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Organizers behind the inaugural Music Tastes Good festival pledged that they will try to solve potential problems relating to parking and business owners’ abilities to serve their customers while the event takes place over the course of three late September days in the East Village area of Long Beach. “No one is going to be blocked out of their home or business,” event organizer Josh Fischel said Thursday moing, during the first of two plaed meetings between festival plaers and conceed members of the public. Materials handed out during the meeting reported that Music Tastes Good plaers will foot the parking bills for anyone who loses access to a paid parking space while street closures are ...

Los Angeles, San Feando Valley, Santa Monica area American Cinematheque at the Aero: Jerry Lewis Movies: “The Nutty Professor” (1963) and “The Ladies Man” (1961), 7:30 p.m. Aug. 26; “The King of Comedy” (1982) and “Fuy Bones” (1995), 7:30 p.m. Aug. 27; “Artists and Models” (1955) and “Hollywood or Bust” (1956), 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28. “My Inteship in Canada” (2015), 7:30 p.m. Aug. 29. Most tickets $11; $9 seniors and students. 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. 323-466-3456. www.americancinematheque.com Beverly Cinema: “The Knack...and How to Get It” (1965), 7:30, with “Petulia” (1968), 9:25 p.m. Aug. 26-27. “Kill Bill: Vol. 2” (2004), 11:59 p.m. Aug. 26. Kiddie Matinee: “Safety Last!” (1923), 2 p...

NBC 10 a.m. – Noon Track & Field (LIVE) Men’s 400m Hurdles – Gold Medal Final Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Gold Medal Finals Noon – 2 p.m. Women’s Volleyball – Semifinal (LIVE) 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Women’s Diving – Platform Semifinal Men’s Cycling – BMX Quarterfinals 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. Men’s Water Polo – Semifinal (LIVE) Synchronized Swimming – Team Qualifying 8 p.m. – Midnight Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals (LIVE) Men’s Shot Put Women’s Javelin Men’s 1500m Decathlon Women’s 400m Hurdles Men’s 200m Women’s Diving – Platform Gold Medal Final Men’s Beach Volleyball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE) 12:35 a.m. – 1:35 a.m. Men’s Beach Volleyball – Medal Round 1:35 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. Primetime Encore NBC...

KNBC/4 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Track and field (Men’s 3,000 steeplechase; decathlon); Equestrian (team jumping - gold medal) 1-3 p.m. Men’s volleyball: U.S. vs. Poland (quarterfinal) 3-5 p.m. Canoe/kayak (sprint qualifying); Women’s water polo (semifinal); Gymastics (exhibition gala) 8 p.m.-midnight Track and field (Women’s long jump; women’s 200; women’s 100 hurdles; men’s 200 semis; decathlon); Women’s diving (platform qualifying); Women’s beach volleyball (gold medal) 12:35-1:35 a.m. Women’s beach volleyball (medal round) 1:35-4:30 a.m. Primetime encore NBCSN 5-9 a.m. Canoe/kayak (sprint qualifying); Track and field (men’s 3,000 steeplechase; decathlon) 9-11 a.m. Men’s soccer: Brazil vs. Honduras...

A motorcyclist died Wednesday evening in a collision in Central Long Beach. Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Marlene Arrona confirmed the motorcyclist died after responding police officers attempted to save his life by providing first aid. Long Beach Fire Department persoel also responded to the crash. The deceased motorcyclist was a male adult. His identity was not immediately available. The collision happened shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of E. Pacific Coast Highway and Lemon Avenue. The driver of the other vehicle involved remained present at the site of the crash. Detectives from the police department’s collision investigations detail will investigate the...

Los Angeles, San Feando Valley, Santa Monica area Beverly Cinema: “Superman II” (1980), 6:30, with “Superman III” (1983), 9:05 p.m. Aug. 12-13. “Kill Bill: Vol. 1” (2003), 11:59 p.m. Aug. 12. Kiddie Matinee: “Invisible Agent” (1942), 2 p.m. Aug. 13-14. “The Clan of the Cave Bear” (1986), 11:59 p.m. Aug. 13. “Royal Flash” (1975), 6:30 p.m. Aug. 14 and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15, with “How I Won the War” (1967), 8:40 p.m. Aug. 14 and 9:40 p.m. Aug. 15. “The Boss” (1973, Italy), 7:30, with “Mister Scarface” (1976), 9:40 p.m. Aug. 16. “Fun on a Weekend” (1947), 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17-18, with “Sensations of 1945” (1944), 10 p.m. Aug. 17-18. Most tickets $8. 7165 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles. 323-938-4038. www.t...

What to watch: After wiing gold for Team USA on Sunday, Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky retu to the pool for competition. The day will also feature swimmer Missy Franklin in the 200 freestyle event. Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams will continue their pursuit for gold in preliminary-round action. Medal Count: Gold: 3 Silver: 5 Bronze: 4 For more check the TV Listings for today. Stories: • Katie Ledecky breaks record to win gold in 400 freestyle • Jeff Miller: Olympic Games can carry a heavy burden • Simone Biles, U.S. women more than live up to the hype in gymnastics qualifying • Diana Taurasi and women’s basketball win big • Williams sisters out in the first round of doubles te...

NBC 10 a.m. – Noon Women’s Beach Volleyball – Fendrick/Sweat (U.S.) vs. Kolosinska/Brzostek (Poland) (LIVE) Rowing – Qualifying Heats (LIVE) Women’s Cycling – Road Race (LIVE) Noon – 3 p.m. Women’s Cycling – Road Race (LIVE) Swimming – Qualifying Heats (LIVE) 3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Canoe/Kayak – Whitewater Qualifying (LIVE) Men’s Beach Volleyball – Dalhausser/Lucena (U.S.) vs. Naceur/Belhaj (Tunisia) (LIVE) 4:15 p.m. – 6 p.m. Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Canada (LIVE) 7 p.m. – Midnight Women’s Diving – Springboard Synchronized Final Women’s Gymnastics – Team Competition Swimming (LIVE) Women’s 100m Butterfly – Gold Medal Final Men’s 200m Freestyle – Semifinals Women’s 100m Backstroke – Semifinal...

LOS ANGELES — The mother of an Anaheim teen who died of a drug overdose after attending a rave concert in the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in 2014 is suing the promoters, contending there was insufficient security and medical persoel present. The complaint filed on behalf of Julie Tran, mother of 19-year-old Emily Michelle Tran, names Hard Events LLC, Live Nation Worldwide LLC, Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and security company Staff Pro Inc. and seeks unspecified damages. A Live Nation representative did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the Los Angeles Superior Court suit, which alleges wrongful death, negligence and premises liability. Emily Tran died at an El Monte ...

LOS ANGELES — The mother of an Anaheim teen who died of a drug overdose after attending a rave concert in the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in 2014 is suing the promoters, contending there was insufficient security and medical persoel present. The complaint filed on behalf of Julie Tran, mother of 19-year-old Emily Michelle Tran, names Hard Events LLC, Live Nation Worldwide LLC, Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and security company Staff Pro Inc. and seeks unspecified damages. A Live Nation representative did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the Los Angeles Superior Court suit, which alleges wrongful death, negligence and premises liability. Emily Tran died at an El Monte ...

FONTANA >> San Beardino County Coroner’s investigators are working to determine what led to the deaths of three people who attended the HARD Summer Music Festival this weekend at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, officials said. Jodi Miller, spokeswoman for the San Beardino County Sheriff’s Department, said the cause of death for the man and two women was still unknown. The extreme heat could not be ruled out as a possible cause of death, officials said. The Coroner’s Office identified the three as: • Derek Lee, 22, of San Francisco, who died at 12:10 a.m. Sunday at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton • Alyssa Dominguez, 21, of San Diego, who died at 2:10 a.m. Sunday at Kaiser Fo...

FONTANA >> San Beardino County Coroner’s investigators are working to determine what led to the deaths of three people who attended the HARD Summer Music Festival this weekend in Fontana, officials said. Jodi Miller, spokeswoman for the San Beardino County Sheriff’s Department, said the cause of death for the man and two women was still unknown. The extreme heat could not be ruled out as a possible cause of death, officials said. The Coroner’s Office identified the three as • Derek Lee, 22, of San Francisco, who died at 12:10 a.m. Sunday at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center • Alyssa Dominguez, 21, of San Diego, who died at 2:10 a.m. Sunday 31 at Kaiser Foundation Hospital of Fontana •...

FONTANA >> San Beardino County Coroner’s investigators are working to determine what led to the deaths of three people who attended the HARD Summer Music Festival this weekend in Fontana, officials said. Jodi Miller, spokeswoman for the San Beardino County Sheriff’s Department, said the cause of death for the man and two women was still unknown. The extreme heat could not be ruled out as a possible cause of death, officials said. Two of the deaths occurred Saturday and one Sunday, according to sheriff’s authorities. This is the first time the festival was held at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana after negative attention for similar electronic dance events just west in Pomona sent org...

When Marine Stadium roars to life this weekend, a team of Long Beach police officers will be among 240 teams competing in the aual Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival — a first for the department throughout the event’s 20 year history. The decision to assemble a team of paddlers to race in the two-day competition came just a few months ago, when Officer Cham Sok was scrolling around the inteet, searching for ways to get more involved in the community. The Long Beach native said it seemed like a good opportunity to recoect with the city he grew up in and get to know some of his fellow officers outside of work. “With everything that was going on around the world and in the nation, I started think...

Los Angeles, San Feando Valley, Santa Monica area Beverly Cinema: “Public Enemies” (2009), 6:30, with “Young Dillinger” (1965), 9:30 p.m. July 29-30. “Inglourious Basterds” (2009), 11:59 p.m. July 29. Kiddie Matinee: “The Goonies” (1985), 2 p.m. July 29-30. “National Velvet” (1944), 6:30 p.m. July 31 and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1, with “Inteational Velvet” (1978), 9 p.m. July 31 and 10 p.m. Aug. 1. “Bloodfist” (1989), 7:30, with “Bloodfist II” (1990), 9:25 p.m. Aug. 2. “Hobson’s Choice” (1954), 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3-4, with “A Passage to India” (1984), 9:45 p.m. Aug. 3-4. “The Three Musketeers” (1973), 7, with “The Four Musketeers” (1974), 9:15 p.m. Aug. 5. Most tickets $8. 7165 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles...

The Republican National Convention concludes tonight — Thursday, July 21, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio, with Donald Trump slated to accept the GOP nomination for president with a speech that will run in primetime — on the East Coast, anyway. Speeches on this final night of the GOP convention are slated to begin at 4:20 p.m. Pacific time (7:20 p.m. Easte), and Trump’s speech should end by 8 p.m. Pacific time (11 p.m. Easte). The theme of the final night of the Republican confab is “Make America One Again.” Donald Trump is slated to be introduced by his daughter Ivanka. All the rest of Trump’s children — with the exception of 10-year-old Barron Trump, his son with current wife Melania Trump — hav...

CLEVELAND >> The Millard Fillmore Library, which is actually a bar, played Mike Pence’s speech on both of its televisions Wednesday night, even as a local singer wrapped up a somewhat politically-charged music set that was decidedly unfriendly to Donald Trump. “How many people are voting for Trump?” Istvan Medgyesi asked. “I’m voting for Nader,” someone yelled out. Medgyesi laughed before launching into a song. While he played his acoustic guitar, a guy in the audience, Eric Miller, sat with his eyes cast upward. Miller didn’t know much about Pence, but he knew quite a bit about Trump. He’s found the real estate mogul perplexing and the past few days at the Republican National Convent...

Cooler weather and a roomier waterfront venue will greet the three-day Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival when the aual San Pedro tradition opens Friday, more than two months earlier than usual. Since 1999, the festival has been staged in and around Ports O’ Call Village. But with plans underway to realign Sampson Way as the port prepares to redevelop that area, the Lobster Festival was moved north. The Friday-through-Sunday event this weekend will be set up off of Harbor Boulevard between the Battleship Iowa and the World Cruise Center just south of the Vincent Thomas Bridge. Large tents for dining and a wide span of open wharf space will provide festivalgoers with more room than they had...

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles-based former professional cyclist, who is baed for life from competition due to doping violations, is expected to be sentenced today for selling performance-enhancing drugs imported from overseas in violation of federal law. Nick Brandt-Sorenson, 35, faces up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine on the misdemeanor count of introducing a misbranded drug into interstate commerce, but could receive a probationary sentence, according to documents filed in Los Angeles federal court. Defense attoey Marilyn E. Bednarski said her client regrets his involvement with the baed substances. “The experience of the investigation and prosecution has been significant for this ...

A 28-year-old Lakewood man riding a motorcycle was killed after broadsiding a car trying to get out of the way of a fire engine that was responding to an unrelated collision, police said. The man killed in the Saturday night collision was identified Monday as Anthony Champion, according to Ed Winter, spokesman for the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office. His cause of death is pending. Police said a fire engine with its lights and siren on was traveling south on Santiago Avenue at about 7 p.m., near Recreation Park, in response to an injury collision involving two vehicles. A 2013 Volvo S60 driven by a 36-year-old Beverly Hills resident was traveling west on 7th Street and was stopped in the...