California
San Francisco supervisors to vote on ‘CAREN Act’ to discourage racially biased 911 calls
San Francisco supervisors are to vote on a proposal to discourage 911 calls that they say expose people of color to dangerous run-ins with police.
Movies
Review: A superb acting showcase, psychological thriller ‘Kindred’ fails to frighten
Strong acting from Tamara Lawrance, Fiona Shaw and Jack Lowden highlight “Kindred,” an otherwise derivative psychological thriller.
Nayeri gets life without parole in kidnap-mutilation case. Victim decries ‘sick act’
Hossein Nayeri was sentenced to life without parole for his role in the 2012 kidnapping and mutilation of a medical marijuana dealer. “What kind of human being does such a thing?” the victim says.
Television
Arthur | Arthur on Racism: Talk, Listen, and Act | PBS KIDS
Sports
NASCAR’s Zane Smith knows he’s ‘the baby in the field.’ He doesn’t care
Zane Smith, 21, will attempt to become the second rookie to win the Gander RV & Outdoors truck series points championship Friday at Phoenix Raceway.
Testing company ACT flagged students’ disabilities to colleges. Now it must pay $16 million
A federal lawsuit alleged that ACT discriminated against students with disabilities by flagging their scores and disability to colleges, and by excluding them from a program that allowed colleges to recruit for admissions and scholarships.
Democracy and the movies: simple acts of solidarity under threat
As the election looms, the movies remind us that democracy thrives on an experience of public togetherness.
Violent hate crimes in L.A. hit highest level in more than a decade; white supremacist acts jump 38%
Attacks on the transgender community surged 64% in 2019, with overall hate crimes in the region continuing an upward trend
Chargers
Justin Herbert doesn’t care much for his stats after another Chargers loss
Justin Herbert put in another encouraging performance for the Chargers on Sunday against the Broncos, but the team still lost.
Review: The repressed return with a vengeance in the well-acted refugee thriller ‘His House’
Remi Weekes’ feature debut, streaming on Netflix, is a crafty if derivative mix of migrant drama and haunted-house freakout.