Anaheim news

• Kings take on Ducks again to start 6-game road trip

  11-12-2019 23:45 via ocregister.com
  
  A long journey will begin with a brief excursion for the Kings, who kick off a six-game road trip Thursday in Anaheim.
  The Kings lost to the Ducks 4-2 at Honda Center on Dec. 2, and now look to even this season’s Freeway Faceoff series. Beginning with the game Thursday, they embark on a stint with eight of nine games on the road as part of a broader stretch where they will travel for 20 of their next 28.
  The Kings have been much more reliable at home, earning 10 of their 12 victories this
  
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• Rents up 5.7% in Los Angeles and Orange counties, biggest hike in 14 years

  11-12-2019 23:32 via ocregister.com
  
  The cost of renting in Los Angeles and Orange counties continued to rise at a 14-year high — increasing at a 5.7% annual rate in November vs. 5% a year earlier, according to a slice of the local Consumer Price Index.
  The last time this measurement by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed a bigger increase in November was 2005. In the Inland Empire, a new CPI showed rents in Riverside and San Bernardino counties are up 4.7%.
  Local rents have risen sharply as the economic recovery from
  
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• California can’t solve homelessness by ignoring mental health: Susan Shelley

  11-12-2019 22:46 via ocregister.com
  
  On Monday, the mayor of Sacramento told an Assembly budget subcommittee that the state should be spending its mental health funds on the state’s homelessness crisis.
  That might not sound like news, but it is. The view that homelessness is connected to mental health issues has not been generally accepted in the polite society of California government officials and the nonprofit executives who hang around with them.
  More typical is this view from Michelle Doty Cabrera, executive director of
  
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• Anaheim’s CWA leaves out non-unionized workers: Kevin Garrett

  11-12-2019 22:41 via ocregister.com
  
  This month, the Anaheim City Council voted to implement a Community Workforce Agreement (CWA), otherwise commonly known as a project labor agreement.
  The city’s stated goal is to hire a local workforce for public projects, including veterans and disadvantaged workers. While this is a worthwhile and important objective, the actual effect of the CWA will prioritize local workers who have joined a union over those who did not.
  To be sure, a worker should have every right to pay for union repr
  
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• Park Life: Is Rise of the Resistance worthy of all the hype? How long will Haunted Mansion be down for rehab?

  11-12-2019 22:35 via ocregister.com
  
  How did Walt Disney Imagineering pull off all the visual illusions in Rise of the Resistance? What work does Disneyland have planned for Haunted Mansion? What surprises are in store for riders on the world’s first Mickey Mouse ride? Find all the answers in the latest edition of the Park Life newsletter.
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• Santa and the missus bring good tidings to Laguna Woods Village

  11-12-2019 21:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Jack Shea, 9, marvels as the snow falls in Southern California during the fourth annual Holiday Festival winter wonderland held at Laguna Woods Village Clubhouse Two on Saturday, December 7, 2019. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
  Guests took pictures with their cell phones at the tree lighting during the fourth annual Holiday Festival winter wonderland held at Laguna Woods Village Clubhouse Two on Saturday, December 7, 2019. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Ph
  
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• Santa and the missis bring good tidings to Laguna Woods Village

  11-12-2019 21:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Jack Shea, 9, marvels as the snow falls in Southern California during the fourth annual Holiday Festival winter wonderland held at Laguna Woods Village Clubhouse Two on Saturday, December 7, 2019. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
  Guests took pictures with their cell phones at the tree lighting during the fourth annual Holiday Festival winter wonderland held at Laguna Woods Village Clubhouse Two on Saturday, December 7, 2019. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Ph
  
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• Los Angeles is giving away free trees to homeowners. Which ones are best for you?

  11-12-2019 21:51 via ocregister.com
  
  The city of Los Angeles has decided to make 90,000 trees available to the public, in a free giveaway, over the next two years.
  Individual homeowners will be eligible for up to seven trees, including trees for that parkway strip between sidewalk and street.  Schools, homeowner associations and businesses can also request trees and anyone who owns property in the city of Los Angeles is eligible to benefit from this program. (Check neighborhoodinfo.lacity.org to see if you are eligible.) For c
  
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• Self-driving truck delivers butter from California to Pennsylvania in 3 days

  11-12-2019 21:20 via ocregister.com
  
  A California startup has completed what appears to be the first commercial freight cross-country trip by an autonomous truck, which finished a 2,800-mile-run from Tulare to Quakertown, Pa., for Land O’Lakes in under three days. The trip was smooth like butter, 40,000 pounds of it.
  Plus.ai, a 3-year-old company in Cupertino, announced the milestone Tuesday. A safety driver was aboard the autonomous semi, ready to take the wheel if needed, along with a safety engineer who observed how
  
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• USC working to improve poor free-throw shooting

  11-12-2019 21:17 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — USC men’s basketball coach Andy Enfield spent an extra 20 minutes after practice Tuesday on the Galen Center court. He spent the time working with forward Isaiah Mobley and guard Elijah Weaver on something seemingly simple, but something that has been vexing for the Trojans as a whole this season.
  Free throws.
  The Trojans are currently ranked 268th in the nation in free-throw percentage at 66.4, dead last in the Pac-12. Through 10 games, USC has missed 78 attempts.
  The
  
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• Corky Carroll: Is new technology good for surfing? It’s debatable

  11-12-2019 21:17 via ocregister.com
  
  It looks like the surfing world is catching up with the age of technology, or maybe it’s the other way around.
  Surfing, and surfboards, have always been based on equipment that was handmade and personally designed by a shaper/designer. Then, not all that long ago really, came molded boards and the “shaping machine.” The shaping machine pretty much does all the work and the shaper just has to finish the board off a little bit. They have board designs that are on computer ch
  
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• CSUF student researchers look to sweet potatoes as natural alternative in fighting aggressive weed

  11-12-2019 21:12 via ocregister.com
  
  This is the third story in an occasional series about how the Fullerton Arboretum, Cal State Fullerton’s U-ACRE program and Monkey Business Cafe in Fullerton are partnering to provide farm-to-table produce and teach research and life skills to CSUF students and youth who have been in the foster care system. This story focuses on how U-ACRE is testing an organic solution to a serious weed problem. 
  If Fullerton Arboretum Director Greg Dyment has a nemesis, it would have to be the purpl
  
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• 18 theater productions to see in Southern California this week, Dec. 13-20

  11-12-2019 20:51 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES COUNTY
  ‘A Christmas Carol’
  Catch Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and, of course, Scrooge in this stage production of the Charles Dickens classic.
  When: Runs Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 13, 8 p.m.; Dec. 14-15, 2 p.m.; Dec. 15, 7 p.m. (See site for more times.)
  Where: A Noise Within, 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena.
  Tickets: $25-$62.
  Information: 626-356-3121, anoisewithin.org.
  ‘A Twisted Christmas Carol’
  The Group Rep presents a new comedy by Phil Olson, a spoof on Charle
  
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• Purple & Bold: Frank Vogel returns to Orlando a winner

  11-12-2019 20:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s note: This is the Wednesday, Dec. 11 version of the Purple & Bold Lakers newsletter. To receive the newsletter in the inbox, sign up here.The day before Frank Vogel was dismissed as head coach by the Orlando Magic, columnist Mike Bianchi had a piece on April 12, 2018, in the Orlando Sentinel that started like this:
  Don’t fret, Frank.Don’t hang your head.It’s not your fault.If Wednesday night, in fact, marked your last game as coach of the Orlando Magic,
  
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• Fed leaves low rates alone and foresees no moves in 2020

  11-12-2019 20:23 via ocregister.com
  
  By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
  The Federal Reserve is leaving its benchmark interest rate alone and signaling that it expects to keep low rates unchanged through next year.
  The Fed’s decision follows three rate cuts earlier this year. It reflects its view that the U.S. economy has so far withstood the U.S.-China trade war and a global slump and remains generally healthy.
  Its benchmark rate — which influences many consumer and business loans — will remain in a low
  
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• Galaxy signs free-agent midfielder Sacha Kljestan

  11-12-2019 20:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Galaxy announced it has signed midfielder Sacha Kljestan, who was a free agent after playing the previous two seasons with Orlando City SC.
  Terms and length of the contract were not released.
  Kljestan, 34, was raised in Huntington Beach, graduated from Huntington Beach High and became the fifth overall pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft by the now-defunct Chivas USA.
  In an Instagram message, Kljestan said: “Thrilled to be joining the Galaxy, the team I supported as a kid. Can’t wait to
  
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• Search for missing Irvine hiker on Mt. Baldy continues with volunteers and helicopters

  11-12-2019 19:45 via ocregister.com
  
  The search for an Irvine man who went missing during a hike on Mt. Baldy resumed Wednesday, with seven search and rescue volunteers taking to the mountain, aided by San Bernardino County sheriff’s helicopters.
  Sreenivas “Sree” Mokkapati, 52, got separated from three other hikers during a trek from Bear Flats at 4,000 feet to the 10,000-foot Mt. Baldy summit on Sunday. He was reported missing the same day.The volunteers on Wednesday were from San Bernardino, San Diego, Orange an
  
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• San Clemente votes to close emergency homeless campsite

  11-12-2019 19:45 via ocregister.com
  
  New tents are placed inside a city designated homeless area on Avineda Vista Hermosa in San Clemente, CA, on Friday, Aug 30, 2019. (File photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  City Council members Kathy Ward, left, and Laura Ferguson chat after the City Council meeting in San Clemente on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsSan Clemente Mayor Dan Bane during the City Council meeting in San Clemente on Tu
  
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• Watchdog: ‘Basic and fundamental errors’ in Russia probe

  11-12-2019 19:40 via ocregister.com
  
  By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO
  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s internal watchdog told Congress on Wednesday that he is concerned that “so many basic and fundamental errors” were made by the FBI as it investigated ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.
  Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee comes two days after the release of a report that identified significant problems with applications to receive and ren
  
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• Man wounded in gang-related Anaheim shooting

  11-12-2019 19:21 via ocregister.com
  
  A man was wounded in what police say appeared to be a gang-related incident early Wednesday, Dec. 11.
  It was about 2 a.m. when authorities were called about shots fire in the area of Balsam Avenue and Curtis Court, according to Anaheim police.
  The man had a gunshot wound to the back. He was taken to a hospital and expected to survive, police said.
  No suspect had been found.
  Related Articles 6 killed in New Jersey gunbattle, including police officer 4 dead, including shooter, at Florida naval bas
  
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• How ‘Consume: Handcrafting L.A. Restaurant Design,’ demonstrates that artistry equals ambience

  11-12-2019 19:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Glaring lights, wobbly chairs and teeny cups that teeter toward the edge of the table, threatening to shatter into a million pieces. Sometimes decor can ruin a fine dining experience because we only notice when it’s all wrong.
  So, where’s the praise for handsomely designed pieces that qualify as works of art?Look for an entire collection at the Craft in America center in Los Angeles. Emily Zaiden, director of the center, has gathered a laser-focused exhibit titled “Consume: Han
  
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• Trial begins for Buena Park councilwoman accused of stealing campaign signs

  11-12-2019 19:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Trial began Tuesday for embattled Buena Park Councilwoman Youngsun “Sunny” Park, who is charged with stealing campaign signs during her successful 2018 electoral campaign.
  That Park and an unidentified man on Oct. 19, 2018, took campaign signs accusing Park of being a “carpetbagger” and placed them in her vehicle was not disputed during the opening of her trial at the Orange County Superior Courthouse in Fullerton.
  Instead, jurors will have to decide whether taking the si
  
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• These are the 12 worst Christmas and holiday songs ever

  11-12-2019 19:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Holiday music is the best … except when it’s the worst.
  There are wonderful holiday songs, of course. Nat King Cole singing “The Christmas Song,” Bing Crosby’s hit with “I’ll Be Home For Christmas (If Only In My Dreams).”  Or maybe something a bit peppier such as Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree,” or Mariah Carey and “All I Want For Christmas Is You.”
  This is not a story about good songs
  
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• Successful Aging: Help! My 88-year-old aunt won’t accept our assistance over the holidays

  11-12-2019 19:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Q. My 88-year-old aunt has hosted holiday dinners for many years. This year, she once again decided to have the family Thanksgiving dinner at her home and as usual was reluctant to accept help. As the date drew closer, we realized she had done nothing to prepare for the dinner and made excuses. Help us understand why she just can’t say, I’m getting older and can’t do as much as I used to? Thank you. S.B.
  Dear S.B.
  Admitting to have less energy, strength and even stability may b
  
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• Disneyland sets opening date for new Magic Happens parade

  11-12-2019 19:10 via ocregister.com
  
  The new daytime parade coming to Disneyland in 2020 will include characters from “Frozen,” “Moana,” “Coco,” “Sleeping Beauty,” “Cinderella,” “Peter Pan,” “Aladdin,” “Pinocchio,” “Princess & the Frog” and “The Sword in the Stone” all lead by a float featuring Mickey Mouse.
  Disneyland will launch the new Magic Happens parade along Main Street U.S.A. on Feb. 28.
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• Virgin to launch new music festival in Los Angeles in June

  11-12-2019 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles has landed another new festival for 2020 and this time, the businessman behind it has owned everything from record labels to airlines.
  In honor of the 50th anniversary of his company, Richard Branson’s international conglomerate the Virgin Group is jumping onto the music festival bandwagon, again, with the new Virgin Fest, scheduled for Banc of California Stadium and Exposition Park in June.
  With the goal of appealing to fans of all kinds of music, the festival will feature thr
  
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• Cal State Fullerton offers massages, puppy therapy to students stressed about finals

  11-12-2019 18:43 via ocregister.com
  
  The all-night studying, caffeine binges and days of heightened stress are about to begin.
  Finals are just around the corner, but help is available to get students successfully through the exams, projects and essays that start next week.
  Hours at Pollak Library and the Titan Student Union will be extended for late-night studies, healthy nighttime snacks will be available and Associated Students Inc. will hold two Study Night 2019 events — one with games to celebrate the end of the semester
  
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• The $23 trillion elephant in the room: John Stossel

  11-12-2019 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Congress and the media obsess endlessly over whether President Donald Trump should be impeached.
  Both ignore $23 trillion of bigger problems.
  That’s how deep in debt the federal government is now, and because they keep spending much more than they could ever hope to collect in taxes, that number will only go up. It’s increasing by $1 trillion a year.
  “Shut up, Stossel,” you say. “You’ve been crying wolf about America’s debt for years, but we’re doi
  
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• 25 New Year’s Eve things to do at Southern California casinos

  11-12-2019 17:58 via ocregister.com
  
  New Year’s Eve will be here before you know it, and if you’re looking for some fun spots to dance, imbibe and welcome in 2020, Southern California casinos are among your options for doing that.
  We’ve rounded up this handy list of 25 different things to do, from entering into free play and cash giveaways to dancing the night away at cool casino lounges.
  Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs
  401 E. Amado Road, Palm Springs. 888-999-1995, aguacalientecasinos.com.
  Outdoor Block Party:
  
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• 25 New Year’s Eve celebration things to do at Southern California casinos

  11-12-2019 17:58 via ocregister.com
  
  New Year’s Eve will be here before you know it, and if you’re looking for some fun spots to dance, imbibe and welcome in 2020, Southern California casinos are among your options for doing that.
  We’ve rounded up this handy list of 25 different things to do, from entering into free play and cash giveaways to dancing the night away at cool casino lounges.
  Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs
  401 E. Amado Road, Palm Springs. 888-999-1995, aguacalientecasinos.com.
  Outdoor Block Party:
  
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• Our coldest season bears unexpected gifts

  11-12-2019 17:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Do you have winter on your holiday gift-giving list? While you may be questioning my reason for asking, I believe every season has its own unique characteristics and gifts. And winter is no exception even though it can bring more challenges than other seasons typically do. For example, just as we reach for heavier clothing such as jackets, gloves and hats, some plants keep their dead leaves for insulation and use excess snow as a blanket to help withstand the cold. Though we may be miserable out
  
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• The 2020 Screen Actors Guild Award nominees offer some surprises

  11-12-2019 16:58 via ocregister.com
  
  By Jake Coyle
  Scarlett Johansson received two individual nominations, “Parasite” scored a best ensemble nod and both “The Irishman” and “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” solidified their Oscar favorite status in nominations announced Wednesday for the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
  The SAG Awards are one of the most closely watched Academy Awards bellwethers because, historically, a best ensemble nomination from the actors is usually a prerequisite fo
  
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• The 2020 Screen Actors Guild Award nominees announced

  11-12-2019 16:58 via ocregister.com
  
  The 2020 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations were announced Wednesday morning, and the films “The Irishman,” “Bombshell” and “Once Upon a Time” in Hollywood” each had four nominations and Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” led the TV pack with four nominations.
  The 26th annual SAG Awards will air live on TNT and TBS on Jan. 19 at 5 p.m. Pacific.
  Here are the nominees:
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  Performance by a male actor in a television movie or m
  
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• Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: It’s holiday party season. I’d rather play with the dog.

  11-12-2019 16:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Some of you might think that an Incredibly Glamorous Celebrity like me goes to a lot of parties, but that’s not the case.
  Yes, it’s true that I am invited to a lot of Incredibly Glamorous Events (the annual Butter Churning Gala come to mind), but I seldom go. And I’m downright allergic to big parties, unless they’re in my honor or I know everyone there. Or there’s an open bar.
  Just kidding, there’s not enough free alcohol in the world to make me enjoy chitchat
  
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• Thunberg ‘a bit surprised’ to be Time ‘Person of the Year’

  11-12-2019 16:17 via ocregister.com
  
  By FRANK JORDANS
  MADRID — Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said she was surprised and honored Wednesday to learn she had been named Time’s youngest “Person of the Year,” saying the accolade deserved to be shared by others in the global movement she helped inspire.
  The 16-year-old Swede has become the face of a new generation of activists, drawing large crowds with her appearances at protests and conferences over the past year and a half. Some have welcomed her acti
  
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• Climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time ‘person of the year’

  11-12-2019 16:17 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK  — Teen activist Greta Thunberg says she was “a bit surprised” to be named Time’s Person of the Year, despite becoming the figurehead of a global youth movement pressing for faster action climate change.
  Leaving a U.N. climate conference in Madrid, Thunberg told The Associated Press on Wednesday that she wanted to dedicate the award to all young activists. She is now planning to head home to Sweden for some rest during the holidays. The 16-year-old said: &ld
  
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• Why the Real Housewives of Orange County showed up at Ernest Hemingway’s house

  11-12-2019 16:05 via ocregister.com
  
  I learned so many things watching “The Real Housewives of Orange County” this week it should be rebroadcast on PBS.
  I learned that:
  — Tamra Judge has apparently never heard of Ernest Hemingway.
  — Shannon Storms Beador’s prayers can be profane.
  — Kelly Dodd has a favorite novel by Hemingway, and it is “For Whom The Bells Toll (sic).”
  — Gina Kirschenheiter is terrified of water that doesn’t come in a glass.
  — Braunwyn Windham-Burke
  
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• Businesses struggle to comply with unclear ADA website requirements

  11-12-2019 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  With a number of new landmark laws going into effect January 1, California’s businesses face heavier burdens than ever before. Businesses, both small and large, are struggling to comply with policies such as the California Consumer Privacy Act and Assembly Bill 5, the codification of the California Supreme Court’s Dynamex decision.
  Yet another issue looming large for business owners is a resurgence of shakedown lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuits –
  
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• Former Santa Ana elementary after-school instructor pleads guilty to molesting 4 girls

  11-12-2019 07:37 via ocregister.com
  
  A 25-year-old after-school instructor pleaded guilty Tuesday, Dec. 10, to molesting four girls in Santa Ana.
  Eddy Bustamante Infante of Santa Ana pleaded guilty to four counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor younger than 14, according to court records. A fifth count of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor younger than 14 and a count of oral copulation or sexual penetration of a child 10 years or younger were dismissed, according to court records.
  Infante is scheduled to be sentenced Feb.
  
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• Tyler Toffoli, Kings beat Rangers to end 4-game losing streak

  11-12-2019 07:25 via ocregister.com
  
  The Rangers’ Tony DeAngelo tries to move the Kings’ Adrian Kempe, right, from the crease during the first period of Tuesday’s game at Staples Center. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
  LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 10: Brendan Lemieux #48 of the New York Rangers moves the puck ahead of Matt Roy #3 of the Los Angeles Kings during the first period at the Staples Center on December 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)SoundThe gal
  
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• VOTE: Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week (Dec. 13)

  11-12-2019 07:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Each week, publications from the The Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) nominate Athletes of the Week for their respective region.
  Each nominee is entered into the overall Southern California Athlete of the Week county-wide vote.
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• VOTE: Southern California Boys Athlete of the Week (Dec. 13)

  11-12-2019 07:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Each week, publications from the The Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) nominate Athletes of the Week for their respective region.
  Each nominee is entered into the overall Southern California Athlete of the Week county-wide vote.
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• Report: Gerrit Cole, Yankees agree to record $324M, 9-year deal

  11-12-2019 06:32 via ocregister.com
  
  In the end, it turns out geography didn’t matter after all.
  Prized free-agent pitcher Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees agreed to a record nine-year, $324 million contract on Tuesday night, ESPN’s Jeff Passan first reported, the perennial contender outlasting both the Angels and Dodgers for the services of the former Orange Lutheran and UCLA star.
  Cole, the runner-up to teammate Justin Verlander for the American League Cy Young Award, was dominant during the regular season and the
  
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• Gerrit Cole, Yankees agree to record 9-year, $324M deal

  11-12-2019 06:32 via ocregister.com
  
  In the end, it turns out geography didn’t matter after all.
  Prized free-agent pitcher Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees agreed to a record nine-year, $324 million contract on Tuesday night, ESPN’s Jeff Passan first reported, the perennial contender outlasting both the Angels and Dodgers for the services of the former Orange Lutheran and UCLA star.
  Cole, the runner-up to teammate Justin Verlander for the American League Cy Young Award, was dominant during the regular season and the
  
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• Gerrit Cole, Yankees agree to record $324M, 9-year deal

  11-12-2019 06:32 via ocregister.com
  
  In the end, it turns out geography didn’t matter after all.
  Prized free-agent pitcher Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees agreed to a record nine-year, $324 million contract on Tuesday night, ESPN’s Jeff Passan first reported, the perennial contender outlasting both the Angels and Dodgers for the services of the former Orange Lutheran and UCLA star.
  Cole, the runner-up to teammate Justin Verlander for the American League Cy Young Award, was dominant during the regular season and the
  
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• Former Brea insurance agent embezzled nearly $600,000 from clients, is sentenced to 6 years in prison

  11-12-2019 06:11 via ocregister.com
  
  A former Brea insurance agent who embezzled almost $600,000 from his clients’ retirement funds pleaded guilty Monday, Dec. 9, to multiple felony charges of theft, fraud and elder abuse.
  Joseph Ramiro Garcia, 37, formerly of Brea, admitted to stealing from 18 victims, including a 91-year-old woman, according court records. He was sentenced to a six-year prison term and ordered to pay $459,721 in restitution, California Department of Insurance officials said in a news release
  From February 2
  
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• Brea Olinda girls basketball finds way to hold off Sonora

  11-12-2019 05:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowBREA — The Brea Olinda girls basketball team has only eight players on its roster and a first-year head coach.
  Seven of the players are either freshmen or sophomores and the lone senior hasn’t played since her freshman season.
  It’s an unusual situation for a program that has won 10 CIF state championships, but even with one player fouling out, the youthful Ladycats gutted out a 55-49 victory
  
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• Max Comtois, Rickard Rakell help Ducks beat Wild in shootout

  11-12-2019 05:19 via ocregister.com
  
  The Ducks’ Carter Rowney, front, and the Minnesota Wild’s Zach Parise go after the puck during the first period of Tuesday’s game in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
  Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson, right, makes the save on a shot by Minnesota Wild’s Zach Parise (11) in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsAnaheim Ducks’ Adam Henrique tips the puck pa
  
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• Dodgers’ Dave Roberts: If reports are true, Astros crossed the line with sign-stealing

  11-12-2019 05:07 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN DIEGO — If reports that the Houston Astros went to extraordinary measures to steal signs during the 2017 postseason are true, “the line was crossed” and the integrity of those games was “absolutely” violated, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
  The Astros are currently under investigation by MLB and their manager, A.J. Hinch, declined to comment when asked about the allegations during Tuesday’s Winter Meetings media sessions. Roberts’ comments were hi
  
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• Anaheim makes proposed Angel Stadium land sale agreement public ahead of Dec. 20 vote

  11-12-2019 03:09 via ocregister.com
  
  About a week and a half ahead of a City Council vote on the deal, Anaheim released a draft of the proposed Angel Stadium sale agreement and a report estimating its economic benefits.
  The agreement released Tuesday, Dec. 10, spells out issues such as when Anaheim would receive deposits on the $325 million sale price, when plans for developing the land are due (no later than summer 2021) and how long the baseball team would be committed to stay (at least 2050, with optional extensions stretching t
  
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