Los Angeles Kings defenseman Tobias Bjornfot, left, and Minnesota Wild left wing Jordan Greenway vie for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Minnesota Wild left wing Marcus Foligno, top, trips over Los Angeles Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson during the…
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How fast food restaurants are taking steps toward environmental sustainability
Fast food restaurants have begun keeping track of their impact on the planet as a way of reaching out to environmentally-conscious customers. It’s part of environmental profit and loss (EP&L), a way of estimating the environmental impacts of doing business. Lawmakers in California are taking interest in environmental profit and loss, too. A piece of legislation…
Pandemic surprise: California pay raises outpace U.S. average
It turns out 2020 was a fairly good year to be an employed Californian, at least according to one compensation metric. The quarterly Employment Cost Index, a federal yardstick of employee costs, tracks 15 large job markets in the nation — including a 12-county Bay Area region and a five-county area in Southern California. My…
Garden Grove hit-and-run leaves pedestrian hospitalized
A pedestrian remained hospitalized Tuesday, Feb. 16, one day after he was struck in a hit-and-run crash in Garden Grove. The collision happened at about 10:15 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Westminster Avenue and Dawson Street, Garden Grove police said. The person who was hit was seriously injured, and was in “critical but stable…
Garden Grove hit-and-run leaves pedestrian hospitalized
A pedestrian remained hospitalized Tuesday, Feb. 16, one day after he was struck in a hit-and-run crash in Garden Grove. The collision happened at about 10:15 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Westminster Avenue and Dawson Street, Garden Grove police said. The person who was hit was seriously injured, and was in “critical but stable…
Do the Kings have a goalie controversy brewing?
As the Kings navigate a campaign fraught with shifting schedules, rotating personnel and intense rivalries, they might now also have something of a goaltending controversy on their hands. The incumbent No.1 goalie Jonathan Quick – he of two Stanley Cups, an Olympic silver medal and a Conn Smythe Trophy – had played roughly one period…
50+ Free UI Kits For Designers, Vol. 1
Looking for more UI kits to expand your web designer’s library of awesomeness? Well, you came to the right place! In this post, I’ve handpicked 30 beautiful UI Kits that will definitely be of great help to your next project. There is a wide variety of kits with different themes, styles and designs to choose…
Expect to see military aircraft training over Southern California
Expect to see military aircraft over the skies of Southern California in the next weeks as Marine Corp and Navy crews train together. The second phase of Winter Fury-21, a large-scale, joint force exercise began Tuesday, Feb. 16, with members of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing taking to the skies. The training, which will last…
UCLA student from Costa Mesa arrested, suspected of role in Capitol riot
Authorities identified one of the protesters who allegedly forced their way into the U.S. Capitol during a fatal riot on Jan. 6 as a UCLA student from Costa Mesa who founded a conservative campus organization; and arrested him Tuesday, Feb. 16. Federal agents in Orange County took Christian Secor, 22, into custody after searching his…
UCLA student from Costa Mesa arrested, suspected of role in Capitol riot
Authorities identified one of the protesters who allegedly forced their way into the U.S. Capitol during a fatal riot on Jan. 6 as a UCLA student from Costa Mesa who founded a conservative campus organization; and arrested him Tuesday, Feb. 16. Federal agents in Orange County took Christian Secor, 22, into custody after searching his…
How fast food restaurants are taking steps toward environmental sustainability
Fast food restaurants have begun keeping track of their impact on the planet as a way of reaching out to environmentally-conscious customers. It’s part of environmental profit and loss (EP&L), a way of estimating the environmental impacts of doing business. Lawmakers in California are taking interest in environmental profit and loss, too. A piece of legislation…
A.D.-less Lakers fend off Timberwolves with team effort
The Lakers’ Dennis Schroder glides to the basket for a layup in front of Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns during the first quarter of Tuesday’s game at Target Center in Minneapolis. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) Minnesota Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards, left, lays up knocking over Los Angeles Lakers’ Alex Caruso, right, in the first half of an…
Pandemic surprise: California pay raises outpace U.S. average
It turns out 2020 was a fairly good year to be an employed Californian, at least according to one compensation metric. The quarterly Employment Cost Index, a federal yardstick of employee costs, tracks 15 large job markets in the nation — including a 12-county Bay Area region and a five-county area in Southern California. My…
Expect to see military aircraft training over Southern California
Expect to see military aircraft over the skies of Southern California in the next weeks as Marine Corp and Navy crews train together. The second phase of Winter Fury-21, a large-scale, joint force exercise began Tuesday, Feb. 16, with members of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing taking to the skies. The training, which will last…
50+ Free UI Kits For Designers, Vol. 1
Looking for more UI kits to expand your web designer’s library of awesomeness? Well, you came to the right place! In this post, I’ve handpicked 30 beautiful UI Kits that will definitely be of great help to your next project. There is a wide variety of kits with different themes, styles and designs to choose…
How fast food restaurants are taking steps toward environmental sustainability
Fast food restaurants have begun keeping track of their impact on the planet as a way of reaching out to environmentally-conscious customers. It’s part of environmental profit and loss (EP&L), a way of estimating the environmental impacts of doing business. Lawmakers in California are taking interest in environmental profit and loss, too. A piece of legislation…
How fast food restaurants are taking steps toward environmental sustainability
Fast food restaurants have begun keeping track of their impact on the planet as a way of reaching out to environmentally-conscious customers. It’s part of environmental profit and loss (EP&L), a way of estimating the environmental impacts of doing business. Lawmakers in California are taking interest in environmental profit and loss, too. A piece of legislation…
Trump issues statement slamming ‘unsmiling’ McConnell
By Caroline Kelly and Brian Rokus | CNN Former President Donald Trump went after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, calling him “a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack” in a broadside attack just days after the Kentucky Republican voted to acquit Trump in his second impeachment trial. After that vote, McConnell ripped Trump…
COVID: Latinos face myriad barriers to getting vaccine
By Gisela Salomon, Claudia Torrens and Anita Snow | Associated Press HIALEAH, Fla. — Rigoberto Montesinos, a veteran of the Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba, was so worried about side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine that he initially wasn’t going to get it, relenting only when two friends died from the disease. But when…
Dodgers create position to promote diversity and inclusion
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have created a new executive position to promote diversity and inclusion. Courtney Moore has been hired as Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. “The Dodgers are part of the fabric of Los Angeles, and it’s imperative that we represent the great diversity of our city and maintain an inclusive…