Getting back this week to my series on days that stand out as special in my zillion years of surfing – 67 and counting as we speak. My plan is to weave these little tidbits in with my normal coverage of surfing and surf culture related topics and reviews. Today I stuck my finger into…
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SACRAMENTO — Democratic lawmakers have agreed to legislation that could let the University of California, Berkeley accept thousands more students this fall after a judicial freeze on enrollment in a dispute with residents over growth. The decision by California’s high court last week to cap enrollment at one of the world’s most prestigious universities stunned…
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Katie Robertson, left, joins the Sage Robotics team from Sage Hills School, as they work on their robot in the pits during practice at the Orange County Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at the OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, March 10, 2022. 1,500 competitors, in 42 teams, are competing in the FIRST —…
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CIF STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS SATURDAY BOYS BASKETBALL DIVISION II Foothill (31-3) vs. Elk Grove (27-6), 4 p.m., Golden 1 Center, Sacramento Live coverage: Spectrum SportsNet Outlook: Foothill and Elk Grove make their CIF State Championships boys basketball finals debuts. Both teams lost in the semifinals of their CIF section playoffs. Foothill lost to Long Beach Poly…
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MEMPHIS — It’s the most surprising success story of this Knicks season. Mitchell Robinson began this campaign still recovering from a fractured foot, having added too much weight during a longer-than-expected rehab. The Knicks passed on giving Robinson an extension in the offseason, instead handing $30 million to the other center — Nerlens Noel —…
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Alex Caruso could be back on the court in a Chicago Bulls uniform within the next week after participating in all team activities Friday, including contact scrimmages during practice. Caruso underwent surgery in late January after suffering a right wrist fracture Jan. 21 against the Milwaukee Bucks. He said the fracture is completely healed, which…
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NEW YORK — When he was the general manager of a Stanley Cup contender, Bob Murray began locking up key players with expensive, long-term contract extensions in order to increase the chances of a second championship in less than a decade, starting with Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf in 2013. It made sense then, but less…
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By BEN FOX | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Immigration enforcement arrests within the U.S. fell sharply over the past year as the Biden administration shifted its enforcement priorities to focus on people in the country without legal status who have committed serious crimes, officials said Friday. As it released its annual report, reflecting eight months…
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Disneyland plans to launch a two-month project to improve traffic flow in New Orleans Square at a notoriously crowded pinch point near Pirates of the Caribbean ahead of the return of the “Fantasmic” nighttime spectacular along the Rivers of America. The New Orleans Square work will start after the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction closes…
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Lawrence Thomas has a simple plea for his customers: Please tip more. An Orange resident and delivery driver for Uber Eats, GrubHub and DoorDash, Thomas spends anywhere from 5 to 9 hours a day driving up to 80 miles across the city and sometimes neighboring towns. In the trunk of his 2013 Toyota RAV4 are…
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