Sunday, August 9, 2015 – 10:30 a.m.

The California Energy Commission issued its latest refinery activity report on Wednesday, and it was essentially the same as the past four weeks.

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A man walks through an empty Terminal 2 at ONT/LA International Airport. (File)

By Liset Marquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 08/08/15 – 7:10 PM PDT |

ONTARIO >> Three years ago, the formation of a local consortium to run L.A./Ontario International Airport seemed pretty pretentious, especially considering the airport’s owners were staunchly opposed to parting with it.

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August 8, 2015

Why don’t our elected officials or the media care?

The shutdown of the San Onofre Nuclear Generation plant permanently eliminated over 2000 Megawatts of electrical power from California’s electricity supplies. This is approximately 20 percent of Southern California’s total electrical energy supply.

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By Ryan Hagen, San Bernardino Sun
Posted: 08/08/15 – 6:06 PM PDT | U

The deadline to run for most offices San Bernardino County in November has passed, meaning voters’ options are pretty much set.

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By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com
August 8, 2015

• California needs at least 150,000 new units a year
• Current production is just two-thirds of that
• Should developers be required to provide low-income housing?

California’s severe housing crisis is easy to describe – supply too low, prices too high.

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With people driving more fuel-efficient cars and fewer miles, some states are pondering the question of how to pay for road upkeep funded largely with gas taxes. (Bruce Chambrs / File Photo)

By Nicole Knight Shine / Staff Writer
Updated Aug. 8, 2015 – 8:44 p.m.

The next time your Prius bounces through a pothole, consider the conundrum California faces.

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 Donald Trump. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the media in the spin room after the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

By Ben Schreckinger and Katie Glueck
8/8/15 – 5:29 PM EDT

• Republicans question whether the laws of political gravity have finally caught up with him.

Fallout from a crude attack on Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly and the departure of a top political adviser roiled Donald Trump’s campaign Saturday, leading Republicans to question whether the laws of political gravity have finally caught up with the real estate mogul.

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Donald Trump, center, speaks during the Republican presidential debate Thursday in Cleveland. (Andrew Spear / For The Times)

By Andrea Chang and Samantha Masunaga
August 8, 2015

• Social media are key in presidential campaign

Donald Trump, as expected, stole the show at Thursday’s Republican presidential debate. Less dramatic, but more profound, observers believe, was that Facebook co-sponsored the event with Fox News.

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