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…
Month: March 2021
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…
Editor’s Letter: Our well-being is elemental
If the past year made us aware of anything, it’s that well-being is a collective experience – and that science matters. After all, the lives of everyone in the world were upended by a microscopic organism never before known in the human population. And it’s thanks to the astonishing speed of vaccine development that life…
Researchers race to put CO2 gas to work — for good
Carbon dioxide by its very nature is not a bad thing. Humans breathe it out so plants can take it in. Carbon dioxide is what makes your soda bubbly, and it can be used to make rubber, fertilizer and any number of household tools. So, what’s the big deal? This is a question that brought…
10 things to seek in lease negotiations
For commercial real estate professionals, a portion of our day is consumed negotiating leases. These can be renewals – someone stays put; or new deals – which are triggered by a relocation. Depending on your specialty, up to 90% of your time is spent in lease endeavors. Compare this with a residential agent and you…
UFC 260: Francis Ngannou stops Miocic, claims UFC heavyweight title
Francis Ngannou of Cameroon punches Stipe Miocic in their UFC heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 260 event at UFC APEX on March 27, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Francis Ngannou of Cameroon reacts after his victory over Stipe Miocic in their UFC heavyweight championship fight during…
Kings acquire Brendan Lemieux from Rangers
The Kings acquired winger Brendan Lemieux from the New York Rangers Saturday in exchange for a 2021 fourth-round draft pick. Lemieux, 25, previously played for the Rangers and Winnipeg Jets, totaling 43 points and 299 penalty minutes in 161 career games. His current contract runs through 2022 with a cap hit of $1.55 million. He…
High school football: Saturday’s scores added to March 25-27 scoreboard
The scores from the high school football games Saturday, plus the games Thursday and Friday. FOOTBALL SCORES Saturday’s results CAMINO LEAGUE St. Bonaventure 35, Newbury Park 0 CANYON LEAGUE Agoura 49, Royal 18 Simi Valley 35, Thousand Oaks 7 CITRUS BELT LEAGUE Cajon 34, Beaumont 13 Yucaipa 38, Citrus Valley 21 Redlands East Valley 14,…
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…
10 things to seek in lease negotiations
For commercial real estate professionals, a portion of our day is consumed negotiating leases. These can be renewals – someone stays put; or new deals – which are triggered by a relocation. Depending on your specialty, up to 90% of your time is spent in lease endeavors. Compare this with a residential agent and you…
UFC 260: Francis Ngannou stops Miocic, claims UFC heavyweight title
Francis Ngannou of Cameroon punches Stipe Miocic in their UFC heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 260 event at UFC APEX on March 27, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Francis Ngannou of Cameroon reacts after his victory over Stipe Miocic in their UFC heavyweight championship fight during…
Kings acquire Brendan Lemieux from Rangers
The Kings acquired winger Brendan Lemieux from the New York Rangers Saturday in exchange for a 2021 fourth-round draft pick. Lemieux, 25, previously played for the Rangers and Winnipeg Jets, totaling 43 points and 299 penalty minutes in 161 career games. His current contract runs through 2022 with a cap hit of $1.55 million. He…
High school football: Saturday’s scores added to March 25-27 scoreboard
The scores from the high school football games Saturday, plus the games Thursday and Friday. FOOTBALL SCORES Saturday’s results CAMINO LEAGUE St. Bonaventure 35, Newbury Park 0 CANYON LEAGUE Agoura 49, Royal 18 Simi Valley 35, Thousand Oaks 7 CITRUS BELT LEAGUE Cajon 34, Beaumont 13 Yucaipa 38, Citrus Valley 21 Redlands East Valley 14,…
The Political Reform Act stifles political participation
California’s campaign finance laws have become a tool of abuse against citizens participating in their government. That’s the only conclusion that can be drawn from the latest ruling in a long-running case in Redondo Beach involving a developer’s effort to build a huge project on the waterfront. While the First Amendment guarantees the right of…
Mission Viejo football team overcomes early mistakes to beat Upland
UPLAND — In football, players often need to have a short memory to have success on the field. Mission Viejo’s Kadin Semonza shook off an early interception to throw for 305 yards and four touchdowns. And the No. 5 state-ranked Diablos also tightened things up on defense after allowing a touchdown on the third play…
Political gridlock on mass shootings and the southern border
Watch any movie from the 30s, 40s, 50s and even 60s and you’ll see porters and stewards shoving carts piled high with enormous steamer trunks. You’ll also see travelers huffing and puffing onto trains, buses, steamships and airplanes hauling heavy suitcases, yet not a single person ever stopped to ask, “Why doesn’t someone put wheels…
UFC 260: Francis Ngannou stops Miocic, claims UFC heavyweight title
Francis Ngannou of Cameroon punches Stipe Miocic in their UFC heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 260 event at UFC APEX on March 27, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Francis Ngannou of Cameroon reacts after his victory over Stipe Miocic in their UFC heavyweight championship fight during…
Kings acquire Brendan Lemieux from Rangers
The Kings acquired winger Brendan Lemieux from the New York Rangers Saturday in exchange for a 2021 fourth-round draft pick. Lemieux, 25, previously played for the Rangers and Winnipeg Jets, totaling 43 points and 299 penalty minutes in 161 career games. His current contract runs through 2022 with a cap hit of $1.55 million. He…
High school football: Saturday’s scores added to March 25-27 scoreboard
The scores from the high school football games Saturday, plus the games Thursday and Friday. FOOTBALL SCORES Saturday’s results CAMINO LEAGUE St. Bonaventure 35, Newbury Park 0 CANYON LEAGUE Agoura 49, Royal 18 Simi Valley 35, Thousand Oaks 7 CITRUS BELT LEAGUE Cajon 34, Beaumont 13 Yucaipa 38, Citrus Valley 21 Redlands East Valley 14,…
The Political Reform Act stifles political participation
California’s campaign finance laws have become a tool of abuse against citizens participating in their government. That’s the only conclusion that can be drawn from the latest ruling in a long-running case in Redondo Beach involving a developer’s effort to build a huge project on the waterfront. While the First Amendment guarantees the right of…