Huntington Hospital emergency room on lockdown after ‘credible threat’

• March 15, 2025

Huntington Hospital is on at least a partial lockdown after what was deemed to be a credible threat was made on Friday, March 14.

The emergency room of the hospital has been placed on lockdown, but it is unknown if the rest of the hospital was locked down, as well, Pasadena city spokesperson Lisa Derderian said.

The hospital received a threat from a man that was deemed credible, though he was not believed to be at the hospital or in the immediate area as of Friday evening, according to Derderian.

All ambulances have been diverted to other hospitals in the area.

The Pasadena Police Department is investigating. Specifics regarding the content of the threat and how it was made have not been provided.

This is a developing story. More information will be added when it becomes available.

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SpaceX launches a new crew to the space station to replace NASA’s stuck astronauts

• March 14, 2025

By MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts launched to the International Space Station on Friday night, paving the way for the pair’s return after nine long months.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams need SpaceX to get this relief team to the space station before they can check out. Arrival is set for late Saturday night.

NASA wants overlap between the two crews so Wilmore and Williams can fill in the newcomers on happenings aboard the orbiting lab. That would put them on course for an undocking next week and a splashdown off the Florida coast, weather permitting.

The duo will be escorted back by astronauts who flew up on a rescue mission on SpaceX last September alongside two empty seats reserved for Wilmore and Williams on the return leg.

Rocketing toward orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the newest crew includes NASA’s Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, both military pilots; and Japan’s Takuya Onishi and Russia’s Kirill Peskov, both former airline pilots. They will spend the next six months at the space station, considered the normal stint, after springing Wilmore and Williams free.

As test pilots for Boeing’s new Starliner capsule, Wilmore and Williams expected to be gone just a week or so when they launched from Cape Canaveral on June 5. A series of helium leaks and thruster failures marred their trip to the space station, setting off months of investigation by NASA and Boeing on how best to proceed.

Eventually ruling it unsafe, NASA ordered Starliner to fly back empty last September and moved Wilmore and Williams to a SpaceX flight due back in February. Their return was further delayed when SpaceX’s brand new capsule needed extensive battery repairs before launching their replacements. To save a few weeks, SpaceX switched to a used capsule, moving up Wilmore and Williams’ homecoming to mid-March.

Already capturing the world’s attention, their unexpectedly long mission took a political twist when President Donald Trump and SpaceX’s Elon Musk vowed earlier this year to accelerate the astronauts’ return and blamed the former administration for stalling it.

Retired Navy captains who have lived at the space station before, Wilmore and Williams have repeatedly stressed that they support the decisions made by their NASA bosses since last summer. The two helped keep the station running — fixing a broken toilet, watering plants and conducting experiments — and even went out on a spacewalk together. With nine spacewalks, Williams set a new record for women: the most time spent spacewalking over a career.

A last-minute hydraulics issue delayed Wednesday’s initial launch attempt. Concern arose over one of the two clamp arms on the Falcon rocket’s support structure that needs to tilt away right before liftoff. SpaceX later flushed out the arm’s hydraulics system, removing trapped air.

The duo’s extended stay has been hardest, they said, on their families — Wilmore’s wife and two daughters, and Williams’ husband and mother. Besides reuniting with them, Wilmore, a church elder, is looking forward to getting back to face-to-face ministering and Williams can’t wait to walk her two Labrador retrievers.

“We appreciate all the love and support from everybody,” Williams said in an interview earlier this week. “This mission has brought a little attention. There’s goods and bads to that. But I think the good part is more and more people have been interested in what we’re doing” with space exploration.

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Marine Harrier plane arrives at Great Park restoration hangar for future aviation museum

• March 14, 2025

A storied AV-8B Harrier — a fighter plane that can lift off vertically — is the most recent historical aircraft delivered to an old Marine Corps Airstation El Toro hangar at the Irvine Great Park that is now being used to ready them for display in a new Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum.

The aircraft, which has the most combat hours for a Harrier while on active duty, arrived on Friday, March 14, after being trucked from the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina, where it most recently served with the Bulldogs of the Marine Attack Squadron 223. That squadron will be the last to use the aircraft through the end of 2026 as the Marines continue with its phase out.

The fighter is considered an aviation and engineering marvel with its vertical and short takeoff and landing capabilities, said retired Marine Brig. Gen. Mike Aguilar, the museum’s CEO and president, who was there to welcome it’s arrival in Irvine. The aircraft’s wings — removed for transport — were brought out first, then crews carried out the fuselage and lastly it’s back tail and fin.

“It’s a great addition to our collection, where we can explain the Marine Corps’ unique capability to deploy off amphibious ships by doing a vertical lift,” said Aguilar, who retired in 2002 after flying Cobra helicopters.

Typically, the Harrier, which the Marines are phasing out along with the F-18s, was used for close air support of ground troops and armed reconnaissance. The aircraft are being replaced with the new-age F-35 II fighters.

While the Harriers were not flown at Camp Pendleton or the Marine’s Miramar Air Station in San Diego, they were employed at Marine Corps Airstation Yuma in Arizona, Aguilar said.

The aircraft’s arrival comes just about a year after the first military planes destined for the future museum “landed” at Hangar 297, which, during its heyday, was the home of an aerial tanker transport squadron.

Once complete, the Great Park museum will showcase more than 40 aircraft, some owned by the museum and others from the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Virgina.

The aircraft there now are all Marine fixed-wing or rotary. Five have been fully renovated, and others are being worked on and stored in preparation for the museum’s opening in late 2026 or early 2027. Aguilar said construction on the museum building could start as early as May 1.

The museum, planned as a 100,000-square-foot facility that will be built close to the old hangar, is a private-public partnership between the Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation, the city of Irvine and the Marine Corps.

The aviation museum is joining the Great Park’s “Cultural Terrace,” where other destinations such as a new Pretend City Children’s Museum and Orange County Music & Dance are planned. The city is also working on grading for the future Heart of the Park features.

Aguilar said the Harrier played a significant role in Marine Aviation history and was a monumental leap forward due to its unique abilities.

This particular aircraft has seen 1,549 combat hours, which is the most of any Harrier still in the inventory. The plane served in Iraq and Afghanistan and in other operations in the Indian Ocean.

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Alexander: The (old) Pac-12 will be represented well in March Madness

• March 14, 2025

The world according to Jim:

• Once the Selection Sunday brackets are unveiled, here’s an idea for those who want to participate but are unsure who to pick: Why not take a flyer on the former Pac-12 programs in the field, especially on the women’s side?

(And if your friends or co-workers don’t have a March Madness pool for the women, maybe they should.) …

• As we approach Sunday’s announcement of the 68-team fields, the West will be well represented in the women’s bracket, and do we need any more proof than last week’s Big Ten Tournament title game between UCLA and USC? Or the meeting between the two the week before that at Pauley Pavilion that decided the Big Ten regular-season championship?

Consider it a split. Each team got conference champion hats and T-shirts, although after USC’s victory at Pauley, JuJu Watkins puckishly pointed out: “I don’t really wear hats, because I got the bun.” …

• The Trojans and Bruins almost certainly will be No. 1 regional seeds and host their first- and second-round games. Oregon State already has qualified as champion of the West Coast Conference, a temporary landing spot while it and Washington State rebuild the Pac-12. ESPN’s Bracketology, as of Friday afternoon, had Oregon, Utah, Cal and Washington representing the old Pac-12 on the women’s side, with Colorado and Arizona on the bubble. …

• Notice who’s missing? Stanford, in its first season not only of Atlantic Coast Conference membership but of Life Without Tara VanDerveer, is sitting it out after appearing in 35 straight tournaments. A year ago Stanford was one of seven Pac-12 teams to make the women’s field, along with UCLA, USC, Oregon State, Colorado, Utah and Arizona. …

• On the men’s side, UCLA, Oregon and Arizona should have their assignments revealed Sunday, a bit of a dropoff. A year ago the Bruins didn’t make it, but Colorado, Washington State, Arizona and Oregon did. …

• We’ll find out now how one-and-done in the Big Ten Tournament translates for the Bruins as the real tournament approaches, beyond more (high volume) teachable moments for Mick Cronin. Friday’s 86-70 pasting by Wisconsin won’t help their seeding, and most likely will affect where they’re sent. Plus, Aday Mara rolling his ankle against Wisconsin likely brings back some painful memories from the Pac-12 tourney two years ago, specifically Adem Bona’s shoulder injury in a semifinal game.

But Cronin is right: They don’t hang banners at UCLA for conference titles. Might as well move on. …

• A memo to USC’s players: Yes, you were victimized by a couple of shady calls toward the end of Thursday night’s loss to Purdue. But no, it is not good form to say you got robbed. Remember: Play better in the regular season and you avoid being in a win-or-pack-the-uniforms situation in the conference tournament. …

• As the games get tighter in March, the review delays get longer. So we repeat our suggestion: A one-minute limit on reviews. If you can’t determine in 60 seconds that the call is wrong, more time won’t make any difference. …

• The controversy over the, shall we say, inventive New Era cap designs for several teams – specifically, caps of the Rangers, Astros and Angels where the cap logo is overlaid on top of the jersey wordmark and the results are unintentionally (we assume) NSFW – has me asking once again: Why are these alternate designs even created? And another question: Isn’t anyone supervising the people who design these things? …

• Or maybe it’s a new spring training tradition, the yearly apparel glitch. Last year it was the players’ uniforms, from Nike in cooperation with Fanatics, that either did not hold perspiration effectively or, in the case of white uniform pants, were almost see-through.

You wouldn’t accept such sloppiness from the players. Maybe some of the creative types should be designated for assignment. …

• R.I.P. John Feinstein, the prolific author and Washington Post columnist who passed away Thursday from natural causes at the age of 69. Feinstein wrote 50 sports books, but the one people remember most is his first, “Season On The Brink,” published in 1986 and an all-access account of the 1984-85 season with then-Indiana coach Bobby Knight that truly was warts and all. (And expletives. Many, many expletives.) …

• Maybe this passage from the book’s foreward, written by the late Al McGuire, sums it up: “When I had dinner last November with Bob and John Feinstein, I made two predictions. The first one was that with all the time they were going to spend together, they wouldn’t be speaking to each other by March. Apparently I was wrong on that one – but not by much. My second prediction was that if John survived the season, he would have a terrific book on his hands.”

So true. …

• Another sudden, shocking loss: Riverside City College journalism instructor Matt Schoenmann passed away Thursday, leaving not only a hole in the school’s faculty but in the hearts of those who knew him, those who interacted with him on social media, and especially his students. Eric Pacheco, the editor-in-chief of Viewpoints, the school paper, wrote a touching remembrance. …

• Here’s one more idea for a book, or at least a pamphlet: “NFL Salary Cap for Dummies.” (And no, I won’t be writing it.)

It might offer an explanation for those fans dumbfounded why the Rams would cut 32-year-old Cooper Kupp and then sign 33-year-old Davante Adams. The bare numbers, according to Spotrac: Kupp would have a $29.78 cap hit in 2025. Adams’ is $14 million, though he’ll be guaranteed $20 million this season, the first of a two-year deal, when salary and signing bonus are combined.

Stuff like this is why teams employ capologists.

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Memorable run for Diamond Ranch boys basketball ends with loss to International in CIF state final

• March 14, 2025

SACRAMENTO — Diamond Ranch’s hilltop campus is known for its modernist architecture that captivates the imagination. But for the past month, the school’s boys basketball team has designed its own unique style with a postseason run that reached a startling destination Friday.

The Panthers, an at-large entry to the playoffs who later slayed a CIF-SS champion, faced International School of San Francisco for the CIF State Division V title at Golden 1 Center.

And if reaching its first state final wasn’t eye-catching enough, Diamond Ranch encountered record-setting guard Conor Maguire and a large student section waving red and blue pom-poms.

The Panthers proved they belonged in the spotlight but International rallied in the second half for a 71-52 victory for its first state crown.

In the postgame interview room, Diamond Ranch coach Kevin Ryan told his somber players to “be proud.”

“Really excited for the boys from Pomona,” the ninth-year coach said. “Never been here before, so it was a great experience the whole year.”

RELATED: Diamond Ranch makes it all the way to the state final despite a few bumps

Diamond Ranch (23-15) led by as many 10 points late in the first half. The Panthers endured a 16-0 run in the third period by International to trail by just two early in the fourth.

But the drives of Maguire (32 points), the inside presence of Will Savill-Welch (12 points, 18 rebounds, seven blocks) and efficiency of International was too much.

International (25-12) made a stunning 15 of 25 field goals (60 percent) in the second half after going 10 for 35 (29 percent) in the first half. The Jaguars focused more on driving to the basket in the second half than taking 3-pointers.

That’s the type of effort it took to beat the Panthers.

“No one expected us to go this far,” said Diamond Ranch junior guard Devin Turner, who scored a team-high 16 points. “(Our postseason) makes me feel good. I hope it makes everyone else feel good.”

Diamond Ranch senior forward Michael Salazar scored all 14 of his points in the first half and finished with 11 rebounds. Junior Jaiden Pullian added 10 points and nine rebounds.

The Panthers especially showed their resolve in the third quarter. After International went on a 16-0 run to erase a five-point deficit and take 42-31 lead, Diamond Ranch came back to challenge early in the fourth behind Turner.

“They were a good team,” said Maguire, who made a North Coast Section record 14 3-pointers in a game last month. “I thought early they hit a couple shots that were tough.”

Diamond Ranch ended the first period with a 6-0 run to lead 15-11. In the second, the Panthers used a 7-0 run, highlighted by a banked 3-pointer by Presley Mondragon, to open a 26-19 lead.

The Panthers showed resiliency throughout the playoffs. After losing to Kaiser 61-48 in the CIF-SS Division 5AA final, they beat Kaiser 52-47 in the second round of the CIF Southern California Regional.

Diamond Ranch won its next two games, including a win over No. 1 seed Wilson of Hacienda Heights, to reach the state finals. That’s quite the run for the fourth-place team from the Mt. Baldy League.

“We played well together,” Pullian said. “Our team, I’m going to miss these guys. This has been a long season.”

Diamond Ranch boys basketball pushes Math & Science Prep aside, advances to state finals

Diamond Ranch boys basketball holds off Wilson to advance to CIF Division V regional final

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Inglewood murder suspect, OC sex offender among immigrants removed from US who then returned

• March 14, 2025

Federal prosecutors in the last two weeks have filed charges in Los Angeles against 16 defendants who allegedly illegally re-entered the United States after being removed, officials announced Friday.

Many of the defendants charged were previously convicted of felony offenses before they were removed from the U.S., offenses that include sexual abuse of children, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

One of the defendants was charged in state court with a murder committed last month in Inglewood.

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The crime of being found in the United States following removal carries a base sentence of up to two years in federal prison, defendants who were removed after being convicted of a felony face a maximum 10-year sentence, and defendants removed after being convicted of an aggravated felony face a maximum of 20 years in federal prison, prosecutors said.

In the Inglewood murder, Jose Cristian Saravia-Sanchez, 30, of El Salvador was charged via a federal criminal complaint after he was arrested by the Inglewood Police Department as a suspect in the Feb. 25 murder of a man who tried to stop Saravia and another individual from allegedly stealing a neighbor’s catalytic converter.

Following the arrest, federal law enforcement determined that Saravia was previously removed in 2013 and returned to the United States illegally. At the time of his arrest on March 6, officers found a firearm in the bathroom of the hotel room in which Saravia barricaded himself, resulting in an hours-long standoff with law enforcement, federal prosecutors said.

In the complaint, Saravia is charged with being an illegal alien found in the United States and an alien in possession of a firearm. His criminal history includes a felony conviction in Los Angeles Superior Court in May 2023 for taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent. Saravia is in state custody and has been booked for murder, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

In another case, Luis Enrique Barreto, 38, of Mexico, a convicted sex offender, was charged this week in L.A. federal court in a two-count indictment for allegedly failing to register as a sex offender and for illegally returning to the United States following removal.

Barreto, who was found living across from a school when he was arrested, was convicted in 2012 in Orange County Superior Court of lascivious acts with a child 14 or 15 years of age and offender 10 or more years older than victim. In September 2021, Barreto was removed to Mexico, but he returned to the United States by the following year and did not register as a sex offender, prosecutors said Friday.

A federal magistrate judge ordered Barreto jailed without bond pending trial. His arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday in federal court in downtown Los Angeles.

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Chargers WR Mike Williams says homecoming ‘feels good’

• March 14, 2025

EL SEGUNDO — Mike Williams said the obvious Friday upon his return to the Chargers, after agreeing to a one-year contract potentially worth up to $6.5 million earlier in the week. Actually, he said at least two things that rang true when he met with reporters at the team’s training facility.

“I never wanted to leave,” Williams said of the Chargers’ decision to release him as part of a series of cost-cutting moves in order to slide under the NFL’s salary cap last year and of their decision to re-sign him after he split this past season with the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers.

“But it was the business part of football and things happen, and now I’m back.”

Williams also said, “Last year was terrible for me. It was terrible. Probably the worst year I had in the league by far. So, yeah, putting it in the past. That was the past. Trying to make it feel like it didn’t happen. Just trying to get back to what I’m used to and that’s having fun. That’s my main thing.

“This is where it all started and I’m excited to be back.”

Williams tried to form connections with first Aaron Rodgers of the Jets and then Russell Wilson of the Steelers after New York traded him to Pittsburgh at midseason. He never really clicked with either. Certainly not as he did with Philip Rivers and then Justin Herbert while with the Chargers.

In seven seasons with the Chargers, Williams caught 309 passes for 4,806 yards and 31 touchdowns. Last season, he caught 12 passes for 166 yards with the Jets and nine passes for 132 yards and one touchdown with the Steelers. He was not a featured receiver for Rodgers or Wilson.

It was an unusual and uncomfortable position for Williams, who had forged an unbreakable bond with Herbert, in particular. Herbert would throw the ball in Williams’ direction, knowing Williams could outleap and outmaneuver defenders to make remarkable catches, especially along the sidelines.

Herbert and Williams made the spectacular seem routine.

It never happened with the Jets or the Steelers.

Rodgers, in particular, trusted several of his wide receivers.

Williams was not one of them, though.

So, when Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz invited Williams back for a second stint, Williams couldn’t say no. It was as if he was home again, and he was looking forward to being reunited with Herbert while learning a new playbook from Coach Jim Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Greg Roman.

“It feels good,” Williams said of his homecoming, smiling broadly.

FULL CIRCLE (PART 2)

Running back Najee Harris first met Harbaugh while a high school standout in the Bay Area town of Antioch. Harbaugh was the coach of the San Francisco 49ers and, after jumping to the University of Michigan, began to recruit Harris. In fact, Harbaugh turned up at Harris’ homecoming game.

Harris recalled his college decision came down to the final days. He decided against playing for Harbaugh at Michigan, playing instead for Nick Saban at the University of Alabama. He had airline tickets waiting for him for each destination, but opted for Alabama at almost the last minute.

Now, after a standout career with the Crimson Tide and four years of rushing for 1,000 yards or more per season with the Steelers, Harris, 27, will finally suit up for Harbaugh this season. Harris agreed to a one-year contract potentially worth as much as $9.25 million earlier this week.

“We talked two days ago on the phone,” Harris said of Harbaugh. “He’s the same guy. Then (Thursday) we sat down and chopped it up over dinner. He’s the same guy he always was. Energetic. Life of the party. He’s a good guy to be around. Down to earth. He makes you feel comfortable.”

 PHILLIPS AGREES

The Chargers and Del’Shawn Phillips, a former Houston Texans linebacker and special teams ace, agreed to terms on a one-year contract. Phillips would likely slot into the spot vacated by Nick Niemann, who agreed to join the Texans on a two-year deal worth as much as $6.5 million earlier this week.

Phillips, 28, has made 34 tackles on nearly 1,400 snaps on special teams during his five-season career with the Buffalo Bills, the Jets, Baltimore Ravens and the Texans. He had 16 tackles in 17 games last season for the Texans, who signed him as a free agent in March 2024.

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LA Marathon: Freeway ramps and streets closures for the March 16 race

• March 14, 2025

The 40th Los Angeles Marathon on March 16, sponsored by Asics, kicks off at the starting line at Dodger Stadium and ends at the finish line in Century City.

Participants end their 26.2 miles experience — 40% are first-time marathon runners in 2025 — at the finish line on Santa Monica Boulevard at Avenue of the Stars.

Here are the numerous freeway ramps and street closures to be aware of on March 15-16 along the L.A. Marathon route. Motorists should anticipate delays, plan ahead and choose alternate routes.

The Freeways

Caltrans is scheduled to close the following freeway ramps and turn lanes of US Route 101, State Route 110 and Interstate 405 (also known as the 101, the 110 and the 405) beginning at 3 a.m. March 16, and with staggered opening through 3 p.m. Be aware that the closures may start earlier or end later.

For real-time freeway traffic information, go to the Caltrans Quickmap here https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/QM/maps/traffic/mwebview.html or download the Caltrans Quickmap mobile version from your phone’s app store.

Northbound 110 closures

– Hill Street/Stadium Way ramp (3-9:35 a.m.)

– 110 northbound to 101 southbound Temple Street 3:10-9:42 a.m.)

Southbound 110 closures

– Hill Street ramp (3-9:35 a.m.)

– Stadium Way ramp (3-9:35 a.m.)

– Sunset Boulevard ramp (3-9:20 a.m.)

Northbound 101 closures

– Spring Street ramp (3-9:50 a.m.)

– Grand Avenue ramp 3-10:05 a.m.)

– Echo Park Avenue/Glendale Boulevard ramp (4-10:20 a.m.)

– Hollywood Boulevard ramp (3:55-11:40 a.m.)

– Gower Street (left turn lane) ramp (3:55-11:18 a.m.)

– Highland Avenue ramp (4 a.m.-noon)

Southbound 101 closures

– Temple Street ramp (3-10:05 a.m.)

– Broadway ramp (3-10:05 a.m.)

– Highland Avenue ramp (4:05-11:44 a.m.)

– Vine Street (right turn lane) ramp (3:55-11:18 a.m.)

– Gower Street (right turn lane) ramp (3:55-11:18 a.m.)

– Hollywood Boulevard ramp (3:55-11:18 a.m.)

Southbound 405 closures

– Santa Monica Boulevard (left lane) ramp (4:45 a.m.-2:50 p.m.)

– Wilshire Boulevard eastbound and westbound ramps (4:45 a.m.-3 p.m.)

The Streets

Street closures begin at 4 a.m. Sunday. The marathon’s course is closed to vehicular traffic for 6 hours and 30 minutes beginning after the last runner has crossed the start line at Dodger Stadium.

Street Closures

– 4-9 a.m.: Elysian Park Avenue — between Dodger Stadium and Sunset Boulevard- 4-9:20 a.m.: Sunset Boulevard — between Park Avenue and Figueroa Street- 4-9:32 a.m.: Cesar Chavez Avenue — between Bunker Hill and Alameda Street- 4-9:35 a.m.: Broadway — between Cesar Chavez Avenue and Alpine Street- 4-9:35 a.m.: Alpine Street — between Hill and Alameda streets- 4-9:35 a.m.: Spring Street — between College and First streets- 4-9:50 a.m.: First Street — between Hope and San Pedro streets- 4-9:50 a.m.: Los Angeles Street — between Temple and Fifth streets- 4-9:50 a.m.: Fourth Street — between Los Angeles and Main streets- 4-9:50 a.m.: Main Street — between Fifth and Temple streets- 4-9:50 a.m.: Third Street — between San Pedro and Hill streets- 4-9:50 a.m.: Hill Street — between Fourth and Temple streets- 4-10:05 a.m.: First Street — between San Pedro and Hope streets- 4-10:05 a.m.: Grand Avenue — between Cesar Chavez Avenue and Second Street- 4-10:20 a.m.: Temple Street — between Alameda Street and Glendale Boulevard- 4-10:20 a.m.: Edgeware Road — between Temple and Boston streets- 4-10:20 a.m.: Bellevue Avenue — between Sunset and Glendale boulevards- 4-10:40 a.m.: Glendale Boulevard — between Temple Street and Sunset Boulevard- 4-11:10 a.m.: Sunset Boulevard — between Echo Park and Virgil avenues- 4 a.m.-noon: Hollywood Boulevard — between Hillhurst and La Brea avenues- 4 a.m.-noon: Orange Avenue — between Hollywood and Sunset boulevards- 5 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Sunset Boulevard — between Highland Avenue and Doheny Drive- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: San Vicente Boulevard — between Sunset Boulevard and Melrose Avenue- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: Santa Monica Boulevard — between La Cienega Boulevard and Sierra Drive- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: Doheny Drive — between Nemo Street and Wilshire Boulevard- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: Burton Way — between Robertson Boulevard and Rexford Drive- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: South Santa Monica Boulevard — between Rexford Drive and Moreno Boulevard- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: Rodeo Drive — between Santa Monica and Wilshire boulevards- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: Wilshire Boulevard — between Beverly Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard- 5 a.m.-6 p.m.: Santa Monica Boulevard (westbound and eastbound lanes) — between Wilshire and Sepulveda boulevards- 5 a.m.-2:45 p.m.: Sepulveda Boulevard — between Santa Monica and Wilshire boulevards- 5 a.m.-2:20 p.m.: Wilshire Boulevard (westbound and eastbound lanes) — between Sepulveda Boulevard and Barrington Avenue- 5 a.m.-5 p.m.: San Vicente Boulevard — between Wilshire Boulevard and Saltaire Avenue

For additional course closures and hours on March 16 in Century City, check this page: tinyurl.com/n3arthhd

– Avenue of the Stars between Santa Monica and Constellation boulevards.

– Santa Monica Boulevard (eastbound lanes early closure) between Avenue of the Stars and Century Park East

– Century Park East between Santa Monica and Constellation boulevards

– Century Park East between Constellation and Olympic boulevards

Local access street closures — but streets not on the course itself

For residents in local neighborhoods immediately affected in Los Angeles, Hollywood and West Hollywood, check information here: tinyurl.com/bdhz2c3u

Details for 2025 L.A. Marathon Road Closures: www.mccourtfoundation.org/event/los-angeles-marathon/road-closures/

West Hollywood 

Parking will be prohibited along the marathon route. No parking signs will be posted prior to the event. Spectators looking for parking during the marathon in West Hollywood will find a directory of municipal lots and parking structures online. Find parking options here: tinyurl.com/2p9hrh6v

Streets closures, from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m., in West Hollywood include

– Sunset Boulevard — the route enters the city of West Hollywood from the city of Los Angeles, moving west along Sunset Boulevard (closure on Sunset Boulevard between Marmont Lane and Clark Street/North San Vicente Boulevard)

– North San Vicente Boulevard (closure on North San Vicente Boulevard between Sunset Boulevard and Melrose Avenue)

– Santa Monica Boulevard (closure on Santa Monica Boulevard between La Cienega Boulevard and North Doheny Drive)

– North Doheny Drive (closure on North Doheny Drive between Santa Monica Boulevard and Beverly Boulevard)

– The marathon route exits the city of West Hollywood along North Doheny Drive at Beverly Boulevard to the city of Beverly Hills

For more information on West Hollywood: www.weho.org. Marathon information in West Hollywood: tinyurl.com/5553dhxz

Beverly Hills

The Beverly Hills segment of the marathon, miles 16-17, enters at Doheny Drive, and participants run west on Burton Way to Rodeo Drive, then south on Rodeo to Wilshire Boulevard, then west to Santa Monica Boulevard.

Streets closed from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Beverly Hills:

– Doheny Drive — between North Santa Monica Boulevard and Burton Way- Burton Way — between Doheny Drive and South Santa Monica Boulevard- South Santa Monica Boulevard — between Rexford and Rodeo drives- Rodeo Drive — between South Santa Monica and Wilshire boulevards- Wilshire Boulevard — between Rodeo Drive and South Santa Monica Boulevard- South Santa Monica Boulevard — between Wilshire Boulevard and Moreno Drive

Also, there will be a detour in effect until 5 p.m. March 16 on the western border of Beverly Hills at Wilshire and North Santa Monica boulevards and also at Moreno Drive and South Santa Monica Boulevard.

Beverly Hills Police Department and detour message boards will direct motorists around the route in the city: www.facebook.com/beverlyhillspd/

Updates posted on the city of Beverly Hills Facebook: www.facebook.com/CityofBevHills

For updates on street closures on race day itself, from 5 a.m.-2 p.m., call the City of Beverly Hills Hotline: 310-550-4680.

Details on the route in Beverly Hills, street closures and a map: https://beverlyhills.org/1562/Los-Angeles-Marathon

Finish Line for spectators

Family and friends of marathon participants and the public will be entertained musically by a DJ as they sit in the bleacher seating section or first-come, first-served seating on top of double decker Starline buses, from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Location, Santa Monica Boulevard at the corner of Avenue of the Stars, Century City.

Finish Line Festival

The L.A. Marathon’s official post-race event, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Location, Century Park, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Century City.

A beer garden, presented by Michelob Ultra, is open 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (minimum age: 21). Location, The Atrium (inside) at the Westfield Century City Mall. Entrances to the Mall: on Constellation Boulevard (between Century Park West and Avenue of the Stars) and on Avenue of the Stars (between Constellation and Santa Monica Boulevard).

Spectator parking includes the Century Park parking garage, 2049 Century Park East (parking garage is only accessible from westbound Olympic Avenue; check the map for details). More parking structure options here: www.mccourtfoundation.org/event/los-angeles-marathon/finish-line/

Details on the finish line area and maps: www.mccourtfoundation.org/event/los-angeles-marathon/finish-line/

Race 2025 results and photos will be posted here: www.mccourtfoundation.org/event/los-angeles-marathon/results/

Information on the 2025 LA Marathon: www.mccourtfoundation.org/event/los-angeles-marathon/

Check the L.A. Marathon’s “Race Weekend Overview” online booklet for detailed information: www.mccourtfoundation.org/event/los-angeles-marathon/race-weekend-overview/

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