Fall leaves get a warm welcome from Christie Hunt. The River Forest resident rakes them into her flower beds, where they decay, providing fertilizer and valuable winter habitat for bees, moths, butterflies and fireflies. She also piles leaves around her fig tree, where they provide protection against the cold. And when Hunt uses up her…
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Q. Dear Honk: There were at least three exit signs along the southbound 73 Toll Road back in September that had been replaced with IDENTICAL signs located several feet away. These are at the Newport Coast Drive, Laguna Canyon Road and Greenfield Drive exits. BOTH sets of signs remained. Why replace what appear to be…
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The county’s plans for an overhaul of its general aviation facilities at John Wayne Airport – think private aircraft from little two-seaters to corporate jets – is now seeing ground break on a $100 million, 14-acre facility that will be the largest private investment in the airport’s history. The OC Board of Supervisors previously approved 35-year…
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The consensus box of Del Mar horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Friday, November 15, 2024. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter…
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“How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market. The pain: Southern California last year surpassed having 1 million homes valued at $1 million or more. The source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed a LendingTree report looking at Census stats on owner-occupied homes worth $1 million or more in 2023 in 50 large US metropolitan…
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A Laguna Beach environmental nonprofit is gaining traction for its vision of restoring a South Laguna estuary to create a scenic gateway to the town that would also create a habitat link between the ocean and the nearby canyons and wildlands area. For decades, the marshy area of the estuary at the end of Aliso…
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All elections mark beginnings and endings. One thing this election brought was the end of the dynasty that began when Dick Cheney, age 34, became President Gerald Ford’s chief of staff. After Ford lost to Jimmy Carter in 1976, Cheney went back to his native Wyoming and in 1978 was elected to the U.S. House…
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On Jan. 1, 2024, a new federal law came into effect, requiring more than 30 million small- and medium-sized businesses to report ownership information to the federal government by Jan. 1, 2025. If the law applies to your business, you’re running out of time. Failure to timely file the report could result in fines of…
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Q: Our board has a member whose participation is perfunctory at best. He rarely responds to emails or participates in email discussions. I have missed meetings. When he does attend meetings, he rarely participates in discussion. May the board vote to remove him? We would like to open the position up to someone who would…
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An effort to enhance visitor and resident enjoyment in Laguna Beach’s downtown will get some extra oomph from a new agreement for Visit Laguna Beach to give $5.5 million to the city over the next 11 years to improve the area. The tourism bureau’s contribution will fund downtown improvements and services with about $500,000 each…
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