The new year always brings the beginning of hundreds of new laws passed by the California Legislature and signed by the governor, currently Gavin Newsom. Voters must be pleased as they just re-elected him and kept almost all the non-term-limited senators and assembly members in their positions. Here’s some of what you have to…
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“Memory Lane” takes a stroll through financial history because the economy has a funny habit of repeating itself. Buzz: Californians are once again antsy about money as one measurement of economic confidence finishes 2022 with the steepest descent in four years. Source: My trusty reviewed the slice of the Conference Board’s monthly consumer confidence indexes…
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Kings goaltender Pheonix Copley stops a shot during the third period of their game against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) The Vegas Golden Knights’ Jake Leschyshyn (15) shoots the puck toward Kings goaltender Pheonix Copley as he is defended by the Kings’ Sean Durzi during the…
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Los Alamitos needed a rally late in the second quarter to tie Laguna Hills at halftime of their Tustin Classic boys basketball game. That rally continued well into the third quarter in the Griffins’ 60-39 win over the Hawks in the first round of the 16-team tournament at Tustin High. From halfway through the second…
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IRVINE — The Ducks were back on the ice Tuesday at practice after a three-day holiday break but not all were compelled to take a complete break from the sport. Trevor Zegras caught a bit of the televised action from the World Junior Hockey Championship, which included some of the Czech Republic’s 5-2 victory over…
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Once the government hands out a privilege, it becomes almost impossible to wrench it away – even if it is wreaking widespread havoc. That’s because of the economic theory of diffused costs and concentrated benefits: The public doesn’t notice the spread-out costs, but beneficiaries have an intense incentive to protect their special favor. That concept…
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Early morning Metrolink train service on Monday, Jan. 2, will be available during the Rose Parade for the first time since 2020. Agency leaders intend to make early-morning service available on five Metrolink lines starting Monday for the 104th Rose Parade, so spectators can go leave home knowing they have a reliable connection to the…
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Jurors in the Los Angeles trial of Harvey Weinstein were released and allowed to speak with the media last week. We learned why they convicted the one-time movie mogul on charges related to just one of the four women he was accused of raping or sexually assaulting. The “subsequent action” of the women, said one…
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The SoCal Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and CALIBA, for the sales week ended Dec. 25 is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Demon Copperhead: Barbara Kingsolver 2. Tomorrow, and…
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ORLANDO, Fla. — After the week they’ve had, the Lakers needed anything to start going right. About an hour-and-a-half before tip-off on Tuesday night, Coach Darvin Ham hoped that they would find something within themselves to end a four-game losing streak. “We haven’t had a lot of success here recently,” he said. “But just coming out…
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