*Coronavirus is not considered in this list; the impact it had on sports all over the world is so obvious that it ought to be its own Top 10 list. Here we […]
Small business owners in Los Angeles lurch toward an uncertain future
Many of you reading this blog know I lived in Southern California for almost 20 years. And those were my formative years, including high school (St. Francis, 1985) and college (USC, 1989). […]
Small business owners in Los Angeles lurch toward an uncertain future
Many of you reading this blog know I lived in Southern California for almost 20 years. And those were my formative years, including high school (St. Francis, 1985) and college (USC, 1989). […]
BREAKING: L.A. County Health Department Refuses to give USC okay to move in students, cites pandemic as reason
The Los Angeles County Health Department has told USC officials they cannot move in students because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Daily Trojan reports the decision has prompted the university to […]
BREAKING: Days after being scrutinized as marathon runner, 70-year-old man found dead
The Los Angeles Times has the story. A spokeswoman for the L.A. County Medical Examiner-Coroner said Meza was found Thursday morning on the bed of the L.A. River near the Riverside-Figueroa Street […]
10 changes I’d make to international, professional and amateur sports
Look closely enough, and you could make sensible recommendations to change an institution or organization important to you. No, sport is not the institution I care most about, but it is one […]
LAFC’s rough first year off the pitch
The Los Angeles Football Club, or LAFC, has been a great success on the field, its first in Major League Soccer. The club is in second place in the Western Conference, and […]
Congratulations, Rams fans. The team’s owner is about to gouge you. And there’s nothing you can do about it.
Every now and then I’m reminded of that line from some movie: “Greed is good.” When it comes to being the owner of a National Football League, greed is accepted, endorsed and […]
Trump: I’m “working hard” to get the Olympics to Los Angeles
Yahoo News reports that President Trump’s claim to be hard at work to bring the Summer Olympics to Los Angeles is a weak one. But the plan for Los Angeles to host […]
Hey, here’s a great idea: Let’s build housing in places where people will get sick!
The Los Angeles Times reports that thousands of residential properties being built in that city are sure to harm the people who inhabit them. Los Angeles officials continue to approve a surge […]
Paris 2024, Los Angeles 2028 appear to be IOC’s intention; future is uncertain
AFP reports the International Olympic Committee will likely award the 2024 and 2028 Summer Games at the same time later this year. “The IOC Executive Board has … unanimously approved the recommendation […]
Wall Street Journal: Paris, 2024; Los Angeles, 2028 is IOC’s plan
The Wall Street Journal explores why the International Olympic Committee appears ready to award the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics at the same time. The movement toward an agreement follows months of […]
