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• Watch surfers tackle the Wedge as Hurricane George produces growing waves

  11-07-2017 23:53 via ocregister.com
  
  The crowds showed up to cheer and the wave-riders got a thrill as a hurricane and south swell continued to bring fun waves to the Wedge in Newport Beach Tuesday, July 11.
  It wasn’t big by Wedge standards – which can reach 30-foot on its largest days – but the modest surf brought a buzz to the beach at the stretch of sand just north of the Newport Beach harbor jetty.
  The Wedge and its visitors put on a spectacular show in Newport Beach, CA on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. (Photo by Mi
  
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• Aliso Viejo mayor launches bid for O.C. sheriff

  11-07-2017 23:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Aliso Viejo Mayor Dave Harrington has announced his bid for O.C. sheriff.
  The announcement comes more than a week after Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, who was appointed to her position in 2008, said she would step down at the end of her term next year. Hutchens has endorsed county Undersheriff Don Barnes for the position.
  Harrington, who has served on the Aliso Viejo City Council since 2014, spent 28 years in law enforcement before running for local office.
  “I’m proud to announce my campai
  
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• Tustin Unified OKs district map that could pit incumbents against each other

  11-07-2017 23:04 via ocregister.com
  
   
  Tustin Unified board members approved one of four by-trustee map proposals on Monday, July 10. (Courtesy of Tustin Unified School District)Tustin Unified School District board members have unanimously approved a by-trustee map that could pit two of them against one another in 2020.
  Starting in the 2018 election, board members will run within precincts according to their home addresses rather than district-wide.
  Trustees on Monday, July 10, reviewed four potential maps labeled cranberry, g
  
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• New UCI research could help treat baldness, excessive hair growth

  11-07-2017 22:45 via ocregister.com
  
  UC Irvine scientists published research Tuesday, July 11, showing how hair follicles communicate across different regions of the body, which could eventually lead to treatment for baldness and excessive hair growth.
  Researchers, including Maksim Plikus, professor of developmental and cell biology, used a mouse model to replicate poor hair growth that leads to baldness.
  The study, which was published in the journal eLife, found that all hairs can communicate with each other and coordina
  
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• Rep. Darrell Issa opposes proposed toll road extension scenarios in South County

  11-07-2017 22:38 via ocregister.com
  
  This is how roadway grading looks at Oso Parkway looking south, from the present terminus of the 241 Toll Road. It could become Los Patrones Parkway, a free road, or a potential extension of the 241 Toll Road. (Photo by Fred Swegles, Orange County Register/SCNG)A sign along Oso Parkway directs motorists to turn northbound onto the 241 Toll Road. Southbound, the toll road ends at Oso Parkway. but grading is under way for a future road heading south. (Photo by Fred Swegles, Orange County Register/
  
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• Thousands of tiny red crabs wash ashore on Catalina Island — are Southern California beaches next?

  11-07-2017 22:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Galvin Whitwell, 9, from Tennessee, holds up a tiny crab he found washed ashore on Catalina Island Monday. Thousands were coming to shore, likely from a warm-water current. (Photo courtesy of Micah Stovall)Jake McGee of Venice Beach plays with his dogs along Huntington Dog Beach where red crabs washed up on shore last May.Beach goers navigate through hundreds of thousands of red crabs washed up on shore from the Newport Beach pier south to the Balboa Pier last May.Beach goers navigate through hu
  
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• Video: Santa Ana police looking for man in 2 gas station armed robberies

  11-07-2017 22:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Santa Ana detectives are trying to identify a man who robbed two Arco gas stations last week at gunpoint.
  In both cases in the July 6 robberies, the suspect went up to the gas station clerks and demanded money from the registers while brandishing a black handgun, Santa Ana police said in a statement Tuesday, July 11.
  The first robbery happened about 11:30 p.m. at the Arco station on East Dyer Road and Pullman Street and the second happened one hour and a half later at the station on South Main S
  
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• Marcus Pettersson out to show Ducks how much he has grown

  11-07-2017 22:01 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – A year can make a difference.
  That is apparent when it comes to Marcus Pettersson. The scruffy facial hair covering his cheeks and chin has rendered his once teenage-boyish appearance obsolete.
  “Growing up,” Pettersson said, smiling.
  The same could be said about his game. Amid all the hoopla that’s been the Ducks’ defensive depth throughout the organization, Pettersson has quietly worked to move up the system chart from a distance.
  More eyes could soon be
  
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• O.C. dancers push boundaries with choreography for the camera

  11-07-2017 21:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Historically, dance has catered to a live audience. The art form got its start in the royal courts of Renaissance Italy and France and gradually made its way to the stage, where it has gathered a devoted, if limited, following.
  With the goal of growing the discipline’s audience, some dance innovators, taking note of our digitally focused world, have responded with choreography designed for the camera as opposed to the traditional proscenium theater. The work has been shared on screens larg
  
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• Tale of lost hikers from Orange County featured on ABC’s ’20/20′

  11-07-2017 21:31 via ocregister.com
  
  On a freezing cold Sunday in December of 2015, two hikers and a dog found themselves stuck on a ridge line at the 11,100-foot level of Mount San Gorgonio.
  Tiffany Finney, from Costa Mesa, and Kenny Pastern, from Garden Grove, decided to stay the night on the mountain, despite not having proper clothing or a shelter. The duo’s ordeal is the subject of the “20/20” episode “In an Instant: Frozen on the Mountain.”The episode aired July 1 on ABC, but can still be se
  
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• Orange’s new police horse unit to saddle up in the fall

  11-07-2017 21:24 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange Police Department’s first mounted unit has started training.
  In September, the department’s team of four officers and their horses will head to the California Mounted Officers Association’s school, where they will go through a 40-hour, five-day course to complete their training. The unit will deploy in Orange shortly after, though details on patrol frequency or schedule are being finalized.
  To prepare for their mounted debut, the team is participating in monthly trai
  
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• Kaaboo Del Mar reveals daily music, comedy lineup; puts single-day passes on sale

  11-07-2017 20:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Now in its third year, Kaaboo Del Mar announced possibly its biggest lineup to date earlier this year, with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pink, Muse and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers listed as its top-tier acts. The three-day festival, Friday, Sept. 15-Sunday, Sept. 17, at the Del Mar Racetrack, includes a variety of musical performances, stand-up comedy sets and contemporary art installments, as well as numerous culinary, craft beer and wine tastings and experiences.
  On Tuesday morning, Kaaboo pro
  
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• O.C. dancer impresses judges on “So You Think You Can Dance”

  11-07-2017 19:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County residents may have seen a familiar face on Monday night’s episode of Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance.” Lex Ishimoto, 19, of Irvine was the last dancer featured on the broadcast that wrapped up the audition round of the competition.
  Ishimoto performed a contemporary solo infused with acrobatics and hip hop to the song “Butterfly” by Rhett George that, by the end, had executive producer and judge Nigel Lythgoe saying, “You, sir, are going t
  
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• Donald Trump Jr. tweets email exchange that led to meeting with Russian attorney

  11-07-2017 19:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By Rosalind S. Helderman and John Wagner
  Donald Trump Jr. agreed to take a
  In this Friday, Nov. 4, 2016 file photo, Donald Trump Jr. campaigns for his father Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Gilbert, Ariz. Donald Trump’s eldest son, son-in-law and then-campaign chairman met with a Russian lawyer shortly after Trump won the Republican nomination, in what appears to be the earliest known private meeting between key aides to the president and a Russian. Representatives of Dona
  
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• Northern California wildfire destroys at least 36 homes; 2 fires still blazing in Santa Barbara County

  11-07-2017 18:55 via ocregister.com
  
  OROVILLE, Calif. Authorities say a wildfire burning near Oroville in Northern California has destroyed at least three dozen homes.
  The numbers released Tuesday come after fire crews surveyed the destruction of the blaze burning in the grassy foothills of the Sierra Nevada, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) north of Sacramento.
  A firefighter sprays water as flames from a wildfire consume a residence near Oroville, Calif., on Sunday, July 9, 2017. Evening winds drove the fire through several neighbor
  
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• Disneyland Resort eliminates use of hand stamp for re-entry into its theme parks

  11-07-2017 18:46 via ocregister.com
  
  The longtime act of getting a hand stamp when exiting Disneyland has disappeared into yesterland.
  Disneyland Resort eliminated them Sunday, July 9, now taking a photo of everyone who enters the theme park with an admission ticket.
  For several years, those with annual passes have not needed hand stamps, as their photo was on file. The requirement for photos was added to multi-day tickets, and now it will be the same policy for all admission tickets, even one-day tickets, according to park of
  
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• Olympic games are officially coming back to LA, we just don’t know when yet

  11-07-2017 17:18 via ocregister.com
  
  In this May 11, 2017 file photo, a Los Angeles 2024 sign stands in front of Staples Center, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti, left, and International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach visit the Olympic museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, Monday, July 10, 2017. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)The historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which played host to the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics, will be called upon once more when L.A. hosts
  
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• Luxe essentials for pampering head to toe

  11-07-2017 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Tough Love for Baby-Soft Feet
  You may never have heard of desmosomes, but trust us, if you have them – and you probably do – you don’t want them. Desmosomes are like biological Velcro, “intercellular junctions” that hold layers of dead skin together. On your feet they show up as rough, callused patches that are impervious to the pumice stone or the pedicurist’s buffer. Baby Foot, a product that began in Japan andhas developed a cult following, dissolves this s
  
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• Federal court had to halt state gun law

  11-07-2017 09:03 via ocregister.com
  
  July 1 was the day that law-abiding Californians almost became criminals without leaving their homes or lifting a finger.
  That’s when Proposition 63’s ban on the possession of high-capacity magazines, those that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition, was scheduled to go into effect.
  To be clear, this law did not ban the sale or purchase of magazines with a capacity of more than 10 rounds, which has been illegal in California since 2000. Proposition 63 made it a crime simply to posse
  
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• GOP must show focus and resolve, formulate innovative and workable solutions

  11-07-2017 09:02 via ocregister.com
  
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• What do you want in the next governor of California?

  11-07-2017 09:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The 2018 gubernatorial primary is less than a year away, the field of candidates is taking shape, and contenders’ strategists are trying to figure out what California voters are looking for in a new governor.
  So let’s tell them.
  The Question of the Week is: What do you want in the next governor of California?
  With term limits preventing Jerry Brown from running again, many current and former elected officials have declared their candidacies. They include Democrats Gavin Newsom, the l
  
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• Letters: More jobs, not lawsuits

  11-07-2017 09:00 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s good news that the California Assembly passed Assembly Bill 1583, authored by Assemblyman Ed Chau, D-Monterey Park. The much-needed, common-sense bill to curb Proposition 65 shakedown lawsuits is on its way to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing scheduled for July 11th. The bill would curb abusive suits against businesses by requiring plaintiffs to present a certificate of merit to the defendant that outlines any concerns with a product. It will also require plaintiffs to cite why th
  
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• Galaxy can’t handle Chris Wondolowski, Earthquakes in U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal

  11-07-2017 08:31 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN JOSE — When Chris Wondolowski gets on a roll, few defenses can stop him.
  At least not the Galaxy.
  The Earthquakes captain scored twice Monday night as San Jose routed the deflated Galaxy, 3-2, in a sterling U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal at Avaya Stadium in front of a vocal crowd of 14,560 fans.
  Wondolowski, 34, tied Ronald Cerritos with four career Open Cup goals for the most in Quakes’ history.
  The effort put San Jose in the semifinals of the Open Cup for the only time other than 2
  
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• Highlights of ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’ premiere

  11-07-2017 08:03 via ocregister.com
  
  The 12th season of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” premiered on the Bravo network on Monday, July 10, with barely a calm before the storm of drama and emotions among the women. The premiere featured the “O.G. of the O.C.” Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge, Shannon Beador, Kelly Dodd, Meghan King Edmonds and returning housewife from the 2013 season, Lydia McLaughlin.
  Top five highlights of the premiere:
  1.) Judge attends a Bible study with several other women, led by Mc
  
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• Huntington Beach man’s death at Pechanga casino under investigation

  11-07-2017 07:56 via ocregister.com
  
  The circumstances surrounding the death of a 27-year-old Huntington Beach man on Monday, July 10, less than a day after he fell at Pechanga Resort and Casino are under investigation, according to the Riverside County Sheriff/Coroner’s Office.
  Robert Flores died at 1:20 p.m. Monday at Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar, according to coroner’s Sgt. Brent Sechrest.
  Sechrest said the time of injury was about midnight Sunday, July 9, and it “looks like he fell from something a
  
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• Huntington Beach man’s death at Pechanga Resort & Casino under investigation

  11-07-2017 07:56 via ocregister.com
  
  The circumstances surrounding the death of a 27-year-old Huntington Beach man on Monday, July 10, less than a day after he fell at Pechanga Resort and Casino are under investigation, according to the Riverside County Sheriff/Coroner’s Office.
  Robert Flores died at 1:20 p.m. Monday at Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar, according to coroner’s Sgt. Brent Sechrest.
  Sechrest said the time of injury was about midnight Sunday, July 9, and it “looks like he fell from something a
  
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• 200,000 people view Dana Point’s last 28-minute fireworks extravaganza

  11-07-2017 07:56 via ocregister.com
  
  DANA POINT  The city’s Fourth of July fireworks show — known as the best in South County — boomed, blasted and sparkled for 28 minutes from a barge just outside the Dana Point Harbor’s breakwater. The show, viewed by an estimated 200,000 people, was accompanied by patriotic music on KSBR 88.5FM.
  But, it would be the last time the fireworks extravaganza would last that long. The City Council recently voted to reduce next year’s show to 20 minutes, saving th
  
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• Apartment fire in Stanton leaves 1 person hospitalized, displaces 6

  11-07-2017 07:46 via ocregister.com
  
  STANTON — A fire at a downstairs unit of a two-story apartment building was put out in less than 15 minutes on Monday night but not before causing severe damage to one of the units, authorities said.
  Orange County Fire Authority was called to a fire at an apartment building at 7882 First St. at 8:52 p.m. on July 10, Capt. Larry Kurtz said.
  When firefighters arrived, they saw heavy smoke coming from one of the downstairs units.
  About 25 firefighters worked the fire and had it under control
  
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• Clippers beat Bucks to improve to 3-0 in Summer League

  11-07-2017 07:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Newly acquired Montrezl Harrell dominated inside, scoring 21 points on 10-for-13 shooting as the Clippers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, 100-93, on Monday night to remain unbeaten (3-0) at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
  Harrell, a third-year forward who played at Louisville, was part of the package of players the Clippers acquired from Houston in the Chris Paul trade.
  Sindarius Thornwell, who was actually selected by the Bucks with the 48th pick in the last month’s draft before the Cli
  
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• Santa Ana police investigating whether arrest involved excessive force

  11-07-2017 07:12 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — Santa Ana police have launched an internal probe to determine if the arrest of a pursuit suspect involved excessive force, a department spokesman confirmed Monday.
  A Santa Ana woman brought a video of Sunday’s arrest to police, Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said.
  The pursuit started about 7:20 p.m. when police noticed that a car had no license plate and the two men inside were not wearing seat belts, Bertagna said. The driver refused to pull over and led off
  
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• Lakers secure 95-92 win over Kings despite Lonzo Ball’s absence

  11-07-2017 07:03 via ocregister.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – A healthy amount of pregame disappointment gave way to a thrilling game and the Lakers edged the Sacramento Kings for their first Summer League victory on Monday night.
  The Lakers sat prized attraction rookie point guard Lonzo Ball because of a sore right groin, prompting a wide swath of Lakers fans to chant, “We Want Lon-zo” before, during and after lineup introductions.
  Indeed, the Lakers fielded a lineup featuring more players eager to get a training camp invitat
  
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• Golden Rain Foundation board approves Aliso Creek mitigation project at Laguna Woods Village

  11-07-2017 06:54 via ocregister.com
  
  The Golden Rain Foundation board on Wednesday, July 5 approved a motion for a project to make improvements at Aliso Creek, including mitigation repairs, and allowing $110,222 for habitat restoration and bridge improvements.
  Earlier this year, winter storms caused significant erosion and plant loss to the mitigation area at Aliso Creek, a Village Management Services staff report stated. The mitigation project will include protection for the creek and bridge from water erosion, according to the re
  
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• Swim: Santa Margarita’s Samantha Shelton commits to Harvard

  11-07-2017 06:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Two-time reigning Register female swimmer of the year Samantha Shelton of Santa Margarita has committed to Harvard.
  The Mission Viejo Nadadores’ club standout attended Harvard’s junior day during the spring.
  Shelton later helped the Eagles capture a fourth consecutive CIF-SS Division 1 title, anchoring the 400-yard freestyle relay to the national private high school record.
  She also anchored the 200 free relay to an Orange County and Division 1 record, tied for first in the 200 free
  
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• Santiago Football 2017: Schedule, Roster, Stats

  11-07-2017 06:38 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTIAGO FOOTBALL
  Coach: Brandon Croft
  League: Garden Grove League
  Playoff division: Division 13
  2016 schedule: 2-8 overall, 1-4 league
  2017 SCHEDULE(All games 7 p.m. unless noted)
  Date               Opponent                         SiteSept. 1          vs. Costa Mesa               Garden Grove HighSept. 7          at
  
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• Mater Dei has third-toughest schedule in U.S.

  11-07-2017 06:22 via ocregister.com
  
  According to MaxPreps.com, Mater Dei has the third-toughest schedule in the nation.
  The Monarchs open at Bishop Amat of La Puente followed by a home game against last year’s national No. 1 Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas, a home game against La Mirada (11-3 in 2016), a game at Mission Viejo against Bergen Catholic of New Jersey, then concludes nonleague play at St. Mary’s of Stockton (14-2, CIF State Division 1AA runnerup in ’16).
  After a bye week, Mater Dei has a Trinity League ope
  
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• Former gymnast Jeanette Antolin calls federal plea agreement with Larry Nassar ‘absurd’

  11-07-2017 06:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Jeanette Antolin, the former Orange County gymnast who alleges she was sexually abused by USA Gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar while she competed for the U.S. in major international competitions like the World Championships, on Monday condemned federal prosecutors for agreeing to a plea bargain agreement with Nassar.
  Describing the deal in which Nassar has agreed to plead guilty to federal child pornography charges in return for federal prosecutors agreeing not to pursue more serious sex e
  
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• Bolsa Grande Football 2017: Schedule, Roster, Stats

  11-07-2017 06:15 via ocregister.com
  
  BOLSA GRANDE FOOTBALL
  Coach: Doug Cooper
  League: Garden Grove League
  Playoff division: Division 13
  2016 record: 1-9 overall, 0-5 league
  2017 SCHEDULE(All games 7 p.m. unless noted)
  Date                Opponent                    SiteAug. 25          at Laguna Beach         Laguna Beach HighSept. 1           at Cerritos      
  
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• Family hospitalized after driver crashes into minivan in suspected road rage

  11-07-2017 06:08 via ocregister.com
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH — A minivan carrying a family of six was hit by a man suspected of road rage on Monday afternoon, sending all people involved in the crash to hospitals with a severity of injuries, authorities said.
  The incident began when the driver of an SUV allegedly drove his vehicle into another car about 2:30 p.m. on July 10 at the intersection of Bolsa Chica Road and Warner Avenue, Huntington Beach Police Sgt. Thoby Archer said.
  The man fled the scene eastbound on Warner Avenue, wen
  
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• Garden Grove Football 2017: Schedule, Roster, Stats

  11-07-2017 06:06 via ocregister.com
  
  GARDEN GROVE FOOTBALL
  Coach: Ricardo Cepeda
  League: Garden Grove League
  Playoff division: Division 8
  2016 record: 9-3 overall, 5-0 league
  2017 SCHEDULE(All games 7 p.m. unless noted)
  Date                  Opponent                      SiteAug. 25            at Santa Ana Valley      Santa Ana Valley HighSept. 1            at
  
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• Hackers nab credit card data from up to 1,000 California Realtors

  11-07-2017 03:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Just over 1,000 California Association of Realtors members may have been affected by a breach of the online store they use to buy everything from blank home sales contracts and disclosure forms to books, software, magnets, lapel pins and coffee mugs.
  The malware attack, which occurred from March 13 through May 15, prompted CAR subsidiary Real Estate Business Services to notify the affected 1,033 members last week their personal data may have been stolen while using payment cards such a
  
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• Russian government sought to aid Trump’s candidacy, according to email

  11-07-2017 03:24 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATT APUZZO, JO BECKER, ADAM GOLDMAN and MAGGIE HABERMAN
  WASHINGTON — Before arranging a meeting with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer he believed would offer him compromising information about Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Jr. was informed in an email that the material was part of a Russian government effort to aid his father’s candidacy, according to three people with knowledge of the email.
  The email to the younger Mr. Trump was sent by Rob Goldstone,
  
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• Raymond Avenue to close at Walnut Avenue for 80 days starting around July 17

  11-07-2017 03:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Raymond Avenue will close for 80 days on or around July 17 as the Orange County Transportation Authority finishes a project to drop the street beneath the BNSF railroad line.
  Crews will construct new walls, relocate utilities and pave Raymond.
  A detour route using Orangethrope, Acacia and Commonwealth avenues will be in place during the closure at Walnut Avenue. Businesses will remain open and residential access will be maintained.
  The temporary closure is required to permanently improve the saf
  
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• Las Brisas Gets A Makeover

  11-07-2017 03:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Booth seating, organic walls and blue accent lighting give the main dining room a calming effect at Las Brisas in Laguna Beach on Wednesday May 10, 2017. (Photo by Ana Venegas, Orange County Register/SCNG)Organic walls and blue accent lighting give the main dining room a calming effect at Las Brisas in Laguna Beach on Wednesday May 10, 2017. (Photo by Ana Venegas, Orange County Register/SCNG)Server Dante DeLaRosa walks by the main dining area at Las Brisas in Laguna Beach on Wednesday May 10, 20
  
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• Reaching deeper into taxpayer’s wallets no solution for high cost of housing

  11-07-2017 03:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The lack of affordable housing is an ever-increasing problem for us here in California. Unfortunately, this problem will only be made worse by Sen. Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, and others in Sacramento who have chosen to reach further into hardworking taxpayer’s wallets instead of addressing the real cause of the high cost of housing.
  Senate Bill 2 will require county recorders to collect a $75 fee – with a few exceptions – on every real estate instrument, paper, or notice require
  
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• ‘Mary Poppins’ rises above script’s gaping flaws

  11-07-2017 03:01 via ocregister.com
  
  If there’s one thing avid theater fans might wish for, it’s that Mary Poppins could swoop down on the 2004 stage musical that bears her name and use her magic to repair all that’s convoluted and contradictory in Julian Fellowes’ script.
  Fellowes worked wonders in writing the PBS series “Downton Abbey,” but a visit to Carpenter Center reveals the flaws in the script whose story he patched together from the 1964 Disney film and P.L. Travers’ series of eigh
  
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• America is uncertain first and divided second

  11-07-2017 03:00 via ocregister.com
  
  I have been a student of politics since the 1960s. Except for the Johnson and Nixon years, I never have seen the country so troubled as it is today.
  Some say Americans are more divided now than ever before. (I’m guessing that doesn’t count the Civil War.) Suffice it to say you either love Donald Trump or you don’t. There seems to be little common ground between the two camps.
  I prefer to think of our current state of affairs as “uncertain.” Just like when my 18 year
  
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• ‘Mum’s the Word Bandit’ strikes, silently, again in Anaheim

  11-07-2017 02:51 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – A serial bank robber who the FBI calls the “Mum’s the Word Bandit” was believed to have robbed an Anaheim bank for the second time.
  The man, named for his silence during his robberies, entered the Bank of the West on La Palma Avenue at about 12:50 p.m. Monday, July 10 and passed a note to a teller.
  He fled with an undisclosed amount of money.
  A teller told police that the man was the same who committed a May 18 robbery, said Sgt. Daron Wyatt of the Anaheim Polic
  
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• Knott’s Soak City waterpark offers 2 splashy new attractions for summer

  11-07-2017 02:37 via ocregister.com
  
  When temperatures soar, families seek ways to cool down — and one place to go is Knott’s Soak City in Buena Park. The water park is open now through Sept. 10. It features 22 slides and has just opened two new attractions.
  “We have several very popular attractions,” Knott’s Soak City manager Roland Reyes said. “The wave pool is popular for all ages. Some enjoy relaxing in the shallows, while others enjoy playing in the waves. The Sunset River is also attractive
  
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• Serbian point guard Milos Teodosic signs his Clippers contract

  11-07-2017 02:33 via ocregister.com
  
  The Clippers officially added star European point guard Milos Teodosic on Monday, signing the 30-year-old to a contract that a source last week said was worth $12.3 million over two years, with a player option in the second year.
  Teodosic, who in 13 seasons overseas has played in his native Serbia, Greece and Russia, will compete for the starting point guard position with Patrick Beverley, who was acquired in the Chris Paul trade late last month.
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• Doc Rivers optimistic about Clippers’ future despite Chris Paul’s departure, deep Western Conference

  11-07-2017 01:11 via ocregister.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – The Clippers lost Chris Paul, an All-Star player who helped the franchise morph from a punch line into a playoff-caliber team and converted at least some previously indifferent Angelenos into fervent followers of “Lob City.”
  Thanks to a variety of injuries and hiccups once the playoffs started, the Clippers could never advance past the Western Conference semifinals, even with Paul leading the way for six seasons. Nonetheless, the Clippers still considered retaining
  
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