The California Republican Party has issues. If the GOP is ever going to regain a degree of credibility in California, it needs to do a better job of preventing clowns and cronies from being their party representative on the ballot. Here’s what I mean. In a Pomona congressional race, the Republican challenger to Congresswoman Norma…
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The economy is the dominant issue in the upcoming elections. Politically, economic issues come down to two statistics: inflation and unemployment. Candidate Ronald Reagan famously created the sum of those two as the “misery index” and won a huge victory over President Jimmy Carter because that sum had risen so much during Carter’s administration. He…
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NORWALK — The CIF-SS Division 7 girls volleyball final between Pacifica Christian and Nordhoff featured a pair of teams looking to make history by securing their first section championship. The Tritons looked destined to become champions after taking a 2-1 lead in the match, but the Rangers rallied to win in five sets, 16-25, 25-17, 23-25,…
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LOS ANGELES — No. 9 USC was again severely short-handed in Saturday night’s game against Cal. For the second straight game, receivers Jordan Addison and Mario Williams and linebackers Eric Gentry and Ralen Goforth were in street clothes on the sidelines. Meanwhile, starting left tackle Bobby Haskins did not play in the opening quarter after…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. Trouble viewing on a mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express…
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LOS ANGELES — The numbers in Saturday night’s draw of the multi-state Powerball lottery are 28, 45, 53, 56, 69, and the Powerball number is 20. The estimated jackpot is $1.6 billion, the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. The drawing was the 40th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was…
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TEMPE, AZ. — Dorian Thompson-Robinson ties or sets a record every time he rolls out of bed at this point of his fifth season at UCLA. The latest came at kickoff Saturday night when he made his 44th start at quarterback, equaling Cade McNown’s school record set from 1995-98. Thompson-Robinson can pass McNown at home…
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By Stephen Hawkins HOUSTON — Yordan Alvarez hit a towering go-ahead homer and the Houston Astros clinched their second World Series title in six seasons and got Dusty Baker his first crown as a manager with a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 on Saturday night. As Alvarez’s 450-foot blast in the…
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A clean-up team is slated Sunday to remove a number of tar balls discovered on an outcropping of rock along Laguna Beach believed to be related to an Amplify Energy pipeline rupture in October 2021 that leaked 25,000 gallons of oil into the ocean. Crews responded to the site in Laguna Beach today where weathered…
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LOS ANGELES –– In an exhilarating albeit dizzying 60 minutes of hockey that saw five lead changes, the Kings bested the Florida Panthers 5-4 at Crypto.com Arena Saturday. Centers Rasmus Kupari and Blake Lizotte lit the lamp for the Kings, while wingers Trevor Moore and Viktor Arvidsson contributed a goal and an assist apiece. Winger…
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