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• Anaheim briefs: Vietnam era veterans to be welcomed home in March 29 ceremony

  08-03-2018 23:09
  Congressman Lou Correa, an Anaheim High Class of '76 graduate, will be honoring the veterans and family members at a "Welcome Home" pinning ceremony from 4 to 6 p.m. that is open to all who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time from Nov. 1, 1955 to May 15, 1975, regardless of duty location. The event is open to spouses, siblings and children of Vietnam veterans, POWs and those unaccounted for.
  
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• Big ‘Cap will live to see another day at Santa Anita

  08-03-2018 22:20 via ocregister.com
  Is the Santa Anita Handicap, the first race in the world to offer a $100,000 purse in 1935, on its death bed? Is the Big ‘Cap, referred to by horsemen and the media in its early years as the “Hundred-Grander,” slowly fading into oblivion?
  Has a race that has been won by such equine heavyweights as Seabiscuit, Noor, Round Table, Cougar II, Affirmed, Spectacular Bid and John Henry lost all its luster?
  No, no and no, according to Santa Anita racing secretary Rick Hammerle.
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• Disney investors vote no on fat executive pay as union employees protest poverty wages outside annual meeting

  08-03-2018 22:16 via ocregister.com
  Walt Disney Co. shareholders turned an authoritative thumbs down in an advisory vote on the company’s rich executive pay plan, which delivered $36.3 million to Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger and is likely to reward him even more in fiscal 2018.
  Investors voted 52 percent against the non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation, with 44 percent in favor and 4 percent abstaining, the company said in a statement from its annual meeting in Houston. It’s the first time sinc
  
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• Jose Fernandez looks to revive career with Angels after failed defection from Cuba

  08-03-2018 21:20 via ocregister.com
  TEMPE, Ariz. — This spring, Jose Fernandez can focus on simply trying to win a major league job, rather than the head-spinning adjustments of a year ago in Dodgers camp.
  Not only was the Cuban infielder acclimating to a new country, he was trying to his get his spikes back under him after barely playing baseball for the previous three years.
  The Angels’ Jose Fernandez plays against the Oakland Athletics at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan/Ora
  
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• Trump rolling out big trade tariffs, sparing Mexico, Canada

  08-03-2018 21:05 via ocregister.com
  By KEN THOMAS
  WASHINGTON — After a week of hints and uncertainty, President Donald Trump said Thursday he would announce tariffs on imported steel and aluminum but with temporary exemptions for Canada and Mexico as he seeks to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement. He suggested Australia and “other countries” might also be spared, a shift that could soften the international blow amid threats of retaliation by trading partners.
  Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminu
  
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• Op-Ed: Washington Continues To Add To Farmers' Stress

  08-03-2018 20:48
  ED: WASHINGTON CONTINUES TO ADD TO FARMERS' STRESS Mar. 8, 2018 Source: by Stu Ellis, former U of Illinois Extension specialist Thousands of U.S. farmers, many of whom are commodity group officers and other influential thought leaders, have all returned home from last week's gathering at the Commodity Classic in Anaheim, California. They are glad to be back home and in the shop, preparing for the planting season and recovering from overdoses of stomach-acid medicine.
  
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• Whicker: The wide, wide world of golf, according to Scott Dunlap

  08-03-2018 20:36 via ocregister.com
  NEWPORT BEACH — Golf will drive you crazy if you let it.
  That never stopped Scott Dunlap from getting in the car.
  Actually he preferred airplanes. For a while, he was a club pro in South Africa. He won three Peru Opens and an Argentine Open. The game is played on six continents and Dunlap has competed on every one and won on three.
  Occasionally he stepped into the frame. He played 294 PGA Tour events and won almost $3 million. He was third at the 2000 Players Championship and made a r
  
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• Kancigor: The evolution of hamantaschen leads to a favorite holiday treat

  08-03-2018 20:33 via ocregister.com
  When I was a child, I thought of the Jewish holiday of Purim as the Jewish Halloween.
  We had festive parties, lots of merriment and dressed up in costumes. Every little girl, of course, wanted to be Queen Esther, the brave and beautiful heroine of the story, while the boys were divided between Mordecai, her honorable protector, and Haman, the wicked first minister.
  Their tale of intrigue is told in the Megillah, the Scroll of Esther, which is always read on the holiday and te
  
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• Review: Is this Cambodian restaurant in Cerritos the next frontier of Asian noodles?

  08-03-2018 20:05 via ocregister.com
  “How do I attack this?” I ask.
  “What do you mean?” responds the waitress.
  I wave my hand over the spread that she’s just placed in front of me.
  RiceString Noodle Shack is a new Cambodian restaurant in Cerritos. (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)Student noodles are served with a side of bone broth at RiceString Noodle Shack, a Cambodian restaurant in Cerritos. (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)Beef bone broth at RiceString No
  
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• Ontario youth gives duck death blow with golf club, video shared on social media, police say

  08-03-2018 20:01 via ocregister.com
  A 16-year-old Ontario youth has been cited for felony animal abuse after he allegedly fatally hit a duck with a golf club on a local course, an incident that was captured on video and shared on social media, police said Thursday, March 8.
  The juvenile was arrested at home after Ontario police were alerted late Wednesday to the incident at Whispering Lakes Golf Course in that city. The unidentified youth was taken into custody early Thursday and has since been released to the custody of his paren
  
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• Home bar carts offer happy hours of stylish entertainment

  08-03-2018 19:39 via ocregister.com
  Don Draper & Co. were mad for them, and now bar carts have become a retro chic addition to any home bar.
  And with just a little prep work, you too can raise a glass and enjoy a happy hour (or more) of home entertaining.
  Bar carts, these classic dining room and even outdoor room accessories, seem to be everywhere these days, along with an increased interest in upping your entertaining game. Once referred to as tea carts, these rolling drink deliverers hit their stride in the 1950s and ’
  
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• Real estate: City Tower, county’s fourth-tallest building, sells for $147 million

  08-03-2018 19:36 via ocregister.com
  The county’s fourth-tallest tower has sold for $147.25 million to KBS Capital Advisors. City Tower in Orange, adjacent to the UC Irvine Medical Center, is 302 feet tall, putting it behind Irvine Spectrum’s twin towers at 323 feet and 520 Newport Center Drive at 315 feet. (Courtesy of NFK Capital Markets)Newport Beach-based Guthrie Development has brokered the sale of 4200 Bonita in Fullerton, a 67,950-square-foot free-standing, single-tenant industrial building for $12.55 million. (C
  
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• How self-employed borrowers can get the best rates

  08-03-2018 18:28 via ocregister.com
  What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel gives us his take.
  Rate news summary
  From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey: Average rates are on the verge of breaking the 4.5 percent barrier. The 30-year fixed averaged 4.46 percent, up 3 basis points from last week and just 4 basis points shy of 4.5 percent. It’s the ninth week in a row of rising rates.
  The 15-year fixed averaged 3.94 percent, up 4 basis points in a week to the highest rate in almost
  
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• 5 wonderful new books for Southern California readers

  08-03-2018 18:25 via ocregister.com
  We hit the literary lottery this month here in Southern California with five winning books that could not be more different, or more wonderful.
  The Sea Beast Takes a Lover: Stories by Michael Andreasen.
  The title may have echoes of “The Shape of Water,” but this debut collection of stories by a University of California, Irvine MFA graduate is definitely not like anything you’ve seen before. Filled with fantastical fables full of futuristic moments, time travelers, mermaids and
  
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• San Diego fire chief to take top spot at Orange County Fire Authority

  08-03-2018 18:12 via ocregister.com
  The chief of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department is expected to leave his role and take the top post at the Orange County Fire Authority.
  Chief Brian Fennessy’s last day in the San Diego department is expected to be April 13, he told a San Diego news station on Wednesday, March 7, before he takes over at the OCFA.
  Despite this announcement from the San Diego chief, the Orange County Fire Authority’s selection of its new chief has not been finalized, and the board will be discussing
  
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• Mark Hamill to receive star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

  08-03-2018 18:08 via ocregister.com
  Chelsea Hamill, from left, Mark Hamill, and Marilou York arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 4, 2018, in Beverly Hills. The “Star Wars”<br />icon will receive his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during a ceremony Thursday, March 8. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
  HOLLYWOOD — A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring Mark Hamill for a career highlighted by his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in five “Star Wars” films will be unvei
  
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• 8 ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 2018 at Southern California casinos

  08-03-2018 17:52 via ocregister.com
  Even if you don’t find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow — or a slot machine — at a Southern California casino on St. Patrick’s Day, there are still plenty of celebratory concerts, drinks and dining options to honor the Irish spirit.Casino Pauma
  777 Pauma Reservation Road, Pauma Valley. 877-687-2862, casinopauma.com.
  Irish favorite corned beef and cabbage is offered at The Café for $9.95, while drink specials include a Jameson Mule for $6.50. Saturday, March
  
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• California v. Jeff Sessions on politics, immigration and the law

  08-03-2018 16:30 via ocregister.com
  Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ announcement Wednesday that the Justice Department is suing California over its so-called sanctuary policies is the latest escalation in the conflict between the Golden State and the Trump administration.
  Speaking at the 26th Annual Law Enforcement Legislative Day hosted by the California Peace Officers’ Association, Sessions strongly denounced California’s efforts to obstruct the work of federal immigration agents.
  “Contrary to what you mi
  
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• For Gov. Jerry Brown, it’s check out time at the Hotel California

  08-03-2018 16:03 via ocregister.com
  Everyone knows that at a quarter to 11 a.m. on the last day of your stay is when you need to check out of your hotel. There are a million possibilities why you may not want to leave; you could have hit the hotel bar a little bit too hard the night before, you could be dreading the thought of going through the litany of indignities associated with airline travel, or you may be just having such a good time that you don’t want the party to end.
  Whatever the case, you have to drag yourself to
  
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• No charges for agent accused of groping actor Terry Crews

  08-03-2018 15:45 via ocregister.com
  Prosecutors on Wednesday, March 7, decided not to file charges against a talent agent whom actor Terry Crews said groped him at a Hollywood party. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP, File)
  LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors have decided not to file charges against a talent agent whom actor Terry Crews said groped him at a Hollywood party.
  The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said Adam Venit, an agent at William Morris Endeavor, twice grabbed Crews by the groin, but because there
  
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• Trump’s steel tariffs could start a trade war: Political Cartoons

  08-03-2018 15:30 via ocregister.com
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  Related Articles California v. Jeff Sessions on politics, immigration and the law For Gov. Jerry Brown, it’s check out time at the Hotel California Congress must take back its war-making powers As Trump talks protectionism, remember that protecting you doesn’t protect all Is Proposition 47 resp
  
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• 8 new tastes to try at Knott’s Berry Farm’s Boysenberry Festival

  08-03-2018 15:15 via ocregister.com
  The Knott’s Berry Farm food and beverage staff has been hard at work preparing for the Boysenberry Festival on March 16-April 8. This year there will be more than 75 items available, ranging from cotton candy, churros and chicken to wine, craft beer and boba tea.
  “All these boysenberry items, they’re not food coloring, there’s actually boysenberries incorporated into them,” Knott’s vice president of food and beverage Russ Knibbs said. “Each item is uniqu
  
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• State tells Weedmaps to stop promoting illegal marijuana businesses or face criminal, civil penalties

  08-03-2018 11:11
  A Weedmaps billboard in Hollywood. The company has been asked to halt operations because it advertises cannabis retailers that aren't licensed by the state.
  
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• O.C. man pleads guilty to illegal sales of ozone-depleting refrigerant

  08-03-2018 10:50 via ocregister.com
  LOS ANGELES — A Garden Grove man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges of illegally importing and selling a highly regulated chemical compound known as R-22 under the pretense that he was actually bringing into the United States a safe refrigerant that does not destroy the ozone layer.
  Mahmoud Alkabbani, 64, the owner of USA Car Parts, entered his plea in downtown Los Angeles to felony counts of conspiracy to defraud the United States and violating the Clean Air Act by improperly sel
  
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• Cal State Fullerton Police look to track down man peeping into dorm window

  08-03-2018 10:38 via ocregister.com
  FULLERTON — Authorities are seeking the public’s help to identify a man who was spotted by two Cal State Fullerton students looking through their dorm window.
  The incident occurred around 5:40 p.m. Tuesday at the Willow dorm building, according to campus police. The suspect remained in the area for about five minutes before leaving.
  He was described as white, about 5 feet 5 inches tall, about 170 to 180 pounds, with brown short hair and scruffy facial hair. He was seen wearing a brig
  
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• Cal State Fullerton president relishes magical moments on campus

  08-03-2018 10:29 via ocregister.com
  By Fram VirjeeCal State Fullerton president
  My wife, Julie, and I snuck onto campus without telling a soul. I had just been appointed president of California State University, Fullerton, and while my term had not yet “officially” begun, I was both in search of student energy and ready to jump into campus life with both feet.
  Alas, aside from nearly getting a parking ticket, which might actually have been the best possible initiation to campus, the trip was uneventful. Yes, I snuck on
  
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• Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball shows improvement as season ends

  08-03-2018 10:26 via ocregister.com
  Cal State Fullerton, 8-21, saw its season end Saturday with a 78-58 loss at UC Irvine.
  With a conference record of 3-13, in the first season under coach Jeff Harada the Titans won more games overall than the past two seasons combined.
  “Aside from the wins and losses, I do believe we have taken the right steps to change the culture and create a winning environment with our program. I’m definitely excited for the future of Titans women’s basketball,” Harada said.
  Cal State
  
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• CIF SoCal regional girls basketball playoffs: Wednesday’s scores, updated schedule

  08-03-2018 08:41 via ocregister.com
  The scores from Wednesday’s games in the CIF SoCal Regional girls basketball playoffs and the updated schedule.
  GIRLS BASKETBALL
  OPEN DIVISIONFirst round, FridayFairfax at WindwardMount Miguel/Spring Valley at EtiwandaClovis North at Harvard-WestlakeMater Dei at Clovis West
  DIVISION IFirst round, WednesdayBishop Montgomery 63, El Camino Real 56Granada Hills 49, Chaminade 38Ribet Academy 56, La Costa Canyon 35La Jolla Country Day 52, Los Alamitos 41Mission Hills/San Marcos 65, Narbonne 40Si
  
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• CIF State Wrestling roundup

  08-03-2018 08:25 via ocregister.com
  Joey Daniel of Santa Ana became the school’s first CIF wrestling state champion Saturday when he won the state title at 220 pounds.
  Daniel, a senior, defeated Isaiah Perez of Pitman by decision 6-2 in the state finals at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield.
  Two other Orange County wrestlers, junior Trey Munoz of Trabuco Hills and Esperanza sophomore Aaron Nagao, advanced to state finals. Munoz lost a 1-0 decision to Domomic Mata of Poway in the 152 final. Nagao lost to Maximo Renteria of Buchana
  
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• CIF SoCal boys basketball regionals: Wednesday’s scores, updated schedule

  08-03-2018 08:23 via ocregister.com
  The scores from Wednesday’s CIF SoCal Regional boys basketball playoffs and the schedule for the next round.
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  OPEN DIVISIONFirst round, Friday, 7 p.m.Fairfax at Mater DeiEtiwanda at WestchesterMission Bay/San Diego at Bishop MontgomeryFoothills Christian/El Cajon at Sierra Canyon
  DIVISION IFirst round, WednesdayLong Beach Poly 69, El Camino Real 53Rancho Christian 72, Vista 49Crespi 72, Bakersfield 53Chino Hills 69, Mater Dei/Chula Vista 54Pasadena 69, Narbonne 47Taft 81, Sa
  
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• Man suspected in 4 robberies at Outlets at Orange arrested

  08-03-2018 08:14 via ocregister.com
  ORANGE – A suspect sought in a series of robberies, including four at the Outlets in Orange, was arrested Wednesday, March 7 when a witness spotted him after his image was released to the public.
  The robberies occurred between 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 2 at the Outlets, located at 20 City Blvd. West, said Orange police Sgt. Phil McMullin.
  During two of the robberies, the suspect is accused of entering occupied vehicles and threatening the victims with a
  
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• Michelle Curry’s 40-point night propels UC Riverside past UC Irvine, into Big West semis

  08-03-2018 07:57 via ocregister.com
  UC Irvine’s Tahlia Garza, center, and UC Riverside’s Michelle Curry, left, and UC Riverside’s Lauren Holt, right, try to get control of a rebound during a Big West Tournament quarterfinal game in Fullerton on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)UC Irvine’s Andee Ritter, left, grabs a rebound in front of UC Riverside’s Michelle Curry during a Big West Tournament quarterfinal game in Fullerton on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (Pho
  
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• Newport Elks Tournament championship games schedule

  08-03-2018 07:52 via ocregister.com
  Friday (all games 3 p.m.)
  Franker Lerner Division — Huntington Beach at Foothill, 3 p.m.
  Foothill Division — Yucaipa at Roosevelt of Eastvale
  Costa Mesa Division — Hemet at Northwood
  Orange County Orange Division — University at Irvine
  Orange County White Division — Savanna at Warren of Downey
  
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• Crean Lutheran keeps rolling along in SoCal basketball regionals

  08-03-2018 07:25 via ocregister.com
  Crean Lutheran Isaiah Johnson, left, goes up for a basket over Orange Glen’s Damien Miller during the CIF-SS Division 3 Regionals game at Crean Lutheran in Irvine on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)Crean Lutheran’s Jake Conerty, left, shoots over Orange Glen’s Angel Nieves during the CIF-SS Division 3 Regionals game at Crean Lutheran in Irvine on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)Crean Lutheran&
  
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• Brook Lopez’s free throws help Lakers hold off Magic in bizarre finish

  08-03-2018 07:23 via ocregister.com
  LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 7: Kyle Kuzma #0 of the Los Angeles Lakers goes up for a dunk during the game against the Orlando Magic at STAPLES Center on March 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)LOS ANGELES,
  
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• Roundup: Sunny Hills girls cruise through debut in SoCal basketball regionals

  08-03-2018 07:15 via ocregister.com
  Sunny Hills’ girls basketball team played the first CIF Southern California Regional game in school history on Wednesday night but made the challenge look routine.
  The rigors of playing in the Freeway League can do such wonders.
  Junior forward Jessica Barrow scored 23 points and senior center Shenise West blocked six shots as host Sunny Hills dispatched Saugus 57-34 in the first round of the Division III bracket.
  “Everyone knows we play in a really tough league,” Sunny Hills se
  
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• Aliso Niguel girls have history-making season halted by Westchester in regional playoffs

  08-03-2018 07:11 via ocregister.com
  ALISO VIEJO – Aliso Niguel’s historic season came to an end Wednesday as the Wolverines fell to Westchester of Los Angeles 60-43 in the girls basketball CIF State Division II Regionals.
  The Wolverines were making their first appearance in the state playoffs.
  Aliso Niguel (19-9) won eight games and finished last in the South Coast League four seasons ago, when this year’s seniors were freshmen.
  “This team means the world to me. These girls are the first class tha
  
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• Loara Tournament semifinals set

  08-03-2018 07:08 via ocregister.com
  It will be El Toro vs. Aliso Niguel in one Loara Tournament semifinal game and San Clemente vs. Ayala of Chino Hills in the other semifinal Tursday at Glover Stadium.
  San Clemente plays Ayala at 2 p.m. El Toro-Aliso Niguel is at 7 p.m.
  El Toro, last season’s CIF-Southern Section Division 1 champion and the No. 1 team in this week’s CIF-SS Division 1 poll, won the Loara Tournament championship in 2016.
  Aliso Niguel, No. 8 in Division 1, defeated Sonora, Long Beach Millikan and Dana Hi
  
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• California Department of Education rules teachera s use of anti-Muslim ...

  08-03-2018 06:42
  Azfar Quddus and Carolyn Rodriguez-Quddus make a statement to the media during a press conference in Anaheim on Thursday, Jan 11, 2018. The Qudduses are parents of a seventh grade boy whose teacher distributed disparaging information about Muslims and Islam taken from an Islamophobic website.
  
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• Alexander: A wide open women’s bracket at Indian Wells

  08-03-2018 06:22 via ocregister.com
  INDIAN WELLS — The women’s draw at the 2018 BNP Paribas Open may be the craziest, most trap-laden bracket since … well, pick a date.
  It is, in fact, fair to say that there’s more star power outside of the list of seeds than in it.
  Consider:
  • Serena Williams, who took time off to have her first child and will be playing just her second event and first tournament since winning the 2017 Australian Open, is unseeded. She’s still ranked 22nd  in the world, ev
  
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• Alex Caruso an example of how two-way contracts can work as he nears days limit with Lakers

  08-03-2018 06:16 via ocregister.com
  LOS ANGELES — When the Lakers made Alex Caruso their inaugural two-way player, he wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. After all, the system that allowed G-League players to spend 45 days with the parent organization was untested.
  “Initial thought, I was just trying to stick and hopefully I could stay with the organization,” Caruso said.
  Wednesday’s game against the Magic marked the 42nd day Caruso has spent with the Lakers, leaving just three before he hits the ine
  
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• Foothill knocks off No. 2 Corona to earn spot in final of Newport Elks Tournament

  08-03-2018 05:22 via ocregister.com
  TUSTIN – Foothill starting pitcher Ryan Taurek was effective and relievers E.J. Wong and Jack Sampson were perfect as the Knights defeated Corona 5-2 in the semifinals of the Newport Elks Tournament on Wednesday at Foothill High.
  The Knights (3-2) will play Huntington Beach on Friday at 3 p.m. at Foothill for the championship of the Frank Lerner Division, the premier division in the tournament and stacked with excellent teams. Corona was undefeated coming into the game and is ranked No. 2
  
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• Is Proposition 47 responsible for crime increases in California?

  08-03-2018 02:56 via ocregister.com
  Editor’s note: Breaking views are thoughts from individual members of the editorial board on today’s headlines.
  In 2014, voters approved Proposition 47,  which reduced a handful of drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. Those crimes include possession of certain drugs as well as petty theft, receiving stolen property and forging/writing bad checks when the amount involved is $950 or less.
  With California no longer packing state prisons with people convicted of s
  
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• Big West Conference basketball tourney is wide-open 3-day sprint for NCAA berth

  08-03-2018 02:53 via ocregister.com
  The usual coaching mantra before the Big West Conference Tournament, which begins Thursday at Honda Center, is “Three Days in March.”
  As a mid-major league with its profile densely located in California, at-large bids are as rare as bipartisan bills in Congress, so participation in the NCAA Tournament comes down to which team can win three games in three days in Anaheim.
  The phrase being heard most often this year is “We can beat any team in our league if we play well
  
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• Bonsignore: Alec Ogeltree trade another sign Rams want better fits for Wade Phillips’ defense

  08-03-2018 02:39 via ocregister.com
  The essence of faith is believing in something that isn’t yet seen.
  And so the Rams, and their fans for that matter, are taking a mighty leap together.
  In believing they’ll be better off, like immediately, without the middle linebacker that called their defense and led them in tackles the last two years while developing into a trusted and respected team leader on and off the field.
  Or finding someone to replace the 8.5 sacks they traded away last week and the five sacks and leadershi
  
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• California Editorial Rdp

  08-03-2018 02:22
  Marc Steinorth, R-Rancho Cucamonga, announced last Friday that he will not seek re-election to the state Assembly and on Monday announced plans to run for San Bernardino County supervisor. Steinorth's announcement, coupled with the already competitive nature of the district, very likely means that state Republicans will lose yet another Assembly seat, further diminishing their position in the Legislature.
  
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• California Department of Education rules teacher’s use of anti-Muslim materials in class was discriminatory

  08-03-2018 02:12 via ocregister.com
  The California Department of Education has ruled that a middle school teacher in Ventura County presented material about Islamic Sharia Law that was discriminatory and biased.
  In January, the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Los Angeles chapter filed an appeal on behalf of a Ventura County family whose son received instructional material taken from an anti-Muslim website that berated Islam and Muslims, as part of a seventh-grade social studies class.
  The sheet of paper distributed by
  
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• Angels’ Shohei Ohtani calls first meeting with Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw a ‘special’ moment, despite strikeout

  08-03-2018 01:39 via ocregister.com
  TEMPE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday faced a significant challenge in what figures to be a year full of them.
  He could take some solace in the fact that he fared just as poorly as most major league hitters with this one.
  Ohtani faced the best pitcher in the majors, striking out in his only meeting with Clayton Kershaw in the Angels’ Cactus League game against the Dodgers.
  “I have been watching Kershaw pitch on TV a lot and it felt a lot different standing in at the plate a
  
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• His turn to shine: Ever helpful Mater Dei custodian surprised with new car

  08-03-2018 01:13 via ocregister.com
  As a custodian at Mater Dei High in Santa Ana, Victor Bautista is usually the one lending a hand to others throughout the day – mopping up messes, moving desks from here to there and generally contributing to an orderly campus.
  The tables turned Wednesday, March 7, when Bautista – as though suddenly transported into a game show – found himself the recipient of a new Honda Civic.
  To a chorus of cheers, English teacher Jill Cavotta beckoned Bautista onto a stage in the
  
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• Dodgers hit two homers behind Clayton Kershaw, beat Angels 4-2

  08-03-2018 01:11 via ocregister.com
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Joc Pederson scores past Los Angeles Angels catcher Rene Rivera on a double by Logan Forsythe during the second inning of a spring baseball game in Tempe, Ariz., Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)Los Angeles Dodgers’ Joc Pederson celebrates in the dugout after scoring on a double by Logan Forsythe during the second inning of a spring baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Tempe, Ariz., Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)Los
  
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