• ‘Fear and anxiety’ among Orange County businesses as coronavirus concerns lead to stay home orders

    ‘Fear and anxiety’ among Orange County businesses as coronavirus concerns lead to stay home orders
    After a confusing few days of orders for limiting gatherings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Kent Peters had hoped to reopen his V’s Barbershop in Foothill Ranch on Friday with some new steps for keeping people healthy.
    Instead, he was telling his staff and customers in phone calls that his shop will be closed for the foreseeable future after Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered California residents on Thursday night to stay home unless it was essential for them to venture into public to he
  • Insomniac hosting Beyond Wonderland virtual rave following coronavirus-related postponement

    Insomniac hosting Beyond Wonderland virtual rave following coronavirus-related postponement
    Insomniac wants its followers to “rave responsibly” from the comfort of their own homes during Beyond Wonderland’s virtual rave-a-thon livestream event Friday night from 8 p.m.-midnight.
    The livestream, available at YouTube.com/insomniac will feature sets by 4B, Audien, Jack Beats, Kill the Noise, Mija, Party Favor, SayMyName and Wox Motif. Promoters are encouraging fans that tune in to tag #VIRTUALBEYOND on their social media pages to show off how their homes have become a won
  • Whicker: UCLA’s Zach Pettway and other baseball stars of tomorrow try to see beyond the void

    Whicker: UCLA’s Zach Pettway and other baseball stars of tomorrow try to see beyond the void
    The Millville Thunderbolts didn’t play baseball Friday
    They had a scrimmage planned against Williamstown. Next Monday they are penciled in for another scrimmage against Washington Township, and then against Pennsville Memorial on Wednesday. April 1 is the scheduled Opening Day, against Holy Spirit.
    All are redacted. New Jersey schools are closed.
    Under these conditions, Mike Trout would not have played a high school inning in 2009. He had been a Team USA player, and people knew him, but he
  • Coronavirus makes company refocus from festivals to hospitals

    Coronavirus makes company refocus from festivals to hospitals
    Ryan Choura and his team are in the business of creating massive pop-up villages and party venues.
    From building tent structures to providing lounge furniture, decorations, dishes, bars, sound equipment, lighting and even the floors, his event company Choura puts together infrastructure at major events like the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, the BNP Paribas Tennis Open in Indian Wells and the X Games.
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  • Grammy Museum debuts free digital content with Billie Eilish, Brandi Carlile, X and more

    Grammy Museum debuts free digital content with Billie Eilish, Brandi Carlile, X and more
    Since the global spread of coronavirus has forced the cancellations or postponements of live concert events across the country, the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles officially launched its free Digital Programs Series via grammymuseum.org this week.
    The Grammy Museum, which is a non-profit organization that opened at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles a dozen years ago, is uploading never-before-released video interviews taped inside its 200-seat Clive Davis Theater every Monday, Wednesday and Saturd
  • OCFA firefighter in Irvine tested positive for coronavirus, city officials said

    OCFA firefighter in Irvine tested positive for coronavirus, city officials said
    An Orange County Fire Authority firefighter in Irvine has tested positive for the coronavirus, city officials said Friday, March 20.
    The firefighter, who is attached to Fire Station No. 4 near UC Irvine, came in contact with 24 other firefighters, who have been sent home and put in self-isolation, Irvine Councilman Anthony Kuo said. He said fire authority leaders notified him and other Irvine officials of the case late Thursday night.
    The person is believed to be the first OCFA firefighter to te
  • Diplo will livestream DJ sets, ensure royalties for featured artists amid coronavirus shutdown

    Diplo will livestream DJ sets, ensure royalties for featured artists amid coronavirus shutdown
    EDM artist Diplo has announced he’ll be livestreaming DJ sets from his living room for the duration of mandated social distancing in the U.S. due to COVID-19.
    Each set will be themed and curated by Diplo himself and he’ll also be paying royalties to the artists he features since coronavirus has halted touring and live performances, a primary source of any musicians’ income.
    Diplo was also able to secure a deal through publishers and record labels to allow the archived content t
  • Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood taking requests to livestream during coronavirus shutdown

    Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood taking requests to livestream during coronavirus shutdown
    In response to the shutdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic, country music icon Garth Brooks announced via Facebook that he’d be livestreaming a 30-minute acoustic set, along with his wife and fellow country star Trisha Yearwood, live from their Studio G. Brooks also encouraged fans to post their song requests ahead of the live set on his Facebook feed.
    “Let’s let music connect us during this disconnected time,” he said in the social media announcement.
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  • Bubble Watch: Coronavirus may clobber ‘overvalued’ housing markets

    Bubble Watch: Coronavirus may clobber ‘overvalued’ housing markets
    “Bubble Watch” digs into trends that may indicate economic and/or housing market troubles ahead.
    Buzz: With home prices looking very vulnerable to coronavirus fallout, 17 states were found to have overvalued housing in the fourth quarter, up from 15 at the end of 2018 and 14 at 2017’s close.
    Source: Fitch Ratings
    The Trend
    Analysts at Fitch Ratings estimate U.S. home values, when compared with their economic underpinnings, were 1.5% overvalued at the end of 2019. But the nation
  • Enjoy FREE deliveries from your favorite local businesses

    Enjoy FREE deliveries from your favorite local businesses
    Yes! Free delivery from your local restaurants
    Mom and Pop Shops, AKA local businesses, are not only important to our cities and the owners, but they also have really great food. We made a list of some local restaurants that are offering FREE delivery through DoorDash while you’re home, and they’re so worth it. Whether you’re in the mood for Mexican, Cheeseburgers, desserts, or anything else – take a look at these yummy options. We all love our favorite name brand food, b
  • Eviction lawsuits proceed in California despite relief for some tenants

    Eviction lawsuits proceed in California despite relief for some tenants
    By Matt Levin and Niguel Duara, CalMatters
    Pandemic or no pandemic, landlords’ attorney Dennis Block is still trying to evict renters.
    As public health authorities advise Californians to stay indoors to avoid contracting or spreading the coronavirus, Block says he is continuing to file eviction lawsuits in Southern California courts in cases not covered by local moratoriums like those recently imposed in Los Angeles.
    “There’s no one person that I’m aware of, certainly in
  • CSU chancellor, CSUN president postpone retirements due to coronavirus

    CSU chancellor, CSUN president postpone retirements due to coronavirus
    LONG BEACH — California State University Chancellor Timothy White and Cal State Northridge President Dianne Harrison will delay their previously announced end-of-academic-year retirements due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Long Beach-based university system announced today.
    “As the world faces an unprecedented crisis, now more than ever, it is crucially important for stable and experienced hands to provide thoughtful guidance on all areas affecting the operations of the university,
  • Whicker: Here’s what you miss about the NCAA tournament

    Whicker: Here’s what you miss about the NCAA tournament
    This was always the month for airports.
    Birmingham to Atlanta to Austin to Atlanta to Birmingham, all on a Saturday. When you see Ulysses S. Reed launch a 49-footer at the buzzer, and the horn goes off with the ball in the air, and Arkansas beats defending champion Louisville, that’s worth it.
    Baton Rouge to New Orleans (by car) to Chicago (to a hotel) to Syracuse (the next morning). When you see an unimpressed New York guard named Ken “Mouse” McFadden dribble around and throug
  • XFL officially cancels remainder of its season because of coronavirus

    XFL officially cancels remainder of its season because of coronavirus
    The remainder of the XFL’s relaunch season was officially canceled Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic.
    “The COVID-19 pandemic, and the most recent local and state regulations, have left the XFL no choice but to officially cancel the remainder of the 2020 season,” read a statement from the league. “This decision has been made with the health and safety of the entire XFL family as our top priority.
    “While we are disappointed to not complete the 2020 season, ou
  • Sign up for our Coronavirus Update newsletter

    Sign up for our Coronavirus Update newsletter
    The amount of coverage everyday on the novel coronavirus is immense. We’re here to help.
    In addition to giving everyone free access to all of our articles about the pandemic, we’ve created a newsletter to help you stay informed about how COVID-19 is impacting your community, and the world.
    This newsletter is curated daily by local editors to feature stories about your community. From new cases of the novel coronavirus in your area to the economy, public safety and daily life.
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  • Capistrano Valley Christian hires Eric Preszler to replace Rick Curtis as football coach, athletic director

    Capistrano Valley Christian hires Eric Preszler to replace Rick Curtis as football coach, athletic director
    Capistrano Valley Christian football has welcomed back Eric Preszler.
    The Eagles announced Friday that they have hired Preszler as their football coach and athletic director, two positions he held just a few years ago.
    He replaces Rick Curtis as the school’s football coach and athletic director. Curtis was the coach who replaced Preszler in 2016 and who recently became the football coach at Crean Lutheran.
    Preszler coached Capistrano Valley Christian’s football team in 2014 and 2015
  • Capistrano Valley Christian hires Eric Preszler to replace Rick Curtis as football coach

    Capistrano Valley Christian hires Eric Preszler to replace Rick Curtis as football coach
    Capistrano Valley Christian football has welcomed back Eric Preszler.
    The Eagles announced Friday that they have hired Preszler as their football coach and athletic director, two positions he held just a few years ago.
    He replaces Rick Curtis as the school’s football coach. Curtis was the coach who replaced Preszler in 2016 and who recently became the football coach at Crean Lutheran.
    Preszler coached Capistrano Valley Christian’s football team in 2014 and 2015 before departing for A
  • Santa Anita consensus picks for Saturday, March 21

    Santa Anita consensus picks for Saturday, March 21
    The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Saturday, March 21 for racing at Santa Anita.Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks
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  • 1 killed, 1 injured in crash near Brea

    1 killed, 1 injured in crash near Brea
    A driver died and another motorist suffered minor injuries Friday when a car ended up in the opposing traffic lane and collided with a van in the unincorporated county area near Brea.
    Authorities have not yet identified the dead man who was described by the California Highway Patrol as a Walnut resident in his 60s.
    The fatal crash happened shortly before 8 a.m. on Brea Canyon Road, near the border between Los Angeles and Orange counties.
    The Walnut man was in a Honda Civic heading south on Brea
  • New coronavirus cases in LA County jump by 101 in 48 hours, now up to 292

    New coronavirus cases in LA County jump by 101 in 48 hours, now up to 292
    The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Los Angeles County continued to rise on Friday, March 20, as health officials announced 61 new cases, making a total of 292 confirmed cases in the county overall. That’s 101 new confirmed cases in the past 48 hours.
    There have been two deaths related to COVID-19 in LA County so far. The latest fatality was reported on Thursday when a man in his 30s with underlying health conditions died in the Pasadena area.
    LA County Public Health Direct
  • State was full of bull, as bear market was looming. Then the coronavirus hit.

    State was full of bull, as bear market was looming. Then the coronavirus hit.
    SACRAMENTO >> California officials are hitting the panic button now that the economy’s coronavirus-induced free fall is imperiling local budgets and threatening to obliterate the value of the state’s pension funds. The state’s budget is highly dependent on capital-gains revenue and the pension funds are almost totally dependent on the stock market’s performance.
    It’s a mess, albeit one that has long been coming. No one could have predicted that our society wou
  • Coronavirus and the future of living and working in America

    Coronavirus and the future of living and working in America
    By late spring, the most severe impacts from the coronavirus may be fading, but its impact on how we live and work will not go away. Indeed, many of the most relevant trends — including the rise of dispersed work and living arrangements — were already emerging even before the pandemic emerged.
    Ever since classical times, pandemics have tended to be especially tough on large, dense urban areas. A look at a map of COVID-19 infections, reveals that the vast majority of cases have occurr
  • Knott’s Berry Farm extends coronavirus closure to two months

    Knott’s Berry Farm extends coronavirus closure to two months
    Knott’s Berry Farm has extended a temporary coronavirus closure to mid-May amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced theme parks throughout California and across the United States to shutter operations.
    The temporary two-week closure at Knott’s has been extended to two months, officials said.
    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.
    “As we continue to follow regiona
  • Charles Yu’s ‘Interior Chinatown’ busts TV stereotypes to explore Asian immigration and representation

    Charles Yu’s ‘Interior Chinatown’ busts TV stereotypes to explore Asian immigration and representation
    In Charles Yu’s new novel “Interior Chinatown,” the author juxtaposes the struggles and off-screen life of actor Willis Wu, his family and his community with the marginalization of Asian and Asian-American characters on television. Published in January by Pantheon, the book intertwines its narrative with a fictional “Law & Order”-type procedural television show called “Black and White.”
    Television, says Yu, can be “can be very reductive, both a
  • How coronavirus testing went so wrong so fast

    How coronavirus testing went so wrong so fast
    No, former Vice President Joe Biden, the United States did not simply decline early on in the coronavirus pandemic to buy disease test kits from the World Health Organization, since our nation didn’t have its own.
    While Biden said that during his last debate with Sen. Bernie Sanders, the fact is that WHO’s test kits during all such disease outbreaks are intended for underdeveloped nations. It’s assumed rich countries will create their own, which American laboratories are &mdash
  • Review: 10 great Orange County dishes still available during the coronavirus pandemic

    Review: 10 great Orange County dishes still available during the coronavirus pandemic
    Having eaten most of my meals in restaurants for decades, the current state of emergency due to the novel coronavirus has been an adjustment. I’m not worried about me, though. It’s the restaurants I’m worried about. Every one of them.
    The extent of this upheaval for the restaurant industry is unimaginable. It will be brutal for everyone but especially for those who work in hospitality. My heart is broken right now. 
    Dining amid coronavirusOrange County restaurateurs a
  • Your guide to movies currently streaming March 20-26

    Your guide to movies currently streaming March 20-26
    Editor’s note: Beginning this week, the film guide will feature movies that have recently become available on streaming services.
    “1917” (R, for violence, some disturbing images and language; available to buy on Amazon Prime, Fandango Now, Apple TV and Vudu) Director Sam Mendes, has similarly taken top technology — and the best cinematography, courtesy of Roger Deakins — to give us a compelling look at World War I through the eyes of two ordinary soldiers asked to p
  • Kindness during coronavirus? Yes, and it’s contagious

    Kindness during coronavirus? Yes, and it’s contagious
    “As my mom and dad always say, ‘Le echamos más agua a la sopa,’ or “we will add more water to the stew.”
    A friend messaged this quote when I shared concerns over how my husband’s once-solid DJ career had evaporated overnight as bars were shut down and weddings postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic. My friend is already caring for extended family members, but she still took the time to lift my spirits by offering to make room for us at her overflowing
  • Will SoFi Stadium be delayed by coronavirus? Answer is ‘TBD’

    Will SoFi Stadium be delayed by coronavirus? Answer is ‘TBD’
    The novel coronavirus pandemic’s effect on construction of the Rams’ and Chargers’ new stadium in Inglewood was unclear the day after California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles County officials ordered residents to stay at home with exceptions for “essential” activity.
    Reports Friday said exceptions included construction projects.
    RELATED: SoFi Stadium guide | A closer look at the future home of the Rams and Chargers
    A Rams source said team management is working t
  • Loyola Marymount hires Stan Johnson as basketball coach

    Loyola Marymount hires Stan Johnson as basketball coach
    LOS ANGELES — Loyola Marymount has hired Stan Johnson, who spent the last five years at Marquette, as its basketball coach Friday.
    Johnson replaces Mike Dunlap who was fired March 8 after going 81-108 in six seasons.
    Johnson was the associate head coach for the Golden Eagles, who reached the NCAA Tournament in 2017 and 2019.
    “Stan has a tremendous vision for the future of LMU men’s basketball, and he has the distinct ability to connect with and inspire student-athletes on and o
  • OC restaurants and nonprofits feed at-risk kids during the coronavirus

    OC restaurants and nonprofits feed at-risk kids during the coronavirus
    According to Second Harvest Food Bank, Orange County nearly half of all public school children rely on free or reduced lunches. “That’s 112,000 kids who may well be going to bed hungry on weekends and during summer vacations,” says the organization’s website. But, now more than ever, these children are at risk.
    In response to the recent school closures, local organizations such as Project Hope Alliance, which offers complimentary childcare services for the homeless, and B
  • Cornavirus: LA County DA urges reduction of jail population over health risk

    Cornavirus: LA County DA urges reduction of jail population over health risk
    LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced Friday that prosecutors have been directed to take steps to lower the number of people in local jails and area courthouses as part of an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
    “I have asked my attorneys to consider the health risks in every decision they make,” the county’s top prosecutor said. “I have directed them to consider ways to keep nonviolent felony and misdemeanor offenders ou
  • No, single-payer isn’t more credible now because of coronavirus

    No, single-payer isn’t more credible now because of coronavirus
    There’s a dangerous temptation among politicians to use a crisis to justify making bad policy. As former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel once said: “You never let a serious crisis go to waste.”
    During a recent Democratic presidential debate, Sen. Bernie Sanders said the coronavirus crisis highlighted the need for a government-run healthcare system, like they have in Italy.
    Sanders apparently did not want to waste the coronavirus crisis, though his efforts were swatted a
  • Get ready for another California ethnic studies battle

    Get ready for another California ethnic studies battle
    None of the myriad documents prepared by state agencies last year came close to generating the conflict and heated emotions of a proposed new ethnic studies curriculum for public schools put forward by California’s Board of Education and the state’s Department of Education.
    Expect a new battle on this subject soon.
    The end result of last year’s kerfluffle was that the plan went back to the drawing board. A draft of a purported new plan will be released later this spring, barrin
  • Senator asks for ethics review of his $1.7M stock sales prior to coronavirus crash

    Senator asks for ethics review of his $1.7M stock sales prior to coronavirus crash
    By MARY CLARE JALONICK and BRIAN SLODYSKO
    WASHINGTON  — Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., is asking for an ethics review after coming under criticism for selling off as much as $1.7 million in stocks just before the market dropped in February amid coronavirus fears.
    Senate records show that Burr and his wife sold between roughly $600,000 and $1.7 million in more than 30 separate transactions in late January and mid-February, just before the market began to f
  • Vons, Albertsons, Pavilions workers get $2 hourly raise during coronavirus outbreak

    Vons, Albertsons, Pavilions workers get $2 hourly raise during coronavirus outbreak
    The parent company of the Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions stores in Southern California will pay its store workers an extra $2 an hour for at least one week amid the coronavirus crisis, a union leader said Friday.
    The extra pay will reward workers who are putting in long and stressful hours to accommodate shoppers. Groceries are still seeing large crowds in their stores as consumers stock up under shelter-at-home orders from local and state officials.
    The pay raise will last until March 28. The c
  • Former Charger Melvin Gordon reportedly joins Broncos on 2-year, $16 million deal

    Former Charger Melvin Gordon reportedly joins Broncos on 2-year, $16 million deal
    Melvin Gordon has found a new home in the AFC West.
    Gordon and the Denver Broncos agreed on a two-year, $16 million deal with $13.5 million guaranteed, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Friday. Gordon will leave the Chargers after five seasons and will get to play them twice a year.
    Gordon had a better offer from another team, but playing against the Chargers appealed to him, according to Rapoport. Gordon and the Chargers had a rocky ending after the two-time Pro Bowl running back had a
  • Cooking: Here are three easy dishes to make with ingredients you probably already have in your cupboard

    Cooking: Here are three easy dishes to make with ingredients you probably already have in your cupboard
    Social events canceled and schools closed. Restaurants shuttered and nightmarish grocery store lines. Now more than ever, cooking good food at home is essential for our health and spirits.
    For many, a goal during this crisis has been to keep a reasonable supply of shelf-stable foods in our pantry. Dried pasta is one that tops that list. It’s so versatile, a perfect partner to be mixed with vegetables. To boost immune systems, we need to include plenty of colorful vegetables in our diets an
  • Gas prices plunge as demand drops amid coronavirus outbreak

    Gas prices plunge as demand drops amid coronavirus outbreak
    Gas prices are falling quickly across Southern California as crude oil prices continue to fall and more consumers shelter at home amid the coronavirus outbreak, lowering overall demand.
    The average price of a gallon of regular gas in Los Angeles County dropped Friday to its lowest amount since Feb. 7, 2019, decreasing 3.2 cents to $3.325.
    “As long as demand and oil prices stay low, we should see gas prices continue to drop,” said Jeffrey Spring, the Automobile Club of Southern Califo
  • While isolated by coronavirus concerns, a call can be a lifeline

    While isolated by coronavirus concerns, a call can be a lifeline
    “Mickey and Daisy are quarantined,” I texted my brother after learning that Disneyland had shut down due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
    Peter and I created a childhood game where he was Mickey Mouse and I was Daisy Duck. Yes, we watched a lot of Mickey Mouse club on TV.
    I’ve never figured out why I was Daisy and not Minnie but so it was. If one of us walked into a room where the other was I would shout “Mickeeey” and he would shout “Daiseeey
  • Uncommitted baseball players, college programs find a way to connect

    Uncommitted baseball players, college programs find a way to connect
    With the coronavirus outbreak causing stress in the amateur baseball community, an independent college baseball recruiter sent out a tweet on March 15: “2020 #uncommitted baseball players. Email me … I’ll send you the list of the most recent college openings that I knew about for you to look into.”
    Just like that, the complicated, who-you-know big business of college baseball was made simpler, for now, for both the college baseball programs and players who have been deni
  • Disney hotel coronavirus closures could cost company $140 million worldwide

    Disney hotel coronavirus closures could cost company $140 million worldwide
    The closure of Disney theme parks around the world due to the coronavirus outbreak could cost the media giant at least $140 million in lost hotel bookings and related revenues, according to the company’s annual report.
    The unprecedented shuttering of Disney’s 12 theme parks around the globe amid the COVID-19 pandemic has left nearly all of the 37,000-plus rooms empty in the 37 hotels at the company’s resorts in the U.S., France, Japan and China.
    Data analysis based on Disney&rs
  • New York joins California in locking down against the coronavirus

    New York joins California in locking down against the coronavirus
    By TIM SULLIVAN and NICOLE WINFIELD
    New York state moved to join California on Friday in confining nearly all residents to their homes, as governors undertook their most sweeping efforts yet to contain the coronavirus and fend off the kind of onslaught of patients that has caused southern Europe to buckle.
    “We’re going to close the valve, because the rate of increase in the number of cases portends a total overwhelming of our hospital system,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said as
  • LPGA moves ANA Inspiration in Rancho Mirage to September due to coronavirus

    LPGA moves ANA Inspiration in Rancho Mirage to September due to coronavirus
    Amid a slew of postponements and cancellations in golf, the LPGA Tour announced a September date for what traditionally is its first major championship of the year.
    The ANA Inspiration, previously scheduled for April 2-5 at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, now will be played Sept. 10-13. That date previously was for the Cambia Portland Classic, which will move back by one week.
    It’s the first postponed golf tournament to announce a new date.
    The schedule change was announce
  • How fast food history was made at these 12 Southern California sites

    How fast food history was made at these 12 Southern California sites
    Southern California put the “fast” in “fast food.”
    Entrepreneurs like the McDonald brothers, Harry Snyder, and Glen Bell flipped their first burgers, steamed their first hot dog buns and stuffed their first tacos at walk-up stands throughout the region.
    Some of those places still exist in something like their original form.
    They give diners a chance to see, or even taste, what quick service was like decades ago.
    “We have the same recipe for the taco meat and the por
  • List: Cardenas, Ralphs join grocers open early for seniors amid coronavirus crush

    List: Cardenas, Ralphs join grocers open early for seniors amid coronavirus crush
    Cardenas Markets and Ralphs are the latest grocery chains to set aside early shopping times for senior citizens and others with special needs to help them avoid crowds and long lines amid the coronavirus buying frenzy.
    Ontario-based Cardenas announced Wednesday it will open from 7 to 8 a.m. to give seniors an hour of crowd- and stress-free shopping.
    The supermarket also will accommodate caregivers and handicapped customers, as well as first-responders such as police, firefighters and paramedics,
  • See the evolution of fast food in Southern California with this timeline

    See the evolution of fast food in Southern California with this timeline
    Fast food as we know wasn’t invented in Southern California. That honor is sometimes given to Lodi, where the first A&W Root Beer stand opened in 1919, and sometimes given to Wichita, Kansas, where the first White Castle restaurant opened in 1921.
    But with Southern California’s love of speed, informality and eating in cars, it quickly became the home of fast food.
    Brands such as McDonald’s, In-N-Out Burger, and Taco Bell were born here, bringing such innovations as double-d
  • Long Beach’s 4th & Orange is looking beyond the city limits for fame

    Long Beach’s 4th & Orange is looking beyond the city limits for fame
    It’s a tight fit for the 4th & Orange inside the Dubshack, a home recording studio the members built out of a tiny garage in the backyard of a gray two-story home on a quiet Lakewood residential neighborhood.
    But from this small space where a set of drums almost blocks the front door, the band has released a few songs that have amassed millions of views on YouTube.
    And in the short year they’ve been together, the five-piece reggae-rock group 4th & Orange, named after the Long
  • Orange County congressional delegation asks BOS to adopt ‘shelter-in-place’ order to combat coronavirus

    Orange County congressional delegation asks BOS to adopt ‘shelter-in-place’ order to combat coronavirus
    Citing health concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic, and confusion with earlier directions from county health officials, the entire Orange County congressional delegation sent a letter Friday morning to the Board of Supervisors urging them to immediately adopt a shelter-in-place order that’s in line with a statewide directive issued Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
    “This week, convoluted and contradictory county-led shelter in place guidance left Orange County residents confused and d
  • House members ask O.C. Supervisors to put county under ‘shelter-in-place’ order to combat coronavirus

    House members ask O.C. Supervisors to put county under ‘shelter-in-place’ order to combat coronavirus
    Citing health concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic, and confusion with earlier directions from county health officials, the entire Orange County congressional delegation sent a letter Friday morning to the Board of Supervisors urging them to immediately adopt a shelter-in-place order that’s in line with a statewide directive issued Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
    “This week, convoluted and contradictory county-led shelter in place guidance left Orange County residents confused and d

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