Great Maple co-owner Amanda Ho grew up splitting her time between Laguna and Newport Beach. “My mom was a teacher in the Laguna Beach School District for about 25 years and my dad lived in Newport Beach,” she recalled. She attended boarding school in Claremont and graduated from Bryn Mawr. But Ho is quick to…
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Great Maple co-owners Amanda and Wing Joe Ho stand together admiring the black-and-white images of Pixar characters hanging on their restaurant’s walls. One picture is a contemplative Miguel from “Coco” perched next to his loyal pet dog, Dante. On another wall is Jessie the cowgirl from “Toy Story.” The pictures, which were originally slated for…
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By BECKY BOHRER and GENE JOHNSON (Associated Press) OSO, Wash. (AP) — Landslides occur around the world and have helped shape the Earth as we know it. They tend to garner little notice when they strike in remote, unpopulated areas, but they also have the potential to cause immense catastrophes. The landslide that destroyed a…
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Sixty years after its flagship Berkeley campus became the epicenter of a student free-speech movement, the University of California is once again at the center of debate over the cherished freedom of expression amid disputes at colleges around the country over the Israel-Hamas war. Related Articles California News | During the Israel-Hamas war, Jews will…
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The 17,600-space Eastside garage proposed by Disneyland would have a few hundred more parking spaces than the Mickey & Friends and Pixar Pals garages combined if the DisneylandForward project gets approved by the city of Anaheim. The massive Eastside parking structure would be one of the largest garages in the world — eclipsing the one-time…
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POMONA — Veteran Top Fuel drag racer Shawn Langdon made big gains two weekends ago in Gainesville, Fla. His victory at the Gatornationals, the opening event of 20 on this year’s National Hot Rod Association schedule, was Langdon’s first win on the circuit since 2020. Now the Mira Loma native is back in his home…
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The on-going salary negotiations between the Brea Olinda Unified School District and the Brea Olinda Teachers Association came to a screeching halt on Feb. 21. No salary agreement was reached. At least they agreed on one thing, which was to use a state-appointed mediator. The mediation will take place on March 28, at the district…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — When Barry Enright came to Angel Stadium last year as the Arizona Diamondbacks’ assistant pitching coach, he was surprised to see the scoreboard showed not only pitch velocity, but vertical and horizontal movement. Enright put that on the list of changes he planned after he was hired as the Angels’ pitching coach.…
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Anyone with kids knows the days are long but the years are short. Before you know it, the new school year will be here. Get prepared and start looking at schools now. We’ve put together a handy list of some of the best schools in Orange County to make your search easier. From age two…
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The Huntington Beach City Council this week further outlined how a community library board would review books for sexual content to be either removed from the children’s section or not purchased at all. The council, in October, ordered for the board to be created, which critics called a book-banning system. The planned 21-member board will…
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