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• Witnesses sought in fatal Santa Ana shooting

  10-12-2018 23:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Detectives sought witnesses Monday, Dec. 10, to a weekend shooting in Santa Ana that left a 31-year-old man dead.
  Officers responding to reports of gunfire at about 5:15 p.m. Sunday near the area of 600 East Andrew Place found a victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Santa Ana Police Department. The victim was taken to a local trauma center, where he was declared dead at 6:11 p.m.
  He was identified as Jesse Ruben Gomez of Santa Ana in the department’s news release,
  
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• Laguna Beach celebrates Hospitality Night with Santa Claus, tree lighting and more

  10-12-2018 23:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Santa Claus was welcomed to town during Laguna Beach’s annual Hospitality Night.
  The Big Guy helped light the community’s tree and visited with young residents. The event also featured entertainment, shopping at the downtown merchants and more holiday fun.
  The Chamber of Commerce and city sponsor the annual event.
  Little St. Nick, Matteo Prather, 3, and his mother Dana, center, of Laguna Beach attract some attention as they walk around during the annual Laguna Beach Christmas tree li
  
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• Orange County boys athlete of the week: Ian Martinez, JSerra

  10-12-2018 23:12 via ocregister.com
  
  The Register’s boys athlete of the week:
  Name: Ian Martinez
  School: JSerra
  Sport: Basketball
  Noteworty: Martinez was MVP of the North Orange County Championships. He scored 26 points in JSerra’s 63-62 win over Mayfair of Lakewood in the tournament championship game. Martinez, a 6-3 junior guard, scored a team-high 17 points in the Lions’ 48-47 win over La Habra in the semifinals. He transferred to JSerra from Cantwell Sacred Heart of Montebello this past spring.
  
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• Orange County girls athlete of the week: Kenedy Lilly, El Dorado

  10-12-2018 23:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County girls athlete of the week:
  Name: Kenedy Lilly
  School: El Dorado
  Sport: Girls basketball
  Noteworthy: The 6-foot-5 center averaged 32.3 points in four games, highlighted by a school-record 57 points against California, to lead the Golden Hawks to the consolation title at the Covina Classic. The UC Davis-bound senior also was selected all-tournament.
  Please send nominees for Orange County girls athlete of the week to Dan Albano at [email protected] or @ocvarsityguy o
  
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• DA: No charges against Anaheim police officer who lied to investigators after accidental shooting

  10-12-2018 22:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Prosecutors will not file charges against an Anaheim police officer who accidentally shot a man and later gave false statements to investigators.
  The conclusion, released Friday, Dec. 7 by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, stemmed from a November 2017 incident during which Officer Matthew Bradley shot and wounded Gerardo Ramos, 24, when he and other officers went to arrest him at his mother’s house.
  Days before the shooting, police responded to two domestic violence incid
  
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• 5 reasons you shouldn’t try to be Santa Claus this Christmas

  10-12-2018 22:48 via ocregister.com
  
  For those adults who think they’ve got what it takes to play Santa this Christmas here are five statistical spoilers to make you think twice and leave home deliveries to the dude in red.
  1. When out on the roof there arose such a clatter
  That’s the sound of you taking a dive.
  About 11,000 people end up in emergency rooms every Christmas due to decorating injuries. And falls from rooftops are responsible for the fifth-highest work-related fatality rate in construction.
  So unless you&r
  
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• BeachLife music festival organizers have announced the first of three ‘iconic acts’ who will appear at the Redondo Beach event in May. This is who it is

  10-12-2018 22:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Recording legend and country music superstar Willie Nelson will be one of three performers headlining the first BeachLife Festival in May at Redondo Beach’s Seaside Lagoon, organizers announced Monday, Dec. 10.
  Allen Sanford, owner of Hermosa Beach music venue Saint Rocke, announced initial plans for the event — set for May 3, 4 and 5 — last week, saying there would be three “iconic acts,” of which Nelson was the first to be revealed.
  The inaugural BeachLife Fe
  
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• ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’ reunion recap: You throw a bomb, I’ll fire a nuke

  10-12-2018 22:06 via ocregister.com
  
  As the French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre once wrote, “Hell is ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’ needing three reunion shows to wrap up its 13th season.’
  My college French might be a little rusty, but I’m pretty confident that’s how the quotation goes.
  All of which is my way of saying, it’s over. Over is the season. Finished are the three – count ’em, three! – reunion shows. Done are the self-pitying complaints
  
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• Angels planned to move Kaleb Cowart to the mound before he was claimed by Mariners

  10-12-2018 22:05 via ocregister.com
  
  LAS VEGAS — The Angels had been preparing to try Kaleb Cowart as a pitcher, but now they won’t get the chance.
  Cowart was claimed on waivers by the Seattle Mariners on Monday, and the Mariners  announced that Cowart would come to camp as a pitcher and infielder.
  Cowart had already been throwing in preparation for a transition with the Angels, according to general manager Billy Eppler.
  Cowart, 26, had not been able to establish himself offensively in the majors, hitting .177 in 3
  
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• Luke Walton: Lakers’ guard Rajon Rondo unlikely to return in next two games

  10-12-2018 22:04 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO – Don’t call it a setback, but Rajon Rondo isn’t likely making his return in the Lakers’ next two games.
  Luke Walton said at Monday morning’s shootaround that Rondo had his right hand drained Sunday after the Lakers’ medical staff noticed increased swelling. He’ll be “shut down for a few days,” Walton said before being re-evaluated, meaning he won’t play Monday night against the Heat and is doubtful to play Thursday night in
  
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• Orange County girls basketball Top 25 rankings, Dec. 10

  10-12-2018 21:58 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE COUNTY TOP 25
  Rank, school, record, last week’s ranking (LW)
  1. Mater Dei (7-1) LW 1: Monarchs fell late to Etiwanda in the finals of the Troy Classic but are strong contenders for this week’s Orangewood tournament.
  2. Rosary (4-2) LW 2: Royals play the Segerstrom-hosted Santa Ana Elks tournament this week.
  3. Brea Olinda (7-2) LW 4: Ladycats return to No. 3 after handing fellow Division 1 contender J.W. North its first loss 55-48
  4. Fairmont Prep (2-4) LW 5:&nb
  
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• USA Gymnastics, USOC enabled Nassar’s sexual abuse, report claims

  10-12-2018 21:39 via ocregister.com
  
  USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympic Committee , Michigan State University and multiple law enforcement agencies enabled former Team USA physician Larry Nassar’s decades of sexual abusing young gymnasts and athletes, according to report by commissioned by the USOC.
  Ropes & Gray, the Boston-based law firm hired by the USOC to investigate the handling of the Nassar case, in a 252-page devastating rebuke of USA Gymnastics, the USOC, and Michigan State also confirmed what Nassar’s surviv
  
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• UCLA OL Justin Murphy granted sixth year of eligibility

  10-12-2018 21:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Grad transfer Justin Murphy’s petition for a sixth year of eligibility was granted, the offensive lineman tweeted Monday, strengthening UCLA’s depth up front next season.I am extremely grateful to the @NCAA for granting me a 6th year of eligibility!None of this could've been possible if it weren't for the amazing job done at @UCLACompliance. Thank you for everything y'all do over there, it doesn't go unnoticed!
  — Justin Murphy (@JMurphy_73) December 10, 2018Murphy suffered two
  
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• Desperate Pakistani Christians languish in Thailand. The U.S. should provide asylum

  10-12-2018 21:33 via ocregister.com
  
  BANGKOK—The friendly, informal nation of Thailand draws visitors from around the world. Filling some backstreet Bangkok neighborhoods of are impoverished Pakistani Christians, stranded in the Thai capital while hoping to gain religious asylum elsewhere. They survive with support from my friends at Christian Freedom International, which aids victims of religious persecution, and other humanitarian groups.
  The situation reflects social and legal discrimination and persecution, often violent,
  
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• This week’s boys basketball tournaments

  10-12-2018 21:03 via ocregister.com
  
   
  Four of them are on the week’s schedule. A highlight of the week could be Mater Dei vs. Villa Park.The Loara TournamentAt Loara and GodinezIt begins Tuesday with games at Godinez: Loara vs. Pacifica, 3 p.m.; Whittier Christian vs. Godine, 4:30 p.m.; Anaheim vs. Valencia, 6 p.m.; Ocean View vs. Santiago, 7:30 p.m.Charlie Wilkins Memorial TournamentAt Westminster HighIt is an eight-team tournament that begins today (Monday) with one game: Los Osos of Rancho Cucamonga vs. Westminster,
  
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• Eva Kilgore: A new Grocery Outlet is coming to Fountain Valley at the start of the year

  10-12-2018 20:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Mark your calendar for Thursday, Jan. 17. That’s the date for the scheduled grand opening of Grocery Outlet Bargain Market in Fountain Valley, at 18900 Brookhurst St. near Garfield Avenue.
  Doors are set to open at 8:55 a.m. For information, call 714-962-3822.
  Mercantile takes over General Store space
  The Mercantile opened Nov. 23 in Huntington Beach, in the large space that was once The General Store.
  The General Store, which closed more than six years ago, was a wonderful combination
  
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• Daxon: It might be time for Steve Vargas to be named mayor pro tem

  10-12-2018 20:35 via ocregister.com
  The election is over and all three Brea City Council incumbents, Cecilia Hupp, Steve Vargas and Glenn Parker, were voted back in by their constituents – and in that order.
  Congratulations to all of them, but what comes next?
  That would be the reorganization of the council that will happen at the Dec. 18 meeting. It is when all five council members vote for a new mayor pro tem and mayor. Mayor pro tem Christine Marick’s colleagues will most likely promote her to the mayoral position.
  
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• Watch humpback whales, including ‘Chompers,’ teach calves to feed off the Orange County coast

  10-12-2018 20:23 via ocregister.com
  
  There’s a buffet of anchovies off the Orange County coast — and the humpback whales are here to feast.
  “Chompers” and her newest calf seen practicing feeding recently off of Newport Beach. (Photo courtesy of Kristin Campbell/Newport Landing)
  “Chompers” and her newest calf seen practicing feeding recently off of Newport Beach. (Photo courtesy of Kristin Campbell/Newport Landing)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsHumpbacks have been having a feeding frenzy of
  
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• Stocks slip on China-US tensions; oil resumes its slide

  10-12-2018 19:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By Marley Jay, The Associated Press
  Stocks around the world are falling Monday, and U.S. indexes are mostly lower after flirting with sharp losses. Energy and financial companies are faring the worst.
  The benchmark S&P 500 is on track for its fourth loss in a row, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost as much as 507 points before recovering somewhat.
  The British pound is dropping to its lowest level in more 18 months after the U.K. prime minister postponed a vote on its departure from th
  
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• US job openings in October rise to 2nd-highest on record

  10-12-2018 19:46 via ocregister.com
  
  By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
  The number of open jobs rose in October to the second-highest on record, evidence that U.S. employers remain determined to hire despite ongoing trade disputes and rocky financial markets.
  The Labor Department said Monday that the number of job openings increased 1.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted 7.1 million. That is not far from the record of 7.3 million reached in August.
  The number of people hired also climbed while the ranks of those who quit th
  
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• Stevie Wonder brings out superstar surprise guests and celebrates life, love and music at his House Full of Toys/Hope Benefit Concert

  10-12-2018 19:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Stevie Wonder knows how to throw a party. His 22nd Annual House Full of Toys Benefit Concert, held at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday night, Dec. 9, was a joyous occasion with lots of audience sing-a-longs, surprise superstar guests and it was an evening filled with love and hope.
  The annual celebration has served as a massive toy drive for the L.A. area as Wonder’s We Are You Foundation non-profit distributes the toys to children, people with disabilities and families in need duri
  
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• LA Catholics gather in thousands to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe

  10-12-2018 19:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Archbishop Jose Gomez offers communion during the 87th annual procession and Mass honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego in Los Angeles on Sunday, December 9, 2018. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)
  Carmen Rodriguez holds of a flag of Our Lady of Guadalupe during the 87th annual procession and Mass honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego in Los Angeles on Sunday, December 9, 2018. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume
  
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• Source: Raiders fire GM Reggie McKenzie

  10-12-2018 19:39 via ocregister.com
  
  The Raiders have fired general manager Reggie McKenzie, a source told the Bay Area News Group.
  NFL Network first reported the news Monday morning, and noted McKenzie turned down the chance to stay the remainder of the season before leaving and told his scouts Monday morning he had been relieved of his duties.
  McKenzie’s firing shouldn’t come as a surprise, but the timing seems rather odd. It’s possible Sunday’s CBS Sports report that McKenzie would be fired after the seas
  
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• Laguna Niguel rings in the holidays with marching bands and hometown heroes

  10-12-2018 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA NIGUEL — About 10,000 spectators were expected to line Crown Valley Parkway on Saturday, Dec. 8, for the annual Laguna Niguel Holiday Parade, now in its 19th year. The event featured nearly 100 entries including equestrian units, local dignitaries, marching bands, youth groups, classic auto clubs and, of course, Santa himself, waving to the crowd from atop his North Pole float.
  This year’s grand marshal was actor Richard Burgi, best known for his roles of Detective Jim El
  
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• Disneyland releases first official photo of the Millenium Falcon at Star Wars land

  10-12-2018 19:12 via ocregister.com
  
  If you’re among the thousands of people who’ve been craning their necks from the top of the Disneyland parking garage — or other vantage points — to see what’s going on inside the construction gates in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, prepare to be excited. Because Disney just dropped its first official photo of what’s going on back there, in the back of Frontierland on its @Disneyland Instagram page!
  And the internet is going crazy over these views of the smug
  
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• Brexit in turmoil as May postpones Parliament vote on it

  10-12-2018 19:01 via ocregister.com
  
  By JILL LAWLESS, DANICA KIRKA and LORNE COOK
  LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday postponed Parliament’s vote on her Brexit divorce deal with the European Union, acknowledging that lawmakers would have rejected it by a “significant margin.”
  The move averted a humiliating defeat for the government in a vote that had been scheduled for Tuesday. But it throws Britain’s Brexit plans into disarray, with the country’s departure from the EU just over
  
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• Studio City man faces charges over tiger cub used in Logan Paul video

  10-12-2018 18:37 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A Studio City man is scheduled to be arraigned Monday on charges of illegally possessing and mistreating a tiger cub seized at his home by wildlife wardens, who were tipped by someone who saw the animal on a YouTube video by vlogger Logan Paul.Nicholas Perkins, 32, is facing misdemeanor charges of illegal possession of a tiger, mistreatment of a tiger and possession of anabolic steroids. If convicted, he could face up to two years and six months in jail and $4,000 in fines, a
  
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• 4 things about Florence and the Machine, Mike Shinoda and the second night of KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas at the Forum

  10-12-2018 18:36 via ocregister.com
  
  On the second day of Almost Acoustic Christmas my KROQ sent to me: One, Florence and the Machine, two, Death Cab for Cutie, and a whole lot of empty seats in the Forum.
  Is that sacrilegious? Not the butchering of the classic holiday song, but pointing out that Night 2 of the 29th annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas was perhaps not the gift that every fan wanted to unwrap on Sunday in Inglewood? Sorry, but them’s the facts: While the music was great, the artists engaging, the show failed
  
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• How a list of Hollywood actresses led to Karina Longworth’s new book on Howard Hughes

  10-12-2018 17:40 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s been years, but it all started with a list.
  On a message board, Karina Longworth came across the post that would inspire her new book on the eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes and the women in Hughes’s life during his years as a Hollywood mogul. The posting was a list of names of women who’d allegedly been sexual conquests of Hughes, and it stayed with Longworth for a long time.
  “As I was scrolling down that list I just thought, ‘All of these actresses that ar
  
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• Recipe: Grilled tuna topped with blood orange relish is bloody tasty

  10-12-2018 17:34 via ocregister.com
  
  My market has piles of citrus this time of year, troughs of orange, tangerine and grapefruit varieties. Sometimes blood oranges join the array. If so, I grab an armful to utilize in everything from cocktails to salads to desserts.
  Blood oranges most often have flesh that is a shocking purplish-red. OK, blood-red. Aggressive? No, they’re sweet, with an irresistible raspberry-like flavor. More glory than gory.
  Smaller-than-average oranges, they’re seedless, or in some cases, almost see
  
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• Status Update: Local auto sales idle in summer-fall quarter; JWA sees passenger traffic taper

  10-12-2018 17:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Local auto sales are running mostly flat year to date, according to data compiled by the local dealership industry. Total vehicle sales (minus fleet deals) from August to October declined 1.7 percent while year-to-date volume was down 0.2 percent, according to the Orange County Automobile Dealers Association (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
  More than 750 PIMCO employee volunteers, friends, and family members packed 12,000 food boxes for the 11th annual Share the Harvest event hosted by the Commu
  
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• Brandon Nelson’s parents trusted his mental health treatment, but ‘our system failed them’

  10-12-2018 16:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Second of two parts. Read Part 1 here.
  Left unattended, Rose and Allen Nelson’s son committed suicide at the very mental health home where he was supposed to get help.
  As they struggled to understand what happened, their agony only grew heavier. They tracked down the people who tried to revive their son, Brandon Nelson, on that terrible day. They spoke to clients who sought help at Sovereign Health. They found former employees who had left the company.
  What they learned stunned them: Even
  
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• Disjointed mental health treatment system in California fractured over decades

  10-12-2018 16:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Brandon Nelson’s descent into California’s fractured mental health treatment system illustrates the dysfunction that has put thousands of mentally ill people on the streets, experts say.
  It began decades ago, after California closed psychiatric hospitals to usher in more informal — and less expensive — community-based care, according to reports by the California Hospital Association.
  The result was “a devastating drop in psychiatric inpatient services.”
  Since
  
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• Limp Bizkit, Suicidal Tendencies, Hatebreed and more will play the 12th Annual Musink in March

  10-12-2018 16:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The annual Musink Tattoo Convention & Music Festival will return to the OC Fair & Event Center (88 Fair Drive) in Costa Mesa for a 12th year Friday, March 8-Sunday, March 10.
  Curated and co-produced by Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, the annual fest brings together a melting pot of Southern California culture that includes hundreds of world-renowned tattoo artists, classic and rare cars and, of course, live music. The 2019 line-up will feature Suicidal Tendencies, Hatebreed, Sick o
  
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• Top House Democrats raise prospect of impeachment, jail for Trump

  10-12-2018 14:49 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON  — Top House Democrats have raised the prospect of impeachment or the real possibility of prison time for President Donald Trump if it’s proved that he directed illegal hush money payments to women, adding to the legal pressure on the president over the Russia investigation and other scandals.
  “There’s a very real prospect that on the day Donald Trump leaves office, the Justice Department may indict him, that he may be the first president in quite some tim
  
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• Man fatally shot in Santa Ana

  10-12-2018 07:57 via ocregister.com
  
  A man was fatally shot in Santa Ana on Sunday, Dec. 9.
  A resident reported the shooting at about 5:15 p.m. near the intersection of St. Andrew Place and South Kilson Drive, said Santa Ana Police Sgt. Robert Rodriguez. He said officers responding to the call found an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper torso.
  The man was transferred to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, said Rodriguez. His identity was not immediately released.
  Information regarding a motive,
  
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• Whicker: Rams look lost in Chicago’s chill

  10-12-2018 07:17 via ocregister.com
  
  CHICAGO – The Rams gave up a safety, then a touchdown to a 312-pound offensive tackle. Jared Goff kept throwing passes to nowhere, and then to navy blue uniforms. For the first time in a long time, they looked uncomfortable.
  Was it chattering teeth or just a night of double left-footedness by the team that came in with a lordly 11-1 record? That is to be determined, but the Rams’ 15-6 loss to the Bears on Sunday was an axle-shaking bump in their road.
  The last time the nation got to
  
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• Decision on “California rule” will impact who rules California

  10-12-2018 06:47 via ocregister.com
  
  On its surface, the case heard last Wednesday by the California Supreme Court in CalFire Local 2881 vs. CalPERS doesn’t seem that important. At issue is the so-called “California Rule,” an obscure legal doctrine relating to public employee pensions. But for California’s beleaguered taxpayers, the case is one of extraordinary importance because its outcome will determine the extent to which the local governments will look to taxpayers to shore up failing pension plans even
  
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• Rams’ loss to Bears underscored by ugly quarterback performances

  10-12-2018 06:44 via ocregister.com
  
  CHICAGO — Ten weeks ago, Jared Goff and Mitchell Trubisky looked like MVP candidates.
  On Sunday night, both turned into pumpkins.
  The Bears held off the Rams, 15-6, at Soldier Field—a game that saw two starting quarterbacks combine for seven interceptions. There were overthrows and underthrows, poor reads and plain bad luck. There was even a touch of comedy.
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• Rams’ Todd Gurley struggles vs. Bears in rare game without touchdown

  10-12-2018 06:12 via ocregister.com
  
  CHICAGO – In the era of next-generation stats and player tracking, there’s still an old-school measure to determine which players are the most valuable. They’re the ones who put the ball in the end zone.
  That’s why Rams running back Todd Gurley’s poor performance Sunday against Chicago seemed so shocking. Gurley, who entered the game as the NFL’s leading rusher, got bottled early by a strong Chicago defensive front and finished with 28 yards on 11 carries in a
  
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• Rams melt down in frigid Chicago, miss chance to clinch first-round playoff bye

  10-12-2018 05:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Rams safety John Johnson (43) tackles Chicago Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson (12) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
  Chicago Bears safety Eddie Jackson (39) intercepts a pass intended for Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Josh Reynolds (83) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsChicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen
  
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• Ducks wrestle a shootout victory away from unsteady hands of Devils

  10-12-2018 05:07 via ocregister.com
  
  New Jersey Devils goaltender Cory Schneider, left, blocks a shot by Anaheim Ducks left wing Andrew Cogliano during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
  Anaheim Ducks goaltender Ryan Miller blocks a shot by New Jersey Devils left wing Taylor Hall during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsAnaheim Ducks defenseman Josh Mah
  
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• Ducks take a shootout victory from unsteady hands of Devils

  10-12-2018 05:07 via ocregister.com
  
  New Jersey Devils goaltender Cory Schneider, left, blocks a shot by Anaheim Ducks left wing Andrew Cogliano during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
  Anaheim Ducks goaltender Ryan Miller blocks a shot by New Jersey Devils left wing Taylor Hall during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsAnaheim Ducks defenseman Josh Mah
  
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• Chargers’ Joey Bosa shakes off awkward landing against Cincinnati Bengals

  10-12-2018 04:59 via ocregister.com
  
  CARSON — Joey Bosa launched his 6-foot-5, 280-pound body after chasing down Bengals quarterback Jeff Driskel during the Chargers’ 26-21 win Sunday at the StubHub Center.
  The Chargers’ defensive end immediately regretted the dive.
  Driskel evaded Bosa’s shoestring sack attempt in the second quarter from the Chargers’ 15-yard line and ran to his right before diving forward into the end zone.
  Bosa said it was an embarrassing play, but not many defensive ends own the spe
  
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• TV BEST BETS: Chargers, Rams return to prime time this week

  10-12-2018 04:35 via ocregister.com
  
  NFLMondayMinnesota at Seattle, 5:15 p.m., ESPNThursdayL.A. Chargers at Kansas City, 5:20 p.m., Fox/NFL NetworkSaturdayHouston at N.Y. Jets, 1:30 p.m., NFL NetworkCleveland at Denver, 5:20 p.m., NFL NetworkSundayGreen Bay at Chicago, 10 a.m., FoxOakland at Cincinnati, 10 a.m., CBSNew England at Pittsburgh, 1:25 p.m., CBSPhiladelphia at L.A. Rams, 5:20 p.m., NBC
  The initial reaction to the Rams and Chargers relocating to Los Angeles was skepticism, since neither franchise had won anything of note
  
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• Alexander: With Badgley, kicking may no longer be Chargers’ weak spot

  10-12-2018 04:24 via ocregister.com
  
  CARSON — It’s an old, tired one-liner by now, the one about the team that plays in a soccer stadium being unable to find a guy who can kick effectively.
  Maybe we can retire it. In the Chargers’ 26-21 slog of a victory over Cincinnati Sunday, the Man of the Match at StubHub Center was Michael Badgley, kicker.
  He is the third kicker the Chargers have used this season, counting training camp, after an inaugural season in Carson in 2017 where they used five (not counting havin
  
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• Andrew Cogliano says Ducks getting better at their new speed game

  10-12-2018 03:52 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — The Ducks went into Sunday’s game against the New Jersey Devils with victories in five of their past six games and seven of nine and with points in nine of 11. It’s been the Ducks’ best and most efficient stretch of hockey by far. They’ve piled up the points, and they’ve played well.
  What’s changed?
  “Before, it seemed like we wanted to do things really fast and get up the ice as fast as possible,” Ducks left wing Andrew Co
  
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• Report: Lakers looking to make three-team trade for Suns’ Trevor Ariza

  10-12-2018 03:37 via ocregister.com
  
  One of the role players from a previous Lakers title team could be making his way back to Los Angeles if the front office gets its way.
  An ESPN report Sunday indicated that the Lakers are looking to acquire veteran forward Trevor Ariza from the Phoenix Suns, and could include guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope as part of the deal.
  The report indicates that the Lakers, who would not be able to deal for Ariza until Dec. 15, when players on one-year deals are eligible to be moved. Both Ariza ($15 milli
  
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• Slime is shown off in Orange County

  10-12-2018 03:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The District in Tustin was swarming with slimy business people on Sunday. But that wasn’t a bad thing.
  Thirty entrepreneurs gathered at the SoCal Slime Bonanza to sell their gooey and unique creations, which featured gingerbread scents, foam shapes, and consistencies that are “more holdable and less sticky,” vendor Tiffany Navarro of Anaheim Hills explained.
  Navarro’s concoctions smell good enough to eat and have food names — fair desserts, fruit and yogurt parfait
  
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• Dodgers hire assistant GM Jeff Kingston away from Seattle Mariners

  10-12-2018 03:21 via ocregister.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said he didn’t plan to hire a general manager to replace Farhan Zaidi any time soon.
  He didn’t say he wouldn’t hire an assistant general manager.
  The Dodgers announced Sunday that they had hired Jeff Kingston as vice president and assistant GM. Kingston had been in the same role with the Seattle Mariners since 2009.
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