Day: May 23, 2022

When politicians echo Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’ famous observation about “shouting ‘fire’ in a crowded theater,” it typically means they are trying to justify unconstitutional speech restrictions. So it was with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s comments after the racist mass shooting that killed 10 people at a Buffalo grocery store on Saturday. Hochul was…

Daniel Chao and his family were drawn to move into the Great Park neighborhood of Cadence Park in September 2020 for its “community oriented” feel. “That was the first thing we just loved,” Chao said. “And it’s true. I play volleyball with my neighbors like every week.” He was told by the home’s seller his…

The banners are up giving information on the upcoming LA Fleet Week returning live this year over Memorial Day weekend in San Pedro on Friday, May 20, 2022. This year’s event will include the US Army, Air-Force and other military participation. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) The street banners and patriotic bunting are up. So…

Seven serve as a memorial to lives needlessly taken. One received the blessing of the Dalai Lama. Others pay homage to local history. From left, Mario Gonzalez, West Coast Arborist area manager, and Roger Cardenas, City of Fullerton arborist, plant a new tree during CSUF’s Arbor Day Tree Planting ceremony on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.…

Turbulence unfolded at Newark Liberty International Airport when a man, reportedly identified as a former NFL player, and a United Airlines employee got into a violent altercation, video shows. Several clips of the fight that began circulating on social media on Sunday appear to show different stages of the fight, with TMZ reporting Monday that…

A new 22-story tower with Ritz-Carlton branded private residences will soon become part of the Fashion Island landscape, with city officials and community members calling the project ” a win-win” for Newport Beach and the developers. The new 295-foot-tall tower replaces an older building at the nearly 10-acre VEA Newport Beach, A Marriott Resort and…

Far too many Californians are finding themselves having to make hard choices about how to spend their paycheck. Millions are having to choose between filling up their gas tank and buying groceries for the week, paying bills and rent on time, or whether they’re able to afford a family vacation. With inflation at a 40-year…

Melahat Rafiei on Sunday night resigned from her elected leadership roles as a state representative for the Democratic National Committee and as secretary for the California Democratic Party, as fallout from the corruption investigation in Anaheim continues. She told the Register that she also resigned Saturday from her appointed roles on the OC Fair Board…

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins died with alcohol and ketamine in his system and had been out at a South Florida club where he drank “heavily,” records from the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office released Monday say. Haskins, 24, died April 9 after he was hit by two drivers on Interstate 595 near the Fort…

A Nevada handyman convicted of strangling to death an 81-year-old man in the bedroom of a Newport Beach home was sentenced Monday, May 23, to 25 years to life in prison. Anthony Thomas Garcia, 63, continued to profess his innocence during his sentencing hearing in a Santa Ana courtroom, a little more than a year…

Seven serve as a memorial to lives needlessly taken. One received the blessing of the Dalai Lama. Others pay homage to local history. From left, Mario Gonzalez, West Coast Arborist area manager, and Roger Cardenas, City of Fullerton arborist, plant a new tree during CSUF’s Arbor Day Tree Planting ceremony on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.…

A new 22-story tower with Ritz-Carlton branded private residences will soon become part of the Fashion Island landscape, with city officials and community members calling the project ” a win-win” for Newport Beach and the developers. The new 295-foot-tall tower replaces an older building at the nearly 10-acre VEA Newport Beach, A Marriott Resort and…

The banners are up giving information on the upcoming LA Fleet Week returning live this year over Memorial Day weekend in San Pedro on Friday, May 20, 2022. This year’s event will include the US Army, Air-Force and other military participation. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) The street banners and patriotic bunting are up. So…

Melahat Rafiei on Sunday night resigned from her elected leadership roles as a state representative for the Democratic National Committee and as secretary for the California Democratic Party, as fallout from the corruption investigation in Anaheim continues. She told the Register that she also resigned Saturday from her appointed roles on the OC Fair Board…

Daniel Chao and his family were drawn to move into the Great Park neighborhood of Cadence Park in September 2020 for its “community oriented” feel. “That was the first thing we just loved,” Chao said. “And it’s true. I play volleyball with my neighbors like every week.” He was told by the home’s seller his…

Laguna Woods’ Third Laguna Hills Mutual members will soon vote whether to recall two board members, Robert Mutchnick and Lynn Jarrett, and at the same time, answer who should replace them as directors if the recall is successful. Jarrett’s term ends later this year, and Mutchnick’s term ends in 2023. Four candidates have put their…

By DOUG FERGUSON TULSA, Okla. — Justin Thomas didn’t pay attention to any score but his own Sunday in the PGA Championship, knowing he was seven shots behind but with only six players ahead of him on a Southern Hills course where anything could happen. He never could have dreamed how it all played out,…

On an uncomfortably hot and sticky day for the Yankees’ and White Sox’s Sunday doubleheader in the Bronx, the home team played two fittingly lethargic games. The Yankees dropped both of them, losing back-to-back games for the first time since April 10 and 11, their third and fourth games of the year. “They were able…

Johnny Cueto was terrific in Game 1 of Sunday’s doubleheader against the New York Yankees. Michael Kopech was even better in Game 2 as the Chicago White Sox swept the twinbill, beating the Yankees 3-1 and 5-0. “What a day,” Sox manager Tony La Russa said. Cueto allowed six hits in six-plus scoreless innings at…

Democrats have super-dooper majorities in both houses of the California Legislature, which means its few Republican members are completely irrelevant. However, the Capitol still seethes with political intrigue as left-leaning Democrats vie with moderates for control of the legislative agenda. This year’s elections, beginning with the June 7 primary, are a particularly yeasty venue for…