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• Video shows states with largest number of coronavirus cases

  05-05-2020 23:55
  
  The number of people who have tested positive for the coronavirus has been reported for days, weeks and months. But static numerals don’t show how quickly the disease has spread in each part of the United States.
  We’ve used data collected by The Center for Systems Science in Engineering at Johns Hopkins University to build an animation that compares the number of positive tests in each state from March 10 to April 30.
  It’s important to keep in mind that testing availability has
  
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• Mater Dei All-County offensive lineman George Miki-Han commits to Colorado State

  05-05-2020 23:52
  
  A football pipeline from Mater Dei to Colorado State appears to be underway after another standout from the Trinity League powerhouse committed to the Rams.
  Junior center George Miki-Han recently committed to the Mountain West Conference school in Fort Collins, giving the Rams a second standout offensive lineman from Mater Dei in as many recruiting classes.
  In February, Mater Dei senior tackle Tai Marks signed with Colorado State.
  “I mainly picked the Rams because I thought (the university
  
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• Drive-through Cinco de Mayo fiesta says gracias to Huntington Beach school staff

  05-05-2020 23:48
  
  It’s not a usual thing for tequila to be served on a school campus. But, hey, nothing about Cinco de Mayo, or anything else, in the time of coronavirus is usual.
  On Tuesday, May 5, Dwyer Middle School employees celebrated both the holiday and staff appreciation week at a drive-through fiesta – complete with music and decorations.
  Principal Christa Glembocki hands out lunch at Dwyer Middle School during a Cinco de May drive-thru staff appreciation lunch atin Huntington Beach, CA, on T
  
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• Disney sets Shanghai Disneyland reopening date as theme parks take $1 billion hit

  05-05-2020 23:47
  
  Disney announced plans to reopen Shanghai Disneyland after a three-month coronavirus closure as the company revealed its theme park division absorbed a $1 billion loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that has shuttered all of its parks around the globe.
  Disney’s dependence on big crowds has made the Burbank company’s sprawling empire of theme parks, hotels, restaurants, shops, movie studios, theatrical shows, cruise ships and sports networks particularly vulnerable to the COVID-
  
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• ONG abre un hospital para COVID-19 en un campamento fronterizo de migrantes

  05-05-2020 23:35
  
  La ONG estadounidense Global Response Management (GRM) ha abierto un hospital para atender exclusivamente casos de COVID-19 en el campamento de migrantes ubicado en la ciudad fronteriza mexicana de Matamoros, en el estado de Tamaulipas y donde permanecen unos 2.000 migrantes a la espera de pedir asilo en EE.UU.
  Según Helen Perry, enfermera y directora ejecutiva de GRM, la clínica portátil dispone de 20 camas, equipos de protección y dos ventiladores para estabilizar a
  
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• Spring wrap-up Q&A: Loara baseball coach misses ‘mentoring young athletes’

  05-05-2020 23:30
  
  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.
  Todd Rolph, Loara baseball
  Q: How are you adapting to being home every day during the spring?
  A: It has been quite an adjustment. But the game of baseball has taught me a number of life skills and making adjustments is one o
  
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• Whicker: Everybody else is playing golf, so why not L.A.?

  05-05-2020 23:21
  
  Take it from someone who golfed with a mask because of shame, not precaution.
  There is no reason to keep L.A. County courses closed.
  If social distancing is the problem, convince the golfer to play with someone who hits it farther. If clubs must be thrown, throw them to the side, not directly ahead. If jokes must be told that aren’t permitted anywhere else in society, use texts.
  And if the club happens to slip away on the follow-through, drop another ball and blame it on the sanitizer.
  Fre
  
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• Coronavirus: 61 deaths, nearly 40,000 tested in Orange County as of May 5

  05-05-2020 23:18
  
  Four more people have died in Orange County from the coronavirus, making for a total of 61 reported deaths, according to the Tuesday, May 5, daily update from the Orange County Health Care Agency.
  The agency also reported 69 newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of Tuesday, making for a total of 2,873 cases reported since testing began locally.
  The 69 new cases shows a four-day decline in positive tests since a daily high of 162 cases was reported on May 1.
  The county’s report said 2
  
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• Stage 2 of California coronavirus plan underway, here’s what it means

  05-05-2020 23:00
  
  Certain lower-risk businesses could resume operations in California with modifications and adaptations as early as Friday, May 8, as the state moves from Stage 1 to Stage 2 of its plan to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  Guidelines for reopening those businesses and other public spaces are expected to be released Thursday.
  Here’s what could be open beginning Friday:
  — Bookstores
  — Clothing stores
  — Sporting goods stores
  — Florists 
  According to the state,
  
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• The Troubadour launches GoFundMe campaign to keep historic West Hollywood club afloat

  05-05-2020 22:53
  
  The Troubadour, in its more than 60 years on Santa Monica Boulevard, has long been a legendary stop in the L.A. music scene for artists and fans alike.
  It’s where a young Elton John played his first U.S. shows in 1970 after which he rocketed to fame. Artists such as Joni Mitchell, Neil Diamond, Cheech and Chong, and Mötley Crüe played there early in their careers, and in more recent years, it’s been a spot where big acts like Foo Fighters and Guns N’ Roses have played
  
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• 6 California resorts in limbo after Chinese deal to sell collapses

  05-05-2020 22:53
  
  Dogs and people socialize in 2014 at a Yappy Hour at The Ritz-Carlton in Laguna Niguel. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  EnoSteak is an intimate steakhouse nestled into the wine cellar at The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsMontage Laguna Beach has finished a property-wide renovation that touched most aspects of the luxury, cliff-top beach resort. All 253 guest rooms, including suites an
  
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• Dan Butterly hired as Big West Conference commissioner

  05-05-2020 22:33
  
  Dan Butterly was announced as the new commissioner of the Big West Conference on Monday.
  Butterly, who is the Senior Associate Commissioner of the Mountain West Conference, will start June 1. He had worked at the Mountain West for the past 21 years.
  Outgoing Big West conference commissioner Dennis Farrell will officially retire July 1 after 28 years on the job.
  With the Mountain West Conference, Butterly serves as the primary sport and championship administrator for men’s basketball, actin
  
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• 405 Freeway repaving closes lanes in Sepulveda Pass

  05-05-2020 22:22
  
  LOS ANGELES — Repaving work will prompt lane closures on the northbound 405 Freeway from Bel Air to Sherman Oaks on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday of this week, Caltrans announced Tuesday.
  The work will require closures from Getty Center Drive to the 101 Freeway, and message signs will be posted.
  On Wednesday, northbound carpool lane and the No. 1 and 2 lanes will be closed from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m., leaving three right lanes open.
  On Thursday, the northbound carpool lane and the No. 1 lane
  
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• How to find a radio station that’s far from your usual choice

  05-05-2020 22:11
  
  So you’re stuck at home.
  You don’t want to get COVID-19, nor do you want to be a carrier and give it to grandpa. But the weather is so darn nice … what to do, what to do? …
  How about trying to DX radio stations?
  DX? Distance. The idea is to see how far away you can pick up a radio station, and the perfect weather we have right now happens to be the perfect weather for DXing both AM and FM stations. You don’t need a special radio to do this, but there are various m
  
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• Sparks add former UCLA captain Kari Korver to front office

  05-05-2020 22:01
  
  The Sparks introduced former UCLA women’s basketball standout Kari Korver as their director of basketball operations Tuesday on Twitter.
  Korver, 26, was born in Lakewood, played club basketball for the Cal Sparks and lettered four years at Valley Christian in Cerritos before joining the Bruins, whom she helped to the 2015 WNIT title and a pair of NCAA Sweet 16 appearances while serving as team captain four of five years.
  Korver overcame a torn ACL and finished her UCLA career in 2017 with
  
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• Newsom rightly begins reopening California

  05-05-2020 22:00
  
  In downplaying the likelihood that rights-based lawsuits against the state’s shutdown orders will succeed, former federal judge Oliver Wanger told the Fresno Bee that “the Constitution is subordinated to the need to protect the public.” Fortunately, many Californians — including some local officials — aren’t quite ready to subordinate the protections enumerated in our nation’s founding document.
  Most Americans have been willing to grant their governments
  
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• U.S. household debt reaches another record on home loans

  05-05-2020 21:46
  
  By Alex Tanzi and Shahien Nasiripour, Bloomberg
  Americans increased their borrowing for the 23rd straight quarter to a total of $14.3 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the latest snapshot of household balance sheets entering what many experts believe to be a recession.
  Total U.S. household debt rose by $155 billion in the first quarter from the previous three-month period or 1.1%, the New York Fed’s quarterly report showed. Overall household debt is now 28.2% abo
  
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• Whistleblower: Trump officials ignored warning on drug, virus

  05-05-2020 21:30
  
  By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG
  WASHINGTON — A government scientist was ousted after the Trump administration ignored his dire warnings about COVID-19 and a malaria drug President Donald Trump was pushing for the coronavirus despite scant evidence it helped, according to a whistleblower complaint Tuesday.
  Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, filed the complaint Tuesday with the Office of Special Counsel, a
  
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• Has the legal system been knocked out by coronavirus? Ask the lawyer

  05-05-2020 21:19
  
  Q: We have a civil case in court right now but are told the courts won’t even start hearing things again until June 22 because of the coronavirus pandemic. At that point, who knows what will be possible to get done. Is the legal system basically on the verge of collapse?
  -B.C., La Mirada
  Ron Sokol
  A: While the courts are not hearing most civil cases for now, specified criminal case proceedings are moving forward; unlawful detainer actions are modified but not prevented; and certain emergen
  
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• Huntington Beach, Seal Beach and Dana Point get state approval to reopen beaches, with limited use

  05-05-2020 21:10
  
  More Orange County beaches have been given the go-ahead to open sections of coastline, with Huntington Beach, Seal Beach and Dana Point gaining approval from the state to allow limited access for recreation.
  The California Natural Resources Agency made the announcement Tuesday afternoon that state agencies found the plans submitted by Huntington Beach, Dana Point and Seal Beach were consistent with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order and “beach access can be restored in these comm
  
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• California sues Uber, Lyft, says coronavirus burden being pushed to taxpayers

  05-05-2020 21:05
  
  Uber and Lyft, in breaking California’s new law designating many workers in the so-called gig economy as employees, are pushing a financial burden onto taxpayers as the firms’ drivers are collecting unemployment benefits from funds the companies have not paid into, California’s Attorney General alleges.
  Attorney General Xavier Becerra, joined by city attorneys in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego, on Tuesday sued the two San Francisco ride-hailing giants for allegedly vi
  
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• Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Gym scores with fans, players and coaches

  05-05-2020 20:53
  
  Titan Gym has served as the home court advantage for the men’s and women’s basketball programs at Cal State Fullerton since the 1964-65 season.
  Historically a difficult place for visitors to play because of the proximity of the bleachers to the playing floor, Titan Gym, which was built for a little under $3 million, has been upgraded several times since its debut to make it more fan friendly while still remaining intimate.
  Notably, chair-back seats replaced most of the bleachers, por
  
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• Mandated employment is a flawed policy for app-based drivers

  05-05-2020 20:40
  
  App-based delivery and rideshare drivers have increasingly been in the spotlight by providing essential services during the COVID-19 virus lockdown. All over the state, families, seniors and others now rely on food and grocery delivery services and on-demand drivers as they’re forced to shelter in place.
  Labor unions and certain politicians are also using the COVID-19 virus, trying to push their longtime agenda to force independent contractor drivers to become employees, arguing that this
  
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• Wendy’s hamburgers in short supply at some locations

  05-05-2020 20:37
  
  By Leslie Patton and Janet Freund, Bloomberg
  Wendy’s, the fast-food chain that touts its burgers as fresh and never frozen, said that tight meat supplies are causing intermittent shortages of menu items at its restaurants.
  “Beef suppliers across North America are currently facing production challenges,” the company said in an email. “Because of this, some of our menu items may be in short supply from time to time at some restaurants in this current environment.”
  Wen
  
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• No, the politicians didn’t save us from COVID-19

  05-05-2020 20:25
  
  Writing at Reason magazine, Eric Boehm notes two trends revealed in data released by Apple and Foursquare.
  Trend One: Americans began reducing their outings and social interactions before, not because of, “shelter in place” orders issued by grandstanding, opportunistic politicians.
  Trend  Two: Americans started coming back out and resuming something like normal life before, not because, those politicians started lifting those orders.
  In other words, with COVID-19 as with everyth
  
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• Is rent assistance ahead for millions of Californians out work?

  05-05-2020 19:28
  
  Every first of the month, California’s past due rent bill gets bigger.
  As the state enters May sheltering in place for the seventh straight week to stop the spread of COVID-19, nearly one in five California workers have filed for unemployment, with millions more wondering if their next paycheck will actually materialize.
  A disproportionate share of the abruptly laid-off and underemployed are lower-wage renters, who were already struggling to afford the state’s sky-high housing costs
  
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• States with few virus cases get big share of relief aid

  05-05-2020 19:20
  
  By GEOFF MULVIHILL
  Alaska, Hawaii, Montana and Wyoming are among the least-populated states in the U.S., and not surprisingly have the lowest numbers of residents who have tested positive for the new coronavirus. But despite their small size, they scored big this spring when Congress pumped out direct federal aid to the states.
  An Associated Press analysis shows those four, along with other small states, took in an out-sized proportion of the $150 billion in federal money that was designed to ad
  
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• Writer, TV producer and former rapper Jensen Karp finds new gig after KROQ 106.7 FM firing

  05-05-2020 18:33
  
  Within 24 hours of finding out that he and the rest of the crew on KROQ 106.7 FM’s “Kevin in the Mornings with Allie & Jensen” show had unexpectedly gotten the axe back in mid-March, radio personality Jensen Karp quickly found new opportunities.
  At that time, the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and Stagecoach Music Festival, both of which were both scheduled for April in Indio, officially postponed until October. All major sports, including the MLB, NHL and NBA,
  
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• Fountain Valley officially cancels this year’s Summerfest celebration

  05-05-2020 18:07
  
  Usually around this time of the year, I’m starting to ramp up the excitement that comes with the city’s annual Summerfest celebration, set for June 18-21.
  The summer celebration is the city’s biggest event of the year and features four days of carnival rides, great musical entertainment, a variety of food booths hosted by local nonprofit groups, a beer and wine garden, and much, much more.
  However, what should come as no surprise to residents, the 2020 Summerfest has officially
  
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• Red tide sticks around O.C.: 7 things to know about glowing bioluminescent waves

  05-05-2020 17:51
  
  Glowing, neon waves have been showing up off the coast, thanks to a type of red tide that has shown up at spots across Southern California for two weeks. (Photo courtesy of Matt Larmand)
  A rare phenomenon created “bioluminescence” created an explosion of neon blue in waves crashing onto shore in Newport Beach, a moment caught on camera by a trio of Southern California photographers who scouted out the extraordinary sight in the darkness late Wednesday evening and a sight not document
  
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• Red tide sticks around O.C.: 7 things to know about glowing biolumensent waves

  05-05-2020 17:51
  
  Glowing, neon waves have been showing up off the coast, thanks to a type of red tide that has shown up at spots across Southern California for two weeks. (Photo courtesy of Matt Larmand)
  A rare phenomenon created “bioluminescence” created an explosion of neon blue in waves crashing onto shore in Newport Beach, a moment caught on camera by a trio of Southern California photographers who scouted out the extraordinary sight in the darkness late Wednesday evening and a sight not document
  
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• Beachgoers celebrate opening in Laguna and San Clemente, with limited-use only

  05-05-2020 17:47
  
  They took to the sand and surf, strolling along the water line or riding waves toward shore.
  Beachgoers in two coastal Orange County towns celebrated the opening of their beloved beaches after their restricted use plans got the green light Monday from state officials.
  For Laguna Beach residents, Tuesday morning was the first time they’ve been able to step foot on city sands in about six weeks. The city beaches in San Clemente had opened briefly for limited use before Gov. Gavin Newsom clos
  
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• Spring wrap-up Q&A: Servite volleyball coach says senior class was ‘starting to experience great results’

  05-05-2020 17:30
  
  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.
  Matt Marrujo, Servite volleyball
  Q: How are you adapting to being home every day during the spring?
  A: I feel blessed that my wife and I are still working from home and we are getting to spend so much time with our son. This
  
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• Spring wrap-up Q & A: Servite volleyball coach says senior class was ‘starting to experience great results’

  05-05-2020 17:30
  
  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.
  Matt Marrujo, Servite volleyball
  Q: How are you adapting to being home every day during the spring?
  A: I feel blessed that my wife and I are still working from home and we are getting to spend so much time with our son. This
  
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• World’s cleanest theme park becomes first in U.S. to set post-COVID-19 opening date

  05-05-2020 16:31
  
  A family-owned theme park in Indiana with a long-standing reputation for cleanliness and a trio of top-ranked wooden coasters has become the first amusement park in the United States to set a post-coronavirus opening date.
  Holiday World plans to open for the 2020 season on June 14 in accordance with Gov. Eric Holcolm’s Back on Track Indiana plan, according to Leah Koch, a fourth generation owner of the park.
  “Summer is within our grasp if we can just be patient a little while longer,
  
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• UK becomes virus epicenter of Europe; South Korea plays baseball

  05-05-2020 15:43
  
  By JILL LAWLESS, DAVID RISING and NICK PERRY
  LONDON  — Britain on Tuesday became the first country in Europe to confirm more than 30,000 coronavirus deaths, and infections rose sharply again in Russia, even as other nations made great strides in containing the scourge. China marked its third week with no new reported deaths, while South Korea restarted its baseball season.
  In the U.S., some states took continued steps to lift the lockdown restrictions that have thrown millions out of
  
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• How Disneyland helps show the difference between fiction and fake

  05-05-2020 15:33
  
  When lazy writers want to dismiss something as fake, they often compare it to Disneyland. The implication is that theme parks are fake places — artificial creations that are not as worthy as something authentic and real.
  I always wonder if such writers are as dismissive of Broadway shows, novels or motion pictures. Those are all works of fiction, as are most theme park attractions, but those art forms rarely get the same type of across-the-board critical disdain as theme parks do. So what&
  
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• O.C. poll surprises: Reconsider nuclear power, ban internal combustion engines?

  05-05-2020 15:30
  
  While some activists oppose the tear-down of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station almost as ardently as they opposed its operation, a strong majority of Orange County residents would reconsider nuclear power as a source of carbon-free energy — so long as new plants weren’t built near their neighborhoods.
  Low tide at San Onofre State Beach shows cobblestone rocks, with the decommissioned San Onofre Nuclear site in the distance. (Photo courtesy of Jim Serpa)
  Fifty-seven percent of Ora
  
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• A supermajority means never having to compromise

  05-05-2020 09:55
  
  In California, initiatives appear on the ballot if enough citizens sign petitions.
  The card-table in front of a grocery store where those signatures are obtained is a familiar sight to Californians. Social distancing rules, however, now forbid coming close enough to a person to request her or his signature. As a result, it is unlikely that any new initiatives will qualify for the ballot.
  Three qualified before the social-distancing rules. That’s one of the lowest totals in years.
  By compar
  
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• Play ball: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiums

  05-05-2020 09:24
  
  SEOUL, South Korea >> Cheerleaders danced beneath rows of empty seats and umpires wore protective masks as a new baseball season began in South Korea.
  After a weeks-long delay because of the coronavirus pandemic, a hushed atmosphere allowed for sounds like the ball hitting the catcher’s mitt and bats smacking the ball for a single or double to echo around the stadium.
  There were faces in the stands at a game on Tuesday — pictures placed in the seating — because fans aren&
  
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• Government led the shutdown. Business must lead the reopening

  05-05-2020 09:16
  
  Credit where credit is due: statewide shutdowns and shelter-in-place orders have dramatically slowed the spread of the coronavirus. Now the public’s attention is turning to what comes next, and when things can start heading back toward normal. Just as government led the shutdowns, it’s time for business to lead the reopening.
  I say this as part of the leadership team at a family-run business in Orange County. One of the hardest parts of the pandemic has been watching the pain it has
  
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• Delivery app price controls are a recipe for disaster

  05-05-2020 07:57
  
  Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of millions of Americans have made countless sacrifices to hunker indoors.
  Dinner dates and nights out on the town have been replaced by takeout and food delivery services, which allow restaurants to continue to serve consumers. But now, certain local leaders are considering capping the commission fees (i.e. fees charged to restaurants) that these food delivery companies rely on to stay in business.
  If these elected officials get their way, d
  
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• An unleashed Federal Reserve is a threat to liberty and free markets: Ron Paul

  05-05-2020 07:43
  
  Last week, the Federal Reserve announced it will keep interest rates at or near zero until the economy recovers from the government-imposed shutdown. Following this announcement, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell urged Congress and the Trump administration to put aside any concerns about the deficit and spend whatever it takes to stimulate the economy and combat coronavirus.
  The Federal Reserve previously announced it would make unlimited purchases of Treasury securities, thus encouraging C
  
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• Mission Viejo Nadadores’ elite swimmers return to practice under strict guidelines approved by city

  05-05-2020 05:00
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowMission Viejo Nadadores swimming coach Mark Schubert noticed the re-opening of Orange County golf courses during the coronavirus pandemic and had an idea.
  What if the Nadadores offered their own health and safety guidelines for resuming workouts to the city of Mission Viejo? The city, after all, owns the club’s storied home at the Marguerite Aquatic Center.
  Schubert confirmed his finding Monday. Th
  
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• Hoag Hospital files in court to part ways with Providence health system

  05-05-2020 04:52
  
  Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach announced on Monday, May 4, its desire to split from Providence – a large national not-for-profit Catholic health care system based in Seattle – so that it could better serve the interests of the local community.
  The announcement by hospital officials follows litigation filed in Orange County Superior Court on Friday, May 1, by Hoag founders the Association of Presbyterian Members and the George Hoag Family Foundation seeking to dissolve its affili
  
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• Sergio Brown is a gem at mining baseball diamonds

  05-05-2020 04:32
  
  As recruiting coups go, this was a smash-and-grab on par with the Brinks robbery. As novelties went, this became an audacious first. As the complexion of college baseball at the dawn of the 21st century went, this served as a game-changer — one that possibly took the national title away from one Southern California university and dropped it into the receptive hands of another.
  The coup involved Cal State Fullerton’s baseball recruiting coordinator Sergio Brown — then the univer
  
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• California jobless claims top 4 million with funds running dry

  05-05-2020 04:25
  
  Unemployment claims in California have jumped past the 4 million mark in seven weeks, a grim coronavirus-linked surge that has left the state government fund set up to finance the payment of jobless benefits “very close” to depletion, Gov. Gavin Newsom disclosed Monday.
  The state’s Employment Development Department since March 15 has processed about 4.1 million claims for unemployment insurance, according to an estimate from the governor.
  Yet at the same time, unemployed worker
  
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• Why the $600 coronavirus unemployment bonus is a rip-off for Californians

  05-05-2020 04:05
  
  I know folks in financial stress should be thankful for any gift, but the much-heralded $600 unemployment “bonus” from Uncle Sam is a relative rip-off for most Californians.
  Why? The one-size-fits-most formula is part of $2 trillion spent on various stimulus plans, but it cuts short states with pricier cost of living.
  Don’t get me wrong. I’m sure the money is helping ease some of the economic pain brought by the pandemic and subsequent business shutdowns. But let my trust
  
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• Newport Beach councilman sues Gov. Newsom in federal court to reopen Orange County’s beaches

  05-05-2020 03:17
  
  The fight for Orange County’s beaches entered federal court Monday with Newport Beach Councilman Kevin Muldoon asking a judge to overturn Gov. Gavin Newsom’s shutdown of the county shoreline.
  The federal suit filed by Muldoon alleges Newsom’s edict violates the public’s constitutional right to enjoy Orange County’s 41-miles of beach, unfairly singling out the county for closure.
  “The governor’s actions appear to be based more on politics applied to one c
  
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• Coronavirus: Five new deaths in the county, but Monday, May 4, had fewest new cases reported in five days

  05-05-2020 03:03
  
  Orange County reported five new deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the total number of local residents who have died from the illness to 57, according to the Monday, May 4, daily update from the Orange County Health Care Agency
  The agency also reported 89 newly confirmed cases – that is the lowest number of daily recorded new cases in the last five days. Orange County has now had 2,819 positive coronavirus tests confirmed.
  Another 237 tests have been administered for the coronavirus, as
  
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