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• Water district delays tentative deal with Poseidon for desalination plant

  06-06-2018 23:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Acknowledging opponents’ concerns, the Orange County Water District board on Wednesday night postponed a vote on updated terms for buying water from the desalination plant proposed for Huntington Beach by Poseidon Resources.
  The nonbinding term sheet, which will be considered again July 18, would revise the groundwork for an eventual contract if Poseidon gets the final two regulatory permits needed for construction and the district decides to proceed.
  Some 18 residents, environme
  
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• LAFC shuts out Fresno FC for its first U.S. Open Cup victory

  06-06-2018 23:38 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Banc of America pitch was worn from a weekend concert. There were no pyrotechnics. The “3252” supporters in the North End couldn’t use much of their cordoned off section as the facility prepares for another weekend of non-soccer festivities. The West concourse and upper tier of the South concourse went unused.
  But the Black & Gold made it a good night for most of the 7,500 fans in attendance with a successful foray into the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup,
  
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• Kevin Durant scores 43 as Golden State Warriors take 3-0 lead in NBA Finals

  06-06-2018 23:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant is defended by Cleveland Cavaliers’ George Hill during the second half of Game 3 of basketball’s NBA Finals, Wednesday, June 6, 2018, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
  Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James looks to move past Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry during the first half of Game 3 of basketball’s NBA Finals on Wednesday, June 6, 2018, in Cleveland. (Joshua Gunter/The Plain Dealer via AP)SoundThe gallery will res
  
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• Dems survive key CA House races, but the ride to November could be bumpy

  06-06-2018 22:46 via ocregister.com
  
  For Democrats, consider it crisis averted.
  After national pundits wrung their hands over the possibility that California’s “top-two” primary system would turn Democratic voter enthusiasm into a Democratic voter nightmare, several key Southern California races ended with Democratic candidates still standing.
  It wasn’t easy. And ongoing ballot counts still might shift some specific outcomes. But the numbers show that seven key California congressional districts, including f
  
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• Rookie Caleb Ferguson not up to the moment – and neither is Dodgers bullpen

  06-06-2018 22:06 via ocregister.com
  
  PITTSBURGH, PA – JUNE 06:Matt Kemp #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a three run home run during the fifth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on June 6, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
  Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Caleb Ferguson delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, June 6, 2018. It is Ferguson’s first start in the Major League. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)So
  
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• Angels’ Andrelton Simmons out indefinitely with a sprained ankle

  06-06-2018 21:28 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Andrelton Simmons won’t be back as quickly as he’d hoped in the immediate aftermath of the sprained ankle he suffered slipping on the dugout steps.
  The Angels placed Simmons on the disabled list with a grade 2 right ankle sprain. Simmons, who had hoped to miss just a couple days, now will have to miss at least 10 days, and probably more.
  “There’s no timeline yet, but it’s certainly going to take a little bit of time,” Manager Mike Scioscia said
  
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• Agreement between ACLU and Laguna Beach in lawsuit involving disabled homeless people could put pressure on county, other cities

  06-06-2018 21:19 via ocregister.com
  
  An agreement reached by Laguna Beach and the American Civil Liberties Union in a nearly three-year-old class action lawsuit, over the accommodations for disabled homeless people at the city’s night shelter, could resonate throughout Orange County.
  A judge still must certify the agreement, but lawyers for the plaintiffs are calling it a “road map” for the county government and other cities to follow in complying with federal laws — the Americans with Disabilities Act and t
  
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• Alexander: Emerging Atlanta Braves are ahead of schedule

  06-06-2018 21:14 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN DIEGO — The Atlanta Braves will be two percentage points out of first place in the National League East when they start a series at Dodger Stadium on Friday night.
  Are you surprised? Should you be?
  Most preseason forecasts had Washington and the Mets at the top of that division, Miami – which had punted its season by mid-February – at the bottom, and the Braves and Phillies improved but still fairly far from contention.
  For example: Of the six quasi-experts who made predict
  
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• Resident voices prevail; Laguna Niguel rejects 60-home SunPointe development

  06-06-2018 20:55 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA NIGUEL —  The City Council agreed with dozens of residents that a 60-home development proposed on one of the last parcels of vacant, useable land in southeast Laguna Niguel just wasn’t a fit with the surrounding neighborhoods.
  The council refused to amend the city’s general plan to allow the larger development, but did sign off on environmental studies supporting the construction of 35 homes.
  Nearly 20 residents told council members the proposed project was too dens
  
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• The spirit of Proposition 13 four decades after its passage

  06-06-2018 20:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Forty years ago this week, on June 6, 1978, California voters sent a clear message that they would no longer tolerate excessive property tax increases.
  The passage of the People’s Initiative to Limit Property Taxation has proven to be one of the great landmark initiatives in state history.
  Passed at a time when the crippling inflation of the 1970s sent property taxes through the roof, burdening low-income and elderly property owners the most, its passage four decades ago has proven essenti
  
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• Photos: Synchronized swimmers practice for 2018 Synchro America Open

  06-06-2018 20:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Synchronized swimmers practice for the 2018 Synchro America Open at Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center in La Mirada, Calif., on Wednesday, June 6, 2018.
   
  USA synchronized swimmers practice for the upcoming 2018 Synchro America Open at Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center in La Mirada, Calif., on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  USA synchronized swimmers practice for the upcoming 2018 Synchro America Open at Splash! La Mirada Region
  
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• Barnes remains on track to avoid run-off in sheriff’s race

  06-06-2018 20:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County Undersheriff Don Barnes remains on track to be voted in as the new sheriff, but only by the slimmest of margins as election workers continued to tally uncounted ballots.
  With Barnes sitting on a 50.7 percent the total vote, county officials said late Wednesday that 167,202 ballots remain to be counted — enough that the election remains too close to declare Barnes a majority winner.
  If Barnes finishes with less than 50 percent of the vote, he’ll face a runoff in the Nove
  
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• California’s low-turnout election produces big hints for November

  06-06-2018 20:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Whenever an election rolls around, voters can evaluate their elected representatives in many ways. If things are going great, voters can reward incumbents with another term in office. If everything is lousy, the electorate can throw the bums out. And if people are generally satisfied with the direction of the country, but don’t have strong opinions either way, they can just park it on the couch and binge-watch their favorite shows.
  After Tuesday’s primary, it looks like most Californ
  
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• Robert De Niro, Nobu Matsuhisa, Meir Teper and James Packer smashed a sake barrel at Lido Marina Village

  06-06-2018 20:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Casper Khamphouy, Robert De Niro, Nobu Matsuhisa, Meir Teper, and Brian Leon at Nobu Newport Beach sake ceremony.
  Chef Nobu shakes a cocktail at the Nobu Grand Cordon Bar.SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsCo-owners Nobu Matsuhisa and Robert De Niro hosted an official Sake Ceremony at Lido Marina Village on June 5.
  Nobu Newport Beach Sake Ceremony at Lido Marina Village on June 5.Fumio Hazu serves the ceremonial Hokusetsu sake at the Nobu Newport Beach sake ceremony on June 5 at Lido Marina V
  
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• California’s economic potential undercut by regulations

  06-06-2018 20:14 via ocregister.com
  
  In what is becoming an annual tradition, California has once again ranked dead last in Chief Executive magazine’s “Best and Worst States for Business” ranking.
  Acknowledging the many strengths of California — including the fact that it has driven a large portion of national economic growth, and the large number of entrepreneurs drawn to the state — the magazine notes that California continues to have a poor reputation among business executives.
  “High taxes, hi
  
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• Five things we learned from the 2018 Major League Baseball draft

  06-06-2018 20:05 via ocregister.com
  
  A total of 1,214 players were selected in this year’s MLB amateur draft. Few will ever play baseball at the major league level, but their individual stories paint a picture about where the sport is today. One player whose name wasn’t called this week tells a story on its own.
  Here are five things we learned from the 2018 draft:
  1. NOBODY WANTED LUKE HEIMLICH
  It’s easy to see why the two-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year is a free agent.
  Heimlich, a senior at Oregon State, sat dow
  
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• Dodgers’ Justin Turner dealing with ‘good days and bad days’ following wrist injury

  06-06-2018 19:08 via ocregister.com
  
  PITTSBURGH — Three weeks after he returned to the lineup and nearly three months after he was hit by a pitch, Justin Turner’s left wrist still hurts.
  He knew it would.
  “There’s going to be good days and bad days until it completely goes away,” Turner said Wednesday. “And when that day is, nobody really has an answer.”
  Turner acknowledged that the wrist that was fractured by that pitch in a Cactus League game on March 19 “hasn’t felt 100 perce
  
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• California primary: First battle of November election happened in June

  06-06-2018 19:02 via ocregister.com
  
  The election calendar said June, but what happened Tuesday was the first volley in the battle of November.
  California Democrats appeared to avoid a nightmare scenario in Tuesday’s “jungle” format, while Republicans earned some key victories that will set up a contentious election Nov. 6. As it turns out, Democrats and Republicans, in most cases, were able to survive the jungle (meaning the top two finishers in each race advance, no matter the party affiliation).
  Across the stat
  
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• Review: At Journeyman’s in Fullerton, an idealistic young chef reaches for the stars

  06-06-2018 18:44 via ocregister.com
  
  The waiter wears a holster that dangles loosely at his side, like a blacksmith’s tool belt from a sci-fi Western, secured with straps that cinch around his leg just above the knee.
  Soothing music plays gently in the background. It reminds me of the soundtrack my massage therapist plays when I’m lying face down on a padded table. It makes me want to close my eyes. I take a deep breath. Relax.
  But I can’t relax because there’s a train wreck happening in front of my eyes. Th
  
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• Dodgers demote Pedro Baez to Triple-A to clear spot for Caleb Ferguson

  06-06-2018 17:40 via ocregister.com
  
  PITTSBURGH — A vocal portion of the Dodgers’ fan base finally got its wish Wednesday.
  The Dodgers optioned reliever Pedro Baez to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Unpopular out of proportion to his actual performance, Baez was moved to clear a roster spot for left-hander Caleb Ferguson who was needed to start Wednesday’s game.
  The door to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts’ office was closed for a long time before the Dodgers took the field for their pre-game workout Wednesday and Rober
  
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• Two Irvine measures failing after Tuesday’s elections; Cypress and Westminster voters approve their local measures

  06-06-2018 17:36 via ocregister.com
  
  In Orange County, Tuesday’s election settled some questions but left other unanswered.
  Cypress will someday see homes, parks and a town center fill in where the Los Alamitos Race Course now stands, after voters approved a measure to rezone the racetrack for future development.
  The track has been operating for 70 years and owner Edward Allred hopes to run it for another decade, but he has said he’s planning for the day when racing is no longer viable.
  In 2016, voters rejected a propos
  
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• Fashion File: A chat with Hollie Bonneville Barden – the first female creative director at John Hardy

  06-06-2018 17:16 via ocregister.com
  
  John Hardy brand ambassador Julianne Moore pictured with the brand’s creative director Hollie Bonneville Barden
  History and craftsmanship are at the heart of John Hardy designs.
  “The DNA of the brand is driven by technique,” says Hollie Bonneville Barden, John Hardy’s first female creative director. “John, himself, was inspired by craftsmanship and the art, the creation that was happening in Bali. He tapped into that and used that to create his own vision.”
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• ‘The Color Purple’ has its flaws, but none that dim the story

  06-06-2018 16:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Sometimes, no matter what else is imperfect on the stage, the underlying story shines through.
  The theatermakers may try musicalizing a tale to ornament it. Or, through the staging, they may have toned down any ornamentation. Or the performances may disappoint, perhaps seeming either too big or too small. Still, if we’re lucky, the basic story remains to enrapture, crush and enlighten its audience.
  “The Color Purple” is the story of Celie, living in hellish circumstances in the
  
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• 2 Orange County men sentenced to prison, must pay $17 million for mortgage fraud

  06-06-2018 16:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Two Orange County men were sentenced Tuesday, June 5, to federal prison for their part in a mortgage scheme that led to the fraudulent purchase of more then 100 condominium units and $10 million in losses.
  Maher Obagi, 32, of Huntington Beach, was sentenced to 78 months and was ordered to pay more than $10 million in restitution. The second man, Mohamed Salah, 43, of Mission Viejo, was sentenced to 57 months and has to pay $7 million in restitution.
  After the 2015 trial, Obagi was found guilty o
  
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• Ramone, a pig, has been rescued from a locked BMW in Orange County

  06-06-2018 16:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Deputies gave a new meaning to the term “save the bacon” on Wednesday when they rescued someone’s pet pig from a hot car in unincorporated Tustin.
  “We see a lot of things in this line of work and just when we think we’ve seen it all…” said the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s north patrol division on its Facebook page.
  Deputies posted a picture of the pink pig, named Ramone, sitting uncomfortably in the rear dashboard of a BMW sedan.
  Ram
  
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• Sparks ready to take on Seattle for lead in WNBA Western Conference

  06-06-2018 16:18 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — After the 2014 season, current Sparks head coach Brian Agler made the decision to leave Seattle to come to Los Angeles. Since leaving the Storm, Agler and the Sparks have reached the playoffs three straight years including 2016, when they won the WNBA title.
  But since Agler’s departure, the Storm have quietly rebuilt, propelled by high draft choices Jewell Loyd, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, and Breanna Stewart.
  The teams will battle at Staples Center on Thursday night tied f
  
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• LA Sparks ready to take on Seattle for lead in WNBA West

  06-06-2018 16:18 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — After the 2014 season, current Sparks head coach Brian Agler made the decision to leave Seattle to come to Los Angeles. Since leaving the Storm, Agler and the Sparks have reached the playoffs three straight years including 2016, when they won the WNBA title.
  But since Agler’s departure, the Storm have quietly rebuilt, propelled by high draft choices Jewell Loyd, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, and Breanna Stewart.
  The teams will battle at Staples Center on Thursday night tied f
  
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• Munoz named wrestling coach at Santa Ana

  06-06-2018 15:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Mario Munoz has been promoted to varsity wrestling head coach at Santa Ana High.
  He replaces Scott Glabb, who transformed Saints wrestling into one of the sport’s top programs in California.
  Munoz wrestled at Santa Ana and is a class of 2007 graduate of the school. He is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Munoz has been an assistant coach at Godinez and most recently at Santa Ana.
  Glabb, who resigned to create more time to spend with his family, began coaching Santa Ana in 1990. He is a two-time
  
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• Patriotic parade kicks off Flag Day celebration June 10 in Anaheim

  06-06-2018 15:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Anaheim’s celebration of Old Glory marks its 23rd year on Sunday, June 10.
  The annual Flag Day celebration will feature a “patriotic” parade, local performers, special recognition of World War II veterans and cake and ice cream.
  Winners of the “What the American Flag Means to Me” essay contest will be recognized and flags will be handed out.
  The parade kicks off at 1 p.m., travelling along Lemon Street from Cypress to Alberta before returning down Clementine Street
  
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• 85th anniversary Pageant of the Masters to paint picture of Laguna’s patriotism, history

  06-06-2018 15:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Pageant of the Masters production crew members help get cast members: Raymond Lewis of Aliso Viejo, Carl Cater, of Laguna Beach, Gordy Foerstel of Ladera Ranch and Hez Bailey of Costa Mesa, into position for the tableau of Joe Rosenthal’s photograph of “Flag Raising over Iwo Jima,” during the press night for the 85th anniversary of the Pageant of the Masters production, “Under the Sun,” in Laguna Beach on Monday, June 4, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County
  
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• Appeals Court demands ALRB count ballots from workers’ 2013 vote to decertify UFW

  06-06-2018 15:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Now that the June primaries are over, news arrives about another vote of great significance. This one took place in 2013 but a state labor board refused to count the ballots. California’s Fifth District Court of Appeal has now demanded that the board reveal the results.
  Agricultural workers at Gerawan Farms, one of the largest peach, plum and nectarine growers in the state, signed a contract with the United Farm Workers in 1990. More than 20 years later, 99 percent of those
  
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• In Assembly races that touch O.C., incumbents advance

  06-06-2018 15:31 via ocregister.com
  
  A newcomer with a familiar last name will run against a Vietnamese American councilman for the Assembly seat left vacant by Travis Allen, but otherwise the story of the primary results in Orange County area assembly races was about incumbents doing well enough to get to the Nov. 6 general election.
  Though some 181,300 ballots remained to be counted in Orange County, as of Wednesday afternoon, the results Tuesday in all the races identified the top-two general election contestants.
  If there was a
  
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• Tustin’s Concerts in the Park mean summer is here

  06-06-2018 15:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Attendees of Tustin’s weekly Concerts in the Park series watch the 50s/60s classic rock band Ronny and the Classics perform in 2014. Tustin kicks off its the program next week at Peppertree Park.FOSTER SNELL, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
  Visitors enjoy dancing at Peppertree Park in 2017. Tustin kicks off its annual Concerts in the Park next week. Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing PhotographerSoundThe gallery will resume insecondsShow Caption of Expand
  If it’s summer, it must be Concerts
  
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• In new lawsuit, porn star says ex-lawyer was Trump’s puppet

  06-06-2018 14:59 via ocregister.com
  Adult film actress Stormy Daniels said her ex-lawyer was a “puppet” for President Donald Trump and worked with the president’s attorney to get her to appear on Fox News and falsely deny having sex with Trump. The allegations are made in a lawsuit filed June 6, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP file photo/Mary Altaffer)
  By MICHAEL BALSAMO and CATHERINE LUCEY | Associated Press
  LOS ANGELES — Porn actress Stormy Daniels says her ex-lawyer was a “puppet” for President Don
  
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• Judge who sentenced swimmer recalled amid #MeToo movement

  06-06-2018 14:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By PAUL ELIAS
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The beginning of the end for the first California judge recalled since 1932 began almost exactly two years ago, when Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky sentenced a former Stanford swimmer convicted of sexual assault to six months in jail instead of a long prison term.
  A statement from the victim captured the national spotlight, recounting the ordeal of the investigation and trial, where she was cross-examined about her drinking habits and sexual experi
  
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• Editor’s Note: In Praise of Daring Adventure

  06-06-2018 14:45 via ocregister.com
  
  There’s nothing quite like the stomach-clenching excitement of going 110 mph in third gear in a convertible Shelby Cobra, g-forces nailing you to your seat as wind whips your hair under baby blue skies.
  This is what I was thinking as Hillbank Motorsports’ Doug Campbell took me for a ride on a recent afternoon. Now, for any readers in the law enforcement profession, please know that when I say “110 mph in third gear,” I am of course speaking strictly hypothetically. I mean
  
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• Kudos to Trump (and Kim Kardashian West) for commuting the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson

  06-06-2018 13:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s note: Breaking views are thoughts from individual members of the editorial board on today’s headlines.
  Interesting times.
  Today, President Trump commuted the life sentence of 63-year old great-grandmother Alice Marie Johnson, a nonviolent first-time drug offender.
  Johnson has been in federal prison for 21 years for being “the quintessential entrepreneur” in running a multimillion dollar cocaine ring in the early 1990s.
  “Ms. Johnson has accepted respons
  
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• Trump commutes term of Kardashian-championed drug offender

  06-06-2018 13:15 via ocregister.com
  
  By ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE
  The Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump commuted the sentence Wednesday of a woman serving a life sentence for drug offenses whose cause was championed by reality TV star Kim Kardashian West in a recent visit to the White House.
  “BEST NEWS EVER!!!!” was the Twitter response from Kardashian West.
  Alice Marie Johnson, 63, has spent more than two decades behind bars and was not eligible for parole.
  Trump’s decision comes am
  
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• Best thing I ate: Pho 101 has successfully replicated Pho 79’s legendary oxtail soup

  06-06-2018 13:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Anyone who has ever eaten at Pho 79 in Little Saigon knows two things for certain. One: The oxtail pho is incredible, the absolute best of its genre. Two: You will always have to wait in line, no matter the time of day.
  Well, great news: The family behind Pho 79 has just opened a new restaurant in a freshly built complex across the street from Bella Terra in Huntington Beach (technically this corner of the intersection is Westminster) — where they serve exactly the same oxtail pho.
  Pho 101
  
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• Tustin High School Graduation 2018

  06-06-2018 12:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Tustin High held the commencement ceremony for its Class of 2018 on June 5 at the school’s Northrup Stadium.
  Tustin High School Fashion Designer/Graduate Donald McKinney makes a face at one of his classmates as he models his commencement style before Tuesday’s ceremony. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)
  Tustin High School seniors line up in the late afternoon sun before their commencement exercises on Tuesday, June 5. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photogr
  
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• Potential lawsuit to help starving orcas takes aim at Trump administration

  06-06-2018 12:41 via ocregister.com
  
  A population of orcas living along the Pacific Coast are starving and have to face environmental hurdles like oil spills and water pollution – factors threatening their survival, claims an advocacy group seeking legal action against the government.
  The Center for Biological Diversity on Wednesday announced it has filed legal notice aimed at the Trump administration to protect the last remaining Southern Resident killer whales that live off the coast along Oregon, Washington, Canada and som
  
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• Tesla gains on Musk’s confidence in Model 3 production goal; activist bid to oust him as chairman fails

  06-06-2018 12:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Elon Musk is confident Tesla can finally meet a production target with its crucial Model 3 and predicted manufacturing will actually become a strength for the electric-car maker over time.
  The shares jumped Wednesday after Musk, Tesla’s chief executive officer, said the company was “quite likely” to build 5,000 of the sedans a week by the end of this month. Musk reaffirmed his forecasts for second-half profit and cash generation based on that target and said he still sees
  
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• This ‘Food Network Star’ hopeful is no stranger to TV cooking competitions

  06-06-2018 12:10 via ocregister.com
  
  When Harrison Bader hits the farmers market, he seeks out fresh seasonal ingredients.
  But they have to be affordable, too.
  West Los Angeles’ own Harrison Bader joins the competition for a shot at becoming the next “Food Network Star.” (Courtesy of Food Network)
  “L.A. is not the cheapest city,” said Bader, who now brings his fresh and budget-friendly style to this season’s “Food Network Star,” premiering Sunday, June 10.
  The 27-year-old personal che
  
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• These Southern California casino pools have water slides, parties, cabanas and more

  06-06-2018 12:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Many casinos in Southern California have elevated their profiles not only on the gaming floor, but also in companion offerings such as restaurants, entertainment and expansive pool complexes. The days of tent structures have been replaced with full-fledged luxe resorts with diverse types of pools to choose from depending on what kind of experience guests are seeking.
  Both Pala Casino Spa & Resort and Pechanga Resort & Casino recently opened new pool complexes, with Pechanga’s
  
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• On World Oceans Day, here’s how to celebrate the Southern California seas

  06-06-2018 11:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Fun, essential to life and rich with the promise of romance and adventure.
  It’s only natural that there’s an annual, worldwide celebration of the ocean — a day set aside to enjoy the sea, learn more about its wonders and embrace the opportunity to take better care of it. Officially, Friday, June 8 is World Oceans Day but events spill over to the weekend, including a March for the Ocean in Washington, D.C., on Saturday and a range of activities and cleanups throughout the Southe
  
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• Sister: Perris torture case defendant’s journey to dark side included witchcraft

  06-06-2018 11:49 via ocregister.com
  
  As a young girl, Elizabeth Robinette considered older sister Louise to be her best friend and protector. Even years later, as adults, Louise was emotionally and financially supportive as Elizabeth endured a difficult two-year separation from her husband.
  But 10 years ago, Elizabeth noticed what she considered disturbing changes in Louise: She had begun drinking, smoking, partying, gambling excessively, cutting relatives off from her family, reading about Satanic religions and rituals and practic
  
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• The newly constructed Brea Improv is now officially open for funny business

  06-06-2018 10:05 via ocregister.com
  
  The new Brea Improv is now open for business. The old location, just a few doors north from the current club on the corner of Brea Boulevard and Birch Street in Downtown Brea, closed late last month and the new state-of-the-art, 500-seat facility is up and running.
  The space, which was once an Old Navy store, is now a mixed-use entertainment venue that includes the Brea Improv, a Copper Blues Rock Pub & Kitchen and a separate steak concept restaurant. While the other two businesses are still
  
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• What’s in your 401(k)? For more investors, just 1 fund

  06-06-2018 10:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By Stan Choe, The Associated Press
  More and more retirement savers have their entire 401(k) account in just a single mutual fund, and investment advisers are fine with it.
  Last year, for the first time, more than half of Vanguard’s 4.6 million retirement account participants were invested in a single target-date retirement fund, according to an analysis by the mutual fund giant.
  This may sound anathema to an industry that preaches the value of diversification, but these funds are designed
  
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• Time travel, anyone? Peek into the 16th Century at flamboyant Newport Coast estate selling for $16 million

  06-06-2018 10:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The 8.800-square-foot house is set in the oceanfront enclave of Newport Coast’s Pelican Point. Click through the slideshow for a tour. (Courtesy of Spyro Kemble, Surterre Properties)
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• 4 ways to help older homes meet new energy goals

  06-06-2018 10:00 via ocregister.com
  
  C.R. Herro, vice president of environmental affairs for Meritage Homes, the nation’s eighth-largest homebuilder and the first to build net-zero production homes in 2011. (Photo courtesy of Meritage Homes)
  New energy standards adopted in early May requiring all new California homes have solar power by 2020 will cut fossil-fuel pollution substantially, state energy officials say.
  State officials say it would be the equivalent of removing 115,000 gas-powered cars from the roadways, they
  
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