Gabriel San Román

Ryan Coogler becomes the second Black filmmaker to ever win Best Original Screenplay at the #Oscars 

He joins Jordan Peele, who was the first.

Amy Madigan wins Oscar for 'Weapons,' 40 years after her first nomination Amy Madigan won the Oscar for supporting actress on Sunday for her role in 'Weapons' and teased an Aunt Gladys sequel in the press room.

Amy Madigan wins Oscar for 'Weapons,' 40 years after her first nomination

Election of new union president sparks protests outside UFCW Local 324's hall A narrow executive board vote that elected Jose Perez as UFCW Local 324's new president prompted a protest from some union members who circulated a petition for a general election. Perez supporters he...

Union members with UFCW 324 are pushing for a general election after Jose Perez emerged as the new president in a razor thin executive board vote.

Since then, key staff have either been suspended or eliminated.

The shakeup could also have political implications.
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Dunn does Pat Bev better than Pat Bev did!

SoCal heat wave is intensifying in coming days: How bad will it get? Southern California continues to sizzle under a heat advisory on Friday, as temperatures across the region remain a toasty 15 to 25 degrees above normal, with no meaningful relief in sight.

Yeah, none of this is normal…

“The unusual summer-like heat will extend over most of the state and the American Southwest, with some desert regions likely to experience their earliest 100-degree day of the year on record, according to the weather service.”
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Unsealed records in Anaheim corruption case unveil Santa Ana COVID contract probe A judge ordered documents unsealed in the criminal case against Todd Ament, a former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce leader. They reveal an investigation into a COVID testing contract with Santa Ana Unifi...

A judge ordered records unsealed in Todd Ament’s criminal case.

What they reveal is a spat between his former and current legal representation over the nature of an investigation involving Santa Ana Unified COVID testing contracts.
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Phil Jackson shut down Kobe Bryant after he had 62 points through three quarters in a blow out.

The differences with Bam’s historic night are inescapable.

Scream 7 Box Office Brutally Crashes With Franchise's Worst Week 2 Drop It's set to drop further than Morbius.

Screaming on the way down.
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Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent ​strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reach...

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John Carpino retiring as Angels president; Jolly takes job John Carpino is retiring as president of the Angels, ending a 23-year run spent mostly as a liaison to owner Arte Moreno. Longtime Angels executive Molly Jolly will replace Carpino next month.

Angels prez Carpino is out and the rhythmically named Molly Jolly is in.
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Why are lobbyists banned from earning win bonuses tied to legislative or administrative actions from the state Legislature but not local jurisdictions?

…Unless local governments go out of their way to enact bans themselves?

What’s the difference?

Chapman University parts ways with dinosaur expert who appeared in Epstein files Jack Horner, a lecturer and presidential fellow, has left the university after a series of documents detailed his association with financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

UPDATE: Paleontologist Jack Horner’s lecturing job at Chapman University is now extinct after he appeared in the Epstein files.
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Call it the GSR report, if you want to. Just know that I ain’t done cooking yet.

Secret payments, win bonuses discussed for Angel Stadium deal, other projects A shadowy side of influence peddling on behalf of corporate clients is found in a 2020 ledger detailing a payment split discussion between a lobbyist and former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce CEO.

This weekend, I unloaded an investigation into unreported win bonuses and other secret payments that lobbyist Jeff Flint and Ament discussed split payments for, including a $50,000 payment from Angels Baseball.
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Up in smoke: Records show how retail cannabis imploded in Anaheim amid FBI probe The FBI alleges an Anaheim cannabis task force is a front to defraud a dispensary, while attorneys for a former Anaheim Chamber leader argue clients got what they paid for. A key court date is coming ...

Ahead of key court dates in a related corruption case, I smoke out cannabis connections that are central to a wire fraud charge against former chamber CEO Todd Ament.
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Anaheim city manager resigns amid state watchdog probe into Havasu retreat Jim Vanderpool's resignation as city manager followed a closed session meeting where Anaheim City Council did not opt to fire him. The FPPC is currently investigating Vanderpool for a chamber-paid tri...

Vanderpool resigned amid an FPPC investigation into the trip and gift reporting requirements.
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Anaheim city manager did not disclose chamber-paid Havasu retreat in 2020 New details have emerged surrounding a Lake Havasu retreat that Anaheim City Manager Jim Vanderpool was paid for but did not disclose. The trip came shortly after his hiring, influenced behind closed ...

I followed up with a report that detailed a Lake Havasu elite retreat in 2020 that Anaheim City Manager Jim Vanderpool attended but did not report as a gift, even though the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce paid for accommodations.
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Anaheim officials took part in mock meeting to prep for failed stadium sale, records suggest Records show that an Angels consultant led a mock council meeting with selected Anaheim councilmembers in 2020 for a now-defunct deal to sell Angel Stadium to team owner Arte Moreno.

Since the beginning of the year, I’ve churned out a series of corruption investigations in Anaheim that have brought about new revelations.

It all started with confirming that a mock council meeting was staged to rehearse a revised sale of Angel Stadium. 🧵
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Buena Park pastor removed as police chaplain over anti-Muslim social media posts Pastor Don Harbert steps down as a Buena Park Police Department chaplain after 27 years due to social media posts about Islam that were flagged by city officials.

Pastor Don Harbert was removed in late January after Mayor Connor Traut flagged anti-Muslim social media activity in a complaint.

Traut has since called the reposts as ones that show a “pattern of hostile and inaccurate statements.”

Harbert claimed it “dialogue.”
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Scream 7 #iykyk

Facebook is really trying to cram Tucker Carlson’s Iran takes on my timeline.

Secret payments, win bonuses discussed for Angel Stadium deal, other projects A shadowy side of influence peddling on behalf of corporate clients is found in a 2020 ledger detailing a payment split discussion between a lobbyist and former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce CEO.

My latest investigation:

Anaheim power brokers Jeff Flint and Todd Ament met in 2020 to discuss splits for more than $500K in secret payments/win bonuses from companies w/ proposed projects in Anaheim that were not disclosed.

Anaheim does not ban win bonuses.
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Guilty Plea Sticks on Key Figure in Anaheim Corruption Scandal, For Now A federal judge has yet to rule on whether or not former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Ament can reverse his guilty plea to federal fraud charges.

A federal judge has yet to rule on whether or not former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Ament can reverse his guilty plea to federal fraud charges.

Footage from Minab, Iran, shows the aftermath of an Israeli-US strike on a girls' elementary school that reportedly killed more than 50 people.

Two Los Angeles protesters convicted of stalking ICE agent Two protesters were convicted of stalking a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in a case that could test the limits of furious protests against the Trump administration's immigration raids...

BREAKING: Two Los Angeles protesters convicted of stalking ICE agent, in case some say could set ‘dangerous precedent’ about recording federal agents. Latest w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

I was reading “Your Favorite Scary Movie” about the Scream franchise when an interviewee in the book referred to the diversity of the “core four” characters in the fifth and sixth installment as “post-Get Out.”

Good grief!

Remember Jeffrey Epstein’s 2011 “billionaire’s dinner” that ultimately cost columnist David Brooks his NY Times job?

I had no idea that dinner had been at L’Opera, right here in Long Beach.

This is a very very very obvious point to make but shops and movie rental places and record stores are all more fun than buying things online

Santa Ana moves forward on banning landlords from using rent-setting algorithms Santa Ana landlords soon won't be able to use AI-powered software platforms to collude on setting rental rates as the City Council pushed forward with a ban.

NEW: Santa Ana is poised to join a nationwide pushback on algorithmic devices that critics contend allowed landlords to collaborate on rent price fixing.
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Somebody get Kawhi Leonard some high-top New Balances, please!