The new Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway adds another chapter to the legacy of Disneyland dark rides that stretches from the relatively simple beginnings of the Anaheim theme park in 1955 to the latest high-tech attractions based on Star Wars and Spider-Man. Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway debuts on Friday, Jan. 27 after a series…
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The second-round bell has rung. It’s time to reconvene in the middle of Los Angeles for the second Pac-12 Conference men’s basketball matchup between UCLA and USC. The first round went to UCLA: a 60-58 result at Pauley Pavilion after the Bruins saw an 18-point halftime advantage dissipate into thin air. Far from a proverbial…
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JSerra’s boys soccer team was so close to winning a CIF Southern Section championship last season. The Lions played Servite in the CIF-SS Division 1 championship match. Regulation ended in a 1-1 tie. Servite won on penalty kicks. JSerra lost to Servite twice in Trinity League games last year, its only league losses. Senior forward…
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Facebook-parent Meta said on Wednesday that it will restore former President Donald Trump’s accounts on Facebook and Instagram in the coming weeks, just over two years after suspending him in the wake of the January 6 Capitol attack. “Our determination is that the risk [to public safety] has sufficiently receded,” Meta President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg said in…
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Pope Francis has joined those morning the deaths of 11 people in a Monterey Park dance studio. In a missive received Wednesday, Jan. 25, by Archbishop José H. Gomez, Francis offered prayers and condolences to all impacted by the shooting at Star Ballroom Dance Studio. COMPLETE COVERAGE: Monterey Park Mass Shooting In the message, Francis…
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The Anaheim City Council filled out its ranks with the appointment Tuesday night of Norma Campos Kurtz. Campos Kurtz will represent Anaheim’s District 4 until that seat appears on the ballot in November 2024. She is filling the vacancy left by Avelino Valencia’s election to the state Assembly. The council had until Feb. 2 to…
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Melissa Michelson is tired of “thoughts and prayers.” The 15-year San Gabriel Valley resident is sick of hearing politicians evoke the words “hearts and minds.” Sure, she said, she’s grieving for her community after the Jan. 21 Monterey Park shooting where 11 innocents lost their lives and many others were injured. But, mostly, she’s angry.…
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Have you heard? The world is about to end! “60 Minutes” recently featured Paul Ehrlich, author of the bestseller, “The Population Bomb.” “Humanity is not sustainable,” he said. Why would “60 Minutes” interview Ehrlich? For years, Ehrlich said, “We are very close to a famine” and, “In the next 15 years, the end will come.”…
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A bill that would boost wages and promises to improve working conditions for California’s fast-food workers has been put on hold until the November 2024 election when voters will decide its outcome. Assembly Bill 257, also known as the FAST Recovery Act, was signed into law Sept. 5 by Gov. Gavin Newsom. But Save Local…
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Lawmakers in blue states like California may prefer to tax the rich, but there’s always a risk: What if the rich just move elsewhere? Assemblymember Alex Lee said last week that he was introducing a new tax on “extreme wealth.” It wasn’t the first time the Milpitas Democrat pushed the idea. But this year, he…
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