Nancee Wells, a field guide in the Dana Point/Laguna Beach area, sent me an email asking about the fire resistance of California native plants. Although California natives will eventually go up in flames in a major conflagration as all plants do, the fire resistance of many native species is significant. In the words of Bert…
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In recent weeks, Bobby Kennedy Jr. published a co-authored book, “Vax-Unvax: Let the Science Speak,” which does not let the science speak, but rather traffics in the same kind of conspiracy theories he often spins about Bill Gates and the supposed dangers of getting vaccinated against killer diseases such as COVID-19 — the miraculous vaccines…
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Warren’s Madden Iamaleava runs the ball as they take on rival Downey on Friday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer) Team captains for the Warren Bears and Downey Vikings watch the coin toss as the two teams get ready to play at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA, on Friday,…
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Q I generally leave a lot of the garden/ yard work to my hubby; however, I’ve become concerned – as is he – about the health of our Asian Pear tree. The branches have become all black as have most all the leaves. The fruit is small and burnt-looking, and sucker plants are growing from the…
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Something weirdly revealing happened in July, when Canada launched a small immigration program for holders of the coveted American H-1B visa, an employer-sponsored visa for working professionals, such as engineers, physicians, software developers. These workers are among “the best and the brightest” who come to America. The H-1B is hard to get. Out of 700,000…
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Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from Oct. 5 to Oct. 12. AB Liquor Market, 7508 Katella Ave., Stanton Closed: Oct. 11 Reason: Rodent infestation Reopened: Oct. 12 Medmix, 12105 Brookhurst St., Suite F, Garden Grove Closed: Oct. 10 Reason: Cockroach infestation Reopened: Oct.…
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Welcome to our glorious SoCal fall! As days shorten, leaves crunch underfoot, and temperatures cool – our commercial real estate market faces several headwinds. Hamas’ blatant attack on Israel, the ouster of our House speaker, and the 10-year bond yields at 20-year highs headline the obstacles. The first two – Israel being attacked and a…
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Here are all of OCVarsity’s stories, scores and photos from the Week 8 high school football games on Friday, Oct. 13. We also have links to our coverage of the games Thursday, Oct. 12. FRIDAY’S GAMES SCORES High school football: All of the scores from Friday’s games, Oct. 13 PHOTOS Photos: High school football action…
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BELLFLOWER — Last year Mater Dei beat St. John Bosco in the regular season. St. John Bosco beat Mater Dei in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 football championship game. Flip the script? Mater Dei has to hope so. The Monarchs were shut out by St. John Bosco 28-0 in their Trinity League game Friday…
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IRVINE — Tim Ioane had seen that Wildcat formation before. The sophomore outside linebacker for Tustin sprung out of his defensive stance against Crean Lutheran on Friday night and took two strides into the backfield before realizing what was coming next. He stopped in his tracks after the ball was pitched out wide to Crean…
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