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Driving Los Angeles at Night 8K Dolby Vision HDR – Long Beach to Downtown Los Angeles
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Exploring a Weird Island Off San Diego
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A look at renowned architect Frank Gehry’s designs in Southern California
Jay L. Clendenin Regarded as the preeminent architect of his era, Frank Gehry significantly influenced the skyline of Los Angeles. On Friday, his family revealed that the illustrious architect passed away at his Santa Monica residence at the age of 96. Architectural journalist Sam Lubell discusses some of his most celebrated works. “In terms of his character and as an architect, he was fearless,” Lubell remarked. “He rejected substantial contracts that he believed wouldn’t succeed. He consistently pursued his artistic vision and intuition, which led to transformative changes in LA and architecture.” Walt Disney Concert Hall Frederic J. BROWN /AFP via Getty Images As one of his signature creations, the Walt Disney Concert Hall located at 111 S Grand Ave in downtown LA solidified Gehry’s reputation as an artist and architect. “This structure exemplifies how he truly revolutionized construction,” Lubell expressed. “He altered architecture by realizing concepts that were previously unimagined.” The Gehry Residence CBS LA Located in Santa Monica at 1002 22nd St, Gehry chose to design a home that broke away from conventional styles. “It essentially represents a rebellion against the standard house,” Lubell noted. “He transformed a colonial pink residence into an artistic experiment.” Binoculars Building CBS LA Gehry created one of his most distinctive designs with the Binoculars Building at 340 Main St in Google’s Venice campus. “The structure highlights Gehry’s collaborative approach with artists,” Lubell commented. “In this case, he teamed up with a Dutch artist to design those binoculars, which have become iconic in Venice.” Norton Residence CBS LA Remaining in Venice at 2509 Ocean Front Walk, Gehry collaborated with writer Lynn Norton to design a home reflecting the beach community’s essence. “This design caters to writer Lynn Norton, allowing him to create without distractions while enjoying scenic views,” Lubell described. “Gehry envisioned a tower reminiscent of a lifeguard station, with the rest of the house paying tribute to Venice.” Team Disney Anaheim CBS LA Outside of Los Angeles, Gehry collaborated with Disney to design the Team Disney Anaheim building at 700 W Ball Road. “It embodies Gehry’s signature playfulness, which I believe fits perfectly,” Lubell stated. “The iridescent stainless steel panels facing the freeway shift colors as you pass by, exemplifying Gehry’s inclination to incorporate art and, in this instance, animation, into his structures.” Frances Howard Goldwyn Hollywood Regional Library CBS LA Situated between two of LA’s most notable streets, the Frances Howard Goldwyn Hollywood Regional Library at 1623 Ivar Ave is one of Gehry’s earlier works. “This project represents one of his initial efforts,” Lubell noted. “It’s designed like a castle in Hollywood, complete with fortress-like walls and a dramatic sunken entrance.” Source link
Jim Ogle – San Diego Union-Tribune
Jim Ogle OBITUARY James Albert Ogle, Jr. (Jim) passed away peacefully on November 15, 2025, with his wife, Sue Ogle, by his side. He was 89. Born in 1936 in San Diego to James Albert Ogle, Sr. (Al) and May Day Ogle, Jim grew up in Point Loma and graduated from Point Loma High School in 1954. He was the first in his family to graduate from college, attending the University of California, Berkeley on a Naval ROTC scholarship. After graduating in 1958, he served in the Navy for two years. In 1960, Jim joined Lloyd Pest Control, the business that his father, Al, had acquired in 1936 for $125. In 1975, he took over the business from his father and retired in 2000. Over the next 25 years, Jim expanded the company and successfully transitioned it to his son, Jamie, making Lloyd Pest Control a third-generation family-owned enterprise, which continues to thrive today. In 1964, Jim enjoyed playing beach volleyball on Shelter Island. During one of these games, he met Wally Springstead, whose daughter, Sue, came to watch and became intrigued by Jim. Wally, impressed by Jim’s competitive spirit and integrity, was happy to have him date his eldest daughter. After just two months of courtship, they became engaged. On February 1, 1965, Sue and Jim were married, celebrating with a reception at the San Diego Yacht Club—a place they cherished together for 60 years. Throughout their life, Sue and Jim participated in sailing, fishing, skiing, tennis, golf, and traveling. They bought a home in Point Loma, where they lovingly maintained their residence for nearly 50 years. Those who knew Jim recognized him as a loving, kind, honest, and hard-working individual who sincerely cared for his friends and family, always going the extra mile to show his support. He had a fondness for cookies, milkshakes, and french fries (not to mention anyone else’s fries at the same table!), relishing moments spent with loved ones on ski slopes, fishing trips, tennis courts, or golf courses. Jim continued skiing with family until he was 82, fished with his grandson at 84, and played golf with Sue past his 87th birthday. Above all, Jim cherished the time spent with his family. Jim is survived by his dear wife, Sue, their children, Jamie (Amy) and Bob (Chaela), and four grandchildren—Sarah (Tyler), Charlie, Mia, and Wyatt. He is also survived by his sister Marion Augustine and his nieces and nephews Greg Augustine (Mary), Doug Augustine (Kimiko), and Lori Hughes (Shaun). Jim’s family expresses their heartfelt gratitude to the healthcare institutions that supported him during his final years, including Cheer Home Health Care, Apreva Hospice, and Monarch Cottage. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jim’s memory can be made by sending checks to the Ryan Family YMCA at 4390 Valeta St, San Diego, CA 92107, or to the Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church at 2128 Chatsworth Blvd, San Diego, CA 92107. A Memorial Service will take place on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at The Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church, located at 2128 Chatsworth Blvd, San Diego, CA 92107. A reception will follow at the San Diego Yacht Club, where Jim and Sue began their journey together 60 years ago. Source link
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Bold Week Continues As Men’s Basketball Hosts UC San Diego
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Big West play continues Saturday for Long Beach State at home at the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid, as the Beach hosts defending Big West champions UC San Diego at 6 p.m. Long Beach State is coming off of an overtime loss on the road at UC Santa Barbara, while UC San Diego had a bye Thursday in Week 0 and is 7-1 overall. Game:…………………….. Long Beach State vs. UC San Diego Date:…………………………………. Saturday, December 6, 2025 Time:…………………………………………………………………. 6 p.m. Location:………………………………………….. Long Beach, Calif. Arena:………….. LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid (4,200) TV:…………………………………………………………………… ESPN+ TV Talent:……………………… Jason Schwartz, Devin Hudson Webcast:………………………………………………………….. ESPN+ Radio:……………………………………………………. 22 West Radio Live Stats:………………….. beachlivestats.statbroadcast.com RIGHT AWAY • Gavin Sykes scored 24 points all in the second half, including a 3-pointer to send the game to overtime, but the Gauchos held on in Santa Barbara in the extra period behind 26 points from Aidan Mahaney. • Long Beach State is coming off of a strong performance at home at the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid, holding San Diego to just four points over the final nine minutes to rally for a 76-72 win over the Toreros. • In that game, freshman Gavin Sykes led the way with 30 points, becoming the first freshman since program legend Lucious Harris in 1990 to score 30 as a freshman, part of a strong start to the season for Sykes. Sykes has now scored 20 points or more on four occasions, including two straight against USD and UC Santa Barbara and is leading Long Beach State in scoring at 15.8 points per game. • Syracuse transfer Petar Majstorovic has been an early key for Long Beach State. The sophomore leads Long Beach State and rebounding and is averaging double figure scoring at 12.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. Majstorovic played a key rotation role as a true freshman for the Orangemen last season, and had a strong debut recording his first career double-double in his first game at Long Beach State with 13 points and 10 rebounds at San Diego State. • Long Beach State for the second straight season faced a massive rebuild, bringing back just one player while adding 13. The team has a higher percentage of returning points, minutes and rebounds than last season despite having two fewer returners, as starting forward Derrick Michael Xzavierro renewed his commitment to the team as a 24-25 starter. NEWS AND NOTES • At the Battle at the Beach, LBSU had their best offensive performance of the season in a dominating win over Nobel 87-54. The Beach out-rebounded the Knights 46-27 and forced 21 turnovers and had seven players with 8 points or more in a balanced effort that saw no player on the court for more than 22 minutes. The Beach then fell in a tight game against Montana State, 78-72 as Gavin Sykes finished with 24 points. • Long Beach State hosted Illinois State in the team’s home opener, and came up just short against the Redbirds in an 82-80 loss. Petar Majstorovic had 19 points and 7 rebounds while Shaquil Bender scored 18 off of the bench for the Beach. • The Beach led for over 25 minutes of their last road game at Pacific and held the Tigers to 42.3 percent shooting, but Pacific rallied for a 69-66 win in Stockton. True freshman Gavin Sykes had his breakout game against Pacific, scoring 20 points and adding seven rebounds against the Tigers. • Acker returns for his second season at Long Beach State. The Beach, led by Honorable Mention All-Big West selection Devin Askew, had a strong December that saw the Beach grab road wins over San Diego and Pepperdine as well as Big West victories against Cal State Fullerton and Hawai’i, but ultimately ended the season 7-25 overall. • Long Beach State’s staff remains intact from Acker’s first year, with John Montgomery, Anthony Santos and Philip Scott as the assistant coaches supported by director of basketball operations Ali Tavakol and Jacob Eyman, the director of player relations. • In addition to the opener against San Diego State, Long Beach State will play another marquee opponent, traveling to Iowa State to face the Cyclones for the first time in program history. Outside of that game and league play to Hawai’i, Long Beach State will remain in California, playing 16 home games and hosting a neutral contest as part of the Battle at the Beach in November, hosting Nobel and Montana State. PLAYER NOTES • Petar Majstorovic has been a key starter for Long Beach State in the front court this season. Opening the year with a double-double at San Diego State, Majstorovic has led Long Beach State in rebounding in five games this season and is averaging 12.6 points per game after transferring from Syracuse. Majstorovic set a new career-high with 23 points at Portland, and had a career-high in rebounding with 10 in his double-double against the Aztecs. • Born in Serbia, Majstorovic spent the majority of his life in France, and has played a mentorship role for another Frenchman in Leopold Levillain, a true freshman joining the Beach out of Montpellier. Levillain last played for the semipro club Cholet Basket, and averaged 9.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game for the club’s U21 team as a relatively new convert to basketball after originally playing rugby in France. Levillain had his first start against Fresno State, and set career highs in scoring in back-to-back games including 10 points against Nobel. • True freshman Gavin Sykes had a breakthrough game against Pacific, scoring 20 points to lead Long Beach State, and after scoring 30 points against San Diego is leading Long Beach State in scoring at 15.8 points per game. Sykes is also second on the team in rebounding at 3.9 boards per game. As a senior in high school, Sykes averaged over 20 points per game with Modesto Christian HS, and was one of the top guard recruits in the state of California. • The other member of Long Beach State’s freshman signing class, Dallas Washington was a top-rated recruit and has contributed early with the Beach, averaging 3.1 points and 1.5 rebounds per game as another key player in the Beach rotation. Washington was a four-star recruit, rated in the Top 100 nationally by ESPN. • The top incoming scorer for Long Beach State is graduate transfer Shaquil Bender. Bender played two seasons of junior college basketball before joining Manhattan, where he starred for two seasons with the Jaspers. Bender averaged 11.2 points per game and made 63 assists while helping Manhattan with a 10-game turnaround after leading the team in scoring as a junior in 2023-24.Bender is now third on the team in scoring at 10.9 points per game, including a season-high 19 on the road at UC Santa Barbara. • Long Beach State added a pair of brothers in Isaiah and Immanuel Lewis, who will be playing on the same team for the first time since their days at Taft HS in Southern California. Isaiah joins the Beach from Division I Little Rock, where he averaged 9.4 points per game and made 99 assists, while Immanuel averaged 6.2 points per game with Nobel, and made his first appearance of the year against the Knights, scoring four points. • Isaiah Lewis has been a key figure for the Beach in the early part of the season, third on the team in minutes played while starting every game this season at point guard. Lewis is averaging 5.6 points per game while leading the team with 27 assists and 16 steals during the year. • The first Division I scholarship player from Indonesia, Derrick Michael Xzavierro is Long Beach State’s lone returner, a junior with two years of eligibility remaining. He suffered a significant injury with a collapsed lung just before his first season, costing him his 2022-23 campaign and affecting his first competitive season with GCU, but “DMX” had a strong debut season for the Beach, leading LBSU in rebounding and blocked shots while starting 21 games with four double-doubles, ranking in the Top 5 in the Big West in rebounding last season. • Another Division I transfer in Cole Farrell joined Long Beach State from Portland State. Farrell spent two seasons with the Vikings, and averaged 6.5 points per game while shooting 37.7% from three last year. Farrell has started each game so far for Long Beach State, and is now averaging 5.9 points per game. • Shay Johnson Jr. is very familiar with Acker, having spent three seasons with him as an assistant coach at San Diego State. The 6-10 senior will join the program after having primarily played as a backup with the Aztecs during a number of successful seasons. Johnson is averaging 15.3 minutes per game so far with the Beach and has twice had two blocks in a game, most recently against San Diego. • Rob Diaz III is another transfer, but one coming from Division II after two strong seasons at Cal Poly Humboldt. Diaz was the CCAA Freshman of the Year in 2023-24 after averaging 12.5 points per game, and then earned First Team All-CCAA honors after leading the Lumberjacks in scoring, averaging 16.0 points per game and shooting 36.5 percent from behind the arc. Diaz is averaging 5.0 points per game and has added 24 assists on the year. • Long Beach State also added one junior college transfer in 6-4 guard Christian Jones. Jones spent last season at Angelina College in Texas, where he averaged 10.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game while shooting 45.6 percent from three, going 28-7 overall and reaching the NJCAA national quarterfinals while leading the team in scoring. Jones is averaging 4.4 points and 1.6 rebounds for the Beach this season. • Pulling from within the conference, Long Beach State also added forward JJ Chaikovsky, who redshirted last season at CSUN after playing nine games as a true freshman with NJIT in 2023-24. Chaikovsky made his first appearance for the Beach at Pacific, with a solid stretch in the front court against the Tigers. Source link
Cultural Mosaic: Celebrating Diversity in Southern California Communities
Embracing Unique Identities Southern California stands as a vibrant tapestry woven from a multitude of cultures and traditions. This region is home to a rich blend of people, each contributing their unique customs, languages, and histories. From bustling urban centers to serene suburban neighborhoods, the diversity present in communities across Southern California reflects the global influences that enrich the local landscape. A Melting Pot of Cultures The communities in Southern California embody the essence of a cultural mosaic—a concept that celebrates the coexistence of various groups while respecting their distinctiveness. In neighborhoods such as Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, vibrant festivals showcase Japanese heritage, while in neighborhoods like La Villita, the rhythm of mariachi music fills the streets during annual celebrations, demonstrating the deep-rooted Hispanic influences that permeate the area. Food: A Culinary Journey One of the most delicious ways to experience this diversity is through the region’s culinary offerings. Southern California’s food scene is a delightful mix of flavors, featuring everything from authentic tacos and sushi to fusion cuisines that reflect the area’s unique heritage. Food festivals throughout the year provide opportunities for residents and visitors to taste dishes that tell the stories of immigrant families who have made this area their home. Art and Expression Art thrives in Southern California, reflecting the narratives of its people. Murals adorned with vibrant colors can be found throughout neighborhoods, each telling its own story of cultural pride and resilience. Galleries and performance spaces frequently host events that highlight artistic expressions from diverse backgrounds, showcasing everything from traditional dances to contemporary visual arts. Building Stronger Communities The celebration of diversity fosters a sense of belonging among residents. Through community events, residents come together to share their traditions and learn from one another. Initiatives aimed at promoting cultural awareness encourage dialogue and understanding, helping to break down barriers and build inclusive spaces where everyone feels valued. Future Directions As Southern California continues to evolve, the appreciation for its cultural diversity is paramount. Education plays a key role in fostering inclusiveness, with schools emphasizing the importance of multicultural understanding and collaboration. Embracing diversity not only enriches individual lives but strengthens the very fabric of the community. In Conclusion Southern California stands as a living testament to the beauty of diversity. By celebrating the myriad cultures that reside within its borders, communities can build a brighter future defined by mutual respect and unity. The cultural mosaic of this region exemplifies that together, the colors of different cultures create a beautiful and harmonious picture.