The Pac-12 is inching closer toward remaining a 12-school conference following the departures of USC and UCLA to the Big Ten in the summer of 2024. The university presidents discussed SMU and San Diego State as expansion candidates during a meeting last week and approved commissioner George Kliavkoff taking the next step in the complicated…
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The schedule for the Orange County teams in the CIF-SS girls soccer playoffs. CIF-SS GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS Games start at 3 p.m. unless noted DIVISION 1 Quarterfinals Tuesday, Feb. 14 Los Alamitos at Mira Costa Redondo vs. Villa Park at El Modena HS, 5 p.m. San Clemente at Santa Margarita DIVISION 2 Second round Friday,…
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The kitchen and breakfast nook. (Photo by Trent Teigen) The large dome’s living area. (Photo by Trent Teigen) The communal bathroom. (Photo by Trent Teigen) The outdoor kitchen and fire pit circle. (Photo by Trent Teigen) The pool and spa. (Photo by Trent Teigen) The temple. (Photo by Trent Teigen) Show Caption of Expand A…
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Governors, legislators and other political figures cycle through the state Capitol constantly, but behind that constant turnover lies a more or less permanent cadre of men and women who provide vital continuity. Senior bureaucrats and legislative staffers and veteran lobbyists for thousands of interest groups are the custodians of institutional knowledge. While politicians preen and…
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An off-duty Orange County sheriff’s deputy was killed in a solo vehicle crash in Lake Elsinore on Thursday morning, Feb. 9, authorities said. Cal Fire firefighters responded to the crash about 5:15 a.m. in the 25000 block of Railroad Canyon Road and found a vehicle had hit a tree, spokeswoman Maggie De La Rosa said.…
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Disneyland is finding that well-heeled vacationers spend more when the Anaheim theme park is not bursting at the seams and there are fewer thrifty annual passholders clogging up Main Street USA. The Disneyland and Walt Disney World resorts significantly increased revenue and income despite reducing attendance capacity by 20% during the most recent quarter that…
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Christopher Dorner was a man full of anger. Fired from the police force, discharged from the Navy Reserve, he snapped. He first killed the daughter of a man involved in his firing, then headed to San Diego. To try to flee the country? To plant evidence to distract investigators? He next headed north on a…
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ANAHEIM — The hardest part for Derek Grant was when his teammates were out of sight, and let’s face it, the Ducks have been away a lot this season, playing a road-heavy schedule. Grant has been limited to 16 games, first missing 10 with an upper-body injury and, more recently, 26 because of a lingering…
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A 34-year-old Anaheim man working as a security guard at a Fullerton shopping center was arrested this week on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl, authorities said Thursday, Feb. 9. The girl and her boyfriend went to the police station about 7:20 p.m. Tuesday and told officers that they were sitting in a parked…
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The top physician at VA Loma Linda Health Care System was called out by a federal judge for failing to obtain treatment for his mentally ill son, allowing him to amass a small arsenal before he allegedly torched a Texas synagogue in 2021. The arson fire at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Austin garnered national…
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