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• Poseidon desalination plant OK’d for preliminary contract terms

  18-07-2018 23:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Concerns over the cost and environmental impacts of desalinated water were overridden by the desire to fortify water supplies when the Orange County Water District board voted 6-2 Wednesday to approve non-binding contract terms with Poseidon, which has spent 20 years on the desalination plant proposal for Huntington Beach.
  The plan for the $1 billion plant and water distribution infrastructure would increase the monthly bill for the average residential customer receiving the water by an estimate
  
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• Del Mar opening day sees Restrainedvengence steal the show

  18-07-2018 23:20 via ocregister.com
  
  On an afternoon when veteran trainers Doug O’Neill and Jerry Hollendorfer combined for seven victories, a 3-year-old gelding named Restrainedvengence stole the show Wednesday at Del Mar.
  Not only did the son of Hold Me Back rally in the stretch to win Del Mar’s traditional opening-day feature, the $100,000 Oceanside Stakes, he also gave his trainer his first stakes victory of 2018 and continued to supply co-owner Bobby Grayson Jr. with a huge shot in the arm.
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• After slow start, Dodgers are in familiar place – with familiar expectations

  18-07-2018 22:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Justin Turner stood in the visitors’ clubhouse at Petco Park last week and unleashed the skeptic within.
  “I think that stuff is all noise,” the Dodgers third baseman said when asked about the rumor mill that was spitting out daily updates on the sweepstakes to land Manny Machado with the Dodgers always mentioned prominently. “Right now, we care about the 25 guys in here and that’s all we’re worried about.
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• Whicker: Manny Machado is still young, still in a hurry

  18-07-2018 21:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Frank Valdez has seen them come, seen them go. He has loaded up the pitching machines and listened to the crackling practice, through long Miami nights.
  He knew the minor leagues and he knew they wouldn’t hold Manny Machado very long.
  “I told him he would be in the big leagues in three years,” Valdez said Wednesday night. “I don’t know if he believed it, but he proved me wrong. He got there quicker than that.”
  Machado was drafted by Baltimore in 2011, the same
  
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• Mater Dei defensive back Zion Alefosio transfers to Villa Park

  18-07-2018 21:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Mater Dei junior defensive back Zion Alefosio, who showed promise last season for the 2017 national champions, has enrolled at Villa Park, Spartans athletic director Tom Fox confirmed Wednesday.
  Alefosio (6-0, 200) projects to play wide receiver and safety at Villa Park, the defending Crestview League champion and a CIF-SS Division 4 contender.
  He was a solid defensive back last season for Mater Dei. In 11 games, he recorded 32 tackles, including a season-high eight in a 52-21 victory against De
  
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• ESPYS 2018: Sights and sounds from the red carpet

  18-07-2018 20:44 via ocregister.com
  
  The sights and sounds from the 2018 ESPYS red carpet in Los Angeles.
  Check back below for updates.I struck gold on the #ESPYS red carpet. Olympic gold that is. Members of the United States men's curling team stop by for a chat.pic.twitter.com/BwpcWZh9xq
  — James H. Williams (@JHWreporter) July 18, 2018
  CB Darrelle Revis announced his retirement today after 11 #NFL seasons.
  I asked Revis at the #ESPYS, what’s next?Hint:pic.twitter.com/WdoykDFgfT
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• Sacha Baron Cohen tried — but failed — to dupe Riverside gun store, owner says

  18-07-2018 20:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Note: This story includes a link to a video that contains explicit language.
  A Riverside gun store owner has posted a video that appears to show actor Sacha Baron Cohen — disguised as a “Hungarian immigrant” — getting caught as he attempts to dupe the store’s employees.
  (The link below is to a video with explicit language.)
  Warrior One Guns And Ammo posted the video on its Facebook page Tuesday, July 17, just after Cohen released the first episod
  
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• Costa Mesa will pay former motel residents, create affordable homes to settle lawsuits

  18-07-2018 20:18 via ocregister.com
  
  The loss of motels that served as low-income housing in Costa Mesa will be the community’s gain in new, affordable homes, under lawsuit settlements reached between the city, a motel property owner and former motel residents.
  Over three years, the city was sued for its law limiting continuous hotel stays – meaning low-income residents who used the motels as housing had to move every 30 days – and for the approvals of a project to redevelop the former Costa Mesa Mo
  
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• Dodgers post-All-Star Game 2018 breakdown

  18-07-2018 20:01 via ocregister.com
  
  DODGERS FIRST-HALF REVIEW
  HOW THEY GOT HERE: They lost Justin Turner (wrist fracture) for the first 40 games of the season. They lost Corey Seager (Tommy John surgery) for the season. Four-fifths of the season-opening starting rotation was on the DL together at one point. That, more than any ‘World Series’ hangover, is why they were 10 games under .500 (16-26) after a six-game losing streak to the Cincinnati Reds in mid-May. But Turner returned during that losing streak. Max Muncy em
  
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• Del Mar racing consensus picks for Thursday, July 19

  18-07-2018 19:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Consensus box of picks come from Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Thursday, July 19 at Del Mar.
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• Former prosecutor claims Orange County district attorney ‘unfit’ to handle Golden State Killer cases

  18-07-2018 19:22 via ocregister.com
  
  A former homicide supervisor at the Orange County District Attorney’s Office is urging Sacramento County prosecutors not to move their Golden State Killer murder cases to Orange County, claiming District Attorney Tony Rackauckas is “unfit” to handle them.
  In a four-page letter, former Assistant District Attorney Michael Jacobs asked Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert to do “everything in your power” not to consolidate her two homicide cases
  
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• Law enforcement boosting efforts to target smugglers off California coast

  18-07-2018 19:19 via ocregister.com
  
  The unusual call came in about 4:30 a.m.: a small, speeding vessel was heading toward a nearby beach. For two sheriff’s deputies on patrol aboard a fire boat in Newport Harbor, a placid early morning shift was about to take an intriguing turn.
  Common sense suggested the mystery boat zipping toward the Newport Beach coastline last month wasn’t being piloted by a fisherman or recreational boaters out for a predawn spin.
  It first had been spotted by a U.S. Navy ship 100 miles or so sout
  
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• Democrats raising big money in contested O.C. congressional contests. Will it make a difference?

  18-07-2018 19:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Big money is pouring into Orange County congressional races like never before.
  Local Democratic candidates vying to flip four Republican-held House seats have raised substantial sums in recent months, receiving more cash than their GOP opponents, with two local Democrats collecting more than $1 million since April.
  Given that O.C. congressional races are more competitive than in previous years — and that many experts view the county as a key battleground in the national fight to control th
  
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• Teenager airlifted to hospital after fall off cliff at Emerald Bay, suffers serious injuries

  18-07-2018 18:53 via ocregister.com
  A 15-year old boy was rescued from Emerald Bay and flown to a trauma center by helicopter after he fell down a cliff and became pinned under rocks, Wednesday, July 18, authorities said.
  The boy lost his right arm and suffered injuries to a leg before he was flown to UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange about 4:13 p.m., authorities said.
  Firefighters were dispatched to Emerald Bay about 3:20 p.m. on a report of a person trapped, Orange County Fire Authority Fire Captain Tony Bommarito said.
  The boy
  
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• Dodgers’ trade for Manny Machado finalized, five prospects dealt to Baltimore Orioles

  18-07-2018 18:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Shuttered for years, Mannywood is re-opening in LA under new management.
  Despite reported hurdles with some of the medical reports involved, the Dodgers have finalized a deal sending a package of five minor-league prospects to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Manny Machado.
  Just over two months after losing one All-Star shortstop (Corey Seager) for the season, the Dodgers will replace him with another All-Star shortstop.
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• Whicker: Kawhi Leonard may be closer to L.A. in Toronto

  18-07-2018 18:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Kawhi Leonard already said he was done with San Antonio.
  Now we’ll see if he’s healthy enough to jump to the same conclusion about Toronto.
  The decision will get easier with each paycheck.
  The Spurs traded Leonard, his quadricep tendon injury and his contused feelings to the Raptors, even sent the useful Danny Green along for the ride. They receive DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a protected first-round draft choice.
  Leonard’s $20,099,000 salary was untouched by state taxes in
  
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• Southern California car wash mogul to pay $4.2 million for cheating 800 workers

  18-07-2018 18:32 via ocregister.com
  
  A Southern California car wash mogul cited for cheating more than 800 workers and destroying evidence will pay $4.2 million in back wages and penalties after two-year court battle with federal authorities.
  Vahid David Delrahim, of Los Angeles, failed to pay his workers minimum wage or overtime at a dozen car washes in Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
  A consent decree, approved this week by U.S. District Court Judge Fernando
  
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• Burt Call hired as baseball coach at Villa Park

  18-07-2018 18:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Burt Call, whose contract as Mater Dei’s baseball coach was not renewed after the 2018 season, has been hired as the head coach at Villa Park.
  Call coached Mater Dei for 19 seasons. The Monarchs won eight league championships and two CIF-Southern Section championships during his tenure. They also twice won the National High School Invitational tournament.
  Mater Dei this past spring finished 10-19 overall and 5-10 in the Trinity League. It was a rare non-playoffs season for Monarchs basebal
  
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• A political firestorm is about to hit the Capitol: Who will pay for wildfire damages?

  18-07-2018 18:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Asked this spring to identify the most important issue facing California lawmakers, the leader of the state Senate didn’t hesitate: wildfires.
  Two months later—with fires blazing from the Oregon border to San Diego—legislators are poised to wade into a political firestorm sparked by last year’s historic fires and mudslides, which destroyed about 10,000 buildings and killed at least 66 people.
  The biggest fight will be over liability—who pays for billions of dollars
  
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• Get a first look at Left Coast Brewing Co.’s new tasting room and Kansas City-style barbecue restaurant in Irvine

  18-07-2018 18:20 via ocregister.com
  
  San Clemente-based Left Coast Brewing Co. opened a second brewery in Irvine on Wednesday, July 11 with a tasting room, restaurant and distillery. Here’s the lowdown.
  Customers eat lunch at the new Left Coast Brewing location in Irvine on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  General manager Tommy Hadjis pours a beer at the new Left Coast Brewing location in Irvine on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)Sound
  
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• Angels issue statement supporting Mike Trout after Commissioner Rob Manfred’s marketing comment

  18-07-2018 17:26 via ocregister.com
  
  The Angels issued a statement Wednesday praising star outfielder Mike Trout for “prioritizing his personal values over commercial self-promotion”, apparently in response to comments from MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred at his annual All-Star Game news conference.
  In response to questions about Trout’s national profile and baseball’s attempts to market him, Manfred said: “Player marketing requires one thing, for sure: the player. You can not market a player pa
  
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• Wine and weed might not be allowed to mix in Temecula Valley

  18-07-2018 16:56 via ocregister.com
  
  In some regions of California, former vineyards are being converted to cannabis farms, wine conferences are having sessions about marijuana, and an up-and-coming job is cannabis sommelier.
  While the wine and marijuana industries are similar in some ways, blending those worlds isn’t always easy. Winegrowers and cannabis cultivators increasingly square off over customers, land and workers. And lingering stigmas have kept some of the state’s wine-growing regions from being open to the n
  
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• Report: Regional power grid would create thousands of California jobs in renewable energy industry

  18-07-2018 16:39 via ocregister.com
  
  A proposed network aimed at serving the electricity needs of California and other Western states would lower energy costs, spur a greater use of renewable energy and create another 10,000 to 20,000 jobs a year in California by 2030, an industry group claims.
  Next 10, a nonpartisan organization that seeks to improve the Golden State’s future, reached that conclusion in “A Regional Power Market for the West: Risks and Benefits.” The report takes a fresh look at the pros
  
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• Huh? Mater Dei picked second to St. John Bosco in national preseason poll

  18-07-2018 16:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Mater Dei’s football team beat St. John Bosco twice last season – the second time by 25 points in the CIF-SS Division 1 final – en route to national and California state titles but the Monarchs will chase the Braves this fall.
  At least according to MaxPreps.
  The national high school website this week ranked St. John Bosco first and Mater Dei second in its Preseason Top 25 Early Contenders list, citing “six months of research.”
  Judging by the video accompanying the s
  
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• Amid climate change and recent deaths, group demands worker protections from extreme heat

  18-07-2018 16:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Raudel Felix García of Fontana thought someone was playing a cruel joke on him when he was told a decade ago that his brother had died after working in the grape fields of Kern County.
  Audon Felix García had arrived from Zacatecas, Mexico just days before to work in the fields as he had done every other summer, his brother said. But the 41-year-old died two days after starting work loading boxes on the company truck, he said, due to temperatures that reached 112 degrees t
  
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• How will the LeBron James Lakers play? Luke Walton has a new world of possibilities

  18-07-2018 16:15 via ocregister.com
  
  So now we know “who” after the Lakers’ completed their summer remodeling project this month by signing free agent centerpiece LeBron James, plus JaVale McGee, Rajon Rondo and Lance Stephenson and re-signing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
  We’ll know “how” soon enough, when the new-look Lakers convene for training camp in September and Coach Luke Walton makes it known how he might mix and match James and the other three new players with the existing core of talented
  
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• Show zookeepers some appreciation at OC Zoo

  18-07-2018 15:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Get a zookeepers’ perspective on the OC Zoo Saturday, July 21.
  Zookeeper Appreciation Day will feature various “keeper chats” as well as a special talk at 10:30 a.m. on “So You Want to be a Zookeeper.”
  Children’s activities are planned throughout the day, including crafts and games. There will also be the chance to make thank-you cards for the hardworking zookeepers.
  Visitors are encouraged to wear zookeeper attire.
  “Visitors will be able to learn more a
  
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• Bolsa Row is finishing final designs now that it is approved to build in Little Saigon

  18-07-2018 15:44 via ocregister.com
  
  With a bundle of plans and permits approved by the Westminster City Council, Bolsa Row is just about ready to build on 6-acres of undeveloped land at Bolsa Avenue and Brookhurst Street – though at the reluctance of some of its neighbors.
  With a 144-room, five-story hotel, a 201-room, five-story apartment complex and an about 37,550 square feet of retail space, Westminster officials are touting Bolsa Road as one of the major development projects for the area.
  The buildings will be
  
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• LA rain and thunder strike in the middle of summer and Angelenos can’t deal

  18-07-2018 15:38 via ocregister.com
  
  You could say Los Angeles is a stranger to rain, especially during the summertime.
  So when some droplets and a few strikes of lightning hit around the Hollywood area early Wednesday afternoon – in the middle of July – locals couldn’t believe what they were seeing.
  There is, however, an explanation for this rare occurrence. It’s monsoon season and the result is muggy moisture in Southern California.Increasing monsoonal moisture will bring a threat of thunderstorm
  
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• Court blocks measure asking voters to split California in 3

  18-07-2018 15:35 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — A measure that would divide California into three parts won’t appear on the ballot in November, the state Supreme Court decided Wednesday.
  The justices ordered the secretary of state not to put the ballot initiative before voters, saying significant questions have been raised about its validity. The court will now consider the merits of a challenge brought by an environmental group.
  The Planning and Conservation League argues that dividing the nation’s most popu
  
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• Same Same But Different music festival lands at Lake Perris in September

  18-07-2018 15:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Yet another music festival has staked a claim in Southern California this fall. The new Same Same But Different festival will launch at Lake Perris State Recreation Area on Sept. 22-23.
  The inaugural two-day music and arts festival features acts such as Lettuce, Boombox, Through The Roots and The Family Crest on Saturday while Sunday’s lineup features Moon Hooch, The Floozies and Fashion Jackson.
  Although there will be two stages, only one stage at a time will have performan
  
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• Many OC players in Area Code Games

  18-07-2018 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Fourteen Orange County players were selected to play in the Area Code Games, a five-day baseball showcase at Blair Field in Long Beach.
  The Area Code games, annually featuring top players from the western United States, are Aug. 6-10. An eight-team division is for players who will be seniors in the 2018-19 school year. A six-team division is for underclassmen.
  The O.C. players on the Brewers seniors team: Cutter Clawson LHP, Laguna Beach High School; Michael Curialle, INF, JSerra; Emanuel Dean,
  
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• Punk band Face to Face goes acoustic with its new ‘Hold Fast’ album and tour

  18-07-2018 14:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Normally when Face to Face frontman Trever Keith hits the stage, it’s wild. Spit and sweat are flying everywhere, fans are passionately screaming along to Keith’s vocals, moshing hard in the pit and crowd surfing, hurling their flailing bodies over the barrier.
  For this upcoming tour, however, things will be a bit different as the Victorville-based punk rock band has stripped down and rearranged some of its biggest hits and fan favorites that span the quartet’s 27-year career f
  
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• It’s supposed to be a ‘mild’ year in Orange County for West Nile virus, but you should still take precautions

  18-07-2018 14:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Though the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District expects 2018 to be a “mild” year for West Nile virus, officials from the public health agency are nonetheless advising residents to do what they can to avoid getting bitten.
  Orange County residents are encouraged to use mosquito spray; close windows and doors unless screened; and wear light-colored long shirts and pants as darker colors attract mosquitoes.
  West Nile virus is transmitted to humans and animals by i
  
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• Storm cluster brings thunder, lightning, rain to Southern California, beaches evacuated

  18-07-2018 14:50 via ocregister.com
  
  A lightning strike is seen Wednesday, July 18, 2018, in Van Nuys as a storm cell moves west over the Santa Monica Mountains south of the San Fernando Valley. Lighting strikes started some small spot fire in the hills, and local beaches were closed down due to lightning till the storm cells move out of the area. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Special to the Los Angeles Daily News)<br />Photo by Gene Blevins/LA DailyNews/SCNG
  LOS ANGELES — A cluster of thunderstorms rolled slowly across the So
  
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• Comic-Con 2018: DC Comics movies, TV show to reign supreme in Saturday panels

  18-07-2018 14:49 via ocregister.com
  
  With Marvel films once again bowing out of Comic-Con International this year, DC Comics is set to make the most waves with its television shows and upcoming films during Saturday’s panels. Here’s a look what to expect from DC along with some other highlights of the day.
  Warner Brothers Theatrical
  Undoubtedly one of the biggest panels at Comic-Con every year, Warner Bros. films panel this year will take over Hall H for two hours beginning at 10:30 a.m. The panel will give fans “
  
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• Former O.C. real estate investor sentenced to prison for $12 million Ponzi scheme

  18-07-2018 13:28 via ocregister.com
  SANTA ANA – A former Coto De Caza man who ran a real estate scam that defrauded dozens of investors out of $12 million has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison.
  Francisco Plascencia Esparza, 46, last year pleaded guilty to wire fraud; he admitted to soliciting money from investors by falsely promising to use the funds to acquire real estate.
  U.S. District Judge David O. Carter on Tuesday ordered Esparza, who now lives in Georgia, to serve 78 months in prison and to
  
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• Tale of sex, deception emerges about suspected Russian agent

  18-07-2018 13:26 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHAD DAY and ERIC TUCKER
  The Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — A 29-year-old gun-rights activist suspected of being a covert Russian agent was likely in contact with Kremlin operatives while living in the United States, prosecutors said Wednesday in court papers that also accused her of using sex and deception to forge influential connections.
  The woman, Maria Butina, was observed by the FBI dining privately with a Russian diplomat suspected of being an intelligence operative in the weeks b
  
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• Comic-Con 2018: ‘The Walking Dead,’ “Cloak & Dagger’ and more lead Friday panels

  18-07-2018 13:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Fear will take over Comic-Con International on Friday as horror films and television shows take center stage. Here’s a look at some of the biggest panels of the day.
  Halloween and Glass
  Universal Pictures will bring both the upcoming films “Halloween” and “Glass” to Hall H from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. Friday. “Filmmakers and actors from two of Universal’s most-anticipated upcoming releases – “Glass,” from M. Night Shyamalan, and “Hallow
  
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• Photos: Small-format Target opens in former Kmart in Anaheim

  18-07-2018 13:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Bright styles were front and center at the small-format Target in Anaheim. The store’s compact arrangement means the retailer can more quickly update the inventory based on what customers buy — or don’t. (Samantha Gowen, SCNG)
  Target has ramped up its apparel lines for the whole family. The mini-store in Anaheim puts women’s fashion first but also includes a large children’s selection and menswear. (Samantha Gowen, SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsAs you e
  
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• Best thing I ate: Ideal Italian pasta in San Juan Capistrano

  18-07-2018 13:03 via ocregister.com
  
  More often than not when I order pasta at an Italian restaurant locally, the pasta is dramatically over-sauced.
  There are always three or four spoonfuls of sauce for every half spoonful of actual pasta. That’s an American vagary that drives me crazy. In Italy, the pasta itself is allowed to star. The sauce is simply a way of dressing the pasta, never the other way around.
  Good pasta can and should be allowed to shine.
  So I was delighted to find the tagliolini at Ciao Pasta in San Juan Capi
  
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• Anaheim chooses city manager who was cleared of alleged sexual misconduct at last post

  18-07-2018 12:52 via ocregister.com
  
  After a year without a permanent city manager, Anaheim has filled the post, hiring former San Leandro city manager Chris Zapata.
  Zapata, 58, chose to end his six-year tenure in the Northern California city earlier this month, a few weeks after that City Council reinstated him following an independent investigation that said allegations made of sexual misconduct could not be sustained.
  The Anaheim City Council unanimously voted Tuesday, July 17, to give Zapata a five-year contract with an annual
  
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• Reaction: Spurs trade Riverside’s Kawhi Leonard to the Raptors for Compton’s DeMar DeRozan

  18-07-2018 12:43 via ocregister.com
  
  DeMar DeRozan (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press, File)
  Kawhi Leonard. (Eric Gay/AP, file)
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  The latest NBA trade involves two players from Southern California and it would appear that neither one is thrilled about the situation.
  Kawhi Leonard, who played high school basketball in Riverside, has been at the center of trade talks for months now. According to reports over the last few months, it
  
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• Elon Musk apologizes for comments about cave rescue diver

  18-07-2018 12:01 via ocregister.com
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has apologized for calling a British diver involved in the Thailand cave rescue a pedophile, saying he spoke in anger but was wrong to do so.
  There was no immediate public reaction from diver Vern Unsworth to Musk’s latest tweets .
  Musk’s initial tweet calling Unsworth a “pedo” was a response to a TV interview Unsworth gave. In it, he said Musk and SpaceX engineers orchestrated a “PR stunt” by sending a small
  
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• Friends Steve Martin and Martin Short are bringing their comedy and music show to 3 Southern California venues

  18-07-2018 12:00 via ocregister.com
  
  There’s an ease about Steve Martin and Martin Short born of three decades of friendship, and as these two all-around entertainers describe it, that’s the main reason they’ve continued to head out on the road for two years and counting to perform together in a show they gave the tongue-in-cheek title of “An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life.”
  “I just find it very easy-going and funny,” says Martin, who grew up in Garden Grove, of the colla
  
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• 2 things to do at Southern California casinos this weekend (July 20-22)

  18-07-2018 11:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
  Good luck sitting still when Grammy Award-winning entertainer Pitbull brings his party vibes to two Southern California casinos this weekend. His first stop is Friday, July 20, at Pechanga Resort and Casino and then heads to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino Saturday, July 21. The snappy dressing rapper gained acclaim with debut album “M.I.A.M.I” in 2004. Several albums followed, including “Climate Change” in 2017, while hits such as &l
  
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• Mission Viejo running back Jamari Ferrell returns healthy, ‘hungry’ for monster season

  18-07-2018 11:39 via ocregister.com
  
  They’re the forgotten players at 7-on-7 passing events but once the pads come on and the football games begin, they receive much more attention and often leave a lasting impression.
  Make no mistake, running backs are still prized possessions in high school football, which is why Mission Viejo is encouraged by the healthy return of Jamari Ferrell.
  The senior running back has been a bundle of energy the past two weekends, helping the Diablos finish strong at the Edison (runner-up) and Missio
  
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• Who is Manny Machado – what Dodgers fans need to know

  18-07-2018 11:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Here’s a quick look at Manny Machado, the 26-year-old shortstop/third baseman whom the Dodgers will reportedly acquire from the Baltimore Orioles.
  Name: Manuel Arturo Machado
  Born: July 6, 1992, in Hialeah, Fla.
  High school: Brito High in Miami
  Drafted: No. 3 overall by Baltimore in the 2010 Major League Baseball draft
  Size: 6-foot-3, 185 pounds
  Bats/Throws: Right/Right
  Uniform number: 13 (currently worn by rookie pitcher Caleb Ferguson)
  Positions: Shortstop (148 games); Third base (715 ga
  
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• Out of hospital, Thai boys recount moment they were found

  18-07-2018 10:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA
  The Associated Press
  CHIANG RAI, Thailand — Trapped in the recesses of a flooded cave, the 12 boys and their soccer coach were trying to dig their way out when they heard voices in the darkness. Their coach quickly told everyone to be quiet.
  “We weren’t sure if it was for real,” said 14-year-old Adul Samon. “So we stopped and listened. And it turned out to be true. I was shocked.”
  That stunning moment when two Briti
  
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• Comic-Con 2018: ‘Doctor Who,’ ‘Breaking Bad’ and more top Thursday panels

  18-07-2018 10:25 via ocregister.com
  
  As Comic-Con International kicks off in San Diego Thursday, here’s a look at the biggest television and movie panels of the day.
  Doctor Who
  The 13th Doctor and first female Time Lord, Jodie Whittaker, will join co-stars Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill, showrunner Chris Chibnall and executive producer Matt Stevens at 11:45 a.m. in Hall H to make their “Doctor Who” debut. “With this year’s highly anticipated season packed full of action, adventure, humor, and emotion, this
  
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