It is early – just about a fifth of MLB’s 162-game grind has been played – and yet the imagination dances, day-to-day results aside. The Dodgers and Angels are both near the top of their leagues, and is it too much to imagine them sharing a field in late October? We leaven the daydreaming with…
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Do you know who your mayor is? As a newspaper reader, you’re better informed than the average voter. Yet, in most Southern California cities and suburbs, the mayor is essentially a ceremonial role — not elected directly by voters but instead as a member of the local City Council selected by their colleagues. Even those…
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Anytime now, my phone will ring and Linda will sing “Happy Birthday” to me, a tradition we started more than a half-century ago when we were college roommates. Over the years, we have shared all our dreams and secrets. Or so I thought. Last month, when I called her for her birthday she revealed a…
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”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data. Buzz: Finding a cost of living “bargain” in California is becoming an even more elusive search, and only two of 26 metro areas in the state were not among…
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How will I water the corn? This was my first thought upon hearing that, as of June 1st, I will only be allowed to water my garden once a week unless my local water agency – the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, in my case – finds another way to reduce water consumption…
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They continue to demonstrate the consummate home run or bust offense and have so far shown just marginal improvement in their base-running acumen which last year was among the sloppiest in the game. And yet there can be no mistaking this is a vastly better Yankee team than last season. A team that went into…
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For the third time this postseason, the Miami Heat find themselves in an extended waiting game. At the start of the playoffs, it was the wait before the Atlanta Hawks emerged from the play-in round as the first-round opponent. Before the second round, Erik Spoelstra’s team had to wait until the Philadelphia 76ers emerged from…
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As a mid-spring brush fire ate 20 homes in Laguna Niguel this week, part of the lesson seemed clear: There’s no such thing as a traditional fire season in California anymore. In a world changed by global warming, fires can pop up any time, even in months once considered wet enough to be fire safe.…
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Seventeen people were wounded when gunfire erupted in downtown Milwaukee, just hours after three people were shot a few blocks away, not far from where thousands had gathered to watch the Bucks play the Celtics in Game 6 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference semifinals. The first shooting unfolded Friday around 9:21 p.m. near the Deer…
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There are great unknowns accompanying Tom Brady’s 10-year, $375 million bombshell deal with Fox Sports making the (as of today) Bucs quarterback, and cinch Hall of Famer, its No. 1 NFL analyst. Like when will Brady ultimately exit the playing field and enter the booth? Or are Fox Sports suits finished wheeling and dealing? Much…
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