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LOS ANGELES >> Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein visited the Black Lives Matter encampment outside Los Angeles City Hall today where she said she agreed with the group’s demand that Mayor Eric Garcetti fire police Chief Charlie Beck. Stein pointed to the firing of police chiefs in other cities and said she came to Los Angeles City Hall today to “support the community that’s demanding justice by asking the police chief to step down.” “We need him to be replaced by someone who doesn’t simply dismiss death after death as being within police policy and refusing to even file charges,” Stein said. Beck in January did recommend that District Attoey Jackie Lacey file criminal char...

SAN FRANCISCO >> Califoia’s latest carbon auction brought disappointing results Tuesday as litigation and lagging support by lawmakers weigh down the state’s landmark programs combating climate change. State officials said only 34u2009percent of the available carbon pollution credits were sold in the latest auction under the program, which requires companies that emit climate-changing gases to buy the pollution permits. It was a slight rebound from this spring, when investors bought just 10u2009percent of the pollution credits offered, signaling a rocky period for the state’s overall campaign against climate-changing pollution from fossil fuels. The cap-and-trade program is a keystone...

When Keldren Joshua stepped out of his mother’s gray hatchback, he greeted family and friends who had waited a decade to see him on the free side of a prison fence. “Hi, everybody,” he said. The 45-year-old was arrested in Los Angeles for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams of methamphetamine and sentenced in 2006 to 15 years in prison after his mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years was extended because of outstanding traffic warrants. He became one of more than 200 nonviolent federal prisoners whose sentences were commuted last week by President Barack Obama, and Wednesday, made his exit from the federal prison on Terminal Island in San Pedro to a waiting group of family and friends. Birth...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Green, not gold, was the color of the day at the Olympic diving venue. Sure, China won its third consecutive gold medal on Tuesday, but the buzz was about the color of the water in the diving pool — a murky green. That was in stark contrast to the pool’s light blue color the previous day and also that of the clear water in the second pool used for the water polo competition at Maria Lenk Aquatic Center. British diver Tom Daley, who eaed bronze in men’s synchronized 10-meter on Monday, tweeted a photo of the two pools next to each other and captioned it, “Ermmm...what happened?!” Water quality has been a major issue surrounding the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, but in the ocean a...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump faced an all-too-clear sign of GOP divisions Friday in two Midweste battlegrounds, embraced by party leaders in one state but ignored in another as he strained to overcome deepening conces about his presidential candidacy. Some of Iowa’s Republican elite will appear alongside the celebrity businessman for an afteoon rally, his third appearance in the swing state over the past two weeks. But in neighboring Wisconsin, a state Trump insists he can win, the state’s best-known Republicans said they were too busy to attend his evening event. Sen. Ron Johnson and House Speaker Paul Ryan citied scheduling conflicts, while Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said he’ll attend...

Continuing to cement his environmental legacy, Gov. Jerry Brown released sweeping blue-sky plans to propel the state’s commercial trucks, ships and trains toward a zero-emissions future. The unprecedented effort aims to reshape how cargo is moved around the state —from produce on supermarket shelves to massive ship-boue containers unloading at Southe Califoia ports to Amazon boxes that arrive at your doorstep. Over the past year, plaers from the state’s department of transportation, air-quality board, energy commission and Brown’s economic-development wing hammered out the Sustainable Freight Action Plan. With this collection of 82 goals, Brown aims to make the freight-moving industry run c...

The Democratic National Convention concludes tonight — Thursday, July 28, 2016, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, with Hillary Clinton slated to accept the party’s nomination. The final speeches are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. PST (7 p.m. EST), and Clinton’s speech should end around 8 p.m. PST (11 p.m. EST). Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti took the stage Thursday at 3 p.m. PT not quite primetime, but it was still an opportunity for him to address a national audience. • RELATED STORY: Mayor Eric Garcetti touts LA as model city in DNC speech Here is the list of the speakers scheduled to appear this evening. Exact times are not given but they will take the stage in this order, per th...

PHILADELPHIA >> On a night awash in history, Hillary Clinton triumphantly became the first woman to lead a major American political party toward the White House, breaking through a barrier that painfully eluded her eight years ago. She put an electrifying cap on the Democratic convention’s second night, appearing by video from New York and declaring to cheering delegates, “We just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet.” Minutes earlier, former President Bill Clinton took on the role of devoted political spouse, declaring his wife an impassioned “change-maker” as he served as character witness. He traced their more than 40-year political and personal partnership in deep detail...

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson’s long-shot campaign may have gotten a boost last week when Sen. Ted Cruz declined to endorse fellow Republican Donald Trump. But it’s uncertain if either of the major candidates would be hurt by a strong Johnson showing in November. Cruz’s “vote your conscience” speech at the Republican convention last week was “a backhanded endorsement” of his candidacy, Johnson said Tuesday during a meeting with Southe Califoia News Group staff. “You go into a booth and it’s multiple choice,” Johnson said, suggesting Cruz is “not going to vote for Trump and he’s not going to vote for Hillary (Clinton).” Johnson, a moderate 2-term Republican goveor of the De...

PHILADELPHIA >> Taking her place in history, Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night became the first woman to lead a major party toward the White House, a triumphant moment for Democrats to relish before plunging into a bruising general election against Republican Donald Trump. • PHOTOS: The Democratic National Convention - Day 2 After the roll call of states formalizing Clinton’s nomination, former President Bill Clinton will take the stage for a history-making appearance of his own at the Democratic convention. Former presidents often vouch for their potential successors, but never before has that candidate also been a spouse By night’s end, the Clinton campaign hopes to have moved past t...

When: 9 p.m. Tuesday. Where: The Federal Underground, 102 Pine Ave., Long Beach. Tickets: $20. Information: lb.thefederalbar.com. It’s probably a good thing that the Federal Underground was built out of a sturdy old bank vault. Why? Because it’s going to be ground zero for a heck of a party when one of music’s most hyperactive and trailblazing bands performs songs from its decades-long career during a one-night show. “We’ve been giving our fans a career retrospective. We give you some things from every era of the band and some of where we are right now. So it takes a while to get through it all,” said Norwood Fisher, bassist for the genre-blasting band Fishbone. The band, which has pa...

MINNEAPOLIS >> Deis Green, the trailblazing coach who led a Miesota Vikings renaissance in the 1990s before a less successful run with the Arizona Cardinals, has died. He was 67. Green’s family posted a message Friday on the Cardinals website’ aouncing the death. “His family was by his side and he fought hard,” the statement said. It did not disclose other details, though the Cardinals said Green had died of a heart attack. Green was the first black head coach in Big Ten history when he took over at Northweste in 1981 and was just the third black head coach in the NFL when the Vikings hired him in 1992. Through it all, Green worked hard to provide opportunities for minorities on his co...

ARTESIA >> One man was killed and two were wounded in a shooting at a graduation party in Artesia, authorities said Sunday. The shooting was reported at 10:20 p.m. Saturday in the 18000 block of Alburtis Avenue, according to Deputy Lisa Jansen of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. One victim sustained gunshot wounds to his upper torso and was pronounced dead at the scene, Jansen said. Two others were taken to a hospital in fair condition, she added. A preliminary investigation revealed that four unknown men arrived at the backyard party and “a confrontation ensued, which resulted in the shooting of the three victims,” Jansen said. Anyone with information about the shooting was urged to...

14 shot outside Bakersfield house party By the Associated Press BAKERSFIELD >> Authorities say attackers have shot and wounded 14 people, two critically, in an attack on a crowd outside a house party in Southe Califoia. The Ke County Sheriff’s Office says about 150 people were attending the party in Bakersfield when a car drove past shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday. Shots rang out and people standing in the street and in front of the home were hit. Authorities say victims were shot in the arms, legs and chest. Two were critically injured but are expected to survive. No arrests have been made and there’s no immediate word on a motive for the attack. Advertisement ...

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has chosen Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his ruing mate, adding political experience and conservative bona fides to his Republican presidential ticket. Trump aounced his decision on Twitter Friday moing, capping a frenzied 24 hours of speculation about his choice. • PHOTOS: Donald Trump taps Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as ruing mate A news conference was set for Saturday for the two men who will take on Hillary Clinton and her Democratic ruing mate in November. Trump offered the vice presidential spot to Pence Thursday, and the goveor boarded a plane for New York in anticipation of a Friday aouncement, according to a Republican with knowledge of the process. But shortly af...

Against the backdrop of a Port of Los Angeles terminal where a costly, massive experiment in green technology is unfolding, Mayor Eric Garcetti and port officials Tuesday offered their latest effort to push the region toward a greener future. Garcetti aounced the formation of a 10-member freight advisory committee — made up of environmentalists, shippers and community members — focused on reducing emissions. “Ultimately, it’s I and the commission who should be held accountable,” he said. “But they will be the engine of what we want to do.” Garcetti has set a goal of increasing the percentage of goods-movement trips that use zero emissions to 15 percent by 2025. Shifting to low emissions And...

WASHINGTON >> House and Senate lawmakers aounced an agreement Wednesday on an aviation bill to boost airport security, reduce screening lines and require airlines to refund fees to passengers whose bags are lost or delayed. The bill would also extend the Federal Aviation Administration’s programs and policies through Sept. 30, 2017. The FAA’s current operating authority is set to expire July 15. The bipartisan agreement was aounced by senior members of the House and Senate transportation committees. Approval by both chambers is expected to swiftly follow. Congress has only nine days to act in order to prevent a partial shutdown of the agency. The bill would require airlines to refund ...

When her dog suddenly died after being exposed to toxic blue-green algae at Lake Chabot in the Bay Area, Marcella Schantz wondered whether humans, too, were at risk. “I see kids going down to the shore there. Little kids,” said Schantz, 59, of Castro Valley, whose dog Ginger fell ill and later died after a hike near the lake in late 2014. “Kids are just going there to have a good time.” There are no confirmed human deaths linked to toxins produced by cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae, in the U.S., but in the wake of reports of dogs dying from ingesting these toxins, people are worried about the potential harm to humans. Dogs are more likely to be sickened by cyanotoxins beca...

PASADENA >> Don’t interpret Great Britain’s decision to leave the European Union as a sign of anything that will happen here, a prominent Democratic political strategist said Sunday, June 26, at Politicon 2016. “I don’t think America will look at what happened in Britain and say ‘That’s a good thing. We want some of that’,” James Carville said at Politicon, a offbeat gathering of political aficionados of all ideologies held at the Pasadena Convention Center. Following last week’s vote by Britons to end a decades-old relationship with the EU, there’s been speculation that the same themes driving the anti-EU movement - anger at free trade and conce about immigration - would give a boost ...

PASADENA >> Pasadena became nirvana for politics junkies of all persuasions with the second-ever Politicon on Saturday. Unlike political events that cater to one side or the other, Politicon, dubbed as the Comic-Con and Coachella of politics, featured liberals and conservatives sitting next to each other, perusing provocative art galleries - there was a nude portrait of Donald Trump - and debating each other in the hallways of the Pasadena Convention Center. Trump supporters, wearing red “Make America Great Again” hats waited in line with Beie Sanders backers with “Feel the Be” T-shirts. Conversations between strangers included exchanges on health care policy, Libertarian Party presid...