Vice President Vows Solidarity with the Usually Festive City After Mass Shooting That Left 58 Dead

THE NATION; Pence visits a prayerful Las Vegas; Vice president vows solidarity with the usually festive city after mass shooting that left 58 dead. Lee, Kurtis; Montero, David . Los Angeles Times ; Los Angeles, Calif. [Los Angeles, Calif]08 Oct 2017: A.6.

ProQuest document link

FULL TEXT The day was meant for prayer, reflection, and most of all, slowly continuing to heal. On Saturday, Vice President Mike Pence visited Las Vegas, offering prayers and encouragement for a community reeling days after a gunman went on a killing rampage at an outdoor country music festival along the Strip. Pence, flanked by several local elected officials, including Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, spoke from a lectern inside City Hall, where he emphasized that the country stands united with the Las Vegas community. "No evil -- no act of violence -- will ever diminish the strength and goodness of the American people," said Pence, whose visit came days after President Trump arrived here to meet with victims and first responders. "We are united as one nation, as one people, with one voice -- united in our grief, united in our support for those who have suffered, and united in our resolve to end such evil in our time." He added, "When one part of America cries out for help we always come together to answer the call.... Today we are all Vegas strong." The vice president's remarks came at the conclusion of a unity prayer walk among local elected officials and residents in memory of the 58 people killed and nearly 500 injured on Oct. 1 at the Route 91 Harvest festival. The gunman, Stephen Paddock, 64, fired hundreds of rounds at the crowd from his 32nd-floor Mandalay Bay hotel room. Amid the prayers, tears and strides toward healing, local and federal law enforcement officials pressed ahead Saturday with their investigation. Authorities continued to look for a motive as to why Paddock, known as a professional gambler who frequented casinos here and in Mesquite, Nev., about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, carried out one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history. Billboards have been placed around the city asking residents to contact authorities if they have any information about the shooting. At the site of the shooting -- a parcel of land along Las Vegas Boulevard -- federal authorities began to haul away piles of backpacks, purses and lawn chairs that were left behind as thousands of concertgoers fled the area amid a torrent of gunfire. For many, Saturday was a day to reflect, move ahead and celebrate Las Vegas, a global hub for tourism which last year saw a record 43 million visitors. A short drive from the site of the shooting, 58 white crosses bearing the names of those killed were placed near the renowned "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign. Locals and tourists alike laid flowers and teddy bears in honor of the victims, 36 women and 22 men. Goodman, who has served as mayor since 2011, said her city would not be "defined by hate and violence." "We will not be defined by anger and we will not be defined by fear," she added. "We will be defined by our humanity. We will be defined by our unity, our compassion for each other." Others who joined Pence and Goodman at City Hall included Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) and Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, a Democrat, and Dean Heller, a Republican.

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 1 of 23 Last week, Titus, whose district spans the Strip, announced legislation that would ban possession of "bump stocks," a device that makes semiautomatic firearms behave like a fully automatic ones. Authorities have said Paddock used the devices during the shooting. In recent days, Democrats and Republicans alike have signaled support for banning bump stocks, and even the National Rifle Assn. has said more regulation is needed for the devices. Titus said Saturday that more action must take place on the part of elected officials to prevent future mass shootings like the one in her district. "Over the past week our eyes have brimmed with tears, but our chests have also swelled with pride," she said. "Let us pray for those who are in power that they will have the wisdom, power and resolve to come together -- end the gun violence that plagues our nation." -- [email protected] [email protected] Montero reported from Las Vegas and Lee from Los Angeles. Caption: PHOTO: POLICE OFFICERS join Vice President Mike Pence and wife Karen at City Hall after a walk for community healing after last Sunday's mass shooting. "We will not be defined by anger," said Mayor Carolyn Goodman. PHOTOGRAPHER:Ethan Miller Getty Images

DETAILS

Subject: Violence; Vice Presidents; Shootings; Mass murders; Firearms

Location: United States--US

People: Trump, Donald J

Identifier / keyword: PENCE, MIKE LAS VEGAS (NV) MASS MURDERS SHOOTINGS

Publication title: Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles, Calif.

Pages: A.6

Publication year: 2017

Publication date: Oct 8, 2017

Dateline: LAS VEGAS

Section: Main News; Part A; National Desk

Publisher: Tribune Interactive, LLC

Place of publication: Los Angeles, Calif.

Country of publication: United States, Los Angeles, Calif.

Publication subject: General Interest Periodicals--United States

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 2 of 23 ISSN: 04583035

Source type: Newspapers

Language of publication: English

Document type: News

ProQuest document ID: 1948040001

Document URL: http://libproxy.csun.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/19480400 01?accountid=7285

Last updated: 2017-11-24

Database: Global Newsstream

LINKS Linking Service

Country artists rethink gun laws Roberts, Randall; Brown, August . Los Angeles Times ; Los Angeles, Calif. [Los Angeles, Calif]08 Oct 2017: A.1.

ProQuest document link

FULL TEXT Country music has long idealized the gun-owning lifestyle. From Johnny Cash in "Folsom Prison Blues" to Miranda Lambert's "Gunpowder and Lead" and Blake Shelton's "Granddaddy's Gun," the genre's stars have harnessed gun imagery to bolster their outlaw credibility, connect them with kindred fans and conjure a specific image of Americans -- self-reliant and violent. But after a mass shooter killed himself and at least 58 people at Las Vegas' Route 91 Harvest country music festival, voices questioning loose gun laws have emerged from within the country music community, even at the risk of alienating fans. "I've been a proponent of the 2nd amendment my entire life. Until the events of last night," Caleb Keeter, guitarist for the Josh Abbott Band, wrote on social media after the Oct. 1 shooting. "I cannot express how wrong I was." He had been on Route 91's main stage just hours before the killing began. Rising country singer Margo Price, in an interview Tuesday, said she is a longtime gun owner -- she used to live in a tent in Colorado and kept a shotgun to protect herself. Still, she said the shooting may finally lead country artists to speak out. "No one I hang out with thinks that a random person on the street should be able to buy a machine gun," said Price,

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 3 of 23 whose sister is a performer on the Las Vegas Strip. Country artists, she added, need to use their credibility with rural and right-leaning voters to advocate for stricter gun control. "Politicians offer 'prayers and thoughts' but then take money from the NRA. People have had all these opportunities to speak out, and instead say vague things like, 'This is a song against hate' but not talk about reforming gun laws. They've got to get their heads out of the sand," Price said. Such divergence from the pack can have consequences, as Texas trio the Dixie Chicks learned when singer Natalie Maines told a crowd during the Bush administration in 2003 that she was "ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas." Within days, much of commercial country radio had stopped playing the platinum group's hit songs. Maines wasn't silenced. After a 2015 theater shooting in Louisiana, she posted on Twitter, "The NRA has such a hold on our politicians, we'll probably be issued guns at movie theaters before they'll up gun control." Singer Jason Aldean, who was onstage as bullets flew, struck a balanced tone on Instagram. "Something has changed in this country and in this world lately that is scary to see," he wrote on Tuesday. "This world is becoming the kind of place I am afraid to raise my children in. At the end of the day we aren't Democrats or Republicans, Whites or Blacks, Men or Women. We are all humans and we are all Americans and its time to start acting like it and stand together as ONE!" Compared with other genres, country music holds an honored position within the National Rifle Assn. Rock and pop musicians tend to be liberal and pro-gun control. Gunplay is a staple of hip-hop, but those artists haven't been embraced by the NRA. Given the demographics of its fans -- many of them conservative and from rural regions -- country music and guns is a natural fit. Vanessa Shahidi, director of NRA Country, told the Nashville Tennessean in 2015: "If you poll our [NRA] members, they love country music." NRA Country, which was started in 2010, promotes the work of NRA-card-carrying country music artists including Big &Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Florida Georgia Line, Trace Adkins and dozens more. Normally an active presence on Twitter, NRA Country hasn't posted since the shootings. Nor has it responded to repeated requests for comment. Country duo Big &Rich performed at Route 91 a few hours before headliner Jason Aldean's set was interrupted by gunfire. The group's John Rich, who owns a Las Vegas Strip bar called the Redneck Riviera, said he was at the bar during the shooting, according to his account on Fox News. An off-duty police officer approached Rich and asked him if he was armed. Rich told the officer, "I have my conceal and carry permit and yes sir, I am armed." The officer borrowed the gun, and for about two hours, Rich recalled, "without flinching this guy kept a point on that front door just in case somebody came through." Representatives for Rich did not respond to requests for comment. In a statement on Twitter, the band wrote: "Unreal, tragic and sad beyond belief. We are all in shock from the senseless massacre that took place in Vegas last night at the Route 91 Fest." (Of the nearly two dozen NRA Country-supported artists contacted by The Times, none was available for comment.) But on NRA Country's website, artist-advocates have expressed their devotion to the NRA. "I understand the price of freedom," wrote country singer Pete Scobell. "I fought for it as a member of our armed forces. The freedoms we are granted as Americans, especially our Second Amendment freedom, is something I do not take for granted." "I am extremely honored to be named an NRA Country Featured Artist," wrote Texas singer Aaron Watson, adding that the NRA "fights for my right to enjoy hunting with my family, but more importantly, my second amendment right to bear arms and protect my family if need be." Artists in country's more progressive circles, many of whom are younger and rose not through the Nashville label system but independently, hinted that they are prepared to advocate for one of the most contentious issues in American society. Guitarist Keeter wrote that the band and crew felt powerless and terrified during the shooting, and that crew members who had concealed carry permits couldn't use them for fear of being mistaken for a shooter. (Through

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 4 of 23 representatives, the Josh Abbott Band declined an interview request after the shooting.) "We need gun control RIGHT. NOW," he wrote. "My biggest regret is that I stubbornly didn't realize it until my brothers on the road and myself were threatened by it." Given the NRA's power, that's no small gamble. The organization has kept tabs on its critics in the form of a document that identifies entertainers of all genres who have spoken against the NRA. Among those listed are Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow and Missy Elliott. The Las Vegas shooting wasn't the first time a country act spoke in favor of gun control. In 2015, singers Tim McGraw and Billy Currington were booked to perform at a benefit for Sandy Hook Promise, which advocates for tighter gun restrictions. The response from the right was swift. When the far-right Breitbart.com reported on McGraw's plans, it did so with a scolding that "gun control renders law-abiding citizens defenseless, but it does nothing to stop criminals from carrying out their treachery." The backlash prompted Currington to cancel his appearance. In a Facebook post at the time, he stressed that he felt strongly "about honoring and supporting the Sandy Hook community." However, he added, "I am choosing to step aside from this fundraiser and will focus instead on the rest of the tour dates." The more established star McGraw wasn't cowed. "I don't put a political blanket on what I'm doing," McGraw told ABC News Radio in 2015. "This is about helping people and leading with your heart. I think that that's what I try to do, and we're doing things [that] are earmarked for a lot of good in the community." -- [email protected] [email protected] Caption: PHOTO: MARGO PRICE said fellow country musicians must use their influence to speak out for tighter gun control. PHOTOGRAPHER:Rick Diamond Getty Images PHOTO:TIM McGRAW received backlash in 2015 over a show benefiting the advocacy group Sandy Hook Promise. PHOTOGRAPHER:Ethan Miller Getty Images

DETAILS

Subject: Musicians &conductors; Social networks; Firearm laws ®ulations; Country music

Location: Texas United States--US Nashville Tennessee Louisiana Colorado

People: Lambert, Miranda Cash, Johnny Aldean, Jason Shelton, Blake Maines, Natalie

Company / organization: Name: Big &Rich; NAICS: 711130; Name: Dixie Chicks; NAICS: 711130

Identifier / keyword: LAS VEGAS (NV) MASS MURDERS SHOOTINGS COUNTRY MUSIC GUN CONTROL

Publication title: Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles, Calif.

Pages: A.1

Publication year: 2017

Publication date: Oct 8, 2017

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 5 of 23 Section: Main News; Part A; Entertainment Desk

Publisher: Tribune Interactive, LLC

Place of publication: Los Angeles, Calif.

Country of publication: United States, Los Angeles, Calif.

Publication subject: General Interest Periodicals--United States

ISSN: 04583035

Source type: Newspapers

Language of publication: English

Document type: News

ProQuest document ID: 1948040066

Document URL: http://libproxy.csun.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/19480400 66?accountid=7285

Last updated: 2017-11-25

Database: Global Newsstream

LINKS Linking Service

Ferguson, Johnson 'Vegas strong' in wins Pugmire, Lance . Los Angeles Times ; Los Angeles, Calif. [Los Angeles, Calif]08 Oct 2017: D.11.

ProQuest document link

FULL TEXT According to someone familiar with Conor McGregor, the Irish UFC champion has wanted someone new to establish himself as an obvious challenger. Tony Ferguson obliged Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena, producing a well-planned triangle chokehold to submit No. 7-rated lightweight Kevin Lee in the third round of the UFC 216 main event. "Where you at, McNuggets?" Ferguson (24-3) roared after claiming his 10th consecutive win and the interim lightweight belt created by McGregor's extended layoff from UFC action since November.

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 6 of 23 Ferguson and Lee (16-3) engaged in an entertaining battle in which the 25-year-old Lee ended the first round atop Ferguson, pounding his head with punches. But Costa Mesa's Ferguson, 33, relying on supreme conditioning enhanced during a rigorous training camp in Big Bear, overcame a cut under his left eye and landed clean kicks on Lee in the second. In the third, Ferguson overcame a second Lee takedown in the round and started to hurt Lee by striking him with pointed elbows to the head while Ferguson was underneath Lee. Then, Ferguson wrapped his legs around Lee's head and neck and squeezed, forcing Lee to tap out 4 minutes 2 seconds into the round. "This went exactly the way I wanted," Ferguson said. "I wanted him to use all that aggression and leave him with no energy for the submission. I just knew I had to ride out the storm. He was slippery [when applying the finishing squeeze] but I just used textbook [skill]." Lee said he felt the effects of cutting 19 pounds in less than 24 hours before Friday's weigh-in, and from battling a staph infection without using antibiotics. "A little too much to handle," he acknowledged. McGregor could want to wait until St. Patrick's Day night for his return after pocketing an estimated $100 million in his August boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr., but the UFC may press to have him return in its Dec. 30 card. Said Ferguson: "Let's go." Wearing "Vegas Strong" shirts, issuing powerful words and gathering defiantly in the face of the recent mass violence here, UFC fighters and fans used the event to show the city's resilience in light of tragedy. The shining example of returning to business as usual was flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, who set a UFC record by winning his 11th consecutive title defense, eclipsing the mark he shared with former long-reigning middleweight champion Anderson Silva. In the fifth round, Johnson (27-2-1) lifted and threw No. 3-rated challenger Ray Borg (11-3) backward, threw his legs over Borg's chest and applied a fight-finishing armbar by squeezing Borg's left arm. The finish came 3 minutes, 15 seconds into the round. "That's what we do," Johnson said of the unique end that increased his winning streak to 13. "I was just playing around, but I've been doing that so many times in the gym." Johnson opened his remarks by thanking first-responders who came to the aid of victims of the worst shooting massacre in U.S. history that left 58 dead and more than 500 injured last Sunday. The evening captured both a somber recognition and a proud stand against the horror that shook the city. In place of the typical highlights package shown at the start of cards, UFC President Dana White appeared on the arena's big screens and spoke. "There are no words to describe this week's tragedy in Las Vegas," White said. "This city is brave, compassionate and strong." Former heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum (22-7-1) shrugged off a Saturday opponent change due to Derrick Lewis' back injury and applied a first-round submission victory (armbar) over Walt Harris (10-6). Huntington Beach- trained Werdum took Harris down quickly and positioned to apply the armbar, then called out heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic for a rematch. -- [email protected] Twitter: @latimespugmire

DETAILS

Location: Costa Mesa California

People: Silva, Anderson

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 7 of 23 Publication title: Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles, Calif.

Pages: D.11

Publication year: 2017

Publication date: Oct 8, 2017

Dateline: LAS VEGAS

Section: Sports; Part D; Sports Desk

Publisher: Tribune Interactive, LLC

Place of publication: Los Angeles, Calif.

Country of publication: United States, Los Angeles, Calif.

Publication subject: General Interest Periodicals--United States

ISSN: 04583035

Source type: Newspapers

Language of publication: English

Document type: News

ProQuest document ID: 1948040123

Document URL: http://libproxy.csun.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/19480401 23?accountid=7285

Last updated: 2017-11-24

Database: Global Newsstream

LINKS Linking Service

Deadliest terror weapon: Guns; While used less often, firearms kill the most in attacks, study finds.

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 8 of 23 Netburn, Deborah . Los Angeles Times ; Los Angeles, Calif. [Los Angeles, Calif]08 Oct 2017: A.7.

ProQuest document link

FULL TEXT Explosives. Arson. Guns. Driving into a crowd of people. These are the most common tools that terrorists use to inflict fear and destruction on an unwitting public. But a new study suggests that these violent methods, while all horrific, are not equally deadly. In a research letter published Friday in JAMA Internal Medicine, investigators report that although guns were used in less than 10% of terrorist attacks worldwide between 2002 and 2016, they were responsible for more than half the resulting deaths. The new work was led by Dr. Robert Tessler of the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center in Seattle. To better understand the deadliness of different types of terrorist attacks, he and his team consulted the Global Terrorism Database maintained by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism at the University of Maryland. The group defines a terrorist attack as the "use of illegal force and violence by a non-state actor to attain a political, economic, religious or social goal through fear, coercion, or intimidation." (Based on this definition, the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas, which killed 58 people and injured nearly 500, would not qualify as a terrorist attack.) The database uses a combination of machine learning and manual review to gather information from more than 1 million daily media reports published in 80 languages around the world. For each attack, information on the location, type and number of fatalities is provided. For this study, Tessler and his colleagues looked at data from 2,817 terrorist attacks in the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand between 2002 and 2016. Of these, 85.3% were in Western Europe, and 11.7% were in the U.S. Explosives were used in 49% of all attacks, followed by arson (36%), firearms (9.2%) and vehicles that plowed into crowds of people (5.4%). An additional 3.1% of attacks were labeled "miscellaneous." (Single attacks can include multiple weapons, resulting in a total over 100%.) The proportion of terrorist attacks involving firearms was highest in the United States compared with other countries. Between 2002 and 2016, 20% of all terrorist attacks in the U.S. involved firearms. The Netherlands had the next highest rate of terrorist attacks with guns: about 14%. The authors suggest that policymakers take this work into account when considering future legislation to protect people from terrorism. -- [email protected] Caption: PHOTO: FBI INVESTIGATORS examine the scene of a terrorist shooting in Garland, Texas, in 2015. PHOTOGRAPHER:Ben Torres Getty Images

DETAILS

Subject: Terrorism; Arson; Shootings; Criminal investigations; Mass murders; Firearms; Explosives

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 9 of 23 Location: New Zealand Western Europe Texas Netherlands United States--US Canada Australia Las Vegas Nevada

Company / organization: Name: University of Maryland; NAICS: 611310

Identifier / keyword: TERRORISM WEAPONS GUNS

Publication title: Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles, Calif.

Pages: A.7

Publication year: 2017

Publication date: Oct 8, 2017

Section: Main News; Part A; Science Desk

Publisher: Tribune Interactive, LLC

Place of publication: Los Angeles, Calif.

Country of publication: United States, Los Angeles, Calif.

Publication subject: General Interest Periodicals--United States

ISSN: 04583035

Source type: Newspapers

Language of publication: English

Document type: News

ProQuest document ID: 1948040749

Document URL: http://libproxy.csun.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/19480407 49?accountid=7285

Last updated: 2017-11-24

Database: Global Newsstream

LINKS Linking Service

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 10 of 23 Lakers rolled on last Vegas trip Ganguli, Tania . Los Angeles Times ; Los Angeles, Calif. [Los Angeles, Calif]08 Oct 2017: D.12.

ProQuest document link

FULL TEXT They played to a packed arena every time, whether or not Lonzo Ball was playing. The Las Vegas Summer League is always filled with Lakers fans, but they had never been treated to the kind of success from their team that they witnessed this past July. For the first time, the Lakers won the league. They also showed off their new point guard in front of current and future potential Lakers. Several of the Lakers veterans attended the games. LeBron James, a Lakers free agent target for next summer, sat courtside one night when Ball nearly had 36 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. The Lakers will return to Las Vegas on Sunday, taking with them lessons gained from this summer. Here's a look at what we learned: -- Defense first Summer league head coach Jud Buechler: "Our plan was from the start, talking to Luke [Lakers coach Luke Walton], the focus was going to be defense and running and trying not to run an offense. First two games things didn't go exactly how we wanted them to. We played well but we were 0-2. And then just kind of pulled it together." -- Slow start Ball notched a pair of triple-doubles, but he started slowly, shooting one-of-11 from three-point range in his first game: "[In] college, you get a week you can sit up, sit back and watch film and stuff. But the NBA, it's a quick turnaround, so, you've just got to put it behind you and move forward." -- Is the kid another Kidd? Ball has been compared to Jason Kidd. Now the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, Kidd watched Ball's first game. He said: "They set up a great first play for him. Just understanding that it's not always going to go in the basket and the second game he had a triple-double so it just shows he has a great feel. There's a lot of anticipation, a lot of hype around the game. ... He came back and showed that he can be one of the best rookies in the league." -- Finding chemistry As Ball found his rhythm, his teammates learned from him. Alex Caruso, the Lakers' backup point guard in the summer league, earned a two-way contract after his play in July: "We had a really good chemistry. ... I don' think anyone hurt themselves. Everybody improved their situation. ... For me, when I was backing up Lonzo, I just tried to fit into any role that I was playing on a given night. "He's an incredible player. He's still 19. When I was 19 I couldn't do the things he was doing. He pushes the ball well. He's just one of the guys. Everybody likes to make a big deal out of the Ball name and the BBB brand. But when he's on the court he's just one of the guys. I think guys gravitate toward that, that he can have all that but when it's time to play he just gets down to business." -- Hoop hype

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 11 of 23 Jeff Van Gundy spent a decade as an NBA head coach and is now the coach of USA Basketball. He watched Ball and balked at the comparisons to Kidd: "Either way, rush to judgment that a guy is already a living legend, or rush to judgment that he is somehow disappointing [is wrong]. I think you have to give everything time and space to develop. He seems like a fine person and cares about the game and his teammates. I just get scared when I start hearing like Jason Kidd's name. I'm like, did we watch Jason Kidd? He was great. For 20 years. But he struggled some too, early. Summer league is a very, very small step. For the NFL I would say it's the equivalent for me of he had a great OTA session." -- Coach talk Still, it gave the Lakers coaches a glimpse of what he could do. What did Walton learn? "That he is capable of doing it at this level. I know it is summer league and you are not playing against [NBA vets], but he is a winner. He really is. He makes his teammates better, people love playing with him. He makes the gym exciting to be in." -- Magic moment Magic Johnson didn't mention any names, but the idea of how free agents perceived the performance excited him. "Of course, free agents are excited. ... He makes the game easy for you. How many layups did [Kyle] Kuzma average a game? Three? Dunks or layups at least three. All he has to do is get out on the wing. It's there. Again, that's what you want. You want a guy who can make the game easy for you." -- Title time Kentavious Caldwell-Pope agreed to a deal with the Lakers in the middle of Summer League: "I watched the championship game. That was pretty exciting. I saw the highlights of the other games. It just looked fun. I wanted to play with them how they were playing. Zo was throwing the ball in the air, they were getting easy layups, threes, they were just playing hard on the defensive end. That really just excited me and I wanted to just be a part of that." -- Etc. Ball was named summer league most valuable player. -- [email protected] Twitter: @taniaganguli

DETAILS

Subject: Professional basketball; Free agency; Price increases; Fees &charges

Location: Las Vegas Nevada

People: James, LeBron Kidd, Jason Van Gundy, Jeff Walton, Luke

Company / organization: Name: Milwaukee Bucks; NAICS: 711211; Name: National Basketball Association; NA ICS: 813990

Publication title: Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles, Calif.

Pages: D.12

Publication year: 2017

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 12 of 23 Publication date: Oct 8, 2017

Section: Sports; Part D; Sports Desk

Publisher: Tribune Interactive, LLC

Place of publication: Los Angeles, Calif.

Country of publication: United States, Los Angeles, Calif.

Publication subject: General Interest Periodicals--United States

ISSN: 04583035

Source type: Newspapers

Language of publication: English

Document type: News

ProQuest document ID: 1948040787

Document URL: http://libproxy.csun.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/19480407 87?accountid=7285

Last updated: 2017-11-24

Database: Global Newsstream

LINKS Linking Service

Vigils for the dead; Thousands across state gather in honor of Vegas victims Easter, Makeda; Tchekmedyian, Alene . Los Angeles Times ; Los Angeles, Calif. [Los Angeles, Calif]09 Oct 2017: B.1.

ProQuest document link

FULL TEXT One by one, the mourners called out the names. "Andrea Castilla," the first one said. She was a makeup artist from Huntington Beach celebrating her 28th birthday

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 13 of 23 when she was shot and killed in Las Vegas on Oct. 1. "Erick Silva," said another voice. He was a 22-year-old security guard who died saving lives. Susan Smith, an elementary school office manager from Simi Valley, was among those named. As the sun set over the ocean, a throng of people huddled along the Huntington Beach Pier to remember those who died too soon. They clutched flame-less candles and held aloft cellphone flashlights. Strangers embraced. Some wept as 58 names were read. They were among thousands who gathered at candlelight vigils across the state -- including events in Placentia, La Verne, Bakersfield and Simi Valley -- over the weekend to commemorate victims of the Las Vegas massacre. Exactly a week earlier, a gunman had perched on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel and sprayed 22,000 country music fans with gunfire at the Route 91 Harvest festival. The shooter -- Stephen Paddock -- killed 58 people and wounded hundreds more before turning a gun on himself, police said. Thirty-three of those killed were from California. They were teachers, mothers and big sisters, drawn together by their love of country music. Some traveled to Vegas to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries. At the pier in her hometown, Castilla's loved ones wore postcards around their necks bearing her photograph and the phrase #PrayForVegas. They remembered her as a sympathetic listener who was always smiling. She was "light on a gloomy, cloudy day," one friend said. That weekend, her boyfriend of seven months, Derek Miller, was planning to propose. Those grieving could pick up tissues and candy from a table nearby, sign their names or donate to victims' families. "I feel the love," said Jacque Nafison, 58, of the Huntington Beach vigil. Castilla was her best friend's niece. "The warmth and serenity and caring people have for each other." Nafison said that Castilla didn't die in vain. "The world will change," she said. "Hopefully it changes." Many of those who were present during the shooting were scattered in the crowd, orange and purple ribbons pinned to their shirts. Several spoke of the guilt they felt for making it out alive while another thanked a veteran for saving her life. Among those who survived was Mignon Underwood, 51, who said she came to the vigil to "process it all." "It's been hard," she said. "I'm trying to get through the day without thinking about it. I'm trying not to fall apart." During the vigil, survivors held hands and walked up and down the pier, while attendees followed behind. Bethany Webb, 56, carried a sign saying, "Now is the time to talk about sensible gun laws." Six years ago, she lost her sister when a gunman opened fire inside a Seal Beach hair salon. "Fifty-eight families can't breathe right now," Webb said. "Not until enough people have walked in our shoes." -- [email protected] [email protected] Caption: PHOTO: ANDREA CASTILLA was celebrating her 28th birthday when she was killed in the massacre. Above, loved ones attend a vigil in Huntington Beach, her hometown. PHOTOGRAPHER: Gina Ferazzi Los Angeles Times PHOTO:MORE THAN half of the 58 killed in the Vegas shooting were from California. Similar vigils took place across the state Sunday in memory of the dead. PHOTOGRAPHER: Gina Ferazzi Los Angeles Times PHOTO:FAMILY AND FRIENDS of Andrea Castilla, who was killed in the Oct. 1 massacre in Las Vegas, lead a candlelight procession on the Huntington Beach Pier for her and the other 57 slain victims. PHOTOGRAPHER: Gina Ferazzi Los Angeles Times PHOTO:SHOOTING survivor Tiffany Katsaris, 45, of Huntington Beach and daughter Tara Handshaw, right, head to the vigil Sunday. PHOTOGRAPHER: Gina Ferazzi Los Angeles Times

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 14 of 23

DETAILS

Subject: Shootings; Firearm laws ®ulations; Massacres

Location: California Simi Valley California Las Vegas Nevada Bakersfield California

People: Paddock, Stephen

Company / organization: Name: Los Angeles Times; NAICS: 511110

Identifier / keyword: HUNTINGTON BEACH (CA) CALIFORNIA MOURNING LAS VEGAS (NV) MASS MURDERS SHOOTINGS CONCERTS

Publication title: Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles, Calif.

Pages: B.1

Publication year: 2017

Publication date: Oct 9, 2017

Section: California; Part B; Metro Desk

Publisher: Tribune Interactive, LLC

Place of publication: Los Angeles, Calif.

Country of publication: United States, Los Angeles, Calif.

Publication subject: General Interest Periodicals--United States

ISSN: 04583035

Source type: Newspapers

Language ofpublication: English

Document type: News

ProQuest document ID: 1948334163

Document URL: http://libproxy.csun.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/19483341 63?accountid=7285

Last updated: 2019-03-21

Database: Global Newsstream

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 15 of 23 LINKS Linking Service

A high price in high stakes; Within video poker's solitary world, Vegas shooter knew how to win. Until he didn't. Montero, David; Winton, Richard; Vives, Ruben . Los Angeles Times ; Los Angeles, Calif. [Los Angeles, Calif]09 Oct 2017: A.1.

ProQuest document link

FULL TEXT Correction: Video poker: In the Oct. 9 Section A, a photo with an article about Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock's history playing video poker was identified as being of video poker machines. The photo showed slot machines. Stephen Paddock wanted to win and, like any savvy video poker player, knew which machine to lock down at Mandalay Bay. There was only one in the casino -- a Jacks-or-better 9-6 machine, meaning it paid 9-to-1 credits on the full house and 6-1 on the flush and offered the casino only a slim advantage. Mandalay Bay was having a contest for a $100,000 drawing and players, based on the amount of their play the next day, would get tickets to enter. He got ready to work. David Walton, a video poker playing pro, headed down to the casino floor early to nab the good machine. There sat Paddock. Not playing it. Just sitting there. Waiting. Walton settled into the machine next to him -- not one with as generous a payout schedule -- and waited for midnight. When it struck, Paddock hit the machine lightning quick, going at a rate of $120,000 per hour. He barely spoke. Walton said Paddock played 24 hours straight that day in 2007. Before the drawing, Walton wandered over to look at the 4-foot-by-4-foot drum holding all the tickets to the drawing to size up his chances at the $100,000. Those hopes were diminishing quickly. "Every ticket on there I saw through the mesh said 'Stephen Paddock. Stephen Paddock. Stephen Paddock,' " Walton said. "He won." A decade later, Paddock, 64, would ride the elevator up to the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay, smash out two windows in his suite with a hammer, and aim a 10-minute, rapid-fire volley of gunfire at the 22,000 people gathered below for a country music festival. He hit hundreds, and killed 58. Paddock, his brother Eric Paddock told reporters last week, gambled for more than 20 years. "Successfully .... He did it because it was a way to have a fun life, and he didn't go poor doing it." Most Americans are familiar with poker, from small-stakes home games to final-table showdowns at the World Series of Poker, a game in which reading your opponent can be as important as the cards that are dealt. The game Paddock played is different. Computers don't bluff. They don't distract, they don't order too much gin and make mistakes. They deal in numbers.

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 16 of 23 For years, Paddock and other professionals had figured out how to make the machines pay, tipping their advantage by a few hundredths of a percentage point by identifying the right games and maximizing points while playing. Paddock was comfortable with calculation. "He was a math guy," Eric Paddock said. "He could tell you off the top of his head what the odds were down to a tenth of a percent on whatever machine he was playing. He studied it like it was a PhD thing. It was not silly gambling. It was work." For the most part, it was lonely work. "The video poker machines that Paddock played often attract locals who are not seeking the excitement and rowdiness of live poker games," said Scott Roeben, who runs the Vital Vegas blog. "It is not glamorous, it's not exciting. It's a game of just slogging away. It's methodical and solitary." For Paddock, who was also a multimillion-dollar real estate investor, it was at least a steady income over a period of years. "He's got the highest level of membership card at a lot of these hotels. If a lot of these hotels say they don't know Steve, they're lying," Eric Paddock said. But his brother also "didn't love the casino," Paddock said. "The casino was a means to an end. The casino to him was like a job in Toyota in Japan, where you live in the Toyota apartments across the street, and then you go to the Toyota factory to work. That's what the casino was. It's a place where you lived and they were nice to you, and you could get it paid for by playing slots." But those familiar with the world of video poker say winning has become much harder as casinos, mostly on the Las Vegas Strip, have added machines that hold a better house advantage. Sometime a little more than a decade ago, the odds changed. And not in Paddock's favor. Video poker began in the 1970s when William Redd -- known as the "King of Video Poker" -- married video game technology with gambling. In 1980, he founded International Game Technology and it went public the following year. It took off. Video poker has been called "the crack cocaine of gambling," according to Redd's 2003 obituary in the Los Angeles Times. The machines became foundational for the casinos, said Bill Thompson, author of "Gambling in America." "Video poker machines made amateur players think they were playing a casino game rather than just pulling a handle," he said. "The downside is the machine hooked a lot of people." It was this quality that prompted Walton to quit several years ago. "Video poker is the worst of the worst. The reason it works so well is it compels you to keep playing through random reinforcement," he said. "The next hand might be the big one. You might get a flush or a full house, and that keeps you hanging in there. It gives you just enough positive feedback to keep you hooked into it." The elimination of most machines that don't have a broad, built-in house edge has narrowed the field of those who are ready to drop millions, said Jean Scott, who has written several books about video poker and has played at a professional level for decades. "The advantage plays have gone away in recent years. It is getting hard to win," Scott said. "The casino bean counters are getting tougher." Walton said he saw Paddock make some mistakes. He gave him poor advice on a hand once while the two were gambling next to each other at the Wynn Casino. Overall, he said, Paddock was a solid player "with some leaks" in his game. Paddock, say some of those who've watched him play, seemed to be in it not to get rich so much as to enjoy the perks that go along with being a regular. Anthony Curtis, a professional gambler who runs one of the authoritative guides to the Las Vegas casinos, the Las Vegas Advisor, said Paddock was what is known as a "comp hustler" -- someone who plays well enough to get significant compensation in the form of suites, limos and food.

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 17 of 23 "These kind of players play for the complimentary services ... this guy was not social, but he liked to see himself, his girlfriend and anyone else he brought along be treated well," Curtis said. "He was a relatively knowledgeable video poker player and definitely knew what he was doing. A player like him does not really lose money -- they play within their means to an actual plan." The means with which to play at those levels may have been buoyed by $5 million in gambling income reported on his 2015 taxes, according to a report obtained by NBC last week. But gambling experts were also quick to point out that the $5 million doesn't say how much of that could've been lost as quickly as it was won. Scott said some people will chat and play while sitting with their friends, but those who are playing to win tend to focus because any slip-up can be costly. Paddock's style seemed to be focused, she said. She considered him a "hefty" bettor -- though not a "whale," a term used by casinos for a small group of players who drop millions over the course of a weekend. From most accounts, Paddock was a study in intensity; he didn't talk much once he hit the casino floor. But drinking seemed to be a common denominator among those who saw him in action. "He was a heavy drinker and that is what impressed upon on them," Curtis said. Paddock had lived in the town of Mesquite, Nev., 80 miles north of Las Vegas, since purchasing a home for cash in an upscale retirement community on a golf course with his girlfriend. He was known at the casinos there, and there, too, some described him as a drinker. Kallie Beig, who worked at the local Great Clips, told CNN that she had cut his hair at least three times over the last three years. He smelled strongly of liquor each time. It was the all-night gambling, she said. He frequented Peggy Sue's, a popular bar in town, residents said. The bartenders and regulars said he was seldom without a drink. A neighbor said her husband saw Paddock at the bar frequently, and others said he and his girlfriend, Marilou Danley, were regulars at Friday night karaoke at Peggy Sue's -- although it was Danley who liked to sing. She favored older, slower songs, one regular at the bar remembered. Maybe Patsy Cline. Scott Roeben, who runs the Vital Vegas blog, said most serious players never mix poker and alcohol: Even being tired can cause a player to slip and hit draw instead of hold. Repeated mistakes over the course of an hour are financially fatal given the tougher machines. "Accuracy is more important now than ever," Scott said. "Just a few slips can cost you quite a lot." The high-end slot areas in Mandalay Bay that made up Paddock's gambling world -- along with several similar areas along the Strip -- tend to be quieter. Cocktail waitresses are attentive, moving with efficiency in heels and revealing light-blue outfits between the walled-off area and the bar. Each casino has these areas, catering to the high rollers who want privacy and perks. They're not waiting in line to cash tickets like other slot jockeys. Getting on a machine isn't as difficult. A staffer is ready to take their tickets at any moment. It's full-service gambling. The machines have adjustable seats, making you comfortable while the grind goes on and the casino rests on its mathematical advantage. The lights are dimmer, but the screens are bright. Dream big or go home. Most players spend hours there. The games are the same, no matter the denomination. A 9-6 Jacks-or-better machine at $100 plays the same as a 9-6 Jacks-or-better machine at $1. At the Four Queens Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas, Bruce Copland, 65, has been playing multi-hand video poker, a game that allows him to bet a penny per hand. The highest payout is 4,000 nickels if he manages to get a royal flush. He once put $25 into a video poker machine and walked out $20,000 richer. "That was 25 years ago," he said, chuckling. But he still remembers it like yesterday. On a Friday afternoon, the odds of recovering his losses were getting increasingly smaller as he kept losing money.

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 18 of 23 Unsatisfied, he stood up and slowly made his way up from the blue leather chair. He moved over to another machine, this time betting a nickel. It wasn't about getting that royal flush now, it was about breaking even. Copland has been playing for more than 30 years, and helped develop two computer programs to show how to count cards at blackjack and win at video poker. Winning, he admits, is still not an exact science. Soon he was feeding another $200 into the machine. He'd lost half of his money already, but for the moment, optimism was trumping math. "I'm going to make a profit here," he said. The night wore on. Almost nobody has offered any evidence that gambling losses played any role in the final madness that drove Paddock to load up his hotel suite with weapons, in part because no one -- not Paddock's brothers, not his girlfriend, not his longtime former property manager -- has been able to offer any theories. "He spent decades acquiring weapons and ammo and living a secret life," Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said last week. "Much of which will never be fully understood." -- [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Montero reported from Las Vegas and Mesquite, Nev.; Winton reported from Los Angeles; and Vives reported from Las Vegas. Matt Hamilton in Las Vegas, and Joel Rubin and Laura Nelson in L.A., contributed to this report. Caption: PHOTO: A PLAYER sits at video poker machines at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino last week. Stephen Paddock would play a similar machine for hours at a time. PHOTOGRAPHER:Gina Ferazzi Los Angeles Times PHOTO:BROKEN WINDOWS are seen at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Authorities said Paddock broke the windows with a hammer and fired multiple weapons from the 32nd floor, killing 58 and injuring hundreds. PHOTOGRAPHER:John Locher Associated Press PHOTO:STEPHEN PADDOCK turned video poker into a job by calculating odds and maintaining focus. PHOTOGRAPHER: Associated Press

DETAILS

Subject: States; Casinos; Hotels &motels; Games; Poker; Legalized gambling

Location: Las Vegas Nevada

Identifier / keyword: GAMBLING LAS VEGAS (NV) MASS MURDERS SHOOTINGS CONCERTS

Publication title: Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles, Calif.

Pages: A.1

Publication year: 2017

Publication date: Oct 9, 2017

Dateline: LAS VEGAS

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 19 of 23 Section: Main News; Part A; National Desk

Publisher: Tribune Interactive, LLC

Place of publication: Los Angeles, Calif.

Country of publication: United States, Los Angeles, Calif.

Publication subject: General Interest Periodicals--United States

ISSN: 04583035

Source type: Newspapers

Language of publication: English

Document type: News

ProQuest document ID: 1948334319

Document URL: http://libproxy.csun.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/19483343 19?accountid=7285

Last updated: 2019-03-21

Database: Global Newsstream

LINKS Linking Service

LAKERS 75, SACRAMENTO 69; Somber moment for L.A. in Vegas; Lakers share their grief with family members, city in wake of deadly shooting.

Ganguli, Tania . Los Angeles Times ; Los Angeles, Calif. [Los Angeles, Calif]09 Oct 2017: D.1.

ProQuest document link

FULL TEXT As far as his parents can remember, little 12-year-old Quade Robbins hadn't smiled since the day his brother fell victim to the horror that gashed this city on Oct. 1.

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 20 of 23 But when the head coach of his favorite team put his arm around him, his lips parted, his face glowed and for a few moments he stopped thinking about the pain. He laughed when Lakers coach Luke Walton turned to Tracey Robbins, Quade's mother, and asked if she was Quade's sister. His eyes widened as Walton shared tidbits about the players. His family watched, grateful, as the entire team stopped on their way out of the locker room to say hello and sign autographs. Sometimes they hugged each other, and sometimes they fought back tears. When a shooter fired bullets into a crowd watching a country music concert outside Mandalay Bay last week, 58 families lost someone. The Robbins family was among them. Quinton Robbins was killed when a gunshot wound hit him in the chest and exited out of his lower back. He was 20. They honored him in a private funeral on Saturday. On Sunday, they tried to smile again and the Lakers tried to help. "Took some tears away," said Joe Robbins, Quade and Quinton's father. "Dried those up for us for at least one day." The Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 75-69 in an exhibition that mattered very little. What happened after the game mattered so much more. "I think it's important that when tragedy like this happens, you don't live in fear," Walton said. "You've got to keep life going, I think for a lot of people here that love basketball. ... They love the Lakers here like it's their home team. "And for them to come in here and just get away for a couple hours is going to be great for them." As a whole the Robbins family does not love the Lakers -- at least they didn't heading into Sunday night. Quade, though, is a diehard. He loved Kobe Bryant. He cheered for the Lakers even when everyone else in the house turned against him for it. Joe smiled as he playfully declined to name Quinton's favorite NBA team. They had tickets for Sunday's game anyway, as a gift for Quade. But when the Lakers heard the family would be there, they upgraded their seats to the floor. The players wore black T-shirts with #VegasStrong and the Las Vegas skyline printed across them pregame, and during the game while sitting on the bench. Walton wore his during his pregame news conference before changing into his game suit. Magic Johnson, Lakers president of basketball operations, led the crowd -- announced at 13,094 -- in a moment of silence before the game. "What I need you to do right now is show that evil and hate will never win," Johnson said. Johnson locked arms with a row of arena and team executives that included Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, Kings owner Vivek Ranadive and Kings president of basketball operations Vlade Divac. At the first timeout, Johnson and Buss visited with the Robbins family. "It was emotional for sure," Walton said. " ... It's hard to talk about, it is hard to imagine what it was like. ... It was a great crowd today, the energy was phenomenal, money raised. "It just shows how great the people are that live in our country and what sports is all about, bringing people together and giving them an escape sometimes." After the game, Walton walked over to Quinton's parents, his little brother, his sister Skylar, Quinton's girlfriend Ally Plumlee, his best friend Justice Augustine and his uncle Mike Wells. Walton spent 20 minutes hugging them, teasing them and introducing them to his players. Augustine and Plumlee embraced each other tenderly for a moment as Brandon Ingram signed the Ingram jersey Quade was wearing. When Ivica Zubac emerged, Walton bragged to Quade about how the second-year center used to be fat, but he dropped his body fat to 8%. When Larry Nance Jr. greeted the family, Walton asked Joe if Nance was any good while in college at Wyoming. "I didn't like him," Joe said to laughs. Their healing is so far from ending, and even as the Lakers embraced them, their pain remained visible. At one point, Walton put his arms around Joe and held him for a moment, saying he wished there was more he could do, offering his condolences, and extending an offer to host the family in Los Angeles any time they needed a respite. He assured Joe that his son's legacy would last. Joe's eyes filled with tears as he did. "Today was phenomenal," Joe said later. "The Lakers are an amazing organization. To support my son. ... Went to

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 21 of 23 the funeral yesterday. So it was a depressing time for us. And still is, and will be." On that night, the Lakers did what they could. -- [email protected] Twitter: @taniaganguli Caption: PHOTO: THE LAKERS' Julius Randle soars above Sacramento's Willie Cauley-Stein and dunks during Sunday night's game. Randle finished with 17 points. PHOTOGRAPHER:Ethan Miller Getty Images

DETAILS

Subject: Families &family life; Professional basketball

Location: Las Vegas Nevada

People: Bryant, Kobe

Company / organization: Name: Los Angeles Lakers; NAICS: 711211; Name: National Basketball Association; NAICS: 813990

Identifier / keyword: LOS ANGELES LAKERS (BASKETBALL TEAM)

Publication title: Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles, Calif.

Pages: D.1

Publication year: 2017

Publication date: Oct 9, 2017

Dateline: LAS VEGAS

Section: Sports; Part D; Sports Desk

Publisher: Tribune Interactive, LLC

Place of publication: Los Angeles, Calif.

Country of publication: United States, Los Angeles, Calif.

Publication subject: General Interest Periodicals--United States

ISSN: 04583035

Source type: Newspapers

Language of publication: English

Document type: News

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 22 of 23 ProQuest document ID: 1948335531

Document URL: http://libproxy.csun.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/19483355 31?accountid=7285

Last updated: 2018-11-30

Database: Global Newsstream

LINKS Linking Service

PDF GENERATED BY SEARCH.PROQUEST.COM Page 23 of 23