In their latest attempt to circumvent Proposition 13, California state legislators have voted to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot that will make it easier for local governments to raise taxes. Like previous measures, ACA-1 appears to be motivated by a belief that Proposition 13 straitjackets the public sector in a way that renders…
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Associated Press WAWAYANDA, N.Y. — A charter bus carrying high school students to a band camp careened off a New York highway and tumbled down an embankment Thursday, killing two adults and seriously injuring several others, officials said. Gov. Kathy Hochul said a failure of a front tire could have contributed to the early afternoon…
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The high school football regular season is nearly halfway completed for most teams. Here are some observations and opinions on what has happened so far, and what might happen in coming weeks. Let’s start with some awards for the first half of the season: Offensive player of the year: Mater Dei quarterback Elijah Brown. Quarterback…
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LOS ANGELES — Who’s afraid for the teenager who’s about to walk into the lion’s den that is Rice-Eccles Stadium? Who’s wary of what 11th-ranked Utah’s big, bad defense might do to a kid after already stifling Florida and Baylor (and, yes, Weber State)? Who’s going to avert your gaze when the defending Pac-12 champs…
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Let’s get a jump on all these other “experts” who think they know the top Kentucky Derby contenders for 2024. But don’t tell ’em our secret. Don’t let ’em know that we’re right on top of the 150th running of the Run for the Roses on May 4. Who cares if we don’t know who…
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LOS ALAMITOS LEADERS (Through Thursday) JOCKEYS / WINS Ramon Vazquez / 4 Edwin Maldonado / 3 Tiago Pereira / 3 Four tied / 2 TRAINERS / WINS Vladimir Cerin / 3 Luis Mendez / 2 George Papaprodromou / 2 John Sadler / 2 16 tied / 1 WEEKEND STAKES AT LOS ALAMITOS Saturday • $125,000…
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When in 1984 Los Angeles hosted the Olympic Summer Games, Sue Steinberg lived in Van Nuys and remembered her neighbors renting out their homes to visitors from around the world. Tourists and sports teams flocked to the Rose Bowl and Memorial Coliseum for opening and closing ceremonies. Packed buses whisked passengers to stadiums, pools and…
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Huntington Beach will likely soon allow police officers to issue various citations for misusing e-bikes, or even impound them, in an effort to curb unsafe riding throughout the city. The City Council, this week, supported making updates to the city’s bicycle regulations to include expanded definitions and give police officers the ability to issue criminal…
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By Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters Fed up with homeless encampments, California local officials are seeking guidance from the nation’s most powerful judges. In a legal brief filed Tuesday with the U.S. Supreme Court, the California State Association of Counties and League of California Cities told the justices that a string of federal court rulings over the…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Orange Lutheran All-County softball player Kai Minor said she recently committed to reigning NCAA champion Oklahoma for several reasons, including a desire to “compete with the best.” “I want to play and compete with the best,” the junior center fielder said of her…
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