In the Global Week Ahead, geopolitics remains at the forefront of stock trader minds.

This result comes after war broke out between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

The mood inside stock and bond markets is jittery at best.

This trading week might offer some reassurance — that both households and businesses are holding up — in an uncertain macro environment.

Why?

a. Some of the world’s biggest multinational companies report earnings. They provide stock traders their detailed Q3 updates, and forward outlooks.

b. A variety of macro data prints offer a look at growth, wages and consumer spending, in the United States, China and the United Kingdom.

Next are Reuters five world market themes, reordered for equity traders—

A number of major U.S. companies report results, revving up a third-quarter earnings season expected to show a pickup in profit growth after a tepid first half.

Tesla (TSLA – Free Report) kicks off earnings for the mega-caps on Oct. 18th. These companies’ shares have been key drivers of the equity rally in 2023.

Bank of America (BAC – Free Report) and Goldman Sachs (GS – Free Report) both report Oct. 17th.

Other heavy hitters include healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (JNJ – Free Report) on Oct. 17, Netflix (NFLX – Free Report) on Oct. 18th and Philip Morris International (PM – Free Report) on Oct. 19th.

In economic data, U.S. retail sales for September, due on Tuesday, will provide a key look into the health of the consumer.

Investors are keen to determine if the economy can avoid a hard landing. U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in August as a surge in gasoline prices boosted receipts at service stations.

(2) A number of Europe’s major banks report earnings this week.

Storm clouds are brewing over European banking stocks as the boost from higher interest rates fades and recession risks rise, but some big investors are hanging on to shares.

Banks have long underperformed the region’s main stock market. And just ahead of quarterly earnings next week, European bank shares (.SX7P) are sporting a dividend yield of almost 8%, making them cheaper on this basis than during the 2008 global financial crisis.

Banks have had a major boost from hiking their loan costs in line with central bank rates.

Analyst forecasts collated by European asset manager Amundi show European banks are expected to grow adjusted earnings by +25% this year, followed by a +6% gain in 2024.

(3) Poland has elected a center-left coalition gov’t, ousting the ruling nationalists.

Voters on Sunday have decided, in numbers not seen even in 1989. Poland’s ruling nationalists appeared on Monday Oct. 16th to have lost their parliamentary majority in the nation’s most pivotal election in decades, potentially opening the way for opposition parties to seize power in what would be a huge political shift.

Poland has repeatedly clashed with the European Union over the rule of law, media freedom, migration and LGBT rights since Law and Justice (PiS) swept to power in 2015, but opposition parties have vowed to mend ties with Brussels and scrap reforms that critics say undermine democratic standards.

An Ipsos exit poll published early on Monday, Oct. 16th gave PiS 36.6% of the vote, which would translate into 198 lawmakers in the 460-seat lower house of parliament.

Opposition parties, led by the former European Council president Donald Tusk’s liberal grouping Civic Coalition (KO), were projected to win a combined 248 seats, with the KO seen winning 31.0% of ballots cast.

Victory for the opposition in a vote seen by analysts as the most significant election for Europe in years could potentially redefine the relationship between Brussels and the largest EU member state in central and eastern Europe.

The election cycle is also heating up elsewhere in emerging markets:

a. Ecuadorians also voted on Sunday Oct. 15th for a new president.

Business scion Daniel Noboa will fulfill a long-held family ambition when he takes office as Ecuador’s president, after winning election on Sunday on promises to create jobs and bring crime gangs under control.

Noboa, 35, who quit a job at his family’s sprawling conglomerate when he was elected to the national legislature in 2021, won more than 52% of the vote, beating leftist challenger Luisa Gonzalez, who had about 48%, with the initial tally nearly complete.

b. Argentinians head to the polls on Oct. 22nd.

(4) Is the worst over for the mainland China economy? Or is there a real estate crisis brewing?

The clock is ticking loudly for China’s biggest private property developer.

Country Garden (2007.HK) has until Tuesday to meet coupon payments or have all its nearly $11 billion in offshore debt deemed in default.

It’s not alone. Companies accounting for 40% of Chinese home sales have defaulted since 2021, when a liquidity crisis hit the sector, which accounts for about a quarter of the economy.

Beijing has rolled out a raft of measures recently, but with little impact on home sales.

There have been reports the government is looking to increase its budget deficit to meet this year’s 5% growth target.

Recent data already suggests the worst may be over for parts of the economy. Wednesday could bring confirmation, with the release of GDP, industrial output and retail sales figures.

(5) The Bank of England (BoE) struggles to set a course against high inflation.

Poor Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. The Bank of England (BoE) has been constantly wrongfooted by inflation data for months.

For most of the year, it’s come in above expectations and well above the central bank’s own forecasts. Suddenly in August, it slowed more than expected. Many believe the data pushed the BoE to leave rates unchanged at its last meeting.

That said, inflation is still over three times the BoE’s 2% target and growth isn’t exactly stellar. Meanwhile, at the last count, the labor market was starting to cool, but basic pay grew at its fastest rate on record — making the BoE’s juggling act even tougher.

More surprises on Oct. 17th and 18th, when employment and inflation data land, respectively, could set an awkward scene for the BoE’s November meeting a little over two weeks later.

Zacks #1 Rank (STRONG BUY) Stocks

This is a $111 stock with a $11.1B market cap in the Medical-Drugs industry. I see a Zacks Value score of A, a Zacks Growth score of B and a Zacks Momentum score of C.

Neurocrine Biosciences is a neuroscience-based company focused on the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for neuropsychiatric, neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases and disorders.

The company’s neuroscience, endocrine and immunology disciplines provide a unique biological understanding of the molecular interaction between central nervous, immune and endocrine systems for the development of therapeutic interventions for anxiety, depression, insomnia, stroke, malignant brain tumors, multiple sclerosis, obesity and diabetes.

(2) Williams Sonoma (WSM – Free Report) : This is a $162 stock with a $10.4B market cap in the Retail – Home Furnishing industry. I see a Zacks Value score of A, a Zacks Growth score of B, and a Zacks Momentum score of B.

Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a multi-channel specialty retailer of premium quality home products. Incorporated in 1973, the company has five brands and each of the brands are operating segments.

• Pottery Barn (accounting for 41% of fiscal 2022 total revenues) is the largest brand of the company and offers premium quality furniture, lighting, tabletop, outdoor and decorative accessories.
• West Elm (26.3%) produces personalized products designed by the company’s team of artists and designers.
• Williams-Sonoma (14.8%) offers cookware, tools, cutlery, electrics, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture and cookbooks.
• Pottery Barn Kids and Teen (13.1%) deals with products used for putting up nurseries, bedrooms and play spaces. It also caters to the teenage population with furniture, bedding, lighting and decorative accents for teen bedrooms, dorm rooms, study spaces and lounges.
• Other segment (4.8%) primarily consists of international franchise operations, Rejuvenation and Mark and Graham. Rejuvenation offers premium quality products which are inspired from history and are manufactured in facilities in Portland, OR. Mark and Graham is known for personalized gift items. The brand manufactures women’s and men’s accessories, home décor as well as seasonal items.

Cash and cash equivalents were $514.4 million as of Jul 30, 2023 compared with $124.9 million reported a year ago and $367.3 million at the end of fiscal 2022. Net cash from operating activities totaled $715 million in the first six months of fiscal 2023 compared with $383.6 million a year ago. At the fiscal second quarter-end, the company stated that it had no debt, thereby maintaining its strong financial position.

Williams-Sonoma rewarded shareholders in dividends (worth $116.6 million) and share repurchases (worth $310 million) in first-half 2023.

(Note:  Zacks identifies fiscal years by the month in which the fiscal year ends, while WSM identifies their fiscal year by the calendar year in which it begins; so comparable figures for any given fiscal year, as published by WSM, will refer to this same fiscal year as being the year before the same year, as identified by Zacks).

(3) EMCOR Group (EME – Free Report) : This is a $207 stock with a $10B market cap in the Building Products industry. I see a Zacks Value score of C, a Zacks Growth score of B, and a Zacks Momentum score of F.

EMCOR Group is one of the leading providers of mechanical and electrical construction, industrial and energy infrastructure, as well as building services for a diverse range of businesses. The company serves commercial, industrial, utility and institutional clients.

The company currently operates under the following reportable segments:

United States Electrical Construction and Facilities Services (contributing 22% to total revenues for 2022) – This comprises systems for premises electrical and lighting systems; electrical power transmission and distribution; roadway and transit lighting; fiber optic lines; voice and data communication; as well as low-voltage systems, such as fire alarm, security and process control.

United States Mechanical Construction and Facilities Services (39.1%) – This involves systems for fire protection; heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration and clean-room process ventilation; water and wastewater treatment and central plant heating and cooling; plumbing, process and high-purity piping; millwrighting; steel fabrication, erection and welding; as well as controls and filtration.

United States Building Services (24.6%) – This segment provides various types of support services related to operation and maintenance of clients’ facilities in the U.S. These include commercial and government site-based operations and maintenance; military base operations support services; infrastructure and building projects for federal, state and local governmental agencies.

United States Industrial Services (10%) – This segment comprises industrial maintenance and services that are needed for refineries and petrochemical plants such as designing, manufacturing, repairing and hydro blast cleaning of shell and tube heat exchangers and related equipment; overhaul and maintenance of critical process units in refineries and petrochemical plants.

United Kingdom Building Services (4.3%) – This segment provides support services related to operation and maintenance of commercial and government client facilities in the U.K.

Key Global Macro

Mid-week on Wednesday is a major day for global-macro prints.

On Monday, there is a Eurogroup meeting.

On Tuesday, U.S. Retail Sales come out for SEP. Ex-Auto should be up +0.2% m/m. The broader retail sales measure should be up +0.3% m/m in SEP, after rising +0.6% m/m in AUG. Still solid, just not as strong as seasonal AUG summer data.

U.S. Capacity Utilization for SEP is out. The prior reading is a solid 79.7%.

On Wednesday, Mainland China’s Q3 real GDP growth rate comes out. Look for +4.4% y/y print, following a prior +6.3% y/y effort.

Mainland China’s fixed asset investment for SEP should be up +3.2%, in line with the prior reading.

Mainland China’s retail sales for SEP should be up +4.5% y/y, also in line.

The important Eurozone HICP consumer inflation measure comes out. A stable +4.3% y/y rate thru SEP is expected.

U.S. building permits for SEP come out. The prior read is 1.54M.

U.S. housing starts for SEP also come out. The prior read is 1.28M.

On Thursday, U.S. existing home sales for SEP come out. The prior is 4.0M.

On Friday, there is People’s Bank of China (PBoC) interest rate decision.

Conclusion

Let’s close matters up with a house backdrop on Q3 earnings, done on Oct. 11th.

Here are the Zacks Research Director Sheraz Mian’s key earnings points:

(1) Estimates for 2023 Q3 held up much better than had been the case in the comparable periods of other recent quarters.

In fact, Q3 earnings estimates in the aggregate were barely down since the start of the period, with estimates modestly up when negative revisions to the Energy or Finance sector estimates are excluded.

(2) For 2023 Q3, total S&P500 earnings are currently expected to be down -2.1% from the same period last year on +0.7% higher revenues.

That will be the 4th back-to-back quarter of declining earnings for the index.

(3) Exclude a drag from the Energy sector. Those earnings are expected to decline -36.8% in Q3.

Earnings for the other 15 Zacks sectors in the S&P500 index could be up +2.7% on +3.2% higher revenues.

Have a successful trading and investing week.

Warm Regards,

John Blank

Zacks Chief Equity Strategist and Economist

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• Gov. Newsom Proposes “Broad Changes” to CEQA (CalMatters)
  • It’s a “bold plan” to advance transportation, water, clean energy and other major infrastructure projects (Sacramento Bee)
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• Without CEQA, California would be much worse off (CalMatters)
• “We can’t get out of it” – Individual transport companies have to make their arguments (CalMatters)
• Youth in the Inland Empire want to lead the way on climate issues (Daily Bulletin)
• Some cities want people to keep using bikes (AP)
• Cruise And Waymo Close To Being Permitted To Operate 24/7 Driverless Taxis In San Francisco (Tech Crunch)
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This is a running analysis of the 49ers’ moves and key departures during this season of free agency. The legal tampering window began Monday at 9 a.m. PT and the NFL’s new league year, when teams can formally sign free agents who played elsewhere in 2022, began on Wednesday.

Best remaining available: The Athletic’s top 150 free agents
Live updates: News, predictions, analysis and updates
Free agency grades: The Athletic’s Mike Jones grades all the signings
Does free agency work?: Evaluating value from 2020-2022

March 20: The 49ers need quality O-line depth, especially after losing Daniel Brunskill to the Titans. The 31-year-old Feliciano, whose signing has been confirmed by a league source to The Athletic, brings that. He has played every position up front except for right tackle in his career, but his specialty lies on the interior. Feliciano started at center for the New York Giants last season and registered above-average pass-blocking metrics. He previously started at right guard for the Bills, and before that, Feliciano began his career with the Raiders. The 49ers still need to acquire more quality depth for the tackle spots, but Feliciano gives them needed insurance on the interior and especially at right guard — as Spencer Burford must make a big jump there in Year 2.

March 20: Willis will sign a one-year deal with the Raiders, a league source told The Athletic. That means the 49ers and Raiders have swapped defensive ends this offseason with San Francisco signing Clelin Ferrell to a one-year deal last week. Willis served as a capable backup last season and had big games against the Chargers and Commanders when the 49ers had injuries along the defensive line. Of course, he also delivered the team’s biggest play of the 2021 season, a blocked punt in snowy Green Bay that helped send the 49ers to the NFC Championship Game.

March 20: The 49ers signed Dwelley to a one-year deal. That gives them three tight ends — George Kittle and Charlie Woerner are the others — on the offseason roster, but there is still work to do. The team likes to keep four tight ends on the 53-man squad and could have six or more on the 90-man roster.

DB Myles Hartsfield

March 18: Hartsfield, 25, will sign a one-year deal with the 49ers that will reunite him with defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, a league source told The Athletic. Hartsfield last year started games at both nickel cornerback and safety for the Panthers, and he was a core special teams player as well. The 49ers recently signed Isaiah Oliver to play the nickel position. Hartsfield could become their fourth safety, someone who would step in for Tashaun Gipson Sr. if there were an injury. Hartsfield has excellent athleticism. He even took some snaps at running back as a rookie. That might make him an emergency fill-in at that position, which isn’t out of the realm of possibility given San Francisco’s injury history at tailback.

March 17: The Browns signed Hurst, 27, to a one-year deal. Hurst joined the 49ers in 2021 but was limited to two games because of a lingering calf injury. He tore his biceps the following summer and spent the 2022 season on injured reserve.

March 17: The Packers announced they signed Moore, who served as the 49ers’ No. 4 safety and gunner last season, to a one-year deal. Moore, 26, was one of the fastest players in the 2018 draft and the 49ers originally had him play outside cornerback. He was better suited, however, at safety and as a special teams coverage player, which were his roles in recent seasons. The 49ers’ first three safeties currently are Talanoa Hufanga, Tashaun Gipson Sr. and George Odum. They will seek a No. 4 this offseason.

LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles

March 16: The 49ers declined to tender Flannigan-Fowles as a restricted free agent. The lowest amount was $2.63 million, which means the 49ers’ one-year deal with him is lower than that. Flannigan-Fowles played 81 snaps on defense in 2022 but 276 snaps on special teams, the fourth most on the team. He’ll compete for a backup role against the likes of Marcelino McCrary-Ball and Curtis Robinson this season.

March 16: The 49ers added some more depth at defensive tackle by re-signing the 30-year-old McGill, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. McGill initially signed onto the practice squad last season before seeing a promotion to the active roster. He logged 11 pressures over 246 snaps on the season. The 49ers struggled to generate pressure from the interior last season, but their group of defensive tackles is looking much more robust heading into 2023. It features Javon Hargrave, Arik Armstead, Javon Kinlaw, Kevin Givens, Kalia Davis and now McGill.

CB Isaiah Oliver

March 15: After losing Jimmie Ward and Emmanuel Moseley in free agency, the 49ers agreed to terms with Oliver, one of the better slot cornerbacks on the market, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. Oliver, 26, has good size at 6-foot-1, 201 pounds with 33 1/2-inch arms. A second-round pick in 2018, he played nearly 62 percent of his snaps last season out of the slot with opponents managing just a 72.4 passer rating when targeting him. Oliver’s addition allows Deommodore Lenoir to continue to play on the outside where he made strides late last season.

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Isaiah Oliver offers valuable versatility to the 49ers secondary

DL Clelin Ferrell

March 15: In 2019, the 49ers drafted Nick Bosa with the No. 2 pick and the Raiders took Ferrell two selections later. Their careers haven’t exactly mirrored each other since. While Bosa has 43 regular-season sacks and was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year for 2022, Ferrell has just 10 sacks in that span and wasn’t given the fifth-year option by Las Vegas. That said, the 49ers have specialized in resurrection projects along the defensive line with Kerry Hyder Jr., Arden Key and Charles Omenihu all having career-best seasons under position coach Kris Kocurek’s tutelage. The hope is that Ferrell, who will sign a one-year deal, The Athletic confirmed, will have a similar career bounce. The 49ers’ biggest need at the moment is at defensive end. But like like Hyder, Key and Omenihu, Ferrell can play both on the end and inside.

DL Charles Omenihu

March 14: Omenihu, 25, heads to the Chiefs on a two-year deal, a source confirmed to The Athletic. The 49ers acquired Omenihu in a trade with the Texans midway through the 2021 season and he turned in his best season to date in 2022. Omenihu filled in as needed as a defensive end and defensive tackle, and his forced fumble against the Seahawks on Jan. 14 was one of the 49ers’ biggest plays of the postseason. Later that month, Omenihu was arrested in San Jose on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence. Local prosecutors are considering whether to move forward with that case.

OL Daniel Brunskill

March 14: The Titans are expected to sign the versatile 49ers’ O-lineman, who played at all five positions for the 49ers over the past four years, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. New Tennessee general manager Ran Carthon came from the 49ers, so he’s certainly familiar with Brunskill’s inspiring story: The lineman was a backup journeyman until he refined his technique in the now-defunct Alliance of American Football (AAF) in 2019 prior to joining the 49ers. Brunskill delivered at both left and right tackle in 2019 before playing at center in 2020 and ultimately starting for the 49ers at right guard. The team must now search for quality depth to replace Brunskill.

March 14: The 49ers need a new bookend for Nick Bosa after Ebukam agreed to a deal with the Colts, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. Ebukam, 27, had the best season of his career in 2022 with five sacks and 13 quarterback hits. But the 49ers didn’t feel his production matched his price tag, and they instead spent their free-agent dollars on another defensive lineman, Javon Hargrave. With Hargrave at defensive tackle, the 49ers could move Arik Armstead to defensive end on base downs and use Drake Jackson on passing downs. The team also has been in contact with impending free agent Jordan Willis and likely will use at least one draft pick on a defensive lineman.

March 14: The 49ers were well aware that their longtime No. 3 linebacker would be moving on after they inked starters Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw to long-term deals in recent years. Al-Shaair will get an opportunity for a starting role with the Titans and their new general manager, Ran Carthon, who agreed to terms with the linebacker on Tuesday, The Athletic confirmed. The 49ers’ No. 3 linebacker now becomes Oren Burks with Marcelino McCrary-Ball and Curtis Robinson also part of the offseason mix.

CB Emmanuel Moseley

March 14: Moseley, who started the season opposite Charvarius Ward at cornerback, will join the Lions on a one-year, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. The 49ers had been interested in bringing Moseley back, but the deal — worth as much as $6 million — likely was more than the 49ers were willing to pay for someone who tore an ACL on Oct. 9. Without Moseley, the team likely will continue to lean on Deommodore Lenoir as their starter opposite Ward. Nickel cornerback? Right now, Samuel Womack III is the top option, though the team is looking at bargain veterans who can help fill out that role.

March 14: The 49ers have agreed to a four-year extension with Brendel, who was a question mark when the 2022 season began but who ended up comparing well to his predecessor at the position, Alex Mack. The 49ers already will have a new starter at right tackle after Mike McGlinchey agreed to a big, five-year deal with the Broncos. They didn’t want to have to replace another starter and outlasted several suitors for Brendel’s services. It’s not yet known what his return means for another free-agent offensive lineman, Daniel Brunskill.

Jake Brendel’s return ensures stability at center. (Darren Yamashita / USA Today)

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The 49ers re-sign Jake Brendel as they aim for needed continuity at center

S Jimmie Ward

March 13: Ward will go back to playing safety … but he’ll do so with the Texans. The NFL Network was first to report that Ward, 31, will join former 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans in Houston where he will likely pair with 2022 draft pick Jalen Pitre at the safety position. Ward, who was the longest-tenured 49er, went into the preseason as the team’s celebrated starting safety, then suffered a hamstring injury that sidelined him for the first four games. When he returned, Tashaun Gipson Sr. had taken over his spot and Ward moved to nickel cornerback where he remained the rest of the season. The 49ers are re-signing Gipson on a one-year deal.

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Former 49ers DB Jimmie Ward expected to sign with Texans

March 13: An eventful day for the 49ers continues with their acquisition of Darnold, the USC product who’s entering his sixth season in the league. The former first-round pick will be 26 next season. His career has been largely disappointing so far, but Darnold finished the 2022 season with Carolina playing his best football yet. He does feature escapability and arm talent that has intrigued 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan in the past.

The 49ers are in fascinating territory at the quarterback position. Brock Purdy underwent shoulder surgery last week and is expected out for about six months, while Trey Lance is again throwing after a second ankle surgery but is not technically cleared to practice just yet. So Darnold, once he’s fully aboard, will technically be the only fully-cleared QB on the 49ers’ roster. How’s that for a twist?

March 13: Ridgeway, who appeared in 12 games last season before tearing a pectoral muscle, is signing a one-year deal with the Texans worth as much as $4 million, according to ESPN. He’s the first former 49er that new Houston head coach DeMeco Ryans has landed in free agency. The 49ers’ interest in Ridgeway waned after they added Javon Hargrave and Kevin Givens earlier in the day.

March 13: Like many prominent 49ers before him, Garoppolo is now a Raider. The quarterback signed a three-year, $67.5 million deal with Las Vegas that is set to include about $45 million guaranteed, according to The Athletic’s Jeff Howe.

Garoppolo’s signing for a solid chunk of change elsewhere will help the 49ers in the NFL’s formula for 2024 compensatory draft picks. They’ve maxed out that formula for this upcoming 2023 draft with four picks coming courtesy of player departures last season.

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Remembering the top 6 moments of Jimmy Garoppolo’s tenure with the 49ers

DT Kevin Givens

March 13: A few minutes after making the massive Javon Hargrave splash on the defensive interior, the 49ers further fortified that part of their front by re-signing Givens to a one-year deal worth $2.1 million. A full $2 million of that is guaranteed.

Givens, who’s been with the 49ers since 2019, will continue to provide rotational depth for the 49ers up front. Defensive line coach Kris Kocurek loves Givens’ quickness. His job, like the job of many other 49ers’ D-linemen, should become easier with Hargrave now also in the mix.

Kevin Givens’ return to the 49ers is a boost to their defensive line depth. (Kyle Terada / USA Today)

DT Javon Hargrave

March 13: The 49ers agreed to terms with Hargrave on a massive four-year deal worth up to $84 million with $40 million fully guaranteed, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This means that they’ve notched the top defensive tackle on the market. Hargrave has racked up 22 sacks over the past two seasons with the Eagles.

The 49ers will almost certainly have to restructure at least one existing contract to make room for Hargrave’s deal, which cannot become official until the new league year starts on Wednesday.

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49ers add Javon Hargrave as NFL’s top defense gets even better

RT Mike McGlinchey

March 13: Last month, 49ers general manager John Lynch predicted that the 49ers would not be able to re-sign their starting right tackle unless he missed his market. Well, McGlinchey did not miss his market. The Broncos signed McGlinchey to a huge five-year deal worth up to $87.5 million with over $50 million guaranteed, according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

That comes out to over $17 million annually for McGlinchey, a price that’s clearly out of the 49ers’ price range — especially given the money they’ve shelled out to defensive tackle Javon Hargrave. Recently re-signed tackle Colton McKivitz, who inked for $5.8 million on a two-year deal last week, remains the frontrunner to succeed McGlinchey at right tackle. The 49ers can also add to the position through the draft.

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T Mike McGlinchey, G Ben Powers agree to terms with Broncos

S Tashaun Gipson Sr.

March 12: The 49ers agreed to terms with Gipson on a one-year, $2.9 million deal, according to a team source. Gipson proved to be an excellent complement to youngster Talanoa Hufanga after he was signed in late August following Jimmie Ward’s hamstring injury. Gipson, 32, played so well, in fact, that the 49ers moved Ward to nickel cornerback when he returned to the lineup. With Gipson and Hufanga under contract, the 49ers seem set at safety and likely would want Ward, an impending free agent, back if he agrees to play nickel again this season.

With the top-paid safeties on the market primed to soon hit contracts worth $20 million annually (the Chargers’ Derwin James Jr. leads the way at $19 million APY), re-signing Gipson for less than $3 million represents tremendous potential value for the 49ers. He ranked No. 1 in missed tackle rate (2.9 percent) and No. 2 in passer rating allowed (53.0) of all NFL safeties last season. The discount comes because Gipson will be 33 next season, so the 49ers are betting that the fountain of youth he discovered this season will continue flowing into 2023. After struggling to notch interceptions for years, the 49ers led the league with 20 picks in 2022 and Gipson paced the team with five of them.

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Colton McKivitz is back, and the 49ers have more O-line work to do in free agency

OL Colton McKivitz

March 9: The team signed McKivitz to a two-year deal worth $5.8 million, according to his agent. With Mike McGlinchey likely moving on in free agency, McKivitz becomes the frontrunner to start at right tackle in 2023 unless the team signs a more prominent tackle in the coming days. McKivitz, 26, was a fifth-round pick in 2020. He’s appeared in 28 games over the last three seasons with five starts — two at left tackle and three at right guard.

The 49ers avoided the restricted free-agent negotiation process with McKivitz by agreeing to terms with him before free agency, saving the team some valuable salary-cap space. The 49ers are set to open Monday’s legal tampering period with about $3 million in cap space, but the top-51 rule should help preserve room as they conduct business. The 49ers can also execute a number of contract restructures to free up spending money.

(Photo of Javon Hargrave: John Jones / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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This is a running analysis of the 49ers’ moves and key departures during this season of free agency. The legal tampering window began Monday at 9 a.m. PT and the NFL’s new league year, when teams can formally sign free agents who played elsewhere in 2022, began on Wednesday.

Best remaining available: The Athletic’s top 150 free agents
Live updates: News, predictions, analysis and updates
Free agency grades: The Athletic’s Mike Jones grades all the signings
Does free agency work?: Evaluating value from 2020-2022

DB Myles Hartsfield

March 18: Hartsfield, 25, will sign a one-year deal with the 49ers that will reunite him with defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, a league source told The Athletic. Hartsfield last year started games at both nickel cornerback and safety for the Panthers, and he was a core special teams player as well. The 49ers recently signed Isaiah Oliver to play the nickel position. Hartsfield could become their fourth safety, someone who would step in for Tashaun Gipson Sr. if there were an injury. Hartsfield has excellent athleticism. He even took some snaps at running back as a rookie. That might make him an emergency fill-in at that position, which isn’t out of the realm of possibility given San Francisco’s injury history at tailback.

March 17: The Browns signed Hurst, 27, to a one-year deal. Hurst joined the 49ers in 2021 but was limited to two games because of a lingering calf injury. He tore his biceps the following summer and spent the 2022 season on injured reserve.

March 17: The Packers announced they signed Moore, who served as the 49ers’ No. 4 safety and gunner last season, to a one-year deal. Moore, 26, was one of the fastest players in the 2018 draft and the 49ers originally had him play outside cornerback. He was better suited, however, at safety and as a special teams coverage player, which were his roles in recent seasons. The 49ers’ first three safeties currently are Talanoa Hufanga, Tashaun Gipson Sr. and George Odum. They will seek a No. 4 this offseason.

LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles

March 16: The 49ers declined to tender Flannigan-Fowles as a restricted free agent. The lowest amount was $2.63 million, which means the 49ers’ one-year deal with him is lower than that. Flannigan-Fowles played 81 snaps on defense in 2022 but 276 snaps on special teams, the fourth most on the team. He’ll compete for a backup role against the likes of Marcelino McCrary-Ball and Curtis Robinson this season.

March 16: The 49ers added some more depth at defensive tackle by re-signing the 30-year-old McGill, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. McGill initially signed onto the practice squad last season before seeing a promotion to the active roster. He logged 11 pressures over 246 snaps on the season. The 49ers struggled to generate pressure from the interior last season, but their group of defensive tackles is looking much more robust heading into 2023. It features Javon Hargrave, Arik Armstead, Javon Kinlaw, Kevin Givens, Kalia Davis and now McGill.

CB Isaiah Oliver

March 15: After losing Jimmie Ward and Emmanuel Moseley in free agency, the 49ers agreed to terms with Oliver, one of the better slot cornerbacks on the market, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. Oliver, 26, has good size at 6-foot-1, 201 pounds with 33 1/2-inch arms. A second-round pick in 2018, he played nearly 62 percent of his snaps last season out of the slot with opponents managing just a 72.4 passer rating when targeting him. Oliver’s addition allows Deommodore Lenoir to continue to play on the outside where he made strides late last season.

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March 15: In 2019, the 49ers drafted Nick Bosa with the No. 2 pick and the Raiders took Ferrell two selections later. Their careers haven’t exactly mirrored each other since. While Bosa has 43 regular-season sacks and was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year for 2022, Ferrell has just 10 sacks in that span and wasn’t given the fifth-year option by Las Vegas. That said, the 49ers have specialized in resurrection projects along the defensive line with Kerry Hyder Jr., Arden Key and Charles Omenihu all having career-best seasons under position coach Kris Kocurek’s tutelage. The hope is that Ferrell, who will sign a one-year deal, The Athletic confirmed, will have a similar career bounce. The 49ers’ biggest need at the moment is at defensive end. But like like Hyder, Key and Omenihu, Ferrell can play both on the end and inside.

DL Charles Omenihu

March 14: Omenihu, 25, heads to the Chiefs on a two-year deal, a source confirmed to The Athletic. The 49ers acquired Omenihu in a trade with the Texans midway through the 2021 season and he turned in his best season to date in 2022. Omenihu filled in as needed as a defensive end and defensive tackle, and his forced fumble against the Seahawks on Jan. 14 was one of the 49ers’ biggest plays of the postseason. Later that month, Omenihu was arrested in San Jose on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence. Local prosecutors are considering whether to move forward with that case.

March 14: The Titans are expected to sign the versatile 49ers’ O-lineman, who played at all five positions for the 49ers over the past four years, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. New Tennessee general manager Ran Carthon came from the 49ers, so he’s certainly familiar with Brunskill’s inspiring story: The lineman was a backup journeyman until he refined his technique in the now-defunct Alliance of American Football (AAF) in 2019 prior to joining the 49ers. Brunskill delivered at both left and right tackle in 2019 before playing at center in 2020 and ultimately starting for the 49ers at right guard. The team must now search for quality depth to replace Brunskill.

DE Samson Ebukam

March 14: The 49ers need a new bookend for Nick Bosa after Ebukam agreed to a deal with the Colts, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. Ebukam, 27, had the best season of his career in 2022 with five sacks and 13 quarterback hits. But the 49ers didn’t feel his production matched his price tag, and they instead spent their free-agent dollars on another defensive lineman, Javon Hargrave. With Hargrave at defensive tackle, the 49ers could move Arik Armstead to defensive end on base downs and use Drake Jackson on passing downs. The team also has been in contact with impending free agent Jordan Willis and likely will use at least one draft pick on a defensive lineman.

March 14: The 49ers were well aware that their longtime No. 3 linebacker would be moving on after they inked starters Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw to long-term deals in recent years. Al-Shaair will get an opportunity for a starting role with the Titans and their new general manager, Ran Carthon, who agreed to terms with the linebacker on Tuesday, The Athletic confirmed. The 49ers’ No. 3 linebacker now becomes Oren Burks with Marcelino McCrary-Ball and Curtis Robinson also part of the offseason mix.

CB Emmanuel Moseley

March 14: Moseley, who started the season opposite Charvarius Ward at cornerback, will join the Lions on a one-year, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. The 49ers had been interested in bringing Moseley back, but the deal — worth as much as $6 million — likely was more than the 49ers were willing to pay for someone who tore an ACL on Oct. 9. Without Moseley, the team likely will continue to lean on Deommodore Lenoir as their starter opposite Ward. Nickel cornerback? Right now, Samuel Womack III is the top option, though the team is looking at bargain veterans who can help fill out that role.

March 14: The 49ers have agreed to a four-year extension with Brendel, who was a question mark when the 2022 season began but who ended up comparing well to his predecessor at the position, Alex Mack. The 49ers already will have a new starter at right tackle after Mike McGlinchey agreed to a big, five-year deal with the Broncos. They didn’t want to have to replace another starter and outlasted several suitors for Brendel’s services. It’s not yet known what his return means for another free-agent offensive lineman, Daniel Brunskill.

Jake Brendel’s return ensures stability at center. (Darren Yamashita / USA Today)

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S Jimmie Ward

March 13: Ward will go back to playing safety … but he’ll do so with the Texans. The NFL Network was first to report that Ward, 31, will join former 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans in Houston where he will likely pair with 2022 draft pick Jalen Pitre at the safety position. Ward, who was the longest-tenured 49er, went into the preseason as the team’s celebrated starting safety, then suffered a hamstring injury that sidelined him for the first four games. When he returned, Tashaun Gipson Sr. had taken over his spot and Ward moved to nickel cornerback where he remained the rest of the season. The 49ers are re-signing Gipson on a one-year deal.

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March 13: An eventful day for the 49ers continues with their acquisition of Darnold, the USC product who’s entering his sixth season in the league. The former first-round pick will be 26 next season. His career has been largely disappointing so far, but Darnold finished the 2022 season with Carolina playing his best football yet. He does feature escapability and arm talent that has intrigued 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan in the past.

The 49ers are in fascinating territory at the quarterback position. Brock Purdy underwent shoulder surgery last week and is expected out for about six months, while Trey Lance is again throwing after a second ankle surgery but is not technically cleared to practice just yet. So Darnold, once he’s fully aboard, will technically be the only fully-cleared QB on the 49ers’ roster. How’s that for a twist?

March 13: Ridgeway, who appeared in 12 games last season before tearing a pectoral muscle, is signing a one-year deal with the Texans worth as much as $4 million, according to ESPN. He’s the first former 49er that new Houston head coach DeMeco Ryans has landed in free agency. The 49ers’ interest in Ridgeway waned after they added Javon Hargrave and Kevin Givens earlier in the day.

March 13: Like many prominent 49ers before him, Garoppolo is now a Raider. The quarterback signed a three-year, $67.5 million deal with Las Vegas that is set to include about $45 million guaranteed, according to The Athletic’s Jeff Howe.

Garoppolo’s signing for a solid chunk of change elsewhere will help the 49ers in the NFL’s formula for 2024 compensatory draft picks. They’ve maxed out that formula for this upcoming 2023 draft with four picks coming courtesy of player departures last season.

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DT Kevin Givens

March 13: A few minutes after making the massive Javon Hargrave splash on the defensive interior, the 49ers further fortified that part of their front by re-signing Givens to a one-year deal worth $2.1 million. A full $2 million of that is guaranteed.

Givens, who’s been with the 49ers since 2019, will continue to provide rotational depth for the 49ers up front. Defensive line coach Kris Kocurek loves Givens’ quickness. His job, like the job of many other 49ers’ D-linemen, should become easier with Hargrave now also in the mix.

Kevin Givens’ return to the 49ers is a boost to their defensive line depth. (Kyle Terada / USA Today)

DT Javon Hargrave

March 13: The 49ers agreed to terms with Hargrave on a massive four-year deal worth up to $84 million with $40 million fully guaranteed, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This means that they’ve notched the top defensive tackle on the market. Hargrave has racked up 22 sacks over the past two seasons with the Eagles.

The 49ers will almost certainly have to restructure at least one existing contract to make room for Hargrave’s deal, which cannot become official until the new league year starts on Wednesday.

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RT Mike McGlinchey

March 13: Last month, 49ers general manager John Lynch predicted that the 49ers would not be able to re-sign their starting right tackle unless he missed his market. Well, McGlinchey did not miss his market. The Broncos signed McGlinchey to a huge five-year deal worth up to $87.5 million with over $50 million guaranteed, according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

That comes out to over $17 million annually for McGlinchey, a price that’s clearly out of the 49ers’ price range — especially given the money they’ve shelled out to defensive tackle Javon Hargrave. Recently re-signed tackle Colton McKivitz, who inked for $5.8 million on a two-year deal last week, remains the frontrunner to succeed McGlinchey at right tackle. The 49ers can also add to the position through the draft.

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S Tashaun Gipson Sr.

March 12: The 49ers agreed to terms with Gipson on a one-year, $2.9 million deal, according to a team source. Gipson proved to be an excellent complement to youngster Talanoa Hufanga after he was signed in late August following Jimmie Ward’s hamstring injury. Gipson, 32, played so well, in fact, that the 49ers moved Ward to nickel cornerback when he returned to the lineup. With Gipson and Hufanga under contract, the 49ers seem set at safety and likely would want Ward, an impending free agent, back if he agrees to play nickel again this season.

With the top-paid safeties on the market primed to soon hit contracts worth $20 million annually (the Chargers’ Derwin James Jr. leads the way at $19 million APY), re-signing Gipson for less than $3 million represents tremendous potential value for the 49ers. He ranked No. 1 in missed tackle rate (2.9 percent) and No. 2 in passer rating allowed (53.0) of all NFL safeties last season. The discount comes because Gipson will be 33 next season, so the 49ers are betting that the fountain of youth he discovered this season will continue flowing into 2023. After struggling to notch interceptions for years, the 49ers led the league with 20 picks in 2022 and Gipson paced the team with five of them.

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OL Colton McKivitz

March 9: The team signed McKivitz to a two-year deal worth $5.8 million, according to his agent. With Mike McGlinchey likely moving on in free agency, McKivitz becomes the frontrunner to start at right tackle in 2023 unless the team signs a more prominent tackle in the coming days. McKivitz, 26, was a fifth-round pick in 2020. He’s appeared in 28 games over the last three seasons with five starts — two at left tackle and three at right guard.

The 49ers avoided the restricted free-agent negotiation process with McKivitz by agreeing to terms with him before free agency, saving the team some valuable salary-cap space. The 49ers are set to open Monday’s legal tampering period with about $3 million in cap space, but the top-51 rule should help preserve room as they conduct business. The 49ers can also execute a number of contract restructures to free up spending money.

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This is a running analysis of the 49ers’ moves and key departures during this season of free agency. The legal tampering window began Monday at 9 a.m. PT and the NFL’s new league year, when teams can formally sign free agents who played elsewhere in 2022, begins on Wednesday.

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March 16: The 49ers declined to tender Flannigan-Fowles as a restricted free agent. The lowest amount was $2.63 million, which means the 49ers’ one-year deal with him is lower than that. Flannigan-Fowles played 81 snaps on defense in 2022 but 276 snaps on special teams, the fourth most on the team. He’ll compete for a backup role against the likes of Marcelino McCrary-Ball and Curtis Robinson this season.

March 16: The 49ers added some more depth at defensive tackle by re-signing the 30-year-old McGill, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. McGill initially signed onto the practice squad last season before seeing a promotion to the active roster. He logged 11 pressures over 246 snaps on the season. The 49ers struggled to generate pressure from the interior last season, but their group of defensive tackles is looking much more robust heading into 2023. It features Javon Hargrave, Arik Armstead, Javon Kinlaw, Kevin Givens, Kalia Davis and now McGill.

March 15: After losing Jimmie Ward and Emmanuel Moseley in free agency, the 49ers agreed to terms with Oliver, one of the better slot cornerbacks on the market, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. Oliver, 26, has good size at 6-foot-1, 201 pounds with 33 1/2-inch arms. A second-round pick in 2018, he played nearly 62 percent of his snaps last season out of the slot with opponents managing just a 72.4 passer rating when targeting him. Oliver’s addition allows Deommodore Lenoir to continue to play on the outside where he made strides late last season.

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March 15: In 2019, the 49ers drafted Nick Bosa with the No. 2 pick and the Raiders took Ferrell two selections later. Their careers haven’t exactly mirrored each other since. While Bosa has 43 regular-season sacks and was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year for 2022, Ferrell has just 10 sacks in that span and wasn’t given the fifth-year option by Las Vegas. That said, the 49ers have specialized in resurrection projects along the defensive line with Kerry Hyder Jr., Arden Key and Charles Omenihu all having career-best seasons under position coach Kris Kocurek’s tutelage. The hope is that Ferrell, who will sign a one-year deal, The Athletic confirmed, will have a similar career bounce. The 49ers’ biggest need at the moment is at defensive end. But like like Hyder, Key and Omenihu, Ferrell can play both on the end and inside.

DL Charles Omenihu

March 14: Omenihu, 25, heads to the Chiefs on a two-year deal, a source confirmed to The Athletic. The 49ers acquired Omenihu in a trade with the Texans midway through the 2021 season and he turned in his best season to date in 2022. Omenihu filled in as needed as a defensive end and defensive tackle, and his forced fumble against the Seahawks on Jan. 14 was one of the 49ers’ biggest plays of the postseason. Later that month, Omenihu was arrested in San Jose on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence. Local prosecutors are considering whether to move forward with that case.

March 14: The Titans are expected to sign the versatile 49ers’ O-lineman, who played at all five positions for the 49ers over the past four years, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. New Tennessee general manager Ran Carthon came from the 49ers, so he’s certainly familiar with Brunskill’s inspiring story: The lineman was a backup journeyman until he refined his technique in the now-defunct Alliance of American Football (AAF) in 2019 prior to joining the 49ers. Brunskill delivered at both left and right tackle in 2019 before playing at center in 2020 and ultimately starting for the 49ers at right guard. The team must now search for quality depth to replace Brunskill.

March 14: The 49ers need a new bookend for Nick Bosa after Ebukam agreed to a deal with the Colts, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. Ebukam, 27, had the best season of his career in 2022 with five sacks and 13 quarterback hits. But the 49ers didn’t feel his production matched his price tag, and they instead spent their free-agent dollars on another defensive lineman, Javon Hargrave. With Hargrave at defensive tackle, the 49ers could move Arik Armstead to defensive end on base downs and use Drake Jackson on passing downs. The team also has been in contact with impending free agent Jordan Willis and likely will use at least one draft pick on a defensive lineman.

March 14: The 49ers were well aware that their longtime No. 3 linebacker would be moving on after they inked starters Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw to long-term deals in recent years. Al-Shaair will get an opportunity for a starting role with the Titans and their new general manager, Ran Carthon, who agreed to terms with the linebacker on Tuesday, The Athletic confirmed. The 49ers’ No. 3 linebacker now becomes Oren Burks with Marcelino McCrary-Ball and Curtis Robinson also part of the offseason mix.

CB Emmanuel Moseley

March 14: Moseley, who started the season opposite Charvarius Ward at cornerback, will join the Lions on a one-year, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. The 49ers had been interested in bringing Moseley back, but the deal — worth as much as $6 million — likely was more than the 49ers were willing to pay for someone who tore an ACL on Oct. 9. Without Moseley, the team likely will continue to lean on Deommodore Lenoir as their starter opposite Ward. Nickel cornerback? Right now, Samuel Womack III is the top option, though the team is looking at bargain veterans who can help fill out that role.

March 14: The 49ers have agreed to a four-year extension with Brendel, who was a question mark when the 2022 season began but who ended up comparing well to his predecessor at the position, Alex Mack. The 49ers already will have a new starter at right tackle after Mike McGlinchey agreed to a big, five-year deal with the Broncos. They didn’t want to have to replace another starter and outlasted several suitors for Brendel’s services. It’s not yet known what his return means for another free-agent offensive lineman, Daniel Brunskill.

Jake Brendel’s return ensures stability at center. (Darren Yamashita / USA Today)

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S Jimmie Ward

March 13: Ward will go back to playing safety … but he’ll do so with the Texans. The NFL Network was first to report that Ward, 31, will join former 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans in Houston where he will likely pair with 2022 draft pick Jalen Pitre at the safety position. Ward, who was the longest-tenured 49er, went into the preseason as the team’s celebrated starting safety, then suffered a hamstring injury that sidelined him for the first four games. When he returned, Tashaun Gipson Sr. had taken over his spot and Ward moved to nickel cornerback where he remained the rest of the season. The 49ers are re-signing Gipson on a one-year deal.

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March 13: An eventful day for the 49ers continues with their acquisition of Darnold, the USC product who’s entering his sixth season in the league. The former first-round pick will be 26 next season. His career has been largely disappointing so far, but Darnold finished the 2022 season with Carolina playing his best football yet. He does feature escapability and arm talent that has intrigued 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan in the past.

The 49ers are in fascinating territory at the quarterback position. Brock Purdy underwent shoulder surgery last week and is expected out for about six months, while Trey Lance is again throwing after a second ankle surgery but is not technically cleared to practice just yet. So Darnold, once he’s fully aboard, will technically be the only fully-cleared QB on the 49ers’ roster. How’s that for a twist?

March 13: Ridgeway, who appeared in 12 games last season before tearing a pectoral muscle, is signing a one-year deal with the Texans worth as much as $4 million, according to ESPN. He’s the first former 49er that new Houston head coach DeMeco Ryans has landed in free agency. The 49ers’ interest in Ridgeway waned after they added Javon Hargrave and Kevin Givens earlier in the day.

March 13: Like many prominent 49ers before him, Garoppolo is now a Raider. The quarterback signed a three-year, $67.5 million deal with Las Vegas that is set to include about $45 million guaranteed, according to The Athletic’s Jeff Howe.

Garoppolo’s signing for a solid chunk of change elsewhere will help the 49ers in the NFL’s formula for 2024 compensatory draft picks. They’ve maxed out that formula for this upcoming 2023 draft with four picks coming courtesy of player departures last season.

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DT Kevin Givens

March 13: A few minutes after making the massive Javon Hargrave splash on the defensive interior, the 49ers further fortified that part of their front by re-signing Givens to a one-year deal worth $2.1 million. A full $2 million of that is guaranteed.

Givens, who’s been with the 49ers since 2019, will continue to provide rotational depth for the 49ers up front. Defensive line coach Kris Kocurek loves Givens’ quickness. His job, like the job of many other 49ers’ D-linemen, should become easier with Hargrave now also in the mix.

Kevin Givens’ return to the 49ers is a boost to their defensive line depth. (Kyle Terada / USA Today)

DT Javon Hargrave

March 13: The 49ers agreed to terms with Hargrave on a massive four-year deal worth up to $84 million with $40 million fully guaranteed, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This means that they’ve notched the top defensive tackle on the market. Hargrave has racked up 22 sacks over the past two seasons with the Eagles.

The 49ers will almost certainly have to restructure at least one existing contract to make room for Hargrave’s deal, which cannot become official until the new league year starts on Wednesday.

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RT Mike McGlinchey

March 13: Last month, 49ers general manager John Lynch predicted that the 49ers would not be able to re-sign their starting right tackle unless he missed his market. Well, McGlinchey did not miss his market. The Broncos signed McGlinchey to a huge five-year deal worth up to $87.5 million with over $50 million guaranteed, according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

That comes out to over $17 million annually for McGlinchey, a price that’s clearly out of the 49ers’ price range — especially given the money they’ve shelled out to defensive tackle Javon Hargrave. Recently re-signed tackle Colton McKivitz, who inked for $5.8 million on a two-year deal last week, remains the frontrunner to succeed McGlinchey at right tackle. The 49ers can also add to the position through the draft.

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S Tashaun Gipson Sr.

March 12: The 49ers agreed to terms with Gipson on a one-year, $2.9 million deal, according to a team source. Gipson proved to be an excellent complement to youngster Talanoa Hufanga after he was signed in late August following Jimmie Ward’s hamstring injury. Gipson, 32, played so well, in fact, that the 49ers moved Ward to nickel cornerback when he returned to the lineup. With Gipson and Hufanga under contract, the 49ers seem set at safety and likely would want Ward, an impending free agent, back if he agrees to play nickel again this season.

With the top-paid safeties on the market primed to soon hit contracts worth $20 million annually (the Chargers’ Derwin James Jr. leads the way at $19 million APY), re-signing Gipson for less than $3 million represents tremendous potential value for the 49ers. He ranked No. 1 in missed tackle rate (2.9 percent) and No. 2 in passer rating allowed (53.0) of all NFL safeties last season. The discount comes because Gipson will be 33 next season, so the 49ers are betting that the fountain of youth he discovered this season will continue flowing into 2023. After struggling to notch interceptions for years, the 49ers led the league with 20 picks in 2022 and Gipson paced the team with five of them.

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OL Colton McKivitz

March 9: The team signed McKivitz to a two-year deal worth $5.8 million, according to his agent. With Mike McGlinchey likely moving on in free agency, McKivitz becomes the frontrunner to start at right tackle in 2023 unless the team signs a more prominent tackle in the coming days. McKivitz, 26, was a fifth-round pick in 2020. He’s appeared in 28 games over the last three seasons with five starts — two at left tackle and three at right guard.

The 49ers avoided the restricted free-agent negotiation process with McKivitz by agreeing to terms with him before free agency, saving the team some valuable salary-cap space. The 49ers are set to open Monday’s legal tampering period with about $3 million in cap space, but the top-51 rule should help preserve room as they conduct business. The 49ers can also execute a number of contract restructures to free up spending money.

(Photo of Clelin Ferrell and Christian McCaffrey: Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

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P-22, berühmter Berglöwe und die meistgesuchte Großkatze von Griffith Park, wurde in einem Hinterhof von Los Feliz gefangen, wie das kalifornische Ministerium für Fisch und Wildtiere mitteilte.

Die Abteilung bestätigte, dass P-22 gefangen genommen wurde, nachdem sie einen anonymen Hinweis erhalten hatten, dass er in der Gegend von einem Auto angefahren worden war. Beamte konnten nicht bestätigen, ob der Berglöwe getroffen worden war, sagten aber, er sei „in stabilem Zustand“.

P-22 war vom National Park Service und dem kalifornischen Ministerium für Fisch und Wildtiere zur Untersuchung gesucht worden, nachdem er in den letzten Wochen „einige Anzeichen von Not gezeigt“ hatte, darunter das Töten eines angeleinten Chihuahua und der Angriff auf einen anderen Hund.

FTX-Gründer Sam Bankman-Fried auf den Bahamas festgenommen

Sam Bankman-Fried, der in Ungnade gefallene Mitbegründer und ehemalige Leiter der Digital-Asset-Börse FTX, wurde auf den Bahamas festgenommen.

Die Inhaftierung von Bankman-Fried folgte einer Mitteilung der USA, dass sie Strafanzeige gegen ihn gestellt hätten, sagte der Generalstaatsanwalt der Bahamas in einer Erklärung. Behörden in beiden Ländern hatten seine Beteiligung am Zusammenbruch des Unternehmens im vergangenen Monat untersucht.

In einer Erklärung, US Atty. für den südlichen Bezirk von New York Damian Williams sagte, die Verhaftung sei auf Ersuchen der amerikanischen Regierung erfolgt.

Kann Kaliforniens Vorstoß für Elektrofahrzeuge die Gegenreaktion der Roten Staaten überwinden?

Umweltschützer sehen zusammen mit Industrie- und Regierungsführern nach Jahrzehnten der Fehlstarts einen Wandel in der Elektrofahrzeugindustrie im Gange. Sie haben jedoch eingeräumt, dass sie den Wandel nicht vollenden können, wenn Elektroautos nur etwas für reiche Liberale in Kalifornien und New York sind. Sie brauchen alle.

Aber an Orten wie Indiana kann es schwierig sein, ein Elektroauto zu besitzen. Großstädte liegen weit auseinander, dazwischen liegen wenige Ladestationen. Und die beliebtesten Elektrofahrzeuge bleiben für viele Verbraucher dort unerreichbar, wo die Einkommen tendenziell niedriger sind.

Der Staat ist auch tiefrot. Und Republikaner erwägen viel weniger als Demokraten den Kauf eines Elektrofahrzeugs, so eine Umfrage, die von Leger, einem in Kanada ansässigen Meinungsforschungsunternehmen mit umfassender Erfahrung in US-Umfragen, für The Times durchgeführt wurde.

Edgar Sargsyans Reise durch die kriminelle Unterwelt von LA

Edgar Sargsyans Weg zum Konkursgericht begann mit einem One-Way-Ticket aus Armenien. Es stieg in die Unterwelt von Los Angeles hinab, wo er am Ellbogen einer Kriminellenfigur lernte, wie Deals gemacht werden und schmutziges Geld eine glitzernde Fassade der Legitimität untermauern kann.

Sargsyan schüttelte Gouverneuren und Präsidenten in einem Zigarrenclub in Beverly Hills die Hand und konferierte mit Gangstern im Gefängnis. Er machte ein Vermögen durch Betrug und Drogenhandel, während er sich mit einem Gefolge korrupter Anwälte umgab.

Doch 2018 war der Spaß vorbei, das Geld versiegte und Sargsjan fand sich vor dem Insolvenzgericht wieder, wo die verbliebenen Vermögenswerte seiner Unternehmen verkauft werden sollten.

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KALIFORNIEN

Das von der Dürre heimgesuchte LA sucht nach einem kontaminierten Superfund-Standort. Während Dürre und Klimawandel die einst zuverlässige Trinkwasserversorgung Kaliforniens verwüsten, haben Beamte in Los Angeles eine relativ neue, fast unerschlossene Ressource für die 4 Millionen Einwohner der Stadt im Visier: das Superfund-Gelände in ihrem eigenen Hinterhof.

Der Oberste Gerichtshof bestätigt das kalifornische Verbot des Verkaufs von aromatisierten Tabakprodukten. Der Oberste Gerichtshof wies am Montag einen Last-Minute-Antrag der Tabakindustrie zurück und ebnete Kalifornien den Weg, ein landesweites Verbot des Verkaufs der meisten aromatisierten Tabakprodukte, einschließlich Mentholzigaretten, durchzusetzen.

Tory Lanez wird diese Woche im Mordfall von Megan Thee Stallion vor Gericht stehen. Staatsanwälte behaupten, die Schießerei habe kurz nachdem beide Hip-Hop-Künstler eine Party in den Hollywood Hills im Juli 2020 verlassen hatten, stattgefunden. Der Fall hat die Diskussionen über Frauenfeindlichkeit in der Hip-Hop-Branche neu belebt und kommt nach einer Reihe gewalttätiger Angriffe auf Hip-Hop-Künstler Los Angeles in den letzten Jahren.

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NATION-WELT

Bei der gleichgeschlechtlichen Ehe „hat das Land Kalifornien eingeholt“. Mehr als 18 Jahre, nachdem Gavin Newsom sich über Bundesgesetze hinweggesetzt hat, indem er als Bürgermeister von San Francisco Heiratslizenzen für gleichgeschlechtliche Paare ausstellte, steht Präsident Biden kurz davor, ein Gesetz zu unterzeichnen, das sicherstellt, dass Homo-Ehen von der Bundesregierung und in jedem Bundesstaat anerkannt werden .

Einwanderer verklagen ICE, weil sie ihre Finanzunterlagen ausspioniert haben. Einwanderer, die sagen, dass ihre Überweisungen an ihre Familie im Ausland in eine, wie sie es beschreiben, massive Schleppnetz ohne Gewähr verwickelt waren, verklagen die Regierung und den Überweisungsgiganten Western Union, der den Strafverfolgungsbehörden Aufzeichnungen über Geldüberweisungen gab.

Was kommt als nächstes für Brittney Griner? Experten diskutieren einen Weg zur Genesung. Nach 294 Tagen in russischer Haft sollte Griner im Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio untersucht werden. Diese Einschätzungen zu Griners körperlichem, geistigem und emotionalem Zustand waren für den zweifachen Olympiasieger nur der erste Schritt auf einem ungewissen Weg.

In der Ukraine wird ein Bürgermeister, der seine Stadt aufgegeben hat, zum Symbol des Verrats. In der Kleinstadt Kupjansk gab es kein plötzliches Bombardement, kein gewaltsames Chaos – der Bürgermeister der Stadt, politisch mit Russland befreundet, sprach mit einem russischen Kommandanten am Telefon und ergab sich dann einfach. Elend kam trotzdem.

HOLLYWOOD UND DIE KÜNSTE

Die Golden Globes kehren nach Turbulenzen zurück. Die Nominierungen für die Golden Globes 2023 wurden bekannt gegeben, mit der Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. mit besonderer Zuneigung unter anderem für die Filme „The Banshees of Inisherin“ und „Everything Everywhere All at Once“ und die TV-Serien „Abbott Elementary“ und „The White Lotus“.

Elon Musk hat bei der Show von Dave Chappelle in San Francisco fast fünf Minuten lang ausgebuht. Bevor er Elon Musk am Sonntag in San Francisco auf der Bühne begrüßte, ermutigte Dave Chappelle seine Fans, „etwas Lärm für den reichsten Mann der Welt zu machen“. Und das taten sie – indem sie den milliardenschweren Tech-Mogul lautstark ausbuhten.

Angelo Badalamenti, Komponist von „Twin Peaks“ und Mitarbeiter von David Lynch, starb im Alter von 85 Jahren. Badalamenti und Lynch waren langjährige Mitarbeiter, und der Komponist nannte ihre Beziehung einst „meine zweitbeste Ehe der Welt“.

Aufstieg und Fall der Cancel-Kultur in der Komödie. Der Comedy-Historiker Kliph Nesteroff und die Comics Donnell Rawlings und Tiffany Haddish erklären die Ursprünge der modernen Stempelkultur und ihre historischen Entsprechungen.

GESCHÄFT

Elon Musk sollte sich auf „Hunderte oder sogar Tausende“ von Schiedsverfahren vorbereiten, sagt ein Anwalt für Arbeitsrecht. Während Musks nächster Schritt weiterhin um Fragen kreist, suchen ehemalige Mitarbeiter über ihre Anwälte nach allen möglichen Wegen, um die Vorteile zu erhalten, die ihnen nach der turbulenten Übernahme von Twitter zustehen.

Wird ein Rechtsstreit um eine 70-Millionen-Dollar-Villa in Malibu einen Reality-Star entgleisen lassen? Eine Saga von Macht, Korruption und Täuschungsvorwürfen, die mehrere Klagen und Parteien umfasste, hat sich von den Gerichten von Los Angeles und den Kongresshallen bis zu den Küsten Zentralafrikas abgespielt.

MEINUNG

Wie haben wir die Golden Globes wieder hereingelassen? Die Kolumnistin und Kulturkritikerin Mary McNamara schreibt: „Letztes Jahr enthüllte eine Recherche der Times, dass die Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. Geschenke erwartet, frühzeitigen Zugang fordert, Pay-to-Play-Ansatz für ihre Auszeichnungen und das Fehlen von schwarzen Mitgliedern. Alle waren empört. Publizisten drohten mit massivem Boykott, Tom Cruise sagte, er würde seine Statuen zurückgeben. NBC hat die Sendung von 2022 eingestellt. Jetzt, ein Jahr später, sind die Globes zurück und geben ihre Nominierungen live im Fernsehen bekannt.“

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SPORT

Wie der ultimative Außenseiter Marokko zum „Rocky of this World Cup“ wurde. Bei der ersten Weltmeisterschaft im Nahen Osten und der ersten, die in einem mehrheitlich muslimischen Land ausgetragen wurde, hat Marokko Geschichte geschrieben, indem es als erste afrikanische und erste arabischsprachige Nation das Halbfinale erreichte.

Das große Fußballleben, das Grant Wahl führte, hatte etwas Bourdain-ähnliches. Wahl starb am frühen Freitagmorgen, nachdem er bei der WM der Männer in Katar im Pressezentrum zusammengebrochen war. Er hat die Fußballberichterstattung in den USA gefördert, populär gemacht und Pionierarbeit geleistet. Vor allem teilte er dieses gigantische, abenteuerliche Leben mit Kollegen und Fremden gleichermaßen.

NUR IN L.A

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So finden Sie die besten Tamales aus der ganzen Welt in Los Angeles. Tamales sind das ganze Jahr über köstlich, aber besonders beliebt während der Feiertage und der Neujahrszeit, oft begleitet von einem dampfenden Becher Atole, Champurrado oder einem anderen heißen Getränk.

In diesem Jahr unterstreicht das Food-Team von The Times seine Liebe zu allen Tamales – nicht nur aus Mexiko, sondern auch aus Guatemala, El Salvador, Kolumbien und Kuba, um nur einige Orte zu nennen. Und sie erweitern sogar die strenge Definition von Tamal, um in Lotus- oder Bambusblätter gewickelte chinesische Klebreispakete einzubeziehen.

AUS DEM ARCHIV

Mary Tyler Moore, Dick Van Dyke und Sheldon Leonard halten ihre Auszeichnungen bei den Emmy Awards 1964 hinter der Bühne.

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Dick Van Dyke wurde vor 97 Jahren geboren. Der vielseitige Komödienschauspieler wurde zu einer beliebten Fernsehikone als Star der osmanischen Reise – oder der Ausweichmanöver – in der klassischen Situationskomödie „The Dick Van Dyke Show“ aus den 1960er Jahren.

Van Dyke zeigte seine Vielseitigkeit in einer Vielzahl von Rollen, darunter Bert, der fröhliche Cockney-Schornsteinfeger in dem Oscar-prämierten Disney-Musical „Mary Poppins“ von 1964 und ein alkoholisierter PR-Mann in dem Fernsehfilm „The Morning After“ von 1974. Van Dyke war von 1993 bis 2001 auch acht Staffeln lang als weißhaariger und schnauzbärtiger kriminalaufklärender Arzt in „Diagnosis Murder“ zu sehen.

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The Cecil Hotel rooms for LA unhoused are still mostly empty

The historic Cecil Hotel, with its haunted reputation and 600 rooms, reopened in December 2021 as a privately funded permanent supportive housing project. It’s open to any of the thousands of unhoused Los Angelenos with a government-funded voucher. Many viewed the project as a promising new model in LA because of its size and flexibility.

And yet, a year later, two-thirds of the Cecil remains unoccupied. Even with solid funding and the best of intentions, the Cecil project has struggled to overcome a system beset with a slow-moving bureaucracy and multiple failure points, and to offer a housing stock that serves a population with myriad needs.

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Mayor’s new emergency order meets chaos at City Hall

It was the first major policy announcement from the new administration of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — a declaration of a state of emergency aimed at providing immediate relief to thousands of unhoused residents.

That declaration needs a City Council vote today before going into effect, a simple enough task in a quieter political moment. Except the council has left one meeting until mid-January, and has been struggling to conduct its business amid a scandal surrounding Councilmember Kevin de León.

De León faces a furor over his participation in a conversation featuring racist remarks and, more recently, a violent incident involving protesters at an Eastside toy giveaway, which only intensified the tinder keg atmosphere at City Hall.

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The P-22 mountain lion was captured in an LA backyard

P-22, celebrity mountain lion and Griffith Park’s most wanted big cat, was captured in a Los Feliz backyard, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced.

The department confirmed P-22 was captured after they received an anonymous tip that he’d been struck by a car in the area. Officials could not confirm if the mountain lion had been hit but said he was “in stable condition.”

P-22 had been sought for evaluation by the National Park Service and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife after “exhibiting some signs of distress” in recent weeks, including killing a leashed Chihuahua and attacking another dog.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas

Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced co-founder and former head of digital-asset exchange FTX, was arrested in the Bahamas.

Bankman-Fried’s detention followed a notification from the US that it had filed criminal charges against him, the Bahamas attorney general said in a statement. Authorities in both countries had been probing his involvement in the company’s collapse last month.

In a statement, US Atty. for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams said the arrest was made at the request of the American government.

Can California’s electric-vehicle push overcome the red-state backlash?

Environmentalists, along with industry and government leaders, see a transformation afoot in the electric vehicle industry after decades of false starts. They have acknowledged, however, that they can’t complete the shift if electric cars are viewed as something only for rich liberals in California and New York. They need everyone.

But in places like Indiana, it can be tough to own an electric car. Major cities are located far apart, with few charging stations in between. And the most popular EVs remain out of reach for many consumers in places where incomes tend to be lower.

The state is also deep red. And Republicans are much less likely than Democrats to consider buying an EV, according to a poll conducted for The Times by Leger, a Canadian-based polling firm with extensive experience in US surveys.

Edgar Sargsyan’s journey through LA’s criminal underworld

Edgar Sargsyan’s journey to bankruptcy court began with a one-way ticket from Armenia. It descended into the underworld of Los Angeles, where he learned at the elbow of a crime figure how deals are made and dirty money can underwrite a glittering facade of legitimacy.

Sargsyan shook hands with governors and presidents at a Beverly Hills cigar club and conferred with gangsters in jail. He made a fortune through fraud and drug dealing while surrounding himself with an entourage of corrupt lawmen.

But by 2018, the fun was over, the money was drying up and Sargsyan found himself in bankruptcy court, where what remained of his companies’ assets were to be sold off.

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CALIFORNIA

Drought-ravaged LA seeks out a contaminated Superfund site. As drought and climate change ravage California’s once-reliable supply of drinking water, officials in Los Angeles are setting their sights on a relatively new, almost untapped resource for the city’s 4 million residents: the Superfund site in their own backyard.

Supreme Court upholds California ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a last-minute plea from the tobacco industry and cleared the way for California to enforce a statewide ban on the sale of most flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes.

Tory Lanez will stand trial in Megan Thee Stallion’s shooting case this week. Prosecutors allege the shooting happened shortly after both hip-hop artists left a party in the Hollywood Hills in July 2020. The case has reinvigorated discussions about misogyny in a hip-hop industry and it comes after a series of violent attacks on hip-hop artists in Los Angeles in recent years.

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NATION WORLD

On same-sex marriage, “the country has caught up with California.” More than 18 years after Gavin Newsom defied federal law by issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples as San Francisco mayor, President Biden is on the cusp of signing legislation that ensures gay marriages are recognized by the federal government and in every state in the nation .

Immigrants sue ICE for spying on their financial records. Immigrants who say their remittances to family abroad were caught up in what they described as a massive warrantless dragnet are suing the government and the wire-transfer behemoth Western Union, which gave money transfer records to law enforcement.

What’s next for Brittney Griner? Experts discuss a road to recovery. After 294 days in Russian custody, Griner was slated to undergo evaluation at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. Those assessments regarding Griner’s physical, mental and emotional state were just the first step in an uncertain path for the two-time Olympic gold medalist.

In Ukraine, a mayor who surrendered his town becomes a symbol of treason. In the small town of Kupiansk, there was no sudden bombardment, no violent mayhem — the city’s mayor, politically friendly with Russia, spoke to a Russian commander over the phone and then simply surrendered. Misery arrived anyway.

HOLLYWOOD AND THE ARTS

The Golden Globes return after turmoil. The nominations for the 2023 Golden Globes were announced, with the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. showing particular affection for films “The Banshees of Inisherin” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and TV series “Abbott Elementary” and “The White Lotus,” among others.

Elon Musk booed for nearly five minutes straight at Dave Chappelle show in San Francisco. Before welcoming Elon Musk on Sunday stage in San Francisco, Dave Chappelle encouraged his fans to “make some noise for the richest man in the world.” And they did — by loudly booing the billionaire tech mogul.

Angelo Badalamenti, “Twin Peaks” composer and David Lynch collaborator, dead at 85. Badalamenti and Lynch were longtime collaborators, with the composer once calling their relationship “my second-best marriage in the world.”

The rise and fall of canceling culture in comedy. Comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff and comics Donnell Rawlings and Tiffany Haddish explain the origins of modern-day culture and its historical equivalents.

BUSINESS

Elon Musk should prepare for “hundreds or even thousands” of arbitration cases, labor lawyer says. As questions continue to swirl around Musk’s next move, ex-employees through their attorneys are seeking every possible avenue to obtain the benefits they feel entitled to in the aftermath of the tumultuous takeover of Twitter.

Will a legal fight over a $70 million Malibu mansion derail a reality star? A saga of power, corruption and allegations of deception involving multiple lawsuits and parties has played out from the courts of Los Angeles and the halls of Congress to as far away as the shores of Central Africa.

OPINION

How did we let the Golden Globes back in? Columnist and culture critic Mary McNamara writes, “Last year, a Times investigation revealed the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.’s gift-expecting, early-access-demanding, pay-to-play approach to its awards and lack of any Black members. Everyone was outraged. Publicists threatened a massive boycott, Tom Cruise said he would return his statuary. NBC dumped the 2022 telecast. Now, a year later, the Globes are back, announcing their nominations on live TV.”

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SPORTS

How ultimate underdog Morocco became “the Rocky of this World Cup.” In the first World Cup held in the Middle East and the first played in a majority-Muslim country, Morocco has made history by becoming the first African and first Arabic-speaking nation to reach the semifinals.

There was something Bourdain-like about the big, soccer life Grant Wahl led. Wahl died early Friday morning after collapsing in the press center at the men’s World Cup in Qatar. He lifted, popularized and pioneered soccer coverage in the US Above all, he shared that giant, adventurous life with colleagues and strangers alike.

ONLY IN LA

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How to find the best tamales from around the world in Los Angeles. Tamales are delicious year-round but are particularly popular during the holiday and New Year’s seasons, often accompanied by a steaming mug of atole, champurrado or other hot beverage.

This year, The Times’ food team is highlighting their love for all the tamales — not just from Mexico, but also from Guatemala, El Salvador, Colombia and Cuba, just to name a few places. And they’re even extending the strict definition of tamal to include Chinese sticky rice packets wrapped in lotus or bamboo leaves.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Mary Tyler Moore, Dick Van Dyke, and Sheldon Leonard hold their awards backstage at Emmy Awards in 1964.

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Dick Van Dyke was born 97 years ago. The versatile comedic actor became a beloved television icon as the ottoman-tripping — or sidestepping — star of the classic 1960s situation comedy “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”

Van Dyke displayed his versatility in a variety of roles, including Bert the cheerful Cockney chimney sweep in the Oscar-winning 1964 Disney musical “Mary Poppins” and an alcoholic public relations man in the 1974 TV movie “The Morning After.” Van Dyke also had an eight-season run as the white-haired and mustachioed crime-solving doctor in “Diagnosis Murder,” from 1993 to 2001.

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Monday night though, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin was on the offensive. He was the feature speaker at a town hall meeting at Manny’s in the Mission District of San Francisco.

Boudin addressed a crowd of nearly 200 San Franciscans as his recall election on June 7 is now less than three months away.

“I’m proud of the fact that in my two years in office we’ve increased our charging rate for sexual assault, we’ve increased our conviction rate for homicide cases, and we filed more than 10,000 new criminal cases,” said Boudin .

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The crowd inside at Manny’s was there to ask Boudin questions, but a pro-recall crowd of two dozen people were outside, making it known they aren’t happy with the district attorney. In fact we even saw drama between someone appearing to be a Boudin supporter, and another person in favor of the recall.

“This DA, his policies have failed!” said a recall supporter.

“How do you know if his policies have failed? If he hasn’t had a chance to do that and the police have been sabotaging him!” said a Boudin supporter.

“I haven’t really had a chance to govern properly. I’m not making excuses, I’m just stating facts here but I took office in January 2020, less than two months later I was told by the Department of Public Health that I and my staff couldn’t go into our office,” said Boudin.

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But over the course of the last two year’s San Franciscans have seen vehicle theft property crimes continue to plague the city and thefts continue to hurt businesses.

Boudin though refusing to answer our questions about that as he left Monday’s town hall.

“I’m really late for another event. Happy to talk about it, really late for another event,” said the district attorney as he walked away from our camera.

Homelessness was a main focus at the town hall along with diversion programs instead of incarceration in certain cases. Boudin making reference to a successful program in Eugene, Oregon where social workers respond to calls instead of police.

“I think if we’re serious about reducing violence, reducing the police clearance rate, about building public safety, then we’ve got to invest in programs like that one,” said Boudin.

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(KMOV.com) — As the No. 4 seed in the NFC entering the playoffs, the Rams needed some upsets on the other side of the bracket in order to host the NFC Championship Game at Stan Kroenke’s favorite little money pit, SoFi Stadium.

When the San Francisco 49ers defeated the No. 1 seed Green Bay Packers on Saturday night, that window of opportunity opened for the Rams to host the game assuming they could get past Tom Brady and the Buccaneers on Sunday. The Rams put on an impressive showing in eliminating the defending Super Bowl champions in Tampa, setting them up to host the 49ers next weekend.

In most circumstances, that would be something for a team to celebrate. But the Rams in LA don’t exactly have a dome-field advantage when it comes to facing the 49ers.

Lots of 49ers fans at SoFi. pic.twitter.com/yYciQv7jmA

— David Ochoa (@DavidOchoaTV) January 9, 2022

When the Rams and 49ers last played at SoFi Stadium in Week 18 this season—a win that San Francisco needed just to sneak into the playoffs—49ers fans flooded the stands with red and made their presence known.

Listening to the crowd noise on television, you’d have thought the 49ers were the home team for that game. Your eyes would have told a similar story. Apart from the blue end zone and electronic signage visible in the background behind 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel, that’s a Rams road game:

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (19) reacts on his touchdown during an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

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With a trip to the Super Bowl on the line this time around, the Rams are trying to do something about it.

Ticketmaster screenshots began circulating Sunday as the Rams noted that public sales for the NFC Championship Game would be restricted to residents of the Greater Los Angeles region. The alert on the ticket-broker’s website stated that LA residency would be verified at checkout based on the billing address associated with the purchaser’s credit card.

It’s a desperate ploy, an example of ‘prevent defense’ that likely won’t work out as the team intends.

The cheapest current ticket for Sunday’s NFC Championship Game between the Rams and 49ers at SoFi Stadium is over $600. One ticket broker just told me, “It’s going to be a sea of ​​red again. Rams fans are growing, but they aren’t paying $600 for nosebleed tickets. Not happening.” pic.twitter.com/RWC4EsUYxk

— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 23, 2022

It’s as though Kroenke and Kevin Demoff are deluded into believing 49ers fans don’t know anyone in LA that can lend a hand in facilitating a ticket purchase.

And don’t be surprised, Enos, when Los Angeles residents assist with those requests from their San Francisco fan friends, because LA simply doesn’t care about winning Rams football the way St. Louis would have.

That’s something you’d have realized if, you know, you had ever bothered to put a capable product on the field for the final decade of the team’s time in the Lou.

Of course, we know this by now in St. Louis. Rams brass built a consistently listless team in the years before bolting for Los Angeles in 2016. They failed to achieve even one winning season from 2004 to 2015. They lied and deceived anyone in their path en route to a relocation that was an outright violation of the NFL’s own relocation guidelines. They recently agreed to cough up $790 million to St. Louis in a settlement that proves they darn well knew it.

And even putting everything else aside, from a pure football perspective, it really is a crime.

Since moving to Los Angeles, Kroenke and Co. have completely shifted gears. Wouldn’t you know it, they started trying to win. Signing marquee free agents and executing trades to bring in winning players. It’s as though they began paying attention to the draft. With a third-round pick in 2017, they found Cooper Kupp.

Look, you don’t have to like the Rams—I sure as heck don’t—but even the most embittered former St. Louis Rams fans would have to admit that Kupp is a superstar. He won the wide receiver triple crown this season, leading the league in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. He’s certainly the kind of player St. Louis would have fallen in love with.

STL would be losing its ever-loving mind, donating plasma and taking out second mortgages to support a Rams team like this one. That’s just a fact. https://t.co/0iC0gvheMb

— Brenden Schaeffer (@bschaeffer12) January 24, 2022

One thing is for certain. If this game were being played in St. Louis, you wouldn’t have players’ wives begging people on social media not to sell their tickets to the opposing team’s fan base.

If you @RamsNFL fans want to sell your tickets – I’ll buy them. Just DO NOT sell them to the other team PLEASE!

— Melissa Whitworth (@mrs_whit77) January 23, 2022

Los Angeles has a Rams team that St. Louis would have bent over backwards to support, and their city doesn’t seem to care. The Rams are so concerned about the apathy from their new home fans that they feel the need to play some prevent defense long before the game even kicks off.

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Gas prices soar above $5 a gallon in San Francisco Bay Area

Prices at gas pumps in many San Francisco Bay Area communities have soared over $5 a gallon, according to California AAA. 

The price of a gallon of regular, unleaded gas at one Shell Station in San Francisco was posted at $5.85 on Wednesday night, CBS SF Bay Area reports.

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Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said the price at the pump was at least $1.30 higher than a year ago. Lundberg also said Bay Area residents were paying the most at the pump in the entire nation — $4.77 per gallon. The lowest average was in Houston, at $2.98 per gallon.

Nationwide, AAA is projecting this Thanksgiving to be the third-busiest on record, with 53.4 million travelers expected compared to 56 million in 2019 and 53.7 million in 2018. Most will travel by automobile, said AAA spokesman Doug Shupe.

According to Gasbuddy.com there were a few deals to be had. At one Valero station in California’s Redwood City, a gallon of regular unleaded was at $4.21. In Concord, the Bonfare on Grand was at $4.27. The ABC on Mission Ave in Hayward was at $4.29 and the Smart Stop on San Pablo Avenue in Pinole was at $4.27.

Katie Cox was aghast when she gassed up her car at a station in Alamo on Wednesday.

“I literally was like, oh my gosh, it’s almost $5 a gallon. It’s crazy,” she said. “It makes you think twice about how much you’re driving.”

According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of gas in California on Thursday morning was $4.647, up from $3.177 at the same time last year.

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Trump asks appeals court to delay transfer of Jan. 6 docs

Former President Trump has asked a federal appeals court to delay the transfer of his White House Documents to the House Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an emergency motion filed Thursday, lawyers for the former president asked the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to issue a “brief” injunction halting the transfer of the court documents so as to allow further time for litigation and procedural questions.

“President Trump respectfully moves this Court to enter an administrative injunction enjoining release of the privileged documents while the Court considers President Trump’s Motion for a Stay Pending Appeal,” the filing reads.

The appeal says this will give both the Trump legal team and the House Committee lawyers time to write up positions on a longer delay as the appeal goes forward.

According to the filing, “The DefendantAppellees’ take no position on the request for an administrative injunction,” which means, according to the filing, both the National Archives and the House Committee accept the request for a brief pause.

The appeals court must rule on the emergency motion before any delay in the document transfer can occur.

The request comes after a lower court judge refused to pause her own decision that would allow the Trump records to be handed over to the House Committee as requested. The former president initially sued the Committee after President Biden refused his claim of executive privilege. 

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