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• Swim: First-look at Tuesday’s top times from prelims

  01-05-2018 22:37 via ocregister.com
  
  BOYS SWIMMING
  FREEWAY LEAGUE PRELIMS
  ORANGE COAST LEAGUE PRELIMS200 m. relay 01:45.9  – Troy 1:44.43
  200 free 01:46.9 – Blair (CM) 1:44.9750 free 00.22.2 – Mao (SH) 21.60, C. White (Est21.72100 butterfly 00.54.1 – Koustik (CC) 51.00, Mao (SH) 51.65, Schreiber (Sage) 53.97100 free 00.48.2 – C. White (Es) 48.25500 free 04:51.9 – Miura (Troy) 4:53.99100 back 00:55.9 – Leong (SH) 54.50100 breast 01:01.9 – Sheen (Ful) 58.96, Koustik (CC)
  
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• Alexander: One last salute to Antonio Gates

  01-05-2018 22:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Those in greater Los Angeles who adopted the Chargers when they moved north — and c’mon, I know there are at least five or six dozen of you — missed the best of Antonio Gates.
  In that, at least, San Diegans have bragging rights.
  Gates did provide a highlight moment in the team’s first regular-season game at StubHub Center last September, breaking Tony Gonzalez’ NFL record for touchdowns by a tight end. And he tantalized with a pair of solid games at the end of the s
  
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• California cities should work together on homeless issues

  01-05-2018 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  California, home to a quarter of the nation’s homeless population, “does a poor job of sheltering this vulnerable population,” reports the state auditor.
  Noting that there were 137,000 homeless people living in California as of January 2017, the auditor reported that California not only has the highest homeless population in the nation, but also the highest rate of unsheltered homeless individuals, with two-thirds of the homeless living without shelter.
  The auditor also pointed
  
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• Ohio State edges UC Irvine in 5 sets in NCAA men’s volleyball tourney

  01-05-2018 21:55 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Aaron Koubi froze, then dropped to his knees, staring at the spot the ball had just landed. The UC Irvine outside hitter slowly slid to the floor, lying on his back and covering his face. Across the net, Ohio State was celebrating.
  UCI’s season ended Tuesday in the first round of the NCAA men’s volleyball tournament in a five-set loss to two-time defending champion Ohio State 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 22-25, 16-14.
  The Buckeyes (25-5) advance to a national semifin
  
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• Outlets at San Clemente will celebrate Cinco de Mayo with dance, mariachis and more

  01-05-2018 21:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Outlets at San Clemente will host its third annual Fiesta de Mayo Celebration on Saturday, May 5. The event will feature local mariachis, Ballet Folklórico and family-friendly fun, including crafts, balloon artists, face painters and a chance to win a $500 shopping spree.
  Young performers between the ages of eight and 18 from Ballet Folklórico de San Juan Capistrano will perform a variety of traditional dances. San Juan Capistrano-based Mariachi Nuevo Capistrano, winner of the 2016
  
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• Rancho Days Fiesta returns, offering a taste of the rancho era in south Orange County

  01-05-2018 21:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Travel back in time to explore Orange County’s rancho era at the 22nd Annual Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park on Saturday, May 5. Sponsored by the County of Orange and OC Parks, the Fiesta will feature family-friendly activities, exhibitors, and vibrant performances and demonstrations for all ages.
  Gather the family for hands-on fun including piñata breaking, butter churning, and candle dipping. The celebration will also feature Charro horse ri
  
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• Hundreds chant for workers rights and justice at May Day march and rally in Santa Ana

  01-05-2018 21:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Over 200 people march down First Street in Santa Ana on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 for the Annual May Day march to bring attention toimmigrant and worker rights. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Yatsibe Nunez of Santa Ana waves a hybrid Mexican and American flag during the Annual May Day rally and march at Sasscer Park in Santa Ana on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Over 200 people marched for immigrant and worker rights. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery
  
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• Tour the one-of-a-kind homes of Modjeska Canyon

  01-05-2018 21:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Residents of Modjeska Canyon are opening their homes to raise funds for rescue animals. The homes that were selected for their unique qualities and range from 100-year-old historic rock home to a specially constructed monolithic dome home. Attendees will view a round home, one high above the canyon with lookout views, a restored American classic craftsman and a home surrounded by dinosaurs.
  The tour is Sunday, May 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. Tickets are available at the event that day — $20 for adu
  
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• Lee can do more, but he’s sticking with the high jump as he pursues CIF titles

  01-05-2018 21:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Sean Lee can jump high. He can jump far.
  But Lee is only going to jump high for the rest of this track and field season.
  Trabuco Hills senior Sean Lee set the Orange County high jump record with a clearance of 7 feet, 3 inches earlier this year. He also is adept at the long jump and the triple jump.
  Trabuco Hills competes in the South Coast League finals Friday at Trabuco. That’s a good league in the sport. Dana Hills and Mission Viejo, two of the better track and field teams in the county
  
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• Transit system not built to be another homeless camp

  01-05-2018 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Caltrans says it cleaned up 7,000 homeless camps along the state’s 254 highways during fiscal year 2017. The cost was $10.4 million, an increase of 34.2 percent over the previous year.
  This problem is on pace to overtake civilization, if it hasn’t reached that point already.
  It’s hard to describe as “civilized” the conditions faced by the Caltrans workers scraping trash off the freeway ramps and embankments. In fact, the agency was just hit with a grievance by the I
  
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• Dumbo's flying again at Disneyland - " and now he's really shady

  01-05-2018 20:27
  Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride now has carnival-themed shade tents for people waiting in line at Disneyland in Anaheim on Monday, Apr 30, 2018. The ride is one of the original attractions at Disneyland.
  
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• Dumboa s flying again at Disneyland - " and now hea s really shady

  01-05-2018 20:27
  Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride now has carnival-themed shade tents for people waiting in line at Disneyland in Anaheim on Monday, Apr 30, 2018. The ride is one of the original attractions at Disneyland.
  
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• Senators misleading public on Prop. 57: Letters

  01-05-2018 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Re “Dangerous flaws with sex offenders” (Opinion, April 21):
  We welcome Sens. Patricia Bates and Janet Nguyen’s recent interest in improving California’s criminal justice system, but scaring and misleading the public about Proposition 57 won’t make our communities safer.
  To be clear, “hundreds, maybe thousands, of sex criminals” are not being released as a result of a recent lower court ruling. In fact, the state is preparing to appeal this decision and
  
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• Unfair advantage? In election year, O.C. Supes spent $241K in tax money on mailers

  01-05-2018 19:33 via ocregister.com
  
  A state law intended to stop elected officials from campaigning with public funds in the weeks just before elections might have prompted Orange County officials to step up such spending earlier this year.
  During a six-week window starting in late-February, four county supervisors running for public office – Michelle Steel, Todd Spitzer, Shawn Nelson and Lisa Bartlett – cumulatively sent out $241,000 worth of tax-financed mass-mailers to constituents, before the start of a blackout pe
  
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• Drink up! Whisky social to benefit Surfrider Foundation

  01-05-2018 19:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Coast is the media sponsor for a special event where brown spirits meet a good cause: More than 100 different whiskeys, bourbons and ryes from around the world will be poured for guests at Westside Museum in Costa Mesa on Saturday, June 2 from 2-5 p.m. But that’s not all: A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit Surfrider Foundation the well-known nonprofit dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans.
  For dedicated brown spirits aficionados, an early VIP preview
  
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• Here’s how Orange County’s teachers of the year reacted when surprised with awards

  01-05-2018 19:31 via ocregister.com
  
  In a county with 600 schools serving 500,000 students, they were the chosen ones: the Orange County Department of Education’s 2019 teachers of the year.
  The department recognized the work of six teachers on Tuesday, May 1, surprising them in front of students with shiny apple-shaped trophies, balloons, and in one case, a marching band.
  “We were looking for somebody that was passionate and enthusiastic about teaching,” said Kristin Crellin, vice president of school and community
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Tuesday (5-1-18)

  01-05-2018 19:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Tuesday, May 1.
  BASEBALL
  GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE
  Los Amigos 2, Santiago 1
  LA: Contreras 2-4 2B R RBI, Alarcon 2-3, Santana 2B RBI, Flores (W 7IP 4H 1R 0ER 3BB 9K)
  SOUTH COAST LEAGUE
  Mission Viejo 7, San Clemente 2
  MV: Haggerty 2-4 2B 2RBI, Morgan 3-4, Spillane 2-4 RBI (W 6.1IP 3H 2ER 2BB 8K), Baltruweit 1-3 2RBI
  ORANGE COAST LEAGUE
  Laguna Beach 4, Costa Mesa 0
  LB: Clawson (W 5.2IP 2H 11K), Silva (Sv 1.1IP 3K), Booth 3-4 R
  GOLDEN WEST LEAGUE
  Ocean View
  
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• This May Day, remember the victims of communism

  01-05-2018 19:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s note: Breaking views are thoughts from individual members of the editorial board on today’s headlines.
  It’s May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, a long running day of protest and advocacy, ostensibly for the best interests of working people.
  What could be wrong about that? Well, May Day protests tend to involve a disproportionate number of communists, what few of them are left, who use the day to promote their delusional ideology which has
  
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• Peek inside 15,000-square-foot Newport Coast house asking $35 million

  01-05-2018 19:04 via ocregister.com
  
  The 6-bedroom, 11-bathroom manse is the priciest home for sale on the Multiple Listing Service in Newport Coast. Take a tour in the slideshow. (Photo by Chris Snitko, ModernTake)
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• Laguna Woods Village awards construction contract for paddle tennis, pickleball courts

  01-05-2018 19:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Claps and cheers followed the Golden Rain Foundation’s unanimous approval to award a contract to Mutzco Construction in the amount of $359,610 for the design and construction of seven combination paddle tennis/pickleball courts, including four lighted courts, at Gate 12.
  Mutzco Construction will design and renovate the existing four courts as well as install the seven new courts over the existing courts. Construction will include a new post-tensioned slab, interior fencing and gates, court
  
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• Cal State Fullerton tennis team sets record for wins in a season

  01-05-2018 18:53 via ocregister.com
  
   
  Sarah Nuno competes at the Big West Conference tennis championship tournament.
  Photo courtesy Josh Barber/Cal State Fullerton Athletics
  Genevieve Zeidan, left, and Jadie Acidera compete at the Big West Conference tennis championship tournament.
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• Brainiac goes on the hunt for Westminster city agendas, in search of details about a huge proposed digital billboard

  01-05-2018 18:53 via ocregister.com
  
  We were on our way to look up the agenda for the Westminster Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, May 2, when Brainiac got sidetracked by an issue that’s bothered us for months now, that being the inefficiency and sometimes just broken nature of the city of Westminster’s official website.
  Go to ci.westminster.ca.us and try to find a planning commission agenda. Don’t bother with the links that say “planning commission agendas,” those just lead to a page tha
  
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• This free Deadpool event is taking over a Burbank 7-Eleven to serve Slurpees, chimicangas and more

  01-05-2018 18:43 via ocregister.com
  
  If you’re excited about the “Deadpool 2” movie release May 18, then you’re ready for some superhero fun. There will be a Deadpool takeover of the 7-Eleven at 3227 Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, May 3.
  The free event will feature a Deadpool-themed Slurpee truck serving up Mutant Monster Slurpees, plus there will be Trolli Sour Brite Tiny Hands candy, photo booths and facepainting. Customers who come dressed in “Deadpool eyes” may also receive
  
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• Bonsignore: Time for the NFL to eliminate the kickoff

  01-05-2018 18:20 via ocregister.com
  
  At the risk of aging myself, one of my earliest and fondest memories of football was watching Billy “White Shoes” Johnson return kickoffs.
  If you were an NFL fan in 1970s, you know who – and what – I’m talking about. Johnson was just over 5-foot-9 and a buck-fifty dripping wet. And at a time when the whole league was wearing black cleats, he was decked out in screaming loud white ones that made him stand out like a 50-foot-high big screen on the Vegas Stri
  
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• Maybe you have heard this Fullerton teen sing the national anthem

  01-05-2018 17:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Brittany Fisheli has been applauded at some of Southern California’s most familiar venues and notable events.
  Fisheli, a 14-year Fullerton Union High School freshman, has performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” in front of crowds numbering in the thousands.
  Considered a triple threat for her ability to sing, dance and act, Fisheli has performed the national anthem at Angel Stadium Dodger Stadium, the Honda Center and Staples Center. She’s  also sung the anthem at large
  
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• Softball notes: Mater Dei finds an ace in overlooked Mackensie Kohl

  01-05-2018 16:55 via ocregister.com
  
  It was supposed to be the year of the hitter in Orange County softball.
  Mater Dei pitcher Mackensie Kohl had other ideas.
  The Ohio-bound senior has emerged as a dominating right-hander after not receiving much preseason hype.
  “I think everybody kind of overlooked her at the beginning of the year,” Mater Dei coach Jessica Foley said. “She’s doing a great job. Can’t ask for more from her right now.”
  Kohl improved to 15-3 in a 2-1 victory against Santa Margarita
  
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• Police log for Laguna Hills, week of April 25-May 1

  01-05-2018 16:50 via ocregister.com
  
  MAY 1
  Suspicious person in a vehicle: 9:01 a.m. 25000 block of Beckenham Street
  Suspicious person/circumstances: 7:57 a.m. 23500 block of Moulton Parkway
  Burglary alarm – audible: 6:07 a.m. 0 block of Hidden Creek Lane
  Vandalism report: 1:36 a.m. 25200 block of Empty Saddle Drive
  APRIL 30
  Burglary report: 9:50 p.m. 25200 block of La Paz Road
  Found property: 4:56 p.m. 26300 block of Los Alamitos Avenue
  Keep the peace: 4:02 p.m. 23300 block of Ridge Route Drive
  ID theft: 2:45 p.m. 24800 bloc
  
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• Video: Addiction treatment, homelessness, toll roads dominate 49th Congressional district forum

  01-05-2018 16:25 via ocregister.com
   Four candidates vying to replace Darrell Issa as congressman for the 49th district addressed South Orange County concerns Monday, with some calling for stricter regulation of addiction treatment facilities, audits of the Transportation Corridor Agencies and more coordination on care for the homeless.
  Republicans Rocky Chavez and Brian Maryott squared off with Democrats Doug Applegate and Mike Levin at the 49th District candidates’ forum at Capo Beach Church in Dana Poi
  
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• Police log for Lake Forest, week of April 25-May 1

  01-05-2018 16:25 via ocregister.com
  
  MAY 1
  Citizen assist: 9:17 a.m. 23300 block of El Toro Road
  Suspicious person in a vehicle: 8:57 a.m. Rockfield Blvd and El Toro Road
  Fraud report: 8:31 a.m. 20200 block of Windrow Drive
  Patrol check: 8:12 a.m. 24600 block of Jeronimo Road
  APRIL 30
  Suspicious person/circumstances: 10:49 p.m. 25300 block of Pizarro Road
  Petty theft: 9:33 p.m. 24300 block of Rockfield Boulevard
  Fraud report: 8:49 p.m. 27200 block of Valleymont Road
  Shots heard – no suspect information: 8:01 p.m. 25300 block
  
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• NBA 2K League: Live updates for the Tip-Off Tournament

  01-05-2018 16:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Follow along for live updates of the NBA 2K Tip-Off Tournament. Four teams will compete in the first round of pool play to officially start the inaugural season.
  Live updates: "Nah, that ain't it." - @worthingcolt_ , probably
  https://embed.scribblelive.com/js/jwflvplayer/player-licensed.swfAt the end of the 1st Q, @CavsLegionGCleads @KingsGuardGG18-17. #NBA2KLeaguehttps://embed.scribblelive.com/js/jwflvplayer/player-licensed.swfInto the history books!@mrlarryridleyand @Dirk_JDRbreak down the fir
  
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• Togo’s has a new look and a new pastrami; both are meaty

  01-05-2018 16:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Togo’s new Pretzelrami is the first step in a company-wide makeover.
  The San Jose-based sandwich chain introduced the sandwich this week as a part of a “complete brand refresh.”
  But that means giving customers what they expect, and one of the things they come in for is fresh pastrami, Togo’s new chief development officer Corey Wilde said in a phone interview. The 47-year-old brand has a new slogan, “true to the sandwich.”
  The Pretzelrami features more tha
  
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• Unions turn in signatures on petition to put living wage initiative on Anaheim ballot

  01-05-2018 16:12 via ocregister.com
  
  As May Day marchers beat drums and chanted, “This is how democracy works,” labor union representatives ceremoniously turned over eight boxes of petitions outside Anaheim City Hall Tuesday morning, May 1.
  The boxes contain 20,000 signatures gathered over the past three weeks, supporting a measure that would require Anaheim businesses that received city subsidies to pay workers a “living wage.”
  “My husband and I both work at Disneyland and we can’t afford t
  
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• Gig economy business model dealt a blow in California ruling

  01-05-2018 15:47 via ocregister.com
  
  In a ruling with potentially sweeping consequences for the so-called gig economy, the California Supreme Court on Monday made it much more difficult for companies to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees.
  The decision could eventually require companies like Uber, many of which are based in California, to follow minimum-wage and overtime laws and to pay workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance and payroll taxes, potentially upending their business mo
  
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• How the UCLA football team looks after spring camp

  01-05-2018 15:45 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA finished its first spring campaign of the Chip Kelly era on April 21. Here’s a review of UCLA’s progress through its first 15 practices with Kelly and what might be next for the Bruins.
  Offense
  Kelly is known for speed on offense and he didn’t disappoint during spring practice. The Bruins were moving at about 17 seconds between plays for most of spring practice before slowing it down for the spring game. Kelly’s deliberate installation process showed a system reminis
  
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• View Press Release

  01-05-2018 15:40
  American Business Bank is well poised to meet the growing demand of businesses in North Orange County with experienced business bankers who understand the local market and who specialize in partnering with businesses to meet their financial needs. "Since the Bank's inception two decades ago, North Orange County has been an important market for American Business Bank, and we look forward to further penetrating this business rich environment," said Leon Blankstein, President and CEO at American Bu
  
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• Police log for Mission Viejo, week of April 25 to May 1

  01-05-2018 15:25 via ocregister.com
  MAY 1
  Petty theft report: 9:38 a.m. 200 block of Civic Center
  Stolen vehicle: 6:59 a.m. 24200 block of Amurro Drive
  Suspicious person/circumstances: 3:47 a.m. 0 block of Cambria
  Assist outside agency: 12:07 a.m. 23900 block of Alicia Parkway
  APRIL 30
  Unknown trouble: 8:54 p.m. 27700 block of Crown Valley Parkway
  Burglary report: 7:50 p.m. 28200 blocko f Driza
  Citizen assist: 6:34 p.m. 26900 block of La Alameda
  Suspicious person/circumstances: 6:09 p.m. Crown Valley Parkway and I-5
  Suspicious per
  
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• Saddleback Medical Center adopts incisionless surgery to treat chronic acid reflux

  01-05-2018 15:18 via ocregister.com
  An incisionless surgery is now available for those suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, at MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center Laguna Hills — the first medical center in the county to offer this procedure, hospital officials said.
  The one-hour procedure is performed by gastroenterologist Dr. Ketan Shah, who typically discharges patients the next day after monitoring them overnight.
  “We’re living in an exciting time when we’re able to make a real dif
  
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• Woodbridge High’s first Hall of Fame spot goes to former NBA player Adam Keefe

  01-05-2018 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Former NBA player and Woodbridge High and college basketball star Adam Keefe seemed like the perfect person to be the inaugural Hall of Fame Inductee into the Woodbridge Hall of Fame, school officials said during the Warrior Pride Gala and Golf Tournament.
  The No. 31 that Keefe wore for the Warriors’ basketball team was retired after his career at Woodbridge. The induction ceremony by the Woodbridge Athletic Booster Club on Saturday, April 28, at Oak Creek Golf Club in Irvine was another s
  
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• Pop-up consignment market in Huntington Beach on May 3-6 will offer gently used items for kids

  01-05-2018 14:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Need a good stroller for a good price? Stroll around a “pop up” market this weekend featuring gently used merchandise for children.
  Urban Kids Consignment takes place over four days this week. Shop for furniture, toys and equipment. Clothes are sorted by gender and size.
  Choose from among 40,000 items under a 16,000-square-foot roof. Prices are slashed 50 percent on Sunday, organizers said.
   
  If you go
  When: May 3-May 6; noon to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sa
  
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• Taste of Aliso Niguel serves up the best from local eateries to raise funds for school programs

  01-05-2018 14:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Hundreds turned out for the annual Taste of Aliso Niguel on Saturday, April 28, raising about $150,000 for Aliso Niguel High School athletics programs, organizers said.
  The event, held at Design Center in Laguna Niguel, featured food from 20 local restaurants, live music from three bands, beer and wine tasting and more than 300 silent auction items.
  Sarah Morandi, left, a server at Thrive Juice Lab, hands a sample of vegan chicken noodle soup, made with Jackfruit and potato noodles, to Barb Bitz
  
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• Mission Viejo’s La Paz Intermediate shares an international lesson

  01-05-2018 14:36 via ocregister.com
  
  La Paz Intermediate School students took guests on a tour of the world.
  More than 30 countries were represented during its International Festival, themed “Everyone smiles in the same language.”
  There were dance performances and music to highlight cultural traditions and food to give a taste of the regions.
  Proceeds from last week’s event will go toward students programs at the Mission Viejo school.
  La Paz Intermediate 5th grader Isabella Gonzales shows her traditional Peruvian
  
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• Judge refuses to throw out criminal charges against former CEO accused of providing insider trading info to ex-Angel star Doug DeCinces

  01-05-2018 14:36 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – A federal judge has declined to dismiss criminal charges against a former Orange County CEO accused of providing insider trading information to ex-Angel’s star Doug DeCinces that helped the ballplayer garner a $1 million-plus stock-market windfall.
  The written decision released Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Andrew J. Guilford clears the way for a third trial for James Mazzo, ex-CEO of Santa Ana-based Advanced Medical optics, following two earlier mistrials caused by dead
  
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• Southern California auto sales drop 9%: Dip from peak or warning signal?

  01-05-2018 14:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Local auto sales are off to a sluggish start to 2018 and it gets me wondering: Is this an industry-specific blip or broader bad news for the Southern California economy?
  Getting a new car was the hot thing to do in the region once the economy reversed back into higher gear after the Great Recession. Southern California auto shopping hit various sales peaks back in 2015 and 2016 but last year the buying pace slowed. And that braking in the buying pace has run into 2018, say reports
  
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• Authorities arrest motorist who led them on chase from Santa Ana to Bellflower

  01-05-2018 14:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Authorities Tuesday arrested a man who led them on a chase from Santa Ana to Bellflower in a car that had been reported stolen.
  The chase ended about 11:25 a.m. after authorities used a police PIT maneuver to force the Audi sedan to a stop on the Clark Avenue on-ramp to the eastbound 91 Freeway in Bellflower.
  Santa Ana police had tried to stop the car about an hour earlier, but the driver kept going, leading officers on a chase onto the northbound 405 Freeway and then onto the northbound 605 Fre
  
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• NASA’s InSight, ready for a trip to Mars, takes off from California on May 5

  01-05-2018 14:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Rockets fairings stand ready on April 6, 2018, to be used for NASA’s InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport)lander where it’s currently undergoing final tests for its May 5 launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base. InSight is set to land on Mars on Nov. 26. (Photo by Gene Blevins for the Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
  Lockheed Martin technicians get a close-up look at NASA’s InSight exploratory spacecraft on April 8, 2018. It is slated t
  
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• USC football spring practice review

  01-05-2018 12:57 via ocregister.com
  
  With USC concluding spring football practice in April, here’s a review of the 15 workouts and what lies ahead for the Trojans as they prepare for training camp over the next three months.
  OFFENSE
  It will be a new-look offense for USC in the fall. The early look in the spring, though, was incomplete. Redshirt sophomore Matt Fink and redshirt freshman Jack Sears split first-team repetitions at quarterback, as they vie to succeed Sam Darnold. Not in uniform was JT Daniels, the highly touted q
  
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• California sues over plan to scrap car emission standards

  01-05-2018 12:29 via ocregister.com
  
  By KATHLEEN RONAYNEThe Associated Press
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California and 16 other U.S. states are suing the Trump administration over its plans to scrap standards for how much greenhouse gases vehicles can emit.
  California Gov. Jerry Brown and Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the lawsuit Tuesday.
  It takes aim at a plan by the Environmental Protection Agency to scrap standards for vehicles manufactured between 2022 and 2025.
  The standards would have required vehicles to get 36 m
  
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• Trump: Leak of Mueller Russia probe questions ‘disgraceful’

  01-05-2018 12:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MARY CLARE JALONICK
  The Associated PressWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says it’s “disgraceful” that a list of proposed questions from special counsel Robert Mueller was “leaked” to the news media.
  The New York Times late Monday published around four dozen questions compiled by Trump’s lawyers during negotiations with Mueller’s investigators earlier this year over the prospect of a presidential interview. Mueller is in
  
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• VIDEO: New world record for biggest wave ever ridden — a massive 80-footer

  01-05-2018 11:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Rodrigo Koxa almost didn’t brave the big waves that showed up in November at the famed Nazaré, Portugual.
  He nearly died at the spot in 2014, and for a year he was afraid to return to the skyscraper-size waves.
  “I had bad dreams and I stopped having the courage,” he told the World Surf League. 
  But late last year, when a massive swell showed up off the coast of Praia do Norte, he was towed by a watercraft into what ultimately would be declared the biggest wave
  
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• Kentucky Derby: Justify listed as early 3-1 favorite

  01-05-2018 11:31 via ocregister.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Justify has been made the early 3-1 favorite for the Kentucky Derby, with Europe-based Mendelssohn the second choice in a full field of 20 horses.
  Trained by four-time Derby winner Bob Baffert, Justify drew the No. 7 post on Tuesday. Six horses have won from there, most recently Street Sense in 2007.
  Justify, the undefeated winner of the Santa Anita Derby, is one of two horses in Saturday’s 1 ¼-mile race who didn’t race at age 2. The other is 6-1 third
  
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