WORLD SERIES EXTRA A TIMES E-NEWSPAPER EXCLUSIVE :: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2024

7 6 GAME 5
DODGERS WIN, 4-1
W: TREINEN
L: KAHNLE
S: BUEHLER
WORLD SERIES MVP
DODGERS’ FREDDIE FREEMAN
.300 AVG. | 4 HRs | 12 RBIs | 5 RUNS

THAT OL’ BLUE MAGIC

Wally Skalij Los Angeles Times

WALKER BUEHLER, two days after he earned the Game 3 win, celebrates with catcher Will Smith after closing out Game 5 for the World Series-clinching save.

Dodgers rally from five-run deficit to win Series in stunning fashion

came fed up. most stunning of ways. the ninth. for stealing nearly $17 million from
By Jack Harris As the Dodgers wooed Shohei Despite falling behind the New When the last out was recorded, the slugger to cover gambling
Ohtani in free agency over the win- York Yankees by five runs in the a club so hungry to add to its 2020 losses.
NEW YORK — It felt so close, ter — pitching the two-way star first three innings, the Dodgers title came pouring out of the dug- There were injuries throughout
yet remained so difficult to cement. and two-time most valuable player mounted a title-winning rally. They out, mobbing Buehler on the the campaign, from Mookie Betts’
For more than a decade, the as the missing piece to the team’s scored five times in a fifth-inning mound. broken hand in June to Freddie
Dodgers aimed for more than just still incomplete legacy — it was the rally fueled by shockingly poor The Dodgers finally crossed the Freeman’s broken finger in August,
regular-season success. More than ownership group, led by chief exe- Yankees defense, including a threshold of baseball immortality. a litany of pitching losses that side-
just repeated trips to the postsea- cutive Mark Walter, that delivered dropped line drive in center field by They validated the golden era they lined Yoshinobu Yamamoto for
son. More than just a lone, COVID- the most resounding message. Aaron Judge and ace pitcher Ger- had so long been chasing. three months and Tyler Glasnow,
bubble championship in a pan- “They said when they look back rit Cole’s confounding decision to With a 7-6 defeat of the Yankees, Clayton Kershaw and standout
demic-shortened 2020 season. at the last 10 years, even though not cover first base. securing a four-games-to-one rookie Gavin Stone for the postsea-
This, as president of baseball they’ve made the playoffs every After falling behind again in the World Series win, they were once son.
operations Andrew Friedman de- single year, and won a World Series sixth inning, the Dodgers found yet again champions of baseball. There was October adversity, as
clared time and again, was sup- ring, they consider that a failure,” another answer. In the top of the Fighting, scratching and claw- well. Freeman was limited by a
posed to be a “golden era of Dod- Ohtani later recounted at his intro- eighth, they loaded the bases ing all the way to the end. badly sprained right ankle. Betts
gers baseball,” a generation of or- ductory Dodgers news conference. against Yankees reliever Tommy However, completing the fran- and Ohtani both endured early
ganizational excellence un- “When I heard that, I knew that Kahnle, then hit two sacrifice flies chise’s recent run of regular-sea- playoff struggles. And in the Na-
matched in the storied, but often they were all about winning.” off closer Luke Weaver to take the son superiority with another World tional LeagueDivision Series, the
tortured, history of the century-old Indeed, from the fires of past lead. Series championship didn’t come club faced elimination against the
franchise. October failures, the Dodgers The final six outs were stressful, easy. rival San Diego Padres after just
The fact it hadn’t become that forged a renewed resolve. with Blake Treinen taking care of There was scandal early in the three games.
yet was a source of annual conster- And in Game 5 of the World Se- the eighth and — in a surprising season, when Ohtani’s former in- Nothing, however, felt as diffi-
nation. So much so, even Fried- ries on Wednesday night, it led turn — starting pitcher Walker terpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was cult as Wednesday’s title-clinching
man’s deep-pocketed bosses be- them to a championship in the Buehler emerging for the save in fired by the team and later arrested win.

E IGHT IS GREAT
With Wednesday’s victory over the New York Yankees, the Dodgers claimed the franchise’s eighth World Series title, tying them with the Giants for fifth most.
The Yankees lead with 27 championships, followed by the Cardinals (11), Red Sox (9) and Athletics (9).

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WORLD SERIES GAME 5: DODGERS 7, YANKEES 6

Robert Gauthier Los Angeles Times Wally Skalij Los Angeles Times
IN HIS first season as a Dodger, Shohei Ohtani holds the World Series trophy in THE DODGERS’ dugout reacts to Teoscar Hernández getting a single in the
the locker room. Ohtani played the last three games with a shoulder injury. ninth inning. His fifth-inning double was the big blow, forging a 5-5 tie.

Wally Skalij Los Angeles Times

AFTER a season of ups, downs and injuries, the Dodgers got to enjoy a coveted championship dogpile following their dramatic Game 5 World Series-clinching win.

Robert Gauthier Los Angeles Times

RELIEVER Blake Treinen reacts after striking out
Anthony Rizzo with two on to end the eighth.

Robert Gauthier Los Angeles Times

MANAGER Dave Roberts basks in the glow of the
World Series title, his second leading the team.

Robert Gauthier Los Angeles Times Wally Skalij Los Angeles Times
AARON JUDGE can’t handle a ball hit by Tommy Edman that wound up as an error in the fifth inning. The DODGERS pitcher Anthony Banda beats New
error was a key play in what turned out to be a five-run inning for the Dodgers, aided by fielding blunders. York’s Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first for an out.
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U.S.
GDP
is still
going
strong
Nation’s economic
growth inspires envy
around the world —
but not at home.
Why the disconnect?
By Don Lee

WASHINGTON — The
last and most consequential
report on the nation’s econo-
mic health before next
week’s election provided
Genaro Molina Los Angeles Times more evidence of America’s
LILA OMURA, Redondo Beach housing navigator, shows Brook Owens one of the tiny homes she’d reserved for Owens and her daughter. resilient growth. Whether it
will make a difference to vot-

A city’s homelessness success story

ers is an open question.
The Commerce Depart-
ment said Wednesday
that U.S. gross domestic
product, the broadest mea-
sure of economic output, ex-
panded at a robust annual
How Redondo Beach reduced its unhoused population to ‘functional zero’ rate of 2.8% in the third quar-
ter. A country’s GDP is a
tally of the value of all goods
needed to earn the rare “functional zero” designa- and services produced in the
By Doug Smith tion, a term broadly meaning that services are in nation.
balance with homelessness. The growth was a slight
In the morning, Lila Omura checked in on a The recognition came from the South Bay Cit- deceleration from the 3% an-
woman on the beach who had been kicked out of ies Council of Governments, which picked Re- nualized increase in the sec-
her shelter, again, because she wouldn’t shower. dondo Beach to lead the way to a goal of getting ond quarter, but U.S. econo-
By noon she had comforted a raggedly dressed the upper hand on homelessness regionally. mic activity continued to far
man outside a coffee shop who couldn’t stop cry- Since 2017, the city of 68,000 has dropped from outpace almost every other
ing, and offered help to a woman on a bus bench 11th to 51st among the county’s 56 cities that had developed nation. “The out-
who snapped back, “You need help more than I the most homeless people per capita, a Times look is for more of the same
do.” analysis of homeless-count data shows. with growth the envy of the
It was a predictably unpredictable morning in “We felt like our cities were doing well,” said world,” said Chris Rupkey,
Redondo Beach for Omura, a housing navigator Ronson Chu, the council’s senior project manager chief economist at Fwd-
employed by the South Bay city and the field for homeless and senior services. “We were mak- bonds, a economic and mar-
leader for an aggressive program to reduce home- ing a lot of progress, especially Redondo Beach. kets research firm in New
lessness on its streets to a bare minimum. We wanted to measure the progress, so we can say York.
Over the first six months of this year, the city to our constituents that these services are work- The latest GDP increase
reached a milestone: The median time it took Genaro Molina Los Angeles Times ing, so we can hold ourselves accountable and ed- was again powered by dura-
Omura and her colleagues to get homeless people CHECKING on a man sleeping on a ucate the public.” ble consumer spending as
off the street fell to 14 days. That was more than it sidewalk. He declined Omura’s help. [See Homelessness, A7] U.S. households have ben-
efited from a solid job mar-
ket, declining inflation and a
booming stock market.
“It’s impressive, phenom-

A shrine to Ohtani’s baseball talent — and humanity enal,” said Jeffrey Korzenik,
chief economist at Fifth
Third Bank, referring to the
American economy’s excep-
Memorabilia costing close to $100,000 fill unlikely hometown museum tional run of strong output
and full employment.
The Labor Department
kees. is set on Friday to release
By Max Kim Even so, he is clear that job creation and unemploy-
his loyalties lie not with the ment numbers for October,
OSHU, Japan — Seems Dodgers but with Ohtani, but analysts are discounting
Hair and Spa in Oshu, a city the Oshu native who has the report as the data are ex-
in northern Japan, is taken Major League Base- pected to be badly distorted
crammed full with Dodgers ball by storm and seen the by the temporary effects of
memorabilia, but owner Hi- city rally behind him in a way [See Economy, A10]
ronobu Kanno is adamant only a hometown can.
that he isn’t really a Dodgers If Ohtani were to magi-
fan. cally join the Yankees to-
It was just past 9 a.m. and morrow? Would Kanno
Kanno, who is 63 and sports trade out his Dodgers blue World Series
a flowing blond ponytail, for Yankee stripes? Game 5 results
had just hurried to his shop “Of course,” Kanno said, Read about Wednes-
to tune in to Game 4 of the without pause. day night’s Dodgers-
World Series. In reality, Ohtani is on a Yankees result at
Like the rest of Dodgers 10-year contract with the [Link]/sports
superstar Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers, meaning Kanno’s and in our World
hometown, he was hoping, of loyalty is, too. Series Extra at
course, that today was the Per a rule he has insti- [Link]/
day that the L.A. franchise tuted for the World Series, Eugene Hoshiko Associated Press
enewspaper.
would complete a sweep of every single one of the hair- HIRONOBU KANNO insists that all stylists at his salon in Oshu, Japan,
its historical rivals, the Yan- [See Ohtani, A10] wear Dodgers jerseys while tending to clients during the World Series. Voter roll purge
in Virginia OKd
A DODGERS BAR IN NYC? There is one in Manhattan, and an L.A. reporter who’s a Yankees fan pays a visit. CALIFORNIA, B1 Supreme Court over-
rules federal judge and
sides with Republicans
on the 11th-hour effort.

Would a new D.A. prosecute cops? The politics of apologies

PERSPECTIVES, A2

San Francisco

Gascón has gone after

in L.A. City Council race
when they fired 34 rounds
into the back of his vehicle in
of criminal justice reform —
one whom some fear they’ll
mayor’s pitch
London Breed is direct
and unapologetic about
Willowbrook in June 2019. lose if the latest poll num- her tilt to the right as
them for use of force. His sister knew the dis- bers prove true. other quality-of-life issues. she recounts her ten-
Some fear Hochman, trict attorney’s office rarely Nathan Hochman is Ysabel Jurado gets flak As a senior lead officer, ure. CALIFORNIA, B1
prosecuted law enforcement heavily favored to oust Yanez works to ensure that
his rival, is too close officers for using excessive Gascón from office on Nov. 5, for LAPD comment, residents and business own- Weather
to police to do so. force. Even after George and the former federal pros- but she’s not budging. ers feel comfortable contact- Sunshine.
Gascón became district at- ecutor is the preferred can- ing him about neighborhood L.A. Basin: 72/50. B6
torney by campaigning on didate of law enforcement problems.
By James Queally holding police accountable, throughout L.A. County. He By David Zahniser So when he learned that
For the latest news,
she remained skeptical. has raked in millions in do- City Council candidate Ys-
go to [Link].
Chiquita Twyman didn’t But in Gascón’s four nations from police unions Los Angeles Police Offi- abel Jurado had said “F— Printed with soy inks on
think she’d ever see justice years as the county’s top and often talks about restor- cer Roberto Yanez said he the police, that’s how I see partially recycled paper.
for her younger brother, prosecutor, he has been one ing the relationship between has spent much of his career ’em” at a college meet-and-
Ryan. of California’s most aggres- the district attorney’s office forging ties with residents in greet, he was taken aback.
The unarmed 24-year-old sive pursuers of officers sus- and local cops. South L.A. and Watts, work- “I try not to allow politics
was killed by Los Angeles pected of misconduct, mak- Gascón has charged five ing with them to tackle gang to affect me, but it’s a slap in
County sheriff ’s deputies ing him an ally for advocates [See D.A., A5] graffiti, theft and many [See Council, A5]

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PERSPECTIVES

CAMINOS DEL SOUTHWEST

Brewers, leaders and heroes in Colorado Springs

presidential election year — “I got to ask you a per-
Jess and Rich Fierro I found a radically trans- sonal question,” Rivera said
formed brewery. to Chip Law, a friend of the
want to inspire other It was twice as big, and Fierros who also survived
Latinos in community there were more beerop- the Club Q massacre along
tions than ever. I remem- with his wife. “How are you,
to do their part. bered all the plaques and mentally?”
clippings celebrating Jess’ “We take care of each
GUSTAVO ARELLANO success. Now, there were other,” Law responded.
new awards. One for “La “On 9/11, all of us went to
COLORADO Familia Valiente” — the war,” Rich said. He ges-
SPRINGS, Brave Family. Another that tured at his friend and
Colo. — A deemed Rich “Warrior of the referenced the date of the
photo of me Year.” massacre. “On 11/19, we
hangs on the On Nov. 19, 2022, a gun- went to war.”
walls of the man stormed Club Q, Col- He now works for U.S.
Atrevida Beer orado Springs’ only night- Space Command, the De-
Co. tasting club known as friendly to partment of Defense
room. LGBTQ+ customers — branch charged with safe-
It’s from 2018, when I was killing five people and injur- guarding American inter-
there to profile owner Jess ing 25. The Fierros were ests in outer space. He
Fierro. At the time, she was there to see a friend of their travels around the country
one of the few professional daughter, Kassy, perform in to talk to students about
Latina brewers in the coun- drag. Among the dead was joining the program. The
try. Kassy’s boyfriend. The toll day after the Concilio
Although I’m more of a would have been worse if Photographs by Rachel Woolf For The Times shindig, he was flying to
bourbon guy, I loved her Rich hadn’t helped subdue JESS FIERRO, center, chats with Joanne Law, left, and Taylor Salazar while San Diego for a weeklong
story. She and husband the gunman. The national mingling at the Hispanic Chamber’s “La Vida!” gala in Colorado Springs, Colo. trek through Southern
Rich, two San Diego kids, media anointed him with a California schools.
fell in love, then weathered label he immediately re- Colorado Springs is located, “I’ve always wanted to
his multiple tours in Iraq jected: hero. has become more liberal as do education — that was
and Afghanistan as an Atrevida was swarmed it has diversified, but is still my [college] major,” he said
Army officer. with orders for T-shirts and resolutely red. More than while Rivera continued to
Once he got out and they other memorabilia — a 50% went for Trump in 2020. greet fans. “But I just cuss-
settled in Colorado Springs, blessing and a curse for the The Fierros are regis- ed too much, so I could
she said it was his time to Fierros, because what hap- tered Democrats who plan never be a teacher. But now,
follow her. A former cosme- pens when the nation thinks to vote for Kamala Harris, I can. These kids get so
tologist, she had adopted of you as anything but your but don’t consider them- excited. No one else from
brewing as a hobby while he business? selves partisans. This year, the federal government is
was stationed in Germany. After a delicious straw- Atrevida hosted a taco talking to them. But we
It turned into a passion, berry cream ale, I went to truck run by a vocal Trump believe in them.”
then a mission. the back to greet Jess. The supporter, drawing com- I mentioned that what
She won a Vice TV reality small fermenting tanks plaints from some regulars. he was doing was hero—
series, using the prize — a from my last visit had been “I told them, ‘Go talk to “Nope, nope,” he inter-
distribution deal — and the replaced by much larger him, and go eat some great jected, shaking his head in
attention to open Atrevida tanks, which she planned to tacos,’ ” Rich said. His grin disagreement.
(Spanish for “daring”) in a return because their tops was almost as wide as his I clarified that I wasn’t
small strip mall with a stun- would hit the ceiling when “IT’S ABOUT showing up,” says Rich Fierro, with shoulders. “You don’t have going to call him a hero. But
ning view of the Rockies. opened. Rich was busy Jess. They do so in brewing, leadership and more. to agree, but we do have to what the couple are doing
She immediately earned strapping down a kegerator learn from each other.” — stepping up in Colorado
accolades, and not just for on the back of his immacu- defensive lineman ready to event, with people handing He and Jess pointed out Springs, in brewing, leader-
beers with Mexican flavors late brown El Camino. kick it at the beach. me business cards like people at the gala: There ship and now in education
— tamarind, Mexican choc- The couple were heading “So now I have to be that dealers at a blackjack table. went a former Orange — is heroic, and more Lat-
olate, chile. Atrevida’s slo- out to serve Atrevida suds voice for representation in But here, pride radiated County public defender inos need to follow their
gan — “Diversity, it’s on at the summer gala for the the areas that I’m at, be- like I’ve rarely seen. Col- who’s now on the Colorado lead.
tap!” — and Pride flag out Colorado Springs Hispanic cause that’s where our orado Springs is only 18% Springs City Council. That “It’s not about stepping
front struck a chord with Chamber, which calls itself community needs to be,” Latino, so the Concilio guy runs a great restaurant. up,” he said. “It’s about
many people looking for the Concilio. She is the Jess continued. “You have to mixer felt like a family re- She’s a professor. He’s a showing up.”
community in a deeply group’s chair, and he is also be loud and proud. It’s not union despite its location. small-business owner. His wife joined us as
conservative and evan- deeply involved. The Fierros enough to show up and say During introductions, an more people approached.
gelical city. still get requests to speak you’re here for the causa. announcer pronounced :: One of her former cosme-
“If you can’t stand in about their lives and that You have to know why you “mariachi” as “marishi” and tology students asked for
allyship with folks when no tragic night at Club Q. They show up.” misgendered legendary At Atrevida’s booth, advice on how to start his
one’s looking,” she told me might not like to be called East L.A. rockers Los Lobos workers and friends handed own salon. Someone invited
in 2018, “then what kind of heroes, but they gladly wear :: as “Las Lobos.” Country out rainbow-colored wrist- her husband to talk to
person are you?” the label of leaders — and club members, almost all bands with the brewery’s students. The Fierros
I found the quote in one they want to inspire other The Concilio gala was at white, middle-aged and name. smiled and networked, and
of my old notebooks. My Latinos to do the same, even a private country club in the tanned, looked on quizzi- Suddenly, Rich got up. networked some more.
story never published, be- as they’re still learning. Cheyenne Mountain Resort. cally from poolside lounge “I’m going to go fanboy,” he I hugged them and took
cause my mother was dying “This is one of those Lowriders lined the chairs. said. off, as even more people
of cancer. But I promised scary rungs of the ladder parking lot leading to the “We need to show our- As the Fierros slowly waited to talk about joining
the couple that I would that I’ve been able to clubhouse, where the party selves that we can lead,” moved through the crowd, the Concilio.
return one day. mount,” said Jess, 47. Strong would spread out next to said Julissa Soto, the Con- they kept getting stopped. Next time, I promised,
in voice and direct in tem- the swimming pool and a cilio’s vice chair. She came There were hugs, small talk, my wife — a small-business
:: perament, she wore thick- small lake. A youth mariachi to the U.S. from Mexico 27 thanks for their actions owner — will join us. And I
framed glasses and a shiny band and a baile folklorico years ago in the trunk of a during the Club Q massa- won’t introduce them as
On a muggy Saturday red dress. Rich, also 47, in troupe performed; a covers car, and now sits on the cre. The couple acknowl- Jess and Rich Fierro, Club
afternoon — Day 4 of my knee-length shorts and band played Chicano favor- Colorado public health edged everyone but kept Q survivors and heroes.
road trip through the socks, blemish-free Nike ites by classic R&B groups department’s Health Equity moving. They’re Jess and Rich
Southwest looking for the Cortezes and a black Atrev- such as War as well as Earth, Commission. She jokes that He finally reached a VIP Fierro, local leaders. We
political soul of Latinos in a ida tank top, looked like a Wind and Fire. Food and she went “from nada to area, where Emilio Rivera — should all follow their lead.
tequila stands offered free Prada.” most famous for his roles in
samples. “I knew this country was “Sons of Anarchy” and its
Small-business owners not built for us,” she said. spinoff, “Mayans M.C.” —
are the lifeblood of commu- “That’s why we all need to was signing autographs.
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Download the app. affect any races in Virginia, The Harris-Walz cam- rights advocates learned of court to deny the appeal.
Discover more. but it showed the court’s paign said in a statement the order, they discovered She said the state clearly
conservatives are ready and that “every eligible voter has about two dozen longtime violated a federal law “en-
willing to act on late-break- a right to cast their ballot legal voters who had been acted to prevent the very
ing appeals from Republi- and have their vote counted, wrongly removed from the type of 11th-hour disenfran-
cans. and this ruling does not rolls. chisement and confusion
They are due to rule later change that. Voting by non- They sued along with the that [state officials] have
this week in a Pennsylvania citizens remains illegal U.S. Justice Department, caused here.”
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Ban means more death in Gaza, U.N. agency says

rael has refused to allow
Israel blocks key aid their return, saying it would
end the Jewish majority in
source for refugees, the country. Israel has said
alleging it has been the refugees should be taken
in by their host countries,
infiltrated by Hamas. and officials often argue that
UNRWA’s services keep Pal-
By Baraa Anwer estinians’ hopes for return
and Sarah el Deeb alive.
In a letter to the U.N.,
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia Lazzarini said the Israeli
— The head of the U.N. laws and campaign against
agency caring for Palestin- the agency “will not termi-
ian refugees said Wednesday nate the refugee status of the
that newly passed Israeli Palestinians, which exists
laws in effect banning its ac- independently of UNRWA’s
tivities in Israel will leave a services, but will severely
vacuum that will cost more harm their lives and future.”
lives and create further in- Israel claims that hun-
stability in Gaza and the dreds of Palestinian mili-
West Bank. tants work for UNRWA,
Philippe Lazzarini, the without providing evidence,
commissioner-general of the and that more than a dozen
United Nations Relief and employees took part in
Works Agency for Palestin- Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack
ian Refugees in the Near on Israel that ignited the lat-
East, or UNRWA, told the est war.
Associated Press that the The U.N. fired nine
legislation is “ultimately staffers after internal inves-
against the Palestinians tigations found they may
themselves,” in effect deny- have participated in the at-
ing them a functioning pro- tack. UNRWA has nearly
vider of lifesaving services, 30,000 staff members around
education and healthcare. Bashar Taleb AFP/Getty Images the region, including 13,000
UNRWA has been the PALESTINIANS line up to receive medicine at the UNRWA Japanese Health Center in Khan Yunis in the in Gaza, most of them Pal-
main agency procuring and southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. UNRWA has been the main agency procuring and distributing aid in Gaza. estinians. Israel also says
distributing aid in the Gaza Hamas fighters operate in
Strip, where almost the en- talks to halt the wars in Leb- needed. Lebanese officials uum. It would also feed more affecting the education and UNRWA schools and other
tire population of around anon and the Gaza Strip, cir- want a complete withdraw- instability in the West Bank welfare of hundreds of thou- facilities in Gaza — and has
2.3 million Palestinians re- culating new proposals to al. and Gaza,” said Lazzarini, sands of children well into hit many of them with
lies on the agency for sur- wind down the regional con- Separately, the U.S., who was attending a confer- the future, Lazzarini said. airstrikes.
vival amid Israel’s nearly flict during the Biden ad- Egypt and Qatar have pro- ence to discuss the Mideast “We have today one in UNRWA denies know-
13-month-old war with the ministration’s final months. posed a four-week cease-fire conflict. “Having UNRWA two persons in Gaza below ingly aiding armed groups
militant group Hamas. Negotiations on both in Gaza during which ending its activities within the age of 18, among them and says it acts quickly to
Tens of thousands of fronts have been stalled for Hamas would release up to the three months would also 650,000 girls and boys living purge any suspected mili-
displaced Palestinians are months and none of the war- 10 hostages, according to an mean more people will die in in the rubble, deeply trau- tants from its ranks.
sheltering in UNRWA-run ring parties have shown any Egyptian official and a West- Gaza.” matized at the age of Lazzarini said Israel has
schools. Other aid groups sign of backing down from ern diplomat. He said the agency is primary and secondary not responded to inquiries
say the agency’s strong, their demands. But Hamas still appears looking for “creative ways to school,” he said. “Getting rid from UNRWA for details
decades-old infrastructure Senior White House offi- unwilling to release scores of keep our operation going.” of UNRWA is also a way to about other allegations, in-
across Gaza is irreplaceable. cials Brett McGurk and hostages without securing a He appealed for support tell these children that you cluding that the agency’s
So far, Israel has put forward Amos Hochstein are sched- lasting cease-fire and a full from the U.N. General As- will have no future. We are premises are being used by
no plan for getting food, uled to visit Israel on Thurs- Israeli withdrawal from sembly and donors to keep just sacrificing your educa- militant groups. With the
medicine and other supplies day for more talks on pos- Gaza, even after the killing of providing services and tion. Education is the only continued fighting, the
to Gaza’s population in sible cease-fires in Lebanon its top leader, Yahya Sinwar. called on Israel to rescind thing which has never, ever agency has been unable to
UNRWA’s absence. and Gaza, and the release of Prime Minister Benjamin the decision or extend the been taken away from the verify the claims, he said,
Israel alleges that Hamas hostages held by Hamas. Netanyahu has insisted on three-month grace period. Palestinians.” and called for an independ-
and other militants have in- CIA Director William Burns lasting Israeli control over He said Israel has not offi- UNRWA was established ent investigation.
filtrated UNRWA, using its will go to Egypt to discuss parts of the territory. cially communicated with to help the estimated 700,000 At least 237 UNRWA
facilities and taking aid — those efforts. On Wednesday, Hezbol- the agency after the adop- Palestinians who fled or staffers have been killed in
claims for which it has pro- A proposal to end the war lah’s newly chosen leader, tion of the laws. were driven out of what is the war in Gaza, a toll among
vided little evidence. The between Israel and Hezbol- Naim Kassem, said the For decades, UNRWA now Israel during the 1948 U.N. staff not seen in any
laws, passed by parliament lah calls for a two-month group will not “beg” for a has operated networks of war surrounding Israel’s cre- other conflict. Over 200
this week, sever all ties with cease-fire during which Isra- cease-fire. “If the Israelis de- schools, medical facilities ation. It now offers support UNRWA facilities have been
UNRWA and ban its opera- eli forces would withdraw cide to stop the aggression, and other services around to the refugees and their de- damaged or destroyed,
tions in Israel. from Lebanon, and Hezbol- we say that we accept, but Gaza and the West Bank — scendants, who number killing more than 560 people
And since the agency’s lah would end its armed according to the conditions as well as in neighboring some 6 million around the sheltering there.
operations in Gaza and the presence along the country’s that we see as suitable,” he Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. region. Lazzarini spoke on the
West Bank must go through southern border, two other said during a televised ad- In Gaza especially, it plays a Lazzarini said the Israeli sidelines of the conference
Israeli authorities, the laws officials familiar with the dress. major role in maintaining laws are the “culmination of by the Global Alliance for a
threaten to close its activ- talks said. In the Saudi capital, social services and the econ- years of attack against the Two-State Solution, a Saudi
ities there as well. The laws But Israel is unlikely to Riyadh, Lazzarini said that omy, as the territory’s larg- agency.” He said “the objec- government-created initia-
are expected to take effect in trust U.N. peacekeepers and if the Israeli decision on est single employer and the tive is to strip the Palestin- tive.
three months. Lebanese troops to keep UNRWA is implemented, source of education and ian from refugee status.”
Meanwhile, in the latest Hezbollah out of a reestab- “this would be a total disas- healthcare for much of the International law gives Anwer and El Deeb write for
cease-fire efforts, the United lished buffer zone in Leba- ter, it is like throwing [out] population. Palestinian refugees and the Associated Press and
States and other mediators non. It wants the freedom to the baby with the water.” The laws threaten to shut their descendants the right reported from Riyadh and
are ramping up diplomatic strike the militants if “This would create a vac- down all those operations, to return to their homes. Is- Beirut, respectively.

At least 95 killed after rain

sets off flash floods in Spain
ing” to nearly 10 feet, he said. media broadcast video of
Rescuers race to the Spain’s government de- elderly people in chairs and
clared three days of mourn- wheelchairs at a Paiporta
south and east to ing starting Thursday. nursing home, some crying
search for countless “For those who are look- out in terror as the water
ing for their loved ones, all of rose over their knees.
missing people. Spain feels your pain,” Prime “We don’t know what
Minister Pedro Sánchez said happened, but in 10 minutes
By Joseph Wilson in a televised address. the village was overflowing
and Teresa Medrano Rescue personnel and with water,” Albalat said.
more than 1,100 soldiers from Spain’s national weather
UTIEL, Spain — Flash Spain’s emergency response service said it rained more in
floods in Spain turned vil- units were deployed to af- eight hours in Valencia than
lage streets into rivers, ruin- fected areas. The central it had in the preceding 20
ed homes, disrupted trans- government set up a crisis months, calling the deluge
portation and killed at least committee to coordinate “extraordinary.”
95 people in the worst natu- rescue efforts. Located south of Bar-
ral disaster to hit the Euro- Javier Berenguer, 63, es- celona on the Mediterra- Alberto Saiz Associated Press
pean nation in recent memo- caped his bakery in Utiel nean coast, Valencia is a MUDDY TORRENTS tumbled vehicles and debris down streets in hard-hit
ry. when crushing water threat- tourist destination known areas such as Valencia, a tourist destination on Spain’s Mediterranean coast.
Rainstorms that started ened to overwhelm him. He for its beaches and citrus or-
Tuesday and continued said it rose to 8.2 feet inside chards, and as the origin of many and Belgium in 2021 in board derailed near Malaga, sponded to about 30,000
Wednesday caused flooding his business, and he fears his the rice dish, paella. The re- which 230 people were killed. although rail authorities calls, Mazón said.
across southern and eastern livelihood has been de- gion has gorges and small The death toll will prob- said no one was hurt. High- European Commission
Spain, stretching from Ma- stroyed. riverbeds that spend much aby rise with other regions speed train service between President Ursula von der
laga to Valencia. Muddy tor- “I had to get out of a win- of the year completely dry yet to report victims and Valencia city and Madrid Leyen told reporters in
rents tumbled vehicles down dow as best I could because but quickly fill with water search efforts continuing in was interrupted, and the Brussels that the EU would
streets at high speeds while the water was already com- when it rains. Many of them hard-to-reach places. Transportation Ministry “help coordinate the rescue
debris and household items ing up to my shoulders. I pass through populated “We are facing a very diffi- said it could take up to four teams” using its Copernicus
swirled in the water. Police took refuge on the first floor areas. cult situation,” said Ángel days to restore high-speed geo-monitoring satellite sys-
and rescue services used with the neighbors and I As the floods receded, Víctor Torres, the minister of service to the capital due to tem.
helicopters to lift people stayed there all night,” thick layers of mud mixed territory policies. “The fact the damage done to the line. Some residents appealed
from their homes and rub- Berenguer told the Associ- with refuse made some that we can’t give a number Bus and commuter rail lines for news of their missing
ber boats to reach drivers ated Press. “It has taken streets unrecognizable. of the missing persons indi- were likewise interrupted. loved ones via social media,
stranded atop cars. everything. I have to throw “The neighborhood is de- cates the magnitude of the Many flights were canceled television and radio.
Emergency services in everything out of the bakery stroyed, all the cars are on tragedy.” Tuesday night, stranding Leonardo Enrique told
the eastern region of Valen- — the freezers, ovens, every- top of each other, it’s literally Spain is still recovering some 1,500 people overnight RTVE that his family
cia confirmed a death toll of thing.” smashed up,” Christian from a severe drought and at Valencia’s airport. Flights searched for hours for his 40-
92 people on Wednesday. María Carmen Martínez, Viena, a bar owner in the Va- has registered record high resumed Wednesday. year-old son, Leonardo En-
Two additional casualties another Utiel resident, wit- lencian village of Barrio de la temperatures in recent Soccer games involving rique Rivera, who was driv-
were reported in the neigh- nessed a harrowing rescue. Torre, said by phone. years. Scientists say in- Valencia and Levante were ing a delivery van when the
boring Castilla La Mancha “It was horrible, horrible. “Everything is a total wreck, creased episodes of extreme canceled, and players from rain began. His son sent a
region, while southern An- There was a man there cling- everything is ready to be weather are probably linked Barcelona and Madrid held message saying that his van
dalusia reported one death. ing to a fence who was falling thrown away. The mud is al- to climate change. The pro- a moment of silence for flood was flooding and that he had
“Yesterday was the worst and calling people for help,” most [a foot] deep.” longed drought makes it victims before training been hit by another vehicle
day of my life,” Ricardo Ga- she said. “They couldn’t help Outside Viena’s bar, peo- more difficult for the land to Wednesday. near Ribarroja, an industrial
baldón, the mayor of Utiel, a him until the helicopters ple were venturing out to see absorb high volumes of wa- Valencian regional Presi- town that is among the
town in Valencia, told na- came and took him away.” what they could salvage. ter. dent Carlos Mazón urged worst affected, Enrique said.
tional broadcaster RTVE on One Valencia town, Cars were piled up on The storms also un- people to stay at home, say-
Wednesday. He said six resi- Paiporta, suffered excep- streets. leashed a rare tornado and a ing travel by road was diffi- Wilson and Medrano write
dents perished and more are tional loss. Mayor Maribel Spain has experienced freak hailstorm that cult due to fallen trees and for the Associated Press and
missing. Albalat told RTVE that similar autumn storms in re- punched holes in car win- wrecked vehicles. Rescue ef- reported from Barcelona
“We were trapped like more than 30 people died in cent years. Nothing, howev- dows and greenhouses. forts were hampered by and Madrid, respectively.
rats. Cars and trash contain- the town of about 25,000 peo- er, compared with the devas- Transportation was also downed power lines and The AP’s Lorne Cook in
ers were flowing down the ple. Those included six resi- tation over the last two days, affected. A high-speed train power outages, and the re- Brussels contributed to this
streets. The water was ris- dents of a senior home. News which recalls floods in Ger- with nearly 300 people on gional emergency service re- report.
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THE NATION

Harris charts a new path from Trump’s old stage

campaign’s belief that it has He accused Harris of run-
In closing argument, to remind voters that ning a campaign of “abso-
Trump has vowed to under- lute hate.”
the vice president take a number of antidemo- “Her message has been a
urges voters to reject cratic actions if he regains message of division,” Trump
the presidency, including said of Harris. “My message
‘chaos and division.’ punishing what he has is about saving our economy,
called “the enemy from securing our border, bring-
By Noah Bierman, within” using the courts and ing together the greatest
Kevin Rector military. and broadest coalition in
and Jenny Jarvie But that was not the only American history.”
message. Speakers before Trump also criticized
WASHINGTON — Vice Harris warned of the threat Harris’ remarks last week
President Kamala Harris another Trump term would when asked in a CNN town
delivered a closing message pose to abortion access, and hall whether she believed
at the same spot near the emphasized her economic Trump was a fascist. “Yes, I
National Mall where former agenda, saying it would help do,” she said.
President Trump encour- the working class. “After two assassination
aged his allies to challenge Harris promised that she attempts in just over three
the 2020 election at the U.S. would offer ordinary Ameri- months, her lies and her
Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, cast- cans a leg up while Trump slanders are very shameful
ing him as a dangerous cha- would help only the wealthy and really inexcusable,”
os agent who would bring and his “billionaire donors,” Trump said Tuesday.
only “more division” to the that she would fight price “She’s going to keep it go-
nation if he wins back the gouging on groceries and ing as long as she can, be-
White House. prescription drugs, allow cause that’s the only way she
Harris told those in the Medicare to cover the cost of can get elected,” he added.
crowd — which her cam- home care for seniors and “She’s going out and only
paign numbered at 75,000 — help young parents better criticizing, talking about
that their vote in this elec- afford child care, and con- Evan Vucci Associated Press Hitler and Nazi, because her
tion would probably be “the front companies that are VICE PRESIDENT Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff at a rally Tuesday record is horrible. Her bor-
most important vote you “jacking up rents” and spur at the Ellipse in Washington, where Donald Trump spoke before the Jan. 6 riot. ders are the worst in the his-
ever cast,” and “a choice new affordable housing proj- tory of the world. There’s ne-
about whether we have a ects. able Care Act to treat her Also there were Warren country as being “occupied” ver been a border in the
country rooted in freedom She reiterated her prom- son’s diabetes, and a Texas Peterson, a 32-year-old by migrants. world like this.”
for every American or ruled ise to restore women’s ac- woman who nearly died af- aquatic director from Silver The campaign and other Polling shows the race is a
by chaos and division.” cess to abortion care and ter being denied necessary Spring, Md., and his mother, Republicans have disa- dead heat, both in the popu-
She said Trump is some- said she would keep her abortion care following com- Vidisha Smith, who does vowed the remarks about lar vote and among the sev-
one who has sought to divide promises by reaching across plications with her preg- not work because she is disa- Puerto Ricans during a en swing states that will
Americans from one anoth- the political aisle and engag- nancy. bled. Both of them were comedy routine by Tony probably decide the winner:
er for the last decade, and a ing in good faith with inde- “My family knows how dancing to disco music and Hinchcliffe, but not the Arizona, Nevada, Michigan,
leader who would use the pendents and Republicans dangerous Trump is,” said waving American flags other remarks, including Wisconsin, Pennsylvania,
military against American — including on immigration Craig Sicknick, brother of ahead of the speech. Hinchcliffe’s insults of Lat- North Carolina and Georgia.
citizens who disagree with and border security. the late Officer Brian Sick- “I kind of want to hear inos, Palestinians, Jews and The two candidates and
him. “I pledge to seek common nick. what she’s really going to Black people. their top allies are blanket-
“America, this is not a ground and commonsense The event drew thou- do,” Peterson said of Harris. Trump, speaking to re- ing those states and spend-
candidate for president who solutions to make your life sands of people to the “I want to see if she can seal porters Tuesday at his Mar- ing more than $1 billion on
is thinking about how to better,” she said. “I am not National Mall — and they the deal.” a-Lago resort in Palm ads, largely aimed at win-
make your life better,” Har- looking to score political roared with chants of “Ka- His mother, a Trump Beach, Fla., stuck to themes ning over the final slice of
ris said of Trump. “This is points. I am looking to make mala! Kamala!” as she came supporter, said she was also of immigration and infla- persuadable voters who
someone who is unstable, progress.” out to speak. open to listening — and to tion. But he also took pains make up about 5% of the
obsessed with revenge, con- Harris has been courting Among those in the wind- maybe even flipping her to celebrate the Madison electorate.
sumed with grievance and disaffected Republicans for ing security lines hours be- vote. Square Garden rally — in Tom Worrell, a 78-year-
out for unchecked power.” months, and several spoke fore the scheduled start The Harris campaign which one speaker called old retired union organizer
She said that is not who at the rally — including a time were Robyn Baggetta, a was hopeful the event would Hillary Clinton “a sick son of from Washington and a
Americans are or what they Pennsylvania farmer who 43-year-old lawyer from stand in sharp contrast to a b—” and Trump himself Vietnam War veteran wear-
want in leadership, and that said he had voted for Trump Washington, and her 9-year- Trump’s closing rally at called the vice president a ing a Veterans for Harris
it is time to “stop pointing twice but was now eager to old daughter, Chiara. They Madison Square Garden “very low-IQ individual” and shirt at Tuesday night’s
fingers,” to “turn the page” turn the page and elect Har- wore matching shirts featur- in New York on Sunday, “a vessel” who “can’t put two rally, sounded worried but
on hate and to look to a new ris. ing Harris and the shadow of where speakers called Har- sentences together” — as a hopeful.
generation of leadership. Speakers also included a young Black girl. ris “the Antichrist,” referred “lovefest.” “I think it’s going to be
The location of Tuesday’s the brother of a U.S. Capitol “She has to be here,” said to “her pimp handlers” and “The love in that room, it tight, but there’s a lot of qui-
speech, on the Ellipse be- Police officer who died after Baggetta, who is Black, re- called Puerto Rico “a float- was breathtaking,” Trump et voters who are not re-
tween the National Mall being assaulted during the ferring to her daughter. “I ing island of garbage” while said. “It was like a lovefest, sponding to the polls,” he
and the White House, Jan. 6 insurrection, a mother want her to see what’s pos- Trump unleashed a string of absolute lovefest. And it was said. “And they’re going to go
underscored the Harris who depends on the Afford- sible for her future.” dark language depicting the my honor to be involved.” Harris’ way.”

Did Biden mean to call

Trump backers ‘garbage’?
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even as they acknowledge he Trump rally speaker’s disparagement of Puerto Rico.
stumbled over them.
Will Biden’s remarks backers as a “basket of “He clarified his com-
matter to voters in a race deplorables.” ments, but let me be clear: I
that he is not running in, It was another example, strongly disagree with any
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marks about America as a message of unity and bring- months, touting his admin-
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Republicans in general Biden and the White elected president. She has
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Police prosecutions loom large in D.A. election

[D.A., from A1] the time to get jurors to con-
officers over on-duty shoot- vict police officers.
ings since 2020, including “I think the public was
one of the deputies who much more trusting of police
killed Ryan Twyman. at that time,” Bowers said.
Chiquita Twyman said “Each of the prosecutors, in-
she once yelled “F— the po- cluding Nathan ... their own
lice” at Gascón, a former integrity and honesty had to
LAPD officer. But speaking be unquestioned.”
to potential voters last Hochman also notes his
month at a rally for the in- work on the case, saying the
cumbent, she sang his issues he tackled three dec-
praises. ades ago remain relevant.
“Gascón is the real deal, “I had to evaluate the
and that’s why we need him credibility of law enforce-
in office,” she said tearfully. ment officers as well as build
Yet in a race centered on cases with corroborating ev-
voter anxieties over public idence and witnesses to suc-
safety and the legal contro- cessfully prosecute them,”
versies that have marred he said. “This same skill set
Gascón’s first term, the is very relevant in analyzing
criminal justice reform is- the evidence and the credi-
sues that got him elected af- bility of witnesses in officer-
ter George Floyd’s 2020 mur- involved shootings and uses
der by Minneapolis police of excessive force.”
have largely taken a back- Hochman blasted recent
seat. reports that Gascón’s spe-
“Everybody is looking at cial prosecutor, Lawrence
the November election in Middleton, is expected to
terms of the presidency, but charge a former LAPD offi-
I think for Angelenos, the cer in the 2015 shooting
most immediate and im- death of a homeless man.
pactful change would be the The statute of limitations for
change in the D.A. It’s an manslaughter has passed,
even greater threat to the so it’s likely the officer would
Black community, I would be tried for murder, which
say, than Donald Trump,” Hochman said is unwar-
said Melina Abdullah, co- Jason Armond Los Angeles Times ranted.
founder of Black Lives Mat- DIST. ATTY. Gascón, left, debating challenger Nathan Hochman on Oct. 8, has had mixed success in prose- But while he has repeat-
ter Los Angeles. cuting police for excessive force. The incumbent’s supporters say Hochman is beholden to law enforcement. edly criticized Gascón’s hir-
“What you’re going to see ing of Middleton — who pub-
if Hochman wins is a com- Jackie Lacey had declined to Angeles Police Department attorney. In several cases, Sheriff ’s Department. lic records show has billed
plete rollback of police ac- prosecute, has brought officers accused of falsely ac- the plea deals also barred Law enforcement unions the county for roughly
countability,” Abdullah charges in two additional po- cusing people of being gang the officers from serving in have spent $2.5 million to $883,000 from June 2021 to
said. “He’s bought and paid lice killings. An additional 38 members. Lacey had law enforcement in Califor- support Hochman’s cam- April 2024 despite filing just
for by these police associa- officers have faced charges brought both cases, but they nia ever again, which paign, $1 million of that com- two cases — Hochman
tions.” under Gascón for miscon- fell apart on Gascón’s watch. Gascón called an important ing from the union for Sher- stopped short of vowing to
Hochman has scoffed at duct, according to the dis- Misconduct and assault step to eliminating bad ac- iff ’s Department members. fire Middleton if elected.
suggestions that he would trict attorney’s office. charges filed against police tors from police rosters. Gascón has also often re- Middleton has declined
be beholden to his police Although Gascón has officers have been dismissed Gascón also said that ju- minded voters that Hoch- interview requests.
backers, often repeating the made a stand of charging of- at preliminary hearings on rors are hesitant to convict man defended disgraced ex- Former federal prose-
canned line that “nobody ficers, his results in court multiple occasions. In a police, and that sometimes Sheriff Lee Baca on corrup- cutor Laurie Levenson, now
hates a bad cop more than a have been mixed. pending civil lawsuit filed plea deals are the best way to tion charges. a professor at Loyola Law
good cop.” In the Twyman case, he last year, members of attain a measure of account- “He is beholden to police School in Los Angeles, said
“At the end of the day, charged Deputy Andrew Ly- Gascón’s staff were also ac- ability. unions,” Gascón said of his it’s understandable that
what I will bring is a sensibil- ons with manslaughter. cused of stalling decisions in “We have to take a realis- rival. “When you look histori- Hochman’s overwhelming
ity that I’m both a defense Officers had seized a police shootings for political tic view in the particular cally ... he’s been close to the support from law enforce-
attorney and a prosecutor, cache of illegal weapons gain. courtroom that we are in — Sheriff ’s Department in ment might make some vot-
someone who has actually from Ryan Twyman’s home In other cases where who the judges are, what ways that are more like a ers nervous.
prosecuted police officers,” weeks before deputies cor- Gascón has won a convic- kind of rulings we’ve been groupie.” While Gascón has made
he said in a recent debate. nered him in a car in Willow- tion or secured a plea deal, getting,” he said. “Some- But Hochman’s most inroads with communities
“When I speak to police offi- brook, authorities said. sentences have been argu- times we settle for less than hands-on experience prose- that mistrusted county
cers, I make it crystal clear: Twyman had no gun on him, ably lenient. we want ... sometimes we cuting police involved going prosecutors, she said, his re-
‘When you cross the line, you but in a video, Lyons and an- A Long Beach school se- recognize we’re working after corrupt L.A. County sults in court could over-
will be prosecuted.’ ” other deputy are seen un- curity guard who fatally with a handicap, and we’re sheriff ’s deputies. As a fed- shadow those gains.
But Hochman, who leashing a hail of bullets into wounded an 18-year-old doing the best we can.” eral prosecutor in the 1990s, “It’s a double-edged
worked at the U.S. attorney’s the back of Twyman’s car as mother, shooting her in the Abdullah, of Black Lives he sought to convict a de- sword. It’s good to have
office in Los Angeles for it rolls in their direction. back of the head as she drove Matter L.A., said anyone an- fendant caught up in the someone who is willing to
years before becoming a de- Even after the vehicle away from the scene of a alyzing Gascón’s perform- “Operation Big Spender” bring the cases … but that
fense attorney, hasn’t prose- stopped, Lyons grabbed a ri- fight, secured a deal that ance has to take into ac- scandal that implicated person needs to be able to
cuted a police officer in fle and kept on firing, the vi- was tantamount to proba- count the reactions of fam- deputies in the embezzle- win the cases,” Levenson
nearly three decades. deo shows. tion last month. In another ilies who have lost relatives ment of more than $1 million said. “At some point, the
Gascón, meanwhile, has Lyons struck a plea deal case, a judge blocked a no- to police violence. seized in drug raids. public gets frustrated when
spent three terms in San that allowed him to serve jail plea deal offered to a “The sentence in the Terree Bowers, U.S. at- you bring the cases and the
Francisco and L.A. oversee- just 30 days in jail. sheriff ’s deputy who fatally Twyman murder was really, torney for Los Angeles at the cops walk away, or they walk
ing crucial decisions in law In a 2021 case involving shot a man in 2021. really light,” she said. “But time, said Hochman helped away with a slap on the
enforcement use-of-force manslaughter charges In an interview with The when we talk to the family, it build the case, which sprang wrist.”
cases. against another sheriff ’s Times, Gascón said that the meant everything.” from an FBI investigation.
A special prosecutor, deputy, jurors voted to ac- officers probably would have Gascón has sought to Bowers described him as an Times staff writer Connor
hired by Gascón to review quit. The next year, a judge faced no consequences paint Hochman as too cozy excellent trial attorney, and Sheets contributed to this
such cases that predecessor threw out a case against Los under the previous district with police, especially the said it was much harder at report.

When and how to apologize: A theme in L.A. City Council race

[Council, from A1] the race. dead in 2016. County prose-
the face,” he said. “For someone who wants cutors declined to file
Yanez, a 34-year veteran a position in City Council to charges, saying the officer
of law enforcement, said he say those words, it’s danger- used “reasonable force” to
would “love” to hear Jurado ous. It’s dangerous because defend himself and others.
apologize. So far, Jurado has police protect those we “F— LAPD,” Montes
declined to do so, saying the love,” said Angela Mendoza, said. “LAPD should be apol-
phrase was “just a lyric” whose boyfriend, LAPD Of- ogizing to the Chicano com-
from a song that has been ficer Fernando Arroyos, was munity for the years of
“part of a larger conversa- shot and killed by gang killings, broken bones and
tion on systemic injustice members in 2022 while he false arrests.”
and police accountability.” was off duty. Montes said there is no
Jurado’s campaign, when Seated at the offices of comparison between Jura-
contacted by The Times, re- the police union, the women do’s recorded remarks and
peatedly declined to say said they fear Jurado’s the ones on the hourlong au-
whether she felt an apology words would contribute to dio between De León, Mar-
was necessary. Jurado has public antipathy toward po- tinez, then-Councilmember
dismissed the controversy lice, putting officers at great- Gil Cedillo and labor leader
as a distraction, despite er risk. Ron Herrera.
criticism from the police “It shows a lack of judg- Martinez, the former
chief, some council mem- ment,” said Gina Moreno, council president, said on
bers, the police union and whose husband and two the recording that then-
family members of LAPD sons work for the Los Ange- Councilmember Mike
police officers, who say her les County Sheriff ’s Depart- Bonin, who is white and gay,
words were hurtful to them ment. “It shows the hate carried his son, who is Black,
and the department’s more that she has inside of her “like an accessory.” De León,
than 10,000 employees. Brian van der Brug, Christina House Los Angeles Times heart.” in response, said it was just
With the election a week CANDIDATE Ysabel Jurado, left, declined to apologize for a remark about police. Jurado responded with a like when Martinez “brings
away, the fallout over the re- Councilmember Kevin de León apologized repeatedly in the leaked audio scandal. statement saying she has her Goyard bag or the Louis
mark has created an odd “deep respect” for those who Vuitton bag.”
bookend to the acrimonious He said he had asked hun- Lincoln Heights debate. He “It was made in a light- have lost family members in Herrera and Martinez re-
race between Jurado, a first- dreds of people for forgiv- plans to vote for De León. hearted way in speaking to a the line of duty. “We can hon- signed in the wake of the
time candidate, and Coun- eness, including elected offi- Jurado made the remark constituent in trying to re- or the memories of fallen of- scandal, and Cedillo is now
cilmember Kevin de León, cials, neighborhood organ- at an Oct. 17 meet-and-greet late to them,” Raman said. ficers while also pushing for out of office. De León and
who represents part of L.A.’s izers, Black clergy and other at Cal State L.A., after a col- “And I hope that if she wins, accountability and equity in Cedillo have filed separate
Eastside. In that contest, religious leaders. lege student who is also a De that she’ll be able to work policing,” she said in a state- lawsuits against the couple
when and how to apologize In a lawsuit he filed over León staffer asked where productively with the P.D. ment. they believe was responsible
has been a theme from the the audio scandal, De León she stood on abolishing the because that’s part of the job Appearing on Fox 11, Ju- for the recording.
beginning. was less conciliatory, saying police. — very much.” rado said her words re- In his lawsuit, De León
For months, Jurado has through his lawyer that he “What’s the rap verse? In some cases, a candi- flected the realities resi- took a defiant stance, blast-
assailed De León over his “never made any comment F— the police, that’s how I date’s reluctance to apolo- dents face when they seek ing media coverage of the
participation in a conversa- that was even remotely of- see ’em,” she replied, before gize can make a situation help from the LAPD. scandal, which his lawyer de-
tion with three other Latino fensive.” going on to argue that police worse. Two years ago, City “The whole comment is scribed as “more concerned
political leaders that fea- Jurado, a tenant rights need to focus on gangs and Council candidate Danielle about community members with clickbait than facts.”
tured crude and racist attorney, has blasted De violent crime. Jurado has Sandoval apologized over calling the police asking for El Sereno resident Pam
remarks. De León, who was León’s apologies as insin- declined to name the song, her handling of wage theft help, and when the police Marquez, who is married to
politically wounded by the cere. but the words she used cases at her San Pedro come, they themselves Val Marquez, said she has
scandal, has repeatedly “If I make a mistake, I cop closely match portions of restaurant. She delivered [turn] into the suspect when moved past the audio leak
apologized. to it,” she said at a Sept. 11 N.W.A’s “F— Tha Police” and that message only after actually they’re the victim,” scandal — and is ready to
The recording, which candidate debate in Lincoln Kanye West’s “All Falls weeks of combative state- she said. vote for De León.
sparked a national scandal Heights. “I apologize the Down.” ments, which spurred sev- Carlos Montes, who lives Over the last two years,
once it became public, fea- first time. I don’t wait two De León called the state- eral endorsers to pull their in Boyle Heights, said Ju- she said, De León has done a
tured ugly exchanges about years. I don’t wait for other ment “disrespectful” and support. rado has nothing to apolo- lot to repair his reputation,
a white council member and people to tell me to do it. I say said she should apologize. For the last week, the Los gize for. During an interview, by working to address home-
his Black son. It also con- sorry, and I learn from it.” Some Jurado supporters Angeles Police Protective he uttered the same phrase lessness and responding to
tained an epithet from then- Some of Jurado’s critics said they don’t believe she League, the union repre- while discussing the fatal po- the needs of his constitu-
council President Nury Mar- now call those words hollow. was serious when she spoke. senting LAPD officers, has lice shootings in his neigh- ents.
tinez, which she hurled at Others say the fact she Councilmember Nithya run digital ads saying that borhood in the last decade. “Everyone deserves a
Dist. Atty. George Gascon: hasn’t apologized shows she Raman, who endorsed Ju- Jurado’s plan for public safe- Montes, who is 77 and second chance,” she said.
“F— that guy ... he’s with the meant what she said. rado and voted against a ty “starts with an F-bomb.” supports Jurado, said LAPD “And I think this is his.”
Blacks.” “She really feels that, ‘F’ package of police raises last On Sunday, a group of wom- officers should have been
De León told The Times the police,” said Val year, called the comment en whose loved ones have prosecuted for the shoot- Times staff writer Dakota
last year that he should have Marquez, who lives in El “unfortunate” but said she worked in law enforcement ings, including one that left Smith contributed to this
“shut that meeting down.” Sereno and attended the thinks it was “made in jest.” called for her to drop out of 14-year-old Jesse Romero report.
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BUSINESS
Halloween stores are making a killing in L.A.
Spending has grown in
U.S. A local seller says
holiday is especially
popular here.
By Caroline
Petrow-Cohen

On the corner of a busy

intersection in Culver City,
an oversize inflatable witch
and racks of costumes draw
in customers to Robinson
Beautilities.
Inside, overflowing bins
of accessories sit among
packaged costumes and
novelty items. Although the
shop’s costume rental serv-
ice is open year-round, busi-
ness triples in October, co-
owner Dan Levin said.
For many Angelenos,
Halloween is a celebration of
autumn and a chance to em-
brace beloved whimsical tra-
ditions. It’s also an opportu-
nity to spend as the holiday
brings with it a retail frenzy
— one that hit record levels
last year as consumers
across the country spent
$12.2 billion on candy, cos-
tumes, decorations and
more.
This year’s Halloween
spending is expected to
reach $11.6 billion, according
to a National Retail Federa-
tion survey. Consumers will
spend an average of $103 on Christina House Los Angeles Times
the holiday, the survey DAN LEVIN, owner of Robinson Beautilities, says of the L.A. area: “This is where movies are made and this is where people dress up.”
found, totaling around $3.8
billion on costumes, an all out because you have the tomers. He has noticed an ficial transition to the fall survey respondents said 1920s and 1930s, according to
equal amount on decora- Hollywood creative commu- increased focus on acces- season for many Americans, they plan to celebrate Hal- Smithsonian Magazine.
tions and slightly less on nity here,” he said. “This is sories and costume details and consumers are eager to loween this year by partak- The holiday’s origins
candy. where movies are made and in recent years, he said, espe- get a jump start on purchas- ing in modern holiday tradi- date to the 8th century Celt-
Costume hunters at his this is where people dress cially from those particu- ing new seasonal decor and tions, including handing out ic festival of Samhain, which
store typically spend around up.” larly invested in the holiday. other autumnal items,” NRF candy, decorating their was intended to ward off the
$150, Levin said. Gary Gar- Packaged costumes in At a Spirit Halloween in Vice President of Industry home, dressing in costume ghosts of the dead that were
land, a Pacific Palisades res- Levin’s shop sell for around Culver City two days before and Consumer Insights and carving pumpkins. said to return the night be-
ident shopping for a cos- $70, while rental costumes, Halloween, customers of all Katherine Cullen said in a Those traditions cost fore the fall harvest on Nov. 1.
tume earlier this week, said which are higher quality and ages roamed the aisles and statement. money, and as they’ve be- Festival participants wore
he would spend that amount more theatrical, range from inspected rubber masks, Spirit Halloween, which come more popular, Hallow- costumes made from animal
on a costume alone, plus $80 to $200. Countless more body paint and wigs. Some operates about 1,500 sea- een spending has gone up. skins and lighted huge fires
more on other merchandise. costumes are available at shelves were picked clean. sonal stores around the U.S., According to the NRF, na- to burn crops as a sacrifice to
“Halloween is our favorite chain retailers including The National Retail Fed- opens their doors at the end tional spending has in- the deities.
holiday,” said Garland, who Party City and Spirit Hal- eration survey found that of the summer and stays creased by $4.2 billion over For Garland in the Pa-
has two children ages 17 and loween, which offers a nearly half of Halloween open until early November. the last decade, jumping cific Palisades, modern Hal-
22. “We’re all in.” Harley Quinn costume for shoppers begin their spend- “A lot of people come in from $7.4 billion in 2014 to loween is worth every dollar,
Many customers are will- $39.99 and a Catwoman cos- ing before October because early to get ideas,” Levin said $11.6 billion this year. even if his family sometimes
ing to splurge on Halloween, tume for $59.99. they’re looking forward to of his store. “Because we’re The commercialization goes overboard.
Levin said, especially be- “I don’t think money is an the season and want to avoid here year-round, they know of Halloween is nothing new, “My wife does some of the
cause the holiday is so popu- issue, as long as it looks the stress of last-minute they can get the items they and modern practices such shopping,” he said. “I don’t
lar in Los Angeles. really good and they feel shopping. want.” as trick-or-treating became want to know what she
“They definitely go way good,” Levin said of his cus- “Halloween marks the of- Seventy-two percent of popular in America in the spends.”

Tesla sales fall as rivals gain traction Andrea Mitchell

Demand for EVs is up
to give up anchor
2% statewide, but the
market-leading brand chair at MSNBC
sees a 3.5% decline.
By Russ Mitchell By Stephen Battaglio

Electric vehicle regis- Veteran journalist An-

trations rose 2% in Califor- drea Mitchell will give up her
nia for the three months that daytime MSNBC program
ended Sept. 30 compared after the presidential inau-
with the year-earlier period, guration in January, the net-
but top-selling EV maker work announced Tuesday.
Tesla saw a 3.5% decline, ac- Mitchell, who turns 78
cording to the latest report this week, will remain with
from car dealers. NBC News as chief Washing-
Tesla moved 57,587 vehi- ton correspondent and chief
cles for the third quarter — foreign affairs correspond-
which still accounts for more ent reporting across the di-
than half of the 102,044 EVs vision’s programs on the Christopher Dilts NBC Universal
sold or leased in the state for broadcast network, MSNBC “I WANT time to do
the period, according to the and streaming channel NBC more of what I love the
California New Car Dealers News Now. She told viewers most,” Mitchell said.
Assn. The third-quarter at the end of her program
sales decline for Tesla fol- Sean Simmers Patriot-News “Andrea Mitchell Reports” vor with some MSNBC view-
lows drops of 7.8% in the first TESLA OWNER Elon Musk speaks at Life Center Church in Harrisburg, Pa., this that the move away from ers who have increasingly
quarter and 17% in the sec- month. His support of Donald Trump may not be helping sales in California. daily anchoring was her turned to the progressive-
ond. Year to date, Tesla’s choice. leaning network for critical
California sales and leases Musk’s politics and increas- mandated that 35% of Cali- that any high-tech market “And after 16 years of be- coverage of former Presi-
have declined 12.6%. Glob- ingly bizarre behavior were fornia car sales and leases be has ebbs and flows.” ing in the anchor chair every dent Trump. Chuck Todd,
ally, for the third quarter, the last straw: “We said we’re for EVs and plug-in hybrids He also put a positive day, I want time to do more whose program “Meet the
Tesla sales rose 6.4% as the done. He doesn’t align with by 2026, rising to 100% by spin on Tesla’s loss in popu- of what I love the most,” Press Daily” was moved off
new Cybertruck made up for our values anymore.” 2035. larity among many Califor- Mitchell said at the end of MSNBC in 2022, was also
sagging sales of the Model 3 Other EV makers saw But the pace of EV sales nians, and their move to her program. “More con- subjected to hostile com-
and Model Y. high percentage gains but has slowed dramatically af- competing makes and mod- necting, listening and re- ments on social media.
Tesla’s dip in sales comes on a much smaller base. ter several years of torrid els: “More competition is porting in the field, espe- Mitchell joined NBC
amid increasing competi- Year to date, Kia jumped growth. New car market good.” cially as whoever is elected News in 1978 to cover energy
tion from other automakers 64%, to 10,584 vehicles, while share for battery electric Yet, impediments to next week is going to under- at a time when the Iranian
rolling out new EVs, espe- Hyundai posted a 30.5% in- and plug-in hybrid vehicles growth remain. Brauer be- take the monumental task of revolution disrupted the
cially at lower price points. crease with 16,433 vehicles. rocketed from 7.6% of new lieves California’s botched handling two foreign wars world’s oil markets. She
It could also be a reflec- Both South Korean carmak- registrations in 2020 to 12.2% rollout of public EV charging and the political divisions moved into politics in 1980,
tion of Tesla owner Elon ers occupy the more-afford- in 2021, 19.1% in 2022 and stations is a major hurdle. here at home. covering every presidential
Musk’s prominent support able segment of the EV mar- 24.9% in 2023. Tesla has earned a strong In a memo to staff, NBC election ever since. Her work
of GOP presidential candi- ket and offer what Brauer For the first nine months reputation for reliable News leadership said Mitch- as a foreign correspondent
date Donald Trump in left- calls attractive leasing op- of this year, however, the charging stations, while ell’s “deep sourcing and abil- has taken her to North Ko-
leaning California. “I Bought tions. market share has inched up public chargers built to ity to land the biggest-name rea, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, Af-
This Before Elon Went Ford posted a 17.3% jump to 25.6%, amid continuing serve other brands continue news-making interviews are ghanistan, Israel, the West
Crazy” is the slogan on one in California EV sales and concerns among some con- to suffer from overcrowding unmatched.” Bank, Ukraine, Bosnia,
bumper sticker that can be leases, to 12,828 vehicles for sumers over the higher cost and poor performance. “Her contributions to Kosovo, Pakistan, Haiti, Su-
found on many Teslas these the quarter. BMW rose 36%, for EVs and so-called range Brauer says a recent jour- NBC News over the last 46 dan and Japan.
days. on 14,610. anxiety. ney in a rented Hyundai years have been invaluable Mitchell started her ca-
“Unfortunately for Elon, Sales and leases of Gen- Josh Boone, executive di- Ioniq 5 became “a night- to the network, and we are so reer in 1976 at an all-news ra-
a certain amount of his con- eral Motors’ Chevrolet EVs rector of Veloz, a nonprofit mare,” a “hugely stressful pleased that she will remain dio station in Philadelphia.
sumer base is not a fan of plummeted 48% to 8,817 ve- consumer resource for elec- and time-wasting Friday an essential part of the News She was given an overnight
what’s given him a high pro- hicles. The automaker’s for- tric vehicles, said he remains evening” when he spent four Group for years to come,” shift to avoid disrupting a
file over the past year,” said tunes might improve in the optimistic. “From our per- hours searching for a work- the memo said. newsroom that was still an
Karl Brauer, auto market months ahead, however, spective, we’re continuing to ing charger and then waiting “Andrea Mitchell Re- all-male domain.
analyst at [Link]. with the recent launch of two see remarkable sales mo- in a long line to fill up for the ports” was launched in 2008 Mitchell soon joined he
Alexis Tjian of Berkeley new crossovers, the Equinox mentum across California,” 50 miles to get him to his des- when NBC News was adding generation of female jour-
sold her Tesla Model Y sev- EV and the Blazer EV. Trade he said. “EV market share is tination. more of the network’s big nalists who broke through
eral months ago and bought journal Automotive News re- still increasing.” “That was not a fun four names to the channel’s pro- as network news stars in the
a Rivian. She and her hus- ports those vehicles are al- Acknowledging that hours,” he said, and unless gram lineup. 1970s, which included Lesley
band were unhappy with the ready among the 10 top-sell- growth needs to pick up to public charging improves, “I Mitchell’s evenhanded Stahl, Connie Chung, Judy
Model Y’s quality and Tes- ing EVs nationally. reach state goals, he said will never buy an electric approach to Washington Woodruff and Carole Simp-
la’s service, she said, but Gov. Gavin Newsom has that “we also understand car.” politics has fallen out of fa- son.
L AT I M E S . C O M T H U R S DAY , O C T O B E R 31, 2 0 2 4 A7

How Redondo Beach reached ‘functional zero’

[Homelessness, from A1] woman in the RV, but she too
At a ceremony this week disappeared.
recognizing the city’s Then, cruising the busi-
achievement, three more cit- ness district, she spotted the
ies — Hermosa Beach, Man- woman who had snapped at
hattan Beach and Torrance her on the bus bench. Omu-
— will accept the challenge, ra said the woman is known
Chu said. only as Jane Doe because
Redondo Beach was al- she refuses to give her name.
ready well on the way to She had a bare foot resting
functional zero in 2022 when on her knee and was picking
the Council of Governments at an open sore.
launched its program. Omura parked and ap-
The first step, born out of proached. She was rebuffed
quality-of-life complaints again.
pressuring the City Council, Getting her help would
was to get control of the be a project, Omura said.
city’s petty crime problem. The city’s mental health
Homeless people were being team, made up of a police of-
arrested for trespassing, dis- ficer and a clinician, later
orderly conduct and drug of- found her suitable for a psy-
fenses. chiatric hold. Omura re-
In 2020, City Atty. Mike served a bed at Harbor
Webb persuaded the Superi- UCLA Medical Center and
or Court in nearby Torrance scheduled a county ambu-
to send a judge to Redondo lance to transport her. At
Beach one day a month to the last minute, the ambu-
conduct a homeless court, lance was diverted to an
using the power of the bench emergency and canceled.
to lead defendants toward Some days just go that
shelter and treatment. way.
Next, there had to be
somewhere for those de- A new day
fendants to go. The city built The new day, though,
a village of 20 tiny homes, brought limited successes.
leased five rooms in a single- In the morning, Omura
room-occupancy hotel, Genaro Molina Los Angeles Times picked up client Karen Ford
formed relationships with LILA OMURA, Redondo Beach housing navigator, approaches a woman who had rebuffed her earlier offers to at her hangout at a mini-
the home sharing nonprofit help the woman get housing and mental health treatment. Omura’s second attempt was also unsuccessful. mall and drove her to an
SHARE Collaborative SRO in Wilmington. Ford
Housing and low-income tion. Omura and other case client is in jail. of encampments along a looked over the vacant room
housing provider Soul Hous-
ing.
managers were on hand to
guide those who accepted
‘I want the need “If we go for a couple
months without seeing
storm drain channel behind
a Hilton Homewood Suites.
and agreed to move in.
Meanwhile, Omura was
With $300,000 from its treatment with shelter as an for some of these them again and we don’t Monitoring it on a recent stressing over a mother and
own budget, along with alternative to sentencing. know where they are, we day, she found only one tent, daughter who had over-
county, state and federal Webb, who is retiring af- programs to end.’ don’t blame the city for not and it appeared to be aban- stayed their welcome with a
grants and donations from ter five terms, has cobbled getting them off the street,” doned. friend who took them in af-
service providers, the pro- together a fragile system —Mike Webb, Chu said. A day on the road with ter their flower shop failed.
Torrance city attorney, on
gram has grown. The city that relies on funding and As part of the functional Omura illustrates how diffi- She had secured two tiny
efforts that have brought the
now leases 18 SRO units and grants that may or may not zero program, Omura and cult it is to quantify any giv- homes for them, but the
city to ‘functional zero’ status in
is adding 25 tiny homes. be renewed. outreach workers from Har- en person’s status, let alone mother, Brook Owens,
fighting homelessness
This summer it opened His legacy, he hopes, will bor Interfaith Services have help them. Hours, even days, wasn’t answering her phone.
20 units of permanent hous- be the ability to maintain monthly briefings with City of hard work can pass with- At noon Omura would have
ing in a motel conversion functional zero even as that Atty. Webb and Chu at the out anything resembling a to release the tiny homes to
funded by the state Project system shrinks. making it rare and brief Council of Governments. successful outcome. the next person on the wait-
Homekey and obtained a “I want the need for some when it occurs and to docu- They talk over cases and add After lunch on the day ing list.
county grant to double the of these programs to end,” ment its progress with a by- any new names to the by- she comforted the crying At last, the mother
size of its tiny home village. Webb said. “Some will have name list updated at least name list that now has about man, Omura drove a woman picked up. Omura drove to
to remain in place. We’ve al- monthly. 300 entries, some in shelter from her broken down RV to the house where they were
Steady progress ways had homelessness. The Council of Govern- or housing, some still on the a strip mall to cash her disa- staying, but only the mother
The number of homeless The city housing navigator ments wrote its own stand- street and many recorded as bility check, urged a woman came out. Her teenage
people on the streets has needs to stay in place. I don’t ard. It requires a city to move missing. in a tent by the railroad daughter had changed her
steadily dropped. know if we need to have the people off the streets into Omura got her start in tracks to go with her to a mind. Three days later, the
In 2017, the annual count pallet shelters forever.” shelter or housing in a medi- outreach with the ministry shelter and listened to the mother bolted from the tiny
found 105 people sleeping In declaring Redondo an of 90 days and to have of the New Life Church in unintelligible story of a man home and was apparently
unsheltered on the city’s Beach’s functional zero stat- more people leaving home- Harbor City, dispensing she had never seen before back with the friend.
streets. This year, January’s us, the Council of Govern- lessness than falling into it. food, clothing and prayers. A sitting on a bench outside Later that day, Omura
count was 18. Vehicles occu- ments highlighted it as Los Redondo Beach reached spunky 56-year-old, who has Redondo Beach City Hall. checked out a small park
pied by otherwise unhoused Angeles County’s first city to that equilibrium in the first been homeless herself, she A few days later, Omura where an angry man with a
people were also down, to 47 achieve that status. six months of 2024 when the was lured away from a 30- reviewed how things turned pit bull had been reported.
from 79. But it’s an informal claim. by-name list grew by 65 year career in commercial out. She found Billy Schmitt
The city is now devel- The designation of func- while 66 people were taken purchasing to become a full- The man who couldn’t II, absorbed an expletive-
oping a pilot mental health tional zero is not a hard-and- off the street. Of them, 31 time outreach worker for stop crying called his filled tirade, and made
response program with a fast term. This spring, the went to shelter, 14 to perma- Harbor Interfaith. Omura mother, who arranged to friends with his dog, who
$570,000 grant from the city of Signal Hill declared it nent housing, 11 to mental made such an impression on meet him in a nearby park. turned out to be adorable.
healthcare plan Health Net. had reached functional zero health, detox or domestic vi- Webb that the city hired her Working two phones in her Finally, the man calmed
Since 2020, the first year after moving all its 45 home- olence facilities, and 10 were in 2022. city vehicle, Omura deter- down and explained that he
of complete records, 169 de- less people into a shelter in reunified with families. Her first success was con- mined that he already had was angry because he
fendants have participated Long Beach. Tracking median time on necting with a woman who a case manager in nearby thought he was being ne-
in the homeless court, said In designing its program, the street is more art than had been a fixture for years Hermosa Beach, where he glected.
Joy Ford, the city’s quality- the Council of Governments science, especially for a at the 405 Freeway and In- usually hangs out. Case Yes, he wanted to get into
of-life prosecutor. Currently consulted Beth Sandor, who beach city, where the more glewood Avenue. Unde- closed. a program, he said.
35 are in active cases, 63 have heads the Built for Zero pro- moderate summer climate terred by numerous rejec- The woman by the rail- On the spot, Omura
been placed in interim hous- gram at Community Solu- can be a draw. tions, Omura got through af- road track had agreed to go called Exodus Recovery
ing and 74 have graduated tions, a nonprofit that pro- “People will be in Re- ter the woman, known as into one of the city’s tiny Safe Landing, a walk-in shel-
and are in permanent hous- motes the concept nation- dondo and they go to Riv- “405 Lady,” was released homes, but then she disap- ter that accepts city refer-
ing. Fewer than 2% have re- ally. erside for half a year and from a mental health com- peared, probably moving rals.
turned to court on new Built for Zero’s definition then come back to Re- mitment. At last she ac- closer to her roots in There were no open beds.
charges. of functional zero requires a dondo,” Chu said. Some- cepted shelter and later ob- Hawthorne, Omura She kept calling, and three
A key element of the community to “measurably times the city will learn tained an apartment. Next, thought. Omura also se- days later a bed opened. She
court was human interven- solve homelessness” by through the grapevine that a Omura dealt with a stretch cured a tiny home for the drove Schmitt there.

MARKET ROUNDUP

Stocks edge down as Lilly, chipmakers slump Hollywood stars buy

ployers outside of the gov-
brewery in Wales after
By Stan Choe

NEW YORK — U.S. stock

Major stock indexes
Daily Daily % YTD %
ernment accelerated their
hiring this month, when
economists were forecasting
boosting soccer team
indexes edged lower Index Close change change change a slowdown. It could raise
Wednesday after drops for Dow industrials 42,141.54 -91.51 -0.22 +11.81 optimism for Friday’s more Wrexham Lager said the
associated press
Eli Lilly and chip companies S&P 500 5,813.67 -19.25 -0.33 +21.88 comprehensive jobs report acquisition was made by
overshadowed a jump for Nasdaq composite 18,607.93 -104.82 -0.56 +23.96 coming from the govern- Red Dragon Ventures, a
Google’s parent company. ment. Economists expect Ryan Reynolds and Rob joint venture formed by
S&P 400 3,138.39 -3.74 -0.12 +12.83
The Standard & Poor’s that to show the pace of hir- McElhenney have bought Reynolds and McElhenney
500 slipped 0.3% after drift- Russell 2000 2,233.04 -5.05 -0.23 +10.16 ing nearly halved in October. another piece of Wrexham: and the New York-based Al-
ing between small gains and EuroStoxx 50 4,885.75 -64.27 -1.30 +8.05 A slowing economy is no its brewery. lyn family — which on
losses several times, though Nikkei (Japan) 39,277.39 +373.71 +0.96 +17.37 surprise after the Federal Four years after their Wednesday became a mi-
it’s still near its all-time high Hang Seng (Hong Kong) 20,380.64 -320.50 -1.55 +19.55 Reserve hiked interest rates out-of-the-blue purchase of nority investor in Wrexham’s
set this month. The Dow Associated Press sharply in hopes of braking Wrexham’s struggling soc- soccer team.
Jones industrial average enough on the economy to cer team, the Hollywood ce- Since taking charge of
edged down by 0.2% while fluential stocks, fell 1.4% and dit soared 42% after the get inflation under control. lebrities have further in- the club after a $2.5-million
the Nasdaq composite was one of the heaviest company surprised in- The question is whether the vested in the city in north purchase in late 2020, Reyn-
slipped 0.6% from its own weights on the S&P 500. vestors and analysts and re- Fed can help keep the econo- Wales by becoming co-own- olds and McElhenney have
record set the day before. One of the few stocks to ported a profit. my out of a recession now ers of Wrexham Lager. overseen Wrexham’s rise up
Alphabet climbed 2.8% hurt the index nearly as Super Micro Computer that it’s begun cutting inter- Wrexham Lager, which is English soccer’s league sys-
after beating analysts’ fore- much was Eli Lilly, which lost nearly a third of its val- est rates to keep the job mar- one of the soccer team’s tem. Wrexham has achieved
casts for profit in the latest sank 6.3% amid concerns ue, 32.7%, after Ernst & ket humming. sponsors, was founded in back-to-back promotions
quarter, thanks largely to its about two of the drugmak- Young resigned as its regis- A string of stronger- 1882 and says it is the oldest and now plays in third-tier
Google business. It’s the lat- er’s blockbuster products: tered public accounting than-expected reports on British lager brewery still in League One, where the team
est of the highly influential diabetes treatment Moun- firm. A prominent investor, the economy has raised such existence. is in third place after 13
group of stocks known as the jaro and weight loss counter- Hindenburg Research, pub- hopes, but it’s also forced in- The presence of Reyn- games.
“Magnificent Seven” to top part Zepbound. lished a report in August vestors to ratchet back ex- olds and McElhenney will Wrexham has been fur-
high expectations for Eli Lilly reported weaker that accused the company of pectations for how deeply boost Wrexham Lager’s ef- ther thrust into the global
growth. They’ll need to, be- results for the latest quarter accounting red flags and the Fed will cut rates. forts to expand its interna- consciousness by Reynolds
cause critics say their prices than analysts expected, as other issues, which Chief Traders are largely ex- tional production and distri- and McElhenney launching
have climbed too quickly, pharmaceutical wholesalers Executive Charles Liang lat- pecting the Fed to cut its fed- bution. a fly-on-the-wall TV series,
even if artificial intelligence burned through inventories er said contained false or in- eral funds rate by a quarter “As co-chairmen of Wrex- “Welcome to Wrexham.” It
technology is creating a they had built up in previous accurate statements. of a percentage point at its ham AFC, we have learned a has helped boost tourism
boom. quarters. Lilly cut its fore- All told, the S&P 500 fell next meeting next week, ac- lot,” Reynolds and McElhen- and trade in the city, with
Computer chip compa- cast for profit over the full 19.25 points to 5,813.67. The cording to data from CME ney said in a statement ob- Wrexham Lager among the
nies have been some of the year of 2024. Dow dipped 91.51 points to Group. That would be a step tained by the Associated businesses gaining visibility
biggest winners of the AI Also falling was Trump 42,141.54, and the Nasdaq down from its cut of half a Press. “The connection be- through the show.
rush, but Advanced Micro Media & Technology Group, composite slipped 104.82 percentage point last tween club and community, Reynolds previously
Devices helped drag down the company behind former points to 18,607.93. month, which kicked off the the intricacies of the offside owned a stake in Aviation
stocks across the industry Donald Trump’s Truth So- Recent hurricanes that Fed’s rate-easing campaign. rule and the occasional need Gin, which was sold to Dia-
after reporting profit for the cial platform. It dropped struck the United States In stock markets abroad, for beer — especially after fi- geo in 2020 for a reported
latest quarter that only 22.3% for the worst loss since could lead to rebuilding that indexes were mostly lower in nance meetings. $610 million. Diageo said
matched analysts’ expecta- taking its place on the causes stronger growth in Europe and Asia despite a “Wrexham Lager has a Reynolds retained an “on-
tions. It also gave a forecast Nasdaq stock market after a the fourth quarter, but “the 1% rise for Japan’s Nikkei 225 140-year-old recipe and a sto- going ownership interest” in
range for revenue for the end merger with another com- signal through the noise will as the Bank of Japan began a ried history and we’re ex- the gin.
of 2024 whose midpoint was pany in March. The stock is likely be one of an economy two-day policy meeting. cited to help write its next The Roberts family,
a bit below what analysts notoriously volatile, and it that is still slowing, not reac- chapter.” which revived Wrexham La-
were estimating. AMD’s had been rallying strongly celerating,” said Brian Choe writes for the The brewery didn’t ger in 2011 after production
stock sank 10.6%. over the last month, up to Jacobsen, chief economist at Associated Press. AP disclose financial details stopped in 2000, will remain
Nvidia, a chip giant that’s $40 from roughly $12. Annex Wealth Management. writers Matt Ott and Zimo but said Reynolds and McEl- a co-owner of the brewery
rocketed to become one of Among the biggest A separate report Zhong contributed to this henney have a majority alongside Reynolds and
Wall Street’s largest most in- movers on Wall Street, Red- Wednesday suggested em- report. stake. McElhenney.
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f you’re in pain and have to go to the Researchers have been making recom-

I emergency room, it’s good to be a white

man.
A new study finds that women who
go to the ER for treatment of pain are
less likely to get the needed pain medication,
regardless of their age or ethnicity or even
the sex of the medical professional — female
mendations for years. Hospitals need more
protocols for a wider variety of symptoms so
that, for example, every patient has their
complaint of pain assessed, which usually
means rating the pain on a scale of 1 to 10.
Signs in the emergency room should inform
patients that their pain should be assessed
doctors and nurses were as unlikely to pro- and they have the right to demand it. Wait
vide the relief as male ones. And nurses are times should stem from objective measure-
less likely to record how much pain a woman ments of that pain as well as other symp-
is experiencing. toms. Emergency room staff need training to
Maybe, you’d think, women are less likely make them aware of these disparities. Au-
to show the pain they’re feeling, but the re- dits every few years would expose any un-
searchers, who looked at patient records equal treatment of patients.
across the U.S. and Israel, took care of that. None of this is particularly complicated,
They conducted a side experiment in which and yet the problem persists. A new law
they told nurses anecdotes about patients’ signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September
pain, and even then nurses rated the wom- Francine Orr Los Angeles Times aims to end racial disparities in California
en’s pain as being less severe than men’s. SOFIA SIBERIAN waits in the ER at MLK Community Hospital in Los Angeles. emergency rooms and doctor’s offices by re-
Even though the study published in the quiring health facilities to develop patient
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sci- safety plans and analyze complaints to see
ences is new, the problem isn’t. A 2022 study
published in the Journal of the American
Heart Assn. found that women in pain
ER patients still being hurt whether they show patterns according to
race, ethnicity and gender.
That’s not enough. Patients who receive
waited in the ER almost 30% longer to be
seen by a doctor. There are more studies with
similar findings.
This is more than forcing some patients
by racial and gender biases subpar treatment in emergency rooms can’t
wait until complaints are analyzed over long
periods of time, and what about the patients
who are too sick to complain?
to suffer. It can mean missing or delaying di- The state needs to require clearly posted
agnosis for serious issues such as heart at- room with chest pain wait almost 40% longer that when Asian patients have to wait, it’s for information for ER patients so that they
tack. According to the PNAS study author, — 99 minutes instead of 71 minutes — than a longer time than white patients. As with know their rights for assessment and treat-
professor Shoham Choshen-Hillel from the people of other racial or ethnic groups. women, Black and Latino patients were less ment, and training for medical professionals
Hebrew University of Jerusalem: “This Among those who are admitted as inpa- likely to even have their pain assessed. in recognizing racial and gender biases.
under-treatment of female patients’ pain tients from the ER, Latino patients wait It’s hard for patients to act as their own There should be a set of standardized proto-
could have serious implications for women’s nearly twice as long. Minutes can make the advocates even if they see other people being cols for the kinds of medical complaints that
health outcomes, potentially leading to long- difference between life and death if a heart seen first who came in after them. They don’t are most likely to result in unequal waits and
er recovery times, complications, or chronic attack is involved. know who has the most serious symptoms treatments, and independent audits to give
pain conditions.” Black patients with chest pain wait long- and they’re cautious about annoying medi- hospitals clear information about whether
And it is just one aspect of grossly un- er than white patients, and are less likely cal personnel. Unless a companion is there they’re meeting the mark.
equal treatment in emergency rooms. than any other group to receive opioids for with them, their illness or pain may keep Studying the problem repeatedly isn’t go-
Latino patients who go to the emergency back pain and migraines. One study found them from speaking up for themselves. ing to solve it. Only decisive new rules will.

LETTERS
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Fearmongering pointed out in an email to

some of the more than
or truth-telling? 100,000 Harrises living in the
crucial seven swing states:
Re “Why Harris turns poli- “Perhaps if enough of us
tics of joy to focus on fear,” vote for Kamala for no other
column, Oct. 26 reason than we have the
same [last] name — and we
If Vice President Kamala already know that those
Harris is indeed being ac- who do are worthy of our
cused of fearmongering to attention and assistance —
win the presidency, it seems our country will become a
like unfair criticism. safer, more equitable and
She, like so many other better place.”
Democrats, is anxious Godfrey Harris
about the outcome of this Los Angeles
very crucial presidential
election. The overwhelming ::
cause for concern is because
of Donald Trump. If he Calmes exercises the
loses, we could see a replay principle of proportionality
of what happened after the — listing, weighing and
2020 election or even worse. balancing arguments for the
If he wins, he has promised better presidential candi-
to, in effect, tear down this date. Proportional discern-
great democracy. ment helps us resist our
Right now, the poll num- reductionist tendencies and
bers are so tight that a small consider the various vital
percentage of undecided issues at stake.
voters could decide this Who will do more good?
election. These people need Who will better serve the
a quick education about common good? Who will do
Associated Press how to pick a president. less harm? Who will better
A U.S. SOLDIER stands guard at the Manzanar concentration camp for Japanese Americans in 1943. A patriot does not neces- advance the unity and sta-
sarily have to be a war veter- bility of our nation and
an. He or she should always world? Who is more hon-

What we’ve done to fellow Americans be ready to serve the coun-

try and, most importantly,
must respect the Constitu-
orable and thus more likely
to serve honorably? Who
will better surround himself
tion. We also know that or herself with wise and
Re: “Remembering baseball behind barbed wire,” Oct. 29 serious lying, cheating and ethical advisors?
misbehaving (which in- All life issues count.
our article on baseball at the Manzanar prison camp in California’s Owens Valley did a huge disservice by

Y describing the site as not much more than “a few old barracks, a weathered wooden fence strung with barbed wire
and a wind-battered guard tower,” with a “tiny parking lot [that] is almost never full.”
How did the writer miss the wonderful museum housed in the gymnasium? It’s next to that “tiny” parking lot, which
cludes sexual misconduct)
are all examples of bad
character.
Based on all that, an
undecided voter should be
Respecting and making
room for the stranger
counts. Upholding the
rights of all counts. The
works of mercy count.
has more than 60 spaces and 10 pull-through lanes for RVs or buses. Tiny by L.A. standards?
The museum itself is worth a few hours’ visit, as the displays are well done and very engaging. On the back wall there able to pick between Harris Craig M. Butters
and former President San Clemente
are the names of the more than 11,000 inmates of the concentration camp. It is a sobering reminder of what our country is
Trump.
capable of doing to its own citizens.
Arabinda Nandi
Scott Mayeda, Encinitas Anaheim Look at other
:: abused killers
Thanks for front-page rubber we Americans were U.S. Department of Veter- Long ago, it was decided Re “Top 10 reasons to vote Re “Possible path to free-
attention to the Manzanar being blocked from acces- ans Affairs campus in West- by many of my fellow veter- for Harris,” Opinion, Oct. 28 dom for two brothers,” Oct.
National Historic Site. My sing during the war. wood for their sports facili- ans of the Korean mess that 25
own heritage is Norwegian In other words, these ties should supersede recti- the VA was ruled by all of Having been involved in
and Welsh, so for years I Americans of Japanese fying the dire circumstances those master sergeants many campaigns going With the sentences of
drove by the place where heritage, sent away from of our homeless United whose barely intelligible back to that of Dwight D. Lyle and Erik Menendez
thousands of Japanese their homes to Manzanar, States veterans. commands during training Eisenhower in 1952, I find being reviewed on the basis
Americans were imprisoned were still trying to help the These people have made had little impact on one’s that most of us don’t cast of abuse, I want to see the
during World War II on my U.S. win. Remarkable. countless sacrifices. Their later actions. our ballots for any of the cases of every woman jailed
way to Mammoth, thinking I Judi Healey stories of courage, loss and I am old enough to re- reasons Jackie Calmes for killing her abusive hus-
should stop sometime. La Cañada Flintridge perseverance are a testa- member when old soldiers’ offers in her column on band reviewed.
Now I always stop. It’s ment to their unwavering homes were still functioning voting for Harris. Even if there aren’t TV
easy and impactful. You can commitment to upholding as end-of-life retreats for Instead, we vote for shows about them. Abuse is
just drive the perimeter,
which includes the baseball
VA land should freedom and democracy.
Let’s not ignore the
veterans. Stories my grand-
mother told me of the
candidates because we like
them as human beings, feel
abuse.
Julie Taylor
field, or you can go inside —
for free — and get an even
be for vets only ongoing challenges many Grand Army of the Republic comfortable with them in Los Angeles
face when they return home, encampments, where veter- leadership positions or
better sense of the dignity Re “Ruling to add more from dealing with post- ans were saluted and cared trust them on addressing
those imprisoned sus- housing appealed by VA,” traumatic stress disorder to for, stand in stark contrast sensitive issues.
tained. At the front gate, Oct. 28 falling into homelessness. to the attention paid to vets For all those Americans HOW TO WRITE TO US
you will learn some very This should not be! Their by our government today. named Harris as I am, hav- Please send letters to
bright Caltech-connected I can find no good reason sacrifices deserve our re- Vets should not be living ing a “cousin” in the White letters@[Link]. For
men spent their time there why the aspirations of a spect and support. on the streets. House provides reason submission guidelines, see
trying — and succeeding — private school and uni- Barbara Doss Carleton Cronin enough to vote for the vice [Link]/letters or call
to find a substitute for the versity leasing land on the Hawthorne West Hollywood president. As I recently 1-800-LA TIMES, ext. 74511.

Executive Chairman Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong

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OP-ED

Democrats and
the media share
the blame for
bad messaging
Not enough voters recognize the success
of Bidenomics: It’s the misinformation
about the economy, stupid.

JACKIE CALMES

Matias Delacroix Associated Press In this nail-biter of a presidential

POLICE HURTLE a gas canister at protesters demonstrating against official election results in Caracas, Venezuela. election, any number of factors will be
said to have made the difference.
Here’s one that’s certain to be cited if

Venezuela’s struggles
support him, and using its diplomatic Kamala Harris loses: the (mis)percep-
leverage over Cuba, which provides intel- tion among many voters, even those
ligence to Venezuela’s repressive machin- with no love for Donald Trump, that
ery. he’d be a better manager of the econo-
The U.S. should also uphold the rights my.

mean more migration of migrants and asylum seekers fleeing

the crisis in Venezuela. Instead, it has put
Venezuelans in further danger and
undercut their access to asylum. Wash-
Harris has been closing the gap on who would be
the preferable economic steward, but a Wall Street
Journal poll last week showed that Trump had
increased his lead on the question to 12 percentage
ington has pressed Mexico and other points from 8 points in August. And yet, just over a
opposition candidates and prosecuting governments to impose visa require- week earlier, the Journal reported this consensus
The questionable election of critics on politically motivated charges. ments, making it harder for Venezuelans from economists: Inflation, interest rates and fed-
In January, the U.S. restored some sanc- fleeing their country to fly to Central or eral deficits would be significantly higher under
Nicolás Maduro and his tions. Venezuela retaliated by refusing North America. For many, the only option Trump than Harris, based on the candidates’ policy
crackdown on dissidents will deportation flights from the U.S. and left has been to travel by land — often proposals. Meanwhile, financial analysts reach for
Mexico. across Colombia toward Central Ameri- superlatives to describe a U.S. economy right now
push asylum seekers to the U.S. Despite the fears leading up to the ca, through the perilous Darién Gap. that’s the envy of the world.
elections, 60% of registered Venezuelans Surveys indicate that hundreds of The disconnect between voters’ and experts’
turned out to vote. But hours after polls thousands more Venezuelans are consid- opinions dismays Democrats, but they bear a lot of
By Tirana Hassan closed, the electoral council declared ering leaving the country. The U.S. should the blame. They’re not alone, but more on that later.
Maduro the winner and refused to release urgently reverse restrictions that force For years Democrats have been chronically bad
n September, I went to the infa- tally sheets and conduct audits required migrants into dangerous routes, stop messengers about the economy and their economic

I mous Darién Gap. Over the last year

and a half, more than 700,000 people
have traversed this unforgiving slice
of jungle that divides Colombia from
Panama. It is so riddled with violence and
rape that women there told me they have
to travel with the morning-after pill.
by law.
A United Nations expert panel and the
Carter Center questioned the result.
Both verified that tally sheets published
by the opposition were reliable, while the
Carter Center noted that they proved
that an opposition candidate, Edmundo
outsourcing its migration controls to
Mexico, Panama and other states with
less capacity to consider refugee claims
fairly, and avoid future deportations to
countries where asylum seekers are likely
to face abuse.
In addition, it could demonstrate its
agenda. Americans don’t recognize the very real
recovery from the pandemic-wracked Trump econ-
omy in large measure because, unlike Republicans,
Democrats in my years of reporting on presidents
and Congresses have been loath to take credit, lest
they be seen as out of touch with those still strug-
gling.
About 68% of people crossing there González Urrutia, had won the election commitment to the Venezuelan people by Their reticence is especially striking in this pre-
are Venezuelans, heading north to seek by a considerable margin. increasing the number of refugee resettle- election week. According to a report on Tuesday,
safety. They are among the nearly 8 mil- Citizens organized mass protests ments granted to them. In fiscal year U.S. consumer confidence increased in October by
lion who have fled their country in the last across the country and were met with a 2024, it admitted close to 13,000 Venezue- the most since March 2021, beating economists’
decade. brutal crackdown. Authorities and pro- lans and just over 25,000 people total from expectations. On Wednesday, new data for the
One family I met at the gap had fled government armed groups known as Latin America and the Caribbean, signifi- gross domestic product showed that the economy
Venezuela years ago and resettled in “colectivos” persecuted, killed and de- cantly less than the year’s cap for the expanded in the third quarter by a 2.8% annual rate
Colombia, where the parents had jobs tained dissidents, protesters and even region. — “firing on all cylinders,” as one accounting firm
and the children attended school and bystanders, some of them teenagers. At the regional level, Washington economist told the New York Times. On Thursday, a
received medical care. Before the Venezu- Fearing for their lives, the members of the should continue to establish and expand key inflation metric is expected to show the lowest
elan presidential elections in July, it family I met were forced to flee their safe-mobility offices, which review reset- rate of price increases since Biden and Harris took
seemed things were looking up and the country again. tlement requests in Colombia, Costa office. And on Friday, forecasters say, the monthly
country might return to democracy. Their journey took them from Caracas Rica, Ecuador and Guatemala and allow jobs report will show the lowest pre-election unem-
Buoyed by this possibility, the family sold to Necoclí in Colombia, where they were those eligible to fly to the U.S. and other ployment in this century.
everything they had in Colombia and living on the beach under makeshift tents countries in a safe and orderly manner. Consumer confidence, GDP growth, lower infla-
traveled back home to cast their votes. that barely protected them from inclem- The U.S. government should also work tion, more jobs — all in one week’s data. But don’t
“We thought things were going to ent weather. They were stranded, trying with Latin American countries to create expect Democrats to be shouting it from the house-
change,” the father told me. to raise the $350 per adult and $150 per and strengthen legal pathways for pro- tops. They should.
They had reason to be hopeful. In child charged by smugglers to cross the tection, helping states in the region build To be fair, Democrats have to be cautious.
October last year, the administration of Darién Gap. capacity to process asylum claims and Americans’ agita about the economy isn’t un-
President Nicolás Maduro and a coalition “I have great trust in my God. But I integrate Venezuelans. founded. Inflation, largely a consequence of the
of opposition parties agreed to terms for don’t know if he abandoned us,” the The father of the family I interviewed pandemic, has been brought under control and yet
free and fair elections in what was known father told me. in the Darién Gap told me that, despite prices and interest rates remain higher than they
as the Barbados Agreement. The day The U.S. offer to soften sanctions to looking for a “safe haven” in the U.S., they were when Trump was president.
after the deal, the United States govern- support the Barbados Agreement and are holding on to the hope they can re- That doesn’t mean that Democrats — and Har-
ment offered to withdraw sanctions on restore rule of law in Venezuela was an turn home one day — to a country where ris — shouldn’t boast. They can crow that the econ-
Venezuelan oil, gas, sovereign bonds and important effort. Now that the transition their children can enjoy the safety and omy has grown, defying widespread predictions of a
gold. appears to have failed, the U.S. should do freedoms they did growing up. “I would post-pandemic recession, and acknowledge that
But Maduro reneged on the agree- more to ensure respect for the will of the like to go back to my Venezuela,” he said. ongoing pain means more work to do. No one’s
ment and instead cracked down on his Venezuelan people, such as imposing saying they should wave “Mission Accomplished”
critics, detaining political opponents and fresh sanctions on Maduro’s closest Tirana Hassan is executive director of banners. (But they could stop citing the high price
human rights defenders, disqualifying allies, including business people who Human Rights Watch. of eggs to signal empathy; the culprit there is avian
flu decimating poultry flocks.)
It’s little wonder that the New Yorker this week
published a piece by Nicholas Lemann headlined
“Bidenomics is starting to transform America. Why

Living with uncertainty in a scary season has no one noticed?” (The subhead: “The full effects
of the President’s economic policies won’t be felt for
years. That might be too late for Kamala Harris and
other Democrats.”) Democrats have abandoned
the term “Bidenomics,” yet in time — much like
By Cornelia Powers “Obamacare” — they’ll embrace it, I’ll wager.
As Lemann notes, all over the nation — and
ne of the best parts of new mostly more rural in Republican-leaning areas

O parenthood is figuring out

what your child is going to be
for Halloween. Considering
the costume possibilities for
my 15-month-old, I have been surprised
and often delighted by what one can find
on the internet. For a reasonable price,
where land is cheaper and more plentiful than in
Democratic-leaning cities — hundreds of new man-
ufacturing, clean-energy, semiconductor and infra-
structure projects are underway, including in JD
Vance’s Ohio hometown, thanks to laws that Biden
signed. More than 800,000 manufacturing jobs have
been added during Biden’s term; they’re not, as
you can dress your baby up as Cher Horo- Trump claims, simply add-backs of jobs lost in the
witz, Doc Brown, Lord Farquaad, Mary pandemic. Yet you don’t often see Harris at ground-
Poppins or a Rydell High cheerleader breakings, ribbon-cuttings or new job sites.
while you yourself take on the persona of Democrats should have taken a page from
Austin Powers, Forrest Gump, Harry Trump, who put his name on federal stimulus
Potter or Wonder Woman. The holiday checks that Congress created at COVID-19’s height,
seems nostalgic and innocent, even uni- leaving some voters to credit him to this day. “The
fying in its appeal to the one thing we all biggest mistake we made, we didn’t put up signs
share: that we were children once. saying ‘Joe Did It,’ ” a rueful Biden mused to
That is, of course, until I walk outside, Lemann. Indeed.
where I am reminded of my lifelong dis- Here’s another economic message you don’t
comfort with the more lurid aspects of hear from Democrats, yet it goes to their other big
Halloween. All around me are homes Andreea Alexandru Associated Press vulnerability: immigration. Analyses consistently
festooned with terrifying man-made HALLOWEEN is rooted in competing conceptions of the otherworldly. show that immigrants boost the economy and
skeletons, goblins, clowns and witches. reduce federal deficits — by nearly $1 trillion in the
“How can anyone stand this?” I keep ence for Halloween, yet the holiday con- Yet what if we should really be fright- coming decade, the Congressional Budget Office
asking myself. tinues to thrive. Oblivious to its original ened not so much of the “long, cold dark” estimated — not the opposite, as Trump contends.
As it turns out, Halloween has always purpose, our modern version is an ex- as our unwillingness to confront it? His promise for mass deportations is by far the
been rooted in dueling ideas of the other- pression of the American idea that you Americans sometimes seem unable to single biggest reason that Bloomberg Economics
worldly. Set aside in the 9th century as a can be whoever you want to be as well as a face the real darkness of the world, much forecasts that his policies would reduce GDP by
day to honor the Catholic saints, it suc- vehicle for our tensions and anxieties, less embrace what can be gained from it: nearly 9% — about twice the hit of the 2008-09 finan-
ceeded an even older Gaelic celebration turning death into a joke with temporary compassion for others’ suffering; accept- cial crisis. Democrats aren’t making that case,
of transition between seasons and states disguises and decorative one-upman- ance of the seasonality of life; separation though; when it comes to immigration, only crack-
of being. Our modern holiday might be ship. from the capitalist hustle; and a greater downs are cool.
thought of as a portmanteau of All Hal- Maybe the detached skulls and bloody sense of gratitude, belonging and pur- As I said, Democrats aren’t alone in culpability
lows’ Eve — the Christian feast that pre- hands on our lawns are part of an endeav- pose. for Americans’ mistaken views on the U.S. economy.
cedes All Saints’ (or Hallows’) Day — and or to harness or reclaim our fears. Or The passage of time, grief for those we The media deserve blame too for underplaying
Samhain, an ancient Celtic holiday mark- maybe the fantastical monsters of our have lost, longing for a better world that reports of the economy’s health and all but ignoring
ing the final harvest of the year and the imaginations have become easier to face seems perpetually out of reach — all of it in the political coverage. Time after time, report-
beginning of winter. than the human monsters running for these things can be frightening. But they ers allow Trump and other Republicans to go
As Katherine May writes in her book our public offices — a process that culmi- don’t have to be. unchecked in making claims as outrageously false
“Wintering,” Samhain (pronounced nates every few years, as it happens, just As election day looms just beyond this as saying Biden and Harris have “destroyed the
sah-win) represents a seasonal and spir- days after Halloween. ancient celebration, it’s time to put the economy.”
itual threshold at which the veil between In the run-up to the 2018 midterm “hallow” back in Halloween. Amid the Which goes to the other place to point the finger:
this world and the next is at its thinnest, elections, Elizabeth Bruenig wrote for the bare branches, flickering candles and Trump. The former president never really left the
inviting loved ones we have lost to visit us. Washington Post that Halloween “gets its migrating birds lies an invitation to re- stage after his 2020 defeat and subsequent disgrace.
Between fall’s radiant foliage and the depth and intrigue from the layering of flect not only on the children we once Instead he has dominated it, attacking Biden all
year’s first snow, it’s “a time between two things that seem frightening but are were but also on the adults we aspire to four years, lying about the president’s policies while
worlds, between two phases of the year,” really benign — toothy jack-o’-lanterns, become — and to dwell, for a moment, in falsely gilding his own economic record.
and “a way of marking that ambiguous ghoulish costumes, tales of ghosts and the seasonal and spiritual in-between. Trump hasn’t paid a price; neither Democrats
moment when you didn’t know who you witches and monsters — atop things that nor the media have extracted one. Worse, he’s ben-
were about to become, or what the future seem benign but are really frightening, Cornelia Powers is a writer who is efited politically — and might even get reelected.
would hold.” such as the passage of the harvest season working on a book about the golfer Bessie
Today we have lost much of this rever- into the long, cold dark.” Anthony, her great-great-grandmother. @jackiekcalmes
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‘Oshu city wants to support him in a pure way’

[Ohtani, from A1] “But they don’t tell this to
dressers in his shop, includ- the media so that Ohtani
ing his wife, Satsuki, was will feel safe when he is
tending to customers while home.”
wearing a blue Dodgers jer- It is a rule that is sacro-
sey. sanct to Kanno.
His two customers were Sometimes, journalists
also watching the game — will ask Kanno if he can tip
whether they like it or not — them off to where Ohtani’s
because Kanno years ago parents live. When that hap-
had monitors installed at ev- pens, Kanno sends them
ery seat in order to avoid away. And although he could
missing any of Ohtani’s find a way to ask Ohtani’s
games. parents to help him get their
This one so far seemed to son’s blessing for his ulti-
bode well. mate goal of establishing an
On the main television in official Ohtani museum in
the waiting area, Freddie the city, he refuses to stoop
Freeman had hit another so low.
first inning homer, making “Oshu city wants to sup-
Satsuki and Keiko, one of port him in a pure way,” he
the stylists, cry out “Free- said.
man!”
The inside of the busi- ::
ness is only part salon and
mostly museum. It is By the eighth inning, a
stacked floor to ceiling with customer had canceled her
Ohtani-related items that perm appointment with
Kanno has spent 11 years Kanno, allowing him to
and close to $100,000 acquir- watch the game slip away
ing, including signed base- from the Dodgers.
balls, dozens of bobbleheads Following a grand slam
and figurines, jerseys, hats, by the Yankees’ Anthony
cleats, batting gloves and a Photographs by Eugene Hoshiko Associated Press Volpe in the third, which
life-size cutout of Ohtani in HIRONOBU KANNO at Seems Hair and Spa in the Japanese city of Oshu, the hometown of Shohei Ohtani. made Kanno hang his head
his Dodgers uniform. Kanno started his collection in 2013 with a ball signed by Ohtani when he played for his first professional team. and groan, New York was pil-
His favorite piece is a hat ing on the runs to make the
signed by the entire Ohtani- him surprisingly well-con- score 11-4, seemingly hell-
led Japanese national team nected to the wider world. bent on avoiding a sweep.
that defeated the U.S. squad Among his contacts is “I have to give it to the
in last year’s World Baseball former player and current Yankees today,” he said.
Classic. That one is price- Dodgers broadcaster José Although Kanno was
less. Mota. confident that the Dodgers
“I have a secret connec- “We chat online all the would end up taking the se-
tion on the team who helped time,” Kanno said, pulling ries, he knows that the Pride
me get this,” he said. “I can’t out his phone as proof. of Oshu City is destined for
really talk about it.” The day before, Kanno more than just this one
And in the last year alone, had sent Mota a few selfies of championship, anyway.
around 1,000 fans — Japa- him in a Dodger blue crowd “Ohtani wants to be the
nese and foreign — have vis- at a World Series viewing greatest player to ever play
ited the shop to see all of this party the city of Oshu had the game. It is an endless
for themselves, some with hosted at a local auditorium. journey for him,” he said.
religious reverence and oth- “That’s beautiful,” Mota And more than the acco-
ers with fizzy excitement. had texted back. lades, what Kanno respects
One particularly dedi- most about Ohtani is that he
cated fan — a young Taiwan- :: seems to have figured out
ese woman — visits every something about life that
year or so, to ooh and ah at It was the third inning of the stylist himself only real-
the new additions to the col- Game 4 and Ohtani, who ized later in life.
lection. had partially dislocated his “Even at his young age,
On her most recent trip shoulder in Game 2, was Ohtani knows what is neces-
she asked Kanno to give her standing at the plate. sary for his life, what his pri-
the exact haircut sported by “His swing is better than orities are,” Kanno said.
Mamiko Tanaka, Ohtani’s yesterday,” Kanno observed. From the jumble of
wife. A pop fly out. magazines and Ohtani liter-
“Yes, I gave it to her,” AN OHTANI bobblehead complete with the player’s dog, Dekopin — also known “Ahhhhh,” he groaned. ature strewn about on the
Kanno said with a chuckle, as Decoy — stands among many other Shohei collectibles in the Oshu hair salon. “Maybe his injury is still bo- coffee table in the waiting
gesturing at a picture of thering him.” area, Kanno produced a
Ohtani and Tanaka hanging Oshu sits, had been hit by As a young man, Kanno flying life and opened Seems Like many in Oshu, copy of Ohtani’s Mandala
on the wall. the Great East Japan Earth- had been a successful hair- Hair and Spa in 2010. Kanno feels protective of Chart, a list of life goals ar-
quake, which killed more stylist with a grind-all-day “I wanted to settle down Ohtani in a way perhaps ranged in interconnected
:: than 19,000 people and trig- work ethic, winning interna- in my own space in my home- only the people of this town squares that the baseball
gered the tsunami that tional competitions that town, where I can chat to can. Few outsiders may phenom wrote as a sopho-
Kanno started his collec- caused the Fukushima nu- took him on business trips people casually and live at a know, for example, that more in high school.
tion in 2013, with a ball signed clear disaster. all over the world, followed slower pace than before,” he Ohtani comes back every Alongside the baseball
by Ohtani he got at a game For the devastated peo- by a corporate career at a said. year or so to visit his parents. goals, like working to “per-
he attended when the Dod- ple of the region, news of a lo- major beauty company. And so the museum was Many of the longtime lo- fect the forkball” or
gers superstar — then just 18 cal baseball wunderkind But sometime in his late born. cals are aware when he does, “strengthen the body core,”
— was playing for his first making it in Japan’s big 40s, Satsuki had told him: Oshu, a semirural city of but there is an unwritten are the qualities that Kanno
professional team: the Japa- leagues was a balm. “All you do is work, your fam- around 114,000, is not exactly code of silence to not reveal has been relearning in Oshu:
nese league’s Hokkaido Nip- “It felt like Ohtani repre- ily is falling apart. We have a hub of action. Sometimes this — or his parents’ ad- “sensitivity,” “caring,” be-
pon-Ham Fighters. sented the hope of the re- money, but we are not the streets in the town dress — to the media. coming someone worthy of
It had been a dark time gion’s people,” Kanno said. happy. You are losing what is known for cattle ranching, “For example, people trust and love.
for Oshu, where Kanno had The signed ball had come important to you and us.” apple orchards and iron- from Oshu know what
been born and raised. when Kanno, too, was in the Shattered by the realiza- working can be so quiet it restaurant Ohtani’s family Special correspondent
Two years earlier, the To- process of making a fresh tion that she was right, feels like a ghost town. But goes to whenever Ohtani is Momo Nagayama
hoku region of Japan, where start in life. Kanno left behind his high- Kanno’s collection has made here,” Kanno said. contributed to this report.

The U.S. economy’s

growth draws global
envy but not at home
[Economy, from A1] an exceptionalism of the
two hurricanes and a strike U.S. economy — waves of im-
by Boeing workers. In Sep- migration,” Juneau said.
tember, the American econ- They’ve also helped
omy added 254,000 jobs and boost household spending,
unemployment ticked down which accounts for about
to a historically low 4.1%. two-thirds of U.S. economic
With the third-quarter output. Consumer spending
results, U.S. GDP is now jumped 3.7% in the third
projected to increase by quarter, as people bought
nearly 3% for the year, after more cars and spent money
posting similarly strong re- on healthcare services and
sults in 2023 and the second to travel and dine out. Al-
half of 2022. That compares though lower-income and
with projected growth this younger people are straining
year of about 1% or less for more to keep up with ex-
other leading advanced penses and make debt pay-
economies, including Ger- ments, households on the
many, Japan, the United whole are managing well.
Kingdom and Canada. Most people entered the Nam Y. Huh Associated Press
U.S. GDP reached about sharp but brief pandemic re- U.S. GDP was about $82,000 last year on a per-person basis — almost double the average of rich nations and
$82,000 last year on a per- cession in 2020 in good finan- more than six times that of China, the second-largest economy after the U.S. Above, an Illinois store last year.
person basis — almost dou- cial shape. And since then,
ble the average of rich na- their finances and spending well for future growth and convince people otherwise is garding their own strong sponse to the pandemic
tions and more than six have been supported by sta- productivity, which also has just completely foolhardy. personal finances, have a added to the deficit and
times that of China, the sec- ble jobs — layoffs have re- picked up in recent quarters. The economy by almost ev- jaundiced view of the econo- bloated public debts, which
ond-largest economy after mained unusually low — The U.S. imported more ery measure is better than it my under Democratic Presi- will crowd out investments
the U.S., and Russia, No. 11 in large government support, goods in the last quarter was four years ago.” dent Biden. and increase the govern-
total output, according to including stimulus checks, than it exported, which is a Although the U.S. econo- Korzenik, the Fifth Third ment’s interest costs.
World Bank data. and appreciating assets. minus for GDP. But in places my may be the envy of the Bank economist, suggests a Of more immediate con-
“The U.S. is still the Most homeowners had such as Southern California, world, it isn’t so much at third factor might be at play: cern, there is a lot of uncer-
standard among developed locked in low mortgage rates home to the largest ware- home. Polls have consis- He says there’s been a gen- tainty over the election out-
markets,” said Stephen before the Federal Reserve housing and logistics opera- tently shown Americans are eral worsening or shrinking come, especially because of
Juneau, a senior U.S. econo- began jacking up interest tions in the nation, that’s mired in a sour, griping of services for consumers, Donald Trump’s threats to
mist at Bank of America. rates in March 2022 to curb translated to more activity mood when it comes to the whether it’s a stay at a hotel ramp up tariffs and deport
Juneau sees some of the inflation. in the storage and move- economy, which may prove where many now don’t do millions of undocumented
same underlying strengths Although job and wage ment of goods. The Port of to be a significant factor in housekeeping unless re- immigrants, which would af-
in the latest report continu- gains are expected to mod- Los Angeles, the busiest the election. quested, or a lack of experi- fect the labor market. For
ing to keep the economy on a erate, the Fed has begun container complex in the Many analysts attribute enced staff to help you at re- now, though, economists re-
steady if somewhat slower cutting interest rates now U.S., said it handled a record the disconnect to two key el- tail stores. main bullish about the out-
growth trajectory in the that inflation is closing in on 954,706 containers in Sep- ements: One is bad memo- “I’m getting less for my look.
coming quarters. its 2% target. That should tember, although some of ries of high inflation, espe- money,” he said, calling it an “The U.S. economy is fir-
The banking sector has help businesses and con- the 27% increase reflected cially in 2022, which means overall “degradation of serv- ing on all cylinders at the
been solid, as have corporate sumers, and give a lift to the advanced purchases and di- that prices for groceries and ice quality.” current time and save a large
profits. Productivity has housing market. In the third versions due to labor ten- other goods, though now The American economy external shock or domestic
picked up in recent quarters. quarter, residential invest- sions at Eastern seaports. growing far more modestly, also has weak spots. Manu- policy error, the U.S. econo-
And an influx of immigrants, ment continued to be a drag “Right now the U.S. con- remain on the whole about facturing activity remains my is poised to close out the
legal and undocumented, on GDP, but businesses sumer is buying everything 20% higher than before the soft. Strong growth in stocks year on a strong economic
has boosted the labor sup- spent more for equipment — that isn’t nailed down,” Rup- pandemic. The second is and houses has come hand note,” said Joseph Brusue-
ply, helping employers to especially to boost their in- key said. “The economy now that people’s feelings reflect in hand with increased las, chief economist at the
keep growing and hold down formation and transporta- is stronger than it was before their political leanings: wealth inequality. And tax and consulting firm
wage inflation. “That’s been tion capabilities. That bodes the pandemic, and trying to Many Republicans, disre- heavy federal spending in re- RSM US.
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Cool glowing
ELECTION 2024

algae leave a big

stinking mess
feed on the decomposing al-
Tiny organisms that gae, they consume oxygen,
creating unbreathable
have been lighting up patches of ocean known as
waves are now dying, dead zones, which can cause
fish to die and worsen the
and pungently rotting. smell, she said.
This week, residents in
By Clara Harter Venice, Santa Monica, Mar-
ina del Rey, Playa del Rey
A pungent, rancid, fishy and Playa Vista have been
odor has been wafting pinching their noses at the
through the coastal air in unpleasant oceanic odor.
Los Angeles this week, an Reports of the smell have
unfortunate consequence of stretched all the way into
beautiful bioluminescent Mid-City.
algae that have graced local “It smells like a rough
beaches for a fortnight. combination of sewage and
Southern California dead fish. We live half a block
beaches have recently ex- off the beach and the smell
perienced a “red tide” bloom has completely filled the air
of microscopic algae known today,” Venice resident Har-
as dinoflagellate, which give rison Macks said Tuesday.
the ocean a rusty brown hue “We’ve had our windows
during the day and an elec- closed all day.”
tric blue glow when agitated Venice resident Lauren
by waves or other movement Hallett said she was taking
Josh Edelson For The Times at night. her dog for a morning walk
“WE’VE GONE too far in just letting people get away with things,” San Francisco Mayor London Breed said. But now these biolumi- on the beach Sunday when
nescent algae are dying and she first noticed a fishy smell

‘I am the change’: Breed’s

releasing hydrogen sulfide in the air.
gas, which causes a rotten “I did notice that the
egg smell, explained Laura ocean was really red-brown
Rink, associate director at last week, but I didn’t put it
Heal the Bay Aquarium in together that the smell was
Santa Monica. As bacteria [See Algae, B6]

pitch for reelection in S.F.

Mayor says she’s learned the hard way that, when it comes to running
a city, compassion has its limits. Is it enough to get her another term?
some hard truths. Among attack in December 2017. She dealing pervasive in certain
By Hannah Wiley them: That without guard- won a special election to fill neighborhoods or to speed
rails, there are people who his seat the following June its recovery from the econo-
SAN FRANCISCO — If will take advantage of San and was elected to a full term mic malaise still lingering
there’s anything Mayor Lon- Francisco’s generous spirit in 2019. from pandemic-related
don Breed has learned in of- and behave in ways that She’s now fighting to shutdowns.
fice, it’s that compassion has drag the city down. keep her seat in November Breed reflected on her
its limits. “We’ve gone too far in just against four other high-pro- tenure during a lengthy sit-
So when she talks about letting people get away with file Democrats, three of down interview with The Christina House Los Angeles Times
her steady tack right in re- things,” Breed said. “And as them wealthy white men. Times last month outside a A BLOOM of bioluminescent algae caused waves to
cent years on issues such as a result, people have been This time, her greatest cafe at the Transamerica glow blue. Now the dying algae are causing a stink.
retail crime and homeless- getting away with things.” political threat isn’t coming Pyramid. The iconic build-
ness, she’s direct and un- Breed, 50, made history from the left. Instead, the ing reopened in September
apologetic. six years ago when she be- challengers with the most after an extensive reno-
Sitting at the helm of one came the city’s first Black fe- traction are two fellow mod- vation that some see as a CAPITOL JOURNAL
of America’s most cele- male mayor. She was presi- erates who’ve criticized symbol of downtown’s na-
brated cities and trying to
keep that city on course, she
said, has opened her eyes to
dent of the powerful Board of
Supervisors when then-
Mayor Ed Lee died of a heart
Breed for not doing enough
to rid the city of the tent en-
campments and open drug
scent comeback.
Breed has never been a
[See Breed, B5]
Here’s my take on the
10 sometimes-baffling
The venture capitalist and the Levi’s heir state ballot measures
Two very wealthy, moderate Democrats emerge as leading challengers Many of the propositions are head-scratchers.
to the incumbent in the City by the Bay’s messy five-way mayoral race Some shouldn’t even be up to voters to decide.
political novice Daniel Lurie GEORGE SKELTON
By Hannah Wiley as her top choice for mayor in sacramento
in the city’s ranked-choice
SAN FRANCISCO — On voting system, which allows Voting early is a mistake, I figure. Take all the
one of the final weekends be- voters to select multiple can- time you’re allowed. Something could happen
fore the Nov. 5 election when didates by order of prefer- right before the election to change your vote.
San Franciscans will decide ence. And those puzzling propositions need
whether to reelect Mayor But she said her decision extra pondering.
London Breed, one of her boiled down to who she Sure, practically everyone knew how they’d
challengers took selfies with thought could help shake vote in the presidential and Senate races long
costumed voters at a Hal- San Francisco’s post-pan- before their ballots arrived in the mail.
loween block party in the fa- demic economic malaise But many of those 10 state propositions are
mous Castro district and an- and alleviate fears of crime. head-scratchers. Some shouldn’t even be on the ballot.
other waved to crowds from “I felt like [Lurie] was not Others are worthy of support.
atop a trolley rolling through too progressive, not too con- Here’s how I finally came down on them, in chronological
the city’s residential west servative. More moderate,” order:
end. Rose said. Proposition 2: A $10-billion bond issue to repair, modern-
“It was a really hard Photographs by Jeff Chiu Associated Press Across town in the Rich- ize and build facilities at K-12 schools and community col-
choice,” teacher Katrina CANDIDATES Mark Farrell, left, and Daniel Lurie mond district the day be- leges.
Rose said at the Halloween say they were motivated to run for mayor by a desire fore, volunteers for Mark Yes. Although the 35-year payoff period is too long —
party, explaining her vote for to improve San Francisco for their children’s sake. [See San Francisco, B5] eating up billions in interest — the need is real. And borrow-
ing is the only way these proj- [See Skelton, B4]

A Yankees fan from L.A. walks

into a Dodgers bar in New York
cause the Yankees are at this Here’s how my week has
By Noah Goldberg moment down 2-0 in the gone: I went to Game 1 in
World Series to the Dodgers L.A. Truly a blessing. I keep
NEW YORK — The Im- and currently losing 4-0 in reminding myself that it was
maculate Heart High School Game 3, which (spoiler good to have seen an all-
alumnae clustered together alert!) they will go on to lose. time-classic baseball game
are screaming. Two guys I’m practicing the art of even if it ended with Freddie
who went to Palisades High masochism. How, you’re Freeman destroying my
School are going nuts. Also wondering? Let me explain. night and possibly the Yan-
on hand are Jade, who I I’m a massive Yankees fan, kees’ hopes of a 28th cham-
knew in high school in Los having been one since I was a pionship. I went to Game 2 of
Angeles, and this guy Jack, child in New York before my the World Series (I am truly
who I met in L.A. more re- parents packed us up and fortunate, prayer hands
cently. moved to Los Angeles — emoji) where I watched the
We all are at a tavern on where I remained a Yankees Yankees just absolutely suck
St. Marks Place in Manhat- fan. This really has not been — there’s really no other way
tan. Dodgers fans line the a problem at all until, let’s to put it.
curb outside, infuriating see, Friday, when it sort of For Game 3 on Monday, Caroline Ourso For The Times
passing Yankees fans, who started being less pleasant. my editor, a supposedly kind DODGERS FANS pack Taqueria St. Marks Place in Manhattan on Tuesday. Phil
really can’t say anything be- Every day it gets worse. [See Bar, B2] Barraza, an ex-Angeleno, opened the bar and restaurant with his wife in 2015.
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Dodgers fans ‘feel at home’ at this bar in Manhattan

[Bar, from B1] was a massive Dodgers fan.
man, wanted me to go to When the Dodgers aban-
New York to write about the doned New York for sunnier
World Series from there. He pastures, his father stayed
wasn’t going to send me to loyal, unlike others who
the game, but wanted me to shifted allegiances.
suss out the vibes in the city. “Not everyone switched,”
(Very bleak. Nice weather, Kramer says. “That was his
though; fall is beautiful, the team. He loved them more
leaves fall down here, like, than anything. He used to
right off the trees. Googling say he ran a fever for a week
“Is leaves falling from trees when they moved.”
normal or are they sick?”) Kramer’s father died last
Finally, I would be in the fall, so he didn’t get to see the
city where fans like me exist. series that was once so com-
Yankees hats everywhere. mon in New York.
But, no, my editor thought, “We know he’s watching
and I — the masochist — from above,” Kramer says.
agreed, it would be interest- “Me and his three grandsons
ing to find a Dodgers bar in all rooting for the Dodgers.”
this city of sin where bars re- When the Dodgers score
main open until 4 a.m. and again and more people laugh
they all serve liquor instead at me, I decide to get some
of natural wine. So I walked air and space from the
past bar after bar filled with screaming fans. At the cor-
Yankees fans and made my ner, Dan Brennan and Jim
way to Taqueria St. Marks Lahey, a couple of youthful
Place on the quaint, quiet, Yankees fans, are eating
off-the-beaten path street of slices from Stromboli Pizza,
St. Marks Place in the East taking a break from a nearby
Village. Note: sarcasm. St. sports bar that isn’t filled
Marks is a den of hedonism. I with Dodgers fans. They
got my ear pierced there Photographs by Caroline Ourso For The Times don’t feel too good about
drunkenly once upon a time. DODGERS FANS at Taqueria St. Marks Place in Manhattan are loyal to the team but not necessarily to L.A. Taqueria St. Marks Place.
Different story. Moving on. “I don’t think it should be
So a Yankees fan, me, Mexican food in New York — “You can feel at home allowed,” Brennan says.
walks into a Dodgers bar, to fill the gap they saw in au- here,” says Kesluk, who ex- “They should shut it down.
Taqueria St. Marks Place, thentic, L.A.-style Mexican plained that he earned his When George Steinbrenner
and has to explain to every- cuisine in New York. plaque by coming to the bar was alive, this wouldn’t be al-
one that he is a reporter with Now, with the Dodgers on two or three times per week lowed.”
the Los Angeles Times the brink of winning it all, since it opened in 2015. This comment confuses
(cheers) but also that he is a Barraza is planning the cele- Once you peel back the me. How did I not know that
Yankees fan (hissing). bration. He is setting up L.A. bravado, though, you George “The Boss” Stein-
The bar is full as a well- plastic sheeting outside the see the fans here aren’t as brenner, the late Yankees
poured glass of beer, spilling bar so that they can pop loyal to the city out west as owner, moonlighted for the
over. It’s two floors and every champagne and spray it ev- they appear. After all, New York State Liquor Au-
inch is occupied, with maybe erywhere the moment the they’re living in New York. thority?
a hundred people decked Dodgers win. One of Kesluk’s favorite At the Stromboli Pizza
out in Dodgers parapherna- Writing about the Knicks things about Taqueria St. counter, Frank Curanaj sells
lia. They are dressed like ex- bar also taught me that, be- Marks Place is that he can a barbecue chicken slice to a
tras in a romantic comedy yond the owners, these walk to it easily. Where he’s customer and laments the
set at a generic Mexican PATRONS spill out of Taqueria St. Marks Place. The places have to have some from, in Sherman Oaks, he rowdy, obnoxious nearby
Dodgers bar. License plates restaurant spans two floors, which have been packed. sort of ringleader. In my said, he had to drive every- Angelenos (his sentiment).
from California and Mexico’s sample size of two, this per- where, making going to “It’s ridiculous. It’s ridic-
Chihuahua state line the ately trying to jaywalk prove at the Dodgers bar in son is a fairly quiet man who bars a more difficult experi- ulous. I don’t really like base-
walls, along with photos of across Sunset Boulevard so New York,” said Phil Bar- doesn’t seem to stand out, ence. ball to be honest, but say I’m
Los Angeles athletes who they can say they don’t raza, a former North Holly- but other patrons say is the “Needed a change of sce- a Yankees fan. I don’t really
have won championships. understand why Angelenos wood resident who opened glue. nery,” Kesluk says when like California in general,” he
Pau Gasol is heavily fea- don’t jaywalk. Taqueria St. Marks Place in At Taqueria St. Marks asked why he moved to New says. “These Dodgers fans
tured. Patrons are wearing “Something about sports Manhattan in 2015 with his Place, it’s Corey Kesluk, 36, York. are really irritating. After the
more Dodgers clothing than fans gathered together in wife, Andrea Barraza. “It’s who is sitting on a stool at Not every fan is an L.A. game is over, they come or-
fans at Dodger Stadium the wrong city exaggerates like when you go to a game in the far left of the bar. If you transplant, though. Deep in der pizza. They place their
wear. Wardrobe went over- the contours of the identity a different stadium. You weren’t aware that Kesluk the bar, sitting on the ter- order and then say, ‘I didn’t
board on this one. they share,” I wrote, bril- deck yourself out because comes to the bar often, the raced area overlooking the order that.’ One girl accused
Thankfully, I’m prepped liantly. you want to show off who you metal plaque in the bar in lower floor and watching the me of upselling her because
for this assignment. This is a On the other coast, the are and what you’re about. front of his seat that’s in- game on a massive screen, is she’s a Dodger fan.”
sociological phenomenon I Angelenos reminded me In L.A. you can go to a bar scribed with his name lets Andrew Kramer, 54, who He shakes his head. No
have studied. I wrote two deeply of the Knicks fans. dressed in regular clothes. you know. That’s his seat. hails from Long Island’s love lost here.
years ago about a Knicks bar Except, unlike Knicks fans, Out here, you have to repre- Kesluk leads a rousing ren- Lynbrook. He’s with one of “They don’t know how to
in Silver Lake, 33 Taps, full of these people actually have sent.” dition of “Take Me Out to the his kids. order pizza because they
New York expats over- something to celebrate very The Barrazas opened the Ballgame” during the sev- Kramer is of a type I was don’t know what good pizza
dressed in Zabars hats and soon. bar — which many patrons enth-inning stretch every told didn’t exist. His father, is,” he says. He looks up.
Katz’s Deli shirts desper- “You have something to told me serves the only good game he’s at the bar. who grew up in Brooklyn, “That’s a good quote, right?”

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CITY & STATE

L.A. moves to bar landlords from Schwarzenegger

evicting tenants for renovations endorses Harris in
Council directs the
rebuke of Trump
city attorney to draft But he said he realized
recommendation to Ex-governor is the people might want to hear
from him because of his time
cut clause from rules. latest prominent as governor.
By Paloma Esquivel
Republican to back He said he doesn’t “like
either party right now.” Re-
the Democrat. publicans, he said, “have for-
The Los Angeles City gotten the beauty of the free
Council on Tuesday voted in By Kevin Rector market, driven up deficits,
support of eliminating a rule and rejected election re-
that allows renters to be evic- Former California Gov. sults.” Democrats, he said,
ted when landlords remodel Arnold Schwarzenegger “aren’t any better at dealing
their buildings. threw his support behind with deficits, and I worry
Under the city’s “just Vice President Kamala Har- about their local policies
cause” eviction rules, land- ris for president Wednesday, hurting our cities with in-
lords can evict tenants only delivering the Democratic creased crime.”
for specific reasons, one of candidate another promi- “It is probably not a sur-
which is to “substantially re- nent Republican endorse- prise that I hate politics
model” their properties. ment in the final days of the more than ever, which, if you
Tenant advocates see the 2024 race. are a normal person who
remodel exemption as a Schwarzenegger charac- isn’t addicted to this crap,
loophole that lets owners terized his choice more as a you probably understand. I
evict longtime tenants in or- Allen J. Schaben Los Angeles Times vote against Trump than for want to tune out,” Schwarz-
der to raise rents. Landlords PEOPLE rally at a Keep LA Housed coalition event outside L.A. City Hall on Harris — against Trump’s enegger wrote. “But I can’t.
say the proposed new rules Wednesday, which included a group of tenants and tenant rights advocates. denial of the 2020 election re- Because rejecting the re-
could put unnecessary barri- sults, his denigration of sults of an election is as un-
ers on owners who want to Council is trying to solve a renovations to submit plans were at the meeting Tuesday America as the world’s American as it gets. To
maintain and improve their problem that doesn’t exist,” to protect tenants while they to push the city to make the dumping ground, his brand- someone like me who talks
properties. he added. remain in their unit or are changes. Mata has lived in ing his political opponents to people all over the world
The council voted 11 to 0 to Remodel evictions have temporarily relocated to her two-bedroom Echo Park as “enemies from within,” his and still knows America is
order the Housing Depart- been contentious across the other housing. apartment for 35 years and standing by while his sup- the shining city on a hill, call-
ment and city attorney to state since California’s Ten- The motion also asks the her landlord is trying for the porters stormed the U.S. ing America [a] trash can for
draft recommendations for ant Protection Act of 2019 be- city attorney to draft an in- third time to evict her under Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, his the world is so unpatriotic, it
an ordinance amending came law. That law limits terim control ordinance to the substantial remodel ex- tax benefits for the rich, and makes me furious.”
just cause rules to remove rent increases and gives temporarily remove the re- emption. his penchant for insults and Schwarzenegger was
the substantial remodel renters some protections model clause while the per- She pays about $975 per divisive language more seemingly referring to
clause. against no-fault evictions manent ordinance is final- month now and if she were broadly. Trump remarking on the
“Hundreds of families are but allows tenants to be evic- ized — a process that can evicted would not be able to “We need to close the campaign trail that the U.S.
caught in this type of evic- ted for substantial remodels, take months. It also asks for afford a market rate apart- door on this chapter of is “a dumping ground. We’re
tion process, with no ability which are defined as “the re- further data on substantial ment in her neighborhood, American history, and I like a garbage can for the
to keep their units,” said placement or substantial remodels and Tenant Habit- where two bedroom apart- know that former President world.”
Councilmember Bob Blu- modification of any structur- ability Plans across the city. ments often rent for more Trump won’t do that. He will His highlighting Trump’s
menfield, who co-authored al, electrical, plumbing, or In a letter to the city’s than $3,000, Hernandez said. divide, he will insult, he will remark may not have been
the motion with Council- mechanical system that re- housing and homelessness An eviction probably would find new ways to be more un- coincidental. It comes just
member Katy Yaroslavsky. quires a permit from a gov- committee this month, Fred force her to leave the com- American than he already as President Biden — and
“My policy will ensure that a ernmental agency” or the Sutton, senior vice president munity. has been, and we, the people, Harris by extension —
tenant has the ability to abatement of hazardous ma- for local public affairs for the “This is an issue for thou- will get nothing but more comes under fire for a re-
maintain tenancy, keep pay- terials. California Apartment Assn., sands of families across anger,” Schwarzenegger mark of his, in which he cas-
ing rent, and stay in their The motion approved by said that housing infrastruc- L.A.,” said Hernandez, who wrote in a long endorsement tigated a speaker at a recent
apartments.” the City Council asks for new ture in the city is aging “yet has been by her mother’s post on X. Trump rally at Madison
Daniel Yukelson, execu- rules that would let tenants there is no efficient process side as she fights the eviction “That’s enough reason Square Garden for calling
tive director of the Apart- keep paying rent and main- for upgrading these proper- attempts. After hearing that for me to share my vote with Puerto Rico a “floating is-
ment Assn. of Greater Los tain their tenancy while re- ties.” the city had passed the mo- all of you,” Schwarzeneg- land of garbage” and ap-
Angeles, said “people don’t models take place. Similar He said the city needs to tion, she said she was ger’s post continued. “I want peared to deride Trump’s
go through the permitting rules already exist for rent- better understand how thrilled. to move forward as a coun- supporters as “garbage” in
process and spend thou- controlled properties under things work now before mov- “I’m going to have to tell try, and even though I have the process.
sands of dollars on a remodel the Tenant Habitability ing to change the rules. my mom right now,” she said. plenty of disagreements “They’re good, decent,
just to try and evict people.” Program, which requires Lourdes Mata and her “It’s going to give me a lot of with their platform, I think honorable people,” Biden
“Once again the L.A. City owners doing significant daughter Erika Hernandez peace to tell her that. the only way to do that is said of the Puerto Rican
with Harris and Walz.” community. “The only
Harris has heavily garbage I see floating out
courted prominent Republi- there is his supporters. His

Newsom unveils homeless funding round

cans to turn away from demonization of Latinos is
Trump, hoping that their unconscionable, and it’s un-
reasoning for crossing party American. It’s totally con-
lines to back her will reso- trary to everything we’ve
Authority. but a monthly basis.” nate with Republican and done.”
Governor announces Bass said she, the super- The announcement drew independent voters who are Republicans leaped on
visors and the homelessness muted criticism from Re- still undecided. the remark as further proof
$380 million for L.A. authority have moved be- publican State Sen. Roger The Harris campaign, that Democrats have dis-
County in 5th tranche yond the bickering and fin- W. Niello (R-Fair Oaks). He which has struck many simi- dain for average Americans
ger pointing that hampered commended Los Angeles of- lar notes as Schwarzeneg- — comparing it to Hillary
under state program. regional efforts in the past to ficials for making progress ger, did not immediately re- Clinton’s famous reference
work on a unified front. on getting people off the spond to a request for com- to Trump supporters as “de-
By Doug Smith “This is an example of street and Newsom for ment Thursday. Steven Che- plorables” during the 2016
work that we have been do- promising accountability. ung, a spokesman for the race. The White House
Gov. Gavin Newsom ing for the last couple of But, in light of a recent re- Trump campaign, said quickly tried to dispel that
came to Skid Row on Tues- years which is bringing every port by the state auditor’s Schwarzenegger “thinks too criticism, with a spokesman
day to announce new state level of government to- office concluding that the highly of himself if he actu- saying that Biden had been
funding that will bring gether,” she said. state has failed to ad- ally believes his endorse- referring to “the hateful rhet-
$380 million to the Los Ange- Newsom said the grant equately monitor the out- ment will matter. He hasn’t oric at the Madison Square
les region for homeless Brian van der Brug L.A. Times program, which committed comes of its vast spending been relevant in 15 years.” Garden rally as garbage.”
housing, shelter, rental as- GOV. Gavin Newsom $2.4 billion in its first four on homelessness programs, Schwarzenegger holds They also shared a differ-
sistance, outreach and pre- talks to L.A. Mayor rounds, was formed in the Niello remained skeptical. some things in common with ent transcript that sug-
vention. Karen Bass on Tuesday. last year of former Gov. Jerry “He used the word ac- both candidates. gested the quote was “sup-
The fifth tranche of the Brown’s administration, countable and accountabil- Like Harris, he is from porter’s,” not “supporters,”
Homeless Housing, Assist- Newsom said a key ele- when about $500 million was ity so many times that if I California, and they have as in, “The only garbage I see
ance and Prevention grant ment of the new account- spent with “no accountabil- had a nickel for every time he worked together in the past. floating out there is his sup-
program will distribute ability is a requirement for ity, no expectations.” used it, I would have enough For example, when Harris as porter’s — his — his demon-
$827 million statewide and cities and counties to pre- “Since then we have sig- to pay for the lunch I’m going San Francisco’s district at- ization of Latinos is uncon-
come with more stringent sent their plans as a region nificantly increased the in- to,” Niello said. “If past is torney sponsored legislation scionable” — which they sug-
accountability and trans- under a contract establish- vestments but we have also prologue, those are just to increase penalties for gested was a direct rebuke of
parency measures than in ing “an expectation of roles increased the accountabil- words.” adults who solicited sex one supporter in particular:
the past, Newsom said. and responsibility” among ity, transparency and the ex- Homelessness spending from minors, then-Gov. comedian Tony Hinchcliffe,
The city of L.A. will get all the agencies. pectations,” Newsom said. should ultimately be di- Schwarzenegger signed it who made the remarks
$160 million and the county, He was joined by Los An- Though he did not go into rected at getting people to into law. about Puerto Rico.
$94 million. The remainder geles Mayor Karen Bass, detail, Newsom said addi- self-sufficiency, Niello said. Like Trump, Schwarzen- Asked about Biden’s re-
will go to the Los Angeles county Supervisors Hilda tional accountability would “Tell us how much you egger is a celebrity turned marks, Harris noted that he
Homeless Services Author- Solis and Kathryn Barger, be through “a framework of are spending and tell us political power broker. Be- clarified them, but also dis-
ity and the homeless serv- and Va Lecia Adams Kellum, expectation and reporting what the actual results are fore his stint as California’s tanced herself from them.
ices agencies of Glendale, chief executive of the Los that would no longer be at a with respect to self-suffi- governor, the Austria native “Listen, I think, first of all,
Long Beach and Pasadena. Angeles Homeless Services quarterly or biannual basis ciency.” was — and perhaps still is — he clarified his comments,
most famous for his roles in but let me be clear: I strongly
the “Terminator” movie disagree with any criticism
franchise, and for his long of people based on who they

More drug exposures suspected at county jail

career as a bodybuilder. vote for,” she said.
Schwarzenegger started Schwarzenegger said he
his endorsement post by was sharing his endorse-
saying, “I don’t really do en- ment Wednesday “because I
help from the Los Angeles ing symptoms potentially The department has also dorsements. I’m not shy think there are a lot of you
Seven inmates and Fire Department. related to today’s earlier sus- worked to address the prob- about sharing my views, but who feel like I do. You don’t
Paramedics took all sev- pected overdose incident,” lem by investigating its own I hate politics and don’t recognize our country. And
seven staff members en men to local hospitals “as the department said Tues- employees. In April, a sher- trust most politicians.” you are right to be furious.”
are hospitalized. One a precautionary measure,” day. iff ’s deputy who was part of a
though fire officials said six The department did not task force focused on keep-
is in critical condition. were stable and conscious. specify what those symp- ing the county lockups free
One was in critical condi- toms were or explain exactly of drugs and gang activity contact with it. “It has been conclusively
By Keri Blakinger tion. how the jailers may have was arrested and accused of At Tuesday’s news con- shown that you cannot over-
and Rachel Uranga “We’re really praying that been exposed but said that smuggling drugs into one of ference, Luna said being dose by touching or acciden-
he makes it,” Sheriff Robert they were sent to the hospi- the county jails. around fentanyl in any tally breathing in fentanyl,
Three weeks after one Luna said in a news confer- tal only as a precaution. Drug use and drug over- “shape, way or form” could and it does not have magical
man died from a suspected ence Tuesday morning. “We They all remained conscious doses have been persistent “cause immediate death.” powers that supersede the
overdose at a downtown jail, have a zero tolerance [pol- and in stable condition, the problems inside the jails. On Medical experts, however, laws of science or nature,” he
authorities said seven more icy] for any narcotics in any department said. Oct. 8, seven people were have repeatedly debunked told The Times, adding that
Men’s Central Jail inmates of our custody facilities, so In a statement Tuesday, hospitalized and one man in claims that fentanyl can be inaccurate information
were hospitalized early there will be a very thorough the Sheriff ’s Department his 30s died from suspected absorbed simply through could “discourage people
Tuesday morning after an- investigation about how, said it is working to keep overdoses in a holding cell at skin contact. The drug is from aiding folks who may
other potential drug expo- what, when, why, and all drugs out of the jails with the the Inmate Reception routinely used by doctors be experiencing an over-
sure incident. that, because we need to fig- help of mail scanners, body Center. Authorities have not during surgeries, and over- dose.”
Shortly before 7 a.m., jail ure out how this happens so scanners and drug-sniffing said what drugs were in- doses typically involve It’s not clear whether fen-
deputies responded to a we can prevent it from hap- dogs. volved or how the inmates smoking, injecting or inhal- tanyl was involved in Tues-
medical emergency in the pening again.” “The department is opti- might have obtained them. ing illicit fentanyl. day’s incident, and the sher-
Bauchet Street jail’s 5600 After the incident, jailers mistic that in the near fu- In June, six inmates and Leo Beletsky, a professor iff declined to speculate on
dorm, according to the Los cleared out the dorm — then ture,” the statement contin- two jailers at another county of law and health sciences what drug could have
Angeles County Sheriff ’s went back later in the day to ued, “we will have the use of jail were taken to a hospital who studies addiction at sparked the latest cluster of
Department. search the area for drugs. updated technological solu- after they were exposed to a Northeastern University, suspected overdoses.
In addition to taking life- Just before 3 p.m., officials tions, including more ad- “toxic substance,” which jail said law enforcement offi- The department said this
saving measures — includ- said, seven custody staff vanced body and property officials have since con- cials have repeatedly mis- week that its Organized
ing giving the men the over- members conducting that scanners that will further as- firmed was fentanyl, though stated the dangers of fen- Crime Task Force and Oper-
dose-reversing drug nalox- search were taken to local sist us in minimizing illicit it is not clear how the in- tanyl exposure in recent ation Safe Jails are both in-
one — deputies requested hospitals after “experienc- substances in the jails.” mates and staff came into years. vestigating.
B4 T H U R S DAY , O C T O B E R 31, 2 0 2 4 L AT I M E S . C O M

Here are my views on California’s 10 ballot propositions

[Skelton, from B1] on managed healthcare drug crimes from felonies to
ects will be funded. plans and boosts provider misdemeanors and arrests
Proposition 3: Deletes reimbursement rates for plummeted, the nonparti-
obsolete language in the treating low-income Medi- san Public Policy Institute
California Constitution that Cal patients. The rate hikes of California found in a
states marriage can only be are needed. But this mea- yearlong study.
between a man and a wom- sure is a Byzantine quag- Then-Lt. Gov. Gavin
an. mire of foggy muddle. Newsom was one of Pro-
A no-brainer. Yes. No way. It’s the sort of position 47’s loudest pro-
Proposition 4: Another complexity that the Legisla- moters. And as governor, he
$10-billion bond, this one for ture gets paid to handle. has been an ardent defend-
water storage, cleansing That’s where this issue er. But on Monday he ac-
polluted water, wildfire belongs. knowledged to reporters
prevention and various Proposition 36: The that Proposition 36 is likely
climate-related projects. biggie state ballot measure. to win.
Yes — for the same rea- It increases punishment for “I’m not naive about
son as the school bond. This repeated theft and hard people’s feelings,” Newsom
40-year payoff is excessively drug offenses, including said.
long, but bonds are the only deadly fentanyl. And it A recent PPIC poll found
practical way to pay for requires treatment for lopsided bipartisan support
these worthy projects. repetitive criminal addicts. for Proposition 36 by 73% of
Proposition 5: Reduces Yes. Opponents argue likely voters, including 67%
from two-thirds to 55% the Justin Sullivan Getty Images that by stiffening penalties of Democrats.
vote required to pass local UNDER Proposition 36, repetitive criminals would be put behind bars. Above, we’ll refill our prisons after The poll showed three
bonds for affordable hous- products are locked in cabinets at a Walgreens store in 2021 in San Francisco. having dramatically re- other measures receiving
ing and public infrastruc- duced their populations to solid backing from at least
ture such as roads. Local free time to take education greatly exceeding the fed- landlords and renters. meet a federal court order. I 60% of voters: Proposition 3,
school bonds already need courses or undergo various eral rate of $7.25. And there’s Proposition 34: Requires say good. Behind bars is the marriage constitutional
just 55%. treatments. There’s no an annual inflation adjust- healthcare providers to where repetitive criminals amendment; Proposition 4,
Yes. One-third of the organized opposition. ment. Our liberal state spend 98% of their federal belong, not on the street the water and wildfire bond,
electorate shouldn’t be The above measures legislators are very capable prescription drug discount stealing merchants’ goods and Proposition 35, the tax
allowed to make decisions were placed on the ballot by of hiking the rate further if revenue on patients. Huh? and their customers’ cars, on managed healthcare
for the other two-thirds. the Legislature. they think it’s needed. Loud no. This is about and peddling poison to kids. plans.
Proposition 6: Forbids The ones below are ini- Proposition 33: Prevents nonsense. Apartment own- Proposition 36, spon- Proposition 2, the school
prisons from forcing in- tiatives sponsored by pri- the state from limiting local ers and Realtors backed sored by the California bond, was barely ahead at
mates to work. They still vate interests: government’s expansion of this measure to get at the District Attorneys Assn. 52%. And its outcome was
could work voluntarily and Proposition 32: Raises rent control. AIDS Healthcare Founda- and bankrolled by big retail- dicey.
potentially have their sen- the state’s current $16 min- No. Excessive rent con- tion that is pushing the rent ers such as Walmart, par- The other measures were
tences reduced. imum wage to $18 in January trol will just prompt land- control proposition. These tially rolls back the sen- all running under 50% with
Yes. Inmates are sen- with annual increases for lords to take their proper- interest groups should tence-softening Proposition bleak futures.
tenced to time behind bars, inflation. ties off the rental market. trade blows outside and 47 that voters passed over- I’ll drop my votes in the
not forced labor, a vestige of No. California’s min- This measure overreaches, leave the ballot alone. whelmingly 10 years ago. mailbox on election day —
chain gangs and slavery. imum wage already is barring the state from seek- Proposition 35: Makes Proposition 47 reduced taking all the time fortu-
Prisoners could use their among the nation’s highest, ing a balance that protects permanent an existing tax certain property and hard nately allotted.

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593 600 467#
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three one-bedroom units for on-site property management. building. Construction is
response combined¨cycle generation system xCC"ðt por un sistema de generaci¢n de ciclo combinado xCC"ðt de 40 of these income-based units are reserved for Veterans.
Proposal Due Date/Time:
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capable of operating on a fuel mi*ture of natural gas and respuesta rÞpida capaý de funcionar con una meýcla de first quarter of 2025.
Residents of Weingart Tower 1 will benefit from Weingart 2024, at 5:00 p.m. PT
a minimum of ³Â percent hydrogen gas by volume1 "reen combustible de gas natural y un mønimo de ³Â por ciento de Center's on-site comprehensive support services. These Interested contractors
hydrogen technology is at its early stages8 therefore< gas hidr¢geno por volumen1 La tecnologøa de hidr¢geno verde services are developed to help maintain housing stability. should contact: Jack Visit:
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availability of local energy generation that can be Xl proyecto propuesto es necesario para la disponibilidad (CITACION JUDICIAL) EIR-24-002-BE: Notice of Preparation of a Draft
Environmental Impact Report for the Lankershim
dependably and rapidly dispatched to respond to demand continua de generaci¢n de energøa local que pueda ser Case Number (Numero del Caso): 24STCV04912 Boulevard Local Area Urban Flow Management Network
for energy in LADWP’s service area required to maintain despachada de manera confiable y rÞpida para responder a la Project (State Clearinghouse Number [SCH#] Pending). The
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: City of Los Angeles (City) Bureau of Engineering (BOE) is
the resilience and reliability of the City’s electrical power demanda de energøa en el Þrea de servicio de LADWP< (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): beginning the environmental review process for the subject
grid1 Additional information regarding the proposed requerida para mantener la resiliencia y confiabilidad de la red The Testate and Intestate Successors of the Estate of Project consistent with the California Environmental Quality
proãect can be found on the proãect website at el|ctrica de la ciudad1 Puede encontrar informaci¢n adicional Gilbert Spaan, deceased, and all persons claiming by, Act (CEQA). The City has prepared an Initial Study
through, or under such decedent; (“Additional Parties (IS)/Environmental Checklist in accordance with current City
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YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The City is requesting
(LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): input from agencies, stakeholders, and other interested
£he aA and DXà" are available at the following website4 Xl aA y el DXà" estÞn disponibles en el siguiente sitio web4 SATISHBHAI J. PATEL, an individual; SEJAL S. PATEL, an parties on the scope and content of the EIR. The EIR will
https4ÀÀwww1ladwp1comÀenvnotices1 https4ÀÀwww1ladwp1comÀenvnotices1 individual; SATISHBHAI JETHABHAI PETEL, as Trustee address the proposed Project's potential effects to Hazards
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£he public comment period for this aA and review of Xl perøodo de comentarios pOblicos para este aA y la revisi¢n Noise, and Tribal Cultural Resources. The BOE welcomes
FAMILY TRUST dated June 23, 2023;
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environmental information and invites you to attend a
conclude on December ¸Â< ¸Â¸®1 LADWP will hold a de diciembre de ¸Â¸®1 LADWP presentarÞ una reuni¢n virtual NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide virtual public meeting held via Zoom to learn more and
virtual public meeting to share information regarding the de alcance pOblico para compartir informaci¢n sobre el against you without your being heard unless you participate in the environmental review process. The
respond within 30 days. Read the information below. Project site is approximately 1.5 miles long and consists of
proposed proãect and environmental review process and proyecto propuesto y el proceso de revisi¢n ambiental< y para You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons an approx. 8,000-linear-foot-long corridor along Lankershim
to receive comments regarding the content of the recibir comentarios sobre el contenido del anÞlisis ambiental and legal papers are served on you to file a written Blvd., between Sherman Way and Interstate 5, in the
environmental analysis addressed in the DXà"1 £he public que se abordarÞ en el DXà"1 ðe puede asistir a la reuni¢n response at this court and have a copy served on the community of Sun Valley. The Project site is approx. 20
plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. acres in size and is located in both Council Districts 2 and 6.
meeting can be attended via Loom at pOblica a trav|s de Loom en Your written response must be in proper legal form if The Project site is only in the public rights-of-way of
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can find these court forms and more information at The Project involves installation of stormwater
4 Pƒ on Wednesday< ovember ¸Â< ¸Â¸®1 4 Pƒ el mi|rcoles ¸Â de noviembre de ¸Â¸®1 the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. infrastructure consisting of approx. 8,000 linear feet of
[Link]/selfhelp), your county law library, or storm drain main line, 14 drywell systems with 110 total
drywells, and 33 catch basins as well as green street
Please submit your written comments to the attention of Xnvøe sus comentarios por escrito a la atenci¢n de ðra1 «aýmøn the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the fil-
elements consisting of approx. 315 street trees, 232
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do not file your response on time, you may lose the islands. The purpose of the proposed Project is to improve
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CNSB #3866811 There are other legal requirements. You may 402-acre tributary area into the San Fernando Groundwater
want to call an attorney right away. If you do not Basin. The Project would provide infrastructure to help
know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney manage flood risk, increase local water supply through
THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you groundwater recharge, improve downstream receiving
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S.F. mayor touts her record in ‘crisis after crisis’

[Breed, from B1] had traded barbs in the in a city desperate for afford-
bleeding-heart progressive, press over who was to blame able housing.
despite San Francisco’s libe- for rising crime. “She sees the big picture
ral reputation. But the After the recall, Breed ap- on housing,” Wiener said.
Breed of six years ago was pointed Brooke Jenkins, a “And she’s willing to spend
more open to experimenting more traditional law-and- political capital and take
with a progressive reformist order prosecutor who had heat and take risks.”
agenda when it came to solv- quit Boudin’s office and Breed also has the sup-
ing intractable issues such worked on the campaign to port of the San Francisco
as addiction and poverty. remove her former boss from Democratic Party, whose
That included promoting office. Five months later, leader, Tung, recalled anoth-
“safe injection” sites — es- Jenkins was elected to fill the er time when Breed took a
sentially sanctioned, super- rest of Boudin’s term. bold risk: shutting down the
vised illicit drug use — to Breed continued her cru- city during the pandemic.
counter the staggering toll sade to push San Francisco “She kept our city safe,”
fentanyl was taking on the toward the political center Tung said. “She got people
city’s homeless population, last spring, when voters ap- vaccinated.”
and encouraging police to proved the ballot measures Speaking to the Noe Val-
form better relationships she sponsored to bolster po- ley Democratic Club at a
with residents in margin- lice powers and increase neighborhood pub last
alized communities. oversight of people receiving month, Breed listened as
In the last two years, by county benefits. During the members shared their frus-
contrast, she has become a summer, she applauded a trations. One man asked
leading voice in a statewide pivotal U.S. Supreme Court why they should vote for
movement to crack down on ruling that allowed cities to Breed given the city’s prob-
homeless people and ad- more aggressively enforce lems. Another complained
dicts who refuse shelter or laws against homeless peo- that police didn’t do any-
treatment. And she success- Eric Risberg Associated Press ple camping on public prop- thing after his home was
fully championed two local MAYOR London Breed has become a leading voice in a movement to crack down erty. On the heels of the deci- burglarized.
ballot measures that bolster on homeless people and addicts who refuse shelter or treatment. She also pushed sion, she has launched an ag- Breed listened intently as
police surveillance powers to bolster police powers and increase oversight of people receiving county benefits. gressive effort to clear tent they detailed their grievanc-
and require drug screening encampments, leading to es. And in her responses, she
and treatment for people re- ects,” said James Taylor, a onto the sidewalks. People Breed proclaimed it was hundreds of arrests. was candid about mistakes.
ceiving county welfare ben- political science professor at overdosed in the streets, un- time to be “less tolerant of all “Like a good politician, “After the pandemic, it’s
efits who are suspected of the University of San Fran- attended. Videos of smash- the bulls— that has de- perhaps her best fuel this like, man, crime was out of
drug use. cisco and author of “Black and-grab retail crimes and stroyed our city.” last year or two has been control,” she said. “I’ll be
Although some people Nationalism in the United auto theft went viral, giving During her sit-down with reading where the electorate very honest, we weren’t pre-
dismiss her policy shifts as a States: From Malcolm X to ample opportunity for right- The Times, Breed said her is at,” said Jason McDaniel, a pared.”
calculated political ploy, Barack Obama.” wing media pundits to use decision to declare a state of political science professor at She touted her efforts to
Breed said her decisions are “She’ll go street on you in San Francisco as an urgent emergency in the Tenderloin San Francisco State Uni- forge change, and smiled as
about personal growth, fu- a second. That’s why the warning against electing stemmed from a visit a week versity. “Voters have become she talked about enlivening
eled by what she sees as a men who are running Democrats. earlier with families and lo- fed up with this. There’s just downtown with night mar-
lack of accountability that against her have to be care- “People were at home. cal business owners. One no patience for a more sys- kets and music festivals on
has allowed social problems ful.” They couldn’t travel. They mom told Breed how hard it temic, root-cause kind of ap- the waterfront.
to fester. couldn’t go on vacation. was to raise her son in the proach.” As a result, Breed said,
“San Francisco has never :: Their kids were with them all neighborhood. Business crime is receding. Homi-
abandoned its values of the time. The issues around owners shared their strug- :: cides are down 40% com-
compassion and second Breed’s evolution started government and govern- gles running their shops pared with last year, accord-
chances,” said Breed, wear- with the COVID pandemic. ment functioning, that was a amid break-ins and other The question before vot- ing to the Police Depart-
ing one of her signature She was celebrated, ini- real pain point,” said Nancy crime. ers is whether they see ment’s crime dashboard,
suits, this one a bold cerule- tially, for her decisive re- Tung, chair of the San Fran- “My heart broke,” Breed Breed’s efforts as too little, and robberies have fallen
an blue. “But I think that be- sponse when she became the cisco Democratic Party. recalled. “They were tired of too late. 23%. This month, Breed an-
fore the pandemic, we were nation’s first big city mayor “Things were broken, and living like that. And, more Breed’s supporters stand nounced there were 60%
headed in a direction with to declare a coronavirus you knew it.” importantly, they were hop- by her, hailing her as a home- fewer tents across the city.
criminal justice reform, po- state of emergency, followed Breed said she grew tired ing that we could help.” grown champion who has For those who want to see
lice reforms, and it went too soon after by a citywide lock- of seeing videos of people fla- Her emergency declara- led the city during a period of a better day in San Fran-
far. And when I say it went down. The move is credited grantly grabbing merchan- tion enabled the city to cut crisis that included a global cisco, Breed said, “I am the
too far, if you commit a with saving thousands of dise from Walgreens and through bureaucratic red pandemic and the insidious change.”
crime, you have to be held ac- lives and keeping San Fran- Louis Vuitton, as if it were tape to more quickly move rise of fentanyl. The city’s ranked-choice
countable somehow.” cisco’s death rate relatively their right, and of hearing people off the streets and “They’re just going to voting system — which al-
Born into poverty in the low. from police that they didn’t into shelter and services. blame everything on her, be- lows voters to choose several
Western Addition, at the But a year later, she was have the tools they needed to Separately, she pledged to cause she’s the mayor, and candidates and rank them in
time one of San Francisco’s on the defensive. fight crime. assign more officers to the they are going to take order of preference — makes
toughest neighborhoods, The combination of re- She was sick of battling neighborhood. whacks on her day and it difficult to call out a clear
Breed doesn’t shy from polit- mote office work and pro- supervisors and community Breed also took her griev- night,” state Sen. Scott Wie- leader in the mayoral race.
ical combat. She was raised longed restaurant and bar activists who disparaged her ances to voters. ner (D-San Francisco) said. Recent polls show Breed
by her grandmother, lost a closures decimated down- tactics as inhumane and In June 2022, voters “I am 100% confident none of with a slight — but not deci-
sister to a drug overdose and town street life. And parents shortsighted when she ousted progressive Dist. them would have done bet- sive — advantage.
has a brother who is serving fumed as city schools re- called for giving police more Atty. Chesa Boudin over ter than London Breed on Breed said she’d like to be
time in prison for robbery mained closed for months authority to disperse home- frustrations that he was fo- these massive issues that go known as the mayor who
and other charges. Through- longer than public schools in less people and arrest drug cused more on sentencing well beyond San Francisco.” guided San Francisco
out her career, she has most districts in the nation. users. reform and addressing the Wiener disagrees with “through unprecedented
fought and won against crit- Sprawling homeless en- Her frustrations erupted root causes of crime than on Breed on some of her crimi- crisis after crisis” and got the
ics who doubted her. campments took root in por- in 2021, when during a news actually prosecuting crimi- nal justice policies, but said city “out to the other side.”
“London will fight back. tions of the city once lively conference to announce a nals. she’s the only candidate who She is convinced she can
She’ll snap. She’ll show you with workers and tourists, crackdown on crime in the Breed didn’t endorse the will prioritize the construc- get there. She just wants
she’s from Plaza East proj- spilling trash and needles drug-infested Tenderloin, recall, but she and Boudin tion of thousands of homes four more years.

Two deep-pocketed centrist Democrats challenge Breed

[San Francisco, from B1] out the far-right corner of As the co-founder of a tends that his attorneys Lurie is also a San Fran- poured into his own cam-
Farrell, another leading can- San Francisco politics, espe- small venture capital firm, have vetted and signed off on cisco native and a member of paign, along with the $1 mil-
didate, rode the trolley with cially on crime,” said Jim Farrell has been particularly the arrangement. one of the city’s most promi- lion his mother contributed
him while sporting blue Ross, a veteran Democratic critical of Breed’s handling The allegations have nent families. His mother, to an independent commit-
sweatshirts printed with political consultant, while of San Francisco’s post- been enough to turn some billionaire businesswoman tee supporting him.
Farrell’s smiling face. Lurie’s strategy is “to be as COVID economy and the voters off, especially after a Miriam Haas, married the “That is not only danger-
“He’s far and away the ab- broadly popular as pos- hollowed-out downtown series of political scandals late Peter Haas, a great- ous, it’s offensive,” Breed
solutely best candidate for sible.” once teeming with tourists that rocked city depart- grandnephew of the founder said in a recent interview.
mayor,” Barbara Pletz said. and workers. He’s promoted ments and nonprofits in re- of Levi Strauss & Co. His “He thinks that he can use
“He’s got tons of experience business-friendly tax poli- cent years, undermining wife, Becca Prowda, is an his inherited money to be
in both the private and pub-
Targeting tents, cies and financial incentives public trust. aide to Gov. Gavin Newsom mayor of San Francisco.”
lic sectors, and he’s actually public drug use to bring remote workers “I think we need new who previously worked for Sure enough, while walk-
been mayor before, and did a A San Francisco native, back into the office. leadership. And I want that him when he was San Fran- ing through the Castro
great job.” Farrell served on the Board Kanishka Cheng, chief new leadership to be some- cisco mayor. street fair, a man called out
Farrell and Lurie, both of Supervisors for seven executive of the moderate one who conveys to me, that Lurie founded the Bay to Lurie saying he’d seen a
moderate Democrats, have years representing wealthy political advocacy organiza- as a voter and as a citizen, I Area nonprofit Tipping negative campaign ad about
emerged as two likely candi- neighborhoods that over- tion TogetherSF Action, won’t have to worry about Point nearly two decades his wealth: “Vote no for the
dates to topple Breed in San look the Golden Gate. He be- which endorsed Farrell as its whether there are going to ago, an organization that he trust fund guy,” the man said
Francisco’s messy — and bit- came interim mayor in early first choice, said he has the be ever more ethical and said has invested $500 mil- in explaining the ad. Lurie
ter — five-way race for may- 2018 after getting the job via a right experience to lead San moral lapses, fines by the lion into community groups nodded, saying his oppo-
or. bruising political fight. Francisco out of crisis. ethics commission, depart- that provide housing serv- nents were on the attack.
Breed rose to power as When he left City Hall six “The city of San Fran- ment heads being indicted, ices, early childhood educa- Lurie’s supporters argue
mayor in 2018 after the unex- months later to spend more cisco is a really tough beast convicted of felonies and go- tion and job training. his family money is irrele-
pected death of Mayor Ed time with his family, he to govern and to navigate ing to prison,” said former Lurie’s platform pri- vant, and that he’s demon-
Lee. After initially earning thought he was done with and to manage,” said Cheng, Democratic state Sen. Mark oritizes solving homeless- strated decisive leadership
accolades for her decisive ac- politics for good. who has worked for both Leno, who endorsed prog- ness and crime. He argues as a nonprofit leader who’s
tion to shut down the city in But as San Francisco Farrell and Breed. “Mark ressive Board of Supervisors that, as a political outsider, focused his life’s work on giv-
the early days of the fell apart during the pan- was always willing and able President Aaron Peskin as he’s the most trustworthy ing back to his community.
COVID-19 emergency, Breed demic, Farrell said it was his to take up tough issues and his first choice for mayor and candidate to ensure taxpay- “I know his family has a
has since struggled to steer family who persuaded him find consensus.” Lurie as his second. er dollars aren’t wasted. lot of wealth, and he doesn’t
the city through a series of to step back into the political But Farrell’s campaign “It’s just enough already.” “I’m just not a creature of hide from that,” said Joanne
problems: a surge in crime arena. has recently been on the de- Farrell has chalked up that broken, corrupt sys- Hayes-White, a retired San
and homelessness during “I did not have to enter fensive after several ethical the accusations as political tem,” he said. Francisco Fire Department
the pandemic, a cratered this race, but I keep coming scandals. hit jobs that distract from Lurie similarly wants to chief. “If anything, that
downtown economy and a back to what I am fighting His opponents have tar- “the real issues in the race.” crack down on drug dealing makes me more interested in
sense among many that for, what we are teaching our geted Farrell over a $25,000 “This is a joke. It’s all po- and invest in the Police De- why he wants to serve. He
things have spiraled out of children,” Farrell said. fine he settled in 2016 over al- litical,” he said. partment. But he has also does not have to have this
control. “Aside from them, the only legations that his campaign While out walking his dog proposed significantly add- job, and it comes from a true
Though Farrell and Lurie other thing that I will fight had illegally coordinated Ridley through his neighbor- ing mental health and sub- sense of caring and believing
promise to bring vastly dif- for with that type of vigor with an independent ex- hood Saturday, Farrell stance use treatment beds he wants to make a differ-
ferent leadership to San and passion is our city of San penditure committee. The strolled past numerous and using behavioral health ence and can make a differ-
Francisco, their message Francisco.” state ethics watchdog “Mark Farrell for Mayor” workers alongside police to ence.”
sounds similar to Breed’s. Farrell touts a “zero-tol- cleared him of any personal signs and chatted with treat people on the streets, Before Lurie left the Cas-
All three have promised to erance approach to crime,” wrongdoing after an investi- neighbors wishing him luck to be paid for with voter-ap- tro fair, Anthony Alfonso,
get tough on property crime with promises to shore up gation determined he was in the race. proved mental health fund- dressed as a pirate, moved
and remove thousands of police staffing and crack unaware of the coordination. “I’m so pro-Mark,” one ing and money saved from quickly through the crowds
homeless people from the down on drug dealers. On More recently, the San neighbor said. “I think he’s terminating contracts with to take a picture with him.
streets. Their economic homelessness, Farrell Francisco Chronicle re- the right guy for the city.” problematic nonprofits. “I like your vision,” Al-
plans include major invest- pledged to clear all large tent ported that Farrell had And his economic vision fonso told Lurie.
ments in downtown. The encampments within his failed to disclose a $675,000 includes reducing bureau- Alfonso said he wanted a
Blasting the city’s
tech industry has spent mil- first year in office, with a fo- loan that he owes the family cratic red tape that makes it candidate who was both
lions of dollars backing their cus on funneling more peo- from whom he bought his ‘corrupt system’ harder for businesses to suc- compassionate on some of
campaigns, making this ple into short-term shelters tony Jordan Park home. Far- Like Farrell, Lurie also ceed, while transforming San Francisco’s top issues
year’s mayoral race the most rather than rely on more per- rell acknowledged the unin- said he came to the decision empty commercial space for and able to “restore law and
expensive in modern city manent supportive housing, tentional “oversight” and to run for mayor because of artists, nightlife and other order.” He is looking for a
history. which takes years and mil- said he would correct his dis- his kids. creative industries. mayor who will end San
The ranked-choice sys- lions of dollars to build. closure forms. And the SF He was walking last year But Lurie has never held Francisco’s “doom loop” and
tem makes polling in the He says San Francisco Standard reported that with his two children in the elected office, a fact that has usher in an era of innovation
race a challenge. Breed in has to demonstrate it’s no Breed accused Farrell of ask- Mission, he said, when the subjected him to harsh criti- with AI and new business.
some recent surveys main- longer a place welcoming of ing her office to expedite trio intersected with a naked cism in this hyperpolitical “As a gay person, or part
tains a slight edge in first- tent encampments and pub- permits to renovate his man crossing the street in city. of the LGBTQ community, I
choice voters. But Lurie has lic drug use. house, a claim he has denied. clear mental distress. During a debate last feel it’s in my DNA to be libe-
recently surged in popu- “Our reputation is such He’s also faced renewed “My kids just looked at month, Breed said Lurie’s ral,” he said. “But sometimes
larity when accounting for that we will leave them alone criticism that his campaign me with those eyes ... like, lack of political experience I feel disassociated from the
second-choice votes, while and they can live that life- finances are inappropriately this is not OK,” Lurie said. made him the “most danger- extreme left.”
Farrell has historically style as long as they want,” intertwined with a separate “It was at that moment I said ous man” on the stage. Much He said he voted for Lurie
polled well. he said. “That’s not the fu- ballot measure committee to myself, ‘There’s more attention has also been paid as his top choice. Farrell was
“Mark Farrell has staked ture of San Francisco.” he sponsored. Farrell con- work to be done.’ ” to the $8 million he has No. 2.
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Cool and dry: A weakening front sliding down from the north could bring a shower north of Point Conception Severe weather in the upper Midwest: Severe weather will stretch from
on Thursday; otherwise, it will keep the weather cool across much of Southern California, with temperatures Michigan southwestward to southern Illinois. Storms will be capable of
below average for this time of the year in many locations. Friday will be dry and cool before a new trough digs hail and isolated tornadoes. In the Northeast, conditions will be warm,
southward to start the weekend with a possibility of showers. with temperatures 15 to 25 degrees above average for this time of year.
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knots. Seas 2-4 feet. Mixed swells W 72/51 72/49 80/54
1 foot at 4 seconds and S 2 feet at 14 Beach
Mission Viejo
seconds. 68/53 Temecula Wednesday* Today Wednesday* Today
Laguna 72/48 City Hi Lo Prcp. Hi Lo Sky City Hi Lo Prcp. Hi Lo Sky
Surf zone: The potential for strong 74/38
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rip currents is moderate at most 67/51 Clemente Albuquerque 59 39 -- 61 38 Su Tampa 87 72 .01 86 68 Su
area beaches, except S.B. and L.A.
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Oceanside
Atlanta 79 62 Tr 80 62 Pc Washington, D.C. 78 54 -- 82 65 Su
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Los Angeles 1-3’ 13 sec S 63 Los Angeles Co. Orange Co. Ventura Co. 73/40 73/35 Boston 66 50 .22 77 64 Su Acapulco 88 77 -- 90 75 Su
Orange 2-4’ 13 sec S 64 Sun 7:12a/6:01p 7:11a/6:00p 7:17a/6:05p Bufalo 73 61 -- 77 50 W Amsterdam 57 52 .31 59 50 Cy
Moon 6:28a/5:30p 6:26a/5:29p 6:32a/5:33p Poway
San Diego 2-4’ 13 sec SSW 65 Burlington, Vt. 68 50 .53 77 64 Cy Athens 75 66 -- 72 62 Su
70/45 Charleston, S.C. 83 59 -- 82 63 Pc Bangkok 90 77 .15 93 79 Pc
Charlotte 79 58 -- 80 62 Su Barcelona 69 66 .28 71 60 Pc
Tides San Diego Chicago 79 68 -- 69 39 Sh Berlin 59 54 .02 58 48 Cy
L.A. Outer Harbor, in feet. 69/52 Cincinnati 77 57 -- 73 46 Ts Cabo San Lucas 93 68 -- 88 68 Su
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9:45p 4.2 Hi 3:37p 0.2 Lo Columbia, S.C. 80 54 -- 82 60 Su Dubai 91 76 -- 94 77 Su
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Wednesday Downtown readings Dallas/[Link] 87 74 -- 76 58 Pc Havana 86 73 -- 86 69 Pc
10:23p 4.0 Hi 4:09p 0.0 Lo Denver 45 34 .03 59 31 Su Ho Chi Minh City 91 77 -- 92 77 Ts
Temperature Los Angeles Fullerton Ventura* Precipitation Los Angeles Fullerton Ventura* Detroit 77 64 -- 73 44 Ts Hong Kong 85 75 -- 86 75 Pc
UV index High/low 73/51 74/52 73/50 24-hour total (as of 2 p.m.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 El Paso 73 61 -- 76 50 Su Istanbul 64 59 -- 66 54 Su
Minutes to burn for sensitive people Normal high/low 77/57 78/55 73/51 Season total (since Oct. 1) 0.00 Trace 0.00 Eugene 50 42 .26 53 49 R Jerusalem 71 54 -- 71 55 Su
High/low a year ago 81/49 84/49 80/58 Last season (Oct. 1 to date) Trace Trace 0.00 Fort Myers 88 70 .12 86 69 Su Johannesburg 77 49 -- 80 54 Su
Las Vegas, 45 Phoenix, 45
Record high/date 99/1939 93/1999 92/1999 Season norm (Oct. 1 to date) 0.56 0.48 0.70 Hartford 77 53 .07 81 66 Su Kuala Lumpur 93 77 -- 95 77 Ts
Los Angeles, 45 San Francisco, 60 Record low/date 41/1971 48/2004 37/1971 Humidity (high/low) 83/33 82/25 70/34 Honolulu 87 75 .08 86 76 R Lima 68 61 -- 70 62 Pc
Houston 86 72 .46 84 72 Ts London 57 54 -- 60 48 Pc
California cities* Indianapolis 79 62 -- 71 41 Ts Madrid 68 48 .15 68 50 Cy
Wed.* Today Fri. Wed.* Today Fri. Wed.* Today Fri. Jacksonville, Fla. 85 66 -- 83 62 Pc Mecca 90 74 -- 93 73 Ts
Kansas City 79 68 .08 57 40 Pc Mexico City 76 50 -- 78 49 Su
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 78 49 -- 80 63 Cy Montreal 73 50 .22 74 58 Cy
Anaheim 75 49 -- 74 47 74 51 L.A. D’ntown/USC 74 49 -- 72 50 71 54 San Diego 71 53 -- 69 52 69 54 Las Vegas 62 48 -- 70 48 Su Moscow 46 30 .20 39 34 W
Avalon/Catalina 66 54 -- 63 54 65 54 L.A. Int’l. Airport 73 52 -- 68 52 69 55 San Francisco 61 52 -- 64 50 65 55 Louisville 80 63 -- 76 50 Ts Mumbai 94 80 .02 94 80 Hz
Bakersfield 71 46 -- 71 45 66 50 Laguna Beach 69 52 -- 67 51 68 56 San Gabriel 75 48 -- 73 49 73 51 Medford 52 37 .21 53 47 R New Delhi 95 73 -- 92 65 Su
Barstow 69 43 -- 76 42 70 49 Lancaster 68 38 -- 71 36 70 45 San Jose 69 53 -- 69 49 70 55 Memphis 82 63 -- 74 59 Ts Paris 58 52 Tr 61 44 Su
Big Bear Lake 53 24 -- 57 23 56 30 Long Beach 75 50 -- 72 51 73 55 San Luis Obispo 70 44 -- 68 46 74 51 Miami 86 78 .49 85 76 Pc Prague 59 50 .05 56 42 Pc
Bishop 61 28 -- 67 27 66 37 Mammoth Lakes 45 29 -- 49 19 53 30 Santa Ana 73 53 -- 70 53 70 57 Milwaukee 78 69 .04 69 39 W Rome 70 55 -- 74 51 Su
Burbank 73 49 -- 71 48 72 51 Mission Viejo 74 50 -- 72 48 71 51 Santa Barbara 67 46 Tr 70 47 70 51 Minneapolis 60 55 .10 42 33 Sn Seoul 70 50 -- 73 48 Su
Camarillo 71 44 -- 69 45 71 47 Monrovia 73 48 -- 73 47 74 51 Santa Clarita 74 43 -- 74 41 75 44 Nashville 82 60 -- 79 60 Ts Singapore 92 79 .14 91 78 Sh
Chatsworth 73 48 -- 72 47 74 49 Monterey 59 50 -- 62 47 61 54 Santa Monica Pier 71 51 -- 67 50 68 54 New Orleans 85 70 Tr 84 73 Ts Taipei City 75 70 1.54 80 77 R
Chino 78 43 -- 76 43 75 45 Mt. Wilson 55 41 -- 50 42 51 40 Santa Paula 71 44 -- 71 42 70 47 New York 75 58 -- 79 67 Su Tokyo 70 54 .03 68 58 Cy
Compton 72 50 -- 73 50 73 52 Needles 74 44 -- 78 49 78 54 Santa Rosa 65 42 Tr 67 42 65 44 Norfolk 80 55 -- 81 65 Su Vancouver 50 46 .39 53 43 Cy
Dana Point 70 53 -- 67 51 67 53 Newport Beach 68 53 -- 68 53 69 56 Simi Valley 72 42 -- 72 43 74 46 Oklahoma City 85 70 .03 67 44 Su Vienna 66 46 .01 62 43 Cy
Death Valley 75 45 -- 77 56 78 53 Northridge 74 47 -- 74 46 73 51 Tahoe Valley 47 31 -- 44 25 50 29 Omaha 55 53 1.24 54 37 Pc
Del Mar 71 52 -- 65 50 67 52 Oakland 66 53 -- 67 49 66 54 Temecula 75 38 -- 74 38 75 39 Orlando 84 72 .11 83 67 Pc Key: Su sunny; Pc partly cloudy; Cy cloudy; Fg
Escondido 74 41 -- 73 40 73 45 Oceanside 77 44 -- 73 42 72 48 Thousand Oaks 71 43 -- 70 43 71 48 Philadelphia 76 53 -- 82 65 Su foggy; Prcp precipitation; Dr drizzle; Hz hazy Sh
Eureka 59 47 .05 59 52 60 48 Ojai 73 44 -- 72 43 72 44 Torrance 72 52 -- 69 53 69 58 Phoenix 76 55 -- 81 55 Su showers; Ts thunderstorms; R rain; Sn snow; Sf
snow flurries; I ice; Rs rain/snow; W windy; Tr
Fallbrook 76 41 -- 73 40 72 41 Ontario 74 49 -- 73 48 73 49 UCLA 71 50 -- 69 50 69 54 Pittsburgh 76 62 -- 80 52 Cy trace. Notes: National extremes exclude Alaska
Fresno 71 48 -- 68 45 66 53 Palm Springs 78 53 -- 80 54 80 55 Van Nuys 75 49 -- 74 48 76 51 Portland, Ore. 50 47 .38 51 49 R and Hawaii. * - data estimated.
Fullerton 75 49 -- 73 49 74 52 Pasadena 73 50 -- 71 48 71 51 Ventura 66 48 -- 67 49 67 52 Providence 72 53 .03 76 61 Su Wednesday’s readings as of 2 p.m.
Hemet 73 40 -- 73 40 75 42 Paso Robles 70 36 -- 68 36 67 46 Whittier Hills 75 48 -- 74 49 74 51 Raleigh/Durham 81 56 -- 82 64 Su
Hesperia 67 40 -- 70 34 67 42 Redding 62 49 -- 63 44 61 47 Woodland Hills 75 47 -- 74 46 75 52 Reno 54 28 -- 53 32 Sh
Huntington Beach 70 52 -- 67 52 68 55 Riverside 71 41 -- 72 40 73 45 Wrightwood 53 40 -- 60 37 58 38 Richmond 82 50 -- 82 64 Su Forecasts by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2024
Idyllwild 59 40 -- 59 40 63 44 Sacramento 67 50 -- 68 45 66 51 Yorba Linda 75 46 -- 73 44 74 47 St. Louis 83 70 -- 70 42 Ts
Irvine 73 51 -- 72 49 73 54 San Bernardino 75 47 -- 73 46 73 47 Yosemite Valley 52 38 -- 57 31 61 36 Salt Lake City 50 36 .02 53 37 Su

Algae bloom leaves a stinking mess at the coast

[Algae, from B1]
linked to the red tide,” she
said. “It’s been intermit-
tently smelling very fishy
and stinky since then, espe-
cially when the wind is low.”
Santa Monica resident
Maria Alzaga said she too
was perplexed when she
caught her first whiff of the
“rotted food/garbage/
sewage” odor on Sunday
evening. It wasn’t until she
voiced her concerns in a
group chat that she was sent
an article explaining a simi-
lar phenomenon that oc-
curred following the 2020 bi-
oluminescent bloom.
And on the neighborhood
social media platform
Nextdoor, residents from all
over West L.A. have been re-
lieved to find an answer to
the cause of the nauseating
odor.
“Thank god I thought I
was going crazy!” wrote one
Venice resident, who lives
more than a mile and a half
from the beach. “I smelled it
when I walked out my door
and I’m by Penmar Park.” Christina House Los Angeles Times
Neither the biolumines- ALGAE that have imparted a blue glow to waves along the coast of Southern California are also responsible for a widely noticeable stench.
cent algae nor the odor they
produce are harmful, said bloom began about two the predators’ predators. single beach or spread along more algae blooms of all Angeles.
Rink. However, if people are weeks ago and has dazzled The microscopic algae have miles of coastline, according types, said Rink. In comparison to sea li-
irritated by the smell, she residents from San Diego to an extremely fast response to UC San Diego’s Scripps Not all red tide algae ons dying, the temporary
recommends they stay away Malibu’s Point Mugu and to stimuli — such as break- Institution of blooms are bioluminescent, stench may be a small price
from the coastline this week. several other beaches in be- ing waves — and produce Oceanography. It is also nor are they all innocuous, to pay for the latest bloom,
“In a few days to a week, it tween. their glow 15 milliseconds af- fairly rare, typically only ap- she said. Last summer, for which dazzled beachgoers
should go back to normal,” Scientists believe that al- ter stimulation, researchers pearing in Southern Califor- example, a red tide bloom re- and nighttime surfers with
she said. “Hopefully, all of gae use bioluminescence as say. nia once a year or every cou- leased a neurotoxin called its electric glow.
the algae will have died off a defense mechanism — to The phenomenon is un- ple of years. domoic acid that sickened
and the winds will sweep scare off hungry sea cre- predictable; it can last for As climate change warms sea lions and other marine Times staff writer Grace
away any remaining smell.” atures or call attention to just a week or well over a waters, however, it is likely mammals along the Califor- Toohey contributed to this
The bioluminescent their location, which draws month, be contained to a that local beaches will see nia coast, including in Los report.

Siblings found guilty in cross-border kidnapping and extortion plot

On Friday, Mario Alex said. priately face justice for their lease. They also sent a video just north of the U.S.-Mexico
Neighbors abducted a Medina, 54, and María Ale- Medina’s son, José Salud crimes.” through the WhatsApp mes- border, to make the ransom
jandra Medina, 51, of Rosar- Medina, 31, is in custody on On Nov. 5, 2022, Mario sage service showing him payment.
man in Mexico and ito, Mexico, were found guilty unrelated charges in Mexico, Medina and his accomplices being beaten, prosecutors José and María Medina
demanded cash from for their roles in the violent where he is expected to be broke into the neighbor’s said. met the victim’s family to col-
kidnapping and ransom tried separately in connec- home near Rosarito, a resort The following week, they lect the $30,000, which they
his L.A.-area family. scheme two years ago, the tion with the kidnapping. town about 20 miles south of phoned the victim’s family took to Mexico, authorities
U.S. attorney’s office said in a “These defendants sub- Tijuana, federal prosecutors again and threatened to kill said. The Medina family left
By Tony Briscoe news release. jected their victim and his said. They kidnapped the the man if his family did not the victim tied up and alone
Mario Medina, who was family to a terrifying ordeal neighbor at gunpoint, pistol- pay $30,000, authorities said. in a trench, where Mexican
A brother and sister from also convicted of an interna- in order to illegally profit,” whipping him and firing a Sometime after that call, law enforcement rescued
Mexico were convicted of tional extortion charge, en- said U.S. Atty. Martin gun near his head. Mario Medina, pretending to him.
kidnapping a neighbor and listed his sister and son Estrada. “Such callous disre- The next day, one of the be an intermediary between Mario and María Medina
threatening to kill him unless in a scheme intended to gard for others and cavalier kidnappers called the vic- the victim’s family and the are scheduled to appear in
his Southern California fam- defraud their neighbor’s use of violence cannot and tim’s relatives, who live in hostage takers, told the fam- federal court on Feb. 3 for
ily paid a ransom, according family out of tens of thou- will not be tolerated. These Los Angeles County, de- ily to meet at a McDonald’s sentencing. They face up to
to federal authorities. sands of dollars, authorities defendants will now appro- manding $70,000 for his re- restaurant in San Ysidro, life in federal prison.
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COMICS

SUDOKU BRIDGE
sure up here. After he takes right 13-point hand — A Q 9
By Frank Stewart the top trumps, he can cash 2, K 8 7 2, None, A 9 6 5 2 —
dummy’s king of diamonds, you can make a slam. Cue-
Another message on the playing West to have led bid four diamonds.
changeable sign beside a from a doubleton, and lead a
church in my town: “Po- club to his 10. North dealer
body’s nerfect. Come on in.” West can take the queen N-S vulnerable
Today’s declarer gave his and ace and lead the high
NORTH
game contract a healthy try. nine, but instead of ruffing, ♠AJ52
West led the eight of dia- South pitches his last dia- ♥83
monds, and South took mond. West is end-played: ♦AKJ4
dummy’s ace and cashed the He must lead another club, ♣875
K-A of trumps with a happy conceding a fatal ruff-sluff, WEST EAST
♠ 10 9 ♠Q6
result. He next tried a heart or lead a heart from his king. ♥ K 10 2 ♥J9764
finesse with the queen. You hold: ♠ K 8 7 4 3 ♥ A Q ♦83 ♦ Q 10 9 6
West took the king and 5 ♦ 7 5 2 ♣ K 10. Dealer, at your ♣AQ9642 ♣J3
led another diamond. South left, opens one diamond. SOUTH
played the jack from Your partner doubles, and ♠K8743
dummy, but when East won the next player bids three ♥AQ5
and led the jack of clubs, diamonds. What do you say? ♦752
West took two clubs for Answer: Your opponent’s ♣ K 10
down one. jump-raise is weak and pre- NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
Nobody ever produced a emptive; with a good hand, 1♦ Pass 1♠ 2♣
perfect session of bridge and he might redouble. Your 2♠ Pass 4♠ All Pass
nobody ever will. Perfect partner’s double suggests Opening lead — ♦ 8
play on one deal is attain- opening values or more with
KENKEN able, but South didn’t mea- spade support. If he has the Tribune Content Agency
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top left corner of the cage using the mathematical operation indicated. A number can be ASKING ERIC
repeated within a cage as long as it is not in the same row or column.

Dear Readers: On Sept. hoods to post events. The house and get out of your
23, I published two letters first post I saw was “Looking comfort zone.
from older adults experienc- for a puppy for my puppy to Always Active
ing loneliness (“Still Griev- play with.” In short, the
ing” and “Wants a Connec- woman had the same breed Dear Always Active:
tion”). I asked those of you of dog and lived walking dis- Dancing came up in a lot of
who have successfully found tance from my house. All answers, especially square
connection at a later stage in four of us have been best dancing and line dancing.
life to write in. friends ever since. People love the opportunity
And write in you did! I re- Dog Delight to meet people and the ben-
ceived so many wonderful efits for mental acuity.
letters that I’m splitting Dear Delight: Pets can
them into two columns. provide wonderful compan- Dear Eric: I decided to try
Some today and some next ionship, as well as connect an online dating site for sen-
Saturday, Nov. 9. Hopefully, us to others. iors. By coincidence, my
these will inspire new con- now-husband was on the
10/31/24 nections at any stage of life. Dear Eric: In our 70s, my same dating site, albeit more
husband and I moved into than 900 miles away in a dif-
Dear Eric: I left a marriage an independent living apart- ferent state.
of 35 years, retired and ment in a 400-person Con- Despite the physical dis-
HOROSCOPE moved to a new town. For tinuing Care Retirement tance, we each felt a connec-
one year I went to every Community with a multi- tion that grew stronger with
center of the universe. Your is the sense of accomplish- fundraiser hosted by the tude of activities from cli- regular emails. We actually
By Holiday Mathis best treat is how your gener- ment and mastery you offer. area’s nonprofit to deter- mate advocacy to painting bought our present home to-
ous spirit starts wholeheart- Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. mine “who are my people?” to exercise classes to poker. gether before we had met in
Aries (March 21-April 19): ed love flowing your way. 18): Your best trick is shak- At the fundraiser for our lo- Aging Well person a mere six weeks af-
Your best trick is the way you Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): ing up the status quo with in- cal music venue, I entered ter our first email. We did
can decide who to be, then Your best trick is spotting novative ideas. Your best the photo booth to have my Dear Aging Well: Many “see” each other as we
embody it. Your best treat is what’s out of place and fixing treat is the sense of freedom picture taken. To my sur- wrote about the benefits of Skyped nightly. After three
the way you rise to an occa- it before anyone notices. you inspire. prise, the photographer, their retirement communi- months, he packed his van
sion and give of yourself Your best treat is the deep Pisces (Feb. 19-March also recently divorced and ty, as well as organizations and we moved in together.
Taurus (April 20-May sense of security when they 20): Your best trick is blend- new in town, was taken by like the Village Movement That was three years ago. I
20): Your best trick is mak- know everything is handled. ing seamlessly into any envi- my smile. It’s been eight for older adults living alone. am now 85 and he is 84.
ing others give you the best Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): ronment. Your best treat is a years of happy times. Yesterday, we bought a new
that’s available because you Your best trick is arranging deep emotional connection. Unexpected Profit Dear Eric: There are Sen- car that may be our very last
demand quality. Your best harmony out of chaos. Your Today’s birthday (Oct. ior Centers in nearly every car, but that’s OK as the fu-
treat is luxury that comes best treat is the way you 31): You’re a brilliant inven- Dear Unexpected: “Who town and here in Colorado, ture is now, not someday.
from these standards. make people feel seen. tor in this year filled with are my people?” is such an the members are in catalogs Crossing the Distance
Gemini (May 21-June 21): Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): fresh connections, a mod- important question! Love filled with opportunities. I
Your best trick is a mission Your best trick is your ability ernization of old ways and this way of finding them. started line dancing and met Dear Crossing: What a
of playfulness — the teasing to cut straight to the heart of the leveraging of past suc- so many new friends! Our lovely sentiment. Finding
that lets people know you any situation. Your best cesses to tremendous effect. Dear Eric: One month af- seniors sign up for hikes, connection through online
see them. Your best treat is treat is the intensity you You’ll set hearts ablaze. ter my dear dog died, I felt I trips to so many local loca- sites proved to be the key for
the sense that where you are bring to relationships. Your passion and enthusi- urgently needed another tions and events and plays a lot of folks.
is the cool crowd. Sagittarius (Nov. 22- asm spread and everyone dog. One day, after adopting and restaurants that it
Cancer (June 22-July 22): Dec. 21): Your best trick is around you wants a piece of my new dog, I was on a web- would take me 40 pages to Email questions to
Your best trick is reading the the way you can turn any sit- that energy. Leo and Sagit- site for cities and neighbor- list them all. Get out of your eric@[Link].
room like no one else. Your uation into an adventure. tarius adore you. Lucky
best treat is the comfort you Your best treat is your con- numbers: 3, 20, 6, 45, 12.
bring; people are drawn to tagious optimism. FAMILY CIRCUS By Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE By Hank Ketcham
your nurturing energy. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. Mathis writes her column
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): 19): Your best trick is your for Creators Syndicate Inc.
Your best trick is making strategic mind, always five The horoscope should be
people feel like they’re the steps ahead. Your best treat read for entertainment.

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By Gary Larson & Amy Ensz © 2024 Tribune Content Agency
ACROSS
1 Digital whiz
7 Greeting on deck
11 “Bright Dead Things”
poet Limón
14 Goddess challenged by
Arachne to a weaving
contest
15 Easy run
16 Not gross
17 Window treatment for
Tony Stark’s house?
19 ISP option
20 “Bleeding Love” singer
Lewis FREE RANGE By Bill Whitehead MARMADUKE By Brad & Paul Anderson
21 Make
22 Number of divas
23 Ear part
25 Nautical equilibrium
27 Shade of blonde
29 Factory owned by Peter
Parker?
31 Singer Celine
33 Merch item
34 Wrap (up)
35 Prepared to sing the
national anthem
37 Broadcast-monitoring
org.
39 Merch item
43 Alley-__
45 Cereal grain 6 __ de parfum 48 “That’s our cue!”
47 Qdoba bite 7 Wasatch Mountains ski 49 Muscat residents
48 Salary for Diana Prince? resort 50 Inventor Tesla
53 Gym unit 8 Having said too much, 51 Paging device
54 Asylum seeker, perhaps perhaps 52 Overly indulgent
55 NPR weekend host __ 9 Editorial writers, e.g. 56 Thompson of
Simon 10 Urge “Westworld”
57 Croupier’s tool 11 “We Need To Talk” 59 Gallant fellow
58 Video game giant co-host Kremer 61 Outback
60 __ cotta 12 Plan hoppers BLISS By Harry Bliss SPEED BUMP By Dave Coverly
63 Ambient music pioneer 13 Classic song with the 62 Against
Brian line “My love has come 64 Cry noisily
64 Vivid mental image for along” 65 By way of
Clark Kent? 18 __ pitcher
66 Engine need 22 Full of beans ANSWER TO
67 Handwriting on the wall 24 Just right PREVIOUS PUZZLE
68 Happening place 26 Pretended to be
69 Secretive group, initially 27 Revenue sources for
70 Pointy-headed Muppet freemium apps
71 Tennis great who won 28 Take a load off
four Australian Opens 30 Home style
between 1995 and 2003 32 Pest
36 Go-getter
DOWN 38 Salad often made with
1 Part of a cat costume anchovies
2 Raison d’__ 40 Road excursions
3 Tot’s name for a train 41 Untouched serve
4 Medium for the body 42 Hack (off)
art of mehndi 44 Suppose
5 People who 46 Washington’s Sea-__
domesticated potatoes Airport 10/31/24