With gas prices in California up well over $6 a gallon again, inflation is even more on everyone’s mind than ever. That’s shown in a Twitter duel between President Biden and Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and currently third-richest person in the world, at $136 billion. “You want to bring down inflation?” the president…
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By rejecting the plan for a desalination plant in Orange County last week, the California Coastal Commission surrendered to environmental interests fundamentally committed to a world of restrictions rather than abundance. Rather than embrace innovation and technology, the commission has chosen to place the interests of a few activists over the interests of Californians.…
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By Brendan Case | Bloomberg Target Corp. is on pace for its worst stock drop since 1987’s Black Monday crash after becoming the second big retailer in two days to trim its profit forecast. A surge in costs during the first quarter shows little sign of easing, said Chief Executive Officer Brian Cornell. Operating profit…
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Two all-Orange County baseball championship games will be played back-to-back Saturday at Cal State Fullerton’s Goodwin Field. The CIF Southern Section Division 6 championship game, Estancia vs. Anaheim, is on Saturday at 10 a.m. The Division 4 final, Fullerton vs. Tesoro, is Saturday at 1 p.m. JSerra plays Oaks Christian in the Division 1 final…
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Southern California’s housing market remains overheated, with home prices hitting all-time highs despite soaring inflation and rising mortgage rates. With price and mortgage hikes pushing many would-be buyers to the sidelines, sales are sagging. Yet, buyer demand continues to outpace the supply of homes for sale. “There’s so little supply and so much demand, we’re still getting…
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The truly astonishing tax revenue numbers cited by Gov. Gavin Newsom last week as he unveiled a revised state budget bring to mind an old adage: “The bigger they are, the harder they fall.” So much money is pouring into state coffers from personal and corporate income taxes and sales taxes that Newsom said the…
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In the summer of ‘72, “The Godfather” made moviegoers an offer they couldn’t refuse. It was a summer when the Rolling Stones returned to the United States for the first time since 1969, on a legendary tour behind the album “Exile On Main St.” It was a summer when the TV western “Bonanza” was still…
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BALTIMORE — Michael King is in a tough spot. He’s become one of the best multi-inning relievers in the game this season. The Yankees have leaned on him in big spots already this season. Tuesday night he was simply dominant again holding off the Orioles hitters in the Yankees 5-4 win at Camden Yards. In…
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For four days before the start of these Eastern Conference finals, left with little else to discuss during yet another extended postseason break, coach Erik Spoelstra and his Miami Heat players spoke of the impending need to make the hustle plays, be first to the ball, impose will, take care of the small stuff in…
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WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s support was enough to elevate his Senate candidate to victory in North Carolina on Tuesday, while his pick in Pennsylvania remained in a tough fight in that state’s Senate primary. In a key race, a Republican congressman’s bad behavior finally caught up with him. And in the Pennsylvania governor’s…
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