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• Eucalyptus trees in Laguna’s downtown given reprieve — for now

  28-02-2020 23:54
  
  Dozens of giant eucalyptus trees in Laguna’s downtown were wrapped in yellow ribbons earlier this week, targeted for removal.
  But on Wednesday, Feb. 26, those ribbons were gone and so were immediate plans to eliminate the trees.
  The trees — along Forest Avenue and Broadway Street — are being reviewed as part of a broader $1.6 million plan to “refresh” the downtown. The project could call for the removal of all or some of the trees.
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• Kings keep churning against similarly struggling Devils

  28-02-2020 23:48
  
  With the trade deadline finally in their rear-view mirror, the Kings look to stay in the black on their current homestand before a quick trip to Vegas that breaks up a stretch with 14 home games in 15 contests overall.
  “We laid it out on the line, this is our group,” Kings coach Todd McLellan said. “The people that are in the locker room right now, the older players, the veterans, we have addressed all of them. They are aware of what their roles are going to be and how hard the
  
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• Robert Durst’s reality-TV show of a life plays out in long-awaited murder trial next week

  28-02-2020 23:32
  
  After decades of evading law enforcement over his suspected involvement in two alleged murders, New York real estate scion Robert Durst will now face a Los Angeles County jury following his participation in a TV documentary in which prosecutors say he implicated himself.
  Interviews conducted for the six-part HBO documentary series, “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst,” will play a role in the trial expected to start Wednesday, where Durst, 76, stands accused of murdering h
  
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• Aloha, ‘Hawaii Five-0’: CBS cancels crime series

  28-02-2020 23:23
  
  Book it, Danno.
  CBS on Friday announced that “Hawaii Five-0” will conclude its successful 10-season run with a two-hour series finale on April 3.
  The crime drama, a glossy reboot of Leonard Freeman’s 1968-80 series starring Jack Lord as Honolulu detective Steve McGarrett. The current series, featuring Alex O’Loughlin as McGarrett, will end up running for nearly as long as its predecessor. It has been a solid ratings performer throughout the past decade, both domestically
  
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• Orange County DA Todd Spitzer shakes things up in first year, but not enough for some

  28-02-2020 23:22
  
  He wears cowboy boots to the courtroom.
  Orange County’s newest district attorney, Todd Spitzer, has been a maverick for most of his 28 years in politics, with a management style some describe as “ready, shoot, aim.”
  A longtime lawmaker at state and local levels, Spitzer has been called erratic, unstable, a loose cannon who rolls over staff members and friends alike to reach his goals. To others, Spitzer, 59, is a tireless advocate, an even-handed prosecutor who is willing to ma
  
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• Santa Anita consensus picks for Saturday Feb. 29

  28-02-2020 23:07
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Saturday Feb. 29 for racing at Santa Anita.
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• XFL preview: Los Angeles Wildcats at New York Guardians

  28-02-2020 23:05
  
  Los Angeles Wildcats (1-2) at New York Guardians (1-2)
  When: Saturday, 11 a.m. PT
  Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  TV: ABC
  Line: Wildcats by 6 ½ points
  Preview: The Wildcats traveled to the East Coast with plenty of momentum from last week’s dominant win against the D.C. Defenders. But L.A. could be missing multiple key players in Week 4 because of injury. No. 1 wideout Nelson Spruce was ruled out with a knee injury and running back Martez Carter is doubtful with
  
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• Wave-pool rivalry? Kelly Slater’s plan is among 4 targeting desert

  28-02-2020 22:53
  
  Coral Mountain is the latest plan for a man-made wave, this one using Kelly Slater Wave Company technology. (Courtesy of Meriwether Companies)
  The dry desert, not far from Southern California’s popular beaches, could become the newest hot spot to catch waves — with four wave pool projects in the works.
  But will concepts by pro surfers and investors to bring surfing inland be a wipeout? Or will they draw new tourists seeking surf time away from the ocean?
  Plans were released this week
  
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• Driver gets 30 years to life for deadly Irvine crash

  28-02-2020 22:29
  
  SANTA ANA – A 25-year-old Costa Mesa man was sentenced Friday to 30 years to life in prison for triggering an Irvine crash that killed a woman and her 2-year-old granddaughter.
  Alec Scott Abraham was convicted of two counts of second-degree murder Feb. 4 for the June 10, 2015, crash that killed 54-year-old Katherine Hampton of Lake Forest and Kaydence Hampton. The toddler’s mother, Megan, suffered a broken jaw, and Kaydence’s brother, Nathaniel, who was 7 at the time, suffered
  
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• Whicker: Can USC, Enfield afford to miss the NCAA tournament again?

  28-02-2020 22:27
  
  LOS ANGELES >> The national impression from USC’s win Thursday night was the 74-foot lightning bolt from the hands of Onyeka Okongwu.
  As the first-half buzzer went off and as Okongwu was absorbing an uncalled foul, he slammed the ball against the backboard and into the hoop.
  Without the glass, that shot might have careened into the L.A. skyline that one can see from the many available seats at Galen Center.
  It was a stunning example of Okongwu’s strength. It also gave the Troja
  
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• Boy Scouts of America weighed down by red ink, high pay for execs before bankruptcy

  28-02-2020 22:23
  
  As the Boy Scouts of America hurtled toward its historic bankruptcy over the past several years, signs of financial distress abounded:
  The national organization operated in the red — spending more than it took in — for five of the past six years. Membership fell 21 percent. Fundraising expenses doubled. The cost of outside legal consultants nearly tripled. And more than 5 percent of its net assets disappeared.
  All the while, pay for Boy Scouts’ top brass jumped more than 14 per
  
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• White supremacist who fatally stabbed man na at Laguna Niguel bar gets 56 years to life

  28-02-2020 21:56
  
  An admitted white supremacist gang member was sentenced Friday to 56 years to life in prison, four-plus years after he stabbed an Iranian American to death following an argument at a Laguna Niguel bar.
  A Newport Beach jury late last year convicted Craig Matthew Tanber of second-degree murder for killing Shayan Mazroei, 22, outside Patsy’s Irish Pub over Labor Day weekend in 2015.
  Tanber, 42, will have to serve 45 years before being eligible for parole.
  Before the sentence was announce
  
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• White supremacist who fatally stabbed man at Laguna Niguel bar gets 56 years to life

  28-02-2020 21:56
  
  An admitted white supremacist gang member was sentenced Friday to 56 years to life in prison, four-plus years after he stabbed an Iranian American to death following an argument at a Laguna Niguel bar.
  A Newport Beach jury late last year convicted Craig Matthew Tanber of second-degree murder for killing Shayan Mazroei, 22, outside Patsy’s Irish Pub over Labor Day weekend in 2015.
  Tanber, 42, will have to serve 45 years before being eligible for parole.
  Before the sentence was announce
  
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• Home on Newport Beach’s Collins Island lists for $10 million

  28-02-2020 21:55
  
  A view of the dining room and kitchen. (Photo by Modern Take)
  The dining room opens to a sitting area with a built-in bookcase and a fireplace. (Photo by Modern Take)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsThe living room. (Photo by Modern Take)
  The master bedroom. (Photo by Modern Take)
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  A traditional-style mansion that hugs 140 feet of water frontage and off
  
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• Sparks re-sign All-Star point guard Chelsea Gray

  28-02-2020 21:48
  
  Three-time All-Star point guard Chelsea Gray has re-signed and will return for her fifth season with the L.A. Sparks, the team announced Friday.
  “L.A. is home,” Gray said in a news release. “I’m excited to be back and to get things started. We have a great group of women who are anxious to compete for a championship. The staff, organization, and fans are all ready to bring the trophy back to L.A.”
  Gray will be a key piece of a revamped roster that will include recen
  
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• Bunny Palooza returns Saturday to San Clemente-Dana Point Animal Shelter

  28-02-2020 21:41
  
  They’re cute, they’re cuddly and on Saturday, Feb. 29, adoptable rabbits are $20 off and come with a copy of “The House Rabbit Handbook,” pellets and hay. Bunny Palooza Rabbit Adoption and Education Day will feature experts to answer your bunny questions, plus bunny goodies, pellets, hay and refreshments for bunny’s human friends.
  IF YOU GO
  When: noon-3 p.m. Saturday
  Where: San Clemente-Dana Pont Animal Shelter, 221 Avenida Fabricante, San Clemente
  Information: 949-
  
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• Red-hot UCLA hosts Arizona in its final home game

  28-02-2020 21:39
  
  The UCLA men’s basketball team woke up Friday morning tied for first place in the Pac-12.
  No longer surrounded by doubts or what-ifs or maybes, the Bruins are present and they are loud.
  And Thursday’s 75-72 defeat of Arizona State showed just that and more.
  Behind three stellar performances from three freshmen, UCLA (18-11 overall, 11-5 Pac-12) snapped Arizona State’s seven-game winning streak to jump the Sun Devils in the conference standings. The Bruins share first place with
  
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• We’re about to get really old, really fast. Is Orange County, and the state, ready?

  28-02-2020 20:38
  
  Over the next 10 years, the number of California residents ages 65 and older is expected to nearly double, reaching 8.6 million.
  And one of the places that population bulge will be most acutely felt is Orange County, where seniors represent the one age group projected to expand over the next couple of decades. All other age groups will decline.
  Today, people age 65 and older make up 15 percent of Orange County’s nearly 3.2 million residents, according to 2018 statistics from the U.S. Censu
  
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• Free entry Saturday at Aquatic Center open house in Aliso Viejo

  28-02-2020 20:24
  
  You can get your splash on at the Aquatic Center Open House in Aliso Viejo on Saturday, Feb. 29. This fun-filled family event includes free entry, swimming, swim lessons, bouncers, game booths, drowning prevention education and much more.
  IF YOU GO
  When: 1-3 p.m. Saturday
  Where: Aquatic Center, 29 Santa Barbara Drive, Aliso Viejo
  Information: 949-425-2550
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• Purple & Bold: No knocking Anthony Davis’ hustle

  28-02-2020 20:16
  
  Editor’s note: This is the Friday, Feb. 28 edition of the Purple & Bold Lakers newsletter. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here.Without LeBron James and with an almost too-easy task in front of them, the Lakers woke up after halftime Thursday, knuckling down on defense and hitting the Warriors with a 40-17 third-quarter uppercut that led to the eventual KO. With the win, the Lakers improved to 45-12 — and 31-2 against teams .500 or worse.
  Don’t take the wh
  
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• Maltese mix Button is cute as – well – a button

  28-02-2020 20:05
  
  Breed: Maltese mix
  Age: 8 years
  Gender: Spayed female
  Size: 6 pounds
  Button’s story: Button lives up to her name – she’s cute as a button! No one knows how she ended up at a shelter, but Lovebugs was glad to help her out. She has a few minor medical issues that need to be monitored, including the onset of cataracts and a heart murmur. But her blood work indicates she’s healthy, and her teeth are nice and clean. Button is very sweet. She’s a little hard of hearing bu
  
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• Tortie cat Willow will take all the belly rubs you’ll give her

  28-02-2020 19:24
  
  Breed: Tortoiseshell
  Age: 18 weeks
  Gender: Spayed female
  Willow’s story: Sweet, beautiful Willow loves belly rubs. She’ll roll over, exposing her stomach so you can oblige. She hasn’t found a home because she isn’t a little kitten. But she’s so loving that you should ignore her being a bit older. She will follow you everywhere. Willow gets along with dogs and cats and is a smart girl.
  Adoption fee: $75, includes vaccinations, microchip and worm treatment
  Adoption pr
  
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• USC hoping to turn Arizona win into March momentum

  28-02-2020 19:07
  
  LOS ANGELES — The USC men’s basketball team relieved itself from several sources of pressure with a 57-48 win over Arizona on Thursday night.
  It gave the Trojans a true signature victory over a team that was ranked top 10 in NET, something USC was in dire need of as it approached the end of the regular season. It ended USC’s 2-5 start to the month of February, and helped alleviate fears that a poor finish to the season could keep the Trojans out of the NCAA Tournament.
  But afte
  
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• Angels, Griffin Canning wait for elbow injury update

  28-02-2020 18:51
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — The first round of testing gave the Angels some hope Griffin Canning can avoid surgery on his balky elbow, although they will have to wait until an exam Saturday to get more definitive news.
  The Angels announced Friday that the pitcher’s MRI exam a day earlier had showed “chronic changes” in his ulnar collateral ligament, along with “acute joint irritation.”
  While there’s no evidence so far of a tear in the ligament that would require surg
  
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• Where to Stop on Your Way to Las Vegas

  28-02-2020 18:50
  
  What happens in Vegas usually starts with a 4-5 hour drive from the Southern California area. Grab your Vegas crew, load up the car, and get on that 15 freeway. Everyone knows the road-trip rules. Choose the designated driver that has a car with the best mileage, the person who calls shotgun needs to be ready to D.J., and everyone in the back is in charge of snack distribution – unless they’re napping.
  Once you’re on the road to sin city, you have multiple options of places to
  
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• Government turns homelessness into big business

  28-02-2020 18:25
  
  SACRAMENTO – At a leftist event years ago, I heard a speaker disparage economist Adam Smith and his idea that a nation can best prosper by letting individuals make their own decisions. With the Bernie Sanders candidacy on the rise, anti-market attitudes have gained steam — even among people who express them on nifty electronic gadgets and do so, presumably, with a full belly. Attendees seemed to find the Smith approach crazy.
  Granted, the “invisible hand” of the marketpla
  
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• LAWineFest comes back to Long Beach again this summer

  28-02-2020 17:56
  
  Bottoms up, Long Beach, the LAWineFest will return to the city June 6-7 to celebrate its 15th year.
  The Pike Outlets will again host the event, which is expected to attract more than 6,000 people for a celebration of all things wine with that will include tastings from well-known companies, boutique wineries and international brands as well as beer pours from breweries, as well as food and live music.
  “Long Beach really gave us a grand welcome last year, and we’re thrilled to be brin
  
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• The wealth tax is bankrupt

  28-02-2020 17:46
  
  Will a wealth tax propel the Democrats to the White House in the presidential election this fall? Three of the party’s leading presidential primary candidates, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Pete Buttigieg, are campaigning on the issue. Sen. Warren’s proposal, for instance, calls for a two percent tax per year on households with more than $50 million in assets.
  Proponents claim a wealth tax is necessary to reduce income inequality and fund various federal government social pro
  
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• Casino Insider: Have you ever seen a chocolate bar more than a foot tall?🍫

  28-02-2020 17:37
  
  Casino Insider is a weekly newsletter that lands in your inbox on Thursdays. Subscribe now.There will be more than 60,000 pieces of dessert and chocolate prepared for this year’s Chocolate Decadence at Pechanga Resort Casino (Courtesy of Pechanga Resort Casino)
  Pechanga Resort Casino’s Chocolate Decadence and Pechanga Wine Festival will return next week and we wondered —  just how much wine and chocolate is involved in these popular annual events?
  We as
  
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• Terra at Tustin apartments sold to real estate tycoon for $41 million

  28-02-2020 17:30
  
  Terra at Tustin, a 116-unit apartment community on Walnut Avenue, has been sold to Patrick F. Cadigan, a wealthy real estate investor and retired tech executive, for $41 million or roughly $353,000 per unit.
  Greenwood & McKenzie, a real estate investment and management firm also in Tustin, represented Cadigan in the deal.
  Cadigan, a Corona del Mar resident, is the former chief executive of EEOC or Electronic Engineering Co. of California. He made headlines in 2012 when he pledged to donate $
  
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• Whoa: How you can become Johnny Utah in the stage adaptation of ‘Point Break’

  28-02-2020 17:29
  
  Like the mythical 50-year storm that Patrick Swayze’s character Bodhi Sattva surfed into eternity in “Point Break,” the live stage adaptation of the 1991 bromance classic starting Swayze and Keanu Reeves as former college quarterback-turned-FBI agent Johnny Utah, returns after a years-long hiatus.
  But unlike Bodhi, who meets his beautifully tragic end by giant wave as Johnny Utah says to him “Vaya con dios,” the audience can survive the “Point Break Live!&rdqu
  
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• Disney closes Tokyo theme parks amid coronavirus concerns

  28-02-2020 17:15
  
  Disney’s theme parks in Japan have joined Hong Kong Disneyland and Shanghai Disneyland in closing temporarily amid the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 2,000, infected tens of thousands and restricted millions from traveling.
  The Tokyo Disney resort announced that the Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea theme parks would be temporarily closing from Saturday, Feb. 29 through Sunday, March 15 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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• Business as usual as lawmakers introduce over 2,200 bills

  28-02-2020 17:07
  
  California legislators introduced more than 2,200 bills by the Feb. 21 bill-introduction deadline, which strikes us as a compelling argument for a part-time Legislature. Most bills expand government authority. Others tweak the existing code or are “statement” bills that mainly make a political point. Perhaps lawmakers have too much time on their hands.
  The largest set of bills would address problems caused by last year’s passage of Assembly Bill 5, which limits companies from h
  
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• Coronavirus deepens financial pain as nearly 60 countries report virus

  28-02-2020 16:37
  
  By FOSTER KLUG and MATT SEDENSKY
  TOKYO — A deepening health crisis became an economic one too Friday, with the coronavirus outbreak sapping financial markets, emptying shops and businesses, and putting major sites and events off limits.
  As the list of countries hit by the illness edged toward 60 with Mexico, Belarus, Lithuania, New Zealand, Nigeria, Azerbaijan and the Netherlands reporting their first cases, the threats to livelihoods were increasingly eyed as warily as the threats to live
  
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• Driver dead, passengers flee after car veers off 5 Freeway in Anaheim

  28-02-2020 16:31
  
  A driver died early Friday morning after he hit a retaining wall then veered off of the southbound 5 Freeway in Anaheim with passengers seen fleeing before first responders arrived.
  It was shortly after midnight when the crash was reported to authorities on the Manchester Avenue onramp near Katella Avenue, said California Highway Patrol Officer Michael Madden.
  “(The vehicle) struck the abutment, crossed over the guardrail (and) retaining wall,” Madden said.
  No other car was involved.
  
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• Stocks open sharply lower Friday; Dow sinks 1.8%

  28-02-2020 16:14
  
  Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street, putting the market on track for its worst week since October 2008 during the global financial crisis. U.S. indexes fell 1.8% following steep losses in Europe and Asia. The rout is driven by fear that the virus that emerged in China will derail the global economy.
  Investors continue to buy up low-risk assets like bonds, sending yields to record lows.
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 463 points, or 1.8%, to 25,311. The S&P 500 lost 54 point
  
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• Metro L.A. hosts nation’s worst cities for air quality, study finds

  28-02-2020 16:00
  
  Los Angeles County was home to 14 of the nation’s 25 worst cities for air pollution in 2019 and the Inland Empire accounted for three more, according to a new study ranking 4,682 cities worldwide.
  But it could be worse.
  Maywood, ranked as having Southern California’s worst air in 2019 and third worst in the country, comes in a distant 1,112th in global worst air rankings, according to the report by IQAir, a Swiss company that has partnered with the United Nations to create the world&
  
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• California sells its citizens on health care

  28-02-2020 16:00
  
  Like ships passing in the night, the Trump administration and the government of California are cruising in opposite directions on health-care spending.
  In November, the Trump administration proposed a new regulation that would change the rules for financing the state’s share of costs for Medi-Cal, the safety-net health insurance program that now covers 13 million people, about a third of the state population.
  The new regulation could potentially cost California $25 billion annually in lost
  
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• Birth tourism hotel for Chinese moms in Orange gets second look

  28-02-2020 16:00
  
  The JR Motel in Orange has been acting as a birth tourism venue, catering to Chinese moms who travel to Orange County to deliver American babies.
  But that’s not what the property at 428 E. Lincoln Avenue was approved for in 2015, when it received a permit to operate as a motel.
  On Monday, March 2, the Orange Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing to consider shutting down the motel.
  City officials, who began investigating the motel last year, said the motel owners violat
  
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• Disneyland’s animatronic pirates and ghosts can’t dress themselves, so she helps them

  28-02-2020 15:33
  
  Carlos the sopping wet “bilge rat” who gets dunked in a well all day long in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride goes through about a dozen shirts a year courtesy of Disneyland’s animatronic costuming department.
  Disneyland’s Lupe de Santiago is on a first-name basis with Carlos and many of the nearly 1,000 audio-animatronic figures at the Anaheim theme park that need costume changes from time to time.
  “Sometimes we change them every day,” said de Santiago, 61,
  
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• Fat traffic-signal poles might be coming to a street near you

  28-02-2020 15:01
  
  Q. Traffic-light poles very large in diameter are getting installed around Orange County. Why? I keep trying to look for an obvious reason, especially because not every corner of the intersection receives the larger pole. I even tried searching on the internet, hoping maybe there was an article explaining it – that yielded no results. So I thought I would take a chance and email you.
  – Aaron Miller, Yorba Linda
  A. Honk hadn’t heard of these fat poles, and so he asked Aaron to t
  
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• Coronavirus fear touches off a global run on face masks

  28-02-2020 14:58
  
  By DEE-ANN DURBIN, ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and JOSEPH PISANI | AP Business Writers
  Fear of the spreading coronavirus has led to a global run on sales of face masks despite evidence that most people who aren’t sick don’t need to wear them.
  Many businesses are sold out, while others are limiting how many a customer can buy. Amazon is policing its site, trying to make sure sellers don’t gouge panicked buyers.
  In South Korea, hundreds lined up to buy masks from a discount store. Ru
  
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• Cal State Fullerton gets big game from Johnny Wang in loss at Hawaii

  28-02-2020 08:55
  
  HONOLULU — Junior forward Johnny Wang scored a career-high 21 points, but Cal State Fullerton fell behind by double-digits early in the second half and couldn’t erase the deficit in a 70-59 loss to Hawaii on Thursday night at the Stan Sheriff Center.
  Fullerton (10-18 overall, 5-8 Big West Conference) trailed just 38-36 at halftime, but the Rainbow Warriors (16-11, 7-6 Big West) extended the margin to 46-36 less than four minutes into the second half, and the Titans never got closer t
  
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• Jaime Jaquez Jr.’s shot lifts UCLA men’s basketball into first-place tie in Pac-12

  28-02-2020 07:55
  
  UCLA forward Jalen Hill, back, is fouled by Arizona State forward Jalen Graham (24) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
  Arizona State forward Romello White (23) is defended by UCLA forward Jalen Hill (24) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsUCLA guard Jaime Jaquez Jr. (4) shoots under
  
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• UC Irvine clinches Big West title outright, top seed for tourney

  28-02-2020 07:45
  
  SAN LUIS OBISPO — Evan Leonard had a season-high 22 points as UC Irvine beat Cal Poly 82-76 on Thursday night to clinch the Big West Conference championship outright, the first time the Anteaters have ever claimed back-to-back titles.
  Eyassu Worku had 18 points for UCI (20-10 overall, 12-2 Big West), which earned its fifth straight victory. Tommy Rutherford added 16 points and Brad Greene had a career-high seven blocked shots.
  Worku went 3 for 4 from the free-throw line in the final minute
  
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• Norco softball edges Mater Dei with walk-off hit in early-season showcase

  28-02-2020 07:39
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowCHINO HILLS — Mater Dei and Norco were each seeking answers to early-season questions about their softball teams.
  Both found positive signs Thursday in the Cougars’ 5-4 victory under the lights at the Norco showcase at Big League Dreams Sports Park.
  Freshman Mia Perez belted a pinch-hit, three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning and senior shortstop Kyleigh Sand delivered a walk-off, RB
  
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• Norco softball edges Mater Dei with walk-off hit at early-season showcase

  28-02-2020 07:39
  
  CHINO HILLS Mater Dei and Norco were each seeking answers to early-season questions about their softball teams.
  Both found positive signs Thursday in the Cougars’ 5-4 victory under the lights at the Norco showcase at Big League Dreams Sports Park.
  Freshman Mia Perez belted a pinch-hit, three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning and senior shortstop Kyleigh Sand delivered a walk-off, RBI single in the sixth to rally the nation’s top-ranked squad past Mater Dei 5-4 in a well-
  
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• LeBron-less Lakers knock out Warriors with robust third quarter

  28-02-2020 07:25
  
  SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 27:Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers is fouled by Kevon Looney #5 of the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on February 27, 2020 in San Francisco, California.NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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• As UC, Cal State seek new chiefs, here are wish lists

  28-02-2020 07:01
  
  By Patricia Mello, CAL matters
  UC Merced student Edwin Reyes saw the cars rolling in with visitors for a town hall meeting on the hiring of a new University of California president. As part of his on-campus job in the transportation department, he even helped prepare for the event.
  But Reyes confessed that until the Jan. 31 meeting, he wasn’t sure what UC’s president actually does. “I wasn’t too aware that there’s a president, a chancellor, there are higher-ups and
  
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• LAFC beats León with late goals to advance in CONCACAF Champions League

  28-02-2020 06:36
  
  LOS ANGELES — When it mattered most, LAFC’s stars answered the call.
  Carlos Vela and Diego Rossi carried LAFC into the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League after one of the biggest wins in franchise history, 3-0 over Mexico’s Club León on Thursday night at Banc of California Stadium.
  LAFC never found its rhythm while playing in Estadio León during the first leg of the two-game, total-goals matchup nine days ago. During the second match, LAFC looked like
  
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