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• SoCalGas employee killed in Murrieta gas line explosion identified

  16-07-2019 23:26
  
  The SoCalGas company employee who was killed Monday in the gas line explosion in Murrieta was identified during a Tuesday afternoon news briefing.
  Wade Kilpatrick, 31, was a lead construction technician who had been with the company for 11 years, officials said. He started in 2008 as a meter reader.
  Kilpatrick leaves behind his mother, six brothers and a sister. One of his brothers is also an employee at the company.
  His hometown was not immediately available.
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• 2 OC sheriff’s deputies injured in confrontation at La Mirada home

  16-07-2019 22:38
  
  Two Orange County sheriff’s deputies serving a restraining order were injured Monday night, and a man in his 30s hospitalized, after an encounter at a home in La Mirada.
  The deputies arrived around 8:40 p.m. at the home in the 8100 block of Barrington Lane, responding to reports of a family disturbance, as well as a request to assist with a restraining order regarding a son of the people who lived at the residence, Orange County sheriff’s Sgt. Joses Walehwa said.
  The son, who is in h
  
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• Alejandro Aranda returns for first Southern California shows after ‘American Idol’

  16-07-2019 22:37
  
  Alejandro Aranda, who finished second on “American Idol” in May, returned to Los Angeles for the first of three shows in Southern California this week, reclaiming his stage name of Scarypoolparty and rekindling the fervor of his fans with a sold-out show at the Moroccan Lounge on Monday.
  The 24-year-old from Pomona, whose virtuosity as a singer-songwriter and musician captivated fans and “Idol” judges alike, seemed the same down-to-earth performer he was on the show throu
  
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• Rosemary Dugard provided support for her husband and many youth softball players

  16-07-2019 22:33
  
  Rosemary Dugard, wife of former longtime Woodbridge High softball coach Alan Dugard, loved being at softball parks in Irvine where she could enjoy her favorite sport and mingle with players, coaches and umpires.
  She was there to support her husband as the unofficial team manager and to encourage the many young players Dugard coached.
  Rosemary Dugard enjoyed going to softball games and visiting with players, coaches and umpires.(Courtesy of the Dugard family)
  Rosemary Dugard died July 2 at the ag
  
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• David Crosby confronts life and death in Cameron Crowe-produced documentary ‘Remember My Name’

  16-07-2019 22:16
  
  David Crosby is used to the question by now: How on earth, after so many years of hard living and bad decisions, are you still alive?
  “Well, none of us have the answer to that – it doesn’t make any sense at all,” he says, laughing on the phone from his home in Santa Ynez. “All I can do is be grateful.”
  At 77, the singer-songwriter who with the Byrds and then Crosby, Stills and Nash is a two-time inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is calling to talk ab
  
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• Long Beach Harbor Commissioner Lori Ann Guzmán steps down to take post in Costa Mesa

  16-07-2019 21:55
  
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  Lori Ann Guzmán announced Tuesday that she will step off the Long Beach Harbor Commission to concentrate on her new job — city manager of Costa Mesa.
  Guzmán is near the end of her first six-year term on the commission. She would have been eligible for reappointment to a second term.
  “It’s been an honor and a privilege to serve the Port of Long Beach for the past nearly six years, and I’ll look back with pride on the amazing progress we
  
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• Warriors’ Bob Myers on D’Angelo Russell: ‘We didn’t sign him with the intention of just trading him’

  16-07-2019 21:54
  
  OAKLAND – Even before he signed his new contract with the Warriors, D’Angelo Russell’s days appeared numbered.
  The Warriors view next summer as their chance to restock a championship roster with improved financial flexibility. After committing to a four-year, $117 million deal following his first All-Star season in Brooklyn, the 23-year-old Russell gives the Warriors their best chance on acquiring more assets. Warriors general manager Bob Myers, however, insisted otherwise.
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• New Swan Shakespeare Festival in Irvine is a rite of summer

  16-07-2019 21:53
  
  Summer and Shakespeare … the two blend so well they deserve an ampersand. Call it Shakespeare & Summer, a brand reflecting seasonal mini theater festivals that beckon us to long evenings with the Bard.
  There are close to 20 of these festivals running right now across Southern California. They are generally modest, temporary events, lasting a month or so, benevolent squatters in parks, emptied-out college campuses and otherwise seasonally available spaces.
  The most appealing of these d
  
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• San Clemente’s surfing Gudauskas brothers headline panel discussion on how to ‘Share the Stoke’

  16-07-2019 21:43
  
  Patrick, Dane and and Tanner Gudauskas, from left, all pro surfers from San Clemente, created a foundation called the “Positive Vibe Warriors,” hoping to give back to less fortunate.KEVIN SULLIVAN / Orange County Register
  Appreciate the moments in the water that give you joy, and be thankful. Give it your best. And remember to always share the stoke.
  Those are just some of the ways San Clemente pro surfer Dane Gudauskas keeps a smile on his face — reminders in and out of the wa
  
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• Lake Forest residents show off their new emergency response skills

  16-07-2019 21:15
  
  Another 21 Lake Forest residents are ready to jump into action to help their neighbors when there is an emergency.
  The community members graduated the city’s Community Emergency Response Team training program on Saturday, July 13.
  Edith Fu, Kim Ly, Matt Kasa and Maha Alani, from left, get ready to lift a dummy survivor during the CERT final exam in Lake Forest on Saturday, July 13, 2019. Community Emergency Response Training members get basic life saving and emergency response training so
  
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• Orange will cancel special election and go to seven member council in 2020

  16-07-2019 21:06
  
  Orange is canceling its November special election to fill a vacant seat, after the city last week settled a lawsuit that was filed to stop the vote, saying Orange should choose its future council members by districts.
  The cancellation means the city will likely go until the end of 2020 with a four-member council.
  The special election would have been held under the city’s traditional at-large system, where all voters citywide choose from the slate of candidates for the council. The seat was
  
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• Huntington Beach woman goes on ‘Today’ show to describe survival in remote wilderness

  16-07-2019 20:49
  
  A Huntington Beach woman who spent several days lost in the Inyo National Forest told a TV interviewer Tuesday morning that wasn’t sure she would survive her ordeal.
  Sitting next to her husband and adult children, the dog she went missing in the wilderness with in her lap, Sheryl Powell in a ‘Today’ show appearance said she was “doing ok,” and was “just happy to be here with my family, I’m happy to be here to tell my story, didn’t know if I’d
  
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• Kings sign goalie Cal Petersen to 3-year extension

  16-07-2019 20:45
  
  Kings goaltender Cal Petersen on Tuesday signed a three-year contract extension, the club announced.
  The first year of the deal is a two-way contract, but the final two are one-way. Petersen will earn an average annual salary of $858,333.
  Petersen this past season made his NHL debut with the Kings. He played in 11 games – with 10 starts – and showed he belongs in the league by posting a goals-against-average of 2.61.
  Petersen had one shutout.
  Petersen, 24, is 6-foot-1, 185 pounds and
  
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• Orange Planning Commission delays discussion on a housing project near Orange Park Acres

  16-07-2019 20:43
  
  The Orange Planning Commission has delayed until Aug. 5 its discussion of a 128-home project proposed for the former Sully Miller quarry site in east Orange.
  The commission on Monday, July 15, heard more than four hours of staff and developer presentations and public comments on the project, dubbed The Trails at Santiago Creek. But that wasn’t enough time for the commission to go through everyone who wanted to speak, so the discussion will carry over to the next meeting.
  The 109-acre prope
  
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• Surfer scientist will bring shark tours to Redondo Beach, hoping to dispel fears

  16-07-2019 20:37
  
  An image of an 18-foot female shark seen during a trip to Guadalupe Island, Mexico, in 2016. (Photo by Apryl Boyle)
  Apryl Boyle, marine scientist, off Gudaulupe island, Mexico in 2016 to see great white shark in the wild. (Photo courtesy of Boyle)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsApryl Boyle, marine scientist, surfing her favorite break at El Porto in Manhattan Beach. (Photo courtesy of Boyle)(photo courtesy of El Porto Sharks/Adam Reynolds)
  Apryl Boyle, a local surfer and diver who is setti
  
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• Landmark 14-story office tower in Huntington Beach sells for $97 million

  16-07-2019 20:15
  
  Part of the Huntington Beach skyline, a 14-story office tower with a history dating to the national savings and loan crisis, has been sold as part of a $97 million deal.
  Decron Properties says it has sold what’s today known as Ocean Plaza, an 8.6-acre mixed-use complex at the corner of Beach and Warner, to Onni Group. The new owners are major developers in Vancouver that have grown into the U.S. with moves that include buying some high-profile Southern California properties such as the old
  
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• Justin Amash shows us why we need more independents

  16-07-2019 20:08
  
  It’s “racist and disgusting,” Rep. Justin Amash tweeted this Sunday in response to Donald Trump’s attack on four freshman Democratic congresswomen, in which he told the quartet to “go back” to “the crime-infested places from which they came.” Amash’s clarity on the president’s statements stood in stark contrast with many of his former Republican colleagues’ quiet mumbles of disapproval. When Amash left the Republican Party earlier
  
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• Here are 5 Southern California places that were key to putting a man on the moon

  16-07-2019 20:07
  
  Imagine being on top of a 6 million-pound Saturn V rocket, 360 feet in the air, when the countdown reaches one.
  The rocket fires five F-1 engines that burn 4.5 million pounds of fuel in 150 seconds and produce 7.5 million pounds of thrust. It then screams 38 miles high before reaching a second stage that takes it as far as 100 miles from the planet and out of the Earth’s atmosphere.
  A third stage then leaves Earth’s orbit and heads to the moon, 238,000 miles away.
  Fifty years ag
  
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• Taco Tuesday: Everything but the trompo at Taqueria el Trompo

  16-07-2019 20:00
  
  Most restaurants that serve trompo-style tacos al pastor do so only after dark and often only on weekends. I knew this before driving to Taqueria el Trompo in Anaheim, but given the restaurant’s name I was somewhat surprised when I came here on a Saturday afternoon and didn’t get to see the lavishly marinated pork spinning slowly on a vertical rotisserie. 
  “Where’s the trompo?” I ask, pointing to an empty rotisserie. 
  “Oh, later,” says the cash
  
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• Taco Bell strives to be both cool and hot with a new pop-up and Carolina Reaper fries

  16-07-2019 19:34
  
  Taco Bell isn’t kicking back this summer. As the days count down until the Irvine-based fast food chain opens its four-day pop-up hotel in Palm Springs, it has several other projects going on.
  Among them is are pop-up “T-MoBell Stores” — combination T-Mobile wireless service stores and Taco Bell restaurants — open July 23-25 in three metropolitan markets. In addition to New York and Chicago, there will be one at 1410 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica.
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• Why should independents pay for partisan primaries?

  16-07-2019 18:00
  
  With California’s March presidential primary less than eight months off, herds of candidates arrive in the state regularly, seeking both votes and campaign cash.
  But one often unspoken question remains about that vote, which will look very different from most other primaries in this state: Why should people who declare themselves independent, no party preference (NPP) voters pay for a primary where they can’t vote for anyone they please?
  This question arises because state government
  
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• Amtrak boosts capacity to handle travelers flocking to Comic-Con 2019

  16-07-2019 18:00
  
  Amtrak is anticipating one of the busiest weeks of the year on its Pacific Surfliner route as people take the train south to San Diego Comic-Con and is adding personnel and extra cars — about 9,500 additional seats — to accommodate the increased demand. The rail line will boost the size of its trains by 14 cars from Wednesday, July 17 through Sunday, July 21.
  More than 160,000 attend Comic-Con each year and some of those visitors travel by rail to avoid traffic and parking heada
  
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• 4 homes red-tagged following Murrieta gas explosion that killed 1, injured 15

  16-07-2019 17:55
  
  Four homes are uninhabitable following a gas explosion Monday, July 16, that killed a SoCalGas employee and leveled one house, Murrieta fire officials said.
  Murrieta Fire & Rescue Deputy Chief David Lantzer said Tuesday morning, four homes near the corner of Spinning Wheel Drive and Wooden Horse Trail were red-tagged, meaning no one can live in them. A fifth was yellow-tagged, which means the home was moderately damaged and has limited habitability.
  Lantzer said the SoCalGas worker who died
  
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• Lack of insurance adds to transgender community’s unique health care challenges

  16-07-2019 17:40
  
  By Deepa Bharath, The USC Center for Health Journalism Collaborative
  The possibility of becoming sick keeps Jennifer Leyva up at night.
  The 38-year-old transgender woman doesn’t have health insurance. Since she began her transition about five years ago, she’s bought female hormones at street corners, swap meets and stores that sell them under the counter.
  She’s taken on odd jobs and even performed sex work to cover the cost of hormones and laser hair removal, which could all ad
  
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• Southern California heat wave is loosening its grip

  16-07-2019 17:37
  
  LOS ANGELES — The first Southland heat wave of summer 2019 showed signs of breaking Tuesday, with the start of a cooling trend expected Wednesday thanks in part to increased onshore flow, but in the meantime temperatures will remain above normal in Valley communities.
  Temperatures will stay high, about 5 degrees above normal in the San Fernando Valley, though not quite as high as they’ve been since Thursday, when the heat wave started.
  “People should still take precautions,&rdq
  
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• Ask the Lawyer: Is my backyard pool a liability?

  16-07-2019 17:27
  
  Q: We now have a pool, completed in time for summer. There is a fence between our yard and our neighbor. The neighbor has a young child. We take a lot of precautions, but if something happened, the kid sneaks in and gets hurt, is that on us?
  -D.H., Rancho Palos Verdes
  Ron Sokol
  A: As of January 2018, newly permitted California pool owners are required by law to install at least two specific safety measures (whether the pool is new or remodeled). This is per the California Pool Safety Act: (a) An
  
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• 3 things to do at Southern California casinos (July 19-25)

  16-07-2019 17:04
  
  Harrah’s Resort Southern California 
  Catch some reggae, R&B and pop music poolside when singer and songwriter Anuhea performs at Dive on July 21.
  Anuhea, whose popular hits include “Simple Love Song,” “Higher Than The Clouds” and “Come over Love,” has performed alongside such notable artists as Jack Johnson, Bruno Mars and Ziggy Marley. She received awards for “Contemporary Album of the Year” and “Most Promising Artist” a
  
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• ‘Game of Thrones’ slashes its way to historic 32 Emmy Award nominations

  16-07-2019 16:46
  
  By LYNN ELBER
  LOS ANGELES — HBO’s “Game of Thrones” has slashed its way to a record-setting 32 Emmy nominations Tuesday for its eighth and final season.
  The bloodthirsty saga’s total eclipsed the all-time series record of 27 nods earned by “NYPD Blue” in 1994.
  The showing by “Game of Thrones” led HBO back to dominance over Netflix, the streaming service that bumped it last year from its longtime Emmy dominance.
  This photo provided by CBS show
  
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• Power restored to most in Fullerton after overnight outage

  16-07-2019 16:37
  
  FULLERTON — Southern California Edison crews worked Tuesday morning to restore power to 87 customers in Fullerton still offline following a power outage along Harbor Boulevard that affected 13,902 SCE customers at its peak.
  The outage was reported at 8:40 p.m. Monday and was caused by a problem at a substation near the intersection of South Harbor Boulevard and Walnut Avenue, according to SCE spokesman Paul Netter. Crews worked to restore power as quickly as possible and had rerouted power
  
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• SDCC 2019: Can the cosplay at this year’s Comic-Con outdo these 50 favorites?

  16-07-2019 16:13
  
  San Diego’s Comic-Con International is almost upon us.
  And as the great range of comics creators and cosplay characters descend upon the San Diego Convention Center from July 18-July 21, there will be a festival of folks dressing up as both the comic world’s greatest heroes and the most insane made-up mashup you’ll ever see. Plus, there will be plenty of real-life heroes on hand to make sure everything goes off as planned.
  So while things have changed in the 50 years the conven
  
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• Judge OKs order to remove seawall protecting Laguna Beach home

  16-07-2019 15:00
  
  A Laguna Beach couple’s legal effort to preserve the seawall protecting their recently remodeled $25 million beachfront rental has been rejected.
  Orange County Superior Court Judge Randall J. Sherman ruled earlier this month that the state Coastal Commission was within its rights when it determined that the Jeffrey and Tracy Katz violated the conditions of the seawall permit, which dictated that there could be no further development of the site unless the barrier was removed.
  The comm
  
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• Overwatch League teams will play Season 3 games in home cities, split into four new divisions

  16-07-2019 14:01
  
  After the Overwatch League decided to expand from 12 to 20 teams after its inaugural season, the league announced that it will step outside of the Blizzard Arena as its main venue and let teams host weekends in within the cities they represent in 2020.
  This season the league decided to explore the possibility of home games with homestands scheduled in Dallas, Atlanta and Los Angeles.
  The first two homestands were considered a success and set the groundwork for every team in the league to follow
  
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• Angels shake off rough start, beat Astros to extend win streak to 4

  16-07-2019 07:46
  
  The Angels’ Albert Pujols drives in two runs with a single during the fifth inning of Monday’s game against the Houston Astros at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
  ANAHEIM, CA – JULY 15: Griffin Canning #47 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitches in the second inning against the Houston Astros at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on July 15, 2019 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Angels starting p
  
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• Outages leave thousands in 2 Southern California counties without power

  16-07-2019 07:26
  
  Power outages cut electricity to thousands of customers in Los Angeles and Orange counties on Monday, July 15.
  Fullerton experienced the most widespread outages, with more than 12,700 Southern California Edison customers in that city left in the dark Monday evening, according to the SCE website. It wasn’t clear what caused the problem, but the utility projected that power would be restored by 11 p.m., Fullerton Police Lt. Tony Bogart said.
  The outage affected several street lights througho
  
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• Cody Bellinger regains MLB home run lead with two in Dodgers’ rout of Phillies

  16-07-2019 04:41
  
  PHILADELPHIA, PA – JULY 15: Cody Bellinger #35 of the Los Angeles Dodgers watches his home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Citizens Bank Park on July 15, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Monday, July 15, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)SoundThe gallery will
  
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• Alexander: The post-Wimbledon tennis void hits L.A.

  16-07-2019 04:24
  
  After such an entertaining fortnight at Wimbledon – especially that historic and riveting men’s singles final between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer on Sunday – the devoted tennis fan wants more. And the casual fan is susceptible to getting hooked.
  So if there’s a tour event in your area, you’re buying tickets, right?
  Not in L.A., you’re not.
  We are reminded, yet again, that the second largest metropolitan area in the United States no longer hosts a major te
  
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• Angels’ Matt Thaiss has taken quickly to another new position

  16-07-2019 04:07
  
  ANAHEIM — Matt Thaiss isn’t the first baseball player to learn two new defensive positions after becoming a professional, but he might be the quickest study among them. At least, Thaiss’ first five games with the Angels have yet to reveal that he’s only playing his third-best position.
  The Angels selected Thaiss, a catcher at the University of Virginia, 16th overall in the 2016 draft. They immediately converted him to first base. All 2,661 of Thaiss’ professional in
  
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• OC jail inmate found unresponsive in cell, pronounced dead at hospital

  16-07-2019 03:04
  
  SANTA ANA — A 44-year-old inmate found unresponsive Monday in his cell at the Theo Lacy jail in Orange was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour after arrival, sheriff’s officials said.
  Related Articles At least 1 dead, 15 injured after gas explosion in Murrieta destroys home Man who took ‘upskirt’ photos in Irvine must perform 80 hours of community service There’s a surprise in these Amazon packages: a ticket to jail for would-be thi
  
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• IKEA is coming to Ontario, with 330,000-square-foot store aimed at Meredith International Centre

  16-07-2019 02:36
  
  Home furnishings giant IKEA has put the rumors to rest: It’s coming to Ontario.
  The retailer known for its flat-pack boxes and hexagon wrenches has bought 19 acres of land in the 257-acre Meredith International Centre, where it plans to build a 330,000-square-foot store.
  The site along Inland Empire Boulevard is part of a mixed-use development that includes industrial, multifamily, retail and auto dealership spaces.
  “They are in the development review process, so a construction start
  
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• Auto dealer in San Juan Capistrano, Claremont wins $15.8 million verdict against Toyota

  16-07-2019 02:30
  
  The owner of Toyota dealerships in San Juan Capistrano and Claremont won a $15.8 million verdict against the auto-making giant today in his lawsuit alleging he was retaliated against for whistleblowing on defects with Prius models that would rapidly decelerate.
  Roger Hogan sued Toyota two years ago after he alleged the company was retaliating against his business for raising concerns about the defects that could force the electric vehicles to power down unexpectedly while in motion and for touti
  
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• Irvine leaders will discuss renovations for Heritage Park at second community meeting

  16-07-2019 02:26
  
  The city of Irvine will be holding a second public discussion on July 22 at the Irvine High School theater for residents to share their ideas on improving Heritage Community Park.
  The meeting will update locals on the initial improvement plan workshop that was held  March 2, and city officials will also present a variety of proposals for the park.
  The city will use this second workshop to further develop a master plan for the community park that is on Walnut Avenue near the 5 Freeway.
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• Curt Seeden: New Fire Chief Ron Cookston has been with the department since he began as a volunteer in 1991

  16-07-2019 02:20
  
  Fountain Valley is well known as an early farming community where sugar beets, lima beans and asparagus were grown in the area’s rich, fertile land.
  Turns out, the city is also known for its crop of fire chiefs.
  Meet the city’s newest chief, Ron Cookston who, like recently retired fire chief Tony Coppolino and former chief Mark Haskell, has his roots in Fountain Valley.
  Like Coppolino and Haskell, Cookston attended Fountain Valley High School. Also like Coppolino and Haskell, he has
  
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• Anaheim’s bus network is becoming more electric and less paper based

  16-07-2019 01:54
  
  The Anaheim Transportation Network has purchased 40 electric buses, which will be integrated into the network’s 19-route, 70-stop system connecting riders to the theme parks, hotels, restaurants and shopping spots in the Anaheim resort area and surrounding cities.
  The electric buses join the network’s Anaheim Resort Transportation system, commonly known as ART, and will boost the system’s fleet to 57 percent electric. Other buses run  liquid natural gas.
  An electric ART bu
  
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• Nuclear fuel transfer from wet to dry storage to resume this week at San Onofre

  16-07-2019 01:45
  
  The robot is lowered into a vault in the Holtec Hi-StormUMAX dry storage system at San Onofre. (Courtesy Southern California Edison)
  The Holtec Hi-Storm Umax dry storage system for spent fuel at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. (Courtesy Southern California Edison)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsJim Peattie, General Manager of Decommissioning Oversight with Southern California Edison talks about the cask transporter during a tour at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in San Cl
  
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• Michael Amadio, three others signed by Kings

  16-07-2019 01:38
  
  Forward Michael Amadio was among four restricted free agents to sign contracts with the Kings on Monday.
  Amadio and defensemen Daniel Brickley and Matt Roy signed two-year extensions that will pay them average salaries of $700,000. Forward Sheldon Rempal signed his qualifying offer.
  Amadio, 23, got into 43 games for the Kings this past season. He had six goals and seven assists with a minus-1 rating. He also played 28 games at Ontario, the Kings’ AHL affiliate, and came through with 26 poi
  
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• Dodgers’ Chris Taylor has a fracture in his left forearm after HBP in Boston

  16-07-2019 01:29
  
  PHILADELPHIA — Chris Taylor suffered a fracture in his left forearm during Sunday night’s 12-inning game in Boston and went to the Injured List on Monday.
  There is no timetable for Taylor’s return at this point. The Dodgers recalled outfielder Matt Beaty from Triple-A Oklahoma City to take Taylor’s spot on the roster.
  Taylor suffered the injury when he was hit by a pitch just above his left wrist in the 11th inning against the Boston Red Sox and left the game the next inn
  
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• Property taxes to increase 2% for most homeowners this year

  16-07-2019 01:25
  
  Most real estate owners in Orange County will see a 2% increase in their property tax bills due next December and April, the third straight year that assessments will increase by the maximum amount allowed under Prop. 13, the Orange County Assessor’s Office has announced.
  Thanks to new construction and home sales, however, the county tax roll as a whole increased 5.6%, meaning more revenue for local cities, schools, county government and agencies like water districts. That likely will tran
  
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• Improve your skin’s natural beauty with these 5 tips

  16-07-2019 00:18
  
  Your skin takes a daily beating, from the sun, wind, rain, and snow outdoors to hot showers and dry air indoors. Taking care of your skin can seem like a constant battle, but a few easy changes can make a world of difference.Whether you deal with dry skin, wrinkles, or aging skin, you can show your skin a little extra love and help improve its health. Check out these strategies that can keep your skin healthy and young.
  Fight dry skin
  Dry skin is a common complaint and can be painful if it is un
  
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• Chargers’ Keenan Allen, Derwin James unhappy with Madden NFL 20 ratings

  16-07-2019 00:00
  
  The full Madden NFL 20 ratings were released Monday, and some Chargers weren’t happy with the popular video game.
  Wide receiver Keenan Allen went to social media to voice his displeasure about his overall rating of 89, protesting that he won’t be playing the latest version of the EA game. In particular, Allen wasn’t happy with the breakdown scores of his route running.
  “My short route running is a 91,” said Allen, who then proceeded by sipping tea in the video that
  
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