“Well, if you ever plan to motor west,” wrote songwriter Bobby Troup in 1964, “take my way, that’s the highway that’s the best. Get your kicks on Route 66.” Today, he might write it differently. “Well, if you ever plan to motor west, take the highway to the driveway of the bank.” Here’s what it…
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COSTA MESA — Justin Herbert acknowledged the obvious for the second time in three days on Wednesday. He wasn’t at his best during the Chargers’ 20-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night, bemoaning several missed connections, especially two intended for wide receiver Keenan Allen. Herbert completed 22 of 37 passes for 227 yards…
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State regulators fined the Hyatt Regency Long Beach hotel $4.8 million for failing to provide timely job offers to 25 workers who were laid off during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic but not rehired when business picked up again. The settlement divided equally would amount to $191,000 per employee, a potentially life-changing payday for…
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An Aliso Viejo man who shot and killed a former close friend, who the gunman apparently believed had sexually assaulted his longtime girlfriend, was convicted Wednesday of first degree murder. An Orange County Superior Court jury also found Carlos Alexander Gonzalez, 26, guilty of shooting into an occupied vehicle and the use of a handgun…
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The Ducks have already faced two of the NHL’s top teams, looking respectable against the reigning Stanley Cup champs on their maiden voyage before upending one of the Eastern Conference finalists from last season in their home opener. Thursday night’s match against another 2023 conference finalist, the Dallas Stars, adds yet another layer of intrigue:…
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Another option for unhoused families struggling to find a place to live is opening in Tustin, turning an empty lot on El Camino Real into a community resource. The House of Ruth features seven furnished units — they vary in size from one bedroom to three bedrooms — for families who will also have access…
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A 32-year-old Laguna Hills man was arrested Tuesday in the shooting of a security guard in the neighborhood of Nellie Gail Ranch. The shooting was reported just after 11 a.m. Tuesday in the area of Bridlewood Drive and Saddlerock Place in Laguna Hills, where an on-duty security guard was found parked in his security vehicle…
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THOUSAND OAKS — Just as the Rams seemed to have unlocked their running game, bad news came in two parts on Wednesday. Backup Ronnie Rivers was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury, sidelining him for a minimum of four games. Not great for the Rams’ depth, but not calamitous in a vacuum. But…
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Maryam Keshavarz thought she was just sharing funny stories at a party. About how as a little girl she smuggled Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” into Iran on a trip from her home in New York City to visit relatives there in the land of her parents. About the strange sense of…
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By Vince Golle | Bloomberg A measure of US mortgage applications stumbled to an almost three-decade low as borrowing costs increased for a sixth-straight week, indicating further downside momentum for a battered housing market. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s overall index of applications to purchase or refinance a home slumped 6.9% in the week ended Oct.…
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