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Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that the Los Angeles area will receive more than $380 million for homelessness reduction efforts as part of a program providing $827 million in grants across California. Appearing with Mayor Karen Bass at the Downtown Women’s Center in the city’s Skid Row neighborhood, the governor said the funding is part of the fifth wave of the Homeless Housing, Support and Prevention Program. A sixth round was approved in June, with an additional $1 billion in investments expected in the future. Of the $380.36 million, approximately $160 million will directly support the city of Los Angeles,…

The checkered flag is in sight at Irwindale Speedway after 25 years of NASCAR racing, demolition derbies, drag races and other events at the San Gabriel Valley motorsports landmark. The speedway and drag strip, about 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, will close at the end of the 2024 season with a farewell event scheduled for Dec. 21, according to a statement posted Tuesday. “Irwindale was more than just a track; it was a home and gathering place for racing enthusiasts from around the world,” said Tim Huddleston, President of Irwindale Speedway & Event Center, Inc., and his wife…

Tickets for the 2024 World Series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are among the most expensive in Major League history, and fans are willing to pay for them. The average price of a World Series ticket on the secondary market leading up to Game 1 in Los Angeles was $3,887, according to ticket reseller TicketIQ. This is the second most expensive average since we started tracking the data in 2010. This year’s tournament is expected to be the highest-grossing World Series in history, StubHub reports. CNBC Make It asks Dodgers fans ahead of Game 1 in…

Two men were sentenced Tuesday morning for the armed robbery of an off-duty Secret Service officer in Orange County during President Biden’s visit. Jamonte Fitzgerald Johnson was convicted of robbery and possession of a firearm by a felon, and the jury also found a true sentencing enhancement for personal use of a firearm. Co-defendant Eshon Dwayne Dodson was convicted of robbery and received a reduced sentence for possessing a firearm during the robbery. Johnson’s sentencing is scheduled for November 22nd, and Dodson’s sentencing is scheduled for January 10th. A third co-conspirator, Bertrand Claude Bell, pleaded guilty in August, two months…

“Danger!” host Ken Jennings gave a “problematic” answer during Monday night’s episode and apologized to the female contestant before moving on with the rest of the show. The moment arrived when contestant Heather Ryan picked a $400 tip in the “Complete the Rhyming Phrase” category. Jennings read out the clue in a slightly awkward tone: “Men rarely make passes at…” “What’s a ‘girl with glasses’?” asked fellow contestant Will Wallace, who jumped in and answered correctly. Ryan was the only woman in this episode and wore glasses. Jennings quickly addressed the issue. “Well, we have a little problem,” said the…

They cheered, shouted, hugged and high-fived. Hundreds of die-hard Dodger fans watched Monday night’s World Series game from the ground seats just behind the Yankees’ dugout.Well, almost.Their premier base was not in the Bronx but in Cosm, Inglewood, some 3,000 miles away, where the immersive experience was strikingly similar to being at the game.Located between SoFi Stadium and Intuit Dome, Cosm features luxurious stadium seating and an 87-foot diameter, 12K resolution wraparound screen, bringing the feel of a scaled-down Las Vegas sphere to the newly opened venue. I’ll give it.Tickets to Cosm aren’t cheap, with the best tickets for Game…

In the morning, Lila Omura went to the beach to check on the woman who had been kicked out of the evacuation center again for not taking a shower. By noon, she was comforting a man in tattered clothes who wouldn’t stop crying outside a coffee shop and offered help to a woman sitting on a bus bench, but the woman said, “You need more help than me.” I need it,” he replied.It was a predictably unpredictable morning for Omura, a housing navigator employed by the City of South Bay and a field leader for an aggressive program to reduce…

Phoenix — Before his first regular season game as the Lakers’ head coach, JJ Redick made a prediction.”I’d go crazy if I lost,” he said. “I’ll tell you that.”It took a week for the Lakers to see what it was like.In his postgame press conference, Redick blamed the Lakers’ 14 points in the second quarter and Kevin Durant’s reluctance to double-team him, two key factors in his team’s 109-105 loss to the Suns on Monday night. explained.”He’s mad,” Anthony Davis said of the new coach. After the game, Redick was visibly upset as he talked about the Lakers’ second-quarter offense,…

The energy was electric at this year’s East LA Classic as the Garfield Bulldogs defeated the Roosevelt Rough Riders 38-28.Last Friday’s event drew more than 15,000 fans to Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium for the 89th edition of one of the biggest rivalries in youth sports.Here are some of the night’s best moments captured by Boyle Heights Beat photographers and youth reporters.Photo: Andrew Lopez, Esther Gomez, Sofia Peña. Players prepare to take the field for the East LA Classic. Photo by Andrew Lopez. The Garfield flag football team won 62-0. (Photo by Alex Medina) A referee signals a touchdown by Garfield’s flag…

A new study from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography examines dangerous pesticides that have spread over the years. SAN DIEGO — The federal government banned the use of DDT in the early 1970s, but more than 50 years later, researchers are still finding fish off the coast of Southern California that have the dangerous pesticide in their bodies. “No one would have believed the problem would persist for this long,” said Lillian McGill, who led the research team at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Her team has been investigating the long-term effects of DDT on the fish we eat. From…