Day: March 12, 2021

A wave of local measures requiring that grocery workers receive “hero pay” during the pandemic is rolling through coastal Southern California, a contentious movement that is gaining momentum and could have significant economic ramifications. Since January, nine cities and one county have mandated that grocery companies pay workers an extra $4 or $5 per hour…

In the weekly virtual conversations involving a group of UC Irvine students and people who are members of local senior centers, no technology gap or generational divide gets in the way of discussing some key, pandemic-influenced topics — gratitude, self-care, positivity, patience, healthy relationships. There’s no gender gap either — the participants, students and seniors…

Knott’s Berry Farm will reopen in May with rides and coasters following a year of closures during the COVID-19 pandemic that saw the Buena Park theme park reinvent itself with a series of popular food festivals. Knott’s vice president and general manager Jon Storbeck announced the park will reopen in May to celebrate its centennial…

By Gopal Sharma | Reuters Hundreds of climbers are set to return to Mount Everest for the first time next month under strict conditions, government officials and mountaineers said, as the world’s tallest peak reopens after a year closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. More than 300 foreign climbers were likely to attempt to scale…

By Gopal Sharma | Reuters Hundreds of climbers are set to return to Mount Everest for the first time next month under strict conditions, government officials and mountaineers said, as the world’s tallest peak reopens after a year closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. More than 300 foreign climbers were likely to attempt to scale…

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Thursday, March 11, eased the path for a land-swap deal between the Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority and an oil company moving forward, ruling against an environmental group that sought to invalidate the trade by arguing the California Coastal Commission did not follow its own rules when approving the…

Ella Schneider scored on a penalty shot drawn by Honnie Vandeweghe early in sudden-death overtime Thursday, March 11 to lift Santa Margarita High’s girls water polo team past visiting Orange Lutheran 10-9 in the Trinity League. The USC-committed Vandeweghe helped cap a physical match by drawing the penalty against the Lancers’ goalie. Schneider, a junior,…

If you’ve watched the TV show “The Office” as religiously as I have, the classic “stapler in Jell-O” trick surely sounds familiar. It’s pretty much what the name describes: Simply make a batch of Jell-O, but make sure your colleague’s stapler is hidden inside the mold. It’s a classic prank. But what other, less conventional…

When Larry Drebes, CEO of Janrain, set out to study online consumer experiences earlier this summer, he knew that relevant content would be at the forefront of consumer minds. We’ve seen for years that emails which are personalized to the recipient do better than their generic counterparts. But perhaps what he could not have anticipated…

With how accessible the internet is today, would you believe me if I told you the number of people who go online every day is still increasing? It is. In fact, “constant” internet usage among adults increased by 5% in just the last three years, according to Pew Research. And although we say it a…

With how accessible the internet is today, would you believe me if I told you the number of people who go online every day is still increasing? It is. In fact, “constant” internet usage among adults increased by 5% in just the last three years, according to Pew Research. And although we say it a…

In the weekly virtual conversations involving a group of UC Irvine students and people who are members of local senior centers, no technology gap or generational divide gets in the way of discussing some key, pandemic-influenced topics — gratitude, self-care, positivity, patience, healthy relationships. There’s no gender gap either — the participants, students and seniors…

Some of the first legislation State Sen. Josh Newman has authored since being elected back to the 29th District seat is about tightening the recall process, with twin bills that would remove financial incentives for paid signature gatherers and another to give recall targets a new way to fight back. It’s not surprising. Newman, D-Fullerton,…

By Gopal Sharma | Reuters Hundreds of climbers are set to return to Mount Everest for the first time next month under strict conditions, government officials and mountaineers said, as the world’s tallest peak reopens after a year closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. More than 300 foreign climbers were likely to attempt to scale…

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Thursday, March 11, eased the path for a land-swap deal between the Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority and an oil company moving forward, ruling against an environmental group that sought to invalidate the trade by arguing the California Coastal Commission did not follow its own rules when approving the…

Ella Schneider scored on a penalty shot drawn by Honnie Vandeweghe early in sudden-death overtime Thursday, March 11 to lift Santa Margarita High’s girls water polo team past visiting Orange Lutheran 10-9 in the Trinity League. The USC-committed Vandeweghe helped cap a physical match by drawing the penalty against the Lancers’ goalie. Schneider, a junior,…

Q. Near an Orange County interchange there are commercial buildings that abut freeway K-rail and many times the sides of these buildings are filled with graffiti. Who do you contact to get that removed? It is not on Caltrans property. Do you call the city? – Roy Reaser, Fullerton A. You could, or just go…

USC’s Isaiah Mobley is guarded by Utah’s Riley Battin during their Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinal on Thursday night in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 11: Max Agbonkpolo #23 of the USC Trojans tries to steal the ball from Mikael Jantunen #20 of the Utah Utes during the quarterfinals of…

Scores and stats from Orange County games on Thursday, March 11. Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. THURSDAY’S SCORES FOOTBALL NONLEAGUE El Modena 45, Canyon 0 GIRLS SOCCER GOLDEN WEST LEAGUE Segerstrom 1, Loara 0 NONLEAGUE Ocean View 1, Fountain Valley 1 Rosary 2, Woodbridge 1 Roosevelt…

The La Habra and Mission Viejo football game scheduled for Friday night was in doubt late Thursday  because of potential exposure to COVID-19 by players in the Mission Viejo program. Mission Viejo learned Thursday that there had been positive tests for the coronavirus by several players in its program, but perhaps not on the varsity…