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House is called
back to address
postal cutbacks
in ballots due to the
Saying Trump aims to COVID-19 pandemic, re-
ports of worsening mail de-
‘sabotage the election’ lays, shorter post office
with mail slowdowns, hours and greater service
disruptions since May have
Pelosi will seek a vote raised alarms about poten-
to bolster the agency. tial voter disenfranchise-
ment and political chaos af-
ter polls close Nov. 3.
By Laura King In a “Dear Colleagues”
letter, Pelosi (D-San Fran-
WASHINGTON — cisco) called on the House,
Spurred by fears that Presi- which is in summer recess
dent Trump is trying to until after Labor Day, to re-
eviscerate the U.S. Postal turn to session this week to
Service to help him win vote on a bill that would ban
reelection, Speaker Nancy postal authorities from
Pelosi on Sunday abruptly making “changes to opera-
summoned the House back tions or level of service” that
to Washington this week to were in effect Jan. 1, 2020.
pass a bill aimed at rolling The action reflects the
back administration cut- growing national outcry
backs that could cripple over allegations that Trump
Robert Gauthier Los Angeles Times widespread mail-in voting. and his allies are trying to
Congressional Demo- deliberately undermine
SEEKING RE SPITE FROM THE HEAT crats also called on the re- mail-in voting to help his re-
cently appointed post- election bid. Social media
Eddie Lopez and his son play in the San Gabriel River near Azusa to cool off Sunday. Fires continued to
master general to testify lighted up with concerns
burn during the heat wave; one in Northern California spawned fire tornadoes. CALIFORNIA, B1 Aug. 24 at an emergency about the security of absen-
hearing by a House commit- tee ballots and complaints
tee about cost-cutting about unusually slow mail
moves that led to steep slow- deliveries.
downs in mail service in But Pelosi’s move also
■■■ ELECTION 2020 ■■■ much of the country over the appeared partly symbolic
last three months. because the Republican-led

From ‘blue wall’ to battleground

As election officials brace Senate will not return until
for a record number of mail- [See Postal Service, A7]

Even without convention, Wisconsin may play a crucial role

plans to tune in to the Democratic Na-
LAUSD planning
By Mark Z. Barabak

APPLETON, Wis. — In 2016, a fed-up

tional Convention, which starts Mon-
day, because just maybe Biden’s run-
ning mate, California Sen. Kamala
to test and trace
Patrick Murray cast his presidential Harris, can bring Murray around to
ballot for Donald Trump, seeing the supporting the ticket. staff and their families —
brash New Yorker as “somebody new, Wisconsin, the land of dairy cows, Ambitious blueprint aiming to create a path to
somebody different, somebody that beer and razor-thin elections, was one safely reopening campuses
wasn’t part of the Washington crowd.” of three “blue wall” states that slipped aims to create path to in the nation’s second-larg-
Now, though, Murray’s contempt for away from Democrats in 2016 — by a safely reopen schools. est school district.
the president is abundantly clear, even combined total of fewer than 78,000 If the plan unfolds as de-
cloaked behind the mask that swad- votes. The breakthrough put Trump scribed, it could be one of the
dled his nose and mouth as he ran er- in the White House, giving him the By Howard Blume most detailed to date for an
rands on a sunny afternoon in north- electoral college votes he needed to and Laura Newberry American school district, in-
east Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley. win the presidency even as he lost the volving nearly 500,000 stu-
“My biggest problem with Trump is nationwide popular vote. The Los Angeles Unified dents and 75,000 staff. It ap-
he’s a pathological liar,” Murray spat The two other states that flipped, School District announced pears to be the most sizable,
out. “I can’t deal with that.” Mark Z. Barabak Los Angeles Times Michigan and Pennsylvania, are Sunday that it is launching at least until the larger New
The 72-year-old retired cop is no fan PATRICK Murray of Appleton, thought to lean more strongly toward an ambitious coronavirus York City school system
of Joe Biden who, to Murray, seems like Wis., will watch the Democrats’ Biden, leaving predominantly white, testing and contact tracing clarifies how it will manage
just “another old white guy.” Still, he convention for voting cues. heavily rural [See Wisconsin, A7] program for all students, testing and contact tracing.
The L.A. testing program
is not an immediate prelude
to reopening campuses. No
date has yet been set, and

L.A. auto legend plans for offering distance

learning will proceed as the
school year formally begins

spins out in a quest

this week.
But what the testing and
contact tracing program will
offer is a scientifically based

for riches in China confidence builder leading

up to the day campuses are
able to reopen, providing a
road map for safely manag-
younger drivers. ing renewed school opera-
By Shashank Bengali A year later, that flashy tions and data to assemble
vision has veered disas- a valuable base of knowl-
SINGAPORE — In July trously off track. edge.
2019, Steve Saleen, the Saleen’s Chinese backers “Extraordinary circum-
Southern California de- have accused his business stances call for extraordi-
signer of souped-up Ford partner of fraud and embez- nary actions, and while this
Mustangs and eponymous zlement and taken over the testing and contact tracing
supercars, walked onto a company, freezing its ac- effort is unprecedented, it is
strobe-lighted stage at Bei- counts and forcing hun- necessary and appropriate,”
jing National Stadium to dreds of employees out of said L.A. schools Supt.
launch a new line of vehicles work. Police raided the Austin Beutner in remarks
for the Chinese market. sprawling new factory em- [See Plan, A8]
During a 90-minute blazoned with Saleen’s
spectacle featuring techno name. Two senior executives
beats, mesh-clad dancers were detained, and a court LONG BEACH Mayor Robert Garcia, right, attends his mother’s wedding.
Gaby and Greg O’Donnell “were always happy,” Garcia’s brother said.
and an appearance by
British action star Jason
order sealed its Shanghai
showroom.
LAPD stops
Hollywood
Within weeks, a mayor
Statham, Saleen introduced Saleen alleges the Chi-
himself as an automotive nese shareholders planned
legend whose partnership to steal his intellectual prop- Hills party
with Chinese state investors erty and have filed for more
Large gatherings are

loses parents to COVID

would inject “supercar than 500 Chinese patents for
DNA” into high-end his designs and technology. still being held despite
sedans, coupes and a sport Stories in China’s govern- warnings from public
utility vehicle aimed at ment-owned media offer a health officials and
different account — one of a Mayor Eric Garcetti.
CALIFORNIA, B1
flailing start-up that squan-
dered public funds on the Long Beach leader navigates grief and pandemic
launch while its first vehicle China attacking
flopped, and whose technol- Garcia powered through news confer- media freedom
ogy was worth far less than By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde ences and pleaded with the public to wear Authorities continue
the state shareholders had masks and maintain their distance. He to harass Hong Kong’s
been led to believe. When 61-year-old Gaby Elena O’Don- presented the 2021 city budget proposal once-thriving news
The story of Saleen’s joint nell died July 26 of complications from amid the greatest economic crisis in dec- outlets. WORLD, A3
venture with the govern- COVID-19, her son Robert Garcia hon- ades and pressure to defund police agen-
ment of the eastern city of ored her on Twitter, posting photos of cies after the historic protests over the Weather
Rugao began with yet anoth- his mother at her job as a medical assist- death of George Floyd at the hands of a Partly sunny.
er American entrepreneur ant at a clinic. She dutifully wore a mask Minneapolis police officer. L.A. Basin: 91/70. B10
wading into China with and scrubs. Garcia gave media interviews about
dreams of building a lucra- Two weeks later, on Aug. 9, his step- his family and Long Beach’s COVID-19 Printed with soy inks on
tive global business. father, 58-year-old Greg O’Donnell, plans as nearly 10,000 residents became partially recycled paper.
Jae C. Hong Associated Press That promise foundered who had been fighting for his life on a infected and the city’s coronavirus death
STEVE SALEEN, on miscalculations, suspi- ventilator, also died of COVID-19 count reached 187.
known for his souped-up cions and the inexperience complications. On Twitter, vice presidential candi-
Mustangs, says he’s be- of a sports car guru who But for the Long Beach mayor, this date Kamala Harris expressed her con-
come a cautionary tale. [See Saleen, A10] was no time to stop. dolences and told [See Garcia, A12]

BUSINESS INSIDE: A bill would make retailers liable for garment factory wage theft. A9
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PERSPECTIVES

THE PANDEMIC’S TOLL

Lives lost in California
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began its march across California, the death toll has grown exponentially, claiming the lives of the young and the elderly, the infirm
and the healthy. In scores of interviews with the Los Angeles Times, families spoke of the cruelties of the disease. Yet most often they spoke of what loved ones had
done for others. Here are some of their stories. More will be published and can be found at www.latimes.com/projects/coronavirus-lives-lost-in-california/

Azar Ahrabi tal in Panorama City. He was 77.

Long before then, Ramos and Sylvia
68, Santa Clara settled in Reseda in the mid-1960s, where
Ramos worked in construction for 30
If a room of years. Along with his daily work, he was
people could have a known for being the handyman in his
conductor, seeking neighborhood. If the drain was clogged or
to accommodate the toilet needed plumbing, Ramos was
needs, lift spirits the first person people called.
and bring all to- From the age of 12, he helped his family
gether with inclu- pick crops in the South, before he decided
sion, Azar Ahrabi to move to Los Angeles at 19. As an adult,
was it. he worked full time but took English
The 68-year-old language classes in the evenings, before
woman lived in a earning a GED and diploma in 1985, the
Santa Clara apartment with her elderly same year his son Andrew graduated
mother, for whom she was the full-time from high school, Sylvia said.
caretaker. She did not drive. But she was “You can never have enough educa-
far from isolated. tion,” his daughter Sandra said her father
Ahrabi went out daily on what her would say.
family describe as “rounds,” checking on Ramos contracted the coronavirus at
the apartment complex staff, the postal the Windsor Terrace Healthcare Center,
carrier, the clerks at the Safeway where where at least eight patients have died.
she bought daily supplies. He had been recovering from pneumonia
Those who lived within the radius of and respiratory syncytial virus since late
her daily walks were her village — much February.
like the Tehran neighborhood in Iran He started running a fever March 24
where she grew up, before immigrating in and was put on antibiotics the next day. A
the 1980s to the United States. week later he started having trouble
Those Ahrabi befriended with a cup of breathing and was transferred to the
her special Turkish coffee, sweetened with hospital, where he tested positive for the
milk and only a little sugar, were rewarded coronavirus. He died four days later.
afterward when Ahrabi studied the Ramos is survived by his wife, son and
grounds in the bottom of their cup and daughter, and six grandchildren.
pronounced their fortune. — Tomás Mier
“I have the confidence to say I will
never meet anyone so unconditionally
selfless,” said her son, Amir.
John Eric Swing
Ahrabi died March 9 in a Santa Clara 48, Westminster
County hospital and is believed to have
been the first person in the San Francisco John Eric Swing
Bay Area to die of COVID-19. Amir said was a leader in
she had been sick since at least Feb. 17. Los Angeles’ His-
She is survived by her mother, son and toric Filipinotown
sister. and worked
— Paige St. John with multiple com-
munity organiza-
Mario Leos Lomeli tions serving the

93, Los Angeles Joseph Alexander 95, Hayward Filipino American

community.
Swing had been
Mario Leos ater in life, Joseph Alexander, a Marine veteran and Congressional Gold the executive director of Search to Involve
Lomeli was proud to
be both Mexican
and American. But
he spoke most often
about his life as a
carpenter.
His family had
L Medal recipient, became a documentarian of sorts.
He liked to record things: He taped television programs and kept a
scrapbook of news and magazine articles. The content varied, but mostly
dealt with the military, or anything historical. When family or friends would
come to his home in Hayward, he’d share an item or two from his collection.
“We called him the librarian,” his daughter Kay said. And like a true librarian, he
would let people check out shows or articles based on their interests.
Pilipino Americans, a group dedicated to
Filipino American empowerment, for only
two months when he died June 28 of com-
plications from COVID-19. He was 48.
Swing was appointed after a yearlong,
nationwide search. He was excited to
work on the redevelopment of SIPA’s
asked him to write a When General Motors, where he worked as an assembler for nearly 30 years, shut- headquarters, which looked to include a
biography of his life, tered its Fremont assembly line in 1982, the company offered him a job in the Mid- small-business center, community space
which he was happy west. Alexander agreed to the transfer, but his wife, Elmarie, vetoed the idea, so they and a cultural center. The project was
to do on his typewriter. In it, there was a stayed put in the Bay Area. years in the making, and Swing had
phrase he wrote often: “I’m really proud to In early April, Alexander was rushed to St. Rose Hospital in Hayward when he hoped to see it through.
be a carpenter, I’m really proud to work had difficulty breathing, Kay said. Two days later, on April 7, when one of his daugh- He had been a staff member at SIPA
with my hands.” ters called to check in on him, she was told by the hospital staff that he had died earli- since 2015 and formed close relationships
He worked mostly with wood, said his er that day. His positive COVID-19 test result came back the next day. He was 95. with co-workers. Eddy M. Gana Jr., who
daughter, Lydia Leos, a retired lieutenant Alexander grew up in New Orleans. At 19, he joined the Marine Corps, one of the serves as SIPA’s mental health counselor,
with the Los Angeles Police Department. first Black people to do so. Like many Black troops at that time, Alexander did not remembered him for his constant pres-
He often built cabinets or carved rosary get the recognition or veteran benefits that his white counterparts received once ence and selflessness.
beads and gave them away. World War II ended. “If there’s ever anything [you need],
Lomeli, 93, died April 14 after becoming Though it was 70 years late, Alexander did finally receive recognition for his serv- you can give me a call, anytime,” Swing
ill about a week earlier, Leos said. He ice. On Aug. 2, 2019, he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for helping end once told his colleague.
ended up at a hospital, where he tested segregation in the U.S. military by joining the Marines’ first African American unit. “So how about 2 or 3 a.m.?” Gana
positive for COVID-19 after living at a “I’m glad he was able to get that before he died,” Kay said. joked. Swing assured him he would an-
nursing home in Torrance for more than a — Megan Botel swer the call. Every meeting after that,
year. Swing would pretend to hold a phone to
Lomeli learned woodworking at an his ear and say, “You can still call me
early age in Aguascalientes, Mexico, anytime. I’m waiting!”
where he was born. When he was 14, he Before Swing’s term even began, SIPA
met Rafaela Hernandez, who was two was forced to move operations online
years younger. because of the pandemic, but he found
Hernandez and Lomeli packed up and ways to help community members. The
headed to California with $42 in their organization got a boost when state Sen.
pockets and three young children in tow. Ling Ling Chang (R-Diamond Bar) ob-
They were headed to San Francisco but tained funding to deliver food to seniors
ran out of money and ended up in Los and underserved families in Historic
Angeles in 1952, where they raised their Filipinotown. The state Senate later
nine children and spent summers work- honored SIPA and Swing’s leadership
ing in the fields picking fruit and vegeta- with a certificate of recognition as “Un-
bles in the San Joaquin Valley. sung Heroes of Southern California.”
He became a naturalized citizen in The son of Filipino immigrants, Swing
L.A., but before then he took night classes spent his college years learning more
and studied history and English, and his about his Filipino American identity. As
book of choice was a dictionary because an ethnic studies student at UC Riv-
he was determined to embrace the coun- erside, Swing co-founded a chapter of the
try as his, Leos said. He instilled in his Asian American fraternity Psi Chi Omega
children the love of learning, and his de- and volunteered in community service
scendants have gone on to become engi- organizations.
neers, lawyers and educators. — Tiffany Wong
After he was diagnosed with Parkin-
son’s disease and Alzheimer’s, Lomeli
moved into the care center. Leos visited
Alfonso Ye Jr.
every day with her mother, up until Febru- 25, Chula Vista
ary. The nursing home was already lim-
iting visitors, Leos said, and her parents Alfonso Ye Jr., 25,
shared one last brief embrace and kiss stood out among
before they were forced to separate.
He is survived by his wife, Hernandez,
Joni Berry 89, Los Angeles classmates in the
pharmacy tech
and their nine children: Juanita Leos- program at Pima
Fullerton, Mario Leos Jr., Amelia Leos- hen Stephen Maitland-Lewis was asked to describe his late wife, Medical Institute in
Cepeida, Aurora Leos, Maria Luz Leos-
Pacheco, Lydia Leos, Elizabeth Leos-
Kasper, Jaime Leos and Javier Leos. He
also is survived by 18 grandchildren and
27 great-grandchildren.
— Melissa Gomez
W
She was 89.
one word came to mind.
“Philanthropy,” Maitland-Lewis said. “She basically spent all
her life giving back.”
Joni Berry, a prominent leader of several charitable and non-
profit organizations in Los Angeles, died June 28 from complications of COVID-19.

Born in Chicago in 1930, Berry was adopted by Joseph and Inez Eichenbaum at
Chula Vista.
Rather than
waiting to complete
the eight-month
training program,
he sat for his pharmacy license and
passed the exam. And he began working
Artemio Ramos just 5 days old. When she was 8 years old, her family moved to California, where her
father worked as a real estate developer and her parents co-founded the Joseph K.
at a local pharmacy while still completing
his studies.
77, Reseda and Inez Eichenbaum Foundation, which has since donated millions to charity. “He took initiative. That is quite im-
As the Eichenbaums’ only child, Berry eventually became president of their foun- pressive for a student to be able to pass
Artemio Ramos dation. She endowed several projects, including the Joseph and Inez Eichenbaum that exam,” said his instructor, Benjamin
met his wife, Sylvia, Wellness Center at the Jewish Family Services in Los Angeles and the Eichenbaum Montoya.
on the dance floor. Laboratory of Alzheimer’s Disease at Tel-Aviv University. Ye also took pride in his cooking skills,
The two would “From a very young age, she realized she was greatly blessed,” Maitland-Lewis impressing the pharmacy department at
dance to música said. “She reckoned that [her adoption] was like a crapshoot: She got parents who potlucks with dishes he mastered as a
norteña at the were so wonderful, and she was motivated to give back.” professional cook for the San Diego Yacht
weekly bailes that But Berry had another passion: dance. As a toddler, she joined Merriel Abbott’s Club. Ye studied psychology at San Diego
drew other young Chicago Baby Professionals, a classical dance studio. She went on to dance with be- Miramar College and graduated from
Mexican Americans loved stars such as Sammy Davis Jr., Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor, her personal Mira Mesa High School, according to his
on weekends. favorite. LinkedIn profile. A manager at the phar-
“It took a while Berry’s love for dance remained throughout her life, both onstage and in her phil- macy where Ye worked described him as
for me to date him because I really didn’t anthropic work. For 24 years, she served as president of the Professional Dancers likable and outgoing.
like him,” Sylvia said, laughing. “I just Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting dancers in need. In March, Ye returned to his mother’s
loved to dance, but then after a while, he Berry’s first husband, Jody Berry, died in 2005, and she established the Jody home with what the family believed was a
was the only one asking me.” Berry Theatre at RiverPark Center in Owensboro, Ky., in his memory. Berry met cold with a high fever. He died March 25 at
Now, Sylvia reminisces about Ramos’ Maitland-Lewis, an author and attorney, at the Friars Club of Beverly Hills, and they home in La Quinta.
moves, his hardworking nature and the were married in 2009. He is preceded in death by his father,
love he had for his grandchildren. Joni Berry is survived by her husband; a son, Tony; stepchildren Douglas, How- Alfonso Ye Sr., who died in 2018, and is
Ramos died April 4 of COVID-19 com- ard, Toby, Benjamin and Victoria; and five step-grandchildren. survived by his mother.
plications at Mission Community Hospi- — Hayley Smith — Paige St. John
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THE WORLD

Hong Kong media choked by China

still could not maintain our
Authorities use a new old journalistic standards
because the worsening me-
security law to step up dia environment has led to
their efforts to silence an exodus of talent.”
Those who have decided
critical reporting. to stay face journalism
of limited impact and
By Rachel Cheung shrinking freedoms.
and David Pierson “It feels very draining
when most of your time is
HONG KONG — Once spent on a futile fight resist-
known for fierce independ- ing the collapse of the insti-
ence and exposes on the tution instead of doing actu-
misdeeds of the political al journalism,” a reporter at
elite, iCable has had the the broadcaster said. “I feel
sting taken out of its report- like I am fighting alone. I
ing as the Chinese Commu- would also like to leave, but
nist Party tightens its grip with similar scenes playing
on this city by arresting jour- out across newsrooms in
nalists and raiding news- Hong Kong, where else can I
rooms. go?”
The broadcaster’s new Some Hong Kongers
director of news, Oscar Lee, have supported belea-
is best known for being a guered media companies.
television anchor and a par- Tens of thousands more
enting influencer. He was copies of Apple Daily were
widely mocked on social me- sold last week. Activists
dia after a recent interview briefly pumped up the stock
with the police chief, which value of the paper’s parent
critics said was overly fawn- company.
ing and deferential. Chan and other journal-
That is China’s intent as ists at Apple Daily are accus-
investigative journalists are tomed to the intensifying
threatened and top news battle over telling their sto-
executives shoved aside. ries. He has been pepper-
Since the arrest last week of sprayed and struck by tear
media tycoon Jimmy Lai, gas canisters and rubber
founder of Apple Daily, re- Photographs by Kin Cheung Associated Press bullets during street pro-
porters and editors have MEDIA TYCOON Jimmy Lai acknowledges his supporters after being bailed out Wednesday in Hong Kong. tests.
been hiding their notes, pro- Officials arrested him, his sons and colleagues during a raid last week under a security law imposed by China. “In our role, we see a lot of
tecting contacts on en- people getting injured and
crypted messaging apps, construction projects. decline began after it was Xianling, the mother of a 19- making sacrifices,” he said of
and contemplating how
much jail time they could get
‘It feels very That’s made it a target of
the pro-Beijing establish-
sold in 2017 to investors: real
estate moguls Henry Cheng
year-old who was killed in
the Tiananmen Square pro-
the protesters. “They are
things they should not have
for violating Hong Kong’s draining when ment. Advertising revenue Kar-shun and David Chiu tests, was shortened to re- suffered. But at the same
new national security law. has plummeted in recent Tat-cheong, both of whom move her comments on time, we have to admit there
“It would probably be most of your time years after businesses were have close business ties with Hong Kong’s national secu- is nothing we can do to save
three to five years, but if I
plead guilty in court and
is spent on a futile pressured to boycott the
company. For weeks last
mainland China.
The broadcaster soon di-
rity law and similarities to
restrictions in China.
them and that is where we
feel the most powerless.”
have good conduct, I will fight resisting the year, Hong Kong’s former verted resources to focus on A New Year’s Eve seg- Chan spent the hours af-
likely get a sentence reduc- chief executive, Leung business news in mainland ment was edited to exclude ter the police raid on Apple
tion,” said a reporter at Ap- collapse of the Chun-ying, shamed busi- China. Sensitive topics the chanting of a popular Daily seated by his col-
ple Daily surnamed Chan,
who declined to use his full
institution instead nesses on social media that
placed ads in the paper.
started appearing less. Pres-
sure from the owners was
protest slogan by demon-
strators: “Liberate Hong
leagues, typing and filing his
story before midnight.
name for fear of retribution.
Such are the calculations
of doing actual Journalists at the com-
pany also have been har-
felt in the newsroom. Two
former staff members said
Kong, revolution of our
time.” In its place, an editor
At 1 a.m., as thousands
watched the paper roll off
in a disturbing new era. The journalism. I feel assed. they witnessed the news di- added the sound of a New the printing press on a
chilling scene of Lai’s arrest,
which was livestreamed
like I am fighting In December, Chan was
among 132 staff members
rector getting angry calls
from the company’s board,
Year’s countdown taken
from archival footage.
livestream, Chan took deep
breaths and tried to check
across the world, showed po-
lice rummaging through re-
alone.’ who were doxxed and had
their personal details — in-
which had never occurred in
the past.
Reporters, some earning
a little more than $25,000 a
his emotions.
— A reporter for the
porters’ desks and shouting broadcaster iCable cluding birth dates and pho- During this year’s anni- year, started leaving iCable. Times staff writer Pierson
at the paper’s chief editor af- tos — exposed online. By versary of the June 4, 1989, “Even if they don’t ag- reported from Singapore
ter he asked to see a search tracing the personal data to crackdown on protesters, an gressively censor,” said a re- and special correspondent
warrant. Outside Apple Dai- Hong Kong will impose the its source, the paper’s inves- iCable interview with Zhang porter who recently left, “we Cheung from Hong Kong.
ly’s offices, police limited same strict accreditation tigative team found that the
media access to only those process used in the main- information was leaked by
that backed the mainland land. national security agencies,
Chinese government. “The protest movement which have access to data
In the stepped-up as- in Hong Kong would not collected by the authorities
sault on Hong Kong’s have had as much interna- when reporters apply for
freedoms after a year of pro-
democracy protests, the
raid on Apple Daily marked
a new phase in China’s bid to
tional awareness and atten-
tion if Hong Kong wasn’t a
free and welcoming place for
international journalists,”
mainland travel permits.
In September, a co-
worker who reported on the
protests was assaulted by
TAX LAWS
silence critical reporting in a said Gwyneth Ho, a former four masked men while hav-
city with a vibrant history of
independent journalism.
Unlike the mainland,
where media are essentially
local television journalist
who was recently disquali-
fied from running for Hong
Kong’s legislature for oppos-
ing dinner at a restaurant.
“If you have one to two
daring outlets still breaking
news, then all the others
HAVE CHANGED!
the propaganda arm of the
rulingCommunist Party,
ing the national security law.
“If they’re forced out, then
have to follow,” said Francis
Lee, director of the School of No more stretch IRAs
semiautonomous Hong the world will not know what Journalism and Communi-
Kong has a commercial will happen next.” cation at the Chinese Uni-
news industry, which is Locally, few outlets have versity of Hong Kong. “You
guaranteed freedom of press done more to keep the pow- can’t pretend a story’s not
under the territory’s consti-
tution.
Those rights have been
erful honest than Apple
Daily, which was founded in
1995 by Lai after he made a
out there. It creates a dy-
namic that ensures sensitive
stories still get circulated.
Tax law changes mean no more use
harder to defend. Since fortune in the clothing busi- That’s the reason why the
Hong Kong was returned to
China in 1997 by Britain, the
ness.
An outspoken critic of
Chinese government is tar-
geting Apple Daily.”
of stretch IRAs to minimize taxes to
number of outlets willing to the Chinese government While the public’s atten-
report critically on the local
and mainland governments
since Beijing’s deadly crack-
down on pro-democracy
tion was mostly fixed on the
purge at Apple Daily, a
your beneficiaries.
has shrunk under political demonstrators in 1989, Lai shake-up was taking place
and economic pressure. has been labeled by state at iCable, where executives
Newsrooms are often cen-
sored by owners who have
business interests in China.
media as a “true race
traitor” and is accused of col-
luding with foreign forces by
were replaced and Oscar Lee
was named news director.
The sudden turnover is
NOT ALL ASSETS ARE EQUAL
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With lockdown, tons of plastic waste

“There’s no area of the
Italy generated less Mediterranean now where
plastic hasn’t impacted,” he
trash overall, but the added.
amount of single-use Italy’s National Center
for Research reported in 2018
items discarded rose. that the presence of mi-
croplastics on surface sea-
associated press
water off the nation’s coasts
was comparable to levels
ROME — Italy produced found in the Great Pacific
10% less garbage during its Garbage Patch, the collec-
coronavirus lockdown, but tion of ocean debris that
environmentalists warn spans part of that ocean.
that increased reliance on Globally, the U.N. Envi-
disposable masks and pack- ronment Program has
aging is imperiling efforts to warned that the increased
curb single-use plastics that use of single-use plastics in
end up in oceans and seas. protective equipment could
Italian researchers esti- lead to uncontrolled dump-
mate that during the peak ing and add to marine pollu-
months of Italy’s lockdown tion, and it has urged coun-
in March and April, urban tries to develop adequate
waste production fell by disposal plans.
500,000 tons. That decrease The U.N. trade agency,
is enabling dumps in Italy — UNCTAD, estimates that
where trash collection in global sales of masks alone
major cities has often be- will reach $166 billion this
come a hot-button political year, up from $800 million in
issue — to absorb the 300,000 2019.
tons of extra waste from pro- Even before the
tective masks and gloves es- COVID-19 crisis, only a quar-
timated to be used this year, ter of Italy’s waste was recy-
according to the Italian In- cled, with an estimated 53
stitute for Environmental kilotons of plastics leaking
Protection and Research. into the Mediterranean each
“Substantially, the fig- year, according to the envi-
ures will balance each other Andrew Medichini Associated Press ronmental group WWF.
by the end of this year,” Vale- AFTER YEARS of reducing reliance on products such as plastic bags and cutlery, Italy saw an increase in “Plastics and global
ria Frittelloni, the institute’s plastics use during the coronavirus lockdown. Above, the Malagrotta waste collection plant in Rome. warming are the main
head of waste management threats, and we need to act
and circular economy, told other countries saw similar ance on the internet retailer larly vulnerable spot. masks into the sewage sys- now to prevent our planet
the Associated Press. demand for plastics and by people holed up to abide “Because you are sur- tem or into the rivers and the and sea from transforming
But the pandemic dealt a cardboard as a result of the by stay-at-home orders. But rounded by coastline, you waterways and they will into a hostile and unlivable
blow to efforts to move away so-called Amazon effect — he concurred that within Eu- just need to have some rain eventually make their ways environment,” said Green-
from single-use plastics in referring to a surge in reli- rope, Italy was in a particu- events that will wash these into the ocean,” he said. peace’s Ungherese.
many places where they
were just beginning to be-
come mainstream.
The United Nations,
Greenpeace, Italy’s Mare-
vivo environmental organi-
zation and other such
groups are warning that
continued reliance on sin-
Belarus leader refuses to repeat election
gle-use plastics will pose were due to police beatings. one suddenly understood
longer-term risks to the en- Opponents protest, Some protesters Sunday that Lukashenko lost,” said
vironment. carried pictures of loved Anna Trushevich, a uni-
That’s particularly true claiming president’s ones who they said had been versity biology instructor.
for a country with a long sixth-term victory was beaten so badly they could European Union foreign
coastline along the Mediter- not attend. ministers have rejected the
ranean Sea, which is beset due to massive fraud. As Lukashenko’s sup- election results; on Friday
by the tiny bits of broken- porters waited for his ap- they began drawing up a list
down plastic known as mi- associated press pearance Sunday, many of officials in Belarus who
croplastics. chanted his nickname of could face sanctions. If
“We don’t have an esti- MINSK, Belarus — The “Batka,” or “father.” Lukashenko were to resume
mate yet of how much of embattled president of Bela- “Now everybody is a harsh crackdown, the re-
those objects were dumped rus tried to put on a show of against Lukashenko, and sponse from the West could
in the environment, but strength Sunday, holding a the president needs our sup- be even stronger.
what is sure is that all those rally with tens of thousands port. Everybody suddenly But calling on Russia for
that have been abandoned of supporters and rejecting has forgotten the good military help could also be
sooner or later will reach any possibility of repeating things he has done — there’s perilous for Belarus. Al-
the sea,” said Giuseppe the election that gave him order in the country; we though the two nations
Ungherese, head of anti-pol- a sixth term. But opponents Dmitri Lovetsky Associated Press don’t have war or hunger,” agreed in 1997 to a close
lution campaigns at Green- countered with a far larger PRESIDENT Alexander Lukashenko — who won by said supporter Tamara union, Lukashenko fre-
peace Italy. demonstration that drew as 80%, according to official results — spoke Sunday. Yurshevich, a 35-year-old quently claims that his giant
After years of reducing many as 200,000 people. lawyer. neighbor aims to absorb Bel-
reliance on products such as Alexander Lukashenko, ment demonstrations. would send unspecified se- As Lukashenko spoke, arus entirely. In the run-up
plastic bags and cutlery, in who has ruled Belarus since During 26 years in office, curity assistance to Belarus throngs of opponents con- to the vote, Belarus arrested
line with European Union di- 1994, lashed out at the West Lukashenko has repressed if Lukashenko asked for it. verged on a nearby park. In 33 Russian private military
rectives, Italy saw a huge and declared to his followers opposition figures and inde- North Atlantic Treaty the late afternoon, they contractors who it claimed
spike in plastics use during that the former Soviet re- pendent news media. But Organization spokeswoman streamed into the square had been sent in to destabi-
the coronavirus emergency. public, with a population of this year, protesters fed up Oana Lungescu dismissed that had been vacated by the lize the country.
The Italian National 9.5 million, would “perish as with the country’s declining Lukashenko’s claim about president’s supporters. On Sunday, a video circu-
Consortium for the Collec- a state” if the election were living standards and the the alliance’s troops gather- In contrast to the first lated on YouTube that pur-
tion and Recycling of Plastic to be rerun. president’s dismissal of the ing. days of protest, when large ported to show Belarus’ am-
Packages said the increase About 50,000 people lis- COVID-19 pandemic have “NATO’s multinational contingents of security bassador to Slovakia, Igor
in online shopping and its re- tened to Lukashenko in a posed the biggest challenge presence in the eastern part forces were deployed, police Leshchenya, expressing
lated packaging led to an 8% square near the main gov- to his rule. of the Alliance is not a threat appeared to be all but ab- “solidarity with those who
increase in plastic waste, ernment building in the The 65-year-old presi- to any country,” Lungescu sent when the opposition came out on the streets of
even within an overall drop capital, Minsk. But as he dent claimed Sunday that tweeted. “It’s strictly defen- supporters entered the Belarusian cities with
in garbage production. spoke, throngs of opponents Western powers were mass- sive, proportionate & de- square. peaceful marches so that
Keiron Roberts, an envi- streamed to their own rally ing military units in coun- signed to prevent conflict & The gathering ended their voice could be heard.”
ronmental research fellow at at a park about 1 1⁄2 miles tries along Belarus’ western preserve peace.” peacefully about three hours The embassy could not
the University of Ports- away. It was the eighth borders. He denounced sug- The Collective Treaty Se- later. There were no official be reached for comment, but
mouth in England, said straight day of anti-govern- gestions by some Western curity Organization, a mili- reports on crowd size, but Slovakian Foreign Minister
nations that Belarus should tary alliance of six former some estimated it at 200,000. Ivan Korcok indicated that
repeat the Aug. 9 presi- Soviet states, including Bel- Protesters were thrilled the video was legitimate. If
dential vote, which opposi- arus, said Sunday that it by the turnout Sunday, and so, it would be the first indi-
tion supporters said gave would make a decision many felt they had momen- cation of dissent at a high
How to contact us Lukashenko a victory only about providing assistance tum. level of government.
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■■ ■ ELECTION 2020 ■■■

Five things to watch for at the convention

nation, launching the young
The Democratic Illinois state legislator out of
obscurity and onto the path
event won’t have the of becoming leader of the
usual crowds. It will free world, and one of the
most popular politicians
have a few unknowns. of the era. Would the speech
have been so effective had it
been delivered to a near-
By Evan Halper empty room? No Demo-
cratic convention speaker
WASHINGTON — Is it has replicated the magic of
actually a national political that address. This cycle, the
convention if nobody con- speakers may not even try
venes? We are about to find — there will be no single
out. The four-night Demo- keynote; 17 speeches from
cratic National Convention party up-and-comers will
gets underway today in … cy- take its place. But at
berspace. least they could have low
Plans for tens of thou- expectations on their
sands of delegates, report- side.
ers and assorted other polit-
ical junkies to assemble in Hope and change?
Milwaukee for the event Or just hope for
were scrapped amid con-
cerns about spreading the
a return to
coronavirus. Even presump- normalcy?
tive nominees Joe Biden and It’s a convention, if only a
Sen. Kamala Harris of Cali- virtual one, so the party’s
fornia won’t venture to Wis- big themes will come up a
consin, instead delivering lot. Some progressives will
their acceptance speeches talk about a Green New
from a convention hall near Deal, and others will push
Biden’s Delaware home. Medicare for all, though
No crowds, no hordes of Biden has stopped short of
delegates waving signs and fully endorsing the initia-
no massive drop of balloons Drew Angerer Getty Images tives. He has kept his cam-
at the finale. Does that mean PRESUMPTIVE NOMINEES Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won’t visit the convention site in Milwaukee paign simple from the start,
no convention bounce? and will deliver their acceptance speeches from a locked-down convention hall near Biden’s Delaware home. pushing a mantra of restor-
Party leaders hope not. ing the soul of America and
They argue that this event his disappointed delegates as his vice presidential even make the lineup. Can Democrats as an antiabor- presenting himself as the
will be more inclusive, not might have caused in a running mate fused some the megastar Obamas — tion Republican who steady hand who can guide
less. The live audience may packed convention hall. much-needed vigor and Michelle on Monday, the worked to undermine their the nation through the
be gone, but so too are the Similarly, the scattered diversity onto a Democratic former president on agenda for much of his pandemic, the resulting
high-dollar fundraisers, protests that erupted re- ticket headed by a 77-year- Wednesday — and 30-year- career. But Kasich, now a recession and the move-
swarms and gobs of corpo- cently at the news that old white man who has been old Rep. Alexandria Ocasio- “Never Trumper,” built his ment for racial justice. His
rate money bankrolling the Republican John Kasich, in politics longer than half Cortez of the Bronx, N.Y., coalition in Ohio around the muted demeanor has
proceedings. Finally, a con- the former Ohio governor, the voters have been alive. stir up enough enthusiasm moderate suburban swing served him well over recent
vention for the people. And also would speak Monday But the lineup of speakers among millennials and voters who are crucial to months; President Trump
all they had to do was tell the won’t be heard at a virtual does not exactly scream Generation Zers to make Democrats winning back has made one unforced
people not to come. convention. If viewers don’t “new guard” at a time when them feel this is their party key states in the Midwest. error after another, and the
Here’s what to look for. stick around for this year’s the party is desperate to too? His presence is a signal that polls steadily moved in
entire broadcast, the net- energize young voters. there is a place for those Biden’s favor. Can he just
works could bail on big House Speaker Nancy Pel- voters in the party. And the cruise through the conven-
Will the networks Ideological
chunks of it. But the cable osi (D-San Francisco). virtual format will allow him tion? Biden has been
stick with it? networks will probably stay Former presidential nomi- bookends to telegraph that message around for so long, maybe
There hasn’t been a tuned. Democrats plan a nee, senator and Secretary Unlike the Republican without those watching he doesn’t need an introduc-
contested convention in mix of programming. While of State John F. Kerry. Bill Party, which plays wholly to hearing the boos from left- tion or reboot — most voters
some time, and commercial scripted speeches delivered and Hillary Clinton. Even the political right wing, wing party activists at pri- already know what he’s
network executives have in quiet rooms may have Sanders, the marquee Democratic Party leaders vate watch parties. about. Yet many, especially
griped about the lack of limited appeal, Democrats speaker representing pro- will make the widest pos- younger voters, do not. The
drama almost every four also promise slick videos to gressives, is a 78-year-old sible appeal, balancing Breakout star? “convention” is meant to
years. This year could be grab viewers during the who has suffered two heart speakers from the left end of Conventions can be an introduce him, as well as
worse. For example, Ver- broadcasts (from 6 p.m. to 8 attacks. A 45-year-old for- the party to at least one opportunity to showcase an Harris, who’s little known
mont Sen. Bernie Sanders p.m. Pacific each night). mer rival to Biden for the Republican, Kasich. The up-and-coming star of the beyond California, to the
speaks on the opening night Democratic nomination — grumbling about his high- party. Barack Obama’s 2004 country, and to power the
Monday, but there’s no Generation gap Julian Castro, the former profile speaking slot reflects keynote speech electrified campaign for the final
chance of the sort of ruckus Biden’s choice of Harris housing secretary — didn’t his notoriety among many the convention hall and the sprint to Nov. 3.

This time, Democrats show less tension, more unity

when our party is catering to
Sanders supporters, the party who we’re trying to
defeat.”
who felt burned in Some progressive lead-
2016, will back Biden, ers remain skeptical that
Biden’s choice of California
but some will protest. Sen. Kamala Harris as a run-
ning mate will help bring the
party’s left wing into the fold.
By Melissa Gomez Norman Solomon, na-
tional director of the prog-
In 2016, Bernie Sanders ressive group RootsAction,
supporters were fed up. said Biden’s choice of a fel-
The Vermont senator’s low moderate could hurt
loyal following from his prog- turnout among progres-
ressive, insurgent campaign sives. It sends a message
continued long after his bid that “this big tent isn’t big
for the Democratic Party enough for you,” he said.
nomination ended. His sup- “We’re committed to de-
porters marched in 97-de- feating Trump, but I’m wor-
gree Philadelphia heat out- ried that the Biden bubble at
side the Democratic Na- the top of the campaign is
tional Convention, their just checked out of the turn-
frustration fueled by leaked out issues,” he said.
emails showing party favor- There are some delegates
itism for his primary oppo- who believe there is more
nent, Hillary Clinton. common ground this time
The tension between around when it comes to
Sanders and Clinton and generational affinity.
their supporters lasted Joseph Mullen, 18, co-
through the nomination founded the Young Dele-
process and left a bitter gates Coalition, which in-
aftertaste as Clinton’s cam- Marcus Yam Los Angeles Times cludes supporters of Sand-
paign sought to unify the SANDERS DELEGATES were frustrated with what they considered favoritism for Hillary Clinton in 2016. ers, Biden, Massachusetts
party against Donald This time, some progressives say Biden’s efforts to reach moderate voters feel like the “same old, same old.” Sen. Elizabeth Warren and
Trump. former South Bend, Ind.,
Now, as Sanders comes in in defeating President cently earned praise from Voting no is a symbolic another, from the Young Mayor Pete Buttigieg.
second once again, this time Trump. the youth-led organization gesture, a push for the core Delegates Coalition, advo- Mullen, a Florida resi-
to Joe Biden, the animosity Since Sanders’ 2016 bid Sunrise Movement for his values of the left, said cating for younger speakers. dent and Sanders delegate,
and recriminations of 2016 brought progressive policies expanded climate change Zenaida Huerta, a Sanders The coalition, consisting said he does not agree with
have been largely avoided. such as canceling student policy. The group, which en- delegate from California. of 225 delegates younger Biden’s centrist views but
The two men have had a far debt and universal health- dorsed Sanders in the pri- “It’s about saying that than 36, estimated that the believes it’s important that
more cordial relationship, care to the Democratic pres- mary, had months earlier any kind of Democratic average age of this year’s his generation come to-
even during a heated pri- idential race, he has helped given Biden a failing score Party platform is woefully speakers is 62. Only two are gether on their shared con-
mary battle, than Sanders move the party further left when comparing his plan on insufficient if it does not in- under 40. cerns, such as the climate
and Clinton did. and energize the youth vote. climate change to the Green clude something that is glar- Sanders delegate Chris- crisis and criminal justice
“It wasn’t about avoiding Young people have become New Deal. When it became ingly needed, given our cur- topher McClain, 27, said he reform.
animosity, because it wasn’t increasingly politically ac- clear he was the presump- rent pandemic,” said the is disheartened at his party’s “One way or another,” he
there,” said Symone D. tive and engaged since 2016, tive nominee, Biden made Whittier resident, 21, who at- efforts to reach out to mod- said, “Biden is going to be
Sanders, a senior advisor to according to polling from the direct appeals to Sanders’ tended her first convention erate voters because it feels that bridge to the next gen-
the Biden campaign, who Center for Information & younger base, whose politics four years ago. like the “same old, same eration of the Democratic
noted the rapport between Research on Civic Learning have been shaped by the cri- “We were seen as pie-in- old.” Party.”
the men. “Going into the and Engagement. More than ses facing their generations. the-sky people” in 2016, “I completely under- Symone D. Sanders ac-
convention, our party is 80% of those surveyed by the But there are some con- Huerta said. Now the party stand the point to reach knowledged that although
more united than ever.” center this year say they be- cessions many in the Sand- has moved closer to prog- across the aisle,” the Califor- progressives have different
The Democratic Party lieve they have the power to ers camp are not willing to ressive ideals, with Demo- nia delegate said. “The point ideas of how to address ma-
platform largely reflects the change the country. make, even with the crats broadly supporting of contention is that we’re jor issues, such as climate
points of the Biden-Sanders “Young people don’t COVID-19 pandemic forcing a government healthcare losing policies and morality change, college affordability
Unity Task Force, which is want to be asked to just the convention to go com- plan. “In some ways, even to do so, and we’re not and access to healthcare,
made up of supporters the show up in November,” said pletely virtual. Sanders dele- though we have less Sanders standing strong on what our the Biden campaign has the
men gathered to foster har- Sarah Audelo, executive gates are continuing their delegates this time around ... Democratic values are.” same goals.
mony and make policy rec- director of the Alliance for own protesting efforts: More we have more leverage than McClain, who is attend- “It’s not about asking
ommendations. The party Youth Action, a group for than 700 delegates, the ma- we did in 2016,” she said. ing his first convention, said some groups or individuals
and the Biden campaign are progressive young voters. jority of whom are Sanders She signed a letter pro- his group has been pleading to drop what they believe,”
reaching out to young vot- “They want to be part of this representatives, have testing the convention with the party to amplify she said. “But it’s also not
ers, who lean progressive process.” pledged to vote against the speaking slot for John progressive voices as a way about pulling Vice President
and formed a core part of In March, the centrist party platform because it Kasich, a former Republican to energize young voters. Biden to a place where he is
Sanders’ base, recognizing Biden proposed free tuition doesn’t include one key is- governor of Ohio. And she “It’s hard to get people ex- not. It’s about, where do we
them as an important factor for some students, and he re- sue: Medicare for all. recently began circulating cited to vote Trump out align.”
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Pelosi recalls House over postal crisis

[Postal Service, from A1] moval of more than 600 high-
after Labor Day, and it’s un- speed mail-sorting mach-
clear whether they will take ines, as well as mailboxes in
up the bill. some locales, including
Congress is already parts of California.
deadlocked on another co- The election dispute has
ronavirus financial relief put the U.S. Postal Service,
package that includes addi- which traces its roots to 1775,
tional funding for the Postal when Benjamin Franklin
Service. was named the first post-
“Alarmingly, across the master general, in the
nation, we see the devastat- crosshairs of a bitter parti-
ing effects of the President’s san battle.
campaign to sabotage the Polls show that Demo-
election by manipulating crats are more likely than
the Postal Service to disen- Republicans to vote by mail
franchise voters,” Pelosi this year, and Trump insists
wrote. — without evidence — that
She called Postmaster widespread use of mail-in
General Louis DeJoy, a ma- ballots will lead to rampant
jor Trump donor, a “com- fraud. He and First Lady
plicit crony” of the presi- Melania Trump have re-
dent, saying he has pushed quested mail ballots from
“sweeping new operational Florida.
changes that degrade postal For their part, Demo-
service, delay the mail, and crats scheduled the hearing
— according to the Postal with DeJoy and Robert M.
Service itself — threaten to Duncan, the chairman of the
deny the ability of eligible Postal Service Board of Gov-
Americans to cast their ernors, on Aug. 24, also the
votes through the mail in the first day of the Republican
upcoming elections in a National Convention, which
timely fashion.” will nominate Trump for re-
Earlier Sunday, House election. The Democratic
Democrats called on DeJoy, J. Scott Applewhite Associated Press National Convention, which
who was appointed the top LETTER CARRIERS load trucks last month in Virginia. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Postal Service cuts will nominate Joe Biden, will
postal official in May, to ap- that have delayed mail nationwide are the result of President Trump’s “campaign to sabotage the election.” take place this week.
pear before an “urgent” As prospects appear dim
hearing of the House Over- officials scrambled to see if that starving the cash- California than in many ity” of the state’s voters for a swift end to the co-
sight Committee on Aug. 24 they could give voters more strapped agency of fresh other states. California has should not be affected by de- ronavirus outbreak, which
and to hand over documents options. funds would compromise its long had one of the nation’s lays. Those who register in has left more than 170,000
on recent cost-cutting The long-simmering cri- ability to deliver ballots in a most generous laws in late October could face a Americans dead, tens of mil-
moves and staffing changes sis boiled over Thursday timely fashion. allowing extra time for bal- greater risk of not receiving lions of Americans are ex-
that are widely blamed for when Trump said he would On Friday, the Postal lots to be received by elec- a ballot in the mail, though pected to vote by mail to
the mail backups. reject a Democratic propos- Service confirmed that it tions officials. many counties will urge such avoid the risk of infection in
Across the country, attor- al to funnel $25 billion in ex- had issued a warning to 46 The state has gone even voters to pick up a ballot in lines at polling places.
neys general from at least six tra funding to the Postal states, including California, further this fall, requiring person. Critics have spotlighted
states huddled over the Service to help with the of “significant risk” that any ballot with an envelope As the controversy gath- DeJoy’s potential conflicts
weekend to discuss possible expected deluge of mail-in some voters might be disen- postmarked by Nov. 3 to be ered steam, the agency’s in- of interest due to his re-
lawsuits against the Trump ballots — even though the franchised because it might counted as long as it arrives spector general, Tammy ported financial invest-
administration to block it agency’s board of governors, not be able to meet state within 17 days of the election. Whitcomb, separately an- ments in companies that
from cutting mail service be- which Trump appointed, deadlines for delivering last- The Postal Service letter nounced an investigation of compete with the post office.
tween now and the election, had recommended the minute ballots. sent to California Secretary the cost-cutting measures Demonstrators staged noisy
the Washington Post re- $25-billion boost. The potential for prob- of State Alex Padilla ac- by DeJoy, including elimina- but peaceful protests over
ported, while state election Trump acknowledged lems is probably smaller in knowledged the “vast major- tion of overtime pay and re- the weekend outside his
apartment complex in
Washington.
On Sunday’s television
talk shows, Democrats ac-
■ ■ ■ ELECTION 2020 ■ ■■ cused Trump of peddling
baseless accusations of
widespread fraud in past
mail balloting.

‘Blue wall’ state may be crucial to race “What concerns me is an

all-out attack — they’re not
even hiding it — by the presi-
dent of the United States to
undermine the United
States Postal Service, to
[Wisconsin, from A1] underfund it, to allow a
Wisconsin as the most com- mega-donor leading it to
petitive. It could be the one overtly do things to slow
state, if the election is close, down the mail,” Sen. Cory
that decides the November Booker of New Jersey said on
contest; polling suggests the CNN’s “State of the Union.”
former vice president holds Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-
a modest lead. Vt.), appearing on NBC’s
In a pre-coronavirus “Meet the Press,” accused
world, Democrats had Trump of “doing everything
hoped to bolster their claim he can to suppress the vote,
to Wisconsin’s 10 electoral make it harder for people to
votes by staging their na- engage in mail-in balloting,
tional convention in Milwau- at a time when people will be
kee, a first for the brawny putting their lives on the line
city on the western shore of by having to go out to a
Lake Michigan. polling station and vote.”
But the pandemic Trump and his aides
caused the party to delay, Photographs by Mark Z. Barabak Los Angeles Times have sought to draw a dis-
then shrink, then finally can- REBECCA KRUEGER, a Bernie Sanders supporter DOUG HENKE plans to stake a Biden sign at his tinction between absentee
cel the in-person gathering. in Green Bay, Wis., says she will back Joe Biden. home in his GOP-leaning neighborhood in Oshkosh. voting, which every state al-
While the technical produc- lows, and so-called universal
tion will be handled out of he finishes his term?” Kuep- Neither candidate was for president sign outside record of people in Wiscon- mail-in voting, in which
Milwaukee, the most impor- per said, her voice arcing in- particularly well liked. his Oshkosh home — an ad- sin wanting to be able to mail-in ballots are sent to all
tant business — and whatev- credulously at the thought Trump was viewed favorably mittedly purposeful provo- meet, touch, feel and talk to voters. Fewer than 10 states
er screen-sized pageantry of an octogenarian Biden in by 42% of those surveyed cation in the Republican- their public officials,” said do that.
the Democrats can muster the Oval Office. “I’m sorry, and unfavorably by 55%. leaning community. Brian Reisinger, a Republi- Speaking to reporters
— will be done remotely. Bid- but your mind isn’t as sharp Biden was seen favorably by The 64-year-old doctor can strategist and former Saturday at his New Jersey
en and Harris, once officially as it was when you were 50 or 43% and unfavorably by 48%. has developed “an intense aide to two-term GOP Gov. golf club, Trump said uni-
nominated, will deliver their 60.” But many seem ready to hatred” for the GOP, which Scott Walker. “Joe Biden ap- versal mail-in voting would
acceptance speeches from Four years ago, Trump swallow hard in the service he sees abetting Trump’s parently still hasn’t gotten be “catastrophic” and would
Biden’s home state of Dela- carried Wisconsin by just of winning in November. worst impulses, and hopes the message that it cost his render the United States
ware. over 22,000 votes out of Rebecca Krueger, 37, a so- his small protest will lead to party the presidency in “the laughingstock of the
Still, the presidential nearly 3 million cast, becom- cial worker in Green Bay, some spirited discussion 2016.” world.”
campaign here is no mere ing the first Republican to voted twice in Democratic with neighbors. The campaign respond- Trump argued that with
afterthought. Campaign win the state in 32 years. The primaries for Vermont Sen. “I’m not trying to be par- ed through Baldwin, a lead- millions of mail-in ballots,
signs dot Wisconsin’s farm- path to victory, like the can- Bernie Sanders and places tisan, I don’t really like that,” ing campaign surrogate. “you’re never going to know
land, suburban lawns and didate himself, was unique. herself well to the left of Bid- said Henke, who picked up Biden “is prioritizing the when the election is over …
the lofts of the urban and His performance lagged en. But she has no hesitation the blue Biden sign along health and safety of Wiscon- for months or years” and bal-
trendy. The television air- in areas where Republicans voting for him, especially with some organic beets at sinites,” the senator said. lots “are going to be lost,
waves have been ablaze for typically win by huge mar- now that Harris has joined the farmers market in “The campaign has invested they’re going to be gone.”
months with advertising, gins, in the conservative- the ticket. “Anything,” Oshkosh. “But at some point significant resources in the White House aides said
much of it scathingly nega- leaning “WOW” counties — Krueger said, “is better for you have to stand up and be Badger State and shows no Trump’s motives in oppos-
tive: The candidates and Washington, Ozaukee and the country than Trump.” counted. And in this elec- sign of slowing down.” ing mail-in ballots were be-
their allies have already Waukesha — that neighbor With partisans so deeply tion, this is what I feel like I Wisconsin is one of the ing misinterpreted.
spent or reserved nearly $50 Milwaukee and lead to the dug in, one key to the elec- have to do to accomplish most evenly divided states in “I’ll give you that guaran-
million worth of TV time, vast countryside beyond. tion will be independent vot- that.” the country, evidenced over tee right now: The president
about evenly divided be- Trump overcame that ers like Murray in places One thing Biden hasn’t the last two decades by sev- of the United States is not
tween the two sides. sluggish showing by wallop- such as Appleton, Oshkosh, done is take Wisconsin for eral exceeding close going to interfere with any-
“I’m pretty much done ing Democrat Hillary Clin- Green Bay and other small granted the way Clinton did. elections. (Obama’s twin body casting their vote in a
with the campaign,” Elena ton in Wisconsin’s small industrial cities of the Fox The former secretary of victories were notable ex- legitimate way, whether it’s
Phillips, a 59-year-old finan- towns and rural areas, flip- River Valley, which, along State ran her first ad just a ceptions.) A blowout by ei- the post office or anything
cial planner in suburban ping 22 counties that voted with the WOW counties, are week before the election and ther candidate in November else,” Trump’s chief of staff,
Milwaukee, said with a wea- for Barack Obama in his two major battlegrounds. became the first presi- would be a surprise. Mark Meadows, said on
ry roll of eyes benumbed by big victories. (Clinton also The former police officer dential candidate in nearly For now, even Republi- CNN.
so many political ads. “I suffered from a significant can’t bring himself to vote half a century — since Rich- cans concede that Trump — Many Democrats, and a
can’t wait until November.” drop-off among younger and for Trump or Biden. So when ard Nixon in 1972 — to not facing a raging pandemic, few Republicans, have cited
She too is not particu- Black voters, particularly in he casts his ballot, he said, once set foot in Wisconsin. sputtering economy and the repercussions of weak-
larly thrilled with Trump, Milwaukee.) he will do so in support of Although Biden has not flaring racial tensions — is in ening or disrupting mail
though Phillips concedes Since then, suburban Vice President Mike Pence campaigned in person this trouble. But backers like service as going far beyond
she knew what she was get- support for the GOP has or Harris, whose back- year, he has conducted a Tom Winkels take heart in the upcoming election.
ting personality-wise (loud- eroded even more, with ground as a prosecutor — number of interviews with 2016, when polls showed him “The last thing we should
ness, coarseness) when she Democrats gaining ground San Francisco’s district at- local TV stations, participa- trailing Clinton right up to be doing is politicizing the
voted for him in 2016. Even in the 2018 midterm election torney and California attor- ted in a remote discussion of election day. Postal Service — it’s not as
so, the conservative-leaning as well as a springtime ney general — appeals to rural issues and stocked his “The polls are fake,” said though it exists just for vote
independent considers the Supreme Court election in Murray. campaign with political pro- Winkels, 66, the facilities by mail,” New Jersey Gov.
president a far better choice which a liberal challenger “I like Pence,” he said, fessionals who helped elect manager at a Christian Phil Murphy, who co-chairs
than Biden, who Phillips knocked off one of the state’s pausing at the book drop the state’s Democratic gov- school in Oshkosh. “There’s the Democratic National
called “a career politician in conservative justices. outside Appleton’s down- ernor, Tony Evers, and re- just a lot of people who, be- Committee, said on CNN.
office for way too many years Perhaps more signifi- town library. “But I want elect its Democratic senator, cause of the way the left “Think about the seniors
with too little accomplish- cant, a recent Marquette [Harris] to change my Tammy Baldwin. treats Trump supporters, who rely on it for medicines,
ments.” Law School poll found the mind,” in part by convincing Still, Republicans con- won’t say they’re Trump our veterans, our small busi-
Pam Kuepper, 61, a first- president holding just a Murray that Democrats can sider the decision to cancel supporters even though nesses, the commerce asso-
grade teacher in Menasha, small lead over Biden in the better deal with the pan- the convention a huge blun- they really are.” ciated with the backbone of
one of Wisconsin’s abundant rural areas where Trump demic and bring an end to der. To underscore the He strolled through the this country,” he said. “We
small towns, offered a simi- swamped Clinton. the country’s deep divisions. point, Trump plans to hold farmers market, past rows of need to fund the Postal Serv-
lar calculation. Trump may The survey also found Doug Henke doesn’t an airport rally Monday in heirloom tomatoes and jars ice. We need to root for its
be “a little tacky,” she said, concerns over COVID-19 need further convincing. Oshkosh and Pence has of locally produced honey, success, as opposed to the
but she considers Biden at growing and unhappiness He couldn’t bring himself scheduled a visit Wednesday wearing a “Make America opposite.”
age 77 too old and too eager with Trump’s handling of to vote for Trump four years to Darien, a rural speck in great again” T-shirt and
to spend other people’s the crisis deepening as the ago, so he backed Clinton. the southern part of the flush with confidence. His- Times staff writer John
money. (Trump is 74.) number of cases in Wiscon- This time, the lifelong inde- state. tory, Winkels is certain, will Myers in Sacramento
“He’ll be, what, 82 when sin increased. pendent is staking a Biden “There’s a long track repeat itself in November. contributed to this report.
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Testing and tracing for students and staff

[Plan, from A1] yet clear how often LAUSD
prepared for broadcast on students will be tested.
Monday morning. “This pro- It was not clear Sunday
gram will provide public when the first testing would
health benefit to all in the begin. It’s also not clear
school community as well as whether certain provisions
the greater Los Angeles of the plan would involve ne-
area. It will also provide sig- gotiations with employee
nificant education benefits unions.
for students as it will get School nurses are likely
them back to school sooner to play a central role in the
and safer and keep them plan. They are represented
there.” by United Teachers Los An-
The spread of COVID-19 geles. Union leaders said
in the Los Angeles area still they are preparing to negoti-
far exceeds state guidelines ate over issues related to a
governing the possible re- return to campus.
turn of students to cam- So, far, “we only negotiat-
puses. ed the impact and effects of
Beutner reiterated that distance learning,” said Ar-
it’s not yet safe to return to lene Inouye, the union’s
campuses even as this plan elected secretary. “Our next
is launched. negotiations will be about
“The level of new cases in the physical return to
Los Angeles are still two and schools.”
a half times the state guide- She pointed out that
lines, and while the portion members of UTLA are not
of those testing positive is required to work from cam-
below state thresholds, it’s pus, although members of
still considerably higher some other unions must do
than the World Health Or- so.
ganization standards and Researchers at UCLA
those in place for New York,” and Johns Hopkins Uni-
Beutner said. versity, who are providing
The superintendent ref- services pro bono, will use
erenced the New York school the testing data to analyze
system because that district Photographs by Kent Nishimura Los Angeles Times the effects of reopening cam-
is planning to open cam- LOS ANGELES Unified School District staff member Adrian Pacheco, left, demonstrates the use of sanitizing puses, the district said. Re-
puses in a modified fashion equipment as schools Supt. Austin Beutner, center, takes a tour of Burbank Middle School on Aug. 7. searchers hope the program
when its school year starts in can be a national model.
September. During the first phase of
Beutner also outlined the
plan for testing and contact
‘While this testing the program, researchers
will determine a schedule for
tracing in an opinion article and contact the frequency of testing for
in The Times published students and staff, the dis-
Sunday. tracing effort is trict said.
The district hopes to be
able to test all students and
unprecedented, it “Determining an ideal
testing strategy involves the
staff as part of a partnership is necessary and application of epidemiologic
that includes UCLA, Stan- principles and modeling in-
ford and Johns Hopkins Uni- appropriate.’ formed by all available infor-
versity, Microsoft, Anthem mation,” Dr. Kristan Stau-
Blue Cross and HealthNet, — Austin Beutner, denmayer, an associate pro-
among others — with a price superintendent of L.A. schools fessor at Stanford who is
tag of roughly $300 per stu- spearheading the universi-
dent over a year, close to $150 ty’s contribution, said in a
million. prepared statement.
The superintendent did Public health experts Staudenmayer, in an in-
not immediately identify the have said that such a plan terview with The Times on
source of the funding, but seemed impractical. Sunday night, said the plan
the district has received “At this point, we need to pursues “a very noble cause:
hundreds of millions of state reduce risk,” Claire Garrido- continuing to give education
and federal dollars for its co- Ortega, an epidemiology lec- to the children of L.A. Uni-
ronavirus response efforts. turer at Cal State Long fied School District.”
District officials also have Beach, told The Times in Experts at UCLA will
said they could use addi- July. “Testing doesn’t neces- study Los Angeles Unified’s
tional funding. sarily reduce risk.” reopening plans and also
The testing logistics are Beutner pointed to the share findings from this ef-
currently being fine-tuned LABELS on desks designate where students can sit while observing physical dis- success seen by South Ko- fort worldwide, Dr. Steven
and tests will first be admin- tancing at Burbank Middle School. There is angst over the start of the school year. rea, Denmark, Germany and M. Dubinett, director of the
istered to teachers and staff Vietnam in fighting the school’s Clinical & Trans-
who are choosing to work and students.” unanimously approved a parents who want fewer virus, noting that those lational Science Institute,
from schools as well as any of The district’s announce- plan that will restore struc- mandatory screen-time countries’ contact tracing said in a statement.
their children enrolled in day ment comes amid growing ture to the academic sched- hours for their young chil- operations could be applied Other key players include
care provided by the district, concerns from parents ule while also allowing for an dren — a reflection of the to L.A. County schools. Microsoft, which will pro-
Beutner wrote in the opinion about a fall semester of on- online school day that is complexities of distance The federal Centers for vide an app that families and
piece. line learning. A Times sur- shorter than the traditional learning and the widespread Disease Control and Preven- employees can use to report
“Tests will then be pro- vey published last week one. Members of the teach- parent angst over the start tion explicitly “does not rec- symptoms — and which will
vided for all staff and stu- showed students from low- ers union also have ap- of the school year at home ommend” comprehensive be used to gather data dis-
dents over a period of weeks income families generally proved the agreement. and online. school-based testing, citing trictwide that will guide the
to establish a baseline,” he fare much worse than The distance learning Beutner has long called a lack of evidence that it district’s ongoing response.
wrote. “On an ongoing basis, students from more affluent schedule leaves some L.A. for widespread testing of would reduce transmission, The application also is in-
sample testing based on epi- families. Unified parents and advo- students and staff, saying plus concerns about re- tended to help people regis-
demiological models will be This month, the Los An- cates wanting more teach- such protocols were key to sources, parental consent ter for testing and obtain
done for each cohort of staff geles Board of Education ing hours. There also are safely reopening schools. and student privacy. It is not needed information.

Drive to register Florida felons to vote faces roadblocks

and his legislation makes it down festivals, concerts and
Because of COVID-19 easier for felons to get costs other gatherings that are
waived by a judge. prime spots for signing up
and fee requirements, The Florida Rights Res- voters. Restrictions to con-
fewer than expected toration Coalition has raised trol the virus mean canvass-
more than $4 million to help ing is now done almost ex-
will benefit this year pay court costs. Donations clusively by phone, instead
from Amendment 4. have come from retired of by knocking on doors.
basketball star Michael Jor- That means volunteers can’t
dan as well as More Than a help the person fill out the
associated press
Vote, an organization dedi- form and collect it. Instead,
cated to maximizing Black they must trust the person
FORT LAUDERDALE, turnout that counts the Lak- will register online.
Fla. —When Floridians over- ers’ LeBron James and co- “I was having a lot of suc-
whelmingly approved a median Kevin Hart among cess with returning citizens
measure allowing most fel- its backers. when I was canvassing, but
ons to vote after completing Still, the total owed could with the telephone, you can
their sentences, many ex- be as high as $3 billion. hide behind it and say no
pected Democrats to benefit William Freeman re- and hang up,” said Ronald
most from the participation cently registered to vote af- King, who registers voters in
of up to 1.4 million newly eli- ter serving three years for Jacksonville for New Florida
gible voters in this year’s grand theft, his fourth pris- Majority, which focuses on
election. on stint. Freeman, 51, said he marginalized populations.
But the COVID-19 pan- had a crack addiction but is Even if the payment re-
demic, which has hampered now sober and works sani- quirement were lifted,
registration drives, and a tizing Palm Beach County Smith, the University of
disputed requirement that buses. Florida professor, and Flor-
people convicted of felonies He did community serv- ida Atlantic University polit-
pay a series of costs before Lynne Sladky Associated Press ice to pay most of his costs, ical science professor Kevin
their rights are restored WILLIAM FREEMAN, 51, has registered to vote in Florida after serving three but records show he still Wagner said there are too
have turned the anticipated years for grand theft, and that has allowed him to feel like a “real free man.” owes $780 — a fact that sur- many unknowns to say with
geyser of new voters in the prised him because he certainty that Amendment 4
largest swing state into a famously, the 537 votes that by wide margins. fessor Dan Smith estimates thought that sum had been would benefit Democrats,
trickle. separated Republican But a dispute over the that 77% of eligible felons paid by the rights restora- including how many of the
The state does not track George W. Bush from Demo- amendment’s wording owe some money, with 60% tion coalition. newly registered will vote.
how many felons — or “re- crat Al Gore in 2000. means it has fallen short of owing at least $1,000 and 19% The group says the pay- Wagner compared it to
turning citizens” as many But, he added, there’s its promise. Amendment 4 at least $10,000. ment will clear soon. There is the 1993 federal Motor Voter
activists call them — have also a principle, not just an allows people convicted of “The state of Florida’s no way for officials to im- Act, which required states to
been registered since election, at stake. felonies — with the excep- strategy is to make it exceed- mediately check if felons owe offer registration to anyone
Amendment 4 passed in “This is about American tion of murders and sex of- ingly difficult, if not impos- money when they register, getting or renewing a driv-
2018, lifting a ban enacted af- citizens having their voices fenses — to register once sible, for these individuals but they could face prose- er’s license. That law also
ter the Civil War. But heard,” said Meade, who they finish their sentences. who have done their time cution if they lie. Many pros- was seen as a potential boon
Desmond Meade, president registered last year after a Its backers say that means and want to get their lives ecutors, however, have said for Democrats.
of the Florida Rights Resto- drug conviction two decades once the prison term and back in order,” Smith said. they will not bring charges “There was really no net
ration Coalition, the amend- ago. probation are complete. But Republican state against those who register benefit for either party,”
ment’s main backer, puts the Most Floridians appar- But Republican Gov. Ron Sen. Jeff Brandes, who spon- believing they owe nothing. Wagner said.
number at 100,000. He hopes ently agreed: The measure DeSantis and the Republi- sored the bill, noted that Alluding to his surname, The challenge to the pay-
to add 40,000 more by the garnered support from libe- can-dominated state Legis- when the amendment was Freeman said it wasn’t until ment requirement suc-
state’s Oct. 5 general elec- ral and conservative groups lature said the amendment proposed, its backers told he was allowed to register ceeded at the trial level,
tion registration deadline. and won 64% of the vote. also required felons to fully the state Supreme Court that he felt like a “real free when a judge ruled that the
Although the tally is far Not all felons vote Demo- pay any fines, fees and resti- that a completed sentence man.” payments could constitute
from the originally antici- cratic, of course, but some tution owed — and enacted a included paying all mone- “When we have served an illegal poll tax.
pated surge of new voters, observers argued that the law spelling that out last tary obligations. our time, we have paid our DeSantis contested that
Meade points out that party would be the big win- year. The amendment’s “There is some concern obligation to society,” he ruling with the 11th District
140,000 would still be more ner because Black Ameri- backers have challenged that there is a bait and said. Court of Appeals, which is
than the 110,000 votes by cans are disproportionately that in court. switch going on here,” Bran- But it is not just money allowing the payment re-
which President Trump convicted of felonies in Flor- A study by University of des said, adding that he sup- hampering the registration quirement to stand until it
carried Florida in 2016 and, ida, and they favor the party Florida political science pro- ports restoring the right, drive. The pandemic shut rules.
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BUSINESS
Garment industry wage theft targeted
Proposed law would hold retailers responsible for violations and ban paying by the piece
hold retailers liable for wage
By Laurence violations at garment facto-
Darmiento ries by proving that a pur-
chase order was put out at a
The prices are hard to be- cost that could not possibly
lieve: $24.99 for an on-trend be met without shortchang-
dress, delivered to your ing workers.
door; $9.99 for a silky cami- David Weil, who oversaw
sole hanging from the rack a federal crackdown on the
at a discount chain. industry while serving as the
But someone has to pay administrator of the U.S.
the real cost of those cheap Department of Labor’s
clothes even if it’s not the Wage and Hour Division
American consumer, say la- during the Obama adminis-
bor advocates — who point tration, said his agency at-
to the thousands of immi- tempted to do just that
grant workers who can toward the end of his term.
sometimes toil for far less “We worked the problem
than the minimum wage in from the ground up. We
small Los Angeles apparel found out how many min-
factories. utes it would take to make
Now, those advocates are different items, therefore the
proposing the industry’s wages that would need to be
biggest reforms in a genera- paid for that given some rea-
tion, legislation that would sonable rate of return and
turn the traditional pay the cost of materials,” he
structure on its head while said. “It was a heavy lift.”
holding online shops such as The division found con-
Fashion Nova and other re- tractors received just 73% of
tailers including Nordstrom the price needed in order to
responsible for any wage ensure that workers could
theft that occurs in the mak- receive a bare minimum le-
ing of their apparel. gal wage.
“If your clothes are being Los Angeles Times Randy Youngblood, a
produced in an unlawful LABOR ADVOCATES say thousands of immigrant workers sometimes toil for far less than the minimum prominent industry figure
condition, you are going to wage in small Los Angeles apparel factories. Above, garment workers rally in downtown L.A. in 2016. who operates Apparel Re-
share responsibility, pe- sources, a Yorba Linda com-
riod,” said Dana Hadl, a di- to buy 50,000 Nike T-shirts of pany that monitors contrac-
recting attorney at Bet the L.A. Rams’ — it doesn’t tor compliance for apparel
Tzedek, a Los Angeles non- meet the criteria,” Hadl said. manufacturers, said he sup-
profit that provides free le- Bill advocates say joint li- ports abolishing the piece
gal counsel to workers and ability is crucial in ensuring rate.
drafted the legislation. there are large entities on “I am not a proponent of
The bill, SB 1399, is so far- the hook able to pay wage piece rate work in 98% of the
reaching that it’s being la- claims. It would also encour- garment factories in Califor-
beled by critics as an exist- age brands and retailers to nia. As a time-study engi-
ential threat to what re- pay more to have their neer, it’s a real science. You
mains of the region’s once- clothes made and step up need to be on the shop floor
booming apparel industry, their monitoring of the re- checking rates with a stop-
which has shrunk to roughly gion’s small subcontractors, watch,” said Youngblood,
45,000 workers after decades which cut, sew and finish whose high-end clients in-
of competition from cheap garments and are often clude jeans maker Paige and
foreign labor. owned by Korean immi- women’s apparel designer
More than a dozen busi- grants. They say monitoring Karen Kane.
ness groups have lined up has fallen off over the years. “If an operator has trou-
against it, including the in- “The workers at the bot- ble making the rate, you
dustry’s trade association, tom are the ones left holding need to be able to show her
the California Chamber of the bag because the most where she or he are losing
Commerce and the Califor- capitalized and the biggest time and how they can pick
nia Retailers Assn. companies are the ones at that time up. The bulk of the
Opposition, though, is Myung J. Chun Los Angeles Times the top. At the bottom are sewing contractors we deal
not uniform as some high- ALNEA FARAHBELLA, left, and husband Arno Nabos opened Nana Atelier, a the direct employers of the with don’t have that level of
profile L.A.-area companies small apparel factory in Boyle Heights, 21⁄2 years ago. They support SB 1399. workers who are fly-by-night sophistication,” he said.
are backing the bill, includ- or disappear or are judg- Richard Cho, president
ing Reformation, which The combination of cre- similar to what workers suf- yond a handful of retailers ment-proof or transfer own- of the Korean Apparel Man-
markets eco-friendly wom- ating more stringent liability fered making clothes for For- and is common in the indus- ership to the brother or ufacturers Assn., which rep-
en’s wear and has a celebrity for wage theft and banning ever 21. try, and the new reforms cousin or uncle or whoever,” resents hundreds of compa-
clientele, and Fashion Nova, the piece rate has opponents Opponents contend the would fix shortcomings in said Matthew DeCarolis, an- nies that make clothes for
the popular fast-fashion re- saying the reforms will finish two companies are outliers the original 1999 legislation other Bet Tzedek attorney. brands and retailers, said an
tailer, which has been ac- off much of what is left of and do not represent the that have allowed some ap- The Garment Worker hourly minimum would wipe
cused of turning a blind eye L.A.’s apparel industry, practices of the L.A. apparel parel makers to evade it. Center, a bill sponsor that out the remaining manufac-
to wage theft but recently which once employed some industry, where the use of “We would not have clam- provides services to apparel turers that make inexpen-
announced changes to its 150,000 workers before libe- subcontractors to assemble oring by these garment workers in downtown Los sive clothes for big discount
contracting practices. ralized trade with Mexico, apparel has long been stand- workers who say the piece Angeles, has been helping chains.
The proposed reforms Central America and Asia ard. They are calling for bet- rate is used to exploit them if Santa, a 36-year-old un- “We are not even running
follow those enacted in 1999, sent clothing assembly out ter enforcement of existing in fact they were making documented worker, deal small businesses. We are
four years after 72 undocu- of the country. laws. much more money,” said the with just such a situation. running micro businesses,”
mented Thai workers were “This is a huge overhaul “This new law is all-en- bill’s author, state Sen. The woman, who asked that he said. Those that could
found virtually enslaved in of the entire industry,” said compassing, and it paints Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los her surname not be dis- survive it are moving into
an El Monte apartment Jennifer Barrera, executive the whole industry as a bad Angeles), who heard work- closed because of her immi- the “better boutique mar-
complex, stitching together vice president of the Califor- apple — that is my problem. ers’ testimony last year gration status, said she typi- ket,” where higher-quality
clothing behind barbed wire. nia Chamber of Commerce, We are not all Fashion Nova chairing an oversight hear- cally worked 65 to 70 hours a clothes are sold at a pre-
That legislation made gar- which has labeled the bill a and Forever 21,” said Ilse ing on a wage-restitution week at a factory on East mium.
ment manufacturers liable “job killer,” though she ac- Metchek, president of the fund for apparel workers. 60th Street in Los Angeles Still, he doesn’t outright
for wage violations by the knowledged there was “no California Fashion Assn. The hearing prompted for $300 to $325, less than $5 oppose the bill, noting that
contractors who cut, sew question” labor abuses oc- trade group, who fears big her to seek proposed re- an hour depending on the making retailers responsible
and otherwise produce their cur in the industry. “You in- chains such as Nordstrom forms from worker advo- week. for labor violations of sub-
garments. centivize companies to basi- and other retailers will stop cates, which were distilled Her claim lists three em- contractors could help his
But in the decades since, cally say, ‘I am not going to contracting for apparel in into the bill. SB 1399 creates ployers at that address, in- membership. “Why is it that
worker advocates say that contract anymore in Califor- the state. “You are picking a new category of companies cluding Chung Dress and its the [liability] doesn’t go all
some fashion brands and re- nia. I can go elsewhere and the worst of the worst.” called “brand guarantors” owner Sane Chung. She pro- the way up to the one that
tailers that carry their own not be exposed to this type of Fashion Nova declined to that would be “jointly and vided labels in her wage has written the bad pur-
clothing lines have found litigation.’ ” comment on Metchek’s re- severally” liable for any wage claim indicating she made chase order? Why does it al-
ways to skirt the law by em- Labor advocates say the marks but has announced theft in the production of clothes for Frame, a new up- ways have to end with the
ploying layers of subcon- rise of fast-fashion retailers reforms of its contracting clothing. That would make scale lifestyle brand in Cul- contractor or the manufac-
tracting between them and such as Forever 21 has con- practices. That includes a retailers that contract to ver City, and Good turers?” he said. “That is not
the small factories that actu- tributed to the problem. The mandate that its contrac- have clothing made for them American, a “body positiv- fair.”
ally produce apparel. Ran- L.A. company had been the tors and subcontractors responsible for a wage viola- ity” brand co-founded by Nana Atelier, a small
dom inspections of 77 gar- poster child for alleged wage agree to random independ- tion even if it was committed Khloe Kardashian that sells manufacturer in Boyle
ment shops conducted in abuses before it faltered and ent audits and that their by an apparel shop hired by casual clothing for women of Heights that opened 21⁄2
2015 and 2016 by the U.S. De- filed for bankruptcy last workers are paid the appli- its manufacturing contrac- all sizes. years ago, was one of the few
partment of Labor’s Wage year. The Los Angeles Times cable minimum wage, which tor, something advocates Chung denied to The apparel companies that has
and Hour Division found documented in 2017 how the in Los Angeles is $15 an hour. say is very difficult to do now Times that the woman was sent a letter in support of the
wage violations at 85% of company had been cited in It is also establishing a and relatively rare. the victim of wage theft and bill to legislators.
them. Advocates say the sit- nearly 300 claims since 2007 toll-free hotline for workers Critics say that joint lia- said the complaint was re- Co-owners Alnea Farah-
uation hasn’t gotten any bet- by workers demanding back to report abuses and has in- bility for third-party viola- taliation for being laid off bella and her husband have
ter, with many undocu- pay for producing its cloth- stituted an escalating sys- tions would make “any per- when work slowed. He also their own upscale women’s
mented Latino immigrants ing, yet Forever 21 had not tem of penalties for violators son or entity in the clothing said she worked not for him fashion brand and make
afraid to file wage claims paid anything because it was of its agreements. The com- industry” liable, including but for a third company — a clothes for other high-end
over fears of deportation. classified as a retailer. pany said it recently sus- dry cleaners, personal shop- subcontractor he used when brands, including New York
A 2016 state law, which ap- More recently, labor ad- pended 10 vendors that re- pers and secondhand retail- Chung Dress had more work designer Rachel Comey, in a
plied to multiple fields, vocates have been critical of fused to submit to third- ers, according to a letter of than it could handle but that brightly lit factory with a
tightened up regulations on Fashion Nova, one of the lo- party audits. Fashion Nova opposition by the California dissolved after the work ran cheery, yellow floor. She can-
piece-rate compensation, cal industry’s rising stars — would not comment on what Chamber of Commerce out. It was run by a friend didly admits the couple’s
which is traditional in the and were stunned to hear it percentage of its clothing it signed by 18 other groups. who sublet space. Chung own brand, Toit Volant, is
apparel industry and pays had decided to support the continues to make in Los Hadl said the criticisms said he had submitted pay- subsidizing the company,
workers for every hem, seam proposed reforms. The Angeles, but it did say it con- are wild exaggerations in- roll records to the state that which pays its workers an
and cuff they sew. That law largely online retailer has tinues to work with more tended to confuse legisla- back up his innocence. hourly wage.
mandated paid rest and re- skyrocketed to prominence than 50 local vendors. tors. She said the bill only “I understand there are a That compensation
covery time and required on its $22.99 skin-tight jump- “Fashion Nova continues creates liability for entities lot of employers that, you model raises costs, but she
more detailed payroll re- suits, $19.99 tops and other to support the various steps that contract to have clothes know, do shady things, that believes the company will
cords. affordable apparel em- taken by government agen- made in California, such as a don’t pay well, but what hap- eventually turn a profit.
The piece rate can allow braced by a legion of Insta- cies and factories towards retailer that hires apparel pens to the people like me? Farahbella said that as the
skilled workers to well ex- gram influencers. It’s also improving working condi- companies to produce cloth- I’m fair. I did everything the factory’s reputation has
ceed the minimum wage, but partnered with celebrities tions for garment workers, ing to its specifications for right way and I still get grown, the couple has
labor advocates say the such as rapper Cardi B on including the latest legisla- its private labels. dinged,” he said. turned down lowball offers
rates are often set so low clothing lines. tion proposed with SB 1399,” That provision would Frame issued a state- for work.
that apparel workers can The company’s business the company said in a state- capture virtually all the ment that it is “committed to “We get approached all
make less than $5 an hour. model relies on rapidly ment to The Times. clothing sold at a retailer the highest ethical stand- the time by brands that are
SB 1399, which has passed churning out apparel that Surprised labor advo- such as Fashion Nova, advo- ards” and works “diligently selling garments at retail for
the Senate and is expected may be in style for only a cates speculate the com- cates say, but only some of to ensure that each factory $400. They are like, ‘We want
to be heard by the Assembly short time. That favors mak- pany wants to avoid more the apparel sold by depart- we work with complies with to pay $20 for this,’ ” she re-
Appropriations Committee ing clothes locally even if negative publicity but ap- ment stores or discount these regulations through counted. “ ‘You want to pay
this week, would require em- production costs might be plauded the decision and chains that carry myriad our agreements.” It also said $20 for your cutting, your
ployers to pay the hourly higher than overseas — but called on other apparel mak- merchandise, including out- it had no knowledge of the sewing, your fabric and you
minimum wage and only al- critics charge that has led to ers to join it. “We’re certain side brands. third-party wage claim and want to sell it for $200 for
lows piece-rate compensa- abuses given the low price both business and workers “Somebody who buys fin- could not comment on it. yourself, and then the re-
tion as an incentive bonus, tags. An expose in the New can thrive under SB 1399,” ished goods who has not had Good American did not re- tailer will sell it for $400?
unless provided for in a col- York Times in December al- the sponsors said. any input into their produc- spond to repeated emails for “ ‘You can’t come to us,’ ”
lective bargaining agree- leged wage theft at small Worker advocates main- tion is not going to be held li- comment. is her reply. “ ‘We are not des-
ment. subcontractors that was tain that wage theft goes be- able. Target says, ‘We want It’s also possible to try to perate.’ ”
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Car legend’s cautionary Chinese tale

[Saleen, from A1] said he has no plans to re-
knew more about engine turn to China, believing he
tuning than financial ma- won’t get a fair trial.
neuverings. Saleen says he’s As this was going on,
become a cautionary tale Wang said he learned that
about dealing with China, the joint venture had quietly
where the alleged theft of applied for auto design and
foreign companies’ trade technology patents related
secrets — and an opaque to Saleen’s work in China,
legal system that favors many not listing Saleen as
China’s state-backed com- the inventor. Saleen alleged
panies — has offered grist his Chinese partners were
for the Trump administra- plotting to push him out
tion’s deepening cold war from the start.
with Beijing. But according to their
“What I’m trying to do is agreement, any intellectual
to bring to light how Ameri- property that springs from
can companies will contrib- Saleen’s work in China be-
ute IP, brands and know- longs to the joint venture.
how to the China market — That could complicate his
and overnight they will efforts to contest the patent
change direction, kick you filings, experts said.
out and keep the IP,” Saleen “In a normal joint venture
said. there is always some tech
The dispute could go to transfer,” said Tycho de
arbitration in Hong Kong, Feijter, an expert on the
where Saleen’s business Chinese auto industry, who
partner — Chinese-born described the joint venture
U.S. resident Charles Xi- as a costly mismatch of
aolin Wang, who was investi- expectations.
gated years earlier by U.S. “Steve Saleen saw a lot of
authorities — has sued the gold at the end of the Chi-
Rugao government for nese rainbow, didn’t do
breach of the joint venture proper research into his
agreement. In an interview, partners and had no idea
Wang denied the fraud what he was getting into,”
allegations. De Feijter said. “Similar
Whatever the outcome, story for the Chinese side.
Saleen’s bid to bring his They too saw gold where
high-powered cars to China there wasn’t any, had no ex-
has crashed, leaving the 71- perience in carmaking and
year-old filled with regret. STEVE SALEEN’S Chinese backers have accused his business partner of fraud and embezzlement and taken no idea about what or who
“When it came to taking over the company. Police raided the sprawling new factory emblazoned with Saleen’s name in Rugao, China. Saleen really was.”
my brand on a global basis, it Wang, 54, took responsi-
really seemed to offer me an emerged in 2015 with a visit pledging $1.1 billion in capi- more than $8 million. Be- April, when a former legal of- bility for the joint venture’s
opportunity that I could not to Saleen’s factory in Corona tal and loans. Saleen, the sides the S1, Wang showed ficer, Qiao Yudong, posted a collapse.
refuse,” Saleen said. “In by a delegation from Rugao, vice chairman, put up no off three prototypes: a new lengthy statement online al- “Steve is a genuine auto-
hindsight I realize the deal a city of 1.4 million in the cash, but the deal valued his S7, an SUV and a battery- leging that Wang had sold motive guy; all he wants to
was too good to be true.” Yangtze River delta, north expertise and technology at powered two-seater called the Rugao investors inferior do is make great cars,” Wang
Saleen, who was born in of Shanghai. Officials told $800 million. the Maimai, Saleen’s entry technology backed by fraud- said. “He may not want to
Inglewood and raced Ford Saleen they dreamed of It was a staggering into an overcrowded Chi- ulent valuations and fun- hear me say this — I don’t
Mustangs competitively in building “a mini-Detroit” amount, especially given nese electric vehicle market neled cash to his wife and as- think he’s a very sophis-
the 1970s and ’80s, made and were looking for a big- Saleen’s struggles in the U.S. dominated by the deep- sociates. Qiao said the Ru- ticated, cunning sort of
his name as a master modifi- name auto company to come Under the agreement, JSAT pocketed Tesla. gao government had spent businessman. His whole
er of the iconic American in and create jobs. would pay his company tens The first JSAT model to close to $1 billion of public world is simply making cars.
muscle car. Fitted with supe- The dealmaker was of millions in fees to design go on sale in China, the pet- funds on a joint venture that And I got him into this mess.
rior engines, suspensions Wang, a Duke-educated law- and develop vehicles includ- ite Maimai left commenta- had produced hardly any I feel sorry for that.”
and transmissions at his yer and businessman with ing the S1 — Saleen’s first all- tors scratching their heads. cars. Saleen said it was too
plant in Irvine, Saleen’s connections in China but a new sports car in years — to Its 109-horsepower motor Wang rejected the alle- soon to judge the effect on
customized Mustangs fre- checkered history. be manufactured in Rugao and toylike design — some gations as the product of a his storied brand. But
quently bested Porsche and Federal regulators had for sale worldwide. prototypes featured happy- disgruntled former employ- Saleen Automotive’s most
Ferrari on the track and investigated Wang’s earlier “Steve’s vehicle is differ- face emojis on the hood, oth- ee, saying he had never recent annual report to the
cost far less, putting high- auto venture — an electric ent from all other mass-pro- ers a cartoon child on a bike controlled the company’s SEC paints a dire picture,
performance race cars car company, GreenTech, duced vehicles” in China, — hardly matched Saleen’s accounts. stating that the joint ven-
within reach of American that was also backed by for- Wang said. “It’s high-per- brawny brand. After an audit by the gov- ture accounted for more
enthusiasts. mer Virginia Gov. Terry Mc- formance and it requires a In fact, the Maimai was ernment investor, Nantong than three-quarters of its
In 2000 he launched the Auliffe — for alleged abuse lot of technical specialty an updated version of the Jiahe Technology Invest- income and that “any
S7 — a two-seater with wing- of a program that solicited which, even today, nobody in MyCar, the low-speed vehi- ment and Development, a reduction in business with
like doors that went from 0 foreign investment in ex- China knows how to do.” cle that Wang had planned district court in June or- JSAT would likely cause
to 60 in 2.8 seconds and soon change for green cards. Al- The deal helped Saleen’s to build in Mississippi. dered the closure of the fac- our revenues to materially
became one of the world’s though no charges were U.S. company more than Reaction to its shape, and tories and Shanghai office. decrease.”
premier supercars. brought, GreenTech’s plans double its revenue, turning hefty $22,000 price tag, was Police raided the production With negotiations over a
His roster of celebrity cli- to build battery-powered a $5.5-million loss in 2018 withering. plant, ordered workers to U.S.-China Phase 2 trade
ents grew to include Tom vehicles at a plant in rural into a $2.5-million profit “There are numerous leave and detained the com- agreement stalled, Saleen
Cruise and Derek Jeter, but Mississippi fizzled. the following year, according superior (in performance, pany’s German head of said his experience should
some dealers and contrac- Lawsuits by the state and to SEC filings. Saleen flew range and practicality) op- manufacturing, Frank persuade Washington to
tors began to complain unhappy Chinese investors back and forth between the tions available in the Chi- Sterzer, for several hours un- enact tougher protections
about missed deliveries and followed. The company filed U.S. and China as JSAT nese market at comparable til he was able to contact for U.S. investors, deny Chi-
bounced checks. In Septem- for bankruptcy in 2018. opened a corporate office or lower price points,” a Chi- German diplomats to obtain nese firms that steal trade
ber 2014, Saleen Automotive Saleen shrugged off the in Shanghai, built two naCarForums moderator his release. Sterzer, who re- secrets access to capital
reported to the Securities legal trouble, calling Wang, production facilities in Ru- concluded. mains in China, declined to markets and prohibit the
and Exchange Commission whom he’s known for a dec- gao and hired about 1,000 The car was a failure. comment. use of Chinese asset valu-
that it had just $7,261 cash on ade, “very honorable and employees. Six months after its release The Chinese investors ations that could be subject
hand and owed more than straightforward.” The pair Then came the July 2019 only 27 Maimais were regis- seized control of the board to manipulation.
$5.6 million to suppliers, took a majority stake in the launch at the national sta- tered in the entire country, this month and have filed “It’s too late for me,” he
banks and the IRS, raising joint venture, dubbed dium, the former Olympic according to one state media suit against Wang, who has said. “What I do hope is
“substantial doubt” that it Jiangsu Saleen Automotive venue dubbed the “Bird’s report. been at home in the Wash- that all American compa-
could stay afloat. Technology, with Wang as Nest,” on which Wang told The trouble at JSAT ington area during the nies learn from my bad
A potential lifeline the chairman and Rugao Chinese media he spent burst into public view in COVID-19 pandemic. He experience.”

Distrust, confusion hinder virus contact tracing

pains to reassure people UC Irvine is trying to help know their fears.”
Process is especially that no information they col- by training people from low- In Illinois, Joshi said
lect will be passed on to im- income, minority areas to be Cook County is planning to
difficult in immigrant migration officials, that they contact tracers in their own use a $3-million state grant
communities because do not have to provide Social communities, said Daniel to expand its tracing pro-
Security or insurance infor- Parker, an infectious disease gram in the coming months,
of language barriers, mation, and that their con- epidemiologist and assist- including public communi-
fear of government. tacts won’t know who ant professor of public cation.
shared their names and health. The department plans to
phone numbers. Tracers are provided partner with local organiza-
associated press
Still, “there are a lot of ru- with loose scripts to help tions to help ensure that
mors and myths,” said Hev- with their calls, but “they al- people in all communities
Only a handful of contact ert Rosio-Benitez, who over- ready have the intuition know they could receive a
tracers working to slow the sees contact tracing for Har- [about] the best way to get phone call from health offi-
spread of COVID-19 in 125 ris County Public Health in the information and what to cials, that the caller ID on
communities near Chicago Texas. “We do try to train our ask,” he said. “They have the their phones will indicate
speak Spanish, despite sig- staff to be convincing same lived experiences and clearly who’s calling, and
nificant Spanish-speaking enough to establish trust know how to approach the that “it’s really important for
populations. Churches and and tell them what the con- community better.” the health of the public that
advocacy groups in the tact-tracing process is In Maryland, state health folks pick up the phone,”
Houston area are trying to about, but we can only do so officials have created public Joshi said.
persuade immigrants to co- Julio Cortez Associated Press much with that.” service announcements for Rosio-Benitez said his
operate when health offi- MICHELLE LaRUE is a manager at an immigration So, every week, the health both English- and Spanish- tracers’ success rate cur-
cials call. And in California, advocacy group in Prince George’s County, Md. department meets with language TV stations im- rently is 40% to 50% because
immigrants are being Houston-area clergy, law- ploring people to pick up the of a lack of cooperation over-
trained as contact tracers to adults speak Spanish. But said Dr. Kiran Joshi, senior makers and advocacy phone when contact tracers all — especially in immigrant
ease mistrust. only 60 of Maryland’s 1,350 medical officer at the Cook groups to get feedback and call. communities. Some of the
The crucial job of reach- contact tracers speak Span- County Department of Pub- answer questions about im- “The personal informa- patients “are very forthcom-
ing people who test positive ish. lic Health, which serves 2.4 migrants’ concerns “and tell tion we’re asking for is to- ing,” but others may identify
for the coronavirus and And the language barri- million people in communi- them that we need the com- tally protected,” Dr. Michelle people they’ve come in
those they’ve come in con- ers go beyond Spanish: Min- ties just outside Chicago. munity participation so that LaRue assures viewers in contact with but won’t pro-
tact with is proving espe- neapolis needs tracers who Exacerbating the chal- we can be successful in curb- Spanish. vide a phone number, he
cially difficult in immigrant also speak Somali, Oromo lenges even further is the lag ing the virus,” Rosio-Benitez LaRue is a manager at said.
communities because of lan- and Hmong; Chicago needs in getting coronavirus test said. CASA de Maryland, an im- Rosio-Benitez said that
guage barriers, confusion Polish speakers; and Hous- results around the U.S., with Many of those being ap- migration advocacy group about one-third of Harris
and fear of the government. ton’s tracing effort is grap- waits routinely exceeding a proached are essential work- that has partnered with County’s 300 contact tracers
The failure of health de- pling with a population that week. The nation also is av- ers who worry about being health officials in Prince speak Spanish, but that
partments across the U.S. to includes Vietnamese, Chi- eraging more than 50,000 sidelined for days or weeks George’s County outside more are needed because
adequately investigate co- nese and Hindi speakers. new cases a day, which has awaiting test results, while Washington to make the the area’s Latino population
ronavirus outbreaks among But even when health of- overwhelmed many labora- others fear how members of calls to Spanish speakers. has been disproportionately
non-English speakers is all ficials overcome language tories. their community will react She said earning trust be- affected by COVID-19.
the more fraught given the barriers, they still must dis- All that can significantly to their contracting the gins with hiring contact Joshi said his depart-
soaring and disproportion- pel the deep suspicions affect tracers’ ability to virus, said Fernando Garcia, tracers who not only speak ment has few Spanish
ate case counts among Lat- raised among immigrants reach 75% of a patient’s con- founder and executive direc- Spanish but also intimately speakers among its 25 trac-
inos in many states. Four of when someone with the gov- tacts within 24 hours of a tor of the El Paso-based Bor- understand immigrant ers but plans to hire more, as
the hardest-hit states — ernment calls to ask about positive test, a threshold der Network for Human communities. well as people who speak
Florida, Texas, Arizona and their movements in an era of that experts say is necessary Rights. Ruth Rivera, who is from Polish, Arabic and other lan-
California — have major hard-line immigration en- to control outbreaks. “I believe there’s a grow- Puerto Rico, fits that mold. guages.
Spanish-speaking popula- forcement under President Officials say it’s espe- ing stigma about people be- “I feel the connection “If the caller ... speaks
tions. Trump. cially difficult to meet that ing sick, so if you’re infected right away,” said Rivera, a one’s own language, they’re
In the ZIP Code with the “It should come as no sur- threshold in immigrant you don’t want to tell,” said bilingual contact tracer with more likely to answer hon-
highest number of COVID-19 prise that people may be communities. Garcia, whose group works the company HealthCare estly and feel comfortable,”
cases in Maryland, 56% of afraid to answer the phone,” Contact tracers take with farm laborers. Dynamics International. “I he said.
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EDITORIALS OP-ED
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Preserve these
species, not
Artists are essential too
tuitions have been soaring for ginning to crawl back. In a sur- joyed — healthcare and other

their trophies Stop assuming that

content is free. If you
years.
Yes, being an artist has al-
ways been hard, but how hard
vey by the Authors Guild, 60% of
members reported a drop in in-
come since the crisis started.
benefits, protections against
discrimination and harass-
ment, the right to engage in col-
consume artists’ work, matters. How hard it is affects One visual artist told me that a lective bargaining. California’s
how much you get to do your friend of his had five exhibitions AB 5 is a start, though for art-
you have to pay for it. art, as opposed to grinding at canceled. ists, not necessarily a good one.
To help imperiled African animals, your day job, and therefore how “I got a heartbreaking mass Above all, we must curb the
the state should ban possession of good you become, as well as how email from a fellow musician power of Silicon Valley by break-
their heads and other body parts. By William Deresiewicz much you are able to produce.
How hard it is affects who
this morning,” a singer-song-
writer said, “who described go-
ing up the biggest players. Con-
tent may have been demon-
gets to do art at all. Art ing out and sitting in his touring etized, but not for those who

T
here’s never been
a better time to be an shouldn’t be a rich person’s van and crying.” count the clicks. Between 2004
ildlife across the globe

W
artist — not, that is, game. And wealth correlates There is widespread hope and 2015, according to Jonathan
is imperiled by habitat de- if you believe the with race and gender. If you care across society that the pan- Taplin in “Move Fast and Break
struction, climate change, story that has long about diversity, you need to care demic will provide the opportu- Things,” about $50 billion in an-
war, wildfires and poach- been peddled by Silicon Valley. about economics. The idea that nity for a reset, that the crisis nual revenue “moved from the
ing. Yet even as popula- If you’ve got a laptop, you’ve got artists will make art no matter will force into existence a more creators of content to the own-
tions of vulnerable animals dwindle, hunt- a recording studio. If you’ve got what is the product of naivete, equitable economy. What would ers of monopoly platforms.”
ing them for trophies remains legal in a an iPhone, you’ve got a movie ignorance or privilege. that look like for the arts? When we shut ourselves
number of countries. camera. And distribution is free Even if you do achieve a Start with public funding. In away in March, we sought ref-
For instance, most conservation groups — it’s called the internet. modicum of success as an artist 2019, at all levels of government, uge in books, music, movies and
consider African elephants and lions to be Just put your stuff out there, — work full time in the field; the U.S. spent the comically tiny narrative television. When de-
threatened or endangered. The amount of and soon you, too, can make a reach listeners, readers or view- sum of $1.38 billion on the arts — mands for racial justice erupted
protection afforded the animals, however, living doing what you love, just ers; win the respect of critics or 0.0064% of GDP. Across the in May, we looked to art to speak
depends on the country they happen to be like all those viral stars you read and peers — your career may European Union, the average, for marginalized communities
roaming in, and some continue to sell the about. still not be sustainable in the as of 2017, was 0.4% of GDP, or 63 and to articulate visions of so-
rights to hunt and kill them. But the story has some ma- digital age. times as high. cial possibility. But we cannot
jor flaws. You can certainly just Because of their enormous We also need to end the as- have art unless we support the
That’s why a California man could legally
put your stuff out there, but size, wealth and market domi- sumption that content should people who make it. Free con-
kill an elephant in South Africa last year —
you’re going to have a lot of trou- nance, Amazon, Google and be free. If you consume artists’ tent isn’t free.
shooting it repeatedly after the animal col-
ble getting anyone to pay you for Facebook have been able to work, you have to pay for it. Warehouse workers, sales
lapsed injured to its knees. And even though it. flout copyright law and dictate But public funding will only clerks, delivery drivers, health
lions in southern and eastern Africa have And production and distri- prices and other terms to ever represent a small fraction aides — the crisis has revealed
been listed as threatened under the Endan- bution are not the main costs of record labels, publishers and in- of the arts economy, and con- just how essential, and how un-
gered Species Act since 2015 (after their making art. That would be stay- dependent artists of all kinds. sumer purchases will only go so dervalued, these and many
numbers had plummeted 43% over the pre- ing alive while you do your work For example, YouTube, which is far, especially when the audi- other workers are. The same is
vious two decades), the Trump administra- and becoming an artist in the owned by Google, has been esti- ence itself is strapped for cash. true of artists. Art is essential;
tion allowed a hunter’s lion trophy to be first place. mated to pay musicians a lar- The problems for artists are the people who create it are es-
brought into the U.S. from Tanzania this Staying alive means, princi- cenous, insulting 0.07 cents per structural; the solutions must sential, too.
year for the first time since 2016. pally, rent. According to the stream, or $700 for 1 million be structural. Artists are the
But hunters won’t be able to keep new Census Bureau, median rent streams. original gig workers, still work- William Deresiewicz’s latest
trophies in their California homes if a bill nationwide is up 42%, adjusted And all that was before the ing under labor laws and regula- book is “The Death of the
winding its way through the state Legisla- for inflation, since 2000. For pandemic. Now theaters and tions fashioned for a bygone Artist: How Creators Are
ture becomes law. Senate Bill 1175, authored most artists, becoming an art- galleries are closed; concerts economy. Gig workers need the Struggling to Survive in
by State Sen. Henry Stern (D-Canoga ist means going to college, then have been canceled; film and kinds of safeguards that full- the Age of Billionaires and
Park), would prohibit possession of trophies perhaps getting an MFA, and television production is just be- time employees have long en- Big Tech.”
— the taxidermist-stuffed heads or other
body parts of dead animals — from any of 13
iconic African species, including African li-

Buy stock instead of a wedding dress

ons, African elephants, leopards, black rhi-
noceros, white rhinoceros, giraffes, two
species of zebras and baboons.
Most species listed are considered en-
dangered or threatened. Some are “look-
alike” species that may not themselves be By Amber Petrovich
threatened but resemble other species that
are, and thus give cover to someone either t struck me as I stood in
deliberately or accidentally hunting the
threatened animal. But as Brendan Cum-
mings of the Center for Biological Diversity
put it, “The future is not bright for any large
African animal under climate change.”
The bill can’t stop federally authorized
importation of trophies. Instead, any trophy
I the bridal shop, looking at
the flowing white dresses
adorning the pink walls —
the contradiction inherent
in a wedding dress. It’s a once-
in-a-lifetime gown that’s meant
to flawlessly fit your body with
imported in the future would have to be re- perfect alignment to your taste
moved from the state within six months of and style. A wedding dress is
supposed to embody origi-
its arrival. The ban would not apply to any
nality, yet the billowing white
trophies you already have on your walls.
gowns felt homogeneous. Iden-
The bill would also prohibit the importa-
tical.
tion into California of live animals that “evi- By the time I looked at a
dence suggests” could be responsible for “a price tag, I had already decided
readily transmissable human disease with- to say “no” to the dress. And
out a readily available and effective treat- “no” to the big wedding, with
ment.” Although there are laws in effect now hold-the-date mailings, invite
to regulate this traffic, Stern says, this is an mailings and a venue that has to
attempt to tighten the regulations in light of be secured two years in advance
the current pandemic. with a $1,200 deposit.
Americans are by far the largest This was pre-COVID-19,
importers of hunting trophies from vulnera- when the biggest wedding con-
ble species. One justification has been that cerns were how to make it Insta-
the tens of thousands of dollars hunters pay gram-worthy. Now the Centers
for these expeditions supposedly go into for Disease Control and Preven-
wildlife conservation. Currently, the U.S. tion is advising canceling
Fish and Wildlife Service allows trophy im- gatherings with more than 10
portation on those grounds on a case-by- people. Weddings are being re-
case basis. But opponents of this practice scheduled or scrapped alto-
gether as wedding planners Teresa Crawford Associated Press
contend that little of the money spent on ex-
wonder if this is the end of the THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC will give society the time it needs to reexamine what wed-
peditions reaches conservation programs or
statement-wedding era. dings should be. No one should go into debt for one day of celebration.
local communities. This issue continues to
Please let it be so. Perhaps
be hotly debated, but one thing not being the pandemic and the need to many of our parents. Almost If we remove the expectation
debated is that many of these species are in
trouble. These animals shouldn’t be hunted.
quarantine will give society the
time it needs to reexamine what
The average 80% of Americans live paycheck
to paycheck. That alone should
of extravagance from the wed-
ding equation, we can still invite
One sticking point for SB 1175 is enforce-
ment. Then-Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a simi-
a wedding should be. With luck, wedding costs inspire us as a society to take a family and friends — within rea-
expensive, elaborate weddings good, hard look at what has be- son. If you celebrate with 50 or
lar bill two years ago because he said it was will die out with the virus. $34,000. There are come a wedding industrial com- just 15 of them, will you really
unenforceable. A legislative analysis of the
new bill says it would cost millions of dollars
I was never one of those little
girls who started planning her
smarter ways to plex.
After all, when the big day is
notice the absence of the 150 you
left off the list? After all, the av-
just to set up an enforcement mechanism. dream wedding in grade school. spend that money. over, what have you gained ma- erage American has 16 friends,
But supporters argue that the trophies’ trail I never sat around envisioning terially? Some wedding photos, according to a recent poll. Out-
of paperwork could provide a less expensive how I wanted my wedding dress one of which you’ll frame or use side of our nuclear families, how
way to enforce the ban. to look. But ever since I read my outdated — that investment for a profile pic. Some gifts — a many “family” members really
The bill has already cleared the Senate. first investing book in high would be worth about $26,000 gravy boat, a waffle maker, five- need to be there?
The Assembly should approve it, and Gov. school, I’ve been keenly inter- now. Microsoft’s investment re- piece porcelain place settings One year after my bridal
Gavin Newsom should sign it. ested in how I wanted my fi- sults calculator backs me up on that’ll mostly stay in a cabinet. shop epiphany, I married my
Ideally, the federal government would nances to look. Once I became this. Instead of a dress with a But you don’t have to throw a husband at the Los Angeles air-
engaged and started reviewing one-day lifespan, you could in- party that costs a fortune to re- port courthouse, with just the
ban the importation of any trophy from an
wedding options that fit our vest in “wedding stock” of your ceive wedding gifts from family two of us and an officiant. Cost
imperiled species listed under the federal
humble budget, it only choosing. and friends. of the wedding: $90 for the mar-
Endangered Species Act, considering how
strengthened my long-held If the cost of the dress In a way, the pandemic is giv- riage license. It was intimate
hard it is to know how much, if any, of the conviction: Weddings, at least doesn’t faze you, let’s look at the ing society a wedding gift. The and easy. The money we saved
money raised by hunts is being spent on the grand productions that cost of an average U.S. wedding sudden absence of enormous, offset the cost of trips we took to
conservation. Or the administration could have become increasingly — almost $34,000 last year. Now over-the-top weddings is an op- honeymoon in Aruba and visit
decide that trophy hunting is simply not popular, are a waste of money. consider that 70% of Americans portunity for financial gain. You family later that year.
compatible with conservation. Because you The average American wed- have less than $1,000 in savings. have been given permission to We’ve been married five
don’t conserve animals whose population is ding dress costs $1,631, accord- Sure, weddings create mem- go your own way. years, and I occasionally long
in peril by killing them and putting their ing to Brides.com. Today I ories for a lifetime, but I also Couples and their parents for the wedding I never had.
heads on a wall. could buy eight shares of Micro- want to retire in my lifetime. No- don’t have to go broke on over- When I look at my investment
soft with that money. If a bride body should go into debt or ex- the-top venues and uninspired portfolio, those feelings always
bought eight shares of Micro- perience financial hardship for banquet food. Bridesmaids go away.
soft 25 years ago with her money one day of celebration. don’t have to spend money on a
HOW TO WRITE TO US
— instead of a wedding dress The reality is that when dress they may never wear Amber Petrovich creates
Please send letters to letters@latimes.com. For that she’d have to give to Good- many of us are planning wed- again. Guests don’t have to content about investing and
submission guidelines, see latimes.com/ will because her daughter dings, we’re not flush with cash throw down hundreds of dollars the wealth gap on TikTok and
letters or call 1-800-LA TIMES, ext. 74511. would never wear something so and statistics show neither are for plane tickets and hotels. YouTube.

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Within In Arizona,
weeks, Mormons now a
mayor worry for Trump
loses
ery day of this administra-
Many in the pivotal tion,” Pence told the group
of about 200 people.
state are disturbed Last month, the presi-
by some of the
parents
dent’s son Donald Trump Jr.
hosted a conference call with
president’s behavior reporters to commemorate
and policies. Pioneer Day, a church holi-
day celebrating the arrival of
the first church settlers in
associated press
[Garcia, from A1] Utah’s Salt Lake Valley in
him, “Mothers are irreplace- 1847. Trump Jr. said he was in
able but I know yours will MESA, Ariz. — Yasser Utah at the time for a fishing
continue to be a guiding Sanchez twice worked to de- trip.
force throughout your life.” feat Joe Biden when he ran Still, signs of discontent
Garcia has no doubt for vice president by build- were clear. More than 200
about that. ing support for Republican people identifying them-
“My mom taught me to Luis Sinco Los Angeles Times candidates among his fellow selves as Republicans who
be really strong,” the mayor GARCIA HOPES his story will persuade people to take the pandemic seriously. members of the Church of belong to the church pub-
said in an interview with The Jesus Christ of Latter-day lished an open letter
Times. “When you get Saints. It wasn’t hard. Wednesday declaring their
elected mayor of your com-
munity, that’s a hard job that
‘It doesn’t really matter how many times you Now the lifelong Republi-
can finds himself in the sur-
opposition to Trump and
calling him “the antithesis of
requires a level of toughness
and knowing what you say it. They’re making a personal, irresponsible prising position of support-
ing Biden — repelled from
so much the Latter-day
Saints community believes.”
signed up for. I signed up for his party, he says, by Presi- To be sure, Latter-day
a job regardless of hard mo-
ments in my personal life.”
choice. And I don’t understand that choice.’ dent Trump.
“We’re taught to be
Saints have traditionally
voted Republican and are
For the entirety of Gar- — L ONG B EACH M AYOR R OBERT G ARCIA , steady, to be basically the likely to remain part of the
cia’s term, Gaby Elena on people who refuse to wear masks opposite of the way he’s lived GOP coalition. Clustered in
O’Donnell had been a fixture his life,” Sanchez said. solidly Republican states,
in Long Beach city affairs, Sanchez’s view isn’t as they have long been a major
beloved by the many who brother’s son,” Garcia said. servant, he said. “It’s incredibly irrespon- unusual as the Trump cam- force in GOP primaries and
knew her. During council “He was a hard worker and Now, in the midst of this sible,” Garcia said. For some paign would like. local politics across the
meetings, city events and took care of the family really pandemic and the loss of his people “it doesn’t really mat- While many conserva- West.
other engagements the may- well.” mother and stepfather, he ter how many times you say tive-leaning religious voters Trump won Arizona in
or was involved in, there she “He was very humble and wakes in the early morning, it. They’re making a person- warmed to him long ago, 2016 by 91,000 votes. There
was to support her son. the strongest person I have turning on his computer by 6 al, irresponsible choice. And Trump has struggled to win are about 436,000 Latter-day
“I think sometimes she ever known,” Garcia’s a.m. He checks with his staff. I don’t understand that over Latter-day Saints. His Saints in Arizona, according
still thought I was 18 years brother Jacob O’Donnell Then he checks in with his choice.” penchant for foul language to church statistics. Many
old in her head,” Garcia said. wrote in a Facebook post. mourning family. As recently as Wednes- clashes with the church’s live in Phoenix’s East Valley
During a July 30 news “He had a heart of gold.” In between his duties as day, the mayor posted his culture teaching modesty suburbs popular with young
conference, Garcia regaled And he and Garcia’s mayor, he plans his step- latest plea to the public. In a and self-restraint, and his families, including Gilbert,
his audience with memories mother were “just totally in father’s memorial service. short video on Twitter, he isolationist foreign policy is Chandler and Mesa.
of his mother. love. They were always Garcia is also preparing to first thanked the many who anathema to a faith spread- In recent elections, politi-
He was a 5-year-old boy happy.” give a speech at this week’s have showered him with ing rapidly around the cal consultants have consid-
when he left Peru with his A few years ago, Garcia Democratic National Con- support and tacked on a re- world. ered these areas a barom-
mother, father and grand- went back to Peru with his vention after he was selected minder: “Please remember It hasn’t helped that eter of swing voters, includ-
mother in search of the mother. She hadn’t been to as one of 17 civic leaders to COVID-19 is real.” Trump has made a show of ing women and college-edu-
American dream. They fled her homeland in decades. address the gathering. “I hope that my family’s feuding with Sen. Mitt Rom- cated white voters who have
domestic terrorism and They went through the “The days go pretty late,” story inspires other families ney (R-Utah), among the recently shifted Democratic.
economic uncertainty. neighborhood she grew up he said. to not just stay safe, but to best-known members of the In 2018, several neighbor-
Together, Garcia and his in. She pointed to the win- On social media, Garcia spend time with each other church. hoods east of Phoenix popu-
mother learned English and dow of her old barrio apart- has remained active, shar- and to know they have a fam- Once just a headache for lar with church members
made a new home in Califor- ment, her favorite anticucho ing some of the messages of ily they should check in on the White House, Trump’s voted for Republican Gov.
nia. His mother worked at cart, a stand selling meat support from Gov. Gavin and love and spend time relative weakness with Lat- Doug Ducey and Demo-
thrift stores and as a house- dishes. They visited other Newsom and presidential with and that it could be ter-day Saints is now a grow- cratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.
keeper, eventually landing a landmarks of her life. candidate Joe Biden. He gone instantly,” he said. ing political liability. His “From the time we’re
job at her most recent work- “It was amazing to see shares snippets about his He’s still reeling from his standing has slumped in young we’re taught — as are
place, a clinic where she was Peru through her eyes,” he mother and stepfather mother’s death. several pivotal states, in- all Christians — that we’re
a medical assistant for more said. sprinkled in with pleas to his It wasn’t that long ago cluding Arizona, where supposed to love God and
than 25 years. But one of the most joyful city — the second-largest in that Gaby O’Donnell was members of the faith make love our neighbor,” said Ka-
A couple years after arriv- moments of Gaby O’Don- L.A. County. urging him to take care of up 6% of the population. thy Varga, a 39-year-old
ing in the U.S., Garcia’s par- nell’s life was the day she be- He does this, he says, be- Long Beach from her hospi- Many are clustered around speech therapist from Mesa.
ents divorced. Eventually, came a U.S. citizen, Garcia cause he knows that his job tal bed. Phoenix, where Republicans “I don’t see that happening
Gaby met Greg O’Donnell said. She instilled in her son requires him to be transpar- “I’m fine, just focus on the have struggled to hold their right now. I just see the coun-
on a night out at a disco bar an appreciation for their ent with the people of Long city,” the mayor recalled his ground in the Trump era. try becoming more divided.”
in the San Gabriel Valley. He adopted home. Garcia Beach. But he also hopes mother saying to him via Last week, the Trump Varga reluctantly voted
remained loyal to her and his would become an American that maybe, if his constitu- FaceTime or phone calls. campaign launched its Lat- for Trump in 2016 because
family ever since. citizen a year after his ents hear his story, they will “Make sure you’re telling ev- ter-day Saints for Trump she was worried about
O’Donnell was a quiet mother. realize how deadly real the eryone to be safe and wear a Coalition, sending Vice Pres- Democrat Hillary Clinton
but also gregarious man who “I think about, during virus is. Maybe people will mask.” ident Mike Pence to Mesa, a putting liberal justices on
loved simple things in life, these times, my mother’s op- think twice about taking a On Aug. 8, the mayor at- Phoenix suburb, for the kick- the Supreme Court. Now
Garcia said. He worked hard timism in us building a bet- stroll, without a mask, along tended his mother’s memo- off. Pence, who often serves Varga says he believes
to start and maintain his ter future and a better com- Bluff Park or the beach. Or rial service organized with as Trump’s emissary to reli- Trump is threatening gov-
contracting business for munity,” he said. “She al- anywhere, really. the Long Beach health de- gious conservatives, ap- ernment institutions and
about 30 years. He liked to ways said to me and to my Even before his mother partment’s guidance. It was pealed to church members’ the Constitution. She plans
host barbecues and spend brother that we’ll never be and stepfather died, it an- a small service, with family opposition to abortion to vote for Biden, even
time with his family. Garcia’s able to give back to our coun- gered the mayor how many and friends sitting on chairs rights and concerns over re- though she disagrees with
mother and O’Donnell even- try what our country has giv- people didn’t wear masks or lined six feet apart. ligious liberty. many of his policies, because
tually had a son together. en to us.” take the precautions neces- The next day, doctors in- Trump “has stood for the “the most important thing
“He was just a good dad It was that belief system sary to slow the spread of the formed Garcia’s brother, Ja- religious freedom of every right now is to unify the
and good grandpa to my that led him to be a public coronavirus. cob, that his father had died. American of every faith ev- country.”

Police seek training to stop abuse in their own ranks

training determined she put the lives
Not all officers are The Baltimore Police De- of the officers at the scene in
partment, led by former New danger, and she lost her ap-
prepared for duty to Orleans Police Supt. peals of her firing. Buffalo of-
intervene, experts say. Michael Harrison, is putting ficials recently asked New
in place similar peer inter- York’s attorney general to re-
vention training, as are the view the case.
associated press
Philadelphia police and sev- In New Orleans, calls for
eral other departments. change came more than a
HARTFORD, Conn. — Minneapolis adopted a decade ago in response to
Despite policies on the policy in 2016 requiring offi- deadly incidents against un-
books for years that require cers to intervene when col- armed civilians following
officers across the United leagues are using inappro- Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
States to stop colleagues priate force. Yet three other The Police Department re-
from using excessive force, officers at the scene failed to mains under a consent de-
there has been little or no ef- stop 19-year police veteran cree with the U.S. Justice
fort to teach officers how to Derek Chauvin when he put Department that resolved
intervene, law enforcement his knee on Floyd’s neck de- allegations of unconstitu-
officials and experts say. spite Floyd’s cries that he tional conduct and ordered
That’s now changing af- could not breathe. an overhaul.
ter the killing of George Chauvin is charged with Noel, the New Orleans
Floyd. A white Minneapolis second-degree murder, chief deputy police superin-
police officer held a knee to third-degree murder and tendent, said there was a lot
Floyd’s neck while three col- manslaughter. The three of skepticism within the de-
leagues watched. Police de- other officers — two of whom partment when officials
partments nationwide are say they voiced concerns to launched the peer interven-
showing new interest in Chauvin — are charged with Maya Alleruzzo Associated Press tion program in 2016.
training officers on how they aiding and abetting. GEORGE FLOYD’S killing has spurred many police departments to explore “As it was unveiled, more
should stop, or try to stop, In New Orleans, all offi- training to prepare officers to intervene to halt inappropriate force by colleagues. and more people saw how
abuse in their own ranks. cers have to take the peer in- important this was, and
“I don’t think depart- tervention training, called Ky., and Dallas are among other officers present. former police officer. eventually we were able to
ments have prepared their Ethical Policing Is Coura- the cities that have imple- New York City has had an “Having a policy in place get our department on
officers sufficiently to deal geous, or EPIC. They are put mented duty-to-intervene intervention policy since is great, but to a degree it can board,” he said. “Our organi-
with that sort of situation,” through a variety of scenar- policies in recent months. 2016. Los Angeles has had a be window dressing,” said zation didn’t have the best
said Chuck Wexler, execu- ios in which they are taught Connecticut recently passed policy for years requiring of- Blum, who was North Caro- reputation about seven to 10
tive director of the Police ways to verbally intervene, a wide-ranging police law ficers to stop others from lina’s statewide police train- years ago. We’ve been work-
Executive Research Forum, then physically intervene if that includes a statewide committing misconduct, ing director in the late 1990s ing really hard to change the
a think tank. “Have we really needed, and how to respond duty to intervene. but officials are now updat- and early 2000s. “Policy does culture of our organization,
thought through what that when they are the target of “These reforms are long ing it to specifically include not necessarily change the and this has been a major
actually means, what’s actu- the intervention. overdue,” Gov. Ned Lamont excessive force. culture of an organization or piece of that.”
ally expected of them? ‘Duty “Almost all situations are (D-Conn.) said after signing Court rulings, some dat- the culture of what officers Los Angeles police offi-
to intervene’ has to mean not going to be like the one in the bill into law. ing to the 1970s, have said of- are doing. I think it comes cers credit the agency’s
more than words. It has to Minnesota where you actu- The duty to intervene is ficers are required to inter- down to training.” duty-to-intervene policy and
mean actions.” ally have to physically re- not a new concept. There vene when colleagues are In 2008, Buffalo, N.Y., Of- training along with other
Officials in New Orleans, move somebody,” Chief Dep- were calls for requiring offi- violating people’s civil ficer Cariol Horne was fired changes to contributing to a
which has what many con- uty Supt. Paul Noel said. cers to stop inappropriate rights. for interfering with an officer 30-year low in officer-in-
sider to be the nation’s mod- “Most of the interventions use of force after the beating But the culture at many who she said was choking a volved shootings last year.
el police peer intervention that we’re talking about are of Rodney King by Los Ange- departments may look handcuffed suspect. When The labor union that rep-
program, say that since going to be verbal.” les police in 1991 as many offi- down at officers who inter- she yelled at Officer Gregory resents city officers believes
Floyd’s death in May they Floyd’s death spurred cers looked on. vene and lead to retaliation, Kwiatkowski and grabbed the duty to intervene should
have received more than 100 nationwide protests and Similar calls came after and that has been an obsta- his arm during the 2006 inci- be a national policy, Los An-
inquiries from police depart- prompted many places to Eric Garner died in 2014 cle to duty-to-intervene poli- dent, he punched her in the geles Police Protective
ments seeking information consider policing changes. when a New York City officer cies, said Jon Blum, a law en- face, she said. League Spokesman Tom
about their specialized Charlotte, N.C., Louisville, put him in a chokehold with forcement consultant and An arbitration process Saggau said.
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COVID
CAPITOL JOURNAL

Harris’
ascent tracking
leaves errors
Newsom frustrate
behind counties
GEORGE SKELTON
in sacramento After bad data froze
Maybe you’ve state’s watchlist, local
noticed: Gov. officials struggle with
Gavin Newsom
no longer looks how to move off it.
like a promis-
ing future
presidential By Colleen Shalby
prospect. He
has been When Mono County was
leaped over and left behind placed on the state’s
by a California ally, Sen. COVID-19 watchlist for the
Kamala Harris. first time last month after a
Since Newsom was surge in cases was reported
elected governor in 2018, the Brian van der Brug Los Angeles Times in the town of Mammoth
expectation has been that PARTY RENTAL CREWS pack up at the scene of a wedding Aug. 6 in Holmby Hills. Police shut down the Lakes, the onus was placed
he would seize the first reception after receiving multiple noise complaints. Shootings have occurred at other recent gatherings. on restaurants as the culprit
opportunity after this year behind the surges.

Yes, I’m a party pooper

to run for president. Eateries that had insti-
Newsom, 52, wasn’t tuted safety protocols start-
ready this year. But if Presi- ing in March had to prove
dent Trump won reelection, their staffs were in the clear.
the Oval Office would be Some businesses with just
open in 2024. And if a Demo- one case or none at all were
crat ousted Trump, there’d forced to close, employees
be another opportunity in
2028.
California governors
Time to crack down on those who flout COVID rules were out of work, and hun-
dreds of thousands of dol-
lars in revenue was lost dur-
have long had their eyes on ing the busiest time of the
the White House. After all, SANDY BANKS season.
this is the state with by far Thirty-five out of roughly
the biggest blocs of conven- We’re shutter- 580 restaurant employees
tion delegates and electoral ing busi- ultimately tested positive for
votes. nesses, the coronavirus, Mono
Democrat Jerry Brown inspecting County Health Officer Dr.
ran three times for presi- workplaces Tom Boo told restaurant
dent. Republican Pete and re- owners last week. In a Zoom
Wilson ran once. Ronald imagining meeting with health officials
Reagan finally won on his education and in conversations with
third attempt. to keep The Times, restaurant own-
The late Assembly COVID-19 at ers said they felt their sector
Speaker Bob Moretti of Van bay. had been vilified by the
Nuys candidly told me after But we’re all thumbs county.
losing the 1974 gubernatorial when it comes to dealing In the time since they’ve
primary to Brown that the with what has become the been allowed to reopen,
only reason he ran for gover- Achilles’ heel of our co- some owners said they
nor was to gain a launching ronavirus prevention plan: believed the county’s previ-
pad for the presidency. rogue parties that have ous announcement had stig-
But now you can forget helped send infection rates matized their businesses,
about any liftoff for New- soaring among young peo- which in turn created mis-
som. His potential route to ple in Los Angeles County. trust that has led to a drop in
the White House has been It seems like almost customers.
abruptly blocked by Harris’ every week some illicit event “We’ve lost a significant
ascent to the Democratic with super-spreader poten- local following. People have
vice presidential slot. tial makes news — at a Dania Maxwell Los Angeles Times lost confidence — they think
“Kamala is smart. She’s mansion in the Hollywood ALTHOUGH Mayor Eric Garcetti banned big gatherings during the pandemic, we’re some dangerous
tough,” presumptive presi- Hills, a celebrity compound TikTok video creator Bryce Hall reportedly threw a weekend birthday party. breeding ground for the
dential nominee Joe Biden in Calabasas, an estate in virus,” restaurant owner
told a TV audience of mil-
lions in explaining why he
chose her as his running
mate. “She’s ready to do this
Holmby Hills, a warehouse
in the industrial Harbor
Gateway neighborhood.
Police show up but don’t
Cops raid influencer’s bash Alisa Mokler said.
The population of Mam-
moth Lakes is about 8,100 —
more than half of Mono
job…. do much — unless a party- birthday party in the Holly- health officials that gather- County’s roughly 14,200. The
“As the child of immi- goer gets shot, which has By Dakota Smith wood Hills over the week- ings help spread the virus county created an action
grants, she knows person- happened at at least three and Wendy Lee end, a bash that attracted a throughout the community. plan to gain a handle on the
ally how immigrant families recent events, including a massive crowd of people who Los Angeles Mayor Eric case surge in order to move
enrich our country, as well Hollywood Hills party The phenomenon of so- didn’t appear to be wearing Garcetti, who had already off the state’s monitoring
as the challenges of what it where a woman died. cial media stars living to- masks or social distancing, banned large gatherings, re- list. Although the case count
means to grow up Black and Elected officials seem to gether in lavish Los Angeles according to online videos. cently authorized the city to has risen to 160 from 84, the
Indian American in the have little to offer but homes and documenting Hall has 12.9 million follow- shut off L.A. Department of rate of positive test results
United States…. Her story is threats to cut power to their lives — and parties — ers on TikTok. Water and Power services at has dropped to 4%, which is
an American story.” venues that are “egregious” on TikTok is quickly turning The rise in influencer residences where the hosts below the state’s threshold
That’s a priceless public offenders. And health ex- into a cautionary tale during houses comes amid reports defy public health orders. of 8% — the metric that
introduction by the man perts keep hoping that the pandemic. of house parties as revelers But the parties continue, placed the county on the
who’s likely to become the education about the risks TMZ reported that a shrug off concerns about the including those hosted by state’s monitoring list in the
next president. will persuade partygoers to popular TikTok video cre- COVID-19 pandemic and ig- some prominent TikTok first place.
Harris, 55, undoubtedly [See Banks, B4] ator, Bryce Hall, held a nore warnings from public [See Party, B4] But the watchlist was
will run for president again [See Watchlist, B5]
at her next opportunity,
which will be when Biden,
77, isn’t running — either in
2024 or 2028.
It isn’t like Newsom to
run against her. He and
Harris have been political
stablemates, operating as a
team, dividing up Cali-
Tahoe blaze whips up tornado conditions
fornia’s top offices. In run-
[See Skelton, B5] dated flight mapping and
By Alex Wigglesworth expected the acreage to rise,
said Joe Flannery, public af-
A massive wildfire in fairs officer for the national
Northern California forest.
spawned rotating columns “Our resources on the
Colleges more of flames Saturday, prompt- ground are facing extreme
like ghost towns ing forecasters to issue a fire behavior, rugged terrain
rare fire-related tornado and warm temperatures,”
San Diego campuses warning. Flannery said.
fighting the pandemic “It was a first for us,” said Evan Bentley, severe
may appear deserted Shane Snyder, meteorolo- weather meteorologist with
when classes start. B2 gist with the National the National Weather Serv-
Weather Service in Reno, ice Storm Prediction Center,
ICE ordered to which issued the warning wrote on Twitter that radar
test for virus shortly before 3 p.m. data showed at least four
A judge said that Multiple videos posted to “distinct anticyclonic circu-
detainees and staff at social media showed twist- lations” associated with the
a detention facility er-like formations in the fire on Saturday. One was
must be screened. B3 path of the Loyalton fire, present for more than an
which started Friday eve- hour and traveled about four
Test backlog ning in the Tahoe National miles, he wrote. The extreme
affects L.A. Forest near California’s bor- weather phenomenon is be-
der with Nevada. The fire lieved to have been sparked
Lag artificially lowers quickly grew to 20,000 acres by the rapid growth and in-
county’s COVID-19 and was 0% contained as of tensity of the blaze. Ringo H.W. Chiu Associated Press
case numbers. B3 Sunday morning. Author- “It was hot; it was very THE LOYALTON FIRE, in the Tahoe National Forest, spawned multiple twist-
ities were performing up- [See Tornadoes, B2] ers Saturday. Above, the Lake fire, which saw a flaming tornado on Wednesday.

SPORTS INSIDE: Mookie Betts even better than advertised, Dylan Hernández writes. B6
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Blazes spawn whirling fire tornadoes

[Tornadoes, from B1] to spotting outside the fire
unstable atmospherically,” perimeter, Miller said.
Snyder said in an interview, Thunderstorms were re-
“and that allowed the fire, ported in the area of the Loy-
which is burning very hot alton fire Saturday, and
and [through] lots of fuel, to more were forecast for Sun-
really explode up in a verti- day, threatening to ground
cal sense, up into the atmos- the aircraft needed to fight
phere.” the fire, Flannery said.
The hotter the air, the “Firefighters on the line
more rapidly it rises, he said. did report extreme fire be-
“Hot air wants to rise, havior displayed at times,
and if it’s very hot it wants to especially as overhead
rise dramatically,” Snyder thunderstorm cells passed,”
said. “It’s allowed to rise be- he said. “They cause these
cause the temperature of the downdrafts that can create
air the fire makes is much dangerous fire conditions.”
warmer than the air around Multiple evacuation or-
it. So it keeps rising until it’s ders remained in place for
not warmer than the air portions of Plumas, Lassen
around it.” and Sierra counties.
That can send a column In the area north of
of smoke up tens of thou- Azusa, the Ranch 2 fire has
sands of feet into the atmos- burned a 2,256-acre swath
phere, he said. And as it through the Angeles Na-
rises, the air underneath it tional Forest.
needs to be replaced, cre- “What’s driving this fire is
ating a vortex that pulls in the dry brush, the hot tem-
air from all around it. peratures and the steep ter-
At the same time, rain, which makes it difficult
changes in wind speed that to contain,” said Daniela
occur higher up in the at- Zepeda, public information
mosphere cause the air to officer for the national for-
spin as it accelerates up- est.
ward. Firefighters were work-
“With that rapidly rising, ing to keep the fire on the
then you spin up your fire north side of San Gabriel
tornado,” Snyder said. “It Canyon and protect the
starts spinning as it rises.” Gina Ferazzi Los Angeles Times communities of Azusa, Mon-
Fire tornadoes are rare THE LOYALTON FIRE, near the Nevada border, and the Lake fire, in the Angeles National Forest, have rovia, Duarte and Bradbury
but not unheard of in Cali- created flaming tornadoes. Above, the Apple fire burns in the San Bernardino National Forest on Aug. 1. to the south, she said. They
fornia. were also trying to keep the
A spinning vortex that tremely dry chaparral in the whirls starting out.” ing into a remote area largely its own problems by gener- flames west of Highway 39,
barreled into Redding dur- Los Padres National Forest. The fire had grown to inaccessible by roads, he ating erratic gusty winds east of Van Tassel Ridge and
ing the Carr fire in July 2018 It caused serious injuries 17,862 acres and was 12% con- said. that fling embers into the south of Rincon Red Box
was roughly 1,000 feet in di- and forced the deployment tained as of Sunday morn- “It’s an area that just air, he said. Road, Zepeda said.
ameter and reached speeds of fire shelters. ing. At least 12 homes and hasn’t burned in about 100 “We have been getting All evacuation orders
of 136 to 165 mph, equivalent Most recently, on commercial buildings had years, so there’s a lot of ac- some spotting, which is em- had been lifted, but it was
to a twister with a rating of Wednesday, a flaming tor- been destroyed, and about tive fuel,” Miller said. “That’s bers from the fire getting possible more could be put
EF-3 on the five-level En- nado was seen spinning out 250 people remained under why we keep getting this trapped into the air and then in place because of the active
hanced Fujita scale, accord- from the Lake fire, hours af- evacuation orders. afternoon activity — it heats drifting down and making a nature of the fire, which was
ing to the California Depart- ter the blaze erupted in the Though its growth had up and kind of sparks the fire small fire just outside the continuing to race uphill to
ment of Forestry and Fire Angeles National Forest slowed considerably, chal- up again. Then we have the current perimeter,” Miller the north, west and east, she
Protection. The fire tornado above Lake Hughes. lenges remained. Triple-dig- mixture of that with the fuel said. “We did see that a cou- said.
killed a firefighter as he “The fire grew from 400 to it temperatures, low relative out there, and the combina- ple times yesterday, but we The fire broke out Thurs-
raced toward a neighbor- 10,000 acres very, very humidity and heavy fuels tion of those two kind of reig- didn’t have those fire torna- day in the San Gabriel River
hood in flames, an investiga- quickly, in the span of a cou- combined to create the po- nites the fire.” does, really.” bed and was 7% contained
tion later found. ple hours,” Jake Miller, pub- tential for continued spread, As the fire chews through Further complicating the as of Sunday morning.
In 2008, a whirl caught lic information officer for the Miller said. the sunbaked brush dried effort were thunderstorms Investigators were con-
firefighters by surprise in Lake fire, said Sunday. “So The most active flank of out by the afternoon heat, it that moved through the area tinuing to look for a man be-
the remote Indians fire, that’s when you start seeing the fire was the northwest- sends up a large plume of Saturday, bringing lightning lieved to have started the
which was burning in ex- those fire tornadoes and fire ern portion, which was burn- smoke, which in turn creates strikes that also contributed fire. Police said the suspect,
identified as 36-year-old Os-
min Palencia, lived in an en-
campment in the riverbed
near the blaze’s origin.

College campuses have an eerie feeling

The fires continued to
burn amid scorching tem-
peratures that forecasters
said could rival a deadly sev-
en-day heat event that
As a top-10 research struck California in 2006.
San Diego’s major school, UC San Diego has Meanwhile, the cloud cover
been trying to solve its own associated with bands of
schools may look like problems and society’s too. thunderstorms meant there
ghost towns as they It’s working on experimental was little chance for temper-
drugs and vaccines to fight atures to cool down
begin the fall semester the coronavirus. The uni- overnight, as is typical dur-
fighting the pandemic. versity also was the first ma- ing the drier weather Cali-
jor U.S. research school to fornia normally sees, fore-
widely test a large number of casters said.
By Gary Robbins its students for COVID-19. Multiple heat records
It has pledged to spend were set Saturday. The
SAN DIEGO — Point about $2 million a month weather service reported a
Loma Nazarene University this fall to regularly test all high of 112 degrees in Wood-
has a cozy library, well- 65,000 of its students, faculty land Hills, breaking the
equipped labs, intimate and staff. It’s part of the Re- record of 108 set in 1977, and a
places to worship, lush turn to Learn program, high of 92 at UCLA, breaking
playing fields and salt- which some have called “Re- the record of 90 set in 2003.
sprayed dorms by the ocean. turn to Earn” because the Downtown Los Angeles hit
But when it opens for the school needs to make up for 98 degrees, tying a record set
fall semester Monday, the the huge financial losses in 1994.
private Christian school will caused by the pandemic. The heat wave was ex-
be without the thing it cher- UC San Diego plans to of- pected to persist through at
ishes most — a campus filled fer 30% of its courses in per- least Thursday.
with 2,700 students. K.C. Alfred San Diego Union-Tribune son, with the rest in a hybrid
In a story that’s playing CAMPUSES such as the University of San Diego, above, will appear far less busy format that combines in-
out at colleges nationwide, this fall as schools limit dorm space and shift classes online because of the virus. person and online classes.
the COVID-19 pandemic has The school doesn’t begin the
forced Point Loma Nazarene Bryn heads north for her a lot of people,” senior Jah- past 9,000, from overwhelm- fall quarter until Sept. 28, so
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CITY & STATE

Judge orders ICE

to test detainees
for coronavirus
“Testing all detainees will
By Doug Smith potentially cause the same
housing issue we had last
A federal judge in San week but on a larger scale,”
Francisco has ordered im- Sanchez Othon continued,
mediate testing of all detain- referring to the problem of
ees and staff at a Bakersfield quarantining infected de-
immigration detention cen- tainees. “Completing the
ter where COVID-19 was testing is not the issue; it is
spreading for weeks while of- just what we will need to do
ficials refused to test for the with the results once they
virus. are received.”
After receiving results on The facility began testing
Friday showing that nearly in the first week of August,
half of the detainees tested but the results of those tests
earlier in the week were pos- have not yet been returned,
Genaro Molina Los Angeles Times itive for the illness caused by MacLean said.
OFFICIALS ARE asking people to stay home as much as possible, even during the heat wave, and to take the coronavirus, federal Dis- Another round of tests
proper precautions if they must go out. Above, pedestrians wear masks Wednesday in Huntington Beach. trict Court Judge Vince conducted on Tuesday and
Chhabria ordered the U.S. reported to the court Friday
Immigration and Customs precipitated the order. Out

Test backlog continues to Enforcement agency to con-

duct quick-result testing of
everyone who remained in
the Mesa Verde ICE Proc-
essing Facility.
of 70 tested, 32 were positive.
“We are really scared that
we will never return to our
families outside,” Hugo Lu-
cas, who is currently de-

affect L.A. case numbers

“I’m ordering that it be tained at Mesa Verde, told
done immediately, and no- his lawyers. “I have my
body stop working until daughter who is 14 years old,
they’re completed,” the and I can’t tell her what’s go-
judge told lawyers for ICE ing on because I’m too
and the private contractor scared for her.”
that runs the facility, accord- Attorneys said they
sands of test results not “Because there are so “If you do go to the beach ing to Deputy Public De- would continue to push to
By Alex Wigglesworth being uploaded into the sys- many people infected with or the park, please remem- fender Emi MacLean of the improve safety conditions at
tem. COVID-19 and spreading the ber to keep at least six feet of San Francisco public de- the facility.
Los Angeles County pub- It’s unclear how many of virus who have no symp- distance from those you fender’s office. The office “If ICE and GEO can’t
lic health officials on Sunday the unreported results were toms, and we ourselves don’t live with, wear face cov- represents detainees at the guarantee the basic safety of
reported 1,192 new cases of from L.A. County and could be infected and un- erings at all times when out facility in San Francisco Im- the people in their custody,
COVID-19 and nine related whether they will change the knowingly spreading the of the home, avoid crowded migration Court. through regular testing and
deaths but said both num- picture of how the virus is virus, each of us needs to places and wash your hands MacLean said the judge adequate medical care, we
bers were artificially low continuing to spread here. make sure we do everything frequently,” she said. “We cited the “deliberate indif- need to consider whether
because of a weekend re- Numbers of deaths and we can to avoid being close need to work together to ference” of ICE and GEO they should be allowed to de-
porting lag. hospitalizations were not to others not in our house- lower our case rate so we can Group, the private company tain anyone at all,” said
L.A. County has reported affected by the reporting hold,” Barbara Ferrer, the get our children back to that manages the facility, ACLU NorCal senior attor-
more than 222,000 COVID-19 issue, officials said. county health director, said school and more people saying, “There’s no question ney Sean Riordan.
cases and more than 5,240 There were 1,341 con- in a statement. “With the back to work.” that this outbreak could
deaths in total. firmed COVID-19 patients in warm weather, this can be Meanwhile, Orange have been avoided.” Times staff writer Andrea
The latest case numbers L.A. County hospitals as of challenging as we seek to County reported 342 new Initial results from the Castillo contributed to this
did not include a pending Saturday, with about 32% in find places to go that offer re- cases of COVID-19 and one quick tests on Saturday cap- report.
backlog of lab reports the intensive care, according to lief from the heat.” death Sunday, bringing its tured 11 more positive cases,
county has been expecting the state. In mid-July, there Still, she said, officials total to 43,709 cases and 810 MacLean said. Of the 104 de-
the state to send via its elec- were about 2,200 patients. continue to ask that people deaths. tained people remaining at
tronic reporting system for Officials continued to stay home as much as pos- Hospitalizations contin- the facility, which once
more than a week.
The backlog was generat-
ed by a series of data failures
warn people to take proper
precautions, especially as
a heat wave gripped the
sible and leave only to per-
form essential activities
such as working and getting
ued to decline there, too,
with 422 confirmed patients
on Saturday, compared with
housed more than 350, at
least 54 are positive for the
virus.
Mayor
Garcia
that led to hundreds of thou- region. groceries and medicine. 554 two Saturdays ago. Chhabria’s order also di-
rected that the approxi-
mately 140 staff members at
Mesa Verde also be tested

Tribe seeks to block border wall

immediately, beginning with
their next shift, and weekly
thereafter. Documents filed
in the case showed that ICE
to speak
intentionally did not test
staff for months to avoid im-
peding immigration en-
at DNC
forcement, McLean said.
Band of Kumeyaay The order followed a se-
ries of hearings in a class-ac-
Nation seeks federal tion lawsuit filed in April by Long Beach leader is
injunction to halt the public defender’s office,
set to deliver keynote
the ACLU foundations of
construction on Northern California and address this week.
sacred burial lands. Southern California, the
Lawyers’ Committee for Civ-
city news service
il Rights of the San Fran-
By Wendy Fry cisco Bay Area, and the
Lakin & Wille and Cooley Long Beach Mayor
CAMPO, Calif. — A band law firms. Robert Garcia will be among
of the Kumeyaay Nation Initially the suit sought 17 politicians and civic lead-
whose native land spans to ensure that the facility ers delivering the keynote
both sides of the U.S.-Mexi- was taking adequate mea- address at this week’s
co border filed a federal law- sures to ensure the detain- Democratic National Con-
suit last week against the ees’ safety. As the litigation vention, officials announced
Trump administration, proceeded, ICE insisted on Sunday.
seeking an injunction to stop testing only those who “I’m excited to join some
further construction of the showed symptoms of infec- amazing Americans to talk
border wall through sacred, tion and reported there were about the future of our coun-
ancient burial lands. none, MacLean said. try and electing Joe Biden as
Human remains have But in mid-June, lawyers president,” Garcia said in a
been disrupted and un- Sandy Huffaker AFP/Getty Images for ICE and GEO reported to statement.
earthed by recent pre-con- MEMBERS of the Kumeyaay band of Indians and activists march toward the the court that a staff mem- The mayor, who recently
struction blasting at the U.S.-Mexico border in July to protest construction of the wall in Boulevard, Calif. ber who obtained a test out- lost his mother and stepfa-
border, according to the law- side of work was positive for ther to complications of
suit and the Kumeyaay Her- its ancestral territory via a lawsuit. Stephenson said Peak, Jacumba Hot Springs the virus, the first of 14 who COVID-19, added: “We need
itage Preservation Council. system of trails, many of the agency began in March and Table Mountain. would eventually report pos- to move our country forward
“In the Kumeyaay faith, which cross the U.S.-Mexico 2020 conducting “outreach A tribal historic cemetery itive tests taken on their and it’s going to take young
they don’t see the material border and have religious and coordination with the in Jacumba is also along the own, MacLean said. people to mobilize across
as ‘human remains’; they see significance, according to Kumeyaay Tribal Nation.” path of the planned con- On July 31 the first de- the country to fight for
them as humans,” said Tom the lawsuit. “Should culturally sensi- struction. The project in- tainee tested positive. healthcare, racial justice
Holm, executive director of Protesters successfully tive artifacts or human re- volves trenches at least 8 feet “Then the real crisis and civil rights for all.”
the Kumeyaay Heritage halted the scheduled con- mains be identified during deep. CBP and Army Corps started,” MacLean said. Garcia will be joined in
Preservation Council. struction July 1, but contrac- the San Diego border barrier of Engineers need to access “They didn’t have a plan. Tuesday’s keynote address
“When any human bones or tors from the U.S. Army project, CBP will coordinate 20 to 30 miles of access roads They didn’t act.” by 16 other current and for-
particles of human remains Corps of Engineers working with the appropriate tribes around the project to build By then the facility had mer Democratic officials, in-
are discovered, it’s consid- under CBP’s supervision be- to determine an appropriate the 14 miles of new border reduced its population to cluding former Rep. Stacey
ered to have a human soul. gan blasting on the native treatment plan and repatri- wall, Holm said. about 120 under pressure Abrams of Georgia, state
In other words, they are not lands about a month ago, ac- ation of artifacts and re- “They’re bringing in big from the lawsuit. Several Sen. Yvanna Cancela of Ne-
looking at material, they’re cording to the attorney who mains,” the CBP wrote in a trucks and bulldozers and symptomatic detainees vada, Rep. Conor Lamb of
looking at their ancestors.” filed the lawsuit. statement released by trenching machines and were put in one dorm and all Pennsylvania and Rep.
The lawsuit filed in fed- “Construction has been Stephenson in response to port-a-potties and office the others in another, in- Colin Allred of Texas.
eral court in San Diego on temporarily halted at times the lawsuit. trailers,” he said, adding cluding those who had been Having multiple speak-
Tuesday by the La Posta as result of the protests, but The discovery of what none of the surrounding ac- exposed to others who were ers deliver the address is a
Band of Diegueno Mission the wall construction, in- could have been human re- cess areas have been sur- infected, creating ideal con- departure from traditional
Indians asks a judge to pro- cluding blasting, has been mains was outside the im- veyed for their historical and ditions for spread, MacLean convention norms.
tect its religious and cultural occurring at a swift pace. mediate construction zone, tribal significance. said. “These young electeds
heritage. La Posta is one of That is why we are filing the he said. The specific area under “The detention center is will offer a diversity of differ-
12 bands of the Kumeyaay lawsuit,” said Michelle “CBP is aware of possible dispute is near Campo, not safe for anyone who is ent ideas and perspectives
people. LaPena, an attorney at remains found ... in an area which is about 56 miles east there,” she said. “The level of on how to move America for-
This summer, the Rosette, a majority Indian- located 200-plus feet south of San Diego and 46 miles inaction and lack of concern ward, but they will all speak
Kumeyaay and their allies owned national law firm rep- of the U.S. border and out- west of El Centro in the bor- for the individuals in their to the future we’re building
have tried to block the on- resenting tribal govern- side of the project area,” der region south of the La- custody is stunning and out- together — a future with Joe
going border wall construc- ments and tribal entities. Stephenson said. “At this guna Mountains, according rageous.” Biden at the helm,” the party
tion by protesting and nego- Holm said a San Diego time, no significant ances- to the filing. In an email exchange ob- said in a statement.
tiating with U.S. Customs County medical examiner tral artifacts or burial sites Since March, ahead of tained by the plaintiffs, The Democratic Na-
and Border Protection. CBP certified the material dis- have been encountered or elections and amid the Brooke Sanchez Othon, a tional Convention will take
is the agency trying to com- covered as human, but the disturbed during construc- COVID-19 pandemic, the clinical operations specialist place over four nights begin-
plete Trump’s promise to CBP insisted it was con- tion activities within the Trump administration has at Wellpath, a private Nash- ning Monday from Milwau-
build 450 miles of new wall struction material or PVC Roosevelt Reservation.” accelerated wall construc- ville-based healthcare com- kee, although delegates and
along the 1,954-mile U.S.- pipe. “The Kumeyaay are The Kuyemaay groups tion by saying it is essential pany that provides services speakers will not be trav-
Mexico border by the end of not asking for anything and their allies say the pre- work. It increased spending to ICE detention facilities, eling to Wisconsin because
2020. more than the same respect construction blasting to re- from $11.1 billion to $15 bil- pushed back against an ICE of the coronavirus.
Kumeyaay people have and the same cultural re- place the steel fence already lion, awarding more than official’s direction to initiate Former Vice President
lived throughout the border spect almost every other at the border not only des- $1.7 billion in new contracts. testing. Joe Biden and California
area in San Diego and Im- faith enjoys,” Holm said. ecrates their sacred burial The proposal to test all Sen. Kamala Harris are set
perial counties and Baja Jeffrey Stephenson, a su- sites but also prevents their Fry writes for the San Diego detainees, Sanchez Othon to be nominated to run
California, Mexico, for more pervisory Border Patrol children from accessing sa- Union-Tribune. The wrote, already had been de- against President Trump
than 12,000 years. agent in the San Diego sec- cred educational and cultur- Associated Press nied “due to the housing re- and Vice President Mike
The tribe moved through tor, said he was aware of the al locations, such as Tecate contributed to this report. strictions we face.” Pence in November.
B4 M O N DAY , AU G U S T 17 , 2 0 2 0 L AT I M E S . C O M

Time for a party crackdown in L.A.

[Banks, from B1]
stay home.
You’d have to live in a
cave right now not to know
what precautions to take to
keep yourself safe from
contagion: Wash your
hands, wear a mask, keep
your distance from anyone
you don’t live with.
Yet some folks are still
living it up — unmasked and
unafraid — as if COVID-19
didn’t exist. Party videos
show jam-packed dance
floors, crowds queued up at
makeshift bars and buses
continually dropping new-
comers off.
I understand the urge
that drives the lack of inhib-
ition. We are all weary of
being masked, monitored
and cooped up. For young
people, in the prime of their
partying days, it must seem
especially cruel.
You’re bored, tired of
social isolation and desper-
ate for company. You can’t
go to school, your job is on
hold, the county’s bars and
clubs have shut down. And
you’ve been attuned by
social media to expect in-
stant gratification. So you
convince yourself that
you’re entitled to a night of
raucous fun.
But your indiscretions
can wind up threatening the
health of anyone else you
encounter. So maybe it’s
Irfan Khan Los Angeles Times
time for us to acknowledge
that the ‘We’re all in this LAPD OFFICERS investigate a shooting at a party in a warehouse in the Harbor Gateway area that sent five people to a hospital Tuesday.
together’ mantra rings Strained relations between police and Mayor Eric Garcetti mean that rules on public health during the pandemic are going unenforced.
hollow in some quarters.
We may need to rely on telling people they didn’t feature people in their 20s Calabasas declared “zero said at a media briefing. “I respect the fact that
punishment instead. need to wear a mask,” she and 30s who suffered and tolerance” a month ago, As if anyone at that party law enforcement has a lot
recalled. “Now masks are still haven’t recovered from after a raid on a large party could really be considered of work to do,” she said.
:: lifesaving.... People are coronavirus infections. It’s a hosted by YouTube star “responsible.” When that’s “Arresting everybody at a
confused about messages “scared straight” approach Jake Paul. the police response, it’s easy party? What are we going to
Los Angeles County we think should be clear.” for young folks who might “The warning period has to understand why partygo- do? Put them all on a bus,
Public Health Director Ferrer spends a lot of be wavering. ended,” Mayor Alicia Wein- ers think “no harm, no foul.” book them and release
Barbara Ferrer has been time asking strangers what But is fear of getting sick traub said in a Facebook I asked Ferrer what she them?”
watching the progression of they do to stay safe, and enough to stave off the party post. “The sheriff under- thinks about adding en- Besides, a crowded bus
infections with trepidation. that’s been eye-opening. circuit? I don’t think so. stands that all parties are to forcement to the arsenal. taking people to jail is the
More than a quarter of new “I’m actually astounded When I see those party be broken up immediately.” “Every tool we have, we perfect place for the co-
cases have been among 18- how little understanding videos, I think of all the But in the city of Los should use,” she said. She ronavirus to spread.
to 29-year-olds, a group that they have about what the young people I know who Angeles, strained relations likes the idea of big fines for And yet, back in June,
was mostly untouched in science is around are sacrificing and staying between the LAPD and party hosts. that’s exactly what we did to
the pandemic’s early days. COVID-19,” she said. “We at home to protect them- Mayor Eric Garcetti mean That doesn’t mean thousands of lawful young
Now they have the highest obviously haven’t done as selves, their mothers, aunt- enforcement isn’t on the Ferrer thinks people should protesters, who took to the
rate of new cases. good a job as we need to do ies, grandfathers. They are table yet. They’re stuck on be arrested for being scoff- streets to try to stop an
“I don’t like to see those in explaining to people how tired of the isolation, too. logistics, confusion over laws in these situations. epidemic of police brutality.
pictures of all the people powerful they can be in And we dishonor their com- whether the mayor’s “Safer
partying,” she said. “When stopping the spread.” mitment when we turn a L.A.” order applies to
we see people blatantly Or maybe that message blind eye to those who bra- parties in private homes
defying sensible orders, that is just particularly hard for zenly break the rules, and concern that enforce-
makes others feel like, ‘If
they can do it, we can do it
too.’ It’s frustrating, be-
cause what we’re asking is
young people to absorb.
“They look around, and
it doesn’t seem to be caus-
ing all this devastation,”
threatening public health
with their selfishness.
Education instead of
enforcement is a nice senti-
ment orders would force a
standoff with police, whose
union is at war with the
mayor over proposed
Influencer’s
bash shut down
not a big thing to do. It’s not Ferrer said, because until ment, but maybe it’s time to budget cuts.
saying parties are banned now mostly older people raise the stakes for those Police were called several
forever, it’s just saying don’t had been dying. “They say, determined to flout public times by neighbors, worried
have a party for a few ‘I’m young, I’m healthy, and safety rules. by the chaos around the
months.” I’m tired of not being able to We have to accept that Mulholland Drive mansion
Ferrer acknowledges
that some responsibility for
the violations may be linked
to well-meaning officials
and fumbles early on —
socialize the way I want.’ ”

::

The county is revamping

some folks just don’t care
about health risks. But
maybe they’ll care when
their party favors are tickets
for mask violations — sub-
where three people would be
shot earlier this month. But
when the LAPD arrived, the
officers tended to parking
problems, then “met with
by L.A. police
when we were all trying to its messaging to reach ject to $100 fines or commu- the responsible party” [Party, from B1] property can request the
figure out how best to deal young people who seem to nity service. hosting the event and stars: young individuals who utilities be cut within 48
with a virus we had never think they are invincible. Other communities have helped usher “the people live together in picturesque hours. Homes where parties
encountered before. Billboards, videos and already taken that sort of back into the private party,” homes, document their lives regularly occur are the tar-
“Months ago we were social media posts now hard line. LAPD Lt. Chris Ramirez and relationships to their get, Garcetti has said.
millions of followers and A spokesman for the
make money by promoting mayor didn’t respond to a re-
brands. quest for comment Sunday.
A large Hollywood Hills A woman who lives in this
bash believed to have been section of the Hollywood

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Harris’ pick by
Biden a wrinkle
for Newsom
[Skelton, from B1] Newsom may also have
ning for governor and the another problem: He’s a
Senate, they shared the white male in a party in
same political strategist, which power is trending
Ace Smith. toward women and people
When former California of color.
Sen. Barbara Boxer retired “I think it’s very unlikely
in 2016, then-Atty. Gen. we will see two white men on
Harris and then-Lt. Gov. the Democratic ticket
Newsom quickly agreed: again,” Kapolczynski says.
She’d seek the Senate seat In selecting a woman of
that year and he’d run for color as his running mate,
governor in 2018. she says, Biden “cast his
And even if Newsom did vote for the future of the
attempt to compete against Democratic Party.”
Harris for the presidency, he Actually, there hasn’t
probably wouldn’t get far. been an all-male white
“No matter what hap- Democratic ticket since
pens in November, Kamala 2004.
Harris goes to the top of the “We’ve been seeing a
list in the next presidential major cultural shift over the
race,” says Rose Kapolczyn- last several years,” Kapol- Sam Hodgson San Diego Union-Tribune
ski, a longtime Democratic czynski says. GARRY JULIAN works out at Last Real Gym in the North Park neighborhood of San Diego. With gymnasi-
consultant who managed California is a leading ums ordered closed by the state because of the novel coronavirus, the business moved its operations outdoors.
Boxer’s Senate campaigns. example.
“If somehow the Biden-
Harris ticket loses to
Trump, Kamala Harris
will be the front-runner for
Newsom is the only white
male holding elective state-
wide office. Both U.S. sena-
tors have been women for
Churches, gyms applying to use parks
2024. nearly 28 years.
“And if they win … you So is one of the two most the park Monday, Tuesday always were allowed to use pavilion. Gatherings will be
can see Kamala Harris powerful members of Con- By Gary Warth and Friday mornings. public parks, as long as per- just for church sub-groups
dominating Democratic gress: U.S. House Speaker “There were definitely mits are acquired. such as youths, families,
politics for the next 16 years Nancy Pelosi of San Fran- SAN DIEGO — Applica- some tears from people get- Mehta also said the fees men, women and people 55
— as vice president and cisco. tions are trickling in from ting to see their friends were not an issue, and she and older. “But it’s better
then as the elected presi- An estimated 61% of the churches, gyms and other again,” yoga director Nita would pay them and contin- than nothing,” he said.
dent.” state’s likely Democratic organizations after the Mehta said. “They did air ue using the park if the Mehta said about 12 peo-
Bob Shrum, a veteran voters are women, the Pub- Board of Supervisors’ deci- hugs, and everyone talked county were to revoke the ple showed up for the Tues-
Democratic consultant who lic Policy Institute of Cali- sion to waive permit fees for from a distance. It’s good for waiver once the restriction day yoga class, about three
is director of the Center for fornia reported last year. certain gatherings at county mental health.” on indoor activities is lifted. times as many as sometimes
the Political Future at USC, Roughly half are white and parks during the shutdown Public gatherings were Many students in her studio participate online. Those
agrees that Harris has been half are people of color. prompted by the COVID-19 prohibited by a county are hesitant to attend people came out with just
elevated probably beyond Newsom’s political fu- pandemic. health order earlier this year classes inside because they one day’s notice, which she
Newsom’s reach. ture? As of Friday, permits had as one of several measures are older, making them more took as a sign that people are
“Obviously Kamala On Thursday night, he been granted to GC2 Church aimed at stopping the vulnerable to COVID-19, she eager for in-person classes.
Harris, especially if she and needs to take full advantage and Yoga Jai Ma to use 4S spread of the novel co- said. Mehta said she’s heard of
Biden win, which I think of an invaluable gift: a Ranch Community Park ronavirus. Gyms, yoga stu- Chen also said his 100- complaints about the
they will, becomes the front- prime-time speaking slot at and for Love of Christ Fel- dios and churches are member congregation may county allowing for-profit
runner in 2024 or 2028,” the Democratic National lowship to use Los Penas- among the organizations be hesitant about indoor businesses to use public
Shrum says. “And that Convention. Newsom’s quitos Canyon County Pre- still not allowed to hold services. The church held in- parks. She pointed out that
makes any path to the White speech must be concise and serve. Four other churches, gatherings indoors. door services in June when holding outdoor sessions
House for Newsom more hard-hitting, unlike many of five fitness facilities, one per- Though the prohibition the restriction was briefly during a shutdown isn’t
difficult…. his ramblings. forming arts workshop and on gatherings in parks has lifted, but the turnout was about making a profit, but
“California political In 2022, Newsom will run one dance class also have ap- eased, the ban on indoor very small, he said. trying to make ends meet
power and resources would for reelection. Winning plied for permits. gatherings still is in place. Chen said he is disap- and survive during an un-
unite behind Harris because should be a snap, assuming A pastor at GC2 Church With many people express- pointed that only 25 people precedented time.
she’s the vice president.” some big “ifs” — if he can and a director at Yoga Jai Ma ing frustration at not being at a time will be able to use
Shrum points out that a bring the spread of the said the congregation and able to attend church serv- the 4S Ranch site because Warth writes for the San
sitting vice president hasn’t coronavirus under control, students they serve are look- ices and business owners meetings will be in a small Diego Union-Tribune.
lost a nomination for presi- reboot California’s economy ing forward to seeing one an- complaining they may lose
dent since Democrat Alben and fix state government’s other in person after months their livelihoods because of
Barkley in 1952. computer mess that has of Zoom meetings. the shutdown, the Board of
The winning VPs: Re- plagued seemingly every- “People are really craving Supervisors on Aug. 5
publican Richard Nixon in
1960, Democrat Hubert H.
thing, including COVID-19
data collecting, DMV renew-
for personal contact,” said
Pastor Luke Chen at GS
agreed to waive fees for some
activities in county parks.
OBITUARY NOTICES
Humphrey in 1968, Republi- als, payment of unemploy- Church in Rancho Fees normally range from
Place a paid notice latimes.com/placeobituary
can George H.W. Bush in ment benefits. Bernardo. “And kids miss $200 to $500 for a minimum
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1988 and Democrat Al Gore Then he should take a their friends.” three-hour block. Chen said
in 2000. hard look at running for The church is scheduled the fees are not prohibitive,
“Kamala’s a charismatic Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s to hold its first service at 4S and he suspects the church
candidate now,” Shrum Senate seat when she’s up Rancho Community Park on might have paid them in the BELONE , Gary James
says. “She’ll become a for reelection in 2024. Fein- Aug. 30. past. Until the county an- Beloved Gary James Belone, a
deeper and even better stein will be 91 and it’s a Yoga Jai Ma, also in Ran- nounced that parks were Tribal Member of the Navajo Nation
candidate if she runs for good bet she’ll retire. cho Bernardo, held its first lifting the fees for religious (Diné) born for Nakaii Diné. He was a
life-long resident of Tongva Land/Los
president” after being vice Or maybe Harris can yoga class at the park Tues- services, however, he said he Angeles. He is survived by his parents
president. find Newsom a Cabinet job. day and is permitted to use didn’t realize that churches Johnnie Belone and Georgianna
Becenti Belone; his siblings George
Belone, Tanya Belone, Johnnie Belone
Jr., Cynthia Sam Casillas; his children
Desiree Belone and Gary W. Belone;

Counties frustrated by coronavirus watchlist his grandchildren Jesse J. Belone and

Russell Gudino.
He loved spending time with his
family, bicycle riding, and Japanese
WOOLDRIDGE, Patricia
August 19, 1933-August 7, 2020
“Patty” an only child from a large Irish
family. She lived a full, graceful life.
fried rice. His daughter rededicates Patty married Donald Wooldridge July
[Watchlist, from B1] a song he dedicated to her “Never 4, 1967; they had one child. She spent
Leave Me Alone”, by Nate Dogg. In her career working with children as a
frozen Aug. 6 after state offi- remembrance of you we will keep nurse. She enjoyed history, especially
cials announced that a back- bumping 93.5 KDAY and keep your that of her own family, and spent many
log of test result data had led spirit alive especially during Dodgers hours gathering pictures and stories.
to an inaccurate count of co- games. We love you. Patty loved socializing and spending
ronavirus cases. The list Sunrise 03/25/1961 time with her grandchildren.When not
Sunset 08/09/2020 with family, she took classes at UCLA
tracks case counts, commu-
extension and volunteered at UCLA.
nity transmissions, hospi- She also enjoyed swimming with her
talizations and other data, posse, The Shallow Ones, at The Y.
and it guides the state’s Patty is survived by her daughter Kelly,
decisions to allow counties son-in-law James, and her beloved
to open certain sectors, in- grandchildren, Caitlin and Jimmy.
cluding schools and in-
person services at places of In Memoriam
worship.
State officials confirmed Russell Lane Grossman
that as many as 300,000 August 17, 1969 - March 10, 2019
records had not been proc- BURNINGHAM, Nancy Lee
May 16, 1955 - August 6, 2020
Happy Birthday to My beautiful Boy.
essed by the computer Our hearts ache for you in everyday
clearinghouse system relied Nancy Lee Burningham passed that passes. Never to be forgotten
away unexpectedly on August 6,
upon to provide to local offi- 2020 at her home in Los Angeles,
cials the test results re- CA. She was born May 16, 1955 at
ported by labs on a daily
basis. Two separate errors
Hill Air Force Base, Clearfield, UT to
Charles Robert and Jean Lee Pitcher To place
Holman, where her father was in
were identified — one re-
lated to a computer server Genaro Molina Los Angeles Times the Air Force. When Nancy was a
toddler, the family relocated to Salt
an obituary
outage, and the other to the
expiration of an electronic
A SIGN in Huntington Beach reads “Please wear mask!” Local officials believe
Orange County can be removed from the state’s COVID watchlist, which is frozen.
Lake City, UT. She attended Olympus
High School, graduating in 1973 and
ad please go
certificate for data to be
transferred from Quest and [it’s] even harder now during a news briefing public health leadership has
attended Mountain West College in
Salt Lake City. Nancy married Clayne online to:
Diagnostics laboratories. with Dr. Sonia Angell’s Wednesday. “We don’t know been in contact with state of- Burningham in 1978, later divorcing.
In 1996, she moved to the Southern
On Aug. 10, a Monday, departure.” a clear path off this list.” ficials to learn more about California area where she worked as a
Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Angell, Newsom’s direc- Officials in Orange and the process for lifting re- Senior Executive Assistant for several latimes.com/
backlog had been cleared tor of the California Depart- San Diego counties believed strictions but so far has not top corporations.
over the weekend. The gov- ment of Public Health, re- that they had reached the received specific answers.
Nancy was an avid reader, loved
placeobituary
ernor then said Friday that signed Aug. 9, days after the threshold to be removed “If we get additional guid-
football, movies, the ocean and
more information regarding state revealed problems from the watchlist, but they ance, which we could get, we especially loved animals. She was
the list would become avail- with its database. did not know if or when that will certainly share that,” kind, generous and had an incredibly
able Monday. But county of- Los Angeles and other may occur. Fletcher said. soft heart. She worked with several
ficials throughout the state counties that have been hit In Orange County, Su- In Mono County, the pet adoption agencies and was a
have said they’ve been left in especially hard by the virus pervisor Michelle Steel said watchlist placement caused foster parent to many“fur babies.” She
struggled with health issues, but that
the dark. have been on the state’s Thursday that although the widespread fear throughout did not stop her from pursuing her
Communication break- watchlist since its inception local outlook is promising, the close-knit community. adventures, i.e., skydiving, swimming or call
downs between the state in late June. Others added the problems with the data Some business owners gave with sharks and dolphins, tornado
and counties have been con- more recently have seen a and consequences thereaf- employees who worked sec- chasing, dining in an underwater 1-800-234-4444
stant as the state has shifted drop in cases and positivity ter have been of concern. ond jobs at restaurants an restaurant and staying in a lighthouse.
She loved her family and was a
between reopenings and rates and have expressed “For months now, [the ultimatum to choose be- wonderful daughter, sister and aunt.
shutdowns, resulting in a frustration that the state’s Board of Supervisors] has tween the two, and longtime
patchwork of rules that dif- mistake led to an extended asked questions and raised local patrons — who are inte- Nancy was preceded in death by
fer from county to county. penalization at the county concerns about the data,” gral to the economy during her parents, brother-in-law Randy
Confusion has been magni- level. Steel said of Orange Coun- tourism off-seasons — grew Vahan, and brother David Holman.
She is survived by her brother Charles
fied over the last two weeks. “We do not feel we should ty’s request for information concerned. Robert Holman, Jr., sisters Susan
“The issue for us and per- have been put on the watch- on how the data were record- “We were made to feel like Holman-Vahan and Sharon Webb, and
haps many counties is how list, that these numbers ed. “Our cities rely on this we were the problem and we step-mother Elaine Holman. She is
to get off the list when the don’t necessitate that type data to best determine how weren’t doing what we were also survived by her step-siblings and
metrics are below the state of extreme action by the to respond to the change in supposed to be doing,” nieces and nephews.
thresholds for the required state in this case and espe- case count and COVID-19- restaurant owner Victoria Funeral services and internment are
14 days,” Mammoth Lakes cially because these num- related deaths.” Farber said. Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 11:00 am
public information officer bers are in dispute and re- San Diego County Super- at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, 3401
Stuart Brown said. “We main in dispute at this point visor Nathan Fletcher Times Sacramento Bureau S. Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, UT.
have been unable to get any in time,” San Mateo County said Thursday during a Chief John Myers An outdoor luncheon at Wasatch Lawn
follows the services.
clarification from the state, Manager Mike Callagy said COVID-19 briefing that local contributed to this report.
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SPORTS
Angels can’t measure up to Dodgers
Stronger pitching Three
and another show observations on
of power help visitors the Dodgers
to three-game sweep.
8 Dustin May showcased a
DODGERS 8, ANGELS 3 previously little-used
changeup Sunday,
By Mike DiGiovanna effectively mixing in the
pitch during a 41⁄3-inning,
two-run start. In 18
New Angels manager Joe previous MLB
Maddon was hardly fazed by appearances, the
a pandemic-shortened 60- hard-throwing
game schedule that in- right-hander used the
cluded six games — one- changeup only seven
tenth of the season — times. But Sunday, he
against the seven-time Na- threw it on 12 occasions,
tional League West-champi- inducing three swings and
on Dodgers, who were com- misses and one strikeout.
ing off a franchise-record 8 Corey Seager recorded
106-win season. his first multihit game
“I actually love that our since his return from a
schedule is considered back injury Thursday,
tough — that’s how you get collecting his fifth home
better,” Maddon said before run and 13th RBI of the
the season. “I’ve always said season while raising his
you have to beat the best to batting average to .294,
second-best on the team
be the best.”
behind Mookie Betts.
It was clear after the first
of two Freeway Series that 8 Brusdar Graterol got two
the Angels don’t measure up key outs in a fifth-inning
relief appearance against
to the Dodgers, who com-
the Angels’ two hottest
pleted a three-game sweep
hitters, getting Mike Trout
with an 8-3 victory on a to line out and inducing a
scorching 93-degree Sunday ground-ball fielder’s
afternoon in Angel Stadium. choice against Anthony
In fact, the gap between Rendon to strand the
the teams might be as wide runner he inherited from
as the one between Santa May.
Clarita and San Clemente. — Jack Harris
The Dodgers have a su-
perior rotation and better
young pitching, a more dom- ning single to center ex-
inant bullpen, a more potent tended his hitting streak to
lineup — even though the 15 games, the longest by an
Angels lead the American Angels player since Trout hit
League in home runs and in 17 straight in 2017. …
feature three-time AL most Slumping sluggers Albert
valuable player Mike Trout Pujols and Justin Upton
— and a deeper and more were not in the lineup for a
talented farm system. All second straight game, mark-
were on display Sunday, as ing the first time in Pujols’
Keibert Ruiz, the highly Marcio Jose Sanchez Associated Press nine-year Angels career he
touted Dodgers catching THE DODGERS’ Kiké Hernández turns a double play as Luis Rengifo slides into second base during Sunday’s hasn’t started two games in
prospect, produced a home game. The Dodgers extended their winning streak to five and boast the National League’s best record at 16-7. a row when he wasn’t side-
run with his first major lined by injury. Pujols, 40, is
league swing, a solo shot to mer to right-center in the marily beat us with pitching. to extend their winning ond inning, helped quell po- batting .186 (11 for 59) with a
right field in the third inning, third, Corey Seager capped They have a nice group on streak to five. tential rallies by starting .594 on-base-plus-slugging
making him the seventh a four-run fourth with a the field, but I like our group Homers by Ruiz and crisp double plays in the percentage and three ho-
player in franchise history to three-run shot to right, and on the field too. We’ll play Muncy — his fifth of the sea- sixth and seventh. mers in 15 games. Upton, 32,
homer in his first big league Matt Beaty hit a solo shot to them again this year and see son — off Angels starter Jul- “It’s been encouraging,” is batting .107 (six for 56) with
plate appearance. right in the sixth, giving the where we’re at at the end of io Teheran gave the Dodgers Dodgers manager Dave a .405 OPS and two homers
Dustin May, the 22-year- Dodgers a major league- the season.” a 3-1 lead in the third. Seager Roberts said of his team’s in 16 games. … The Angels
old right-hander with the high 43 homers, including 14 The Dodgers won the se- followed Mookie Betts’ run- play of late. “And not only flip-flopped Dylan Bundy
shock of flaming red hair in their last 37 innings. ries opener 7-4 on Friday. scoring single in the fourth the wins that we put to- and Griffin Canning in the
and sizzling 98-mph fastball, The Dodgers’ first three- They won a 6-5, 10-inning by hooking his fifth homer of gether, it’s how we’ve gone rotation this week to give
gave up two runs and seven game sweep in Anaheim im- game Saturday, with Muncy the season to right off Angels about it. I think it wasn’t Bundy an extra day of rest
hits in 41⁄3 innings, striking proved their NL-best record hitting a game-winning sac- reliever Matt Andriese for a synced up initially in the sea- after he threw 16 innings, in-
out two and walking none, to 16-7. The Angels (7-15) have rifice fly in the 10th and Ken- 7-1 lead. son, which is understand- cluding a complete game, in
and relievers Brusdar the third-worst record in the ley Jansen retiring the side Angels third baseman able. But this last week, it his last two starts. Canning
Graterol, Scott Alexander AL and have matched their in order in the bottom of the Anthony Rendon hit his fifth seems like collectively, all 28 will start Monday against
and Dennis Santana com- worst 22-game start in club inning, striking out Trout homer in six games, a solo players are playing as one. the San Francisco Giants on
bined to give up one run in history, set in 1976 and 2012. looking at three straight shot to center in the fourth, When we do that, we can be regular rest, and Bundy will
42⁄3 innings. “Right now, they’re bet- pitches to end it. and Brian Goodwin added a pretty good.” start Tuesday. … Catcher Ja-
Max Muncy continued to ter than us, there’s no ques- The Dodgers, after spot- solo shot in the sixth. But son Castro missed his sec-
emerge from an early-sea- tion,” Maddon said. “We ting the Angels a 1-0 lead in Muncy, who moved from sec- Short hops ond straight game because
son funk with a two-run ho- have to get better. They pri- the second, breezed Sunday ond base to third in the sec- David Fletcher’s fifth-in- of neck stiffness.

Not enough green to express Betts’ value to blue

DYLAN HERNÁNDEZ talented but imperfect
players such as Bryce Harp-
This has to be er and Manny Machado
a first, a player $300-million players.
signing for Ridiculous as it seems,
$365 million Betts’ deal could be classi-
and somehow fied as a bargain, especially
overdeliver- when considering the
ing. $115 million in deferrals.
Whether There were concerns that
expectations Betts’ low-key demeanor
were tem- could limit his appeal in a
pered because baseball’s town that celebrates over-
marketing failures kept him sized personalities. That
a relatively unknown in this could well be the case. But
part of the country or be- there’s also the possibility
cause fans have learned that his expressive style of
lucrative contracts don’t play could make up for that
guarantee production, the and allow him to become
reality is that Mookie Betts one of the few soft-spoken
has been a revelation to Los athletes to transcend sports
Angeles. in this city.
Betts was expected to be Asked to imagine how
good, very good even. In- fans would be receiving him
stead, he’s been great. if Dodger Stadium were
The early-season per- open, Roberts replied, “I
formance has made the think that you should have
Dodgers’ new leadoff hitter a about 40,000 No. 50 jerseys.”
rarity in a city fueled by Roberts continued: “I
excessive hype and popu- will say that because they
lated by D-list celebrities. Marcio Jose Sanchez Associated Press don’t get to see him in per-
Betts isn’t fool’s gold. He DAVE ROBERTS says it’s hard to fully appreciate Mookie Betts, stealing second, as his game is so layered. son every day. You just can’t
isn’t a well-made facsimile. appreciate what he does.
He’s the genuine article. pounds, Betts resembles a ger Stadium. He averaged 27 ness that separates him those two players have said Running out to his position.
“I just don’t know how singles hitter. An active home runs the last five from the other elite athletes it many times over: If they’re On the bench, watching the
many more superlatives you imagination could make seasons in Boston. who have played for the not being coached, then game, talking to his team-
can add,” manager Dave him appear like a doubles “There was an intra- Dodgers in recent years — something’s wrong.” mates. The jumps on the
Roberts said. hitter. squad game, and he put [a Matt Kemp, Yasiel Puig and The quality has made baseball in the outfield and
More than a third of the In actuality, his short and home run] in the middle of Cody Bellinger, for example. them all-around players. the ground that he really
way into an abbreviated slender frame contains the left-field pavilion and I Mike Trout of the Angels Roberts pointed to how covers out there. And obvi-
season, the Dodgers have legitimate home-run power. just really couldn’t believe might be the only other when Betts started slowly ously how his teammates
the best record in the Na- “It’s more power than I that,” Roberts said. “You player as dynamic and con- on offense — he batted .200 react to him when he gets a
tional League. Betts has expected,” Roberts said. know, Fenway Park, there’s sistent as Betts. in the first week of the sea- base hit or a homer or how
been their driving force. “You know that there’s the doubles, it’s a short left field. “I can’t remember any- son — he helped the Dod- he reacts to the success of
The former American bat-to-ball, you know the But to see it at our ballpark, one like that or like Trout,” gers win with his defense. his teammates.”
League MVP improved his defense, the arm strength, at night, it just excited me.” Roberts said. “That’s the difference While Betts said he tries
average to .314 and drove in the accuracy, the foot speed. That power was show- Roberts said the two between good players and to not think about the pres-
his 19th run in an 8-3 road You know that he swings at cased Thursday, when Betts superstars have something great players,” Roberts said. sure of his contract, he
win over the Angels on Sun- strikes, takes balls. But the blasted three home runs in a in common, which is an Anyone who says such acknowledged: “Not going to
day. His eight home runs are way he can leverage a base- victory over the San Diego openness to instruction. greatness should be ex- say it’s not there, but I’m
the most on the team. ball really impresses me.” Padres. The three-home- “When you have a certain pected from a $300-million just embracing it. I’m just
He’s a better defender So much for the fears run game was the sixth of talent and perform at a player has a point. going in and playing my
than advertised, smarter that Betts’ power was ampli- his career, equaling the certain level, there’s always To a degree. game and doing what I
than advertised and cer- fied by the asymmetrical record previously shared by that kind of natural innate- Before the COVID-19 always do, not trying to do
tainly more powerful than layout of the Boston Red Johnny Mize and Sammy ness of, ‘I’ve figured it out, I pandemic, baseball was a more, not trying to do less.”
advertised. Sox’s home park and Sosa. don’t need to be coached,’ ” $10-billion-a-year business. And that’s made him a
Listed at 5 feet 9 and 180 wouldn’t translate to Dod- But he also has a steadi- Roberts said. “And, really, The economic climate made worthwhile investment.
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NL STANDINGS
West
DODGERS
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GB
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Dodgers’ rookie Ruiz NHL PLAYOFFS
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Games played in Edmonton

homers in his first at-bat

1 Vegas vs. 8 Chicago
Colorado 13 8 .619 2 5-5
Vegas leads series 3-1
Arizona 11 11 .500 41⁄2 7-3 Gm 1 Vegas, 4-1
San Diego 11 12 .478 5 4-6 Gm 2 Vegas, 4-3 (OT)
San Francisco 8 15 .348 8 2-8 Gm 3 Vegas, 2-1
Central W L Pct. GB L10
Gm 4 Chicago, 3-1
Gm 5 Tuesday, TBD*
Chicago 13 6 .684 — 6-4
Catcher, 22, becomes just the Gm 6 Thursday, TBD*
Milwaukee 10 10 .500 31⁄2 5-5 Gm 7 Saturday, TBD*
St. Louis 4 4 .500 31⁄2 4-4
seventh player in franchise
2 Colorado vs. 7 Arizona
Cincinnati 9 11 .450 41⁄2 4-6 history to do so, going yard Colorado leads series 2-1

Pittsburgh 4 14 .222 81⁄2 2-8 in the third inning. Gm 1 Colorado, 3-0

East W L Pct. GB L10 Gm 2 Colorado, 3-2
By Mike DiGiovanna Gm 3 Arizona, 4-2
Miami 9 6 .600 — 5-5
and Jack Harris Gm 4 Today, 2:30
Atlanta 13 10 .565 — 5-5 Gm 5 Wednesday, TBD
Philadelphia 8 9 .471 2 5-5 Keibert Ruiz waited six years af- Gm 6 Friday, TBD*
Washington 8 11 .421 3 4-6 ter signing with the Dodgers to make Gm 7 Aug. 23, TBD*

New York 9 14 .391 4 4-6 his MLB debut. 3 Dallas vs. 6 Calgary
On Sunday, he waited just three Series tied, 2-2
Sunday’s results pitches to hit his first big league Gm 1 Calgary, 3-2
DODGERS 8, at ANGELS 3 home run. Gm 2 Dallas, 5-4
at Philadelphia 6, New York 2 The 22-year-old catcher went Gm 3 Calgary, 2-0
Atlanta 4, at Miami 0 deep in the third inning at Angel Sta- Gm 4 Dallas, 5-4 (OT)
Washington 6, at Baltimore 5 dium, banging a Julio Teheran fast- Gm 5 Tuesday, TBD
at Chicago White Sox 7, St. Louis 2 ball into the right-field seats to be- Gm 6 Thursday, TBD
Milwaukee 6, at Chicago Cubs 5 come only the seventh player in fran- Gm 7 Saturday, TBD*
at Colorado 10, Texas 6 chise history to homer in his first
at Arizona 5, San Diego 4 MLB at-bat. 4 St. Louis vs. 5 Vancouver
Oakland 15, at San Francisco 3 Vancouver leads series 2-1
“You just never know what’s going
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, ppd. to happen when a guy takes his first Marcio Jose Sanchez Associated Press Gm 1 Vancouver, 5-2
major league at-bat,” manager Dave THE DODGERS’ KEIBERT RUIZ hits a solo home run during the Gm 2 Vancouver, 4-3 (OT)
Roberts said. “[He] just put such a third inning against the Angels in his first at-bat in the majors. Gm 3 St. Louis, 3-2 (OT)
good swing on it, and the irony is Gm 4 Tonight, 7:30
AL STANDINGS that’s something that the hitting Gm 5 Wednesday, TBD
West W L Pct. GB L10 guys in player development have First time’s a charm Gm 6 Friday, TBD*
Oakland 16 6 .727 — 8-2 really been working with Keibert on, Three observations Gm 7 Aug. 23, TBD*
as far as back-spinning the baseball The Dodgers’ Keibert Ruiz became
Houston 11 10 .524 41⁄2 5-5
to the pull side. That’s exactly what the seventh player in franchise on the Angels * Games 5-7 if necessary
Texas 10 10 .500 5 7-3 he did.” history to hit a home run in his EASTERN CONFERENCE
ANGELS 7 15 .318 9 3-7 The home run, which put the Dod- first major league at-bat. 8 Jo Adell is still looking for his first Games played in Toronto
gers on the scoreboard en route to an big league homer, but the rookie 1 Philadelphia vs. 8 Montreal
Seattle 7 16 .304 91⁄2 2-8 Player Date Opponent
8-3 win over the Angels, was the high- right fielder made solid contact Philadelphia leads series 2-1
Central W L Pct. GB L10 Keibert Ruiz 8-16-2020 Angels Sunday, producing four batted balls
light of an all-round auspicious start Gm 1 Philadelphia, 2-1
Minnesota 14 8 .636 — 4-6 Garey Ingram 5-19-1994 Colorado with exit velocities in excess of 100
to Ruiz’s big league career. He Gm 2 Montreal, 5-0
Cleveland 13 9 .591 1 7-3 mph, including a 115.5-mph single to
worked well with starting pitcher José Offerman 8-19-1990 Montreal Gm 3 Philadelphia, 1-0
left — the 10th-hardest-hit ball of
Chicago 11 11 .500 3 4-6 Dustin May, one of his frequent bat- Dan Bankhead 8-26-1947 Pittsburgh 2020, according to Statcast — in the Gm 4 Tuesday, noon
Detroit 9 10 .474 3 ⁄2 1
4-6 tery partners in the minor leagues, Ernie Koy 4-19-1938 Phila. sixth. Gm 5 Wednesday, TBD
and helped the bullpen close out the Gm 6 Friday, TBD*
Kansas City 9 13 .409 5 6-4 Gordon Slade 5-24-1930 Boston 8 Adell also flashed some of his
team’s fifth consecutive victory. Gm 7 Aug. 23, TBD*
East W L Pct. GB L10 Clise Dudley 4-27-1929 Phila. five-tool potential with a strong
“I’m just really grateful to be here
throw to second base to nail Matt 2 Tampa Bay vs. 7 Columbus
New York 15 6 .714 — 6-4 and keep learning,” Ruiz said, add- Beaty, who was trying to stretch a Tampa Bay leads series 2-1
Tampa Bay 14 9 .609 2 8-2 ing: “I was 5 years old when I started Barbary, a key mentor to Ruiz who two-out single to right-center into a Gm 1 Tampa Bay, 3-2 (5 OT)
playing baseball. It’s a dream that all has been coaching the catcher at the double in the second. The throw
Baltimore 12 9 .571 3 7-3 Gm 2 Columbus, 3-1
players have, to want to play in the team’s alternate site this summer. saved a run, as Beaty was tagged
Toronto 7 11 .389 61⁄2 4-6 Gm 3 Tampa Bay, 3-2
big leagues.” “Yeah, it’s a surprise to see him ho- out before Edwin Ríos, who jogged Gm 4 Today, noon
Boston 6 16 .273 91⁄2 2-8 Few, however, dare dream of such mer in the first at-bat in the big home from second because of a Gm 5 Wednesday, TBD
an effective start. leagues. But I’m not necessarily sur- left-hamstring injury he sustained
Gm 6 Friday, TBD*
Sunday’s results In a 1-and-1 count to lead off the prised at how he handled himself and on a double, crossed the plate.
DODGERS 8, at ANGELS 3 Gm 7 Saturday, TBD*
third inning, Ruiz clubbed Teheran’s just the way he goes about it. … He 8 Manager Joe Maddon said before
Cleveland 8, at Detroit 5 elevated heater 395 feet down the doesn’t seem to get rattled by the sit- 3 Wash. vs. 6 N.Y. Islanders
the game that Julio Teheran is still
Washington 6, at Baltimore 5 right-field line and onto a tarp cov- uation.” New York leads series 3-0
“catching up” after being slowed by
at Minnesota 4, Kansas City 2 ering a section of empty seats. Ruiz is a native of Venezuela, and the coronavirus in July. The veteran Gm 1 New York, 4-2
at Chicago 7, St. Louis 2 “People just want to get a hit in his family wasn’t at the park Sunday. right-hander gained no ground Gm 2 New York, 5-2
at Houston 3, Seattle 2 their first AB, much less a home run,” But Barbary, who watched the game Sunday, giving up four runs and six Gm 3 New York, 2-1
at Colorado 10, Texas 6 May said. “It was phenomenal.” from an Angel Stadium suite, was the hits, including third-inning homers Gm 4 Tuesday, 5
Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2, 1st game As the ball cleared the fence, Dod- next best thing. Ruiz spent three off- to Keibert Ruiz and Max Muncy, in Gm 5 Thursday, TBD*
Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 5, 8 innings, 2nd game gers reserves sitting in the stands seasons living with Barbary’s family 31⁄3 innings, striking out three and Gm 6 Saturday, TBD*
Oakland 15, at San Francisco 3 jumped up and pumped their arms. in their South Carolina home, learn- walking one. His ERA after three Gm 7 Aug. 23, TBD*
at N.Y. Yankees 4, Boston 2 Julio Urías ran over to help ushers ing English to quicken a devel- starts — 12.38.
4 Boston vs. 5 Carolina
find the ball beneath the thick red opment process that began with his — Mike DiGiovanna
Boston leads series 2-1
covering, getting on his knees to look professional signing in 2014, when he
under the seats. was 16 years old. Gm 1 Boston 4-3 (2 OT)
ODDS Gm 2 Carolina, 3-2
Ruiz banged his chest and was “You forget that, yeah this guy has DODGERS 8, ANGELS 3
INTERLEAGUE Gm 3 Boston, 3-1
Favorite Underdog
welcomed back to the dugout by a pa- been with us for six years, but he’s
rade of high-fives and pats on the still only 22,” Barbary said. Dodgers AB R H BI Avg. Angels AB R H BI Avg. Gm 4 Today, 5
at ANGELS OFF San Francisco OFF Betts rf 5 2 2 1 .314 Fletcher ss 5 0 1 0 .300
back. AJ Pollock was heard by TV “I’m not sure how many young Gm 5 Wednesday, TBD
at DODGERS -260 Seattle +230 Seager dh 4 1 2 3 .294 La Stla 1b 4 0 0 0 .277
San Diego -122 at Texas +112 cameras shouting, “Baseball is easy!” kids would be willing to go live some- Mcy 2b/3b 4 1 1 2 .179 Trout cf 4 0 1 0 .301 Gm 6 Thursday, TBD*
Bellinger cf 4 0 0 0 .187 Rendon 3b 3 1 1 1 .203
at Houston -150 Colorado +140 Ruiz simply smiled. His first taste of where they’ve never been and spend Taylor ss 4 0 0 0 .268 Ohtani dh 4 1 1 0 .203 Gm 7 Aug. 23, TBD*
Oakland -109 at Arizona -101 Pederson lf 4 0 0 0 .153 Goodwin lf 3 1 2 1 .288
the majors had only made it look that time with a family that they don’t Rios 3b 1 0 1 0 .276 Adell rf 4 0 2 0 .214 All times PDT, p.m. except noted
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Favorite Underdog way. really know and take English classes. Herndz 2b 2 1 0 0 .242 Stassi c 3 0 1 1 .250
Beaty 1b 4 2 3 1 .208 Rengifo 2b 4 0 1 0 .150
at Atlanta
New York
at Chicago (Game 1)
-125
-143
OFF
Washington
at Miami
St. Louis
+115
+133
OFF
“They [also] said, ‘It’s downhill
from here,’ ” Roberts joked. In reality,
it could be the beginning of the Dod-
[But] from the moment we talked
about it, he was like, ‘Yeah, let’s do
it.’ ”
Ruiz c
Totals
Dodgers
4 1 1 1 .250 Totals
36 8 10 8
34 3

003 401 000 —8

10 3

10 0
Capitals
pushed
Angels 010 101 000 —3 10 1
at Chicago (Game 2) OFF St. Louis OFF
gers’ latest homegrown success When Barbary saw Ruiz on Sun- Walks—Dodgers 1: Hernandez 1. Angels 3: Rendon 1, Goodwin 1,
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Favorite Underdog
story. day morning, he sensed that same Stassi 1Strikeouts—Dodgers 11: Betts 1, Seager 1, Muncy 1, Bellinger 1,
Taylor 2, Pederson 2, Hernandez 1, Ruiz 2. Angels 3: Trout 2, Goodwin 1.
Ranked the club’s No. 3 prospect confident serenity.
Toronto
at New York
at Chicago
-136
-150
-140
at Baltimore
Boston
Detroit
+126
+140
+130
by MLB Pipeline, Ruiz was the first
Dodger to go deep in his first career
“Just a smile on his face and going
about his business,” Barbary said. “I
E—Teheran (1). LOB—Dodgers 2, Angels 7. 2B—Rios (3). HR—Ruiz
(1), off Teheran; Muncy (5), off Teheran; Seager (5), off Andriese; Beaty
(2), off Andriese; Rendon (6), off May; Goodwin (4), off Alexander.
RBIs—Ruiz (1), Muncy 2 (10), Betts (19), Seager 3 (13), Beaty (2), Stassi
to brink
at Minnesota -200 Kansas City +180 at-bat since Garey Ingram on May 19, think that’s one of his best qualities (11), Rendon (11), Goodwin (12). SB—Betts (2). CS—Taylor (2).
Runners left in scoring position—Dodgers 0 (Beaty); Angels 3 associated press
1994. Ingram hit only two more home as a young player. I don’t think he (Rengifo, Adell). RISP_Dodgers 4 for 5; Angels 1 for 4.
runs in his brief major league career. gets caught up in the moment.” GIDP—Fletcher, Rengifo, Stassi. DP—Dodgers 3 (Muncy, Hernandez,
Beaty; Muncy, Hernandez, Beaty; Hernandez, Beaty).
TODAY’S GAMES Expectations for Ruiz, a switch-hit- Ruiz let himself enjoy it afterward, Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Mathew Barzal slipped
ter who batted .299 in the minors and however, his smile reappearing dur- May ............................41⁄3 7 2 2 0 2 88 3.00 behind the defense,
INTERLEAGUE >>> Graterol.........................2⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.72
played just nine games above double ing a postgame videoconference. Alexander W,1-0 .............2 3 1 1 0 0 22 1.23 swooped in front of the net
MATCHUP W-L ERA TIME Santana ........................2 0 0 0 3 1 37 2.38
A before Sunday, are exponentially “It’s a dream come true,” he said. Angels IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
and beat Braden Holtby
SEA/Dunn (R) 1-1 4.85 6:30 p.m.
Dodgers/Stripling (R) 3-1 3.97 SNLA
higher. “I’ve got to keep working and be fo- Teheran L,0-2...............31⁄3 6 4 4 1 3 60 12.38 with a backhand that put
Andriese......................22⁄3 4 4 4 0 5 46 7.20
SF/Anderson (L) 0-1 3.63 6:30 p.m. “Every time Keibert has moved up cused for the next time, the next op- Milner ...........................1 0 0 0 0 2 12 1.69 the 2018 Stanley Cup cham-
Angels/Canning (R) 0-3 4.42 FS West a level or been challenged, he’s always portunity.” J.Barnes ........................1 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.72 pions on the brink of another
Middleton ......................1 0 0 0 0 1 10 5.00
SD/Davies (R) 2-2 2.78 6 p.m. stepped up and done really well,” said If Sunday was any indication, Inherited runners-scored—Graterol 1-0, Andriese 1-1. WP—Santana. early exit.
TEX/Lyles (R) 1-1 6.06 FS1 Dodgers’ triple-A manager Travis there should be plenty more. U— Lance Barrett, Adam Hamari, John Libka, Jim Reynolds. T—3:10. Barzal scored 4:28 into
COL/Freeland (L) 2-0 2.45 6 p.m. overtime shortly after Sem-
HOU/Bielak (R) 2-0 1.76 yon Varlamov made two
OAK/Bassitt (R) 2-0 2.42 6:30 p.m.
MLB ROUNDUP saves on a breakaway, lifting
ARI/Gallen (R) 0-0 2.74 MLB
the New York Islanders to a

White Sox tie a home run record

NATIONAL LEAGUE >>> 2-1 win over the Washington
MATCHUP W-L ERA TIME Capitals on Sunday and a
STL/Kim (L) 0-0 9.00 2:15 p.m. 3-0 advantage in their East-
CHI/Hendricks (R) 3-1 3.08 ern Conference first-round
NY/Gsellman (R) 0-0 9.00 4 p.m. series.
MIA/Yamamoto (R) 0-0 9.82
ahead run on Ryan Braun’s seventh- mers, in 51⁄3 innings. “Mat wants to be that dif-
WAS/Sánchez (R) 0-3 9.69 4 p.m. associated press
ATL/Toussaint (R) 0-1 7.27
inning single off Jason Adam (0-1). ference-maker and he got an
CHI/TBD — — TBD Hiura belted a tying three-run drive Rays 3-7, at Blue Jays 2-5: Willy opportunity and he capi-
STL/TBD — — — The Chicago White Sox tied a ma- in the third for his fifth homer. Adames hit a two-run homer in the talized,” New York coach
jor league record with four consecu- eighth inning and Tampa Bay, Barry Trotz said.
AMERICAN LEAGUE >>> tive home runs, all against reliever at Phillies 6, Mets 2: Andrew Mc- helped by a huge Toronto error, beat The sixth-seeded Island-
MATCHUP W-L ERA TIME Roel Ramirez in his major league de- Cutchen, who was hitting just. 180 the Blue Jays to win both games com- ers have Washington within
BOS/Pérez (L) 2-2 3.38 4 p.m.
but, and went on to beat the St. Louis this season with no homers, entered pleted Sunday. Earlier, in the finish of a loss of being eliminated in
NY/Montgomery (L) 2-1 5.17 MLB
Cardinals 7-2. as a midgame replacement after get- a game suspended Saturday night the first round for the sec-
TOR/Ryu (L) 1-1 4.05 4:30 p.m.
BAL/TBD — — Ramirez is the first pitcher to give ting the day off and hit a go-ahead, because of rain, Brandon Lowe hit a ond straight year after hoist-
DET/Boyd (L) 0-2 10.24 5 p.m. up four straight homers in his debut. two-run home run to help Philadel- solo home run in the ninth to lift the ing the Cup.
CHI/González (L) 0-1 6.61 Yoan Moncada, Yasmani Grandal, phia complete a three-game sweep. Rays to a 3-2 win.
KC/Bubic (L) 0-2 5.40 5 p.m. Jose Abreu and Eloy Jimenez con- Stars 5, Flames 4 (OT):
MIN/Wisler (R) 0-1 1.80 nected during a six-run fifth inning. Indians 8, at Tigers 5: Cleveland Athletics 15, at Giants 3: Stephen Dallas scored 16:05 into over-
Ramirez took the mound in the beat Detroit for the 20th straight Piscotty, Chad Pinder and Marcus time after Joe Pavelski
fifth with Chicago leading 1-0. He time, nearing the major league Semien all homered during a nine- forced the extra period by
MLB NOTES struck out Luis Robert to start, but record for most wins by a team over a run burst in the fifth inning and Oak- completing a hat trick in the
things went south quickly. single opponent, as Franmil Reyes land won its fourth straight. Piscotty final seconds of regulation.

Reds wait for test Nationals 6, at Orioles 5: Max

hit two home runs. Baltimore holds
the mark with 23 consecutive wins
matched his career high with five
RBIs as the majors-leading A’s won
John Klingberg’s hard shot
appeared to be tipped by Al-
results before return Scherzer struck out 10 over seven in-
nings, and Washington scored an un-
over Kansas City in 1969-70. The Indi-
ans can try to match the record when
for the 13th time in 15 games. exander Radulov before get-
ting past Cam Talbot on the
Reds players and staff were earned run in the eighth to break a tie they host Detroit next weekend. at Diamondbacks 5, Padres 4: 62nd shot for the Stars.
tested for COVID-19 again Sunday and squeeze past Baltimore. The de- Eduardo Escobar hit a go-ahead,
as Major League Baseball tried to fending World Series champion Na- at Astros 3, Mariners 2: Kyle three-run homer in the eighth as Ari- Flyers 1, Canadiens 0:
determine whether more than one tionals won the three-game series Tucker hit a game-ending homer in zona completed a three-game sweep. Jake Voracek scored and
Cincinnati player has been ex- and climbed out of last place in the the ninth inning, and Houston won Carter Hart stopped 23
posed to the novel coronavirus. NL East at 8-11. its fourth straight. Tucker drove a 96- at Rockies 10, Rangers 6: Jon shots to lead Philadelphia.
The last two games of a series be- mph fastball from Erik Swanson Gray struck out seven over a season-
tween the Reds and Pittsburgh Pi- Braves 4, at Marlins 0: Nick (0-2) deep to right for his first career high seven solid innings and was Blackhawks 3, Golden
rates were postponed Saturday. Markakis drove in three runs, and game-ending homer. The Astros won backed by a 14-hit attack to lift Col- Knights 1: Corey Crawford
five pitchers combined on a two-hit- for the 24th time in their last 26 orado. made 46 saves, and Drake
Etc. ter to help Atlanta tighten the NL games against the Mariners. Caggiula and Matthew
American League batting East race. The Braves haven’t lost a at Yankees 4, Red Sox 2: J.A. Highmore scored first-pe-
leader DJ LeMahieu was placed on series to their division rivals since at Twins 4, Royals 2: Max Kepler Happ won in his return to New York’s riod goals as Chicago won to
the 10-day injured list (sprained 2017, and are 31-10 against Miami over hit a two-run homer to support an- rotation after being skipped for a stay alive.
left thumb) by the New York Yan- the last three seasons. other strong start from Randy Dob- turn, Mike Ford drove in three runs
kees. ... The Toronto Blue Jays put nak for Minnesota. Dobnak, the sur- and the Yankees notched their ninth Blues 3, Canucks 2 (OT):
shortstop Bo Bichette on the IL a Brewers 6, at Cubs 5: Keston prise right-hander who was pro- straight victory over Boston, their Brayden Schenn scored the
day after he strained his right knee Hiura and Orlando Arcia homered, moted four levels last season before best spurt against their rival in winner with 4:54 left in the
in a suspended game against the and Milwaukee won its third straight making a postseason start, contin- nearly 70 years. extra period and goalie Jake
Tampa Bay Rays. against the NL Central leaders. Arcia ued his impressive run in 2020 with Allen made 39 saves to lift St.
— associated press had three hits and scored the go- two runs given up, both on solo ho- Pirates at Reds, postponed. Louis.
B8 M O N DAY , AU G U S T 17 , 2 0 2 0 L AT I M E S . C O M

WASN’T BY THE BOOK

In autobiography, Gazonas explains how a small player who had
a big heart helped soccer rise from a niche sport to the spotlight
KEVIN BAXTER
ON SOCCER

Chances are good you’ve never

heard of Billy Gazonas. But chances
are also good that, if not for Billy
Gazonas, you might never had heard
of Landon Donovan, Tim Howard or
Megan Rapinoe either.
Gazonas was a soccer star in the
United States at a time when the
country barely acknowledged the
sport. When he started college in 1973,
Mark Tenally Associated Press it had been 23 years since the U.S. had
KEVIN O’CONNELL was Washington’s offensive played in a World Cup. It would be
coordinator before the Rams hired him for that role. another 17 years before it would re-
turn.
Few noticed either way.

O’Connell eager “It was a cult in the sense of there

was nothing commercial attached to
it,” said Paul Kennedy, who has writ-
ten about the sport for nearly half a

to work on field century. “It was so much different

than it is today.”
Today, the U.S. women’s team,
which didn’t exist when Gazonas

with Goff at last played, is the two-time reigning World

Cup champion. The men’s team ranks
22nd in the world, and MLS, the 25-
year-old professional league, is sev-
enth globally in average attendance.
coordinator for Washington. The country might not yet be a proper
By Gary Klein “Just getting a feel of his soccer nation, but it’s getting closer
demeanor, the way he talks, thanks to pioneers such as Gazonas,
On the day coach Sean the way he communicates — who kept soccer’s flame burning
McVay introduced him as he’s played the position,” through a decades-long winter that
the Rams’ new offensive co- Goff said at the outset of threatened to extinguish it.
ordinator, Kevin O’Connell training camp. “He under- It’s a time Gazonas details in his
said he was drawn to the op- stands the little intricacies autobiography “That Little Son of a
portunity because of the role that go along with playing it, B**tch!” — a provocative title the
and the other coaches on the and I’m super excited.” author doesn’t explain in print but
staff. O’Connell and Goff are revisited at the start of a recent phone
“The quarterback had a making up ground for the interview.
lot to do with it for me as on-field time that was ab- “A lot of people felt I kind of played
well,” O’Connell said in Feb- sent during the offseason. with a chip on my shoulder,” he said.
ruary. “Little things,” such as “But when you’re a small player, you Courtesy of Hartwick College

Six months later, O’Con- questions about a funda- have to kind of establish yourself or BILLY GAZONAS won the Hermann Trophy as national soccer player
nell is finally getting the op- mental or certain pass cov- people are going to be kicking you all of the year and led Hartwick College to the NCAA title in 1977.
portunity to work on the erages, have led to expanded over the field.”
field with Jared Goff. conversations, O’Connell Gazonas was 5 feet 3 and the way for others. Five years after his ca magazine. Today, he’s the maga-
The COVID-19 pandemic said. 132 pounds when he stepped off the final game, the United States qualified zine’s editor in chief and was the ninth
forced NFL teams to con- playgrounds of Trenton, N.J., and onto for the World Cup for the first time in journalist to enter the National Soccer
duct virtual offseason pro- the hallowed pitch at Hartwick Col- four decades. Five years after that, the Hall of Fame, earning induction in
grams, so O’Connell at-
tempted to build a relation-
‘It’s early on, but I lege, a tiny private college in the foot-
hills of New York’s Catskill Mountains
U.S. hosted the tournament.
“History is connected. Things just
2016, a year after Myernick.
“With soccer, it’s not six degrees of
ship with Goff and other think it’s an that was then a college soccer power. don’t pop up for no reason,” said separation. It’s sometimes two or
players through a computer Gazonas’ small body was about 95% Michael Lewis, a longtime New York three degrees,” said Lewis, editor of
screen. exciting time for heart, though, so when coach Timo soccer journalist. “You don’t just snap the Front Row Soccer website. “It’s a
Since the start of training
camp two weeks ago, O’Con-
everybody as this Liekoski greeted the freshman by
suggesting he enroll elsewhere if he
your fingers and there it is. He was
sort of holding the torch for the next
big community, but it’s such a small
community as well.”
nell has helped direct the of- thing kind of wanted to play, Gazonas resolved to generation or two. Despite that, Gazonas’ book gets
fense during meetings and work tirelessly to make himself the “Billy played an important role, he so caught up in the forest it doesn’t see
walk-throughs. builds together.’ best player he could be. and his generation, in terms of keep- the trees. There are no grand observa-
The Rams were off Sun- “I was obsessed,” said Gazonas, ing the sport around.” tions, few attempts at establishing
day. They begin practice this — Kevin O’Connell, who secretly practiced alone for hours In addition to the history Gazonas links between the past and present,
week. Rams’ new offensive on a campus indoor racquetball court made, his story has a Zelig-like quality and even fewer ruminations about
“It’s early on,” O’Connell coordinator to improve his skills. in that he had repeated brushes with what he learned along the way. In-
said Saturday during a vid- Four years later, he captained other historic figures and moments stead, it’s mostly a recitation of games
eoconference with report- Hartwick to a national title and won along the way. and players, few that anyone will
ers, “but I think it’s an excit- O’Connell is assisting the Hermann Trophy, college soccer’s As a college freshman, he and remember.
ing time for everybody as with an offense that will fea- equivalent of the Heisman. Hartwick lost in the NCAA semifinals But there are also long segments
this thing kind of builds to- ture a different personality Gazonas, a midfielder, never made to eventual national champion How- on his tireless training sessions and
gether.” from the last two seasons. the national team. It was a different ard. Three years earlier, Howard had how he willed himself into being a
McVay is the play-caller The Rams released star run- era then, and the U.S. played just become the first historically black better player, inspirational stories
and chief architect of the of- ning back Todd Gurley and three exhibitions the year after he college to win a national title in soccer that led youth soccer academies from
fense for a team that was traded wide receiver graduated, failing to score in all three. only to have it taken in a ruling many Washington state to Woodbridge,
without a titled offensive co- Brandin Cooks. So young Then a knee injury limited him to four say was tainted by racism. Ontario, to order copies of the book in
ordinator the last two sea- players such as rookie run- mostly frustrating seasons in the As a college junior, Gazonas’ tav- bulk.
sons. ning back Cam Akers will be North American Soccer League, ern-sponsored club, Trenton Exten- And if those are the only books he
O’Connell, 35, is expected counted on to help fill the which largely had become a retire- sion, lost in the final of the National sells, Gazonas is OK with that. Be-
to fill a role similar to the one void. ment league for aging European play- Amateur Cup to a Milwaukee side led cause for all the forgotten names and
Matt LaFleur provided dur- The Rams open the sea- ers before folding in 1985. by Bob Gansler, who would go on to dates in its pages, the book is really
ing the 2017 season. LaFleur son Sept. 13 against the Dal- His real contribution was helping coach the U.S. in the 1990 World Cup. about the future — a future in which
parlayed that opportunity las Cowboys at SoFi Sta- keep the sport alive at a time when the And long after graduation, his close the soccer flame he once protected
into a play-calling role for dium on “Sunday Night foundation of U.S. Soccer was made friend and college housemate Glenn will burn bright and in which the
the Tennessee Titans before Football.” After going up of hungry blue-collar kids who “Mooch” Myernick served as an assist- horizon no longer ends at a small
he was hired as head coach through an acclimation played for teams with names such as ant on the 2002 World Cup team that college in New York.
of the Green Bay Packers. phase of training camp the the Rochester Germans, the Trenton Bruce Arena coached to the quarter- “I’m really hoping I can motivate
Though untitled, O’Con- last two weeks, O’Connell is Italian Nationals or the Woodbridge finals, the best performance by a U.S. some of these young kids to realize
nell also is the quarterbacks eager for practices to com- Hungarians. Gazonas, who came from team in the modern era. that if they want to be a great player,
coach. mence. a working-class Greek family in Tren- “He was there just as college soccer you don’t become a great player prac-
Goff welcomes the addi- “We’ve had a lot of time to ton, was proud to be among them. was taking off, and he was there in the ticing three times a week and playing
tion of a coach who played challenge these guys” in “The men’s leagues were all com- NASL,” said Kennedy, the soccer your game on Sunday,” he said. “I also
quarterback at San Diego meetings and walk- prised of brilliant ethnic groups,” said writer. “His era was the era when heard from people like me that were
State and had stints as a throughs, he said. “Really Gazonas who, as a teenager, played modern soccer was formed. It’s sort of told … you’re too small or you’re too
player with several NFL testing their communica- against immigrants who had been a true American story of soccer taking slow and you’re just not good enough.
teams. tion and kind of that con- professionals back home. “Trenton root in this country.” I don’t think you should let a coach
O’Connell has been a trolled setting, testing their had a lot of factories way back, and Even Kennedy’s career was influ- define you as a player.
quarterbacks coach for the understanding, both veter- they had a lot of Scottish and English enced for the better by Gazonas. “And now it’s different. If I was
Cleveland Browns and the ans and new players, as far people come over and that’s kind of Kennedy got his start as a sportswrit- growing up now, my goal would not be
Washington Football Team as what we’re going to ask how it started.” er by following Hartwick games on the to win the national championship at
and also was passing game them to do once things start But if Gazonas failed to make his radio and filing three- and four-para- Hartwick College. It would be to be in
coordinator and offensive to speed up.” own mark beyond college, he paved graph match reports to Soccer Ameri- Barcelona’s first team.”

MOTOR SPORTS

Andretti fast approaching end to Indy 500 curse

came a strong embrace with Elliott wins NASCAR
associated press At Daytona Road Course
his father, owner of the six
Daytona road race Daytona Beach, FL
Andretti entries in the re- Lap length: 3.81 miles
Marco Andretti was 2 scheduled Aug. 23 race. Make it three in a row on (Start position in parentheses)

months old the last time his “I was emotional. We put the road for Chase Elliott. 1. (7) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 65 laps, 54 points. 2.
(2) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 65, 45. 3. (3) Martin Truex Jr,
venerable racing family led so much into it. This place The 24-year-old driver Toyota, 65, 37. 4. (11) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 65,
the field to green at the Indi- means so much to us as a won the NASCAR Cup Se- 41. 5. (21) Chris Buescher, Ford, 65, 32. 6. (12) Clint
Bowyer, Ford, 65, 47. 7. (10) Kaz Grala, Chevrolet, 65,
anapolis 500. In this strange family,” Marco Andretti said. ries road course race at Day- 0. 8. (13) William Byron, Chevrolet, 65, 40. 9. (5) Joey
tona (Fla.) International Logano, Ford, 65, 37. 10. (30) Michael McDowell, Ford,
pandemic-plagued season, “We’ve just been through so 65, 27.
he ended a 33-year Andretti many ups and downs at this Speedway, holding off hard- 11. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 65, 31. 12. (27) Alex Bow-
charging Denny Hamlin fol- man, Chevrolet, 65, 25. 13. (17) Brad Keselowski, Ford,
drought by winning the pole. place. Obviously my [late] 65, 24. 14. (8) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 65, 25. 15. (9)
That darned “Andretti cousin John is riding with lowing a late restart and Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 65, 28. 16. (25) Ricky Sten-
notching his third consecu- house Jr, Chevrolet, 65, 27. 17. (1) Kevin Harvick, Ford,
Curse” has haunted three me, my grandfather from 65, 23. 18. (18) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 65, 19. 19.
generations of racers at In- home. We know family is tive victory away from ovals. (14) Ryan Newman, Ford, 65, 18. 20. (23) Ty Dillon,
Elliott also won on road Chevrolet, 65, 17.
dianapolis Motor Speedway pulling for us. We live and 21. (15) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 65, 16. 22. (26)
since 1969, when Mario An- breathe this sport, this race courses at Charlotte and at Cole Custer, Ford, 65, 17. 23. (22) Ryan Preece, Chevro-
Watkins Glen last year. He let, 65, 20. 24. (6) Aric Almirola, Ford, 65, 13. 25. (19)
dretti won his only Indy 500. Associated Press in particular.” Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 65, 12. 26. (16) Matt
Now his grandson, with a MARCO ANDRETTI, on the Indianapolis 500 pole, At his home in Pennsyl- got a bigger challenge than Kenseth, Chevrolet, 65, 11. 27. (31) Daniel Suarez, To-
many expected down the yota, 65, 10. 28. (33) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 65, 9.
lightning-fast and fearful hopes to be the first Andretti to win it since 1969. vania, 80-year-old Mario An- 29. (37) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 65, 0. 30. (38) James Da-
four laps around the speed- dretti said he was “never so stretch in his latest roadie. vison, Chevrolet, 65, 7.
31. (24) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 65, 14. 32. (29) Corey
way, has cleared the first will try to end that stupid to find the courage to hold it nervous in my life” as he Lajoie, Ford, 65, 6. 33. (35) Quin Houff, Chevrolet, 64,
hurdle to an elusive win. family curse once and for all. wide open for four laps watched his grandson’s run Hamilton scores 4. 34. (32) JJ Yeley, Ford, 64, 0. 35. (28) John H. Ne-
mechek, Ford, accident, 62, 2. 36. (36) Garrett Smith-
Mario Andretti was one The last of nine drivers around one of the most fa- on television. another victory ley, Chevrolet, garage, 60, 0. 37. (4) Kyle Busch, Toyota,
for 29 in “The Greatest Spec- Sunday to make a qualifying mous tracks in motorsports. “I’m happier now than Lewis Hamilton won the accident, 53, 1. 38. (34) Stanton Barrett, Chevrolet, 49,
1. 39. (39) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, transmission,
tacle in Racing,” with just run, Marco Andretti logged a “The wind will scare you, I’ve ever been,” Andretti told Spanish Grand Prix for his 46, 1.
three career poles, his last in four-lap average of 231.068 but it will never crash you,” NBC Sports. “I jumped so 88th title. The six-time world Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 89.389 mph. Time
1987. His son, Michael, never mph to bump five-time Indy- Marco Andretti said, quot- high I hit my head on the champion is three wins from of Race: 2 hours, 37 minutes, 30 seconds. Margin of
won a pole and his best finish Car champion Scott Dixon ing his grandfather. ceiling and it’s a 9-foot ceil- Michael Schumacher’s For- Victory: 0.202 seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 7 laps.
Lead Changes: 13 among 7 drivers.
in 16 tries was second in 1991. from the pole. Andretti wor- He seemed to have tears ing. He knows what he needs mula One record. Top 16 in Points: 1. K.Harvick, 939; 2. D.Hamlin,
Jeff Andretti went 0 for 3. ried about the wind all in his eyes and his hands ap- to do to get the best out of Hamilton beat Max Ver- 821; 3. B.Keselowski, 803; 4. C.Elliott, 775; 5.
R.Blaney, 755; 6. J.Logano, 754; 7. M.Truex, 753; 8.
John Andretti was 0 for 12 morning and relied on ad- peared to briefly shake as the car and minimize mis- stappen by 24 seconds to ex- A.Almirola, 682; 9. Ku.Busch, 673; 10. Ky.Busch, 652;
11. C.Bowyer, 618; 12. A.Bowman, 610; 13.
and Marco is 0 for 14. vice his grandfather has long driver after driver congratu- takes. He’s seriously focused tend his championship lead M.DiBenedetto, 596; 14. W.Byron, 577; 15. J.Johnson,
In his 15th attempt, he given the racers of the family lated him on pit lane. Then on winning the 500.” to 37 points after six races. 552; 16. E.Jones, 542.
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NBA

Clippers could make Doncic’s first the worst

against the Mavericks this
L.A.’s defense presents CLIPPERS VS. MAVERICKS season, Zubac’s defensive
rating of 98 ranks third, be-
toughest possible test A look at how the No. 2-seeded Clippers and No. 7 Dallas hind only All-Stars Anthony
for Dallas star in his Mavericks match up for their first-round playoff series: Davis of the Lakers and Joel
Embiid of Philadelphia.
NBA playoff debut. Starters “He’s catching every-
thing that’s thrown his way,”
By Andrew Greif CLIPPERS MAVERICKS
said teammate JaMychal
Player Ht Pos. Ht Player Green, who usurped Zubac’s
Two years after Doc Patrick Beverley 6-1 G 6-2 Seth Curry starting role during the play-
Rivers became an NBA Kawhi Leonard 6-7 G 6-7 Luka Doncic offs last year. “He’s finishing
coach in 1999, a former Bos- with his right and left hook.
ton Celtics guard Rivers had Marcus Morris Sr. 6-8 F 6-7 Dorian Finney-Smith He’s unstoppable right now,
played against in the 1980s Paul George 6-8 F 6-5 Tim Hardaway Jr. and we’re going to need him
was given his first com- Ivica Zubac 7-0 C 7-3 Kristaps Porzingis to continue to play that
mand. way.”
In their two decades on The central challenge faced by the Clippers is containing Backup center Montrezl
the sideline since, Rivers Doncic while not focusing so much on him that it allows the Harrell is expected to clear
and Rick Carlisle have gone Mavericks’ other shooters to get open. Curry, Finney-Smith, quarantine Monday in time
from among the NBA’s Porzingis and Trey Burke all have made at least 38% of their to participate in his first
youngest head coaches to Ashley Landis Getty Images three-point attempts during the restart. game of the NBA restart.
two of its most established. DOC RIVERS, coach of the Clippers, greets Dallas’ Harrell has played the ma-
Rivers’ voice has grown Luka Doncic after a game in the NBA’s bubble. Reserves jority of the team’s fourth-
raspy, Carlisle’s mop of CLIPPERS MAVERICKS quarter minutes at center,
brown hair disappeared, ability of Larry Bird,” Rivers fense has dipped to 106 but his role could be differ-
and each man won a cham- said. “That’s what makes points per 100 possessions Player Ht Pos. Ht Player ent in the early games of the
pionship. Their careers have him such a difficult cover.” when facing L.A. Generating Lou Williams 6-1 G 6-0 Trey Burke series as he regains his con-
not necessarily been inter- But if few players com- a more consistent attack has Reggie Jackson 6-3 G 6-5 Delon Wright ditioning after spending the
twined, but each has a deep pare to Doncic, few oppo- led Carlisle to consider Landry Shamet 6-4 G 5-10 J.J. Barea last month away from the
familiarity with the other. nents have covered him as playing Doncic — who has team.
In Detroit, Indiana and well as the Clippers, whose used the third-highest per- Patrick Patterson 6-8 F 6-7 Justin Jackson “It’s amazing the confi-
Dallas, Carlisle’s philoso- first-round postseason se- centage of possessions in the Montrezl Harrell 6-7 F/C 6-10 Maxi Kleber dence that our other guys
phies have proved malleable ries against seventh-seeded NBA this season — away JaMychal Green 6-8 F/C 7-4 Boban Marjanovic have in Zu compared to this
to his available talent, Rivers Dallas begins Monday. from the ball. time last year,” Rivers said.
said. That meant tailoring In three losses to the “We just have to some- No bench in the NBA scores more than the Clippers’, but Yet in their point guard
everything around Dirk Clippers this season, the times initiate with other with Harrell expected to emerge from quarantine only hours prodigy, and Carlisle’s expe-
Nowitzki during Carlisle’s Slovenian guard has aver- people and keep the game before tipoff, his usual production — 18 points and seven re- rience, the Mavericks trust.
first 10 years in Dallas. And aged 29.0 points, 7.0 re- flowing,” Carlisle said. “And bounds per game — is hardly guaranteed. Shamet hasn’t “They are one of the top
for the last two, it has meant bounds and 7.0 assists but sometimes you get a great played since Aug. 9 because of a strained left foot. defensive teams, if not the
maximizing the wunderkind shot 27% on three-pointers player like Luka, even when best defensive team, out
talent of 6-foot-7 Luka and turned the ball over five they don’t have the ball they Coaches there,” Dallas guard Tim
Doncic, the initiator of an of- times per game against can have a great impact on Past matchups between these teams have become chess Hardaway Jr. said. “... It’s go-
fense that has scored 115.9 physical, long-armed de- the game with off-ball matches between championship coaches Doc Rivers and ing to be a long fight. But you
points per 100 possessions fenders. screening and cutting.” Rick Carlisle. They are two of the longest-tenured coaches in know, I’m taking my offense
and set an NBA record for ef- After a November defeat The series marks Don- the NBA, with 1,737 combined victories, but this is only their and our team over anybody.”
ficiency. in which he missed all eight cic’s NBA postseason debut, third time meeting in the playoffs and first since 2005.
By the time Doncic of his three-point attempts but he is already playoff- TONIGHT
turned 21 in February, he’d and was harassed by Paul tested. At only 19, he was Intangibles VS. DALLAS
already recorded 21 triple- George and Kawhi Leonard, named the most valuable The most worrisome trend for the Mavericks is their When: 6 PDT.
doubles — more than Magic Doncic was frustrated player of EuroLeague, struggle to win close games. An offense that set a record for On the air: TV: Prime
Johnson (seven) and Le- enough to leave the arena in widely regarded as the efficiency — 115.9 points per 100 possessions — bogs down to Ticket, ESPN; Radio: 570,
Bron James (five) combined Dallas without speaking to world’s second-best league, 99.2 during the last five minutes of games that are within five 1330.
at the same age — to tie Ja- reporters. after leading Real Madrid to points. In clutch scenarios, Dallas is 17-24 this season and the Update: The Clippers listed
son Kidd’s Dallas record in “We’ve got to play defense the 2018 championship. It Clippers are 19-13. Beverley (left calf strain),
more than 300 fewer games. to win games, can’t just let was from experience, then, — Andrew Greif Landry Shamet (left foot
Doncic now has 25 triple- guys score every possession that he said he was prepared strain) and Harrell as ques-
doubles, including a 36- down the court,” Leonard to play through more phys- tionable to play in Game 1.
point, 19-assist, 14-rebound said. “So I guess it’s just a ical defenses and fewer which is I think very under- icks but also because of how Harrell is expected to clear a
performance one week ago collective mind-set of want- called fouls. rated inside defender too, he will be used. seven-day quarantine Mon-
against Milwaukee that ing to win.” “They’re going to be talk- and it’s going to be tough.” Zubac has averaged day morning. If Beverley
Doncic sealed with a be- Even with Kristaps ing, but they have Patrick Doncic’s praise for Zubac more points (13.7) against cannot play, Reggie Jackson
tween-the-legs assist to a Porzingis relieving pressure Beverley and then they have echoed the Clippers’ own for Dallas than any other is likely to start in his place
cutting Maxi Kleber for a on Doncic — the 7-3 center Paul George and Kawhi, their 23-year-old 7-footer, opponent this season, in ad- at point guard. Jackson has
dunk. scored 30 points with five as- which are amazing defend- whose presence will be a key dition to 10.3 rebounds. averaged 9.5 points and 3.2
“He has the passing of Ja- sists against the Clippers on ers too,” Doncic said. “They factor not only because of his Among all centers who have assists since joining the
son Kidd but has the scoring Aug. 6 — the Mavericks’ of- have [center Ivica] Zubac, success against the Maver- played at least 30 minutes team in late February.

PLAYOFF
Hollins Davis aware tough SCHEDULE
WESTERN CONFERENCE

out of matchup bubbles 1 Lakers vs. 8 Portland

Gm 1
Gm 2
Tuesday, 6 p.m., TNT
Thursday, 6 p.m., ESPN

sight but up the pressure Gm 3

Gm 4
Gm 5
Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Ch. 7
Aug. 24, 6 p.m., TNT
Aug. 26, TBD*

not mind By Tania Ganguli

playing alongside talented
scorer CJ McCollum, nor a
10-time All-Star in Carmelo
Gm 6
Gm 7
Aug. 28, TBD*
Aug. 30, TBD*

2 Clippers vs. 7 Dallas

ORLANDO, Fla. — Back Anthony still capable of pro- Gm 1 Tonight, 6, ESPN
Kevin C. Cox Getty Images when he was a member of the ducing when the team needs Gm 2 Wed., 6 p.m., TNT
LIONEL HOLLINS didn’t travel with the Lakers for New Orleans Pelicans, An- it.
Left out of bubble, he health reasons, so the assistant coach works at home. thony Davis made the play- “Them guys are tough,”
Gm 3 Friday, 6 p.m., TNT
Gm 4 Sunday, 12:30 p.m., Ch. 7
made his own to help offs twice and advanced past said Kentavious Caldwell- Gm 5 Aug. 25, TBD*
through the NBA’s four- case one of those teams be- the first round just once. His Pope, who watched Sat-
Lakers from home. month hiatus, hoping that came the Lakers’ first-round team was always the under- urday’s game between Mem-
Gm 6 Aug. 27, TBD, ESPN*
Gm 7 Aug. 29, TBD, TNT*
eventually the season would playoff opponent. Until dog. In 2018, they shocked phis and Portland after he
By Tania Ganguli resume. Thursday, there were four the league by sweeping the finished practice. “They had 3 Denver vs. 6 Utah
When the NBA created potential foes, and not until Portland Trail Blazers, a six a tough battle. Memphis Gm 1 Today, 10:30 a.m., ESPN
ORLANDO, Fla. — The its plans for the bubble, ev- Saturday did they know they seed sweeping a three seed, gave them a good fight, but Gm 2 Wed., 1 p.m., TNT
Lakers have two cameras in- ery player and coach under- would play Portland start- in the first round. Portland pulled it out. Gm 3 Friday, 1 p.m., TNT
stalled on their practice went a health screening to ing Tuesday. Now Davis will face Port- They’re a great group of Gm 4 Sunday, 6 p.m., TNT
court in the NBA bubble. determine their risk level Hollins will continue to land again, only this time his guys. We’ve got to be pre- Gm 5 Aug. 25, TBD*
One of them films all of prac- traveling to Orlando. Al- help the Lakers look ahead. team isn’t even close to being pared. I definitely believe in Gm 6 Aug. 27, TBD, ESPN*
tice from a slightly elevated though risk for the novel What’s missing, though, is the underdog. That comes my group, definitely gonna Gm 7 Aug. 29, TBD, TNT*
location for review by play- coronavirus was higher for the daily interactions he had with pressure. A pressure be prepared and ready.”
ers and staff. people 65 and older, the NBA with players. He tries not to that’s more acute here in the Caldwell-Pope will have 4 Houston vs. 5 Oklahoma City
The other sits at eye level had assured the league’s bother them remotely. bubble as the Lakers face the his hands full with Port- Gm 1 Tuesday, 3:30 p.m., TNT
and is typically on a sideline. coaches association that age “Where we miss him is on NBA’s hottest team. land’s backcourt — a role Gm 2 Thu., 12:30 p.m., ESPN
The Lionel Cam. Coach would not be the sole factor the court,” Vogel said. “They were playing well,” thrust upon him when Avery Gm 3 Saturday, 3 p.m., ESPN
Frank Vogel talks into it as if determining who got to go to “Where he’d be able to grab Davis said. “They’ve been Bradley opted not to join the Gm 4 Aug. 24, 1 p.m., TNT
the people on the other side the bubble. guys off to the side and just playing extremely well. They Lakers in the bubble. Gm 5 Aug. 26, TBD*
are actually in the gym with A week before the team whisper, ‘On this coverage did everything in their power Davis was crucial for the Gm 6 Aug. 28, TBD*
him. Players wave as they was to travel, Hollins, 66, you’ve got to do this, on that to make the playoffs. They’re Lakers in their three regular- Gm 7 Aug. 30, TBD*
run by it during drills. Once, learned the league viewed you’ve got to do that,’ as well a good team. They’re hot season games against the
Anthony Davis walked over him as high risk because of as working portions of prac- right now. It’s definitely go- Trail Blazers. He averaged EASTERN CONFERENCE
and shut it off as a joke. preexisting conditions. As tice.” ing to be a test for us but a 32 points against them this
1 Milwaukee vs. 8 Orlando
“The way our team is, the Lakers prepared to try to Hollins and his wife re- good test. We’re going to be season, scoring 39 and 37 in
they have a lot of fun and complete their best season turned to Memphis a few ready to go out there and two of their matchups. Gm 1 Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., TNT
they mess with people,” Lio- in a decade, Hollins could weeks ago, after having been compete.” But Portland wasn’t Gm 2 Thursday, 3 p.m., ESPN
nel Hollins said recently by not go with them. gone from their offseason On Sunday, the Lakers whole for any point in the Gm 3 Saturday, 10 a.m., TNT
phone. “I’m capable — could home for more than a year. held their first practice since season, and that particu- Gm 4 Aug. 24, 10:30 a.m., NBATV
Last month, the NBA de- have been capable — of com- “Lifestyle’s a little differ- learning the identity of their larly affected their big men. Gm 5 Aug. 26, TBD*
termined that Hollins, one of ing and doing my job, but I ent,” he said. first-round opponent. Port- Center Jusuf Nurkic missed Gm 6 Aug. 28, TBD*
Vogel’s top assistants, was understand,” Hollins said. In Los Angeles, he walked land secured the eighth seed an entire year because of a Gm 7 Aug. 30, TBD*
not permitted to travel to “This is an important step on the beach every day, Saturday by beating Mem- severe fracture in his leg. 2 Toronto vs. 7 Brooklyn
Orlando for health reasons. for the league. To make it as watching the sunset from his phis, then the Trail Blazers Had the playoffs happened
So for the past five weeks, safe as possible for every- patio. In Memphis, his house held a light day on Sunday. in April as scheduled, it’s un- Gm 1 Today, 1 p.m., ESPN
Hollins has coached over body is one. But also to make overlooks a high school foot- The Lakers, meanwhile, clear just how impactful Gm 2 Wed., 10:30 a.m., NBATV
texts and videoconferences. it successful.” ball field and he doesn’t walk spent Saturday focusing Nurkic would have been, but Gm 3 Friday, 10:30 a.m., NBATV
His days, not filled with go- In every other way, he re- much outside to avoid hu- mostly on their own issues. now he enters the playoffs Gm 4 Sunday, 3:30 p.m., TNT
ing to and from practice, are mained part of the staff. He midity and mosquitoes. On Sunday, they turned five months after he was set Gm 5 Aug. 25, TBD*
busy instead with coaching watched practices live. He The main advantage is their attention to the Trail to return. Gm 6 Aug. 27, TBD, ESPN*
his son, negotiating with his prepared scouting reports sleep. When the Lakers have Blazers as they prepared for “We have to focus on the Gm 7 Aug. 29, TBD, TNT*
granddaughter and watch- with assistant coach Miles a meeting at 8 a.m. EDT, it’s the start of the playoffs. In nine games that they played 3 Boston vs. 6 Philadelphia
ing film at the kitchen table. Simon, who is in the bubble, 7 for Hollins in Memphis, in- subtle ways, coach Frank Vo- here in the bubble, while still
“I miss being around the and assistant video coordi- stead of 5 in Los Angeles. gel could see a shift. looking at what we did do to Gm 1 Today, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
players,” Hollins said. nator Jon Pastorek, who is in The only face-to-face “Seriousness and the lev- get those wins against them Gm 2 Wed., 3:30 p.m., TNT
“When you’re in a gym, Los Angeles. coaching Hollins had been el of detail attentiveness,” during the regular season,” Gm 3 Friday, 3:30 p.m., TNT
you’re in the meeting rooms, “It’s been fairly fluid,” Si- able to do lately is with his Vogel said. “The communi- Davis said. Gm 4 Sunday, 10 a.m., Ch. 7
you’re on the bus. That’s the mon said. “We set up a time. son, Austin, who left cation in our film session — There’s pressure to the Gm 5 Aug. 25, TBD*
big part of the culture and Us three are on a group text Wednesday to return to play it’s not just the coaches pre- position he’s in now as a star Gm 6 Aug. 27, TBD, ESPN*
life we live. The camaraderie together. We get on there in Russia. Hollins’ daughter senting a plan. There’s a lot player on the top-seeded Gm 7 Aug. 29, TBD, TNT*
in the group. Not being and we talk it out. What we often drops her kids off at his of questions, there’s a lot of, team. 4 Indiana vs. 5 Miami
there, you’re kind of sepa- want to do against the cer- house during the day. ‘Let’s get clear and on the “I’m fine with it,” Davis
rated. Even in the meetings. tain team. … Even here in- The 5-year-old con- same page,’ pointing out dif- said. “It’s no problem for me. Gm 1 Tuesday, 1 p.m., TNT
Even though they can hear side the bubble, I try to relay, stantly plots to stay with her ferent aspects of what we’re Makes it a little bit more ex- Gm 2 Thursday, 10 a.m., ESPN
me talking, it’s not the same when I have to present what grandparents overnight. showing. Those types of citing, more fun to go out. Gm 3 Saturday, 12:30 p.m., TNT
as when you’re in the room we put together, a lot of his When she succeeds, she things.” More exciting for me to go Gm 4 Aug. 24, 3:30 p.m., TNT
with the group. It’s a little bit insight because he’s so sleeps on an air mattress in Normally the eighth- out and try to compete, and Gm 5 Aug. 26, TBD*
disconnecting. But not any- smart at all of what he does.” the office Hollins doesn’t seeded team isn’t one that all the pressure that people Gm 6 Aug. 28, TBD*
thing you can’t overcome.” Their group had been use. No one really bothers has as fierce a backcourt as talk about for our team, just Gm 7 Aug. 30, TBD*
Hollins and his wife, An- working on scouting reports him as he sits in the kitchen Portland does with five-time try to go out there and prove * Games 5-7 if necessary
gela, stayed in Los Angeles for Memphis and Phoenix in working to help the Lakers. All-Star Damian Lillard them wrong.” All times PDT, p.m. except noted
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Today in Southern California Today in North America

Sun and clouds, still hot: The large area of high pressure that has dominated our weather will remain in place Thunderstorms across the East: Two cold fronts will cross the Great
through much of the week and will strengthen through mid-week. As a result, temperatures will remain well Lakes and the Northeast and mid-Atlantic with thunderstorms devel-
above average with sunshine and a few clouds around each day. The fire danger will remain high each day oping, especially in the afternoon. Thunderstorms will also develop
because of the hot weather and low relative humidity. Spotty afternoon storms are expected in the mountains. across portions of Florida. It will remain very hot across the West.
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5-day forecasts Pressure: L Low H High Warm Front Cold Front Jet Stream Trough
High/low temperatures are average forecasts for entire zone.
Temps –0 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100+ Rain T-storm Snow Ice
L.A. Basin Valleys Beaches Mountains Deserts
Today 91/70 100/72 81/67 85/52 118/89 Anchorage
70/56
Partly sunny; warm Partly sunny and hot Partial sunshine A storm around Partly sunny
Tuesday Mostly sunny 95/72 Mostly sunny 103/74 Mostly sunny 85/70 Thundershower86/51 Partly sunny 113/90
Wednesday Sunny; hot 98/71 Mostly sunny 99/72 Mostly sunny 87/70 Stray storm 84/54 Very hot 118/92
Thursday Mostly sunny 95/71 Mostly sunny 100/71 Sunny 86/69 Partly sunny 84/53 Very hot 116/88
Friday Partly sunny 94/70 Some sun 100/73 Some sun 85/70 Some sun 82/52 Some sun 115/87

Air quality Good Moderate Unhealthful for: Sensitive people All Not Available
SANTA VENTURA CO. Santa Clarita South Coast Air Quality Management District forecasts air quality Seattle
BARBARA CO. Santa Paula 104/72 Hesperia 86/61
Santa Ojai 94/67 LOS ANGELES CO. 106/69
Barbara 98/68 Simi Valley
Chatsworth SAN BERNARDINO CO. New York
78/62 97/71 Burbank Monrovia Chicago
Ventura Camarillo 100/72
98/72 100/75 84/65 79/68
77/65 85/68 Pomona/ Yucca Valley
UCLA Denver
109/83
Oxnard
Westlake 86/68 L.A. Downtown Fairplex Ontario San Bernardino
Las Vegas 95/65
76/64 Woodland 91/70 102/73 105/73 Los Angeles
Village 103/78 113/90
Hills Whittier 91/70
93/69 Chino
105/71
Santa Monica Hills 104/72 Riverside RIVERSIDE CO. Houston
Miami JOSEPHINE
81/67 95/72 Fullerton 103/72
Surf and sea Torrance 93/73 96/76
POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICO 92/80
81/70 Santa Ana
ORANGE CO. Hemet Palm
U.S. cities
Inner waters: Wind variable, becom- Long 86/72
ing west at 7-14 knots. Wind waves Beach Newport Irvine 108/71 Springs High 130 in Death Valley, Calif.
2-4 feet; mixed west and south 87/70 Beach 88/71 118/89 Low 31 in Dillon, Colo.
swells of 2 feet. Mission Viejo
81/70 Temecula Sunday Today Sunday Today
Surf zone: The risk for dangerous Laguna 91/71 City Hi Lo Prcp. Hi Lo Sky City Hi Lo Prcp. Hi Lo Sky
rip currents will be moderate at the 102/69
Beach San Albany 75 60 -- 75 58 Ts Seattle 97 64 -- 86 61 Su
Ventura, L.A. and Orange county 82/71 Clemente Albuquerque 93 66 -- 91 68 Ts Tampa 91 79 .17 89 76 Pc
beaches and low at the Santa Barba-
82/67 SAN DIEGO CO. Anchorage 74 53 -- 70 56 Cy Tucson 110 80 -- 109 81 Pc
ra and San Diego county beaches. Aspen 89 46 -- 88 49 Pc Tulsa 91 72 -- 92 69 Su
Oceanside
Atlanta 92 72 -- 90 69 Pc Washington, D.C. 77 66 1.23 83 69 Pc
County Height Period Direction Temp Sun and moon 88/66 Austin 104 75 -- 97 73 Ts Wichita 87 70 -- 93 66 Su
Santa Barbara 1-2’ 18 sec SSW 64 Baltimore 76 66 1.24 84 66 Pc
Today’s rise/set
Ventura 2-4’ 18 sec SSW 67 Escondido Ramona Boise 103 69 -- 102 72 Pc World
Los Angeles 2-4’ 18 sec SSW 68 Los Angeles Co. Orange Co. Ventura Co. 95/69 102/65 Boston 71 64 .07 72 63 Cy Acapulco 87 79 .18 85 76 Ts
Orange 2-4’ 15 sec S 68 Sun 6:16a/7:37p 6:15a/7:36p 6:20a/7:42p Buffalo 82 66 .03 79 62 Pc Amsterdam 84 68 .28 75 61 Ts
Moon 4:29a/7:05p 4:28a/7:03p 4:33a/7:09p Poway
San Diego 2-3’ 17 sec SSW 69 Burlington, Vt. 83 63 -- 78 60 Ts Athens 95 75 -- 89 72 Su
88/68 Charleston, S.C. 89 75 Tr 91 74 Pc Bangkok 93 79 .03 92 78 Ts
Charlotte 85 66 .01 86 65 Cy Barcelona 84 75 -- 82 73 Su
Tides San Diego Chicago 86 64 -- 84 65 Pc Berlin 88 63 -- 88 63 Cy
L.A. Outer Harbor, in feet. 81/71 Cincinnati 85 67 .10 84 63 Pc Cabo San Lucas 95 81 -- 91 77 Ts
Aug. 18 Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 10
Today 9:43a 4.2 Hi 3:14a -0.7 Lo Cleveland 78 62 1.15 79 62 Pc Cairo 99 77 -- 98 76 Su
8:43p 6.6 Hi 2:32p 2.1 Lo Columbia, S.C. 86 74 .02 89 71 Ts Dubai 107 91 -- 103 90 Hz
Tue. 10:12a 4.4 Hi 3:48a -0.9 Lo
Almanac Columbus 81 61 .01 82 60 Su Dublin 64 57 .10 65 55 R
Sunday Downtown readings Dallas/Ft.Worth 104 80 .30 90 72 Ts Havana 91 73 -- 90 75 Pc
9:25p 6.8 Hi 3:14p 1.8 Lo Denver 96 64 -- 95 65 Pc Ho Chi Minh City 93 77 .08 91 78 Ts
Temperature Los Angeles Fullerton Ventura Precipitation Los Angeles Fullerton Ventura Detroit 83 67 .85 81 60 Pc Hong Kong 90 81 .18 89 81 Ts
UV index High/low 95/74 96/74 81/66 24-hour total (as of 4 p.m.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 El Paso 100 80 Tr 98 74 Pc Istanbul 82 73 -- 83 71 Su
Minutes to burn for sensitive people Normal high/low 84/64 86/65 76/59 Season total (since Oct. 1) 14.83 12.43 12.17 Eugene 91 64 Tr 94 55 Su Jerusalem 87 67 -- 88 65 Su
High/low a year ago 81/63 81/64 72/58 Last season (Oct. 1 to date) 18.82 17.22 18.30 Fort Myers 91 78 Tr 92 74 Pc Johannesburg 65 47 -- 68 44 Su
Las Vegas, 25 Phoenix, 25
Record high/date 98/1890 101/2015 84/1983 Season norm (Oct. 1 to date) 14.79 13.73 16.43 Hartford 70 65 .02 81 60 Ts Kuala Lumpur 90 77 .86 90 75 Ts
Los Angeles, 25 San Francisco, 30 Record low/date 52/1883 59/1999 49/1949 Humidity (high/low) 70/29 73/32 96/57 Honolulu 90 76 -- 89 76 Su Lima 64 57 -- 64 59 Pc
Houston 102 80 -- 96 76 Cy London 76 66 .04 73 58 Ts
California cities Indianapolis 84 69 -- 84 63 Pc Madrid 84 59 -- 86 63 Su
Sunday Today Tuesday Sunday Today Tuesday Sunday Today Tuesday Jacksonville, Fla. 93 75 -- 91 72 Ts Mecca 106 85 -- 109 84 Hz
Kansas City 82 60 -- 85 63 Su Mexico City 74 56 .19 74 55 Ts
City Hi Lo Prcp. Hi Lo Hi Lo City Hi Lo Prcp. Hi Lo Hi Lo City Hi Lo Prcp. Hi Lo Hi Lo Knoxville 89 69 -- 87 66 Ts Milan 85 70 .33 81 64 Ts
Anaheim 98 73 -- 95 71 98 76 L.A. Int’l. Airport 93 71 -- 79 69 83 71 San Diego 78 72 -- 81 71 83 73 Las Vegas 113 88 -- 113 90 Pc Montreal 82 68 -- 75 61 Ts
Avalon/Catalina 88 66 -- 86 73 88 73 Laguna Beach 84 68 -- 82 71 87 73 San Francisco 86 67 .04 81 61 79 60 Louisville 87 72 -- 87 68 Pc Moscow 73 55 .02 71 51 Pc
Bakersfield 107 80 -- 108 83 108 81 Lancaster 111 67 -- 111 75 111 79 San Gabriel xx xx xx 100 73 104 75 Medford 101 70 Tr 102 68 Pc Mumbai 85 81 .55 85 80 Sh
Barstow 115 82 -- 115 85 113 84 Long Beach 86 72 -- 87 70 91 72 San Jose 100 77 .01 94 68 94 66 Memphis 89 75 .07 93 71 Su New Delhi 95 82 .05 93 81 Ts
Big Bear Lake 84 55 .12 85 52 86 51 Mammoth Lakes 90 54 -- 89 53 87 51 San Luis Obispo 91 64 -- 92 65 94 67 Miami 92 79 .01 92 80 Ts Paris 81 66 .27 75 60 Pc
Bishop 108 64 Tr 106 64 103 62 Mission Viejo 93 69 -- 91 71 94 74 Santa Ana 90 74 -- 86 72 88 72 Milwaukee 80 63 -- 80 63 Pc Prague 79 59 -- 82 62 Ts
Burbank 95 74 -- 98 72 100 75 Monrovia 96 72 -- 100 75 104 75 Santa Barbara 82 64 -- 78 62 83 67 Minneapolis 84 63 -- 77 58 Su Rome 88 64 -- 86 69 Su
Camarillo 88 70 -- 85 68 87 71 Monterey 94 71 .01 80 65 79 63 Santa Clarita 98 75 -- 104 72 106 74 Nashville 91 70 Tr 91 68 Su Seoul 88 76 -- 88 75 Pc
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GOLF ROUNDUP THE DAY IN SPORTS

Herman rallies for win, NCAA doctor: Path to play narrow

earns a spot in playoffs staff and wire reports
posted on Twitter an online ically unable to perform list game was pushed back to
petition requesting that the by Washington’s NFL team, late Sunday by a weather de-
missed a 12-footer for par on Big Ten reinstate the sched- the latest step in a remarka- lay. The anthem move came
associated press
No. 16. The NCAA’s chief medi- ule it released six days be- ble recovery after his right after some fans booed when
Horschel closed with a 65. cal officer says there is a nar- fore pulling the plug. leg was broken in two places players from the same teams
Jim Herman rallied to He had an 11-footer for birdie row path to playing college during a game in 2018. took a knee during the an-
win the Wyndham Champi- that didn’t fall on the 17th sports during the COVID-19 Florida International them Wednesday in Frisco,
onship on Sunday in hole and a final chance to tie pandemic and if testing said wide receivers coach Jacksonville Jaguars de- Texas, to support the Black
Greensboro, N.C., for his on the 72nd hole, but his nationwide does not im- Aubrey Hill, a standout fensive lineman Rodney Lives Matter movement. FC
third PGA Tour title and a eight-foot birdie putt slid left prove, it cannot be done. player at Florida before be- Gunter is stepping away Dallas also said there would
spot in the FedEx Cup play- of the cup. Meanwhile, one of college coming a longtime coach at from football because of an be a moment of silence be-
offs, shooting a seven- “A little disappointed,” football’s biggest stars sent Miami and other places, enlarged aorta. ... The New fore Sunday’s game to pro-
under-par 63 for a one- Horschel said. “I had two out a petition Sunday, call- died of cancer. He was 48. York Jets reached terms mote racial equality.
stroke victory over Billy good looks on the last two ing on the Big Ten Confer- with receiver Chris Hogan.
Horschel. holes, and the way I was ence to play football this fall. Dick Coury, an ex-foot- Luuk de Jong scored the
Herman overcame a four- rolling, I thought I’d make Dr. Brian Hainline told ball coach at Cal State Ful- The Utah Jazz said guard winning goal as Sevilla beat
stroke deficit in the final one of them.” CNN late Saturday that lerton and Santa Ana Mater Mike Conley left Florida to Manchester United 2-1 in a
round at Sedgefield Country British Open champion “everything would have to Dei High who also enjoyed return to Columbus, Ohio, Europa League semifinal in
Club. He overtook Horschel Shane Lowry shot a 67, line up perfectly” for college success coaching in the pros, for the birth of his son. The Cologne, Germany.
with a birdie on the 71st hole playing his way into the play- sports to be played this fall. died Saturday, according to sixth-seeded Jazz begin a
in an improbable comeback. offs after starting the week Much of the fall college Lake Oswego High in Ore- playoff series against third- Kei Nishikori tested pos-
“This was out of the blue. outside the top 125. sports season has been post- gon, where his son, Steve, is seeded Denver on Monday. itive for COVID-19 and is
I’ll tell you that,” said Her- poned, with conferences head coach. He was 91. Players who leave the NBA pulling out of the U.S. Open
man, a regular golf partner Elsewhere
hoping to make up competi- — Eric Sondheimer bubble are subject to a quar- tuneup tournament that
with President Trump while Stacy Lewis won the tions in the spring. antine upon their return, starts this week. ... Jennifer
working as an assistant pro- Ladies Scottish Open with a But not everyone has ac- though the length won’t be Brady won her first WTA ti-
fessional at Trump National 23-foot birdie putt on the cepted those decisions. determined until then. ... In tle, prevailing 6-3, 6-4 over Jil
ETC.
Bedminster in New Jersey. first hole of a playoff for her On Sunday morning, Big WNBA play in Bradenton, Teichmann at the Top Seed
Herman jumped from
192nd to 54th in the playoff
first title in nearly three
years after she held off Aza-
Ten football players contin- Washington Fla., Seattle defeated Con- Open in Lexington, Ky. ... Si-
ued to push the conference necticut 95-72 for its eighth mona Halep defeated Elise
race for the 125 spots. He
hoisted a trophy for the sec-
hara Munoz, Cheyenne
Knight and Emily Kristine
to overturn its postpone- activates Smith straight victory. Mertens 6-2, 7-5 in the
ment of the fall season. Ohio Prague Open final.
ond consecutive season, Pedersen. ... Jerry Kelly took State quarterback Justin Quarterback Alex Smith In MLS, FC Dallas said it
which didn’t seem likely af- control at the Bridgestone Fields and other players was activated off the phys- would play the national an- Colombian rider Daniel
ter he had three birdies over Senior Players Champi- them before players took the Martinez won the Criterium
his final four holes Friday onship with an ace on No. 12 field for its home match du Dauphine cycling race in
simply to make the cut. at Firestone in Ohio, send- against Nashville SC. The France for the first time.
“This is going to be a ing him to a one-under 69
pretty quick week if we don’t and two-shot win for his first TODAY ON THE AIR
get this figured out,” Her- major on the PGA Tour TIME EVENT ON THE AIR
man had told his caddie. Champions. ... Tyler Strafaci BASEBALL
Herman had two birdies of Davie, Fla., defeated 4 p.m. Boston at New York Yankees TV: MLB PRO CALENDAR
and an eagle on his first five Charles Osborne of Reno, 6 p.m. San Diego at Texas TV: FS1, FOXD
holes to catch up to third- Nev., 1-up to win the U.S. Am- 6:30 p.m. San Francisco at Angels TV: FSW
MON TUE WED THU FRI
round leader Si Woo Kim. ateur in Bandon, Ore. R: 830, 1330 17 18 19 20 21
Then, trailing Horschel by a Strafaci, whose grandfather 6:30 p.m. Seattle at Dodgers TV: SNLA
stroke, Herman stuck his Frank won the 1935 U.S. Am- R: 570, 1020, 1540 SEATTLE SEATTLE at Seattle at Seattle COLORADO
approach to No. 17 to just ateur Public Links, is the 7 p.m. Oakland at Arizona TV: MLB 6:30 4 6:30 4 6:30
over three feet for a birdie to second straight Georgia SNLA SNLA SNLA SNLA SNLA
BASKETBALL: NBA PLAYOFFS
reach 21 under. He gained Tech player to win the Ama- DODGERS
10:30 a.m. Western Conference, first round, TV: ESPN, ESPND
the lead when Horschel teur, after Andy Ogletree.
Game 1, Denver vs. Utah SAN SAN at San at San
1 p.m. Eastern Conference, first round, TV: ESPN, ESPND at Oakland
FRANCISCO FRANCISCO Francisco Francisco
Game 1, Toronto vs. Brooklyn 6:30
6:30 1 6:45 6:45
FSW
PGA RESULTS 3:30 p.m. Eastern Conference, first round, TV: ESPN, ESPND
ANGELS
FSW FSW FSW FSW
Game 1, Boston vs. Philadelphia
$6.4-MILLION PGA Wyndham 265 (-15)—$129,600 Will Gordon.............68-69-64-69 6 p.m. Western Conference, first round, TV: Prime, ESPN,
Championship Sam Burns .............67-68-65-65 271 (-9)—$37,440 Game 1, Clippers vs. Dallas ESPND Portland* Portland*
Tyler Duncan ...........68-64-66-67 Ryan Brehm ............64-69-72-66 6 6
Greensboro, N.C. — Par 70
Sedgefield Country Club — 7,131 266 (-14)—$104,000 Wesley Bryan ..........65-70-70-66 HOCKEY: STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
Cameron Davis ........71-65-65-65 Adam Long .............68-65-71-67 SpecSN, TNT SpecSN, ESPN
yards
Bud Cauley .............66-68-67-65 Paul Casey..............67-66-69-69 Noon Eastern Conference, first round, TV: NBCSN LAKERS
Final 72-Hole Scores Jason Kokrak...........69-63-67-67 Jason Dufner...........69-65-67-70 Game 4, Columbus vs. Tampa Bay
259 (-21)—$1,152,000 Mark Hubbard .........67-65-64-70 Roger Sloan ............62-70-68-71
Jim Herman ............66-69-61-63 Rob Oppenheim ......66-66-62-72 Matt Jones..............68-67-72-65 2:30 p.m. Western Conference, first round, TV: NBCSN
260 (-20)—$697,600 272 (-8)—$29,120 Dallas* Dallas* Dallas*
267 (-13)—$78,400 Game 4, Arizona vs. Colorado
Billy Horschel ..........66-64-65-65 Chris Baker .............71-63-68-65 C. Bezuidenhout ......71-64-69-68 6 6 6
262 (-18)—$312,400 Dylan Frittelli...........69-65-66-67 Vincent Whaley........71-66-66-69 5 p.m. Eastern Conference, first round, TV: NBCSN Prime, ESPN Prime, TNT Prime, TNT
Kevin Kisner............69-64-65-64 Rafa Cabrera Bello...67-67-67-71
Webb Simpson ........66-66-65-65
Peter Malnati...........68-65-64-70
Kristoffer Ventura .....69-68-63-72 Game 4, Carolina vs. Boston CLIPPERS
Doc Redman...........67-64-63-68 268 (-12)—$64,320
273 (-7)—$20,416 7:30 p.m. Western Conference, first round, TV: NBCSN
Si Woo Kim.............65-65-62-70 Shane Lowry ...........68-63-70-67
Scott Stallings .........70-66-70-67
263 (-17)—$208,000 Harris English ..........64-67-68-69 Game 4, Vancouver vs. St. Louis
Matthew NeSmith ....69-67-70-67 Phoenix Atlanta
Zach Johnson ..........70-67-61-65 269 (-11)—$69,500 Scott Brown ............66-71-68-68
Harold Varner III.......62-69-67-65 Ryan Armour ...........73-64-65-67 Matthias Schwab .....67-69-68-69
SOCCER 7 4
264 (-16)—$168,000 Talor Gooch.............65-65-68-71
270 (-10)—$46,720
Hank Leboida..........65-71-68-69 11:30 a.m. UEFA Europa League, semifinal, TV: KFTR, TUDN, SpecSN SpecSN
Denny McCarthy.......67-68-66-63 Andrew Landry ........66-65-71-71
Patrick Reed ...........65-68-67-64 Seamus Power.........68-69-67-66 Brandt Snedeker......80-67-65-71 Inter Milan vs. Shakhtar Donetsk UniMás R: 1330 SPARKS
Russell Henley.........68-68-63-65 Brian Harman..........65-71-67-67 Joaquin Niemann .....70-66-65-72
Sungjae Im .............69-64-66-65 Tom Hoge ...............62-68-72-68 Bo Hoag.................66-68-67-72
6:30 p.m. Mexico, Tijuana at León TV: TUDN Shade denotes home game *Playoff game
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CALENDAR M O N D A Y , A U G U S T 1 7 , 2 0 2 0 :: L A T I M E S . C O M / C A L E N D A R

AMC’s
15-cent
tickets:
A price
to pay?
MARY McNAMARA

To cele-
brate its
limited
reopening
and 100th
birthday,
AMC is
offering
tickets at
the 1920 price of 15 cents.
Because nothing says
“social distancing” better
than the cinematic equiva-
lent of an open bar.
Not in California, where
theaters remain closed due
to COVID-19, but in many
states, including co-
ronavirus hotspots Georgia,
Kentucky and Louisiana,
100 AMC theaters will be
opening their doors on
Thursday. The 15-cent price
point is good only for that
single day, but at the addi-
tional 200 or so theaters
planning to open between
that date and early Septem-
ber, the chain will be show-
ing classic films for only $5.
The exhibitor “strongly
recommends” that tickets
be purchased online or
through its app. But tickets
will also be available in the
usual way — from auto-
mated machines and at the
box office. Which makes
having such a remarkable
sale seem like a call for
crowds. And if you’re going
to price things from time
Photographs by Gary Coronado Los Angeles Times periods that existed before
JIM MAHONEY at home in Oakland with a sampling of Sinatra recordings and memorabilia he’s collected through the years. the internet (at this point,
$5 seems almost as absurd
as 15 cents, though easier to
come by with the current

He’ll bank on Frank

coin shortage), then you’d
best be prepared for online
to revert to in line.
Remember when Ama-
zon sold gas and other items
at “The Marvelous Mrs.
Maisel” prices as a one-day
Emmy stunt, which grid-
locked the entire Westside

A collector’s claim to have unreleased Sinatra tracks faces scrutiny and nearly broke the 10?
Now translate that to cine-
plex foot traffic. During a
pandemic.
photography — with Sinatra’s name Look, no one wants to get
By Randall Roberts scribbled on it. It contained four songs. back in a movie theater
“I put it on my turntable and was really more than I do — well, OK,
A few years after Jim Mahoney pur- surprised to hear Frank Sinatra singing my 13-year-old may want it a
chased one of the world’s most complete a cappella,” says Mahoney, who has col- bit more — but I don’t think
collections of Frank Sinatra music and lected Sinatra’s work for 40 years. It was [See AMC, E6]
memorabilia at auction, he finally got a song called “Let the Rest of the World
around to the boxes containing 78-rpm Go By,” written in 1919.
records and 10-inch acetates. After further research, Mahoney was
Mahoney, 59, had picked up the 150 even more stumped. The B-side had an-
containers filled with thousands of re- other Sinatra a cappella, a rendition of ‘Ted Lasso’ gets
cordings and documents in 2017, but Irish songwriter Jimmy Kennedy’s “An into the game
since then he’d been focused on the Hour Never Passes.” Each side also fea- Jason Sudeikis dusts
1,000-plus Sinatra LPs and 450-odd 45- tured scratchy recordings of Sinatra off a veteran football
rpm singles. When the pandemic hit, he singing with a band — “My Melancholy coaching character
began whiling away the hours at his Baby” and another song too hissy to be for a sport-flipping
home in Oakland by sifting through identified. role on Apple TV+. E3
boxes. A 78 RMP acetate with “Frank Sinatra” scrib- Neither of the two unaccompanied
That’s when he first pulled out an ac- bled in pen on the label and an a cappella voice vocal tracks had ever been logged as ex- Comics ................... E4-5
etate record — a disc akin to a proof in similar to the singer’s is scratchy but audible. isting; Sinatra never [See Music, E2] What’s on TV .......... E6

Nicolle Wallace Suffrage exhibit on the button

rises at MSNBC L.A. museum’s vintage
nee John McCain. artifacts help mark the
Stints with George W. Her transition from poli- 100th anniversary of
tics to punditry to anchoring
Bush, John McCain wasn’t completely smooth. women’s right to vote.
have led to new hours In 2015, she was unceremoni-
By Dessi Gomez
ously cut from her role as the
at progressive outlet. Republican at the table on
ABC’s daytime chat show One of the vintage but-
By Stephen Battaglio “The View,” although she tons simply says in all capi-
still has fans on the set. tal letters: “ERA YES.” An-
Many of the hours on ca- “The only thing better other says “Viva la mujer,” a
ble news channel MSNBC than one hour with Nicolle yellow female pictogram set
are a campfire meeting for Wallace is two — it just against a strong red back-
progressive politics. But Ni- makes you smarter,” “The ground. Still another button
colle Wallace — the net- View” co-host Whoopi Gold- reads “Chisholm for presi-
work’s rising star whose berg said in an email to The dent,” a reference to the first
daily program “Deadline: Times. Black woman elected to
White House” expands to Since joining NBC as a Congress and one subject in
two hours (from 1 to 3 p.m. contributor in 2015, Wallace, HBO’s recent series “Mrs.
Pacific) on Monday — made 48, has used her deep well of America.”
her bones across the politi- Washington contacts to of- Sarah Palin, Hillary Clin-
cal tracks. fer an insider’s perspective ton and Patsy Mink, the first
She was communica- and reaction to the turbu- woman of color elected to
tions director for former lent and unpredictable Congress, are here too — on
President George W. Bush Trump presidency. Mel Melcon Los Angeles Times buttons displayed in the Na-
and an advisor to 2008 Re- “She brings a lot of credi- THE NATURAL HISTORY Museum of L.A. County’s Rose Garden is backdrop tional History Museum of
publican presidential nomi- [See Wallace, E3] for Judith Sydner-Gordon, among those featured in exhibit ethnography project. [See Suffrage, E2]
E2 M O N DAY , AU G U S T 17 , 2 0 2 0 L AT I M E S . C O M / CA L E N DA R

Museum notes
women’s vote
[Suffrage, from E1]
Los Angeles County’s up-
coming digital and physical Suffrage
exhibitions celebrating the celebration
100th anniversary of women’s
suffrage.
“One of the fears that peo- Natural History Museum:
ple had when women were The free online exhibition
getting the right to vote was “Rise Up L.A.: A Century of
that women would vote to- Votes for Women” opens
gether as a bloc and we would Tuesday at nhm.org.
have an automatic majority Zócalo: “When Women
as a result,” said Sarah Craw- Vote No” is a virtual series
ford, the museum’s senior that can be viewed as a live
manager of exhibition design feed or seen later. All
panels at 6 p.m. Dates are
and development. “But the
Thursday; Sept. 16; and
reality is we’re diverse, we’re
Dec. 3. zocalopublic
different, and so by showing square.org
these different political but-
tons, that’s one way of kind of
saying, ‘Look, all of these is- shared stories and memo-
sues, different women were ries. “I think women speak-
fighting for them in different ing to women, women speak-
ways.’” ing to young women, women
Myung J. Chun Los Angeles Times The exhibitions will focus speaking to girls, all of those
FRANK SINATRA archivist and collector Ric Ross, who once owned the rare acetate recording in question. on four themes: community, interactions are important in
education, labor and voting. order to be able to sustain
Each section will consist of a the movement that began

Dueling Sinatra experts

timeline featuring important decades ago. Not just to sus-
dates as well as six to 12 tain it, but to build on it and
photographs that highlight to expand it and to not forget
women’s stories. about the things that women
“The thing that I think have done in order to get us
makes the exhibition worth where we are today.”
seeing versus just learning Sydner-Gordon, who is
[Music, from E1] Frank’s daughter Nancy Eckart Co., which opened in record concluded, Mahoney about this online is that each African American, said her
sang either of the songs in Sinatra. 1940. Both sides of Mahoney’s picked up the needle. of those sections has a case of parents were politically ac-
public. Searching for clarifi- Ross continued adding to record had “Test Disc — 1938” Granata’s verdict arrived original ephemera,” Craw- tive and emphasized the im-
cation, Mahoney reached out his Sinatra holdings after the and “Frank Sinatra” written quickly: “Having worked with ford said. “So I think that’s portance of voting.
to longtime Sinatra archivist singer died in 1998. But as one in ink, with the A-side also hundreds, if not thousands, the thing that’s really spec- “I think you can probably
and collector Ric Ross. The century turned to the next, identifying one of the live of his radio and commercial tacular, thinking about the understand why they took it
disc, and the entire collec- the once-towering icon’s lega- songs, “Melancholy Baby.” Columbia and Victor record- woman in 1911 [who] picked very seriously, because as Af-
tion, used to be his. cy began fading as his fans The first person Mahoney ings, I just don’t feel that up this vote-for-women but- rican Americans, we as a
Ross had been among the aged and pop culture moved called to crack the code was those two a cappella record- ton, you know, and pinned it group were not allowed to
world’s foremost Sinatra ar- on. Ross. Despite selling his ings are Frank.” He added, to her dress and marched for vote,” she said. “The Voting
chivists since the 1960s. “I’m Around the same time, trove at a huge loss, Ross was “It definitely does have some women’s suffrage. The stories Rights Act did a lot for that
certain that Ric Ross knows Sinatra’s children, Nancy, happy to answer questions of the Sinatra characteris- of the women who owned piece of history for us as a
more about me than I do my- Frank Jr. and Tina, began about his former holdings. tics, but there’s a little na- these objects that we now group of people. ... It is from
self,” Sinatra himself told taking a hard-line stance “We’ve narrowed it down sality in there, and it’s when have on display really trans- them that I developed my
The Times in a 1988 story against use of their father’s to the final quarter of 1944. the singer becomes nasal port you to that moment. It feelings of respect for the vot-
headlined “Chairman of the trademark. Believing that Sinatra did mostly a cappella that I start to hear that it’s makes you feel kind of con- ing process.”
Archives.” Ross, now 82, was the collectors market was things for Columbia between not Frank.” nected to this whole group of Francille Rusan Wilson, a
such an authority on the filled with dubiously sourced, ’43 and the end of ’44,” Ross Mahoney countered, ea- women.” USC associate professor of
iconic crooner’s life and work possibly stolen work that was says. “An Hour Never Passes” ger to grill a fellow authority: Most of these objects are American studies and eth-
that the Chairman himself rightfully theirs, they threat- was published in mid-1944. “You say it’s close. But if it’s political buttons, but they nicity, history, and gender
would query the collector on ened legal action against a That year, Sinatra was un- close, who else could it be? A also include ballots, fliers, and sexuality studies, was
elements of his own history number of high-profile collec- able to record with his studio singer that sounds like Sina- protest signs and magazines. the Natural History Muse-
and discography. tors, including Ross, who be- band, as a strike among mu- tra that we never heard from “To me the most impor- um’s guest curator. Crawford
Twenty years ago, Ross’ came persona non grata with sicians sidelined Columbia again?” Mahoney then cited tant is just being in close said the museum partnered
holdings had been appraised the tightknit Sinatra clan. session players and vocalists. “the strong circumstantial proximity to those original with many groups to stage
at more than $500,000. But (The Sinatra estate did not Sinatra and others turned to evidence — his name is on the objects,” Crawford said. the exhibition, including the
time has not been kind to the reply to requests for com- vocal groups to provide har- disc and you’ve got two radio The exhibition will have L.A. County Women and
Sinatra collectors’ market. ment.) monies and arrangements. tracks on the disc. I think it’s an interactive component in- Girls Initiative, the muse-
Mahoney’s winning bid for In 2016, as he was relocat- The singer spent half of more than close.” volving the 1920 California um’s community engage-
the entire lot was $12,000. ing into a smaller home, Ross 1944 in L.A. Already a heart- “I can’t even hazard a ballot, a DIY protest poster ment council and its task
Mahoney now believes decided to sell his collection. throb, not yet 30, he’d trav- guess as to who it could be,” that visitors can design and force for Women’s History
that he got an unadvertised Among the items were thou- eled from his home in New Granata replied. print, and events including a Month, and teams from local
bonus: an acetate that con- sands of Sinatra releases, do- Jersey to booming Southern He added that, after shar- three-part discussion series colleges including Scripps,
tains the only two unlogged mestic and international — California to do some sound- ing a clip with Great Ameri- held in conjunction with USC and Cal State Los Ange-
Sinatra recordings in exist- “virtually every significant track recordings. At the time, can Songbook revivalist and Zócalo Public Square. les, which are lending objects
ence. “It is very unusual that recording made by Sinatra Ross continues, the singer scholar Michael Feinstein, he “Sometimes when I look from their archives.
two recordings of this type broadcast his “Frank Sinatra has no doubt it ain’t the at history and when I go to ex- Because of the COVID-19
would have escaped for so in Person” show for the CBS Chairman: “I’m 100% confi- hibitions about different his- outbreak, Crawford and her
long,” he says. “And I think it Radio network from Los An- dent in what Michael and I torical events, I feel kind of team had to pivot from a
just got buried in his ar- geles. think.” alienated,” Crawford said. “I physical exhibition in June to
chives. Once he shelved it, it Mahoney thinks the two Despite the record turn- don’t know if other people an online version in August
never saw the light of day.” radio tracks were recorded ing up in a noted Sinatra col- feel that way too, but some- and what they hope will be an
But as with many un- on Sept. 13, 1944, in front of a lector’s holdings, the many times it feels like, ‘Well, I’m in-person experience start-
earthed, undocumented re- live audience for broadcast variables render its prov- not George Washington, you ing Oct. 1. Although the in-
cordings, their authenticity later in the day. He also enance questionable, Gra- know, I’m not this. I’m not the person exhibition will be lim-
has become a Rorschach test thinks that on that same day, nata had explained in an ear- first woman to go into space. ited to 1,000 square feet, with
among experts — even when Sinatra casually tossed off a lier conversation. Just be- ... You have that feeling of ‘I’m a capacity of 10 people at a
the artist in question pos- couple of solo, unaccompa- cause Sinatra buddy Weiss not important.’ In working time, it’s augmented by the
sessed one of the 20th centu- nied takes. gave it to Ross doesn’t mean on this exhibition, I wanted to virtual experience.
ry’s most iconic and identifi- On a Zoom call with Ma- it contains the Chairman’s help people understand that Perhaps the most timely
able voices. honey and The Times, Sina- voice. For example, Granata it takes the actions of many component of the show: vot-
“Not even close. It’s not tra expert Granata said that said, “It’s entirely possible people to create cultural, po- er registration, which will be
Frank’s tone. It’s not Frank’s he has little doubt that the re- that [Weiss] could have had a litical change.” offered in the physical exhib-
way of singing,” says vocal File photo cording with musical accom- singer that sounded like A key part of the exhib- ition and linked to from the
coach Gary Catona, who has SINGER in 1943, a year paniment is Frank in L.A. Sinatra cut a demo for Frank, ition will be a 30-minute film digital exhibition.
worked with singers includ- before acetate session. with his CBS Radio band. and then he played it for that contains interviews with Crawford said the muse-
ing Barbra Streisand, Phar- “That is Frank,” Granata Frank.” Or, he added, maybe women older than 65 about um considered ending the
rell Williams, Michael for the RCA, Columbia, Capi- said after Mahoney played a studio engineer at some lat- their experiences with vot- voter registration compo-
McDonald and Sade. Catona tol, and Reprise labels,” ac- him a snippet from “My Mel- er point came across a few ing. Most of the women in this nent after the election but ul-
has studied and written ex- cording to the auction de- ancholy Baby.” different records and dubbed ethnography project were timately decided it will stay
tensively about Sinatra’s scription. Bootlegs, reel-to- Among the most re- them onto a Soundisc blank. chosen from the volunteer for the duration. “Let’s keep
“cello-like vocal tone.” reel tapes filled with motion spected Sinatra collectors, “I may be wrong. I’m not corps at the museum or its this top of mind, and keep it
“I’m 100% convinced it’s picture soundtracks, record- Granata penned the book infallible,” said Granata. But sister operation at the La — keep pushing on it,” she
Sinatra,” Mahoney asserts. ing sessions, TV and radio “Sessions With Sinatra: he emphasized that he had Brea Tar Pits; others were said.
“There’s nobody with his appearances, sheet music Frank Sinatra and the Art of no agenda. “I wish I could say recommended because of In a time of high political
style — his elongated phras- and interviews. Ten half- Recording,” considered the it was Frank’s voice.” their unique stories. divisions, Crawford empha-
ing, the timbre.” inch, studio-grade tapes of definitive source on Sinatra Longtime Sinatra expert “One of the objects in the sized that the goal of the ex-
Ross agrees, with a cave- session material. Sinatra’s in the studio. He produces and professional singer Peter exhibition we’re featuring is a hibition isn’t to support any
at: “I’ve listened to a lot of ra- cigarette lighters, watches, Columbia’s Sinatra holdings. Oprisko has heard the re- yearbook from a young wom- particular agenda but to
dio shows and recordings stage passes, photos, press As far as Granata is aware, cordings and agrees that “the an who was in a Japanese make people think and focus
during the time that these re- clippings, card decks, match- Sinatra never laid the two a tone of the voice is very simi- internment camp,” Crawford on local politics of all kinds.
cordings were supposedly books, mugs and plates; cappella songs to tape. lar” and says via email “that said of the World War II incar- “We’re trying to advocate
made. It’d be tough to say I’m 3,000-4,000 hours of Sinatra Could it be a recording the pronunciation on certain ceration of mostly American for advocacy,” she said.
100% certain, but it certainly interviews; session charts someone close to Frank words seems a bit skewed/ citizens. “Her family had to “We’re trying to advocate for
sounds a lot like the 1944 and studio notes; and a me- made? Very possibly.” He sloppy.” Oprisko posits that leave Los Angeles, and she people taking action and de-
Sinatra I’m used to listening ticulously kept five-decade- cites as an example a recently Mahoney’s record could be a went to high school in this ciding what issues are impor-
to.” long calendar of Sinatra’s uncovered home-cut record- rough run-through, minus camp, and so we have her tant to them and fighting for
day-to-day activities. ing that Sinatra made during any engineering tweaks. high school yearbook. ... Once those issues. We’re not offi-
Devotion rewarded “I knew it was something a 1943 visit back to New Jer- “We know that Sinatra we found out she was alive, cially in the exhibition sup-
Over a lifetime of Sinatra worth bidding on,” Mahoney sey during the holiday sea- often did not go all-out dur- we were like, ‘Oh, my gosh, we porting one side or the other.
fandom, Ross spent tens of said. son. Accompanied by a friend ing his rehearsals,” he says, have to talk to her.’ ” I just want people to think,
thousands of dollars and just Little did he know. Ma- playing the organ, Sinatra adding that it’s possible Sina- Judith Sydner-Gordon you know, about what’s
as many hours on his archive. honey bid first. There was a sang a couple of songs that tra was experimenting or re- was one of the women to be meaningful to them.” She
In the 1960s he worked in pause. An unknown internet the friend recorded. hearsing. “ So I’m willing to featured in the ethnography said one the points she
marketing and business buyer upped the offer. “I Mahoney cued up the say this is Sinatra, but not at project. wanted to make was “some-
management and estab- countered,” says Mahoney, Sinatra a cappella take on his best.” “The first thing that I times for women, just living
lished friendships with Sina- “and that was it.” “Let the Rest of the World Go hope this project accom- your life every day is an act of
tra’s business and legal rep- Not long after, Mahoney, a By.” No stone unturned plishes is the celebration of bravery.”
resentatives as well as with retired accountant, arrived The disc is a little crackly Mahoney has reached out women of my generation,” “Being brave, or standing
music publishers and music at the auction house in a but strikingly clear. The song to both the Sinatra estate she said, adding that she up for yourself or your kids or
directors. rental truck and workers opens with a solitary, bari- and to Sony Music, which hopes the project connects your community members,”
“I gained a tremendous loaded the haul into the back. tone voice, and the lack of owns Columbia Records. His young women to the timeline she said, “all that can add up
benefit in knowing these peo- He drove home and offloaded acoustic echo suggests who- hope is to license the record- of the women’s movement via to change.”
ple,” Ross says on the phone his winnings into his house. ever’s behind it is recording in ing to Sony for a collection.
from his home in Thousand In March of this year, as a small room. The singer in- Asked whether Columbia is
Oaks. stay-at-home orders pre- deed sounds like Sinatra. aware of Mahoney’s acetate,
His was an unpaid obses- sented more time for explo- He’s patient and relaxed, at Tom Tierney, head archivist
sion, but soon Ross had es- ration, Mahoney was digging ease within the love song, at Sony Music, said he had
tablished himself. If Sinatra through his stuff. Like most which imagines an idyllic life spoken to the collector and
or his people needed old ses- Sinatra collectors, he’s fol- in warm solitude. “We’ll find put him in touch with the
sion or discography details, lowed the singer’s musical life perfect peace where joys ne- company’s A&R depart-
they called Ross. In ex- for decades. His mind is ver cease / Out beneath the ment.
change, someone in Sinatra’s stored with factoids, quickly Western skies,” he croons Authentication in such a
camp — often his longtime accessible and seemingly or- with a touch of vibrato, vary- circumstance can be tricky.
publishing agent Sarge Weiss ganized as mental spread- ing a little from the original Sinatra himself, in fact, occa-
— would give him rarities for sheets. lyrics. “We’ll build a little nest sionally mistook someone
safekeeping. The disc he held in his somewhere in the West / And else’s voice as his own. In 1946
“Sarge Weiss and Sinatra hands was 10 inches in diame- let the rest of the world go by.” he was playing poker with
were basically brothers for ter and had an aluminum The second side features friends when a crooner came
40-something years,” says core. Its circular center label the same singer doing anoth- on the radio. Asked if the
Chuck Granata, author, was branded “Studiodisc.” er solo recording, of “An Hour singer was him, Sinatra said Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Sinatra reissue producer and Small print identified it as Never Passes.” To an un- it was — only to hear the DJ POLITICAL BUTTONS from the exhibition pro-
Sinatra estate advisor who being manufactured by the trained ear, at least, this too say, “And that was the voice mote, clockwise from top left, ending a tax, alcohol
does a SiriusXM show with Los Angeles-based Charles sounds like Sinatra. As the of Vic Damone.” sales ban, women’s vote bad for men; and Pat Nixon.
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‘Ted Lasso’ flips the football script

Jason Sudeikis plays a
veteran grid coach
taking the helm of an
English soccer team.
By Kevin Baxter

In 2012, after spending

$250 million for the broad-
cast rights to the Premier
League, NBC Sports real-
ized it had a problem. No one
was sure the U.S. audience
understood enough about
English soccer to justify the
investment, so the network
needed a cheeky way to let
viewers know it was OK to be
a little vague on the rules.
Enter Ted Lasso, a gum-
chewing, soft-drawling
coach of American football
— the tackle kind — mistak-
enly hired to manage Tot-
tenham Hotspur, one of
England’s most iconic
teams. With Jason Sudeikis
playing Ted with just the
right combination of arro-
gance and ignorance, the hi-
larious four-minute, 41-sec-
ond primer was so success- Apple

ful the character became a THE TED LASSO character and Jason Sudeikis go back some 20 years, most recently on a popular series of NBC promotional shorts.
cult figure overnight, inspir-
ing social media parody ac- Lasso, who comes to Lon- for his mainstream film and His passion for the sport son you meet.”
counts and earning Sudeikis don and is troubled to learn TV roles, including “Sat- faded soon after that, but The fish-out-of-water
a second season of short ‘Ted Lasso’ soccer games can end in ties, urday Night Live’s” Joe Bid- Sudeikis convinced him conceit that made the origi-
spots on NBC. there are no playoffs, and en. The biggest challenge in “Ted Lasso” was worth nal concept work is still
The network retired Ted balls kicked over the goal taking Ted from a concept to backing. “He sold me,” there — as are the gags
Where: Apple TV+
after that, but Sudeikis ne- posts are not worth three a 10-episode series wasn’t Lawrence said. “The only about playoffs, draws, soc-
ver gave up on the coach he When: Any time, starting points. When NBC pitched the reluctance of the Eng- reason that it took a while cer rules and small cars. But
Friday
created, faithfulness that the idea of a short film fea- lish, though. It was the was people always thought it the character has necessari-
was rewarded last week Rated: TV-MA (may be turing Ted to its partners at doubters in Hollywood. was a super funny sketch, ly evolved. Since Ted’s debut
when Apple TV+ debuted unsuitable for children the Premier League, it was Sudeikis’ partner, ac- but they didn’t have the vi- in 2014 a soccer culture has
“Ted Lasso,” a series under age 17) dismissed as out of hand: tress Olivia Wilde, refused to sion Jason had in his head of emerged in the U.S., with the
Sudeikis helped create, pro- Soccer is more a religion let him give up on the idea. it being a show with a big women’s national team win-
duce and write. Netherlands a Chicago than a sport for the English, “Olivia, even when we heart.” ning two World Cups and
“The feeling at the end of Bears fan who despised soc- and no one was going to were just writing years ago Still, turning 281 seconds Major League Soccer adding
the day of writing this guy or cer and its archaic rules, only come into their church and without any buyers or even of “super-funny sketch” into teams in eight cities. As a
pretending to be this guy, it’s to be swept up in the sport’s make fun of it. pitching it yet, gave it a big 300-plus minutes of episodic football coach, Ted would
nice. He’s egoless,” Sudeikis culture in Amsterdam. To However Tottenham, the push,” said Hunt, whose se- entertainment was a more have seen enough on Sports-
said. “He’s Mr. Rogers meets cultivate that, Sudeikis last team the network ap- rious, monosyllabic Coach difficult transition than go- Center to have a grasp of the
John Wooden.” bought a PlayStation so he proached, loved the idea so Beard is the straight man to ing from coaching U.S. foot- game, and the new character
Maybe. But even with and Hunt could play the soc- much it produced a Sudeikis’ Ted. “Olivia was ball to the European kind. had to reflect that.
that pedigree, taking him cer video game “FIFA,” 31⁄2-minute video of its own like, ‘Jason, you are doing And it meant starting over. “He’s a little more fleshed
from NBC’s promotions de- named for the sport’s gov- documenting the making of this show. You’re going to “The NBC thing is gone,” out, less buffoonish,”
partment to a full-fledged erning body, before and after the NBC film — and, in a sub- London, you’re going to Hunt said. “It was the foot- Sudeikis said. “He under-
streaming series required every show. “The bulk of my tle act of revenge, highlight- make this with your friends, prints that we’re walking in, stands kicking the ball over
traveling through two conti- soccer knowledge and love ing Americans’ ignorance of and that’s all there is to it. but we had to make it a fuller, the goal isn’t three points.”
nents, winning over the right comes from playing ‘FIFA,’ ” the sport. But it just really couldn’t different version. For Jason, And while Sudeikis plays
producers and adding both said Sudeikis, who would “The hesitancy that was happen until Jason crossed the most important thing him for laughs, there is a dig-
heart and heft to a character coach David Beckham’s felt by clubs before we actu- paths with Bill Lawrence. with Ted is that he had to be nity to Ted that allows him to
that was gloriously lacking Manchester United against ally shot the first one essen- Bill Lawrence got us over the a curious person. It’s one meet pessimism with opti-
in both. Hunt’s Arsenal led by Den- tially went away as soon as finish line.” thing to be dumb or ignorant mism and despair with
Ted was born around nis Bergkamp and Thierry they saw it,” Hunt said. Lawrence, creator of the or be in over your head. But if hope. That makes him a
2001, in the dressing room of Henry. At the time no “That has now worked as a successful medical comedy you can be the person who much better fit for an audi-
a small theater in Amster- American had managed a real calling card for us be- “Scrubs,” which ran for nine knows how much he does ence preoccupied not with
dam where Sudeikis and major team in Europe out- cause now the Premier seasons on ABC and NBC, is not know and be curious the idiosyncrasies of soccer
Brendan Hunt, who would side of a video game, leading League knows about Ted the only member of the pro- about the things you do not but with a deadly pandemic
become Ted’s trusty assist- Sudeikis and Hunt to won- Lasso.” duction team to have won know, then that auto- and political uncertainty.
ant coach, were performing der what the transition In fact, Sudeikis said he’s anything in competitive soc- matically lends itself to be- “He’s more a white rabbit
with improvisational come- might look like if an NFL better- known in parts of Eu- cer, capturing a Connecticut ing a big-hearted, welcom- than a white knight,” Sud-
dy troupe Boom Chicago. coach gave it a try. rope for his portrayal of the state championship as a ing person who wants to eikis said. “He can lead you
Hunt had come to the The result was Ted bungling soccer coach than goalkeeper when he was 10. know about every single per- to a better place.”

Bringing a fresh perspective to MSNBC

[Wallace, from E1] discourse? You were portrayed in
bility because she’s not hy- Well, I think the problem “Game Change,” the HBO
per-partisan, and viewers was it wasn’t contentious movie about the 2008 elec-
respond to that,” said Katie that season I was on. Being tion, and you’ve written
Couric, who during her stint fired from a TV show where three politically themed
as anchor of the “CBS Eve- you think you’re kind of novels. Do you have a favor-
ning News” featured Wallace baring your soul feels per- ite movie about politics?
as a Republican analyst. sonal because it is. It’s like “Dave” is my favorite.
“She brings a different per- being broken up with. That scene in “Dave” where
spective to the MSNBC line- Because I never worked in they’re sitting around trying
up.” entertainment I think what to figure out the budget, and
Wallace, a native of I didn’t understand is: It Dave looks at all the Cab-
Orinda, Calif., spoke to The really was a casting, and it inet secretaries. He’s, like,
Times from her Connecticut was a casting they didn’t “Hey, Mr. Agriculture Secre-
home, where she was pre- like. tary, could you cut $100
paring to help anchor two I sought to make peace million?” He’s, like, “Sure.” I
weeks of MSNBC’s prime- with Rosie O’Donnell and mean, there’s, like, this
time coverage of the Demo- Rosie Perez [then co-hosts common-sense approach
cratic and Republican nomi- on “The View”]. I had such that the movie “Dave” ap-
nating conventions, which a special friendship with plies to the presidency that
begins Monday at 5 p.m. Pa- Whoopi Goldberg — the too few presidents apply to
cific. first human being who I the presidency.
have ever heard say out And so I used to love to
You’re perceived as a “ne- loud, in the summer of 2015 trot out lines from “Dave.”
ver-Trumper” Republican. — “[Trump] is going to be a And then “The American
If former Vice President Peter Kramer MSNBC president, guys.” I remem- President,” where, I think
Joe Biden takes over the NICOLLE WALLACE, “Deadline: White House” host, in studio back in February. ber whipping my head I’ve quoted just about every
White House, what will around and looking at her. line back to just about
your positioning be? And I think most of my about all the questions that keeping your own people everybody I’ve ever worked
I just never think of sources, because of the Trump has raised about an around you. What’s your first memory for in politics, my favorite
myself in any one way. If the nature of the presidency in election that hasn’t hap- of presidential politics? being, “So you’re going to
story on the front page of which I worked, are former pened. President Trump tries to On a family camping pass a crime bill that has no
the paper is all about the national security officials. keep making an issue out trip. My dad had a blue- chance of stopping crime?”
intelligence community, I But I never kind of sit on TV During John McCain’s 2008 of presumptive Demo- and-white Dodge van, and I’ve also watched every
call the people that I knew and try to just talk about campaign, you advised his cratic nominee Joe Biden’s my parents were talking season of “The West Wing”
in the intelligence commu- the world from the view- running mate Sarah Palin, mental capacity. You’ve about inflation under too many times to want to
nity and have them explain point of a former Bush or who put out a congratu- interviewed Joe Biden. Jimmy Carter. It wasn’t put on the record.
the stories to me. If the story McCain Republican, ever. latory post offering some How do you grade his formative in an ideological
is about a terrorist attack, I And I wouldn’t obviously as guidance for Biden’s vice cognitive skills? way. You have an 8-year-old son
call the people that worked someone covering the Biden presidential choice Ka- I’m no one’s judge and But it was just sort of and you’ve been broadcast-
in counter-terror when I was administration. mala Harris, including, I’m no one’s jury anymore. the first experience of lis- ing from your home during
in the government and ask “Out of the chute trust no And I think anyone that has tening to my parents talk the pandemic. What has
them to explain what it is You were working for Gov. one new” and “Fight anyone in their life with any about how the person that that been like?
that we don’t know. Jeb Bush during the Flor- mightily to keep your own sort of disease that requires was president affected He is amazing. So school
So I just never think of ida recount that followed team with you.” any of the [cognitive] tests them. My dad was a sole is sort of from 7 to 1 or 2. And
myself as, ‘How am I going the 2000 election. Are you That actually is pretty that Trump has turned into proprietor, a small-busi- then he has a remote tutor,
to cover this story as a ne- prepared for a similar insightful. I mean, she another gross political ness owner, an antique and his dad lives in the same
ver-Trumper?’ I said on scenario this November? meant to pour more gaso- piñata will render their own dealer. town in Connecticut where
television in 2015 that I was I think that Trump has line on what she views as her judgments of Trump for I grew up in earthquake we’re all riding out the pan-
never going to be a voter cast so much doubt around grievances about the [2008] elevating the issue. And I country, and so he always demic. Everyone is rowing
available to Donald Trump the legitimacy of an election campaign. That speaks to think they’ll be harsh. lived at the epicenter of together to make sure that
because of what he said that hasn’t happened yet Palin’s paranoia, which is whatever was happening in his life is as unchanged as
when he came down the that I certainly hope for the fascinating and still intact. So you liked working on the economy. He didn’t possible. But he’s not un-
escalator and what he said best, still; but I think all But there’s probably some “The View.” work for a company that aware of what he’s living
about John McCain. But I campaigns and all news kernel of good advice in I loved it. I loved it. could sort of ride out the through.
covered him. I still call peo- organizations should pre- there. I think no one knows waves and the ups and
ple working on the cam- pare for something that what it’s like to suddenly be That’s surprising because downs. He felt the impact of I would think going
paign and try to cover him. looks more like 2000. thrust under the klieg lights it feels like there is such a whether people felt like forward there will be
So I guess my answer is: I like Palin was ... . Now, Ka- disconnect from your they had more money to some quality video game
don’t wake up every day and We could have six Floridas. mala Harris is a totally current show, which is a spend. If they did, they time between 4 p.m. and
say, ‘What does the news I think we could. I hope different kind of candidate pretty calm forum. bought more antique furni- 6 p.m.
look like for a never-Trump we don’t. And if we do I hope than Sarah Palin. She’s not So did ABC, by the way. ture; if they didn’t, they Yeah, I will acknowledge
Republican?’ it’s for the noble purpose of paranoid or angry. She’s didn’t buy any. And there that “Minecraft” is played.
I try to remember when sort of affirming people’s different in every single way. Is a show that’s as con- was a lot of awareness of Is that the passive way to
these stories were written belief in the legitimacy of it. But there’s probably some tentious as “The View” the real economy from my say it? “ ‘Minecraft’ is
about my administration. It’s ominous is what I’ll say kernel of wisdom in sort of really helpful for political childhood. played.”
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COMICS

SUDOKU BRIDGE
and led dummy’s last dia- better. If the opponents are
By Frank Stewart mond at the 11th trick. vulnerable, I would pass and
“East had A-J-6 of hope for a juicy penalty.
Cy the Cynic’s team had trumps,” Cy said. “Ed had
won my club’s monthly K-9-8, and dummy had Q-5. East dealer
knockout teams event. The defenders’ second N-S vulnerable
“The match was tied with trump trick vanished. What-
NORTH
one deal left,” Cy said. “At my ever East did, Ed could take ♠AK8
table, I opened 1NT as East. two more tricks. Plus 620, ♥Q5
After two passes, North and we won.” ♦AK85
doubled and all passed. A diamond shift by East ♣8754
South led a heart, and I took at Trick Two beats four WEST EAST
♠J72 ♠ 10 9 6 3
two hearts and three clubs hearts. ♥ 10 7 ♥AJ6
for down two, minus 300.” Question: You hold: ♠10 9 ♦9642 ♦ Q J 10
In the replay, club expert 6 3 ♥ A J 6 ♦ Q J 10 ♣ A K J. ♣ 10 9 3 2 ♣AKJ
Ed landed at four hearts as The dealer, at your right, SOUTH
South. “He had to make it to opens one spade. What do ♠Q54
win the match,’’ Cy said, you say? ♥K98432
“but he had two trumps and Answer: This is a judg- ♦73
two clubs to lose.” ment call. To overcall 1NT ♣Q6
When West led a club, might work well. Even if your EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH
East took the K-A and led a partner has no help in 1 NT Pass Pass Dbl
third club. Ed ruffed, took spades and lets you play at Pass 2♥ Pass 3♥
4♥ All Pass
the A-K of diamonds, ruffed 1NT, you might take seven
a diamond, led a spade to tricks. But since the hand Opening lead — ♣ 2
dummy and ruffed a club. He has good defensive values, to
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‘Essential’ is not enough

Dear Amy: I am an es- what work you do, but to sell some things for her.
sential worker. I work with whether you work in a store, I told her that I would be
the public on a daily basis. warehouse, post office, hos- glad to come to her home,
Times have been hard for ev- pital, precinct, school, coffee help her set up an account,
eryone and my heart goes shop, cafe or fast-food take photos, help her write
out to those who are suffer- restaurant, you are valuable the descriptions, etc.
ing. I am thankful that for and yes, essential. You are We are both in our 60s, so
the most part my family is valuable as a person, as a I thought I could show her
happy and healthy. worker and as a provider for what I have learned. No, she
At my job, which I LOVE, your family. And yes, you are wants me to do it all. Her ex-
I have been thanked for my also lucky to be working. You cuse is she doesn’t have a
service but also had an equal say you love your job, and computer now, but she has
8/17/20 number of people say, “Well, that’s a bonus. an iPad with Wi-Fi. She tells
at least you’re working.” I Those on unemployment me she doesn’t trust the in-
have seen society slowly de- are facing a financial cliff and ternet.
cay. At night as I drive home, a lot of uncertainty as their What do you suggest I
HOROSCOPE I have had people just walk government benefits run do?
out into the streets disre- out. They don’t have what eBay Seller
Unreasonable purchases 18): People don’t know the garding the cars driving by. I you have: steady employ-
By Holiday Mathis have their place and time. As landscape of their psyche. have seen homeless camps ment doing work you love, Dear Seller: It might be
Virgo Dorothy Parker sug- Today, you’re as likely to be pop up in parking lots of and the ability to provide for time to start your own busi-
Aries (March 21-April 19): gested, “Take care of the lux- surprised by your own be- closed stores. People don’t yourself and your family in ness. You could sell your
Observe until you have a gut uries and the necessities will havior as by that of another. even try to hide their theft — the longer term. Many of the friend’s stuff and receive a
feeling about what to do take care of themselves.” Pisces (Feb. 19-March they just take. strangers you encounter percentage of the profit as
next. If no feeling comes, en- Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): 20): People who think they With all the closed places each day wish they could say compensation. You could
joy the silence and space. The objective and unbiased can’t do much about their out there, the ones that are they were “essential.” You also buy her things from her
Taurus (April 20-May eye is invaluable, and it only situation won’t pay as close open are being overrun. We know that you are, and I outright and perhaps make
20): There’s a higher level of comes from an outsider with attention as those looking essential workers are tired hope you feel “seen” in the a profit reselling them.
intellectual activity today, a different experience. for the opportunities they and feel that we are also for- way you deserve to be. Otherwise, you have gen-
and you’ll get the chance to Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): believe are all around them. gotten. The unemployed Regarding your experi- erously offered to assist her.
share ideas with people who Consider, just for one day, Today’s birthday (Aug. have been getting more from ence and your perceptions of If you don’t want to do any
think alike and differently. doing hardly a thing beyond 17): Your cosmic birthday in- the government than I make the current state of the more, you can just tell her,
Gemini (May 21-June 21): showing up. Pull back and cludes lofty expectations in a month. I am struggling world, I think it’s more im- “Well, you can do this your-
The best way to see who can you’ll be aware of the extra met by new people. The plot to pay my bills and would be portant than ever for all of us self, and I’ve offered to show
keep a secret is to observe effort you normally put in. takes unexpected turns in losing my house if not for to be gentle toward others you how, but if you don’t
how people do with informa- Sagittarius (Nov. 22- the thrill ride that is the end family and friends. and with ourselves. Please, want to, that’s up to you. You
tion you give them — before Dec. 21): You’re only inter- of the year. Highlights of 2021 All I want is for someone don’t judge others in a way can also donate your things,
you tell them a real secret. ested in people who are diffi- include a legendary family to acknowledge that we are you don’t want to be judged. and that might be the better
Cancer (June 22-July 22): cult to know and prizes that event, a professional oppor- in need too. Thank you for choice for you.”
The victory is yours, which is are hard to win. Perhaps it’s tunity and a habit change or listening. Dear Amy: I have recently
weird because you didn’t because you have a feeling skill enhancement that One of the Forgotten had a lot of success selling Send questions to Amy
know you were in a competi- you can succeed with this. brings your game to the next some items on eBay. Dickinson by email to ask
tion. Don’t let that stop you Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. level. Cancer and Sagittari- Dear One: You don’t say My friend now wants me amy@amydickinson.com.
using what you’re given. 19): Resist persuasion. us adore you. Your lucky
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): It’s Those who attempt to sway numbers: 9, 20, 22, 1 and 17.
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whether you’re excited or concerned about their own Mathis writes her column
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a job to be done. would be premature. The horoscope should be
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CROSSWORD
Edited By Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
By Amy Johnson © 2020 Tribune Content Agency
ACROSS
1 Storied December shelf
dweller
4 Kind of gun that
catches speeders
9 Burning crime
14 Pooh pal in a pouch
15 Spanish month
16 Colorful tank fish
17 Cow call
18 Baked mac and cheese,
for many
20 When an after-lunch
meeting might start ARGYLE SWEATER By Scott Hilburn MARMADUKE By Brad & Paul Anderson
22 Blender maker
23 Deux halved
24 Ones paid to play
26 Something that affects
a result
28 Hit pay dirt
33 Issue, as light
34 Memo opening words
35 Kid’s bear
39 Willy Wonka portrayer
Wilder
40 Doctor’s order?
42 __ avis
43 Leading the league
45 Plant stem joint
46 Of the mouth
47 “Aladdin” song whose 7 Lab greetings 49 Loafers
title lyric follows “You 8 Word with square or 50 “I __ go!”: “Ciao!”
ain’t never had a” cube 51 Astrological Ram
50 Social blunders 9 What opposites do, it’s 52 Running on __: weary
53 Carded at the door, said 56 Numbered
briefly 10 NBA official work
54 Christian sch. in Tulsa 11 Dark beer 57 Ensign-in-training inst.
55 One way to read 12 Maine campus town 58 Tidy up a bit
59 TV host Gibbons 13 Consumer advocate 60 See 68-Across
62 Buried record for future BLISS By Harry Bliss SPEED BUMP By Dave Coverly
Ralph 61 Woeful cry
generations 63 LAX calculation
19 APR-reducing loan
65 OED book, e.g. 64 “To Kill a Mockingbird”
21 Bad loan, to an
66 Newborn’s lack, usually author Harper
accountant
67 Big name in racing ANSWER TO
25 Cinco y uno
68 With 60-Down, on one’s
27 Nation within PREVIOUS PUZZLE
game ... and hint to the
start of this puzzle’s Oklahoma
longest answers 28 Utah lily
69 Analyze, as ore 29 IRS enforcers
70 Fills fully 30 Silly
71 “__ Misérables” 31 Test for fit in the
changing room
DOWN 32 Double-check, as totals
1 Funny Bombeck 36 Stunt double, e.g.
2 Pirate’s take 37 Wee bit o’ whisky, say
3 Clue in the mud 38 Clinton’s alma mater
4 Fix dinner? 41 Prefix with pad
5 15-Across starts it 44 Holier-than-thou
6 Free game version, 48 Puerto Rico, por
maybe ejemplo 8/17/20
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AMC deals sound too good TV Highlights

During the coronavirus
crisis, the Los Angeles
Times is making some tem-
[AMC, from E1] porary changes to our print
a marketing stunt that sections. The prime-time
appears to be an attempt to TV grid is on hiatus in print,
lure people into theaters but an expanded version is
with financial incentives is available in your daily Times
the best decision ever made. eNewspaper. You can find a
Historically, no one lines up printable PDF online at:
faster for free stuff than rich latimes.com/whats-on-tv.
people (see please all those
SERIES
PPP loan fraud prosecu-
tions), but 15-cent movies Daniel Tiger’s Neighbor-
PBS
will be hard for low-income hood The children’s series
families to resist. You know, inspired by “Mister Rogers’ THE KIDS SHOW
those same families getting Neighborhood” returns. 10 “Daniel Tiger’s Neigh-
hit hardest hit by COVID-19. and 10:30 a.m. KOCE borhood” on PBS.
Rich people like free stuff, Beyond the Unknown (N) 8
but not usually when it and 10 p.m. Travel Baseball The San Francisco
involves being part of a Giants visit the Angels, 6:30
clinical trial. Penn & Teller: Fool Us (N) p.m. Fox Sports Net; the
Which this definitely is. 9 p.m. CW Seattle Mariners visit the
AMC appears to be doing All-Star Best Thing I Ever Dodgers, 6:30 p.m. Sports-
everything a cinema chain Ate Duff Goldman, Guy NetLA
could do to open responsi- Fieri, Martha Stewart,
TALK SHOWS
bly during a pandemic — Alton Brown, Valerie
auditoriums will be at 30% Bertinelli and Sunny Ander- CBS This Morning Dolly
capacity or less, masks will son. 9 p.m. Food Network Parton; Sal Khan. (N) 7 a.m.
be required (and if you I May Destroy You Arabel- KCBS
forget yours, you can buy la’s (Michaela Coel) obses- Today COVID-19; John
one for a buck), antibacteri- Frederic J. Brown AFP / Getty Images
sions get her creative juices Legend. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
al gel kiosks will replace THE AMC THEATER in Monterey Park, like other California movie houses, flowing again, leading to
condiment displays, and won’t be able to feature the 15-cent promotion, but special $5 fares are coming. Good Morning America
progress on her book in this Leslie Odom Jr. and Nic-
refills on popcorn and bev- new episode. 9 p.m. HBO
erages are canceled until used to say when I was who are tasked with ensur- else, it’s that we shouldn’t olette Robinson; Cari
further notice. young and we could not ing that everyone’s face be doing anything that America’s National Parks Champion and Jemele Hill;
But with people getting afford theater popcorn, if remains covered for the requires physical participa- In two episodes this docu- Gloria Estefan performs.
coronavirus at outdoor you need popcorn to watch a duration of the flight. But tion in a big wild rush. mentary series returns to (N) 7 a.m. KABC
gatherings and while eating movie, you don’t really want how is that going to work in Which is why, returning the Grand Canyon and Live With Kelly and Ryan
al fresco at cafes, there are to watch a movie. Also, theaters? to my original point, AMC visits Florida’s Everglades. Bear Grylls. (N) 9 a.m.
definitely risks involved. Skittles and Junior Mints Will there be roving does not need a big market- 8 and 9 p.m. National Geo- KABC
Especially with the add- seem like much more mask- bands of masked mask- ing campaign and certainly graphic
Rachael Ray (N) 10 a.m.
ed incentive of reduced- friendly treats. sheriffs? Will they be trained not one that risks a foot- 10 Things You Don’t Know KTTV
price concession items that Even without the eating in military tactics? Because traffic frenzy by marking its Tiffany Haddish and Keanu
AMC is offering to welcome issue, mask compliance will pre-pandemic, we couldn’t reopening with big bar- Reeves are featured in two The Kelly Clarkson Show
patrons back, which also be a bit tricky. Seems like even get certain people to gains. new episodes. 10 p.m. E! Mira Sorvino; Brandy;
seems like a good intention every day a young barista or silence their freaking cell- Everyone knows theater Jeremiah Brent. (N) 2 p.m.
Amy Schumer Learns to KNBC
badly executed. cashier gets bullied or even phones at the movies, so I chains have taken a finan- Cook The comic and her
Again, I definitely miss beaten by some moron who would advise a team of cial beating, just as every- professional-chef husband, To the Contrary (N) 6 p.m.
my movie theater popcorn does not believe in science former Navy SEALs or one is aware that ensuring Chris Fischer, return with a KVCR
and extra-large beverages or the respiratory system maybe high-school-teach- compliance with social new season of their quaran- Amanpour and Company
cooled by that groovy soda- and appears to believe the ing nuns. distancing and other safety tine-produced cooking (N) 11 p.m. KCET; midnight
dispenser ice, but how is Constitution guarantees (Oh, and to the guy measures will require more show. 10 p.m. Food Network KVCR; 1 a.m. KLCS
this going to work with the their right to flout state freaking me out while I staffing and other changes,
masks exactly? Maybe you requirements and endanger stood behind him in line at which in turn costs money. Find Love Season finale; The Daily Show With Trev-
can slip a straw up under the lives of those around the pharmacy and everyone After years of feeling Sukanya Krishnan hosts. or Noah (N) 11 p.m. Comedy
with little or no harm done, them. like him, the mask needs to outrage over ever-rising 11 p.m. TLC Central
but popcorn? That’s a You might be able to stop cover your nose as well as ticket prices, this is the first Into the Unknown (N) 11 The Tonight Show Starring
messy challenge under folks like that at the door, your mouth. Why on Earth time movie tickets priced in p.m. Travel Jimmy Fallon Tiffany Had-
normal circumstances, so but how are you going to do you not understand the teens makes sense. I dish; Jurnee Smollett;
SPECIALS
the mask will have to come keep them from removing this?) would feel much more Orville Peck. (N) 11:34 p.m.
off. And, if you eat popcorn their masks once the lights Of course there’s always comfortable paying full Democratic National Con- KNBC
like I do, remain off for the go down? the chance that patrons will price to ensure that there is vention (N) 4 p.m. MSNBC; Nightline (N) 12:06 a.m.
entire movie. Perhaps a brief quiz on be so grateful to be sitting enough staff to keep things 5 p.m. KOCE, CNN; 5:50 KABC
Also, just imagine for a what the Constitution does once again in the cool, quiet moving safely and that said p.m. CSPAN; 6 p.m. Fox
minute what happens when and does not guarantee comfort of the magical dark staff is compensated fairly Business; 7 p.m. CBS, NBC, Late Night With Seth Mey-
someone has a popcorn- would help. that the risk of expulsion for a job that is obviously CW, ABC, Bloomberg, Fox ers Jason Sudeikis; Robert
induced coughing fit and On planes, which also alone will ensure they abide not as safe as it was in 1920 News Costa; Thomas Land. (N)
everyone panics. Stam- require strangers to share by AMC’s rules. We all want or even 2019. 12:36 a.m. KNBC
SPORTS
pedes are rarely socially space and air for hours, to get back to the movies Hell, to get my kids out The Late Late Show Bryan
distanced events. So maybe there are flight attendants, but not in a big wild rush. If of the house for a couple of NBA Basketball The Mav- Cranston; Declan McKenna
we should just skip the sharp-eyed, soft-spoken California’s botched hours, I’ll even pay a bit ericks versus the Clippers, 6 performs. (N) 12:37 a.m.
popcorn. As my mother and empowered by TSA, reopening proved nothing extra. p.m. ESPN and FS Prime KCBS

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CBS 2020 Dem- The Neighbor- Bob Hearts All Rise (TV14) Å Inside Edition Entertainment News Å The Late Show:
ocratic Con- hood (TVPG) Abishola (TVPG) (N) Tonight (N) Å Stephen Col-
vention (N) Å (TVPG) Å Å bert Å
(7) Å
NBC 2020 Dem- American Ninja Warrior (TVPG) Å Dateline NBC Å News (N) Å The Tonight
ocratic Con- Show: Jimmy
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(7) Å
CW 2020 Dem- Whose Line Whose Line Penn & Teller: Fool Us (TVPG) News Å Sports Final News Å Friends
ocratic Con- Is It Anyway? Is It Anyway?Featured magicians include (N) (10:45) (TVPG)
vention (N) Candice (TV14) Cedric Sora, Jaana Felicitas, Mario Å (11:35) Å
(7) Å Patton; Jeff the Entertain- Lopez and Clinton W. Gray.
Davis. Å er. Å (N) Å
ABC 2020 Dem- Holey Moley (TVPG) Å To Tell the Truth (TVPG) Å Jeopardy! Wheel of For- News Å Jimmy Kimmel
ocratic Con- (TVG) Å tune (TVG) Å Live! (TV14)
vention (N) (11:35) Å
(7) Å
PBS
KCAL Family Feud Å News Å News Å News Å Sports Central black-ish Å black-ish Å
THE CHILDREN’S SHOW “Daniel Tiger’s Neigh- FOX 2020 Demo- 9-1-1 (TV14) Å 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV14) Å News Å Extra (TVPG) TMZ (TVPG)
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Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood The children’s series in- (TVG) Å (TVPG) Å
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KOCE 2020 Dem- Antiques Roadshow (TVG) A Antiques Roadshow (TVG) One Woman, One Vote (TVPG) An overview of the women’s
Penn & Teller: Fool Us Featured magicians include Sora, ocratic Con- Ty Cobb game-used baseball Contributions from women suffrage movement, from Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s call
Jaana Felicitas, Mario Lopez and Clinton W. Gray. 9 p.m. CW vention (N) bat; 18th- and 19th century athletes, artists, activists to arms to the passage of the 19th Amendment granting
(5) Å nephrite belt buckles and and more. Å women the right to vote; narrator Susan Sarandon. Å
All-Star Best Thing I Ever Ate Duff Goldman enjoys a zodiac figure. Å
burger between glazed doughnuts. Guy Fieri, Martha Stew- KDOC News (N) Dateline (TVPG) Å Dateline (TV14) Å Family Guy Family Guy Seinfeld Å Seinfeld Å
art, Alton Brown, Valerie Bertinelli and Sunny Anderson are KLCS Finding Your Legacy List With Matt Paxton The Kate (TVPG) Å The Experience With Dedry World News News Å
featured in this new episode. 9 p.m. Food Network Roots (7) Å (TVG) Å Jones (TVPG) Å
I May Destroy You Arabella’s (Michaela Coel) obsessions Monday, August 17, Prime-time: Premium Cable Channels
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wades into uncharted waters with Tyrone (Gershwyn Eu- ›› (2012) A satanic figure sends a private eye to 1955 New Orleans, man. After a debilitating stroke and on his doctor’s advice,
(R) (6:05) Å home of a voodoo priestess. (R) Å a conservative man takes singing lessons from a drag-
stache Jnr). Weruche Opia also stars. 9 p.m. HBO queen neighbor. (R) (9:55) Å
America’s National Parks In two episodes, this docu- Encore Holmes & Watson › (2018) Will Ferrell, John Made of Honor ›› (2008) Patrick Dempsey, Whip It ››› (2009) Ellen Page, Marcia Gay
C. Reilly. Detective Sherlock Holmes and Michelle Monaghan. A commitment-shy guy Harden. Stifled in her mother’s world of
mentary series returns to the Grand Canyon and visits Flori- Dr. John Watson join forces to investigate realizes he is in love with his best friend beauty pageants and conformity, a rebel-
da’s Everglades. 8 and 9 p.m. National Geographic a murder at Buckingham Palace. (PG-13) and accepts a spot in her bridal party in the lious teen finds purpose and liberation in
(7:27) Å hope of stopping her wedding. (PG-13) Å the ranks of a Texas roller-derby team. (PG-
10 Things You Don’t Know Tiffany Haddish and Keanu 13) (10:44) Å
Reeves are featured in two new episodes. 10 p.m. E! EPIX Operation Britannia Helter Skelter: An American Deep State (TVMA) In Mali, Deep State (TVMA) Nathan Death Wish ›
Amy Schumer Learns to Cook The comic her profes- Finale ›› Aulus returns Myth (TVMA) Out of Eden. four U.S. Special Forces and Miller and Amanda Jones (2018) Bruce
(2018) Oscar from his visit (8:45) Å a translator are supposedly fly to Mali to contain an in- Willis. (R)
sional-chef husband, Chris Fischer, return with a new season Isaac. (PG- to the Under- killed in an ambush. (9:45) creasingly unstable situation. (11:40) Å
of their quarantine-produced cooking show. 10 p.m. Food 13) (5:55) Å world. Å Å (10:45) Å
Network HBO Ready or Not ››› (2019) Samara Weaving, I May Destroy Lovecraft Country (TVMA) I May Destroy You (TVMA) Ar- Last Week
Adam Brody. Grace couldn’t be happier You (TVMA) Atticus Freeman embarks abella’s obsession with Della Tonight With
Find Love Season finale; Sukanya Krishnan hosts. 11 p.m. after she marries the man of her dreams (N) Å on a journey in search of his leads to unexpected prog- John Oliver
TLC at his family’s luxurious estate. There’s just missing father, Montrose. Å ress on her book; Kwame (TVMA)
one catch — she must now hide from mid- wades into uncharted waters (11:45) Å
SPECIALS night until dawn while her new in-laws hunt with Tyrone and attempts
her down with guns, crossbows and other to make amends with a dis-
Democratic National Convention (N) 4 p.m. MSNBC; weapons. (R) (7:20) Å gruntled ex-flame. (10:42) Å
5 p.m. KOCE, CNN; 5:50 p.m. CSPAN; 6 p.m. Fox Business; Showtime We Hunt To- Dexter (TVMA) Lila attaches The Chi (TVMA) Ronnie is Twenties Desus & Mero We Hunt Together Lola and
7 p.m. CBS, NBC, CW, ABC, Bloomberg, Fox News gether (7) Å herself to Dexter after the praised by his church, while (TV14) Å (TVMA) Jackson find one thing they
fire, which makes him un- others won’t let him forget WNBA player can agree on after interview-
comfortable. Å his mistakes. Å Sue Bird. Å ing Freddy. Å
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Starz No Country for Black and Blue ›› (2019) Naomie Harris. A rookie police- Laws of Attraction ›› (2004) Pierce Bros- Red Dragon
NBA Basketball The Utah Jazz versus the Denver Old Men ››› woman in New Orleans captures corrupt cops murdering a nan, Julianne Moore. Two successful ››› (2002)
Nuggets, 10:30 a.m. ESPN; the Brooklyn Nets versus the To- (2007) (R) drug dealer on her body cam. Now, she finds herself on the attorneys fall in love despite battling each Anthony
ronto Raptors, 1 p.m. ESPN; the Philadelphia 76ers versus (5:55) Å run from both the vengeful criminals and the lawmen who other in high-profile divorce cases. (PG-13) Hopkins. (R)
desperately want to destroy the incriminating footage. Å (9:50) Å (11:23) Å
the Boston Celtics, 3:30 p.m. ESPN; the Dallas Mavericks
versus the Clippers, 6 p.m. ESPN and FS Prime TMC The Samaritan The Pelican Brief ››› (1993) Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington. A Wash- The Professional ››› (1994) Jean Reno,
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NHL Hockey The Tampa Bay Lightning versus the Co- (6:25) Å about a government cover-up. (PG-13) Å York risks his life to protect an orphan girl
who captures his heart. (R) Å
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7:30 pm 8:00 pm 8:30 pm 9:00 pm 9:30 pm 10:00 pm 10:30 pm 11:00 pm 11:30 pm
Rachael Ray (N) 10 a.m. KTTV A&E Hoarders (6) Hoarders (TVPG) (N) Å Intervention (TV14) (N) Å Hoarders (TVPG) Å
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oring front-line workers; a tattoo artist. (N) 1 p.m. KABC
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Ins and Dives Real-deal burger joints from (TVG) Duff Goldman finds (TVG) (Season premiere)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 11:35 p.m. and 12:36 a.m. KABC (TVG) (7) Å California to New Jersey, a burger between glazed (N) Å
Minnesota to Oklahoma. Å doughnuts. (N) Å
Nightline (N) 12:06 a.m. KABC
Freeform Matilda (1996) (PG) (6:30) Alice Through the Looking Glass ›› (2016) Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway. Å The 700 Club (N) Å
Late Night With Seth Meyers Jason Sudeikis; Robert FX Ferdinand Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation ›› (2018) Voices of Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation ›› (2018) Voices of
Costa; Thomas Land. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC (5:30) Å Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg. (PG) Å Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg. (PG) Å

The Late Late Show With James Corden Bryan FXX The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons
Cranston; Declan McKenna performs. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS Hallmark Marrying Mr. You’re Bacon Me Crazy (2020) Natalie Hall, Michael Rady. Å Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls
Darcy (6) (TVPG) Å (TVPG) Å (TVPG) Å (TVPG) Å
MOVIES HGTV Love It or... Love It or List It (TVPG) Å Love It or List It (TVPG) Å Love It or List It (TVPG) Å Love It or List It (TVPG) Å
Parenthood (1989) 8:15 a.m. Showtime History Pickers (7) Å American Pickers (TVPG) Å American Pickers (TVPG) Å Pawn Stars (TVPG) (N) Å Pawn Stars (TVPG) Å
IFC 2 & 1/2 Men 2 & 1/2 Men 2 & 1/2 Men 2 & 1/2 Men 2 & 1/2 Men 2 & 1/2 Men 2 & 1/2 Men 2 & 1/2 Men 2 & 1/2 Men
Crimson Peak (2015) 8:43 a.m. Cinemax Lifetime Grey’s Anato- Hitch ››› (2005) Will Smith, Eva Mendes. A smooth-talking man falls for a hardened What Happens in Vegas ›
La Bamba (1987) 8:52 a.m. Encore my (7) Å columnist while helping a shy accountant woo a beautiful heiress. (PG-13) Å (2008) (PG-13) Å
MTV Grown Ups 2 Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness
Clear and Present Danger (1994) 9 a.m. IFC (5:30) Å (TV14) Å (TV14) Å (TV14) Å (TV14) Å (TV14) Å (TV14) Å (TV14) Å (TV14) Å
The Rare Breed (1966) 9 a.m. TCM Nat Geo National Parks America’s National Parks America’s National Parks America’s National Parks Expedition Everest (TVPG) Å
(7) Å (TVPG) Å (TVPG) (N) Å (TVPG) (N) Å
Top Gun (1986) 10 a.m. Epix Nickelodeon SpongeBob SpongeBob Nickelodeon’s Friends Å Friends Å Friends Å Friends Å Friends Å Friends Å
Doubt (2008) 10:25 a.m. HBO OWN Dateline (7) Å Dateline (TVPG) Å Deadline: Crime (TV14) Deadline: Crime (TV14) Dateline (TV14) Å
Paramount 2 & 1/2 Men Tombstone ››› (1993) Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer. (R) Å Tombstone ››› (1993) Kurt Russell. (R) Å
The Spectacular Now (2013) 10:25 a.m. Showtime
Sundance Tremors (6) The Lost Boys ››› (1987) Jason Patric, Corey Haim. (R) Å Silver Bullet ›› (1985) Gary Busey, Corey Haim. (R) Å
Margin Call (2011) 11:50 a.m. Epix Syfy Underworld: Blood Wars ›› (2016) Kate Beckinsale. (R) G.I. Joe: Retaliation ›› (2013) Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis. (PG-13) Å
The Hunt for Red October (1990) noon IFC TBS Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy American Dad American Dad Conan (TV14) Seinfeld Å
TCM Miracle on 34th Street ›››› (1947) (7:15) Å This Land Is Mine ››› (1943) Charles Laughton. Å Sitting Pretty ››› (1948) Å
Shakespeare in Love (1998) 12:04 p.m. Starz TLC Darcey & Stac- 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Find Love LIVE (TV14) (Sea-
The Others (2001) 12:10 p.m. HBO ey (7) Days (TVPG) (N) (TV14) (N) (TVPG) (N) son finale) (N)
TNT Solo: A Star Wars Story ›› (2018) Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke. (PG-13) Å Edge of Tomorrow ››› (2014) (PG-13) Å
Open Water (2003) 12:28 p.m. Cinemax Toon We Bare Bears Bob’s Burgers Bob’s Burgers American Dad American Dad Rick and Morty YOLO Crystal Family Guy Family Guy
Sinbad the Sailor (1947) 12:45 p.m. TCM (7:45) Å (TVPG) Å (TV14) Å (TV14) Å (TV14) Å (TV14) Fantasy Animated. Å Animated. Å
Travel Beyond the Un- Beyond the Unknown (TVPG) (N) Å Beyond the Unknown (TVPG) Into the Unknown (TVPG)
Skyfall (2012) 2 p.m. Syfy known (7) Å (N) Å (N) Å
Casper (1995) 2:30 p.m. Freeform TruTV Jokers (TV14) Jokers (TV14) Jokers (TV14) Tacoma FD Tacoma FD Hot Tub Time Machine ›› (2010) John Cusack. (R) Å
TV Land Andy Griffith Raymond Å Raymond Å Raymond Å Raymond Å Raymond Å Raymond Å King of Queens King of Queens
The Revenant (2015) 2:30 p.m. FXX
USA Guardians of WWE (TVPG) With Michael Cole, Corey Graves and Renee Young. (N) Å Modern Family Modern Family
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001) 2:30 p.m. TMC the Galaxy Vol. (TVPG) Å (TVPG) Å
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The Wings of Eagles (1957) 3 p.m. TCM VH1 CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (TV14) (6:30) Love & Listings (TV14) (N) Å Beautician Obsessed › (2009) Idris Elba. (PG-13) Å
Midnight Express (1978) 3:50 p.m. Epix WGN A Last Standing Last Standing Last Standing Married ... Å Married ... Å Married ... Å Married ... Å Married ... Å Married ... Å
Monday, August 17, Prime-time: Cable Sports Channels
What’s Love Got to Do With It (1993) 4 p.m. VH1
7:30 pm 8:00 pm 8:30 pm 9:00 pm 9:30 pm 10:00 pm 10:30 pm 11:00 pm 11:30 pm
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) 4:20 p.m. Showtime ESPN NBA Basketball (Live) (6) SportsCenter (N) Å SportsCenter (N) Å SportsCenter (N) Å
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) 4:30 p.m. TNT ESPN2 SportsCenter Special (N) (4) NFL Live Å NBA Basketball First Round: Teams TBA. (N)
FS Prime NBA Basketball (Live) (6) Postgame To Be Announced Glory Kickboxing
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) 5 p.m. TCM FSW MLB Baseball San Francisco Giants at Angels. (Live) (6:30) Postgame Angels Weekly The Icons Poker
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) 5 p.m. USA MLB MLB Tonight (N) (3) Å Quick Pitch (N) Å Quick Pitch Å
Total Recall (1990) 5:30 p.m. AMC NBC Sports NHL Hockey St. Louis Blues vs. Vancouver Canucks. (Live) NHL Overtime IMSA Racing (N) Mecum Top 10
NFL Access (7) NFL Total Access (TVG) Å NFL Total Access (TVG) Å NFL Total Access (TVG) Å Inside Training Camp Live Å
Ferdinand (2017) 5:30 p.m. FX SNLA MLB Baseball Seattle Mariners at Dodgers. (Live) (6:30) SN: Dodgers Postgame (N) MLB Baseball Seattle Mariners at Dodgers.