Oakland A’s pregame: Fan boycott doesn’t ruin Opening Night sentiments, especially for Stephen Vogt

OAKLAND — Whether or not this will be the A’s final Opening Night lineup from the Coliseum, and whether or not this is their final season here, manager Mark Kotsay is not ignoring fans’ feelings of abandonment. “My heart is with the fans,” Kotsay said while many were protesting in the parking lot rather than enter to watch the A’s host the Cleveland Guardians. “I understand the emotion and the impact, not just from this organization’s history of being here 55 years or more,” Kotsay added, ahead of season No. 57. “Their emotion and passion to want to keep this team here, and the way they express it, is with passion. I wouldn’t express anything less from Oakland A’s fans. When they come out, they come out with support and love, and they do it full force.” Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt greets Oakland Athletics manager Mark Kotsay before their MLB opening day game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Echoing those words in the opposing dugout was Kotsay’s counterpart, Stephen Vogt, who’s making

Dungeness crab season in Bay Area, Central Coast will come to an early end

The already-shortened 2023-2024 Dungeness crab season in the Bay Area and central California will come to an end early, in just over a week. California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials on Thursday ordered an April 8 close to the commercial season to minimize the risk of humpback whales becoming entangled in fishing gear as they return to forage off the California coast. The decision was made after consultation with representatives of the fishing industry, environmental organizations and scientists. The order applies to what the state calls Zones 3, 4 and 5, from the Sonoma/Mendocino county border south to Point Conception in Santa Barbara County. The season started late this year — Jan. 18, with a 50% trap reduction — after a series of delays. The 2022-2023 season ended April 15, 2023, and the season before ended on April 8, 2022. This is a developing story. Come back for updates.

House GOP invites Biden to testify at stalled impeachment inquiry

By Farnoush Amiri | Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Thursday invited President Joe Biden to testify before Congress in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to deliver on their stalled monthslong impeachment inquiry into the Biden family businesses. Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to the Democratic president, inviting him to sit for a public hearing to “explain, under oath,” what involvement he had in the Biden family businesses. So far, the GOP-led inquiry has not produced hard evidence of wrongdoing while Biden was in public office. “In light of the yawning gap between your public statements and the evidence assembled by the Committee, as well as the White House’s obstruction, it is in the best interest of the American people for you to answer questions from Members of Congress directly, and I hereby invite you to do so,” the Kentucky Republican wrote. While it is highly unlikely that Biden would agree to appear before lawmakers in such a setting, Comer pointed to previous examples of presidents’ testifying before Congress. “As you are aware, presidents before

3 Up, 3 Down: A tough first impression for the ’24 SF Giants [Kurtenbach]

First impressions matter, and for the 2024 San Francisco Giants, it was not a good first impression. The Giants lost their season opener 6-4 to the Padres on Thursday despite Logan Webb’s strong start and a 3-2 lead in the seventh inning. Still, it wasn’t all bad. Let’s go over three positives and dwell on three negatives from the Giants’ Opening Day loss. UP: Logan Webb was fantastic » It wasn’t perfect, but it was the kind of performance we’ve come to expect from the Giants ace. All those worries about his wickedly poor spring training were put to bed early as Webb was moving his sinker around the zone and throwing sharp sliders to go with his sandbag of a changeup. Sure, he gave up two runs, but the sequence that brought those two runs home was a leadoff walk, an inside-out single, a seeing-eye single, a two-strike bloop single, and a dribbler to first base. If Webb didn’t have some bad luck, he’d have no luck at all. Webb threw 97 pitches on Thursday and deserved better. DOWN: The seventh-inning crew » It

Hotel del Coronado welcomes its newest eatery, The Laundry Pub

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The iconic Hotel del Coronado has opened its latest culinary endeavor inside its historic laundry building, a release said Thursday. Built in 1919, the laundry building was home to Hotel del Coronado’s original laundry facility. It was restored in 2021 as part of the hotel’s master plan project, which uncovered the building’s original brick walls hidden under layers of paint. The Laundry Pub, which opened its doors earlier this month, now takes its place complete with an 1880s-era bar, vaulted ceilings and the laundry’s early conveyor system above restored wood floors, according to its website. 10 themed bars to check out in San Diego County The Laundry Pub serves local craft beers from breweries like Stone, Karl Strauss, Mike Hess and more, alongside a classic pub menu featuring beer-brined wings and chicken and waffles, as well as a shrimp hoagie, a bratwurst and sauerkraut bun and a variety of seasoned fries. Within the laundry’s original brick walls, the eatery also serves as a casual hangout space for groups to play games like billiards, darts, foosball and retro videogames. Hotel del

Padres beat Giants in home opener

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jake Cronenworth’s two-run double highlighted a four-run seventh inning for the San Diego Padres, who beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Thursday to spoil Bob Melvin’s return to San Diego. While it was opening day for the Giants, the Padres began the season by splitting a two-game series last week against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Seoul, South Korea. Melvin managed the Padres for the last two seasons before leaving for the Giants with a year left on his contract. He skippered the Padres into the 2022 NL Championship Series and then presided over a disappointing season that included reports of an irreparable relationship with general manager A.J. Preller. He was replaced by Mike Shildt. Jung Hoo Lee hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the seventh inning of his first big league game to put the Giants ahead 3-2 in the seventh. But the Padres responded in the bottom of the inning. Luis Campusano hit a leadoff single and took third on Tyler Wade’s single to right. Campusano scored on catcher Patrick Bailey’s errant throw when Wade stole second. Xander

Study: Labs tend to become obese due to genetic mutation, research shows

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — If your Labrador retriever constantly feels hungry, genetics may be to blame, according to a recent study. The study, published in the Science Advances journal, looked at a specific gene mutation in dogs, specifically Labrador retrievers, which increases their interest in food, but at the same time, causes them to burn less calories than they tend to consume. According to the research, written by Eleanor Raffan from the University of Cambridge, nearly a quarter of Labs have a mutation in a gene called POMC, which plays a role in balancing energy taken from food and energy used by the body. Coyote pups found in Pacific Beach now at San Diego Humane Society To study the effects of the gene mutation, researchers offered a standard amount of canned dog food to dogs with and without the POMC mutation every 20 minutes until they chose to stop. They found no significant difference between the two groups regarding how much food it would take for them to feel satisfied at the end of their meal. A separate test looked at whether Labs with

Storm warning issued for Tijuana-San Diego region

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — A storm warning has been issued for the San Diego-Tijuana region beginning Friday as a powerful storm makes its way down the California coast. The worst is expected on Friday and Saturday, according to Miguel Ángel Ceballos, director of Tijuana’s civil protection. Meteorologists predict a so-called atmospheric river to make its way through the area bringing intense rain and winds. Flooding is expected in low-lying areas while streams and arroyos are anticipated to overflow and cause damage. “We have issued the warning as the storm approaches from the Pacific,” said Ceballos. “It has the capacity to generate torrential rain Friday and Saturday with the most intense rain Saturday night continuing into Sunday. Tourism officials in Northern Baja are predicting low numbers in terms of visitors during the Easter weekend due to the predicted weather. The 11th annual Taco and Salsa Festival in Tijuana, usually attended by tens of thousands from both sides of the border, has been postponed due to weather concerns, and the San Diego Padres season-opening series against the San Francisco Giants at Petco Park is expected to

A Burger Break in the Rain

In Humboldt spring, if the patio is dry, much less sunny, take advantage. Not all the benches were dry at Eureka’s branch of Redwood Curtain Brewery when the rain let up at last, but enough for a burger and fries framed in a patch of sun in front of the attached Cookin’ Nook truck.  The Myrtle Burger with Cheese is a top seller at the craft beer spot for good reason ($15). The two pinky-thick ground wagyu patties grilled with salt and pepper on a flat-top come draped in melted cheddar and stacked atop planks of dill pickle, tomato, lettuce and red onion. It’s a generous, classic burger without fuss. (Fancy though the Japanese cattle breed may sound, it’s not the pampered and massaged variety, and the flavor is decidedly American beef.) An added half-order of firm and starchy hand-cut, skin-on fries will run you an easy $3, with the bonus of hunting the bottom of the pile for the bits that verge on thick potato chips.  Another opportunity to seize comes in the form of warm malasadas ($5), Portuguese yeast doughnuts that Henry Palomares

Eureka Man Killed in Crash on 101

A 79-year-old Eureka man was killed yesterday in a single-car crash on U.S. Highway 101 near Humboldt Hill, the California Highway Patrol reported. According to a press release, CHP’s dispatch center received a report of an overturned vehicle in the highway’s northbound lanes around 12:40 p.m. and personnel responded to find a 1998 Nissan Pathfinder had rolled, coming to rest on its wheels. The driver, identified as Dennis Katri, was fatally injured in the crash. CHP is still investigating the cause of the crash but reports it appears for unknown reasons Katri allowed his car to drift into the center median, after which it overturned. Impairment is not considered a factor, according to CHP. CHP extends condolences to Kari’s family and asks anyone with information about the crash to call (707) 822-5981. Find the full accident report here…

Hernández: Shohei Ohtani shows no hint of scandal distracting him in his Dodgers home debut

Scandal? What scandal? Shohei Ohtani might as well have been talking about a television show he watched the night before or his commute to Dodger Stadium in the morning. He was calm, even welcoming, when I approached him on Thursday before the Dodgers’ 7-1 home-opening victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Ohtani nodded when I mentioned the unanswered questions that remained after he publicly accused former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara three days earlier of stealing money from him to settle gambling debts. “I said all I could say at this point,” Ohtani said in Japanese. Did he know how Mizuhara gained access to his bank account or how millions of dollars in wire transfers went unnoticed? “It’s under investigation,” Ohtani said, “so I can’t say anything.” Ohtani said he knew who was investigating the alleged theft — “Of course,” he said — but declined to identify the entity. He maintained a casual tone of voice. He never broke eye contact. He didn’t look or sound nervous. Politely passing on a chance to help the public make sense of a story that still doesn’t add up, Ohtani

Carlo Jiménez, narrador de los Clippers, valora los sacrificios y el legado de su abuelo

Carlo Jiménez está en la recta final de su primera temporada como la nueva voz de los Clippers en la radio 570 AM. Es una voz joven, fresca, pero que también conlleva un rico legado que le ha dejado su familia. Jiménez, de 22 años, se graduó en 2023 de la Universidad del Sur de California, donde recibió el premio Jim Nantz, que lo reconoce como el relator deportivo universitario más destacado del país. Jiménez sustityó a Noah Eagle, que se trasladó a NBC Sports a tiempo completo este verano. En lo que va de la temporada en el micrófono, Jiménez ha tenido varios momentos surrealistas para él. Recientemente estuvo en Portland para un juego ante los Trail Blazers y se detuvo por un momento para darse cuenta de lo que estaba viviendo, pues no podía creer que iba a narrar un partido a este nivel. “Estoy muy agradecido con los Clippers y le doy mucho crédito a Noah Eagle por haber trazado este camino. Es una bendición de toda una vida”, declaró Jiménez, quien antes de agarrar este trabajo solamente había visitado otros cuatro

Jurors award $11.5 million to former LAPD K9 handler who claimed discrimination over Samoan heritage

A jury this week awarded $11.5 million to a former Los Angeles police K-9 handler who sued the city alleging that his supervisors retaliated and discriminated against him in part because of his Samoan ancestry. The officer, Mark Sauvao — pronounced “su-VOW” — alleged he was unfairly punished after he reported some of his colleagues had called him names such as “cannibal” and “barefoot coconut tree-climber.” One supervisor also reportedly referred to him as being Tongan; Sauvao took the comment as an affront given the bitter early history of war and enslavement between Samoa and Tonga. Sauvao, who is still with the department, also alleged that officers spread false rumors that he tried extorting fellow K-9 handlers by refusing to train them unless they gave him their overtime hours. The city can still challenge the size of the jury award. From 2005 to 2017, Sauvao was assigned to the department’s elite bomb detection K-9 unit. The 30-year LAPD veteran said his troubles began several years after his promotion to dog trainer, which came with extra pay and benefits. After learning of the rumors about him

Is your child struggling to master the potty? These 5 takeaways from our panel can help

Potty training isn’t easy and it can vary a lot from child to child. The L.A. Times spoke with experts about how parents can best navigate this chapter, how they can prepare their child for a new level of independence and how they can tell that it’s actually time to start. Here are five takeaways from a discussion among Jenny Gold, L.A. Times early childhood reporter; Heather Anderson, administrator of the Mamahood Facebook group; Whitney Casares, Modern Mommy Doc founder and pediatrician; and Quiara Smith, CEO of Aloha Integrative Therapy and occupational therapist. They spoke to the Mamahood Facebook group. Are you a SoCal mom? The L.A. Times early childhood team wants to connect with you! Find us in the Mamahood’s mom group on Facebook. Share your perspective and ask us questions. Let your child’s development dictate when you begin to potty train. Children will generally be ready to potty train between 2 and 3 years old, but there are also individual developmental factors that come into play. You should make sure your child is able to physically sit on the toilet, has the desire

Violent attempted hit-and-run crash leaves 2 dead in Southern California

Two people are dead after a horrific crash involving an attempted hit-and-run driver Thursday in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, authorities confirmed to KTLA.   Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports of the crash near Arlington Avenue and 29th Street at just before 12 p.m.   According to police, the male driver of a black BMW sedan traveling southbound on Arlington Avenue at a high rate of speed rearended a parked UPS truck, possibly sending the sedan airborne where it collided with several cars traveling northbound, as well as other vehicles parked on the street.   A female in the front passenger seat and a male in the backseat were both ejected from the BMW.   Medical personnel with the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the location and declared both victims dead at the scene.   Moments after the collision, witnesses told police that the driver of the BMW exited the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot.   “Some Good Samaritans gave chase, stayed with him as they called 911,” Det. Ryan Moreno said. “He was eventually

Zelenskyy tells CBS News that Ukraine will lose without U.S. aid

Zelenskyy tells CBS News that Ukraine will lose without U.S. aid – CBS News Watch CBS News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CBS News he needs more weapons and funding from the U.S. to keep fighting Russia. Senior foreign correspondent Charlie D’Agata has the exclusive interview. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Corona student wins second Riverside County Spelling Bee in a row

Make it eight spelling bee crowns in a row for Corona’s Randhawa family. Avijeet Randhawa captured a second consecutive Riverside County Spelling Bee trophy Thursday, March 28. RELATED: Two students win San Bernardino County Spelling Bee, head to national finals The Auburndale Intermediate School eighth grader is the latest Randhawa to spell his way to the championship. Benjamin Curcie, a fifth grader at Harvest Valley Elementary School in Menifee, reacts Thursday, March 28, 2024, after missing a word in the 46th Annual Riverside County Spelling Bee in downtown Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) Sundeep Randhawa, right, high-fives his son, Corona eighth grader Avijeet Randhawa after he wins first place Thursday, March 28, 2024, at the 46th Annual Riverside County Spelling Bee for the second year in a row. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) Fourth grader Kiyara Gunawardena holds her third-place trophy after the 46th Annual Riverside County Spelling Bee on Thursday, March 28, 2024, in downtown Riverside. She attends Abby Reinke Elementary School in Temecula. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) Fourth grader Kiyara Gunawardena holds her third-place trophy for the 46th

Riverside County offered inmates ‘hush money’ to cover up sex abuse allegations, lawsuits allege

Seven women who allege they were sexually abused or exploited by a former Riverside County correctional deputy are suing the county and Sheriff’s Department, claiming they coordinated a scheme to prevent the women from coming forward and offered them “hush money.” On Tuesday, March 26, Long Beach attorney Denisse O. Gastélum and Los Angeles attorney Christian Contreras filed seven separate lawsuits on behalf of the alleged victims in U.S. District Court in Riverside. Named in the suits is former correctional Deputy Christian Heidecker, who was sentenced earlier this month to five years in prison. The women allege that, for years, the 32-year-old Menifee resident used his position of authority to sexually abuse and torment several females on house arrest. But when Heidecker was caught, the suits allege, the Sheriff’s Department “concocted a plan to cover up the sexual abuse and to prevent the public from hearing the victims’ accounts” of what happened to them. Heidecker, according to the suits, confessed to sexual abuse on Sept. 1, 2023, then agreed to turn himself in on Sept. 15. This, the lawsuits allege, gave the county and Sheriff’s