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• Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard maintains growing pains are part of the process

  15-01-2020 23:33 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Landry Shamet arrived in the NBA last season as a wise-beyond-his-years 21-year-old with a personal slogan – “Never Cheated” – that’s as relevant this season as ever.
  “One of my best friends, (when) I was going through a little rough patch in college, texted me and said, ‘Hey man, you know yourself, you know you grind and you do things the right way – you’ve never cheated yourself,’ ” Shamet said last year just
  
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• Ducks’ Derek Grant, Nick Ritchie, Jakob Silfverberg closer to returning

  15-01-2020 23:21 via ocregister.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Derek Grant, Nick Ritchie and Jakob Silfverberg joined the Ducks for their practice Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena. It remained to be determined whether one, two, three or none of them would be sound enough to play Thursday against the Nashville Predators.
  “Getting close,” Ducks coach Dallas Eakins said.
  Grant, a center, has been sidelined for 12 games because of a sprained shoulder suffered in a Dec. 17 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Ritchie, a left wing,
  
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• Newport Beach Jazz Festival celebrates 25th anniversary with Tower of Power, Anthony Hamilton and more

  15-01-2020 23:14 via ocregister.com
  
  The first wave of artists has been announced for the 25th Annual Newport Beach Jazz Festival held at the Hyatt Regency in Newport Beach May 29-31.
  Each year, the event brings together a collection of world-class jazz, R&B and soul artists and, so far, the 2020 line-up will include performances by Grammy Award-winning vocalist and producer Anthony Hamilton; East Bay soul legends Tower of Power who are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year; contemporary jazz group The Rippingtons featur
  
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• Miguel’s Jr. adds pozole to menu for a limited time

  15-01-2020 23:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Miguel’s Jr. is serving a traditional Mexican soup this winter to complement its menu of tacos and burritos.
  Its pozole is from a recipe by Mary Vasquez, co-founder of the Corona-based fast food chain, according to a news release. It features chicken or pork in a red chili broth with hominy and is served with onions, lettuce and lemon on the side.
  Pozole costs $3.69 for a 12-ounce cup or $4.89 for a 16-ounce bowl. It’s available for a limited time.
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• Kings continue Florida swing against Panthers

  15-01-2020 23:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Weaving their way through South Florida, the Kings lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday and will next face the prolific Florida Panthers offense Thursday as they push toward the All-Star break.
  Against Tampa Bay, they held a 2-0 lead through 10 minutes, only to give it back and find themselves in a tie game less than five minutes later.
  They would establish a 3-2 lead, which was erased by a breathtaking Nikita Kucherov slap shot that wound around Adrian Kempe and powered through Jonathan Q
  
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• What USC basketball learned about itself in UCLA win that could help moving forward

  15-01-2020 22:59 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The USC men’s basketball team was about as low as it could get following its 32-point loss at Washington, having failed in every aspect of the game in that drubbing.
  But, wouldn’t you know it, all it takes is a resounding road win over your crosstown rival to restore a team’s confidence.
  That’s where USC sits after its 74-63 win over UCLA on Saturday. The Trojans exited practice on Tuesday with laughs and horseplay, signs of a team at ease and feeling
  
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• Theater review: ‘Fireflies’ at South Coast Repertory fails to illuminate but performances and direction are bright

  15-01-2020 22:50 via ocregister.com
  
  “Often, I am made to sound like an attachment to a vacuum cleaner: the wife of Martin, then the widow of Martin, all of which I was proud to be. But I was never just a wife, nor a widow.” — Coretta Scott KIng
  In Donja R. Love’s play “Fireflies,” newly opened at South Coast Repertory, we encounter a fictionalized, and fantasized, version of a Coretta Scott King neither secondary to her husband nor his equal but, interestingly, more compelling.
  Mind you, this tw
  
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• Park Life: Here’s why Disneyland is underpriced and Rise of the Resistance prepares for takeoff

  15-01-2020 22:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Is Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge a failure? Is Disneyland underpriced? How do you snag a spot in the Rise of the Resistance virtual queue? Can you really get a Millennium Falcon souvenir collectible filled with french fries? So many questions. So many answers. All in this week’s Park Life newsletter.
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• Cal State Fullerton a state and national leader in graduating underrepresented students

  15-01-2020 22:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Cal State Fullerton is first in California and second in the nation for awarding bachelor’s degrees to underrepresented students in all disciplines, according to the latest rankings by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.
  Florida International University took the top spot nationally.
  Last year, CSUF ranked in fourth place nationally and second in the state.
  CSUF also was second in the nation for undergraduate degrees awarded to Hispanic students in all disciplines.
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• Titan Voice: Panetta Scholar reflects on historic time in Washington

  15-01-2020 21:42 via ocregister.com
  
  CSUF News Service
  A Supreme Court case regarding LGBTQ workers’ rights, the beginning of a presidential impeachment inquiry and the death of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings.
  Meghan Waymire, a Cal State Fullerton political science major, had a front row seat to these historic moments last fall while participating in the Panetta Institute Congressional Internship Program.
  One of 26 students selected for the all-expenses-paid program, Waymire attended two weeks of training at The Panetta Institute
  
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• Anthony Davis to miss 4th consecutive Lakers game

  15-01-2020 21:38 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — For the fourth consecutive game, the Lakers will have to do without Anthony Davis.
  Against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night, they’ll try to make it four consecutive wins.
  In the morning shootaround, Frank Vogel confirmed Davis, who has been recovering from a bruised backside for more than a week now, would miss another game. As of Tuesday, Davis told the media he had not sprinted nor taken contact. Wednesday morning saw some progress, but not much more.
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• San Fernando Valley’s Rep. Adam Schiff is now the lead impeachment manager in case against Trump

  15-01-2020 21:37 via ocregister.com
  
  After heading up months of fractious arguments in committee rooms and the House floor, a San Fernando Valley congressman will play a lead role in the coming Senate impeachment trial.
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Wednesday that Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, will be one of seven Democratic members of Congress to argue the case for President Trump’s impeachment before the Senate.
  Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and lawmaker representing Southern California commu
  
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• San Fernando Valley Rep. Adam Schiff tapped as lead impeachment manager for Senate trial

  15-01-2020 21:37 via ocregister.com
  
  After heading up months of fractious arguments in committee rooms and the House floor, a San Fernando Valley congressman will play a lead role in the coming Senate impeachment trial.
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Wednesday that Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, will be one of seven Democratic members of Congress to argue the case for President Trump’s impeachment before the Senate.
  Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and lawmaker representing Southern California commu
  
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• Next stop for ‘college promise’ efforts: Free Cal State University?

  15-01-2020 21:29 via ocregister.com
  
  By Felicia Mello, CalMatters
  In yet another push to make higher education more accessible in California, a bill filed in the state Legislature last week would extend the state’s tuition-free college guarantee to four years — and beyond community college — for some students, making it one of the most generous programs in the nation.
  Students who earn an associate’s degree for transfer through the California College Promise program could finish their bachelor’s degree
  
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• Comic Brad Williams issues apology for 2014 story: ‘My joke contributed to rape culture’

  15-01-2020 20:40 via ocregister.com
  
  It has been quite a week for comedian Brad Williams. The 36-year-old Fullerton native and his wife, Jasmine, welcomed their first child, a daughter named Elway on Monday.
  Less than 24 hours later, a video of a 2014 interview with Williams as a guest on Doug Benson’s “Getting Doug with High” podcast was brought back into the spotlight on which Williams shares a story in which he claims to have had non-consensual sex with a woman while on tour with Carlos Mencia. This video has p
  
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• Putin engineers shakeup that could keep him in power longer

  15-01-2020 20:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
  MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin engineered a surprise shakeup of Russia’s leadership Wednesday, proposing changes to the constitution that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024.
  Hours after he made the proposals, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev resigned and Putin named the little-known head of Russia’s tax service to replace him.
  Putin kept his longtime ally Medvedev in the Kremlin’s leadership structure by appointing him to
  
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• 5 USC players who broke out on defense in 2019

  15-01-2020 19:59 via ocregister.com
  
  USC’s 2019 season was full of ups and downs, and perhaps that’s fitting given the amount of young players the Trojans were forced to rely on last year. The lack of seniors meant USC had to push previously-unproven players into primary roles.
  Several Trojans took these opportunities and turned them into breakout performances that helped provide optimism for the state of the program moving forward. Here’s a look at the five breakout players on defense this season for USC (click h
  
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• Fever chart: Earth had its hottest decade on record in 2010s

  15-01-2020 19:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By SETH BORENSTEIN
  WASHINGTON — The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second-warmest year on record, two U.S. agencies reported Wednesday. And scientists said they see no end to the way man-made climate change keeps shattering records.
  “If you think you’ve heard this story before, you haven’t seen anything yet,” Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, said at the close of a de
  
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• Baby Yoda doll won’t be sold at new Knott’s Build-A-Bear location

  15-01-2020 19:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Baby Yoda fans who want a Build-A-Bear stuffed doll version of the adorable alien from “The Mandalorian” on Disney+ won’t be able to find The Child at the new Knott’s Berry Farm bear-building location.
  Build-A-Bear announced Tuesday, Jan. 14 in Orlando, Fla., that young and old fans alike of The Child will be able to purchase the plush creatures at its teddy bear shops in the next few months.
  “We now will have The Child, also known as Baby Yoda,” Build-A-Bear
  
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• Wahoo’s Fish Taco’s new burrito is stuffed with teriyaki beef and a deep-fried delicacy

  15-01-2020 19:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Like teriyaki beef and onion rings wrapped in tortillas? Has Wahoo’s Fish Taco got a burrito for you.
  While Southern California hasn’t seen beach weather yet this January, Wahoo’s has a new menu item for people hearing the call of the islands.
  It’s called the Hawaiian Burrito, and it features teriyaki Angus beef, onion rings, and white rice wrapped in a grilled flour tortilla with creamy jalapeño salsa, sour cream and melted cheese.
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• How Rush fans can celebrate the life of late drummer Neil Peart in Long Beach

  15-01-2020 19:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Rush fans devastated by the recent loss of drummer Neil Peart will be able to find a little comfort in Long Beach as they get together with other fans of the Canadian trio for a night of music and tons of drum solos.
  On Jan. 30, lifelong Rush fan and DJ Dave Skott will hold a tribute to the late drummer as part of his Rush Bar event at Que Sera.
  “I’m sure some attendees will be in a somber mood and that’s OK, everyone grieves differently. But our plan is to have a very enj
  
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• Trump signs trade deal with China, says it delivers economic justice

  15-01-2020 19:19 via ocregister.com
  
  By KEVIN FREKING and PAUL WISEMAN
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a trade agreement Wednesday with China that is expected to boost exports from U.S. farmers and manufacturers and is aimed at lowering tensions in a long-running dispute between the economic powers.
  Trump said during a White House ceremony that the deal is “righting the wrongs of the past.” He promoted the signing as a way of delivering economic justice for American workers and said, “We mark a se
  
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• Orange Unified approves a charter school focused on “classical education”

  15-01-2020 19:15 via ocregister.com
  
  A charter school with ties to a conservative think tank and a curriculum focused on “classical education” could open in Orange by the fall.
  The school’s officials expect the Orange County Classical Academy to have 360 students in kindergarten through fifth grade when it opens. The charter school, which recently received approval from the Orange Unified School District, would be the first of its kind in Orange County, officials said.
  The school board’s 4-3 vote to approve
  
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• How the musical spirit of Hawaii will take over Redondo Beach this weekend

  15-01-2020 18:36 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s not going to be exactly like being on a Hawaiian holiday, but it’s going to be as close as you can get to the cultural spirit of the islands with the return of the Southern California Slack Key Festival to Redondo Beach on Sunday, Jan. 19.
  Now in it’s 13th year, the festival is all about the celebration of Hawaiian culture through the musical tradition known as ki ho’alu (slack key), a Hawaiian style of acoustic guitar playing defined by the solo finger-pick style th
  
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• What are casino hosts and why they’ll be your best friend at the resort

  15-01-2020 18:35 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s not unusual for L.J. Rojales to receive excited texts and pictures of cruises and Hawaiian vacations to his phone. But he’s not a neighbor or relative of the senders, he’s their casino host.
  Casino hosts work primarily with a property’s higher level players, aiming to build relationships with those players in a bid to get them to become regulars who return frequently. Larger properties in Southern California employ anywhere from a dozen to more than 20 hosts.
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• Newsom’s education plans wrongly focuses on spending rather than reform

  15-01-2020 17:29 via ocregister.com
  
  In his budget proposal last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed massive new investments in California’s public-school and community college systems, including $900 million in teacher recruitment, $1.2 billion in local-control funding, $350 million in grants for teacher training, $900 million for special education, $32 million for all-day preschool and hundreds of millions more for programs in low-performing districts and for after-school programs.
  Unfortunately, Newsom – as we
  
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• ‘Housing first’ wastes time and money amid a crisis

  15-01-2020 17:20 via ocregister.com
  
  When you spend enough on a problem to fund a mission to Mars, it’s pretty frustrating to get nowhere.
  But that’s what’s happening in California as politicians have thrown money at the homelessness crisis, insisting that “housing first” is the only policy that will end the worsening epidemic of tent encampments spreading throughout the state.
  “Housing first” is the idea that homelessness is best addressed by providing apartments and supportive services to
  
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• Pelosi names Schiff, Nadler as prosecutors for Trump trial

  15-01-2020 16:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By LISA MASCARO
  WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday that two House chairmen who led President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry will be among the House prosecutors for Trump’s Senate trial.
  They are Democrats Rep. Adam Schiff, chair of the Intelligence Committee, and Rep. Jerry Nadler, chair of the Judiciary Committee.
  Trump was impeached by the Democratic-led House last month on charges of abuse of power over his pressure on Ukraine to investigate Democratic
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of stabbing his wife to death in San Juan Capistrano

  15-01-2020 16:23 via ocregister.com
  
  A man was arrested Tuesday night, Jan. 14, after his wife was found with multiple stab wounds in a San Juan Capistrano home, authorities said.
  Deputies received multiple calls of a domestic disturbance at the residence in the 26000 block of Cedar Grove Court at about 10 p.m., said Carrie Braun, an Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman.
  There they found an approximately 45-year-old woman who had been stabbed multiple times. She was pronounced dead at the scene, Braun said.
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• Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: Curly Girl’s birthday was a jet-set affair

  15-01-2020 16:09 via ocregister.com
  
  January is always special around our house because it’s Curly Girl’s birthday month, although she gets ripped off every year, because we’re all sick of holiday partying by then, and she just gets a cake and maybe a balloon. If I make it to the store in time, that is. If not, she gets a firm congratulatory handshake and a free Grand Slam at Denny’s.
  She’s also been metaphorically robbed a few times by our tendency to travel right after New Year, during which her brot
  
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• Here’s the 2020 OC Women’s March in Santa Ana schedule, street closures and how to join in

  15-01-2020 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Thousands of demonstrators are expected to take to the streets of Santa Ana on Saturday, Jan. 18, as part of the OC Women’s March, aimed at supporting women’s rights, encouraging more females to run for office and boosting voter turnout in the next election.
  The fourth annual free event is slated to be one of more than 100 marches planned across the country that day, in a movement that’s taken place each January since President Donald Trump was sworn into office in 2017.Some st
  
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• Is Rise of the Resistance the world’s greatest theme park ride?

  15-01-2020 15:33 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s been a long time since Disneyland was home to one of the best theme park rides in the world.
  The new Rise of the Resistance set to debut on Friday, Jan. 17 is already being touted as the world’s greatest theme park ride before most Disneyland fans even get a chance to climb aboard the new state-of-the-art attraction. An identical version of Rise of the Resistance debuted in December at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida.
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• Former California First Lady Maria Shriver gives UC Irvine gender-related research on Alzheimer’s disease another boost

  15-01-2020 15:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Former California First Lady Maria Shriver’s support of Alzheimer’s disease research at UC Irvine will continue with a second $100,000 award announced Tuesday, Jan. 14, for study of the causes of gender disparity in a disease that affects twice as many women as men.
  This is the latest round in “seed grant” money made possible through a partnership that began in 2017 between Shriver’s Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement and the UC Irvine Institute for Memory Imp
  
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• Key takeaways from Democratic presidential debate in Iowa

  15-01-2020 15:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By THOMAS BEAUMONT and NICHOLAS RICCARDI
  DES MOINES, Iowa  — Some key takeaways from Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, the final forum before the Iowa caucuses:
  CIVILITY AND SUBSTANCE OVER FIGHTING AND FRICTION
  After the United States’ killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Democrats were bracing for fights over foreign policy. Instead, a whole lot of substance broke out.
  There was a brief skirmish between Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who opposed t
  
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• Pacifica Christian gets that elusive win over Fairmont Prep

  15-01-2020 07:15 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – Pacifica Christian’s time had finally come.
  Having gone 0-4 against Fairmont Prep last season Pacifica Christian ended that losing streak Tuesday with a 62-59 win over the Huskies in a San Joaquin League game at Fairmont Prep.
  The Tritons last season lost to Fairmont Prep in two league games, in the CIF-Southern Section Division 4AA championship game and in the second round of the CIF Southern California Regionals. Three of those four games were decided by four or fewer poi
  
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• Pacifica Christian basketball finally knocks off Fairmont Prep

  15-01-2020 07:15 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – Pacifica Christian’s time had finally come.
  Having gone 0-4 against Fairmont Prep last season, Pacifica Christian ended that losing streak Tuesday with a 62-59 win over the Huskies in a San Joaquin League game at Fairmont Prep.
  The Tritons last season lost to Fairmont Prep in two league games, in the CIF-Southern Section Division 4AA championship game and in the second round of the CIF Southern California Regionals. Three of those four games were decided by four points or l
  
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• Tuesday’s highlights: Canyon basketball makes 19 3-pointers; Tustin knocks off Valencia

  15-01-2020 07:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowCanyon made 19 3-pointers as a team en route to a 77-49 win over No. 23 Brea Olinda in a Century Conference crossover game Tuesday at Canyon High.
  Jake Martin scored a game-high 28 points for Canyon (12-8) and made eight 3-pointers. Nathan Williams added 11 points and senior Amer Bishara scored eight off the bench for the Comanches.
  Garrett Brookman and Ivin Rhaburn each scored 12 for Brea Olinda (13-8).
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• Kawhi Leonard scores season-high 43 in 3 quarters as Clippers crush Cavs

  15-01-2020 07:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Clippers guard Patrick Beverley, left, shoots as Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson defends during the first half of Tuesday’s game at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson, left, shoots as Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley,left, Clevel
  
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• Irvine finds new Great Park location for bigger Wild Rivers water park

  15-01-2020 06:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Fans of Irvine’s Wild Rivers, it may be time to rejoice: city officials have found a viable location for a new park and reached a tentative agreement with the park’s owner, who has been eager to rebuild.
  After a 25-year run, the original water park closed in 2011 when its landlord, the Irvine Co., decided after several lease extensions to move ahead with building 1,750 apartments on the property. Wild Rivers owner Mike Riedel has been working with the city for several years to find a
  
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• Surf City planning commission takes first step toward settling state lawsuit over affordable housing

  15-01-2020 06:53 via ocregister.com
  
  The last time the city of Huntington Beach tried to bring its housing plan into compliance with state law, more than 200 residents turned out to protest the action.
  When the city planning commission took up a new plan on Tuesday, Jan. 14, more than three-fourths of the seats in the city council chambers were empty. Nobody spoke out against the measure.
  In the end, the Huntington Beach Planning Commission voted 6-1 to back down from a five-year-old fight to limit apartment construction – a
  
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• Surf City planning commission takes first step toward settling state housing lawsuit

  15-01-2020 06:53 via ocregister.com
  
  The last time the city of Huntington Beach tried to bring its housing plan into compliance with state law, at least 200 residents turned out to protest the action.
  When the city planning commission took up a new plan Tuesday, Jan. 14, more than three-fourths of the seats in the city council chambers were empty. Nobody spoke out against the measure.
  In the end, the Huntington Beach Planning Commission voted 6-1 to back down from a five-year-old fight to limit apartment construction – a figh
  
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• Spencer adds spark at end as Cypress basketball fends off Crean Lutheran

  15-01-2020 06:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Cypress’ Elijah Vaielua celebrates after finishing an alley-oop against Crean Lutheran in an Empire League boys basketball game in Cypress on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. Cypress defeated Crean Lutheran 82-70. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Cypress’ Eddie Spencer watches a three-pointer drop in past Crean Lutheran’s Kenneth Bailey in an Empire League boys basketball game in Cypress on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. Cypress defeated Crean Lutheran 82-70. (Photo by Ke
  
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• Girls basketball highlights: San Clemente upsets No. 4 Aliso Niguel in thriller

  15-01-2020 06:34 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN CLEMENTE San Clemente’s girls basketball team matched Aliso Niguel’s intensity on Tuesday night but the Tritons seized something important in the clash of top 10-ranked teams in Orange County.
  They took control of the South Coast League race for the first time in a while.
  Ella Gardiner scored 19 points and grabbed 26 rebounds and fellow forward Jessie Blaine added 17 points and 14 rebounds as the No. 7 Tritons edged No. 4 Wolverines 52-50 to take sole possession of first place an
  
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• VOTE: Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week (Jan. 17)

  15-01-2020 05:46 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. 17)

  15-01-2020 05:46 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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• OCVarsity Photos: O.C. teams compete in CIF-SS competitive cheer championships

  15-01-2020 05:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSee photos from the CIF-SS competitive cheer championships on Saturday, Jan. 11, where seven teams from Orange County won titles.
  El Dorado cheerleaders perform during the CIF Southern Section Traditional Cheer Championships Division 2 coed at Martin Luther King High School on Sunday Jan. 11, 2020. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
  Los Alamitos cheerleaders perform during the CIF Southern Secti
  
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• Clippers stress communication – even if they’ve got it wrong

  15-01-2020 05:36 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Speak up, guys.
  That’s something the Clippers have communicated lately to post players Ivica Zubac and Montrezl Harrell, who “aren’t natural talkers,” Coach Doc Rivers said, but who nonetheless are relied on to call out coverages on defense – even if they’ve got it wrong.
  “I tell Zu all the time, if he calls a coverage, even if it’s the wrong coverage, don’t switch the coverage that you called,” said Moe Harkless, th
  
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• Orange County boys basketball scoring leaders: Tuesday, Jan. 14

  15-01-2020 05:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Orange County boys basketball scoring leaders through Jan. 13. Leaderboards are based on published stats available each Tuesday morning.Name
  Pts
  GP
  PPG
  Jack Stone, Corona del Mar
  463
  19
  24.4
  Ethan Barnella, Marina
  412
  21
  19.6
  Atin Wright, Fairmont Prep
  383
  17
  22.5
  Nolan Naess, Laguna Beach
  368
  19
  19.4
  Ian Martinez, JSerra
  363
  15
  24.2
  Tajavis Miller, Servite
  359
  19
  18.9
  John Bakke, El Dorado
  356
  19
  18.7
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• Orange County boys basketball rebounds leaders: Tuesday, Jan. 14

  15-01-2020 05:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Orange County boys basketball rebounds leaders through Jan. 13. Leaderboards are based on published stats available each Tuesday morning.Name
  Reb
  GP
  RPG
  Emmanuel Seddoh, Sunny Hills
  240
  20
  12.0
  Connor Platt, Yorba Linda
  162
  20
  8.1
  John Bakke, El Dorado
  166
  19
  8.7
  Elijah Vaielua, Cypress
  157
  17
  9.2
  David Olcomendy, Los Alamitos
  157
  20
  7.9
  Sky Oliver, Calvary Chapel
  155
  19
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• Man hit and killed while crossing street in Orange

  15-01-2020 04:54 via ocregister.com
  
  A man was hit and killed by a vehicle while crossing a street in Orange on Tuesday night.
  The Orange Police Department said on social media at around 6:40 p.m. that the man was crossing Meats Avenue at Nordic Street when he was hit by a vehicle. The man was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
  Meats Avenue was closed from Tustin Street to Canal Street. Information wasn’t immediately available when the road would be reopened.
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