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• Long Beach says sea-level rise will bring dire flooding to some neighborhoods

  15-01-2019 23:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Rising sea levels are not only going to increasingly flood parts of Long Beach, but could leave the most vulnerable neighborhoods uninhabitable within a generation or two, according to a city presentation Monday night that drew more 300 residents concerned about the city’s — and their own — future.
  “Residents can continue living on Naples and the Peninsula for several decades as long as you’re willing to experience occasional flooding,” said Jerry Schubel, a m
  
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• Samueli Academy boys volleyball team sweeps Riverside Poly, wins first section title in school history

  11-05-2024 07:52 via ocregister.com
  
  RIVERSIDE — Samueli Academy boys volleyball Henry Pena knew his team was going to have to handle the heat that Riverside Poly junior opposite hitter Weston Werner has been known to bring.
  Riverside Poly’s Nova Camacho #12 and Porter McMcandless #32 jump up to block Samueli Academy’s David Zarate #10 shot during the CIF Southern Section Division 6 boys volleyball championship match Friday, May 10, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Foulk Contributing Photographer)
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• Baseball playoffs roundup: Los Alamitos beats Mission Viejo; Beckman, Buena Park reach semifinals

  11-05-2024 07:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Jake Evans’ double in the bottom of the eighth inning drove in the winning run for Los Alamitos in a 2-1 win over Mission Viejo in a CIF Southern Section Division 3 baseball quarterfinal at Los Alamitos High on Friday.
  The Griffins (24-7) will be home against Beckman (23-6-1) in the semifinals Tuesday.
  Jack Lorenz pitched six innings in which he gave up one earned run to Mission Viejo (17-14). Ryan Deck pitched the final two innings to get the win.
  Damon Valdez went 3 for 3 and Cole Belfan
  
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• CIF-SS baseball playoffs: Friday’s scores, updated schedule for Tuesday’s semifinals

  11-05-2024 06:40 via ocregister.com
  
  CIF-SS BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
  DIVISION 1
  Quarterfinals, Friday
  Huntington Beach 3, Santa Margarita 2
  Orange Lutheran 9, La Mirada 4
  Tuesday, semifinals, 3:15 p.m. unless noted
  Huntington Beach at Corona
  Harvard-Westlake vs. Orange Lutheran at Hart Park, Orange, 6 p.m.
  DIVISION 2
  Quarterfinals, FridayAyala 7, Canyon 4
  Moorpark 2, Crean Lutheran 1
  DIVISION 3
  Quarterfinals, Friday
  Los Alamitos 2, Mission Viejo 1
  Beckman 6, Newbury Park 1
  Tuesday, semifinals, 3:15 p.m. unless noted
  Beckman at Los Alamito
  
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• Carlos Estévez suffers 3rd blown save of season in Angels’ loss to Royals

  11-05-2024 06:25 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Closer Carlos Estévez spoiled what had been an outstanding night for Angels pitchers on Friday.
  Estévez entered with the Angels working on a shutout, but he gave up a two-run homer to the Kansas City Royals’ Adam Frazier in a game the Angels lost, 2-1.
  Estévez recorded the first out of the ninth, but then he gave up a single to MJ Melendez. He threw a 2-and-0 fastball on the inner half to Frazier, who yanked it just inside the right field pole.
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• Huntington Beach baseball tops Santa Margarita in eight innings in Division 1 quarterfinals

  11-05-2024 06:23 via ocregister.com
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH – The Huntington Beach baseball team was one strike away from the end of its season Friday.
  The Oilers trailed Santa Margarita by one run in the bottom of the eighth inning. There were two outs and an 0-2 count on Trevor Goldenetz.
  Goldenetz slashed a line drive to drive in Jeff Burden and John Petrie and give Huntington Beach a 3-2 victory over the Eagles in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinals at Huntington Beach High.
  The Oilers (23-8) will play at Corona (
  
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• Padres snap Dodgers’ 7-game win streak on walk-off single by Luis Arraez

  11-05-2024 06:11 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN DIEGO — They were striking out all over the Gaslamp Quarter on Friday night – presumably in the bars, too.
  Starting pitchers Tyler Glasnow and Michael King combined to strike out 21 batters over the first seven innings at Petco Park while allowing just three hits between them – one by Glasnow (a solo home run), two by King (soft singles).
  The San Diego Padres put together the game-winning rally in the bottom of the ninth inning, walking off with a 2-1 victory over the Dodge
  
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• Orange Lutheran baseball rallies past La Mirada in CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs

  11-05-2024 05:56 via ocregister.com
  
  NORWALK — The Orange Lutheran baseball relied on game-changing momentum from junior first baseman Josiah Hartshorn’s three-run home run in the third inning to rally past La Mirada 9-4 in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinals at Glenn High Friday.
  Hartshorn’s big game included a two-RBI single in the sixth, which gave him a game-high five RBIs.
  “It felt pretty good,” Hartshorn said. “I kind of knew it (was a home run) the second it left and the boys
  
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• Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Saturday, May 11, 2024

  11-05-2024 05:51 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Terry Turrell, Eddie Wilson and Kevin Modesti. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
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• Long Beach State retires former Angels star Jered Weaver’s number

  11-05-2024 05:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Former Angels pitcher Jered Weaver, right, speaks with his family by his side during his Long Beach State jersey retirement ceremony on Friday night at Blair Field. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  Long Beach State baseball players look on as former Angels pitcher Jered Weaver, not pictured, speaks during his Long Beach State jersey retirement ceremony on Friday night at Blair Field. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  Former Angels pitcher Jered Weaver gestu
  
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• University, JSerra and Foothill claim CIF-SS championships in boys tennis

  11-05-2024 05:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowREDLANDS — University and Corona del Mar renewed their boys tennis rivalry Friday by clashing in the CIF-SS Open Division final for the third consecutive season.
  The Trojans’ rackets, however, played the same, championship tune.
  Bolstered by three freshmen starting in singles and a strong doubles lineup, University won its third consecutive title with an 11-7 triumph at the University of Redla
  
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• University, JSerra and Foothill boys tennis teams win CIF-SS championships

  11-05-2024 05:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowREDLANDS — University and Corona del Mar renewed their boys tennis rivalry Friday by clashing in the CIF-SS Open Division final for the third consecutive season.
  The Trojans’ rackets, however, played the same, championship tune.
  Bolstered by three freshmen starting in singles and a strong doubles lineup, University won its third consecutive title with an 11-7 triumph at the University of Redla
  
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• Stealing bases just another elite skill for Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts

  11-05-2024 04:22 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN DIEGO — The race to 30-30 is on.
  Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts are 1-2 in stolen bases among the Dodgers. One was expected to be there. The other is surprising himself.
  With Ohtani not able to pitch this season, the expectation was that he would run the bases more aggressively since he didn’t have to save his energy for the mound. It has played out that way. He went into this weekend’s series in San Diego leading the Dodgers with nine stolen bases (tied for ninth in the Na
  
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• At UCLA Law graduation, a moment of celebration in aftermath of historic campus unrest

  11-05-2024 03:50 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA Law School’s celebrated its 73rd commencement on Friday, May 10, the first since unrest erupted at the campus earlier this month in major clashes and protests over the war in Gaza and a growing outcry over the university’s response.
  But the historic turmoil on the Westwood campus appeared to be set aside, at least for the moment, inside the school’s iconic Pauley Pavilion, as long lines of smiling law school graduates, clad in black robe and caps, filed in for the ceremony
  
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• Chargers’ rookie receivers get first chances to make first impressions

  11-05-2024 03:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Chargers wide receiver Cornelius Johnson goes through drills during a rookie minicamp at their workout center in Costa Mesa, CA, on Friday, May 10, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  New Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh keeps an eye on quarterback Casey Bauman during a rookie minicamp at their workout center in Costa Mesa, CA, on Friday, May 10, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Chargers wide receiver Ladd McConkey goes through drills during a r
  
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• Knott’s Berry Farm pushes back opening date for Camp Snoopy makeover

  11-05-2024 03:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Peanuts fans, grade schoolers and their parents will have to wait a little longer to get their Camp Snoopy fix now that Knott’s Berry Farm has delayed the grand reopening of the kiddie land undergoing its first extensive overhaul in a decade.
  Construction delays have postponed the official debut of the reimagined Camp Snoopy from Memorial Day Weekend to early summer, according to Knott’s Berry Farm officials.
  The new timeframe likely pushes back the full return of Camp Snoopy to late
  
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• Review: Disneyland’s Pixar food fest offers a kids meal experience at adult prices

  11-05-2024 02:55 via ocregister.com
  
  The Pixar Fest food festival at Disney California Adventure will leave adult foodies in a search of a culinary adventure wondering if they’ve been forced to sit at the kids table and eat from a menu filled with Happy Meals and Lunchables.
  Disney California Adventure rolled out the Pixar Fest marketplace booths on Friday, May 10 for a seasonal food festival set to run through Aug. 4.
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• Angels’ Brandon Drury has no regrets about trying to play through hamstring issue

  11-05-2024 02:46 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Brandon Drury acknowledges that one of his strengths might also be a weakness.
  A day after the Angels placed Drury on the injured list with a strained hamstring, the infielder said he’d been playing through some discomfort for a while before aggravating it beyond the point that he could continue.
  Drury did the same thing last summer, when he hurt his shoulder.
  When asked if he regretted pushing himself so hard, perhaps to the detriment of his performance, rather that allowi
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Friday, May 10

  11-05-2024 02:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Friday, May 10
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  The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday.
  FRIDAY’S SCORES
  BASEBALL
  CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
  Quarterfinals
  DIVISION 2
  Ayala 7, Canyon 4
  Moorpark 2, Crean Lutheran 1
  DIVISION 3
  Los Alamitos 2, Mission Viejo 1
  
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• Heroin and cocaine were smuggled in altered BMWs. South Gate ring leader pleads guilty

  11-05-2024 02:33 via ocregister.com
  
  A South Gate man pleaded guilty Friday, May 10 to leading a drug trafficking ring that imported narcotics from Mexico and used modified BMWs with hidden compartments to distribute the drugs throughout the country.
  Prosecutors said Joel Antonio Villegas, 35, was the orchestrator of the trafficking ring, and would pick up the drugs and arrange sales to customers or co-conspirators. He would order conspirators to purchase cars, including BMWs, and install hidden trap compartments in them to conceal
  
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• LAFC, Vancouver ready to renew their ‘little rivalry’

  11-05-2024 02:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Are the Los Angeles Football Club and the Vancouver Whitecaps rivals?
  After playing a half-dozen matches in 2023, including a playoff series sweep for LAFC, Major League Soccer thought so, parking the first encounter this year on the league’s rivalry week schedule.
  “It does feel like a little rivalry because we’ve seen them so many times,” LAFC head coach Steve Cherundolo said Friday. “Fortunately for us we’ve come out on top, so I can imagine them trying to r
  
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• Check out our OC photographers’ favorite images from April 2024

  11-05-2024 02:16 via ocregister.com
  
  We asked our photographers to pick their favorite moments from April 2024, and here are some of the images they selected.
  The rains have finally receded and spring is in the air.
  Gidget, left, a Chinese crested carin terrier and Judah Ben-Hur a Yorkie-mix arrive dressed for the occasion at the Anaheim Police Department’s “Puppuccinos with a Cop” event at the Maxwell Dog Park in Anaheim on Thursday, April 11, 2024. The event gave the police department an opportunity to promote t
  
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• USC valedictorian gets cheers, standing ovation during commencement

  11-05-2024 01:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Asna Tabassum, USC’s valedictorian who was denied the opportunity to speak at commencement this year because of a pro-Palestine post she shared on social media, graduated on Friday, May 10, crossing the stage to the sound of cheers and a standing ovation after her name was called.
  But it didn’t take place during the traditional main-stage commencement ceremony.
  That event, which would’ve taken place Friday, had been canceled in the wake of campus unrest over the past few weeks
  
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• Sam Rubin, who died Friday at 64, felt like a fun-loving friend on the KTLA 5 Morning News

  11-05-2024 01:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Legendary Los Angeles entertainment reporter Sam Rubin aways felt like a friend. You might be a Hollywood star talking with Rubin on the KTLA 5 Morning News or a bleary-eyed viewer watching from home, but Rubin’s cheerful, curious, conversational style made you feel like part of his circle.
  Rubin, 64, died Friday at home, apparently after a heart attack. He’d called in sick Friday, one day after interviewing actress Jane Seymour on the Morning News with no sign of anything wrong.
  As
  
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• Workers at Apple stores are pushing to join unions

  11-05-2024 01:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By Ramishah Maruf | CNN
  New York  — Apple faces plenty of challenges this year including regulatory scrutiny in Washington, sluggish sales in China and a competitive landscape in AI. Now, its leaders also have to contend with labor unrest.
  Apple store workers in Towson, Maryland, made history in June 2022 when they voted to form the first union at one of the tech giant’s sleek US stores. Since 2023, the worker group outside of Baltimore has been in contract negotiations with App
  
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• GOP congressmember decries mail-in ballot ‘flaws’ after 104 Southern California votes aren’t counted

  11-05-2024 00:36 via ocregister.com
  
  “Flaws in the mail-in ballot system” led to at least 104 ballots from California’s March 5 primary going uncounted though they were postmarked on or before Election Day, a Southern California congressmember said.
  Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, sent a letter this week to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy seeking answers as to why the ballots sent to voters from Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties arrived too late, as first reported by the Southern California News Group.
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• City of Irvine breaks ground on Great Park cultural terrace

  11-05-2024 00:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Irvine leaders celebrated this week breaking ground on the 45-acre Cultural Terrace West development, which will be the next large section of the city’s Great Park to be completed.
  A community event promoted the attractions that will relocate to the new terrace near Marine Way and Skyhawk within the next several years.
  The public examines the Great Park Framework Plan during an open house for the public to view the plans for the next development phase of the Great Park and meet the develop
  
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• S. Africa again asks the world court to restrain Israel in Gaza

  11-05-2024 00:31 via ocregister.com
  
  By Molly Quell | Associated Press
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands — South Africa urged the United Nations’ top court Friday to issue more emergency measures to restrain Israel, saying its military incursion in Rafah threatens the “very survival of Palestinians in Gaza.”
  The request marks the fourth for additional measures by South Africa, which filed a genocide case against Israel late last year at the International Court of Justice. According to the latest request, the previous p
  
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• More than 1,400 people experiencing homelessness in Anaheim

  11-05-2024 00:27 via ocregister.com
  
  There are more than 1,400 people experiencing homelessness in Anaheim, according to the latest point in time count numbers released this week, the highest number of unhoused people recorded in recent years.
  “The new numbers are astounding,” said Mike Robbins, president of People’s Homeless Task Force Orange County. “We are fighting a losing battle.”
  Every two years, the county counts who is experiencing homelessness, both in shelters and on the streets. The county r
  
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• The ‘best of the best’ lowrider cars are going on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum

  11-05-2024 00:03 via ocregister.com
  
  They’re equipped with state of the art hydraulics, sport spectacularly intricate paint jobs, pristine decked-out interiors and they’ve become cultural icons while riding low on four wheels.
  They’re lowriders and the Petersen Automotive Museum is celebrating the artistry, creativity and the unique identity of these over-the-top vehicles with “Best in Low: Lowrider Icons of the Street and Show.”
  The show, which opens Saturday, May 11 and runs through April 2025, inclu
  
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