Simple logic tells us that as climate change alters precipitation patterns, California must expand its capacity to capture and store water. Even if the overall amount of precipitation remains unchanged, we will receive more of it in the form of rain and less as snow, which means the natural reservoir of the Sierra snow pack…
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Obi Toppin will get his chance in a big spot. The struggling Julius Randle, fresh off his bizarre postgame incident Sunday, will sit Tuesday’s game against the Hawks because of a sore right quad, the Knicks announced. It will be Randle’s first missed game due to injury this season, leaving the exciting Toppin as the…
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A Norco private school apologized to parents after a teacher shared a video last month of her leading preschool students in a chant denouncing President Joe Biden. The video obtained by ABC 7 News in Los Angeles shows the unnamed teacher at Turning Point Christian School in Norco asking the 4- and 5-year-olds, “Who’s our…
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Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler showed he could play through pain with his 27-point performance in Monday night’s road loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, but he also recognizes that these final three weeks of the regular season could be a delicate balancing act. “I know that guys here can hoop,” he said, “they are not…
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It was Gov. Ronald Reagan who signed the California Environmental Quality Act into law in 1970. As with many laws, CEQA was approved with the best of intentions to provide a legal basis for environmental protection for private and public activities. But, as readers of these pages surely know, good intentions don’t protect against…
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Is California ready for a Sesame Street theme park? That is what we are getting with the opening this weekend of Sesame Place San Diego in Chula Vista. Owner SeaWorld Parks has converted its former Aquatica water park to a Sesame Street theme, making it the first Sesame Place theme park on the West Coast.…
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Valeri Liukin was upset with his newest student, Andrea Orris, almost immediately. “We had a rough start,” Orris recalled. It was 1999, and Orris had just joined the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy, the about to be internationally renowned Plano, Texas, gym co-founded and co-owned by Liukin, an Olympic and world champion for the Soviet Union.…
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Jo Koy has been working long days, his schedule overflowing with projects. The comedian and actor is filming the pilot for his single-camera sitcom “Josep” for ABC; touring comedy clubs and theaters across the country (including May 20-22 at Agua Caliente Resort Casino in Rancho Mirage) on his Funny is Funny World Tour; and preparing…
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The Orlando Magic signed Jeff Dowtin to a 10-day contract, the team announced Tuesday morning ahead of their matchup against the Golden State Warriors. This will be the second stint in Orlando for Dowtin, who’ll wear No. 11 and occupy the Magic’s 15th and final standard roster spot for the duration of his deal. Dowtin…
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Jonathan Isaac recently suffered a setback during his rehab from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, but he’s still expected to return to the floor for the start of next season. Isaac sustained a minor right hamstring injury during his rehab and underwent a small surgical procedure, according to Magic president of…
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