• Housing costs, migration expected to crimp Southern California’s economy

    Housing costs, migration expected to crimp Southern California’s economy
    Southern California’s economy remains strong, but it’s expected to lag slightly behind the state through 2021, according to a new report.
    As with other regions, housing affordability and a net migration inland pose challenges to growth and the efficient movement of people and goods, the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. forecast said.
    On the plus side, per capita income growth is expected to continue to outpace the nation and state, buoyed by strong employment in the cons
  • Walker Buehler struggles in second start as Dodgers lose series in San Diego

    Walker Buehler struggles in second start as Dodgers lose series in San Diego
    SAN DIEGO – The Dodgers had to know Walker Buehler’s return from a second Tommy John surgery, flexor tendon repair and nearly two years away from major-league competition probably wouldn’t go smoothly.
    In that respect, he has met expectations.
    Buehler gave up back-to-back home runs in the first inning and left with the bases loaded in the fourth inning as the Dodgers lost to the San Diego Padres 4-0 on Sunday afternoon at Petco Park.
    The Padres took two of three games in the we
  • Angels offense continues to struggle while Patrick Sandoval endures one bad inning

    Angels offense continues to struggle while Patrick Sandoval endures one bad inning
    ANAHEIM — The Angels patchwork lineup once again failed to put together much of anything.
    One bad inning from Patrick Sandoval was enough to send the Angels to a 4-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals because the offense continues to struggle to find any type of consistency.
    Although they’ve sprinkled in a few good games — like scoring nine twice in the last week — more often they’ve had performances like Sunday’s.
    The Angels (15-26) have scored two runs or fewer
  • Be willing to be dazzled by Earth and your legacy will live on

    Be willing to be dazzled by Earth and your legacy will live on
    Our days come and go. The rain dances in puddles on the sidewalk until the wind blows the clouds away. Flowers, trees and shrubs blossom and grow. John Denver sang to us, “Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.”
    And all of this in our ordinary days.
    Have you ever stopped to think the same sun shone on Cleopatra, the same sky dropped rain on Galileo, and your great-, great-grandparents eked a living out of the same earth on which we stand?
    It is awesome to be alive when we recognize
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  • Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani gets ‘precautionary’ day off with back issue

    Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani gets ‘precautionary’ day off with back issue
    SAN DIEGO –If NHK viewers in Japan set their alarms to rise early on a Monday morning and watch Shohei Ohtani face Yu Darvish, they should have slept in.
    Ohtani was not in the Dodgers’ starting lineup Sunday against Darvish and the San Diego Padres after leaving Saturday’s game early with lower back tightness.
    “I just felt some discomfort while working out yesterday,” Ohtani said through his interpreter. “I personally feel that I can play but just taking it ea
  • Duran Duran deliver a joyful set of hits at Cruel World music festival in Pasadena

    Duran Duran deliver a joyful set of hits at Cruel World music festival in Pasadena
    In its first two years, Cruel World, which celebrates mostly the new wave, goth and post-punk music of the ’80s, would close out its day in Pasadena with darker stuff.
    Morrissey malingered magnificently as the headliner in 2022. Siouxsie was a keening Banshee in 2023 in a performance delayed a day by the threat of lightning at the Brookside at the Rose Bowl festival grounds.
    This year, with bands such as Blondie, Interpol, Adam Ant, and Simple Minds also on the bill, the headliner experien
  • Angels reliever Adam Cimber says new perspective has helped him on the mound

    Angels reliever Adam Cimber says new perspective has helped him on the mound
    ANAHEIM — Adam Cimber is enjoying a hot start to his season on the mound, and he says it’s because of what’s happening off the mound.
    The Angels reliever has a 2.60 ERA through his 18 games, and four of the five runs he allowed were in one game. He’s also stranded all 12 of the runners he’s inherited.
    It is still something of a small sample size, and it’s not totally out of character for Cimber, who had a 3.49 ERA coming into the season.
    Nonetheless, he says t
  • Corona del Mar to play Huntington Beach in first round of boys volleyball regional playoffs

    Corona del Mar to play Huntington Beach in first round of boys volleyball regional playoffs
    The first round of the CIF Southern California Regional boys volleyball playoffs Tuesday includes Corona del Mar at Huntington Beach.
    They play each other in Division I.
    Corona del Mar and Huntington Beach played each other twice in Surf League matches. Corona del Mar won the first match 3-2 and Huntington Beach won the second time 3-2.
    Also in the Division I first round Tuesday: Edison plays at CIF Southern Section Division 1 champion Loyola and Newport Harbor is at Torrey Pines.
    In Division II
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  • Corona del Mar-Huntington Beach in CIF Southern California Regional boys volleyball opening round

    Corona del Mar-Huntington Beach in CIF Southern California Regional boys volleyball opening round
    The first round of the CIF Southern California Regional boys volleyball tournament Tuesday includes Corona del Mar at Huntington Beach.
    They play each other in Division I.
    Corona del Mar and Huntington Beach played each other twice in Surf League matches. Corona del Mar won the first match 3-2. Huntington Beach won the second time 3-2.
    Also in the Division I first round Tuesday: Edison plays at CIF Southern Section Division 1 champion Loyola and Newport Harbor is at Torrey Pines.
    In Division II
  • Schnauzer-poodle mix Gizmo has lots of personality

    Schnauzer-poodle mix Gizmo has lots of personality
    Breed: Poodle-schnauzer mix
    Age: 7 years
    Sex: Neutered male
    Size: 14 pounds
    Gizmo’s story: Gizmo is a fun little guy with a huge personality. He loves people and enjoys being with other dogs. He’s very outgoing and playful and enjoys walks and other types of exercise. He fully vaccinated and microchipped.
    Adoption cost: $200
    Adoption procedure: Fill out Friends of Orange County’s Homeless Pets’ online application or email [email protected]. The website has other pets in nee
  • Swanson: Galaxy fans got what they want – a team worth cheering

    Swanson: Galaxy fans got what they want – a team worth cheering
    CARSON – You know how fans are.
    Toxic at times. Demanding, typically. Experts, of course.
    Certifiable, so you could call them to the stand to testify, bring them on as a second and third and 1,000th opinion to diagnose a team’s problems. Because they always know best.
    They could tell you more than the people on the team, the people whose literal jobs it is to run the team. People who are paid big bucks to do it, who are privy to the private, inner-workings, the deepest, diveiest data
  • What you need to know about aging in place at home

    What you need to know about aging in place at home
    Q. Two elderly gentlemen in their 80s live next door to us with no children and with no relatives or friends close by. They have substantial money and feel they will be OK staying at home. One of the men is showing signs of dementia; the other is unaware of future issues. Their home is a small 1920s home with a small bathroom, is not wheelchair accessible and there is no place for a ramp. I am concerned as a good neighbor and physical therapist. Could you write a column about assessing your livi
  • Finally asking tough questions on homelessness

    Finally asking tough questions on homelessness
    It didn’t require an audit for Californians to know the state’s homelessness efforts are poorly coordinated. But a report released last month from the state auditor has at least prompted state lawmakers to finally do their jobs and ask tough questions.
    The report evaluated the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH), which is tasked with coordinating and monitoring the work of multiple state agencies charged with addressing homelessness.
    With 180,000 people known to
  • State expats can’t escape the tax man

    State expats can’t escape the tax man
    Many California residents, tired of the state’s tax and regulatory environment, have taken some “dark, desert highway” eastbound to friendlier states, to echo the lyrics from the 1977 Eagles song, “Hotel California.”
    The song’s refrain is particularly apt, too: “You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.”
    To California’s Franchise Tax Board, you can leave — but it might still consider you a resident for tax purposes.
  • Senior Moments: Remembering the wisdom and compassion of mothers

    Senior Moments: Remembering the wisdom and compassion of mothers
    As my mother told the story, she was a nervous new mother trying to feed her baby his first tastes of solid food.
    Mom had left a job she loved and did quite well to be a stay-at-home mother. I don’t think that term was even used in the 1940s when “mom” and “stay at home” were pretty much synonymous.
    Her boss valued her work so much that he had offered to pay for a nanny, so she could return to work after the baby was born. But mom couldn’t find anyone to live
  • Human trafficking advocates insist exploited children shouldn’t be treated like criminals

    Human trafficking advocates insist exploited children shouldn’t be treated like criminals
    Picture a boy, maybe 15 or so, selling drugs or stealing cars or breaking into a department store and running out with everything he can get his hands on.
    That kid is committing crimes, right?
    Now, picture a different kid doing the same stuff. But instead of pocketing his illegal earnings he turns it over to a third party, a presumably older and more powerful person, someone who might do him or his family harm if that money isn’t paid.
    Turns out, that second kid is living in a version of h
  • So, where is the recession?

    So, where is the recession?
    Whenever the interest rate spread between the long 10-year T-Bond and the short 90-day T-Bill has turned negative, it has invariably been followed by a recession. Yet, in spite of the fact that the interest rate spread has been negative for 18 months — the longest in history — there’s been no recession. What happened?
    Many would answer this question by asserting that things are different now and that structural shifts in the economy mean that interest rates don’t matter m
  • Selling an asset? Don’t forget to plan before you sign

    Selling an asset? Don’t forget to plan before you sign
    Remember the thrill of experiencing a financial windfall? Perhaps it was from the sale of a home you renovated, a business you started, or stock gifted from a family member that brought a sense of accomplishment and joy.
    What if you found out, after the sale, that instead of only a small amount or no taxes being owed, your tax bill was close to 50% of the profit? Because you did not consider tax planning before selling the asset, the proceeds you planned to spend on a new car, kitchen remodel, o
  • Santa Margarita girls and boys swimming sweep CIF State championships for second straight season

    Santa Margarita girls and boys swimming sweep CIF State championships for second straight season
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSanta Margarita’s girls and boys swimming teams didn’t need to be full-strength, or flawless, to comfortably defend their titles at the CIF State Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday in Fresno.
    That’s how dominant the Eagles’ program has become.
    Santa Margarita’s girls captured their fifth consecutive state crown in the eight-year meet by scoring 210 points at Clovis
  • Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98

    Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98
    By BOB THOMAS and AMY TAXIN
    LOS ANGELES — Roger Corman, the “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics as “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters” and gave many of Hollywood’s most famous actors and directors early breaks, has died. He was 98.
    Corman died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, California, according to a statement released Saturday by his wife and daughters.
    “He was generous, open-hearted an
  • CIF-SS Track and Field Finals: JSerra girls repeat as champs; big wins for Evan Noonan, Devin Bragg

    CIF-SS Track and Field Finals: JSerra girls repeat as champs; big wins for Evan Noonan, Devin Bragg
    There were plenty of double-winners among Orange County athletes at the CIF Southern Section Track & Field Finals on Saturday at Moorpark High School.
    Some O.C. athletes also improved on the county-leading marks they owned coming into the meet.
    In the team competition, the JSerra girls won their second Southern Section championship in a row, winning the Division 3 team title with 76 points, besting second-place South Pasadena by 11 points.
    Unlike last year, when JSerra won by a wide margin,
  • CIF-SS Track and Field Finals: JSerra girls repeat as champs; big victories for Dana Hills’ Evan Noonan, Los Alamitos’ Devin Bragg

    CIF-SS Track and Field Finals: JSerra girls repeat as champs; big victories for Dana Hills’ Evan Noonan, Los Alamitos’ Devin Bragg
    There were plenty of double-winners among Orange County athletes at the CIF Southern Section Track & Field Finals on Saturday at Moorpark High School.
    Some O.C. athletes also improved on the county-leading marks they owned coming into the meet.
    In the team competition, the JSerra girls won their second Southern Section championship in a row, winning the Division 3 team title with 76 points, besting second-place South Pasadena by 11 points.
    Unlike last year, when JSerra won by a wide margin,
  • CIF-SS title streak ends for Foothill girls lacrosse with loss in Division 1 final to Marlborough

    CIF-SS title streak ends for Foothill girls lacrosse with loss in Division 1 final to Marlborough
    ORANGE — For the first time since the CIF Southern Section took over the playoff system for boys and girls lacrosse in 2020, the Foothill girls lacrosse team did not take home the Division 1 championship.
    Foothill had its streak of consecutive championships snapped at three with a 14-8 loss to Marlborough on Saturday at El Modena High.
    The final was a rematch of last season’s championship game that Foothill won 13-5.
    Foothill played Marlborough in its season opener this season and wo
  • Cristian Olivera scores twice as LAFC beats Whitecaps

    Cristian Olivera scores twice as LAFC beats Whitecaps
    LOS ANGELES — Ready to hunt right from the opening whistle, the Los Angeles Football Club overwhelmed the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday, dominating the visitors 3-0 at BMO Stadium.
    A pair of first-half goals from Cristian Olivera and another shortly after the break by Mateusz Bogusz came courtesy of Denis Bouanga, who delivered his first three-assist performance in an LAFC uniform.
    While Vancouver goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka dealt as well as he could with LAFC’s heavy early pressure,
  • Animal Services officers tracking mountain lion after sighting in Mission Viejo

    Animal Services officers tracking mountain lion after sighting in Mission Viejo
    A mountain lion was seen in Mission Viejo, and animal control officers were tracking it near the reported vicinity, the city of Mission Viejo said in a notification to residents on Saturday evening.
    Mission Viejo Animal Services confirmed the mountain lion sighting near the intersection of Los Alisos Boulevard and Via Noveno in Mission Viejo.
    Saturday’s city statement said that officers are tracking movements and posting signs near the sighting.
    The city said the Orange County Sheriff&rsqu
  • Animal Services officers tracking a mountain lion after sighting in Mission Viejo

    Animal Services officers tracking a mountain lion after sighting in Mission Viejo
    A mountain lion was seen in Mission Viejo, and animal control officers were tracking it near the reported vicinity, the city of Mission Viejo said in a notification to residents on Saturday evening.
    Mission Viejo Animal Services confirmed the mountain lion sighting near the intersection of Los Alisos Boulevard and Via Noveno in Mission Viejo.
    Saturday’s city statement said that officers are tracking movements and posting signs near the sighting.
    The city said the Orange County Sheriff&rsqu
  • Miguel Berry’s late goal salvages a point for the Galaxy in draw with Real Salt Lake

    Miguel Berry’s late goal salvages a point for the Galaxy in draw with Real Salt Lake
    LA Galaxy midfielder Riqui Puig, left, kicks the ball defended by Real Salt Lake defender Alexandros Katranis during the first half of an MLS soccer match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. on Saturday, May 11, 2024.(Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
    LA Galaxy defender Jalen Neal, back, defends against Real Salt Lake forward Cristian Arango, front, during the first half of an MLS soccer match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. on Saturday, May 11, 202
  • Tyler Anderson, Jo Adell lead Angels past Royals

    Tyler Anderson, Jo Adell lead Angels past Royals
    ANAHEIM – Tyler Anderson has pitched well all season for the Angels, but more often than not, he’s been victimized by a lack of run support.
    On Saturday, he finally got enough help from his offense to earn a win.
    Anderson pitched 6 2/3 innings with three runs allowed, Jo Adell hit a three-run homer and the Angels beat the Kansas City Royals, 9-3, at Angel Stadium. Anderson (3-4) earned his first win since April 8, snapping a streak of five straight winless starts.
    The 34-year-old lef
  • Teoscar Hernández, James Paxton combine to get Dodgers back on winning track

    Teoscar Hernández, James Paxton combine to get Dodgers back on winning track
    Los Angeles Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernandez (37) celebrates with teammates Will Smith, left, Shohei Ohtani (17) and Max Muncy, right, after hitting a grand slam during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Saturday, May 11, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
    San Diego Padres starting pitcher Matt Waldron works against a Los Angeles Dodgers batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 11, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
    Los Ang
  • Teoscar Hernandez and James Paxton combine to get Dodgers back on winning track

    Teoscar Hernandez and James Paxton combine to get Dodgers back on winning track
    SAN DIEGO — They were the other ones, co-stars if not background extras in the blockbuster story that was the Dodgers’ offseason.
    The Dodgers’ signings of Teoscar Hernandez and James Paxton drew much smaller headlines – and impacted the payroll far less – than the acquisitions of Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
    But Hernandez and Paxton have hit their marks and nailed their lines. Hernandez’s grand slam opened up a tight game and Paxton del

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