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• Trader Joe’s in Orange closes Saturday after employee tests positive for COVID-19

  18-04-2020 23:33
  
  A Trader Joe’s market in Orange was closed Saturday, April 18, for additional cleaning and sanitizing after the company learned an employee tested positive for COVID-19, officials announced.
  The employee who tested positive was last inside the store, at 2114 North Tustin Street, on Friday, according to a statement made on the company’s website.
  The company plans to reopen the store Sunday, officials said.
  “There is nothing more important to us than the health and safety of our
  
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• Trader Joe’s in Orange closes Saturday after employee tests positive for coronavirus

  18-04-2020 23:33
  
  A Trader Joe’s market in Orange was closed Saturday, April 18, for additional cleaning and sanitizing after the company learned an employee tested positive for COVID-19, officials announced.
  The employee who tested positive was last inside the store, at 2114 North Tustin Street, on Friday, according to a statement made on the company’s website.
  The company plans to reopen the store Sunday, officials said.
  “There is nothing more important to us than the health and safety of our
  
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• Coronavirus: Orange County tests 1,245 people, a new high reported on April 18

  18-04-2020 23:04
  
  The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 1,556 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of Saturday, April 18.
  Four more people in Orange County have died from the virus, according to the update. 13 deaths have been reported since Wednesday, bringing the total to 32 people in a county of more than 3.2 million.
  Statewide there were 985 deaths attributed to COVID-19 as of Friday.
  More: Map shows coronavirus cases in Orange County cities
  In Orange County, another 63 new cases of the virus were no
  
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• Watch this guy cannonball into glowing, neon blue bioluminescent water in Newport Harbor

  18-04-2020 21:57
  
  Royce Hutain knew it was going to be cold and probably pretty smelly.
  But when you have neon blue water that rarely shows up off local waters — you can’t help but jump in with an epic cannonball and splash around in the bright blue saltwater.
  “I will tell you it got in my mouth and it tastes horrible,” said Hutain, a photographer documenting the recent bioluminescent water who ditched his camera and shirt to jump off a boat into the glowing Newport Harbor late Friday nigh
  
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• Pastor Rick Warren creates quarantine S.H.A.K.E video for kids during coronavirus outbreak

  18-04-2020 21:26
  
  To help children understand how to S.H.A.K.E the coronavirus, Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren came up with a catchy, hip-hop tune he says will make the Centers for Disease Control’s five recommendations easy to remember.
  The video, which launched Saturday, April 18, on SaddlebackKids.com, features “Helmet Guy,” a popular character who is used in the church’s videos to lead children in worship.
  “It’s an important message I want our kids to memorize,”
  
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• New book details how advocates saved Upper Newport Bay

  18-04-2020 21:09
  
  Back in the day, they fought for the bay.
  If a group of advocates hadn’t stood up against plans for the Upper Newport Bay to be dotted with development, the pristine estuary could have become a private place shut off from the public who wouldn’t be able to enjoy the natural landscape.
  A stand up paddle boarder makes his way through the glassy still water as the sun rises over Upper Newport Bay in Newport Beach on Wednesday morning, April 15, 2020. Newport Bay is the largest estuary l
  
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• Coach Message: Jeff Forsberg tells Huntington Beach softball team it will always ‘be near to my heart’

  18-04-2020 21:00
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowEditor’s note: OCVarsity is publishing messages and memories from Orange County coaches, athletes and others who have been affected by the coronavirus crisis. Details about this project can be found here.This is a message Huntington Beach softball coach Jeff Forsberg sent to his team after their season was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic:
  Dear 2020 Huntington Beach High School Varsity Softb
  
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• Recipe: How to make gumbo with all of the flavor but not all of the fat

  18-04-2020 20:33
  
  Under ordinary circumstances, I wouldn’t include a gumbo recipe in this column, especially one that starts by requiring toasting flour in the oven for 40 to 55 minutes. But this major health crisis has us stuck at home, so I figure that the formula loses some of its time restrictions. While the flour is in the oven, prep all the remaining ingredients.
  The recipe is from the folks at America’s Test Kitchen, the outfit that tests and tests recipes, then tests them some more. Rather tha
  
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• California publishes statewide list of nursing homes with confirmed coronavirus cases

  18-04-2020 19:46
  
  The California Department of Public Health released for the first time Saturday, April 18, a comprehensive list of skilled nursing facilities across the state that have reported coronavirus cases among either residents or staff.
  The list represents 86% of facilities that have reported data within the last 24 hours, according to the state’s website. Of the 1,224 skilled nursing facilities in California, there have been 261 with at least one case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the corona
  
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• 12 nursing home facilities in Orange County have confirmed coronavirus cases, state reports

  18-04-2020 19:46
  
  The California Department of Public Health released for the first time Saturday, April 18, a list of skilled nursing facilities across the state that have reported coronavirus cases among either residents or staff.
  The list represents 86% of facilities that have reported data within the last 24 hours, according to the state’s website. Of the 1,224 skilled nursing facilities in California, there have been 261 with at least one case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, as of F
  
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• Recipes: These chocolate treats could brighten your mood

  18-04-2020 19:06
  
  Tangerines along with dark and milk chocolate make a tasty dessert. (Photo by Nick Koon)
  Dig through your pantry. Find a little chocolate. Bars, chunks, chips or cocoa powder. It could make you feel better.
  That’s one of the things that Cheryl Forberg had to say about chocolate in our recent  telephone chat. Forberg, a registered dietitian as well as bestselling author and chef, said that chocolate cravings may seem psychological, but they are real. They are physical.
  “Our nerve
  
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• Artist of the Year 2020: Semifinalists announced for instrumental and vocal music

  18-04-2020 18:00
  
  The Register, in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education, is proud to announce the semifinalists for Artist of the Year in the categories of instrumental and vocal music.
  Instrumental musicians were nominated by their teachers in the specialties of piano and strings, winds and percussion, jazz, and commercial and world/cultural music.
  Vocalists were nominated by their teachers in the specialties of classical voice, non-classical voice, and commercial voice.
  The semifinalists w
  
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• Artist of the Year: Meet the semifinalists for vocal music

  18-04-2020 17:59
  
  From a list of 91 nominees, the following 12 students have been named as semifinalists for the 2020 Artist of the Year in vocal music. The students were chosen by a panel of teachers based on written statements, performance videos and artistic résumés.
  Included are links to their work, the specialty in which they were nominated, and quotes about how they relate to their craft.
  Vocal musicians have been nominated in the specialties of classical, non-classical, and commercial music.
  
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• Artist of the Year 2020: Meet the semifinalists for instrumental music

  18-04-2020 17:58
  
  From a list of 117 nominees, the following 14 students have been named as semifinalists for the 2019 Artist of the Year in instrumental music. The students were chosen by a panel of teachers based on written statements, performance videos and artistic résumés.
  Included are videos of their work, the specialty in which they were nominated, and quotes about how they relate to their craft.
  Instrumental musicians have been nominated in the specialties of piano and strings, winds and per
  
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• Alexander: Did Sparks get lucky with a second-round pick?

  18-04-2020 07:06
  
  The math is daunting for a young player trying to break into the WNBA. There are 12 teams, a maximum of 12 roster spots on each team, and lots of savvy veterans who don’t give up those spots easily, if at all.
  “It’s the hardest professional league to make in terms of the percentage of people that play,” ESPN analyst Rebecca Lobo said a few days before Friday’s WNBA draft. “You know, there’s 144 jobs when every team is carrying a full roster. At the begin
  
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• UCLA’s Japreece Dean selected by Chicago Sky in WNBA Draft

  18-04-2020 03:08
  
  She waited until the third round, but Japreece Dean’s WNBA dream came true on Friday night.
  The UCLA point guard, known for her competitiveness and pass-first play, was selected in the third round by the Chicago Sky in the 2020 WNBA Draft, going 30th overall. The 5-foot-7 guard from Texas was the lone Bruin to be selected on Friday, and the lone local college player to get drafted this year.
  Dean came to UCLA after transferring from Texas Tech midway through her sophomore season. She was n
  
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• WNBA honors crash victims before Ionescu is No. 1 pick

  18-04-2020 02:59
  
  Sabrina Ionescu, the consensus best player in women’s basketball, was the No. 1 pick in Friday night’s WNBA draft, as expected. But hers was not the first name called.
  It shouldn’t be surprising that the late Kobe Bryant was front and center, given his prominent support of girls and women’s basketball before losing his life in a helicopter crash Jan. 27, en route to a girls basketball tournament in Thousand Oaks. And before Friday’s selection process actually began,
  
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• Senior Living: The seasonal allergy flare-ups that come with aging

  18-04-2020 02:58
  
  By Fady Youssef, M.D.
  Contributing writer
  As spring approaches, allergens flare up and can cause discomfort for many, including older adults. 
  Depending on where you live, allergy season can begin as early as January and last through November. Allergic rhinitis — often referred to as hay fever — is usually triggered by seasonal allergens, such as pollen, weeds, fungus spores, mold and grasses. 
  According to a survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Preventio
  
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• Chihuahua Nucky would make a great family pet

  18-04-2020 02:42
  
  This pup wants to stay at home and snuggle or play with you. (Courtesy of Pups and Pals)
  Breed: Chihuahua
  Age: 8 years
  Gender: Neutered male
  Size: 8 pounds
  Nucky’s story: Nucky is a beautiful boy with long legs. He is very sweet, especially to children – he adores them. Nucky does well will other dogs, as long as they are not too intimidating and want to play with his toys. He is also snuggly and likes to be carried under jackets – how’s that for cute? He likes a gam
  
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• Coronavirus biz news: Walmart looks to hire 50K more; Boeing gets another setback

  18-04-2020 02:17
  
  The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. The following are recent developments Friday related to the global economy, the workplace and the spread of the virus.
  SOCIAL MEDIA DISTANCING
  Social media companies have actively sought to quash misinformation that has led to dangerous behavior. This while the pandemic disrupts internal operations across the tech sector.
  — Facebook employees will work remotely until at least the end of May. C
  
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• Coroanvirus biz news: Walmart looks to hire 50K more; Boeing gets another setback

  18-04-2020 02:17
  
  The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. The following are recent developments Friday related to the global economy, the workplace and the spread of the virus.
  SOCIAL MEDIA DISTANCING
  Social media companies have actively sought to quash misinformation that has led to dangerous behavior. This while the pandemic disrupts internal operations across the tech sector.
  — Facebook employees will work remotely until at least the end of May. C
  
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• St. John Bosco lineman Maximus Gibbs commits to USC

  18-04-2020 02:14
  
  USC football continued its momentum on the recruiting trail on Friday, adding the commitment of St. John Bosco offensive lineman Maximus Gibbs.
  Gibbs broke the news on Twitter, thanking his high school coaches and family before announcing his decision.
  “Even though it’s been rough not seeing every college..i’ll [sic] be comitting to the University of Southern California,” Gibbs wrote.
  Gibbs, a three-star prospect according to 247Sports.com, picked USC over other finalists
  
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• Coronavirus living isn’t all bad. Here’s what we’d keep

  18-04-2020 02:09
  
  The coronavirus pandemic has altered people’s lives in ways big and small, with most changes falling somewhere on a scale of inconvenient to devastating. And for anyone who’s lost a loved one or a career, any thoughts of a silver lining to this crisis are likely far from mind.
  But many others are managing to find positives in this new forced way of life. Some even hope that things like home-cooked meals, empty animal shelters, teleworking and cleaner air might be more than temporary
  
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• Chargers GM prepared for draft scenarios … Tua Tagovailoa or Justin Herbert?

  18-04-2020 02:04
  
  New York Giants coach Joe Judge recently joked that his 6-year-old golden retriever, Abby, knows the most of anyone outside of the organization on who the Giants plan to draft in the first round.
  That makes you wonder if anyone in Tom Telesco’s household knows the Chargers’ first-round selection. Telesco, who’s entering his eighth season as the Chargers’ general manager, has spent the past month working from his dining room table at his Newport Beach home.
  “No, you
  
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• USNS Mercy sends 40 of its medical crew to help nursing home with coronavirus care

  18-04-2020 02:02
  
  With nursing homes seeing some of the most cases of coronavirus, the Navy hospital ship Mercy is sending some of its crew ashore to help care for older residents.
  The ship, which has been docked at the Port of Los Angeles, will provide 40 of its medical crew members to a skilled nursing home in the Los Angeles area.
  The medical personnel are expected to start helping at the nursing home early next week.
  All members of the team have undergone a 14-day “restriction-of-movement” and wer
  
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• San Diego County shuts down private coronavirus testing site offered by OC clinic

  18-04-2020 02:02
  
  While a Huntington Beach medical group continues to test folks for coronavirus in Westminster Mall’s parking lot, the group’s new testing site in San Diego County was swiftly shut down by health officials there concerned about the tests’ reliability.
  “We asked this organization to provide proof that it has the necessary credentials and certifications required by state law in order to conduct the tests,” said the shutdown order from Wilma J. Wooten, public health off
  
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• Music industry, lawmakers, unions agree on revamp to AB5

  18-04-2020 01:52
  
  California’s music industry has reached a hard-fought agreement with state lawmakers and unions on Assembly Bill 5 amendments that will again allow most professionals to operate as independent contractors.
  Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, authored AB5 with the backing of union interests. The bill was designed to protect workers’ rights by changing their status from independent contractors to employees, which affords them benefits and protections they otherwise wouldn&rsquo
  
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• Harbor Patrol shares its own photo of glowing waves created by bioluminescence off Dana Point

  18-04-2020 01:46
  
  The ocean is known for its different hues of blue – but this week, spots along the Orange County coast are giving off a glow rarely seen.
  The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Harbor Patrol on Friday showed a photo of boat wake that turned neon against the rest of the pitch-dark ocean.
  The caption on the post simply reads: Bioluminescent light show off of Dana Point.View this post on InstagramBioluminescent light show last night off of Dana Point. • • • #OCSD, #OCSher
  
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• Wish You Were Here: Make summer plans for Santa Cruz

  18-04-2020 01:40
  
  The new general manager for Balboa Bay Resort, Marina Dutton, comes to her position from the Costa Mesa Marriott, but she spent a lot of time in Northern California, where she was instrumental to Hilton Santa Cruz winning 2017’s Hotel of the Year award. Dutton admits to having a soft spot for Santa Cruz and the surrounding area. “There are so many scenic places and it’s never overcrowded,” she notes. “The people in Santa Cruz are laid-back and genuinely friendly and
  
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• Cannabis 4/20 celebrations go virtual as industry adjusts to new reality

  18-04-2020 01:39
  
  This Monday — and, really, all of April 2020 — was supposed to be big in the world of cannabis.
  Since 1971, when a group of Northern California teens started meeting at 4:20 p.m. each day to smoke weed and hunt for an elusive marijuana patch, the figure 420 has been tied to cannabis. And so the fourth month of 2020, and the date 4/20/20 in particular, was poised to give marijuana consumers extra cause to celebrate the industry’s unofficial holiday while offering legal cannabis
  
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• Adam Silver says NBA ‘not in a position to make decisions’ about resuming play as player salaries take a hit

  18-04-2020 01:37
  
  If there’s a way forward to returning to the court, the NBA will find it. The real question is when.
  Commissioner Adam Silver said on a Friday conference call that “everything is on the table” and “all rules are off” when it comes to the league’s return. There is no firm cutoff date when the NBA would cancel the season, and they might even play regular season games and a full postseason schedule, even if next season’s start is delayed.
  But while the NBA
  
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• Seniors on national power Los Alamitos softball team bummed about season’s end

  18-04-2020 01:29
  
  Los Alamitos won the CIF-SS Division 1 championship in softball in 2017. But none of the six seniors on this year’s team were on varsity at the time, so they didn’t get to experience the high of reaching the promised land.
  The Griffins appeared to have a good shot to do that this season, which is just one reason why it has been so difficult for them to deal with the season being shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  Prior to the 2020 campaign being suspended and then cancele
  
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• This family has given away $450,000 in Visa gift cards to retail and restaurant workers

  18-04-2020 01:13
  
  While laid-off and furloughed restaurant workers affected by the coronavirus crisis waited for their unemployment checks, one local family provided immediate relief, distributing $450,000 with plans to give away more.
  Members of the Pyle family have handed out Visa gift cards valued at $1,000 each to workers in need at Plums Cafe in Costa Mesa; A Restaurant, and A Market as well as Sapori Ristorante in Newport Beach, and CdM Restaurant in Corona del Mar.
  On Friday, April 17, family members visit
  
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• White House moves to weaken EPA rule on toxic compounds

  18-04-2020 01:11
  
  By ELLEN KNICKMEYER
  WASHINGTON — The Trump White House intervened to weaken one of the few public health protections pursued by its own administration, a rule to limit the use of a toxic industrial compound in consumer products, according to communications between the White House and Environmental Protection Agency.
  The documents show that the White House Office of Management and Budget formally notified the EPA by email last July that it was stepping into the crafting of the rule on the c
  
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• Democrat House members raising more money than GOP challengers in Orange County

  18-04-2020 01:09
  
  With less than seven months to go until the Nov. 3 election, incumbent Democrats in four targeted House races in Orange County continue to raise more money than their GOP challengers, according to new filings with the Federal Election Commission.
  While a couple contests could still prove tight, the latest fundraising data — coupled with voter registration numbers that show Orange County continuing to shift blue — suggest first-term Democrats hold an edge as they look to hang on to th
  
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• Looking for a snuggler? Kitty Marceline’s your girl

  18-04-2020 00:48
  
  Breed: Domestic shorthair
  Age: 5 years
  Gender: Spayed female
  Marceline’s story: Marceline has big kitten energy; she loves to play. Pull a string, and she’ll attack it. Afterward, she really enjoys snuggling with someone, either on a lap or right next to them. She’ll greet you at the door every time you return. She would prefer to be the only pet in the home – she just wants all the attention for herself!
  Adoption fee: $175, includes spay, vaccines, feline immunodefi
  
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• Westminster pastor set to plead guilty to more than $33 million fraud

  18-04-2020 00:43
  
  The pastor of a Westminster-based church accused of swindling more than $33 million from investors has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
  Kent R.E. Whitney, 38, of Newport Beach is expected to admit to federal counts of mail fraud and filing a false federal income tax return, court filings show.
  Prosecutors allege that Whitney ran the Church of the Healthy Self – along with a related investment arm known as CHS Trust – out of a
  
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• Amid coronavirus outbreak, pregnant women reconsidering their delivery plans

  18-04-2020 00:40
  
  Danielle Cohen was expecting to deliver her baby at Providence St. John’s Medical Center in Santa Monica this month.
  But as the coronavirus pandemic unfolded, the hospital adopted restrictive policies, banning spouses, partners and other visitors from postpartum and nursery areas. Cohen’s appointments were canceled, postponed or transferred online. As her pregnancy progressed, the rules kept changing.
  “I felt a little bit abandoned,” said the 35-year-old Encino resident.
  
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• Major Orange County freeway closures planned: April 18-24

  18-04-2020 00:36
  
  Here are major construction project closures happening on Orange County’s freeways and toll roads between April 18 and April 24, 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. 
  5 Freeway
  Northbound carpool lane between Grand Avenue and State Route 22:Closed for approximately two monthsSouthbound carpool
  
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• Marriages performed at a ticket booth? Coronavirus forces OC Clerk-Recorder to get creative

  18-04-2020 00:31
  
  Roger Onate and Noelle Francisco’s wedding wasn’t a black tie affair, but they dressed up a bit – the bride wore a pale peach off-the-shoulder dress and matching heels with a bouquet of calla lilies and, of course, a surgical mask.
  After they signed the marriage license and recited the appropriate words came the big moment: Would he kiss the bride?
  Yes, but without taking off his black respirator.
  Allisonand Sergio Rangel of Anaheim have their photo taken after they were marrie
  
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• Spring wrap-up Q&A: Orange Lutheran softball coach says ‘this was going to be a fun group’

  18-04-2020 00:30
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowEditor’s note: The Orange County Register is having the area’s spring sports coaches take part in a Q&A about the 2020 season that was cut short by the coronavirus crisis.
  Steve Miklos, Orange Lutheran softball
  Q: How are you adapting to being home every day during the spring?
  A: It is strange not heading off for practice every afternoon and not playing games. I miss seeing the players grow in
  
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• Rethink jail policy during, and after, coronavirus pandemic

  18-04-2020 00:30
  
  If there’s a silver lining to the coronavirus outbreak, it’s that Americans are now more willing to rethink the way their government has provided services. For instance, we’ve seen how regulations have impeded the development of drugs and the ability of health-care workers to cross state lines, and that public schools are behind the curve at distance learning.
  We’ve also learned that our current system of incarceration, at least for low-level offenders, is ill-prepared to
  
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• How canceling Comic-Con affects these Southern California comic book stores

  18-04-2020 00:26
  
  San Diego Comic-Con announced on Friday that it was canceling its 2020 event as concerns over the coronavirus continued. While the news was hardly a surprise to comic book store owners – who had already watched events such as WonderCon in Anaheim and Comic Con Revolution in Ontario postpone their events – it was definitely a hard blow for many of them.
  “As a comic book retailer, as a comic book publisher, as a comic book fan, it hurts,” Ryan Liebowitz, owner of Golden App
  
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• California must invest in its future during coronavirus crisus

  18-04-2020 00:22
  
  Coronavirus is forcing Californians into isolation. But it has brought us together in one way: by fusing our biggest problems into one colossal crisis.
  That crisis could be our once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform the state — if we can ignore the conventional wisdom that this is a time to shelter our ambitions in place.
  COVID-19 is a crisis of crises, merging failures that we usually consider separately — housing, energy, poverty, prisons, courts, schools, climate, healthcare,
  
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• Spring wrap-up Q&A: Santa Ana baseball coach says team was on its way to playoffs, making history

  18-04-2020 00:15
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowEditor’s note: The Orange County Register is having the area’s spring sports coaches take part in a Q&A about the 2020 season that was cut short by the coronavirus crisis.
  David Silva, Santa Ana baseball
  Q: How are you adapting to being home every day during the spring?
  A: At the beginning it was hard. But it gave me an opportunity to work on my plan for the future years, to create a full prac
  
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• Will COVID-19 force planners to rethink their love of density?

  18-04-2020 00:11
  
  SACRAMENTO – All we need are ankle bracelets and Americans would understand what it’s like to be sentenced to home confinement. In a short drive to a grocery store in town last week, I spotted six patrol cars that were out presumably to enforce the stay-at-home orders. Even without those bracelets, we’re essentially prisoners in our homes.
  My house sits on six acres – and my dogs, goats and chickens are blithely unaware of the social-distancing require
  
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