Southern California’s pandemic-recovery hiring spree was 66% bigger than previously estimated, new jobs data shows. The four-county region averaged 7.44 million jobs throughout 2021’s economic reopening, according to data revisions released Friday, March 11. That was 134,000 more jobs than previously reported. The revisions also found an extra 34,000 jobs in 2020. That means 2021’s…
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Construction of a $5 million building to give Newport Beach’s popular junior lifeguard program some breathing room is cleared to start. The public-private project at the Balboa Pier received unanimous support from the California Coastal Commission this week, the last approval needed. More than a decade in the making, the new home for the guards-in-training…
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Eleven-year-old Zainab, an Afghan refugee who is learning English, nails the question the moment she hears it. “How many notebooks in the classroom?” her teacher asks. “There is one notebook in the classroom,” she says, her voice halting because of the new language but confident because she knows the answer. “Perfect!” her teacher says. Then the…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for races on Saturday March 12, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get the…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Friday, March 11. Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. FRIDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL PG WEST COAST SHOWDOWN Mater Dei 15, Poudre (CO) 0 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Woodbridge 4,…
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It appears Clayton Kershaw’s time as a Dodger has not come to an end. According to multiple reports, Kershaw has agreed to a one-year contract worth $17 million to return to the team, keeping the future Hall of Fame pitcher with the only organization he has ever played for and ending his first stint as…
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Russia’s invasion into Ukraine has pushed California’s already high gas prices to record levels, but a local lawmaker wants to know why Golden State prices are routinely so much higher than the rest of the nation. Senate Bill 1322, authored by state Sen. Ben Allen, D-Redondo Beach, would require the state’s five big oil refiners…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — On the first full day that the Angels could upgrade their pitching staff after the lockout, two of the top available free agents went off the board. Clayton Kershaw reportedly agreed to return to the Dodgers and Carlos Rodon agreed to a deal with the San Francisco Giants, according to reports. It…
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By Matt Egan | CNN In a significant reversal, Deutsche Bank announced Friday it is planning to shut down its business in Russia. The shift comes just a day after Deutsche Bank told CNBC it wasn’t “practical” to leave Russia, a source of legal troubles in the past for Germany’s largest lender. “Like some international…
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A coalition of activist and community groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, is asking the California Attorney General’s Office to investigate the Orange County District Attorney’s Office for systemic bias in light of racial comments made by DA Todd Spitzer while discussing a capital murder case. The civil rights groups in…
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