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• This is when Pixar Pier will open at Disney California Adventure

  02-11-2017 23:23 via ocregister.com
  
  A Pixar-themed land will open at Disney California Adventure next summer, Disneyland officials said.
  Paradise Pier, a themed land based off of California boardwalks and Hollywood, will undergo a massive transformation and turn into Pixar Pier, an area dedicated to the characters and stories from Disney’s popular Pixar Animation Studios.
  The Thursday, Nov. 2, expected date announcement comes several months after Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Bob Chapek and Disney Animation Chief Creativ
  
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• Car vs. bicycles: A roundabout way to slow speeders, extend bike trail on Highway 39

  02-11-2017 23:12 via ocregister.com
  
  A funny thing happens at the top of the 39-mile San Gabriel River Bike Trail that stretches from Seal Beach to Azusa: It dead-ends into a fenced off semi-circle, denying cyclists and pedestrians some of the best views of the natural river just a few hundred yards away.
  Bicyclists cross the intersection of Highway 39 and the Old San Gabriel Canyon Road, known locally as El Encanto, where the River Wilderness Park Entry Improvements project will create a roundabout pictured October 24, 2017. The p
  
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• 70-year-old Dana Point man charged with killing his mother in 1994

  02-11-2017 23:10 via ocregister.com
  
  A 70-year-old Dana Point man was charged with murder on Thursday, suspected of bludgeoning his mother to death in her Corona del Mar home 23 years ago, in a cold case cracked with “old school” detective work and the relentlessness of local police, officials said.
  On March 5, 1994, Frances Marjorie Van Uden, a 76-year-old mother of three, was found dead in her living room – the back of her skull shattered with a blunt object. Neighbors had called police to check in on her becaus
  
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• If your license plate has a star or heart, how do you list that?

  02-11-2017 22:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Q. Hi Honk: I am looking into getting personalized license plates, and I see that you can add a symbol, such as a heart, a star or a hand. If a form asks for your license-plate number, and you have a symbol, how do you represent the symbol, or do you just ignored it?
  – Jim Stedt, San Clemente
  A. Worried you might have to sharpen your doodling skills, Jim?
  Well, the agency that hands out license plates, the Department of Motor Vehicles, doesn’t have
  
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• Analysis: GOP tax plan may offer little aid for many in middle class

  02-11-2017 22:52 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSH BOAK
  WASHINGTON — House Republicans have stressed that the tax plan they unveiled Thursday is tailored to benefit America’s middle class. Just how much it would remains uncertain based on the details that have been provided so far.
  What is clear is that many of the benefits for the middle class could dwindle over time, even while companies and wealthy individuals could enjoy lasting tax advantages.The plan promises tax savings next year of $1,182 for a typical household of fo
  
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• Festival Ballet Theatre’s Nutcracker offerings promise family fun

  02-11-2017 22:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Visions of sugar plums will dance in their heads when audiences of all ages encounter the wonder of Tchaikovsky’s iconic ballet during Pacific Symphony’s “Nutcracker for Kids” slated for Saturday, Dec. 2.
  Assistant conductor Roger Kalia leads this year’s extravaganza, when the symphony teams up with the young dancers of Festival Ballet Theatre (FBT) to bring to life the story of Clara and her prince.The 45-minute Family Musical Mornings performance, presented b
  
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• Long Beach settles lawsuit over 405 Freeway widening project

  02-11-2017 22:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Long Beach has reached a $13 million settlement with Caltrans and Orange County transportation agencies over a four-lane widening project on the 405 Freeway from Costa Mesa to the city’s eastern border.
  The settlement comes two years after Long Beach filed a lawsuit against Caltrans and the Orange County Transportation Authority when the agencies said the city would be responsible for the bulk of infrastructure work needed at five city intersections to offset traffic impacts during th
  
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• San Clemente proposes 12 percent hike in water rates

  02-11-2017 22:26 via ocregister.com
  
  The San Clemente municipal water system, which serves more than 17,500 homes and businesses, is primed for a proposed 12 percent rate increase for the coming year, together with a new rate system.
  The goal, the city said, is to cover the city’s costs for providing water. A public hearing is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, at City Hall, 100 Avenida Presidio, to invite comment from consumers.
  The city mailed out notices in September to all customers to explain the proposed changes and announ
  
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• UCLA at Utah: TV info, scouting report and prediction

  02-11-2017 22:23 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA at Utah
  When: 6:30 p.m. Friday
  Where: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City
  TV/Radio: Fox Sports 1/AM 1150 or AM 570
  Records: UCLA (4-4, 2-3 Pac-12); Utah (4-4, 1-4 Pac-12)
  Utah stats
  QB Tyler Huntley: 132-198, 1,414 yards, 8 TDs
  WR Darren Carrington: 54 catches, 779 yards, 5 TDs
  RB Zack Moss: 115 carries, 587 yards, 3 TDs
  LB Sunia Tauteoli: 46 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 INT
  CB Julian Blackmon: 33 tackles, 2 INTs, 4 PBUs
  Utah injury report: QUESTIONABLE: OL Jordan
  
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• UCLA hopes to capitalize against struggling Utah

  02-11-2017 22:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Utah, with its four-game losing streak, suddenly porous run defense and dormant rushing offense, is not alone in its struggles. Jim Mora, with eight consecutive road losses, the nation’s worst run defense and an injured star quarterback, relates.
  “We’re kind of wounded as well,” the UCLA head coach said. “We’re birds of a feather in that respect.”
  The Bruins and Utes are two teams desperate to just scrape by with bowl eligibility now that hopes for a Pac
  
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• NFL Week 9 in the L.A. TV market: Rams have a giant viewing advantage

  02-11-2017 21:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Gently ripped from the headlines this week:
  * Intriguing read of the week came early: “It’s not outlandish to entertain a previously unthinkable prospect: Might ESPN elect to go without rights to NFL games?” That was just the subhead on a James Andrew Miller guest column for the Hollywood Reporter about why the World Wide Leader could “abandon” the NFL sooner rather than later.
  Or, could it be a ploy by ESPN ...
  * Ratings in L.A. for those who monitor such thin
  
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• 2 from Beaumont, 1 from Orange identified as victims in fatal car crash

  02-11-2017 21:04 via ocregister.com
  
  DESERT CENTER — The county coroner on Thursday released the names of three people, including a Beaumont father and his teenage son, who were killed in a fiery Desert Center crash a week ago that also seriously injured the man’s young granddaughter.
  Nicholas Dearinger, 16, and Donald Dearinger, 52, were killed, along with Dale Phillips, early Thursday, Oct. 26, when their semi-truck crashed into his stopped big rig on the right shoulder of eastbound Interstate 10, east of Eagle Mounta
  
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• A forgotten bit of history returns to San Clemente’s landmark swimming pool complex

  02-11-2017 20:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Atop a tower overlooking San Clemente’s North Beach, a diver frozen in time is about to plunge into a swirling sea.
  She is believed to have begun that descent in 1927 or 1928, when San Clemente founder Ole Hanson built a seaside swimming pool complex for the residents of his emerging community.
  Chris Davis, left, and Jason Garcia set a prototype weather vane in place atop San Clemente’s Ole Hanson Beach Club on Oct. 26, 2017. (Photo by Fred Swegles, Orange County Register/SCNG)A weat
  
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• A good season to practice pies

  02-11-2017 20:55 via ocregister.com
  
  You may feel proud to serve a home-baked cake, but baking a pie takes pride to a whole ‘nother level.
  So when Jill Foran unveiled her brand new kitchen, she couldn’t wait to break in her marble counters by inviting some friends to learn to make pie.
  We gathered in her Fullerton home: Jill and I, Lynda Trachtman, Barbara Klingsberg and Evelyn Bell – all of Fullerton – and Marilyn Gwosdof of Placentia – rolling pins in hand and eager to learn a few tricks.
  Friends pra
  
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• Trump nominates Jerome Powell to be next Fed chairman

  02-11-2017 20:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and KEN THOMAS
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his choice of Federal Reserve board member Jerome Powell to be the next chairman of the nation’s central bank, succeeding Janet Yellen, the first woman to hold the position.
  Trump made the announcement in a Rose Garden ceremony with Powell standing next to him. Trump said Powell had earned the “respect and admiration of his colleagues” during his five years on the Fed’s sev
  
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• Anaheim officer who shot and killed fleeing 25-year-old used excessive force, jury finds

  02-11-2017 20:38
  An Anaheim police officer used excessive force when he gunned down a 25-year-old man who was running away from him in an apartment building courtyard in 2012, a federal jury decided Thursday in the trial of a lawsuit filed against the city and the officer by the man's family. Jurors hearing the trial of the civil lawsuit will now be asked to determine how much in damages should be awarded to the family of Manuel Angel Diaz.
  
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• Christmas at Knott’s Merry Farm promises holiday food and fun

  02-11-2017 20:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Knott’s Berry Farm is packing away Halloween and readying itself for the holidays, pulling out old favorites and a few new surprises. It will transform into Knott’s Merry Farm Nov. 17-Jan. 7 with seasonal entertainment, activities, shopping and food.
  The Peanuts Gang will be featured in three different shows. “It’s the Merriest Christmas Show Ever, Charlie Brown,” a musical that encourages audiences to dance and sing along, will be presented at the Calico Mine Stage
  
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• College football Week 10 in the L.A. TV market: USC helps give Arizona’s Tate some prime-time viewing

  02-11-2017 20:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Let’s re-introduce ourselves to Arizona’s Khalil Tate, the true sophomore quarterback out of Inglewood and Gardena’s Serra High, who may be the most TV-friendly player this season in the Pac-12 not to get enough TV exposure.
  Since taking over at QB for Brandon Dawkins in Week 5, Tate’s last four appearances have been all tucked away for safe keeping on the Pac-12 Network.
  This, as a headline in the Washington Post declared him “college football’s player of Oct
  
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• Football coaches in Irvine ready to say so-long to CdM and a CIF playoff breakdown

  02-11-2017 20:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Football coaches in Irvine have been waiting for this game for a while.
  Friday night, Corona del Mar plays its final game in the Pacific Coast League, and there won’t be any tears shed when it’s over among local coaches. CdM moves to the Sunset League next season and the PCL, or the Irvine League as it should be called, becomes an all-Irvine league with the addition of Portola.
  The Sea Kings (8-1, 4-0) will face Woodbridge (7-2, 4-0) in a battle for first place in the Pacific Coast L
  
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• Clippers’ second unit making its mark early in the season

  02-11-2017 20:06 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Clippers’ second unit doesn’t have a catchy nickname yet. They’re not The Bench Mob. They’re not The Backups. They’re not The Pips. They might never be known as anything more than a reliable group of players who enter the game and make a difference.
  On some nights, it might not be five players, but four reserves plus a starter.
  It could be three bench players, plus two starters.
  Or it could be all five.
  Nothing has been set in stone. The
  
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• Water polo recruiting: Foothill’s Val Ayala, Delaney Binette commit

  02-11-2017 20:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Foothill water polo attackers Val Ayala and Delaney Binette have committed to colleges, Knights girls coach Jim Brumm said.
  Ayala, a sharp-shooting right-handed attacker, committed to UCLA while Binette, a left-handed attacker, committed to San Diego State.
  Ayala joins Mater Dei attacker Bella Baia in UCLA’s 2018 recruiting class. Binette is the first O.C. player from the class of 2018 to commit to the Aztecs.
  The first day women’s water polo recruits can sign a letter of intent is N
  
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• See a waterfront Newport Beach home that sold for $20 million last year – and just sold again for $27 million

  02-11-2017 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  A nearly 7,000-square-foot Linda Isle house overlooking Newport Harbor that went for $20 million in 2016 has sold again for $27 million. (File photo by Aaron Leitz)A nearly 7,000-square-foot Linda Isle house overlooking Newport Harbor that went for $20 million in 2016 has sold again for $27 million. (File photo by Toby Ponnay)A nearly 7,000-square-foot Linda Isle house overlooking Newport Harbor that went for $20 million in 2016 has sold again for $27 million. (File photo by Ryan Garvin)A nearly
  
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• 24 Hour Fitness members could get refunds after $1.3 million settlement with O.C. District Attorney’s Office

  02-11-2017 18:47 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office, in partnership with the Contra Costa district attorney, has tentatively obtained nationwide restitution and a $1.3 million settlement from 24 Hour Fitness over allegations that the company misled long-time members on fixed annual renewal rates.
  Beginning in 2006, 24 Hour Fitness sold prepaid memberships and charged up-front fees with the guarantee of a low life-time annual renewal rate so long as the customer remained in good
  
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• Mental health of transgender people is under increasing pressure, study finds

  02-11-2017 18:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By Anna Gorman, California Healthline
  Diana Feliz Oliva, a 45-year-old transgender woman who grew up outside Fresno, remembers being bullied when she was younger and feeling confused about her gender identity. She was depressed and fearful about being found out, and she prayed every night for God to take her while she slept.
  “I was living in turmoil,” said Oliva, who now works as health program manager in a clinic for transgender people at St. John’s Well Child & Famil
  
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• Cool, rainy weather coming to Orange County this weekend and into next week

  02-11-2017 18:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Expect cooler temperatures and showers this weekend in Orange County that are going to last until early next week, forecasters say.
  Some areas such as Huntington Beach experienced light drizzling Thursday morning, Nov. 2, but those showers are expected to end by the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
  They will make a return tonight and continue into Friday morning, Nov. 3, forecasters said.
  Inland cities such as Yorba Linda and Anaheim will teeter between 69 and 71 degrees Fri
  
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• Yu Darvish issues statement to fans after Game 7 loss for Dodgers

  02-11-2017 18:32 via ocregister.com
  
  After his Game 7 start, which lasted less than two innings, Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish posted a message to fans on twitter, giving thanks for the support and he also took responsibility saying, “The World Series resulted in a disappointment due to my lack of performance.
  Here’s the statement:pic.twitter.com/22RJQS8r1y
  — ダルビッシュ有(Yu Darvish) (@faridyu) November 2, 2017Darvish, acquired at midseason, pitched twice in the World Serie
  
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• California Lawmaker Wants to Correct Comp Denial for Out-of-State...

  02-11-2017 18:21
  A California lawmaker said he plans to introduce a bill that would require worker's compensation for police officers injured while responding to crimes committed out of state. The proposal by Assemblyman Tom Daly, D-Anaheim, is in response to off-duty officers who responded to the Las Vegas shooting being denied workers' comp, the Orange County Register is reporting.
  
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• Broadcom’s Singapore-based owner moving to Delaware, bringing $20 billion in annual revenue to U.S.

  02-11-2017 18:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Broadcom co-founder Henry Samueli also owns the Anaheim Ducks. (KEN STEINHARDT, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER)Broadcom co-founder Henry Nicholas, III., 58, of Newport Coast in 2003 left the company> The semiconductor maker was bought by Singapore-based Avago Technologies in 2015. (MARK RIGHTMIRE, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER)Broadcom’s 73-acre Irvine campus was bought by developer FivePoint. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)Broadcom’s 73-acre Irvine campus was bought by
  
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• Jury says police officer used excessive force in 2012 shooting that helped spark riots in Anaheim

  02-11-2017 18:10 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – A federal jury has determined that an Anaheim officer used excessive force in a 2012 police shooting that helped spark unrest and riots in the city.
  Jurors on Thursday, after a little more than a day of deliberations, found that Anaheim Officer Nick Bennallack used excessive force when he shot and killed Manuel Diaz, 25, during a short foot chase.
  In 2013, Genevieve Huizar, the mother of Manuel Diaz, an unarmed man killed by Anaheim police July 21, 2012, cradles his urn
  
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• Angels, Justin Upton agree to five-year deal

  02-11-2017 18:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Justin Upton has agreed to a five-year, $106 million deal with the Angels, superseding four remaining years he had on his contract when the Angels acquired him for the final month of the season.
  Upton’s contract included an opt-out clause, which he had to exercise by three days after the World Series — Saturday. Instead, Upton decided to stay, in exchange for the Angels adding a year and $17.5 million to his contract. The deal was announced on Thursday.
  Upton, 30, hit .273 with 30 ho
  
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• Where to see John Doe and Exene of X in San Pedro this weekend

  02-11-2017 16:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Punk pioneers Exene Cervenka and John Doe of X will join Mike Watt & The Secondmen and Feels for a benefit concert in San Pedro this weekend.
  The Nov. 4 show will take place at Brouwerij West brewery, 110 E 22nd St., Warehouse No. 9, at 6 p.m.
  The concert benefits the Palos Verdes Art Center and happens in conjunction with a new exhibit at the Center called “Exene Cervenka: Lipstick Sunset,” which is made up of recent collage art by the singer and artist.
  Cervenka and Doe, w
  
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• LiAngelo Ball quiet in UCLA basketball’s exhibition win

  02-11-2017 16:35 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES >> The small crowd at Pauley Pavilion was growing restless. With the Bruins dominating in their exhibition game against Cal State L.A. on Wednesday, two fans chanted “We want ‘Gelo! We want ‘Gelo,” calling for LiAngelo Ball, whose now-famous last name made him a headliner in UCLA’s highly touted freshman class that also included two McDonald’s All-Americans.
  After going scoreless in six minutes during the first half of his much-anticipated co
  
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• Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig’s Encino home ‘possibly’ burglarized the night his team loses World Series

  02-11-2017 16:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig shows his frustration in the fifth inning after he lined out to end his at bat on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, during Game 7 of the World Series. His Encino home may have been burglarized on the night of the game. (Photo by John McCoy, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig reportedly had items stolen from his Encino house on Wednesday night after his team lost to the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the World Series.
  L.A. Police Dep
  
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• Canadian actress says Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her in 2000

  02-11-2017 15:56 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — An unnamed Canadian actress plans to sue Harvey Weinstein and the Walt Disney Co., contending that the producer sexually assaulted her twice in 2000, it was reported Thursday.
  The actress is seeking $14 million in damages, including $4 million from Weinstein, and $4 million from both Miramax and Disney, according to the National Post in Toronto. The plaintiff is also seeking $2 million from Barbara Schneeweiss, a longtime Weinstein associate who the actress asserts knew about
  
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• Pasta giant Barilla opens first 2 West Coast restaurants at South Coast Plaza and USC

  02-11-2017 15:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Barilla is more than just dry pasta served in a blue box.
  That’s the idea behind a string of restaurants launched by the global pasta maker, known more for its boxed pasta and ready-to-eat sauces found in dozens of grocery stores around the country. The company, founded in Italy 1877, is opening its first two fast-casual Italian eateries in Southern California this month.
  Casa Barilla opens Monday, Nov. 6 at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. The second is slated to open at USC Village Nov.
  
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• Man injured in Huntington Beach shooting

  02-11-2017 15:42 via ocregister.com
  A man was shot and injured in Huntington Beach late Wednesday night, Nov. 1, police said.
  The 11:40 p.m. shooting happened in the 2100 block of Florida Street, according to Huntington Beach police Lt. Oscar Garcia. The victim was hit by gunfire and was taken to a hospital. He reportedly had stable vitals signs when he was discovered injured.
  Investigators did not immediately have a description of the suspect, Garcia said Thursday, Nov. 2.
  
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• House GOP tax overhaul keeps retirement rules, limits mortgage reduction

  02-11-2017 15:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARCY GORDON and ANDREW TAYLOR
  WASHINGTON — House Republicans would preserve the popular retirement account for middle-class Americans while limiting a cherished deduction for homeowners in a sweeping tax cut plan unveiled Thursday that would add $1.5 trillion to the nation’s debt.
  GOP leaders briefed rank-and-file lawmakers on the proposal Thursday morning ahead of a formal rollout and a show of unity event at the White House with President Donald Trump. A major revamp of the tax
  
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• Where the heart is: for a time the china hutch fascinated my son

  02-11-2017 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Oh, the hoops I would jump through to indulge my children’s quirks.
  Eighteen years ago, my four-year-old son Matt developed an adorable fascination with “Mommy’s special things” mysteriously exhibited behind cabinet doors.
  Most of the intrigue, I’m sure, emanated from the allure of forbidden fruit. Those were just about the only hands-off items in our entire house.
  Matt would reverently peer through the glass panes like an awestruck visitor to the Louvre. My humble
  
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• Tiny historic cottages, a jumbo Craftsman and a Victorian seen in a movie all on Old Towne Orange home tour

  02-11-2017 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  This 450-square-foot cottage was built in 1910 – for $700. (Photo courtesy of Hugh Siler)This two-story Queen Anne Victorian is one of the oldest homes in Old Towne. While the plaque on the house states the home was built in 1886, the current owners and a local historian believe it actually was built two years later. (Photo by Jeanine Hill, Old Towne Orange Plaza Review)This 2,782-square-foot Craftsman bungalow is touted as the largest historic home built in Old Towne Orange. (File photo)T
  
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• Less than 1% of Los Angeles-Orange County homes are vacant. And that’s a problem!

  02-11-2017 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  One reason local homeownership is so low: Few vacant homes.
  U.S. Census Bureau data that tracks if ownership residences are occupied shows Los Angeles and Orange counties averaged just 0.9 percent of these residences as empty in the first nine months of 2017. Only 18 of the 75 largest metro areas had higher occupancy rates.
  Homes for owner occupancy are empty for numerous reasons, but preparing for a sale is a key one. (This count is separate from analysis of rental unit vacancies.) The limited
  
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• Scientists discover hidden chamber in Egypt’s Great Pyramid

  02-11-2017 13:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By BRIAN ROHAN
  CAIRO  — Scientists have found a hidden chamber in Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza, the first such discovery in the structure since the 19th century and one likely to spark a new surge of interest in the pharaohs.
  In an article published in the journal Nature on Thursday, an international team said the 30-meter (yard) void deep within the pyramid is situated above the structure’s Grand Gallery, and has a similar cross-section. The purpose of the chamber is unc
  
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• Sony's Aibo robotic dog is back, with new tricks for AI era

  02-11-2017 13:24
  The new version comes equipped with a powerful computer chip, OLED displays for eyes and the ability to connect to mobile networks. Like its predecessor, the new pet toy responds to voice commands and can bark, sit and wag its tail.
  
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• McRib returns to 700 McDonald’s restaurants in Southern California

  02-11-2017 13:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The McRib returns today, Nov. 2, to hundreds of McDonald’s restaurants across the country to celebrate its 35th birthday.
  Starting today, 700 Southern California McDonald’s restaurants — stretching from Ventura to San Diego  — are serving the barbecue-slathered pork meat sandwich. Over its 35-year history, the McRib sandwich has randomly appeared in restaurants across the nation.
  In Southern California, it often shows up around the holidays when diners are
  
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• Russia hackers had targets worldwide, beyond U.S. election

  02-11-2017 10:02 via ocregister.com
  
  By RAPHAEL SATTER, JEFF DONN and JUSTIN MYERS
  WASHINGTON — The hackers who upended the U.S. presidential election had ambitions well beyond Hillary Clinton’s campaign, targeting the emails of Ukrainian officers, Russian opposition figures, U.S. defense contractors and thousands of others of interest to the Kremlin, according to a previously unpublished digital hit list obtained by The Associated Press.
  The list provides the most detailed forensic evidence yet of the close alignment b
  
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• Northwood girls tennis flexes muscle, dispatches Sunset League champion Newport Harbor

  02-11-2017 08:26 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWPORT BEACH The Pacific Coast League has been called the Southeastern Conference of high school girls tennis.
  In the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs, the group backed up that claim Wednesday.
  Northwood, an at-large team from the PCL, defeated Sunset League champion and host Newport Harbor, 11-7, to reach Friday’s second round against undefeated and fourth-seeded Arcadia.
  The Timberwolves, who tied for third in league with Beckman, won six of nine matches in singles and five
  
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• Video: What went wrong for the Dodgers?

  02-11-2017 08:06 via ocregister.com
  
  The Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Houston Astros 5-1 in Game 7 of the World Series. Dodgers starting pitcher Yu Darvish could not get out of the 2nd inning, and the Dodgers batters went ice cold with runners on base.
  J.P. Hoornstra, Bill Plunkett, and Jonathan Khamis analyze what went wrong, including answering whether or not Clayton Kershaw should have started.
  Also, the guys grab postgame interviews with the Dodgers .
  Video by Jonathan Khamis, for the Southern California News Group.
  
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• Cypress summer homebuying: Prices jump 15%

  02-11-2017 08:01 via ocregister.com
  
  This summer, the Cypress housing market looked mixed with prices up but sales down.
  CoreLogic statistics for the July-to-September quarter, compared with the same period a year earlier, show these five trends for Cypress homebuying …
  1. 145 homes sold this year vs. 153 a year ago.
  2. That’s a one-year sales decline of 5.2 percent vs. a countywide homebuying gain of 2.2 percent.
  3. Median selling price this year of $669,500 vs. $580,156 in 2016.
  4. That’s a price gain of 15.4 p
  
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• Whicker: Astros leave Dodgers offense stranded in space

  02-11-2017 07:54 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — You can send a good-riddance bouquet to Yu Darvish if you wish.
  You can build the weirdest Erector set of reasons why Dave Roberts bollixed up the pitching.
  In lieu of recognizing that the Dodgers lost the World Series to a better team.
  You can wonder all winter why manifest destiny died in the glove of Yuli Gurriel, who took the final throw from Jose Altuve and disbelievingly put his hands on his head as the Houston Astros, who first were named the Colt .45s and played on a
  
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• CHP chases Mercedes on L.A. freeways, pursuit heads toward Kern County

  02-11-2017 07:41 via ocregister.com
  WEST COVINA — The California Highway Patrol was chasing a Mercedes-Benz sedan Wednesday night wanted for speeding in the West Covina area.
  The chase began at 10:32 p.m. on the westbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway at Vincent Avenue in West Covina, CHP Officer Tony Polizzi said.
  Three people were in the car, according to Polizzi, who couldn’t confirm media reports that the car was a rental.
  The car traveled through Los Angeles and made its way onto the northbound Golden State (5) Free
  
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• CHP chases Mercedes on L.A. freeways, pursuit ends in Fort Tejon area

  02-11-2017 07:41 via ocregister.com
  
  WEST COVINA >> The California Highway Patrol chased a Mercedes Benz sedan from West Covina to Kern County, authorities said today.
  The chase began at 10:32 p.m. Wednesday on the westbound 10 Freeway at Vincent Avenue in West Covina, CHP Officer Tony Polizzi said.
  Three people were in the car, according to Polizzi, who couldn’t confirm media reports that the car was a rental.The car traveled through Los Angeles and made its way onto the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway and through
  
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