Editor’s note: This is the Wednesday, Dec. 28, edition of the “Game Day with Kevin Modesti” newsletter. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here. Good morning. Sometimes you wonder if the Lakers’ season can be saved. And sometimes you watch a game like last night’s and hope they’re at least given the…
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One hundred years ago, in September 1922, two murder victims were found lying under a crabapple tree in a New Jersey field, their bodies staged in a strange tableau with torn love letters strewn around and their lifeless hands reaching out to each other. The victims were a prominent Episcopal minister named Edward Hall and…
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Once again, it’s time for our annual New Year resolutions. I don’t know if you like to make these or not, but I have a little contest with myself to see how quickly they can be broken. Four minutes after midnight is my personal best. But now, I try to be more realistic. That’s one…
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Here’s a peek at how much rain has fallen in Orange County during Tuesday’s storm. The map reflects rainfall stats collected by OC Public Works at 56 sites countywide for the 24 hours ending Dec. 28 at 6 a.m. The most rain was found in the county’s foothills… Silverado Motorway at 0.67 inches. Holy Jim…
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For now, it’s a holiday mystery. A snowy owl, certainly not native to Southern California, has made an appearance in a residential Cypress neighborhood, drawing avid ornithologists and curious bird gawkers alike. The mostly white and brownish-grey bird was perched atop a house on a palm tree-lined street Tuesday, Dec. 27, nestled next to a…
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The world of anime and manga is coming to life in Long Beach at the Animé Los Angeles Convention. The Jan. 5-8 convention is expected to attract up to 15,000 fans for a weekend that will include artists, writers, vendors, fashion shows, music and, of course, lots of cosplay. “It’s four really packed days of…
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Southern California home prices fell for a sixth-straight month in November, wiping out most of the price gains achieved during the first half of the year. The median price of a Southern California home – or the price at the midpoint of all sales — dropped to $690,000 in November, up a mere $10,000 from…
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Donald MacAllister had a nickname that stuck with him for for decades; he was known around Huntington Beach affectionately as “The Mayor.” MacAllister served on the city’s dais for two terms as mayor in 1979 and again in 1983, and sat on the City Council from 1978 through 1994. But he was also respected for…
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Elizabeth Hansburg says she speaks for the future. As director of People for Housing Orange County, she’s responding to local voices that unfailingly object to new housing — the so-called NIMBYs, for “Not In My Backyard.” Hansburg, on the other hand, is a YIMBY — as in “Yes In My Backyard.” “A city’s penchant to…
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Measure ULA in Los Angeles never made any sense. Opposed by new Mayor Karen Bass, in November voters passed it anyway by 58%. Fortunately, it’s now being challenged in Superior Court by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles. We urge the court to invalidate ULA. Specifically, according…
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