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• 2ND & PCH is open for business — and Long Beach’s southeastern gateway is officially transformed

  24-10-2019 23:26 via ocregister.com
  
  People walk along the shopping center after the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of 2nd & PCH Shopping Center in Long Beach on Thursday, October 24, 2019. (Photo byAna P. Garcia, Contributing Photographer)
  Councilwoman Suzie Price; Mayor Robert Garcia; John Paul Wardy, President/Co-Founder, CenterCal Properties; and Linda F. Tatum, FAICP, Director of Long Beach Development Services cut the ribbon for the grand opening of 2nd & PCH Shopping Center in Long Beach on Thursday, O
  
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• Park Life: Visiting every Disney and Universal park in a day and facial recognition replacing theme park tickets

  24-10-2019 23:21 via ocregister.com
  
  How is it even possible to visit every Disney and Universal theme park in the U.S. in one day? Will facial recognition technology replace tickets at Universal parks? What’s the least expensive Disney theme park in the world? We’ve got the answers to all your theme park questions in the latest edition of the Park Life newsletter.
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• Kaleidoscope will give out free trick or treat bags at Halloween event

  24-10-2019 23:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Young ghosts and goblins are invited to Kaleidoscope in Mission Viejo for a Haunty Halloween with Jack and Sally, 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. The afternoon of free family fun will take place in Kaleidoscope’s courtyard with balloon art, face painting, seasonal crafts, a DJ who will spin music, and dance performances by costumed characters. Youngsters will also enjoy trick or treating throughout the center, with the first 300 costumed kids receiving free trick or treat bags.
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• Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger a Gold Glove finalist in right field

  24-10-2019 23:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger was named one of three finalists for a Gold Glove Award as a right fielder.
  Bellinger, Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies and Jason Heyward of the Chicago Cubs are the three finalists for the position in the National League.
  Bellinger played three positions for the Dodgers in 2019, starting 102 games in right field, 28 at first base and 21 in center field. He made just two errors in 911 1/3 innings in right field and tied Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge
  
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• Huntington Beach downtown is hosting Halloween Fest on Oct. 31

  24-10-2019 23:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s Note: This event appeared in our Huntington Beach Wave, Irvine World News and Coast Current with an incorrect date.
   
  Downtown Huntington Beach will get a little spooky on Oct. 31.
  The HB Downtown Business Improvement District is hosting Halloween Fest from 4 to 8 p.m. for families. There will be photo stations, creepy critters and kids activities.
  Along with trick or treating there will be a costume contest for dogs at 5:30 p.m. and a contest for kids at 6 p.m. The contests
  
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• Panda Express tests an Asian food favorite, the bao bun, in Pasadena

  24-10-2019 23:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Panda Express is testing a new handheld item at its Innovation Kitchen in Pasadena.
  The Pastrami Bao Bun features a slice of pork belly smoked and seasoned with pastrami spices. It is folded inside a steamed bun with a sweet, savory sauce and cucumber slices.
  It is an adaptation of gua bao, which, according to Adrian Lok, is a favorite on-the-go snack in Taiwan. He is culinary innovation manager for the Rosemead-based chain.
  “It’s something people weren’t really expecting Panda
  
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• ‘This is about greed;’ Newsom blames power shutoffs on utilities

  24-10-2019 22:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Hundreds of thousands of Californians are preparing to evacuate their homes and possibly go without electricty as powerful winds once again blast the state with heat and dry weather, creating an extreme risk of wildfires this week.
  Governor Gavin Newsom said during a news conference Thursday, Oct. 24, in Los Angeles that the state’s three largest power companies were planning possible shutoffs for at least 527,000 customers.
  That’s the most since Pacific Gas & Electric turned off
  
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• Delays in Maggie Haney case by USA Gymnastics have both sides upset

  24-10-2019 22:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Three years after USA Gymnastics received the first complaints of verbal and emotional abuse against U.S. Olympic and national team coach Maggie Haney, the organization said its failure to hold a disciplinary hearing in the case is because of  federal laws governing American Olympic sports, according to USA Gymnastics documents obtained by the Southern California News Group.
  USA Gymnastics officials including general counsel Mark Busby have repeatedly complained that the hearing has been de
  
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• California startups grab 57% of venture funding nationwide

  24-10-2019 22:46 via ocregister.com
  
  The big investors betting on young companies must have missed the chatter about California’s purportedly poor business climate as they continue to pour an outsized share of money into the state’s startups.
  Dow Jones VentureSource reports 548 California companies raised $15.6 billion in venture capital in the third quarter. Yes, that’s down from 645 deals worth $18.4 billion made a year earlier. But it outpaces 2014-18 when California averaged 609 venture capital deals worth $12
  
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• There is a world champion of bacon, and she lives in Altadena

  24-10-2019 22:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Altadena resident Jodi Taffel has been eating a lot of salads this week.
  That’s because she just got back from the World Food Championships, an international competition held last week in Dallas, where she took top honors in the bacon category and a $10,000 prize.
  “The night that I won …. We went out to dinner. I looked at the server and said, ‘I honestly don’t care what you bring as long as there’s no bacon in it at all.’ ”
  Taffel has been a comp
  
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• Universal sets an opening date for new Epic Universe theme park in Florida

  24-10-2019 20:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Universal has set an opening date for a new Florida theme park expected to feature a Mario Kart racing ride, How to Train Your Dragon roller coaster, Universal Monsters show and Fantastic Beasts themed land.
  Universal Orlando announced the Epic Universe theme park will open in 2023.
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• October Disneyland Resort Reporter: Calendar

  24-10-2019 20:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Available for a Limited Time
  • Hyperspace Mountain• Avengers: Damage Control at The VOID in Downtown Disney District• “Happy Haunts Materialize – The Art of Haunted Mansion” at the Disney Gallery
  October 26
  Disneyland Resort participates in the Anaheim Halloween ParadeOctober 31
  Last day to experience Halloween TimeNovember 3
  Last day to experience Dia de los Muertos festivitiesNovember 8
  The holiday season begins at Disneyland Resort
  
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• Map: See where Edison is turning off power or considering it (Oct. 24)

  24-10-2019 20:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California Edison has shut off power to almost 20,000 customers and has 286,000 more in areas where it’s considering cutting power due to weather conditions that are raising the fire danger.
  According to Edison’s website, as of 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, those without electricity include about 7,200 customers in San Bernardino County, almost 1,700 Los Angeles County customers and 133 in Riverside County. (See the full list below the map.)
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• Proposition 13 overhaul is pension bailout in disguise

  24-10-2019 20:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Buoyed by a friendly official title and summary from the attorney general, backers of a new ballot initiative to overhaul Proposition 13 are moving full steam ahead with their plan to eliminate tax protections for certain businesses in order to provide what they say will be “full and fair funding” to local schools.
  Despite Prop. 98 requiring roughly 40 percent of the state’s general fund be dedicated to our public education system—and very generous, additional investments
  
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• News: Hundreds of Plant-Based Dishes Coming to Disneyland Resort, Spring 2020

  24-10-2019 20:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Disneyland Resort guests will be able to choose from hundreds of additional plant-based options in spring 2020. Highlighted by a new plant-based menu icon—a green leaf—all major quick- and table-service restaurants at Disneyland Resort will serve plant-based options. The icon is already starting to appear on Disneyland Resort menus in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
  Disney chefs are always looking for ways to bring more flavor, innovation and creativity to the Disney dining experienc
  
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• Review: Here are 7 new Vietnamese restaurants to try in Little Saigon

  24-10-2019 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County’s Little Saigon isn’t so little anymore. It is a sprawling wonderland of food in Westminster, Fountain Valley and Garden Grove that grows bigger by the minute. You could eat Vietnamese food every day for a year and still not keep up with all the additional restaurants that have opened since I last updated my guide to dining in Little Saigon two years ago. Here are seven new (or newish) places to consider. 
  1. Quán Vịt Vịt Vịt
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• PG&E and California’s state GOP: John Phillips

  24-10-2019 19:56 via ocregister.com
  
  California is the land of invention and innovation. Technology invented and developed right here in the Golden State has changed the way the world functions in many fundamental ways.
  But at the same time, our state government and electric companies are — literally — living in the dark ages.
  Thanks to their gross incompetence, millions of customers have been left with two choices:  having the power cut off, or be burned alive. Even on “Let’s Make a Deal,” Monty
  
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• California’s policies drive up gas prices, but Newsom wants you to look the other way

  24-10-2019 19:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Back in April, Gov. Gavin Newsom asked the California Energy Commission to investigate why California’s gasoline prices are so much higher than the rest of the country. Now that the report is complete, he’d better hope nobody reads it.
  The 10-page report from the CEC found that “in 2018, Californians paid an average of 30 cents more per gallon of gasoline at higher-priced retail outlets such as 76, Chevron and Shell, than the average American paid for gasoline in other states.&
  
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• Yorba Linda measure a rebuke to cronyism

  24-10-2019 19:46 via ocregister.com
  
  In their race to generate revenue, California cities often lavish subsidies on corporations that promise to build projects favored in City Hall.
  It’s a shameful process that has subsided a bit after the state shuttered its 400-plus redevelopment agencies in 2011, but the process continues — and it’s often done with little public discussion.
  So, we’re heartened to see Yorba Linda take a stand against these policies.
  The city recently gave initial approval to a “Fairn
  
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• Can USC earn first road win of the season in Colorado?

  24-10-2019 19:46 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — USC is heading to Colorado on Friday in search of something that’s been elusive for the Trojans this season: a road win.
  USC (4-3, 3-1 in Pac-12) has won all four of its Coliseum games this season, but have had an inverse record on the road. So a game against the last-place team in the Pac-12 South, and one that’s never beaten USC in 13 tries dating to 1927, is just what the doctor ordered for the Trojans.
  It was fairly simple to diagnose what went wrong in the fi
  
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• Pumpkin Splash returns to San Clemente with inflatables, pumpkin decorating and more

  24-10-2019 18:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Kids can dive into fall at San Clemente’s 4th annual Pumpkin Splash on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the Ole Hanson Beach Club. Guests of all ages can swim in the warm-water pool, float with pumpkins and listen to spooky music and play on the giant, inflatable obstacle course.
  Each participant will receive a pumpkin for decorating, while supplies last.
  Entry fee is $2 for all ages. Register online at san-clemente.org. Click on “Calendar” and “Pumpkin Splash.”
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• Master Gardener: How you can have fall foliage in Southern California

  24-10-2019 17:58 via ocregister.com
  
  As an East coast native, it took me a few years to adjust to fall and winter in Southern California. I really missed the spectacular fall colors of New England and Upstate New York. I still can’t get used to seeing Christmas lights on palm trees and cacti. Nothing can compare to the beauty of the first, pure white snow dusting lush pines and barren deciduous trees.
  Of course, I remember having to rake up thousands of leaves, shoveling snow, and wearing a parka to Easter Sunday church servi
  
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• Wildfire breaks out near the 241 Toll Road in Santiago Canyon after suspected drunk driver crashes into power pole

  24-10-2019 16:17 via ocregister.com
  
  A burned car sits on Santiago Canyon Road in Orange after hitting a utility pole and catching the hillside on fire along Santiago Canyon Road near the 241 Toll Road on Thursday morning, October 24, 2019, in Orange. Firefighters work at putting out hotspots at sunrise on a hillside above. Santiago Canyon Road is closed to traffic. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Firefighters work at putting out hotspots at sunrise on a hillside above Santiago Canyon Road after a car hit a u
  
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• 5 new books Disneyland fans might enjoy

  24-10-2019 15:33 via ocregister.com
  
  The most ardent Disney fans don’t just go to the parks, they also read books about them, providing a built-in audience for memories and history behind the scenes. Here are a few recent titles that may interest you.
  “The 55ers: The Pioneers Who Settled Disneyland” by David Koenig. Bonaventure Press. $55. 288 pages.
  ‘The 55ers: The Pioneers Who Settled Disneyland’ by David Koenig. Bonaventure Press. $55. 288 pages.
  Among Disney’s biggest fans, the early people w
  
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• Hello Kitty Cafe entrepreneurs expand the fun with Hot Wheels, Barbie trucks

  24-10-2019 15:30 via ocregister.com
  
  If it weren’t for a trio of Southern California friends, Barbie wouldn’t be packing up her van for a three-year road trip and Hello Kitty wouldn’t be serving fancy cocktails.
  Listen up all ye young entrepreneurs; for this here is a story of perseverance paying off.
  It begins in 2009 when Irvine couple Urania and Charlie Chien went back to Taipei to introduce their toddler Chloe to her grandparents.While there they made a pilgrimage to the Hello Kitty Cafe, because Urania is wha
  
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• Spain exhumes late dictator Gen. Francisco Franco’s remains

  24-10-2019 14:29 via ocregister.com
  
  BY CIARAN GILES
  MADRID — Spain has exhumed the remains of Spanish dictator Gen. Francisco Franco from his grandiose mausoleum outside Madrid so he can be reburied in a small family crypt north of the capital.
  The government-ordered, closed-door operation on Thursday satisfies a decades-old desire of many in Spain who considered the vainglorious mausoleum that Franco built an affront to the tens of thousands who died in Spain’s Civil War and his subsequent regime and to Spain’s
  
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• OCVarsity Student Sections: The ultimate Manny Challenge, and our Top 25 rough draft

  24-10-2019 08:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThis is the biggest Manny Challenge of the year.
  We’re putting all of the Orange County student sections on notice … for the rest of this season!
  We have just five weeks left before we announce the 2019 OCVarsity Football Student Section Rankings.
  So we’ve put together our first rough draft of the O.C. Top 25 — that’s all it is, a rough draft — for all of the sections to s
  
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• Ailing Kurt Suzuki delivers big blast as Nationals take 2-0 World Series lead

  24-10-2019 08:02 via ocregister.com
  
  The Nationals’ Kurt Suzuki celebrates as he heads back to the dugout after hitting a go-ahead solo home run against the Houston Astros during the seventh inning of Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night in Houston. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
  The Nationals’ Kurt Suzuki, a former Cal State Fullerton standout, is congratulated as he returns to the dugout after hitting a go-ahead home run during the seventh inning of Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night in Houst
  
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• 5 California metros top U.S. rankings for longer homeownership

  24-10-2019 07:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Californians have rapidly become the nation’s leaders in long-time homeownership.
  My trusty spreadsheet, filled with Attom’s stats on how long sellers owned their homes, found five California regions had the past decade’s largest increases in length of ownership among the 50 most-populous metropolitan areas.
  Yes, it’s a national trend. The typical U.S. seller in the 12 months ended Sept. 30 owned their home an average 8 years — up 3.6 years in 10 years. There a
  
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• Six indicted in series of holdups at cell phone stores in Long Beach, OC and the Inland Empire

  24-10-2019 07:23 via ocregister.com
  
  RIVERSIDE — One of six men accused of perpetrating a series of takeover robberies targeting mobile phone stores in the Inland Empire, Long Beach and Orange County pleaded not guilty Wednesday to armed robbery and other offenses.
  Anthony Wimbley, 27, of Irvine, was named in a five-count federal indictment, along with relatives Robert Wimbley, 26, of Pomona; and Darron Wimbley, 28, of Fontana; and friends Aaron Tremmell Hardrick, 32, of Fort Worth, Texas; Djovonte Lewis, 22, of Pomona; and E
  
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• 6 indicted in series of holdups at cell phone stores in Long Beach, OC and the Inland Empire

  24-10-2019 07:23 via ocregister.com
  
  RIVERSIDE — One of six men accused of perpetrating a series of takeover robberies targeting mobile phone stores in the Inland Empire, Long Beach and Orange County pleaded not guilty Wednesday to armed robbery and other offenses.
  Anthony Wimbley, 27, of Irvine, was named in a five-count federal indictment, along with relatives Robert Wimbley, 26, of Pomona; and Darron Wimbley, 28, of Fontana; and friends Aaron Tremmell Hardrick, 32, of Fort Worth, Texas; Djovonte Lewis, 22, of Pomona; and E
  
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• Segerstrom football finds inspiration to soar to new heights

  24-10-2019 07:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSANTA ANA — Orange County is used to seeing a high school football team from Santa Ana have a flawless record through eight games.
  Segerstrom, a public school that opened in 2005, is far from the national powerhouse that Mater Dei is, but the Jaguars (8-0, 1-0) are currently one of only six undefeated teams in the county and they are the second-ranked team in CIF-SS Division 10.
  Not bad for a public sch
  
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• Nationals rout Astros to take 2-0 World Series lead

  24-10-2019 06:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg throws to the plate during the first inning of Game 2 of the World Series against the Astros on Wednesday night in Houston. Strasburg pitched six strong innings in a 12-3 victory that gives the Nats a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
  Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander throws against the Washington Nationals during the first inning of Game 2 of the baseball World Series Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in H
  
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• Police arrest 2nd man in weekend shooting in Huntington Beach

  24-10-2019 06:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Police took a second person into custody Wednesday, Oct. 23, in a shooting in Huntington Beach over the weekend that left one person critically injured.
  Casey Ngo, 31, of Midway City, was arrested and booked on suspicion of attempted murder, Huntington Beach Police said in a news release. He and Dennis Dang, 29, of Westminster, are suspected in a shooting that took place near the intersection of Warner Avenue and Magnolia Street.
  There, a passerby spotted a wounded man and called officials at ab
  
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• Cal State San Bernardino will be closed Thursday because of fire threat

  24-10-2019 05:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Cal State San Bernardino’s classes and business operations will be shuttered Thursday, Oct. 24, in anticipation of high winds and a possible Southern California Edison electricity shutoff to reduce the possibility of power lines starting wildfires.
  A high-wind warning was in effect from 5 a.m. Thursday to 2 p.m. Friday, the National Weather Service said. Northeast winds of 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph were forecast for the San Bernardino area. Local gusts to 75 mph were possible th
  
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• Huntley’s Hot List: South Coast League rivalry, Yorba Linda’s Gigliotti and Santiago turn up the heat in Week 9

  24-10-2019 05:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowA look at what’s hot this week in Orange County high school football.
  SOUTH COAST LEAGUE RIVALRY
  One of the most remarkable games of the 2018 season was between San Clemente and Mission Viejo. San Clemente, led by backup quarterback Drayton Joseph, beat Mission Viejo 21-20 en route to the Tritons’ first South Coast League championship since 1999.
  Mission Viejo was untouchable in the South Coast Le
  
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• Mean-spirited messages, but no evidence of bullying found in death of 10-year-old Santa Ana girl

  24-10-2019 05:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Police investigating the suspected suicide of a 10-year-old Santa Ana girl found several mean-spirited posts in a social media group she participated in, but nothing that rose to the level of bullying, officials said Wednesday, Oct. 23.
  Relatives identified Allison Wendel as the Hazard Elementary School student who died in what police called an apparent suicide on Sunday, Oct. 13.The girl’s sister found her body at their home on 1500 block of North Newhope Street.
  Suspicions that the child
  
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• How USC has kept spirits up and performance stable despite myriad of injuries

  24-10-2019 05:13 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — First it was safety Talanoa Hufanga who couldn’t get off the grass. Then running back Stephen Carr hopped off the field on one leg. Then Drake Jackson’s leg buckled as he rushed the quarterback. Then Markese Stepp, then Malik McClain, then his brother, Munir.
  Even in the midst of a 41-14 victory over Arizona, the climbing body count was not lost on the USC players on the sidelines, even those nursing their own injuries.
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• Chargers stumped by league-worst goal-to-go turnovers

  24-10-2019 04:45 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — When there’s nowhere else to go, the Chargers haven’t been able to find the end zone on five particular occasions this season.
  Five costly and memorable occasions.
  No team in the NFL has more turnovers ingoal-to-go situations. Twenty-six teams have none or one goal-to-go turnover, and 17 teams have a clean record. The Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers are tied for second with three goal-to-go turnovers. The undefeated 49ers can afford suc
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Wednesday, Oct. 23

  24-10-2019 04:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Wednesday, Oct. 23.
  BOYS WATER POLO
  EMPIRE LEAGUE
  Pacifica 20, Valencia 7
  Note: Pacifica (25-1, 5-0) wins Empire League title.
  Kennedy 15, Crean Lutheran 10
  ORANGE LEAGUE
  Katella 18, Savanna 9
  Santa Ana Valley 13, Magnolia 10
  TRINITY LEAGUE
  Orange Lutheran 11, JSerra 3
  SURF LEAGUE
  Huntington Beach 10, Laguna Beach 8
  Goals: Haddad (HB) 4. Dodd (HB) 3. Nolan (LB) 3. Kelly (LB) 3.
  Saves: Pyle (HB) 10.
  Newport Harbor 13, Corona del Mar 7
  WAVE LEAGUE
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• CIF-SS girls volleyball playoffs: Thursday’s schedule, Oct. 24

  24-10-2019 03:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe schedule for the Orange County girls volleyball playoff games on Thursday, Oct. 24.
  GIRLS VOLLEYBALLCIF-SS Playoffs
  First round
  Games 6 p.m. unless noted
  DIVISION 1
  Long Beach Poly at Aliso Niguel
  Huntington Beach at Foothill
  Mira Costa at Laguna Beach
  DIVISION 2
  Orange Lutheran at Village Christian
  Edison at Rancho Cucamonga
  Alemany at Lakewood
  Dana Hills at Beckman
  Los Alamitos at Hart
  Trabuco Hills at
  
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• How USC football injury list has continued to grow this season

  24-10-2019 03:58 via ocregister.com
  
  USC’s injury list has grown to absurd proportions this season, and might grow more after the news that cornerback Chris Steele tweaked his knee in practice Wednesday and his status is in question for Friday’s game against Colorado.
  Here’s a look at all the injuries that have befallen USC this season:
  STEPHEN CARR, Junior RB
  Injury: Grade 2 hamstring strain Oct. 19 vs. Arizona
  Outlook: Has not practiced this week, no timetable for his return as freshman Kenan Christon looks
  
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• Huntington Beach confronts ACLU, state in appeals court hearing over rejection of sanctuary law

  24-10-2019 03:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Almost exactly a year after an Orange County Superior Court judge ruled that Huntington Beach can ignore California’s contentious “sanctuary state” law. the case made its way to the 4th District Court of Appeals in Santa Ana on Wednesday, Oct. 23.
  A panel of three judges will now weigh claims made in two separate but similar appeals – submitted by the California Department of Justice and the American Civil Liberties Union. The judges will issue a written opinion within 90
  
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• Soccer star Alex Morgan expecting a baby

  24-10-2019 02:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By The Associated Press
  U.S. national soccer team star Alex Morgan and husband Servando Carrasco are expecting their first child.
  Morgan and Carrasco, who is a midfielder for the LA Galaxy, made the announcement Wednesday on social media.
  They posed with a sign that read: “Adding 1 more to the Fam … April 2020 Baby Girl.”
  Morgan, who was on the U.S. team that won the World Cup this summer in France, added in a Twitter post: “We are already in love and we haven’t ev
  
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• Edison plans for more potential power shutoffs this week ahead of high winds

  24-10-2019 02:29 via ocregister.com
  
  With powerful Santa Ana winds bearing down on Southern California this week, the region’s largest electric utility is considering shutting off the power again in an effort to prevent wildfires.
  This time, far more customers are part of the warnings. A total of 308,046 customers of Southern California Edison were under threat of a possible power shutoff as of Wednesday evening.
  That’s the largest number of customers sent preemptive warnings they could lose power so far this year, and
  
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• Kaiser mental health workers to hold five-day strike in November

  24-10-2019 01:52 via ocregister.com
  
  An estimated 4,000 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers plan to stage a five-day strike beginning Nov. 11 to protest staffing shortages and patient appointments that are sometimes not available for months.
  The employees — comprised of psychologists, social workers, therapists and other healthcare professionals — are represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers. They plan to picket at more than 100 clinics and medical facilities across California.
  Kaiser’s mental h
  
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• Clippers, Patrick Beverley go hard on the boards and it pays off

  24-10-2019 01:52 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Like their neighbors down the hall, the Clippers went into Tuesday’s season opener seeking to downplay its emotional significance. Doc Rivers’ players did, however, peel back the curtain far enough to let the world in on another obvious concern: rebounding.
  The Lakers’ bigs they were up against – 6-foot-10 Anthony Davis, 7-0 JaVale McGee and 6-10 Dwight Howard – present a challenge on the glass for any team, but seemingly especially for a Clipper
  
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• How to get $358 in Yahoo data-breach settlement

  24-10-2019 01:51 via ocregister.com
  
  If you had a Yahoo account between 2012 and 2016, you might be in line to get some extra cash in your wallet.
  As part of a proposal to settle multiple security breaches, Yahoo is offering to set up a $117.5 million fund that would pay up to $358 to anyone who had their accounts hacked between 2013 and 2016. The breaches affected 3 billion Yahoo users who had their names, email accounts and passwords exposed over the three-year period.
  Yahoo set up a website with information for how to file a cla
  
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• Mater Dei’s Bryce Young balanced by faith entering showdown with St. John Bosco

  24-10-2019 01:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSANTA ANA — All eyes in a packed stadium will be on Bryce Young on Friday as he prepares his Mater Dei teammates for their “Monarch March” onto the field for one of the most anticipated high school football games of the regular season.
  But when the pace quickens to a sprint and the players race past Coach Bruce Rollinson, Young will make a quick detour toward the end zone for a pregame ritua
  
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• Cannabis money is coming to Southern California. Here’s how it’ll be spent.

  24-10-2019 01:46 via ocregister.com
  
  In a reparations program unique to the legal marijuana industry, California is starting to distribute millions in tax revenue to cities and organizations that help populations disproportionately hurt by the war on drugs.
  In Southern California, dozens of groups plan to use the money for projects as diverse as helping inmates transition to free life, installing solar panels in poor communities and supporting minority-owned marijuana businesses.
  “We’ve been working on such a slim budge
  
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