Down in the trenches of California’s seemingly perpetual clashes over housing, warring factions are employing two decades-old state laws as weapons. One is the famous — or infamous — California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), signed by then-Gov. Ronald Reagan in 1970, that requires authorities to determine whether proposed developments have environmental impacts that must be…
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The Orioles’ series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays was postponed Wednesday night after a thunderstorm began about an hour before first pitch and showed little signs of letting up at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The game has been rescheduled to Sept. 5 as part of a traditional single-admission doubleheader that will begin at…
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Lenyn Sosa expected a fastball. But when Kansas City Royals starter Jonathan Heasley threw him a curveball on a 1-1 pitch in the third inning Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium, Sosa quickly reacted. The result: a 428-foot home run, the first of his major-league career. The Chicago White Sox recalled the infielder from Triple-A Charlotte on…
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A Santa Ana man was convicted Wednesday, Aug. 10, of killing an escort in a Newport Beach office building in late 2015. Nain Isaac Nieto Hernandez, 36, was convicted of second-degree murder in the Dec. 18, 2015, killing of 23-year-old Sarai Alcaraz of Long Beach at 5030 Campus Drive. He is scheduled to be sentenced…
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OAKLAND — Three months later, the Angels swept a series again. The Angels beat the Oakland A’s, 5-4, in 12 innings on Wednesday afternoon to complete their first series sweep since taking a four-game set from the Cleveland Guardians in April. Magneuris Sierra drove in both of the Angels’ runs in extra innings, with a…
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This weekend, Anaheim city workers will begin putting LED bulbs on streetlights in the neighborhood around Edison Elementary School. On Monday, a city-sponsored crew will clean up trash and touch up the paint at nearby Edison Park. These are the kinds of improvements residents of the surrounding streets have been asking for — and some…
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SEATTLE — Nestor Cortes was nasty and Aaron Judge crushed a home run. Still, that familiar formula that led to so much Yankees success earlier in the season just wasn’t enough on Wednesday. The Mariners rallied in the seventh and beat the Yankees 4-3 in the series finale at T-Mobile Park. It was the second…
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The inaugural Field of Dreams game between the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees one year ago turned into an instant classic. The TV presentation, the sight of “Field of Dreams” star Kevin Costner leading the players through the cornfield to the ballpark in Dyersville, Iowa, the sounds of crickets chirping and the game…
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By Steve Peoples | Associated Press NEW YORK — For much of the year, small cracks in Donald Trump’s political support have been growing. Dissatisfied Republican primary voters began to consider new presidential prospects. GOP donors grappled with damaging revelations uncovered by the Jan. 6 committee. S everal party leaders pondered challenging Trump for the…
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SEATTLE — Tuesday night’s 13-inning loss to the Mariners left the Yankees little time to catch up on what went on around the league, but they knew Wednesday morning they had lost their advantage in the American League. With their sixth loss in the last seven games, the Bombers and Astros have identical records and…
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