“Due to the recent fires, it’s been recommended that we remove our last palm tree, which is by our pool. I have a narrow planter in that location. I would like a new drought-tolerant, fire-resistant tree or bush whose roots will not be a detriment in that location. During the summer, the area gets morning…
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Your electricity bill is too high, and one of the reasons for this is so idiotic, even the California state auditor had to say something. “The benefits of energy efficiency programs may not be worth their cost to ratepayers,” State Auditor Grant Parks wrote in a report released on March 18. “None of the utilities’…
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With a deadline nearing on the next wave of tariffs from the Trump administration, builders are facing the prospect of halting or slowing construction projects as prices for materials continue to rise. The National Association of Home Builders expects new tariffs starting April 2 will raise the cost of imported construction materials by more than…
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I spent the past two weeks deep undercover as an electric vehicle driver. This was largely in response to negative feedback I received to a recent column, but even more largely because my car has been in the shop for more than a month (a story for another day). A month ago I wrote that…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — The Angels got out of Arizona on Friday after a successful spring, which means they didn’t suffer any significant injuries. The most important player who came into camp with an injury – Zach Neto – represented the biggest of the five key questions we identified for the Angels at the start of…
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Kennedy Fuller scored early, and goalkeeper Angelina Anderson denied a late threat as Angel City FC held on for a 1-1 tie with the Portland Thorns in an NWSL game on Friday night. Fuller scored in the ninth minute to give Angel City an early lead, but Reilyn Turner scored her first…
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LOS ANGELES — The UCLA women’s basketball team kicked off its quest for the program’s first Final Four appearance by routing Southern, 84-46, in an NCAA Tournament first-round game on Friday night at Pauley Pavilion. Lauren Betts had 14 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots, and Londynn Jones scored 11 points for the Bruins…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now FOUNTAIN VALLEY — If there’s an early theme to the Orange County softball season, it might be parity. Lower ranked teams have defeated lofty rivals in the O.C. Top 25 to prompt excitement that wide-spread competitiveness exists. Fullerton fueled the concept Friday by…
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Andrew Shean pitched a no-hitter and had 10 strikeouts for University in a 9-0 rout of St. Margaret’s on Friday in a Pacific Coast League game at University High. Shean has not allowed a run in 14 consecutive innings pitched and has allowed just one run this season. He has 20 strikeouts in 15⅓ innings…
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INGLEWOOD — This wasn’t as much fun. In the Clippers’ victory against one of the NBA’s best teams earlier in the week, they were healthy, locked in and more importantly having fun. You could sense it in the way Kawhi Leonard scored, how James Harden did his thing, the times when Ivica Zubac dominated inside…
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