Congress and the Biden administration seem unaware that rising interest rates are about as “transitory” as they told us inflation would be — meaning, likely to be around for quite a while. Why does this matter? Ask someone who’s been enticed by a mortgage with a variable interest rate that starts low and then rises…
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At Oso Grande Elementary School, students start and end their school days with a bright smile and wave from the friendly neighborhood crossing guard, Larry Lanterman. Lanterman has been a staple of the Ladera Ranch neighborhood, showing up every day to keep kids safe as they cross the street. But it is not just the…
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Safiya Sinclair’s mother and father grew up as lost souls in Jamaica, dealing with mistreatment, abuse and abandonment – then they found Rastafarianism and each other. This could have been a beautiful story. But as Sinclair portrays her own childhood in “How to Say Babylon,” her father, Howard, a talented reggae musician whose record deal…
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Next week’s entertainment inside Southern California casinos includes a Halloween show led by two of shock rock’s biggest names, a local Grammy award-winning multi-instrumentalist, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and a Mexican group that paved the way for modern norteño. Be sure to check the official websites for the latest event information.…
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Buzz: California is home to 11 of 25 US metropolitan areas with the largest housing shortages. Source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed a study of housing underproduction by Up For Growth that looked at construction from 2012 through 2021 for 193 US metropolitan areas – including 23 from California. Topline The Golden State’s high housing costs…
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At least 50 Muslim community members and others gathered at a vigil Tuesday night in Garden Grove, mourning the death of 6-year-old Palestinian American boy Wadea Al-Fayoume, whom officials say was stabbed to death in his suburban home near Chicago last weekend. The Greater Los Angeles area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA)…
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The City Council has picked the map for how San Clemente should be carved up into four voting districts for future elections. On Tuesday, in what was the council’s fourth public hearing, a council majority voted for the map considered the “clearest, easiest and clearly delineated by boundaries.” Those boundaries would form districts from which…
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The savage attacks Hamas inflicted upon the Israeli military and civilian population are utterly without justification, but not without explanation. The Arab/Israeli bloodlust has been going on since the end of World War I, most pointedly since 1947 when Zionist militias used violence to force 750,000 Palestinians from their villages and ancient homeland. That process…
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Mira Costa libero Taylor Deckert performs a dig during the Mustangs’ game against Los Alamitos on October 18th, 2023. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer) Los Alamitos middle hitter Anna Sanzaro smashes the ball during the Griffins’ game against Mira Costa on October 18th, 2023. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer) Mira Costa middle blocker…
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HUNTINGTON BEACH — The Huntington Beach girls volleyball team had to come from far behind to win an extended first set against Alemany in the opening round of pool play in Division 1 of the CIF SS playoffs on Wednesday at Huntington Beach High School. The comeback seemed to ignite the No. 3 seed Oilers,…
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