As leisure and business travel continues to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, Newport Beach-based Twenty Four Seven Hotels has expanded it operations with the opening of a 108-room Hampton Inn & Suites hotel in Rancho Cucamonga. The debut boosts the hospitality management company’s portfolio to 26 hotels, 17 of which are in California. All told,…
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All budgets are about priorities, including school district budgets. Occasionally, California voters disagree with budget priorities strongly enough to put a measure on the ballot that engages in what politicians ruefully call “ballot-box budgeting.” On Nov. 8, voters in California will have the opportunity to increase spending on arts and music education in K-12 public…
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The top players and season outlook for all six teams in the Freeway League: FREEWAY LEAGUE BUENA PARK Top players: Danny Washington, RB/LB, Jr.; Jayden Costa, DB/WR, Sr.; Jadin Saxton, WR/DB, Sr.; Azim Muhammad, RB, Sr.; Eduardo Nieto, OL/DL, Sr. What to expect: Buena Park has the longest losing streak in the county at 22…
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A major rodent infestation of a Disneyland shop left vermin droppings in a sales area and forced the closure of a food facility at the Anaheim theme park that Walt Disney once famously said “all started with a mouse.” The Environmental Health Division of the Orange County Health Care Agency closed a Disneyland retail location…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The top players and season outlook for all six teams in the Sunset League: SUNSET LEAGUE Warren’s Devan Stamps is tackled by Corona del Mar’s Mason Kubichek during the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs in Downey on Friday, November 5, 2021. (Photo by Drew…
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As a Palm Springs native, Tyler McLean has grown alongside a city that continues to evolve as a popular travel destination. While the city embraced the hospitality and travel industries, McLean, co-founder and producer of the EDM Splash House festival, saw an opportunity to embed the resort atmosphere — with custom pools and posh hotel amenities…
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There is nobody quite like Chris Bassitt. The best word to describe the Mets’ right-handed pitcher might be goofy. Aside from being another unshakable workhorse in the rotation, the other main thing Bassitt has brought to the Mets’ clubhouse is an air of self-assurance. Bassitt is extremely comfortable in his own skin, which leads to…
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When Gov. Gavin Newsom shut down much of the state’s economy 2 1/2 years ago to slow the spread of COVID-19, more than 2 million workers suddenly lost their jobs. Logic and compassion should have made easing the economic blow to those workers and their families a top priority. Unfortunately, however, it fell to the…
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Beer and cider lovers can take a sip on the wild side as Brew at the L.A. Zoo returns Aug. 12, following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 10th annual event may even turn a few guests into animal experts as it includes talks and Q&A sessions with animal keepers. “This is…
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“Mailbag” gives insight into the comments I get from my readers — good, bad, or in-between — and my thoughts about their feedback. I’ve been a business journalist far too long, so excuse my cranky old-guy thinking, but I know the economy is at a major turning point when the media becomes the assumed problem.…
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