Year: 2024

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (KABC) — Hundreds of children on Friday were treated to a special day at SoFi Stadium as part of ABC7's Spark of Love Toy Drive.
"This is 32 years of partnership with ABC7 and L.A. County Fire. Spark of Love, it's all about the kids," L.A. County Fire Battalion Chief Ron Haralson said. "Being here at SoFi, this is what it's about, so this is everything."
L.A. County firefighters were out spreading Spark of Love cheer, along with Rams players, cheerleaders and mascot Rampage.
"It's a phenomenal time of year, and I'm just happy to be a part of it," Rams safety John Johnson III said.
Amazon donated two vans filled with toys and $100,000 to the Spark of Love Toy Drive.
After the children took a tour of SoFi Stadium, they grabbed lunch and a toy to take home.
For eighth grader Fernando Rodriguez, he found something to take home for his mother.
"Most of the years I haven't gotten her anything, and this time I decided to think instead of for myself, for her," he said.
ABC7's very own Teresa Samaniego was honored by the Rams with the Playmakers Award in recognition for all the work she's put in to make Spark of Love happen every year.
"I can't tell you how touched and surprised I am, but I know that this is going to help so many children," she said.
Our toy drive runs through Christmas Eve.

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Although Santa Claus arrives at most households next Wednesday, animals at the Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero got an early visit during the Holiday Magic event.
On Saturday, zookeepers presented gifts for the animals consisting of fruit and special treats.
Santa Claus was also on-site welcoming visitors.
Attendees enjoyed holiday music and a model railroad display created by the Central Coast Garden Railroad Society.
Beth and Juan Gonzalez, who traveled from Paso Robles for the event, told KSBY about their favorite parts.
“Just seeing all the animals in the back, you know, so chill, and then watching them eat. It’s pretty cool,” Juan said.
“I think the mongoose lemurs were really fun to watch get their presents because they had the blueberries and they were eating the blueberries, and they were digging in the boxes, and they were kind of going crazy with it. So that was fun,” Beth told KSBY.
In support of the event, zoo officials organized an Amazon wish list which supporters could purchase items from for the animals at the zoo.

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The Department of Justice’s list of solutions for fixing Google’s illegal antitrust behavior and restoring competition in the search engine market started with forcing the company to sell Chrome, and late Friday night, Google responded with a list of its own (included below).
Instead of breaking off Chrome, Android, or Google Play as the DOJ’s filing considers, Google’s proposed fixes aim at the payments it makes to companies like Apple and Mozilla for exclusive, prioritized placement of its services, its licensing deals with companies that make Android phones, and contracts with wireless carriers. They don’t address a DOJ suggestion about possibly forcing Google to share its valuable search data with other companies to help their products catch up.
According to Google’s lawyers, the ruling pointed to arrangements with Apple and Mozilla for their browsers, the companies that make Android phones, and wireless carriers. Google regulatory VP Lee-Anne Mulholland writes on the company blog, “This was a decision about our search distribution contracts, so our proposed remedies are directed to that.
For three years, its proposal would block Google from signing deals that link licenses for Chrome, Search, and its Android app store, Google Play, with placement or preinstallation of its other apps, including Chrome, Google Assistant, or the Gemini AI assistant.
It would also still allow Google to pay for default search placement in browsers but allow for multiple deals across different platforms or browsing modes and require the ability to revisit the deals at least once a year.
While the company still plans to appeal Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling that said, “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” first, it says it will submit a revised proposal on March 7th, ahead of a two-week trial over the issue in April.
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