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This was supposed to be a season when the do-it-all star wouldn’t have to do so much to win. But for Luka Doncic and Dallas, a year removed from a somewhat surprising Western Conference Finals appearance, things haven’t quite gone according to plan. Sure, Doncic – now ensconced as a perennial MVP candidate – is…
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When a family or business faces financial problems, that’s usually a good time to assess priorities. Waste is cut. Maybe a change of direction is contemplated. Government should also make such assessments during a recession. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst projects the state’s nearly $100 billion surplus will flip to an estimated $24 billion deficit for…
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INGLEWOOD — Jalen Ramsey knew he had Christmas gifts waiting for him in his father’s closet while growing up in Tennessee. He just didn’t know when he would get to open them because Lamont Ramsey, a firefighter, often worked on Christmas Day. Sometimes Christmas was on Dec. 26 and other years Christmas fell on Dec.…
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As California prison populations decline, facilities across the state are being slated for closure, threatening economic devastation for communities where they are located. Rather than fight closures, the affected cities and those concerned about them should find alternative engines of employment, and state policymakers should be willing to help. The statewide prison population declined from…
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After a sunny Christmas weekend, Southern California could be in for several days of rain to close out 2022. Current forecasts call for a chance of rain in Los Angeles and Orange counties for five straight days beginning Tuesday, Dec. 27, and continuing through New Year’s Eve. After that, there will be one or two…
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COSTA MESA — Whether they have led, trailed or been tied at halftime, there’s been one constant for the Chargers over the past nine games. They haven’t scored a touchdown in the third quarter of any of those nine games, a streak of futility that dates to their victory Oct. 9 over the Cleveland Browns.…
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Santa Claus and his helpers delivered some early Christmas cheer Saturday, Dec. 24, in downtown Anaheim. His visit is part of a community tradition: A brunch started some 15 years ago by Kathy and Art Cervantes, who own K&A Downtown Café on the Center Street Promenade. Lulu Gonzalez, 4, reacts as she receives a gift…
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A battering winter storm knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the United States on Saturday, left millions more to worry about the prospect of further outages and crippled emergency response efforts and an airport in snowbound New York state. Related: Forecast predict warmest Christmas in US will be in…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Monday, December 26, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get…
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Orange County residents are receiving the latest reminder that government promises are easier to make than fulfill. Consider the county’s ballyhooed promise to create an electrical-power authority that would boost the use of clean energy and empower consumers by replacing profit-driven investor-owned utility companies with a public agency. In 2002, the Legislature authorized communities to…
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