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• Leaner Kenley Jansen ready to ‘compete’ again for Dodgers in 2019

  13-02-2019 23:43
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts smiles during a spring training baseball workout Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Joe Kelly throws during a spring training baseball workout Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Dodgers’ Kenta Maeda stretches during a spring training baseball workout Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Morry G
  
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• Kings’ Trevor Lewis thrilled to be back after three ‘frustrating’ months

  13-02-2019 23:39
  
  EL SEGUNDO — Trevor Lewis didn’t know what it was like to miss three months of a season, because he never had an injury that kept him out that long. Until this season.
  The forward on Monday night returned to action with the Kings after not having played since Nov. 13 because of a fractured foot. The Kings lost 6-4 at Washington, but Lewis had an assist and wore a smile on his face after practice Wednesday suggesting he got a lot more than that out of it.
  “Yeah, it was
  
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• Amid offseason coaching moves, Rams hope to keep Jared Goff comfortable

  13-02-2019 23:34
  
  The loss of assistant coaches to bigger roles is a byproduct of NFL success, and as the Rams reconfigure their staff during this offseason, their goal is to minimize angst for quarterback Jared Goff.
  Wes Phillips, son of Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, will join the staff as tight ends coach. That means Shane Waldron will work exclusively on the Rams’ pass game. Last season, Waldron worked double duty as the team’s tight ends coach and pass-game coordinator.
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• Laguna Woods Social Services adds hospital liaison to busy department

  13-02-2019 23:30
  
  A fresh face joining the assistant services team is Dustin Arbuckle, a social worker at MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center, who will be serving as the new Laguna Woods Village liaison.
  The Register spoke with Susan McInerney, the manager of Village Management Services Social Services Department, about notable programs and services, the responsibilities of a liaison and how having one benefits Village residents.
  Q: Laguna Wood Village just got a new liaison for MemorialCare Saddleback Medical
  
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• On ‘Food Truck Nation,’ TV host and Topanga chef Brad Miller gets to do the eating

  13-02-2019 23:23
  
  Chef Brad Miller has been eating his way away across America on the Cooking Channel series “Food Truck Nation.”
  And he says it’s been worth the trip.
  Speaking by phone, Miller – the chef-owner of the Inn of the Seventh Ray in Topanga – said the series shines a light on how innovative chefs are pushing the boundaries with their handmade pasta, chicken shwarma-loaded quesadillas and other mouthwatering dishes served from the windows of food trucks nationwide.
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• Public schools should offer more vegan menus, this San Fernando Valley assemblyman says

  13-02-2019 23:22
  
  LOS ANGELES – Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian, D-Van Nuys, announced proposed legislation Wednesday that he said would provide incentives for public schools across the state to offer students a plant-based entree and plant-based milk at meals.
  Under AB 479, the Healthy Climate-Friendly School Lunch Act, schools would receive additional state funding for serving the vegan options, which Nazarian said would be healthier and more climate-friendly.
  The bill would also provide state support for staf
  
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• Matt Harvey looking to bounce back, and learn from his mistakes, with the Angels

  13-02-2019 23:06
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — In the almost 12 years in between when Matt Harvey expected to put on an Angels uniform and when he finally did, he experienced a lifetime of baseball lessons.
  After Harvey turned down the Angels offer when they drafted him out of high school in 2007, he went on to the University of North Carolina and a career of highs, lows, injuries and back-page headlines with the New York Mets.
  Still a month shy of his 30th birthday, Harvey reflected on the journey after the Angels&rsquo
  
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• The Cellar in Fullerton is the first U.S. restaurant to become an ambassador of Barons de Rothschild wines and Champagnes

  13-02-2019 23:04
  
  The Cellar Restaurant & Spirit Room in Fullerton is the first U.S. restaurant to be inducted into the Barons de Rothschild Ambassadors of Excellence Club.
  The designation is bestowed on restaurants and wine merchants that meet standards of  excellence in culinary and hospitality categories and that are deemed to have unique atmosphere and an outstanding wine program; designees also must carry Rothschild wines.
  Other ambassadors include the Hotel Ritz Paris, Grand Hôtel Thalas
  
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• Teens can show off their ‘Hamilton’ smarts and win prizes

  13-02-2019 23:03
  
  Teens, it’s time to bone up on your colonial history — Hamiltunes is back in Mission Viejo for another evening of trivia, singing, prizes and food.
  Parents are encouraged to attend this free event, 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, in the Saddleback Room at Mission Viejo City Hall. Prizes will include a Samsung tablet, Hamilton goodies, $50 gift cards and more. Pizza, snacks and beverages will be provided.
  Register at 949-830-7100 ext. 5105.
  Note: do not throw away your best shot &mda
  
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• ‘Veep’ actor Matt Walsh talks end of HBO series and playing the ‘Beauty’ in a rom-com at a French vineyard

  13-02-2019 22:46
  
  When HBO’s “Veep” went on hiatus, actor Matt Walsh had a chance to swap his role as communications director to Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s Vice President Selina Meyer to play a rumpled romantic lead in a rom-com filmed in France.
  So off he went.
  The seventh and final season of “Veep” arrives this spring, having wrapped up shooting in December just before the film “Under The Eiffel Tower” arrived in theaters and digital services this month.
  “The rid
  
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• VIDEO: Ducks beat writer Elliott Teaford discusses new coach, final 26 games

  13-02-2019 20:38
  
  The Orange County Register’s Anaheim Ducks beat writer Elliott Teaford and Jonathan Khamis discuss how the Ducks looked in their first practice without Randy Carlyle on Tuesday and what Bob Murray is looking out for in the final two months of the season. Are the Ducks better off missing the playoffs and securing higher draft picks?
  Related Articles Ducks GM Bob Murray will coach and evaluate players Who will be the Anaheim Ducks’ next coach? Here are 6 possible candidates Will next
  
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• CIF-SS boys basketball playoffs: quarterfinals schedule

  13-02-2019 20:35
  
  CIF-Southern Section boys basketball quarterfinals playoff games Thursday for games involving Orange County teams …
  Division 1: Santa Margarita at Damien.
  Division 2AA: Cypress at Notre Dame/Riverside; Orange Lutheran at Mayfair of Lakewood.
  Division 2A: Crean Lutheran at Troy.
  Division 3A: Capistrano Valley Christian at Salesian of Los Angeles.
  Division 4AA: Fairmont Prep at California of Whittier; Dana Hills at Pacifica Christian (the Orange County one).
  Division 5AA: Sage Hill at Yeshi
  
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• Wahoo’s Fish Tacos marketing whiz Ed ‘RockDaMullet’ Santos dies at 50

  13-02-2019 20:19
  
  Marketer Ed Santos and Wing Lam, Wahoo’s Fish Tacos co-founder.Ed Santos worked as a marketing executive at Wahoo’s Fish Tacos from 2002 through 2014.SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsEd Santos used Myspace to build RockDaMullet, a marketing venture with heavy product placement in 2005. PHOTO BY SAM GANGWER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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  Ed Santos was a social media icon … before it was called social media.
  He was one of those behind-the-scene business
  
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• Best thing I ate: A warm glazed doughnut, freshly dipped

  13-02-2019 20:02
  
  Have you ever known someone who would go to, say, Baskin-Robbins, and order a scoop of vanilla, and you think to yourself, “What’s wrong with that person?”
  Well, I’m one of those people who frequently orders the vanilla. I approach doughnuts the same way. Granted, sometimes I crave the fancy fruit flavors or even the one topped with bacon and maple syrup. But often I’m actually happier with the plain glazed. Or, in my most recent foray into simplicity: the Meyer lem
  
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• Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: Thanks, kids, for changing the radio station on me

  13-02-2019 20:00
  
  Believe me when I tell you that it pains me to say this, but thank you, children. Thank you for annoying the you-know-what out of me for the last 12 years, which is about how long your arms have been long enough to reach over to change the radio channel without my permission.
  Many of you reading this probably know the fun of driving with little kids on the car. When you’re not shouting at them to stop bickering and sit back down in their seats, they can actually be entertaining when you al
  
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• Fun or business? Two competing schools of thought in the Lakers locker room

  13-02-2019 19:51
  
  Editor’s note: This is the Purple & Bold newsletter for Wednesday, Feb. 13. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here.
  The air in the visiting locker room at State Farm Arena was thick on Tuesday night, badly needing to clear after the Lakers’ 117-113 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
  So much of that stifling presence came from LeBron James’ corner. The 34-year-old was frustrated almost all night, boiling over late in the game with refs and carrying a severe look on h
  
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• CHP arrests suspect in Cajon Pass shooting that left 10-year-old Hesperia boy injured

  13-02-2019 19:44
  
  The California Highway Patrol has arrested a Phelan man on suspicion of attempted murder of a 10-year-old Hesperia boy who was shot in the head while traveling in the back seat of a car heading north on the 15 Freeway in the Cajon Pass on Thursday, Feb. 7, the agency announced Wednesday.
  The man, Jose Luis Chavez, 48, had recently been arrested by San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies for trespassing and being a felon in possession of a firearm. While in custody for those
  
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• U.S. says ex-intel official defected to Iran, revealed secrets

  13-02-2019 19:35
  
  By ERIC TUCKER
  WASHINGTON — A former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran has been charged with revealing classified information to the Tehran government, including the code name and secret mission of a Pentagon program.
  The Justice Department said Wednesday that Monica Elfriede Witt, 39, defected in 2013 after attending a conference in Iran aimed at “condemning American moral standards.” She is currently at-large, along with four Iranian hackers w
  
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• Celebrate Valentine’s Day with opera soprano Liv Redpath at Casa Romantica

  13-02-2019 19:33
  
  Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens will present a special Valentine’s Day concert with a performance by opera soprano Liv Redpath, in the Main Salon.
  The Harvard University alumna and Juilliard-trained vocalist is in her third season as a Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist with the LA Opera. The event will include Valentine’s Day-themed desserts, and champagne will be available at the cash donation bar.
  Tickets for the 7 p.m. show on Thursday, Feb. 14, are $25 gener
  
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• Wildflowers: How rain, fire and even drought could make 2019 a great year for Southern California

  13-02-2019 19:29
  
  A field of California poppies blooming in Weir Canyon Wilderness Park in Anaheim Hills on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  A field of California poppies blooming in Weir Canyon Wilderness Park in Anaheim Hills on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsA hillside of California poppies in bloom in the hills of eastern Orange County near Anaheim Hills on Tuesday, Februa
  
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• 5 performers to see at Southern California casinos this week (Feb. 15-21)

  13-02-2019 17:46
  
  Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa 
  Feel the love when Air Supply plays Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage Saturday, Feb. 16.
  Members Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock met in Sydney, Australia, during rehearsals for rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar” and bonded over their shared love of music.
  They first gained international attention when they toured with Rod Stewart in the late ’70s and soon put out a number of hits, including “Lost In
  
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• Best U.S. job numbers ever? Not if you’re out of work for a year

  13-02-2019 17:30
  
  President Donald Trump said in his State of the Union speech last week that the labor market’s strength is evidence of an “unprecedented economic boom,” adding to his frequent boasts that include a tweet about the “best jobs numbers” in U.S. history.
  Yet by one key measure, far from a boom, the labor market hasn’t even returned to a normal state. Over the past 12 months, the share of unemployed people out of work for 52 weeks or longer has averaged 13.2 percen
  
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• Laguna Hills hotel held up at gunpoint by 2 suspects who get away

  13-02-2019 17:24
  
  Authorities were searching for two men after they robbed a Laguna Hills hotel Tuesday night, Feb. 13.
  The pair walked into the lobby of The Hills Hotel at 25205 La Paz Road just before 10 p.m. armed with a handgun and demanded money, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
  The suspects, wearing black jackets and dark pants, were given cash and fled. Deputies searched the area but weren’t able to find them.
  Surveillance video showed the suspects entering the hotel and le
  
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• Orange County homes might be almost twice as affordable as you’d think

  13-02-2019 17:22
  
  How do you make Orange County housing look almost twice as affordable to a typical house hunter?
  Change the metric!
  First, let’s take “affordability” measures from the California Association of Realtors. The trade group produces two metrics that gauge how financially comfortable homebuying is — the widely discussed “traditional” measurement that assumes very conservative terms and a less-publicized yardstick for more generous borrowings for first-time buyer ty
  
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• ‘Treasure’ hunters are searching beaches for new and unique items unearthed by recent storms

  13-02-2019 16:30
  
  Kseniya Kozlovskaya and Martin Jackson like to search for sea glass and other treasures at North Beach in San Clemente, CA. Recent storms have brought many items to the surface. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Kseniya Kozlovskaya and Martin Jackson found a metal statue on the beach at North Beach in San Clemente, CA. Recent storms have brought many items to the surface. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsKseniya Kozl
  
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• CEQA: How to mend it since you can’t end it

  13-02-2019 16:00
  
  It’s no coincidence that California’s housing prices began to diverge from the rest of the country in 1970 – the very year that the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) was enacted.
  According to California’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst, “Between 1970 and 1980, California home prices went from 30 percent above U.S. levels to more than 80 percent higher.” By 2015, the average California house cost around 250% of the average U.S. house.
  O
  
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• Bargain Hunter: Save on admissions during San Diego Museum Month

  13-02-2019 14:11
  
  The San Diego Museum Council has launched Museum Month. With a Museum Month discount pass you may enjoy half-priced admission for up to four people at more than 40 museums through Feb. 28. The pass is free and available at more than 75 library locations in San Diego or when you stay at a Hilton hotel. Please note that some museums may have additional fees for special exhibits or programs. For the list of participating venues and libraries and more information, go to www.sandiegomuseumcouncil.org
  
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• Villa Park starts strong, but Mayfair surges to victory in Division 2AA basketball playoffs

  13-02-2019 08:29
  
  VILLA PARK – Josh Christopher scored 41 points to lead Mayfair to a 74-66 win over Villa Park in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 2AA playoffs Tuesday at Villa Park High.
  The game featured a battle between two of the top players in the area, Christopher for Mayfair and Julien Franklin of Villa Park. Franklin, an Oregon State signee, finished with 36 points.
  “Going up against a top player, a guy who is committed to the Pac 12, I went in with the mindset to just win the gam
  
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• Strong finish helps Cypress slip past Beverly Hills, move on to basketball quarterfinals

  13-02-2019 08:17
  
  CYPRESS – Before his team’s CIF-SS Division 2AA playoff game Tuesday night, Cypress boys basketball coach Derek Mitchell said he compared his team’s opponent, Beverly Hills, to St. Francis of La Canada, which the Centurions beat by one point in December.
  This one wasn’t as close, but the finish had a better, thrilling ending to it.
  With eight seconds left in the game and Cypress holding a two-point lead, guard Jared Brown intercepted a Beverly Hills pass to seal the 81-78
  
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• CIF-SS boys basketball playoffs: Tuesday’s scores, schedule for Thursday’s quarterfinals

  13-02-2019 07:55
  
  Scores from the CIF-SS boys basketball second-round playoff games Tuesday and the updated schedule for Thursday’s quarterfinals.
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  OPEN DIVISION
  Pool play
  Tuesday
  Rancho Christian 61, Etiwanda 49
  Rancho Verde 50, Bishop Montgomery 41
  POOL B
  Sierra Canyon 75, St. John Bosco 72
  Mater Dei 82, Corona Centennial 71
  Friday, Feb. 15, 7 p.m.
  POOL A
  Rancho Verde (1-1) at Rancho Christian (1-1)
  Bishop Montgomery (1-1) at Etiwanda (1-1)
  POOL B
  Corona Centennial (1-1) at Sierra Canyon (2
  
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• Centennial boys basketball team can’t keep pace with Mater Dei in Open playoffs

  13-02-2019 07:27
  
  Centennial’s Jaylen Clark takes a shot against Mater Dei’s Isaac Peralta during the first quarter of a CIF Southern Section Open Division pool play game at Santiago High School in Corona (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
  Centennial’s Jaylen Clark takes a shot against Mater Dei’s Devin Askew during the first quarter of a CIF Southern Section Open Division pool play game at Santiago High School in Corona (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)SoundTh
  
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• Jalen Lewis’ 3-pointer sends Warren boys basketball to quarterfinals with win over La Habra

  13-02-2019 07:24
  
  DOWNEY — Warren senior Jalen Lewis’ 3-point attempt with 23 seconds left in a second-round CIF-Southern Section playoff matchup against La Habra never hit the rim. Instead, it went directly through it giving Warren a two-possession lead en route to a 50-45 victory.
  “Our guys were ready, when you hear about a team being 26-2 you know you have to show up and be ready to play,” head coach Zaiid Leflore said.
  Warren (19-6, 8-2) advances to play Santa Clarita Christian in
  
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• Canyon fades in second half and falls to Chino Hills in Division 1 basketball playoffs

  13-02-2019 07:12
  
  ANAHEIM – Canyon was able to outscore No.1 seed Chino Hills in the first half of their CIF SS Division 1 second-round playoff game Tuesday at Canyon High School.
  But the Huskies stayed close and it was only a matter of time before 6-foot-10 power forward Onyeka Okongwu, one of the nation’s top players, got in a groove. Once that happened, there was no stopping the Huskies, who came back to defeat the Comanches 68-51.
  The Huskies (19-9), who are vying for back-to-back Division 1
  
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• Troy knocks off Tesoro to earn spot in Division 2A basketball quarterfinals

  13-02-2019 06:36
  
  Troy’s Josh Yoo is fouled by Tesoro’s Triston Broughton. Troy was taking on Tesoro in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 2A playoffs at Tesoro High on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)
  Troy’s Xylon Ward tries to block a shot by Tesoro’s Noah Honetschlager in the first half.
  Troy was taking on Tesoro in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 2A playoffs at Tesoro High on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,
  
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• Hacker network members charged in 2018 cyber attacks, threats in Southern California

  13-02-2019 06:32
  
  LOS ANGELES — Federal authorities Monday arrested one of two young men charged with making false threats of violent attacks at Los Angeles International Airport and numerous Southern California school districts, and staging attacks on computer systems belonging to a Long Beach company and others.
  The two defendants allegedly are members of the Apophis Squad, a worldwide collective of computer hackers and swatters intent on using the internet to cause chaos. The collective caused disruption
  
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• Orange County basketball highlights for Tuesday, Feb. 12

  13-02-2019 06:11
  
  Highlights and top scorers from the Orange County basketball games on Tuesday, Feb. 12.
  *Will be updated.
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
  Tuesday’s basketball scoreboard
  Tuesday’s top scorers
  BOYS
  Pts    Player, school
  36    Franklin, Villa Park
  28    Wright, Fairmont Prep
  27    Spooner, Newport Harbor
  27    Tello, Cypress
  25    Evans, Mater Dei
  22    Carr, Dana Hills
  22    Ndumanya, Capistrano Valley Chr
  
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• Villa Park soccer uses patience, efficiency to beat Aliso Niguel, advance to Division 1 semifinals

  13-02-2019 05:57
  
  ALISO VIEJO — Villa Park struggled to find anything against an aggressive, disruptive Aliso Niguel side in the first half-hour of a CIF Southern Section Division 1 girls soccer quarterfinal Tuesday, but once things started falling into place, the Spartans couldn’t be stopped.
  Brianna Guerra provided a 33rd-minute lead, and Villa Park pulled away in the second half to a 4-0 road victory, advancing to the semifinals for the first time.
  Next up for the Spartans (20-1-1) is No. 1 seed JS
  
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• Mission Viejo football to host Under Armour All-America camps in early March

  13-02-2019 05:47
  
  Mission Viejo High School will be the site for two Under Armour All-America football camps on March 2-3.
  The March 2 camp will feature about 180 top junior high school players in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades. A high school camp for about 200 top college prospects from the western United States will follow March 3.
  Players attend the camps by invitation only.
  The camps will run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. The morning session will focus on testing while the afternoons will be for
  
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• CIF-SS girls soccer playoffs: Tuesday’s scores, schedule for Saturday’s semifinals

  13-02-2019 05:44
  
  Scores from the CIF-SS girls soccer playoffs quarterfinals on Tuesday and the updated schedule for Saturday’s semifinals.
  GIRLS SOCCER
  DIVISION 1
  Quarterfinals, Tuesday
  JSerra 3, San Juan Hills 0
  Villa Park 4, Aliso Niguel 0
  Harvard-Westlake 3, Cypress 0
  Los Alamitos 2, Newport Harbor 0
  Semifinals, Saturday, Feb. 16
  Villa Park at JSerra
  Los Alamitos at Harvard-Westlake
  DIVISION 2
  Quarterfinals, Tuesday
  Mira Costa 3, Moorpark 2
  Vista Murrieta 3, Camarillo 1
  Long Beach Poly 2, Ventura 1
  Sunn
  
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• Hemet girls soccer holds off Kennedy to earn spot in Division 4 semifinals

  13-02-2019 05:13
  
  Hemet’s Reese Castanon (3) celebrates with Shayden Skinner (7) after scoring against Kennedy High School during the CIF Southern Section Division 4 girls soccer quarterfinal match at Hemet High School in Hemet Tuesday, February 12, 2019. Photo by FRANK BELLINO, Contributing Photographer.
  Hemet’s midfielder Shelbi Read (15) battles with Kennedy’s Cassi Kaihewalu (22) during the CIF Southern Section Division 4 girls soccer quarterfinal match at Hemet High School in Hemet Tuesday,
  
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• The smoke and mirrors of Newsom’s State of the State address

  13-02-2019 02:41
  
  On Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom gave his first State of the State address. As is typical with such speeches, there were some things to like, others to dislike.
  Consistent with his inaugural address, the picture Newsom painted of California and his priorities for the state moving forward are both optimistic and progressive.
  “By every traditional measure, the state of our state is strong,” Newsom said, noting the state’s large projected budget surplus and economic growth since the
  
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• Orange County baseball preview: Top 10 players to watch in 2019

  13-02-2019 02:39
  
  The Orange County baseball preview for the 2019 season:
  TOP 10 PLAYERS TO WATCH
  Trevor Ernt, Beckman: The senior left-handed pitcher, who signed with San Jose State, last sesason was 9-0 with a 0.67 ERA and 49 strikeouts with only nine walks.
  Evan Fitterer, Aliso Niguel: Fitterer, a senior right-handed pitcher/first baseman, signed with UCLA and is a top draft prospect.
  Josh Hahn, Huntington Beach: The Sunset League MVP last season. The left-handed pitcher/first baseman signed with UCL
  
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• Senate passes massive lands bill that expands Joshua Tree and Death Valley national parks

  13-02-2019 02:38
  
  The Senate passed a sweeping public lands package Tuesday that would create 700,000 acres of new conservation and recreation areas, expand two of the most visited national parks in the California desert and designate nearly 80 miles of scenic rivers while providing new off-highway vehicle recreation areas in San Bernardino County for motorized trail riding.
  The massive measure combines more than 100 public-lands bills that promote wilderness protection and open-space recreation opportunities, wh
  
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• Orange County baseball preview: Top 10 teams for 2019

  13-02-2019 02:35
  
  The Orange County Register baseball preview for the 2019 season:
  PRESEASON TOP 10
  1. Orange Lutheran: CIF-Southern Section Division 1 semifinalists last season, the Lancers return several outstanding players. Junior right-handed pitcher Max Rajcic, a USA Baseball national team selection, was All-Orange County last season and committed to UCLA. This team has pitching depth, speed all over the field and Division 1 signees up and down the batting order.
  2. Huntington Beach: Senior left-handed pitch
  
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• Orange County baseball preview: Capistrano Valley’s Nathan Manning expects to shine brightest on the diamond

  13-02-2019 02:33
  
  Capistrano Valley High outfielder Nathan Manning in Mission Viejo on Monday, January 28, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Capistrano Valley High outfielder Nathan Manning in Mission Viejo on Monday, January 28, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsCapistrano Valley High outfielder Nathan Manning in Mission Viejo on Monday, January 28, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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• Labor lawsuits grow the economy, protect workers

  13-02-2019 02:21
  
  In California, nobody knows what the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) is except the people trying to kill it and those whom it saves.
  The obscure but effective labor law empowers the most vulnerable workers to sue over wage theft and other labor rights.
  But late last year, the California Business & Industrial Alliance (CABIA) sued Attorney General Xavier Becerra seeking to invalidate the act.
  The head of the business group, writing in the Orange County Register, specifically targeted my
  
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• LA man arrested on suspicion of DUI, homicide in fatal six-car La Habra crash

  13-02-2019 02:11
  
  Officers arrested a man Tuesday on suspicion of homicide and driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol during a six-vehicle collision in La Habra that left one woman dead on Sunday, Feb. 10.
  Police said a motorist travelling east on Lambert Road slammed into a vehicle headed north on Idaho Street shortly before 7:09 p.m., initiating a chain-reaction crash. Seven people were injured, including one woman who was pronounced dead at the site of the collision.
  One man was taken from the scene
  
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• Whicker: Why are today’s golfers so good? The secrets are in the truck

  13-02-2019 02:08
  
  When Wade Liles was a teenager in Carlsbad, his mother “wanted me out of the house.” She showed him a story about a golf business that was offering jobs. At 18 Liles was gripping 800 clubs a day on TaylorMade’s production floor. He kept moving up and has been in charge of the company’s TaylorMade Tour Truck since 2000. (Photo via TaylorMade Golf on Twitter)
  Pro golfer Dustin Johnson, left, checks out a club as Head Club Builder Wade Liles looks on inside the TaylorMade To
  
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• Improve local campaign finance transparency, pass AB322

  13-02-2019 02:00
  
  It’s easy enough, should you be so inclined, for Californians to conveniently look up the campaign finance records of their representatives, and those who would be their representatives, in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.
  That’s because these records of political donations and those who gave them are available online, which is where they should be. Few of us have the time or even the logistical ability to drop everything and go to some government office somewhere during the hours it
  
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• L.A. County scraps women’s jail in Lancaster, OKs downtown treatment center

  13-02-2019 01:59
  
  By Elizabeth Marcellino
  LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to scrap plans for a women’s jail in Lancaster and approved a new vision for a downtown mental health treatment center, though many criminal justice advocates worried that it might only be a jail by another name.
  The board room was filled with roughly 150 activists, the vast majority in orange T-shirts identifying them as supporters of JusticeLA. The back of the shirts read: “Can&rsq
  
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