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• Boeing to halt production of 737 Max airliner in January

  16-12-2019 23:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Boeing Co. said Monday that it will temporarily stop producing its grounded 737 Max jet starting in January as it struggles to get approval from regulators to put the plane back in the air.
  The Chicago-based company said production would halt at its plant with 12,000 employees in Renton, Washington, near Seattle.
  Boeing said it doesn’t expect any layoffs as a result of the production halt “at this time.” But layoffs could ripple through some of the 900 companies that supply par
  
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• The chronological order of Star Wars in films, TV series and animation

  16-12-2019 23:55 via ocregister.com
  
  A long time ago, in a mixed-up order of films from L.A., the “Star Wars” saga began in 1977 with its fourth episode.
  Since then, the space opera series has manifested itself as a billion-dollar box office franchise with record-breaking TV shows and several animated series.
  Today, we try to restore order, at least chronologically, to the galaxy as Episode 9, “Rise of Skywalker,” is released this month. Spoiler alerts for the old movies, not the newest.
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• Every Star Wars movie, TV series and animation in correct chronological order

  16-12-2019 23:55 via ocregister.com
  
  A long time ago, in a mixed-up order of films from L.A., the “Star Wars” saga began in 1977 with its fourth episode.
  Since then, the space opera series has manifested itself as a billion-dollar box office franchise with record-breaking TV shows and several animated series.
  Today, we try to restore order, at least chronologically, to the galaxy as Episode 9, “Rise of Skywalker,” is released this month. Spoiler alerts for the old movies, not the newest.
  Natalie Portman in S
  
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• There’s more to Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm’s game than scoring goals

  16-12-2019 23:32 via ocregister.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA — Hampus Lindholm sang along as an ABBA tune boomed over the sound system in the visitors’ dressing room Monday at Wells Fargo Center. The Ducks’ traveling playlist is quite a varied one, a reflection of the many personalities on the team’s roster.
  Lindholm, a 25-year-old defenseman, pulled off his gear, unlaced his skates and spoke to a visitor who wanted to know if he was relieved to have scored his first goal of the season, a power-play strike that helped
  
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• Girls basketball notes: New-look Esperanza playing like Orange County’s surprise team

  16-12-2019 23:20 via ocregister.com
  
  If there was an award for Orange County’s most surprising girls basketball team so far this season, Esperanza might be the best pick.
  The Aztecs improved to 9-2 overall by capturing the Spartan Classic on Saturday night at Orangewood Academy. They beat reigning CIF-SS Division 3-AA champion Santiago of Corona 60-46 in the final.
  Esperanza’s success is surprising because Coach Jimmy Valverde graduated four of five starters after last season, including three players who landed on colle
  
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• A holiday cruise through Villa Park

  16-12-2019 22:39 via ocregister.com
  
  The city glowed with holiday cheer on Sunday, Dec. 15, as the annual Villa Park Dryland Boat Parade cruised by.
  As has become the tradition in town, folks decorated their trailered boats and other vehicles with lights and drove through Villa Park’s street. In many cases folks on the sort-of floats tossed treats to the waiving crowds.
  After the evening parade, folks gathered at the city’s Town Centre to celebrate.
  
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• USC guard Chuck O’Bannon enters transfer portal

  16-12-2019 22:06 via ocregister.com
  
  USC guard Chuck O’Bannon has entered the transfer portal, ending his tenure at USC.
  O’Bannon’s departure was confirmed in a tweet by his father, former UCLA standout Charles O’Bannon, in response to an ESPN report.
  “On to bigger and certainly better,” he wrote in the tweet.
  O’Bannon arrived at USC as a McDonald’s All-American from Bishop Gorman High. He played in 14 games as a freshman before redshirting last season with a hand injury.
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• Ex-Ducks’ Corey Perry sells Corona del Mar home for $6.4 million

  16-12-2019 21:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Former Anaheim Ducks player Corey Perry has sold his home in the Corona del Mar community of Shore Cliffs for 6.375 million, down $350,000 from its original asking price.
  The house hit the market in September for $6.725 million.
  Corey Perry has parted with his Corona del Mar home for $6.375 million. (courtesy of Google Earth)
  Perry, who played with the Ducks for the first 14 years of his career and is now a winger for the Dallas Stars, leaves the 5,400-square-foot Cape Cod that property records
  
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• FTC wins $6 million judgment from Laguna Niguel operators of phony Section 8 website

  16-12-2019 21:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Related linksNo voucher, no vacancy, no help: The cruel realities of Section 8 housing in Orange County
  Q&A: How Section 8 works
  Can Southern California build 1.34 million homes in a decade?
  Rising tide of tenants getting 60-day move-out notices in advance of statewide rent cap
  California rent cap bill AB 1482 passes state LegislatureThe Federal Trade Commission has won a $6 million judgment against the operators of a shuttered Southern California rental firm that preyed on low-income tenan
  
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• FTC wins $6 million judgment from Laguna Niguel operators of phony Section 8 rent scam

  16-12-2019 21:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Related linksNo voucher, no vacancy, no help: The cruel realities of Section 8 housing in Orange County
  Q&A: How Section 8 works
  Can Southern California build 1.34 million homes in a decade?
  Rising tide of tenants getting 60-day move-out notices in advance of statewide rent cap
  California rent cap bill AB 1482 passes state LegislatureThe Federal Trade Commission has won a $6 million judgment against the operators of a shuttered Southern California rental firm that preyed on low-income tenan
  
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• FTC wins $6 million judgment from Laguna Niguel operators of online Section 8 rent scam

  16-12-2019 21:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Related linksNo voucher, no vacancy, no help: The cruel realities of Section 8 housing in Orange County
  Q&A: How Section 8 works
  Can Southern California build 1.34 million homes in a decade?
  Rising tide of tenants getting 60-day move-out notices in advance of statewide rent cap
  California rent cap bill AB 1482 passes state LegislatureThe Federal Trade Commission has won a $6 million judgment against the operators of a shuttered Southern California rental firm that preyed on low-income tenan
  
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• Snoopy House is ready for the holidays

  16-12-2019 21:37 via ocregister.com
  
  The iconic red doghouse has opened for visiting, heralding the holidays in Costa Mesa.
  A tradition in the city, the Snoopy House at Costa Mesa City Hall is open through Dec. 22. It offers several scenes featuring Peanuts characters as well as bright shining holiday decorations and train rides.
  Santa is visiting with families each night at 6 p.m. and the display is open to the community until 9 p.m.
  Nick Shallahamer holds up his baby Kinsley during the opening of the Snoopy House holiday display
  
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• Orange County girls basketball top 25 rankings, Dec. 16

  16-12-2019 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowGIRLS BASKETBALL
  ORANGE COUNTY TOP 25
  (Records through Dec. 15)
  1.Mater Dei (10-1): Monarchs captured the Iolani Classic, winning close games with Iolani (60-57) and St. Mary’s of Stockton (74-69) last week.
  2. Rosary (7-4): Royals showed their strengthen last week by defeating Windward (52-49) and falling to Sierra Canyon (69-67) in overtime.
  3. Troy (3-6): Warriors lost to Centennial of Corona 53-49 i
  
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• There’s a new front in the college cheating scandal: Online classes

  16-12-2019 20:53 via ocregister.com
  
  For months, the nationwide college cheating scandal had been about rich parents, including Silicon Valley executives and Hollywood actresses, buying their children’s way into elite universities. This week, there was a twist: A mom charged with buying her son’s way out of a coveted school — with a college degree.
  The case of Newport Beach socialite Karen Littlefair paying $9,000 for a surrogate to complete online courses for her son has exposed another university fraud control w
  
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• How Ambrosia is holding on to yesterday with 5 Southern California shows

  16-12-2019 20:46 via ocregister.com
  
  The heyday for this soft rock band was back in the mid ’70s and early ’80s when a handful of songs hit the Top 40 charts.
  But much like one of those hits, the South Bay-born band Ambrosia is still “Holdin’ On to Yesterday,” as the band continues to tour nearly 50 years after forming.
  The band, which does about 60 or shows per year, comes to the area for five nights starting Dec. 21 in San Juan Capistrano, with other upcoming dates in Pasadena, Montclair, Santa Clari
  
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• So Cal Hoedown announces 2020 date, partial lineup

  16-12-2019 20:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Things are going to be a lot hotter at the So Cal Hoedown in 2020 when the fourth edition of festival returns to San Pedro and it moves from a fall show to a summer jam.
  Tickets are on sale for the Aug. 22 punk and rockabilly-driven hootenanny at the Port of Los Angeles at 3011 Miner St.
  The lineup so far includes fusion ska/funk/punk rockers Fishbone, as well as Black Flag, Long Beach’s TSOL, Riverside’s four-piece punk band Throw Rag, Orange County punk band The Heroes, plus The Un
  
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• Visa warns credit cards at risk of gas-pump hacks

  16-12-2019 20:23 via ocregister.com
  
  If you use a Visa credit card to pay at the pump for gas, take a closer look at the next card statement just in case something appears off.
  Visa has issued a security alert saying groups of hackers have been able to exploit weaknesses in the gas pump point-of-sale systems millions of consumers use every day. Visa said the hackers have used spam-like emails and other methods to get into gas station payment systems where they have installed so-called “scraping” software that can take a
  
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• Supreme Court won’t revive homeless camping ban in Idaho

  16-12-2019 20:21 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will not review an appellate decision that makes it harder for cities to keep homeless people from sleeping on the streets.
  The justices on Monday did not comment as they left in place a ruling that struck down a Boise, Idaho, ordinance. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals applies across several Western states, including California, where cities are struggling with homelessness brought on by rising housing costs and income inequality. Many hav
  
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• Supreme Court won’t revive homeless camping ban across West

  16-12-2019 20:21 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will not review an appellate decision that makes it harder for cities to keep homeless people from sleeping on the streets.
  The justices on Monday did not comment as they left in place a ruling that struck down a Boise, Idaho, ordinance. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals applies across several Western states, including California, where cities are struggling with homelessness brought on by rising housing costs and income inequality. Many hav
  
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• Renovated Woodcrest Park opens to the community

  16-12-2019 20:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Fullerton officials and community activists on Saturday, Dec. 14, welcomed the first major renovation to Woodcrest Park in nearly 20 years.
  The $1.7 million overhaul of the 3-acre park includes many features south Fullerton residents have asked for over the years: Back-to-back half basketball courts, picnic tables and outdoor fitness equipment are among them.
  “The community likes to get together,” Ilse Miranda, a neighborhood leader, said. “The park is like an invitation to hav
  
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• Renovated Woodcrest Park in Fullerton opens to the community

  16-12-2019 20:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Fullerton officials and community activists on Saturday, Dec. 14, welcomed the first major renovation to Woodcrest Park in nearly 20 years.
  The $1.7 million overhaul of the 3-acre park includes many features south Fullerton residents have asked for over the years: Back-to-back half basketball courts, picnic tables and outdoor fitness equipment are among them.
  “The community likes to get together,” Ilse Miranda, a neighborhood leader, said. “The park is like an invitation to hav
  
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• PURPLE & BOLD: With LeBron a constant in the lineup, Lakers are breaking away

  16-12-2019 20:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s note: This is the Dec. 16 edition of the Purple & Bold newsletter. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here.The latest Lakers’ victory was both scrappy and spectacular, and your guy Kyle Goon was there Sunday in Atlanta to chronicle all of it — including, unfortunately, Anthony Davis’s twisted right ankle.
  You probably winced as it happened and maybe again when AD continued to play, a decision that, Kyle wrote:
  … poked at a ques
  
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• 10 things for USC fans to know about Holiday Bowl opponent Iowa

  16-12-2019 19:55 via ocregister.com
  
  There is just over a week left before USC faces Iowa in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego. With the game rapidly approaching, here’s a look at 10 things for Trojan fans to know about the Hawkeyes.
  1. The basics. Iowa went 9-3 this season and 6-3 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes finished 16th in the final College Football Playoff rankings. Iowa played four games against top-25 opponents, going 1-3 with a win over Minnesota and losses to Michigan, Penn State and Wisconsin by a combined 14 points.
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• See photos and go inside South Coast Plaza’s The Hall, the new food hall from Amar Santana

  16-12-2019 18:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Can one Orange County chef create an entire fancy food hall by himself? We’re about to find out when The Hall Global Eatery opens in South Coast Plaza on Jan. 2.
  The ambitious chef is Amar Santana, whose restaurants Vaca and Broadway are among the most coveted reservations in Orange County. This time he and his business partner Ahmed Labbate have carved out a huge space that will incorporate a Mediterranean grill, a patisserie with coffee, paninis, pastries, juices, grab-and-go items and p
  
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• Crews start wrecking Yorba Linda mansion

  16-12-2019 18:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Out with the big, in with the bigger.
  Bulldozers were seen recently reducing the walls of a standout hilltop mansion in Yorba Linda to rubble as a demolition team makes room for a larger estate.
  The nine-bedroom, 19,700-square-foot home was recognizable to 91 freeway commuters with its brilliant white walls and two-story windows.The property, which was completed in 2004 and named Satsang for an Indian philosophy, was purchased earlier this year for $9.8 million by consumer product entrepreneur L
  
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• Bulldozers wreck $9.8 million Yorba Linda mansion visible from 91 Freeway

  16-12-2019 18:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Out with the big, in with the bigger.
  Bulldozers were seen recently reducing the walls of a standout hilltop mansion in Yorba Linda to rubble as a demolition team makes room for a larger estate.
  The nine-bedroom, 19,700-square-foot home was recognizable to 91 freeway commuters with its brilliant white walls and two-story windows.The property, which was completed in 2004 and named Satsang for an Indian philosophy, was purchased earlier this year for $9.8 million by consumer product entrepreneur L
  
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• USC WR Michael Pittman Jr. named to AP All-American second team

  16-12-2019 18:43 via ocregister.com
  
  USC wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr.’s award season run kept going on Monday as he was named to the Associated Press’ All-America second team.
  The senior receiver finished the regular season with 95 receptions for 1,222 yards and 11 touchdowns. He averaged 12.9 yards per catch.
  Pittman, a former Oaks Christian standout, was named a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to college football’s top receiver, though LSU’s Ja’Marr Chase was named the winner.
  
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• Woman dies after getting struck by hit-and-run driver in Westminster

  16-12-2019 18:40 via ocregister.com
  
  A woman died Sunday night in Westminster after getting hit by a car with the driver failing to stay at the scene, police said.
  The woman was found in the street with severe injuries shortly after officers were called at about 6 p.m., Westminster police Sgt. Phuong Pham.
  She was pronounced dead at the scene at Westminster Boulevard and Goldenwest Street.
  “Our officers were quickly able to identify the suspect vehicle and the driver of the hit-and-run collision later in the evening,” P
  
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• Kaiser mental health workers launch five-day, statewide strike

  16-12-2019 18:12 via ocregister.com
  
  An estimated 4,000 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers launched a five-day, statewide strike Monday, Dec. 16 to protest understaffing, crushing caseloads and patient appointments that often aren’t available for months.
  The psychologists, therapists, psychiatric nurses and other healthcare professionals have been working without a contract for more than a year.
  Picket lines are in place at 10 Kaiser facilities, including medical centers in Anaheim, Fontana and Panorama City. The Nationa
  
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• Kaiser mental health workers launch 5-day, statewide strike

  16-12-2019 18:12 via ocregister.com
  
  An estimated 4,000 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers launched a five-day, statewide strike Monday, Dec. 16 to protest understaffing, crushing caseloads and patient appointments that often aren’t available for months.
  The psychologists, therapists, psychiatric nurses and other healthcare professionals have been working without a contract for more than a year.
  Picket lines are in place at 10 Kaiser facilities, including medical centers in Anaheim, Fontana and Panorama City. The Nationa
  
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• Kaiser mental health professionals strike at Southern California clinics and hospitals

  16-12-2019 18:12 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The union representing mental health professionals at Kaiser Permanente facilities in the Southland and across the state plan to hit the picket lines Monday for a five-day strike amid a continued labor standoff.
  The walkout by the National Union of Healthcare Workers, representing roughly 4,000 psychologists, therapists, psychiatric nurses and other healthcare employees, had been planned in November but was delayed out of respect following the death of Kaiser CEO Bernard Tyso
  
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• War in Afghanistan is the crime of the century: Ron Paul

  16-12-2019 17:58 via ocregister.com
  
  “We were devoid of a fundamental understanding of Afghanistan. We didn’t know what we were doing.”
  So said Gen. Douglas Lute, who oversaw the US war on Afghanistan under Presidents Bush and Obama.
  Eighteen years into the longest war in US history, we are finally finding out, thanks to thousands of pages of classified interviews on the war published by the Washington Post last week, that General Lute’s cluelessness was shared by virtually everyone involved in the war.
  What
  
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• Status Update: Broken Yolk Café coming to Buena Park next spring

  16-12-2019 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The San Diego-based breakfast chain The Broken Yolk Café is opening a restaurant next spring in Buena Park.
  The eatery will be just a quick walk across the street from Knott’s Berry Farm, joining a busy intersection at La Palma Avenue and Beach Boulevard.The 6,000-square-foot BYC will include some 300 interior seats, 80 parking spots, and an open-air patio where diners will surely hear the screams of riders aboard Xcelerator and Montezooma’s Revenge.
  The franchisee is Mike DiN
  
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• High winds head to Southern California, but it’s too moist for fire danger

  16-12-2019 17:08 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Strong winds are forecast to whip around Southern California over the next couple of days, and a wind advisory will be in effect until Tuesday night in several areas.
  The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory through 10 p.m. Tuesday for the San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area, Santa Clarita Valley, Los Angeles County Mountains and Inland Orange County areas and forecast northeast winds gusting to 40-60 mph in some of those areas.
  It could
  
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• A Long Beach pilot made history 55 years ago, but she and her beloved plane faded from memory. Until now

  16-12-2019 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Tom Maloney sat in the office of his Laguna Niguel home one day, about five years ago, perusing – through wire-rimmed glasses – a cache of digital newspaper archives.
  Maloney, a retired park ranger, had done this many times before, part of his hobby as an amateur tracker of crashed airplanes. But on this day, he stumbled upon an old Los Angeles Times clipping that told an unfamiliar story.
  It was some 50 years ago. Wintertime. Somewhere along a gas maintenance road in the Mojave Dese
  
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• With St. Joseph looking on, $120 million St. Michael’s Abbey takes shape in Silverado Canyon

  16-12-2019 15:10 via ocregister.com
  
  In 2006, the Norbertine Fathers visited the Holtz Ranch in Silverado Canyon, exploring the site as a campus for their priests and seminarians.
  The fathers didn’t have the money to buy the ranch at the time. But they hid a small statue of St. Joseph in a far corner, hoping for some blessings from above.
  “He always buys things for you,” Father Justin Ramos said of St. Joseph. “He’s been very good at providing.”After more than a decade and more than $120 million
  
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• The wildest House race in America might play out in Southern California

  16-12-2019 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  A former Trump adviser who spent 14 days in prison for lying to the FBI. A bombastic left-wing media icon with a long record of controversial statements. A right-wing activist known for promoting conspiracy theories.
  And they’re just a few of the politicians hoping to win enough votes to represent CA 25, a huge swath of north Los Angeles County that includes Lancaster and Palmdale, in Washington. In all, the special election — which opened only after a sex scandal took down an a
  
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• Bolstering impeachment case, Dems say Trump betrayed nation

  16-12-2019 14:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By LISA MASCARO and JONATHAN LEMIRE
  WASHINGTON — Bolstering its case for impeaching President Donald Trump, a House panel released a lengthy report Monday detailing its rationale for the charges and accusing Trump of betraying the nation for his own political gain.
  Trump faces two articles of impeachment by House Democrats: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. They point to Trump pressuring Ukraine to investigate 2020 political rival Joe Biden while withholding as leverage military
  
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• Bolstering impeachment case, Democrats say President Trump betrayed nation

  16-12-2019 14:18 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Bolstering its case for impeaching President Donald Trump, a House panel released a lengthy report Monday detailing its rationale for the charges and accusing Trump of betraying the nation for his own political gain.
  Trump faces two articles of impeachment by House Democrats: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. They point to Trump pressuring Ukraine to investigate 2020 political rival Joe Biden while withholding as leverage military aid the country relies on to counter
  
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• California’s financially distressed local governments can learn from top performers

  16-12-2019 10:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Years after our country emerged from the Great Recession, several Southern California cities have failed to prepare for the next downturn.
  In October, California State Auditor Elaine Howle published fiscal health scores for 471 California cities. She found that many were ill-prepared to cover rising pension and other post-employment benefit expenses: a condition that would worsen if a new recession depresses tax revenues and decimates pension fund assets.
  The state auditor assigned Compton the l
  
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• State needs a process to decertify bad cops

  16-12-2019 10:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Despite efforts by state Attorney General Xavier Becerra to suppress the information, UC Berkeley’s investigative reporting program, along with this and other newspapers, last month published a blockbuster series about California’s “criminal cops.” It found that 630 police officers were convicted of crimes in the past decade, with at least 80 still on the job.
  Many convictions were for serious crimes, such as domestic violence, DUI, manslaughter, sex offenses wi
  
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• California’s half-a-loaf syndrome

  16-12-2019 10:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Joe Mathews, another guy who makes his living by scribbling about California, penned a very perceptive article recently about the state’s proclivity for not following through on policy pronouncements.
  “California is stuck in the gray zone,” Mathews wrote, referring to “a military term for the space between peace and war…
  “In California today,” he continued, “I think the phrase explains the perilous condition of our communities as the sta
  
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• No. 10 UCLA women’s basketball stayed undefeated, top Pacific

  16-12-2019 06:20 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The tenth-ranked UCLA women started slow but picked up the pace in the second half to remain unbeaten.
  Japreece Dean and Michaela Onyenwere each scored 19 points and Charisma Osborne added 17 to lead the Bruins over Pacific 68-57 on Sunday.
  Onyenwere also had nine rebounds for UCLA (9-0). The trio of Dean, Onyenwere and Osborne also combined to pull down 20 rebounds and convert 16 of 18 free throws.
  Sofie Tryggedsson and Valerie Higgins each had 15 points for the Tigers (6-3)
  
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• Anze Kopitar scores twice to lead Kings past Red Wings

  16-12-2019 06:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jack Campbell (36) is congratulated by center Jeff Carter after defeating the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 in an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
  Los Angeles Kings center Jeff Carter (77) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal against the Detroit Red Wings in the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Kings goaltender J
  
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• Lakers show trust in Anthony Davis playing through ankle soreness

  16-12-2019 05:37 via ocregister.com
  
  ATLANTA — The natural reaction was to wince.
  Anthony Davis landed awkwardly on his right foot, which twisted underneath him. While he’s no stranger to hitting the deck, there were a few terrible seconds for the Lakers when he grabbed his leg while grimacing on his back.
  Eventually, Davis was pulled up, and walked it off, playing the remaining 4:14, but he had a heavy limp for the rest of the game, a 101-96 win over the Atlanta Hawks. Even as he made critical, game-closing plays such
  
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• Chargers QB Philip Rivers hints next two games could be his last

  16-12-2019 05:31 via ocregister.com
  
  CARSON — It was an assumption that quarterback Philip Rivers would be welcomed back with open arms by the Chargers if he decided to return for a 17th NFL season.
  Rivers entered this season without a contract extension, but the awkwardness was brushed aside because of what the Chargers said in the offseason.
  Rivers was a Charger for life, they said. Rivers isn’t going anywhere, they said.
  But maybe that tune has changed as the disappointing 2019 season is nearing its end with two game
  
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• Rams can’t catch a break or a kickoff after Cowboys’ coin-flip mixup

  16-12-2019 05:18 via ocregister.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas — As their confidence waned in the first half Sunday, the Rams were sure of one thing: They’d get the ball to start the second half.
  Then even that went wrong for them.
  In a confusing turn, it appeared the Dallas Cowboys captains had erred after winning the pregame coin flip and said the Cowboys wanted to kick off. The rules call for coin-toss-winning teams that want to start a game on defense to ask to “defer” their choice of whether to kick off or recei
  
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• Menorah lighting in Seal Beach marks Hanukkah with lights, latkes, music

  16-12-2019 04:46 via ocregister.com
  
  With the beach as a backdrop, Chabad of Los Alamitos brought a giant menorah to Seal Beach, where a crowd gathered Sunday night, Dec. 15, to commemorate Hanukkah – the Festival of Lights.
  Jaqueline Bikov, center, and her daughter Sabi, 4, right, of Seal Beach light their candlesduring the Chabad of Los Alamitos annual public menorah lighting at Eisenhower Park in Seal Beach on Sunday, December 15, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Each menorah candle is lit during
  
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• Alexander: Chargers’ debacle does the Rams no favors

  16-12-2019 04:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Chargers’ quarterback Philip Rivers throws under pressure during the Chargers’ 39-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Los Angeles Chargers’ quarterback Philip Rivers on the sidelines during the Chargers’ 39-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County
  
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• Volunteer killed while searching Mt. Baldy for missing Irvine hiker mourned by relatives

  16-12-2019 04:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Relatives mourning the loss of a teacher and volunteer rescue worker who died while searching for a missing Irvine man on Mt. Baldy over the weekend remembered him as an “exceptional human” and a role model in a statement issued Sunday, Dec. 15.
  Tim Staples, 32, was one of 126 people who were out searching Saturday, Dec. 14, in rugged, snow-covered terrain for Sreenivas Mokkapati, a hiker from Irvine who had been missing for six days. The nine-year veteran of the San Bernardino Count
  
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