A $4-an-hour pay bump lasting through the summer is expected for workers at larger grocery and drug stores in Irvine starting in late March. The extra hazard, or “hero,” pay is a new mandate the Irvine City Council approved Tuesday, Feb. 23. It makes Irvine the first Orange County city to adopt a pay-boosting measure…
Month: February 2021
Jazz knock around Lakers in blowout loss
Lakers forward LeBron James soars to the basket as Jazz forward Royce O’Neale, rear, defends during the first half of Wednesday’s game in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Lakers forward LeBron James soars to the basket as Jazz forward Royce O’Neale, rear, defends during the first half of Wednesday’s game in Salt Lake City.…
Jazz knock around Lakers in blowout loss
Lakers forward LeBron James soars to the basket as Jazz forward Royce O’Neale, rear, defends during the first half of Wednesday’s game in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Lakers forward LeBron James soars to the basket as Jazz forward Royce O’Neale, rear, defends during the first half of Wednesday’s game in Salt Lake City.…
Jazz knock around Lakers in blowout loss
Lakers forward LeBron James soars to the basket as Jazz forward Royce O’Neale, rear, defends during the first half of Wednesday’s game in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Lakers forward LeBron James soars to the basket as Jazz forward Royce O’Neale, rear, defends during the first half of Wednesday’s game in Salt Lake City.…
Ducks blow another 3-goal lead, lose to Coyotes in shootout
Ducks center Trevor Zegras shoots on goal during the first period of the team’s NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Arizona Coyotes center Nick Schmaltz (8) skates away from Anaheim Ducks center Sam Steel (23) and right-wing Carter Rowney (24) in the second…
Irvine finalizes ‘hero pay’ for grocery workers
A $4-an-hour pay bump lasting through the summer is expected for workers at larger grocery and drug stores in Irvine starting in late March. The extra hazard, or “hero,” pay is a new mandate the Irvine City Council approved Tuesday, Feb. 23. It makes Irvine the first Orange County city to adopt a pay-boosting measure…
Irvine finalizes ‘hero pay’ for grocery workers
A $4-an-hour pay bump lasting through the summer is expected for workers at larger grocery and drug stores in Irvine starting in late March. The extra hazard, or “hero,” pay is a new mandate the Irvine City Council approved Tuesday, Feb. 23. It makes Irvine the first Orange County city to adopt a pay-boosting measure…
Jazz knock around Lakers in blowout loss
Lakers forward LeBron James soars to the basket as Jazz forward Royce O’Neale, rear, defends during the first half of Wednesday’s game in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Lakers forward LeBron James soars to the basket as Jazz forward Royce O’Neale, rear, defends during the first half of Wednesday’s game in Salt Lake City.…
Cal Petersen helps Kings extend win streak to 6 games
The Kings’ Olli Maatta controls the puck while under pressure from the Blues’ Ryan O’Reilly, right, and David Perron during the first period of Wednesday’s gamer in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane) FILE – St. Louis Blues’ Ivan Barbashev (49) handles the puck against the Los Angeles Kings during the first period of an NHL…
Alexander: Mike Trout, Angels search for needed ‘edge’
It was an intriguing turn of phrase the other day when Angels manager Joe Maddon compared the heretofore waste of Mike Trout’s talent by the Angels to “almost like a mortal sin in the Catholic faith. You just can’t miss out on that kind of an opportunity when you have that kind of generational talent.”…
Alexander: Mike Trout, Angels search for needed ‘edge’
It was an intriguing turn of phrase the other day when Angels manager Joe Maddon compared the heretofore waste of Mike Trout’s talent by the Angels to “almost like a mortal sin in the Catholic faith. You just can’t miss out on that kind of an opportunity when you have that kind of generational talent.”…
U.S. women rout Argentina to win SheBelieves Cup
U.S. forward Christen Press, left, and Argentina defender Romina Nunez collide while going for the ball during the first half of their SheBelieves Cup women’s soccer match on Wednesday night in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) United States forward Megan Rapinoe (15) scores a goal past Argentina goalkeeper Solana Pereyra (1) during the first…
USC men’s basketball aiming to break Pac-12 title drought
Over the past 36 years, a lot of players have come through the USC men’s basketball program. Top picks like O.J. Mayo and Onyeka Okongwu. NBA All-Stars like DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic. Even the winningest players in program history, Jonah Mathews and Nick Rakocevic. But none have been able to lead the Trojans to…
Damien basketball building an outdoor court on campus to start its season
Damien High is one of the premier boys basketball programs in the San Gabriel Valley and Inland Empire, and it usually hosts The Classic, one of the biggest post-Christmas tournaments in Southern California. But with the high school basketball season seemingly on life support due to the strict guidelines for playing indoor sports during the…
National Book Award winner Charles Yu discusses his new prize for Taiwanese American writers
In the past, Charles Yu says he occasionally thought about launching a writing prize to encourage young Taiwanese Americans to pursue their creative dreams. “I didn’t know exactly how to go about it, or whether anyone would be interested,” says Yu by phone from his home in Irvine. “But last November, I was lucky enough…
Coronavirus: Orange County reported no new deaths for second day, 325 new cases as of Feb. 24
For the second day in a row, the OC Health Care Agency reported no new deaths from the coronavirus. As of Wednesday, Feb. 24, the reported number of people in the county who have died from the virus remains at 3,848. The data on deaths in the county is compiled from death certificates or gathered…
USC men’s basketball aiming to break Pac-12 title drought
Over the past 36 years, a lot of players have come through the USC men’s basketball program. Top picks like O.J. Mayo and Onyeka Okongwu. NBA All-Stars like DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic. Even the winningest players in program history, Jonah Mathews and Nick Rakocevic. But none have been able to lead the Trojans to…
Alexander: Mike Trout, Angels search for needed ‘edge’
It was an intriguing turn of phrase the other day when Angels manager Joe Maddon compared the heretofore waste of Mike Trout’s talent by the Angels to “almost like a mortal sin in the Catholic faith. You just can’t miss out on that kind of an opportunity when you have that kind of generational talent.”…
Damien basketball building an outdoor court on campus to start its season
Damien High is one of the premier boys basketball programs in the San Gabriel Valley and Inland Empire, and it usually hosts The Classic, one of the biggest post-Christmas tournaments in Southern California. But with the high school basketball season seemingly on life support due to the strict guidelines for playing indoor sports during the…
National Book Award winner Charles Yu discusses his new prize for Taiwanese American writers
In the past, Charles Yu says he occasionally thought about launching a writing prize to encourage young Taiwanese Americans to pursue their creative dreams. “I didn’t know exactly how to go about it, or whether anyone would be interested,” says Yu by phone from his home in Irvine. “But last November, I was lucky enough…