• Chow mix Madonna is sweet, endearing

    Chow mix Madonna is sweet, endearing
    Breed: Chow mix (could have spitz, American Eskimo or Samoyed)
    Age: 7 years
    Gender: Spayed female
    Size: 40 pounds (She could gain a few pounds)
    Madonna’s story: Madonna is a special girl with a loving personality. She loves walks, spending time with her favorite people and spending time in the yard. She has become a favorite, stealing everyone’s hearts with her amazing smile. She would do best as the only pet in a home where she can receive daily exercise. Unfortunately, Madonna was
  • Guinea pigs Bill and Ted are waiting for their excellent adventure

    Guinea pigs Bill and Ted are waiting for their excellent adventure
    Breed: American shorthair guinea pig
    Bill and Ted are growing into a couple of chill pals. (Courtesy of Ashley Cupp)
    Age: 4 months
    Gender: Intact males
    Size: 1.5 pounds each
    Bill and Ted’s story: Bill and Ted were rescued from a backyard breeder who was breeding guinea pigs and selling them out of his home. These boys were among more than 100 guinea pigs, most of them young, so they were a bit timid when they entered rescue. They are opening up well in foster care and turning into calm, fr
  • Andrelton Simmons accepts Angels’ plan to come back gradually from ankle injury

    Andrelton Simmons accepts Angels’ plan to come back gradually from ankle injury
    Andrelton Simmons is still learning.
    A day after he came back from missing more than three weeks with a sprained ankle, Simmons was out of the lineup for a scheduled day off Saturday.
    In the past, Simmons might have pushed back when his manager or trainers tried to give him time off. He said he’s now learned to pick his battles.
    “I’m ready and available,” he said. “But they are trying to manage my workload to get me back as safe as possible. … I know they hav
  • 23-year-old man killed in Dana point crash with another car that was sought by police

    23-year-old man killed in Dana point crash with another car that was sought by police
    A 23-year-old Rancho Santa Margarita man was killed and two others were injured late Wednesday, Aug. 19, in a collision in Dana Point with a car that at one point had been pursued by police, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said.
    The driver of the vehicle that was sought by police, a woman in her 40s, remains hospitalized and will be booked into jail when she is medically cleared, Carrie Braun, a Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman, said Saturday. Her name is being withheld until
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  • Lakers star Kobe Bryant, who died in January, to be remembered on 8/24

    Lakers star Kobe Bryant, who died in January, to be remembered on 8/24
    Whether or not formal events are held, the late Kobe Bryant will likely be commemorated privately around the region on Monday, Aug. 24, a date that contains both his Lakers jersey numbers, 8 and 24.
    It’s also the day after Bryant’s birthday. He would have been celebrating his 42nd, but a Jan. 26 helicopter crash took the lives of Kobe and his daughter, Gianna, as well as seven other people aboard.
    A mural of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, in Watts. In honor of NBA legend and L
  • Social distancing, masks: Welcome back to football

    Social distancing, masks: Welcome back to football
    Temperature checks. Social distancing and masks.
    Welcome to high school football practice in 2020.
    The season was supposed to start this week in Orange County. It didn’t, of course.
    The coronavirus pandemic that has changed just about everything also pushed back the start of the season to January. But athletes are allowed to start conditioning and practicing outdoors.
    Christopher Thornton does some strength training at the outdoor weight room during football practice at Beckman High School
  • Recipe: How to cook a whole chicken in your slow cooker or Instant Pot

    Recipe: How to cook a whole chicken in your slow cooker or Instant Pot
    Slow cookers and Instant Pots used on the slow-cook mode are an easy way to cook a whole chicken. It’s a no-fail technique for producing a moist bird with very little effort. The tender meat is easily shredded, making it perfect for salads or casseroles, tacos, and enchiladas.
    Notice that no liquid is added to the pot.
    Probably the most common mistake made in slow cooking is adding too much liquid. Excess liquid makes slow-cooked dishes taste bland. Liquids don’t boil away as in conv
  • School districts start looking at possibility of return to in-person instruction

    School districts start looking at possibility of return to in-person instruction
    Many Orange County school districts have opened the new school year with students at home, and more have start dates coming up next week with children distance learning.
    But school officials say they are encouraged that in-person instruction could resume in the not-so-distant future based on the county’s anticipated exit Sunday, Aug. 23, from the state watch list for coronavirus-troubled counties.
    That would invoke a 14-day countdown until county schools could be cleared to resume in-perso
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  • Orange County school districts start looking at possibility of return to in-person instruction

    Orange County school districts start looking at possibility of return to in-person instruction
    Many Orange County school districts have opened the new school year with students at home, and more have start dates coming up next week with children distance learning.
    But school officials say they are encouraged that in-person instruction could resume in the not-so-distant future based on the county’s anticipated exit Sunday, Aug. 23, from the state watch list for coronavirus-troubled counties.
    That would invoke a 14-day countdown until county schools could be cleared to resume in-perso
  • First of two new luxury hotels opens in Anaheim

    First of two new luxury hotels opens in Anaheim
    You might think opening a luxury hotel during a global pandemic that has devastated the travel and tourism market is incredibly bad timing.
    But when the JW Marriott hotel opened in Anaheim this week, while it was by no means filled with guests, people came from around the region – some just to walk through and marvel at the decor, and about two dozen others to sip craft cocktails, swim in the private pool and sleep on fresh linens in the well-appointed rooms.
    The seating area near the rece
  • Sparks tout Candace Parker for Defensive Player of the Year

    Sparks tout Candace Parker for Defensive Player of the Year
    Candace Parker has a crowded trophy case at home. The Sparks forward has twice been voted the WNBA MVP, not to mention the 2016 WNBA Finals MVP, the 2008 Rookie of the Year, and the 2013 All-Star Game MVP. And she brought home a lot of hardware during her college days at Tennessee.
    In 2020, though, Parker is garnering some hype for a different accolade: Defensive Player of the Year. It’s one of the few distinctions missing from her résumé, but one that would carry extra meani
  • Taste of Knott’s: What it’s like to visit a theme park right now

    Taste of Knott’s: What it’s like to visit a theme park right now
    Knott’s Berry Farm has taken the success of the sold-out Taste of Calico as an alternative to remaining closed during the COVID-19 pandemic and expanded the food, beer and wine event throughout the Buena Park theme park with Taste of Knott’s.
    Taste of Knott’s — which debuted Friday, Aug. 21 — runs on select dates through Sept. 13 while the park’s rides and shows remain closed due to the pandemic.
    Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s n
  • The surprising allure of winter radishes you can grow in your yard

    The surprising allure of winter radishes you can grow in your yard
    By LEE REICH
    Put a “wow” in your radishes by growing winter varieties. Winter radishes grow more slowly than spring radishes, requiring about two months to mature, and they remain crisp and tasty for eating throughout the winter.
    I’m not a great fan of radishes, but a few winter ones do add variety to what you can eat from your garden during the cold season. These radishes are also good pickled.
    The “wow” might come from the size of winter radishes. One seed catalog
  • 100 years after her birth, Peggy Lee celebrated with a book on her ‘Century of Song’

    100 years after her birth, Peggy Lee celebrated with a book on her ‘Century of Song’
    Tish Oney was a doctoral student in search of a dissertation when she met the daughter of singer Peggy Lee at a jazz conference in 2004.
    “Nicki Lee Foster was in a room full of 600 jazz singers and stood up and said, ‘I’m Peggy Lee’s daughter,’ and got this long round of applause,” Oney says from her home in Greenville, S.C.
    “And she said, ‘I’m here just to say I want you to know that my mother had a legacy of her own as a songwriter, as a co
  • Successful aging: Let’s drop the old term ‘elderly’ and start using ‘elder’ for a new perspective

    Successful aging: Let’s drop the old term ‘elderly’ and start using ‘elder’ for a new perspective
    I recently had a conversation with a friend whose parents were retiring to Arizona. She referred to them as elderly. I asked their age. She replied, “They are 70 years old.” I was surprised that she described them as “elderly.” I am age 76 and just don’t identify with the term and would not want someone to describe me in that way. Is elderly a common and acceptable term to describe older people? What am I missing? N. N.
    Dear N.N.
    Words do matter. We have a problem
  • Senior Moments: In the heat of the night, a cloud of memories light the sky

    Senior Moments: In the heat of the night, a cloud of memories light the sky
    What good is a hot summer night if you can’t even catch fireflies? I tried an 8 p.m. walk and it was still 90 degrees and nothing fun to do but stroll into the wall of heat. Little dribbles of sweat crisscrossing my mouth under my mask. I longed to chase fireflies like I did as a child growing up in Virginia.
    So engrossed in this endeavor, I could forget the heat as my jar, poked with holes in the top, filled up with lightning bugs. My brother and I would fight over who had caught the most
  • Hesperia man sought in 3 San Bernardino County slayings is arrested in Mexico

    Hesperia man sought in 3 San Bernardino County slayings is arrested in Mexico
    A fugitive sought for almost a year in the slayings of three San Bernardino County residents has been arrested in Mexico, the Sheriff’s Department said.
    Sheriff’s investigators provided information to the U.S. Marshal’s Service Fugitive Task Force that Phillip Williamson was in Ensenada. Williamson was arrested without incident as he left a residence on Wednesday, Aug. 19.
    Williamson was transported to detectives at the United States/Mexico border and later was booked at West V
  • Rallies to support the U.S. Postal Service today in Los Angeles, Orange County

    Rallies to support the U.S. Postal Service today in Los Angeles, Orange County
    LOS ANGELES — A coalition of activists, led by MoveOn.org, have declared today a “day of action” aimed at saving the U.S. Postal system with nearly 700 rallies planned nationwide — including Southern California.
    A march and rally, sponsored by Northridge Indivisible, will get underway at 8 a.m. outside the CNN Building, 6430 Sunset Blvd. before participants march to the post office branch at 1425 N Cherokee Ave.
    All of the other rallies are set for 11 a.m. local time outs
  • November’s Prop. 16 affirmative-action initiative sets off lively debate among Asian Americans

    November’s Prop. 16 affirmative-action initiative sets off lively debate among Asian Americans
    “Stop divisive and racist Prop 16!” reads a giant banner, held up by masked protesters at a recent Arcadia rally. “Keep discrimination illegal!”
    More than 500 community members drove in to a car rally at Arcadia County Park on Saturday, Aug. 8 to oppose Proposition 16, an initiative on the Nov. 3 California ballot which would legalize race-aware decisions in public college admissions, hiring and contracting.Snoopy Two, the MetLife Blimp, is prepared for takeoff at Long Be
  • Angels lose again but show some improvement on the mound against A’s

    Angels lose again but show some improvement on the mound against A’s
    Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels gets hit with a pitch against the Oakland Athletics in the top of the first inning at RingCentral Coliseum on August 21, 2020 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
    Andrew Heaney #28 of the Los Angeles Angels pitches against the Oakland Athletics in the bottom of the first inning at RingCentral Coliseum on August 21, 2020 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)SoundThe gallery will resume insecond
  • Walker Buehler returns to dominant form in Dodgers’ win over Rockies

    Walker Buehler returns to dominant form in Dodgers’ win over Rockies
    Dodgers A.J. Pollock, #11, scores off of a double by Corey Seager during 4th inning action against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium Friday, August 21, 2020.(Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
    Rockies Ryan McMahon, #24, leaps over Dodgers Max Muncy, #13, to complete a double play during 5th inning action at Dodger Stadium Friday, August 21, 2020.(Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsDodgers Chris Taylor, #3, A.J. Pollock, #1
  • Clippers hold off hobbled Mavericks as Luka Doncic injures ankle

    Clippers hold off hobbled Mavericks as Luka Doncic injures ankle
    Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic (77) grabs his left leg after being injured during the second half of an NBA basketball first round playoff game against the Los Angeles Clippers Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool)
    Los Angeles Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell, center, and Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic (77) exchange words during the first half of an NBA basketball first round playoff game Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Pho
  • Clippers hold off hobbled Mavericks after Luka Doncic injures ankle

    Clippers hold off hobbled Mavericks after Luka Doncic injures ankle
    Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic (77) grabs his left leg after being injured during the second half of an NBA basketball first round playoff game against the Los Angeles Clippers Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool)
    Los Angeles Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell, center, and Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic (77) exchange words during the first half of an NBA basketball first round playoff game Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Pho
  • Dodgers reliever Jake McGee bringing the heat, and nothing else

    Dodgers reliever Jake McGee bringing the heat, and nothing else
    LOS ANGELES  – Dodgers pitcher Jake McGee is thriving thanks to a back-to-basics approach.
    Really, the veteran left-hander is taking the definition of “basic” to an extreme. Entering Friday’s game against the Colorado Rockies, the team that released him in July, McGee had thrown 168 pitches this season. All but six were fastballs.
    It’s a classic case of “go with what works.” Batters had put only 19 of McGee’s fastballs in play through Thursday
  • Photos: Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks in Game 3 of their NBA playoff series

    Photos: Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks in Game 3 of their NBA playoff series
    Take a look at the photos from the first half of the Clippers’ playoff game against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday, Aug. 21. The Clippers held a 68-54 lead at halftime. The best-of-seven Western Conference first-round playoff series is tied at one game apiece.
    Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic (77) pleads his case with an official as Los Angeles Clippers’ Marcus Morris Sr. (31) listens during the first half of an NBA basketball first round playoff game Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in Lak
  • Senior Living: Managing your mental health while dealing with “COVID fatigue”

    Senior Living: Managing your mental health while dealing with “COVID fatigue”
    By Lauren Ford, Psy.D.
    Contributing writer
    You’ve heard time and again that older adults are at a higher risk for severe illness related to COVID-19. So, you continue to stay home and physically distance from loved ones to protect yourself. But it’s been months, and it seems like there’s no end in sight. 
    Lauren Ford, Psy.D
    As a result, you may be experiencing higher levels of stress, feelings of loneliness, and maybe even hopelessness. You’re not alone. Many America
  • Candace Parker’s regulation buzzer-beater propels Sparks to OT win over Dream

    Candace Parker’s regulation buzzer-beater propels Sparks to OT win over Dream
    It looked like the Sparks’ winning streak was up. Atlanta Dream guard Courtney Williams had just pulled up for a go-ahead jumper over Sparks forward Candace Parker’s outstretched arm to give Atlanta a two-point lead with 6.1 seconds left to play.
    But Parker was not to be outdone.
    The forward caught the in-bounds pass at the 3-point line, dribbled to her right and went straight to the rim, laying the ball off the glass and into the cylinder at the buzzer to force overtime, the first o
  • Coronavirus: Orange County reported 372 new cases and 26 new deaths as of Aug. 21

    Coronavirus: Orange County reported 372 new cases and 26 new deaths as of Aug. 21
    The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 372 new cases of the coronavirus as of Friday, Aug. 21, bringing the cumulative total of positive tests  to 45,308 cases.
    An estimated 12,490 new cases have been reported in the last 30 days.
    There were also 26 new deaths reported in Orange County on Friday, raising the death toll to 882 people.
    The data on deaths in the county is compiled from death certificates or gathered through the course of case investigation and can take weeks to process,
  • Slumping Shohei Ohtani sits as Andrelton Simmons returns to Angels lineup

    Slumping Shohei Ohtani sits as Andrelton Simmons returns to Angels lineup
    After missing three weeks with a sprained ankle, Andrelton Simmons returned to the Angels lineup Friday, and the game of musical chairs began with Shohei Ohtani sitting out.
    With infielders Anthony Rendon, David Fletcher and Tommy La Stella being three of the Angels’ most productive hitters, the return of Simmons at shortstop could have created some difficult lineup decisions for Manager Joe Maddon.
    For the first night, Maddon put Simmons back at shortstop, moved Fletcher to second, and ha
  • Clippers coach Doc Rivers: Video of altercation between sheriff and Masai Ujiri ‘very hurtful to watch’

    Clippers coach Doc Rivers: Video of altercation between sheriff and Masai Ujiri ‘very hurtful to watch’
    Clippers coach Doc Rivers said that even before it was released publicly this week, he’d seen the video footage showing the altercation between Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri and a San Francisco-area sheriff’s deputy after the clinching moment of last season’s NBA Finals.
    “Masai and I are very close,” Rivers said, on Zoom, before the Clippers faced the Dallas Mavericks in Game 3 of their Western Conference first-round playoffs series Friday in Lake Buena Vist
  • California’s Trump delegates gear up for Republican National Convention

    California’s Trump delegates gear up for Republican National Convention
    Six delegates from California are in North Carolina to participate in the Republican National Convention, which will include a mix of in-person and online events over four days starting Monday, Aug. 24.
    The coronavirus has forced planners to change and re-change the event several times in recent weeks, from an all-live event in North Carolina to a live event in Florida and, finally, to a hybrid event centered in Charlotte, North Carolina. And as late as Friday evening details of who will speak,
  • 10 observations from Chargers’ training camp after first week

    10 observations from Chargers’ training camp after first week
    COSTA MESA — The Chargers are looking for a specific wide receiver to fill their vacancy on the starting offense.
    They’re in need of speed and that has made their search limited and complicated after one week of padded training-camp practices.
    Jalen Guyton’s blazing speed gave him first crack for the No. 3 starting role behind Keenan Allen and Mike Williams. He received most of the first-team reps, but struggled to find chemistry with quarterback Tyrod Taylor. The results weren
  • Navigating COVID-19: An interview with Generations Healthcare CEO

    Navigating COVID-19: An interview with Generations Healthcare CEO
    The impact of COVID-19 on the world in many ways has been traumatic and life changing. It has upset world economies, changed our daily routines and affected the way we work and interact with one another. However, perhaps the people who have felt the magnitude of this pandemic most are those who have been providing care to the millions of residents in America’s skilled nursing and assisted living facilities.
    Recently I sat down with Tom Olds, CEO at Generations Healthcare, to learn about th
  • Hasse: Silence the local press and we all lose

    Hasse: Silence the local press and we all lose
    Valued Readers,
    It’s a rare privilege to be the publisher of 11 daily local newspapers serving cities across Southern California. My job enables me to connect with people in a unique and personal way.
    What’s the mood in Southern California? What topics do people care about? That’s easy; I go through my “in” box and read scores of letters I receive from readers each day.
    Our readers don’t hold back their opinions. Nor do I want them to. That’s the value o
  • How to contact your members of the California Assembly

    How to contact your members of the California Assembly
    Here’s the contact information for local members of the California Assembly. Note: Some will be listed in multiple spots because their districts include parts of more than one county.
    Inland Empire
    District 33 Assembly Member Jay ObernolteCities represented: Adelanto, Apple Valley, Baker, Barstow, Big Bear City, Big Bear Lake, Big River, Crestline, Helendale, Hesperia, Lake Arrowhead, Lenwood, Lucerne Valley, Needles, Phelan, Running Springs, Trona, Victorville
    Email: assemblymember.oberno
  • Del Mar could offer Breeders’ Cup preview Saturday

    Del Mar could offer Breeders’ Cup preview Saturday
    Two standout horses that could be major Breeders’ Cup players in the fall at Keeneland will be on full display Saturday during Del Mar’s premier afternoon of its 27-day summer meet.
    Maximum Security, the even-money favorite on the Pacific Classic’s morning line and one of the horses considered a strong contender in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 7, is scheduled to face five foes in the $500,000 Grade I Pacific Classic, the 10th race on an 11-race program tha
  • KMET rocks the Valley as billboard for defunct LA rock radio station appears

    KMET rocks the Valley as billboard for defunct LA rock radio station appears
    When a billboard for the long-dead KMET-FM radio station rose over the San Fernando Valley recently, longtime listeners might have wondered if it signaled the second coming of “a little bit of heaven, 94.7,” as the station ID jingle once heralded.
    After all, the billboard featured the vintage logo for The Mighty MET, the Los Angeles station that with DJs such as Shadoe Stevens, Jeff Gonzer, Jim Ladd and Cynthia Fox playing FM rock ‘n’ roll in Southern California from the
  • Del Mar horse racing consensus picks for Saturday, Aug. 22

    Del Mar horse racing consensus picks for Saturday, Aug. 22
    The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Saturday, August 22 for racing at Del Mar.
    Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks
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  • Major Orange County freeway closures planned: Aug. 22-28

    Major Orange County freeway closures planned: Aug. 22-28
    Here are major construction project closures happening on Orange County’s freeways and toll roads between Aug. 22 and Aug. 28, according to the Orange County Transportation Authority, Caltrans and the Transportation Corridor Agencies.
    5 Freeway
    Northbound carpool lanes between State Route 55 and State Route 57:Scheduled to open to traffic in late August22 Freeway
    Alternating westbound lanes between State Route 55 and Interstate 405:10 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25
    10 p.m
  • Clippers vs. Mavericks Game 3 playoff updates from our NBA beat reporters

    Clippers vs. Mavericks Game 3 playoff updates from our NBA beat reporters
    The Clippers’ quest to bring a championship back to Los Angeles continues tonight with Game 3 of the first round series against the Dallas Mavericks in Florida.
    Mavericks (1-1) vs. Clippers (1-1)
    When: 6 p.m. PST Friday
    Where: Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
    TV: Fox Sports Prime Ticket, TNT
    Can’t watch the game? Follow our live updates feed below.
    A Twitter List by JHWreporter
     
     
     
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  • Clippers vs. Mavericks Game 3 playoff updates from NBA beat reporters

    Clippers vs. Mavericks Game 3 playoff updates from NBA beat reporters
    The Clippers’ quest to bring a championship back to Los Angeles continues tonight with Game 3 of the first round series against the Dallas Mavericks in Florida.
    Mavericks (1-1) vs. Clippers (1-1)
    When: 6 p.m. PST Friday
    Where: Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
    TV: Fox Sports Prime Ticket, TNT
    Can’t watch the game? Follow our live updates feed below.
    A Twitter List by JHWreporter
     
     
     
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  • Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (Aug. 13-21)

    Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (Aug. 13-21)
    Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from Aug. 13 to Aug. 21:
    Water-mill Rice Cake, 6142 Beach Blvd., Buena ParkClosed: Aug. 20
    Reason: Rodent infestationSnow Monster, 9600 Bolsa Ave., Suite G, WestminsterClosed: Aug. 19
    Reason: Insufficient hot waterEl Matador, 1768 Newport Blvd., Costa MesaClosed: Aug. 18
    Reason: Cockroach infestation
    Reopened: Aug. 20Kabuki Japanese Restaurant at Bella Terra, 7801 Edinger Ave., Suite 114,
  • Pro surfer Courtney Conlogue aims to inspire with 32-mile paddle after brain injury

    Pro surfer Courtney Conlogue aims to inspire with 32-mile paddle after brain injury
    Courtney Conlogue, right, and brother Ryan Conlogue, left, prepare to do a 6-mile paddle in Huntington Beach on Monday, August 10, 2020 in preparation for their paddle from Catalina Island to Huntington Beach on Aug. 29 to raise funds for Feeding America and A Better Chance. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
    Courtney Conlogue takes second place in the women’s US Open of Surfing finals in Huntington Beach, CA on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange Cou
  • The OC Fair drive-thru food event will offer a sweet and savory taste of summer

    The OC Fair drive-thru food event will offer a sweet and savory taste of summer
    Since coronavirus and the subsequent state-mandated shutdowns of large scale in-person events took away the chance to gorge ourselves on sweet and savory treats at county fairs across Southern California, OC Fair in Costa Mesa is offering a little taste of the season with a special Fair Food Drive-Thru event.
    Frequent fair patrons can get their fix starting Aug. 28 as food vendors including Cathy’s Cookies, Dippin’ Dots, Hawaiian Chicken Bowl and Hot Dog on a Stick make select menu i
  • Clippers, Mavericks Game 3 updates, social media reaction, highlights

    Clippers, Mavericks Game 3 updates, social media reaction, highlights
    Follow Southern California Newspaper Group reporters Kyle Goon and Mirjam Swanson as they cover the Lakers and Clippers in the NBA playoffs. 
    Clippers, Mavericks Game 3 updates, social media reaction, video highlights … 
    PRE-GAMEMore on that situation: https://t.co/62PuIGUXhD
    — Mirjam Swanson (@MirjamSwanson) August 21, 2020
    Regarding Shamet possibly playing more: "Landry just needs to play more, needs more timing. Can't forget, he missed basically the entire camp due to C
  • Stop Racism in California Legislature: Oppose Senate Bill 793

    Stop Racism in California Legislature:  Oppose Senate Bill 793
    Racism in America in 2020 is institutionalized, legislated, normalized, rationalized, and camouflaged in multiple manifestations throughout the United States. Today in California there are questionable attempts by the state legislature of California to pass a statewide law that will ban the sale of menthol cigarettes. Good intentions sometimes can cause bad outcomes and consequences.
    I do not smoke. I do support any effort that will improve the health and quality of life of Black Americans, as w
  • Rams LB Micah Kiser tackled pain, gets a new chance to start

    Rams LB Micah Kiser tackled pain, gets a new chance to start
    THOUSAND OAKS — They knew about his talent. They knew about his intelligence.
    A year ago this week, the Rams learned about Micah Kiser’s determination.
    Kiser was making a routine tackle against the Dallas Cowboys in a preseason game Aug. 17, 2019, in Honolulu when his left pectoral muscle tore. The rest of us would be writhing in pain from such an injury, in the unlikely event we had pectoral muscles like Kiser’s to begin with. Kiser played four more downs before coming out.
    He
  • Pandemic saps state effort to curb housing crisis

    Pandemic saps state effort to curb housing crisis
    Somewhere in a parallel universe, 2020 is the year California finally took steps to tackle its housing crisis and end homelessness.
    That’s how the year began. But in our universe, that’s not how things turned out.
    When 2020 began, Gov. Gavin Newsom and top lawmakers vowed they were going to pass a “production package,” pulling together a collection of bills to build duplexes in single-family neighborhoods and streamlining high-density zoning for small projects and afforda
  • Yes on Proposition 25 for a more just and fair criminal justice system

    Yes on Proposition 25 for a more just and fair criminal justice system
    Proposition 25, if approved by voters, would replace cash bail with a new system of pretrial risk assessments. It is an attempt to treat people equally in our justice system regardless of their wealth or poverty. No system is perfect, but Proposition 25 deserves a “yes” vote.
    This measure is a referendum on Senate Bill 10, signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on Oct. 1, 2018. Opponents immediately filed a referendum and qualified it for the ballot a few months later. That put the law
  • Save local newspapers, pass Assembly Bill 323

    Save local newspapers, pass Assembly Bill 323
    As the California Legislature’s session nears its end, it is essential that lawmakers pass Assembly Bill 323.
    The bill, introduced by Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio, D-Baldwin Park, would exempt newspaper carriers from AB5 until Jan. 1, 2023.
    This might not sound like a big deal, but the success or failure of this bill will have massive repercussions for local news outlets, including the one you’re reading right now.
    If the Legislature and governor fail to exempt newspaper carriers, loca

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