• Senate bill would diminish mortgage disclosures by banks

    Buried within new Senate legislation to roll back restraints on banks is a provision that would exempt an estimated 85 percent of all U.S. banks and credit unions from public reporting requirements, raising fears that discriminatory practices by lenders could go undetected.
    The data that would be exempt from reporting includes the financial information of borrowers and loan applicants, along with their race and sex.
    Some Democratic lawmakers, community activists and low-income-housing advocates
  • CIF-SS baseball polls: Monday, March 12

    The CIF-SS baseball polls released Monday, March 12.
    As selected by the CIF-SS Baseball Advisory Committee
    DIVISION 11 El Toro2 Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks3 Corona4 Harvard/Westlake5 Servite6 San Clemente7 Mission Viejo8 Huntington Beach9 Mater Dei10 West RanchOthers: Cypress, Chaminade
    DIVISION 21 Ayala2 Yucaipa3 Norco4 Beckman5 El Modena6 Esperanza7 Camarillo8 Paraclete9 Redondo Union10 Sierra Canyon
    DIVISION 31 Temecula Valley2 Arcadia3 Citrus Valley4 Maranatha5 Fullerton6 Warren7 San Luis Obispo
  • Dennis Rodman gets 3 years’ probation in Newport Beach drunk-driving case

    NEWPORT BEACH — Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman pleaded guilty Monday to driving drunk in Newport Beach and was placed on three years of probation.
    Prosecutors alleged his blood-alcohol level was .21, nearly three times the legal limit of .08. Rodman pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of drunken driving.
    Rodman, 56, who sometimes resides in the Newport Beach area, was also ordered to undergo a nine-month, first-offender alcohol program.
    “The court made the right call,&rd
  • SoCal Prep Legends boys athlete of the week: El Toro’s Erik Tolman

    The SoCal Prep Legends boys athlete of the week for the Orange County Register on Monday, March 12:
    Name: Erik TolmanSchool: El ToroSport: BaseballYear: SeniorNoteworthy: Tolman was named MVP of the Loara Tournament, which El Toro won with a 2-0 victory over San Clemente in the championship game. The senior, a left-handed pitcher and outfielder, threw six shutout innings with 12 strikeouts in a 2-0 win over La Mirada and had a complete game with 12 strikeouts in the win over San Clemente. H
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  • UCLA scrambles to start NCAA Tournament run in Dayton

    LOS ANGELES — Steve Alford didn’t wait for the end of TBS’ two-hour selection show to get going. Less than 30 minutes after finding out UCLA’s postseason fate on Sunday, the head coach met with the local media in Pauley Pavilion, jumped on Pac-12 Networks for a TV interview and dismissed his players before they would meet again that evening.
    By Monday morning, they would board a plane to Dayton, Ohio. When speaking with local reporters, Alford didn’t know exactly wh
  • Athletes brave stormy skies to compete in first Senior Games in Laguna Niguel

    William Zauner of Laguna Niguel, Kevin Brady of Laguna Niguel, Robbie Safai of Laguna Niguel, Rick Trevers of Dana Point , and Dave Cornella of Laguna Niguel wait for the start of a soccer match part of the Senior Games at Crown Valley Park on Saturday, March 10, 2018 in Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Photo by Josh Barber, Contributing Photographer)William Zauner of Laguna Niguel traps a ball during a soccer match part of the Senior Games at Crown Valley Park on Saturday, March 10, 2018 in Laguna Niguel
  • Zooey Deschanel, Kelsey Grammar and Rebel Wilson among the cast to sing ‘Beauty and the Beast’ live-to-film at the Hollywood Bowl

    Spring won’t be long once the announcements of all the Hollywood Bowl shows start to land, and on Monday we got a good one: the casting for the celebrity singers who will perform when the Disney animated version of “Beauty and the Beast” screens at the Bowl on May 25-26.
    Actress Zooey Deschanel of “The New Girl” and “Elf” takes the role of Belle, the beauty of the movie’s title. Christian recording star Anthony Evans, who also appeared on season tw
  • SAJJ brings fresh Mediterranean fare to RSM

    Hailing from the Bay Area, SAJJ is a new Middle Eastern eatery that recently opened its doors in Rancho Santa Margarita. It’s a walk-up and pick-your-ingredient concept allowing for customizable bowls, pitas and wraps.
    The menu includes falafel, chicken shawarma, steak shawarma, shawafel and pomegranate chicken, which are available in a wrap, pita bread, rice or salad bowl. It’s essentially Chipotle for Mediterranean food. Choice of hot toppings include eggplant, cauliflower, garbanz
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  • Chargers to tender WR Tyrell Williams; re-sign Nick Dzubnar, Geremy Davis

    Tyrell Williams turned out to be an undrafted gem for the Chargers. Now, the team will make sure it won’t lose him without getting something in return.
    The Chargers plan to place a second-round tender on the 26-year-old receiver, which would pay him $2.9 million for the upcoming season. First reported by ESPN, that decision leaves the door open for another team to poach the restricted free agent in exchange for a second-round pick.
    The move echoes what the Chargers did a year ago with Dont
  • Late in season, Angels could revert to 5-man rotation

    TEMPE, Ariz. — Even if the Angels start the season with a six-man rotation, they still may not finish it that way.
    The Angels are planning to have their starters pitch mostly this season on a six-day schedule, which is intended to keep them healthy and also accommodate the pitching and hitting schedule of Shohei Ohtani.
    However, Manager Mike Scioscia acknowledged on Monday morning that in the heat of a pennant race, the Angels still could compress the rotation.
    “Certainly, when you g
  • Manhattan's First Carl's Jr. Serves 'Uniformly Awful' Burgers

    When foreign restaurant chains like Tim Ho Wan, Teremok, Nusr-et, Ichiran, and Sorbillo fly into town, they're greeted with enthusiasm, getting write-ups everywhere. Yet domestic chains also regularly appear and often provoke little interest.
  • 19 unusual Southern California movie theaters where you should see a film

    Want to add more to your moviegoing experience?
    Instead of going to the same theater you always do, or even some of Southern California’s best-known movie landmarks, you might like to try some place a little different. We’ve rounded up a selection of cinemas that stand out, whether it’s for their decor, history or some other reason, and are worth their ticket price.BEACH CITIES
    Lido Theater: Art deco is the rule here, inside and out. You may want to show up before the lights ar
  • Sumo Sato, surfing pastor and Hall of Fame inductee, loses two-year battle with cancer

    Blaine “Sumo” Sato became known around town as the “Surfers’ Savior.”
    The Hawaiian surfing pastor with the long, white beard and big, boisterous laugh lost his battle with colon cancer Sunday, March 11, surrounded by family and friends at his home in Huntington Beach. Sumo, as he was known by most people, was 55.
    In 2017, surfing pastor Sumo Sato helps host the induction ceremony for the Surfers’ Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach. The accomplished surfer surviv
  • Santa Ana police investigating homicide at Civic Center homeless encampment

    SANTA ANA – A 44-year-old man was killed during an assault in a homeless encampment at the Civic Center Sunday night, and investigators were trying to unravel what had occurred.
    The victim was found in the Plaza of the Flags, treated by paramedics but declared dead at the scene shortly before midnight, Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said. The plaza is a courtyard between the Orange County Superior Courthouse and Santa Ana City Hall.
    Investigators hadn’t determined a motive an
  • Santa Ana burglary suspect dies after struggle with police

    SANTA ANA – Authorities are investigating the death of a burglary suspect who died shortly after a struggle with police and his arrested by police officers Sunday night, March 11.
    At about 9 p.m. officers responded to a burglary alarm at 2411 W. First St. While officers were en route, the business owner reported that she had seen a male suspect inside K-V Engineering from surveillance cameras she could view at her home, Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said.
    The first offi
  • Status Update: Ex-Sport Chalet CEO joins Gear Coop in Costa Mesa; Nicolas gives $40,000 to UCI crew teams

    On the move
    A former chief executive of Sport Chalet is the new president at Gear Goop in Costa Mesa. Craig Levra, who grew the now-shuttered sporting goods retailer to 55 full-service stores from 18, joins CEO Terry Lee on the leadership team. The retailer, located at the hipster SOCO center, specializes in outdoors equipment and apparel. “I am very excited to be part of that forward-thinking plan and truly believe that as the retail landscape continues to change and evolve, Gear Coop wil
  • Southern California’s average pay hike? $2 a week

    If your pay raise has felt a little thin, you weren’t alone.
    Newly released federal employment stats show Southern California’s average weekly wage was $1,086 in last year’s third quarter. That’s up $2 weekly in a year, or a hike of 0.17 percent.
    That disheartening news comes from my trusty spreadsheet’s review of the so-called “quarterly census of employment and wages,” which uses data from a study of unemployment insurance filings. It takes t
  • Can Trump talk with Kim Jong-un bring peace to the Korean peninsula?

    South Korean officials declared that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is prepared to negotiate with the U.S. over denuclearizing the peninsula and normalizing relations. President Donald Trump declared his policy has worked and he has accepted an invitation to meet Kim Jong-un.
    The first is good news, if true. But even if true, it is merely the first step to achieving a stable peace in Northeast Asia.
    The second is less clear. Any talks are likely to be conducted on North Korea&rs
  • Transient killed while running across 710 Freeway lanes in South Gate

    SOUTH GATE — A 63-year-old man was struck and killed by a Toyota Camry on the 710 Freeway in South Gate, authorities said today.
    The crash occurred about 7:25 p.m. Sunday on the southbound 710 Freeway south of the South Gate railroad underpass, California Highway Patrol Officer J. Carter said.
    “A pedestrian running across the lanes of traffic was struck by the Toyota Camry, causing fatal injuries to the pedestrian,” Carter said.
    The man, believed to be a transient, died at the
  • Rhetoric aside, Jeff Sessions suing California will test limits of states’ rights

    That was quite a show that politicians staged in Sacramento last Wednesday.
    U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions swooped into town to tell an audience of police officials that he was suing the state to overturn three laws aimed at helping millions of undocumented immigrants avoid deportation.
    The centerpiece is Senate Bill 54, which puts some limits on law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration officials. The others impose new requirements on employers who face federal de
  • Trump’s steel tariffs will hurt the US the most: Political Cartoons

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    Check out our daily cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and across the political spectrum, covering current issues and figures.
  • 5 dead in New York City helicopter crash

    This image made from video provided by the New York City Police Department shows the scene of a helicopter crash in the East River in New York on Sunday, March 11, 2018. A Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman said Sunday the Eurocopter AS350 went down just after 7 p.m. Sunday in the waterway just north of Roosevelt Island and is “reportedly inverted in the water.” (New York City Police Department via AP)
    By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press
    NEW YORK — A privately chartered
  • Passenger plane crashes, catches fire at Kathmandu airport, killing dozens

    By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA
    KATHMANDU, Nepal — A passenger plane carrying 71 people from Bangladesh crashed and burst into flames as it landed Monday in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, killing dozens of people, officials said.
    The death toll remained unclear amid the chaos of the crash and the rush of badly injured victims to nearby hospitals. Brig. Gen. Gokul Bhandari, the Nepal army spokesman, said 50 people had died and the fate of the others was unknown. But a police official, speaking on
  • GOP still losing ground in O.C., and Latinos, young voters are responsible

    Thanks to young voters and the growing Latino electorate, Republicans’ once massive advantage in Orange County’s voter registration has fallen to 2.8 percentage points and is expected to continue to fade.
    The GOP long billed Orange as “America’s Most Republican County,” peaking in 1990 when it had a 22-percentage point lead. By time Trump was elected, the edge had shrunken to 3.7 points and the county, overall, favored the Democratic presidential nominee for th
  • See photos and video of the Pixar Fest food and merchandise at...

    Pixar Fest Food: "Toy Story"-inspired alien macaron at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim. Pixar Fest starts April 13 at both Anaheim parks and will include characters from movies like "Toy Story," "Monsters, Inc." and "Up" roaming the park along with new food options and merchandise.
  • 2018 Commodity Classic In Anaheim Attracts 8,000+

    Commodity Classic is America's largest farmer-led, farmer-focused convention and trade show. Included in the preliminary number of 8,055 registered in Anaheim were a record number of non-exhibitor first-time attendees and more than 150 media representatives.
  • See photos and video of the Pixar Fest food and merchandise at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure

    The world of Pixar will invade the Disneyland Resort months before Paradise Pier’s transition to Pixar Pier is ready to open at Disney California Adventure.
    Pixar Fest starts April 13 at both Anaheim parks and will include characters from movies like “Toy Story,” “Monsters, Inc.” and “Up” roaming the park along with new food options and merchandise.
    Among the new food options are color-changing noodles inspired by “Monsters, Inc.” and ba
  • Here are 10 things you want to know about the new Pixar Pier at Disneyland Resort

    Disney California Adventure is getting a major makeover, with wooden walls obscuring large chunks of the former Paradise Pier. That entire area has been renamed “Pixar Pier,” after the movie studio that launched some of Disney’s most recent animated successes, such as “Coco,” “The Incredibles” and more. The park already has existing attractions based on Pixar movies, including Cars Land, Toy Story Mania! and the Monsters Inc. ride.
    While the area was ori
  • East Region: Can anyone derail Villanova, Purdue?

    The biggest name is Villanova.
    After winning the Big East Tournament over the weekend, the Wildcats secured a No. 1 seed in the East Region, positioning themselves for a run toward a second national championship in three seasons. If they are to advance to San Antonio for the Final Four, they will not need to travel far, with a first-round game in its home state, followed by a regional in Boston, not far from the Philadelphia campus.
    Recent history, though, shows Villanova has also suffered early
  • Julius Randle, Lakers put on show for LeBron James in win over Cavaliers

    LOS ANGELES – LeBron James spent four days in L.A., basking the adoration of Lakers fans. Everywhere he turned was met with talk of his pending free agency and the Lakers interest in snagging him. There were billboards and seemingly endless fodder for talk radio and social media.
    On Sunday, however, the four-time MVP received the most impressive recruiting pitch yet. Playing in front of a sellout Staples Center crowd, including curious celebrities who came out of years of hiding to welcome
  • Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. cheered in return to Staples Center to face Lakers

    LOS ANGELES – The Cleveland Cavaliers were making their way into Staples Center on Sunday afternoon, when the door to the Lakers locker room swung open.  Larry Nance Jr. and Jordan Clarkson, who had walked through that door hundreds of times in their careers strutted in
    “They stopped by on their way in,” Luke Walton said. He smiled and added: “Uninvited, but they stopped in. It was good to see them.”
    Despite Walton’s ribbing, the former Lakers were welcom
  • Slain Pomona officer remembered as hero at vigil, support urged for police department

    Officer Greggory Casillas<br />Photo courtesy Pomona Police Department
    POMONA — Hundreds gathered Sunday evening to honor Greggory Casillas, the Pomona Police officer killed in the line of duty Friday, March 9, with a candlelight vigil near the Pomona Police Department.
    The vigil, organized by Pomona Pastors in Prayer, was held on the corner of Park Avenue and Mission Boulevard.
    It was the second vigil in two days for Casillas, 30.
    Hundreds of flowers were placed in front of the depa
  • Photos: See what happened at Nike’s The Opening Regionals at Chargers’ site Sunday

    Check out the Register’s photos from Nike Football’s The Opening Regionals on Sunday at the Chargers’ practice facility, Hoag Performance Center, in Costa Mesa.
    The event included several current and former Chargers players.
    St. John Bosco’s DJ Uiagalelei, right, is being instructed by a coach during the Nike Football’s The Opening Regionals at Hoag Performance Center in Costa Mesa on Sunday, March 11, 2018. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)Orange Lu
  • Ducks aren’t holding hockey viewing parties, but they are paying attention to race

    ANAHEIM – Wins did not come in their two road games to end last week, but the Ducks will take them wherever they come from when it comes to the delicate position that they are in.
    Victories came from others at the hands of two fellow pursuers in the nightly jockeying for Western Conference playoff position. While they took Saturday off after digesting losses in Nashville and Dallas, the Ducks could wash those down with seeing the Kings and San Jose fall at home.
    As much as making the posts
  • Whicker: Titans celebrate the day everybody knows your name

    Cal State Fullerton basketball head coach Dedrique Taylor, right, gets congratulated as he enters the team’s NCAA Selection Show viewing party at the Yard House restaurant in Brea on Sunday, March 11, 2018. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Cal State Fullerton basketball player Kyle Allman, Jr., left, watches the NCAA Tournament Selection Show with his parents, Cynthia and Kyle Sr. during the team’s viewing party at Yard House restaurant in Brea on Sunday, March 11
  • Vijay Singh ends long drought with victory in Toshiba Classic

    NEWPORT BEACH – Vijay Singh is a World Golf Hall of Famer with 34 career PGA Tour victories, including a Masters title, two PGA Championships and a FedEx Cup title.  He won 22 titles after age 40, breaking Sam Snead’s all-time record. He won three tour money titles and once was the No. 1 player in the world.
    So when he turned 50 in 2013 and became eligible for PGA Tour Champions, he admits now that he thought he would win early and often on the senior tour. He was wrong.
    Now 55,
  • Play it Forward March 12-18: True to TV, NCAA men’s hoop tournament gives UCLA an early start

    Ranking the top 10 sports events March 12-18 you won’t want to miss:
    NO. 1: COLLEGE BASKETBALL NCAA MEN’S TOURNAMENT
    FIRST FOUR: UCLA vs ST. BONAVENTURE Details/TV: At University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio, Tuesday at approx., 6:10 p.m., truTV
    FIRST ROUND: CAL STATE FULLERTON vs PURDUE Details/TV: At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Friday at 9:40 a.m., truTV
    True enough, it’ll take most Bruins and Titans followers about 68 extra seconds to find that do-we-have-it truTV ch
  • Can California learn from Taiwan’s independence?

    Taiwan is an independent nation – in its ambitions, its economy, its democracy. But many countries refuse to recognize it as a separate country, deferring to mainland China, which claims Taiwan as a possession and responds with threats when Taiwan goes its own way.
    California shares aspects of this conundrum. Our state has the ambitions, economy, and democracy of a leading nation. But it remains very much a part of the United States, which responds with threats when California goes its own
  • Dodgers beat Rockies behind Yasmani Grandal grand slam

    THE GAME: The Dodgers racked up 17 hits in a 13-4 win over the Colorado Rockies in front of an announced crowd of 12,640 at Salt River Fields.
    PITCHING REPORT: Hyun-Jin Ryu allowed four runs, all earned, in 2-2/3 innings in his second Cactus League start. He walked two batters and struck out two. … Ryu allowed a walk, followed by a two-run home run by Chris Iannetta in the second inning. … In the third inning he allowed a single and a walk with two outs, then was replaced by Pat Ve
  • Justin Upton homers to lift Angels to victory over Rangers

    THE GAME: The Angels beat the Texas Rangers, 4-3, on Sunday in Tempe, snapping a six-game losing streak. Justin Upton’s second homer of the spring, a three-run blast, put the Angels ahead in the sixth.
    PITCHING REPORT: Right-hander JC Ramirez became the first Angels pitcher this spring to get into the fifth inning. Ramirez got one out in the fifth, allowing just one run on a Nomar Mazara homer. He struck out six. Despite the strikeouts, Ramirez said he’s going to try to pitch to cont
  • VIDEO: Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball reacts to selection against Purdue in NCAA Tournament

    The Cal State Fullerton basketball team headed to Yardhouse in Brea for a selection show party. The Titans react to their selection against Purdue. Interviews with head coach and players. Video by Jonathan Khamis for the Orange County Register. 
    Cal State Fullerton basketball head coach Dedrique Taylor, right, congratulates he’s players during a placement party at theYard House restaurant in Brea on Sunday, Mar. 11, 2018. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County
  • White House plan includes gun training for teachers

    By JILL COLVIN
    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s plan to combat school shootings will include helping states pay for firearms training for teachers and a call to improve the background check system.
    But Trump’s plan will not include a push to increase the minimum age for purchasing assault weapons or an embrace of more comprehensive background checks, as Trump has at times advocated.
    Instead, a new federal commission on school safety will examine the age issue, as well as a
  • Chargers sign cornerback Casey Hayward to three-year extension

    After falling just short of a playoff berth, the Chargers entered this offseason confident in their ability to construct a title contender.
    On Sunday, they took one important step toward that goal by signing Casey Hayward to a three-year extension — locking down their star cornerback a year before he was set to enter free agency. The new contract will guarantee him $20 million, and is worth up to $36 million.
    That’s a significant pay raise for the 28-year-old, who was overlooked by m
  • Rams at risk of losing starters as free-agent negotiation period opens

    After two weeks spent accumulating impressive players, the Rams now are at risk of losing some talent.
    Monday marks the start of a two-day period in which teams can negotiate with other teams’ pending free agents. Those players can agree to new contracts, but cannot sign them until Wednesday afternoon.
    So the Rams’ work is far from done, even after a wild flurry that saw them demolish and partially rebuild their defense. They could lose as many as five 2017 starters to free agency.
    S
  • Suspect who struggled with Anaheim police officers before suffering cardiac arrest dies in hospital

    Anaheim police say that 35-year-old Christopher Eisinger, seen here in a Dec. 2017 booking mug, is hospitalized with serious injuries and investigators are trying to determine if they were sustained during a March 2 confrontation with officers when they were trying to arrest him. The Orange County District Attorney's Office is also investigating the incident.
  • Runners get rare glimpse inside Tustin blimp hanger

    Vivian Henriquez, left, and her aunt Elisa Arias-Gomez, dress in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day during the second annual Tustin Hangar 5k on Sunday, Mar. 11, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)John Strand, 83, of Orange crosses the Tustin Hangar 5k finish line with a smile on his face on Sunday, Mar. 11, 2018. Strand has run 118 marathons over the last 21 years — including one in every state and 1 on every continent. He says he now runs 1-to-2 races a month b
  • Joc Pederson strives to regain standing, focus as Dodgers outfielder

    GLENDALE – It’s been less than four years since Joc Pederson was a can’t-miss prospect at Triple-A, wondering aloud if the Dodgers would have to make a trade to fit him into their crowded outfield.
    There’s still a crowd in the outfield, only now Pederson is the one in danger of getting lost. Matt Kemp hit his team-leading fourth home run of the Cactus League season on Sunday and is batting .423 (11 for 26). A healthy Andrew Toles has 10 hits in his first 27 spring at-bats

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