Thousands of acres of the Angeles National Forest that have been off-limits since the 2020 Bobcat Fire are scheduled to reopen today. The fire burned about 115,000 acres, but it led to the closure of 143,000 acres within the national forest for a combination of public safety and natural-resources restoration efforts. About 60% of that…
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Stressed by high temperatures and a record run of dry weather over the last three months, the Sierra Nevada snowpack, the source of 30% of the state’s water supply, has hit one of its lowest levels for the end of winter in generations. With state water officials scheduled to conduct a snow survey Friday near…
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Q. I retired a couple of years ago and only drive my ’06 CTS about twice a month. When I took the car in for the smog test, it failed. The reason was the vehicle was “not ready.” I was in disbelief. The smog man said to drive it 200 miles on the freeway and…
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Bam Adebayo enjoyed the phrasing, so he decided to adopt it. “Hopefully positive thoughts, but negative tests,” the Miami Heat center said of both short-term and ongoing concerns when it comes COVID and the emerging Omicron BA.2 variant. Two seasons ago, when the Heat advanced within two games of the 2020 NBA title, the playoffs…
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1. Bringing a birdbath or other source of water into the garden is most helpful in attracting birds, bees, and beneficial insects. The question then arises regarding mosquitoes utilizing your aqueous reservoir for breeding purposes. This problem is solved with Mosquito Dunks. These are disks that contain bacteria that, as the disk dissolves, infect and…
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The 64th Annual Grammy Awards is finally happening on April 3 with a live audience and performances. It was originally scheduled to take place at Crypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center) in Los Angeles on Jan. 31, but it was postponed due to a surge in local COVID-19 cases. Shortly after, it was announced that the…
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California’s proposed ban on the sale of filtered cigarettes, which was heard by the State Assembly Health Committee on March 29, would be a terrible mistake. I support reasonable efforts to remove litter from California’s streets, parks, and beaches, but Assembly Bill 1690 simply goes too far. This bill will not stop cigarette litter, but it will…
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“What will you do to build public confidence in Orange County’s justice system?” That’s what our editorial board asked of the candidates for Orange County district attorney. Here are their responses. Todd Spitzer: “I will continue to implement common sense reforms to fix the mess left by my predecessor and to make our criminal justice…
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In mid-January, Ravens coach John Harbaugh held a four-hour meeting with his sports performance staff. The team was coming off maybe the most injury-marred year in recent NFL history, sabotaging a season with Super Bowl ambitions. Everything was up for review. “From practice schedules, from training camp schedules, from [organized team activities], from how we…
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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients, part of an election-year push by Democrats for price curbs on prescription drugs at a time of rising inflation. Experts say the legislation, which passed 232-193 Thursday, would provide significant relief for…
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