the crisis ends. Around billion dollars will break the bank. mer usage in 2025 would require more than
the country, arts education has been de- The argument against Proposition 28 is 60,000 megawatts of electricity (around
clining for three decades, says the Ameri- that it’s “ballot-box budgeting.” Another concern I’ve heard about Pro- double that for a typical spring day). Diablo
can Academy of Arts and Sciences. position 28 is that after recently moving Canyon provides only about 2,200
That’s what it’s called when voters make away from Sacramento-based decision- megawatts, less than 4% of that total. More-
That’s unconscionable. a decision about the state budget directly making to more local control, this would be over, Diablo Canyon lacks the flexible op-
And it’s why Californians should vote at the polls, bypassing the Legislature a step backward, imposing requirements erating characteristics that are needed to
yes on Proposition 28, a measure on the through a ballot measure and tying legisla- from above. But actually Proposition 28 meet temporary summertime demand
November ballot to ensure dedicated fund- tors’ hands for the future. Voters aren’t offers enormous discretion to local school surges. It is designed to run year-round,
ing for arts and music education in the particularly knowledgeable about compet- principals. Overall, it will expand their 24/7.
state budget. ing budgetary needs — how much the state options much more than it will tie their
If approved, Proposition 28 would re- should be spending on a given issue or hands. During California’s electricity crisis of
quire the state to provide supplemental where the money will come from to pay for 2000-01, the state dealt with the shortage by
arts funding each year equal to 1% of the it. Often, ballot-box budgeting doesn’t The bottom line is that in recent years helping customers reduce demand, cutting
total constitutionally required state and include raising new tax revenue to pay for California has deemed it sufficient to fund peak electricity use by more than 12% (4,800
local funding that public schools received the new funding mandate. public schools at a level of approximately megawatts, or more than two Diablo Can-
the year before. What does that mean? Well, $17,000 per pupil, compared with the $30,000 yons) in just a few months. This approach
the state Legislative Analyst’s Office The concern is that ballot-box per pupil spent in equally high-cost New included improvements in air conditioning,
estimates that in the first year, that would budgeting leaves legislators unable to set York. This has left many public schools appliances and lighting systems, along with
come to just under $1 billion. their own priorities. What happens, for struggling, and students with fewer oppor- incentives to shift electricity use away from
The money could be spent on dance, instance, if five years from now, less money tunities. peak periods. These measures, of course,
theater, music, photography or art pro- is needed for arts education (say because had long-lasting benefits well beyond ad-
grams — or on less traditional areas such as school enrollment drops) and more is Proposition 28 would help turn that dressing the immediate shortage.
animation, digital music, screenwriting or needed to address a surge in homeless around, while providing California kids
housing or in devastating wildfires? With with a critical component of their educa- Efforts to increase energy efficiency —
resources tight, will legislators have the tion that they need and deserve. and thus reduce electricity needs — are the
flexibility they need to respond? cleanest and cheapest ways to move toward
@Nick_Goldberg rapid carbon reduction and are the state’s
I completely agree that ballot-box top energy priority by law. For example,
light bulbs and refrigerators today use less
Jonathan Elderfield Associated Press sents the total compensation for a book than one-fourth as much electricity as their
that took several years to write and usually predecessors while providing better service.
THE INDUSTRY has already consolidated. Combining Penguin Random House has to cover the writer’s research, travel Efficiency standards have cut energy needs
and Simon & Schuster would only make it harder for an author to find an outlet. costs and other expenses. The Justice De- of new California homes and commercial
partment’s attorney asserted in his opening buildings by more than half while improving
This merger would lead to statement that testimony would show the occupants’ comfort.
fewer voices, fewer books average advance for top-selling authors
would go down $40,000 to $100,000 should More aggressive incentives to expand
By Douglas Preston the manuscript up for auction to publishing the merger go through. As bestselling writer wind power and solar and battery storage
houses, which bid against each other to ac- Stephen King pointed out in his testimony, are critical to decarbonizing the future
T he outcome of an antitrust trial quire the right to publish it. When I entered book authors have already experienced se- while meeting electrification needs. Since
currently underway in Washing- the publishing world 30 years ago, an auc- vere declines in writing income, partly due 2007, the United States has cut total carbon
ton could reshape the kinds of tion might attract bidding from eight or to fewer publishers bidding for books. pollution from electricity generation by a
books Americans read — and nine major publishers. third, with most of that improvement due to
who writes them. But what should concern all Americans wind, solar and energy efficiency gains (nu-
Last November, the Department of Jus- Over the years, consolidation and merg- — not just authors — is the potential harm clear generation has barely changed).
tice sued to stop the proposed merger of two ers have reduced the pool of dominant bid- the merger might do to diversity in the Worldwide, additions of wind and solar gen-
of the country’s largest publishers, Penguin ders to five — known to insiders as “the Big marketplace of ideas. Fewer publishers erating capacity in 2020 (238,000
Random House and Simon & Schuster. At Five.” The merger of Penguin Random would mean fewer voices — including mar- megawatts) were more than 500 times
the time, U.S. Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland House and Simon & Schuster would not ginalized voices — being published. It greater than nuclear power additions (400
said: “If the world’s largest book publisher is only reduce that to four, it would create a means a reduction in political and cultural megawatts).
permitted to acquire one of its biggest ri- company larger than the other three pub- viewpoints, which especially can have an
vals, it will have unprecedented control over lishers in the Big Five combined. This could impact on authors with unusual, unpopular Better coordination of the unnecessarily
this important industry.” The consolidated lead to further mergers, as publishing or controversial ideas, whose books tend to fragmented western power grid would help
company, according to Garland, would con- houses consolidate in reaction to their be more of a financial risk for publishers. too, and would bring large cost savings.
trol half the market for top-selling books. growing competitors in a kind of self-rein-
forcing cycle. As Ayesha Pande, a literary agent, Extending the operation of Diablo Can-
The Authors Guild, America’s oldest testified at the trial: “Overall, I think it will yon has not previously figured in Califor-
and largest association of published writ- Fewer bidders for books, and fewer limit the choice and number of editors and nia’s plans to develop a carbon-free econo-
ers, opposes this merger. As we argued to books that attract more than one bid, will imprints and publishing houses that would my. All five of the state’s largest utilities
the Justice Department in January 2021 — a probably drive down advances for authors. be a good home for my clients.” She added have recently released blueprints for elimi-
position it adopted in its complaint — less As Macmillan Chief Executive Don Weis- the situation would be particularly chal- nating carbon pollution. Not one recom-
competition in the industry, particularly al- berg testified: “Less competition is going to lenging for her clients as her agency works mends or even mentions renewal of Diablo
lowing one publishing house to dominate all change the dynamic. Two of the major play- mostly with writers of color and other un- Canyon’s operating license. And PG&E re-
others, will be bad for authors and readers ers becoming one — the prices, the ad- derrepresented voices. leased one of the most ambitious plans in
in general, and it could harm the free flow of vances, the type of competition at the auc- June — without proposing additional years
ideas in our democracy. tions — I think it’ll have impact across the The book industry publishes vastly more for Diablo Canyon.
board.” books written by white authors than it does
Agents seeking a publisher for a book by by authors of color. (The industry also has The proponents of the new Diablo Can-
one of their authors, especially those with As an example, an author advance of far more white employees than people of yon legislation are well aware of the environ-
commercial or other potential, often offer $250,000 or more — which is higher than the color.) A merger that is likely to slow prog- mental and financial costs of keeping the
majority of advances offered — often repre- ress in improving these disparities is a prob- plant operating for 10 more years. Since the
lem beyond the reduction of how much an 1960s-era plant isn’t designed to meet mod-
author is paid. ern environmental regulations, the propos-
al would give it sweeping exemptions from
The possible merger also comes at a par- the California Environmental Quality Act,
ticularly perilous time for free speech. the California Coastal Act and the state’s
Books and ideas are under attack as never water cooling requirements, which limit the
before, with book bans and self-censoring discharge of massive quantities of heated
happening in many quarters. Fewer books water into the sea.
is never good for the proliferation and dis-
cussion of ideas; reducing the amount that The state would also loan PG&E up to
is published at a time when the freedom to $1.4 billion to cover costs of extending Dia-
choose what to read is already under threat blo Canyon’s operating life, with all of the
seems likely to make a bad situation worse. loan potentially “forgivable.” In addition,
every customer of a local community choice
The history of publishing in America is aggregator or a California investor-owned
the story of hundreds of scrappy publishers utility (including Southern California Edi-
vying to get books of all kinds out to the son and San Diego Gas & Electric) would
reading public. The Big Five are already too share responsibility for paying $760 million
few. When will this consolidation end? With per year in operating and replacement
the Big One? A diversity of ideas, voices and power costs for Diablo Canyon, which previ-
opinions are best served by a diversity of ously recovered all its costs from PG&E cus-
publishers — let’s hope the judge hearing tomers. In other words, most Californians
this case rules accordingly. who don’t get any service from PG&E would
see their electricity bills increase to pay the
Douglas Preston is president of the utility to continue running the plant.
Authors Guild and the author of books of
nonfiction and fiction. Late August in Sacramento is notorious
for ill-considered proposals that could ne-
ver survive rigorous analysis or inclusive
public review and are never seen again. This
one should be soundly rejected.

Ralph Cavanagh is co-director of the
Natural Resources Defense Council’s
energy program.

A12 THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022 S LATIMES.COM

Former landfill will become a park

[Park, from A1] Photographs by Genaro Molina Los Angeles Times
partially paved trail has
been a refuge for Moreno, a A CROW flies over the site of the future Puente Hills Regional Park. The need for more green space in the eastern and southeastern com-
place to unwind and, more munities of Los Angeles County is undisputed. “Parks are critical infrastructure … to healthy communities,” one expert said.
recently, unmask. The Haci-
enda Heights resident said see that things are finally A TRUCK drives through future parkland. In total, $114 million has been set aside clude horse, bike and run-
he’s looking forward to his happening.” — a combination of county and state funding — for the first phase of construction. ning trails, a lift that carries
daughter making memories passengers to Nike Hill’s
there. The need for more green duct community outreach, the park are expected to García-González said. summit, a dog park, bike
space in the eastern and while officials secure the per- continue for 75 years, as the “The science is there to park, ecology visitor center,
Much of the natural southeastern communities mits needed for work to be- garbage settles and eventu- slides situated throughout
space surrounding the trail of Los Angeles County is gin. ally compresses by an esti- support this effort,” said the hills and areas for food
for decades was part of the undisputed. mated 25%. In some parts, Studio-MLA founder Mia trucks.
nation’s largest trash heap As for the trash, it contin- the settling may shrink the Lehrer, citing other landfills
— the Puente Hills Landfill, Tori Kjer, executive di- ues to settle under protec- underground trash heaps by that have successfully been The plan was well-re-
which held one-third of Los rector of the Los Angeles tive clay caps laid across the as much as 125 feet. converted into parks. She ceived during several rounds
Angeles County’s garbage. Neighborhood Land Trust, landfill to prevent rainwater touted Palos Verdes Penin- of community feedback, ac-
Now it is set to become the an advocacy group that has from mixing with the debris. Approximately 300,000 sula’s South Coast Botanic cording to parks and recre-
first regional park the helped create 29 urban There is also a system of yards of soil has been added Garden, a former diatoma- ation staff. But one draw-
county has created in 30 parks since 2002, said proj- pipes to move gases, primar- to 27 of the 40 acres of the ceous earth mine and land- back noted by several resi-
years. ects like the Puente Hills ily methane, away from the western section of the park fill that was remodeled into a dents was a lack of athletic
park have long-term ben- refuse and into storage to site, where construction will garden in 1961, as an exam- fields.
“It’s hard to find this view efits, especially in under-re- eventually be sold to the begin. That earth will create ple.
anywhere in Los Angeles,” sourced communities. Southern California Gas Co. a “lasagna structure” of de- There is no space for
Moreno said. “We’re lucky to fense, where trash is buried After Phase I is com- sports facilities due, in part,
have this and to pass this on “Parks are critical infra- Maintenance and super- below layers of clay and soil, pleted, future sections of the to the uneven nature of the
to the next generation.” structure … to healthy com- vision of the trash beneath Puente Hills park will in- settled ground and the diffi-
munities,” Kjer said. “We see culty of maintaining grass
The L.A. County Board of direct correlation between fields while keeping water
Supervisors recently ap- places like Beverly Hills, from seeping into the refuse
proved $28.25 million to be- that have many parks, and below.
gin work on planning and Watts, that lack them.
construction of the Puente There’s a significant life ex- “The bells and whistles
Hills Regional Park, carved pectancy difference.” sound great, but I’m disap-
from 142 acres of the former pointed we can’t have a park
1,356-acre landfill. (A 2017 Los Angeles for soccer or football or soft-
County report cited green ball,” said La Puente resi-
“It has been six years space and bike paths as im- dent Kelly Torres, 38, a
since the Puente Hills Land- portant factors in longer life- mother of two, after a hike.
fill Park Master Plan was spans, along with compo- “We need this in the area.”
completed, and nine years nents such as fresh produce
since the landfill closed. Our stores, affordable health- Hector Hernandez, a
communities have waited care and a strong work-life Baldwin Park resident who
far too long for this park,” balance. ) spotted hawks while on a na-
Supervisor Hilda Solis, who ture walk with two of his chil-
grew up in La Puente and In total, $114 million has dren — ages 10 and 6 — disa-
represents the area where been set aside — a combina- greed.
the park will be located, said tion of county and state
after the funding motion funding — for the first phase The 53-year-old said he
passed. of construction in Puente plays soccer in a Sunday
Hills; the entire project “beer league” that meets in
Phase I construction will could take more than two Glendale. What he looks for-
include an interim bike skills decades to complete, with ward to is a quieter, more
course, children’s play zone, the first construction shov- kid-friendly place to take his
picnic area, stair climbs, els set to break ground in family.
open space and a parking 2025.
lot. A grassland section will “You can find soccer
host performances, kite fly- In the meantime, Boyle fields all over the place,” he
ing, concerts and other Heights’ Studio-MLA, a said, “but finding nature
events. landscape and architectural close by and this view is
design firm hired by the something else. It should be
“We see this park as a res- parks department, will con- protected.”
toration of land that was
unusable and unsuitable
for the community,” said
Norma Edith García-
González, director of the Los
Angeles County Depart-
ment of Parks and Recre-
ation.

“Now these communities
that sacrificed so much liv-
ing next to this landfill can
benefit from its rehabilita-
tion.”

The landfill operated
from 1957 until its closing on
Oct. 31, 2013. Trash is esti-
mated to have covered 602
acres, been piled 500 feet
high and weighed approxi-
mately 130 million tons.

Nancy Lara, who has
lived a half-mile from the
landfill site for more than
two decades, spent years at
war with the rodents, mos-
quitoes and flies she said
were attracted to the
garbage dump.

The infestation was so
bad that she encouraged
neighborhood stray cats to
stick close to her home to kill
the rats and mice. The land-
fill’s smell was a near con-
stant, she said.

“I never really thought
anything was going to hap-
pen because there was talk
about closing the landfill
and building a park for
years,” Lara said. “Nice to

UC regents say they have power to block UCLA bid

[UCLA, from A1] ‘One mechanism university or any UC cam- Assessing the impact of Wednesday. victory late last month when
desired outcome is.” would be for the pus. UCLA’s move on the well-be- Last month, Leib said it secured a $67.49 million
[regent] board ing of its athletes, the report settlement with Under Ar-
It had widely been as- chair to say, “I’m The regents voiced con- showed that eight sports UCLA engineered its Pac-12 mour after having sued the
sumed that a 1991 UC system directing you, in cerns about UCLA’s uni- would experience signifi- departure quietly, informing sports apparel giant for
policy that delegated au- this instance, to lateral decision, which es- cant travel consequences — UC President Michael V. breach of contract when
thority to campus chancel- stand down.” ’ sentially excluded them baseball, men’s soccer and Drake about discussions Under Armour aborted the
lors to execute their own from the process, and are ex- men’s tennis, plus women’s with the Big Ten but inform- remaining years on a record
contracts, including inter- — Charlie Robinson, pected to vote on the pro- soccer, softball, gymnastics, ing a “handful” of regents $280-million deal. The
collegiate athletic agree- posal to change the dele- women’s volleyball and only shortly before the deci- school is expected to use the
ments, would provide lee- UC system attorney, gation of authority in similar women’s tennis. sion was announced. windfall to help pay down its
way for UCLA chancellor situations during their Sep- debts.
Gene Block to unilaterally on UCLA’s move to the Big Ten tember meeting. According to Pamela Switching conferences is
green-light his school’s con- Brown, UC vice president of expected to significantly im- Cal’s athletic depart-
ference switch. voiced concerns about the The UC proposal would institutional research and prove UCLA’s athletic de- ment also is wriggling out of
impact on the health and ac- also require the university academic planning, teams partment finances while in- a financial bind. The Golden
Not so, Robinson told the ademic performance of ath- president to give advance could experience as much as creasing the size of its re- Bears completed the 2021
regents inquiring about letes due to longer travel notice of major athletics de- an additional 24-hour differ- cruiting base and enhancing fiscal year with a $3.5-million
their options. times, Leib said they could cisions to the board chair ence in the time commit- its brand in a rapidly shifting surplus only after reportedly
be mitigated. The use of and chair of the committee ment for a Big Ten trips as college sports landscape. receiving $39 million from
“One mechanism would more charter flights, for in- with jurisdiction over the opposed to ones in the Before a recent court settle- outside sources. Campus of-
be for the [regents] board stance, would be less strenu- matter at hand. Those lead- Pac-12. ment with Under Armour, ficials are also bailing out
chair to say, ‘I’m directing ous than commercial flights, ers would then decide if the the Bruins’ athletic depart- their athletic department by
you, in this instance, to he said. matter should go to the full UCLA’s football, men’s ment was saddled with a covering 55% of the annual
stand down,’ ” Robinson board for discussion. basketball and women’s record $102.8-million deficit. $20 million in debt service on
said, “and the board will be An interim report, dis- basketball teams have char- UCLA also faced the the school’s football stadium
exercising authority in this cussed during the regents The report released ter flights, meaning they prospect of cutting Olympic renovation, according to the
area.” meeting, recommended po- Wednesday also revealed would be marginally af- sports teams in the years to San Jose Mercury News.
tential limits on the UC pres- that USC’s move to the Big fected. come had the school re-
Richard Leib, the chair of ident’s ability to delegate de- Ten would represent an esti- mained in the Pac-12, whose Cal’s finances figure to
the board, affirmed his cision-making authority to mated loss of roughly $9.8 The regents directed UC revenue has fallen well become even more strained
power after the end of the campuses on such issues as million in annual media to conduct the review after behind that of its counter- in the years to come given
meeting. athletics affiliations or con- rights for each of the remain- Gov. Gavin Newsom de- parts in other parts of the the defections of the L.A.
ference memberships in cer- ing Pac-12 campuses given manded more transparency country. teams unless the Pac-12
“We always have the abil- tain cases. the Trojans’ status as a foot- about the details of UCLA’s holders can find a way to for-
ity to retain authority,” he ball viewership juggernaut; plan to leave the Pac-12 for With the addition of the tify themselves, possibly
said, “which is what we They include those that it suggested that UCLA’s de- the Big Ten in August 2024. Los Angeles television mar- with new members. The
heard today.” would have a significant ad- parture could lead to anoth- Among other things, New- ket thanks to the presence of Pac-12’s new media rights
verse impact on other cam- er loss of roughly one-third som wanted to know the im- USC and UCLA, the Big Ten deal will take a significant
The question is whether puses in the UC system; that figure as well as the ad- pact of the move on UCLA is finalizing a media rights hit without USC and UCLA
Leib would try to exert that raise major issues involving ditional loss of ticket and ap- athletes given the increased deal that could fetch a drawing viewership from
authority given that many university policy; or could parel sales for remaining travel associated with com- record $1.5 billion annually. Southern California.
believe UCLA’s move to the create significant risk of Pac-12 teams. peting in a coast-to-coast The conference’s media
Big Ten would represent a reputational harm to the conference as well as the fi- partners are expected to in- That is, of course, if the
net plus for the UC system. Among the nine UC cam- nancial fallout that would clude CBS and NBC in addi- Bruins can formally join
puses, the report declared result from Cal being left be- tion to Fox, which has been a their longtime nemesis as
Asked if he favored scrap- that only UC Berkeley ex- hind in a diminished Pac-12. longtime carrier of Big Ten part of this seismic shift in
ping the deal, Leib told The pected to experience a sig- games. the college sports land-
Times it was “premature” to nificant impact from Newsom did not attend scape.
make that decision or evalu- UCLA’s departure. the regents meeting UCLA scored another
ate whether other regents
would support that move.
Although several regents

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Ethics fine is
latest woe for
Englander

Luis Sinco Los Angeles Times Ex-L.A. official gets a to fully report those gifts to
$79,000 levy for a the public and misused his
FUN IN THE SUN Vegas trip and perks position as a City Council
that flout gift laws. member.
Nate Dozier, 34, exercises in Long Beach on Tuesday. Mostly sunny and warm weather is forecast to
continue in Southern California throughout the week, with temperatures dipping slightly this weekend. By David Zahniser Ethics Commissioner
Jeffery Daar described the
Cab rides for seniors in jeopardy Five years ago, Los Ange- agency’s agreement with
les City Councilman Mitch- Englander as “very signifi-
Funding issues created budgets, it helps that L.A.’s of the disabled people and Officials from the Los An- ell Englander took a fateful cant,” since it includes not
by bureaucratic glitch Cityride program pays part the seniors.” geles Department of Trans- trip to Las Vegas with a only a fine but also an admis-
threaten L.A. service of the fare. portation blame the funding clutch of businessmen and sion from Englander that he
that helps pay fares. However, he said, if delay, which was first re- city staffers, accepting a free committed the various viola-
“We can’t afford to walk things continue as they ported by Korea Daily, on a hotel room, expensive liquor tions identified by city inves-
By Rachel Uranga blocks in 90-degree weather have, “it can’t last forever.” contract mix-up and prom- and an envelope containing tigators.
and Jeong Park to visit our friends,” she said. ise to have it resolved swiftly. $10,000, among other things.
Taxi services have been It “demonstrates that no
When events such as But the service that each tapping into reserves or get- “All taxi companies con- That trip eventually led one, including elected coun-
Mother’s Day celebrations year provides about 67,700 ting loans to front money to tinue to provide this service to criminal charges, a guilty cil members, are above the
at the Korean Senior and taxi trips to seniors and drivers. But those funds are as required and there plea and a 14-month prison law in this city,” Daar said.
Community Center stretch those with disabilities has dwindling, and drivers may has been no interruption sentence for Englander. But
late into the night, or the been unfunded for five soon take the hit. in paratransit services,” the Vegas saga has yet an- Englander, 52, was
heat gets unbearable, 76- months, and operators are LADOT spokesman Colin other chapter: a fine from charged with multiple felony
year old Soon Im Lee jumps struggling to keep it run- Drivers “are gonna start Sweeney said in an email. the city’s ethics watchdog. counts in 2020, with U.S.
into an air-conditioned taxi ning. going to other places. Cityride also operates a prosecutors accusing him of
to get to her South Los Ange- They’re gonna go to the air- “dial-a-ride” service that On Wednesday, the city’s obstructing a federal inves-
les home. For Lee and many “If this was just a private port; they’re gonna try to provides members with a Ethics Commission voted tigation into public corrup-
other seniors on fixed account, we would have shut subsidize their money subsidized card that can be unanimously to levy a tion. Within weeks, he
it down,” said William through different channels,” used for taxi fare or a van $79,830 penalty against Eng- agreed to plead guilty to a
Rouse, general manager of said Simon Momennasab, a ride; Sweeney said that pro- lander for violating city gift single felony count of schem-
Yellow Cab of Los Angeles, general manager at Bell gram has been unaffected. laws. Agency investigators ing to falsify material facts.
United Checker Cab and Cab. “It’s going to be hard for concluded that Englander,
other fleets. “But we’re all them. And it’s going to inter- [See Cityride, B4] who left office in 2018, far ex- Neither Englander nor
pretty sensitive to the needs rupt the service.” ceeded the city’s limits on Gary Winuk, his attorney,
gifts to public officials, failed addressed the commission.
After the vote, Winuk said
the former councilman is
“relieved” that the commis-
sion’s decision “adds closure

[See Englander, B2]

Al Seib Los Angeles Times

MITCHELL ENGLANDER served prison time for
lying to the FBI about taking cash, trips and freebies.

CAPITOL JOURNAL Black
students
Prop. 30 would treated
push our tax rate unfairly
from bad to ugly
Inland Empire district
GEORGE SKELTON Hawaii, 10.75% in New Jersey Zide Door Church will revise discipline
in sacramento and 9.9% in neighboring policies in response to
Oregon. But Oregon doesn’t SURVEILLANCE VIDEO shows officers and firefighters raiding the Zide Door federal investigation.
If Proposition have a state sales tax. We Church of Entheogenic Plants in Oakland in 2020. They broke into a safe.
30 passes in also rank the highest in By Alejandra
November, we sales taxes. Oakland church sues city
should hang a and police over drug raid Reyes-Velarde
sign at the Those states mentioned
border read- above are outliers. The The organization alleging that the city, Police Oakland’s nuisance abate- The Victor Valley Union
ing: “Welcome highest rates elsewhere defends handing out Department and a police of- ment office got an anony- High School District disci-
to California, tend to be in the mid-single cannabis, psychedelic ficer violated its 1st and 14th mous complaint in May 2019 plined Black students more
the state with digits. plants as sacrament. amendment rights and that that the church was serving harshly than others and has
the nation’s most outra- the city’s land use code pro- as a dispensary. agreed to rectify its history
geously high income tax.” More relevant, two econ- By Summer Lin hibits the group from con- of discriminatory practices,
omic competitors, Texas ducting religious ceremo- The Police Department the U.S. Department of Edu-
Actually, we wouldn’t and Florida, impose no An East Oakland church nies and sacraments involv- said it doesn’t comment on cation announced Tuesday.
need to inform out-of-sta- income tax at all. Neither do that gives out cannabis and ing psychedelics and canna- pending litigation. Oakland
ters of that embarrassing five other states, including psychedelic plants as sacra- bis inside the church. City Atty. Barbara Parker The report by the depart-
fact. Word would spread fast neighbor Nevada. ment filed a civil rights law- said her office hadn’t yet ment’s Office for Civil Rights
across America after the suit against the city of Oak- The lawsuit originates been served with the law- revealed one principal in the
election that we’ve embroi- Proposition 30 would land and the Oakland Police from an incident in which suit as of Wednesday after- Inland Empire district told
dered our reputation as a jack up our income tax an Department over a 2020 po- police raided Zide Door noon. investigators that Black stu-
far-left state drawn to tax additional 1.75%, to a previ- lice raid. Church, at 1216 10th Ave., on dents are disciplined more
hikes rather than setting ously unimaginable 15.05%. Aug. 13, 2020, over allega- The church denies that because they are “loud” and
spending priorities. The Zide Door Church of tions that the church was its location was identified on it’s their “culture.” Another
And because only the Entheogenic Plants, an as- operating as a dispensary. the website and says it teacher told investigators
Logic says that wouldn’t richest Californians — 0.2% sembly of the Church of Am- Officer John Romero said doesn’t advertise its reli- that it was “a cultural thing”
be a good pitch for enticing of tax filers, or an estimated brosia, filed a lawsuit Friday the church was listed as a gious practices, meaning that “there seem to be a lot of
people with money to invest 35,000 — would pay the new commercial cannabis dis- the only ways people could African American kids who
here. top levy, the odds are we’ll pensary on the open-source find out are through video think fighting is a solution to
stick it to them on election website Weedmaps, and presentations of its services everything.”
California already has by day. After all, hardly any of
far the nation’s highest state us would have to pay that [See Church, B5] The investigation, initiat-
income tax rate — 13.3%, exorbitant rate. ed in 2014, found that the dis-
compared with 11% in trict participated in a pat-
But it won’t help Cali- tern of disciplining Black
[See Skelton, B5] students more severely than
white students for similar
Second dose Audio of 911 call behavior. The investigation
of monkeypox in Heche crash also found that the district
vaccine available failed to maintain and pro-
Caller tells the operator duce timely, accurate and
L.A. County’s latest he could not save the complete records regarding
shipment could be used actor as fire grew in the
for 28,000 shots under Mar Vista home. B3 [See Discipline, B5]
FDA guidelines. B2
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2nd dose of monkeypox vaccine available

men, according to public

L.A. County’s latest health officials, though any-
shipment could be
used for 28,000 shots one can catch the virus, re-
under FDA guidelines.
gardless of gender or sexual-
By Grace Toohey
ity. Most transmission has
With a new shipment of
monkeypox vaccines ex- come from intimate, pro-
pected Wednesday, Los An-
geles County public health longed skin-to-skin contact,
officials will begin adminis-
tering second doses for the but the virus can be spread
first time and again open
registration for first shots to through towels or bedsheets
those considered high risk.
or shared respiratory secre-
L.A. County Department
of Public Health officials tions, such as kissing or
said in a statement that the
latest shipment will allow other close face-to-face con-
them to increase vaccine dis-
tribution, but the 5,600 new tact.
Jynneos vaccines fall short
of what federal officials had The county’s online regis-
promised — and still well be-
low the amount needed to tration for a monkeypox vac-
inoculate everyone consid-
ered high risk. cine had been closed the last

The county also in- few days but it opened
creased vaccine eligibility to
some children after federal Wednesday afternoon.
officials last week
authorized, under emer- Those interested in a vac-
gency use, the shots for
those under 18. cine also can call the Public

The 5,600 vaccine vials — Health Call Center from 8
about a third of what L.A. of-
ficials had expected to re- a.m. to 8:30 p.m. at (833) 540-
ceive this week — could be
used to vaccinate about 0473. The county said 19,000
28,000 people, given the
Food and Drug Administra- of the smaller doses will be
tion’s recommendation to
use only one-fifth of a full distributed to community
dose in order to expand sup-
plies. providers and county vac-

Many cities this week ex- cine sites.
pressed frustration with
changes to their vaccine dis- To get a shot, people
tribution allotments after
the federal government must meet the county’s eligi-
shifted its strategy.
bility requirements, which
With this latest ship-
ment, L.A. public health offi- prioritize gay and bisexual
cials plan to provide 8,000
second doses to people who men or transgender people

who have had multiple sex

partners in the last two

weeks or meet other criteria,

such as having a sexually

transmitted disease.

The county is requiring a

consent form for children to

receive the vaccine, and they

Irfan Khan Los Angeles Times also must meet the county’s

A MONKEYPOX shot is given last week at St. John’s Well Child and Family Center in Los Angeles. There are eligibility requirements.
almost 1,000 cases confirmed or suspected in L.A. County after a week of almost daily double-digit increases.
For those eligible for a

second Jynneos dose,

received their first shot be- It wasn’t immediately The L.A. public health There are almost 1,000 county officials said they
fore July 20, or four or more clear whether that guidance department said all addi- monkeypox cases confirmed
weeks ago. The Jynneos vac- had changed, but last week, tional vaccines will be ad- or suspected in L.A. County should contact their health-
cine is a two-dose series, tak- California Public Health Di- ministered in the new as of Wednesday, following a
en four weeks apart. rector Dr. Tomás Aragón smaller-dose intradermal week of almost daily double- care provider if that’s where
said the “emergency use au- technique — which is given digit increases, according to
The county had previ- thorization provides more shallower and between lay- county data. Across the they received their first
ously aligned with guidance flexibility in how many doses ers of skin — as opposed to state, more than 2,300 cases
from the state that in- are available.” under the skin and into the have been confirmed or sus- dose, or wait for a text mes-
structed health depart- underlying fat. However, the pected — more than double
ments to prioritize first “We still expect demand earlier dosing technique will the tally from two weeks ago. sage from the health depart-
doses while supplies were to outpace supply and are be used for those under 18 or
limited, but it did say “sec- assessing the impact of this with a history of keloid scars, Monkeypox continues to ment for further instruc-
ond doses can be offered as authorization on our alloca- health officials said, follow- spread primarily among
more doses of Jynneos be- tion and distribution strate- ing federal guidelines. men or transgender people tions.
come available.” gy,” Aragón said. who have sex with other
“Public Health has re-

ceived assurances from the

federal leadership that addi-

tional doses will be available

in the coming weeks,” the de-

partment said in a state-

ment.

Man slain by
police had
machete,
LAPD says

By Salvador
Hernandez

A man was shot and Christina House Los Angeles Times
killed by police Wednesday
morning in Lake Balboa af- MOVE-IN DAY
ter officers responded to a
call reporting a person Chelsea Bradley receives help from her friend Robert Raad in moving her possessions into her dorm at USC on Wednesday. Thou-
armed with a machete, the sands of the university’s students are settling into their new homes at the University Park campus as the fall semester approaches.
Los Angeles Police Depart-
ment said.

Police received the call
about the armed man in the
17400 block of Sherman Way
about 7 a.m., LAPD Officer
Tony Im said.

The man they encoun-
tered refused to comply with
officers’ orders to drop the
machete, police said. He
walked toward an officer
with the weapon in his hand,
according to police, and at
least one officer opened fire.

The man, in his 20s, was
taken to a hospital, where he
was pronounced dead, po-
lice said.

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his life by volunteering with a public trust as a City Council who eventually replaced
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cid allegedly shot the victim continuing his commitment violations.” 2017 Vegas trip. At the time,
winners of prize(s) By Gregory Yee multiple times as Solorio to public service by helping he was Englander’s chief of
backed out of the space, others put their lives on the City officials are required staff.
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of an off-duty Monterey Park cutors said. In their report on the source. In 2017, the year Eng- Vegas trip with an employee
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4 51 $379 was continued to Sept. 8 at former councilman ex- from accepting more than aide who received some of
Gerardo Magallanes, 18, the Norwalk Courthouse, pressed regret over his ac- $470 in gifts from a single the same perks as Eng-
3 + Mega 98 $224 of San Pedro faces one count prosecutors said. tions — both to a federal source. lander, including a hotel stay
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1 + Mega 15,964 $4 attorney’s office said Tues- was also charged with being they said, indicated an in- agreement that he received in 2020 that he had cooper-
day. a felon in possession of a fire- tent to “deceive the public.” a combined $15,000 in cash — ated with federal investiga-
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states: None 8 shooting that killed Officer carjacking. lying repeatedly to federal Casino Resort and Spa near by the city’s ethics agency.
Gardiel Solorio in what investigators, when he was Palm Springs.
For Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 prosecutors said was a rob- His arraignment is also asked about those gifts. He When Englander first ran
bery attempt. scheduled for Sept. 8. The also admitted instructing a In Las Vegas, he received for council, he campaigned
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CITY & STATE

Heche’s crash
described in
audio of 911 call

James Palmer Associated Press The actor died Friday, Heche in the car.
a week after driving “Can you safely get next
OFFICIALS remove a trailer buried at a rock quarry in Livermore, Calif., in which Chowchilla schoolchildren into a Mar Vista home
and their bus driver, Ed Ray, were held captive in July 1976. Ray engineered their escape, and all survived. that then caught fire. to that person that’s in
the car?” the operator asks
Last of 3 kidnappers in ’76 By Noah Goldberg him.

“A car just went through “There’s a fire. There’s a
my neighbor’s house.” fire,” the man responds.

That’s the first thing a The operator tells him to
neighbor told the 911 op- get out of the house and
erator after actor Anne make sure everyone else can
Heche crashed her car into a get out, then asks if it’s pos-
home on South Walgrove sible to get the person
Avenue in Mar Vista on Aug. trapped in the car out.
5.
“No,” the man responds.
The shocking audio pub- “It’s a big fire.”
lished Tuesday by TMZ
reveals the first moments af- The fire burning in the
ter the crash, as onlookers home took 59 firefighters
try to assess the damage more than an hour to extin-
wrought. guish fully.

Neighbors can be heard No one in the home was
screaming in the back- injured.
ground of the call as the
house catches fire and they Heche was declared le-
realize a woman is trapped gally dead on Friday.
in the blue Mini Cooper.
A law enforcement
“The car went all the way source told The Times that a
into the house?” the op- blood test showed Heche
erator asks the man who had cocaine in her system af-
placed the call. ter the crash.

“Yes, like 10 feet into the Heche, who was 53, was
house,” the man responds. being treated at the Gross-
He adds that the car was go- man Burn Center before she
ing “very fast” because it died.
made it into the second
room of the house. “The news of Anne Heche
passing is devastating,”
The caller becomes more said Lynne Mishele, the
anxious as he realizes a fire woman whose house Heche
has broken out, making it crashed into, in an Insta-
impossible for him to reach gram video. “Her family and
her friends and her children
especially really have suf-
fered a great loss, and my
heart goes out for them. This
entire situation is tragic, and
there really are just no
words.”

school bus case gets parole

granted release for James time of the crime, said dur- for having cellphones in 2013,

Frederick Woods and Schoenfeld, Richard’s ing an earlier parole hearing 2014 and twice in 2016. Woods

two others buried 26 brother, in 2015. that he just “got greedy,” was most recently disci-
Chowchilla children In July 1976, farmer and saying in 2012 that he didn’t plined for running busi-
need the money. Woods is nesses in the prison in 2019.
bus driver Ed Ray was driv-

alive in a ransom plot. ing a yellow school bus carry- the son of Frederick Woods Jennifer Brown Hyde, a

ing elementary students III, who owned the quarry survivor opposing Woods’

By Summer Lin from Dairyland Unified and a 100-acre Portola Valley parole who now lives in Ten- Carolyn Cole Los Angeles Times
when he saw a white van estate; the Schoenfelds nessee, was 9 during the kid-

stopped in the road. Ray came from the family of a napping. She said she and ACTOR Anne Heche crashed her car into this home

A parole board affirmed slowed the bus to see if those Menlo Park podiatrist. her family were “disappoint- on South Walgrove Avenue in Mar Vista on Aug. 5.

Tuesday that Frederick in the van needed assist- “I’ve had empathy for the ed in the parole board’s deci-

Woods, one of three men ance, and three men armed victims, which I didn’t have sion.”

convicted of kidnapping a with guns jumped out, com- then,” Woods said at the “I am extremely proud of 210 Freeway in San
school bus full of 26 children mandeering the bus and March parole hearing. “I’ve my fellow survivors, friends
and their driver in Chow- driving it into a dry canal had a character change and family members that

chilla, Calif., in 1976 in an ef- bottom, where they had left since then.” continued to fight till the

Gabriel Valley toransom,willbereleased.
fort to coerce a $5-million another van. Sheila Perry, superin- end,” she said in a state-

Ray and the schoolchild- tendent and principal of ment. “I am grateful to have

Woods, 70, was first found ren were loaded into the Alview-Dairyland Union the support of the Alameda

vans and driven for 11 hours Unified School District, de- County DA Jill Klinge; She
to a quarry in Livermore, 100 clined to comment on the has been a true champion in
miles from Chowchilla. The parole decision. her support over the years.”
suitable for parole in a hear-
ing at the California Men’s

close 5 days — againColony in San Luis Obispo
on March 25, marking the kidnappers forced them to Madera County Dist. The three men were con-

18th time he appeared in climb down a ladder into a Atty. Sally Moreno came out victed of kidnapping with reopen at 4 a.m. Thursday.
front of the parole board, ac- moving trailer they buried. against Woods’ release in a bodily harm and given life By Alexandra E. Petri California Department of

cording to Terry Thornton, a Ray and some of the chil- statement after the hearing. sentences. Newsom’s father, Transportation officials

spokesperson for the Cali- dren started stacking mat- “It’s hard to articulate Judge William Newsom, was A section of the 210 Free- said on Facebook that crews

fornia Department of Cor- tresses, ultimately manag- everything I’m feeling — all on the state appellate panel way running through the will divert traffic from the af-

rections and Rehabilitation. ing to get out of the trailer 16 the suffering that he caused that in 1980 reduced their life San Gabriel Valley will be fected eastbound section to

Woods had previously been hours later. Meanwhile, the to those children through- sentences to give them an closed for five days for the the westbound lanes of the

denied parole 17 times. kidnappers left and tried to out their lives, which will opportunity at parole. second time in a month, and 210, which will be converted

Gov. Gavin Newsom re- contact the Chowchilla Po- continue unabated; his con- William Newsom advocated motorists are again bracing to three lanes in both direc-

ferred Woods’ parole grant lice Department to make tinuing inability to conform for the kidnappers to be re- for significant congestion tions. The affected east-

for review by the board, their ransom demand but his behavior to the rules leased in 2011, saying no one over the next several days. bound section will remain

which occurred Tuesday. were unable to get through demonstrating his own un- was seriously injured in the The eastbound lanes of closed.

Woods’ release date was not because the phone lines repentance and lack of reha- incident. He died in 2018. the 210 between the 605 Free- Motorists should expect

disclosed because of safety were busy. They napped, bilitation; his obvious lack of Survivor Larry Park, who way and Irwindale Avenue traffic to be backed up about

and security reasons, awaking to news of the es- understanding of the impact supported Woods’ release began to shut down at 10 a mile in both directions,

Thornton said. cape, and were captured or his acts have on others as during the March parole p.m. Wednesday, and the said Eric Menjivar, a spokes-

Woods, with accomplices surrendered within weeks. demonstrated by the total- hearing, said he believes closure is expected to last person with Caltrans.

Richard and James Schoen- Ray was hailed as a hero. He ity of his conduct in prison,” Woods “served enough time through 5 a.m. Tuesday. The Several onramps and off-

feld, had schemed for more died in May 2012 at 91. she said. for the crime you commit- 1.3-mile freeway section be- ramps will also be affected

than a year on a kidnap-for- James Schoenfeld told Woods broke prison rules ted.” However, Park encour- tween Duarte and Irwindale by the closures, including

ransom plan. An appeals parole officials that he was several times, according to aged Woods to seek help. was set to be closed in both the westbound 210 Irwindale

court ordered Richard jealous of his friends who Moreno, who said he was “I’m concerned about the directions Wednesday night, Avenue onramps, the west-

Schoenfeld’s release in 2012; had “his-and-hers Ferraris.” caught with pornography in addiction you may have Caltrans District 7 said on bound 210 to southbound 605

then-Gov. Jerry Brown Woods, who was 24 at the 2002 and had four violations about money,” Park said. Twitter, and it will partially connector, the 605 to east-

bound 210 connector and the

eastbound 210 Mt. Olive

Drive on and offramps.

Algae warning for Big Bear and Elsinore lakes Caltrans also said that
trucks over 7 tons are pro-
hibited on Huntington Drive
in Duarte and will be subject

to traffic enforcement.

By Itzel Luna entist with the Santa Ana Barry said. that the Big Bear Municipal to throw away guts and Caltrans advised motori-

Regional Water Quality “Recently, cyanotoxins Water District post warning clean fillets with tap water or sts to expect delays through-

Control Board, said in an produced from the blooms signs around that lake and bottled water before cook- out the closure and to use In-

State and regional water email. “Algae and cyanobac- started increasing, so we danger signs at Carol Morri- ing. terstate 10 or State Route 60.

officials are urging people to teria can produce harmful recommended to the city of son Public Boat Launch on “There is no estimate at Last month, a similar

stay out of the waters of compounds, such as toxins Lake Elsinore and Big Bear the east side of the lake, this time when cyanotoxins multiday shutdown to the

Lake Elsinore and Big Bear and taste and odor com- Municipal Water District to where the highest concen- will decrease to levels we westbound lanes of the 210

Lake after elevated levels of pounds, that cause health post signs warning the pub- trations were detected. would recommend to be safe led to traffic logjams and

algae were detected. risks to humans and ani- lic around the lakes,” Barry According to warning for swimming, but we will disrupted commutes. Many

The California State Wa- mals.” said. signs posted at both lakes, continue to monitor the lev- trucks began using Hunt-

ter Resources Control The algae bloom has According to Barry, Lake people are encouraged not els of cyanotoxins in the wa- ington Drive in Duarte, add-

Board and the Santa Ana been occurring in Lake El- Elsinore was last sampled to swim in the lakes and to ter and inform the public of ing to congestion there, Cal-

Regional Water Quality sinore for several months, on Aug. 9 and Big Bear Lake stay away from scum and our findings,” Barry said. trans said.

Control Board are warning while the bloom in Big Bear on Tuesday. She expects re- cloudy or discolored water. If visitors are exposed to Additional signage has

fishermen and recreational started in July, Barry said. sults from these samples to They also ask that people algae, they are encouraged been placed on the highway

users to stay out of the water. The high levels of algae be reported soon. watch their pets and chil- to wash themselves with to prevent a similar issue

They also urge against eat- were detected through visu- The findings will be pub- dren to ensure they don’t get clean water. during this closure.

ing any shellfish from the al observation and lab re- lished on the harmful algal in or drink the water. They should also prac- The closures are part of

lake. sults, Barry added. blooms incident reports No one should eat shell- tice healthy water habits by the San Gabriel River

“We’ve been monitoring The Santa Ana Regional map. fish from the lake or use its following instructions on all Bridge Hinge Replacement

the blooms in both lakes for Water Quality Control Signs have been posted water for drinking or cook- signs in the area. Project, a $30-million project

some time. When certain Board collects water sam- at several public access ing. Barry encourages people to replace older hinges, rail-

conditions are favorable for ples twice a month at Lake points around Lake Elsinore Barry warns that boiling to report any suspicion ings and storm drains on the

algae and cyanobacteria, Elsinore and once a month by the lake’s staff, Barry or filtering the water will not of harmful algal blooms portion of the freeway that

they can rapidly grow caus- at Big Bear Lake to monitor said. The Santa Ana Re- make it safe. or related illnesses at hangs over the San Gabriel

ing blooms,” Barbara Barry, the bloom and determine if gional Water Quality Con- For fish caught in both mywaterquality.ca.gov/ River as a bridge, Caltrans

a senior environmental sci- toxins are being produced, trol Board also recommends lakes, fishermen are asked habs/do/bloomreport.html. said.

B4 THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022 LATIMES.COM

Program that
helps pay cab
fare in jeopardy

[Cityride, from B1] cab companies routes in-

Lee has used the subsi- tended to make dispatching

dized taxi service to go to a drivers more efficient. It

friend’s house and a hospi- sped up permitting and

tal. She knows many elders lifted caps on the number of

in her apartment complex cabs allowed in fleets.

who take taxis to shop for But the Cityride subsidy

groceries in Koreatown. “It was tied to the franchise sys-

can’t go away,” she said of tem. When cab companies

Cityride. switched to the permit sys-

For years, Los Angeles tem, officials didn’t have the Gary Coronado Los Angeles Times

and the taxi industry had a authorization that allowed A SERVICE that provides taxi trips to seniors and those with disabilities has been unfunded for five months.

rocky relationship. It them to pay nonfranchise

seemed to turn a corner this taxis, even though they no COVID-19 pandemic, there mennasab said it feels like Bonin introduced a motion Although the Cityride

year, when the city shed its longer existed. were a few delays in pay- the city no longer cares that would allow the city to program is small, costing

taxi franchise regulation, as “It’s just so bureaucratic, ments, but with ridership about the program. pay taxi companies. A the city about $523,000 in the

cab companies try to com- it’s frustrating,” Rouse said. down, Bell Cab was able to “It’s always, ‘We’re work- spokeswoman for Bonin last fiscal year, it has an out-

pete against Uber and Lyft. Momennasab tried re- handle it. With ridership ris- ing on it,’ ” he said. said the office acted as soon size impact on the commu-

A widely hailed permit peatedly to get answers. ing, the payment troubles Last week, Los Angeles as it learned of the issue from nities it services.

system was adopted, giving During the height of the have become worse. Mo- City Councilmember Mike LADOT. Metro buses often don’t

fit the needs of elderly peo-

ple and those with disabili-

ties; wait times can be long,

and getting onto the raised

Monkey business: Primate platform and through a
crowded bus can be tough.
It’s especially difficult dur-

at Paso Robles zoo dials 911 ing summer, as few bus stops
offer shade.

Neil Richman, who chairs
the Aging and Disability

Transportation Network,

had picked up a cellphone said programs such as

By Summer Lin connected, and tried to text from a golf cart and dialed Cityride serve an important
and call back but got no re- the emergency telephone function.

sponse, according to a Sher- number. “There are few options

A monkey at the Zoo to iff ’s Office social media post. “As you can tell from available for older adults

You in Paso Robles called 911 Deputies were dis- these photos, Route is a little and people with disabilities

over the weekend, according patched to the zoo and dis- embarrassed by the whole that critically need to move

to the San Luis Obispo covered that no one there thing,” the Sheriff ’s Office around the city,” he said.

County Sheriff ’s Office. had made the call. wrote. “But you can’t really San Luis Obispo County Sheriff ’s Office “Los Angeles needs to sup-

Dispatchers got a 911 call But they realized that blame her, after all monkey A WEEKEND 911 call from Zoo to You was dialed by port those who provide

Saturday night that had dis- Route, a capuchin monkey, see, monkey do.” a monkey named Route, the Sheriff’s Office says. transportation services.”

LATIMES.COM B5THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022

Oakland church defends
use of cannabis, sues city

[Church, from B1] regulations,, according to church using what appears
or word of mouth, according to be an electric saw.
to the complaint. The the lawsuit.
church also said members “They raided us like we
pay a $5 monthly fee and do- The complaint also re- were some kind of crime
nate in order to obtain can- family they were taking
nabis and mushrooms, ferred to Resolution 87731, down or a meth house,”
which are grown by the Hodges said. “They came in
church. passed by the Oakland City guns blazing, which they
didn’t need to do. They
The lawsuit says Romero Council on June 4, 2019, could’ve accomplished the
applied for church member- same thing with two officers
ship under a false name and which forbids the city and without their guns drawn.
using an invalid or forged This was a classic smash-
California driver’s license. the Police Department from and-grab scenario where
Romero allegedly signed a they took our sacrament,
membership agreement ac- using city funds to enforce they took our money and
knowledging that the they never filed any
church isn’t operating as a laws criminalizing use and charges.”
dispensary, joined as a
monthly member and possession of entheogenic Hodges also referred to
bought 3.5 grams of canna- the Oakland Cannabis
bis buds, which the church plants. Regulation and Revenue
says are intended to be Ordinance, also known as
consumed on-site and aren’t Church founder Dave Measure Z, which was
for personal or individual passed in 2004 and required
use. Hodges said that before the the city to establish a system
to license, regulate and tax
Irfan Khan Los Angeles Times Romero searched the COVID-19 pandemic, he con- cannabis for adult use.
church, damaging five safes Hodges said that since the
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which serves Victorville, above, and other towns, and seizing paperwork, in- ducted sermons every week ordinance was approved,
says a federal report raised issues about “systemic problems” it is working to solve. ventory logs, $200,000 worth Romero has led a campaign
of cannabis and mushroom at the Oakland building and of “smash-and-grabs” on
Inland district’s discipline products, a computer and Measure Z clubs, that result
harsher on Black students cash totaling more than would pass out joints to in the business closing for a
$4,500, according to the com- few weeks before reopening.
plaint. members before the service Around the time the Zide
Door Church was raided,
The church, which began. He emphasized that Hodges said, at least four
preaches against nonreli- clubs had been raided.
gious alcohol and drug use, mushrooms are intended to
was established in Oakland The church is asking for a
in January 2019. It says it be taken off-site, where permanent injunction re-
can’t legally practice its reli- quiring the city to approve
gious beliefs because Oak- members won’t have to drive its land use application and
land’s municipal code re- exempt religious use of en-
quires a permit from the city for at least eight hours after theogenic plants as part of
for operation of businesses the application process.
and establishments, and be- consumption. Members ar-
cause religious use of en- “We would like for the
theogenic plants, including en’t given a limit on how Oakland PD to leave us
cannabis, is not permitted alone and for the city of Oak-
[Discipline, from B1] tations to Black students to help with implementing under Oakland’s land use much sacrament they can land to consider us legiti-
than to white students. the plan, publicly report dis- mate,” Hodges said.
school discipline. cipline data and conduct receive.
District leadership said school climate surveys to as-
The district said that in a memo that the commu- sess perceptions of fairness “This is not just an ex-
nities affected by Clean and safety.
even before the investiga- Sweep were “already facing cuse for selling drugs,”
debilitating levels of pover- “While these problems
tion was concluded, district ty” and that the harm of issu- are not unique to VVUHSD, Hodges said. “This is a sin-
ing these citations, which we recognize the serious-
officials “began taking steps could result in fines to the ness of these issues and the cere faith, and the work that
students’ parents, was “un- importance of equity,” said
to increase equity for our conscionable.” The program Kristopher Reilly, a spokes- I personally do with mush-
was used at least between man for the district. “We are
students.... We expect to see 2014 and 2019. excited to make these pos- rooms is with the really high
itive changes based on the
marked improvement in the Other examples included OCR’s recommendations, in doses. There’s no doubt in
Black students who were addition to our own previous
discipline data for our stu- disciplined more harshly work to break down inequi- my mind that mushrooms
than white students for ties and improve student
dents of color, particularly wearing sagging pants or outcomes.” were the first way our an-
not following the dress code.
African-American stu- Reilly said the district cient ancestors understood
Black students reported has been working with a con-
dents.” The district said the to investigators that they sultant and is assembling an there was more to this exist-
were monitored more often equity committee as part of
report raised issues about and more harshly by securi- the agreement. ence.”
ty officers on campus, and
“systemic problems” it is that pepper spray was used James Campbell, presi- Surveillance video
against them more often dent of the Victor Valley
working to solve. than against other students. NAACP branch, said he was shared with The Times
The students said Latino contacted about joining the
District administrators, students were not disci- committee and is anticipat- showed about half a dozen
plined in the same way for ing to be in talks with the dis-
teachers and students had being loud. trict this school year. Camp- officers, some with guns, ap-
bell said he cannot comment
reported the discriminatory The district enrolled on the findings of the report proach the doors of the
13,769 students during the because he has not yet re-
practices, which took the 2018-2019 school year, ac- viewed it. church. Security guards
cording to the report. About
forms of suspensions, expul- 65% were Latino. Black stu- “It definitely took me by hired by the church walk
dents made up about 21% surprise,” he said of the in-
sions, and truancy and law and white students 8%. The vestigation. “All I can say is outside with their hands up.
most recent state data, for we want to be able to figure it
enforcement citations, ac- the 2021-2022 school year, out. Anything involving the Several firefighters then
showed enrollment had de- enrichment of our young
cording to a department clined to 11,920 students. The people and our community, break into a safe inside the
Latino majority grew to 69%, I’m all about that.”
statement. Black student enrollment
dropped to 17%, and white “I applaud the Victor Val-
Interviews with school students declined to 7%. ley Union High School Dis-
trict’s commitment today to
staff revealed examples of As part of the settlement, rectify the harms its disci-
the district agreed to revise pline practices caused to
the discriminatory behavior, its disciplinary policies and Black students and to en-
procedures, train its staff sure nondiscrimination in
outlined in a letter to the dis- about the new policies and school discipline going for-
implement a “corrective ac- ward,” Catherine E. Lha-
trict. For instance, one ad- tion plan” to ensure stu- mon, assistant secretary for
dents are treated fairly. civil rights at the Depart-
ministrator recounted the ment of Education, said in a
Additionally, the district statement.
case of a Latina student who agreed to employ a director

tased another student, was

expelled for a semester and

then allowed to return to

school. A Black student who

had acted threateningly

toward a security officer,

but was not violent, was ex-

pelled for more than one se-

mester.

Some staff members ex-

pressed concern about a ju-

venile citation program

called Clean Sweep. Op-

erated by the San Bernar-

dino County Sheriff ’s De-

partment, the program al-

lows administrators to write

citations for students who

break the law on campuses,

requiring them to appear in

juvenile court.

The investigation found

that in the school year 2018-

2019, the district was 3.4

times more likely to issue ci-

Another tax hike? No need

[Skelton, from B1] so far. consumers get government
fornia keep wealthy people Newsom also has signed help, California may not be
from fleeing the state and able to meet its zero-emis-
recruit rich newcomers. an executive order banning sion vehicle goals.
the sale of new gas-powered
That’s not the argument vehicles beginning in 2035. Newsom says nonsense.
we’re hearing, however, So Proposition 30 would “Proposition 30 is a spe-
from the “no” side. help low- and middle-in- cial interest carveout — a
come motorists buy battery- cynical scheme devised by a
It’s not claiming that powered cars. single corporation to funnel
taxes are already too high. state income tax revenue to
After all, the California The remaining 20% of the their company,” the gover-
Teachers Assn., a major new tax money — up to nor asserted last month.
opponent, was primarily $1 billion annually — would And he referenced a
responsible for the current be spent on preventing and dilemma that everyone in
13.3% rate. fighting wildfires. Sacramento is aware of but
lacks the courage to resolve:
OK, enough of that rant. These are worthy causes. California is too dependent
What’s Proposition 30 all But should only the rich be on wealthy people’s income
about? required to foot the bill? taxes and capital gains. The
It’s not a tax increase Proponents say that’s fair revenue bounces up and
cooked up by Sacramento because they can afford it down like a yo-yo in good
politicians. In fact, Gov. much more than the middle times and bad.
Gavin Newsom adamantly class and the poor. “California’s tax reve-
opposes it as a “cynical nues are famously volatile,
scheme” and “fiscally irre- “California is the world and this measure would
sponsible.” leader in income inequality,” make our state’s finances
It’s the product — as says Brad Williams, an even more unstable,” New-
virtually all ballot initiatives economic consultant and som declared.
are — of special interests. In former fiscal analyst for the As for encouraging the
this case it’s Lyft, the ride- executive and legislative purchase of electric vehi-
hailing company, and an branches of state govern- cles, the governor noted
environmental coalition ment. “If we don’t do any- that the state recently com-
seeking more public funds thing, the cost of transfor- mitted $10 billion to that
to expedite action on cli- mation to zero-emission cause.
mate control. vehicles is going to fall heav- The CTA strongly op-
The tax hike would be ily on folks who can least poses the ballot pro-
imposed on personal in- afford it.” position. Its campaign
comes exceeding $2 million rhetoric targets Lyft. But its
a year. That would raise up He adds: “People at the real objection is that educa-
to $5 billion annually, ac- top have done spectacularly tion doesn’t benefit from the
cording to the Legislative well. We’ve all heard stories higher tax revenue.
Analyst’s Office. about people leaving the Rather than the money
Of that, 80% would be state, but there’s little evi- being poured into the state
spent to help California dence of that among high- general fund — with K-12
motorists convert to electric income folks. Most of the schools and community
vehicles by providing re- outward migration has been colleges automatically
bates for purchases and by lower-income people gaining a 40% share — it
installing charging stations. facing high rents and cost of would be sent to a special
At least half of this would go living in California.” kitty out of education’s
to low-income households reach.
and communities. Mary Nichols, who was That’s the sort of ballot-
It would be a boon for chairwoman of the Cali- box budgeting the CTA will
Lyft and other ride-hailing fornia Air Resources Board always fight.
outfits because the state under three governors, is The state had a nearly
has ordered them to use part of an environmental $100-billion surplus this
zero-emission vehicles for coalition promoting Pro- year. Voters don’t need to
90% of the miles they drive position 30. raise taxes even higher.
by 2030. Lyft has been Pro- It would be an ugly look.
position 30’s bankroller, Automakers, she says,
kicking in nearly $16 million aren’t making money off
electric vehicles because the
cost of producing batteries
is still too high. She says
unless the industry and

B6 THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022 LATIMES.COM

Mostly sunny, seasonably warm: Weak onshore flow will keep temperatures along the coast close to average Cooler in Texas, hot in the Northwest: Thunderstorms will accompany
today, with low clouds and fog to start. Temperatures inland will be close to average, with mostly sunny skies. a major cooling trend in northern Texas, while the Northwest will have
Enough monsoonal moisture will linger in the far southeast and east for a few spots to have thunderstorms, record-challenging heat. Thunderstorms in the Southwest will cause
mainly over the mountains. flash flooding. The northern Plains could see damaging wind and hail.

James, Chargers reach new deal

Ashley Landis Associated Press [Chargers, from B10] be seen helping coach his Injury updates
began the regular-season teammates.
MATTHEW STAFFORD, shown earlier this month, says he will trust the Rams’ ramp-up of their two-time Pro Staley said linebacker
process for rehabbing his sore elbow, but that it was fun to be back on the field. Bowler. Along with that leader- Kenneth Murray Jr. (ankle)
ship, James also brings an un- would be ramping up his ac-
Stafford ‘right on track’ “It was super hard,” James common versatility to his po- tivity starting Monday. He is
said of missing the team’s first sition. He is capable of playing coming back from offseason
[Rams, from B10] After reviewing Stafford’s role again. 14 training-camp practices. every spot in the secondary in surgery.
whatever it feels like, hope- performance in the scrim- But after saying for weeks “Everyone knows how much I whatever package Staley
fully continues to keep getting mage, McVay said Wednesday love football, how much I want wants to employ. Edge rusher Emeke Eg-
better as it has. that he was not concerned that Wolford would not play to be out there.” bule left practice early and did
about the quarterback’s abil- during the preseason, McVay James also relays the sig- not return after suffering
“But I know that, function- ity to play. on Wednesday said Wolford On Wednesday morning, nals in the huddle and is re- what Staley called a soft-tis-
ally, I feel like I can do every- will play the first half on Fri- James signed a contract ex- sponsible for making sure all sue injury.
thing I need to do so just try- “Ideally, you’d like him to day night against the Hous- tension that added four years the Chargers’ defenders are
ing to continue on that road.” be totally pain free, but he’s ton Texans. Bryce Perkins will and up to $76.5 million — $42 lined up properly. Cornerback Tevaughn
better equipped to be able to play the second half. million of which is guaranteed Campbell (knee), linebacker
Stafford played through answer those questions,” Mc- — to the one year he had re- “It’s the ultimate synergy,” Damon Lloyd (ankle), edge
pain last season and passed Vay said. “But I know this: Perkins earned a roster maining on his rookie deal. Staley said. “He knows how I rusher Ty Shelby (leg) and
for 41 touchdowns, with 17 in- Based on evaluating him spot in 2021with his play in the call things and he knows what wide receiver Joe Reed (ill-
terceptions. throwing the football, he preseason. Last Saturday, in a He had been with the team to expect.” ness) did not practice.
looked like the Matthew that I 29-22 victory over the Char- throughout camp but not
During the offseason, he know, and that’s the most im- gers, Perkins completed 10 of practicing, James limiting his Given James’ importance Tight end Donald Parham
received an injection in his portant thing, and that was 17 passes for 133 yards and two participation to walk- and popularity, it was no sur- Jr. (hamstring) remains
right elbow and he did not kind of the goal all along.” touchdowns. He also rushed throughs and meetings. He is prise Wednesday when his “more week-to-week than
throw passes during workouts for 39 yards in eight carries. expected to join seven-on-sev- signing was greeted publicly day-to-day,” Staley said.
and minicamp. But what happens when en periods next week. by well wishes from team-
the season begins? So, an undercurrent of mates, opponents and so Observations from
In a 60-play scrimmage on competition for the backup “I’m just really excited for many within the organization. joint practice
Tuesday, Stafford completed In 2021, the Rams played 17 role could be part of McVay’s him,” Staley said. “It’s just
23 of 34 passes. His comple- regular-season games and decision to start Wolford really special, any time you see “It was just so much love The Chargers and Cow-
tion percentage would have four postseason games, con- against the Texans. a dream come true. That’s that I got from my teammates, boys practiced for about two
been better if not for four cluding with a victory over the what happened today, a from my coaches, from the hours, running one-on-one
dropped passes. Cincinnati Bengals in Super Wolford has not played ex- dream came true for him. You cafeteria people, from every- drills against each other fol-
Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium. tensive snaps since 2020. He know how hard that he had to body,” James said. lowed by seven-on-seven and
“Just fun to be back out started at Arizona in the sea- work in order to make it hap- 11-on-11 periods. Some Char-
there, you know, letting it rip,” The Rams “always have a son finale, and then started pen. “It was just like all over. As gers defensive observations:
he said. plan in season” that includes and played most of the first a player, that’s all you can ask
reducing a player’s workload quarter in a wild-card playoff “This wasn’t like every for. I’m humbled and I’m 8 Michael Davis started
Asked if his arm issue as he accumulates game game against Seattle before other big contract that gets thankful for it.” again over Asante Samuel Jr.
would be solved before the snaps, McVay said. suffering a neck injury. signed, because you know at outside corner and had an
opener, or if it was something what he had to go through in He said the first person he interception against Dak
that would require season- “We always have a pitch He did not play during the order to make it to this point reached out to after agreeing Prescott.
long management, Stafford count with our quarterbacks, 2021 preseason. And he took in his pro football career. He to his extension was his
said he was not going to put a but a lot of it is, ‘How he’s feel- only 24 snaps in three regular- overcame a lot to earn this mother, Shanita Williams. He 8 The Chargers’ starting
timetable on his recovery. ing?’ ” McVay said of Stafford. season games. contract, and he earned every credited her for passing down defense dominated the Cow-
“But I don’t expect to have to cent of it.” a work ethic that others now boys in a two-minute period
“I’m just going out there manage it any differently than “You want Matthew to be trumpet. near the end of practice.
doing my work, trusting the the way that we went through able to stay as healthy as pos- After a rookie year in which Khalil Mack probably would
process we have,” he said. last season.” sible,” McVay said, “but if he he was an All-Pro, James James also thanked the have sacked Prescott on the
did have to do something, we missed 27 of the Chargers’ Chargers’ front office and opening play.
Coach Sean McVay has John Wolford was feel like this would be the best next 32 games because of foot coaching staff and more than
said that the Rams devised a Stafford’s backup in 2021, and opportunity for John to get in and knee injuries suffered in once saluted his agent, David A snap later, the Chargers
plan to manage Stafford’s he finished training camp at there, get into a rhythm and consecutive Augusts. Mulugheta. After the Char- pressured Prescott again,
workload during training UC Irvine on track to fill that routine.” gers and Cowboys ended their forcing him to throw short
camp and preseason prac- He returned in 2021to start practice, James posed for pic- and hurriedly to running back
tices. 15 games, finishing with 118 tures on the field with his fam- Ezekiel Elliott, who had the
tackles, three forced fumbles, ily. ball bounce off his hands and
two interceptions and two into the arms of Kyle Van Noy
sacks and earning his second Later, he was asked where for a series-stopping intercep-
trip to the Pro Bowl. he was going to take good tion.
friend and Rams cornerback
James did all of this de- Jalen Ramsey for dinner. 8 The Chargers appeared
spite playing most of the year James joked that the two to surrender some early yard-
with a shoulder injury that re- would be marking the occa- age on the ground but then
quired offseason surgery. sion at a McDonald’s. tightened up. Among those
making play were Mack,
“I think these contracts, “Dollar Menu that boy,” Sebastian Joseph-Day, Joey
when they’re so big, it’s just James said, laughing. Then he Bosa, Chris Rumph II, Alohi
over little things,” Staley said. added: “We going to eat good. Gilman, Jerry Tillery and
“You just have to stay patient I’m going to take my brother rookie Otito Ogbonnia.
and positive with the process. somewhere nice.”
He was fantastic. I can’t imag- 8 Slot corner Bryce Call-
ine it ever going any better With their top defender ahan had a pair of pass break-
with a player.” now returning to practice, the ups, including one in the end
Chargers have slightly more zone.
Staley has repeatedly than three weeks to prepare
called James the “heartbeat” for their regular-season 8 Defensive tackle Breiden
of the Chargers defense and opener against Las Vegas. Fehoko had an active day. He
one of the team’s unques- was routinely disruptive in-
tioned leaders. When he “We don’t try to put too side and also recovered a fum-
wasn’t practicing over the much on ourselves, but we ble when the Cowboys
past few weeks, James could know what’s at stake,” James botched a handoff.
said. “We know that we have a
Super Bowl-caliber roster.”

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Trout hopeful to return to lineup Friday

He says his back feels Allen J. Schaben Los Angeles Times Taylor Ward.
great, which is good Ohtani went four for five,
news for the Angels, THE ANGELS’ Andrew Velazquez steals second base past Mariners’ J.P. Crawford’s tag in the third inning.
who suffer a sweep. falling a double shy of the cy-
Trout had a ramp-up in about how many games were very happy for sure. I think Angels lose slugfest cle. Ohtani’s towering home
SEATTLE 11 his progression through the left in the season. He contin- we’re close.” run in the ninth helped the
ANGELS 7 weekend, and was able to ued to improve taking at- The Angels’ third game of Angels make their last-ditch
take full batting practice and bats before games at Angel The Angels will be in De- their series with the Mari- attempt at a comeback.
By Sarah Valenzuela live pitches from one of the Stadium, so his progression troit for three games. It’s the ners went about as well as the
Angels minor leaguers Mon- continued here. first series of three in a 10-day first two did against a forti- That inning, Fletcher
Mike Trout is hopeful that day. He had a scheduled day trip that will take them to fied Seattle team that is in walked off reliever Matthew
Friday in Detroit will be the off Tuesday to recover and “I’m excited,” Trout said Tampa Bay and Toronto. the top American League Festa and Ohtani launched
day he can return to playing then did more work in the in- of being able to return soon. They return home at the end wild-card spot. Festa’s 1-and-1 slider toward
for the Angels. door facilities Wednesday, “I’m happy with the way the of the month for a three- the rocks in the outfield for
which he came out of also progress has been. It was game series with the New The Angels managed to his 27th home run.
“My back feels great,” he feeling good. good for me to take time off, York Yankees. score five more runs than
said before the Angels’ 11-7 get it out of there. We got like they had in each of the previ- The Angels were swept by
loss to the Seattle Mariners The decision to take live a month and a week [left of “It’s always a fun time ous two games, thanks to the Mariners, dropping to 51-
at Angel Stadium on pitches at home as opposed the season], so I’m looking when you’re playing teams four RBIs from Shohei 67 on the season.
Wednesday. to going on a minor league as- forward to it.” like that, especially them, Ohtani — who hit a two-run
signment came down to dis- they’re in a fight right now,” home run in the ninth — and Touki Toussaint pitched
Trout said he does not feel cussions Trout had with the Said Nevin of Trout’s im- Trout said. “We’re gonna one each from David two clean innings before un-
any pain and that he has front office and training staff pending return: “When I get come and try to win every Fletcher, Luis Rengifo and raveling in the third, an issue
been cleared to play. Whether to write his name down, I’ll be game. That’s the mindset.” of command as evidenced by
he does play Friday will de- how that final inning for him
pend on how he feels that played out.
day.
He started that inning by
When he does return, the hitting Sam Haggerty in the
plan is for him to continue elbow. He walked Adam
playing center field. He does Frazier and Jesse Winker to
not think he will need extra load the bases with just one
days off, but interim man- out. A Mitch Haniger single
ager Phil Nevin said he scoredHaggerty.
wouldn’t be surprised if
Trout ended up needing an Toussaint struck out Eu-
extra rest day as he has not genio Suarez for the second
played since July 12. out, but walked J.P. Crawford
for another run.
The Angels also have a few
games upcoming that will be The single he gave up to
played on turf, so Nevin plans the next batter, Carlos San-
to give a few of his everyday tana, brought in two more
players additional days off. runs.

As for preventing his in- “That can’t happen, espe-
jury — costovertebral dys- cially these kinds of games,”
function at T5 — from return- Toussaint said.
ing, Trout said the Angels
training staff created and es- Toussaint was pulled for
tablished a new routine for Mike Mayers and the Mari-
him, which has been working. ners beat up on the Angels
That involves rotational some more. The Mariners got
work, a core program and a seven more runs aided by
routine for his legs. four homers.

“It just added a few extra The Angels did put up
exercises, not a big deal,” more of a fight at the plate
Trout said. “Just got to stay than their last two games.
on top of it.”
On Wednesday, they went
Trout also said his routine four for eight with runners in
could change over time and scoring position and left six
that another discussion will on base.
happen in the offseason
about how he can continue to They were a combined
strengthen the muscles two for 12 with runners in
around where his injury was. scoring position.

Rengifo was pulled after
his last at-bat in the seventh
with what the team called
low back tightness. Nevin
said Rengifo was fine and af-
ter some rest on Thursday’s
day off, will be back in the
lineup Friday.

Kimbrel finishes it off this time

[Dodgers, from B10] “You don’t have to sit on it for you get to a certain point on Whatever direction the Morry Gash Associated Press
But, Roberts was asked, if too long.” the schedule, the best players Dodgers go, though, the clock
should play. I’m a big believer is ticking for them to decide. TONY GONSOLIN (15-1) pitched seven scoreless
Kimbrel can’t be trusted with Still, before the game, Rob- in the players make the line- innings and tied a season high with eight strikeouts.
one-run leads in August, how erts didn’t commit to the Dod- up, and the players determine In 2020, they still won a
can the team count on him in gers (81-35) using the 34-year- who pitches. So that goes to World Series without a tradi-
such situations come Octo- old as their postseason closer. performance.” tional closer. But in 2019, the
ber? unrest at the back of the
“With his track record, he’s Roberts added it was too bullpen cost them mightily in
“Well, we’re just fortunate earned the right to get a long- early to speculate about po- a Game 5 NLDS loss to the
October is not upon us right er look, absolutely. I have no tential contingencies, if the Nationals.
now,” Roberts said. “If we have problem with that,” Roberts team does ultimately go an-
a one-run lead tonight, he’s said. “But as we get into Sep- other direction in the closer How 2022 will play out re-
pitching. So that’s kind of tember, the best pitchers are role come the end of the sea- mains to be seen.
where I’m at right now.” gonna pitch. That’s just the son.
way it has to be. And I think The only thing that’s cer-
In the Dodgers’ 2-1 win that’s the only right way you The list of candidates, tain: The Dodgers either need
Wednesday night, the deci- manage it.” however, is becoming clear, Kimbrel to make drastic im-
sion paid off. from set-up man Evan provements in a hurry, or
Roberts also acknowl- Phillips to hard-throwing start exploring other ways to
After home runs from edged this season was start- right-hander Brusdar Grat- close out games.
Austin Barnes and Max ing to feel similar to the team’s erol (who could return from a
Muncy, as well as seven shut- past usage of Jansen — who shoulder injury as soon as this “For a lot of reasons, I got
out innings from Tony Gon- was bypassed in some of the weekend) to still-rehabbing to start throwing the ball bet-
solin, Kimbrel was able to seal biggest moments of the veteran Blake Treinen. ter, getting the ball over the
a one-run lead in the ninth for team’s 2019 National League plate and showing I can domi-
the first time all season, Division Series loss to the “I feel very good about us, nate,” Kimbrel said. “Not only
stranding two two-out Washington Nationals and the group of guys we have for myself and feeling com-
baserunners a night after fal- summoned for only three save coming out of the ’pen, and fortable, but letting every-
tering in a similar situation situations during their run to how we can match them up body else feel comfortable go-
against the Brewers (62-54) in the World Series in 2020. and prevent runs,” Roberts ing into the playoffs. It’s defi-
the team's extra-inning loss. said. “I feel really good about nitely my goal for the rest of
“I think that’s fair,” Rob- that.” the year, get things right and
“That’s the beauty of being erts said. “In the sense of, once get ready for the playoffs.”
in the bullpen,” Kimbrel said.

Top teams remain same, but football story lines teeming

ERIC SONDHEIMER lesson learned from the days Jason Armond Los Angeles Times from last season’s off-the- THIS WEEK’S
ON HIGH SCHOOLS Hawkins and Narbonne field debacle?
ended up with ineligible THERE’S A GOOD chance St. John Bosco lines up TOP GAMES
As the 2022 high school players. against Mater Dei for a chance at a title this season. It has been more than
football season begins this eight months since Mater Dei Here are some of the top
week, let’s examine some Will new league alignments position this season? of Dijon Stanley of Granada hired a law firm to conduct a Southland high school
intriguing story lines: provide excitement? Defensive backs are plenti- Hills and Nick Fernandez of campus-wide safety assess- football games this week:
San Pedro. Stanley is a run- ment after a former football
Are there any teams capa- Yes. The Big VIII and ful in quality and quantity. ning back committed to Utah; player filed a lawsuit alleging Friday’s games
ble of upsetting Bellflower Southwestern Leagues Gardena Serra starts out with Fernandez is a tight end with a culture of hazing in the
St. John Bosco or Santa merged, allowing Corona the imposing cornerback duo more than 15 offers. Each program. The Diocese of Gardena Serra vs. Or-
Ana Mater Dei during their Centennial to get a little more of state 100 track champion relishes the opportunity to Orange has not released any ange Lutheran at Orange
inevitable path to meeting competition with matchups Rodrick Pleasant and top show there’s talented, dedi- details of the assessment. “It Coast College, 7 p.m. The
for a Southern Section against Vista Murrieta and junior Dakoda Fields. St. John cated athletes in the City is still in progress,” a Diocese last time on a football field,
Division 1 championship? Murrieta Valley besides Bosco has so many defensive Section. spokesman said earlier this Orange Lutheran gave up
Norco. Chatsworth Sierra backs that the second string- month. If the school wants 435 yards rushing and seven
Probably not. Anaheim Canyon joins the Mission ers could start for any team. Are COVID-19 disruptions people to move on, the results touchdowns to Cathedral
Servite needed four years of League, and that will create There’s also Daylen Austin over? of that report are important. Catholic’s Lucky Sutton in
developing players to knock some big-time Friday night (Louisiana State commit) of Until then, all unanswered state playoff game Serra has
off the Braves in last season’s games against Gardena Long Beach Poly, Maliki No. Coaches better be on questions remain front and a similar rushing attack, led
semifinals. Los Alamitos will Serra, La Puente Bishop Crawford (USC) of Oxnard full alert and intelligent on center for another season. by Cincere Rhaney and Kai
try to be this season’s Servite, Amat and West Hills Chami- Pacifica, with the list going on where to hold meetings to Honda. The Lancers are
but the Griffins will need a lot nade, among others. and on. prevent any outbreaks that Can public schools surprise breaking in a new quarter-
more defensive effort to come could force players or teams the private schools? back and will need their of-
close. Corona Centennial and Will lower-level programs Does the City Section have to miss games, especially fensive and defensive lines to
Mission Viejo are other make a comeback? talent? when cooler temperatures Not in Division 1, but there make an impact. The pick:
schools with possible oppor- come. Safety remains the No. are opportunities elsewhere. Serra.
tunities because of strong Uncertain. COVID-19 Yes. For those handlers 1 priority at schools (and Oxnard Pacifica, Downey
quarterback play and good wreaked havoc on freshman telling students to abandon preventing lawsuits). Warren, San Juan Hills, Co- Granada Hills at Arleta,
defensive lines. and junior varsity programs, the City Section because they rona del Mar and Pasadena all 3:30 p.m. The Highlanders’
particularly for public won’t get exposure or re- Can Mater Dei move on have teams capable of win- double-wing offense has the
Are there any signs the CIF schools. Rebuilding those cruited, let’s present the cases ning division championships. speedy Dijon Stanley heal-
is going to crack down on programs will be key to build- thy and ready to run in his
schools bringing in trans- ing up varsity roster numbers Which freshmen will make senior year. Committed to
fer students en masse? in the future. Coaches need to an impact? Utah, Stanley should be able
hire enthusiastic lower-level to put on a show. But Arleta
No. It’s the reason top coaches who can find stu- Start with 6-foot-4 has its own offensive fire-
schools no longer have re- dents willing to take a second quarterback Brady Smigiel of power, led by quarterback
building years after graduat- look at playing football. The Newbury Park. He’s the real Kennedy Duran, so it’s going
ing numerous seniors. It’s future of the sport is depend- deal. There’s also defensive to be an entertaining City
called reloading with trans- ent on attracting players who end Dutch Horisk of St. John Section day opener. The
fers. The City Section does set want to have fun first and see Bosco, cornerback Brandon pick: Granada Hills.
up a meeting with schools a college scholarship second. Lockhart of Los Angeles
with multiple transfers, a Loyola and cornerback Davon — Eric Sondheimer
Which is the strongest Benjamin of Westlake Village
Oaks Christian.

B8 THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022 S LATIMES.COM

BASEBALL

NL STANDINGS DODGERS 2 MARINERS 11 REDS 1 CUBS 3
BREWERS 1 PHILLIES 0 NATIONALS 2
West W L Pct. GB L10 ANGELS 7

DODGERS 81 35 .698 — 8-2 Streak Won 1 This month 13-2 Streak Lost 3 This month 8-8 Jose Barrero hit a game-ending RBI Yan Gomes hit a tie-breaking single in
San Diego 66 54 .550 17 5-5 41-20 25-31 single off Seranthony Dominguez with the seventh inning and Chicago won
San Francisco 59 58 .504 221⁄2 7-3 Home 40-15 Road 15-5 Home 26-36 Road 7-13 two out in the ninth inning for Cincin- the three-game series, its fourth
Arizona 54 63 .462 271⁄2 6-4 nati. “I was fortunate enough to make series win in a row. Cubs starter Drew
Colorado 51 68 .429 311⁄2 4-6 Division 35-12 Interleague Division 25-29 Interleague contact,” said Barrero, who had never Smyly has a 1.06 ERA in August.
faced Dominguez before. “All I wanted
Central W L Pct. GB L10 Next: Today at Milwaukee, 11 a.m. Next: Friday at Detroit, 4 p.m. to do was help the team.”

St. Louis 65 51 .560 — 7-3 TV/Radio: SportsNet LA/570, 1020 TV/Radio: BSW/830
Milwaukee 62 54 .534 3 4-6
Chicago 49 67 .422 16 6-4 Dodgers AB R H BI Avg. Milwaukee AB R H BI Avg. Seattle AB R H BI Avg. Angels AB R H BI Avg. Chicago AB R H BI Avg. Washington AB R H BI Avg.
Cincinnati 46 70 .397 19 3-7 Yelich lf 4 0 1 1 .250 Frazier 2b 4 2 2 0 .249 Fletcher 2b 3 3 2 1 .289 McKitry 2b 4 0 1 0 .180
Pittsburgh 45 72 .385 201⁄2 2-8 Betts rf 2 0 0 0 .271 Adames ss 3 0 0 0 .221 Rdrigz cf 5 0 0 0 .266 Ohtani dh 5 2 4 4 .265 Hoerner ss 3 0 0 0 .304 Thomas cf 4 0 2 0 .234
Tellez 1b 4 0 0 0 .238 Winkr dh 3 2 1 2 .228 Rengifo 3b 4 0 1 1 .273 Suzuki rf 4 0 0 0 .241
East W L Pct. GB L10 T.Turner ss 3 0 0 0 .304 Renfroe rf 4 0 0 0 .239 Hanigr rf 5 2 2 1 .286 Rojas 3b 1 0 0 0 .111 Happ lf 4 0 0 0 .278 Meneses rf 4 1 1 0 .347
Hiura dh 4 0 2 0 .246 Suarz 3b 5 1 1 2 .223 Ward rf 4 0 0 1 .265 Reyes dh 4 1 2 0 .367
New York 76 42 .644 — 7-3 Freeman 1b 4 0 1 0 .319 Wong 2b 2 0 0 0 .246 Crwfrd ss 2 1 1 1 .260 Walsh 1b 4 0 0 0 .222 Philadelphia AB R H BI Avg. Cincinnati AB R H BI Avg. Ortega cf 1 1 0 0 .227 Voit 1b 4 0 1 0 .226
Atlanta 72 47 .605 41⁄2 8-2 a-Brsau 3b 1 0 0 0 .268 Sntna 1b 5 0 1 2 .197 Suzuki c 4 0 0 0 .183 a-Velzqz cf 2 0 0 0 .243
Philadelphia 65 52 .556 101⁄2 6-4 J.Turner dh 4 0 0 0 .254 L.Urias 3b 4 0 0 0 .225 Raleigh c 4 2 2 3 .208 Duggar lf 3 0 0 0 .153 Segura 2b 4 0 0 0 .280 India dh 4 0 1 0 .244 Wisdom 3b 4 0 0 0 .219 Cruz dh 3 0 0 1 .237
Miami 52 66 .441 24 3-7 T.Taylor cf 2 1 0 0 .224 Hagrty lf 4 1 0 0 .310 Velazqz ss 4 1 2 0 .182 Gomes c 3 0 1 1 .232
Washington 39 80 .328 371⁄2 3-7 C.Taylor lf 4 0 1 0 .234 Caratini c 0 0 0 0 .223 Totals 37 11 10 11 Sierra cf 4 1 1 0 .197 Hoskins 1b 3 0 1 0 .253 Fraley lf 4 0 0 0 .247 Higgins 1b 3 1 1 2 .283 b-Hrnndz 1 0 0 0 .272
Feliciano c 2 0 1 0 .250 Totals 36 7 10 7 Totals 32 3 5 3
Muncy 3b 4 1 1 1 .187 1-Davis cf 0 0 0 0 .229 Bohm 3b 4 0 1 0 .288 Papierski c 0 0 0 0 .143 Ruiz c 4 1 1 0 .244
Totals 30 1 4 1
Alberto 2b 3 0 1 0 .246 Realmuto c 3 0 0 0 .258 Farmer 3b 4 0 0 0 .268 Hrndz 2b 4 0 1 1 .247

Thompson cf 3 0 0 0 .256 Castllns rf 4 0 1 0 .262 Reynolds 1b 4 0 0 0 .246 Abrams ss 2 0 0 0 .221

Barnes c 3 1 2 1 .183 Sosa ss 3 0 0 0 .196 Almora Jr. cf 1 1 0 0 .226 Call lf 3 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 2 6 2 b-Schwarber 1 0 0 0 .210 Aquino rf 4 0 0 0 .173 Vargas 3b 3 0 0 0 .250

Stott ss 0 0 0 0 .221 Lopez 2b 4 0 3 0 .290 Totals 32 2 6 2

Seattle 004 032 002 —11 10 1 Hall dh 3 0 1 0 .266 Barrero ss 4 0 1 1 .188 Chicago 000 020 100 —3 5 0
Angels 001 020 202 — 7 10 0 Washington 010 001 000 —2 6 0
Vierling cf 3 0 1 0 .223 Romine c 2 0 0 0 .200

Dodgers 000 001 100 —2 6 0 Walks—Seattle 6: Frazier 1, Winker 2, Crawford 3. Angels 2: Maton lf 2 0 0 0 .368 a-Friedl lf 1 0 1 0 .221 a-struck out for Ortega in the 7th. b-flied out for Cruz in the 9th.
Milwaukee 000 000 010 —1 4 0 Fletcher 1, Duggar Strikeouts—Seattle 7: Rodriguez 1, Winker 2, Walks—Chicago 2: Hoerner 1, Ortega 1.
Haniger 1, Suarez 2, Haggerty 1. Angels 11: Ohtani 1, Rojas 1, Walsh Totals 30 0 5 0 Totals 32 1 6 1 Strikeouts—Chicago 11: McKinstry 3, Hoerner 1, Suzuki 2, Happ
2, Suzuki 2, Duggar 3, Velazquez 1, Sierra 1. E—Haniger (2). 1, Velazquez 2, Wisdom 1, Higgins 1. Washington 6: Voit 1, Cruz 2,
a-struck out for Wong in the 8th. 1-ran for Feliciano in the 8th. LOB—Seattle 7, Angels 6. 2B—Frazier (18), Rengifo (18). Philadelphia 000 000 000 —0 5 0 Abrams 2, Call 1.
Walks—Dodgers 3: Betts 2, T.Turner 1. Milwaukee 4: Adames 1, 3B—Ohtani (5). HR—Suarez (20), off Mayers; Raleigh (17), off Cincinnati 000 000 001 —1 6 0 LOB—Chicago 4, Washington 4. 2B—Reyes 2 (3), Ruiz (19),
Brosseau 1, T.Taylor 1, Feliciano 1. Mayers; Winker (13), off Mayers; Raleigh (18), off Barria; Ohtani (27), Thomas 2 (19), Meneses (1). HR—Higgins (6), off Abbott.
Wednesday’s results Strikeouts—Dodgers 7: T.Turner 1, J.Turner 1, C.Taylor 1, off Festa. RBIs—Haniger (11), Crawford (32), Santana 2 (41), Suarez Two outs when winning run scored. a-singled for Romine in the RBIs—Higgins 2 (20), Gomes (17), Hernandez (26), Cruz (58).
DODGERS 2, at Milwaukee 1 Thompson 3, Barnes 1. Milwaukee 10: Yelich 1, Tellez 1, Renfroe 1, 2 (63), Raleigh 3 (42), Winker 2 (47), Fletcher (13), Ohtani 4 (72), 8th. b-popped out for Sosa in the 9th. SB—McKinstry (2), Abrams (2). CS—Hernandez (3).
at Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia 0 Hiura 1, Wong 1, Brosseau 1, L.Urias 1, T.Taylor 2, Feliciano 1. Rengifo (33), Ward (44). SB—Haggerty (8), Velazquez (13). Runners left in scoring position—Chicago 2 (Happ, Gomes);
Chicago 3, at Washington 2 LOB—Dodgers 4, Milwaukee 6. 2B—C.Taylor (21). HR—Barnes SF—Ward. Runners left in scoring position—Seattle 4 (Haggerty 3, Walks—Philadelphia 2: Hoskins 1, Maton 1. Cincinnati 3: Almora Washington 3 (Voit 2, Call). RISP—Chicago 1 for 7; Washington 2 for
San Diego 10, at Miami 3 (5), off Lauer; Muncy (15), off Lauer. RBIs—Barnes (16), Muncy Haniger); Angels 4 (Sierra, Ward 3). RISP—Seattle 2 for 10; Angels 4 Jr. 3. Strikeouts—Philadelphia 11: Segura 1, Hoskins 1, Realmuto 3, 8.
Boston 8, at Pittsburgh 3 (45), Yelich (37). SB—Betts (10), Hiura (5). CS—Alberto (1). for 8. Runners moved up—Rodriguez 2, Raleigh, Rengifo. Castellanos 2, Sosa 2, Hall 1, Maton 1. Cincinnati 11: India 1, Fraley Runners moved up—Meneses.
New York 9, at Atlanta 7 Runners left in scoring position—Dodgers 2 (C.Taylor, Muncy); 2, Farmer 1, Reynolds 3, Aquino 2, Barrero 2. LOB—Philadelphia 6,
at St. Louis 5, Colorado 1 Milwaukee 2 (Adames, L.Urias). RISP—Dodgers 0 for 4; Milwaukee 1 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Cincinnati 8. 2B—Bohm (18), Lopez (3). RBIs—Barrero (5). Runners Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Arizona 3, at San Francisco 2 for 3. GIDP—Betts, J.Turner, Tellez. 94 3.47 left in scoring position—Philadelphia 3 (Castellanos, Segura,
DP—Dodgers 1 (Alberto, T.Turner, Freeman); Milwaukee 3 (Wong, Kirby, W, 5-3 ..............52⁄3 6 3 3 1 7 21 2.77 Maton); Cincinnati 3 (Farmer, India, Barrero). Smyly .......................51⁄3 4 2 2 0 4 100 3.67
Adames, Tellez; Feliciano, Wong, Feliciano; Adames, Wong, Tellez). 15 5.50 Uelmen, W, 1-1............2⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 8 3.38
Murfee......................11⁄3 3 2 2 0 0 18 3.75 RISP—Philadelphia 0 for 4; Cincinnati 1 for 6. LIDP—Bohm. Brault, H, 1..................2 1 0 0 0 2 27 0.00
NP ERA GIDP—Bohm.
Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Brash..........................1 0 0 0 0 3 62 4.50
95 2.12 96 5.22 DP—Cincinnati 2 (Barrero, Lopez, Reynolds; Aquino, Reynolds,
23 0.46 16 2.69 Aquino).
21 4.46
Gonsolin, W, 15-1.........7 2 0 0 1 8 NP ERA Festa ..........................1 1 2 2 1 1 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Wick, S, 8-11...............1 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.14
105 3.58
Ferguson, H, 7..............1 1 1 1 2 2 8 2.70 Angels IP H R ER BB SO Suarez ........................7 3 0 0 2 8 95 3.31 Washington IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
22 3.91
Kimbrel, S, 21-25 .........1 1 0 0 1 0 Toussaint, L, 1-1.........22⁄3 3 4 4 4 3 Robertson....................1 1 0 0 0 1 22 1.94 Abbott ........................6 3 2 2 1 5 83 5.16

Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Mayers......................51⁄3 6 5 5 1 4 Dominguez, L, 6-4 ........2⁄3 2 1 1 1 2 18 1.64 McGee, L, 1-3..............2⁄3 1 1 1 0 2 11 6.67
NP ERA Cishek ........................1⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 10 3.75
Lauer, L, 8-5 ................7 4 2 2 3 7 Barria .........................1 1 2 2 1 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Ramirez.......................2 0 0 0 1 4 28 3.36

Strzelecki.....................1 1 0 0 0 0 Inherited runners-scored—Murfee 1-0, Mayers 2-0. Lodolo ........................7 5 0 0 2 8 98 4.12

Suter ..........................1 1 0 0 0 0 HBP—Toussaint (Haggerty), Mayers (Raleigh), Kirby (Fletcher). Diaz, W, 4-1.................2 0 0 0 0 3 17 1.75 Inherited runners-scored—Uelmen 1-1, Cishek 1-1. HBP—Smyly

WP—Lauer. WP—Mayers. HBP—Lodolo (Realmuto). (Abrams). WP—Brault, Abbott.
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AL STANDINGS

West W L Pct. GB L10 TWINS 4 BLUE JAYS 6 PADRES 10 YANKEES 8
ROYALS 0 ORIOLES 1 MARLINS 3 RAYS 7
Houston 76 43 .639 — 6-4
Seattle 65 54 .546 11 7-3 Emilio Pagán pitched two scoreless George Springer broke a scoreless tie Jake Cronenworth hit a grand slam in Josh Donaldson hit a walk-off grand
Texas 52 65 .444 23 4-6 innings after Tyler Mahle departed with with a pinch-hit RBI single to lift To- the first inning as San Diego avoided a slam in the 10th inning as the clock
ANGELS 51 67 .432 241⁄2 5-5 right shoulder fatigue. Jose Miranda, ronto behind a stellar effort from three-game sweep. Manny Machado struck midnight, and struggling New
Oakland 43 75 .364 321⁄2 2-8 who homered, had two RBI, and Minne- pitcher Ross Stripling, who took a extended his streak of multiple-hit York, which entered having lost 12 of
sota earned a three-game sweep. perfect game into the seventh inning. games to eight. 15, avoided a three-game sweep.
Central W L Pct. GB L10
Kansas City AB R H BI Avg. Minnesota AB R H BI Avg. Baltimore AB R H BI Avg. Toronto AB R H BI Avg. San Diego AB R H BI Avg. Miami AB R H BI Avg. Tampa Bay AB R H BI Avg. New York AB R H BI Avg.
Cleveland 63 55 .534 — 7-3 Melendez c 3 0 0 0 .223 Buxton dh 3 0 0 0 .227 Profar lf 4 0 0 0 .246 Bentndi lf 4 0 1 0 .304
Minnesota 61 55 .526 1 5-5 Witt Jr. 3b 4 0 1 0 .251 Correa ss 4 0 1 0 .272 Mullins cf 4 0 1 0 .263 Chapman 3b 3 1 0 0 .235 Soto rf 3 2 1 0 .255 Wendle ss 5 2 2 0 .262 Diaz 3b 6 0 2 3 .273 Judge rf 3 2 1 1 .297
Chicago 61 57 .517 2 6-4 Perez dh 4 0 2 0 .227 Arraez 2b 4 1 1 0 .335 b-Mazra rf 1 0 0 0 .266 Torres 2b 5 2 2 2 .249
Kansas City 48 71 .403 151⁄2 4-6 Psqntino 1b 4 0 2 0 .275 Miranda 1b 4 1 2 2 .286 Sntndr dh 4 0 0 0 .257 Grero Jr. 1b 4 1 0 0 .283 Mchdo dh 4 1 2 0 .305 Berti 3b 5 0 2 1 .271 Lowe 2b 4 0 1 0 .232 Rizzo 1b 4 2 1 1 .219
Detroit 45 75 .375 19 2-8 Rooker lf 2 0 0 0 .250 Urshela 3b 4 0 0 0 .266 Drury 3b 5 1 1 1 .267 Dnldsn dh 4 1 1 4 .223
a-Pratto lf 2 0 0 0 .184 Celestino cf 4 1 1 0 .265 Mntcstle 1b 4 0 0 0 .248 Gurriel Jr. lf 3 0 0 1 .307 Bell 1b 4 2 1 0 .281 Anderson rf 4 0 1 1 .250 Arozarena rf 3 0 0 0 .254 Cabrera 3b 4 0 0 0 .000
East W L Pct. GB L10 Massey 2b 4 0 1 0 .308 Sanchez c 2 1 0 0 .217 Crwrth 2b 4 1 2 4 .239 Trevino c 4 1 3 0 .269
Taylor cf 3 0 0 0 .267 Kepler rf 3 0 1 0 .227 Hays rf 4 0 0 0 .253 Kirk dh 3 0 1 2 .297 Grishm cf 3 2 0 0 .199 Bleday lf 3 0 0 0 .200 D.Peralta lf 5 0 1 0 .271 Florial cf 2 0 0 0 .000
New York 73 45 .619 — 3-7 Eaton rf 3 0 0 0 .190 Gordon lf 3 0 1 1 .276 Kim ss 4 1 3 4 .255 a-LeMhu 1 0 1 0 .281
Tampa Bay 62 54 .534 10 5-5 Garcia ss 2 0 0 0 .318 Totals 31 4 7 3 Urias 3b 3 0 0 0 .245 Hernandez rf 4 1 1 0 .265 Nola c 4 0 1 0 .244 Fortes dh 2 1 0 0 .254 2-Quinn lf 0 1 0 0 .235 1-Gnzlz rf 1 0 0 0 .208
Toronto 62 54 .534 10 3-7 Totals 31 0 6 0 Totals 36 10 11 9 K.-Falefa ss 3 0 0 0 .267
Baltimore 61 56 .521 111⁄2 5-5 McKenna lf 2 0 0 0 .268 Bichette ss 4 1 2 0 .261 Leblanc 2b 4 0 0 0 .333 Ramirez dh 5 1 1 1 .325 b-Hicks cf 1 0 0 0 .217
Boston 59 59 .500 14 5-5 Totals 36 8 10 8
b-Vavra lf 1 1 1 0 .297 Tapia cf 2 0 0 0 .272 Diaz 1b 1 0 1 0 .152 Choi 1b 3 0 0 0 .239

Odor 2b 3 0 1 0 .207 a-Springer 1 1 1 1 .256 a-Aguilar 1b 2 0 0 0 .237 c-Prds 1b 0 1 0 0 .218

Mateo ss 3 0 0 0 .228 Bradley Jr. cf 1 0 0 0 .209 Stallings c 4 0 1 1 .222 Walls ss 4 1 1 0 .175

Chirinos c 3 0 1 1 .184 Espinal 2b 4 0 2 2 .274 Burdick cf 3 0 0 0 .175 Siri cf 4 2 1 0 .189

Totals 31 1 4 1 Jansen c 3 1 1 0 .207 Totals 33 3 7 3 Mejia c 5 1 2 3 .269

Kansas City 000 000 000 —0 6 1 Totals 32 6 8 6 San Diego 500 010 013 —10 11 0 Totals 39 7 9 7
Minnesota 210 100 00x —4 7 0 Miami 100 110 000 — 3 7 0
Baltimore 000 000 010 —1 4 0
a-struck out for Rooker in the 7th. Toronto 000 000 60x —6 8 0 a-struck out for Diaz in the 5th. b-struck out for Soto in the 9th. Tampa Bay 001 021 000 3 —7 9 0
Walks—Kansas City 2: Melendez 1, Garcia 1. Minnesota 2: Buxton New York 000 002 110 4 —8 10 0
1, Sanchez 1. a-singled for Tapia in the 7th. b-singled for McKenna in the 8th. Walks—San Diego 10: Profar 1, Soto 2, Machado 1, Bell 1,
Strikeouts—Kansas City 8: Melendez 2, Witt Jr. 1, Pratto 2, Taylor
1, Eaton 2. Minnesota 4: Correa 1, Celestino 2, Gordon 1. Walks— Toronto 3: Gurriel Jr. 1, Kirk 1, Jansen 1. Cronenworth 1, Grisham 2, Kim 1, Nola 1. Miami 4: Bleday 1, Fortes No outs when winning run scored. a-singled for Florial in the 7th.
E—Massey (3). LOB—Kansas City 6, Minnesota 5. 2B—Gordon
(17). HR—Miranda (12), off Lynch. RBIs—Miranda 2 (51), Gordon Strikeouts—Baltimore 10: Mullins 2, Mountcastle 2, Hays 3, 1, Diaz 1, Burdick 1. Strikeouts—San Diego 4: Mazara 1, Machado 1, b-struck out for Kiner-Falefa in the 9th. c-walked for Choi in the 10th.
(23). SB—Kepler (3).
Runners left in scoring position—Kansas City 2 (Perez, Taylor); McKenna 1, Odor 1, Mateo 1. Toronto 4: Chapman 1, Hernandez 1, Drury 1, Bell 1. Miami 10: Berti 1, Anderson 1, Bleday 1, Leblanc 2, 1-ran for LeMahieu in the 7th. 2-ran for D.Peralta in the 10th.
Minnesota 1 (Buxton). RISP—Kansas City 0 for 5; Minnesota 1 for 3.
Runners moved up—Kepler. GIDP—Rooker, Eaton, Correa. Bichette 1, Jansen 1. Aguilar 2, Burdick 3. LOB—San Diego 10, Miami 8. 2B—Kim 2 (23), Strikeouts—Tampa Bay 13: Diaz 2, Arozarena 3, D.Peralta 2,
DP—Kansas City 1 (Witt Jr., Massey, Pasquantino); Minnesota 2
(Arraez, Miranda; Urshela, Arraez, Miranda). LOB—Baltimore 3, Toronto 6. 2B—Bichette (28), Espinal (22), Machado (30), Bell (26), Wendle 2 (15), Berti (13), Anderson (12). Ramirez 1, Choi 2, Siri 2, Mejia 1. New York 9: Benintendi 1, Torres 1,

Wednesday’s results Kirk (15). RBIs—Chirinos (19), Springer (50), Espinal 2 (43), Gurriel HR—Cronenworth (12), off Lopez. RBIs—Cronenworth 4 (63), Kim 4 Rizzo 1, Cabrera 2, Trevino 1, Florial 1, Kiner-Falefa 1, Hicks 1.
Seattle 11, at ANGELS 7
at Minnesota 4, Kansas City 0 Jr. (48), Kirk 2 (43). (44), Drury (73), Berti (20), Stallings (28), Anderson (14). 2B—Diaz 2 (24), Siri (7), Mejia (16), Benintendi (20), Judge (20).
at Toronto 6, Baltimore 1
Boston 8, at Pittsburgh 3 Runners left in scoring position—Baltimore 2 (Hays, Mullins); S—Profar. Runners moved up—Drury 2, Profar, Anderson, Stallings. HR—Ramirez (5), off Luetge; Torres (17), off Kluber; Rizzo (28), off
at Cleveland 8, Detroit 4
at New York 8, Tampa Bay 7, 10 innings Toronto 3 (Hernandez 2, Jansen). RISP—Baltimore 1 for 5; Toronto 3 GIDP—Machado. DP—Miami 1 (Wendle, Leblanc, Aguilar). Raley; Donaldson (12), off Beeks. RBIs—Diaz 3 (41), Ramirez (36),
Oakland 7, at Texas 2
Houston 3, at Chicago 2 for 8. San Diego IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Mejia 3 (27), Torres 2 (49), Judge (101), Rizzo (68), Donaldson 4
3.63
Runners moved up—Santander, Mountcastle, Mateo. Clevinger ...................41⁄3 6 3 3 4 1 89 3.71 (47).
2.79 Tampa Bay
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Morejon, W, 2-0 .........12⁄3 0 0 0 0 3 24 3.17 IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
3.38
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Voth............................6 2 0 0 1 3 86 2.81 Suarez, H, 6.................1 1 0 0 0 2 23 ERA Kluber.........................6 4 2 2 1 8 90 4.33
95 4.52 13 2.81 3.83
Lynch, L, 4-8................6 5 4 3 1 2 34 3.16 Krehbiel, L, 4-4 ............1⁄3 2 2 2 0 0 9 1.77 Martinez ......................1 0 0 0 0 2 12 3.79 Poche, H, 14 ...............1⁄3 2 1 1 1 0 17 3.20
23 2.70 3.65
Payamps .....................2 2 0 0 1 2 Perez ..........................0 2 3 3 1 0 10 3.75 Wilson ........................1 0 0 0 0 2 12 2.19 Fairbanks, H, 5 ............2⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.53
NP ERA 6.33
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Head..........................2⁄3 1 1 1 1 0 72 2.93 Miami IP H R ER BB SO NP Raley, BS, 6-8 ..............1 2 1 1 0 0 14 2.52
42 2.51 9 2.88
Mahle.......................21⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 35 4.87 Gillaspie......................1 1 0 0 0 1 16 1.59 Lopez, L, 7-8 .............42⁄3 6 6 6 3 2 85 Thompson ...................1 0 0 0 0 1 18 3.51
12 3.79 8 2.47
Pagan, W, 4-6 ..............2 3 0 0 0 0 18 2.05 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Bleier..........................1 2 0 0 2 0 22 Beeks, L, 2-2, BS, 1-4...0 2 4 3 1 0 8 2.81
23 3.06
Jax ...........................12⁄3 0 0 0 0 2 13 3.00 Stripling ....................61⁄3 1 0 0 0 7 Sulser.......................11⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 16 New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Duran .........................1 2 0 0 0 2 Garcia, W, 2-4 .............2⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Brazoban.....................1 0 1 1 3 0 25 German ....................42⁄3 5 3 3 1 6 71 4.45

Fulmer ........................1 1 0 0 1 2 Pop ............................1 3 1 1 0 0 Hernandez ...................1 3 3 3 2 1 33 Luetge ......................11⁄3 2 1 1 0 1 15 2.88

Megill .........................1 0 0 0 0 1 Phelps ........................1 0 0 0 0 2 Inherited runners-scored—Morejon 2-0, Bleier 1-0, Sulser 3-0. Trivino.........................1⁄3 1 0 0 1 1 11 5.73

Inherited runners-scored—Perez 2-2, Head 2-2, Garcia 1-0. IBB—by Bleier (Machado), by Hernandez (Grisham). HBP—Morejon Marinaccio ................12⁄3 0 0 0 1 2 25 1.91

TODAY’S GAMES Inherited runners-scored—Jax 1-0. HBP—Head (Chapman). (Fortes). WP—Brazoban. Effross ......................11⁄3 0 1 0 1 2 25 3.68
U—Jeremie Rehak, Quinn Wolcott, Mark Wegner, Dan Merzel. Chapman, W, 2-3 .........2⁄3 1 2 2 2 1 24 4.45
T—2:49. Tickets sold—23,543 (38,544). U—Malachi Moore, Pat Hoberg, Chris Segal, Paul Emmel. U—Ben May, Dan Iassogna, Nate Tomlinson, Adam Beck.

T—2:47. Tickets sold—40,141 (53,506). T—3:44. Tickets sold—7,273 (36,742). T—3:48. Tickets sold—42,512 (47,309).

NATIONAL LEAGUE >>> W-L ERA TIME RED SOX 8 GUARDIANS 8 METS 9 CARDINALS 5
MATCHUP 1-0 1.16 11 a.m. PIRATES 3 TIGERS 4 BRAVES 7 ROCKIES 1
Dodgers/Heaney (L) 8-5 2.39
MIL/Burnes (R) 3-6 4.66 10:15 a.m. Christian Arroyo had three hits and All-Star José Ramírez blooped a go- Brett Baty homered his first time up in Jordan Montgomery picked up his third
COL/Senzatela (R) 8-8 3.26 three RBIs, Alex Verdugo reached base ahead, two-run double as AL Central- the big leagues, on his first swing, and win in as many starts with St. Louis,
STL/Wainwright (R) 8-2 2.94 12:45 p.m. five times and 42-year-old Rich Hill won leading Cleveland scored six runs with Starling Marte went deep twice as New and Nolan Gorman drove in three runs
ARI/Gallen (R) 11-5 3.00 for the first time in nearly two months two outs in the eighth inning, rallying York snapped Atlanta’s eight-game as the Cardinals won for the 12th time
SF/Webb (R) 2-0 1.62 4:15 p.m. for Boston, which got back to .500. the Guardians from a two-run deficit. winning streak. in 13 home games.
NY/deGrom (R) — —
ATL/TBD 0-5 7.20 6:30 p.m.
WAS/Sánchez (R) 10-6 3.40
SD/Darvish (R)

AMERICAN LEAGUE >>> Boston AB R H BI Avg. Pittsburgh AB R H BI Avg. Detroit AB R H BI Avg. Cleveland AB R H BI Avg. New York AB R H BI Avg. Atlanta AB R H BI Avg. Colorado AB R H BI Avg. St. Louis AB R H BI Avg.
Pham lf 5 0 0 0 .258 Newman ss 4 1 1 0 .266 Kwan lf 5 1 2 1 .303 Nimmo cf 5 1 1 0 .267 Acuna Jr. rf 4 0 0 0 .275 Joe lf 4 0 0 0 .241 Nootbaar rf 2 2 0 0 .224
MATCHUP W-L ERA TIME Devers 3b 4 0 1 0 .302 Reynolds cf 4 2 2 2 .259 Greene cf 3 0 0 0 .228 Rosario ss 4 1 1 1 .284 Marte rf 5 2 3 2 .291 Swanson ss 3 0 0 1 .292 Blackmn rf 3 0 1 1 .262 Donovan dh 5 1 3 1 .286
5.49 11 a.m. Bogaerts ss 5 1 1 0 .302 Chavis 1b 4 0 1 0 .245 Ramirez 3b 4 2 1 2 .281 Lindor ss 5 2 2 1 .271 Riley 3b 3 0 0 0 .288 Rodgers 2b 3 0 1 0 .285 Gldsmdt 1b 3 0 2 0 .331
OAK/Logue (L) 3-6 4.12 Verdugo rf 3 3 3 1 .280 Gamel rf 4 0 1 1 .241 Reyes rf 2 1 1 1 .270 Gonzalez rf 5 1 2 2 .306 Alonso 1b 5 1 1 2 .276 Olson 1b 4 0 0 0 .249 Cron 1b 4 0 1 0 .273 Arenado 3b 4 1 1 1 .296
4.03 MLB Martinez dh 2 2 0 0 .276 Padlo 3b 4 0 0 0 .138 Naylor dh 3 0 1 0 .273 Vglbch dh 4 0 1 1 .237 Rosario dh 3 1 0 0 .182 Iglesias ss 4 0 2 0 .313 Gorman 2b 4 0 2 3 .247
TEX/Dunning (R) 2-6 4.92 11 a.m. Hosmer 1b 5 1 1 0 .206 Castro 2b 4 0 1 0 .232 Baez ss 4 1 1 0 .227 Miller 1b 4 0 1 1 .240 McNeil 2b 5 1 3 0 .316 Contreras c 4 2 3 0 .266 Grichuk cf 4 0 0 0 .265 Edman 2b 0 0 0 0 .256
5.61 Arroyo 2b 5 1 3 3 .280 Allen lf 3 0 0 0 .169 Gimnz 2b 5 1 2 0 .310 Canha lf 3 1 2 1 .268 Harris II cf 3 1 1 0 .288 McMhn 3b 4 0 0 0 .244 Dickerson lf 4 0 1 0 .232
HOU/Garcia (R) 9-8 3.60 4 p.m. McGuire c 3 0 1 0 .250 Madris dh 3 0 0 0 .170 H.Castro 1b 2 0 0 0 .280 Maile c 3 0 0 0 .230 a-Naquin lf 1 0 0 0 .251 Grissom 2b 4 2 2 3 .414 Montero dh 3 1 1 0 .253 O’Neill lf 0 0 0 0 .228
4.93 MLB a-Refsnyder 0 0 0 1 .309 Delay c 3 0 0 0 .260 1-Benson 0 1 0 0 .136 Baty 3b 4 1 1 2 .250 Grossman lf 3 1 1 3 .280 Serven c 3 0 1 0 .233 DeJong ss 4 0 0 0 .182
Plawecki c 1 0 1 2 .169 Totals 33 3 6 3 W.Castro 3b 2 1 1 1 .248 Hedges c 0 0 0 0 .174 McCann c 4 0 0 0 .176 Totals 31 7 7 7 Totals 32 1 7 1 Knizner c 3 0 0 0 .214
— 4 p.m. Hrndz cf 5 0 1 1 .206 Straw cf 3 1 1 0 .206 Totals 41 9 14 9 Carlson cf 2 1 0 0 .240
CHI/Giolito (R) 9-6 Totals 38 8 12 8 Carpenter dh 2 0 0 1 .300 Totals 36 8 11 7 Totals 31 5 9 5
ERA TIME
TOR/Berríos (R) 8-5 3.88 Noon Haase c 4 0 1 1 .235
4.23
4.15 4 p.m. Schoop 2b 4 0 0 0 .202
5.93
NY/Montas (R) 4-9 Clmns 3b 4 0 0 0 .120

KC/Keller (R) 6-13 Baddoo lf 4 1 1 0 .188

Totals 31 4 5 4

TB/TBD — New York 220 001 103 —9 14 0
Atlanta 001 000 402 —7 7 1
INTERLEAGUE >>> Boston 030 010 013 —8 12 1 Detroit 000 211 000 —4 5 0 Colorado 001 000 000 —1 7 0
MATCHUP Pittsburgh 200 000 001 —3 6 0 Cleveland 001 001 06x —8 11 0 a-struck out for Canha in the 9th. St. Louis 200 010 11x —5 9 0
CHI/Sampson (R) Walks—New York 2: Vogelbach 1, Canha 1. Atlanta 4: Acuna Jr. 1,
BAL/Watkins (R) W-L a-walked for McGuire in the 8th. 1-ran for Maile in the 8th. Rosario 1, Harris II 1, Grossman 1. Strikeouts—New York 6: Nimmo 1, Walks—Colorado 1: Rodgers 1. St. Louis 6: Nootbaar 2,
BOS/Eovaldi (R) 0-3 Walks—Detroit 4: Greene 1, Reyes 2, Carpenter 1. Cleveland 4: Alonso 1, Vogelbach 1, Canha 1, Naquin 1, McCann 1. Atlanta 12: Goldschmidt 1, Knizner 1, Carlson 2. Strikeouts—Colorado 11: Joe 3,
PIT/Wilson (R) 4-2 Walks—Boston 7: Devers 1, Verdugo 2, Martinez 3, Refsnyder 1. Naylor 2, Maile 1, Straw 1. Strikeouts—Detroit 8: Greene 2, W.Castro Swanson 2, Riley 1, Olson 4, Rosario 3, Contreras 1, Grossman 1. Blackmon 1, Cron 1, Grichuk 1, McMahon 4, Montero 1. St. Louis 5:
5-3 1, Haase 1, Clemens 2, Baddoo 2. Cleveland 10: Kwan 1, Rosario 2, E—Grossman (1). LOB—New York 7, Atlanta 3. 2B—Canha 2 (14), Nootbaar 1, Gorman 1, Dickerson 1, DeJong 2. LOB—Colorado 6, St.
2-7 Strikeouts—Boston 5: Pham 1, Bogaerts 1, Hernandez 3. Pittsburgh Ramirez 2, Gonzalez 1, Miller 1, Gimenez 2, Maile 1. LOB—Detroit 5, McNeil (30), Vogelbach (15). HR—Marte (13), off Odorizzi; Lindor Louis 9. 2B—Iglesias (28), Arenado (29), Gorman (10),
Cleveland 11. 2B—Gonzalez 2 (19), Gimenez (20), Kwan (19), (21), off Odorizzi; Baty (1), off Odorizzi; Marte (14), off Yates; Goldschmidt (32), Dickerson (8), Donovan (15). RBIs—Blackmon
9: Newman 1, Reynolds 1, Chavis 1, Gamel 1, Castro 2, Allen 1, Ramirez (37). HR—W.Castro (5), off Quantrill. RBIs—Carpenter (4), Grossman (2), off Ottavino. RBIs—Marte 2 (53), Lindor (83), Baty 2 (67), Arenado (74), Gorman 3 (31), Donovan (31). Runners left in
Haase (31), Reyes (18), W.Castro (20), Gonzalez 2 (21), Kwan (31), (2), Canha (40), Alonso 2 (99), Vogelbach (46), Swanson (65), scoring position—Colorado 5 (McMahon 4, Iglesias); St. Louis 5
Madris 2. E—Hosmer (1). LOB—Boston 10, Pittsburgh 3. 2B—Arroyo Rosario (50), Ramirez 2 (98), Miller (44). SB—Baddoo (3), Reyes Grissom 3 (7), Grossman 3 (5). SB—Grissom (2), Lindor (12), (Dickerson 3, Gorman, Nootbaar). RISP—Colorado 1 for 11; St. Louis
(2). SF—Carpenter. Alonso (3), Harris II (14). CS—Acuna Jr. (9). SF—Swanson. DP—New 4 for 15. Runners moved up—Grichuk, Cron, Goldschmidt.
(9), Verdugo (30), Devers (32), Chavis (12). HR—Reynolds (18), off York 1 (Lindor, Alonso). GIDP—Cron, Rodgers, Goldschmidt. DP—Colorado 1 (Iglesias,
Rodgers, Cron); St. Louis 2 (Gorman, DeJong, Goldschmidt;
Hill. RBIs—Arroyo 3 (20), Hernandez (26), Verdugo (56), Refsnyder Arenado, Gorman, Goldschmidt).

(13), Plawecki 2 (9), Reynolds 2 (42), Gamel (34). Runners left in

scoring position—Boston 6 (Bogaerts 2, Hosmer, Hernandez, Pham

2); Pittsburgh 2 (Castro 2). RISP—Boston 6 for 18; Pittsburgh 1 for 3.

ODDS Runners moved up—Padlo. GIDP—Arroyo, Padlo. Detroit IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

DP—Boston 1 (Bogaerts, Arroyo, Hosmer); Pittsburgh 1 (Castro, Norris .........................5 4 1 1 2 4 89 0.93

Chavis). Cisnero, H, 2................1 1 1 0 1 1 21 1.93
Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Major League Baseball 57 4.68 New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
14 5.09 Vest, H, 2 ....................1 0 0 0 0 1 13 3.83 91 2.15
Hill, W, 5-5 ..................5 3 2 2 0 4 19 3.04 Scherzer, W, 9-2 .........61⁄3 3 4 4 3 8 16 2.35 Colorado IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
25 9.00 10 1.30 103 5.05
NATIONAL LEAGUE Brasier, H, 9.................1 0 0 0 0 3 NP ERA Chafin, L, 0-2, H, 16.....2⁄3 2 3 3 0 3 24 3.18 Ottavino, H, 16 ............2⁄3 1 1 1 1 0 27 7.43 Marquez, L, 6-10 ..........6 7 3 3 3 4 19 5.33
Favorite 90 4.02 20 3.61 NP ERA 25 5.68
at St. Louis Underdog Sawamura, H, 3............2 0 0 0 0 1 18 4.34 Lange, BS, 0-2.............1⁄3 4 3 3 1 1 NP ERA Diaz, H, 2 ....................1 0 0 0 0 2 92 5.93 Bird............................2⁄3 1 1 1 1 0
DODGERS -210 Colorado 22 2.70 12 3.45
OFF at Milwaukee +176 Familia........................1 3 1 1 0 1 30 9.00 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO May ............................1 3 2 2 0 2 13 9.00 Lawrence...................11⁄3 1 1 1 2 1
OFF 19 2.31
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Quantrill ......................6 5 4 4 2 2 99 3.77 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO 22 3.29 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
+130 10 0.00 87 0.54
OFF Contreras, L, 3-3 ..........6 6 4 4 4 3 Karinchak..................12⁄3 0 0 0 2 4 32 1.47 Odorizzi, L, 0-2 .............5 8 5 5 2 2 Montgomery, W, 3-0....52⁄3 6 1 1 0 8 26 2.96
Shaw, W, 6-2 ...............1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.36 22 3.25
at San Francisco -154 Arizona +300 Underwood Jr. ............11⁄3 1 1 1 0 0 Clase ..........................1 0 0 0 0 2 10 1.24 Matzek........................1 0 0 0 0 1 Pallante, H, 6.............21⁄3 0 0 0 0 2
at Atlanta OFF New York
at San Diego -375 Washington +138 Stout..........................2⁄3 2 0 0 1 1 Yates ..........................1 1 1 1 0 1 Gallegos......................1 1 0 0 1 1
+125
Ramirez.......................1 3 3 3 2 1 Inherited runners-scored—Lange 2-2, Shaw 2-0. IBB—by Lange Lee.............................1 1 0 0 0 1
OFF
OFF Inherited runners-scored—Stout 1-1. IBB—by Contreras (Naylor). HBP—Norris 3 (Rosario,Miller,Ramirez). WP—Chafin, Stephens ....................1⁄3 3 3 3 0 0 Inherited runners-scored—Lawrence 2-0, Pallante 1-0.
HBP—Montgomery (Blackmon), Bird (Nootbaar). WP—Marquez.
AMERICAN LEAGUE +128 (Devers). WP—Contreras(2). Karinchak. PB—Haase (3). Tarnok ........................2⁄3 1 0 0 0 1
Favorite OFF U—Chad Whitson, Hunter Wendelstedt, Brennan Miller, Jerry
at Texas Underdog U—Doug Eddings, Bill Miller, Ryan Wills, Roberto Ortiz. T—2:43. U—Nestor Ceja, Nic Lentz, Alan Porter, Lance Barksdale. T—3:14. HBP—Scherzer (Riley). PB—Contreras (2). Layne. T—3:06. Tickets sold—38,033 (45,494).
-164 Oakland
Tickets sold—15,231 (38,747). Tickets sold—14,335 (34,788). T—3:22. Tickets sold—34,308 (41,084).

Houston -145 at Chicago ATHLETICS 7 ASTROS 3 DIAMONDBACKS 3 NOTES
at New York OFF Toronto RANGERS 2 WHITE SOX 2
at Tampa Bay OFF Kansas City Daniels out as
Texas president
INTERLEAGUE Underdog GIANTS 2
Favorite -152 Chicago (NL) Jon Daniels is out as president
at Baltimore of baseball operations for the
Texas Rangers after 17 years lead-
at Pittsburgh OFF Boston Sean Murphy had his second two- Framber Valdez threw seven solid Jake McCarthy’s single in the top of ing the club. Team owner Ray
homer game and rookie Shea Lange- innings, striking out six; Yordan Alvarez the eighth drove in two runs to lift Davis said Daniels was relieved of
LEADERS liers hit his first major league home drove in a run and scored one; and AL Arizona. The teams combined to use his duties immediately Wednesday
run in his second game with Oakland. West-leading Houston hung on to end 10 pitchers, with Arizona using five in after the decision was made not to
The 24-year-old was called up Tuesday. Chicago’s five-game winning streak. the last four innings. renew his contract at the end of
this season.
Through Tuesday’s games
Daniels was the youngest GM
NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland AB R H BI Avg. Texas AB R H BI Avg. Houston AB R H BI Avg. Chicago AB R H BI Avg. Arizona AB R H BI Avg. San Fran. AB R H BI Avg. ever in the majors when he got the
Allen ss 5 0 0 0 .209 Semien 2b 5 0 0 0 .233 Pollock lf 4 0 0 0 .240 Rangers job at age 28 in October
ERA ERA MacKnn 1b 4 1 0 0 .171 Seager ss 4 1 2 0 .252 Altuve 2b 3 1 0 0 .277 Vaughn rf 4 0 1 0 .296 C.Kelly dh-c 5 0 1 0 .217 Wade Jr. rf 2 1 1 1 .202 2005. He added the title president
Murphy c 5 3 3 3 .251 Lowe 1b 4 0 0 0 .288 Jimenez dh 2 1 1 0 .308 of baseball operations in 2013.
Alcantara, Miami............ 1.93 Verlander, Houston ......... 1.95 Pinder lf 4 1 2 1 .237 Garcia rf 4 0 1 1 .254 Gurriel 1b 4 0 1 0 .243 1-Robert dh 0 0 0 0 .301 Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0 .277 b-Estrada lf 2 0 0 0 .266
Stevnsn cf 1 0 0 0 .158 Viloria c 3 1 0 0 .208 J.Abreu 1b 3 1 2 0 .309 Etc.
Gonsolin, DODGERS ........2.24 Cease, Chicago ..............2.09 Bride 2b 3 0 0 0 .221 Taveras cf 2 0 1 0 .303 Alvarez lf 2 1 1 1 .296 Mncda 3b 4 0 1 1 .201 Rivera 3b 4 0 0 0 .289 Pederson lf 3 0 0 0 .250
Burnes, Milwaukee..........2.39 McClanahan, Tampa Bay ..2.28 Brown rf-lf 3 0 0 0 .229 Miller dh 2 0 0 0 .205 Grandal c 3 0 1 0 .201 The Oakland Athletics released
Urias, DODGERS.............2.40 Ohtani, ANGELS..............2.69 Neuse 3b 3 0 1 0 .229 b-Mathias 1 0 1 1 1.000 Bregman 3b 4 0 0 0 .258 Harrison 2b 4 0 0 0 .246 Walker 1b 4 2 2 0 .223 c-Bart c 0 0 0 0 .235 veteran shortstop Elvis Andrus. ...
Fried, Atlanta .................2.60 Manoah, Toronto.............2.71 a-Machin 3b 1 1 1 1 .223 Smith 3b 2 0 0 0 .221 Engel cf 3 0 1 0 .236 The New York Yankees placed All-
Anderson, DODGERS .......2.81 Valdez, Houston..............2.73 Lnglirs dh 4 1 1 2 .250 c-Duran 1 0 0 0 .250 Tucker rf 4 1 1 0 .250 a-Sheets 1 0 0 0 .230 Garrett lf 3 1 2 1 .667 Flores 2b 4 0 1 0 .255 Star closer Clay Holmes (back) on
Kelly, Arizona..................2.81 Cortes, New York.............2.74 Bolt cf-rf 3 0 1 0 .202 Thpsn lf 4 0 1 0 .238 Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 0 .250 the injured list. ... The New York
Wheeler, Philadelphia ......2.92 Perez, Texas ...................2.79 Totals 36 7 9 7 Totals 32 2 6 2 Mancini dh 3 0 0 1 .264 Totals 32 2 8 1 Hummel c 3 0 0 0 .170 Belt 1b 4 0 0 0 .222 Mets called up top third base
Gallen, Arizona ...............2.94 Irvin, Oakland ................3.13 prospect Brett Baty. ... Cincinnati
Rodon, San Francisco......2.95 McKenzie, Cleveland........3.14 Pena ss 3 0 0 0 .247 Melancon p 0 0 0 0 --- Davis 3b 3 1 2 1 .257 Reds first baseman Joey Votto will
have season-ending surgery on his
W-L W-L McCrmick cf 4 0 1 1 .232 Luplow rf 2 0 0 0 .164 Crawford ss 4 0 1 0 .223 left rotator cuff. ... Joe Girardi
joined Marquee Sports Network as
Gonsolin, DODGERS ....... 14-1 Verlander, Houston ......... 15-3 Mldndo c 3 0 1 0 .185 d-MCrthy rf 1 0 1 2 .271 Slater cf 4 0 2 0 .265 a Chicago Cubs game analyst.

Wright, Atlanta ...............14-5 Cease, Chicago ..............12-5 Totals 30 3 5 3 Thomas cf 2 0 0 0 .241 La Stella dh 4 0 0 0 .247 — associated press
Anderson, DODGERS.......13-2 Manoah, Toronto.............12-6
Carrasco, New York .........13-5 Taillon, New York.............11-3 a-Marte 1 0 0 0 .257 Wynns c 3 0 1 0 .223
Urias, DODGERS.............13-6 Urquidy, Houston ............11-4
Alcantara, Miami ............11-5 Valdez, Houston..............11-4 Varsho cf 1 0 0 0 .238 1-Ystrzski rf 1 0 0 0 .214
Webb, San Francisco.......11-5 McClanahan, Tampa Bay..11-5
Rodon, San Francisco......11-6 Gilbert, Seattle...............10-5 Oakland 100 200 040 —7 9 1 Houston 100 200 000 —3 5 1 Perdomo ss 4 0 0 0 .195 Totals 34 2 8 2
Wheeler, Philadelphia......11-6 Ohtani, ANGELS .............10-7 Texas 100 000 001 —2 6 1 Chicago 000 200 000 —2 8 0
Walker, New York ............10-3 Perez, Texas .....................9-3 Totals 33 3 6 3

SAVES SAVES a-singled for Neuse in the 8th. b-doubled for Miller in the 9th. a-struck out for Engel in the 9th. 1-ran for Jimenez in the 8th. Arizona 000 100 020 —3 6 0
Walks—Houston 3: Altuve 1, Alvarez 1, Pena 1. Chicago 4: Jimenez San Francisco 001 001 000 —2 8 2
Hader, San Diego.............. 29 Clase, Cleveland ............... 27 c-popped out for Smith in the 9th. 2, J.Abreu 1, Grandal 1. Strikeouts—Houston 6: Altuve 2, Gurriel 1,
Bregman 1, Pena 1, Maldonado 1. Chicago 9: Pollock 1, Vaughn 1,
Rogers, Milwaukee .............28 Hendriks, Chicago..............27 Walks—Oakland 3: MacKinnon 1, Brown 1, Bolt 1. Texas 5: Viloria J.Abreu 1, Moncada 2, Engel 2, Sheets 1, Gonzalez 1. E—Valdez (1). a-grounded out for Thomas in the 7th. b-struck out for Wade Jr. in
Diaz, New York ..................27 Romano, Toronto ...............26 LOB—Houston 5, Chicago 7. 2B—Tucker (19), McCormick (10),
Jansen, Atlanta .................27 Pressly, Houston ................23 1, Taveras 2, Miller 1, Smith 1. Strikeouts—Oakland 7: MacKinnon 1, Gonzalez (1), Moncada (11). RBIs—Alvarez (76), Mancini (50), the 7th. c-walked for Pederson in the 7th. d-singled for Luplow in the
Bard, Colorado..................24 Soto, Detroit .....................22 McCormick (32), Moncada (36). SB—Altuve 2 (12). SF—Alvarez,
Kimbrel, DODGERS ............20 Lopez, Minnesota ..............21 Murphy 1, Brown 2, Neuse 1, Langeliers 2. Texas 5: Semien 1, Lowe 1, Mancini. 8th. 1-ran for Wynns in the 7th.
Runners left in scoring position—Houston 2 (Maldonado 2);
STRIKEOUTS STRIKEOUTS Garcia 1, Viloria 1, Thompson 1. E—Oller (2), Viloria (3). Chicago 4 (Engel, Vaughn, Grandal, Jimenez). Walks—Arizona 2: Rojas 1, Luplow 1. San Francisco 3: Wade Jr. 1,
RISP—Houston 1 for 2; Chicago 1 for 8. Runners moved
Burnes, Milwaukee .......... 181 Cole, New York................ 184 LOB—Oakland 6, Texas 8. 2B—Murphy (27), Garcia (23), Mathias up—Harrison. GIDP—Harrison, Moncada, Pollock. Bart 1, Davis 1. Strikeouts—Arizona 14: C.Kelly 2, Rojas 2, Rivera 2,
DP—Houston 3 (Pena, Altuve, Gurriel; Bregman, Altuve, Gurriel;
Rodon, San Francisco.......168 Cease, Chicago ...............178 (1). HR—Murphy 2 (16), off Ragans; Langeliers (1), off Sborz. Altuve, Pena, Gurriel). Walker 2, Garrett 1, Hummel 2, Luplow 1, Thomas 1, Perdomo 1. San
Nola, Philadelphia ...........165 Ray, Seattle ....................166
Morton, Atlanta ...............153 McClanahan, Tampa Bay...165 RBIs—Murphy 3 (52), Pinder (35), Machin (5), Langeliers 2 (2), Francisco 9: Wade Jr. 1, Estrada 1, Flores 3, Belt 1, Crawford 1, La
Alcantara, Miami .............152 Ohtani, ANGELS ..............165
Strider, Atlanta ................142 Gausman, Toronto............142 Garcia (74), Mathias (1). SB—Thompson (4). Runners left in Stella 2. 2B—Garrett 2 (2), C.Kelly (13), Flores (24). HR—Wade Jr.
Wheeler, Philadelphia .......142 Bieber, Cleveland.............140
Darvish, San Diego ..........141 Javier, Houston................138 scoring position—Oakland 3 (MacKinnon, Langeliers 2); Texas 6 (8), off Davies; Davis (8), off Devenski. RBIs—Garrett (1), McCarthy

(Viloria, Semien 5). RISP—Oakland 3 for 7; Texas 2 for 9. 2 (19), Wade Jr. (22), Davis (26). SB—Perdomo (6), Rojas (17).

GIDP—Miller. DP—Oakland 1 (MacKinnon, Allen, MacKinnon). DP—Arizona 1 (Perdomo, Walker). NP ERA
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO 82 3.99
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA 16 6.00
13 2.57
Oller, W, 2-5 ................6 5 1 1 1 4 77 6.63 Davies ........................5 5 1 1 2 6 5 4.34
7 1.88
Jackson, H, 24 .............1 0 0 0 2 1 19 2.74 Devenski .....................1 1 1 1 0 0 9 4.32
NP ERA
Snead.........................1 1 1 1 2 0 31 6.30 Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Holton ........................1⁄3 1 0 0 1 1

Jimenez.......................1 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.52 Valdez, W, 12-4 ............7 7 2 2 3 6 100 2.72 Ramirez, W, 4-3 ...........2⁄3 0 0 0 0 1

Texas IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Stanek, H, 12 ..............1 1 0 0 1 1 21 1.09 Mantiply, H, 16.............1 1 0 0 0 0

Ragans, L, 0-2 .............5 4 3 3 1 3 83 5.02 Pressly, S, 24-28 ..........1 0 0 0 0 2 14 2.78 Melancon, S, 17-20 ......1 0 0 0 0 1

Barlow ........................1 1 0 0 1 1 21 3.16 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO

King .........................12⁄3 2 2 2 0 1 19 4.67 Kopech, L, 4-9 .............6 5 3 3 2 2 90 3.25 Rodon.........................6 2 1 1 2 11 106 2.89
Sborz........................11⁄3 2 2 2 1 2 24 5.49 Garcia, H, 3 .................1 1 0 0 01 23 2.74
Kelly ...........................1 0 0 0 0 2 19 5.61 Leone, L, 3-4, BS, 3-7 ...1 3 2 2 01 15 4.50
Rogers ........................1 0 0 0 01 9 4.70
Inherited runners-scored—Jimenez 2-0, Sborz 1-1. HBP—Barlow Diekman .....................1 0 0 0 1 1 14 4.06

(Bride). WP—Oller, Ragans. Lopez..........................1 0 0 0 0 1 10 2.72

U—Manny Gonzalez, Alex Tosi, Stu Scheuwater, Jeff Nelson. U—Carlos Torres, Ramon De Jesus, Chris Conroy, Edwin Moscoso. HBP—Rodon (Hummel). WP—Melancon, Garcia. PB—Hummel

T—3:00. Tickets sold—14,846 (40,300). T—3:06. Tickets sold—24,671 (40,615). (2). T—3:07. Tickets sold—22,649 (41,915).

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RESULTS, THE DAY IN SPORTS PRO CALENDAR

SCHEDULES Williams leaves Sparks THU FRI SAT SUN MON
to be coach at Auburn 18 19 20 21 22
BASEBALL
at MIAMI MIAMI MIAMI MILWAUKEE
LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES Milwaukee 7 6 17
at Williamsport, Pa.
11 a.m. SNLA SNLA SNLA SNLA
Wednesday’s results SNLA
Willemstad (Curacao) 2, Managua (Nicaragua) 0 DODGERS at
Nolensville (Tenn.) 5, Middleboro (Mass.) 3 Detroit
Vancouver (British Columbia) 7, Brisbane (Australia) 0 staff and wire reports 63 victory over the Phoenix tight end Briley Moore to at at at
Honolulu (Hawaii) 11, Bonney Lake (Wash.) 1 Mercury in their playoff series. make room for safety Tyree 4 Detroit Detroit Tampa Bay
Sparks interim head coach Gillespie, who was acquired BSW 10 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
Today’s games Fred Williams will follow ETC. in a trade with the Las Vegas ANGELS BSW BSW 4
Taipei City (Chinese Taipei) vs. Bologna (Italy), 10 a.m. through on a previously an- Raiders. ... Super Bowl MVP BSW
Davenport (Iowa) vs. Hagerstown (Ind.), noon nounced position to become Lakers to retire Chuck Howley and All-Pro
Guaynabo (PR) vs. Matamoros (Mexico), 2 p.m. the associate head coach at Gasol’s No. 16 defenders Joe Klecko and SEATTLE
Pearland (Texas) vs. Hollidaysburg (Pa.), 4 p.m. Auburn instead of staying on Ken Riley are finalists for the 7
as the franchise’s full-time Pro Football Hall of Fame’s
BASKETBALL head coach, the team an- class of 2023. ESPN
nounced Wednesday.
WNBA Venus Williams was GALAXY
The announcement awarded a wild card into U.S.
Playoffs (first round) prompts a search for the Pau Gasol’s No. 16 will be Open this year in what could at
Wednesday’s results Sparks’ next head coach and be younger sister Serena’s fi- San Jose
New York 98 Chicago 91 general manager. raised to the rafters at Crypto- nal tournament. ... Borna
Las Vegas 79, Phoenix 63 Coric spoiled Rafael Nadal’s 7
Williams’ job at Auburn .com Arena during a ceremo- return from a six-week layoff, LAFC Ch. 13
Today’s games was announced on May 4 but beating the Spanish star 7-6
Dallas at Connecticut, 5 p.m. has been in limbo since he was ny on March 7, the Lakers an- (9), 4-6, 6-3 in the Western &
Washington at Seattle, 7 p.m. promoted to interim head Southern Open at Mason,
coach in June when Derek nounced, appropriately Ohio. In another men’s
FOOTBALL Fisher was fired. Had he not match, Taylor Fritz beat
been tasked with leading the enough during a game against Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyr- at
NFL (preseason) struggling team through the gios 6-3, 6-2. On the women’s Kansas City
rest of the season, Williams the Memphis Grizzlies. side, U.S. Open champion
Today’s games would have started at Auburn Emma Raducanu routed 5
Chicago at Seattle, 5 p.m. in July. Gasol played the first 61⁄2 Victoria Azarenka 6-0, 6-2. CBSSN

SOCCER The Sparks (13-23) missed seasons of his career for the Petr Hauser and Matyas
the playoffs for the second Sapovaliv scored in a 3:11
MLS straight year with Williams Grizzlies but jumped onto the span of the second period and ANGEL CITY
going 8-16 as the interim head the Czech Republic upset the
Wednesday’s results coach. The team finished with fast track to Hall of Fame con- United States 4-2 in the world RAMS: Preseason, Friday vs. Houston, SoFi Stadium, 7 p.m.; Ch. 7
New York 2, Atlanta 1 nine losses in its last 10 games. junior hockey quarterfinals at CHARGERS: Preseason, Saturday vs. Dallas, SoFi Stadium, 7 p.m.; Ch. 2
New England 2, Toronto FC 2 sideration after being traded Edmonton, Canada. The de-
Charlotte FC 3, New York City FC 1 “Fred has had an illustri- fending champion U.S. Shade denotes home game.
FC Dallas 1, Philadelphia 0 ous WNBA coaching career, to the Lakers midway through dropped out after going 4-0
Vancouver 2, Colorado 1 and we know he will continue and never trailing in round-
to make an impact on wom- the 2007-2008 season. He de- robin play. In other quarter-
NWSL en’s basketball at Auburn,” final games, Canada beat
managing partner Eric Holo- veloped immediate chemistry Switzerland 6-3, Sweden
Wednesday’s results man said in a statement. knocked off Latvia 2-1and Fin-
Houston 2, NJ/NY Gotham FC 1 with Kobe Bryant and his land beat Germany 5-2.
— Thuc Nhi Nguyen
TENNIS other teammates, helping The Chicago Blackhawks TODAY ON THE AIR
Sabrina Ionescu had 22 agreed to a one-year deal with
$6.28-MILLION WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN points, seven rebounds and lead the Lakers to NBA cham- former Kings defenseman TIME EVENT
At Cincinnati six assists, Natasha Howard Jack Johnson after the veter- BASEBALL
Surface: Hard-outdoor also scored 22 points and the pionships in 2009 and 2010. an helped Colorado win the 11 a.m. Dodgers at Milwaukee ON THE AIR
seventh-seeded New York Stanley Cup last season.
MEN’S SINGLES (second round)—Felix Auger-Alias- Liberty beat the defending During his time with the 11 a.m. Oakland at Texas TV: SNLA R: 570,
sime (7), Canada, d. Alex de Minaur, Australia, 6-3, 6-2; champion Chicago Sky 98-91 Team Penske signed Ryan 4 p.m. Toronto at New York Yankees 1020
Andrey Rublev (6), Russia, d. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 6-7 in the opening game of the Lakers, Gasol averaged 17.7 Blaney to a multiyear con- BASKETBALL: WNBA PLAYOFFS, FIRST ROUND TV: MLB
(7), 7-6 (3), 6-2; Cameron Norrie (9), Britain, d. Andy WNBA playoffs at Chicago. ... tract extension ahead of his fi- 5 p.m. Dallas at Connecticut, Game 1 TV: MLB
Murray, Britain, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; Jannik Sinner (10), Italy, Kelsey Young led all scorers points, 9.9 rebounds, 3.5 as- nal push to make NASCAR’s 7 p.m. Washington at Seattle, Game 1
d. Miomir Kecmanovic, Serbia, 7-5, 3-1, retired; John with 22 points, and team- playoffs. COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER TV: NBA, ESPNU
Isner d. Hubert Hurkacz (8), Poland, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), mates Chelsea Gray and sists and 1.4 blocks. 4 p.m. USC at Purdue TV: ESPN2
6-2; Denis Shapovalov, Canada, d. Tommy Paul, 3-6, Jackie Young had 17 and 16, 7 p.m. Iowa at UCLA
6-4, 6-3; Ben Shelton d. Casper Ruud (5), Norway, 6-3, respectively, to lead the top- — Steve Henson TV: Big Ten
6-3; Taylor Fritz (11), d. Nick Kyrgios, Australia, 6-3, 6-2; seeded Las Vegas Aces to a 79- GOLF TV: Pac-12,
Stefanos Tsitsipas (4), Greece, d. Filip Krajinovic, Ser- Talks involving the NFL 9 a.m. U.S. Amateur, second round Pac-12LA
bia, 6-3, 6-4; Roberto Bautista Agut (15), Spain, d. Mar- and NFL Players Assn. on a Noon BMW Championship, first round
cos Giron, 6-3, 6-3; Borna Coric, Croatia, d. Rafael discipline settlement for HORSE RACING TV: Golf
Nadal (2), Spain, 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-3; Sebastian Korda d. Cleveland Browns quarter- 4 p.m. Trackside Live! TV: Golf
Frances Tiafoe, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. back Deshaun Watson have PRO FOOTBALL
progressed. However, it’s un- 5 p.m. NFL exhibition, Chicago at Seattle TV: TVG
WOMEN’S SINGLES (second round)—Shelby Rogers certain whether the two sides SOCCER
d. Amanda Anisimova, walkover; Alison Riske-Amritraj will reach a deal, two people 5 p.m. Mexico, Santos Laguna vs. Leon TV: ESPN, ESPND
d. Marie Bouzkova, Czech Republic, walkover; Petra Kvi- familiar with the negotiations TENNIS
tova, Czech Republic, d. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, 6-2, told the Associated Press. ... 10 a.m. Western & Southern Open, early-round play TV: FS1, FOXD
6-3; Zhang Shuai, China, d. Ekaterina Alexandrova, Rus- The Jacksonville Jaguars re- YOUTH BASEBALL: LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES
sia, 6-3, 6-4; Ons Jabeur (5), Tunisia, d. Caty McNally, leased veteran defensive 10 a.m. Europe-Africa vs. Asia-Pacific TV: BSW
6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7); Jessica Pegula (7), d. Marta Kostyuk, tackle Malcom Brown, a Noon Great Lakes vs. Midwest
Ukraine, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-2; Elise Mertens, Belgium, d. move that saves $3 million in 2 p.m. Puerto Rico vs. Mexico TV: ESPN
Karolina Pliskova (14), Czech Republic, 7-6 (3), 6-3; 2022. Brown, 28, was the 32nd 4 p.m. Mid-Atlantic vs. Southwest TV: ESPN
Emma Raducanu (10), Britain, d. Victoria Azarenka, Bel- overall pick by New England TV: ESPN
arus, 6-0, 6-2; Veronika Kudermetova, Russia, d. Si- in the 2015 draft. ... The Tampa TV: ESPN2
mona Halep (15), Romania, walkover; Elena Rybakina, Bay Buccaneers signed out-
Kazakhstan, d. Garbine Muguruza (8), Spain, 6-3, 6-1; side linebacker Carl Nassib,
Iga Swiatek (1), Poland, d. Sloane Stephens, 6-4, 7-5; who returns after playing for
Madison Keys d. Jelena Ostapenko (16), Latvia, 6-4, the team in 2018 and 2019. ...
7-5; Aryna Sabalenka (6), Belarus, d. Anna Kalinskaya, The Tennessee Titans waived
Russia, 6-3, 4-1, retired.

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SINGLES (second round)—Valentini Gram-
matikopoulou, Greece, d. Cadence Brace, Canada, 7-5,
6-2; Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva, Andorra, d. Jodie Anna
Burrage, Britain, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (7).

Navigating 2022-23 NBA SCHEDULES Lakers get it all
schedule wrong with new
will be key LAKERS 6 – Atlanta ........................7:30 p.m. CLIPPERS 5 -- at Denver ................................5 deal for James
7 – at Sacramento...................7 p.m. 6 -- at Minnesota .......................... 6
[Schedule, from B10] All times Pacific 9 – at Denver..........................7 p.m. All times Pacific 8 – Atlanta ....................................6 [Plaschke, from B10] stage for another one the
broadcast on TNT; and 12 – Dallas.............................7 p.m. 10 – Dallas ...............................7:30 freedom to loosen the grip on following year. Now that’s a
April 5, a Clippers home OCTOBER 15 – Philadelphia................6:30 p.m. OCTOBER 13 – Denver...................................7 those 2027 and 2029 first- rebuild.
game set for ESPN. Those 16 – Houston .....................7:30 p.m. 15 – Houston ............................noon round draft picks and make a
are some of the 32 Clippers 18 – at Golden State................7 p.m. 18 – Sacramento ................7:30 p.m. 20 -- at Lakers...............................7 17 -- Philadelphia...........................7 deal for a veteran scorer. With Instead, not surprisingly,
game nationally televised on 20 – Clippers..........................7 p.m. 20 – Memphis ........................7 p.m. 22 -- at Sacramento .......................7 18 -- at Utah .................................6 no cap space in the immedi- the Lakers chose to tighten
ESPN, TNT or NBATV. 23 – Portland ...................12:30 p.m. 22 – at Portland..................... 6 p.m. 23 – Phoenix .................................7 20 -- at San Antonio.......................5 ate future, they might also be their grip on the sagging
Under coach Tyronn Lue, 26 – at Denver........................7 p.m. 24 – Clippers..........................7 p.m. 25 -- at Oklahoma City....................5 22 -- at Dallas ..........................4:30 inspired to take back the sort shoulders of the biggest
the Clippers are unbeaten in 28 – at Minnesota...................5 p.m. 25 – San Antonio ...............7:30 p.m. 27 -- at Oklahoma City....................5 24 -- at Lakers...............................7 of bad contract that is often sports star on the planet in a
seven games against the 30 – Denver.......................6:30 p.m. 28 – at Boston...................5:30 p.m. 30 -- New Orleans .....................noon 26 -- San Antonio......................7:30 required in an NBA swap. move that seemed more
Lakers. 30 – at Brooklyn.................4:30 p.m. 31 – Houston ............................7:30 28 -- at Atlanta .........................4:30 about his fame than his game.
NOVEMBER 31 – at New York.................4:30 p.m. 29 -- at Cleveland ..........................4 Bottom line, this exten-
The January matchup is NOVEMBER 31-- at Chicago ..............................5 sion could mean that, yes, It’s like the Lakers said,
part of what the league has 2 – New Orleans.................7:30 p.m. FEBRUARY hallelujah, the Lakers can
dubbed its 11-game “rivals 4 – Utah ...........................7:30 p.m. 2 -- at Houston ..............................5 FEBRUARY now trade Russell Westbrook. OK, we’re gonna be medio-
week” — a slate that includes 6 – Cleveland ...................12:30 p.m. 2 – at Indiana.........................4 p.m. 4 -- at San Antonio.........................5 cre for the next couple of
a matchup between former 7 – at Utah ........................7:15 p.m. 4 – at New Orleans..................5 p.m. 6 – Utah .......................................7 2 -- at Milwaukee ...........................7 But think, for a moment, seasons anyway, so why not
Chino Hills High stars 9 – at Clippers........................7 p.m. 7 – Oklahoma City ..............7:30 p.m. 7 – Cleveland............................7:30 4 -- at New York .............................4 about what this extension at least keep the one player
Lonzo Ball, with Chicago, 11 – Sacramento ................7:30 p.m. 9 – Milwaukee ........................7 p.m. 9 – Lakers .....................................7 6 -- at Brooklyn .........................4:30 assumes. who makes us watchable?
and younger brother 13 – Brooklyn.....................6:30 p.m. 11 – at Golden State ...........5:30 p.m. 12 – Brooklyn.................................1 8 – Dallas .....................................7
LaMelo, with Charlotte. 18 – Detroit .......................7:30 p.m. 13 – at Portland ......................7 p.m. 14 -- at Houston.............................5 10 – Milwaukee .........................7:30 It first assumes that Instead of beginning the
20 – San Antonio ...............6:30 p.m. 15 – New Orleans ....................7 p.m. 15 -- at Dallas...........................5:30 14 -- Golden State..........................7 James is still capable of lead- hard work of becoming great
The Lakers will visit Dal- 22 – at Phoenix ......................7 p.m. 23 – Golden State...................7 p.m. 17 – Detroit ..............................7:30 16 -- at Phoenix .............................7 ing a team to a full-season again, they decided to settle
las on Christmas, joining 25 – at San Antonio ................5 p.m. 26 – at Dallas ..................12:30 p.m. 19 -- San Antonio ......................7:30 24 – Sacramento.......................7:30 championship. The truth is for just being an attraction
other Christmas games, in- 26 – at San Antonio ................5 p.m. 28 – at Memphis.....................5 p.m. 21 -- Utah ................................7:30 26 -- at Denver ..............................7 that he is not. again. That may be the Holly-
cluding Milwaukee at Bos- 28 – Indiana......................7:30 p.m. 23 -- at Golden State......................7 28 – Minnesota..............................7 wood way, but, contrary to
ton, Philadelphia at New 30 – Portland.....................7:30 p.m. MARCH 25 – Denver..............................7:30 In his three full seasons popular belief, it has never
York, Phoenix at Denver and 27 – Indiana ..................................1 MARCH with the Lakers — not count- been the Lakers way.
Memphis at Golden State. DECEMBER 1 – at Oklahoma City................5 p.m. 29 -- at Portland ............................7 ing the abbreviated bubble
3 – Minnesota....................7:30 p.m. 30 -- at Utah .................................6 2 -- at Golden State........................7 championship in 2020 — And, by the way, don’t
The NBA will not play 2 – at Milwaukee ................4:30 p.m. 5 – Golden State...............12:30 p.m. 3 -- at Sacramento .........................7 James has led his group to dare compare this with Kobe
games Nov. 8 to observe 4 – at Washington .................. 3 p.m. 7 – Memphis ..........................7 p.m. DECEMBER 5 – Memphis .................................7 exactly zero playoff series Bryant’s two-year, $48-million
Election Day, a decision by 6 – at Cleveland .................4:30 p.m. 10 – Toronto.......................7:30 p.m. 8 – Toronto....................................7 wins, and only one playoff contract that carried his
the league to promote non- 7 – at Toronto ....................4:30 p.m. 12 – New York.........................6 p.m. 3 – Sacramento..............................1 11 -- New York ................................1 appearance. He can’t do it by damaged body through the
partisan civic engagement. 9 – at Philadelphia .............4:30 p.m. 14 – at New Orleans ................5 p.m. 5 -- at Charlotte .............................4 15 -- Golden State..........................7 himself anymore, and he can’t end of his Lakers career. In
Games will also not be 11 – at Detroit.........................3 p.m. 15 – at Houston ......................5 p.m. 7 -- at Orlando...............................4 18 – Orlando ............................noon do it with brittle Anthony this town, LeBron James is
played on Thanksgiving, 13 – Boston............................7 p.m. 17 – Dallas ........................7:30 p.m. 8 -- at Miami ............................4:30 19 -- at Portland............................ 6 Davis, and now the Lakers not Kobe Bryant, nor will he
Christmas Eve, during the 16 – Denver............................7 p.m. 19 – Orlando......................6:30 p.m. 10 -- at Washington ........................4 21 -- Oklahoma City ...................7:30 won’t be able to bring him ever be.
All-Star break from Feb. 17- 18 – Washington.................6:30 p.m. 22 – Phoenix ..........................7 p.m. 12 – Boston ..............................7:30 23-- Oklahoma City....................7:30 another superstar while he’s
22 and April 3, the night of 19 – at Phoenix.......................6 p.m. 24 – Oklahoma City ............7:30 p.m. 14 – Minnesota ..............................7 25 -- New Orleans .....................7:30 here. Despite initial criticism in
the NCAA men’s basketball 21 – at Sacramento .................7 p.m. 26 – Chicago....................12:30 p.m. 15 – Phoenix .............................7:30 27 – Chicago ............................7:30 this space, Bryant’s deal
championship game. 23 – Charlotte....................7:30 p.m. 29 – at Chicago ......................5 p.m. 17 – Washington .............................1 29 -- at Memphis ...........................5 The extension also as- proved to be well worth the
25 – at Dallas...................11:30 a.m. 31 – at Minnesota ...................5 p.m. 21 – Charlotte ...........................7:30 31 -- at Memphis ...........................5 sumes that James will be farewell, while James hasn’t
The NBA said this season 27 – at Orlando ......................4 p.m. 23 -- at Philadelphia.......................4 healthy enough to be the been a Laker long enough, or
teams will travel an average 28 – at Miami ....................4:30 p.m. APRIL 26 -- at Detroit ..............................4 APRIL full-time Lakers leader dur- connected with the communi-
of 41,000 miles, a record low 30 – at Atlanta...................4:30 p.m. 27 -- at Toronto .........................4:30 ing the regular season. The ty closely enough, to ever be
and more than 2,000 miles 2 – at Houston........................4 p.m. 29 -- at Boston .........................4:30 1 -- at New Orleans ....................5:30 painful reality is that he will considered a true Lakers
per team less than last sea- JANUARY 4 – at Utah ............................6 p.m. 31 -- at Indiana.........................noon 5 – Lakers .....................................7 not. icon.
son’s leaguewide average. 5 – at Clippers........................7 p.m. 8 – Portland...................................1
Across the league, teams will 2 – at Charlotte...................... 4 p.m. 7 – Phoenix .......................7:30 p.m. JANUARY 9 -- at Phoenix.........................12:30 In those three full seasons, Nonetheless, this exten-
also play an average of 13.3 4 – Miami ..............................7 p.m. 9 – Utah ..........................12:30 p.m. he’s averaged 52 games sion does undoubtedly prove
back-to-backs this season, 2 – Miami,................................7:30 played. That means he’s that James shares one trait
down slightly from last sea- missed an average of 30 with previous Lakers stars.
son. Luis Sinco Los Angeles Times games, from Jan. 27 through games a year. James seemingly runs the
Feb. 6 — it includes stops at team, which could be prob-
The Lakers begin with 10 THE LAKERS, with Russell Westbrook, and the Atlanta, Cleveland, Chicago, That’s more than two lematic when he reaches the
of their first 15 games at Clippers with Paul George, will meet four times. Milwaukee, New York and missed months per year. Yet player-option portion of his
home. Their longest road Brooklyn — and there is a they’re giving him an even contract before the 2024
trip lasts six games, begin- games against Golden State from injury. Kawhi Leonard five-game East Coast trip longer contract? How does season.
ning Dec. 2 in Milwaukee, on opening night, Feb. 11, already played games on beginning at Philadelphia that make any sense?
but there are also three trips Feb. 23 and March 5, and two consecutive nights sparingly on Dec. 23 that includes a Remember when James
lasting five games as well — games against last year’s before suffering a knee in- matchup against Boston on Yes, James was timeless told the Athletic that he
one from Christmas through other NBA finalist, Boston, jury in June 2021 that cost Dec. 29. The Clippers host and tough and incredible last wanted to play in the NBA
Jan. 2, another from Jan. 28 on Dec. 13 at home and Jan. him all last season. An elbow five-game homestands three season, averaging 30 points, with his son Bronny? Besides
to Feb. 4 and the last from 28 away. injury cost Paul George the times. eight rebounds and six as- placing undue pressure on his
March 29 to April 5. Those majority of last season. sists. But if an athlete’s most son, who is considered a
trips contribute to two of One season after tying a The Clippers will play important ability is their top-50 prospect as he enters
their most road-intensive league record by playing 61 Yet their schedule ap- two-game series in the same availability, he once again his senior season at
stretches. From Nov. 22 to games before the mid-Feb- pears to allow for more regu- city — a scheduling arrange- flunked. Chatsworth Sierra Canyon
Dec. 11, the Lakers will play ruary All-Star break, the lar rest, with 13 breaks of at ment introduced during the High, James comments could
nine of 11 games on the road. Clippers will again play 61 least two days between 2020-21 season — three Perhaps the biggest argu- also place the same heat on
And from Jan. 28 to Feb. 13, before the break. They also games. times: traveling to Okla- ment against extending the Lakers to draft the son
seven of nine will be away will play 15 sets of back-to- homa City in October, host- James can be found in what when he is eligible two years
from Los Angeles. Converse- back games — one more In a significant change, ing Oklahoma City in late could have happened if he from now or risk losing the
ly, they will host homestands than last season — a note- after playing five games in March and two road games was allowed to walk after this father.
of five games three times. worthy number considering seven days last season a in Memphis to close March. season when his contract
what could be the team’s league-high-tying five times, would have expired. Two more guaranteed
Thirty-nine of their cautious approach to man- the Clippers have zero five- As is custom, the Clip- years of LeBron James?
games will be broadcast na- aging the workload of their in-seven stretches in 2022- pers play a handful of West- If James left, the Lakers
tionally and the Lakers will biggest stars in their returns 23. ern Conference opponents could have entered the 2023- A move that ordinarily
play 12 sets of back-to-back only three times next season 24 season with more than $70 would have brought out the
games. Their longest trip is six instead of the usual four. million in cap space. That purple and gold flags instead
They will see Portland, Min- would be enough to bring in a felt like the raising of a white
Marquee matchups in- nesota, Memphis and New superstar while setting the one.
clude LeBron James’ return Orleans three times.
to Cleveland on Dec. 6,
The Clippers’ season for-
mally begins Sept. 26 with
media day before the team
departs to Las Vegas, where
they will begin training
camp.

They will then travel to
Seattle to begin a preseason
schedule that includes an
Oct. 3 game against Port-
land.

The rest of their pre-
season schedule is expected
later this week. Beginning
Oct. 3, the Lakers play six
preseason games, with
games in Los Angeles, Las
Vegas, San Francisco and
Sacramento.

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Robert Gauthier Los Angeles Times KIMBREL

THE LAKERS signed LeBron James to a two-year extension worth $97.1 million. He will play his final guaranteed season at age 39. FINISHES

A push for mediocrity IT OFF IN

NBA schedule NBA’s key dates Lakers make a big mistake in re-signing NINTH
doesn’t seem the aging James, putting off much-needed
as demanding Some highlights from the NBA rebuild in favor of nostalgia and sizzle Roberts still supports
2022-23 schedule, announced shaky closer but says
Lakers and Clippers, who Wednesday: BILL PLASCHKE two-year extension worth $97.1 best pitchers will play
will travel fewer miles on million would have been a brilliant when it matters most.
average, will meet four THE HALLWAY SERIES Two more guaran- decision for a title-contending
times in the regular season. The Lakers-Clippers season series teed years of Le- team. DODGERS 2
begins early and ends late: Bron James? MILWAUKEE 1
By Andrew Greif Oct. 20: Clippers at Lakers Now is not that time, and this is
Nov. 9: Lakers at Clippers Two more years not that place. By Jack Harris
With their stars on track to all Jan. 24: Clippers at Lakers of history, two more
be healthy for the first time since April 5: Lakers at Clippers years of glamour, An organization in need of a MILWAUKEE — The
2021, will this be the NBA season two more years of massive rebuild just signed up for Dodgers have done this song
the Clippers and Lakers meet in CHAMPS COME TO TOWN buzz. a flashy rerun. A franchise lacking and dance before.
the postseason for the first time? Feb. 14: Golden State at Clippers in youth and depth just tied its
Fev. 23: Golden State at Lakers Two more years fortunes to a guy who will play his They’ll have a veteran
That tantalizing possibility March 5: Golden State at Lakers of injury reports, final guaranteed season at age 39. closer who begins to strug-
hinges on how each navigates their March 15: Golden State at Clippers two more years of bad drama, two gle. They’ll stick with him,
82-game regular-season schedule more years of embarrassing medi- James will play for the Lakers for better or worse, down the
announced Wednesday by the CHRISTMAS ON THE ROAD ocrity. this season under the terms of his stretch of the regular sea-
NBA. As usual, the Lakers make the current contract and is guaran- son. Then, come the play-
league’s holiday schedule, but So, Lakers fans, how are you teed to play here next season offs, they’ll pivot, turning to
The Lakers’ season opens Oct. they’ll be in Texas. The Dec. 25 looking at this? under the first year of the exten- someone else for ninth-in-
18 at defending champion Golden schedule: sion, and then could possibly play ning situations in the heart
State before returning to Los An- 9 a.m.: Philadelphia at New York If you like your basketball with here during the 2024-25 season as of October.
geles for a home game Oct. 20 11:30 a.m.: Lakers at Dallas* bells and whistles, you will react to the contract contains a player
against the Clippers. The co-ten- 2 p.m.: Milwaukee at Boston* Wednesday’s news of James’ new option. So, two years guaranteed, In the past, it has been
ants of Crypto.com Arena will meet 5 p.m. Memphis at Golden State* contract with a cheer. with the possibility of a third year, Kenley Jansen.
three more times: Nov. 9, a Clippers 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Denver and it’s all too much.
home game broadcast on ESPN; All games on ESPN; * also on Ch. 7 If you like it with champi- This season, it seems in-
Jan. 24, a Lakers home game onships, however, you will react A team that needs to build for creasingly likely they’ll do
with a sigh. the future remains stuck in the the same with Craig Kim-
[See Schedule, B9] past, forgoing substance for sizzle, brel.
Me, I think I’ll just scream. clinging to an aging star even as
James is arguably the best the sky is falling around them. Acquired in a trade this
player in basketball history and spring to become Jansen’s
will undoubtedly command the Proponents of James’ new successor at the back of the
league’s biggest headlines this contract will say this sets up the Dodgers bullpen, Kimbrel
season when he passes Kareem Lakers to win now. With James was supposed to give the
Abdul-Jabbar in becoming the committed as their cornerstone, team veteran experience
NBA’s all-time scoring leader. the Lakers might now feel the and a future Hall of Fame
There was a time when building on pedigree in the ninth inning.
the final year of his contract with a [See Plaschke, B9]
Instead, he has provided
mostly heartburn and head-
aches.

He has converted just 21
of 25 saves — with all four
blown saves coming in one-
run opportunities.

His ERA is 4.46 and his
WHIP 1.56 — far worse than
anything Jansen ever
posted, even when he was
regularly booed during his
worst couple of seasons with
the team.

Most of all, Kimbrel’s
struggles are giving an al-
ready short-handed bullpen
a major question to be ad-
dressed between now and
the start of the playoffs.

On Wednesday after-
noon, manager Dave Rob-
erts continued to voice sup-
port for the right-hander, re-
iterating that for now, he re-
mains the team’s closer.

[See Dodgers, B7]

SEATTLE 11, ANGELS 7

Help on the way
for hurting Angels

Mike Trout says back is
great, is hoping to return
to the lineup Friday. B7

Stafford likes Chargers put
where he’s at safety first
with elbow with big deal

Rams quarterback says he can James signs a contract making him
‘function at a high level right now’ the highest paid at his position in
and will trust his recovery plan as NFL history, and his coach says he
he deals with a bout of tendinitis. deserves every penny.

By Gary Klein By Jeff Miller

A day after testing his arm with a heavy Ashley Landis Associated Press The teams were about to start the first
workload in an intrasquad scrimmage, seven-on-seven session of their joint prac-
quarterback Matthew Stafford said Wednes- DERWIN JAMES JR. was back on the field Wednesday after reaching contract tice, the Chargers and Dallas Cowboys ready
day he was “right on track” as the Rams pre- terms with the Chargers. “I’m humbled and I’m thankful for it,” he says. to go at each other live and with purpose.
pare for their Sept. 8 opener against the Buf-
falo Bills. Coach Brandon Staley looked up and had
some last-second instructions for one of his
Stafford, 34, is dealing with tendinitis in players.
his right elbow. The defending Super Bowl
champion Rams are attempting to manage “Derwin,” he said, “get off the field.”
the condition as Stafford enters his 14th NFL Derwin James Jr., his helmet in his hands,
season. jogged to the sideline, took a knee and re-
turned to being just an observer.
“I know that I’m able to go out there and On the day he became the highest-paid
function at a high level right now,” Stafford safety in NFL history, James did only individ-
said before practice in Thousand Oaks. “So, ual work, mostly on his own, as the Chargers

[See Rams, B6] [See Chargers, B6]

Not so fast, regents tell UCLA Williams leaves Sparks for Auburn Intriguing prep football story lines

UC system leaders say all options on the table as they Interim coach follows through on a deal he already Mater Dei and St. John Bosco are elite, but there’s
investigate Bruins’ move to the Big Ten. A1 had to become school’s associate head coach. B9 plenty more to watch, Eric Sondheimer writes. B7

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Photo illustration by Los Angeles Times; Steve Jennings and Chelsea Lauren WireImage via Getty Images; iStock via Getty Images Let’s
talk
SOME EX-EMPLOYEES of Palisades Media Group wonder why Adam Burnett, left, and Brent Burnett were on the payroll. about
marital
They got paid. reality
Staff feels played
MARY McNAMARA
F or nearly two decades, the two Palisades who lost their jobs when the company,
stepsons of CEO Roger Media Group which handled advertising campaigns I’ve been
Schaffner were employed at folded, citing for Netflix and other prominent clients, thinking
his Santa Monica ad agency a lack of cash. abruptly shut down after citing cash- about
Palisades Media Group. One Now, former flow problems. marriage a
was a creative designer and the other lot lately.
was an account coordinator, according employees Senior managers were told by Pali- My 25th
to an organization chart. They were each say the CEO’s sades’ president and chief operating of- wedding
paid $65,000 a year, said a person with di- stepsons and ficer last month that the company took anniversary
rect knowledge of their compensation. housekeeper in $14 million to $16 million from their is coming up and I keep
were on the clients but did not pay that to vendors waiting to get some sort of a
There was just one problem. Man- payroll, but who ran ads, according to two people fa- performance-review notice
agers at the now-defunct agency say the not on the job miliar with the discussions who declined in my email. Not that I know
stepsons did not actually perform their to be named. The New York Times and what I’d say for either the
duties and rarely showed up for work. BY WENDY LEE Los Angeles Times are among the busi- self- or the spouse evalua-
nesses owed money, sources said. tion part — maybe I’d just
They said the same thing about an- upload Elaine Stritch sing-
other person close to the CEO: his “It’s unethical they would maintain ing “I’m Still Here.” (It’s
housekeeper. She was listed as an ad- these people on our payroll when the dated, but it covers a lot of
ministrative assistant/receptionist in company is struggling,” said one former bases.)
an organization chart, but former em- employee who declined to be named for
ployees said they were unaware what fear of reprisals. “It was just highly inap- As with many marriages,
work she actually performed at the propriate.” the pandemic has been a
once-prominent player in the Holly- test. My husband and I have
wood advertising business. The payments raise larger questions spent more contiguous
about how the company used funds at a workday hours together in
The payments have drawn scrutiny time when it was facing steep financial the last two years than we
from many of the roughly 90 employees problems after Net- [See Palisades, E6] did in the previous 23, and
you know what they say
about familiarity (spoiler:
it’s not good).

But then there have been
so many tests: age and
children, time and life, not
to mention the fact that the
man cannot learn how to
mute and unmute his cell-
phone or remember that I
hate olives. Some of these
tests we have passed easily,
others only on a generous
curve. Many required us to
review the chapter again
and retake. Multiple times.

We still love each other,
for pretty much the same
reasons we loved each other
enough to get married in the
first place. But if I’m honest,
I don’t know exactly why our
marriage has lasted this
long while so many others
haven’t; it cannot be be-
cause I am easy to live with.

So I came to Elizabeth
Crane’s new book hoping,
fairly or not, to find some
answers.

I knew going in that
Crane’s own marriage
ended after 15 years. I also
knew that despite the best
(and worst) efforts of all the
self-help columns, books,

[See Marriage, E2]

From stand-up
to standout role

Star Rachel Sennott
is killing it in “Bodies
Bodies Bodies.” But it
took a lot of slogging
to get to that point. E3

Comics ................... E4-5
Puzzles ...................... E4

Aging voices ‘Raise’ gracefully He’s more than a
‘model minority’
Robert Plant and
Alison Krauss discuss ‘Never Have I Ever’s’
their first album new love interest,
together in 15 years. Des, subverts South
Asian stereotypes.
MIKAEL WOOD
POP MUSIC CRITIC

Robert Plant picked up David McClister Rounder Records By Whitney Netf lix
the phone at his home in Friedlander
western England and of- ROBERT PLANT and Alison Krauss’ “Raise the Roof” was released last year but DES, played by Anirudh
fered a detailed weather re- sounds so natural it’s as if little time passed since their previous collaboration. This story contains spoilers Pisharody, is charming,
port as he peered through a for “Never Have I Ever” good-looking and smart.
picture window in a sitting Season 3.
room. ferent quandary: Why not
A major debate among find someone who’s a little
“It’s a beautiful evening fans of “Never Have I Ever,” bit of both?
here,” said the 73-year-old Netflix’s teen dramedy cre-
singer best known as the ated by Mindy Kaling and This season introduces
golden-god frontman of Led Lang Fisher, is who lead actor Anirudh Pisharody as
Zeppelin. “That said, in the Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrish- Des, a teen from a rival high
U.K. we’re unaccustomed to nan) should date. Should school who is both good-
38 degrees Celsius” — about she go for the brains (Jaren looking and smart — he even
100 degrees Fahrenheit — Lewison’s Ben, who never gets his own John Hughes-
“which is what’s been going left a scrap of extra credit on movie-style, slo-mo en-
on today. There’s a major the table)? Or the brawn trance. Des meets Devi at a
panic around the country (Darren Barnet’s ab-tastic party and bowls her over
with the water supplies. Paxton Hall-Yoshida)? with his charm and intellect
while also making her check
“So: lovely, but also a lit- But the show’s third sea-
tle ominous.” son, which released all10 epi- [See ‘Never,’ E6]
sodes Friday, presents a dif-
The description isn’t a
[See ‘Raise,’ E2]

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Timeless harmonic tunes come out of that area of the introduced a new audio
world — Paul Rodgers and format that he says repre-
[‘Raise,’ from E1] How would you describe Frankie Miller — they al- sents the “pinnacle of
your relationship beyond ways reminded me of the recorded sound.” Is high
bad one for the music Plant the music? Ralph Stanley kind of sing- fidelity particularly im-
ers. There was always a link portant to the two of you?
makes with Alison Krauss, Krauss: We’re happily for me between the way they
incompatible. sounded and what I would Plant: Eh. I prefer some-
the veteran bluegrass sing- see in my head when they thing that crackles and
Plant: That’s probably sang. bangs. I don’t mind if it
er and fiddler he met nearly right. I do still like you, sounds like it had a better
though. What’s the link? time earlier in its life. I just
20 years ago when they sang Plant: To my mind, with want to hear what the
Krauss: I still like you musicians and the engi-
together as part of a Lead too! the guys from the northeast neer and the producer at
of England — Paul and the time were going for. I’m
Belly tribute concert. Plant: We’re not Dale & Frankie and Eric Burdon sitting here looking at all
Grace or Sonny & Cher, but and Joe Cocker — it was all these records I got from
In 2007, the two teamed we’ve definitely got some- about the blue notes, same these record stores in Oslo
thing going on. We’ve got as the Stanley Brothers. It’s when Alison and I were
with producer T Bone Bur- two totally different lives that flattened third in the playing in Scandinavia last
running. Alison’s a lot more scales, which ultimately month — fantastic compi-
nett for an album, “Raising private than I am. I’m out in leads back toward Bert lations of Muscle Shoals
the flood. I’ve lived where Jansch and Davey Graham country-funk, stuff by
Sand,” which showcased I’ve always lived. — a sort of British transpos- Gregg Allman, some of
ing of the folk music that Cher’s early recordings
their haunting vocal inter- You’ve both been singing was present before the when she got down there.
for decades. Talk about Industrial Revolution and Remember when Otis
play in lushly arranged how you take care of your made its way across to Redding was a driver for
voices. Kentucky and West Virgin- that session with whoever
roots-music renditions of ia. Many of the songs we do it was, and everybody went
Plant: I don’t. I just go are blueprinted on both to lunch and he got up and
old songs by Gene Clark, out and sing. I know a guy sides of the Atlantic. sang, and suddenly we had
from a famous band that a new voice on the planet?
Allen Toussaint, Townes Alison’s quite friendly with Is the point of Plant & For me as a listener, I just
— he’s gonna pour some Krauss to delineate those want to hear the spirit.
Van Zandt and the Everly sugar on me or something Michael Putland Getty Images historical through lines?
— who creates a complete Don Everly died last year,
Brothers. Commercially hullabaloo backstage. I ROBERT PLANT, center, and Jimmy Page perform Plant: It’s not just a so very few of early rock’s
was back there one time as Led Zeppelin at Earl’s Court in London in 1975. historical monument, pioneers are still living.
speaking, the LP was and he was making such a though. What’s the album Obviously their music
bloody noise. I said, “Why by Rod Stewart? “The lives on, but what does it
hardly a sure thing (though are you doing that?” He Great American Song- mean when the actual
said, “I’m warming up.” I book”? I mean, “Come Fly people are gone?
Burnett had recently over- said, “Well, you won’t have With Me” is fine. But the
anything left by the time guys from Calexico, they’re Plant: It’s tough, isn’t
seen the smash soundtrack you get there.” Robert Plant giving us the new American it? Great players remain,
and Alison songbook. Their records but maybe it’s a different
for “O Brother, Where Art A voice changes over time. Krauss “Feast of Wire” and “Garden kind of romance that we’re
Plant: I know that the Ruin,” they’re echoing the left with now.
Thou?”); nevertheless, circumstances in contem-
full, open-throated falsetto porary America. I have a Krauss: We recently lost
“Raising Sand” went on to that I was able to concoct in little blue book that I carry [the bluegrass guitarist]
1968 carried me through with me everywhere and Tony Rice, who was a huge
sell more than a million until I was tired of it. Then continue to add songs — influence, and I couldn’t
that sort of exaggerated threads for the future, if you believe how hard that hit
copies and win six Grammy personality of vocal per- like — because with access me for so many reasons.
formance morphed and to music now, you’re hearing Those people that made
Awards, including album went somewhere else. But When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday new stuff all the time. you who you are — when
as a matter of fact, I was they go, they take some of
and record of the year. playing in Reykjavík, in Where: Greek Theatre, Which kind of encourages you with them.
Iceland, about three years 2700 N. Vermont Ave., Los an ahistorical perspective,
Now, Plant and Krauss, ago, just before COVID. It Angeles right? It’s so easy to hear Plant: That’s exactly
was Midsummer Night something without under- right. I remember when Bo
who’s 51, are on the road be- and there was a festival, Tickets: $69.50-$229.50 standing what it was build- Diddley passed, I was on a
and I got my band and I ing on. bus somewhere with
hind a long-awaited follow- said, “OK, let’s do ‘Immi- Info: lagreektheatre.com Buddy Miller. It came on
grant Song.’ ” They’d never Krauss: But isn’t that the radio and it was like the
up, “Raise the Roof,” which done it before. We just hit Rounder Records part of it? You don’t know whole bus just slumped. I
it, and bang — there it why you love something — mean, Bo Diddley and
came out late last year — in- was. I thought, “Oh, I “RAISE THE ROOF” you just love it. It seems Chuck Berry — they’re part
didn’t think I could still freshens up classics. very natural and innocent. of your DNA, you know? As
side the eligibility window do that.” British kids, we spent our
T Bone Burnett recently adolescence just furiously
for the upcoming 65th ruining their songs.

Grammys — yet sounds like Plenty of fans would love and not in England?
to hear you do it with Led Plant: I’ve been making
it could’ve been made just Zeppelin.
records and traveling
weeks after its predecessor. Plant: Going back to the through America since 1966,
font to get some kind of and we just don’t have the
Produced again by Burnett, massive applause — it flexibility that American
doesn’t really satisfy my players do. The culture here
who assembled a top-flight need to be stimulated. and the schooling — Eng-
lish players haven’t been
band including guitarists Does that make you feel exposed to the wide variety
like an outlier among your of music forms that are in
Bill Frisell and Marc Ribot classic-rock peers? the States. If Allen Tous-
saint were around and it
and drummer Jay Plant: I know there are was another time, maybe
people from my generation we would have gone to New
Bellerose, the gorgeously who don’t want to stay Orleans and tried to pick up
home and so they go out on where he was going with
spooky album features and play. If they’re enjoying Betty Harris and people like
it and doing what they need that. But in the U.K. we
more tunes by Toussaint to do to pass the days, then don’t have that lineage of
that’s their business, really. music — of telling a musical
and the Everlys along with story.
You and Alison recorded
oldies by Bert Jansch, Anne your two albums at Krauss: I love Fairport
Nashville’s Sound Empo- Convention and skiffle and
Briggs and Merle Haggard; rium Studios, and you all the things that came
returned there for an NPR from that. I appreciate the
it also has an original by Tiny Desk Concert. Why land that it came from. And
always work in Nashville the rock ’n’ roll singers that
Plant and Burnett, “High

and Lonesome,” and opens

with a relatively new song in

“Quattro (World Drifts In)”

by the Arizona-based indie-

rock band Calexico.

Krauss, who recently

lent her vocals to Def Lep-

pard’s latest album, joined

Plant on the call from Nash-

ville ahead of the duo’s

Thursday night show at the

Greek Theatre in L.A.

Life Carolyn Cole Los Angeles Times Counterpoint pot our reactions often come walk into a house and smell
down to extremes — “not dinner. Just as sometimes
after NOVELIST Elizabeth Crane has written a memoir from the married state. that big a deal” or “I wouldn’t you really want the person
about the dissolution of her 15-year marriage. There are exceptions of put up with that.” Either of who claims to love you to
‘I do’ which is (at least within stop asking you to do some-
announced he was unhappy, In that way it reflects course — we love a good non-abusive relationships) thing you hate.
[Marriage, from E1] that he had a crush. He both marriage itself and the therapist drama and certain completely subjective and
call-in shows and podcasts subsequently participated in experience of listening to reality shows attempt what- almost never what any mar- And sometimes your
in the “can this marriage be marital counseling and anyone talk about their own, ever version of honesty you ried person wants to hear. spouse is asking you to do
saved” industry, the most seemed, at some level, to past or present. get when a camera crew and something you really don’t
revealing accounts often want to stay in the marriage. producer are involved — but Just look at what hap- want to do because he actu-
come in the form of an In the end, however, he left BEING HONEST consistently, only the situa- pened last year when an ally wants to leave the mar-
autopsy. and Crane was devastated. All those self-help books tion comedy has the guts to essay adapted by Heather riage.
truly embrace the messy, Havrilesky from her book
And that, Crane’s book, As with the death of a to the contrary, we don’t like inexplicable nature of long- “Foreverland: On the Divine Likewise, Havrilesky
“This Story Will Change: loved one, advance warning to talk about marriage, not term marriage. And even Tedium of Marriage” ap- devotes so many paragraphs
After the Happily Ever Af- does not ease the pain of a really, not in real-time gory/ then, only in half-hour doses, peared in the New York to her husband’s sniffs,
ter,” most definitely is. Cat- divorce one does not want. glorious/boring/honest and for laughs. In drama, Times. Havrilesky, attempt- snorts and throat-clearings
egorized as a memoir, it detail because it is frustrat- most established marriages ing to narrate her living that you want to say, “Dude,
deals almost exclusively with And so Crane, a novelist ing, exhausting and impos- exist solely to be threatened marriage, declared she often get over it,” except some-
the author’s marriage to and short story writer, at- sible, like trying to describe or sacrificed.If a long-term hated her husband, Bill, to times you can’t. At least not
artist and woodworker Ben tempted to write her way out being alive. There are flow- marriage seems happy, it is whom she referred at one in the moment. If there were
Brandt, which ended in a of grief, examining her mar- ers and there is flatulence. usually because at least one point as a hill of dirty laun- an Olympic category for
way that seemed, to her, riage in granular detail. So partner is lying or about to dry. That portion of the sighing, my husband would
sudden and baffling. He left granular that it is difficult at We may talk about the die. audience not laughing in take home the gold.
her for another woman, a times not to scream while low and high points with our relieved recognition ex- “Courage, Camille,” I yell,
client for whom he had been reading it, sometimes in friends or our therapists, but Crane goes to great ploded in swift — and very when I’m not yelling, “What
installing windows. (To be frustration (she openly in the larger cultural narra- lengths to discover if she had personal — condemnation; the hell do you have to sigh
fair, they appear to have participates in her own tive, we’d rather focus on the been lying to herself all those various writers fell all over about? I’m the one making
been very fancy windows denial) and sometimes in children, on the jobs, on the years she believed she had a themselves to declare, on dinner. Again.” But then I’m
that required a lot of design exquisite recognition. events leading up to or away happy marriage, if she had Twitter and Substack, their also the one who leaves her
and, well, collaboration.) missed some tear in the devotion to their own shoes all over the damn
curtain that would have spouses and their pity for place and never puts the car
He behaved, according to revealed it was all an illusion. poor old Bill, who they as- keys in the car-key bowl.
Crane, as openly as a person Instead she discovers two sumed would be filing for
can behave after he has things can be true: They divorce any minute. So sometimes you object
decided to pursue a work- were legitimately happy and to your spouse’s irritating
place attraction to deeper there was a tear in the cur- The excerpted chapter habits because you really
realms while married. He tain, though she didn’t miss was, as excerpts so often are, want to leave the marriage
it so much as she believed among the book’s most and sometimes it’s just
they could work around it. provocative. Like Crane, because on any given day
Havrilesky set out to chroni- they can drive you absolutely
Her ex-husband did not. cle marriage from the only nuts.
honest viewpoint she had —
DARING TO SPEAK UP her own. But the negative THE HARD TRUTH
It takes courage to dis- reaction proved that some of There are no universal
us don’t want to think too
cuss your marriage, dead or hard about what a marriage answers in “This Story Will
alive, not just because of is or isn’t until it’s dead or Change” and no a-ha mo-
what you might find but dying. ments in “Foreverland” —
because you will so often be nor would there be any in my
judged. Any honest descrip- To the point of assuming 25-year anniversary self-
tion of marriage is bound to that if a woman is attempt- evaluation. Marriage is not
be at odds with what some- ing to describe her perfectly exactly a crapshoot — it
one’s idea of marriage fine marriage as she is actu- takes work and sacrifice —
should be. Crane begins the ally experiencing it, it must but it does come down to
book by asking if anyone at be, unbeknownst to her, both partners actively and
their wedding knew some- dead or dying. continually choosing to stay
how that their marriage married. If, like Ben, your
would not last forever; even “This Story Will Change” spouse decides they would
she assumes there is some emerges from a crisis fore- rather pursue life with an-
recognizable template for a told in a way “Foreverland” other person, there is very
union based on love, the does not. But they each little you can do about it.
most irrational of emotions. attempt to look at a single Except cry. And maybe write
marriage stripped to its a memoir.
It’s odd how we bask in underwear. Crane wants to
the mysterious nature of know why her marriage The value of talking
love, take heart in its baffling broke when she believed it about marriage the way
diversity — “there’s a lid for would last forever; Crane and Havrilesky have
every pot” etc. But when Havrilesky is trying to dis- done is derived from recog-
confronted with the difficul- cover why hers has held even nition. Description is not
ties of said lid staying on that though marriage itself so prescription; excavation is
often seems ridiculous. not the same thing as discov-
ery. Sometimes the act of
Neither marriage ap- digging is its own discovery,
pears to be abusive or toxic, an activation of muscles we
and each woman attempts did not know we had.
to be as clear-eyed and fair
as one can be. Crane spends There are days when 25
enough time on her hus- years seems like an insane
band’s stated desire that she amount of time to be mar-
make him dinner, and her ried and days when those
deep-seated hatred of cook- years feel like the only solid
ing, that you want to yell, footing I have. He will prob-
“Just admit this argument ably never learn how to cook;
isn’t about food.” I will probably never learn to
put my shoes away.
Except sometimes it is.
Sometimes, and I know this Love may not conquer all,
from living with a man who but it has conquered that
does not cook, you want to much. And for reasons like
that, we’re still here.

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done something wrong. MOVIE REVIEW
“Whenever anyone calls me
on the phone, I’m like, ‘I’m in Technology offers
trouble.’ ” hope in Amazon

A24 This only created new By Robert Abele ‘The Territory’
anxieties, though, as she
RACHEL SENNOTT, with co-star Lee Pace, is a hit in “Bodies Bodies Bodies.” planned to arrive on set as By the time Alex Pritz’s In Brazilian Portuguese
prepared as she had for her documentary “The Terri- and Tupi-Kawahiva with
Laughing all the way audition. (She came to the tory” gets to a closeup of a so- English subtitles
to ‘Bodies’ breakout table read “guns blaring,” phisticated video camera
she says. “ ‘I’m off book.’ ”) carried holster-like by a Rating: PG for thematic
Open mics, indies: It’s ‘Bodies Bodies gle student film project,” she young Indigenous man in material, some smoking,
finally paying off for Bodies’ says. “If they needed some- Her nerves settled when Brazil fighting for the safety brief nudity and language
Rachel Sennott, who one to drink a glass of water, she realized she could rely on of his people and the forest
kills it in slasher satire. Rated: R, for violence, I was there. And I would skip her theatrical instincts in that is their home, the pur- Running time: 1 hour,
bloody images, drug use, acting class to do all the film what “felt like a play,” replete pose of the shot is clear. Bows 23 minutes
By Steven Vargas sexual references and students’ stuff because I with unities of setting (a and arrows can do only so
pervasive language wanted to be on camera.” mansion and grounds) and much against invaders with Playing: Starts Friday,
After completing the Running time: 1 hour, time (one night). Sennott re- chainsaws; when fending off Laemmle Monica, Santa
35 minutes She also found herself in- members Stenberg pointing deforestation, illegal co- Monica; AMC Burbank 16
short film version of “Shiva Playing: In general release volved in stand-up through a to the classical tropes in a lonization and harmful devel-
“meet cute” with a classmate story laden with Gen Z spec- opment, the camera needs to nothing and have too much.
Baby” in 2018, Rachel Sen- For your safety worthy of a modern comedy. ificity: “At the end of the day, be a weapon too. The scarier version of that
everything is like Chekhov, misguided view is venal land-
nott went for a walk around The Times is committed to “He came up to me in the everything is like Greek the- Until that point, “The Ter- grabber Martins, who seems
covering indoor arts and dining hall and was like, ater,” she says. “It all goes ritory” has taken the lay of a to relish sawing and burning
the neighborhood where she entertainment events ‘You’re kind of cute,’ ” Sen- back to that.” threatened land with a vi- his way toward some warped
during the COVID-19 nott recalls. “He basically in- brant, intimate eye and ear version of “progress.”
did the project with writer, pandemic. Because sulted me and then told me The nature of the film re- for its valuable splendor, and
attending carries risks he does open mics. So obvi- quired cast members to re- for the film’s Indigenous sub- The result is a kind of in-
director and friend Emma during this time, we ously, I was obsessed.” hearse heavily and forge a jects, the Uru-eu-wau-wau, a verted western as it’s hap-
remind readers to follow strong familiarity with the proud people dwindling in pening, albeit giving its “pio-
Seligman. health and safety She started attending dialogue, which has the number (fewer than 200 are neer” villains more voice than
guidelines as outlined by with him and “got hooked,” snappy pacing of a comedy left) as they try to protect a this myth-centric American
“We were so inspired, and the CDC and local health particularly after her first of manners. (The pace also rainforest shrinking in size. genre ever gave the natives it
officials. time onstage. meant that the props team routinely portrayed as an-
we were like, ‘We’re going to had to swap out Alice’s neon Their newly elected 19- tagonists. Violence against
lationships underscores the “You tell everyone, ‘It’s bracelets and necklaces at year-old leader is kind-faced, the Uru-eu-wau-wau and
do all of this,’ ” Sennott re- satirical slasher film’s comic my first time doing stand- least five times a day — even personable Bitaté, whose their allies, meanwhile, is
flair. Combined with her up,’ so everyone gives you a while the camera was rolling growing interest in 21st cen- ever-present. The cut in a fall-
calls — including a feature- timing and delivery of Alice’s little leeway,” she says. on another actor — to keep tury technological tools to tell ing tree opening like a
often unexpected one-liners, “They laugh, and it’s like a their glow alive.) the Uru-eu-wau-wau people’s screaming maw is another
length adaptation of the the actor stands out in an al- drug. And then you do it story and record the crimes version of harrowing, and de-
ready standout cast. again, and you’re bad. So But though Sennott’s against them and the planet’s nuded sections on the edge of
short. then you have to keep going character is the comic relief, ecological health gives this the tribe’s territory — cap-
Sennott’s success in the until you get back to how it she says there’s more to Al- grim, uneven conflict a shred tured by the drone cameras
Reality soon hit as they role comes from a deep well felt the first time.” ice than that. of hope. they’re learning to use — look
of experience. Growing up like diseased scabs against
were “slogging through the around local theater, she Sennott later joined fel- A MODERN LYDIA This vérité-driven advo- the surrounding green. The
performed from a young age, low stand-up Ayo Edebiri cacy documentary is distinc- careful sound design does its
mud” for two years getting both formally — she did “An- (“The Bear”) in Comedy “People are like, ‘Oh, tively on their side, its occa- part, ensuring we associate
nie” three times — and infor- Central’s short-lived web se- she’s annoying,’ ” Sennott sional glimpse of trudging in- harshness (buzzsaws, en-
the feature off the ground, mally — including short ries “Ayo and Rachel Are says, comparing Alice to sects and ants carting food gines, crashing) with the ag-
plays and “weird little music Single,” which followed the “Pride and Prejudice’s” Lyd- not just signs of forest beauty gressors, and the hush of run-
giving Sennott a crash videos” she produced with two’s dating lives, and, like ia Bennet, who “just wants but potent metaphors for ning water, creatures and hu-
her siblings. many wits, has developed to flirt.” “I love her, and I heavy lifting and uphill bat- man community with our In-
course in indie filmmaking. her following on social media think she’s just trying her tles. According to one of the digenous heroes.
SHOWBIZ DREAMS during the COVID-19 pan- best. There’s something so film’s central characters, en-
“It taught me that some- Though she didn’t have a demic — all experiences that fun to play about a character vironmental activist Neid- As conscientious as Pritz
paid dividends with “Bodies where at the end of the day, inha Bandeira, who has spent is about being the helpful
times it’s a very slow-burn- terribly realistic sense of life Bodies Bodies.” all she wants is for everyone decades protecting Indige- outsider with someone else’s
in showbiz (“I was like, ‘You to have a good time.” nous sovereignty, the Uru-eu- story, he isn’t always clear
ing thing,” she says. “And wake up, you put on a dress, Sennott first read the wau-wau are a last defense about the nuances of laws,
you go on the red carpet, day script for the film, written by It was director Halina before the Amazon com- violations and politics in play,
you really have to push your is done,’ ” she says), the cre- Sarah DeLappe from a story Reijn, steering Sennott away pletely gives way to industrial often preferring the snap of
ative impulse led her to by Kristen Roupenian, dur- from reading her lines like a ranching, logging, mining evocative visuals when infor-
baby forward, because no New York University to ing pandemic closures and knowing joke, who helped and urban encroachment. mational context would help.
study acting. Unfortunately, immediately knew she had her connect with the dev- And the last act’s calculated
one else is going to do it.” the school’s “classical, dra- to have the role. She says she ilish tone. But Pritz — with his first aim to leave the viewer opti-
matic” bent was limiting to “begged for an audition” and feature after years as a docu- mistic — driven by Bitaté’s
That lesson led Sennott Sennott: “I felt like it was a committed to the callback “We ran the scene where mentary cinematographer image-savvy leadership and
kind of program where com- by rehearsing to the point I’m in the kitchen defending and activist — also intro- active response to invaders
to her standout role in A24’s edy didn’t necessarily have that she concerned her Greg [played by Lee Pace] duces us to a couple of those — is a curious choice as defor-
a place.” neighbors, who saw her and she was like, ‘Everything wannabe settlers. They’re estation and displacement
“Bodies Bodies Bodies,” in through the window with a you say is your last chance men beholden to a vision of still rage in the Amazon.
Sennott decided to pave knife in her hand. to defend his life, to defend conquest, ownership and de-
which she stars alongside her own path instead. his honor,’ ” Sennott says. velopment they see as a God- It assuredly can’t be easy
“When you want some- “That completely shifted given destiny shielded by the for a filmmaker to choose
Amandla Stenberg, Maria “I did basically every sin- thing that bad, you don’t everything for me.” freshly elected (as of 2018) whether to leave viewers mo-
want to mess up,” she says. government of the fascistic tivated by warmth or woe.
Bakalova, Myha’la Herrold, “You want to have control It inspired the reading of Jair Bolsonaro, openly hostile Yet your capacity to be both
over everything you can.” perhaps her funniest line, to the rights of the Indige- awed and enraged is ulti-
Pete Davidson and Chase “He’s a Libra moon” — an ut- nous. For middle-aged Ser- mately well-served by “The
When Sennott received terly earnest defense of a gio, a gentle-seeming figure Territory,” a gripping por-
Sui Wonders as part of a word that she had landed man accused of murder. who heads an association of trait of an endangered com-
the part, after the Los Ange- small farmers primed to munity for whom nature is
group of friends whose night les premiere of “Shiva For Sennott, the break- claim land, it’s about a piece both their precious environ-
Baby,” she initially thought out role in “Bodies Bodies of earth to call his own after ment and the facet of human-
of partying in a mansion the constant calls from her Bodies” is just the start of a years toiling for others. To ity that can all too easily be
manager were a sign she’d raft of upcoming projects, him, the Uru-eu-wau-wau do turned malicious.
during a hurricane takes a including “Bottoms,” which
she co-wrote with Seligman
turn for the worse when and which she is set to star
in alongside Edebiri, and
someone ends up dead. HBO’s “The Idol,” from
“Euphoria’s” Sam Levinson,
Sennott’s character, Al- starring the Weeknd, Lily-
Rose Depp and Troye Sivan.
ice, is a beacon of energy
She also hopes to add a
chasing the latest trends directing credit to her ré-
sumé one day. Being part of
and TikTok challenges, the entire journey of a movie
is what attracted her to proj-
often pulling out her phone ects like “Shiva Baby.”
Though she may have a
to wrangle others into a stronger grasp on the work
that goes into a film than she
dance. did when she was younger,
she hasn’t lost touch with
Her performance leans the wonder of those red car-
pet daydreams.
into both the attractive and
“I think making a movie
morally suspect aspects of is a magical, scary thing,”
she says, “Where everyone
the Gen Z clout-chaser, in- goes in and you write one
movie, you shoot another
cluding the hypocrisy of ac- movie, you edit another
movie, and you hope that
knowledging social issues the final thing is good.”

without implementing

changes or even acknowl-

edging one’s privilege in ev-

eryday life — at one point

crying that she’s an “ally.”

Her attention to the intri-

cacies of a young adult ear- Alex Pritz Amazon Land Documentary

nestly clinging to love in AN INVADER rides through an Amazonian rainfor-
est in flames in the documentary “The Territory.”
friendships and romantic re-

MOVIE REVIEW have been wary of appearing strangers to antisemitic vi-
on camera. olence.
A haunting glimpse of the past
To properly parse the These three minutes con-
JUSTIN CHANG Family Affair Films/U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum front and center for the mov- town’s cultural, religious, tain multitudes, as does this
MOVIE CRITIC ie’s 69-minute running time, economic and class dynamics economical but richly expan-
JEWISH PEOPLE in Nasielsk, Poland, are filmed by sometimes freezing, slowing — to get a sense of how life sive documentary.
The snippets of footage a visitor in 1938, the year before Germany invaded. down or zooming in on the here was truly lived — would
that are played and replayed images, but never cutting require more research and “Three Minutes: A
in “Three Minutes: A Length- haunted by the grim knowl- them gleefully mug and wave; away from them. The voices study than three minutes of Lengthening” is a snapshot,
ening” open a window — edge of what awaits them in a others self-consciously yank we hear are all disembodied, amateur camerawork can a memorial, a knotty philoso-
smudged, weathered, myste- little more than a year’s time. their loved ones out of the including that of Glenn provide. phical detective story and a
rious, revelatory — onto a way. Kurtz, who describes his ef- devastating account of Nazi
world that no longer exists. But if Kurtz’s footage — forts to identify as many of At the same time, the atrocities. It’s also an ex-
unearthed years later by his Directed by Dutch histori- the individuals in his grand- dearth of other images of pre- tended rumination on the il-
To some extent, as noted grandson, Glenn Kurtz — is a an and cultural critic Bianca father’s footage as possible. World War II Nasielsk is pre- lusory, entropic nature of the
by one of the interlocutors in snapshot of a community in Stigter and crisply narrated (Those efforts were also cisely what renders David cinematic medium itself.
this probing and ruminative the looming shadow of death, by Helena Bonham Carter, chronicled in his 2015 book, Kurtz’s footage both so vital Carter’s narration draws our
essay film, this is the fate of it is nonetheless an insistent, “Three Minutes: A Length- “Three Minutes in Poland: and so slippery — and also, fi- attention to the faded, muted
most filmed nonfiction mate- even defiant repository of life. ening” expresses its own fas- Discovering a Lost World in a nally, so interesting. colors of the footage, the
rial, since the reality being And there is so much life in cination with — and skepti- 1938 Family Film.”) warping and buckling of the
documented is always in flux. the faces of these men, wom- cism toward — the properties Stigter and Glenn Kurtz images, the once-sharp out-
But the weight of history en and children, especially as of the movie camera. To en- Like other filmmakers de- puzzle over the mysteries lines of faces and figures that
lends these specific images they react to the unprece- sure maximal immersion, termined to do right by the buried within the footage, like have turned murky and in-
an especially stark, sobering dented sight of a movie cam- Stigter keeps those roughly gravity of their subject, the meaning of the barely leg- distinct. The artifacts of
power. era in their midst. Some of three minutes of footage Stigter (who served as an as- ible sign hanging over a local the past are as prone to dam-
sociate producer on Steve market. What family owned age and decay as our memo-
Shot by a young Polish McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave” this establishment? What ries, which is all the more rea-
American émigré, David and “Widows”) pursues her were the other townspeople’s son to cherish them in the
Kurtz, during a 1938 summer investigations with impres- names? (Only about 80 Jews present.
trip back to his hometown of sive formal spareness and a from Nasielsk survived the
Nasielsk, they represent the rigorously self-questioning war; a few of their voices make ‘Three
only known cinematic record spirit. She knows that every their way into the movie.) Minutes: A
of life in this tiny village be- documentary image is both a Lengthening’
fore most of its 3,000 Jewish representation and a distor- As the investigation deep-
residents were deported and tion, a captured reality that ens, stories from the village Rating: PG, for thematic
murdered in the Holocaust. excludes and decontextual- come pouring out, one of material involving the
izes as much as it reveals. Few them about the button fac- Holocaust
To see the townspeople in of the faces we see, someone tory that was one of Nasi-
these 16-millimeter Koda- points out, are likely to belong elsk’s most thriving and repu- Running time: 1 hour,
chrome images, gathering in to the town’s Orthodox Jew- table businesses. Another il- 9 minutes
a cobblestoned square or fil- ish population, as they would luminates the history of the
ing out of synagogue, is to be Lion of Judah symbols en- Playing: Starts Friday at
graved on the doors of the Laemmle Royal, West Los
synagogue; their defacement Angeles
offers a sad reminder, if one
were needed, that this and
other predominantly Jewish
towns have never been

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drew trumps and lost a dia- strength.)
This week’s deals treat mond, making four.
reading the cards. Good de- West dealer
clarers use clues from the Maybe East intended his Neither side vulnerable
bidding and play to help re- three clubs to suggest a sac-
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lowed. (If East had ruffed, he fine. If he bids two clubs, bite ♥KJ962
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You can appreciate those it’s going, trust life’s process. nurses her babies, works a Her choice to martyr herself help.
who give as much as you do, Pisces (Feb. 19-March full-time job, cooks, cleans to a husband who sounds
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only if you can remember What you want will come to read for entertainment. worked hard to provide my You might offer to take
you did them. Keep track to you after you’ve stopped children with, but I guess he the kids for an overnight on This family history is also
keep going. chasing. figures I will pay for his kids Fridays (a helpful gesture), why she avoids testing.
to have those things. but otherwise let her know
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): that unless it is a true emer- You may not compre-
Or he doesn’t care at all. gency, she’ll have to make hend the fear she feels. But
I still work and now am other childcare plans. she doesn’t know the incred-
very resentful of helping ible feeling of relief she’ll feel
them with childcare and Ballet lessons might when she gets a clean scan.
paying for extras like ballet make a nice special-occa-
classes, clothing and shoes. sion gift, but with unemploy- Ask if she would be will-
I guess I need therapy ment at a low 3.6%, if the kids ing to have you make the ap-
and a trust attorney to deal need shoes, perhaps their pointment and take her to it.
with these concerns. able-bodied dad can figure Stress the weight lifted off
Any advice? out a way to provide. and the relief she’ll feel after.

Miserable Grandma Establish respectful and Email questions to Amy
Dickinson at askamy@
amydickinson.com.

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‘Never’s’ newest object of desire where the TikTok came
from.
[‘Never,’ from E1] Lara Solanki Netflix
her own biases. That was me taking back
DES (Anirudh Pisharody) talks to Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) as Addison (Terry Hu, left) and Parker my name because, for a long
“As a creator who is mak- (Deacon Phillippe) look on. The third season of “Never Have I Ever” introduces Des as a love interest for Devi. time, I went by Andy. And
ing content with South that was definitely just my
Asian characters, I felt like ‘Never Have Asian or a school Asian.” were several people in our He’s lying to himself. He’s “white” name. So, all
we hadn’t been able to see an I Ever’ Do you think that’s true? writers room who were lying to his family. throughout college and the
object of desire in a young In- Especially in regards to Team Des.”) first couple years I was act-
dian guy,” Kaling says. “That Where: Netflix casting? This season, Deacon ing, I was just going by Andy.
is something that, growing As the series goes on, we Phillippe plays one of your It was easier. But I was defi-
up, I had a lot of complicated When: Anytime I think the short answer see that Des isn’t always character’s friends. His nitely lying to myself.
feelings on. We talked about would be yeah. There’s a confident among his mom, Reese Witherspoon,
this unconscious bias about Rating: TV-14 (may be definite demarcation of friends and that he’s not is a good friend of Kaling’s. It looks like you filmed that
Indian men. And I think it unsuitable for children where that character’s always this take-charge Did you get a chance to talk video on the set of your
was freeing and great to be under the age of 14) boundaries begin and end. kind of guy. Why was that about his experiences previous job, Fox’s “9-1-1.”
able to showcase that.” But there’s that movie that important to show? working in the industry Was that done purpose-
he’s talking about how his came out this year, “Senior versus yours? fully?
Fisher says that Pishar- friend stopped talking to Year.” I only saw a little bit of We’re always trying to
ody “exuded a relaxed confi- him because he hooked up it. And from what I saw, that break — especially in recent He was very open about [Laughs] One of the
dence when he was reading with a girl he likes. And the was definitely trying to years — that perfection it. He was like, “I definitely reasons why I did that was
the part that just made him fact that he talks about separate that whole aspect myth. Most characters are have benefited from this. because my hair was done
feel like ‘Yeah, Devi would be being on the debate team about what cool is and what going to be, at some level, Let’s not beat around the and I looked presentable.
attracted to this guy because and that he’s popular in high cool isn’t. I feel like it’s going messy. It’s not ever just a bush about it.” But he said But that definitely had an
he’s so comfortable in his school and they’d be harsh to be inevitable that there’s perfect sphere.… The whole he still does the auditions … angle to it. It was better to do
skin.’ When he comes into a on the jocks.… Obviously, always going to be an “other- idea, at least for me, was he was very grounded and that there versus in my
room he owns it, but in an ef- I’m not in high school any- ing” process depending on we’re trying to show that very grateful to be there. room. It would garner a lot
fortless way.” more. But when I was in what the project is [and] you can be a more intel- That definitely showed. more gravitas to it and have
high school [popularity] was especially in a high school- lectual person — a nerdy There was no level of like, “I more resonation to it. It’s
Pisharody, 28, will tell you definitely [not] associated type project where the jokes guy, so to speak — but still deserve this” or “I’m born to very important for me to
that was hardly the vibe he with those groups. And, are based on different be sexy at the same time. do this.” show that I’m working.
was giving off in high school, especially being an Indian cliques. That doesn’t mean that
describing himself as the person, I can’t think of any they’re just this cocky know- Des and Devi also discuss I saw the website for the
“nerdy guy.” of my friends who were living But, in my experience, it-all. Anglicizing Indian names. production company you
the traditional American casting is like that. It’s very You made a TikTok tutorial run with your wife, direc-
Video chatting from a ho- high school life. stratified. It gets over things like on how to pronounce your tor-producer Jill V. Dae,
tel room in New Mexico, toxic masculinity where first name. So I assume and your contact info had
where he’s filming his up- Is this a cathartic moment When they meet, Des tells [there’s an attitude that] I that scene particularly “Andy” in it.
coming turn on the third sea- then because you get to Devi she’s probably “one of always have to puff up my resonated with you.
son of ABC’s crime drama relive your high school those Indian girls who only chest and have a stiff upper Unfortunately,
“Big Sky,” Pisharody dis- years? likes white guys and thinks lip. It’s OK to be like “this is Definitely. Even within oftentimes, when my wife
cussed the perception of all Indian dudes are just how I’m feeling” and verbal- the Indian community, and I would approach in-
South Asian men onscreen, [Laughs] It’s definitely a computer geeks.” Given ize it. there’s a level … if you go by vestors … when I did use
reliving the high school expe- f— you to all the jocks and that, how do you feel about “Raj” — and I’m not trying “Andy,” I would just get a lot
rience and pronouncing his the popular kids back in how the season ended? This is also different from to diminutize or anything — more responses. And even
name. high school. It feels good. It the way that Des presents it’s fairly easy to get in. when I would send emails
was very cathartic. I want to say Devi should himself to his mom (played There’s one or two ways they that said “Anirudh,” they
You’re not a teenager. Is it give Des another chance. by “To All the Boys …” can pronounce your name would get it wrong. Even
weird to go out for teenage There was an MTV scripted But at the same time, I get actress Sarayu Blue). She and, most of the time, they when the name is right
roles? show called “Awkward.” it. thinks he’s this perfect, get it right. With “Anirudh,” there.
that was also set in high angel child. growing up, they’d add all
I definitely have that age school. One of the charac- (Editor’s note: Fisher sorts of letters. First of all, in Is your plan to do more
range where it’s between 18 ters once said that Asian confirmed that Des isn’t There’s a traditional my head, I was thinking, producing in the long term?
to 30. But, because I have a kids can either be a “cool coming back for the show’s trope of Indian boys and “How did you even get to
youthful appearance, I get fourth, and final, season their moms. I think [the that point?” Secondly, I was I would really love to.
to pass off as, like, 17. There’s because the story’s going in writers] were really trying to like, “I’m gonna explain to Because my acting has really
been some projects where another direction. However, hit on that angle and [show you how to do it.” So that’s taken off in the past few
the role will be 14 or 15. And she says, “we definitely again that] he’s not perfect. years, that’s definitely where
those I’m like, “OK, this is a thought about it” and “there most of my focus is going to.
bit too young.” Anything my wife is spear-
heading, I’m always atta-
You’ve described this role ched to as a producer and
as a “nontraditional” char- doing what I can.
acter in another interview.
When Des and Devi meet, Have you sent any of your
she is surprised at how projects to Kaling? She has
confident and charming he a media company focused
is. She was expecting a on finding, and developing,
dork. Was this role different projects from diverse art-
from other roles you’ve ists.
seen? How does Des differ
from how you were in high I know I could send it. But
school? it’s been a trepidation on my
end. I feel like I don’t have
It’s very rare for you to be the ability. I don’t think I’m
able to play any character in that place yet where I can
that’s completely subversive completely do that now
of that “model minority” because I’ve tried producing
stereotype. I’ve had the and acting before and it’s
pleasure of playing other just so difficult.
roles, as well, that aren’t
traditional Indian charac- You’re currently filming the
ters. But a lot of them have new season of “Big Sky.”
been, you know, whether it’s Your character’s been de-
a short film or a commercial scribed simply as a “city
thing, a very Indian guy who slicker.” What does that
worked in an office or a mean?
doctor.
I can’t give away too
From the get-go, Devi much, but he’s someone
initially thinks, “Oh, my who’s just not nature-ori-
God, he’s a loser.” But then ented.… He’s never the type
to go outdoors and go camp-
ing, or — hell — even visit
Montana.

Boss’ stepsons were on payroll fied,” said a former senior of going into the office, ac-
executive who declined to be cording to emails.
[Palisades, from E1] his LinkedIn page. John Shearer WireImage via Getty Images named for fear of reprisals,
flix scaled back its business Palisades handled media referring to Burnett’s “He is usually 1-2 hours
with Palisades Media Group ROGER AND MARLENE Schaffner at a 2007 event LinkedIn description of his late everyday,” a manager
earlier this year. buys for various Hollywood at the Yves Saint Laurent store in Beverly Hills. work at Palisades. After the wrote in a memo about
clients, including Fox Times reached out to Adam Brent Burnett’s perform-
During the period the Searchlight and Miramax, wrote in a Oct. 9, 2020, email. tions, but in his statement Burnett for comment, his ance. “When he works from
stepsons and the house- the influential studio “Do not pay rent to our un- said, “In 26 plus years we ne- LinkedIn page was taken home he is frequently in-
keeper were compensated, founded by Bob Weinstein caring landlord and pay our ver one time missed a rent down. communicado. He will need
Palisades received federal and his brother, Harvey, the bills. I’m not asking I’m payment.” to significantly improve his
loans through the Paycheck former movie mogul who telling you to do this!” While employed at Pali- attendance, punctuality and
Protection Program, which was convicted in 2020 of The employment of sades, Burnett held other skillset to match the pace of
was intended to help compa- committing a criminal sexu- Dean responded later Schaffner’s stepsons also jobs during the same time a junior designer.”
nies offset business losses al act and third-degree rape. that day saying he had al- drew scrutiny internally. frame, including serving as a
caused by the COVID-19 ready paid the Jaguar and music manager at Cafe After learning about
pandemic. The agency built a repu- American Express bills on On LinkedIn, Adam Bur- Claude from January 2019 to Brent Burnett’s work per-
tation of having talented Sept. 30, as well as an AT&T nett describes himself as a March 2020, designer at formance, senior leaders at
In 2020 and 2021, Pali- professionals who worked mobile bill on Oct. 8. “Any de- designer at Palisades from Belding Associates from 2010 the agency acknowledged
sades took $3.89 million in with studios and brands lays in payment is due to 2003 to 2022, with clients in- to 2018, and being a song- that they could not depend
federal loans through the such as Mercury Insurance cash flow problems of which cluding Focus Features, the writer and music producer, on him, according to two
program, to cover costs in- and the Los Angeles Phil- I have made you aware,” Weinstein Co. and United according to his LinkedIn people familiar with the dis-
cluding payroll and health- harmonic. In 2000, Schaffner Dean wrote in an email. Artists. cussions who declined to be
care, according to Pro- described Palisades as a page. named for fear of retribu-
Publica. $250-million business to Ad Dean and Bracken did However, three people tion. Those people and a
Age. not respond to requests for who were familiar with those NOT ‘REAL EMPLOYEES’ third source familiar with
The stepsons, Adam and comment. Three sources accounts and who were not Brent Burnett’s perform- Brent Burnett’s employ-
Brent Burnett, did not re- During the pandemic, close to Palisades confirmed authorized to speak pub- ment said they do not be-
turn multiple requests for however, the company’s for- that Dean had raised con- licly, said they did not believe ance at Palisades had been lieve he worked for Palisades
comment. tunes began to change and cerns about the Amex ex- Burnett worked for those cli- the subject of concern in 2021.
tensions grew internally penses to Schaffner. ents or that he provided among his bosses, according
Schaffner in an email did over spending practices, ac- work for Palisades in at least to interviews and emails Brent Burnett did not re-
not respond to questions cording to emails viewed by Schaffner declined to dis- a decade. viewed by The Times. Like spond to a request for com-
about the payments to his The Times. cuss the email communica- his brother, he also worked ment.
stepsons or housekeeper, “This is completely falsi- in the music business and
but cited what he described $17,000 AMEX BILL was a member of the metal Alba Hernandez-Vindel
as “inaccuracies” and “innu- Chief Financial Officer band Combichrist, accord- had been employed at Pali-
endo” spread by “disgrun- ing to his Instagram profile. sades since1998 and recently
tled employees.” Russell Dean raised con- had a yearly salary of $49,500,
cerns about expenses Around the office, it was according to a person famil-
“All the misinformation Schaffner and his wife, Mar- known that “both Adam and iar with her compensation
you think you have so clev- lene, had allegedly charged Brent weren’t real employ- who declined to be named
erly gathered has absolutely to an American Express ac- ees,” said a second former because they were not au-
zero to do with why I closed count. In an Oct. 28, 2020, Palisades manager who de- thorized to speak on the
the company,” he wrote. email to Laura Jean clined to be named. “He matter.
Bracken, the company’s came in when he wanted to
At the beginning of this chief operating officer and and left when he wanted to,” Four former employees
year, Schaffner wrote, cli- president, Dean said the the former manager said of said they were told by
ents cut their retainers to most recent Amex bill was Brent Burnett. “You Schaffner or his wife that
Palisades by $6.4 million, just over $17,000; the prior couldn’t give him real re- Hernandez-Vindel was their
33% less than the previous month’s was more than sponsibilities. You didn’t housekeeper. The former
year. He said he closed Pali- $16,000. know if he was going to show staffers said they never saw
sades Media only after un- up the next day.” Hernandez-Vindel in the of-
successful efforts to sell the “It’s just so unbelievably fice or were aware she per-
business, find new revenue irresponsible,” Bracken re- Palisades managers were formed work duties at Pali-
sources and cut costs as the sponded in an email. asked by Schaffner to give sades Media.
“red ink was mounting.” assignments to Brent Bur-
Earlier that month, nett in 2020 after Schaffner Hernandez-Vindel could
“This was a perfect storm Schaffner instructed Dean told them his stepson not be reached for comment.
financially that would be dif- to pay Jaguar, phone and wanted to do more work at
ficult to overcome,” Schaff- American Express bills be- the office, former employees “It was just pure waste for
ner wrote. fore paying rent to the com- said. a company that was strug-
pany’s landlord as cash flow gling to survive to have mul-
Schaffner started Pali- problems worsened, emails Brent Burnett’s work tiple people on payroll that
sades Media Group in 1996, viewed by The Times show. ethic was questioned by weren’t contributing,” said a
after working at media managers after he came in former employee who de-
agency ICG, where he built “We have past due notic- late to work in February clined to be named. “It was
an entertainment division es on all which will impact 2020, citing excuses such as just highly inappropriate.”
representing independent our credit rating,” Schaffner oversleeping or, in one case,
movie studios, according to wanting to follow through on Times staff writer Steven
plans to meet friends at the Vargas and researcher Scott
San Pedro Artwalk instead Wilson contributed to this
report.

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