Gas prices across the U.S. continue to rise, climbing to an average of $5.72 a gallon Friday for regular unleaded fuel in California and setting a new national record, but some experts say the pacing could be slowing down in the next coming days. The national average also increased two cents, from $4.31 a gallon…
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If narcissism isn’t California’s leading export, it should be. We have a surplus of it in government. Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered his annual State of the State address on Tuesday night, but not from the Assembly chamber where there once was a co-equal branch of government. Instead, Newsom gave the speech in an auditorium…
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By YURAS KARMANAU LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia widened its military offensive in Ukraine on Friday, striking airfields in the west and an industrial city in the east for the first time as a huge armored column long stalled outside Kyiv was on the move again, fanning out into nearby forests and towns. The U.S.…
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In early March 2020, a swiftly changing situation with a new virus spreading around the world led to the Anaheim Convention Center’s first big event cancelation: the Natural Products Expo West. This week, just over two years later, the expo – featuring an array of organic, chemical-free, biodegradable and otherwise planet- and health-conscious goods and…
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In November, Laguna Beach voters will decide if the public should have a greater say in larger developments that could be built in prominent locations in the seaside town. If passed by voters, the initiative would apply to developments in the city along Coast Highway and Laguna Canyon Road, triggering a public vote when certain…
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1. If you have not yet cut back ornamental grasses in order to rejuvenate them, do so now. Technically speaking, there is no reason to prune ornamental grasses since new growth will eventually come and dead grass blades will eventually wither away. However, to keep them aesthetically pleasing, you can cut them back to 4-6 inches above the…
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Blockbusting has not been a major force in California life since the early 1980s, when civil rights laws took hold strongly. Those laws prevented brokers from trying to scare white homeowners into selling quickly and at a loss just because a family of another race moves into a residential neighborhood, the prime definition of blockbusting.…
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In Chuck Klosterman’s new book, “The Nineties,” he writes that decade’s fixation on authenticity and not selling out was never far from mind. So as he finished the book, he realized he wasn’t sure how to feel about promoting it. “I’ve spent a year or whatever thinking about the ’90s, and almost reentering my mindset…
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After Alexandra Yates’ ambitious 2019 trial program to turn surplus, landfill-bound food into healthy meals for food-insecure students, things easily could have gone south. The coordinator of Orange Coast College’s Food Service Management Program was just making the transition to a permanent food-recovery initiative at the school — with culinary and food management students preparing…
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By LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican U.S. senators are imploring the Biden administration to reverse course and allow the transfer of Poland’s MiG fighter jets to the Ukrainians to fight the Russian invasion, a sign the Defense Department’s rejection of the offer may be running into steep resistance on Capitol Hill. Forty GOP senators…
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