Housing affordability is becoming a major concern as home prices soar in California and across major metropolitan areas across the country. Some people are blaming real estate investment trusts (REITs) — major financial companies that buy up homes to rent. But the real culprit is local zoning regulations that artificially restrict the construction of new…
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Target will hold a grand opening next month for two small-format stores in Orange County — one in Costa Mesa and another in Huntington Beach. The 37,000-square-foot Costa Mesa store, at 289 E. 17th St., previously was a Ross Dress For Less department store, while the 34,000-square-foot Huntington Beach location at 19041 Beach Blvd. used…
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Celebrity chef Jet Tila is everywhere. His new cookbook, “101 Thai Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die,” just came out, and he’s making two appearances in Anaheim. He’ll present a chef’s demo at the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival on April 17 and he’s a headliner at the Illumination Foundation’s Chef’s…
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The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to trade nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos for a massive haul of draft picks and players, two people familiar with the negotiations confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the blockbuster trade, which is pending Wilson passing…
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Records continue to fall at gas pumps across Southern California, and that trend is expected to continue as long as crude prices climb, the AAA said Tuesday. Rising gas prices come as President Joe Biden has decided to ban Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia’s economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine. “We…
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The past three times the Miami Dolphins used the franchise or transition tag, the player they slapped it on ended up playing elsewhere that very same season. Pro Bowl receiver Jarvis Landry got traded to Cleveland when the Dolphins weren’t willing to give him the multi-year deal he deserved. Tight end Charles Clay and defensive…
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An Orange County court on Tuesday rejected the Angels motion to disqualify attorney Rusty Hardin’s firm from representing Tyler Skaggs’ widow in a wrongful death lawsuit. The Angels filed the motion on the basis that Hardin’s firm had briefly worked with an attorney who had previously spoken to the Angels about the case, thereby violating…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 281 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, March 8, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 541,463. There were 5,528 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Tuesday. There were 13 fewer patients testing positive for COVID-19 reported in Orange County…
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“Data Dump” puts the economic statistics in the news into a historical perspective. Buzz: Local gasoline prices broke another dollar barrier this week — and a decade-old record high — with the swiftest price surge since early 2015. Backdrop: Seeing gas station displays flashing $5-plus prices may add financial anxiety in this toasty inflationary age,…
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Steve Fryer’s list of outstanding baseball players last week, March 8: Darian Choi, Sunny Hills, Fr., P/SS: He struck out seven over five innings of pitching and had two hits with three RBIs for the Lancers in a 9-3 win over Buena Park in a Freeway League game. Chad Gurnea Pacifica, Jr., P: Gurnea shut…
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