Only after Steve Kilbey of the Church had finished the band’s 2023 album “The Hypnogogue” did the singer-bassist realize he’d made a concept album by accident. “I started thinking about it and I realized a lot of the songs could be about someone living in the future who can’t write songs anymore,” says Kilbey, the…
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California’s regulatory policy often is at odds with reality, but the latest water-conservation rules seem extreme even within that context. The State Water Resources Control Board has approved new mandatory conservation standards that comply with a package of state laws passed by the Legislature in recent years. They will force us to use less water…
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A leader with 33 years serving in the Marines, most recently as commander of the 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, is headed to the East Coast to lead the Corps’ Training and Education Command. Maj. Gen. Benjamin Watson handed over the reins of the storied Blue Diamond division to Maj Gen. Robert Fulford during…
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San Clemente’s Bella Kenworthy earned a big win at the Ballito Pro in South Africa, a stop on the World Surf League’s Challenger Series. It’s a victory that puts her in contention for next year’s World Tour. The event, the third stop of the Challenger Series, comes just ahead of the competitors gearing up in…
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Two fights have been added to the Bellator Champions Series San Diego main card, including one featuring a bantamweight intent on reclaiming gold. Former 135-pound interim champion Raufeon Stots will take on Marcos Breno in the co-main event Sept. 7 at Pechanga Arena, a source confirmed. And less than two weeks after an impressive TKO…
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LOS ANGELES — It was raining on the day Arizona State’s Marcus Arroyo came down to Santa Margarita High in January, pelting down upon the Eagles’ home turf. Their regularly scheduled programming was washed away, and so Santa Margarita head coach Anthony Rouzier got creative, moving his team’s workout indoors to the basketball gym. Arroyo…
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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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