Dodgers moving Mookie Betts to shortstop is misguided, maddening
Don’t mess with Mookie! Why are the Dodgers messing with Mookie? Moving Mookie Betts to shortstop from second base less than two weeks before the…
Dodgers move Mookie Betts to shortstop, Gavin Lux to second
PHOENIX — After Gavin Lux committed one of his several defensive miscues this spring in a game against the Cincinnati Reds last week, one rival scout…
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani has glove but don’t expect him in field
PHOENIX — Shohei Ohtani won’t take the mound as a pitcher this season, not after undergoing his second Tommy John surgery last September. That doesn’t mean,…
Chargers roster needs: Who will Jim Harbaugh draft and sign?
Chargers cornerback Michael Davis celebrates after intercepting a pass against the Denver Broncos in December. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) The Chargers have…
Mark Rutte in pole position to be next NATO boss – POLITICO
Under NATO rules, the secretary-general has to be decided "by consensus," meaning that Rutte still has to garner the backing of all the remaining countries.…
Experts rank Biden among the best presidents. Trump? Not so much
Presidents Day occurs at a crucial moment this year, with the presidency on the cusp of crisis as we inexorably shuffle toward a rematch between…
Some L.A. politicians won’t state a position on Measure HLA
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Dakota Smith and David Zahniser at the helm, letting you…
U.S. Position in Israel-Palestine Conflict: In Light of International Law
The conflict of Israel-Palestine is deeply rooted back to the 20th century and after 75 years in contemporary time; the situation has only turned to…
Budget woes could spur L.A. to eliminate vacant positions
For more than a year, Los Angeles’ political leaders have voiced alarm over the large number of vacant positions in city government, saying the situation…
Opinion: Is Steve Garvey, or his California campaign, for real?
Many years ago, I interviewed Steve Garvey’s ex-wife, Cyndy, whose memoir had just been published. She’d spent years as a lonely, resentful baseball wife wrongly…