Year: 2021

When you take away democratic accountability, civil liberties very quickly become a thing of the past. Our rights are being eroded, slowly but surely, by advocacy groups across the globe who, for a wide range of reasons, want to see more restrictions imposed on everyday life – but because they’re campaigning around ‘public health’ and…

Voting for the 28th Annual Best of Orange County readers’ choice awards begins today, April 27, and will run through May 28. Readers can go to ocregister.com/voteocbest to vote for their favorites in 74 categories, including best beach, grocery store, O.C. resort, burger place or city to live in. New categories for 2021 include best…

Movavi has been in the market from quite some time. Thousands of users from around the world are using it for their personal and professional projects. But even as a regular user, there are some features of the editor that some users don’t know about. This post highlights some of the interesting features, tips and…

A great product these days relies on the ecosystem. Imagine iPhone without the apps or WordPress without the plugins. They won’t be as useful as they are now. In this round of the series, let’s take a look at some of the resources that support popular tools or libraries. Here we have quite a handful…

SANTA ANA — Orange County sheriff’s deputies pursued a vehicle because of a vehicle code violation, and the fleeing motorist crashed into another vehicle, critically injuring a person in it Saturday night. The deputies began pursuing the vehicle, which allegedly had an undisclosed code violation, from the Orange area until it crashed into the victim’s…

The 93rd Academy Awards presented a historic win for “Nomadland” director Chloé Zhao. She won best director and received the award following a presentation by 2020’s winner, Bong Joon-ho. More Oscars Oscars 2021: Chloé Zhao wins best director for ‘Nomadland’ and makes history Oscars 2021: Daniel Kaluuya wins best supporting actor, thanks parents for conceiving…

By the time this column is published, Northern California may be receiving some much-needed rain, and possibly some snow. However, late-season precipitation does not change the reality that California is in one of its periodic droughts after two dry years. Major Northern California reservoirs are only about half-full due to scanty runoff from mountain snowpacks,…

Los Angeles Galaxy forward Javier Hernandez (14) reacts after scoring a goal against the New York Red Bulls during the fist half of an MLS match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., Sunday, April 25, 2021. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer) Los Angeles Galaxy forward Javier Hernandez (14) reacts with teammates…

Chloé Zhao won best director for “Nomadland” at the Academy Awards on Sunday, and in doing so became the first woman of color — and only the second woman ever — to win the top directing honors. Zhao had been considered a frontrunner throughout awards season for her moving portrayal of the nomad culture, men…

Two Lakers point guards went to practice Sunday, their shared lifelong passion for their game inspiring both to continue cultivating L.A.’s winning basketball history. Granted, practice Sunday was in different cities, different leagues and for different teams, because Derek Fisher and Tyronn Lue are coaches now, 20 years removed from the pair of titles they…

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers could make room for more fully-vaccinated fans when they open their next homestand on May 11. Two sections on the Loge Level were opened to vaccinated fans for Saturday’s game against the San Diego Padres. The sections (approximately 500 seats) required fans to show proof they had been vaccinated and…

From a list of 94 nominees, the following 14 students have been named as semifinalists for the 2021 Artist of the Year in dance. The students were chosen by a panel of teachers based on written statements, performance videos and artistic résumés. Included are links to their work, the specialty in which they were nominated,…

SANTA ANA — Orange County sheriff’s deputies pursued a vehicle because of a vehicle code violation, and the fleeing motorist crashed into another vehicle, critically injuring a person in it Saturday night. The deputies began pursuing the vehicle, which allegedly had an undisclosed code violation, from the Orange area until it crashed into the victim’s…

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers could make room for more fully-vaccinated fans when they open their next homestand on May 11. Two sections on the Loge Level were opened to vaccinated fans for Saturday’s game against the San Diego Padres. The sections (approximately 500 seats) required fans to show proof they had been vaccinated and…

From a list of 94 nominees, the following 14 students have been named as semifinalists for the 2021 Artist of the Year in dance. The students were chosen by a panel of teachers based on written statements, performance videos and artistic résumés. Included are links to their work, the specialty in which they were nominated,…

The timing was coincidental yet ironic. On April 20, as many people around the country celebrated a court ruling they saw as a modicum of justice for George Floyd, speakers took turns denouncing an ethnic studies class recently approved by the Los Alamitos Unified School District. Billed as a town hall, the gathering of about…

SANTA ANA — Orange County sheriff’s deputies pursued a vehicle because of a vehicle code violation, and the fleeing motorist crashed into another vehicle, critically injuring a person in it Saturday night. The deputies began pursuing the vehicle, which allegedly had an undisclosed code violation, from the Orange area until it crashed into the victim’s…

SANTA ANA — Orange County sheriff’s deputies pursued a vehicle because of a vehicle code violation, and the fleeing motorist crashed into another vehicle, critically injuring a person in it Saturday night. The deputies began pursuing the vehicle, which allegedly had an undisclosed code violation, from the Orange area until it crashed into the victim’s…

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers could make room for more fully-vaccinated fans when they open their next homestand on May 11. Two sections on the Loge Level were opened to vaccinated fans for Saturday’s game against the San Diego Padres. The sections (approximately 500 seats) required fans to show proof they had been vaccinated and…

From a list of 94 nominees, the following 14 students have been named as semifinalists for the 2021 Artist of the Year in dance. The students were chosen by a panel of teachers based on written statements, performance videos and artistic résumés. Included are links to their work, the specialty in which they were nominated,…