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• Placentia getting $2 million grant for helping with housing-related needs

  13-09-2017 22:37 via ocregister.com
  The state has awarded the city of Placentia a $2 million grant for transitional housing service needs.
  The City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 12, unanimously approved a partnership with Collette’s Children’s Home, a nonprofit that runs housing programs for homeless women and children, to provide services to residents through the grant.
  “Services to residents will be administered by Collette’s for a total grant amount of $800,000 and will include operational costs and a wide r
  
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• CircusTrix brings new extreme indoor recreation center to Mission Viejo

  13-09-2017 22:28 via ocregister.com
  
  The management team of CircusTrix Mission Viejo: Vanessa Disner, Casey Jacobsen and Brittney Jacobsen hang out in one of the foam pits at their new “extreme recreation park,” on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)CircusTrix general manager Casey Jacobsen rides the zip line over a foam pit at the new CircusTrix location in Mission Viejo, on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)The new location of Circu
  
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• Orange Unified School District looking for a leader

  13-09-2017 22:06 via ocregister.com
  The Orange Unified School District board is looking at using two part-time retired educators to fill its superintendent spot while the search for a new leader gets under way.
  The school board will consider agreements to hire two co-interim superintendents for up to $87,510 combined during its 7 p.m. meeting Thursday.
  If the agreements are approved, Carmella Franco and Garrett Rutherford would together be interim superintendents for the school year through June – or at least until the board
  
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• Blizzcon 2017: Blizzard Announces Virtual Ticket Details And Changes

  13-09-2017 21:51
  Blizzard's annual fan-facing extravaganza, Blizzcon, is right around the corner, taking place in Anaheim, California on Friday, November 3 and Saturday, November 4, 2017. This year the company is making some significant changes in the ways fans can virtually experience the event if they can't make the trek to the two-day celebration.
  
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• Newport Beach approves $4 million land purchase for new fire station

  13-09-2017 21:31 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWPORT BEACH – The city will move forward with plans to spend $4 million to purchase land on the Balboa Peninsula that will serve as the new site for one of its now eight fire stations.
  In a 6-1 vote on Tuesday, Sept. 12, with Mayor Kevin Muldoon dissenting, the city council endorsed purchasing a closed McDonald’s restaurant at 2708 Newport Boulevard that will be used as the future site for Fire Station No. 2.
  The existing fire facility, located at 475 32nd St., is too small at 11,6
  
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• In-fighting breaks out among people hoping to move nuclear waste off San Onofre

  13-09-2017 21:31 via ocregister.com
  
  A ferocious split has erupted within the ranks of those who oppose a “nuclear waste dump” at San Onofre, and the debate is likely to spill over at Thursday night’s quarterly meeting of the San Onofre Community Engagement Panel in Oceanside.
  The panel  – a volunteer group advising Southern California Edison on the tear-down of the shuttered nuclear power plant – has become a lightning rod for anger over the federal government’s decades-long quest to create
  
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• Indians top Tigers for AL-record 21st consecutive victory

  13-09-2017 21:22 via ocregister.com
  
  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians won their 21st straight game Wednesday, 5-3 over the Detroit Tigers, to set an AL winning-streak record and join only two other teams in the past 101 years to win that many consecutive games.
  Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer off Buck Farmer (4-3) and Mike Clevinger (10-5) won his fourth straight start as the Indians matched the 1935 Chicago Cubs for the second-longest streak since 1900. The run has put Cleveland within five wins of catching the 1916 New Yor
  
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• Need a job? Target to hire 100,000 seasonal employees across 1,800 stores

  13-09-2017 21:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Target is stocking its stores and warehouses with even more extra staff this holiday shopping season, hoping to win customers with easy-to-find goods and fast service.
  It’s hiring 100,000 people to work at its more than 1,800 stores during its busiest time, up 40 percent from last year.
  Target said Wednesday that the seasonal hires, an increase from the 70,000 people it hired for the holidays last year, will stock shelves or fulfill online orders that customers pick up in stores. The retai
  
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• After the Equifax hack, should you freeze your credit?

  13-09-2017 21:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Last week, one of the three largest credit bureaus in the U.S. announced it was hacked and the personal information of 143 million Americans was stolen. The hackers also stole credit card numbers for about 209,000 people and dispute documents with personal identifying information for about 182,000 people.
  The Associated Press reports that Equifax has been the focus of anger and distrust, not only for the breach but over how it initially was handled. The huge hack occurred from May through July,
  
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• In Costa Mesa, ‘Once’ is a potent modern-day fairy tale

  13-09-2017 20:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Rustin Cole Sailors and Amanda Leigh Jerry star in “Once.” (Photo by Jordan Kubat)Amanda Leigh Jerry and Rustin Cole Sailors star in “Once.” (Photo by Jordan Kubat)Scott Waara, from left, Cassidy Stirtz, Amanda Leigh Jerry, Rustin Cole Sailors and Andy Taylor in South Coast Repertory’s production of “Once.” (Photo by Jordan Kubat)Show Caption of Expand
  Some modern romances are essentially fairy tales. “Once” is the perfect example, its title
  
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• Irvine clothier, Z Supply, brings curated fashions for women – and pets – to Orange

  13-09-2017 20:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Irvine-based Z Supply has opened a shop-in-shop concept store at Sunny Days in Orange. (Photo courtesy of Z Supply)Irvine-based Z Supply has opened a shop-in-shop concept store at Sunny Days in Orange. (Photo courtesy of Z Supply)Irvine-based Z Supply has opened a shop-in-shop concept store at Sunny Days in Orange. (Photo courtesy of Z Supply)Earlier this summer Irvine-based Z Supply launched Zoo Supply—a collection of outfits for dogs. (Photo courtesy of Z Supply)Earlier this summer Irvine
  
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• Police looking for driver in hit-and-run collision that killed Fountain Valley bicyclist

  13-09-2017 19:50 via ocregister.com
  FOUNTAIN VALLEY Police are searching for the driver of a car that struck and killed a bicyclist in a hit-and-run collision early Wednesday, Sept. 13.
  Shortly before 1 a.m., officers responded to the intersection of Brookhurst Street and Ellis Avenue to investigate a traffic collision, said Sgt. Kham Vang. They found 41-year-old Binh Ngo of Fountain Valley, a bicyclist, dead on the north side of Brookhurst Street, an apparent victim of a hit-and run.
  Based on surveillance video, police
  
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• It’s official: Olympics are returning to Los Angeles in 2028

  13-09-2017 19:48 via ocregister.com
  
  A visitor takes a photo of a blazing Olympic cauldron at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. The cauldron was lit early Wednesday morning at the stadium that was the site of the 1932 and 1984 Olympics. An International Olympic Committee meeting in Peru is to make it official that LA will host in 2028 and that the 2024 Games will go to Paris. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)An artist’s rendering of downtown Los Angeles, including Staples Center and the L.A. Convention Ce
  
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• Photos: Remembering rap legend Tupac Shakur on 21st anniversary of his death

  13-09-2017 19:36 via ocregister.com
  
  On September 7, 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur was shot in a drive-by shooting at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Las Vegas, Nevada. Shakur was taken to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, where he died six days later, on September 13, 1996. He was 25. Known as 2Pac, he was one of the most successful – and scorned – “gangsta” rappers.
  A hologram of rapper Tupac Shakur performing onstage at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on
  
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• Rep. Darrell Issa told to pay foe’s legal expenses in lawsuit

  13-09-2017 19:26 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN DIEGO — A California judge has ordered U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa to pay his opponent in last year’s election more than $45,000 for legal expenses after the congressman sued him over attack ads.
  Issa, R.-Vista, sued Democrat Doug Applegate in November, saying the ads hurt his reputation.
  The judge in March said Issa didn’t prove his case and sided with Applegate, who argued that he was exercising his free-speech rights with the television commercials.
  Now the judge has ordered
  
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• Toronto FC allows Galaxy fans to watch best team in MLS

  13-09-2017 19:25 via ocregister.com
  
  The best reason to watch the Galaxy game in Carson this weekend (7:30 p.m. Spectrum SportsNet) is not to see L.A., plumbing new MLS depths, but to take in all-conquering, MLS-leading Toronto FC, already being talked about as the best team ever in MLS.Toronto (17-3-8) became the first MLS team to qualify for the playoffs last weekend, with U.S. international Jozy Altidore scoring twice in a 4-0 rout of San Jose on the same day his girlfriend, tennis star Sloane Stephens, captured her first major
  
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• Brea Olinda Unified School Board appoints educator to fill vacated seat

  13-09-2017 18:49 via ocregister.com
  
  A board seat vacant for more than a month with the Brea Olinda Unified School District has been filed with a former educator.
  After interviewing eight residents interested in serving on the school board, trustees appointed Steve Sewell during a special meeting on Sept. 7.
  “We had a lot of really good candidates to choose from, but his experience in education, long-term commitment to the community and familiarity with the school district, we saw him as a good fit for the school board going
  
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• Brea Junior High makes time for students to explore more interests

  13-09-2017 18:35 via ocregister.com
  
  When Brea Junior High School students returned to campus for the new school year they had more classes than they did the year before.
  More work wouldn’t be ideal for some students, but the extra workload is of their choosing.
  Without adding to the length of the school year, administrators squeezed in another period of classes so about 915 students would have the option to select a second elective to add to their school schedule.
  Rayanne Dietrich, 13, portrays a zombie, from left, interview
  
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• Video: 83-year-old La Puente resident throws man off roof after hours-long standoff

  13-09-2017 18:02 via ocregister.com
  
  A man climbed on top of the roof of a La Puente home and wouldn’t come down for several hours Tuesday until an 83-year-old resident threw him off, according to bystander video of the incident.
  The man had refused to budge for at least five hours despite demands from deputies and a crisis negotiator, said Sgt. David Cortinas of the sheriff’s Temple City station. He said the man was taken to a hospital for psychological evaluation after sheriff’s deputies took him into custody.
  
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• Idyllwild’s Hicksville Pines resort embraces cannabis tourism as 420-friendly ‘bud and breakfast’

  13-09-2017 17:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Since midnight munchies are more than just a stoner stereotype, Room 420 at the Hicksville Pines Chalets & Motel boasts a fully stocked vending machine.
  The room – in the resort town of Idyllwild, atop forested mountains overlooking Palm Springs – also offers a collection of Cheech and Chong DVDs, video games, blacklight posters, a bed built right into the floor and a volcano vaporizer to heat up whatever strain of cannabis guests have handy.
  “It’s our most popular ro
  
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• Suspected Santa Ana car thief critically injured in crash after police chase

  13-09-2017 17:35 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA A suspected car thief was critically injured early Wednesday, Sept. 13, when he led police on a pursuit and then crashed into a parked car, authorities said.
  An officer investigates after a suspected car thief crashed after police chase in Santa Ana on Wednesday morning and is critically injured. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)Traffic collision investigators map out the scene after a suspected car thief crashed after a police chase in Santa Ana on Wednesday morni
  
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• New Slater’s 50/50 owner begins brand overhaul with brunch, happy hour makeover and franchise deals

  13-09-2017 16:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Big changes are underway at Slater’s 50/50, whose new ownership has inked deals to franchise the bacon-centric burger brand in Las Vegas, Texas, Temecula and Los Angeles.
  Since taking ownership of the burger chain in June, Elite Restaurant Group of Los Angeles has made swift changes to the Orange County-born brand. Besides launching franchise agreements, Slater’s is introducing a new look in Huntington Beach, adding Sunday brunch and overhauling its happy hour program.
  The company al
  
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• Stagecoach 2018: Garth Brooks, Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban and more camping headed to country festival

  13-09-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The line-up for the 12th annual Stagecoach Country Music Festival has finally been announced. Though word leaked out a bit early, it is confirmed that five-time CMA entertainer of the year and country music icon Garth Brooks will headline Stagecoach for the first time ever, closing out the festival on Sunday, April 29, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio.
  “I think sometimes in life it’s just all about timing and the stars just aligned for us this year,” said Stagecoach talent buye
  
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• Sanders bill expands Medicare for all, lacks details on cost

  13-09-2017 15:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By ALAN FRAM
  WASHINGTON — Americans would get health coverage simply by showing a new government-issued card and would no longer owe out-of-pocket expenses like deductibles, according to legislation Sen. Bernie Sanders released Wednesday.
  But the Vermont independent’s description of the legislation omitted specifics about how much it would cost and final decisions about how he would pay for it.
  Sanders was releasing his bill on the same day Republican senators were rolling out detail
  
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• Can you feel a change in Southern California’s weather?

  13-09-2017 15:30 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A cooling trend will get underway in the Southland today, sending temperatures between 5 and 10 degrees below normal, National Weather Service forecasters said.
  The cooling results from a deep marine layer and a trough over the region keeping cool air to the east and west, said National Weather Service meteorologist Dave Bruno.
  The weather will feel “almost fall-like — nice if you don’t like the heat,” he said, noting that valley temperatures will begi
  
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• Anaheim gets it right on firework sales

  13-09-2017 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Earlier this year, Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait made a radical proposal: Conduct Independence Day fireworks sales like just about every other city that allows them. Let nonprofits and other community groups manage, and thereby profit from, the stands.
  But how could something that seems to work everywhere else work in Anaheim? Instead, detractors wished to maintain a needlessly complicated program where Anaheim Arena Management, the for-profit operator of the Honda Center, manned the city’s two f
  
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• As Rohingya flee violence, Myanmar’s Suu Kyi skips U.N. General Assembly

  13-09-2017 14:50 via ocregister.com
  
  BANGKOK — With Myanmar drawing condemnation for violence that has driven at least 370,000 Rohingya to flee the country, the government said Wednesday its leader Aung San Suu Kyi will skip this month’s U.N. General Assembly.
  Suu Kyi will miss the assembly, which opened Tuesday and runs through Sept. 25, in order to address domestic security issues, according to presidential office spokesman Zaw Htay. Suu Kyi is not Myanmar’s president — her official titles are state counse
  
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• Officials: Bomber kills 7 outside Afghan cricket stadium

  13-09-2017 14:38 via ocregister.com
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan — Authorities say a suicide bomber has attacked a cricket stadium in the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing at least two people and wounding at least seven.
  Basir Mujahid, spokesman for Kabul police, said the attack just outside the gates of the stadium happened Wednesday as hundreds of people were inside enjoying a cricket match.
  On Aug. 29, a suicide bombing in a busy commercial area in Kabul near a string of banks and not far from the U.S. Embassy killed at least five p
  
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• Road to nowhere: Long Beacha s a crosstown freewaya

  13-09-2017 14:33
  We haven't set aside enough time yet to form an opinion on Long Beach's land-use element that will determine the density and heights of buildings in the city far into the future. We're only up to 1958, but we can tell you that city planners don't always get what they want.
  
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• Five dead in nursing home as Florida digs out from Irma

  13-09-2017 14:31 via ocregister.com
  
  By JASON DEAREN and JENNIFER KAY
  LOWER MATECUMBE KEY, Fla. — Parts of Florida inched back toward normalcy on Wednesday with workers restoring power, clearing roads and replenishing gas supplies, even as scenes of destruction emerged from southernmost islands and new dangers emerged for residents without electricity.
  Broward County Mayor Barbara Sharief said Wednesday morning that five people have died from a Florida nursing home that had lost power after Hurricane Irma roared through the s
  
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• What’s the buzz on Tustin Legacy, Signal Landmark and Vue Newport Beach?

  13-09-2017 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Office space takes Flight 
  Orange County office developers have been rehabilitating office layouts to meet new demands inspired by workspaces in Silicon Valley – where individual offices or cubicles along hallways have given way to wide-open spaces with workstations, indoor and outdoor gathering spaces, free offerings of gourmet food and allowances for dogs.
  Taking a major gamble on such office space is one of Orange County’s first ground-up creative office projects. On a 40-acr
  
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• Debate Over OC Riverbed Homeless Gets Heated

  13-09-2017 09:46
  SANTA ANA - Frustrations are bubbling over tonight in Anaheim where the city council is set to vote on whether to declare a state of emergency - over the issue of homelessness. Heated words tonight inside Anaheim's city council chamber - pitting neighbors against neighbors - along with activists.
  
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• Kids learn how animals help others at CSUF’s Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary

  13-09-2017 09:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Rachael Wallman reads a story about woodpeckers during a story time at the Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary in Modjeska Canyon on Aug. 15. The theme was symbiosis. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)A crowd listens to Rachael Wallman read a story about woodpeckers during a story time at the Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary in Modjeska Canyon on Aug. 15. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)Children work on their crafts during a story time at the Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary in Modjeska
  
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• Need for term limits

  13-09-2017 09:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Re: “Dems’ DACA dishonesty” [Opinion, Sept. 10]: Thank you for Carl Cannon’s column. The small red header “Could have fixed it 10 years ago” pretty much says it all regarding how bad partisan politics has become. This issue — like health care — that drags on like a cancer until it is too far gone to fix, is a clear reason why term limits are so important.
  If the damage done by career politicians could be limited to three terms, America would be a l
  
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• Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer improves to 5-1-2

  13-09-2017 08:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Cal State Fullerton improved its season record to 5-1-2 after victories Friday over Iowa State (2-1) and Sunday over Utah Valley (3-0).
  Titans senior Kaycee Hoover scored a pair of goals over the weekend and was named Big West Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week.
  The Titans host their annual alumni game on Saturday at Titan Stadium at 6 p.m.
  CSUF’s Kaycee Hoover, left, heads the ball against Iowa State. (Photo by Greg Andersen, Contributing Photographer)CSUF Women’s soc
  
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• English transplant finds her stride on CSUF soccer team

  13-09-2017 08:26 via ocregister.com
  
  By Ryan Posner
  Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer coach Demian Brown credits sophomore forward Atlanta Primus for having a “sophisticated” style of play.
  “Her skill level, her quality, her first touch off the ball — all things she does at a high level,” Brown said. “It’s really kind of a stabilizing effect.”
  Cal State Fullerton’s Maribell Morales, Atlanta Primus and Alba Barrios celebrate Primus’ fourth minute goal as Seattle Univ
  
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• Troy boys water polo opens new pool with victory

  13-09-2017 08:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Senior attacker Niko Vaccher scored seven goals to help Troy’s boys water polo team christen its new pool with a 13-8 victory against Don Lugo on Tuesday night.
  Warriors coach Jason Wilson also praised the defense of senior Bryan Nolan.
  The score was tied early, 2-2, before Troy pulled away.Boys Water Polo highlights. Final Score Troy 13 – Don Lugo 8. @SoCalSidelines @ocvarsity @ocvarsityguy @CIFSS #troyhs pic.twitter.com/BMnQ8U8TVZ
  — Troy Warriors (@troy_warriors) September 13
  
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• Santa Ana man gets jail time for setting his family’s home on fire

  13-09-2017 08:06 via ocregister.com
  SANTA ANA – A 35-year-old man pleaded no contest Tuesday to setting his family’s house ablaze and was immediately sentenced to a year in jail.
  Jose Luis Martinez Jr., who has been in custody since March 2, was also put on probation for five years.
  On the day of the March 2 blaze, the defendant’s mother won a temporary restraining order that included an order to move out of the house for her son, who she said became verbally abusive when confronted about abusing drugs in the hom
  
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• Dodgers end 11-game losing streak with 5-3 win over Giants

  13-09-2017 07:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws to a Francisco Giants batter during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) throws against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)San Francisco Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto throws to a Los Angeles Dodgers batter during the second inning of a baseball
  
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• Dodgers clinch playoff berth, end 11-game losing streak with 5-3 win over Giants

  13-09-2017 07:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws to a Francisco Giants batter during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) throws against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)San Francisco Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto throws to a Los Angeles Dodgers batter during the second inning of a baseball
  
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• LA Sparks win playoff opener against Mercury

  13-09-2017 07:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike (30) is fouled by Phoenix Mercury’s Emma Cannon (10) and Brittany Griner (42), during the second quarter of the WNBA semifinals, at the Staples Center. Los Angeles Calif., Tuesday, September 12, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Carr/SCNG)Los Angeles Sparks guard Chelsea Gray (12) drives to the basket and is fouled by Phoenix Mercury’s Leilani Mitchell (5), during the first quarter of the WNBA semifinals, at the Staples Center. Los Angeles Calif., Tues
  
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• Orange County high school schedule: Thursday, Sept. 14

  13-09-2017 07:34 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County high school schedule for Thursday, Sept. 14.
  FOOTBALLAll games 7 p.m. unless notedOcean View vs. Santiago at Garden Grove High, Mayfair vs. Santa Margarita at Laguna Hills High, Beckman vs. Crean Lutheran at Irvine High, Costa Mesa vs. Los Amigos at Bolsa Grande High, Calvary Murrieta vs. Capistrano Valley Christian at Capistrano Valley High, Westminster vs. Katella at Glover Stadium, Saddleback at Western, Northwood at Santa Ana Valley
  8-man footballSan Diego Jewish Academy at
  
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• Astros ace Justin Verlander dominates Angels, spoiling Garrett Richards’ return

  13-09-2017 07:20 via ocregister.com
  
  The Los Angeles Angels Garrett Richards throws to the plate against the Houston Astros during the first inning at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)The Los Angeles Angels Garrett Richards talks with catcher Martin Maldonado during the first inning against the Houston Astros at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)The Los Angeles Angels Bra
  
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• New Santa Ana Unified School District resolution supports DACA — one board member dissents

  13-09-2017 07:15 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – With one trustee opposing, the Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education on Tuesday, Sept. 12, passed a resolution supporting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that the Trump administration announced will be rescinded.
  The resolution urges President Donald Trump and Congress to continue the program providing young immigrants a reprieve from deportation and two-year renewable work permits “because California and the United States are stronger du
  
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• OCVarsity Video: Mission Viejo ready for showdown with Long Beach Poly

  13-09-2017 06:57 via ocregister.com
  
  OCVarsity’s Zach Cavanagh was at Mission Viejo High on Tuesday, Sept. 12, to preview the Diablos’ showdown with Long Beach Poly on Friday night.
  There are interviews with Coach Bob Johnson, Olaijah Griffin, Austin Osborne and Christian LaValle. 
  
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• Crash closes Ortega Highway west of Lake Elsinore

  13-09-2017 06:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Ortega Highway, also known as Highway 74, was closed in both directions Tuesday night because of a single-car crash near the landmark Ortega Oaks Candy Store, according to the California Highway Patrol traffic incident log.
  The two-lane road connects Lake Elsinore on the east to Orange County cities on the west, including San Juan Capistrano.
  The incident was reported at 7:09 p.m. when a vehicle went over the side of the road by about 100 feet. The victim was ejected from the vehicle, according
  
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• USC’s running backs gaining a push from offensive line

  13-09-2017 06:40 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Before Stephen Carr dashed for 52 yards along the north sideline of the Coliseum in USC’s win over Stanford, he ran through a vast hole.
  Carr, the Trojans’ freshman running back, was untouched past the line of scrimmage.
  The hole, on the left side of USC’s offensive line, might have been close to 10 yards, based on TV replays.
  Why was it so gaping?
  Start with left guard Chris Brown, who pushed the defensive tackle, Mike Tyler, to the right, shoving him sever
  
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• With a packed audience, Anaheim Council weighing plan for a homeless state of emergency

  13-09-2017 06:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Lee Adams douses himself in water as he assembled his tent by Anaheim Stadium on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. The Anaheim City Council will decide whether to declare a state of emergency on the city’s homeless issue and the adjacent Santa Ana River Trail on Tuesday night. (Photo by Ana Venegas, Orange County Register/SCNG)Danny Simmerman speaks on the city’s homeless issue on the Santa Ana riverbed at City Hall in Anaheim on Tuesday, September 12, 2017.(Photo by Kyusung Gong, Orange
  
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• San Clemente news briefs: Sheckler golf tournament, Miramar Theater, ‘Adaptive Beach Day’ and more

  13-09-2017 06:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Sheckler golf tournament supports ‘Be the Change’
  Celebrities and pro athletes including football’s Reggie Bush and basketball’s Klay Thompson teamed up with San Clemente skateboarder Ryan Sheckler at his golf tournament Sept. 9-10 to raise $300,000 for the Sheckler Foundation’s “Be the Change” outreach, the foundation announced in a news release.
  The 10th annual Sheckler Foundation golf tournament, presented by Oakley, took place at the Monarch Beach Re
  
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• Costa Mesa planning commissioners delay vote on 'granny flats'

  13-09-2017 05:02
  The Planning Commission postponed a vote that would allow secondary housing units, also known as granny flats, to be built in multi-family residential areas in an effort to comply with state law. Voicing concerns over staff recommendations for minimum lot size and parking requirements, the commission voted 5-0 Monday, Sept.
  
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