Democrats Close with Rival Visions in Iowa

■■■ ELECTION 2020 ■■■ Democrats close with rival visions in Iowa

MORE Decision day arrives: COVERAGE Centrist or leftist, A complicated, veteran or newcomer, crucial contest a steady message or An in-depth look at the a varying one? controversy, history and complexity that are the Iowa caucuses. A2 By Mark Z. Barabak and Janet Hook Excitement and fatigue on last day DES MOINES — Demo- cratic hopefuls raced Sun- Democrats acknowledge day from one Iowa campaign Iowans’ weariness while stop to the next, rallying focusing on the mission supporters and making still ahead. NATION, A6 their final pleas to the still- undecided in a climactic finish to a presidential contest Kevin C. Cox Getty Images with no commanding front- WORTH A 50-YEAR WAIT runner and no obvious out- Tycoon’s come. Kansas City Chiefs players rejoice after the team rallied for a 31-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers With the Super Bowl cur- in Super Bowl LIV on Sunday in Miami. It’s the Chiefs’ first Super Bowl title since 1970. SPORTS, D1 tailing the usual election-eve ascent appearances, candidates saturated the airwaves and social media and staged football-themed parties to unnerves squeeze in whatever poli- ticking they could between Where strangers may bring death plays. The caucuses, a series of his rivals more than 1,600 community gatherings, begin at 7 p.m. Chinese villagers Central time Monday and Bloomberg’s spending their outcome will go a con- scared of coronavirus siderable way toward shap- is propelling his rise in won’t let outsiders in. ing the steeplechase of the Democratic field. contests that follow, starting One sentry even uses with next week’s New Hamp- By Evan Halper a giant gold spear. shire primary. Iowa will ef- fectively eliminate several candidates and boost oth- EL PASO — This arid By Cindy Chang ers. border town in the far west- and Alice Su More broadly, the ballot- ern reaches of Texas hardly ing represents the first elec- seems to scream Bloomberg XU ZHUANG CUN, toral test of strength be- Country. China — A red ribbon and a tween the party’s ideological The billionaire former fretful man blocked the road wings and across its genera- New York mayor has had a to this village. tional divide, the pivot rocky history with minority “Don’t get any closer!” he points around which the constituents. His Spanish is yelled. “You have to leave!” contest has turned for bad enough to be the subject Here, 20 miles southeast roughly the last year. of frequent parody. The Wall of central Beijing, fear of a It will also test whether Street culture on which he novel coronavirus, which voters reward consistency, built his fortune couldn’t be has killed more than 360 the near-metronomic repe- more foreign. people in China, hangs in the tition of Joe Biden and Yet when Michael R. brisk winter air. Strangers Bernie Sanders, or prefer Bloomberg jetted here bring death. They must be candidates, like Elizabeth Wednesday, many in this kept at shouting distance. Warren and Pete Buttigieg, predominantly Latino com- Go away. Wu Hong EPA/Shutterstock who have been testing differ- munity welcomed him like a Never mind that most of VOLUNTEERS at a community entrance register people returning from outside ent messages and strategies hometown hero. the fatalities have occurred Beijing. A wary public is trying to keep the coronavirus from spreading farther. as the campaign has worn “The Russians put in faraway Hubei province. on. Trump in office,” said Never mind that few people The two leaders in na- Roberto Abalos, a 61-year- have reason to visit the tional surveys, former Vice old who was among the sleepy village. Vigilance has Virus fuels outbreak of racism President Biden and Ver- crowd of 300 who turned out become the watchword of mont Sen. Sanders, finished to see Bloomberg at El Pa- the nation, and the world. their Iowa campaigns where so’s old rail depot. “But the Since the coronavirus Rumor and innuendo feed into anti-China sentiment they started, with argu- American people, the His- outbreak intensified two ments almost unchanged panic community especially, weeks ago, Xu Zhuang Cun cough, every wheeze, the 22- shouldn’t have to feel that from the day they began are going to put Mike in of- By Suhauna Hussain is one of many villages across year-old says, seems to elicit way.” seeking the White House — fice.” China that have posted 24- furtive glances and odd Viruses often spark Sanders for the second time While the other Demo- hour guards and erected As she walks through looks. panic. But the coronavirus and Biden for his third. cratic hopefuls knock one [See China, A4] campus and sits in class, “I don’t know if it’s just has spread something else “We’ve got to pull this another in the snows of Iowa Rosen Huynh tries extra people looking at me cough- besides misinformation and country together. We’ve got and New Hampshire, hard to suppress her coughs. ing or because I’m an Asian false rumors: xenophobia to heal it,” Biden told audi- Bloomberg has the rest of Our panic makes Fear of the coronavirus, person coughing, they think and anti-China sentiment. ences, focusing — as he has America largely to himself. which was first detected in I might have the co- People have fielded dis- consistently — on the Re- Fueled by a bottomless an Other out of us December in China, has ronavirus,” said Huynh, who crimination and vitriolic at- publican incumbent and bank account, an advertis- Once again, society’s fear spread around the world, lives in Monterey Park. “I feel tacks in public spaces, in- largely ignoring his Demo- ing blitz of unprecedented deepens its xenophobic and many people like Huynh like every time I cough, peo- cluding suspicious looks and cratic rivals. “Look what size and scope and armies of attitudes, Frank Shyong are suddenly hyperaware of ple are going to be uncom- nasty comments; they’ve Donald Trump stands for, organizers in vast regions writes. CALIFORNIA, B1 their East Asian roots. Every fortable with that. I [See Coronavirus, A10] [See Iowa, A8] [See Bloomberg, A8]

COLUMN ONE Chased by war, reunited with love Salvadoran class of ’78 heals with laughter and fond memories

By Brittny Mejia usulutan, el salvador

hey spun around the dance floor, as light- hearted and energetic T as teenagers. Classmates sipped mojitos in the sticky heat. Former flames traded private smiles under trees strung with lights. The Christina House Los Angeles Times brains were there, and the athletes, the troublemakers and the A FINAL FAREWELL do-gooders. “How young we all look,” Mauro Fans gather for a last day of memorials for Kobe Adan Arce boomed into the micro- Bryant outside Staples Center. CALIFORNIA, B1 phone, prompting applause and laughter from the lined faces smil- ing back at him. In a corner, white Djokovic claims Weather letters backlit with red were a Australian Open Sunny and breezy. testament to their age: Promo 1978. L.A. Basin: 63/41. B6 Class of 1978. He earns eighth title It was a high school reunion, Down Under in a tough but the school they all remember Gary Coronado Los Angeles Times match against Dominic is long gone. The revelers were FORMER CLASSMATES Manuel Machado of Covina, left, Rogelio Thiem. SPORTS, D2 home, but it wasn’t really home Colato of New York, Ricardo Alfredo Bermúdez of North Hills and Elias anymore. [See Reunion, A12] Aguilar of San Salvador reconnect in Usulutan at a high school reunion. A2 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 LATIMES.COM

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Photographs by Andrew Harnik Associated Press BERNIE SANDERS supporters cheer their candidate in Cedar Rapids on the eve of the Iowa caucuses. Why Iowa? Why caucuses?

The first nominating contest is complex, controversial — and crucial

By Seema Mehta

DES MOINES — The Democratic presidential contest has been well underway for more than a year. After months of hearing from the candidates and pundits, voters will finally have their say beginning Monday at the Iowa caucuses. It’s the first nominating contest in the nation, and it will shape the momentum of the race. The results can provide a breakout moment for an unlikely candidate — or end a campaign. The caucuses are also complicated and controversial. We break it all down for you. What is a caucus? Most Americans, including Californians, take part in a traditional primary election, in which a voter casts a secret ballot by mail or at a polling place before FORMER Vice President Joe Biden addresses a Des Moines audience on Sunday. or during set hours on election day. In Iowa’s Demo- state has an additional eight Won’t it muddy the person, and in states that cratic caucuses, voters non-pledged delegates results if one wins don’t require massive media gather at churches, homes, comprising five Democratic buys. schools or other community National Committee mem- the most delegates Then there is the dearth spots at a set time and bers and Iowa’s three and another the raw of minority voters in a rural publicly select their pre- Democratic members of vote total? state kicking off the nomi- ferred candidate. Congress.) nation process for the party It’s possible. Each cam- To win the nomination, a that represents most minor- paign that does well in How does it work? Democrat needs the back- ity voters and urbanites. either of the three results The caucus process ing of a majority of the 3,979 Iowa, and the state that will argue its candidate won, varies by state and by politi- pledged national delegates follows it in the nominating and there is a slim math- cal party. at stake at the convention. process, New Hampshire, ematical possibility that the Iowa Democrats will are both more than 90% candidate who wins the REP meet at 7 p.m. local time on white. Critics have long What’s new in the most delegates will not be Monday at 1,678 precincts argued that neither is repre- 2020 Iowa the candidate who had the across their state. A sup- sentative of the nation as a most supporters. YOUR porter for each candidate caucuses? whole. will make a pitch. Voters will Lots. The party attempted to then physically gather with The state party is lim- Why does such a address those concerns in CITY. others who support the iting the caucus alignment small homogeneous the lead-up to the 2008 same candidate. A caucus to two rounds before locking state get such an presidential campaign, attendee who has not set- down the results. Addition- when the Democratic Na- tled on a candidate can ally, if a voter’s preferred oversize role? tional Committee added WEAR gather with other unde- candidate is deemed viable Iowa’s first-in-the-nation Nevada, with a large Latino cided voters. in the first round, the voter status is the result of the population, and South After this first “align- can leave and that vote still 1968 Democratic National Carolina, with a large Afri- THE ment,” officials will deter- counts. These changes are Convention, which was can American population, mine whether a candidate is intended to cut down the marred by conflict in the right after Iowa and New “viable.” To be deemed time the caucuses take. convention hall and racial Hampshire. TIMES. viable, a candidate must The state party also and Vietnam War protests Though Iowa Democrats have the support of at least created 87 satellite caucuses and violence in the streets. and Republicans don’t 15% of the people in attend- for Iowa Democrats who Party leaders decided to agree on much, they zeal- ance in the precinct. If a can’t attend their assigned turn away from a top-down ously guard Iowa’s status as Shop Now candidate does not get to precinct on Monday. There process of selecting nomi- the first nominating contest 15%, those supporters are are 60 in Iowa, as well as 24 nees and instead move in the nation. They have shoplatimes.com then free agents, and can in other states and three in toward a voter-driven proc- worked together to make choose one of the viable other countries. Two of ess that was viewed as more sure their national parties candidates, team up with these satellite caucuses are democratic. don’t stray. the supporters of another taking place in California — Iowa had long held cau- nonviable candidate, join in Palm Springs and at cuses, but the state’s Are the Iowa the undecideds or call it a Stanford. months-long delegate selec- caucuses predictive night and go home. The total number of tion process resulted in it Look for lots of bargain- state delegate equivalents being selected to go first. of who will win the ing, cajoling and pleading as awarded from the satellite Republicans soon followed White House? supporters try to court caucuses will be between 23 suit. Maybe. But probably newly free voters to run up and 216, depending on how The caucuses have long not. Among Democrats, the their preferred candidate’s many people participate in drawn criticism. They take winner of the caucuses has numbers. these alternative sites. (This place at a set time in the won the nomination in After this second round, is on top of the 2,107 state evening, so they preclude seven out of the 10 contested the results are locked in, delegate equivalents the participation of some races since 1972. But only and officials use the final awarded through the tradi- Iowans, such as night shift two candidates — Jimmy tallies to determine how tional precincts.) workers. The new Demo- Carter and Barack Obama many “state delegate equiv- The Iowa Democratic cratic satellite caucuses are — have gone on to win the alents” each candidate is Party plans to release cau- designed to address this. White House. Among Re- awarded. cus results in a new format. The number of participa- publicans, the caucus win- In past years, they released nts is dismally low. In 2016 — ner has won the nomination How are delegates only the number of state a contest when both the in three of eight contested delegate equivalents each Democratic and Republican contests, but only won the awarded? candidate was awarded. nominations were up for White House once: George For candidates who This is the most important grabs — fewer than 358,000 W. Bush in 2000. make the 15% viability cut, number. Once the results Iowans caucused, less than The caucuses definitely 2,107 “state delegate equiva- are tallied, the Democrats 16% of those eligible to vote. have had their moments, lents” will be awarded pro- also plan to release raw vote To put that number in allowing candidates to portionally by precinct on totals from the first and perspective, more than 8.5 prove their viability. Among caucus night. Then, the second rounds of voting. million Californians voted in the top examples is Obama party holds a series of con- This change is a result of the two parties’ 2016 presi- in 2008. His ability to win the ventions that eventually criticism from Bernie Sand- dential primaries, or 47.7% caucuses — beating John lead to the election and ers’ 2016 supporters, who of the state’s registered Edwards and Hillary Clin- proportional allocation of argued that their near- voters. ton in an overwhelmingly the state’s 41 pledged na- mirror finish in delegates Iowa caucus supporters white state — helped dispel tional delegates who will with Hillary Clinton masked argue that it is crucial for doubts that the United head to the Democratic the popular support he had candidates to be able to States could elect a black National Convention. (The in the caucuses. make their case to voters in president. LATIMES.COM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 A3 THE WORLD In Iran, a scarf seller endures his lot in life

“Prices are getting higher He ekes out a living and people do not have com- fortable lives,” he says. “The working at the bazaar, problem is sanctions. We are even if it means against the U.S. because they imposed sanctions on suffering indignities us. They want to force us to such as police raids. follow the wrong path to make peace with them. Then come in and take con- By Los Angeles Times trol. What can I say? They are deceivers.” TEHRAN — The sun is Abolfazl is conservative. out on a winter’s day. He supported former Presi- A tiny scarf seller with ol- dent Mahmoud ive skin and light brown eyes Ahmadinejad, who railed enters a Tehran bazaar. He against gays and threatened wears old sports pants with to wipe Israel off the map. ripped pockets. Police rush Ahmadinejad was popular toward him. They drag and in the provinces. Abolfazl lift him; his feet dangle off does not support President the ground. They seize his Hassan Rouhani, a moder- scarves and disappear. He is ate caught between appeas- battered and red with fury. ing the ruling clerics and the His name is Abolfazl. security forces that in effect A man brings him tea. run the country while trying “Drink this, you’ll feel bet- to meet the endless deter,” says the man. mands for social freedom “The police did not like from the young. your attitude,” another ven- Ebrahim Noroozi Associated Press “I think that Rouhani dor tells Abolfazl. DEMONSTRATORS burn a U.S. flag in Tehran. Protests draw TV coverage, but it does little good for a hard- may not know about me and “They hit my brother,” scrabble scarf seller. “My slogan is: ‘If you fall on the ground, you should stand up again,’ ” he says with pride. people like me,” says Abol- says Abolfazl, who, like his fazl. “We follow our leader sibling, sells scarves illegally They arrive in swirls like to any political parties. We Javad Zarif has not taken a spite his ragged clothes, re- [Khamenei], our revolution. in the bazaar. “I took re- flocks of dark birds. They demand our rights to im- stiffer line with Washington tained a degree of pride. I am a regime supporter. I venge.” put down protests, but the prove our lives. We want self- after President Trump or- “I have worked since I will take part if the war hap- “The police are coming nation is angry, and even determination and to bene- dered the killing of Iranian was 9,” says Abolfazl, who pens.” back to take our goods,” says Supreme Leader Ayatollah fit from the future.... If the re- Gen. Qassem Suleimani. sells between 60 and 80 There is a sense that war another vendor. “We should Ali Khamenei, who was close gime admits to its mistakes, “We are fed up with your scarves a day, earning about might come. No one knows. run away.” to starting a war with the there would be a chance to diplomatic smile,” the wom- 25 cents on each one. “I pay There has been talk for Breaths quicken. Americans last month, is re- reform from within. But if it en chanted. my university expenses. I am years. The bazaar fills. “They can do their jobs, viled and ridiculed by many. doesn’t or wouldn’t, the Europe, meanwhile, has not afraid of anything. My Voices from the crowd echo but we need to work,” says “Death to the Dictator!” change will occur.” threatened new sanctions slogan is: ‘If you fall on the against stone, through Abolfazl, 20. “It’s not right to The words snap the air. “It will have costs for over charges that Iran has ground, you should stand up streets and into the sky. treat us this way. We put our Not far from Abolfazl, sure, but we are prepared,” further violated the 2015 nu- again.’ Abolfazl must collect him- character underfoot by do- near the gates of a university, he says. “The issue is not clear deal. But people won- “My situation is not suit- self; he needs new scarves to ing this kind of work. Yet Mohammad, a student pro- about hope, the issue is re- der: What’s left to sanction? able, but I never feel sad. I sell. He is unmarried and they humiliate us in front of tester, fidgets with his silver sistance.” The hard-liners, and the keep myself happy. I am mo- would like a wife, but he has all people.” Armani watch. He keeps an It is like this in Iran. Rage men who come to Friday tivated.” little to offer, a man shrunk The ruckus over, the eye out for the Basij para- and talk of politics; the un- prayers at the big mosque, One wonders. Abolfazl by circumstance in a nation bazaar, which dates to the military forces on motor- shaped designs of a new rev- shout death to the U.S. They studies physiology at uni- that through most of his life Qajar dynasty, returns to its cycles. They send text mes- olution. So many pressures burn American flags, which, versity. He’s a midfielder for has endured more than it rhythms. The thrum of sages and tear through roil the country from within like flags from Britain and a 2nd Division soccer team. has thrived. voices; the selling of spices streets hunting dissidents. and without. Parliamentary Israel, are made in a factory He makes no money playing, When he’s not hawking and pots. Years of economic Mohammad is studying to elections are coming this outside Tehran. so, like his brother, he ped- scarves, or attending uni- sanctions have frayed Iran. be an engineer, which, if month. The young and mod- In times of nationalist dles wares, like a man from versity classes, he guards One has to dig deeper into a things don’t get better, may erate want change. Clerics zeal, flags of enemies are ancient times. His father is a and cleans a soccer field. He pocket to find a coin. People leave him with only a di- and conservatives rouse fol- torched and stomped on. construction laborer. But rents a room nearby for the whisper about broken ploma. He wants to upend lowers with nationalism and The TV cameras come. But when gas prices shot up as equivalent of $57 a month. things and bills not paid. the government. God. Women in black it does little good for men much as 50% in November, “The roof leaks,” he says, The police and Revolution- “We are reformists,” he chadors are angry that For- such as Abolfazl, who, like there were fewer rials for “but I cover it with plastic ary Guards are everywhere. says. “But we do not belong eign Minister Mohammad many illicit vendors, has, de- everybody to spend. and it stops.” IMPORTANT NOTICE! WARNING! IS YOUR HEATER SAFE? $58 $88 X-PROTECT HEATING TUNE UP & SAFETY XDRAINCLEANING INSPECTION!!! WITH ACCESSIBLE CLEAN OUT COMPLETE HEATING $ SYSTEM AS LOW AS 100 $4995 OFF ANY A/C OR $ /MO OR 49 OAC HEATING REPAIR +FREE WIFI THERMOSTAT

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[China, from A1] rity at the village entrance is makeshift barriers against a precaution. He does not outsiders. The scenes are believe the outbreak will get reminiscent of centuries much worse. past when disease and epi- “The country has the demics swept the land. ability to prevent it,” he said. Some villagers have tak- At Tian Jia Ying Cun, vil- en extreme measures. Vide- lagers used pulleys to raise a os on social media show a red wire and let in author- man wielding a giant spear, ized vehicles. one on horseback in a One of the men, who knight’s costume and others would not give his name, swatting away visitors with said more than 2,000 people brooms and sticks. lived there, farming cab- On a larger scale, cities bage, radishes and other and countries are walling vegetables, which they have themselves off, too, with still been able to sell locally. thermometers pressed to “It’s because of the virus travelers’ wrists, quaran- — we’re afraid of transmis- tines and urgent bulletins to sion,” he said of the make- avoid China. The virus is shift barrier. spreading quickly, spanning Nearby, Zhang Weiguang continents in a hyper-con- hawked strawberries at a nected world. More than roadside stand. He lives in 17,000 have been stricken Hebei province, a three-hour with the new flu-like illness, drive away, and rents a mostly here but also in more greenhouse in the village to than 20 other countries, in- be closer to wholesalers in cluding 11 cases in the U.S. Beijing. The wholesalers People eye one another have not been buying lately, suspiciously, judging ac- so he set up the stand. cents, facial features, sniffles The road is quiet and cus- and coughs. Is she from tomers are few. If the mar- Wuhan? You? Could you be a kets in Beijing stay closed, carrier? Photographs by Giulia Marchi For The Times he will lose his main source Deaths in the early days IN ONE VILLAGE about 25 miles from Beijing, a checkpoint has been set up to control who comes in. Those of income. were mostly limited to the watching the gate have a thermometer — to check for possible coronavirus — and a list of village residents. Zhang, 41, is optimistic. elderly. There could be many “I believe in my country,” people with mild symptoms Asian Americans in the U.S., vegetables, have still been he said. “This won’t last very who never know they had too, have said they are able to sell their produce to a long.” the virus but pass it to oth- viewed as harboring the local wholesaler, the man ers. Its lethality — whether it virus. said, despite many stores Times staff writers Tracy is deadlier than the flu, Despite worsening condi- and restaurants being Wilkinson in Washington which kills tens of thousands tions in the quarantined city closed in Beijing. and Max Lu in Los Angeles of Americans each year — is of Wuhan, the Chinese gov- Village leaders have told and special correspondents not yet clear. ernment announced that locals who work in the city Sabra Ayres in Kyiv, Still, no one wants the people from Hubei province not to come back and visit, Ukraine, and Noga virus — which is believed to would be flown back home, said the man, surnamed Yu, Tarnopolsky in Jerusalem have started at a live animal because of “real difficulties who would not give his first contributed to this report. market in the central Chi- that Hubei and especially name. The Associated Press also nese city of Wuhan — in their Wuhan citizens are facing He said the 24-hour secu- contributed. backyard. No one wants to overseas.” be responsible for letting it In the Chinese country- in. Travel restrictions and side, villagers are keeping flight cancellations are outsiders at bay by stringing mounting. Surgical masks A VILLAGER stops a car. Elsewhere, another such wires or ribbons across are prized. The air is eerie sentry dressed up as a knight and rode a horse. roads, blocking entrances Terrorist stabbing and tense. Financial mar- with cars — and sometimes kets are rattled and the cri- Israel’s Foreign Ministry ple staying home to avoid by creatively arming them- sis is threatening the credi- has warned against trav- the virus, subways in the selves. bility of President Xi Jin- eling to China and urged Is- capital are nearly empty. Al- In a video posted on Twit- in London injures 2; ping’s government. raelis already there to leave. most everyone wears a sur- ter, a man in an orange After the World Health Russia announced its first gical mask in public, though jacket and blue surgical Organization declared the two coronavirus cases on some still indulge in the Chi- mask sits on a platform at police kill attacker outbreak a global health Friday and has closed its nese habit of spitting on the the entrance to his village, emergency on Thursday, the 2,600-mile border with sidewalk. clutching an enormous gold U.S. State Department China. Residents who have trav- spear. associated press miles south of central Lon- urged Americans not to trav- The outbreak erupted at eled outside the city are be- At his feet is a handwrit- don marked a departure el to China and those al- the worst possible time: just ing asked to register with ten sign: “Outsiders prohib- from recent terrorist attacks ready in the country to con- before the Lunar New Year, their neighborhood coun- ited from entering.” LONDON — British po- in the British capital that sider leaving. Delta Airlines when millions of Chinese cils. Some apartment com- “Don’t come to see your lice say a man who strapped took place near landmarks and United Airlines are halt- travel to their hometowns or plexes are screening the family. No outsiders al- on a fake bomb and stabbed such as London Bridge and ing all China flights. abroad in the world’s biggest temperatures of everyone lowed,” the man warns. two people on a London the Houses of Parliament. U.S. Embassy employees annual mass migration. who enters. “This village is heavily street Sunday before being Prime Minister Boris throughout China will be Some cities and provin- Beijing officials are reno- guarded.” shot to death by officers was Johnson said in the after- evacuating, after those in ces, including Shanghai and vating a hospital formerly In another video, a man recently released from pris- math that the government the virus’ epicenter of Guangdong, have extended used for patients during the on horseback dressed in on, where he was serving would introduce “funda- Wuhan departed on a char- their new year holidays to 2003 SARS outbreak, pre- knight’s regalia, including a time for Islamist-related ter- mental changes” to the way ter flight last week. Feb. 9 to buy more time be- paring for hundreds of pa- helmet, face shield and rorism offenses. people convicted of terror- More flights are being ar- fore residents return, poten- tients, state media reported. spear, says to a driver seek- Deputy Assistant Com- ism offenses are treated. He ranged for Americans tially bringing the virus with The economic effect is al- ing to enter a village: missioner Lucy D’Orsi said cited Sunday’s attack and trapped in Wuhan, which them. ready being felt across “Why are you here? Go police are “confident” the at- the one in November at Fish- has been on lockdown, after Beijing, however, has China, with migrant workers home. This is an extreme sit- tacker was 20-year-old mongers’ Hall, next to Lon- some scored seats on the kept Monday as its back-to- stuck in their home villages, uation. You have to be safe.” Sudesh Amman. don Bridge, as reasons for diplomatic charter flight work day. Health officials major tourist attractions Back on the outskirts of D’Orsi said a stabbing the changes. and many others were left announced that the virus closed and restaurants half- Beijing on Friday, a sentry at victim in his 40s thought to The November attack behind. has spread in the city be- empty. an entrance to Yu Di Cun be in life-threatening condi- was carried out by a man The United Kingdom ad- yond a few travelers from Amid paranoia about said outsiders were not al- tion has improved. She said who had served time in pris- vised against all but es- Wuhan, with the coming contracting the virus, peo- lowed into that section of the that the man no longer is in on for terrorism offenses. sential travel to China and days marking a critical pe- ple from Hubei province and village, home to 12 house- danger and that a woman Johnson’s reference to that warned that leaving the riod. its capital city, Wuhan, re- holds. who had been hospitalized case suggested something country could become more Between workers who port feeling discriminated The villagers, who grow has been released. similar may have happened difficult in the coming days. have yet to return and peo- against or shunned. 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■■■ ELECTION 2020 ■■■ Democrats look back and ahead in Iowa

insurgent candidacy would runners like Sanders and On eve of caucuses, win. Joe Biden to those lagging, “We cannot simply com- such as California billionaire candidates appeal to plain about the status quo,” Tom Steyer. voters’ excitement Sanders said to scores of vol- Even those not in Iowa unteers at a campaign office used the Super Bowl for and campaign fatigue. in Cedar Rapids. “Now is the some high-profile, and By Matt Pearce, time to end the complaining. highly expensive, campaign- Tyrone Beason Now is the time for action, ing. Former New York Mayor and Melanie Mason and the action is tomorrow Michael R. Bloomberg, who night.” has eschewed campaigning Many contenders folded in the early primary states, CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa the Super Bowl action of and Trump aired competing — Democratic presidential Sunday night into their final television commercials dur- candidates hopscotched pitches. Andrew Yang, the ing the game, which cost across the state Sunday in New York entrepreneur and more than $10 million apiece. their final day of campaign- neophyte candidate, Trump’s long-shot Re- ing before the Iowa cau- showed some political savvy publican challengers, for- cuses, as jittery anticipation in his team pick. mer Massachusetts Gov. Bill of the start of voting mixed “I like the Chiefs tonight,” Weld and former Illinois with a bittersweet sense of Yang tweeted, a good choice Rep. Joe Walsh, were both in the long buildup coming to in Iowa, where many fans fa- Iowa in advance of the GOP an end. vored the neighboring Kan- caucuses, which are ex- The closing burst of poli- sas City Chiefs over the San pected to tilt heavily toward ticking across Iowa marked Francisco 49ers. Trump given his popularity the approaching finale of Matt Rourke Associated Press Perhaps none embraced in his party. what has been an unusually PETE BUTTIGIEG is silhouetted against the Iowa state flag as he speaks in Cor- the competing program- The big football game ap- protracted campaign sea- alville. Many last-day pitches referenced the Super Bowl and impeachment trial. ming as much as Amy peared to be far from mind son here. Iowans, who have Klobuchar. for Biden, whose final event been courted and cajoled by ing shut out by the fire mar- cided voters and hand out “But this is the moment Her campaign picked up in Des Moines had a valedic- Democratic presidential shal. literature. that we gotta do the exact the food and beer tab at a tory feel. hopefuls for more than a “A little over a year ago, I “I know most people are opposite, because the good packed barbecue joint in The end of his speech co- year, reported a mix of mel- got in this race right here in tired of it, but we put a lot of news in all of this is no mat- Johnston, a suburb of Des incided with the game’s ancholy and relief that it all Iowa, and in that time we’ve time and energy into this, ter what they do on the Sen- Moines. When the Minne- start. Although some in the would soon come to an end. done town halls, taken thou- and so for it to kind of be ate floor, the Senate is the sota senator arrived, she audience trickled out early, Sunday’s crescendo lack- sands of unfiltered ques- nearing the end … I don’t jury today, but we are the told the crowd that a silver he stayed long after. ed some of its anticipated tions, lots of selfies,” the know what we’re going to do jury tomorrow.” lining of her hometown Min- Even if some Iowans la- punch, as candidates’ plans Massachusetts senator said. after Monday. We won’t have Coralville voter Adam nesota Vikings not making mented the coming depar- deferred to other major She extolled the state’s an office to go to,” said Ma- Schwaje, a 40-year-old medi- the big game was that she ture of campaign frenzy, at news events — the Super vetting prowess, telling the hostadt, a 39-year-old proj- cal resident at a local hospi- could fully focus on the cau- least some people were cer- Bowl, the pending contin- crowd she appreciated their ect manager. tal, says that while he’s ex- cuses. tain the circus would come uation of President Trump’s hard questions. Pete Buttigieg, the for- cited about participating in Then, in a nod to the con- back to town. impeachment trial in the “You have made me a bet- mer mayor of South Bend, the caucuses for the first tinuing spectacle in Wash- Anita Micich, a former Senate — that have com- ter candidate and you will Ind., seemed to sense the time, the campaign on- ington, she turned to foot- school superintendent, said peted for voters’ attention. make me a better presi- caucus fatigue in Coralville, slaught has been draining. ball analogies to urge Io- she’s confident that Demo- Rallying on an unseason- dent,” she said. “Thank you, in the eastern part of the “I can’t even explain how wans to turn out caucusgo- crats will try to win back the ably warm February day in Iowa.” state, near the University of many phone calls and text ers on her behalf Monday state in November. Iowa high school gymnasiums Nick Mahostadt, wearing Iowa campus, but he tried to messages I’ve gotten,” he while she was stuck in the voted for President Obama and on college campuses, a liberty green T-shirt iden- roll that feeling into a meta- said as he and his 4-year-old Capitol for the impeach- twice before voting for the contenders tailored tifying him as a Warren cam- phor of exhaustion with the daughter, Clara, left the ment trial. Trump in 2016. their pitches to acknowledge paign precinct captain, said state of the nation’s politics. Buttigieg event Sunday “I’m asking you to run for “Iowa will be in play, that the varied emotions of the thinking beyond Feb. 3 “I know it can be discour- morning. “My phone just me, just like those guys run- I can tell you,” Micich said. big day finally arriving. made him feel a bit wistful. aging to watch what’s hap- blows up. It’s ridiculous.” ning on the field,” she said. “I Elizabeth Warren struck He and his 11-year-old pening in Washington right Vermont Sen. Bernie am asking you to take this Pearce reported from Cedar a nostalgic note as she ad- daughter, Lydia, have been now,” he said. “I live and Sanders closed out his Iowa over the goal post for me. I’m Rapids, Beason from dressed 350 supporters in a volunteering at the cam- breathe politics, and I feel campaign trying to stoke a asking you to score a touch- Coralville and Mason from packed college hall in Indi- paign’s Indianola field office exhausted by this process. sense of urgency among his down for me — OK, enough.” Des Moines. Times staff anola, just south of Des two or three times per week. And it creates the tempta- committed fans, predicting Nearly all the Demo- writer Seema Mehta in Moines, as several hundred Lydia, a sixth-grader, would tion to walk away, to switch it that if the caucuses see cratic candidates were in the Indianola contributed to more milled outside after be- make postcards for unde- off. record turnout Monday, his state Sunday, from front- this report.

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■■■ ELECTION 2020 ■■■ Democrats pitch competing visions

[Iowa, from A1] how he behaves. My response is always the same: America is so much better than this.” Sanders, who waged a far-stronger-than-expected White House bid in 2016, has hit the exact same notes as then: An economy that works for everyone and “not just the billionaires.” A more pro-labor agenda. “Medi- care for all.” And, since Pres- ident Trump was elected, a new mission, getting a “dangerous and dishonest” president out of office. Their two leading Iowa rivals, Massachusetts Sen. Warren and former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Buttigieg, approached the caucus finish line sounding themes that reflect notable course changes. Warren, who started the campaign talking little about Trump and much about her thick sheaf of policy proposals, said she could not only oust the president but also unite a party now di- vided among supporters of more than half a dozen candidates. “We might have had some different ideas. We may have had some different ways to go about it,” Warren told supporters in a packed college hall in Indianola. “But in the end, we all have one goal, and we better come together to meet that goal. We are go- Gene J. Puskar Associated Press ing to beat Donald Trump.” SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN, speaking Sunday in Indianola, has varied her message somewhat during a year of campaigning in Iowa. Buttigieg, who started out running with appeals to controversies about their the Supreme Court. He sup- quickly retreating to a more the progressive wing of the positions,” said Carrick, who ported Medicare for all. But incremental approach. It party, closed with a more is neutral in the party’s those reform ideas are no took a toll and damaged her moderate-sounding mes- nominating contest. “It’s longer so prominent in his wonkish credibility. sage, taking aim at Sanders helped them communicate stump speech, and he in- “One thing that drove her and the lingering left-ver- more efficiently and effec- stead advocates “Medicare when she was hot was her sus-center resentments of tively.” for all who want it,” which, authenticity; she had a very the last nominating fight. But Warren and polls show, is more appeal- clear theory of the case, very “Let’s agree that the less Buttigieg are tapping anoth- ing to a broad chunk of the sharp message and concrete 2020 reminds us of 2016 the er impulse among Demo- electorate. plans,” said Doug Thornell, better,” he told the crowd at crats: a desire for genera- He started his campaign who was a senior aide to a high school in Coralville. tional change and diversity calling for an end to political Howard Dean’s 2004 presi- “We’re going to have a differ- that is not easily satisfied by division. Now, he increas- dential campaign. “That ent kind of election.” a pair of septuagenarian ingly takes shots at his rivals authenticity was damaged The unvaried messages white men. (Sanders is 78, by name. when she shifted her mes- of Sanders and Biden have Biden 77.) That has helped “Vice President Biden is saging and the plan became contributed greatly to their fuel the campaigns of War- making the case that this is muddled.” ability to maintain a rela- ren, 70, and Buttigieg, a gay no time to take a risk on One of the supporters it tively stable base of support man who turned 38 last someone new,” he said in cost her was Dan Fessler, a despite, in Sanders’ case, a month. Ankeny. “I would argue this 33-year-old Wells Fargo em- heart attack and, in Biden’s, Andrew Harnik Associated Press Sometimes conflicting is no time to take the risk of ployee in West Des Moines. several rocky debate JOE BIDEN has stuck to a consistent campaign urges, the desire for stability falling back on the familiar He had planned to caucus performances. theme, arguing that he’s the Democrat best posi- and the longing for change, or relying on an old playbook for the Massachusetts sen- The former vice presi- tioned to beat President Trump in November. can be found in a single vot- that helped get us to this ator, but recently flipped to dent and six-term Delaware er. point.” Sanders after kidney failure senator, who sought the vering decades-long advo- footage. “I’ve spent my en- Linda White sported a He slammed Sanders for saddled him with $8,000 in White House the first time in cacy of universal, govern- tire political life fighting for big “precinct team member” sending a message that medical bills. “Medicare for 1988, launched his campaign ment-managed healthcare those people who do not button as she waited for a “you’re either for revolution all sounded more and more arguing he is best equipped and other progressive goals have the wealth and the group photo with Buttigieg or you’re for the status quo.” appealing,” Fessler said. to beat Trump and defend is a major attraction for his power,” he says in a clip from after a rally in Marshalltown. Warren has spent her po- This being Iowa, where the policies of Barack dedicated followers, who 1990, the first in a montage “I love Pete because he is litical career focusing on an caucusgoers pride them- Obama, the president he thrill to familiar lines like spanning more than a quar- young and fresh,” she said. anti-corruption message selves on thinking for them- served for eight years. Por- concertgoers cheering a per- ter of a century. “He doesn’t have that D.C. and a call to transform a gov- selves, he lives in a house di- tentously, Biden cast the former’s greatest hits. At a time when some vot- baggage.” ernment dominated by spe- vided. 2020 contest as a “battle for “He’s been saying the ers have wearied of the er- But when asked her sec- cial interests and the His wife, Shauna, 32, is the soul of the nation,” a same thing for 30-plus years, ratic, unpredictable Trump ond choice should Buttigieg wealthy. That through-line still leaning toward Warren. phrase now emblazoned on and I think that’s very im- presidency, constancy may fail to meet the 15% “viabili- and a slew of detailed policy “I would feel maybe like a his campaign bus. portant,” said China John- be a particularly appealing ty” threshold at her caucus, proposals fueled her steady traitor,” she said, “not sup- “This is no time to take a son, a 21-year-old from Indi- virtue in 2020. White sounded almost rise last year to the top tier of porting the female candi- risk,” says the narrator in anola. “I enjoy Elizabeth “They’ve both benefited sheepish. “I’d have to go Bid- candidates. date.” one of Biden’s final Iowa TV Warren, but she used to be a from consistency, steadi- en,” she said. “Biden is very But in October she fum- spots. “We need our strong- Republican, and that kind of ness,” Bill Carrick, a Demo- knowledgeable.” bled the rollout of her Times staff writers Tyrone est candidate. So let’s nomi- bothers me.” cratic strategist with dec- Early on, Buttigieg won healthcare plan, first offer- Beason in Coralville, Seema nate the Democrat Trump Sanders’ campaign has ades of presidential cam- praise from progressives ing a fulsome Medicare-for- Mehta in Indianola, Melanie fears the most. Vote Biden. dramatized his unchanging paign experience, said of with such dramatic propos- all proposal, which came Mason in Des Moines and Beat Trump.” emphasis in a TV ad string- Sanders and Biden. als as abolishing the elector- under fire as being costly Matt Pearce in Iowa City For Sanders, his unwa- ing together years of archival “They’re not creating al college and restructuring and impractical, then contributed to this report. Tycoon’s spending and ascent unnerve his rivals

[Bloomberg, from A1] Bloomberg has poured dates sweeping through the countability front and cen- other candidates don’t have more than $300 million into early states,” said Bradley ter in this primary, many the resources to staff, the campaign ad spending. For Tusk, a longtime advisor to thought the aggressive po- Bloomberg presidential Super Bowl Sunday alone, the billionaire. licing methods Bloomberg campaign is taking off in un- he allotted $11 million to “But if Bernie Sanders is backed as mayor would dis- likely places — like west claim a minute of ad time. surging and he wins Iowa qualify him with voters. Texas. The only candidate even and New Hampshire, Mike But a formidable slate of His recent rise in polls — approaching his level of could become the only ob- black leaders allied with he’s surpassed former May- spending — Tom Steyer, also stacle between Sanders and Bloomberg has helped or Pete Buttigieg of South a billionaire — has pursued a the nomination.” drown out such criticism. Bend, Ind., Sen. Amy very different strategy The former mayor’s com- San Francisco Mayor Lon- Klobuchar of Minnesota and aimed mostly at the first ments at the El Paso event don Breed, former Philadel- New York businessman An- four states to vote and de- were tightly scripted and, as phia Mayor Michael Nutter drew Yang in polling aver- signed to get him on the de- is often the case, he didn’t and Washington Mayor Mu- ages nationwide — and his bate stage. Bloomberg’s for- stick around to mingle with riel Bowser, who endorsed focus on amassing a big ad- tune, estimated by Forbes at voters or gaggle with report- Bloomberg on Thursday, vantage when California, around $60 billion, is more ers. have spoken on his behalf, Texas and other big, dele- than 30 times larger than Here, and at other stops, arguing that he has done gate-rich states vote on Su- Steyer’s. he made a particular point more to empower minorities per Tuesday, March 3, are Mark Wilson Getty Images The Bloomberg cam- of appealing to nonwhite than any of the other candi- turning political forecasting MICHAEL R. Bloomberg’s more than $300 million in paign is scaling up at an un- voters — trying to shore dates. on its head and unnerving ri- campaign ad spending has propelled his swift rise in precedented pace. It has up a weak spot in his sup- Many of the endorse- vals. polls and turned political forecasting on its head. 1,000 staffers working from port. ments have a transactional “I struggle with how to dozens of offices — many In Houston before a large scent — the mayors backing answer where this is going,” doesn’t hold regular town cratic National Committee signed to contracts running audience of African Ameri- him often represent cities said Kyle Kondik, managing halls, hasn’t yet disclosed his revised the requirements on through November. In El cans at the AME Church’s that won lucrative grants editor of Sabato’s Crystal tax returns or financial hold- Friday so that Bloomberg Paso on Thursday night, Future of Black America from Bloomberg’s founda- Ball, a University of Virginia ings and oversees a media will now make the debate Bloomberg launched the Symposium a few hours be- tion. But that hasn’t blunted publication that tracks cam- empire where reporters are stage if his polling strength opening of another of what fore his El Paso event, their appeal. paigns. “It is different than directed to not investigate continues, progressive ac- will be 17 Texas offices. Bloomberg talked about his “All black voters are not anything we have seen be- the boss. tivists and other candidates But there is one crucial white privilege. the same,” Nutter said, argu- fore.” He’s “skipping the who labored to meet the variable Bloomberg can’t “If I had been black, I ing that the Democrat who As other candidates democracy part of this,” she donor requirements ex- control: Joe Biden. wouldn’t have had the same is going to win over the most swarm Iowa on caucus day said. pressed outrage. The cam- Bloomberg’s strategy opportunities, and my life black voters is the one voters Monday, Bloomberg will The Progressive Change paign of Vermont Sen. makes a big bet that Sand- would have turned out very are most confident can win have California all to himself Campaign Committee, a Bernie Sanders accused the ers or Warren will best the differently,” he said. “Many the White House. He re- for a campaign blitz, touch- large group on the left that committee of rigging the former vice president early black Americans of my gen- called a house party he was ing down in Sacramento, backs Warren, approached rules to award the billionaire on from the left, leaving eration would have ended up at recently in Charlotte, Fresno and Compton. Democratic Party officials a podium. many centrist voters looking with far more wealth if they N.C., with dozens of African Rivals are increasingly about rule changes that American elections are for a viable pragmatist to had been white.” Americans. vocal about their agitation. would push Bloomberg into littered with political carcas- back. The steady increase of “The primary concern of Massachusetts Sen. Eliza- the televised Democratic de- ses of rich folks who tried to Bloomberg’s allies are support for Bloomberg the overwhelming majority beth Warren criticized him bates if he hit an unspecified use cash to power their way open about this: “One thing among nonwhite voters wor- of the folks in that house,” recently on MSNBC, noting level of voter support. into office. But none ever you don’t want to happen is ries rivals. With racial justice Nutter said, “was who can that Bloomberg, who But when the Demo- spent on this scale. one of the moderate candi- and law enforcement ac- beat Donald Trump.” LATIMES.COM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 A9 MONDAY BUSINESS THE AGENDA: ECO-FRIENDLY EFFORTS Trying for a cleaner break from Earth Space engineers are developing launchers that make leaving the atmosphere less harmful to the planet

By David Verbeek and Helene Fouquet

When a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket blasts off on a plume of white smoke, hot gases shoot out of its 27 engines, creating a thrust equal to 18 Boeing 747 aircraft. Upon reaching orbit, the world’s heaviest operational rocket will have burned about 400 metric tons of kerosene and emitted more carbon dioxide in a few minutes than an average car would in more than two centuries. That kind of shock to the atmosphere is stoking concerns about the effect that launch- ing into orbit has on Earth, and it’s about to get worse. Fueled by surging data trans- missions and the race for commercial flights among Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc., the number of launches — including giants such as the Falcon Heavy and new mini- rockets — is expected to increase tenfold to roughly 1,000 annually in the coming years. Although there are no regula- tions on rocket emissions, new space pioneers are taking it upon themselves to develop launchers that make leaving the atmosphere less damaging to the planet. It’s less space cowboy and more space Boy Scout. “Climate change is real, and we don’t want to make it worse,” said SpaceX Chris Larmour, chief executive of SPACEX’S Falcon Heavy rockets have 27 engines that create a thrust equal to 18 Boeing 747 jetliners. They also create pollution. British rocket maker Orbex. The start-up, founded in 2015 and challenges because the fuel residue which has a contract with U.S. has the positive side effect of pro- launch integrator TriSept Corp., tecting the inner surface of the uses bio-propane that it says can combustion chamber against heat, cut CO2 emissions by 90% com- the 27-year-old engineer said. pared with traditional launch fuel. ISAR addresses the problem by Besides greenhouse gas pollu- guiding the in-flowing fuel through tion, kerosene-fueled rockets a system of channels to cool the en- transport large amounts of black gine. carbon, also known as soot, into Like Orbex, the company relies the upper atmosphere. There, it re- on 3-D printers to create the com- mains for a long time, creating an plex structures. umbrella that may add to global Rocket Factory Augsburg, a warming. The fuel is widely used unit of German satellite maker because it’s easier to handle than OHB, took environmental issues fuels such as hydrogen. into account from the start in de- “So far the only criteria for ev- veloping its “mini-launcher,” an eryone to build rockets was per- emerging trend in the aerospace formance and cost,” said Jean- industry. The rocket — developed Marc Astorg, director for launch for transporting small satellites vehicles at French space agency and scheduled to perform its maid- CNES. “Environment was not a en flight next year — is using a new priority at all. That’s changing.” environmentally friendly propel- The urgency to clean up rocket lant. emissions is intensifying. Last All of the ingredients are “avail- year, the space industry launched able in a do-it-yourself store,” and 443 satellites, more than three the design has the potential to times as many as a decade earlier, avoid hydrazine, a highly toxic liq- according to the United Nations Patrick Semansky Associated Press uid used to fuel upper stages and Office for Outer Space Affairs. JEFF BEZOS next to a model of the Blue Moon lunar lander. His firm plans to use liquid hydrogen. satellites, chief engineer Stefan Planned missions to the moon and Brieschenk said. Mars will increase the strain on the Virgin Galactic says its plans ning on methane produced from rocket will completely avoid black The RFA launcher is designed environment. represent a “new age of clean and biomass. Dubbed Ariane Next, the carbon, which is a “much bigger cli- to “avoid CO2 and soot as much as SpaceX alone is planning to sustainable access to space.” The heavy-launcher project targets lift- mate problem,” Larmour said. possible” because it’s the right launch 12,000 satellites in the next company relies on lightweight off in 2030. Reducing soot and CO2 by 25% thing to do, the 34-year-old said. seven years for its Starlink internet spaceships that can fly hundreds “The rest of the world is lagging to 40% is more realistic, said Daniel “We are all young people, and we constellation. The company is de- of times to mitigate its environ- Europe so far on the environment Metzler, chief executive of the Ger- want to make a change now.” veloping the methane-powered mental effect and says its rockets performance of their future en- man rocket start-up ISAR Aero- Joern Spurmann, RFA pro- Raptor engine, burning the green- burn for only 60 seconds. The car- gines and launchers,” Astorg said. space, founded in 2018. His rocket gram manager, sums up the new house gas with a view to refueling bon footprint for passengers will be Smaller challengers such as Or- — also scheduled to lift off in late approach to the space race: “We’re on Mars. in line with a transatlantic busi- bex are moving quickly. The com- 2021 — will decrease soot pollution following the Boy Scout rule that Blue Origin’s strategy is poten- ness-class seat, it says. pany, which is funded by a mix of by using a liquid fuel based on a says: Leave the campground tially more environmentally ArianeGroup is going a step fur- venture capital and public funds, light hydrocarbon, Metzler said, cleaner than you found it.” friendly, with plans for liquid ther. Europe’s biggest launch com- plans to have its Prime rocket take declining to provide specifics. hydrogen to propel its reusable pany is working on a rocket that its maiden flight at the end of 2021. Such aggressive reductions in Verbeek and Fouquet write for rockets. aims to be carbon-neutral by run- In addition to cutting CO2, the soot pose design and production Bloomberg. Be mine and then be theirs: Start-ups regift flowers

Grove often oversaw the design of Through these two methods, flowers for its delivery service. For Acts of Flowers don’t resell blooms Valentine’s, wedding, other intricate floral arrangements, only Repeat Roses estimates it has di- every arrangement purchased, but instead help facilitate these do- to see those creations discarded verted more than 98 tons of waste ReVased also donates flowers to nations. Founded in 2008, the bouquets are recycled or within a few hours. from landfills and delivered almost nonprofits including Levindale group works with hospitals and donated to charity. In 2014 she founded Repeat 53,000 floral arrangements to peo- Geriatric Center and Hospital, nursing homes to brighten pa- Roses to make it easier for luxury ple in need. Goddard Riverside Senior Center tients’ days with the leftover flow- By Claire Ballentine clients to donate used bouquets. Although Repeat Roses is a for- and Ronald McDonald House in ers, which come from weddings, fu- Like a traditional floral service, the profit business, the flower repur- New York. nerals and grocery store surplus. company sells high-end floral posing itself is a tax write-off for the Sisters Arielle and Aviva Vogel- In the last 10 years, it’s delivered As consumers, especially young decorations for weddings or social client. As the fair market value of a stein started ReVased in 2019 after more than 340,000 bouquets and ones, become more eco-conscious, events, but it then recycles or com- client’s donated flowers is what’s realizing how many of their own repurposed more than 356,000 services are popping up to reduce posts them. used for the charitable tax credit wedding flowers ended up in the vases. wastefulness in the flower indus- If a customer chooses the signa- and is eligible for deduction, Re- trash. Although ReVased primari- April Churchill, founder of the try, extending the life of old bou- ture repurposing service, a Repeat peat Roses ensures that the bene- ly works with weddings, it also re- Reflower Project in Boston, has a quets that were previously thrown Roses team can remove the ar- ficiary sends you an acknowledg- purposes flowers from business similar goal with her nonprofit, away the day after a big event. rangements from the event and ment letter including details of conferences, bar mitzvahs and hol- which she started in 2015. Florists, Considering that the floral gift- then restyle the flowers into petite your donation. iday and birthday parties. event planners and wholesalers in ing market is expected to reach bouquets to donate to hospitals, When supplying fresh flowers to “We think there is too much the metropolitan area can contact $16 billion in revenue by 2023, buy- nursing homes and family shelters. customers, the company sources waste involved and want to make her to pick up their surplus, which ing from eco-friendly operations If there’s a charity that holds a spe- locally grown blooms whenever ourselves as accessible as pos- the Reflower Project then donates can have a huge impact. According cial place in a customer’s heart, the possible. If the buds must come sible,” Arielle Vogelstein says. to nursing homes and women’s to one estimate, the roughly 100 team will ensure the blooms are from international destinations The sisters’ venture received a shelters such as Rosie’s Place. million roses grown for a typical sent there. such as the Netherlands, Japan boost from two tech accelerators, It’s not only good for the envi- Valentine’s Day in the U.S. produce “It’s a logistics business, and and Ecuador, Repeat Roses calcu- Conscious Venture Lab and ronment but also for patients’ re- about 9,000 metric tons of carbon we’re trying to make sure we are lates the carbon offsets or makes a AccelerateBaltimore, through covery. A 2009 study showed that dioxide emissions. strategic in where we play match- donation to plant a tree through which they raised $125,000 in fund- those in hospital rooms decorated “When you realize what the sup- maker,” Grove says. When the the Canopy Project. ing. Next up, they hope to expand with flowers and potted plants ply chain looks like and the number charities are finished with the flow- For those interested in giving their operation into Washington, needed less postoperative pain of hands that touch these flowers, ers, Repeat Roses also picks them another life to their blooms with- D.C. medication, had lower blood pres- and then they’re only appreciated back up and composts them. out having to pay a fee, start-up It’s long been a secret in the sure and pulse rates, and were less for a couple of hours, it’s kind of dis- The altruism isn’t free — prices ReVased operates a flower recy- wedding industry that donating anxious and tired than those with- gusting when you think about the start at $1,750 for the removal and cling service in New York and Balti- flowers to charity after the ceremo- out. amount of resources that go into repurposing service to account for more that will pick up the old flow- ny can be a tax write-off — a con- “You can really see the differ- it,” says Jennifer Grove, founder of the transportation and labor costs. ers free of charge. Those hosting a venient benefit considering the av- ence with flowers and how much New York City-based flower serv- If you’re not willing to spend that big event with lots of floral arrange- erage U.S. wedding costs almost joy they can bring people,” Church- ice Repeat Roses. much, the company will still comments can contact ReVased in ad- $30,000. ill says. While working as a wedding de- post the flowers from your event in- vance to schedule a pickup. Nonprofits such as the signer and corporate planner, stead of sending them to a landfill. The company repackages the Knoxville, Tenn.-based Random Ballentine writes for Bloomberg. A10 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 LATIMES.COM An outbreak of fear, misinformation

[Coronavirus, from A1] lated, such as those claiming seen others scrambling to that photos of heavy ma- avoid them. chinery clearing land for A doctor in Ontario said emergency quarantine hos- her son was cornered at pitals in Wuhan were actu- school by children who ally digging mass graves or wanted to “test” him for the those that claim the Chinese virus just because he is half- Communist Party itself cre- Chinese. “Taking Calc 151 ated the virus, Tseng-Put- with only Asians in the class- terman said. room ... I hope I don’t catch “That these cynical ru- coronavirus ... thinkin about mors are being spread while dropping this class now,” a lives have been lost, millions student wrote on his of Chinese families have had Snapchat story. their Spring Festival dis- The new coronavirus, rupted, and countless medi- which can cause respiratory cal workers are putting their illness and pneumonia, has lives on the line to contain infected at least 17,373 people the virus is quite disappoint- worldwide, killing at least ing,” he said. 362 of them as of Sunday As airlines cancel flights night, with only one death to China and the U.S. issues outside China. Eleven cases a “do not travel” advisory, have been confirmed in the and China takes its own United States, including six dramatic measures — quar- in California. antining more than 50 mil- False health information lion people — anti-Chinese including warnings to avoid sentiment has reverberated Asian food and Asian-popu- globally. Hundreds of thou- lated areas has circulated, sands in South Korea and and videos of Asian people Damian Dovarganes Associated Press Malaysia signed petitions eating bats accompanied by LOS ANGELES COUNTY Supervisor Hilda Solis, flanked by Assemblyman Ed Chau, left, and Health Officer asking that Chinese nation- inaccurate speculation Dr. Muntu Davis, holds a fake letter that circulated on Facebook about a coronavirus outbreak in Carson. als be banned from entering about the cause of the virus their countries. In Vietnam, and dehumanizing com- Chen, legislative aide for a there all along. “The co- “If I lived in a metropoli- Huynh said one of her restaurants put up signs ments have gone viral. A bar- Berkeley City Council mem- ronavirus is bringing it to the tan area where trains were professors went on a spiel declaring “No Chinese.” rage of vicious discussion ber and recent alum of the surface.” essential to my day-to-day about the virus at the begin- Discrimination draws on and derogatory jokes about university. Andrew Nguyen, 22, an life, I would worry that peo- ning of class last week. He this idea “that is very, very Chinese people or Asians in “People can feel nervous, employee at Aape, a retail ple were worried about shar- asked that students who old indeed — that Chinese general have gathered that’s valid,” she said. “But clothing store in West Holly- ing the same airspace as me, had recently traveled to people as a race, no matter steam online, drawing on grouping in xenophobia wood, was ringing a cus- just based on my face,” she China refrain from attend- where they are, are disease age-old racist tropes associ- with all the other things, like tomer up last week when the said. “The coronavirus is an ing class for a few weeks. His carriers,” said Erika Lee, ating Chinese people with anxiety and helplessness, le- man gave him a dirty look. opportunity for them to comments made her feel professor of history and disease, filth and dirty food, gitimizes these responses to Nguyen reached into the bag safely express their racist alienated, she said, as one of Asian American studies at experts say. the virus.” to scan the tag on the mask thoughts in a way that can the few Asian people in the the University of Minnesota. Some in California felt Amid backlash, the uni- the man was purchasing — be excused.” class. When she tweeted “Yellow peril,” the strain their fears of racism around versity deleted the post and the type of face mask meant The Centers for Disease about the incident, writing, of thought that maintained the virus were confirmed apologized. “We regret any to be fashionable, not a med- Control and Prevention ad- “sir your xenophobia is all things Asia were a great Thursday when UC Berke- misunderstanding it may ical one — his fingers brush- vised people not to panic showing,” she was slammed threat to the white world, ley’s health services center have caused and have up- ing the cloth. about the coronavirus and by a steady stream of racist can be traced back to Eu- listed xenophobia toward dated the language in our The man brusquely said, against stereotyping people replies. rope in the 19th century. The Asian people as a “normal materials,” read a statement “Can you get me a new one?” in a statement issued Fri- “Your home nation’s idea took a particularly vi- reaction” in an informa- shared by the Tang Center “Why?” Nguyen shot day. “Do not assume that if garbage quality of life is a olent and effective turn in tional post on Instagram fo- on Friday. back. someone is of Asian descent, product of your own people’s the U.S., where policies were cused on “managing fears Aida Zhu, 21, who was “Because you touched it,” they have coronavirus,” said negligence,” one user often created based on the and anxiety” about the about to board a flight back the man responded. Dr. Nancy Messonnier, di- tweeted at her, using a racial idea that Asian people were pneumonia-like sickness. home to San Diego, saw an It happened when videos rector of the CDC’s National slur and other vulgar lan- disease-ridden, Lee said. The campus received a agent with the Transporta- of Asian people eating Center for Immunization guage. Chinese migrants were flood of criticism for the tion Security Administra- “weird” things were going and Respiratory Diseases. Where practical concerns subject to invasive and often post. tion staring at her as she around, Nguyen said. “I felt But many have panicked; about infection end and humiliating medical inspec- “Feeling good about the shuffled through security at like maybe he had seen one calls for self-imposed or where fear, misinformation tions upon arriving at Angel light fear people have had of William P. Hobby Airport in of those.” community-imposed sanc- and xenophobia begin is not Island that Europeans arriv- me in public all week,” cam- Houston while wearing a Reading the vitriolic tions that are not based on always clear, but medical ex- ing through Ellis Island wer- pus alum Michelle Lee wrote mask. comments on articles about official medical advisory perts have pointed out that en’t. When the bubonic sarcastically in a tweet. “I hope you’re not ill,” he the virus has taken a toll on have erupted. the coronavirus should not plague hit San Francisco at The post was “blatant said to her in a disgusted 26-year-old Katherine Lu. “Close UCSB temporari- be top of mind for people in the beginning of the 20th and awful” in its harm to tone. She’s not worried about ex- ly before one of us dies from the U.S. So far, 11 people in century, Chinatown was people of color, and remark- Zhu said she’s been periencing racism in person, the coronavirus,” one stu- the United States have been forcibly quarantined. able considering more than mulling over the incident all however, since she lives in dent posted, linking to a pe- diagnosed with the co- Public health fears are 40% of last year’s freshman week. She thinks racist sen- Los Angeles and rarely takes tition on Change.org, on an ronavirus. None have died. easily projected on racial class was Asian, said Angie timent has been latent, but public transit. informal Facebook page By contrast, the flu has groups or other margin- where UC Santa Barbara killed roughly 10,000 Ameri- alized communities, said students sell used items. cans since October. Gee, the UCLA professor. “We have a large number of “The racialization of co- For example, one of the commuters from China and ronavirus as this exotic for- earliest names for HIV was other people visiting China eign threat has a lot to do “gay-related immune defi- that have the potential to in- with the hysterical response ciency,” and homophobic fect everyone.” in the West,” Mark Tseng- stigma helped fuel the epi- After receiving critical Putterman, a graduate stu- demic. In the early 1930s, Los comments, the post was ed- dent in American studies at Angeles County and Califor- ited to read “this is not di- Brown University, said in an nia public health officials rected towards any particu- email. submitted a resolution to lar group of people,” and lat- The U.S. decided to break Congress recommending a er deleted. The Change.org the quarantine on Wuhan mass deportation of Fil- petition was still online as of and evacuate its diplomatic ipinos. They argued that Sunday, and has garnered personnel, “but you’re not high rates of tuberculosis more than 1,000 signatures. going to have people won- among Filipinos overbur- “We have this tendency to dering if the white people on dened public health infra- confuse people who are sick the subway or in the store structure. with entire groups of people, are diplomats who could be “Treat people who exhib- Saving is an art. and that’s what makes it dis- spreading the infection,” he it symptoms rather than tar- criminatory,” said Gilbert said. geting people for quarantine Gee, a professor at UCLA’s Geopolitical tensions or barring them from public Master it. Fielding School of Public and U.S. political strategy places simply because of the Health. that sees China as, in the way that they look,” said “If someone exhibits words of Secretary of State Lee, the University of Minne- symptoms, treat the sick- Michael R. Pompeo, the sota professor. “It’s really ness — people who might ac- “central threat” facing the about using common sense tually have the disease. U.S. may also be fueling and not letting fear and When you single out entire some of the xenophobia. panic drive us to revert back groups of people, that be- This is clear in conspiracy to more base fear of foreign- comes prejudice,” he said. theories that have circu- ers.” SYNCHRONY BANK HIGH YIELD SAVINGS 3 new virus cases confirmed

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■■■ ELECTION 2020 ■■■ It’s election The coronavirus hysteria season again By Katherine A. Mason

n April 2003, I was evacu- in California ated from my post teaching English in Guangzhou, I China, at the height of the SARS epidemic. I was 23. The Times will be endorsing While transiting in Chicago on candidates. Here’s a quick my way home to Philadelphia, I called my parents. That’s when explanation of our process. they informed me that they were not coming to pick me up. Convinced that I was going to he California primary is be Patient Zero for an Ameri- underway, with vote-by-mail can outbreak of SARS, they ballots going out to Los Angeles told me to take a cab to my T County voters Monday (to apply, sister’s apartment, where they see information at the conclu- intended to lock me up for 10 sion of this editorial). Voters who want to days with only a bag of grocer- cast their ballots in person will be able to do ies and a DVD player to keep so as early as Feb. 22, this time at new L.A. me company. “vote centers” rather than traditional neigh- I had no symptoms of SARS borhood polling places. So even though it’s and had not been in contact called the March 3 election and voters can with any SARS patients. Ac- choose to wait until then to cast their bal- cording to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control lots, much of the voting will be done and Prevention at the time, throughout February. that meant that I was not a The top-of-the-ticket item, of course, is risk. Deciding that my parents Hector Retamal AFP/Getty Images the Democratic race to nominate a candi- were overreacting, I went to the INTERNATIONAL HEALTH officials are condoning China’s ineffective, draconian mea- date to face President Trump in November. worst possible place to travel to sures to contain the coronavirus, including a quarantine on Wuhan, a city of 11 million. The Times will endorse a candidate in that when you might have a deadly primary this month. disease: Manhattan. back and forth to China to Ghebreyesus, has declared the hospital at the first sign of a We endorse selectively, which means we I did not have SARS and did study the aftereffects of SARS, outbreak a global health emer- sniffle. Hospitals are over- pick and choose the races in which we make not seed a new plague in Man- the message that the Chinese gency and praised China for whelmed with thousands of recommendations. In one recent presi- hattan. But the message that received from that outbreak taking measures that would people who probably do not dential election, The Times recommended SARS was a cause for panic was that draconian actions in not be acceptable or even legal have the virus, but are far more candidates in each of the major party pri- was received — not just by me, the name of infectious disease in a large number of the WHO’s likely to contract it after wait- maries. Trump does have Republican chal- but eventually by my Chinese control are necessary, desirable member countries. ing for hours in crowded wait- lengers, but we will make no recommenda- friends as well. and should overtake any other But what the WHO is cheering rooms with people who do. tion in that race. We don’t believe there is a Fueled by press criticism public health concerns. ing is both ineffective and Meanwhile, those with other candidate who can wrest the GOP nomina- and considerable pressure China’s No. 1 public health dangerous. The virus has al- diseases and urgent health tion from the incumbent; only a qualified from the global health commu- goal became to never again be ready spread. Barricading needs are not able to get timely Democrat will be in a position to defeat him. nity to prove that it was doing the source of a global epidemic Wuhan, a city larger than New care as huge amounts of re- Endorsements are made by the Los An- something, the Chinese gov- like SARS. In the years follow- York City, is very unlikely to sources are redirected toward ernment jumped into gear. It ing SARS, China spent vast prevent further spread of the fighting the virus. How many geles Times editorial board, which is a team did what it does best: exercise amounts of money to overhaul virus. Efforts by other nations people might be dying from of opinion writers and editors. The board its authoritarian power in the its public health infrastructure, to ban travel to and from China heart attacks in China because does its work separately from news report- most dramatic, highly visible expand its infectious disease or to shut down trade routes — hospitals are paying attention ers and editors, who have no input into the way possible. departments and develop which the WHO advises to nothing but the co- endorsement process. Cheered on by the interna- sophisticated surveillance and against — will probably take a ronavirus? We make our decisions after a careful tional community, it took dis- containment systems. It elimi- large global economic toll but What is needed now is calm process of reporting (including interviewing ease control measures includ- nated most of the live-animal also will not contain the virus. — both in China and through- the candidates and ballot measure propo- ing many things that would not markets and restaurants that The coronavirus is scaring out the global community. nents), discussion and deliberation. and could not happen any- gave cities like Guangzhou people because it is new and Citizens of all countries should The Times will also endorse in the elec- where else: sealing off entire much of their character. It set much is not known about it. stay home if they are ill and tion for L.A. County district attorney. The hospitals, schools and apart- up strict screening and quaran- But what we can tell so far is should wash their hands often county is by far the nation’s largest local ment buildings full of people; tine protocols at hospitals and that this is no Ebola. Most in any case. Scientists should prosecutorial jurisdiction, and the person rapidly building SARS facili- ports of entry. people who contract it recover do their jobs in tracking and who leads the D.A.’s office will have an enor- ties, including an entire SARS Seventeen years later, the just fine. The fatality rate ap- studying this new disease, mous role in setting the direction that crimi- hospital in one week; and set- disease-control apparatus has pears to be considerably lower without inciting public panic. nal justice policy takes nationwide. ting up neighborhood watch cranked into high gear with the than SARS and is probably In the meantime, broad Those issues also loom large in elections systems to root out potential coronavirus outbreak, quaran- much lower than it appears quarantines of the general for three seats on the county Board of carriers of the disease. tining tens of millions of Chi- right now, since many cases are population (beyond those who Supervisors — one being vacated by Mark Quarantined in their uni- na’s own citizens, shutting very likely going unreported are sick) should be lifted. This versity dorm rooms, my friends down entire metropolises in the and mild versions of the illness is not the end of the world. Ridley-Thomas, who has reached his term back in Guangzhou were so process. And once again the are probably not being counted Treating the coronavirus out- limit, and two held by incumbents Janice frightened that they said that international community is at all. Most fatalities are among break as if it were will do a lot Hahn and Kathryn Barger, both of whom they finally understood how fueling panic and overreaction. the elderly and those with more harm than good. face challengers. The Times will endorse in Americans felt after 9/11. The The U.S. has raised the preexisting conditions. each of those races, which are a referendum World Health Organization threat level for travel to China The situation in Wuhan, Katherine A. Mason is an of sorts on the county’s efforts to deal with praised China’s actions and to the same as for Afghanistan, where the vast majority of assistant professor of homelessness and social services. credited them with the success Iraq and Iran. Russia is closing cases are, is being made far anthropology at Brown We’ll also weigh in on two county ballot of the global SARS contain- down swaths of its 2,600-mile worse by the panic and extreme University and author of measures, one to boost the Fire Depart- ment effort. border with China. And the measures being taken. “Infectious Change: ment’s budget with a parcel tax on property As I learned over the next head of the World Health Or- Panicked and trapped Reinventing Chinese Public in unincorporated county areas (Measure several years while traveling ganization, Tedros Adhanom citizens are rushing to the Health After an Epidemic.” FD) and one to grant the civilian commission that oversees the sheriff authority to subpoena Sheriff’s Department records, as well as require changes in planning for jails and alternatives to incarceration (Measure R). And we’ll make a recommendation on Proposition 13 — not the famous property Going beyond #OscarsSoWhite tax measure from 1978, but a statewide $15- billion school construction bond. The Times will also endorse in races for By Jordan ing about the pain these images sive opportunity. the academy, which is opening seven Los Angeles City Council seats, four Walker-Pearlman would cause me and the African It’s important to under- its own museum in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District posi- American side of my family. stand that this isn’t about will honestly confront its own tions and the race to fill the seat in Congress round the time I The new films we watched in blaming an earlier generation history and role. The museum vacated by former Rep. Katie Hill (D-Agua was 13, in the early the 1980s were not much better. for views common in its day or could include a permanent ex- Dulce). 1980s, I started Many came with new stereotyp- asking artists to know what to- hibit that shows the painful im- We’d like to recommend candidates in A watching movie ical images or an absolute ne- morrow’s sensitivities might be. ages on the big screen that were the Los Angeles Community College Dis- screeners with my glect of people of color. Gene Those earlier characteriza- used to support and maintain a trict election as well, but we can’t. The dis- uncle, Gene Wilder. The screen- grew to understand this issue tions of people of color in movies system of dehumanization. trict exercised its unusual and ill-consid- ers, sent from the Academy of well through one of the men he were not merely cases of harm- Certainly, many academy mem- ered authority to simply do away with its Motion Picture Arts and Scien- admired most personally and less ignorance, but a form of cul- bers would decry such a history primary and allow voters to weigh in only ces, were provided to academy professionally, Sidney Poitier, tural violence. They were con- when it exists in fields and insti- once, in November. We’ll be saying more members for consideration of who became an early mentor to sciously created to legitimize tutions outside our own me- about this strange situation later this elec- Oscar nominations. me. My uncle and I talked about hateful attitudes and make ac- dium. tion season. Gene had been a member this problem nearly every year ceptable levels of social oppres- The academy needs to em- Perhaps the ballot’s most baffling deci- since being nominated for best around Oscar season. sion with full knowledge of their brace, not fear, inclusion. The sions for voters are in the races for Superior supporting actor for “The Pro- Then, as now, the issue was effect. demand that the cinema reflect Court judge. Little information circulates ducers” in 1969. We would binge not about creating an awards The academy, an organiza- all of us won’t go away, because watch 20 or 30 over a month be- quota, but the lack of equal op- tion that has its origins as a it still has the power to tell us about the candidates or their qualifications. fore he began voting. portunity for people of color to marketing instrument, knew — who we are. We’ll do our best to sort through the fog and Throughout my childhood I create and exist within this art just as the studios knew — ex- guide voters to what we believe to be the was in love with movies and en- form on both sides of the cam- actly what images they wanted Jordan Walker-Pearlman is most responsible choices. thralled with classic American era. to put out into the world and a director, writer and producer. As in all Times endorsements, we en- and international films. But I When I was nominated to into American commerce. He is a co-founder of the deavor to provide our reasoning so voters slowly soured on the American join the academy in the director I would never suggest that production company MoJo and can put us to the test and accept or reject ones. category in the early 2000s such scenes be removed from is currently filming “The Jazz our thinking and not just our decisions. Nearly without fail, whenev- (under its previous system), I films (much as any attractive or Griots.” Follow the Los Angeles Times editorial er my uncle and I would pop a declined. It was not easy, since competent images of African page in print and online to keep up with our classic movie into the VHS play- my life has been a love affair Americans were removed for endorsements. Yes, voters can cast their er, some ruinous and racist im- with cinema. But it never oc- theaters in the South, while the HOW TO WRITE TO US ballots early, but some of the most inform- age of the happy bellhop, cheer- curred to me to accept. Joining running time of happy slaves ative candidate forums and interviews — ful slave or servant, seldom that club at that time would was lengthened) or that any of Please send letters to and The Times endorsements — roll out speaking but ready to tap mean agreeing to or at least ac- these films be censored or de- [email protected]. 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[Reunion, from A1] They were 20 years old when a civil war ripped through El Sal- vador like an earthquake and tore their lives apart. They watched death squads riddle bodies with bullets, faced down the National Guard in hopes of escape, abandoned dreams to start over in Los Angeles, left behind mothers who would lose multiple sons to immigration. More than 75,000 Salvadorans died; millions more fled. A little more than half of the National Institute of Usulutan’s graduating class remained, building lives on the ruins of their country. Twenty-five years after, they returned to Usulutan to reunite for the first time. In November, a second reunion brought about 40 of them together again. Ricardo Alfredo Bermúdez, who left for California in 1980, recalled leaving as the conflict intensified. “We didn’t live the war,” he said. “Like we lived it,” said Ruti Montecino, breaking into the conversation. “The ones who stayed.” May 1979 Promo ’78 spent high school in the smallest country in Central America, affectionately called El Pulgarcito de América — the “Tom Thumb of the Americas.” Students cut class to swim in Photographs by Gary Coronado Los Angeles Times the Rio Molino, played soccer in PUPILS mill about at the National Institute of Usulutan in 2019, so different from the school attended by the class of 1978. 90% humidity and stole mangoes and watermelons from the street vendor everyone called Chepito. the fear of death. The North Hills Manuel Machado — a known resident is serious as he shares his travieso (a prankster) — threw past, but soon he’s laughing with stink bombs into classrooms and his class once more. held the door shut so no one could get out. He’d hang buckets of November 2019 water over doors — intended for On a Friday night in Usulutan, students; they would douse teach- in a fast-food restaurant called ers instead. (Janitors would get a Pollo Campero, the table of 12 was break from mopping the audito- in a world of its own. The former rium thanks to Machado, who was classmates, nostalgic and happy, often assigned the task as puni- teased one another about past shment.) loves. They laughed so hard their But there were already signs of bodies shook and tears streamed what was coming. A crackdown down their faces. that involved checking Salvador- “Ay dios mio,” Ana Maria Vane- an IDs. A classmate who led stu- gas said, as she looked at a picture dent protesters and later dropped from her 18th birthday in 1977. out to join the guerrillas. Tortured “We’re just as beautiful as in the cries filtering out of a government photo,” René Rafael Castillo Pozo building, as students went to be replied, as he pulled her into a photographed for their diplomas. tight hug. Still, that wasn’t the focus on It felt as if they were students graduation day, which happened again, but in enthusiasm only. in 1979, the year after they officially Their hair had thinned and turned finished. That morning, the class gray. They wore reading glasses shuffled into the pews for Mass at and complained of lung issues. Santa Catarina church. After, the One of them hurt his back from all men sweated through their suits the horsing around. as they walked half a mile to the Montecino’s husband wouldn’t school. Mothers accompanied ROSA ELBA MELENDEZ of San Salvador dances with former classmate Dagoberto Lazo of let her come to the 25-year re- sons; fathers, daughters. San Miguel, El Salvador, at Playa El Espino in Usulutan for their reunion last November. union. (Their divorce freed her to As they got their diplomas, the attend this one.) She had stayed in graduates felt relief. Usulutan for years, washing her That day, in a state of happy “We finished one war and clothes and bathing in the river drunkenness, one lost his jacket. started another,” said Navarrete, when the fighting knocked the At the graduation party, where the as he sat surrounded by class- power out for weeks. A friend was band Espiritu Libre played, he mates for their reunion. Before killed during a shootout between confessed his crush to a classmate. they ate, they bowed their heads in guerrillas and soldiers. As graduation night crept into silence and thanked God to be Bodies were left dumped with dawn, they asked one another alive. their thumbs tied behind their what each would study and where. backs. “We all thought we were going April 17, 1980 “There wasn’t a day without to have a future here,” said “Fijece papa y mama que aqui death,” recalled Montecino, who is Machado, pensive as he looked no es como lo cuentan, aqui sufre now a teacher. “So many innocent around at his classmates 40 years uno, aunque no quiera pero asi es people.” later. Like many of them, he left la vida.” “Dad and mom, it isn’t Arce’s classmates nicknamed too. like they say it is here, here one him Juan Wright, after one of the suffers — although I don’t want to, country’s millionaires in the late January 1980 but that’s life.” 1970s. Because Arce had crossed By the time 20-year-old Jose It was one of the first letters illegally into the U.S. during the Alexander Navarrete arrived at Juan José Ramirez sent home to war, he wasn’t able to return to see the University of El Salvador, the his parents from California. He Gary Coronado Los Angeles Times his father before the elderly man military-led government consid- wrote on a sheet of notebook pa- JUAN JOSÉ RAMIREZ of Lancaster sent numerous let- died. Now a U.S. citizen, Arce owns ered the campus a center of leftist per. The date was inked in blue ters to his mom after he left El Salvador. She still has them. a trucking company in L.A. and political activism. Prominent cursive at the top of the page. employs nearly 100 people. He leaders of the guerrilla movement Ramirez had left home soon picked up the tab for dinner. taught or studied there, and stu- after graduating from the National In 1981, an explosion ripped his foot. The classmates spent the dents could take classes on guer- Institute of Usulutan. He was apart the country’s most impor- But all those years ago, he left weekend together, reuniting for rilla tactics. attending the university in San tant bridge, the Puente de Oro, or his dreams written in white paint Mass at the same church they had A university identification card Salvador, with plans to be a doc- Bridge of Gold. The blast severed a on the back of his bedroom door: visited on graduation day. Nearly sometimes seemed like a death tor. But as the instability grew, he direct route to the eastern side of Dr. Juan José Ramirez. 40 of them filled the pews, sweat- certificate. decided to follow his younger El Salvador and allowed guerrillas ing because they were unaccus- Navarrete learned to beware of brother, who had left in December to gain a foothold there. Nov. 22, 1980 tomed to the heat. The priest the black Jeep Cherokees, the 1979, hoping to escape a country After that, living conditions When the National Guard congratulated the class of 1978. favored car of the escuadrones de sliding into chaos. worsened fast. Portillo de Ramirez stopped the minivan he was riding “I was a year old,” the young la muerte. Leaving campus one The day he reached Mexico and her husband knew they in, Ricardo Alfredo Bermúdez priest said, prompting groans afternoon in January 1980, he City, he learned that Óscar Rom- needed to leave their increasingly prepared to die. from the 59-year-olds. “How the tensed as a Cherokee slowed be- ero, the country’s archbishop and violent country. In 1985, they None of the six people in the car years have passed.” side him. He heard the click of most prominent spokesman for joined their sons in Los Angeles. — including a cousin and an uncle On their last day together, on a assault rifles being reloaded. human rights, was shot in the But within four months they — had documents on them. They’d Sunday, they lay in hammocks at He kept walking, but the vehi- heart as he celebrated Mass. returned home, unable to start given their passports to smug- Playa El Espino, drank from co- cle sped up. Its passengers shot “Cuidence mucho los quiero over from scratch. Two years later, glers, because they needed to conuts and cooled down with the young man in front of him. mucho,” Ramirez wrote, the day their youngest son followed. cross the border into Guatemala. minutas, shaved ice desserts in Navarrete kept his eyes forward as he arrived in L.A. “Take care of Back home, guerrillas shot out Six guards demanded the Styrofoam cups. During the war, he passed, worried an informant yourselves I love you so much.” a transformer in their town, leav- passengers tell them where their guerrillas had occupied the beach. would report him for helping. He Within five years, Ramirez’s ing many without power or water unit was. One hit Bermúdez in the Now, the former students could hear the man choking to mother had said goodbye to four for a month. The family piled chest with the butt of his assault drank Golden beer and blasted La death on his own blood. sons. bricks up against the garage door, rifle; another slammed his cousin Sonora Dinamita, the music In March, government troops The brothers sent home checks hoping the barrier would protect in the ribs. drowning out the crashing waves. backed by armored cars sur- for $100. Other months, they ex- them from bullets. “No somos guerrilleros,” Two best friends gossiped about rounded the campus. A gun battle plained that they needed to pay In the worst of the war, the Bermúdez pleaded. “We’re not their lives. Others talked about broke out between them and left- rent in their Echo Park apartment. three spent a night trapped in San guerrillas.” children pursuing master’s and ists inside the university. Often, they told their parents how Salvador. They hid in a walled-off “If you don’t have documents, doctorates and showed pictures of Soon after, Navarrete learned much they loved them. staircase, listening to gunshots we’ll kill you,” the guard said. their grandkids. that he and a cousin were on a Every time Maria Bertha Por- that rattled the windows. No one Bermúdez was studying civil A man and woman walked death squad hit list. In May, he tillo de Ramirez received a letter, slept. engineering when soldiers shut along the gray sand, searching for boarded a plane in San Salvador she would read it aloud to her Today, decades later, Portillo down the University of El Salvador seashells. They were a couple and headed to Nicaragua, leaving husband, Juan Ramirez Hernan- de Ramirez uses a cane to get in San Salvador. Now he and the once, a lifetime ago. Today, one is behind his parents and his girl- dez. She was often the one who around the house where she raised others were trying to make it to married to someone else. They friend of three years. responded, crying over her lost her sons. It is bigger now thanks to the U.S. made a pact on that sweet after- By late June, the campus was a sons. money her boys sent home. The 20-year-old was quiet as noon: If either of them was in a battleground. Hundreds of sol- “Thank God they’re alive,” She keeps more than 200 letters the guards placed them in the wheelchair at the next reunion, the diers in tanks, armed with mach- Hernandez consoled her. “If they — a testament to that terrible time back of a van. After just one block, other would push it. ine guns and automatic rifles, were here, they’d be dead.” — in dust-covered boxes that once the van pulled over and their cap- As the sun dipped into the stormed the university. They killed The quality of their lives had held an iron and an alarm clock. tors demanded U.S. dollars to let ocean, five men kicked a soccer at least 15 students and shut down been deteriorating since the start Among the 83-year-old’s pos- them go. Bermúdez’s uncle paid ball across the sand. They fumbled the school. Four months later, of the civil war. The couple sold sessions are Ramirez’s high school $100 for their freedom. tricks and formed a tight circle to gunmen shot the university rector clothes in a market in El Transito, diploma and a copy of his applica- It took Bermúdez 12 days to keep from running more than was to death. the small town near Usulutan tion for a university scholarship. reach the U.S. border. He crossed needed. Navarrete spent about 12 years where they lived. Often, the buses Months after he left for California, into California in the trunk of a Vanegas, who lives in the San in Nicaragua, where he studied to they took to San Salvador to buy his family learned the financial aid black van and headed to an aunt’s Fernando Valley, sat on a nearby be a lab technician. Then he spent wares would be forced to stop had been approved. Hollywood apartment. That was bench, laughing as she watched several years in California. because of gun battles between Today, he lives in Los Angeles his home for the next 10 years. her former classmates play. By the time he returned to El guerrillas and soldiers. Portillo de County, where he works in waste Four decades later, Bermúdez’s “Recordar es volver a vivir,” Salvador in 1996, the gangs were Ramirez saw heads left scattered management. He could not attend memory is still sharp as he recalls she said. taking over. along the road. the reunion because he fractured the feel of the gun in his chest and To remember is to live again. B CALIFORNIA

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voice in the current and A year after walkout, future makeup of Los Angeles.” union election will be Just a year ago, the a referendum on those union’s leadership led members in a momentous six-day who led the charge. strike — and won broad sym- pathy for teachers who ral- By Howard Blume lied public attention to difficult working conditions and One ballot this season is their crucial mission to edu- off-limits to the public but cate Los Angeles’ most carries far-reaching ramifi- underserved youth. cations for hundreds of The union election repre- thousands of youths and sents an internal refer- their families — the election endum on how all that of a new president and other worked out, whether the officers for the Los Angeles gains of the strike justified teachers union. losing six days of instruction Photographs by Christina House Los Angeles Times United Teachers Los and 3% of last year’s salary. JERSEYS, flowers, candles, photographs, artwork — the area around Staples Center once again was awash Angeles President Alex Ca- “Many members are in memorabilia saluting Kobe Bryant, one week after his death in a helicopter crash in Calabasas. puto-Pearl, who led 30,000 questioning what they teachers in a strike that gained,” said Howard, and gripped Los Angeles last the election will determine year, is barred by term limits how the union wields its in- from running for a third fluence going forward and three-year term. the extent to which it re- ‘Forever in our hearts’ His replacement will in- mains “a critical voice in stantly become a major school reform.” voice in the nation’s second- “The right leader can largest school system and hurt or hinder that process,” Families, friends and fans gather around Staples Center for the leader of a union that has he added. long influenced education UTLA often has changed a final day of memorials honoring Lakers legend Kobe Bryant policy in Los Angeles. The the classroom or political winner also will confront in- equation. In the 1990s, when ternal challenges, including the union couldn’t win the mobilization of anti- raises, it pushed for greater By Alex Wigglesworth union groups that seek to control over schools and persuade members to aban- classrooms, winning the They came to share a mo- don UTLA entirely. right for teachers — not ment together. “The UTLA elections al- principals — to in many Family. Friends. Fans. ways matter,” said Tyrone cases choose which grade A week after Kobe Bry- Howard, professor of educa- levels or courses they ant, his 13-year-old daugh- tion at UCLA’s Graduate taught. ter, Gianna, and seven oth- School of Education and In- The union also won the ers were killed in a helicopter formation Studies. “They ability for members to earn crash in Calabasas, thou- are an important player in lifetime health insurance. sands once again swarmed the educational landscape The cost has created finan- the streets around Staples in Los Angeles. They shape cial strains for the Los Ange- Center on Sunday to pay board elections, influence les Unified School District, their respects to the legend- policies and have a critical [See Teachers, B5] ary Laker. They scrawled messages of love on large display panels, sidewalks and banners. Bouquets and votive can- CAPITOL JOURNAL dles decorated the plaza in front of the building. Some- one set up a boombox and played “To Live and Die in Sprawl prevails L.A.” Sunday was the last day for people to leave behind jerseys, flowers and artwork at one of several makeshift in fight against memorials that sprang up THE ATMOSPHERE was equal parts memorial, festival and swap meet. Ven- around the sports arena, dors crowded the sidewalks, selling T-shirts, balloons, churros and “Kobe dogs.” where Bryant made sports history by helping the Lak- housing crisis ers win five NBA champi- onships. Officials said they would begin dismantling the dis- GEORGE SKELTON — also complained the bill plays after Sunday’s Super in sacramento didn’t do enough for afford- Bowl. The city is planning an able housing. official memorial event at a It’s fitting that But the status quo is later date. Bryant’s wife, major legisla- unsustainable. We should Vanessa, will be given some tion to fight be building at least 250,000 of the items left behind by urban sprawl housing units a year and fans, while perishables will by forcing we’re producing fewer than be composted and spread denser housing 100,000. When demand around the Staples Center was killed by exceeds supply, prices soar. complex. lawmakers Urban housing is increas- “That made us want to from Los Ange- ingly unaffordable for mid- come even more,” said Linda les County, the nation’s dle-class families, let alone Mazariegos, 33, who made sprawl capital. the working poor. the hour-and-a-half trek Particularly fitting is With 40 million people from Victorville with her that a leader of the L.A. already packed into Cali- mother and left behind a col- death squad represents the fornia, we can’t keep shov- lage of photographs. San Fernando Valley, the ing homes into the hinter- The atmosphere Sunday FANS SCRAWLED messages to Bryant and his daughter Gianna on side- epitome of sprawl. lands, forcing two-hour, [See Bryant, B5] walks, banners and large display panels. Metro buses beeped as they drove by. He’s Sen. Bob Hertzberg freeway-clogging, green- (D-Van Nuys), a native house gas-emitting drives to Angeleno who helped whack work. a bill pushed by a lawmaker SB 50, by Sen. Scott from San Francisco, argu- Wiener (D-San Francisco), ably the state’s most dense- would have forced cities and ly populated city. counties to allow denser OK, perhaps Senate housing — such as mid-rise How panic creates an Other out of us Bill 50 was a bit heavy-han- apartments — near major ded, utopian and unre- transit stops and job cen- alistic, asking too much of ters, overriding local zoning Responses to outbreak inflame an issue bigger than coronavirus itself Californians who love their ordinances. ranch-house culture. There Fourplexes could have FRANK SHYONG the center of Los Angeles were credible arguments been built in most single- had been detected near against the bill: loss of local family neighborhoods. Any On Tuesday, USC immediately went control to the state and the project over 10 units would around mid- viral. A lot of people tweeted prospect of cramming have carried developer fees night, someone panicked, performative apartment buildings into to help fund affordable uploaded a posts about hand-washing single-family neighbor- housing or required up to video to Twit- and the threat of disease. hoods. 25% of the units to be ter showing One poster claimed a Local lawmakers — such reserved for low-income emergency friend’s roommate’s broth- as Sen. Holly Mitchell (D- residents. vehicles reer’s girlfriend had been Los Angeles), who is run- Local governments sponding to an infected. ning for county supervisor [See Skelton, B6] incident at an apartment The university later complex near USC, the clarified that no coronavirus Lorenzo, known to be popu- case had been discovered at lar with Chinese interna- the Lorenzo. And despite Westminster Saudi dissident tional students. repeated requests for com- The post claimed it was a ment, Kidd and the Lorenzo tenants win fight granted asylum case of coronavirus, and a declined to explain why they of nearly 3 years A man who mocked the screenshot of an email from had made such a claim. crown prince says he Residents of a mobile the Lorenzo’s manager, This is our new normal — was the target of a home park will stay in Chance Kidd, seemed to a rumor becomes a fact, Irfan Khan Los Angeles Times Saudi plot to kidnap their homes now that confirm that. then turns back into a ru- AMERICA’S fear of an illness — coronavirus, in this him from the U.S. B3 the city has denied a The news that the first mor, with no explanation. A case — again has spurred stigma against a minority development permit. B3 Lottery ...... B3 reputed coronavirus case in [See Shyong, B4] group. Above, L.A. travelers Friday at Union Station. B2 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 LOS ANGELES TIMES

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count is unlikely to affect Man who mocked the U.S. and Saudi diplomatic relations under the Trump crown prince says he administration, which is got asylum after a plot aligned with the kingdom’s views on the region. to pluck him from U.S. Almutairi said his ordeal began shortly after the 2018 By Adam Elmahrek killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, A Saudi dissident living who was strangled and his in Los Angeles said U.S. au- body dismembered by Saudi thorities granted him politi- agents in Riyadh’s consulate cal asylum after he claimed in Istanbul. that the Middle Eastern The CIA concluded that kingdom had attempted to the Saudi dissident was extract him from the United probably slain on the orders States as a result of his criti- of the kingdom’s powerful cism of the crown prince. crown prince, Mohammed Abdulrahman Almutairi bin Salman, whom Michael Owen Baker For The Times told The Times he was a stu- Khashoggi had criticized. TAI NGO, left, walks with neighbor Mai Luu at Green Lantern Village & Mobile Homes in Westminster after dent at the University of San The prince has denied a 2017 meeting about the park’s sale. The owner’s permit application for development has been terminated. Diego in 2018 when his father ordering the killing. and an unknown Saudi man Almutairi recorded a arrived unannounced at Los comedy video of himself Angeles International Air- speaking in Arabic about port, where U.S. authorities the killing, which mocked intercepted the two men and the crown prince’s denials as Tenants savor victory in sent them home. unbelievable and belittled FBI agents told Almu- the ruler using a child’s nick- tairi what had happened at name. The YouTube video LAX and said they were in- now has more than 1.2 mil- vestigating the matter, he lion views. said. Days later, Almutairi fight to remain in homes Akram Abusharar, an im- said, friends in Saudi Arabia migration attorney in Or- told him his father was on a ange County, said he pre- flight to Los Angeles to see O.C. residents, many of them Vietnam refugees, faced eviction sented Almutairi’s story to him. Fearing a plot to kidnap the Los Angeles political him, Almutairi called the po- asylum office, which he said lice, and within a few days and disabled people, includ- to rip up roads inside the forced out of the area and concluded that the 27-year- met with FBI agents, he By Anh Do ing veterans and refugees of park, installing new electri- that the county would lose old would probably be said. They showed him a pic- the Vietnam War, who wor- cal, water and sewer lines at affordable housing that it “killed, tortured or even dis- ture of a man with a short Neighbors at the Green ried they would be priced a likely cost of $3 million, desperately needs. appear” if he were forced to beard who they said arrived Lantern Village mobile out of Orange County’s which Bartlett said the fam- “We live side by side with return home. at LAX with his father, and home park in Westminster housing market — vowed to ily could not afford. Americans who fought in the Almutairi was granted asked Almutairi if he knew continued greeting each fight the move. Tenants didn’t believe Vietnam War and other political asylum in July, said him. He said he didn’t. other Saturday with the “We were going into the the “company line.” wars. We joined to learn how the lawyer, who took on the Almutairi said his criti- good news: “We will remain. unknown,” said Son Do, a re- “They came in here and to fight this battle. We try to case pro bono. Almutairi de- cism of the crown prince Yes, we will remain.” tired custodian who moved delivered this unbelievable protect each other,” said Do, clined to provide docu- would have resulted in a They exchanged sweet to the park in 2011. “Look at decision, and they expected who helped initiate a letter mentation of his asylum to prison sentence at best, and treats and pots of orchids, us, many low-income, we everyone just to accept it? campaign with heart- The Times, saying it con- at worst execution. The celebrating a hard-won vic- had no experience with city It’s always about money,” wrenching stories about tained information that he kingdom, which had been tory to remain in their laws or permits or legal fil- said Nho Truong, a 16-year residents who came to the didn’t want disclosed. paying for his healthcare homes, capping a fight that ings. But I can tell you that resident. “My wife and I had U.S. empty-handed, wishing An FBI spokesperson de- and education and provid- they launched nearly three we showed up at every meet- planned to live out our exist- only for a place to call home. clined to comment. An offi- ing him with a stipend as an years ago against the ing to share our stories, ence here. I have never paid a Supporters are happy cial with U.S. Citizenship overseas student, cut him property owner who had share our urgency and to ex- bill late, never bounced a that the refugees are usher- and Immigration Services off. He was temporarily planned to shut down the plain to people why the place check, and one day, I got the ing in the Lunar New Year said the agency doesn’t com- homeless, he said, and iso- park to make way for a we had chosen to spend the form that said my property with good news. ment on asylum cases “due lated from his family back in luxury development. rest of our lives should stay is worth hardly close to the “Seeing residents come to privacy protections.” Saudi Arabia. That victory came Jan. 16, the same.” $131,000 I paid for it.” together displayed the im- The FBI has contacted when Westminster officials Representatives of Walsh His three-bedroom home portance and need for com- other Saudi dissidents in the terminated the property Properties had submitted is one of the largest at the munity advocacy and sup- United States about threats owner’s application for a paperwork to the city, ask- park, he said, and with up- port for individuals who rely to their lives made by the permit to allow new devel- ing for a different land-use graded floors and counter- on safe, accessible and af- kingdom, according to a opment, which lacked an en- permit to allow new devel- tops and a redesigned gar- fordable housing,” said Lili report in the Middle East vironmental impact report. opment. Ross Bartlett, a den, it has become his haven. Graham, litigation counsel Eye. But Almutairi’s ac- Injured Tenants rejoiced. member of the park owner’s “No one would go willingly,” for Disability Rights Califor- count, first reported by the Their saga began in April family, told residents that he added the retired bookstore nia, a group helping to repre- Daily Beast, marks the first 2017 when the owner gath- and relatives had been talk- owner who also ran the Dai sent the tenants in their in which anyone has publicly hiker is ered residents to announce ing about selling the site for Nam publishing house. campaign against redevel- claimed that the kingdom that the Beach Boulevard at least a decade. Truong is among the Vi- opment. “The loss of their sent someone to the U.S. to site with 130 spaces had al- His grandfather bought etnamese Americans who housing would have been bring a dissident back. ready entered escrow, pre- the property at the end of occupy about 80% of the devastating for them and James Gelvin, a professor rescued paring for a sale. Stunned, World War II, and to keep op- park’s 130 units. Residents would have worsened the of Middle Eastern studies at the tenants — mostly elderly erating, owners would need argued that they would be city’s housing shortage.” UCLA, said Almutairi’s ac- after fall Lottery results

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[Shyong, from B1] In San Francisco in the borders can make us safer. dangerous event halfway 1800s, concerns about small- Over the last few dec- around the world becomes pox and cholera led city ades, a globalized world has entertainment for a night. officials to create a quaran- challenged our notions of The coronavirus, to a lot of tine and forced vaccination nationalism and a cultural us, is just another piece of program that targeted only hierarchy. content. Chinese people in China- It should be harder to To me this is one of the town. White people were fear and ostracize Chinese weirdest effects of social allowed to leave and then people when Chinese media on society. Our opin- circulate freely through the Americans are your friends, ions used to sit safely inside area, which spread the your lovers and your family. our heads, only occasionally diseases. We can better understand causing trouble at the Exaggerated concerns the consequences of Thanksgiving dinner table. about Chinese hygiene and Trump’s actions in Iran Now they war on our feeds diseases around the country because we have Iranian every second, colliding and helped fuel the dehumaniz- American friends and col- creating social frictions ing, xenophobic narratives leagues who can give us a we’ve never experienced that led to the passage of human perspective on war. before. the Chinese Exclusion Act Experience of the cultures Most of the time, I think in 1882. and cuisines of other na- this is good. Although many “On the one hand, there tions in Los Angeles should lament the loss of some are public health habits that make it harder for us to fabled age of civility, I think promote safety and well- classify them as the dirty, a lot of us are just experi- being — but these actions exotic Other. encing the discomfort of often do the insidious work So last Monday, I de- having to confront and Irfan Khan Los Angeles Times of playing into already exist- cided to pay a visit to the value perspectives as we’ve ON SOCIAL MEDIA, jokes and performative panic about coronavirus deepen ing racial apprehensions exotic-meats freezer of never had to before. prejudice against Asians. Above, commuters Friday at Union Station in L.A. and aggravating them into a Hawaii Supermarket in San Jokes about minorities public anxiety,” said Nayan Gabriel. aren’t as funny when minor- nese are being treated like The narrative is sensa- how little good face masks Shah, a USC professor and I went there because, a ities are part of the audi- potential carriers of disease. tionalized by popular cul- actually do and how much author of a book about the few years ago, exotic-animal ence. Novelists writing This is not to say that ture, producing novels, disinformation is out there. racial dynamics of public sales in the San Gabriel about the Mexican border you should not try to stay zombie movies and conta- My uncle wondered why health concerns in San Valley became a national now must confront the fact informed and take precau- gion films. And our fascina- people in America were so Francisco’s Chinatown. media controversy simply that they might have read- tions, or that the co- tion with the outbreak afraid when influenza had Outbreak panic over the because someone unfamil- ers who ask them to do so ronavirus is not dangerous. narrative can lead to an killed far more people. rapid spread of HIV in the iar with Chinese culture had accurately. It’s the age-old More cases will be discov- exaggeration of the threat of (More than 60,000 people 1980s contributed to the uploaded photos of a local adage of reading the room ered in California and the an infectious disease. It died during the 2018-19 flu criminalization and demon- grocery store’s exotic-meats — except social media are a U.S. in the coming weeks. encourages the stigmatiz- season, according to the ization of LGBTQ people selections to social media. room with potentially every But the only necessary ing of minority identities CDC.) During dinner, my and led to the passage of a Hawaii Supermarket kind of person in it. precautions are the ones and behaviors, fueling al- cousin who works at a news system of laws criminalizing sells exotic meats such as But it also means that that the Centers for Disease ready existing racist and station in Taipei texted us to various aspects of living armadillo, snake and vari- your joking posts about Control and Prevention has prejudicial attitudes. And remind us to wear face with HIV. ous exotic birds. Full disclo- coronavirus — about franti- given, which are no different engaging in prejudicial masks because the 10th case Many states passed laws sure — I’m a Taiwanese cally washing your hands from the advice your doctor behavior offers us the com- of coronavirus in Taiwan criminalizing the act of American guy who was and how you’re not the gives you during flu season: forting fiction that we are had been discovered. exposing someone else to raised in the South, so the “diseased” kind of Asian — Wash your hands. helping to fight the disease’s It was a good reminder HIV, sexual contact with sight of shrink-wrapped will probably appear on the There are 11 confirmed spread. that coronavirus panic noninfected partners, and turtle carcasses did provoke feeds of someone with fam- cases of coronavirus in the And the narrative per- wasn’t just about American also made not disclosing the some alarm. I’ve never eaten ily whose relatives may be U.S. as I’m writing this. The sists because it calls on xenophobia and racism. disease a crime. At least 28 any of that before. suffering or terrified. And it risk of dying from the co- human nature — that part Some of the loudest states still have some law But neither had grocery will probably make them ronavirus is currently re- of us that wants to ride voices calling for an end to criminalizing some aspect store manager Andy Ling, very angry. mote for those who do not roller coasters and see hor- the consumption of exotic of HIV. nor had meat department They have made me have existing health condi- ror movies. When the virus animals — which epidemiol- And historically, oppor- manager Timmy Tran. furious. I have relatives who tions, and it’s especially is stopped, we can all ogists have hypothesized as tunistic politicians have Only a tiny, superstitious live near Wuhan, where remote for someone who breathe a sigh of relief. one possible source of co- used HIV to fuel fear about proportion of Chinese peo- millions of people are under lives in the U.S. and can “In a very simple sense, ronavirus — have been on immigrants, said Kenyon ple eat exotic animals be- lockdown amid the declara- access modern healthcare. we love to be afraid and then mainland Chinese social Farrow, a journalist and cause they believe in certain tion of a global health emer- SARS — another co- reassured,” Wald said. media. WeChat groups in senior editor of a website health benefits, they said. gency by the World Health ronavirus — killed 774 peo- the San Gabriel Valley are covering news on HIV. It’s a percentage of the Organization. ple in 2002-03, largely in :: blowing up with posts about In the 1980s, a Haitian population roughly equal to, Let’s be clear about this: China and Hong Kong. But the virus. flight attendant was initially say, the proportion of Ange- Your fear does not justify not a single person who Last week, on the day the At Sichuan Impression, a falsely blamed as the source lenos who subscribe to the your racism and xenopho- contracted the virus in the State Department warned Chinese restaurant in of HIV in the U.S., which led junk science of Goop. bia. Your jokes and per- U.S. died. against travel to China, I Tustin, customers were to a ban on Haitian immi- I talked to them about formative panic about the During outbreaks of boarded a plane to Taiwan being asked to submit to a gration and decades of the coronavirus and the coronavirus are not funny. disease, the public expres- to visit my family for Lunar temperature check before discrimination against xenophobic comments I saw They are deeply pointless sion of fear follows a specific New Year. LAX was crowded dining. I’ve heard that Asian Haitian immigrants. on social media. Ling and and trivialize something formula. Panic over infec- with people wearing face American restaurants and Trump administration Tran just shrugged. that should be taken seri- tious disease tends to flow masks, and I couldn’t help grocery stores are taking officials are using HIV to “That’s just culture. ously. And they are creating into the same channels, but pick up an overpriced losses because Asian Ameri- justify family separations at There are American things an environment of fear, which over time settle into bottle of hand sanitizer on can customers are staying the southern border. that Chinese people won’t panic and disinformation familiar narrative grooves, the walk to my gate. home. “Within the course of the eat, and Chinese things that that’s more dangerous than said Duke University Eng- When we landed in But the outbreak narra- last century, we’ve seen a Americans don’t eat,” Ling the disease itself. lish professor Priscilla Wald, Taipei, various warnings tive is dangerous specif- relationship between dis- said. “That doesn’t mean we In Seattle, a Filipino who wrote a book about about infectious diseases ically because the threat is ease outbreaks and proj- have to be afraid of each American family was what she called “the out- played across the seat-back real. A genuine public health ected fears about different other.” refused a sample at Costco break narrative.” screens, as they have nearly concern enables the con- kinds of communities,” Our willingness to because an employee was First, a new infection is every time I’ve visited Tai- struction of a societal Farrow said. “It’s a part of understand each other is concerned about getting discovered. Then, scientific wan. I was one of the few “other” and then justifies how people try to make what protects us from fear infected. People are openly accounts and media reports people not wearing a face the targeting of it. sense of infectious disease.” and its disastrous conse- wondering if it’s safe to eat discuss the global networks mask. Anyone who coughed And the manipulation of National borders will quences. As we face 2020’s at Chinese restaurants, as if that the virus travels was skewered with fearful public health concerns to never protect us from dis- menaces — conflict with a virus could be transmitted through. Then the discus- glares, regardless of ethnic- justify targeting of minor- ease, no matter how high a Iran, Chinese travel bans, through flavors. Chinese sion turns to epidemiolo- ity. ities has led to some of the wall we build. But I think the prospect of a border wall people and anyone who gists and their efforts to At dinner, we discussed biggest stains on American that our relationships with with Mexico — I’m begging could be mistaken for Chi- contain the virus. various infectious diseases, history. the people who cross our you all to remember that.

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[Teachers, from B1] an English teacher at Lin- but supporters see that ben- coln High School who is run- efit as a valuable recruit- ning for UTLA president, ment tool. faults the union leadership More recently, UTLA was for being too engaged in out- among the first unions to side politics. push back successfully “It is not my goal to make against a nationwide trend UTLA a ‘political power- to rate teachers based on house’ as it’s been deemed student standardized test under Caputo-Pearl’s ten- scores. ure,” Crabtree said. “It is my Teachers unions remain job to resource, protect and among the most powerful in- defend every educator terest groups in California — within LAUSD to do what it they played a key role in last is we all signed up for — to year’s legislation that could build an educational power- limit the growth of new char- house.” ter schools. She’s running as part of a However, long-term slate called Elevated 2020. union influence has been Also running for presi- threatened by a 2018 dent is veteran secondary Supreme Court ruling that English teacher Innocent allows public employees to Osunwa, who could not be stop paying fees to the reached for comment. Os- unions that represent them. unwa, who has run previ- One internal goal of the L.A. ously, calls for better job pro- strike was to build solidarity tections and improved work- and membership. ing conditions in his cam- In an unusual, perhaps paign materials. unprecedented move, Ca- Candidate Greg Russell, puto-Pearl is vying to remain a secondary substitute a key part of the leadership teacher for 23 years, said he team he helped assemble. wants a more democratic He’s campaigning for one of union, with recorded meet- four vice president slots, ings that members could hoping to swap roles with view. He was especially criti- Cecily Myart-Cruz, who is Al Seib Los Angeles Times cal of Caputo-Pearl’s effort running for president on JACKIE GOLDBERG, who rejoined the L.A. school board last year after a three-decade absence, rallies with to remain a citywide officer, their Union Power slate, members of the L.A. teachers union in downtown’s Grand Park during the union’s six-day strike in 2019. calling it a maneuver to re- which includes candidates main in control. for all seven citywide offices. have been the teachers counts some of the biggest platform includes devel- fied students attend char- Caputo-Pearl said such Inevitably, the late Feb- union and charter school gains in nontraditional bar- oping future leaders, espe- ters, an increase since the concerns are misplaced. ruary results will be viewed advocates, each with its gaining areas, such as ex- cially women and people of last union election. “I want to continue build- as a vote either for or against favored candidates. Both panded social services at color. Within schools, she The Union Power slate is ing our momentum, working Caputo-Pearl and his team, spend big, although the more schools. wants teachers to gain con- being challenged by candi- under Cecily,” Caputo-Pearl who, as full-time union offi- charter supporters have “Why wouldn’t we contin- trol over teacher training dates with conflicting view- said. “Working in L.A. — the cers, earn about $115,000 a spent more, with the teach- ue to move forward the pow- and opposes the sharing of points: Some find the in- epicenter of underfunding year. ers union trying to compen- erful work we have all ac- campuses with privately cumbents too militant; oth- and privatization — with Another sort of reckon- sate with its ground troops complished together?” said operated charter schools, ers, not militant enough. UTLA members, is the most ing will follow closely. The of union members. Myart-Cruz, a 25-year which compete for students Soni Lloyd, one of five important thing to do in the March 3 presidential pri- The message from union teacher who has risen with district-operated running for president, criti- United States in the fight for mary ballot will include four leadership is that last year’s through union ranks. “It schools. cizes the union for backing public education.” of the seven L.A. school strike was triumphant, would be a mistake to not Charter schools, most of school board candidates Caputo-Pearl’s oppo- board seats. A shift of even achieving smaller class continue to build off the which are nonunion, are who fail to aggressively op- nents for vice president are one seat could threaten the sizes, as well as the hiring of strike, relationships, move- typically criticized in union pose charter schools, saying Gabriel Serrano, who is part current union-friendly ma- more nurses, librarians and ment building and ground- elections, although about that as a result, “LAUSD is of Crabtree’s slate, and Wil jority on the board. counselors — all of whom are breaking work of the past 900 charter school teachers dying a slow death.” Page, a veteran union activ- In board elections, the among some 32,000 voting years.” are also represented by “It is tempting to look at a ist and King Middle School two major financial players members. Union Power Within the union, her UTLA. About 1 in 5 L.A. Uni- few minor changes from the technology coach. strike and declare a big Page participated enthu- change, but one has to look siastically in the strike, but at overall trends,” he said, he said union leaders lacked calling for “a permanent a solid “strike exit plan” and strike-like climate of public have not developed a strong outreach until we have real political strategy for electing breakthroughs.” sympathetic and capable Marisa Crabtree, a veter- school board members.

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Genaro Molina Los Angeles Times Maxine Elaine Nazworthy BRYANT FANS write messages to the NBA superstar and his daughter. His wife, Vanessa, will be given some of the items left behind, while perishables will be composted and spread around the Staples Center complex. January 25, 1942 - January 28, 2020 Maxine Nazworthy was born on January 25, 1942 and passed away on January 28, 2020. A bastion of love and support for her family and countless artists and musicians, Maxine was also a A final outpouring at Staples Center breeder and trainer of horses, a wonderful listener, an extraordinary mother, and an unforgettably kind and gentle soul.

[Bryant, from B1] with the Lakers was just of you.” ther passed away in 2014 and Maxine was born at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, was equal parts memorial, about the only thing that Delfino Delrio, 51, of left the jersey to him. and lived for her first eight years in a shared room with one of her two younger brothers, Max, who festival and swap meet. Ven- could take her mind off her Downey took his son to Lak- “We’re just paying our re- also very nearly shared her name. An exemplary dors crowded the sidewalks, illness, she said. ers playoff games during spects,” Montemayor said. co-conspirator, Maxine walked Max to Gilmore selling T-shirts, balloons, “That was always my their championship seasons He said he believes that Bry- Field, spending the afternoons eating popcorn, elote, churros and hot dogs happiness,” Castro said. “I in the early 2000s. He was at ant’s family will take solace sharing a coke, and watching the Hollywood Stars that one enterprising sales- could be feeling really sick the memorial with his in the sheer number of peo- play. After moving to Beverly Hills in 1950, Maxine man touted as “Kobe dogs.” and watch a game and see grandsons, Jacob, 6, and ple who have come out to do became the caring sister to Jim Factor, her second younger brother, in a close-knit clan. She attended Metro buses beeped as Kobe and everything he did, Jonathan, 8. so. Beverly Hills High School (class of 1959) and USC they drove by, their LED dis- it was just — it would make “I wanted to express to “It seems like it’s busier leaving to begin her career. With her signature plays flashing “RIP Kobe.” me happy. And at the time, I them what that meant to here than a regular basket- luminous and gentle blue eyes and an aura of a Outside the arena, a line of was really sick and I needed me, sharing that moment ball game,” he said. sweet innocence paired with emerging savior-faire, fans waited to photograph him right there when I was with their dad,” he said. The displays of mourning Maxine had a brief stint as a model, before finding her passion caring for animals — opening and themselves in front of a set of really bad.” “Now I’m sharing this mo- were, at times, loud and pub- managing Sledge Stable with her husband James Lakers nesting dolls that These days she’s feeling ment with them. It’s genera- lic. Nazworthy (deceased 1974), and managing the Jerry Montero bought at a better, but she still draws on tion to generation.” Every so often, a murmur operation through the training and breeding of swap meet. Bryant’s example on the Delrio said he felt as of “Kobe, Kobe” welled up winning thoroughbreds such as Sledge and Blue- “I brought these down court as a source of strength. though he watched Bryant from the crowd and spread Eyed Davey. Along with her love of horses, Maxine seemed to communicate fluently with a long string here for everybody to love,” “It sucks that this hap- grow up, transforming from until the entire plaza outside of adored dogs. said Montero, 53, of Lake- pened and everything, but a young hothead into a ma- Staples Center was chanting wood. his words, still, it’s there, ture role model. his name. The mother to photographer and musician Montero headed to Sta- what he would tell us and “I’ve seen him come a Ryan Rice, 37, was lead- Dave Naz, her home and backyard studio in the ples Center last Sunday, as everything,” Castro said. long way,” he said. “I’ve seen ing the cheers. He traveled 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s became the gathering site for a generation of young musicians raised soon as he heard about Bry- “Like whatever you want, him be a jerk. I’ve seen him from Stockton with his in or visiting Los Angeles. She turned away no ant’s death. He wanted to you got to go get it. And every be the hero, the villain. And daughter Adalynn, 5, and one, and delighted in attending the concerts and catch one more glimpse of day I wake up and I’m like, then I’ve seen him be a com- her mother, Jennifer Ville- art openings of many fine and emerging talents, the memorials before they ‘Let’s do this,’ the same as passionate, loving father.” gas, 38. “We’re fighters, too, treasuring the truths and life stories people always were removed. Kobe.” That’s the example he just like the Mamba was,” seemed to entrust to her. Often in those years, her living room was dense with visiting artists’ sleeping Like many of those in at- Many fans brought their wanted to pass on to his Rice said. bags, her fridge overflowing with snacks. tendance, he saw Bryant as children, pushing them in grandchildren. At the edge of the memo- an inspiration. strollers or boosting them “That’s what I want them rial, he placed a pair of Nike A ray of sunshine to all who knew her, Maxine “He encouraged us to be- onto their shoulders to get a to know,” he said. “You don’t sneakers signed with his was a devout Lakers fan and was a force for family lieve in ourselves, too,” Mon- glimpse at the outpouring of have to be a jerk.” family members’ names and and friendship. Maxine passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday night after a brief illness. tero said. “That’s what made condolences. Ruben Montemayor, 45, inscribed with Bryant’s She was the devoted daughter of Dorothy and me love him so much.” They were there to pay of Covina and three of his numbers, 8 and 24, as well as Sidney Factor, the loving sister of James Factor Giovanna Castro, 30, said tribute not to Bryant the children — Raylene, 3, Ray- Gianna’s #2 and “forever in and Max Factor III (with Jane Factor), the loving that when she was hospital- basketball star but to Bry- den, 6, and Roy, 8 — hung a our hearts.” aunt of niece Jenny Factor and of great-nephew ized with lupus, her brother ant the father. large paper banner that Between sharing hugs Lev Asimow, and the unparalleled mother of David Nazworthy (with Oriana Nazworthy). would continually ask her “In Hispanic culture, read, “RIP Kobe & Gigi. ... and shaking hands with Private interment. In lieu of flowers, please consider what he could bring to make deaths, I think it’s a different God’s Angels.” other fans, Rice gestured to a contribution to The Southern California Chapter her happy. point of view because it’s a Montemayor said that the crowd behind him. of the Alzheimer’s Association (https://www.alz. “I would be like, ‘Bring me family matter,” said Andrea when his dad retired as an “Look at this,” he said. org/socal) or Tower Cancer Research Foundation Kobe Bryant,’ ” Castro said. Orellana Fernandez, 57, of employee with the city of Los “It’s brought the whole city (https://www.towercancer.org/donate-page/). Or 4Paws For Ability, which has a good program in “And he would just look at Orange County. “The cul- Angeles, Bryant personally together. We’re way closer. canine assistance for people with Alzheimer’s me and we would all laugh.” ture … you take it more per- presented him with a com- And all we’re yelling is ‘Kobe’ (https://4pawsforability.org/alzheimers-assistance- Watching Bryant play sonal. You make them a part memorative jersey. His fa- right now.” dog/). B6 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 LATIMES.COM

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[Skelton, from B1] [units], but it’s not being would have had two years to built.” devise their own devel- Dan Dunmoyer, presi- opment plans before the dent of the California Build- state hammer fell. ing Industry Assn., confirms The legislation was that 550,000 housing units complex and scary, espe- have been approved across cially for many local govern- the state, but so far they’re ments. The L.A. City Coun- just vacant lots. cil opposed it. “The cost to build them The measure needed is greater than the market,” 21 Senate votes but failed he says. Dunmoyer blames by three: 18 to 15, with six local government fees — for abstentions. sewers, schools, parks — Ten L.A. County sena- and labor costs. “It’s not tors — nine of them Demo- profitable to build right crats — voted “no” or ab- now.” stained. Only one of the So it’s complicated. county’s Democrats — Lena There’s still time to pro- Gonzalez of Long Beach — duce a major housing bill voted “yes.” this year. Legislators will be One refreshing thing: in session until Aug. 31. This fight had nothing to do “In the Legislature, with partisan politics. It was seven months is an eter- all about geography and the nity,” Wiener says. “But we protection of single-family need to pass something that living from the encroach- is actually a housing pro- ment of higher-density duction bill — not just called complexes. Roughly 75% of that.” L.A. city is zoned for single- It will be a test of Gov. family homes. Gavin Newsom’s leadership. During the Senate floor Brian van der Brug Los Angeles Times In June, the governor can debate, Hertzberg said the SENATE BILL 50 would have forced cities and counties to allow denser housing near major transit stops and use state budget bucks to bill’s premise was that may- job centers, overriding local zoning ordinances. Above is an aerial view of homes in Granada Hills. strong-arm votes for hous- ors and city council mem- ing legislation — and later bers “are standing in the Demeans? That’s a cities that long ago allowed noted that the primary housing and long commutes when he begins to sign or way of home building at the reach. How could any single- untenable sprawl, ripping source of local revenue “dysfunctional.” He voted veto hundreds of bills. behest of single-family family home owner feel out fruit orchards and became the sales tax. against the bill. Senate leader Toni homeowners.” demeaned by an effort to planting housing tracts, That’s why local govern- Glazer says the state Atkins (D-San Diego) “While there may be build more multifamily creating long commutes. ments “say yes to auto should provide financial chided opponents who some merit to this notion in housing? Upset, perhaps, Instead of building upward, malls, say yes to big-bucks incentives for businesses to offered no alternatives to limited circumstances, this but not personally de- they built sideways. retail stores, but say no to create more jobs in the SB 50. sweeping generalization meaned. Hertzberg blamed Cali- housing,” the senator as- suburbs where people live “I want them to tell me both oversimplifies the Neither Hertzberg nor fornia’s tax system for local serted. “That is the single so they don’t have to com- what it is they’ll support,” problem and unnecessarily any opponent of the bill governments’ ignoring biggest reason we are where mute long distance. she says. “Where are they demeans people who have openly defended sprawl. housing in land use deci- we are.” “In my neck of the willing to compromise?” done nothing more than That’s a dirty word. They sions. He didn’t specifically Sen. Steve Glazer (D- woods,” the senator also Yes, L.A. legislators. make homes for themselves, rallied behind local control, criticize Proposition 13, the Orinda), a former suburban says, cities “are not bad What exactly do you have in raise a family and play by always a popular position. 1978 initiative that greatly mayor, calls the jumble of apples. We’ve approved mind? Hopefully not more the rules.” But it was counties and reduced property taxes, but urban jobs, unaffordable thousands of new housing sprawl. SPORTS D

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SAM FARMER By Jeff Miller ON THE NFL MIAMI — So, in their most dire, most cru- MIAMI — Andy Reid coached 365 games cial moment yet, the Kansas City Chiefs without a Super Bowl victory, meaning he doubled down again on being down by dou- could have coached a game a day for an ble digits. entire year without reaching the NFL Trailing by 10 points, they scored three mountaintop. touchdowns in the final 6 minutes 13 sec- The breakthrough came Sunday in onds Sunday to beat the San Francisco 49ers No. 366. 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Sta- Now that’s what you call a leap year. dium. What better coach to end the 50-year In securing the franchise’s second Super drought of the Kansas City Chiefs than the Bowl title and first in 50 years, the Chiefs re- lovable Reid, a man who endured a historic bounded from at least 10 points down to win dry spell of his own. each of their three playoff games, something “It was written in the stars,” linebacker no NFL team ever had done. Reggie Ragland said. “It was meant to be.” Defensive tackle Frank Clark said he pre- Written in the record books too. Reid dicted his team’s latest comeback out loud came into Super Bowl LIV with 221 victories, on the field early in the fourth quarter when, more than any coach in NFL history without he claimed, some of the 49ers already were a ring — and that list includes Marty Schot- celebrating. tenheimer (205), Dan Reeves (201), Chuck “I went out on the next drive and told Knox (193) and Jeff Fisher (178). them, ‘Ya’ll ... going home just like the rest of Reid blissfully extricated himself from ’em,’ ” Clark said. “Excuse my French. They that category, a reality so delightful he hap- Larry W. Smith EPA/Shutterstock told me to slow down on the cussing, but it’s pily accepted the involuntary ice-bucket FOR A THIRD game in these playoffs, quarterback Patrick Mahomes guided the the end of the season, so we gonna vibe.” challenge that came courtesy of his players Chiefs to a comeback win. Kansas City scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns. In advancing to Miami, Kansas City over- as the clock was winding down on the 31-20 came a 24-0 deficit in the divisional round to victory over the San Francisco 49ers. the Houston Texans and a 10-0 hole in the “The guys were jumping on top of me, I Lost lead too much for 49ers Williams brings ‘attitude’ AFC championship game against the Ten- got an ice bath and everything,” Reid said of Their offense peters out and their de- The running back shows that the nessee Titans. the celebration that [See Farmer, D5] fense can’t curb Mahomes late. D4 Chiefs do indeed have ground game. D5 The title-clinching [See Chiefs, D4]

Djokovic wins in Australia Bryant was calm, cool, collected in last game He defeats Thiem to win the men’s singles had become the stuff of example of how people title for the second He coached his myth, whose emotions were should be at an event. It was year in a row and plastered on his sleeve for astounding to me.” eighth time overall. D2 daughter and her the better part of a 20-year Less than 24 hours later, basketball team the career with the Lakers. Bryant and Gianna were The Chargers But what De Vera saw among the nine people — in- commit to Lynn day before he died. that day was something dif- cluding fellow coach Chris- Coach will have his By Jack Harris ferent: The five-time NBA tina Mauser, two other contract extended champion wore a black teammates and their family beyond the upcoming tracksuit and earnest grin. members — killed when a season after a difficult Joe de Vera couldn’t help Even as a close game came helicopter that was bringing but notice the composure down to the wire, he hardly them back to the academy in 5-11 campaign. D3 coming from Kobe Bryant’s stood up and never came Thousand Oaks crashed USC fires three bench. close to a shout. While the into a Calabasas mountain- On Court 4 inside the hundreds of spectators hud- side. assistants Mamba Sports Academy on dled around the hardwood In the days since, the The Trojans part Jan. 25, the Black Mamba got riled up, Bryant re- sports world has mourned. ways with three himself was coaching his mained relaxed. The NBA’s biggest stars assistant coaches on daughter Gianna’s eighth- “He was calm,” De Vera have been crushed. The the defensive side. D3 grade club team. said. “He was positive. He eight remaining players on A guest coach on the op- didn’t yell at the ref. He Gianna’s team have been NBA ...... D6 posing team, De Vera had might have questioned one devastated. The visiting Ronald Martinez Getty Images College basketball D8 only heard stories of the man of the calls, but he did it in a coach who had only known KOBE BRYANT and his daughter Gianna and seven whose motivational tactics respectful way. He was an [See Bryants, D7] others are remembered before Super Bowl LIV. D2 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 LATIMES.COM/SPORTS

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TIME EVENT ON THE AIR BASKETBALL 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami TV: NBA Lynn Bo Bo EPA/Shutterstock 7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Clippers TV: Prime, NBA NOVAK DJOKOVIC is the Australian Open men’s champion for the second year in a row and the eighth time R: 570, 1330 overall after beating Dominic Thiem. Says Djokovic: “Probably one point, and one shot, separated us tonight.” COLLEGE BASKETBALL 3 p.m. Women, Indiana at Purdue TV: Big Ten 4 p.m. North Carolina at Florida State TV: ESPN 4 p.m. Women, Oregon at Connecticut TV: ESPN2 4 p.m. Norfolk State at North Carolina Central TV: ESPNU It’s not easy, but Djokovic 4 p.m. Lafayette at Bucknell TV: CBSSN 4 p.m. Women, Georgia at Mississippi State TV: SEC 5 p.m. Women, Michigan State at Maryland TV: Big Ten 6 p.m. Texas at Kansas TV: ESPN 6 p.m. Baylor at Kansas State TV: ESPN2 is back on top Down Under HOCKEY 2 p.m. Beanpot Tournament, Northeastern vs. Harvard TV: NHL 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Detroit TV: NBCSN and strokes, and showing No other man has won from Serbia. He lost six 5 p.m. Beanpot Tournament, Boston College vs. Boston U. TV: NHL He beats Thiem in some creativity, Djokovic the Australian Open more games in a row in one stretch 7:30 p.m. Women, Rivalry Series, U.S. vs. Canada TV: NHL five sets to win his came back to defeat Thiem than six times. Only Switz- to Thiem, who plays a simi- SOCCER 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 Sunday erland’s Roger Federer, with lar baseline game and elimi- night for an eighth Austral- 20, and Nadal, with 19, have nated Nadal in the quarter- 3 p.m. Mexico, women, UANL vs. Atlas TV: TUDN eighth men’s title at ian Open title, second in a won more men’s Grand finals. 3 p.m. Women, Olympic Qualifying, Panama vs. Haiti TV: FS2 Australian Open. row, and 17th Grand Slam Slam tournament singles ti- Djokovic was visited by a 5:30 p.m. Women, Olympic Qualifying, U.S. vs. Costa Rica TV: FS1, TUDN event trophy. tles than Djokovic. doctor and trainer in the R: 1220 wire reports “I was on the brink of los- “Amazing achievement. third set, and guzzled bot- TENNIS ing the match. Dominic dis- Unreal what you’re doing tles of water and energy 10:30 a.m. ATP Cordoba Open, early-round play TV: Tennis MELBOURNE, Austral- rupted my rhythm in my throughout all these years,” drinks. He lectured the chair ia — Novak Djokovic was game at one point. He was a said the fifth-seeded Thiem, umpire about time viola- looking weary and worn better player,” Djokovic said. who is 0-3 in major finals. tions. down. He felt dizzy and “Probably one point, and “You and also two other “My energy dropped sig- ODDS trailed Dominic Thiem in one shot, separated us guys, I think you brought nificantly,” Djokovic said at the Australian Open final — tonight.” men’s tennis to a complete a news conference. miscues mounting, deficit Djokovic improved to 16-0 new level.” It was a physical test of- College basketball NHL growing. his record in semifinals and Said Djokovic to Thiem: fering plenty of entertaining Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog Favorite Underdog 1 Djokovic did what he finals at Melbourne Park “I am sure you will definitely exchanges, with 61 points at Florida State 9 ⁄2 North Carolina Dallas -143 at N.Y. Rangers +133 at Northern Arizona PK Eastern Washington at Toronto OFF Florida OFF does, though. He waited for and assured himself of re- get one of the Grand Slam lasting at least nine shots Baylor 7 at Kansas State Philadelphia -216 at Detroit +196 a chance to pounce and turning to No. 1 in the rank- trophies. More than one.” apiece. at Kansas 15 Texas found a way to win. ings, replacing Spaniard This title didn’t come Said Thiem: “Very de- at Sacramento St. 11 Idaho Regaining his stamina Rafael Nadal. easily for the 32-year-old manding.” At two key moments, Djokovic abandoned his usual grind-points-out script and went on the attack, rushing to the net after a serve when facing a break Kwiatkowski finds silver point — at 2-1 in the fourth set and at 2-1 in the fifth. Paid off both times. “Not characteristic of lining after dark clouds me,” Djokovic said. “Kind of all-or-nothing.” Making a charge as his less-experienced opponent He overcomes doubt, injuries to win tennis event faltered, Djokovic broke to lead 5-3 in the fourth set, HELENE ELLIOTT was injured at the end of last for the tournament went helped by a sloppy volley year and didn’t play well at poorly and he had to dig into the net tape, a double- Thai-Son tournaments in Australia deep to find motivation to fault and a bad forehand by Kwiatkowski last month. He began to take the court at the New- Thiem. was feeling question himself and port Beach Tennis Club as Djokovic adds another over- whether he should bother an unseeded longshot. Grand Slam tournament whelmed by competing at the Oracle “I actually think not trophy to a haul of five titles a run of Challenger event last week having a lot of expectations from Wimbledon, three from terrible luck. at Newport Beach. helped the first few rounds the U.S. Open and one from The 2017 To make things worse, because I was not really Oracle Challenger Series photos the French Open. NCAA men’s his girlfriend dumped him thinking about tennis and THAI-SON KWIATKOWSKI surprised the field Thiem, a 26-year-old singles tennis champion for two weeks ago. No surprise, just kind of swinging,” he and himself by winning an Oracle Challenger event. Austrian, was the runner-up the University of Virginia then, that his preparation said. “And then I started to Nadal at the French Open getting some confidence. in each of the last two years Tennis is a weird sport, you and was trying to become know? When you have confi- the first man born in the dence and a couple things 1990s to win a major singles go your way, upsets like this title. can happen.” Instead, the Big Three — A big server who covers Federer, Nadal and Djokovic the court quickly and well, — have won 13 consecutive Kwiatkowski surprised the Grand Slam events and 56 of field and himself by winning the last 67. the tournament, capping it “It’s unique in sports his- Sunday with a few tears and tory that the three best play- a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Daniel ers, by far, are playing in the Elahi Galan of Colombia. He same era,” Thiem said. will receive $21,600 and “That’s what makes it very, points toward earning one very difficult for other play- of two wild-card berths ers to break through.” given to American men at Before Djokovic and the BNP Paribas Open next Thiem played in Rod Laver month at the Indian Wells Arena, American Rajeev Tennis Garden. With one MADISON BRENGLE won at Newport Beach, her Ram’s decision to focus on event left in the Challenger first title in the Women’s Tennis Assn. doubles paid off when he Series, he’s second to former teamed with Britain’s Joe UCLA standout Marcos said. “I struggled with that together and playing well, it Salisbury to win the men’s Giron. for a while, I struggled with just started to click,” said doubles title on the same “I haven’t had a lot of motivation, I struggled to Brengle, who lost in the court. confidence,” said want to do it on my own. I second round of qualifying The No. 11 seeds were in Kwiatkowski, son of a Viet- was able to build a team at Brisbane and Hobart. “I control early to beat Aus- namese mother and Polish around me similar to what I tried to be kind to myself a tralian wild-card entries American father. “So to had in college and that’s little bit because I’ve been Max Purcell and Luke Sav- come and have this week, been really helpful.” out from the U.S. Open till ille 6-4, 6-2 in 70 minutes. it’s an amazing feeling. It Delaware native Madi- the end of the year. It was It was the second Grand validates what I’m doing son Brengle, coming back kind of understandable Slam event title for Ram, day in and day out with the from a broken heel last year, maybe that I didn’t close who teamed with Barbora hard work I’ve put in, in the won the women’s champi- out some matches to start, Krejcikova to win the Aus- offseason.” onship with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 because I hadn’t played for a tralian Open mixed doubles Kwiatkowski, 25 next victory over Stefanie while. I felt good. I feel last year. week, is ranked 271st in the Voegele of Switzerland. good.” Krejcikova successfully world. Jumping from col- Brengle, who peaked at No. Brengle and CoCo defended that title with Cro- lege, where he also won 35 in the world in 2015 and Vandweghe are the leaders atia’s Nikola Mektic on Sat- three NCAA team titles in a was No. 95 last week, used for the two American wom- urday. row, to the pros was tougher her strong backhand to go en’s wild-card entries at Ram, 35, lost his father in than he had anticipated. up a break at 3-1 in the third Indian Wells. April to pancreatic cancer, “Financially it’s tough in set and broke again for 5-1. “We’re going to keep and paid tribute to him after the beginning and you want She earned $24,000 for trying,” said Brengle, who his success Sunday. to do things the right way, capturing her first Women’s began working with coach “The last years have been like you did in college. We Tennis Assn. title. Prize Carsten Ball last week and tough for me. He was the one had multiple coaches, a money was the same for credited him for her success that started me in tennis. full-time physiotherapist men and women but was here. “If I play [qualifying], if Played every day from when and everything in place to allocated differently by the I play main draw, either way I could remember things un- help you succeed, and as men’s and women’s tours. it’s just such a good tourna- til I was about 12 years old,” soon as you get on the tour “I lost a couple of tough ment to play. I’m not really Ram said. all that is gone and you have matches on my Australia complaining. If you’re there, It was Salisbury’s first to fund that yourself,” he trip so stringing this many things are going OK.” Grand Slam event final. LATIMES.COM/SPORTS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 D3 Chargers give Lynn extension on his contract

By Jeff Miller port Lynn and now has taken the next step of financially committing to him. At the end of December, The extension brings Anthony Lynn said he had some clarity for the Char- “no problem betting” on gers entering an offseason himself, regarding his some- clouded by uncertainty on what tenuous contract situ- several fronts. ation with the Chargers. Quarterback Philip Riv- The team has concurred ers’ future with the team is in by signing the coach to an doubt. The 16-year veteran is extension beyond the 2020 about to become a free season, a source with knowl- agent, with neither side sure edge of the deal confirmed what will happen. Sunday. He recently moved his Lynn, 26-22 in three sea- family from their longtime sons with the Chargers, had home in San Diego to Flor- one season remaining on the ida, adding more intrigue to contract he signed when the situation. hired in January 2017. Running back Melvin The exact length of his Gordon and tight end Hunt- extension was not immedi- er Henry — both key pieces Ronald Martinez Getty Images ately known. to the offense — also are USC DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR Todd Orlando will have a new group of defensive assistant coaches After going 12-4 and win- pending free agents. joining the staff for the 2020 season after the Trojans parted ways with three holdover assistants on Sunday. ning a playoff game in 2018, Pro Bowl defensive end the Chargers struggled with Joey Bosa is entering the fi- injuries and turnovers this nal year of his rookie con- season in finishing 5-11. tract and appears to be a Even with those difficul- prime candidate to hold out ties, general manager Tom this summer in pursuit of a Three defensive assistant Telesco continued to sup- lucrative extension. coaches are out at USC

By Ryan Kartje line coach, but will not re- linebackers coach made served as recruiting coordi- place Nansen as linebackers Nansen unlikely to stick nator, suggests that serious coach. Defensive coordina- around, but the departures changes are on the horizon With a new coordinator tor Todd Orlando is ex- of Burns and Kauha’aha’a for USC’s defense, which set to take over USC’s de- pected to take on the re- came as something of a sur- struggled to take advantage fense, the Trojans will have sponsibility of coaching line- prise after both impressed of its talent in recent sea- an entirely new defensive backers, as he did in his pre- last season in their debut on sons. staff next season, as three vious two stops, at Texas USC’s staff. Burns led a de- Under former defensive assistants from last season and Houston. fensive backfield of mostly coordinator Clancy Pender- are on their way out. USC is still planning to freshmen and sophomores gast, the Trojans declined in Defensive backs coach hire a special-teams coach to a respectable season, yards and points allowed in Greg Burns, inside lineback- after firing its previous coor- while Kauha’aha’a helped each of his four seasons. ers coach Johnny Nansen, dinator, John Baxter, in the develop a defensive line that Those issues culminated in a and defensive line coach wake of its Holiday Bowl de- was unquestionably USC’s horror-show defeat to Iowa Chad Kauha’aha’a will not feat. The new special-teams most formidable unit on at the Holiday Bowl, which return, according to a per- coordinator is not expected that side of the ball. Under led to Pendergast’s firing. son with knowledge of the to share any other positional Kauha’aha’a’s guidance, Those issues portended decision. Only new safeties responsibilities. sophomore Jay Tufele and change on USC’s defense coach Craig Naivar, hired The addition of Orlando, freshman defensive end then. Now, with a new defen- last week, remains on USC’s whose hiring was officially Drake Jackson were named sive coordinator in place — Thearon W. Henderson Getty Images defensive staff. announced last week, had to the Pac-12’s first and sec- and several other assistants ANTHONY LYNN has received the support of gen- The Trojans plan to hire already left the Trojans de- ond teams, respectively. on their way out — it appears eral manager Tom Telesco despite a rough 2019. replacements at corner- fensive staff on uncertain The departure of both, in that more change is still in backs coach and defensive ground. His experience as a addition to Nansen, who also store on that side of the ball.

NHL STANDINGS THE DAY IN SPORTS

WESTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN CONFERENCE Pacific W L OL Pts GF GA Metropolitan W L OL Pts GF GA Vancouver 30 18 5 65 177 159 Washington 35 13 5 75 193 158 Edmonton 28 18 6 62 170 162 Pittsburgh 33 14 5 71 176 142 Simpson wins in Scottsdale Vegas 27 20 7 61 168 162 Columbus 28 16 9 65 143 135 Calgary 27 20 6 60 146 163 N.Y. Islanders 29 15 6 64 146 136 ing 54 points in a win over Chicago. The Arizona 26 21 7 59 152 148 Carolina 30 19 3 63 166 139 wire reports Nets said Irving will be reevaluated in a San Jose 22 27 4 48 136 177 Philadelphia 28 17 7 63 167 157 week. He previously missed 26 games DUCKS 21 26 5 47 134 161 N.Y. Rangers 25 21 4 54 163 161 New Jersey 18 24 9 45 137 185 Webb Simpson birdied the final two this season with a right shoulder injury. KINGS 19 29 5 43 131 167 holes of regulation to force a playoff Central W L OL Pts GF GA Atlantic W L OL Pts GF GA Boston 31 10 12 74 177 137 with Tony Finau, then won the Phoenix Steven Bergwijn volleyed in a debut St. Louis 31 14 8 70 168 150 Open in Scottsdale, Ariz., with a 10-foot goal and Son Heung-min also scored to Tampa Bay 32 15 5 69 188 145 Colorado 28 16 6 62 182 149 birdie putt on the first extra hole Sun- give host Tottenham a 2-0 victory over Toronto 28 17 7 63 188 171 Dallas 29 18 4 62 134 129 day. 10-man Manchester City and revive Florida 28 17 5 61 183 167 Chicago 25 21 6 56 158 163 Finau, two strokes ahead with two manager Jose Mourinho’s pursuit of Winnipeg 26 23 4 56 158 164 Montreal 24 23 7 55 167 166 holes left, missed an 18-foot birdie try in Champions League qualification. Sec- Nashville 24 20 7 55 169 171 Buffalo 23 22 7 53 150 161 the playoff on the par-four 18th after ond-place City’s sixth loss of its English Minnesota 23 22 6 52 157 172 Ottawa 18 24 10 46 142 176 driving left into a bunker. Premier League title defense left Liver- Detroit 12 37 4 28 111 204 Note: Overtime or shootout losses worth one point. Simpson closed with a two-under- pool 22 points clear with 13 games left. par 69 to match Finau at 17-under 267 at Tottenham rose to fifth place. TPC Scottsdale. Finau shot a 70. Simpson felt for Finau. Barcelona’s teenage star Ansu Fati “It’s hard. He is a great friend,” set another scoring record when he be- Simpson said. “So it is a bit tough.” came the youngest player to get two The 34-year-old Simpson won his goals in a Spanish league game. Fati sixth PGA Tour title and first since the struck from a pair of passes by Lionel 2018 Players Championship. The 2012 Messi to help Barcelona beat visiting U.S. Open champion improved to 2-6 in Levante 2-1, keeping the defending playoffs three years after falling to Christian Petersen Getty Images champion within three points of leader Hideki Matsuyama in extra holes at WEBB SIMPSON rallied to force Real Madrid. Fati got his record brace TPC Scottsdale. a playoff and defeated Tony Finau. at the age of 17 years 94 days. The 30-year-old Finau, a stroke ahead of Simpson in the lead after a tle since 2014. Federica Brignone won a women’s third-round 62, missed a chance for his McDowell protected his lead to card World Cup super-giant slalom in Rosa second PGA Tour victory. a12-under 268 total, holding off defend- Khutor, Russia, after overall leader Finau and Simpson both parred the ing champion Dustin Johnson, who Mikaela Shiffrin sat out, strength- par-three stadium 16th, with Finau shot a 67. Phil Mickelson also fired a 67 ening Brignone’s runner-up position in wearing a Kobe Bryant jersey on the and tied for third at nine under. the standings. The win left the Italian rowdy hole. The PGA Tour cut the pin 270 points short of Shiffrin’s leading position in a tribute to Bryant, using his tally. The American three-time overall two Lakers uniform numbers. The pin ETC. champion decided to skip the races in was placed 24 yards from the front edge the 2014 Olympic resort after winning and eight yards from the left edge, Knee injury to sideline the previous super-G and a downhill in putting it in the back left corner. Bulgaria a week ago. Justin Thomas tied for third at Irving at least a week 14 under after a 65, birdieing the 16th in Summer Britcher of the U.S. won a jersey from Bryant’s days at Lower Kyrie Irving will miss at least a week two World Cup luge medals in Oberhof, Merion High School in Pennsylvania. with a sprained medial ligament in his Germany. She was third in the women’s Bubba Watson (66) and Nate Lashley right knee. race and helped the U.S. take silver in (68) also finished at 14 under. The Brooklyn Nets guard had an the team relay. But the Americans fin- MRI exam that confirmed the team’s ished the day without Emily Sweeney, Nick Wass Associated Press Graeme McDowell shot an even- diagnosis after he was injured Sat- who pulled out of the women’s race af- THE CAPITALS’ John Carlson and the par 70 to win the Saudi International by urday in a 113-107 loss at Washington. ter aggravating a neck injury. USA Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin collide along the boards. two strokes in King Abdullah Econo- Irving had his highest-scoring game Luge later announced that Sweeney mic City for his first European Tour ti- of the season the previous night, scor- had decided to end her season. RESULTS PITTSBURGH 4 Patric Hornqvist broke an early 1-1 tie with a goal and AT WASHINGTON 3 Matt Murray made 29 saves to spark the Penguins. GOLF SCORES AT CAROLINA 4 Justin Williams scored the decisive goal in the shootout VANCOUVER 3 (SO) and the Canucks’ five-game win streak came to an end. $7.3-MILLION WASTE MANAGEMENT PHOENIX OPEN Keith Mitchell (45), $97,212 ...... 68-67-70-69—274 Gary Woodland (14), $28,835 ...... 70-67-69-72—278 COLUMBUS 4 Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice, Elvis Merzlikins made 27 At Scottsdale, Ariz.—Par 71 Patrick Rodgers (45), $97,212 ...... 67-69-70-68—274 Corey Conners (11), $23,725 ...... 71-69-71-68—279 TPC Scottsdale—7,261 yards J.B. Holmes (45), $97,212 ...... 64-65-70-75—274 Andrew Landry (11), $23,725 ...... 69-72-69-69—279 AT MONTREAL 3 saves and Columbus ran its points streak to eight games. Final 72-Hole Scores Russell Knox (45), $97,212 ...... 71-67-67-69—274 Sebasti ...... x-Webb Simpson won on first playoff hole Xander Schauffele (45), $97,212 ...... 67-67-66-74—274 J.J. Spaun (10), $20,951 ...... 70-71-68-71—280 x-Webb Simpson (500), $1,314,000 ...... 71-63-64-69—267 Bud Cauley (30), $52,601 ...... 65-72-70-68—275 Keegan Bradley (9), $18,810 ...... 67-70-71-73—281 TODAY’S GAMES Tony Finau (300), $795,700 ...... 69-66-62-70—267 James Hahn (30), $52,601 ...... 69-67-69-70—275 Brian Harman (9), $18,810 ...... 71-68-67-75—281 Nate Lashley (145), $386,900 ...... 66-67-69-68—270 Harry Higgs (30), $52,601 ...... 70-68-68-69—275 Nick Taylor (9), $18,810 ...... 70-70-71-70—281 Dallas at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Florida at Toronto, 4 p.m. Justin Thomas (145), $386,900 ...... 68-68-69-65—270 Danny Lee (30), $52,601 ...... 68-69-69-69—275 Bryson DeChambeau (7), $17,593 ...... 70-69-70-73—282 Philadelphia at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Bubba Watson (145), $386,900 ...... 69-66-69-66—270 Carlos Ortiz (30), $52,601 ...... 71-69-67-68—275 Brice Garnett (7), $17,593 ...... 72-67-72-71—282 Max Homa (95), $255,500 ...... 72-67-64-68—271 Tom Hoge (30), $52,601 ...... 65-71-67-72—275 Sung Kang (7), $17,593 ...... 67-72-69-74—282 TUESDAY’S GAMES Scott Piercy (95), $255,500 ...... 67-65-68-71—271 Luke List (30), $52,601 ...... 70-69-64-72—275 K.J. Choi (6), $16,936 ...... 66-75-71-71—283 Adam Long (85), $228,125 ...... 66-68-66-72—272 Collin Morikawa (30), $52,601 ...... 69-67-68-71—275 Martin Laird (6), $16,936 ...... 72-67-73-71—283 DUCKS at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. KINGS at Washington, 4 p.m. Daniel Berger (66), $170,768 ...... 69-71-66-67—273 Xinjun Zhang (30), $52,601 ...... 69-72-68-66—275 Grayson Murray (6), $16,936 ...... 70-68-73-72—283 Colorado at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Branden Grace (66), $170,768 ...... 67-67-70-69—273 Wyndham Clark (21), $39,785 ...... 61-69-74-72—276 Sam Ryder (6), $16,936 ...... 71-66-74-72—283 Billy Horschel (66), $170,768 ...... 63-68-73-69—273 Sungjae Im (21), $39,785 ...... 66-72-68-70—276 Chesson Hadley (5), $16,498 ...... 73-68-68-75—284 Florida at Columbus, 4 p.m. Montreal at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Mark Hubbard (66), $170,768 ...... 69-68-64-72—273 Doc Redman (21), $39,785 ...... 69-67-71-69—276 Denny McCarthy (5), $16,498 ...... 71-70-72-71—284 Jon Rahm (66), $170,768 ...... 67-68-68-70—273 Rickie Fowler (18), $34,675 ...... 74-65-69-69—277 Talor Gooch (5), $16,206 ...... 68-73-69-75—285 Vancouver at Boston, 4 p.m. Vegas at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Byeong Hun An (66), $170,768 ...... 65-66-70-72—273 J.T. Poston (18), $34,675 ...... 70-68-71-68—277 Patton Kizzire (5), $16,206 ...... 70-71-74-70—285 Carolina at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Hudson Swafford (66), $170,768 ...... 66-67-66-74—273 Kevin Tway (18), $34,675 ...... 72-67-68-70—277 Dylan Frittelli (4), $15,841 ...... 71-70-72-74—287 Harris English (45), $97,212 ...... 65-72-68-69—274 Aaron Baddeley (14), $28,835 ...... 68-70-72-68—278 C.T. Pan (4), $15,841 ...... 69-66-75-77—287 Nashville at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Edmonton at Arizona, 6 p.m. Brandon Hagy (45), $97,212 ...... 67-69-69-69—274 Adam Hadwin (14), $28,835 ...... 69-67-72-70—278 Jimmy Walker (4), $15,841 ...... 69-71-69-78—287 San Jose at Calgary, 6 p.m. Matt Kuchar (45), $97,212 ...... 68-70-67-69—274 Charley Hoffman (14), $28,835 ...... 71-70-67-70—278 Beau Hossler (4), $15,549 ...... 68-72-77-72—289 Hideki Matsuyama (45), $97,212 ...... 67-74-65-68—274 John Huh (14), $28,835 ...... 71-66-66-75—278 D4 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 LATIMES.COM/SPORTS

SUPER BOWL LIV: CHIEFS 31, 49ERS 20

SUMMARY Chiefs 31, 49ers 20 San Francisco...... 3 7 10 0 — 20 Kansas City...... 7 3 0 21 — 31 First Quarter

49ERS —Field goal Gould 38, 7:57. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:58. Key play: Garoppolo 11 pass to Kittle. SAN FRANCISCO 3, KANSAS CITY 0 CHIEFS — Mahomes 1 run (Butker kick), 0:31. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:26. Key play: D.Williams 5 run on 3rd-and-2. KANSAS CITY 7, SAN FRANCISCO 3 Second Quarter

CHIEFS — Field goal Butker 31, 9:32. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:36. Key play: Breeland 1 interception return to Kansas City 44. KANSAS CITY 10, SAN FRANCISCO 3 49ERS —Juszczyk 15 pass from Garoppolo (Gould kick), 5:05. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:27. Key play: Garoppolo 11 pass to Samuel. SAN FRANCISCO 10, KANSAS CITY 10 Third Quarter

49ERS — Field goal Gould 42, 9:29. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:31. Key play: Garoppolo 14 pass to Juszczyk. SAN FRANCISCO 13, KANSAS CITY 10 49ERS — Mostert 1 run (Gould kick), 2:35. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:48. Key play: Warner 3 interception return to San Francisco 45. SAN FRANCISCO 20, KANSAS CITY 10 Fourth Quarter

CHIEFS — Kelce 1 pass from Mahomes (Butker kick), 6:13. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 2:40. Key play: Mahomes 44 pass to Hill on 3rd-and-15. SAN FRANCISCO 20, KANSAS CITY 17 CHIEFS — D.Williams 5 pass from Mahomes (Butker kick), 2:44. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:26. Key play: Mahomes 38 pass to Watkins. KANSAS CITY 24, SAN FRANCISCO 20 CHIEFS — D.Williams 38 run (Butker kick), 1:12. Drive: 2 plays, 42 yards, 00:13 KANSAS CITY 31, SAN FRANCISCO 20 Mark Humphrey Associated Press TEAM STATISTICS SF KC TIGHT END Travis Kelce scores on a one-yard touchdown reception in the first of three fourth-quarter scores by the Chiefs after San FIRST DOWNS...... 21 26 Rushing...... 8 12 Francisco took a 20-10 lead. Said 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo: “We got rolling on a right note and just couldn’t finish it off.” Passing...... 13 13 Penalty...... 0 1 THIRD DOWN EFF ...... 3-8 6-14 FOURTH DOWN EFF...... 0-1 2-3 TOTAL NET YARDS ...... 351 397 Total Plays...... 54 75 Avg Gain...... 6.5 5.3 NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 141 129 Rushes ...... 22 29 49ers comeback is fool’s gold Avg per rush ...... 6.4 4.4 NET YARDS PASSING...... 210 268 Sacked-Yds lost ...... 1-9 4-18 said. “So it’s a tough one.” get a little bit hot and cold with a touchdown pass to ish. Gross-Yds passing ...... 219 286 Completed-Att...... 20-31 26-42 They can’t replicate Or, as tight end George and they can score very tight end Travis Kelce. “Those are the moments Had Intercepted ...... 2 2 Kittle put it, “Losing sucks. fast…. They know it’s a mat- The 49ers got the ball you dream of and every- Yards-Pass Play ...... 6.6 5.8 past rallies in another KICKOFFS-EndZone-TB...... 5-3-2 6-3-2 Losing on the biggest stage ter of time.” with just more than six min- thing,” said Garoppolo, who PUNTS-Avg...... 2-43.0 2-50.0 setback for Shanahan. is not fun.” The score was tied, 10-10, utes left and went three and completed 20 of 31 passes for Punts blocked...... 0 0 It was particularly disap- at halftime and the 49ers out, setting up Mahomes for 219 yards. “We got rolling on a FGs-PATs blocked ...... 0-0 0-0 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE...... 71 59 By Gary Klein pointing for Kyle Shanahan, kicked a field goal on the first another drive. right note and just couldn’t Punt Returns ...... 1-0 0-0 the 49ers’ third-year coach drive of the third quarter. Receiver Sammy finish it off.” Kickoff Returns...... 4-61 3-58 Interceptions ...... 2-10 2-1 who had his team on the The 49ers defense kept Watkins beat 49ers corner- Veteran tackle Joe Staley, PENALTIES-Yds...... 5-45 4-24 MIAMI — The San Fran- verge of possibly winning the the momentum when lineback Richard Sherman for a 35, also played for the 49ers FUMBLES-Lost ...... 1-0 3-0 TIME OF POSSESSION ...... 26:47 33:13 cisco 49ers and quarterback sixth Super Bowl title in backer Fred Warner inter- 38-yard gain that helped set team that lost in the Super Jimmy Garoppolo came franchise history. cepted a pass by Mahomes. up Mahomes’ short touch- Bowl against the Baltimore Individual Leaders through in similar situations Sunday’s loss did not ap- Garoppolo took over from down pass to running back Ravens in the 2012 season. RUSHING: SAN FRANCISCO, Mostert 12-58, this season. proach the Super Bowl melt- there, completing several Damien Williams for the go- So the disappointment Samuel 3-53, Coleman 5-28, Garoppolo 2-2. They overcame fourth- down the Atlanta Falcons passes before Raheem ahead score. over Sunday’s defeat was KANSAS CITY, D.Williams 17-104, Mahomes quarter deficits for dramatic experienced three years ago Mostert scored on a short “We just didn’t execute magnified. 9-29, Kelce 1-2, Thompson 1-0, Hardman victories over the New Or- when Shanahan was the run for a 10-point lead with our game,” Sherman said. “You put your heart and 1-(minus-6). leans Saints and the Rams. team’s offensive coordina- less than three minutes left “We’ve got to execute our soul and your entire life into PASSING: SAN FRANCISCO, Garoppolo Pulling off that feat in the tor. That team blew a 25- in the third quarter. game for four quarters.” trying to be a Super Bowl 20-31-2-219. KANSAS CITY, Mahomes Super Bowl, however, is an- point second-half lead en The 49ers appeared set to Garoppolo got another champion, and you get 26-42-2-286. RECEIVING: other challenge altogether, route to a humiliating defeat blow open the game after de- chance and moved the 49ers toward the end of your ca- SAN FRANCISCO, Samuel 5-39, especially against a Kansas to the New England Patriots fensive back Tarvarius to near midfield. But Chiefs reer and you realize how rare Kittle 4-36, Juszczyk 3-39, Sanders 3-38, City Chiefs team led by the from which the Falcons have Moore intercepted a tipped tackle Chris Jones batted these opportunities are,” he Bourne 2-42, Wilson 1-20, Coleman 1-3, Mostert 1-2. KANSAS CITY, Hill 9-105, Kelce transcendent Patrick Ma- yet to recover. pass on the ensuing series. down a first-down pass, said. 6-43, Watkins 5-98, D.Williams 4-29, Bell homes. Mahomes has not yet But this time the 49ers could Garoppolo’s next pass fell Shanahan said the 49ers 1-9, Hardman 1-2. The 49ers on Sunday built the resume of Patriots not sustain a drive. incomplete, and Garoppolo would recover from the de- PUNT RETURNS: SAN FRANCISCO, James 1-0. blew a 10-point lead and then quarterback Tom Brady, “The turning point in the overthrew receiver Emman- feat. KANSAS CITY, None. could not recover in a 31-20 but the 49ers could not stop game was when we got a uel Sanders on a deep route. “We’ll lick our wounds KICKOFF RETURNS: SAN FRANCISCO, James defeat in Super Bowl LIV be- the third-year pro from mak- turnover and then we didn’t On fourth down, Chiefs and we’ll get over this,” he 4-61. KANSAS CITY, Hardman 3-58. fore 62,417 at Hard Rock Sta- ing key plays when they execute on offense,” Kittle linebacker Frank Clark said. TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS: SAN FRANCISCO, dium. needed to most. said, “and they got the ball sacked Garoppolo, ending “We’ll be fired up for next Ward 8-2-0, Warner 5-2-0, Williams 5-1-0, “We just didn’t make “They’re not a team that right back and drove it.” any threat of a comeback. year…. We get almost all of Tartt 5-0-1, Moseley 5-0-0, Buckner 3-3-1.5, some of the plays we nor- does it every drive,” Shana- Mahomes pulled the Garoppolo lamented fall- these guys back and plan on Bosa 3-2-1, Sherman 3-2-0, Greenlaw 2-2-0, mally make,” Garoppolo han said of the Chiefs. “They Chiefs to within three points ing short of a storybook fin- adding a few more.” Armstead 2-1-0, Ford 1-1-0, Alexander 1-0-0, Mitchell 0-1-0.5, Day 0-1-0. KANSAS CITY, Breeland 6-1-0, Mathieu 4-2-0, Sorensen 4-2-0, Fuller 3-1-0, Nnadi 3-1-0, Ward 3-1-0, Wilson 2-2-0, Hitchens 1-3-0, Kpassagnon 1-1-0, Ragland 1-1-0, Clark 1-0-1, Fenton 1-0-0, Saunders 1-0-0, Suggs 0-2-0, Jones 0-1-0, Niemann 0-1-0, Pennel 0-1-0. After 50 years, Chiefs champions again INTERCEPTIONS: SAN FRANCISCO, Moore 1-7, Warner 1-3. KANSAS CITY, Breeland 1-1, [Chiefs, from D1] Fuller 1-0. FIELD GOALS MISSED: rebound was orchestrated None. by quarterback Patrick Ma- Officials — Referee Bill Vinovich, Ump Barry Anderson, HL Kent Payne, LJ Carl Johnson, FJ homes, who passed for two Michael Banks, SJ Boris Cheek, BJ Gregory fourth-quarter touchdowns Steed, Replay Michael Chase. and was named the game’s Attendance — 62,417. most valuable player. “We’re a mentally tough team,” safety Tyrann Math- ieu said. “I think coach [Andy] Reid does a good job GAME BALLS of getting us right mentally, physically and, you know, Go to ... even emotionally.” The 61-year-old Reid, in DAMIEN WILLIAMS his 21st season, earned his The Chiefs running back first championship after en- caught the deciding touch- tering Sunday with the most down pass and ran for an- career victories of any NFL other score to seal it. He coach to never win a Super rushed 17 times for 104 yards Bowl. and caught four passes for Kansas City’s 21-point 29 yards. fourth quarter matched the TYREEK HILL most productive in Super Bowl history and came right The speedy Chiefs wide after Mahomes, 24, had one receiver had nine catches of the poorest stretches of for 105 yards, including a key his three-year career. 44-yard reception on third He threw interceptions and 15 on Kansas City’s first on the Chiefs’ first two drives touchdown drive in the of the second half as they fourth quarter. went from tied 10-10 at half- Elsa Garrison Getty Images SAMMY WATKINS time to trailing by 10 points. KANSAS CITY quarterback Patrick Mahomes beats San Francisco defensive end Dee Ford (55) to recover The Chiefs’ other starting “Obviously, the third his own fumble in the third quarter Sunday. The Chiefs’ offense was mostly bottled up until the fourth quarter. receiver had five catches for quarter didn’t go the way I 98 yards, including a key wanted it to go,” Mahomes terference. 26 for 42 for 286 yards and all came in the final 7:13. offs. 38-yard catch on the decid- said. “I tried to force some After Kansas City’s de- the two touchdowns with “These guys I have Against the Chiefs, they ing drive. things. ... [But] the guys be- fense forced a three and out, two interceptions. Noted for around me, we’ll enjoy this had 141 yards rushing in 22 PATRICK MAHOMES lieved in me and gave me Mahomes led the Chiefs his dual-threat capabilities, for a long time,” said Ma- attempts. But quarterback confidence to keep fighting.” downfield again, this time on he didn’t run wild but did homes, who was the NFL’s Jimmy Garoppolo was inter- The Super Bowl most valu- Down 20-10, Kansas City a seven-play, 65-yard drive gain 29 yards in nine carries. MVP last season. “It truly is cepted twice and their final able player threw two inter- took over at its own 17-yard that ended when he passed He also scored Kansas City’s historic to be here and win four possessions netted no ceptions but, down 10 points line with 8:53 to go. Ma- to running back Damien first touchdown on a one- this game.” points. in the fourth quarter, led the homes drove the offense 83 Williams for a five-yard yard run. Williams finished with 104 Kansas City, meanwhile, Chiefs to two scoring drives yards in 10 plays and hit tight touchdown and the lead What Mahomes mostly yards in 17 carries. He added finished off its Super Bowl to take the lead. He com- end Travis Kelce for a one- with 2:44 left. did Sunday was help awaken his second touchdown on a run by doing exactly what it pleted 26 of 42 passes for 286 yard touchdown with just “I just went out there and a high-powered and highly 38-yard run with 1:12 left af- did to reach Super Bowl LIV. yards with two touchdown more than six minutes left. kept competing,” Mahomes touted offense before it was ter the 49ers had turned the “We have an ability as a passes in the fourth quarter. The series included a said. “I knew we weren’t in too late. The Chiefs thrived ball over on downs. team to figure out what the BASHAUD BREELAND conversion on third and 15 the ideal situation. I believed all season behind their For San Francisco, the other team is doing and put The cornerback led the when Mahomes connected in my defense. ... The guys speed and playmaking abil- loss came after consecutive our foot in the ground and Chiefs with seven tackles with wide receiver Tyreek believed in me and started ities. convincing wins to reach the say, ‘Enough is enough,’ ” and with six solo, including Hill for 44 yards and another making plays, and we found But they were bottled up Super Bowl. The 49ers, be- Kelce said. “It’s special. We two tackles for lost yardage. conversion on third and 10 a way to win.” by San Francisco for most of hind a stout running game, showed it throughout the He also intercepted a pass when 49ers safety Tarvarius In his second season as a the first three quarters. Kan- hammered Minnesota and playoffs and showed it even and knocked down a pass. Moore was called for pass in- starter, Mahomes finished sas City’s three longest plays Green Bay in the NFC play- more tonight.” LATIMES.COM/SPORTS S MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 D5

SUPER BOWL LIV: CHIEFS 31, 49ERS 20

NOTES TWO-MINUTE DRILL Williams brings the ‘attitude’ By the numbers 6 By Gary Klein, father, Archie, who was also The last six teams to win the Jeff Miller an NFL quarterback, never coin toss in the Super Bowl and Sam Farmer got to a Super Bowl. have lost the game. Said Britton, who now punts for Minnesota: “It was 8-2 MIAMI — The San Fran- the first time I’ve watched a cisco 49ers ran over the Min- game in 10 years, because un- Record for teams that score nesota Vikings and then less the Chiefs went to the first in the Super Bowl since over the Green Bay Packers playoffs or the Super Bowl, 2010. The 2016 Falcons and to reach Super Bowl LIV. I’m not going to go.” the 49ers are the two losers. The effort was eye-catch- ing, the 49ers rushing 89 Feeling Super 10 times for 471 yards, an aver- Chiefs receiver Sammy The Chiefs had trailed by 10 age of 5.3 yards per attempt. Watkins said this week that points or more in all three Everyone took notice of he felt hurt when his former playoff victories. the performance, including Rams teammates advanced Kansas City running back to the Super Bowl last sea- Damien Williams. In fact, son. 50 especially Kansas City run- Watkins caught five Years since Chiefs’ previous ning back Damien Williams. passes for 98 yards against championship. The 49ers “They’re a great team,” the 49ers. He beat 49ers cor- have not won in 25 years. he said of the 49ers. “I’m not nerback Richard Sherman taking anything from them. for a 38-yard gain to set up 30 Their run game … to not hear the Chiefs’ go-ahead touch- your name or anything … down. The Chiefs have scored 30 and just how we do things on Watkins will wear a Super points or more in all five of the ground, I pay attention.” Bowl ring after overcoming Patrick Mahomes’ playoff Williams responded by injuries that plagued him starts. gaining a game-high 104 during three seasons with yards in 17 carries Sunday in the Buffalo Bills and being the Chiefs’ 31-20 victory at traded to the Rams. Watkins Hard Rock Stadium. has said he learned how to He capped the scoring take care of his body and with a 38-yard touchdown how to be a better teammate run in the final two minutes. during the 2017 season with “He runs so angry,” the Rams. Chiefs safety Tyrann Math- “I faced a lot of trials and ieu said. “He gives our of- tribulations to get me here,” fense this edge. We believe in Kevin C. Cox Getty Images he said. “I can just say now I him a lot. He’s the attitude THE CHIEFS’ Damien Williams holds the football aloft after scoring on a 38- am blessed and thankful for on offense. We’re just happy yeard run in Super Bowl LIV. Williams rushed for 104 yards and one touchdown. my family. I am thankful for he’s continued to perform everyone who has supported well.” spent four years with Miami ing at these guys. That’s Kittle said. “I’ve got to live me.” Williams also scored the before joining the Chiefs be- what we needed tonight.” with it.” go-ahead touchdown on a fore the 2018 season. Former 49er five-yard reception with 2:44 He finished the regular Tight finish A leg up left. He tucked the ball just season with 498 yards in 111 In a game that featured Finally, Chiefs punter Davis retires inside the front end-zone py- carries, both career highs. two of the NFL’s best tight Dustin Colquitt is in the Vernon Davis, a two-time lon before stepping out of He also scored seven total ends, Kelce of the Chiefs fin- family club. He now has a Su- Pro Bowl tight end with the Ronald Martinez Getty Images bounds. touchdowns, also a career ished on top. per Bowl victory to his name, 49ers, announced his retire- TYRANN MATHIEU Williams finished with best. Kelce caught six passes just like his brother and his ment in a commercial with tackles Deebo Samuel. four catches for 29 yards, “I got into the league un- for 43 yards, including a father. Rob Gronkowski and bolstering a receiving corps drafted, had to fight my way touchdown in the fourth His younger brother, James Harrison. Did you notice? that was led by Tyreek Hill’s in,” Williams said. “And com- quarter that pulled the Britton, was the punter for In the commercial, Davis 8 On Deebo Samuel’s 32- nine receptions for 105 yards. ing here, the organization Chiefs to within three the Denver Broncos when and Harrison make up yard run on the 49ers’ first While the 49ers rushed told me, ‘We like you. But points. they won it all four years ago, Gronkowski's “retirement drive, the Chiefs’ Frank for 141 yards, Kansas City you’re going to have to work “I just wanted to enjoy and the boys’ father, Craig, crew.” The commercial is Clark successfully held the was nearly as good, accumu- to make this team.’ this with my guys, man,” won two rings as Pitts- supposed to pay homage to edge, but the receiver cut lating 129 yards. The Chiefs “Hearing that, and just Kelce said. “’This is an unbe- burgh’s punter. the sitcom “Golden Girls.” inside, where much of the ran the ball 29 times com- always hearing the doubt lievable feeling, an unbeliev- “It’s unbelievable,” said Davis caught a game- Chiefs defense was tangled pared to 22 for the 49ers. and then knowing the type of able opportunity.” Britton, who watched his winning touchdown against in blocks. “Damien Williams … feed person I am, yeah, that’s why George Kittle of the brother from the stands. New Orleans in the divi- that man,” tight end Travis I bring a lot of attitude to this 49ers caught four passes for “Dad actually took a picture sional round in 2011 that was 8 Chiefs tackle Mike Pennel Kelce said. “Super Bowl game.” 36 yards. of a screen in pregame that later dubbed “The Catch deflected a third-down pass champ Damien Williams. He brought the attitude Near the end of the first said we’re the only family III.” He finished his career to force the 49ers to settle Two-six is one of the hard- Sunday, in the biggest game half, quarterback Jimmy that had a father and two with 583 catches for 7,562 for a 38-yard field goal and a est-working guys in the busi- of his life and from his open- Garoppolo completed a sons in the Super Bowl. And yards and 63 touchdowns. 3-0 lead. ness. Doesn’t complain. He ing carry. long pass to Kittle that that’s without both sons He was also a member of the comes into work and puts in “You could tell from his might have set up a scoring winning it. So maybe that 2015 Denver Broncos that 8 On third down, Mahomes the work.” very first run,” fullback An- opportunity. But Kittle was will stand for a little while.” won Super Bowl 50. seemingly ran for a first Williams, 27, who was thony Sherman said. “He penalized for pass interfer- Quarterbacks Peyton down to the three-yard line, born in San Diego, was un- wasn’t going to be running ence. and Eli Manning won two Wire services contributed to but safety Jimmie Ward drafted out of Oklahoma. He out of bounds. He was com- “The ref made the call,” Super Bowls each, but their this report. jarred the ball loose on the tackle and it went out of bounds at the five, a yard short of a first down. Run- ning back Damien Williams converted a first down on Reid fourth and one, taking a direct snap and running four yards to the one. finally 8 Chiefs fans started the tomahawk cheer after Ma- homes ran for the first wins the touchdown of the game. It was the first time the 49ers trailed this postseason. big one 8 Chiefs Chris Jones and Pennel put pressure on Jimmy Garoppolo, whose [Farmer, from D1] hurried throw was inter- followed the game-clinching cepted by Bashaud Bree- touchdown run by Damien land. Williams, putting Kansas City up by 11. 8 Daniel Sorensen was “I didn’t have a lot of time beaten on coverage and to reflect on anything, other then missed the tackle on a than try to keep guys off the 15-yard touchdown pass to field. We still had a minute the 49ers’ Kyle Juszczyk. and some left to go, so anything can happen. 8 Garoppolo did not see “It was awesome. Just to George Kittle was open for a be able to celebrate with potential first down on an guys that worked so hard unsuccessful third-down just to get you to this spot. play before settling for a To get themselves and the field goal and a 13-10 lead team to this spot.” with 9:29 remaining in the Unlike 15 years ago, when third quarter. New England edged Reid’s Philadelphia Eagles in 8 Nick Bosa beat Eric Fisher Jacksonville, there was no up the middle and stripped David J. Phillip Tom Brady to play spoiler. Associated Press the ball from Mahomes, who San Francisco’s Jimmy ANDY REID, the coach who had won more games than any other without winning a Super Bowl, gets a Ga- recovered his fumble. On Garoppolo did a solid job for torade bath as time winds down in the Chiefs’ victory. Reid won 15 years after his first trip to the big game. the next play, Fred Warner most of the game, but intercepted a Mahomes wasn’t going to put his team les, where he launched his overdose in 2012. 28-3 deficit to win in over- pass, which led to a touch- on his shoulders and carry it own football career. He was Future “I had two goals when I time. And Sunday, Shana- down and a 20-10 49ers lead. to victory. unafraid and relentless from Super Bowl sites became the starting han’s 49ers were outscored, Patrick Mahomes did an early age. quarterback for the Kansas 21-0, in the final 6:13. 8 Mahomes’ pass to Tyreek that, coolly guiding the On a hot afternoon Super Bowl LV: Feb. 7, City Chiefs,” Mahomes said. In the fourth quarter and Hill for a potential first Chiefs out of another 10- nearly 55 years ago, Reid got 2021, Raymond James “The first was to win the overtime of his two Super down was behind the re- point abyss, just as he did into a scuffle with the Stadium, Tampa, Fla. Lamar Hunt Trophy Bowls, Shanahan’s teams ceiver, the ball bouncing off the AFC championship school’s quarterback and ------[awarded to the AFC cham- have been outscored 46-0. his arm and into the hands game against Tennessee. In had the poor guy on the Super Bowl LVI: Feb. 6, pion]. I wanted to bring it “Yeah, it was a tough loss of cornerback Tarvarius the divisional game against ropes. The quarterback 2022, SoFi Stadium, home, the one that has our and it hurts everybody in Moore at the 49ers’ 13. Houston, the Chiefs spotted yelled for his teammates to Inglewood founder’s name on it… that locker room, losing the the Texans a 24-0 lead be- step in. But they were ------“And the second most Super Bowl,” Shanahan 8 After a Travis Kelce touch- fore roaring back to doubled over with laughter. Super Bowl LVII: Feb. 5, important thing was to get said. “We had opportunities down catch for the Chiefs, outscore the visitors 51-7 the Because Reid was the 2023, State Farm Stadium, Coach Reid a Super Bowl to win and came up short. ... the 49ers had their first rest of the way. 6-year-old ball boy. Glendale, Ariz. trophy. He’s one of the They were better than us three and out with 5:18 left. “It’s just team; we have With his chubby hands ------greatest coaches of all time. today. We can deal with heart,” Mahomes said. clutching his foe’s facemask, Super Bowl LVIII: Feb. 4, I don’t think he needed the that, but we’re obviously 8 Cornerback Richard Sher- “That’s just from Day 1, Reid had leaned back and 2024, Mercedes-Benz Sta- Lombardi Trophy to prove disappointed.” man was beaten on a 38- Coach pushes us to be the had the quarterback bent dium, New Orleans that. But just to do that, it Reid is a creature of yard pass to Sammy best people we can be, and over at the waist and wind------puts all doubt aside.” habit, and throughout the Watkins and Williams’ go- we never give up. I think milling his arms. Whereas Reid shrugged season he has a reliable ahead score with 2:44 to go. those guys around this — “The guy had been har- me!’ ” off the yoke of Super Bowl routine whenever speaking the leaders we have on this assing Andy, giving him a It was that stubborn disappointment, San Fran- to the media after practice. 8 On third and 10, Emman- team — they have that hard time,” Reid’s older spirit that guided Reid cisco’s Kyle Shanahan was He lists the injuries, then uel Sanders was open for a mind-set that we never give brother, Reg, a halfback on through all the disappoint- burdened with more. opens the news conference potential 49-yard score but up and we’re going to fight the team, recalled for The ments and near misses over He was Atlanta’s offen- to questions with, “The time the pass was overthrown. until the end.” Times in 2001. the years, and kept him in sive coordinator when the is yours.” Garoppolo was sacked on Reid exhibited those “He was going, ‘Reid! the game despite the tragic Patriots pulled off the big- Yo, Andy. fourth down. even though it traits dating to his days at Reid! Get your brother off loss of his eldest son, Gar- gest comeback in Super At long last, the time is appeared the play clock had Marshall High in Los Ange- me! Get your brother off rett, who died of a drug Bowl history, wiping out a yours. expired before the snap. D6 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 LATIMES.COM/SPORTS

NBA Davis put jersey on and did Bryant proud

before the game. When Coach K his free throws and was a plus-20 in Lakers star, who grew close called me to go into the game, I’m the plus-minus department. going up to the table and I’m about Clearly, Davis and his team- to the legend, has had two to take my warmup shirt off and I mates were able to maintain their strong performances since look down and it’s just a white T- focus. shirt underneath.” “It was different because we Bryant’s death. Embarrassed, Davis said he didn’t know what was coming,” eased his way back to the bench for Davis said. “We knew what to ex- By Broderick Turner a little chat with Krzyzewski. pect when the tribute videos and “I kind of whispered to him be- everything was coming last night. SACRAMENTO — As Anthony cause I didn’t want these guys to Not sure what their plan was, but Davis reminisced about his person- hear me [say], ‘I forgot my jersey,’ they had some Kobe videos too. But al moments with Kobe Bryant, the and I go sit down. Kobe got on me we just tried to stay locked in and Lakers forward smiled while telling like ... I can’t say what he said, but do what we could to get the win.” a story from their time playing to- basically, ‘Why you not going in the The Lakers were not able to get gether in the 2012 Olympics in Lon- game? It’s your chance.’ I said, ‘I the win against the Portland Trail don. don’t got my jersey on.’ There’s a Blazers on Friday night at Staples Davis was a 19-year-old kid with picture where he’s kind of looking Center. Davis was outstanding in future Hall of Famer teammates into my warmup. He said some that game, producing 37 points, 15 such as Bryant, LeBron James and more things after that. So now be- rebounds and six assists. Carmelo Anthony. The Team USA fore every game, I kind of just check Fortunately for Davis and the coach was Mike Krzyzewski. to make sure I have my jersey on. Lakers, they were in a back-to-back Davis shared his story Friday He told me how to get dressed be- situation that allowed them to get night at Staples Center after the fore a game.” right back on the court and pick up Lakers honored Bryant, his 13- On Saturday night against the a win against the Kings. They im- year-old daughter, Gianna, and Sacramento Kings, one night after proved to 7-0 in back-to-back situa- seven others who died in a helicop- the Lakers had a moving tribute to tions. ter crash in Calabasas on Jan. 26. Bryant and the others who died in “I think it was just eager to get “We were playing Nigeria ... and the crash, Sacramento did the back on the floor and try to get a we were winning by like 60 or some- same, showing clips that included win,” Davis said Saturday. “Last thing like that,” Davis said. “I finally some of the iconic games Bryant night was tough on everyone. Some got my chance to go in the game. I played against the Kings. guys said they didn’t even think it was just so happy to be around Davis scored 21 points on five- felt like a game. But we were all ea- Wally Skalij Los Angeles Times these guys, all these future Hall of for-nine shooting in just 29 minutes ger to play tonight and try to get KOBE BRYANT and Anthony Davis shared a funny moment at Famers. I forgot to put my jersey on 40 seconds. He also made all 10 of back in the win column.” the 2012 Olympics when Davis forgot to put his jersey on.

STANDINGS BOX SCORES

Standings have been arranged to reflect how the teams will be determined for the playoffs. Teams are ranked 1-15 by record. Division standing no longer has any bearing on the rankings. The top eight Toronto 129, Chicago 102 Milwaukee 129, Phoenix 108 teams in each conference make the playoffs, and the top-seeded CHICAGO PHOENIX team would play the eighth-seeded team, the seventh team would Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T play the second, etc. Head-to-head competition is the first of several Hutchison ...27 5-13 6-9 4-5 1 4 17 Bridges...... 30 2-9 3-4 1-4 1 3 7 tiebreakers, followed by conference record. (Western Conference di- Young...... 29 9-12 0-1 2-7 1 6 21 Oubre Jr...... 36 5-20 4-4 4-10 2 5 15 visions:S-Southwest; P-Pacific; N-Northwest; Eastern Conference di- Kornet...... 23 3-11 1-2 2-5 1 2 8 Ayton ...... 29 10-27 0-0 8-14 2 4 20 visions: A-Atlantic; C-Central; S-Southeast). LaVine...... 33 6-10 6-8 1-7 7 2 18 Booker ...... 33 9-15 12-13 0-7 6 1 32 WESTERN CONFERENCE Satoransky..29 3-11 0-0 1-5 5 2 8 Okobo...... 26 1-4 0-0 0-1 4 4 2 White...... 24 4-13 0-0 0-1 5 1 12 Carter ...... 27 6-10 0-0 0-4 2 2 15 Team W L PCT GB L10 Rk. Arcidiacno ..24 4-10 1-2 1-1 2 0 12 Diallo...... 25 5-9 1-2 1-7 1 3 11 1. LAKERS 37 11 .771 6-4 P1 Felicio...... 15 0-0 0-0 3-4 0 0 0 Lecque...... 10 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 4 Valentine ....13 1-5 0-0 0-1 2 3 3 T.Johnson...... 9 0-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 1 2. CLIPPERS 34 15 .694 3 ⁄2 7-3 P2 Gafford...... 9 0-1 1-2 1-1 0 0 1 Owens...... 7 1-4 0-0 2-2 0 0 2 3. Denver 34 16 .680 4 6-4 N1 Harrison ...... 4 0-2 2-2 0-2 1 1 2 Harper ...... 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mokoka...... 4 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 Totals 41-105 20-23 16-50 20 24 108 1 4. Utah 32 17 .653 5 ⁄2 5-5 N2 Totals 35-90 17-26 17-41 25 21 102 Shooting: Field goals, 39.0%; free throws, 1 5. Houston 31 18 .633 6 ⁄2 5-5 S1 Shooting: Field goals, 38.9%; free throws, 87.0% 65.4% Three-point goals: 6-23 (Carter 3-5, Booker 1 6. Dallas 30 19 .612 7 ⁄2 6-4 S2 Three-point goals: 15-48 (White 4-11, Young 2-5, Oubre Jr. 1-6, Harper 0-1, Lecque 0-1, Okobo 7. Oklahoma City 30 20 .600 8 7-3 N3 3-5, Arcidiacono 3-8, Satoransky 2-6, Hutchison 0-1, Owens 0-1, T.Johnson 0-1, Bridges 0-2). Team 1-4, Valentine 1-5, Kornet 1-7, Harrison 0-1, LaVine Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked 1 8. Memphis 24 25 .490 13 ⁄2 7-3 S3 0-1). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: None. Shots: 3 (Bridges 2, Ayton). Turnovers: 10 (Booker Blocked Shots: 0 Turnovers: 16 (Young 4, Gafford 5, Ayton 2, Okobo 2, Bridges). Steals: 8 (Carter 3, 3, LaVine 3, Hutchison 2, Harrison, Kornet, Bridges 2, Ayton, Okobo, Oubre Jr.). Technical 1 Satoransky, Valentine). Steals: 10 (LaVine 3, Harri- Fouls: None 9. Portland 23 27 .460 1 ⁄2 7-3 N4 son 2, Young 2, Felicio, Hutchison, Kornet). Techni- 1 MILWAUKEE 10. San Antonio 22 26 .458 1 ⁄2 5-5 S4 cal Fouls: Young, 5:16 third Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T 11. Phoenix 20 29 .408 4 4-6 P3 TORONTO Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T G.Antkmpo..30 10-21 9-16 6-19 9 3 30 1 Middletn.....32 9-15 4-4 1-8 6 2 25 12. New Orleans 20 30 .400 4 ⁄2 6-4 S5 Anunoby.....21 2-3 0-0 2-7 0 0 4 B.Lopez ...... 32 7-16 2-2 2-4 1 4 17 Siakam ...... 27 6-14 5-5 5-9 5 1 17 13. Sacramento 18 31 .367 6 3-7 P4 Bledsoe...... 31 5-8 0-1 2-7 4 1 12 Ibaka ...... 24 7-12 1-2 0-6 1 2 16 1 Matthews....13 0-3 2-2 0-1 1 4 2 14. Minnesota 15 33 .313 8 ⁄2 0-10 N5 Lowry...... 29 3-7 5-6 0-4 6 2 14 DiVincenzo..22 6-12 1-2 0-2 1 3 15 1 VanVleet.....32 5-11 0-0 2-4 8 3 12 15. Golden State 11 39 .220 13 ⁄2 2-8 P5 Connghtn....19 3-4 0-0 2-7 3 1 8 Davis ...... 28 12-15 1-2 2-4 1 4 31 Korver...... 18 3-5 0-0 0-1 2 1 8 Boucher .....24 5-10 4-4 1-5 1 3 15 EASTERN CONFERENCE Ilyasova...... 14 3-9 0-0 2-4 0 4 8 McCaw...... 22 3-5 2-2 0-2 2 0 10 R.Lopez ...... 12 0-1 0-0 1-5 3 0 0 Thomas ...... 18 3-6 0-0 0-1 2 2 7 Team W L PCT GB L10 Rk. Brown ...... 10 2-3 0-0 0-2 0 2 4 Johnson ...... 4 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 1 0 1. Milwaukee 42 7 .857 9-1 C1 Totals 48-97 18-27 16-60 30 25 129 Lynne Sladky Brissett ...... 3 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 2 1 Associated Press Shooting: Field goals, 49.5%; free throws, 2. Toronto 36 14 .720 6 ⁄2 10-0 A1 Watson...... 3 0-0 1-2 0-1 1 0 1 66.7% 1 KAWHI LEONARD, Totals 47-84 19-23 12-46 28 18 129 3. Boston 33 15 .688 8 ⁄2 6-4 A2 driving past Miami’s Bam Adebayo, has scored 30 or more Three-point goals: 15-38 (Middleton 3-5, Shooting: Field goals, 56.0%; free throws, 1 points in a career-high nine consecutive games, giving the Clippers a lift. Ilyasova 2-2, Bledsoe 2-3, Connaughton 2-3, Ko- 3. Miami 33 15 .688 8 ⁄2 6-4 S1 82.6% rver 2-4, DiVincenzo 2-7, G.Antetokounmpo 1-5, Three-point goals: 16-34 (Davis 6-7, Lowry 3-7, 5. Indiana 31 18 .633 11 7-3 C2 McCaw 2-3, VanVleet 2-6, Ibaka 1-2, Thomas 1-3, B.Lopez 1-6, Brown 0-1, Matthews 0-2). Team Re- bounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 13 1 6. Philadelphia 31 19 .620 11 ⁄2 6-4 A3 Boucher 1-4, Siakam 0-2). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 5 (Ibaka 3, (B.Lopez 9, Bledsoe, Connaughton, G.Antetokoun- 1 7. Brooklyn 21 27 .438 20 ⁄2 3-7 A4 Johnson, Lowry). Turnovers: 15 (VanVleet 3, mpo, Middleton). Turnovers: 16 (G.Antetokounmpo Anunoby 2, Davis 2, Ibaka 2, Lowry 2, Siakam 2, 7, DiVincenzo 2, Korver 2, Middleton 2, Bledsoe, 8. Orlando 21 28 .429 21 3-7 S2 Boucher, Brissett). Steals: 6 (Boucher 2, Anunoby, Ilyasova, Matthews). Steals: 4 (DiVincenzo 2, As Leonard is taking off, Brissett, McCaw, VanVleet). Technical Fouls: Rap- G.Antetokounmpo, R.Lopez). Technical Fouls: tors, 2:45 first None 1 9. Chicago 19 33 .365 3 ⁄2 4-6 C3 Chicago 29 34 22 17—102 Phoenix 26 26 28 28—108 1 10. Washington 17 31 .354 3 ⁄2 4-6 S3 Toronto 32 28 35 34—129 Milwaukee 30 37 30 32—129 11. Detroit 18 33 .353 4 4-6 C4 so are rest of the Clippers A—19,800. T—2:11. A—17,754. T—2:09. 12. Charlotte 16 33 .327 5 1-9 S4 1 13. New York 14 36 .280 7 ⁄2 3-7 A5 1 14. Atlanta 13 37 .260 8 ⁄2 5-5 S5 proved understanding of ated opportunities for oth- 1 By Andrew Greif 14. Cleveland 13 37 .260 8 ⁄2 1-9 C5 how they fit within the star- ers because of the defensive dominated offense. attention paid to him, the of- When Doc Rivers The NBA has said Leon- fensive flow tended to im- TODAY’S GAMES watches Kawhi Leonard, he ard continues to deal with an prove. That remains the Favorite Line Underdog Time 1 sees hallmarks of other pro- ongoing injury to the patella case, Rivers said. at CLIPPERS 9 ⁄2 San Antonio 7:30 p.m. at Cleveland PK New York 4 p.m. lific scorers he has coached. tendon in his left knee, but “My teammates are being 1 at Washington 4 ⁄2 Golden State 4 p.m. The focus. The spatial Leonard said in early Janu- aggressive,” Leonard said. 1 at Indiana 4 ⁄2 Dallas 4 p.m. awareness. The seeming in- ary he felt much better than “I’m able to get open shots 1 Orlando 4 ⁄2 at Charlotte 4 p.m. evitability that Leonard’s at the start of the season. off of their attacks and at Brooklyn OFF Phoenix 4:30 p.m. points will come. “I’m able to jump without drives. I’m just able to make 1 at Miami 3 ⁄2 Philadelphia 4:30 p.m. “He’s Paul Pierce-like,” it grabbing me too much,” he shots right now.” at Atlanta OFF Boston 4:30 p.m. Rivers said in late January. said Jan. 10 after scoring 36 If Shamet still is viewed at Memphis OFF Detroit 5 p.m. “There are a lot of great scor- points to begin his nine- as a gauge of offensive effi- 1 at Sacramento 1 ⁄2 Minnesota 7 p.m. ers. There are certain guys game streak. “Hopefully I ciency, his place within the that just know how to get to just keep going uphill from offense has changed. A their spot, and when they get here.” starter in the postseason to their spot, it’s a wrap. He has indeed, shooting last year, he appears more RESULTS Kawhi has that ability.” 50.9% on field goals and likely to come off the bench But the Clippers forward 39.7% on three-pointers than start when the Clippers also possesses something while averaging nearly nine are at full strength. Like ev- unique that Rivers first no- free throws in his last nine eryone not named Leonard Eric Christian Smith ticed during practice. games. That is in addition to or Paul George, Shamet Associated Press “I’ve never seen a guy, averaging 7.7 rebounds, 5.2 must find his shots around PLUG-IN HART DRIVE when he gets to his shot, it’s assists and 2.2 steals. the margins of an offense straight up and down and Much of that offense has geared around two super- New Orleans guard Josh Hart attacks the Raptors’ 11th straight it’s perfect balance,” Rivers been created by Leonard, stars. basket as Houston’s Eric Gordon defends. said. “I’ve never seen that, to with nearly 30% of his shots “It’s not like we’re going win ties team record that level.” during his hot streak coming to run a bunch of pick and Ever since Leonard’s first after three to six dribbles. rolls with Sham,” Rivers Houston 117, New Orleans 109 Detroit 128, Denver 123 TORONTO 129, CHICAGO 102 game as a Clipper in Octo- Leonard is shooting 61% on said. “He’s got to come with NEW ORLEANS DENVER ber, a 30-point outing in a such attempts. weak-side offense and pin Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T victory against LeBron “He’s been different, downs.” Ingram ...... 38 10-23 3-3 1-12 3 2 28 Craig ...... 18 2-3 0-1 0-3 0 2 5 Terence Davis came off the James and the Lakers, he man,” center Ivica Zubac It’s why Rivers liked see- Williamson....32 8-14 5-7 5-10 1 2 21 Grant...... 45 5-11 2-2 2-4 0 3 14 Favors...... 23 4-7 1-1 5-11 1 1 9 Jokic ...... 39 16-23 6-7 0-10 11 4 39 bench to score a career-high 31 has displayed the skill set said with a slow shake of his ing guard Patrick Beverley Ball ...... 37 3-7 2-2 1-11 9 2 10 Barton...... 36 7-17 4-5 2-9 5 2 20 points and the Toronto Raptors that made him the most head. “He’s locked in; he’s fo- and Leonard run a few plays Holiday...... 33 5-14 1-3 0-3 6 3 11 Mo.Morris ....39 8-15 1-1 3-7 7 2 19 Hart...... 29 5-11 3-4 3-10 1 2 16 Harris...... 31 1-6 1-2 0-3 1 1 3 tied a team record with their 11th sought-after free agent of cused. When he gets to his specifically for Shamet in Moore ...... 14 5-8 0-0 0-0 0 1 10 Beasley ...... 24 5-9 0-0 0-1 4 0 12 straight win Sunday, beating the last summer. Yet nothing spots, you can’t really do Saturday’s victory against Redick...... 14 0-3 0-0 0-0030 Dozier...... 13 2-7 1-2 3-4 1 1 5 visiting Chicago Bulls 129-102. has revealed his control so anything to stop him.” Minnesota, understanding Melli ...... 12 1-4 0-0 0-4002 Hernangomez11 0-3 2-2 3-5122 Hayes...... 3 1-3 0-0 1-2002 Vanderbilt ...... 5 2-2 0-0 1-1024 The Raptors outscored the much as his play during the That isn’t to say Leon- that getting Shamet in the Totals 42-94 15-20 16-63 21 16 109 Totals 48-96 17-22 14-47 30 19 123 Bulls 69-39 in the second half to win last three weeks, as he has ard’s production has been all flow could benefit everyone Shooting: Field goals, 44.7%; free throws, Shooting: Field goals, 50.0%; free throws, 75.0% 77.3% their 12th straight meeting with recorded a career-high nine his doing. To the Clippers, it because of the spacing he Three-point goals: 10-33 (Ingram 5-11, Hart Three-point goals: 10-32 (Beasley 2-5, Barton Chicago. Davis made 12 of his 15 consecutive games with at is no coincidence that Leon- provides. 3-5, Ball 2-6, Melli 0-2, Moore 0-2, Redick 0-2, 2-6, Grant 2-6, Mo.Morris 2-7, Craig 1-2, Jokic 1-3, Holiday 0-5). Team Rebounds: 11. Team Turnovers: Dozier 0-1, Harris 0-1, Hernangomez 0-1). Team Re- field-goal attempts, including six of least 30 points. ard’s run has coincided with “I think our guys under- 2. Blocked Shots: 6 (Ball 2, Holiday, Melli, Moore, bounds: 6. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 7 seven from three-point range. “He’s playing as well as more practice time and a stand his value more,” Riv- Williamson). Turnovers: 21 (Ball 4, Holiday 4, In- (Grant 3, Jokic 2, Craig, Vanderbilt). Turnovers: 9 gram 4, Favors 3, Williamson 3, Hart, Melli, (Dozier 2, Harris 2, Jokic 2, Barton, Grant, Hernan- “The ball was going in, so I kept anyone in the league right healthier lineup. ers said. “I think they use Moore). Steals: 6 (Ball 3, Hart, Melli, Williamson). gomez). Steals: 7 (Jokic 3, Beasley, Grant, Mo.Mor- shooting,” Davis said. now, and he’s doing it all The Clippers also don’t him more.” Technical Fouls: None ris, Vanderbilt). Technical Fouls: None around; it’s not just scoring,” believe it is a coincidence HOUSTON DETROIT at Houston 117, New Orleans 109: TONIGHT Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T Rivers said. “He’s doing it that Leonard’s run has over- Gordon...... 33 4-12 0-0 1-1229 Doumbouya .34 6-12 3-4 0-5 0 3 17 James Harden had 40 points and with his defense, with his lapped with the best stretch VS. SAN ANTONIO House Jr...... 28 5-14 0-0 4-12 1 0 12 Snell...... 36 4-7 2-2 0-2 6 1 13 When Tucker ...... 38 0-5 0-0 2-9040 Drummond ..30 9-17 3-4 6-17 4 6 21 came an assist shy of a triple-dou- passing. The best part of it, of the season for second- : 7:30. Harden...... 38 12-24 9-9 2-10 9 5 40 Mykhailiuk...35 3-9 6-8 0-1 4 3 13 ble. Zion Williamson had 21 points it’s coming in the flow. It’s year guard Landry Shamet, On the air: TV: Prime Westbrook.....36 9-24 3-3 2-6 7 4 22 Rose...... 12 1-3 0-2 1-1 2 0 2 and 10 rebounds for the Pelicans. not a forced 30. It’s just ball who has made 44.4% of his Ticket; Radio: 570. McLemore.....23 6-12 6-8 0-0 0 0 22 Brown...... 37 7-10 2-2 2-10 8 5 19 Update Rivers...... 23 4-12 0-0 0-2208 Jackson...... 34 8-18 2-2 1-3 6 2 20 movement, he’s going down- three-point tries in his last : The Spurs won Sefolosha .....18 1-2 1-2 0-3134 Galloway .....19 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 0 8 at Milwaukee 129, Phoenix 108: Gi- hill, he’s getting his shots, nine games and scored in their second consecutive Totals 41-105 19-22 11-43 22 18 117 Wood...... 16 5-10 0-0 1-4 0 2 11 Maker...... 6 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 4 annis Antetokounmpo had 30 and it doesn’t stand out double figures each time. game Saturday after trailing Shooting: Field goals, 39.0%; free throws, 86.4% Totals 48-94 18-24 11-43 33 22 128 points and 19 rebounds to help the some nights. You’re looking Last season, after Charlotte by as many as 19 Three-point goals: 16-51 (Harden 7-15, Shooting: Field goals, 51.1%; free throws, Bucks respond to a loss to Denver. at a box score like, ‘Wow, he Shamet was acquired in a points in the third quarter. McLemore 4-9, House Jr. 2-8, Sefolosha 1-2, 75.0% Westbrook 1-4, Gordon 1-7, Tucker 0-2, Rivers Three-point goals: 14-31 (Brown 3-3, Snell 3-5, had 30.’ That’s a great sign.” deadline trade from Phila- Los Angeles is their first stop 0-4). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 1. Galloway 2-4, Jackson 2-4, Doumbouya 2-5, Wood at Detroit 128, Denver 123 (OT): Blocked Shots: 3 (Harden 2, Sefolosha). Turn- 1-3, Mykhailiuk 1-6, Rose 0-1). Team Rebounds: 9. The run, which has delphia, Rivers called the on an eight-city trip that, be- overs: 7 (Harden 4, Westbrook 2, Tucker). Steals: Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 2 (Drummond Andre Drummond had 21 points boosted Leonard’s scoring guard’s off-ball movement a cause it is sandwiched 14 (Gordon 4, Sefolosha 3, McLemore 2, Rivers 2, 2). Turnovers: 11 (Doumbouya 2, Drummond 2, House Jr., Tucker, Westbrook). Technical Fouls: Snell 2, Wood 2, Maker, Mykhailiuk, Rose). Steals: and 17 rebounds as the Pistons ral- average to 27.5, seventh best barometer for the team’s of- around the All-Star break, None 4 (Mykhailiuk 2, Wood 2). Technical Fouls: None lied from an early 21-point deficit. in the NBA, has dovetailed fensive success as a whole. means the Spurs won’t play New Orleans 28 32 33 16—109 Denver 44 21 24 22 12—123 with his improved health As Shamet drew open looks another home game until Houston 30 35 27 25—117 Detroit 30 38 22 21 17—128 — associated press and his teammates’ im- running off of screens or cre- Feb. 26. A—18,055. T—2:14. A—15,488. T—2:28. LATIMES.COM/SPORTS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 D7 Carrying on Bryant’s mission is the goal

[Bryants, from D1] Bryant for one afternoon was in disbelief. “I met him for 30 seconds, and I’m freaking crying right now,” De Vera said by phone the day after the crash, his voice cracking. “The meta- physical nature of just how life is, I’m a little bit shaken up.” He had just seen Bryant after all, a superstar who was still immersed in the sport he loved, who in the last game of his life looked at peace.

In an interview with the Associated Press in October 2018, Bryant named author George R.R. Martin when listing his various coaching inspirations. Bryant had wondered why so many of the protagonists’ parents perished in Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” series that was adapted into the HBO series “Game of Thrones.” When Bryant finally crossed paths with Martin in 2017, he asked. The answer: “They either have to die or be a part of the problem.” Bryant then expounded: “It’s a terrible analogy, but bear with me. As parents of young athletes and coaches, if we are constantly providing the answer for them, they will not be able to problem solve on their own. Give them the tools to go out and finish.” With Team Mamba, Bry- ant did just that. “For adults, it’s impor- Wally Skalij Los Angeles Times tant for us to get out of the MEMBERS OF Team Mamba, a club basketball team, sit courtside before the Lakers game at Staples Center on the night when three of way,” he said. “Sometimes their teammates, including Gianna Bryant, and their coach, Kobe Bryant, were remembered after perishing in a helicopter crash. the most important thing to do is to just observe. You just watch and then you can guide.” ‘He planted a seed, he showed Alongside Mauser, Bry- ant helped build the club us how it could be done, and squad over the last several years, assembling a roster we’ve got to carry it through.’ that included his daughter (nicknamed Gigi); the children of a former NBA player —JAMES PARKER, a friend of Bryant who coaches the girls’ (Zach Randolph’s daughter basketball team at Pacifica Christian High in Newport Beach and MacKenly), a local college club squads for local Nike program Cal Swish baseball coach (Orange Coast College coach John Altobelli’s youngest of three, ways learning. He knew his his two younger brothers, Alyssa), a former Costa kids were always learning af- one of whom was playing. Mesa mayor (Jim ter every game. I think that’s “Then they called all the Righeimer’s daughter Kat); why they ended up getting games. It was silence for a and other promising middle- better. When we played them couple of seconds, every- school players from around that first time, we were way where.” Orange County. better than them. … Then we On the other side of the Even amid all his busi- came back in October, they gym, Parker was watching ness ventures, Bryant’s ded- were significantly better. … Hines’ Tree of Hope team ication to the team ran deep. [Last weekend], they were when the action came to a “The girls practice 7 days Courtesy of Joe de Vera one of the best.” halt. At first, he refused to a week,” Jim Righeimer JOE de VERA was a guest coach for Tree of Hope that opposed Kobe Bryant’s Before Bryant left the believe Bryant had actually wrote in a Facebook post in Team Mamba at the Mamba Sports Academy one day before Bryant’s death. gym on Jan. 25, he ran into died. Then, he learned how. October 2019. “That’s Parker, who had watched “I started walking over Mamba Mentality. Three future Hall of Famer’s post- the game from a balcony. there, and that’s when I years ago they were a [Na- playing days. Hines coaches Parker congratulated Bry- heard somebody say, ‘Kobe tional Junior Basketball] lo- a middle school club team in ant and bumped his fist. got in a helicopter crash,’ ” cal team. Now they are one of Seattle called Tree of Hope Bryant said they’d catch up Parker said. “Knowing how the best 8th grade teams in that squared off against Bry- more the next day. Kobe gets back and forth, the country. Thanks Kobe.” ant’s team twice in 2018. Then, he walked away to that’s when my heart sank.” As a coach, Bryant tested Hines’ team won both times. celebrate with his team. In Within minutes, the his players. Occasionally, he An impressed Bryant be- the several years he had shock receded. The pain set scheduled scrimmages friended him in the process. known Bryant, Parker had in. against high school-age club “Hearing that Kobe Bry- never seen him on such a “The gym just got quiet,” teams. In games, he often ant likes the way that you high. Even in his more ma- Parker said. “You could hear declined to utilize press coach, or the way your team tured stage, Bryant still people quietly crying. You breaks against full-court plays, you’re like, ‘What?’ ” loved to win. could hear people saying, pressure or call for double- said Hines, a former assist- “He had an aura about ‘No. No. No.’ Finally, some- teams to negate defensive ant on Washington State’s him like he was walking on one speaks up and says, ‘Will mismatches. He wanted his women’s basketball team top of the world,” Parker everybody kneel and bow group to grapple with such and longtime youth coach in said. “It felt like Mamba your heads so we can pray.’ ” challenges on its own. He Washington. Sports Academy was his Breathing heavy and on saw it as the best way for Eager to test his roster kingdom. And he was the the verge of physically shak- them to grow. again, Bryant urged Hines to king. He walked around up ing, Parker ran back up- “He wanted his kids to be travel to the Mamba Cup on that balcony, like this was stairs, where the day before challenged,” said James event in Thousand Oaks. a world he was building. he had seen Bryant at his Parker, a friend of Bryant Josh Lefkowitz Getty Images Hines agreed and invited his Club basketball, girls’ best. Now, he walked past who coaches the girls’ MESSAGES are left outside the Mamba Sports friend De Vera, a girls’ club basketball — he was going to the conference room where basketball team at Pacifica Academy for those who died in a helicopter crash. coach in Idaho who was al- take it to the next level. This Team Mamba’s players were Christian High in Newport ready in Los Angeles on was his baby.” trying to cope with the Beach and club squads for business, to help. Together, worst. local Nike program Cal they patrolled the bench op- :: “My brothers said they Swish. “He was more about posite Bryant’s for the re- could hear the screaming promoting, encouraging, match on Jan. 25. The first thing Parker did and crying coming out of the letting them make mistakes, This time, Team Mamba on Jan. 26 was send a text to room,” Rosenthal said. “It letting them feel like it was got its revenge. Bryant. was like nothing they’ve ever OK to make mistakes, and Gigi scored five points. After Bryant had re- heard.” letting them figure it out.” Payton Chester and Alyssa turned to Orange County What comes next for Bryant often talked with Altobelli, the other two play- the previous afternoon, Team Mamba is unclear. Parker about his lofty goals ers who died in the crash, Parker stayed in Thousand Parker had joined some for the team. He wanted added eight and four, re- Oaks and watched Team of the families of Team them to compete on the na- spectively. Randolph had a Mamba’s next opponent, Mamba players for dinner at tional 16-and-under circuit, game-high 14. As his team which was coached by for- a Thousand Oaks steak- two years above their age held on for a 35-29 win, Bry- mer NBA player Jason house the night before the group, and reach Nike’s na- ant watched on with quiet Terry. crash (most of the team tional championship tour- admiration. Bryant wanted to know stayed in hotels near the nament. “He was so cool and calm, what to expect. Parker gym, Parker said), where But he also wanted to man,” Hines said. “He would passed along a scouting re- they quizzed the experi- guide them there with care hop up and call a timeout at port: They were big and enced club coach on what and comfort, to coach them times, but he was cool. He al- physical, and would create could lie ahead if they with a calm head and cool lowed his girls to just play, to tricky matchups on defense. reached the national circuit. demeanor. Those in the local have fun, to be very confi- Bryant, likely in a hurry, They had asked about girls’ basketball community dent in themselves.” Parker guessed, responded prominent programs they who saw him noticed. He It was who Bryant had with a quick, “K.” might face and which tour- was no longer the fierce, un- become in retirement. He That was a little after 8:30 nament sites had the best forgiving player. Kobe, the was still a motivator, but a.m. Barely an hour later, hotels. They were looking coach, led with compassion adopted more measured Bryant’s helicopter crashed. forward to a future together, and composure. methods. In a recent inter- Before long, word started united under Bryant’s lead- “He cared about the view with The Times’ Bill to filter through the gym. ership. kids,” said Todd Harrell, Plaschke, Bryant described The first signs of distress Now, Parker simply who coached three of Bry- himself as “Gandalf-ish,” lik- came around 11:30 a.m. Fans wants to make sure Bryant’s ant’s players on Team ening his style to the sage had already begun gather- impact on the local basket- Mamba, including Altobelli, character from “The Lord of ing around Court 4, where ball community will live on. on the Ensign Intermediate the Rings.” Those who Team Mamba was sched- “He planted a seed, he School team. “That’s what watched him coolly com- uled to tip off at noon when showed us how it could be struck me the most. It mand a sideline concurred. an assistant coach in the done, and we’ve got to carry wasn’t just his daughter on “Very calm demeanor, preceding game was seen it through,” Parker said. the team. He had 10 [other] rarely raised his voice,” looking at his phone. He “We’ve got to pay it forward. daughters on that team, Parker said. “This was his showed his head coach, who Somehow, some way, we girls that he cared about.” philosophy, and he said this then called over an official. have got to continue to grow before: ‘If I’m having to get “The referee immediately the game and we’ve got to :: on my kids, yell at my kids called the game,” said Eric continue to support this Josh Lefkowitz Getty Images during a game, I’m not doing Rosenthal, a local high game and these young Like Parker, Mo Hines FLOWERS and notes left at a makeshift memorial my job during practice.’ ” school assistant coach who ladies. It’s our job to carry it didn’t meet Bryant until the outside Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks. Said Hines: “He was al- was at the tournament with through.” D8 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 LATIMES.COM/SPORTS

COLLEGE BASKETBALL Campbell roars to life and lifts Bruins

cused on offense to defense UCLA 73, UTAH 57 while changing widespread STANDINGS perceptions about his play- By Ben Bolch ers. Conf. Overall “People have a lot of prej- TEAM WLWL Tyger Campbell went fly- udice in the world, unfortu- Oregon 73185 ing to the floor underneath nately,” Cronin said. “They USC 6 3 17 5 the basket, and the race was prejudge West Coast kids. on to see who could help him They prejudge UCLA kids, Colorado 63175 up first. saying they’re soft or they’re Stanford 5 3 16 5 All four of the UCLA selfish. These guys are prov- Arizona 5 3 15 6 freshman point guard’s ing that they’re not. We’re UCLA 5 4 12 10 teammates sprinted over, not a finished product, but Arizona State 4 4 13 8 converging in a mass of ca- their effort is there. That’s all maraderie, after he had you can really ask, and you California 4 4 10 11 made a crossover move that just try to build habits over Washington State 4 6 13 10 he completed by driving into time.” Utah 3 6 12 9 the paint and banking in a As evidence of his team’s Oregon State 3 7 13 9 layup while getting fouled. growing toughness, Cronin Washington 2 8 12 11 The Bruins were there for pointed to Cody Riley. The Campbell after he had been redshirt sophomore forward SUNDAY’S RESULTS there for them Sunday after- finished with just two points noon at Pauley Pavilion, will- and six rebounds but was a UCLA 73, Utah 57 ing his team to a 73-57 vic- brute against the Utes, col- THURSDAY’S GAMES tory over Utah that contin- lecting three steals and California at Colorado ...... 5 p.m. ued its dramatic uptick in reaching in to force a jump USC at Arizona ...... 6 p.m. fortunes. ball that gave his team pos- “It just shows how to- session. gether we are as a team,” Cronin said it’s a brand of UCLA 73, UTAH 57 Campbell said of the helping ferociousness that his young UTAH hands. “Winning brings peo- players rarely displayed in Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T ple together.” high school because their Jones...... 38 4-13 0-0 0-3 2 4 11 For the season’s first two coaches asked them to de- Battin ...... 37 5-11 1-2 1-5 1 0 14 Allen ...... 35 5-16 2-2 2-7 8 3 13 months, the Bruins were fend without fouling so that Brenchley...... 28 0-4 0-0 1-3 2 0 0 only close to the edge. Their they could stay in the game. Carlson...... 23 4-6 1-1 2-7 0 3 9 Jantunen...... 16 2-2 0-0 1-1 0 5 4 defense was pitiful, their “Cody has never fought Plummer ...... 14 2-4 0-0 0-1 0 1 6 ballhandling sloppy and around the post to make Ballstaedt ...... 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 their ability to close out Kelvin Kuo Associated Press those types of plays in his Thioune ...... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Van Komen...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 games just a suggestion. FRESHMAN point guard Tyger Campbell scored a career-high 22 points and life,” Cronin said. Totals 22-56 4-5 7-28 14 19 57 In recent weeks, UCLA added eight assists in UCLA’s victory Sunday. The Bruins have won four of five. It was those sorts of un- Shooting: Field goals, 39.3%; free throws, 80.0% (12-10, 5-4 Pac-12 Conference) sung contributions that al- Three-point goals: 9-25 (Battin 3-5, Jones 3- has made drastic improve- surgery and wore a bulky Utah’s comeback hopes and lowed the Bruins to with- 11, Plummer 2-3, Allen 1-2, Brenchley 0-4). Team Rebounds: 3. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked ments in each of those cate- brace until only recently. allowed Cronin to remove stand a quiet game from Shots: 1 (Carlson). Turnovers: 15 (Allen 5, Jones 4, gories to win two consecu- UCLA next “Unfortunately, that’s how Campbell in the final minute guard Chris Smith, their Carlson 2, Battin, Brenchley, Jantunen, Plummer). tive games and four of five, college basketball has so that a crowd including leading scorer who followed Steals: 3 (Allen, Brenchley, Jantunen). Technical Fouls: None. 1 putting it just 1 ⁄2 games be- changed for the worse. But Rancho Cucamonga Eti- a 30-point outburst against Thursday at Arizona State, UCLA hind first-place Oregon in he stood in there and kept wanda High senior guard Colorado with just six points Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T 8 p.m. PST, Desert Jaquez...... 35 4-7 8-8 1-4 3 0 18 the conference standings. Financial Arena, ESPN2 — working and got better.” Jaylen Clark, one of UCLA’s in 17 foul-plagued minutes. The Bruins’ latest tri- Campbell thrived in pick- most coveted recruits, could It also helped that they Campbell ...... 34 7-13 6-7 0-3 8 1 22 The Sun Devils (13-8 Hill...... 24 6-9 2-4 2-8 2 3 14 umph came thanks largely and-roll situations, particu- shower him with applause. committed only 10 turnovers Singleton ...... 24 1-2 0-0 0-3 0 3 3 overall, 4-4 Pac-12 to the floppy-haired point larly during a second half in Freshman guard Jaime for a second consecutive Bernard ...... 22 1-5 1-2 0-3 0 1 3 Conference) are teetering Smith ...... 18 3-5 0-0 1-2 1 4 6 guard whose up-and-down on the edge of NCAA which he made six of nine Jaquez added 18 points and game. Ali...... 17 2-6 0-0 0-1 0 1 5 season took a dramatic turn shots while scoring 16 points four steals and sophomore Campbell delivered one Riley...... 15 1-3 0-1 3-6 0 1 2 tournament contention but Kyman...... 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 for the better. have won three of their and helping his team with- forward Jalen Hill had final assist when he met with Dodson...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Campbell finished with a last four games and are stand every threat. 14 points and eight rebounds reporters after the game, Stong ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 career-high 22 points and The Utes (12-9, 3-6) were for the Bruins, whose surge crediting his fellow Bruins Totals 25-51 17-22 7-30 14 14 73 8-2 at home this season. Shooting: Field goals, 49.0%; free throws, added eight assists to go — Ben Bolch within 50-46 after guard Al- has been sparked by increas- for his performance. 77.3% with only one turnover, a fonso Plummer buried an ingly stout defense. The Bru- “I wouldn’t be able to do Three-point goals: 6-14 (Jaquez 2-2, Campbell 2-4, Singleton 1-2, Ali 1-3, Bernard 0-1, Kyman stunning breakthrough for open three-pointer from the ins held Utah to 39.3% shoot- what I did today without my 0-1, Smith 0-1). Team Rebounds: 3. Team Turn- someone who entered the guy when everybody expects corner, but Campbell fol- ing and have given up an av- team finding me and Jalen overs: None. Blocked Shots: 2 (Hill, Jaquez). Turn- overs: 10 (Hill 4, Smith 3, Bernard, Campbell, Sin- game averaging 3.4 points in the world from you in your lowed a spin move with a erage of just 63.8 points over setting amazing ball gleton). Steals: 10 (Jaquez 4, Riley 3, Ali, Single- Pac-12 play and had not first year,” UCLA coach floater before finding Jules their last five games. screens,” Campbell said, ton, Smith). Technical Fouls: None. scored in double figures Mick Cronin said of Camp- Bernard for a three-pointer. It’s all part of Cronin’s on- prompting a smile from his Utah 21 36— 57 UCLA 32 41— 73 since late December. bell, who was sidelined last It was the start of a 17-2 going efforts to switch teammate seated nearby. “It’s tough being a young season by major knee run that extinguished UCLA’s identity from one fo- “It’s really just a team effort.” A—4,497 (13,800).

PAC-12 WOMEN UCLA recovers No one cares in the about your desert

thoughts on associated press Charlie Neibergall Associated Press IOWA’S Joe Wieskamp drives to the basket over Illi- Japreece Dean scored 18 nois’ Kofi Cockburn en route to the Hawkeyes’ win. points to lead No. 8 UCLA past No. 19 Arizona State 70- 61 on Sunday at Tempe, Ariz. basketball. Illini’s streak is The senior guard guided the Bruins (19-2, 8-2 Pac-12 Conference) to their ninth But Dan does. consecutive victory over the snapped in Iowa Sun Devils (16-6, 6-4), with help from Charisma Os- borne’s 15 points and 14 from Michaela Onyenwere as UCLA bounced back from a Caffery said. “They were sit- 92-66 loss against No. 16 Ari- NO. 18 IOWA 72 ting in there on top of him. zona on Friday in Tucson. NO. 19 ILLINOIS 65 They made a decision to lim- UCLA trailed 34-32 at associated press it his touches.” halftime, but forced five Illinois (16-6, 8-3), which turnovers while outscoring had won seven in a row, led Arizona State 20-10 in the IOWA CITY, Iowa — 62-61 with 4:03 to play. But third quarter. Osborne had Luka Garza is 6 feet 11 and the Hawkeyes (16-6, 7-4) 10 points in the period. can hit three-pointers. then shut out the Illini until The Bruins scored 24 That foiled Illinois’ defen- Ayo Dosunmu hit a three points off 16 turnovers. sive plan against the Iowa with four seconds left. “That was the most con- junior center. Iowa made five of its last sistent 40 minutes of energy Garza, the Big Ten’s lead- seven shots. Joe Wieskamp that we’ve had in conference ing scorer, bounced back and CJ Fredrick each had 18 play,” coach Cori Close said. from a slow start to score 25 points for the Hawkeyes. Robbi Ryan and Jamie points and No. 18 Iowa Andres Feliz led the Illini Ruden each had 15 points for clamped down in the final with 17 points. Trent Frazier the Sun Devils. four minutes to beat No. 19 had 12 points and Dosunmu Dean, who went 0 for 11 Illinois 72-65 on Sunday. 11. from the field during Fri- Garza, who added 10 re- “Big Ten basketball at its day’s loss, made her first bounds for his 13th double- finest, right there,” Under- shot of the game and scored double of the season, didn’t wood said. “They got the eight first-quarter points. have a point in the first 15 best of us today.” minutes. He wound up mak- at No. 16 Arizona 73, USC ing four three-pointers on 57: Aari McDonald scored 20 nine attempts, both career points and Dominique highs, and shot nine for 16 RESULTS McBryde scored 10 in the overall. fourth quarter when the Sign up for Full-Court Text to get exclusive, in-depth insights He came into the game Brandeis 87, Carnegie Mellon 68 Wildcats (18-3, 17-4) pulled Canisius 66, Marist 65 with 22 three-pointers on 59 Case Western 85, City College (N.Y.) 77 away for their fifth victory in from national basketball reporter Dan Woike. attempts. Duquesne 71, La Salle 69 arow. Emory 80, Washington University St. Louis 67 “When he got going at the Georgetown 73, St. John’s 72 The Wildcats led 50-46 * end of the first half, he got Hamilton 78, Wesleyan (Conn.) 67 through three quarters. Text HOOPS to +1 844.686.4868 Manhattan 72, Iona 49 going because he was get- Monmouth (N.J.) 90, Rider 84 McBryde scored five points or go to latimes.com/fullcourttext ting offensive rebounds be- Niagara 75, Quinnipiac 59 and Cate Reese six in build- Pittsburgh 62, Miami 57 cause we didn’t hit him,” St. Peter’s 85, Siena 80 ing the lead to 10 points mid- said Illinois coach Brad SOUTH way through the fourth Centenary 71, Trinity (Texas) 65 Underwood. Centre 82, Millsaps 70 quarter. Huntingdon 86, Berea 75 Garza had 11 points in a MIDWEST Reese finished with 18 13-2 run that erased an early Green Bay 92, Wright State 89 points and 17 rebounds, and eight-point lead from the No. 18 Iowa 72, No. 19 Illinois 65 McBryde scored 14 points. Northern Kentucky 65, Milwaukee 56 Illini. Rochester 64, Chicago 59 Alissa Pili scored 21 South Dakota 81, Omaha 80 “I thought we did a better FAR WEST points but had only two in job of getting [the ball] to Hawaii 80, Cal State Northridge 75, Saturday the fourth quarter for the ! "# $% & ' ! ( # % ) * him,” Iowa coach Fran Mc- UCLA 73, Utah 57 Trojans (11-10, 3-7). $$%*+ %, ) - .( ' ' * $ ' ! % ) ' * CALENDAR E

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Maddie Meyer Getty Images LATIN SINGERS Shakira, left, and Jennifer Lopez share the Super Bowl stage for their high-energy performances during halftime of Sunday’s game in Miami. Dazzling touchdown dance Jennifer Lopez and Shakira Shining moments? A few, perform with Latin pride but most ads are letdowns

MIKAEL WOOD Loud” morphed into a rendi- LORRAINE ALI Chiefs and the San Fran- MUSIC CRITIC tion of “Born in the U.S.A.” TELEVISION CRITIC cisco 49ers. One hundred by Bruce Springsteen. That million viewers were ex- Lopez, who was born in the pected to tune in for the Fox Jennifer Lopez and Bronx to parents who’d emi- Martin Scorsese. Chance broadcast from Hard Rock Shakira fused old-school grated from Puerto Rico, the Rapper. Bill Murray, Stadium in Miami, with all razzle-dazzle with an of-the- was wearing a feathered Chris Rock. Jason Momoa. expecting sponsors to bring moment sense of Latin cape in a stars-and-stripes Wesley Snipes. their A-game ads. American pride as the his- design — American flag on So many celebrities, so And the most memorable toric halftime performers one side, Puerto Rican on many unremarkable ads Super Bowl ad is... still Ap- during Sunday’s Super Bowl the other — only rendered during Super Bowl LIV. ple’s “1984.” But there were LIV at Hard Rock Stadium unmistakable what the mu- Coke, Budweiser, Face- a few standouts that made in Miami. sic was making plenty clear: book and more paid upward the 2020 advertising event “Latinos!” Lopez cried Jammed with as many Fox of $5 million to run spots worth sitting through a foot- near the end of the 14-minute rhythms and chants and BRYAN CRANSTON plays a murderous husband Sunday during the game be- ball game. Quicken’s Rocket show as her song “Let’s Get [See Halftime, E2] in Mountain Dew Zero Sugar’s “Shining” parody. tween the Kansas City [See The ads, E2]

OPERA REVIEW SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ‘Eurydice’ has it all — almost A positive report out of Park City Matthew Aucoin’s piece is ambitious and juries got right in their confident (first scene Times critics talk over awards selections. notwithstanding). ‘Minari,’ ‘Boys State’ KENNETH TURAN: Sun- MARK SWED and more of what was dance 2020 now officially be- MUSIC CRITIC longs to the ages, and I have most memorable. to confess that it is wearing KENNETH TURAN well in my memory. The world’s oldest sur- AND JUSTIN CHANG What I appreciated is not viving opera, Jacopo Peri’s FILM CRITICS necessarily the knockout “Euridice,” was written 420 films, though there were years ago. On Saturday some, but how strong the night at the Dorothy Chan- This year’s Sundance lineup was across the board. dler Pavilion, Los Angeles Film Festival ran Jan. 23 to Maybe I am just getting bet- Opera presented the pre- Feb. 2 and The Times was on ter at picking what I see, but miere of the world’s newest the ground in Park City, there were lots of solid, en- major opera: Matthew Au- Utah, to track the highs and grossing films that did not coin’s “Eurydice.” lows each day. Upon their re- make me feel like I was wast- In between, we have seen turn to Los Angeles, critics ing my life watching them, operas, plays, poems, bal- Kenneth Turan and Justin and that is no small thing. lets, films, novels and paint- Chang discussed the standings galore on the Orpheus out films (most of which will JUSTIN CHANG: Strong and Eurydice legend. Some be released throughout the across the board is right. I’ll myths won’t die. year) and what the festival’s [See Wrap-up, E8] This new “Eurydice” is meant as a major moment for L.A. Opera. The company has made a long- ‘Fast/Furious’ Box office ...... E4 standing investment in What’s on TV E9 Aucoin. As composer, con- justice for Han? ...... ductor, pianist and artistic Ask Amy ...... E10 The ninth installment director of the American Cory Weaver Horoscope E10 returns beloved family ...... Modern Opera Company, or BARRY BANKS plays Hades to Danielle de Niese’s title character in “Eurydice,” Comics E10-11 member to cast. E2 ...... [See ‘Eurydice,’ E6] a co-commission by L.A. Opera and the Met, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. E2 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 LATIMES.COM/CALENDAR

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Kevin Winter Getty Images JENNIFER LOPEZ shows off pole-dancing prowess reminiscent of her role in last year’s film “Hustlers” during a break in the action of the Super Bowl in Miami. A loud and proud halftime show

[Halftime, from E1] er,” the Colombian singer’s appeared to be lip-syncing city as suffused with Latin of black-leather biker’s out- J Balvin, who combined his textures as she and Shakira breakthrough hit from 2001, for much of her set — at least American heritage as Mi- fit as she did “Jenny From throbbing “Mi Gente” with could fit, this was the glori- Shakira bellydanced before until she dove into the crowd ami, provided a welcome the Block” and “Ain’t It her “Love Don’t Cost a ously polyglot sound of bringing out Bad Bunny, the for “Hips Don’t Lie,” in electricity. Funny.” During “Get Right,” Thing.” Then she did “On America in 2020. Latin trap superstar, to do which you could hear her ex- As the first product of she riffed on another Spring- the Floor,” with members of The production — as pre- his verse from “I Like It” by horting those holding her Jay-Z’s controversial pact steen signature — his fa- a kids’ choir inside what cise and, given President Cardi B, another New Yorker aloft. (Demi Lovato, who with the NFL, which has the mous knee-slide from the looked like illuminated bird Trump’s anti-immigrant with family roots in Latin crushed the pregame na- rapper’s Roc Nation com- 2009 Super Bowl halftime cages, before the “Let’s Get rhetoric, as pointed as any in America; then Bad Bunny — tional anthem in a fierce dis- pany helping to produce en- show — then tore off her Loud” moment. The show recent memory — began perhaps the most au play of vocal power, was tertainment for the football leather jacket to do an im- ended with Lopez and with Shakira, dressed like courant performer to play probably shaking her head league dogged by criticism pressive pole-dance routine Shakira joining forces to do her dozens of dancers in the Super Bowl since Bey- somewhere backstage.) for its handling of Colin during “Waiting for “Waka Waka (This Time for fringed red outfits, singing oncé in 2016 — laid some Yet after back-to-back Kaepernick’s protests over Tonight”; the sequence Africa),” Shakira’s theme “She Wolf” and “Empire,” rhymes over Shakira’s years in which deeply under- systemic racism, booking couldn’t help but feel like a from the 2010 World Cup. the latter of which she “Chantaje,” which featured a whelming white guys head- the halftime’s first two Lat- callback to her acclaimed “Muchas gracias,” mashed up with a bit of Led section of horn players pos- lined the halftime show — ina headliners made all (if frustratingly Oscar- Shakira said after that song. Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” as she sibly more concerned with first Justin Timberlake in kinds of sense. snubbed) performance in “Thank you so much,” Lopez led her band on a bedazzled their dance moves than with 2018, then Maroon 5 last year Taking the baton from last year’s stripper-heist added. It was one more ges- electric guitar. their playing. — the physicality of Shaki- Shakira, Lopez opened her movie “Hustlers.” ture anyone could under- For “Whenever, Wherev- Indeed, Shakira herself ra’s presence, especially in a portion of the show in a sort Lopez’s special guest was stand. And the ‘Fast & Furious’ best ad justice for Han? was ... eratives and thieves the A new trailer for ‘9’ films are now known for. But how the franchise treated its [The ads, from E1] reveals fan favorite’s only Asian American main Mortgage ad featured return. ‘It’s emotional,’ cast member after that led “Aquaman” Momoa on what to fan outrage and the hash- it means to unwind at home actor Sung Kang says. tag #JusticeForHan. and be himself — shedding By Jen Yamato At the end of “Fast & Fu- his muscle-man facade and Fox rious 6,” filmmakers re- wig to reveal a skinny, bald RAPPER LIL NAS X adds a little crunch to Cool Ranch Doritos’ Super Bowl ad. vealed who had been re- guy who can’t lift a 5-pound Justice is coming to “Fast sponsible for Han’s death: weight. (Spouse Lisa Bonet revivals to commercials too: focus on the issue of gun they argue that there’s tons and Furious 9” in a big way British ex-operative Deck- helps out). And General Mo- “The Shining,” “Groundhog control. It features Calan- of space for women in with the return of Sung ard Shaw. Played by Jason tors’ spot for a forthcoming Day,” “Rocky,” “Fargo” and drian Kemp, whose son was the professional and career Kang as beloved Toretto Statham, the new character battery-powered Hummer “Mars Attacks” were among killed in an act of gun vi- world. When viewers tweet family member Han. was introduced causing the pickup truck featured Le- the nostalgic titles used to olence. The ad cites the “#MakeSpaceForWomen,” Han’s homecoming was fiery crash that killed Han. Bron James. shill new products. former New York City may- Olay promises to donate $1 teased in a new trailer for The seventh film began Amazon shelled out for a Meanwhile, the biggest or’s record on gun control to an organization called Universal’s May 22 action with the Toretto crew out to 60-second spot starring duds on Sunday were the and promises to continue Girls Who Code. sequel, directed by frequent avenge Han’s death. By the Ellen DeGeneres and Portia commercials that reminded the fight into the White It was one of a few chari- series helmer Justin Lin, next one, however, Shaw had de Rossi, who wonder what us of another competition, House. table efforts advertised: which sees Vin Diesel’s been refashioned into a hero, life was like before Alexa was off the field, in Washington. Bloomberg brought the Michelob Ultra Gold Dominic Toretto trying to and Dom seemingly forgive there to obey our every com- The campaign ads for fight to Trump off-screen, claimed that buying a six- leave his life behind. the former villain. mand. (Ordering a 19th cen- two rich New Yorkers, both though. A Google search for pack would help convert 6 “It’s emotional — it feels The turn spawned #Jus- tury woman name Alexa to running for president, relied “donald trump super bowl square feet into organic like I’m going back to a fam- ticeForHan. Social media turn down the heat in the on the hardship stories of ad” led to a Bloomberg cam- farmland, and a wealthy, ily reunion,” Kang said be- outcry increased when house doesn’t look quite the women of color to sell their paign ad, “Trump’s Broken grateful pet owner paid for fore Friday’s pre-Super Statham got his own spinoff same when she’s a maid bids for the White House. Promises | Enough Is an advertisement to sup- Bowl trailer premiere and last year opposite Dwayne tending the hearth and low- Democratic candidate Enough.” Clicking on the port the University of Wis- concert in Miami. “It’s a rela- Johnson, “Fast & Furious ering the thermostat re- Michael Bloomberg and link redirected users to consin School of Veterinary tionship that has been miss- Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.” quires throwing flaming fire- President Trump each Bloomberg’s campaign Medicine. ing in my life since the last For Kang, watching the wood out the window.) bought 60 seconds’ worth website — and the Super Many of the ads had al- ‘Fast.’ ” The trailer made its “Justice for Han” movement The best use of star of advertising to convince Bowl ad. ready been online for days, TV debut during the game. became a source of inspira- power was in the 30-second voters they truly under- Supporting women’s “leaked” by advertisers to Han’s return comes as a tion as he watched fans sup- commercial for Mountain stand what Americans want achievements and encour- capitalize on the one time a shock, partly because his port the character. Dew Zero Sugar. and need, even if they live in aging new generations of year that folks are excited death has been depicted On the outside of creative The parody of the 1980 another universe known as girls were also a more suc- about commercials from multiple times in the nine- decisions that were being horror film “The Shining” the One Percent. cessful theme during TV ad- sponsors. film series. Then again, no made as the franchise con- starred “Breaking Bad’s” Trump’s re-election ef- vertising’s biggest night. So who won the big blockbuster series has tinued to evolve without Bryan Cranston as the mur- fort was touted as “the first A Secret deodorant ad game? played as fast and loose with him, Kang himself wondered derous husband (originally ever presidential campaign that aired before the game The Cool Ranch Doritos the rules or with its own my- if the retconned Shaw story- played by Jack Nicholson) to buy time during the featured World Cup champi- dance-off between Lil Nas X thology as the $5-billion- line left Han’s legacy out in and Tracee Ellis Ross of Super Bowl” — by the folks ons Carli Lloyd and Crystal and Sam Elliott showed the plus grossing saga. the cold. “When Shaw came “black-ish” as his terrified behind the ad. In a spot fo- Dunn posing as professional rapper and actor as a formi- Kang originated the role in and was revealed to be the wife (the role was formerly cused on his record of crimi- football players. And 49ers dable pair — making a of Han in 2006’s “Fast and killer and got invited into the Shelley Duvall’s). The nal justice reform and fea- assistant Katie Sowers, the strong case for sharing their Furious: Tokyo Drift.” His family fold … that’s where “Here’s Johnny!” moment turing Alice Johnson, whom first woman to coach in a own ticket in November. character proved so char- you went, ‘Well, is this char- as he breaks through the Trump granted clemency in Super Bowl, starred in a (Word is the country’s ready ismatic that Lin and screen- acter being respected?’ ” bathroom door with an ax? 2018 after a personal appeal commercial for Microsoft for change.) And hopefully, writer Chris Morgan bent Han’s return to the fran- “Here’s Mountain Dew by Kim Kardashian West, Surface. the charitable efforts re- time to bring him back for chise coincides with Lin’s. Zero!” And just in time, be- POTUS says, “And ladies Olay paid for “Operation ceive a boost. “Fast & Furious,” “Fast The “Fast and Furious 9” cause all that running for her and gentlemen, the best is Make Space for Women,” But it was viewers with Five” and “Fast & Furious 6,” tease suggests that filmmak- life made her thirsty. yet to come.” Threat or starring Katie Couric, Taraji DVRs who beat the odds: prequels to “Tokyo Drift.” ers have found a way to Such throwbacks were all promise? You decide. P. Henson, Lilly Singh, Nic- At least they were able to That made Han a bridge course correct — or at least the rage, bringing film and Bloomberg’s ad doesn’t ole Scott and Busy Philipps. skip over the mostly bland between the L.A. street rac- offer a new way for fans to TV’s vogue for reboots and mention Trump, but it does In the astronaut narrative, marketing. ers and the spies, special op- reckon with Shaw’s actions. LOS ANGELES TIMES CALENDAR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 E3

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BOX OFFICE ‘Bad Boys’ still reigns

end, adding $17.7 million for a (“It”) as Gretel in a dark up- The sequel is No. 1 for cumulative $148.1 million, ac- date to the classic fairy tale. cording to estimates from It was poorly received with a a third straight outing, Comscore. The film’s strong C- CinemaScore and a 56% on a typically sluggish showing boosted the total “rotten” score on review ag- weekend gross to $83.1 mil- gregation site Rotten To- Super Bowl weekend. lion, keeping the year-tomatoes. By Sonaiya Kelley date 10.8% ahead of 2019. Rounding out the top In second place, Uni- five, STX Entertainment’s versal’s “1917” added $9.7 mil- “The Gentlemen” added $6 The Super Bowl weekend lion in its sixth weekend for a million in its second week- box office is known as a dead cumulative $119.2 million. end for a cumulative $20.4 zone for new releases and The film is up for 10 Academy million. this past weekend’s new- Awards at Sunday’s ceremo- At No. 6, Sony’s “Jumanji: comers “Gretel & Hansel” ny and recently won the top The Next Level” added $6 and “The Rhythm Section” prizes from the directors million in its eighth weekend — which underwhelmed and producers guilds. for a cumulative $291.2 mil- both critically and commer- At No. 3, the studio’s lion. cially — were no exceptions. “Dolittle” added $7.7 million In seventh place, Dis- Bernard Walsh Paramount Pictures The domestic Super in its third weekend for a cu- ney’s “Star Wars: The Rise of BLAKE LIVELY can’t be happy about the poor debut of “The Rhythm Section.” Bowl weekend has remained mulative $55.2 million. Skywalker” added $3.2 mil- under $100 million for the In fourth place, United lion in its seventh weekend “Little Women” added $3 million, below analyst pro- tackles themes of sexual last four years, with 2019’s Artists Releasing and Ori- for a cumulative $507.1 mil- million in its sixth weekend jections of $4 million to $8 assault and predatory be- box office haul totaling a on’s “Gretel & Hansel” lion. for a cumulative $98.8 mil- million. havior. It was positively meager $75 million. opened with $6.1 million, well At No. 8, Universal’s “The lion. The Blake Lively spy reviewed with an 84% On the weekend, Sony’s below analyst projections of Turning” added $3.1 million Barely cracking the top thriller is about a sex worker “fresh” score on Rotten To- “Bad Boys for Life” contin- $10 million. in its second weekend for a 10, Paramount’s “The turned assassin investigat- matoes. ued its winning streak into a The $5-million horror cumulative $11.7 million. Rhythm Section” opened ing a plane crash that killed Netflix granted “Taylor third consecutive No. 1 week- fantasy stars Sophia Lillis In ninth place, Sony’s with a disappointing $2.8 her family. The $50-million Swift: Miss Americana” a film received a C+ CinemaS- limited theatrical release core and a 33% “rotten” rat- but does not disclose box of- ing on Rotten Tomatoes, fice grosses. The film earned and set a record for the low- a 90% “fresh” score on Rot- est-gross among films open- ten Tomatoes. ing in more than 3,000 thea- ShortsTV and Magnolia ters. Pictures’ three programs of In limited release, Oscar-nominated short Bleecker Street opened films opened on 460 screens “The Assistant” in four loca- to $1.1 million for a per- tions to $84,702 for a per- screen average of $2,413. screen average of $21,176. This week, Warner Bros. The film stars Julia Gar- opens “Birds of Prey: (And ner of Netflix’s “Ozark” as an the Fantabulous Emancipa- assistant to a powerful en- tion of One Harley Quinn),” tertainment executive and starring Margot Robbie.

Estimated sales in the U.S. and Canada: 3-day Percentage Movie gross change from Total Days in (Studio) (millions) last weekend (millions) release Bad Boys for Life 1 $17.7 -48% $148.1 17 (Sony) ------1917 2 $9.7 -39% $119.2 40 (Universal) ------Dolittle 3 $7.7 -37% $55.2 17 (Universal) ------4 Gretel & Hansel (United Artists $6.1 NA $6.1 3 Releasing) ------The Gentlemen 5 $6 -44% $20.4 10 (STX Entertainment) ------Jumanji: The Next Level 6 $6 -22% $291.2 52 (Sony) ------7 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker $3.2 -43% $507.1 45 (Disney) ------The Turning 8 $3.1 -56% $11.7 10 (Universal) ------Little Women 9 $3 -35% $98.8 40 (Sony) ------The Rhythm Section 10 $2.8 NA $2.8 3 (Paramount) ------Industry totals

3-day gross Change from Year-to-date Change Change in (in millions) 2019 gross from attendance (in millions) 2019 from 2019 $83.1 10.7% $969.3 10.8% NA Sources: Comscore Los Angeles Times

Kimberley French 20th Century Fox TAIKA WAITITI, left, with Roman Griffin Davis, won a screenplay award from WGA for “Jojo Rabbit.”

WGA AWARDS Plot thickens for Oscar hopefuls

picture category. ‘Parasite’ wins for its The “Parasite” win went to Bong Joon Ho, who is original screenplay, also the film’s director, and and ‘Jojo Rabbit’ nabs Han Jin Won. Taika Waititi won for “Jojo Rabbit,” a mov- the adaptation prize. ie he also directed and associated press starred in. HBO swept the top television awards, winning the “Parasite” has continued drama category for “Succes- its march through Holly- sion,” the comedy category wood’s awards season by for “Barry” and the new winning the original screen- series honor for “Watch- play honor at Saturday’s men.” The premium cable Writers Guild Awards. network’s limited series The Nazi satire “Jojo also won the original long Rabbit” took home the ad- form prize, while FX’s apted screenplay honor. “Fosse/Verdon” won the ad- The Writers Guild apted long form award. Awards were roughly a The awards were handed week before the Academy out in concurrent ceremo- Awards, where both movies nies in New York and Bev- will compete in the best erly Hills. LOS ANGELES TIMES CALENDAR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 E5

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SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL Critics pore over memorable movies

[Wrap-up, from E1] Kirsten Johnson prepares to start by noting that the last say goodbye to her father by two films I saw at Sundance making a movie about his this year both fell outside the inevitable death. In her pre- festival’s competition and vious feature, “Cameraper- Premieres slates, and to- son,” Johnson proved that gether they made for a most playfulness and profundity hypnotic double bill. First up were far from mutually ex- was “Max Richter’s Sleep,” clusive; she’s done the same Natalie Johns’ pleasurably here in a documentary lulling documentary about whose mordant comedy be- the live performance of comes the ultimate expres- Richter’s gorgeous, eight- sion of love. hour piece at Grand Park in Kenny, I know you saw Los Angeles. more documentaries than I Then came “Vitalina did. Did you and the jurors Varela,” Pedro Costa’s bleak, see eye to eye on any of beautiful and uncompro- them? mising portrait of a woman who arrives in Portugal from TURAN: Really, like you, Cape Verde after the death “Time” was at the top of my of her husband. It’s the first list. It’s so rare for a pointed Costa film to play Park City, social-issue film to be emo- and a bit of a shock to the tionally compelling and daz- system, to judge by the zling in its filmmaking style steady stream of walkouts at — that’s a trifecta that my screening. (L.A. audienc- doesn’t hit very often. es will get to see it later this It was no surprise but month at the Locarno in Los satisfying nevertheless for Angeles festival.) But mov- “Boys State” to take the U.S. ies like these are one reason documentary grand jury Sundance remains a vital prize. Acquired during the destination for cinephiles; festival by Apple and A24 for distributors may be on the a reported $12 million, a Sun- lookout for the next big dance doc record, it speaks crowd-pleaser, but there’s Matt Kennedy Sundance Institute both to the current political much to be said for an artis- “KAJILLIONAIRE” stars Richard Jenkins, Debra Winger and Evan Rachel Wood in Miranda July’s comedy. moment and the power of in- tic experience that recali- dividual personality in its brates your internal fly-on-the-wall look at a rhythms as you watch. thousand Texas high-school students spending a week TURAN: Totally agreed. wheeling and dealing and The best thing about being a constructing a representa- spectator at Sundance is not tive government from seeing the latest buzzed- scratch. about feature ahead of the I also wanted to give a fi- crowd but the chance to see nal shout-out to another doc compelling, entertaining about teenagers, “Giving films the crowd otherwise Voice,” where you can watch may never get a chance to ex- the way performing play- perience. wright August Wilson’s su- On the dramatic side I perb monologues actually thought of the Swedish film change lives. And of course “Charter,” directed by to the film that won hearts if Amanda Kernell, a searing not awards, “The Truffle look at a divorced woman Hunters,” where old and and the relationships she cranky men and their old has with her children and Sundance Institute Jeong Park Sundance Institute and cranky dogs leave no her ex that are so unblink- “MINARI” with Alan Kim, left, and Steve Yeun in RADHA BLANK wrote and stars in “The 40-Year- Northern Italian stone un- ingly savage they make Lee Isaac Chung’s drama, a double award winner. Old Version,” and she was a winner for directing it. turned in their search for “Marriage Story” look posi- elusive but valuable white tively mild. tion. Let’s just say that as Elisabeth Moss as the writer offbeat “Nine Days,” a for his film. I also share your truffles. As to documentaries that bad-marriage movies go, Shirley Jackson, and to Eliza speculative drama about admiration, Kenny, for are sadly unlikely to go any- this one would fit nicely Hittman for “Never Rarely personified souls wanting to “Sylvie’s Love,” lovingly di- CHANG: “The Truffle where, I admit to being com- alongside “Charter” — and Sometimes Always,” her be born that took the Waldo rected indeed by Eugene Hunters” is indeed a delight. pletely charmed by “The also, for that matter, the bleak and powerful drama Salt Screenwriting Prize, Ashe as a kind of stylized I say that as more of a dog Mole Agent.” Set in Chile noncompeting entry “The about a teenage girl trying to and Heidi Ewing’s moving Harlem-set tribute to the person than a truffle person and directed by Maite Al- Nest,” a brooding return to secure an abortion. Both love story “I Carry You With lush domestic melodramas myself, but directors berdi, it’s an AARP version feature filmmaking from very well deserved. Me,” whose inventive part- of Douglas Sirk, but this Michael Dweck and Gregory of a John le Carré novel, fol- Sean Durkin (“Martha How about you, Kenny? narrative, part-documenta- time with black characters Kershaw’s film left me with lowing an 83-year-old man Marcy May Marlene”) that What award winners did you ry style won both the audi- front and center in a way renewed affection for both. hired to go undercover at an casts Jude Law and Carrie love? ence award and the jury that they seldom were in the Happily, it was acquired old-age home to see if one of Coon as an increasingly un- prize in the Next category. ’50s and ’60s. during the festival by Sony the residents is being looked happy couple. TURAN: The big news in the Though they didn’t win Among the U.S. docu- Pictures Classics, so audi- after properly. A charmer Over in the U.S. dramatic U.S. dramatic competition is anything, I want to put in a mentary prizewinners, it ences will get to see it. with a point of view. competition, I was pleased that Lee Isaac Chung’s “Mi- good word for a couple of was thrilling to see Garrett Just as they will get to see The big news out of Sun- to see Radha Blank win the nari” pulled off the rare feat dramas, specifically “Miss Bradley’s “Time,” one of my Miranda July’s wonderfully dance, however, is always directing award for her very of taking both the grand jury Juneteenth” and its all-in favorite films in the festival, unpredictable Evan Rachel the winners, announced on sharp, funny and poignant prize and the audience performance by Nicole Be- win a directing award for its Wood-starring comedy, “Ka- Saturday night. Did any comedy “The 40-Year-Old award for its autobiographi- harie as a former beauty chronicle of 20 years in the jillionaire” (in talks with the films you admired walk off Version,” which she also cal story of a what happens queen, and the Tessa life of an African American distributor A24 as of this with a prize? wrote and starred in. Female to a young Korean American Thompson-starring “Syl- family torn apart by crime writing); Phyllida Lloyd’s filmmakers have long been boy when he and his family vie’s Love,” as gorgeous and and punishment. It’s a daz- moving drama “Herself,” CHANG: Quite a few did, ac- well represented at Sun- move to Arkansas from Cali- caring a re-creation of zling formal feat, but more starring and co-written by tually, though I should note dance — better represented, fornia. “Minari” combined late-1950s/early-1960s New than that, it’s a profoundly the excellent Clare Dunne that, as is usually the case, I in fact, than they are in the heartfelt storytelling with a York as you are ever going to sad movie about what it (acquired mid-festival by managed to see only a frac- industry overall — and their restrained style to become see. means to grow up without a Amazon Studios); Emma tion of the 56 titles in compe- continued ascendancy was one of the festival’s most father, to absorb that blow Sullivan’s insidiously creepy tition. I feel grateful that one clearly one of the dominant popular films across the CHANG: With regard to continually, day after day. Netflix documentary “Into of them was Massoud stories of the 2020 edition. board, the kind of film Sun- “Minari,” I should acknowl- That makes “Time” an the Deep”; and many more Bakhshi’s “Yalda, a Night for The jury also awarded spe- dance was founded to show- edge that Chung — or Isaac, oddly fitting companion movies that we’ll be writing Forgiveness,” the engross- cial filmmaking prizes to Jo- case in the first place. as I know him — is a dear piece, I suppose, with anoth- about over the next several ing Iranian drama that won sephine Decker for “Shirley,” Other potent films to friend of mine, and my en- er prize-winning nonfiction months that made this edi- the top prize in the World a feverishly inspired bio- come away winners included tirely biased self could not be title, “Dick Johnson Is tion of Sundance so worth- Cinema dramatic competi- graphical drama starring Edson Oda’s impressively happier to see the embrace Dead,” in which the director while. Festival ‘Minari’ wins top awards director dramatic competition, con- (8%) were directed by a Breakout drama nabs sidered the festival’s top filmmaker identifying as prizes, since the audience LGTBQ+. grand jury, audience award was introduced in All four of the jury direct- makes honors as women 1989. (Among the other titles ing prizes went to female to claim both prizes are the filmmakers: Garrett Brad- sweep directing prizes. Oscar-winning “Whiplash” ley’s “Time” in U.S. docu- and “Precious.”) mentary, Radha Blank’s By Mark Olsen history The top U.S. documen- Netflix acquisition “The 40- and Jen Yamato tary prize also went to a title Year-Old Version” in U.S. that had drawn strong sup- dramatic, Iryna Tsilyk’s PARK CITY, Utah — Lee port throughout the festival: “The Earth Is Blue as an By Mark Olsen Isaac Chung’s breakout “Boys State,” the chronicle Orange” from Ukraine/Lith- movie “Minari” inspired of a weeklong boys’ leader- uania in world documentary PARK CITY, Utah — The such strong audience devo- ship camp in Texas from di- and Maïmouna Doucouré’s Sundance Film Festival Matt Winkelmeyer Getty Images tion at the 2020 edition of rectors Jesse Moss and “Cuties” (another Netflix made a major announce- TABITHA JACKSON will be the first woman and the Sundance Film Festival Amanda McBaine. The film title) from France in world ment at its awards ceremo- person of color to lead the Sundance Film Festival. that when it won the top signed a record-breaking dramatic. ny on Saturday night: Tabi- U.S. dramatic grand jury $12-million distribution deal “Sundance was founded tha Jackson will take on the the position as “an out-of- films and filmmakers, the prize here Saturday night, it for a documentary with Ap- on the idea that art can not position of festival director. body experience.” choice of someone British- was hardly surprising to see ple and A24 at the festival. only entertain, it can con- She will replace John “In my interview with born from the documentary the room erupt in cheers. That gave A24, arguably the vince, discredit, agitate and Cooper, who has held the po- Redford, I asked him, what world may seem to be strik- The autobiographical hottest indie distributor in empower,” Keri Putnam, di- sition since 2009. did he want to see in the next ing off in a new direction. picture, based on Chung’s the business, the top two rector of the Sundance Insti- It is a historic hire for the festival director,” said Jack- Jackson noted that the ma- own childhood on a rural jury prize winners. tute, said in her opening re- festival: Jackson is the first son. “And he said a commit- jority of submissions to the Arkansas farm, follows a Ko- The audience award for marks. “In volatile times woman and person of color ment to independence and festival in recent years have rean American family as it U.S. documentary went to like these, democracy and in the position. She has been an embrace of change. And come from outside the U.S. struggles to establish roots Netflix’s “Crip Camp,” di- storytelling aren’t separate, director of the documentary so those have become my Jackson took stock of in a foreboding new place. rected by Nicole Newnham they’re inextricably linked.” film program at Sundance touchstones. And he’s not what inspired her to apply Steven Yeun, Han Yeri, Alan and Jim Lebrecht. In accept- Both the audience and Institute since 2013. Prior, saying anything different for the position in the first Kim, Noel Kate Cho, Will ing, Lebrecht described the jury awards for the Next sec- Jackson was head of arts than he did in 1981 when the place. Patton and Youn Yuh Jung film as a love letter to the tion — “pure, bold works and performance at Chan- whole thing kicked off.” “I needed to ask myself star in the moving drama, disabled community, saying: that are distinguished by an nel 4 television in London. It was announced last the question, ‘Am I the right which A24 will release theat- “I’m so proud to be up here innovative, forward-think- The position as festival summer that Cooper would person to be leading a festi- rically later this year. and proud to be part of this ing approach to storytelling” director puts Jackson at the be stepping down as director val which is about exhibition Earlier in the night, “Mi- community I love so much.” — went to the Spanish-lan- helm of one of the most influ- of the festival and into a and curation and a big fun nari” won its first honor: This year’s 28 prizes were guage love story “I Carry ential film festivals in the newly created position as event?’ ” said Jackson. “And the Audience Award. “We’re awarded to 25 movies from You With Me,” the first fic- world. The festival is part of emeritus director, taking I realized that the reason a long way from the Ozarks, filmmakers representing a tion feature made by vet- the larger Sundance Insti- over special projects includ- I’ve done any of the work I’ve from that trailer home,” wide range of nationalities eran documentary film- tute organization founded ing preparations for the in- done is because I so firmly Chung said, sending a mes- and backgrounds. Twelve maker Heidi Ewing. It was by Robert Redford in 1981. In stitute’s 40th anniversary believe in the arts as yes, a sage to his sister. (48%) of the winning pic- acquired by Sony Pictures an interview at the Sun- next year. public good, but also a kind “Minari” became only the tures were directed by at Classics during the festival. dance Institute offices in For a festival that is best of catalyzer for understand- eighth film to win both the least one woman, 10 (40%) For a complete list of Park City earlier this week, known as a platform for ing ourselves more for social grand jury prize and the au- were directed by one or winners, visit latimes.com Jackson described getting emerging American fiction progress.” dience award in the U.S. more people of color and two /movies. LATIMES.COM/CALENDAR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 E9

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By Frank Stewart East can see that the only your Q-J of spades is as good chance for the defense is to as three low cards in sup- get two trump tricks. At port, bid three spades. Many “Playing bridge with my Trick Three, let him lead a contracts are still possible. wife has taught me one third club. South ruffs in his East dealer thing,” a club player told me. hand and leads a trump to Neither side vulnerable “If a man says ‘fine,’ an argu- the jack, and East plays low. NORTH ment is over. If a woman says When dummy leads the ♠ Q J ‘fine,’ it’s just starting.” queen of trumps next, East ♥ K Q 6 My friend was today’s takes the ace and leads a ♦ A K J 8 7 2 ♣ East. His wife led a low club fourth club. Whatever de- 10 8 against four spades. clarer does, West’s ten of WEST EAST ♠ 10 3 2 ♠ A 4 “I took my king and ace,” trumps wins the setting ♥ 9 5 4 2 ♥ J 10 he said, “and led the jack of trick. ♦ 10 6 5 ♦ 9 4 3 hearts. Declarer won in Question: You hold: ♠ Q ♣ Q 9 4 ♣ A K J 7 6 5 dummy and led the queen of J ♥ K Q 6 ♦ A K J 8 7 2 ♣ 10 8. SOUTH trumps, and I won and led You open one diamond, your ♠ K 9 8 7 6 5 another heart. He won with partner bids one spade, you ♥ A 8 7 3 the ace, led to the jack of rebid three diamonds and he ♦ Q trumps, came back to his tries three hearts. What do ♣ 3 2 queen of diamonds, drew you say? EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH trumps and claimed. Answer: Partner’s three 1 ♣ 1 ♠ Pass 3 ♦ “My wife said we could hearts is forcing. (If he had Pass 3 ♥ Pass 3 ♠ Pass 4 ♠ All Pass have done better. I said the rebid three spades, that also contract was unbeatable. would have been forcing.) Opening lead — ♣ 4 She said ‘fine,’ and I knew I Since he may have only four KENKEN was in trouble.” cards in hearts, and since Tribune Media Services 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. Her mom is a picky eater

Dear Amy: I married into a lite, I was incredibly embar- own landmark birthday Korean family. (I’m not Ko- rassed at my mother’s party — is quite beyond the rean.) closed-mindedness and plate. My mother lives nearby. stubborn behavior. The way you present this, She is closed-minded about I want her to try new your mother behaved in a food. She won’t try new things and to get out of her way that was both rude and things, and rarely goes to comfort zone. entitled. restaurants, because she I also don’t want to ex- Whether her disordered tends to nitpick every part of clude her, just on the basis of eating is caused by health the meal or say that some in- her picky eating habits. problems or specific food- gredient “disagrees” with What would you recom- based fears is something her. mend? that she should sort out. If 2/3/20 Recently, my in-laws Perturbed she wants to expand her cui- threw a big party at their by Pickiness sine, and be less limited and house to celebrate my fearful, she should seek med- HOROSCOPE mother-in-law’s 70th birth- Dear Perturbed: Your de- ical and/or therapeutic help. day. The party was catered, sire for your mother to leave Her eating problems are featuring mostly Korean her comfort zone is natural definitely interfering with The visual is a communica- don’t know you’re in one. It’s food. and understandable, but her enjoyment of some By Holiday Mathis tion, and you care enough to like standing in a current They invited my mother her extremely picky eating everyday experiences. make sure it’s communicat- and feeling that first tug: to the party. Knowing that does not excuse her rude- In the future, you should Aries (March 21-April 19): ing the right thing. gentle enough, yet it’s al- she was likely going to have ness. encourage her to bring her Though you may do your Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): ready too late. issues with the food, I gave Your mother might have own food in a container. best work under the pres- It feels like you don’t have Pisces (Feb. 19-March her a heads-up so she could ARFID (Avoidant/Restric- She could easily say, “I sure of people watching, it is time to do the regimen you 20): As in dance, movements plan accordingly. She said, tive Food Intake Disorder), have a very limited diet, so I important to work alone, want to do, but exercise can be progress or take the “Don’t worry about me,” and an eating disorder charac- need to bring my own food too. Practice! gives you more energy than body back to an earlier posi- so I didn’t. terized by an extreme aver- whenever I eat away from Taurus (April 20-May it takes. Move and be happy. tion. In fact, a good dance At the party, she immedi- sion to lots of different foods. home.” 20): Ask yourself some ques- Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): will do this, as patterns are a ately stated that she You could suggest that she She should not make any tions today aimed at figur- Ideally, you believe in your key element in organization. “couldn’t eat a thing.” research this possibility (in- pointed, critical or specific ing out what is going to serve ability to permanently solve Today’s birthday (Feb. My sweet father-in-law formation about ARFID is remarks about the food of- you best in the next 10 weeks. the problem. If you don’t, 3): This solar return will be a paid special attention to her, on the National Eating Dis- fered. Gemini (May 21-June 21): just act as if you believe and self-esteem booster, a spir- to encourage her to try orders website: national You (and she) should Your job will revolve around one day you will. itual uplift and a real-world something. eatingdisorders.org). also offer heartfelt gratitude keeping faces clean, or sav- Sagittarius (Nov. 22- advocate. The fates favor A few minutes later, I However, having dietary to your in-laws for being so ing them, and you’ll be Dec. 21): Being in control of you, and you pay it forward. looked out and saw my limitations, restrictions, kind and hospitable. mighty good at it. one sector of life gives you Because of the adventure mother-in-law firing up the phobias or preferences does Cancer (June 22-July 22): the confidence to learn, grow that is friendship, you’ll wind grill in order to cook a single not give a person license to Send questions to Emotions drive thoughts and take risks in others. up where you never imag- hamburger for my mom, announce it at a party. Amy Dickinson by email to and vice versa. Decide to feel Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. ined you’d be. In spring, your while everyone else sat down Furthermore, the idea askamy@amydickinson better, sing a little, hug your- 19): You get to choose what professionalism and passion at the table and enjoyed the that your mother let your .com or by mail to Ask Amy, self. Tell yourself you’re do- to believe. Some thoughts go hand in hand toward pro- catered food. mother-in-law cook a special P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY ing fine, because you are. are trash drifting with the motion. Scorpio and Cancer While everyone was po- dish for her — at your MIL’s 13068. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): tide. Some have been delib- adore you. Your lucky num- Maturity offers the well- erately assembled to form bers are: 8, 30, 2, 33 and 1. rounded focus that keeps lighthouses of the mind. FAMILY CIRCUS By Bil Keane DENNIS THE MENACE By Hank Ketcham you from stealing from fu- Some thoughts are destiny. Mathis writes her column ture you for pleasure now. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. for Creators Syndicate Inc. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): 18): The funny part about a The horoscope should be The look of things matters. revolution is sometimes you read for entertainment.

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