• After long losing streak, US stocks surge on solid earnings

    After long losing streak, US stocks surge on solid earnings
    Stocks soared Thursday as strong earnings reports from market bellwethers like Microsoft and Comcast gave a boost of confidence to investors shaken by the recent wave of selling.
    The rally wiped out a large part of the market’s plunge from the day before, but stocks are still down sharply over the past three weeks.
    Technology companies rallied after reports from Microsoft and others, while Twitter and Comcast led the way for internet and media companies. Ford’s results helped consume
  • Election 2018: Seal Beach City Council District 1 candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues

    Election 2018: Seal Beach City Council District 1 candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues
    Voters will go to the polls Nov. 6 to pick who will represent them on the City Council.
    Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each city, all were asked the same questions and given the same word count for their answers.
    In Seal Beach, four are vying for the District 1 seat on the City Council.
    The candidates
    Peter Amundson, executive administrator, Minuteman
  • Nov. 6 election voter guide: Compare Santa Ana City Council candidates on the issues

    Nov. 6 election voter guide: Compare Santa Ana City Council candidates on the issues
    When Santa Ana voters go to the polls Nov. 6 they will be choosing candidates three wards.
    Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each race, all were asked the same questions and given the same word count for their answers.
    The newspaper reached out to contacts provided to the city clerks and Orange County Registrar of Voters. Responses were not received from
  • UCLA football mailbag: The quarterback question returns

    UCLA football mailbag: The quarterback question returns
    UCLA rose from the ashes of a 0-5 start to get back in contention for the Pac-12 South, but the Bruins are still far from their full phoenix form.
    The defense showed cracks against Arizona’s running game and the quarterback question is back after freshman Dorian Thompson-Robinson suffered an apparent shoulder injury. The Bruins have a two-game winning streak and will try to stretch it to three on Friday against Utah at the Rose Bowl.
    As always, I welcome your questions for this weekly feat
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  • Election 2018: Santa Ana City Council Ward 2 candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues

    Election 2018: Santa Ana City Council Ward 2 candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues
    Voters will go to the polls Nov. 6 to pick who will represent them on the City Council.
    Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each city, all were asked the same questions and given the same word count for their answers.
    In Santa Ana, six are vying for the Ward 2 seat on the City Council.
    Candidates
    Alfonso Ceja-Villa, affordable housing coordinator Volunteers
  • Election 2018: Santa Ana City Council Ward 4 candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues

    Election 2018: Santa Ana City Council Ward 4 candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues
    Voters will go to the polls Nov. 6 to pick who will represent them on the City Council.
    Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each city, all were asked the same questions and given the same word count for their answers.
    In Santa Ana, two are vying for the Ward 4 seat on the City Council.
    The candidates
    Phil Bacerra, president Jacaranda Enterprises
    Roman Reyna
  • Election 2018: Santa Ana City Council Ward 6 candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues

    Election 2018: Santa Ana City Council Ward 6 candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues
    Voters will go to the polls Nov. 6 to pick who will represent them on the City Council.
    Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each city, all were asked the same questions and given the same word count for their answers. The newspaper reached out to contacts provided to the city clerks and Orange County Registrar of Voters. Responses were not received fro
  • Nov. 6 election voter guide: Compare San Juan Capistrano City Council candidates on the issues

    Nov. 6 election voter guide: Compare San Juan Capistrano City Council candidates on the issues
    When San Juan Capistrano voters go to the polls Nov. 6 they will be choosing candidates in geographic districts.
    The city finishes its transition to by-district elections this fall; the process was started in 2016. With district elections, voters in each of five geographically defined areas choose a candidate to represent their district on the council, instead of voting for all the open seats.
    Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer que
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  • Election 2018: San Juan Capistrano City Council District 3 candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues

    Election 2018: San Juan Capistrano City Council District 3 candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues
    Voters will go to the polls Nov. 6 to pick who will represent them on the City Council.
    Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each city, all were asked the same questions and given the same word count for their answers.
    In San Juan Capistrano, five are vying for the District 3 seat on the City Council.
    The candidates
    Joyce Anderson, 59, administrator/business
  • It’s streaming royals on Netflix in November with ‘King’ Chris Pine and Princess of Power She-Ra

    It’s streaming royals on Netflix in November with ‘King’ Chris Pine and Princess of Power She-Ra
    This month Netflix offers drama, laughter and some fun viewing for kids. Plus, some hunky Chris Pine.
    “Star Trek” star Pine stars as Robert the Bruce in “Outlaw King,” a historical drama that follows the leader’s journey from outcast to hero after he clashes with the King of England for taking the Scottish Crown. The movie was filmed in Scotland and also stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Florence Pugh, Billy Howle, Tony Curran, Callan Mulvey and Stephen Dillane.
    The &lsqu
  • Aliso Niguel Theatre Company goes down the rabbit hole with a student production based on a classic tale

    Aliso Niguel Theatre Company goes down the rabbit hole with a student production based on a classic tale
    Things are becoming “curiouser and curiouser” in Aliso Viejo.
    On a little stage at Aliso Niguel High School, the stories of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass” are brought to life in a reimagining of the novels in a production the student-run theater company calls “Alice in Wonderland and What We Found There.”
    The show debuts at 7 p.m. tonight, Oct. 25, at Aliso Niguel High School, with add
  • Hundreds of lights will illuminate San Clemente Pier during annual fundraising event tonight

    Hundreds of lights will illuminate San Clemente Pier during annual fundraising event tonight
    Local residents can show their support for preserving the San Clemente Pier by joining the third annual Light the Future of the Pier event, sponsored by nonprofit organization PierPride.
    At sunset, people will line the rails of the Pier and light cell phones in unison to symbolize their commitment to preserving the pier and this San Clemente experience. Festivities include live music and go from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
    The light up event is at 6:30 p.m.
    IF YOU GO
    What: Light Up the Future of the Pier eve
  • Angels Offseason Options: Will Smith

    Angels Offseason Options: Will Smith
    (This is the latest in a series of quick profiles on players who fit for the Angels to add over the winter. They are purely “informed speculation,” based on what we know about the Angels’ roster needs along with General Manager Billy Eppler’s preferences and history. We’ll have a new one every weekday, until the GM Meetings, which are the unofficial start of the hot stove season.)
    WILL SMITH, LHP, San Francisco Giants
    The basics: Smith is on his third team in six se
  • Election 2018: Placentia City Council District 4 candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues

    Election 2018: Placentia City Council District 4 candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues
    Voters will go to the polls Nov. 6 to pick who will represent them on the City Council.
    Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each city, all were asked the same questions and given the same word count for their answers.
    In Placentia, two are vying for the District 4 seat on the City Council.
    The candidates
    Richard Nichols Jr., self-employed
    Chad Wanke, sittin
  • NHRA Top Fuel title is Steve Torrence’s to lose

    NHRA Top Fuel title is Steve Torrence’s to lose
    There are two national events remaining on the NHRA Mello Yello drag racing schedule, but Steve Torrence is in a position to end the Top Fuel dragster championship chase this weekend at the 18th annual Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
    An unprecedented winner of the first four events in the Countdown to the Championship, Torrence has an edge of 169 points over Clay Millican.
    “To be honest, we don’t change anything,” Torrence said while preparing for the
  • New frontier in mortgage lending: Automation

    New frontier in mortgage lending: Automation
    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 worsened by one basis point since the previous week, landing at 4.86 percent. The 15-year fixed averaged 4.29 percent, three basis points worse than last week.
    The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 4.9 percent increase in loan application volume from the previous week.
    Bottom line: Assuming a bo
  • Election 2018: Orange City Council candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues

    Election 2018: Orange City Council candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues
    Voters will go to the polls Nov. 6 to pick who will represent them on the City Council.
    Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each city, all were asked the same questions and given the same word count for their answers.
    In Orange, eight are vying for two seats on the City Council.
    The candidates
    Zachary Collins, cost estimator with RPM Auto Collision (Collins
  • Election 2018: Orange mayor candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues

    Election 2018: Orange mayor candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues
    Voters will go to the polls Nov. 6 to pick who will represent them on the City Council and as mayor.
    Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each city, all were asked the same questions and given the same word count for their answers.
    In Orange, three are vying for the mayor seat on the City Council.
    The candidates
    Mark A. Murphy, 61, enterprise account manager
  • Beautifully decorated Christmas trees help support programs for Anaheim children

    Members of the Anaheim Hills Auxiliary of the Assistance League Anaheim have focused on the welfare of children throughout Anaheim for the last several years. And its 22nd annual Trees on Parade fundraiser on Nov. 10 will help that support continue.
    The community is invited to attend the event, which will feature beautifully decorated and themed Christmas Trees. Guests will have an opportunity to participate in a live auction for one of the trees just in time for the upcoming holiday season
  • Nov. 6 election voter guide: Compare Newport Beach City Council candidates on the issues

    Nov. 6 election voter guide: Compare Newport Beach City Council candidates on the issues
    When Newport Beach voters go to the polls Nov. 6 they will be choosing candidates for  four districts.
    With district elections, voters in each geographically defined areas choose a candidate to represent their district on the council, instead of voting for all the open seats.
    Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each race, all were asked the same questi
  • Punch with a kick: These Halloween drinks and snacks aim to raise holiday spirits

    Punch with a kick: These Halloween drinks and snacks aim to raise holiday spirits
    Finally, there’s a Halloween concoction designed to appeal to both Netflix subscribers and Ozzy Osbourne fans.
    Punch Bowl Social will be ladling a beverage called Orange is the New Black Sabbath this 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at a party called Brugas and Brews in its Victoria Gardens location, 12635 N. Main St., Rancho Cucamonga.
    It’s a punch made with tequila, Teakoe Orange Octane tea, agave nectar, and orange juice, topped with a red wine float.
    Punch Bowl Social is an&
  • Football recruiting: Villa Park’s Zion Alefosio offered by Purdue, Oregon State

    Football recruiting: Villa Park’s Zion Alefosio offered by Purdue, Oregon State
    College recruiters are starting to notice Villa Park junior Zion Alefosio.
    Alefosio (6-1, 190) has been offered recently by Purdue and Oregon State as a safety, Spartans football coach Dusan Ancich said.
    Ancich believes several more scholarship offers will arrive before the spring.
    Alefosio, a transfer from Mater Dei, is playing safety and wide receiver and returning punts for the Spartans (8-0), who are contenders in CIF-SS Division 4.
    Alefosio has 19 catches for almost 300 yards and four
  • Dumping ashes at Disney parks: Age-old story rises from the dead once again

    Dumping ashes at Disney parks: Age-old story rises from the dead once again
    Stop us if you’ve heard this story before: Disneyland and Disney World are favorite spots for loved ones looking for an unorthodox and macabre place to scatter the ashes of the recently departed.
    The dumping of ashes at Disney parks story always seems to rise from the dead every few years just in time for Halloween. This time the Wall Street Journal took a front page dive into the morbid topic.
    The Journal spoke to six people who smuggled the ashes of loved ones inside pill bottles, makeup
  • Ruling on independent contractors leaves entrepreneurs in limbo

    Ruling on independent contractors leaves entrepreneurs in limbo
    Silva & Sons Transport has provided on-demand trucking services to contractors and transportation agencies for years.
    A typical job will find the company’s dump trucks delivering sand and gravel or hauling debris away from a construction site. But a recent California Supreme Court ruling that redefines what an independent contractor is has muddied the waters and left this San Fernando Valley-based company and scores of other businesses in limbo.
    Marco Silva, who co-owns Silva
  • Orange County housing chill: Listings take 46 more days to sell as buyers mull 40% more choices

    Orange County housing chill: Listings take 46 more days to sell as buyers mull 40% more choices
    Orange County’s existing homes for sale are taking an estimated 46 more days to sell this year as 40 percent more residences sit on the market.
    Here is what you need to know from ReportsOnHousing’s take on data for Orange County, data as of Oct. 18 …
    Supply:7,292 listings, up 2,077 residences for sale in a year or 40 percent; and up 23 percent vs. 6-year average.
    Demand:1,974 new escrows, down 419 sales contracts in 12 months or 18 percent; and down 20 percent vs. previous six
  • Paul Volcker, former Fed chair, is worried about something worse than inflation

    Paul Volcker, former Fed chair, is worried about something worse than inflation
    By Heather Long, The Washington Post
    When Paul Volcker listens to President Donald Trump bash the Federal Reserve, he grimaces, but he is not surprised. Volcker, the tall and revered former Fed chair, has personally witnessed more egregious examples of presidents demanding that interest rates stay low.
    In the summer of 1984, when Volcker was Fed chair and in the midst of the painful process of trying to get inflation under control, President Ronald Reagan summoned him to the White House. Instead
  • Go native in your garden with these blooming ornamental grasses

    Go native in your garden with these blooming ornamental grasses
    At the Theodore Payne Foundation in Sun Valley, the alkali sacaton is in full bloom.
    Its big airy flower heads, which rise above a mass of long, thin grass stalks alongside buckwheat and California fuschia, make for good cuttings.
    Ornamental grass, alkali sacaton, at the Theodore Payne Foundation in Sun Valley. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
    “They look gorgeous in bouquets,” said Lili Singer, Theodore Payne Foundation’s director of special projects and
  • Throwing axes, drinking beer: There’s an edgy new sport targeting LA and Orange counties

    Throwing axes, drinking beer: There’s an edgy new sport targeting LA and Orange counties
    Inside a spacious warehouse in North Hollywood, a competitive ax thrower who goes by the name “Seven” was training her eye on the center of three concentric circles.
    She clutched the handle of her roofer’s hatchet with both hands, drew it over her head and slid her body forward, sending the tool rotating through the air towards the intended target.
    LA AX in North Hollywood, CA, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018.(Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
    Operations manager Car
  • Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda will showcase his latest solo material and artwork at intimate gigs in Los Angeles and Anaheim

    Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda will showcase his latest solo material and artwork at intimate gigs in Los Angeles and Anaheim
    Linkin Park co-founder Mike Shinoda is used to performing in front of sold-out crowds with his L.A. area-based rock band in arenas and amphitheaters around the world, but for his first full-scale North American solo tour, he’s scaling it back, performing in more intimate venues and said he’s letting the vibe from the audience determine what he plays at each stop.
    “I get to go whatever direction the crowd wants to go,” the 41-year-old said during a recent phone interview a
  • This week’s best deals include Factory Chain Records’ clearance sale, the free Grand Ave Arts: All Access event and more

    This week’s best deals include Factory Chain Records’ clearance sale, the free Grand Ave Arts: All Access event and more
    Obviously on Halloween and the days after you will find bargains on candy, décor and costume pieces, but don’t forget to check out the offerings for the upcoming holidays. Many retailers have already set out items for Thanksgiving and Christmas and some of them may even be on sale. Another thing to consider is that, although you can always find a deal at a discount or dollar store, the product you want may not be there when you go back. Plus purchasing items before the holiday rush
  • Gardening: Tips for growing tropical and exotic fruit trees in Southern California

    Gardening: Tips for growing tropical and exotic fruit trees in Southern California
    The pleasure of hanging out with plant people is what you learn from them. Such people, and the plants they grow, are typically full of wonderful surprises.
    Just the other day, I met Ash Jahanbin, whose mission in life is to grow and to care for exotic fruit trees. To this end, he runs a nursery at 10943 DeSoto Avenue in Chatsworth. He also has a busy crew of ten employees whose sole task to is plant and maintain fruit and nut orchards throughout the Valley and beyond, with dozens of customers i
  • McRib is returning to McDonald’s restaurants

    McRib is returning to McDonald’s restaurants
    You know how Mary Poppins drops out of the sky when she’s least expected but most needed?
    McDonald’s McRib is a little like that. It never comes back to stay, but it always comes back.
    And the time is Monday, Oct. 29, according representatives of the chain.
    McRib is going on the menu at 9,000 restaurants in the Lower 48 States as well as by Uber Eats delivery. A McDonald’s Finder app launched on Monday will help diners locate the sandwiches.
    It’s been 36 years since McRib
  • Water polo roundup: Laguna Beach boys eliminate Huntington Beach, Mater Dei wins Trinity League

    Water polo roundup: Laguna Beach boys eliminate Huntington Beach, Mater Dei wins Trinity League
    Colton Gregory scored five goals and Caden Capobianco made 11 saves as Laguna Beach’s boys water polo team edged Huntington Beach 10-9 at Corona del Mar on Wednesday to finish second in the Surf League and eliminate the Oilers from playoff contention.
    Riley Pfeiffer scored five goals for the Oilers (12-14, 1-5), who finished fourth in the competitive new league.
    Teams need at least a .500 record to apply for an at-large berth to the CIF-SS playoffs.
    Huntington Beach qualified for Division
  • CIF-SS girls volleyball playoffs: Wednesday’s scores, Saturday’s semifinals schedule

    CIF-SS girls volleyball playoffs: Wednesday’s scores, Saturday’s semifinals schedule
    Scores from Wednesday’s CIF-SS girls volleyball quarterfinals and the schedule for Saturday’s semifinals.
    GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
    Quarterfinals, Wednesday
    DIVISION 1
    Mater Dei def. Long Beach Poly, 25-18, 25-23, 25-22
    Sierra Canyon def. Temecula Valley, 25-15, 25-20, 25-20
    Marymount def. Foothill, 19-25, 30-28, 25-14, 25-16
    Redondo def. San Juan Hills, 25-13, 25-16, 25-19
    Semifinals, Saturday, 6 p.m.
    Sierra Canyon at Mater Dei
    Redondo at Marymount
     
    DIVISION 2
    Los Alamitos def. Aliso N
  • Redondo girls volleyball records sweep of San Juan Hills, advances to semifinals

    Redondo girls volleyball records sweep of San Juan Hills, advances to semifinals
    Redondo High’s Kami Miner spikes the ball between two opposing players for a point during game action Girls CIF Volleyball PlayoffsSan Juan Hills High vs. Redondo Union at Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, October 24, 2018 (photo by Mike Mullen)
    Redondo’s Emily Mitter (29) set up a shot for Jody Smith (15) during game action Girls CIF Volleyball PlayoffsSan Juan Hills High vs. Redondo Union at Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, October 24, 2018 (photo by Mike Mullen)So
  • Los Alamitos knocks off No. 1 seed Aliso Niguel in thrilling five-set CIF-SS volleyball quarterfinal

    Los Alamitos knocks off No. 1 seed Aliso Niguel in thrilling five-set CIF-SS volleyball quarterfinal
    ALISO VIEJO – Before the first set was even completed in the the CIF SS Division 2 girls volleyball quarterfinal between Los Alamitos and Aliso Niguel on Wednesday at Aliso Niguel High School, it seemed likely the match would take five sets to decide.
    The Wolverines and Griffins were that evenly matched.
    Los Alamitos’ Abby Karich hugs a friend on the court after defeating Aliso Niguel in the quarterfinals of the CIF-SS Division 2 girls volleyball playoffs at Aliso Niguel High in Alis
  • Trump critics Schiff, Sherman face angry crowd at debate in Burbank

    Trump critics Schiff, Sherman face angry crowd at debate in Burbank
    BURBANK — Congressmen Adam Schiff and Brad Sherman, two of the Los Angeles area’s leading critics of President Trump, faced angry audience members as well as their election opponents at a candidates debate Wednesday night.
    The two Democrats were interrupted often by shouts from a crowd of about 100 in the Burbank City Council chamber before organizers from the League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank stopped the debate early.
    Schiff, D-Burbank, stayed cool while absorbing heck
  • OCVarsity Student Section Report for Week 10

    OCVarsity Student Section Report for Week 10
    Editor’s note: Manny Alvarez is writing for OCVarsity about the loud, proud, outrageous, innovative and dedicated high school student sections during the football season. If you have suggestions for topics, please let us know: [email protected] or tweet @MAlvarez02.
    The Student Section Report will be online each Wednesday during the football season.
    What a week for the Orange County high school student sections!
    You guys made it difficult for yours truly to pick just five finalists
  • Mater Dei volleyball tops Long Beach Poly in straight sets to advance to CIF-SS semifinals

    Mater Dei volleyball tops Long Beach Poly in straight sets to advance to CIF-SS semifinals
    Poly’s Onye Ofoegbu hits one past Mater Dei’s Kristina Pepek as the two teams battle it out in the CIF-SS quarter-finals Wednesday, October 24, 2018 in Long Beach.(Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
    Mater Dei’s Brielle Mullally and Meg Brown go up for the block as the Monarchs take on Poly Wednesday, October 24, 2018 in Long Beach.(Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsMater Dei’s Natalie Berty hits one over
  • Lakers trounce Suns, earn first win of LeBron James Era

    Lakers trounce Suns, earn first win of LeBron James Era
    Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball (2) drives around Phoenix Suns guard Isaiah Canaan during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
    Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) drives past Phoenix Suns forward Trevor Ariza during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsPhoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) rebounds over Los Angeles Lakers
  • Lakers center JaVale McGee says he’s been unfairly judged for having asthma

    Lakers center JaVale McGee says he’s been unfairly judged for having asthma
    PHOENIX — Fresh off his highest-scoring performance in more than five years, JaVale McGee felt it was time to clear the air about something.
    His asthma.
    It’s well-known that the Lakers’ 7-foot center has asthma, and he takes a puff from an inhaler before every game. But the 30-year-old would like people to stop referencing the condition in relation to his minutes.
    “Stop bringing that up like I’m out here wheezing and having asthma attacks,” he said in a contro
  • USC LB Cameron Smith dealing with knee injury, not expected to play Saturday vs. Arizona State

    USC LB Cameron Smith dealing with knee injury, not expected to play Saturday vs. Arizona State
    LOS ANGELES — USC senior linebacker Cameron Smith is not expected to play Saturday against Arizona State because of a knee injury.
    Smith had fluid drained from his left knee earlier this week and received platelet-rich plasma and Monovisc injections.
    “It does not look favorable for this week,” Coach Clay Helton said Wednesday evening.
    Sign up for Home Turf and get exclusive stories every SoCal sports fan must read, sent daily. Subscribe here.
    During his freshman season in 2015,
  • Under the Radar Report for Week 10: Orange, Segerstrom, plus Foothill vs. El Dorado, top this week’s report

    Under the Radar Report for Week 10: Orange, Segerstrom, plus Foothill vs. El Dorado, top this week’s report
    Editor’s note: Michael Huntley is writing a weekly column for OCVarsity on the “under the radar” players, teams, rivalries, uniforms, school bands — basically anything to do with the Orange County high school football scene. If you have suggestions for topics, please let us know at [email protected].
    OCVarsity’s Under the Radar Report will be published online each Wednesday during the football season.
    Under the Radar offensive player to watch: Orange’s
  • Josh Hart jumps Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in Lakers’ starting lineup

    Josh Hart jumps Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in Lakers’ starting lineup
    PHOENIX — It took just three games for Josh Hart to break into the starting lineup.
    The Lakers made a switch at shooting guard on Wednesday night, starting the second-year Villanova product for the first time this season over Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. While Luke Walton didn’t directly announce the change prior to tip-off against the Suns, he alluded that a change might be in the works before giving Hart his shot.
    In the first three games, Hart was tremendous off the bench, averaging
  • In Senate race, California Republicans have a choice: Feinstein, de León or Go Fish

    In Senate race, California Republicans have a choice: Feinstein, de León or Go Fish
    Americans live in a world of endless choices. We love to be in control of our own destiny — down to the granular details.
    If you don’t believe me, just stroll on down to Chipotle and try ordering some lunch. You’ll get asked more questions about your culinary preferences by the guy making your burrito than Kathy Griffin got asked by the Secret Service after her “headless Trump” photo shoot.
    When we don’t have options, we don’t like it.
    This November, tha
  • Red Sox use clutch hitting to put Dodgers away, take 2-0 World Series lead

    Red Sox use clutch hitting to put Dodgers away, take 2-0 World Series lead
    Boston Red Sox’s Andrew Benintendi, right, celebrates with Red Sox’s Xander Bogaerts after scoring on a two run RBI single by J.D. Martinez during the fifth inning of Game 2 of the World Series baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    Los Angeles Dodgers’ Joc Pederson warms up before Game 2 of the World Series baseball game against the Boston Red Sox Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/David J. Phi
  • No on Proposition 12

    No on Proposition 12
    Proposition 12 on the November ballot asks voters to create new minimum requirements for the housing of egg-laying hens, calves raised for veal and breeding pigs, which sounds like it would improve the welfare of farm animals.
    But the first red flag that something is askew here is the opposition to Proposition 12 by the well-known animal rights activist group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
    Before voters change state law regulating the treatment of farm animals, they should know wh
  • Judge halts Honduran’s deportation

    Judge halts Honduran’s deportation
    His wife thought he was deported. So did his attorney. But on Wednesday they learned that Marcos Villanueva won a stay late Tuesday, halting his deportation to Honduras.
    U.S. District Judge Jesus Bernal in Santa Ana granted the Anaheim resident an emergency stay, which gives Villanueva an opportunity to appeal his case.
    Deporting him “without an adequate hearing” may deprive Villanueva of constitutional rights, “and possibly result in his wrongful removal to Honduras and exposu
  • Election 2018: Laguna Hills City Council candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues

    Election 2018: Laguna Hills City Council candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues
    Voters will go to the polls Nov. 6 to pick who will represent them on the City Council.
    Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each city, all were asked the same questions and given the same word count for their answers.
    In Laguna Hills, seven are vying for three seats on the City Council.
    The candidates
    Len Herman, 61, Realtor (Vote4Len.com)
    Mark Jones, 65, c
  • World Series Game 2 highlights: Dodgers and Red Sox tied at 1

    World Series Game 2 highlights: Dodgers and Red Sox tied at 1
    Second inning:
    Ian Kinsler’s two out RBI single put the Boston Red Sox are on the board first. Unfortunately for the Dodgers, the Red Sox are 8-0 in the postseason when they score first.Ian Kinsler drives in Xander Bogaerts to give the @RedSox an early 1-0 lead. pic.twitter.com/sQlrInP1ZK
    — FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 25, 2018Manny Machado and the Dodgers would get the best of Ian Kinsler. BASEBALL NUTMEG! pic.twitter.com/pMCq4LSeMt
    — FOX Sports (@FOXSports) October 25,

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