With the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, coupled with the extensive logistics sector in the Inland Empire, Southern California is a major hub of getting goods around. So what does a majority of the California Assembly want to do so? Make it harder and costlier for goods to get around. Asm. Eloise…
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The arrival of June means two things for the Chicago Cubs. It’s two months until the trade deadline — and four months until the end of the season. But despite a 20-29 record and the fact they trail the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers by 11 games entering the month, the Cubs haven’t reverted to lovable loser…
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Thirty-five years after the first visitors splashed down a water slide at Wild Rivers in Irvine, the countdown is on for the popular water park that closed in 2011 to open anew — and just in time for summer. The park has set June 20 as opening day, but there are a host of to-dos…
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It was back to a marathon for the Miami Heat, 106 games when counting preseason, regular season and postseason. There were the high-water marks of pushing past the Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers in the playoffs, and the low ebbs of four losses of 20 or more during the regular season and then the final…
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The California treasurer is one of the state’s most important positions given that this elected official serves as the state’s top asset manager and financier. The treasurer needs not only the requisite investment experience, but a reputation for probity and an unparalleled commitment to transparency. Yet none of the treasurer candidates on the June…
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Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa was taught to divide a season into thirds. “April/May, June/July, August/September,” he said Saturday. “You like to survive (early), at least hang in there, which we have.” The Sox are 23-24 after dropping Tuesday’s series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 at Rogers Centre. After going 8-12…
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The Orlando Magic, owners of the Nos. 1, 32 and 35 picks in the NBA draft, will have multiple chances to add to their roster on June 23. After kicking off a rebuild in March 2021, the Magic already have significant young talent. Orlando has nine players who were drafted in the first round since…
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Two months into the Orioles’ 2022 season, Camden Yards’ new left field wall is still garnering plenty of attention. It’s been that way since January. First, because the changes were first reported amid a lengthy lockout that made the offseason devoid of typical baseball transactions. Then, because the season actually started and people finally got…
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Q: If the Heat make 30 percent of their open 3-pointers and 80 percent of their free throws, they win Game 7. They didn’t and lost a heartbreaker. As a life-long South Florida sports fan (I’m in my 50s), I know how South Florida fans will overreact and want to start from scratch. But I…
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ANAHEIM – Myles Johnson of Katella was a three-way star for the North team on Tuesday in the Orange County All-Star Baseball Game. Johnson doubled, walked and scored the game’s first two runs, made two sharp plays at third base and struck out two in a scoreless inning of relief pitching as the North defeated…
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