By Manuela Tobias | CalMatters The state housing department is gearing up to send stern warnings to cities trying to skirt a new housing law advocates hope will bring more affordable housing. Senate Bill 9, a state law that went into effect Jan. 1, allows property owners to build duplexes and in some cases, fourplexes,…
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This was after a Sunday night loss in Orlando that in at least one way felt like a victory. Victor Oladipo had just scored 40 points, the most by a Miami Heat player this season, and coach Erik Spoelstra was reflecting on a conversation between the two earlier in the day, one that addressed Oladipo’s…
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This weekend’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach was a resounding success and appears as if it surpassed 2019’s pre-pandemic attendance figures as it returned to its traditional April schedule, officials said Monday, April 11. Any worries about burnout because of the Grand Prix taking over the city’s downtown twice in a little more than…
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Recent polling from Gallup finds that 80% of Americans worry a “great deal” or a “fair amount” about crime, which is the highest level of concern since 2016. That shouldn’t be a surprise given that U.S. murder rates are the highest they’ve been since 1996. These numbers are driving the criminal-justice debate in California,…
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A year after their reopening, Disneyland and California’s other theme parks have welcomed back millions of fans and thousands of employees. But returning to a pre-pandemic normal remains elusive. All might seem well again when riding on the Haunted Mansion or flying through Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. The churros remain crispy and delicious,…
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By YURAS KARMANAU and ADAM SCHRECK KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine investigated a claim that a poisonous substance was dropped on besieged Mariupol, as Western officials warned Tuesday that any use of chemical weapons by Russia would be a serious escalation of the already devastating war. Thwarted in his apparent ambition to overrun the Ukrainian…
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By PAUL WISEMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing American consumers and wiping out the pay raises that many people have received. The Labor Department said Tuesday that its consumer price index jumped…
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By STAN CHOE NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are bouncing back in early Tuesday trading on Wall Street, and the areas of the market most beaten down in recent days are leading the way. The S&P 500 was 1% higher following back-to-back losses driven by worries about the economic collateral damage as the Federal Reserve…
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Musicians Ashley Costello and Matt Montgomery bonded over a shared love of Huey Lewis and the News, ’80s-era Bugs Bunny and the macabre. The pair, who met nearly a decade ago, knew they wanted to try writing music together, but at the time they were busy with other projects. Montgomery was touring with rocker and…
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By KAREN MATTHEWS and MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK (AP) — Multiple people were shot and injured Tuesday at a subway station in New York City during a morning rush hour attack that left wounded commuters bleeding on a train platform. Initial reports were that five people had been shot, law enforcement sources said. Fire…
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