After COVID-19 vaccines became widely available last year, federal, state and local leaders were tripping over themselves to show their tough-on-the-virus bona fides by mandating the shots for the workplace, the classroom, the bar and the ballgame. Now, vaccine passports are being put on the shelf and many mandates dialed back, with delayed implementation and…
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HOLLYWOOD — A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be unveiled Monday honoring “Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk for a career in which he has received 16 Emmy nominations as a producer, writer, actor and lyricist. David Cross and “Better Call Saul” castmate Rhea Seehorn are set to join Odenkirk in speaking…
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The 57th annual Congressional Cup, a prestigious five-day sailing competition dubbed the “granddaddy” of modern match racing, will make its return to the waters off Long Beach this week. The Congressional Cup, hosted by the Long Beach Yacht Club, continues a busy sporting April for the city. It will take place about a week-and-a-half after…
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The California Department of Education just reported that enrollment in K-12 public schools dropped by more than 110,000 students in the 2021–22 school year. This puts “total public school enrollment in California below 6 million for the first time since 1999-2000,” according to EdSource, which also noted much of the decrease came in Southern California. “Three…
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One of the less predictable House races in Orange County is happening in the 49th District, where five Republicans and one Democrat are challenging two-term Democratic incumbent Mike Levin. Levin is widely expected to advance out of the June 7 primary in a district that covers coastal portions of south Orange County and north San…
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California State Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen and Huntington Beach Councilwoman Kim Carr share many beliefs. They both support a ban on offshore drilling. Both think access to voting should be easy. They both want to suspend California’s gas tax, at least temporarily, due to the current high prices.They’re also both on board with California’s climate change…
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A radio show about guns? In Southern California? And Los Angeles, no less? Yep, it’s “The Gunslinger Hour” and has been heard on KABC (790 AM) Saturdays at 8 a.m. Effective immediately, the show is transitioning to KRLA (870 AM) Sundays at 8 p.m. Currently, the program, which started in 2019, is airing separate editions…
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The loudest secret in the NFL is the Jets want to add receiver help for Zach Wilson. The league has shown the best way to maximize a young QB’s development is surround him with a plethora of weapons. It’s quarterback development 101. The only question is how, exactly, the Jets go about getting theirs. One…
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BALTIMORE — Jose Trevino was one of the first players in the clubhouse Sunday morning. The catcher’s first stop was not to the food room or the video room; he wandered over to the corner of the visiting clubhouse in Camden Yards where the pitchers’ lockers were clustered. Just a few were there, but he…
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The Philadelphia Eagles traded over the Giants to take Alabama wideout DeVonta Smith in the first round of last year’s NFL Draft. The Dallas Cowboys helped the Eagles do it in an unusual gang-up on a common NFC East foe, then snagged Micah Parsons when the Giants passed and traded out, instead. Eagles GM Howie…
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