• 10 Providence nurses suspended over demand for N95 masks while caring for coronavirus patients

    10 Providence nurses suspended over demand for N95 masks while caring for coronavirus patients
    SANTA MONICA — Ten nurses at Providence St. John’s Health Center remained on suspension Thursday after refusing to treat coronavirus patients without N95 respirator masks, although their union claimed victory with the hospital’s announcement it is now providing the equipment.
    According to the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, at least 15 nurses at the Santa Monica hospital refused to treat coronavirus patients unless they were given N95 masks or higher-stand
  • Alexander: Terrell Gomez moves on, from CSUN to San Diego State

    Alexander: Terrell Gomez moves on, from CSUN to San Diego State
    As a college basketball commodity, Terrell Gomez was desirable.
    Forget his 5-foot-8 stature. Instead, consider his production. The kid from Inglewood High made a name for himself in three seasons at Cal State Northridge: Big West Freshman of the Year and first team all-conference as a sophomore and a junior, averages of 19.2 and 19.8 points the last two seasons, a 43.6 percent career success rate from beyond the three-point line (44 percent this past year) and the durability to average more than
  • Will mortgage servicers get a Hail Mary line of credit like borrowers?

    Will mortgage servicers get a Hail Mary line of credit like borrowers?
    Too many mortgage servicers and mortgage borrowers find themselves in a frightening bind because of government actions to contain the novel coronavirus.
    Massive job losses have directly, or by domino effect, impacted millions of mortgage holders to the point that they cannot pay or soon won’t be able to make their payments.
    The Cares Act gave a lot of thought to protecting mortgage holders from losing their homes, but, so far, has given no thought to assisting mortgage servicers who have o
  • Rich Archbold: Roar of Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach just an echo due to coronavirus

    Rich Archbold: Roar of Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach just an echo due to coronavirus
    It’s the mid-April in Long Beach. The weather is perfect, a balmy 66 degrees. The city, with its panoramic ocean vistas, has never looked more beautiful. But something is missing; everything is strangely quiet, eerily so.
    In another year, downtown Long Beach would have been packed this weekend with thousands of race-hungry fans enjoying the deafening roar of powerful race cars barreling down Shoreline Drive, at speeds of up to 180 miles an hour. People would be lined up everywhere to get g
  • Advertisement

  • Light rain may return to Southern California

    Light rain may return to Southern California
    After early April storms and a few days of sun, rain may return to Southern California this weekend – but it is expected to be on the light side.
    The National Weather Service says a fast-moving, low-pressure system will move through the area starting Friday afternoon, April 17, bringing gusty winds, cooler temperatures and a chance of showers.
    “The clouds will start to move in,” said Casey Oswant, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, adding there likely will be sh
  • Coronavirus: Elderly OC couple recovers, swears by controversial treatment

    Coronavirus: Elderly OC couple recovers, swears by controversial treatment
    Dr. Philip Robinson, right, Hoag’s Medical Director of Infection Prevention, is shown with COVID-19 survivors Louis, 90 and Dolores, 88, Amen at their home in Newport Beach on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Dr. Robinson treated the couple at Hoag Hospital after they contracted COVID-19. Both survived and are back home. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
    Mary Amen, left, helps her father, Louis Amen, 90, cut roses at his home in Newport Beach on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Louis a
  • Investigators link kidnapping incidents along Aliso Creek trail through DNA

    Investigators link kidnapping incidents along Aliso Creek trail through DNA
    Orange County Sheriff’s investigators have linked two separate kidnapping and assault incidents along the Aliso Creek trail in Aliso Viejo using DNA evidence and are asking for help identifying the suspect.
    The first of the two incidents was on January 20 when a 22-year-old woman reported that a man tried to talk to her, then grabbed her as she rode a skateboard at Woodfield Park. She screamed and struggled to get free, the Sheriff’s department said.
    The most recent incident was on T
  • When Santa Anita opens again, will trainers still be around?

    When Santa Anita opens again, will trainers still be around?
    Here’s a valid question to ponder: When Santa Anita does open up shop again, how many trainers are going to still be around?
    If, when the casinos reopen in Arkansas and Oaklawn Park is offering $80,000-$90,000 for maiden special weights, how many owners are going to ignore those types of purses?
    Since Santa Anita was closed for racing by the Los Angeles County Health Department on  March 27 in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, many of the top trainers have been sending
  • Advertisement

  • Transient accused of setting man on fire charged with attempted murder

    Transient accused of setting man on fire charged with attempted murder
    A transient accused of setting a man on fire, seriously injuring him, has been charged with attempted murder.
    Adrian Alberto Rodriguez Herrera, 45, is also facing felony  arson, assault with caustic chemicals and possession of flammable materials charges related to the April 10 attack in Santa Ana, according to a criminal complaint filed in Orange County Superior Court.
    Police allege that the victim, a 64-year-old transient, was sitting on a sidewalk near First Street and Broadway and talki
  • Ballestero named boys basketball coach at Esperanza

    Ballestero named boys basketball coach at Esperanza
    Anthony Ballestero is the new varsity boys basketball head coach at Esperanza.
    It is his first high school head-coaching position.
    Ballestero was Century League player of the year in the 2013-14 season when he also was named All-Orange County first team and went on to play at UC San Diego. He runs the Rock Solid club basketball program with his brother JoJo, who also was an outstanding Canyon player.
    Ballestero replaces Mark Hill who retired this past season, Hill’s 18th as Aztecs coach.
    E
  • U.S. job losses mount as Trump presses plan to reopen business

    U.S. job losses mount as Trump presses plan to reopen business
    By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and LORI HINNANT
    WASHINGTON — The ranks of America’s unemployed swelled toward Great Depression-era levels Thursday, and President Donald Trump reacted to the pressure on the economy by outlining a phased approach to reopening businesses in parts of the country where the coronavirus is being brought under control.
    Under the plan, outlined in a call with the nation’s governors, Trump will ease its social-distancing guidelines to allow states to start getti
  • Rams’ Brian Allen ‘doing great’ after testing positive for coronavirus, team says

    Rams’ Brian Allen ‘doing great’ after testing positive for coronavirus, team says
    The Rams expressed relief Thursday that center Brian Allen, the first active NFL player known to have caught the coronavirus, is “doing great” and that no other team employees were infected.
    Rams trainer Reggie Scott spoke with reporters the day after the team confirmed a report that Allen, 24, tested positive three weeks ago.
    Because Allen had been rehabilitating his injured left knee at the Rams’ headquarters in Thousand Oaks, that facility was shut down temporarily and emplo
  • Aquarium of the Pacific brings sea animals to your homes amid coronavirus pandemic

    Aquarium of the Pacific brings sea animals to your homes amid coronavirus pandemic
    Since you can’t go to the aquarium, the aquarium will go to you — virtually at least.
    The Aquarium of the Pacific, closed because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, continues bringing ocean life to residents’ homes with its numerous virtual programs and online services, meant to help keep children and parents alike stay busy while the stay-home order remains in effect.
    The free online resources include live and on-demand daily content, such as its live penguin nest cam. And i
  • Coronavirus: Orange County approaches 16,000 tested, 3 new deaths reported April 16

    Coronavirus: Orange County approaches 16,000 tested, 3 new deaths reported April 16
    The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 1,425 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of Thursday, April 16.
    Three more people in Orange County have died from the virus, according to the update. That makes 25 people in a county of more than 3.2 million.
    Statewide there have been more than 750 deaths attributed to COVID-19 as of April 16. California had 706 reported deaths from influenza reported between Sept. 29 and March 21.
    Another 51 new cases of the virus were noted in Thursday’s u
  • Insomniac announces Halloween-themed virtual Rave-A-Thon

    Insomniac announces Halloween-themed virtual Rave-A-Thon
    It’s time to break out that Halloween costume and prepare for Insomniac’s Escape Halloween-themed Rave-A-Thon.
    The two-evening event will be hosted by Insomniac founder Pasquale Rotella and take place from 8 p.m.-midnight Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18 via YouTube.com/Insomniac.
    The electronic music production company has found success during the shelter-at-home mandate forced by the coronavirus pandemic, with a quartet of virtual Rave-A-Thons in recent weeks including its B
  • Drummond: New rules in Yorba Linda for accessory dwelling units

    Drummond: New rules in Yorba Linda for accessory dwelling units
    A new ordinance regulating accessory dwelling units – commonly called “granny flats” or “in-law quarters” or “second units” – is effective today, April 16, after 5-0 approval by the Yorba Linda City Council.
    The ordinance loosens city restrictions on the units to comply with recently adopted state laws designed to increase the state’s supply of housing units. The ordinance replaces the city’s previous accessory unit rules, which were re
  • California must have a plan for economic recovery: Shannon Grove

    California must have a plan for economic recovery: Shannon Grove
    As one of the first states impacted by the coronavirus, California and its citizens have led by example and provided an unprecedented response.
    As our state continues to navigate these uncharted times, we need to develop an urgent recovery plan to ensure California can be open for business again and individuals can return to work. Make no mistake, the recovery phase is incredibly important to the long-term success of California’s employers, families, and communities.
    California’s dec
  • USC QB JT Daniels enters transfer portal

    USC QB JT Daniels enters transfer portal
    A year ago, JT Daniels was the presumptive starter at quarterback for USC, with three years ahead of him as a Trojan.
    But on Thursday, USC announced that Daniels is entering the transfer portal.
    “We have been working with JT and his family, as well as our compliance office, to help him navigate the process of entering his name in the transfer portal,” USC head coach Clay Helton said in a statement. “It is his desire to explore all of his options going into the 2020 season.&rdqu
  • Realtors report an 11.5% drop in California house sales as coronavirus outbreak jolts market

    Realtors report an 11.5% drop in California house sales as coronavirus outbreak jolts market
    California house sales plunged 11.5% in March from February levels, the first double-digit, month-to-month drop in more than nine years and the largest since August 2007, the California Association of Realtors reported Thursday, April 15.
    Median house prices, however, held their own with a statewide gain of 8.3% from March 2019 levels, rising to just over $612,000.
    CAR’s report was the first showing how statewide stay–at–home orders and the coronavirus outbreak impacted the hou
  • Japreece Dean hopes next step after UCLA is the WNBA

    Japreece Dean hopes next step after UCLA is the WNBA
    There is no doubt Japreece Dean loves basketball.
    As a kid, she’d carry around a ball with her wherever she went. Her older brother, Lamon, remembers when his sister slipped out to the car during a family friend’s wedding just to get a couple dribbles in.
    In high school, she’d ask her coaches for film immediately following games, so she could go home to study what worked and what didn’t.
    And as the point guard for the UCLA women’s basketball team, she’d spend
  • ‘Herd immunity’ without a vaccine could mean 840,000 coronavirus deaths in California

    ‘Herd immunity’ without a vaccine could mean 840,000 coronavirus deaths in California
    Amid Gov. Gavin Newsom’s scenario of a post-sheltering world, there are two chilling words: herd immunity.
    Tomorrow’s tableau — waiters with masks, distant desks, split-shift schools — will be the new normal, he told reporters in his Tuesday press briefing, “at least until we have herd immunity.”
    The phrase came up again as he explained what’s ahead, as “we begin to transition into suppression, ultimately, on our way to herd immunity” and the
  • Coronavirus: Gov. Newsom says things will be normal when we have “herd immunity.” Here’s why that’s scary.

    Coronavirus: Gov. Newsom says things will be normal when we have “herd immunity.” Here’s why that’s scary.
    Amid Gov. Gavin Newsom’s scenario of a post-sheltering world, there are two chilling words: herd immunity.
    Tomorrow’s tableau — waiters with masks, distant desks, split-shift schools — will be the new normal, he told reporters in his Tuesday press briefing, “at least until we have herd immunity.”
    The phrase came up again as he explained what’s ahead, as “we begin to transition into suppression, ultimately, on our way to herd immunity” and the
  • Anaheim briefs: Make sure that Anaheim is counted

    Anaheim briefs: Make sure that Anaheim is counted
    Right now is an opportune time to take a few minutes to complete the census.
    It is vital that every household completes the census, which takes place every 10 years to get an accurate count of everyone who lives throughout the country.
    Completing the Census is quick and will ensure that this city will receive our fair share of government funding for health care, affordable housing, schools, job training and more vital services.
    Complete the Census 2020 online at my2020census.gov or by phone at 8
  • Brian Dennehy, Tony-winning stage, screen actor, dies at 81

    Brian Dennehy, Tony-winning stage, screen actor, dies at 81
    By MARK KENNEDY
    NEW YORK — Brian Dennehy, the burly actor who started in films as a macho heavy and later in his career won plaudits for his stage work in plays by William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Eugene O’Neill and Arthur Miller, has died. He was 81.
    Dennehy died Wednesday night of natural causes in New Haven, Connecticut, according to Kate Cafaro of ICM Partners, the actor’s representatives.
    Known for his broad frame, booming voice and ability to play good guys and bad guy
  • Senior Moments: Glamming it up in the age of social distancing

    Senior Moments: Glamming it up in the age of social distancing
    “Don’t judge me,” my friend and former editor Catherine Gaugh posted on Facebook. She admitted she had worn earrings and eyeliner above her face mask on her recent trip to the grocery store. I was entranced.
    How fun it would be to apply make-up and wear jewelry after a month quarantined at home. Since I was actually expecting a visitor – OK, it was the delivery person from my pharmacy — I decided to glam it up for my one chance at human interaction that day.
    After d
  • Assembly Bill 5’s harms can’t be exempted away, it must be repealed

    Assembly Bill 5’s harms can’t be exempted away, it must be repealed
    The top two priorities for the coronavirus pandemic are keeping people safe and minimizing economic damage, in that order.
    California’s Assembly Bill 5 is harmful on both counts and should be repealed. Its stated goal is to reclassify many independent contractors as full-time employees. If it worked as planned, those workers would receive higher wages and benefits. But AB5 is not working out that way.
    Instead, AB5 is harming food and grocery delivery services that are more important than e
  • Spring wrap-up: Q&A with Newport Harbor softball coach Tom Blanchfield

    Spring wrap-up: Q&A with Newport Harbor softball coach Tom Blanchfield
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowEditor’s note: The Orange County Register is having the area’s spring sports coaches take part in a Q&A about the 2020 season that was cut short by the coronavirus crisis.
    Tom Blanchfield, Newport Harbor softball
    Q: How are you adapting to being home every day during the spring?
    A: Being home is not bad at all, and I enjoy having my entire family home (recent grad, college student, high school
  • Daxon: Zoom in for City Council meetings

    Daxon: Zoom in for City Council meetings
    It is hard to believe that just a couple months ago we never heard of social distancing or felt the need to wear masks.
    We hugged, shook hands, welcomed friends and family into our homes, ate in restaurants, attended concerts and church, worked and played in close quarters with folks.
    All that has changed, thanks to the coronavirus and our fight to keep from spreading it or succumbing to it.  But city council meetings must go on, and our Brea city leaders have found a safe way to do it.
    Thr
  • Comic book artist Dustin Nguyen talks ‘Batman Tales,’ ‘Descender’/’Ascender’ and missing comic conventionss

    Comic book artist Dustin Nguyen talks ‘Batman Tales,’ ‘Descender’/’Ascender’ and missing comic conventionss
    It’s been years now, but Dustin Nguyen still remembers what it was like to illustrate his first-ever issue of “Batman” — No. 626 in 2004 — as a young artist for DC Comics.
    “It was really intimidating,” he says from his home studio in Fountain Valley. “My first Batman run was right after Jim Lee’s Batman — no, Eduardo Risso’s Batman, who was another hero of mine. So super-intimidating.
    “But you know, the great thing about jum
  • Comic book artist Dustin Nguyen talks ‘Batman Tales,’ ‘Descender’/’Ascender’ and missing comic conventions

    Comic book artist Dustin Nguyen talks ‘Batman Tales,’ ‘Descender’/’Ascender’ and missing comic conventions
    It’s been years now, but Dustin Nguyen still remembers what it was like to illustrate his first-ever issue of “Batman” — No. 626 in 2004 — as a young artist for DC Comics.
    “It was really intimidating,” he says from his home studio in Fountain Valley. “My first Batman run was right after Jim Lee’s Batman — no, Eduardo Risso’s Batman, who was another hero of mine. So super-intimidating.
    “But you know, the great thing about jum
  • The Eat Index: OC: Nearly 100 OC restaurants offering pickup and/or delivery

    The Eat Index: OC: Nearly 100 OC restaurants offering pickup and/or delivery
    The Eat Index: OC is a weekly newsletter that lands in your inbox on Wednesdays. Subscribe here.Main Course
    Orange County restaurants are offering pickup and delivery amid coronavirus dine-in ban. Seen here, a burger from The Ranch in Anaheim. (Courtesy of The Ranch)
    As the coronavirus pandemic continues and a stay-at-home order remains in place, restaurants are going to need support more than ever. In the last couple weeks, we’ve run lists of some take out items Critic Brad A. Johnso
  • Master Gardener: How to compost with worms

    Master Gardener: How to compost with worms
    One of the many gardening-related activities we’ve enjoyed for several years is vermicomposting. Vermicomposting is simply composting with worms. It can be done inside any time of the year, which makes it a perfect rainy-day activity for children.
    You may have read about the many benefits of fertilizing your plants with worm castings. They contain microorganisms that contribute to soil health. They contain nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, iron, calcium and sulfur. The com
  • Dodgers, Angels players contribute to help childhood hunger during Covid-19 crisis

    Dodgers, Angels players contribute to help childhood hunger during Covid-19 crisis
    Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw and Angels Albert Pujols and Jason Castro are among the Major League ambassadors for an initiative that has raised nearly $1 million to provide meals for children impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
    The Home Plate Project is a joint venture of Garth Brooks’ Teammates for Kids program and Big League Impact, which was founded by St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright. The organizations focus on children who rely on meals provided at schools, which are now
  • Laguna Beach requiring customers of all essential businesses to wear face covering

    Laguna Beach requiring customers of all essential businesses to wear face covering
    At the grocery store, the gas station and other essential businesses customers in Laguna Beach must wear dense cloth protective face coverings starting Thursday, April 16.
    The revised emergency order was issued on Wednesday, April 15, by City Manager John Pietig to provide additional protection for workers and the general public from the spread of the coronavirus.
    The city had already started last week requiring people who work or provide services at essential businesses to wear face coverings o
  • A dark economic and fiscal tunnel

    A dark economic and fiscal tunnel
    Gov. Gavin Newsom says he sees light at the end of the coronavirus tunnel, when Californians regain “a semblance of normalcy,” emerge from their homes, converse verbally rather than electronically and return to their jobsites.
    The date of that happy day is still very uncertain. Moreover, true recovery also will require Newsom and the state he governs to traverse another dark tunnel of severe economic recession and state and local government budgets swollen by crisis-related
  • Harvest navel oranges, tangerines; plus more to do in the garden

    Harvest navel oranges, tangerines; plus more to do in the garden
    1. Navel oranges and tangerines have pretty well reached the end of their season this year and will be falling off the trees quickly or be eaten by ravenous rodents. So it’s best to go ahead and harvest what’s left and store them in the refrigerator until you are ready to use them – or extract the juice and enjoy them this way.
     2. Palm lovers note: sometimes otherwise well-pampered palms have yellow leaf fronds due to a lack of trace minerals in the soil. Pygmy date palms
  • Animation opens pathway for CSUF computer science grad to blend science, art

    Animation opens pathway for CSUF computer science grad to blend science, art
    The path Kate Torres took to a bachelor’s in computer science was a bit surprising to some of her friends.
    At San Dimas High she focused on math and science. But when she enrolled at Cal State Fullerton she majored in art, with a goal of working in the animation field.
    “It came out of nowhere,” she said about the decision on her major. “I didn’t see how I could be a scientist, which I really loved doing, but also cater to things that make people happy. I am very muc
  • Animation opens pathway for CSUF computer science grad to blend science and art

    Animation opens pathway for CSUF computer science grad to blend science and art
    The path Kate Torres took to a bachelor’s in computer science was a bit surprising to some of her friends.
    At San Dimas High she focused on math and science. But when she enrolled at Cal State Fullerton she majored in art, with a goal of working in the animation field.
    “It came out of nowhere,” she said about the decision on her major. “I didn’t see how I could be a scientist, which I really loved doing, but also cater to things that make people happy. I am very muc
  • WNBA, Sparks prepare for virtual draft Friday

    WNBA, Sparks prepare for virtual draft Friday
    There’s little certainty anywhere, including with the WNBA.
    Even though the league can’t know when its pandemic-delayed 24th season will begin, there’s at least one thing that’s confirmed and another that’s all but settled: Its 2020 Draft will go on as scheduled (though virtually) Friday, and Oregon guard Sabrina Ionescu will, in all likelihood, be the No. 1 overall pick, bound for the New York Liberty.
    Social distancing guidelines will prohibit players, guests or m
  • Rare neon blue waves, called “bioluminescence,” captured on camera in Newport Beach

    Rare neon blue waves, called “bioluminescence,” captured on camera in Newport Beach
    While you slept, the ocean was glowing.
    A rare phenomenon called “bioluminescence” created an explosion of neon blue in waves crashing onto shore in Newport Beach, a moment caught on camera by a trio of Southern California photographers who scouted out the extraordinary sight in the darkness late Wednesday evening, April 15.
    A rare phenomenon created “bioluminescence” created an explosion of neon blue in waves crashing onto shore in Newport Beach, a moment caught on camer
  • Small business lending program on hold after reaching limit

    Small business lending program on hold after reaching limit
    By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG and ANDREW TAYLOR
    NEW YORK  — The government’s lending program for small businesses is on hold.
    The Small Business Administration said Thursday that it reached the $349 billion lending limit for the program, after approving nearly 1.7 million loans.
    Thousands of small business owners whose loans have not yet been processed must now wait for Congress to approve a Trump administration request for another $250 billion for the program. Lawmakers have been haggl
  • CSUF computer science grad says her goal is to make technology secure

    CSUF computer science grad says her goal is to make technology secure
    Not long after she graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a double major in business administration and computer science, Lauren Sukumar was offered a job as a cyber risk consultant with Deloitte.
    It’s a chance to practice her passion — ensuring that technology is secure.
    “People should be able to be safe when they’re using their technology,” said Sukumar, 23, who graduated in December. “And businesses should also have a back-up plan and be resilient when com
  • San Clemente skate park filled with sand to keep skaters at bay

    San Clemente skate park filled with sand to keep skaters at bay
    Noli Stark and his mom sat in their car in the parking lot looking at San Clemente’s popular skate park, gates shut and sand covering the surface of his favorite playground.
    “His last bit of freedom,” his mom, Jen, said, noting that Stark is diabetic and needs to stay moving. “It was all he had left. He was devastated.”Alex Ciuca, 12, prepares his drone for a race in an underground parking garage in Yorba Linda. He is part of the Orange County Flyers Club. SoundThe
  • Spring wrap-up: Q&A with Huntington Beach baseball coach Benji Medure

    Spring wrap-up: Q&A with Huntington Beach baseball coach Benji Medure
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowEditor’s note: The Orange County Register is having the area’s spring sports coaches take part in a Q&A about the 2020 season that was cut short by the coronavirus crisis.
    Benji Medure, Huntington Beach baseball
    Q: How are you adapting to being home every day during the spring? A: I have four daughters so it’s been fun. Cooking a lot, making bomb pancakes, and I’ve been docume
  • It might be a great time to get a good deal on a home

    It might be a great time to get a good deal on a home
    Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been a widespread dip in homes for sale and a corresponding plunge in demand.
    For most areas, the spring season is the busiest time of the year for buying and selling homes.  But with the entire state mandated to stay home, except for essential services, not many people are listing their homes for sale. And fewer people are going to strangers’ homes to see if they work for them.
    So what kind of opportunity does this hopefully short, uniqu
  • It might be a great time to get a good deal

    It might be a great time to get a good deal
    Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been a widespread dip in homes for sale and a corresponding plunge in demand.
    For most areas, the spring season is the busiest time of the year for buying and selling homes.  But with the entire state mandated to stay home, except for essential services, not many people are listing their homes for sale. And fewer people are going to strangers’ homes to see if they work for them.
    So what kind of opportunity does this hopefully short, uniqu
  • Coronavirus: California jobless claims slow, still 16 times normal pace

    Coronavirus: California jobless claims slow, still 16 times normal pace
    The pace of Californians filing for unemployment benefits cooled last week. But that’s about the only good news from the weekly tally of initial jobless claims.
    In the week ended April 11, 660,966 filings were made statewide, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Yes, that’s down 257,848 in seven days, but it’s still huge.
    Consider that last week’s claims were roughly 16 times more than a typical week before the novel coronavirus entered the economic picture. And not
  • Coronavirus closures bring new challenges to Southern California dairy farmers

    Coronavirus closures bring new challenges to Southern California dairy farmers
    Dairy farmers across the country have felt the shock of the novel coronavirus pandemic, forcing some to dump raw milk.
    As much as 7% of milk products nationwide were dumped in the first week of April, as milk producers could not sell milk to bottlers, with contracts for school lunches and restaurants evaporating due to massive closures and stay-at-home social distancing, the Wall Street Journal reported.
    Here in the Inland Empire, several smaller dairy farms still exist, mostly in Chino, south O
  • Need an alternative to toilet paper? Try these plants that you can grow in your yard

    Need an alternative to toilet paper? Try these plants that you can grow in your yard
    Theme gardens appeal to people because of a unifying purpose or historical/literary association. Some will plant a garden of fragrance because of their desire to be surrounded by pleasant scents. Others will plant an apothecary garden filled with herbs of medicinal value. Shakespeare gardens are confined to the 175 plants mentioned in Shakespeare’s works while Biblical gardens restrict themselves to the 125 plant species mentioned in the Bible.
    Given the current coronavirus crisis and
  • Coronavirus cuts into Air Force Academy tradition, not mission

    Coronavirus cuts into Air Force Academy tradition, not mission
    They reserved a spot for Eric’s grandfather and bought his plane ticket. This was going to be a great moment for him.
    Luis Nunez, 81, was set to fly from his home in New York City to see his grandson Eric graduate from the Air Force Academy. Luis, a former Navy man, had always dreamed of being a pilot. But Luis had never got the chance.
    The upcoming Air Force graduation was going to be a culmination of hard work and lifelong dreams for three generations of the Nunez family and the families

Follow @Anaheim_NewsUS on Twitter!