”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data. Buzz: The pay gap between California’s upper and lower halves of the pay scale is larger than any other state. Source: My trusty spreadsheet looked at some federal jobs…
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After weeks of budget deliberations on a projected deficit, the Orange City Council voted Tuesday to temporarily protect beloved community events such as the 3rd of July fireworks celebration and the Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The council also directed city staffers to continue to hire police and fire officers for roles never before filled, while…
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Is the primary duty of a legislative body whose members represent farflung constituencies to gather together in some central location for (yet another) meeting — or is it to serve the citizenry in the field? This is a simple question that it would seem governmental bureaucracies don’t ask themselves often enough. But some members of…
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What a pernicious bill. Assembly Bill 5 was signed into law in 2019 by Gov. Gavin Newsom and has caused nothing but chaos ever since, spawning major lawsuits. It classified most “gig” workers, such as Uber and Lyft drivers, as employees of a company, not independent contractors. As part of the wrangling over the bill,…
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Celestina Barbosa-Leiker will soon be back in familiar surroundings. Barbosa-Leiker, a longtime resident of Orange County, has been appointed dean of Cal State Fullerton’s College of Health and Human Development. For the past 14 years, Barbosa-Leiker has been an educator at Washington State University, serving as executive vice chancellor and professor in the College of…
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Third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advocated for scaling back America’s military presence abroad as he addressed supporters in Yorba Linda Wednesday evening, June 12, about his foreign policy approach. Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. delivers a speech outlining his foreign policy vision at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba…
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LOS ANGELES — Corey Seager set foot into Dodger Stadium on Tuesday and said the memories came back in a flood. For everybody else, the vision of what once was returned in a torrent on Wednesday night. Playing in his first regular-season game inside his former ballpark as a visiting player, Seager hit a three-run…
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Four days after one of their worst matches, Christian Pulisic and the U.S. soccer team stopped an 11-game losing streak to Brazil with a spirted 1-1 draw that left them with a positive mindset heading into the Copa America. Pulisic scored in 26th minute to offset Rodrygo’s 17th-minute goal and Matt Turner had…
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SANTA ANA — A 27-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years in prison for his part in the fatal gang-related shooting of a 36-year-old innocent bystander who was going out to buy food for dinner for his family in Santa Ana. Felix Martinez Vargas of Santa Ana pleaded guilty in September 2022 to voluntary…
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS — Jayson Tatum scored 31 points, Jaylen Brown had 30 and the Boston Celtics held off a furious Dallas rally to reach the brink of a record 18th championship with a 106-99 victory over the Mavericks on Wednesday night for a 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals. Brown…
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