LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers’ offense has been trying to operate with the parking brake on over the first month of the season. The primary force dragging the production down has been the bottom half of the lineup where veterans Michael Conforto and Max Muncy, in particular, have failed to contribute much. Conforto was not…
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MINNEAPOLIS — Nolan Schanuel had made a frustrating habit of fouling balls off various parts of his body last season. Schanuel said he mentioned recently that it hadn’t happened yet this season. “I think I jinxed it,” Schanuel said on Sunday, a day after he suffered a bruised right knee on a foul ball. Schanuel…
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Four people, including two Inland Empire attorneys, were charged in a workers’ compensation fraud scheme that targeted Spanish speakers, the California Department of Insurance announced. “This is a disturbing case of alleged fraud that preyed on vulnerable, hardworking people,” said Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara. The estimated loss in the case exceeds $14.5 million, the insurance…
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California lawmakers have embraced a variety of efforts to make the state’s freeways and streets safer, as epitomized by a statement Gov. Gavin Newsom issued late last year. He pointed to new laws that, for instance, expand the use of automated speed cameras, stop license-plate obstruction and invest in “safer, more inclusive street design.” The…
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I was feeling a little giddy as I entered the mattress store. At this stage of my life, there are not that many things that I haven’t done alone, but buying a bed was one of them. I had assumed that the last bed my late husband and I bought together would be my, well,…
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For almost 14 years, I’ve worked for San Bernardino County, relying on a supposedly secure government job with benefits. As a single mother, I’ve struggled to cover rent, food, car repairs, and medical expenses for my child by working overtime. I try to focus on the positives — job security, cost-of-living adjustments, longevity pay and…
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MINNEAPOLIS — The Lakers are down, but not out, after dropping Game 3 of their first-round playoff series to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night to fall behind 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. The Timberwolves have not only won eight of the 12 quarters played so far, but they’ve outscored the Lakers by 25 in…
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Sometimes you just have to shake your head over what goes on in the California Legislature. The latest dive into unreality is Assembly Bill 569, by Assemblymember Catherine Stefani, D-San Francisco. It would gut the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013, the signature fiscal achievement of Gov. Jerry Brown. PEPRA affected the California…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Sunday, April 27, 2025. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter…
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Thousands of probationers in Los Angeles County have lacked supervision since the Probation Department redeployed most of its field officers, supervisors and directors to the troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall after 40% of the facility’s staff called out on Easter Sunday. Multiple sources in the department, who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of…
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