Starting next year in California, homeowners can sell the granny unit in their backyard. Religious institutions can build housing on their land. And developers can add more homes along the coast in places that were once off-limits. The sweeping initiatives were among more than 50 housing bills signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom intended to expedite…
Read more
The 39th Long Beach Marathon took place this weekend, with a packed schedule that included the Aquarium of the Pacific 5K on Saturday, Oct. 14, and the main 26.2-mile event on Sunday morning. Here are the top finishers for each event. Full Marathon Men: First: Jason Yang, 32, of Los Angeles, 02:27:03.9. Second: Raymon Ornelas,…
Read more
KABUL, Afghanistan — Two powerful earthquakes struck Herat province in northwestern Afghanistan early Sunday, jolting a region already hit by three major quakes over the past eight days that have killed more than 1,000 people. The magnitude 6.3 and magnitude 5.4 temblors struck the province just after 8 a.m. local time at a depth of…
Read more
Breed: Boxer mix Age: 1.5 years Sex: Spayed female Size: 54 pounds Daisy’s story: Daisy was at the shelter with no owner – former or future – in sight. A Love Bugs volunteer fell in love with her good looks and award-winning smile, and now she’s a true Love Bug. Daisy was a little shy…
Read more
Irvine’s annual celebration of the diversity of its community was again a party on Saturday at the Great Park. The Irvine Global Village Festival featured cuisine, music, dance and more from around the world. Many community groups contributed to the showcase of diversity by performing and sharing delicacies. There was also a kids village and…
Read more
CHARGERS (2-2) vs. COWBOYS (3-2) When: Monday, 5:15 p.m. Where: SoFi Stadium TV/Radio: Ch. 7/ESPN; 98.7 FM; 105.5 FM/94.3 FM (Spanish) Line: Cowboys by 1 1/2 Notable injury designations: Chargers: OLB Joey Bosa (questionable, toe), S Alohi Gilman (doubtful, heel), DB Deane Leonard (doubtful, hamstring), TE Donald Parham Jr. (questionable, wrist), DL Nick Williams (questionable,…
Read more
If all goes as planned, Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert will wear minimal protection on his fractured left middle finger. Perhaps he’ll wear the same white glove he wore throughout the week while preparing to face the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football at SoFi Stadium. Maybe he’ll be able to shift under center and take…
Read more
Follow along for live updates from Rams reporter Adam Grosbard before, during and after the Rams’ game against the Arizona Cardinals. Viewing on a mobile device? Click here Tweets by AdamGrosbard https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js For Zach VanValkenburg, it was his first career sack, for Ochaun Mathis it was his career debut. For the Rams, it was a…
Read more
The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is no doubt complex. There are, indeed, legitimate grievances from the Palestinian people about how they have been treated. And whenever there is conflict, as now, reasonable people can and should be concerned about the loss of innocent life in Gaza. But there’s a difference between being…
Read more
Huntington Beach city libraries might soon have a community board reviewing children’s library books to determine if materials “meet the community standards of acceptance” and would need to have books containing any sexual content be placed on shelves designated for adults. Councilmember Gracey Van Der Mark, who has pushed for the city to make it…
Read more
