Day: March 31, 2021

Ride enthusiasts who show up to Six Flags Magic Mountain on reopening weekend can expect their favorite coasters to be running with longer-than-usual socially distanced lines and half-full ride vehicles as employees adjust to the new normal of running a theme park. The message here is simple: Be patient. Most of us haven’t been in…

California Highway Patrol K-9 Sam was recovering — and showing a healthy appetite — on Tuesday, March 30, a day after being stabbed while helping authorities apprehend a man wanted in a kidnapping investigation. Sam, a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois, had surgery Monday at Inland Valley Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Center in Upland, said Officer Ramon…

Top reported results from Tuesday, March 30 BOYS SWIMMING/DIVING Nonleague HUNTINGTON BEACH 118, NEWPORT HARBOR 52 CORONA DEL MAR 106.5, LAGUNA BEACH 51.5 SAN CLEMENTE 107, ORANGE LUTHERAN 60 200-yard medley relay (OCR standard 1:41.9) SC 1:40.79, CdM 1:41.67 200 free (1:45.9) C. Dodd (HB) 1:45.32 200 IM (2:01.9) Paisley (SC) 2:01.00 50 free (22.2)…

Being the 11th Seed That Could is nice. But Mick Cronin noted Sunday night, after his UCLA Bruins knocked off Alabama, that just overachieving is hardly satisfactory. “Somebody said, ‘Well, now you’ve been to an Elite Eight,’” he said. “That’s not why I came to UCLA. I’ve got a lot of friends in the NBA,…

LOS ANGELES ― Left-hander Scott Alexander snagged the Dodgers’ final bullpen spot, the only outstanding question as the Dodgers prepare their Opening Day roster. The regular season begins Thursday in Denver against the Colorado Rockies. Manager Dave Roberts called the choice “a very, very difficult decision.” “We thought Dennis (Santana) had a great spring, really…

In today’s internet-save world, if you’re running an organization or community, a website can be an effective point of contact for your users or followers. And this goes for religious and spiritual communities as well that can benefit a lot from a professional website tailored to their needs. So if you’re looking to establish or…

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The size of the gift Lennar Foundation just awarded City of Hope Orange County is eye-popping: $50 million. Made public on Wednesday, March 31, the money represents the biggest gift yet in the three-year-old effort by City of Hope to bring its expertise in fighting cancer to Orange County. It’s also the second-largest donation in…

California Highway Patrol K-9 Sam was recovering — and showing a healthy appetite — on Tuesday, March 30, a day after being stabbed while helping authorities apprehend a man wanted in a kidnapping investigation. Sam, a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois, had surgery Monday at Inland Valley Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Center in Upland, said Officer Ramon…

Top reported results from Tuesday, March 30 BOYS SWIMMING/DIVING Nonleague HUNTINGTON BEACH 118, NEWPORT HARBOR 52 CORONA DEL MAR 106.5, LAGUNA BEACH 51.5 SAN CLEMENTE 107, ORANGE LUTHERAN 60 200-yard medley relay (OCR standard 1:41.9) SC 1:40.79, CdM 1:41.67 200 free (1:45.9) C. Dodd (HB) 1:45.32 200 IM (2:01.9) Paisley (SC) 2:01.00 50 free (22.2)…

Being the 11th Seed That Could is nice. But Mick Cronin noted Sunday night, after his UCLA Bruins knocked off Alabama, that just overachieving is hardly satisfactory. “Somebody said, ‘Well, now you’ve been to an Elite Eight,’” he said. “That’s not why I came to UCLA. I’ve got a lot of friends in the NBA,…

LOS ANGELES ― Left-hander Scott Alexander snagged the Dodgers’ final bullpen spot, the only outstanding question as the Dodgers prepare their Opening Day roster. The regular season begins Thursday in Denver against the Colorado Rockies. Manager Dave Roberts called the choice “a very, very difficult decision.” “We thought Dennis (Santana) had a great spring, really…

LOS ANGELES ― Left-hander Scott Alexander snagged the Dodgers’ final bullpen spot, the only outstanding question as the Dodgers prepare their Opening Day roster. The regular season begins Thursday in Denver against the Colorado Rockies. Manager Dave Roberts called the choice “a very, very difficult decision.” “We thought Dennis (Santana) had a great spring, really…

WESTWOOD — UCLA students took to the rooftops and streets around campus Tuesday night to celebrate the Bruins reaching the Final Four of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament for the first time since 2008. .@UCLA fans in Westwood “celebrating” their win to the #finalfour : @AlexandriaHrndz pic.twitter.com/hIFqOKNiGv — MarlaTellez (@MarlaTellez) March 31, 2021 Couches were…

Q: Amusement parks are reopening, subject to various conditions, one of which apparently is we can’t scream on a roller coaster.  Is that legitimate? We have to ride in silence? -B.W, Anaheim Ron Sokol A: As of early April, theme parks in California can reopen, subject to various conditions. Face coverings, for example, will be…

INDIANAPOLIS — The cracks showed early, followed by a trickle, then a gush, then the whole dam breaking. By the time sixth-seeded USC recovered enough to plug some of the holes, there was no catching Gonzaga. And the Trojans’ magical March run came to an end in the Elite Eight with an 85-66 loss to…

Asian Americans are perceived as “perpetual foreigners” regardless of how long they or their families have lived in the United States, according to results of a survey released by AAPI Data and SurveyMonkey on Tuesday, March 30. AAPI Data, which publishes demographic data and policy research about the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community,…

The Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger follows through on a two-run home run during the first inning of Tuesday’s Freeway Series exhibition game against the Angels at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Angels starting pitcher Jose Quintana throws to the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of a spring training exhibition baseball game, Tuesday, March…