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• Consumer confidence is slipping in California, nationwide

  24-09-2019 23:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Shoppers are feeling nervous in California and across the nation.
  The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index for California was at 116.6 for September, down from a revised 121.5 a month earlier and up from 103.6 a year ago, according to the Conference Board.
  Taking a longer view, with a political spin, my trusty spreadsheet shows September as 3% below the Trump presidency average and the 11th lowest California reading since he took office in January 2017. Conversely, the state index
  
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• Kings looking at long rebuild with Todd McLellan as coach

  24-09-2019 23:22 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOE REEDY
  LOS ANGELES — Todd McLellan wants to make the Kings playoff contenders again. He faces an uphill climb in trying to make that happen.
  McLellan, who was named coach on April 15, inherited a roster with five players age 32 or older that had the fewest points in the Western Conference last season, scored the second-fewest goals in the league and was 29th out of 31 teams in penalty killing.
  That’s why McLellan has modest expectations for what will be considered a success thi
  
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• Antonio and A.J. McKee bond goes beyond Bellator 228

  24-09-2019 22:54 via ocregister.com
  
  LONG BEACH — Separated by 25 years, Antonio and A.J. McKee can seem farther apart than that.
  A.J. is an undefeated featherweight for Bellator MMA, a self-confessed adrenaline junkie with big ideas. He loves cars and speed, as well as the wildly popular video game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds known as PUBG to its devoted fans, and chases sponsorships.
  His dad never gets too high or too low. Chalk that up to 49 years of experience, some as a father, fighter and coach, yet all as someo
  
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• Early results show big turn out for Coastal Cleanup Day at beaches and beyond

  24-09-2019 22:52 via ocregister.com
  
  They came out armed with bags and gloves, ready to attack.
  And thanks to the tens of thousands of volunteers at the 35th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 21, the coast, parks and waterways are much cleaner after they spent the morning sprucing things up.
  Mara Standford helps pick up trash during the 20th Anniversary of Justin Rudd’s monthly beach clean-up Saturday, June 15, 2019 in Long Beach.(Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
  Volunteers gathered near the beac
  
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• Theater review: True to its word, ‘Grumpy Old Men: The Musical’ gives its audiences a musical about grumpy old men

  24-09-2019 22:51 via ocregister.com
  
  If you head to the theater to see a show titled “Grumpy Old Men: The Musical,” you probably know that you’ll be seeing a musical about grumpy old men. You’ll probably also suspect it’s based on the 1993 film of the same title (written by Mark Steven Johnson).
  So of course you wouldn’t expect, or even hope for, a deeply existential examination of the human condition. No, you’d expect a sweet story of grumpy old (relatively) men and the people who love the
  
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• Day6, the K-pop band with a Southern California connection, talk music (and dancing) ahead of 2 LA shows

  24-09-2019 22:41 via ocregister.com
  
  K-pop acts, from BTS and Monsta X to Girls’ Generation and Blackpink, are known for sweet harmonies and even sweeter dance moves.
  But Day6, which plays two shows in Los Angeles on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28-29, is different in some significant ways, according to lead guitarist-vocalist Jae and bassist-vocalist Young K.
  “I think the band formed semi-organically within the company,” says Jae, who grew up in Southern California where he graduated f
  
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• The latest news on lashes and luxe beauty retreats

  24-09-2019 22:31 via ocregister.com
  
  INDULGENT WELLNESS RETREATS AT PELICAN HILL
  Our idea of self-care has nothing to do with monastic surroundings and a vow of silence. Fortunately, The Resort at Pelican Hill, a Forbes Travel Guide five-star hotel, shares this view. Their new wellness retreats feature activities like a guided walk along Crystal Cove Beach, sunrise yoga overlooking the Pacific, aqua mat classes in the Coliseum Pool (one of the largest circular pools in the world), lessons in aromatherapy essential oil blending, one
  
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• OCVarsity video: Previews of the top Week 5 high school football games

  24-09-2019 22:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe OCVarsity Gridiron Guys — Steve Fryer, Dan Albano and Jonathan Khamis — break down the Week 5 Game of the Week, No. 4 Corona del Mar vs. No. 7 San Clemente, plus two other big games, Capistrano Valley vs. Cypress and Marina vs. El Modena. – Video by Jonathan Khamis, for the OC Register.
  
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• Pechanga expands lobster buffet to 2 nights per week, adds bottomless mimosas on weekends

  24-09-2019 22:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Seafood lovers who want to dig into Maine lobster, oysters, shrimp and fish tacos have one more night per week to enjoy those items at the Pechanga Buffet at Pechanga Resort Casino.
  The buffet, which previously only offered its Lobster & Seafood Extravaganza on Thursday nights, will now serve the cornucopia of crustaceans on Thursday and Friday nights from 4-10 p.m.
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• Huntington Beach boys water polo builds momentum for Surf League opener

  24-09-2019 22:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Huntington Beach’s boys water polo team showed at the South Coast Tournament that it’s ready to grind in the challenging Surf League.
  The Oilers upset Orange County No. 2-ranked Mater Dei 12-9 to finish third in the 32-team tournament Saturday, capping a high-wire performance that included beating highly-ranked Loyola in the quarterfinals and Foothill in the second round.
  Huntington Beach’s only loss was a 13-10 decision against eventual champion Harvard-Westlake in the semifin
  
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• Gavin Newsom provides a lone legislative session mystery

  24-09-2019 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  There were few mysteries during the California Legislature’s just-concluded main session of 2019. With majorities topping two-thirds in both the Assembly and state Senate, the lawmakers fulfilled most of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s campaign promises from last year.
  There was action on housing, even if it likely won’t make much of a dent in homelessness or the affordability crisis. Preschool education got a boost and the outreach of government health insurance has been expanded. Plus a
  
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• Cristian Pavon has Galaxy feeling confident during playoff push

  24-09-2019 20:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Galaxy coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto is well aware of what Cristian Pavon can do on a soccer field.
  When Schelotto was at Boca Juniors, he coached Pavon from 2016-18.
  So when Schelotto says Pavon is not close to what he was then, you have to take notice.
  “Not yet,” Schelotto says with a smile.
  Pavon, 23, has already shown a lot in his limited time reunited with Schelotto.
  In eight games heading into Wednesday night’s showdown with Real Salt Lake (6:30 p.m.; Spectrum SportsNe
  
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• Whicker: Washington’s Nick Harris knows the rewards of the long road

  24-09-2019 20:29 via ocregister.com
  
  The leading oxymoron in Southern California is “morning drive.”
  It’s the morning sit, or the morning text, or the morning seethe. It is especially prevalent when you’re heading south, as in the trek from Inglewood to San Juan Capistrano.
  “We had someone who lived up there and organized a van,” said Pat Harlow, the former USC and NFL offensive tackle and the head coach at JSerra. “But those kids had to get up at 5:30, and then they were getting back prett
  
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• Man hospitalized after being stabbed in Fullerton, Ladera Vista Middle School was locked down for 30 minutes

  24-09-2019 20:28 via ocregister.com
  
  A 45-year-old man was hospitalized with at least one stab wound, prompting a Fullerton middle school to lock down for about 30 minutes while police searched for the suspect Tuesday morning, Sept. 24, authorities said.
  The stabbing occurred just after 10:45 a.m. in the 400 block of North Acacia Street, police said.
  Officers responded and found the victim, who had been stabbed at least once in the upper body. He was taken to a hospital where he was expected to survive.
  Nearby Ladera Vista Middle S
  
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• California’s pension debt cannot be ignored

  24-09-2019 20:22 via ocregister.com
  
  A decade ago, at Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s request, I supervised a graduate student team that performed a comprehensive analysis of public pensions in California.
  The goal was to calculate California’s pension debt, the difference between assets and liabilities.
  The team’s conclusions: the unfunded liability was over $500 billion—seven times the number officially reported. That was in 2008.
  The student team recommended several actions to lawmakers and pension
  
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• Consumer confidence tumbles to 9-month low

  24-09-2019 20:15 via ocregister.com
  
  U.S. consumer confidence posted the biggest drop since the start of the year as Americans’ expectations for the economy and the job market deteriorated, posing a risk to the household spending that is underpinning growth.
  The Conference Board’s index decreased in September to a three-month low of 125.1 from a downwardly revised 134.2 a month earlier, according to data from the New York-based group. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for 133. Both the prese
  
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• Lake Forest will not allow cannabis testing labs in its boundaries

  24-09-2019 20:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Citing conflicts with federal law that classifies cannabis as a controlled substance, the Lake Forest City Council has chosen to not allow marijuana testing labs in the city.
  “I can’t do anything in violation of the state or federal law. I can’t,” Mayor Mark Tettemer said at the Sept. 17 council meeting.
  After a business owner approached City Hall wanting to expand into testing cannabis, staffers crafted an ordinance to allow up to four labs in the industrial zone along B
  
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• Residents pitch in at south county beaches during California Coastal Cleanup Day

  24-09-2019 20:09 via ocregister.com
  
  San Clemente resident Dave Comer picks out pieces of plastic from seaweed on the beach in San Clemente on Saturday, September 21, 2019 during a Coastal Cleanup Day organized by Orange County Coastkeepers. (Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
  Maggie Liddell of Ladera Ranch and her boys, Camden Ewing, 13, and JD Ewing, 11, help pick up trash during a Coastal Cleanup Day event hosted by Orange County Coastkeepers in San Clemente on Saturday, September 21, 2019. (Photo By Jeff Antenor
  
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• Tempers flare as Lake Forest reaffirms its support for affordable housing off El Toro Road

  24-09-2019 20:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Lake Forest councilmembers have given the green light for city staff to work with a developer on an agreement that could bring the city’s first affordable housing project in years.
  Citing concerns about traffic and parking, dozens of residents who live near the project site raised objections to the City Council, which voted 3-0 last week to negotiate with the nonprofit developer National CORE. Councilwoman Neeki Moatazedi abstained, and the council has not yet filled the vacancy left when
  
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• Radio: Hearing KNX coming in over the Rockies and other late-night memories

  24-09-2019 16:38 via ocregister.com
  
  The best part of writing this column is receiving emails and letters from you. Whether it is sparking a memory or helping to discover a new station or even registering a complaint, your letters prove you love radio as much as I do. Here is a sample from last week’s celebration of KNX’s 99th birthday:
  “With interest, I read your article about KNX celebrating 99 years. Even today we listen to the news on it. However, I want you to know, (and you did not mention it) that in 1960s
  
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• Jet fuel tanker fire provides some scary moments on 405 near LAX

  24-09-2019 16:32 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A brake fire in a tanker truck hauling jet fuel caused a traffic nightmare Monday afternoon for drivers on the northbound 405 Freeway.
  The smoking tanker was reported just before 1 p.m. just south of La Cienega Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol, which temporarily closed all northbound lanes as firefighters put out the flames and began offloading the fuel into a functional rig.
  Los Angeles Fire Department crews quickly doused the flames, but three lanes rem
  
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• Who’s playing ComplexCon 2019? Anderson .Paak, Kid Cudi top Long Beach event

  24-09-2019 16:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Grammy winner and Oxnard native Anderson .Paak will join rapper Kid Cudi in headlining the fourth annual ComplexCon, which returns to the Long Beach Convention Center Nov. 2-3.
  Paak, who combines neo-soul, funk and R&B vibes with hip-hop beats will headline on Sunday, Nov. 3, while Kid Cudi will hop on the main stage Saturday, Nov. 2.
  Joining the headliners will be other acts such as rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, the hip-hop collective YBN Crew, Maryland rapper Rico Nasty, Atlanta hip-hop d
  
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• Is it OK now to trademark offensive names? Ask the lawyer

  24-09-2019 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Q: The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that a trademark for a clothing brand, which sounded like an expletive — though spelled differently — cannot be denied on the grounds it is “immoral” or “scandalous,” because that violates free speech under the First Amendment. Is there any limitation then as to what names can now be trademarked?
  -E.C., Palos Verdes Estates
  Ron Sokol
  A: The case you reference, Inacu v. Brunetti, was actually preceded in 2017 by the court
  
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• Original concepts drive this year’s best Halloween mazes

  24-09-2019 15:33 via ocregister.com
  
  The people who design and run theme parks love to develop attractions based on popular entertainment franchises. Opening a land based on Star Wars or Harry Potter gives parks a big head start in attracting visitors. Fans already have developed deep emotional relationships with these characters and settings, making it easier for parks to close the sale on what can be an expensive package of tickets, hotel rooms and upsell experiences when they visit.
  But designers do not need what people in the i
  
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• California legislators approve 3 new bills aimed at curbing teen, youth suicide

  24-09-2019 15:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Troubled by a growing trend in bullying and suicide rates among California youth, legislators this year have approved several bills aimed at protecting children and saving their lives.
  “Too many of us have experienced the shock and sadness of losing a friend or loved one to suicide. No matter the circumstances, when someone takes their own life, it is a tragedy,” Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, wrote on his Facebook page in August.
  Lackey and Assemblyman James Ramos, D-Highland,
  
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• Bullying led to Yucaipa teen’s suicide and contributed to suicidal thoughts in other students, lawsuits allege

  24-09-2019 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District is facing six lawsuits alleging the district doesn’t take complaints about bullying seriously. In one case, bullying apparently led to a middle school student killing herself. At least one more suit is coming.
  “We have six lawsuits and one more pending against this school district,” Pasadena lawyer Brian Claypool wrote in a text message on Tuesday, Sept. 17. “This district is a train wreck.”
  Claypool’s lawsuit
  
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• Trump ordered Ukraine aid frozen; more Democrats want impeachment

  24-09-2019 14:40 via ocregister.com
  
  By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and JONATHAN LEMIRE
  WASHINGTON  — President Donald Trump ordered his staff to freeze nearly $400 million in aid to Ukraine a few days before a phone call in which he pressured the Eastern European nation’s leader to investigate the family of political rival Joe Biden, a revelation that comes as more Democrats move toward impeachment proceedings.
  Trump’s order was first reported by The Washington Post and was confirmed to The Associated
  
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• British Consulate to help LAX travelers stranded by Thomas Cook

  24-09-2019 14:36 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Representatives of the British Consulate will be on hand Tuesday at the Thomas Cook Airlines ticketing counter at Los Angeles International Airport to assist travelers left stranded by the venerable travel company’s sudden collapse.
  The unexpected closure of the firm that has been in existence since the 1800s is believed to have left hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded at locations around the world.
  Media reports out of London indicated that about 150,000 Britis
  
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• UK Supreme Court rules suspension of Parliament was illegal

  24-09-2019 14:32 via ocregister.com
  
  By GREGORY KATZ, MIKE CORDER and JILL LAWLESS
  LONDON — In a major blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Britain’s highest court ruled Tuesday that his decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks in the crucial countdown to the country’s Brexit deadline was illegal.
  The unanimous, strongly worded Supreme Court judgment declared the order to suspend Parliament “void and of no effect.” The court found that Johnson acted to limit debate on Britain’s impending de
  
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• Tanker truck and Honda crash on 605 Freeway, spilling fuel in City of Industry

  24-09-2019 14:11 via ocregister.com
  
  INDUSTRY — A crash involving a Honda Civic and a tanker truck carrying fuel Tuesday morning caused the semi to overturn on the southbound 605 Freeway in Industry, spilling fuel in lanes and prompting the closure of four freeway lanes.
  The crash occurred near the 60 Freeway interchange about 1:40 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
  The fuel spill prompted the CHP to close the No. 1 through 4 lanes of the freeway until further notice. Traffic was being diverted off the freeway
  
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• Why Disneyland will have plant-based offerings at table and quick service restaurant by spring 2020

  24-09-2019 13:00 via ocregister.com
  
  At a table set with linen napkins, sparkling stemware and place cards the menu reads, “Dinner in The Wine Country.” The evening begins with a bountiful bread basket and continues with a four-course tasting menu paired with California wines.
  It’s everything a diner might expect from Napa Rose at the Grand Californian in the Disneyland Resort: pressed watermelon salad with black garlic vinaigrette, paella, Chocolate Bliss cake and the granddaddy of all California chardonnays &mda
  
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• Suspect arrested after Huntington Beach vandalism spree, ax recovered

  24-09-2019 04:58 via ocregister.com
  
  An ax-wielding suspect was arrested following a vandalism rampage in Huntington Beach on Monday, Sept. 23.
  The suspect allegedly used the ax to vandalize multiple cars and homes along Bushard Street and Adams Avenue, police said. He allegedly slashed several tires, smashed holes into car windows and broke residents’ porch lights.Officers responded at 11:14 a.m., and detained the suspect without incident, police said. Authorities later recovered an ax in the area of the vandalism.
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• Musso & Frank’s in Hollywood is turning 100. Here’s how it’s celebrating

  24-09-2019 04:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Musso & Frank on Hollywood Boulevard has served everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Quentin Tarantino over the past 100 years. The restaurant marks its centennial Friday, and like its perfect martinis and chicken pot pies, the celebration is going on for a long time.
  On Monday, the colorful, coffee table book “The Musso & Frank Grill” was unveiled in the New Room of the establishment’s location at 6667 Hollywood Blvd. That’s one door – and the Old Room –
  
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• Odell Beckham Jr. is latest star dimmed by Rams’ defense

  24-09-2019 04:17 via ocregister.com
  
  THOUSAND OAKS — For the Rams, stopping the Browns on the dramatic final play of the game Sunday night in Cleveland started with stopping one man.
  “We’re not going to let their best player win the game,” safety Eric Weddle said.
  He was talking about — you guessed — wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. Weddle and cornerback Marcus Peters double-teamed Beckham on fourth-and-goal from the 4 yardline. That forced Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield to throw a pressured pa
  
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• Orange County high school football schedule: Week 5, Sept. 26-28

  24-09-2019 03:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Orange County high school football schedule for this week: Week 5, Sept. 26-28
  FOOTBALL
  Thursday, Sept. 26
  Games 7 p.m. unless noted
  NONLEAGUE
  San Clemente vs. Corona del Mar at Newport Harbor High
  Beckman vs. Esperanza at Yorba Linda High
  Irvine vs. Orange at Segerstrom High
  Santiago vs. Anaheim at Glover Stadium
  Bishop Montgomery vs. Calvary Chapel at Santa Ana Valley High
  Magnolia vs. Rancho Alamitos a
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Monday (9-23-19)

  24-09-2019 03:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Monday, Sept. 23.
  BOYS WATER POLO
  NONLEAGUE
  Westminster 15, Loara 10
  Irvine 12, Long Beach Poly 5
  Valencia 7, Don Lugo 5
  Saddleback 15, Bolsa Grande 9
  El Modena 11, El Rancho 7
  GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
  NONLEAGUE
  Capistrano Valley Christian def. Horizon Prep, 26-24, 25-13, 25-12
  GIRLS GOLF
  NONLEAGUE
  Foothill 240, Brea Olinda 245
  Sage Hill 178, Mater Dei 187
  Strawberry Farms (par 36)
  Co-medalists: Kerekes (MD) 32 and two SH players.
  GIRLS TENNIS
  NONLEAGUE
  Wh
  
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• CIF-SS boys and girls cross country polls: Monday, Sept. 23

  24-09-2019 03:40 via ocregister.com
  
  The CIF-SS boys and girls cross country polls released Monday, Sept. 23.
  BOYS DIVISION 1
  1 Great Oak
  2 Roosevelt
  3 Mira Costa
  4 Burbank
  5 Crescenta Valley
  6 Long Beach Poly
  7 M.L. King
  8 California
  9 Beckman
  10 Quartz Hill
  BOYS DIVISION 2
  1 Newbury Park
  2 Claremont
  3 West Torrance
  4 El Toro
  5 Dana Hills
  6 Thousand Oaks
  7 Redlands East Valley
  8 Loyola
  9 Godinez
  10 Capistrano Valley
  BOYS DIVISION 3
  1 Agoura
  2 Royal
  3 Arroyo
  4 Brea Olinda
  5 Oak Park
  6 Palos Verdes
  7 Bonita
  8 Esperanza
  9 Damien
  10 S
  
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• Marine Corps releases charges against 13 Marines in alleged migrant smuggling

  24-09-2019 03:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Thirteen Marines serving at Camp Pendleton will face various charges relating to alleged human smuggling in an upcoming preliminary hearing at the base, Marine Corps officials announced.
  The Marines, all lance corporals, have been formally charged for violations under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and will face military court proceedings, 1st Lt. Cameron Edinburgh, a spokeswoman with the 1st Marine Division, said Monday.
  Several face general smuggling charges of transport or conspiring to
  
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• CIF-SS girls tennis polls: Monday, Sept. 23

  24-09-2019 03:15 via ocregister.com
  
  The CIF-SS girls tennis polls released Monday, Sept. 23.
  As selected by the CIF-SS Girls Tennis Advisory Committee
  DIVISION 1
  1 University
  2 Peninsula
  3 Mira Costa
  4 Palos Verdes
  5 Westlake
  6 Campbell Hall
  7 San Marino
  8 Corona del Mar
  9 West Ranch
  10 Arcadia
  Others: None
  DIVISION 2
  1 Claremont
  2 Los Osos
  3 Woodbridge
  4 Laguna Beach
  5 Dos Pueblos
  6 Long Beach Wilson
  7 JSerra
  8 Edison
  9 San Juan Hills
  T10 Redlands
  T10 Harvard-Westlake
  T10 Redondo Union
  T10 Long Beach Poly
  Others: None
  DIVISION 3
  
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• Chargers don’t anticipate changes in secondary after struggles against Texans

  24-09-2019 03:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Chargers defensive back Brandon Facyson breaks up a pass intended for Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller (15) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
  Los Angeles Chargers defensive back Brandon Facyson (28) tries to trip up Houston Texans running back Duke Johnson (25) in Carson on Sunday, Sep. 22, 2019. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsHouston Texans r
  
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• UCLA football celebrates during game replay on flight home from Pullman

  24-09-2019 03:05 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES >> The UCLA football team (1-3, 1-0) celebrated for the first time this season after a wild 67-63 road victory against Washington State in the Pac-12 opener Saturday.
  The Bruins celebrated on the field, in the locker room and on the plane back to Los Angeles.
  “Every win you get on the road is a great trip back,” linebacker Josh Woods said. “It was great. A lot of our parents and people we know were up there so we got to celebrate with them after the game. Ever
  
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• In the name of the environment: California’s housing crisis

  24-09-2019 03:03 via ocregister.com
  
  While millions of families across California feel the housing pinch, we don’t need to look far beyond our own good intentions to understand why.  In the most populous state in America, we are simply not building enough housing to accommodate the people who live here, driving up prices and driving out those who can’t afford it. While private developers are vilified for trying to fill the housing gap, neighbors with a “Not In My Back Yard” bent (also known as NIMB&rsqu
  
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• Fryer on football: Marina is 4-0 for the first time in a long time

  24-09-2019 03:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowMarina’s football team is 4-0 for the first time since …
  “I’ve been at Marina since 1998,” said Marina athletic director Michelle Spencer, “and I don’t even know when was the last time we started 4-0.”
  The story of Marina football has been a sad one for decades with a long run of sub-.500 finishes and no-playoffs seasons, and a couple of severely tough years li
  
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• Orange County football: Season leaders for passing, receiving, rushing, tackles and sacks, Sept. 23

  24-09-2019 01:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Orange County football season stat leaders through the Week 4 games. (Leaderboards are based on season stats available each Monday morning.)NAME, SCHOOL
  YDS
  CMP-ATT
  TD
  Kyle Kyckelhahn, Aliso Niguel
  1459
  86-143
  17
  Ethan Garbers, Corona del Mar
  1376
  86-131
  20
  Bryce Young, Mater Dei
  1272
  86-117
  14
  Isiah Del Toro, Western
  1143
  85-134
  12
  Vince Hourigan, Canyon
  1026
  67-143
  9
  Beck Moss, Irvine
  1021
  87-148
  9
  Sean
  
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• Ending private prisons in California will harm prisoners and detained immigrants

  24-09-2019 01:38 via ocregister.com
  Gov. Gavin Newsom made an inaugural promise to “end the outrage of private prisons,” and now is deciding whether to sign legislation that purports to follow through on that pledge.
  But that legislation, Assembly Bill 32 by Assemblyman Rob Bonta, an Alameda Democrat, will not alter conditions of confinement, and it will increase threats to public safety, hamper future efforts to address future increases in the criminal population, and hurt vulnerable populations that many in Cali
  
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• Football notes: Esperanza learning to win again under Coach Wes Choate

  24-09-2019 01:28 via ocregister.com
  
  First-year Esperanza football coach Wes Choate knows his players experienced plenty of frustration the last few seasons. Four consecutive 1-9 finishes will take a toll on any program.
  But under Choate and an excellent coaching staff, the Aztecs are learning how to win again.
  Esperanza improved to 3-1 with a 28-0 victory at Sonora on Friday, matching its victory total of the past three seasons combined.
  “The kids are playing really hard,” said Choate, who arrived in February after a t
  
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• Critical fire alerts issued for L.A., Ventura counties Tuesday ahead of powerful Santa Ana winds

  24-09-2019 01:12 via ocregister.com
  
  A burst of hot, dry Santa Ana winds will sweep through Southern California on Tuesday, forecasters said, elevating the region’s risk of wildfires.
  The brief period of strong wind gusts for most areas of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties will start Monday night and last through Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
  The NWS Los Angeles office issued a warning for Tuesday of elevated fire danger in those counties.
  The wind will increase the “potenti
  
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• Dodgers pitching coach Rick Honeycutt takes his longest season one step at a time

  24-09-2019 01:04 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The staircase leading from the third base dugout to the Dodgers’ clubhouse is, for some, a getaway. It’s a runway for athletes to bounce energetically onto a baseball field. It’s also a place for emotionally defeated men to hide their emotional defeat.
  For Rick Honeycutt, the staircase is an obstacle.
  The Dodgers’ 65-year-old pitching coach trudged up the steps Friday afternoon for a pregame interview. For 10 minutes Honeycutt stood, as he usually does
  
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• UFC star Brian Ortega returns vs. ‘Korean Zombie’ in South Korea

  24-09-2019 01:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Brian Ortega is finally getting his shot at “The Korean Zombie” and he’s traveling nearly 6,000 miles to do it.
  The popular featherweight from the South Bay will headline UFC Fight Night against Chan Sung Jung on Dec. 21 in Dongnae-gu, South Korea.
  Ortega, 27, had been rumored to face Jung (14-5) for months. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu phenom had also been linked to highly ranked featherweights Zabit Magomedsharipov and Yair Rodriguez.
  Ortega’s main-event bout will come nearl
  
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• Orange County boys athlete of the week: Cooper Bartake, St. Margaret’s

  24-09-2019 00:52 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County boys athlete of the week:
  Name: Cooper Bartake
  School: St. Margaret’s
  Sport: Football
  Year: Sophomore
  Noteworthy: He had 10 receptions for 119 yards and three touchdowns, returned a kickoff for a touchdown, threw a touchdown pass and had an interception in the Tartans’ 49-16 win over El Toro. Bartake (6-1, 182) on the season has 21 catches for 294 yards and six touchdowns and. He plays cornerback on defense. Bartake has a scholarship offer from Purdue. “He&rsq
  
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