California
Playing Fetch in California
When folks hear the phrase “California,” two issues instantly come to thoughts. The primary is the seashore. Browsing, Seashore Boys, Malibu, Muscle Seashore: The seashore looms so giant within the tradition of the state that it usually crowds out the opposite factor that folks instantly affiliate with the phrase “California.” And that’s “regulation.” It solely is smart, then, that California’s largest asset, the seashore, is a sufferer of its largest legal responsibility, the rat’s nest of rules, codes, legal guidelines, and commissions that type the state authorities.
So even supposing I lived inside 500 yards of Venice Seashore and Santa Monica Bay — one of many largest metropolitan seashores on the earth — after I needed to take my canine to the seashore I wanted to drive about forty-five minutes south to Huntington Seashore, the place state and native officers have designated a tiny strip of sand as an formally sanctioned Canine Seashore.
I used to be glad to do it as a result of within the first place, my canine was a Labrador retriever and was born to race alongside the sand and dive into the water. And within the second, for those who let your canine run wherever else within the space you have been a $450 nice.
It was a spot she cherished. She would start her symphony of frantic whining and again seat pacing start just about the second we turned onto Seal Seashore Boulevard. She knew the best way, after all. True to her breed, all she actually needed to do for the remainder of her life was have me flip a tennis ball into the ocean and watch as she dove in, paddling furiously, to retrieve it.
Which I used to be glad to do as a result of let’s face it: you don’t get that many alternatives in life to make one other dwelling creature deeply pleased with so little effort in your half. I had a plastic tennis-ball-tosser type of deal, so the ball might get as drooly and sandy because it preferred. The arch of the plastic tosser factor was versatile, so with minimal effort I might fling it fairly far on the market—over the cresting waves for certain—and provides my canine a severe problem. She’d dive into water, physique surf again to shore, take the occasional wave head on and do a flip—it was fairly a factor to see. Many instances, people on the seashore would cease what they have been doing to observe in awe.
Typically, they’d praise me. “Superb canine,” they’d say. “Thanks,” I’d say, as if I had something to do with it. She did all of the work, she’s the one who received moist and chilly and winded, she took the waves, she did the dives, she did all the things. All I did was watch.
In leisure business phrases, I used to be the Govt Producer of a canine on the seashore. I merely offered the journey and a minimal quantity of bodily power however took all the reward. In political phrases, I used to be the Cupboard Secretary, the Senator, the Committee Chair — hell, the President — of the canine on the seashore.
Sometimes there could be indicators within the car parking zone directing canine seashore customers to a small desk the place we might signal a petition to help the canine seashore. “Let’s THANK the Coastal Fee for Offering this AMAZING useful resource!” the hand-written signal would say, and we’d all dutifully signal the petition, giving credit score to a faceless paperwork for regulating the state shoreline and generously, kindly permitting us an inconveniently situated sliver to make use of to maintain our canines wholesome and glad.
“Nice seashore!” we’d say. “You’re welcome,” they’d say.
It’s usually that manner. If you’re chilly and moist and swimming towards the present, there’s at all times somebody dry and relaxed on the shore, taking the credit score. And on the finish of the day, whenever you’re snoozing within the again seat after a day-long exercise, there’s at all times somebody within the entrance seat—normally a producer or a politician—speaking about how exhausting all of it is and the way fortunate you’re to have them in cost.
Rob Lengthy is a tv author and producer and the co-founder of Ricochet.com.
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Powerball champ Edwin Castro soars through California 10K race days after being cleared of theft allegations
Talk about taking your money and running.
Powerball winner Edwin Castro charged through a California 10K race Saturday morning — days after a judge cleared him of allegations he stole his record-breaking $2.04 billion ticket.
The free man, 31, soared through the Manhattan Beach 10k run in 1 hour, 1 minute and 42 seconds, race results show.
Castro’s 9:55 per-mile average made him the 1,772nd overall finisher out of 3,612 racers.
That also landed him the 189th spot for the male 30-34 age bracket, which had 255 total runners.
The Post caught Castro looking slightly distressed as he picked up his race bib Friday.
The lottery winner was spotted frowning as he looked down at his phone in one hand, with his racing number in his other.
It’s not clear how much the billionaire donated toward the annual race, which raised $750,000 that typically goes toward funding community centers and public spaces.
Entry costs topped off at $50 for the 2024 race, meaning Castro may have at least handed over a Ulysses S. Grant bill.
The race comes four days after a California judge tossed out a lawsuit by Jose Rivera that alleged Castro stole the winning ticket from him back in 2022.
The judge ruled that “players are solely responsible for securing their tickets against theft, loss, damage, or destruction.”
It means Castro no longer has to fight to prove he is the rightful owner of the jackpot, the biggest in US history.
Castro nabbed the life-changing jackpot in November 2022, and opted for the lump sum payout of $997.7 million.
The No. 8 Miami Hurricanes play against the California Golden Bears in a college football game tonight. The matchup will begin at 9:30 p.m. CT on ESPN. Fans can watch this game for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV. Alternatively, Sling offers a first-month discount to new users.
Miami enters this matchup with a 5-0 record, and the team is coming off a close 38-34 win against Virginia Tech. The Hurricanes almost conceded a touchdown pass in the final seconds of the game, but the pass was ruled incomplete.
During the victory, Miami accrued 508 total yards. The team’s star quarterback Cam Ward threw for 343 yards and four touchdowns, which helped the Hurricanes overcome a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Notably, Ward has thrown for 18 touchdowns and more than 1,700 yards this season, so he will look to continue his success tonight.
California enters this matchup with a 3-1 record, but the team has a 0-1 record in conference play. In their last game, California lost 14-9 against Florida State.
During the loss, California was held scoreless in the fourth quarter. The team accrued more than 400 total yards, but they missed two field goals and never scored a touchdown. The California offense will try to bounce back with a better performance tonight.
Fans can watch this game for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV. Alternatively, Sling offers a first-month discount to new users.
Gov.Gavin Newsom is hoping his latest round of homeless encampment resolution funding will not just help clear the state’s sidewalks — but also hold cities and counties more accountable for making it happen.
Newsom on Friday doled out $130.7 million to 12 cities and six counties, aiming to clear homeless encampments and provide shelter, care and support. Among the recipients are Riverside and San Bernardino counties, Pasadena and Los Angeles cities, but missing this round was Los Angeles County.
Newsom said L.A. County’s absence is not an oversight, nor is it a political maneuver.
“A disproportionate share has gone to L.A. City and L.A. County, as well as their C.O.C. (Continuum of Care), so they’ve been well resourced,” Newsom said. “It’s not intentional. I wouldn’t read between the lines.”
L.A. County received $51 million of homelessness funding from the state in May.
Newsom said so far, the state’s $1 billion encampment resolution program has doled out more than $737 million to clear encampments across California.
As part of this latest round of funding, Newsom said he’s also stepped up accountability measures and promised to claw back funding if the cities or counties fail to meet the requirements. The new standards, he said, are essential to reduce encampments and reclaim California’s public spaces.
Related story: Newsom makes good on threats against Norwalk for its ban on homeless shelters
“We need to re-democratize our streets and do it in a compassionate way, with our values intact, support the people who are out there and the underlying causes,” Newsom said. “But, we need to take back the streets.”
Newsom said the encampment resolution program is working. Since July, 991 encampments have been removed and more than 12,000 have been removed over the past three years.
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