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• Fall from grace: How a beloved priest allegedly ‘looted’ $126,000 from a Huntington Beach church

  30-11-2018 23:59 via ocregister.com
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH — Saddened but resolute, Derek Wimmer solemnly stood before the shell-shocked congregation of St. Wilfrid of York church and meticulously detailed the sins of Michael Archer, a disgraced priest accused of malfeasance in the theft of about $126,000 over the past decade.
  “It is abundantly clear that by forging documents, using Photoshopped invoices, lying to those who questioned him, these actions were premeditated and designed to systematically loot the church,”
  
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• Albano’s Top 10 sophomore football recruits to watch

  30-11-2018 23:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Mission Viejo’s Easton Mascarenas, left, and Bryce Russell bring down Villa Park wide receiver Noah Sanchez, center, in Orange on Friday, September 7, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  Mater Dei offensive lineman George Miki-Han, left, offensive lineman Kamuta Levasa, center, and offensive lineman Tautai Marks, right, celebrate after the Monarchs upset IMG Academy 28-24 in Santa Ana on Friday, September 21, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  
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• How to get cheese teas, macarons, ice cream and other treats all at the same place, Tidbits in Fountain Valley

  30-11-2018 23:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Looking for something different in a dessert shop? You’ll find it at Tidbits, Fountain Valley’s latest stop for sweets which will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday, Dec. 1.
  That day, each customer who arrives between noon and 4 p.m. will receive a treat of his or her choice. And there’s a lot to choose from: 18 kinds of macarons, slushees, ice cream, ice cream sandwiches and smoothies along with a variety of teas and coffee.
  Tidbits also offers some unusual items such as
  
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• Rams vs. Detroit Lions: Who has the edge?

  30-11-2018 23:05 via ocregister.com
  
  RAMS (10-1) at LIONS (4-7)
  When: Sunday, 10 a.m.
  Where: Ford Field
  Line: Rams by 10
  TV/radio: FOX Ch. 11; 710-AM, 93.1-FM, 1330-AM (Spanish)
  RAMS OFFENSE vs. LIONS DEFENSE
  The Lions did fine last week, when they allowed Chicago only 23 points and 264 yards, but the Bears had a backup quarterback who threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns. And of course, the Lions lost to Chicago again, in part because of another fourth-quarter collapse. In their last two games, they’ve allowed a total of 2
  
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• USC, UCLA men’s water polo renew rivalry in NCAA semifinal

  30-11-2018 23:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Zach D’sa can’t forget the image. The memory of the UCLA men’s water polo team leaping into USC’s pool is seared into his brain. The Bruins were euphoric, national champions for the third time in four years. The USC senior was dejected, a three-time runner up.
  “You don’t like seeing your rival celebrating in your own pool,” D’sa said Thursday.
  The Trojans have a chance to avenge last year’s championship loss Saturday when second-ranked USC fa
  
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• Bishop Montgomery’s Kayla Williams voted Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week

  30-11-2018 22:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week: Kayla Williams
  Sport: Basketball
  School: Bishop Montgomery
  Year: Senior
  Noteworthy: Williams began last week by signing a letter of intent with UC Irvine. The senior guard then helped lead Bishop Montgomery to the title at the Battle at the Beach Tournament and earned MVP honors. Williams scored 30 points in the semifinal win against Windward and added 24 in the final against Etiwanda. She also had 16 points in a win over Chaminade and 22 again
  
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• Linfield Christian’s Kenric Jameison voted Southern California Boys Athlete of the Week

  30-11-2018 22:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California Boys Athlete of the Week: Kenric Jameison
  Sport: Football
  School: Linfield Christian
  Year: Senior
  Noteworthy: Jameison rushed for 223 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries to help the Lions knock off Artesia 70-32 in the CIF Southern Section’s Division 12 championship game. Jameison had scoring runs of 71 and 14 yards in the first quarter and added a 2-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Jamieson led a 515-yard performance by the Lions. He rushed for 742 ya
  
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• Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell has flavor to match his bold game

  30-11-2018 22:19 via ocregister.com
  
  The Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell, who expresses himself on the court with his gritty, energetic play, expresses himself off the court with a unique fashion sense that includes a notable sneaker collection. (Photo courtesy of the Clippers)
  The Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell, who expresses himself on the court with his gritty, energetic play, expresses himself off the court with a unique fashion sense that includes a notable sneaker collection. (Photo courtesy of the Clippers)SoundThe galler
  
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• Gray whale season kicks off and Southern California whale lovers are ready to track them

  30-11-2018 22:09 via ocregister.com
  
  On some days they hug the Southern California coastline. On others, they frolic further out to sea. But they always make the trek, the longest journey of any mammal on Earth.
  The gray whales are on a mission, traveling from the chilly waters near Alaska to bask in the tropical warmth off Mexico’s lagoons.
  And whale enthusiasts eagerly await their annual migration on the watery highway, binoculars pointed toward the horizon for any hint of mist shooting up from their blowholes or tails rais
  
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• Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (Nov. 23-30)

  30-11-2018 22:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Restaurants and other food businesses closed by health inspectors in Orange County from Nov. 23 to Nov. 30, 2018:
  Dollar Tree, 3309 S. Bristol St., Santa AnaClosed: Nov. 28 (report)
  Reason: Rodent infestationKFC, 299 S. Euclid St., AnaheimClosed: Nov. 28 (report)
  Reason: Cockroach infestation
  Reopened: Nov. 29Sakai, 4891 La Palma Ave., La PalmaClosed: Nov. 28 (report)
  Reason: Cockroach infestation
  Reopened: Nov. 30El Tapatio Dos Mexicanos Grill, 1214 E. Pomona St., Santa AnaClosed: Nov. 28 (repo
  
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• English bulldog Tess is a lover

  30-11-2018 22:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: English bulldog
  Age: 5 years
  Gender: Spayed female
  Size: 54 pounds
  Tess’s story: Tess is a wonderful, sweet girl who has had one home her whole life. Her mom had to move and can only bring one dog, so she took the older dog, as he is less adoptable. Tess is great with people and children. She loves walks, playtime and sleeping. She is crate-trained but never destroys or chews anything inappropriate. She has not been around many dogs, so her preference is with people. She is eas
  
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• Sumner Redstone’s former live-in companion seeks mental exam in her quest for $70 million

  30-11-2018 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Manuela Herzer, the former live-in companion of media mogul Sumner Redstone, is seeking to invalidate a modification made to the billionaire’s trust that deprives her of about $70 million in cash and real estate she alleges Redstone promised her. (2015 photo by Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images)
  By BILL HETHERMAN | City News Service
  LOS ANGELES — A judge refused Friday to dismiss a petition filed by Sumner Redstone against a former live-in companion that seeks to validate the billionaire
  
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• Chargers injury report vs. Pittsburgh Steelers | Who’s in, who’s out?

  30-11-2018 21:58 via ocregister.com
  
  A look at Chargers players who were listed on the injury report this week and their status for Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers:
  Melvin Gordon, running backInjury: KneeParticipation status: Did not participate Wednesday-FridayOfficial status: OutOutlook: Gordon was a long shot to play against the Steelers with the MCL injury suffered last week against the Cardinals. Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said he was limited to mostly light conditioning work at practices this week.
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• Former San Bernardino County Assessor Bill Postmus surrenders to begin serving 3-year sentence in Colonies case

  30-11-2018 21:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Former San Bernardino County Assessor Bill Postmus surrendered in court Friday to begin serving his three-year sentence for convictions in the Colonies and Assessor’s Office corruption cases.
  Wearing blue jeans, a blue polo shirt, and a blue windbreaker, Postmus was quietly led off by a bailiff in the courtroom of Judge Michael A. Smith. Prior to Friday’s proceedings in San Bernardino Superior Court, Postmus said, “I’m ready. I just want to get this over with.”
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• Staffordshire terrier Franny is a well-trained, happy girl

  30-11-2018 21:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Franny enjoys as much human attention as she can get. (Courtesy K9 Spirit Organization)
  Franny likes to show off her goofy antics. (Courtesy K9 Spirit Organization)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsStaffordshire terrier Franny knows how to get laughs. She is available for adoption. (Courtesy K9 Spirit Organization)
  Franny gets along great with humans. (Courtesy K9 Spirit Organization)
  Franny, an 11-year-old Staffordshire terrier, is available for adoption. (Courtesy of K9 Spirit Organization
  
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• After a fire, Long Beach restaurant Restauration has plans to keep cooking

  30-11-2018 21:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Every time Chef Philip Pretty walks by his restaurant and sees the boarded-up front window it feels like a kick in the gut.
  And inside, the view is even more devastating.  A midnight blaze on Nov. 8 did serious damage to Restauration, a popular Fourth Street eatery.
  You can still see the smoke damage that has blackened the white tile wall behind the bar, the interior kitchen space and other walls of the 75-seat restaurant where rustic furniture once gave the space a home-like feel.
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• The Bay Bridge and other big mistakes

  30-11-2018 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  How do you learn from a really big mistake?
  Walk across it.
  So recently I took a walk across the east span of the Bay Bridge, from Oakland to Yerba Buena Island. This piece of the bridge, is our generation’s biggest California mistake. The east span was completed in 2013—a decade late, costing seven times official projections, and dogged by safety concerns.
  However, the bridge does have one virtue: it holds lessons for the future, as California faces the kind of massive challenges th
  
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• Animal research is vital to fighting AIDS

  30-11-2018 19:46 via ocregister.com
  
  December 1 is World AIDS Day, a time to reflect on a disease that has upended the lives of millions of people and their families.
  There have been marked improvements in our approach toward HIV since its discovery in 1983. Then, infection was a death sentence; now, medical advances have made it a manageable chronic disease.
  Much work remains: Some 37 million people worldwide have contracted the virus, with 5,000 new infections per day. However, progress in fighting AIDS will face c
  
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• Grizzly Invitational basketball semifinals

  30-11-2018 19:43 via ocregister.com
  
  The semifinals are set for The Grizzly Invitational’s three divisons: gold; silver; and bronze.
  Admission is $8 for adults, $4 for students and children.
  The semifinals today (Nov. 30):
  GOLD DIVISION
  Championship bracket
  At Godinez HS: Yorba Linda vs. Capistrano Valley Christian, 6:15 p.m.; Newport Harbor vs. Villa Park, 7:45 p.m.
  Consolation bracket
  At Irvine HS: Edison vs. Northwood, 6:15 p.m.; El Dorado vs. El Toro, 7:45 p.m.
  SILVER DIVISION
  Championship bracket
  At Loara HS: Dana Hills
  
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• Top fed official in Orange County today to ink agreement for more funding for OC Streetcar construction

  30-11-2018 19:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Transportation leaders are celebrating this morning, Nov. 30, the groundbreaking of Orange County’s first modern streetcar and an agreement with the federal government for another $149 million in funding.
  The OC Streetcar, expected to be running in 2021, will run 4.1 miles from Santa Ana’s train station to the transit station in Garden Grove, with stops near government buildings, shopping districts and residential hubs.
  Federal Transit Administration Acting Administrator K. Jane Will
  
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• 6.6 magnitude earthquake rocks buildings in Anchorage, Alaska

  30-11-2018 19:14 via ocregister.com
  
  A 6.6 magnitude earthquake rocked buildings Friday morning in Anchorage and caused lamp posts and trees to sway, prompting people to run out of offices and seek shelter under office desks.
  The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake was centered about 7 miles north of Alaska’s largest city.
  An Associated Press reporter working in downtown Anchorage saw cracks in a 2-story building after the quake. It was unclear whether there were injuries.
  People went back inside buildings after the ea
  
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• Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury ready to walk the talk for heavyweight title

  30-11-2018 19:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Deontay Wilder screamed his head off. He dropped F-bombs in the face of Tyson Fury. Fury talked back, but he wasn’t wigging out like Wilder. Eventually, pushing and shoving ensued. Fury stripped to a bare chest, and smiled as it all came to an end.
  Any time two guys about to fight do all this stuff at the final news conference, you always wonder if it isn’t strictly to bring in more cash. When Wilder defends his heavyweight title against Fury on Saturday at Staples Center, Showtime w
  
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• Subscribe to Coast Lines, our email newsletter about the Southern California coast

  30-11-2018 18:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Along a coastline that has seen both physical and cultural change, the residents of Southern California are building deep ties to their land and to each other.
  And we want to tell you about it.
  From the waves to the wetlands, from Dana Point to Malibu, the Coast Lines newsletter highlights the week’s best and most engrossing coastal profiles, beach culture coverage and environmental investigations.
  The life of surf innovator Hobie Alter, efforts to remove the Long Beach breakwater, beach f
  
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• Orange’s Eichler tracts designated as historic district to help preserve the homes’ signature style

  30-11-2018 18:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange leaders have committed to preserving the city’s collection of Eichler homes with new rules and guidelines to protect the mid-century modern style.
  The Orange City Council recently designated three Eichler tracts as a historic district, akin to Old Towne Orange. Those tracts consist of more than 300 homes, many built in the early 1960s. The residents have advocated for the designation for more than a decade.
  “It’s a quantum leap forward,” Douglas Wade, an
  
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• Tariff tensions shadow US, Canada, Mexico trade pact signing

  30-11-2018 18:14 via ocregister.com
  
  By ZEKE MILLER and CATHERINE LUCEY | Associated Press
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — President Donald Trump teamed up with the leaders of Canada and Mexico on Friday to sign a revised North American trade pact, a deal that fulfills a key political pledge by the American president but faces an uncertain future in the U.S. Congress. The celebratory moment was dimmed by ongoing differences over Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs, as well as plans for massive layoffs in the U.S. and Cana
  
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• Diplomats struggle for agreement on G-20 summit statement

  30-11-2018 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By ANGELA CHARLTON | Associated Press
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The U.S. has been blocking progress at the Group of 20 summit on fixing world trade rules, fighting climate change and tackling migration, according to European officials involved in the discussions.
  The divisions among the world’s leading economies were evident from the moment the Argentine president opened the summit Friday with a call for international cooperation to solve the planet’s problems.
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• Sparks coach Brian Agler resigns after four seasons

  30-11-2018 17:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Brian Agler resigned as head coach of the Sparks, the team announced in a news release Friday morning.
  “We’d like to thank Brian for his contributions to the Sparks organization over the last four seasons, including helping the team win the 2016 title,” Executive Vice President and General Manager Penny Toler said in the release. “We wish Brian nothing but the best moving forward.”
  A comprehensive search to identify the next Sparks head coach will start immediately,
  
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• Check out these beautiful scenes from past Disneyland Candlelight ceremonies

  30-11-2018 17:01 via ocregister.com
  
  This weekend is the annual Disneyland Candlelight Ceremony, where some 600 choir members join with a full orchestra and a celebrity reader to create a show that includes a living Christmas tree in front of the train station. This event is always spectacular and always draws a crowd.
  Here are some photos from past celebrations:
  2016: Nancy Sulahian conducts the choir and orchestra during Disneyland’s Candlelight Ceremony held in Town Square on Main Street U.S.A. on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016. P
  
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• Did Southern California’s job counts miss the mark? Again?!

  30-11-2018 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Let the “trusty spreadsheet guy” admit this: economic data is not perfect.
  Between the challenge to serve our need to know what’s happening RIGHT NOW to the limitations of polling or even tabulating raw counts, sometimes we are left with the wrong impressions no matter if you’re bullish or bearish, or somewhere in between.
  A grand example is the monthly jobs count from the state Employment Development Department. The number of workers reported by EDD is derived from a sur
  
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• This week’s best deals include football happy hour at BJ’s Restaurants, June Mountain lift ticket specials and more

  30-11-2018 16:57 via ocregister.com
  
  You may be focused on your holiday gift list, but you really should be looking ahead to the end of the month. After Christmas you will find deep discounts on decorations, wrapping paper, ornaments, artificial trees and other seasonal items. This is also a great time to swoop up savings on toys that you can stash away for a birthday or other occasion later in the year. Lastly, the end of December is a good time to buy a car, as the dealerships are working to meet their end-of-year sales quotas.
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• Money crunch threatens to shut down Orange County nonprofit that houses homeless young adults

  30-11-2018 16:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Since 2009, Build Futures has focused on helping homeless young adults get off the streets as soon as possible and providing support while they look for work, connect to other services, and secure the means to improve their lives.
  Now the Huntington Beach-based nonprofit is worried about its own future.
  “After the first of the year, it really will be week to week,” said Kevin O’Grady who is completing his first year as executive director of Build Futures.
  Mike Lind, 23, jokes w
  
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• Retail-restaurant roundup: Rockwell’s second bakery opens in San Clemente; Pei Wei shutters in Lake Forest

  30-11-2018 16:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Rockwell’s Bakery, Cafe & Bar has opened at the Outlets at San Clemente. The bakery is known in north Orange County for its chocolate curl and fudge fantasy cakes. The bakery also makes wedding cakes, custom-designed creative cakes, cupcakes and cookies. The San Clemente shop, owned by Bill Skeffington and his wife, Laurie, is serving comfort food and specialty cocktails. It also includes a walk-up bakery counter and full-service breakfast, lunch and dinner with indoor and outdoor seat
  
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• Hackers get data of up to 500 million guests of Marriott’s Starwood hotels dating back to 2014

  30-11-2018 16:02 via ocregister.com
  
  The information of as many as 500 million guests at Starwood hotels has been compromised and Marriott said that it’s discovered that unauthorized access to data within its Starwood network has been taking place since 2014.
  It could be among the largest data breaches on record.
  The company said Friday that credit card numbers and expiration dates of some guests may have been taken. For as many as two-thirds of those affected, data exposed could include mailing address, phone number, email a
  
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• Edison wants to resume loading nuclear waste at San Onofre in January

  30-11-2018 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  This Google Earth image shows how close the expanded dry storage area for spent nuclear waste will be to the shoreline at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. (Image courtesy of Google Earth)
  The Holtec Hi-Storm Umax dry storage system for spent fuel at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. (Courtesy of Southern California Edison)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsSan Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Mark Rightmire, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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• Storm brings snow to local mountains: Chains required

  30-11-2018 15:41 via ocregister.com
  
  The first big weather system of the season brought up to eight inches of snow this week to some San Bernardino mountains, prompting authorities to issue chain requirements Friday morning for various highways leading up to the area.
  Chains were required Friday on all vehicles except those that have four-wheel drive and four snow tires on Highway 18, from the Heaps Peak Dump to the Mitsubishi plant, Caltrans says.
  Chains are also required on Highway 38, from the 8000-foot level to Big Bear Da
  
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• Theater review: ‘Come From Away’ heads straight for the heart

  30-11-2018 15:32 via ocregister.com
  
  On Sept. 11, 2001, 38 airliners were diverted to Gander, Newfoundland. There they remained grounded for five days.
  The story of the Canadians and the world travelers they fed and housed makes up this 2013 musical — with book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. You won’t hum any of the songs when you’re leaving the theater. You will instead hum the human spirit.
  “Welcome to the Rock,” sing the Newfoundlanders to the nearly 7,000 frightened passengers w
  
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• Has legal weed boosted California’s illicit operators? So far, yes.

  30-11-2018 15:00 via ocregister.com
  The owner of a family-run cannabis farm, tucked away in a rural Riverside County community known for marijuana cultivation, says he’s paid taxes and lab tested his crops for years.
  At the start of this year, he thought he was well situated to join California’s newly legal recreational marijuana industry.
  But the market, quite literally, refused to come to him.
  Proposition 64, California’s cannabis law, allows each community to decide where commercial marijuana is allowed &mdash
  
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• We must see homeless people as human beings: Letters

  30-11-2018 11:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Re “Pushing hard to change public perception” (Nov. 11):
  Regarding this article about whether or not the hearts and mind of people could be changed in order to support housing homeless people, I strongly believe that they can be changed.
  In my hometown of Anaheim, I have seen an increase in homeless people, especially after the closing of the riverbed. The homeless had to find new places to live and most relocated to nearby parks like Boysen Park.
  I believe that a homeless person has
  
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• Roundup: Brea Olinda girls basketball holds off Esperanza, Troy wins in final second

  30-11-2018 10:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Brea Olinda’s No. 3 girls basketball team defeated league rival and No. 6 Esperanza 61-53 on Thursday night in the finals of the Ladycat Classic.
  Brea Olinda went 3-0 in the four-team tournament while Esperanza finished 2-1.
  Point guard Katie Kubo scored 15 of her 17 points in the second half to help lead the Aztecs (2-2). Esperanza 6-foot-1 center Samantha Fries scored a team-high 19 points.
  The teams will face off twice — Jan. 11 and Jan. 25 — in the Crestview League.
  In othe
  
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• Calvary Chapel hires Pat McInally as football coach

  30-11-2018 08:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Brethren Christian coach Pat McInally of the South All-Star team in Costa Mesa on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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  Calvary Chapel has hired colorful Pat McInally as its football coach, the former Brethren Christian coach and College Football Hall of Fame player confirmed Thursday night.
  McInally helped build Brethren Christian into a small-school Orange County powerhouse before the Warriors didn’t play football in 20
  
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• Orange County basketball highlights for Thursday, Nov. 29

  30-11-2018 08:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Top scorers from the Orange County basketball games on Thursday, Nov. 29.
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  Thursday’s top scorers
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  Player, school                                             Pts
  Wright, Fairmont Prep                                   33
  Dasca, Costa Mesa      &
  
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• Harris, Harrell help Clippers hold off Kings for 9th win in 10 games

  30-11-2018 08:00 via ocregister.com
  
  LA Clippers guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) drives to the basket against Sacramento Kings forward Nemanja Bjelica (88) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater)
  LA Clippers guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) shoots over Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox (5) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater)SoundThe gallery will resume insecon
  
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• LeBron James scores 38 as Lakers avoid collapse against Pacers

  30-11-2018 07:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The Lakers’ Lonzo Ball #2 looks to pass as the Pacers’ Myles Turner #33 moves during their game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Thursday, Nov 29, 2018. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
  The Lakers’ Brandon Ingram #14 dunks the ball during their game against the Pacers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Thursday, Nov 29, 2018. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsThe Lakers’ Josh Hart #3 l
  
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• Jonathan Quick’s return spoiled by late goal in Kings’ loss to Oilers

  30-11-2018 06:26 via ocregister.com
  
  The Kings’ Austin Wagner, right, and the Oilers’ Matthew Benning race for the puck during the first period of Thursday’s game in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
  Los Angles Kings celebrate a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during first-period NHL hockey game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsEdmonton Oilers’ Jesse Puljujarvi (98) celebrates a goa
  
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• Servite wins wrestling season opener

  30-11-2018 06:08 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Servite defeated Villa Park 42-27 on Thursday at Servite in a nonleague dual match between Orange County’s top two ranked teams.
  It was the season opener for Servite, the No. 1 team in the Orange County coaches’ top 10. It was the second match for No. 2 Villa Park. The Spartans defeated No. 7 Fountain Valley earlier this month.
  “Our kids were kind of hungry,” Servite coach Alan Clinton said. “They needed some competition. They were ready and they wer
  
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• No. 1 Servite defeats No. 2 Villa Park in its wrestling season opener

  30-11-2018 06:08 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Servite defeated Villa Park 42-27 on Thursday at Servite in a nonleague dual match between Orange County’s top two ranked teams.
  It was the season opener for Servite, the No. 1 team in the Orange County coaches’ top 10. It was the second match for No. 2 Villa Park. The Spartans defeated No. 7 Fountain Valley earlier this month.
  “Our kids were kind of hungry,” Servite coach Alan Clinton said. “They needed some competition. They were ready and they wer
  
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• The thrills and chills of a Democratic supermajority

  30-11-2018 05:41 via ocregister.com
  
  A blue-wave blowout in California has swept Democrats into total and unchecked control of state government, and that carries both risks and opportunities.
  There are opportunities to do difficult things, including the long-elusive goal of many in both parties to reform the California Environmental Quality Act, CEQA. There are risks that new and higher taxes may be imposed without debate or restraint.
  A two-thirds majority in both the Assembly and Senate is required to pass tax increases, override
  
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• The California GOP doesn’t have to be that irrelevant

  30-11-2018 05:38 via ocregister.com
  
  From across California, the obituaries for the California Republican Party have come thick and fast ever since the November election. After all, the GOP’s onetime national stronghold in Orange County now lacks even a single Republican in Congress.
  All statewide officeholders also are Democrats, from the governor right through the nominally nonpartisan state school superintendent. Democrats hold majorities of more than two-thirds in both houses of the Legislature, allowing them to pass any
  
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• Work as one state to fight homelessness – and NIMBYism

  30-11-2018 05:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Homelessness is not a one-city problem. If you’re without a roof over your head — other than the one in that pop-up pup tent you are carrying around — it doesn’t make much difference to you if you are in Santa Ana or Santa Clarita, Alhambra or Anaheim. (With winter approaching, it surely does make a difference that you are in temperate California and not in freezing North Dakota.)
  But since the worst social problem affecting our state is everywhere, that’s why it&rs
  
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• Baby surrendered at birth in Tustin adopted, reunites with firefighters

  30-11-2018 04:54 via ocregister.com
  
  OCFA paramedic Linda Brown, right, of Tustin station No. 21 holds Noah Salazar, 11-months, nearly one year after he was safely surrendered to the station. Noah’s adoptive parents, Tim and Javier Salazar, brought him to the station to reunite with the firefighters took him in on Thursday, November 29, 2018 in Tustin. Brown was the one that answered the door when Noah was safely surrendered. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Tim, left, and Javier Salazar and their adopted
  
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