One of the strangest outcomes from an otherwise predictable primary last week came in the most progressive big city in America. In a series of voter initiatives, San Francisco’s overwhelmingly liberal electorate took positions that veered sharply to the right on matters including crime, taxes, housing and drugs. Voters went beyond mirroring the statewide electorate…
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Fiscal challenges have a way of making politicians more honest. California Assembly leader Robert Rivas recently threw cold water on the idea that California could create its own single-payer healthcare system any time soon. “The concept of single-payer and expanding access and affordability are good ideas,” Rivas told reporters in Sacramento late last month, according…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Tuesday, March 12 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday. TUESDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL…
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The UC Irvine women’s basketball team gobbled up a lot of honors on Tuesday, but the hardware the Anteaters want won’t be doled out until this weekend. Junior Déja Lee headlined UCI’s end-of-season awards haul when she was named the 2023-24 Big West Conference Player of the Year, it was announced on Tuesday afternoon. Graduate…
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It’s National Sunshine Week, launched in 2005 by the American Society of Newspaper Editors to highlight the importance of public access to government information. In California, we’re marking it by trying to figure out how a new law raising the wages of fast food workers ended up with a controversial and disputed exemption for Panera…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now A challenging winter for Mater Dei girls basketball player Addison Deal brightened considerably Tuesday with her commitment to one of the best collegiate programs. A beaming hue of yellow radiated from the junior’s social media page as she announced her commitment to Iowa.…
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By JILL COLVIN (Associated Press) WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — Donald Trump, whose single turbulent term in the White House transformed the Republican Party, tested the resilience of democratic institutions in the U.S. and threatened alliances abroad, will lead the GOP in a third consecutive presidential election after clinching the nomination Tuesday. With wins in…
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Trevor Banning (1) of Santa Margarita, connects with the ball for a grand slam home run in a game against St. John Bosco in a Trinity League baseball game at Santa Margarita Catholic High Schoolin Rancho Santa Margarita on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG) RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA — Junior…
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The Ducks’ Brett Leason (20) celebrates with Ben Meyers (39) after scoring a goal during the first period of their game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) Ducks goalie John Gibson is escorted to the bench by an official after receiving a misconduct penalty for crossing the ice to…
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INDIAN WELLS — Second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz avenged a previous loss to Fabian Marozsan, winning, 6-3, 6-3, on Tuesday to reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open as the top remaining seed in the men’s draw. A day after “lucky loser” Luca Nardi stunned No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the third round at Indian Wells,…
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