• What’s next for USC? Rivalry game with Notre Dame

    What’s next for USC? Rivalry game with Notre Dame
    USC (3-2, 2-1 in Pac-12) at Notre Dame (4-1)
    When: 4:30 p.m. PT Saturday
    Where: Notre Dame Stadium (South Bend, Ind.)
    Watch/listen: NBC/AM 790
    USC update: The Trojans are hoping to return to action after a loss at Washington and a bye week with a healthier roster. QB Kedon Slovis and leading-tackler Talanoa Hufanga have returned to practice after missing the UW game with concussions. Players like WR Amon-Ra St. Brown and RB Vavae Malepeai spent the bye week resting to heal li
  • Santa Anita consensus picks for Sunday, Oct. 6

    Santa Anita consensus picks for Sunday, Oct. 6
    The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Sunday Oct. 6 at Santa Anita.
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  • Another horse dies at Santa Anita, 33rd since December

    Another horse dies at Santa Anita, 33rd since December
    By BETH HARRIS
    ARCADIA, Calif.  — Richard Mandella experienced the highest high and lowest low at Santa Anita on Saturday, with Omaha Beach successfully winning his comeback after a six-month layoff while another of the trainer’s horses died of a suspected heart attack.
    Former Kentucky Derby favorite Omaha Beach rallied to beat 1-5 favorite Shancelot by a head in the $300,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship.
    Hours earlier, Ky. Colonel dropped dead after a jog on the training tra
  • Joe Maddon to interview with Angels this week

    Joe Maddon to interview with Angels this week
    Former Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon is set to interview with the Angels this week, a source confirmed on Sunday, fueling speculation that the pairing of the Angels and Maddon remains on track.
    Maddon, 65, is the only confirmed candidate for the Angels manager job, although general manager Billy Eppler said last week they would conduct a search.
    The Angels fired Brad Ausmus after he led the team to a 72-90 record in his only season at the helm.
    Maddon spent 31 years as a player and a coach in
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  • The DOJ agrees: Calsavers is illegal

    The DOJ agrees: Calsavers is illegal
    Anyone paying attention to California politics knows that our public pension funds are in big trouble. Notwithstanding a vibrant economy, both the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) are tens of billions of dollars in debt.
    Unfunded liability, a fancy name for that debt, is not the only problem with publicly administered pension funds. Malfeasance and poor governance have plagued these funds for decades.
    Given these
  • Centennial Farm marks 30 years at Orange County fairgrounds

    Centennial Farm marks 30 years at Orange County fairgrounds
    More than 100,000 people visit the Centennial Farm at the OC Fair & Event Center annually.
    When the farm opened its school tour schedule for the year on Sept. 4, more than 400 reservations were made the first day and the remaining spots have long since filled up.
    That would likely make happy Jim Bailey, who had a vision for the educational farm at the fairgrounds in the middle of developed Orange County.
    It certainly pleases Evy Young, agricultural education supervisor, who calls Bailey her
  • Can California win the new space race?

    Can California win the new space race?
    California may have gotten its global allure from the Gold Rush and the movies, but it’s planes, missiles and now drones and spaceships that have underpinned the state’s industrial emergence.
    Today, after decades of rapid decline, California’s aerospace employment is growing again, albeit slowly, providing a new chance for the state’s productive economy.
    Space, which provides opportunities ranging from telecommunications to exploration, is clearly the next big thing. Boos
  • No wonder good people don’t run for office in California

    No wonder good people don’t run for office in California
    At the very beginning, I said I was going to make them do this in full view of the public. They’re doing it, and I am making it fully public.
    The California Fair Political Practices Commission is proposing to fine me $12,500 for late filing of campaign finance reports during a 90-day period in 2013, even though the FPPC acknowledged in writing that the campaign “substantially complied” with the law, and even though fines for the identical late filings were already paid to the S
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  • Explosion that injured 5 at Old World Village in Huntington Beach under investigation

    Explosion that injured 5 at Old World Village in Huntington Beach under investigation
    An investigation is underway after five people were injured when a series of electrical vault explosions struck in the midst of the Oktoberfest celebration at Old World Village in Huntington Beach, authorities said Sunday.
    The Saturday night explosions happened when firefighters called to the scene for a reported electrical fire opened a vault door, with the initial explosion splattering heated mineral oil used to cool the transformers – and perhaps igniting subsequent explosions, authorit
  • Beach Boulevard cities will throw block parties to ditch old notions for a day of fun

    Beach Boulevard cities will throw block parties to ditch old notions for a day of fun
    From Huntington’s surf all the way up to landlocked La Habra, it’ll be one big Beach party.
    On Sunday, Nov. 17, bikers and walkers will claim a swath of Beach Boulevard during Meet on Beach, a series of free street fairs in La Habra, Buena Park, Anaheim, Stanton, Garden Grove, Westminster and Huntington Beach.
    The seven cities that the 21-mile thoroughfare ties together constitute the Renew Beach Boulevard Coalition, which aims to shake off old conceptions — vacant lots, seedy
  • As new season of ‘Crime Beat’ nears, here’s a list of true crime podcasts that inspired this season

    As new season of ‘Crime Beat’ nears, here’s a list of true crime podcasts that inspired this season
    A new season of the “Crime Beat” podcast is afoot.
    On Thursday, Oct. 10, the second season of the deep-dive narrative crime series will be available on AppleCoreMedia, iTunes, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts. “Crime Beat,” Season 2 is called “Mom vs. Murderer.”
    In the winter of 1994, 20-year-old Southern California honor student Cathy Torrez was found stabbed to death in the trunk of her car.
    This season of “Crime Beat” will focus on Mar
  • Solving L.A.’s homelessness problem would cost $2.5 billion

    Solving L.A.’s homelessness problem would cost $2.5 billion
    Spend a few hours with a group from the California Association of Realtors on an organized tour of low-income housing in Los Angeles, and you’ll learn a lot — especially if your tour guide is Leonora Camner, managing director of Abundant Housing L.A.
    Using a microphone in our private bus, she began the tour by saying that homelessness in L.A. is a math problem.
    Currently, 500,000 low-income and subsidized housing units are needed to eliminate the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles. E
  • Free-agent freshmen, 6th-grade superstars: Doug McIntyre

    Free-agent freshmen, 6th-grade superstars: Doug McIntyre
    I have seen the future.
    A young man sits at a table before the cameras. His coach sits to his left, his athletic director to his right. His agent stands smiling off to the side. A bank of flagged microphones from ESPN, FOX Sports West and all the local sports talk stations are represented. This isn’t just another free-agent superstar signing on to play in Southern California. This is a 13-year-old future superstar signing a four-year deal worth $10 million to play for fill-in-the-blank Hig
  • A call to action for OC businesses: Lucy Dunn

    A call to action for OC businesses: Lucy Dunn
    Orange County is an economic powerhouse.
    With the recent release of the 2019-20 OC Community Indicators, the facts are in:  3% unemployment — well below state and national levels — 5th most educated county in the US, 2nd largest workforce in California, and 4th largest international population in the nation.  Yet when the perception persists that we’re suburbia, note that net 200,000 commuters travel from all surrounding counties to work here than the other way around
  • Ducks show off resilient play in victory over rival Sharks

    Ducks show off resilient play in victory over rival Sharks
    ANAHEIM — There was a relentless quality to the Ducks’ play Saturday during their 3-1 victory over the rival San Jose Sharks at Honda Center. You could see it when they chased down loose pucks in the corners and at center ice. You could see it as they pressured the Sharks from one end of the rink to the other.
    One sequence summed it all up in one tidy package in the pivotal second period, after the Ducks had given up the tying goal and they could have succumbed to the frustration and
  • Kings drop season opener 6-5 at Edmonton

    Kings drop season opener 6-5 at Edmonton
    EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — James Neal scored twice, Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists and the Edmonton Oilers won their second in a row to start the season, beating the Los Angeles Kings 6-5 in an offensive slugfest Saturday night.
    Zack Kassian, Joakim Nygard and Darnell Nurse also scored for the Oilers. Dustin Brown, Trevor Lewis, Anze Kopitar, Michael Amadio and Drew Doughty countered for the Kings.
    Edmonton tied it 5 minutes into the third when Gaetan Haas banked a pass off the
  • UCLA defense struggles in loss to Jake Luton and Oregon State

    UCLA defense struggles in loss to Jake Luton and Oregon State
    PASADENA >> UCLA backup quarterback Austin Burton was roughed up and sacked by Oregon State, but he did what was asked of him in the 48-31 Pac-12 Conference loss.
    It was the defense that didn’t produce.
    “We’re on to the next one at this point,” Burton said. “I know we have a bye then head into Stanford so it will be good to get some guys healthy that have been injured.”
    It’s the only thing the Bruins can do with key players like Theo Howard (hand),
  • Orange County football: Week 6 receiving leaders

    Orange County football: Week 6 receiving leaders
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowWEEK 6: RECEIVING LEADERS  | Weekly leaders published each Saturday. | Season leaders published each Monday.NAME, SCHOOL
    YDS
    REC.
    TD
    Adetoye, Orange
    210
    5
    4
    Anderson, Fountain Valley
    176
    13
    1
    Schafer, Tesoro
    170
    11
    1
    Arena, Northwood
    164
    8
    2
    Goltz, Newport Harbor
    151
    8

    Humphreys, Corona del Mar
    146
    4
    2
    Schouw, Segerstrom
    146
    3
    2
    Alefosio, Villa Park
    130
    4

    Caine Savage, Western
    125
    12
    1
    Re
  • Orange County football: Week 6 rushing leaders

    Orange County football: Week 6 rushing leaders
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowWEEK 6: RUSHING LEADERS  | Weekly leaders published each Saturday. | Season leaders published each Monday.NAME, SCHOOL
    YDS
    ATT
    TD
    Ramirez, Ocean View
    227
    19
    2
    McCoy, Newport Harbor
    192
    21
    4
    Steward, Brea Olinda
    165
    23
    1
    Hurtado, Cypress
    150
    16
    3
    Galvan, Orange
    147
    6
    2
    Gooding, Esperanza
    143
    36
    1
    Hogan, San Juan Hills
    134
    17
    1
    Wran, Tesoro
    129
    21
    2
    Piazza, Northwood
    127
    7
    2
    Rodriguez, Tustin
    124
    23
    2
    Leig
  • 4 hurt after electrical explosions at Old World Village in Huntington Beach

    4 hurt after electrical explosions at Old World Village in Huntington Beach
    A hazardous materials vehicle at the scene Saturday night after explosions at Old World Village in Huntington Beach. (Photo courtesy LOUDLABS NEWS)
    Emergency crews at the scene Saturday night after explosions at Old World Village in Huntington Beach. (Photo courtesy LOUDLABS NEWS)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsShow Caption of Expand
    Four people were hurt after a series of electrical explosions rocked the Old World Village complex in Huntington Beach on Saturday evening, a fire official sa
  • Lakers and Warriors play first basketball game in newly built Chase Center

    Lakers and Warriors play first basketball game in newly built Chase Center
    SAN FRANCISCO >> The Kerrs had been moved into their new home just two days when the ground shook beneath them.
    It was a small earthquake, a 3.5 magnitude on the Richter scale. It felt to Steve Kerr to be a sort of sign on the day of his team’s first preseason game in their new home.
    “That was like our welcome, I guess,” he said. “Welcome to San Francisco.”
    To be frank, the ground quaking beneath them is one of the more subtle shifts the Warriors have dealt wi
  • Water polo roundup: Huntington Beach outshoots Woodbridge for tournament title

    Water polo roundup: Huntington Beach outshoots Woodbridge for tournament title
    Huntington Beach’s boys water polo team showed its offensive power Saturday night in the finals of the S & R Sport tournament in Irvine.
    The Oilers also showed the Elite 8 tournament playing about 50 miles north at Harvard-Westlake what might have been.
    Sophomore center James Rozolis-Hill scored seven goals and attackers Chase Dodd, Cooper Haddad and Ethan Crooks combined for 10 goals as Huntington Beach beat first-time finalist Woodbridge 21-12 under the lights at the Woollett Aquatic
  • UCLA football attendance struggles continue at Rose Bowl

    UCLA football attendance struggles continue at Rose Bowl
    A Oregon State Beavers fan looks on prior to a NCAA football game between the UCLA Bruins and the Oregon State Beavers at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
    UCLA Bruins fans look on prior to a NCAA football game between the UCLA Bruins and the Oregon State Beavers at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume ins
  • Orange County football: Week 6’s passing leaders

    Orange County football: Week 6’s passing leaders
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowWEEK 6: PASSING LEADERS  | Weekly leaders published each Saturday. | Season leaders published each Monday.
     NAME, SCHOOL
    YDS
    CMP-ATT
    TD
    Garbers, Corona del Mar
    376
    19-25
    6
    Lindgren, Tesoro
    330
    23-42
    1
    Stupin, Villa Park
    318
    15-24

    Pedroza, Orange
    315
    11-12
    4
    Kim, Newport Harbor
    300
    25-33
    1
    Contreras, Segerstrom
    260
    8-11
    3
    Del Toro, Western
    241
    21-26
    4
    Russell, Fountain Valley
    239
    16-27
    1
    Piaz
  • Orange County football: Week 6 passing leaders

    Orange County football: Week 6 passing leaders
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowWEEK 6: PASSING LEADERS  | Weekly leaders published each Saturday. | Season leaders published each Monday.NAME, SCHOOL
    YDS
    CMP-ATT
    TD
    Garbers, Corona del Mar
    376
    19-25
    6
    Lindgren, Tesoro
    330
    23-42
    1
    Stupin, Villa Park
    318
    15-24

    Pedroza, Orange
    315
    11-12
    4
    Kim, Newport Harbor
    300
    25-33
    1
    Contreras, Segerstrom
    260
    8-11
    3
    Del Toro, Western
    241
    21-26
    4
    Russell, Fountain Valley
    239
    16-27
    1
    Piazza, Nor
  • U.S. women’s national hockey team to face rival Canada at Honda Center

    U.S. women’s national hockey team to face rival Canada at Honda Center
    ANAHEIM — The United States women’s national hockey team is coming to Honda Center. The Americans, the reigning Olympic champions, will play host to Canada on Feb. 8, part of the Rivalry Series between the top two national teams in women’s hockey.
    Annie Pankowski, a former Lady Ducks youth player from Laguna Hills, is expected to be among the players on the U.S. Team. She used the Lady Ducks program as a springboard to a standout career at the University of Wisconsin, where she
  • Clippers’ stars getting ready for full-contact fun, working on hitting 3-pointers

    Clippers’ stars getting ready for full-contact fun, working on hitting 3-pointers
    Clippers coach Doc Rivers told reporters on the scene that Kawhi Leonard ran five-on-five drills Saturday, a full participant in practice for the first time in Honolulu, where the team will face the Shanghai Sharks on Sunday (4 p.m. PDT, Prime Ticket).
    Eventually, Paul George will be cleared to join Leonard in the full-contact fun — which will be facilitated, the Clippers hope, by the expanded offensive capabilities of other members of a versatile roster.
    In particular, Ivica Zubac and Mon
  • Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday (10-5-19)

    Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday (10-5-19)
    Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Saturday, Oct. 5.
    GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
    TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS – PHOENIX
    Gold Bracket Championship
    Cathedral Catholic def. Santa Margarita, 25-15, 25-15
    Earlier matches
    Mater Dei def. Santa Margarita, 25-12, 25-16
    Mater Dei def. Hagerty (FL), 22-25, 25-19, 15-11
    Mater Dei def. Hamilton (AZ), 25-15, 23-25, 15-10
    Santa Margarita def. Walton, 25-17, 25-16
    Santa Margarita def. Corona del Sol, 25-18, 25-19
    BOYS WATER POLO
    SOUTH BAY TOURNAMENT
    La Habra
  • Patrons flee Maggiano’s in Costa Mesa as 2 women smash the restaurant with a bat

    Patrons flee Maggiano’s in Costa Mesa as 2 women smash the restaurant with a bat
    Lunch patrons got a scare at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Costa Mesa Saturday after two women rushed into the restaurant and started smashing it with a bat.
    Police were called to the restaurant in the 3300 block of Bristol Street about 1:30 p.m. after the women showed up and began wrecking it.
    The woman were described as swinging wildly. Glass shattered. Patrons fled.
    Robert Christiansen, 58, of Lake Forest was having lunch with his wife, Kim, when they heard the sound of crashing in the bar
  • Who is UCLA starting quarterback Austin Burton?

    Who is UCLA starting quarterback Austin Burton?
    UCLA quarterback Austin Burton (12) runs away from Arizona defensive tackle Finton Connolly for a first down in the second half during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, in Tucson, Ariz. Arizona defeated UCLA 20-17. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
    Austin Burton, with ball, is likely to start at quarterback for UCLA on Saturday night against Oregon State. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsQuarterback Austin Burton #12 of the UC
  • Son of WWII Marine vet walks 150 miles, from Malibu to Coronado, to raise more than $200,000 for Navy SEAL Foundation

    Son of WWII Marine vet walks 150 miles, from Malibu to Coronado, to raise more than $200,000 for Navy SEAL Foundation
    Ted Gallagher is dedicated to helping wounded military veterans.
    So much so that the 57-year-old from the San Francisco Bay Area is walking 150 miles — from Zuma Beach in Malibu to Coronado Island — to raise money for the Navy SEAL Foundation. He plans to end his journey Oct. 19, near Naval Amphibious Base Coronado.
    Ted Gallagher, center, surrounded by his friends from left, Russ Graybehl, Kevin Humann, Mark Brown and Kris Kjellman during a break in his walk on the Veterans Memorial
  • Orange County football standings: Week 6 update

    Orange County football standings: Week 6 update
    The Orange County high school football standings through Friday, Oct. 4.Trinity League
    League
    Overall
    PF
    PA
    JSerra
    1-0
    5-1
    158
    89
    Mater Dei
    1-0
    6-0
    314
    96
    St. John Bosco
    1-0
    6-0
    240
    79
    Servite
    0-1
    4-2
    198
    119
    Santa Margarita
    0-1
    3-3
    111
    105
    Orange Lutheran
    0-1
    3-3
    114
    197
    South Coast League
    League
    Overall
    PF
    PA
    San Clemente
    1-0
    6-1
    201
    123
    Mission Viejo
    1-0
    7-0
    298
    40
    Capistrano Valley
    0-0
    3-3
    163
    156
    El Toro
    0-1
    1-6
    67
    267
    Tesoro
    0-1
    6-1
    275
    94
    Sunset League
    League
    Overall
    PF
    PA
    Corona del Mar
  • Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic bring it indoors to open the fall season

    Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic bring it indoors to open the fall season
    Technically, Thursday’s concert conducted by Gustavo Dudamel opened the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s fall season at Walt Disney Concert Hall. But the lightweight “pops-style” nature of the program felt a lot more like a continuation of summer at the Hollywood Bowl. The only difference was better acoustics and a roof.
    The first piece was even dedicated to those lazy days of summer — Samuel Barber’s childhood reminiscence, “Knoxville: Summer of 1915.”
  • Dodgers’ Dave Roberts says Kenley Jansen might be used in non-save situations

    Dodgers’ Dave Roberts says Kenley Jansen might be used in non-save situations
    LOS ANGELES — After the Dodgers’ workout on Tuesday, Dave Roberts was asked if Kenley Jansen’s season of fickle reliability might prompt him to use someone else to close games at times in the postseason.
    “I don’t see that,” Roberts said then. “I know Kenley is our closer. I don’t see that as an option.
    “He’s done it and I want him to have the ball at the end of the game.”
    Sitting in the dugout before Game 2 of their National Leagu
  • UCLA football live updates vs. Oregon State

    UCLA football live updates vs. Oregon State
    The UCLA Bruins return to the Rose Bowl, after a two-game road trip to open Pac-12 Conference play, to host the Oregon State Beavers.
    Starting quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson has been limited in practice this week after suffering a leg injury against Arizona, but the Bruins are confident redshirt sophomore Austin Burton could be making his first career start.
    Coach Jonathan Smith, the Pasadena native and Glendora High alumnus, leads Oregon State to the Rose Bowl for the first time since 20
  • There was no playing around in this OC playhouse construction competition to support affordable housing

    There was no playing around in this OC playhouse construction competition to support affordable housing
    On Saturday, Oct. 5, the size of one’s house didn’t matter, it was all about how creative the house was.
    To support the mission of Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, professionals from several local companies put their creativity and building skills to work making playhouses for the Building Tomorrow competition.
    After the construction, painting and decorating was done, the playhouses were judged at the end of the one-day competition held at City National Grove of Anaheim. Severa
  • Photos: Here’s what went down at the So Cal Hoedown punkfest in San Pedro

    Photos: Here’s what went down at the So Cal Hoedown punkfest in San Pedro
    The So Cal Hoedown took over the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 5, with a lineup of more than 20 bands on three stages. The third annual event, which for the first time moved from OC to San Pedro brought in punk music bands and fans.(Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
    The So Cal Hoedown took over the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 5, with a lineup of more than 20 bands on three stages. The third annual event, which for the first time moved from OC to San Pedro broug
  • Chargers, familiar with being 0-4, expect Broncos’ best

    Chargers, familiar with being 0-4, expect Broncos’ best
    CARSON — Von Miller casually chewed his healthy meal that consisted of avocados, broccoli and sausages while he waited for the first question from Chargers reporters on a conference call Thursday.
    The Denver Broncos’ star pass rusher was first asked if he’s ever been 0-4 during his nine years with the team. Miller didn’t flinch at the delicate inquiry.
    “This is my first time being 0-4 my entire life,” Miller responded as he continued to chew his food in a nonc
  • Photos: Southeast Asia Day displays diverse array of cultures at Long Beach’s Aquarium of the Pacific

    Photos: Southeast Asia Day displays diverse array of cultures at Long Beach’s Aquarium of the Pacific
    Those who visited the Aquarium of the Pacific on Saturday, Oct. 5, got a whirlwind cultural tour of Southeast Asia — and a chance to explore Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and India.
    It was all part of Southeast Asia Day, the aquarium’s annual celebration of the region.
    Cambodian dancers from the Khmer Arts Academy perform the traditional gold and silver flower dance during the Aquarium of the Pacific’s 15th Annual Southeast Asia Day in Long Beach on Saturday, October 5
  • LAFC aims for MLS records in regular-season finale

    LAFC aims for MLS records in regular-season finale
    Los Angeles Football Club isn’t playing for playoff positioning in its regular-season finale. It’s playing for records and momentum.
    LAFC’s place at the top of the Western Conference is assured, but the team still has plenty to play for against the visiting Colorado Rapids.
    LAFC enters Decision Day within reach of multiple league records that would cement the team’s 2019 regular season as the best in Major League Soccer history.
    “It’s everything that we are fo

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