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• Tesla to close stores, take orders for a $35,000 Model 3

  28-02-2019 23:55
  
  By Michael Liedtke and Tom Krisher, The Associated Press
  Tesla is shifting all of its sales from stores to the internet, saying the move is needed to cut costs so it can sell the mass-market Model 3 for a starting price of $35,000.
  The Palo Alto company announced the change Thursday and said it’s now taking orders for the $35,000 car, which CEO Elon Musk has said is essential to Tesla’s survival.
  The electric-car and solar-panel company will close many of its stores, but leave some o
  
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• Orange County baseball standings: Thursday, Feb. 28

  28-02-2019 23:55
  
  The Orange County high school baseball standings through Wednesday, Feb. 27.TRINITY LEAGUE
  Overall
  Mater Dei
  5-0
  Orange Lutheran
  4-1
  Servite
  7-2
  St. John Bosco
  5-2
  JSerra
  4-2
  Santa Margarita
  4-2
  SUNSET SURF LEAGUE
  Overall
  Huntington Beach
  5-1
  Edison
  5-3
  Fountain Valley
  3-4
  Los Alamitos
  2-5
  SUNSET WAVE LEAGUE
  Overall
  Corona del Mar
  5-0-1
  Laguna Beach
  7-1
  Newport Harbor
  4-1
  Marina
  4-2
  SOUTH COAST LEAGUE
  League
  Overall
  Dana Hills
  1-0
  5-2
  Capistrano Valley
  0-1
  3-2
  El Toro
  0-0
  4-2-1
  Mission Viejo
  0-0
  
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• Estate once owned by Vons supermarket co-founder for sale at just under $8 million

  28-02-2019 23:47
  
  Eclectic finishes, exotic chandeliers and lavish furnishings add to the home’s original, showroom vibe. Click through the slideshow to see more. (Photo courtesy of Douglas Elliman)
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• Hoag Classic, deep-rooted locally, will feature PGA Champions Tour players at Newport Beach Country Club

  28-02-2019 23:45
  
  On St. Patrick’s Day 1997, the luck of the Irish kissed Bob Murphy in the Toshiba Classic at Newport Beach Country Club, when his twisting, turning 80-foot birdie putt ended the longest playoff in PGA Champions Tour history.
  Murphy knocked off his renowned straw hat in amazement after his putt famously climbed the top shelf on the challenging two-tiered 17th green and dropped in the cup from the back door to defeat Jay Sigel in a playoff that concluded with barely enough daylight remaining
  
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• Chargers want Derwin James to play it safe; still see Lamp as starter

  28-02-2019 23:09
  
  The Chargers have a franchise quarterback and a Pro Bowl running back looking for extensions, and 14 players who will become unrestricted free agents on March 13.
  But contracts were hardly discussed Thursday when Chargers general manager Tom Telesco and coach Anthony Lynn took the podium at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
  Philip Rivers’ and Melvin Gordon’s money matters took a backseat to Derwin James’ basketball game.
  Telesco’s 15-minute interview was for the m
  
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• Anaheim Hills briefs: 10 years of support for Taylor’s Wish

  28-02-2019 23:01
  The 10th annual RACE 2 CURE PH, the Taylor Caffrey Memorial 5k Run/Walk is May 11 at Sycamore Park. A reduced registration fee of $27 is available until March 10.
  Additionally, in celebration of the anniversary, the first 10 who register by March 10 will receive a $25 gift certificate for any item in the Taylor Wish merchandise trailer. If you are not one of the first 10, the organization says it plans to give everyone else a special gift for registering by the midnight deadline.
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• Orange County swimming schedule, Feb. 28

  28-02-2019 22:54
  
  All meets 3 p.m. unless noted
  Capistrano Valley Relays – girls prelims, at Capo Valley
  Nonleague – Rancho Alamitos at Santa Ana, Orange at Bolsa Grande, Los Alamitos at Long Beach Wilson, Godinez at La Quinta, Loara at Western, Cypress at Katella, Savanna at Estancia, Long Beach Poly at Huntington Beach, Marina at Costa Mesa, 3:15, La Habra vs. La Mirada, at La Mirada Splash, 3:15 p.m.
  
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• Pete Buttigieg comes to Claremont to campaign for president – and talk about big ideas

  28-02-2019 22:51
  
  Cheers greeted Pete Buttigieg when he took the stage at Scripps College in Claremont.
  “Wow! It’s like you’re (polling) at 2 percent,” quipped political journalist Peter Hamby, who interviewed Buttigieg in an hourlong public event Wednesday night, Feb. 27.
  Actually, 2 percent might be an uptick. The mayor of South Bend, Indiana (population 102,000), Buttigieg wasn’t even listed in a November poll of Democratic presidential candidates conducted by POLITICO/Morning Con
  
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• Review: Never mind the false advertising or the dead mall, the kabobs are great at Woodfire Kabob

  28-02-2019 20:03
  
  An elfish, elderly woman dodders up to my table at Woodfire Kabob and rests her tiny hands on the edge to balance herself. She stares at my plate, her gaze lingering for several seconds before she glances up at me. “What is that?” she asks, her voice deeper than I was expecting, waving a finger toward the kabobs heaped on a pile of yellow rice in front of me.
  One kabob is thinly sliced chicken breast that’s been stained florescent orange from a marinade of saffron, garlic and o
  
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• Coachella 2019: Day Club Palm Springs is back with its DJ-hosted pool parties, and here’s how you can get tickets

  28-02-2019 20:00
  
  The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will attract a couple hundred thousand people when it returns this year with its big-name headliners and art installations, but what do you do before the festival really gets going?
  More on CoachellaHow to do Coachella without ever stepping foot onto the Empire Polo Club in Indio
  Coachella history: See photos of all the festival’s headliners from the first 10 years
  Coachella festival memories: Roger Waters and the escape of the flying pig
  Comple
  
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• Angels manager Brad Ausmus has been getting close to the action to see his pitchers

  28-02-2019 19:59
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. >> Brad Ausmus has been getting an up close look at some of the Angels pitchers this spring.
  A 49-year-old former catcher, Ausmus has put on the gear and gotten behind the plate to catch bullpen sessions for a few of his pitchers this spring, which he said is normal for him.
  “That’s just my frame of reference,” the Angels manager said. “As a catcher for so long, I have a better idea from that angle of what pitches should look like. It’s just easie
  
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• Orange County road crews scramble to address post-storm pothole influx

  28-02-2019 19:50
  
  The wet weather of recent weeks has left Southern California with two bumper crops: fields full of Instagram-worthy wildflowers, and roads full of rage-inducing potholes.
  Around the region, agencies seeing a spike in maintenance requests are scrambling out road crews to address the problem of pockmarked streets and highways.
  A pothole gets filled along Harbor Boulevard in Anaheim on Thursday, February 21, 2019, by an Anaheim Public Works crew. With just a week left in February, the city has fill
  
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• Andre Previn, Oscar-winning composer, dies at 89

  28-02-2019 19:31
  
  Andre Previn, the pianist, composer and conductor whose broad reach took in the worlds of Hollywood, jazz and classical music, always rejecting suggestions that his bop ‘n’ blues moonlighting lessened his stature, died Thursday. He was 89.
  His manager Linda Petrikova said Previn passed away in his Manhattan home.
  His ex-wife Mia Farrow tweeted Thursday, “See you in the Morning beloved Friend. May you rest in glorious symphonies.”
  Previn was a child prodigy whose family fl
  
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• Mongols motorcycle club gets to keep prized patches, as federal judge rules against U.S. government’s first-of-its-kind effort

  28-02-2019 19:13
  
  SANTA ANA – A federal judge has rejected the U.S. government’s unprecedented efforts to gain control of the prized patches that adorn the vests worn by the notorious Mongols motorcycle club, ruling that prosecutors attempts to seize the outlaw organization’s trademarks are unconstitutional.
  The written ruling, released Thursday morning by U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, marks a setback for federal prosecutors who two months ago persuaded a Santa Ana jury to find the Southe
  
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• Luke Perry reportedly suffers massive stroke, is taken from Sherman Oaks home to hospital

  28-02-2019 19:01
  
  LOS ANGELES — Actor Luke Perry is in a hospital after suffering a massive stroke, the entertainment web site TMZ reported Thursday.
  Perry, 52, was taken to a hospital from his home in Sherman Oaks after paramedics were called to the home at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, according to the report.
  “We know the call came into the fire department for someone suffering a stroke, and Luke was transported to a nearby hospital,” TMZ reported. “It’s unclear what his condition is right
  
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• Muse shares details behind its latest arena spectacle before hitting Southern California

  28-02-2019 19:00
  
  Just weeks before Muse was set to kick off its Simulation Theory World Tour the band gave fans a sneak peek via social media at what the live stage show would look like. The English rock trio has become known for its extravagant live show and incorporating cutting edge technology to pull off a variety of absolutely over-the-top moments that are definitely memorable.
  With its eighth studio album, “Simulation Theory,” which dropped back in November, the band not only tapped into but fu
  
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• Northern California river receding after flooding 2,000 buildings

  28-02-2019 18:50
  
  By HAVEN DALEY and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ
  GUERNEVILLE, Calif. — Floodwaters that turned two Northern California wine country communities into islands reachable only by boat began receding Thursday after a rain-engorged river finally peaked after swamping thousands of homes and businesses.
  The Russian River in wine country north of San Francisco crested at more than 46 feet (14 meters) Wednesday night, Sonoma County officials said. The water is not expected to return to the river’s banks u
  
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• 5 things you can do in the garden this week, Mar. 2-8

  28-02-2019 18:23
  
  1. Rose revival
  Apply a quarter cup of Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) to each mature rose bush to boost its vigor. It is inexpensive and can be found at drug stores, where it is commonly sold as a laxative or for soaking feet. A cup or so spread around citrus, avocado and other fruit trees boosts their performance, too. This little bit once a year is just right, but more is counter-productive, so don’t get carried away.
  2. Got rot?
  Prevent brown-rot disease in apricot, nectarine and peach
  
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• Bargain Hunter: ETA expands its Oyster Happy Hour

  28-02-2019 14:01
  
  ETA in Highland Park now has Oyster Happy Hour 5-10 p.m. Monday-Friday and 3-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Oysters cost $1.50 until 6 p.m. and $2.50 after. There is also a menu of bar bites and cocktails available. The restaurant is at 5630 N.Figueroa St. Call 323-274-4755 or go to www.etahip.com.
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• Whicker: Only bright spot for Ducks is glare from Chicago’s stars

  28-02-2019 08:17
  
  ANAHEIM — The Ducks moved one game closer Wednesday night to getting the type of player who beat them Wednesday night.
  Their loss to Chicago improved their meager chances of getting a turnkey star in the 2019 draft.
  That’s not what they planned, of course, especially since they turned a 3-2 lead into a 4-3 defeat. The probabilities of actually being in position to draft Michigan’s Jack Hughes or Finland’s Kaapo Kakko aren’t high enough to justify a four-game losing
  
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• LeBron James, Lakers pull past Pelicans, gain ground in playoff chase

  28-02-2019 07:39
  
  The Lakers’ LeBron James, left, celebrates with Brandon Ingram after making a 3-pointer late in Wednesday’s victory over the New Orleans Pelicans at Staples Center. James had 33 points and Ingram had 23 in a 125-119 victory. (Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images)
  LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 27: Kyle Kuzma #0 of the Los Angeles Lakers blocks a shot attempt by Elfrid Payton #4 of the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half at Staples Center on February 27, 2019 in Los An
  
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• Anthony Davis scores 22 in three quarters after warm greeting at Staples Center

  28-02-2019 07:38
  
  LOS ANGELES — Whether or not Anthony Davis registered the warm reception when he was introduced before the game, or perhaps the fleeting “We-Want-A.D!” chant coming from fans in the first half, he maintained after his team’s 125-119 loss that he didn’t care.
  Not about that.
  What he cared about was the New Orleans Pelicans winning, as he spent the fourth quarter – as prescribed by the Pelicans’ front office – on the bench, where he was utterly engag
  
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• Mater Dei boys basketball knocks off Bishop Montgomery in first round of regional playoffs

  28-02-2019 07:14
  
  Mater Dei guard Devin Askew (5) and forward Logan Cremonesi (4) chase after a loose ball with Bishop Montgomery forward Isaiah Johson (25) at El Camino College in Torrance on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)
  Mater Dei guard Devin Askew (5) drives around Bishop Montgomery forward Nicholas Schrader (4) at El Camino College in Torrance on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsBishop Montgomery gu
  
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• Ducks suffer defensive breakdown in final seconds, lose to Blackhawks

  28-02-2019 07:02
  
  Anaheim Ducks right wing Carter Rowney #24 battles for the puck with Chicago Blackhawks left wing Brandon Saad #20 during the second period at Honda Center in Anaheim on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Anaheim Ducks left wing Max Jones #49 battles for the puck with Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Carl Dahlstrom #63 during the first period at Honda Center in Anaheim on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register
  
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• Lakers try to tune out noise amid playoff push

  28-02-2019 06:38
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Lakers are the hot topic on sports talk shows nationwide as they continue their playoff chase, but Luke Walton would rather have his players tune it all out.
  In the wake of two frustrating losses on the road, media coverage has been concentrated on a few choice quotes from LeBron James – him asking the rhetorical question about whether his teammates were focused on basketball after the loss in New Orleans, then saying in Memphis that anyone who is distracted by the
  
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• Orange County baseball/softball highlights for Wednesday, Feb. 27

  28-02-2019 06:23
  
  Highlights and top performers from the Orange County baseball and softball games on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
  BASEBALL
  Wednesday’s baseball scoreboard
  No. 2 Huntington Beach exploded for 12 runs in a 12-1 win over Riverside Poly in a nonleague game at Huntington Beach High. Sophomore Shane Stafford, a San Diego State commit, hit a grand slam for the Oilers who are now 5-1 on the season. Stanford commit Brett Barrera hit a leadoff home run for the Oilers in the third inning and UCLA commit Josh H
  
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• Orange County boys volleyball top 5 players for 2019

  28-02-2019 06:11
  
  The Orange County boys volleyball preview for the 2019 season.
  TOP 5 PLAYERS TO WATCH
  Dayne Chalmers, Newport Harbor, Sr.: Chalmers, who signed with UC Santa Barbara, was All-Orange County and All-CIF last season when the Sailors won CIF-SS and SoCal championships.
  Adam Flood, Corona del Mar, Sr.: One of the returnees from last season’s Sea Kings championship team; Flood signed with USC.
  Nate Harlan, Tesoro, Sr.: This Long Beach State signee is used at outside hitter and opposite hitter.
  J
  
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• Clippers can’t keep up with Jazz late as Utah earns playoff tiebreaker

  28-02-2019 06:08
  
  Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari (8) drives to the basket as Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors (15) defends in the first half during an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
  Clippers guard Landry Shamet (20) shoots as Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles (2) defends in the first half during an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Bev
  
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• Complete coverage of Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge

  28-02-2019 06:06
  
  Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will open in the summer. See complete coverage.
  
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• Mater Dei girls unite to beat Bishop Montgomery in SoCal basketball regionals

  28-02-2019 06:04
  
  Mater Dei guard Cailyn Crocker (22) is fouled on a shot at El Camino College in Torrance on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)
  Mater Dei guard Cailyn Crocker (22) shoots over Bishop Montgomery guard Kayla Padilla (11) at El Camino College in Torrance on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsBishop Montgomery guard Autumn Kirby (32) and Mater Dei forward Meaali’i Amosa (15) try to box each
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Wednesday (2-27-19)

  28-02-2019 03:10
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
  BASEBALL
  SOFTBALL
  BOYS GOLF
  Capistrano Valley 202, El Toro 249
  San Clemente Municipal Golf Course (par 36)
  Medalist: Fitzgerald (CV) 36
  Marina 195, Cypress 210
  Meadowlark Golf Course (par 35)
  Medalist: Quan (Mar) 36
  Fountain Valley 193, Millikan 229
  El Dorado Park (par 36)
  Medalist: Vo (Fountain Valley) 36
  BOYS TENNIS
  Laguna Beach 11, Mission Viejo 7
  Note: Riley Schuller (MV) swept his singles matches.
  BOYS LACROSSE
  OC INVITATIO
  
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• Ed Nixon, last surviving brother of President Richard Nixon, dies at age 88

  28-02-2019 02:59
  
  Edward Nixon, the youngest brother of President Richard Nixon and an active participant in the presidential library in Yorba Linda, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the age of 88.
  Ed Nixon was the youngest of the five Nixon boys, and the last surviving sibling. He lived in Bothell, Wash., near Seattle.
  Ed Nixon, left, with his brother President Richard Nixon, center, and brother Don Nixon in San Clemente in 1970. (Courtesy of the Nixon Library)
  In a signature Nixon moment, Edward Nixon, brother of Pr
  
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• Judge rules on $2 million dispute over Orange County sewage plant

  28-02-2019 02:44
  
  A long-simmering, multi-million dollar dispute among coastal Orange County water and sewage districts took a major step toward resolution Wednesday, when a Superior Court judge issued a tentative ruling that Moulton Niguel Water District is obligated to pay outstanding bills to the South Orange County Wastewater Authority.
  Moulton Niguel wants to terminate funding obligations for South O.C. Wastewater’s Coastal Treatment Plant because Moulton Niguel has rarely needed that sewage capacity s
  
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• Man charged with sexually assaulting girl in Irvine, threatening to share details of attack on social media

  28-02-2019 02:22
  
  SANTA ANA — A 20-year-old man has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting an underage girl in Irvine and then threatening to share details of the attack on social media.
  Gaoyang “Gary” Li (Photo courtesy Irvine Police Department)
  Gaoyang Li of Irvine was charged Tuesday with one count of oral copulation of an underage girl and two counts of delivery of a threatening letter with the intent to extort, all felonies. The date of the alleged sexual assault of the teenager, ide
  
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• 200 volunteers turn antiquated Huntington Beach playground into thing of beauty in 1-day makeover

  28-02-2019 02:18
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH — Over here, workers poured concrete, and over there, shoveled mulch. While one group bolted together a slide, another mounted the frame of a swing set.
  Several people sat painting asphalt with colorful messages. Across the way, cohorts pieced together cedar slats to form benches and planters.
  Playground structures are erected by volunteers from ChildrenÕs Bureau of OC, Yokohama Tire and KaBOOM!, Hoag Hospital and community volunteers, during the building of a new p
  
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• Augmented reality tour delivers new Disney Hall experience

  28-02-2019 02:04
  
  Walt Disney Concert Hall is undoubtedly the most photographed building in Los Angeles. So you’d think each nuance and angle of Frank Gehry’s landmark space has been memorialized in every fashion since its 2003 opening.
  That changes on March 1 with the debut of a new interactive tour from the LA Phil, commissioned to commemorate the orchestra’s centennial. Called “Thought Experiments in F# Minor,” the site-specific artwork is described as an augmented reality walking
  
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• Angels prospect Matt Thaiss continues to impress early in camp

  28-02-2019 01:50
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — After a season spent re-learning his swing, Matt Thaiss spent a winter locking down the changes.
  So far, it seems to have worked.
  Thaiss, one of the Angels’ top prospects, has seven hits in his first 10 at-bats in Cactus League play. It is the follow-up to a season in which the left-handed hitting first baseman batted .280 with 16 homers and an .802 OPS, starting at Double-A and finishing at Triple-A.
  “This was a more productive winter for me because of havi
  
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• 25 Orange County campuses among 2019 California Distinguished Schools

  28-02-2019 01:45
  
  Of the 162 middle school and high school campuses announced this week as California Distinguished Schools, 25 are in Orange County.
  The state recognition highlights public schools for “achieving exceptional student performance for two consecutive school years or closing the achievement gap between two school years,” the announcement said.
  “It’s exciting to win because it is recognizing how hard the teachers work,” Dana Aguilera, principal of Carl Hankey K-8 Academy
  
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• High on Telluride

  28-02-2019 01:39
  
  There are two competing theories on how Telluride, Colorado, got its name. The first is based on the number 52 on the periodic table, an element called Tellurium, which is often detected where gold can be found. The other involves the perilous mountain journey to the isolated mining town, a trip so arduous they called it “To Hell You Ride,” shortened to Telluride.
  Arriving there, you’re far from hell. In fact, at 8,700 feet above sea level, you could say you’re a little c
  
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• LA-area lawmaker proposes lower blood limit for drunk driving; will face opposition

  28-02-2019 01:29
  
  Since the last major change to the state’s drunk-driving standard, in 1990, many Californians have developed at least a foggy sense of how much alcohol they can consume without risking a DUI — or worse.
  If a new bill is approved, drinkers might have to change their habits.
  That’s the hope, anyway, of Assemblywoman Autumn Burke, D-Marina del Rey. This week, she introduced a bill  that would lower the threshold for driving under the influence to .05 percent blood-alcohol con
  
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