For now, it’s a holiday mystery. A snowy owl, certainly not native to Southern California, has made an appearance in a residential Cypress neighborhood, drawing avid ornithologists and curious bird gawkers alike. The mostly white and brownish-grey bird was perched atop a house on a palm tree-lined street Tuesday, Dec. 27, nestled next to a…
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The world of anime and manga is coming to life in Long Beach at the Animé Los Angeles Convention. The Jan. 5-8 convention is expected to attract up to 15,000 fans for a weekend that will include artists, writers, vendors, fashion shows, music and, of course, lots of cosplay. “It’s four really packed days of…
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Southern California home prices fell for a sixth-straight month in November, wiping out most of the price gains achieved during the first half of the year. The median price of a Southern California home – or the price at the midpoint of all sales — dropped to $690,000 in November, up a mere $10,000 from…
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Donald MacAllister had a nickname that stuck with him for for decades; he was known around Huntington Beach affectionately as “The Mayor.” MacAllister served on the city’s dais for two terms as mayor in 1979 and again in 1983, and sat on the City Council from 1978 through 1994. But he was also respected for…
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Elizabeth Hansburg says she speaks for the future. As director of People for Housing Orange County, she’s responding to local voices that unfailingly object to new housing — the so-called NIMBYs, for “Not In My Backyard.” Hansburg, on the other hand, is a YIMBY — as in “Yes In My Backyard.” “A city’s penchant to…
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The new year always brings the beginning of hundreds of new laws passed by the California Legislature and signed by the governor, currently Gavin Newsom. Voters must be pleased as they just re-elected him and kept almost all the non-term-limited senators and assembly members in their positions. Here’s some of what you have to…
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Measure ULA in Los Angeles never made any sense. Opposed by new Mayor Karen Bass, in November voters passed it anyway by 58%. Fortunately, it’s now being challenged in Superior Court by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles. We urge the court to invalidate ULA. Specifically, according…
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“Memory Lane” takes a stroll through financial history because the economy has a funny habit of repeating itself. Buzz: Californians are once again antsy about money as one measurement of economic confidence finishes 2022 with the steepest descent in four years. Source: My trusty reviewed the slice of the Conference Board’s monthly consumer confidence indexes…
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Kings goaltender Pheonix Copley stops a shot during the third period of their game against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) The Vegas Golden Knights’ Jake Leschyshyn (15) shoots the puck toward Kings goaltender Pheonix Copley as he is defended by the Kings’ Sean Durzi during the…
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Los Alamitos needed a rally late in the second quarter to tie Laguna Hills at halftime of their Tustin Classic boys basketball game. That rally continued well into the third quarter in the Griffins’ 60-39 win over the Hawks in the first round of the 16-team tournament at Tustin High. From halfway through the second…
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