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• Nets’ D’Angelo Russell cited for marijuana possession

  02-05-2019 23:09
  
  By Greg Logan
  Nets All-Star point guard D’Angelo Russell was detained Wednesday at LaGuardia Airport when a search of his luggage by TSA personnel revealed that he was transporting a small amount of marijuana. A spokesperson for the New York Port Authority Police told Newsday Russell was issued a summons for possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and released.
  Russell then flew to Louisville, Ky., where he grew up and where his father still lives.
  “We have been made aware of t
  
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• Get free Beyond Meat burgers and tacos from Carl’s Jr. and Del Taco on Friday, May 3

  02-05-2019 23:05
  
  Beyond Meat wants to raise its profile. On Thursday, the El Segundo-based plant-based food company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange, and on Friday, May 3, it will be giving away free samples nationwide.
  The promotion marks the company’s 10th anniversary, according to a news release.
  “Taste the future of protein on us,” it reads.
  Beyond Meat partners with restaurants across the nation on its Beyond Burger and beef-like crumbles used in tacos and burritos. Some of its
  
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• LendingClub packs up its spa and workers, joining Bay Area exodus

  02-05-2019 22:47
  
  By Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg
  LendingClub Corp.’s downtown San Francisco headquarters once featured many of the lavish perks booming tech companies use to attract workers and keep them happy once they’re hired: kitchens stocked with snacks, mini-golf, a Foosball table, an in-house spa.
  Now the online-lending pioneer is cutting back on the amenities, and the workforce too. It will move 350 jobs to Utah, including customer-support staff, as a cost-saving measure, the company announced thi
  
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• Secluded Baltimore mayor resigns amid scandal

  02-05-2019 22:15
  
  By DAVID McFADDEN
  BALTIMORE — Baltimore’s mayor resigned under pressure Thursday amid a flurry of investigations into whether she arranged bulk sales of her self-published children’s books to disguise hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks.
  Mayor Catherine Pugh’s resignation came exactly a week after her City Hall offices, homes and multiple other locations were raided by FBI and IRS agents. She is the second mayor in less than a decade to step down because of scan
  
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• SpaceX confirms crew capsule destroyed in ground test

  02-05-2019 22:10
  
  By Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press
  SpaceX finally confirmed Thursday its crew capsule was destroyed in ground testing two weeks ago and conceded the accident is “not great news” for the company’s effort to launch astronauts this year.
  Hans Koenigsmann, a company vice president, told reporters it’s too soon to know what went wrong during the April 20 test or whether the crew Dragon capsule’s test flight in March — minus astronauts — contributed to the f
  
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• Alexa, don’t store this recording: California bill targets smart home speakers

  02-05-2019 22:05
  
  A bill making its way through the California Legislature would prohibit makers of smart home speakers from saving or storing recordings without users’ explicit consent.
  The Anti-Eavesdropping Act, which cleared its first committee Wednesday, would also ban smart speaker device manufacturers from sharing with third parties recordings of verbal commands or requests heard by the devices. Under the bill, Amazon, Google, Apple and other makers of smart speakers may store recordings only when co
  
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• Facebook bans Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, Louis Farrakhan, other far-right figures

  02-05-2019 21:57
  
  Facebook said it’s banning a number of controversial far-right figures, including Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos and Laura Loomer, for violating the social-media company’s policies on hate speech and promoting violence.
  The company is also blocking religious leader Louis Farrakhan, who is known for sharing anti-Semitic views; Paul Nehlen, a white nationalist who ran for Congress in 2018; and conspiracy theorist Paul Joseph Watson. All of these individuals and accounts that represent t
  
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• Senior Moments: I adopted a rescue cat and gained a rambunctious roommate

  02-05-2019 21:48
  
  Mrs. Patarky and I are slowly coming to terms with our new living arrangement. The first issue was her name. When I adopted my rescue cat, Lark, she had the perfect name.
  Or, so I thought until I became one of those adults who turned into a simpering idiot with pet names. We went from Baby Larks to Lark in the Park to Lark-a-rama. These names, and others that I prefer not to mention, were uttered in a high-pitched cutesy voice that I sadly recognized as my own.
  One morning Larky-Patarky turned i
  
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• Ken Frank resigns as Garden Grove boys basketball coach

  02-05-2019 21:47
  
  Ken Frank has resigned as the Garden Grove boys basketball head coach, a position he held for 22 years.
  Frank, 58, coached the Argonauts to 322 wins and several league championships. This past season Garden Grove was 24-5 overall and finished second in the Golden West League with an 8-2 record.
  He said he decided to resign now before the job could become drudgery.
  “I want to stop coaching before it gets stale and old,” Frank said.
  He will be replaced by Brian Girard, who has been an
  
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• Soka University’s International Festival will showcase multicultural entertainment on 4 stages

  02-05-2019 21:42
  
  Student clubs, nonprofit organizations and the community will come together for Soka University’s 18th annual International Festival, on Saturday, May 4, on the 103-acre campus in Aliso Viejo. Guests can indulge in such international dishes as Indonesian satay, Thai meatballs and Indian dosa while taking in the sights and sounds of more than 500 musicians and dancers performing on four stages.
  Music will range from Taiko drums and traditional instruments to jazz and rock. Over 200 exhibito
  
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• OC Marathon to lead runners through the area this weekend

  02-05-2019 20:07
  
  The 15th annual OC Marathon this weekend has a distinct California flavor.
  While the event has attracted runners from all 50 states and more than 20 countries, 94.5 percent of the participants live in California and 45 percent are from Orange County.
  But the most impressive statistic of the OC Marathon Running Festival, which extends Friday, May 3,  through Sunday, May 5, might be the number of youth expected to lace up their running shoes.
  More than 23,000 people will participate in the OC
  
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• Restaurant hosting fundraiser today for late Tustin, SOCAL coach Cesar Altamirano

  02-05-2019 20:05
  
  Peter’s Gourmade Grill in Tustin is hosting a fundraiser today from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. to benefit late Tustin and SOCAL water polo and swimming coach Cesar Altamirano.
  Twenty-five percent of the proceeds will go to the Cesar Altamirano Memorial Fund for the promising 26-year-old coach who recently died after a serious car accident.
  Guests are encouraged to mention Cesar’s name before placing their order.
  The family-operated restaurant is located at 14311 Newport Ave, Suite A in Tu
  
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• Review: Irvine’s great taco famine gets a reprieve with Taquiero Taco Patio

  02-05-2019 20:02
  
  If there’s one thing Irvine desperately needs more of, it’s good Mexican food. I’ve always been baffled by the scarcity of tacos in Irvine, the center of a county where taquerias are nearly as common as gas stations. Apparently I’m not the only one who’s long been commiserating Irvine’s great taco famine. This is evident by the hordes of Irvine locals who have swarmed Taquiero Taco Patio nonstop — all afternoon, every single day — since it opened l
  
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• Pickleball tournament in Mission Viejo will raise funds for cancer research, services

  02-05-2019 20:02
  
  Mission Viejo will host its inaugural Paddle for the Battle double-elimination charity pickleball tournament on Sunday, May 5, at the Felipe Tennis and Recreation Center.
  All event registration fees will go directly to the American Cancer Society to help raise money for research and support patient services.
  Each division will feature 12 teams. Registration is $80 per team and includes a goodie bag and prizes for first and second place in each division. Single players should call 949-859-4348 ex
  
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• Eels’ singer-songwriter, recharged by fatherhood and time off the road, talks new tour coming to LA and Santa Ana

  02-05-2019 19:56
  
  When Mark Oliver Everett, the singer-guitarist better known as E and founder of the indie rock band Eels, walked off stage in England in the summer of 2014, he knew the tour that wrapped that night wouldn’t be followed by his workaholic cycle of more than two decades.
  “Normally, it’s stop the tour, and go right into making the next record, and just keep on that endless track,” says E from the road recently in Buffalo, New York. “And this time, I came home from the t
  
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• Here’s who’s playing Splash House’s music festival meets pool party in Palm Springs

  02-05-2019 19:51
  
  Splash House, an electronic music festival that takes place at several iconic poolside locations in Palm Springs, has announced its musical lineup for its first weekend.
  Weekend one will happen June 7-9 at some well-known hotels in the desert city, including The Renaissance, The Riviera and The Saguaro.
  There will also be an after party component at the Palm Springs Air Museum, where guests can enjoy more electronic music against the backdrop of vintage airplanes and a glowing tarmac, but ticket
  
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• Whicker: Canelo’s corner men – Chepo and Eddy Reynoso – are finally getting their due

  02-05-2019 19:44
  
  LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather considered Saul “Canelo” Alvarez to be low-hanging, and unripened, fruit.
  He made a deal with the 23-year-old Mexican and fought him in 2013. The pay-per-view numbers were good but the fight wasn’t. Mayweather won by majority decision, with judge C.J. Ross mysteriously calling it a draw.
  It was decisive enough for Mayweather to move on, to put Canelo in his rear-view. He had no interest in giving the kid a chance to catch up.
  “Floyd was
  
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• El Segundo’s Beyond Meat goes public as sales of plant-based meats rise

  02-05-2019 19:38
  
  By Dee-Ann Durbin, The Associated Press
  The Nasdaq is adding fake meat to its diet.
  Beyond Meat, the purveyor of plant-based burgers and sausages, made its debut on the stock exchange Thursday. It’s the first pure-play maker of vegan “meat” to go public, according to Renaissance Capital, which researches and tracks IPOs.
  Beyond Meat raised about $240 million selling 9.6 million shares at $25 each. That values the company at about $1.5 billion.
  The 10-year-old company has attrac
  
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• Reservations for Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge bring fans out in Force on Twitter

  02-05-2019 19:36
  
  Twitter users are on the edge of their seats trying to secure a spot to visit Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge during an initial “soft opening” from May 31 – June 23, 2019. This will be the first chance guests have to ride the Millennium Falcon and take a step into the interstellar toy store, Toydarian Toymakers.Related: Disneyland will limit Galaxy’s Edge access during soft openingUsers were on the website as early as 8 a.m. to get in the reservation queue, although Disney
  
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• 14 theater productions to see in Southern California this week, May 3-9

  02-05-2019 19:28
  
  LOS ANGELES COUNTY
  ‘Hot Flashin’’
  A musical comedy about five women brought together to share their talent and wisdom on a reality show.
  When: May 9-19.
  Where: Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles.
  Tickets: $33.75-$37.50.
  Information: www.hotflashinmusical.com
  ‘Julius Weezer’
  The Troubadour Theater Company presents a musical mashup of Shakespeare’s story of Julius Caesar and the music of Weezer performed by a live band.
  When: May 4-19.
  Where:
  
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• Holocaust Remembrance Day includes display of chilling 1919 Hitler letter at Museum of Tolerance

  02-05-2019 17:38
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Simon Wiesenthal Center and its Museum of Tolerance will hold its annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration Thursday, with the theme, “Value, Morality and Justice.”
  Rabbi Marvin Hier, the center’s founder and dean, will make a commemorative address at the museum focusing on the rise of anti-Semitism around the world.
  The center will display “The Hitler Letter,” a letter written in 1919 by Adolf Hitler, the first letter the future German
  
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• 8 easy home improvement projects to improve your backyard

  02-05-2019 17:25
  
  It’s easy to let things go and perhaps not give the backyard more than a passing glance through the window or slider during the cold, wet months. But as those days come to a close, and you are more of the mindset of patio dinner parties and hanging out outdoors all summer, it can be overwhelming how much needs to be done to get your space into shape.
  Luckily, we live in the era of Pinterest, DIY blogs and home improvement websites that make it easier than ever to find inspiration and proje
  
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• The Frank Zappa hologram tour is underway and this is what you need to know

  02-05-2019 17:13
  
  A video on a gigantic screen shows planets and clusters of bright stars in deep space during the opening of Frank Zappa’s song “Cosmik Debris.”
  It’s not long before the clusters suddenly come together in one segment of the screen to form a life-size hologram of the late singer. Zappa died nearly 26 years ago, but his 3D hologram during “Cosmik Debris” is so realistic that it makes it seem almost as though he is standing there, in the flesh, singing and playing
  
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• How to make free reservations for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge during Disneyland’s initial ‘soft opening’ period

  02-05-2019 17:02
  
  Disneyland has unveiled plans for an advance reservation system that will provide access to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge during an initial “soft opening” period beginning with the grand opening of the highly anticipated new themed land at the Anaheim theme park.
  “Star Wars” fans hoping to explore Galaxy’s Edge between May 31 and June 23 will need to secure a free reservation at the Disneyland website starting at 10 a.m, Thursday, May 2.
  Disneyland will restrict vi
  
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• Who’s moving? U.S. catching up to Southern California’s lengthy homeownership

  02-05-2019 17:00
  People don’t move like they used to.
  This lack of mobility is often spun negatively in California because it suggests there aren’t enough good living alternatives, so folks “age in place” instead of relocating. Staying put in turn is blamed for limiting the supply of homes for sale. That slim inventory supposedly helps nudge up prices and lower so-called affordability.
  This logic puzzles me. Take a recent California Association of Realtors survey, for example, that found
  
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• Many college grads feel their grip on middle class loosening

  02-05-2019 17:00
  
  By Josh Boak and Emily Swanson, The Associated Press
  A college degree has long been a ticket to the U.S. middle class.
  It typically confers higher pay, stronger job security, greater home ownership and comparatively stable households. Those benefits have long been seen as worth the sacrifices often required, from deferred income to student debt.
  Yet college graduates aren’t as likely as they once were to feel they belong to the middle class, according to a collaborative analysis of the 201
  
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• Colorado Sen. Bennet launches Democratic presidential bid

  02-05-2019 16:50
  
  By NICHOLAS RICCARDI
  DENVER — U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado jumped into the packed Democratic presidential primary on Thursday, announcing a 2020 campaign that had been stalled while he was treated for prostate cancer.
  Bennet, a former head of Denver Public Schools who has carved out a reputation as a policy-oriented moderate, made his announcement on CBS’ “CBS This Morning,” saying the country faces two “enormous challenges,” among others: “One i
  
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• Master Gardener: Tips to control weeds without chemicals

  02-05-2019 16:42
  
  Q: Since we had such a wet winter, the weeds have become out of control! I have many different types of weeds growing in my garden, and they just keep coming. What is the easiest way to control them (that doesn’t involve chemicals)?
  A: Persistence and prevention are the keys to effective weed control. First, remove any weeds that have flowered or are starting to flower. This will prevent re-seeding. When possible, use a hand digger or stick digger to pull weeds out by their roots. Many hav
  
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• Empty chair and a prop chicken: Barr skips Mueller hearing

  02-05-2019 16:39
  
  By MARY CLARE JALONICK
  WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr skipped a House hearing Thursday on special counsel Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia report, escalating an already acrimonious battle between Democrats and President Donald Trump’s Justice Department.
  Barr’s decision, made after a disagreement with a House committee over questioning, came the day the department also missed a committee deadline to provide it with a full, unredacted version of Mueller’s re
  
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• Billionaires under fire confront wealth gap at Milken Conference

  02-05-2019 16:30
  
  By Katia Porzecanski, Gillian Tan and Sonali Basak, Bloomberg
  In Beverly Hills, the chicken Caesar salad costs $25.95.
  Stephen Schwarzman, with a net worth of $14.3 billion, could buy one for all 329 million people in the U.S. today — and then do so again tomorrow for 222 million of them.
  The wealth on display this week at the annual Davos-style conference organized by Michael Milken, once of junk-bond fame, is capturing a moment in our age of growing inequality. For the first time in Milk
  
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• Gardening: The beauty and variety of the Peruvian lily

  02-05-2019 14:32
  
  If ground cover selections in Southern California were confined to Peruvian lilies (Alstroemeria), I would not have a problem with that. There are Peruvian lily cultivars in every color except blue — although ‘Purple Passion’ is available — and sizes range from 5-foot giants to 1-foot pygmies.
  I happen to have a sample of ‘The Third Harmonic’ Peruvian lily, which grows to five feet tall, in my garden. At this moment, it is blooming against the pleasantly contr
  
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• Bad to the Bone BBQ to offer a military discount throughout May

  02-05-2019 14:21
  
  Bad to the Bone BBQ in San Juan Capistrano is celebrating National Military Appreciation Month by offering a 10 percent discount on all food purchases for veterans and active military members with a valid military ID through May 31. Its menu includes ribs, brisket, trip-tip, pulled pork, chocolate pecan pie and more. The restaurant is open 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 31738 Rancho Viejo Road. For more information, call 949-218-0227 or go to www.badtot
  
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• Felix Peña flashes brilliance and Mike Trout clears the bases in Angels win

  02-05-2019 07:52
  
  The Angels’ Mike Trout hits a three-run double to push their lead to 5-0 during the fourth inning of Wednesday’s game against the Blue Jays at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
  Toronto Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reacts after striking out to the Los Angeles Angels during the second inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, May 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Angels’ David Fletcher, right, steals
  
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• With a growing 100k pension club, California’s pension problem only gets worse

  02-05-2019 07:49
  
  In a reminder of the extent and reality of California’s pension problem, the state’s six-figure pension club has more doubled since 2012, according to data released from watchdog group Transparent California.
  According to the data released last week, the number of retirees from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System who received pensions worth $100,000 or more rose from 14,760 in 2012 to 30,969 in 2018.
  On average, according to Transparent California’s analysi
  
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• DA Spitzer right to conduct probe of the ‘snitch’ scandal

  02-05-2019 07:45
  
  The misuse of jailhouse informants by Orange County prosecutors and sheriff’s officials is one of the most disturbing scandals to embroil a county that has seen its share of law-enforcement wrongdoing, yet the matter has not been properly resolved.
  That’s partly the fault of the California Attorney General’s Office, which is supposed to provide oversight of county prosecutors. But after a four-year “investigation” under two attorneys general, Orange County residents
  
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• Dodgers waste Hyun-Jin Ryu’s strong start, lose to Giants on Buster Posey’s walk-off hit

  02-05-2019 07:07
  
  Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu throws to the plate during the first inning of Wednesday’s game in San Francisco. Ryu held the Giants to one run through eight innings, but the Dodgers lost 2-1. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MAY 01:Madison Bumgarner #40 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the top of the first inning of a Major League Baseball game at Oracle Park on May 1, 2019 in San Francisco, California.(Photo by Thearon W. Hender
  
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• Transient arrested on suspicion of groping, chasing woman in Santa Ana

  02-05-2019 06:41
  
  SANTA ANA – A 32-year-old transient was behind bars on suspicion of groping a woman in Santa Ana on the evening of Tuesday, April 30.
  Shon Michael Sharp was booked on suspicion of sexual battery and was being held on $25,000 bail, according to jail records.
  Police were called at 9:40 p.m. Tuesday to an apartment building in the 1300 block of North Cabrillo Park Drive regarding screaming from a woman who was groped by a transient, Santa Ana Police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said.
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• Long Beach State’s T.J. DeFalco named AVCA National Player of the Year for second time

  02-05-2019 06:24
  
  Long Beach State outside hitter T.J. DeFalco is closing his career in style. While he’s looking to add a second national title to his resume this weekend, first he added a personal honor to his crowded trophy case.
  DeFalco was named the AVCA National Player of the Year at the NCAA Championship Banquet on Wednesday night. It’s the second time in three years the senior has earned the honor.
  It’s also the third year in a row that a Long Beach State player was won the award as sett
  
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• Motorcycle rider dies in crash on the 405 Freeway in Irvine

  02-05-2019 05:53
  
  A motorcycle rider died in a crash on the 405 Freeway in Irvine on Wednesday, May 1, officials said.
  The crash happened in northbound lanes, just south of the highway transition to State Route 133, at about 6:15 p.m., Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Tony Bommarito said. The 26-year-old woman died at the scene of the collision.
  Her identity was not immediately released.
  California Highway Patrol logs showed the CHP was told by a witness that the rider lost control of her motorcycle and it veer
  
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• Ocean View swimmer Dominic Falcon sets stage for final race for records

  02-05-2019 05:38
  
  RIVERSIDE – Dominic Falcon crossed his fingers with hope and smiled Wednesday night after his 500-yard freestyle race at the CIF-SS Division 4 swimming prelims.
  The Ocean View senior tasted just enough success to leave himself yearning for history when he returns to Riverside City College for Friday’s 4 p.m. finals.
  Falcon challenged divisional records in the 200 and 500 freestyles but finished just off the pace while qualifying first in each event.
  “I’m hoping for those
  
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• Kaiser baseball battles, but loses to Santa Margarita in CIF-SS playoffs

  02-05-2019 05:04
  
  FONTANA – The Kaiser High baseball team struck a blow for the Sunkist League with its uber-competitive play. But in the end, visiting Santa Margarita had too much for the Cats and won, 3-2, the CIF-SS Division 2 playoff game.
  The triumph by the Orange County school came in the wild-card round. The Eagles advance to play at Tahquitz in the first round on Friday at 3:15 p.m.
  “That was big-boy baseball,” veteran Kaiser coach Michael Spinuzzi said after the loss. “They had Di
  
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• At-risk youth hear from law enforcement and Angels players, coaches on how to succeed in life and avoid gangs

  02-05-2019 04:59
  
  Almost 2,000 screaming kids greeted Angels players and Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer during the Orange County Gang Reduction and Intervention Partnership program, also known as OC GRIP, at Angel Stadium on Wednesday. Several coaches and players addressed the restless crowd before taking on the Toronto Blue Jays including locally-raised Noe Ramirez, second baseman Tommy La Stella and outfielder Brian Goodwin.
  The Angels’ Tommy La Stella laughs as kids react to the start of ba
  
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• Long Beach terror plot case highlights new challenges for investigators as online recruiting grows

  02-05-2019 04:24
  
  The Southern California man accused of plotting a bomb attack at a Long Beach rally last weekend fit the profile of other extremists bent on violence over the past two decades, counter-terrorism experts said Wednesday.
  But Mark Domingo also represents a new threat of deep concern to terrorism investigators — the growing use of online forums and other internet tools to link isolated, frustrated young people with extremist groups.
  FBI investigators in Los Angeles said they were first alerted
  
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• As Ramadan approaches, Southern California Muslim communities take extra security precautions following string of attacks

  02-05-2019 04:18
  
  Beginning Sunday, armed guards will be stationed at the Islamic Center of Northridge. The mosque, one of the largest serving the San Fernando Valley Muslims, have hired guards over the month-long Ramadan observance for several years. The guns, however, are a new addition.
  In the wake of a spate of deadly attacks on all Abrahamic places of worship that span from Pittsburgh, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and San Diego, Muslim communities aren’t alone in harboring a heightened concern for safety in
  
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• Passion for students kept these Orange County Teachers of the Year going in 2019

  02-05-2019 04:11
  Fullerton College geography professor Aline Gregorio knew something wasn’t right when a student she had never seen before sat in for her midterm exam, getting to number 37 on the 100-question test before standing up and leaving.
  A few minutes later, the student returned with a camera and an entourage of officials.
  That’s when everything clicked for Gregorio: The student, working for the college’s newspaper, “The Hornet,” was there to capture the moment she learned s
  
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• Impatient Shohei Ohtani eager to return to Angels

  02-05-2019 03:01
  
  ANAHEIM — Angels fans frustrated that Shohei Ohtani hasn’t played yet have company.
  Ohtani is right there with you.
  “I’m pretty impatient to begin with,” Ohtani said through his interpreter on Wednesday. “As I get closer and closer the more impatient I’m getting.”
  Ohtani had seven more plate appearances against live pitching on Wednesday afternoon, bringing the total to 32. Manager Brad Ausmus had said Ohtani would need in the neighborhood of 40.
  O
  
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• The Congressional subpoenas keep coming: Political Cartoons

  02-05-2019 03:00
  
  Check out our regular cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and across the political spectrum, covering current issues and figures.
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• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the latest member of baseball’s growing father-son club

  02-05-2019 02:40
  
  ANAHEIM — Vladimir Guerrero Sr. bequeathed a number 27 Montreal Expos jersey that his son wore to his first game at Rogers Centre last week. The Hall of Famer gave his son a name, and a swing, and maybe other baseball-specific traits that will reveal themselves in time.
  More important than everything else he inherited from his father, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. believes, was a work ethic.
  “Just to keep working hard,” he said through an interpreter, “but most important, stay hu
  
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• Santa Anita invests $500,000 in new scan technology to detect horse injuries earlier

  02-05-2019 02:38
  
  <p>The owners of Santa Anita racetrack are investing $500,000 in a new technology capable of scanning for hard-to-detect injuries while a horse is standing.</p><p>The device, called a Longmile Positron Emission Tomography, or MILE-PET, eliminates the need for anesthesia and can detect damage at a microscopic level, according to Dionne Benson, the newly appointed chief veterinary officer for the Stronach Group, which owns the Arcadia racing venue  California Horse Racing Bo
  
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• New roads throughout Southern California are not for cars but come at the cost of traffic lanes

  02-05-2019 02:37
  
  One alternative to building new roads — which California transportation experts have found only make congestion worse — are bicycle roads, separated from automobile traffic via permanent barriers and controlled by traffic signals.
  Using gas tax and transportation sales tax dollars, Southern California cities are exploding with the newest transportation connection: protected bike lanes, also called cycle tracks. The city of Pasadena is about two years away from buildings its first pro
  
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