Summer has finally arrived and the warmer weather also means the return of a local tradition: free summer concerts. With eclectic lineups spanning a wide variety of music genres, these concert events that are popping up all over Southern California do not require a ticket. If plunking down hundreds or thousands of dollars to see…
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On this date five years ago, the United States Supreme Court freed public employees from forced unionization. The court ruled in Janus v. AFSCME that public employees can’t be forced to pay fees to a union if they don’t want to pay dues. Today, we remind public employees of their Janus rights. “The First Amendment…
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By Holmes Lybrand | CNN The Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General on Tuesday issued a scathing rebuke of the Bureau of Prisons detailing the multiple failures that led to the death of high-profile financier Jeffrey Epstein following his arrest in 2019 but found no evidence to contradict the “absence of criminality” in his…
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This is the week when Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders are supposed to agree on a more or less final state budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year that begins on Saturday. The negotiations are being conducted in secret with the main hang-up being the authority Newsom seeks to streamline environmental clearance for some big…
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After Lake Forest originally agreed to give Families Forward, an organization that aims to help end homelessness, $1.6 million for buying and renovating buildings for unhoused families back in May, the budget has been officially approved — and increased. The organization requested an additional $200,000, assistant city manager Keith Neves said during last week’s City…
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In the opening pages of Tom Rachman’s “The Imposters,” we meet an aging British couple, Dora and Barry—she’s a novelist with a small and diminishing audience, he’s a divorce lawyer turned couples therapist. Their scenes are emotionally nuanced and grounded until the moment Dora is waiting for Barry to come downstairs. “Nobody comes downstairs. Nobody…
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Summer is about more than beach reads. Don’t get us wrong — there’s nothing wrong with taking something light and escapist to your favorite oceanside spot, but it’s also perfectly fine to retreat to the darkest, most air-conditioned room you can find with a book, a glass of water (or whatever), and try to forget…
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Earlier this month, the Themed Entertainment Association and AECOM released their annual Theme Index report, detailing 2022 attendance at 20 top theme parks around the United States. Disney and Universal topped the list, but this week I want to talk about some of the parks that did not make the TEA/AECOM report. Destinations such as…
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The LSU baseball team celebrates after defeating Florida, 18-4, in Game 3 of the College World Series finals to win the national title on Monday night in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz) LSU pitcher Paul Skenes holds his College World Series MVP trophy as he celebrates after they defeated Florida, 18-4, in Game 3…
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Shohei Ohtani, center, and the Angels celebrate after Mike Trout scored the winning run on a wild pitch from Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Aaron Bummer, not pictured, during the ninth inning on Monday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) Angels starting pitcher Reid Detmers throws to the plate during the first…
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