After canceling the homeless count in January 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, Orange County officials are gearing up to take a census next month of how many people are unsheltered in the county. The every-two-years “point in time” count is required by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, which funds a variety…
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By Mark Kennedy The line of cars started forming at dawn. It was early November in Greenville, North Carolina, and drivers waited in a line that stretched for miles to pick up Thanksgiving turkeys — 10,000 free frozen birds to anyone who asked. Who was behind this act of holiday kindness? A community foundation, perhaps?…
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Besides being home to the Lakers, Clippers, Kings and Sparks since 1999, Staples Center has also been a busy concert and event venue bringing internationally known acts to fill the 20,000-capacity venue. On Dec. 25, however, Staples Center will no longer host any more events because on that day the downtown Los Angeles arena will…
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Democratic Rep. Katie Porter on Monday said she’ll run for reelection in 2022 in a newly drawn coastal district that includes her hometown of Irvine, not her current House seat. The news came after the California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission released final maps for all U.S. House districts in California. The maps, which also change district…
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Travelers wait for a shuttle but to arrive at the Los Angeles International Airport onMonday, Dec. 20, (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) It is not yet time to panic over omicron. But health officials are concerned that COVID-19 cases are shooting up in many places, and they implore folks to use their smarts when celebrating this…
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A former USC football player from Orange County was arrested Monday, Dec. 20, after being accused of running a scheme in which he and other football players filed for hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19-related unemployment benefits. Abdul-Malik McClain, 22, who now attends Jackson State in Jackson, Mississippi, pleaded not guilty in U.S. District…
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SANTA ANA — A Santa Ana couple was booked in connection with a domestic clash that led to the stabbing of their 2-year-old daughter, police said Monday. The girl was stabbed in the left torso and also suffered bruises, Santa Ana Police Department Cpl. Maria Lopez said. She was taken to a hospital and was…
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Merry Christmas! Even to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Earlier this month, Newsom hosted the ceremonial lighting of the Capitol Holiday Tree and expertly avoided any mention of Christianity — a stunning feat considering he was overseeing the lighting of a giant evergreen tree in December (talk about cultural appropriation!). Who knows why he so willingly joined…
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LOS ANGELES — Justise Winslow said he hadn’t ever been in that position before, never been the guy needing to be lifted up after missing free throws late in a loss. “I’ve had teammates that like been in that position and I’ve been very like trying to pick them up, so it was different for…
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LOS ANGELES — A New Jersey man who posed as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Tom Brady’s family will plead guilty to fraud, federal prosecutors said Monday. Scott V. Spina Jr. of Roseland, NJ has agreed to plead guilty…
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