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Senior Living: Understanding Alzheimer’s disease and living a fulfilling life after diagnosis

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Your body and mind go through many different changes as you age. Most older adults will begin to experience some form of normal age-related changes in thinking and memory, however, some experience more severe forms of memory loss, called dementia.  According to the Alzheimer’s Association , dementia is a general term for loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life. Dementia isn’t a single disease, it is an overall term that covers a range of medical conditions.  Omid Omidvar, M.D. (Courtesy of MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center) The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, which accounts for 60% to 80% of all dementia cases. Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disease that begins with mild memory loss and gradually worsens over the years due to irreversible loss of function in the brain.  The greatest known risk factor for Alzheimer’s is increasing age. Most people with...

Cockroaches, food truck issues: Restaurant closures, inspections in Riverside County, Nov. 6-12

Here are the restaurants and other food facilities that Riverside County Department of Environmental Health inspectors temporarily shut down because of imminent health hazards between Nov. 6 and 12, 2020. If no reopening date is mentioned, the department had not listed that facility as reopened as of this publication. Nekter Juice Bar , 12648 Limonite Ave. Suite 2D, Eastvale Closure date: Tuesday, Nov. 10 Grade: Not graded Reason for closure: Cockroach infestation . The inspector saw numerous live nymph roaches. Reopening date: Thursday, Nov. 12 Tacos El Colima Mexican Grill, food truck based at 3815 Wabash Drive, Jurupa Valley Closure date: Monday, Nov. 9 Grade: Not graded Reason for closure: No valid commissary agreement. Food trucks must have an agreement with a commissary where they can clean, fill up with fresh water and dump waste water each day they operate. JC Catering, food truck based at 3815 Wabash Drive, Jurupa Valley Closure date: Monday, Nov. 9 ...

SpaceX delays launch that will send 4 astronauts to ISS until Sunday, Nov. 15

SpaceX has delayed by one day a planned launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station, initially set for Saturday, Nov. 14, because of weather conditions in Florida. The launch of the Crew-1 mission has been rescheduled to 4:27 p.m. PST Sunday from Cape Canaveral, in Florida. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a Twitter post that the delay was prompted by “onshore winds and recovery operations.” The 45th Space Wing at Cape Canaveral said Friday there was a 70% chance of favorable weather conditions for the Saturday launch. SpaceX, however, has additional weather considerations due to its plans to recover the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket that will propel the astronauts into space. In other words, after launching the rocket and detaching the Crew Dragon capsule, SpaceX will navigate the rocket back to Earth, landing it on a barge — dubbed “Just Read the Instructions” — in the Atlantic Ocean for cost-cutting reuse in future missions. The Hawthorne aerospac...

Horse racing: Manny Franco loses Tiz the Law mount

DEL MAR LEADERS (Through Thursday) JOCKEYS / WINS Abel Cedillo / 9 Tiago Pereira / 5 Mike Smith / 5 Tyler Baze / 4 Ricardo Gonzalez / 4 TRAINERS / WINS Bob Baffert / 4 Peter Miller / 4 Doug O’Neill / 4 Richard Baltas / 3 Richard Mandella / 3 WEEKEND STAKES AT DEL MAR Saturday • $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes, 2-year-old fillies, 7 furlongs Sunday • $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes, 2-year-olds, 7 furlongs DOWN THE STRETCH • Manny Franco, who rode Tiz the Law to victories in this year’s Florida Derby, Belmont Stakes and Travers, has lost the mount on the 3-year-old colt for the $3 million Pegasus World Cup on Jan. 23 at Gulfstream Park after his sixth-place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Sackatoga Stable, which owns the son of Constitution, announced Thursday that Hall of Famer John Velazquez will take over riding chores for Tiz the Law’s 4-year-old campaign. “I’m grateful for all that has been accomplished thus far with Tiz,” Sackatoga Stable’s Jack Knowlton said in a sta...

Freddie Freeman wins NL MVP; Dodgers’ Mookie Betts finishes second

With the coronavirus impacting everyone in the country on one level or another, anyone who can overcome it deserves an award. Freddie Freeman got his. The Atlanta Braves first baseman was named the National League’s Most Valuable Player for 2020 on Thursday, receiving 28 of the 30 first-place votes from members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts, who was the 2018 AL MVP while with the Boston Red Sox, got the other two first-place votes plus 21 second-place votes and five third-place votes to finish second overall. San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado finished third. Freeman, 31, is the first Braves player to win the award since Chipper Jones in 1999 and the Orange County native makes it 11 consecutive seasons with a first-time winner in the National League, a streak that started after Albert Pujols won his third career MVP award in 2009. Freeman’s 2020 season – delayed like everyone else in the sport – began precariously. On the...

Lucky’s Coffee in Upland expands to former Claremont Starbucks

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Lucky’s Coffee Roasters was days away from its first anniversary in downtown Upland when a regular customer contacted owner Tyler Smith to ask if he’d ever considered expanding. In June, that was not top of his mind. “It was mid-pandemic,” Smith recalls. But the customer was a landlord, Bill Huff, who had a vacant Starbucks space in Claremont, and he was keen to lure Lucky’s. Five months of whirlwind design and construction later, this second Lucky’s is open and serving coffee. This idea barely had time to percolate. Owner Tyler Smith holds a cup of coffee inside his Lucky’s Coffee new location in Claremont on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Manager Kat Padlan pours milk as she makes an iced latte at Lucky’s Coffee new location in Claremont on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Sound The gallery will resume in seconds Bags of roasted coffee beans sit on a co...

Anti-smog agencies offer $20 million for Inland warehouses to dump diesel trucks

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Warehouses and massive distribution centers built in the Inland Empire are a double-edged sword: They bring economic development and jobs along with diesel trucks that contribute to lung-damaging air pollution. Two anti-smog agencies on Friday, Nov. 6, unleashed incentives totaling $20 million to entice existing warehouses, from Amazon to Walmart to smaller operators, to swap out diesel-burning delivery trucks and off-road cargo-movement equipment with zero-emission or near-zero emission vehicles. A semi-truck leaves an Amazon Fulfillment in Eastvale on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) A semi-truck turns into an Amazon Fulfillment center in Eastvale on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Sound The gallery will resume in seconds A semi-truck make its way to an Amazon Fulfillment center in Eastvale on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Pres...

End the irrational enforcement of infractions for minor offenses

Clifton Webb used to live on the streets of Sacramento. He received multiple citations for infractions, like not being able to pay for the bus. Each citation came with hundreds of dollars in unpayable fines. Without the funds to pay the fare, Clifton had to take the bus to go to court and risk receiving another citation in order to resolve the others. If he did not go, he risked a warrant for his arrest. While unhoused and living with addiction, Clifton was forced to navigate challenging systems and court bureaucracies, making it more difficult to exit homelessness. Today, Clifton is in recovery. Although he is doing his best, he is still unable to resolve the citations and fears the consequences that await him. As millions of Americans call to defund police, ending the irrational enforcement of infractions for minor offenses is an essential first step. These infractions are the most low-level violations of the law, punishable only by a fine, that largely criminalize everyday behavi...

Former Hart/UCLA star Trevor Bauer wins NL Cy Young Award

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Cincinnati Reds ace Trevor Bauer was the winner of the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday, becoming the first player to take the honor for the Reds, MLB’s oldest franchise. Bauer, who starred at Hart High of Newhall and then UCLA, went 5-4 with an NL-best 1.73 ERA in 11 starts, helping the Reds reach the playoffs for the first time since 2013. The 29-year-old right-hander struck out 100 in 73 innings and led the majors with two shutouts, a pair of seven-inning performances on doubleheader days. The brash Bauer became a free agent after the season and turned down the Reds’ qualifying offer, but left the door open for a return. Chicago Cubs right-hander Yu Darvish finished second in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom was third, ending his bid for a third consecutive NL Cy Young Award. Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw, a three-time Cy Young winner, received two fifth-place votes. Cleveland Indians ace Shane Bieber, als...

LA County’s surge continues: 2,152 new coronavirus infections

Los Angeles County reported 2,152 new cases of COVID-19 and 22 additional deaths on Wednesday, Nov. 11, bringing the county’s totals to 327,964 cases and 7,216 fatalities. The high number of new cases came one day after officials said it would be weeks before the county could move into a less-restrictive tier of the state’s four-tier economic-reopening roadmap. The county update did not include the latest numbers from Pasadena and Long Beach, which operate their own independent health departments. Pasadena reported 15 new cases, bringing its total to 3,008; the city’s death toll remained at 129. Two new fatalities raised Long Beach’s death toll to 265, while 79 new cases raised the city’s total since the pandemic began to 13,967. The number of L.A. County residents hospitalized due to the virus also continued its recent spike Wednesday, increasing to 903 from 888 on Tuesday and 855 on Monday. Dr. Mark Ghaly, California’s Health and Human Services secretary, noted Tuesday that hospi...

Laguna Hills High product Shane Bieber wins AL Cy Young unanimously

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As the Cleveland Indians kept trading pitchers around him, Shane Bieber continued to move up the depth chart. All the way to the top of the American League. Bieber, a product of Laguna Hills High, was the unanimous selection as the American League Cy Young Award winner on Wednesday. It was the 10th time an American League pitcher had won the Cy Young unanimously, none since Justin Verlander did it in 2011. There have been 14 unanimous Cy Young winners in the National League, most recently the Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw in 2014. Bieber moved to the top of the rotation for a team that in a 13-month span traded away Trevor Bauer, Corey Kluber and Mike Clevinger. Bieber was 8-1 with a 1.63 ERA in 12 starts for the Indians, a performance that also may net him a top 10 finish in the MVP voting when that is announced on Thursday. He led the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts, with 122 strikeouts in just 77-1/3 innings. Bieber, who played at UC Santa Barbara after Laguna Hills, was the In...

Galaxy front office understands the fans’ frustrations, but remains hopeful for club’s future

After missing the playoffs for the third time in the last four years, the Galaxy heads into the off-season with more questions than answers. The longtime supporters groups have voiced their displeasure throughout the season and the front office has heard it. “As we head into what is a crucial off-season, we’re spending quite a bit of time evaluating everything,” Galaxy President Chris Klein said Wednesday. “That starts with me and certainly I hold my hand up and take responsibility, not only for the results that are not up to our standards for this year, but for the last couple of years. “I’m spending a great deal of time evaluating myself, our decisions and I know that when we look at this, the responsibility does not fall on a coach, we all have responsibility in this and in saying that I am confident and hopeful for our future. I’ve been with this club for 13 years and I know what it stands for.” The Galaxy fired Guillermo Barros Schelotto with three games remaining in the regul...

It was a different Veterans Day at Riverside National Cemetery

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There were no crowds, no speeches, no formal ceremony at Riverside National Cemetery this Veterans Day. Because of the coronavirus pandemic , no gatherings or in-person events were scheduled, said Jennifer Lynch, a spokeswoman for the VA National Cemetery Administration, Pacific District. Also noticeably absent was the sea of U.S. flags of past Veterans Days — one for each of the more than 250,000 graves. Reseda resident Harvey Orr places a pair of flags at the grave of his late friend Glenn Daniel at Riverside National Cemetery on Veteran’s Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Grave markers shine Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, at Riverside National Cemetery. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Sound The gallery will resume in seconds Tustin resident Richard Cook plays “Going Home” on the bagpipes at Riverside National Cemetery on Veteran’s Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. (Photo by Will L...