You can stop telling Mookie Betts to eat a steak. When Betts put up sub-par numbers (by his standards) during an injury-riddled 2021 season and got off to a slow start this season, fans went back to his Instagram posts last April and made a connection. Betts’ vegan diet was sapping his baseball skills. “You…
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Long before the pandemic, California’s public education system faced deep and persistent problems. Most students failed to meet the state’s standards in math, English language arts and science. California consistently ranked near the bottom of national standardized tests. And troubling achievement gaps meant low-income Black and Latino students in particular were left behind. Then the…
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Whoever wins the Orange County Board of Supervisors seat in the newly drawn District 2 on June 7 will have a historic opportunity to represent the county’s first Latino majority voting district. Five candidates, all with prior experience in elected office, are running for the seat that covers Santa Ana and parts of Anaheim, Garden…
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After two years of shuttered gyms and limited indoor access, James Innocenti, a Planet Fitness franchise owner, is back in expansion mode. Innocenti is celebrating the debut of his 12th Orange County fitness center Tuesday, May 3 in Lake Forest. During the pandemic, Innocenti closed all of his Planet Fitness gyms in an effort to…
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Kathy Boudin, a former Weather Underground radical who served more than two decades behind bars for her role in a fatal 1981 armored truck robbery and spent the latter part of her life helping people who had been imprisoned, has died at age 78, according to her family. Boudin, who lived in New York City,…
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UCF defensive tackle Kalia Davis, who was selected in the sixth round of the NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers this past weekend, isn’t the only member of Gus Malzahn’s 2022 squad headed to the pros. Following the completion of the three-day event, four Knights signed with NFL teams as undrafted free agents: wide…
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The LA County Fair is opening this weekend at the Fairplex in Pomona with a lineup of wild and wacky foods for sale, everything from a Kool Aid-flavored chicken sandwich to a Cheetos soft drink. This is the first time the fair is taking place in May. It has traditionally taken place in September, after two…
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After a trade that went from bad to worse following his second-career PED suspension, the Robinson Cano era in Flushing has come to an end. The Mets designated Cano for assignment before Monday’s noon deadline to bring their roster down to 26 men. The Mets also optioned right-hander Yoan Lopez to Triple-A Syracuse. Cano is…
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The playoffs opened with Gabe Vincent earning the Trae Young seal of approval. “He’s a smart player,” Young said after Vincent and the Miami Heat ousted his Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the NBA playoffs. “It’s more about his cerebral ability, I can just tell, playing against him.” Long before that, Vincent had…
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Chipotle Mexican Grill will begin testing a new beef recipe Tuesday, May 3, at nine locations Orange County, the Newport Beach-based chain announced Monday. Garlic Guajillo Steak is made with guajillo peppers and garlic and grilled on the plancha, according to a news release. Locations include: 927 S. Euclid Street, Suite B, Anaheim 2002 E.…
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