• Angels rookies have mixed results, but mostly bad, in a loss to the Astros

    Angels rookies have mixed results, but mostly bad, in a loss to the Astros
    ANAHEIM — As the Angels ride out the rest of the season with a youth movement, there are going to be nights like this.
    The Angels’ rookies showed some good but mostly bad in an 8-3 loss to the Houston Astros on Saturday night, their fifth straight loss.
    “We have some youth on the field and there will be some growing pains here and there, and tonight we saw some,” Manager Mike Scioscia said.
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  • Reaction: Dodgers vs. Padres delayed due to power outage at Dodger Stadium

    Reaction: Dodgers vs. Padres delayed due to power outage at Dodger Stadium
    Several San Diego Padres players gather in the infield during a blackout in the 12th inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)
    Los Angeles Dodgers’ Max Muncy (13) is greeted at the dugout by manager Dave Roberts after hitting a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)SoundThe gallery will re
  • Dodgers have settled on a regular lineup in August, bucking a trend

    Dodgers have settled on a regular lineup in August, bucking a trend
    LOS ANGELES – Max Muncy began the bottom of the first inning Saturday with a single. It was the first time in three weeks someone other than Brian Dozier or Joc Pederson batted leadoff for the Dodgers.
    Muncy is an interesting exception to the pattern. His speed is average and his three stolen bases are not what endeared him to Dave Roberts’ first pen strokes on the lineup card. Pederson would have led off, Roberts said, if not for a knee injury that will relegate the outfielder to th
  • Fallen Long Beach firefighter’s son fires off a Dodger Blue tribute

    Fallen Long Beach firefighter’s son fires off a Dodger Blue tribute
    Sam Rosa, 16-year-old son of fallen Long Beach Fire Capt. David Rosa – an avid Los Angeles Dodgers fan – paid tribute to his dad by firing off the first pitch before Saturday’s game at Dodger Stadium.
    Sixteen year-old Sam Rosa, right, son of fallen Long Beach Fire Capt. David Rosa, his mom Lynley, center, and older brother Alec are introduced prior to throwing of the ceremonial pitch prior to a Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers
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  • Chargers rookie safety Derwin James shines in first preseason start

    Chargers rookie safety Derwin James shines in first preseason start
    CARSON — Drew Brees threw nine passes on Saturday evening. Seven found his teammates. Another hit the ground.
    And one ended up in the hands of Chargers rookie safety Derwin James.
    The No. 17 overall pick got his first start of the preseason in what turned out to be a 36-7 loss to the Saints — and needed less than two minutes to make an impact. On the third snap of the game, Brees threw a deep pass to Ted Ginn. James read the play perfectly, beat out Ginn for the ball, and c
  • California leaders honor, remember Sen. John McCain

    California leaders honor, remember Sen. John McCain
    Leaders from across California turned to social media Saturday, Aug. 25 to share their thoughts shortly after the news broke that Sen. John McCain had died.
    The 81-year-old ran for president twice and was known for his strong presence in the Senate and was once a prisoner of war. He passed away more than a year after he was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer.
    Orange County Republican Congresswoman Mimi Walters, who has an office in Irvine, shared her thoughts on the passing.Toda
  • Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday (8-25-18)

    Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday (8-25-18)
    Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Saturday, Aug. 25.
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    St. Margaret’s 51, Excelsior Charter 0
    St. Margaret’s             27   14   10    0  —  51
    Excelsior Charter         0     0     0     0  —  0
    Passing: Mott (SM) 8-13 119 yards, 3 TDs
    Rushing: SM – Lanham 6-58 TD, Todd 3-26 TD.
    Receiving:
  • McVay sits QB Jared Goff, Rams offense for third preseason game

    McVay sits QB Jared Goff, Rams offense for third preseason game
    LOS ANGELES — He stood in the Coliseum’s west endzone a few hours before kickoff, wearing a white shirt, navy shorts and a Rams hat, casually practicing his footwork. Three steps. Throw. Five steps. Throw. After a while, he retreated to the locker room, where he put on shoulder pads and a No. 16 home jersey. A handful of practice plays later, he took them off.
    For the third straight week of his third NFL preseason, this was the extent of Jared Goff’s work day.
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  • Angels’ Shohei Ohtani set for simulated game on Monday

    Angels’ Shohei Ohtani set for simulated game on Monday
    ANAHEIM — Shohei Ohtani’s next big test will be on Monday, when he throw about 45 to 50 pitches in a simulated game, according to General Manager Billy Eppler.
    Just over a month into Ohtani’s throwing program, he’s done about as well as could be expected.
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    “We’re glad he’s able to hit each marker,” Eppler said Saturday. “In the sim gam
  • Whicker: LA Rams find a model rookie in KhaDarel Hodge

    Whicker: LA Rams find a model rookie in KhaDarel Hodge
    LOS ANGELES >> He already has the one thing an undrafted rookie should have. That’s a backup plan.
    “I’d really like to get into modeling,” KhaDarel Hodge said. “Casual, street clothes, it doesn’t matter. Suits, yeah, I like that one. I’ve given a shout-out to GQ if they want to get me on board. I was working on getting into a magazine, sometime in September.’
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  • John McCain, senator, war hero and maverick Republican, dies at 81

    John McCain, senator, war hero and maverick Republican, dies at 81
    By Sean Sullivan
    John Sidney McCain III, the maverick Republican who twice sought the presidency and served in the Senate for more than three decades after surviving brutal captivity during the Vietnam War, died Saturday after battling brain cancer. He was 81.
    “Senator John Sidney McCain III died at 4:28pm on August 25, 2018. With the Senator when he passed were his wife Cindy and their family. At his death, he had served the United States of America faithfully for sixty years,” the
  • The triumph of Trumpism will outlast Trump

    The triumph of Trumpism will outlast Trump
    Given the endless scandals swarming around him, Donald Trump’s presidency may prove, to quote Thomas Hobbes, to be “nasty, brutish and short.” But even if Trump ends up out of office sooner than planned, we will continue to live in a world shaped by him for years to come.
    He retains surprisingly high ratings for the economy and keeping the country safe. His perceived successes have allowed him, in a way matched only by Ronald Reagan, to alter American politics, and policy, in w
  • VIDEO: Derwin James starts for LA Chargers, intercepts Saints’ Drew Brees

    VIDEO: Derwin James starts for LA Chargers, intercepts Saints’ Drew Brees
    The Los Angeles Chargers tabbed rookie Derwin James to start at safety in the preseason game against quarterback Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints at the StubHub Center..@DerwinJames picks off Drew Brees! pic.twitter.com/uslskrD5Xd
    — Los Angeles Chargers (@Chargers) August 26, 2018James introduced himself to the former Chargers quarterback early in the first quarter with an interception on Brees’ pass to Ted Ginn Jr. pic.twitter.com/16yVMSpW9a
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  • Kittens Parsley and Paprika are easygoing siblings

    Kittens Parsley and Paprika are easygoing siblings
    Breed:  Domestic shorthair
    Age: 12 weeks
    Gender: spayed and neutered
    Parsley and Paprika’s story: These sweet, adorable kittens are typical black cats – more like dogs than cats! They’re outgoing and friendly and ready to join their forever home. They love to play with toys and have been socialized with dogs and cats so would fit easily into a home with other pets. They can be adopted together or separately.
    Adoption fee: $75 for each kitten, includes spay/neuter, vac
  • What becomes of the post-Trump Republican Party?

    What becomes of the post-Trump Republican Party?
    My crystal ball is notoriously cloudy.
    During last year’s Dodgers/Astros World Series, I had $50 bucks on the Twins. Still, you don’t have to be Nostradamus to make the following prediction: Someday, Donald Trump will not be president of the United States.
    That day could be tomorrow — we’re all mortal, after all — or it might be six years from now after a second Trump term. Then again, the end could come much sooner if the Democrats retake the House in the midterms,
  • The revolution that began in 2016

    The revolution that began in 2016
    During any revolution, there are people who remain fiercely loyal to the existing government. Successful revolutionaries always have to deal with those who spend their time plotting to restore the ancien régime.
    That’s the term for the political and social system of hereditary monarchy and nobility that existed in France until 1789, and in the United States until Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election.
    Was the outcome of the 2016 presidential race an election victory or a revolution
  • Poodle mix Sammi had a bad start, but she’s getting better

    Poodle mix Sammi had a bad start, but she’s getting better
    Breed: Poodle mix
    Age: 18 months
    Gender: Spayed female
    Size: 15 pounds
    Sammi’s story: Sammi had a pretty rough start to her young life. She was among 17 dogs relinquished by people who were unable to care for them. Shy and already having had puppies that were taken from her, she had had few good interactions with humans. But thanks to a foster family that includes canine siblings, she is growing more confident. While still wary of strangers, her growing s
  • The damage to the nation that Mueller could do

    The damage to the nation that Mueller could do
    Until last week, the Robert Mueller investigation had a Kenneth Starr feel to it. Starr was the independent counsel who was supposed to be investigating Bill and Hillary Clinton’s involvement, if any, in an old Arkansas land swindle. Instead, Starr spent five years probing the president before issuing a scathing report documenting Clinton’s lies about his sex life — and a sexual harassment case — resulting in impeachment.
    Mueller has gone even further afield than Ken Star
  • Man sentenced to 2 life terms for killing Chino mobile home park operators

    Man sentenced to 2 life terms for killing Chino mobile home park operators
    A man convicted of first-degree murder for gunning down the owner and the manager of his mobile home park in Chino was sentenced Thursday, Aug. 23, to two consecutive life terms in state prison without the possibility of parole.
    Joe Montgomery, 55, of Chino, was sentenced Aug. 23, 2018, to two consecutive life terms in state prison without the possibility of parole for murdering two people at a mobile home park. (Courtesy of San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office)
    On Jan. 28, 201
  • Rams defense impresses early in preseason win over Texans

    Rams defense impresses early in preseason win over Texans
    LOS ANGELES — The crowd let out a guttural noise and so, most likely, did the quarterback.
    Ndamukong Suh and his full-speed 313 pounds delivered a smashing hit, and the ball floated in the air and landed softly in the hands of teammate Lamarcus Joyner. It looked perfect. It looked like the exact reason the Rams detonated their defensive roster during the offseason and made major moves.
    The Rams’ defensive starters made their preseason debut, briefly, in a 21-20 victory over Hous
  • Watch Dodgers’ Manny Machado play catch with a fan at Dodger Stadium

    Watch Dodgers’ Manny Machado play catch with a fan at Dodger Stadium
    Prior to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ home game against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium, Manny Machado took some time to play catch with a fan in the stands.
    This is another example of “always bring your glove.”
    Sign up for our Inside the Dodgers newsletter. Be the best Dodger fan you can be by getting daily intel on your favorite team. Subscribe here.Here is the Dodgers’ lineup for tonight including the nickname for each player in honor of “Players Weekend.&rdqu
  • Photos: Los Angeles Rams take on the Houston Texans NFL Pre-Season Football

    Photos: Los Angeles Rams take on the Houston Texans NFL Pre-Season Football
    Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Pharoh Cooper (10) catches a pass and runs for a touchdown against the Houston Texans in the first half of a NFL football game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, August 25, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
    Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt in the tunnel prier to a NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, August 25, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keit
  • Huntington Beach waters declared safe after boy bumped by shark

    Huntington Beach waters declared safe after boy bumped by shark
    HUNTINGTON BEACH – Officials labeled the waters of Huntington Beach safe on Saturday, Aug. 25 after a 14-year-old boy was bumped, but not hurt, by a shark the previous day about 25 feet offshore.
    The incident occurred at about 8 p.m. Friday in about four feet of water, said Lt. Claude Panis of the Huntington Beach Fire Department’s Marine Safety Division.
    The beach was closed by 10 p.m. Friday, Panis said.
    The area where the incident occurred was re-inspected about 10 a.m. by a searc
  • Santa Ana man convicted of stabbing his cousin to death

    Santa Ana man convicted of stabbing his cousin to death
    SANTA ANA – A 32-year-old Santa Ana man was convicted today of fatally stabbing another man in Garden Grove last year.
    Michael J. Martinez was convicted of second-degree murder, with jurors also finding true a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon.
    Martinez, scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 19, faces 16 years to life in prison.
    Martinez was convicted of fatally stabbing his cousin — 25-year-old Ruben J. Murga of Santa Ana — in November.
    Pol
  • UCLA football closes training camp with optimism

    UCLA football closes training camp with optimism
    LOS ANGELES — The Rose Bowl is calling UCLA home, but returning to the storied stadium isn’t the only thing Michael Alves is looking forward to in the coming week.
    The offensive lineman can’t wait to just sit in meetings and game-plan again. He’s looking forward to watching film and learning about another team’s defense for a change.
    With the first game of a new chapter of UCLA football so near, every small detail is cause for excitement for the San Diego native.
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  • Democrats limit role of superdelegates in picking presidential nominee

    Democrats limit role of superdelegates in picking presidential nominee
    By BILL BARROW and SARA BURNETT | Associated Press
    CHICAGO — After two years of sometimes ugly public fighting, Democratic Party leaders on Saturday voted to limit their own high-profile roles in choosing presidential nominees, giving even more weight to the outcome of state primaries and caucuses.
    The debate over the influence of party insiders known as superdelegates was evidence of the fallout from the 2016 fight between eventual nominee Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
  • Disney World would raise starting pay to $15 an hour by 2021 if deal is approved

    Disney World would raise starting pay to $15 an hour by 2021 if deal is approved
    Toy Story Land is seen at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. If workers approve a new agreement, the park will raise its starting wage to $15 per hour by 2021. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
    ORLANDO, Fla. — Walt Disney World will begin paying a starting wage of $15 an hour in less than three years if a new agreement is approved by workers next month.
    The company and a coalition of unions reached the tentative deal late Friday after a year of negotiations.
    Disney’s unionized wor
  • Taxpayer danger lurks beneath California’s employment numbers

    Taxpayer danger lurks beneath California’s employment numbers
    On a superficial level, things look pretty good in California. Sure, we have big problems with wildfires and other periodic disasters, but the state’s finances have made a strong recovery since the depths of the recession. Indeed, Gov. Brown has repeatedly touted the multi-billion-dollar surplus and the state’s balanced budget.
    But objective assessments from government experts and academicians have warned of troubling aspects of the state’s financial condition. These include me
  • Pope in Ireland decries abuse cover-up, meets with victims

    Pope in Ireland decries abuse cover-up, meets with victims
    By NICOLE WINFIELD and MARIA GRAZIA MURRU | Associated Press
    DUBLIN — Pope Francis faced a lukewarm reception and scattered protests Saturday on his trip to Ireland, with even his vow to rid the church of the “scourge” of sexual abuse and his outrage at those “repugnant crimes” dismissed as a disappointment by some of Ireland’s wounded victims.
    But others who met with him in private left heartened that he would respond to their plight, including two of th
  • Winds die down in Hawaii, but rain still a threat from tropical storm

    Winds die down in Hawaii, but rain still a threat from tropical storm
    By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and AUDREY McAVOY | Associated Press
    HONOLULU — Strong winds have died down, but officials warned Saturday that torrential rains still remained a big threat to Hawaii after once-powerful Hurricane Lane was downgraded to a tropical storm.
    Forecasters said as much as 10 more inches of rain could fall on Oahu and Maui as the storm churned about 110 miles south of Honolulu, moving north at 3 mph.
    “Don’t let your guard down,” Brock Long, adminis
  • Prop. 1 adds billions in debt but won’t make housing more affordable

    Prop. 1 adds billions in debt but won’t make housing more affordable
    This fall, California voters are being asked to add another $16 billion to the mountain of state debt. The four bond measures on the November ballot are cleverly marketed and key into compelling priorities such as children’s health, water, and affordable housing. But if voters dig into the measures, they find costly, inefficient programs that are more likely to benefit special interests than solve problems.
    Take affordable housing, for example.  We all know California’s housing
  • Follow your nose to experience the corpse flower at The Huntington in San Marino

    Follow your nose to experience the corpse flower at The Huntington in San Marino
    When it comes to indoor plants, one plant family (Araceae) is seen almost everywhere.
    Known as aroids or arums, members of the family including devil’s ivy or pothos, philodendron, Dieffenbachia, Nephthytis or Syngonium, Caladium, and Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema). Some aroids, especially elephant ear philodendrons, calla lilies, and voodoo lilies, may be grown outdoors as well.
    There are several local celebrity aroids, known as titan arums (Amorphophallus titanum), on display at the Hunti
  • Video: Michael Alves wraps up UCLA football training camp

    Video: Michael Alves wraps up UCLA football training camp
    Offensive lineman Michael Alves talks about the improvements UCLA made during training camp, how the offensive line has grown during this month and why he’s impressed with the freshman offensive linemen.Related Articles Highlights from UCLA football training camp Day 19 Tyree Thompson goes from janitor to possible UCLA starter Video: Tyree Thompson explains his winding road to UCLA Video: Chip Kelly on his impressions of UCLA’s training camp Highlights from UCLA football training cam
  • Parents arrested after their small children were found unattended in Cerritos mall parking lot

    Parents arrested after their small children were found unattended in Cerritos mall parking lot
    The parents of two children were arrested by deputies after they were found unattended sleeping in a stroller outside a parked vehicle in a Cerritos mall parking lot Friday, Aug. 24, authorities said.
    About 8:15 p.m., deputies with the Cerritos Sheriff’s Station were patrolling the parking lot of the Los Cerritos Center when they were alerted by a concerned citizen who found the two children unattended, officials said.
    The children, ages 2 and 3, were found outside at the rear of a parked
  • Ex-Laker Nick Young arrested for allegedly failing to comply with officers during Hollywood traffic stop

    Ex-Laker Nick Young arrested for allegedly failing to comply with officers during Hollywood traffic stop
    Former Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors guard Nick Young was arrested Friday by Los Angeles police on suspicion of obstruction during a routine traffic stop in Hollywood, authorities said.
    About 11:45 p.m., Young was pulled over in the area of Hollywood and Cahuenga boulevards for a routine traffic violation, said Officer Mike Lopez of the Los Angeles Police Department.
    Young did not obey the officers commands and was eventually arrested, Lopez said. He did not say what specific reas
  • Waldner: Ken Brett could do it all before Shohei Ohtani

    Waldner: Ken Brett could do it all before Shohei Ohtani
    Shohei Ohtani, the two-way (when healthy) wonder of the Angels, prompts memories.
    No, not of Babe Ruth.
    We turn to the history books to learn Ruth was an outstanding pitcher for the Boston Red Sox before turning baseball on to home runs with the New York Yankees, long before launch angle became a discussion point.
    The memories in question involve Ken Brett – Kemer to all who knew him as a youngster growing up in El Segundo. He easily could have been Ohtani long before Ohtani, the pitc
  • Del Mar racing consensus picks for Saturday Aug. 25

    Del Mar racing consensus picks for Saturday Aug. 25
    Consensus box of picks come from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Saturday Aug. 25 at Del Mar.
    Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks.
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  • Former Clippers team up to claim BIG3 championship

    Former Clippers team up to claim BIG3 championship
    A group of Clippers alumni messed around and won a championship.
    Corey Maggette, Cuttino Mobley, Quentin Richardson, Glen Davis and Ryan Gomes teamed up to power the Power to the BIG3 championship on Friday at Barclays Center in New York.
    In the second season of the 3-on-3 league featuring former NBA players and co-founded by entertainer Ice Cube, the Power — whose seven-member squad included those five former Clippers — defeated 3’s Company 51-43 in the title game. M
  • Fright Fest: Six Flags Magic Mountain adds ‘Hell Fest’ to its collection of mazes

    Fright Fest: Six Flags Magic Mountain adds ‘Hell Fest’ to its collection of mazes
    This fall, a masked serial killer will transform Six Flags Magic Mountain’s Fright Fest into his playground of terror.
    If it sounds like a movie, you’re dead-on.
    The Valencia amusement park revealed that it’s adding the movie “Hell Fest,” which opens Sept. 28, to its collection of haunted mazes.
    In this living adaptation of the film by horror producer Gale Annie Hurd (“The Walking Dead”) and directed by Gregory Plotkin (who edited “Get Out”),
  • Highlights from UCLA football training camp Day 19

    Highlights from UCLA football training camp Day 19
    UCLA officially wrapped up training camp Saturday, wearing shoulder pads, shorts and helmets. The coaches will meet on Sunday to discuss starting lineups, including a discussion on the quarterback, prior to game week prep Monday. Here are notes and observations from Day 19, the final day of training camp.
    Injury notes
    Same status: Lokeni Toailoa and Elijah Wade were in yellow jerseys doing individual conditioning on the sideline.
    Upgrade: Colin Samuel shed his yellow jersey just in time for the
  • Kartje: Seriously, the Chargers are Super Bowl contenders

    Kartje: Seriously, the Chargers are Super Bowl contenders
    It was the slimmest of margins. A few lost yards. An ill-timed penalty. A missed kick. (Or two.) In the first year of the new Los Angeles Chargers, the line separating title contention and crushing disappointment was so excruciatingly thin that, on the doorstep of a new season, it’s impossible not to wonder what might have been.
    After stumbling so profoundly out of the gate, the Chargers did everything in their power to reverse the damage of a winless September. From Week 5 on, they outsco
  • AB448 is a tool that mitigates homelessness

    AB448 is a tool that mitigates homelessness
    It has been a tumultuous past few months as the homelessness crisis in Orange County erupted before our eyes. The Santa Ana Riverbed closure in January was followed by the subsequent filing of two federal civil rights lawsuits against the county. Amidst the chaos, U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter appealed for the multiple stakeholders, including the county and 34 cities to work together and come to a pragmatic solution to ameliorate the homeless condition in the region.
    Orange County le
  • Woman killed in 10-vehicle freeway wreckage in Irvine is identified

    Woman killed in 10-vehicle freeway wreckage in Irvine is identified
    IRVINE – A woman killed in chain-reaction crashes that involved 10 vehicles on the southbound I-5 freeway early Thursday, Aug. 23 has been identified by the Orange County coroner as a 25-year-old San Diego area resident.
    Maria Osuna of National City was killed in the pile-up that authorities believe was set off by a suspected drunken driver, who was arrested.
    A total of eight people, including three children, were hurt in the wreckage near the Alton Parkway exit.The injured children were a
  • Lease doc: Contract ambiguities can work in a tenant’s favor

    Lease doc: Contract ambiguities can work in a tenant’s favor
    Recently, I reviewed a lease for a client that contained a provision requiring the tenant to restore their leased premises to its original condition, meaning the same condition as it was when leased to them.
    In another section of the lease, there was a provision requiring the tenant to leave all their improvements on the premises when the lease expired and they vacated the premises. There was no language in the lease that made it possible for the landlord to choose, at his option, whether or not
  • 7 tips to manage email overload

    7 tips to manage email overload
    As we explore ways that information can overload us, one of the top stressors is often email.  How do you get that beast under control?
    Think back in time when people had to send you letters to ask you to do something. You would probably respond to those letters in the order that they arrived in the inbox that was sitting on the corner of your desk. You would probably also wait until you felt like responding. Email has changed that for us!
    Here are 7 tips to help control the chaos that is y
  • Irvine mansion offered as a rare short sale for $7 million

    Irvine mansion offered as a rare short sale for $7 million
    A 13,000-square-foot Shady Canyon home is on the market as a short sale for just under $7 million.
    Short sales, in which a home is for sale at less than what is owed on the mortgage, are a rarity on the Multiple Listing Service these days, especially in a neighborhood full of multi-million dollar homes. Short sales were more prevalent about a decade ago, during the housing downturn.
    Built in 2007, the estate at 89 Canyon Creek has nine bedrooms and 11 bathrooms, along with “one of the most
  • Allen Buchanan: Why hire a broker – just do it yourself!

    Allen Buchanan: Why hire a broker – just do it yourself!
    Selling a commercial real estate asset is akin to planning your daughter’s wedding. Sure, you can do it yourself, but things go much more smoothly if you have a wedding planner, a.k.a. a commercial real estate professional.
    Certainly, you can do a quick Loopnet search, establish a price, purchase a For Sale sign at Home Depot and wait for the phone to ring. (Set the date, book the church, rent some tuxes and order the cake – this is easy!)
    Vista Print will create a glossy brochure of
  • Santa Ana police arrest man, 75, suspected of sexual molestation of girl, 10

    Santa Ana police arrest man, 75, suspected of sexual molestation of girl, 10
    A 75-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of sexually molesting a 10-year-old, developmentally delayed girl in Santa Ana on multiple occasions.
    Police believe there may have been additional victims based on statements they say the man made.
    Francisco Ramirez
    Francisco Ramirez, of Santa Ana, was a volunteer at the Southwest Senior Center at Jerome Park. The incidents occurred in July in the senior center garden, Santa Ana police said in a news release on Friday, Aug. 24.
    Police said the victim
  • Signed a contract? The fun is just beginning

    Signed a contract? The fun is just beginning
    It’s scary to put your signature on a contract offering half a million, a million, or multiple millions of dollars to buy a house. That’s quite a commitment.
    But to be a homeowner, you have to sign the contract to start the process. Then there are several other “moments of truth” when you have to move forward so you can move in.
    Here are the key points when buyers have to make a tough decision on whether to move forward or cancel the deal.
    There’s that moment when y
  • 5 garden tips for this week, Aug. 25-31

    5 garden tips for this week, Aug. 25-31
    1 Think winter veggies
    In spite of the summer heat, August and early September are actually the best time to start planting winter vegetables, such as beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, celery, kale, leeks, lettuces, peas, radishes and turnips.
    They’ll all get off to a great start during warm weather and mature throughout the winter and spring months. That means more to harvest and more to enjoy. If you plant within the next couple of weeks, some will probab

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