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Ventura County authorities seized a cache of weapons, including a flamethrower and multiple assault rifles, from a Camarillo home as part of a drug investigation late last week, authorities said. Camarillo police arrested Christopher Oleksik on multiple drug and weapons charges Thursday after a raid of his Glenbrook Road home turned up 20,000 rounds of […]

SACRAMENTO —  The winner of the Democratic presidential primary in California will likely be decided in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. Maybe throw in Nevada as a California decider too. That’s how human nature behaves, and therefore so does American politics. Those other states will vote first, starting with pampered pipsqueaks Iowa and New Hampshire. […]

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Monday, Dec. 9, and here’s a quick look at the week ahead: Newsletter Get our Essential California newsletter Monday will see the nominees for the 77th Golden Globe Awards revealed bright and early, with the annual predawn announcement ceremony beginning at 5 a.m. Pacific time. […]

Earthquakes: 3.2 quake near Soledad, Calif.

December 9, 2019 | News | No Comments

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Monday at 4:46 a.m. 12 miles from Soledad, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Central California earthquake occurred 13 miles from Hollister, 17 miles from Salinas, , 20 miles from Prunedale, and 21 miles from Greenfield. In the last 10 days, there have been no earthquakes of […]

In the run-up to this morning’s Golden Globes nominations, it hasn’t been exactly clear which way the Oscar-season winds are blowing for “Joker.” On the one hand, director Todd Phillips’ grim, gritty take on the origin story of the iconic supervillain won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival in September and has proved […]

The complete list of 2020 Golden Globes nominees

December 9, 2019 | News | No Comments

The nominations for the 2020 Golden Globes have been unveiled today in Los Angeles, with Netflix’s “Marriage Story” leading the movie categories with six nominations, and TV projects “Chernobyl,” “The Crown” and “Unbelievable” tying with four nominations each. Tim Allen, Dakota Fanning and Susan Kelechi Watson announced the nominees. The 77th Golden Globe Awards will […]

This year’s Golden Globes director nominations prove the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. still has trouble recognizing the talents of women behind the camera. Throughout its 75-year history, women have been nominated for best director at the Globes only seven times. Click Here: USA Rugby Shop In 2017, presenter Natalie Portman called attention to the ceremony’s […]

Ten ways games impacted pop culture in 2019

December 9, 2019 | News | No Comments

There were some constants in gaming in 2019. “Fortnite” remained a massive force, both in the digital sphere and physical space. “Pokémon” returned, which meant plenty of mystical creatures needed to be caught once more. There were, of course, a number of games with firearms, and once again more Nazis that needed to be offed. […]

This year’s fairly wide-open awards season came into sharper focus with Monday’s Golden Globe nominations, which boosted several early Oscar front-runners, including “Marriage Story,” “The Irishman” and “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” and also gave a leg up to other potential contenders like “Joker,” “The Two Popes” and “1917.” In the run-up to […]