By Manuela Tobias | CalMatters Tenant advocates, racial equity groups, YIMBYs and even some of their usual opponents wanted to see the bill pass. The cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles — which rarely see eye to eye on housing issues — as well as every Democrat on the Assembly Housing and Community Development…
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The Clippers were part of a four-team trade Thursday morning that will send Serge Ibaka to the reigning NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks, alleviating the logjam at center and offering the 13th-year veteran an opportunity to play for another title. In return, the Clippers will receive wing Rodney Hood and forward Semi Ojeleye, a couple of…
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Mike McDaniel was officially introduced as the Miami Dolphins’ 11th head coach, not counting interim coaches, on Thursday morning. Here are some quick highlights from the news conference: In McDaniel’s opening statements, he said the Dolphins’ job was a “dream position, a dream of mine. … I quickly realized that this was my dream job,…
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There are still nights, 42 years later, when Jack Youngblood wakes up and thinks about it. The memories are clear: It’s 1980, in the third quarter of Super Bowl XIV. The Los Angeles Rams are playing in the Rose Bowl, and they lead the Pittsburgh Steelers by two points. Youngblood, the Rams’ stalwart defensive end, is…
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The Jan. 25 meeting lasted until 11 p.m., when Brea’s planning commissioners recommended the Brea Plaza project proceed to the City Council for consideration. Council members will be asked to either approve or reject the changes needed to transform the 15.5-acre site from a commercial center to Mixed Use 1, allowing the addition of an…
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By Bernard J. Wolfson and Angela Hart and Samantha Young | Kaiser Health News Editor’s note: KHN is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has negotiated a secret deal to give Kaiser Permanente a special Medicaid contract that would allow the health care behemoth to expand its reach in California and largely…
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The Anaheim Public Library and its branches kick off the community-wide Anaheim Reads 2022 event with “The Best We Could Do” by Thi Bui, beginning Feb. 12. Community activities surrounding reading and the book will continue through March 18. Bui chronicles her family’s escape during the Vietnam War in 1976. Adult book discussions about the…
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Cincinnati’s skyline is seen on the banks of the Ohio River. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) It’s a classic Super Bowl script. The favored, big-city squad has one obstacle to football’s pinnacle prize — a franchise from a far smaller city back in the spotlight after a long string of losses. It’s also something of a…
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOSH BOAK CULPEPER, Virginia (AP) — Unable to tame inflation that has worsened sharply under his watch, President Joe Biden stressed Thursday that his administration’s policies would cut prescription drug prices and make life more affordable for families. He traveled to Culpeper, Virginia, on the heels of a dire inflation report…
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By COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee is investigating whether former President Donald Trump violated the Presidential Records Act, after boxes of presidential records were discovered at his Florida estate and a news report surfaced of him destroying documents while in office. Oversight committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney said in a statement Thursday that…
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