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Can the Hollywood and Sunset intersection be fixed?
East Hollywood/Los Feliz -- The junction of Sunset and Hollywood boulevards by the Vista Theatre is one big, confusing, six-way intersection. And boy, does it take a while to walk or drive across. So, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation is developing a plan to make it a bit easier...
Five-star prospect offered by Eric Musselman and USC basketball
According to 247Sports, five-star sophomore small forward Babatunde Oladotun, a 6-foot-8, 200-pound wing at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville (Maryland), was extended an offer by Eric Musselman and USC basketball. In his freshman season Oladotun attended James Hubert Blake High School in nearby Silver Springs, Maryland. The class of...
Advocates say homeless encampments in Sepulveda Basin raise fire risk
Just a month after a firefighter was injured battling a blaze in the Sepulveda Basin, homeless encampments in the area continue to grow and advocates are saying the city needs to take action before more fires break out.The basin includes a 200-acre wildlife reserve that the public has enjoyed for decades. But the Audubon Society, which monitors the reserve, says over the last several years homeless encampments have set up there, causing hazards."This area is not designed for people to live in," says Katheryn Barton with the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society. "There are not sanitary, adequate sanitary facilities."The encampments...
CA: MO: PA: Target to Open 3 New Stores, Looking to Add 300+ Locations During Next Decade
Retailer Target Corp. is opening three new locations next week, adding to its nearly 2,000-store network. The new stores will be in Lomita, Calif.; St. Louis, Mo.; and Doylestown, Pa. The three stores combined will mean job opportunities for about 260 employees. The Lomita location, the company's 127th store in...
Natasha Sekhon, Occidental College – Unlocking Ancient Water Signals Locked in the Geologic Record
Natasha Sekhon, assistant professor in the department of geology, digs in for a look. Dr. Natasha Sekhon has her training as a low-temperature geochemist and paleoclimatologist. She uses the geochemical signals preserved in speleothems (secondary cave deposits) and monitors modern cave systems to reconstruct periods of past climate change through the Quaternary and discern processes dictating modern cave systems. Dr. Sekhon’s research is multidisciplinary as she uses concepts from karst hydrology, speleothem sciences, climate dynamics and statistical modeling to investigate hydroclimate variability on seasonal to millennia time scales. She is interested in processes driving changes in global monsoon systems, El Nino Southern Oscillation, extreme hydroclimate conditions (floods and droughts) and periods of abrupt climate change. Dr. Sekhon earned her bachelor’s degree in Earth System Sciences from the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Sekhon received her doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin, following which she was a postdoctoral scholar at Brown University. She started as an Assistant Professor in Geology at Occidental College in January 2024.
UCLA receives $25M donation from Meyer and Renee Luskin
The UCLA College Division of Social Sciences has received a $25 million donation from Meyer Luskin and his wife Renee to support faculty, students, and public-oriented programs in the history department. This gift, announced on Tuesday, represents the largest single donation ever made to both the history department and the College Division of Social Sciences at UCLA.
Shohei Ohtani Makes Dodgers All-Star Game History with Mammoth Blast
Shohei Ohtani, playing in his first All-Star Game as a member of the National League, hit a mammoth three-run home run on Tuesday night. The blast was also the first by a Dodger in the All-Star Game since 1996.
Port of L.A. receives $8M to boost technology data platform
SAN PEDRO (CNS) - The Port of Los Angeles has been awarded an $8 million grant from the state that will allow a series of major enhancements to a technology data platform, officials announced Tuesday. The funding for the Port Optimizer is part of a larger $27 million in grants...
Top 30 Most Important Trojans for 2024: No. 18
USCFootball.com's list of the Top 30 Most Important Trojans continues with a second-year defender who played in all 13 games last season but saw his playing time fluctuate week to week, never playing more than 30 snaps. Braylan Shelby is set up to take a big jump after getting his feet wet as a freshman and could be a critical defender for USC.
Los Angeles drug dealers shipped pounds of fentanyl to Northeast Ohio hidden in printers, feds say
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Federal agents investigating drug trafficking through the mail say someone sent pounds of fentanyl from California to Northeast Ohio hidden inside printers, according to court records. U.S. Postal Inspectors who launched an investigation into Phillip Hurt wrote in court filings that they believe drug dealers in...
Analyst destroys Bronny James: 'He's not an NBA player'
Bronny James has gotten off to a rough start in summer league play this month. In four games, he has shot a combined 7-of-31 from the field and missed all 15 of his 3-point attempts, and some are starting to get impatient with him. The son of Los Angeles Lakers...
Internet Abuzz With Wild Theories After Juan Soto Joins Dodgers Huddle
The 2024 MLB Home Run had lots of memorable moments. One that caught the attention of fans involved New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto and some Los Angeles Dodgers stars. Soto joined Teoscar Hernandez, Shohei Ohtani, and Tyler Glasnow during a huddle in the middle of Hernandez’s Derby round. ...
Soul To Sol: LAFC’s 2024 Archive Collection Kit
Whether it’s the long list of soccer teams that have played in LA over the last half century, or the earth tones that define LA’s cityscape and beaches, the inspirations for LAFC’s newest kit, part of MLS’ Archive Collection, are as eclectic as the city itself.
Couvillon Earns First Team Academic All-America Honors
July 16, 2024 | Women's Rowing LOS ANGELES – UCLA senior rower Elsa Couvillon has been named to the 2023-24 Academic All-America® Women's At-Large First Team, it was announced by College Sports Communicators on Tuesday morning. Couvillon, who recently completed her degree in Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, becomes the first Bruin rower to receive the award since Monica Grova earned second-team honors back in 2004. "We could not be more proud of Elsa," head coach Previn Chandraratna said. She exemplifies everything we hope to achieve at UCLA, including this incredibly high level of academic achievement. An outstanding student in...
GRAND SLAM! Venus Williams ‘Snubbed’ Prince Harry by Refusing to Join Claps and Standing Ovation When He Was Handed Pat Tillman Gong
Tennis Legend Venus Williams can effortlessly leap across a tennis court, but she kept her feet planted firmly on the ground and did not participate in a standing ovation or a round of applause when Prince Harry received the Pat Tillman Service Award at ESPN’s ESPY awards Thursday night, RadarOnline.com can reveal.Williams, whose sister Serena is a close friend of Harry’s wife Meghan Markle, stared blankly ahead as Harry took the stage and Meghan stood applauding, mere feet from where Williams was seated at the glittering ceremony held in Los Angeles. Footage from the live event from ESPN screened on...
Dodgers Star Teoscar Hernandez Makes MLB History In Home Run Derby
The Los Angeles Dodgers have accomplished a lot in their storied history. World Series titles, All-Star players, MVPs and Cy Young winners, they've had it all. Well, almost all. Surprisingly, the Dodgers have never had a player of theirs win the Home Run Derby. That changed this year, as ...
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