Drivers heading west through Corona, be warned. A full closure of the westbound 91 Freeway is scheduled for this weekend. All westbound lanes will be shut from Friday, Dec. 9, at 10 p.m. through Monday, Dec. 12, at 4 a.m., Riverside County Transportation Commission officials said Tuesday, Dec. 6. A full closure of westbound 91…
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By FRANK JORDANS BERLIN — Thousands of police officers carried out raids across much of Germany on Wednesday against suspected far-right extremists who allegedly sought to overthrow the government in an armed coup. Officials said 25 people were detained. Federal prosecutors said some 3,000 officers conducted searches at 130 sites in 11 of Germany’s 16…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – There’s widespread agreement today that dysfunctional government policies often hinder California’s ability—and the nation’s—to grow and prosper. There are also many bipartisan calls to “start building again” and overcome barriers such as outdated regulations that can hurt the economy. Unfortunately, archaic policies and stagnant bureaucracies often hold back those efforts. The root…
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They loved those white, sharp-looking Pearl Harbor Survivor caps they wore whenever they went out in public. Their badge of honor. They didn’t need to say a word as they walked down the street or sat in a restaurant together for their monthly meeting. “Thank you,” they heard over and over again. Thank you. People…
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An 18-year-old woman was killed and three others injured after the car they were travelling in slammed into concrete barricades in Westminster Tuesday, Dec. 6, authorities said. Orange County firefighters arrived to the area of Westminster Boulevard and Rancho Road just before 9:40 p.m. and found the car teetering on top of the barricades over…
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Federal officials have decided that the seven-story Ziggurat building in Laguna Niguel will go up for online auction early next year; the starting bid will be $70 million. For more than 50 years, the pyramid-esque structure has been a fixture on Alicia Parkway. It was designed by William Pereira who is known for his design…
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As we enjoy this holiday season, I would like a gift from you. And that gift is: Stop complaining to me about how much better everything was in the olden days. You don’t even have to wrap this gift. Just zip it. No, they weren’t. Well, OK, there was less traffic. And no one had…
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The proposed city of Los Angeles rules aim at residential zones in the desirable and pricey hills between the 405 Freeway and Griffith Park, which include a scattering of R1-zoned single-family homes, but are dominated by RE15, RE20 and RE40 zoning – sprawling, multi-acre, single-family properties in “residential estate zones.” 1) Under current rules,…
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Los Angeles and Mumbai are the only two metropolises in the world where big cats — mountain lions and leopards respectively — live in dense urban areas. That co-existence, scientists say, puts wildlife at risk. Only this year, four mountain lions have been struck and killed by cars in a study underway by the National…
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The latest UCLA Anderson Forecast for California offers two potential scenarios for California’s economy — a soft landing led by such factors as more construction and increased demand for defense goods, or a mild recession with elevated unemployment rates. The biggest source of uncertainty is tied to national economic policy. “In the coming months, the…
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