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• San Juan Capistrano ‘strongly opposes’ toll road options that cut through its boundaries

  09-06-2017 23:51 via ocregister.com
  
  San Juan Capistrano will “strongly oppose” any effort to run a 241 Toll Road extension through its boundaries, echoing a stance that San Clemente took last September against any tollway cutting through San Clemente.
  On a 5-0 vote Tuesday night, June 6, San Juan’s City Council approved sending a letter informing the Transportation Corridor Agency “very respectfully” that the city strongly opposes four of 18 mobility options in a TCA mobility study.
  The letter, to be
  
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• Super Regional baseball: Live updates from Long Beach State vs. Cal State Fullerton

  09-06-2017 23:41 via ocregister.com
  
  LUUUUUUUKE!!!! Rasmussen smokes an RBI double the other way to score Romano. It's now 3-0 Dirtbags in the 1st! #GoBeach RBI double for Luke Rasmussen and it's 3-0 @LBDirtbagsover @BaseballTitans Rasmussen now with a 2-out double down the right field line, that'll bring home another run. LBSU leads 3-0 in the 1st.Ramsey Romano hits an RBI double to LF and it's 2-0 @LBDirtbagsover @BaseballTitans Romano doubles into left field corner! Tancas scores! 2-0 Dirtbags!! Still just 1 out, Top 1. Lundquis
  
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• North Orange County pool league keeps growing, winning

  09-06-2017 23:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Growing up in Brea, when the other kids were outside swimming in the pool, Vicki Wade was inside playing pool.
  Now 35, Wade has channeled a lifelong passion for billiards into a profitable lifestyle.
  Roughly 12 years ago, Vicki and her mom, Carol Wade, purchased an American Pool Players Association franchise.
  Founded in 1981, the APA consists of roughly 300 individual leagues in the United States, Canada and Japan. Teams meet weekly, typically in local bars, and compete in 8-Ball
  
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• Dental infection treatment leads doctors to discover pancreatic tumor the size of a baseball in 7-year-old girl

  09-06-2017 23:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Mimi Sophia Morales missed part of the beginning of second grade, last September, recovering from surgery to remove infected jaw bone. For seven months, she sat on the sidelines at recess to avoid displacing the intravenous line used to dispatch powerful antibiotics to destroy her severe dental infection.
  And now that her body has healed from that ordeal, the 7-year-old will miss her last days of the school year at Serrano Elementary to undergo surgery to remove a large pancreatic tumor on
  
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• Coworkers claim $796,289 Powerball prize from ticket sold in La Palma

  09-06-2017 23:11 via ocregister.com
  
  LA PALMA – Rodolfo Mayoral was sitting on a winning lottery ticket, and not one of his coworkers was answering their phone.
  As the organizer of eight friends who went in on four Powerball tickets, Mayoral frantically called Rene Burruel, Benjamin Sanchez and Mark Salas to share the news.
  The crew had won $796,289.
  “My phone was on my nightstand,” Sanchez told the California Lottery office, explaining why he didn’t answer Mayoral’s call. “I thought, ‘It&r
  
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• Corky Carroll: Good-bye to two more friends and surfing icons

  09-06-2017 22:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Jack O’Neill suits up in the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor before windsurfing off Santa Cruz, August 5, 1982. Inventor of the wetsuit and surfing world icon, O’Neill died Friday at 94. . (Photo by Dan Coyro, Santa Cruz Sentinel)Back in 2009 Jack O’Neill welcomes aboard Radcliff Elementary student Esmael Torres as the 50,000 student of the O’Neill Sea Odyssey marine science program. (Photo by Dan Coyro, Santa Cruz Sentinel)Jack O’Neill on he deck of his Pleasure Poin
  
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• Man whose robbery conviction was overturned will remain jailed

  09-06-2017 22:01 via ocregister.com
  
  A man imprisoned for 18 years on a Fullerton bank robbery conviction that was recently overturned will remain incarcerated while prosecutors retry his case, a judge ruled Friday.
  Despite new evidence that points to his innocence, 50-year-old Guy Miles remains behind bars after Superior Court Judge Cheri Pham refused to free him on his own recognizance or lower his $1 million bail.
  Pham cited Miles’ record as a three-striker with past convictions for robbery, assault with a deadly weapon an
  
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• Ukraine’s relationship with U.S. depends on Ukraine

  09-06-2017 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The advent of Donald Trump as the 45th U.S. president is a symbol of radical change not only for the U.S., but also for the rest of the world.
  The Trump presidency is a symbol of new rules in politics where old conventions are dispensed with, and where self-determination, pragmatism and populism prevail. In place of old conventions, a new world order is emerging. Politicians, business leaders, academics, artists and other opinion leaders are realizing that this new world order is not j
  
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• Alaska Airline changing terminals at John Wayne Airport

  09-06-2017 21:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Attention, travelers, as of Sunday, June 11, Alaska Airlines will operate out of Terminal B, shifting from its previous home in Terminal A at John Wayne Airport.
  The shift is being made, JWA said in a statement, to improve passenger traffic in the Thomas F. Riley terminals.
  Passengers flying on the airline will find Alaska’s ticket counters, gates and baggage carousel all have moved to Terminal B. Travelers on Alaska flights will retrieve their checked luggage at Baggage Carousel 3, a
  
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• Los Alamitos man charged with kidnapping woman, posing as police officer

  09-06-2017 21:31 via ocregister.com
  
  A 35-year-old Los Alamitos man was facing felony charges on Friday for allegedly posing as a police officer and kidnapping a woman.
  Sean VasquezSean Michael Vasquez was charged with felonies including kidnapping to commit a sex offense, false imprisonment, assault and forcible oral copulation, and one misdemeanor count impersonating a police officer, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said.
  If convicted, he faces 31 years to life in prison.
  On May 13, prosecutors said, Vasquez po
  
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• Aliso Viejo celebrates 16 years and looks ahead

  09-06-2017 21:23 via ocregister.com
  
  The city of Aliso Viejo will turn 16 on July 1 and will have a birthday celebration on June 24 at the Aquatic Center. We have much to be proud of considering the short time since incorporation – from Soka University to the Town Center, the AV Country Club to the Renaissance and our world-class schools to the Aquatic Center. It has been quite an inspiring transformation.
  The city, however, is more than the facilities and amenities available to its residents. It is the residents who make thi
  
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• Costa Mesa homebuying jumps 16% to start 2017

  09-06-2017 20:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Homebuying in Costa Mesa in 2017’s first three months easily beat the countywide sales pace.
  How did the local residential real estate market start the year? Using CoreLogic data, we compared homebuying patterns from January to March from this year and 2016.
  Sales in Costa Mesa rose as 243 residences sold in the past 12 months vs. 209 a year ago.
  That’s a gain of 16.3 percent vs. 3.5 percent countywide.
  Neighborhood trends in Costa Mesa from the report:
  Costa Mesa ZIP code 92626 &mda
  
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• Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (June 2-9)

  09-06-2017 20:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Health permits are suspended for major violations. Restaurants must remain closed until inspectors determine problems have been fixed.
  Tacos & Co., 18092 Culver Drive, Irvine; cockroach infestation; closed June 8.
  Chul Su Restaurant, 9732 Garden Grove Blvd., Garden Grove; cockroach infestation; closed June 8.
  El Sabroso Grill, 214 W. Santa Fe Ave., Placentia; cockroach infestation; closed June 8.
  Restaurant at The Towers at Laguna Woods Village, 24055 Paseo del Lago, Laguna Woods; no ru
  
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• Greg Laurie digs into the final days of Steve McQueen

  09-06-2017 20:22 via ocregister.com
  
  When it comes to salvation, not much separates a pastor from a pop icon.
  That’s what Greg Laurie, who founded Riverside’s Harvest Christian Fellowship 35 years ago and is senior pastor of Harvest Ministries, discovered as he delved into the life of the Hollywood star dubbed “King of Cool.”
  Laurie’s latest book, “Steve McQueen: The Salvation of an American Icon,” explores how the actor became a born-again Christian six months before he was diagnosed with
  
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• Boxing: Despite criticism, Andre Ward enjoyed his narrow victory over Sergey Kovalev

  09-06-2017 20:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Andre Ward has been a prizefighter since 2004, but he’s never been a thrill to watch, so he’s used to taking heat for a style that is less than fan-pleasing.
  Therefore, anyone thinking Ward is bummed out that he’s not getting full credit for his victory over Sergey Kovalev of Russia in November, think again.
  Ward won by a point on all three scorecards, even though he was decked by Kovalev in the second round, taking Kovalev’s three light heavyweight titles at T-Mobile Are
  
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• How California is being invaded and what you can do to help

  09-06-2017 20:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Invasive species are non-native animals, microbes, diseases or plants that cause economic or environmental problems.  They have the ability to significantly damage California crops and water systems.
  The biggest weapon in the fight against these threats might be you.
  It pays to act early
  Prevention and early detection are the most effective and cheapest methods of dealing with invasive species. Early detection and response are necessary to prevent infestations and control costs from reachin
  
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• Sheryl Crow returns to her roots at the Greek Theatre

  09-06-2017 19:28 via ocregister.com
  
  On “Be Myself,” the infectious title track to Sheryl Crow’s latest album, she sings, “If I can’t be someone else, I might as well be myself.” Although it’s about today’s hipsters, the sentiment could also apply to the approach Crow took to making her new music.
  Following impressive, but somewhat overlooked forays into country and old Memphis-style soul music, the veteran singer/songwriter went back and re-listened to successful ’90s efforts s
  
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• Pastor Greg Laurie finds common ground with the ‘King of Cool’ Steve McQueen

  09-06-2017 19:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Harvest Ministries’ Pastor Greg Laurie authored the book “Steve McQueen: The Salvation of an American Icon.” The book is based on Laurie’s cross-country drive in his 1968 Highland Green Ford Mustang 390 GT through Malibu, Hollywood, the Midwest and New York tracing McQueen’s life, relationships, career and spiritual journey. The iconic muscle car was the vehicle McQueen drove in his film “Bullitt.” Pastor Laurie was photographed on Tuesday June 6, 2017.
  
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• 12 year ago today, Fed chair Greenspan saw “froth” not housing bubbles

  09-06-2017 19:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Happy National Froth Day! Or, perhaps, my condolences!
  Twelve years ago today — June 9, 2005 — then-Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan — the guy who was once seen as the “maestro” of the economy — went to Capitol Hill and testified he saw “froth” in housing but not a bubble.
  His prepared testimony for the congressional Joint Economic Committee went like this:
  ”There can be little doubt that exceptionally low-interest rates on 10-ye
  
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• Pacific Symphony proves itself big enough to handle Mahler’s Symphony No. 2

  09-06-2017 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Carl St.Clair, shown conducting the Pacific Symphony on Dec. 1, 2016, led the orchestra through a triumphant performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 on Thursday, June 8, 2017. (File photo by Bill Alkofer, Orange County Register/SCNG)Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”) is either one of the grandest or most grotesque works ever written, depending on your predilection or lack thereof for the Austrian composer’s music.
  It requires an orchestra of more than 100 music
  
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• Aliso Niguel graduate Kathryn Plummer named Freshman of the Year

  09-06-2017 18:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Stanford’s Kathryn Plummer – a 2015 Aliso Niguel High graduate – has been named Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Freshman of the Year and All-Pac-12 First Team, the conference announced May 4.
  Plummer finished the season with a 13-13 overall record following the Pac-12 Conference Championships last month in Tucson, Arizona. In addition to earning freshman of the year honors, Plummer earned spots on the all-conference first team and all-freshman team.
  Playing every match of the season at
  
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• Glenne Headly, star of ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,’ dead at 62

  09-06-2017 18:20 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK  — Glenne Headly, an early member of the renowned Steppenwolf Theatre Company who went on to star in films and on TV, died Thursday night, according to her agent. She was 62. No cause of death or location was immediately available.
  Headly was known from performances in “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” and “Mr. Holland’s Opus,” and the miniseries “Lonesome Dove.” She had recurring roles on “ER” and “Monk,” and played t
  
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• L.A. just took a giant step toward landing a third Olympics

  09-06-2017 18:11 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The International Olympic Committee’s executive committee on Friday recommended that the IOC take the unprecedented step of awarding both the 2024 and 2028 Summer Games this year, all but guaranteeing that Los Angeles will host a third Olympic Games in the next decade.
  The full IOC membership is expected to approve next month the executive committee’s recommendation for a joint 2024/2028 decision, setting up negotiations between the IOC and Los Angeles and Paris o
  
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• Woman shot, wounded in Santa Ana motel

  09-06-2017 17:34 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – Police are investigating a shooting Friday, June 9  that left a woman wounded.
  Around 1 a.m., police responded to the Guest Inn in the 2100 block of East First Street after receiving a report that a woman had been shot. Officers found the woman with at least one gunshot wound to the upper torso, said Sgt. Kanan Blake. She was taken by ambulance to an area hospital but has refused to cooperate with police, he said.
  The woman’s name was no
  
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• Russian ballerina’s tragic tale is the focus of Eifman Ballet’s ‘Red Giselle’

  09-06-2017 15:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Eifman Ballet of St. Pertersburg will present “Red Giselle” a ballet about Russian ballerina Olga Spessivtseva, at Segerstrom Center for the Arts June 16-18. (Photo by Evgeny Matveev)Eifman Ballet of St. Pertersburg will present “Red Giselle” a ballet about Russian ballerina Olga Spessivtseva, at Segerstrom Center for the Arts June 16-18. (Photo by Evgeny Matveev)Eifman Ballet of St. Pertersburg will present “Red Giselle” a ballet about Russian ballerina Olga
  
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• Mortgage rates tick down; Fannie Mae plans to OK newly self-employed borrowers

  09-06-2017 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel gives us his take.
  Rate news summary
  From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey: The 30-year fixed rate averaged 3.89 percent, down five basis points from last week’s 3.94 percent. The 15-year fixed averaged 3.16 percent, improving 3 basis points from last week’s 3.19 percent.
  The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 7.1 percent increase in loan application volume from the previous week.
  Bottom line
  
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• The Moody Blues bring ‘Days Of Future Passed’ to opening night at the Hollywood Bowl

  09-06-2017 14:39 via ocregister.com
  
  The Moody Blues, whose classic lineup included, left to right, Justin Hayward, Graeme Edge and John Lodge, will play the 1967 album “Days Of Future Passed” with a full orchestra on opening night at the Hollywood Bowl, Saturday, June 17, 2017. Photo courtesy of the artistThe Moody Blues, whose classic lineup included, left to right, Justin Hayward, Graeme Edge and John Lodge, will play the 1967 album “Days Of Future Passed” with a full orchestra on opening night at the Hol
  
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• Maria Sharipova talks about tenacity and the Southland’s tennis scene

  09-06-2017 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Maria Sharapova, the U.S. Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon-winning tennis veteran, is known for her high-profile advertising endorsements, making her one of the wealthiest female athletes in history.
  Sharapova left her native Russia three years after she started playing tennis at the tender age of 4 and started training with the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida. She’d turned pro by age 14. Like many athletes who’ve worked throughout their youth with non-negotiable discip
  
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• Trump tweets on Comey, declares ‘total vindication’

  09-06-2017 13:12 via ocregister.com
  
  By ERIC TUCKER and ERICA WERNER
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday broke his silence on Twitter following explosive testimony by fired FBI Director James Comey, declaring “total and complete vindication.”
  Trump, who had not posted on his Twitter account since Comey accused the administration of spreading “lies,” struck back with an early morning tweet in which he said, “Wow, Comey is a leaker.”
  Trump’s tweet comes ahead of a news confere
  
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• OC Varsity awards: See the winners of the top Orange County high school athletes

  09-06-2017 10:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County Register’s Athletes of the Year, from left, small schools boys’ athlete Brett Super of Sage Hill, boys’ athlete of the year Hagen Danner of Huntington Beach and small schools girls’ athlete of the year Cierra Hall at Marconi Auto Museum in Tustin on Thursday, June 8, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)The Register’s Fall athletes of the Year Jasie Dunk and Danielle Willson, Corona del Mar, Ash Molthen, Orange Lutheran, JT Dani
  
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• OC Varsity awards: A look at the scene, celebrations for the area’s top high school athletes

  09-06-2017 10:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County Register’s Athletes of the Year, from left, small schools boys’ athlete Brett Super of Sage Hill, boys’ athlete of the year Hagen Danner of Huntington Beach and small schools girls’ athlete of the year Cierra Hall at Marconi Auto Museum in Tustin on Thursday, June 8, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)The Register’s Fall athletes of the Year Jasie Dunk and Danielle Willson, Corona del Mar, Ash Molthen, Orange Lutheran, JT Dani
  
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• OC Varsity awards: A festive night for the area’s top high school athletes

  09-06-2017 10:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County Register’s Athletes of the Year, from left, small schools boys’ athlete Brett Super of Sage Hill, boys’ athlete of the year Hagen Danner of Huntington Beach and small schools girls’ athlete of the year Cierra Hall at Marconi Auto Museum in Tustin on Thursday, June 8, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)The Register’s Fall athletes of the Year Jasie Dunk and Danielle Willson, Corona del Mar, Ash Molthen, Orange Lutheran, JT Dani
  
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• A breakdown of the new CIF-SS football playoff divisions for 2017

  09-06-2017 09:21 via ocregister.com
  
  A look at the updated CIF-SS football playoff divisions for the 2017 season.CIF-SS FOOTBALL(2016 division in parentheses)
  DIVISION 1
  (18 schools)1. St. John Bosco (1)2. Mater Dei (1)3. Centennial/Corona (1)4. Mission Viejo (1)5. San Clemente (2)6. Murrieta Valley (2)7. Rancho Cucamonga (1)8. Chaminade (1)9. Santa Margarita (1)10. Serra (1)11. Vista Murrieta (1)12. Bishop Amat (1)13. Orange Lutheran (1)14. JSerra (1)15. Alemany (1)16. Servite (1)17. Loyola (1)18. Long Beach Poly (1)
  DIVISION 2
  (1
  
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• Confronting shared threats with an unsavory ally

  09-06-2017 09:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is not a nice man. His war on drugs has taken the lives of thousands upon thousands in extrajudicial killings.
  He jokes publicly about rape — telling troops in Mindanao, where he recently imposed martial law, that he’d go to the mat for them if they employed serial rape in the course of enforcing the crackdown.
  President Donald Trump has received a barrage of criticism for inviting Duterte to a personal meeting at the White House. But as the Unite
  
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• Trump’s tweeting undercuts implementing his policies

  09-06-2017 09:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Having coined Bush Derangement Syndrome more than a decade ago, I feel authorized to weigh in on its most recent offshoot. What distinguishes Trump Derangement Syndrome is not just general hysteria about the subject, but additionally the inability to distinguish between legitimate policy differences on the one hand and signs of psychic pathology on the other.
  Take Trump’s climate-change decision. The hyperbole that met his withdrawal from the Paris agreement — a traitorous act of war
  
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• ‘War on drugs’ is costing thousands of lives

  09-06-2017 09:06 via ocregister.com
  
  While American foreign policy has for years fixated on the conflict in Syria and the Middle East, just across the border in Mexico and throughout Central America tens of thousands of people lost their lives last year because of the conflict between drug cartels competing to deliver illicit drugs into the United States.
  According to a recent report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, whereas approximately 50,000 lives were lost in Syria last year, approximately 39,000 were kil
  
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• Time to get U.S. air traffic control out of the 1960s

  09-06-2017 09:05 via ocregister.com
  
  “We live in a modern age and yet our air traffic control system is stuck painfully in the past,” President Donald Trump said at a White House event announcing his plan to modernize America’s aging air traffic control system. “The FAA has been trying to upgrade our nation’s air traffic control system for a long period of years, but after billions and billions of tax dollars spent and many years of delays, we’re still stuck with an ancient, broken, antiquated, h
  
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• Arbitrary rule violates law, property rights

  09-06-2017 09:04 via ocregister.com
  
  This is a story of how abusive actions by the California Coastal Commission can upend a family’s hopes and dreams. It’s relevant no matter where you live, because if an agency — any agency — is allowed to erode property rights, everyone’s freedoms are less secure.
  My wife, Bella, and I purchased a home in Playa Del Rey, with the hope of moving there when I retire next year from my position at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School to live near our grandchildr
  
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• Petition is bait-and-switch that won’t repeal gas tax

  09-06-2017 09:02 via ocregister.com
  
  You can hear the lie all over AM radio: “Sign this petition and repeal the gas tax,” or “Stop the car tax.” The same message is being peddled by paid signature gatherers at drug stores, markets and public facilities.
  But if you read the actual petition, you can quickly see all this “repeal the tax” rhetoric is nothing more than a bait-and-switch tactic, with the goal of fooling the public. There is not, and will not be, any measure on the ballot to repeal the
  
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• Man shot in the arm in Garden Grove attack, shooter at large

  09-06-2017 09:02 via ocregister.com
  
  GARDEN GROVE — A man was shot in the arm while walking near Bolsa Grande High School on Thursday night, authorities said.
  At 5:33 p.m. Thursday, June 8, the 18-year-old Garden Grove resident was walking in the 13600 block of Deodara Drive toward Trask Avenue, near the school’s football stadium, when a male got out of a dark SUV and fired several shots at the victim, Garden Grove Police Lt. William Allison said in a statement.
  The shots hit the man in the arm, Allison said. The victim
  
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• Letters: Support for the cemetery land swap

  09-06-2017 09:01 via ocregister.com
  
  On Tuesday evening, the Irvine City Council approved the veterans cemetery land swap between the development company, FivePoint Communities, and the city. Many veterans were in attendance and voiced their support for the measure. Opponents, both council members and citizens, voiced their opposition. Much of the discussion centered on traffic and other ancillary studies that have been ignored for years as Irvine has become a bedroom community with congestion everywhere.
  Opponents suggested that m
  
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• New bridges, picnic tables and barbecue grills planned at Twila Reid Park

  09-06-2017 06:27
  A young girl rides the zip line at Twila Reid Park in west Anaheim. Twila Reid is undergoing $300,000 worth of improvements including new picnic tables, barbecue grills and pedestrian brdiges.
  
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• Cal State Fullerton expert: Tirade at OCC sparks debate on discourse

  09-06-2017 05:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By Jason M. Shepard
  Contributing writer
  Days after Donald Trump was elected president, an Orange Coast College freshman illicitly filmed his human sexuality professor’s anti-Trump comments in the classroom.
  Was it free speech or harassment?
  That question could apply to the actions of either the professor or the student. The answers highlight the fault lines in today’s campus culture wars.
  Jason Shepard Photo courtesy Cal State FullertonTo conservatives, the incident highlights an opp
  
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• Woodbridge High School Graduation 2017

  09-06-2017 05:42 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE — Woodbridge High School seniors wrapped up their high school careers at a graduation ceremony Thursday, June 8 at Irvine Stadium. Woodbridge High had 578 graduates.
  Woodbridge graduate John Schultz celebrates during the graduation ceremony at Irvine High School in Irvine on Thursday, June 8, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Orange County Register/SCNG)A Woodbridge graduate cheers for fellow classmates during the graduation ceremony at Irvine High School in Irvine on Thursday, June 8, 2
  
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• 15 things to do in Orange County this weekend (June 9-11)

  09-06-2017 05:39 via ocregister.com
  
  There are lots of fun things outdoors this weekend. See wooden boats, go to a funky festival, take part in a bike ride to benefit cancer and more. Here are our picks for the weekend:
  ALL WEEKEND
  WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL: An estimated 4,000 people are expected to show up in Newport Harbor this weekend for the annual Wooden Boat Festival. There will be boats built in the 1920s, and some created just two years ago. There will be tiny boats just 4 feet long, and massive ones in the 100-foot range.
  
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• Santa Ana police seek missing girl who has been a victim of human trafficking

  09-06-2017 05:16 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 14-year-old girl who was last seen fleeing from a caretaker after a court appearance late last month.
  Danielle Renea Thompson attended a hearing May 24 at Orange County Superior Court. After the hearing, Thompson walked out of court with her caregiver and fled east on Civic Center Drive toward Ross Street, the Santa Ana Police said in a statement Thursday, June 8.
  Thompson has been a victim of human trafficking and is k
  
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• Penguins crush Predators, 6-0, to take 3-2 lead in Stanley Cup Final

  09-06-2017 05:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Pittsburgh Penguins’ Ron Hainsey (65) pokes the puck past Nashville Predators goalie Juuse Saros (74) for a goal during the second period in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ORG XMIT: PAWS133Nashville Predators’ Matt Irwin (52) sends Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby (87) flying with a check during the second period in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Pittsburgh. (
  
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• Northwood High School Graduation 2017

  09-06-2017 05:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Northwood High School seniors bid farewell to their high school careers at a graduation ceremony Thursday, June 8 at Bren Events Center at UC Irvine. Northwood High had 523 graduates.
  Northwood grad Noor Elbershaw gets a fist bump from faculty member Sam Lane. Northwood High School was having their commencement cermonies at The BrenEvents Center in Irvine, CA on Thursday, June 8, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,Orange County Register/SCNG)Drama teacher Danielle Dunavold gives a hip check to Juan Ga
  
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• Man charged in 1984 Santa Ana cold-case slaying

  09-06-2017 04:58 via ocregister.com
  
  A 61-year-old Arizona man has been charged with the 1984 cold-case homicide of a transient in Santa Ana, authorities said.
  John William Zelinski of Tucson was booked Wednesday, June 7, into the Orange County Jail, said Santa Ana Police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna.
  He has been charged with murder and a sentencing enhancement for use of a deadly weapon.
  Zelinski is accused in the May 18, 1984, stabbing death of a man identified as “Roy E.” in the 2000 block of Walnut Stre
  
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• Judge orders Sheriff Hutchens to testify in jailhouse snitch controversy

  09-06-2017 04:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens must come to court to explain her department’s role in the misuse of jailhouse informants and the shredding of potential evidence, a judge declared Thursday.
  Superior Court Judge Thomas Goethals said Hutchens “needs to testify” at a special hearing underway to determine if informant-related evidence was destroyed or withheld.
  California Deputy Attorney General Mike Murphy said that he would call Hutchens as a witness in the hearing, a spino
  
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