I was feeling a little giddy as I entered the mattress store. At this stage of my life, there are not that many things that I haven’t done alone, but buying a bed was one of them. I had assumed that the last bed my late husband and I bought together would be my, well,…
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For almost 14 years, I’ve worked for San Bernardino County, relying on a supposedly secure government job with benefits. As a single mother, I’ve struggled to cover rent, food, car repairs, and medical expenses for my child by working overtime. I try to focus on the positives — job security, cost-of-living adjustments, longevity pay and…
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MINNEAPOLIS — The Lakers are down, but not out, after dropping Game 3 of their first-round playoff series to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night to fall behind 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. The Timberwolves have not only won eight of the 12 quarters played so far, but they’ve outscored the Lakers by 25 in…
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Sometimes you just have to shake your head over what goes on in the California Legislature. The latest dive into unreality is Assembly Bill 569, by Assemblymember Catherine Stefani, D-San Francisco. It would gut the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013, the signature fiscal achievement of Gov. Jerry Brown. PEPRA affected the California…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Sunday, April 27, 2025. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter…
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Thousands of probationers in Los Angeles County have lacked supervision since the Probation Department redeployed most of its field officers, supervisors and directors to the troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall after 40% of the facility’s staff called out on Easter Sunday. Multiple sources in the department, who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of…
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Jennifer (Doyeon) Kim’s website is a cornucopia of her artistic creativity, from product design to visual art to e-textiles and “ecopia” (such as faux succulent arrangements) to shirt designs and matchbook designs on a page labeled “Fun!” She is a full-on product designer at 17. Meet the Artists of the Year Dance: Piper Rovsek, Newport…
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Helen Zhang was the last of the nominees that the fine arts judges saw at the end of a long day. But they weren’t too tired to lean into her work. And when it came time to pick the Artist of the Year, Zhang ended up first. “That’s an artist that I can’t wait to…
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The lyrics for one of the two numbers Madison Becerra performed were written in the native tongue of Mexican composer Manuel Ponce. Singing “Estrellita” in Spanish, Becerra said later, made her feel closer to her father and her family’s Mexican heritage. Meet the Artists of the Year Dance: Piper Rovsek, Newport Beach Theater: Isabella Kim,…
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Before touching her lips to her trumpet mouthpiece and leaning into the opening notes of “Billie’s Bounce” by jazz legend Charlie Parker, Allie Molin issued an apology. It’s allergy season, she said, and she was having to drink a lot of water. The tumbler at her feet gave testament to that need. No matter. Meet…
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