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ARCADIA, Calif. - On the morning of March 29, Santa Anita Park was reopening for racing for the first time in three weeks after the mystifying deaths of nearly two dozen horses. Satellite trucks, national news reporters and animal rights activists converged for what had become a macabre death watch. But California regulators were watching a live…

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants met in the postseason last year for the first time in their storied history as the long-time rivals squared off in the National League Division Series. A native of San Francisco, California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared that he was cheering for the Giants, while U.S. Senator Alex Padilla - an L.A. native…

California voters have rejected ballot initiatives that would have allowed sports gambling in the Golden State, changed rules for staffing at kidney dialysis centers and taxed the wealthy to support climate change programs. But they approved propositions that increased funding for arts in public schools, enshrined abortion rights in the state…

The ballot proposition to legalize sports betting in California was rejected by Californian voters on Tuesday. The measure, supported by the most expensive campaign in U.S. history, had insufficient support as voters expressed concerns about the gambling impact on the community. Voters rejected sports betting propositions: In the most populous…

A sports bar with multiple screens showing live results from a variety of sports games. (Shannon Finney/Getty Images) Competing measures to allow sports gambling in California were losing by huge margins on Tuesday night, following the most expensive ballot initiative campaign in U.S. history. Proposition 26, backed by dozens of California's Native…

California sports betting is dead in the water after Proposition 26 and Proposition 27 failed to garner the necessary public support during Tuesday's elections. major blow to California's gambling industry Votes are still being counted in California, but the Associated Press has already called the race. The failure of both propositions is a major…

If passed by voters on November 8, 2022, Proposition 27 will allow for licensed tribes and gaming companies to offer mobile and online sports betting in California. Currently, racehorse betting is the only form of sports betting permitted in California. Proposition 27 would allow anyone over the age of 21 anywhere in the state to be able to wager…

They say money can't buy you happiness - and that was likely true Tuesday for the proponents of two dueling initiatives on California's Nov. 8 ballot to legalize sports betting. After all the money raised by the four campaigns on both sides of Propositions 26 and 27 - nearly $441 million so far, nearly double the previous record of $226 million set…

A new Los Angeles Times /UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll further crushed the spirit of anyone hoping to be able to place a sports bet in California in the near future. According to the poll results released on Tuesday, the tribal-backed retail-only Proposition 26 has the support of 31% of voters while the commercial-backed,…

The Los Angeles Dodgers tied a franchise record with 106 wins last season, but had their streak of consecutive National League West titles snapped at eight by the San Francisco Giants, who won 107 games. After surviving a win-or-go-home Wild Card Game against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Dodgers met their longtime rival in the NL Division Series.…