Before we see elephants at Elephant Valley in the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, we come face to face with destruction, only the wreckage is beautiful. AdvertisementAn aerial view of Elephant Valley at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, home to eight elephants. Since meetings about Elephant Valley began around 2019, the staff worked to touch on themes related to migration and conservation. AdvertisementWater areas in Elephant Valley have been redesigned with ramps and steps to make it easier for the elephants to navigate. One of the two entrances to Elephant Valley is outfitted with bee boxes; bees are known to be a natural elephant deterrent and can help in preventing the animals from disrupting crops or communities.

“People have their moments when they falter, but he never gave up.”Among the other Southland high school graduates:In 2017, USC quarterback Sam Darnold visits his former teammates at San Clemente High. (Los Angeles Times)AdvertisementSam Darnold, quarterback, San Clemente: The hero of the Seahawks’ offense and the first former USC quarterback to play in a Super Bowl has been a legend in San Clemente for years. (St. Monica Yearbook)Kyle Williams, receiver, St. Monica: The Patriots took a chance on a 5-foot-10 receiver, making him a third-round pick from Washington State. Said St. Monica coach Thomas Barnes: “He is living and walking proof that a kid from St. Monica Prep can make it all the way to the big time. Said coach Jason Negro: “I’m not surprised one bit in George’s journey from Bosco to the Super Bowl.

Against that background, International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry called the agents’ involvement “distracting” and “sad.”“This is a militia that kills. Anti-ICE protests take place in Piazza XXV Aprile ahead of the Olympics in Milan. The Diplomatic Security Service has been providing security for U.S. delegations at every Olympics since 1992. And that makes the U.S. team and its 232 athletes, the largest contingent at the Milan-Cortina Olympics, a convenient foil for European wrath. The Olympic Rings ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Tuesday.

The center can host workspaces, meeting rooms, mental health facilities and community events, but programming is still pending, based on an assessment of community needs, noted CORE co-founder Lee. An architectural rendering of Shigeru Ban’s design for the 1,600-square-foot Altadena Center for Community, located at 2231 Lincoln Avenue. “It will be a dramatic shift,” noted White. Stewart noted that the district is looking for more spaces — including the Altadena Community Center — to host events. Ian White, standing by the sign for Charles White Park, is the son of the park’s namesake and is working on creating public art for the project.

Bob Iger will hand off the CEO role next month and leave Disney at the end of the year. After two decades and two stints as Walt Disney Co. boss, Bob Iger finally is hanging up the reins. Disney this week tapped 54-year-old parks chief Josh D’Amaro to succeed Iger as chief executive. Bob Iger passed the CEO torch to Bob Chapek in 2020. (Business Wire)Former parks chief Bob Chapek stepped into the big role, but he lacked stature, creative chops and support among key executives.

Eddie Bauer retail and outlet stores are operated by the recently formed Catalyst Brands, which is reportedly preparing to file for bankruptcy. Eddie Bauer stores nationwide, including in Southern California, may soon close amid reports that its operator is preparing to file for bankruptcy. Eddie Bauer retail and outlet stores are operated by the recently formed Catalyst Brands, which owns the licensing rights to operate its U.S. and Canada stores. There are about 180 Eddie Bauer stores in North America. Eddie Bauer was founded in 1920 in downtown Seattle by 21-year-old outdoors enthusiast Eddie Bauer.

Gavin Newsom held a news conference at Dodger Stadium at the end of Jan. 2025 to announce a private-sector initiative called LA Rises to be co-chaired by Magic Johnson. He was there to unveil LA Rises, a signature initiative under which the private sector and philanthropists could unite to help Southern California rebuild and recover. The big announcement: Walter and two of his associated charities — his family foundation and the Dodgers’ foundation — would contribute up to $100 million as “an initial commitment” to LA Rises. LA Rises has delivered $20 million to date, including $7.8 million from Walter’s family foundation, according to Newsom’s office. We are still very involved with this, both with LA Rises and other entities.”Kasten did not rule out Walter shifting some or all of his remaining funding commitment to an organization outside LA Rises.

Mule deer were brought to Santa Catalina Island in the 1930s for game hunting. Per the plan conceived by the Catalina Island Conservancy, professional hunters will shoot the island’s non-native mule deer on the ground over four to five years. A mule deer doe licks its fawn at a feral cat feeding station behind the Descanso Beach Club in Catalina Island’s Avalon in 2023. “So this is really important to us.”AdvertisementA Catalina Island fox stares at a mule deer fawn. “The thing that we have to do before any of this is feasible at scale is to remove the mule deer,” she said.

Tuesday’s result stretched the Scarlet Knights’ winless streak to six. Since switching from the American Athletic Conference to the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Scarlet Knights’ highest finish is fourth in 2020-21. “Rutgers has a lot of young kids,” said Cronin, who improved to 1-1 against the Scarlet Knights as UCLA coach after posting an 8-1 record against them in his 13 seasons at Cincinnati. Asked how UCLA was able to hold Rutgers to 26 points in the second half, Bilodeau credited the team’s defense. NBA lottery picks Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey, the Scarlet Knights beat UCLA 75-68 last year in New Jersey.

James Harden’s tenure with the Clippers came to an end Tuesday when the team traded him to Cleveland for Darius Garland. James Harden is headed to the Cleveland Cavaliers, with the Clippers agreeing to send the 11-time All-Star back to the Eastern Conference during his highest-scoring season in six years, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Tuesday night. That approval could come by Wednesday, when the Cavaliers and Clippers face off at Intuit Dome. AdvertisementHarden is averaging 25.4 points this season, his most since averaging 34.3 points in 2019-20. AdvertisementFor the Cavaliers, it seems to be a move for right now — pairing the 36-year-old Harden with another star guard in Donovan Mitchell.

The practice field for GALS, an all-girls public school in Los Angeles. Wednesday is National Girls & Women in Sports Day, so why not salute Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles, the only public, all-girls middle school in California. “So many girls are excluded from organized sports due to cost, transportation, and small necessities,” said GALS LA executive director Vanessa Garza in a news statement. “We believe every girl deserves the opportunity to build teamwork, leadership, and belonging through sports.”AdvertisementInterested girls in grades six to eight can sign up for the GALS LA RISE soccer program here. GALS LA RISE competes in two leagues — FIYA and Lab Five Pacoima.

Authorities in Los Angeles on Tuesday touted the results of a statewide crackdown on human trafficking, announcing the arrests of more than 600 suspects and saying more than 170 victims were rescued as part of the operation. “This is a multibillion-dollar industry,” said Los Angeles County Dist. In addition, 14 children were rescued from sex trafficking. “We have traffickers that are putting barely teenage girls out there on the streets of Los Angeles to be victimized,” he said. Hochman also criticized current state sex trafficking laws, which don’t consider incidents involving adults as serious, violent felonies, he said.

The newspaper’s books department will be closed, the Associated Press reported, and its Washington-area news department and editing staff will be restructured. The Washington Post Guild, the union for staff members, said roughly 400 people have lost their jobs in the last three years. Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein famously broke the Watergate scandal in the 1970s, contributing to President Nixon’s resignation. The Washington Post Guild had appealed to the public to send a message to Bezos: “Enough is enough. Without the staff of The Washington Post, there is no Washington Post.”

Which is to say: The Washington Post feels like a part of my family’s DNA, imprinted on our earliest memories, memorialized among clippings of our hair and other, more traditional, recollections (first diaper blowout, first word). The Post journalists I know have shown a genuine willingness—even an eagerness—to evolve, a spirit of creativity and innovation at a time of transformation in the media. George Packer: The Washington Post is dying a death of despairNearly all media outlets are struggling to reinvent themselves. “There’s sort of an Avis mentality at the Post: ‘We try harder,’” Mike Semel, a longtime Post editor who now works at The Athletic, told me. Andrew Golden, who covers the Washington Nationals for the paper, met and fell in love with his now-wife at the Post.

As a child, Korey spent almost as much time at the Broomstones Curling Club in tiny Wayland, Mass., as he did at home. Those games, in Pyeongchang, South Korea, also marked the only time the U.S. has climbed to the top of the podium in Olympic curling. Skip Tabitha Peterson, 36, has competed in eight world championships and two previous Winter Olympics, though she has never won a major international competition. U.S. skip Tabitha Peterson competes against Canada at the World Women’s Curling Championship in Uijeongbu, South Korea, on March 18. The U.S. has never medaled in women’s curling at the Winter Games, finishing fourth in 2002 and 2006.