Month: June 2022

Couple of weeks ago, in this space, I commented on the superb SoCal housing-supply forensic work done by Josh Albrektson, MD of South Pasadena — radiologist by night, City Hall annoyer by day. The dashing doc was profiled in the excellent piece by staffer Jeff Collins about how many of our no doubt mostly beloved,…

A couple of weeks ago, former President George W. Bush accidentally told the truth about the Iraq war. Bush was the first president I ever hated, and the Iraq war ingrained in me a long-lasting (and  ongoing) hostility toward government and every member of Congress who voted for the war, so, this “gaffe” is of…

  Inflation is boosting government revenue at your expense. The Congressional Budget Office has released its latest budget and economic outlook, revealing that individual income tax collections for the fiscal year ending September 30, measured as a percentage of gross domestic product, are projected to be the highest in the history of the U.S income…

MELBOURNE, Australia — American Devin Haney made it official — and unanimous — on Sunday. He’s the undisputed world lightweight boxing champion. Haney retained his WBC lightweight title and added three more from the weight class after his unanimous points decision over Australian George Kambosos. The 23-year-old Haney won three of the first four rounds…

Couple of weeks ago, in this space, I commented on the superb SoCal housing-supply forensic work done by Josh Albrektson, MD of South Pasadena — radiologist by night, City Hall annoyer by day. The dashing doc was profiled in the excellent piece by staffer Jeff Collins about how many of our no doubt mostly beloved,…

LOS ANGELES – From the ashes of the Dodgers’ three-game sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates, there has risen … smoke. “So two days ago, we beat the Mets and we come in (to the clubhouse) – the lights are off, the disco ball is going and the smoke machine is on,” Dodgers…

PARIS — Iga Swiatek is unbeaten since February and sure looks unbeatable at the moment, now a two-time champion at the French Open. Coco Gauff, appearing in her first Grand Slam final at just 18, never stood much of a chance, like most opponents against Swiatek lately. The top-ranked Swiatek beat Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in…

LOS ANGELES — Pete Alonso gave Dodger fans a sneak peek of what he’ll be doing here in just over a month, when he’ll enter Chavez Ravine as the defending Home Run Derby champion. The Mets slugger hit a pair of powerful home runs, the first a two-run shot and the second a three-run dinger,…

Caleb Kilian’s much-anticipated start Saturday night at Wrigley Field rekindled memories of similar Chicago Cubs debuts, from Jeff Pico to Kyle Hendricks. You never know whether a Cubs pitcher’s first start is the harbinger of things to come or just a cameo appearance in a career soon to be forgotten. Before a 6-1 win over…

The UCLA baseball team entered Saturday needing four consecutive wins to advance out of the Auburn Regional of the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins easily cut the task to three with a 16-2 blowout of Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday. No. 2 seed UCLA (39-23) still has a tough road ahead to make it out of the…

The torches and pitchforks are out in Anaheim. The mayor has resigned.  The city council is in disarray.  But that’s just the headlines over news that the city has been the plaything of major corporations, government unions and consultants. Buried in sometimes obscure city documents is evidence of deeper rot, the effects, you might say,…

  Inflation is boosting government revenue at your expense. The Congressional Budget Office has released its latest budget and economic outlook, revealing that individual income tax collections for the fiscal year ending September 30, measured as a percentage of gross domestic product, are projected to be the highest in the history of the U.S income…

The UCLA baseball team entered Saturday needing four consecutive wins to advance out of the Auburn Regional of the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins easily cut the task to three with a 16-2 blowout of Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday. No. 2 seed UCLA (39-23) still has a tough road ahead to make it out of the…

LOS ANGELES – From the ashes of the Dodgers’ three-game sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates, there has risen … smoke. “So two days ago, we beat the Mets and we come in (to the clubhouse) – the lights are off, the disco ball is going and the smoke machine is on,” Dodgers…

PARIS — Iga Swiatek is unbeaten since February and sure looks unbeatable at the moment, now a two-time champion at the French Open. Coco Gauff, appearing in her first Grand Slam final at just 18, never stood much of a chance, like most opponents against Swiatek lately. The top-ranked Swiatek beat Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in…

Caleb Kilian’s much-anticipated start Saturday night at Wrigley Field rekindled memories of similar Chicago Cubs debuts, from Jeff Pico to Kyle Hendricks. You never know whether a Cubs pitcher’s first start is the harbinger of things to come or just a cameo appearance in a career soon to be forgotten. Before a 6-1 win over…

Orange County firefighters were battling a multi-alarm fire at a commercial building in Buena Park on Saturday night, June 4, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the 7600 block of Ninth Street, near Beach Boulevard, just before 8:10 p.m., Orange County Fire Authority spokesman Capt. Thanh Nguyen said. Buena Park – Firefighters are on scene…

PHILADELPHIA — On the day the Angels losing streak reached double-digits, Joe Maddon was asked another version of the same question he’s been asked just about every day this week. At what point does he need to call a meeting or somehow express his anger at what’s happened? “Who should I be angry at?” Maddon…

LOS ANGELES — Nothing like encouraging Jacob deGrom news to quell the disappointment of the Mets’ start to their Dodgers series. DeGrom threw a bullpen session on Saturday at Citi Field, said general manager Billy Eppler. It was the first time the Mets ace got back on a mound since he learned in late March…

The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for races on Sunday June 5, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get the…