Tyler Glasnow is latest Dodgers starting pitcher to go on IL

• July 9, 2024

PHILADELPHIA — At this point, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts might have PTSD when it comes to starting pitcher injuries.

The Dodgers couldn’t make it to the All-Star break without subtracting another arm from their rotation. All-Star right-hander Tyler Glasnow was placed on the injured list on Tuesday with lower back tightness.

The issue cropped up when Glasnow was playing catch on Sunday, according to Roberts, and he did not make the trip to Philadelphia. It was not considered serious enough to require an MRI or other imaging.

Glasnow joins Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Walker Buehler and Clayton Kershaw on the IL (along with an assortment of relievers). The Dodgers’ starting rotation now consists of three rookies (Gavin Stone, Landon Knack and Justin Wrobelski), a near-rookie (Bobby Miller) and one veteran James Paxton.

“Interestingly enough, I’m unfazed by it,” Roberts said when asked if this felt familiar after last year’s rotation dissolved in the second half. “You just kind of pick up the pieces, or whatever pieces you have, and you readjust and move forward.

“It’s certainly not ideal. But my job is to keep this thing moving forward.”

Glasnow, 30, is 8-5 with a 3.47 ERA in his first season with the Dodgers. He was acquired in a December trade with Tampa Bay and received a $136.5 million, five-year contract extension as part of the deal that brought the former Hart High standout back home. He leads MLB with 143 strikeouts, the most for a Dodger before the All-Star Game since Clayton Kershaw had 159 in 2017. Glasnow’s 11.81 strikeout per nine innings is the second-best in baseball.

That Glasnow would end up on the IL at some point this season was a given. With 109 innings thrown already, he is just 11 short of his career-high and the Dodgers were certain to slow him down at some point with an eye toward October.

“It sort of lined up with the All-Star break. We obviously had been thinking about that, with no real idea when it might or might not happen,” Roberts acknowledged. “But with the back flare up, we just felt this is as good of a time as any.”

Roberts said the decision was not performance-related, but Glasnow gave up five runs in each of his last two starts and three of his last five before going on the IL.

“Looking at his stuff, there’s still 97s, 98s. When he clips a slider right, the slider is still really good. The curveball characteristics (are) still good. The velocity on the curveball. Arm speed, the body, all that stuff, it’s still holding,” Roberts said. “But the execution at times hasn’t been good.”

With Glasnow out, Wrobelski was not optioned back to Triple-A after his major-league debut Sunday as expected. Knack will start Thursday in Philadelphia. Wrobelski could start on four days of rest on Friday or the Dodgers could go with a bullpen game and push the rotation back a day.

“We haven’t completely decided that yet,” Roberts said.

Glasnow will be eligible to return on July 21.

Right-hander Michael Petersen was recalled Tuesday to take Glasnow’s spot on the roster.

KERSHAW REHAB

Left-hander Clayton Kershaw is scheduled to resume his minor-league injury rehabilitaiton assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday. Kershaw is expected to pitch three innings.

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Kershaw started a rehab assignment with Class-A Rancho Cucamonga on June 19 and threw 37 pitches in three innings. But he experienced soreness in his surgically-repaired shoulder following the start and required pain-killing injections before resuming his throwing program and facing hitters in a simulated-game setting last week.

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Reds right-hander Hunter Greene was named to replace Glasnow on the National League All-Star team. …

After striking out two batters, right-hander Kyle Hurt left OKC’s game with a sore elbow on Thursday. Hurt will be shut down from throwing for a couple of weeks and then re-evaluated.

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Dodgers (RHP Gavin Stone, 9-2, 3.03 ERA) at Phillies (LHP Christopher Sanchez, 6-4, 2.96 ERA), Wednesday, 4:05 p.m., ESPN, 570 AM

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President Biden’s recent struggles should be a wake-up call for Democrats, says Rep. Lou Correa

• July 9, 2024

While Democrats are wrestling with whether to support — publicly or even privately — President Joe Biden in his re-election quest, Rep. Lou Correa said, in no uncertain terms, that he’s sticking with Biden.

“I’m with Biden,” Correa said during a phone interview Tuesday afternoon.

Unwaveringly positive, Correa also argued that all the tension surrounding Biden’s re-election bid will actually net positive for Democrats and Biden by the time the dust settles on the November election.

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Congressional Democrats privately huddled early Tuesday where much of the discussion centered on whether Biden could or should continue running for a second term following his disastrous debate performance last month. Since that televised debate, where Biden, 81, stumbled verbally and appeared at times to lose his train of thought, the president has faced mounting questions about his health and mental competency.

The meeting of House Democrats away from the Capitol on Tuesday has been described as a “venting session,” where the conversation was “dour” and “sad.”

Correa, who represents California’s 46th congressional district in Orange County, said many lawmakers spoke both in support of the president as well as against him. And while he didn’t speak during the meeting, Correa said he’s sticking by Biden’s side while also acknowledging he’s struggled a bit recently.

To put it in football terms, Biden “did have a bad first quarter. He got sacked in his own end zone,” said Correa. “But I want to see what the quarterback does after getting sacked. And he’s starting to move the ball, starting to drive and pick up steam again. That’s what I expected from Joe Biden.”

But it’s good that Democrats are hammering out this drama now, Correa said, rather than right before Election Day.

“It really has shocked Democrats into knowing that now we have a real race,” he said. “I think this is good. You don’t want to wake up on Nov. 1 and say, ‘Oh my God, this thing is a real race.’ You want to wake up in early July … because it gives you time to work hard, and Democrats have never been afraid to work hard.”

“This is a wake-up call,” said Correa. “We are going to have to work really hard to keep the presidency.”

Not every Democrat shares Correa’s optimism, however.

Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a military veteran who represents a district in New Jersey, became on Tuesday the seventh House Democrat to ask Biden publicly to abandon his re-election plans.

“I realize this is hard, but we have done hard things in pursuit of democracy since the founding of this nation. It is time to do so again,” she said in a lengthy statement that also praised Biden for his public service over the years.

So far, none of Orange County’s House Democrats has called on Biden to set aside his campaign — but others haven’t aligned themselves in Biden’s corner quite as much as Correa has.

“I have great respect and admiration for President Biden and all that we’ve accomplished together,” said Rep. Mike Levin, D-San Juan Capistrano. “I will give President Biden and his closest advisors some time to assess the best path forward and will respect the decision they make. My focus will remain on delivering results for my district, as it has always been, despite the political noise.”

A spokesperson for Levin said the congressman stood by that statement following Tuesday’s meeting.

Rep. Katie Porter, D-Irvine, slammed former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, calling him a “pathological liar” in a statement last week. Biden, she said, “is the most accomplished president of the last 50 years, taking action on prescription drug prices, manufacturing jobs, antitrust, climate and consumer protection.”

“If President Biden removes himself from consideration, we should have a democratic process to select a new nominee,” said Porter, who will depart Congress at the end of her term this year. “Democrats have a deep, talented bench, and an open process would help us energize the electorate and build momentum to beat Donald Trump.”

Biden plans to head to Orange County for a fundraiser later this month in Laguna Beach. It’s unclear which, if any, of Orange County’s House Democrats will attend the event on July 26; it’s more than two weeks away and schedules have not been set.

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These Southern California breweries won at the 2024 U.S. Open Beer Championship

• July 9, 2024

Breweries in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties won gold in the U.S. Open Beer Championship on Monday in Oxford, Ohio.

The festival calls itself one of the largest in the nation, and Forbes magazine described it as one of the most prestigious brewery festivals in the world.

Burgeon Beer Company of Carlsbad made it to No. 10 on the list of winners with three gold medals.

Repeat winners included 1886 Brewing Company in Old Towne Orange, which received two gold medals and one silver, up from last year’s single bronze medal. Angel City Brewery in the Los Angeles Arts District, one gold, silver and bronze this year after picking up silver and bronze in 2022.

More than 9,000 brews were judged in 170 categories in this year’s competition.

There are the 2024 Southern California medal winners, listed by brewery, city, name of brew and category.

Los Angeles County

Angel City Brewery, Los Angeles: Gold medal for Apple Pomace Puncheon, Barrel-aged Brett/Wild; silver medal, Trois Années Cuvée, Belgian Fruit & Gueuze Lambic; bronze medal, Eastside Export, Dortmunder/Euro-style Export. angelcitybrewery.com

Orange County

1886 Brewing Co., Orange: Gold medal for Rare Conundrum, Imperial Red Ale; gold medal, Choir of Angels, Belgian Strong Dark Ale; silver medal, Record Brown, Brown Porter. 1886brewingco.com

Riverside County

Evans Brewing Co., Corona: Bronze medal for Quadrupel Donker, Belgian Quadrupel. evansbrewingco.com

San Diego County

Athletic Brewing Company, San Diego: Gold for Free Wave, Hazy IPA, Non-Alcoholic — NE IPA; silver medal, All Out Extra Dark, Non-Alcoholic Stout/Porter; silver medal, Atlética, Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage; bronze medal, Run Wild IPA, Non-Alcoholic IPA. athleticbrewing.com

Burgeon Beer Company, Carlsbad: Gold medal for Keepin’ it Real, International Style Pale Ale; gold medal, Carlsbard Crush, Australian Style Pale Ale; gold medal, Family Name, Collaboration Beer – IPL. burgeonbeer.com

Hodad’s Brewing Company, San Diego: Silver medal for Surf Punk, International Style Pilsner. instagram.com/hodadsbrewing

Ketch Brewing: Gold medal for Celestial Navigation, Brut IPA; silver meda, Kamakura, International Style Pilsner. ketchbrewing.com

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Kilowatt Brewing, San Diego: Gold for Brew for Ukraine, British/Russian Imperial Stout; silver medal for S3-2x Peach Cobbler, Experimental Beer; bronze medal, Maple Smoked Maibock, Specialty Beer/Anything Goes. kilowatt.beer

Lucas Orr, home brewer, San Diego: Gold medal for Kilt Dropper, Strong Scottish Ale. homebrewersassociation.org

Modern Times Beer, Point Loma: Gold medal for Chaos Grid: The Penultimate Course and bronze medal for Mt. Ultra: Coconut, Extreme Pastry Stout. moderntimesbeer.com

Stone Brewing, Escondido: Gold medal for Stone Down the Rabbit Hole Golden Stout, Specialty Beer/Anything Goes; silver medal, Delicious Citrus IPA, Near Gluten Free/Gluten Reduced Beer. stonebrewing.com

Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens — Liberty Station, San Diego: Gold medal for Lifeblurred, Strong/Imperial Brown Ale; silver medal, SMaSH Loop w/HBC 1019, Single Hopped IPA;silver medal, Pucks & Pints 6, Specialty Honey Beer. stonebrewing.com

TapRoom Beer Company, San Diego: Gold medal for Digital Chicken, International Style Pilsner; silver medal, PB Haze, Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale; bronze for Awe Yeh, Imperial Pastry Stout. taproombeerco.com

Complete list of winners: usopenbeer.com/2024medalwinners

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Euro 2024 semifinal: What you need to know for England vs. Netherlands

• July 9, 2024

By STEVE DOUGLAS and JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writers

DORTMUND, Germany — England can reach back-to-back European Championship finals when it meets the Netherlands in Dortmund in the second semifinal. The winner plays Spain in Sunday’s final. Kickoff is at noon PT. Here’s what to know about the match.

Match facts

• Both teams conceded the opening goal in their quarterfinals before coming back to win, with England beating Switzerland in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw and the Netherlands winning, 2-1, against Turkey.

• After a win on penalties in his 100th game in charge of England, Coach Gareth Southgate defending his often-cautious tactics as the kind of “streetwise” style successful teams use. The backlash from England fans, including some who threw plastic cups at him after a group-stage game, is “quite difficult” to deal with, he added.

• The Netherlands will be by far the highest-ranked team England has faced after group games with Serbia, Denmark and Slovenia, followed by knockout games with Slovakia and Switzerland.

• The referee for the game is Felix Zwayer, who once had ties to a match-fixing scandal in Germany. England midfielder Jude Bellingham was fined 40,000 euros ($43,400) in 2021 while playing for Borussia Dortmund for criticizing Zwayer.

• The Dutch endured some travel disruption on the way to Dortmund on Tuesday when their scheduled train journey from Wolfsburg was canceled because of what the team said was a “blockage” on the line. The squad had to fly instead, meaning the Netherlands’ news conference with Ronald Koeman and defender Nathan Aké was called off.

Team news

• England has relied on the right-footed Kieran Trippier at left wing back, but his tendency to cut inside has meant England has made little use of the left wing all tournament. Left-footed Luke Shaw came off the bench against Switzerland for his first minutes since February after injury. Shaw says he’s fit to start against the Netherlands if Southgate picks him, and the coach said Tuesday he had a tough decision to make.

• Southgate has to choose whether to stick with Ezri Konsa in the center of defense after he replaced the then-suspended Marc Guéhi against Switzerland. Guéhi is eligible again.

• There’s scrutiny of Harry Kane’s fitness after the England captain went off with cramp in extra time against Switzerland. Ivan Toney came off the bench and scored one of England’s five successful penalties in the shootout.

• Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman could keep his lineup unchanged for the third game in a row, with Memphis Depay starting alongside Cody Gakpo and Steven Bergwijn up front.

By the numbers

• England has played a full hour more than the Netherlands in the last 10 days, after beating Slovakia in extra time and then Switzerland on penalties. The Dutch wrapped up their wins over Romania and Turkey without needing extra time.

• The Netherlands scored the opening goal in only one of its five games so far at Euro 2024, against Romania in the last 16. England last scored the opening goal against Denmark in the group stage.

• The Netherlands hasn’t reached a European Championship final since it won the tournament in 1988 and was last a semifinalist in 2004.

• England’s first shot on target against Switzerland was Bukayo Saka’s goal to level the score in the 80th minute. One round earlier, Bellingham’s spectacular overhead kick was England’s first shot on target. That came in the fifth minute of second-half added time.

• Gakpo and Spain’s Dani Olmo are the top-scoring players left at Euro 2024 with three goals. What was initially thought to be a fourth for Gakpo against Turkey was instead ruled to be an own-goal. Kane and Bellingham are England’s top scorers with two.

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What they’re saying

“I don’t really understand the criticism. What he’s done for the country, for us as players as well, he really took us to the next level … I’ve got a lot to thank him for because he showed a lot of faith and trust in picking me when he didn’t have to.” — England defender Luke Shaw on manager Gareth Southgate

“You’re now into that moment of the tournament where it’s what’s possible, what’s achievable rather than what might go wrong. That is different for a player, an athlete.” — Southgate on the mentality shift in the England squad

“Hopefully it’s us that will have the ball more than England. So it’s more England that’s running. I expect a high intensity game.” — Netherlands defender Micky van de Ven

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USC President Carol Folt has her contract extended, despite a tumultuous spring

• July 9, 2024

LOS ANGELES — After months of on-campus turmoil stemming from nationwide protests over the Israel-Hamas war and criticisms over her handling of commencement ceremonies, USC President Carol Folt will remain the university’s figurehead for the near future.

A spokesperson for the university told the Southern California News Group that Folt’s contract has been “amended and extended,” and the university’s Board of Trustees was “looking forward to her continued service.” The spokesperson declined to pinpoint the specific length of Folt’s extension.

Folt has served as USC’s president since 2019, when she was hired in the midst of the university’s involvement in the nationwide “Varsity Blues” collegiate admissions scandal. Her contract was set to expire at the end of June, and student newspaper Annenberg Media reported Monday that Folt was remaining as president even after her contract had ended.

Her contract had already been ratified, however, the spokesperson said, before her original five-year deal had terminated. The spokesperson also confirmed with the SCNG that no other candidates, or external names, were interviewed by USC to replace Folt.

Under Folt’s tenure, USC has steadily grown admissions — with a record 82,000 students applying to become first-years in 2024 — and opened the university’s first new school in over a decade, the School of Advanced Computing. But her five years at USC have become a mixed bag, as Folt successfully navigated the university through the wake of Varsity Blues and the COVID-19 pandemic, but has seen the last couple years of her tenure marred by scandal and campus unrest.

A few short months after her arrival in 2019, Folt orchestrated the hire of Mike Bohn as USC’s newest athletic director, coming from Cincinnati as just the second AD in the school’s history without a previous USC connection. The pair guided USC’s athletic department into a conference change that sent shockwaves throughout collegiate sports, announcing in 2022 that USC — along with UCLA — would leave the Pac-12 and join the Big Ten, a move that promised greater national exposure and television revenue. A year later, however, Bohn abruptly resigned amid a Los Angeles Times investigation into alleged inappropriate conduct and mismanagement of the department, a scandal Folt has still never publicly addressed even with the August hire of widely-praised Jennifer Cohen from Washington.

In April, too, Folt’s handling of growing tensions made national news after USC didn’t allow its valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, to deliver a commencement speech after reports surfaced showing criticism of Zionism on her social media. Pro-Palestinian protests, and pro-Israel counterprotests, quickly spawned across USC’s campus, leading to a massive LAPD presence and 93 protestors being arrested on April 24. As universities across the country altered their graduation celebrations in the wake of widespread protest, USC canceled its traditional main-stage commencement ceremony at Alumni Park and pivoted to a large-scale family celebration at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which earned Folt praise by some and widespread criticism from others.

Now, Folt’s extension ensures she’ll continue to lead USC’s students into the fall after a tumultuous spring.

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John Force moving to rehab center closer to Yorba Linda home

• July 9, 2024

John Force has left a Virginia hospital to move to a rehabilitation center closer to his home in Yorba Linda and the NHRA great celebrated the news by taking his daughter for ice cream on her birthday.

Brittany Force wrote on social media the stroll outside the hospital — Force appears to be in a wheelchair and has a cast on his right arm — was in celebration of her 38th birthday.

Force suffered a traumatic brain injury in a fiery, 300-mph crash June 23 at the Virginia Nationals. The 75-year-old was first in neurological intensive care and then moved into acute neuro care at the Virginia hospital. Among his other injuries is a fractured sternum.

Force’s car had a catastrophic engine failure at the finish line and his dragster slammed driver-side into the left concrete guard wall and then careened back into the right wall.

Force spent 15 days at the VCU Medical Center and on Tuesday boarded an AirMed ambulance for the three-hour flight to a neurological rehab center to treat his brain injury.

John Force Racing said in a statement that the 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion is still suffering from cognitive and behavioral symptoms from the TBI, but has been able to converse with family and staff. He’s still prone to periods of confusion, but enjoyed Monday’s birthday celebration with Brittany.

Graham Rahal, the IndyCar driver who is married to Force’s daughter, Courtney, said Tuesday he was watching the Virginia Nationals on television as he prepared for his own race in Monterey. He said Courtney was asleep and he immediately awakened her because “unfortunately I’ve seen a lot of crashes in NHRA. Courtney’s explosion in 2017 and Brittany had hers and John’s had a lot over the last five or so years. But you know, you know when it’s different.”

He said it was an agonizing day in Monterey, as Force’s wife, Laurie, was also with them at the IndyCar race and the trio was desperately trying to get any updates possible. Rahal praised the IndyCar medical team for quickly scrambling into action to assist in Force’s care from afar, and once the IndyCar race was over, Rahal called in a favor from NetJets to get Courtney and her mother on a flight to Virginia.

“There were just so many questions to be asked, what was his condition? And it wasn’t until really a day-and-a-half later that we started to get some clarity,” Rahal said. “But you know, this is racing, and as much as I hate to be tone deaf to it — because I am not — these things happen.”

Rahal also added that it took him years to get over the 2015 death of fellow IndyCar driver Justin Wilson, something Rahal said he’s never before discussed publicly.

“He was a very close friend of mine and it took me years to move past the mental side of sitting in a car, particularly at Indianapolis or just a superspeedway, and not have a flash through me,” Rahal said. “And so on that given Sunday with John, it was hard. But you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do and go out there.

“From there, our focus is just get the girls to him as fast as we could.”

In 2007, at age 58, Force was seriously injured in a racing crash in Ennis, Texas. He has continued to race at the highest level and has two wins this season, including his record 157th NHRA victory in New Hampshire.

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Force’s daughter, Brittany, is a two-time world champion, while Courtney stepped away from NHRA as she and Rahal started a family. They share two young daughters that Rahal has been caring for while Force was surrounded in the Virginia hospital by his own four daughters and wife.

Rahal is the son of Bobby Rahal, a former Indianapolis 500 winner and three time IndyCar champion.

He said the Force family will rotate who is with John Force during his recovery as the family continues its respective racing careers.

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14,000 Disneyland employees to vote on union strike

• July 9, 2024

Nearly half of Disneyland, Disney California Adventure and Downtown Disney cast members could soon be on strike if the workers authorize a mass walk-out as union negotiations continue over a new contract for 40% of the 35,000 park employees.

Master Services Council, which represents 14,000 Disneyland employees from four unions, announced on Tuesday, July 9 that a strike authorization vote will be held next week.

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The results of the strike authorization vote are expected to be announced by July 20 after voting ends.

“We won’t accept less than what we deserve because we know our value to Disney,” according to a joint statement released by the Disneyland unions. “The theme parks’ profits come from our hard work making a trip to Disneyland a magical experience for guests.”

Disney negotiators and union officials are scheduled to meet again on July 22, according to Disneyland officials.

“We respect and value our cast members and recognize the important role they play in creating happiness for our guests,” according to Disneyland officials. “We remain committed to continuing discussions and to reaching an agreement with the Master Services Council that focuses on what matters most to our current cast members, helps us attract new cast and positions Disneyland Resort for growth and the creation of more jobs.”

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The union coalition filed unfair labor practice charges in June on behalf of more than 500 workers who were disciplined for wearing union buttons with Mickey’s raised fist.

The union coalition — which has been negotiating with Disney over a new contract since April — represents ride operators, store clerks, custodians, candy makers, ticket takers, parking attendants, tram drivers, uniform costumers and other cast members, Disney parlance for employees.

The Disneyland contract expired June 16. The Disney California Adventure and Downtown Disney contracts expire on Sept. 30.

Master Services Council declined to enter into a contract extension after the Disneyland contract expired, according to Disneyland officials.

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$7,600 reward offered for info on German shepherd zip-tied, abandoned in Malibu Canyon

• July 9, 2024

A reward offer more than doubled Tuesday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people who abandoned a German shepherd dog in a remote area of Malibu Creek Canyon with zip ties around its mouth and neck.

The animal-advocacy group In Defense of Animals on Monday announced a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest in the dog’s abandonment. According to IDA, the group Peace 4 Animals and some members of the public donated an additional $5,100 in reward funds for information leading to a conviction.

The German shepherd was found by hikers around 7:45 p.m. last Wednesday. They were able to remove the zip ties and summoned law enforcement and county animal control officials.

Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control officials said in a statement the dog — a 7-year-old male who has since been named Argon — was found about 250 feet down the side of the road near the 500 block of North Malibu Canyon Road.

“The dog had a lot of inflammation, and warts/skin tags on the stomach and groin area,” according to the agency. “The (animal control) officer suspected the dog had been exposed to poison oak.”

Argon was taken to Palmdale Animal Care Center for medical treatment then taken to the county’s Agoura Animal Center.

“Based on a work up from our vet, we unfortunately believe that he has lymphoma,” according to county Animal Care. “We are arranging for further testing at an oncologist ASAP for a full work up so we know what we’re dealing with and what his prognosis is. If it’s treatable, we have the resources through our nonprofit partners to treat him, and can put him in foster care.”

One of the people who found the animal told KTLA5 in an email that he and a friend were rock climbing when they discovered the dog and were able to gain his trust enough to remove the zip ties.

“He is such a sweet dog,” the climber told the station. “He allowed my friend and I to pet him and he gently ate our food out of our hands.”

He said the person who abandoned the dog “left him stranded, down a hill in the middle of nowhere off the side of the road. They left him suffering. They left him for dead.”

Fleur Dawes, communications director for In Defense of Animals, said in a statement the group is grateful for the hikers’ actions in saving the dog, but added, “our efforts must continue.”

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“This dog was left to suffer and die in a remote location,” Dawes said in a statement. “We urge anyone with information about this cruel act to come forward. We are determined to find the person responsible for this horrific abuse and hold them accountable since they are a danger to others.”

Katie Cleary, founder of Peace 4 Animals, said in a statement, “This cruel and heartless act of abandoning an innocent German shepherd in scorching temperatures with his mouth zip-tied over the 4th of July weekend is reprehensible. The individual responsible must be swiftly and decisively brought to justice to the fullest extent of the law.”

Dawes asked anyone with information to contact IDA at 415-879-6879.

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