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• Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (Dec. 26-Jan. 3)

  03-01-2020 23:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from Dec. 26 to Jan. 3.
  L.A. Brisket, 2930 Bristol St., Costa MesaClosed: Jan. 2
  Reason: Cockroach infestationCrepe Maker at MainPlace Mall, 2800 N. Main St., Suite 9100, Santa AnaClosed: Jan. 2
  Reason: Rodent infestationEl Sabroso Grill, 214 W. Santa Fe Ave., PlacentiaClosed: Jan. 2
  Reason: Rodent infestation
  Reopened: Jan. 3Big Chopsticks, 4953 Lincoln Ave., CypressClosed: Jan. 2
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• Cast Members Reflect on 2019 Look Forward to 2020

  03-01-2020 23:11 via ocregister.com
  
  “This year, I am especially grateful to be participating in Disney Aspire. To have the support of my leaders and fellow cast members as I continue my education means the world.” – Alexis Ramdhani, Guest Relations
   “Having the opportunity to fulfill a 7-year-old’s dream of becoming Disneyland park ‘Fire Chief for the Day’ was very rewarding. My team gathered for a special meet and greet with the wish child, his family and even Chip ‘n Dale!&rdq
  
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• Clippers’ Paul George, Kawhi Leonard enjoying time together

  03-01-2020 22:39 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — As advertised, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George have been productive when they’ve punched in for work this season, especially when their shifts have aligned.
  They’ll tell you they’re enjoying working together, but that there’s a lot of room to grow, even with Leonard contributing 25.3 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.2 assist per game and George adding 23.1 points, 6 rebounds and 3.8 assists in their first season as Clippers.
  “It’s been fun,”
  
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• Deadly attack by US on Iranian general rattles energy market

  03-01-2020 22:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Crude prices on Friday had the largest one-day spike since a September attack on the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia after the U.S. killed Iran’s top general in a drone strike.
  If sustained, the rise in oil prices could push the cost of gasoline, heating fuel and electricity higher, potentially dragging on the global economy at a time when it is already slowing.
  The international benchmark for crude oil at one point jumped almost 4% per barrel in London. U.S.
  
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• There’s a hidden bar just for Disneyland annual passholders at Disney California Adventure

  03-01-2020 22:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Disney California Adventure is about to open a hidden outdoor patio cocktail bar overlooking Cars Land and Avengers Campus that’s available only to Disneyland annual passholders.
  The Alfresco Tasting Terrace opens Sunday, Jan. 5 on the second floor of the Golden Vine Winery as an exclusive bar just for passholders and their guests.
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• Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg to visit Riverside

  03-01-2020 22:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg will visit Riverside Sunday afternoon, Jan. 5, to open a campaign office as he unveils a field operation he hopes will yield a bounty of delegates in California’s upcoming primary.
  A billionaire, former New York City mayor and media conglomerate founder, Bloomberg, 77, entered the presidential race in November, well after the majority of the Democratic field. He has yet to take part in a debate and isn’t on the ballot in the first four
  
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• Laverne and Shirley are two small dogs looking for a home together

  03-01-2020 21:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Laverne, dachshund-Chihuahua; Shirley, terrier mix
  Age: Laverne, 8 years; Shirley, 10 years
  Size: Laverne, 12 pounds; Shirley 10 pounds
  Laverne and Shirley’s story: Laverne and Shirley are a lovely bonded pair of seniors who love walks – they are great on leash – eating, and snuggling with each other and their people. They are both mellow and good with cats and dogs. They understand what potty pads are for but also like going outside. When left alone they do well in a pe
  
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• Anze Kopitar, Kings start 2020 vs. struggling Nashville

  03-01-2020 21:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Heading into 2020, the Kings continued to rely on a familiar face and also achieved some newfound success on the power play.
  Center and team captain Anze Kopitar will lead the Kings into a clash with the Nashville Predators on Sunday at Staples Center.
  Kopitar was the lone King named to the All-Star Weekend in St. Louis later this month. He recently passed Wayne Gretzky on the all-time Kings scoring list and leapfrogged Luc Robitaille for career assists by a King, placing Kopitar fourth on both
  
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• NAMM 2020: Guitar heroes will honor Ronnie Montrose at the annual All-Star Memorial Concert

  03-01-2020 21:11 via ocregister.com
  
  The annual NAMM Show is coming back to the Anaheim Convention Center Jan. 16-19 and though most of the happenings are reserved for NAMM badge holders only, there are a few concerts that are open to the general public.
  This year’s NAMM 2020 All-Star Memorial Concert will honor the late rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose, who was known for his work in the bands Montrose and Gamma as well as his session work with artists such as Boz Scaggs, Edgar Winter, The Neville Brothers and Van Morrison. The
  
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• Hundreds have died from lethal drugs since death with dignity became law in California

  03-01-2020 21:04 via ocregister.com
  
  “Brittany, my Britt, I woke up heart brimming with love on this, your 35th birthday,” Deborah Ziegler wrote to her daughter on Nov. 19 — five years after her death.
  “I hear your wings buzz by and I know your energy, light and love are still soaring. … I don’t know that you fully understood that you would be a poster child … a gorgeous heart-breaking poster child for death with dignity. But, here you are, five years later, the girl that galvanized the m
  
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• Cooper Webb ready to begin SuperCross title defense in Anaheim

  03-01-2020 21:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Cooper Webb is ready to return to the place where his championship dreams finally started to come into focus.
  On Saturday, the 24-year-old KTM factory rider will pull into the starting gate during the AMA Supercross season opener at Angel Stadium. It’s the same place where one year ago his dominant run toward his first title in the AMA’s premier dirt bike class began.
  During the the Triple Crown race in Anaheim on Jan. 19, Webb won two main events and finished third in the other to c
  
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• Tom and Jerry double the kitten fun

  03-01-2020 20:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Domestic shorthairs
  Age: 5 months
  Gender: Neutered males
  Tom and Jerry’s story: These brothers are bonded and looking for a home together. They do well with dogs, children and other cats. They are up-to-date on vaccinations and microchipped.
  Adoption procedure: Contact Lorraine with Long Beach Spay & Neuter Foundation at 562-544-0335 or [email protected] to arrange a meeting.
  
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• Purple & Bold: Welcome back, Brandon Ingram

  03-01-2020 20:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s note: This is the Dec. 30 edition of the Purple & Bold Lakers newsletter. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here.Lakers Nation is happy for you, Brandon Ingram.
  Fans are happy for themselves, too, of course: Anthony Davis’ 27.3 points and 9.3 rebounds have helped lift the Lakers to a Western Conference-best 27-7 record.
  But folks in L.A. also are plenty glad to see B.I. – whose Lakers’ tenure ended with him dangling as trade bait&nbs
  
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• Workers at jerky factory not likely to see relocation opportunities

  03-01-2020 20:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Neither party involved in the sale of Golden Island Jerky Co.’s Rancho Cucamonga factory has a specific plan to offer jobs to any of the 371 workers who manufactured the product until they were laid off last month.
  The company, which had made Asian-themed jerky snacks in Rancho Cucamonga since 1997, was sold by Tyson Foods, one of the world’s largest producers of mean products. The buyer was Jack Link’s Protein Snacks, a Minong, Wisc.-based company and one the major manufacture
  
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• 371 workers at Rancho Cucamonga jerky factory not likely to see relocation opportunities

  03-01-2020 20:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Neither party involved in the sale of Golden Island Jerky Co.’s Rancho Cucamonga factory has a specific plan to offer jobs to any of the 371 workers who manufactured the product until they were laid off last month.
  The company, which had made Asian-themed jerky snacks in Rancho Cucamonga since 1997, was sold by Tyson Foods, one of the world’s largest producers of mean products. The buyer was Jack Link’s Protein Snacks, a Minong, Wisc.-based company and one the major manufacture
  
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• Chihuahua mix Tryxie is a social butterfly

  03-01-2020 20:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Chihuahua mix
  Age: 6 years
  Gender: Spayed female
  Size: 9 pounds
  Tryxie’s story: Tryxie is a super-social little girl who loves everyone she meets and is happy to roll over for a belly rub from a complete stranger. Tryxie is good on the leash and loves the car, jumping right into an SUV, so she would be a great travel partner. She had a dental cleaning and while she ended up losing quite a few teeth, she doesn’t seem to care at all.
  Adoption fee: $250
  Adoption procedure: Visit
  
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• UCLA men’s basketball looks to sweep first Pac-12 road trip

  03-01-2020 20:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Just five days after UCLA men’s basketball head coach Mick Cronin was apologizing to fans following the Bruins’ upset loss to Cal State Fullerton, he watched as his team showered a teammate in a celebratory water bath full of loud cheers and congratulations.
  In a stunning and unexpected 66-64 defeat of Washington in Seattle on Thursday night, the Bruins (8-6, 1-0 Pac-12) earned Cronin not only his biggest win of the season but his first Pac-12 win. More importantly, UCLA’s road
  
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• Major Orange County freeway closures planned: Jan. 4-10

  03-01-2020 20:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Here are major construction projects planned for Orange County’s freeways and toll roads between Jan. 4 and Jan. 10, according to the Orange County Transportation Authority, Caltrans and the Transportation Corridor Agencies.
  57 Freeway
  Northbound on-ramp from and off-ramp to Lambert Road:1 a.m. to 5 a.m. Jan. 6
  1 a.m. to 5 a.m. Jan. 773 Freeway
  Southbound off-ramp to Bison Avenue:11:59 p.m. Jan. 3 to 6 a.m. Jan. 4405 Freeway
  Northbound, along with the southbound carpool and far-left lane,
  
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• Science of sunsets: Why are we getting such gorgeous skies?

  03-01-2020 19:48 via ocregister.com
  
  When shooting sunsets try to put something in the foreground to add context to the photo. Performers practice near Seal Beach Pier as the sunsets in Seal Beach on Sunday, December 15, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  If you’ve looked up toward the horizon at day’s end recently, chances are you’ve seen the breathtaking sunsets that have been splashing vibrant colors across the Southern California sky.
  People from across the region have been stopping to
  
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• Richard Marx, Colin Hay of ‘Men at Work’ to perform at benefit concert for Saugus High shooting victims

  03-01-2020 19:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Notes on a sign at a memorial for the students that were killed during a shooting at Saugus High High School at Central Park on Saturday, November 16, 2019 in Santa Clarita, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  It’s a concert its organizer Bret Carpenter wished he never had to put together.
  But, at the same time, it was a giving time of year, and there was a great need in Santa Clarita. And Carpenter had the ability to get it done.
  He knows people. Musicians. Am
  
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• Missing employee found dead in Whole Foods restroom that had been locked all day

  03-01-2020 19:19 via ocregister.com
  
  KENNESAW, Georgia — A Whole Foods employee was found dead in the store’s restroom, which had been locked since the previous day.
  A co-worker trying to get into the single-person employee restroom on Monday was told that the door had been locked since Sunday.  He opened the lock with a pocketknife and found Leslie Kochensparger, 31, slumped over and unresponsive.
  Emergency responders declared her dead.
  Kennesaw police say they have no obvious answer as to what killed the woman.
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• UCLA gymnastics mark debut under head coach Chris Waller at Collegiate Challenge

  03-01-2020 19:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Chris Waller never expected he’d be a head coach. In fact, after graduating from UCLA in 1991, he had his dreams set on becoming a teacher.
  But life, as it often does, had other plans for the former Olympian and longtime UCLA assistant coach.
  On May 8, Waller was named the Bruins’ head coach following the retirement of Valorie Kondos Field after she led the program to seven national titles in 29 years.
  Waller spent the summer building a new coaching staff and launched this new era of
  
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• Two forums set to understand, combat hate incidents among Orange County students

  03-01-2020 19:11 via ocregister.com
  
  After a year of news from Orange County that included high schoolers posting Nazi salutes and swastika-shaped images to social media, area educators and human relations advocates are stepping up efforts to address hate in schools.
  Two forums will be held this month as part of “Building a Stronger, United Community By Addressing Hate-Motivated Incidents in Schools,” organized by the Orange County Department of Education and the Orange County Human Relations Commission. A Tuesday, Jan.
  
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• Ending single-family zoning expands freedom and choice

  03-01-2020 19:09 via ocregister.com
  
  SACRAMENTO – A bedrock principle of conservatism is that individuals should be allowed to live as they please free from the overly meddlesome dictates of regulators. Another conservative mainstay is a belief in property rights – the right to do largely what we choose in our homes and on our land. When it comes to zoning issues, however, many conservatives have become “but” heads. They believe in freedom and markets, “but” not in their neighborhoods.
  The latest
  
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• Residents sue Orange over housing project approved for old Sully-Miller quarry

  03-01-2020 17:59 via ocregister.com
  
  A resident group is suing the city of Orange, trying to overturn the City Council’s approval of a 128-home development at the former Sully-Miller quarry off of Santiago Creek Road.
  In its lawsuit filed in the Orange County Superior Court, the Orange Park Association called the city’s environmental review of The Trails at Santiago Creek “flawed and incomplete,” saying the city didn’t fully identify the project’s impact on its surroundings and it failed to analy
  
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• Elephant seal, found with cookiecutter shark bites, rescued at Doheny State Beach

  03-01-2020 17:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Peppermint, an elephant seal yearling, remains in critical care at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center after being found with shark bites. (Photo courtesy of PMMC)
  Peppermint, an elephant seal yearling, remains in critical care at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center after being found with shark bites. (Photo courtesy of PMMC)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsPeppermint, an elephant seal yearling, remains in critical care at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center after being found with shark bites. (Phot
  
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• Santa Anita consensus picks for Friday Jan. 3

  03-01-2020 17:42 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 Friday, Jan. 3 for racing at Santa Anita.
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• Casino Insider: Look at what’s coming to casinos in 2020 and beyond 👀

  03-01-2020 17:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Casino Insider is a weekly newsletter that lands in your inbox on Thursdays. Subscribe now.Happy New Year!
  In this Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019 file photo, a worker cuts lumber outside the new Cahuilla Casino Hotel in Anza. The casino is slated for a spring 2020 opening. (File photo by Andrew Foulk Contributing Photographer)
  This year, Southern California’s casinos will continue to grow. They’ll add lavish new hotels, more gaming space and new dining options. Read mo
  
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• Here are 16 concerts you’re going to want to see in 2020

  03-01-2020 17:20 via ocregister.com
  
  While the 2019 concert schedule in Southern California was bursting at the seams with giant arena tours coming through, special and hard to get into intimate one-off performances, massive outdoor concerts and more music festivals than we care to recount, there’s already no shortage of huge events coming to the area in 2020.
  Much like in 2019, the New Year will bring even more “farewell” tours, but also highly anticipated reunions and the celebration of several quintessential al
  
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• Toyota hybrids should be recalled for ‘dangerous safety defect,’ says Capistrano car dealer

  03-01-2020 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By Brenda Gazzar
  Federal traffic safety officials are looking into a possible brake defect in certain Toyota hybrid cars after a Southern California franchise dealer called for an investigation and a safety recall earlier last year.
  Among the vehicles under review is the 2013 Toyota Prius Liftback, the kind that plowed into three Oakwood School teens in a North Hollywood crosswalk, seriously injuring them, in June of 2014, according to Roger Hogan, owner and president of Claremont Toyota and Cap
  
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• Toyota hybrids have ‘dangerous safety defect,’ says Southern California car dealer

  03-01-2020 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By Brenda Gazzar
  Federal traffic safety officials are looking into a possible brake defect in certain Toyota hybrid cars after a Southern California franchise dealer called for an investigation and a safety recall earlier last year.
  Among the vehicles under review is the 2013 Toyota Prius Liftback, the kind that plowed into three Oakwood School teens in a North Hollywood crosswalk, seriously injuring them, in June of 2014, according to Roger Hogan, owner and president of Claremont Toyota and Cap
  
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• Senior Living: Scheduling your immunizations as you age

  03-01-2020 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By David Michalik, D.O.
  Contributing writer
  Immunizations provide protection from many infectious illnesses by training the immune system to recognize and fight off viruses or bacteria before the real infection comes along. After being vaccinated against a specific illness, the immune system will more aggressively and effectively attack and fight against the virus or bacteria before it can spread or cause illness.
  David Michalik, D.O.
  It is important to understand that vaccinations are not just
  
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• Long Beach fires Queen Mary inspector, eyes relationship with local nonprofit in shift to ship’s management

  03-01-2020 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Queen Mary has sat just off Long Beach’s shoreline for more than 50 years. And for almost half that time, Edward Pribonic has been tasked with inspecting it.
  That will change Wednesday, Jan. 8, when his contract with the city — which went into effect in 1996 — ends.
  City officials notified Pribonic in a Dec. 23 letter that his agreement would be terminated. The move came less than a month after a law firm representing Long Beach sent cease-and-desist letters to the head of
  
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• California only state with lowered home-price risks, by this math

  03-01-2020 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  California was the only state to get its risk grade lowered in a Wall Street credit-quality watcher’s latest scoring of U.S. housing markets.
  After looking at 2019’s third quarter stats, Fitch Ratings found the state’s housing prices, up 4.1% in a year, as “sustainable” — that’s the mid-range score between “overvalued” and “undervalued.” Fitch tracks various real estate and economic metrics to gauge if the underlying fundamentals
  
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• These are 2020’s most anticipated movies

  03-01-2020 16:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Around this time a year ago, we were all charged up with anticipation to see the climax of the 23-film Marvel Cinematic Universe, the end of the 42-year-old main “Star Wars” saga and career-culminating epics from Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino.
  Nothing on that scale is coming along in the 2020 movie year. But appropriately enough for the start of a new decade, the films getting released in the next 12 months will likely reset Hollywood’s trajectory. And that’s some
  
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• Margaret Cho talks stand-up comedy, getting busted by Ice-T before Brea Improv shows

  03-01-2020 16:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Margaret Cho reached a lot of milestones in 2019, and it’s only going to get crazier in 2020.
  The 51-year-old Emmy- and Grammy-nominated comedian, actress and singer-songwriter will kick off the New Year with four headlining shows at the Brea Improv in Brea where she’ll be debuting fresh material.
  In between comedy tour stops last year, Cho appeared on several television shows and started her own podcast, “The Margaret Cho.”
  She also fulfilled one of her many goals, which
  
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• You won’t need a Real ID to board a flight if you have other accepted ID

  03-01-2020 16:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Q. Hi Honk: One more question about the Real ID. I have a U.S. passport and a passport card. I am wondering if the passport card is acceptable ID for flying domestically? Or will I have to apply for the Real ID card?
  – Robert King, Huntington Beach
  A. First off, when the new federal law kicks in on Oct. 1, 2020, the key is you need an ID accepted by the United States government to go certain places if you are age 18 or older, such as for boarding a domestic flight or entering a federal mil
  
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• These 91 Freeway projects in Corona area will try to ease traffic jams

  03-01-2020 16:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Frustrated 91 Freeway commuters have more driving headaches to look forward to in 2020.
  But the new year may herald the arrival of desperately needed congestion relief down the road.
  Two major construction projects are poised to launch on the 91 in Corona this year, with a third to follow in 2021.“There is going to be some pain,” said Corona Councilman Wes Speake, who sits on the Riverside County Transportation Commission, an agency that plans and finances major freeway improvements
  
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• Man, 60, struck, killed in Fullerton hit-and-run crash; driver arrested

  03-01-2020 16:19 via ocregister.com
  
  A 60-year-old man died at a hospital from injuries he suffered in a hit-and-run crash in Fullerton, with the 43-year-old driver of the vehicle that struck him ending up in custody.
  Officers responded to the area of Lemon Street and Santa Fe Avenue about 6 p.m. Thursday and found the victim lying in the No. 2 lane of Lemon, according to the Fullerton Police Department.
  An initial investigation determined the suspect vehicle, a 2015 Honda Civic, was southbound on Lemon when it struck the pedestria
  
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• How supportive housing supports our future workers

  03-01-2020 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  George was still in elementary school when he was kicked out of the afterschool program on campus because of his behavior. He had problems focusing, acted out often and did not like to participate in organized activities.
  Fortunately, George found a daily afterschool program at the community room within his apartment community. Slowly, the afterschool teacher began to notice his interest in jeopardy and trivia games, which motived him to complete his homework and participate with the group.
  Even
  
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• Pedestrian, 30, killed by SUV in Huntington Beach

  03-01-2020 15:49 via ocregister.com
  
  A 30-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed on Pacific Coast Highway late Thursday by an SUV in Huntington Beach, authorities said.
  Officers were called to near Magnolia Street about 11:10 p.m. and found the victim on the side of the road, said Sgt. Eric Warken of the Huntington Beach Police Department.
  A 2019 Dodge Durango with front-end damage was parked in the street, and the 51-year-old driver from Toronto, Canada, stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, Warken said. Th
  
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• Before #me too, there was Girls Inc. Here’s a by-the-decade history as the Costa Mesa-based nonprofit turns 65.

  03-01-2020 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Turning 65 is a milestone for anyone, including the Orange County chapter of Girls Inc.
  Over the decades, the Costa Mesa-based nonprofit has grown from a spot where local girls could work on crafts and play games into a community resource that offers programs to help girls build self esteem and prepare to become economically independent women.
  The evolution has included a few key moments. When it opened, in 1954, Girl’s Inc. was known as the Girls Club of the Newport Harbor Area. But in th
  
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• Iran vows ‘harsh’ response to U.S. killing of top general

  03-01-2020 14:19 via ocregister.com
  
  By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ZEINA KARAM
  BAGHDAD  — Iran has vowed “harsh retaliation” for a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad’s airport that killed Tehran’s top general and the architect of its interventions across the Middle East, as tensions soared in the wake of the targeted killing.
  The killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, marks a major escalation in the standoff between Washington and Iran, which has careened from one crisis
  
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• California’s minimum wage just went up to $12 per hour and will continue to rise

  03-01-2020 07:23 via ocregister.com
  
  California’s minimum wage is gradually going to become the highest in the nation and could affect nearly 5 million workers.
  A 2018 study by the UC Berkeley Labor Center defines low-wage workers as those earning less than two-thirds of the median full-time wage in California.
  About 32% of California’s workers, some 4.9 million, earned less than $14.35 an hour in 2017.
  The chart below shows California’s minimum wage increases since 1964 and projections for the next several years.
  
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• California’s minimum wage just went up and will continue to rise

  03-01-2020 07:23 via ocregister.com
  
  California’s minimum wage is gradually going to become the highest in the nation and could affect nearly 5 million workers.
  A 2018 study by the UC Berkeley Labor Center defines low-wage workers as those earning less than two-thirds of the median full-time wage in California.
  About 32% of California’s workers, some 4.9 million, earned less than $14.35 an hour in 2017.
  The chart below shows California’s minimum wage increases since 1964 and projections for the next several years.
  
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• Clippers beat Pistons to end up-and-down stretch, but Paul George leaves early

  03-01-2020 07:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell dunks for two of his team-high 23 points as Pistons guard Bruce Brown watches during the first half of Thursday’s game at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Detroit Pistons guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, right, shoots as Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Clippers forward Paul
  
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• Jake Kyman’s 7th 3-pointer helps UCLA stun Washington in Pac-12 opener

  03-01-2020 07:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Washington’s Jaden McDaniels, left, fouls UCLA’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. (4) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
  UCLA’s Chris Smith (5) shoots between Washington’s Sam Timmins (14) and Hameir Wright (13) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsWashington’s Jaden McDaniels (0) reacts
  
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• Jake Kyman hits seven 3-pointers as UCLA stuns Washington in Pac-12 opener

  03-01-2020 07:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Washington’s Jaden McDaniels, left, fouls UCLA’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. (4) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
  UCLA’s Chris Smith (5) shoots between Washington’s Sam Timmins (14) and Hameir Wright (13) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsWashington’s Jaden McDaniels (0) reacts
  
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• Onyeka Okongwu, USC handle Washington State in Pac-12 opener

  03-01-2020 07:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Washington State forward CJ Elleby, left, grabs a rebound against USC forward Isaiah Mobley during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Pullman, Wash., Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
  USC forward Onyeka Okongwu, center, goes up for a dunk between Washington State forward CJ Elleby, left, and center Volodymyr Markovetskyy during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Pullman, Wash., Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)SoundThe gallery will resu
  
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• The Coachella 2020 festival lineup: The 5 biggest takeaways

  03-01-2020 06:16 via ocregister.com
  
  The lineup for the 2020 edition of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival landed Thursday evening and if you’d been paying attention the announcement of its three headliners — Rage Against The Machine, Travis Scott, and Frank Ocean — wasn’t much of a surprise.
  Rage Against The Machine, who closes Friday night, had been an open secret ever since the band announced in the fall that it was reuniting, and Travis Scott and Frank Ocean, who both were widely rumored and report
  
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