Southern California real estate hiring slowed by two-thirds in a year where property-related businesses were throttled by the Federal Reserve’s tight-money policy. My trusty spreadsheet, reviewing state employment stats for August, found 921,800 property-linked workers in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties. While local real estate employment grew locally by 9,500…
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A new art collection depicting the history of San Clemente, with an eye on some of its oldest buildings and the beach town’s founders, is among several new permanent art displays now on view in the newly reopened Main Salon of Casa Romantica’s Cultural Center and Garden. The salon, which opened Friday, Oct. 4, after…
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Fr. Martin Bui recites a prayer after the blessing of the animal for the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi at Saint Nicholas Catholic Church in Laguna Woods on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG) Fr. Martin Bui begins the blessing of the animals for the Feast Day of…
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When you see Star-Lord and Gamora from Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” standing next to each other at Los Angeles Comic Con, you might assume they arrived together in a pre-planned group costume. “No, we just met today!” said Delaney Sargent of Buena Park. She and Thomas Barr, from Burbank, happened to perfectly match their…
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GREEN BAY PACKERS (2-2) at RAMS (1-3) When: 1:25 p.m. Sunday Where: SoFi Stadium TV/radio: CBS (Ch. 2)/710 AM; 93.1 FM; 1330 AM (Spanish); Sirius 229, 381 Line: Packers by 3.5 Notable injury designations Packers: OUT: DL Devonte Wyatt (ankle); DOUBTFUL: WR Romeo Doubs (personal), WR Christian Watson (ankle); QUESTIONABLE: CB Jaire Alexander (groin), OL Elgton Jenkins…
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Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from Sept. 26 to Oct. 3. Woktastic, 7911 Valley View St., La Palma Closed: Oct. 2 Reason: Cockroach infestation Reopened: Oct. 3 Oasis Bar, 10448 Knott Ave., Stanton Closed: Oct. 1 Reason: Insufficient hot water Reopened: Oct. 2…
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Goodwill of Orange County is celebrating its centennial year of local service. Focused on workforce development, Goodwill has spent the past 10 decades supporting people with disabilities and other challenges to employment. With its centennial gala and fundraiser set for Saturday, Oct. 5, here are 100 things to know about the nonprofit organization and the…
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I read with interest a recent column by Occidental College student Tejas Varma in his Eagle Rock school’s newspaper. Its headline drew me in: “The lack of conservative intellectuals at Occidental hurts everyone.” Its lede: “‘I want to debate a Republican.’ These are words I don’t usually hear myself say, especially considering how frustrating political…
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There won’t be any celebrities in the spotlight at Goodwill of Orange County’s big 100th anniversary gala on Saturday, Oct. 5. The organization is the star, said Nicole Suydam, Goodwill OC’s president and chief executive officer since 2018. And the gala takes place on the Goodwill OC campus in Santa Ana, not at a fancy…
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If you’re a registered voter in California, you’ll receive your mail ballot for the November 5 general election in a day or two. Parts of it will look like a law school exam. If you vote on a touch-screen, it may look like a TV show about a law school exam. For the sake of…
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