Новости за 30.09.2017

A flood of candidates are seeking to fill the Assembly seat once held by Jimmy Gomez, who left the California Legislature to serve in Congress earlier this year, and Los Angeles voters have a chance to start sorting through them in Tuesday’s primary.

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It is Saturday, Sept. 30. Here’s what you don’t want to miss this weekend:

Los Angeles might restrict who can lodge appeals when marijuana businesses get city licenses, blocking challenges from people who do not live, work or own property nearby.

To the editor: As an environmental attorney who has fought for decades to defend Southern California’s open space from reckless urban sprawl, I’m proud to have helped protect more than 11,000 acres of important habitat in Ventura and Los Angeles counties from development and secure funding that...

To the editor: Nowadays, as a baby boomer, I am feeling a sense of deja vu, like I am reliving the 1960s. The divisive days of “love it or leave it” are here again, and either you proudly stand and sing the national anthem as a patriot, or you kneel and do not appreciate the brave individuals who...

An 11-race card includes five Grade 1s and five turf races.

This time, it’s speculation and rumors chasing O.J. Simpson.

The former football star could be released as soon as Monday from prison over his 2008 armed robbery and kidnapping convictions in Las Vegas. But Nevada Department of Corrections officials have been mostly quiet about how and when he’ll...

It's not exactly news that Hugh Hefner, the perpetually robed Playboy founder who died Wednesday at the age of 91, is a polarizing figure. For decades Americans have disagreed about whether he should be remembered as a great liberator of Americans from their sexual puritanism or as a sexist exploiter...

All the elements were in place here Friday evening for violent clashes outside a fundraiser featuring polarizing former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. But the Fresno Police Department was determined to calm things down and avoid making arrests.

The GOP fixation on the "death tax" that affects only the wealthiest Americans, and other notable opinions in The Times this week.

Starbucks, Whole Foods and about 80 other places in California that sell coffee may soon be forced to put warning labels on grande lattes and coffee bean packages to alert consumers that the product within contains acrylamide, a chemical that may be carcinogenic.

The Constitution says that the president shall nominate and, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint judges and other officials.

The public address announcer’s warnings to stay off the field at Martin Stadium were totally and happily ignored. Fans jumped over fences to stream down from the stands, cheering, chanting and smiling as they gathered at midfield Friday night in a huge pulsing crowd of crimson to celebrate the...

The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that shook central Mexico will certainly damage, but not debilitate, the Mexican economy and might even give it a boost next year as reconstruction efforts get in full swing.

Since most airlines began nearly a decade ago to charge for extras that previously were included in the cost of the ticket, freebies have become rare for air travelers.

If you have ever felt that flight attendants treat you like a chump because you are seated in the economy section, you are not alone.

Autumn may not be the busiest time of the year for home sales, but there’s still plenty of transaction action among the rich and famous. This week’s collection brings you entertainment show hosts, pro athletes and a drummer whose very association with a place makes it a red-hot spot.

Sam Darnold put his hands on his hips, unfastened his chin strap and walked, slowly, to USC’s sideline. coach Clay Helton met him there and put his hand around Darnold’s back.

How The Times’ top 25 high school football teams fared Friday night:

Rk. School (W-L) Result | Next game

1. MATER DEI (5-0) Did not play | vs. Santa Margarita (at Laguna Hills), Friday

2. ST. JOHN BOSCO (4-1) Did not play | vs. Orange Lutheran (at Orange Coast College), Friday

3. CORONA CENTENNIAL...

Quarterback Jonathan Martin of Culver City is into computer science and creating video games. With 24 touchdown passes and zero interceptions in five games, he could make himself look like Tom Brady the way he’s been playing.