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“YEE YEE.” It’s a phrase that’s going to be heard a lot around the UCLA football facilities and seen online countless times in the near future. It’s assistant coach Demetrice Martin’s signature sound. Martin was hired as the pass game coordinator and secondary coach for UCLA football on Dec. 16, marking his return to the Bruins. He previously coached in Westwood from 2012-2017. “Coach Meat knows what it takes to win at UCLA,” head coach DeShaun Foster said in a statement. “He is an enthusiastic recruiter who consistently brings the best out of his players on and off the field.…

Comic-Con will stay in San Diego for at least three more summers.The organizers of the annual four-day convention that since the 1970s has grown to be one of the most anticipated events in popular culture announced Tuesday the signing of a new agreement to remain in San Diego through 2027.“We are excited to stay in San Diego for the next few years, which is made possible, in large part, to the many hotels that offer competitive rates and meeting space,” Comic-Con spokesperson David Glanzer said in a statement. Concerns about rising hotel prices and lack of sufficient accommodations for the…

By HILLEL ITALIE and CHRIS PIZZELLOALTADENA — Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ravaged by fires. The Altadena cemetery where the science fiction and Afrofuturism author is buried did catch fire last week but suffered “minimal damage,” according to a statement on the cemetery’s web site.A spokesperson at the Mountain View cemetery confirmed the accuracy of the website’s announcement to The Associated Press, but would not comment on the status of individual markers. The grave of Butler, who died in 2006 at 58, is marked by a footstone etched with a quote from “Parable of…

By LISA MASCAROWASHINGTON (AP) — One by one, all the president-elect’ s men, and women, are falling into place in his Cabinet.While Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth’s nomination was teetering toward collapse just weeks ago, he now appears on track for confirmation after a fiery Senate hearing that focused on his drinking, views of women in combat and lack of high-profile management experience for the top U.S. military job.President-elect Donald Trump’s other nominees pushed Wednesday through a gauntlet of confirmation hearings with the help of allied Senate Republicans carrying them toward the finish line, despite Democratic objections. One of them,…

The Angels signed catcher Gabriel Davalillo, considered the top available catcher on the international market, as one of their 18 signings on Wednesday, the first day of the international signing period.Davalillo, who is from Venezuela, was ranked 17th overall among international prospects by MLB Pipeline. The Angels signed him to a $2 million bonus, the largest of any of the players signed on Wednesday.Davalillo, 17, is 5-foot-11, 215 pounds, and he has the potential to be a 25-home run hitter in the majors, according to Baseball America.The Angels also signed shortstop Yilver De Paula out of the Dominican Republic, inking…

By Alex Brown, Stateline.orgBlue states are bracing for a battle with the Trump administration over their authority to limit tailpipe emissions, a showdown that will have major repercussions on the types of cars and trucks sold to American drivers.All sides expect President-elect Donald Trump to try to revoke states’ authority to adopt California’s strict rules on the pollution spewed by vehicles.Many states’ efforts to fight climate change hinge on a federal process that allows them to adopt stringent regulations for transportation, the country’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions.This long-standing waiver authority allows California — and the dozen or so…

One person was detained after a vegetation fire broke out Wednesday, Jan. 15, in San Bernardino with the potential to threaten structures in the area.Crews responded around 2 p.m. to Little Mountain Drive and West Edgehill Road, where the Little Mountain fire was burning around 30 acres as of around 2:45 p.m., said Eric Sherwin, a spokesperson for the San Bernardino County Fire Department. That area is northeast of the 210 Freeway/215 Freeway interchange.San Bernardino police detained one person at the scene, but officials were still working to determine if the fire was intentionally set.No evacuations are in place, but…

Southern California lawmakers on both sides of the aisle largely agree: No conditions on wildfire aid. The nearly 30 House members who represent communities in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties are far and away against imposing any conditions on federal aid for California to help in the aftermath of the devastating wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Los Angeles area. Of those lawmakers, three — two Republicans and one Democrat — said they’d be open to entertaining conditions for aid.  “Under no circumstances should there be conditions on disaster aid,” said Rep.…

Angel City Football Club announced that Mark Parsons has been hired as the club’s new Sporting Director.Parsons will oversee all soccer operations, including the technical staff, the scouting and analytics department, sports medical, performance, nutrition, and player care. He will report directly to ACFC Co-Founder and President Julie Uhrman.Parsons’ last job in the NWSL was as coach of the Washington Spirit (2023). Prior to that he had a successful time at the Portland Thorns (2016-21), where he won the NWSL Championship (2017), NWSL Shield (2016, 2021) and NWSL Challenge Cup (2021). He’s the only coach in league history to win…

“February was the wettest month in downtown Los Angeles since 1998. With over 12 inches of rain drenching the city, it was the fourth-wettest February — and the seventh-wettest month overall — in the city’s nearly 150-year recorded history,” said Judson Jones’ report on Los Angeles’ weather on March 2, 2024, in The New York Times. Just under a year later, Los Angeles is on fire and the fire hydrants have run dry from a lack of water.“In 2014, in the middle of a severe drought that would test California’s complex water storage system like never before, voters told the…