Analyst: Home affordability still O.C. problem
Veteran Southern California real estate analyst G.U. Krueger adds his commentary on the housing market to this blog in a spot we call "Thursday Morning Quarterback." Here's his latest installment....
View ArticleChapman opens Escalette collection to the public
A new cultural resource has come to Orange, as Chapman University announces the public opening of the new Phyllis and Ross Escalette Permanent Collection of Art on the campus. Named in honor of major...
View Article‘Shocking’ rebound for hotels
If you want to remember what a serious economic recovery looks like, ponder Orange County's hotels. Literally left for economically dead in 2010, a surprisingly robust rebound has ensued – growth that...
View ArticleMorning letters: Monkeying with mortgages
WESTMINSTER, Douglas Flannery: It seems the housing debacle is being handled incorrectly. Everything is backward. Housing values and sales are based primarily on supply and demand. There is supply, but...
View ArticleFeb. 26 celebrity birthdays
See some of the people celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slideshow. SEE BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE...
View ArticleIrvine senior center news: Heart talk coming Monday
LOVE YOUR HEART: THE LATEST ON HEART AND VASCULAR DISEASEJoin us on Monday, Feb. 27 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Lakeview Senior Center. The speaker will be from St. Joseph's Hospital.DESCANSO GARDENS...
View ArticleEditorial: California pension plans lose luster
Pension reform is more urgent than ever. Every postponement of essential reform only makes more Draconian the decisions that will have to be made at some point in the near future. This is true even...
View ArticleRick Warren builds bridge to Muslims
The Rev. Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest and one of America's most influential Christian leaders, has embarked on an effort to heal divisions between evangelical Christians and...
View ArticleLax investigations leave abuse of disabled unpunished
COSTA MESA – In 50 years of life, Van Ingraham never uttered a word. After his neck was broken in his room at Fairview Developmental Center in 2007, the severely autistic man clung to life for six...
View ArticleGreat Park's green-home decathlon will have big effect on O.C.
A domed-house built for the culture and needs of native Canadian tribes sits on the same block as an angular home with a white, quilted exterior designed to fit in a small Los Angeles lot. Across the...
View ArticleSurging Aggies dump Titans
DAVIS – Josh Ritchart scored 20 points and Eddie Miller had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead UC Davis to a 78-75 victory against Cal State Fullerton on Saturday night. Tyler Les added 14 points and...
View ArticleTitans' late rally subdues Frogs
Cal State Fullerton pushed across two runs in the eighth inning and beat No. 15 TCU, 4-2, Saturday night at Goodwin Field. Derek Odell homered for the Horned Frogs (2-3) in the first, but the Titans...
View ArticleIrvine needs OT to edge Northridge
IRVINE – One of the advantages of playing in the Big West is that, for sub-.500 teams like UC Irvine and Cal State Northridge, the most important stretch of the season has yet to begin. With a single...
View ArticleO.C. girls basketball: Saturday's playoff coverage
Orange County girls basketball teams played in quarterfinal and semifinal games Saturday night, and OCVarsity.com has everything from photos to updated playoff brackets and game stories. Click on the...
View Article10 consumer products: smaller size, same price
When was the last time you bought a half-gallon of ice cream or a pound of coffee? The question arises because of the recent publicity about candy maker Mars preparing to make some of its candy bars,...
View ArticleLeap Year deal: Get into Knott's for $29
Do you like to visit Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park? They're going to have a special for one day only that you won't find again for at least four years: If you come to the park on Leap Day, Wed. Feb....
View ArticleForeclosures sap demand for apartments
Ray Maggi is CEO of MPMS Inc., which manages over 2,500 apartments from Fontana to Costa Mesa. He’s been the president of the Apartment Association of Orange County six times and was president of the...
View ArticleWeek in photos: Feb. 19 to 25
SLIDE SHOW: Click the photo above for some of the best photos from around Orange County and the world.
View ArticleTax tips: Long-term care insurance
Raphael Tulino is the spokesman for the IRS in the Orange County/San Diego area, and he's volunteered to answer your tax questions ... Q. I wanted to know if long-term care insurance is deductible on...
View ArticleHeart rocks Front & Center show in Anaheim
Because the annual Front & Center shows held at Honda Center serve as a benefit for Cal State Fullerton's President's Scholars Program, they really are two events in one. Saturday's first half at...
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