• Week 0: High school football predictions from Fryer and Albano

    Week 0: High school football predictions from Fryer and Albano
    Steve Fryer and Dan Albano make their predictions on the Week 0 high school football games.
    WEEK 0 GAMES
    FRYER
    ALBANOCorona del Mar vs. JSerra
    JSerra
    JSerraUpland vs. La Habra
    Upland
    La HabraBishop Amat vs. Mater Dei
    Mater Dei
    Mater DeiTustin vs. Capistrano Valley
    Capo Valley
    Capo ValleyTesoro vs. Edison
    Edison
    EdisonCypress vs. Woodbridge
    Cypress
    CypressGodinez vs. Beckman
    Godinez
    BeckmanLa Mirada vs. El Toro
    La Mirada
    El ToroHuntington Beach vs. Canyon
    Huntington Beach
    Huntington BeachSan Clem
  • USC using caution with return of senior linebacker Cameron Smith

    USC using caution with return of senior linebacker Cameron Smith
    LOS ANGELES — The workload for USC linebacker Cameron Smith has been limited for most of preseason training camp.
    When the Trojans began their second practice earlier this month, Smith’s hamstring tightened up during the workout, and over the following weeks, coaches exercised caution with the senior’s return.
    It was not until Monday before Smith resumed practicing and his participation has been modified, restricted to individual drills and 7-on-7 periods. When USC holds its se
  • Angels start strong but fade at the finish in loss to Rangers

    Angels start strong but fade at the finish in loss to Rangers
    Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols (5) puts out Texas Rangers’ Rougned Odor (12), who bunted during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)
    ARLINGTON, TX – AUGUST 16:Taylor Cole #67 of the Los Angeles Angels throws against the Texas Rangers in the first inning at Globe Life Park in Arlington on August 16, 2018 in Arlington, Texas.(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)SoundThe gallery will resume insec
  • Mission to Mars: How 46 CSUF students ended up roving in the Utah desert

    Mission to Mars: How 46 CSUF students ended up roving in the Utah desert
    Luis Toledo, left, Daniel Lee and Armon Rahimi in Primm, Nevada, on the way to the competition. (Photo by Georden Grabuskie)
    Competitors in the Univerity Rover Challenge stay in tents during the competition in Hanksville, Utah. (Photo by Georden Grabuskie)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsThe Mars Society sponsors the University Rover Challenge in Hanksville, Utah, challenging college teams to design and build the next generation of Mars rovers that will one day work alongside human explorer
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  • Two stabbed in possibly gang-related altercation in San Clemente

    Two stabbed in possibly gang-related altercation in San Clemente
    Suspects remain at large after two men in their 20’s sustained non-life-threatening stab wounds during what may have been a gang-related altercation on Thursday, August 16 in San Clemente.
    Deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports of a disturbance near Calle Agua and Camino El Molino at about 6:40 a.m. on Thursday, according to a department spokeswoman.
    When authorities arrived, at least one male, possibly between the ages of 14 and 20 and wearing dark
  • 2 stabbed in possibly gang-related altercation in San Clemente

    2 stabbed in possibly gang-related altercation in San Clemente
    Suspects remain at large after two men in their 20’s sustained non-life-threatening stab wounds during what may have been a gang-related altercation on Thursday, August 16 in San Clemente.
    Deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports of a disturbance near Calle Agua and Camino El Molino at about 6:40 a.m. on Thursday, according to a department spokeswoman.
    When authorities arrived, at least one male, possibly between the ages of 14 and 20 and wearing dark
  • Animal advocates question safety of free, low-cost pet adoptions following alleged abuse of pit bull

    Animal advocates question safety of free, low-cost pet adoptions following alleged abuse of pit bull
    Animal advocates are calling for increased scrutiny of pet adopters and an end to low-cost adoptions in the wake of allegations that a dog was mistreated after being taken from OC Animal Care during a free event in July.
    “I want to make it so laws are changed,” said Breanna Dato, who volunteers with Live Love Animal Rescue of Long Beach. “Nobody should just be able to walk into a shelter and pay a small amount of money and leave with an animal. There should be sc
  • Orange County scores and player stats for Thursday (8-16-18)

    Orange County scores and player stats for Thursday (8-16-18)
    Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Thursday, Aug. 16.
    GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
    NONLEAGUE
    Sonora def. Savanna, 25-16, 25-16, 25-10
    Son: Gonzalez 17 kills
    Mater Dei def. Sierra Canyon, 25-23, 25-22, 21-25, 23-25, 16-14
     
     
     
     
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  • Anaheim officials to Disney: Let’s talk about hotel subsidy

    Anaheim officials to Disney: Let’s talk about hotel subsidy
    Surprised by Disney’s decision to halt construction of a planned 700-room luxury hotel, Anaheim officials said Thursday they want to work things out with the company, which is the city’s largest employer and provides the bulk of the city’s tourism revenue.
    City leaders had promised, via a 2016 agreement, to let Disney keep 70 percent of room taxes paid by guests at the new hotel for 20 years. That money, an estimated $267 million that would otherwise go to the city, was of
  • Phil Dalhausser humbled to receive sixth plaque at Manhattan Beach

    Phil Dalhausser humbled to receive sixth plaque at Manhattan Beach
    Phil Dalhausser makes a big block during a quarterfinal match at the 2017 World Series of Beach Volleyball in Long Beach. The three-time Olympian and partner Nick Lucena are the top-seeded duo for this week’s AVP Manhattan Beach Open. Main Draw play begins Friday. (Photo by Scott Varley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
    Phil Dalhausser returns a ball during the Huntington Beach Open earlier this spring. Dalhausser and partner Nick Lucena, not pictured, are the top-seeded duo for this week’s AVP
  • Best of the beach are immortalized on Walk of Fame to kick off AVP Manhattan Beach Open

    Best of the beach are immortalized on Walk of Fame to kick off AVP Manhattan Beach Open
    As the granddaddy of beach volleyball tournaments got underway Thursday, winners of last year’s AVP Manhattan Beach Open were honored with bronze plaques on the Manhattan Beach Pier’s Walk of Fame.
    Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena on the men’s side, and Brittany Hochevar and Emily Day on the women’s side were immortalized again, along with legends of the AVP, from Karch Kiraly to Kerri Walsh Jennings.
    Brittany Hochevar, left, and Emily Day open up their 2017 AVP Manha
  • Toyota’s exit from Torrance was taste of things to come for Long Beach

    Toyota’s exit from Torrance was taste of things to come for Long Beach
    Long Beach’s loss of the long-time sponsor of its signature annual sporting event, the Toyota Grand Prix, was foreshadowed by the announcement in 2014 that the company intended to move its North American headquarters from Torrance to Texas by the end of 2017, taking about 3,000 highly paid jobs with it.
    Yet while the exit of a multinational corporation’s national office was a blow to the city’s prestige, it has scarcely been noticed in Torrance and the South Bay.
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  • Orange County high school schedule: Friday, Aug. 17

    Orange County high school schedule: Friday, Aug. 17
    The Orange County high school sports schedule for Friday, Aug. 17.
    FOOTBALL
    Games 7 p.m. unless noted
    NONLEAGUE
    Upland at La Habra, Corona del Mar at JSerra, Bishop Amat vs. Mater Dei at Santa Ana Stadium, Norwalk vs. Pacifica at Garden Grove High, Tustin at Capistrano Valley, Cypress vs. Woodbridge at University High, Beckman vs. Godinez at Santa Ana Valley High, Fairmont Prep at Portola, Tesoro vs. Edison at Huntington Beach High, Magnolia at Bolsa Grande, Los Amigos at Dana Hills, St. Anthony
  • Game of the week: No. 6 Corona del Mar at No. 4 JSerra

    Game of the week: No. 6 Corona del Mar at No. 4 JSerra
    Corona del Mar expects its greatest challenge to be at the line of scrimmage. JSerra locates its test in the secondary.
    The No. 6 Sea Kings and No. 4 Lions each have some concerns – or call it healthy respect – for each other entering their intriguing season-opening game Friday at JSerra High at 7 p.m.
    But is that enough for a competitive duel between one of the Trinity League’s best and one of Orange County’s finest public schools?
    “I expect a really good game,&rdq
  • Fryer on football: Previews and predictions for the top Week 0 games

    Fryer on football: Previews and predictions for the top Week 0 games
    Check out our 2018 high school football preview page
    The Orange County high school football games Friday:
    GAME OF THE WEEK
    Preview: Corona del Mar (10-2 in 2017) at JSerra (7-4), Friday, 7 p.m.
    Winner: JSerra
    OTHER TOP GAMES
    Upland (12-1) vs. No. 7 La Habra (7-4)
    Where, when: La Habra High, Friday, 7 p.m.
    Analysis: Upland was a CIF Southern Section Division 2 semifinalist last season. La Habra lost a couple of fine players who transferred out, but the Highlanders have plenty of good ones re
  • Wanted man crashes through pizza parlor window in Santa Ana, listed in critical condition

    Wanted man crashes through pizza parlor window in Santa Ana, listed in critical condition
    A parolee collapsed after crashing through the window of a Santa Ana pizza parlor while fleeing from police on Thursday, August 16.
    Authorities say Orange police officers spotted a man in his 30’s known to have an outstanding arrest warrant near the 2700 block of North Grand Avenue.
    The individual ran, initiating a chase through a shopping center, according to Orange police Sgt. Phil McMullin. He said the chase ended shortly after the suspect jumped through a window at Buccaneer Pizza, sha
  • Competing for California’s biggest pension-spiking scam

    Competing for California’s biggest pension-spiking scam
    Pension-outrage wise, it’s pretty hard to top the story that the new LAPD chief scammed the system by “retiring” for a month and thus pocketed a cool $1.27 million lump sum before returning to work.
    But that’s precisely what the Los Angeles Times this week reported that Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore did — because he could. Even though it feels as if a flagrant white-collar crime has been perpetrated against the people of the state of California, what Moore d
  • Speed boat driver dies days after high-speed crash in Long Beach

    Speed boat driver dies days after high-speed crash in Long Beach
    A speed boat driver who was critically injured during a race at Marine Stadium in Long Beach more than a week ago has died, his family said.
    Gregory Paul Duff, 36, died Wednesday afternoon, his sister, Carrie Duff, said in a Facebook post.Duff was seriously injured at the Sprint Nationals Boat Races in Alamitos Bay the morning of Aug. 5, when another boat went airborne on a turn and crashed into his. The boats were traveling at speeds of 100 miles per hour, according to race direc
  • California’s massive wildfires demonstrate the merit of suits against the Trump administration

    California’s massive wildfires demonstrate the merit of suits against the Trump administration
    No state has been more visible than California in resisting the environmental policies of President Trump, filing 38 lawsuits by the beginning of this month. Now the state’s massive early fire season is demonstrating the merit of those legal actions.
    For every authority analyzing the unprecedented level of early summer blazes here and around the world agrees that one major cause is heat — record heat that has beset almost every place in the world from Switzerland to Hong Kong, from S
  • LA mayor turns down $425K in federal funding to counter violent extremism after opposition from civil rights groups stalls process

    LA mayor turns down $425K in federal funding to counter violent extremism after opposition from civil rights groups stalls process
    Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office has turned down a $425,000 federal grant to counter violent extremism after a wave of opposition from civil rights organizations, which said the program would target and vilify Muslims.
    Garcetti’s office, which was to administer the grant after securing City Council approval, told the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday Aug. 14 that it will not accept the funding, said Alex Comisar, spokesman for the mayor.
    “Unfortunately, a signific
  • LAPD says it’s not clear sexual abuse of pit bull actually happened

    LAPD says it’s not clear sexual abuse of pit bull actually happened
    A forensic veterinarian with the Los Angeles Police Department has found no evidence of a sexual assault of an abused 5-year-old pit bull adopted from an Orange County animal shelter, police said Thursday, Aug. 16.
    The dog, Valerie, was reported by members of the nonprofit animal rescue group Ghetto Rescue to have died Aug. 6 on W. 85th Street in South Los Angeles. A chip on the dog showed she was adopted from OC Animal Care on July 23.
    Initial reports were that she suffered an aortic
  • Laguna Woods Village housing mutuals announce board candidates

    Laguna Woods Village housing mutuals announce board candidates
    Applications have been accepted for qualified candidates willing to serve as directors on the United and Third mutual boards. In the coming weeks, the Globe will publish candidate statements and profiles.
    United Mutual
    Eight candidates have filed nomination papers to run for four open seats on the United Board.
    United Mutual candidates seeking a 3-year term are Elsie Addington, Janey Dorrell, Anthony Liberatore, Sue Margolis, Gregory McLaughlin, Dorothy Pacella,&nbs
  • Lakers’ Caldwell-Pope, coach Walton’s day at Rolling Hills basketball camp is a slam-dunk for delighted kids

    Lakers’ Caldwell-Pope, coach Walton’s day at Rolling Hills basketball camp is a slam-dunk for delighted kids
    By Nicholas Ingram, Contributing Reporter
    It was all about the smiles Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope saw while participating in the 22nd annual community basketball game at Camp Escapades, held at Rolling Hills Country Day School Thursday morning.
    Lakers coach Luke Walton and players Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Josh Hart participated in community basketball game during Camp Escapades. The camp for developmentally challenged kids is held annually at Rolling Hills Cou
  • You say you want an evolution? Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw has had to adapt in recent years

    You say you want an evolution? Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw has had to adapt in recent years
    “There’s not a conscious decision to change. It just happens,” Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw says of a possible evolution in the way he attacks hitters or mixes his pitches. “I look at how many runs you give up. Because that’s what matters. It doesn’t matter how you do it. Just don’t give up runs.” (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
    Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws to the plate during the firs
  • Watching California’s political-finance watchdogs

    Watching California’s political-finance watchdogs
    Don’t we want California’s campaign-finance watchdogs doggedly watching candidates’ money habits rather than bickering among themselves about their own pay as the November elections approach?
    We do, and yet that’s not what we are getting.
    Taryn Luna in the Sacramento Bee this week detailed how the California Fair Political Practices Commission this year has seemingly been more about internal squabbles than doing the people’s work.
    Related Articles The moratorium on
  • In attempt to save starving orca population, advocacy group sues Trump administration

    In attempt to save starving orca population, advocacy group sues Trump administration
    The Southern Resident orcas are under threat.
    For more than two weeks this August, a mother orca carried around her calf while the world watched her mourn.
    More recently, rescue teams have been desperately attempting to entice a starving young female orca to eat with live salmon feedings.
    In an attempt to help the few remaining Southern Residents, the Center for Biological Diversity announced its lawsuit against the Trump administration on Thursday.
    “Time is running out fast,” said C
  • How to get into Southern California museums for free in September

    How to get into Southern California museums for free in September
    I’ve got my ticket, go get yours.
    More than 1,250 museums across the nation will offer free general admission on Museum Day, Saturday, Sept. 22, with Smithsonian magazine playing host to the annual celebration of boundless curiosity.
    The one-day event began in 2005, and allows free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket, good for two guests.
    Tickets are available to download by visiting www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday. You can search for one of 15 museums in California,
  • UCLA adds Auburn, Hawai’i, New Mexico State to football schedule over next decade

    UCLA adds Auburn, Hawai’i, New Mexico State to football schedule over next decade
    UCLA’s nonconference football schedule for the next decade is starting to take shape.
    The Bruins will play a home-and-home series with Auburn in 2027 and 2028 and a three-game series with Hawai’i in 2020, 2021 and 2027. UCLA also added New Mexico State to its home slate in 2020.
    Contracted in March of last year, the UCLA-Auburn series will start with the Tigers coming to the Rose Bowl on Sept. 4, 2027. The teams will meet again to start the 2028 season on Sept. 2 at Jordan-Hare Stadi
  • ACEing Autism set for Saturday; Maccabi Games wrap up

    ACEing Autism set for Saturday; Maccabi Games wrap up
    Summer is a busy time in Newport Beach for sporting events, and that includes lots of activities not connected to a water craft, board or associated with the ocean.
    This month features two special events: Sage Hill School in Newport Coast will be the site of the ACEing Autism fundraiser from 1 to 7 p.m. Aug. 18, and the Merage Jewish Community Center in Newport Beach last week hosted the Maccabi Games, which features Olympic-style sporting competition annually and is the largest Jewish youth eve
  • Long-awaited Tokyo Central opens at former Yorba Linda Bowl

    Long-awaited Tokyo Central opens at former Yorba Linda Bowl
    There is activity again at the former Yorba Linda Bowl, and lots of it, as crowds of shoppers and the just-curious filled a Japanese market holding a soft opening on Thursday, Aug. 16.
    Yorba Linda’s new Tokyo Central features a variety of Japanese groceries, meats, fresh and prepared foods, a bakery and housewares filling its 31,686 square feet. A sake bar is still planned for the store.
    Its official opening is expected in October. But already its aisles were full.
    Hisako Hoshide look
  • Bruce Bowen, saying he was excused for criticizing Kawhi Leonard, criticizes Clippers

    Bruce Bowen, saying he was excused for criticizing Kawhi Leonard, criticizes Clippers
    Bruce Bowen defended comments that he said caused the Clippers to excuse him from his role as a television analyst after he criticized 2019 free-agent-to-be Kawhi Leonard: “If you can’t get free agents in California, in Los Angeles, that has nothing to do with Bruce Bowen, that has to do with the organization.”
    Speaking Thursday on “The Dan Patrick Show,” the three-time NBA champion with the Spurs said he was just doing his job when he expressed his thoughts ab
  • Sparks games with Washington, Connecticut will determine playoff seeding

    Sparks games with Washington, Connecticut will determine playoff seeding
    Their armor packed, the Sparks hit the road for their final two regular-season clashes, against the Connecticut Sun and Washington Mystics. Those contests will have major consequences on next week’s playoff pairings — including which of those three teams earns first- and second-round byes.
    “The mood of the season right now is that everybody is fighting to the death, really,” said Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike, whose 20 points and eight rebounds helped LA defeat the New Yo
  • What it was like to spend my 33rd birthday with Aretha Franklin

    What it was like to spend my 33rd birthday with Aretha Franklin
    “Hello, Ms. Kelli,” the familiar, sweet voice came out of my cell phone.
    I froze for a moment, the hairs on my arms standing up and my throat suddenly felt like sandpaper.
    “Hello, Ms. Franklin,” I replied.
    It was July 22, 2015, just two weeks before Aretha Franklin, the undisputed Queen of Soul, would perform one of her very last shows in Southern California as she headlined Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Aug. 2.
    Once I shook my nerves away and grabbed a qui
  • American citizen from Orange County detained in Vietnam on a “spurious charge”

    American citizen from Orange County detained in Vietnam on a “spurious charge”
    Orange resident Michael Nguyen, an American citizen, remains in a Vietnamese prison. His wife and four daughters haven’t been able to speak with him since he was detained last month and they’re worried sick.
    But family members said they’re happy that local legislators are banding together in a bipartisan effort to work on his release.
    Nguyen’s family has met in recent weeks with four Congress members: Rep. Mimi Walters, R-Irvine, Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Long Beach,  R
  • UCLA offense bolstered by deep tight ends group

    UCLA offense bolstered by deep tight ends group
    LOS ANGELES — Three seasons ago, Jordan Wilson was the rarest of rare prospects for UCLA. When he signed with the Bruins, he did so as a true tight end. It was a lonely distinction among the converted receivers that populated the tight ends room at that time.
    Now the Nashville native has found contemporaries in a position group that’s potentially one of the strengths of the UCLA offense. The unit that started three seasons ago with a rag-tag group of former receivers, fullbacks and q
  • Yasiel Puig suspended two games for his part in Tuesday’s Dodgers-Giants brawl

    Yasiel Puig suspended two games for his part in Tuesday’s Dodgers-Giants brawl
    Major League Baseball has determined that Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was largely to blame for Tuesday night’s benches-clearing brawl between the Dodgers and San Francisco Giants and suspended him for two games as punishment.
    Puig and Giants catcher Nick Hundley were the main combatants. Both were ejected and both were fined. But only Puig drew a suspension.
    REPLAY: Photos, video from Tuesday’s Dodgers-Giants melee
    The official release from the office of Chief Baseball Officer Joe
  • Attention late-night drivers: Part of the 405 will be closed this weekend

    Attention late-night drivers: Part of the 405 will be closed this weekend
    A warning to late owls and early birds: Plan ahead this weekend.
    The 405 Freeway between Beach Boulevard and Bolsa Avenue/Goldenwest Street will be off-limits from 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, to 7 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, Orange County Transportation Authority spokesman Joel Zlotnik said.
    Again, starting Saturday, Aug. 25, that stretch of freeway running through Huntington Beach and Westminster will shut down over the same time frame.
    During the two closures, the McFadden Av
  • Successful Aging: Find your passion — more strategies for the road to discovery

    Successful Aging: Find your passion — more strategies for the road to discovery
    Dear readers,
    Last week S.G., a recently retired scientist, had difficulty answering this question: “What is your passion?” He felt guilty having no answer. We provided 10 questions to help him. This week, we offer another approach.
    But first, a few lines about passion. It’s defined as “a strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something.”
    The humanitarian Albert Schweitzer emphasized its importance and also a concern. He wrote, “As soon as you notice t
  • Looking for a new pet? OC Animal Care is offering discounts to encourage adoptions

    Looking for a new pet? OC Animal Care is offering discounts to encourage adoptions
    OC Animal Care in Tustin will have more than 80 dogs, plus assorted cats and rabbits, available for adoption during Saturday’s Clear the Shelters event.
    The annual nationwide effort resulted in 80,000 adoptions last year, from 1,000 participating shelters, according to the organizer’s website. Most of the usual adoption fees are waived during the event to encourage adoptions.
    Click through the slideshow to see some of the local animals up for adoption on Saturday.
    Casper is one of th
  • Readers split on who is to blame in Trump battle with media

    Readers split on who is to blame in Trump battle with media
    Some say my recent column on President Donald Trump tweeting about so-called “fake news” and calling the media an “enemy of the people” lacked teeth.
    I can’t disagree with that. My purpose wasn’t to provoke back-biting, but to provoke thought.
    Dozens of you sent emails, others wrote online comments. Surprisingly, the response split pretty evenly and as our nation tilts in disparate directions, these different points of view are well worth pondering.
    I will lea
  • The moratorium on soda taxes puts California on the right track

    The moratorium on soda taxes puts California on the right track
    California recently banned future local soda taxes until 2031 as part of a compromise bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. Places like Berkeley and Oakland, where taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages already are in place, can keep them, but other cities and counties cannot enact new ones.
    Public health groups immediately began complaining that the move prevents local governments from “nudging” low-income people towards healthier lifestyles by raising the price of a
  • 10 theater productions to see in Southern California this week, Aug. 17-23

    10 theater productions to see in Southern California this week, Aug. 17-23
    LOS ANGELES COUNTY
    ‘The Glass Menagerie’
    International City Theatre’s production of the Tennessee Williams 1944 classic begins previews next week.
    Where: The Beverly O’Neill Theater, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach
    When: Previews 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, and Thursday, Aug. 23; regular run opens Friday, Aug. 24 and continues through Sept. 9.
    Tickets: $35 for previews; $47-$49 for regular performances, $55 for opening night
    Information: 562-495-4595; ictlongbeach.org
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  • 27 facts about the Pacific Classic at Del Mar you might not know

    27 facts about the Pacific Classic at Del Mar you might not know
    Fancy yourself a Southern California racing aficionado? Think you could hold your own in a trivia contest at your favorite watering hole?
    OK, try this one.
    Which jockeys have won the most Pacific Classics, Del Mar’s signature race that will be run for the 28th time Saturday?
    If you said Mike Smith and the late Garrett Gomez, give yourself a pat on the back. They share the record with four victories.
    Most wins by a trainer?
    The late Bobby Frankel won six, but Bob Baffert is right on his hee
  • Check a home’s fire risk before you buy it

    Check a home’s fire risk before you buy it
    What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel gives us his take.
    Rate news summary
    From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey: The 30-year fixed rate averaged 4.53 percent, down six basis point from last week’s 4.59 percent. The 15-year fixed averaged 4.01 percent, four basis points better than last week’s 4.05 percent.
    The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 2 percent decrease in loan application volume from the previous week.
    Bottom line:&nb
  • Video: Jordan Wilson on the role tight ends play in UCLA’s offense

    Video: Jordan Wilson on the role tight ends play in UCLA’s offense
    Tight end Jordan Wilson talks about how Chip Kelly uses tight ends in his offense, what he expects from Devin Asiasi this year and the relationship between the tight ends and the offensive line.Related Articles Video: Demetric Felton prepared to bring versatility to UCLA offense Highlights from UCLA football training camp Day 12 UCLA DB Octavius Spencer receives release, will transfer UCLA defense gets angry to rebound from historically bad season Video: Marcus Moore says new role in UCLA defens
  • Property tax overhaul? Backers of initiative deliver signatures for California’s 2020 ballot

    Property tax overhaul? Backers of initiative deliver signatures for California’s 2020 ballot
    A ballot initiative to tax California’s business and industrial properties based on regular assessments of their value — a major rewrite of Proposition 13, the state’s landmark constitutional amendment limiting property taxes — could be headed for the November 2020 ballot.
    A large coalition of community groups spearheading the initiative, including the League of Women Voters, announced it has gathered the required signatures. The campaign  delivered 850,000 signature
  • Video: Demetric Felton prepared to bring versatility to UCLA offense

    Video: Demetric Felton prepared to bring versatility to UCLA offense
    Receiver Demetric Felton explains his role in Chip Kelly’s offense, why the offense is geared toward speed and how Theo Howard and Christian Pabico have stepped up as leaders.Related Articles Video: Jordan Wilson on the role tight ends play in UCLA’s offense Highlights from UCLA football training camp Day 12 UCLA DB Octavius Spencer receives release, will transfer UCLA defense gets angry to rebound from historically bad season Video: Marcus Moore says new role in UCLA defense is a &l
  • Newsy Suzie: Former Wildcat is playing with USA Softball national team

    Newsy Suzie: Former Wildcat is playing with USA Softball national team
    BREA
    Aubree Munro, a 2012 Brea Olinda High graduate, has been named to the roster of USA Softball’s 2018 National Team, which is preparing for the 2020 Olympics.
    Aubree, 24, comes from a family that’s long been known in the local softball world. Her mother, Denise Munro Morris, was a varsity softball pitcher at BOHS, and her grandfather, Bob Munro, coached hundreds of girls on Brea youth teams.
    Aubree Munro
    At Brea Olinda High, Aubree Munro was tagged as the No. 42 recruit on the 201
  • This new Long Beach bar proves you don’t need a boat to sail into every harbor

    This new Long Beach bar proves you don’t need a boat to sail into every harbor
    The Krajacic brothers have sailed thousands of miles on the open water and whenever they reach a harbor, they’ll know they’ll find a welcoming community where they can kick back, rest and tell tales over a drink and some grub. And that’s exactly how they want you to feel when you walk into their new downtown Long Beach bar The Harbor.
    “A harbor is a place where communities come to do business, they come to do commerce, to socialize. It’s a gathering place, it’
  • Del Mar racing consensus picks for Thursday Aug. 16

    Del Mar racing consensus picks for Thursday Aug. 16
    Consensus box of picks come from Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Thursday Aug. 16 at Del Mar.
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    Related Articles Sadler likes Accelerate’s position after Pacific Classic Draw Instagrand cruises to 10 1/4-length victory in Best Pal Stakes Del Mar racing consensus picks for Sunday Aug. 12 Del Mar racing consensus picks for Saturday

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