On Dec. 8, 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor, my husband’s family in the Philippines lost almost everything — their home, their business — when the empire attacked Manila. They fled the city on foot, carrying what they could more than 150 miles into the mountains, seeking shelter and living for the next several years […]
Blog: Five takeaways from the Lakers’ 115-110 loss to the Brooklyn Nets
4. The Lakers played their second game without JaVale McGee and handled it a little bit differently than their first. “It all just really depends,” Kyle Kuzma said. “You can’t necessarily play them if they’re a small ball team, but regular traditional lineups, especially having JaVale, he cleans up a lot of our mistakes, a […]
Blog: U.S. drops strict fingerprint policy that slowed release of migrant children from custody
The change could result in the release of many more children from the centers. A series of tents that opened in June to house older children in Tornillo, Texas, was to close later this month. The space originally had 400 beds, but it expanded twice and now holds roughly 2,700 minors. A spokesman for HHS, […]
Blog: Beloved gibbon from Oakland Zoo dies after being relocated to Santa Barbara to find love
The beloved ape died Sunday in Santa Barbara, en route to a veterinary clinic, of what veterinarians suspect was cancer. It will take several weeks for that to be confirmed, though a mass was discovered in Nikko’s upper abdomen, along with abnormality in his kidneys and liver, according to the Santa Barbara Zoo. Source: latimes.com […]
Blog: Time-capsule Spanish-style in Fairfax has stunning ceilings, gorgeous tile for $1.4M
One block away from Pan-Pacific Park, this diamond-in-the-rough Spanish Colonial Revival is waiting for a new owner to buff it to a shine. The property has been in the same family for 80 years, says listing agent Hattie Ramirez. It shows some signs of wear, but are overshadowed by the awesome details dating back to […]
Blog: Mural uproar teaches LAUSD a lesson: Artists have a moral right against censorship
On Dec. 8, 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor, my husband’s family in the Philippines lost almost everything — their home, their business — when the empire attacked Manila. They fled the city on foot, carrying what they could more than 150 miles into the mountains, seeking shelter and living for the next several years […]