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• Here’s how New Year’s was celebrated around the world

  01-01-2020 23:56 via ocregister.com
  
  The calendar just turns from one day to the next, but Jan. 1, 2020, marks the end of a decade and ushers in a new start.
  Participants react in the water as they take part in the annual New Year’s Day Loony Dook swim, in the Firth of Forth, in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, on Wednesday, Jan.1, 2020. Every year, people brave the River Forth, near the Forth Bridge, on New Year’s Day to see in the New Year and raise money for charity. (Photo by Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)
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• Revelers splash into 2020 in Huntington Beach’s chilly water

  01-01-2020 23:46 via ocregister.com
  
  They came to wash off the old and welcome in the new.
  New Year’s Day revelers jumped into the chilly Pacific Ocean in Huntington Beach on Wednesday, Jan. 1, for the Surf City Splash, a tradition that spans two decades at the Huntington Beach Pier.
  Swimmers charge into the Pacific Ocean on the north side of the pier during the Surf City Splash, the annual New Year’s Day fundraiser for the International Surfing Museum, in Huntington Beach on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (Photo by Kevin Sul
  
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• Five crowd-pleasing floats from Wednesday’s 2020 Rose Parade

  01-01-2020 23:46 via ocregister.com
  
  The 2020 Rose Parade saw 44 floats travel 5.5 miles across Pasadena on Wednesday.
  Many of the floats had corporate and nonprofit sponsors while others were sponsored by Southern California cities, but all brought their own flair to the annual New Year’s Day parade, reflecting varied themes, colors, music and guests riding them.
  Some floats drew bigger reactions than others from people watching in person as well as those commenting via social media.
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• 5 crowd-pleasing floats from the 2020 Rose Parade

  01-01-2020 23:46 via ocregister.com
  
  The 2020 Rose Parade saw 44 floats travel 5.5 miles across Pasadena on Wednesday.
  Many of the floats had corporate and nonprofit sponsors while others were sponsored by Southern California cities, but all brought their own flair to the annual New Year’s Day parade, reflecting varied themes, colors, music and guests riding them.
  Some floats drew bigger reactions than others from people watching in person as well as those commenting via social media.
  Based on our wholly unscientific process,
  
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• NBA, Clippers express condolences after David Stern’s death

  01-01-2020 23:44 via ocregister.com
  
  The NBA’s response to the death of David Stern, the NBA’s longest-serving commissioner who oversaw the league’s growth into a global powerhouse, on Wednesday was swift and heartfelt, with public reaction including those with ties to the Clippers.
  “RIP DAVID STERN,” tweeted Clippers guard Patrick Beverley.
  The team also released a statement on Twitter: “The L.A. Clippers and #ClipperNation are saddened by the loss of David Stern, whose vision and leadership ove
  
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• Why the Ducks’ youth movement could be costing them victories

  01-01-2020 23:42 via ocregister.com
  
  The game plan for 2019-20 was simple, but no one in the Ducks’ executive suite expected it to be easy. General manager Bob Murray knew when he set it in motion that there would be tough times, followed by moments when he needed to be talked “off the ledge” as he put it recently.
  This is one of those moments.
  Or it would be if Murray weren’t attending the world junior championships in the Czech Republic, cheered by the exploits of top draft pick Trevor Zegras, who had nine
  
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• The top five moments from the 2020 Rose Parade

  01-01-2020 23:39 via ocregister.com
  
  With 44 floats, 20 marching bands and 17 equestrian groups, the 2020 Rose Parade offered something for everyone to enjoy Wednesday.
  The parade was filled with its usual pageantry and history on a sunny, warm New Year’s Day.
  But some moments stood out more than others, gauged both by the reactions from spectators along the parade route and as expressed via social media.
  Here are the top five moments from the 2020 Rose Parade:
  Grand Marshal Rita Moreno
  It’s safe to say that fans loved
  
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• The top 5 moments from the 2020 Rose Parade

  01-01-2020 23:39 via ocregister.com
  
  With 44 floats, 20 marching bands and 17 equestrian groups, the 2020 Rose Parade offered something for everyone to enjoy Wednesday.
  The parade was filled with its usual pageantry and history on a sunny, warm New Year’s Day.
  But some moments stood out more than others, gauged both by the reactions from spectators along the parade route and as expressed via social media.
  Here are the top five moments from the 2020 Rose Parade:
  Grand Marshal Rita Moreno
  It’s safe to say that fans loved
  
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• Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor now fourth on FBS all-time career rushing list

  01-01-2020 23:32 via ocregister.com
  
  PASADENA >> Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor is now fourth on the FBS all-time career rushing list after a four-yard run in the first quarter against Oregon in the Rose Bowl Game on Jan. 1, 2020.
  Taylor is this season’s Doak Walker Award winner and entered game as the nation’s leading scorer with 26 touchdowns.
  Taylor, who is the first player to rush for 6,000 total yards in three seasons, needed three-yards to move to fourth on the list. He needs 200 to move into third.
  
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• After investigation and the resulting strategy, Rose Parade 2020 escaped last year’s fate

  01-01-2020 23:26 via ocregister.com
  
  It was a Rose Parade that went off without a major hitch.  No float fires. No disappointed parade entry organizers. No premature end. No need for follow-up investigations. No drama — other than than the content that was choreographed.
  In the spirit of the parade’s theme this year (“The Power of Hope”), organizers’ best hopes were realized.
  After more than six months of reviewing and training, it was a “terrific day,” said David Eads, CEO of the Pasa
  
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• Rose Parade 2020: Hope, history, diversity and a welcome return to normal

  01-01-2020 23:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Bannered under the theme “The Power of Hope,” the 2020 Rose Parade took flight on Wednesday, Jan. 1, helmed by its first Latina president and three Latina grand marshals, honoring 100 years of the right to vote for women and christened by a flyover by a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber piloted for the first time by a woman.
  The parade enjoyed a welcome return to its usual carefree tone after the chaos of last year’s float fire puzzled paradegoers, left a handful of entries off the liv
  
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• Former NBA commissioner David Stern dies at 77

  01-01-2020 22:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By BRIAN MAHONEY
  NEW YORK (AP) — David Stern, the basketball-loving lawyer who took the NBA around the world during 30 years as its longest-serving commissioner and oversaw its growth into a global powerhouse, died Wednesday. He was 77.
  Stern suffered a brain hemorrhage on Dec. 12 and underwent emergency surgery. The league said he died with his wife, Dianne, and their family at his bedside.
  Stern had been involved with the NBA for nearly two decades before he became its fourth commissione
  
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• UCLA men’s basketball opens Pac-12 play following disappointing nonconference performance

  01-01-2020 22:47 via ocregister.com
  
  With heavy heads and their backs turned, the Bruins walked away from the court and into the locker room. A sign of utter disappointment and slight humiliation.
  Meanwhile, Cal State Fullerton — a team that hadn’t won a game in seven contests and hadn’t defeated a Power Five team in eight years — was jumping, high-fiving and celebrating on the Nell and John Wooden Court at Pauley Pavilion.
  UCLA was not supposed to lose its final nonconference game. It was supposed to be a c
  
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• Clippers’ Derrick Walton Jr. making the most of his opportunity

  01-01-2020 22:27 via ocregister.com
  
  No Patrick Beverley. No Lou Williams. No Terance Mann.
  Yes, Derrick Walton Jr.
  The 6-foot point guard from Michigan — via the Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, Lithuanian club Zalgiris Kaunas and Germany’s Alba Berlin — finished 2019 by further ingratiating himself with Clippers’ fandom and his teammates alike.
  Walton, 24, chalked up a career-high 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting to buoy the short-handed Clippers on Tuesday in a convincing 105-87 victory over the Sacramento Kings.
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• UCLA football TE Devin Asiasi declares for NFL draft, foregoes senior season

  01-01-2020 22:21 via ocregister.com
  
  On the first day of the new decade, UCLA tight end Devin Asiasi officially declared for the 2020 NFL Draft, choosing to forgo his senior season in Westwood.
  “This decision was not easy because while it has been a dream to play in the NFL, leaving the Bruin family behind made the decision difficult, but I am excited for this next step in my life,” wrote Asiasi on Twitter Wednesday morning.It’s been real UCLA, thank you#BRUIN4LIFE pic.twitter.com/60zM3j3NYE
  — Devin Asiasi &
  
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• Rose Parade proves to be a Rita Moreno lovefest all the way down Colorado Boulevard

  01-01-2020 22:01 via ocregister.com
  
  You just can’t help it. You root for Rita Moreno.
  There she was in the chill of Wednesday morning — New Year’s Day — in a driveway in front of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses House, being wisked into an open-air vintage car that was about to drive really slowly for the next 5.5 miles.
  It was a jewel of a moment, a kind of culmination of more than six decades in the spotlight. An Academy Award, a Tony Award, two Emmy Awards. And now, Grand Marshal of the 131st Tournament
  
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• 3.3 earthquake strikes near Anaheim on New Year’s Day

  01-01-2020 21:39 via ocregister.com
  
  An magnitude 3.3 earthquake hit about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, roughly 1 mile from Anaheim and about 9 miles east of Orange, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
  There were no reports of injuries or damage. The depth of the quake was measured at 6 miles.
  It was the second earthquake in the past few days that measured over 3.0 in Orange County.
  Related Articles 3.3 magnitude quake shakes Brea 3.2 magnitude earthquake centered near Brea felt in region; no damage reported
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• Hoornstra: Baseball in the 2010s, according to Google

  01-01-2020 21:10 via ocregister.com
  
  My curiosity for baseball guides this column every week, for better or worse. Your curiosity for baseball appears to me as a mirage, changing its shape and form on a moment’s notice. Over a decade those moments can add up. What guided fans’ curiosity in the 2010s?
  To answer that question, I turned to Google. The 2010s were the first decade in which our inquisitive nature coalesced around a single online search engine. Search trends shifted with each new year. I used Google’s Tr
  
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• Why you may see a future star at these upcoming comedy shows

  01-01-2020 20:48 via ocregister.com
  
  It may look easy, but being a comedian takes hard work, dedication and training. And comedy schools like The Groundlings Theatre, The Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade are pretty much the Ivy League when it comes to comedy.
  Famous comedians have sharpened their funny bones at these places so you never know what future star you’ll see on stage when attending one of their shows.
  Here are a few upcoming shows at these three famous comedy schools to start your new year with a laugh.
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• 500 nude sunbathers to take over water park for weekend

  01-01-2020 20:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Nearly 500 nude sunbathers will need nothing more than a towel and a smile to take part in a three-day, two-night nudist party celebrating “clothes freedom” at a United Kingdom water park.
  A United Kingdom nudist group will take over the Alton Towers indoor water park for a private weekend of swimming and socializing in late November 2020.
  ​”Nudity is permitted 24/7 giving you two nights of clothes freedom,” boasts the British Naturism website.
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• 500 nude sunbathers to take over UK water park for weekend

  01-01-2020 20:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Nearly 500 nude sunbathers will need nothing more than a towel and a smile to take part in a three-day, two-night nudist party celebrating “clothes freedom” at a United Kingdom water park.
  A United Kingdom nudist group will take over the Alton Towers indoor water park for a private weekend of swimming and socializing in late November 2020.
  ​”Nudity is permitted 24/7 giving you two nights of clothes freedom,” boasts the British Naturism website.
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• Successful Aging: Greedy? No, facts show the older generation keeps on giving

  01-01-2020 20:05 via ocregister.com
  
  I recently saw the term “greedy geezer” used to refer to seniors. I am 69 years old and found the term quite offensive. I always thought of my generation as givers. Am I correct that this is still true? 
  Dear S.N.
  You are correct; older adults indeed are contributors.
  The term you referred to, “greedy geezer, is highly offensive whether written or spoken. Here’s a little history. In 1988, the New Republic magazine featured an infamous cover story with that title. The
  
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• Los Lobos and a flying football wrap up a mild Rose Parade

  01-01-2020 19:28 via ocregister.com
  
  And just like that, Wednesday’s 131st Tournament of Roses Parade concluded without any mishaps like last year’s float fire.
  The closing show titled “Where Flowers and Football Meet!” featured a performance from Los Lobos and American Idol alumn Alejandro Aranda, also known as Scarypoolparty.Related: Twitter reacts to Rose Parade Opening Spectacular featuring Ally Brooke Before the closing show, the broadcast included a hand-off to Wednesday afternoon’s Rose Bow
  
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• Santa Anita consensus picks for Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020

  01-01-2020 19:17 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 for racing at Santa Anita.
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• USC men’s basketball riding hot streak into Pac-12 play

  01-01-2020 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — As the calendar turned from one decade to the next, college basketball season turned from the preseason to conference play.
  The USC men are done with nonconference opponents. On Thursday, the Trojans face Washington State in their Pac-12 opener before completing the two-game trip to the Evergreen State with a Sunday night game at Washington.
  The Trojans enter on a five-game winning streak to cap an 11-2 start. During the winning streak, USC picked up wins over Harvard, TCU an
  
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• Rose Parade ‘Frozen’ half-time show receives some icy reactions on Twitter

  01-01-2020 18:34 via ocregister.com
  
  The 131st Tournament of Roses Parade debuted the first-ever “halftime show,” featuring a beloved Disney movie and Broadway musical on New Years Day.Related: ‘Rita Moreno is an absolute treasure’ and others show love for Rose Parade Grand MarshalThe New Year’s day celebration‘s mid-parade performance of a live-action rendition of songs from “Frozen” received, well, some cold reactions from people on social media.
  It was performed by players from the
  
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• Man found shot, bleeding in Lake Forest alley, dies at hospital

  01-01-2020 18:12 via ocregister.com
  
  A man about 20 years old died from gunshot wounds early Wednesday, Jan. 1, in Lake Forest, Orange County Sheriff’s Department officials said.
  Authorities are investigating the case as a homicide.
  Deputies responded to reports of a man bleeding in an alley in a residential area near 2nd Street and Village Drive, a Sheriff’s news release states. Deputies found the man, who not breathing, with a gunshot wound. They tried to resuscitate him and took him to a hospital, where he was pronou
  
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• Man found bleeding in Lake Forest alley, dies at hospital

  01-01-2020 18:12 via ocregister.com
  
  A man about 20 years old died from gunshot wounds early Wednesday, Jan. 1, in Lake Forest, Orange County Sheriff’s Department officials said.
  Authorities are investigating the case as a homicide.
  Deputies responded to reports of a man bleeding in an alley in a residential area near 2nd Street and Village Drive, a Sheriff’s news release states. Deputies found the man, who not breathing, with a gunshot wound. They tried to resuscitate him and took him to a hospital, where he was pronou
  
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• ‘Rita Moreno is an absolute treasure’ and others show love for Rose Parade Grand Marshal

  01-01-2020 17:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Happy New Year! As the 131st Tournament of Roses Parade gets rolling Wednesday morning, one of the three women serving as the parade’s grand marshals truly stood out.
  It’s show-business legend Rita Moreno.Related: Rose Parade grand marshal Rita Moreno talks New Year’s Day outfit and ‘West Side Story’ remakeThe 88-year-old co-marshal joined actress Gina Torres and Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez as they drove down Colorado Boulevard.
  People on Twitter were inspired
  
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• Twitter reacts to Rose Parade Opening Spectacular featuring Ally Brooke

  01-01-2020 17:23 via ocregister.com
  
  The 131st Tournament of Roses Parade kicked off the Wednesday morning parade with an original choreographed song, “Reach for the Stars” sung by Ally Brooke and accompanied by Farruko and the Chino Hills High School Drumline.
  The performance was complete with brightly costumed dancers and hot cars. The song was produced by Emilio Estefan Jr.Related: Live coverage of the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena on New Year’s DayPeople took to social media to react to the opening number.
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• 5 big events coming to the Queen Mary in 2020 beyond music festivals

  01-01-2020 16:43 via ocregister.com
  
  In the past couple of years the Queen Mary has become quite a busy music festival venue thanks to various events organized by Goldenvoice, the music giant that has brought multi-act concerts like Once Upon a Time in the LBC and One Love Cali Reggae Fest to the ship’s adjacent events park.
  But the Queen Mary isn’t all about music since the ship is also busy with other events besides big music festivals.
  So to help you check out what else the Queen Mary will have to offer in 2020, here
  
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• The awards are in! Here are the judges’ best floats at the 2020 Rose Parade

  01-01-2020 16:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Hours before they would roll down Colorado Boulevard, the Tournament of Roses announced the 24 award-winning floats in the 2020 Rose Parade. Out of more than 40 floats in this year’s parade, the 2020 Sweepstakes Trophy — given to the most beautiful entry — was awarded to the UPS Store for its “Stories Change Our World” float.
  It was created by Irwindale-based Fiesta Parade Floats, which has created dozens, if not hundreds, of floats over the years for the parade.
  In
  
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• Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: My housekeeper is worth more to me than gold

  01-01-2020 16:17 via ocregister.com
  
  This is without a doubt my favorite day that rolls around every two weeks, and I’m not talking about payday (though that’s up there pretty high as well.) Today is the day that my housekeeper comes to rescue me from my own sloth, and I never get tired of it, or bored by repetition, even though it occurs every two weeks. (I’m calling her Ronda but that’s not her real name.) Author Erma Bombeck once said that cleaning your house while the kids were still growing is like swee
  
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• How many Rose Parade spectators were arrested for drunken behavior?

  01-01-2020 16:16 via ocregister.com
  
  The numbers  of arrests  for drunken behavior used to be in the 100s for spectators waiting overnight for Pasadena’s Rose Parade to begin.
  But no more, Lt. Pete Hettema of the Pasadena Police Department said  early Wednesday .
  Last year, only seven were arrested and this year, the number is down to three, Hettema said.
  “We’ve seen a substantial decrease in the numbers of people who stay on the parade route,” he said. “I don’t think they party as
  
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• Diocese of Orange healing and thriving here at 2020

  01-01-2020 15:55 via ocregister.com
  
  January 1 represents a new beginning, marked by hope and promise for the year ahead.  The new year is a time for goal-setting and resolutions.  It is a time for us to reflect upon our past with the spirit of heart and mind to make positive change in our own lives and for the benefit of others.  We seek strength and wisdom to fortify us to be better and truer to the best versions of ourselves, and we seek courage to help us overcome our challenges.
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ora
  
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• On a brrrrr-acing but not unbearable morning, Rose Parade fans bundle up on Colorado Boulevard

  01-01-2020 15:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Lauren, Melody and Michelle Bender from Yucaipa bundle up to keep warm on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena awaiting the Rose Parade on Wednesday, Jan. 1. Photo: Tom Bray, SCNG
  Rose Parade-goers wrapped in multiple layers of outwear huddled together on Colorado Boulevard on Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, encountering a chilly but not unbearable morning in Pasadena.
  A propane heat lamp keeps the Bender family warm on Colorado Boulevard early Wednesday, Jan. 1 in Pasadena. Photo: Tom Brag, SCNG
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• On a brrrrr-acing but not unbearable morning, Rose Parade fans bundle up Colorado Boulevard

  01-01-2020 15:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Lauren, Melody and Michelle Bender from Yucaipa bundle up to keep warm on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena awaiting the Rose Parade on Wednesday, Jan. 1. Photo: Tom Bray, SCNG
  Rose Parade-goers wrapped in multiple layers of outwear huddled together on Colorado Boulevard on Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, encountering a chilly but not unbearable morning in Pasadena.
  A propane heat lamp keeps the Bender family warm on Colorado Boulevard early Wednesday, Jan. 1 in Pasadena. Photo: Tom Brag, SCNG
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• Live coverage of the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena on New Year’s Day

  01-01-2020 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Happy New Year!
  Today’s 131st Tournament of Roses Parade steps off at 8 a.m. If you’re one of the 700,000 people who plan to watch the parade either along the route in Pasadena or one of the 37 million viewers tuning in from the comfort of your couch, we’re here to help you make the most of it.
  Our team of reporters, photographers and editors will be covering the Rose Parade live and you can follow along with all the latest news below:        
  
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• January could be a busy month for the tax hikers in Sacramento

  01-01-2020 09:52 via ocregister.com
  
  The state Legislature returns to work on Jan. 6, and taxpayers should be on their guard as lawmakers consider new laws that would grease the skids for even more tax increases.
  One especially concerning threat is Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1, which was defeated on the floor of the Assembly in August but is eligible for reconsideration. ACA1 would make it easier to pass local tax increases for infrastructure or affordable housing. Currently, under Proposition 13, those taxes require the app
  
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• The integrity of our elections should be a priority. Why isn’t it?

  01-01-2020 09:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Is an effort to ensure election integrity a legitimate function of government, or is it voter suppression?
  In Georgia, state officials dropped 100,000 inactive voters from the voter rolls, and a federal judge just declined to order the state to put them back.
  Federal law requires states to maintain accurate and current voter rolls. It’s part of the law that created “motor voter.” Along with the new mandate for enabling voter registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles and
  
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• Hey big spender, spend a little time…in reality: John Phillips

  01-01-2020 09:46 via ocregister.com
  
  In politics, the conventional wisdom is the candidate who spends the most money usually wins the election.
  If you don’t believe me, just ask governors Al Checchi and Meg Whitman, and Sen. Carly Fiorina.
  Oh, wait.  Maybe it doesn’t always work out that way, after all.
  In the 2020 Democratic presidential primary two candidates are certainly acting as if they can buy the nomination: former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and enviro-sugar-daddy Tom Steyer.
  And they aren’
  
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• Resolutions for a new decade: 12 trends to watch, or ignore

  01-01-2020 09:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Somehow, 2020 is the start of my *sixth decade as a journalist.
  Not sure if that makes me “grizzled” or “old-fashioned” or simply a “dinosaur,” but the calendar’s yardstick got me thinking: How does one keep their professional edge in an age where useful news gets lost in a nasty mixture of low-value, anger-inducing noise.
  It’s an era when a brief financial swing or a single corporate move or one freshly minted data point can be blown up into an on
  
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• Kings ride power play, 4-goal first period past Flyers

  01-01-2020 06:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Philadelphia Flyers’ Claude Giroux, right, tries to shoot past Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
  Philadelphia Flyers’ Joel Farabee, left, pushes Los Angeles Kings’ Michael Amadio against the boards during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos
  
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• VOTE: Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week (Jan. 3)

  01-01-2020 04:14 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 (Jan. 3)

  01-01-2020 04:14 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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• Police union donates a new bike and helmet to a cyclist after he is robbed in Seal Beach

  01-01-2020 04:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Earlier this month a Seal Beach cyclist was pushed into traffic while a suspect snatched his bike and rode away.
  That same day, after Seal Beach police officers arrested the suspect, the officers bought the robbery victim a new bike and helmet, authorities announced Tuesday.
  While the victim was not injured, his bike and helmet were both damaged. The Seal Beach Police Officers’ Association donated the money to buy the new equipment, using a fund made up of officers’ union dues, said
  
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• For Rams GM Les Snead, Todd Gurley’s decline is biggest problem to tackle

  01-01-2020 03:35 via ocregister.com
  
  THOUSAND OAKS — Rams general manager Les Snead’s offseason challenges begin with the question of what to do about Todd Gurley and a ground game that went from one of the NFL’s best to one of its worst in just a year.
  It’s a challenge that Snead did little to minimize Tuesday, in an hour-long talk with Rams beat writers, after he was asked if Gurley is the same running back he was when he was the NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2017 and helped L.A. reach the Super Bowl
  
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• Rose Parade 2020 floats inch along on annual trek to Pasadena from Irwindale

  01-01-2020 03:03 via ocregister.com
  
  If you thought the Rose Parade begins on Jan. 1, think again.
  It actually starts the day before, about 15 miles east of Pasadena, in a place called Irwindale.
  Yes. In the land of the Irwindale Speedway, a Miller Beer plant, and the maker of Sriracha — population 1,461 — such streets as Irwindale Avenue and Arrow Highway were lined with float fans late Tuesday, New Year’s Eve. It was like their own private Rose Parade.
  “Fish sandwhich, please! Extra tartar,” a family
  
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• Like a slow – but stunning – Indy 500, Rose Parade 2020 floats inch along on annual trek to Pasadena from Irwindale

  01-01-2020 03:03 via ocregister.com
  
  If you thought the Rose Parade begins on Jan. 1, think again.
  It actually starts the day before, about 15 miles east of Pasadena, in a place called Irwindale.
  Yes. In the land of the Irwindale Speedway, a Miller Beer plant, and the maker of Sriracha — population 1,461 — such streets as Irwindale Avenue and Arrow Highway were lined with float fans late Tuesday, New Year’s Eve. It was like their own private Rose Parade.
  “Fish sandwhich, please! Extra tartar,” a family
  
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• LeBron James, Lakers ring in 2020 after strong start to season

  01-01-2020 02:51 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — To welcome in the next decade, the Lakers shed their purple and gold for a night, opting for black-tie suits instead.
  They were all over each other’s social media feeds, dancing and smoking cigars on Monday night as LeBron James celebrated his 35th birthday.
  Because the Lakers play the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night, New Year’s Eve celebrations are expected to be significantly toned down. James said he only decided three days before the big night that he would hav
  
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