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• Orange County high school football schedule for Week 3 (Sept. 6-8)

  31-08-2018 23:50 via ocregister.com
  
  The high school football schedule for Week 3 of the season (Sept. 6-8):
  FOOTBALL
  Games 7 p.m. unless noted
  Thursday, Sept. 6
  Nonleague
  Esperanza vs. Loara at Glover Stadium
  Canyon vs. Orange at El Modena High
  Workman vs. Fairmont Prep at Yorba Linda High
  Saddleback vs. Los Amigos at Garden Grove High
  Kennedy vs. Magnolia at Western High
  Segerstrom vs. Troy at Fullerton High
  Los Alamitos vs. Banning at Veterans Stadium
  University vs. Glenn at Excelsior High
  Capistrano Valley Christian vs. Calvary
  
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• Orange County football scores and stats for Friday (8-31-18)

  31-08-2018 23:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County football games on Friday, Aug. 31.
  CIF-SS
  Baldwin Park at Western
  Big Bear 29, Laguna Beach 26
  California vs. El Dorado
  Crean Lutheran 38, CMI 14
  Capistrano Valley 44, Pacifica 7
  Carpinteria 41, Capistrano Valley Christian 6
  Cherry Creek (Colo.) vs. Santa Margarita
  Cypress at Santa Ana Valley
  Roosevelt at Tesoro
  El Toro vs. Corona del Mar
  Fairmont Prep at Mary Star
  Buena Park 50, Firebaugh 0
  Foothill 30, Beckman 6
  Fountain Valley vs. Woodbridge
  Fullerton vs
  
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• Jaime Barria tosses six scoreless innings in Angels’ 2nd straight victory over Astros

  31-08-2018 22:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, left, high-fives teammate Andrelton Simmons after Simmons’ two-run home run during the sixth inning of Friday’s game against the Astros in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
  Angels starting pitcher Jaime Barria throws to the plate during the first inning of Friday’s game against the Astros in Houston. Barria pitched six shutout innings. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsHouston Astros relief pitcher Framber Valdez
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Friday (8-31-18)

  31-08-2018 22:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Friday, Aug. 31.
  GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
  DAVE MOHS TOURNAMENT
  Vista Murrieta def. Corona del Mar, 25-13, 31-29
  Corona del Mar def. JSerra, 25-16, 25-13
  Mater Dei def. Corona del Mar, 25-14, 25-17
  CdM (stats for the day): Kipp 18 kills, Recker 7 kills, Won 15 digs
  Record: CdM 6-8
  NONLEAGUE
  Pacifica Christian def. Ambassador, 25-12, 25-17, 25-11
  GIRLS TENNIS
  Canyon 10, El Toro 8
  Note: Canyon’s doubles teams won 5 of 6 early sets.
   
   
   
  
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• Whicker: Dodgers are up for another game of bullpen roulette

  31-08-2018 22:16 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — How many relief pitchers does it take to screw up a season? Don’t wait for a punchline.
  On Friday, Ryan Madson became the 20th reliever acquired by a contender since midseason. Remember John Axford, whom the Dodgers got at the July 31 deadline? He’s hurt.
  Remember Tom Koehler, one of the key off-season imports, or Tony Cingrani, who came over last summer? They’re hurt, too.
  Add Brandon Morrow and Tony Watson, new to the Dodgers in 2017 and then lost in free
  
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• The election for California’s superintendent is about change

  31-08-2018 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Recent election results show Californians don’t have a one-size-fits-all attitude toward reforms in public education — because in a complex situation, there is no single solution that best suits the needs of everyone.
  In the June primary for governor, for instance, voters dramatically rejected the candidacy of Antonio Villaraigosa, the Democratic candidate most in favor of charter schools, over that of Gavin Newsom, who has been lukewarm about the charter model.
  But in the primary ra
  
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• Some Chargers endure tense wait as Saturday’s 53-man roster cutdown looms

  31-08-2018 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Adrian Phillips drew the blackout curtains in his hotel room and lay on his bed. And then, he waited.
  Four years ago, he was an undrafted rookie defensive back hoping for a spot on the Chargers’ 53-man roster. With just hours to go before the final roster cut deadline, Phillips decided that the best way to de-stress was to be alone with his own thoughts.
  “You hear people getting the calls,” Phillips said. “You hear the doors closing and everything throughout the hotel. Pe
  
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• CIF-SS preseason boys cross country rankings

  31-08-2018 21:31 via ocregister.com
  
  The CIF-SS preseason cross country rankings were released Friday, Aug. 31.
  BOYS
  DIVISION 1
  1. Great Oak
  2. Dana Hills
  3. Long Beach Poly
  4. Roosevelt
  5. Yucaipa
  6. Trabuco Hills
  7. La Serna
  8. Mira Costa
  9. Valencia/V
  10T. Ayala
  10T. West Ranch
   
  DIVISION 2
  1. Newbury Park
  2. Claremont
  3. Loyola
  4. Thousand Oaks
  5. Canyon/Canyon Country
  6. Woodbridge
  7. Simi Valley
  8. Saugus
  9. Redlands East Valley
  10. Arroyo
   
  DIVISION 3
  1. Palos Verdes
  2. Corona del Mar
  3. Moorpark
  4. Indio
  5. Oak Pa
  
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• UCLA football graph: How did Pac-12’s tempo change with and without Chip Kelly?

  31-08-2018 21:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Chip Kelly is back in the conference in which he made his blur offense famous, but all is not exactly how he left it.
  Since Kelly jumped ship to the NFL in 2013, his once innovative offense has become popular at nearly every level of football, from high school to college to the pros. The coach has acknowledged the way the game has changed in recent years and says he understands the need to change with it.
  But he hasn’t exactly said what the new version of the old blur will look like.
  All U
  
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• CIF-SS preseason girls cross country rankings

  31-08-2018 21:17 via ocregister.com
  
  The CIF-SS preseason girls cross country rankings were released Friday, Aug. 31.
  GIRLS
  DIVISION 1
  1. Great Oak
  2. Vista Murrieta
  3. Mira Costa
  4. ML King
  5. Fountain Valley
  6. Dana Hills
  7. Redondo
  8. Walnut
  9. Ayala
  10. Santiago
  DIVISION 2
  1. Claremont
  2. Serrano
  3. Saugus
  4. Mission Viejo
  5. El Toro
  6. Capistrano Valley
  7. Simi Valley
  8. Ventura
  9. Westlake
  10. Newbury Park
  DIVISION 3
  1. Palos Verdes
  2. Oak Park
  3. Laguna Hills
  4. Corona del Mar
  5. Moorpark
  6. Brea Olinda
  7. South Torrance
  8.
  
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• It’s no mystery why the cost of housing is so high in California

  31-08-2018 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  If Sherlock Holmes was investigating the mysterious disappearance of new housing construction in California, he and Watson might be in Los Angeles County right now.
  There they would have observed the county Regional Planning Commission this week as it approved the project known as Centennial, a new community of 19,000 homes on 12,500 acres in the Antelope Valley on the Tejon Ranch.
  The Centennial project has been in the works for so long that a news story about the approval was accompanied by a
  
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• Lawsuit dismissed against Anaheim, ex-LAPD cop who fired shot while in confrontation with teens that was caught on video

  31-08-2018 19:29 via ocregister.com
  
  A federal lawsuit filed by the family of a teenage boy, detained after an Anaheim confrontation with an off-duty Los Angeles police officer who fired a gunshot, has been dropped.
  The family had sued Officer Kevin Ferguson, the city of Anaheim and the Los Angeles Police Department for more than $5 million but agreed on Thursday, Aug. 30, to drop the litigation to avoid paying any legal fees to the city and the officer, said Ferguson’s attorney, John Christl.
  The suit stemmed from a Feb. 21,
  
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• Huntington Beach treasure hunt gets folks out of their houses and comfort zones

  31-08-2018 19:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Call his idea crazy, but…
  Ben Kemper, a successful Utah businessman, aspired to “give back to the community,” he said, without targeting any particular organization or charity.
  And he didn’t want his largess “to just be a hand out.”
  Showing off their find and sitting under the Huntington Beach Pier on Friday morning, August 31, 2018, Sierra Rothert, 18, center, her father, Scott Rothert , left, and longtime friend, Brian Purvis all of Huntington Beach, found
  
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• Recreational marijuana is legal in Long Beach, so now what? Here are some answers

  31-08-2018 19:18 via ocregister.com
  
  On Friday, Aug. 31, Long Beach’s first four recreational marijuana dispensaries opened – a moment those businesses’ owners said was a longtime coming.
  “We’ve waited years for this,” said Jeremy Abrams, owner of One Love Beach Club, a dispensary on Broadway that first opened as a medical-only dispensary in 2006, but was shut down in 2012. “We want to help break the stigma and fear of cannabis.”
  Still, some people may have questions about marijuana:
  
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• Disney World workers reach tentative agreement on higher wages

  31-08-2018 19:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Walt Disney World workers reached a tentative deal Friday, Aug. 31 with parent Walt Disney Co. regarding wages, according to Reuters and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
  The union, Reuters reported, said the tentative deal would be voted on next week and the new contract would be in effect until Oct. 1, 2022, if approved.
  Reuters said workers would receive a minimum of $4.75 in wage increases over the lifetime of the contract, with everyone at the resort getting a minimum increase of
  
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• With most Americans in support, school vouchers deserve a try

  31-08-2018 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  A majority of Americans support school vouchers for all students, according to the 12th annual survey by Education Next, a journal about schooling.
  The polling of 4,601 adults nationwide in May found that 54 percent of Americans supported “wider choice” by allowing public-school parents “to enroll their children in private schools instead, with government helping to pay the tuition.”
  This includes support from 64 percent of Republicans and 47 percent of Democrats, as well
  
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• Beloved Crab Cooker on Balboa peninsula to be torn down for a rebuild; it will be closed for about a year, starting Monday

  31-08-2018 18:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Waitress Ginger Hammers talks to customers at The Crab Cooker in Newport Beach on Thursday, August 30, 2018. Hammers has been at the restaurant for 48 years. The restaurant will be closed for a year to rebuild after near-by construction caused foundation problems. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  A lunch-time crowd enjoys The Crab Cooker in Newport Beach on Thursday, August 30, 2018. The 13-foot shark was caught in 1960, 100-yards off the Newport Pier. The restaurant will b
  
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• Should Santa Ana city jail house prisoners, office workers, or homeless? Reuse study looks at options

  31-08-2018 18:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Results are in from a study Santa Ana commissioned last year on the future use of the city jail – and the most feasible option appears to be continuing it as a jail of some kind.
  When a contract to house federal immigration detainees was canceled in 2016 – significantly reducing the jail’s population – city officials feared the facility could become a costly white elephant.
  The situations has changed somewhat since the study was requested – a con
  
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• Five things to know about Aaron Donald, the NFL’s highest-paid defender

  31-08-2018 18:36 via ocregister.com
  
  The Rams agreed to a deal Friday to make Aaron Donald the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history. Here are a few tidbits of information about the NFL’s latest multimillionaire:
  1. He’s kind of a homebody. Donald grew up in suburban Pittsburgh and went to college at Pitt. Many of the Rams have started to remain in Southern California during the offseason, but Donald spends the bulk of his free time back east and still trains at his old college.
  2. Listed at 6-foot-1, 280 pounds,
  
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• Bradley family reunion the storyline for Saturday’s LAFC-Toronto match

  31-08-2018 18:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Football Club coach Bob Bradley traveled with his team to Canada on Thursday, seeking points against defending MLS champion Toronto FC as the playoff push intensifies.
  Win, lose or draw, though, Bradley won’t board the team’s return flight to L.A. following Saturday’s match.
  One of American soccer’s most accomplished and respected coaches has other plans for Sunday morning: breakfast with his family, including his son Michael – Toronto&rsq
  
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• Trump signs order to help small companies offer retirement plans

  31-08-2018 17:49 via ocregister.com
  
  President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday directing his administration to make it easier for small businesses to band together to set up retirement-savings plans.
  “Small businesses will no longer be at a competitive disadvantage and small business workers will be treated more fairly,” Trump said at a signing ceremony in Charlotte, North Carolina. The “will be able to pool their resources so they’ll have the same purchasing power — or even more, frankly
  
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• USC A.D. Lynn Swann on starting a true freshman QB: It doesn’t change my expectations

  31-08-2018 17:36 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — By naming JT Daniels as its starting quarterback earlier this week, USC is readying for a season with little historical precedent. A true freshman will start behind center in a season opener for only the second time in school history.
  The Trojans, ranked No. 15 in the preseason polls, maintain high expectations nonetheless, hoping to repeat as Pac-12 champions and reach the College Football Playoff. Clay Helton, the third-year coach, has referenced the possibility of playing
  
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• This is the last time you can play with bugs at Disneyland Resort

  31-08-2018 17:29 via ocregister.com
  
  A young rider raises their hands as they ride Flik’s Flyers in A Bug’s Land at Disney California Adventure in Anaheim on Tuesday, Mar 20, 2018. Disney is closing A Bug’s Land in late summer to make way for a new Super Hero-themed land that is scheduled to open sometime in 2020.(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Flik’s Fun Fair welcomes visitors in A Bug’s Land at Disney California Adventure in Anaheim on Tuesday, Mar 20, 2018. Disney is closing A
  
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• Galaxy face a fight to qualify for Major League Soccer playoffs

  31-08-2018 17:13 via ocregister.com
  
  The injured players are getting healthy and that’s a good thing for the Galaxy as the stretch run of the MLS regular season approaches.
  With seven games remaining, including Saturday’s crucial meeting with Real Salt Lake (7 p.m.; Spectrum SportsNet), there’s a lot of work to be done.
  The Galaxy (10-9-8) enters the weekend in seventh place in the Western Conference, tied with the Seattle Sounders on points (38).
  “This is an important game,” forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic
  
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• Groundbreaking alternative paper Village Voice shuts down

  31-08-2018 17:04 via ocregister.com
  
  By Karen Matthews, The Associated Press
  The Village Voice, the Pulitzer Prize-winning alternative weekly known for its muckraking investigations, exhaustive arts criticism, naughty personal ads and neurosis-laden cartoons, is going out of business after 63 years.
  Its publisher, Peter Barbey, announced Friday that the paper is ceasing publication altogether because of financial problems, a year after it stopped circulating in print and went to digital-only.
  “Today is kind of a sucky day,&rd
  
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• Former assistant coach gets six months for smoking marijuana with underage players

  31-08-2018 17:03 via ocregister.com
  
  A former Magnolia High School assistant varsity softball coach who admitted to providing and smoking marijuana with underage players was sentenced Friday to six months in county jail.
  Tiffani Lee Aguirre, 22, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of furnishing marijuana to a minor, as well as misdemeanor counts of unlawful importation, sale or gift of marijuana and contributing the delinquency of a minor, court records show.
  Aguirre, an Anaheim resident, worked at Magnolia High School before bei
  
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• 5 beach staycation ideas for Labor Day and beyond

  31-08-2018 16:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Why leave Southern California when we have so much here at home?
  Labor Day weekend marks the “unofficial” end of summer, and for those who are sticking around instead of braving the freeway congestion and airport madness, there’s plenty of options along the coastline to make you feel like you’re on a quick getaway.
  It should be a mild end to summer, with temperatures along the coast in the mid-to-upper 70 degrees. Surf is minimal in the 2-3 foot range, and water temperatu
  
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• A nation within a nation? Latest version of California succession plan touches Native Americans

  31-08-2018 16:46 via ocregister.com
  
  They’ve yet to break California away from America, but leaders of the state’s quixotic secession movement are already talking about a nation within their new nation.
  Yes California, the group behind the as-yet-unsuccessful effort to put “CalExit” on the ballot, recently proposed creating a Greenland-like, Native American nation-state within the boundaries of a California republic. The group also is pushing a new strategy for California’s independence, citing a 149-y
  
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• UC Davis tests whether seaweed in cattle feed reduces cows’ methane emissions

  31-08-2018 16:44 via ocregister.com
  
  By Terence Chea, The Associated Press
  University of California researchers are feeding seaweed to dairy cows in an attempt to make cattle more climate-friendly.
  UC Davis is studying whether adding small amounts of seaweed to cattle feed can help reduce their emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that’s released when cattle burp, pass gas or make manure.
  In a study this past spring, researchers found methane emissions were reduced by more than 30 percent in a dozen Holstein cows tha
  
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• How Redlands Unified allowed a predatory teacher to groom and abuse students for years, costing the district millions

  31-08-2018 16:37 via ocregister.com
  
  It didn’t take long for Kevin Patrick Kirkland to single out the 15-year-old girl, a student in his freshman math class at Redlands High School.
  The girl had a difficult life — born to a drug-addicted mother and adopted from an orphanage, she suffered serious health problems and learning disabilities, including fetal alcohol syndrome and dyslexia.
  She began her freshman year at Redlands High School in August 2013. Socially awkward, the girl had no friends and was bullied relentlessly
  
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• Senior Moments: The only thing worse than getting a shot? Giving one

  31-08-2018 14:38 via ocregister.com
  
  After 30 years of marriage, I did not take shooting my husband lightly. I carefully studied how to do it – I even watched a video. My hand was shaking. My mouth was dry. My eyes had tears.
  I didn’t want to hurt him.
  Recent tests revealed that George requires self-administered shots, twice a day.
  “This is not rocket science,” our home health nurse said when he came to teach us how to administer the injections. “Anyone can do it.”
  Anyone?
  I thought of all the ti
  
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• USC football begins life after Sam Darnold vs. UNLV

  31-08-2018 14:32 via ocregister.com
  
  After months of pondering life at USC without Sam Darnold, it begins Saturday.
  JT Daniels takes over as the starting quarterback, a heralded true freshman who graduated a year early from Mater Dei High to join the Trojans. After battling redshirt sophomore Matt Fink and redshirt freshman Jack Sears for the starting job in training camp and preseason practices, Daniels was tapped this week as the successor to Darnold and is set to take over for this season, which begins against UNLV in the Colise
  
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• Water polo complex proposed at Great Park could make Irvine a 2028 Olympic venue

  31-08-2018 14:31 via ocregister.com
  
  A $50 million pool complex proposed at Irvine’s Great Park could be a 2028 Los Angeles Olympics venue, if USA Water polo – the sport’s official governing body in the U.S. – and city officials can work out a deal.
  Water polo officials will begin negotiating with the city to put a facility on Irvine-owned land near an ice rink under construction that will host Anaheim Ducks practices, giving sports fans a choice of fresh or frozen water.
  Similar to the c
  
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• Dodgers add veteran reliever Ryan Madson to bullpen mix

  31-08-2018 14:13 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – Friday was the Dodgers’ last chance to go outside the organization to address their bullpen concerns and they took it.
  The Dodgers acquired veteran reliever Ryan Madson from the Washington Nationals in exchange for minor-league right-hander Andrew Istler. The Nationals placed Madson on revocable waivers earlier in the week and worked out a deal with the Dodgers after they placed a waiver claim on Madson.
  Friday was the deadline for teams to acquire players that will be
  
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• Angels GM Billy Eppler defends decision to have Shohei Ohtani pitch in September

  31-08-2018 14:08 via ocregister.com
  
  HOUSTON — With each step that Shohei Ohtani has taken toward a return to the mound, one question has grown louder and louder, from fans and even many within the industry.
  Why?
  Considering the Angels are out of the race for the postseason in 2018, many have suggested that having Ohtani pitch in September is an unnecessary risk.
  In the face of growing criticism, general manager Billy Eppler reiterated his stance on Friday morning, and it’s actually pretty simple.
  “I go off the in
  
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• Canelo matches Golovkin camp as verbal shots escalate

  31-08-2018 14:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Gennady Golovkin has never been anything but cordial toward a future opponent. Until now.
  Seriously, the middleweight champion of the world seems to have developed more than just dislike for Canelo Alvarez, his Sept. 15 opponent at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (on HBO pay-per-view).
  Golovkin hates that Alvarez twice tested positive for the PED clenbuterol, postponing what should have been a May 5 rematch of their Sept. 2017 fight that went down as a split-draw. Golovkin hates the tainted-meat-in-
  
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• Where to find Cuban coffee and baked goods in Southern California

  31-08-2018 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California is filled with heavenly Mexican panaderias but lately Cuban bakeries with killer coffee drinks have been edging into the spotlight. Ever since travel to the island has loosened up, Americans’ hunger for its culture, including music and especially cuisine, seems insatiable. And although Latinos of Mexican heritage predominate here, according to a 2017 ZipAtlas.com report, Bell, Downy, Hawthorne, Burbank, Glendale, Huntington Park, Culver City and Lawndale rank in the top
  
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• Say goodbye to that record-breaking warm water as ocean temperatures dip into the 60s along much of the coast

  31-08-2018 13:59 via ocregister.com
  
  It was nice while it lasted.
  For more than a month, the water off the Southern California coastline has been unusually balmy and warm, with surfers and swimmers ditching their wetsuits and enjoying the tropical water that felt more like Hawaii or Florida as ocean temps hovered near 80 degrees in some areas.
  But if you’re headed to the beach this holiday weekend, expect a chilly welcome to the water.
  Surfers who hit the water this week were buzzing about the sudden change in water temperatu
  
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• UCLA football vs. Cincinnati: TV info, scouting report and prediction

  31-08-2018 13:50 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA vs. Cincinnati
  When: 4 p.m. PT Saturday
  Where: Rose Bowl
  TV/Radio: ESPN/AM 1150 or 97.3 FM
  Records: UCLA (6-7, 4-5 Pac-12 in 2017); Cincinnati (4-8, 2-6 AAC in 2017)
  2017 Cincinnati stats
  QB Hayden Moore: 239-424, 2,562 yards, 20 TDs, 9 INTs
  WR Kahlil Lewis: 61 catches, 676 yards, 7 TDs
  RB Gerrid Doaks: 87 carries, 513 yards, 2 TDs
  DT Marquise Copeland: 63 tackles, 8 TFLs, 3.5 sacks
  LB Perry Young: 101 tackles, 9 TFLs, 3 PBUs
  Cincinnati injury report: OUT: TE Josh Whyle (coll
  
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• Arc Butcher & Baker will open in Cannery Village this fall

  31-08-2018 13:43 via ocregister.com
  
  ARC Butcher & Baker will sell premium cuts of meat, freshly baked bread, dine-in and take-out meals at a new space in Newport Beach. Seen here, owners Marín Howarth Von Blöm and Chef Noah Von Blöm.(Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  ARC Butcher & Baker will sell premium cuts of meat, freshly baked bread, dine-in and take-out meals at a new space in Newport Beach. Seen here, owners Marín Howarth Von Blöm and Chef Noah Von Blöm. (Photo b
  
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• Ford cancels plans to import Focus Active from China, citing tariffs

  31-08-2018 12:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Ford Motor Co. is canceling plans to import a new crossover model from a plant in China after President Donald Trump’s tariffs undermined the business case for bringing the vehicle to the U.S. market.
  Trump’s move to slap China-built autos with an additional 25 percent levy in July undermined the profitability of the Focus Active that Ford planned to start shipping into the U.S. about a year from now, Kumar Galhotra, president of North America, said in a conference call with reporter
  
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• ‘True American Hero:’ Washington says goodbye to John McCain

  31-08-2018 12:17 via ocregister.com
  
  By LAURIE KELLMAN and MATTHEW DALY
  The Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — Americans lined up for blocks outside the U.S. Capitol Thursday to say goodbye to John McCain as officials, relatives and friends paid their tributes inside to the Vietnam hero and longtime senator lying in state under the majestic dome.
  Earlier, Vice President Mike Pence, lawmakers and guests paid tribute at an emotional ceremony surrounding McCain’s casket in the vast rotunda.
  A light rain fell as McCain’s c
  
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• ‘ER’ actress Vanessa Marquez identified as woman shot by police in South Pasadena

  31-08-2018 11:35 via ocregister.com
  
  The woman shot and killed by two South Pasadena officers after she allegedly pointed a gun at them, with a weapon turned out to be a BB gun but looks like a semi-automatic handgun, was identified Friday by detectives as actress Vanessa Marquez.
  Marquez, 49, of South Pasadena was struck in the torso and later died at a hospital, according to Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Joe Mendoza.
  Marquez appeared in the TV show “ER” as Nurse Wendy Goldman and played Ana Del
  
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• Rams, Aaron Donald agree to record-setting six-year contract extension

  31-08-2018 11:34 via ocregister.com
  
  More than a year’s worth of holdouts, negotiations, rumors and anxiety led to this moment, the one the Rams always felt confident would arrive. Aaron Donald agreed to a new contract Friday.
  The wait is over. Donald’s extension is for six years and is worth a total of $135 million. Donald, a lineman who at age 27 already is one of the NFL’s most-dominant defenders and most-valuable players, will be with the Rams through his prime years and will remain a cornerstone of an emergin
  
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• Pro surfer Alex Gray, whose brother died from heroin overdose, hosts sibling grief therapy sessions at the beach

  31-08-2018 11:07 via ocregister.com
  
  With the Palos Verdes peninsula in the distance, Alex Gray looked out at the ocean and spoke about a moment that would forever change his life.
  It was in the mid-1990s at Torrance Beach. He watched his older brother Chris ride a wave, and like many younger siblings, wanted nothing more than to follow in Chris’s footsteps.
  For Gray, there were two pivotal things about that day:
  Sitting on a surfboard, a family photo of pro surfer Alex Gray, left, as a child with his older brother, Chris on
  
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• Online support group helps Los Alamitos man lose 161 pounds

  31-08-2018 11:05 via ocregister.com
  
  In just over two years, Eric Gonzales has lost 161 pounds.
  It took a lot of determination, fortitude and willpower. And, it took a village.
  When a family crisis threw his life into disarray last summer, the Los Alamitos resident could no longer afford his Weight Watchers membership. He shared his situation on Connect, the company’s virtual support group, intending to sign off.
  Eric Gonzales, 34, at his home in in Los Alamitos on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018 has lost 161-lbs and is even being fea
  
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• ‘Dr. Keeling’s Curve’ with M*A*S*H actor Mike Farrell is literally the Sierra Club’s play to spread climate change message

  31-08-2018 11:04 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s not unusual for an audience to listen to a scientific presentation on climate change that outlines such effects as scorching temperatures, rising sea levels and intense wildfires — and then sink slowly into a blue funk.
  “They can feel very depressed,” Angelica Gonzales, conservation program manager for the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter, said. “They say ‘you threw a bunch of data at us.’”
  Fact: Global climate change is scary. And hearing about it
  
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• Amazon’s new ‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan’ delivers an action hero for our times

  31-08-2018 10:53 via ocregister.com
  
  The title character in “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” eats alone in front of the TV, answering “Jeopardy” questions before Alex Trebek reveals them.
  However, since his first appearance in the 1984 novel “The Hunt for Red October,” reluctant hero Ryan has saved the world many times over in books, movies, and video games.
  So we know Jack’s doldrums are temporary.
  The new action-fueled Amazon series premiering Aug. 31 gives the ex-Marine officer-CIA analyst
  
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• Hitting the housing wall: Are discouraged buyers behind a sales slowdown?

  31-08-2018 10:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Luke and Molly Caldwell and their children Melody, 5, and Logan, 2, outside their new home in Huntington Beach, CA, on Friday, August 24, 2018. The couple paid $460,000 for a house in Huntington Beach in July 2014, and sold it in July 2018 — four years later — for $675,000.
  But only some of that was due to appreciation. Luke, a general contractor and a house flipper, put at least $100,000 in materials and about $100,000 worth of his own sweat equity into fixing up the 1950s, near-ori
  
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• Retail-food round-up: New gym concept SIX coming to Irvine; Hobby Lobby coming to Cypress

  31-08-2018 10:30 via ocregister.com
  A workout concept that helps motivate the mind and body is set to open Tuesday, Sept. 4 in Irvine. SIX was created by Orshi McNaughton, owner of the So Cal Boot Camp chain. She calls the concept “an integrative wellness experience by fusing the fitness journey with personal development.” (Courtesy of SIX)
  Hobby Lobby is coming to shuttered Kohl’s in Cypress. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsTaco Bell’s Reaper Ranch Fries and Reap
  
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