Now that Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued his proposed budget, the legislature’s budget committees are considering what to do with it. First up was the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, which recently listened to presentations from the Department of Finance about the governor’s priorities, and then heard from nonpartisan Legislative Analyst Gabriel Petek about…
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Tom Brady reportedly is retiring from the NFL after an unprecedented career in which he won seven Super Bowls and set numerous passing record. ESPN reported Brady’s retirement, citing unnamed sources. Brady, 44, goes out after leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl title last season and NFC South championship this season. Brady’s…
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He spent all those years chasing a game he feared he’d never catch. “I was always the guy who was a little too small, a little too slow,” he said. The NFL took care of that. Tyler Higbee came from Tarpon Springs, Fla. and developed at Western Kentucky. He learned a lot of diverse football…
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Don’t exhale yet. With two games to go, the Clippers are 75% into the most grueling road trip of the season. Not their toughest road trip. The toughest. The ongoing eight-game, 13-day odyssey that began in Denver on Jan. 19, ends with a back-to-back set, starting with another early affair Sunday in Charlotte before the…
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THOUSAND OAKS — The midseason additions of Odell Beckham Jr. and Von Miller were supposed to top off a superstar Rams roster and supercharge the team’s drive to a championship. But a funny thing happened on the way to the Super Bowl next door to the Forum. Miller’s and Beckham’s Rams careers began with a…
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A 42-year-old man pleaded guilty and was immediately sentenced to three years in prison Friday, Jan. 28 for a violent carjacking of an elderly couple in Lake Forest. Michael John Wood pleaded guilty to two counts each of carjacking and inflicting injury on an elder adult and a single count of robbery, all felonies. He…
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In an ongoing public campaign to raise awareness of the potentially deadly consequences of fentanyl use, Assemblyman James Ramos and San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus gathered with others Friday, Jan. 28, to promote two pieces of legislation authored by Ramos. Joining Ramos and Dicus were Sen. Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, R-Yucaipa, Redlands Police Chief Chris…
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO — Will Zalatoris and Jason Day charged past Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas on Friday at Torrey Pines to share the third-round lead at the Farmers Insurance Open. Zalatoris posted the day’s best round with a 7-under-par 65, and two-time Farmers champion Day shot a 67. They…
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Clippers forward Justise Winslow, left, and center Isaiah Hartenstein, right, defend against Miami Heat center Dewayne Dedmon during the first half on Friday night in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Clippers guard Reggie Jackson, left, drives to the basket as Miami Heat guard Duncan Robinson defends during the first half on Friday night in Miami. (AP…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now NEWPORT BEACH — Newport Harbor’s girls water polo players were in the stands during the fall cheering the Sailors’ boys team to a CIF title while eagerly anticipating their chance. “That gave us a lot of motivation,” senior attacker Morgan Netherton said of…
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