By Sammy Caiola, The USC Center for Health Journalism Collaborative In the outpatient waiting room at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Spanish and Chinese chatter spills from pharmacy windows as other patients doze on chairs or play on their phones. When the overhead speaker beckons, they step forward with stacks of paperwork and walk out…
The California GOP congressman, the butt of jokes for last year’s midnight run to the White House, where he claimed to have seen documents showing that Obama officials had spied on members of the Trump transition, seems to be going off the rails now that Democrats are in charge of the House.
About 100 people participated in a vigil and solidarity rally organized by members of the Muslim community and several other community groups at New Horizon School in Irvine Thursday, March 21, in memory of the 50 people who were shot and killed last week by a self-proclaimed white supremacist in Christchurch, New Zealand. The mass…
A month ago, monster trucks were kicking up dust and mud at Angel Stadium; by Sunday, March 24, the field will be a lush, meticulously manicured backdrop for baseball – ready for two pre-season matchups with the Dodgers and then the Angels’ 81 regular-season games. Getting the ballfield ready for opening day is a process…
When Mariah Bell of the U.S. clipped South Korea’s Lim Eun-soo in an official practice session at figure skating’s World Championships this week in Japan the incident sent the sport and the global media into a state of hyperventilation at the prospect of Tonya and Nancy 2.0. Lim suffered cut to her left calf from…
Cal State Fullerton professors, students and local residents are taking to social media to express concerns that a project to update the campus Master Plan could include demolishing the Fullerton Arboretum or taking out the farm and orchard area to build dormitories — a claim university officials deny. Two “Save the Fullerton Arboretum” Facebook petitions…
Orange County Fire Authority officials have reached an agreement with Irvine to spend about $50 million over the next 11 years to improve public safety services and increase firefighter pension funding, which could keep Irvine from quitting the agency. The proposal comes after several years of frustration for Irvine, which contributes by far the most…
The day after closing its deal to take control of Fox’s filmed entertainment assets, The Walt Disney Company began laying off executives at the Century City studio, according to multiple reports Thursday. Among those receiving as 60-day notice was Fox’s Domestic Distribution president Chris Aronson, who issued the following statement: “I am extremely grateful for…
It was late September, and the Dodgers’ season was slipping away. For Ransom “Randy” Jackson, it had been a disappointing year. He was brought in to take over for the aging Jackie Robinson, but injuries had kept him on the bench for much of the 1957 season. Called to the plate in Philadelphia,…
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (Photo courtesy of Edison International) This Google Earth image shows how close the expanded dry storage area for spent nuclear waste will be to the shoreline at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. (Image courtesy of Google Earth) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Show Caption of Expand The California State…
