Here’s what we learned in the Chargers’ 24-14 victory in their second preseason game Saturday night against Seattle at StubHub Center.
1. The No. 1 offense looked ready to go
Quarterback Philip Rivers made his first appearance of the preseason as the Chargers went 70 yards on nine plays to score…
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.
The late-summer crop of movies has been particularly bountiful this year. (Anyone trying to tell you there’s nothing to see just isn’t looking.) There are so many good movies out there…
Aug. 22
The Night is Short, Walk on Girl
Animated tale about teens experiencing an unusual night out in Kyoto. Written by Makoto Ueda, story by Tomihiko Morimi. Directed by Masaaki Yuasa. In Japanese with English subtitles. (1:32) PG-13.
Aug. 24
A.X.L.
A young man bonds with an A.W.O.L. robotic…
The nation’s premiere scenic highway, closed for nearly two years due to fire, floods and mudslides, can be terrifying as well as stunning, with windswept Monterey cypress trees, brilliant sunsets, giant redwoods and crashing surf.
Elvis, Chumash Indians, mountain men, movies, Legos, LGBTQ pride, swimming pools and Los Angeles’s 237th birthday can be part of your weekend.
Newport Beach
Bring your own pool floatie to Dive-in Movie Night when the live-action “Jungle Book” will be shown at Fashion Island Hotel. Popcorn, movie…
“Moment” is clearly having a moment. Has there ever been a word that has taken on so many guises?
We often speak of someone having a moment. Comedian Hannah Gadsby, for example. Denzel Washington’s sons. Hedy Lamarr. (I know she has been dead for 18 years. Moments come back.) We also hear about…
Few parts of California’s government are more maddeningly complex than the landmark education funding law that voters enacted three decades ago, a labyrinth tucked inside one of the simplest political messages in state history.
The sales pitch for Proposition 98 — a spending mandate for K-12 schools…
The movement was small enough that it might not be noticeable in another situation. But this was the 10th inning of a tied game between two teams with playoff aspirations. When Dodgers reliever Dylan Floro stepped off the mound with the bases loaded, his team’s fate was sealed. It was a walk-off…
The body of a Los Angeles County Fire Department captain was found Saturday in Santa Barbara County, authorities said.
Wayne Stuart Habell, 43, was last seen leaving his home in Newhall at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Deputy Trina Schrader of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said.
Habell’s SUV was found Friday…
Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys had another efficient preseason showing.
Andy Dalton bogged down a bit with his Cincinnati Bengals.
Prescott led a pair of scoring drives in three possessions, capped by a scrambling 6-yard scoring pass to Terrance Williams, before the Bengals rallied after halftime…