August 27, 2020

State board OKs regulation requiring further pollution reduction at Ports of LA, Long Beach

The California Air Resources Board approved a new regulation Thursday, Aug. 27, designed to further reduce pollution from ocean-faring vessels while they dock at the …

Tears, fears and fed up: Readers say extra $600 shouldn’t be partisan

  CalMatters invited readers to share their experience on how they’re getting by without the extra $600-per-week in unemployment assistance. Californians from San Diego and …

Black Lives Matter convention to focus on police brutality

By Aaron Morrison | Associated Press NEW YORK — Black Lives Matter activists are holding their first Black National Convention Friday, a virtual event that …

Fed: Buy a home, save the economy

Buy a home right now. Or if you own one already, refinance it. And if you have spare cash, buy some stocks. And if there’s …

WNBA postpones Thursday’s games to continue focus on social justice

The WNBA’s players elected not to play their slate of games Thursday, the second consecutive day the league postponed competition in the name of protesting …

Drive-In OC is bringing Mexico’s Banda El Recodo to Anaheim

To celebrate the traditional Mexican Independence next month, the long-running, Latin Grammy Award-winning Mexican ensemble Banda El Recodo will perform two special sets at City …

UCLA: N95 masks can be reused, and here’s how to do it

LOS ANGELES — Single-use N95 respirators can be decontaminated and used again, according to research announced Thursday by UCLA scientists. N95 respirators reduce exposure to …

Racing board seeks DQ of Justify in Santa Anita Derby

By BETH HARRIS LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Horse Racing Board has voted to proceed with a complaint seeking the disqualification of Justify from …

Manhattan DA says Trump does not deserve immunity

By Jonathan Stempel | Reuters NEW YORK – Manhattan’s top prosecutor told a U.S. appeals court on Thursday he should be able to obtain Donald …

Metro awards contract to speed Valley’s Sepulveda Transit Corridor along

The Metro Board of Directors on Thursday unanimously awarded a $48.3-million environmental studies and advanced conceptual engineering contract to move forward on the Sepulveda Transit …

Mookie Betts opts back in after resolving not to play for Dodgers Thursday

When Dodgers manager Dave Roberts talked to Mookie Betts for the last time Wednesday night, Betts had resolved to sit out both games of Thursday’s …

Teacher at Woodland Hills school says she was threatened over ‘I Can’t Breathe’ shirt

A teacher at El Camino Real Charter High in Woodland Hills says she fears for her safety after receiving threats for wearing an “I Can’t …

As COVID rages, US economy struggles to sustain a recovery

By PAUL WISEMAN | AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON — Home sales are booming. Stocks are setting record highs. Industrial production is clambering out of the …

Sources: Pac-12 could reconsider decision to postpone basketball, but only if certain conditions are met

The Pac-12 will re-evaluate its decision to postpone the basketball season until 2021 if favorable circumstances unfold inside NCAA headquarters and on the campuses, according …

How many refinances are you allowed to do during a pandemic?

Paul and Laura DePerry shaved $260 off the mortgage payment for their Rancho Santa Margarita home when they refinanced last March. Their interest rate dropped …

Harris criticizes Trump’s ‘scared’ coronavirus response

By Dan Merica, MJ Lee, Eric Bradner and Daniella Diaz | CNN Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris lambasted President Donald Trump’s handling of the …

Working from home saved commuters nearly $91 billion

By Alex Tanzi | Bloomberg Americans who once drove to work are saving an estimated $758 million a day since the onset of the COVID-19 …

Park Life: Is Disneyland preparing to reopen? When will Avengers Campus open?

Will Avengers Campus debut when Disney California Adventure returns? Where should you eat: Taste of Knott’s or SeaWorld’s BBQ & Brews? Was there really a …

Clippers’ Game 6 vs. Mavericks among those postponed Thursday

Game 6 of the Clippers’ first-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks – originally scheduled to be played Thursday evening – has been postponed to …