The on-going salary negotiations between the Brea Olinda Unified School District and the Brea Olinda Teachers Association came to a screeching halt on Feb. 21. No salary agreement was reached. At least they agreed on one thing, which was to use a state-appointed mediator. The mediation will take place on March 28, at the district…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — When Barry Enright came to Angel Stadium last year as the Arizona Diamondbacks’ assistant pitching coach, he was surprised to see the scoreboard showed not only pitch velocity, but vertical and horizontal movement. Enright put that on the list of changes he planned after he was hired as the Angels’ pitching coach.…
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Anyone with kids knows the days are long but the years are short. Before you know it, the new school year will be here. Get prepared and start looking at schools now. We’ve put together a handy list of some of the best schools in Orange County to make your search easier. From age two…
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The Huntington Beach City Council this week further outlined how a community library board would review books for sexual content to be either removed from the children’s section or not purchased at all. The council, in October, ordered for the board to be created, which critics called a book-banning system. The planned 21-member board will…
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The NCAA Tournament’s first round begins Thursday morning for men’s basketball teams. The only Los Angeles area school to qualify is Long Beach State, a winner of the Big West Tournament and a No. 15 seed, taking on No. 2 Arizona Thursday at 11 a.m. Here’s the schedule (with TV channels) and we’ll update with…
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As a student in the Art & Social Justice class at Cal State Fullerton, Jasmine Solei had the opportunity to visit the California Institute for Women in Chino, where she and other students led art workshops for incarcerated women. Taught by Mary Anna Pomonis, assistant professor in the Department of Visual Arts, the Art &…
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For more than four decades Outfest has been telling LGBTQ+ stories through the thousands of films screened during its annual Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival, which takes place over two weeks during the summer in various venues throughout the city. But the nonprofit went through a financial disaster last year that resulted in the…
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A new analysis on reaching California’s ambitious climate goals actually highlights the state’s numerous contradictions. For example, more housing construction is needed to reduce the homelessness and housing crises. But that means producing more concrete, a cause of greenhouse gasses. And the mandate for 100% zero-emission vehicles by 2035 means creating more electricity, despite the…
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Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in January from the previous month to the strongest pace in a year with homebuyers encouraged by a modest pullback in mortgage rates and more properties on the market. Existing home sales climbed 9.5% last month from January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.38 million, the…
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The little critters come in needing a helping hand — and now, the public can get a behind-the-scenes peek at how baby animals are cared for at the Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach. A new program called “Wildlife Wednesdays” happening each week allows people to see how babies and other wildlife in…
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