With the waves as musical accompaniment, the beach tree at Crystal Cove was lit on Saturday, Dec. 1, during the community’s holiday celebration. The annual tree-lighting event includes a shopping bazaar, vintage decorations and a visit by Santa Claus. This is the 22nd year for the event. People take selfies around the Christmas tree at Crystal…
BURBANK — Ken Berry, an actor and dancer who played the affable and clumsy Capt. Wilton Parmenter in the 1960s sitcom “F Troop,” has died. He was 85. Berry died Saturday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, hospital spokeswoman Patricia Aidem confirmed. The cause of death was not provided by Berry’s family….
Ken Berry, an actor and dancer who played the affable and clumsy Capt. Wilton Parmenter in the 1960s sitcom “F Troop,” has died. He was 85. Berry died Saturday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, hospital spokeswoman Patricia Aidem confirmed. The cause of death was not provided…
UC San Diego has begun using new words to refer to Latinos and Chicanos in a move that reflects the profound change that’s occurring nationally in the way many people define their gender and sexuality. The gender-specific terms Latino and Chicano are being selectively replaced with Latinx and Chicanx…
HAWTHORNE – Hawthorne-based SpaceX has again postponed a planned launch of its SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base for a mission dubbed Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express. A post on the official SpaceX Twitter account said the delay was necessary to “conduct additional inspections of the second stage. Working toward a backup launch…
CHICO, Calif. — The sideline that helps James Hoskins bring in a little extra money this time of year quickly became a deeply emotional experience after he donned a furry red suit and jet-black boots and took his seat at the Chico Mall. Asked what they wanted for Christmas, Camp fire evacuees’…
Here’s the picture: A poor young Latina mother stuck in a dumpy northeast San Fernando Valley motel, four kids, no car, barely surviving. Some people take in the scene, and the story, and wonder how they can help. Can they donate shoes, clothes, food, money? Others digest the same information and…
L.A. Unified writes a letter asking local leaders to help students facing poverty after a series by Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez.
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Three years after forging the landmark Paris climate accord, world leaders are meeting again to decide how to turn emissions-cutting pledges into action. But as talks kick off this week in Katowice, Poland, a disconnect between climate science and global politics threatens the ability of nearly…
