Month: March 2021

The Ducks’ Adam Henrique, left, scores the decisive goal against Kings goalie Cal Petersen to give the Ducks a 6-5 overtime victory on Monday night at Honda Center. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG) Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Roy, left, and Anaheim Ducks center Troy Terry battle for the puck during the first…

By BRIAN MELLEY | The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a state appeals court blocked Kern County’s effort to speed up new oil and gas drilling, officials overseeing the state’s prime oil patch have revised an ordinance that could permit tens of thousands of new wells over the next 15 years. The Kern…

By BRIAN MELLEY | The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a state appeals court blocked Kern County’s effort to speed up new oil and gas drilling, officials overseeing the state’s prime oil patch have revised an ordinance that could permit tens of thousands of new wells over the next 15 years. The Kern…

California’s public employees receive incredibly generous pensions, which are based on formulas that often result in six-figure payouts for people at relatively young ages – 50 in public safety professions and 55 or 57 for other government workers. These benefit scales not only stress government budgets, but result in a growing level of public debt.…

A bill that would require large department stores to have gender-neutral toy departments or face a civil penalty of $1,000 is poised to make its way through the California Assembly, but an industry analyst said it will create yet another challenge for retailers as they struggle to stay afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Assembly Bill…

Laguna Beach, Los Alamitos and Newport Harbor emerged through the first week of the Sunset League six-player girls volleyball sand league. Laguna Beach and Newport Harbor are 2-0 each in league play. Laguna Beach has wins over Marina and Corona del Mar. Los Alamitos beat Corona del Mar and Marina. Newport Harbor’s wins are over…

By BRIAN MELLEY | The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a state appeals court blocked Kern County’s effort to speed up new oil and gas drilling, officials overseeing the state’s prime oil patch have revised an ordinance that could permit tens of thousands of new wells over the next 15 years. The Kern…

By BRIAN MELLEY | The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a state appeals court blocked Kern County’s effort to speed up new oil and gas drilling, officials overseeing the state’s prime oil patch have revised an ordinance that could permit tens of thousands of new wells over the next 15 years. The Kern…

California’s public employees receive incredibly generous pensions, which are based on formulas that often result in six-figure payouts for people at relatively young ages – 50 in public safety professions and 55 or 57 for other government workers. These benefit scales not only stress government budgets, but result in a growing level of public debt.…

A bill that would require large department stores to have gender-neutral toy departments or face a civil penalty of $1,000 is poised to make its way through the California Assembly, but an industry analyst said it will create yet another challenge for retailers as they struggle to stay afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Assembly Bill…

The UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara men’s basketball teams have been on a collision course since the two teams first met in late December. Many expect they will meet again in the Big West Tournament title game Saturday night in Las Vegas with the winner getting the conference’s lone berth in the 68-team NCAA…

A violent relationship ended with an Anaheim man killing his wife and then propping her body up on a sofa for her children opening presents on Christmas morning in 2011, a prosecutor told jurors on Monday, March 8. More than nine years after 26-year-old Za’Zell Preston’s dreams of becoming a domestic-violence counselor ended with her…

By James Oliphant | Reuters WASHINGTON – The Republican Party intends to keep using former President Donald Trump’s name in fundraising pitches and other materials, a lawyer for the party said on Monday, despite a cease-and-desist letter from Trump last week. The letter sent by lawyers for Trump on Friday to the Republican National Committee,…

By Amy Forliti and Steve Karnowski | Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The judge overseeing the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer accused in the death of George Floyd on Monday paused jury selection for at least a day while an appeal proceeds over the possible reinstatement of a third-degree murder charge. As hundreds of…

By BRIAN MELLEY | The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a state appeals court blocked Kern County’s effort to speed up new oil and gas drilling, officials overseeing the state’s prime oil patch have revised an ordinance that could permit tens of thousands of new wells over the next 15 years. The Kern…

The dining area. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) An ocean-facing sitting room with a built-in window seat off the main living and dining room combo. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The open floor plan combines dining and living areas. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The balcony. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) Show Caption of Expand The first home to…

WhatsApp recently introduced the feature to share stickers with your friends and family members. Although the popular messaging app owned by the social giant is late to the party yet it is exciting news for us. Is it not? What makes stickers more interesting is, unlike emojis, you can create stickers out of photos, selfies,…

For those who are serious about blogging or just cannot seem to get their blogs to take off, sometimes all you need is some first-hand tips from the experts themselves. We hear you and since there are plenty of such ebooks lying around online, we’ve done the legwork and collected 10 such eBooks that are…

By BRIAN MELLEY | The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a state appeals court blocked Kern County’s effort to speed up new oil and gas drilling, officials overseeing the state’s prime oil patch have revised an ordinance that could permit tens of thousands of new wells over the next 15 years. The Kern…

A bill that would require large department stores to have gender-neutral toy departments or face a civil penalty of $1,000 is poised to make its way through the California Assembly, but an industry analyst said it will create yet another challenge for retailers as they struggle to stay afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Assembly Bill…