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Public school districts across Southern California are losing students and, in the years ahead, will likely face difficult choices about closing schools. Lower birth rates and outmigration have contributed to the enrollment drops. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, families have also increasingly sought public school alternatives such as charter schools, private schools, and homeschooling. Los Angeles…
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Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from Jan. 16 to Jan. 23. Food sales at Excaliber Fuels station, 8482 Westminster Blvd., Westminster Closed: Jan. 22 Reason: Rodent infestation Reopened: Jan. 22 Food sales at CVS Pharmacy, 731 S. Weir Canyon Road, Suite 131, Anaheim…
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Too many Southern Californians are running scared for their lives right now. Tens of thousands of displaced, suddenly homeless residents of Altadena, Pasadena and Pacific Palisades after firestorms destroyed entire neighborhoods. More than tens of thousands of housekeepers, gardeners and other workers keeping a weather eye not on the Santa Ana winds but for an…
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I recently wrote about pomegranate trees and the fact that although they can survive without irrigation, they will benefit from two or three soakings per month during the summer.  In response to this assertion, I received the following email from Kathy Stewart. “You are 100 percent incorrect about watering pomegranate trees,” she wrote.  “Particularly in Costa…
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It may have looked like President Donald Trump did nothing for the last two years except shuttle between rallies and trials with an occasional stop at McDonald’s, but that’s not the case. The blizzard of executive orders this week was the culmination of years of work by the Trump team to develop policy, recruit political…
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia — When Madison Keys stepped into Rod Laver Arena at 7:37 p.m. on Saturday night ahead of the Australian Open final, she strode right past the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup, the trophy that goes to the women’s champion and was placed on a pedestal near the entrance…
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I’m penning this column overlooking the Mississippi sound – a tributary of the Gulf of Mexico. After spending time in New Orleans, Biloxi and Mobile, Alabama, I’ve been reflecting on what the Gulf South has to teach us about commercial real estate. These cities, rich with culture and history, also hold valuable lessons for commercial…
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By KELVIN CHAN LONDON (AP) — Should I stay or should I go — from Meta’s social media platforms? Related Articles Technology | File taxes online: Tools, tips, deadlines and more Technology | People are hawking TikTok-loaded phones for thousands on eBay, Facebook Technology | Trump signs executive order on developing artificial intelligence ‘free from…
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By Anna-Louise Jackson, Bankrate.com It’s now the norm for Americans to file their taxes online — the IRS reports that more than 90% of individual tax returns were e-filed in 2023, the most recent data available. Even most professional tax preparers are required to electronically file returns on behalf of their clients. Related Articles Business…
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By Daniel Chang, Sam Whitehead, KFF Health News Jen Fisher can do only so much to keep her son safe from the types of infections that children can encounter at school. The rest, she said, is up to other students and parents in their hometown of Franklin, Tennessee. Related Articles Health | Screen breaks and…
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