The latest numbers on unemployment remind me of our family’s normal dinner routine. That’s because we don’t have a normal dinner routine. Our daughter does four sports, one of them year-round. There is dance, homework and — sacred of sacreds — Family Movie Night. Sure, some nights end in a delicious pot roast served the…
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Beachwood Brewing is celebrating 13 years of making beer by throwing a big daylong birthday party. “It’s surreal and it’s humbling. It’s been a pretty amazing journey,” said Julian Shrago, founder, co-owner and brewmaster of Beachwood Brewing. The award-winning brewery will be holding celebrations at its five locations on July 13. The birthday celebration will…
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SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND, France — Jasper Philipsen edged a thrilling sprint to win his first stage of this Tour de France on Tuesday after finishing runner-up twice last week. Biniam Girmay, winner of two stages already, was runner-up a second time, and Pascal Ackermann was third. The overall leaders stayed the same. Tadej Pogacar retained the yellow…
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“How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market. The pain: Southern California’s best cities to be a renter cost an average 12% more than lower-ranked places. The source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed WalletHub’s grades scoring the value of being a tenant in 182 US cities – including 18 in Southern California. This metric…
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Q: A homicide means someone is killed. It is very hard for me to understand how that can ever be justified. T. B., Bellflower Ron Sokol A: You are correct that homicide is the act of killing another person. Under California Penal Code Section 197, there are certain instances where taking a life may be…
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Orange County sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic violence call in San Juan Capistrano on Tuesday morning and found that a homicide had occurred, authorities said. The deputies were called to the 32000 block of Alipaz Street, near Del Obispo Street, just past 7:30 a.m. on a call of domestic violence. Upon arrival at the…
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Six Flags and Knott’s Berry Farm owner Cedar Fair have made it official. The two theme and amusement park companies have merged into one. The new Six Flags Entertainment Corp. has kept the Six Flags name but Cedar Fair’s corporate headquarters, stock ticker symbol and most of its management team. So far, almost all of…
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During the Republican primaries, I was for Ron DeSantis. I was so convinced DeSantis—the successful, thoroughly conservative governor of my home state—would be the best Republican presidential candidate to beat Joe Biden, that I helped launch the Ready for Ron PAC that spent millions of dollars to — successfully — draft Ron to run. I thought his exceedingly well-funded campaign and…
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California is experiencing an extended heatwave with scorching temperatures of 100 plus degrees. Firefighters are battling over 3,000 active wildfires throughout the state. Approximately 17,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes and taken refuge with families, friends or in a shelter. Evacuees are worried about the condition of their houses when they return. Sadly,…
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Orange County officials are expected to meet with Viet America Society representatives today, July 9, on the status of a required audit that is supposed to show how the nonprofit spent $4 million of federal pandemic relief money on providing meals to seniors. County CEO Frank Kim, who retires on Thursday, July 11, said he…
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