• OC Supervisors candidate Ashleigh Aitken demands apology for mailer

    OC Supervisors candidate Ashleigh Aitken demands apology for mailer
    Orange County Board of Supervisors Third District candidate Ashleigh Aitken said on Tuesday, Jan. 25, her campaign has sent a cease-and-desist letter to her opponent, Supervisor Don Wagner, demanding he renounce a mailer she says falsely accuses her of supporting an Orange County Superior Court judge who reduced the sentence of a man who sexually assaulted a 3-year-old relative.
    The mailer refers to a resolution from the Orange County Bar Association critical of death threats against Orange Coun
  • No, Ozzy Osbourne’s not dead. The singer’s turning his misery into music and meetups with fans

    No, Ozzy Osbourne’s not dead. The singer’s turning his misery into music and meetups with fans
    Despite recent tabloid headlines, Ozzy Osbourne is not dead or even on his deathbed.
    But had you asked him about that a year ago, he said he certainly felt like death.
    Following a handful of health scares and show postponements and cancellations over the last 18 months, the 71-year-old metal icon and former Black Sabbath frontman is on the mend.
    Though headlines as recent as last week put Osbourne near his end, he’s been out and about, meeting with fans and making the obligatory rounds to
  • 5K run, community health fair set for Saturday in Mission Viejo

    5K run, community health fair set for Saturday in Mission Viejo
    Lace up your running shoes and head to The Oso Fit 5K Fun Run and Community Health Fair on Saturday, Feb. 29.
    Hosted by the city and Mission Viejo Chamber of Commerce, the event features a 5K and quarter- and half-mile runs and a Community Health Fair featuring more than 80 health and wellness organizations offering giveaways, handouts and free health screenings. The event kicks off at 7:30 a.m. followed by the 5K run at 8:30 a.m. and the quarter- and half-mile runs beginning at 9:30 am.
    Early r
  • 2 Laguna Woods residents elected to fill vacancies on Village Management Services board

    2 Laguna Woods residents elected to fill vacancies on Village Management Services board
    The Village Management Services board of directors has added two new faces to its ranks. James Tung and Stefanie Brown were elected on Thursday, Feb. 20, and will represent the Golden Rain Foundation on the board.
    Tung, a seven-year resident, served on the Third Mutual board from 2014 to 2019 and teaches tai chi classes in the community and at the Florence Sylvester Memorial Senior Center. He also was chair of the landscaping and water conservation committees.
    He will fulfill a term ending this
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  • Local product Jose Rojas looks to complete underdog story and make the big leagues

    Local product Jose Rojas looks to complete underdog story and make the big leagues
    TEMPE, Ariz. — Joe Maddon was acclimating himself with all the Angels players who are new to him when he happened upon No. 90 in the cage.
    “I’m telling you, man, the first day I saw him, I asked ‘Who’s that?’” the Angels manager said. “The kid could really swing. He could really swing the bat.”
    Meet Jose Rojas.
    “He’s got a great way about him,” Maddon said. “He’s another guy that nobody talks about.”
    That&r
  • California election system built of Scotch tape and glue

    California election system built of Scotch tape and glue
    Our elections in California would be more secure if officials were a little less giddy about “modernizing” with new technology.
    In 2015, the California New Motor Voter Act mandated automatic voter registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Waiving off warnings that the system wasn’t ready for prime time, Secretary of State Alex Padilla cleared automatic voter registration to go live on April 23, 2018, just six weeks ahead of the June statewide primary. Three months after
  • UCLA men’s basketball has a chance to climb to top of Pac-12 standings

    UCLA men’s basketball has a chance to climb to top of Pac-12 standings
    Four months ago, before the start of the season, the UCLA men’s basketball team found itself projected to finish in eighth place in the Pac-12 preseason rankings. It was the program’s lowest preseason Pac-12 finish since the conference was extended to 12 teams in 2011.
    With a new coach and a young team, no one knew how the season would unfold.
    After ending their nonconference slate with a humbling loss to Cal State Fullerton, the Bruins opened league play going 1-3.
    But then somethin
  • Orange County leaders to declare local health emergency in response to coronavirus

    Orange County leaders to declare local health emergency in response to coronavirus
    Following in the footsteps of San Diego County and the city of San Francisco, Orange County officials today plan to declare a local health emergency in response to the coronavirus.
    Michelle Steel, chair of the county Board of Supervisors, and board Vice Chair Andrew Do were expected to announce the declaration at an early afternoon news conference. Nichole Quick, county health officer, and Richard Sanchez, director of the Orange County Health Care Agency, are also expected to attend.
    There has o
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  • Orange County leaders declare local health emergency in response to coronavirus

    Orange County leaders declare local health emergency in response to coronavirus
    Following in the footsteps of San Diego County and the city of San Francisco, Orange County officials today declared a local health emergency in response to the coronavirus.
    Michelle Steel, chair of the county Board of Supervisors, and board Vice Chair Andrew Do announced the declaration at an early afternoon news conference. Nichole Quick, county health officer, and Richard Sanchez, director of the Orange County Health Care Agency, also attended.
    There has only been one confirmed case of the vi
  • New poll of Orange County voters: We’re as conflicted as the rest of the country

    New poll of Orange County voters: We’re as conflicted as the rest of the country
    A new survey from Chapman University shows about one in four Orange County Democrats favor Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders to be their party’s presidential nominee, but a strong majority are either undecided or favor a cluster of moderate candidates.
    Among Democrats, Sanders is likely to win 24.3% support in the March 3 primary, according to the survey of 727 Orange County residents. Coming in No. 2? Undecided, at 15%.
    After that, local Democrats like former New York City Mayor Michael Bloombe
  • Presidential hopefuls pledge trillions of dollars, millions of homes to boost affordability

    Presidential hopefuls pledge trillions of dollars, millions of homes to boost affordability
    Housing has long been an afterthought on the national political stage, but as skyrocketing housing costs and staggering homelessness have struck cities in California and across the country, the Democratic presidential contenders are finding the issue harder to ignore.
    Many of the 2020 White House hopefuls have rolled out sweeping and expensive plans to deal with the problem, which would go farther than anything the federal government has done on housing in generations.
    Experts say that building
  • Huntington Beach hosts cultural exchange with surfers from France

    Huntington Beach hosts cultural exchange with surfers from France
    Click here if you are having trouble viewing the gallery on your mobile device.
    Not even a thick fog hovering over Huntington’s sandy beach could hide Evan Poulnais’ bright smile as the French surfer emerged dripping wet from the salty ocean on a recent day.
    There may be a language barrier between Poulnais and other surfers from his home in France, and the local wave riders on the south side of the iconic pier – but they all share an understanding and passion: “Ze wa
  • ‘Children of the Land’ author Marcelo Hernandez Castillo reflects on family, immigration and borders

    ‘Children of the Land’ author Marcelo Hernandez Castillo reflects on family, immigration and borders
    When Marcelo Hernandez Castillo was a high school senior, armed agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, arrived one Sunday afternoon at his family home in Northern California, looking for his father.
    That’s the moment in 2006 where his memoir “Children of the Land” begins — the raid coming three years after his father had already been deported to Mexico.
    “I’ve always had that burning feeling to talk about my family’s story — my
  • Park Life: Meet the new Disney CEO and how to access ‘Chewie Mode’ on Smugglers Run

    Park Life: Meet the new Disney CEO and how to access ‘Chewie Mode’ on Smugglers Run
    Can new Disney CEO Bob Chapek sustain the growth the entertainment giant saw under Bob Iger? Do you have what it takes to hack the Millennium Falcon on Smugglers Run? Is theme park technology going to the dogs? Get all your theme park news in this week’s Park Life newsletter.
    Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks. Subscribe here.
    Bobbing Along
    Disney replaces CEO Bob Iger with theme park boss
  • Angels’ Julio Teheran says hamstring tightness is ‘nothing big’

    Angels’ Julio Teheran says hamstring tightness is ‘nothing big’
    TEMPE, Ariz. — Joe Maddon had the same reaction as many Angels fans when he first heard the word “hamstring” and the name Julio Teheran.
    “You gotta be kidding me,” Maddon said.
    He quickly added that his fears turned out to be unfounded, when the MRI showed nothing serious. He said Teheran should be back on the mound for his next turn and ready when the season begins.
    “The tests were all good,” Maddon said. “It should be minimal. We’re just sk
  • Home Depot is up. Lowe’s is down. What’s home improvement telling us?

    Home Depot is up. Lowe’s is down. What’s home improvement telling us?
    Home Depot is up. Lowe’s is down.
    Is it a sign of skittish shoppers or simple business: one home-improvement player beating out its top competitor?
    Home Depot Inc. reported a better-than-expected fourth quarter with strong comparable-store sales, a tangible sign of consumer confidence.
    “Home Depot’s numbers are important as they, perhaps more than those of other retailers, reflect underlying consumer confidence: the housing market and big-ticket spending are leading indicators
  • Social Scene: National Philanthropy Day celebrates 34 years

    Social Scene: National Philanthropy Day celebrates 34 years
    Charlie and Ling Zhang with Sue and Ralph Stern attended the 34th annual National Philanthropy Day celebration held at CityNational Grove of Anaheim. (photography by Tony Lattimore and Carla Rhea)
     
    On Nov. 14, the National Philanthropy Day Orange County luncheon gathered OC’s most influential members of the philanthropic world to City National Grove of Anaheim. Collectively, the organization’s nationwide members raise more than $100 billion every year, which helps to power miss
  • Whicker: Sorrow and laughter merge in Loyola Marymount’s commemoration of Hank Gathers

    Whicker: Sorrow and laughter merge in Loyola Marymount’s commemoration of Hank Gathers
    Hank Gathers would be 53.
    “I can see where he would have played 10 or 12 years in the NBA, maybe averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds, something like that,” said Paul Westhead, his Loyola Marymount coach. “After that, he’d be a broadcaster, or maybe doing comedy.”
    “There’s no question he’d be in the comedy clubs,” said Bo Kimble, Hank’s brother in arms at Hank’s Hutch at Dobbins Tech High in Philadelphia, and then USC and LMU. &ldqu
  • Along the Coast: Construction news about what and who is changing the landscape of OC

    Along the Coast: Construction news about what and who is changing the landscape of OC
    SANTA ANA HOUSING BOOM
    Downtown Santa Ana has gone through numerous phases since the city of Santa Ana was founded in 1886 and became the seat of Orange County in 1889. The downtown flourished with early merchants along Fourth Street during the turn of the century in the early 1900s, and during the following decades the area became a major economic downtown for the entire county both as a business center and as a retail destination. But by the early 1990s business firms and retailing moved to ot
  • 60,000 treats, 100 wines and 12 years of Pechanga’s Chocolate Decadence and Wine Festival

    60,000 treats, 100 wines and 12 years of Pechanga’s Chocolate Decadence and Wine Festival
    There will be lots of sweets to indulge in and plenty of wine flowing as Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula holds two of its signature events: Chocolate Decadence and the Pechanga Wine Festival.
    Chocolate will be the star of the show (though wine will also be served) when Chocolate Decadence returns Friday, March 6, and wine will take center stage for the Pechanga Wine Festival on Saturday, March 7.
    The events, which both benefit Habitat for Humanity’s Inland Valley chapter, are not small
  • Wish You Were Here: Fine living in Oaxaca? !Si!

    Wish You Were Here: Fine living in Oaxaca? !Si!
    As executive chef of Gracias Madre, the new, much-buzzed eatery in Newport Beach, Alan Sánchez Lázaro brings the authenticity of his homeland to Mexican vegan cuisine. Born in Mexico City, he received his culinary and pastry arts degree at the Instituto Superior Mariano Moreno in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and refined his education working in kitchens in Chile, Spain and France. “When I came to understand the link between cultural customs and food, I became convinced that I mus
  • Could virus outbreak create a global recession?

    Could virus outbreak create a global recession?
    With cases of the coronavirus outside China rising, questions swirl about the global economic implications of the killer outbreak.
    One high-profile example was seen Monday. Stock indexes suffered one of their worst days in years, with Wall Street’s venerable Dow Jones index tanking more than 1,000 points at one point of the trading day.
    “What was largely a Chinese issue to resolve has soon become an international problem, with European eyes transfixed on Italian efforts to curb the s
  • Artistic Vision: Tom Dowling explores ‘Baroque Minimalism’

    Artistic Vision: Tom Dowling explores ‘Baroque Minimalism’
    Who: Artist and educator Tom Dowling’s artwork covers the spectrum of collage, painting, drawing, sculpture and photography. He has been an exhibiting artist for over 40 years with studios in Costa Mesa and West Cork, Ireland.
    What: For the past few years Dowling has been working in a style he calls “Baroque Minimalism,” a fusion of the physical experience of the Baroque with the cool aesthetic of Modernism. His newest artworks seek to reveal the beauty of reductive abstraction
  • NASCAR tribute to Kobe Bryant: No. 24 Car in Sunday’s Auto Club 400 will be purple and gold

    NASCAR tribute to Kobe Bryant: No. 24 Car in Sunday’s Auto Club 400 will be purple and gold
    The tributes for Kobe Bryant continue in a variety of ways. The main sponsor of the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro that will be in Sunday’s Auto Club 400 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana has come up with something different.
    The car, sponsored by Axalta, a global vehicle paint and coating company based in Philadelphia, Bryant’s hometown, has been repainted in Lakers purple and gold.
    The driver is 22-year-old William Byron, one of the up-and-comers on the NASCAR Cup Series circuit. His N
  • Trump to detail U.S. coronavirus efforts, Schumer seeks $8.5 billion

    Trump to detail U.S. coronavirus efforts, Schumer seeks $8.5 billion
    By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
    WASHINGTON  President Donald Trump pushed back Wednesday against criticism that his administration isn’t doing enough to meet the coronavirus threat, as lawmakers called for giving disease fighters much more money than the $2.5 billion the White House has requested.
    A day after he sought to minimize fears of the virus spreading widely across the U.S., Trump prepared to hold a White House press conference with experts from the Centers f
  • Ex-O.C. ‘Housewife’ Tamra Judge sells Coto de Caza home off market

    Ex-O.C. ‘Housewife’ Tamra Judge sells Coto de Caza home off market
    Tamra Judge, who recently confirmed she was fired from Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Orange County,” has sold the Coto de Caza home she shares with husband Eddie in an off-market deal.
    They had no plans to sell right now.
    But People reports the buyer offered $200,000 above the $2.025 million, property records show, the couple paid for the house in October 2018.
    “I was like, Sold!” Tamra said, opening up to Jeff Lewis Live on Sirius XM Radio last week about the offer s
  • Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival will feature 55 new items

    Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival will feature 55 new items
    From a fried chicken and waffle sandwich to Raspberry-Lychee-Rose Custard and an ocean of drinks including flights of wine, craft beers, and cocktails, these are the days to feast your way through the park: The Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival starts Friday Feb. 28 and continues through Tuesday, April 21.Returning favorite foods include artichoke toast with artichoke cream cheese and olive & artichoke tapenade, Asian-style beef barbacoa street tacos and Mickey-shaped carame
  • CSUF moves forward on projects to add parking, modernize Visual Arts complex, McCarthy Hall

    CSUF moves forward on projects to add parking, modernize Visual Arts complex, McCarthy Hall
    Visual Arts faculty and students at Cal State Fullerton have long complained that their six-building complex is out of date and not very noticeable or accessible.
    A motorist on State College Boulevard would see a sign, and that’s about it, said Arnold Holland, associate dean of the Visual Arts Department.
    That should change in the next couple of years with CSUF’s $66 million project to remodel and modernize the buildings in the complex and to add another 4,500 square feet. The design
  • Can I get coronavirus from a package delivered from China?

    Can I get coronavirus from a package delivered from China?
    Residents at the epicenter of China’s mysterious viral outbreak are quarantined. But their mailed shipments are not.  Does that pose a risk?
    It’s a legitimate question — especially in California — because we import so many products from China.
    But U.S. health officials said on Monday that there is no evidence to support the transmission of the new coronavirus through imported goods.
    “In general, because of poor survivability of these coronaviruses on surfaces,
  • 7 things you can do now to prepare for a coronavirus outbreak

    7 things you can do now to prepare for a coronavirus outbreak
    Since the coronovirus is new, we have no immunity. Because of that, it can spread quickly. There’s no vaccine or drugs to treat it.
    While the United States hasn’t experienced an outbreak, on Tuesday Feb. 25, 2020 the federal government issued a warning that American families, communities, event organizers, schools and businesses should plan for that day to come.
    Here are seven things the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says families can do now to prepare for an coronavirus
  • Charges against Sparks guard Riquna Williams are dismissed

    Charges against Sparks guard Riquna Williams are dismissed
    Charges of burglary and aggravated assault against Los Angeles Sparks guard Riquna Williams were dismissed in Palm Beach County court on Tuesday, according to documents posted on the court’s website.
    Williams, then 28, pleaded not guilty after she was arrested April 20, 2019, and was alleged to have forced her way inside a Florida home on Dec. 6. She was alleged to have repeatedly struck her ex-girlfriend Alkeria Davis before two men separated the women. Williams then was alleged to have t
  • ‘Orange County Celebrates Entrepreneurs’ event at CSUF to feature startup stories

    ‘Orange County Celebrates Entrepreneurs’ event at CSUF to feature startup stories
    Startups, business leaders, investors, bankers and advisers will share their stories at the first “Orange County Celebrates Entrepreneurs” event Feb. 29 on the Cal State Fullerton campus.
    A collaboration among UCI Beall Applied Innovation, Cal State Fullerton Center for Entrepreneurship and Concordia University School of Business and Economics, the event will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Titan Student Union.
    “The event celebrates the diverse Orange County region and the inno
  • Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky unveils his latest work, ‘Of Love and Rage,’ in Southern California

    Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky unveils his latest work, ‘Of Love and Rage,’ in Southern California
    Even among elite choreographers, Alexei Ratmansky early on generated great excitement. American Ballet Theatre hired him the nanosecond he left the celebrated — but notoriously hidebound — Bolshoi Ballet, where he was artistic director from 2004 to the end of 2008.
    ABT created the new position of Artist in Residence just for him. His primary task: to create new ballets.
    But that shorthand hardly summarizes the impact Ratmansky has had since moving to New York City in 2009. America&rs
  • Titan Voice: Standing with Dreamers is an investment in the future

    Titan Voice: Standing with Dreamers is an investment in the future
    By Fram Virjee
    Cal State Fullerton president
    Jessica cannot remember being carried for days, her mother’s free hand clutching her sibling as they traveled north.
    She was oblivious to both the hope she was heading toward and the danger she was fleeing.
    She could not know her mother was crossing a guarded border in the dead of the night so that she could one day cross a commencement stage in the light of the Fullerton sun.
    No, on that night, she was a cold, hungry infant who had nothing to d
  • Here’s why ‘My Hero Academia,’ the anime and manga series, is set to become an even bigger pop culture phenomenon

    Here’s why ‘My Hero Academia,’ the anime and manga series, is set to become an even bigger pop culture phenomenon
    The audience for the North American premiere of “My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising” — some of whom were dressed as characters from the Japanese anime and manga series — cheered as the lights went down inside the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood last week.
    “It’s been an absolute dream,” said Justin Briner, the English-language voice of Izuku “Deku” Midoriya, the lead character in this sprawling universe of teen superheroes. “To see this
  • BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach releases daily lineup and single day passes

    BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach releases daily lineup and single day passes
    Start planning your weekend on the beach because the daily musical lineup for the May 1-3 BeachLife Festival is out.
    And for those who only want to attend one day, single day tickets are now on sale, too.
    Ziggy Marley and Stephen Marley will headline on Friday night, performing Bob Marley tunes in celebration of their father’s 75th birthday, while Counting Crows lead the bill on Saturday night and the Steve Miller Band closes out the weekend as the Sunday night headliner at Seaside Lagoon
  • Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: I’m afraid to mow my lawn because of the bees

    Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: I’m afraid to mow my lawn because of the bees
    I have a vexing household problem right now, and I don’t think it’s one that Heloise can solve.
    Like many of you, I live in an ordinary suburban neighborhood filled with 1950s tract homes. And what’s nearly always in front of those homes? Lawns.
    As a person who works at home, I hate Thursdays, because every single one of my neighbors uses the same gardener, so I have to listen to lawnmovers and leaf blowers from morning until night.
    I don’t use these gardeners, even thoug
  • Irvine mayor’s State of the City highlights environmental efforts, Great Park progress

    Irvine mayor’s State of the City highlights environmental efforts, Great Park progress
    The revival of a community safety task force, ongoing efforts to make the city more eco-friendly, coming attractions at the Orange County Great Park and plans for new bike and pedestrian bridges were among Irvine Mayor Christina Shea’s highlights in her State of the City address on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
    It was Shea’s biggest opportunity to lay out some of her goals since she took over the mayor’s seat last spring from Don Wagner, who resigned after winning a seat on the Orange Coun
  • Suspect killed, officer hurt in shooting in Garden Grove

    Suspect killed, officer hurt in shooting in Garden Grove
    A suspect was killed in an officer-involved shooting Wednesday morning in Garden Grove and the officer was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
    Officers arrived at the scene of a traffic crash near Harbor Boulevard and Trask Avenue about 1:25 a.m., said Lt. Ray Bex of the Garden Grove Police Department.
    “Upon contacting one of the parties involved in the collision, an altercation between that subject and an officer occurred resulting in an officer-involved shooting,” Bex
  • How the war on opioids is worsening a crisis

    How the war on opioids is worsening a crisis
    Whenever government confronts a public-health “crisis,” sensible policies usually get lost in the resulting hysteria. The latest example involves the nation’s opioid epidemic, as total drug-overdose deaths have soared from under 17,000 in 1999 to more than 67,000 in 2018, according to the latest data from the federal Centers for Disease Control.
    State policies, however, risk making this troubling situation worse. For example, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra last year
  • California’s fight to license is a fight for nothing at all

    California’s fight to license is a fight for nothing at all
    Once again, California’s government is trying to put people out of work.
    Assemblymembers Cristina Garcia, D-Bell Gardens, and Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, introduced legislation last week that would require occupational licensing for adult performers, such as porn stars and webcam strippers. It’s the same sort of thing they did to writers, photographers, truckers and many others with Assembly Bill 5, a detrimental law that requires most independent contractors to be classified as em
  • Hot, windy weather blows into Southern California

    Hot, windy weather blows into Southern California
    LOS ANGELES — Warm Santa Ana winds will persist across Southern California Wednesday, and temperatures will once again soar into the 80s.
    In fact, some communities are expected to get even hotter than Tuesday thanks to the warm offshore winds and a ridge of high pressure aloft.
    On Tuesday, the high in Anaheim erased the previous record for Feb. 25 of 85, set in 2016. Other Orange County highs included 88 at John Wayne Airport, 86 at the Fullerton Airport, 85 in Santa Ana and Yorba Linda an
  • Debate takeaways: Bernie bruised but not broken

    Debate takeaways: Bernie bruised but not broken
    By BILL BARROW and NICHOLAS RICCARDI
    CHARLESTON, S.C. — Democrats held their final debate before the South Carolina presidential primary and the critical Super Tuesday contests that follow three days later.
    Here are some key takeaways.
    BERNIE BASH
    Bernie Sanders is rarely a quiet voice, but he has managed to get through nine debates with few bruises. That ended Tuesday night when he was attacked on multiple fronts by every opponent.
    The overarching themes: Sanders can rile up a crowd but c
  • Sanders faces brunt of the attacks at South Carolina debate

    Sanders faces brunt of the attacks at South Carolina debate
    By STEVE PEOPLES, MEG KINNARD and AAMER MADHANI
    CHARLESTON, S.C. — Democrats unleashed a roaring assault against Bernie Sanders and seized on Mike Bloomberg’s past with women in the workplace during a contentious debate that tested the strength of the two men at the center of the party’s presidential nomination fight.
    As the undeniable Democratic front-runner, Sanders faced the brunt of the attacks for much of the night, and for one of the few times, fellow progressive Elizabet
  • Michael Bloomberg the nanny stater

    Michael Bloomberg the nanny stater
    Good for Mike Bloomberg.
    During his first debate, he slammed Bernie Sanders by saying: “We’re not going to throw out capitalism. We tried that. Other countries tried that. It was called communism, and it just didn’t work!”
    Exactly right. It’s safe to say Bloomberg is not a communist. I wonder if that means there’s still room for him in the Democratic Party.
    Unfortunately, Bloomberg is no principled, limited-government capitalist, either.
    Like his fellow New Yo
  • VOTE: Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week (Feb. 28)

    VOTE: Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week (Feb. 28)
    Each week, publications from the The Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) nominate Athletes of the Week for their respective region.
    Each nominee is entered into the overall Southern California Athlete of the Week county-wide vote.
    Click on the news
  • VOTE: Southern California Boys Athlete of the Week (Feb. 28)

    VOTE: Southern California Boys Athlete of the Week (Feb. 28)
    Each week, publications from the The Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) nominate Athletes of the Week for their respective region.
    Each nominee is entered into the overall Southern California Athlete of the Week county-wide vote.
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  • LeBron James scores 40 as Lakers top Zion Williamson, Pelicans

    LeBron James scores 40 as Lakers top Zion Williamson, Pelicans
    Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis, left, grabs a rebound next to New Orleans Pelicans’ Lonzo Ball (2) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
    New Orleans Pelicans’ Zion Williamson (1) looks on from under the basket during free throws next to Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (23) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez
  • Sonny Milano scores twice in his Ducks’ debut, including the OT winner

    Sonny Milano scores twice in his Ducks’ debut, including the OT winner
    The Ducks’ Andrew Agozzino fends off Edmonton’s Gaetan Haas as they battle for the puck during the first period of Tuesday’s game at Honda Center. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
    The Ducks’ Nicolas Deslauriers celebrates his goal past Edmonton goaltender Mike Smith, giving his team a 2-0 lead during the first period of Tuesday’s game at Honda Center. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsThe Ducks’ Carter Rowney reacts as he
  • Car catches fire in Disneyland parking structure

    Car catches fire in Disneyland parking structure
    Firefighters quickly extinguished a car fire in a parking structure at Disneyland on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
    The fire was reported at about 8:10 p.m. in the Mickey and Friends structure on Disneyland Drive, Anaheim Fire & Rescue spokesman Shane Carringer said. It started under the hood of a vehicle, and may have been electrical in nature.
    Firefighters managed to quickly extinguish the flames, and no injuries or additional property damage were reported, Carringer said.
     
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