Time to chill We’re having some colder days, but Southern Californians know better than to complain about our climate. Today we put our mild winter weather in perspective. On average, the coldest day of the year for Southern California is behind us, except for areas with higher elevation or the low desert. Coldest date of…
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The parent of a University of Idaho volleyball team starter detailed how Vandals head coach Chris Gonzalez had “created an extremely negative culture and hostile environment” in a 1,300-word letter to Idaho athletic director Terry Gawlik in December 2022. Hans Doorn, father of Idaho setter Kate Doorn, said he received only a “generic” response from…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The group of football transfers joining Santa Margarita added its most notable name yet Friday with the confirmed arrival of defensive lineman Max Amasio from St. John Bosco. The junior, who earned first-team All-Trinity League honors in the fall, said he has enrolled…
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UCLA coach Chip Kelly announced the hiring of Billy Fessler and Tony Washington Jr. to his staff Friday. Fessler was named as UCLA’s new quarterbacks coach after serving as Akron’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Joe Moorehead’s staff in 2023. Akron’s offense averaged 18.5 points and 287.2 yards per game in 2023. Fessler joined the…
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1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 95 on Jan. 15. “But traces of bigotry still mar America. So, each year on Martin Luther King Day, let us not only recall Dr. King, but rededicate ourselves to the commandments he believed in and sought to live every day: Thou shall…
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When I was a little kid, growing up and learning to surf, I lived in Surfside Colony, a small private beach community just south of Seal Beach and bordering Sunset Beach. Back then the houses were small and wooden, you almost have to call them “shacks.” But honestly they were probably one small step above…
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Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship Norwegian Viva has some serious Gen-X appeal. Cruise lines have juggled the tastes of mixed generations on board for decades, but contemporary lines like NCL cater to the latest generation making vacation decisions, and a good chunk of that clientele call themselves children of the 80s. So while the structure…
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Last year, it got dark early around the Rams’ Thousand Oaks headquarters. Not the way the nights come early in December. But for a team that had won the Super Bowl a year prior, the hangover could not have been worse. Injuries piled up in a startling fashion, and with them came losing like the…
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Aliso Viejo-based Thomas James Homes will wind down its Denver operations by next fall and exit the state after finding a tougher-than-expected market. “We did decide to phase out of the market,” confirmed Steve Kalmbach, president and COO of the home builder. “We have 34 homes that we are still going to deliver and sell…
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Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do has come under much needed scrutiny for his involvement in approving millions of dollars of public funds to Viet America Society, a nonprofit organization in which his daughter has had a leadership role. This editorial board, citing this and his clearly established record of cronyism and pay-to-play activity, has called…
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