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• No party? No problem; Officers serenade 6-year-old boy whose birthday bash was canceled because of coronavirus

  28-03-2020 23:36
  
  Young Gavin Lewis couldn’t have a party for his birthday this year. But he did get a big surprise.
  On Saturday, he had just watched cars filled with his friends and their families drive by to mark his 6th birthday when he heard loud sirens in the distance.
  Motorcycle officers with the Orange Police Department turned down the street toward his house. More officers from the California Highway Patrol followed, then a SWAT vehicle and large flatbed trucks.
  The officers got off their motorcycle
  
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• How the Lakers stay in shape under coronavirus quarantine

  28-03-2020 23:20
  
  In the hunt for the silver linings of social distancing, there’s never been a better time for Danny Green to run outside.
  Under normal circumstances, the Lakers guard wouldn’t be able to run in his South Bay neighborhood without running into someone who wants to stop him for a picture or an autograph. But last week, when he and his girlfriend left home to go jogging by the beach, they were blissfully uninterrupted.
  “No one’s bothering you – everybody’s six fee
  
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• LA County announces 6 more deaths, 344 new coronavirus cases

  28-03-2020 23:01
  
  The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced six new deaths and 344 new cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday, March 28.
  Over the prior 48 hours, officials reported 601 new cases. The county’s total tally since the public-health crisis began is now 1,804 cases and 32 deaths from the coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19.
  ““We are sad to announce six additional deaths from COVID-19 today,” the county’s public health director, Dr. Barbara Ferrer,
  
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• Aerial video and photos show eerie Disneyland ‘ghost town’ during coronavirus closure

  28-03-2020 22:31
  
  A new aerial video and photos show the deserted walkways and vacant promenades of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure during the coronavirus closures of the Anaheim theme parks.
  The video and photos posted by the British news organization The Sun on Saturday, March 28 show aerial views shot by helicopter of the eerily empty Disney theme parks.
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• Long Beach announces 18 new coronavirus cases, biggest daily jump yet

  28-03-2020 22:15
  
  Long Beach officials announced 18 new cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday, March 28, the biggest daily increase since the public health-crisis began.
  The city’s total tally now stands at 88. Long Beach has reported one death so far, a woman in her 50s with underlying health conditions.
  The news came a day after Long Beach reported that a police officer and three more firefighters tested positive for the coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19.
  According to the city’s Saturday s
  
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• Orange County passes 400 coronavirus cases, reports fourth death

  28-03-2020 22:05
  
  The number of known coronavirus cases in Orange County passed 400 on Saturday, as county health officials reported 85 new cases, and one death, since Friday.
  The update, on Saturday, March 28, brings the county’s coronavirus death count to four. It also shows that the number of known cases in the county — a figure that’s dependent, in part, on the availability of testing — has doubled since Wednesday. Health experts believe there are many more cases, locally and globally,
  
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• 12 patients of Yucaipa nursing facility have coronavirus

  28-03-2020 21:43
  
  Twelve individuals at a nursing facility in Yucaipa tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, March 28, county health officials say.
  A resident of a second Yucaipa nursing facility is also presenting symptoms of the disease, according to a news release.
  San Bernardino County Public Health professionals are working closely with both facilities to immediately test all residents and employees. County staff are there now and it’s not yet known how many residents and staff there are, county spo
  
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• Blood drives planned at Nixon Library in Yorba Linda to meet urgent demand amid coronavirus pandemic

  28-03-2020 20:38
  
  YORBA LINDA — The Richard Nixon Presidential Library will host four blood drives over the next three weeks to meet urgent demand for blood donations amid the coronavirus pandemic, library officials said Saturday.
  The drives — sponsored by the government of Qatar “as a tribute to the American people and alliance between the two countries” — are being coordinated by the American Red Cross and LifeStream Blood Bank, in partnership with the Richard Nixon Foundation.
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• Whicker: Jim Wynn Cannon-ized pitchers throughout the National League

  28-03-2020 20:21
  
  Jim Wynn was ahead of his time, even when he was out of place.
  A home-run hitter in Houston’s Astrodome, at least in its old configuration, was like a fisherman in the Mojave. Put a 5-foot-9 guy in the batter’s box, surround him with guys who hit soft singles when they hit at all, and Wynn has to be recognized as one of the unlikeliest power sources in baseball history.
  Wynn had 291 home runs, most of them executed from the heels. In 1967, Wynn had 37. Some modern analysts project th
  
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• Pressure mounts for tax relief

  28-03-2020 20:00
  
  From many corners, California politicians and tax officials are under increasing pressure to extend the current April 10 deadline for paying property tax bills.
  The request is not unreasonable and there are many ways that government can assist homeowners who are under threat of hefty penalties or tax foreclosures.
  To date, our political leaders have been responsive to those suffering from the economic shock due to the COVID-19 virus. Many California localities have passed emergency laws against
  
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• Recipes: Make a soup, a spread, a salsa, a side dish or a snack with canned beans from your pantry

  28-03-2020 18:59
  
  As the world faces a pandemic, eating well at home takes on a high priority. Many home pantries showcase canned goods including a lineup of canned beans, the cornerstones of spur-of-the-moment meals that are high in protein and fiber. The whush-whirl sound of lid parting can announces that dinner is just minutes away. It’s a welcome tune to a frazzled cook’s ears.
  Purists might argue that cooked-from-scratch beans are better, insisting that canned beans are saltier and more expensive
  
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• Coronavirus outreach: Rep. Lou Correa asks Orange County businesses to make more medical gear

  28-03-2020 18:36
  
  A local congressman wants Orange County manufacturers to start producing medical equipment.
  Rep. Lou Correa, a Democrat from Santa Ana, says his 46th congressional district — which includes much of Santa Ana and Anaheim — is home to about 3,000 manufacturing companies in all types of industries. Many, he believes, can make masks, gowns and medical devices currently in short supply during the mounting coronavirus pandemic.
  Such equipment could keep health care workers from getting sic
  
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• Recipe: Waldorf salad with blueberries and toasted pecans is a treat anytime

  28-03-2020 18:02
  
  Waldorf Salad with blueberries and roasted pecans is a delicious, sweet-tart combination. (Photo by Nick Koon)
  Often, we think of Waldorf Salad as a treat for a special occasion or part of a holiday tradition. But that’s a shame, especially if the ingredients are designed to make it a welcome sweet-tart concoction. It’s easy to prepare and delicious.
  This version tops off the salad with fresh blueberries, an addition that not only looks pretty but also adds a welcome spark of acidity
  
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• LPGA players face distinct stress from delays due to coronavirus

  28-03-2020 18:01
  
  Alana Uriell tried to sneak onto a golf course the other day.
  The second-year LPGA Tour member ventured out onto Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad, her home course, which this week was supposed to host the LPGA’s Kia Classic.
  That tournament, like six others so far, was postponed by the LPGA. Earlier, in February, the tour also canceled three stops in Asia because of the growing coronavirus outbreak that now has shuttered scores of golf courses throughout Southern California, Aviara included.
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• Alexander: For Big West commissioner Dennis Farrell, no coasting to retirement

  28-03-2020 18:00
  
  This was supposed to be Dennis Farrell’s victory lap.
  After four decades of affiliation with what is now known as the Big West Conference, and the last 28 years as the conference’s commissioner, Farrell had announced his retirement in December. The idea was that the springtime would be a coast to the finish, his biggest task being to leave things in proper order for whoever his successor might be.
  Uh, guess again.
  The effects of the coronavirus pandemic snapped everyone in sports to
  
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• Working Wardrobes to lay off majority of staff amid coronavirus crisis

  28-03-2020 17:53
  
  SANTA ANA — Working Wardrobes, a nonprofit career development organization, has announced it will lay off the majority of its staff following the “double whammy” of a fire that destroyed its Irvine headquarters last month and the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
  “This double whammy we’re going through — the fire that destroyed our building in February and the recent COVID-19 pandemic that has caused significant economic hardships to so many businesses — has h
  
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• Coronavirus test negative, so John Wayne Airport tower reopens

  28-03-2020 17:18
  
  The control tower at John Wayne Airport, which was closed Friday after an employee presumptively tested positive for coronavirus, reopened Saturday, March 28, after the employee was determined not to have the illness, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
  The tower reopened at 6:15 a.m., FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said.
  Cases are considered presumptive positive until they are confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testing, according to the federal health agency.
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• Federal prosecutors oppose Micheal Avenatti’s bail bid citing coronavirus threat

  28-03-2020 15:55
  
  SANTA ANA — Federal prosecutors in Orange County have filed court papers objecting to a request that bail be set for convicted attorney Michael Avenatti, arguing there is nothing special about his situation in New York City, where a fellow jail inmate has been diagnosed with coronavirus.
  Avenatti “offers no evidence that being inside of a Bureau of Prison facility is more dangerous — to him — than being outside one,” the prosecutors wrote. “But the danger to t
  
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• Federal prosecutors oppose Michael Avenatti’s bail bid citing coronavirus threat

  28-03-2020 15:55
  
  SANTA ANA — Federal prosecutors in Orange County have filed court papers objecting to a request that bail be set for convicted attorney Michael Avenatti, arguing there is nothing special about his situation in New York City, where a fellow jail inmate has been diagnosed with coronavirus.
  Avenatti “offers no evidence that being inside of a Bureau of Prison facility is more dangerous — to him — than being outside one,” the prosecutors wrote. “But the danger to t
  
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• Coronavirus fallout: Toilet paper alternatives clogging toilets, sewers

  28-03-2020 15:45
  
  Jeff Taylor said he has learned a few things since widespread panic ensued amid the coronavirus outbreak, perhaps most importantly that there is no substitute for toilet paper.
  Now the San Clemente resident of 15 years is spending $11,200 to replace the sewer pipe running beneath his house on Calle Mendoza, nestled in the hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean, to the city connection in the street.
  Dylan Peterson, left, and his dad, Huntington Beach City Councilman Erik Peterson, model the tuxedos
  
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• SeaWorld San Diego coronavirus closure could cost $30 million in lost revenue

  28-03-2020 15:31
  
  SeaWorld San Diego could see an attendance drop of more than 500,000 visitors and a $30 million revenue loss from the coronavirus closure of the marine park, according to data from industry analysts.
  SeaWorld San Diego remains closed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, the San Diego marine park’s parent company, has temporarily shuttered all of its theme parks in California, Florida, Texas and Virginia and furloughed 90% of its employees. The SeaW
  
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• Robert MacFarlane launches Twitter book club to bring readers together during coronavirus crisis

  28-03-2020 15:14
  
  Robert MacFarlane says he’s “wary of throwing light on the silver linings while the clouds are still so dark” during this time of global coronavirus pandemic and social isolation, but he also believes in looking out for the good where you find it.
  “We have a game in our family currently running called Corona Bonus, which is where, whenever you think of anything even remotely good to do with this [situation], you call out ‘Corona bonus,’” said the author,
  
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• Mystery surfboards share the stoke around Dana Point, Laguna Beach

  28-03-2020 14:11
  
  How else would messages of hope be scattered around beach towns in sunny Southern California, known for its epic waves and laid-back coastal culture?
  On surfboards, of course.
  Mystery messages inscribed on surfboards have been popping up around Dana Point and Laguna Beach, making people wonder who is behind the inspiring words.
  Mary Hartmann arrived earlier this week at her surf shop, Girl in the Curl, bummed out about having to shut her doors along with other businesses during the coronavirus c
  
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• Tips to handle coronavirus volatility in the market, at home

  28-03-2020 13:00
  
  With the emergence of the coronavirus, we find ourselves in a global pandemic of proportions that, in our lifetime, we have only watched in movies.
  Long forgotten by most, it has been 102 years since the Spanish flu of 1918. It was the deadliest flu in modern history, infecting more than a third of the global population at the time.
  While we hope the coronavirus impact will never reach the extremes of the Spanish flu, the disruption is changing our daily routines. How do we manage through this d
  
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• California governor commutes sentences, including for murder

  28-03-2020 04:16
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday pardoned five people who already served their time and commuted the sentences of 21 state prison inmates, including more than a dozen convicted of murder or related crimes. The victims were children in two of the cases and a pregnant woman in a third.
  The clemency requests were being considered before the coronavirus crisis, “and, as resources permitted, the governor decided to move forward with them,” spokeswoman Vicky Waters said in an email.
  
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• In the age of coronavirus, seniors and the people who help them are in need

  28-03-2020 03:57
  
  Most days, before the pandemic, Norma More, 94, and Barbara Radovan, 92, could make their way down the elevator from their second-floor apartments to catch the bus for lunch at the nearby senior center.
  The sisters have been next door neighbors at Leisure World Seal Beach, in one of the gated senior community’s apartment towers, for about three years, since Barbara was widowed and sold her home in Oceanside. Norma has been in Leisure World for 20 years.
  And their weekday trips to the Lunch
  
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• What the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package means for Southern California

  28-03-2020 02:10
  
  Now that President Donald Trump has signed a record-breaking $2.2 trillion stimulus bill aimed at buffering economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, politicians, financial experts, workers advocates and others are weighing in on what the relief package means for Southern California.
  The fact that the largest stimulus bill in modern American history passed with unanimous bipartisan support at a time of hyperpartisan American politics speaks to the magnitude of the crisis, according to Kevi
  
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• Coronavirus closures lead owners to board up some Southern California businesses

  28-03-2020 01:57
  
  Furry Faces boarded up its windows amid concerns about burglaries as they stay open for business during the coronavirus crisis in Redlands on Thursday, March 26, 2020. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
  Darby’s American Cantina boarded up their windows with plywood with heart shaped oranges on them amid concerns about burglaries during the coronavirus crisis in Redlands on Thursday, March 26, 2020. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will re
  
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• Coronavirus closures lead business owners in some Southern California cities to board up shops

  28-03-2020 01:57
  
  Furry Faces boarded up its windows amid concerns about burglaries as they stay open for business during the coronavirus crisis in Redlands on Thursday, March 26, 2020. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
  Darby’s American Cantina boarded up their windows with plywood with heart shaped oranges on them amid concerns about burglaries during the coronavirus crisis in Redlands on Thursday, March 26, 2020. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will re
  
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• State approves revised Surf City housing plan

  28-03-2020 01:41
  
  State officials approved Huntington Beach’s new housing plan, setting the stage to dismiss California’s first lawsuit against a city for failing to plan enough low-income housing.
  The Housing and Community Development Department’s decision comes seven weeks after the Huntington Beach City Council narrowly approved revisions to its housing plan that adds zoning for at least 413 new affordable units to the city’s northeast area — enough to meet state requirements that
  
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• Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (March 21-27)

  28-03-2020 01:41
  
  The Orange County Health Care Agency’s database recorded no restaurants or other food vendors shut down in the county by health inspectors since last week.  The Orange County Register will suspend publishing a weekly list of restaurant closures until the county updates its inspection database.
  As the coronavirus proliferated, the county government issued an order on March 17 calling for all bars, wineries and breweries to close and for restaurants to rope off their dining rooms and of
  
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• Early release begins in Orange County jails after more than 100 inmates exposed to coronavirus

  28-03-2020 01:37
  
  Some Orange County jail inmates will be released 10 days early to help stop the spread of COVID-19 after three Central Jail inmates tested positive this week.
  Sheriff Don Barnes said nonviolent offenders and those medically vulnerable will be eligible for early release.
  “The decision for early release was made collaboratively and is absolutely necessary to stop the spread of this virus and preserve lifesaving medical resources,” Barnes said. “During this unprecedented moment, w
  
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• Early release begins in Orange County jails after hundreds of inmates exposed to coronavirus

  28-03-2020 01:37
  
  Some Orange County jail inmates will be released 10 days early to help stop the spread of COVID-19 after three Central Jail inmates tested positive this week.
  Sheriff Don Barnes said nonviolent offenders and those medically vulnerable will be eligible for early release.
  “The decision for early release was made collaboratively and is absolutely necessary to stop the spread of this virus and preserve lifesaving medical resources,” Barnes said. “During this unprecedented moment, w
  
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• Santa Ana keeps parks open, closes some parking lots, exercise areas, zoo due to coronavirus

  28-03-2020 01:24
  
  As part of its effort to combat the spread of coronavirus Santa Ana, one of most densely populated cities in the country, is keeping its parks open but is closing some parking lots and exercise zones to prevent people from gathering.
  And if people do go to the parks, Mayor Miguel Pulido is encouraging residents to keep their children off playgrounds and maintain a safe distance from others.
  “Right now, it’s not worth it for your kids to play on the playground,” Pulido said in a
  
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• Gray whale census and study of species’ health halts amid coronavirus concerns

  28-03-2020 01:24
  
  For the first time in nearly four decades, no one is there to watch the whales.
  Alisa Schulman-Janiger and a team of volunteers have perched up on the cliff top at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center in Rancho Palos Verdes for 37 years, taking 12-hour shifts daily from Dec. 1 through May 31.
  They watch whales off Southern California’s coast on their journey from Mexico to Alaska – sometimes they can be seen feeding, other times they frolic, occasionally they mate – always, un
  
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• Sparks’ Sydney Wiese tests positive for the coronavirus

  28-03-2020 01:19
  
  The L.A. Sparks’ Sydney Wiese said Friday on social media that she has tested positive for COVID-19. Other than experiencing minor symptoms, including the possible tell-tale loss of taste and smell, she said she’s doing well and remains quarantined with her parents at their Phoenix home.
  The 24-year-old guard returned home to Phoenix from Spain a little more than two weeks ago after her Liga Femenina league was suspended, flying on March 13 from Barcelona to Mexico City and then to L
  
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• Morongo, Harrah’s casino resorts extend coronavirus closures

  28-03-2020 00:47
  
  Officials for Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa in Cabazon and Harrah’s Resort Southern California in Valley Center announced extensions of their temporary closures because of the novel coronavirus on Friday, March 27.
  The Morongo Band of Mission Indians announced in a news release that the temporary closure for Morongo Casino, Resort and Spa and its smaller sister property Casino Morongo has been extended through Sunday, April 12. The closure was originally anticipated to run through
  
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• ANALYSIS: Tag-team chief executives Newsom and Garcetti face fiercest common foe yet: coronavirus

  28-03-2020 00:44
  
  With a backdrop of a massive Navy hospital ship behind them, the leader of the nation’s most populous state and his counterpart at the nation’s second-largest city faced cameras on Friday, March 27. The common goal: “Bend the curve” for COVIC-19. Defeat it.
  As Gov. Gavin Newsom met with L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday in Los Angeles, they came together in the midst of an unprecedented crisis.
  It is not, however, the first crisis the two have faced.
  In Newsom’s re
  
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• Major Orange County freeway closures planned: March 28-April 3

  28-03-2020 00:32
  
  Here are major construction project closures happening on Orange County’s freeways and toll roads between March 28 and April 3, according to the Orange County Transportation Authority, Caltrans and the Transportation Corridor Agencies. The public is asked by officials to travel only for essential jobs and errands to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. 
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  Southbound connector to southbound State Route 133:4 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 28; one lane will remain closed un
  
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• Region’s job growth likely wiped out by coronavirus, economists say

  28-03-2020 00:25
  
  Southern California’s job growth in February is likely to be the last piece of good news on this front for as long as six months, regional economists are predicting.
  The region had 129,300 more jobs in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties last month compared with February 2019, an uptick of 1.6%, according to a report Friday from state’s Employment Development Department. The data reflects a period before the COVID-19 pandemic upended the economy.
  Almost 8 milli
  
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• Orange County girls soccer player of the year: Samantha Williams, JSerra

  28-03-2020 00:16
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowNo player in Orange County girls soccer had bigger cleats to fill than Samantha Williams.
  The JSerra senior moved into the center forward position vacated by high-scoring Isabella D’Aquila, who led the Lions to three consecutive CIF-SS Division 1 titles and became one of the most celebrated players in recent county history.
  Talk about a pressure-filled role, right?
  Williams saw it differently.
  “I
  
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• Orange County girls soccer coach of the year: Pat Rossi, Los Alamitos

  28-03-2020 00:15
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowIt could be argued that the title of toughest girls soccer league in Orange County shifted this past winter.
  The Surf League presented a compelling case, going 2-1 against the Trinity, the county’s reigning kingpin, in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. The Surf League also racked up regular-season highlights and produced the county’s highest ranked team in the final Division 1 poll.
  And in the
  
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• All-Orange County girls soccer: First Team, Second Team

  28-03-2020 00:15
  
  The Register’s All-County girls soccer teams for 2019-20:
  FIRST TEAM
  Samantha Williams, JSerra, Sr.
  The Register’s player of the year.
  Colby Barnett, Los Alamitos, Jr.
  The Santa Clara-committed forward recorded 15 goals and 14 assists and was selected co-MVP of the Surf League. Barnett also earned first-team All-CIF Division 1 honors.
  Samantha Baytosh, Mater Dei, So.
  The forward helped the Monarchs earn a share of the Trinity League title by scoring 17 goals, including the winner in
  
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• Local school districts providing Grab ‘n Go lunches during their closures

  28-03-2020 00:14
  
  With schools being closed, faculty members have come together to run a  Grab ‘n Go lunch system that allows children to pick up a meal! Local school districts have been providing packed lunches during their closures to any student 17 and younger. Below you will find local OC school districts and where you can find their Grab ‘n Go pickups.
  Santa Ana Unified School District
  SCHOOLS CLOSED: March 16 to April 10GRAB-AND-GO SERVICE: Meals offered to all children 1-18 years
  
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• Positive coronavirus test for O.C. grocery worker prompts no local action

  28-03-2020 00:10
  
  In the wake of a Huntington Beach grocery worker testing positive for the coronavirus, local officials continue to defer to minimal state and federal guidelines for responding to such cases rather than pursue more exacting measures adopted by some counties.
  Meanwhile, it remains unknown how many grocery store workers in the state are infected with the virus and where they worked.
  Whole Foods confirmed Wednesday, March 25, that an unidentified employee at its market in the Bella Terra mall had te
  
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