Tyler Johnson came up with a loose ball and made a layup to snap Miami’s field-goal drought, then blocked a layup try by Harden to keep the Heat on top, and added a 3-pointer for a four-point edge. And with 1:20 left, Wade used the same move he’s used for 16 seasons — the shot […]
Blog: California’s legislative analyst, after decades of nonpartisan research for lawmakers, calls it a career
Only five people have led the independent research office of the California Legislature since its creation in 1941. And each of them has had a pretty simple mantra to live by in reviewing public policy proposals and government programs: Call it like you see it. “The job of any analyst, to me, is you maintain […]
Blog: ‘Hidden Figures’ NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson to release autobiography next year
Johnson was one of the subjects of Margot Lee Shetterly’s 2016 nonfiction book, “Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race,” which was adapted into a film starring Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe. The movie received three Oscar nominations, including one for best […]
Blog: Harvey Weinstein sexual assault case can move forward, judge rules
“If the MeToo movement helps level the playing field for women throughout the world, we are strongly supporting that movement. A movement should not, however, be permitted to push an indictment that is deeply flawed as we believe this movement has done,” Brafman said. “We are defending Harvey Weinstein on specific charges. We aren’t defending […]
Blog: Clippers snap four-game losing streak with 125-121 victory over Mavericks
So are the Clippers (18-13) when their bench is rolling, as it was again. Just as reserves powered the team’s strong first six weeks, their struggles to recapture that efficiency contributed to their recent slide. The Clippers entered Thursday losers of seven of their last nine games, a stretch in which Williams and Harrell were […]
Blog: Heavy Traffic At LAX As Holiday Rush Begins – CBS Los Angeles
Heavy Traffic At LAX As Holiday Rush BeginsThe holiday travel season is full speed ahead and that means mind-numbing traffic in and out of LAX. It is so bad the airport is tweeting out hourly updates about conditions in the horseshoe. CBSLA reporter Tom Wait is in the center of it all. Couple Robbed Of […]