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• Former USC WR Velus Jones transfers to Tennessee

  09-01-2020 23:53
  
  Former USC wide receiver Velus Jones Jr. has transferred to Tennessee, he announced on Twitter on Thursday.
  In his announcement, Jones thanked USC and head coach Clay Helton for his experience in his four years at the school.
  “I wan to thank the University of Southern California and Clay Helton for allowing me to get my degree and also for the life changing experiences and connections I will have for life,” Jones wrote.
  Jones played in 38 games at USC after redshirting as a true fres
  
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• Former Newport Harbor football star Sandstrom still surfs, but now in zero-degree weather

  09-01-2020 23:24
  
  You can take the surfer out of Southern California, but you can’t take the soul out of the surfer, as Scott Sandstrom has proven the past two decades.
  It is hard to image surfing in Illinois in the winter, or any time in ice-cold Lake Michigan. But Sandstrom has been catching waves on his long board since arriving in Chicago, where the former Newport Harbor High and Occidental College football standout works as a strength coach, life coach, meditation teacher and massage therapist.
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• California housing projections: Low-risk, national laggard … or did somebody goof?

  09-01-2020 23:21
  
  Can California’s housing market lag the nation with middle-of-the-pack risk?
  Well, that’s what one could conclude from two recent reports.
  When online real estate tracker Zillow polled 100-plus real estate gurus about what U.S. markets would shine in 2020, California was home to five of the six metros with the most limited upside.
  But when Fitch Ratings, the Wall Street credit graders, dug into third-quarter real estate and economic stats to see how home values stacked up vs. fundame
  
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• MLS SuperDraft: LAFC takes Marshall goalkeeper Paulo Pita in 1st round

  09-01-2020 23:12
  
  Los Angeles Football Club picked up two players in the 2020 Major League Soccer SuperDraft on Thursday, one filling a clear positional need, the other bolstereing one of the team’s strengths.
  With the 24th pick in the draft, LAFC added a needed goalkeeper in Marshall’s Paulo Pita. If nothing changes on the goalkeeper front between now and training camp, Pablo Sisniega and Pita will be the goalkeepers on the team’s roster. The first-round selection will serve as depth and compet
  
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• ‘Not the Golden State anymore’: Middle- and low-income people leaving California

  09-01-2020 23:03
  
  By Kate Cimini | CALmatters
  In 2017, Susanna Cardenas-Lopez left her California home to visit her brother in Idaho. Three days into her trip, she called her husband and told him they needed to move there.
  Cardenas-Lopez and her husband were in a tough spot after their landlord in Salinas decided to stop renting the home in which they lived. They couldn’t afford anything else, so they had to move in with a family member, which was stressful.
  Now in Idaho, she and her husband have free time
  
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• Beckman boys basketball team out to bring home second consecutive league title

  09-01-2020 22:58
  
  After two months of non-league play, boys basketball teams begin Pacific Coast League play this week and Beckman High is out to capture its second consecutive crown.
  No team in the league has compiled a winning record during non-league play. Beckman and Portola High entered the start of play on Tuesday, Jan. 7 with the best overall marks, 8-10, while most of the other teams have struggled for wins so far.
  Beckman Coach John Goins said he believes his team’s non-league schedule will pay div
  
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• Joymode transitioning its rentals from online to brick and mortar

  09-01-2020 22:57
  
  Joymode, an online startup that rents everything from games and household items to bundled “experience” packages, is closing its Culver City Warehouse and revamping the business as a brick-and-mortar operation.
  Founder Joe Fernandez, who launched the Los Angeles-based business in 2015, said the company was already leaning in that direction when his landlord — who owns the 30,000-square-foot warehouse at 3700 S. Robertson Blvd. — announced plans to demolish the building.
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• Richard Nixon library celebrates 107th birthday of former president

  09-01-2020 22:54
  
  Members of the Troy High School Navy JROTC salute during a birthday celebration for President Richard Nixon at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, CA on Thursday, January 9, 2020. The event marked the 107th birthday of the 37th U.S. president. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Hugh Hewitt speaks during a birthday celebration for President Richard Nixon at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, CA on Thursday, January 9
  
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• Uber driver arrested in sexual assault of Santa Ana woman

  09-01-2020 22:37
  
  An Uber driver was arrested this week after confessing to sexually assaulting a woman he gave a ride to in the summer of 2018, Santa Ana police said.
  Before the incident, a woman hailed a car from the ride-sharing service to go from the Tustin Police Department to her home in Santa Ana. The 25-year-old woman had been released from police custody after being involved in a DUI-related crash, said Santa Ana Police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna.Amir Attia, 45, of Tustin responded as her driver to take her h
  
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• Are cold weather states better for families? This ranking suggests it’s true

  09-01-2020 22:37
  
  If you want to live in the best states for child-rearing, pack warm clothing!
  That’s what you can infer from WalletHub’s annual tabulation of data tied to the quality of life for families.
  Sunny California got a No. 17 ranking, up from 19th best a year ago. This year’s rating left the Golden State just ahead of Maine and right behind Illinois.
  Look, my weather thesis isn’t just hometown sour grapes. The nation’s two other most-populous states are both warm-weather e
  
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• Skip payments on a modified mortgage and California cuts you a big break

  09-01-2020 22:33
  
  What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of MortgageGrader.com gives us his take.
  Rate news summary
  From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey: The 30-year, fixed-rate averaged 3.64%, eight big basis points lower than last week. The 15-year, fixed-rate averaged 3.07%, nine basis points down from last week.
  The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 1.5% decrease in loan application volume from two weeks earlier.
  Bottom line: Assuming a borrower gets the average 30-year fixed rate on a con
  
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• Sam Baker, Rob Johnson named co-offensive coordinators for JSerra football

  09-01-2020 22:29
  
  JSerra’s football program hired former NFL players Sam Baker and Rob Johnson as co-offensive coordinators, JSerra head coach Pat Harlow announced today.
  Johnson will be in charge of the Lions passing game and will call offensive plays during games. Baker will be in charge of the running game and will coach offensive linemen.
  Johnson was a three-sport star and Orange County Register athlete of the year at El Toro where he played quarterback in the early 1990s when his father Bob was the sch
  
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• Prolific ‘Graduate’ writer-actor Buck Henry dies at 89

  09-01-2020 22:16
  
  By ANDREW DALTON
  NEW YORK — Buck Henry, “The Graduate” co-writer who as screenwriter, character actor, “Saturday Night Live” host and cherished talk-show and party guest became an all-around cultural superstar of the 1960s and 70s, has died. He was 89.
  Henry’s wife, Irene Ramp, told The Washington Post that his death Wednesday in Los Angeles was due to a heart attack.
  In this Nov. 28, 2006, file photo, actor Buck Henry arrives to the private screening of the &
  
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• First bald eagle egg of the season appears in Big Bear

  09-01-2020 22:12
  
  A Big Bear bald eagle pair have their first egg of the 2020 season, with a second likely to arrive in three days.
  The proud parents, Jackie and Shadow, are the same that nested there last year, said Sandy Steers, executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley, which runs a live nest cam on its website, friendsofbigbearvalley.org.
  “They lay them about three days apart so that they have a better chance of survival,” Steers said over the phone.
  The pair lost one chick last year, likel
  
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• Recall election date set for 3 members of Westminster City Council

  09-01-2020 21:38
  
  The Westminster City Council on Wednesday, Jan. 8, chose April 7 for a special election that will decide the fate of three officials.
  It is the earliest possible date for the standalone recall election. Given the timeline dictated by California law, the council had to approve a Tuesday between April 4 and May 11.
  The effort targets Mayor Tri Ta and council members Kimberly Ho and Chi Charlie Nguyen – who tend to vote as a unit, often in controversial 3-2 decisions.
  Wednesday’s vote f
  
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• Laguna Woods activists earn accolades with their crusade against herbicide

  09-01-2020 21:33
  
  As 2019 came to a close, the Register recognized those who touched lives and made a difference this year in cities across Orange County. The list of the 100 most influential people in Orange County included Esther Wright and Luis Rubin of Laguna Woods.
  Laguna Woods residents Esther Wright and Lois Rubin, from left, formed a grassroots group, “Non-Toxic Laguna Woods,” to convince the Laguna Woods Village boards of directors to adopt the use of organic, nontoxic herbicides instead of R
  
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• Senior Moments: In dark times, reading Emily Dickinson by candlelight

  09-01-2020 21:26
  
  On the day that I came down with a head cold and cough, I received two interesting letters. One was an ad from a retirement community suggesting it was time for me to start living the good life. The other was from the Neptune Society inviting me to pre-plan my cremation before my good life came to an end.
  Did they know something that I don’t?
  I heated up the chicken soup that Sara had sent over from our favorite Chinese restaurant. Even though I told her it was just a cold and I didn&rsquo
  
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• ShowOff! International Playwriting Festival returns to Camino Real Playhouse

  09-01-2020 21:00
  
  ShowOff! 2020 International Playwriting Festival will showcase seven original, 10-minute plays, written by seven playwrights and directed by seven different directors … and you pick the winner!
  The seven plays are chosen by Playhouse staff, curated from almost 200 entries from playwrights around the world.  At each nightly performance, the audience sees all seven plays and gets to vote for their favorites. Suitable for teenagers and adults.
  The curtain rises Jan. 10, *11, 12, 16, 17,
  
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• Abolish the Selective Service System

  09-01-2020 20:57
  
  At the height of the tensions following the killing of Iranian commander Qassim Soleimani, the website of the Selective Service System crashed.
  “Due to the spread of misinformation, our website is experiencing high traffic volumes at this time,” the Selective Service tweeted. “If you are attempting to register or verify registration, please check back later today as we are working to resolve this issue. We appreciate your patience.”
  Some of the misinformation was spread o
  
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• Source: USC OT Clayton Bradley enters transfer portal

  09-01-2020 20:50
  
  USC offensive lineman Clayton Bradley has entered the NCAA transfer portal, according to a source familiar with the situation.
  Bradley, a former Servite standout who changed his last name from Johnston in 2018 to honor his stepfather, has been granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA. He will be immediately eligible as a graduate transfer, having received a degree in communications in June.
  Bradley spent five years at USC. He redshirted as a true freshman, then played in three games in 20
  
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• Will a school bond finally pass in Brea?

  09-01-2020 20:31
  
  Something that hasn’t happened in Brea since 1999 is the passage of a bond for the Brea Olinda Unified School District. Now the school board is trying again.
  On March 3, Brea voters will decide on Measure G, which would approve raising $123 million through the sale of bonds to bring Brea’s aging public schools up to today’s safety and security standards, make classroom repairs, add technology and modernize to meet today’s students’ needs for the future.
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• Taco Bell offering $100,000 salary amid mounting worker shortage

  09-01-2020 20:16
  
  By Leslie Patton, Bloomberg
  Wanted: Restaurant manager. Competitive salary: $100,000.
  The six-figure sum is not being offered at a haute cuisine location with culinary accolades but at fast-food chain Taco Bell. Amid an increasingly tough U.S. labor market, the company is betting a higher salary will help it attract workers and keep them on the team.
  The Irvine-based chain will test the higher salary in select restaurants in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast, and will also try a new role for employ
  
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• Review: Irvine’s Chengdu Lao Zao Hot Pot is hard to stomach

  09-01-2020 20:03
  
  The moment I spot a customer at Chengdu Lao Zao Hot Pot get up from her table with a tray of uneaten raw shrimp and return it to the restaurant’s refrigerator is when I decide it’s time for me to settle my tab and go. 
  Unfortunately this wasn’t my only clue that tonight might not end well. 
  My first clue should have been the greasy floor, which feels underfoot like slime, as if it hasn’t been properly mopped in weeks. But it is raining outside, so I chalk it up
  
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• How USC’s Drake London is making the transition from football to basketball

  09-01-2020 19:46
  
  Drake London’s senior year of football at Moorpark had just come to an end, cutting right up against the start of basketball season. He’d missed most of the preseason practices and was just rejoining the team for the opener.
  New Musketeers head coach Ryan Moore, trying to build a culture at Moorpark, called London and his parents to inform them that though the senior guard was a cornerstone of the team, he wouldn’t start the first game.
  London’s father, Dwan, didn’t
  
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• Choosing who keeps the political parties operating in Orange County

  09-01-2020 19:39
  
  A record 40 north Orange County residents are seeking 24 positions on the county’s Democratic and Republican central committees in the March 3 primary election.
  However, don’t expect to see brochures, cable television advertising, paid endorsements on slate mailers or candidate statements printed in the county’s voter information pamphlets for the contenders, who are running in down-ballot races that draw little voter attention.
  Winners tend to be incumbents, candidates with na
  
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• Pelosi says she will ‘soon’ transmit impeachment to Senate

  09-01-2020 19:33
  
  By LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLOR
  WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she will “soon” transmit the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, but warned that Senate Republicans are rushing to acquittal without a fair trial.
  Pelosi brushed back GOP claims that Democrats are afraid to send the impeachment case to the Senate. And she said she has no concerns about the anxiety some House and Senate Democrats are showing over the standoff wi
  
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• Night hike offers a different perspective of Carbon Canyon redwood groves

  09-01-2020 19:28
  
  Carbon Canyon Regional Park rangers will lead a starlit hike on Saturday, Jan 18, showcasing natural wonders that can only be seen at night. The Star Light Star Bright hike takes guests through the wilderness area to the Redwood Grove and includes hot cocoa and cookies and live animal presentations.
  Guests should dress warmly, wear good walking shoes and bring a flashlight. Rain will cancel the event. The event and parking are free. Meet at the field adjacent to Parking Lot B.
  Space is limited.
  
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• Here are the 5 local restaurants on Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S. for 2020

  09-01-2020 19:05
  
  Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S. for 2020 include five from Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties.
  The seventh annual list includes:
  No. 2: Pisces Poke & Ramen, Los Angeles, 5587 Huntington Drive North, Los Angeles, piscespoke.com.
  No. 4: Burgerama, 5424 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Valley Village, burgerama5424.wixsite.com.
  No. 8: Sweet Rice, 1630 W. Redondo Beach Blvd., Suite 4, Gardena.
  No. 13: The Fuel Shack, 360 Camino De Estrella, San Clemente, thefuelshack.com.
  No. 18: Kra
  
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• Trump proposes sweeping rollback of environmental oversight

  09-01-2020 19:00
  
  By ELLEN KNICKMEYER
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday proposed rolling back enforcement of a landmark environmental law, reducing federal oversight of many major projects, from pipelines to commercial development, to speed the approval process.
  He said the United States cannot compete “if a bureaucratic system holds us back from building what we need.”
  Trump outlined the proposed overhaul of the half-century old National Environmental Policy Act at the White House
  
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• U.S. officials: ‘Highly likely’ Iran downed Ukrainian jetliner

  09-01-2020 18:50
  
  By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ZEKE MILLER
  WASHINGTON — Two U.S. officials said Thursday it was “highly likely” that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board.
  The crash came just a few hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack against Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops amid a confrontation with Washington over the U.S. drone strike that killed an Iranian Revolutionary Guard general last week. The offici
  
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• San Clemente offers $20,000 to buy 10 acres to thwart route for proposed 241 Toll Road extension

  09-01-2020 18:45
  
  San Clemente could soon buy 10 acres of undeveloped land off Avenida Pico and Calle Del Cerro, which city officials said they hope could thwart one of the most contentious options proposed for extending the 241 Toll Road.
  A homeless advocacy group, Emergency Shelter Coalition, has been trying to purchase the property but faces opposition. So the city submitted its own offer to the Rancho San Clemente Business Park Community Association to buy the land if the escrow falls through, Mayor Dan Bane
  
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• San Clemente may buy property in effort to thwart a route for the proposed 241 Toll Road extension

  09-01-2020 18:45
  
  San Clemente could soon buy 10 acres of undeveloped land off Avenida Pico and Calle Del Cerro, which city officials said they hope could thwart one of the most contentious options proposed for extending the 241 Toll Road.
  A homeless advocacy group, Emergency Shelter Coalition, has been trying to purchase the property but faces opposition. So the city submitted its own offer to the Rancho San Clemente Business Park Community Association to buy the land if the escrow falls through, Mayor Dan Bane
  
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• Master Gardener: Tips on plant care for desert rose and air plants

  09-01-2020 18:05
  
  Q: This last summer, I bought a beautiful desert rose plant. I transplanted it into a terra cotta pot and have kept it in a sheltered spot to protect it from frost. Now I just noticed that the thick stem is soft and squishy. What did I do wrong, and how can I keep this from happening again?
  A: Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) is a beautiful and exotic-looking plant that actually requires very little attention. The overall form, with enlarged trunk base and gnarled branches, is similar to a well-trai
  
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• How these environmentally conscious refill stations aim to reduce household waste

  09-01-2020 16:35
  
  On Earth Day in 2014, mother-and-daughter team Sandee Ferman and Callie Milford launched No Tox Life with homemade vegan soaps that they would sell at L.A.-area farmers markets and pop-ups.
  In the years that passed, their business grew and they learned a lot in the process. They opened a brick-and-mortar in Glassell Park, developed more products, like the popular Dish Block, a bar soap for your kitchen, and moved towards more sustainable packaging practices. This past Earth Day, they unveiled a
  
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• 2020 guide to festivals, fairs and special events in Southern California

  09-01-2020 16:15
  
  Whether your passion is music, food, beer and wine or cosplay, 2020 has a lot of opportunities for fun and our list of fairs and festivals all over Southern California is sure to have something to fit your taste.
  Here’s a rundown of what’s happening over the next 12 months. At the end of the calendar we have included big festivals and fairs we expect to return but have not yet announced their dates.
  Jump to a month: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | Se
  
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• Baby New Year is aging fast: Political Cartoons

  09-01-2020 16:00
  
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  Check out our regular cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and across the political spectrum, covering current issues and figures.
  
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• How foraging Southern California edibles can be a new way to experience nature

  09-01-2020 15:53
  
  If you have roamed open spaces in Southern California, you will find “Foraging Southern California” (Adventure Publications, 2020), by Douglas Kent, a true delight.
  However, even if you are not much of an explorer, but take an interest in plant lore generally, you will have a difficult time putting down this book until you have perused every page. It’s a cornucopia of obscure information and unique insights regarding plants that are often familiar, that we thought we understood
  
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• Here’s what you need to do in the garden in the next week

  09-01-2020 15:29
  
  1. Here is an urgent reminder: Within the next week or two – before flowers or leaves sprout on your stone fruit trees – make time to protect them from borer insects, which can kill them within a couple of years. Cut out any severely damaged branches, then spray the leafless tree with any brand of “dormant oil” spray. Apply on the ground around the trunk, then up the trunk, and over all the supporting branches to kill larvae or pupae hiding inside your tree. You could als
  
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• What’s it like to steer the back end of a long fire truck? These guys know

  09-01-2020 15:20
  
   On a gloomy morning in downtown Los Angeles, the crew at Los Angeles Fire Station 10 meandered about the firehouse, checked the equipment and swapped playful jabs at one another.
  Then the bell rang out.
  The loudspeaker blared out orders for a rescue: Someone was on top of a two-story building, possibly threatening to jump.
  Firefighter Steve Schaller, 39, rushed into his yellow jumpsuit. He hopped into the front driver’s seat of Tiller Fire Truck 10. His captain jumped in next to him.
  
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• Weedmaps makes good on pledge to drop rogue marijuana shops, though bad actors find loopholes

  09-01-2020 15:00
  
  Facing massive fines from state regulators, Irvine-based Weedmaps has taken major strides toward fulfilling its pledge to drop ads for illicit cannabis shops from its online directory, cutting about 2,700 rogue stores from its site since the start of this year.
  The company’s long-awaited move to follow state law is drawing praise from legal cannabis operators. Some licensed stores have seen an uptick in business since Jan. 1, a trend they attribute to Weedmaps making it more difficult for
  
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• 2 in custody may be connected to dog shooting in La Mirada

  09-01-2020 14:44
  
  LA MIRADA — Two persons of interest were in custody Thursday, possibly connected to the deadly shooting of a dog in La Mirada.
  The ages, genders and names of the persons were not disclosed, but they were arrested on charges unrelated to the act of animal cruelty, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. It was unclear when and where the two people were arrested, but sheriff’s officials said they were looking into the possibility that they were connected to the
  
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• Facebook again declines to limit political ad targeting

  09-01-2020 14:21
  
  By BARBARA ORTUTAY
  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook has decided not to limit how political ads can be targeted to specific groups of people, as its main digital-ad rival Google did in November to fight misinformation. Neither will it ban political ads outright, as Twitter did last October. And it still won’t fact check them, as it’s faced pressure to do.
  Instead, it is announcing much more limited “transparency features” that aim to give users slightly more control over how
  
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• Winnowing legislative grain from chaff

  09-01-2020 09:13
  
  During the pre-industrial era, crops of wheat were planted, cultivated, harvested and processed by hand.
  The latter included “winnowing,” typically by using a shallow basket to toss the crushed kernels of wheat into the air, allowing the wind to separate edible grain from the lighter and disposable chaff.
  The term is also quite applicable as the state Legislature resumes its biennial session.
  Winnowing weighty grains of policy wheat from lightweight legislative chaff is not always ea
  
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• Santa Ana cop union targets truth-tellers

  09-01-2020 09:11
  
  The Santa Ana police union-funded recall campaign against councilmember Cecilia Iglesias last month submitted 16,000 signatures to the Orange County Registrar of Voters, which has until February to verify the signatures before putting it on the ballot. The union has dropped $220,000 on the effort — and another $100,000 on a separate (but now stalled) campaign to recall Councilmember Juan Villegas.
  What have these elected officials done to deserve this harsh reaction? They had the audacity
  
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• Musings from the ‘public nuisance’

  09-01-2020 09:07
  
  Now that the Christmas shopping season is officially over, my mailbox is no longer as full as my gut; no more pamphlets on the price of rump roast at Stater Bros, coupons from Domino’s or pleas for donations to the Salvation Army.
  Hell, even Bed, Bath and Beyond is giving it a rest.
  Which is why I noticed a letter from the Palm Springs Police Department immediately.
  In the first paragraph, the city declared me to be a “public nuisance.”
  Yep. I’m accused of damaging the am
  
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• Privatize the State Compensation Insurance Fund

  09-01-2020 09:03
  
  The Los Angeles Times recently published a scathing article about claims of excessive executive salaries and nepotism at the State Fund, a quasi-governmental agency that is one of the largest providers of workers’ compensation coverage in the state.
  At first glance the story seemed like business as usual: more waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer money. A deeper read actually suggests a less serious problem.
  But it is still time for the state to consider the very future of this agency that&r
  
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• Previews and predictions for this week’s top girls basketball games

  09-01-2020 08:41
  
  Previews and predictions for five of the top girls basketball games on Thursday and Saturday.
  (The rankings are Orange County rankings and the records are through Wednesday.)
  NO. 8 SAN CLEMENTE (16-2, 1-0) VS. NO. 13 TESORO (10-10, 0-1)
  Where, when: Tesoro High, Thursday, 7 p.m.
  Outlook: This one already looked intriguing but the Titans feel more dangerous after they put a scare into No. 4 Aliso Niguel in the South Coast League opener. The four-time defending league champion Wolverines won 63-60
  
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• Whicker: Kings leave Staples Center ice for 3 weeks after a cold homestand

  09-01-2020 08:24
  
  LOS ANGELES — The No. 73 jersey was the most prominent feature about the Kings at Staples Center on Wednesday night.
  Tyler Toffoli, on the near boards, spotted Anze Kopitar sneaking to the Dallas net and put the puck on his stick. Kopitar guided it past Anton Khudobin, and the Kings led 1-0 on that line’s first shift of the game.
  And that’s where the offense rested its case. The Kings lost to the Stars 2-1 in their last home game before Jan. 29.
  The crowd of 17,129 still enjoye
  
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• Wednesday’s boys basketball highlights: Santa Margarita upsets No. 2 JSerra; Newport Harbor survives OT scare

  09-01-2020 08:07
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowKaine Roberts made a left-handed layup with one second remaining in the game to give No. 11 Santa Margarita an upset win over No. 2 JSerra 45-43 on Wednesday in the Trinity League opener for both teams at JSerra High.
  Santa Margarita (9-7, 1-0), in its first season under head coach Justin Bell, is not ranked in the latest CIF-SS Division 1 poll and JSerra is ranked No. 10.Oh boy that was easy. Kaine Roberts g
  
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• Lamine Diane dominates as CSUN tops Long Beach State in Big West opener

  09-01-2020 07:12
  
  NORTHRIDGE — Reigning Big West Conference Player of the Year Lamine Diane was back in the starting lineup for Cal State Northridge on Wednesday night, and Long Beach State had no answer for him.
  Diane, playing just his third game of the season because of an academic eligibility issue, had 33 points, 15 rebounds and four assists as CSUN ran away from Long Beach 95-77 in the conference opener for both teams at the Matadome.
  Diane, a 22-year-old redshirt sophomore from Senegal, finished 11 fo
  
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