A House Judiciary subcommittee met Thursday to discuss fires in California and whether the state’s forest and land management practices — or other policies — have resulted in wildfires that could have been prevented or better contained over the years. The Feb. 6 hearing from the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform…
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LOS ANGELES — The sun would crest over the desert hills in Las Cruces, its beating rays inescapable to most marooned in New Mexico. But Rashaun Agee kept his room black. He had shut the light out. He shut it all out. He would FaceTime his uncle Delroy Folkes those few years ago, from his…
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Q. My tomato plant still has a lot of tomatoes on it, even though most of the vines were killed by frost. Would these be safe to can? Once tomatoes have been exposed to frost, their acid content drops considerably. You may have noticed that these late tomatoes are not as flavorful as mid-summer tomatoes,…
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By BRIAN SLODYSKO, ERIC TUCKER and ALAN SUDERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, holds more than $1 million of stock in a fashion company founded in China. He established a nonprofit that spent big on promotion but little on its mission. And he advised a…
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An American president doesn’t get to campaign on a platform of non-intervention in foreign affairs and a pulling back of our military forces overseas and then suddenly float an idea about a massive deployment of U.S. troops — in Gaza, of all places — and then expect a pass from the American people and the…
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The e-commerce services company Products Go paid $18.1 million for a 55,362-square-feet industrial building in Buena Park, according to CBRE. The building at 8401 Page St. sits on nearly 3 acres near the 5 and the 91 freeways. CBRE represented the seller, which it did not identify, in the transaction. PropertyShark records show the owner…
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New California law, under Civil Code Section 5551, required a visual inspection of “exterior elevated elements” by Jan. 1, 2025. That deadline has expired, leaving a liability risk for unaware or otherwise noncompliant HOAs. The statute arose from 2019’s Senate Bill 326, sparked by a dry-rotted balcony which in 2015 collapsed and killed six people…
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LOS ANGELES — I’m so glad the Lakers traded for Mark Williams. Not even because they filled a need at center, but because it ought to mean we’ll stop being inundated with all these inane takes about the Lakers punting away the season. If trading to pair Luka Doncic with LeBron James – again Luka…
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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer NEW ORLEANS — Josh Allen wanted to leave New Orleans with different hardware. Still, the Buffalo Bills quarterback is happy to be recognized for his accomplishments. Allen edged two-time winner Lamar Jackson for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award in the closest race since Atlanta QB Matt…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Laguna Beach’s girls water polo team played Thursday in a lower playoff division against an opponent it defeated a month ago. Fortunately for the Breakers, they arrived highly motivated. Laguna Beach used a blistering first period to defeat Pacific Coast League foe Rosary…
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