An Orange County sheriff’s deputy and a passenger in a pickup truck sustained minor injuries in a crash in Rancho Santa Margarita on Wednesday night, Jan. 19, authorities said. The crash occurred about 10:30 p.m. in the area of Avenida Empresa and Avenida de las Banderas, California Highway Patrol spokesman Officer Rafael Reynoso said. The…
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In many ways, singer-songwriter David Crosby, a cofounder of two iconic bands, the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, seemed to know he was living on borrowed time in recent years. Crosby, who died Thursday at 81, always insisted he was fine with that after a lifetime of making a lot of beautiful music –…
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Seriously, anyone: A 91-year-old Dianne Feinstein, the other Democrats circling the seat, the perennial presidential candidate who dresses as Santa Claus, the bear who campaigned with gubernatorial candidate John Cox, Duncan Hunter’s pet rabbit. Anyone. At least the other Democratic members of Congress who seem interested in the seat have the common courtesy to wait…
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In Sacramento, the right bill number can send a message. For example, 420, a figure that’s celebrated in cannabis culture, has been used as a bill number for marijuana-related legislation. Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes, D-Riverside, is sponsoring a bill to impose penalties on Assembly or state Senate candidates who register to vote outside of the district…
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COSTA MESA — The Chargers’ next offensive coordinator must be a strong leader, a good teacher, an excellent communicator and relate well with quarterback Justin Herbert, general manager Tom Telesco said during a wide-ranging, season-ending news conference Thursday. “The one thing we always talk about – and it has nothing to do with X’s and…
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Maybe Mater Dei has good news to share. If so, Mater Dei is not interested in sharing it. That’s the latest weirdness to come from Mater Dei. From the locker room fight that brought on a lawsuit to Bruce Rollinson saying he plans to coach in 2023 then announcing a couple of weeks later that,…
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Talk about false positives. A recent spike in mortgage applications will not translate to a home sales rally. At least not anytime soon. Before I explain, indulge me while I share a few factoids. Purchase mortgage applications jumped nearly 25% on Thursday, Jan. 19 from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association weekly…
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Amtrak is hiring. The passenger rail service will hold a career expo from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 at L.A. Union Station as its looks to fill a variety of positions. The company has openings in on-board services, customer service, mechanical operations, transportation, infrastructure maintenance and construction service, as well as in…
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By Clare Duffy | CNN Netflix announced Thursday that its founder Reed Hastings is stepping down as co-CEO at the company and will serve as executive chairman. Hastings will be replaced by co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters. “Our board has been discussing succession planning for many years (even founders need to evolve!),” Hastings wrote…
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By Anna Bahney | CNN Mortgage rates fell this week as economic data showed inflation is fading. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.15% in the week ending January 19, down from 6.33% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. A year ago, the 30-year fixed rate was 3.56%. “As inflation continues to moderate, mortgage rates…
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