There’s no such thing as a temporary tax, at least not in California. That’s the only conclusion that can be drawn from Assembly Bill 241, the latest attempt to renew a “temporary” increase in vehicle registration fees. This temporary tax began its existence about 15 years ago with the passage of Assembly Bill 118, titled…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Leading times in O.C. swimming and diving marks through April 13. Submit updates to [email protected]. BOYS SWIMMING 200-yard medley relay (O.C. record 1:29.97, Santa Margarita 2023) — SM 1:29.97 200 free (O.C. record 1:33.26 Shoults 2016 SM) — Cehelnik (SM) 1:38.65 200 IM…
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The gates have opened — and the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is officially underway. Friday, April 13, marks the start of the 48th iteration of the Grand Prix, with the city’s biggest annual event also taking over downtown on Saturday and Sunday. Day 1 of “Southern California’s 200-mph beach party,” as the event…
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Most everyone seems to think that members of the press operate hand in glove with Big Government, serving as some kind of public-relations agency for the electeds and their minions, offering up without skepticism what tidbits the bureaucracies in our various capitols and executive offices disseminate as “news.” Those everyones have never been reporters. The…
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“You have tried to wipe us out, but we are here.” This is the message of the Partisans’ Song — “Zog Nit Keynmol (Never Say)” in Yiddish — often recited at events commemorating Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, in the spring. The Jewish community in Los Angeles solemnly remembers the Holocaust, when millions of…
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A new word entered the California political lexicon the other day, when two of the five elected supervisors running America’s largest county decided they could greatly reduce crime by depopulating Los Angeles County’s many jails and other penal facilities. The new word: decarceration. This is the process of supposedly fighting crime by letting people out…
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After four scathing audits lambasted the Orange County Power Authority’s management, pricing strategies and transparency, Irvine’s own review of the green power agency praised its rates as “competitive” and net income as “positive.” The firm hired by Irvine to conduct the operational review of OCPA said it focused on “how the actual CCA (community choice…
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Q: We are a small HOA. We are debating going with a community solar contract vs. individual solar installation contracts and looking for information to help us with the pros and cons of each. Do you have any information or knowledge of an HOA that approved community-wide solar installation? Can you give us some insight…
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IRVINE — Dallas Eakins is out after four seasons as Ducks coach with the official word coming down Friday morning, less than 12 hours after the completion of their regular season. With the Ducks, who said they decided not to renew the coach’s contract, Eakins’ record was 100-147-44, which was punctuated by this season’s last-place…
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A twin office tower campus in Santa Ana sold for $82 million, according to the venture that bought it, nearly 36% less than what the seller, Blackstone, paid for it nine years ago. The 13-story Griffin Towers at 5 and 6 Hutton Centre Drive encompasses 560,000 square feet and was sold to Barker Pacific Group…
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