The city of Laguna Beach is putting some new property it has acquired to use so residents can try out their skateboarding skills. New, temporary skateboard ramps – costing the city $75,000– are up at the Laguna Beach Community and Recreation Center on South Coast Highway. Tyler Marriner, 8, ride a new skate ramp at…
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A Newport Beach surgeon and his girlfriend, once accused in a headline-grabbing case of drugging and sexually assaulting seven women, are seeking unspecified damages from the county of Orange. While the sex charges were dropped or dismissed against Dr. Grant Robicheaux and Cerissa Riley, the legal costs and flood of bad publicity damaged them financially…
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Thousands of workers at the California State University system’s 23 campuses are ready to kick off a five-day strike next Monday, Jan. 22 — as tensions between the California Faculty Association and the CSU continue to broil around ongoing labor contract negotiations. The California Faculty Association announced its intentions to launch the strike, planned for…
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USC AT ARIZONA STATE When: Saturday, 11 a.m. Where: Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Ari. TV/radio: FOX/790 AM Records: USC 8-10, 2-5 in Pac-12; Arizona State 10-7, 4-2 in Pac-12 Notable injuries: USC: QUESTIONABLE: G Boogie Ellis (hamstring); OUT: G Isaiah Collier (hand); PROBABLE: C Joshua Morgan (respiratory illness); ARIZONA: N/A USC latest result: The void beckons, and its tendrils are firmly…
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The memories of ‘Andy’ Kao are vivid for Francois Ung and his wife Shally: A great sense of humor. A man who helped them with their Arcadia donut business, and who over time felt like part of their own family, including when they bonded over ballroom dance. And then came Jan. 21, 2023, when a…
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Hawaiian surfer Carissa Moore, who for years dominated on the elite World Tour and made history clinching the first-ever surfing gold medal for Team USA, has announced she is stepping away from competitive surfing. The announcement from the World Surf League about the 31-year-old surfer’s decision comes just before the start of the Lexus Pipe…
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By MARK ANDERSON (AP Sports Writer) HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders have agreed to hire Antonio Pierce to be their next head coach and the two sides are finalizing the deal, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t made…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday said he would not issue a state of emergency proclamation for the Tustin Hangar fire, saying the emergency has passed and that reimbursement is a federal responsibility. City and county officials have asked the governor to issue one, and in turn request President Joe Biden to issue a presidential declaration…
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Last year, Rams general manager Les Snead tried to provide a different way of framing the coming off-season sell off. Not a rebuild, so much as a “remodel”. What seemed like a good spin proved to be more meaningful, as a youth movement propelled the Rams to the postseason after just a one-year absence. On…
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An international team of scientists has found distinct changes in the blood of people with long COVID, suggesting a potential strategy to diagnose and perhaps treat a mysterious condition that takes many forms. The study, published on Thursday in the journal Science, adds to our understanding of long COVID, the lingering and often debilitating symptoms experienced…
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