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Football: Friday's scores

Written By kolimtiga on Sabtu, 08 November 2014 | 16.38

Friday, November 7th
CITY
CENTRAL LEAGUE
Belmont 47, Marquez 25
Hollywood 14, Bernstein 7
COLISEUM LEAGUE
Crenshaw 42, Locke 6
Dorsey 70, Fremont 7
EAST VALLEY LEAGUE
Arleta 62, North Hollywood 7
Sun Valley Poly 18, Chavez 15
Verdugo Hills 40, Monroe 0
EASTERN LEAGUE
Garfield 42, Los Angeles Roosevelt 7
Huntington Park 28, Bell 14
South Gate 35, South East 7
EXPOSITION LEAGUE
Hawkins 40, Rancho Dominguez 27
Santee 56, Angelou 6
MARINE LEAGUE
Gardena 38, Washington 8
Narbonne 31, Wilmington Banning 14
San Pedro 17, Carson 15
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Eagle Rock 36, Franklin 14
Lincoln 51, Sotomayor 0
Los Angeles Marshall 50, Torres 25
VALLEY MISSION LEAGUE
Reseda 41, Panorama 35
Sylmar 34, Canoga Park 28
San Fernando 61, Van Nuys 14
WEST VALLEY LEAGUE
Birmingham 28, Granada Hills 0
El Camino Real 31, Chatsworth 13
Taft 34, Cleveland 0
WESTERN LEAGUE
Los Angeles Hamilton 25, Venice 0
Los Angeles University 25, Westchester 0
Palisades 61, Fairfax 7
SOUTHERN SECTION
ACADEMY LEAGUE
Crean Lutheran 77, Sage Hill 41
St. Margaret's 42, Downey Calvary Chapel 0
ALMONT LEAGUE
Montebello 28, Alhambra 21
Schurr 56, Keppel 0
AMBASSADOR LEAGUE
Arrowhead Christian 65, Western Christian 24
Linfield Christian 35, Ontario Christian 14
Riverside Notre Dame 17, Aquinas 10
ANGELUS LEAGUE
Cathedral 71, La Salle 28
Harvard-Westlake 45, St. Paul 0
BASELINE LEAGUE
Chino Hills 38, Los Osos 7
Rancho Cucamonga 51, Damien 21
Upland 45, Etiwanda 20
BAY LEAGUE
Inglewood 22, Morningside 14
Palos Verdes 42, Peninsula 14
Redondo 36, Mira Costa 21
CAMINO LEAGUE
Camarillo 34, Royal 28
Newbury Park 55, Thousand Oaks 35
CANYON LEAGUE
Agoura 63, Oak Park 7
Simi Valley 47, Calabasas 19
CHANNEL LEAGUE
San Marcos 27, Santa Barbara 20
Ventura 52, Buena 13
CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Cajon 36, Eisenhower 17
Citrus Valley 21, Miller 10
Redlands 41, Yucaipa 33
Redlands East Valley 45, Carter 15
CRESTVIEW LEAGUE
Villa Park 49, Yorba Linda 24
DE ANZA LEAGUE
Big Bear 36, Desert Mirage 15
Shadow Hills 52, Desert Hot Springs 14
Twentynine Palms 47, Yucca Valley 20
DEL RIO LEAGUE
La Serna 42, Whittier 7
DESERT SKY LEAGUE
Barstow 45, Granite Hills 14
Silverado 42, Victor Valley 28
DESERT VALLEY LEAGUE
Coachella Valley 35, Indio 14
Palm Springs 66, Cathedral City 3
Xavier Prep 41, Palm Desert 35 (OT)
EMPIRE LEAGUE
Cypress 39, Western 23
Placentia Valencia 28, Garden Grove Pacifica 0
FOOTHILL LEAGUE
Canyon Country Canyon 58, West Ranch 27
Saugus 32, Golden Valley 22
Valencia 28, Hart 27
FREEWAY LEAGUE
Buena Park 39, Fullerton 0
La Habra 56, Sonora 26
Troy 42, Sunny Hills 6
FRONTIER LEAGUE
Grace Brethren 51, Malibu 14
Santa Paula 44, Santa Clara 15
GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE
Los Amigos 55, Bolsa Grande 0
GOLD COAST LEAGUE
Paraclete 13, Sierra Canyon 7 (championship)
Brentwood 17, McAuliffe 8 (third)
Viewpoint 55, Windward 0 (fifth)
GOLDEN LEAGUE
Antelope Valley 48, Highland 15
Eastside 21, Quartz Hill 3
Knight 42, Lancaster 27
Palmdale 61, Littlerock 0
GOLDEN WEST LEAGUE
Segerstrom 28, Orange 7
Westminster 24, Ocean View 7
INLAND VALLEY LEAGUE
Riverside Poly 49, Riverside North 17
Valley View 35, Canyon Springs 20
LOS PADRES LEAGUE
Lompoc 62, Lompoc Cabrillo 26
Santa Maria St. Joseph 49, Santa Ynez 14
MARMONTE LEAGUE
St. Bonaventure 47, Moorpark 14
Westlake 35, Oaks Christian 7
MIRAMONTE LEAGUE
Pomona 77, Bassett 7
MISSION LEAGUE
Bishop Amat 38, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 24
Crespi 34, Alemany 21
Gardena Serra 56, Loyola 31
MISSION VALLEY LEAGUE
Arroyo 34, South El Monte 22
El Monte 40, Gabrielino 23
Rosemead 45, Mountain View 8
MOJAVE RIVER LEAGUE
Oak Hills 50, Hesperia 22
Serrano 40, Ridgecrest Burroughs 14
MONTVIEW LEAGUE
Azusa 26, Gladstone 21
Baldwin Park 61, Workman 7
Sierra Vista 41, Duarte 40
MOORE LEAGUE
Lakewood 28, Millikan 14
Long Beach Jordan 38, Compton 6
Long Beach Poly 46, Long Beach Wilson 0
MOUNTAIN PASS LEAGUE
Citrus Hill 12, Tahquitz 7
Hemet 35, Beaumont 25
San Jacinto 39, West Valley 32
MOUNTAIN VALLEY LEAGUE
Rubidoux 30, Banning 7
San Bernardino 49, Pacific 20
Vista del Lago 48, Moreno Valley 32
MT. BALDY LEAGUE
Chaffey 44, Ontario 0
Colony 45, Montclair 0
Don Lugo 24, Alta Loma 6
NORTH HILLS LEAGUE
Brea Olinda 18, El Dorado 0
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Morro Bay 35, Mission Prep 14
Templeton 48, Santa Maria 14
OCEAN LEAGUE
El Segundo 17, Santa Monica 13
Lawndale 42, Hawthorne 0
OLYMPIC LEAGUE
Cerritos Valley Christian 34, Heritage Christian 10
Maranatha 69, Whittier Christian 32
ORANGE LEAGUE
Anaheim 48, Savanna 6
ORANGE COAST LEAGUE
Estancia 44, Saddleback 13
Laguna Beach 31, Godinez 7
PAC-5 LEAGUE
Arroyo Grande 53, San Luis Obispo 14
Atascadero 28, Paso Robles 18
PACIFIC LEAGUE
Burbank 16, Burbank Burroughs 10
Crescenta Valley 61, Arcadia 30
Glendale 19, Hoover 0
Muir 24, Pasadena 17
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Corona del Mar 14, Northwood 0
Irvine 35, Irvine University 16
Woodbridge 30, Beckman 23
PACIFIC VIEW LEAGUE
Channel Islands 43, Hueneme 6
Oxnard 41, Oxnard Pacifica 21
PALOMARES LEAGUE
Ayala 48, Diamond Bar 13
Claremont 28, Bonita 21 (OT)
PIONEER LEAGUE
Leuzinger 39, Compton Centennial 20
North Torrance 28, South Torrance 13
West Torrance 31, Torrance 29
PREP LEAGUE
Pasadena Poly 56, Flintridge Prep 14
RIO HONDO LEAGUE
Monrovia 55, Blair 0
San Marino 74, Temple City 20
South Pasadena 21, La Canada 3
RIVER VALLEY LEAGUE
La Sierra 35, Ramona 7
Norte Vista 38, Jurupa Valley 17
SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE
Jurupa Hills 47, Indian Springs 14
Rim of the World 35, Arroyo Valley 0
San Gorgonio 75, Rialto 0
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY LEAGUE
Downey 21, Dominguez 20
Paramount 42, Warren 34
SAN JOAQUIN LEAGUE
Capistrano Valley Christian 41, Webb 19
SANTA FE LEAGUE
St. Anthony 70, Mary Star 23
St. Genevieve 53, Bosco Tech 0
SEA VIEW LEAGUE
San Clemente 56, Aliso Niguel 15
Trabuco Hills 55, Laguna Hills 14
SOUTH COAST LEAGUE
El Toro 35, Dana Hills 7
Tesoro 45, San Juan Hills 14
SOUTH VALLEY LEAGUE
Anza Hamilton 45, California Military Institute 20
Calvary Murrieta 16, Rancho Christian 13
Nuview Bridge 41, Santa Rosa Academy 6
SOUTHWESTERN LEAGUE
Chaparral 34, Murrieta Mesa 20
Great Oak 49, Murrieta Valley 23
SUBURBAN LEAGUE
La Mirada 35, Norwalk 21
Mayfair 49, Cerritos 22
SUNBELT LEAGUE
Elsinore 47, Perris 0
Heritage 56, Lakeside 7
Paloma Valley 42, Temescal Canyon 35
SUNKIST LEAGUE
Fontana 44, Bloomington 16
Kaiser 62, Colton 13
Summit 42, Grand Terrace 6
SUNSET LEAGUE
Huntington Beach 63, Marina 14
Newport Harbor 34, Fountain Valley 33
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE
Fillmore 48, Carpinteria 13
Nordhoff 35, Bishop Diego 14
TRINITY LEAGUE
JSerra 38, Servite 21
Mater Dei 49, Orange Lutheran 13
St. John Bosco 58, Santa Margarita 34
VALLE VISTA LEAGUE
Covina 42, Nogales 7
Northview 38, Rowland 0
NONLEAGUE
CSDR 54, Sherman Indian 48
Pioneer Valley 24, Righetti 17
INTERSECTIONAL
Adelanto 36, California City 33 (OT)
Los Angeles 42, Village Christian 28
San Diego Crawford 32, Southlands Christian 15
8-MAN
SOUTHERN SECTION
DIVISION I
First round
Chadwick 46, Villanova Prep 16
Orcutt Academy 31, Faith Baptist 26
Avalon 47, Bloomington Christian 3
DIVISION II
First round
Noli Indian 49, Hesperia Christian 21
Joshua Springs 82, Wildomar Cornerstone Christian 8
Lancaster Baptist 65, Hillcrest Christian 14
Desert Chapel 72, California Lutheran 70

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Kings lose winning touch at home in 2-1 shootout loss to Islanders

Written By kolimtiga on Jumat, 07 November 2014 | 16.38

There are no style points to be won in the NHL, but there are consolation points to be banked and lessons to be taken when one point is the reward instead of two.

The Kings got a mild wake-up call Thursday at Staples Center but got one point from a 2-1 shootout loss to the New York Islanders, who completed an impressive sweep of the Ducks and the Kings on back-to-back nights.

The game got away from the Kings "a little bit," defenseman Drew Doughty said, and he was right. The Kings, playing their first home game after a 1-3-1 trip, took the lead three minutes and 49 seconds into the game only to have the Islanders match it on a power-play goal before the first period ended.

That's the way things stayed until Islanders forwards Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen scored on Jonathan Quick in the shootout, while Islanders goaltender Chad Johnson stopped Anze Kopitar and Jeff Carter.

Quick made 25 saves and Johnson made 28.

"I thought we played OK in the first, and the second wasn't great, obviously," Doughty said of the period in which the Islanders outshot the Kings, 12-5. "The third period was pretty even, but we gave up too many chances against and we've got to bear down on our scoring opportunities too."

For Coach Darryl Sutter, that inability to score was at the heart of his team's first loss at home after six consecutive home wins. The Kings are 6-1-1 at home this season.

"We held a top team to one goal and we would have liked to score one more," Sutter said. He singled out Anze Kopitar and winger Marian Gaborik by saying, "I don't think Gabby and Kopi generated very much tonight."

Then again, neither did anyone else. The absence of Justin Williams, who experienced blurred vision after being struck near the eye on Tuesday in Dallas, wasn't enough to explain the Kings' lack of offensive pressure. Jordan Nolan replaced Williams alongside Kopitar and Gaborik and stayed there until the late stages of the game, when Sutter instead moved Dustin Brown up to the top line.

Williams' absence, incidentally, ended his consecutive-games-played streak at 225 that went back to Oct. 7, 2011. His status is day to day while he waits for swelling in the area to subside and for his vision to clear up.

The Kings have overcome such adversity before. They couldn't do it Thursday.

"We've got to be better," Doughty said. "We want to be a good team at home and tonight we weren't."

The Kings' defense was far better than their offense, but they made their collective job tougher by giving the Islanders five power plays, including a double-minor on Brayden McNabb in the second period.

"You want to stay out of the box as much as you can," Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin said. "You're giving their top players a chance to score, so you want to stay out as much as you can, and we have to do a better job at that."

Dwight King's inadvertent deflection of a shot that Mike Richards had thrown toward the net — King said he initially thought the goal belonged to Richards — put the Kings ahead at 3:49 of the first period. But the Islanders matched that during a power play, at 16:32 of the first period. With Richards in the penalty box, Islanders forward Brock Nelson waltzed in on net and took a shot that got between Quick's arm and the post for Nelson's seventh goal this season.

The Kings had two power plays in the third period but couldn't convert either chance. They produced some dangerous chances on the second advantage but were denied by Johnson.

"I thought we were good in spurts tonight," Muzzin said. "We had some penalties and stuff we have to clean up, but I thought we did a pretty good job."

But pretty good isn't good enough, especially at home, and they know it.

"We would have liked to get two points. It's more focusing on our game," King said. "It's still early in the season. You like to get all the wins you can at home. It's just cleaning up transition plays, be smarter with the puck, more or less decisions out there that help you be a good home team."

Twitter: @helenenothelen

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Kings lose winning touch at home in 2-1 shootout loss to Islanders

There are no style points to be won in the NHL, but there are consolation points to be banked and lessons to be taken when one point is the reward instead of two.

Quick made 25 saves and Johnson made 28.

For Coach Darryl Sutter, that inability to score was at the heart of his team's first loss at home after six consecutive home wins. The Kings are 6-1-1 at home this season.

The Kings have overcome such adversity before. They couldn't do it Thursday.

"We've got to be better," Doughty said. "We want to be a good team at home and tonight we weren't."

The Kings had two power plays in the third period but couldn't convert either chance. They produced some dangerous chances on the second advantage but were denied by Johnson.

"I thought we were good in spurts tonight," Muzzin said. "We had some penalties and stuff we have to clean up, but I thought we did a pretty good job."

But pretty good isn't good enough, especially at home, and they know it.

Twitter: @helenenothelen

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'Any Sunday' sequel rides in as energetic eye candy

Bruce Brown's 1971 Oscar-nominated documentary "On Any Sunday" celebrated motorcycle racers and enthusiasts (like Brown himself) in the immersive manner of his noteworthy surf movie, "The Endless Summer."

Now his son Dana (of "Step Into Liquid" fame), clearly intent on updating Dad's work, has directed and narrated "On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter," a high-energy sequel spotlighting two-wheel passion around the world, including motocross champs (James Stewart), daredevils (Robbie Maddison) and the international stars of the global MotoGP circuit (Marc Marquez).

The movie zips from place to race — the Bonneville Salt Flats, the Pikes Peak hill climb, a crazy off-road competition in Austria — with the attention span of someone over-juiced on Red Bull, whose logo is emblazoned everywhere because the company's media arm produced the movie. As lifestyle flicks go, it's energetic eye candy, with the Ultra HD slo-mo, slick aerial views and thumb-size cams putting a 21st century stamp on the original film's POV innovations.

But over-editing too often disrupts the flow of the more beautiful shots, and some engaging personalities, like deaf racer Ashley Fiolek, get short shrift in an effort to sell motorcycles as a community builder and even a tool for bringing healthcare to remote regions of Africa.

"Next Chapter" may not exhibit the scrappy charm that characterized the first film's glimpse into a marginalized but colorful world, but for devotees, Dana Brown has assembled a love letter to a now-global culture.

"On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter."

Rated PG for perilous action, crashes, brief language.

Running time: 1 hour, 35 minutes.

Playing: AMC Burbank Town Center 8.

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Earthquake: 3.9 quake strikes near Lakeview, Ore.

Written By kolimtiga on Kamis, 06 November 2014 | 16.39

A shallow magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported Thursday morning 37 miles from Lakeview, Ore., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 12 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 3.1 miles.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was 107 miles east of Altamont, Ore.

In the past 10 days, there have been 29 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.

This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service and this post was created by an algorithm written by the author.

Read more about Southern California earthquakes.

1:31 a.m.: This story was updated with a change in magnitude.

1:22 a.m.: This post was updated with a higher magnitude.

This story was first posted at 12:33 a.m.

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Earthquake: 3.9 quake strikes near Lakeview, Ore.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was 107 miles east of Altamont, Ore.

In the past 10 days, there have been 29 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.

This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service and this post was created by an algorithm written by the author.

Read more about Southern California earthquakes.

1:31 a.m.: This story was updated with a change in magnitude.

1:22 a.m.: This post was updated with a higher magnitude.

This story was first posted at 12:33 a.m.

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Earthquake: 3.9 quake strikes near Lakeview, Ore.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was 107 miles east of Altamont, Ore.

In the past 10 days, there have been 29 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.

This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service and this post was created by an algorithm written by the author.

Read more about Southern California earthquakes.

1:31 a.m.: This story was updated with a change in magnitude.

1:22 a.m.: This post was updated with a higher magnitude.

This story was first posted at 12:33 a.m.

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Congressional races in California remain tight in late-night returns

Written By kolimtiga on Rabu, 05 November 2014 | 16.38

Buffeted by lackluster turnout and President Obama's sagging ratings, three of California's first-term Democrats were locked in congressional contests too close to call Tuesday night. But a fourth Democratic freshman, Rep. Raul Ruiz of Palm Desert, appeared to be beating back a challenge from Republican Assemblyman Brian Nestande, according to incomplete election night returns.

Rep. Scott Peters of San Diego was in a tight race with Republican businessman Carl DeMaio, and Rep. Julia Brownley of Westlake Village was in a close contest with Republican Assemblyman Jeff Gorell of Camarillo. In Northern California, Rep. Ami Bera of Elk Grove was narrowly trailing former GOP congressman Doug Ose of Sacramento.

Elsewhere, freshman Rep. David Valadao (R-Hanford) held off a challenge by former Democratic congressional aide Amanda Renteria, who grew up in the Central Valley.

In battles for seats being left open by upcoming retirements, state Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) was well ahead of gang prosecutor Elan Carr, a Republican, in the race to succeed Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills), who is stepping down after 40 years. In the Inland Empire, Democratic Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar was leading military veteran and businessman Paul Chabot, a Republican, for the seat being vacated by Rep. Gary G. Miller (R-Rancho Cucamonga).

In the northern reaches of L.A. County, where two Republicans competed to succeed Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Santa Clarita), state Sen. Stephen Knight of Palmdale had a comfortable lead over former state legislator Tony Strickland of Camarillo.

In the state's two other same-party congressional races, Rep. Michael M. Honda (D-San Jose) was ahead of former Obama Commerce Department official Ro Khanna of Fremont, while Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Elk Grove) beat back a challenge from an Art Moore, an Army National Guard officer and businessman.

The same-party races were made possible by California's "top two" election system, in which first-and second-place primary finishers, regardless of party, advance to the fall.

Candidates and strategists in same-party races are still trying to figure out how to appeal to a wider pool of voters without alienating members of their own party. In the race to succeed McKeon, Strickland courted Democrats by touting endorsements from elected officials and emphasizing his support for abortion rights.

Knight emphasized his antiabortion stance and endorsements from conservative Republicans. But he drew criticism with his vote against a measure banning sales of items depicting the Confederate flag at state-owned sites and with his support from controversial Assemblyman Tim Donnelly (R-Twin Peaks).

McKeon's district, formerly a GOP stronghold, has grown more ethnically diverse, and registration is nearly evenly divided between the two major parties.

The 17-month fight between Democrats Honda and Khanna was especially bitter and costly.

Khanna repeatedly attacked Honda as out of touch and too old-fashioned to represent the high-tech district. Honda tried to paint Khanna as a political opportunist. With total spending approaching $7million, the race was among the costliest congressional contests in the state this year.

But the handful of battles between the two major parties drew the most attention. A top goal for Republicans was to wrest control of the U.S. Senate from Democrats and to strengthen their House majority.

Democrats sought to minimize losses in a year without a presidential election to draw their base to the polls. In California, that meant trying to protect their four first-term incumbents, all of whom had won GOP-held seats in 2012, boosted by President Obama's reelection.

With Democrats expected to win most, if not all, statewide posts, party leaders worried that many of their voters would see no need to cast ballots.

They tried to boost turnout with early, aggressive registration and get-out-the-vote efforts including a campaign to reach unmarried women, a growing segment of voters who tend to favor Democrats.

Former President Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden campaigned in California for Democrats in tight races.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the House Majority PAC poured millions into efforts for Democrats in battleground districts. Republicans and their allies countered but did not have the funds to match Democrats' spending in every targeted district.

In Brownley's Ventura County-based district, Democrats and others spent about $2million to oppose Gorell while groups supporting him spent around $1 million.

But the amounts Democrats and other groups spent trying to protect Bera from Ose's challenge — approaching $5 million — was matched by Republicans and others pushing for Ose, including the American Action Network and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

The race to succeed Waxman, a liberal lion known for groundbreaking legislation on such issues as healthcare and environmental protection, began as a crowded primary with several big names and drew national attention. But after Carr and Lieu emerged as the fall candidates in the strongly Democratic district, the contest mellowed into one widely perceived as lopsided, and interest from outside waned.

But the battle to replace Miller, in a changing Inland Empire district that tilts Democratic, went down to the election day wire.

National Democrats played big for Aguilar, who finished third two years ago, leaving the general election to Miller and another Republican. Chabot, who said his conservative views were more in line with those of district voters, proved a scrappy contender in what Democrats worried would be a low-turnout election.

jean.merl@latimes.com

Twitter: @jeanmerl

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Ami Bera, Doug Ose fight too close to call

First-term Rep. Ami Bera (D-Elk Grove) and former Republican congressman Doug Ose of Sacramento are battling for a Northern California congressional seat.

The race was among the tightest House contests in the country as Republicans battle to take back a seat they had lost two years earlier, when Bera defeated then-Rep. Dan Lungren in the 7th Congressional District, in the Sacramento suburbs.

It was also costly. By the Oct. 15 end of the last campaign finance reporting period, Bera had spent almost $3.6 million to Ose's $2.7 million. The final tab was expected to be much higher.

The major political parties and other groups also spent big in independent efforts on both sides, totaling more than $10 million.

Bera, a physician and son of immigrants from India, formerly worked for the UC Davis School of Medicine. He lost to Lungren in 2010 before winning the seat in 2012.

Ose served in Congress from 1999 to 2005. He was the top vote-getter in the four-way June primary, which included Bera and three Republicans.

Follow @jeanmerl for the latest in Southern California politics news.