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• Little moments: Tacos with guacamole are the choice for these California girls

  01-12-2017 23:55 via ocregister.com
  
  It was a natural choice, being that the girls were born in Orange County, that their first food would be avocado, and it’s been a daily favorite ever since at our home in Santa Ana. Neither Claire nor Rose have ever had much of a sweet tooth, so as soon as their first birthday “smash” photos entered our thoughts, tacos with guacamole seemed like the obvious choice for these California girls. Taking the photos ended up becoming a day full of love, laughter and babies covered fro
  
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• Air-combat fantasy camp sues Fullerton after getting forced out of longtime airport home

  01-12-2017 23:45 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – The owner of a civilian aerial-combat fantasy camp has filed a lawsuit against the city of Fullerton, saying that the business was improperly forced out of it’s longtime home at the Fullerton Airport.
  Attorneys for Air Combat USA, in a lawsuit filed in Orange County Superior Court about a month ago, accuses the city of breaching its contract with the company by refusing to negotiated a lease extension.
  The civil complaint also alleges that the Fullerton Airport manager co
  
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• Ex-Angels slugger Garret Anderson sells Irvine home for $9.6 million

  01-12-2017 23:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Angels Hall of Famer Garret Anderson has sold his Shady Canyon residence for $9.644 million. (Photo courtesy of Brian Backstrom)Angels Hall of Famer Garret Anderson has sold his Shady Canyon residence for $9.644 million. (Photo courtesy of Brian Backstrom)Angels Hall of Famer Garret Anderson has sold his Shady Canyon residence for $9.644 million. (Photo courtesy of Brian Backstrom)Angels Hall of Famer Garret Anderson has sold his Shady Canyon residence for $9.644 million. (Photo courtesy of Bria
  
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• Gomez: Progress on street projects, infrastructure planning in La Habra

  01-12-2017 23:08 via ocregister.com
  The city is making progress on a number of street rehabs, improvements to storm drains and designing for future projects.
  Here is an update on some of what the Public Works Department has going:
  Lambert Road rehabilitation: This project will include the pavement rehabilitation of Lambert Road between Idaho Street and Harbor Boulevard. Design work is 90 percent complete. Staff anticipates the opening of construction bids in early-January and to have a contract awarded in early 2018.
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• FDA approves first-of-a-kind test for cancer gene profiling

  01-12-2017 22:43 via ocregister.com
  
  U.S. regulators have approved a first-of-a-kind test that looks for mutations in hundreds of cancer genes at once, giving a more complete picture of what’s driving a patient’s tumor and aiding efforts to match treatments to those flaws.
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Foundation Medicine’s test for patients with advanced or widely spread cancers, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed covering it.
  The dual decisions, announced late Thursday,
  
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• CPUC: San Diego utility can’t pass 2007 fire costs onto customers

  01-12-2017 22:31 via ocregister.com
  
  California regulators rejected a request Thursday from a San Diego utility to force customers to shoulder $379 million in costs from deadly blazes ignited by power lines in 2007 — a decision seen as possibly precedent-setting for cases in which devastating wildfires tore through wine country this fall.
  The California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to uphold an August decision by two judges, who said San Diego Gas & Electric did not act reasonably in managing its equipmen
  
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• Ontario detectives find bodies of woman, dog in shallow grave near Cactus City rest stop

  01-12-2017 22:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Ontario police detectives searching near a Cactus City rest stop for at least three days say they discovered the bodies of a female and a dog in a shallow grave Friday, which they say appear to be the remains of Julia Jacobson, a San Diego woman who went missing in September with her dog, Boogie.
  The remains were found near Box Canyon Road about two exits from the rest stop, according to Ontario police Sgt. Jeff Higbee.
  Dalen Ware, Jacobson’s ex-husband who was arrested and charged in
  
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• Heisler: How Doc Rivers went from indispensable Clipper to endangered one

  01-12-2017 22:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Now, the return of the Clipper Curse, blah, blah.
  As if.
  The Clippers never had a curse, or needed one, with Donald Sterling, the owner who kept them a laughingstock for decades, and the Lakers whose domination of the market insured that whatever the Clips did—like averaging 54 wins the last five seasons, No. 3 in the league behind Golden State and San Antonio—they got no credit for it.
  Now this …
  It’s a day like any other day in the Post-Chris Paul Era, which is to say
  
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• Costa Mesa Sanitary District approves plan to test mobile restrooms for the homeless

  01-12-2017 22:11 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA The Costa Mesa Sanitary District has agreed to partner with the city to rent and maintain a mobile restroom for the homeless that would be stationed at various locations throughout the city.
  The agency will contribute $21,500 toward the six-month pilot program, board members decided in a unanimous vote Thursday, Dec. 1. The remainder of the cost would come from the city, which has not yet voted on the matter.
  “This is a baby step,” said sanitary district Vice President Jam
  
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• Police ID who they believe was caught on video assaulting woman outside Santa Ana bar

  01-12-2017 21:54 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – Investigators have identified a man they say was caught on surveillance footage sexually assaulting a woman outside a bar in downtown Santa Ana in May.
  Police are searching for 29-year-old Gildardo Cortez Martinez. He has an outstanding warrant tied to an unrelated driving-under-the-influence case, Santa Ana police said, and they have identified him with evidence collected at the scene of the assault.
  In May, authorities released video of the assault, which happened in the earl
  
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• Ruby’s Diner Celebrates 35th Anniversary

  01-12-2017 21:48 via ocregister.com
  
   
  Fries, shakes and burgers: For 35 years Ruby’s Diner has kept it simple, yet savory.
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  The very first Ruby’s Diner opened in Newport Beach on the Balboa Pier in 1982. Today there are more than 34 diners across the United States.To celebrate 35 years of success, Ruby’s is offering a Ruby Burger and French fries for $2.99 on Thursday, Dec. 7. Proceeds will go to benefit the
  
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• Veteran journalist Dan Rather to discuss new book in two SoCal appearances

  01-12-2017 21:47 via ocregister.com
  
  During more than half a century in journalism, Dan Rather covered President Kennedy’s assassination, the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and armed conflicts around the globe, yet he still describes himself as an optimist.
  Rather, 86, will be making Southern California stops on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 4 and 5, to talk about his new book, “What Unites Us,” which includes essays on patriotism, immigration, service and education.
  His career started at news wire services, and he became
  
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• Auto sales get a piece of Black Friday magic, too

  01-12-2017 21:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Black Friday deals and strong consumer confidence could push auto sales higher in November despite waning demand for post-hurricane replacement vehicles.
  Some analysts initially predicted November sales would drop as post-hurricane sales slowed in Texas and Florida. But Black Friday promotions — which began in early November — helped lure buyers to dealerships.
  Fiat Chrysler was offering up to $16,000 off its Chrysler 300 sedan, while Hyundai was kicking $3,750 off the price of a San
  
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• Ducks Gameday: Henrique, Blandisi to debut vs. Columbus

  01-12-2017 21:31 via ocregister.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – New forwards Adam Henrique and Joseph Blandisi will make their debuts with the Ducks on Friday night when they face off against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena.
  The two arrived here Thursday night after the Ducks (11-10-4) acquired them from New Jersey for defenseman Sami Vatanen in a deal where the teams also swapped future third-round draft picks.
  Henrique will be playing his first game with a new team after suiting up in 455 with the Devils, for whom the 2
  
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• USA’s ‘Psych’ is back with a Christmas movie, and here’s what you need to know

  01-12-2017 20:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Three years after it left television, USA’s “Psych” is back for a Christmas-themed movie and it’s nice seeing the old gang back.
  For eight years, the comic-mystery series stared James Roday as Shawn Spenser, the son of a Santa Barbara cop (Corbin Bersen) whose own deductive powers make him a natural-born crime solver but his slovenly lifestyle makes him ineligible to be taken seriously.
  RELATED: What to watch: Christ’s Tomb, Christmas lights, Carol Burnett and &lsqu
  
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• Race to rewire California will happen one neighborhood at a time

  01-12-2017 20:56 via ocregister.com
  Victor Valladares, left, cofounder of ComUNIDAD, talks about his neighborhood in Huntington Beach which surrounds Oak View Elementary School and the plan to transform the low income community into an energy friendly mecca. Robert Flores, center, a researcher at UC Irvine and Dr. Jack Brouwer, right, a UC Irvine professor, listen as they take a tour of the neighborhood. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)A view looking south along Ash Lane mostly two-story apartment buildings a
  
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• Huntington Beach trash hauler misses deadline to enclose operations but appears to be mending fences

  01-12-2017 20:55 via ocregister.com
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH On Friday, Dec. 1, the deadline passed unmet for Republic Services to have fully enclosed trash operations at its waste disposal facility on Nichols Lane.
  That’s the date the South Coast Air Quality Management District set in 2015 for the trash hauler to complete construction and retrofits with the proper permits for its waste transfer facility. The work was to close the books on decades of complaints by the Oak View community and Ocean View School District about odors, du
  
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• Most Garden Grove residents happy with city’s direction

  01-12-2017 20:48 via ocregister.com
  
  About three-quarters of residents think their local neighborhoods are “heading in the right direction,” according to the results of an October survey released this week by the city; 67 percent think Garden Grove offers a better quality of life than other nearby cities. Residents were most concerned with rising homelessness and the crime rate, the city’s survey said..
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• Michael Flynn’s rise was rapid, his fall even faster

  01-12-2017 20:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves federal court in Washington, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to making false statements to the FBI, the first Trump White House official to make a guilty plea so far in a wide-ranging investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)By CHAD DAY, ERIC TUCKER and STEPHEN BRAUN
  Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — Michael Flynn was President Donald Trump’s favorite general, rapidly vaulted t
  
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• Weekend Getaway: Carlsbad

  01-12-2017 20:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Even though I’m a California girl through and through, I have, for the past few years, lived in the south (New Orleans, specifically), where summer-to-early fall can be hot. Humid. Horrible.
  To make those balmy days tolerable, I frequently drag my husband (a southern boy and the reason for that relocation south) back to California for some coastal breeze. I’ve shown him Los Angeles, Santa Monica and much of Orange County. But a new favorite getaway? Carlsbad – quaint, cute, cas
  
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• Angels agree to deal with reliever Blake Wood ahead of arbitration deadline

  01-12-2017 20:35 via ocregister.com
  
  The Angels agreed to a one-year $1.45-million deal with reliever Blake Wood, just hours ahead of Friday’s deadline for offering arbitration to eligible players.
  Wood, 32, was a likely candidate for an early signing because the Angels were interested in keeping him, but his projected arbitration salary of $2.2 million was perhaps a little high.
  In situations like that, teams try to reach agreements early at lesser amounts, or else non-tender the player.
  Wood pitched just 17 innings for the
  
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• SWAT searching for burglary suspect inside Fletcher Jones dealership in Newport Beach

  01-12-2017 20:29 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWPORT BEACH – Police officers and SWAT members were searching for a suspected burglar inside Fletcher Jones Motorcars early Friday morning, Dec. 1.
  The suspect, described only as a male, was seen by employees inside the business at around 1:30 a.m., said Newport Beach Lt. Keith Krallman.
  An Irvine Police SWAT vehicle leaves after the search for burglary suspect inside Fletcher Jones dealership in Newport Beach, CA is called off Friday morning, Dec 1, 2017. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt,
  
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• ACLU report on Anaheim police misses the mark

  01-12-2017 20:17
  To hear the American Civil Liberties Union portray us, the Anaheim Police Department is full of Inspector Harry Callahans dispensing Dirty Harry-style street justice without the bother of judge, jury and prosecutor. Before I detail some of the egregious flaws in the ACLU's Anaheim Police Department Use of Force Report 2017, let me give the group a small amount of credit for at least being honest about the report's main purpose and the timing of its release at a November 20 press conference - pol
  
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• Former Oregon assistants may be reuniting with Chip Kelly at UCLA

  01-12-2017 20:13 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA’s coaching staff is starting to take shape under head coach Chip Kelly as the former Oregon coach is expected to bring some of his former assistants to Westwood.
  Kelly is expected to pluck Cal defensive line coach Jerry Azzinaro for UCLA’s defensive coordinator spot and add former Oregon assistant Don Pellum in some capacity, according to sources familiar with Pac-12 coaches and the UCLA athletic department.
  Both coached with Kelly in Eugene. Azzinaro followed Kelly through both
  
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• No. 14 USC at SMU: Tipoff, TV, radio and game info

  01-12-2017 20:01 via ocregister.com
  
  No. 14 USC (4-1) at SMU (6-2)
  Tip-off: 7 p.m.
  TV/Radio: ESPNU / 690-AM
  Update: As the Trojans were handled by ninth-ranked Texas A&M at the Galen Center on Sunday, the 75-59 defeat marked their first non-conference loss since falling to Monmouth in the third-place game of the AdvoCare Invitational almost two years ago. Last season, USC was 13-0 in non-conference play. … Against the Aggies, the Trojans shot 28.2 percent, their third-worst shooting performance in five seasons under Andy
  
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• Photos: Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man on Dec. 1, 1955

  01-12-2017 18:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks was arrested on Dec. 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama after she refused to give her seat to a white passenger. Her arrest sparked the 381-day boycott of Montgomery buses by African Americans. “The mother of the civil rights movement,” as Rosa Parks is known, was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on Feb. 4, 1913. Parks died on Oct. 24, 2005 at the age of 92.
  A Montgomery (Ala.) Sheriff’s Department booking photo of Rosa Parks taken Feb 22, 1956, after she
  
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• Laguna Beach police officer, his sister and her boyfriend arrested in fraud, elder abuse case

  01-12-2017 18:43 via ocregister.com
  
  FULLERTON – Three people – including a Laguna Beach policeman – were arrested this week on suspicion of defrauding two older relatives out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, Fullerton police said on Friday.
  The officer is 58-year-old Rock Wagner of Lake Forest. The other two suspects are his sister, Wendy Wagner, 55, and her boyfriend, Norman McBride, 58, both of Huntington Beach.
  Norman McBride, 58, of Huntington Beach was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 28 along with two others incl
  
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• New wedding/events venue in San Clemente aims for a niche in Orange County

  01-12-2017 18:36 via ocregister.com
  
  People driving by the 2300 block of South El Camino Real may notice a bright, clean-looking, Spanish-style building situated amidst a tire store, a liquor store, a 7-Eleven and Pedro’s Tacos.
  Unseen from the street is the elegant entrance to La Ventura Event Center. It’s the dream of a local insurance broker and San Clemente High School graduate, Don Kappauf.
  If it seems a strange place to locate a wedding and events center, walk inside and you may just become a believer.
  Don Kappauf
  
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• This ‘Knightfall’ star talks faith, God and swordplay and explosive role in HBO’s ‘Gunpowder’

  01-12-2017 18:21 via ocregister.com
  
  With “Vikings” in its fifth year, the History Channel comes out swinging with a new medieval drama “Knightfall,” debuting Dec. 6.
  It centers around the legendary Knights Templar, the shadowy Christian sect that has been part of pop culture in films like “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” “The Da Vinci Code” and, of course, “Star Wars.” The knights inspired George Lucas when he was creating the Jedi.
  The new series stars 32-year-old W
  
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• World Cup draw: Spain and Portugal in same group

  01-12-2017 18:11 via ocregister.com
  
  MOSCOW — Spain and Portugal, the last two European champions, were drawn Friday to meet in the first round of the World Cup, one day after Russia opens the tournament in one of the easiest groups of the competition.
  The Russians will play their first match at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on June 14 against Saudi Arabia — the only team ranked lower than the hosts. Egypt and Uruguay are also in Group A.
  Defending champion Germany will play first against Mexico in Group F and then face Sw
  
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• ‘Stranger Things’ renewed by Netflix for third season

  01-12-2017 18:09 via ocregister.com
  
  In no real surprise, Netflix announced Friday via Twitter that “Stranger Things” will return to Netflix for a third season.
  Set in the 1980s, the series stars Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, David Harbour as Chief Jim Hopper, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, Joe Keery
  
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• Macy’s hiring an extra 7,000 ahead of holiday shopping boom

  01-12-2017 18:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Macy’s Inc. could use some extra help dealing with the holiday hordes.
  After announcing plans to hire as many as 80,000 seasonal workers back in September, the department-store chain now wants to bring on 7,000 more — mostly for part-time positions. The company cited “high customer volume across our business.”
  “Due to the strong traffic in our stores, we are adding associates in our stores across the country,” John Harper, Macy’s chief stores officer, sa
  
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• Sunset Magazine sold to Beverly Hills investor

  01-12-2017 18:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Sunset magazine, founded in 1898 as a way to lure travelers West and which went on to help generations live their best California lives, has a new owner.
  Time Inc. announced on Thursday it had sold the title to Regent, a private equity firm in Beverly Hills, run by a Californian who grew up with magazine and said he was obsessed with acquiring it from the moment he heard it was up for sale.
  The cover of the Nov. 1933 issue of Sunset: In the Best Homes in the West magazine, in this undated h
  
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• Second City brings its ‘Dysfunctional Holiday Revue’ to Irvine Improv in December

  01-12-2017 18:01 via ocregister.com
  
  If you’re tired of shopping and cooking, need a break from the kids and really can’t stand the thought of suffering through another amateur performance of “The Nutcracker” during the holiday season, The Second City has come up with a great evening of adult entertainment courtesy of its sketch comedy and improvisational “Dysfunctional Holiday Revue.”
  The variety-style show, which will feature sketches, songs, improvisation and improvised holiday tunes, wil
  
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• This week’s best deals: trampolines, concerts, a Caribbean getaway

  01-12-2017 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Hello, this is Paul Hodgins, your new go-to Register source for cool and unusual deals. Got an irresistible deal to share? Contact me: [email protected] or [email protected].
  Take a flying leap
  Rockin’ Jump Orange County, an indoor trampoline park, is offering frequent jumper passes from now through the end of December. And if you’ve got relatives in town with rambunctious kids, consider Family & Friend Day on Thursdays. It’s $45 for 4 one-hour jump passes, a la
  
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• Grizzly Invitational schedule

  01-12-2017 17:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Here is the schedule for the Grizzly Invitational boys basketball tournament.
  In an upset Thursday, Newport Harbor defeated Capistrano Valley 51-50 to advance to the Gold Championship semifinals in which the Sailors will play Laguna Beach. Capo Valley was No. 3 in the OC Varsity preseason top 10.
  Games for Friday 12/1
  At Godinez
  3:15 Godinez-Irvine
  4:45 – Capo Valley – El Toro  (Gold Consolation Semi)
  6:15 – Laguna Beach – Newport Harbor (Gold Championship Semi)
  7:45
  
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• Retail-restaurant roundup: Adults-only Country Club opens, New Haven pizza in Dana Point and local pitmaster cozies up to Paula Deen

  01-12-2017 16:31 via ocregister.com
  
  The Country Club, a new dining and drinking establishment in Costa Mesa, is set to open to the public on National Repeal Day, Dec. 5, 2017. The drink menu will showcase classic libations such as whiskey old-fashioneds, gin martinis, and moscow mules. The signature cocktail menu will rotate seasonally and feature fresh ingredients and house-made fusions. Among the opening seasonal menu cocktails are the Royal Melbourne with Toki Japanese Whiskey, pear, and almond, and the Cypress Point, with Stol
  
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• Rent hikes in 8 Southern California cities rank among nation’s biggest

  01-12-2017 16:30 via ocregister.com
  
  This won’t put local renters in the holiday mood.
  Rents at larger apartment complexes are rising at some of the fastest rates in the nation in eight Southern California cities, according to one study.
  I filled my trusty spreadsheet with data from RentCafe and Yardi Matrix, tracking what landlords were seeking in November for rent in 250 larger U.S. cities. The median in these markets was $1,167 a month, up 3.9 percent in a year. Among the 62 California cities tracked, the same rent yardsti
  
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• There’s one amazing film about a bad movie to see this weekend…and 4 others that are just OK

  01-12-2017 16:29 via ocregister.com
  
  One pretty danged great movie and four OK-if-you-like-that-kinda-things opening in L.A. this weekend, which I review in descending order of OK-ness below.
  And if you don’t feel like going to the theater but still like movies, I’ll be live-tweeting the results of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s 2017 awards voting on Sunday, starting around 10 a.m. (hopefully; whenever you’ve got 40-odd critics in one room, things can get chaotic) on Twitter @bscritic.1. The Disa
  
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• Where the Heart Is: how to host a huuuuuuge Christmas

  01-12-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
   
   
   
  Matt and Erin Goulding tolerate a Christmas card photo shoot in 2007, with old-fashioned outdoor lights as the backdrop. (Photo courtesy of Michael Goulding)Matt and Erin Goulding strike a pose in front of the Christmas tree in 2014. (Photo courtesy of Michael Goulding)Show Caption of Expand
  Dear (huge and ever huger) Goulding family,
  We would (with great trepidation) like to host Christmas this year at our (not huge) house.
  Let us know if someone else already has plans unde
  
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• Welcome back, Tar-zhay: Fancy remodeled Targets across Southern California are among 1,000 next-generation stores

  01-12-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Newly remodeled Target store on Tustin Street in Orange, California, on Friday, November 17, 2017.<br />(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)At a remodeled Target in Orange, Celeste Shaw sips on a pumpkin spice latte at the new in-store Starbucks cafe after strolling the aisles of the retailer’s snazzy next-generation store.
  She likes what she sees: a larger apparel section with elegant fitting rooms, a “Beauty Blowout” cosmetics boutique reminiscent of th
  
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• Learn how to to be your own florist at FlowerSchool Los Angeles

  01-12-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Color, form, line, shape, space and texture aren’t reserved only for those who work with oils, clay or metal.
  Floristry artists find those same elements in the wonders of Mother Nature’s handiwork. Ariella Chezar sculpts, molds and creates botanical beauties. Her talents were showcased recently in the City of Angels at the launch opening of FlowerSchool Los Angeles, where she will be teaching.
  “People have emotional and deeply felt experiences working with this beautiful m
  
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• Sandra Tsing Loh brings her ‘Sugar Plum Fairy’ to Costa Mesa for the holidays

  01-12-2017 15:57 via ocregister.com
  
  If the title “Sugar Plum Fairy” brings to mind a delightfully sentimental, gorgeously rendered ballet, stop right there.
  This is not that.
  “Sugar Plum Fairy,” after all, springs from the mind of Sandra Tsing Loh, Southern California’s queen of the nerds. She’s the quirky, funny and devastatingly astute social commentator known for many things, like her NPR segments “The Loh Life” and “The Loh Down on Science,” her many books-turned-one-
  
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• How cold and wet will it be during Winter 2018? Let’s ask La Niña

  01-12-2017 15:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Remember last winter in Southern California?
  It was wild.
  After several years of extreme drought conditions, the rains came with fury, pushing normal rainfall totals up from L.A. to the Inland Empire and from Long Beach to the Bay Area. Near-empty state reservoirs were filling up again. And ski resorts opened early.
  This winter? Well, don’t get the parka out just yet.
  True. Winter doesn’t start until Dec. 21, but this one could be much drier than the last one.
  That’s because sh
  
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• Anaheim briefs: Donations, volunteers sought for community Christmas brunch and other activities

  01-12-2017 15:49
  Kathy and Art Cervantes, who run K&A/Cervantes Mexican Kitchen in Good Food Court on Center Street Promenade, will again host the free Christmas brunch on Center Street Promenade. These community members feed local families that are in need of a little extra help during the holidays, and of course, Anaheim neighbors and friends.
  
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• Things to do in Orange County, Dec. 1-7

  01-12-2017 14:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Friday, Dec. 1
  ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’: Enjoy this production at the Camino Real Playhouse. The story follows an average man from a small town whose dreams of escape and adventure have been squashed by family obligations and civic duty. His guardian angel descends on Christmas Eve to save him from despair by showing him what the world would have been like had he never been born. Tickets start at $27. Various times and dates through Dec. 14. 31776 El Camino Real, San Juan C
  
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• Book events for the week of Dec. 3

  01-12-2017 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Bestselling author Andy Weir will discuss and sign his new book, ‘Artemis’ at the Huntington Beach Barnes and Noble. (Photo Courtesy of Andy Weir)Join author James P. Blaylock as he signs and discusses his new novel, ‘River’s Edge’, at Book Carnival. (Photo Courtesy of James P. Blaylock)Show Caption of Expand
  Sunday, Dec. 3
  Join author James P. Blaylock as he signs and discusses his new novel, ‘River’s Edge.’ The story revolves around the
  
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• Anaheim janitorial company paid workers below minimum wage, lawsuit alleges

  01-12-2017 11:28
  California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra sued an Orange County janitorial company, alleging the firm paid below minimum wage.
  
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• Newport Beach pedestrian struck, injured by fire hydrant that had been sheared off by vehicle

  01-12-2017 09:16 via ocregister.com
  NEWPORT BEACH  — A pedestrian was seriously injured Thursday night when she was struck by a fire hydrant that was sheared off by a vehicle in Newport Beach.
  The crash was reported around 10 p.m. in the 500 block of Coast Highway, according to the Newport Beach Police Department.
  The driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a fire hydrant, which hit the woman.
  She was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
  The driver of the car remained at the scene a
  
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• Maryanne Dell: The dog who flew high, but for too short a time

  01-12-2017 08:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Sometimes, describing a life as “blue” isn’t a bad thing.
  It certainly wasn’t in JetBlue’s case.
  The Aussie, as I often referred to him, led quite a charmed life. My first dog to come from a breeder met us when he was 2 days old. My roommate, Susan, and I visited him weekly for 10 weeks, the age at which he was ready to come home. I have photos of Susan holding him in the palm of her hand, his mouth open in a wide, wide yawn (though even then, I think what he really
  
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