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• Review: Is Marché Moderne still the best French bistro in California?

  27-11-2017 23:39 via ocregister.com
  
  “The pace is always calm and transcendent.”
  Those were the words I wrote the last time I reviewed Marché Moderne, when Florent and Amelia Marneau’s charming French bistro was still located inside the mall at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.
  That was one of my favorite things about Marché: the elegant tranquility of the dining room in the midst of a vibrant mall. With no direct outside entrance, it was a refuge more than a destination. Yet somehow the Marneaus magi
  
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• Ducks Gameday: Team can only laugh at rash of injuries

  27-11-2017 23:32 via ocregister.com
  
  CHICAGO – Playing shorthanded has been a fact of life for the Ducks all season. The latest injury to a top player has them trying humor to handle the continued assault on their lineup.
  Rickard Rakell isn’t with the Ducks for their game Monday night against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center and may not join them at any point for the remainder of their road trip. Already missing several top forwards, the Ducks now don’t have their leading scorer.
  Rakell was scratched for Sa
  
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• Orange Home Grown Farmers Market will move to temporary home in January

  27-11-2017 23:31 via ocregister.com
  
  The popular Orange Home Grown Farmers & Artisans Market will have a new – temporary – home just 50 feet away from its current location.
  Orange Home Grown has been looking for a new spot for the market, held every Saturday, now that its current home at the Villa Park Orchards Packing House is needed for a student housing project approved for the site earlier this year.
  Fresh picked produce was offered at the Orange Home Grown Farmers & Artisans Market held at the Villa Park Or
  
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• Riverside soldier’s death while deployed in Iraq under investigation

  27-11-2017 23:30 via ocregister.com
  
  A 20-year-old Riverside native was killed in non-combat-related action while deployed to Iraq with the U.S. Army, the Pentagon announced Monday.
  Cpl. Todd L. McGurn died Saturday in Baghdad, though the circumstances were not specified.
  According to the U.S. Department of Defense, McGurn’s death remains under investigation.
  The soldier deployed to Iraq earlier this year as part of Operation Inherent Resolve and was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade of
  
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• Placentia woman gets probation for aiding fraud: Medicare, Medi-Cal charged end-of-life care for patients not dying

  27-11-2017 23:30 via ocregister.com
  A Placentia woman was sentenced Monday to five years of probation for her role in a multi-million-dollar hospice fraud in which Medicare and Medi-Cal were charged for end-of-life care for patients who actually were not dying.
  Sharon Patrow, 47, was ordered to spend a year of her probation in home detention, and to pay approximately $7.4 million in restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
  Patrow in 2015 pleaded guilty to felony healthcare fraud, admitting to her role in an esti
  
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• United Farm Workers union wins battle to ensure contracts

  27-11-2017 23:27 via ocregister.com
  
  By SUDHIN THANAWALA
  SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court handed a victory Monday to organized farm labor in the state in a lawsuit that pitted the union launched by iconic labor leader Cesar Chavez against one of the largest U.S. fruit farms.
  In a unanimous ruling, the highest court in the nation’s leading agricultural state upheld a law that allows California to impose labor contracts for farmworkers whose unions and employers do not agree on wages or other working condition
  
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• Here’s what Amazon is adding to its streaming service in December

  27-11-2017 22:55 via ocregister.com
  
  After introducing one of the best new shows of the year in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” in November, Amazon’s big new show is the promising “Jean Claude Van Johnson,” debuting on Dec. 15. In it, martial arts and action movie star Jean-Claude Van Damme plays himself working as a private undercover agent.
  RELATED: Netflix is adding a bunch of new movies and TV shows this December
  Another Amazon original, “The Grand Tour,” will premiere its second seaso
  
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• Eric Stephens’ NHL power rankings (Nov. 27, 2017)

  27-11-2017 22:35 via ocregister.com
  
  If you’re wondering why the rankings seem static from last week, it’s because they largely are.
  The top teams may have traded a place or two but they’re still at the top. Those at the bottom are bunking in for the winter. If anything, the expected fall of the Vegas Golden Knights or New Jersey Devils has not arrived.
  Will that fall actually come? Maybe it will or maybe it won’t but the Knights and Devils continue to be two of the great surprising stories for a league that
  
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• Annual holiday costume run returns to UC Irvine

  27-11-2017 22:35 via ocregister.com
  
  More than 2,500 costumed runners are expected to take part in the fourth annual Run for a Claus at UC Irvine on Saturday, Dec. 2.
  The event features a 5K and 1-mile kids run/walk, as well as a holiday expo with family entertainment and free pictures with Santa Claus. All runners receive a Santa hat and beard before the run and a medal and a mug for hot cocoa when they finish.
  It also serves as a “run for a cause” and will benefit local charities such as Toys for Tots, Salvation
  
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• Crystal Cove holiday tree will shine bright this weekend

  27-11-2017 22:31 via ocregister.com
  
  California’s only coastal holiday tree display will shine as the 21st annual Crystal Cove Tree Lighting and Holiday Bazaar gets underway this weekend.
  Festivities begin in the morning and last through the early evening Saturday. Santa will arrive around 4 p.m. for family photos followed by a tree-lighting ceremony. Decor on the tree will pay homage to the Historic District’s 1935-55 time period.
  Free hot chocolate, apple cider and snacks will be available.
  If you
  
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• Santa Claus is coming to every home in Tustin before Christmas

  27-11-2017 22:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Santa Claus is coming to town. Not only that, he’s coming to every single street in town.
  On week nights starting at sunset Friday, Dec. 1, Santa start making his rounds through the city. In a tradition started by the Tustin Police Department in 1998, his colorful sleigh — pulled by a decked-out truck – will visit some 7,000 children over the course of three weeks.
  To find out when Santa will be bellowing “ho, ho, ho” and handing out candy canes on your street, go t
  
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• Neigh and Sleigh event benefits group that rehabilitates horses to work with at-risk youth

  27-11-2017 22:20 via ocregister.com
  
  The nonprofit Horse Nation Foundation was founded on a simple precept: “A horse understands the soul of a child. The child understands the soul of a horse. Together they strengthen and empower each other.”
  With that guiding principle, the organization looks to rescue and rehabilitate abused and neglected horses that can then be used in equine-assisted psychotherapy for at-risk youths and others with emotional and physical challenges.
  Horse Nation Foundation will hold its inaugur
  
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• Trump, honoring Navajos, revives ‘Pocohontas’ jab at Warren

  27-11-2017 22:02 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON  — President Donald Trump used an event honoring Native American veterans Monday to take a shot at Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, whom he has long derided as “Pocahontas.”
  Trump welcomed three Navajo code talkers from World War II to the Oval Office. He called them “incredible” and “very special people.”
  And then he added: “We have a representative in Congress who they say was here a long time ago. They call her Pocahontas. But y
  
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• Teen bicyclist struck by vehicle, killed in Lake Forest

  27-11-2017 22:02 via ocregister.com
  
  LAKE FOREST — A teenage boy was struck by a vehicle and later died of his injuries at a local hospital, Nov. 22, authorities said.
  About 2:40 a.m., Nov. 21, Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies were dispatched to Jeronimo Road and Lake Forest Drive where they found the boy, identified as 17-year old Arata Ogikubo of Lake Forest, severely injured in the roadway, sheriff’s spokeswoman Jaimee Blashaw said Monday, Nov. 27.
  Ogikubo was taken to a local hospital, where he died
  
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• Bonsignore: Rams can start thinking playoffs after passing test vs. Saints

  27-11-2017 21:33 via ocregister.com
  
  The huge sigh of relief generating from the Coliseum Sunday could be felt all the way to the Inland Empire. The Rams had just passed their most difficult test of the season, slaying the red-hot New Orleans Saints in one of those “not really, but kinda is, must-win situations” that arise from time to time.
  It wasn’t just the prominence of the team they’d beaten that made the test so important, or acing it so significant.
  It was the additional nuance involved that elevated
  
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• How it works: Prop. 13 transfers and CAR’s proposed blended assessments

  27-11-2017 21:31 via ocregister.com
  Eleven California counties have voted to let senior and disabled homeowners move their existing Proposition 13 property tax assessment across their borders under the current law. They are:Alameda
  El Dorado
  Los Angeles
  Orange
  Riverside
  San Bernardino
  San Diego
  San Mateo
  Santa Clara
  Tuolumne
  Ventura
  BLENDED TAX ASSESSMENTS
  Under current law, homeowners who are 55 and older or who are disabled can keep their lower Prop. 13 property tax assessment when buying a new home of equal or lesser value
  
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• Disney’s parks chief emerges as possible successor to Iger

  27-11-2017 21:21 via ocregister.com
  
  At the ceremony to break ground last year on a new Toy Story Land in Shanghai, Walt Disney Co.’s Bob Iger was beaming. To his right, and dressed similarly in a black sweater, was the man who could very well take his place as chief executive officer: Bob Chapek.
  Shanghai Disneyland went on to exceed 11 million visitors in its first year. That was a big boost for Chapek, who has delivered steady returns as head of the parks and resorts division. In Disney’s fiscal year-end results anno
  
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• After four decades of service, OC Human Relations CEO Rusty Kennedy announces retirement

  27-11-2017 19:57 via ocregister.com
  
  OC Human Relations Deputy Director Alison Edwards, sits with a set of tiles from a campaign a few years back, at their new offices in Santa Ana on Tuesday, November 21, 2017. Edwards will be the new CEO of OC Human Relations, following the retirement of Rusty Kennedy in December. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)OC Human Relations Deputy Director Alison Edwards, left, and Rusty Kennedy, CEO of OC Human Relations at their new offices in Santa Ana on Tuesday, November 21, 2017
  
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• Dustin Brown says LA Kings have ‘a lot of work to do’

  27-11-2017 19:54 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — They don’t score enough goals and don’t create enough opportunities despite extended periods of playing keepaway with the puck. Their depth is suspect beyond their top players. They rely too heavily on their goaltender. They overplay their best defenseman.
  At first glance, it’s the same old story.
  The 2017-18 Kings look like the 2016-17 team that missed the playoffs.
  True, the Kings have a 13-8-3 record and are stationed in second place in the Pacific D
  
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• How services and funding for Social Security Disability Insurance are changing

  27-11-2017 19:42 via ocregister.com
  
  The average processing time for a Social Security Disability Insurance hearing rose to 633 days in September 2017 from 543 days in October 2016. Today we look at the program.
  Definitions
  Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits are available to workers who have accumulated a sufficient number of work credits.
  Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits are available to individuals with very low income and assets.
  Average payment
  Most SSDI recipients receive between $700 an
  
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• State Senate, Assembly races warming up in Orange County

  27-11-2017 19:40 via ocregister.com
  
  The Buzz is the Register’s weekly political news column.
  While most of Orange County’s off-year election chatter has been about the four Republican congressional districts and their 35 candidates, some interesting state legislative races are also taking shape.
  With third-term Assemblyman Travis Allen, R-Huntington Beach, running for governor, three potentially strong candidates have thrown their hats in the ring so far for his seat.
  Related Articles Here’s who’s backing w
  
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• Follow these safety tips for your Christmas trees and holiday lights

  27-11-2017 19:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Falling off a ladder while decorating the house is back in season. We offer some tips from safety agencies to help your hall decking go safely.
  Lighting it up
  1. Use lights approved for safe use by a nationally recognized testing laboratory. Never connect more than three strands of incandescent lights together. Consider purchasing LED lights, which use less energy and don’t get as hot as traditional incandescent lights.
  2. Check each set of lights. Examine new and old lights for broken or
  
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• It’s OK to drink white wines in winter, try these 8 types

  27-11-2017 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The evenings have finally gotten a bit nippy. Time to roll out the reds and banish white wine to the dusty corners of your cellar, right?
  That rule never made much sense. Think of some of the food we eat at this time of year. Rich, creamy sauces, savory roast chicken and fish, flavorful cheeses, grilled vegetables and soups – these often pair better with white than red wine. And you’ll probably last longer sipping a chilled white wine by the fire than a heavy red.
  Riesling is by far
  
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• Raul Bocanegra says he’ll resign Assembly seat immediately amid sexual-harassment accusations

  27-11-2017 19:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra, D-Arleta, said he is resigning his seat immediately in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)San Fernando Valley-area state Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra announced today he is resigning immediately and not waiting to quit until his term ends in 2018, becoming the first California politician to leave office amid this year’s wave of sexual harassment allegations against powerful men.
  Bocanegra, a Democrat whose district office is
  
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• ACWA's Statewide Conference Focuses on Keeping California "Water...

  27-11-2017 18:29
  Keeping "CA Water Strong" through solid water infrastructure, sustainable groundwater systems and forward-thinking water policy will be the focus of the Association of California Water Agencies' 2017 Fall Conference & Exhibition in Anaheim Nov. 28 - Dec. 1. An estimated 1,600 local and state water leaders will gather at the four-day event - titled "CA Water Strong" - where they will attend more than 80 meetings, panel discussions, forums, presentations and keynote addresses. Topics to be exp
  
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• Allison Janney steps into the Spotlight at the Palm Springs International Film Festival

  27-11-2017 18:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Allison Janney, who stars as a monster of a mother in the dark comedy “I, Tonya,” will receive the Spotlight Award — Actress at the Jan. 2 awards gala for the 29th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival.
  “I, Tonya” recalls the saga leading up to the 1994 Winter Olympics when figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was struck in the knee by an assailant after a practice session. It was later revealed that the husband of rival skater Tonya Harding had orc
  
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• Is Social Security cheating the disabled? The wait time to get a hearing is nearly 2 years

  27-11-2017 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Rebecca Schraeder, 37, got her first job in high school, selling popcorn at an Irvine movie theater. As an adult, she worked as a book store cashier, a hotel desk clerk, a customer service representative and a mortgage firm administrative assistant.
  But in the past few years Schraeder, who was born with Crohn’s disease, underwent seven surgeries removing parts of her intestines, followed by severe arthritis and bleeding ulcers. Then, as bad luck would have it, a car accident damaged her sp
  
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• Who’s in charge? 2 fight for control of U.S. consumer watchdog

  27-11-2017 17:21 via ocregister.com
  
  By KEN SWEET and CATHERINE LUCEY
  The  Associated PressWASHINGTON — With emails, tweets and doughnuts, dueling acting directors battled for control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday.
  Leandra English, who was elevated to interim director of the bureau last week by its outgoing director, sent staff an email offering Thanksgiving wishes. President Donald Trump’s choice for the role — White House budget director Mick Mulvaney — then emailed staff to te
  
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• Suit seeks to stop Trump from naming acting director of CFPB

  27-11-2017 17:21 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON  — The government official President Donald Trump wants to pass over as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with his own budget chief is asking a federal court to block the president’s appointment.
  Leandra English, who was elevated to the position of interim director of the CFPB by its outgoing director, filed a lawsuit Sunday night in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She asks for a declaratory judgment and a temporary rest
  
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• Catch these 5 Christmas and holiday-themed shows at Southern California casinos

  27-11-2017 17:17 via ocregister.com
  
  It may be warm outside, but the holiday season is upon us so check out these festive events that are happening at several Southern California casinos.1. Dance, dance, dance
  If dancing is up your alley, head to Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa and take in Dancing to the Holidays. The show features “Dancing With the Stars” personalities Tony Dovolani and Karina Smirnoff gliding and grooving to holiday favorites.
  And that’s not all! Performers from other reality shows, includi
  
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• Forget craft beer, Long Beach is getting its first distillery in 2018

  27-11-2017 17:13 via ocregister.com
  
  With a pair of successful restaurateurs and a rocket scientist behind it — yes, a real rocket scientist — Long Beach will get its first distillery next year.
  Portuguese Bend Distilling, a 3,900-square-foot distillery and restaurant at 300 The Promenade, will open late summer 2018. It’s the latest project of Luis Navarro and Brenda Navarro, who co-own two Lola’s Mexican Cuisine locations and The Social List in Long Beach, and partner Simon Haxton, a master d
  
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• Despite deadly epidemic, opioids have a place in pain reduction

  27-11-2017 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The opioid study flew across America like a herd of winged unicorns.
  After it was published this month in the peer-reviewed and venerable Journal of the American Medical Association, breathless reporters declared the study found over-the-counter pain relievers work just as well as opioids.
  Finally, a light in the darkness of our nation’s opioid epidemic — or so it seemed.
  The fibula, left, is broken diagonally just above the ankle. Columnist David Whiting crashed in Aliso and Wood Ca
  
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• The best holiday-themed merchandise from 10 top recording artists

  27-11-2017 16:59 via ocregister.com
  
  With the holiday season officially underway and Christmas music taking over radio stations and being piped into shopping malls, numerous artists have released their limited-edition seasonal swag.
  Why not spend Christmas morning in a cozy Beyoncé sweater or beef up your decor with a Foo Fighters snow globe? Warm up some hot cocoa in a special silver Barry Manilow mug and drape yourself in a rockin’ Kiss scarf as you check out some of the best holiday merchandise from 10 recordin
  
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• Indonesia volcano forces mass evacuation, shuts Bali airport

  27-11-2017 16:09 via ocregister.com
  
  By FIRDIA LISNAWATI and STEPHEN WRIGHT
  The  Associated PressKARANGASEM, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities ordered 100,000 people to flee Monday from an erupting volcano on Bali that forced the island’s international airport to close, stranding large numbers of travelers.
  Mount Agung has been hurling clouds of white and dark gray ash about 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) into the atmosphere since the weekend and lava is welling up in the crater, sometimes reflected as a reddish-yellow
  
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• Two wounded in Garden Grove shooting

  27-11-2017 16:05 via ocregister.com
  Two men were wounded in a Sunday night, Nov. 26, shooting that is under investigation by Garden Grove police.
  Officers called to the 10700 block of Palma Vista Street around 9 p.m. found two men wounded by gunshots, according to Sgt. Luis Payan.
  “Officers rendered medical aid until medics arrived and transported both victims to a local hospital where they were listed in fair condition,” Payan said in a Monday, Nov. 27, statement.
  Investigators are asking anyone who may have
  
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• Cold front bringing wind, rain, even freezing temps for some in Southern California

  27-11-2017 16:02 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A cold front will approach the Southland today, bringing the region gusty winds and some rain, along with freezing temperatures in the Antelope Valley, National Weather Service forecasters said.
  The pattern will be typical for this time of the year, said NWS meteorologist Rich Thompson, adding that today’s temperatures will be 3-5 degrees below normal.
  “A cold air mass will settle into the interior valleys and wind-sheltered areas on Monday night, bringing the po
  
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• Status Update: Jobs fair is Dec. 5; longtime Mazda VP Jay Amestoy dies

  27-11-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Frank Fonseca has been named manager of facilities at Santa Ana College.Guy Navarro has been named vice president of operations at Parentis Health Senior Care of Laguna Hills.Err Gozun, a vice president with Hyundai Capital America has joined the board at Child Creativity Lab, a nonprofit that fosters children to be critical thinkers, problem solvers, innovators, and leaders through hands-on creativity-enhancing exploration.Anaheim Resort Transportation has elected Ian Gee, Sheraton Park An
  
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• New owners of Mother’s Market adding first 2 Los Angeles stores, selling beer and wine

  27-11-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Mother’s Market is a popular store for those seeking organic and natural foods. (THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER)The new owners of Mother’s Market & Kitchen are launching the organic grocer’s first expansion outside Orange County with new stores planned next year in Los Angeles.
  Founded in Orange County in 1978 by a group of yoga enthusiasts, the pioneering organic grocery store said it is adding stores next year in Signal Hill and Manhattan Beach.
  The Signal Hill store, at 
  
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• California Realtors launch ballot drive to expand Prop. 13 for senior homeowners

  27-11-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  An overhaul of Proposition 13, California’s landmark tax-control measure, could go before state voters next year under a plan adopted last month by the California Association of Realtors.
  The trade group is launching a signature drive to put a new proposition on the November 2018 ballot that would expand tax breaks for homeowners age 55 and older or those who are disabled.
  If passed, the proposition would allow senior and disabled homeowners to transfer their low, existing Prop. 13 tax ass
  
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• Costa Mesa woman dies in 55 freeway crash

  27-11-2017 15:59 via ocregister.com
  A 31-year-old woman died early Monday morning, Nov. 27, in a crash on the 55 freeway in Santa Ana.
  About 12:30 a.m., the woman was driving her car on the northbound 55 freeway north of Warner Avenue at the time, according to a report from the California Highway Patrol.
  For unknown reasons, the woman drove her car into the back of another vehicle, hitting it and losing control of the vehicle. The car spun out and came to rest in the left-most lane, pointing westward but was struck by a third car
  
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• Pedestrian killed in Bellflower hit-and-run

  27-11-2017 15:28 via ocregister.com
  
  A male pedestrian was killed Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, by a hit-and-run driver on the 13400 block of Lakewood Boulevard in Bellflower. (Google Maps)BELLFLOWER — A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Bellflower, authorities said today.
  The crash was reported at 8:32 p.m. Sunday in the 13400 block of Lakewood Boulevard, said Sgt. Jenny Martin of the Sheriff’s Lakewood Station.
  Deputies found the pedestrian down in the roadway when they arrived, Martin said. He was pronounced dead at
  
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• Prince Harry, actress Meghan Markle to wed next year

  27-11-2017 15:13 via ocregister.com
  
  By GREGORY KATZ and SYLVIA HUI
  The  Associated Press
  LONDON — Prince Harry, fifth in line to the British throne, will marry American actress Meghan Markle in the spring, palace officials announced Monday, confirming months of speculation.
  Markle, a humanitarian campaigner and lifestyle blogger who succeeded in show business before falling for Harry, will become a senior member of the royal family as the wife of one of the monarchy’s most popular figures.
  Harry, a bad-boy-made-go
  
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• Mission Viejo homebuying take summertime dip: 11 things to know

  27-11-2017 09:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Homebuying in Mission Viejo in the third quarter could not keep pace with countywide sales activity.
  Using CoreLogic data, we compared sales patterns for all residences in Mission Viejo for the July-to-September period vs. a year ago. Here’s 11 things we learned …
  1. Sales in Mission Viejo fell as 426 residences were purchased this year vs. 454 a year ago. That’s a loss of 6.1 percent vs. an increase of 2.2 percent countywide.
  2. Mission Viejo ZIP code 92691 — 211 h
  
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• Washington State rallies to beat San Diego State in Wooden final

  27-11-2017 09:17 via ocregister.com
  FULLERTON – Washington State’s path to the championship game of the Wooden Legacy Tournament at Cal State Fullerton on Sunday wasn’t easy.
  And it didn’t get any easier for the Cougars in the title game against San Diego State.
  The Cougars had to contend with pro-San Diego State crowd in Titan Gym and still came from nine points down in the second half to defeat the Aztecs 93-86.
  Malachi Flynn scored a game-high 24 to lead the Cougars (6-1), who went 3-0 in the tournament.
  
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• OC Buckeyes football team earns a trip to national championships

  27-11-2017 08:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Noah Fifita (No.1) and Wesley Taylor (No. 12) from Huntington Beach are among the Orange County Buckeyes. Photo courtesy OC BuckeyesThe OC Buckeyes are headed to the national championships in Florida. Photo courtesy OC BuckeyesShow Caption of Expand
  The Orange County Buckeyes put in a lot of work this year on and off the field, beating some of the best youth football teams to earn a trip the nationals in Florida next week.
  Most of the players are from Orange County and come from Huntington Beach
  
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• Santa’s arrival in Mission Viejo marks the start of Christmas season

  27-11-2017 08:24 via ocregister.com
  
  MISSION VIEJO — With the help of children in attendance, Santa lit up the festive lights outside the Civic Center, ushering in the start of Christmas season.
  Mission Viejo hosted Santa’s Arrival on Sunday, Nov. 26, inviting children and their families to watch Santa enter town on a fire truck, play games, make crafts and listen to strolling Dickens Carolers.
  Miranda Beckman, Skyler Stephan, Brenna Rickelman, Jenna Nightengale, and Madison Mayor of Suzanne’s Dance Factory pose f
  
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• Photos: Rams go to 8-3 with home victory over Saints

  27-11-2017 07:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Sammy Watkins is brought down in the end zone by New Orleans Saints cornerback De’Vante Harris for a touchdown in the first half. The Los Angeles Rams defeated the New Orleans Saints 26-20 in a game at the Los Angeles Coliseum. (Photo by John McCoy, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)Los Angeles Rams cornerback Trumaine Johnson #22, tackles New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas #13, during Sunday’s NFL football game at the Los Angeles Memorial Colise
  
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• USC men’s basketball suffers first loss of season to Texas A&M

  27-11-2017 07:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Texas A&M guard Duane Wilson (13) goes up for a shot against Southern California guard Jonah Mathews (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)Southern California forward Chimezie Metu, left, battles for a loose ball against Texas A&M guard Admon Gilder (3) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)Southern California guard Jordan
  
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• Jackson Rowe scores 25 points to lead Cal State Fullerton beat Harvard

  27-11-2017 06:47 via ocregister.com
  FULLERTON –  Sophomore forward Jackson Rowe was 10 for 10 from the field and 5 for 5 from the free throw line, scoring a game-high 25 points, in Cal State Fullerton’s 70-61 victory over at the Harvard at the Wooden Legacy Tournament on Sunday at Cal State Fullerton.
  Rowe’s perfect shooting from the field tied a 37-year old school record and led Fullerton (3-3) to a fifth-place finish in the eight-team tournament.
  “I’m not really trying to score,” Row
  
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• 2018’s new laws: California businesses brace for changes

  27-11-2017 06:43 via ocregister.com
  
  A slew of new laws that address unpaid parental leave, new hiring restrictions and other workplace issues will have an impact on California businesses in the coming year.
  The California Chamber of Commerce has released a list of the laws that are scheduled to take effect in 2018 or beyond. Some are far-reaching, while others make small changes to portions of existing laws or may affect employers only in specific industries.Parental leave
  Senate Bill 63, also known as the New
  
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