Steve Garvey is not shy about leaning into his baseball stardom as he runs for the U.S. Senate. Garvey has been officially enshrined as a “Legend of Dodger Baseball,” and his uniform number has been retired by the San Diego Padres, but he threw his cap in the campaign ring only after he believed he could win statewide support.
“A Giants fan came up to me,” he told The Times last October, “and said, ‘Garvey, I hate the Dodgers, but I’ll vote for you.’ ”
The primary election is one month away, with the top two finishers advancing to the November final. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) is favored by 25% of likely voters, with Garvey and Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) tied at 15% each and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) fourth at 7%, according to a poll released Thursday by USC, Long Beach State, and Cal Poly Pomona.
The poll asked likely voters to identify their favorite California baseball team, then broke down the voting preferences accordingly. Garvey is running as a Republican in an overwhelmingly Democratic state. The counties that are home to California’s five major league teams all have more registered Democrats than Republicans — more so in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Alameda counties; less so in Orange and San Diego counties, according to the secretary of state’s office.
That said, who do the fans of your team prefer?
Dodgers: Schiff 29%, Garvey 16%, Porter 15%, Lee 3%
Angels: Garvey 25%, Porter 22%, Schiff 15%, Lee 2%
Padres: Garvey 26%, Lee 15%, Schiff 15%, Porter 10%
Giants: Schiff 33%, Garvey 15%, Porter 14%, Lee 11%
With mortgage rates high, California’s ADU laws constantly changing to help alleviate the housing crisis and the median price of a home nearing $750,000, it’s not surprising that homeowners are choosing to stay put and add tiny homes in their backyards for extended family or extra income.
If you’ve been curious about ADUs and the design, budget, permitting, and construction process, you can tour several in person on Feb. 10 in a self-guided tour sponsored by housing advocates Homeplex, Sidekick Homes and How to ADU in conjunction with the ADU Academy.
The Los Angeles edition of the SoCal ADU Tour will feature more than 10 homes in Mid-City and on the Westside and offer the opportunity to talk to homeowners — including lower-income state grant recipients and multi-generational families — who have gone through the ADU design and build process.
“The goal with this event is to inspire a lot of homeowners to take the leap and plan and build their ADUs,” said tour organizer Ryan O’Connell. “We want to give them a big boost where they learn as much as possible in one day, in a low-pressure environment, where they see real projects completed by real homeowners.”
The ADUs range from under 500 square feet to a 1,200-square-foot two-story unit as well as modular, pre-fab units, and ground-up projects. Participating builders and designers include Sidekick Homes, Building Blocks, NEO Builders, 360 Builders, Bunch ADU, Abodu and Maxable, who will also be on-site to answer questions.
To offer a broad look at ADUs, the tour will include several ADUs under construction, one listed for sale, multiple garage conversions, and another brought up to code after the city of Los Angeles issued a citation for an unpermitted unit.
Los Angeles ADU Tour
When: Feb. 10, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: The homes are clustered around Mid-City and the Westside. The week before the tour, ticket holders will receive a detailed Google map describing each home and address.
Terry Pratchett is one of our favorite fantasy authors here at Polygon thanks to his immensely popular work on Good Omens, and the Discworld saga. If you’d like to engage with some of the best comic fantasy works ever penned, we recommend checking out the Humble Discworld bundle before the offer expires on Feb. 1.
There are plenty of other awesome deals to check out, like a big sale to let you expand your collection of Switch games without spending as much. We’ve also found some impressive deals for desktop gaming, too, including an awesome headset and ultrawide gaming monitor, each of which are on sale for their lowest prices ever.
In addition to sharing our favorite deals from the worlds of gaming and entertainment, we’ve also included the best-selling products that have made a recent appearance on our site.
The best entertainment deals this week
The Humble Discworld book bundle collects 38 works by comic-fantasy author Terry Pratchett for just $18, and is still available through Feb. 1. While a Kobo.com account is necessary to access these purchases, this deal remains a fantastic way to add the popular saga to your collection while benefitting Room to Read, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting literacy in historically low-income communities.
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If the recent reveal trailer ofIndiana Jones and the Great Circle has got you in the mood to revisit the adventures of the iron-fisted archeologist, you can currently find Steelbook box set of three classic Indiana Jones films and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on sale at Best Buy for $76.99 (was $104.99).
Despite the conveniences of streaming and other digital media, the Polygon staff will always defend the ownership and preservation of physical media. If you share this notion, and you’re in the market for a new 4K Blu-ray player, you’ll want to check out the current sale at Walmart which discounts the Panasonic DP-UB150-K to $149.99 (was $199.99). There are plenty of other models that offer a more robust suite of features, but the UB150 is an excellent choice for playing 4K Blu-ray discs, 1080p Blu-rays, and DVDs.
The top-selling stuff on Polygon this week
The best gaming deals this week
QVC might not be your first stop when shopping for new titles, but new customers should stroll through, as you have the opportunity to save $20 on any purchase of $40 or more by using the code NEWJANUARY at checkout. This deal is happening through Jan. 31, and it’s redeemable for new releases like Tekken 8, as well as 2023 greats like Super Mario Bros. Wonder, or The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Looking for more game deals? Nintendo and other retailers are offering excellent discounts on a variety of Switch titles. You can save on an impressive collection of essential games for the Nintendo handheld, like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, New Pokémon Snap, Splatoon 3, and more. We’ve highlighted some of our favorites below, but you can head over our coverage of the sale for a bigger list of titles.
The Turtle Beach Stealth Pro is a feature-rich gaming headset that’s compatible with a variety of platforms, including PlayStation, PC, Switch, and mobile devices. It’s currently discounted to $219.99 (usually $329.99) at Woot, which is its lowest price yet. In addition to superb sound quality, this comfortable gaming headset features a detachable boom mic, swappable battery with a charging station, and active noise cancellation.
The LG 45GR65DC-B is a 45-inch curved monitor with some impressive specifications for the price. It recently went down in price to $549.99 at Amazon, the lowest price we could find for the gaming panel that’s usually $699.99. Sporting a maximum resolution of 5,120 x 1,440 with a 1ms response time, 200 Hz refresh rate, and AMD FreeSync compatibility, this QHD monitor is worth checking out if you’re in the market for a very wide gaming display.
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