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City Hi Lo Prcp. Hi Lo Hi Lo City Hi Lo Prcp. Hi Lo Hi Lo City Hi Lo Prcp. Hi Lo Hi LoL.A. Outer Harbor, in feet.County Height Period DirectionFriday Downtown readingsMinutes to burn for sensitive peopleTemperature Los Angeles Fullerton VenturaToday’s rise/setMarch 9 March 16 March 24 April 1Los Angeles Co. Orange Co. Ventura Co.Key:Susunny;Pcpartly cloudy;Cycloudy;Fg
foggy;Prcpprecipitation;Drdrizzle;Hz;hazySh
showers;Tsthunderstorms;Rrain;Snsnow;Sf
snow flurries;Iice;Rsrain/snow;Wwindy;Tr
trace.Notes:National extremes exclude Alaska
and Hawaii. Missing data indicated by “xx”.U.S. cities
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VENTURA CO.LOS ANGELES CO.RIVERSIDE CO.SAN BERNARDINO CO.SANTA
BARBARA CO.SAN DIEGO CO.ORANGE CO.Santa
Barbara
VenturaOxnardOjaiCamarilloSanta PaulaWestlake
Village Woodland
Hills
SantaMonicaTorrance
Long
Beach Newport
BeachSanta AnaLaguna
Beach San
ClementeMission ViejoIrvineOceansideEscondidoPowayRamonaSan DiegoTemeculaHemet Palm
SpringsFullertonChino
RiversideOntarioPomona/
Fairplex San BernardinoYucca ValleyHesperiaWhittier
HillsUCLASimi ValleyChatsworth
Burbank MonroviaSanta ClaritaL.A. DowntownSun 6:14a/5:55p 6:13a/5:54p 6:18a/5:59p
Moon 3:49p/5:04a 3:48p/5:03a 3:53p/5:09aAnaheim 73 52 -- 65 50 67 51
Avalon/Catalina 66 50 -- 53 46 55 49
Bakersfield 82 54 -- 66 48 68 49
Barstow 81 47 -- 70 45 69 43
Big Bear Lake 57 27 -- 45 22 44 23
Bishop 72 31 -- 65 30 62 33
Burbank 72 53 -- 60 47 63 50
Camarillo 69 49 -- 62 46 66 51
Chatsworth 76 50 -- 60 47 62 49
Chino 79 47 -- 65 47 69 48
Dana Point 63 54 -- 61 51 63 51
Death Valley 89 55 -- 82 58 74 55
Del Mar 61 57 -- 61 53 63 50
Escondido 77 49 -- 63 49 65 45
Eureka 55 46 -- 50 36 52 40
Fallbrook 72 50 -- 62 47 64 45
Fresno 81 49 -- 64 48 66 50
Fullerton 70 57 -- 66 51 68 53
Hemet 77 43 -- 63 43 63 42
Hesperia 76 44 -- 59 38 60 39
Huntington Beach 67 55 -- 63 51 64 53
Idyllwild 64 35 -- 51 35 52 35
Irvine 69 55 -- 64 51 66 51
L.A. D’ntown/USC72 57 -- 63 51 65 53L.A. Int’l. Airport 67 54 -- 63 53 66 57
Laguna Beach 67 51 -- 62 53 64 53
Lancaster 77 36 -- 59 40 61 40
Long Beach 65 55 -- 63 51 65 53
Mammoth Lakes 59 27 -- 46 19 48 22
Mission Viejo 72 48 -- 63 50 65 50
Monrovia 74 51 -- 63 46 64 48
Monterey 62 55 -- 57 44 60 49
Mt. Wilson xx 50 -- 46 33 47 35
Needles 86 51 -- 79 54 74 51
Newport Beach 66 55 -- 62 53 63 53
Northridge 75 49 -- 61 46 64 48
Oakland 61 55 -- 60 44 60 50
Oceanside 68 54 -- 64 46 66 47
Ojai 76 39 -- 58 41 62 46
Ontario 76 54 -- 63 48 66 50
Palm Springs 87 58 -- 76 52 74 51
Pasadena 75 55 -- 61 47 62 49
Paso Robles 71 42 -- 58 39 61 45
Pomona/Fairplex 75 50 -- 64 47 65 47
Redding 63 43 -- 58 39 57 43
Riverside 77 50 -- 62 44 64 44
Sacramento 62 48 -- 60 41 59 48
San Bernardino 80 49 -- 63 47 63 45San Diego 69 58 -- 64 57 65 53
San Francisco 59 52 -- 58 43 60 49
San Gabriel xx 60 -- 63 47 65 49
SanJose 67 53 -- 59 42 61 47
San Luis Obispo 64 48 -- 58 44 61 51
Santa Ana 69 59 -- 67 55 68 56
Santa Barbara 64 47 -- 61 45 63 51
Santa Clarita 75 49 -- 60 44 62 46
Santa Monica Pier 63 52 -- 61 50 63 52
Santa Paula 74 43 -- 60 43 62 48
Santa Rosa 54 49 .03 57 34 60 44
Simi Valley 74 47 -- 60 46 62 47
Tahoe Valley 58 27 -- 40 25 43 26
Temecula 75 50 -- 62 44 63 42
Thousand Oaks 68 46 -- 60 45 63 49
Torrance 64 54 -- 63 49 64 52
UCLA 67 53 -- 62 50 64 53
Van Nuys 73 50 -- 61 45 64 49
Ventura 64 46 -- 60 47 61 52
Whittier Hills 74 50 -- 64 50 66 52
Woodland Hills 78 46 -- 61 44 65 47
Wrightwood 59 39 -- 46 33 46 33
Yorba Linda 73 50 -- 64 48 66 49
Yosemite Valley 68 37 -- 48 31 50 35Clearing 65/
Showers 73/
Downpours 66/
A little rain 66/Partly sunny 62/
Showers 69/
Heavy rain 61/
A little rain 62/Clearing 63/
A little rain 69/
Downpours 65/
A little rain 63/Partly sunny 44/
A shower 48/
P.M. rain 45/
A little rain 45/Partly sunny 74/
Showers 74/
P.M. rain 65/
Bit of rain 74/Mainly cloudy Cooler Cooler Mostly cloudy Not as warm
Sunday
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WednesdayTodayInnerwaters:Winds variable
becomingwestat10-15knots.Wind
waveswillbe2-4feetwithawest
swell of 2-3 feet.
Surf zone:The risk of strong and
dangerous rip currents will be high
for Santa Barbara and Ventura coun-
ties, moderate for L.A. county and
low for other counties.Santa Barbara 1-3’ 12 sec W
Ventura 1-3’ 12 sec W
Los Angeles 1-3’ 12 sec W
Orange 1-3’ 16 sec S
San Diego 1-3’ 12 sec WFriday Today Sunday Friday Today Sunday Friday Today SundayForecasts byAccuWeather, Inc.©Today 7:04a 6.1 Hi 12:58a 1.6 Lo
8:27p 4.4 Hi 2:04p -1.2 Lo
Sun. 8:50a 6.3 Hi 1:43a 1.1 Lo
9:57p 4.8 Hi 3:39p -1.3 LoHigh/low 72/57 70/57 64/
Normal high/low 70/51 69/50 66/
High/low a year ago 61/54 63/55 62/
Record high/date 90/1899 88/2015 84/
Record low/date 39/1882 40/2017 38/24-hour total (as of 4 p.m.) 0.00 0.00 0.
Season total (since Oct. 1) 7.33 7.00 7.
Last season (Oct. 1 to date) 17.99 15.56 17.
Season norm (Oct. 1 to date) 11.73 11.18 13.
Humidity (high/low) 83/52 86/54 100/Precipitation Los Angeles Fullerton VenturaLas Vegas, 45
Los Angeles, 60Phoenix, 45
San Francisco, 60(^63) / (^5160) / (^4661) / (^5045) / (^2276) / 52
High89 in Death Valley, Calif.
Low–16 in Embarrass, Minn.
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Albany 48 25 -- 43 24 Su
Albuquerque 65 37 -- 67 45 Pc
Anchorage 18 -2 -- 24 20 Sn
Aspen 55 19 -- 53 32 Pc
Atlanta 58 45 -- 57 37 Su
Austin 70 42 -- 65 48 Cy
Baltimore 49 30 .06 51 29 Su
Boise 66 44 -- 57 32 Sh
Boston 44 32 -- 44 30 W
Buffalo 37 31 .17 35 28 Su
Burlington, Vt. 41 30 -- 30 21 Su
Charleston, S.C. 65 49 .01 57 35 Su
Charlotte 56 36 -- 56 30 Su
Chicago 40 33 Tr 53 40 Su
Cincinnati 37 35 Tr 49 31 Su
Cleveland 39 34 .07 41 33 Su
Columbia, S.C. 61 44 -- 58 31 Su
Columbus 39 33 .04 44 29 Su
Dallas/Ft.Worth 67 40 -- 64 47 Pc
Denver 68 27 -- 68 41 Pc
Detroit 37 33 .05 45 33 Su
El Paso 67 46 -- 72 53 Pc
Eugene 52 41 .09 50 30 Sh
Fort Myers 78 69 .01 72 51 Su
Hartford 50 25 .02 44 26 W
Honolulu 81 69 .10 81 68 W
Houston 74 50 -- 64 49 Pc
Indianapolis 35 33 Tr 50 33 Su
Jacksonville, Fla. 70 54 Tr 61 40 Su
Kansas City 56 28 -- 67 46 W
Knoxville 46 42 -- 52 29 Su
Las Vegas 78 53 -- 75 54 Pc
Louisville 41 39 Tr 53 33 Su
Medford 58 38 -- 50 31 Sh
Memphis 57 44 -- 60 41 Su
Miami 85 75 .09 73 62 Pc
Milwaukee 38 32 Tr 50 40 Su
Minneapolis 39 24 -- 55 42 Su
Nashville 52 45 -- 55 34 Su
New Orleans 72 55 -- 64 51 Pc
New York 45 39 .37 47 34 W
Norfolk 51 46 .74 50 35 Pc
Oklahoma City 64 34 -- 65 45 Su
Omaha 53 24 -- 69 45 W
Orlando 74 66 .02 66 50 Su
Philadelphia 45 33 .29 48 30 W
Phoenix 86 59 -- 84 60 Pc
Pittsburgh 41 29 .10 43 28 Su
Portland, Ore. 47 42 .21 50 32 Sh
Providence 51 30 .04 44 27 W
Raleigh/Durham 59 40 .05 54 30 Su
Reno 68 49 -- 53 32 Cy
Richmond 59 39 .04 53 29 Su
St. Louis 52 37 -- 60 42 Su
Salt Lake City 70 48 -- 67 44 W
Acapulco 89 71 -- 85 75 Pc
Amsterdam 48 41 .51 50 45 Pc
Athens 61 43 -- 65 58 Pc
Bangkok 95 81 -- 96 80 Pc
Barcelona 63 46 -- 59 48 Pc
Berlin 46 39 .77 44 33 Sh
Cabo San Lucas 79 62 -- 82 67 Pc
Cairo 69 61 -- 72 55 Su
Dubai 81 64 -- 84 65 Hz
Dublin 48 30 .09 55 42 Sh
Havana 86 68 .02 75 64 Su
Ho Chi Minh City 91 76 -- 96 77 Cy
Hong Kong 72 64 -- 75 69 Pc
Istanbul 57 48 .06 63 52 Su
Jerusalem 53 51 .28 57 42 Pc
Johannesburg 77 55 -- 78 54 Hz
Kuala Lumpur 90 77 .75 92 75 Ts
Lima 80 71 -- 78 71 Pc
London 50 36 -- 54 45 Pc
Madrid 55 45 .02 60 33 Pc
Mecca 93 69 -- 94 62 Su
Mexico City 66 48 -- 77 46 Pc
Milan 54 40 .07 61 33 Su
Montreal 32 30 .15 30 24 Su
Moscow 43 39 .09 53 44 R
Mumbai 84 77 -- 84 69 Su
New Delhi 70 57 .24 71 54 Hz
Paris 50 42 .08 52 45 Pc
Prague 48 39 .24 43 31 Sh
Rome 59 54 .20 58 42 Ts
Seoul 50 23 -- 52 32 Sh
Singapore 88 80 -- 88 76 Ts
Taipei City 72 59 -- 79 67 Pc
Tokyo 55 45 .23 51 46 Sh
Vancouver 50 36 .03 44 32 R
Vienna 52 41 .36 50 35 Sh
Seattle 44 39 .71 47 33 Sh
Tampa 74 62 Tr 68 49 Su
Tucson 81 61 -- 81 59 Pc
Tulsa 62 32 -- 69 46 Su
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Morning drizzle and fog; mainly cloudy: An upper-level trough over the eastern Pacific is slowly approaching
the California coast, causing the lower-level wind flow to be more consistently onshore. This will lead to low
clouds and fog this morning and Sunday morning. Today will remain cloudy as the low gets closer, but partial
sunshine should appear by Sunday afternoon.
Colder, showery Northwest: Colder air with rain and mountain snow
will spread from the Northwest to the northern Rockies. Warm air will
surge from the Southwest across the Plains toward the Great Lakes.
Blustery, chilly weather will prevail along the Eastern Seaboard.
So I knew how devas-
tated Ted was last spring
when the Corgi herself
became ill. I was devastated
for him too, from a distance.
After the Corgi, whose
proper name was Sienna,
died of cancer in August at
age 13, Ted and Sandy, who
have no human children,
sank deeply into their grief.
Ted told me that on many a
morning he no longer saw a
good reason to get out of
bed.
Late in the fall, a friend
forwarded the couple, who
live in Hollywood, a per-
fectly timed request. She
had spotted it on Craigslist
while trying to find Ted and
Sandy some solace.
A man was looking to get
his Corgi an emergency
foster home for a few
months. “I’ve been with him
for most of his life,” he wrote.
“Although he loves me
dearly, soon after meeting
you, he’ll love you just as
much.”
Ted and Sandy weren’t
ready yet for a new dog. Still,
borrowing one sounded
good.
“We figured it would be
kind of us helping him, him
helping us,” Sandy said of
the then-stranger’s plea.
That the Corgi and his
person loved each other was
evident at first glance. The
two, who had been together
since the Corgi, now 11, w a s 1,
were obviously deeply bond-
ed. Ted and Sandy knew
better than most how hard
it must be for the man to
give up his best friend for
any reason, even tempor-
arily.
But they didn’t want to
pry and so they didn’t ask a
lot of questions.
On Sunday afternoons
though, when the man
visited their Hollywood
apartment to lie on their
carpet with his dog and rub
his dog’s tummy and toss
his dog balls, which the
Corgi caught in his mouth,
the couple began to learn
how much their help mat-
tered.
Bear with me here be-
cause this is where telling
the story gets tricky.
What has happened to
the foster Corgi’s person has
happened to many people.
It isn’t his fault. He’s had a
run of bad luck.
But shame is tenacious
and the foster Corgi’s per-
son can’t seem to shed it. So
while he’ll let me tell you
some things about him, he
won’t let me tell you his
name. Or even the name of
the Corgi. He’s that worried
that someone who knows
him from his previous life
will see how far he’s fallen
and judge him.
The foster Corgi’s per-
son, you see, has a PhD and
used to have a great, six-
figure job in a company that
recruited him here from the
Midwest. Since he lost that
job in a specialized field four
years ago, things haven’t
been the same for either him
or his dog.
At first he had the pad-
ding of severance and sav-
ings. He sold his condo back
home for more cash. He had
confidence that he’d bounce
back. He didn’t immediately
comprehend how quickly
his circumstances could
slide downward.
In short order, however,
he went from making more
money than he could spend
and living in a two-bedroom
apartment with two big TVs
and a new king-size bed-
room set to having room-
mates and then to being a
roommate and then to being
homeless, going to social-
service organizations to
seek out short-term emer-
gency housing.
Before long, this highly
educated professional in his
50s had joined the masses
driving for Uber. And when
he could no longer make his
car payments and so lost his
car, he started renting the
cars he drove for Uber by the
hour, working longer hours
still to cover the rental fees
and so not netting very
much at all.
At the same time, he was
trying to teach himself new
skills to enter the field of
data science, which offered
better job prospects.
And he was doing this as
he and his Corgi bumped
from place to place. Short
stints all, they spent time in
his sister’s place in North-
ern California, a bare-bones
Airbnb whose cost a relative
footed for a month, a group
home in south L.A., a single-
room occupancy hotel on
skid row.
The people who ran that
skid row SRO were great, by
the way, he said. But his
fellow residents were rough.
And each morning when he
headed to a nearby Star-
bucks with his laptop to
apply himself to his extrac-
tion plan, he ran the few
blocks with the Corgi be-
cause the environment felt
dangerous.
The Corgi was stressed.
The Corgi’s person was
stressed, especially be-
cause, while the Corgi now
was his sole comfort, finding
places that would accept a
dog was proving to be very
difficult.
The owner of the first
transitional housing he
arrived at changed the locks
after he showed her the
paperwork for his emotional
support animal. They had
to sleep that night in the car.
He went through an exten-
sive application process for
a program that would have
given him housing rent-free
for two years to help him get
back on his feet, but having
the Corgi with him proved a
sticking point.
Enter Ted and Sandy
and the respite they offered.
From the moment they laid
eyes on the foster Corgi,
they felt the magnitude of
their responsibility.
“You could see how trau-
matized he was,” Ted said.
“And from that point our
goal became to make him
comfortable again to make
him happy.” And also, he
said, to give the foster Cor-
gi’s person “a better dog
than we took over.”
Ted said this on the first
day I actually met him in
person — along with Sandy
and the foster Corgi and the
foster Corgi’s person, who
responded gratefully, saying
of his dog, “It’s been a rough
year, a very rough year for
him.”
The Corgi’s foster people
soothed him. They took him
on adventures. They took
him to the Grove. They’d
been warned that he had
trouble with other dogs, so
Ted, who had trained Sien-
na, trained the foster Corgi
to focus rather than panic at
the sight of them and got
the foster Corgi to make his
first four-legged friends.
I was with Ted the other
day when he took the foster
Corgi’s person out to show
him — and to show him the
ropes. When the foster Corgi
calmly sniffed one dog while
another dog sniffed him, we
all kvelled.
The we is important. As I
frequently mention, one of
the hardest things, people
tell me, about falling on
hard times is the isolation
that often follows.
The foster Corgi’s per-
son, now in a group home in
the Valley, has felt alone and
lonely and depressed.
He’s felt hopeless at
times thinking of other men
he’s known in his life who
lost their jobs in their 50s
and never recovered. Ted
and Sandy understand
hardship. They’ve had to
downsize their lives a lot
because of Ted’s health.
Talking to them, getting
their encouragement, has
helped the foster Corgi’s
person keep the faith in a
better future, just as the
Corgi’s presence has helped
Ted and Sandy ready them-
selves to take the big step of
welcoming another dog into
their lives.
With any luck, the foster
Corgi and his person will be
living together again soon.
The Corgi’s foster people
will find a wonderful new
dog of their own. Which
leads me back to that ques-
tion of help. Anyone need a
smart and highly motivated
data scientist? Anyone
know of a good home that
will welcome a man and his
dog trying to catch a break?
If you met the foster
Corgi’s person, you’d see his
worth right away. And as for
the foster Corgi, each time I
have visited him and his
extended family of people,
he has made the rounds,
offering himself up to every-
one in the room. As I’ve tried
to take notes, he has nuz-
zled my arm, skewing my
letters but winning my
heart.
Then came a Corgi who knew how to heal
THE OWNER of the fostered Corgi walks the dog along with Ted Rogers, half of the Corgi’s foster couple.
Jason ArmondLos Angeles Times
[City Beat,from B1]