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• Partners in business and life, chefs David Fujimura and Erica Tjangnaka, have created breakfast and lunch spot, Lit Cafe in Anaheim.

  13-06-2019 22:54
  
  It’s a match made in culinary heaven. Erica Tjangnaka was born in Indonesia, her husband David Fujimura was born in West Covina. She specializes in pastry and desserts. His talent is savory cooking. They met at the Cordon Bleu in Pasadena and started out as study buddies.
  “I was 24 and he had turned 21, Tjangnaka said. “The first time I saw him was in the library. It was the last day of finals. We were supposed to do our binder with all our notes and homework and have a content
  
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• Press secretary Sarah Sanders to leave White House

  13-06-2019 22:31
  
  White House press secretary Sarah Sanders will be leaving the Trump administration at the end of the month.
  President Donald Trump announced the news Wednesday on Twitter. He says Sanders will be returning to her home state of Arkansas and has not immediately named a successor.
  Sanders is one of the president’s closest and most trusted White House aides and one of the few remaining who worked on his campaign.
  Her tenure was marked by a breakdown in regular White House press briefings and q
  
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• ‘Taste of Tar Football’ hits sweet spot

  13-06-2019 22:24
  
  If food, drinks, prizes, interesting gimmicks, great community support and a lot of fun with fellow participants on the golf course are the main criterion, then the Newport Harbor High Football Booster Club scored a touchdown with the Newport Football 3-Club Golf Tournament at Newport Beach Golf Course May 31.
  While most golfers carried a putter, wedge and short-to-medium iron to meet the tournament’s three-club maximum requirement, it was more of an endless feast and party on the golf cou
  
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• Sparks feeling the flow of Derek Fisher’s new offense

  13-06-2019 22:05
  
  LOS ANGELES — “I feel,” said guard Marina Mabrey, in her matter-of-fact way, “like you have to have some type of IQ to play this offense.”
  Fortunately for first-year Sparks coach Derek Fisher, he’s got a roster that fits the criteria.
  Entering Friday’s game at Phoenix, the 3-2 Sparks are showing signs of figuring out the flow of Fisher’s new read-and-react scheme. In three games since June 8, they’re tops in the WNBA in pace (with 103.2 estim
  
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• Utah man faces charges in fatal shooting of deputy in Alhambra

  13-06-2019 21:19
  
  A Utah man suspected of fatally shooting an off-duty deputy at an Alhambra Jack in Box and another man in Los Angeles is scheduled to appear in court Thursday, June 13.
  The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is reviewing the case against Rhett Nelson and has not yet filed charges. Nelson is scheduled for arraignment at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles.
  Deputy Joseph Gilbert Solano was waiting for his order at the Jack in the Box on Valley Bouleva
  
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• Seize the moment to fix horse racing at Santa Anita and everywhere else

  13-06-2019 21:15
  
  Wednesday’s announcement by the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) and the Stronach Group that enhanced safety measures will be required before any horse runs a race at Santa Anita Park is a temporary and inadequate solution to the epidemic of horses dying at the track.
  The only solution that will guarantee more horses do not lose their lives at Santa Anita and other racetracks is to immediately halt all racing in the state until the causes of deaths are determined, and stricter rules ai
  
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• Clippers Coach Doc Rivers wins Rudy Tomjanovich Award for ‘his cooperation with media and fans’

  13-06-2019 21:03
  
  The Professional Basketball Writers Association honored Clippers Coach Doc Rivers as the winner of the 2018-19 Rudy Tomjanovich Award on Thursday in recognition of his “cooperation with the media and fans, as well as his excellence on the court.”
  Rivers, who also is among three finalists for NBA Coach of the Year, guided a team that many predicted would win just 30-some games to 48 victories, the seventh-most in a single season in franchise history.
  The Clippers became the fourth tea
  
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• Dodgers place Corey Seager (hamstring) on the IL

  13-06-2019 20:58
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers officially placed Corey Seager on the Injured List on Thursday with the expectation that he will miss much more than the minimum 10 days.
  An MRI taken Wednesday confirmed Seager suffered a left hamstring strain during the ninth inning of Tuesday’s loss to the Angels. The exam pegged the injury as a Grade 1 to 2 strain, slightly less severe than the preliminary diagnosis Tuesday night.
  There is no timetable for Seager’s return. It will depend on his ind
  
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• Experian Boost may help risky borrowers buy a home

  13-06-2019 20:50
  
  What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel gives us his take.
  Rate news summary
  From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey: The 30-year fixed rate averaged 3.82%, unchanged from last week. The 15-year fixed rate averaged 3.26%, down 2 basis points from last week.
  Making up for last week’s meager 1.5% increase, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 26.8% increase in loan application volume this week.
  Bottom line: Assuming a borrower gets th
  
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• Jason Bentley will leave KCRW as music director and host of ‘Morning Becomes Eclectic’

  13-06-2019 20:47
  
  Jason Bentley, whose tenure at KCRW-FM/89.9 stretches back to 1988 when he was a teenage volunteer, will depart the influential public radio station where he’s served as host of Morning Becomes Eclectic and music director for the last 10 years, the station announced on Thursday.
  Bentley, who started at KCRW as a volunteer in 1988, and joined its staff as an employee in 1992, will turn off his mic for the last time on Morning Becomes Eclectic on Aug. 30.
  But like many of his predecessors as
  
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• Federal agency recommends White House aide Conway be fired

  13-06-2019 19:01
  
  WASHINGTON — A federal watchdog agency on Thursday recommended that White House counselor Kellyanne Conway be fired for repeatedly violating a law that limits certain political activities of federal employees.
  The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which is unrelated to special counsel Robert Mueller’s office, said Conway is a “repeat offender” of the Hatch Act by disparaging Democratic presidential candidates while speaking in her official capacity during television intervi
  
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• Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Lake Forest, San Juan Capistrano home sales plummet 21% in worst O.C. slump since ’12

  13-06-2019 18:25
  
  Homebuying in inland South County — including Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita and San Juan Capistrano — fell 21% in what was Orange County slowest nine months of sales since 2012.
  For nine consecutive months through April, CoreLogic housing stats show countywide sales failing to top the year-ago period. We wanted to see how these lethargic sales trends played out at the neighborhood level knowing that homebuying declined in roughly eight of nine local ZIP codes.
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• Machine Gun Kelly gives us the dirt on his new album, ‘Hotel Diablo,’ before coming to Southern California

  13-06-2019 18:17
  
  Rapper Machine Gun Kelly is now officially committed to the release date of his fourth studio album, “Hotel Diablo,” after a video was posted to his official Twitter page earlier this week that showed the 29-year-old with a square bald spot in the back of his head and a tattoo artist permanently etching the title into his scalp. The record, which was supposed to drop this month, has been pushed to July 5.
  Machine Gun Kelly, whose real name is Colson Baker, is already out on the Hotel
  
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• Coffee Importers celebrates 40 years Dana Point Harbor

  13-06-2019 18:05
  
  With just hours left before Claire Van Eenenaam had to board a plane for Milwaukee, she and two sisters headed to Dana Point’s harbor for one last breakfast at Coffee Importers.
  “I just had to get one more Dana bagel,” Van Eenenaam, 21, of Monarch Beach, said Wednesday, June 12, of the $5.95 bagel topped with cream cheese, slices of avocado and sprinkled with lemon pepper.
  A group of retired firefighters are regulars at Coffee Importer in Dana Point Harbor.
  From left are Danny
  
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• U.S. Open leaderboard updates: First round from Pebble Beach

  13-06-2019 17:56
  
  Trouble viewing on your mobile device? See full stream. Rickie Fowler pulls himself into a four-way tie for the lead at the #USOpen !Leader board: t.co
  https://embed.scribblelive.com/js/jwflvplayer/player-licensed.swfThe eagles are landing at Pebble Beach! #USOpenhttps://embed.scribblelive.com/js/jwflvplayer/player-licensed.swf ALERT!Louis Oosthuizen makes just the second 2 at Pebble Beach's 11th in #USOpenhistory.
  https://embed.scribblelive.com/js/jwflvplayer/player-licensed.swfIt's here, Round
  
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• 25 officers injured in Memphis after marshals kill fugitive

  13-06-2019 17:50
  
  By ADRIAN SAINZ
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Armed officers and an angry crowd faced off after a black man was fatally shot in a confrontation with U.S. marshals in a working-class Memphis neighborhood.
  People in the crowd threw rocks and bricks, with 25 officers suffering mostly minor injuries during the tense clash Wednesday night in the Frayser community in north Memphis. Officers cordoned off several blocks near the scene. By 11 p.m., officers had used tear gas and most of the crowd dispersed, pol
  
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• Graduation 2019: Yorba Linda High in commencement photos

  13-06-2019 17:31
  
  Yorba Linda High School Assistant Principal Dr. Richard Dinh moves ASB President Lauren Bui’s tassel as she accepts her diploma during the school’s Commencement Ceremony on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. (Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
  Members of Yorba Linda High School’s Class of 2019 toss their caps into the air as they are announced as official graduates at the conclusion of their Commencement Ceremony on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. (Photo By Jeff Antenore, Cont
  
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• 2 accused of stealing marijuana plants, then crashing stolen car into Garden Grove house

  13-06-2019 17:25
  
  Two people were taken into custody after fleeing police in a stolen car and crashing into a house in the 10400 block of West Hazard Avenue in Garden Grove on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (OnScene.TV)
  Two people were taken into custody after fleeing police in a stolen car and crashing into a house in the 10400 block of West Hazard Avenue in Garden Grove on Thursday, June 13, 2019. (OnScene.TV)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsTwo people were taken into custody after fleeing police in a stolen car
  
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• Graduation 2019: El Dorado High, in Placentia, commencement photos

  13-06-2019 17:22
  
  Jordyn Murray, left, is hugged by graduate, Jennifer Lin, right, before the beginning of ceremonies for the El Dorado High School graduation on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at Bradford Stadium in Placentia. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
  Graduates greet each other before the beginning of ceremonies for the El Dorado High School graduation on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at Bradford Stadium in Placentia. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resum
  
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• Graduation 2019: Westminster High in commencement photos

  13-06-2019 17:10
  
  A Westminster High School graduate hugs a teacher after receiving her diploma during a graduation ceremony in Westminster on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  Lloyd Maia is loaded with treats and gifts after graduating from Westminster High School in Westminster on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsA Westminster High School graduate celebrates after receiving her diploma
  
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• Red Alert! 7 hot and spicy Disney California Adventure foods that will set your mouth on fire

  13-06-2019 15:33
  
  When summer heats up, you know it time for Disney California Adventure to fire up a host of new hot and spicy menu items that crank up the temperature on the Scoville Heat Index and bring tears to the eyes of fiery food lovers.
  If you like it hot, you’ll find plenty flame-thrower foods available at stands and restaurants throughout the Anaheim theme park. Disney chefs have cooked up everything from angry hot dogs and fire fries to hot chicken and caliente churros.
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• 3-story home under construction burns in Hermosa Beach, spreads to other homes; suspect detained

  13-06-2019 14:53
  
  HERMOSA BEACH — A person was questioned by arson investigators Thursday morning after a two-alarm fire damaged a three-story home under construction in Hermosa Beach and spread to four other nearby homes before it was extinguished.
  “It’s not unusual for someone to possibly stick around in an arson case,” Inspector Brian Stevens of the Los Angeles County Fire Department told ABC7. “Right now, this is under investigation, it’s not deemed an arson yet. But, the L
  
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• Tankers targeted near Strait of Hormuz amid Iran-U.S. tensions

  13-06-2019 14:32
  
  By JON GAMBRELL
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz were damaged in suspected attacks on Thursday, an assault that left one ablaze and adrift as sailors were evacuated from both vessels and the U.S. Navy rushed to assist amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.
  The Navy and the ship’s owners offered no immediate explanation on what weapon caused the damage to the MT Front Altair and the Kokuka Courageous in the Gulf of Oman
  
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• Photos: The Register’s 2018-19 Athletes and Coaches of the Year banquet

  13-06-2019 11:44
  
  The Register wrapped up the 2018-19 high school sports season with its annual Athletes and Coaches of the Year banquet on Wednesday night at the Marconi Automotive Museum in Tustin. See all of the photos of the event, which honored more than 50 athletes and coaches.
  Male Outstanding Competitor John Humphreys, of Corona del Mar, Male Athlete of the Year Sean Rhyan, of San Juan Hills, and Kyliegh Wilkerson, of Trabuco Hills, at the Register's Athletes and Coaches of the Year Banquet at the Marconi
  
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• Graduation 2019: Fountain Valley High in commencement photos

  13-06-2019 07:58
  
  Huntington Beach Union High School District’s Fountain Valley High celebrated its Class of 2019 at a commencement ceremony on Wednesday, June 12, at LeBard Stadium in Costa Mesa.
  A graduate shows off her diploma to her family in the stands during the Fountain Valley High School graduation ceremony in LeBard Stadium at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Joely Knoob jumps off the platform after receiving her d
  
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• Galaxy blanks OCFC in U.S. Open Cup behind Efrain Alvarez’s 2-goal night

  13-06-2019 07:17
  
  Galaxy forward Chris Pontius tries to deflect a pass into the goal during a U.S. Open Cup fourth-round match against Orange County FC on Wednesday night in Carson. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)
  Galaxy midfielder Emmanuel Boateng (24) drives the ball around a OCFC player in Carson on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsGalaxy forward Chris Pontius (12) falls on OCFC defender John Ryan Holland as he moves the ball i
  
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• Sean Rhyan, Isabella D’Aquila receive top honors at the Register’s Athletes of the Year banquet

  13-06-2019 06:37
  
  More than 50 athletes and coaches from Orange County high schools were honored at the Register’s annual Athletes and Coaches of the Year banquet on Wednesday night at the Marconi Automotive Museum in Tustin.
  The event, which was attended by nearly 300 people, included the announcement of the Register’s top award winners for the year.
  Male Outstanding Competitor John Humphreys, of Corona del Mar, Male Athlete of the Year Sean Rhyan, of San Juan Hills, and Kyliegh Wilkerson, of Trabuc
  
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• Graduation 2019: Huntington Beach High in commencement photos

  13-06-2019 06:18
  
  Family and friends packed ‘Cap’ Shue Stadium as they watched over 700 students graduate from Huntington Beach High School on Wednesday, June 12.
  The ceremony included a rendition of Green Day’s “Good Riddance” (The time of your life) by graduate Grant Durazzo and a senior speech by Keeley Groos and Ella Thomas that ended with them taking a selfie from the stage with their entire class behind them.
  Graduates celebrate at the end of the commencement ceremony for Hunti
  
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• Graduation 2019: Ocean View High, in Huntington Beach, commencement photos

  13-06-2019 06:17
  
  Graduates hug each other during the commencement ceremony at the Ocean View High School graduation Wednesday, June 12, 2019.(Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
  Graduates, Edwin Montes, left, and other members of the cross country team complete their last lap on the track during the Ocean View High School graduation Wednesday, June 12, 2019.(Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsGraduate Mike Vang looks for family and frien
  
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• Mike Scioscia, Ken Landreaux and several college all-stars elevate local wood bat league

  13-06-2019 05:47
  
  The OC Riptide’s Devin Sutorius, left, celebrates with catcher Connor Aoki after finishing an inning during their California Collegiate League game against the Santa Barbara Foresters on Wednesday at Great Park in Irvine. Now in its 27th year, the CCL, which includes teams in Irvine, Pasadena, Thousand Oaks and Compton, offers players from all over the country MLB-caliber coaching and competitive playing experience in front of pro scouts. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
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• Mapped: Where in California do folks borrow the most for autos?

  13-06-2019 05:09
  
  Who’s got the biggest auto loan debts in California?
  LendingTree, an online loan-shopping service, attempted to answer that question by studying the aggregated finances of its customers in 165 of the larger California cities. Granted, it’s one company’s client base — and those folks are loan shoppers. Still, it’s a glimpse into who’s borrowing and how much, city-by-city.
  When my trusty spreadsheet looked at the auto loan data (average balances, how many folks
  
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• St. Louis Blues defeat Boston Bruins for first Stanley Cup championship

  13-06-2019 04:59
  
  St. Louis Blues’ Alex Pietrangelo, right, watches his shot sail into the net behind Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask (40), of Finland, and Matt Grzelcyk (48) during the first period in Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
  St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington turns a shot away during the second period in Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the Boston Bruins, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Boston. (
  
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• Andrew Whitworth’s swan song? His supportive wife has heard that before

  13-06-2019 04:10
  
  Late last November, with the Rams rolling and her husband gutting out game after game on aching ankles, Melissa Whitworth wondered if this might finally be the end. Part of her, deep down, hoped it was.
  At 37, Andrew Whitworth was already an anomaly, the oldest starting offensive lineman in the league, the oldest ever to make a Pro Bowl. The Rams stalwart left tackle had been through the grind of a dozen NFL seasons prior to this one, enduring every possible ache and pain, defying age and logic
  
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• Whicker: The unsinkable Tyson Fury is back in the ring

  13-06-2019 03:52
  
  LAS VEGAS — On Dec. 1, in the 12th round, Deontay Wilder knocked Tyson Fury into Dec. 2.
  He clubbed Fury with a right hand. On Fury’s way down, Wilder added a left-handed wrecking ball.
  Wilder drew his thumb across his throat and went to a neutral corner.
  He could have gone to a corner of Switzerland and he could have come back and Fury would not have moved.
  Except Fury did.
  In fact, Fury looked up and blinked, as if ending a hibernation. He stood up and resumed his task of the 11 pr
  
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• LA County Sheriff’s deputy who was shot at Alhambra restaurant has died, sheriff says

  13-06-2019 03:36
  
  A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who was shot in the head at a Jack in the Box restaurant in Alhambra on Monday has died, the county’s sheriff said Wednesday evening.
  Deputy Joseph Gilbert Solano was waiting for an order at the restaurant when a man approached him and shot him in what was an apparently random crime. Solano was rushed to County-USC Medical Center where he was placed on life support;he died Wednesday, officials said.
  A suspect has been arrested in the attack.
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• Need Dew event advice in Long Beach? Or skateboarding tips? Well, just ASK

  13-06-2019 03:34
  
  Maria Tanori sits quietly on the couch, ready to answer questions. Apinya Imon bounces up and down on the same couch, barely able to contain her excitement.
  Maria and Apinya are ASK ambassadors, the community liaisons for this weekend’s Dew Tour skateboarding contests in Long Beach.
  The Dew Tour is the dominant showcase for pro skateboarders from around the world, and Long Beach has been a stop for three years. If possible, this year will be even bigger as the first Olympics qualifying eve
  
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• Analysis: Lakers’ negotiations for Anthony Davis involve many moving parts

  13-06-2019 03:11
  
  It might seem like a familiar script: The Lakers are again maneuvering for a potential trade for Anthony Davis.But with new power brokers in charge, a better-than-advertised draft pick and growing urgency for all sides involved, this one might actually bring a new star to L.A.
  A New York Times report on Wednesday cited progressing talks between the Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans, who are trying to structure a multi-team deal around the 6-foot-11 big man who could change the Lakers’ fo
  
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• Irvine Co. gives its piece of Irvine Lake to the county, reducing who negotiates to resume public access

  13-06-2019 03:04
  
  The Irvine Co. has followed through on plans to transfer 29 acres it owns on the south shore of Irvine Lake to the county of Orange, but a dispute over what kinds of recreation to allow and who should profit from it must be resolved before the lake can reopen to the public.
  The 750-acre, man-made lake has been closed to fishing and other on-land recreation since 2016, after the various parties involved were unable to reach an agreement on recreation rights and revenue. An Orange County Grand Jur
  
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• Laguna Woods Village co-op board joins other boards in banning use of Roundup

  13-06-2019 02:58
  
  LAGUNA WOODS — The votes are in — glyphosate will be a chemical of the past for Laguna Woods Village.
  In alignment with a decision made last month in a landscape committee meeting, the United Mutual board on Tuesday, June 11, approved an unbudgeted expense of $15,000 for the purchase of alternative herbicide products, voting in favor of discontinuing the usage of glyphosate-based products henceforth.
  Roundup will be banned on all United Mutual property, as the mutual joins Golden Rai
  
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• In ‘Bad Environmentalism,’ CSUF professor advises humor over shame game

  13-06-2019 02:40
  
  Nicole Seymour believes it’s important to have a sense of humor about the environment.
  While mainstream environmentalists might be well-meaning, their dire warnings about climate change and other environmental crises can often have an undesired impact on their audience — inaction, says Seymour, an assistant English professor at Cal State Fullerton.
  Aside from that, they can come across as finger-wagging killjoys.
  “They think, ‘we’ve just got to convince people, we&r
  
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• Chargers QB Philip Rivers looking to stay fresh entering 16th NFL season

  13-06-2019 02:37
  
  COSTA MESA — Philip Rivers is known for sporting snake skinned boots with jeans, and occasionally brings out the popular bolo tie after a big win.
  In his own way, the Chargers quarterback is up there with Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton when it comes to fashion-statement attire during post-game interviews.
  PHOTOS: Chargers take the field for minicamp drills
  Rivers, however, keeps it simple on the field and leaves the colorful cleats and other unique uniform accessories to his youn
  
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• Fullerton residents will be paying more for water

  13-06-2019 02:29
  
  Residents in Fullerton pay more for their water over the next four years, as the city upgrades its aging infrastructure.
  “Digging those trenches is expensive. It’s not easy,” Mayor Jesus Silva said as the City Council approved the rate increases – Councilman Bruce Whitaker opposed. “We need to move forward. We need to get our city in better traction.”
  The rate structure will also change, so people will pay more as a fixed fee that isn’t tied to water usa
  
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• ‘Shark Shack’ to debut at Long Beach’s Belmont Pier, with more educational tents popping up around Southern California this summer

  13-06-2019 01:50
  
  Chris Lowe, director of the Shark Lab at Cal State Long Beach, peers through the jaws of a 4-year old Great White Shark in Long Beach, California, on Monday, June 26, 2017.(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Do you have a fascination with the sharp-tooth predators? Does the music to “Jaws” give you chills and memories from the movie that keep you from getting in the water?
  The first “Shark Shack” informational tent will make an appearance from 10 a.m. to
  
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• Cal State Fullerton working toward sustainability goals for campus

  13-06-2019 01:50
  
  At Cal State Fullerton, the idea of sustainability involves more than coming up with better ways to save water and electricity and reduce greenhouse gases.
  Orientations are designed to teach new students about recycling, minimizing waste and reusing water bottles instead of throwing plastic bottles in the landfill. And courses are developed that address sustainability issues in subjects as diverse as anthropology and chemistry, engineering and nursing and economics and geology.
  “I would sa
  
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• LAX airline food workers hold strike votes, decrying poverty wages

  13-06-2019 01:48
  
  Catering workers at Los Angeles International Airport held a strike authorization vote Wednesday, contending they earn poverty wages and pay too much for healthcare coverage.
  The 715 LSG Sky Chefs employees, represented by Unite Here Local 11, took the action in tandem with airline food workers in 20 other cities nationwide who also will participate in strike votes over the next two weeks.
  A strike would not occur until the National Mediation Board authorizes it.
  The employees ser
  
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• Sparks forward Ashley Walker thrilled her former Cal coach Lindsay Gottlieb hired by Cleveland Cavaliers

  13-06-2019 01:24
  
  LOS ANGELES — Sparks forward Ashley Walker was beaming Wednesday about NBA news coming out of Cleveland.
  Lindsay Gottlieb – Walker’s post coach at Cal a little more than a decade ago – was hired as an assistant coach on John Beilein’s staff, the Cavaliers announced. It’s the first time in league history a women’s collegiate head coach was recruited to join an NBA staff.
  “Amazing. I’m so proud of her. I’m so happy for her. She is part of
  
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• Air Force combat firefighter heals by helping care for marine mammals in Laguna Beach

  13-06-2019 01:20
  
  LAGUNA BEACH — James Golia tossed handfuls of fish to eight hungry sea lions eagerly splashing around in a pool at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center.
  The sea lions, among 83 marine mammals currently in house, were rescued from beaches along Orange County’s coastline.
  Golia, a highly decorated Air Force veteran who recently began volunteering at PMMC, said the hectic pace at the center is just what he needs to give him peace. After 24 years as a combat firefighter across the Middle Eas
  
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• CrowdStrike almost doubles in debut as tech IPOs rush ahead

  13-06-2019 01:16
  
  Software maker CrowdStrike Holdings soared in its trading debut after raising $612 million in one of the biggest-ever initial public offerings for a cybersecurity company.
  The company was founded in Irvine in 2011 and shifted its base to Sunnyvale in 2017 as venture capital investments stacked up.
  Shares opened Wednesday at $63.50 in New York and rose as much as 97% from their IPO price to $67. The stock closed up 71% to $58. That valued the company at about $11.41 billion, almost quadruple its
  
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• Uber, Lyft executives urge California compromise on driver pay

  13-06-2019 01:04
  
  By Josh Eidelson, Bloomberg
  Faced with legislation in California that endangers their business model, Uber Technologies and Lyft are urging a compromise that would keep their drivers from being considered employees.
  “We can make independent work better if we update century-old employment laws,” Uber Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi and Lyft co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer wrote in a rare, jointly written opinion column published Wednesday in the San Francisco Chronic
  
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• ACLU files $1 million claim against Corona Police after immigrant is deported

  13-06-2019 00:42
  
  Daniel Valenzuela had just dropped his daughters at school when he was stopped by a Corona police officer who said he was speeding.
  Valenzuela didn’t get a ticket. He got deported.
  Corona police officers asked him about his immigration status, held Valenzuela in a patrol car and called U.S. Customs and Border Patrol – in violation of state and federal laws, according to a claim filed Wednesday against the city of Corona by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California. Th
  
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