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Assassination of the State sees uptick as president leaves the Delta variant spreads, island nation without increasing push for designated successor. more inoculations.

By Kate Linthicum By Luke Money and Rong-Gong Lin II MEXICO CITY — Even in a country with a grim his- After months of steady tory of coups, dictatorships declines, coronavirus infec- and foreign interventions, tions are once again on the Haiti’s political turmoil over Neal Waters Anadolu Agency rise in California as the state the last several months struggles with slowing daily stood out for its violence and HEAT WAVE WILL BOOST FIRE DANGER vaccination rates and the volatility. spread of the highly infec- The Salt fire, which began June 30 in Shasta County, burns Sunday. The blaze held steady Wednesday at The president, Jovenel tious Delta variant. Moise, had been ruling by 25% containment. Meanwhile, the Southland faces record heat and elevated fire risk. CALIFORNIA, B1 While it’s too soon to say decree despite a legal con- whether the upticks are a sensus that his term had ex- trend or a blip, health ex- pired — triggering wide- perts and state officials ex- spread pro-democracy pro- pressed confidence that Cal- tests. ifornia’s reopening and the Meanwhile, armed gangs return of something resem- were broadening their bling normality were not in power, kidnapping and MS-13 ‘destroyer’ a place jeopardy. killing with abandon. Every “This is the call to anyone day seemed to bring news of who hasn’t been vaccinated: another massacre, more Get vaccinated,” Gov. Gavin heartache for a nation al- Newsom said during a brief- ready struggling to contain to sleep, party — and kill ing Wednesday. “What more soaring inflation and the re- evidence do you need?” lentless spread of COVID-19. There is widespread sci- That pressure cooker ap- entific consensus that fully peared to burst early Court is told of vacant L.A. building where 3 were slain vaccinated people have an Wednesday when assassins excellent chance of being stormed the president’s By Matthew Ormseth protected from severe illness home in the hills of Port-au- or death from any corona- Prince under the cover of It looked like just another tired apartment build- Mara Salvatrucha, the gang widely known as MS-13, virus strain, including Delta. darkness and shot him to ing on Rampart Boulevard. and they had turned the abandoned building into a In both Los Angeles and San death. Emptied of its tenants so a development company place to sleep, party, host meetings, peddle drugs — Diego counties over the past The killing of Moise, 53, a could pursue plans to knock the place down and put “clandestine things they don’t want to hold out in the half-year, 99.8% of people wealthy banana exporter up a high-rise, the building’s windows were smashed open,” a Los Angeles police detective explained in who died from COVID-19 who took office in 2017 after out of their frames and its doors pulled off their court. had not been inoculated. elections marred by allega- hinges. Thieves stripped the place of its fixtures. The gang has a name for places like this. The build- Overall levels of corona- tions of fraud, could plunge Then a group of teenagers and young men slipped ing had become a “destroyer.” virus cases and hospitali- the Caribbean island nation inside. They announced their illicit occupancy in The destroyer on Rampart was also a place to kill. zations remain at histori- into deeper chaos. white spray paint on the green canvas stretched Three people were slain within its blighted rooms in cally low levels, and Califor- The country’s interim across a chain-link fence that had been put up: “MS 2017 and 2018, detectives testified at a hearing last nia has one of the highest prime minister declared 15 CLCS.” month in the case of two alleged MS-13 members vaccination rates in the na- days of martial law. Late They were from the Coronado Lil’ Cycos clique of charged with the murders. [See ‘Destroyers,’ A7] tion, in a country that has Wednesday, Leon Charles, one of the fastest vaccina- the interim national police tion rates in the world. The chief, announced that police number of COVID-19 deaths had encircled the killers and reported daily in California were engaged in a gun battle. remain among the lowest He said police killed four of over the past 15 months — [See Haiti, A4] it’s down to 18 deaths a day, down from a peak of 537 deaths a day for the seven- day period ending Jan. 27. Over the past seven days, in L.A. County, COVID-19 deaths have dropped to four a day; the San Francisco Bay Area, 1.5 a day; Orange County, 0.6 a day and San Diego County, 0.3 a day. California averaged about 1,143 new daily co- ronavirus cases over the sev- en-day period that ended Dieu Nalio Chery AP Tuesday, a 30% increase THE ASSASSINATION from mid-June. It’s part of of President Jovenel an uptick that began shortly Moise, 53, could plunge after the state fully reopened Haiti into deeper chaos. its economy on June 15. The lowest average number of cases since March 2020 oc- Haiti’s history of curred during the seven-day coups, calamities period ending June 24, when Jason Armond Los Angeles Times there were 881 a day re- President’s slaying is the PEOPLE pass an empty lot once the site of a “destroyer,” or vacant building, on Rampart Boule- ported. Still, the latest num- country’s latest chapter vard in L.A. where detectives say alleged MS-13 gang members killed three people in 2017 and 2018. bers are more than 97% in a tale of struggle and lower than the peak of the tumult. WORLD, A3 [See Virus, A6]

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PERSPECTIVES Even in hospital, a pope still in charge By design, a power transfer occurs with death or resignation, not illness or incapacitation

clares simply that when the By Nicole Winfield Holy See is “vacant or en- tirely impeded,” nothing can ROME — The Vatican be altered in the governance has detailed laws, rituals of the church. But it doesn’t and roles to ensure the say what it means for the transfer of power when a Holy See to be “entirely im- pope dies or resigns. But peded” or what provisions none of them apply when he might come into play if it is sick or even unconscious, ever were. and there are no specific “Really, we have no rules norms governing what hap- for this,” Cafardi said. pens when a pope becomes “There are no canons and incapacitated. there’s no separate docu- As a result, even though ment that says how you Pope Francis remains hospi- would determine incapacity, talized while he recovers whether incapacity could be from intestinal surgery per- permanent or temporary, formed Sunday at a Rome and even more importantly hospital, he is still the pontiff who would govern the and very much in charge. church in that time. Noth- The Vatican said Tues- ing. Absolutely nothing. We day that Francis had eaten just leave it up to the Holy breakfast, read newspapers Spirit.” and had a walk, and that his postoperative recovery was What about Pope proceeding normally. Still, his weeklong hospi- Paul VI’s letter? tal stay — the first of his pa- In 1965, Pope Paul VI pacy — has sparked interest wrote letters to the dean of about how papal power is ex- the College of Cardinals hy- ercised in the Holy See, how pothesizing that if he were to it is transferred and under become seriously ill, the what circumstances. dean and other cardinals Here’s how it works: should accept his resigna- tion. The role of the pope Paul foresaw the possibil- The pope is the Apostle ity that as popes continued Peter’s successor, the head to live longer, they could be- of the college of bishops, the Alessandra Tarantino Associated Press come incapacitated by vicar of Christ and the pas- POPE FRANCIS attends a weekly general audience in June. His weeklong hospital stay — the first of his stroke, dementia or some tor of the universal Catholic papacy — for intestinal surgery has sparked interest about how papal power is exercised in the Holy See. other long-term, progressive Church on Earth, according ailment that would make it to the church’s in-house can- decide that he can no longer of the church was foreseen ragua, Nigeria and Britain. run his diocese, but none for impossible for them to do on law. exercise that authority? during the pope’s hospital- They presumably were ap- a pope. Canon 412 says a dio- their job, and unable to Nothing has changed in There’s nobody above him.” ization, Parolin wasn’t even proved ahead of time, al- cese can be declared “im- freely resign. Francis’ status, role or in the Vatican during Fran- though Francis could sign peded” if its bishop — due to In one letter, published in power since he was elected The Vatican Curia cis’ three-hour scheduled decrees and handle other “captivity, banishment, ex- 2018, he cited an infirmity the 266th pope on March 13, Francis may be in charge, surgery. matters of importance from ile, or incapacity” — cannot “which is presumed incur- 2013, even while he under- but he already delegates the He was in Strasbourg, his hospital bed, as St. John fulfill his pastoral functions. able or of long duration and went three hours of surgery day-to-day running of the France, to commemorate Paul II was known to have In such cases, the day-to- which prevents us from suffi- Sunday to remove half of his Vatican and church to a the 1,300th anniversary of done during his many hospi- day running of the diocese ciently exercising the func- colon. team of officials who operate the death of the patron saint talizations. shifts to an auxiliary bishop, tions of our apostolic min- That status is by theolog- whether he is in the Apostol- of Alsace. a vicar general or someone istry.” ical design. ic Palace or not, and whether Other Vatican functions What happens when else. The letter was never in- “The pope’s authority is or not he is conscious. are proceeding normally. Its Even though Francis is voked, since Paul lived 13 supreme, full and universal,” Chief among them is the daily noon bulletin came out a pope gets sick? the bishop of Rome, no ex- more years and died on the said canon lawyer Nicholas secretary of state, Cardinal again Tuesday with the Canon law does have pro- plicit provision exists for the job. Cafardi. “So if his authority Pietro Parolin. In a sign that names of new bishops ap- visions for when a diocesan pope if he similarly becomes But experts said Paul’s is at that level, who gets to no change to the governance pointed by the pope in Nica- bishop gets sick and can’t “impeded.” Canon 335 de- letter was unlikely to have ever been used since canon law requires a papal resigna- tion be “freely and properly manifested” — as was the case when Pope Benedict XVI announced his resigna- The Great Salt Lake is not doing so well tion in 2013. The scenario Paul envi- sioned — laying out grounds the waves. Low water has for his resignation in ad- Water levels could hit kept the other main marina vance for a time when he closed for years. might not be conscious or a 170-year low amid a “Some people don’t think capable — “is not valid, be- drought in the West, that we’re ever going to be cause for a pope to validly re- able to get back in,” Ross sign from office, he has to be threatening wildlife said. lucid,” said Kurt Martens, and air quality. Brine shrimp support a canon lawyer and professor $57-million fish food indus- at Catholic University of try in Utah, but in the com- America. By Lindsay Whitehurst ing years less water could make the salinity too great What happens SALT LAKE CITY — The for even those tiny creatures when a pope dies silvery blue waters of the to survive. Great Salt Lake sprawl “We’re really coming to a or resigns? across the Utah desert, hav- critical time for the Great The only time papal ing covered an area nearly Salt Lake,” said Jaimi But- power changes hands is the size of Delaware for ler, coordinator for the Great when a pope dies or resigns. much of recorded history. Salt Lake Institute at West- At that time, a whole series For years, though, the larg- minster College in Salt Lake of rites and rituals come into est natural lake west of the City. She studies the Ameri- play governing the “interreg- Mississippi River has been can white pelican, one of the num” — the period between shrinking. And a drought largest birds in North the end of one pontificate gripping the American West America. and the election of a new could make this year the They flock to Gunnison pope. worst yet. Island, a remote outpost in During that period, The receding water is al- the lake where up to 20% of known as the sede vacante, ready affecting the nesting the bird’s population nests, or “empty See,” the camer- spot of pelicans that are with male and female birds lengo, or chamberlain, runs among the millions of birds Rick Bowmer Associated Press cooperating to continuously the administration and fi- dependent on the lake. Sail- A MAN walks on a sandbar at the receding edge of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. watch the eggs. nances of the Holy See. He boats have been hoisted out Millions of birds are dependent on the lake for food on their journey south. “Mom goes fishing and certifies the pope’s death, of the water to keep them dad stays at the nest,” But- seals the papal apartments from getting stuck in the quick stroll from the shore Luckily, much of the bed crust layer,” she said. ler said. and prepares for the pope’s mud. More dry lake bed get- are now a 10-minute walk of Utah’s giant lake has a The swirling dust also But the falling lake levels burial before a conclave to ting exposed could send ar- away. crust that makes it tougher could speed the melting of have exposed a land bridge elect a new pontiff. The posi- senic-laced dust into the air Robert Atkinson, 91, re- for dust to blow. Perry is re- Utah’s snow, according to re- to the island, enabling foxes tion is currently held by Car- that millions breathe. members that resort and searching how long the pro- search by McKenzie Skiles, a and coyotes to come across dinal Kevin Farrell, the head “A lot us have been talk- the feeling of weightlessness tective crust will last and snow hydrologist at the Uni- and hunt for rodents and of the Vatican’s laity office. ing about the lake as flat- in the water. When he re- how dangerous the soil’s ar- versity of Utah. Her study other food. The activity The camerlengo has no lining,” said Lynn de Freitas, turned this year to fly over senic might be to people. showed that dust from one frightens the shy birds ac- role or duties if the pope is executive director of Friends the lake in a motorized This year is primed to be storm made the snow so customed to a quiet place to merely sick or otherwise in- of Great Salt Lake. paraglider, he found it especially bleak. Utah is one much darker that it melted a raise their young, so they flee capacitated. The lake’s levels are ex- changed. of the driest states in the week earlier than expected. the nests, leaving the eggs “You have two options: pected to hit a 170-year low “It’s much shallower than country, and most of its wa- Although much of that dust and baby birds to be eaten Either you have a pope or this year. It comes as the I would have expected it to ter comes from snowfall. The came from other sources, an by gulls. you don’t have one, and as drought has the West brac- be,” he said. snowpack was below normal expansion of dry lake bed Pelicans aren’t the only long as you have a pope — ing for a brutal wildfire sea- The waves have been re- last winter and the soil was raises concerns about birds dependent on the lake. and in the case here, he’s not son and coping with already placed by dry, gravelly lake dry, meaning much of the changes to the state’s billon- It’s a stopover for many dead — he governs the low reservoirs. Utah Gov. bed that’s grown to 750 melted snow that flowed dollar ski industry. species to feed on their jour- church,” Martens said. Spencer Cox, a Republican, square miles. Winds can down the mountains soaked “No one wants to ski dirty ney south. “Even if he’s dying, he gov- has begged people to cut whip up dust from the dry into the ground and never snow,” she said. A study from Utah State erns the church.” back on lawn watering and lake bed that is laced with reached the lake. While the lake’s vast wa- University says that to main- “pray for rain.” naturally occurring arsenic, Most years, the Great ters are too salty for most tain lake levels, water diver- What about Pope For the Great Salt Lake, said Kevin Perry, a Uni- Salt Lake gains up to 2 feet creatures except brine sion from rivers that flow though, it is only the latest versity of Utah atmospheric from spring runoff. This shrimp, for sailors like Mari- into it would have to de- Benedict XVI? challenge. People for years scientist. year, it was just 6 inches, lyn Ross, 65, it’s a tranquil crease by 30%. But for the Even though there is a re- have been diverting water It blows through a region Perry said. paradise with panoramas of state with the nation’s fast- tired pope living on the Vati- from rivers that flow into the that already has some of the “We’ve never had an April distant peaks. est-growing population, ad- can grounds, he has no for- lake to water crops and sup- dirtiest wintertime air in the lake level that was as low as “You get out on this lake dressing the problem will re- mal role to play, either. ply homes. Because the lake country because of seasonal it was this year,” he said. and it’s better than going to a quire a major shift in how Benedict, 94, ceased be- is shallow — about 35 feet at geographic conditions that More exposed lake bed psychiatrist. It’s really very water is allocated and how ing pope on Feb. 28, 2013, its deepest point — less wa- trap pollution between the also means more people calming,” she said. the lake is perceived. when he became the first ter quickly translates to re- mountains. have ventured onto the But this year, the little “There’s a lot of people pontiff in 600 years to resign. ceding shorelines. Perry warns of what hap- crust, including off-road ve- red boat named Promiscu- who believe that every drop He has been living in a con- The water that remains pened at California’s Owens hicles that damage it, Great ous that she and her hus- that goes into the Great Salt verted monastery in the stretches across a chunk of Lake, which was pumped Salt Lake coordinator Laura band have sailed for more Lake is wasted,” Perry said. Vatican gardens since. northern Utah, with high- dry to feed thirsty Los Ange- Vernon said. than 20 years was hoisted “That’s the perspective I’m Citing his private secre- ways on one end and remote les and created a dust bowl “The more continued out of the water with a mas- trying to change. The lake tary, RAI state television land on the other. A resort — that cost nearly $2 billion to drought we have, the more of sive crane just as the season has needs too. And they’re said Benedict was praying long since closed — drew tamp down. The Great Salt the salt crust will be weath- got underway. Record-low not being met.” for Francis’ recovery. sunbathers who would float Lake is much larger and ered and more dust will be- lake levels were expected to like corks in the extra salty closer to a populated area, come airborne because leave the boats stuck in the Whitehurst writes for the Winfield writes for the waters. Picnic tables once a Perry said. there’s less of that protective mud rather than skimming Associated Press. Associated Press. LATIMES.COM S THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 A3

THE WORLD Haiti’s story of coups, other calamities

The assassination of President Jovenel Moise is the nation’s latest chapter in a tumultuous history.

By Laura King

Haiti has demonstrated extraordinary resilience in the face of seemingly un- stinting political turmoil and natural disaster. Now the Caribbean nation, the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, is again in the international spotlight with the assassination early Wednesday of its president, Jovenel Moise. Even before a series of modern-day calamities — the brutal father-son Duva- lier dictatorships that ended in 1986, periodic destructive hurricanes, the devastating 2010 earthquake and a nearly decade-long outbreak of cholera that followed — Haiti was shadowed by a centuries-old legacy of co- lonialism, slavery and ex- ploitation. Less than 700 miles from Florida, the former French colony is deeply entangled Carolyn Cole Los Angeles Times with U.S. history. The slave THE DAY after the 7.0 quake in 2010, Lormil Rose Marquie pleads for help outside a Port-au-Prince hospital. No one was getting care. revolt that culminated with Haitian independence from round of kidnappings, tion program in place. softer image, but the Ton- 2010 earthquake nounced Wednesday’s as- France in 1804 also brought killings and displacement Here is more background tons Macoutes used brutal The catastrophic magni- sassination of Moise about the Louisiana Pur- whose effects rippled across on past crises the country means to try to suppress tude 7.0 temblor ravaged the “heinous” and said the chase, the vast territorial a broad sector of Haitian so- has weathered. nationwide protests over capital, Port-au-Prince, and United States stood ready to sale by France that changed ciety. joblessness, poverty and po- help. The Duvaliers heavily damaged other cit- the face of a still-young A United Nations report litical repression. In 1986, ies. Haiti was no stranger to In May, the Biden admin- United States. last month cited a “wide- Francois Duvalier and facing overthrow, “Baby ruinous storms and smaller istration offered eligible Situated on the western spread sense of insecurity” his son Jean-Claude — Doc” fled to France. He re- quakes, but this was its Haitian nationals living in third of the island of Hispan- and “dramatic conse- known respectively as “Papa turned in 2011 to Haiti, where worst natural disaster. Al- the United States the iola, which it shares with the quences for the civilian Doc” and “Baby Doc” — he failed to regain power and though figures remain dis- chance to apply for an 18- Dominican Republic, Haiti population.” ruled Haiti between 1957 and was embroiled by embezzle- puted, deaths were put at month designation known is culturally vibrant despite At times, even well-inten- 1986, their successive reigns ment charges, but was al- more than 200,000, with as temporary protected grinding deprivation. tioned international efforts characterized by numerous lowed to remain free. 300,000 other people hurt. At status. Its 11 million people re- have caused yet more suffer- harsh abuses. Jean-Claude Duvalier least 1.5 million Haitians That protection, first ex- flect a melange of influences ing in Haiti. In a recent mem- The elder Duvalier, a ru- died three years later, and in were internally displaced. tended after the 2010 earth- — Afro-Caribbean, Europe- oir, former United Nations ral doctor who pledged to the post-Duvalier era, Haiti Despite a massive infu- quake, could affect more an and Latin American. Art- Secretary-General Ban Ki- economically empower the has struggled to attain sta- sion of international aid, re- than 100,000 Haitians living ists of Haitian birth, includ- moon wrote that the world country’s downtrodden ble governance. covery proved elusive. In in the U.S. ing acclaimed writer Ed- body should have done more Black masses, instead fell A charismatic priest, 2016, with reconstruction Some in Congress have widge Danticat and rapper- to address a cholera epidem- into autocratic ways and de- Jean-Bertrand Aristide, be- still foundering, the country also been trying to draw at- actor Wyclef Jean, have left a ic, traced by several investi- clared himself president for came the country’s first was pounded by Hurricane tention to Haiti’s woes, both significant mark on U.S. cul- gations to U.N. peacekeep- life, buttressed by a terrify- democratically elected pres- Matthew, the strongest recent and historic. ture. ers. ing paramilitary group ident, in 1990, but lasted less storm to hit since the 1960s. In May, lawmakers in- Haiti’s hardships, except That outbreak killed known as the Tontons than a year before being de- More than 500 people were cluding Rep. Val Demings when they occur on a grand thousands of Haitians after Macoutes. posed by a coup. killed, and massive destruc- (D-Fla.) formed the House scale, often go little noticed the 2010 earthquake, and Jean-Claude Duvalier, at That pattern persisted; tion helped reignite the chol- Haiti Caucus, pledging to by the outside world. was not brought under con- 19 the designated successor, at the time of his killing, era epidemic. “work for a Haiti free from Moise’s assassination trol for nine years — shortly took over after his father’s Moise was governing by de- corruption, violence, re- was preceded by months of before the COVID-19 pan- death in 1971. At first the cree. Opponents and legal peated violations of civil and growing violence by criminal demic began. Haiti has es- younger Duvalier sought to experts said his term should U.S. response human rights, and economic gangs, which set off a vicious sentially no COVID vaccina- cultivate an international, have ended in February. President Biden pro- and public health crises.” More in China are choosing a ‘low-desire life’

can get. By Joe McDonald Still, the ruling party is and Fu Ting trying to discourage the trend. Beijing needs skilled BEIJING — Fed up with professionals to develop work stress, Guo Jianlong technology and other indus- quit a newspaper job in Bei- tries. China’s population is jing and moved to China’s getting older and the pool of mountainous southwest to working-age people has “lie flat.” shrunk by about 5% from its Guo joined a small but 2011 peak. visible handful of Chinese “Struggle itself is a kind of urban professionals who are happiness,” the newspaper rattling the ruling Commu- Southern Daily, published nist Party by rejecting gru- by the party, said in a com- eling careers for a “low-de- mentary. “Choosing to ‘lie sire life.” flat’ in the face of pressure is That is clashing with the not only unjust but also party’s message of success shameful.” and consumerism as it cele- The trend echoes similar Guo Jianlong brates the 100th anniversary ones in Japan and other AFTER getting stressed out at his newspaper job in Beijing, Guo Jianlong quit, moved to Dali, China, and be- of its founding. countries where young peo- came a freelance writer. “What is wrong with doing your own thing, not just looking at the money?” he asks. Guo, 44, became a free- ple have embraced anti-ma- lance writer in Dali, a town in terialist lifestyles in re- slavery has died away. In “I want to retire early. I said that despite her high- “As long as I can keep Yunnan province known for sponse to bleak job prospec- fact, it has only adapted to don’t want to fight any- status job as an English-lan- writing, I’m very satisfied,” its traditional architecture ts and bruising competition the new economic era,” a more,” Xu said. “I’m going to guage reporter, her rent de- Guo said. “I don’t feel sti- and picturesque scenery. He for shrinking economic re- woman who writes under other places.” voured 60% of her income fled.” married a woman he met wards. the name Xia Bingbao, or Thousands vented frus- and she had no money at the A few who can afford it there. Official data show Chi- Summer Hailstones, said on tration online after the Com- end of each month. withdraw from work almost “Work was OK, but I na’s economic output per the Douban social media munist Party’s announce- She rejects the argument entirely. didn’t like it much,” Guo person doubled over the last service. ment in May that official that young people who “lie A 27-year-old architect in said. “What is wrong with do- decade, but many complain Some elite graduates in birth limits would be eased flat” are giving up economic Beijing said she started sav- ing your own thing, not just the gains went mostly to a their 20s who should have to allow all couples to have success when that’s already ing as a teenager to achieve looking at the money?” small number of tycoons and the best job prospects say three children instead of out of reach for many in an financial freedom. “Lying flat” is a “resist- state-owned companies. they are worn out from the two. The party has enforced economy with a growing gulf “From last September, ance movement” to a “cycle Professionals say their in- “exam hell” of high school birth restrictions since 1980 between a wealthy elite and when I saw all my savings of horror” from high-pres- comes are failing to keep up and university. They see no to restrain population the majority. had reached $300,000, I lay sure Chinese schools to jobs with soaring housing, child point in making more sacri- growth but worries China, “When resources are fo- down,” said the woman, who with seemingly endless work care and other costs. fices. with economic output per cused more and more on the would give only the name hours, novelist Liao Zenghu In a sign of the issue’s po- “Chasing fame and for- person still below the global few people at the head and Nana, in an interview over wrote in Caixin, the coun- litical sensitivity, four pro- tune does not attract me. I average, needs more young their relatives, the workforce her social media account. try’s most prominent busi- fessors who were quoted by am so tired,” said Zhai Xi- workers. is cheap and replaceable,” Nana said she turned ness magazine. the Chinese press talking angyu, a 25-year-old gradu- Minutes after the an- she wrote on Douban. “Is it down a job that paid $3,000 “In today’s society, our about “lying flat” declined to ate student. nouncement, websites were sensible to entrust your des- per month because of the every move is monitored and discuss it with a foreign re- Some professionals are flooded with complaints tiny to small handouts from long hours and what she saw every action criticized,” Liao porter. cutting short their careers, that the move did nothing to others?” as limited opportunities for wrote. “Is there any more re- Another possible sign of which removes their experi- help parents cope with Xia declined an interview creativity. bellious act than to simply official displeasure: T- ence from the job pool. child-care costs, long work request. “I want to be free from in- ‘lie flat’?” shirts, cellphone cases and Xu Zhunjiong, a human hours, cramped housing, job Guo, the writer in Dali, flexible rules,” said Nana. “I It isn’t clear how many other “lie flat”-themed prod- resources manager in discrimination against said he puts in more hours as want to travel and make my- people have gone so far as to ucts are disappearing from Shanghai, said she is quit- mothers and a need to look a freelancer than he did at a self happy.” quit their jobs or move out of online sales platforms. ting at 45, a decade before after elderly parents. newspaper. But he is happi- major cities. Judging by Urban employees com- the legal minimum retire- Xia writes that she er, and life is more comfort- McDonald and Fu write packed rush-hour subways plain that work hours have ment age for women, to moved to a valley in Zhejiang able: He and his wife eat for the Associated Press. in Beijing and Shanghai, swelled to “9 9 6,” or 9 a.m. to move with her Croatian- province, south of Shanghai, breakfast on their breezy AP researcher Chen most young Chinese slog 9 p.m., six days a week. born husband to his home- for a “low-desire life” after sixth-floor apartment bal- Si contributed to this away at the best jobs they “We generally believe land. working in Hong Kong. She cony with a view of trees. report. A4 THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 S LATIMES.COM Assassination leaves Haitians leaderless

[Haiti, from A1] that Moise wanted an army the suspected assailants, to help preserve his own grip whom he referred to as “mer- on power. cenaries” and “assassins,” “It is time to stop stigma- and arrested two others. tizing the armed forces,” Ed- Earlier in the day, as Hai- mond said. “Let us have an tians huddled inside their army. If we had an armed homes, urgent questions forces that was controlling swirled about who killed the border, this [attack] Moise and why. But another would have been more diffi- unknown loomed even cult.” larger: Who will take control But many Haitians are of Haiti now? against that. “We don’t want Claude Joseph, whom this to be used as a pretext to Moise appointed interim militarize the country,” Pi- prime minister in April, im- erre said. mediately declared himself Others oppose other in charge, issuing state- forms of international inter- ments calling for calm and vention, including the de- vowing to solve the killing ployment of peacekeeping and bring the assassins to troops. justice. U.N. troops were sent to Yet Joseph was never offi- Haiti in 2004 after a rebellion cially sworn in, largely be- brought down Aristide. That cause Moise’s refusal to call mission was extended after elections left Haiti without a a devastating 2010 earth- functional Parliament. quake killed more than Then there’s the fact that 200,000 people. just two days before he was But an academic study killed, Moise had announced documented widespread the appointment of a new sexual abuse by the peace- prime minister — a relatively keepers, whose mission was unknown neurosurgeon Joseph Odelyn Associated Press also blamed for introducing named Ariel Henry. IN MAY, President Jovenel Moise, center, walks with First Lady Martine Moise and interim Prime Minister a devastating cholera epi- The nation’s judicial Claude Joseph, right, during a ceremony to honor Haiti’s flag. Jovenel Moise was assassinated Wednesday. demic. branch is not a likely source Some critics have ac- of stability. Last month, the cused the Biden administra- sitting president of the tion of essentially continu- Supreme Court died of ‘We’re not asking the Biden administration to solve ing Trump-era policies that COVID-19. turned a blind eye to the is- Fears that gangs might everything, we’re asking them to listen to us.’ land’s desperation and al- take advantage of the gaping lowed Moise to remain in of- power vacuum have raised — PIERRE ESPERANCE, fice. In one reversal, howev- the specter of international National Human Rights Defense Network er, President Biden renewed intervention — with some in temporary protected status the United States calling for said entitled him to remain under his government and execution-style in an attack side Haiti.” He said the pres- for tens of thousands of Hai- the deployment of a United president for an additional instead threw their support believed to have been ident’s wife, Martine, was tians who have fled to the Nations peacekeeping force. year. The U.S. and the Or- behind the establishment of carried out by a faction of wounded in the attack and U.S., extending their legal But many Haitians vehe- ganization of American a transitional government. disgruntled police. was being transported to a stay in the country by 18 mently oppose such a move, States supported him. “How could you have The violence reached a Miami hospital in critical months. arguing that the interna- But most Haitian legal elections when you have a new level this week. but stable condition. Ed- Pierre Esperance, execu- tional community bears experts and opposition lead- president that is ruling by There are still many mond called for interna- tive director of the National some responsibility for the ers disagreed. In February, decree who handpicked the questions about Wednes- tional assistance, especially Human Rights Defense Net- current political crisis. when the term was sup- election officials?” said Je- day’s assassination, but from the United States, in work in Port-au-Prince, said Moise, a political novice posed to have ended, the mima Pierre, a Haitian-born Haiti’s ambassador to the the investigation. the international communi- who branded himself the president’s opponents tried professor of African Ameri- United States, Bocchit Ed- Haiti’s army was dis- ty should support civil soci- “banana man” when he ran to name a Supreme Court can studies at UCLA. mond, said it “was carried banded in 1995 after a mili- ety in its call for a transi- for president in 2015, took of- judge interim president — a As the constitutional cri- out by well-trained profes- tary coup overthrew then- tional government. “We’re fice only after the country move Moise decried as an at- sis mounted, so did violence. sionals, killers … mercenar- President Jean-Bertrand not asking the Biden admin- held a do-over election and tempted coup and punished A surge in killings and kid- ies.” Aristide, who was eventually istration to solve everything, the United States urged op- with dozens of arrests. nappings for ransom has Videos of the assassina- reinstated by a U.S. military we’re asking them to listen position parties to acknowl- Moise vowed to hold new forced thousands to flee tion showed the gunmen invasion. to us,” he said. edge his victory. elections — a proposal Port-au-Prince, the capital, speaking Spanish, Edmond Moise reconstituted the That meant that he as- backed by the international in recent weeks. said in a Zoom briefing with army at the start of his term Times staff writer Tracy sumed power a year after the community. But many Hai- Last week, a journalist reporters in Washington, but it has struggled to gain Wilkinson in Washington five-year term was supposed tians doubted the legiti- and a human rights activist leading officials to believe international training and and the Associated Press to begin, a delay that Moise macy of a vote organized were among 15 people killed that “they came from out- recognition. Critics worried contributed to this report.

FOR THE RECORD Dutch crime reporter wounded in brazen shooting Estate tax: A Money Talk column about inheritance usually courageous journal- De Vries, 64, had long an “oiled killing machine.” associated press taxes in Section A on July 4 ist, tirelessly seeking jus- been considered a possible The defendant, Ridouan said the federal estate tax tice,” Amsterdam Mayor target of the criminals he Taghi, was extradited to the exemption limit will drop to AMSTERDAM — One of Femke Halsema said at a doggedly reported on. Police Netherlands from Dubai, $3.5 million after 2025. The the Netherlands’ best- hastily convened news con- and prosecutors declined to United Arab Emirates, in limit will drop to $5 million, known crime reporters was ference at the city’s police comment on whether he re- 2019. He is in jail while he adjusted for inflation. shot Tuesday evening in a headquarters. ceived police protection. stands trial along with 16 brazen attack in downtown “Today, justice in our Caretaker Prime Min- other suspects. Amsterdam and was fight- country appears a long way ister Mark Rutte called the King Willem-Alexander ing for his life in a hospital, off. A brutal, cowardly crime shooting “shocking and in- and his wife, Queen Maxima, the city’s mayor said. has been committed,” comprehensible,” and said it tweeted a message of sup- Peter R. de Vries, who is Halsema said. was “an attack on a coura- port and said that “journal- widely lauded for fearless re- Police Chief Frank geous journalist and also an ists must be free to carry out porting on the Dutch under- Paauw said two people were attack on the free journalism their important work with- world, was shot after making detained, “including a pos- that is so essential for our out threats.” one of his regular appear- sible shooter” in a suspected democracy, our constitu- De Vries won an Interna- ances on a current affairs getaway car stopped on a tional state, our society.” tional Emmy in 2008 for a television show. It was an un- highway about 30 miles De Vries had recently television show he made usually brutal attack on a south of the city. A third sus- been acting as an advisor about the disappearance of journalist in the Nether- Peter Dejong Associated Press pect was detained in and confidant to a witness in U.S. teenager Natalee Hol- lands. REPORTER Peter R. de Amsterdam, he said. the high-profile trial of an al- loway while she was on vaca- “Peter R. de Vries is for all Vries is widely respected There was no immediate leged leader of a criminal tion in the Dutch Caribbean of us a national hero, an un- in the Netherlands. word on a motive. gang described by police as island of Aruba in 2005.

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vis Singer, the Nobel-win- tomers to reach them. Surfside’s new luxury ning Yiddish poet and short- Armor says the area is story writer. normally full of families, en- digs leave the middle Mermer got a deal on a joying ice cream, pizza or class with old condos small apartment built half a coffee in downtown’s locally century ago, just steps from owned businesses. like the ones that fell. the condo that former Presi- “They are all very nice; dent Trump’s daughter and the clients are very good,” By Terry Spencer son-in-law are renting. While Armor said. He blamed city and Freida Frisaro Mermer’s building was de- officials for his lack of busi- signed for the middle class, ness, saying they should ne- SURFSIDE, Fla. — The today’s construction is ver have let the collapsed condo tower collapse in aimed at the New York, Eu- building decay. Surfside could exacerbate ropean and South American Elias is hoping a low-in- the division that already ex- elite who are drawn by Flori- terest loan the Biden admin- ists between the tiny Florida da’s lifestyle, weather and istration has promised to town’s new luxury buildings lack of an income tax. stores affected by the col- designed for the global elite “I pay $1,375 [a month] ... lapse will tide him over. and those built decades ago across the street from the Meanwhile, a partner was for the middle class. It is al- beach; Ivanka and Jared pay headed out to do a home fit- ready creating headaches $38,000,” said Mermer, a real ting so the client wouldn’t for some small businesses. estate agent who also works have to fight traffic and clo- The town has seen the for Holocaust Heroes World- sures to get to the store. construction of numerous wide, a support group for “Since COVID and now condos in recent years, with Nazi death camp survivors. this tragedy, it has been very, large oceanfront units of In Surfside’s shopping very bad for us,” Elias said. more than 3,000 square feet Mark Humphrey Associated Press district one recent after- “We need help.” sometimes fetching $10 mil- CHAMPLAIN TOWERS SOUTH was home to middle-class residents of Surf- noon, barber Aramis Armor The streets reopened this lion and up. Units of 800 side, Fla., before the collapse. Newer condo buildings nearby cater to the wealthy. and Freddy Elias, co-owner week. square feet in neighboring of a tailor and dry cleaning buildings constructed dec- Before the condo disas- same direction,” he said. business climate, and the shop, had no customers. The Spencer and Frisaro write ades ago can be had for ter, Surfside, with about Ryan Mermer moved to large Orthodox Jewish com- pandemic hit their busi- for the Associated Press. AP $400,000. 6,000 residents on a half- Surfside earlier this year munity. On Saturdays, nesses hard, both said, and writers Mike Schneider, Ana Bozovic, a Florida square mile of an island off from Palm Beach County, much of the town closes for the building collapse and re- Gisela Salomon and re- real estate broker, said the Miami, was one of south drawn by the quiet, the prox- the Sabbath. Former resi- sulting street closures made searcher Randy Herschaft June 24 collapse of the 40- Florida’s most anonymous imity to Miami’s thriving dents include Isaac Bashe- it difficult for potential cus- contributed to this report. year-old Champlain Towers municipalities — though in South will widen this divi- January, Ivanka Trump and sion. At least 54 people died Jared Kushner rented a lux- in the middle-class building, ury condo in a new building and 86 remain unaccounted two blocks from the collapse. for. She said many prospec- The town is known for tive condo buyers will now clean beaches and a 12-story A somber shift from rescue to recovery avoid older buildings, not limit on buildings, and just because they fear they stands in contrast with associated press ami-Dade Mayor Daniella mains. pected the recovery opera- might also fall but out of fear neighboring Miami Beach’s Levine Cava said at a news “Our sole responsibility tion to take several more of the sort of repair costs the world-famous nightlife and conference. at this point is to bring clo- weeks. Champlain owners faced be- Bal Harbour’s high-end SURFSIDE, Fla. — “We have all asked God sure,” he said, as relatives The formal transition fore the collapse: $80,000 to shopping — both with build- Emergency workers gave up for a miracle, so the decision wept in the background. was to take place at mid- $300,000 per unit. These fac- ings that are double and hope Wednesday of finding ... is an extremely difficult Unlike some collapses night Wednesday. Hours be- tors will decrease older con- triple the height of Surfside’s more survivors in the col- one,” she said. that create W-shaped fore the official change of dos’ value while prices in lux- tallest. lapsed Florida condo build- Eight more bodies were spaces where people can mission, rescue workers, ury buildings are expected Mayor Charles Burkett ing, telling sobbing families recovered on Wednesday, survive, a “pancake col- their helmets held to their to continue skyrocketing. said the town has experi- that there was “no chance of bringing the death toll of the lapse” like the one in Surf- hearts and their boots cov- “The holders of capital enced a “roller coaster” of life” in the rubble as crews June 24 collapse to 54, the side tends to not leave liv- ered in dust, joined local offi- who are moving here were emotions since the collapse. shifted their efforts to recov- mayor said. Thirty-three of able spaces, Jadallah said. cials, rabbis and chaplains in never considering older Demolition of the remainder ering more remains. the dead have been identi- “Unfortunately it is a a moment of silence beside buildings. They are buying of the structure and strong The announcement fol- fied, and 86 people are still floor or a wall on top of a floor the rubble. The religious newer structures and pre- winds and heavy rains from lowed increasingly somber not accounted for. on top of a floor on top of a leaders then walked down a construction, so I don’t see Tropical Storm Elsa have in- reports from emergency offi- At a private briefing, floor,” he said. “Typically, an line of officials, many of them this putting a damper on tensified the community’s cials, who said they tried to Miami-Dade Assistant Fire individual has a specific crying, and hugged them their appetites,” said Bozo- trauma. prepare families for the Chief Raide Jadallah told amount of time in regards to one by one. vic, founder of Analytics Mi- “We have faced innumer- worst. the families of those still lack of food, water and air. No one has been pulled ami. “What this will do is fur- able challenges, but the little “At this point, we have missing that crews would This collapse just doesn’t out alive since the first hours ther depress sales of older good news is the resources truly exhausted every option stop using rescue dogs and provide any of that.” after the 12-story Champlain structures and further bifur- we have are all aligned, all fo- available to us in the search- listening devices but would Miami-Dade Fire Chief Towers South building fell cate the market.” cused and pulling in the and-rescue mission,” Mi- continue to search for re- Alan Cominsky said he ex- almost two weeks ago.

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Visiting another battleground district, president promotes his agenda and party.

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WASHINGTON — Presi- dent Biden’s visit to subur- ban Chicago on Wednesday was like a number of his re- cent trips — to a politically competitive district where he could promote both his domestic agenda and his party’s prospects in next year’s midterm election. In Crystal Lake, Ill., a conservative enclave in the blue state, Biden toured a lab and day care facility at McHenry County College and spoke to a couple hun- dred people about his pro- posed federal investments in workforce training, com- munity college costs, and preschool and child care subsidies. He also put in a plug for the area’s congress- woman, a top Republican target. “This woman here, hang on to her,” Biden said, look- ing at his side to Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood. This was Biden’s third such visit to a House battle- ground in eight days, as the White House has married the president’s summer Evan Vucci Associated Press sales pitch for his infrastruc- PRESIDENT BIDEN tours a manufacturing lab at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, Ill., with college President Clint Gabbard. ture plans in Congress to Democrats’ political spade- “When I was chairman, we vocate for the healthcare ex- efit politically from both his flects Democrats’ confi- Democratic pollster, agreed work ahead of the 2022 elec- had some national Demo- pansion Biden seeks as part apparent willingness to dence in the popularity of that forecasting the tion. crats we’d send to bright of his second, “human infra- work with Republicans — their agenda as well as their midterm election is harder He traveled last week to blue districts to rev up the structure” proposal, which a break from his prede- trepidation that losing con- than normal. He cited un- La Crosse, Wis., represented base and others we’d send to Republicans oppose. cessor’s hard-edged parti- trol of Congress would precedented factors such as by Rep. Ron Kind, one of just purple districts to appeal to In a speech at the college, sanship — and his ability to greatly limit their power in the ebbing COVID-19 pan- six Democrats to win last fall moderates. Biden was effec- Biden — “explainer in chief,” sell a sweeping progressive the second half of Biden’s demic and the fallout of the in congressional districts tive in both.” Psaki dubbed him — said the agenda. term. Jan. 6 insurrection, as well as where former President Biden’s appearances in federal government, by sub- “The things he’s talking “Most presidents don’t potentially strong economic Trump edged Biden. There swing districts, in Israel’s sidizing two years of both about are already popular, use the odd-numbered year, growth — all of which could he sought to build support view, are crucial for Demo- preschool and community and they’re even more popu- but Biden has changed the disturb the historical trend for his bipartisan agreement crats to retain control of college, would help working lar when people don’t see calendar,” said Democratic of presidents seeing their with a group of Republican Congress — but only if he families and boost the econ- them as being a ‘Democrat’ pollster Peter Hart, who party lose ground in senators to invest $1.2 tril- succeeds in selling his omy in the long run. or ‘Republican’ proposal,” shares the concern that Re- midterm elections. lion over eight years in tradi- agenda. “To truly deal [with] said a senior administration publicans could triumph in Rosner said he’s not sur- tional infrastructure proj- “Democrats are going to everybody in this time, we official, who spoke on condi- 2022. “Democrats are going prised that the White House ects. And Biden spent Sat- keep or lose the majority need to invest in our people,” tion of anonymity. to have a very hard time is dismissing questions urday celebrating the coun- based on their ability to win he said, drawing a contrast Publicly, the White House holding the House and Sen- about 2022 politics. “To talk try’s progress against the in about 16 swing districts,” with the tax cuts under the has brushed aside questions ate, and there’s no time to about it would be malprac- coronavirus during a visit to Israel said. “If a Democratic Trump administration that about the midterm election, waste.” tice,” he said. Yet, he added, a cherry orchard in Antrim agenda is viewed popularly mostly benefited the which typically doesn’t go Republican consultant “to not think about it would County, Mich., in the district in those districts, they’ll wealthy and corporations. well for a president’s party. Alex Conant called the 2022 be malpractice.” of Rep. Jack Bergman, a Re- hang on to the majority. And he was blunt about When a reporter asked Tues- midterm election “a toss-up” Biden’s travel also sug- publican whom Democrats Having a popular president the benefits of extending a day whether gasoline prices and said Biden was smart to gests at least glancing atten- would love to unseat after with popular ideas appear- new child tax credit: “You’ll could “become a political is- make early efforts in com- tion to 2024 and his potential Biden fell just short of win- ing in those places is a win- get cash.” sue that could be damaging petitive districts. “I don’t reelection bid. Saturday’s ning the area. win.” Biden has emphasized to the president and his think anyone can predict trip to Michigan was his Former Rep. Steve Israel Jen Psaki, the White his commitment to biparti- party in the coming elec- what the issues will be next third visit to the battle- (D-N.Y.), who chaired the House press secretary, told san lawmaking even as he tion,” Psaki scoffed. “In 18 year,” he said. For Demo- ground state since taking of- Democratic Congressional reporters Wednesday that seeks to preserve his party’s months, 17 months?” she crats, he added, “their best fice. Campaign Committee from the president’s visit to shaky grip on power. The said. “OK.” hope of keeping their major- 2011 to 2015, said Biden’s Underwood’s district was president and his team fig- Yet the White House’s ities is by getting started Times staff writer Chris broad appeal makes him a “in part because [she] is a ure that Biden, and Demo- early focus on pushing policy early.” Megerian contributed to political asset for his party: registered nurse” and an ad- crats more broadly, will ben- in key House districts re- Jeremy Rosner, another this report. State urges vaccination as virus cases start to climb

[Virus, from A1] a tweet. Still, weekly coronavirus pandemic in the winter, L.A. County’s Black resi- cases in L.A. County have when California was averag- dents are among the groups now tripled and COVID-19 ing more than 45,000 cases a seeing rising COVID-19 hos- hospitalizations have day. pitalization rates. They have jumped by 40% since recent COVID-19 hospitali- been less likely to have re- lows. zations also have risen by ceived the vaccine than Last week, the L.A. 34% since mid-June. On other racial and ethnic County Department of Pub- June 12, California reported groups. lic Health recommended 915 patients, a low since the “Although we will not be that even fully vaccinated state began systematically going back to the surges that people resume wearing tracking COVID-19 hospi- we experienced earlier on, masks in indoor public areas talizations. By Tuesday, these increases in hospital- until more definitive infor- that number had climbed to ization are showing that we mation about the Delta var- 1,228 patients. But the latest still have a ways to go, until iant emerged. hospitalization figure is still we can get a sufficient num- “The big unknown is: Can 94% lower than it was during ber of persons in the popula- you become infected — have the peak of the pandemic, tion vaccinated to achieve mild illness — and go ahead when nearly 22,000 Califor- community immunity, or and spread that infection to nians were in hospitals with herd immunity,” Kim-Farley others?” said L.A. County COVID-19. said. Public Health Director Bar- On a per capita basis, Given the state’s June 15 bara Ferrer of the Delta var- that means there are now 3.1 reopening, which saw the re- iant. “We are looking for the Californians hospitalized peal of many coronavirus-re- answer to that question.” with COVID-19 for every lated health restrictions, Despite that, neither 100,000 residents. That’s Francine Orr Los Angeles Times and the fact that millions of state nor federal health offi- substantially lower than the PHITSAMAY LEE vaccinates 12-year-old Lesina Afu at a clinic in Long Beach Californians remain unvac- cials have followed L.A. threshold of 5 hospitali- on Tuesday. The Delta variant has become the state’s dominant virus strain. cinated, a rise in cases is not County’s lead when it comes zations per 100,000 residents wholly unexpected. Many of- to masks — instead reiterat- that some experts have said lost their lives because they variant, including one that are visibly ill, said UCLA epi- ficials and experts say it ing that they’re largely un- is an indicator that it is safe haven’t been vaccinated — emerged out of Israel sug- demiologist and infectious would be more alarming if necessary for fully vacci- to lift mask requirements. period, full stop,” Newsom gesting that the effective- diseases expert Dr. Robert California were to see a nated people, given the pro- From Jan. 1 to June 30, said. ness of vaccines available Kim-Farley. crush of new hospitali- tection the shots provide. less than 0.043% of the more The U.S. Centers for Dis- there to protect against “Bottom line, however, is zations — particularly “The good news is that than 20 million people fully ease Control and Prevention symptomatic illness had that all these studies contin- among those who are fully our vaccinations are highly vaccinated statewide tested estimates the Delta variant fallen to 64%, although they ue to show very good efficacy vaccinated. effective. Fully vaccinated positive at some point, ac- now comprises 51.7% of remained 93% effective in against severe disease and Many officials maintain Americans have a high de- cording to the California De- coronavirus cases nation- preventing hospitalization. death,” Kim-Farley said. that the state remains well- gree of protection, including partment of Public Health. ally. But it’s important to There are many more ro- “The vaccines continue to do armored against any poten- against this Delta variant,” Even smaller numbers of note that there are just bust studies that consis- what we need them to do tial new surge, in large part President Biden said people became sick enough 14,000 new cases a day na- tently point to strong pro- most.” because of California’s ro- Tuesday. to require hospitalization, tionally, among the lowest tection afforded by the vac- Some experts say there is bust vaccine coverage. People at higher risk 0.003%, or who ultimately numbers over the past 15 cines against Delta, and offi- good reason to have full con- Nearly 59% of all resi- from a breakthrough infec- died, 0.00035%. months, and 95% lower than cials have urged the public fidence in the vaccines’ effec- dents have already received tion include those who have Though it’s unknown the peak in January. not to overreact to a single tiveness. at least one dose and about had solid-organ transplants how many of those “break- Delta is also California’s report. In studies cited by “Please, no more cries of 51% are fully vaccinated, or have a compromised through” cases were the most identified variant, ac- Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. wolf on variants/vaccine effi- Times’ data show. immune system, said Dr. work of the Delta variant, counting for 35.6% of cases government’s top infectious cacy,” tweeted Deepta Bhat- However, raising those George Rutherford, epide- which is believed to be twice analyzed in June — up from disease expert, the Pfizer- tacharya, an associate pro- numbers to the threshold miologist at UC San Fran- as transmissible as the con- 5.6% in May and 2.1% in April, BioNTech vaccine was fessor of immunology at the thought necessary to cisco. ventional coronavirus when it was first identified in found to be 88% effective University of Arizona Col- achieve long-lasting com- Other fully vaccinated strains, officials say the the state. And in L.A. against symptomatic dis- lege of Medicine. “The vac- munity immunity — typi- people at higher risk are available data underscore a County, for the week that ease from the Delta variant cines still work fine in the cally estimated between 70% those who have had sus- key point: Fully inoculated ended June 19, Delta made and 96% effective against real world.” to 85% — seems like it will be tained, intensive exposure individuals are extremely up nearly 50% of coronavirus hospitalization. “Let’s be perfectly clear slow going, as fewer than to a person sick with well-protected from infec- cases that were analyzed; The differing results of about the Delta variant ... 100,000 vaccines per day are COVID-19, for instance a tion, and even more so from four weeks earlier, it ac- the Israeli report may be due this strain is not spreading now being administered on parent caring for an infected the worst health impacts of counted for less than 5%. to different methodologies, like wildfire across the U.S. average statewide. child. COVID-19. Invariably, there have such as rigorously testing This strain is spreading in L.A. County’s co- Experts also have said “Almost without excep- been scattered reports that vaccinated people for a co- highly unvaccinated regions ronavirus case rate is 97% that fully vaccinated people tion, everybody that’s get- have occasionally raised ronavirus infection even without natural immunity,” lower, and its number of hos- who are in places with high ting hospitalized, the people questions about whether though they had no symp- added Dr. Monica Gandhi, pitalized COVID-19 patients levels of coronavirus trans- who have lost their lives, vaccines have lowered effec- toms, while other studies an infectious diseases ex- is 96% lower than during the mission should still wear have been hospitalized or tiveness against the Delta might only test people who pert at UC San Francisco, in peak of the pandemic. masks. LATIMES.COM S THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 A7 The blighted rooms of MS-13 ‘destroyer’

[‘Destroyers,’ from A1] LAPD’s training academy, Authorities suspect a fourth pelting it with rocks before victim was lured to the driving off, according to Flo- building, then driven to the res. Madrid said he brought mountains above Los Ange- Bernal’s car to a mechanic les and stabbed to death. and told him to clean the ve- There is no count of how hicle, then sell it, the detec- many destroyers pockmark tive said. the city on a given day. Sev- Bernal’s body was found eral have been found in the the morning of Feb. 22, 2018, Los Angeles neighborhoods sprawled facedown on a hill- that MS-13 considers its turf side in Elysian Park. His — Westlake, Pico-Union, wrists and his ankles were parts of Koreatown and East bound with shoelaces, and Hollywood — where the his red shorts were pulled churn of gentrification and down below his knees. His neglect by absentee owners skull and cheekbones had give rise to a crop of build- been shattered and his teeth ings abandoned or marked knocked out, wounds con- for demolition. Hollowed sistent with being struck out, they invite members of with a baseball bat, a deputy the gang to make the squalid medical examiner testified. interiors their own — for a The search for Sanchez, time at least. meanwhile, went on. His Destroyers reflect the girlfriend had reported him wretchedness of daily life in missing, telling LAPD offi- a gang made up largely of cers she had last seen him poor young men and teen- when he dropped her off at agers, who commonly are work in her white Honda homeless or estranged from Civic, according to a coro- family. They subsist on petty ner’s report. He was sup- drug dealing, theft and ex- posed to have returned to tortion of innocent street pick her up. vendors and minor crimi- Sanchez had tried to nals lower on the under- Genaro Molina Los Angeles Times leave MS-13 after getting ar- world food chain than them- A SQUALID room in a vacated building in Koreatown. More than a place to sleep, “destroyers” are hubs rested a year earlier, the girl- selves. A paranoid, often where MS-13 members find company and operate “mini-criminal economies,” author Steven Dudley says. friend reported, and she misplaced, belief that their “feared that they may be re- ranks are seeded with police from her San Bernardino sponsible,” a coroner’s in- informants runs deep in the home and ended up in L.A., vestigator wrote. gang, leading members to where she fell in with The morning of March 1, turn on each other. Madrid’s Coronado clique, 2018, LAPD officers checked The lives cut short inside according to Flores’ testi- on a white Honda Civic in an the destroyer on Rampart mony. alley near 83rd and Hoover were marked by poverty and Hernandez had run-ins streets in South Los Ange- fractured families — not un- with police and struggled to les. It was parked illegally, like the lives of their alleged support herself. When she and a ticket was tucked be- killers. One was both victim was arrested for car theft, neath a windshield wiper. and perpetrator: An MS-13 she gave police a home ad- They found Sanchez’s member who took part in dress in South L.A., but dur- body in the trunk, wrapped the killing of a teenager in- ing one of several arrests for in blankets. His skull was side the destroyer was him- robbery she said she was a broken. He had been self beaten to death days lat- transient, jail booking re- stabbed in the heart. er in the same building. cords show. She is listed in Outside its doors, life jail records as a “cleaning :: tumbled along in Rampart lady” or as unemployed. Village, a densely packed Madrid told his cellmate Authorities have found Los Angeles neighborhood that he and others sus- destroyers in buildings on in the heart of MS-13 terri- pected Hernandez, who was James M. Wood Boulevard tory. Every day, countless 21 at the time, of being in Westlake, Mariposa Ave- people walked and rode past friendly with members of nue in East Hollywood and the destroyer, oblivious to its 18th Street, MS-13’s bitter ri- Berendo Street in Korea- secrets. val. Some in the gang wor- town. On a recent afternoon, ried she had spotted them Jason Armond Los Angeles Times The structures on two women hawked bags of with a member of 18th Street AUTHORITIES HAVE found destroyers in Koreatown on Berendo Street, in- Berendo Street — two di- Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and who later went missing and cluding a clapboard building whose upper story was gutted by fire. lapidated, century-old bunches of browning ba- is believed to have been apartment buildings — are nanas beneath a canopy on killed, Flores testified. olence and fearsome reputa- Dudley. who works a gang detail in still standing. One, a clap- Rampart’s sidewalk. Old Believing Hernandez was tion, is made up of mostly “Literally, their name the LAPD’s Rampart Divi- board building whose upper men played cards outside an a “rat,” Madrid told his cell- poor teenagers and young comes from the fact that sion, testified that Sanchez story was gutted by fire, ap- apartment complex in a mate that he and other Co- men whose ties to family are over time, their activities had told him he was a mem- peared on a recent after- neatly tended garden full of ronado members beat her to often tenuous or untethered would lead to the destruc- ber of the Coronado clique. noon to still be inhabited, al- flowering plants. Children death with a bat in the Ram- altogether. tion of the property,” he said. The teenager had once lifted though it was unclear who chased one another on the part destroyer and then MS-13 members com- “And that name stuck.” his shirt to show Cardenas was inside. Sheets of ply- sliver of grass between side- rolled up her body in a piece monly come to the United It stuck hard enough, in the tattoo that covered his wood nailed over the win- walk and street. of carpet, Flores said. States from Central Ameri- fact, that MS-13 members, back. Inked from shoulder to dows and doors were spray- They were never more Madrid claimed others in ca as unaccompanied mi- who primarily speak Span- shoulder was a skeletal hand painted with MS-13 graffiti. than a few steps away from the gang removed her body nors with few, if any, relatives ish with each other, still call clenched in the gang’s sign: No tenants have lived there spray-painted reminders of from the building, the detec- in Los Angeles. the buildings destroyers, thumb, middle and ring fin- for at least four years, ac- MS-13’s presence. Scrawled tive said. They often live hand to Dudley added. ger joined, index and pinky cording to city planning re- on sidewalks, electrical A motorist was driving mouth, scraping out a living fingers extended. The sign of cords. boxes, trees, facades of along Angeles Crest High- peddling drugs and using :: the devil, Cardenas ex- In 2019, a Times reporter buildings are the letters “MS way on Christmas Eve 2017 threats of violence to shake plained. gained entry to a destroyer X3 CLCS RLS” — shorthand when he spotted a trail of down street vendors and Miguel Sanchez and Inside the destroyer, in a deserted building near for the Coronado Lil’ Cycos blood leading off the side of low-level criminals in neigh- Christopher Bernal followed Madrid, Bernal and others 8th and Irolo streets in and the neighborhood’s the road. Thinking an ani- borhoods the gang consid- similar paths to the destroy- in the gang accused Sanchez Koreatown. Empty bottles of other MS-13 clique, the Ram- mal might have been hit by a ers its turf. er on Rampart — the place of being a “PC,” a slang term beer and liquor and an odd part Locos. car, he pulled over and Often they have no home. where one would help kill the for a police informant that is lighting fixture in the shape peered down an embank- Many are living in “tent cit- other and then be killed him- short for protective custody of a ram’s head were strewn :: ment. Hernandez’s body ies” in and around West- self. — the special unit in jail that on a table. Graffitied on a was about 10 feet down the lake’s MacArthur Park, an Bernal, 22, was a Salva- houses inmates who cooper- wall from floor to ceiling The morning of April 18, mountainside. LAPD detective recently doran immigrant with no ate with law enforcement, were the words En Memoria 2019, Francisco Madrid was Her ankles, wrists and wrote in seeking a warrant to known family in the United Flores testified. Del Perro: In Memory of the locked up in the basement mouth were bound with search the tent of a sus- States. Arrested near Mac- Sanchez had pleaded for Dog. jail at the Los Angeles Police duct tape. She had been pected juvenile MS-13 mem- Arthur Park in 2016, he told mercy, Madrid told his cell- Today, all that remains of Department’s 77th Street stabbed, struck in the head ber on 6th Street. the police he was homeless mate, mimicking the noises the destroyer where Her- station in South Los Ange- with a heavy edged weapon, Other members exist on and worked as a “clean the teen had allegedly made nandez, Bernal and Sanchez les. strangled with a ligature and the periphery of homeless- sweep,” according to book- as he begged for his life, ac- are said to have been killed is Police suspected Madrid beaten, according to a coro- ness, said Steven Dudley, ing records. cording to the detective. a vacant lot. It is overrun of killing three people whose ner’s report. author of the recent book, To his MS-13 clique, he Madrid said after he, Bernal with weeds and a few scrag- bound and stabbed bodies Madrid and his codefend- “MS-13: The Making of was known as “Big Killer” and the others killed him, gly trees, littered with empty had been found in the Ange- ant, Kevin Mejia, have America’s Most Notorious and “Maleante,” police testi- Madrid had driven cigarette packs and faded les National Forest, Elysian pleaded not guilty to three Gang.” fied. Tattooed on his chest Sanchez’s car to South Los cardboard Modelo beer Park and South Los Ange- counts of murder. Mejia was It is “a little-understood were the words: La memoria Angeles and ditched the ve- boxes — a missing tooth in les. also recorded discussing portion of gang life,” he said, de los muertos en la mente hicle with the body inside it, an otherwise unbroken row Believing his cellmate several killings with a cell- that runaways, outcasts de los vivos. The memory of the detective testified. of large, bustling apartment also belonged to a gang, mate he believed to be a gang seeking escape from abusive the dead in the minds of the Days later, the gang buildings that line the wide Madrid, 22, introduced him- member, detectives testi- homes or young men who living. turned on Bernal. Detect- boulevard. self as “Lil’ Serio” from fied. left behind family to come to At 14, Sanchez left his ives listened as Madrid re- The owners of the lot, a MS-13’s Coronado clique, Attorneys for both de- the United States can end hometown of Soyapango on counted how he and others development company with LAPD Det. Frank Flores tes- fendants disputed the accu- up at a destroyer, Dudley the outskirts of the Salva- had confronted Bernal in- offices in Wilshire Park, ob- tified. In fact, the man was a racy and legitimacy of the re- said. doran capital, San Salvador. side the destroyer, calling tained the city’s approval to paid informant, Flores said, corded statements obtained More than just a place to He journeyed north, crossed him a “peseta” — slang for demolish the building in late and the cell had been outfit- during the jailhouse sting. sleep, they are social hubs into the United States with someone who has cooper- 2017. In its place, they envi- ted with secret recording de- where MS-13 members find the help of a smuggler and ated with the police, Flores sion raising a six-story, 53- vices. :: company and operate “mini- settled in Los Angeles. As a testified. unit apartment complex Detectives listened as criminal economies”: re- student at Edward R. Roy- After killing Bernal, with a rooftop deck. Madrid told his cellmate Destroyers are more than selling stolen goods, pushing bal Learning Center in West- Madrid said they had loaded about Raylynn Josephine a backdrop to macabre drugs, running prostitutes, lake, he began hanging the body into Bernal’s car Times staff writers Ruben Deanne Hernandez, who as crimes. They reflect the real- storing weapons, hiding around gang members. and dumped the corpse in Vives and Brittny Mejia a teenager had run away ity that MS-13, for all its vi- from police, according to Officer Daniel Cardenas, Elysian Park near the contributed to this report. Tropical Storm Elsa soaks Florida and Georgia, killing 1

associated press damage, though it still said no one else was injured. ing Wednesday evening. threatened flooding down- Florida Gov. Ron DeSan- “We had a tornado touch pours and possibly torna- tis said at a news conference down,” Charles White, the ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. does. The coasts of Georgia that no major structural county’s emergency man- — A weakened but resil- and South Carolina were damage had been reported agement director, said by ient Tropical Storm Elsa under a tropical storm warn- as Elsa came ashore. phone. drenched northern Florida ing Thursday. Forecasters “Clearly, this could have The hurricane center and southern Georgia with predicted Elsa would re- been worse,” he said, though said parts of Florida could heavy rain Wednesday, kill- main a tropical storm into he cautioned that many see up to 8 inches of total ing at least one person near Friday, and issued a tropical storm-related deaths hap- rain accumulation. the state line and threat- storm watch from North pen after the system passes. There was also a risk of ening to maintain tropical Carolina to Massachusetts. On the Georgia coast, the flooding in Georgia and storm intensity until it Authorities in Jackson- National Weather Service South Carolina, which were reaches New England. ville, Fla., said one person confirmed on Twitter that a predicted to get 3 to 5 inches The National Hurricane was killed Wednesday when possible tornado had of rainfall. Tornado watches Center said Elsa still packed a tree fell and struck two caused damage in Camden were in effect in parts of 45-mph winds more than six cars. County just north of the northern Florida and south- hours after making landfall The National Weather Florida line. eastern Georgia into Wed- along Florida’s northern Service reported 50-mph Video aired by WJAX-TV nesday evening. Gulf Coast. The storm’s cen- wind gusts in the city. The showed what appeared to be The storm complicated ter was near Valdosta, Ga., tree fell during heavy rains, a recreational vehicle over- the search for potential sur- Rob O’Neal Key West Citizen by 5 p.m. Wednesday. said Capt. Eric Prosswim- turned amid bent trees and vivors and victims in the col- A PEDESTRIAN dashes across the street in Key Elsa seemed to spare mer of the Jacksonville Fire scattered debris. The area lapse of a Miami-area con- West, Fla., as Tropical Storm Elsa moves through. Florida from significant Rescue Department. He was under a tornado warn- dominium on June 24. A8 THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 S LATIMES.COM BUSINESS A breath of fresh air for restaurants? Owners are hoping that Los Angeles makes its temporary outdoor dining program permanent

Hachioji Craft Ramen By Lucas Kwan restaurant, in particular, feel Peterson accessible, Kohyama said. and Carly Olson With state rules lifted and indoor dining permitted As COVID-19 decimated again, some patrons still the Los Angeles restaurant only feel comfortable eating industry, downtown’s Little outside, especially with Tokyo found itself particu- growing concerns over the larly hard hit, as did similar Delta variant, he said. enclaves of mom-and-pop Brian S. Kito, owner of eateries. Language, cultural Fugetsu-Do confectionery and technological barriers and bakery — a neighbor- made it difficult for some to hood institution that has adjust to the pandemic reali- been on the same block since ties of delivery and takeout. 1903 — has advocated for Bottom lines shrank se- outdoor dining in the area verely. since the start of the pan- Now, Little Tokyo’s 1st demic. Kito said he helped Street is filled with people secure outdoor dining per- eating on tables extending mission for the entire 1st past the curb into the street. Street thoroughfare, where The street’s eastern block his shop is located, leaning has become a hub for al on his experience as a mem- fresco dining, thanks to an ber of the neighborhood L.A. city program that let council to lobby city officials. restaurants offer outdoor His bakery is entirely in- seating during the pan- doors, and Kito said there demic, and that officials are was little personal benefit to considering making a per- him from the program: He manent fixture in the city at gave over his parking lot for large. others to use as outdoor din- Created under the may- Photographs by Mel Melcon Los Angeles Times ing space. or’s emergency authority in LOS ANGELES Mayor Eric Garcetti, right, greets Little Tokyo restaurant owner Takaaki Kohyama on “I personally for my busi- May 2020, the program, Wednesday. Kohyama says the addition of alfresco dining has saved his business, though he still downsized. ness need parking, but I called L.A. Al Fresco, al- knew if these restaurants lowed restaurants to expand didn’t get some outdoor din- outdoor dining onto side- ing that they were going to walks, parking lots and sec- die. And I thought, ‘I don’t tions of city streets. Current want to come out of this with authorizations extend no neighbors,’ ” he said. “In through Sept. 1, leaving din- the end, I think all the ers and restaurant workers restaurants benefited.” wondering about the long- The city’s Al Fresco din- term future of outdoor din- ing program has been one of ing in L.A. — an arrange- few bright spots during a dif- ment that has seen restau- ficult year muddled by rant tables sprawl over side- sometimes ineffective or walks and parkways all contradictory guidance re- across the city in recent leased by the state, county months. and city. Mayor Eric Garcetti, who Relaxed parking space toured Little Tokyo on requirements under the pro- Wednesday to talk to restau- gram have helped restaura- rant owners, said his office teurs expand seating into was focused on making a parking lots (generally, one permanent program uni- space was required per 100 form across the city, and square feet for restaurants more disability friendly. that have 1,000 or more The mayor’s office is square feet of floor space). working on rules that can be And the loosening of De- as simple as possible for lo- partment of Alcoholic Bev- cal businesses to follow, al- erage Control restrictions though historic districts has made it easier to serve may need slightly different alcohol outdoors. rules to maintain building DINERS SIT at an outdoor table at Kohyama’s Hachioji Craft Ramen restaurant on 1st Street in the Little Sandra Cordero, chef/ facades. Tokyo section of downtown L.A. The area’s restaurants were particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. owner of Gasolina Cafe in “I don’t want a restau- Woodland Hills, said the rant owner who has four main in place until 90 days these spots and have six cars findings of a state Senate The ability to serve cus- streamlining of outdoor din- branches of her restaurant after Garcetti’s emergency here when we could have 100 pandemic response commit- tomers outdoors was a life- ing regulations has made to have to do four different order ends. The City Council people here?” he said. tee. line for many. her life considerably easier, things,” Garcetti said in an voted in May to explore the The mayor’s office is also Small businesses suf- Takaaki Kohyama said allowing her to put five ta- interview. possibility of making the working with the depart- fered severely. Legacy mom- the addition of alfresco din- bles outside her restaurant. City officials hope to have program permanent by or- ment to introduce regula- and-pop businesses such as ing has saved his business, “I talk to a lot of my peers, a permanent Al Fresco pro- dering a series of reports tions to make permanent al- Suehiro Cafe and Kouraku though he has still down- and it’s been good for a lot of gram in place by the fall. New from different city agencies, fresco setups more disability faced language and cultural sized. people. It’s really helped. York City has already including the Bureau of En- friendly, which has been a hurdles applying for the lim- “It was a very big help But even in the future, we announced a timeframe for gineering and Department concern as businesses claim ited aid available to small [to] us,” he said. still really need this.” making its outdoor dining of City Planning, about its larger portions of sidewalk. businesses. Some had little Kohyama owned four Without the program, initiative, Open Restau- feasibility. The last 16 months have or no social media presence businesses in Little Tokyo she said, she would not have rants, permanent. Garcetti said he wants to eviscerated California’s and were unfamiliar with on- before the pandemic. He been able to obtain an out- L.A.’s temporary autho- preserve the relaxed valet restaurant industry. One line delivery apps. now has two — he let the door dining permit nearly as rizations for restaurants and offsite parking require- million jobs were lost, and as The owner of Suehiro Ca- leases expire on two because quickly. “Our customers were initially granted for 90 ments that have freed up many as 30% of restaurants fe, Kenji Suzuki, estimated it was such an uncertain really enjoy it,” she said. “I days before being extended. valuable curbside real estate in the state were forced to that his business took a 90% time. don’t understand why the Officials said the current for outdoor dining setups. permanently close due to hit at the beginning of the The addition of outdoor rules are so ridiculously Al Fresco program will re- “Why do we need to take the pandemic, according to pandemic. dining continues to make his strict here.” A 2-year plan for Gates Foundation 36 states sue Google one of the world’s largest pri- of trustees. Currently, only announced in May that they associated press over Play store fees vate charitable organiza- Gates and French Gates are were divorcing after 27 years tions, and she would get re- on the board of trustees, af- of marriage. Bill Gates and Melinda sources from him to do her ter Berkshire Hathaway “I am deeply proud of all judge in Washington last French Gates will continue own philanthropic work. CEO Warren Buffett’s resig- that the foundation and its The antitrust lawsuit week threw out their an- to work together as co- The resources received nation as a trustee in June. partners have accomplished titrust lawsuit against Face- chairs of their foundation would be separate from the “Our vision for the foun- over the past two decades to alleges that the tech book Inc. even after their planned di- foundation’s endowment, dation has grown over time, bring us closer to a world giant abuses its power That case accused Face- vorce. However, if after two the announcement said. but it has always been fo- where everyone, everywhere book of illegally crushing years Gates and French To reflect their commit- cused on addressing inequi- has the chance to live a heal- over app developers competition by buying In- Gates decide they cannot ment to continue the Gates ty and expanding opportu- thy and productive life,” by charging too much. stagram and WhatsApp be- continue in their roles, Foundation together, Gates nity for the world’s poorest French Gates said in a state- cause it saw them as threats French Gates will resign her and French Gates an- people,” Bill Gates said in a ment. “These governance to its business. The judge bloomberg positions as co-chair and nounced an additional statement. “These new re- changes bring more diverse said the states waited too trustee, the Bill and Melinda $15 billion for the founda- sources and the evolution of perspectives and experience long to challenge the acqui- Gates Foundation an- tion’s endowment. the foundation’s governance to the foundation’s leader- Dozens of states sued Al- sitions. nounced Wednesday. Foundation Chief Execu- will sustain this ambitious ship. I believe deeply in the phabet Inc.’s Google, alleg- Google and Apple Inc. If French Gates resigns, tive Mark Suzman also an- mission and vital work for foundation’s mission and re- ing that the company il- are a duopoly dominating Gates would essentially buy nounced that the founda- years to come.” main fully committed as co- legally abused its power over the app economy of the her out of the foundation, tion would expand its board Gates and French Gates chair to its work.” developers that distribute Western world. The compa- apps through the Google nies have come under in- Play store on mobile devices. tense pressure from regula- State attorneys general tors and some developers are targeting the fees Google who complain that high app takes from developers for store fees and complex rules purchases and subscrip- raise costs for consumers. A Trump files suits against 3 tech giants tions inside apps. total of $143 billion was spent The complaint was filed in mobile app stores in 2020, stop to the silencing and a continued to spread lies forms to moderate their by 36 states and the District a 20% jump from the previ- associated press stop to the blacklisting, ban- about the 2020 election, services by removing posts of Columbia in federal court ous year, according to ana- ishing and canceling that baselessly claiming that he that, for instance, are ob- in San Francisco on Wednes- lytics firm App Annie. WASHINGTON — For- you know so well,” Trump won, even though state and scene or violate the services’ day. Alphabet stock fell 0.3% mer President Trump an- said at a news conference at local election officials, his own standards, so long as The complaint marks a to $2,594 in extended trading nounced Wednesday he is fil- his Bedminster, N.J., golf own attorney general and they are acting in “good new attack by government Wednesday afternoon. Its ing lawsuits against three of course. numerous judges, including faith.” officials in the U.S. against shares are up 44% this year, the country’s biggest tech The suits were filed in some he appointed, have But Trump and other the search engine’s business outperforming broader U.S. companies: Facebook, Twit- U.S. District Court for Flori- said there is no evidence of politicians have long said so- practices. The Justice De- indexes. Google didn’t im- ter and Google, as well as da’s southern district. the mass voter fraud he al- cial media platforms have partment and a group of mediately respond to a re- their chief executives. Trump was suspended leges. abused that protection and states filed separate com- quest for comment. Trump said he was serv- from Twitter and Facebook Under Section 230 of the should lose their immunity plaints over Google’s search The Mountain View, Cal- ing as lead plaintiff in the after his followers stormed 1996 Communications De- — or at least have to earn it business last year, while an- if., company announced in class-action suits, saying he the Capitol building Jan. 6. cency Act, internet compa- by satisfying requirements other state coalition sued March that it was halving has been wrongfully cen- The companies cited nies are generally exempt set by the government. over Google’s digital adver- the percentage it takes from sored by the companies. concerns that he would in- from liability for the material Facebook, Google and tising business. app developers on sales “We’re demanding an end cite further violence. that users post. The law also Twitter all declined to com- The states are taking on through the Play store after to the shadow-banning, a Nonetheless, Trump has allows social media plat- ment Wednesday. Google even after a federal a similar move by Apple. LATIMES.COM THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 A9 Red flags as Robinhood prepares for IPO

MICHAEL HILTZIK

It’s not unusual for a company preparing to issue stock for the first time to clean itself up, resolve its residual controversies, get right with its regulators, wait a decent interval so the more dis- creditable features of its past can be forgotten, and only then to stage its com- ing-out party as fresh as a debutante. Then there’s Robinhood. The zero-commission bro- kerage, which boasts more than 30 million customers who have bought into its pitch to make investing fun and accessible, filed for its initial public stock offering on July 1. That was only one day after the company settled regulatory allegations that should make the average customer or investor won- Ben Margot Associated Press der whether it’s wise to ROBINHOOD failed to report to Finra thousands of customer complaints. Above, co-founders Vlad Tenev, left, and Baiju Bhatt in 2015. touch it with a 10-foot pole. The cost of the settle- approving thousands of Finra doesn’t find the systems, Finra reported. younger than 21 but claimed more aspect of Robinhood’s ment is $70 million, includ- customers for options trad- practice charming. “Com- The regulator found that to have three years’ options business that became ing $12.6 million in restitu- ing even though it should pliance with these rules is Robinhood had trouble trading experience — im- known through its stock tion to customers. The have known they were un- not optional and cannot be issuing accurate statements possible, since no one under registration filing: It has Financial Industry Regula- qualified to play the options sacrificed for the sake of to customers about their age 18 can open a brokerage become a big player in the tory Authority, or Finra, market. innovation or a willingness holdings’ values and their account. cryptocurrency market, which imposed the settle- The company also failed to ‘break things’ and fix margin balances, including The bot, Finra found, especially in Dogecoin. ment, calls the fine the to report to Finra tens of them later,” Jessica Hopper, whether they were facing didn’t recognize when cus- Dogecoin, as it happens, largest in its history. thousands of written cus- the enforcement boss at margin calls. tomers altered their person- is a cryptocurrency that was Robinhood settled the tomer complaints, including Finra, said upon announc- A major trouble spot was al information to gain op- originally launched as a Finra case without admit- those filed by customers ing its settlement. Robinhood’s options trad- tion trading rights; one parody of Bitcoin. But since ting or denying the allega- who had lost money due to A few words about Rob- ing business, according to customer who was rejected nothing in the crypto mar- tions, but “consented to the its technological break- inhood. The firm was Finra. Options look simple, for having claimed on the ket makes sense in terms of entry of FINRA’s findings,” downs, according to the founded in 2015 but burst superficially — they’re the application to have a “low” financial fundamentals, it the regulator said. Stripped Finra findings. into public awareness dur- right but not the obligation risk tolerance simply resub- has gained a foothold as a of its jargon, that statement Among the customers ing the pandemic. Rob- to buy or sell stock at a set mitted the application with tradable instrument. implies that you can misled into believing they inhood doesn’t charge com- price, known as the strike “medium” risk tolerance Among the “risk factors” interpret Finra’s allegations had suffered huge options missions on trades, thereby price, by a certain date. This and was approved 13 sec- Robinhood listed for would- as true. losses when their losses removing a friction point can be profitable if you hold onds later. Another cus- be investors in its SEC filing That’s not a good look for were much smaller or even from the investing process, the right to buy (a “call” tomer was rejected for op- is its immoderate depend- a company about to issue nonexistent was Alex which has helped it entice a option) at $100 a share that’s tions 15 times before she ence on revenues from stock to the public for the Kearns, a 20-year-old col- new subset of younger in- worth, say, $110, or the right found the right formula to Dogecoin trading. In the first time, especially since lege student who got a mes- vestors. to sell (a “put”) at $100 a persuade the bot to allow quarter that ended March Finra’s case is so compre- sage from Robinhood one Its app was crafted to share that is worth, say, $90. her into the options market. 31, they amounted to about hensive. Nor is it particu- day in June 2020 that his resemble a video game, with If at the expiration date The mystery of why 6% of total revenue of larly consistent with Rob- account was $730,000 in the features that appear de- the stock’s price is lower Robinhood would be so $420.4 million, or about inhood’s corporate boast red. signed to get customers’ than the strike price of a call cavalier about exposing its $25 million. that its mission is “democ- When he couldn’t get blood flowing, including a option, you just let the op- customers to options trad- That’s a danger not ratizing finance for all.” through to Robinhood’s digital confetti shower to tion expire, and all you’ve ing risk may have been merely because the cryp- The company founders customer service depart- mark customers’ first lost is what you paid for the solved by its stock regis- tocurrency market is notori- say in a letter to sharehold- ment for an explanation, he trades and other mile- option, known as the pre- tration filing. That docu- ously volatile, but because ers and customers attached took his own life. The next stones. mium. If it’s higher than the ment reveals that the firm Dogecoin is volatile even in to its SEC stock registration day, Robinhood sent him a “Our app is simple, easy- strike price of a put option, made handsome revenues crypto terms. Dogecoin has filing that “we believe that message that he didn’t to-use, bright — maybe even the right to sell, you let that from options trading, become a particular play- it’s important ... to be able to actually owe anything. His delightful,” its website says. option expire. through a process known as thing of Elon Musk, who own stocks directly in the family sued Robinhood in But it scrapped the confetti But the market can be “payment for order flow.” seems to enjoy driving its companies you love, without February and settled the thing after Massachusetts much more complicated if This is a controversial value up and down at will any middlemen.” (Of case confidentially last regulators filed a complaint one is selling rather than practice through which through tweets and public course, Robinhood itself is a month. Finra refers to the that it was luring inexperi- buying options, because retail brokers such as Rob- statements. middleman, but leave that episode in its findings, albeit enced customers into treat- that converts the right into inhood steer customer “If the markets for Doge- aside.) without naming Kearns. ing investing as a game. an obligation. One can also orders to big trading firms, coin deteriorate or if the Indeed, Robinhood’s “How was a 20 year old Robinhood played a mix call and put options in which appreciate the vol- price of Dogecoin declines, performance thus far raises with no income able to get central role in the emer- complicated ways that are ume, for a fee. (Robinhood’s including as a result of the question of whether Wall assigned almost a million gence of so-called meme hard for novices to under- alleged failure to fully dis- factors such as negative Street will look askance at dollars’ worth of leverage?” stocks such as GameStop, stand. close this practice to cus- perceptions of Dogecoin,” any alleged wrongdoing as Kearns asked in a note he which were pumped up For that reason, securi- tomers and how it might Robinhood said, that could long as there’s money to be left for his parents. “I ... have through mentions on inter- ties regulations require affect the prices at which hit its bottom line. If you made. The date for Rob- no clue what I was doing net message boards beyond options brokers to examine they bought and sold securi- want a hint of where Rob- inhood’s public offering on now in hindsight.” any rational valuation whether their customers are ties is what brought the inhood profits may be Nasdaq hasn’t been set, but The Finra settlement based on financial funda- qualified to play. They’re SEC down on its head in headed, in other words, the whisper number on the comes on the heels of a mentals. supposed to gauge their December.) follow Musk’s Twitter ac- street is that the firm could December 2020 deal with But the firm couldn’t customers’ financial where- According to the filing, count. be worth $30 billion. the Securities and Ex- keep up with its own cus- withal and experience, Robinhood collected about If you want to invest in That’s possible because change Commission in tomer demand. Its IT sys- among other factors. 0.2% of the value of its cus- Robinhood or sign up as a the details of Finra’s find- which Robinhood paid tems became so overloaded Robinhood fell down on tomers’ holdings of stocks customer, no one’s stopping ings haven’t been as widely $65 million to settle SEC that on March 2-3, 2020, as that job, Finra found. In- as payment for order flow as you. But the firm’s history is reported as the size of the allegations about whether it Finra found, its website and stead of having a firm officer of the end of the first quar- a reminder that Wall Street settlement, which is broadly adequately explained to mobile apps completely examine customers’ appli- ter of this year — $133.3 is constantly looking for seen as Robinhood putting customers how it made shut down, leaving custom- cations for options trading, million in “transaction- new, shinier ways to steer its problems behind it. money. (The firm didn’t ers unable to enter, change it relegated that task to an based revenues” on hold- some of your money into its We’ll take a closer look. admit to or deny those or cancel orders. Nor could algorithm known as an ings of $65.1 billion. But it pockets, and Robinhood Finra accused Robinhood of allegations, either.) they reach customer serv- “option account approval received 9.7% of its custom- looks like the newest and plying millions of customers Put it all together, and ice, because its online op- bot,” which was easily ers’ option holdings as shiniest. with “false or misleading one is tempted to ask tions also collapsed and it fooled. The bot approved payment — $198 million on information” about their whether Robinhood has had no live customer service options trading based on holdings of only $2 billion. Keep up to date with account balances, of leaving been pursuing what might phone line. obviously inaccurate or Obviously, the options Michael Hiltzik. Follow millions of customers un- be called the Uber philoso- Numerous other outages fabricated information, market was a cash cow for @hiltzikm on Twitter, see able to trade because its IT phy of pushing the regula- had occurred in 2018 and Finra said. Robinhood, compared with his Facebook page or email systems broke down at tory envelope to see if it can 2019, but Robinhood had It approved the accounts the stock market. michael.hiltzik@latimes crucial moments, and of rip through the rules. done nothing to improve its for customers who were That brings us to one .com.

MARKET ROUNDUP Majorstock indexes Daily Daily % YTD % Stocks edge up Index Close change change change Dow industrials 34,681.79 +104.42 +0.30 +13.32 S&P 500 4,358.13 +14.59 +0.34 +16.03 Nasdaq composite 14,665.06 +1.42 +0.01 +13.79 to new highs; S&P 400 2,682.81 +2.91 +0.11 +16.31 Russell 2000 2,252.85 -21.65 -0.95 +14.08 ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN EuroStoxx50 3,548.26 +27.17 +0.77 +14.15 Lisa Hsiao, ERA-co Nikkei (Japan) 28,366.95 -276.26 -0.96 +3.36 Lisa Hsiao has joined experience consultancy bond yields fall Hang Seng (Hong Kong) 27,960.62 -112.24 -0.40 +2.68 ERA-co as VP of User Strategy for North America. Associated Press She brings over 20 years of expertise in creating associated press other sectors, including en- policymakers, which the U.S. economy. human-centered strategies that push the ergy, which fell as oil prices showed Fed officials dis- Lower bond yields can be boundaries of exploration. As a sister company dropped 1.6%. cussed the timing of reduc- good for many parts of the Lisa Hsiao Wall Street capped a day The bond market contin- ing bond purchases that economy. Mortgage rates to Woods Bagot, ERA-co offers services in User of choppy trading Wednes- ued to draw buyers, a trend they have used to keep long- are tied closely to bond Strategy, Brand Experience, and Urban Systems. day with more record highs that has pulled yields er-term interest rates in yields, and government bor- for stocks and another drop sharply lower this week de- check. rowing costs fall when the in bond yields that sends spite economic data show- The discussions signal cost of issuing bonds de- mixed signals about in- ing the economy continues that the Fed is moving closer creases. vestors’ confidence in the to recover from the pan- to a decision to taper those Longer-term yields tend MEDIA market. demic. The yield on the 10- purchases, though most to move along with in- Lisa Buckley, VaynerMedia The Standard & Poor’s year Treasury fell to 1.32% analysts don’t expect a re- vestors’ expectations for in- 500 recovered from an early from 1.37% a day earlier. duction until late this year. flation and economic Lisa Buckley is the new Managing Director of stumble and rose 0.3% to an The S&P 500 rose 14.59 After the last meeting, Fed growth, and both are still VaynerMedia Los Angeles. She will shape the all-time high. The bench- points to 4,358.13. The Dow policymakers said they very strong and much higher mark index snapped a sev- Jones industrial average planned to raise interest than they’ve been in recent direction and growth of the West Coast office en-day winning streak of added 104.42 points, or 0.3%, rates as soon as 2023, which years. But investors increas- with a focus on deploying the agency’s unique high closes a day earlier. The closing at 34,681.79; the was sooner than expected. ingly suspect they’ve al- integrated offering to drive relevance and growth Nasdaq composite also set a Nasdaq inched up 1.42 The yield on the 10-year ready topped out as the Lisa Buckley record high, its third points, or less than 0.1%, to Treasury sank as low as economy moves past the ini- for clients. Lisa was previously EVP of Client straight. 14,665.06. The Russell 2000 1.28% on Wednesday, down tial catapult phase of its re- Services in New York. Technology, industrial index of smaller stocks slid from its perch above 1.75% in covery from the pandemic. and healthcare companies 21.66 points, or 1%, to March. A month ago, it was A report on Tuesday accounted for a big share of 2,252.85. trading around 1.62%. The showed that growth in the the gains. Apple rose 1.8%, Stock indexes and Treas- last time bond yields moved U.S. services industry Otis added 2% and Biogen ury yields had little reaction lower so quickly was in slowed last month, for exam- gained 3%. Those gains were to the minutes from the June March 2020 when the pan- ple, and by more than econo- kept in check by a slide in meeting of Federal Reserve demic effectively shut down mists expected. A10 THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 LATIMES.COM/OPINION

OPINION EDITORIALS ------The EDD’s persistent problems Not based on fairness or science

t has been 16 months since the partment to verify their claims and desper- increased risk taking, slower reaction times COVID-19 pandemic forced busi- ate for the benefits for which they are eligi- The anti-doping rules that ban and poor executive function or decision nesses across the state to cut back or ble. marijuana and not alcohol for elite making.” They think all that and more isn’t I close, throwing millions of Califor- To be fair, no state or federal agency was possible for a drunk athlete? Yet in 2018, nians out of work — and into the arms prepared for a crisis like the COVID-19 pan- athletes make little sense. alcohol was taken off the list of prohibited of the overwhelmed and unprepared state demic. As governments imposed stay-at- substances, and one of the founders of Employment Development Department, home orders and businesses swiftly cur- WADA has said the marijuana ban had which administers unemployment ben- tailed their operations, Californians lost printer Sha’Carri Richardson more to do with government attitudes efits. jobs in staggering numbers — putting a delights fans with her vivid style, toward the drug than anything else. Now that pandemic restrictions have tremendous strain on a bureaucracy al- even bolder smile, strength of char- WADA isn’t the only arena in which mar- been lifted and job openings are so plentiful ready hampered by outdated technology S acter and deep and open love of her ijuana rules are anachronistic; the U.S. gov- that businesses are offering signing bo- and staff shortages, and which had also grandmother. Not to mention that ernment’s attitude is practically medieval. nuses and premium pay to lure workers, shuttered its workplace. In California she runs, as she puts it, “a little faster” than Marijuana is legal in most states, if you you’d think that the stress on the unem- alone, about 23 million claims have been the rest of us. “Splendid” is the word that count medicinal use, but the federal gov- ployment system would have diminished — filed since March 2020 and $155 billion paid comes to mind. ernment continues to place cannabis in its especially after all the urgent action taken out. So it was heartbreaking to see this most restricted category of drugs, up there by the governor and state officials, the au- And Congress made the situation all the young woman, so full of promise and per- with heroin. dits, the fraud investigations and legisla- more challenging by extending unemploy- sonality, kept from competing in the Tokyo Marijuana use also is legal in 40 coun- tive reform proposals. ment benefits to gig work- Games over the use of some marijuana, es- tries. But WADA’s only concern should be Yet the crisis at EDD ers, contractors and others pecially considering that she tested pos- athletes’ safety and the performance-en- continues, if less acutely in the workforce who don’t itive just a few days after learning — from a hancing properties of various substances, than last year. As of the Californians can’t typically qualify for ben- reporter — that her mother had died. not what any government thinks. The NFL, week of June 26, the latest wait another year efits. To deal with this, the And this took place in Oregon, where MLB and NHL already have stopped sus- period for which there are agency suspended some of marijuana use is legal under state law (if pending athletes for marijuana use. It’s data, the EDD reported for the crisis at the verification require- not under federal statutes). also worth considering that marijuana is about 217,000 claims in its ments, which opened the That’s not to say the U.S. Anti-Doping detectable in drug tests for up to weeks af- backlog — not counting the Employment door to fraudsters who Agency, which takes its rules from the ter it was most recently used, long after its about 900,000 pending Development have bilked the system for World Anti-Doping Agency, was wrong to effects have subsided. claims that have yet to be as much as $30 billion. suspend Richardson for one month, the Somehow, it doesn’t seem completely certified by the person who Department to be State legislators are fed minimum discipline for such an infraction. coincidental that Richardson’s sad tale oc- filed them. Throughout resolved. up with the lingering prob- The prohibition was clear. It’s just that the curred at about the same time that the In- much of 2020, the claims lems, too. When their con- timing in this case was particularly heart- ternational Swimming Federation (FINA) backlog was more than stituents can’t get through rending; if the drug had been found in Rich- ruled against allowing swim caps designed 1 million. And midway to call centers, they flood ardson’s blood a couple of months ago, she for natural Black hair to be used in compe- through 2021, more than 90% of the calls to the phone lines of their local legislators most likely would have made it to Tokyo. tition. The reason for the decision, now be- the EDD call centers were going unan- hoping for assistance. That’s why it’s no But Richardson isn’t playing the pity card. ing reconsidered after public backlash, was swered, compared with more than 99% in surprise that reform proposals have bipar- “I want to take responsibility for my ac- that the cap, which allows room for more 2020. Currently, it takes the typical caller 11 tisan support in the Legislature. tions,” she told the “Today” show. “I know voluminous hair, did not follow the “natural tries to reach a human. Some of those bills have stalled, but oth- what I did and what I’m not supposed to shape of the head.” Which is important for It’s progress, to be sure, but still unac- ers are still in play, including Assembly Bill do. I know what I’m not allowed to do, and I ... what, exactly? ceptable. These aren’t just numbers; they 56 by Assembly members Rudy Salas (D- still made that decision.” The problem is, FINA didn’t provide a are people who have lost their jobs and the Bakersfield) and Jim Patterson (R- In saying so, she became an even more reason based on studies or issues of com- income that goes with it. Fresno), which would implement some of endearing figure. Imagine a celebrity ac- petitive advantage. If there is a legitimate We know bureaucracies move slowly, the anti-fraud measures suggested by the cepting the consequences for making a mis- reason for its decision, it should reveal that and it takes many months to hire and train state auditor. Among its provisions, the bill take, instead of whining and seeking an out. — and then look for a way to level the pool the hundreds of new workers the EDD would create a fraud prevention unit that That’s a role model we don’t see too often. for all swimmers. If not, it should reverse it- needs. But given the intense focus on this would start tackling the backlog of sus- But let’s not lose sight of the larger pic- self and apologize for sticking to a hide- one agency over the last year and the mon- pected fraud cases as soon as possible. ture. The mistake Richardson made bound tradition that puts Black athletes at ey and resources thrown its way, it was rea- The governor’s office is also considering shouldn’t be considered a mistake at all. a disadvantage. sonable for the public to expect that one devoting more resources to help the EDD WADA should take marijuana off its list of These seemingly disparate issues — year later those problems would have been get through its backlog of new claims for banned substances and review the rest of marijuana use and swim caps — nonethe- largely fixed. After all, during a much short- unemployment benefits and to stop fraud. its prohibitions. A 2018 paper co-written by less speak to the same flaw in the world of er period of time the state was able to ad- We are glad that lawmakers are re- WADA’s medical director found no evidence Olympic sports: the apparent unwilling- minister more than 41 million doses of sponding to the widespread concerns that marijuana is a performance enhancer. ness of powerful governing agencies to COVID-19 vaccine, inoculating nearly 60% about the enduring problems at the agency, WADA has in the past rationalized its show that their rules are based on fairness of its population. But there are still too and we urge them to move quickly. Califor- rule by saying that athletes who are com- and science. It’s time they recognized that many reports of people caught in unem- nians can’t wait another year for the crisis peting under the influence “potentially en- it’s no longer enough to just issue edicts ployment limbo, unable to reach the de- at the EDD to be resolved. danger themselves and others because of from Mt. Olympus.

LETTERS ------

in office, adding another industries but made to look Segundo boys chased the four years to his term. The as if it was a grass-roots Burbank teens; one had a state would benefit from movement. gun and killed one of the another four years of com- A lawyer from Denver kids from Burbank. petent administration, and gave a speech at the cam- In a school assembly it might serve as a deterrent pus, and I attended so I discussing the incident, a to these incessant recall could hear what people were student asked, “Why were campaigns by Republicans. being told. The audience they in our town in the first Gary Tereshkow members — men who ap- place?” Palm Springs peared to be hardscrabble El Segundo is a lovely cattle ranchers — were the town with some wonderful biggest beneficiaries of the people. However, it has Ammon Bundy: public land system. They never been, nor will it ever grazed their cattle on the be, Mayberry. Where to begin? public lands, paying only a L.M. Siadek nominal fee. Hawthorne Re “Candidate Bundy’s The lawyer told us that if answer for housing,” July 5 the land could just be :: yanked away from the feds, It’s hard to know where it could be parceled out and I lived in El Segundo to begin after reading of sold to the common man. from 1953 to 1969. The police Phil Willon Los Angeles Times Ammon Bundy’s hysterical He claimed everybody were always tough; most CANDIDATE John Cox brought a Kodiak bear to a recall campaign event in May. rantings about our species’ would have a shot at owning kids were hassled at one right to decimate the planet a little piece of the Wyoming time or another. in the name of God, guns paradise. It wasn’t until I traveled and greed. But as a proud As we exited, I asked the world that I became Republican Party, heal thyself environmentalist, I feel some ranchers if they really aware of other cultures. In compelled to at least try to believed they would be those travels I experienced Re “Newsom’s recall and one-party rule,” Opinion, July 6 point out the obvious. allowed to buy some of the much bigotry and much Beliefs like manifest land if it came up for sale. kindness because I was onah Goldberg complains that California’s single-party rule leaves Republicans destiny and dominion are They replied with an almost different, in every way your with no alternative except a recall. I have an idea for the state GOP: Become an nothing but convenient yet religious fervor that, yes, typical Southern California American political party living in the 21st century. perverse interpretations of everyone would have a surfer dude. J Gun violence isn’t reduced by allowing larger-capacity magazines and higher fire religion to justify everything chance to purchase some of Since my time, El Se- rates. California has an infant mortality rate of about 4 per 1,000 live births; nation- from the exploitation and the spots that would be- gundo has moved light- ally, the rate is 5.6, and Republican-controlled states that refused to expand Medicaid destruction of the natural come available. years in cultural awareness. under the Affordable Care Act have rates above the national average. The same is true for world to the genocide of It’s been nearly 40 years, It seems there are newer maternal mortality. Native American or anyone and clearly, that targeted arrivals who see racism else who doesn’t fit into audience is just as gullible where there is merely igno- California’s COVID-19 infection rate is well below the national average. Democrats did some bigoted worldview. now as it was back then. rance. El Segundo is headed not storm the nation’s capital and attempt to end American democracy. Just because a person or Cheryl Holt in the right direction — The solution for California Republicans is not to complain about Democrats; it’s for a group believes something Burbank slowly, yes, but divisiveness them to fix their party. does not make it true. Some will impede that progress. Norman Rodewald believe the Earth is flat. It is Gregg Ferry Moorpark not. Some believe men are El Segundo was Carlsbad superior to women. They are not. Others like Bundy never Mayberry :: I believe that Goldberg’s Goldberg’s comments Re “When a recall fails, it believe the Earth was cre- point in favoring the recall is reflect the GOP’s inability can backfire spectacularly,” ated for one species, espe- Re “What’s been hiding Back around 1970, my to give the GOP a chance to to extricate itself from the column, July 6 cially those with lighter skin behind this city’s nostalgic Canadian-born wife called govern the state, despite the tar pit of grievances and pigmentation. charm?” Column One, July 6 about a house for rent in El will of the majority. come up with a cogent pol- As columnist Mark Z. This level of hubris is Segundo. Everything went I’m not sure how this is icy platform. Barabak notes, Dianne insane and self-destructive. My family moved to El well until the woman asked all that different from the On the national level, the Feinstein, as mayor of San The Earth’s evolutionary Segundo from Eagle Rock in for our last name. failed affirmative action Republican Party didn’t Francisco, survived a recall process manifests in a re- 1971. Bullying was pervasive She asked if that was a initiative he cites to make even bother to create a campaign in 1983 and went markable diversity of life throughout school. During Mexican name. When my his point. platform in 2020, instead on to become one of the forms. Humans are lucky high school in 1980, I wit- wife said yes, the lady said I also think his argument relying on the Trump cult’s most influential politicians enough to be one of them. nessed athletes harassing they would not rent to us. loses steam when one in- fearmongering to sway in Washington. Tim Viselli Iranian refugees. Alex Magdaleno serts the Nazis, Commu- voters. In California, that The expensive, gratu- La Cañada Flintridge In 1988, I started my Camarillo nists or Whigs as other strategy buried the GOP, itous recall campaign teaching career in El Se- alternative parties deserv- starting in 1994 with the against Newsom by the :: gundo with the idea of mak- ing a shot at running the bigotry of Proposition 187. all-but-irrelevant California ing a difference. HOW TO WRITE TO US show — all in the public The California GOP Republicans should not be I attended graduate An incident occurred in Please send letters to interest of two-party rule, of doesn’t need recalls or petty without consequences school in Wyoming in the 1991 in which words were [email protected]. For course. grievances; it needs ideas. should it fail. 1980s. The Sagebrush Re- exchanged between teen submission guidelines, see R.C. Price Michael J. 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OP-ED The EV charging station disparity Trump’s legacy: Amateurs who By Britta Gross These cars create a market for used EVs study by Alan Jenn of UC Davis found that that has been almost nonexistent to this electrifying one Uber or Lyft vehicle yields he California Energy Com- point. As new and used EVs become more the environmental and emissions benefits run for office mission said in June that the affordable, a wider swath of drivers will be of electrifying about three private vehicles. state needs about 1.2 million able to buy them, generating demand for By electrifying en masse, a vehicle fleet T electric vehicle chargers in pub- public charging in the areas where they live can also change the economics of charging NICHOLAS GOLDBERG lic and shared private loca- and work. on a large scale. RMI’s analysis found that tions, such as office complexes and multi- Second, under the new California Clean the charging network in L.A. will have to One of the most damaging unit dwellings, to meet its mandated goal Miles Standard, rideshare companies grow by a factor of three to six just to sup- legacies of the Trump presi- of putting 8 million zero-emission passen- such as Uber and Lyft must begin electrify- port electrified ridesharing fleets. dency may be that it per- ger vehicles on the road by 2030. ing their California fleets in 2023. And by With ridesharing drivers as anchor suaded people with absolutely With just 73,000 or so public and shared the end of the decade, 90% of ridesharing customers, we found that a robust, no qualifications that they chargers available today, that means the miles in the state must be electric. The widespread charging network can quickly could and should run for pub- number of chargers statewide would need Clean Miles Standard adds regulatory reach profitability for station operators. lic office — and that at least to increase by about a factor of 15. An ex- pressure to the companies’ own pledges In our analysis, we focused on direct- some of the time, Americans pansion of that magnitude in nine years for electrification. current fast chargers — the stations where might be foolish enough to cannot be achieved if current patterns per- A recent analysis from the nonprofit drivers can recharge on the go — which are vote for them. sist in terms of who buys electric vehicles RMI of 101 million rideshare miles showed especially important for fleets that need to After all, that was the clear takeaway from and where charging stations are built. that rideshare drivers of electric vehicles minimize vehicle down time. They also Donald Trump’s 2016 victory, wasn’t it? That To accelerate EV adoption and meet currently have to leave their neighbor- benefit lower-income drivers generally, you don’t need to be smart or experienced or the state’s goals, electrification must hap- who may not have access to private charg- level-headed or decent to win an election. You pen more equitably and profitably. Cur- ing at home or work. But despite the prom- don’t need a rationale or a plan. You just need rently, most electric fast-charging stations ising economics, the build-out of fast money, chutzpah and too much personality. in Los Angeles are located in neighbor- California won’t meet its charging is still challenging, with frequent Name recognition — positive or negative — hoods where residents can afford electric ambitious electric-vehicle permitting delays, complex regulatory doesn’t hurt either. vehicles; by contrast, areas where average processes and other costs. Trump was the first president in U.S. his- incomes are below $50,000 are often goals without investing These barriers will need to be elimi- tory to be elected with no political or military “charging deserts.” nated for California to reach its electric-ve- experience, and we’re now reaping the whirl- The problem is that the public charging in areas known as EV hicle, climate and air quality targets. wind: Former decathlete and Wheaties network for electric vehicles has been de- ‘charging deserts,’ where Policymakers can direct public funds to spokesperson Caitlyn Jenner is running for signed to serve early adopters — the driv- provide better access to charging in low-in- governor of California in a recall election. ers who can afford the higher upfront cost average incomes are come neighborhoods and a more inclusive Previously unknown businessman Andrew of an electric vehicle. But if developers of transportation system overall. And util- Yang, having failed to become president or charging stations wait for more charging below $50,000. ities must ensure that their rate structures mayor of New York City, is warning that he still demand to emerge organically, lower-in- do not discourage the development of new hopes to contribute to public life. Matthew come communities will continue to be left EV charging stations. For instance, fees McConaughey — yes, the actor — is polling out and the state’s goals for vehicle electri- hoods and operate in wealthier neighbor- based on peak power usage can be prohib- surprisingly well as he mulls a run for governor fication will remain out of reach. hoods where the public charging stations itively expensive for fast-charging sta- of Texas. Lara Trump, wife of Eric, seriously Fortunately, economic and policy fac- exist. And according to Lyft’s statistics, tions. considered running for U.S. Senate in North tors are beginning to align in ways that 46% of Lyft rides start or end in low-income Alternative solutions include a short- Carolina but just announced she has ruled it could catalyze the development of a much areas, which means there’s plenty of de- term “holiday” from these charges, or a out “for now.” larger EV charging network that works for mand for ridesharing in these communi- sliding-scale approach that phases them None of these dilettante candidates has everyone. ties to support an electric fleet if public in to allow stations to build up a steady held public office, and none of them is willing First, electric vehicles are becoming in- charging stations exist. base of utilization and revenue. to start at the beginning in local politics. Why creasingly affordable, driven in part by a The Clean Miles Standard necessitates If California can spur the growth should they? School boards and city councils rapid drop in battery costs. The upfront investment in charging infrastructure ev- of a broad and equitable charging net- are for little people. Not for Trump hangers- cost of some EVs may reach parity with erywhere, but especially in lower-income work, it will provide a model for the on, retired fat cats and movie stars! their gasoline-powered alternatives as communities that are underserved by the rest of the country by building a cleaner, At the moment, of all the empty suits con- soon as next year, according to the latest existing charging network. This would also more sustainable future for transporta- sidering political careers, the one that really research from BloombergNEF. spread the benefit of reducing local air pol- tion. mystifies me is Andrew Giuliani, the son of the Meanwhile, the first generation of long- lution by replacing internal combustion man formerly known as “America’s mayor.” He range, lower-cost EVs such as the Chevro- engines. Britta Gross is the managing director of has announced that he’s running for governor let Bolt and Tesla Model 3 are starting to Electrifying vehicle fleets is crucial in the Carbon Free Mobility Program at of New York in 2022 on the strength, I guess, of change hands as they come off lease or the part because each vehicle sees much more RMI, a nonprofit research organization his father’s name. original owner sells. use than a personal vehicle does. A 2020 focusing on clean energy. Is it possible he’s unaware that Rudy Giu- liani’s name is mud? Does Andrew not remem- ber his father’s melting mascara, his porn- adjacent news conference, his Ukraine she- nanigans or the FBI’s raid on his home and office? Or all the irresponsible lies and distor- tions he peddled about the supposedly stolen election — untruths that led to the suspension of his New York law license in June and his District of Columbia license on Wednesday? At some point even in America your family name has to cease being an asset and become an impediment. Unfortunately, the younger Giuliani doesn’t appear to have a record of his own to run on. He’s a 35-year-old former professional golfer with so little experience that his official bio still touts the academic honors he got in college. As far as I can tell, he was given his first real job by Trump in 2017. He quickly became a “special assistant to the president.” Now don’t get me wrong. Everyone has the right to run for office, including Andrew Giu- liani. And you need only to look at the House of Representatives — where members as differ- ent as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Marjorie Taylor Greene were both elected without previously holding office — to see the willing- ness of voters to take fliers. But not every candidate has the right to be taken seriously. And here’s why all this matters. Jonathan Rauch, a scholar at Brookings, and his colleague Raymond J. La Raja of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have written about what they call “the amateur- ization of American politics.” Their research shows that more and more candidates without experience, especially Republicans, are run- Los Angeles Times illustration; Getty Images photo from Jewish Chronicle/Heritage Images ning for office, frequently challenging incum- bents. And all too often they’re winning. In 1990, inexperienced candidates defeated Trial.” Josef K. torments himself trying to experienced candidates in House primaries figure out what he is being accused of. less than 25% of the time, according to their Connecting with Why not write, he thinks, a preemptive data; by 2016, that had risen to nearly 55% for defense, “a short description of his life [to] Republicans and to around 35% for Democrats. explain why he had acted the way he had Some of these amateurs are rich, con- at each event that was in any way impor- nected and famous; others aren’t. What they tant, whether he now considered he had share is a lack of qualifications. Kafka during our acted well or ill, and his reasons for each.” Is this amateurization really a problem? A This is a life examined relentlessly to a lot of voters don’t think it is. Many Americans pathological extreme when one is re- have a cynical, vote-the-rascals-out attitude moved from the company of fellow human and a gut feeling that “outsiders” are more pandemic isolation beings. It’s the kind of compulsive self- trustworthy than “career politicians.” examination that occurs when what used This attitude goes back long before Trump to be normal can no longer be taken for in American political culture. California basi- By Corina Stan The first time we realized this was granted. cally invented the celebrity politician when it upon stumbling across a message scrib- In such times, literature gives readers sent Hollywood hoofer George Murphy to the n the fall, as Duke University facul- bled by the young Kafka on a postcard to ways to grapple with extreme uncertainty. U.S. Senate in 1965 and Ronald Reagan to ty and students approached remote his friend Max Brod: “I am in such a bad Whether fictional or real or somewhere in Sacramento in 1967. Outsiders with no political learning with uncertainty and appre- way that I think I can only get over it by between, stories illuminate the vast pos- experience have run for president, from I hension, a past student of mine made not speaking to anyone for a week, or as sibilities of existence. They offer insight William Jennings Bryan in 1896 to Wendell a request. He had enjoyed my semi- long as may be necessary. From the fact into what might be, or might have been; Willkie in 1940 to Ross Perot in 1992 and 1996. nar on modernism last year, he said, but he that you won’t try to answer this postcard into lives we might have had, had some of But in September 2015, a year before the was disappointed that it had not “changed in any way, I shall see that you are fond of the circumstances been altered; into what Trump election, it was at some kind of crazy his life.” He was looking for some kind of me.” The request to be left alone as a things are like when what we take for new high. That year, 31% of those surveyed by transformative experience through litera- token of affection struck a chord at a time reality takes an absurd turn and life be- the Pew Research Center — including 44% of ture, and my class had failed him. when staying away from loved ones had to comes fiction-like. Republicans — actually said they would be less Perhaps sustained immersion in the be rethought as a gesture of protection. It was this picture of literature that likely to vote for a candidate who had long- work of a single author, I suggested, would But Kafka’s note also captures a dis- gained solidity in my mind as I thought time experience as an elected official in Wash- help him reflect on the very idea of “trans- turbing unsociability I felt at times during of the graduating seniors. In their last ington. That’s just nuts. Politics is a complex formation” or “change,” and what that can the pandemic, when my discomfort with year, they had shown resilience and per- business, and while experience is no guarantee mean. He asked whether we could read what was going on in the world had sistence in continuing to read, to study, of competence, inexperience is hardly an Franz Kafka together. reached such a low point that I avoided to show up for class in front of their lap- asset. Candidates who are less experienced, I said yes, immediately thinking that meeting friends, even socially distanced, tops. They continued to be engaged in Rauch and La Raja have noted, are often more much of the Czech writer’s work explores to spare them my anxieties. On a different precisely the kind of activity that enabled strongly ideological. change: It features, such as in “A Hunger occasion, when a friend apologized for not them to figure out what it takes to adapt Sure, there are longtime politicians who are Artist” and “In the Penal Colony,” charac- wanting to go for a walk, I sent him to unprecedented and unpredictable phoning it in or feathering their own nests. But ters who resist, with fatal outcomes, the Kafka’s passage as a way of telling him I change. for the most part, experience counts — espe- transformation of the world. It lingers on understood. Through our independent study, my cially if you want to be governor, where you the aftermath of Gregor Samsa’s abrupt, The story of “The Burrow” hit close to student and I came upon unsettling forms could end up like Gavin Newsom, running the shocking transformation into a large home during that tumultuous semester. of loneliness, isolation and unexpected world’s fifth-largest economy and overseeing insect in “The Metamorphosis,” and on The creature’s burrow, which can be change in the Kafkaesque landscape we more than 200,000 state employees, or if you the slow, painful ordeal of young Josef K. understood not only as a dwelling, but explored. A hundred years before us, want to be a U.S. senator deciding things such as he becomes the shadow of himself in also as a physical representation of the Kafka offered us a revealing window into as whether the United States should go to war “The Trial.” meanings we attach to our lives, was dis- the current strangeness of our lives. and who should sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. Much of the isolation of that semester rupted and turned unrecognizable by the These are not entry-level jobs for kids thus was filtered through the experience intrusion of an invisible, insidious beast. Corina Stan is associate professor of who’ve held a few internships and played a lot of reading Kafka over Zoom. The experi- COVID-19 was our beast: It interrupted comparative literature at Duke University. of golf. The ability to negotiate, to cut complex ence made a particular feature of his work our lives in a sudden and complete way, She is the author of the book “The Art of deals, to work across the aisle, to make govern- more salient than it might have been had casting us all as anxious characters in a Distances: Ethical Thinking in Twentieth- ment function again are all at risk. If you don’t we met in person: the disquieting varieties Kafka parable. Century Literature” and of essays such as believe me, just remember the Trump years. of a ruminative solitude, particularly Perhaps nowhere is this theme of “Between Us: A History of Social Distance” resonant during pandemic isolation. disruption more palpable than in “The and “On Tact in Dark Times.” @Nick_Goldberg A12 THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 LATIMES.COM

COVID and its lasting effects

[COVID, from A1] a case of COVID-19 in spring, and two doctors said there was no way I was still experiencing symptoms of the disease. Across from my room at a Los Angeles hospital, patients were on ventilators. Tests showed that my heartbeat was indeed irregular and my oxygen low. My coronavirus test came back negative. The doctor thought I might be having issues with my heart and lungs. Or maybe there was another type of infection. I was released with some heart Alex Tatusian Los Angeles Times meds and told to see a cardiolo- gist. In all, 195 days passed after my cussions of the procedure. they are used by every specialist I ing every day. The next few months snow- COVID-19 diagnosis before I finally Consulting “Dr. Google” may go to. I am grateful I have under- balled into 135 appointments. got the care I needed. seem easy, but I do not recom- Because the symptoms are standing editors, the financial After seeing 32 doctors, going Being a COVID long hauler has mend searching your symptoms unusual and no one really knows means to afford treatments and to through 47 tests and seemingly taught me to be more fearless, on random websites. I visit only the full long-term impacts of the be able to take a Lyft to my ap- countless blood draws, I learned resilient, meticulous and inquisi- WebMD or sites maintained by the disease, doctors are doing what pointments when I wasn’t allowed there’s a term for me: I am a tive than I ever was before. Mayo Clinic or Centers for Disease they know: treating the symp- to drive because of the medica- COVID-19 long hauler, and the Since March 2020, the Los Control and Prevention. Some- toms, running tests and ruling out tions I was on, and the support of experience has taught me much Angeles Times has been tracking times it may feel easy to Google what they know it is not. many doctors in my family who about myself, the medical system, recoveries from COVID-19. I am your symptoms, but it’s better to The disease takes many forms followed every test I got with a the value of friends and family. one of these people marked on our just ask your doctor. and every hour, every day, re- phone call. I’m also grateful to my My first symptoms appeared page, but surviving and recovering Two other useful habits I searchers and doctors are discov- body for helping me fight through not long after the lockdowns im- are not the same thing. As people picked up since my ordeal began: I ering new things. Researchers are this and recover. posed in March 2020. When I called are ditching their masks and always ask for the direct line for finding that not everyone has the This pandemic has heightened my doctors, they advised me to returning to normal activities, I the doctor so I don’t get the run- same symptoms, making each the inequities, especially among quarantine and stay home unless can’t help but think about the around. And I arrive at appoint- patient like a snowflake, unique people of color and women like my oxygen levels fell below 88. My untold number of people who are ments early, just in case they have and in uncharted territory. myself. It has been long and isolat- sister overnighted me an oximeter just like I was last summer, won- a cancellation and can squeeze me For me, what started out with a ing, and has made me see how so I could monitor my oxygen and dering why they are so tired all the in earlier. cardiac monitor turned into a few fragile life can be. I don’t take for heartbeat, and my oxygen level time. Every time I check my oxygen pulmonary function tests, CT granted the privilege that I have to dipped to 90 but no lower. I also can’t help but think of or heart rate, I log my data into a scans, and even an altitude test to be able to call my parents, family It’s been 1 year, two months and those who feel uncomfortable spreadsheet. I come to my ap- make sure I could fly safely to a or friends at the drop of a hat, 22 days since my coronavirus speaking up for themselves, espe- pointments with vivid details of friend’s wedding this summer. thanks to FaceTime, WhatsApp infection was confirmed. I first cially in a healthcare system that symptoms and notes. Each time doctors found one and high-speed internet. I believe showed COVID-19 symptoms on can be daunting to navigate. Cue These habits would be useful thing, another test would turn up being an educated patient is key to April 2, 2020, and tested positive the stereotype of the demanding for any lingering illness, but something new to investigate. One getting the care you need. two weeks later, when I had to journalist, but it came in handy as they’ve been especially useful doctor jokingly said my symptoms I also know that as a person drive myself to the South Bay I confronted long COVID-19 — and as science races to learn more were like dealing with “whack-a- who speaks English, I am privi- Galleria to get a swab. I fought a doctors. about COVID-19 and the lingering mole.” leged. I have had to translate 103 fever for a month, lost my sense Because I knew deep down that effects. In the winter, on Dec. 23, 2020, I Spanish for a few people in waiting of taste and smell and endured something was wrong with me, I When the ambulance took me got a call from respiratory thera- rooms as I saw them struggling to severe body aches and wheezing. pushed back. Just one example: to the hospital last October, the pists who were starting a new communicate with the nurses and I came back to work, virtually, After I insisted a doctor refer me to night I was told I was just being program for COVID long haulers. staff. in May, still fatigued and having a a specialist, he finally referred me anxious, there wasn’t even a medi- They began the program because I am very grateful that I am feeling that something wasn’t to my rheumatologist, an amazing cal code — a numeric shorthand the parents of one of the thera- here today and some days I feel the quite right. I was sleeping 10 to 12 physician who follows the latest indicating treatment or ailment — pists had come down with survivor’s guilt. I think of the hours a night, felt dizzy, had mi- research on post-COVID patients. for people like me. My doctor COVID-19. His father survived, but thousands of individuals who graines that lasted for days and Being a patient means not only wrote down, “Post COVID syn- his mother did not. He wanted a don’t have access to affordable could barely get up and down the having to advocate for yourself but drome.” way to help others recover. health insurance, and of those who stairs to retrieve my mail. educating yourself on the types of The doctor said that it would They told me I was going to be didn’t survive. I also feel for those I remember the day my taste doctors, exams, blood tests and have been “nice to put you in a patient No. 5. I was stunned that who have lost their loved ones. came back because it was my the confusing system of co-pays/ category” to track my progress, so many months into the pan- I’ve learned not to take no for dad’s 60th birthday, June 5. I made deductibles. but the disease was still so new. demic, I was only patient No. 5. an answer, and to say no when I lemonade with too much lemon My family, which is filled with Now, there are codes for each type How could that be? They told me need to rest. One of my doctors and could taste the sourness I had doctors of all specialties, has of damage COVID inflicts, and they add patients based on the joked, “You take more notes than been missing for two months. I was coached me from the sidelines on likelihood of survival. any other patient I’ve had before.” so happy I cried. questions to ask, but I always go I still feel like I hit the lottery These days, my oxygen is 96/97 Over the summer of 2020, I did back to the five Ws of journalism — with this program. I was unable to on most days, and I am able to go what I know best as a journalist who, what, when, where, why. I made lemonade see a pulmonologist at the time up and down the stairs without who specializes in assembling and Using another reporter’s trick, because they were all needed in being winded. I’m still going for assessing data: take notes and whenever I am told something, I the ICUs. But my rheumatologist tests to resolve some of the symp- collect stats. Because many hospi- repeat it back to the doctor to with too much ordered a pulmonary function toms. I can hold interviews and tals were being flooded with make sure I understand. test. The numbers showed I not lose my voice until late in the COVID-19 patients, I was told to I take a notebook to every visit lemon and could needed to be put on stronger in- day. wait and maybe the “cold” would to jot down notes. During the halers, a medicine that I inhale And I can write and share my resolve itself. It never did. height of the pandemic, I wrote taste the sourness because of the lung damage. story. (The only time I was grateful everything in my phone because it They asked me to record my for having this horrible disease was easier to sanitize, then trans- I had been heartbeat and oxygen, and I al- While I recover, I’ll continue to came late that summer, when my ferred the notes to my notebook at ready had spreadsheets full of report on the long-term effects of dad had a heart attack in New home. missing for two data. After 12 weeks, I graduated COVID-19. If you’re also a long Jersey. I was able to fly back East If tests are ordered, I ask doc- from the program in April and hauler, I’d like to hear about your because I had already built up tors to please explain the test in months. I was so with new breathing techniques experience. If you want to share coronavirus antibodies, even plain terms that I can understand, and exercises, I have made my your story, send me an email at though physical effects lingered.) why it’s needed and possible reper- happy I cried. lungs stronger, and they are heal- [email protected]. L.A.’s new logo rides a wave of throwback fantasy

[Logo, from A1] Established in 1972 by Jim “The Endless Summer.” (A (More on that later.) Jenks while he was working fascinating Vanity Fair piece The Los Angeles logo is a at an Encinitas surf shop, on the poster cites Lorraine collaboration between the brand, along with Hang Wild, former director of the Shepard Fairey’s Studio Ten, become one of the first graphic design program at Number One and House to market surf fashion to an the California Institute of Industries, a design shop audience beyond surfers. the Arts, who noted that led by Andy Cruz with a OP sold a vision of the prior to that, orange was not specialty in logos and fonts. California lifestyle that a color “used by serious The launch is timed to the tasted of saltwater and was designers on the East reopening of Los Angeles in personified by attractive, Coast.”) the wake of the COVID-19 sun-kissed blonds. At its Like its design forebears, pandemic. (It s part of a new peak, its licensing opera- the L.A. Tourism & Conven- promotional campaign that tions topped $400 million. tion Board’s logo is all about pitches L.A. as “your come- But after financial trouble channeling the vibe of back story.”) and corporate infighting in earthly paradise — L.A. as The multicolored design Images from Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board the 1990s, the name was a land of tasty waves and is being trumpeted as re- THE NEW LOGO stars on a billboard in Hollywood. The look represents “all the ultimately sold to licensing ethereal sunsets. It’s a logo flecting the diversity of Los things that Los Angeles means to people,” according to one of its designers. company Iconix Brand that is nostalgic for VW Angeles. Fairey, in a state- Group in 2006. buses and surfer magazines. ment accompanying the nowhere is Gen X. I get it. Heat, which featured a zoned with gradient script Today it’s still possible to This is an L.A. that is release, said part of the We’re middle-aged cranks script logo inspired by a font logos and images of palm buy tanks with the gradient often more illusion than challenge was to design “a and nobody wants us, but if that was used at the Miami trees and sunsets. OP logo from the ’80s as truth, an L.A. that couldn’t mark representing all the there’s an era of design that Arena in the 1980s.) Ocean Pacific — better part of the brand’s “herit- feel more distant from the things that Los Angeles the new logo is channeling, More than anything, known as OP — was also age” collection. (Don’t one that has emerged, means to people.” it’s the ’80s. And guess who L.A.’s new logo is firmly famous for its mystifyingly worry, Gen Xers, we’re not bedraggled and divided, in It also needed to have was alive and rocking the rooted in the culture of popular corduroy men’s old, we’re “heritage.”) The the wake of the pandemic, broad appeal among its Aqua Net back then? California surf. shorts, which still materi- company regularly posts where political battles rage prospective customers, be When the new logo began Cruz told Fast Company alize regularly as a vintage images of its vintage designs over the clearing of beach- they global companies to circulate on social media that the team was inspired items on EBay (some in the on Instagram — throw- side homeless encamp- looking to book conventions early this week, some early by hand-painted signs and neighborhood of $100). backs that would look right ments in Venice. in L.A. or tourists who be- assessments compared it to skate gear, such as the at home with the new Los But travel marketing lieve they might actually see the graphic design for the decks produced by “Dog- Angeles logo. isn’t a bearer of hard news. a celebrity in Hollywood. ’80s cop show “Miami Vice.” town and Z-Boys” icon Tony Certainly, surf design’s It’s a kernel of truth served And, as was prominently I disagree. The logos may Alva, which frequently roots go deeper than OP. in a generous breading of noted in a story about the share the color turquoise, feature a logo with a bold The tropical color palette fantasy. Which is probably redesign in Fast Company but the “Miami Vice” logo is script. was something that had why no one asked me to magazine, “Part of the as- angular, inspired by Art When I saw the design, I been popularized a genera- design the logo. Because signment was to appeal to Deco. (If the logo resembles was immediately taken THE OLD LOGO had tion prior by graphic design- L.A.’s true logo isn’t a sun- Gen Z and millennial visi- Miami anything, it’s the back to the Ocean Pacific been selling L.A. to tour- ers such as John Van set. It’s one of those burning tors from key markets.” flamboyant design of the brand T-shirts of my youth, ists and conventioneers Hamersveld, who created gas stations painted by Ed Mentioned absolutely 2018 uniforms for the Miami which were often embla- for about a decade. the poster for the surf film Ruscha. B D CALIFORNIA T HURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 :: L ATIMES.COM/CALIFORNIA

CORONAVIRUS IN CALIFORNIA L.A. County court fined for COVID violations

lier this year from COVID-19. L.A. County Superior “Is it enough to fine them that? I’m not going to make Court faces thousands the judgment. But I think in fines for violating something had to happen,” said Michael Ferreira, the pandemic protocols. president of the California Federation of Interpreters, By Matt Hamilton the union representing court interpreters in L.A. After COVID-19 out- County and across the state. breaks and the deaths of at “My view is things definitely least four people who could have been done better, worked in Los Angeles and apparently, Cal/OSHA Genaro Molina Los Angeles Times County courthouses, Cali- agreed with that concept.” WORKERS LAY asphalt along Brooks Avenue in Venice on Wednesday. This weekend could bring the fornia’s workplace safety Begonya De Salvo, an in- hottest days so far this year to the Southland, and officials are issuing warnings on high heat and fire risk. agency plans to fine the local [See Court, B5] court system more than $25,000 for multiple viola- tions. In a notice Wednesday to L.A. County Superior Court, Rising temps, dryness the state Division of Occu- pational Health and Safety, Bonta known as Cal/OSHA, identi- fied at least three health and safety violations, two of which it deemed serious. forms The proposed fines and will stoke fire danger the finding of serious viola- tions were a blow to a court system that consistently de- special fended its pandemic safety Excessive heat warnings have been issued across desert areas, practices in the face of mounting criticism from with the Apple and Lucerne valleys looking at a possible 120 employees, political leaders and attorneys, as well as a teams lawsuit from civil justice begin Friday in the Antelope Valley, the record-breaking heat. groups who accused the By Hayley Smith Cuyama Valley and interior San Luis Desert climate zones in Palm court of prioritizing the Attorney general Obispo County, where triple-digit Springs, Thermal and Anza-Borrego “continuity of nonessential As crews continue to combat wild- heat could meet relative humidity lev- all experienced their hottest June on operations over community opens field offices to fires in Northern California, the els as low as 10%. record, the National Weather Service safety and human life.” investigate fatal police southern part of the state is prepar- The combination will increase the said — “and it wasn’t a close call.” The infractions stemmed shootings across state. ing for extreme heat and elevated fire potential for brush fires, officials said. Palm Springs saw a mean June from the working conditions danger. “Vegetation is very dry on the hill- temperature 5.3 degrees above nor- and safety measures put in By Patrick McGreevy The National Weather Service on sides because we’ve had two very dry mal. place for court interpreters, Wednesday issued an excessive heat years in a row,” said meteorologist “When we get into the hottest pe- who provide translation warning across portions of Southern David Sweet with the National riod of the year in the summer, really services during hearings, tri- SACRAMENTO — The California’s high desert, with the Ap- Weather Service in Oxnard, “and high temperatures can definitely als and meetings among at- state Department of Justice ple and Lucerne valleys preparing for we’re also looking at 111 degrees. Any drive up the fire danger,” said Bruno torneys and criminal de- has opened field offices temperatures that could climb as time you have hot temperatures, Rodriguez, a meteorologist with the fendants. The ranks of inter- throughout California to in- high as 120 degrees by the weekend — that’s also a contributing factor.” National Weather Service in San Di- preters were especially hard vestigate police shootings potentially the hottest of the year so The hot weather and fire activity ego. “What they can do is basically hit during the pandemic: that kill unarmed civilians far. are ratcheting up concerns and warn- make the atmosphere more unsta- two full-time and one con- and has told law enforce- An excessive heat watch will also ings from officials, who tweeted about ble.” [See Heat, B2] tracted interpreter died ear- ment agencies that they must notify the state when- ever such incidents occur, Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said Wednesday. The actions, including the opening of investigative Poll finds support offices in Los Angeles and Riverside, were in response to a new law that took effect July 1 requiring Bonta’s of- for online school fice to independently probe all fatal police shootings of tion, with exceptions for unarmed civilians to deter- Parents want option medical reasons, according mine whether criminal to the survey released charges should be filed along with in-person Thursday by USC and the against officers. learning, underscoring Policy Analysis for Califor- Bonta said he expected nia Education. the two new teams, one for uncertainty for fall. “We’re in a moment of Northern California and one time of uncertainty,” said for Southern California, By Melissa Gomez Julie Marsh, coauthor of the would investigate 40 to 50 fa- study and a USC professor of tal police shootings each Although California par- education policy. A corona- year based on historic ents strongly favor full cam- virus variant and unvacci- trends. pus reopenings in the fall, nated children are contrib- “One of the most impor- they want school districts to uting factors to an ever- tant tasks ahead for public offer online learning options, changing set of circum- safety and our society is according to a statewide sur- stances, and people want to Michael R. Blood Associated Press building and maintaining vey that indicates uncer- keep their options open, she KEVIN FAULCONER doesn’t regret voting for Donald Trump in No- trust between our communi- tainties ahead for in-person added. vember. That may not sit well with many Democrats and independents. ties and law enforcement,” attendance. The survey found that Bonta said. “Impartial, fair More than two-thirds of more than 80% of Califor- CAPITOL JOURNAL investigations and inde- parents agree that eligible nian parents and voters sup- pendent reviews of officer- California students should port an in-person return five involved shootings are one be required to get a days a week for K-12 students essential component for COVID-19 vaccine once it for the 2021-22 school year. GOP’s strongest recall [See Bonta, B5] has been approved by the And 71% of parents agreed Food and Drug Administra- [See Schools, B5]

hopeful needs to repent Metro aims to boost ridership GEORGE SKELTON But for what it’s worth — which in sacramento L.A. County transit should be a lot — the candidate most agency plans service qualified by experience to replace expansion after seeing It’s likely that more Newsom is a throwback Republican: passenger numbers than a few Californians Kevin Faulconer. fall during the aren’t particularly fond of He’s a guy who has actually gov- pandemic. B3 Gov. Gavin Newsom but erned, not just gabbed about it. And don’t see an acceptable he’s the kind of Republican who used to Officer cleared replacement running in get elected to high office in California — in Floyd meme the recall election. like Govs. Pete Wilson and George LAPD lawman who After all, this is a Deukmejian. shared “You take my heavily Democratic state, Faulconer, 54, was twice elected San breath away” Valen- and all the major replacement candi- Diego mayor — a job Wilson held — and tine-like image won’t dates are Republicans — and past before that served eight years on the be punished. B4 supporters of former President Trump City Council in an increasingly Demo- Robert Gauthier Los Angeles Times to boot. That’s Newsom’s greatest asset cratic stronghold. Lottery ...... B2 PARENTS in a survey strongly support in-person as he attempts to fend off the GOP-led He also mirrors much of California Weather ...... B6 learning and mandatory vaccinations when possible. recall attempt. in being a fiscal [See Skelton, B2]

SPORTS ON THE BACK: Ohtani is Ruth playing in Angels red, Bill Plaschke writes. B10 B2 THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 LATIMES.COM Treating parent and child in one visit

tive budget documents. An State may include analysis by HealthySteps of its sites in New York, Col- therapy for mothers orado, Arizona and Ken- or fathers in pediatric tucky showed average annu- al savings to Medicaid of Medi-Cal services. 204% for patients enrolled in their program. The group re- By Samantha Young ports that children were eight times more likely to re- When a parent takes an ceive developmental screen- infant to the Children’s ings and twice as likely to go Health Center in San Fran- to well visits when their par- cisco for a routine checkup, a ents participated in the pediatrician will check the HealthySteps program. baby’s vitals and ask how the “It’s a realization that it’s child is doing at home. not just about providing Then Janelle Bercun, a li- services today, but it’s about censed clinical social thinking about the services worker, who is also in the that will help defer costs room, will look at Mom or down the road by doing the Dad and pipe up: What is right things today,” Kooler this like for you? Your frus- said. trations? Joys? Challenges? Making a visit to the pe- And she stays to work with diatrician’s office more wel- the parent long after the pe- coming to parents, and get- diatrician has left. ting mothers screened for The facility’s team-based depression and other behav- treatment is a pilot project, ioral issues, could improve funded by philanthropies. California’s dismal rate of Yet the approach, which Cal- child developmental screen- ifornia may soon incorpo- ings, said Sarah Crow, man- rate on a large scale, could aging director of First 5 Cen- hold the key to fostering a ter for Children’s Policy. healthy home environment “California, if it really where children thrive, child wants to prioritize children’s development experts say. health, then we really need Incorporating therapy for to pull out all the stops and the parents, they say, can KIrk McKoy Los Angeles Times start thinking of new, cultur- lower a child’s risk of future A MOTHER and daughter at a checkup. Under a budget proposal for Medi-Cal patients, new mothers’ pedi- ally relevant ways to serve mental disorders stemming atric visits would offer postpartum care, and other parents could get help obtaining food vouchers and housing. our families,” Crow said. from family trauma and ad- At the clinic in San Fran- versity. Health Center at Zucker- screened for depression, supports babies and tod- Critics say the spending cisco, Bercun, the social Pediatricians’ offices berg San Francisco General treated for tobacco and alco- dlers with integrated care in commits Californians to worker, visits with care- generally don’t offer formal Hospital. hol use, or offered family 24 states, Washington, D.C., programs that could be hard givers for as long as they counseling or guidance to a “Without a healthy care- therapy, said Jim Kooler, as- and Puerto Rico. Getting to fund in the future. And need, usually about half an child’s guardian because giver, we can’t have a healthy sistant deputy director of the benefit funded in the na- while offering a new Medi- hour but sometimes up to an they can’t bill insurance for baby,” Margolis added. “It is behavioral health at the Cal- tion’s most populous state Cal benefit might be worth- hour. She counsels a mom these services. That could the most obvious thing in ifornia Department of was a “groundbreaking” win while, California lawmakers about a job loss, shows a dad soon change for the roughly the world. It is unbelievable Health Care Services. for children’s advocacy would be better off fixing how to soothe his infant and 5.4 million children on Medi- it has taken this long to pay New mothers will get groups, Tracey said. flaws in the insurance pro- guides another mom to lov- Cal, California’s Medicaid for this service.” postpartum care; parents “We haven’t seen any gram, said Susan Shelley, ingly say no to a toddler on program for low-income The new program is could also get help obtaining other state make this kind of vice president of communi- the verge of a tantrum. She residents, and their parents. among a suite of behavioral food vouchers, housing or investment,” she said. “I cations for the Howard has helped caregivers devel- The 2021-22 state budget, health initiatives included in other assistance. hope we’ll see other states Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. op safety plans if there is vi- which Gov. Gavin Newsom is the nearly $263-billion state “It’s a pretty amazing ar- following California.” For example, the state olence in the home. expected to sign by Monday, budget negotiated between ray of services that will be Newsom and lawmakers pays physicians who partici- And then there’s the pan- dedicates $800 million, half Democratic lawmakers and available,” Kooler said. “It’s this year had a $76-billion pate in Medi-Cal among the demic: She talks families of it in federal funds, to this Newsom, who has made things we wouldn’t neces- budget surplus and $27 bil- lowest rates in the nation, through the isolation. new behavioral health bene- mental health services a sig- sarily think about right lion in federal aid to fund an she said. And a January 2020 “It’s working through fit over four years. Experts nature issue. away, but the health of the array of new programs, but report by the California these moments and feeling say it would make California The state will spend the young person is impacted.” they won’t come cheap. New State Auditor found that less alone and building con- the first state to pay for “dy- next year drafting guide- States including New outlays include up to $1.3 bil- just under 48% of children fidence,” Bercun said. “It’s adic care,” treating parents lines for the services that York and Colorado fund pro- lion a year to expand health- enrolled in Medi-Cal went to about holding space to ex- and children simulta- could be covered and work- grams that offer holistic care care to undocumented im- the doctor for a preventive plore feelings. My hope is neously. ing with insurance providers to parents and children to- migrants age 50 and older; visit in 2016-17. that one day all families “A baby is not showing up on new billing codes for the gether. But California will be $12 billion for homeless pro- “It’s unwise to commit could benefit.” by themselves to the pedia- new benefit. Beginning July the first to offer the service grams over the next two taxpayers to this,” Shelley trician’s office. The care- 1, 2022, caregivers who enter as part of Medicaid pediatric years; $4.4 billion in behav- said. This story was produced by giver is coming in with their a clinic or pediatrician’s of- care, said Jennifer Tracey, ioral mental health for peo- Offering caregivers pre- Kaiser Health News, own strengths and stress- fice with a child up to age 21 senior director of growth ple up to age 25 over five ventive behavioral treat- publisher of California ors,” said Dr. Kathryn for routine well visits will be and sustainability for Zero years; and $300 million to ment has proven to save Healthline, an editorially Margolis, a pediatric psy- matched with a social to Three. The nonprofit or- bolster the state’s public money by avoiding bigger independent service of the chologist who launched the worker or behavioral health ganization runs Heal- health system beginning health problems down the California Health Care initiative at the Children’s specialist. They may be thySteps, a program that next July. road, according to legisla- Foundation.

Lottery results For Tuesday, July 6, 2021 Mega Millions Mega number is bold A credible GOP option in recall race 18-47-63-68-69—Mega 14 Jackpot: $82 million [Skelton, from B1] table. Then a permanent the right choice.” lican candidates are trying California winners per category: conservative and a social $15-billion budget hole Would he support to make the Sept. 14 recall No. of Amount liberal — maybe even more would make for gubernato- Trump if he runs for the election a referendum on winners of prize(s) conservative on taxes than rial misery. GOP presidential nomina- the Democratic governor. 5 + Mega 0 — past Republican governors That’s Faulconer’s con- tion in 2024? “I have no idea Politically, Faulconer 5 0 — who were flexible and prag- servative side. who I will support in ’24.” clearly felt he had no choice 4 + Mega 1 $27,444 matic. But on several other His vote for Trump was a but to tell me in a December 4 30 $515 Arnold Schwarzenegger, issues he veers left, as do strategic flip-flop for interview that he voted for 3 + Mega 78 $225 Wilson and Ronald Reagan many Californians. Faulconer. Trump. 3 1,851 $11 all raised taxes and cut He supports abortion In 2016, the newly re- If you’re going to run as a 2 + Mega 1,646 $11 programs to balance rights, same-sex marriage elected mayor said he Republican for California 1 + Mega 12,766 $4 budgets when revenue ran and a path to citizenship for “could never vote for governor, you’ve got to Mega only 34,380 $2 short. immigrants living here Trump” and regarded his protect your right flank. Winning jackpot ticket(s) sold in other Faulconer has taken the illegally. He opposed “divisive rhetoric” as “unac- Roughly 6 million Califor- states: None no-tax-hike pledge. In fact, Jae C. Hong Associated Press Trump’s proposed border ceptable.” And he kept his nians voted for Trump. And For Wednesday, July 7, 2021 he proposes to eliminate KEVIN FAULCONER is wall. He’s OK with Cali- distance for four years. they form the political base SuperLotto Plus state income taxes for indi- the kind of Republican fornia’s strong gun controls When pressed on that, that any Republican candi- Mega number is bold viduals who make less than who used to get elected to and doesn’t want to weaken Faulconer quickly tried to date needs. 10-12-32-37-39—Mega 18 $50,000 and couples earning high office in California. or strengthen them. change the subject. Never mind that no Jackpot: $61 million less than $100,000. Unlike Newsom, howev- “Newsom wants to make Republican has won state- I asked him: Shouldn’t “That doesn’t do it,” er, he supports the death this a campaign about wide office in California Powerball everyone have some skin in Faulconer said. “People penalty. Republicans versus Demo- since 2006. Powerball number is bold the game and pay at least a need permanent tax relief.” Overall, it’s the kind of crats because he has no Give Faulconer credit: 8-21-30-49-57—Powerball 8 minimum income tax? Under his plan, 99% of political positioning that record to run on,” the candi- He’s running as a policy Jackpot: $113 million “California is just too Californians — everyone could appeal to many date replied. wonk — even if that does Fantasy Five: 4-9-15-31-39 expensive,” he replied. “It’s making up to $1 million — Democratic and independ- The first half of that tend to bore voters. unsustainable. And the would receive some kind of ent centrists. Except there’s comment is certainly cor- There’s no star power Daily Four: 1-1-7-8 people getting hurt the tax cut. It would cost the one sin — in their eyes — rect. Democratic voters like Schwarzenegger pos- Daily Three (midday): 1-0-3 most are the middle class. state treasury $15 billion committed by Faulconer outnumber Republicans by sessed when he won election People are voting with their annually, he estimates. that they might find hard to nearly 2 to 1 in California. in the 2003 recall of Demo- Daily Three (evening): 1-1-0 feet and leaving the state.” That’s fine when the forgive: He voted for Trump And Californians rejected cratic Gov. Gray Davis, Daily Derby: Newsom and the Legisla- state is reveling in a surprise in November and doesn’t Trump and voted for Demo- whose widespread unpopu- (12) Lucky Charms ture recently agreed to $76-billion revenue windfall, express any regret. crat Joe Biden by almost 2 larity makes Newsom look (7) Eureka provide one-time stimulus as it is currently. But a fu- “I voted for the president to 1. like a prom king. (4) Big Ben checks ranging from $500 to ture economic downturn because of his position on Newsom is running I asked Faulconer what Race time: 1:48.92 $1,100 for people making less and subsequent Sacra- the economy,” Faulconer against Trump, while his top priorities would be Results on the internet: than $75,000. mento red ink are inevi- told me. “And I think it was Faulconer and other Repub- as governor. www.latimes.com/lottery “Homelessness and General information: crime,” he answered with- (800) 568-8379 out hesitation. (Results not available at this number) Faulconer would create more shelters across Cali- Temps will rise, and so will the fire danger fornia and require homeless people to occupy them. And [Heat, from B1] ress back significantly. The Sugar fire is part of more than two dozen homes. he’d enforce no-camping A slight moisture surge in The fire had been at 70% the larger Beckwourth It held steady at 12,546 acres laws in public places — like the lower desert areas of the containment Tuesday, but Complex, which also in- and 25% containment he did in San Diego. Coachella Valley on Thurs- that plummeted to 28% cludes the Dotta fire. As of Wednesday morning, offi- “Newsom called himself day could keep tempera- Wednesday morning, offi- Wednesday evening, that cials said. Some evacuation the ‘homelessness czar’ and tures there in check, he cials said. The fire was re- fire had reached 670 acres orders were lifted Wednes- look where we are,” he said. noted, but might make it feel ported at just over 3,000 and 48% containment. day. “And look where we are on more muggy. acres by nightfall. But crews have turned a The lightning-sparked crime. Those are the two big In response to the ex- Sugar fire incident corner on several fires burn- Lava fire, which ignited June issues.” treme conditions, the spokeswoman Pandora Val- ing near the Oregon border 2, has burned 25,001 acres Actually, Newsom and 100,000 acres of CA United Methodist Church of le said crews had to contend — including the Lava, Salt and is at 72% containment, the Legislature recently desert protected! Palm Springs opened a 24- with another day of high and Tennant fires, which to- spokeswoman Clare Long agreed to spend $12 billion hour cooling center. It will be winds and unusually hot gether have seared nearly said. All evacuation warn- on homelessness projects. open through Sept. 30 in temperatures Wednesday. 50,000 acres. ings and orders were lifted “My campaign is about partnership with homeless The Plumas County The Tennant fire remains Wednesday. offering real solutions,” The Mojave Desert Land Trust thanks our volunteers, supporters & partners services provider Martha’s Sheriff’s Office issued man- at 10,614 acres, according to Crews are now focused on Faulconer says. “It’s not for helping us reach this milestone in Village & Kitchen, the datory evacuation orders for spokesman Irvin Barragan, mopping up hot spots, she about gimmicks. California desert conservation. Desert Sun reported. residents from Beckwourth but favorable weather con- said, and are sharing re- “This is a serious time in Meanwhile, evacuation Genesee Road to Harrison ditions enabled firefighters sources to combat the Salt this state — a time for seri- orders have been issued in Ranch Road, as well as for to increase containment fire. ous discussion.” Plumas County, where gusty the area around Frenchman from 57% Tuesday to 71% Agreed. mdlt.org winds pushed the lightning- Lake. Residents on Dixie Wednesday morning. Times staff writer Leila A little serious repent- sparked Sugar fire over con- Valley road are under an The Salt fire ignited June Miller contributed to this ance on Trump would help tainment lines and set prog- evacuation advisory. 30 and went on to destroy report. too. Join us! LATIMES.COM THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 B3

CITY & STATE Metro seeking a path to boost L.A. ridership

the difficulties of a pandemic Agency plans service year in which Metro rider- ship dropped by 70% and the expansion after seeing agency was forced to make passenger numbers fall deep cuts to its bus and rail services. during the pandemic. Eleven Metro employees and two contractors died By Chris Kuo from the coronavirus, said Garcetti, who asked for a With the threat of moment of silence. COVID-19 receding, the Los With the pandemic and Angeles County Metropoli- last year’s racial reckoning tan Transportation Author- demonstrating the need for ity plans to focus on boost- reform in the agency, offi- ing ridership levels that fell cials have the tall task of sus- 70% during the pandemic taining the current transit and expanding transit serv- system while also imple- ice to low-income communi- menting improvements. ties, according to top transit The agency is building or ex- officials at the agency’s an- tending 15 bus lines. nual State of the Agency Wiggins and Solis said event. they share a vision for mak- For the first time in its 28- ing the transit system more year history, the agency will equitable and accessible for be led by two women: Los all Los Angeles County resi- Angeles County Supervisor dents, including young peo- Hilda Solis, who is Metro ple, low-income residents board chair, and Chief Exe- and homeless people. cutive Stephanie Wiggins. Solis said she plans to They said they will share re- help expand the transit sys- sponsibility for making the tem to its pre-pandemic lev- $8-billion agency more equi- els, particularly in areas that table and accessible after a serve low-income communi- Debbie McGuire devastating pandemic. ties. THIS GRAY FOX was found Sunday night in the grille of a car after being scared by Fourth of July fireworks. “The truth of the matter As Metro purchases is that the pandemic ex- more property for its sta- posed and exacerbated tions, Solis said she plans to structural inequities across ensure the agency builds the county but also the new affordable housing Holiday influx at wildlife center country, from homelessness units and supports small to housing to health dispari- businesses. ties and more,” Solis said. “Metro has always done port Coast and a black- “We consulted our veteri- McGuire said. “We’re hoping “And we have to ask our- more than move residents to A Huntington Beach crowned night heron chick narians, stabilized and for the best. Hopefully she’ll selves, what role can Metro and from their destina- that, because of fireworks, splinted both legs, got her on be strong enough to make it play in addressing these is- tions,” Solis said. “I commit nonprofit admitted fell from its nest in Sunset pain medication, treated her through the surgery. She’s sues and what can we do bet- to collaborating with local 120 animals over the Beach. for shock and started her on dealing with a lot of stress, ter?” and community stake- A gray fox, believed to antibiotics,” McGuire said. not only her pain and shock Solis, Wiggins and Los holders, residents and busi- three-day weekend. have been scared by fire- The fox, which weighs of what she’s gone through, Angeles Mayor Eric nesses to develop projects works in Portola Hills, was less than 5 pounds, is eating but she’s also in captivity.” Garcetti, the outgoing Met- that serve everyone and es- By Matt Szabo brought in by Orange and is considered stable. Domesticated animals ro board chair, pointed to pecially our most vulnera- County Animal Control on McGuire said a five- also are affected. the pain of the last year while ble.” Much to the joy of rev- Sunday night. member team of doctors is Nearly 1 in 5 lost pets goes also emphasizing the prom- Metro will soon have its elers, fireworks light up the “I was told that a gentle- planning surgery. The team missing after being fright- ise of the future. first Youth Council, which night sky every Fourth of man was driving along the will be headed by Drs. Eliza- ened by loud noises, includ- “In my State of the City will offer input about the fu- July. road out there and he saw beth Wood of the center and ing fireworks, according to a address this spring, I said ture of transit, she said. Animals are less enthusi- the fox, and he thought he Jennifer Dietz Kumar of study by the American Soci- the word that came to my She has ambitious plans astic. might have hit it,” McGuire Baker Bristol Pet Hospital. ety for the Prevention of Cru- mind that defines Los Ange- for public transportation’s About 120 animals came said. “He slowed down and Also on the case are Drs. elty to Animals. les in 2021 is ‘becoming,’ ” place in California. through the Wetlands and looked around and didn’t George Katcherian of Back McGuire said she is try- Garcetti said. “This is a city “I want to make Metro Wildlife Care Center in see anything on the road, so Bay Veterinary Hospital, ing to raise money for Wet- that is becoming more just, the first choice for trans- Huntington Beach’s doors he continued home. When Paige Hashimoto of Beach lands and Wildlife Care Cen- becoming more equal, be- portation that people think over the three-day weekend, he got home, she was stuck Boulevard Pet Hospital and ter to keep providing veter- coming more kind, becom- about,” Wiggins said. “I want said Debbie McGuire, execu- in the grille of his vehicle and Elana Young of Banfield Pet inary care to the injured ani- ing more itself ... and what Angelenos as they leave tive director. still alive.” Hospital. mals. we are and who we are in Los their homes to grab their They included a fright- X-rays showed the fox “It’s going to be months of Angeles is encapsulated in keys and coffee in one hand ened peregrine falcon that had suffered leg fractures recovery and rehabilitation Szabo writes for Times this remarkable agency.” and their cellphone and tap flew into a window in New- and other injuries. — all because of fireworks,” Community News. Garcetti acknowledged card in the other.”

Car lands JAMES YOUNGBLOM in a pool, Admired Cal State killing 2, biology professor injuring 1 By Melissa Hernandez

ames Jerome Young- By Lila Seidman blom, a Cal State Stan- islaus biology profes- Two people were killed J sor admired for his re- and another was injured search in molecular ge- when a car slammed into a netics, died while hiking median and landed in a alone in Yosemite National backyard swimming pool Park. He was 64. early Wednesday morning in Youngblom was hiking Cal State Stanislaus Chino, authorities said. KTLA from White Wolf to the Glen ‘LOVED HIS JOB’ Police were called about A WORKER in Long Beach cleans the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at a park Aulin trailhead, according to James Youngblom 2:20 a.m. to investigate the named after the civil rights leader. The statue was defaced with a black swastika. park officials. His body was taught at Cal State single-car crash near the in- discovered in LeConte Falls Stanislaus for nearly tersection of Schaefer and on June 25. 31 years. East End avenues, accord- The professor taught at ing to Sgt. Jesus Jacquez of Officials in Long Beach decry the university for nearly 31 The professor would the Chino Police Depart- years and served as chair of often invite students to get ment. the Department of Biolog- involved in his genetic re- Responders determined vandalism against MLK statue ical Sciences. He taught ge- search lab. that the Chevrolet sedan netic biotechnology courses He also advocated for was heading south on and led undergraduate stu- underserved students of Schaefer when it struck the officials denounced the act up by 107%, according to the dent research programs. color, Livier Camarena- center median, sending it Hate crime inquiry is and police launched a hate report. Youngblom was “a great Sanchez said. Before be- flying into the air. It plunged crime investigation. Long Beach Council- department chair” and “one coming Youngblom’s stu- into a home’s pool, damag- underway. City plans “I know that for all of us, member Suely Saro said law of the kindest people I’ve dent, she was seeking re- ing a perimeter wall and to install surveillance Dr. King is a hero and an in- enforcement would ramp up known,” David Evans, dean search programs to join at ejecting all three occupants, spiration, he stands for jus- a community policing effort of the College of Science at the university. Because she Jacquez said. cameras at the park. tice, stands for bringing peo- in the area, including in- Cal State Stanislaus, said in is in the country illegally, she A 21-year-old woman was ple together and certainly stalling a new camera sys- a statement. “He loved his was prevented from joining By Faith E. Pinho pronounced dead at the for so many ... young people tem at the park. job and worked incredibly federally funded programs. scene. Two others, a 27-year- in our city, that is a very spe- The council members’ hard. His focus was always Youngblom invited old man and 23-year-old A chorus of Long Beach cial, in many ways sacred, comments followed a “Stand on students. Our hearts go Camarena-Sanchez to join woman, were taken to a hos- officials this week joined a place for the city,” Mayor for Peace Rally” on Saturday out to all [his] friends and his program, which eventu- pital with serious injuries. wave of community blow- Robert Garcia said at Tues- organized by the local AOC7 family at this difficult time.” ally landed her a position in The man later died. The back against racist vandal- day’s City Council meeting. Neighborhood Group and Students and peers de- his research lab during her sole survivor remains at the ism of a statue of the Rev. He added: “We are very attended by a multiracial scribed Youngblom as a senior year. hospital in unknown condi- Martin Luther King Jr. over aware that the vandalism, group of community mem- kind, passionate educator From 2011to 2015, Young- tion, officials said. the holiday weekend and the desecration that hap- bers, including Assistant whose dedication to teach- blom led the Central Valley None of the victims were asked for stepped-up sur- pened, is hateful — it’s unac- Police Chief Wally Hebeish ing and his zest for being Math and Science Alliance, identified. veillance of the area. ceptable, it’s disgusting, and and Cmdr. Ty Burford. One outdoors could be super- a five-year, federally funded Video taken by KTTV-TV Police responded to a re- it should bother every single participant held a sign read- seded only by his love for San club at the university aimed showed a badly damaged or- port of a black swastika person in our community ing, “No Room for Hate in Francisco Giants baseball. at providing resources ange car overturned in a spray-painted onto the stat- and in our city.” Long Beach.” “I believe his passion for and aid for underprivileged swimming pool with wreck- ue of the civil rights leader in Hate crimes reported to “It was an ugly image, but biology and genetics was in- STEM students. age strewn about. the city’s eponymous park California law enforcement what I saw on Saturday was fectious,” Cassandra Mor- Before arriving at Cal It’s not yet clear what about 3:15 p.m. Friday. A city rose 31% in the last year, ac- an image of unity,” Vice May- den, a former student said in State Stanislaus in 1990, caused the crash, Jacquez cleaning crew removed the cording to a report the state or Rex Richardson said. “We an email. “He inspired and Youngblom graduated with said. graffiti that day, said Allison attorney general released a need to make sure that the bolstered my love for genet- a bachelor’s degree from Wi- “Because of the magni- Gallagher, a spokeswoman week ago. Hate crimes dignity that the King monu- ics and helped me define my nona State University and tude of the traffic collision for the Long Beach Police against Black people, which ment and all of our monu- career path.” attended graduate school at and it being a fatal investiga- Department. constituted a majority of ra- ments deserve is reinforced Youngblom was enthusi- the University of Minnesota, tion at this point, investiga- The vandalism elicited cially motivated attacks last in our city. We strongly con- astic about genetics and the where he received his doc- tors will definitely be doing condemnation in the city year, increased by 88%; anti- demn this act of hate and we gene-editing tool known as torate in cell biology. their due diligence,” Jacquez over the weekend, as com- Latino crimes rose 38%; and stand for unity in Long CRISPR, former student Youngblom is survived said. munity leaders and elected attacks against Asians were Beach.” Ethan Dawson said. by his wife and two children. B4 THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 LATIMES.COM Wrong-way LAPD officer who driver dies in 91 Freeway shared Floyd meme crash; 2 hurt is cleared by panel

is the appropriate penalty,” By Melissa Hernandez Police chief had the LAPD said in a state- ment Tuesday. One person died and two ordered inquiry and The officer chose to have others were injured in a sought to fire person the case heard by a board of wrong-way crash early three civilians, instead of Thursday on the 91 Freeway over racist valentine. two LAPD officers of the rank of captain or higher in Anaheim. associated press The California Highway and one civilian panelist. Patrol received calls about KNBC first reported the the crash, west of Harbor The Los Angeles police panel’s findings. Boulevard, around 1:16 a.m. Pittsburg Police Department officer who shared a photo of Moore had ordered an in- Witnesses said a 2000 A PARENT’S tip led to this ice cream truck and the fireworks inside, police say. George Floyd with the words vestigation into the racist Dodge pickup truck was “You take my breath away” valentine in February, vow- going westbound in the in a valentine-like format ing that if the inquiry found eastbound lanes before has been cleared of wrong- that LAPD officers were cir- crashing head-on into a 2015 Mobile stash of illegal fireworks doing and will not face pun- culating the image, “people Honda Civic, according to ishment. will find my wrath.” the CHP. The officer, who has not “Our investigation is to The driver and passenger cording to the post. nearby Antioch, an errant been named publicly, was determine the accuracy of of the Civic — William Yousef By Chris Kuo The truck was available M-100 — a less powerful rela- found not guilty of adminis- the allegations,” the chief Hattar, 23, and Kara Trisha for “birthday parties, church tive of the M-1000 — sparked trative charges by an inter- said, “while also reinforcing Giacone, 18 — sustained ma- An ice cream truck in socials, company picnics, a fire that burned down two nal disciplinary panel made our zero tolerance for any- jor injuries and were taken to Pittsburg, Calif., was carry- family reunions, team apartment buildings and up of community members, thing with racist views.” UC Irvine Medical Center. ing more than just frozen parties, fundraisers,” letter- displaced 40 people, accord- the Los Angeles Police De- Floyd, a Black man, was The 22-year-old woman treats. ing on its side said. “Reserve ing to Steve Hill, public infor- partment confirmed. murdered in May 2020. driving the wrong-way After a tip from a parent, an ice cream truck and make mation officer for the Contra Police Chief Michel Then-Minneapolis Police pickup was pronounced police in the Bay Area city your next event special!” Costa County Fire Protec- Moore had directed the offi- Officer Derek Chauvin dead at the scene. She has say, they found a stash of An M-1000 detonates in a tion District. cer to the panel, known as a pressed a knee on his neck as not been identified by au- M-1000 fireworks and other single loud blast. It can “We were fortunate not to Board of Rights, in May with Floyd repeatedly said, “I thorities. firecrackers in the truck Fri- cause “extremely severe in- lose the entire complex,” Hill the recommendation that can’t breathe.” A 2019 Mercedes-Benz day. juries to the body and may said in an email. the officer be fired. The chief His death launched mas- sedan was also at the scene “Oh no! The Ice Cream result in death” if used incor- Over the July 4 weekend, does not have the authority sive protests nationwide and appeared to be dam- Man. Say it isn’t so!” the rectly, according to a fact in addition to the ice cream to dismiss officers. over racial injustice and po- aged, but its role in the crash Pittsburg Police Depart- sheet on illegal explosives truck contraband, Pittsburg “The Department re- lice brutality, including in is not yet known, CHP Offi- ment said in a Facebook from the Bureau of Alcohol, police confiscated drugs, a spects the disciplinary proc- Los Angeles. cer Mitch Smith said. post. Tobacco, Firearms and Ex- gun and additional fire- ess and will direct employees Chauvin was sentenced The two people in the The owner of the truck plosives. works in a joint operation to a board of rights where it last month to 22½ years in Mercedes were not injured. was issued a citation, ac- On Memorial Day in with Contra Costa Fire. is believed that termination prison.

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The vigil honored two court interpreters who had died of COVID-19. concerned about K-12 stu- schools, with allowable med- dents who have fallen be- ical exemptions such as hind academically. Re- those for students who are spondents also expressed allergic to components of concern for students with the vaccine.” Court hit with COVID-19 fines special needs, those who are In May, the Los Angeles English learners and those Unified School District, the in need of emotional and second largest in the coun- [Court, from B1] sential proceedings. preters self-quarantined, COVID-19 prevention train- mental health support. try, announced a plan to pro- terpreter at the downtown As the pandemic dragged but two did not out of fear of ing to interpreters. Nearly 90% said they favor vide families the choice be- L.A. courthouse and a union on, the court expanded its being fired, according to The third violation, with extra help for students tween traditional, in-person steward, called the fines val- ability to conduct hearings state records. One inter- a proposed fine of $6,750, through summer school, in- schooling or a remote option idation for interpreters who remotely. By the final preter who continued work- stemmed from the court’s tensive tutoring and after- that will be mostly online have felt treated like second- months of 2020, however, ing, Sergio Cafaro, was hos- failure to ensure physical school activities. next school year. class citizens while col- many in-person court opera- pitalized with COVID-19 and distancing in the inter- Whether all students re- “I wouldn’t blame fam- leagues perished. tions had resumed, includ- died on Jan. 12. preters’ lounge. turn to school campuses in ilies who are disproportion- “We had been sounding ing some eviction proceed- Two other court employ- Donlan, the court large numbers in the fall re- ately impacted by the virus the alarm before they died, ings, traffic hearings and ees died in January. In Feb- spokesperson, disputed all mains to be seen. Some Cali- for considering an online op- before they got sick. And we jury trials, despite com- ruary, a contract interpreter three violations. In a state- fornia parents reported that tion in the fall,” Marsh said. were not heard,” De Salvo plaints that court leaders of a Mayan language, Poli- ment, she said that records their children’s education The survey showed that said, adding that the fines, were risking outbreaks of carpo Chaj, died after show Cal/OSHA was noti- improved with online learn- 78% of respondents believe while significant, were not the virus. spending 41 days in the hos- fied within eight hours of re- ing, and some students the state has become more enough. “It’s not completely Court staff and attorneys pital. ceiving word of Cafaro’s ill- thrived. politically divided. And what we want. We want peo- complained of dangerous Cafaro’s death led to the ness and that the court “pro- California legislators are when it comes to education ple held accountable for conditions and inconsistent Cal/OSHA investigation at vided COVID training to all moving forward with a bill issues, the divide could have their actions.” practices, including judges the courthouse. According court employees through- that will require school dis- implications at the local lev- But Ann E. Donlan, com- permitting witnesses to tes- to the investigative findings, out the pandemic.” tricts to offer online inde- el when school boards de- munications director for tify without masks; droop- the agency found no viola- Donlan added that the pendent study for students cide how best to spend fund- L.A. County Superior Court, ing masks on inmates; and tions directly related to Ca- court interpreter’s lounge whose health may be put at ing, Marsh said. disputed the three alleged an inability to maintain faro’s death. had signage about social dis- risk by in-person instruc- Both Democrats and Re- violations identified by Cal/ physical distance in However, the agency did tancing, among other mea- tion. It was previously of- publicans listed reducing OSHA and said administra- cramped courthouse meet- find three violations at the sures. fered by districts on a volun- gun violence in schools as tive records cast doubt on ing rooms and in interviews courthouse: One arose from De Salvo, the interpreter tary basis before the pan- their top educational pri- the basis for the penalties. with inmates in custody. the court’s failure to im- and union steward, said col- demic, but legislators are ority. “The court will be appeal- In late 2020, about 16 mediately notify Cal/OSHA leagues are still dealing with aiming to make it a require- But more than 80% of ing these alleged violations court interpreters including that an employee was seri- grief. ment for the next school Democrats surveyed agreed because we do not believe De Salvo were potentially ously ill and hospitalized “Sergio should be here to- year. that schools should spend Cal/OSHA has complete in- exposed to COVID-19 after with COVID-19 in early Janu- day — he should not have Several other factors more time teaching about formation,” Donlan said in a an interpreter tested pos- ary. That violation carried a died,” she said. “These fines could contribute to parents racism and inequality, com- statement. itive. That interpreter was proposed fine of $5,000. will not bring Sergio back. keeping their students pared with 54% of Republi- The onset of the pan- not permitted by her bosses A second violation, which But at least it says that home, Marsh said, including cans. Overall, however, 72% demic in the spring of 2020 to quarantine at home on resulted in a proposed fine of something was wrong and concerns over bullying, rac- of parents support grade- brought the nation’s largest paid leave, according to the $13,500, arose from the court that we are not crazy.” ism and fears of a child in- appropriate lessons about local trial court to a near interpreters’ union, even system’s failure to imple- Last month, the court fecting a household. In June, racism and inequality being standstill, forcing the clo- though others in the court- ment an effective illness and lifted most restrictions on a survey found that 43% of taught. sure of several courthouses, room with her were able to injury prevention program public access to courtrooms; Los Angeles parents of But there are some the delay of trials and shut- quarantine. and correct unhealthy prac- however, masks are still re- Black students cited con- places where Democrats down of all but the most es- Fourteen of the inter- tices, including a lack of quired inside courthouses. cerns about bullying and and Republicans agree: Vot- racism in choosing to keep ers from both parties sup- their kids home when port increased services for schools reopened in the students when they return New teams to probe police shootings spring. in the fall.

[Bonta, from B1] achieving that trust.” Man is sought in killing of his The attorney general said 27 special agents and six su- pervisory agents would father in the Inland Empire make up the California Po- lice Shooting Investigation Curtiss Booker Sr., was lying By Melissa Hernandez Teams. The Northern Cali- in the frontyard of a house fornia office is in Sacra- and later died of his injuries. mento. A Monrovia man sus- Witnesses told police Assemblyman Kevin Mc- pected of fatally shooting his there was a domestic dis- Carty (D-Sacramento), au- father after a domestic dis- pute between father and thor of the new law, said he pute in Rialto was at large son. was concerned that the Wednesday morning, police The son took out a gun state Department of Justice said. and shot his father, then had denied requests from Curtiss Booker Jr., 31, is fled, according to police. some community leaders considered armed and dan- People with information to undertake independent gerous, Rialto police said. about the case should call investigations of several Around 11:16 a.m. Mon- the Rialto Police Depart- high-profile police shoot- day, police received several ment at (800) 782-7463 or ings. 911 calls about a gunshot vic- (909) 820-2632. The state DOJ has tradi- tim in the 400 block of East They should not ap- tionally deferred to county Chaparral Street. proach the suspect, police prosecutors, who have han- The father, 58-year-old said. dled such cases after investi- gations by the law enforce- Paul Kitagaki Jr. Sacramento Bee ment agencies involved. CALIFORNIA ATTY. GEN. Rob Bonta says new field offices for police shooting “Police shouldn’t police investigations will be opened in cities including Los Angeles and Riverside. themselves, and the current OBITUARY NOTICES system is fraught with con- on each issue raised by the he said. any that do arise.” flicts of interest,” McCarty shooting and recommends The shooting investiga- Representatives of the Place a paid notice latimes.com/placeobituary said during debate on the whether policies of the law tion teams “will work in coor- LAPD did not immediately Search obituary notice archives: legacy.com/obituaries/latimes bill. He noted he had first enforcement agency should dination with local respond- respond to requests for com- proposed such legislation in be changed. ing agencies throughout the ment on the new state inves- 2015 and since then more If the DOJ determines investigation of the officer- tigation teams. than 800 people had been criminal charges are war- involved shooting, and The Los Angeles County FLYNN, Paul SEGAL, Charlotte shot and killed by police in ranted, it would prosecute members ... will serve as con- Sheriff’s Department will Services 07/09/2021, 11:00 AM Mount Sinai Memorial Parks - California. the officers. current, independent spe- “enthusiastically work col- at Armstrong Family Mortuary Simi Valley 800-600-0076 www.mountsinaiparks.org The measure, Assembly Bonta said his office cial agent investigators of laboratively” with the DOJ Bill 1506, was opposed by would also continue to con- these critical incidents,” the in investigating fatal shoot- VALLE, Gloria J. some law enforcement duct “pattern and practice” DOJ said in a statement. ings of unarmed civilians, Services 07/09/2021 10:00 AM groups, including the Cali- investigations of law en- Once an investigation is said Capt. 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The state budget ap- sources and was not equip- whether reforms should be Administrative or civil in- proved for the fiscal year MATSUOKA , Iwao Matt ped to take on the new re- pursued, are ongoing involv- vestigations remain the re- that began July 1 includes sponsibilities. ing the Los Angeles County sponsibility of the law en- $13 million to staff the inves- Iwao Matt Matsuoka was born on April 14, 1919 in Los Angeles, CA and The measure “bypasses Sheriff’s Department and forcement agency that em- tigation teams. passed away peacefully at home on local investigatory proc- the Vallejo Police Depart- ploys the involved officers. The DOJ said before June 18, 2021 at the age of 102. esses, including established ment. Bonta was a state Bonta’s appointment that it He graduated from USC with a agreements to have outside On Wednesday, Bonta assemblyman before Gov. would need $26 million to business degree in 1941 and served agencies investigate officer- formally launched the new Gavin Newsom appointed properly investigate the 40 in the US Army during World War II. In 1962 he began working at SMITH, Paula M. involved uses of force,” the investigative teams and re- him attorney general in deadly police shootings that American Honda, serving as Director May 7, 1953 - May 31, 2021 association said in its oppo- leased the guidelines and March to fill a vacancy left by the state averaged each year. of Public Relations and Vice-President A memorial Mass and celebration of sition letter to lawmakers protocols his office would Xavier Becerra’s departure He said Californians de- of Honda International Trading Corp. life will be held Saturday, July 17, 2017 last year. use in investigating fatal po- to become U.S. Health and served an independent and He remained at American Honda until at 1:30 pm at St. Bede the Venerable On Wednesday, Cory lice shootings, saying his Human Services secretary transparent process for de- retirement. Church, 215 Foothill Boulevard, La His passions in life were being with Salzillo, the association’s agency will make public its in the Biden administration. termining whether police of- Canada-Flintridge, CA 91011. In lieu of family, deep-sea fishing, golfing, flowers donations may be made to the legislative director, said in a investigative findings, As a lawmaker, Bonta ficers acted properly when USC football, and traveling to various UCLA Foundation, School of Nursing statement: “The sheriffs including explanations was a co-author of the legis- shooting unarmed civilians. places, especially Hawai’i and Las Innovation Fund in Paula’s memory. continue to work closely when a decision is made not lation he is now implement- He also said the issue was Vegas. with the attorney general to seek a criminal prose- ing. personal for him. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Yoshie, brother Akira, and and Department of Justice cution. He said during a news “I’ve heard firsthand the children Daniel (Keiko), Joyce (Dave), on the implementation of Bonta said investigators conference Wednesday that hurt and the pain that too Jon (Lehua) and Matthew (Yuka), and procedures for the authority would be deployed through- the investigations would not many families and commu- 6 grandchildren (Kyle, Kevin, Koa, Share a described in AB 1506.” out the state with an empha- be easy but that he expected nities feel in the moments af- Kupono, Alyssa and Saya), as well as Under the law, the DOJ sis on areas where there had local law enforcement would ter these incidents,” Bonta nieces and nephews. memory Funeral services will be private. The To sign a guest book must investigate the fatal historically been the most cooperate. said. “I have witnessed the family requests no koden. police shootings and submit police shootings. “I’m honestly not expect- lack of trust that these inves- please go to www.fukuimortuary.com latimes.com/guestbooks a written report that states The field offices will allow ing a lot of pushback or ten- tigations will be treated 213-626-0441 the facts of the case, its anal- investigators to get to the sion or obstacles,” Bonta fairly by our criminal justice ysis, provides a conclusion scenes of shootings quickly, said. “We will be prepared for system.” latimes.com/placeobituary B6 THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 LATIMES.COM

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[Plaschke, from B10] Angel Stadium fans epitomized it, [Angels, from B10] striking out 20 and walking none in “He’s in the middle of it,” said embracing the moment and of the season. 11 innings. Angels manager Joe Maddon. rolling it off the tongue. “That’s how tough he is,” man- “The dude has unbelievable “You can’t deny that.” The crowd went ohhhhh at a ager Joe Maddon said of the two- stuff, and he attacks the strike Step away from the three 96-mph fastball that struck out way star who threw seven innings zone,” Heaney said. “Any time you months of hype, focus on the bas- Connor Wong flailing. in Tuesday night’s win. “He didn’t have a guy at the back end who has ics and prepare to be blown away. The crowd went ohhhhh at a call for a trainer. He knew there was that good of stuff, attacks the zone Ohtani is the best hitter in 69-mph curve that froze Alex nothing he could do. He stayed in and who wants to close out tight baseball. Ohtani is one of the best Verdugo. there, got himself right and hit a games against good teams, that’s pitchers in baseball. And he’s both Then Ohtani came to the plate homer.” all you can ask for.” things at once, the first time any- in the sixth inning against Red Sox Mark J. Terrill Associated Press The left-handed-hitting Walsh Ohtani’s 15th homer in his last body has embodied that in more reliever Brandon Workman with SHOHEI OHTANI is having a followed by cranking a one-two 20 games broke Hideki Matsui’s than 100 years. two out and runners on first and season that is drawing com- cut-fastball from Rodriguez 433 record for homers by a Japanese- We’re watching Babe Ruth in second, and the crowd lost its parisons to Babe Ruth, also a feet to center, the ball leaving his born player. Angel red. We’re watching history ohhhhhver-loving mind. two-way player in his prime. bat at 107.7 mph, for his 21st homer Matsui hit 31 homers for the under a halo. We’re watching, and He took a ball. Sustained and a 4-2 lead. Yankees in 2004. we can’t believe what we’re seeing. grumbling. He had a huge swing pitcher with a 9-5 record and 2.97 Boston trimmed the deficit to “Thirty-two homers in a season “Nobody’s done it for a long, and miss. Giant gasp. He fouled off ERA, but he hit only 29 home runs, 4-3 in the sixth on a Xander Bo- is just a passing point for a hitter long time — we have to go back to a pitch. Ohhhhh. He fouled off a number Ohtani has already gaerts double off starter Andrew like Shohei,” Matsui said in a state- Mr. Ruth to draw any compari- another pitch. Ohhhhh. He struck surpassed. Heaney and Christian Arroyo’s ment released by the Angels. “I was sons,” said Maddon. “There’s not out with a giant swing. Deafening Even Ruth admitted this is RBI single off reliever Steve once considered a long-ball hitter, been one name mentioned, other groan. hard stuff. Cishek. but I believe that he truly is a long- than his, to compare Shohei to. I Imagine the noise if he had In 1918, in an interview with F.C. But Walsh got that run back in ball hitter. Furthermore, he is an think that just screams what this actually succeeded. Lane of Baseball Magazine, Ruth the seventh, driving his 22nd ho- amazing pitcher. He exceeds what is all about.” “Marry Me Shohei,” read the said, “I don’t think a man can pitch mer, a 406-foot shot to right that is considered conventional for a As a hitter, Ohtani leads the big furiously flapping cardboard sign in his regular turn, and play every left his bat at 104.8 mph, off left- major league player, and there is no leagues with 31 homers and ranks in the outfield, and indeed, he is other game at some other posi- hander Darwinzon Hernandez for one else like him.” among the leaders in runs, RBIs this town’s first post-pandemic tion, and keep that pace year after a 5-3 lead. and slugging percentage. rock star. year. I can do it this season all Walsh also followed soft singles As a pitcher, he is 4-1 with a 3.49 “It’s happening, it’s happening, right, and not feel it, for I am young by Fletcher and Ohtani in the first ANGELS 5 ERA and 87 strikeouts in 67 in- and I think it’s going to get to the and strong and don’t mind the by smoking a 105-mph RBI ground- nings. point where … even non-baseball work. But I wouldn’t guarantee to out. RED SOX 4 At the same time! fans become baseball fans just to do it for many seasons.” “Just shake his hand — you’re Streak Won 2 This month 5-1 He’s like the star of your neigh- watch him,” said Maddon. The thankful Angels and their gonna walk away hurt,” Maddon Home 26-20 Road 18-22 borhood Little League team, but Ohtani has owned the first half long-suffering fans will take just said of Walsh. “He has really strong Division 14-20 Interleague 6-4 he’s doing it in the major leagues. of the season, and now he will own this season, which has elicited hands. He’ll take some off-balance Next: Friday at Seattle, 7 p.m. He’s like the hero in a sandlot the All-Star break. He became the roars from seemingly everyone but swings, and if the ball gets to the TV/Radio: BSW/830, 1330 movie, but he’s doing it for real. first player chosen for the team as Ohtani himself. The muscle- barrel, it goes really far. As he Yeah, the guy who struck out a pitcher and a hitter, and if Major bound 6-foot-4 giant has a soft learns to cope with left-handers Boston AB R H BI Avg. Angels AB R H BI Avg. Herndz cf 4 0 0 0 .239 Fletcher 2b 4 1 2 0 .298 your favorite hitter just homered League Baseball has any sense, smile and delivers a subdued better, as he organizes his strike Verdugo lf 4 0 1 1 .276 Ohtani dh 4 2 2 1 .279 against your favorite pitcher. In a next Tuesday it will make sure he message. In his native Japanese zone, he could get really danger- Martinez dh 3 1 1 0 .299 Walsh 1b 4 2 2 3 .282 Bogaerts ss 4 1 3 1 .323 Gosselin lf 4 0 1 1 .318 big league uniform. In the same is the starting pitcher and batting and through English interpreta- ous.” Devers 3b 4 0 0 0 .286 Mayfield 3b 0 0 0 0 .000 Renfroe rf 4 0 0 0 .259 J.Iglesias ss 4 0 1 0 .273 game. In the same inning. second. Oh yeah, and he’s also tion, he is quietly grateful and The Red Sox pulled to within Arroyo 2b 4 1 2 1 .265 Suzuki c 4 0 1 0 .218 “You see it on the lower levels … starring in Monday’s Home Run generally circumspect. 5-4 in the eighth when Angels right Vazquez c 4 1 1 0 .253 Ward rf-lf 4 0 1 0 .242 Dalbec 1b 4 0 1 1 .217 Lagares cf 3 0 0 0 .214 to see it on the pro level almost Derby. When asked about the fans fielder Luis Rengifo lost J.D. Mar- Totals 35 4 9 4 Rengifo 3 0 1 0 .167 seems impossible,” Maddon said. “It’s really special to watch … Tuesday, he said through an inter- tinez’s leadoff fly to the wall in the 3b-rf And thus every Ohtani sighting it’s fascinating, it’s interesting,” preter, “I feel all the cheers, I’m sun, the ball dropping for a triple, Totals 34 5 11 5 Boston 000 021 010 —4 9 0 has become an event, the best said Maddon. simply thankful for all the fans and Bogaerts lined an RBI double Angels 200 020 10x —5 11 1 nightly show in Southern Cali- Perhaps the most intriguing that are cheering me on. As a to right. Walks—Boston 2: Hernandez 1, Martinez 1. Strikeouts—Boston 10: Hernandez 3, Martinez 1, Devers 1, fornia baseball, an entire game all part of the show is, of course, the baseball player, the more cheers But reliever Mike Mayers got Renfroe 2, Vazquez 2, Dalbec 1. Angels 9: Ohtani 2, J.Iglesias 2, by himself. name of the last player to both hit you get, the better you can per- Rafael Devers to foul out to third, Suzuki 2, Ward 1, Lagares 1, Rengifo 1. E—Cishek (1). LOB—Boston 6, Angels 5. 2B—Bogaerts 2 (27). Attendance Tuesday night was and pitch with equal success. form. … The more, the merrier.” struck out Hunter Renfroe and got 3B—Martinez (3). HR—Ohtani (32), off Rodriguez; Walsh (21), off announced at 28,698, but when “We all romanticize what it When asked if he agreed he was Arroyo to ground out, Fletcher Rodriguez; Walsh (22), off Hernandez. RBIs—Dalbec (35), Verdugo (34), Arroyo (21), Bogaerts (49), Walsh 3 (64), Gosselin (18), Ohtani Ohtani took center stage it would have been like to watch having the best season in baseball ranging far behind the second- (69). sounded like three times that Babe Ruth play — he pitched, history, he said, “I don’t want to base bag and making a long throw Runners left in scoring position—Boston 3 (Devers, Martinez, Arroyo); Angels 2 (Ohtani, Ward). RISP—Boston 4 for 13; Angels 1 for many. For the first time in recent really?” said Maddon, adding, “I jump to any conclusions, we’re just to first to end the inning. 4. Angel Stadium history, even the mean, you hear this stuff and it’s a barely past halfway, we have a lot Closer Raisel Iglesias struck Runners moved up—Walsh. GIDP—Vazquez, Verdugo, Lagares. large and loud contingent of Red larger-than-life thought or con- of baseball left. … I just want to out the side on 15 pitches in the DP—Boston 1 (Bogaerts, Arroyo, Dalbec); Angels 2 (Fletcher, J.Iglesias, Walsh; Fletcher, J.Iglesias, Walsh). Sox fans were drowned out by cept. Now we’re living it. So don’t focus on the team win.” ninth for his 18th save, the Angels Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Rodriguez L,6-5 ...... 5 9 4 4 0 5 87 5.52 Ohtani madness. underestimate what we’re seeing.” Sorry, Shohei, but the baseball taking two of three from the Ameri- Sawamura ...... 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 2.57 He allowed baseball’s second- But you know what? Even Babe world is jumping, Orange County can League East-leading Red Sox Hernandez...... 1 1 1 1 0 1 14 2.89 Whitlock...... 1 0 0 0 0 3 13 1.50 ranked scoring team just two runs Ruth didn’t do it like this. is jumping, the Angel Stadium and improving to 44-42. Angels IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA 1 Heaney W,5-6 ...... 5 ⁄3 6 3 3 2 5 107 5.38 in seven innings. He doubled in a The previously greatest two- joint is jumping, everyone awaiting Iglesias, who mixes a 97-mph 2 Cishek H,10...... 1 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 1 20 3.00 tying run in the first inning. The way player in baseball history had the next great ohhhhh. sinking fastball with an 85-mph Mayers H,12 ...... 1 2 1 1 0 1 20 4.29 R.Iglesias S,18-21 ...... 1 0 0 0 0 3 15 3.57 mediocre Angels are 7-3 in games his most prolific double-duty “I’m just saying, ‘Don’t miss slider and 90-mph changeup, has Inherited runners-scored—Cishek 1-1. in which he pitches and hits. season in 1919 for the Boston Red it,’ ” said Maddon. given up two earned runs and two U— Adam Beck, Tim Timmons, Alfonso Marquez, Lance Barrett. Madness, right? The roaring Sox. He was equal to Ohtani as a Don’t. hits in nine games since June 23, T—2:55. Tickets sold—20,001 (45,517). LATIMES.COM/SPORTS SS THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 B7

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NL STANDINGS MARLINS 9 BRAVES 14 CUBS 8 METS 4 DODGERS 6 PIRATES 3 PHILLIES 3 BREWERS 3 West W L Pct. GB L10 San Francisco 54 32 .628 — 4-6 Streak Lost 3 This month 4-3 Pinch-hitter Abraham Almonte had a Anthony Rizzo, Joc Pederson and Nico Jacob deGrom’s ERA crept above 1.00 Home 28-13 Road 25-21 1 go-ahead, two-run single on a sharp Hoerner each had two hits and an RBI for the first time this season, and New DODGERS 53 34 .609 1 ⁄2 7-3 Division 22-11 Interleague 9-6 to help Chicago end an 11-game losing 1 ground ball up the middle in the sixth York rallied in the seventh and eighth San Diego 51 38 .573 4 ⁄2 5-5 Next: Today at Miami, 9 a.m. PDT inning and added a two-run home run streak, halting its longest skid since a innings of a doubleheader opener. 1 Colorado 37 50 .425 17 ⁄2 6-4 TV/Radio: SportsNet LA/570, 1020 as Atlanta avoided a sweep. 12-game slide in May 2012. DeGrom’s ERA has risen to 1.08. Arizona 25 63 .284 30 3-7 Dodgers AB R H BI Avg. Miami AB R H BI Avg. Atlanta AB R H BI Avg. Pittsburgh AB R H BI Avg. Philadelphia AB R H BI Avg. Chicago AB R H BI Avg. Milwaukee AB R H BI Avg. New York AB R H BI Avg. Central W L Pct. GB L10 Betts rf 5 1 1 1 .246 Chisholm 2b 4 1 1 1 .254 Acuna rf 5 3 3 1 .281 Frazier 2b 5 0 2 0 .326 Segura 2b 4 0 0 0 .324 Pederson lf 4 2 2 1 .230 Urias 3b-2b 3 1 2 1 .238 Nimmo cf 4 1 1 0 .330 Pujols 1b 2 1 1 0 .257 Marte cf 4 1 0 0 .285 Frman 1b 6 1 2 0 .270 Hayes 3b 4 1 2 0 .269 Realmuto c 4 1 2 0 .264 Bryant 3b 2 1 0 0 .268 Yelich lf 3 0 0 1 .240 Lindor ss 4 1 1 1 .219 Milwaukee 52 36 .591 — 7-3 a-Lux ss 3 0 0 0 .234 Cooper rf 3 2 3 2 .284 Albies 2b 3 1 1 0 .263 Reynolds cf 4 1 1 0 .305 Harper rf 4 1 1 1 .281 Wisdom 3b 2 0 1 2 .275 Adames ss 4 0 0 0 .290 Do.Smith lf- 3 1 0 0 .256 Muncy 2b 4 1 1 0 .259 1-Sierra rf 1 1 0 0 .238 Adrnz 2b 2 2 2 2 .264 Stallings c 5 1 1 3 .226 McCutchen lf 4 1 1 2 .233 Rizzo 1b 4 2 2 1 .250 Narvaez c 3 0 0 0 .299 Alonso 1b 3 0 2 0 .260 Cincinnati 45 41 .523 6 7-3 Turner 3b 4 1 3 3 .303 Aguilar 1b 4 1 2 4 .268 Riley 3b 4 0 2 2 .277 Ngwski 1b 5 0 4 0 .583 Hoskins 1b 4 0 0 0 .233 Contreras c 4 0 1 1 .236 Garcia rf 3 0 1 0 .249 1-McKny lf 0 0 0 0 .218 Taylor ss-2b 4 0 1 0 .273 Rojas ss 4 0 0 0 .251 Arcia lf 4 0 1 2 .333 Difo rf 4 0 1 0 .250 Gregorius ss 3 0 0 0 .219 Heyward rf 4 1 1 1 .203 Petersn 2b 3 2 1 1 .260 McCann c 0 0 0 0 .244 1 Bellinger cf 3 0 0 0 .186 Sanchez lf 4 1 2 2 .243 Inciarte cf 2 1 1 0 .218 Newman ss 5 0 1 0 .206 Bohm 3b 3 0 2 0 .241 Hoerner 2b 4 1 2 1 .337 Hiura 1b 2 0 0 0 .159 McNeil 2b 4 0 2 2 .243 Chicago 43 44 .494 8 ⁄2 1-9 Pollock lf 4 1 2 1 .250 Alfaro c 3 0 0 0 .225 Swnsn ss 5 2 3 1 .233 Oliva lf 4 0 1 0 .100 Jankowski cf 2 0 0 0 .321 Ortega cf 4 0 1 1 .233 c-Tellez 1 0 0 0 .000 Conforto rf 2 0 0 0 .204 Barnes c 3 0 0 0 .215 Berti 3b 3 1 0 0 .222 Herdia cf 4 1 0 0 .263 Crowe p 2 0 0 0 .077 L.Williams cf 1 0 0 0 .288 Alcntra ss 4 0 0 0 .173 Reyes 3b 0 0 0 0 .220 Guillorme 3b 3 0 0 0 .275 St. Louis 43 45 .489 9 6-4 d-Smith c 1 0 0 0 .259 Holloway p 2 0 0 0 .143 Lucroy c 3 1 1 1 .333 Castro 1 0 0 0 .000 Miller 1 0 0 0 .248 Mills p 2 0 0 0 .000 Bradley Jr. cf 3 0 0 0 .170 Nido c 2 0 1 0 .247 White p 2 0 0 0 .000 c-Panik 1 0 0 0 .176 Smyly p 2 0 0 0 .077 Gamel 1 0 1 0 .263 Wheeler p 2 0 0 0 .162 Brothers p 0 0 0 0 .000 Burnes p 2 0 0 0 .179 a-Pillar lf 1 0 0 0 .217 Pittsburgh 32 54 .372 19 3-7 b-Beaty 1 0 0 0 .248 e-Leon 1 1 1 0 .189 Almnte lf 3 2 2 4 .247 Tucker 1b 0 0 0 0 .188 Brogdon p 0 0 0 0 --- Happ 0 1 0 0 .184 Williams p 0 0 0 0 --- deGrom p 2 0 0 0 .364 East W L Pct. GB L10 McKinstry lf 1 1 1 1 .256 Totals 34 9 9 9 Totals 43 14 18 13 Totals 40 3 14 3 Torreyes 1 0 0 0 .248 Chafin p 0 0 0 0 --- Hader p 0 0 0 0 --- b-Peraza 1 1 1 1 .215 Totals 37 6 10 6 Atlanta 101 005 070 —14 18 0 Kintzler p 0 0 0 0 --- Marisnick 1 0 0 0 .248 d-Taylor 0 0 0 0 .236 E.Diaz p 0 0 0 0 --- New York 45 38 .542 — 5-5 Dodgers 005 000 001 —6 10 2 Pittsburgh 300 000 000 — 3 14 1 Totals 33 3 6 3 Kimbrel p 0 0 0 0 .000 Suter p 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 4 8 4 Totals 35 8 10 8 Totals 27 3 4 3 Washington 42 43 .494 4 5-5 Miami 111 011 013 —9 9 0 a-struck out for Holmes in the 5th. b-singled for Smyly in the 6th. a-struck out for Pujols in the 5th. b-struck out for White in the 6th. c-walked for Albies in the 6th. d-singled for Keller in the 7th. Philadelphia 000 003 000 —3 6 1 Milwaukee 100 010 01 —3 4 1 Chicago 320 003 00x —8 10 1 New York 100 000 12 —4 8 0 1 Atlanta 42 44 .488 4 ⁄2 6-4 c-struck out for Holloway in the 7th. d-struck out for Barnes in the e-doubled for Minter in the 8th. 9th. e-singled for Bender in the 9th. 1-ran for Cooper in the 8th. Strikeouts—Atlanta 5: Acuna Jr. 1, Arcia 1, Swanson 1, Heredia 1, a-walked for Brothers in the 6th. b-flied out for Jankowski in the No outs when winning run scored. a-struck out for Nido in the 7th. 1 7th. c-lined out for Brogdon in the 7th. d-popped out for Chafin in the b-homered for deGrom in the 7th. c-struck out for Hiura in the 8th. Philadelphia 41 43 .488 4 ⁄2 6-4 Strikeouts—Dodgers 13: Betts 1, Lux 3, Turner 1, Bellinger 1, Smyly 1. Pittsburgh 8: Frazier 1, Hayes 1, Reynolds 1, Stallings 2, Difo Pollock 1, Barnes 2, Smith 1, White 2, Beaty 1. Miami 12: Chisholm 1, Oliva 1, Castro 1. E—Difo (4). LOB—Atlanta 11, Pittsburgh 14. 8th. e-struck out for L.Williams in the 9th. d-walked for Hader in the 8th. 1-ran for Alonso in the 6th. Miami 38 47 .447 8 6-4 Jr. 1, Marte 2, 1-Sierra 1, Aguilar 1, Sanchez 2, Alfaro 2, Berti 1, 2B—Albies (24), Riley (13), Inciarte (2), Swanson (18), Adrianza (6), Walks—Philadelphia 2: Gregorius 1, Bohm 1. Chicago 1: Happ 1. Walks—Milwaukee 2: Urias 1, Taylor 1. New York 1: McCann Holloway 1, Panik 1. E—Lux (8), Barnes (6). LOB—Dodgers 5, Miami Hayes (8), Difo (5), Oliva (1), Frazier (25). HR—Acuna Jr. (24), off Strikeouts—Philadelphia 8: Segura 1, Realmuto 1, Harper 1, Hoskins 1.Strikeouts—Milwaukee 12: Yelich 2, Adames 3, Narvaez 2, 5. 2B—Taylor (14), Pollock (11), Aguilar (15). HR—Pollock (9), off Crowe; Almonte (2), off Underwood Jr.; Stallings (6), off Smyly. 1, Jankowski 1, Miller 1, Wheeler 2. Chicago 7: Bryant 1, Ortega 3, Peterson 1, Hiura 1, Tellez 1, Bradley Jr. 1, Burnes 1. New York 10: Wednesday’s results Detwiler; Betts (11), off Detwiler; Turner (14), off Detwiler; McKinstry RBIs—Riley 2 (41), Acuna Jr. (52), Almonte 4 (13), Arcia 2 (4), Alcantara 1, Mills 2. E—Gregorius (7), Wisdom 2 (3). Nimmo 2, Lindor 2, Do.Smith 2, McNeil 1, Conforto 1, Guillorme 1, at Miami 9, DODGERS 6 (6), off Bender; Cooper (8), off Reed; Sanchez (3), off White; Cooper Swanson (36), Lucroy (1), Adrianza 2 (23), Stallings 3 (35). . LOB—Philadelphia 5, Chicago 4. 2B—Harper (12), Wisdom (4). Pillar 1. (9), off Bickford; Aguilar (14), off Uceta. RBIs—Pollock (30), Betts Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA 3B—Rizzo (3). HR—McCutchen (15), off Mills. RBIs—Harper (31), E—Urias (15). LOB—Milwaukee 4, New York 8. 2B—Nimmo (7), Atlanta 14, at Pittsburgh 3 (32), Turner 3 (45), McKinstry (27), Cooper 2 (31), Sanchez 2 (9), Smyly W,7-3 ...... 5 9 3 3 3 4 88 4.48 McCutchen 2 (48), Heyward (16), Hoerner (10), Ortega (5), Rizzo Alonso (11). HR—Urias (12), off deGrom; Peterson (4), off deGrom; Chavez ...... 1 1 0 0 0 2 14 2.70 (33), Contreras (31), Pederson (36), Wisdom 2 (21). Runners Peraza (6), off Hader. RBIs—Urias (42), Peterson (19), Yelich (24), at New York 4, Milwaukee 3, 8 innings, 1st game Aguilar 4 (58), Chisholm Jr. (31). 2 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Greene ...... ⁄3 1 0 0 1 0 22 10.80 moved up—Alcantara. Lindor (30), Peraza (18), McNeil 2 (12). SB—Taylor (5). CS—Nimmo 1 Milwaukee 5, at New York 0, 2nd game Reed ...... 1 1 1 1 0 0 12 10.80 Minter H,18...... ⁄3 1 0 0 0 1 10 4.31 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA 2 (2). White...... 4 3 3 2 1 5 65 3.93 Webb...... 2 2 0 0 0 1 29 4.74 Wheeler L,6-5 ...... 5 ⁄3 8 7 4 1 6 97 2.26 Runners left in scoring position—Milwaukee 2 (Adames); New Cincinnati 5, at Kansas City 2 1 1 Bickford, BS, 1-2...... 1 ⁄3 1 1 1 1 2 24 2.25 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Brogdon...... ⁄3 2 1 1 0 0 8 4.36 2 York 4 (Conforto, Guillorme). RISP_Milwaukee 0 for 3; New York 3 for Chicago 8, Philadelphia 3 Kelly...... 1 1 1 1 0 3 19 3.86 Crowe ...... 4 ⁄3 6 2 2 2 4 97 6.05 Kintzler...... 2 0 0 0 0 1 16 7.29 2 1 6. Runners moved up—Bradley Jr.. GIDP—Yelich. DP—New York 1 Jansen...... ⁄3 1 0 0 1 1 25 1.27 Holmes...... ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 5 4.17 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA at Arizona 6, Colorado 4 2 1 2 (McNeil, Lindor, Alonso). Uceta, L, 0-3 ...... ⁄3 2 3 3 1 1 10 7.31 Crick L,1-1 BS,0-1...... ⁄3 2 4 4 2 0 17 4.63 Mills W,4-2...... 5 ⁄3 5 3 3 1 5 95 4.84 2 1 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Shreve...... ⁄3 1 1 1 2 0 22 2.61 Brothers H,8...... ⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.82 2 at San Francisco 5, St. Louis 2 Miami IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Burnes...... 5 ⁄3 6 1 1 0 8 87 2.36 2 Keller...... 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 5.68 Chafin...... 2 0 0 0 0 2 25 1.43 1 Detwiler ...... 2 ⁄3 6 5 5 1 3 64 4.32 Williams, H, 15 ...... ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.16 Washington 15, at San Diego 5 1 Underwood Jr...... 1 8 7 7 0 0 34 4.86 Kimbrel ...... 1 1 0 0 0 1 18 0.57 Holloway ...... 4 ⁄3 2 0 0 0 6 60 3.60 Hader, BS, 20-21 ...... 1 1 1 1 0 2 14 0.80 Bass...... 1 1 0 0 0 1 17 4.13 Nogowski...... 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 0.00 Inherited runners-scored—Brogdon 2-2. Suter, L, 8-4, BS, 0-5 ....0 1 2 1 1 0 18 3.70 Bender, W, 1-0...... 1 1 1 1 0 3 15 0.99 IBB—by Smyly (Oliva). WP—Underwood Jr.. U—Edwin Moscoso, Bruce Dreckman, Nic Lentz, Joe West. New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA T—3:46. Tickets sold—9,523 (36,742). T—4:08. Tickets sold—10,094 (38,747). T—2:54. Tickets sold—28,860 (41,649). deGrom...... 7 4 2 2 0 10 85 1.08 E.Diaz, W, 3-2 ...... 1 0 1 0 2 2 26 2.94 Inherited runners-scored—Williams 2-0. HBP—Williams AL STANDINGS (Conforto), E.Diaz (Yelich), Suter (Do.Smith). WP—Burnes. YANKEES 5 NATIONALS 15 GIANTS 5 U—Quinn Wolcott, Erich Bacchus, James Hoye, Tripp Gibson. West W L Pct. GB L10 T—2:45. Tickets sold—20,953 (41,922). Houston 54 33 .621 — 6-4 MARINERS 4 PADRES 5 CARDINALS 2

1 Oakland 49 39 .557 5 ⁄2 3-7 After scoring five runs in the first two Juan Soto, Starlin Castro and Josh Alex Wood (8-3) pitched seven strong BREWERS 5 Seattle 45 42 .517 9 6-4 innings, New York hung on for its third Harrison drove in three runs apiece for innings of three-hit ball, and San 1 ANGELS 44 42 .512 9 ⁄2 8-2 consecutive victory after Seattle made Washington, which had 17 hits. The Francisco avoided a three-game METS 0 Texas 34 53 .391 20 5-5 it close with a three-run home run by Padres committed three errors and sweep. The Giants had lost six of nine Central W L Pct. GB L10 Tom Murphy in the sixth inning. trailed 10-0 after after four innings. but own the best record in the majors. Milwaukee won the second game to earn a doubleheader split behind Chicago 51 35 .593 — 7-3 New York AB R H BI Avg. Seattle AB R H BI Avg. Wash. AB R H BI Avg. San Diego AB R H BI Avg. St. Louis AB R H BI Avg. San Fran. AB R H BI Avg. LeMahu 2b 4 0 0 0 .272 Crawford ss 4 0 0 0 .283 Escbr 2b 5 2 1 1 .381 Pham lf 4 2 1 0 .251 Edman rf 4 0 0 0 .261 Wade Jr. 1b 1 1 0 0 .254 two-run homers by Manny Pina and Cleveland 42 42 .500 8 1-9 Judge rf 4 2 2 2 .288 Haniger rf 3 2 0 0 .250 Turner ss 5 2 2 0 .317 Tatis Jr. ss 3 0 0 0 .297 Carlson lf 4 0 2 0 .256 Ruf 1b 1 1 1 2 .259 Luis Urias along with Willy Adames’ 1 Sanchez c 4 1 0 0 .221 Seager 3b 3 0 0 0 .216 McGwin p 1 0 0 0 .000 Profar 2b 2 0 0 0 .235 Gldsmdt 1b 3 1 1 1 .259 Ystrzski rf 4 0 1 1 .232 Detroit 40 47 .460 11 ⁄2 7-3 Stanton dh 5 0 2 0 .273 France 1b 4 1 1 0 .268 Rdrigz p 0 0 0 0 .000 Grisham cf 5 1 2 2 .274 Arenado 3b 4 0 1 1 .269 Flores 2b-3b 5 0 2 0 .262 solo shot. Urias raised his total to 12. Voit 1b 4 1 2 1 .248 Fraley dh 3 0 0 0 .245 Soto rf 3 3 2 3 .282 Mchdo 3b 2 0 2 1 .273 Bader cf 4 0 0 0 .218 Dickerson lf 3 1 0 0 .223 Kansas City 36 50 .419 15 3-7 Torres ss 4 0 1 2 .239 Murphy c 3 1 2 3 .201 Herndz rf 1 1 0 0 .237 1-Mateo 3b 1 1 1 0 .198 DeJong ss 3 0 1 0 .175 Estrada 1 0 0 0 .211 Urshela 3b 4 0 1 0 .271 Long Jr. lf 4 0 0 0 .203 Bell 1b 6 2 3 2 .249 Myers rf 4 0 1 0 .252 Sosa 2b 3 0 1 0 .257 Crawford ss 4 0 1 0 .275 Milwaukee AB R H BI Avg. New York AB R H BI Avg. 1 Minnesota 35 50 .412 15 ⁄2 3-7 Gardner cf 4 0 0 0 .192 Moore 2b 3 0 0 0 .177 Castro 3b 6 1 2 3 .268 Hosmer 1b 4 1 2 1 .260 O’Neill 1 0 0 0 .276 Vosler 3b 1 0 0 1 .214 Urias 3b 4 1 2 2 .242 Villar 3b 2 0 0 0 .236 Yelich lf 3 0 1 0 .241 Lindor ss 3 0 1 0 .220 East W L Pct. GB L10 Locastro lf 4 1 2 0 .333 Trammell cf 3 0 0 0 .160 Gomes c 6 1 2 1 .268 Caratini 1b 1 0 1 1 .218 Knizner c 4 0 0 0 .178 Solano 2b 2 0 1 1 .268 Totals 37 5 10 5 Totals 30 4 3 3 Harrisn lf 4 2 3 3 .278 Kim 2b-ss 3 0 0 0 .209 Oviedo p 1 0 0 0 .133 Duggar cf 4 0 0 0 .299 Adames ss 4 1 1 1 .289 Do.Smith lf 3 0 1 0 .257 Tellez 1b 4 0 1 0 .200 Alonso 1b 3 0 0 0 .257 New York 320 000 000 —5 10 1 Robles cf 4 1 1 1 .214 Rivas c 5 0 1 0 .205 Rondon 1 0 0 0 .206 Casali c 2 1 1 0 .194 Boston 54 34 .614 — 7-3 Corbin p 2 0 0 0 .107 Paddack p 1 0 0 0 .000 Crpntr 2b 1 1 1 0 .194 Wood p 3 0 0 0 .000 Taylor rf 3 0 0 0 .231 McCann c 3 0 1 0 .246 Seattle 100 003 000 —4 3 0 Peterson 2b 1 1 1 0 .268 Conforto rf 3 0 0 0 .200 1 a-Parra lf 2 0 1 1 .172 Crismatt p 2 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 7 2 Slater lf 1 1 1 0 .221 Tampa Bay 51 36 .586 2 ⁄2 5-5 Walks—New York 3: LeMahieu 1, Judge 1, Sanchez 1. Seattle 3: Totals 45 15 17 15 Ramirez p 1 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 5 8 5 Pina c 3 1 1 2 .128 Pillar cf-lf 3 0 0 0 .214 Seager 1, Fraley 1, Murphy 1. Strikeouts—New York 8: Sanchez 2, Totals 38 5 11 5 Bradley Jr. cf 2 1 0 0 .169 Peraza 2b 1 0 0 0 .213 Toronto 44 40 .524 8 6-4 Stanton 2, Urshela 1, Gardner 2, Locastro 1. Seattle 11: Crawford 1, St. Louis 100 000 010 —2 7 0 Anderson p 1 0 0 0 .000 Nimmo cf 0 0 0 0 .330 Washington 342 100 041 —15 17 0 San Francisco 110 010 02x —5 8 0 Garcia 1 0 0 0 .248 Stock p 1 0 0 0 .000 1 Seager 2, France 1, Fraley 2, Long Jr. 1, Moore 2, Trammell 2. San Diego 000 011 003 — 5 11 3 New York 44 41 .518 8 ⁄2 3-7 E—Urshela (7). LOB—New York 8, Seattle 3. 2B—Urshela (14), a-grounded out for Oviedo in the 5th. b-doubled for Vosler in the Narvaez 1 0 0 0 .297 McNeil 2b 0 0 0 0 .243 a-grounded out for Corbin in the 7th. 1-ran for Machado in 5th. 5th. c-pinch hit for Rogers in 8th. d-lined out for Fernandez in 9th. Totals 27 5 7 5 Totals 22 0 3 0 Baltimore 28 58 .326 25 4-6 Locastro 2 (2), Stanton (8). HR—Judge (20), off Kikuchi; Murphy (7), off German. RBIs—Voit (11), Torres 2 (28), Judge 2 (46), Murphy 3 Walks—Washington 3: Soto 2, Harrison 1. San Diego 5: Pham 1, Walks—St. Louis 2: Goldschmidt 1, DeJong 1. San Francisco 8: Milwaukee 020 001 2 —5 7 0 (19). Machado 1, 1-Mateo 1, Myers 1, Kim 1. Strikeouts—Washington 3: Wade Jr. 2, Ruf 1, Yastrzemski 1, Dickerson 1, Crawford 1, Casali 2. New York 000 000 0 —0 3 0 Wednesday’s results Runners left in scoring position—New York 6 (Gardner, Torres 2, McGowin 1, Robles 1, Corbin 1. San Diego 9: Pham 1, Tatis Jr. 1, Strikeouts—St. Louis 7: Edman 1, Carlson 1, Goldschmidt 1, Bader a-struck out for Anderson in the 5th. b-walked for Peraza in the Judge, Stanton); Seattle 2 (Long Jr.). RISP—New York 3 for 11; Profar 2, Myers 1, Hosmer 1, Rivas 2, Crismatt 1. E—Pham (2), 1, DeJong 1, Knizner 1, Oviedo 1. San Francisco 7: Dickerson 2, 6th. c-walked for Dr.Smith in the 6th. d-flied out for Boxberger in 7th. at ANGELS 5, Boston 4 Seattle 1 for 4. Paddack (1), Profar (4). LOB—Washington 9, San Diego 12. Crawford 1, Solano 1, Duggar 2, Wood 1. LOB—St. Louis 6, San Walks—Milwaukee 3: Yelich 1, Peterson 2. New York 3: Villar 1, at Tampa Bay 8, Cleveland 1, 1st game Runners moved up—LeMahieu, Sanchez, France. GIDP—Long Jr.. 2B—Robles (16), Castro (18), Gomes (11), Harrison (13), Bell (13), Francisco 12. 2B—Arenado (26), Carpenter (7), DeJong (5), Casali Nimmo 1, McNeil 1. Strikeouts—Milwaukee 9: Urias 1, Yelich 1, DP—New York 1 (Urshela, LeMahieu, Voit). Pham (10), Mateo (4). HR—Soto (11), off Paddack; Hosmer (7), off (5), Yastrzemski (20), Solano (11). HR—Ruf (8), off J.Miller. Adames 2, Tellez 1, Taylor 1, Bradley Jr. 1, Anderson 1, Garcia 1. New at Tampa Bay 4, Cleveland 0, 2nd game New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Corbin; Grisham (11), off McGowin. RBIs—Soto 3 (42), Bell 2 (41), RBIs—Arenado (56), Goldschmidt (47), Vosler (8), Yastrzemski 2 York 6: Lindor 1, Do.Smith 1, Alonso 1, Conforto 1, Pillar 1, Stock 1. Chicago 6, at Minnesota 1 Nelson...... ⁄3 0 1 1 3 1 32 9.95 Castro 3 (37), Robles (11), Escobar (3), Harrison 3 (30), Gomes (33), Solano (20), Ruf 2 (20). SB—Crawford (7). DP—San Francisco 1 LOB—Milwaukee 5, New York 4. HR—Pina (5), off Stock; Adames Cessa W,2-1...... 3 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 1 36 3.00 (31), Parra (2), Machado (59), Hosmer (41), Grisham 2 (33), 1 (Crawford, Solano, Ruf). (9), off Dr.Smith; Urias (12), off Castro. RBIs—Pina 2 (10), Adames Detroit 5, at Texas 3 German H,1...... 3 2 3 0 0 5 47 4.33 Caratini (29). S—Corbin. St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Loaisiga H,11...... 1 0 0 0 0 2 18 2.15 Washington IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Oviedo L,0-5...... 4 3 2 2 4 3 80 5.09 (30), Urias 2 (42). Cincinnati 5, at Kansas City 2 2 Runners left in scoring position—Milwaukee 1 (Taylor); New York Green S,3-4...... 1 0 0 0 0 2 18 2.23 Corbin, W, 6-7...... 6 7 2 2 2 3 106 5.40 Waddell ...... ⁄3 1 1 1 2 1 27 2.70 2 1 Toronto 10, at Baltimore 2 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA McGowin...... 2 ⁄3 2 3 3 2 5 48 4.50 Gant...... 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 2 1 22 3.57 2 (Alonso). RISP—Milwaukee 1 for 3; New York 0 for 3. GIDP—Pina, 1 2 Kikuchi L,6-4 ...... 5 8 5 5 3 5 94 3.48 Rodriguez...... ⁄3 2 0 0 1 1 14 1.93 A.Miller...... ⁄3 1 0 0 0 2 12 3.86 Conforto, Alonso. DP—Milwaukee 2 (Peterson, Adames, Tellez; at Houston 4, Oakland 3 2 Chargois...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.70 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA J.Miller...... ⁄3 3 2 2 0 0 16 7.71 Adames, Peterson, Tellez); New York 1 (Villar, Peraza, Alonso). 2 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA New York 5, at Seattle 4 Middleton...... 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 3.74 Paddack, L, 4-6...... 2 9 9 8 1 2 75 5.40 Fernandez ...... ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.06 Steckenrider...... 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 2.25 Crismatt ...... 5 2 1 1 2 0 82 3.55 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Anderson...... 4 3 0 0 0 1 44 4.33 Sewald...... 1 1 0 0 0 1 15 1.52 Ramirez...... 2 6 5 4 0 1 37 5.75 Wood W,8-3...... 7 3 1 1 2 6 94 3.67 Cousins W,1-0...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 0.00 Boxberger H,11 ...... 1 0 0 0 3 3 36 3.03 Inherited runners-scored— HBP Rogers H,15...... 1 3 1 1 0 0 21 1.54 Cessa 3-0. —Nelson (Haniger). IBB—by Paddack (Soto). HBP—Paddack (Escobar), Corbin (Kim), Strickland...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 0.00 WP—Nelson. Crismatt (Robles). McGee S,17-19...... 1 1 0 0 0 1 14 2.88 IBB—by Gant (Casali). HBP—Oviedo (Vosler). WP—Wood. New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA U—Todd Tichenor, Chad Whitson, Jim Reynolds, Tony Randazzo. T—3:32. Tickets sold—26,353 (40,209). Stock L,0-1...... 4 4 2 2 2 5 68 4.50 T—3:02. Tickets sold—17,205 (47,929). T—3:07. Tickets sold—19,067 (41,915). Dr.Smith...... 2 1 1 1 1 3 36 2.70 TODAY’S GAMES 1 Castro ...... ⁄3 1 2 2 0 0 12 4.01 2 Y.Diaz ...... ⁄3 1 0 0 0 1 11 3.86 NATIONAL LEAGUE >>> WHITE SOX 6 REDS 5 HBP—Castro (Bradley Jr.). WP—Castro. MATCHUP W-L ERA TIME TIGERS 5 U—Nick Mahrley, James Hoye, Tripp Gibson, Erich Bacchus. Dodgers/Urías (L) 10-3 3.80 9 a.m. TWINS 1 ROYALS 2 T—2:26. Tickets sold—13,218 (41,922). MIA/Alcantara (R) 5-7 2.96 SNLA RANGERS 3 COL/González (R) 2-5 5.52 12:30 p.m. Lance Lynn gave up one run over six ARI/Faria (R) 0-0 5.25 Pinch-hitter Miguel Cabrera hit a In a game interrupted by rain, Sonny innings, Tim Anderson had four hits PIT/Brubaker (R) 4-8 4.09 4 p.m. bases-loaded, go-ahead RBI infield Gray gave up two runs over seven RAYS 8 NY/Walker (R) 7-3 2.44 and Leury García hit a go-ahead, single for Detroit. Joey Gallo homered innings, and Jonathan India hit a PHI/Eflin (R) 3-6 4.12 5 p.m. two-run homer in the second and INDIANS 1 twice becoming first Rangers player to two-run double as Cincinnati rallied for CHI/Alzolay (R) 4-8 4.48 ESPN added a run-scoring triple and single. three runs in the seventh inning. CIN/Mahle (R) 7-3 3.63 5 p.m. have 10 homers in a 10-game stretch. Kevin Kiermaier homered and drove in MIL/Houser (R) 5-5 3.94 Chicago AB R H BI Avg. Minnesota AB R H BI Avg. Cincinnati AB R H BI Avg. Kansas City AB R H BI Avg. Detroit AB R H BI Avg. Texas AB R H BI Avg. a career-high five runs, Vidal Bruján WAS/Scherzer (R) 7-4 2.10 6 p.m. Andrsn ss 4 1 4 1 .307 Arraez 3b 4 0 2 0 .292 India 2b 4 1 3 2 .275 Merrifld 2b 5 0 0 0 .276 Sheets 1b 3 0 0 0 .267 Polanco 2b 4 0 2 0 .248 Baddoo cf 3 1 2 0 .274 White 2b 5 0 1 0 .200 Winker lf 5 0 1 0 .305 Bnintndi lf 4 0 0 0 .273 had an RBI single in his major league SD/Darvish (R) 7-3 2.65 MLB* Vaughn 1b 1 0 0 0 .241 Larnach lf 3 1 1 1 .262 a-Cabrera 1 0 1 1 .242 Lowe 1b 4 0 1 0 .261 Stphnsn 1b 4 0 1 0 .280 Perez c 4 0 1 0 .281 Abreu dh 5 0 0 0 .246 Cruz dh 4 0 1 0 .304 1-Gdrum cf 1 0 0 0 .215 Garcia cf 3 0 0 0 .273 Votto dh 5 0 1 0 .259 C.Sntna 1b 3 1 1 0 .247 debut and Tampa Bay won the first Goodwin rf 5 0 2 1 .253 Kirilloff 1b 3 0 0 0 .265 Schoop 1b 5 0 1 1 .273 Gallo rf 3 2 2 3 .239 Naquin rf 4 0 2 1 .249 O’Hearn rf 2 0 1 0 .234 AMERICAN LEAGUE >>> Grssmn lf 2 0 1 2 .227 Hicks dh 4 0 1 0 .438 game of a doubleheader. MATCHUP W-L ERA TIME Engel cf 4 2 2 0 .273 Kepler rf 3 0 0 0 .207 Suarez 3b 5 1 1 0 .180 Dyson rf 0 0 0 0 .247 Garcia 2b 4 2 3 3 .257 Gordon cf 4 0 0 0 .262 Haase dh 5 0 0 0 .243 Heim c 4 0 2 0 .230 Barnhart c 4 1 1 0 .268 Alberto 2b 1 0 1 0 .267 OAK/Montas (R) 7-7 4.63 11 a.m. Burger 3b 4 0 2 1 .353 Rortvedt c 3 0 0 0 .129 Cndlrio 3b 4 1 1 1 .269 Dahl lf 3 0 0 0 .211 Akiyama cf 4 1 2 1 .224 Soler dh 3 1 0 0 .183 Cleveland AB R H BI Avg. Tampa Bay AB R H BI Avg. Mazara rf 4 0 1 0 .213 c-Ibanez 1 0 1 0 .191 Herndz 2b 3 0 1 0 .224 Lowe lf 4 1 1 1 .206 HOU/McCullers Jr. (R) 6-1 2.97 Hamilton lf 4 1 2 0 .235 Sano 1 0 0 0 .200 Freeman ss 4 1 1 1 .189 Dozier 3b 4 0 1 0 .169 Zavala c 3 0 0 0 .000 Simmons ss 4 0 0 0 .231 Short ss 3 1 0 0 .231 K.-Falefa ss 4 0 0 0 .260 Totals 39 5 13 5 Taylor cf 4 0 2 1 .242 Rosario ss 3 0 1 0 .267 Choi 1b 2 0 0 0 .265 NY/Montgomery (L) 3-3 4.17 1 p.m. Totals 37 6 15 6 Totals 33 1 6 1 H.Cstro 2b 4 1 2 0 .275 Clbrsn 3b 2 0 0 0 .237 N.Lopez ss 3 0 1 0 .267 Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 0 .265 Wendle 3b 3 2 1 0 .276 Rogers c 3 1 1 0 .240 b-Holt 3b 2 1 1 0 .228 Totals 33 2 8 1 Reyes dh 3 1 1 1 .273 Meadows dh 1 2 1 0 .245 SEA/Gilbert (R) 2-2 4.10 MLB Chicago 020 012 100 —6 15 0 Totals 35 5 10 5 Totals 35 3 9 3 Bradley 1b 3 0 0 0 .228 Brujan 2b 3 1 1 1 .333 Minnesota 000 100 000 —1 6 1 Cincinnati 000 000 311 —5 13 1 TOR/Manoah (R) 2-0 2.70 4 p.m. Detroit 100 100 300 —5 10 0 Ramirez lf 2 0 0 0 .274 Kiermaier cf 3 1 2 5 .239 Kansas City 000 200 000 —2 8 0 Zimmer cf 2 0 0 0 .207 Walls ss 3 0 0 0 .213 BAL/Akin (L) 0-4 7.46 a-struck out for Sheets in 9th. b-struck out for Rortvedt in 9th. Texas 010 100 010 —3 9 1 Walks—Chicago 2: Anderson 1, Sheets 1. Minnesota 3: Larnach Perez c 3 0 1 0 .139 Zunino c 3 0 0 0 .193 a-singled for Baddoo in the 7th. b-singled for Culberson in the a-singled for Dyson in the 8th. KC/Duffy (L) 4-3 2.60 4 p.m. 1, Kirilloff 1, Kepler 1. Strikeouts—Chicago 8: Vaughn 1, Abreu 1, Da.Jhnsn rf 3 0 0 0 .000 Phillips rf 3 1 1 1 .201 8th. c-doubled for Dahl in the 9th. 1-ran for Cabrera in the 7th. Walks—Cincinnati 1: India 1. Kansas City 4: C.Santana 1, O’Hearn CLE/Plesac (R) 4-3 4.14 Goodwin 2, Burger 2, Hamilton 1, Zavala 1. Minnesota 9: Polanco 1, Totals 25 1 4 1 Totals 25 8 7 8 Walks—Detroit 5: Grossman 3, Short 1, Rogers 1. Texas 2: Garcia 1, Soler 1, N.Lopez 1. Strikeouts—Cincinnati 9: Winker 1, Larnach 1, Kirilloff 2, Kepler 1, Gordon 2, Rortvedt 1, Sano 1. Cleveland 010 000 0 —1 4 0 DET/Skubal (L) 5-7 4.36 5 p.m. 1, Gallo 1. Strikeouts—Detroit 11: Haase 3, Candelario 3, Mazara 1, Stephenson 2, Votto 2, Naquin 1, Barnhart 1, Akiyama 1, Freeman 1. E—Larnach (3). LOB—Chicago 7, Minnesota 8. 2B—Engel 2 (2), Tampa Bay 303 101 x —8 7 0 MIN/Happ (L) 4-4 6.09 Short 2, H.Castro 1, Rogers 1. Texas 8: White 2, Garcia 1, Hicks 1, Kansas City 8: Merrifield 1, Benintendi 1, C.Santana 2, O’Hearn 1, Hamilton (6), Anderson (16), Burger (2), Goodwin (7), Arraez (8). Walks—Cleveland 1: Ramirez 1. Tampa Bay 2: Choi 1, Meadows 1. 3B—Garcia (3). HR—Garcia (3), off Pineda; Larnach (7), off Lynn. Heim 1, Dahl 1, Kiner-Falefa 1, Culberson 1. E—Gibson (1). Taylor 2, N.Lopez 1. E—India (8). LOB—Cincinnati 10, Kansas City 8. *joined in progress LOB—Detroit 8, Texas 7. 2B—Ibanez (3). HR—Candelario (5), off Strikeouts—Cleveland 8: Hernandez 1, Ramirez 1, Reyes 1, Bradley RBIs—Garcia 3 (37), Anderson (29), Burger (1), Goodwin (10), 2B—India (12), Suarez (9), Akiyama (4). RBIs—Freeman (3), India 2 2, Zimmer 1, Perez 1, Da.Johnson 1. Tampa Bay 9: Lowe 2, Choi 1, Larnach (19). SB—Engel (2). CS—Anderson (7). S—Zavala. Runners Gibson; Gallo 2 (23), off Mize. RBIs—Grossman 2 (40), Candelario (35), Akiyama (7), Naquin (49), Taylor (32). SB—Taylor (6), Akiyama (24), Cabrera (32), Schoop (50), Gallo 3 (51). Runners left in Brujan 1, Walls 2, Zunino 3. LOB—Cleveland 5, Tampa Bay 2. left in scoring position—Chicago 4 (Burger, Abreu, Zavala, Engel); (2). Runners left in scoring position—Cincinnati 5 (Votto 2, 2B—Perez (2), Kiermaier (10), Wendle (21). HR—Reyes (13), off Minnesota 4 (Cruz 2, Rortvedt, Kepler). RISP—Chicago 5 for 12; scoring position—Detroit 4 (Candelario 2, Schoop); Texas 4 (Kiner-Falefa, Heim, White). RISP—Detroit 4 for 9; Texas 1 for 9. Barnhart, Freeman, Suarez); Kansas City 4 (Merrifield, Dozier). Wacha; Kiermaier (2), off J.Mejia; Lowe (18), off DJ.Johnson; Phillips Minnesota 0 for 8. Runners moved up—Sheets, Abreu, Larnach. RISP—Cincinnati 4 for 14; Kansas City 1 for 5. GIDP—Votto, Soler. (4), off Stephan. RBIs—Reyes (35), Brujan (1), Kiermaier 5 (18), GIDP—Engel, Abreu, Sheets. Runners moved up—Schoop, Dahl. GIDP—Haase, Dahl. DP—Detroit ODDS 1 (H.Castro, Short, Schoop); Texas 1 (Culberson, White, Lowe). DP—Cincinnati 1 (Stephenson, India, Stephenson); Kansas City 1 Lowe (44), Phillips (19). SB—Brujan (1). DP—Minnesota 3 (Arraez, Simmons, Kirilloff; Simmons, Kirilloff; Detroit IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA (Merrifield, Dozier, C.Santana). Runners left in scoring position—Cleveland 3 (Ramirez, Simmons, Polanco, Kirilloff). Mize ...... 4 4 2 2 0 2 50 3.59 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Rosario); Tampa Bay 1 (Walls). RISP—Cleveland 0 for 4; Tampa Bay 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Funkhouser, W, 3-0 ...... 2 0 0 0 1 2 26 2.59 Gray W,2-4 ...... 7 7 2 2 2 7 99 3.19 for 5. Runners moved up—Brujan. Major League Baseball Lynn W,9-3 ...... 6 4 1 1 3 6 102 1.99 2 Cisnero, H, 11...... 1 1 0 0 0 1 16 2.65 Osich H,3...... ⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.08 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Burr...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.12 1 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE 3 J.Mejia L,1-4...... 2 ⁄3 4 6 6 2 2 73 7.42 1 Ramirez...... 0 3 1 1 0 0 13 4.91 Warren H,1...... ⁄ 1 0 0 1 0 9 1.98 3 2 Heuer ...... ⁄ 2 0 0 0 1 11 5.13 DJ.Johnson ...... 1 ⁄3 2 1 1 0 3 34 5.40 Favorite Underdog 2 Soto, S, 7-7...... 2 1 0 0 1 3 32 2.78 Hembree S,4-5...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 5.14 Crochet...... ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 7 2.73 2 Texas IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Stephan...... 1 ⁄3 1 1 1 0 4 26 4.36 DODGERS -159 at Miami +141 Ruiz...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 2.91 1 Gibson, L, 6-1...... 6 ⁄3 8 5 5 2 7 98 2.29 Singer...... 6 5 1 1 1 6 95 4.52 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA at Arizona -130 Colorado +115 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA 2 Wacha W,2-2 ...... 6 4 1 1 0 6 90 4.87 1 Rodriguez...... ⁄3 2 0 0 1 2 24 6.08 Barlow L,2-3 BS,4-6...... 1 3 2 2 0 0 22 2.38 Pineda L,3-5...... 5 ⁄3 12 5 5 0 4 82 4.11 Sherriff...... 1 0 0 0 1 2 16 9.64 at N.Y Mets -200 Pittsburgh +155 2 Hearn ...... 1 0 0 0 1 2 16 5.09 Zimmer ...... 1 2 1 1 0 1 25 2.83 Law...... 2 ⁄3 3 1 1 1 2 50 4.97 Barlow ...... 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.00 Holland...... 1 3 1 1 0 2 21 4.19 at Chicago Cubs -121 Philadelphia +110 Thielbar...... 1 0 0 0 1 2 20 4.18 Inherited runners-scored—Stephan 1-0. HBP—J.Mejia Ramirez pitched to 3 batters in the 8th HBP—Singer 2 (Naquin,Stephenson). WP—Singer. (Meadows), Wacha (Zimmer). at Milwaukee -112 Cincinnati -104 Inherited runners-scored—Crochet 2-0, Law 1-0. WP—Lynn. U—John Libka, Brian O’Nora, Doug Eddings, Gabe Morales. U—Jeremie Rehak, Dan Iassogna, Andy Fletcher, Scott Barry. U—Greg Gibson, Ryan Wills, Rob Drake, Dan Merzel. T—2:13. U—Ed Hickox, Vic Carapazza, Jerry Meals, Jansen Visconti. at San Diego -137 Washington +123 T—3:11. Tickets sold—33,043 (40,300). T—3:09. Tickets sold—11,457 (37,903). T—3:09. Tickets sold—19,664 (38,544). AMERICAN LEAGUE Favorite Underdog at Houston -156 Oakland +139 RAYS 4 N.Y. Yankees -142 at Seattle +127 DIAMONDBACKS 6 BLUE JAYS 10 ASTROS 4 Toronto -217 at Baltimore +185 INDIANS 0 at Cleveland -147 Kansas City +130 ROCKIES 4 ORIOLES 2 ATHLETICS 3 at Minnesota -135 Detroit +118 Five Tampa Bay pitchers combined for Eduardo Escobar had a three-run, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits and Jose Altuve hit a three-run homer and seven hitless innings in doubleheader 439-foot homer among his three hits drove in two runs to increase his major Kyle Tucker's tiebreaking solo shot in sweep. Because the game went seven and Arizona won consecutive games league-leading RBI total to 73, Bo the seventh lifted Houston to its sixth innings under pandemic rules, it will for the first time since May 10-11, when Bichette homered and Toronto beat straight win and moved the team to a not be recorded as an official no-hitter. the Diamondbacks beat Miami. Baltimore for third time since June 20. season-high 21 games above .500. Rays pitchers Cleveland AB R H BI Avg. Tampa Bay AB R H BI Avg. Colorado AB R H BI Avg. Arizona AB R H BI Avg. Toronto AB R H BI Avg. Baltimore AB R H BI Avg. Oakland AB R H BI Avg. Houston AB R H BI Avg. Herndz 2b 2 0 0 0 .223 Arzrna dh 2 1 1 0 .253 Tapia lf 3 0 0 0 .289 Rojas rf 3 1 0 0 .248 Semn 2b 4 2 1 0 .282 Mullins cf 4 0 1 0 .316 Kemp 2b 4 0 0 0 .251 Altuve 2b 4 1 1 3 .286 Rosario ss 3 0 0 0 .264 Franco 3b 4 1 1 0 .231 Hmpsn cf 5 0 0 0 .253 Peralta lf 4 0 0 0 .251 Bichtte ss 5 2 3 3 .295 Gutrrz 3b 0 0 0 0 --- Andrus ss 4 1 1 1 .234 Brantley lf 4 0 1 0 .337 Ramirez dh 3 0 0 0 .262 Meadows lf 3 0 0 0 .243 no-hit Indians Bradley 1b 3 0 0 0 .221 Diaz 1b 3 0 1 2 .248 Story ss 5 0 1 0 .252 Escobar 2b 4 1 3 3 .255 Gurro 1b 4 1 3 2 .341 Hays rf 4 1 2 1 .251 Olson 1b 3 2 1 1 .284 Gurriel 1b 3 0 0 0 .316 Blckmn rf 4 1 3 0 .267 Walker 1b 4 0 1 0 .223 aEpnl 3b 1 1 1 0 .311 Mancini dh 3 0 1 0 .255 Laureano cf 4 0 1 0 .238 Alvarez dh 3 0 0 0 .305 Ramirez lf-rf 3 0 0 0 .270 Brujan rf 3 0 0 0 .167 Rodgers 2b 4 1 0 0 .266 Cabrera 3b 4 1 0 0 .246 Springr cf 4 0 0 0 .213 Mntcstle 1b 4 0 1 1 .257 Lowrie dh 4 0 1 0 .254 Correa ss 3 0 0 0 .291 Da.Johnsn rf 1 0 0 0 .000 F.Mejia c 2 1 1 0 .254 McMhn 3b 4 1 3 1 .255 P.Smith cf 4 1 2 0 .266 Davis cf 1 0 0 0 .143 Urias ss 4 0 0 0 .278 Murphy c 4 0 0 0 .217 Tucker rf 3 1 1 1 .264 a-Miller 3b 0 0 0 0 .106 Brosseau 2b 2 1 1 0 .182 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Five Cron 1b 3 0 1 1 .253 Ahmed ss 4 1 1 1 .221 Herndz rf 5 1 3 1 .297 McKna lf 3 0 0 0 .177 Piscotty rf 3 0 0 0 .216 Toro 3b 3 1 0 0 .239 Mercado cf 2 0 0 0 .190 Walls ss 3 0 2 2 .228 Tampa Bay pitchers combined for Diaz c 4 1 2 1 .205 Varsho c 3 0 1 1 .149 Grichk dh 4 0 0 1 .263 Valika 2b 4 0 2 0 .204 Brown lf 1 0 0 0 .189 Straw cf 3 1 1 0 .273 Hedges c 2 0 0 0 .153 Phillips cf 3 0 0 0 .197 Senzatela p 1 0 0 0 .040 Castllns p 0 0 0 1 --- Bggio 3b 4 1 2 2 .233 Leyba 3b 4 1 2 0 .212 a-Schwindel 1 0 0 0 .188 Maldndo c 3 0 0 0 .175 Clement 3b 2 0 0 0 .205 Totals 25 4 7 4 seven hitless innings, and the Rays b-Owings 1 0 0 0 .296 a-Young 1 0 0 0 .200 Gurril lf 4 1 1 1 .267 Wynns c 3 0 1 0 .174 1-Bolt lf 1 0 0 0 .122 Totals 29 4 4 4 Totals 21 0 0 0 beat the Indians 4-0 Wednesday for d-Fuentes 1 0 0 0 .234 c-Frchild cf 1 1 1 0 1.000 Jansn c 4 1 1 0 .167 b-Stewrt 1 0 0 0 .210 Pinder 3b 3 0 1 0 .216 Cleveland 000 000 0 —0 0 0 Totals 35 4 10 3 Totals 32 6 9 6 Totals 40 10 15 10 Totals 34 2 10 2 Totals 32 3 5 2 Tampa Bay 010 120 x —4 7 1 a doubleheader sweep. Colorado 000 000 130 —4 10 0 Toronto 300 312 010 —10 15 0 Oakland 100 002 000 —3 5 2 a-walked for Da.Johnson in the 5th. Collin McHugh (two perfect in- Arizona 030 000 30x —6 9 2 Baltimore 000 010 010 — 2 10 0 Houston 003 000 10x —4 4 2 Walks—Cleveland 2: Hernandez 1, Miller 1. Tampa Bay 3: nings), Josh Fleming (7-4 after giv- a-struck out for Castellanos in the 4th. b-grounded out for a-singled for Guerrero Jr. in 8th. b-struck out for Wynns in 9th. a-reached on error for Brown in the 7th. 1-ran for Schwindel in the Arozarena 2, Brosseau 1. Senzatela in the 7th. c-singled for Peacock in the 7th. d-lined out for Strikeouts—Toronto 6: Semien 2, Guerrero Jr. 1, Grichuk 2, 7th. Strikeouts—Cleveland 8: Hernandez 1, Rosario 2, Bradley 3, 2 ing up one walk in 2 ⁄3 innings), Di- Kinley in the 8th. Jansen 1. Baltimore 13: Mullins 1, Mancini 1, Mountcastle 2, Urias 2, Walks—Oakland 4: Olson 1, Piscotty 1, Brown 1, Pinder 1. Da.Johnson 1, Hedges 1. Tampa Bay 5: Brujan 1, Brosseau 1, Phillips ego Castillo (one out), Matt Wisler Walks—Colorado 2: Tapia 2. Arizona 2: Rojas 1, Varsho 1. McKenna 2, Valaika 2, Leyba 1, Wynns 1, Stewart 1. LOB—Toronto 8, Strikeouts—Oakland 10: Kemp 1, Andrus 2, Laureano 1, Lowrie 2, 3. Strikeouts—Colorado 6: Tapia 2, Story 2, Rodgers 1, Senzatela 1. Baltimore 9. 2B—Biggio 2 (10), Hernandez 2 (15), Hays (10), Murphy 2, Piscotty 2. Houston 7: Altuve 1, Brantley 1, Alvarez 1, Toro E—Franco (4). LOB—Cleveland 2, Tampa Bay 7. 2B—F.Mejia (9), (one inning) and Pete Fairbanks Arizona 6: Rojas 1, Walker 3, P.Smith 1, Young 1. E—Ahmed (6), Mancini (17). HR—Bichette (16), off Valdez. RBIs—Guerrero Jr. 2 1, Straw 1, Maldonado 2. E—Pinder (1), Romo (1), Altuve 2 (5). Brosseau (8), Arozarena (15). RBIs—Walls 2 (10), Diaz 2 (30). (one inning) combined for the hit- Varsho (3). LOB—Colorado 8, Arizona 5. 2B—McMahon (16), (73), Grichuk (57), Biggio 2 (23), Gurriel Jr. (36), Bichette 3 (57), LOB—Oakland 6, Houston 1. 2B—Pinder (10). HR—Olson (21), off Runners left in scoring position—Cleveland 0; Tampa Bay 3 P.Smith (16). HR—Diaz (7), off Peacock; Escobar (19), off Kinley. Hernandez (48), Hays (28), Mountcastle (48). SF—Biggio, Hays. L.Garcia; Andrus (2), off Javier; Altuve (19), off Manaea; Tucker (14), (Arozarena, Brosseau, Franco). RISP—Cleveland 0 for 0; Tampa Bay less performance in a game short- RBIs—Diaz (17), McMahon (46), Cron (33), Ahmed (15), Varsho (4), DP—Toronto 2 (Hernandez, Jansen, Hernandez; Bichette, Semien, off Manaea. RBIs—Olson (56), Andrus (21), Altuve 3 (52), Tucker 3 for 8. ened to seven innings under pan- Castellanos (1), Escobar 3 (58). SB—Story (16). Guerrero Jr.); Baltimore 1 (Valaika, Mountcastle, Valaika). (48). SB—Brown (1). RISP—Oakland 1 for 8; Houston 2 for 4. Runners moved up—Meadows. GIDP—Clement. Colorado IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Runners moved up—Gurriel. GIDP—Altuve. DP—Oakland 1 (Andrus, DP—Tampa Bay 1 (Walls, Brosseau, Diaz). demic rules. Senzatela, L, 2-8 ...... 6 7 3 3 1 5 105 4.58 Ryu, W, 8-5 ...... 5 5 1 1 2 7 86 3.56 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA 1 Kemp, Olson); Houston 1 (Brantley, Maldonado, Brantley). 1 Gilbreath...... ⁄3 1 2 2 1 0 17 7.98 Richards...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 0.00 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Hentges, L, 1-4 ...... 4 ⁄3 5 4 4 3 3 86 8.23 2 2 The game will not go into the of- Kinley ...... ⁄3 1 1 1 0 1 13 4.75 2 2 3 Kay ...... 1 ⁄3 5 1 1 0 2 27 4.55 Manaea, L, 6-6 ...... 6 ⁄3 4 4 3 0 6 92 3.19 Sandlin...... ⁄ 1 0 0 0 1 10 1.90 Givens ...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.66 1 1 Parker ...... 1 1 0 0 0 1 21 2.92 ficial list of no-hitters. Mayza...... ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.44 Romo ...... 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 20 4.35 Arizona IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Dolis...... 1 0 0 0 1 2 22 6.04 Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA MLB’s eight-man committee on Castellanos...... 4 4 0 0 1 2 60 2.30 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA L.Garcia ...... 5 2 1 1 2 7 88 3.06 McHugh ...... 2 0 0 0 0 3 27 1.77 2 2 Peacock, W, 3-6 ...... 3 3 1 1 1 2 43 5.59 Harvey, L, 3-10 ...... 3 ⁄3 9 6 6 1 3 75 7.70 Javier, BS, 1-2...... 1 3 2 2 1 1 30 3.13 Fleming, W, 7-4...... 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 2 37 3.26 statistical accuracy decided in 1991 1 1 Mantiply...... 0 2 3 2 0 0 14 4.35 Plutko...... 1 ⁄3 2 1 1 0 0 22 5.00 Taylor, W, 2-2 ...... 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.79 Castillo, H, 4 ...... ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.16 that a no-hitter was a game of nine de Geus, H, 1 ...... 1 1 0 0 0 0 17 3.86 Valdez...... 1 2 2 2 0 1 16 6.18 Stanek, H, 11 ...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 16 4.10 Wisler ...... 1 0 0 0 1 2 18 0.84 or more innings that ended with no Soria, S, 2-3 ...... 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 4.24 Lowther...... 2 2 1 1 1 2 61 10.80 Pressly, S, 16-17 ...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 1.46 Fairbanks ...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 3.60 Mantiply pitched to 3 batters in the 8th Fry ...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.66 WP—Javier, Taylor. Inherited runners-scored—Sandlin 2-2, Castillo 1-0. hits. HBP—Castellanos (Cron). HBP—Lowther 2 (Grichuk,Jansen). U—Ben May, Bill Welke, Chris Conroy, Pat Hoberg. T—2:58. HBP—Sandlin (F.Mejia). — associated press U—Marvin Hudson, Dan Bellino, Dave Rackley, Ryan Additon. T—3:23. Tickets sold—7,457 (45,971). Tickets sold—21,150 (41,168). U—Will Little, Rob Drake, Dan Merzel, Ryan Wills. T—2:04. T—3:02. Tickets sold—7,852 (48,686). Tickets sold—10,905 (25,000). B8 THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 LATIMES.COM/SPORTS Second time around much sweeter for the Lightning

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TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Lightning players sur- rounded the Stanley Cup again, putting their hands all over the trophy they won for the second time in 10 months. Wilfredo Lee Associated Press It was a familiar sight for SHORTSTOP Gavin Lux bobbles a ball hit by the the NHL’s back-to-back Marlins’ Jon Berti. Lux was charged with an error. champions, even if it was dif- ferent in every possible way. After the Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 Bullpen unable to on Wednesday to wrap up the final in five games, cap- tain Steven Stamkos Gerry Broome Associated Press hoisted the Cup in front of THE LIGHTNING’S Ross Colton celebrates his second-period goal against the pick up the slack 18,110 fans — 18,110 more than Canadiens’ Carey Price, leading to Tampa Bay’s third Cup in franchise history. the last time he did in Sep- tember. year and made sure to put row thanks to a combination [Dodgers, from B10] Rojas, reached on Austin Pyrotechnics went off to STANLEY their stamp on Tampa Bay’s of Vasilevskiy’s brilliance club returns to Los Angeles. Barnes’ catcher’s inference celebrate not only Tampa latest title run. Savard set up and one of the deepest ros- Kershaw was scheduled behind home plate. Bay winning during a pan- CUP FINAL Colton’s goal midway ters constructed since the to start Friday against the Magneuris Sierra then demic once again but the Montreal vs. Tampa Bay through the second past Ca- cap was implemented in Arizona Diamondbacks. executed a delayed steal of end of another grueling sea- Lightning win series 4-1 nadiens stalwart Carey 2005, the Lightning solidi- Now he won’t pitch until af- third base and scored on son played against the back- Price that fired up the crowd fied their status as a mod- Gm 1 Tampa Bay 5, Montreal 1 ter the All-Star break, leav- Jesús Sánchez’s two-out sin- drops of protocols and re- at Amalie Arena. ern-day dynasty. Gm 2 Tampa Bay 3, Montreal 1 ing the Dodgers (53-34) gle to left field. Jansen strictions. “To do it in front of our It was just to much for the Gm 3 Tampa Bay 6, Montreal 3 scrambling to cover more in- struck out Jon Berti to “Full arena, incredible fans and our families, it’s so Canadiens, who relied again Gm 4 Montreal 3, T.B. 2, OT nings after bullpen games strand the bases loaded energy and another champi- special, special,” defense- on Price to keep them in a Gm 5 Tampa Bay 1, Montreal 0 Sunday and Wednesday. without further damage. onship in Tampa,” NHL man Victor Hedman said. game. He finished with 29 Roberts said the team will Moments later, Zach Commissioner Gary Bett- “It’s out of this world.” saves — one too few to pre- use another bullpen game McKinstry clubbed a solo man said. “It feels like things undefeated in games after a The scene couldn’t have vent a Cup celebration for Friday. home run off right-hander are normal.” loss over the past two play- been any further from the Tampa Bay. “I think we’re trying to be Anthony Bender to keep the Winning has become nor- offs, both contested during a mirthless, empty arena smart about this,” Roberts Dodgers afloat. It was the mal for the Lightning, who deadly pandemic with the where the Lightning won the Lightning 1, Canadiens 0 said. “Understanding that Dodgers’ fourth homer of did so this time relying on Lightning coming out on top Cup last September in a Montreal ...... 0 0 0 — 0 we have the All-Star break the night; they recorded the their playoff MVP goaltend- each time. quarantined bubble across Tampa Bay ...... 0 1 0 — 1 so skip a start, have the first three in their five-run er and the only two players “It’s unbelievable,” cap- the continent in Edmonton, FIRST PERIOD: Scoring—None. Penalties—Perry, MTL (hooking), 3:21. Rutta, T.B. (cross-checking), 7:19. break, reassess where he’s at third inning against left- on the ice without their tain Steven Stamkos said. Alberta. Tampa Bay joined Cernak, T.B. (interference), 8:15. Perry, MTL (unsports- and make a decision.” hander Ross Detwiler. names on the Cup. “This group, to go back to Pittsburgh as the only back- manlike conduct), 8:15. Anderson, MTL (hooking), 8:43. In the interim, the club The Dodgers were so lim- Andrei Vasilevskiy had a back after everything we to-back Cup winner in the SECOND PERIOD: 1. Tam., Colton 4 (Savard, Mc- Donagh), 13:27. Penalties—Savard, T.B. (delay of recalled Mitch White to re- ited that they gave the ball to series-ending shutout for an went through last year in the salary-cap era and it did it game), 0:21. Sergachev, T.B. (tripping), 8:32. Chiarot, place Kershaw on the roster Edwin Uceta, who had given NHL-record fifth consecu- bubble, to go through this amid virus protocols with MTL (holding), 19:22. 1 THIRD PERIOD: Scoring—None. Penalties—None. for Wednesday’s game. Mi- up 13 runs in his 15 ⁄3 career tive time dating to the 2020 year ups and downs it’s the shortest span between SHOTS ON GOAL: Mon. 4-10-7—21. T.B. 13-6-11—30. nor league pitcher Darien innings, in the ninth inning. final. Finishing with a hand- amazing.” championships in the long Power-play conversions—Mon. 0 of 3. T.B. 0 of 3. GOALIES: Mon., Price 13-8-0 (30 shots-29 saves). Núñez was with the team at With two outs, Jesús Aguilar ful in a frantic final minute, Ross Colton and David history of the NHL. Tam., Vasilevskiy 15-7-0 (22-22). Att—0 (19,092). LoanDepot Park but wasn’t smashed a three-run home he made 22 saves to remain Savard weren’t around last Never losing twice in a T—2:31. activated. David Price, usu- run to give the Marlins (38- ally a choice to pitch multi- 47) their second straight ple innings out of the walk-off win and the Dod- bullpen, was held out be- gers’ third consecutive loss cause the Dodgers plan to to the last-place club after use him Friday. posting a season-long nine- The situation was so dire game winning streak. Federer uncertain about future that 28-year-old Jake Reed, It was the Dodgers’ who joined the organization eighth planned bullpen cheered, some rising to their did after everything I went last month, opened the game this season and the Swiss player loses in feet. through,” said Federer, who game after making his major first time they’ve yielded straight sets and isn’t Soon enough, it was over, Featured reiterated that he has not de- league debut Tuesday. more than three runs in one only the third shutout set matches cided whether to go to the Garrett Cooper blasted of them. They made two er- sure he’ll play again at ceded by Federer in 429 Grand Tokyo Olympics. the first of his two solo home rors, giving them five in the the All England Club. Slam event matches; both of “Of course I would like to runs in Reed’s only inning to series and 10 on their eight- the others came at the French Today’s singles matches at play [Wimbledon] again, but give Miami the lead in the game trip, which wraps up Open. at my age, you’re just never associated press Wimbledon: first. White then pitched the Thursday. “The last few games, obvi- WOMEN sure what’s around the cor- next four innings. He gave up “We’re not doing all the ously, you can feel that you’re Semifinals ner.” three runs — two earned — little things right,” third WIMBLEDON, England not coming back from it,” said Hurkacz’s opponent Fri- 8 No. 1 Ashleigh Barty vs. across four innings. baseman Justin Turner — Roger Federer has been Federer, who spoke steadily day will be No. 7 Matteo No. 25 Angelique Kerber The Dodgers were so said, “and it seems like we’re feted by plenty of ovations at and did not betray any emo- 8 No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Berrettini of Italy, who elimi- short-handed that, after paying for every mistake.” Wimbledon’s Centre Court. tion in his news conference. No. 8 Karolina Pliskova nated No. 16 Felix Auger- Phil Bickford and Joe Kelly None quite like this one, “I’m not used to that kind of Aliassime of Canada 6-3, 5-7, pitched, closer Kenley Tsutsugo outrighted though. This was not a cele- situation, obviously, very 7-5, 6-3 to reach his second Jansen was summoned with The Dodgers outrighted bration and didn’t come at the much. Especially not here.” it was too much to ask that he major semifinal. the score tied and one out in corner infielder-outfielder end of the match. Hurkacz, a 24-year-old make his way to the closing Hurkacz never had made the eighth inning. The first Yoshi Tsutsugo off their 40- Instead, it delayed the be- who has called Federer his weekend, even if this is a tour- it beyond the third round at batter Jansen faced, Miguel man roster Wednesday. ginning of what turned out to idol, was asked whether he nament he’s won more than any Slam. be the last game of his could have imagined this re- any other man, and even if it’s In Friday’s semifinal on quarterfinal loss and felt more sult. contested on a surface, grass, the other half of the draw, No. 1 like a “thank you” or — just in “Probably not,” he re- on which he’s best. seed Novak Djokovic faces No. case — a “goodbye.” And Fed- sponded. He simply never was able 10 Denis Shapovalov. Bauer bobblehead is erer acknowledged afterward And yet, this was not the to summon the serving and After racing to a 5-0 lead at he isn’t sure whether he’ll be Federer the world is used to shot-making that carried him the outset Wednesday, back. watching. He underwent two to 20 Grand Slam titles, tied Djokovic dropped three con- yanked from schedule The eight-time champion operations on his right knee in with Rafael Nadal for the secutive games to 48th-ran- at the All England Club bowed 2020. He arrived at Wimble- men’s record. ked Marton Fucsovics. out 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-0 against don having played eight “I’m actually very happy I Wasted five set points in the Dodgers say 14th-seeded Hubert Hurkacz matches this season. made it as far as I did here and process, too. Soon enough, of Poland on Wednesday, a Factor in that Federer I actually was able to play Djokovic righted himself, as promotion is not surprisingly lopsided finish to turns 40 on Aug. 8 and maybe Wimbledon at the level that I he usually does, and beat appropriate during Federer’s 22nd appearance in Fucsovics 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the tournament. his 10th semifinal at the All assault investigation. Asked whether it also England Club and 41st at a might have been his last ap- WIMBLEDON RESULTS Slam. By Bill Shaikin pearance here, he replied: “I $48-MILLION WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS Taiwan-Elise Mertens (3), Belgium, d. Aleksandra That allowed the 34-year- don’t know. I really don’t At London Krunic-Nina Stojanovic, Serbia, 6-1, 6-3; Shuko old from Serbia to continue The Dodgers have re- know. I’ve got to regroup.” Surface: Outdoor-Grass Aoyama-Ena Shibahara (5), Japan, d. Lucie Hradecka- his pursuit of a sixth champi- MEN’S SINGLES (quarterfinals)—Novak Djokovic (1), Marie Bouzkova (16), Czech Republic, 7-6 (3), 7-5; moved a Trevor Bauer bob- As for whether retirement Serbia, d. Marton Fucsovics, Hungary, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4; Storm Sanders, Australia, and Caroline Dolehide, d. onship at Wimbledon — and blehead night from their is an immediate possibility, he Denis Shapovalov (10), Canada, d. Karen Khachanov Latisha Chan-Hao-Ching Chan (7), Taiwan, 7-5, 6-2; El- third in a row — along with a (25), Russia, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4; Hubert Hurkacz ena Vesnina-Veronika Kudermetova, Russia, d. Barbora promotional schedule this offered this: “No, I hope not. (14), Poland, d. Roger Federer (6), Switzerland, 6-3, 7-6 Krejcikova-Katerina Siniakova (1), Czech Republic, 6-7 20th major trophy. season. The goal is to play, of course.” (4), 6-0; Matteo Berrettini (7), Italy, d. Felix Auger-Alias- (6), 6-4, 9-7. There’s this, too: Djokovic sime (16), Canada, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3. MIXED DOUBLES (third round)—Gabriela Dabrowski, Bauer is under investiga- That likely was on thou- Canada-Mate Pavic (2), Croatia, d. Hayley Carter, and is 19-0 at majors this season as MEN’S DOUBLES (quarterfinals)—Marcel Granollers, tion by Pasadena police af- sands of minds in the stadium Sander Gille (13), Belgium, 6-4, 6-4; Neal Skupski, Brit- he pursues the first calendar- Spain-Horacio Zeballos (4), Argentina, d. Andre Gorans- ain, and Desirae Krawczyk (7), d. Tara Moore-Arthur ter a woman accused him of Alex Gallardo Associated Press when Federer stepped to the son, Sweden-Casper Ruud, Norway, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4; Si- Fery, Britain, 7-6 (5), 6-3; Jeremy Chardy, France-Naomi year Grand Slam by a man mone Bolelli, Italy-Maximo Gonzalez, Argentina, d. Broady, Britain, d. Darija Jurak, Croatia-Raven Klaasen choking her to the point of DODGERS also pulled baseline to serve while trailing Raven Klaasen, South Africa-Ben Mclachlan (14), (10), South Africa, 6-3, 7-5; Zhang Shuai, China-John since Rod Laver in 1969. losing consciousness during Trevor Bauer merchan- 5-0 in the third set: He waited Japan, 7-6 (0), 6-4, 6-3; Rajeev Ram, and Joe Salisbury Peers (17), Australia, d. Ivan Dodig, Croatia-Latisha Djokovic won the Australian (6), Britain, d. Robert Farah-Juan Sebastian Cabal (3), Chan (6), Taiwan, 6-4, 7-6 (4); Harriet Dart-Joe Salis- two sexual encounters and dise from online store. while fans in the full-to-capac- Colombia, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (2). bury, Britain, d. Oliver Marach, Austria-Lyudmyla Open in February and the injuring her during the sec- ity stands applauded and WOMEN’S DOUBLES (quarterfinals)—Hsieh Su-wei, Kichenok, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3. French Open in June. ond. Bauer, through his rep- dise “while investigations resentatives, has said the continue by Major League encounters were “wholly Baseball and the Pasadena consensual.” Police Department.” WNBA Major League Baseball The other active players put the Dodgers starting scheduled for Dodger Sta- WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS Sparks suffer fifth loss in a row Seattle 71, SPARKS 62 pitcher on a seven-day paid dium bobblehead promo- Minnesota 85, Dallas 79 administrative leave Friday. tions this season, in order: Phoenix 99, Las Vegas 90, OT Stewart took over late in Seattle was also held to The league is expected to Justin Turner, Cody Bell- STANDINGS the fourth quarter, scoring 37.7% shooting, including Seattle 15-4, Las Vegas 14-5, Connecticut 12-6, Minne- Wheeler scores 22 ask the players union to inger, Max Muncy, Walker sota 10-7, Chicago 10-9, New York 10-9, Phoenix 8-9, 12 straight Seattle points. five for 20 from three-point agree to a seven-day exten- Buehler, Mookie Betts, Dallas 9-11, Washington 7-10, Atlanta 6-11, SPARKS 6- points but it’s not She gave Seattle a 59-54 lead range. sion, with MLB in the midst Corey Seager and Julio 12, Indiana 2-16. enough as Stewart and with 3:30 remaining and Erica Wheeler led the of its own investigation. Urías. Seattle 71, Sparks 62 capped the personal run Sparks (6-12) with 22 points The Dodgers already The Dodgers also have Loyd spark the Storm. with a three-pointer to make on eight-for-13 shooting. Sparks: Coffey 2-11 0-0 5, Kar.Samuelson 1-5 3-5 6, have excluded Bauer from set bobblehead promotions Zahui B 2-6 4-4 9, Sykes 4-7 0-0 8, Wheeler 8-13 5-5 it 69-62. Amanda Zahui B. had nine their group of probable for Fernando Valenzuela 22, Cox 1-3 0-0 2, Cooper 0-4 2-2 2, Guirantes 2-5 2-2 SEATTLE 71 Jewell Loyd added 18 points and nine rebounds. 6, Holmes 1-5 0-2 2. Totals 21-59 16-20 62. SPARKS 62 starting pitchers this and the late Tommy La- Seattle: Kat.Samuelson 1-2 0-0 2, Stewart 8-15 9- points, returning from an weekend. sorda. 10 27, Russell 0-1 0-0 0, Bird 1-7 0-0 3, Loyd 5-13 8-8 ankle injury that had her Elsewhere 18, Burdick 0-0 0-0 0, Talbot 3-6 0-0 7, Magbegor 2-6 associated press The Bauer bobblehead Bauer grew up in South- 3-3 7, Canada 2-8 0-0 4, Prince 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 23-61 miss the game between In Las Vegas, Brittney promotion had been set for ern California, playing at 20-21 71. these two teams in Los An- Griner had 33 points and 10 Aug. 19. The Dodgers also Hart High in Santa Clarita Sparks 9 20 14 19 — 62 EVERETT, Wash. — Bre- geles on Sunday. rebounds, and scored the pulled Bauer merchandise and at UCLA. In February, Seattle 23 15 15 18 — 71 anna Stewart scored 27 Seattle (15-4) led 23-9 af- first four points in overtime from their online store. In a the Dodgers signed the 2020 3-Point Goals—Sparks 4-19 (Kar.Samuelson 1-3, Za- points and grabbed 11 re- ter the first quarter and by to lead Phoenix to a 99-90 hui B 1-4, Coffey 1-7, Holmes 0-2), Seattle 5-20 (Stew- statement, the team said it National League Cy Young art 2-5, Prince 1-2, Talbot 1-2, Bird 1-5, Loyd 0-4). bounds to help the Seattle as many as 17 points in the victory over the Aces. The “did not feel it was appropri- Award winner to a three- Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Sparks 28 (Zahui B 9), Storm beat the Sparks 71-62 half. But turnovers hurt the loss dropped Las Vegas out ate” to stage the bobblehead year, $102-million free-agent Seattle 37 (Stewart 11). Assists—Sparks 8 (Wheeler 3), on Wednesday night for the Storm in the second half, fin- of a tie for first place with Se- Seattle 11 (Bird 5). Total Fouls—Sparks 19, Seattle 19. night and sell the merchan- contract. A—2,730 (8,149) Sparks’ fifth straight loss. ishing with a season-high 19. attle. LATIMES.COM/SPORTS S THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 B9

SOCCER PRO CALENDAR MLS Short-handed Galaxy Standings THU FRI SAT SUN MON WEST W L T Pts GF GA 8 9 10 11 12 Seattle ...... 8 0 5 29 23 8 Sporting Kansas City..8 3 2 26 24 15 Galaxy ...... 8 4 0 24 20 18 at Miami ARIZONA ARIZONA ARIZONA Colorado...... 6 3 2 20 18 12 9 a.m. 7 7 1 LAFC ...... 5 4 3 18 15 12 have enough to win Real Salt Lake ...... 4 3 4 16 18 12 SNLA SNLA SNLA SNLA Minnesota United ...... 4 5 3 15 12 16 Houston...... 3 4 6 15 16 19 DODGERS Portland...... 4 6 1 13 14 19 porters’ Shield standings. than sooner before the Ga- Austin FC ...... 3 6 4 13 10 14 Just as important, how- laxy return to anything ap- San Jose...... 3 7 2 11 14 22 With several stars at Seattle at Seattle at Seattle FC Dallas ...... 2 5 5 11 14 20 ever, was the fact that every- proaching full strength — 7 7 1 Vancouver ...... 2 7 3 9 12 22 absent or injured, one walked off the field bad news for a team that will EAST W L T Pts GF GA BSW BSW BSW New England ...... 7 3 3 24 22 18 Raveloson, Cabral under their own power. finish July by playing four ANGELS Orlando City ...... 6 3 3 21 20 12 That hasn’t always been games in 14 days. Philadelphia ...... 5 3 4 19 15 11 score first-half goals. CF Montréal...... 5 3 4 19 14 11 the case lately. In the meantime, Galaxy Nashville...... 4 1 6 18 14 11 The Galaxy lost Javier coach Greg Vanney is adapt- NEXT: JULY 17 VS. VANC. AT SALT LAKE CITY, 7, SPECSN New York City FC ...... 5 4 2 17 19 13 GALAXY 3 D.C. United...... 5 6 1 16 17 14 “Chicharito” Hernández, ing. New York...... 5 5 1 16 16 14 FC DALLAS 1 who shares the league’s “I don’t know if we’ve ever Columbus ...... 4 3 4 16 11 9 GALAXY Atlanta ...... 2 3 6 12 11 13 scoring lead, to a calf injury put the same lineup on the Chicago ...... 3 7 2 11 13 18 By Kevin Baxter Cincinnati...... 3 5 2 11 10 18 before their last game even field twice,” he said. “That’s Inter Miami CF ...... 2 7 2 8 9 17 started. what an MLS season is NEXT: JULY 17 VS. SALT LAKE , 7:30, CH. 13 Toronto FC...... 2 8 2 8 16 29 The Galaxy had one clear And center back Sega about. You’ve got to get Wednesday’s results LAFC 2, Austin 0 mission heading into Coulibaly didn’t last much something from everybody LAFC Galaxy 3, FC Dallas 1 Wednesday’s game with FC longer, coming out before and that’s why it’s impor- Toronto FC 3, New England 2 CF Montréal 2, New York City FC 1 Dallas: make sure no one got halftime with an abductor tant to keep everybody in MINN. Chicago 3, Orlando City 1 hurt. injury. the mix and keep everybody Seattle 2, Houston 0 6 Colorado 2, Minnesota 0 Winning? Well, that As a result, the 10 players ready to play. Which is great SpecSN Real Salt Lake 4, Vancouver 0 would be nice too. But after the Galaxy were missing for just the team morale and SPARKS Today’s matches entering the day with a list of Wednesday may have been also for the guys who we’re Philadelphia at New York, 5 p.m. unavailable players that better than the 10 they going to need as the year Shade denotes home game. Atlanta at Nashville, 5:30 p.m. was almost as long as the started. continues.” Friday’s match Columbus at Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m. starting lineup, it was safety In addition to Vanney started Ravelo- first. Hernández and Coulibaly, son, a midfielder, at center TODAY ON THE AIR LAFC 2, AUSTIN 0 Turns out the Galaxy starting center backs Daniel back Wednesday, and Rav- LAFC ...... 1 1—2 were able to make both Steres (hamstring) and eloson rewarded him with TIME EVENT ON THE AIR Austin FC ...... 0 0—0 things work, emerging from Derrick Williams (suspen- his first MLS goal in the 17th First Half—1, Los Angeles FC, Cifuentes, 4, 39th min- BASEBALL ute. Second Half—2, Los Angeles FC, Rossi, 4, 89th. the game seemingly un- sion) were out with injuries minute of his second game. 9 a.m. Dodgers at Miami TV: SNLA Yellow Cards—Pereira, Austin FC, 3rd; Cascante, scathed and with a victory, while starting midfielders Cabral doubled the mar- R: 570, 1020 Austin FC, 36th; Kolmanic, Austin FC, 45th+2; Farfan, with first-half goals from Efraín Álvarez and Jona- gin 10 minutes later with his Los Angeles FC, 70th; Murillo, Los Angeles FC, 85th. 1 p.m. New York Yankees at Seattle TV: MLB Referee—Ramy Touchan. Assistant Referees—Ian French newcomers Rayan than dos Santos are off on first MLS goal, although 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs TV: ESPN Anderson, Jeff Hosking, Jorge Gonzalez. 4th Raveloson and Kévin Cabral international duty. Sebastian Lletget did most Official—Ismir Pekmic. 8 p.m. Washington at San Diego (joined in progress) TV: MLB Lineups sparking the short-handed In their place the Galaxy of the hard work, battling LAFC—Tomas Romero; Marco Farfan, Kim Moon- team to a 3-1 victory before bench consisted of seven Dallas’ Edwin Cerrillo to the BASKETBALL: NBA FINALS hwan, Jesus Murillo, Eddie Segura; Eduard Atuesta, Jo- 6 p.m. Milwaukee at Phoenix, Game 2 TV: 7 se Cifuentes (Corey Baird, 90th+6); Latif Blessing (Fran- an announced crowd of players with a combined 33 end line before slipping the cisco Ginella, 83rd), Raheem Edwards (Tristan Black- 16,453 at Dignity Health games of MLS experience. ball into the middle of box CYCLING mon, 73rd), Diego Rossi, Carlos Vela. Austin FC—Brad Stuver; Matt Besler (Aedan Stanley, Sports Park. And with the exception for an unmarked Cabral, 4:30 a.m. Tour de France, Stage 12 TV: NBCSN 90th), Julio Cascante, Zan Kolmanic; Diego Fagundez, The result also ended a of Williams, who will return who had an easy right- GOLF Hector Jimenez, Daniel Pereira (Sebastian Berhalter, 34th), Alexander Ring, Jared Stroud (Rodney Redes, two-game losing streak at from a six-game suspension footed finish. 4:30 a.m. PGA European Tour, Scottish Open, first round TV: Golf 67th); Cecilio Dominguez, Kekuta Manneh (Manny home and lifted the Galaxy for the team’s next game “I was happy for him. I TV: Perez, 67th). 10 a.m. U.S. Senior Championship, first round Golf (8-4-0) into third in the Sup- July 17, it may be later rather know how much he wanted Noon John Deere Classic, first round TV: Golf GALAXY 3, FC DALLAS 1 that one,” Vanney said. 6 p.m. Marathon LPGA Classic, first round TV: Golf The assist was the team- FC Dallas ...... 0 1—1 HORSE RACING Los Angeles Galaxy ...... 2 1—3 leading third of the season 9 a.m. Trackside Live! TV: TVG First Half—1, Los Angeles Galaxy, Raveloson, 1 for Lletget, who left after the (Vazquez), 17th minute; 2, Los Angeles Galaxy, Cabral, 1 game to join the U.S. na- TENNIS (Lletget), 27th. Second Half—3, Los Angeles Galaxy, LAFC wins on the road TV: Zubak, 1, 51st; 4, FC Dallas, Jara, 2, 71st. tional team in Kansas City, 3 a.m. WTA Hamburg European Open, early rounds Tennis Yellow Cards—Twumasi, FC Dallas, 54th; Cerrillo, FC Kan. 5 a.m. Wimbledon Championships, women’s semifinals TV: ESPN, ESPND Dallas, 57th; DePuy, Los Angeles Galaxy, 66th; Obrian, FC Dallas, 83rd. Referee—Alan Kelly. Assistant for second straight time It’s unlikely he’ll be back Referees—Jason White, Jeremy Kieso, Kevin Terry Jr. 4th until early August, leaving Official—Michael Radchuk. A—16,453. Lineups has scored just six goals in Vanney with another big FC Dallas—Jimmy Maurer; Bressan, Justin Che, John LAFC 2, AUSTIN FC 0 its last nine matches — with hole to fill. Nelson (Jader Obrian, 46th), Nkosi Tafari; Bryan Acosta (Facundo Quignon, 46th), Edwin Cerrillo, Ryan Hollings- associated press four coming against Port- The Galaxy’s second- head; Jesus Ferreira (Paxton Pomykal, 77th), Ricardo land on Thursday night to half score came from Ethan People, be sure Pepi (Szabolcs Schon, 76th), Ema Twumasi (Franco Jara, 65th). stop an eight-match winless Zubak, who picked up his Galaxy—Jonathan Bond; Julian Araujo, Nick DePuy, AUSTIN, Texas — Jose run. first goal of the season off a Jorge Villafana; Samuel Grandsir (Cameron Dunbar, 90th+3), Sacha Kljestan, Sebastian Lletget (Josh Cifuentes and Diego Rossi LAFC capitalized on a 55-yard Nick DePuy pass six Drack, 90th+4), Rayan Raveloson, Victor Vazquez (Ad- scored and LAFC beat failed clearance by goal- minutes after the intermis- am Esparza-Saldana, 54th); Kevin Cabral (Daniel it’s the right Aguirre, 90th+4), Ethan Zubak (Augustine Williams, Austin FC 2-0 on Wednesday keeper Brad Stuver in the sion. 72nd). night for the expansion 39th minute. Kim Moon- Franco Jara came off the club’s first loss at Q2 Sta- Hwan intercepted the bad Dallas bench to spoil Jona- UEFA CHAMPIONSHIPS dium. pass and his shot was denied than Bond’s shutout in the Tuesday’s result LAFC (5-4-3) won its sec- by Stuver, but Cifuentes was 71st minute but that did lit- Devin Booker Italy 1, Spain 1 (Italy advances on penalty kicks, 4-2) ond straight game on the there for the rebound. Rossi tle to spoil the night for the Wednesday’s result England 2, Denmark 1, aet road after not winning away ran past the defense for Car- Galaxy, whose three goals [Woike, from B10] Sunday’s championship match from home in its previous los Vela’s through ball and and two-goal margin of vic- paint in a number of Euro- England vs. Italy, Wembley Stadium, London, noon PDT eight tries. Austin (3-6-4) sent it by Stuver in the 89th. tory matched season highs. pean leagues. If it’s the Suns’ Devin Booker, you’re talking to someone with more than 4.1 THE DAY IN SPORTS million followers on Insta- gram and 968,000 on Twit- ter. If it’s the one who wants to see the Bucks outlast the Juzang, Riley return to UCLA Suns because of his old friend, it’s a more modest 41,500 on Instagram and staff and wire reports 10,700 on Twitter. “I’m trying not to take TOUR DE advantage of the moment,” John Bazemore Associated Press Johnny Juzang an- FRANCE Booker said, his deep voice KHRIS Middleton is nounced Wednesday that he breaking into a higher- from South Carolina like would return to UCLA next 11th STAGE pitched laugh. “But it’s just the other Devin Booker. A 123.5-mile ride from Sorgues to Maulacene season, bolstering a roster 1. Wout Van Aert, Belgium, Jumbo-Visma, 5 hours, 17 like consistently tags and that could make the Bruins minutes, 43 seconds. 2. Kenny Elissonde, France, Trek- mentions, especially after Segafredo, 1:14.0 behind. 3. Bauke Mollema, Nether- a consensus top-five team lands, Trek-Segafredo, same time. 4. Tadej Pogacar, the games that he does well. NBA FINALS nationally as well as a trendy Slovenia, UAE Team Emirates, 1:38.0 5. Rigoberto Uran, “People, just take the Colombia, EF Education-Nippo, same time. Phoenix vs. Milwaukee pick to win their first na- STANDINGS (after 11 stages)—1. Tadej Pogacar, Slov- time out of your day just to tional title since 1995. enia, UAE Team Emirates, 43 hours, 44 minutes, 38 go on the actual profile to Suns lead series 1-0 seconds. 2. 5:32.0 behind. 4. Richard Carapaz, Ecua- Gm 1 The move wasn’t entirely dor, Ineos Grenadiers, 5:33.0 5. Ben O’Connor, Austral- see who you’re tagging.” Phoenix 118, Milw. 105 surprising after Juzang ia, AG2R Citroën Team, 5:58.0 This Devin Booker was a Gm 2 Today at Phoenix, 6 struggled in a few NBA com- big-time basketball recruit Gm 3 Sunday at Milwaukee, 5 bine games, partially offset- too, a four-star who followed Gm 4 Wednesday at Milwaukee, 6 ting the display of elite shot- fielder Juan Soto is joining his big brother and future Gm 5 July 17 at Phoenix, 6* making he had unleashed in Monday’s All-Star Home NBA player, Trevor Booker, Gm 6 July 20 at Milwaukee, 6* the NCAA tournament. Run Derby. to Clemson. From there, Gm 7 July 22 at Phoenix, 6* Juzang’s decision re- there have been stops in TV: moves the lingering mystery Phoenix Suns forward France, Germany and Rus- Channel 7 Times PDT, p.m. *Games 5-7 if necessary surrounding next season’s Dario Saric tore the ACL in sia. roster. his right knee during the He’ll play this upcoming Redshirt junior forward first quarter of Game 1 of the season in Istanbul. older Booker realized pretty Cody Riley also said he is re- NBA Finals on Tuesday “He’s the first guy I ever quickly that the Phoenix turning, strengthening the night. Saric’s right knee ap- really saw dunk on some- guard would be the basket- team’s interior ranks. peared to buckle when he one,” Middleton said of his ball playing “Devin Booker” The 6-foot-9 power for- landed on a jump stop while friend before cracking a that people would think of ward’s decision was ex- Andy Rain Associated Press trying to score against Mil- wide smile. “You’re not the first. pected after he was not HARRY KANE is dog-piled after England defeated waukee’s Brook Lopez. first one to mention this.” And when the Suns among the 69 players invited Denmark in the European Championships semifinal. Middleton and Booker guard began dating Kendall to participate in the NBA Newell Brown was hired played with each other for a Jenner, you can bet Middle- draft combine and his name the Japanese government harassing Cecilia Torres for his third stint as an as- few years in their teens, two ton’s friend knew about it was not listed on mock draft will declare a new state of Mana, his partner between sistant coach with the of South Carolina’s best because of all the congratu- boards. emergency to start next 2016 and 2018. Cabrera will Ducks. He is the third new players in their class. lation tags and messages — — Ben Bolch week and continue for the serve his sentence immedi- assistant added to head “One of the purest shoot- funny news to the married duration of the Tokyo ately. coach Dallas Eakins’ staff ers I’ve ever gotten the father of four. Still, nothing USC’s top tournament Olympics. The pandemic- during the offseason. chance to play with,” has been as intense as the scorer, Isaiah Mobley, who delayed Olympics open July The Canadian Football Booker remembered. “Just reaction to this Suns playoff tested the NBA draft waters, 23. League’s partnership talks Argentinian driver Car- silky smooth. Whenever you run. said he’ll withdraw his name with the XFL ended. los Reutemann, who won 12 needed three points, kick it “This postseason is the from the draft pool to return Two Russian rowers were Formula 1 races, died at the out to him. More than likely, most mentions or the most for his junior season. removed from the squad for Former major leaguer age of 79. He made his debut he would knock it down. tags on Instagram I’ve ever — Ryan Kartje the Tokyo Olympics after Frank Catalanotto was in the sport in 1972 and raced And it’s still the same to this received. I’m not sure why failing drug tests, Russian hired as the baseball coach until 1982 for Brabham, Fer- day.” people are so confused — officials said. Federation of Hofstra. Catalanotto re- rari, Lotus and Williams. The two keep in contact, my picture is on my profile ETC. President Alexei Svirin places John Russo, who said a message sent via social on each Twitter and Insta- named the rowers as Nikita last month that he was retir- In Malaucene, France, media here or there. gram. Clearly, you can see Kane, England Morgachev and Pavel Sorin ing after 10 seasons. Belgian champion Wout van When Booker’s overseas, my face and we look nothing from the quadruple sculls Aert twice conquered Mont the time change is too bru- alike. … But yeah, I get all reach Euro final crew. Oakland closer Trevor Ventoux to win the presti- tal for him to catch NBA kinds of texts and tweets. I Rosenthal will have season- gious Stage 11 of the Tour de games live. Instead, he think Stephen A. Smith Harry Kane converted Miguel Angel Ramirez of ending surgery for a torn hip France. Race leader Tadej checks highlights and reads mentioned me a few times the rebound after his initial Spain was hired as the first labrum. ... The Baltimore Pogacar was fourth, one box scores. on Twitter accidentally and penalty was saved in the coach of Charlotte FC, a Ma- Orioles placed third base- minute and 38 seconds be- He keeps up with the the tweets just like blew up. 104th minute to give Eng- jor League Soccer expan- man Maikel Franco on the hind, and kept the yellow jer- other Devin Booker too “And I’m like, all you have land a come-from-behind 2-1 sion team set to begin play 10-day injured list with a sey. Also, German rider because, well, how could he to do is go to my page, and win over Denmark in extra next year. problematic ankle sprain Tony Martin was not? you can clearly see that I’m time in the European Cham- that left the team short-han- stretchered off the course af- Even with a five-year not him. I guess people pionship semifinals at Wem- Argentinian golfer Angel ded when he was unable to ter crashing. The former head start in basketball don’t take the time out to bley Stadium. Cabrera, a former Masters play. ... Detroit Tigers rookie time-trial world champion circles, it became clear to actually go on the page, and England will return to its and U.S. Open champion, center fielder Daz Cameron from the Jumbo-Visma team Booker that he would soon they just decide to just national soccer stadium on was sentenced to two years was placed on the 10-day in- fell early in Stage 11. ... Emma be the “other” Devin mention right away. It hap- Sunday to play Italy and will in prison on assault charges jured list with a sprained Norsgaard followed her run- Booker. pens a lot.” be competing in its first final against his former partner. right big toe. ... The Cleve- ner-up finish the previous The Suns’ young shoot- It’s nothing more than since the 1966 World Cup. A court in the province of land Indians placed out- day by out-sprinting Ameri- ing guard would soon be the maybe a minor annoyance. Cordoba, 500 miles north- fielder Eddie Rosario on the can cyclist Coryn Rivera to 13th pick of the 2015 NBA “There’s just some Surging COVID-19 cases west of Buenos Aires, con- 10-day injured list with a win the sixth stage of the draft. He arrived with the things,” he said with a in Tokyo hit a two-month victed the 51-year-old for as- right abdominal strain. ... Giro d’Italia Donne in Col- clout from Kentucky and chuckle, “that you just can’t high that almost guarantees saulting, threatening and Washington Nationals out- ico, Italy. the buzz in the NBA, so the control.” SPORTS B10

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L.A. loses Kershaw to injured list because of forearm inflammation before walk-off loss.

MIAMI 9 DODGERS 6 By Jorge Castillo

MIAMI — Entering the season, the Dodgers’ start- ing pitching depth was the sturdiest strength on a loaded roster, an un- matched surplus other Ma- jor League Baseball clubs envied. They already boasted one of the best rotations be- fore signing Trevor Bauer, the top free-agent pitcher on the market, in February to raise the payroll to $250 mil- lion. They featured up-and- comers and established stars. They were poised to ride the arms to another Mark J. Terrill Associated Press championship. That has THE ANGELS’ Shohei Ohtani starts to head to first after hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning. Ohtani went two for four. changed in a blink. Three months later, the Dodgers’ rotation is deci- mated. Dustin May tore his ulnar collateral ligament May 1 and is out for the sea- son. Last week, Bauer was placed on paid seven-day administrative leave after a It’s been a season full of woman accused him of sexu- al assault and obtained a temporary restraining or- der. The latest setback came Wednesday before their 9-6, walk-off loss to the Miami Marlins: Clayton Kershaw to oohs, awes and Ohtani the 10-day injured list with left forearm inflammation. Kershaw, 33, last pitched BILL PLASCHKE Saturday against the Wash- ington Nationals. The left- Two-way star, Walsh He has the perfect last name for hander surrendered three this perfectly magical moment. runs over four innings before go deep in victory “Ohhhhh-tani!” intones Michael a 1-hour, 44-minute rain de- Araujo, Angel Stadium public- lay ended his night. He has a address announcer, and here they 3.39 earned-run average in 1 come. 106 ⁄3 innings across 18 starts ANGELS 5 BOSTON 4 The ohhhhhs. Every inning, this season. from every corner, the awestruck Kershaw, who is in the By Mike DiGiovanna crowd serenading baseball’s best last year of his contract, has Ohtani Guerrero player with an elongated syllable of spent time on the injured list Shohei Ohtani and Jared Walsh put an abrupt amazement. every season since 2016, but halt to an Angels blooper reel Wednesday, mashing The first ohhhhh Tuesday night was heard in this is the first time that he’s three home runs between them in the final four in- MAJOR LEAGUE the top of the first inning, when Angels pitcher out with a forearm or elbow nings of a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox be- HOME RUN LEADERS Shohei Ohtani backhanded a sharp grounder by injury. Dodgers manager fore 20,001 in Angel Stadium. Boston’s Xander Bogaerts. Dave Roberts said Kershaw The Angels had seven hits through four innings, The second ohhhhh was heard in the bottom of first felt discomfort in his el- ANGELS six of them bloop singles with exit velocities rang- 1. Shohei the first inning when Angels designated hitter bow playing catch this week. ing from 64.4 mph to 79.9 mph, including two by Ohtani 32 Shohei Ohtani lined an RBI double deep into the He said he didn’t know how leadoff man David Fletcher, who extended his hit- right-field corner. much time Kershaw will BLUE JAYS ting streak to 21 games. 2. Vladimir On and on it went, dazzle after dazzle, unreal miss. Kershaw is scheduled But Ohtani and Walsh, who will represent the Guerrero Jr. 28 after unreal, ohhh after ohhh amid another two- to undergo tests when the Angels in Tuesday’s All-Star game, opened up the sided Ohtani masterpiece in the Angels’ 5-3 vic- [See Dodgers, B8] throttle with back-to-back homers to lead off the 3. Fernando PADRES tory over the team with the best record in the fifth inning, breaking a 2-2 tie. Tatis Jr. 27 American League. Ohtani fouled one pitch off his front ankle and Now, in the wake of his final start before the Dodgers call off 4. Kyle NATIONALS another off his front knee, limping around the bat- All-Star break, an outrageous question can legiti- Bauer promotion ter’s circle in pain, before crushing a two-and-two Schwarber 25 mately be asked. changeup from left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, Is Shohei Ohtani having the best season by any A bobblehead giveaway sending a 114.5-mph laser that traveled 433 feet to 5. Ronald BRAVES player in baseball history? featuring the embattled right field for his major league-leading 32nd homer Acuña Jr. 24 The answer here is yes. pitcher is removed from [See Angels, B6] [See Plaschke, B6] promotional schedule. B8 A REAL IDENTITY CRISIS This Devin Booker roots for good friend Middleton and the Bucks

DAN WOIKE ON THE NBA

Devin Booker’s social media mentions buzzed with activity Tuesday after NBA FINALS GAME 2 the Phoenix Suns took a 1-0 lead in the NBA Finals. Phoenix vs. One account mentioned Milwaukee how the entire state of Ari- 8 When: Tonight, 6 zona was counting on him, 8 Where: Phoenix another praised the way he 8 Series: Suns lead 1-0 attacked Brook Lopez on 8 TV: Channel 7 Gerry Broome Associated Press switches and hundreds of TAMPA BAY players begin a group hug behind the others simply sent GIFs net after beating the Montreal Canadiens. predicting his team would though he loves the way this win. Even TV host Roland Suns team plays, he’d rather Lightning repeat as Cup champions Martin said the Houston see his former AAU team- Rockets could use a player mate from back home, Khris Tampa Bay outlasted the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 like him. Middleton, get the ring. in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final to win its When this happens, all Reached by phone Tues- second straight NHL championship. B8 Booker can do is shake his day, Booker laughed when head and laugh. Because all talking about how so many Galaxy play it LAFC takes these fans, all these admir- people could get this wrong. ers, they’ve got the wrong Yes, he shares a name with safe, still win victory in Texas guy. the 24-year-old Suns guard. Injury-riddled team LAFC gets goals from Devin Booker had just And yes, they even share a routs FC Dallas 3-1, Cifuentes and Rossi put his four kids to sleep profession — he made his emerges seemingly and beats expansion before he started to watch living grabbing rebounds Ross D. Franklin Associated Press unscathed. B9 Austin FC. B9 Game 1 on his couch in and fighting for space in the SOCIAL MEDIA greetings for the Suns’ Devin Greenville, S.C. And even [See Woike, B9] Booker often go to a South Carolina man’s account. CALENDAR E

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ROBERT DOWNEY SR., 1936 – 2021 ‘Cool’ auteur, actor and father

By Christi Carras

Robert Downey Sr., a di- rector and actor known for subversive comedies and roles in “To Live and Die in L.A.” and “Boogie Nights,” died Tuesday evening at age 85. His son, “Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr., con- firmed his death Wednesday morning with a heartfelt In- stagram tribute to the “mav- erick filmmaker,” who helmed several projects. Among them were his 1964 feature directorial debut, “Babo 73,” as well as “Putney Swope,” “Too Much Sun” and a few episodes of the mid-1980s “Twilight Zone” re- Photographs by Marcus Yam Los Angeles Times vival. PALM TREES, once on fire, become torches that threaten everything around them. Embers fly in Ventura in December 2017. “Last night, dad passed peacefully in his sleep after years of enduring the ravages COMMENTARY of Parkinson’s [disease],” Downey Jr. wrote on social media. “He ... remained remarka- bly optimistic throughout [his illness]. According to my stepmoms calculations, they were happily married for just A sort of fireworks over 2000 years.” Downey Jr.’s statement also included condolences to his stepmother Rosemary Rogers, whom he hailed as a “saint.” “Our thoughts and we’ll never enjoy prayers are with you,” he said. [See Downey, E2] Pyrotechnics and palm trees. Perhaps neither really belongs here BY MATT PEARCE UCLA very Fourth of July, for July 2017: “the palm trees died most of the past decade, so we could live” I log on to Twitter and July 2018: “as a young child, I art chair E start retweeting every always dreamed of closely associ- photo and video I can ating my personal identity/pro- find of palm trees accidentally set fessional brand with palm tree on fire by illegal fireworks. fires. in Los Angeles, anything is has big As with most social media ac- possible” tivity conducted compulsively July 2019: “Flaming palm tree: and without regard to conse- the official symbol of the city of quences, I would not describe my Los Angeles.” ideas searchable record of commentary July 2020: “not ashamed to around palm trees and Independ- admit that the only reason I’ve ence Days as particularly intel- downloaded the Citizen app is to Catherine Opie plans lectual or even especially moral. detect L.A. palm tree fires” July 2021: [A screenshot of two to improve access and July 2014: “RIP palm trees fully engulfed palm trees shower- help students graduate in LA, I’ll miss you” ing flames on a nearby building. July 2015: [Lacuna.] Caption: three grimacing emoji] with way less debt. July 2016: “DEATH TO By Deborah Vankin PALM TREES. GOD BLESS A NEIGHBORHOOD effort to douse a palm tree, spitting Like anything done as a gag AMERICA” embers everywhere, in Ventura during the 2017 Thomas fire. [See Palm trees, E6] Artist Catherine Opie, a UCLA professor of photog- raphy for 20 years, has big ideas for the university’s art TELEVISION REVIEW department. Among them: Reduce student debt and lower economic barriers to education. It’s a vision Opie is in a New ‘Gossip Girl’ arrives overdressed position to start realizing: UCLA has named her art de- partment chair, it an- nounced last week. She The aggressively steps into the role Sept. 1, taking over for artist Andrea glamorous HBO Max Fraser, who has led the de- reboot lacks original’s partment since January 2018. sense of humor. In 2019, UCLA announced Opie as the university’s in- ROBERT LLOYD augural endowed chair in TELEVISION CRITIC the art department, a posi- tion underwritten by a $2- “Gossip Girl,” which re- million gift from philan- lates the adventures of thropists Lynda and Stew- young New York socialites, is art Resnick. That role is an back, dressed in all the fin- undergraduate and gradu- ery HBO Max has calculated [See UCLA, E6] it’s worth springing for (quite a bit). As home, via plain old HBO, to the celebrated “Euphoria” — another New trouble glossy drama involving in River City? teenagers, drugs, sex and cussing — and with a revival “The Music Man” of Freeform’s “Pretty Little revival on Broadway Liars” in the works, the pre- is not the musical mium streamer seems to be we need right now. staking a claim in the field of Commentary, E2 young adult television, em- Comics ...... E4-5 phasis on the adult. (You Karolina Wojtasik HBO Max What’s on TV ...... E6 [See ‘Gossip Girl,’ E3] THE NEW CREW in HBO Max’s series “Gossip Girl,” a revival of the CW show that ran from 2007 to 2013. E2 THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 LATIMES.COM/CALENDAR

COMMENTARY ‘Music Man’ revival is trouble with a capital ‘T’

Celebration of a white con man in a sanitized America is not the musical we need now.

By Ashley Lee

Days after Scott Rudin announced he was “stepping back” from his various proj- ects in the wake of allegations of abusive behavior toward his staff, Hugh Jackman as- sured media that the team behind his Broadway pro- duction of “The Music Man” Evan Agostini Associated Press was “rebuilding” without the FILM FAMILY producer. The starry revival Robert Downey Jr., left, got his start acting — also with Tony winners in father Robert Downey Sr.’s movies. Sutton Foster, Jefferson Mays and Jayne Houdyshell — is now set to begin per- formances in December, more than a year later than initially planned. Downey Sr. “ ‘The Music Man’ is a joy- ous love letter to the United States and a celebration of what we can achieve when we come together,” said Kate ‘always making Horton, the executive pro- ducer replacing Rudin. “We will ensure our team enjoy the right conditions for creating you laugh’ their most brilliant work and sharing it with the widest possible audience.” [Downey, from E1] dream, isn’t it? To be able to As Broadway celebrates Born in 1936 in Manhat- operate at that level.” its return after a historic pan- tan, Downey Sr. launched Less warmly received demic closure, offerings such his directing career with were some of his later works, as this beg the question: three experimental comedy such as 1990’s “Too Much What exactly are we welcom- films — “ Babo 73,” followed Sun,” which starred Downey ing back? Why make such by 1966’s “Chafed Elbows” Jr. and drew scorn from great attempts to salvage Warner Bros. / Getty Images and 1968’s “No More Ex- Times film reviewer Kevin this particular project in the SHIRLEY JONES and Robert Preston march to music of 76 trombones in 1962 cuses” — all of which Thomas, who argued that first place? On further analy- film “The Music Man,” which depicts an idealized version of small-town America. clocked in at about an hour the family romp “dips into sis, it seems quite a choice to long. such ugly, and old-fash- prioritize “The Music Man” in white people. Film critic Andy Klein ioned, stereotypes as gay 2021. Yet these sentences are once described Downey men as pedophiles.” To start, “The Music Man” full of coded language about Sr.’s early career entries as Downey Sr.’s final feature is Professor Harold Hill, a the show’s sanitized and consisting of “Groucho was 2005’s “Rittenhouse traveling salesman who sells idealized setting, and its in- Marx-style dialogue, Rich- Square,” a documentary a small Iowa town on the ur- trinsic value as a quintessen- ard Lester visual humor and centering on a public park in gent need for a marching tial America. In reality, River a little too much sexual con- Philadelphia. band. He does this by first City is probably as much a tent” that provided “a wel- In the acting realm, the scaring parents with the sampling of America as the come relief” to the main- elder Downey made his big- looming threat that their Iowa caucuses are of presi- stream. screen debut in his own “No children could be corrupted dential races: “The first-in- “I’ve always talked about More Excuses” as a Civil War and then pitching them a so- the-nation caucus state is Robert Downey Sr., and I’ve soldier who time-travels to lution to prevent this exact whiter and more rural than made it no secret that I just 1968 New York City. fate. the rest of the country; it … idolize him,” said director He later appeared in a It doesn’t matter that Hill doesn’t really represent Paul Thomas Anderson at a smattering of movies and knows absolutely nothing America in some fundamen- 2014 event honoring the film TV series, including “To about playing music, let Cindy Ord Getty Images tal ways,” NPR’s Sam Sand- veteran. Live and Die in L.A.” and alone teaching it; he is so EXTERIOR of Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre ers wrote in 2016. (The “He just never seemed to “Boogie Nights,” as well as charismatic and charming has been outfitted to tease the revival of the musical. show’s nostalgia for a cer- give a [damn]. And quite “Tower Heist” and “Magno- that his “think system” for tain whiteness is in the text simply, that is really cool.” lia.” such a skill — “If you want to them into his marks,” Dan and school theaters (which itself and can’t be easily Downey Sr.’s break- Downey Jr. got his start play the ‘Minuet in G,’ think Venning writes in the fall 2020 must then consider the sto- solved with casting.) through came in 1969 with acting in a number of his fa- the ‘Minuet in G,’ ” he claims issue of the Journal of Ameri- ry’s racist scene toward Na- I’m not calling for “The “Putney Swope,” which he ther’s films, such as — seems sound enough. can Drama and Theatre. He tive Americans), thanks to Music Man” to be canceled. I also wrote and produced. “Pound,” “Greaser’s Palace” The locals buy in — they cites “The Music Man” as one its entertaining songs, large actually had a fine enough The avant-garde satire — and “Up the Academy.” get to protect their youth and of numerous musicals that cast allowance and acces- time revisiting its various starring Arnold Johnson as Downey Sr.’s daughter, enjoy live performances, a centers on, and ultimately ro- sibility. “[It] sells a version of cast albums, screen adapt- the only Black man on the Allyson Downey, also acted win-win indeed — and pay manticizes, a scammer, just culture that is neither ‘high’ ations and archival footage board of a Madison Avenue alongside Downey Jr. in a Hill, who plans to leave town as in “The Producers,” “The nor ‘low,’ but lucrative in its to write this piece; Robert advertising agency who, to couple of their father’s pro- just before any of the uni- Book of Mormon,” “Dirty averageness and uniquely Preston, who originated the his condescending white ductions. forms and instruments ar- Rotten Scoundrels,” “Dear American in its easy reconcil- role on Broadway and colleagues’ astonishment, The filmmaker wel- rive, as he’s done in many, Evan Hansen” and more. iation of diametrically op- reprised his performance in is suddenly elected chair- comed both of his children many places before this one. “Musical con artists em- posed notions of art and the 1962 film, remains as man — remains his most be- during his first marriage to (Yep, this “feel-good roman- body an extreme lionization commerce, patriotism and magnetic as ever. And I’m loved title. fellow actor Elsie Ford. He tic comedy” is a scammer of American individualism,” individualism, truth and sure that the revival’s rendi- He followed the bounda- later wed screenwriter story.) Venning writes, “becoming scam,” Kimberly Faithbro- tion of “Seventy-Six Trom- ry-pushing success of “Put- Laura Ernst before his third The only person who emblematic of the ways in ker Caton wrote in a 2008 is- bones,” as directed by Jerry ney Swope” with 1970’s and final marriage to Rogers doesn’t fall for Hill’s scheme which our culture wants to sue of the journal Modern Zaks, will be an unforgettable “Pound” and 1972’s in 1998. is Marian, the well-read wom- understand, forgive, or even Drama. spectacle, especially with “Greaser’s Palace,” a cult- “You’re not just trying to an who is entirely defined by idolize those who take ad- Though Meredith Willson Jackman in his first Broad- favorite acid western star- fit the storytelling on the her unmarried status and vantage of others, precisely wrote its music, lyrics and way musical role since his de- ring Allan Arbus as a proxy screen, you’re trying to do ends up falling for Hill. He ul- because grifters maintain book by pulling from his own but in “The Boy From Oz” for Jesus Christ navigating something a little bit differ- timately realizes the error of their status as empathetic childhood — “I simply re- nearly 20 years ago. New Mexico. ent,” Downey Jr. said in 2014 his ways, as Marian “trans- subjects, even — or perhaps membered Iowa as closely as “He was always making of Downey Sr.’s approach to forms him into a respectable especially — as they turn I could the way it was,” he FANTASY AMERICA you laugh, and that was filmmaking. citizen by curtain’s fall,” people and communities into told The Times in 1979 — The problem arises when really his concern,” Ander- “Dad definitely always reads the show’s licensing objectified marks.” “The Music Man” initially this fantasy is mounted as an son said in 2014. had a vision for what he was page. At its best, “Music Man” drew, and has maintained, upbeat, tidy time capsule, al- “That’s the beauty of doing, but he was always “Essentially, Hill’s gim- can capture “the fragile but acclaim in part for its specific lowing audiences to ogle a those things. Or to make a seeking those weird little mick is selling small-town glorious potential of Ameri- depiction of small-town version of America that ne- film that feels as political as forays into other things, hicks on high culture and the can optimism; our nation’s America. ver existed. Ultimately, “The ‘Putney Swope’ but really which ended up being what idea of self-improvement: us- ubiquitous eccentric imper- “The show is frankly a Music Man” sets forth a sani- have it be a flat-out comedy. people remember from the ing their own American ide- fections; the transformative happy valentine to yester- tized, insular and very white And that’s everybody’s movie.” alism as the bait that turns power of the arts in educa- day, rich with music and America — a vision regularly tion,” Chris Jones wrote in a laughter and the sentimen- exploited by a recent presi- 2019 review of the musical in tality of a less-complicated dent (who gained a following the Chicago Tribune. world,” Times entertain- with scare tactics and sold a NOTAFRAID But its agreeability still ment editor Cecil Smith “think system” of his own) to TM OFSUBTITLES depends on whether audi- wrote just before a produc- stoke racial fears and pit ences can excuse Hill’s ruse, tion opened in Los Angeles Americans against one an- 310.478.3836 Info Line www.LAEMMLE.com enjoy his entertainment, be- in 1958. other. It asks audiences to ROYAL TOWN CENTER PLAYHOUSE NoHo 7 come as enamored as Mari- “It was another, more cheer for yet another roman- 11523 Santa Monica Blvd. West L.A. 17200 Ventura Blvd. Encino 673 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena 5240 Lankershim Blvd. No. Hollywood an, root for their romance, peaceful time and place, this ticized fraud. SUMMER OF SOUL C BLACK WIDOW C pardon his career of lies and year of 1912 in the horse-and- “The Music Man” is sell- CURSED OFFICIAL 1:00 4:00 7:10 BLACK WIDOW C 7:20 PM swindles, then consider his buggy Middle West — an ing tickets while the culture 7:30 PM rebirth as authentic. (If any- America easier to know and is calling for corrective lenses ASIA 7:20 PM FIRST DATE 1:20 7:40 1:30 4:20 one can distract viewers from understand and love, for all on such white-centered vi- ASIA THE FOREVER PURGE E a con with charm, it’s prob- its quaintness and ‘hick’ in- sions of American history 1:30 4:20 I CARRY YOU WITH ME E THE PRICE OF FREEDOM 1:30 4:30 7:30 1:50 4:50 7:40 ably Jackman, who has long nocence,” echoed Times film and protesting in the streets 1:40 4:30 7:20 hoped to play Harold Hill critic Philip K. Scheuer of the for a new vision of modern LOURDES LANSKY E SUMMER OF SOUL C 4:10 PM 1:20 4:10 7:10 and who has portrayed men 1962 movie. American life. The same is 1:55 7:30 of questionable ethics in the “The Music Man” is per- true of the theater industry FIRST DATE ZOLA E QUEEN BEES C movies “The Greatest Show- haps “the most American itself, as actors and arts SUMMER OF 85 4:20 PM 1:20 8:00 1:00 3:20 5:30 7:50 man,” “The Front Runner” American musical of them workers marched for a more C 4:40 PM IN THE HEIGHTS C F9 THE FAST SAGA 1:10 4:10 7:10 and “Bad Education.”) all,” wrote The Times’ enter- inclusive, equitable and an- 1:00 4:00 7:00 SUMMER OF SOUL C tainment editor Charles tiracist workplace. THE LADYKILLERS E WEREWOLVES WITHIN E THE LADYKILLERS E A BIG HIT IN 1950S Champlin in 1984. “If you had It is highly unlikely that 1:10 3:15 5:30 7:45 1:30 4:40 7:40 1:20 4:30 7:30 1:20 7:20 Theatergoers were game called someplace like River this revival will question its E TILL DEATH when “The Music Man’’ pre- City home, you knew how source material, as Daniel AUDIBLE GLENDALE ZOLA E 1:00 3:20 5:30 7:45 207 N. Maryland Ave Glendale miered on Broadway in 1957. well Prof. Willson had cap- Fish’s “Oklahoma!” did; most 1:00 PM 1:00 3:20 5:40 8:00 C CLAREMONT It ran for 1,375 performances tured a part of your past, as recent restagings of “clas- BLACK WIDOW 450 W. 2nd Street Claremont 7:20 PM and won five Tony Awards, well as his own, creating sics” instead attempt to re- MONICA E C 1332 Second Street Santa Monica I CARRY YOU WITH ME BLACK WIDOW most (in)famously winning memories of the way it ought frame problematic plots as LONG STORY SHORT E 7:20 PM 1:00 PM 1:10 4:20 7:30 best musical over “West Side to have been.” updates. Not that every THE PHANTOM THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY Story.” Its recording won the The show’s rose-colored Broadway offering needs to SUMMER OF SOUL C B 1:20 3:30 5:40 7:45 BUSINESS first-ever Grammy Award for representation of Willson’s address real-world issues, 1:10 4:20 7:20 THE SPARKS BROTHERS E 1:10 4:00 7:00 original cast album. And it hometown is arguably ex- but it’s concerning when E SUMMER OF SOUL C ZOLA 4:10 7:10 SUMMER OF SOUL C was adapted into a beloved pected, as “The Music Man” productions not only turn 1:30 4:30 7:30 1:30 4:20 7:10 1:10 4:15 7:20 1962 movie (which won an is rooted in his childhood away from society’s exposed F9 THE FAST SAGA C IN THE HEIGHTS C ZOLA E Oscar for its score of fast- memories. 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the role. But also, she’s really Laci Mosley hopes fun. She pushes Carly into doing crazy things all the other networks learn time.” from the support she While many of the posts have since been removed due got from Paramount+. to their offensive content, the pain the experience caused By Danielle Broadway Mosley won’t dissipate as swiftly. Laci Mosley was excited “I was shocked when a cel- when she sat down for the vi- ebration of all the hard work deo call that would change we’ve put into making this re- her life: During the virtual boot was overshadowed by meeting with Ali Schouten the most racism I’ve ever ex- (“Champions”), showrunner perienced in my life over the of the “iCarly” revival now air- course of 72 hours,” Mosley ing on Paramount+, the wrote on Instagram in May in “Black Lady Sketch Show” response to the hateful mes- Lisa Rose Paramount+ actor learned that her char- sages. “I felt silly being so up- SOME VIEWERS responded with racist attacks acter would be a “fully devel- set because I’ve been in this when Laci Mosley was cast as best friend Harper. oped” person with dreams little brown body my entire and aspirations. life and racism isn’t new but it she said. ing to support Black talent “When we talked on the still hurts... Black is beautiful Still, despite the de- goes beyond the harm done Zoom call, I was like, it’s and no amount of slurs or vit- nouncements, Mosley said to individuals: A recent re- mine,” Mosley told The riol you dump online will she still receives messages port found that Hollywood is Times. change that.” calling her a slur about “three losing out on over $10 billion But excitement quickly Mosley’s experience is times a week.” And while fans in annual revenue because of turned to hurt when Mosley reminiscent of other Black have become more support- its poor record of Black inclu- became the target of racist women, as well as women of ive and some hateful com- sion. viewers shortly after the an- color, who have been targeted menters have apologized to While Black actors such nouncement of her casting by fans of popular franchises. Mosley, she explained that as Amber Riley (“Glee”) have this spring. Based on the Amandla Stenberg was the the Hollywood system will created movements like #un- Nickelodeon original in subject of racist attacks after need to change if the work of MUTEny in response to anti- which Miranda Cosgrove being cast as Rue in the 2012 Black actors, even the most Blackness in Hollywood, played pioneering web talk film adaptation of “The prominent among them, is to aiming to “end Black silence show host Carly Shay, the Hunger Games,” and Kelly be sustainable. in the entertainment indus- new version, which pre- Marie Tran suffered sexist “I see John Boyega on too try, hold power structures ac- miered in June, features and racist abuse against her Derek and Drew Riker The Riker Brothers many Instagram lives fight- countable for suppressing Mosley as Carly’s best friend and her “Star Wars” charac- LACI MOSLEY said she was “shocked” when their ing racists because he should Black experiences and con- Harper. Mosley was inun- ter, Rose. More recently, anti- hard work was overshadowed by vitriol and criticism. have the support that I had,” front microaggressions with dated by racist messages on Black Twitter trolls have Mosley said. “I’m so grateful courage,” the experiences of social media, including many even come after Beyoncé and was really caught off guard by this character and protect for that because I know the Boyega and Mosley illustrate that used racial slurs, from Jay-Z’s daughter, Blue Ivy. the onslaught of racist trolls. me as a person in and out. actresses who have broken the long road to accountabil- toxic viewers who com- “I look forward to the I deleted a lot of comments She was one of the main peo- these barriers down for me in ity and reform still ahead. plained that Mosley’s charac- point where being Black and but they keep coming on ev- ple speaking about the rac- the past did not have this “Black women deserve ter was meant to be a “Black getting a job in Hollywood is ery platform. Being a Black ism and vitriol. Also, she kind of support.” protection. We deserve care. replacement” for Carly’s best not a political statement,” woman is exhausting. We all made sure that we had a Boyega, best known for We deserve to not be the friend in the original series, Mosley said. “We are tal- deserve better.” Black hairstylist and she’s his role as Finn in the “Star mules for every single cause Sam Puckett (Jennette Mc- ented. We work very hard, a Fans pointed out that po- done so much on every ave- Wars” sequel trilogy and his — and then when we need Curdy, who has since left act- lot of times much harder to licing of Mosley’s reaction to nue as a producer to protect Golden Globe-winning role help and support, that’s no- ing). get where we are and we don’t racist attacks is a form of mi- Black actors, especially.” in “Small Axe,” has received where to be found,” Mosley “She’s not a replacement deserve to be punished for sogynoir, a term used to de- While Mosley felt sup- racist attacks from viewers said. “Breonna Taylor de- of Sam,” Mosley said. “She’s that.” scribe the way Black women ported during the ordeal, not throughout his career. Last serves to be alive and her kill- not a substitution. She’s a Mosley’s response to the are uniquely discriminated all marginalized actors are so year, Boyega gave an inter- ers definitely deserve to be in completely different person. situation led to its own wave against based on race, sex fortunate. Mosley wants view to British GQ in which jail. We’ve seen so many times She’s queer, she’s Black — of attacks, and she suddenly and other factors, including other companies to step up. he advised Disney not to Black women’s work is mone- and not in a stereotypical found herself on the defen- their vocal tones. “I hope that more net- “bring out a Black character, tized, stolen from us, you way. We don’t even address sive. Mosley credited the works will take the lead of Pa- market them to be much know, and we’re abused. ... her queerness as something Responding on Twitter to “iCarly” and Paramount+ ramount+ in standing up to more important in the fran- It’s time for Black women to odd. Harper never has a com- a TMZ video that captures teams for coming to her de- their fans when they treat chise than they are and then get their share because Black ing out. She’s just queer. It’s her cursing at trolls, Mosley fense. Mosley said writer/co- their Black cast members or have them pushed to the women have been out here normal. No one cares, you wrote, “I shouldn’t have been producer Franchesca Ram- their people of color cast side.” from day one fighting for know, and I love that about cursing in this response but I sey made sure “to protect members poorly like this,” The consequence of fail- everybody.” Reboot missing original’s sense of humor

[‘Gossip Girl,’ from E1] voice] would be simple but much as they reflect adult as quickly as those words are can watch all six seasons of it’s not,” she complains. “It’s writers’ awareness that the spoken. the original “Gossip Girl,” incredibly specific, OK? patriarchy is something a The first “Gossip Girl” which ran on the CW from E.M. Forster got roofied by smart teenager might in- was a phenomenon, a show 2007 to 2013, on HBO Max as Dorothy Parker and Jacque- veigh against in a television in which the mayor, a New well.) line Suzanne. I mean, it show to the pleasure of its York Times theater critic, a To say that the original takes focus and determina- audience. Real Housewife, a famous was an implausible cornball tion.” Obie bonds with Zoya fashion designer or pop sing- melodrama elevated by the Still, the notion that pub- over social activism, but in er were liable to drop in as soulful charisma of its fren- lic exposure of their antics the four episodes available themselves. To be sure, phe- emy leads — Blake Lively’s will somehow steer these to review, this amounts liter- nomenons are harder to Serena and Leighton rich young rowdies toward ally to wearing badges and come by these days, as con- Meester’s Blair — is only a responsibility and respect delivering some donuts to a tent overload and paywalls dig if you have something feels quixotic, given that picket line. I am fairly certain slice the audience into thin- against cornball melo- public exposure is the air that we are not meant to ner portions; all you needed drama. (It was “Dynasty” in they breathe. Traditional take their awareness merely to watch the original version teen couture.) notions of privacy and public as wokeness, but class divi- was a television. So far the But this “Gossip Girl” is decorum had crumbled well sions matter less here than new model feels less insub- not as powerful a charm Karolina Wojtasik HBO Max before “Gossip Girl” came admiring the shiny baubles. stantial — casually divert- machine as its predecessor, WHITNEY PEAK left, and Jordan Alexander play along, and though social me- A very minor character gets ing, full of shiny, pretty peo- even with first-series writer freshly united half-sisters in the new “Gossip Girl.” dia is explicitly involved in to observes that “privilege ple — but short on chemistry and executive producer the drama, stories in which and power, no matter how where we are meant most to Joshua Safran in charge. maker, always taking drugs characters alter their behav- amoral, will always win in the find it. Perhaps it’s too aggressively and plotting seductions and ior because they are “losing end,” but he has neither and But let the people speak, glamorous: Expensive corn ‘Gossip Girl’ being a bad influence on oth- followers” are already as old is gone from the show almost and we will talk again. can seem like overkill, where ers. He is superficially a hat as ... hats. As before, a more modest production character you love to hate, they’re going to do what Where: The CW can read as authentic even but that he is hurting inside they’re going to do, whatever when the story is ridiculous. When: 8 p.m. Friday you will not have to wait long an anonymous blogger or so- Or perhaps it’s that the new Rating: TV-14-DLS (may be to discover. cial media account has to say show, which premieres unsuitable for children The performances range about it. “A MAGICAL FABLE Thursday, too often seems to under the age of 14 with from subtle to … less subtle. Here are some lines from take itself as seriously as the advisories for suggestive (The New York acting pool the show, presented without ... movinglyrendered.” dialogue, coarse language characters take themselves. brings the gift of Laura context: “People do not like -Los Angeles Times and sexual content) One of the advantages of the Benanti as Audrey’s mother, to see how similar you are to original is that it’s obviously who is going through some them; they click precisely for “A DELIGHTFUL EVENING OF THEATER!” a comedy, and fun. freshman nobody from Buf- things.) If the new iteration the perverse pleasure that -Broadway World It’s 2021, New York has falo, into their circle. Well, stays true to its model, and comes from worshiping shaken off the sleep of a pan- come close and let me tell sticks around long enough, someone they can never be demic year, and the kids — to you: It turns out that they they will surely all date each or have.” “Vulnerability is a use the term loosely, consid- are half-sisters, Julien’s other at some point. And disease of the masses.” “No- ering the ages of the actors — mother having left her father “date” is another word I use body causes drama on some- are back at Constance Bil- (Luke Kirby, rich) for Zoya’s loosely. one’s birthday — have you lard School for Girls and its father (Johnathan Fernan- As regards Gossip Girl it- watched Bravo?” “This is the brother academy, St. Jude’s. dez, not rich), freshly united self — “Your one and only land of schadenfreude on And once again, an alpha through a “Parent Trap” source for the truth behind Adderall.” “Coups are the clique is regally ensconced at contrivance. the scandalous lives of New only way to really gain con- lunchtime upon the steps of As excited as they are York’s elite” in the past and trol.” “Now that she’s veri- the Metropolitan Museum of about their new relation- present construction — the fied, if she posts it, people Art. ship, it does not take much twist this time is that a group might believe it’s true.” Characters and relation- to open rifts between them, of teachers, feeling disre- “Most people cancel them- ships have been not so much or between any two charac- spected and powerless, re- selves if you dig back far newly imagined as cut up ters for that matter. And so vive the old blog (“kind of like enough.” If this does not tell and reassembled, so even the action is packed with un- an Orwellian big sister,” says you everything you need to THE WALLIS PRODUCTION OF things that are kind of differ- intentional slights and mis- someone who was there) as know, it’s a good 30%. ent are sort of the same. understandings that could an Instagram account and As one would expect in Julien (Jordan Alexander), be cleared up if someone just instrument of social control. 2021, especially in a series the queen of all she surveys, asked a question. But while (In the original, the identity pitched to youth, new “Gos- is a little reminiscent of stat- it’s discord that keeps the of this teenage Liz Smith re- sip Girl” is ethnically and us-conscious Blair, with her stories moving, what keeps mained a not particularly sexually diverse. There is a two constant attendants them palatable are the pas- pressing mystery until the fi- metafictional throwaway (Zión Moreno and Savannah sages when characters, how- nal episode.) Once again the joke about the whiteness of Lee Smith), more self-pro- ever briefly, are in harmony. posts are read by Kristen the 2007 series, which is fairly moting than sycophantic. Also on the museum Bell, whose return guaran- blinding when you look back She’s an Instagram influ- steps are Obie (Eli Brown), tees baseline credibility, like on it, and in one scene Zoya, encer who does a little high- Julien’s mismatched boy- Mark Hamill in one of those who is Black and dreams of profile modeling on the side, friend, the goodhearted son later “Star Wars” films. attending what will formerly though it would be more ac- of wicked real estate devel- “It took me an hour to be known as the Yale School curate to say that she goes to opers; Audrey (Emily Alyn pick out an outfit they of Drama by the time she school on the side. Lind) and Aki (Evan Mock), wouldn’t make fun of,” says gets there, suggests to a At the same time, she is a a likable couple, who, not- teacher Miss Keller (Tavi white grownup that the pur- little bit of a Serena, trying to withstanding their mutually Gevinson), the project coor- pose of theater is “to chal- be good and real — “What if pledged love, have mis- dinator, having had her out- lenge audience members to who I am when I wake up is placed the zing in their rela- fit made fun of. (The joke think beyond their narra- NOW THRU JULY25, 2021 .Ho me at my best?” Julien will tionship; and Max (Thomas within the joke is that Gevin- tives.” eK eventually wonder — and Doherty), a sprig of hemlock son got famous as a preteen At the same time, men- willing to brook her friends’ whom old “Gossip Girl” for her fashion blog, Style tions of “the patriarchy” do awrenc disapproval by introducing viewers will recognize as a Rookie, back in the late not lead to plot lines about obyL Zoya (Whitney Peak), a Chuck Bass, a bored trouble- aughts.) “I thought [the smashing the patriarchy so TheWallis.org/Tevye |310.746.4000 Phot E4 THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 LATIMES.COM/CALENDAR

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So West tried leading the your ace an ideal card. A By Frank Stewart queen of diamonds, but grand slam is possible. Cue- South went right: He won bid five diamonds, planning The king of Siam used to with the king and led to his to cue-bid your ace of clubs give a white elephant to any 10. Making four. next. courtier who annoyed him. West needed to unload South dealer The poor courtier was stuck his white elephant. He had Both sides vulnerable with an animal that was no reason to think the de- NORTH costly to maintain but he fense had a chance for two ♠ 10 6 5 dared not get rid of: It was a trump tricks. If West takes ♥ Q 8 5 3 gift from the king, after all, his ace of trumps at Trick ♦ K 9 2 ♣ and white elephants were Three, then leads a spade, K 7 4 WEST EAST revered as mystical. South loses a diamond. ♠ ♠ ♠ ♥ K J 9 7 4 3 A 2 In today’s deal, West led a You hold: Q 8 K J 10 7 6 ♥ A ♥ 9 4 spade against four hearts, 2 ♦ A 10 7 ♣ A 5. Your partner ♦ Q 6 3 ♦ J 8 5 4 and East took the ace and re- opens one spade, you re- ♣ J 9 3 ♣ Q 10 8 6 2 turned the deuce: queen, spond two hearts, he bids SOUTH king. West then led the jack. three clubs and you rebid ♠ Q 8 South ruffed and had to three hearts. Partner raises ♥ K J 10 7 6 2 avoid a diamond loser. He to four hearts. What do you ♦ A 10 7 took the top clubs and ruffed say? ♣ A 5 dummy’s last club before Answer: Partner’s three SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST leading a trump. West had clubs was a “high reverse” 1 ♥ 1 ♠ 2 ♥ Pass no safe exit when he won. If and shows extra strength. 3 ♥ Pass 4 ♥ All Pass he led a spade, South would His support of your hearts Opening lead — ♠ 7 ruff in dummy and pitch a suggests that he has a sin- KENKEN diamond. gleton diamond, making Tribune Content Agency Every box will contain a number; numbers depend on the size of the grid. For a 6x6 puzzle, use Nos. 1-6. Do not repeat a number in any row or column. The numbers in each heavily outlined set of squares must combine to produce the target number found in the top left corner of the cage using the mathematical operation indicated. A number can be ASK AMY repeated within a cage as long as it is not in the same row or column. Wife’s ‘truth bombs’ burn

Dear Amy: My wife had a I understand fantasy, truthfully can be extremely moment of truth the other and I’m not saying I’ve never painful, and it might not night. We have been together looked at another woman, save your marriage, but it for about 15 years. We have a but it ends there. I wouldn’t will liberate you from this healthy relationship and a dream of asking for a hall joyless and anxious relation- nice life. pass. I’ve been faking being ship limbo. She was just out of high OK around my wife since it school when we met; she is happened. I’d like your ad- Dear Amy: I have done a now in her mid-30s. She also vice on what to do next. poor job of attending to my has recently gone on a life- R in New Jersey friendships during the pan- style/weight loss journey demic. I started out strong and is feeling confident. This Dear R: My own instinct is but gradually, as the isola- 7/8/21 is great! that your wife doesn’t actu- tion ground on and on, my She has joked and made ally have hangover amnesia contact with and responses references to a “work but is hiding her own truth to friends really suffered. HOROSCOPE boyfriend,” and to men hit- behind drunken late-night Now that we seem to be ting on her. truth bombs that she can coming out of this lengthy Sometimes I go to bed then conveniently “forget” in period, I’m looking for ways pects of your life, you’ll con- ence today has a benefit. early and she stays up drink- the morning. to try to pick up the pieces. By Holiday Mathis clude something’s got to Some will pay off immedi- ing and talking to her All the hallmarks of a Do you have any creative give. If you don’t choose, the ately, others years from now. friends. If she has too much midlife crisis are evident suggestions? Aries (March 21-April 19): universe will choose for you. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. to drink, she will sometimes here: the weight loss and fit- Tired You are arriving at a junc- Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): 18): It’s taking a while to wake me up with a “truth ness journey, comments ture that many were unable The work is tricky and new master a subject. Maybe it bomb,” usually some silly about attention from other Dear Tired: When in to successfully navigate; to you. While trying to do doesn’t come naturally, or comment that she will have men, hints about her “work doubt, send a postcard. In their failures are a motivat- things right, you may bring you want to absorb it wholly. forgotten the next day. boyfriend” and her choice to my opinion, the lowly post- ing force. You can do this. smiles — of compassion — to Embrace this pacing. During her latest mid- drink to excess with her card, sent through the mail Taurus (April 20-May the lips of experts. Pisces (Feb. 19-March night revelation, she stated friends. with a stamp, is a delightful 20): To the world, you’re a Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): 20): You’re a diligent, reliable that she wanted a “hall pass” Unfortunately, flirtations secret weapon. diligent worker bee, but un- Society will present you with worker, friend, family mem- from our marriage. This was and/or affairs often accom- Throw yourself on the met expectation causes a a chart of what you must do ber — and you’re tired. How coming from her evil drunk pany this transitory period, mercy of your friends, with a discrepancy in you. You feel to be virtuous and deserving does the “inside-you” figure alter ego. She immediately and I hope you will fight hard brief and sincere message you should do more to get of respect; your urge to set it into the equation? That per- said she’d ruined every- to try to save your marriage. along these lines: “Hello, there. Is it possible though? on fire is not unwarranted. son wants equal attention. thing, made a variety of ex- You have the right and dear friend. Remember me? Gemini (May 21-June 21): Retreat; recharge; regroup. Today’s birthday (July cuses and apologized. The the responsibility to attend I used to be your lively and Don’t spread yourself too Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): 8): Nothing will interfere next day, sure enough, I was to your own sadness over responsive pal. Now I’m hop- thin. Say no to three things Before you spend hours try- with your quest for and the only one who remem- this distancing, and you ing you will forgive my lack of so you can give a more con- ing to figure out the most ef- maintenance of an exciting, bered what she said. must communicate about attention and allow me back centrated yes. ficient way to complete the fulfilling personal life. You’ll I really want to forget it, her behavior and how it af- into your good graces.” Cancer (June 22-July 22): task, make sure it’s worth develop skills and sharpen but if she can essentially ask fects you. The luxuries you share in doing. The big-picture view your intellect with an on- me permission to stray from The ideal place to do this Send questions to Amy your ”castle” will really pay is invaluable. going competitive challenge; the marriage, what am I sup- is in the office of a marriage Dickinson by email to ask off. Entertainment wins bat- Sagittarius (Nov. 22- advancement is certain. Li- posed to do with that? counselor. Communicating [email protected]. tles without raising swords. Dec. 21): Too much talk can bra and Scorpio adore you. Diplomacy is an unselfish muddy the waters of com- Lucky numbers: 8, 32, 14, 4, 17. reason to invest in home. munication. The point gets FAMILY CIRCUS By Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE By Hank Ketcham Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): made best when sharpened Mathis writes her column While attempting to balance by the flint of brevity. for Creators Syndicate Inc. the professional, personal, Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. The horoscope should be creative and communal as- 19): Everything you experi- read for entertainment.

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Fireworks The prime-time TV grid is on hiatus in print. You can find more TV coverage at: latimes.com/whats-on-tv. we could SERIES Making It (N) 8 p.m. NBC Beat Shazam (N) 8 p.m. Fox Grown-ish Zoey Johnson (Yara Shahidi) and her do without classmates return to cam- pus for their senior year of [Palm trees, from E1] Hollywood, many locals college as this “black-ish” for too long, the schtick be- looked at Southern Califor- spinoff returns. In the sea- comes associated with you, nia and saw something else.) son premiere, the gang is in which I have mixed feelings Once planted in neighbor- Mexico for a summer get- about. I don’t particularly en- hoods and business districts away. 8 p.m. Freeform joy the thought of flaming around town — on public and Love Island (N) 9 p.m. CBS palm trees. (I like trees, dis- private property alike — the Good Girls Rio (Manny like destruction, value dura- decades crossed and palm Montana) inserts himself in bility.) I also have mixed feel- trees stopped signifying the girls’ (Christina Hen- ings about randomly everything else and started dricks, Retta and Mae Whit- retweeting internet strang- signifying L.A. itself. Howard Lipin San Diego Union-Tribune man) new business and ers with small follower counts But palm trees, when they TRANQUIL: A palm tree pokes through fog set alight by sunrise in La Jolla. Agent Donnegan (Lauren who post a photo of a tree fire, are not being symbols, are Lapkus) gets a break in the even when their captions are kind of a problem to live with. (Hispanic male) dies from fronds can be a fire hazard. without them. case and returns to Detroit something like “fireworks Some people think they’re asphyxia when compressed “Palm trees are a big On my edge of Koreatown, in this new episode. 9 p.m. caught the palm tree on fire too tall, especially the spindly by palm fronds, 2012; tree threat, because many times the skyline outside my NBC lol” or “MY IDIOT NEIGH- Mexican fan palms (Wash- trimmer (Hispanic male) they have big fronds, and kitchen window is domi- BORS CAUGHT THE ingtonia robusta), which can dies when he is crushed by tons of times they drop em- nated by rows upon rows of Restaurant: Impossible TREE ON FIRE.” It’s gener- reach 100 feet, towering over palm tree fronds, 2012; tree bers onto roofs in adjacent fan palms that line the (N) 9 p.m. Food Network ally pleasant to just hang out some low-slung buildings like trimmer (Hispanic male) areas,” says Nicholas Prange, streets, towering over beige Top Chef Amateurs (N) online and post random stuff they’re practically in low or- dies when he is crushed by spokesman for the Los Ange- apartment rooftops. I can tell 9:30 p.m. Bravo until some horrible, surpris- bit. They don’t provide palm tree branches, 2010. les Fire Department. where an intersection is be- Roswell: The Final Verdict ing, controversial situation shade, which is a problem as Accidents are not unique In Southern California cause crisscrossing rows of (N) 10 p.m. Travel arises that centrally involves the planet gets hotter and to palm trees, but the dan- Edison’s wildfire mitigation fronds make the shape of a you, and lots of strangers are less friendly to human sur- gers posed by the fronds are. plan from February, the util- cruciform in the air. They Double Cross Detectives suddenly watching you vival. Palm fronds can tear “What happens is the ity identified 80,000 palm look good on Instagram. Candice and Ryan (Jasmine closely with intense interest. away and tumble toward pe- palms, when they get to a trees in the region that posed When the Santa Ana Burke, Darrin Dewitt Hen- On Twitter, sometimes destrians below; in the best- substantial size, 40, 50, 60 feet a problem to its operations: winds come crashing in evilly, son) have the evidence they you’re the palm tree and case scenario, when the frond tall, the lower fronds stay at- “(1) the palm is a major driver the fronds rustle in protest need to arrest Erica in the sometimes you’re the fire. doesn’t hit anyone or a car, it tached to the trunk, but up of emergent work and out- and sometimes become pro- season finale. Tremayne But have you seen a palm becomes litter. above, that high, those ages (e.g., palm fronds drop jectiles, but in a way, it feels Norris, Jeff Logan, Faith tree on fire at night? It’s a fist fronds become interlocked,” onto primary wire); (2) the nice to be warned of changing Malonte and Lisa Renee’ of flame raised to the sky, KILLER FRONDS says Jose Mercado, executive palm represents a wildfire conditions. I also know this: Marshall also star.10 p.m. raining sparks. It’s beautiful, Here’s one of the biggest director and lead instructor threat, as dead palm fronds For the year I was confined by WE sad, ironic, unnatural, mem- moral cases against palm of the Hispanic Arborist are highly flammable and are this window by the COVID-19 Backyard Bar Wars In this orable and dangerous. A lot trees: Palm trees kill workers, Assn. When tree trimmers easily blown long distances pandemic, including that new unscripted comedy like Los Angeles. mostly Latino tree trimmers, climb the palm trunks and by winds; and (3) the palm is grim December when almost competition series, comic You can fully oppose palm in some of the most horrible cut fronds from below, those fast-growing (upwards) and all I could hear were ambu- host Chris Distefano roasts tree fires while having a love/ work-related accidents you fronds can suddenly slough may require multiple trims lance sirens, the never-end- the efforts of neighbors as hate relationship with palm could imagine. downward and pin and suffo- per year to maintain compli- ing view outside would have they compete to create the trees themselves, as Los An- Here is a list of some of the cate the tree trimmer against ance.” In other words, palm been far lonelier without the most dazzling at-home bar geles has had for the last cen- victims and causes of palm the trunk. “It’s really tragic trees knock out your power, palms around. on their block. 10:30 p.m. tury. Most L.A. palms, like tree worker deaths in the when fire departments can’t start fires that threaten your Tru most of L.A.'s peoples, are im- state, accumulated by the reach the victims.” home, and they’re a pain to EMBLEMATIC OF L.A. SPECIALS migrants to this place, not California Fatality Assess- Mercado started his or- take care of even when Which brings us back to native from the time of the ment and Control Evalua- ganization a few years ago they’re not doing any of that. the Fourth of July. When il- 9021 OMG — The Cast Tells Tongva, before the colonizers tion program: Tree trimmer with a friend after being dis- The utility estimated legal fireworks light palm All Matt Cohen hosts this came. In the 1800s and 1900s, (Hispanic male) is electro- turbed by so many palm tree about 40% of the palms re- trees on fire, it’s a meeting of one-hour special that looks new Angelenos hauled in cuted while trimming a palm worker deaths. “We felt that quired workers climb them two things that, for the sake back at the 2008-13 series palms from elsewhere tree, 2018; landscaper (His- there was just a great need to trim. Eventually, it said, of human health and safety, “90210,” which was a reboot around the world, scrying in panic male) dies from as- for additional training in peo- trees near power lines would maybe shouldn’t be here. of the iconic Fox high school the fronds some reminder of phyxia when compressed by ple’s native language, being need to be removed. “Howev- Firework palm tree fires hap- drama “Beverly Hills, 90210.” the Mediterranean or the palm fronds, 2016; two tree Spanish for the most part.” er,” the report added, “cus- pen because of our own frail- 9 p.m. The CW Asian brim of the Pacific, as trimmers (Hispanic males) One reason so many tomers have proven to be ties. When they do, we can’t SHARKFEST Jared Farmer recounted in die when they are electro- workers need to do the highly very resistant to removals.” help but stare at this unnatu- his book “Trees in Paradise.” cuted while pollinating date dangerous work of trimming Even when palm trees are ral symbol of home, of us, be- When Sharks Attack Three (Even before Hollywood was palm trees, 2016; tree trimmer palm trees is because the dry killing us, it’s hard to live ing beautiful and terrible. shark attacks leave Galve- ston, Texas, desperate for answers. 9 p.m. National Geographic The Croc That Ate Jaws Two of the deadliest and UCLA’s new art chair shares big ideas most efficient predators on the planet go head to head. 10 p.m. National Geographic [UCLA, from E1] Europe to hop onto Zoom, ate teaching position. The and present their work and SPORTS departmental chair is the have a conversation with the lead administrative posi- grad students, I could see Baseball The Dodgers visit tion, working with faculty keeping that kind of idea of the Miami Marlins, 9 a.m. and staff to develop the aca- accessibility in the program. MLB and SportsNetLA demic curriculum, goals and But we’re a real studio art NBA Finals Game 2: The priorities of the art depart- program, we rely on our Milwaukee Bucks visit the ment. facilities and our studios — Phoenix Suns, 6 p.m. ABC Opie’s commitment to the students are makers. educational access for all And again, depending on 2021 Wimbledon Champi- students is needed “now what background they come onships Men’s semifinals, more than ever,” said Brett from, accessibility of facili- 5 a.m. Friday morning, Steele, UCLA’s dean of the ties is everything in art. ESPN School of the Arts and Archi- TALK SHOWS tecture. You’re opting not to pursue “As the arts themselves another term on the Muse- CBS This Morning Behav- evolve, particularly in this um of Contemporary Art ioral scientist Logan Ury. new world we find ourselves board because of your new (N) 7 a.m. KCBS in and the focus that last UCLA position. Why? Today Dr. Debra Watten- year’s crisis placed on our I’ve served on the MOCA berg; Jill Martin. (N) 7 a.m. needing to find ways to sup- board for eight years. I really KNBC port all students, Cathy’s value my relationship with voice is vital,” he said, refer- the other trustees. But Good Morning America Tory Johnson; Curtis “50 ring to inequities among stu- Mel Melcon Los Angeles Times [considering] my goals of dents that were illuminated, CATHERINE OPIE asks, “Can we get to the place where students are not transparency and govern- Cent” Jackson; Patina in part, by the pandemic. stretched in order to have their dreams and their goals met through education?” ance and what I believe, Miller. (N) 7 a.m. KABC Opie, 60, is a renowned individually, I really feel that Kelly and Ryan Kelsey artist who has, for more than tion, especially the arts as work on securing schol- It wasn’t within the facul- I can’t go to some of those Grammer. (N) 9 a.m. KABC four decades, produced por- being a vital part of the city arships. And I want to con- ty, but we’ve done an enor- people on the board, if I The View Neil deGrasse traiture, landscapes and stu- of Los Angeles, that’s the tinue to improve upon the mous amount to address remain as a trustee, to ask Tyson. 10 a.m. KABC dio photography, in concep- goal. Can we get to the place facilities. that within the faculty over them to think about UCLA. I tual and documentary where students are not But there’s also some- the past five years. Also, I don’t think it’s fair for me to Kelly Clarkson Young styles, delving into cultural stretched in order to have thing, in the last 20 years, want to talk to the other be a trustee of an institution Entrepreneur Scholars and geographic identities. A their dreams and their goals that I’ve wanted to tackle: faculty — I haven’t been that also needs money, while program. (N) 2 p.m. KNBC new Phaidon monograph met through education? That is the south [hard chair yet — and I want to remaining as a trustee, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show came out this month. sciences] and north [social know what their concerns asking certain members Regina Hall; Jimmie Allen; She plans to turn her ar- How do you plan to get sciences] campus divide. I are. Coming out of a pan- who have affiliations with Parson James and JoJo tistic eye to the evolving art there? really feel there is no reason demic, there might be other UCLA to give gifts. I don’t perform; guest host of photography as well as the I would like to bring in at for the UCLA hospital sys- concerns I’m not aware of think that’s good practice in Stephen tWitch Boss. (N) post-COVID-19 educational least $10 million in the next tem not to embrace the arts. because I did have a sabbati- terms of governance. 3 p.m. KNBC landscape — but always with three years to UCLA to have I would love to see an under- cal year. I think it’s about Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jason an emphasis on accessibility ongoing security in schol- graduate gallery that has that kind of collectivity with What’s the first order of Momoa; hosted by Anthony to arts education, she said in arships. And then the more rotating exhibitions in the the rest of the faculty in business, the thing you’re Anderson. (N) 9:30 p.m. this edited conversation. endowed professorships we hospital. I would love to see terms of setting an agenda most excited about? KABC can give create a kind of wellness and art combined for the next five years. The first order of busi- Why is accessibility such a security, physically, in terms in relationship to a broader ness is to ask what has hap- Amanpour and Company key issue for you now? of hiring adjunct [faculty]. program such as the Cleve- The past year has been pened this past year in the (N) 11 p.m. KCET; midnight We know that one of the That’s another big thing — land Clinic has done and especially challenging in pandemic and talk to each KVCR; 1 a.m. KLCS biggest problems within our these adjunct professors, Kaiser Permanente is education. What are your faculty member about what Jimmy Kimmel Live! nation for young people is often they come in and undertaking right now. post-pandemic concerns their dreams and goals are Wanda Sykes; Nick Kroll; debt from education. We they’re incredible and they Obviously we’re there to for the art department? for the program. And then Chiney Ogwumike; Macy also know, through statistics teach a class here and there, teach, so continuing the The thing I’m most con- recalibrate those in terms of Gray and the California Jet and an enormous amount of but they don’t have medical reputation of the depart- cerned about is the class of moving forward. Club perform. (N) 11:35 p.m. research being done, that insurance, they don’t have ment [is a goal]. But also, 2020 and not being able to And philanthropy. I KABC one of the fields that’s the the same kind of access. So what can we do to create have their thesis shows as actually really enjoy raising Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m. hardest to go into in rela- what does that kind of por- larger conversations about graduate students. That is money. I’ve been pretty good KABC tionship to pay equity is the tion of equity mean right the arts at UCLA? the culmination of one’s doing that at UCLA. I want arts. So what is it for us to now and how can I, through work in a grad program, to to see if somehow we can realize that students philanthropy, create a better Are there issues specific to get to have a thesis show. So actually get corporate spon- shouldn’t leave with an situation for not only the diversity, equity and inclu- what can we do in relation- sorship in relationship to undergraduate degree and students but also the ad- sion that you hope to ad- ship to those graduates that equipment needs. This is [significant debt]. Obvi- junct faculty at UCLA? dress? didn’t necessarily have the how we open up culture, we ously people take loans. L.A. We started a lot of that same kind of experience in actually support culture. is an increasingly more What are some of your work this past year in terms being able to show their Philanthropy shouldn’t expensive city to live in. other goals for the art de- of committee meetings, and work to a public audience. always come from the super- There are other needs, basic partment? we do have a [new] DEI rich. Philanthropy should be human needs like food and I was able to secure a gift, officer. Being off campus Has the disruption of the part of all of us, part of citi- shelter. We have issues at through the Resnicks, of this past year [while on past year created any last- zenship to a certain extent. UCLA with students being endowing my position and sabbatical], I haven’t gone ing changes in how art will One of the things that hungry. Some students have also rebuilding the dark- into those meetings yet. But be taught at UCLA? Obama did was he showed been sleeping in their cars. rooms for the kind of caliber I can tell you, just in terms of I could see keeping cer- that philanthropy can be $2 These are not just art of faculty that we have and my teaching the last 20 tain aspects of what we from somebody. And I really department problems but the prominence of our pro- years, it has been a very, very learned from the pandemic. believe in that. It’s so key not larger university problems. gram. So I want to continue diverse program because we In-person lectures are al- to leave college with enor- Eric McCandless Freeform But the more we can create to work on endowing posi- are UCLA and it’s a public ways best with artists. But if mous debt that then doesn’t YARA SHAHIDI in UCLA as a public institu- tions. I want to continue to institution. you can get an artist from allow you to move on. Freeform’s “Grown-ish.” LATIMES.COM/CALENDAR THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 EE1

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Superstar › (1999) Molly Shannon, Will The Chosen sode. 8 p.m. NBC Said ›› Jim, Stifler and their former classmates from East Great Ferrell. An energetic schoolgirl hopes to win ››› (1981) (1991) Kevin Falls learn what has changed and what has not when they a talent contest where a prize as a movie Robby Ben- Grown-ish Zoey Johnson (Yara Shahidi) and her class- Bacon. (PG- gather for their high school reunion. (R) Å extra might lead to her first kiss. (PG-13) son. (PG) mates return to campus for their senior year of college as this 13) (6) Å (9:54) Å (11:17) Å “black-ish” spinoff returns. In the season premiere, the gang Encore The Nanny Diaries ›› (2007) Scarlett Jo- Blue Streak › (1999) Martin Lawrence, Luke Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island › (2020) Michael is in Mexico for a summer getaway. 8 p.m. Freeform hansson, Laura Linney. A college student Wilson. A jewel thief returns to a construc- Peña. The enigmatic Mr. Roarke makes the tries to manage her studies, a new boy- tion site to retrieve his cache and finds a secret dreams of his guests come true at Good Girls Rio (Manny Montana) inserts himself in the friend and the rotten child in her care when police station on the spot. (PG-13) Å a luxurious tropical resort. But when the girls’ (Christina Hendricks, Retta and Mae Whitman) new she takes a job with a rich but dysfunctional fantasies turn into nightmares, the visitors business and Agent Donnegan (Lauren Lapkus) gets a family. (PG-13) (7:12) Å must soon solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives. (10:38) Å break in the case and returns to Detroit in this new episode. EPIX Saint Maud The Blair Witch Project ›› (1999) Heather The Haunting › (1999) Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones. Spell ›› 9 p.m. NBC ››› (2019) Donahue. 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But their master plan is about to be derailed when Steve Carell, (R) (6:15) Å one of the hunted, Crystal, turns the tables on her pursu- Catherine Backyard Bar Wars In this new unscripted comedy com- ers. (R) (9:45) Å Keener. (R) petition series, comic host Chris Distefano roasts the efforts (11:15) Å of neighbors as they compete to create the most dazzling at- Showtime The One and Django Unchained ››› (2012) Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz. A former slave joins forc- Desus & Mero 21 Bridges ›› home bar on their block. 10:30 p.m. Tru Only Dick es with the German bounty hunter who freed him and helps hunt down the South’s (TVMA) (2019) Chad- Gregory most-wanted criminals, all in the hope of finding his long-lost wife. (R) Å Guest Benny wick Bose- SPECIALS (2021) (6) Å Blanco. (N) man, Sienna Å Miller. Å 9021 OMG — The Cast Tells All Matt Cohen hosts this Starz Panic Room Little Birds Lucy meets Bill Fever Pitch ›› (2005) Drew Barrymore, Step Up: High Water With Ri- After Earth › one-hour special that looks back at the 2008-13 series “90210,” ››› (2002) who claims to be an artist Jimmy Fallon. A corporate executive falls for go’s music about to go viral, (2013) Jaden which was a reboot of the iconic Fox high school drama “Bev- Jodie Foster, but is actually an undercover an affable schoolteacher obsessed with the Poppy is left with no choice Smith, Will Forest Whita- agent for the CIA. Å Boston Red Sox. (PG-13) (8:50) Å but to respond. (10:37) Å Smith. (PG- erly Hills, 90210.” The special includes interviews with cast ker. (6:05) Å 13) (11:25) Å members AnnaLynne McCord, Michael Steger, Shenae TMC Mob Town Seven Psychopaths ››› (2012) Colin Farrell, Christopher The Gentlemen ›› (2020) Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Grimes, Matt Lanter, Tristan “Mack” Wilds, Trevor Dono- (2019) David Walken. A struggling screenwriter finds himself inad- Hunnam. Mickey Pearson is an American expatriate who van, Jessica Stroup and Jessica Lowndes. 9 p.m. The CW Arquette, vertently entangled in the criminal underworld when his became rich by building a marijuana empire in London. Jennifer knucklehead friends abduct a mobster’s beloved Shih Tzu. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the SHARKFEST Esposito. (R) (R) Å business, it soon triggers an array of plots and schemes (6:30) Å from lowlifes who want his domain. 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