National security vs. marine protection: Navy seeks to expand testing
The Navy's proposal to expand its offshore testing and training programs off Southern California's coast will be reviewed at the California Coastal Commission's meeting Friday in San Diego, where...
View ArticleHammer Museum presents L.A. artist Llyn Foulkes
Llyn Foulkes has been part of nearly every major survey of Los Angeles art during the past decade, including "Helter Skelter" at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; "Representing L.A." and...
View ArticleGreek & Gibson unveil 2013 Premiere Marquee Club offerings
At the Greek: Diana Krall, Carly Rae Jepsen and the National's Matt Berninger. Photos: Getty Images Time to peruse the initial rundown of what's headed to the Greek Theatre and Gibson Amphitheatre...
View ArticleToday's cartoons: Rodman's latest 'Tattoo'
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View ArticleKelly Thomas case: Court denies bid to prevent officer's trial
SANTA ANA – An appellate court has rejected a bid by one of three former Fullerton police officers charged in the beating death of Kelly Thomas, a mentally ill homeless man, to keep his case from going...
View ArticleGroups, politicians target Proposition 13
Californians have consistently expressed overwhelming support for Proposition 13, but opinion polling – and a key ballot measure – has also shown voters open to tweaking aspects of the landmark reform....
View ArticleAlicia Keys back in action with just-launched tour
The 'Girl on Fire' plays March 12 in L.A. and the next night in San Diego. Photo: Michelangelo Di Battista Alicia Keys is once again a very busy woman. That’s not entirely true: Alicia Keys is always...
View ArticleAudit details Metrolink's 'screwed-up' finances
LOS ANGELES – Metrolink's financial management has been so slipshod that auditors recently concluded the $194 million-a-year regional rail agency might not even be able to detect fraud in its accounts....
View ArticleHail? In O.C? Yes! Rain lingers in forecast
The possibility of showers remained late Friday afternoon and overnight, but any rain is expected to give way to a mostly clear and warm weekend, the National Weather Service forecasts. High...
View ArticleMusick mega-jail unneeded and unwise
Irvine supports education and business, and makes public safety a top priority so that it can maintain a community that keeps people out of jail. The city supports its public schools to the tune of...
View ArticlePlay ball! Costa Mesa Little Leagues Opening Day photos
Costa Mesa soaked up the sun over the weekend as it celebrated opening day of the Costa Mesa National Little League and Costa Mesa American Little League. Costa Mesa High School and Tewinkle Park...
View ArticleStudents explore questions large and small at science fair
Students exhibited about 380 science projects at the 32nd annual Irvine Unified School District Science Fair at Woodbridge High School recently.Topics explored by the projects included: How does the...
View ArticlePets of the week: Bubba, Shell, Macy and Tiffany
BASENJI MIX BUBBAAge: 2 yearsSex: neutered maleBubba's story: Bubba is fun, bubbly and handsome, and long overdue for finding his forever family. He's very social and friendly and great with people of...
View ArticleMarch 8 celebrity birthdays
These people of the present and past were born on this date: Jazz pianist Dick Hyman is 86. Jazz saxophonist George Coleman is 78. Actress Sue Ane Langdon ("Bachelor Father," "Arnie") is 77. Author and...
View ArticleLetters: Doctors must make peace with cyberspace
MISSION VIEJO, Allan Pilger: The Register headline says, "Dow closes at record high" [Business, March 6], but the employment rate is only inching upward after the loss of millions of jobs in the...
View Article'The Graduate' barely earns a passing grade
With his 1963 novel "The Graduate," Charles Webb defined the searching quality of an entire generation that came of age during the '60s. Mike Nichols' mega-hit 1967 film version reached an even wider...
View ArticleThe reinvention continues for Mark McGwire
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Those who can do – 583 times, in Mark McGwire's case. But those who achieve at the level McGwire did as a player don't often end up doing what he is doing now – rising early every...
View ArticleDucks sign Getzlaf to eight-year extension
ANAHEIM – The future beyond this season remains cloudy for one of their two big stars, but the Ducks now know they will have the other in the fold to build their franchise around....
View ArticleAre miniseries poised for a comeback?
Just when it looked like no one would have the power to defeat the zombies, along came God. Last Sunday's premiere of "The Bible" drew 13.1 million viewers to the History channel, knocking "The Walking...
View ArticleAdams' potent 'Gospel' is cogently staged
John Adams' oratorio "The Gospel According to the Other Mary" is arduous and exhilarating. A listener admires it, is amazed by it and more than a little exhausted by it. Gustavo Dudamel and the Los...
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