I grew up in Santa Ana as a first generation American born to parents who immigrated from Mexico. I attended schools in Santa Ana and, after graduating from Cal State Fullerton, went on to graduate studies at Cal State Long Beach where I’m working towards a school psychology degree. As I learned about childhood development…
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With the NBA having the courtesy to step aside Monday night to leave the basketball stage to North Carolina and Kansas, it allows a reset of where the Heat stand in the race among four teams for the top seeds in the Eastern Conference. To put into perspective just how unsettled the playoff picture stands…
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The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach has been around for a long time. And with so much history, there’s a ton to know about the major IndyCar Series event. Think you know a lot? Then take this quiz. There are 10 questions, each worth one point, plus a bonus question worth two points —…
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The holy grail of those involved in California’s decades-long political and legal battle over how the state’s water supply should be allocated has been some sort of master agreement. There have been countless efforts at negotiating such a peace treaty and some premature declarations of success. However, California’s water wars have continued with skirmishes in…
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Here are the answers to our Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach quiz: 1. Who has won the most Grand Prix of Long Beach races? Answer: A. Al Unser Jr. Unser Jr. won the race six times, from 1988 to 91, and then again 1994 and 95. Mario Andretti has won four times. Bobby Unser…
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The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is back — again. After a quick pit stop — a little more than six months — following its first September running in more than four decades, Long Beach’s biggest sporting event and party will take over the city’s downtown next weekend, April 8-10. Beginning this Friday, thousands…
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The Moreno Valley Unified School District is inching toward a trial that will determine if it failed to protect an autistic teen who was sexually assaulted on a school bus by another student with a history of deviant and violent behavior. Although a lawyer for the district was optimistic that a lawsuit filed by the…
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NTT IndyCar driver Colton Herta, from Santa Clarita, races down Shoreline Drive during the 46th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. Herta won the race while Alex Palou, from Barcelona, Spain, won his first season championship. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) The Acura Grand Prix of Long…
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The compliments seemingly fell on deaf ears. To Victor Oladipo, Sunday night’s 21 points against the Toronto Raptors were more ordinary than extraordinary. That, to the former All-Star guard, made his performance in the Miami Heat’s victory at Scotiabank Arena a case of simply playing to form. “This is what I’m used to,” he said.…
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By THIBAULT CAMUS CHABLIS, France (AP) — French vintners are lighting candles to thaw their grapevines to save them from a late frost following a winter warm spell, a temperature swing that is threatening fruit crops in multiple countries. Ice-coated vines stretched across hillsides around Chablis as the Burgundy region woke Monday to temperatures of…
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