New wildlife bridge might be what saves Southern California’s mountain lions

“The mountain lion retains the two things that are perhaps most dear to any animal – dignity and mystery. And with these all life deepens.” – Barry Lopez I live at the edge of Sunset Boulevard and the Ice Age. It’s easy for me to go back and forth between civilization and wilderness, to make…

Whicker: Another opponent disappears into USC’s zone of doom

Isaiah White #5 of the USC Trojans reacts in the second half of their Sweet Sixteen round game against in the USC Trojans the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 28, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) Oregon guard Chris Duarte (5) passes around Southern California guard…

Whicker: Another opponent disappears into USC’s zone of doom

Isaiah White #5 of the USC Trojans reacts in the second half of their Sweet Sixteen round game against in the USC Trojans the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 28, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) Oregon guard Chris Duarte (5) passes around Southern California guard…

On Palm Sunday, Placentia church holds first service under new relaxed COVID rules

Fr. Barrett Van Buren was busy greeting all his parishioners Sunday morning, many he hadn’t seen in person for more than a year. It was the first Palm Sunday service held at Blessed Sacrament Episcopal Church in Placentia since 2019 and it was a blend of in-person and Zoom attendance. A blend of enthusiastic greetings…

On Palm Sunday, Placentia church holds first service under new relaxed COVID rules

Fr. Barrett Van Buren was busy greeting all his parishioners Sunday morning, many he hadn’t seen in person for more than a year. It was the first Palm Sunday service held at Blessed Sacrament Episcopal Church in Placentia since 2019 and it was a blend of in-person and Zoom attendance. A blend of enthusiastic greetings…

On Palm Sunday, Placentia church holds first service under new relaxed COVID rules

Fr. Barrett Van Buren was busy greeting all his parishioners Sunday morning, many he hadn’t seen in person for more than a year. It was the first Palm Sunday service held at Blessed Sacrament Episcopal Church in Placentia since 2019 and it was a blend of in-person and Zoom attendance. A blend of enthusiastic greetings…

Sweet 16 updates: USC plays Oregon in NCAA Tournament

Evan Mobley and the USC Trojans will meet Pac-12 rival Oregon in the Sweet 16 and a chance to advance to the Elite 8. The Trojans played just one of two scheduled meetings against the Ducks. While the first game in January was canceled, the Trojans earned a 72-58 victory over the Ducks in late…

Modular housing could be an answer to the housing crisis

Two years ago, CalMatters housing writer Matt Levin described a factory in Vallejo that was building housing modules that could quickly — and relatively inexpensively — be assembled into multi-story apartment houses. Levin described the factory as more resembling an automobile assembly line than a construction site. “They build one floor approximately every two and a half…

New wildlife bridge might be what saves Southern California’s mountain lions

“The mountain lion retains the two things that are perhaps most dear to any animal – dignity and mystery. And with these all life deepens.” – Barry Lopez I live at the edge of Sunset Boulevard and the Ice Age. It’s easy for me to go back and forth between civilization and wilderness, to make…

On Palm Sunday, Placentia church holds first service under new relaxed COVID rules

Fr. Barrett Van Buren was busy greeting all his parishioners Sunday morning, many he hadn’t seen in person for more than a year. It was the first Palm Sunday service held at Blessed Sacrament Episcopal Church in Placentia since 2019 and it was a blend of in-person and Zoom attendance. A blend of enthusiastic greetings…

On Palm Sunday, Placentia church holds first service under new relaxed COVID rules

Fr. Barrett Van Buren was busy greeting all his parishioners Sunday morning, many he hadn’t seen in person for more than a year. It was the first Palm Sunday service held at Blessed Sacrament Episcopal Church in Placentia since 2019 and it was a blend of in-person and Zoom attendance. A blend of enthusiastic greetings…

Sweet 16 updates: USC plays Oregon in NCAA Tournament

Evan Mobley and the USC Trojans will meet Pac-12 rival Oregon in the Sweet 16 and a chance to advance to the Elite 8. The Trojans played just one of two scheduled meetings against the Ducks. While the first game in January was canceled, the Trojans earned a 72-58 victory over the Ducks in late…

Ducks’ Anthony Stolarz, Josh Manson work overtime to beat the Blues

Anaheim Ducks’ Anthony Stolarz (41) blocks a shot from the St. Louis Blues during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Sunday, March 28, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Joe Puetz) Anaheim Ducks’ Danton Heinen (43) battles St. Louis Blues’ Vladimir Tarasenko (91) for the puck during the first period of an NHL…

The Latest: Romanian woman, 104: Vaccine is only solution

By The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania — A 104-year-old Romanian woman has received her second vaccine against COVID-19, becoming the oldest person in Romania’s capital of Bucharest to be fully inoculated. Accompanied by family members into Bucharest’s Children’s Palace, Zoea Baltag, born in 1916, welcomed her second dose of the Pfizer vaccine and declared it…

The Latest: Romanian woman, 104: Vaccine is only solution

By The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania — A 104-year-old Romanian woman has received her second vaccine against COVID-19, becoming the oldest person in Romania’s capital of Bucharest to be fully inoculated. Accompanied by family members into Bucharest’s Children’s Palace, Zoea Baltag, born in 1916, welcomed her second dose of the Pfizer vaccine and declared it…

Why married couples should be a tax-cutting team

Most professionals can remember the experience of working with their first client. My first client thought the large capital losses I reported on her tax return must have been a gross error due to my inexperience as a fresh-out-of-college accountant. She exclaimed that the losses were impossible because her husband, who had recently started to…

How local surfers can help scientists with ocean restoration

The excitement of paddling out into clear coastal water and surfing the first waves of the day. The delicious taste of a fresh local catch at a seaside restaurant. The breathtaking view of a late summer sunset from the beach. For Southern Californians, coastal waters are a central part of our livelihoods, in some obvious…

New wildlife bridge might be what saves Southern California’s mountain lions

“The mountain lion retains the two things that are perhaps most dear to any animal – dignity and mystery. And with these all life deepens.” – Barry Lopez I live at the edge of Sunset Boulevard and the Ice Age. It’s easy for me to go back and forth between civilization and wilderness, to make…

The Latest: Romanian woman, 104: Vaccine is only solution

By The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania — A 104-year-old Romanian woman has received her second vaccine against COVID-19, becoming the oldest person in Romania’s capital of Bucharest to be fully inoculated. Accompanied by family members into Bucharest’s Children’s Palace, Zoea Baltag, born in 1916, welcomed her second dose of the Pfizer vaccine and declared it…

The Latest: Romanian woman, 104: Vaccine is only solution

By The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania — A 104-year-old Romanian woman has received her second vaccine against COVID-19, becoming the oldest person in Romania’s capital of Bucharest to be fully inoculated. Accompanied by family members into Bucharest’s Children’s Palace, Zoea Baltag, born in 1916, welcomed her second dose of the Pfizer vaccine and declared it…