Cypress City Attorney Fred Galante defended the city council’s recent decision to vote in closed session to reject a push toward district-style elections, a move that some experts said bypassed state laws protecting open governance. “I can confidently say this council did not violate the Brown Act,” Galante said at the city council meeting held…
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Bet the under on Daniel Jones rushing yards in the first half of the Giants’ 2022 season. Brian Daboll said at The Breakers in Palm Beach this week that he typically designed more running plays for Josh Allen during the gotta-have-it moments late in the Buffalo Bills’ seasons. And that is one way the Giants’…
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Bubble artist Melody Yang has done many shows in the past for Discovery Cube Orange County’s annual event featuring soapy fun for kids, but the show that debuted Wednesday, Marcy 30, is a bit different. Yang, who usually does the laser show as her brother handles most of the bubble tricks, is doing Bubblefest solo…
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Zesty Olives Mediterranean Grill grand opened another Orange County location on Wednesday, March 30 at Diamond Jamboree Shopping Center in Irvine. Fast-casual restaurant Zesty Olives Mediterranean Grill has a location in Lake Forest and is now open in Irvine. (Courtesy of Zesty Olives) Fast-casual restaurant Zesty Olives Mediterranean Grill has a location in Lake Forest…
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Joe Schoen interestingly revealed he is not yet completely familiar with defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale’s system and player needs. “I’m still trying to get familiarized with our defensive staff and how they’re gonna utilize players,” the Giants general manager said when asked if he planned to pick up the fifth-year option for defensive tackle…
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What’s immune to high inflation? So far, the profits at big U.S. companies. Businesses are facing higher gasoline and heating bills, just like consumers, in addition to higher expenses for labor and raw materials. But unlike many middle- and lower-income Americans, they’ve been making more than enough extra income to cover the additional costs. Big…
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By JAKE COYLE NEW YORK (AP) — The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Wednesday said that Will Smith was asked to leave Sunday’s Oscar ceremony after hitting Chris Rock but refused to do so. The academy’s board of governors met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s…
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The UCLA gymnastics team has coined a new term: sidelineography. A noun describing the energy that the Bruins bring for every meet, something that will be very valuable as the team enters the NCAA Raleigh Regional on Thursday. “We’ve wanted to embrace and support how each of our student-athletes gets into their own zone,” Coach…
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A 22-year-old Anaheim man was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting a freshman student during an early-morning attack last year on the Chapman University campus. An Orange County Superior Court jury deliberated for several days before finding Dalante Jerome Bell guilty of felony counts of assault with intent to commit sexual offense and sexual penetration by…
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The pandemic’s homebuying binge added 23 million-dollar Orange County neighborhoods since February 2020, the last month before coronavirus chilled the economy. My trusty spreadsheet, filled with February homebuying stats from DQNews/CoreLogic for 83 Orange County ZIP codes, showed how dramatically home pricing has changed in the past two years — comparing “expensive” ZIPs (median selling…
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