The crown for “Prince of Public Pension-Spiking” would surely land on Bruce Malkenhorst’s head. Despite pleading guilty to misappropriating public funds, the Huntington Beach resident was collecting $551,688 a year from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System in 2015. How? By crediting himself with separate salaries for serving as the city of Vernon’s administrator, finance…
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By Manuela Tobias | CalMatters More than two dozen men and women clad in hard hats and safety vests filed into a crowded hearing room April 27 to cheer on yet another bill trying to solve California’s housing crisis. The Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act would allow developers to fast-track local approval to…
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Men gather in prayer during the Eid Al-Fitr celebration held at the Orange County Islamic Foundation Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Patrick Smith, Contributing Photographer) Brother and sister Misbah Zazai and Homaira Zazai ages 5 and 8 pick out their favorite snow cone flavors during the Eid Al-Fitr celebration Saturday May 7, 2022 at…
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Bestselling author Adrian McKinty is recounting a trip he and his wife took to a remote island in Australia. “The first thing we saw when we landed was guys walking with shotguns,” he says of the place, which had been occupied by the same family for generations. Racing to make the last ferry off the…
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First baseman Frank Schwindel’s time with Triple-A Iowa didn’t last long. Schwindel is expected to rejoin the Chicago Cubs in San Diego ahead of their series opener Monday night, a source confirms. A Cubs fan spotted Schwindel on a Monday morning flight from Chicago to San Diego. It is not yet clear what corresponding move…
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A “Lion King” musical stage show with singers, dancers and drummers coming this summer to Disneyland will offer a new adaptation of the ancestral story of how a young lion cub becomes king of the jungle. The “Tale of the Lion King” show will open May 28 at Disneyland’s Fantasyland Theatre. Sign up for our…
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By Aamer Madhani and Will Weissert | The Associated Press President Joe Biden announced Monday that 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to people with low incomes, a program that could effectively make tens of millions of households eligible for free service through an already existing federal subsidy. “High speed internet is…
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Jordan Montgomery has been doing well. It’s everyone around him who’s letting him down. We’ve all been there. The elastic lefty in the Yankees’ rotation has a 2.90 ERA through his first six starts of the year. He’s completed 31 innings, striking out 25 hitters and walking five. With a WHIP under 1.00 and only…
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Yes, public school teams tend to be extra excited when playing a Trinity League team. Cypress baseball coach John Weber said his team will be a tad more fired up than usual Tuesday when it plays at home against Servite in a CIF Southern Section Division 1 second-round playoff game, but not just because Servite…
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Here’s the latest installment of our Miami Dolphins Q&A, where South Florida Sun Sentinel writers David Furones and Omar Kelly answer questions from readers. Q: According to OverTheCap, the dolphins currently have about 20 million in cap space. Do you foresee them bringing in a few veterans before training camp? If so, what positions? —…
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