• Gulls, Reign disappointed there will be no AHL playoffs

    Gulls, Reign disappointed there will be no AHL playoffs
    With the NHL’s top minor league having canceled its remaining regular-season schedule and Calder Cup Playoffs amid the Coronavirus shutdown, one closed topic has begat a number of open questions regarding player development, the availability of prospects for a potential NHL return and both leagues’ status for the 2020-21 season.
    The Kings’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Ontario Reign, and the Ducks’ club, the San Diego Gulls, were among the 31 franchises whose gove
  • Sports Academy retires ‘Mamba’ from its name to pay respect to Kobe Bryant

    Sports Academy retires ‘Mamba’ from its name to pay respect to Kobe Bryant
    Like some NBA players who retired their Nos. 8 and 24 to pay respect to Kobe Bryant following the Laker great’s death on Jan. 26, the Mamba Sports Academy on Tuesday announced that it has retired “Mamba” from its name.
    Sports Academy was founded in 2016 by Chad Faulkner before being rebranded as Mamba Sports Academy when it partnered with Kobe, Inc. in 2018. “Mamba” was from Bryant’s nickname, “The Black Mamba,” which he’d famously anointed h
  • About those antibody tests, Torrance pathologist says don’t bother for now

    About those antibody tests, Torrance pathologist says don’t bother for now
    Tests that can detect antibodies for the novel coronavirus have been hitting the market in recent weeks, but the reality is these tests tell doctors very littleand should not be relied on.
    That’s according to Dr. John Kunesh, a pathologist at Torrance Memorial Medical Center.
    Antibody tests, also known as serologic tests, can detect whether your body has ever mounted an immune defense to COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. The other type of tests, known as molecular or PCR
  • Why does immune response to coronavirus save some, kill others?

    Why does immune response to coronavirus save some, kill others?
    Doctors in Southern California are working with researchers in Arizona to better understand the body’s sometimes bizarre immune response to COVID-19 — an antibody onslaught that may kill the patient, rather than kill the virus.
    The nonprofit Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, is peering into specific proteins on the virus to see how they react with different antibodies — a “high-resolution view” that might guide treatment
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  • California considers sweeping relief for renters, landlords

    California considers sweeping relief for renters, landlords
    California senators Tuesday morning unveiled plans to provide aid for struggling renters and landlords, as well as a $25 billion recovery fund to boost the state economy ailing from the coronavirus pandemic.
    The housing proposal would allow landlords to receive tax credits for rent payments missed by their tenants, in exchange for promising to halt evictions. Tenants would be able to repay the state over 10 years for missed rent under the voluntary program.
    The plan would spread tax credits and
  • Coronavirus: Most Californians remain uncomfortable going to restaurants, gyms, according to poll

    Coronavirus: Most Californians remain uncomfortable going to restaurants, gyms, according to poll
    With restrictions already lifted on some non-essential businesses in California and partial restaurant re-openings possibly on the horizon, a majority of Californians still aren’t comfortable going out to eat, according to a new survey.
    Only 35% of respondents to an Emerson College/Nexstar Media poll, conducted May 8-10, said they would be comfortable dining out “with some spacing precautions,” while even fewer — 26% — said they were comfortable visiting the gym. Th
  • Proposed new MLB schedule would keep Dodgers, Angels close to home

    Proposed new MLB schedule would keep Dodgers, Angels close to home
    The Dodgers may get a direct shot at the Houston Astros this season, even if Dodgers fans may not.
    The Astros, who were penalized for a sign-stealing scandal that included their 2017 World Series victory over the Dodgers, were not on the Dodgers’ original schedule for 2020. Their next interleague meeting was set to be in 2021.
    However, if the MLB owners’ proposal for a regionally-based 82-game schedule is approved by the Players’ Assn. in negotiations starting this week, the Do
  • What’s new on the 5 Freeway widening project

    What’s new on the 5 Freeway widening project
    Another milestone has been met in the ongoing widening of the 5 Freeway with Tuesday’s opening of the on-ramp from Valley View Avenue to the northbound side of the freeway in Santa Fe Springs and the closure of the nearby existing on-ramp in La Mirada.Traffic traveling south on Valley View Avenue from Alondra Boulevard will be able to access the on-ramp with a right turn, according to Caltrans.
    Traffic traveling northwest on North Firestone Boulevard will be able to cross over Valley View
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  • Pac-12 football coaches talk ideal scenarios for preparing for the 2020 season

    Pac-12 football coaches talk ideal scenarios for preparing for the 2020 season
    As multiple states across the country begin steps into opening up and lifting stay-at-home orders, the Pac-12 continues to hold conversations about how the 2020 football season will be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
    “We’re living each day day-by-day in terms of the information we get,” Colorado coach Karl Dorrell said.
    In the second day of this week’s Pac-12 webinar series with various football head coaches, Dorrell, along with Washington’s coach Jimmy Lake a
  • High school football coaches voice opinions on proposed changes to playoff system

    High school football coaches voice opinions on proposed changes to playoff system
    Eric Maddy is cut from a different cloth. A confessed “insane stathead,” he has one job in the fall — tracking down every high school football score from every game in the United States.
    It’s not an easy job, but when you are running what many people consider the most viewed website for high school football, CalPreps.com, it’s not hyperbole to say that every score of every game across the country matters.
    The website has become a one-stop shop for fans because of it
  • Coronavirus: 3,602 cases in Orange County, 100 people in ICUs as of May 12

    Coronavirus: 3,602 cases in Orange County, 100 people in ICUs as of May 12
    There are currently 230 people in Orange County hospitalized by the coronavirus, 100 who are in intensive care units, according to the Tuesday, May 12, daily update from the Orange County Health Care Agency.
    Those were the highest daily totals given so far.
    The agency also reported 62 newly confirmed cases of the virus as of Tuesday, increasing the total cases to 3,602 in Orange County. One more person has died.
    Of the total confirmed cases, 374 were residents in skilled nursing facilities and 2
  • Uber ponders a Grubhub takeover

    Uber ponders a Grubhub takeover
    By Ed Hammond, Bloomberg
    Uber Technologies has made an offer to acquire Grubhub in a move that would build out its food-delivery platform even as it shutters parts of its own service abroad, according to people familiar with the matter.
    The companies are in talks about a deal and could reach an agreement as soon as this month, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter isn’t public. Deliberations are ongoing and talks could still fall through, the people said.
    Grubh
  • Meeting essential needs in the age of coronavirus

    Meeting essential needs in the age of coronavirus
    Starting a job at a food bank right before a pandemic? Bring it on.
    Two weeks into Claudia Bonilla Keller’s tenure at her new job as chief mission officer at Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County, the coronavirus outbreak started hitting Southern California.
    “For us, literally everything changed,” she said. “We started anticipating the needs of PPE and what do to keep our folks safe, but that very clearly led us to look at what we later recognized as some of the very
  • Could the November election really be postponed? Ask the lawyer

    Could the November election really be postponed? Ask the lawyer
    Q: There is so much controversy in the country. Now there’s some rumblings (possibly fake) that President Trump could postpone the November election. Is that actually possible?
    -M.G., Lomita
    Ron Sokol
    A: The general election of federal officials is set by law as “the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of November,” or “the first Tuesday after November 1.” This means the earliest date is Nov. 2 and the latest Nov. 8. As to the president (and vice presid
  • 65 tickets given in traffic crackdown in Seal Beach area

    65 tickets given in traffic crackdown in Seal Beach area
    Officers handed out 65 traffic tickets on Pacific Coast Highway and nearby Seal Beach roadways on Saturday, May 9 as part of the latest enforcement operation cracking down on dangerous and discourteous drivers during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
    The joint operation between the Seal Beach Police Department and the California Highway Patrol’s Westminster office resulted in 65 citations, including tickets issued for speeding, load exhausts, expired registrations, driving without a licens
  • Coronavirus: Drinking more at home? Booze prices jump 6%, biggest hike since 2007

    Coronavirus: Drinking more at home? Booze prices jump 6%, biggest hike since 2007
    It seems the global pandemic has folks paying more to drink at home.
    The coronavirus has boosted local prices of beer and booze, according to the Consumer Price Index for Los Angeles and Orange counties. The cost of store-bought alcoholic beverages was 6.1% costlier in April than a year ago, the biggest jump in more than 12 years. This comes as overall inflation in the region hits a five-year low.
    Alcohol pricing is just another example of just how quickly economics have changed. The CPI measure
  • CSU to keep most fall instruction online as coronavirus threat lingers

    CSU to keep most fall instruction online as coronavirus threat lingers
    LONG BEACH — Classes will remain primarily online during the fall term throughout the California State University system, Chancellor Timothy White announced Tuesday, saying predictions of possible surges in COVID-19 cases later in the year mandate steps to protect students and faculty.
    Speaking to members of the CSU Board of Trustees during an online meeting, White said there will be “limited exceptions for in-person activities that cannot be delivered virtually, are indispensable to
  • Taco Tuesday: Chaak has cochinita pibil tacos for the family and margaritas by the quart

    Taco Tuesday: Chaak has cochinita pibil tacos for the family and margaritas by the quart
    The entire world got cheated last week when Cinco de Mayo landed on Taco Tuesday in the midst of a global pandemic. (Sigh.) But life goes on, and we must still find a way to eat tacos. 
    Here’s one solution. Chaak in Tustin is among the best Mexican restaurants in Orange County, and while the dining room is currently closed, they are now selling family-style taco kits to go (among other things). It’s a perfect way to stock the fridge. 
    Hungry? Sign up for The Eat Index, our
  • Racehorses die at Santa Anita, Los Alamitos

    Racehorses die at Santa Anita, Los Alamitos
    ARCADIA — Two racehorses died last weekend after suffering training injuries at Southern California tracks, state officials said.
    Tailback, a 4-year-old gelding, died Sunday at Santa Anita Park, according to the California Horse Racing Board.
    Rowboat Romeo, an unraced 2-year-old colt, died Saturday at Los Alamitos Race Course, the CHRB reported. He participated in a 220-yard workout that day, according to the Daily Racing Forum.
    He is the 13th horse to die at the Cypress track in racing or
  • ‘Hamilton’ movie is coming to Disney+ in time for July 4th

    ‘Hamilton’ movie is coming to Disney+ in time for July 4th
    Finally, there’s a reason to feel good about being stuck at home.
    The original Broadway production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” is coming to the Disney streaming service Disney+ on July 3. That’s more than a year earlier than its original scheduled theatrical release, which had been set for October 2021.
    The musical had been set to open a long run at the Pantages in March, but those performances have been canceled through Sept. 6 (as of this writing).
    Filmed a
  • Coronavirus: Rent payments grew in May, despite job losses

    Coronavirus: Rent payments grew in May, despite job losses
    More tenants paid their rent in the first week of May than in the first week of April, as unemployment and stimulus checks helped struggling families pay their bills, according to a national survey.
    About 80 percent of tenants made full or partial payments during the first week of May, a slight increase from 78 percent in April, according to a new survey of 11.4 million apartments by the National Multifamily Housing Council.
    “By and large, these are pretty good national numbers,” sai
  • Spring wrap-up Q&A: Capistrano Valley Christian softball coach says ‘we were on the brink of something great’

    Spring wrap-up Q&A: Capistrano Valley Christian softball coach says ‘we were on the brink of something great’
    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 pandemic.
    James Crawford, Capistrano Valley Christian softball
    Q: How are you adapting to being home every day during the spring?
    A: Adaption to being home every day has been rough. It’s hard not being able to step out on that
  • Coronavirus fears used to justify unjustified overreach: Ron Paul

    Coronavirus fears used to justify unjustified overreach: Ron Paul
    A Fresno, California waffle restaurant dared to open its doors for business this weekend to the delight of a long line of customers, who waited up to two hours for the “privilege” of willingly spending their money in a business happy to serve them breakfast on Mother’s Day.
    This freedom of voluntary transaction is the core of what we used to call our free society. But in an America paralyzed by fear – ramped up by a mainstream media that churns out propaganda at a level u
  • One Metro West, Costa Mesa project with 1,057 apartments, gets Planning Commission’s OK

    One Metro West, Costa Mesa project with 1,057 apartments, gets Planning Commission’s OK
    A mixed use project with six- and seven-story buildings that would add 1,057 apartments to Costa Mesa’s northwest side now heads to the City Council and city voters for approval, after the Planning Commission gave it the green light Monday, May 11.
    One Metro West would add what most agree is desperately needed housing and would include office space and on-site shops such as a small grocery to serve its residents. But critics argue the development on 15.23 acres would loom over nearby neigh
  • Stanford study estimates 53,000 more coronavirus cases in one California county

    Stanford study estimates 53,000 more coronavirus cases in one California county
    Stanford University researchers have moderated their controversial estimate of how many people in Santa Clara County were infected by the COVID-19 virus by early April — but stand by their conclusion that the illness was much more widespread than anyone knew.
    In a revised analysis of a startling study published last month, they now estimate that 2.8% of Santa Clara residents were previously infected by the virus but didn’t know it.
    That implies that the county had up to 54,000 infect
  • Coronavirus: Revised Stanford estimate says Santa Clara County had 54 times more cases than we knew about

    Coronavirus: Revised Stanford estimate says Santa Clara County had 54 times more cases than we knew about
    Stanford University researchers have moderated their controversial estimate of how many people in Santa Clara County were infected by the COVID-19 virus by early April — but stand by their conclusion that the illness was much more widespread than anyone knew.
    In a revised analysis of a startling study published last month, they now estimate that 2.8% of Santa Clara residents were previously infected by the virus but didn’t know it.
    That implies that the county had up to 54,000 infect
  • Surge of litigation must be avoided in coronavirus economy

    Surge of litigation must be avoided in coronavirus economy
    Lawsuits now figure prominently in the debate on America’s response to the coronavirus.
    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has promised that the next relief bill will include legal immunity for businesses that reopen. Democratic leaders have threatened to kill any legislation that includes such a provision. At the same time, several states and private attorneys are threatening lawsuits against China for causing the coronavirus to spread.
    The wiser course is to go slow on all these fron
  • Mission Viejo marks Memorial Day with a drive-through tribute to fallen troops

    Mission Viejo marks Memorial Day with a drive-through tribute to fallen troops
    Knowing a crowded public tribute remembering those who have died fighting for this country wouldn’t be possible this Memorial Day, Mission Viejo is honoring American service men and woman in a different way.Kennel attendant Ariel Gonzalez gets some love from Waka, a 9-month-old pit bull, during Sunday's open house at the Laguna Hills Animal Hospital. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing photographer) An undated photo, “Salter Farm,” depicts either the home once occupied by Ed
  • Disney can use the forced change of COVID-19 to create a new theme park experience

    Disney can use the forced change of COVID-19 to create a new theme park experience
    When Disney earlier this month announced plans to reopen its Shanghai Disneyland park, managers detailed a different experience for the company’s theme parks around the world, including limited capacity, health checks and plenty of new rules for visitors, such as the use of face coverings.
    I have read some fans’ complaints online that masks will ruin the “Disneyland magic.” Ridiculous. If anything, putting cast members and guests in masks gives Disney an opportunity to pl
  • Disney can use the forced change of coronavirus to create a new theme park experience

    Disney can use the forced change of coronavirus to create a new theme park experience
    When Disney earlier this month announced plans to reopen its Shanghai Disneyland park, managers detailed a different experience for the company’s theme parks around the world, including limited capacity, health checks and plenty of new rules for visitors, such as the use of face coverings.
    I have read some fans’ complaints online that masks will ruin the “Disneyland magic.” Ridiculous. If anything, putting cast members and guests in masks gives Disney an opportunity to pl
  • Newsom must put more trust in state’s localities

    Newsom must put more trust in state’s localities
    Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to ease the state’s strict shutdown orders.
    As a result, the state moved to Phase 2 of the governor’s re-opening plan on Friday.
    Under this stage, some businesses (book, clothing, sporting-goods, floral and music stores) could re-open for curbside delivery and under other conditions.
    The governor has talked about “regionalism” — i.e., recognizing the different situations faced by remote counties and big, urban on
  • Georgia AG seeks probe of prosecutors in Arbery killing case

    Georgia AG seeks probe of prosecutors in Arbery killing case
    ATLANTA  — Georgia’s attorney general has asked state law officers to investigate allegations of misconduct by local prosecutors in the killing of a black man who was chased by a white father and son, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday.
    The GBI said Attorney General Chris Carr requested the investigation of how the district attorney offices in Brunswick and Waycross handled the Feb. 23 killing of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. More than two months passed before th
  • Cedars-Sinai doctors treat coronavirus with lab-grown human heart cells

    Cedars-Sinai doctors treat coronavirus with lab-grown human heart cells
    LOS ANGELES — Some critically ill COVID-19 patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center showed significant improvement after receiving an experimental treatment of lab-grown human heart tissue, researchers reported Tuesday.
    Four of six coronavirus patients who were intravenously given cardiosphere-derived cells, or CDCs, got well enough to be discharged from the hospital, according to a case series published today by Cedars-Sinai and Capricor Therapeutics in the scientific journal Basic Researc
  • Fauci warns of ‘suffering and death’ if US reopens too soon

    Fauci warns of ‘suffering and death’ if US reopens too soon
    By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and LAURAN NEERGAARD
    WASHINGTON  — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, is warning Congress that if the country reopens too soon during the coronavirus pandemic, it will result in “needless suffering and death.”
    Fauci is among the health experts testifying to a Senate panel. His testimony comes as President Donald Trump is praising states that are reopening after the prolonged lock-down aimed at controlling the vir
  • Cities need reform, not bailouts: Jim Righeimer and Bruce Whitaker

    Cities need reform, not bailouts: Jim Righeimer and Bruce Whitaker
    The inevitable has happened, restoring our faith in the logic of the universe: the local politicians who supported Gov. Newsom’s shutdown of the California economy now want the governor and the Trump administration to bail them out.
    But don’t be fooled. Even if you think killing the economy has been necessary, the coming collapse of government finances has less to do with the virus or the economic shutdown than with crazy government spending that goes back years, even decades. The ca
  • Short-term rentals should be considered an essential resource

    Short-term rentals should be considered an essential resource
    Even as some parts of the country begin to reopen, many people continue to be told that they should stay home in order to help slow the spread of coronavirus. But if people are safest at home, then why are some governments ordering the closure of short-term rentals, while allowing hotels and other lodging establishments to remain open?
    Take Newport Beach, which recently extended its forced shutdown of short-term rentals until May 20. The reasoning appears to be that this closure is necessary to
  • COVID-19 has exposed the extent of the affordable housing crisis. Here’s how to start fixing it.

    COVID-19 has exposed the extent of the affordable housing crisis. Here’s how to start fixing it.
    We are at an intersection of two critical crises: health and housing. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that, now more than ever, having a safe home is a basic human need.
    But needlessly restrictive land-use policies have left our communities with too few homes that are too expensive. That crisis that has been deepening for decades and could dramatically worsen — unless we commit to addressing the housing shortage with the same urgency and priority that we have shown in response to COV
  • Manson follower Van Houten seeks release from prison because of coronavirus risk

    Manson follower Van Houten seeks release from prison because of coronavirus risk
    LOS ANGELES — The attorney for former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten on Monday pushed a state appeals court to release his client on her own recognizance or be given bail after an inmate in Van Houten’s housing unit tested positive for coronavirus.
    Van Houten is in prison at the California Institution for Women in Corona.
    The motion to California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal was submitted by Rich Pfeiffer, who had requested bail or release for his client, based on
  • Family members of 2 more victims assert legal claims in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash

    Family members of 2 more victims assert legal claims in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash
    LOS ANGELES — Family members of two people from Newport Beach who died — along with Kobe Bryant, his daughter and four other passengers in a Jan. 26 helicopter crash that also killed the pilot — joined other survivors in filing court papers Monday alleging wrongful death by the companies that owned and operated the aircraft.
    The lead plaintiff in the still unofficial Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit is Christopher Chester, whose 45-year-old wife, Sarah, and 13-year-old daught
  • Jackson Rowe: Goodbye Fullerton, hello France

    Jackson Rowe: Goodbye Fullerton, hello France
    His was a career that will improve with age and perspective. When people look back on Jackson Rowe’s basketball records while at Cal State Fullerton, the numbers will tell one story — that Rowe was one of the most impactful players in program history.
    And when Rowe looks back, he’ll see the foundation of another story. The story of how a Southern California mid-major basketball program turned a quiet, shy Canadian into an international professional.
    Last week, Rowe signed a pro
  • Grit adds up to volleyball success for Costello

    Grit adds up to volleyball success for Costello
    By Bill Sheehan
    Savahna Costello, a Cal State Fullerton junior from Riverside, has always had a passion to succeed.
    As a 7-year-old, she failed in a tryout for her older sister Kyana’s 12-and-under girls volleyball team and took it hard.
    “Savahna was third-grader and smaller than the other girls,” said Bruce Bartholomew, who was the Lake Matthews Club’s coach. “She was wearing these big eyeglasses, and a tear formed in her eye and rolled down her check. Looking back
  • Los Alamitos rescinds sanctuary law after Huntington Beach loses court case

    Los Alamitos rescinds sanctuary law after Huntington Beach loses court case
    The tiny Orange County city that kicked off a movement against California’s controversial sanctuary state law rescinded on Monday night the local ordinance defying the state.
    Eliminating its local law exempting Los Alamitos from California’s SB-54 is part of a settlement agreement reached with a community group that sued the city with the help of the American Civil Liberties Foundation of Southern California, among others.
    California’s sanctuary state law limits cooperation bet
  • Drew Peterson commits to USC after transfer from Rice University

    Drew Peterson commits to USC after transfer from Rice University
    Former Rice University small forward Drew Peterson announced Monday evening via Twitter he is committing to USC ahead of next season.After much consideration, I’m proud to announce I’ll be committing to the University of Southern California pic.twitter.com/VU9IzgK1H7
    — Drew Peterson (@Drewpeterson23) May 12, 2020From Libertyville, Illinois, Peterson played two seasons for Rice before transferring from the program on March 31. He then committed to Minnesota on April 29 before re
  • Orange County’s annual HomeAid diaper drive focuses on digital donations

    Orange County’s annual HomeAid diaper drive focuses on digital donations
    The HomeAid Essentials Diaper Drive looks different this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. But for the same reason, the need the annual event fills — getting diapers to low-income parents — is even greater.
    Instead of collecting donations on site, the effort to gather disposable diapers, wipes and other baby hygiene products will be mostly digital.
    The restrictions imposed by health and safety measures also mean the popular Builders for Babies competition — in which tea
  • Trump’s reliance on temps in key federal jobs sparks new bill from Rep. Katie Porter

    Trump’s reliance on temps in key federal jobs sparks new bill from Rep. Katie Porter
    It will be tougher for President Donald Trump and his successors to appoint people to key federal positions without first getting Senate confirmation if a new bill from Rep. Katie Porter, D-Irvine, becomes law.
    Presidents have always appointed people to temporarily fill Cabinet secretary positions, ambassador seats and other roles that otherwise require Senate approval. But faced with above-average turnover and vacancies, Trump has used significantly more “acting” officials — a
  • USC’s Clay Helton joins Pac-12 football coaches in discussion about 2020 season scenarios

    USC’s Clay Helton joins Pac-12 football coaches in discussion about 2020 season scenarios
    While many states across the country are beginning initial plans on reopening and lifting stay-at-home orders, the 2020 collegiate football season still remains full of unknowns.
    No clear start date, no clear structure on regular nor postseason formats, and no clear vision on scheduled opponent matchups. Multiple conferences have already decided to move this summer’s in-person football media days to virtual options.
    The Pac-12 is hosting a series of media-only webinars Monday through Thurs
  • Farmer Boys celebrates National Burger Month with two charity promotions

    Farmer Boys celebrates National Burger Month with two charity promotions
    To celebrate National Burger Month, Farmer Boys will kick-off two charity campaigns in May.
    The Riverside-based fast-food chain, which has locations throughout Southern California,  will match every Big Cheese Burger bought at participating stores with another donated to hospital staff members on the front lines through May 17.
    Farmer Boys will also host a T-shirt fundraiser, selling shirts emblazoned with the words “Do Good. Be Well. Be a Farmer” for a limited time. All proceed
  • Huntington Beach argues in court against state-imposed closure of beaches, with hopes of reopening fully

    Huntington Beach argues in court against state-imposed closure of beaches, with hopes of reopening fully
    Did Gov. Gavin Newsom have the authority to recently shut down Orange County beaches, or should local authorities be the ultimate deciders on how to manage their sands, even during a pandemic?
    Orange County Superior Court Judge Nathan Scott on Monday, May 11, heard arguments for a lawsuit brought by Huntington Beach, as well as for a separate suit filed by the Center for American Liberty, arguing the state overstepped in shutting down all Orange County beaches on April 30. The governor’s a
  • Live-in nanny thrown out of home by OC sheriff’s deputies despite coronavirus eviction ban

    Live-in nanny thrown out of home by OC sheriff’s deputies despite coronavirus eviction ban
    Patty Baglien came to the house on Fremont Lane in Yorba Linda last year with five suitcases and high hopes.
    A live-in nanny, the 57-year-old grandmother had found a family to care for — three teenagers to send off to school, make their beds and cook their dinner. Mom was a respected local doctor, dad a respiratory therapist.
    And for seven months all went well in that house on Fremont Lane.
    Then dad hit Baglien with a gut punch. Literally.
    He allegedly punched her in the stomach, knocking
  • Deputy-involved shooting in Laguna Niguel results in death of man said to be armed with hammer

    Deputy-involved shooting in Laguna Niguel results in death of man said to be armed with hammer
    Authorities responding to a disturbance at an apartment complex in Laguna Niguel shot and killed a man Monday, May 11.#OCSDPIO Deputy-involved shooting at the 40 block of Coral Sea Lane in Laguna Niguel. Call was of an unknown disturbance. One male subject deceased, no deputies injured. Investigation ongoing, more to follow. pic.twitter.com/iLHWBDBiqP
    — OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSheriff) May 11, 2020Multiple residents of an apartment complex on the 40 block of Coral Sea called to report a disturb

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