There are so many appalling elements surrounding the city of Anaheim’s effort to sell its prime public property — Angel Stadium and surrounding acreage — to a development company controlled by the Los Angeles baseball team’s owner, Arte Moreno. Even before the federal government’s high-profile corruption investigation and Mayor Harry Sidhu’s subsequent resignation, the deal…
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CARSON — Blazing red flares ignited in the stands occupied by Los Angeles Football Club’s 3252 supporters late in Wednesday night’s U.S. Open Cup match at Dignity Health Sports Park as their team, in the biggest match of the year so far, went down in flames. To the Galaxy. Again. From the opening whistle through…
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Q: Ira, Jimmy Butler went into last year’s playoff saying he was “stupidly locked in” and then was awful aginst the Bucks. Now he can’t do anything. What happened to bubble Jimmy? – Andy. A: OK, this is taking recency bias to the extreme. What about Jimmy Butler against the Hawks in the first round?…
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As communities in California continue to deteriorate due to crime, homelessness and failed leadership, the residents of Orange County have something to be very grateful for. Orange County remains the safest major county in California and homelessness has been reduced by 16.65% since I became district attorney three years ago. That includes a significant reduction…
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The Chicago Bears are in Week 2 of organized team activities, and as with any team in the early stages of a rebuild, questions abound at many positions. Brad Biggs’ weekly Bears mailbag covers the running backs, secondary and offensive line — and starts by asking where the biggest holes are. Now that the draft…
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Sick of high taxes and progressive policies, more than 367,000 people abandoned the Golden State in 2021. But, it’s not the only case of a mass exodus from California’s extremist progressive policies. In the past year, 110,283 students left the California public school system. It follows a decline in the 2020-21 school year of approximately…
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A day after Adley Rutschman’s debut brought an electricity to Camden Yards, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said it reminded him of the energy he saw at Wrigley Field as an assistant coach when the Chicago Cubs first called up eventual Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player Kris Bryant. It wasn’t the first time…
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Many people on the right fear “woke capitalism” and the idea that corporate executives will bend to pressure to advance a vision of the world that replaces their values with progressive ones. To those who are worried, I say, be grateful for the profit motive. To the progressives pushing for such practices, I say, be…
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Don’t ask. No, really, don’t ask how the Miami Heat can get Game 6 on Friday night to extend the Eastern Conference finals. Denial isn’t a game plan. Hope isn’t a strategy. We just heard the Florida Panthers say on the way to their three-goals-in-four-games exit, “We’re getting our shots.” Now Miami Heat coach Erik…
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Galaxy forward Raheem Edwards, right, pushes off LAFC forward Carlos Vela during the first half of their U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 match on Wednesday night at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer) LAFC midfielder José Cifuentes, center, kicks the ball as Galaxy midfielder Rayan Raveloson defends…
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