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He might be the first one to rebuild a house in Altadena, and he credits his golden retriever

The doors and windows are done. The appliances are on the way. The hardwood floors are stacked and ready to lay down. In January, Ted Koerner’s Altadena house was incinerated…

Chargers are struggling to protect Justin Herbert. Can the issue be fixed?

What started as musical chairs is beginning to sound like a sad trombone. There’s only so many times you can reshuffle an offensive line before it has a ripple effect…

Steele Canyon rallies to beat El Capitan

SPRING VALLEY — Steele Canyon scored four touchdowns in just more than six minutes in the second half, highlighted by junior defensive tackle Sebastian Castellon’s 33-yard fumble return, to beat…

A billionaire’s son and his graffiti-scarred mansions roiling Hollywood Hills

With its shattered windows and cartoonish graffiti, the mansion on Mulholland Drive sits like a gaping wound in the Hollywood Hills. Broken glass spills out onto the narrow hillside road…

Both blue and red areas affected by $8 billion in cuts for energy projects

The Trump administration this week escalated its efforts against renewable energy when it announced the cancellation of $7.56 billion in funding for projects in 16 states, including California. The U.S.…

Letters: Dodgers suddenly a formidable facsimile of themselves

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> After two months, the Dodgers have found a closer, in the rookie from Japan. Roki Sasaki mowed down the Reds in order in the ninth inning. Now, the…

How San Diego’s high school football teams fared on Friday night

Thursday’s games NONLEAGUE Holtville 54, Southwest-El Centro 6 Friday’s games AVOCADO EAST LEAGUE No. 10 Poway 52, El Camino 28 No. 8 Rancho Bernardo 31, Del Norte 17 AVOCADO WEST…

The Writers Guild helped bring Kimmel back. Here’s what its new president plans next

On the day that Michele Mulroney was elected president of the Writers Guild of America West, writers won a significant victory. After writers protested ABC’s suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”…

Dodgers Dugout: Recapping the Reds series, previewing Dodgers-Phillies

Hi and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell, and I do believe the Dodgers found their closer. The Dodgers had little trouble disposing of…

Youths attacked Black teen while shouting slurs, authorities say

A Black teenager was left with a concussion, chipped teeth and several abrasions after a group of teenage boys attacked him in a Simi Valley parking lot while shouting racial…