Month: May 2022

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Makenzie Butt, Fountain Valley, So., 1B: Butt hit two home runs in the fifth inning to lead the top-seeded Barons to an 11-2 triumph against Barstow in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs. Kylie Loertscher, El Toro, So., P: Loertscher…

So how goes the war between the state and many — but not all — California cities over housing policy? The war broke out a couple of years ago when the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) ramped up pressure on local governments to accommodate more housing construction, citing “decades of underproduction underscored…

In Little Saigon, politics can get personal. Case in point: Rose Bui, the wife of state Assembly candidate Ted Bui, has lodged a defamation complaint against Trust Media Network – a Vietnamese-language YouTube program hosted by activists Ky Ngo and Nam Quan Nguyen. The legal claim, filed May 3 in Orange County Superior Court, alleges…

The outdoor kitchen. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The primary bedroom. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The primary bathroom. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The gated courtyard entry. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The foyer. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The living room. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The dining room. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The kitchen. (Photo by Toby Ponnay)…

Over the past 20 years, I have been privileged to serve my local community as a small business owner, through the Parent Teachers Association, City Council, school board and as the first directly elected mayor of Costa Mesa. In March 2021, voters in my hometown and throughout Orange County elected me to the Board of…

When everyone predicted last month the Chicago White Sox would run away with the American League Central, general manager Rick Hahn voiced concern about the possibility of getting off to a “little rocky” start. “Just the nature of the offseason, the shortened spring, the steep schedule expectations early in the year were going to create…

PITTSBURGH — The Dead Ball Era lives. The Dodgers were held to four hits at PNC Park on Monday night, watching their best offensive efforts die in the gloves of Pirates outfielders in a 5-1 loss. The Dodgers narrowly avoided their first shutout loss of the season with a pinch-hit home run by Edwin Rios…

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Makenzie Butt, Fountain Valley, So., 1B: Butt hit two home runs in the fifth inning to lead the top-seeded Barons to an 11-2 triumph against Barstow in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs. Kylie Loertscher, El Toro, So., P: Loertscher…

In Little Saigon, politics can get personal. Case in point: Rose Bui, the wife of state Assembly candidate Ted Bui, has lodged a defamation complaint against Trust Media Network – a Vietnamese-language YouTube program hosted by activists Ky Ngo and Nam Quan Nguyen. The legal claim, filed May 3 in Orange County Superior Court, alleges…

PITTSBURGH — The Dead Ball Era lives. The Dodgers were held to four hits at PNC Park on Monday night, watching their best offensive efforts die in the gloves of Pirates outfielders in a 5-1 loss. The Dodgers narrowly avoided their first shutout loss of the season with a pinch-hit home run by Edwin Rios…

If there’s a difference between what Ryan Mountcastle showed at the beginning of the season to now, the obvious distinction is in the results. But at a more minute level, manager Brandon Hyde ignores those results, focusing on how anxious and jumpy the Orioles first baseman looked early on compared with the control he now…

The outdoor kitchen. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The primary bedroom. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The primary bathroom. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The gated courtyard entry. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The foyer. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The living room. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The dining room. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The kitchen. (Photo by Toby Ponnay)…

The Miami Dolphins are bringing a South Florida product back home and adding another tailback to a crowded running back room. The Dolphins are signing former New England Patriots running back Sony Michel, a former Broward County high school football standout at American Heritage, according to league sources. Michel will get a one year, $2.1…

The Women’s International Music Network (the WiMN) has announced the in-person return of the annual She Rocks Awards, which will celebrate its 10th year and a new location at The Ranch in Anaheim on June 2. Coinciding with the annual NAMM Show at the Anaheim Convention Center, the She Rocks Awards honors women in the…

The offense the Chicago Bears are beginning to install is based on versatility, and the team is seeking as many players as it can find who can master multiple tasks. That’s according to offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, who spoke with the media Sunday morning after the Bears wrapped up a three-day rookie minicamp at Halas…

A nail in his car tire saved Frank Schwindel from making an unnecessary trip to Iowa. Schwindel arrived at Wrigley Field on Sunday and began getting loose before the Chicago Cubs’ 7-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers when he received the news that he had been optioned to Triple A. The Cubs hoped the…

AUSTIN, Texas — Mark Delgado drilled a shot just inside the left post from 35 yards out in the 6th minute and Jonathan Bond made it stand up to lead the Galaxy to a 1-0 victory over Austin FC in MLS action on Sunday. The victory vaults the Galaxy (7-3-1) over Austin (6-3-2) and into…

The offense the Chicago Bears are beginning to install is based on versatility, and the team is seeking as many players as it can find who can master multiple tasks. That’s according to offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, who spoke with the media Sunday morning after the Bears wrapped up a three-day rookie minicamp at Halas…

AUSTIN, Texas — Mark Delgado drilled a shot just inside the left post from 35 yards out in the 6th minute and Jonathan Bond made it stand up to lead the Galaxy to a 1-0 victory over Austin FC in MLS action on Sunday. The victory vaults the Galaxy (7-3-1) over Austin (6-3-2) and into…

The outdoor kitchen. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The primary bedroom. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The primary bathroom. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The gated courtyard entry. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The foyer. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The living room. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The dining room. (Photo by Toby Ponnay) The kitchen. (Photo by Toby Ponnay)…