Voters elect a fresh face with ideals who promises to root out corruption and get rid of the good old boys’ crony networks — and then turns into a good old boy himself. It can’t happen here, right? Oh, wait, it did happen here, right here, twice, in the important Riverside and Los Angeles sheriff’s…
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Geographically, economically, demographically, culturally and ideologically, San Francisco and Shasta County are polar opposites, but their voters have one thing in common: a willingness to throw out officeholders who displease them. A few weeks ago, voters in Shasta County Supervisor Leonard Moty’s district voted to recall the Republican former police chief, who had been accused of being…
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I was doom-watching cable news last week when a heart-warming story came on about an NFL player who traveled halfway across the country just to ease the suffering of a grieving family. Holly Soape, who had developed a slight Instagram friendship with her family’s favorite player, Anthony Harris of the Philadelphia Eagles, by periodically exchanging…
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When several hundred homeless service workers and volunteers fan out across Orange County next week to count people living on the streets, they’ll collect a wealth of data about the characteristics of the county’s unhoused residents, where they are and what might help get them back on their feet. But the bottom-line question is how…
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Things are going well, but you sometimes wonder if you could step up your game – but where to start? Although I primarily work with CEOs and business owners, the approach to “personal effectiveness” outlined here will work for anyone. I recently worked with an executive we will call Sam who said things were going…
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A leading environmental lawmaker from Torrance has proposed a bill that would create a state fund to support and retrain thousands of oil industry workers as California tries to phase out fossil fuel production. The idea of guiding California’s 112,000 oil industry workers out of their current field and into other careers is often referred to…
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The 2022 Winter Olympics will conclude in Beijing on Sunday with the closing ceremony, along with the men’s ice hockey and women’s cross-country skiing finals. NBC 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Figure Skating – Gala Women’s Cross-Country Skiing – 30km 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Olympic Gold 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Closing Ceremony USA…
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By MARTHA BELLISLE ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Norwegian great Therese Johaug won her third gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Sunday and Jessie Diggins took silver for the best result by an American in an individual cross-country skiing event since 1976. Fighting fierce winds and brutal temperatures, Johaug went out front early in the 30-kilometer…
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NORTHRIDGE — E.J. Anosike and Cal State Fullerton took care of business with a road win Saturday night and gained ground in the Big West Conference race. Anosike had 24 points and 11 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season as Fullerton beat Cal State Northridge, 81-73, at the Matadome. Jalen Harris had 16…
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LA HABRA >> In a close contest that came down to the final possession, the Crean Lutheran girls basketball team turned to its best player, Taylor Feldman, with the game on the line. Feldman delivered by providing the game-winning basket, a driving layup with 3.4 seconds left, as Crean Lutheran defeated Sonora 48-46 in the…
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