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• Orange County Football Preview 2019: Healthy QB Cade McConnell ready to lead No. 7 Los Alamitos

  08-08-2019 23:57
  
  The Register is counting down the top 10 teams in the Orange County football preseason top 10. Today we preview No. 7 Los Alamitos.
  LOS ALAMITOS – Cade McConnell’s feet gently bounce off the turf as he jogs across the field near the end of the practice.
  The chiseled 6-foot-2, 180-pound quarterback is a picture of fitness. He’s dressed in shorts, a tank top and headband.
  One might never guess that McConnell played last season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his r
  
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• Fullerton council lets rent hike moratorium die, but gets some help for mobile home park residents

  08-08-2019 23:52
  Fullerton leaders skipped a proposed moratorium on rent hikes for mobile home parks in town, but did work with the owner of one park planning increases to soften the blow a little.
  Council members had discussed limiting rent increases to no more than 3 percent for a period of six months, but didn’t pull the trigger Tuesday, Aug. 6, instead filing the proposal away.
  Approving a moratorium on rent increases would likely lead to legal challenges and lawsuits, Councilwoman Jan Flory said.
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• Dismal Del Mar summer meet another blow to horse racing

  08-08-2019 23:48
  
  I wish I had better news to report, but facts are facts: Nearly halfway through its 80th summer meet, Del Mar is headed toward its worst season betting-wise since 2014.
  That was the year Del Mar had trouble with its new turf course and suspended grass racing for a number of days for repairs. That year, the track was down $38.1 million in betting dollars. Not good.
  The surprising part was that the dismal ’14 campaign came on the heels of two outstanding summers of racing at Del Mar. In 2012
  
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• Santa Ana Unified temporarily fills superintendent post

  08-08-2019 23:29
  
  Two education consultants, both long-time educators and administrators, were chosen to lead the Santa Ana Unified School District until a permanent superintendent is hired, district officials announced this week.
  School Board members selected Alan Rasmussen and Richard V. Tauer to serve as co interim superintendents while their firm, Education Support Services Group, conducts the search for a permanent superintendent.
  Rasmussen and Tauer will be paid $150 an hour each, up to a combined total of
  
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• Beckman High grad keeps up with basketball camp effort

  08-08-2019 23:28
  
  Shubh Khandhadia no longer attends Beckman High, but that didn’t stop the former varsity basketball player from giving back this summer.
  Khandhadia and other volunteers wrapped up another free basketball camp for students with special needs on July 24 in the Beckman gymnasium.
  The two-day Beckman All-star Basketball Camp was the third at the school held by Khandhadia, and this one had the largest attendance with 21 students.
  “The kids like it so much, it’s good to keep doing it
  
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• Mayors urge Senate to return to Washington for gun bill vote

  08-08-2019 23:19
  
  By MATTHEW DALY and LISA MASCARO
  WASHINGTON — More than 200 mayors, including two anguished by mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, are urging the Senate to return to the Capitol to act on gun safety legislation amid criticism that Congress is failing to respond to back-to-back shootings that left 31 people dead.
  In a letter Thursday to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, the mayors wrote, “Our nation can no longer wait for our federal govern
  
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• In Mexico, thousands more names added to border wait lists

  08-08-2019 23:04
  
  By ELLIOT SPAGAT
  TIJUANA, Mexico — The Cameroonian men who share 10 mattresses on the floor of a third-floor apartment above a barber shop walk every morning to the busiest U.S. border crossing with Mexico, hoping against all odds that it will be their lucky day to claim asylum in the United States. Their unlikely bet is that a sympathetic Mexican official will somehow find a spot for them.
  “I go because if they open up, I’m in,” said Rashidou Hdzekasaah, 35, who has been
  
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• That iconic Woodstock concert poster with the dove? There was another earlier one and here’s what happened to it

  08-08-2019 22:56
  
  David Edward Byrd was the house poster artist for the Fillmore East in New York City in 1969 when its founder, the legendary rock promoter Bill Graham, called one day to tell him some guys from upstate would be in touch about making a poster for the big music festival they were planning that August.
  Byrd got the gig and made a gorgeous poster for the Woodstock Music and Art Fair — An Aquarian Exposition.
  And if you’re picturing an image of a white dove perched on the neck of an acous
  
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• Fiesta Music Festival returns to downtown San Clemente on Sunday

  08-08-2019 20:58
  
  Music will take center stage — three stages, to be exact — on Sunday, Aug. 11, in downtown San Clemente. Sponsored by the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce, the Fiesta Music Festival features activities for the whole family, including food and game booths sponsored by local nonprofit organizations, continuous live music throughout the day, contests, a salsa challenge, arts & crafts show, business expo, children’s rides, exhibits, clowns, jugglers, face painters and more.
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• China imports from US fall 19% in July amid trade war

  08-08-2019 20:52
  
  Chinese imports of American goods plunged in July as a tariff war with Washington intensified.
  Imports of U.S. goods fell 19% from a year earlier to $10.9 billion, customs data showed Thursday, though that was an improvement over June’s 31.4% fall. Exports to the United States declined 6.5% to $38.8 billion.
  Beijing has retaliated for U.S. tariff hikes in a dispute over trade and technology by imposing its own punitive duties and suspending purchases of American soybeans and other goods.
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• Role models to talk about ‘Girl Power’ in the ocean at San Clemente event

  08-08-2019 20:51
  
  Silver medalist Candice Appleby, left, and gold medalist Lena Guimaraes of Brazil, paddle in the women’s SUP final during the Pan American Games on Punta Rocas beach in Lima, Peru, Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Appleby will talk on Saturday, Aug. 10, about “Girl Power” at the Surfing Heritage & Culture Center in San Clemente. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
  They’re fierce, fast and female.
  A talk at the Surfing Heritage & Culture Center in San Clemente on Saturday, Aug. 10, w
  
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• Video: Matt Lynch thrives in tight end position

  08-08-2019 20:45
  
  Tight end Matt Lynch talks about changing his jersey number from No. 15 to No. 81, what it means to wear Caleb Wilson’s former number and how he took up the tight end position so quickly.Related Articles Video: Chip Kelly gives updates on Tyree Thompson, Colson Yankoff UCLA football training camp: Defensive line breakdown UCLA football sophomores motivated by freshman struggles Video: UCLA’s Boss Tagaloa deflects credit for his success to teammates Sam Marrazzo, Jon Gaines Video: Chr
  
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• Video: Devin Asiasi says UCLA tight ends bring versatility to offense

  08-08-2019 20:44
  
  Tight end Devin Asiasi talks about the versatility in UCLA’s tight ends group and how he envisions himself contributing to the offense this year.Related Articles Video: Chip Kelly gives updates on Tyree Thompson, Colson Yankoff UCLA football training camp: Defensive line breakdown UCLA football sophomores motivated by freshman struggles Video: UCLA’s Boss Tagaloa deflects credit for his success to teammates Sam Marrazzo, Jon Gaines Video: Christaphany Murray has a ‘big chip on
  
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• Hotline newsletter: Top basketball prospects in class of 2020 considering Pac-12 programs

  08-08-2019 20:39
  
  The Pac-12 Hotline newsletter is published each Monday-Wednesday-Friday during the college sports season (and twice-a-week in the summer). This edition, from Aug. 6, has been made available in archived form.Recruiting update: Outlook bright for basketball
  Last week, we addressed the Pac-12’s precarious position with the top west coast football recruits in the class of 2020 — the rising seniors whose greatest impact would come in the middle of the 2020s.
  The conference
  
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• 5 reasons why Disneyland feels uncrowded since Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opening

  08-08-2019 20:33
  
  Disney officials finally acknowledged that the light summer crowds at Disneyland following the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge have resulted in a 3 percent decline in attendance at the Anaheim theme park.
  That’s not necessarily bad news for Disneyland, which actively sought to manage crowds after the launch of Star Wars land to maintain an “exceptional guest experience” in the often-crowded park.
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• Mountain lion makes rare crossing of the 405 freeway

  08-08-2019 20:22
  
  The male mountain lion known as P-61 has successfully crossed the 405 freeway, an extremely rare passage for Santa Monica Mountains cougars hemmed in by freeways and the ocean, the National Park Service announced Thursday.
  The GPS-collared lion, thought to be about 4-years-old, crossed the massive freeway in the Sepulveda Pass area in the predawn hours of July 19, the park service said.
  It’s the first time in the 17 years the lions there have been tracked that a collared lion has successfu
  
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• Daxon: Brea kids going back to schools offering new programs

  08-08-2019 20:14
  
  For public students in Brea and several other north Orange County cities, August is the official Back-to-School month.
  Many of us remember school not starting until just before or right after Labor Day. Not any more.
  This year, the school bells in Brea will begin ringing on Aug. 19.  So everyone driving anywhere near a school should be on the lookout for kids exiting buses, walking or skateboarding to and from school, especially the ones too busy texting or yakking with their friends while
  
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• As mortgage rates near 3-year lows, Trump calls on Fed to make ‘substantial’ rate cuts

  08-08-2019 20:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As mortgage rates approach three-year lows, President Donald Trump is not letting up on his attacks on the Federal Reserve, calling for “substantial” Fed rate cuts to allow the dollar to fall in value against foreign currencies.
  In a series of tweets Thursday, Trump said, “As your president, one would think that I would be thrilled with our very strong dollar. I am not!”
  Trump said that the Fed’s high level of interest rates in comparison to
  
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• UCLA football training camp: Defensive line breakdown

  08-08-2019 17:19
  
  Few other positions illustrate UCLA’s potentially bright future like the defensive line. With three true freshmen playing regularly last year up front, the Bruins alternated between promising and frustrating as young players learned to fill gaps against the run but let sacks slip through their fingers.
  To supplement his young talent, head coach Chip Kelly added junior college transfer Datona Jackson to the group, which is led by redshirt junior Osa Odighizuwa.
  Here’s a look at how UC
  
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• USC football training camp: Defensive line breakdown

  08-08-2019 17:17
  
  USC’s biggest strength on defense a season ago was its front. The Trojans were second in the Pac-12 in tackles for loss per game and fourth in sacks. That doesn’t figure to change much in 2019.
  If anything, USC could be better at defensive line. The Trojans boast a deep and talented stable of big guys up front that didn’t lose any of its main figures from a year ago.
  Here’s a breakdown of where USC stands at defensive line entering 2019:
  Key returners: Jacob Lichtens
  
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• Spice things up with a salsa dancing class at San Manuel Casino

  08-08-2019 16:53
  
  Salsa music, fast and loud, rings  from speakers over the clanging of nearby slot machines; the room is bathed in moody blue and pink lights and the dance floor is filled with the fast rhythmic movement of dancing couples — and it’s just another Tuesday night at the Tukut Lounge at San Manuel Casino.
  The lounge on the first floor of the Highland area casino hosts a salsa dancing event every Tuesday from 7:30 p.m. to midnight, but before the dancing really gets going, instructor
  
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• Garden Grove stabbing spree: A timeline of the attacks that killed 4 and wounded 2

  08-08-2019 16:35
  
  Police have yet to publicly identify a 33-year-old Garden Grove man who went on a killing spree Wednesday, August 7 that spread from Garden Grove to Santa Ana, but Thursday they released details of his more than two-hour stabbing rampage of seemingly random victims.
  The rash of violence is the deadliest seen in Orange County in several years. The four dead are all men; two  others were hospitalized –  a 54-year-old woman and 44-year-old man. None of their names have been released
  
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• Fire-resistant landscaping will help keep your home and community safer in fire season

  08-08-2019 16:18
  
  Historically, wildfires have been a natural and healthy presence in Southern California.
  Before the advent of fire suppression, wildfires burned regularly through Southern California brush, chaparral, and mountain forests, keeping the landscapes healthy. When fires burned through areas frequently, they stayed relatively small, and primarily burned off the undergrowth, keeping the ground and soil healthy. The suppression and mismanagement of fuels in Southern California has led to a high fuel loa
  
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• Haunted Mansion at 50: Decades of delays and distractions nearly derailed Disneyland’s venerable dark ride

  08-08-2019 15:33
  
  It’s nearly impossible to imagine Disneyland without the Haunted Mansion, but a series of delays and distractions combined with the untimely death of Walt Disney repeatedly threatened to derail the debut of the venerable dark ride.
  On Friday, Aug. 9, Disneyland will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the popular attraction that has persevered and thrived at the Anaheim theme park despite a tortured and protracted birth.
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• OC Fair 2019: Things to do today, Aug. 8

  08-08-2019 15:30
  
  Headed to the fair today? Here are some things to know.
  Hours: Noon to midnight
  Admission: $12 adults; $7 ages 60 and older, $7 ages 6 to 12; free 5 and younger
  Deals:Free admission for veterans and active-duty military with ID.
  Free admission for active-duty and professional staff of law enforcement and first responder departments.
  Buy a $35 wristband until 5 p.m. for unlimited rides; may be used until 8 p.m.
  From noon to 4 p.m. on Thursdays you can sample select fair food items for $3 each.Rel
  
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• Americans are not living longer, healthier lives. Can functional medicine change that?

  08-08-2019 15:25
  
  Despite incredible advances in modern medicine including research breakthroughs and life-saving medications and devices, Americans are not actually living longer, healthier lives. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, life expectancy has actually been falling over recent years. In fact, this is the first time since the 1918 flu pandemic that Americans have experienced a loss in years of life. Experts say that this decrease cannot be attributed to one single problem, but numerou
  
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• USC staying patient with young defensive backs

  08-08-2019 05:14
  
  LOS ANGELES – Greg Burns is facing a unique situation in his first season back at USC.
  Burns, the defensive backs coach for the 2003 and 2004 national championship teams under Pete Carroll, has an extremely young group of cornerbacks to work with. So young, in fact, there is only one upperclassmen in the group: Senior Dominic Davis, a converted running back.
  Everyone else is either a sophomore, redshirt freshman or straight out of high school.
  “My assessment is I have whole lot of ne
  
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• 4 dead after series of stabbings in Garden Grove, Santa Ana

  08-08-2019 04:54
  
  A knife can been seen in the parking lot near a 7-Eleven on Harbor Boulevard and 1st Street in Santa Ana, where police took into custody a suspect in a double stabbing in Garden Grove earlier in the day on Wednesday. Aug. 7, 2019. (Photo by OnSceneTV)
  The suspect was arrested near a 7-Eleven on Harbor Boulevard and 1st Street in Santa Ana. (Photo at OnSceneTV)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsPolice take a man into custody in a double stabbing in Garden Grove earlier in the day on Wednesday.
  
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• Chargers set to open preseason in Arizona without RB Melvin Gordon

  08-08-2019 03:55
  
  PHOENIX — Chargers coach Anthony Lynn chose not to reveal which veterans will sit for Thursday’s preseason opener against the Arizona Cardinals because he wants players to keep a game-ready mindset.
  “I hate to say that a guy’s not going to play this early and then if that guy has to play, then his mind’s not right,” Lynn said Tuesday.
  He’ll break the news to numerous players before game time at State Farm Stadium. Quarterback Philip Rivers likely already
  
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• Walkoff wins: A look back at the Dodgers’ last-at-bat victories in 2019

  08-08-2019 03:23
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Kristopher Negron, center, congratulates Will Smith, left, for scoring the winning run on a single by Russell Martin, as St. Louis Cardinals catcher Matt Wieters looks away during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The Dodgers won 2-1. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Max Muncy, second from right, is swarmed by teammates after hitting a walkoff double during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the San
  
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• Irvine mansion with a winemaking connection seeks $7 million

  08-08-2019 03:17
  
  (Photo by Clay Bowman of Bowman Group)
  (Photo by Clay Bowman of Bowman Group)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsA large island anchors the gourmet kitchen. (Photo by Clay Bowman of Bowman Group)
  The home theater. (Photo by Clay Bowman of Bowman Group)
  The walk-in wine room. (Photo by Clay Bowman of Bowman Group)
  A game room with a full bar, complete with beer on tap. (Photo by Clay Bowman of Bowman Group)
  Barbecue pavilion. (Photo by Clay Bowman of Bowman Group)
  Poolside. (Photo by Clay Bowma
  
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• Anna Li resigns as USA Gymnastics rep amid abuse investigation

  08-08-2019 03:06
  
  Former U.S. national team members Anna Li resigned from USA Gymnastics high profile Athletes’ Council on Wednesday amid allegations that she and her mother, Jiani Wu, have been verbally, emotionally and physically abusive to young gymnasts.
  Li’s resignation on the eve of the USA Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City, Mo., comes less than a week after an SCNG report in which gymnasts coached by Li and Wu at Legacy Elite Gymnastics in Aurora, Illinois, and their parents allege in int
  
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• Chris Nordstrom resigns as Orange Lutheran boys basketball coach

  08-08-2019 02:35
  
  Chris Nordstrom has resigned as Orange Lutheran’s boys basketball coach.
  Nordstrom, 48, coached the Lancers for 16 seasons and won CIF-Southern Section championships in 2011 and ’12.
  He said Wednesday that he resigned because he no longer feels aligned with the direction of the Orange Lutheran administration, which has experienced turnover at top positions in recent years.
  “Maybe there’s a different direction and vision than I have,” said Nordstrom who had a son who
  
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• A survivor of the 1999 Jewish Community Center shooting has a message for victims of El Paso and Dayton massacres: ‘There are people who love you guys’

  08-08-2019 02:30
  
  Ben Kadish pauses in silent in the trauma room where he received life-saving care by the trauma team 20 years ago, at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills on Wednesday, Aug 07, 2019. Ben Kadish was just 5 when he was critically injured in a mass shooting Aug. 10, 1999, by a white supremacist at the North Valley Jewish Community CenterÕs summer day camp, according to press release. (Photo by Ed Crisostomo, Contributing Photographer)
  Cathy Carter, center, a trauma nurse, ad
  
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• In 2020, President Trump will run for re-election against California

  08-08-2019 02:28
  
  While we don’t know who the 2020 Democratic nominee for president will be quite yet, recent events have given us a window of insight as to who President Trump plans on running against — the state of California.
  Yes, the entire state of California — in all of her excess and glory.
  On a side note, I’m still holding out hope that the Democratic nominee will be Marianne Williamson. If only Oprah Winfrey would promise to give every Marianne Williamson voter a new car, the self
  
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• Mabry resigns as Orange Lutheran volleyball coach

  08-08-2019 02:24
  
  Andrew Mabry resigned as girls volleyball head coach at Orange Lutheran.
  Mabry, 32, was the Lancers girls coach for seven seasons. They won the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 championship in 2017 when Mabry was the Register’s Orange County girls volleyball coach of the year.
  He said he left Orange Lutheran to accept a social sciences teaching position at Newport Harbor where his wife is a counselor. Mabry said he will be an assistant coach in Newport Harbor’s boys and girls volleyba
  
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• Andrew Mabry resigns as Orange Lutheran girls volleyball coach

  08-08-2019 02:24
  
  Andrew Mabry has resigned as the head coach of the Orange Lutheran girls volleyball team.
  Mabry, 32, was the school’s coach for seven seasons. The Lancers won the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 championship in 2017 and Mabry was the Register’s Orange County girls volleyball coach of the year that season.
  Mabry said Wednesday he left Orange Lutheran to accept a social sciences teaching position at Newport Harbor where his wife is a counselor. Mabry said he will be an assistant coach
  
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• This pink Emoji house is causing quite the stir in Manhattan Beach — but the city’s hands are tied, officials say

  08-08-2019 02:09
  
  During roughly 13 minutes of public comment at a City Council meeting August 6, seven Manhattan Beach residents vocalized concerns about what has become colloquially known as “The Emoji House.”
  The bright fuchsia two-story home on 39th Street in the city, which is decked with two giant emoji faces, has caused a stir in the sleepy neighborhood of El Porto, with locals calling it everything from a public nuisance to a safety hazard.
  The bright fuchsia two-story home on 39th Street in M
  
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• This new law will ensure Californians’ right to display religious symbols on doors and in entryways

  08-08-2019 02:03
  
  A little over a year ago, a homeowner’s association governing a San Diego condo complex told a Jewish resident to remove a mezuzah from his home’s doorpost.
  Mezuzahs are small parchment scrolls containing two passages from the Book of Deutoronomy in the Old Testament, usually encased and affixed to doorposts of Jewish homes, designating them as sacred spaces, and serving as a reminder to those who live in the home of their connection to God and their Jewish heritage.
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• What you need to know about street closures, parking for Sunday’s Teen Choice Awards in Hermosa Beach

  08-08-2019 01:44
  
  Hermosa Beach is gearing up for the Teen Choice Awards, featuring appearances by Taylor Swift and the Jonas Brothers, which will take place live Sunday, Aug. 11 from 5  to 7 p.m.
  Here’s how to obtain locals-only wristbands
  Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach residents will get first shot at the free “locals only wristbands” when they will be available first come, first served, Thursday, Aug. 8 and Friday, Aug. 9, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., on the east lawn of the
  
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• Taylor Swift’s Teen Choice trophy is a locally-shaped surfboard featuring … naturally … her cats

  08-08-2019 01:40
  
  When Taylor Swift receives the inaugural Icon Award at the Teen Choice Awards in Hermosa Beach on Sunday, Aug. 11, she’ll walk off the stage with a special trophy, thanks to surfboard shaper and Spyder founder Dennis Jarvis.
  The Hermosa Beach-based retailer Spyder Surf was hired for the first time as the surfboard manufacturer for the Teen Choice Awards. There will be more than 20 of the boards handed out including Swift’s which features a photo of the superstar’s cats.
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• Prosecutor argues in trial Hossein Nayeri masterminded abduction of OC marijuana dispensary owner and carried out his torture and sexual mutilation

  08-08-2019 01:39
  
  Hossein Nayeri masterminded the abduction of a Newport Beach marijuana dispensary owner and personally carried out the man’s torture and sexual mutilation, a prosecutor argued Wednesday, Aug. 7, during closing arguments in Nayeri’s criminal trial.
  Describing Nayeri’s alleged co-conspirators – former high school classmates Kyle Handley and Ryan Kevorkian – as “morons,” Senior Deputy District Attorney Matt Murphy made his case to jurors that Nayeri was the
  
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• Elizabeth Warren tries to out-Trump Trump on trade

  08-08-2019 01:37
  
  For consumers looking for a reprieve from the ongoing trade war and corresponding cascade of high prices, presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, has a plan or two.
  Under the lawmaker’s recently-released trade proposal, the U.S. would trade with…basically no one at all. Warren compiles a lofty list that any potential trading partner would have to meet, including eliminating all fossil fuel subsidies and complying with OECD high-tax “projects.” Sen. W
  
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