Lauren Cantin is fighting a case of nerves as she steps into the spotlight at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara. In just a few moments she will launch into her second number as a contestant in “Teen Star,” a local “American Idol”-like competition, singing for 2,000 people. She is hoping her…
Last December I was in Carpinteria to hang a memorial star at a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony for my mother. She had died in 2017 and I wasn’t done grieving. The “Light Up a Life” event, sponsored by Hospice of Santa Barbara, was a beautiful way to remember her. At that event, my friend Pattie…
The last time Nipsey Hussle was at Staples Center, he was headlining the BET Experience concert in June 2018. On Thursday, thousands of friends, family and fans will fill the venue to celebrate the life of the slain rapper. A massive security presence will also be on hand for the memorial to the…
Rainouts at Dodger Stadium are extremely rare. Since 1962, there have been only 17. A story in the April 13, 1976, Los Angeles Times reported, “The rainout was the first for a regular season game at Dodger Stadium since April 21, 1967, when Don Drysdale was scheduled to face Bob Gibson of the St….
Democrats running for President in 2020 are expected to come to Orange County in September for a first-of-its-kind candidate forum that’s being organized by local and national Asian American groups. The event, expected to draw leading contenders for the nomination, is another signal of the county’s growing role in national Democratic politics and the emerging…
The first time Melissa Castro saw her husband in the hospital, on Feb. 8, he was in a coma, having suffered a brain hemorrhage a day earlier. On that day, Jose Luis Ibarra Bucio also was in custody, an immigrant detainee being held at the ICE Processing Center in Adelanto. As lines and tubes connected…
Police arrested a 22-year-old youth leader associated with a Santa Ana church Wednesday, April 10, on suspicion of sexually assaulting two girls. An 11-year-old girl told authorities that a youth leader involved with the music program at Iglesia De Restauracion church, 1621 E. 17th St., had sexually abused her on March 5, according to a…
A potentially disruptive split has been averted: Irvine will not leave the Orange County Fire Authority, now that both have agreed to a $50 million deal to give the city what officials consider a fairer share of the public safety agency’s resources. Irvine gave notice last year that in 2020 it might leave the authority,…
The Huntington Beach City Council has postponed a vote on a proposed homeless shelter for at least two weeks, City Manager Fred Wilson said Wednesday, April 10. “Things have been moving quickly, and we are just not ready,” Wilson said. Rather than set a possible vote on the item for April 15, the City Council…
The Jockeys’ Guild is postponing an apparent stunt in which jockeys planned to ride without whips Friday at Santa Anita racetrack. The guild’s leadership said it had intended to collect feedback from jockeys about how horses respond in situations where a crop would have been used, according to a letter from the Guild to the…
