UCI's upset bid against UCLA falls short in OT, 80-79
LOS ANGELES – In a show of solidarity with ineligible teammate Shabazz Muhammad, benched by the NCAA, UCLA guard Kyle Anderson wore a "Free Shabazz" T-shirt in pregame warmups Tuesday night. If only...
View ArticleBarry Manilow to play the Greek after decades away
This past August it was Neil Diamond who made a long-overdue return to the Greek. Next summer it's Barry Manilow's turn. The beloved entertainer, who is almost always on tour – he was the featured...
View ArticleFood, sex and art collide in cabaret/circus/dinner theater
"Breathe!" the dominatrix commands me. She wags her whip. I nearly hyperventilate. Who would dare defy a six-foot-tall woman in black latex and a tight corset, her authority enhanced by a pair of...
View ArticleGOP heavyweight Schroeder arrested on drunk driving charge
Michael J. Schroeder, former California GOP chairman and political adviser to Orange County’s district attorney, was arrested early this month on charges of drunken driving, according to the California...
View ArticleWiz Khalifa startlingly fresh at Gibson
In much the same way the military kid from Pittsburgh initially amassed Internet buzz, Wiz Khalifa stepped onto the Gibson Amphitheatre stage Tuesday night for the Los Angeles stop of his 2050 Tour in...
View ArticleUCLA reaches for elite status again
LOS ANGELES – The moment is still vividly clear to Eric McNeal. He paints it easily, his voice rising and falling, seemingly out of muscle memory: A football drifting through the air in slow motion...
View ArticleWhicker: Weaver overlooked, again, for Cy Young
Jered Weaver could not beat David Price on Wednesday. Perhaps he'll join him. Not five minutes after Price became Tampa Bay's first American League Cy Young Award winner, he was asked if he'd ever...
View ArticleSecond-half surge carries Clippers
LOS ANGELES – Even before the Clippers played a game this season, players and coaches talked about the Clippers' bench and the perks of such great depth. Wednesday against the reigning NBA champion...
View ArticleVictor Davis Hanson: Is Obama's second term already cursed?
The second-term curse goes like this: A president (e.g., Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, etc.) wins re-election, but then his presidency implodes over the next four years –...
View ArticleToday's cartoons: In Washington, D.C. means 'Don't compromise'
Also: Petraeus undone by director of counterintelligence; serving up some rich appetizers.
View ArticleSteven Stanek: California, Illinois double down on big government
A few days after the big election, and the smoke is clearing. We're beginning to see the most consequential vote of Nov. 6 probably wasn't the one for president of these United States. No, the most...
View ArticleJon Coupal: Requiem for a tax revolt?
In the wake of the election, more than a handful of news stories and commentaries reported that the California tax revolt, which began with Proposition 13 in 1978, is either dead or mortally wounded....
View ArticleIrvine police blotter, Oct. 29 to Nov. 4
CROSSROADSNOV. 33:22 a.m. Residential burglary, 200 block Portico Aisle. A laptop and two packs of cigarettes were reported stolen from a home. Police found no evidence of anyone having forced their...
View ArticleEditorial: When casinos go far off the reservation
The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians in Northern California plans to build a "gaming and entertainment resort." It will include a casino boasting 2,000 slot machines, a hotel and spa and gift...
View ArticleEditorial: Welfare, in its many forms, mushrooms
The United States spent $61,000-plus last year supporting welfare programs for each household in poverty, according to U.S. Census, Office of Management and Budget and Congressional Research Services...
View ArticleDrummond: Mailer campaign didn't seem to produce
A new, deep-pocket special interest group joined Yorba Linda's political arena this year, but, as often happens with outside organizations, the body's leaders and consultants misread this city's...
View ArticleChristopher Horner: New carbon tax would be folly
Recently, a leaked agenda laid bare a strategy session among a virtual Who's Who of left-leaning big-government activist groups, hosted by a generally conservative policy group, the American Enterprise...
View ArticleAround Anaheim: Chance brings "Little Women" to town
The Chance Theatre is presenting "Little Women, The Broadway Musical", opening Friday, The show will run through Dec. 23. To purchase tickets contact The Chance Theater at 714-7773033 or order online...
View ArticleNew report shows real needs
NEWPORT BEACH – The Orange County Community Foundation issued a report today showing that residents of a county widely perceived as affluent also face huge challenges in basic needs, ranging from...
View ArticleSawdust Art Festival's Winter Fantasy opens this weekend
People milling around large booths splashed with bright colors. Aisles and aisles of wreaths and twinkling lights. Children running around, catching flakes of snow falling from the sky. This is a scene...
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