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• UCLA softball team’s ‘Bruin Bubble’ stands up to Oklahoma fans

  05-06-2019 23:58
  
  UCLA’s Brianna Tautalafua celebrates after hitting a go-ahead home run against Oklahoma in the sixth inning of Game 2 of the best-of-three championship series in the NCAA softball Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. UCLA won 5-4, taking both games in the best-of-three series. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
  UCLA’s Aaliyah Jordan (23) is met by teammates after her home run against Oklahoma in the fifth inning of Game 2 of the best-of-three championship
  
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• Senior Moments: Thinking about a friend who kept the focus off herself

  05-06-2019 23:54
  
  “When I write about you — and you know I will — I’m going to tell this story,” I said to BB on one of our last visits.
  “I hope you do,” she laughed.
  We both knew she was slipping away; yet when I bent over her recliner for a hug, my best buddy of 40 years asked: “What are we going to do about your hair? We’re not going to be able to continue telling people you’re 25 if we don’t get you a touch-up.”
  This was typical BB. Lovin
  
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• Forecasting ‘Sunshine’ and ‘Raindrop’ Sunday in Laguna Woods Village

  05-06-2019 23:54
  
  Laguna Woods residents Sunshine Lutey and her husband David Hartman at their home in Laguna Woods on Monday, May 20, 2019.Lutey and Hartman will host “An Evening of Song with Sunshine and Raindrop” accompanied by pianist Jackie O’Neill on Sunday, June 9 in the Performing Arts Center in Laguna Woods. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Laguna Woods Village resident David Hartman, center, kisses his wife Sunshine Lutey after rehearsing the song “People Wil
  
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• Tucker Carlson is not to blame for California’s bad reputation, Gavin Newsom is

  05-06-2019 23:28
  
  It’s no secret that the state of California is overtly hostile to taxpayers, homeowners and businesses alike. Unless, of course, you ask Gov. Gavin Newsom, who thinks that the Golden State would be killing it on Yelp if it weren’t for the Fox News primetime line-up.
  While speaking to the California Chamber of Commerce, Gov. Newsom declared, “I get why so many of you often seem in despair about this state.  I watch Fox News, as well. Poor Tucker Carlson.”
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• Yes, Michael Feinstein has a ’40s-style supper club in LA with a Liza Minnelli-inspired bar

  05-06-2019 23:01
  
  Upstairs at Vitello’s is getting a new name.
  Come Friday, June 14, this Studio City hotspot for live music and comedy becomes Feinstein’s at Vitello’s, a 1940s KitKatClub-inspired venue that bears the name of crooner Michael Feinstein with a separate bar and lounge that pays tribute to the legendary Liza Minnelli.
  Inside the new Feinstein’s at Vitello’s. (Courtesy of Feinstein’s at Vitello’s)
  Upstairs at Vitello’s is rebranding itself as Feinstein&
  
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• Loma Linda VA officials knew of manager’s murder conviction at time of hiring

  05-06-2019 22:54
  
  A VA Loma Linda Healthcare System manager disclosed his murder conviction and successfully passed a federal background investigation before he was hired in 2013, according to the director of the system.
  Karandeep Singh Sraon put to rest any concerns that the Veterans Health Administration might not have properly vetted Edwin Winslow Bennett, who served 22 years in prison for the 1989 gangland-style execution of a business rival.
  “Mr. Bennett did disclose his murder conviction, time served,
  
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• How to get a Philly’s Best Cheesesteaks sandwich for $5 in Santa Ana on Friday, June 7

  05-06-2019 22:22
  
  Husband-and-wife franchisee team, TJ, left, and Jamie, right, Sokoll, are taking up the reins at Philly’s Best Cheesesteaks in Santa Ana. (Courtesy of Philly’s Best Cheesesteaks)
  The hoagie and classic cheesesteak with onions at Philly’s Best restaurant in Fountain Valley, CA, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. To celebrate the new ownership of its Santa Ana location, Philly’s Best will sell cheesesteaks for $5, and raffle prizes including Philly’s Best gift cards, merchand
  
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• Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma invited to USA Basketball camp in August

  05-06-2019 22:15
  
  The Lakers should be represented when USA Basketball camp convenes in early August to prepare for the FIBA World Cup.
  It won’t be LeBron James.
  Forward Kyle Kuzma has been invited to the camp which begins Aug. 5 as USA Basketball, led by San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, will select a dozen players to China to defend its title on the world basketball stage.
  The 23-year-old will join an 18-player pool that includes some of the NBA’s top-drawer talent, headlined by Houston’
  
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• Sen. Booker’s housing plan offers tax credit to help tenants pay rent

  05-06-2019 22:10
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker wants to cut housing costs with a tax credit for Americans who spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent.
  “Making sure all Americans have the right to good housing is very personal to me,” Booker said in a statement that accompanied the release of his housing proposals on Wednesday. “I’m determined to tear down the barriers that stand in the way of every American being able to do for their families what my parents did
  
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• The Register’s All-County baseball teams 2019: First, Second and Third Teams

  05-06-2019 22:05
  
  The Register’s All-County baseball teams for the 2019 season.
  ALL-COUNTY FIRST TEAM
  Player of the Year: Cameron Repetti, Cypress, Sr.
  Pitcher of the Year: Max Rajcic, Orange Lutheran, Jr.
  Coach of the Year: Craig Hanson, Aliso Niguel
  Cypress’ Cameron Repetti is the Register’s 2019 All-County baseball Player of the Year. Photographed at La Palma Park in Anaheim on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Orange Lutheran’s Max Rajcic is
  
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• Answers to questions you might have about elections

  05-06-2019 21:35
  
  If there’s one thing that the June 4 special election proved, it’s that elections in California really need a Frequently Asked Questions page.
  Question: What’s a parcel tax, and why doesn’t Proposition 13 control those tax increases?
  Answer: A parcel tax is a tax on a parcel of property. Proposition 13 limits increases in what are called “ad valorem” taxes, or taxes based on value. Parcel taxes are flat taxes on each piece of property, or they can also be base
  
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• Judge says Nipsey Hussle documents will stay sealed for now

  05-06-2019 21:32
  
  A Los Angeles judge has ruled that grand jury transcripts in the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle will remain sealed, for now.
  Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry in a hearing Wednesday ordered that the documents will remain sealed for at least three more weeks while defendant Eric Ronald Holder’s lawyer expands her argument that they should be kept secret.
  The grand jury returned an indictment May 9 charging holder with Hussle’s murder. He has denied the allegations.
  The transcripts
  
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• Disneyland makes changes to address Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge crowding and long lines

  05-06-2019 21:06
  
  Disneyland continues to make crowd management adjustments to Galaxy’s Edge queues outside the wildly popular cantina and the lightsaber and droid building shops that have drawn hours-long lines during the opening days of the new Star Wars themed land.
  Modest crowds overwhelmed the new 14-acre land on opening day as fans who waited overnight to be the first visitors faced snaking queues that grew so long Disneyland was forced to cut off access to the popular spots.
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• White House ends fetal tissue research by federal scientists

  05-06-2019 20:53
  
  By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and LAURAN NEERGAARD
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Wednesday it is ending medical research by government scientists using human fetal tissue, overriding the advice of scientists that there’s no other way to tackle some health problems and handing abortion opponents a major victory.
  The Health and Human Services Department said in a statement that government-funded research by universities that involves fetal tissue can continue, subject to addi
  
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• Successful Aging: How to deal with loss and maintain healthy habits

  05-06-2019 20:41
  
  Dear readers,
  I recently shared highlights of a talk I gave at the eleventh annual Daily Breeze Expo at the Torrance Marriott. My theme was Game Changers in Aging. I addressed topics that typically have positive implications for older adults, including longevity, information and movements.
  During a discussion after my presentation, a gentleman politely took the microphone and said, “You have missed something: the subject of loss.”
  Indeed, it is an important game changer.
  A few weeks
  
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• Mercedes going wrong way on the 73 Freeway in Newport Beach crashes, killing 1

  05-06-2019 20:34
  
  A 65-year-old woman was killed Wednesday morning when a wrong-way driver crashed into her BMW sedan on the 73 Freeway in Newport Beach, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said.
  A Mercedes was traveling the wrong way in the northbound lanes when ran into the BMW shortly before 9 a.m., CHP Officer John DeMatteo said.
  The driver of the Mercedes, a 23-year-old Newport Beach man, had entered the freeway at Birch Street and was going upward of 100 miles per hour before it crashed near Campus Drive,
  
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• See Amazon’s helicopter-plane drone that will make test deliveries soon

  05-06-2019 20:30
  
  Amazon has unveiled a revolutionary new drone — part helicopter and part science-fiction aircraft — that the company expects to use for test deliveries of toothpaste and other household goods starting within months.
  The new device takes off vertically, then tilts to fly horizontally like a plane. It also features artificial intelligence, using a suite of sensors the company said will allow it to fly robotically without threatening traditional aircraft or people on the ground.
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• Anaheim leaders are reversing their ban on short-term rentals that offer an alternative to hotels to tourists to Disneyland and the area

  05-06-2019 20:24
  
  Saying owners have considerably improved their management of short-term rentals that provide a needed alternative near Disneyland to staying in a hotel, Anaheim leaders are reversing their course and will allow more than 200 properties to stay in business.
  In 2016, the City Council banned the popular rentals often listed on sites such as Airbnb and VRBO, tell the owners already in business they had 18 months to phase out their operations. But Tuesday night, June 4, after hours of public comment
  
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• ‘Thank you’: Queen honors D-Day veterans at moving ceremony

  05-06-2019 20:20
  
  By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS
  PORTSMOUTH, England  — Queen Elizabeth II and world leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump gathered Wednesday on the south coast of England to honor the troops who risked and sacrificed their lives 75 years ago on D-Day, a bloody but ultimately triumphant turning point in World War II.
  Across the Channel, American and British paratroopers dropped into northwestern France and scaled cliffs beside Normandy beaches, recreating the daring, costly in
  
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• Whicker: Always large, Andy Ruiz is now in charge after his upset of Anthony Joshua

  05-06-2019 20:08
  
  NORWALK — Thirty-six hours later, Manny Robles was back at Legendz Boxing.
  The gym is wedged next to a soccer academy on busy Firestone Boulevard.The kids were waiting, young pros jumping rope, ribs clearly visible. Some of them will become main-event fighters, maybe champions. Some will stay with Robles and some will go. Robles guided all of them Monday. On Tuesday, he arrived with a cylinder under his arm.
  “I got the poster,” he announced, and the kids smiled. Robles unfurled
  
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• Have you seen what Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge looks like at night?

  05-06-2019 19:41
  
  You have been seeing photos of Disneyland’s newest land, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Here are our pictures of the $1 billion investment seen shining at night.
  The Millennium Falcon at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Kylo Ren walks the streets of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Regis
  
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• Bravo: CSUF’s Outstanding Professor praised as counseling mentor, researcher

  05-06-2019 19:21
  
  An engaged, caring mentor-educator. A prolific and well-respected researcher.
  These are but a few of the descriptions made by students, alumni, research associates and peers about Matt Englar-Carlson, this year’s Cal State Fullerton Outstanding Professor Award recipient.
  The educator, a member of the campus community since 2002, was surprised recently when President Fram Virjee, Health and Human Development Dean Laurie Roades and other faculty members and administrators entered his classro
  
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• Walter Drake was awarded 2 Distinguished Flying Crosses for heroism during World War II, but nothing compared to his D-Day battle

  05-06-2019 18:51
  
  On the 75th anniversary of D-Day, it’s easy to dismiss it as something long ago. But the Amazon series “Man in the High Castle,” about Nazis running the United States, reminds us that the Normandy invasion could have gone very differently.
  Very differently, that is, if very real men such as Walter Drake had not risked everything battling very real Nazis.
  Walter Drake’s official pilot photo in 1943. Drake flew a P-38 Lighting and P-51 Mustang with the 479th Fighter Group,
  
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• “MasterChef Junior” Malia Brauer praises Che’s winning performance in season finale

  05-06-2019 18:15
  
  Malia Brauer fell short of realizing her “MasterChef Junior” dream after losing Tuesday’s two-hour season 7 finale to her friend, New Yorker Che Spiotta.
  Although she admitted, “I was feeling a little disappointed in myself because I think I could have done better,” the 12-year-old Newhall girl was also very proud of her many accomplishments.
  Malia Brauer didn’t win “MasterChef Junior,” she said she was proud of her accomplishments. (Photo by Greg
  
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• See Bad Company and Christian Nodal at Southern California casinos this week (June 7-13)

  05-06-2019 18:05
  
  Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage 
  Mexican singer-songwriter Christian Nodal, known for such songs as “Me Deje Llevar,” “No Te Contaron Mal” and “Adios Amor” will perform at the Show at Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa on June 7. Nodal has received many accolades for his regional Mexican music, including three awards from Billboard, two from iHeartRadio and a Latin Grammy.
  8 p.m. Friday, June 7,  32-250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage. $65-1
  
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• CSUF students travel to U.S.-Mexico border to tell stories, hone multimedia journalism skills

  05-06-2019 18:03
  
  Xochilt Lagunas had to work hard to keep her emotions in check as she heard one horrible story after another.
  The Cal State Fullerton student was interviewing Central Americans and Mexicans who were living in a Tijuana shelter crowded with individual tents as they awaited the opportunity to seek asylum in the United States. They told her about loved ones who had been killed or how they or others in their family had been threatened by gangs or corrupt government officials.
  “They burst into
  
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• Measure EE’s defeat a win for common sense

  05-06-2019 17:31
  
  Measure EE has been voted down, a rare win for common sense in a region that could use it.
  The measure was nothing more than a bailout for Los Angeles Unified’s irresponsibility. Its defeat should discourage the recent wave of tax hikes pitched as the solution for poorly run school systems.
  Looking back, though, one wonders whether the Los Angeles Unified School District will finally learn something.
  Nine years ago, LAUSD put before voters Measure E, a $100 per year parcel tax to raise abo
  
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• Titan Voice: How a multimedia journalism course changed my life

  05-06-2019 17:22
  
  By Dominic Torres
  A lack of financial stability during my college career has forced me to take great leaps in which I chose not to be part of what I consider the cycle. That cycle forces some Latinos in my community to drop out, work a stale job or end up either in prison or pregnant.
  I spent so much time feeling angry about my financial aid, frustrated that my government was failing to assist me when I needed assistance the most. I felt as if my passion for education could be taken away from me
  
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• It’s time to address California’s long term care crisis

  05-06-2019 17:00
  
  Seventy-three million Baby Boomers, the largest generation in our history, are marching into their retirement years. Here’s the reality: By the start of the next decade, 25% of the U.S. population will be 65 or older.  A more sobering reality is that the vast majority of them will require some type of long-term care (LTC) at some point but will not have planned for or have the resources needed to pay it.
  Baby Boomers, many of whom also belong to the “sandwich generation” b
  
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• The 1944 D-Day landing in Walt Ehlers’ words

  05-06-2019 16:52
  
  June 6 marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the largest seaborne invasion in history. The success of the mission was central to the liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany’s control.
  Reporter’s note: The interviews for this story were conducted in 2004, for the 60th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.
  I was privileged to interview Walt Ehlers on several occasions about his experiences with the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division, the invasion and the days that follo
  
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• Did you feel it? 4.3 magnitude earthquake hits off SoCal coast near San Clemente Island

  05-06-2019 16:36
  
  A small earthquake off of the coast of San Diego rattled several of Southern California’s beach cities and beyond early on Wednesday.
  The 4.3 magnitude shaker – centered nine miles south of San Clemente island, about 40 miles offshore – hit at 3:47 a.m. It was at a depth of 7.8 miles underground, according to the United States Geological Survey.
  The earthquake was felt across the region among night owls, early risers and those jolted awake early Wednesday morning.
  More than 900
  
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• Why original Sex Pistol Glen Matlock says new album and Southern California shows are inspired by Bob Dylan

  05-06-2019 16:33
  
  Glen Matlock will forever be known for his role as the original bassist in the Sex Pistols, so it’s no small surprise when he offhandedly reveals his new album “Good To Go” was inspired in part by a Bob Dylan concert he caught at the Royal Albert Hall a few years back.
  Not so much Dylan’s performance, he adds.
  “While I can appreciate Bob Dylan – he’s written a lot of great songs – you can’t understand the words, can you?” Matlock says b
  
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• Tariff man: Political Cartoons

  05-06-2019 16:00
  
  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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• Poor Americans likely to be hit hardest by new US tariffs

  05-06-2019 16:00
  
  By Josh Boak and Jonathan J. Cooper, The Associated Press
  The biggest victims of President Donald Trump’s tariffs won’t necessarily be Mexicans or Chinese or young urbanites who will have to pay more for avocado toast.
  The people likely to pay the steepest price for Trump’s attempts to bend Mexico and China to his will are poor Americans, who already live close to the financial edge and could have to pay more for everyday purchases.
  For many low-income households, tariffs &ldqu
  
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• The 9 most expensive things you can buy in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland

  05-06-2019 15:33
  
  The new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge themed land has some high-end merchandise with out of this world prices that are outrageously expensive even by Disneyland standards.
  Whatever you’re imagining, add a zero or two on the end of it. Think Rodeo Drive by way of a galaxy far, far away.
  We’re not talking about the $75 beer flights or $42 cocktails in Oga’s Cantina. Or even the $100 astromechs at Droid Depot that you assemble yourself. Or the $200 lightsabers at Savi’s Wor
  
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• Trump reads from FDR’s prayer to the U.S. on D-Day

  05-06-2019 14:47
  
  By JONATHAN LEMIRE and KEVIN FREKING
  PORTSMOUTH, England — President Donald Trump read from a prayer delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as he joined other world leaders and veterans Wednesday in marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
  Roosevelt went on national radio on June 6, 1944, to address the US for the first time about the Normandy invasion. Trump, with images of an American flag and Roosevelt projected behind him, read to crowd: “Almighty God, our sons, pride of our
  
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• LAX welcomes ‘eco-friendly’ United Airlines flight powered by biofuel

  05-06-2019 14:40
  
  LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles World Airports, the city agency that manages LAX, and United Airlines on Wednesday will welcome the arrival of “Flight for the Planet,” billed as the most “eco-friendly” commercial flight of its kind.
  According to LAWA and the airline, the flight will use sustainable aviation biofuel and eliminate cabin waste while also being carbon-neutral.
  United Airlines is slated to announce Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at LAX that it will purchase 10 milli
  
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• Government shouldn’t mandate paid family leave

  05-06-2019 09:35
  
  Both Republican and Democratic politicians want government to “do more” to give parents paid time off.
  “This is not a women’s issue. It’s a family issue,” says Ivanka Trump.
  “(E)very worker in America should be guaranteed at least 12 weeks,” says Sen. Bernie Sanders.
  “That’s a very arbitrary number! Why not 14 weeks? Why not 26 weeks?” asks Independent Women’s Forum analyst Patrice Onwuka. She opposes Sanders’ plan, sa
  
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• Placentia debates forming own fire department, amid criticism from OCFA

  05-06-2019 08:06
  
  Would Placentia forming a new city fire department and relying on a private ambulance company for emergency medical calls be a responsible move to curb out-of-control costs, or a “reckless gamble” that would put the city’s residents at risk?
  Residents, firefighters and city leaders debated those questions – and the future of fire and emergency medical services in Placentia – at a packed meeting Tuesday, June 4. As of 11 p.m. the proposal was still being discussed (c
  
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• Griffin Canning’s strong outing spoiled by homer in Angels’ loss

  05-06-2019 07:25
  
  Matt Olson #28 of the Oakland Athletics beats the throw to the plate to score past Jonathan Lucroy #20 of the Los Angeles Angels during the third inning at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Griffin Canning #47 of the Los Angeles Angels throws to the plate against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe g
  
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• Angels expand development team exploring new Anaheim stadium lease

  05-06-2019 07:19
  
  As an end-of-the-year decision deadline draws closer, Angels baseball officials have brought more experts on board to advise them on the potential to develop land around Anaheim’s stadium.
  Anaheim City Manager Chris Zapata announced the news in an update to the City Council on Tuesday, June 4.
  Angels President John Carpino told city officials that “Anaheim is their focus” right now, and the team has hired an architect, engineer and financial adviser to its consulting team, whic
  
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• Hyun-Jin Ryu turns in another scoreless start as Dodgers win again

  05-06-2019 06:57
  
  PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JUNE 04:Cody Bellinger #35 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a two RBI triple against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of the MLB game at Chase Field on June 04, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger watches his two-RBI double against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)SoundThe gallery will resume
  
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• Apostle of La Luz del Mundo, a Mexico-based church with U.S. branches, arrested in L.A. on child rape and other charges

  05-06-2019 06:50
  
  LOS ANGELES — The leader and self-proclaimed apostle of La Luz del Mundo, a Mexico-based church with branches in the U.S. that claims over 1 million followers, has been charged with human trafficking and child rape, California officials announced Tuesday.
  Joaquín García and a follower of the church, 24-year-old Susana Medina Oaxaca, were arrested Monday after landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s office said.
  Women pr
  
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• Time to fulfill our promise to Californians with developmental disabilities

  05-06-2019 06:32
  
  Until last year, for the past two decades, “John,” a 43-year-old whose developmental disabilities prevent him from living independently, the way so many of us take for granted, relied on PathPoint, a local non-profit, as his lifeline.
  Every day, John would take the PathPoint shuttle from his home to the PathPoint service center in Chatsworth.  Here, John made lifelong friends, learned to take turns in conversations, finish tasks, and even take public transportation on
  
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• The problem with government-protected utility monopolies

  05-06-2019 06:12
  
  Just a few months back it was noted that California was suffering through a resurgence of medieval diseases. Another plague of premodern times now threatens to visit the state this summer: darkness.
  Bloomberg News reported that “California may go dark this summer.”
  Pacific Gas & Electric plans to cut power when the wind blows hard during the upcoming wildfire season, which “could plunge millions of residents into darkness.”
  The utility is skittish due to last fall&rsq
  
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• Accountability is key to fixing Facebook: Will Swaim

  05-06-2019 06:03
  
  Travel back with me to the mid-1990s, the dawn of the internet age, when Netscape, Mozilla and AOL first raised their heads above the primeval forest, accompanied by the hiss-buzz-whistle-and-scream of millions of neophytes logging on.
  Few could foresee the creatures that would come to populate this brave new world. But lack of imagination — or historical perspective — did not stop federal lawmakers from drafting the Communications Decency Act of 1996 that would do much to create wha
  
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• UCLA softball holds off Oklahoma to win NCAA title in walk-off fashion

  05-06-2019 05:47
  
  UCLA’s Rachel Garcia pitches against Oklahoma in the fifth inning of Game 2 of the best-of-three championship series in the NCAA softball Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. UCLA won 5-4, taking the series. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
  UCLA’s Bubba Nickles celebrates after hitting a home run against Oklahoma during the first inning of Game 2 of the best-of-three championship series in the NCAA softball Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma
  
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• Democrat Lena Gonzalez maintains big lead in south LA County race for state Senate

  05-06-2019 05:38
  
  Democrat Lena Gonzalez appeared to be on her way to victory over Republican Jack Guerrero with nearly half of precincts reporting Tuesday night in a special election to choose a new state senator to represent communities along the 710 Freeway in southeast Los Angeles County.
  The winner in the 33rd District race will replace Ricardo Lara, the Democrat from Bell Gardens who had two years left in his second term in the Senate when he was elected California insurance commissioner last November.
  With
  
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• Jeff Dyrek supporters resign from USA Badminton board

  05-06-2019 05:03
  
  Four USA Badminton board members resigned Tuesday in a surprise move that further exposed the divide within the Anaheim-based national governing body over the leadership of former chief executive Jeff Dyrek and longtime chairman David Simon, and the organization’s response to the threat of decertification by the U.S. Olympic Committee.
  The resignations of David Simon, Yucca Rieschel, Ray Ng and Jon Schmieder came four days after Dyrek resigned and board chairman Ben Lee, a 1992 Olympian an
  
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• Coast Kids: Delightful Dining in Orange County – Angel Stadium, Napa Rose at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa and Great Wolf Lodge theme park

  05-06-2019 01:57
  
  We remember the days (not too long ago) when going to amusement parks and other kid-friendly venues meant you were sentenced to a gastronomic gulag of soggy corn dogs and maybe some halfway decent french fries, if you were lucky. Thankfully the times are changing: The growing foodie culture in the county introduced by innovative chefs has reached even into kid corners. Now even our stadiums and theme parks boast soigné style. Here are three delicious ways to devour the summer with your ki
  
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