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• Costa Mesa United will buy $15,000 in gift cards to support 15 local restaurants

  27-03-2020 23:42
  
  Costa Mesa United, a non-profit that raises money for school athletic programs and facilities, has always counted on local restaurants for its two annual fundraisers. Now it’s giving back to those restaurateurs in their time of need. CMU is buying $15,000 worth of gift certificates from 15 restaurants such as Descanso in Costa Mesa on Thursday, November 1, 2018.(Register file photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  Costa Mesa United, a non-profit that raises money for school at
  
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• Coronavirus relief: When will checks come? This and other FAQs on $2.2 trillion relief package

  27-03-2020 23:33
  
  The $2.2 trillion relief package approved Friday to help Americans cope with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic has left many people with more questions than answers.
  That’s in part because the bill is long, at nearly 900 pages. It’s also complex, covering everything from checks for individual taxpayers to hospital funding to student loan payment deferrals. What’s more, for a bill of this size, it was ushered through at break-neck speed, with many changes along th
  
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• Map shows coronavirus cases in Orange County cities

  27-03-2020 23:32
  
  The Orange County Health Care Agency has begun releasing more detailed information about people who have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, including where they live.
  Officials are cautioning people about what the geographic information does and doesn’t show: It shows where someone diagnosed with COVID-19 lives, which may not be where they contracted the disease. It isn’t an indication of virus activity in any specific location. And because most cases probably aren’t bein
  
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• Ducks sign first-round draft pick Trevor Zegras of Boston University

  27-03-2020 23:27
  
  Trevor Zegras’ play-making skills made him one of the breakout stars of the World Junior Championship last winter, a collection of jaw-dropping passes that prompted Ducks fans to count the days until he was signed, sealed and delivered.
  That day finally arrived on Friday – after one remarkable world juniors showing with Team USA and also one standout collegiate season at Boston University – when the Ducks signed Zegras to a three-year entry-level contract with an average annual
  
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• BTS postpones US tour including Rose Bowl dates as coronavirus threat stays high

  27-03-2020 23:27
  
  Fans of BTS will have to wait a bit longer to see the global superstars on stage after the K-pop boy band announced it has postponed its North American tour dates due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.
  The group had been slated to play three nights at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on May 2-3 and May 5, after opening its U.S. tour in Santa Clara at the end of April. As the pandemic spread from Asia to Europe and finally the United States, those shows seemed increasingly unlikely as other larg
  
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• Santa Anita cancels horse racing on orders from health department due to coronavirus

  27-03-2020 23:24
  
  Santa Anita was forced to temporarily suspend racing by the Los Angeles County Health Department on Friday, less than an hour before its scheduled first race.
  The track had been closed to the public since its March 14 program, with only essential personnel allowed on the grounds, and was preparing for an eight-race program Friday and two more days of racing this weekend when it was forced to pull the plug.
  “In accordance with instructions received from Los Angeles County Health Department,
  
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• Orange County releases coronavirus case counts by city, announces 2 more deaths

  27-03-2020 22:48
  
  Orange County public health officials have released data on the number of coronavirus cases reported in many Orange County cities, a metric several community leaders, as well as members of the public, have been pushing for.
  The countywide total on Friday, March 27, was 321 cases; of those, 34 were from an unknown location and 27 were grouped together as “other,” meaning the infected person lives in a city with fewer than 25,000 residents. County officials said they didn’t revea
  
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• Coronavirus response: Orange Coast College lends ventilators to Saddleback Memorial

  27-03-2020 22:47
  
  With classes suspended at Orange Coast College, instructors didn’t have much need for three ventilators used in the school’s respiratory care program. Just then, Saddleback Memorial Center in Laguna Hills was looking to borrow them.
  The timing was perfect.
  The Costa Mesa-based college lent Saddleback Memorial its ventilators, which helps patients breathe when they’re unable to do it on their own.
  “The timing worked out,” said Alison Riggio, director of the college&r
  
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• SeaWorld furloughs 90% of theme park employees due to coronavirus closures

  27-03-2020 22:43
  
  SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment will temporarily furlough more than 90% of its theme park employees as of April 1 in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting temporary park closures, the company reported in an 8K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  “The furlough period is uncertain at this time due to the temporary park closures and will be reassessed as business conditions dictate,” according to the statement. “The company looks forward
  
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• SeaWorld and Busch Gardens furlough 90% of theme park employees due to coronavirus closures

  27-03-2020 22:43
  
  SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment will temporarily furlough more than 90% of its theme park employees as of April 1 in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting temporary park closures, the company reported in an 8K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  “The furlough period is uncertain at this time due to the temporary park closures and will be reassessed as business conditions dictate,” according to the statement. “The company looks forward
  
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• Coronavirus shows government is a problem, not the solution

  27-03-2020 22:38
  
  After the coronavirus spread, left-leaning writers began declaring that no one is a libertarian during a pandemic. We all need collective action to save us from this frightening health risk, they say. But a funny thing happened on the way to big-government nirvana, as officials try to ramp up testing and assure that we all have access to vital medical and other services.
  The first thing that state officials did was grab various executive powers to order us to stay at home. Now, the federal gover
  
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• Lyft, Amazon team up as rideshare plummets amid coronavirus shutdown

  27-03-2020 22:25
  
  Amazon.com is teaming up with Lyft on recruiting the ride-hailing company’s drivers to deliver packages and groceries as the pandemic keeps people indoors.
  In an email to Lyft drivers Friday, the company referred them to work opportunities at Amazon as grocery shoppers, warehouse workers or delivery people “as a way to earn additional income right now.”
  The message from Lyft, which came in response to plummeting demand for rides and economic hardships facing drivers, also indic
  
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• A needed pause on frivolous lawmaking in Sacramento

  27-03-2020 22:20
  
  There’s nothing like living through a crisis to remind us of what’s really important.
  This certainly plays out in our personal lives as we worry about loved ones from our personal quarantines.
  In terms of policymaking, the break from the Legislature has shown that the world doesn’t stop just because lawmakers aren’t in Sacramento to propose thousands of bills a year. Bills that would not be missed if they were never introduced.
  Granted, it’s only been two weeks, but
  
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• Stocks drop, but hold on to weekly gains after a big rally

  27-03-2020 22:15
  
  By Alex Veiga and Damian J. Troise, The Associated Press
  Wall Street closed lower Friday but still notched big gains for the week as investors held out hope that a $2 trillion rescue package will cushion businesses and households from the economic devastation being caused by the coronavirus.
  The S&P 500 closed 3.4% lower, but still climbed 10.3% for the week, its biggest gain since March 2009. That follows two weeks of relentless selling. The Dow Jones Industrial Average’s 12.8% weekly
  
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• Rams losing kicker Greg Zuerlein to Dallas Cowboys in free agency

  27-03-2020 22:07
  
  Greg Zuerlein, the placekicker whose 57-yard field goal sent the Rams to the Super Bowl two seasons ago, became the team’s latest important free-agent loss Friday when he agreed to terms with the Dallas Cowboys.
  The three-year deal with a base value of $7.5 million, first reported by the NFL Network, reunites him with John Fassel, who was the Rams’ special-teams coach for Zuerlein’s eight seasons with the Rams before leaving in January for the same role with the Cowboys.
  The ne
  
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• Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf cooped up at home during coronavirus pandemic

  27-03-2020 22:05
  
  Ryan Getzlaf said he spent three days this week building a chicken coop in his backyard.
  Off-ice workouts? Well, that’s a new one.
  His wood-frame construction job – plus chasing his four kids and two dogs around his Orange County house while under stay-at-home orders because of the COVID-19 pandemic – has kept the Ducks’ captain working up a pretty good sweat since the NHL suspended its season March 12.
  But a chicken coop? Seriously?
  Yes.
  Apparently, the Getzlaf household
  
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• Anaheim prepares to push out $8 million to help struggling residents amid coronavirus shut-down

  27-03-2020 21:48
  
  City leaders are still working out the details, but in the coming days and weeks Anaheim is expected to disburse up to $8 million to help nonprofits, the homeless, residents and city employees affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
  The City Council on Thursday approved a $15 million “economic recovery plan” touted by Mayor Harry Sidhu. The remaining up to $6.5 million that’s not for direct aid to the community will mainly go to help the city’s tourism bureau market Anaheim
  
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• Stock market swing should raise alarms about California’s pensions woes

  27-03-2020 21:46
  
  After congressional leaders agreed to a $2 trillion stimulus package, the Dow Jones Industrial Average held its biggest three-day rally since the Great Depression. Stocks soared more than 1,300 points, but still are trading way below their peak.
  Meanwhile, record unemployment claims — along with continuing uncertainty over the coronavirus-related slowdown — could dampen any newfound exuberance.
  Despite the encouraging rebound, the stock market’s recent tumble should provide a s
  
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• Warning: Quick coronavirus blood test could spell trouble, experts say

  27-03-2020 21:33
  
  As some rushed to grab a quick, $47 blood test from a doctor in Little Saigon that can detect antibodies to the novel coronavirus in just minutes, the Orange County Health Care Agency issued a stern warning against them this week.
  Orange County Health Care Agency Officer Dr. Nichole Quick during a news conference in Santa Ana, CA, to announce the county’s first coronavirus (COVID-19) death on March 25, 2020. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  “These non-approved te
  
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• Quick coronavirus test could spell trouble, experts say

  27-03-2020 21:33
  
  As some rushed to grab a quick, $47 blood test from a doctor in Little Saigon that can detect antibodies to the novel coronavirus in just minutes, the Orange County Health Care Agency issued a stern warning against them this week.
  Orange County Health Care Agency Officer Dr. Nichole Quick during a news conference in Santa Ana, CA, to announce the county’s first coronavirus (COVID-19) death on March 25, 2020. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  “These non-approved te
  
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• Newsom orders moratorium on rental evictions due yo coronavirus through May 31

  27-03-2020 21:28
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom gave cash-strapped California renters 60 days to figure out how to pay three months rent.
  Newsom signed an executive order Friday, March 27, banning all evictions through May 31 if a tenant is unable to pay his or her rent due to the the novel coronavirus outbreak.
  The order requires tenants to declare in writing within seven days of the rental due date that they cannot pay all or part of their rent due to COVID-19.
  Under the order, tenants are required to retai
  
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• Newsom orders moratorium on rental evictions due to coronavirus through May 31

  27-03-2020 21:28
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom gave cash-strapped California renters 60 days to figure out how to pay three months rent.
  Newsom signed an executive order Friday, March 27, banning all evictions through May 31 if a tenant is unable to pay his or her rent due to the the novel coronavirus outbreak.
  The order requires tenants to declare in writing within seven days of the rental due date that they cannot pay all or part of their rent due to COVID-19.
  Tenants are required to retain documentation s
  
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• Oceanfront boardwalk on Balboa Peninsula closed Friday as Newport Beach gears up to stop crowd surges

  27-03-2020 21:23
  
  The oceanfront boardwalk on Balboa Peninsula closed to the public at noon on Friday, March 28, as city officials brace for a weekend of good weather that could bring crowds surges from other areas.
  The boardwalk –  popular with residents and visitors alike – begins in West Newport Beach at the end of 36th Street and runs about three miles down the Balboa Peninsula.
  The action is being taken to encourage social distancing and limit the spread of the coronavirus.
  “It’s
  
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• Disneyland and Disney World extend coronavirus closures ‘until further notice’

  27-03-2020 20:50
  
  Disney has extended the temporary closures of its U.S. theme parks indefinitely amid the coronavirus outbreak that has forced theme parks throughout California and across the country to shutter operations.
  The temporary closures at Disneyland, Disney California Adventure and the four Disney World theme parks have been extended “until further notice” due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Disney officials said.
  Disney’s Anaheim theme parks closed on March 14 and initially planned to rema
  
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• Corky Carroll: Indoor surfing adventures to pass the coronavirus shut-in

  27-03-2020 20:50
  
  It is hard to really even comprehend what has happened in our world over the past couple of weeks.
  This horrible virus thing has come on so fast and so dramatically that it has left most of us with our heads spinning in disbelief.
  What? We gotta stay in the house?
  What? No surfing, going to the movies, out to eat, hangin’ at the bar for happy hour?
  For many it’s also no work, no income, no things that are way more important than not going to the movies or out to eat.
  It’s lande
  
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• Split roll measure a bad idea in good times, now even worse

  27-03-2020 20:46
  
  An initiative that would change Proposition 13 to require nearly all business properties to be regularly reassessed to market value has run into the hurricane of coronavirus. What was already a bad idea is now catastrophically misguided.
  Coronavirus has thrown the commercial property market into chaos. Green Street Advisors reported that the value of shares of property-owning trusts fell 42 percent from February 21 through March 23. Mall values plummeted 61 percent and hotels were down 52 percen
  
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• Whicker: Stan Johnson’s adaptability may be key at LMU

  27-03-2020 20:45
  
  Earth is a big place. It contains Liberia and also Taylorsville, Utah.
  Stan Johnson’s family made that move when Stan was in elementary school. A Martian might have found it easier.
  “Plus, the other kids looked at me and thought I could play basketball,” Johnson said. “I hadn’t played anything but soccer. I was out there trying to kick it. I was the last player picked there for a while.”
  This is why Johnson isn’t bothered when people say no head coach ca
  
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• These restaurant chains are offering dining discounts, family meals and even free cheesecake

  27-03-2020 20:35
  
  Usually in the spring, Lazy Dog Restaurants changes its menu with unusual comfort foods such as pork belly and beans and vanilla custard topped with honey.
  This year is a little different.
  In response to the novel coronavirus, it came up with a “home essentials” package for $40, including a gallon of milk, a loaf of bread, three pounds of skinless chicken breast and three rolls of toilet paper, available for curbside pick-up or delivery.
  It sold out immediately, founder and chief exe
  
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• Senior Moments: In strange times, taking a fall become strangely uplifting

  27-03-2020 20:30
  
  These are strange times. Beermakers and distillers are brewing hand sanitizers. Design houses are fashioning medical masks. Many of us are sheltering in place which is making us a little crazy.
  Since the coronavirus quarantine began, my daughter has been calling my smartphone to talk to my kitty. “Just bring the phone to Larkie so she can see me on the screen.”
  New menus are popping up. Last night, I ate an entire pot of butterscotch pudding while watching the Governor’s update
  
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• Coronavirus complicates already-trying child custody issues

  27-03-2020 20:28
  
  The call went to the police. A father had kidnapped his daughter.
  The allegation prompted a family law court in Los Angeles to hold an emergency hearing this week.
  Here’s the problem … no kidnapping had taken place. A father, who lives in Hemet, had half-time custody rights. He had kept his daughter past the time the girl’s mother had expected her home. The issue turned out to be that the father had the right to keep her for two straight weeks when she was out of school. The m
  
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• All LA County beaches, trails, trailheads to close immediately, says Supervisor Hahn

  27-03-2020 20:12
  
  To curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, Los Angeles County will immediately close all beaches, trails and trailheads to the public, according to a statement from Supervisor Janice Hahn, who said she will make an official announcement later today.
  The public health order applies to all LA County beaches, beach bathrooms, piers, promenades and beach bike paths in addition to previously announced closures of public trails, according to the statement. The health order was signed today by LA Cou
  
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• 6 tips for throwing a virtual happy hour

  27-03-2020 19:47
  
  These may not be the happiest of times for those looking to get together with friends for drinks since bars are closed and everyone should be staying at home during the novel coronavirus pandemic, but thanks to technology people can still hang out and have a virtual happy hour.
  “It’s incredibly important (to stay connected). Since we can’t interact in person as much anymore this is a way to connect, either relax, have a good time or provide important social support to each othe
  
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• Legoland theme parks in U.S. extend coronavirus closures to mid-April

  27-03-2020 19:41
  
  Legoland theme parks in California and Florida have extended their temporary closures to mid-April amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced theme parks across the United States to shutter operations.
  Legoland California will remain closed until April 15 and Legoland Florida will stay closed through April 14, according to posts on the parks’ official Twitter pages.
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• Camp Pendleton creates coronavirus task force, sets up isolation barracks

  27-03-2020 19:33
  
  Camp Pendleton’s top commanders have formed a Covid-19 task force that will monitor and respond to coronavirus-related developments affecting West Coast Marine commands.
  Marine Corps Installation West, the command that oversees Camp Pendleton and other West Coast bases, and the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton’s fighting force, are both participating.
  Nine barracks will be available to isolate active-duty Marines who test positive for Covid-19. Navy medical personn
  
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• California coronavirus map: Daily numbers by county

  27-03-2020 19:32
  
  As scientists and health officials grapple with the novel coronavirus, the disease COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe. In many ways, California is at the forefront of America’s coronavirus crisis.
  The map below shows the cumulative number of confirmed coronavirus cases recorded in each California county. Deaths are also noted in the county summary.
  The numbers in the map are based on information provided by local public health departments, which report their cases and deaths at
  
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• Angels minor leaguer uses coronavirus shutdown to build college recruiting site

  27-03-2020 19:32
  
  While most of the country is sequestered at home trying to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Jack Kruger is using his time to spread something else: information.
  Kruger, a minor-league catcher in the Angels system, has devoted his downtime to enhancing an idea hatched a few years ago. Kruger has created a web site to help high school baseball and softball players through the recruiting process.
  A product of Oaks Christian High in Westlake Village, Kruger got little attention from college coach
  
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• Lakers’ Anthony Davis pledges support to help healthcare workers, Staples Center employees

  27-03-2020 19:10
  
  The Lakers vaulted to title contenders the moment they added Anthony Davis last summer — now a Los Angeles-based charitable effort to feed medical workers is looking for the same kind of infusion.
  Davis, the 27-year-old All-Star forward of the Lakers, has pledged up to $250,000 in matching donations for Help Feed the Frontlines Fighting COVID-19, a grassroots campaign that seeks to feed 1000 healthcare workers at six L.A.-based hospitals for at least the next 30 days.
  Davis is joined in th
  
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• Thomas Massie does his job, bipartisan freak out ensues

  27-03-2020 18:59
  
  On Friday, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, dared to suggest the unthinkable: that the members of the House of Representatives should actually vote on a $2 trillion spending binge negotiated out of sight of the American people.It’s pretty clear now, with enough members here to pass the bill, that Pelosi and McCarthy are still working together to block a recorded vote just to insulate members of Congress from ACCOUNTABILITY.
  Biggest spending bill in the history of mankind, and no recorded vo
  
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• Coronavirus fallout: Homebuyers balk, local escrows plummet 16%

  27-03-2020 18:12
  
  Coronavirus is slowing Southern California homebuying, with new signed sales contracts for existing homes plummeting 16% in the past week, according to one real estate data tracker.
  Various efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus has throttled the state’s economy, costing perhaps 1 million Californians their jobs. In the past week, the state has issued a stern stay-at-home order that limited even more businesses, including home sales. The California Association of Realtors told its
  
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• Coronavirus: Why is there still no toilet paper in stores?

  27-03-2020 18:06
  
  Toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other hygiene essentials began flying off store shelves weeks ago amid mounting worries over the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Not to worry, retailers and suppliers said, we’re churning out product and cranking up inventory to meet demand.
  So where is it? A week into an unprecedented statewide stay-home order aimed at keeping hospitals from being overwhelmed with patients, consumers throughout California and beyond are still finding empty store shelves when
  
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• Meghan and Harry secretly move to L.A. ahead of coronavirus lockdown, reports say

  27-03-2020 18:00
  
  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made their move to leave Canada and settle permanently in Los Angeles before the border between Canada and the United States was shut last Friday, according to reports.
  The Sun first reported that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex took a private flight from British Columbia to the Los Angeles area sometime before Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump closed the border between the two countries. They are now, like other Californias, shelteri
  
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• Your guide to movies currently streaming March 27-April 3

  27-03-2020 17:28
  
  “1917” (R, for violence, some disturbing images and language; available to buy on Amazon Prime, Fandango Now, Apple TV and Vudu) Director Sam Mendes, has similarly taken top technology — and the best cinematography, courtesy of Roger Deakins — to give us a compelling look at World War I through the eyes of two ordinary soldiers asked to perform an extraordinary task. The special sauce here, which you may have heard about: “1917” appears as if it were shot in o
  
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• Southen California craft breweries get creative as coronavirus limits business

  27-03-2020 17:25
  
  There’s nothing like bellying up to the bar, ordering a cold beer and enjoying the conversation and camaraderie of bartenders, brewers and fellow beer lovers.
  There’s definitely a social aspect to craft beer, so as the nation is being asked to responsibly socially distance from one another amid the global spread of COVID-19, breweries in Southern California have started to get creative.
  A lot of places are offering in-brewery pick-up, delivery, food and beer combo specials and are en
  
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• Tokyo Disney theme parks extend coronavirus closures until late April or beyond

  27-03-2020 17:03
  
  Tokyo Disney has extended the temporary coronavirus closure of its tandem theme parks and shuttered the Disney hotels at the Japanese resort amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
  The Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea theme parks will remain closed until April 20 or beyond while the four hotels at the Tokyo Disney resort will close from April 1-20.
  “The temporary closures of Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea have been extended in light of the continued request from the New Coronaviru
  
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• John Wayne Airport’s tower closes due to coronavirus but aircraft still flying in and out

  27-03-2020 17:02
  
  John Wayne Airport’s air-traffic-control tower has been closed after at least one personnel member tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Adminstration said, but the aircraft can still arrive and takeoff.
  Now, the FAA said on Friday, regional controllers are guiding airliners in and out of John Wayne. They can guide in 10 arrivals each hour instead of the typical 28 during busy times.
  But with air traffic way down, it is unclear if this change will enf up causing
  
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• HBO documentary on the basketball scandal isn’t a bad look for Arizona, but it’s a bad, bad sound

  27-03-2020 16:59
  
  It seems we have a potential twist in the ongoing saga of Sean Miller/Arizona basketball/University of Arizona/Tucson metropolitan area vs. the FBI/NCAA/college basketball fans and media/free world.
  And it comes from an unlikely source:
  Could HBO have done what a multi-year FBI investigation, complete with wiretaps and undercover agents, and two federal corruption trials could not do?
  Could a two-hour documentary scheduled to air on March 31 mean the end of Miller’s tenure at Arizona?
  The
  
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• Orange County boys soccer: All-league teams 2019-20

  27-03-2020 16:53
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe all-league boys soccer teams for the 2019-20 season. | Coaches and school administrators can email complete all-league team lists to [email protected].
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  Player of the Year: Fernando Jimenez, Avalon
  Coach of the Year: Joey O’Keefe, Pacifica Christian.
  First Team: Xander Fortuna, Southlands Christian; Kristian Moreno, Southlands Christian; Emmanuel Vasquez, Southlands Christian; Sergi
  
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• Venice Beach is deserted due to the coronavirus pandemic

  27-03-2020 16:37
  
  Venice Beach has long been one of the most popular places to visit in the Los Angeles area. Street performers, tourists and sun worshipers have flocked to the area since it was founded in 1905 by wealthy developer, Abbot Kinney, and named the Venice of America. Now Ocean Front Walk in Venice Beach is virtually deserted. The shops are shuttered, the street performers are gone and tourists are nowhere to be found.
  Venice Beach is almost deserted, Thursday, March 26, 2020.(Photo by Hans Gutknecht,
  
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• Some Orange County school districts have extended their coronavirus closures

  27-03-2020 16:11
  
  According to the Orange County Department of Education, here’s when Orange County school districts are now expecting to reopen after having sent students to learn from home to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. The dates are subject to change:Anaheim Elementary School District: April 20
  Anaheim Union High School District: April 20
  Brea Olinda Unified School District: April 13
  Buena Park School District: May 11
  Capistrano Unified School District: May 4
  Centralia School District: May 1
  
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• Rams re-sign DL Michael Brockers after his Ravens deal falls through

  27-03-2020 16:06
  
  Defensive lineman Michael Brockers is returning to the Rams after his free-agent deal with the Baltimore Ravens fell apart over concern about the ankle sprain he suffered in the final game of 2019.
  Brockers, 29, agreed to a three-year contract worth as much as $31.5 million with the Rams, the NFL Network reported.
  Brockers, who has played all eight of his NFL seasons with the Rams, confirmed the report of his return to L.A. in an Instagram post that said in part: “Sorry Ravens But I’
  
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