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• South cruises to one-sided win in OC All-Star Game

  05-06-2018 23:56 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – The South turned a big early lead into a 12-4 win over the North on Tuesday in the Orange County Baseball All-Star Game at Glover Stadium.
  The South got its second win in a row and leads the series 28-22-1
  The South jumped ahead early, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning. Capistrano Valley’s Ryan Daugherty, coming off of a great week in which he helped the Cougars win the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 championship, hit an opposite-field double to drive in JT S
  
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• Angels’ Andrew Heaney tosses 1-hit shutout on his 27th birthday

  05-06-2018 23:44 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM, CA – JUNE 05:Andrew Heaney #28 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim has sports drink dumped on him by teammates after pitching a complete game one hitter defeating the Kansas City Royals 1-0 at Angel Stadium on June 5, 2018 in Anaheim, California.(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
  ANAHEIM, CA – JUNE 05:Andrew Heaney #28 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitches during the fourth inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals at Angel Stadium on June 5, 2018 in Anahei
  
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• Vote to recall Sen. Josh Newman off to strong start in early 2018 California primary returns

  05-06-2018 22:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Efforts to recall Democratic state Sen. Josh Newman were prevailing by a broad margin in early returns Tuesday.
  In first place to take the seat should Newman be recalled was Republican former Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang, whom Newman upset to win the seat in 2016. She held a strong lead over fellow Republican Bruce Whitaker, who was in second.
  Newman, a Fullerton resident, was targeted for removal by Republicans shortly after a 2017 vote that helped pass a 12-cent-per-gallon increase to the gas
  
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• Ross Stripling and power bats get Dodgers back to .500 with win in Pittsburgh

  05-06-2018 22:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Joc Pederson (31) celebrates with Matt Kemp, left, and Cody Bellinger (35) as he heads to the dugout after hitting a two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Joe Musgrove in the second inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, June 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Joc Pederson rounds third after hitting a two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Joe Musgrove during the second inning of a baseball game
  
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• Irvine voters don’t like city’s plan for veterans cemetery location in early ballot returns

  05-06-2018 22:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Opposition took an early lead Tuesday in voting on the city of Irvine’s land swap to build Orange County’s first veterans cemetery on former strawberry fields near 5 and 405 freeways interchange.
  If Measure B were to pass, the cemetery would go on a 125-acre property the city received through an exchange with developer FivePoint Communities, which is building homes around the Great Park.
  But, opponents of the measure prefer the original site proposed for the cemetery, a similar-
  
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• Aliso Fire has burned 175 acres; at 85 percent containment

  05-06-2018 21:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Fueled by humidity and cooler weather, firefighters hoped to gain traction overnight on the Aliso Viejo Fire, which as of Tuesday night had burned 175 acres and was 85 percent contained.
  “We’re continuing to put out hot spots, but we have a pretty good marine layer and a cooling period so we’re using the weather to our advantage,” said Orange County Fire Authority Battalion Chief Mike Summer.
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• First-round pick Jordyn Adams wastes little time committing to Angels

  05-06-2018 21:38 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Turns out that Matt Swanson wasn’t simply being optimistic when the Angels scouting director said he expected to sign first-round pick Jordyn Adams.
  Adams, a prized football recruit who had accepted a scholarship to play football and baseball at the University of North Carolina, said on Tuesday that he has already agreed to terms with the Angels.
  Reports prior to the draft indicated Adams might be difficult to sign, but that was apparently not the case.
  “I’m gla
  
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• Barnes takes strong early lead in race to replace Hutchens as Orange County sheriff

  05-06-2018 21:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County Undersheriff Don Barnes took a large lead in his bid to become the county’s next sheriff in early returns but wasn’t yet clearly in a position to lock up the position Tuesday and avoid a run-off.
  Duke Nguyen, an investigator for the L.A. District Attorney’s Office, followed in a strong second place, while Aliso Viejo Mayor David Harrington was in a distant third.
  Barnes will win outright if he earns more than half the votes in the primary election.
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• O.C. firefighters battling brush fire in Trabuco Canyon area

  05-06-2018 19:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Firefighters on Tuesday were battling a brush fire near Holy Jim Canyon Road in the Trabuco Canyon area, authorities said.
  The blaze was reported just before 5 p.m. and had grown to about a quarter acre as of 5:30 p.m., Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Tony Bommarito said.
  No structures were immediately threatened, he said.
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• California helped create and grow the sharing economy, hopefully it won’t destroy it

  05-06-2018 19:22 via ocregister.com
  
  The California Supreme Court recently ruled that many types of independent contractors, including a lot of workers in the “gig economy,” should be treated as employees — with all the benefits and restrictions that come with being an employee of a company.
  This will likely prove to be an unfortunate change for many workers in California. It will highlight how important gig companies — like Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, GrubHub, Instacart, and hundreds more — have become to the
  
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• LAFC taking its first U.S. Open Cup opportunity ‘very seriously’

  05-06-2018 19:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Two of the newest additions to U.S. soccer meet in the fourth round of the sport’s oldest American knockout tournament, the 105th installment of the the U.S. Open Cup, when Los Angeles Football Club hosts Fresno FC on Wednesday.
  For the pair of first-year-teams, the tournament, named in honor of soccer luminary Lamar Hunt, marks an initial chance to play for a trophy.
  “At the beginning, for the year, there are different trophies to be won and that’s a big one, with a
  
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• Why 118,522 voters were left off election rosters today in LA County

  05-06-2018 18:56 via ocregister.com
  
  A printing error left Los Angeles County polling places with an incomplete list of voters and will force more than 118,000 voters to use provisional ballots Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder Dean Logan announced.
  “If your name does not appear on the roster at your polling place today, do not be alarmed,” Logan warned on Twitter. “You will be given a provisional ballot to be able to cast your vote.”
  A total of 1,530 of the county’s 4,357 voting locat
  
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• Dodgers prospect Caleb Ferguson realizing he’s not in Oklahoma anymore

  05-06-2018 18:56 via ocregister.com
  
  PITTSBURGH — Sometimes, life comes at you pretty fast.
  Dodgers left-hander Caleb Ferguson laughed at the idea that he would have anticipated being in the big leagues before his 22nd birthday. But he will make his major-league debut Wednesday at PNC Park.
  “No. Not at all,” he said Tuesday in a major-league clubhouse for the first time in his life. “Honest to God at this moment, I thought I’d still be in Tulsa (Double-A). But here we are. … I’ll talk to m
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of DUI in crash that caused Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa power outages

  05-06-2018 18:42 via ocregister.com
  
  A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after he crashed into a utility pole in Huntington Beach, causing a power outage for thousands of homes, police said Tuesday.
  The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Monday when two vehicles crashed into a power pole and became entangled in electrical wires at Ward Street and Yorktown Avenue, police said.
  One driver, identified as Jeffrey Smith, suffered injuries and was airlifted to a hospital. He was expecte
  
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• ‘Stranger Things’ star hosts No Doubt, ‘N Sync, Slipknot members for ‘Strange 80s II’ charity concert

  05-06-2018 18:05 via ocregister.com
  
  The ’80s are back for a good cause.
  Charity Bomb and Goldenvoice will present Finn Wolfhard’s “Strange 80s II” at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles Oct. 12. The event, hosted by Wolfhard (“Stranger Things,” “It”), offers a unique concert, as the bands feature rotating musician lineups as they cover popular songs from the 1980s.
  Slated to perform are members of No Doubt, Fall Out Boy, Slipknot, Sum41, Limp Bizkit, Bowling for Soup, *NSYNC, Velvet Rev
  
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• Former USA Gymnastics CEO Steve Penny takes the Fifth in Senate hearing

  05-06-2018 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  USA Gymnastics chief executive Steve Penny and at least eight of the organization’s top officials, key employees and attorneys were aware of sexual abuse allegations against U.S. Olympic and women’s national team physician Larry Nassar 15 months before those allegations became public but were told by Penny not to discuss them with anyone, according to emails and other documents obtained by a U.S. Senate sub-committee investigating sexual abuse within the American Olympic movement.
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• 11 things to know about Disneyland’s Mickey’s Halloween Party

  05-06-2018 17:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Some were swept off their feet by romance or fatigue. Prince Charming, Spencer Madden, dips Sleeping Beauty/girlfriend Madison Halliwell at Disneyland. They traveled from Roseville to attend Mickey’s Halloween Party on Tues., Oct. 24, 2017. A man rests at Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark on Sun., Oct. 29. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  From 2017: This is as sisterly as it gets, according to Where’s Waldo-dressed siblings Linda Frederiksen an
  
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• Irvine Unified starts construction on 24th elementary school, Loma Ridge

  05-06-2018 17:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Irvine Unified School District has started construction on its newest school.
  Once Loma Ridge Elementary School opens – which is expected in August 2019 – it will be the district’s 24th elementary school. It will serve the students coming from north Irvine’s Portola Springs neighborhood.
  At the groundbreaking for Loma Ridge Elementary School were Irvine Unified School District board members Paul Bokota and Ira Glasky, Superintendent Terry Walker, and board members La
  
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• Family members of murdered women testify in death penalty trial of 8-time serial killer

  05-06-2018 17:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Family members of women murdered by serial killer Andrew Urdiales took the stand Tuesday in his capital murder trial, describing for jurors how the violent deaths of their loved ones more than two decades ago tore their lives apart.
  With testimony wrapping up in the penalty phase of Urdiales’ trial, several jurors and many members of the large courtroom audience dabbed their eyes with tissue as the family of some of the victims spoke about their loss.
  “Is there a time you stop feelin
  
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• Police log for Laguna Hills, week of May 30 to June 5

  05-06-2018 16:58 via ocregister.com
  
  JUNE 5
  Petty theft report: 8:53 a.m. 24000 block of El Toro Road
  Assist outside agency: 8:17 a.m. 23300 block of Ridge Route Drive
  Suspicious vehicle: 7:32 a.m. Nellie Gail Road and Moulton Parkway
  JUNE 4
  Assist outside agency: 8:45 p.m. 26300 block of Yolanda Street
  Petty theft report: 7:22 p.m. 24800 block of Beargrass Circle
  Suspicious person in a vehicle: 3:18 p.m. 25400 block of Nottingham Court
  Citizen assist: 3:17 p.m. 23300 block of Ridge Route Drive
  Patrol check: 3:16 p.m. Woolwich St a
  
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• Orange County spending $4 million on plan to train schools for active shooter situations

  05-06-2018 16:57 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — Orange County supervisors on Tuesday approved a three-year, $4 million contract with the Orange County Department of Education to run a school-based violence reduction project that includes training to deal with active shooters.
  The county has had a School-Based Violence Prevention Education Services program dating back to 2013, but this year training for active shooters was added.
  The program includes supplying “crisis-response” experts for emergencies, education a
  
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• What 3 Southern California towns ranked among “50 Worst to Live In”? What city made “Best Place” list?

  05-06-2018 16:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Three Southern California communities made the “50 Worst To Live In” list created by an investment-news website.
  Yes, such rankings have become all too commonplace in a world that likes its information in digestible nuggets. But 24/7 Wall St. does some credible analysis of economic and social trends. Their yardstick — combining economic, education, real estate and crime stats — is an indication of where there’s plenty of work to do within the region.
  The town on the
  
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• Police log for Lake Forest, week of May 30 to June 5

  05-06-2018 16:45 via ocregister.com
  
  JUNE 5
  Suspicious person/circumstances: 8:39 a.m. 20200 block of Lake Forest Drive
  Citizen assist: 8:14 a.m. Bake Parkway and Trabuco Road
  Assist outside agency: 7:26 a.m. 22400 block of Silver Spur
  Patrol check: 3:55 a.m. Lake Forest Drive and Rockfield Boulevard
  JUNE 4
  Assist outside agency: 5:56 p.m. 24000 block of Muirlands Boulevard
  Disturbance – music or party: 5:52 p.m. 600 block of Sunflower
  Petty theft report: 4:22 p.m. 23000 block of Stearn Circle
  Citizen assist: 4:07 p.m. 25500
  
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• Police log for Mission Viejo, week of May 30 to June 5

  05-06-2018 16:38 via ocregister.com
  
  JUNE 5
  Citizen assist: 8:51 a.m. 26700 block of Via Grande
  Suspicious person in a vehicle: 12:20 a.m. Marguerite Parkway and Vista del Lago
  Patrol check: 12:11 a.m. La Paz Road and Marguerite Parkway
  Suspicious person/circumstances: 12:05 a.m. 27900 block of Cinnamon
  JUNE 4
  Suspicious person in a vehicle: 9:21 p.m. 19900 block of El Toro Road
  Suspicious person/circumstances: 7:30 p.m. 25200 block of Pericia Drive
  Assist outside agency: 5:14 p.m. 27000 block of Crown Valley Parkway
  Petty theft: 4
  
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• Man who molested 3 girls in Lake Forest may get life in prison

  05-06-2018 16:35 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — A 35-year-old man faces 70 years to life in prison for molesting three girls in Lake Forest, an Orange County prosecutor said Tuesday.
  Sean Joseph Scanlan was convicted Monday of three counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor, a count of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor younger than 14, a count of statutory rape, and a count of distribution of pornography to a minor with the intent to engage in sexual conduct, all felonies.
  Scanlan was convicted of molesting one girl
  
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• Anfernee Simons shows Lakers he’s ready for NBA after unusual route to pre-draft workout

  05-06-2018 16:33 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — Anfernee Simons’ route to his pre-draft workout Tuesday with the Lakers was an unusual one.
  Then again, what was so different about it?
  Simons’ journey could become commonplace sooner rather than later, as more NBA hopefuls forgo the well-worn path from high school to college to the pros. Simons, an 18-year-old guard, skipped college in favor of a fifth year of high school before declaring for the June 21 draft.
  After attending Edgewater High in Orlando, Fla., Simo
  
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• Do you rent a house in Southern California?

  05-06-2018 16:18 via ocregister.com
  
  The Southern California News Group is working on a story about why tenants rent houses, which is the fastest growing segment of the rental market. If you are living in a rental house, please submit your answers to the questions below and tell us how and when to contact you.
  Your answers will be reviewed by a reporter who may reach out to you for more information.The article that results from your responses may run in the print editions of Southern California News Group newspapers as well as onli
  
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• Laguna Woods approves new dog park design, awards contract

  05-06-2018 14:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Laguna Woods City Council on Thursday, May 31 unanimously approved design plans for a new dog park, allocating an additional $170,000 for the project and awarding a construction contract to Los Alamitos-based Line Tech Contractors, Inc.
  In October, the city had budgeted $325,000 for the new park, bringing the total cost to $495,000. The city invited bids from April 19 through May 17. Ten bids were submitted and Line Tech Contractors’ bid came in lowest, City Manager Chris Macon said.
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• Cal State Fullerton baseball hosts Super Regionals against Washington: Schedule begins Friday

  05-06-2018 14:32 via ocregister.com
  
  After a stunning upset of No. 2 overall seed Stanford put Fullerton in the Super Regionals, the Titans will battle Washington, which similarly upset regional host Coastal Carolina last week.
  The Titans (35-23), originally seeded third in the Stanford regional, will host a Super Regional for the 10th time in program history, and first since 2013, beginning Friday.
  Fullerton advanced to the Super Regional after pitcher Tanner Bibee registered a dominant performance against the Cardinal, collecting
  
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• The Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival returns to Orange County’s waters

  05-06-2018 14:28 via ocregister.com
  
  On June 8-10, join the City of Newport Beach and local nautical enthusiasts to celebrate the Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival Weekend.
  The Balboa Yacht Club will host the fifth annual festival, which is now regarded as yachting’s equivalent of the Concours d’Elegance.
  On June 8, nearly 50 vessels will arrive for the main event, which will take place on June 9, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Notable boats floating in our Orange County waters include Lady Isabelle.
  Just the details
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• Proposition 13: On its 40th anniversary, we look at its history and what’s new

  05-06-2018 14:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Housing affordability problems are nothing new to Californians, and on June 6, 1978, Proposition 13, the product of the so-called tax revolt, was passed.
  Prop. 13 came at a time when seniors were losing homes due to increasing property taxes. Today, we look at how the initiative changed the state and what could be in store for the future.WHAT’S NEXT?
  Two initiatives to change Prop. 13 are gaining momentum.
  1. Expanding Prop. 13 (November ballot)The California Proposition 13 Tax Transfer In
  
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• Diana Taurasi becomes first in WNBA history to reach 8,000 points

  05-06-2018 14:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Phoenix Mercury guard and Don Antonio Lugo alum Diana Taurasi became the first WNBA player to score 8,000 points after sinking a free throw to  with 5:10 remaining in the first quarter of the Mercury’s 80-74 win over the New York Liberty on Tuesday.
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  Taurasi, who was awarded the 2000 Naismith High School Player of the Year after a successful run with the Conquistadors, went on to win three consecutive National Championships at UConn.
  
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• Second Harvest Food Bank serves South County seniors from a mobile food pantry

  05-06-2018 13:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Imitating on-air game show hosts, a volunteer announced to the group, “One more minute! Grab your final items!”
  Yogurt, milk, deli meats and Lucky Charms moved from shelf to bag in the parking lot behind Florence Sylvester Memorial Center in Laguna Hills on Friday, June 1, only to be swiftly restocked for the next round of eager “shoppers” who approached the 36-foot, partially refrigerated trailer, custom designed with seniors in mind.
  The Park-It Market is Second Harvest
  
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• Corky Carroll: Father’s Day gift ideas for surfing pops

  05-06-2018 13:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Yes folks, the big one is almost upon us again. That’s Father’s Day, of course.
  I know many of you sons and daughters of surfing dads are wracking your brains and scratching big holes in your heads trying to come up with the perfect gift this year.
  Probably a lot of you are thinking that this would be a great year to “go big” on a gift too. After all, you never know just how long old pops has before he hits his expiration date. This could be your last chance to show him j
  
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• David Koch steps down from family business, political work

  05-06-2018 13:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Billionaire David Koch is stepping down from leadership positions in his family’s business and conservative political empire because of deteriorating health, his older brother told company employees in a letter Tuesday.
  “We are deeply saddened by this, and will miss David’s insightful questions and his many contributions to Koch Industries,” Charles Koch wrote about his 78-year-old brother.
  Charles Koch, 82, has been the primary leader in recent years for the Koch politic
  
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• Robbery in Orange leads to pursuit ending in Anaheim

  05-06-2018 13:15 via ocregister.com
  
  One person remained at large on Tuesday, June 5, after a robbery in Orange that led to a pursuit, authorities said.
  At about 1 a.m. police were called to a robbery at an AT&T store in the 100 block of South Main Street, according to Orange police. Two suspects fled in a car and led police to Anaheim where they ran out of the vehicle.
  One of the suspects was immediately arrested at the site on Lincoln Avenue and Kingsley Street but the other got away and was still at large.
  
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• Weighted voting not a cure for democracy

  05-06-2018 12:45 via ocregister.com
  
  The meat-grinder politics beginning with the 2016 campaign has triggered proposals to rescue us from a crisis of democracy. At least two authors — Jason Brennan, in Against Democracy and Dambisa Moyo, in Edge of Chaos — have suggested that letting more knowledgeable citizens’ votes count more might be a useful reform.
  Both trace democracy’s problems to voter ignorance. However, its cause is largely that an individual casting a better-informed vote will not
  
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• Meet the 5 bands playing the free Uptown Jazz Festival in Long Beach

  05-06-2018 11:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Things are going to be looking up musically in North Long Beach on June 9 thanks to a free jazz concert that’s bringing a handful of party bands to Houghton Park.
  Organized by Long Beach Vice Mayor Rex Richardson, in a partnership with councilmembers Dee Andrews and Roberto Uranga, the seventh annual Uptown Jazz Festival returns with a lineup of acts that touch on more than just jazz.
  People are encouraged to bring blankets and low-sitting lawn chairs to the free, all-ages festival that wi
  
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• Designer Kate Spade found dead in New York apartment

  05-06-2018 11:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Fashion designer Kate Spade was found dead in her apartment Tuesday in an apparent suicide, law enforcement officials said.
  The officials said housekeeping staff found her hanging inside her Park Avenue apartment at about 10:20 a.m. They said she left a note at the scene. The officials were not authorized to divulge details of an ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The officials didn’t know what the note said.
  Spade, who was 55, created a line
  
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• Southern California house prices up by 6.2% to 8.5% in third key housing indicator for April

  05-06-2018 10:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles and Inland Empire house prices increased by more than 8 percent for the second month in a row in April, the CoreLogic Home Price Index showed.
  Los Angeles County’s house price increased 8.5 percent from April 2017, the CoreLogic HPI showed. The Inland Empire prices rose 8.2 percent. That’s a slight decrease in their annual appreciation rate from March.
  But both months marked the first time in 3 1/2 years L.A. and inland county prices posted gains above 8 percent.
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• Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges in New York

  05-06-2018 10:04 via ocregister.com
  
  By TOM HAYS
  The Associated Press
  NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Tuesday to rape and criminal sex act charges in New York.
  Weinstein quietly answered a series of yes and no questions from the judge asking if he understood his rights at the hearing in Manhattan after a grand jury indicted the former movie mogul last week on charges involving two women.
  One alleged victim, who has not been identified publicly, told investigators that Weinstein cornered her in a hotel room and
  
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• High-flying California economy faces a hard fall

  05-06-2018 10:00 via ocregister.com
  
  California is now the fifth-biggest economy — not in the United States, but in the whole world.
  We’ve now surpassed the likes of Britain, France, India and Russia. By any measure, that’s a tremendous accomplishment, and a testament to the state’s resilience from the dark days of fiscal irresponsibility and Sacramento-issued IOUs.
  But the sources of our state’s standout growth are narrowly concentrated and volatile. And they mask significant struggles outside the coa
  
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• Ballot measures asking Orange County voters about veterans cemetery location, future of racetrack and more

  05-06-2018 09:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Some Orange County voters face choices on local measures in today’s election, June 5, including one regarding where a veterans cemetery should be built and another on the future use of a racetrack.
  In Cypress, voters will take a second crack at deciding the long-term future of the Los Alamitos Race Course. A proposal to rezone the track for development failed at the ballot in 2016.
  Measure A would rezone about 155 acres of the race track and surrounding property so it could someday be deve
  
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• Trump, his lawyers cite expansive view of executive power

  05-06-2018 08:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Donald Trump asserted his presidential power and escalated his efforts to discredit the special counsel Russia probe Monday, declaring he has the “absolute right” to pardon himself and attacking the investigation as “totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL!” (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
  By ERIC TUCKER | Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump claimed he has an “absolute right” to pardon himself, part of an extraordinarily expansive vision of executive autho
  
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• Does Disneyland have too many annual passholders?

  05-06-2018 08:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Does Disneyland have too many annual passholders?
  I suspect that many Disneyland fans have asked that question when backed up behind hundreds of other cars all waiting to get into the Mickey and Friends parking structure on a Friday night. Disneyland has so many annual passholders that it no longer follows the same crowd patterns as every other major park in the country.
  At most theme parks, the crowds hit hardest on summer weekends and holidays, when children are out of school and workers take
  
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• April homebuying: Home prices up, sales flat in Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Juan Capistrano

  05-06-2018 02:23 via ocregister.com
  
  How’d home sales go in the first full month of spring in inland South County?
  Purchases in and around Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita and San Juan Capistrano fell a mere 1 percent in April vs. a year earlier. Real estate tracker CoreLogic found these 14 trends in 8 ZIP codes covered by the Orange County Register’s Saddleback News weekly …
  1. Purchases: Home sales in this period totaled 582 vs. 588 a year earlier, a decline of 1.0 percent in a year.
  2. W
  
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• Mike Trout has a pair of big hits in Angels’ comeback victory over Royals

  05-06-2018 00:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Angels’ Jefry Marte dodges a pitch during the third inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, June 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
  Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Nick Tropeano throws to the plate against the Kansas City Royals during the first inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, June 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsANAHEIM, CA – JUNE 04:Whit Merrifield #15 congratula
  
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