The following communities permit the sale and use of state-approved fireworks in celebration of the Fourth of July: Los Angeles County Alhambra Artesia Azusa Baldwin Park Bellflower Carson Commerce Compton Cudahy Downey El Monte Gardena Hawaiian Gardens Hawthorne Huntington Park Industry Inglewood Irwindale La Mirada La Puente Lakewood Lawndale Lynwood Maywood Montebello Monterey Park Norwalk…
Day: June 21, 2022
Buying fireworks for Fourth of July? Better bring more Benjamins
Celebrating the red, white and blue will take a lot more green this Fourth of July. The same inflated costs of that have consumers paying more for, well, pretty much everything these days, could make honoring our nation’s 246th birthday with fireworks a little less Yankee doodle dandy. “There will be increases due to the…
Ravens sign veteran OLB Steven Means after minicamp tryout
The Ravens have signed veteran outside linebacker Steven Means, the team announced Friday. Means, 31, played well in his tryout at the team’s mandatory minicamp this week. Because of injuries, the Ravens ended minicamp Thursday with Daelin Hayes and Vince Biegel earning the most repetitions among veterans at the position. Jaylon Ferguson and David Ojabo…
Mike Preston: To make a deep postseason run, Ravens need significant contributions from some young players | COMMENTARY
If the Ravens are to go deep into the postseason in 2022, they will need some young players to make major impacts. Some call it having a “breakout” or “breakthrough” season, but it’s not worth squabbling over terms. These young players will have to make significant contributions more than ever before in their brief NFL…
Omar Kelly: Ten reasons Dolphins should be playoff-bound in 2022
The Miami Dolphins have qualified for the playoffs twice this decade and own the NFL’s second longest drought when it comes to producing a playoff win. The Dolphins haven’t done that since 2001, and that 21-year shutout is only exceeded by the Detroit Lions’ 30-year drought. But this could be the year the forever rebuilding-reloading-retooling…
Calls overwhelm California’s disability benefits call centers
By Grace Gedye | CalMatters Christina Cedillo has a sticky note on her computer, reminding her what buttons to press when she calls California’s employment department with questions about disability benefits. But at this point, she doesn’t need it. After calling hundreds of times, she can recite the whole phone tree from memory. Cedillo, who…
Ravens sign veteran OLB Steven Means after minicamp tryout
The Ravens have signed veteran outside linebacker Steven Means, the team announced Friday. Means, 31, played well in his tryout at the team’s mandatory minicamp this week. Because of injuries, the Ravens ended minicamp Thursday with Daelin Hayes and Vince Biegel earning the most repetitions among veterans at the position. Jaylon Ferguson and David Ojabo…
Before Adley Rutschman became the Orioles’ top prospect, he was kicking for Oregon State — and tackling a future NFL star
At the bottom of the pile, Christian McCaffrey felt he had to ask to confirm his suspicions. Then one of the best returners in college football for Stanford, McCaffrey wasn’t used to being dragged down — let alone by whom he now feared. “Did I just get tackled by the kicker?” McCaffrey asked at the…
Heat’s summer schedule in Las Vegas features familiar playoff feel
The Miami Heat never made it west when it came to the 2022 NBA playoffs, but now have a robust western swing when it comes to summer league. With the NBA on Monday releasing the schedule for the Las Vegas Summer League, the Heat have definitive dates and times for six of their eight summer-league…
Why the Chicago Cubs chose to option right-hander Adrian Sampson to Triple A after a stellar outing
Right-hander Adrian Sampson did everything in his control to stick on the Chicago Cubs roster. Sampson impressed Sunday, shutting down the Atlanta Braves over 4⅔ innings of relief with five strikeouts, no walks and only one batter reaching base. But when the Cubs needed to remove one pitcher from their active roster by Monday’s deadline…
Gerritt Cole takes no-hitter into eighth inning, Yankees rally for 4-2 win against Rays
ST. PETERSBURG — Gerrit Cole had his no-hit bid broken up in the eighth, and Clay Holmes finally surrendered a run. It didn’t matter. After watching their bullpen blow a lead for the second straight day, the Yankees simply rallied in the top of the ninth for a 4-2 win over the Rays at Tropicana…
Mike Preston: Ravens’ 2022 season is filled with ‘what-ifs,’ but that’s what makes it interesting | COMMENTARY
The Ravens have made improvements heading into the 2022 season, but not enough to make a deep run in the playoffs. Well, not yet anyway. A lot of the same problems that have plagued this team in recent years still exist, such as an inconsistent pass rush, the lack of a sophisticated passing game, the…
Will California make up for UC Riverside being less popular with out-of-state students?
By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters Despite enrolling more low-income undergraduate students than any other University of California campus last year, UC Riverside is also the least-funded UC campus. UC Riverside gets $8,600 in state support for instruction of each student, well below the systemwide average of around $10,000. Fewer out-of-state students — who pay about…
Will California make up for UC Riverside being less popular with out-of-state students?
By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters Despite enrolling more low-income undergraduate students than any other University of California campus last year, UC Riverside is also the least-funded UC campus. UC Riverside gets $8,600 in state support for instruction of each student, well below the systemwide average of around $10,000. Fewer out-of-state students — who pay about…
Calls overwhelm California’s disability benefits call centers
By Grace Gedye | CalMatters Christina Cedillo has a sticky note on her computer, reminding her what buttons to press when she calls California’s employment department with questions about disability benefits. But at this point, she doesn’t need it. After calling hundreds of times, she can recite the whole phone tree from memory. Cedillo, who…
Why the Chicago Cubs chose to option right-hander Adrian Sampson to Triple A after a stellar outing
Right-hander Adrian Sampson did everything in his control to stick on the Chicago Cubs roster. Sampson impressed Sunday, shutting down the Atlanta Braves over 4⅔ innings of relief with five strikeouts, no walks and only one batter reaching base. But when the Cubs needed to remove one pitcher from their active roster by Monday’s deadline…
Gerritt Cole takes no-hitter into eighth inning, Yankees rally for 4-2 win against Rays
ST. PETERSBURG — Gerrit Cole had his no-hit bid broken up in the eighth, and Clay Holmes finally surrendered a run. It didn’t matter. After watching their bullpen blow a lead for the second straight day, the Yankees simply rallied in the top of the ninth for a 4-2 win over the Rays at Tropicana…
Heat’s summer schedule in Las Vegas features familiar playoff feel
The Miami Heat never made it west when it came to the 2022 NBA playoffs, but now have a robust western swing when it comes to summer league. With the NBA on Monday releasing the schedule for the Las Vegas Summer League, the Heat have definitive dates and times for six of their eight summer-league…
Bikes for kids, kids on TV … Bravo!
Garden Grove Elks donate bikes for kids Students and staff watch a BMX bike show at Evans Elementary School in Garden Grove.(Photo courtesy of Garden Grove Elks) Garden Grove Elks donated four bicycles to students at Evans Elementary School. The kids earned raffle tickets for a chance to win a bike. The Garden Grove Police…
Tim Anderson is ‘excited to be back’ from the injured list for the Chicago White Sox, but Yoán Moncada heads to the IL
Monday marked another edition of “Good news, not-so-good news” for the Chicago White Sox. The team reinstated All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson from the injured list, and he was in the starting lineup for a series-opening 8-7 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays at Guaranteed Rate Field. But in the corresponding move, the Sox placed starting…
