Welcome to The Compost, a weekly newsletter on key environmental news impacting Southern California. Subscribe now to get it in your inbox! In today’s edition… Since I started on this beat nearly two years ago, I’ve been lucky enough to share some inspiring stories about Southern California residents who’ve electrified their homes, turned their yards into native plant havens and even designed…
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Baseball no-hitters are rare events. Back-to-back no-hitters are even more so. Pacifica got back-to-back no-hitters in its games Friday and Tuesday. Three Mariners pitchers – in order of appearance, senior Ayden Valdez, junior Trent Kincade and junior Adam Louiso – combined for a no-hitter Friday in a 10-0 win over Valencia. Matthew Futami, a senior,…
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The Galaxy has a strong history in the U.S. Open Cup. The franchise is one of seven MLS clubs with multiple championships (2001 and 2005) and a pair of runner-up finishes (2002, 2006). “This is the one of the few trophies that you can win over the course of the year. It’s been an important…
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THE GAME: The Angels lost, 5-2, to the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon in Tempe, Ariz. The Angels did not have several of their regulars in the lineup, because they were set to play with the other part of the split-squad, on Wednesday night against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise. PITCHING REPORT: Left-hander…
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HOUSTON — Three boys, ages 11, 12 and 16, and dubbed the “Little Rascals,” have been arrested for robbing a bank in Houston, authorities confirmed Wednesday. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the youngsters are in custody and have been charged with robbery by threat. Gonzalez said that because of their ages, no additional information…
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By STEFANIE DAZIO, RONALD BLUM and BETH HARRIS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and close friend has been fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers following allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball star. Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara was let go from the team Wednesday following reports from The Los Angeles Times…
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LOS ANGELES — UCLA men’s basketball guard Dylan Andrews averaged 27.5 points per game in the Pac-12 Tournament, but was far from satisfied with how his sophomore season ended. “Job still not finished,” Andrews wrote on X the day after UCLA’s 68-66 loss to Oregon in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament. “See you next…
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Got an old mattress or a cumbersome entertainment cabinet that needs to go? Orange County residents can haul their bulky items to a free dump day from 8-11 a.m. Saturday, March 23 in Irvine. The event includes free shredding with households limited to four boxes each. Caltrans will be at the Jeffrey Road Park &…
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Kristen Doute survived the first eight seasons of Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules,” but apparently there comes a time in the life of every server, hostess or bartender at Lisa Vanderpump‘s SUR Restaurant & Lounge when the siren song of a slower life comes a-calling. “The concrete jungle, the hard-core city life, that’s for when you’re in…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Dan Albano’s Diamond Club outstanding softball players last week, March 11-16: Aleena Garcia, Whittier Christian, Sr., SS The UCLA-bound Garcia hit seven home runs in five games and earned MVP honors as the Heralds won their tournament. She hit three home runs in…
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