LOS ANGELES — Wishing and hoping — and even a cortisone injection — didn’t make it so. The Dodgers couldn’t avoid putting Chris Taylor on the Injured List. Taylor had been limited to two pinch-hit appearances over the past eight days. He went through a workout in the outfield before Sunday’s game but “it hasn’t…
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The director of the Florence Sylvester Senior Center in Laguna Hills is warning seniors about a fraudulent phone call in which the caller uses her name and position to sell Medicare plans. Director Aimee Roberts sent out an email to around 1,000 people on the center’s email list. “I wanted to reach out to you…
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There is a day we can all celebrate. It’s not a national holiday, and we will have to declare it for ourselves. It’s called “one more thing” day. It can be declared every day, once a week or once in a while. It is our day for our personal pleasure and triumph. It is a…
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A brass trio played Dixieland jazz. A ragtag group of revelers followed, twirling parasols, waving handkerchiefs and dancing to the music, in a traditional New Orleans-style second line parade. “This is a Juneteenth celebration. This is the feeling of pure happiness. We are free.” So began the Laguna Woods African American Heritage Club’s third annual…
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Culinary herbs are among the easiest plants you can grow. They only need sunlight, water, and well-draining soil with a neutral pH.– You don’t even need a garden. Many herbs, such as rosemary, basil, cilantro, lemon balm, oregano and mint will grow well in containers. In fact, mints should only be grown in containers, unless…
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The U.S. and California economies are headed into a recession later this year, according to Chapman University’s 2023 Economic Update Forecast, delivered June 23 by President Emeritus Jim Doti. There are four factors causing the slump. First, despite strong jobs growth of 339,000 nationally in May, it’s slowing compared to a year ago. “It’s going…
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A wise friend once told me, “Think twice before you buy a vacation home.” Those words were spoken by a real estate professional who owns a large portfolio of investment property. Buying a vacation home is not an idea to take lightly. It will change your life, routine and monthly cash flow until you sell…
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Jeff Gritchen has been a photographer with the Southern California News Group, which includes 11 daily newspapers, for nearly 30 years. This Q&A is edited for brevity. Q: How did you come up with the idea for a collection of images showing the letters of the alphabet?A few years ago a friend gifted me a…
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When most Californians think about the state’s yearly budgeting process they don’t expect the governor and the Legislature to shape major public policy outside the scope of spending decisions. But that is exactly what is happening right now as Gov. Gavin Newsom is advocating for a “Trailer Bill” within the state budget that will undermine…
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As a congressional committee continues to probe allegations of hostile working conditions at VA Loma Linda, a new federal report highlights the proliferation of whistleblower retaliation complaints within the Department of Veterans Affairs. From 2018 to 2022, 69% of the VA’s Prohibited Personnel Practices cases assigned to a federal watchdog agency for investigation involved whistleblower…
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