The Pacifica High School softball team is one win away from playing for the CIF-SS Division I championship. After defeating Oaks Christian of Westlake Village 13-2 on Thursday, the Mariners (25-2) will […]
Mariners approaching a title
Retorts: Which is your favorite local supermarket and why?
So, there I was in Aisle 17 trying to decide which dog food was best for Shadow, the flat-coated retriever, when it occurred to me that I was semi-consciously comparing the […]
A new hero in “Planet of Apes”
By Mark Kennedy/AP Entertainment Writer Fans of the “Planet of the Apes” franchise may still be mourning the 2017 death of Caesar, the first smart chimp and the charismatic ape leader. Not […]
Stay the course with coaches
The Lakers’ firing of Darvin Ham as head coach this week was about as predictable and short-sighted as such things come. The team has now had seven head coaches in 15 years, […]
Football is ‘spring’-ing up
By Joe Reedy/AP Sports Writer Editor’s note: There are no UFL teams in the LA-OC area, but there might be if the new league proves that spring football is viable. There are […]
It’s hard to forgive Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda was in the news this week – national as well as local – when the Westminster City Council held a special meeting on Friday to pass a resolution demanding that […]
Mike Trout is out … again
By Greg Beacham/AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM (AP) — Mike Trout never had a significant injury in his charmed baseball career until May 2017, when he tore a thumb ligament sliding headfirst into […]
My plan(s) to rescue the Angels
As promised, Jim’s second half of proposals for rescuing the Los Angeles Angels from perpetual exile in the Under .500 club. Remedy Four: Relocate or threaten to relocate. The Oakland A’s were […]
See future through the Smoke
The future has landed in Garden Grove’s Civic Center area. I’m not talking about the Civic Center Revitalization project; that undertaking – including a new police building with adjacent parking structure, as […]
Magnificent ‘Night Music’ at GW
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune Love moves in mysterious ways. (Though lust is reasonably predictable.) In the marvelous new Martie Ramm-directed “A Little Night Music” at Golden West College’s Mainstage Theater, it’s […]
