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• Thousands to attend memorial for slain Long Beach Fire Capt. David Rosa

  02-07-2018 23:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Long Beach Fire Capt. David Rosa
  About 8,000 people are expected to fill the arena of the Long Beach Convention Center Tuesday morning to honor the life of Capt. David Rosa, who was killed in the line of duty last week, officials said.
  A memorial service will begin at 10 a.m. in the 13,500-seat arena following a 9 a.m. procession along Shoreline Drive escorting Rosa’s body to the Convention Center.
  The memorial is open to the public and parking is available in three garages and a surface l
  
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• Former L.A. Kings player Slava Voynov’s domestic violence plea expunged

  02-07-2018 22:59 via ocregister.com
  
  A Los Angeles Superior Court judge Monday granted former Los Angeles Kings defenseman Slava Voynov’s request to have his misdemeanor domestic violence plea expunged.
  Voynov pleaded no contest in July 2015 to one count of corporal injury to a spouse stemming from an October 2014 fight with his wife that led to his suspension by the National Hockey League. Superior Court Judge Eric C. Taylor, who granted the request, originally sentenced Voynov to 90 days in jail, a yearlong domestic violenc
  
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• LAFC among MLS teams looking to develop their own players

  02-07-2018 22:21 via ocregister.com
  
  LAFC’s earliest moves as a new MLS franchise focused on exploring and cultivating the reservoir of diverse talent throughout L.A. and the surrounding areas for its academy program. (Photo by Imad Bolotok/LAFC)
  LAFC launched its fully-funded under-12 squad two years prior to having a first team or a stadium to play in. This year, LAFC academy players born in 2004 or later were invited to more U.S. soccer events than from any other academy in the country. (Photo by Imad Bolotok/LAFC)SoundThe
  
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• Propositions are going from the ballot box to the backrooms of Sacramento

  02-07-2018 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  California adopted the statewide initiative process in 1911, one of a series of reforms intended to get government out of smoke-filled rooms and into the sunlight.
  The reformers of that era would not be happy to see what has happened to the initiative process in the Golden State. It has become the means for backroom deals more twisting and secretive than anything the corrupt government dominated by the Southern Pacific Railroad could have imagined.
  Three initiatives that were headed for the Nove
  
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• Loved ones remember fallen Long Beach Fire Capt. David Rosa as ‘natural leader’

  02-07-2018 21:41 via ocregister.com
  
  David Rosa was always meant to be a firefighter.
  From a young age, the Orange County man put others before himself and possessed an ability to be mindful amid chaos that made him a natural fit for a first-responder.
  After sharing their memories about the life of Fire Captain Rosa:“The Man We All Knew and Loved,” the group of coworkers, family, and friend hugged in Long Beach on Monday July 2, 2018. The memorial for Capt. Rosa is Tuesday at the Long Beach Convention Center.(Photo by B
  
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• Talk of Matt Kemp’s contract being moved again has died, and Dodgers outfielder is fine with that

  02-07-2018 21:34 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Matt Kemp’s message has never wavered.
  From the time he was surprisingly re-acquired by his first team in a trade all about the salaries moved, Kemp has said how pleased he was to be back in blue and he didn’t want to pack his bags again.
  “The whole time I had expressed that I wanted to be here and be a part of this,” Kemp said again Sunday. “I don’t think anyone wants to be traded from a team that made the World Series last year. My main f
  
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• These two Supreme Court cases will have a big impact on unions

  02-07-2018 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Two cases just decided by the Supreme Court dealt with whether government can force people to speak. In the Janus case, the court ruled that a public employee’s First Amendment rights were violated by having to pay fees to a union to which the employee chose not to belong. Forcing such payments was akin to forcing the employee to maintain positions he did not actually believe.
  The public employee unions argued that the normal business of collective bargaining over wages involved matters of
  
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• Who should replace Justice Anthony Kennedy?

  02-07-2018 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Anthony Kennedy’s retirement from the United States Supreme Court leaves President Trump an important position to fill on the court.
  Kennedy, who has served on the court since 1988, developed a reputation as the court’s swing vote on key decisions. While generally siding with the conservative wing, Kennedy also sided with the liberal wing on issues like gay rights, abortion and capital punishment.
  While Vice President Mike Pence has indicated Trump “will nominate a strong conse
  
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• Catmosphere Laguna, Orange County’s first cat cafe, slinks into Laguna Beach in late summer

  02-07-2018 20:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Maybe it was the wine. Maybe it was the vibe. But if you’ve ever fallen in love in a restaurant and want to feel that rush again, be watching closely in August. Late summer is when Catmosphere Laguna, Orange County’s first cat cafe, is expected to open at 361 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach.
  The cat cafe phenom, which started in Taiwan in 1998 and has since gone global, banks on customers getting smitten by kittens. Owner Gail Allyn Landau will work with local shelters such as Laguna
  
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• Simmons and Toler deliver inclusive leadership for LA Sparks

  02-07-2018 20:32 via ocregister.com
  
  At halftime of nearly every Sparks home game, the organization’s President and Chief Operating Officer, Christine Simmons, rises from her courtside seat and applauds. While the team heads into the tunnel and the action pauses, Simmons goes to work.
  At a recent game against the Indiana Fever, Simmons and a special guest — the “COO of the Day” — walk toward the Sparks bench from the opposite side of the basket, and a ceremony honoring the guest of honor takes place. T
  
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• Whicker: Even the teenage LeBron won the battle of the mind

  02-07-2018 20:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Some witnesses can tell you LeBron James’ mind arrived before his body.
  He was a wily panther in the basketball underbrush before he became a Jurassic beast.
  “He was a genius when he was 13 years old,” Keith Dambrot said. “When he was a ninth grader I knew he wasn’t going to college.”
  Dambrot coached the freshman/sophomore James at St. Vincent-St. Mary High in Akron, Ohio, when James was a prince heading toward investiture.
  Dambrot then became an assistan
  
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• ‘Keep California Safe’ initiative fails to make the November 2018 ballot

  02-07-2018 20:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s note: Breaking views are thoughts from individual members of the editorial board on today’s headlines.
  The much-hyped Reducing Crime and Keeping California Safe Act of 2018 has failed to make the November 2018 ballot.
  It’s a huge setback for the proponents of the measure, which seeks to roll back the progress made on criminal justice reform in California. While the supporters of the initiative are trying to cling onto hope for the 2020 ballot, it’s obvi
  
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• Alexander: Summer school for Kings, Ducks prospects

  02-07-2018 20:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Kings’ Max Veronneau, center, controls the puck past Lawton Courtnall, left, during day 3 of the team’s development camp at Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo on Thursday, June 28, 2018. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
  Prospect Sam Steel shoots the puck during the Ducks’ annual development camp at Anaheim ICE in Anaheim on Friday, June 29, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles
  
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• Opposing candidates for Huntington Beach city attorney’s office face off in legal dispute over gun-control petition

  02-07-2018 20:01 via ocregister.com
  
  In late May, a few weeks after filing a lawsuit against a resident circulating a gun-control petition, Huntington Beach withdrew its complaint. But that exit did not put an end to the city’s legal issues regarding the suit.
  On Monday, July 2, Daniel Horgan, 42, filed a motion in Orange County Superior Court to recover attorney fees and other expenses totaling $14,385.16.
  The motion calls the city’s lawsuit “frivolous” and a violation of Horgan’s First Amendment righ
  
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• Wilmington man charged in fatal shooting of 17-year-old girl in San Pedro

  02-07-2018 19:27 via ocregister.com
  
  A 25-year-old Wilmington man has been charged in the slaying last month of a 17-year-old girl in San Pedro, police said Monday.
  Luis Aurelio Morales was arrested last week on suspicion of fatally shooting Kayla Yolanda Huerta while she was in a vehicle that rolled into a wall in the 700 block of W. Sepulveda Street about 2:30 a.m. June 18, police said.
  “The suspect was with the group when he became upset at something that was said,” police said in a news release. “The suspect p
  
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• Brainiac braces for the annual Fourth of July barrage of illegal fireworks that burn fingers, scare dogs, and keep the neighbors fuming

  02-07-2018 19:26 via ocregister.com
  
  If it’s the first week of July, well, you don’t have to be Brainiac to know what that means: It’s time for the annual war zone in Westminster and Garden Grove of illegal fireworks blasting off all day and all night for a good 10 days on either side of the holiday.
  At our home on the western side of Westminster it started slowly more than a week ago. A pop-pop-pop here, a huge boom there. And judging from the neighbors on hyper-local social media sites such as Facebook and Nextd
  
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• Ducks announce signings of Luke Schenn, Carter Rowney, four others

  02-07-2018 19:25 via ocregister.com
  
  The Ducks added depth at each position Monday when they announced the signing of winger Carter Rowney and five other players to short-term, low-cost contracts.
  Rowney, a 29-year-old veteran of the Pittsburgh organization, signed a three-year contract worth a total of $3.4 million. Rowney played a part-time role with the Penguins in each of the past two seasons and totaled five goals and seven assists in 71 games.
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• Heisler: With LeBron James in hand, Lakers eye Kawhi Leonard or Kevin Durant next year

  02-07-2018 18:43 via ocregister.com
  
  So, how do you like the Lakers’ free agent summer so far?
  LeBron James was on the market for 43 hours after opting out, long enough to shrug off the bad news and decide to come anyway, putting the Lakers back on the world they had fallen off.
  As I write this Monday, they’re averaging about one move per hour, including the reported renunciation of Julius Randle. Shocking as that was to Lakers fans who had fallen in love with him, it’s entirely reasonable based on his fit wi
  
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• Developer of The Source in Buena Park gets OK for mixed use apartment project

  02-07-2018 18:36 via ocregister.com
  
  A mixed use building with 34 apartments will soon rise in Buena Park down the street from The Source, a sort of prelude to a much larger complex that may someday abut the mall.
  The Source developer M + D Properties recently got city approval for the smaller residential and commercial development at the corner of Beach Boulevard and 9th Street just south of I-5, where it will wrap a 95-foot-tall digital billboard recently went up. The billboard to aimed at those cruising the freeway.
  But Buena Pa
  
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• The California Republican Party’s long slide into irrelevance

  02-07-2018 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  It may be difficult to envision now, but a half-century ago, coastal California – from San Diego on the south to tiny Del Norte County on the north – was a Republican bastion.
  Democrats held some legislative and congressional seats along the coast, but Republicans dominated – and even prospered in the San Francisco Bay Area.
  The two parties were closely matched in statewide terms, with Democrats holding sway in inner-city Los Angeles and the state’s more rural regions, in
  
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• JC Penney to hire 350 seasonal workers in the LA area

  02-07-2018 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  J.C. Penney is looking to hire 350 seasonal workers in the Los Angeles area as it gears up for its busy back-to-school season.
  The local hiring is part of the Texas-based retailer’s plan to bring on 18,000 seasonal employees companywide to meet the anticipated demand. Openings are available for a variety of positions, including cashiers, replenishment specialists and beauty consultants.
  Flexible scheduling, discounts
  The company — which has 43 stores in Southern California that emplo
  
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• Fullerton 12-year-old powers his way to Junior Homerun Derby at this year’s MLB All-Star Game

  02-07-2018 17:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Ryan Prescott’s favorite baseball player is Mike Trout.
  Time will tell, but the way Ryan is hitting homeruns, he may one day enjoy the same superstar status as the Angels’ outfielder.
  For now though, Ryan, 12, will have to settle for a face-to-face meeting with the two-time American League MVP.
  Ryan, a Fullerton resident, will get to meet Trout, not to mention a bunch of other all stars at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
  Ryan Prescott, 12
  
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• Lakers add guard Rajon Rondo after renouncing center Julius Randle, who joins Pelicans

  02-07-2018 17:15 via ocregister.com
  
  The Lakers continued their dramatic offseason roster makeover Monday, when they agreed with free agent point guard Rajon Rondo on a one-season, $9-million contract, after renouncing their rights to center Julius Randle, making him an unrestricted free agent.
  Later in the day, Randle agreed on a two-year, $18-million deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, Rondo’s former team. Randle’s wife, Kendra, broke the news via Twitter. Players and teams are free to negotiate and agree on new contr
  
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• Harley-Davidson deserves President Donald Trump’s wrath — mostly

  02-07-2018 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  You have to love President Donald Trump. As a businessman he was ruthless in squeezing every last dollar from every opportunity. To lower costs he produced his goods in at least twelve foreign countries, including China, Indonesia and Mexico. Anything to make a buck.
  So it must be karma. The president launched a trade war, which basically means shooting one’s own consumers and producers.
  Among those hurt is the iconic U.S. motorcycle producer Harley-Davidson. The Trump tariffs are hurting
  
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• Here’s why ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ is gonna be huge

  02-07-2018 15:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Paul Rudd returns as Marvel’s dinkiest superhero in “Ant-Man and the Wasp.”
  As the title to this sequel to 2015’s goofiest of Marvel Cinematic Universe entries “Ant-Man” indicates, this time Rudd’s lovable felon Scott Lang is joined in battling bad guys by Evangeline Lilly’s newly suited-up Hope van Dyne. Michael Douglas returns as Hope’s father, shrinking particle inventor Hank Pym, and Michelle Pfeiffer is OW (Original Wasp) Janet van Dyne,
  
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• Andy Dick faces sexual battery allegation in Van Nuys court

  02-07-2018 15:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Comedian Andy Dick is slated to be arraigned July 18, 2018, in Van Nuys on misdemeanor counts of sexual battery and simple battery based on allegations that he groped a stranger on April 5. (2016 photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
  LOS ANGELES — Allegations of inappropriate behavior, some rising to the level of a criminal offense, are piling up against comedian Andy Dick.
  Dick is set to be arraigned July 18 in Van Nuys on one misdemeanor count each of sexual battery and simple battery
  
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• When Garret Anderson is your Angel on defense

  02-07-2018 15:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Today we examine a page out of the basketball playbook that came from an Angel.
  Coaches are always looking for an edge, picking the brains of others and researching the latest and greatest in techniques, coaching methods and strategies, including highly motivated volunteer parents in youth sports.
  With two boys, I enjoyed coaching for many years, including high school baseball (with no kid on the team). But coaching middle school basketball forced me to create plays to fit our personnel and lear
  
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• Belgium overcomes two-goal deficit to eliminate Japan from World Cup

  02-07-2018 15:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Japan’s Gaku Shibasaki, right, is shown with a yellow card by referee Malang Diedhiou during the round of 16 match between Belgium and Japan at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Rostov Arena, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Monday, July 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
  Belgium’s Eden Hazard kicks the ball behind Japan’s Maya Yoshida during the round of 16 match between Belgium and Japan at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Rostov Arena, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Monday, July 2, 2018. (
  
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• Trump’s ex-lawyer fires what could be a warning shot

  02-07-2018 14:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By TOM HAYS
  The Associated Press
  NEW YORK  — After once boasting he would “take a bullet” for Donald Trump, the president’s longtime personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen fired a possible warning shot toward the White House, saying he now puts “family and country first.”
  In his first interview since federal agents raided his home and hotel room three months ago as part of an investigation into his business dealings, Cohen made clear that protecting Trum
  
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• Christina El Moussa of ‘Flip or Flop’ buys gated home in Newport Beach for $4.1 million

  02-07-2018 14:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Christina El Moussa not only has a new HGTV reality show, she also has a new home — a nearly 5,000-square-foot spread in Newport Beach.
  After selling her five-bedroom, 6,366-square-foot Yorba Linda house for $2.925 million in May, she paid $4.1 million for the Newport Beach residence in an off-market deal, according to the Multiple Listing Service and other records.
  Set behind two gates, the house has four bedrooms and four bathrooms. The expansive backyard includes an outdoor kitchen and
  
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• After the bubble: How housing did in Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Niguel, San Clemente

  02-07-2018 14:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Homebuying in Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Niguel and San Clemente rose 54 percent in the past 10 years.
  In the first quarter of 2008, housing’s bubble was bursting and it was just months before the global financial collapse that led to the Great Recession. This three-month period still stands as Orange County’s slowest-selling start to any year in CoreLogic’s database that dates to 1988.
  We decided to see how neighborhood housing markets fared since, comparing homebuying&rs
  
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• LeBron to Lakers: Slam dunk for basketball, a dribble for the economy

  02-07-2018 14:16 via ocregister.com
  
  To the Lakers’ basketball fans in my audience, congratulations on LeBron James’ relocation to Los Angeles.
  To fans of the local economy, though, it’s a mere blip that this phenom — and star pro athletes are a significant financial enterprise — is coming West. There will be no significant LeBron “bump” in the local business climate.
  Yes, there will be monetary winners: The Lakers, for starters, will earn back every penny they spend on James. (Remember, th
  
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• Billy Eppler ponders a key stretch for the Angels leading up to the trading deadline

  02-07-2018 14:11 via ocregister.com
  
  SEATTLE — The standings and the schedule both make an unmistakable point.
  If the Angels are going to reach their goal of making the playoffs, they need to get going.
  Now.
  “We have three really important weeks in front us right now,” general manager Billy Eppler said Monday. “An opportunity is put in front of us because the team we’re chasing is within our division. We’re going to play them a good amount of times this month. We’ll see how everything unfol
  
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• Outdoor market at Saddleback College offers vintage goods, classic cars and more

  02-07-2018 13:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Nearly 200 vendors selling eclectic and vintage goods await at the Coast Vintage Market on the Saddleback College campus in Mission Viejo. The market is held the second Sunday monthly and features food trucks, live music, vintage trailers, classic cars, artisans and more.
  The market will be open 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, July 8 at 28000 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo, in Lot 9. Parking and admission are free. Please note that dogs are not allowed.
  For more information visit thecoastvintagema
  
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• Fans at World Cup watch party see Brazil defeat Mexico

  02-07-2018 13:52 via ocregister.com
  
  World Cup fans packed The Olde Ship British Pub in Santa Ana, Monday morning, watching Brazil defeat Mexico 2-0.
  Mexico fans outnumbered the Brazil fans by about 10 to 1 in the restaurant, where they had a breakfast buffet and beer starting at 7 a.m. When it was over, the bar quickly emptied, leaving some fans of the team from Mexico crying in their drinks.
  Mexico has never beaten, or even scored against, Brazil in World Cup competition.
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• National Hot Dog Month: Merrill Shindler’s ode to the noble hot dog

  02-07-2018 13:48 via ocregister.com
  
  While July is National Hot Dog Month, gourmets do not think much of the noble hot dog. They describe it, technically, as “various parts of pigs and cows, such as pieces of this and that, along with odds and ends, stuffed into lengths of something or other.”
  Which may be true in scientific terms. But it misses the pure romance of the hot dog.
  And by romance, I don’t mean all the significance that Freud and his friends put on the hot dog. I mean that to real guys, the hot dog isn
  
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• Mexico’s victor reaches out to Trump, seeks NAFTA deal

  02-07-2018 13:08 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARK STEVENSON, PETER ORSI and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN
  The Associated Press
  MEXICO CITY — The morning after his crushing election victory, Mexico’s president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador thanked President Donald Trump for his congratulation message and said he’ll contact the U.S. leader to “reach an understanding.”
  López Obrador said in an interview Monday with the Televisa news network that Trump’s Tweet Sunday night “was very r
  
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• Tesla finally hits 5,000 Model 3s per week. Can the pace continue?

  02-07-2018 13:06 via ocregister.com
  
  By Tom Krisher, The Associated Press
  Tesla Inc. made 5,031 lower-priced Model 3 electric cars during the last week of June, surpassing its often-missed goal of 5,000 per week. But the company still only managed to crank out an average of 2,198 per week for the quarter.
  Tesla reported making 28,578 Model 3s from April through June, according to its quarterly production release on Monday.
  The Model 3, which starts at $35,000, is the key to turning Tesla from a niche maker of expensive electric car
  
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• How Ronnie got a bit of his own back

  02-07-2018 13:06 via ocregister.com
  
  My brother-in-law, Ronnie, has never and will never forgive me for one horrible thing that, he claims, changed his life forever. No matter that it happened many years ago — the result of it remains strong to this day. That I was innocent of the impact it would have, don’t make no never mind.
  It all happened on one day — a day that shall forever live in infamy in Ronnie’s mind.
  My friends and I had gone to the huge auditorium in Santa Monica that featured lectures from the
  
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• Angels GM Billy Eppler says Shohei Ohtani ‘looked good’ in 2 simulated games over the weekend

  02-07-2018 12:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Angels general manager Billy Eppler said Monday he was impressed with Shohei Ohtani’s two days of workouts in simulated games over the weekend, as the club decides when to activate him.
  “He looked good,” Eppler said of the two simulated games. “He was making good decisions in the batter’s box, impacting the baseball. You could tell that he had really kept himself in elite physical condition during the time on the disabled list. All in all, we were pleased with how h
  
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• Is a great white shark stalking boaters near Oceanside Harbor?

  02-07-2018 12:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Beautiful and scary at the same time.
  That’s one of the comments on an Instagram video of a great white shark posted over the weekend by Dana Wharf.  The video was taken during one of the Dana Point-based company’s charter trips out of Oceanside, a seaside town just south of Orange County.
  On Friday afternoon, passengers watched as the big black fin cut through the water’s surface next to Dana Wharf’s 50-foot vessel.What looked like the same great white showed u
  
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• Eva Kilgore: A taquito served inside a burrito? It’s on the menu at the new Jimboy’s Tacos

  02-07-2018 12:48 via ocregister.com
  Took my daughter to the newly opened Jimboy’s Tacos for a late lunch recently and ordered The Jimboy Special — two ground beef tacos and a regular soft drink, for $7. Paige got the Jimboy Bowl with lettuce, pinto beans, red rice, pico (made fresh daily in small batches on location), and sour cream for $7. Service was fast, and extra friendly.
  The crispy, perfectly cooked taco shell is dusted with Parmesan cheese.
  The ground beef, cheese and lettuce made me very happy. But I also
  
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• The annual Brew Ha Ha Craft Beer Festival returns Sept. 15 in a new location

  02-07-2018 11:42 via ocregister.com
  
  For its ninth annual craft beer festival, Orange County’s Brew Ha Ha Productions has announced that its flagship event will take place in a new location on Saturday, Sept. 15. The festivities have been moved to Lakeview Park in Silverado, not far from its original location at Oak Canyon Ranch.
  “Lakeview Park offers beautiful views with more shade, a better breeze, and should also increase cell reception,” Cameron Collins of Brew Ha Ha Productions said via a press release.
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• Thai rescuers locate missing boys and coach alive in cave

  02-07-2018 11:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA
  The Associated Press
  MAE SAI, Thailand  — Rescuers located 12 boys and their soccer coach alive deep inside a partially flooded cave in northern Thailand late Monday, more than a week after they went missing, bringing hope in a desperate search that has attracted international help and captivated the nation.
  Chiang Rai provincial Gov. Narongsak Osatanakorn said the 13 were in the process of being rescued, but he cautioned that they were not out of peril yet.
  
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• Kids can find their inner artist at Festival of Arts Family Art Day

  02-07-2018 11:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Feeling creative? Families and children can enjoy an afternoon of art and entertainment at the Festival of Arts Family Art Day on Sunday, July 8. From noon to 3 p.m., the grounds will buzz with fun activities, hands-on art projects, and more. Family Art Day is free with Festival admission.
  A special coupon booklet will be distributed to children upon arrival, while supplies last. Kids will be able to create their own works of art at the Festival’s ceramic and mixed media workshops. Parents
  
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• Warren G showcases Long Beach in new hip-hop documentary, plays Summertime in the LBC July 7

  02-07-2018 11:22 via ocregister.com
  
  An aerial view of pans over Long Beach before closing in on people having a barbecue at a park before focusing on the corner of 21st Street and Lewis Avenue, the intersection made famous by Warren G in his 1994 hit “Regulate.”
  In the video for the song that’s where Warren G, a Long Beach native and hip-hop pioneer, “hooks a left” as he’s driving down the street to try to join a group of men playing dice before things turn violent.
  After the corner is shown in
  
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• Mexico knocked out of World Cup by Neymar and Brazil

  02-07-2018 11:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Brazil’s forward Neymar eyes the ball during the Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 football match between Brazil and Mexico at the Samara Arena in Samara on July 2, 2018. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) / AFP/Getty Images)
  Brazil’s forward Neymar (R) scores a goal during the Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 football match between Brazil and Mexico at the Samara Arena in Samara on July 2, 2018. (Photo by SAEED KHAN / AFP / Getty Images)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsMexico&r
  
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• Should the San Onofre nuclear cooling pipes remain under the ocean forever?

  02-07-2018 10:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Should the owners of the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station dig up and remove all the infrastructure snaking along the ocean floor?
  Or should they leave some structures beneath the waves, to perhaps bloom into an artificial reef for sea life?
  Should everyone acknowledge that the spent fuel entombed near the beach might, indeed, remain there far beyond 2049 – perhaps into perpetuity – and that an entirely new temporary storage system might eventually need to be built
  
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• Adam Duritz of Counting Crows talks about the band’s 25th anniversary tour that brings them to Southern California for a pair of shows

  02-07-2018 09:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Counting Crows, with singer Adam Duritz seen at center, will play a pair of shows in Irvine and Indio on July 8 and July 13, 2018, respectively. (Photo by Ehud Lazin)
  Singer Adam Duritz of Counting Crows, center, which plays a pair of Southern California shows in early July 2018. (Photo by Danny Clinch)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsCounting Crows will play a pair of shows in Irvine and Indio on July 8 and July 13, 2018, respectively. (Photo by Ehud Lazin)
  Singer Adam Duritz of Counting C
  
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• Santa Ana police fatally shoot man suspected of trying to break into cars next to police station, county jail

  02-07-2018 08:50 via ocregister.com
  
  A suspected car burglar was fatally shot by police Sunday night, July 1, inside a parking structure next to the Santa Ana police station and Orange County jail facilities.
  The man, believed to be in his 30s, was reported as acting suspiciously at around 11:30 p.m., “looking into windows and possibly casing for burglary into vehicles,” Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said Monday, July 2.
  Officers found the man on the second floor of the public-parking structure in the 1000
  
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