Costa Mesa's homeless crackdown draws scrutiny
COSTA MESA – First they tore down the shades over picnic tables, once a favorite gathering spot for the homeless. Now, city officials are impounding bicycles found outside of bike racks. And later this...
View ArticleFolks, the carpool lanes are morphing
Q. I recently noticed that the carpool lane on the westbound 91 Freeway, from the 57 Freeway to the county line or so, has been removed. By that I mean that the diamonds and double-yellow lines have...
View ArticleChargers, Turner aren't done yet
SAN DIEGO – The Chargers finally won a football game Thursday night, and they aren't about to apologize for its lack of artistry. These are desperate times for San Diego, whose quarterback can't make...
View ArticleKid-friendly app of the week: Animal SnApp: Farm
Animal SnApp: Farm by app developer Nosy Crow -- IPG Children's Publisher of the Year -- is this week's pick for kid-friendly app of the week. Animal SnApp: Farm features six different rhyming stories...
View ArticleDisney's 'Wreck-It Ralph' gets a high score
Disney did not have to work too hard to ensure its latest feature "Wreck-It Ralph" will attract the wee players of the Wii generation, as the pitch for an animated film set in an arcade is a...
View ArticleCool, with drizzle; then weather turns warm
Morning clouds and drizzle wrap up the work week in Orange County before the weather pendulum swings again: Steady warming begins this weekend, the National Weather Service says. And dry weather with...
View ArticleToday's cartoons: Election 2012 Ping Pong Polls
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View ArticleLetters: How will election winds blow in Sandy's wake?
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Barry Wasserman: The compliments Gov. Chris Christie gave President Barack Obama about coming to New Jersey with the ensuing picture of the two of them splattered across the...
View ArticleUSC vs. Oregon: Who has the edge?
Breaking down No. 18 USC's Week 8 matchup against No. 2 Oregon at the Coliseum. (Saturday, 4 p.m., Fox): OFFENSE It might be difficult to notice, but this Oregon offense is quite different than the...
View ArticleUCLA vs. Arizona: Who has the edge?
Breaking down UCLA's Week 10 matchup against Arizona at the Rose Bowl (Saturday, 7:30, Pac-12 Networks) OFFENSE Senior QB Matt Scott's health is the key to Arizona's offense, ranked No. 4 in the...
View ArticlePets of the week: Clay, Laker,
GERMAN SHEPHERD CLAYAge: 2 yearsSex: neutered maleSize: around 80 poundsClay's story: Clay came from a high-kill shelter whose animal control officers found him running loose, with no collar or tags....
View ArticleNov. 2 celebrity birthdays
Jazz saxophonist Phil Woods is 81. Tennis Hall of Famer Ken Rosewall is 78. Singer Earl "Speedo" Carroll of the Cadillacs and the Coasters is 75. Singer Jay Black (Jay and the Americans) is 74....
View ArticleNever fear; teenage cats do grow up
Dear Marie,About three months ago, I adopted a sweet little kitten from my city's shelter. She was gentle and affectionate and really, the very definition of an angel! Every night she would climb into...
View ArticleBruins' game with Arizona 'has implications'
In Coach Jim Mora's first season, UCLA has become its own adjustment bureau. It's been all about defeating stereotypes, and changing the culture, in an attempt to alter the destiny of a once-proud...
View ArticleO.C. football: Thursday's stories, photos, videos and more
Check out all of OCVarsity's game stories, playoff updates, photos, columns, videos and more from the high school football games on Thursday night. OCVarsity Hot Shots: Thursday's games (Week 10) O.C....
View ArticleFormer San Clemente PD a hotbed of police chiefs
If there's ever a big reunion of cops who used to work at the old San Clemente Police Department, they'll need to avoid addressing one another by rank. If someone says "Hey, Chief," half the people in...
View Article6 in 10 homes on market get multiple offers
A dramatic shortage of homes for sale in California has created an especially tough market for first-time buyers, with nearly six in ten homes getting multiple offers, a California Association of...
View ArticleStronger U.S. job growth in Oct., jobless rate 7.9%
U.S. employers added 171,000 new jobs in October, as the unemployment rate edged up to 7.9 percent from 7.8 percent the previous month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The U.S. Bureau...
View ArticleKoltnow: Readers weigh in on confusing movies
Judging by last weekend's box office, few people were confused about whether they should shell out good money for "Cloud Atlas," the three-hour movie that begs the question: "What?" The lavish...
View ArticleSuicide Silence singer Mitch Lucker dies at 28
Fellow music writer Vanessa Franko at the Riverside Press-Enterprise alerted me to the tragic news Thursday morning while I was out: Mitch Lucker, frontman for that city's long-running metal band...
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