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• Senior Living: Safe driving is our collective responsibility

  23-08-2019 23:52 via ocregister.com
  
  By David W. Hart, Ph.D.Contributing writer
  The privilege to drive a motor vehicle is deeply rooted in the values that most Americans hold as preeminent: freedom and liberty. The ability to pick up and go whenever and wherever we like is as American as apple pie. Especially in the expanse of Southern California, where running errands, meeting appointments, and visiting with friends and family can encompass miles of roads and highways, driving is perceived as crucial to our pursuit of happiness an
  
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• Domestic shorthair cat Linnea loves pets

  23-08-2019 23:15 via ocregister.com
  Breed: Domestic shorthair dilute calico
  Age: 1 year
  Gender: Spayed female
  Linnea’s story: Linnea was named after a sweet, kind and funny young lady her foster “mom” knows and says reminds her of this kitty. She is a little shy at first, but she loves to be brushed. She doesn’t care to be picked up, but would rather rub against you and be petted. She’s very chill, not at all pushy or demanding. She just wants someone to hang out with who will pet her. Yes, she really
  
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• Introducing the ‘Angels in the Inbox’ newsletter

  23-08-2019 23:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Are you an Angels fan? Are you as committed to Anaheim as Mike Trout, if not as well paid?
  Welcome to the ‘Angels in the Inbox’ newsletter, featuring the coverage of beat writer Jeff Fletcher and the Orange County Register’s sports and photo staff.
  Fletcher has been covering the Angels beat since 2013, is in the clubhouse before and after every game, and delivers analysis and the stories you can only get from the Register. By signing up for the newsletter, you’ll get the
  
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• Pension system falls deeper into the hole

  23-08-2019 23:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Fear of a coming national recession should be keeping California officials up at night given what even a modest economic slowdown would mean for California’s pension systems. For instance, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System has enjoyed impressive stock-market returns in recent years, yet it keeps falling deeper into a fiscal hole.
  What happens if the fund encounters bad years?
  CalPERS’ return on investment in the last fiscal year hit 6.7 percent, which is a soli
  
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• Disneyland visitors may have been exposed to measles Aug. 12

  23-08-2019 22:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Visitors to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure may have been exposed to the measles Aug. 12, when an infected female traveler from New Zealand visited the theme parks, the Orange County Health Care Agency announced Friday, Aug. 23.
  The teenage girl also may have exposed people to the measles at Anaheim’s Desert Palms Hotel, at 631 W. Katella Ave., from Aug. 11 to 15.
  The agency advises people who were at these locations on these dates to:Monitor themselves for illness with fever an
  
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• Mater Dei hires Sean Brashear of Firecrackers as softball coach

  23-08-2019 22:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Mater Dei has hired rising travel coach Sean Brashear of the Firecrackers club as its softball coach, the Trinity League school announced Thursday.
  Brashear is considered a rising coach with the expansive Firecrackers club, which has travel numerous teams throughout Southern California and several states.
  The Firecrackers’ most high-profile coach is Tony Rico.
  Brashear also has served as an assistant coach at Chino and Roosevelt high schools.
  He replaces Jessica Foley, who resigned after t
  
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• USC football training camp: Q&A with UNT beat writer about Graham Harrell

  23-08-2019 22:37 via ocregister.com
  
  One of the most intriguing aspects of USC’s 2019 offseason was the addition of Graham Harrell as offensive coordinator. After Kliff Kingsbury’s one-month tenure ended with him going to the Arizona Cardinals, head coach Clay Helton turned to the former North Texas OC for answers.
  To get some perspective on Harrell, the Southern California News Group spoke with The Denton Record Chronicle’s UNT beat writer, Brett Vito. Here are some highlights:
  When Harrell arrived at UNT, how lo
  
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• Your guide to 2019 Orange International Street Fair

  23-08-2019 22:36 via ocregister.com
  
  The 47th annual Orange International Street Fair is expected to draw more than 400,000 people to Old Towne Orange.
  Part food festival, part concert festival and a homecoming for many, the street fair will fill the plaza and streets around Orange’s traffic circle.
  RELATED: 2019 Orange International Street Fair adds a new country and has some different food booths
  Here is what you need to know:
  When and where is the fair?
  The fair will be open 5 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30, and 10 a.m. to
  
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• 2019 Orange International Street Fair adds a new country and has some different food booths

  23-08-2019 22:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Old Towne Orange will once again host a gastronomic tour of the world with the 47th annual Orange International Street Fair this Labor Day weekend.
  This year, more than 400,000 are expected to visit the fair from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, a major fundraiser for dozens of nonprofits and school groups. The fair will have about 170 booths, featuring games, arts and crafts and, of course, food from around the world. Stages throughout the plaza will feature live music all day long.
  The fair’s preside
  
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• Lake Forest’s $4 million Portola Park project includes the city’s first public pickleball courts

  23-08-2019 22:22 via ocregister.com
  
  A $4.1 million contract has been awarded to build a 6.3-acre park for Lake Forest’s Portola Hills neighborhood.
  Portola Park will feature the city’s first pickleball courts, along with sand volleyball courts, a playground area, a soccer field and a dog park.
  Pickleball has been growing in popularity around the region; it pulls from tennis and badminton with players using solid paddles on a court with a net about as tall as tennis.
  The City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 20, approved the pr
  
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• Laguna Beach homeowners drop part of lawsuit in effort to preserve seawall

  23-08-2019 21:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Laguna Beach homeowners ordered to tear down their seawall have dropped legal efforts to make the state buy the $25 million house protected by the structure and pay $70,000-per-month rent they say has been lost during the dispute.
  The agreement with the California Coastal Commission, approved by Orange County Superior Court Judge Randall J. Sherman on Thursday, Aug. 22, will allow owners Jeffrey and Tracy Katz to appeal a July ruling upholding the commission’s order to tear down the seawal
  
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• BeachLife Festival announces 2020 dates; early bird tickets on sale

  23-08-2019 20:49 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s now official, the biggest music festival in the South Bay is returning for a second year.
  While no lineup has been revealed, festival officials announced Friday, Aug. 23, that a limited number of early bird tickets are on sale for the BeachLife Festival, which returns to Redondo Beach’s Seaside Lagoon May 1-3.
  Sign up for our Festival Pass newsletter. Whether you are a Coachella lifer or prefer to watch from afar, get weekly dispatches during the Southern California music festiv
  
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• UCLA offense hopes to continue growth with Justin Frye at coordinator

  23-08-2019 20:34 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — There is plenty room in Chip Kelly’s kitchen for extra cooks. The head coach could use as much help as possible turning this offense around.
  After not naming a formal offensive coordinator last year, Kelly promoted offensive line coach Justin Frye to the coordinator position last December. The young assistant “obviously earned” the promotion, Kelly said, considering how the 35-year-old Frye helped UCLA finish last season with 400 or more yards in five of the
  
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• Cal State Fullerton man charged with murder in fatal stabbing

  23-08-2019 20:25 via ocregister.com
  
  The Cal State Fullerton employee accused of stabbing his co-worker to death on campus this week was charged with murder on Friday morning, Aug. 23.
  He did not enter a plea; his arraignment was continued to Oct. 4.
  Chuyen Vo, 51, was arrested on Wednesday at his Huntington Beach home.
  Fullerton police say Vo killed 57-year-old Steven Shek Keung Chan, a retired administrator who still worked with the university, who they found with multiple stab wounds in a campus parking lot on Monday morning.
  Th
  
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• New ‘public charge’ rule targets immigrant use of health and nutrition services

  23-08-2019 20:11 via ocregister.com
  
  By Jacqueline Garcia, The USC Center for Health Journalism Collaborative   
  The Trump administration’s new immigration rule has provided the federal government with expansive new grounds to bar people from receiving green cards for accessing public services such as Medi-Cal and food stamps.
  The so-called “public charge” rule is scheduled to go into effect Oct. 15.
  The announcement made by the Department of Homeland Security states that if an immigrant is consider
  
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• Darkly tinted car windows may look cool, but they pose a danger — in traffic and in your wallet

  23-08-2019 19:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Oh, yeah, you think your ride looks mighty fine with those dark tinted windows.
  But you could be in a heap of trouble if there’s an accident, and that’s just the half of it.
  Never mind that California law makes it, um, clear that it’s illegal to tint the windshield as well as front side windows. There is increasing case law that attorneys can clean out your bank account if someone is hurt and illegal tinted windows are involved.
  With police patrols busier than ever with distrac
  
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• Newport’s new fire chief brings unique perspective on department’s culture and history

  23-08-2019 19:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Newport Beach’s new fire chief Jeff Boyles speaks after he is sworn in during a ceremony at the City Council chambers Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
  Newport Beach’s new fire chief Jeff Boyles gets a hug from his father, retired Rodeo Hercules Fire District Chief, Gary Boyles as he is sworn in during a ceremony at the City Council chambers Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe galler
  
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• Del Mar consensus picks for Friday Aug. 23

  23-08-2019 18:56 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Friday Aug. 23 at Del Mar.
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• Trump vows response as China plans tariffs on $75 billion in US goods

  23-08-2019 18:43 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOE McDONALD
  BEIJING — President Donald Trump on Friday called on U.S. companies with operations in China to consider an alternative place to do business after Beijing announced a series of retaliatory tariffs Friday.
  “I will be responding to China’s Tariffs this afternoon,” Trump tweeted. “This is a GREAT opportunity for the United States.”
  U.S. markets tumbled, as did markets in Asia and Europe.
  The U.S. has said it plans to impose 10% tariffs on $300 bil
  
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• Fullerton rock band Lit closes out OC Parks’ Summer Concert Series and talks the 20th anniversary of ‘A Place in the Sun’

  23-08-2019 18:30 via ocregister.com
  
  For Fullerton-based rock band Lit, 1999 was a wild time. Its sophomore album and major label debut, “A Place in the Sun,” dropped on Feb. 23 and suddenly the quartet was launched into the spotlight. Within a few short months, the guys went from watching MTV’s “Total Request Live” at home to being featured on it. They were flown out to perform during MTV’s Spring Break and danced on stage with bikini-clad ’90s icon Carmen Electra.
  The album spawned severa
  
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• West Nile mosquitoes found in West San Fernando Valley, La Mirada, Cerritos

  23-08-2019 18:25 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District said Friday it has confirmed seven additional mosquito samples positive for West Nile virus.
  This brings the total number of samples positive for the virus within the district’s service area to 13 this year, according to a statement. The new positive samples were collected from six new areas: Winnetka, West Hills, Canoga Park, Granada Hills, La Mirada and Cerritos.
  The district urged residents to take the following
  
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• 7 ways to get into the 2019 LA County Fair for free

  23-08-2019 17:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Want to save some bucks and get into the LA County Fair for free? Here’s how to do it:
  1 Be a senior: Seniors 60 years old and over can get into the fair for free on Wednesdays, between noon and 3 p.m. Valid Wednesdays. You don’t need a coupon, but you do need an ID.
  2. Donate school supplies on Wednesdays. If you bring in five new school supplies still in their packaging, you can get one free admission from noon until 5 p.m. on Wednesdays. Suggested items include boxes of crayons, m
  
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• Real estate news: Tustin apartment complex sells for $5.3 million; multifamily deals slow

  23-08-2019 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  In Tustin, CBRE negotiated the $5.3 million sale of the 16-unit Myrtle Avenue Apartment Homes to an unidentified local buyer.
  The complex at 15981 S. Myrtle Ave. includes 17,678 square feet property with nine two-bedroom/two-baths, two two-bedroom/two-baths, four three-bedroom/two-baths and one two-bedroom/one-and-a-half baths units.
  The apartments were built in 1964 and have undergone interior and exterior renovations. Amenities include on-site laundry facilities, private patios, balconies and
  
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• Southern California hotel hiring hits a post-recession low

  23-08-2019 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Cooling tourism and a tight labor market mean Southern California hotel hiring has hit a post-recession low.
  My trusty spreadsheet, looking at state employment data, found “accommodation” jobs in the four counties covered by the Southern California News Group grew by only 519 workers to 94,986 when comparing the average employed in the year’s first six months with the same period in 2018.
  That meager hiring — equal to 0.5% yearly — is the slowest pace since the Grea
  
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• How to make a family self-sufficient: Education, housing and affordable childcare

  23-08-2019 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Some 3.8 million families in California, or one in three, are struggling to meet their basic needs according to a new report released by the United Ways of California.
  The Real Cost Measure, a study analyzing the estimated “real cost” of living in various local areas, provides an updated snapshot of the needs of families across the State of California.
  The study’s methodology provides a more accurate measure than the outdated formulas used to determine federal poverty levels. U
  
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• Firefighters knock down Westminster apartment blaze

  23-08-2019 16:40 via ocregister.com
  
  WESTMINSTER — Firefighters needed about 15 minutes to extinguish a fire at an apartment complex in Westminster, authorities said Friday morning.
  Crews responded to the Cinnamon Creek Apartments on the 15100 block of Brookhurst Street near Bolsa Avenue about 10:15 p.m. Thursday, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.
  With help from Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach fire departments and Westminster police, the fire was extinguished around 10:30 p.m., the OCFA said.
  No injuries wer
  
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• Hong Kong protesters form human chains to call for democracy

  23-08-2019 16:31 via ocregister.com
  
  By KELVIN CHAN
  HONG KONG — Supporters of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement lined city streets and part of the city’s harbor front Friday, inspired by a human chain in a historic Baltic states protest against Soviet control 30 years ago.
  Some linked hands while others switched on their smartphone lights and held the phones aloft to create a row of white lights against the nighttime skyline. Organizers hoped the chains, which traced three subway routes, would total 40 kilometers
  
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• HOA Homefront: Recalling board members, Part 2

  23-08-2019 16:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Q: Our HOA recently had a total board recall and election. The new (self-appointed) president handed out terms based on votes received, with three two-year and two one-year terms. Our bylaws specify a procedure for the first election, namely drawing of lots to determine terms, to be two (two-year) and three (one-year). Subsequent elections should be for two-year terms, for a staggered election pattern. Should the president have followed the bylaws’ first election procedure, as the situatio
  
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• Successful Aging: When should adult children intervene for aging parents?

  23-08-2019 16:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Q. I am having difficulty knowing when to intervene with my father’s good intentions without insulting his dignity. My father is 89 and in relatively good health; my mother is 84, suffers from dementia and lung cancer and lives at home. When we recently went out to dinner, my father had difficulty describing his menu choice. Consequently, the food served to him was not of his liking. When navigating the stairs, he does not hold on to the hand railing. Although I’ve written a schedule
  
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• Billionaire David Koch, conservative donor, dies at age 79

  23-08-2019 16:01 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEVE PEOPLES
  WASHINGTON — Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother, Charles, transformed American politics by pouring their riches into conservative causes, has died at age 79.
  Charles Koch announced the death on Friday, saying, “It is with a heavy heart that I now must inform you of David’s death.”
  David Koch, who lived in New York City, was the Libertarian Party’s vice presidential candidate in 1980. He was a generous donor to conser
  
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• Poll guru answers 11 questions about 2020 election and the state of political polls

  23-08-2019 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  If public opinion research is to Quinnipiac University what football is to the University of Alabama – and, trust us, it is – then feel free to think of Doug Schwartz as Crimson Tide coaches Nick Saban and Bear Bryant combined.
  Schwartz is director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, an opinion research operation that in recent years has come to rival Gallup as the top brand in polling.
  RELATED: We’re all reading election polls as 2020 nears; here’s how to be smart about i
  
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• Week 0 football predictions from Steve Fryer and Dan Albano

  23-08-2019 10:26 via ocregister.com
  
  OCVarsity’s Dan Albano and Steve Fryer make their predictions for the top games in Week 0 of the high school football season.WEEK 0
  FRYER
  ALBANOCentennial vs. Mater Dei
  Mater Dei
  Mater DeiLa Habra vs. Upland
  Upland
  La HabraSan Juan Hills vs. Orange Lutheran
  Orange Lutheran
  Orange LutheranKatella vs. Valencia
  Valencia
  ValenciaNewport Harbor vs.Woodbridge
  Woodbridge
  Newport HarborMarina vs. Laguna Hills
  Marina
  Laguna HillsCapistrano Valley vs. Tustin
  Capistrano Valley
  Capistrano ValleyTroy
  
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• Beckman uses experience, turnovers to hold off Troy in football opener

  23-08-2019 09:50 via ocregister.com
  
  TUSTIN – Two high school football teams with different levels of varsity experience met at Tustin High on Thursday night.
  Being the more seasoned team paid off for Beckman in its season-opening game, and it held on for a 27-18 win over Troy with two key fourth-quarter takeaways that secured the victory.Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now“Ball security is the number one predictor of success in high school football,” said Beckma
  
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• The Rolling Stones rise to rock the Rose Bowl

  23-08-2019 09:45 via ocregister.com
  
  When The Rolling Stones announced in early spring that their spring tour dates, including a planned stop at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, had been canceled because singer Mick Jagger needed heart surgery, a whole lot of fans surely wondered whether this was it.
  It, as in the end of the legendary English rock band, which made its U.S debut in San Bernardino.
  It, as in the end of the music that defined the ‘60s, grew perhaps even stronger in the ‘70s, and provided the soundtrack for multi
  
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• Photos: The Rolling Stones rock the Rose Bowl

  23-08-2019 09:11 via ocregister.com
  
  The Rolling Stones performed at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena during their No Filter Tour on Thursday, August 22, 2019.
  The Rolling Stones perform at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena during their No Filter Tour on Thursday, August 22, 2019. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  Mick Jagger performs during The Rolling Stones’ No Filter Tour at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, August 22, 2019. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume inseco
  
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• High school football: Thursday’s scores, Aug. 22

  23-08-2019 08:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores from the Week 0 high school football games Thursday:
  O.C. SCORES & STATS
  FOOTBALL
  NONLEAGUE
  Beckman 27, Troy 18
  Calvary Chapel 63, Calif. Military Institute 12
  Cypress 28, Peninsula 9
  La Habra 21, Upland 14
  La Mirada 38, El Toro 0
  Laguna Beach 43, Green Street Academy (Md.) 13
  Sonora 23, Pomona 0
  Bishop Amat 17, Diamond Ranch 0
  Burroughs 59, Hueneme 18
  La Canada 17, Wilson/HH 14
  Long Beach Wilson 24, Mayfair 13
  Norte Vista 28, Paloma Valley 14
  Northview 31, El Rancho 23
  Pasadena Poly
  
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• Not all of the 3.6 million Californians who need a DMV letter got one

  23-08-2019 08:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Q.  In early April, I went into a Department of Motor Vehicles office for a REAL ID and later received one. But I never got that letter in the mail you talked about in an earlier column that needs to be returned with my signature. I can’t find on the Department of Motor Vehicles website the place that was to be made available, either, to request the letter. Hope you can provide some information.
  John Mitchell, San Juan Capistrano
  A. Of course he can – Honk has more information t
  
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• Our approach to stadium negotiations with the Angels: Harry Sidhu

  23-08-2019 08:10 via ocregister.com
  
  We have a once-in-a-generation chance to build on the legacy of baseball in Anaheim.
  As we set out on talks with the Angels on a new stadium lease, we can forge a better deal for our residents while also improving what is great about having baseball in Anaheim.
  Yet, for some, it’s a chance for fighting, rehashing and putting narrow interests first. That does a disservice to us all.
  As mayor I take a bigger view. In the next few weeks, we will sit down with the Angels with a goal of a mutua
  
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• Sparks roll past Fever to clinch eighth consecutive playoff berth

  23-08-2019 07:52 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Sparks were “eating greedy” as they took a step – a persuasive, full-length-of-the-bench stride – toward their ultimate goal, becoming the fourth WNBA team this season to clinch a berth in the playoffs after drubbing the Indiana Fever 98-65 on Thursday.
  In the first game this season when Coach Derek Fisher had all 12 players at his disposal, they all played and all contributed. Six Sparks scored in double figures and everyone (beside Alexis Jones,
  
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• Makai Lemon, La Mirada shut down El Toro in football opener

  23-08-2019 07:51 via ocregister.com
  
  NORWALK – Makai Lemon’s dad Michael was once a 2,000-yard rusher at La Mirada High. His two uncles – Jerry and Tim – were also stars for the Matadores back in the day.
  Makai Lemon is only a freshman, but La Mirada coach Mike Moschetti said he could be another in a long line of special football players from the Lemon family.
  He might be right. Lemon on Thursday scored the Matadores’ first touchdown on an 8-yard run. He also intercepted a pass near the end of the firs
  
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• Clark Phillips III, Ryan Zanelli lead La Habra past Upland in season-opening thriller

  23-08-2019 07:27 via ocregister.com
  
  La Habra’s Clark Phillips, #21, breaks up a pass intended for Upland’s Donjreal Brooks #21, during the first half of Thursday’s non-league game at Upland High School in Upland, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. (Photo by John Valenzuela, Contributing Photographer)
  La Habra’s Ryan Zanelli #10 throws a pass over Upland’s Justin Flowe #10 during the first half of Thursday’s non-league game at Upland High School in Upland, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. (Photo by John Valenzuela
  
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• Dodgers do it again, score 3 runs in ninth inning for another walk-off win

  23-08-2019 07:22 via ocregister.com
  
  The Dodgers’ Kiké Hernandez hits a single to drive in the winning run, in front of Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen and home plate umpire Pat Hoberg during the ninth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda throws during the first inning of the team’s baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)SoundTh
  
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• Disney reveals its secret project and other news at D23 Expo 2019

  23-08-2019 07:19 via ocregister.com
  
  The rumors had been flying like crazy.
  Was it a new Disney theme park? Maybe in India? Was it a new gaming system? What was Disney planning to announce as its so-called “Secret Project” during the D23 Expo – the Disney fan club extravaganza held every other year that runs from Friday to Sunday, Aug. 23 to 25.
  When the announcement came during a media preview Thursday night, it was less earth-shattering: A show and coffee table book about one day in the life of Disney creative t
  
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• What is it going to take to get the sky to fall?

  23-08-2019 06:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Maybe if we all concentrate, we can get each other an inverted yield curve for Christmas. So hot right now, everywhere you look.
  If you don’t have yours yet, it’s a big signal that a recession is just around the corner, or so say those in the know. Some short-term rates have gone higher than some long-term rates for short periods in each of the past two weeks (that’s the inversion) and sent the markets and media into a jitter. The markets have rebounded, but you can’t say
  
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• QB battle over, USC turning focus to season opener

  23-08-2019 06:06 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — As the dust continues to settle on Howard Jones field in the aftermath of USC head coach Clay Helton naming sophomore JT Daniels the starting quarterback for the 2019 season, the team’s practices are beginning to focus more on preparation for the season opener.
  USC’s opener against Fresno State is less than 10 days away (Aug. 31), and Daniels has started to receive the lion’s share of the repetitions in practice. Helton estimated Daniels’ workload in p
  
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• OCVarsity Student Sections: Who is ready for The Manny Challenge?

  23-08-2019 06:00 via ocregister.com
  
  We’re back with the OCVarsity Student Section of the Week contest.
  Yes, it’s also the start of high school football season.
  But here we shine the spotlight on what happens in the stands at the Orange County games.
  Last season we saw some fantastic student sections and we had a lot of fun picking the Student Section of the Week.
  We’re doing it again this season … but with a couple of twists.Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscrib
  
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• Whicker: Dodgers’ Kenley Jansen isn’t the only closer who spreads worry and dread

  23-08-2019 05:46 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — So the townspeople no longer scatter when Kenley Jensen stomps his way in from the bullpen.
  He is not Mongo anymore. He is not The Lone Ranger either.
  For every Dodgers fan who swallows his cellphone when Jansen gives up a longball, there’s a Nationals fan who closes his eyes in the eighth inning.
  Or there’s a Brewers fan who has become a Josh Hader hater. Or there’s an Astros fan who wonders why their deluxe roster keeps putting games into the trembling han
  
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• Dodgers’ Kenley Jansen: No ‘what-ifs,’ he will be closing out games in October

  23-08-2019 05:07 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers’ all-time saves leader heard the boos as he left the field Wednesday night.
  “Fans are going to do two things,” Kenley Jansen said Thursday afternoon, smiling easily. “They’re going to cheer you when you do good and they’re going to boo you when you do bad. I get that.
  “I have to be positive. I can’t put distractions on me. I love my fans. I love Dodger fans. Listen, I would love to play for this team my whole career.
  
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• D23 Expo 2019: Disneyland’s new Marvel land will be called Avengers Campus and other details revealed

  23-08-2019 04:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Superheroes looking for a place to assemble at Disney parks won’t need to go further than the upcoming “Avengers Campus,” company officials announced at the media preview of the D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center Thursday.
  Disney has planned a series of Marvel-themed lands at Disney parks in Anaheim, Hong Kong and Paris, shuttering the original “a bug’s land” in Disney California Adventure in September 2018 in order to build the new land — which,
  
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• How to be a better whistler: Tips from ‘the Diva’ herself

  23-08-2019 04:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Carole Anne Kaufman, aka The Whistling Diva, has the following tips for aspiring, world class whistlers on the eve of her Masters of Musical Whistling International Festival and Competition in Pasadena:
  1. “The first, boring one is practice practice practice, I hate to say.”
  2. “Do mouth stretches and different exercises to see what works for you.”
  3. “Find your style. There are multiple styles of whistling. We have palatal whistling, teeth whistling, throat whistli
  
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