Mortgage rates rose this week as the Federal Reserve prepares to raise its main borrowing rate to battle unnerving inflation hikes. The average rate on a 30-year loan hit 3.85%, up from 3.76% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday. A year ago, the long-term rate was 3.05%. The average rate on 15-year, fixed-rate…
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Anaheim Police Department call logs show officers responded to cases of assault and battery, grand theft, trespassing, vandalism and public drunkenness at Disneyland in February. Anaheim Police responded to more than 20 calls at Disneyland in February that resulted in some type of action taken by officers. Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and…
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Randy’s Donuts has come to Santa Ana and has planned a grand opening for Tuesday, March 15. A new location of Randy’s Donuts will grand open in Santa Ana on Tuesday, March 15. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) A new location of Randy’s Donuts will grand open in Santa Ana on Tuesday, March 15.…
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The long slender cut known as skirt steak is prized for its delicious beefy flavor rather than its tenderness. Beautifully marbled, it grills up quickly. Adorned with grill marks, it is irresistible topped with flavored butter, a compound concoction that pairs butter with finely chopped shallot and chives, plus a smidgen of red wine vinegar.…
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By Angel Adegbesan and Madison Muller | Bloomberg Flu shots aren’t preventing this season’s dominant strain of the virus from causing mild or moderate illness that requires medical treatment, according to an interim analysis by U.S. government-led researchers. The formulation’s efficacy at preventing such cases was estimated at 16%, which was statistically indistinguishable from being…
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By Elizabeth Renter | NerdWallet A striking lack of affordability held steady for first-time homebuyers in the final quarter of 2021. After a slight uptick in listings in the third quarter, the number of homes on the market fell further into a hole to close out the year. In last quarter’s first-time buyer analysis for…
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Q: Our board approved the old version of the bill SB323 as-is to replace our current election rules. Recently, we had our annual election that was voided due to a quorum that wasn’t met. I contacted the management company to inquire who was the inspector of election and it was revealed the inspector is the…
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Blue-state Democrats have been fighting since 2017 to repeal a key provision of President Trump’s tax plan that penalized high-cost California filers. The so-called SALT tax cap imposed a $10,000 limit on IRS deductions for state and local taxes like income and capital gains levies and property taxes. The measure primarily affected residents of high-cost, Democratic-leaning…
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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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