Defining success in public policy is a tricky business. One problem is that politicians achieve success in their careers by evading definitions. Here’s an example. “We must solve the problem of homelessness.” Yes, everyone will agree with that. Now the hard part. Define “the problem.” Many people define the problem as the proliferation of tent…
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THE GAME: Drew Avans’ grand slam in the seventh inning lifted the Dodgers to a 6-4 victory over the Oakland A’s on Tuesday night at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz. PITCHING REPORT: Right-hander Tony Gonsolin faced 14 batters in his second start of the spring and gave up hits to seven of them (five singles,…
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ANAHEIM — Ducks coach Dallas Eakins expected to see a desperate team on Tuesday night. He expected that team to be the playoff-contending Dallas Stars. Clearly, the Ducks were fed up with a winless streak that had reached nine consecutive games, though. They matched the Stars’ desperation with each dash down the Honda Center ice,…
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Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…
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Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…
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LOS ANGELES — Without – and now with! – Paul George, these Clippers are capable of big ol’ comebacks, rallying from precisely 25 points down for the second time this season (and from at least 25 points down for the third time and from 24 or more behind for the fourth time). In his first…
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LOS ANGELES — So, what did he miss? Ninety-seven days, 43 games – and 19 wins, 24 losses and an arena name change – later, Paul George returned to the court on Tuesday night, as the Clippers took on the Utah Jazz, starting beside Reggie Jackson, Ivica Zubac, Nicolas Batum and Marcus Morris Sr. Before…
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A former Laguna Beach resident sought the “horrific deaths” of a judge, two prosecutors and the FBI agents who put him in federal prison on fraud, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday, as the defendant’s attorney said his client was just fantasizing and had no way of carrying out a revenge plot. John Arthur Walthall, 66,…
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Kyrie Irving has to be super for the Nets to star in the NBA Finals. That’s the biggest takeaway now with two games under his belt at Barclays Center after mayor Adams created an exemption for unvaccinated pro athletes to play home games in New York City. If Irving doesn’t play like a Top 75…
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LOS ANGELES — Following the 2021 season, USC offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees had a decision to make about his future. Even after a 4-8 season, Vorhees had shown his worth at both guard and tackle, earning third-team All-American honors from The Associated Press. And for a while, Vorhees was leaning toward entering the NFL Draft.…
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