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• Coronavirus: 2 more deaths, more than 154,000 tested in Orange County as of June 6

  06-06-2020 23:47
  
  The Orange County Health Care Agency reported another two deaths attributed to the coronavirus as of Saturday, June 6.
  The county has had 56 deaths in the past 14 days, according to a state health department database.
  Of the 176 reported deaths since the start of tracking the virus in the county, 85 were among skilled nursing facility residents.
  Some 77% of those who have died were older than 65.
  The county also noted another 274 new positive tests have been reported in the last day, raising the
  
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• Protesters pour into DC for city’s largest demonstration yet

  06-06-2020 22:59
  
  WASHINGTON — Thousands of protesters streamed into the nation’s capital Saturday for what was expected to be the city’s largest demonstration yet against police brutality while George Floyd was remembered in his North Carolina hometown, where hundreds of mourners lined up to pay their respects.
  Military vehicles and officers in fatigues closed off much of downtown Washington to traffic ahead of the planned march, which authorities estimated would attract up to 200,000 people ou
  
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• Protesters, counter-protesters clash in Huntington Beach again, but police help keep the peace

  06-06-2020 21:28
  
  Protesters and counter-protesters met for a second time near the Huntington Beach pier Saturday, June 6, but unlike last weekend, there were no airborne projectiles and police kept the peace.
  About 300 protesters speaking out against police brutality gathered mostly in the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Main Street about 11 a.m., but were quickly met by counter-protesters who stood on Main Street near the shops and restaurants.
  A line of police officers stood between both groups in th
  
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• Crowd protesting police brutality met by counter-protesters near Huntington Beach pier

  06-06-2020 21:28
  
  Demonstrators protesting police brutality in Huntington Beach were met by counter-protesters late Saturday morning, with police standing between the two sides near the pier.
  A line of officers stood at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Main Street as protesters sat and stood with signs near the pier, while counter-protesters stood along Main Street near businesses and restaurants.This is happening now in Huntington Beach. Factions merging with lots of police. @ocregister #BlackLivesM
  
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• Crowd protesting police brutality met by counter-protesters in Huntington Beach

  06-06-2020 21:28
  
  Demonstrators protesting police brutality in Huntington Beach were met by counter-protesters late Saturday morning, with police standing between the two sides.
  A line of officers stood at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Main Street as protesters sat and stood with signs near the pier, while counter-protesters stood along Main Street near businesses and restaurants.This is happening now in Huntington Beach. Factions merging with lots of police. @ocregister #BlackLivesMatter #GeorgeF
  
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• Curfews in place Saturday night for these Southern California cities

  06-06-2020 20:39
  
  Most cities and counties in Southern California have canceled curfews after ordering them throughout the week following unrest across the country after the death of George Floyd. Several still have them in place for Saturday night, June 6.
  Related: ACLU filed a lawsuit Wednesday to stop the curfews
  The following cities have curfews in place for Saturday night:
  Orange CountySanta Ana: 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. SundaySan Bernardino CountyFontana: 10 p.m. to sunrise until further notice
  Rialto: 9 p.m. to 6
  
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• Where UCLA stands at defensive line entering the 2020 season

  06-06-2020 20:30
  
  It’s not a secret UCLA’s defense needs some major improvement. In 2019, the Bruins ranked No. 117 out of 130 defenses in the FBS, allowing opponents an average of nearly 35 points per game.
  Though not stellar numbers, the defensive line, however, can be credited for limiting its rushing yards allowed from 4.7 yards in 2018 to 4.2 yards last season.
  The team returns its core defensive line unit but with a new position coach. Johnny Nansen will see his first season with the program in
  
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• Recipe: How to make a legendary chopped salad

  06-06-2020 20:03
  
  I don’t get out much. In fact, hardly at all, except for morning walks and dog strolls in the neighborhood. My groceries are delivered, and odds and ends quarried by Alexis, my daughter whose schedule includes teaching her high school students via Zoom — and home-schooling her two children, 10 and 5. So, she has plenty of time to locate fresh, perfectly ripened cherries for me, as well as all-purpose flour and paper towels.
  Recently, I fled my shelter-in-place premises. For weeks, I
  
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• World War II bombardier turns 100 a day before 76th anniversary of D-Day

  06-06-2020 19:35
  
  Albert Driggers, a lieutenant with the Army Air Corps, was in a B-17 high over Berlin in May 1944 with his targets identified when he realized the 500-pound bombs got hung up.
  Driggers, who was sitting in the plane’s nose, knew he had to go back and release them. So, he climbed out on a narrow 18-inch catwalk without a parachute and pried the bomb loose from the shackle with a screwdriver. All the while, he, his crew and the airplane were under heavy 88 mm anti-aircraft flak fire from the
  
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• Reimagine California’s big-water dreams

  06-06-2020 18:00
  
  Romantic newspaper myths aside — wait; are there romantic newspaper myths anymore? — editorial-page junkets are not along the lines of a stay in a house on stilts in a Bali lagoon.
  Just to do some Indonesian fact-finding, don’t you know.
  In fact, it didn’t take the novel coronavirus to dampen down out-of-town trips to conventions or the state capital on the paper’s dime. That non-ship sailed long ago; not enough dimes.
  But perhaps a decade ago I did catch a Southwes
  
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• More than three dozen George Floyd-inspired protests planned around region today

  06-06-2020 17:38
  
  At least 40 protests were scheduled for today in Southern California to call for justice and condemn police tactics for the deaths of George Floyd, who died while in police custody in Minneapolis, and Breonna Taylor, who was killed during a police raid of her apartment in Louisville.
  Events will begin as early as 8 a.m. with a protest at Los Angeles City Hall, 200 Spring Street and run as late as a 5 p.m. candlelight service at La Palma Avenue and Beach Boulevard in Buena Park.
  Note: Limited inf
  
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• Spring wrap-up Q&A: Crean Lutheran swimming coaches tell athletes to ‘stay courageous and committed to your path’

  06-06-2020 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.
  Millicent Powell and Todd Brinker, co-coaches Crean Lutheran swimming
  Q: How are you adapting to being home every day during the spring?
  Todd: Walking every morning, I just signed up for a charity virtual marathon and will c
  
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• Did a shift in police tactics help quell violence following George Floyd protests?

  06-06-2020 16:58
  
  Protests for George Floyd have seen considerably less violence in the last several days compared to the past weekend, probably at least partly a result of a shift in police tactics, a law enforcement training expert says.
  Last weekend, rampant looting took place simultaneously as protesters were chased and routed through the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Friday and Saturday, and tear-gassed on Santa Monica’s Ocean Avenue on Sunday.
  “The more violent (protesters) get, the more vi
  
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• For the looted, officials have vowed to help – but how much is still unclear

  06-06-2020 15:00
  
  When Chaudhery Akram arrived Monday morning to check his money-loaning services store in San Bernardino, shards of glass from a window lay scattered around the property and damaged chairs were strewn around the floor.
  Like many other businesses on Sierra Way whose shops were vandalized by looters, the owner of the Cash2Go store showed up to pick up the pieces following the night of civil unrest, one of many triggered in Southern California and across the nation by police brutality and the killin
  
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• Losing your mind, stuck at home? Here’s how to find some sanity in the chaos

  06-06-2020 14:00
  
  We, the writers of Women, Money & Mindset, agree that in order to make and manage money, you must adopt the right mindset. This means incorporating thoughts, attitudes and behaviors that support a healthy financial life.
  The same rings true for all other areas of our lives.
  This spring has challenged us with devastating events that have completely upended the way we conduct our work, relationships and our lives. These events have asked us to flex and pivot mentally, emotionally, and physical
  
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• 6 elements of a best and final offer during a pandemic

  06-06-2020 14:00
  
  Our economic engine in Southern California is starting to rev in anticipation of another race. Recently we’ve seen renewed activity by occupants seeking locations and investors with dry powder to deploy.
  There is rumor of distress in some commercial real estate sectors — especially retail and office space. In my world of industrial buildings, not a lot has changed.
  Certainly, buyers are proceeding cautiously, lenders are squirrelly and sellers wonder what the post-virus values will b
  
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• Sunny Hills’ Lancers Gold eSports team to compete in national winter finals this weekend

  06-06-2020 08:25
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSunny Hills will be one of four teams competing this weekend in the North America Scholastic Esports Federation’s winter finals for its League of Legends season, which was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  The top-seeded Lancers Gold will be joined by Kitsilano Secondary of Vancouver, British Columbia, Acton Boxborough Regional High School of Acton, Mass. and Jones College Prep of Chicago, Ill.
  Lea
  
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• Chihuahua mix Abby loves her lap time

  06-06-2020 05:19
  
  Abby is ready to snuggle in your lap. (Courtesy of Ken-Mar Rescue)
  Breed: Chihuahua mix
  Age: About 4 years
  Gender: Spayed female
  Size: 13 pounds
  Abby’s story: Abby loves laps and boiled chicken, though not necessarily in that order. She’s trained to sleep in a crate or stay in one if you’re gone for a short time. She would prefer an adults-only home. She’s current on vaccinations and microchipped.
  Adoption procedure: Fill out Ken Mar Rescue’s online application.
  Rel
  
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• Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination

  06-06-2020 05:15
  
  By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and WILL WEISSERT
  WASHINGTON  — Joe Biden formally clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Friday, setting him up for a bruising challenge to President Donald Trump that will play out against the unprecedented backdrop of a pandemic, economic collapse and civil unrest.
  “It was an honor to compete alongside one of the most talented groups of candidates the Democratic party has ever fielded,” Biden said in a statement Friday night, ”and I
  
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• Source: Angels will continue paying minor leaguers through end of June

  06-06-2020 05:00
  
  The Angels will continue paying their minor league players $400 a week through the end of June, a source confirmed to the Southern California News Group on Friday.
  Minor league players on all 30 teams will now receive at least $400 a week through month’s end. The Oakland A’s were the only team to cease weekly payments while the minor league season paused for the Covid-19 outbreak.
  However, A’s owner John Fisher told the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday that he changed his mind
  
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• Senior cat Tommy just wants love in his golden years

  06-06-2020 04:59
  
  Tommy has been on his own and is ready for a home. (Courtesy of Long Beach Spay and Neuter)
  Breed: Domestic shorthair
  Age: About 10 years
  Gender: Neutered male
  Tommy’s story: Tommy was found wandering alone in downtown Long Beach. He is a very sweet, loving boy who deserves a loving home and person (or people) with whom to spend his golden years. He is vaccinated and microchipped.
  Adoption donation: $50
  Adoption procedure: Contact Lorraine with Long Beach Spay & Neuter Foundation at 56
  
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• California to let gyms, bars, day camps reopen next week

  06-06-2020 04:09
  
  By KATHLEEN RONAYNE AND AMY TAXIN
  SACRAMENTO — California will allow day camps, bars, gyms, campgrounds and professional sports to begin reopening with precautions in a week.
  : The nation’s most populated state released guidance Friday for counties on reopening a broad range of businesses that have been closed since mid-March because of concerns about spreading the coronavirus. It also includes much-anticipated guidance on the fall reopening of schools, which have been shuttered sinc
  
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• UCLA football adds San Jacinto QB Kajiya Hollawayne to 2021 class

  06-06-2020 04:07
  
  UCLA picked up the verbal commitment from San Jacinto High three-star quarterback Kajiya Hollawayne Friday evening. Hollawayne is the Bruins’ sixth overall commit of their 2021 class, and the class’ first quarterback recruit.
  Hollawayne posted his verbal commit on Twitter Friday, and has plans for a live announcement on June 28.Committedanother announcement will be made on June 28th live nationally @UCLAFootball @247Sports @Coach_Galliano @HollawayneS @QBCoach_Porter @megjabrackins p
  
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• LAPD sued by Black Lives Matter-LA in federal court over mass detention

  06-06-2020 03:54
  
  Black Lives Matter-LA filed a lawsuit Friday in federal court against the Los Angeles Police Department and its chief, alleging that the recent mass detention of more than 2,600 peaceful protesters, held handcuffed on buses without access to bathroom facilities, water or food, was a violation of rights under the U.S. and California constitutions.
  The proposed class-action complaint alleges excessive force and civil rights violations against the so-called George Floyd Solidarity protesters.
  The s
  
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• When black lives matter to everyone: A new generation leads call for change, sparked by the killing of George Floyd

  06-06-2020 03:44
  
  America is having a moment.
  And young people of all races — outraged and saddened by the death of a black man two weeks ago under the knee of a white police officer — are seizing it.
  That’s as true in Orange County as it is around the country.
  This past week alone, youth in their teens and 20s have organized many, if not most, of more than a dozen demonstrations that took place in local communities on behalf of George Floyd, the ex-bouncer who died May 25 on a street in Minneap
  
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• USC football adds 4-star prospect Lake McRee to class of 2021

  06-06-2020 03:37
  
  The commitments keep coming for the USC football program.
  Three-star tight end Lake McRee announced his commitment to the Trojans’ program Friday evening live on Instagram. Broadcast from inside his home, McRee debuted his commitment video in front of a packed room of family and friends.
  When the video announced his choice of USC, McRee took off a sweater to reveal a USC t-shirt which was met with applause from the crowd around him.
  Related Articles USC adds 4-star WR Michael Jackson to cl
  
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• Orange County’s most expensive home lists for $68 million in Newport Coast

  06-06-2020 03:31
  
  The most expensive home for sale in Orange County is a contemporary Mediterranean-style estate on a nearly 1-acre hilltop in Newport Coast, according to the Multiple Listing Service.
  Its asking price? A whopping $68 million.
  Located in the guard-gated Crystal Cove community, this 18,717-square-foot house at 15 Del Mar was built in 2017 and has six bedrooms, 13 bathrooms and an open floor plan designed for seamless indoor and outdoor living.
  “An 80-mile wide panorama of ocean, coastlin
  
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• San Manuel Casino to reopen to the public June 15

  06-06-2020 02:57
  
  San Manuel Casino announced Friday that it will be opening to the general public on Monday, June 15 with safety precautions in place after three months of being closed due to concerns over the novel coronavirus.
  In a statement, casino officials announced that they will reopen in phases to a select number of guests between June 9 and June 14 before opening fully to the public at noon on June 15.
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• Commissioner Roger Goodell: NFL was ‘wrong’ for not listening to players

  06-06-2020 02:46
  
  NEW YORK — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league was wrong for not listening to players fighting for racial equality and encourages them to peacefully protest.
  One day after 2018 NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes and several of his peers released a video demanding the league condemn racism, Goodell made his strongest statement on the issues many players passionately support.
  George Floyd’s death has ignited nationwide protests over racial injustice and police brutality, issu
  
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• Surfers hold paddle outs to memorialize George Floyd

  06-06-2020 02:36
  
  A paddle out was held at the Hermosa Beach Pier on Friday June 5, 2020 as part of a gathering for Solidarity in Surf held in conjunction with the group Black Girls Surf. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
  A paddle out was held at the Hermosa Beach Pier on Friday June 5, 2020 as part of a gathering for Solidarity in Surf held in conjunction with the group Black Girls Surf. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsA paddle out was he
  
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• 3 die in plane crash east of Mentone

  06-06-2020 02:34
  
  The three occupants of a Cessna died Friday afternoon, June 5, when the airplane crashed east of Mentone in San Bernardino County, authorities said.
  The single-engine Cessna 172 went down in the area of 3055 Mill Creek Road, also known as Highway 38. The cause of the crash was not yet known, said Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
  Redlands city spokesman Carl Baker said the plane was visible from the road on a ridgeline but was not easily accessible by foot. But res
  
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• Watchdog group opposes bill that would hike insurance rates in fire-prone areas

  06-06-2020 02:00
  
  A bill that would allow California insurance companies to boost homeowners’ insurance rates in regions prone to wildfires will price people out of the market, a watchdog group says.
  Consumer Watchdog contends AB 2167, authored by Assemblyman Tom Daly, D-Anaheim, would override Proposition 103’s protections against excessive and unnecessary rate increases, leaving many residents unable to pay for the insurance, despite “unenforceable” assurances by the companies that they
  
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• Major Orange County freeway closures planned: June 6-12

  06-06-2020 01:51
  
  Here are major construction project closures happening on Orange County’s freeways and toll roads between June 6 and June 12, according to the Orange County Transportation Authority, Caltrans and the Transportation Corridor Agencies.
  5 Freeway
  Northbound carpool lane between Grand Avenue and State Route 57 and southbound carpool lane between Bristol Street/La Veta Avenue and First Street:Scheduled to remain closed through the end of June91 Freeway
  Eastbound off-ramp to Gypsum Canyon Road:9
  
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• Santa Anita consensus picks for Saturday, June 6

  06-06-2020 01:18
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Saturday, June 6 for racing at Santa Anita.
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• Huntington Beach city attorney draws criticism for choice of St. Michael image in Facebook post about protests

  06-06-2020 01:15
  
  In advance of a protest planned in Huntington Beach this weekend, City Attorney Michael Gates posted on his Facebook page Thursday, June 4, a prayer seeking “protection for our citizens, businesses and our Huntington Beach police officers.”
  But what caught the attention of many was the accompanying image: A religious image of St. Michael with his foot on the head of Satan. At first glance, Satan appears to be a man with dark skin – while St. Michael, who clutches the scales of
  
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• Harrah’s Resort Southern California to reopen pool area Monday after coronavirus closure

  06-06-2020 01:11
  
  Harrah’s Resort Southern California announced in a news release Friday that it will reopen part of its pool complex, Dive, on Monday, June 8, with a list of safety precautions in place.
  The pool complex will open its Main Pool, but the complex’s Lazy River will reopen at a later date. The pool will be available only to adults 21 and older.
  It wasn’t immediately clear whether Harrah’s Swim-Up Bar, a third part of the complex, would also open Monday.
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• NBA players approve 22-team format to restart and finish season

  06-06-2020 00:59
  
  NBA players are on board with the league’s plan to finish the 2019-20 season, although “various details remain to be negotiated,” the National Basketball Players Association said in a statement Friday.
  The Board of Player Representatives of the National Basketball Players Association approved further negotiations with the NBA on Thursday on the league’s 22-team return-to-play scenario to restart the season, the remainder of which will be staged entirely at the Walt Disney
  
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• Corky: Stoked for a first safari discovering Orange County’s surf spots

  06-06-2020 00:37
  
  I got a lot of positive response from a couple of columns I recently did about surf adventures (“surf safaris” in surf lingo) that I took back in the formative years of my ever blossoming surf life.
  So this week I thought I would continue in a little series on memorable surf treks I have made through the years.  The best place to start is with the first one.  This took place way back in the year 1958, when I was a 10-year-old gremmie just learning to surf in front of our ho
  
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• Coronavirus rebound: Southern California pending home sales up for 6 straight weeks

  06-06-2020 00:29
  
  Southern California house hunters signed 8% more sales contracts in late May, according to a tally by Zillow.
  A weekly report on activity from brokers’ listing services in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties shows existing homes went into escrow at a weekly rate of 3,241 for the seven days ended May 30. It was the sixth straight week of gains after seven weeks of declines. Still, pending sales are off 9.7% in a year.
  Finding homes to buy is a challenge. Southern Cali
  
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• Coronavirus rebound: SoCal pending home sales up for 6 straight weeks

  06-06-2020 00:29
  
  Southern California house hunters signed 8% more sales contracts in late May, according to a tally by Zillow.
  A weekly report on activity from brokers’ listing services in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties shows existing homes went into escrow at a weekly rate of 3,241 for the seven days ended May 30. It was the sixth straight week of gains after seven weeks of declines. Still, pending sales are off 9.7% in a year.
  Finding homes to buy is a challenge. Southern Cali
  
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• CIF-SS hopes to present update on sports schedules by end of June; California to allow schools to reopen

  06-06-2020 00:04
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe CIF Southern Section hopes to provide an update by the end of June on its schedule for football and other fall sports, Commissioner Rob Wigod said this week amid  significant progress at the county and state levels.
  “By the end of this month, it’s going to have to be time to make some formative decisions,” Wigod said Thursday about high school sports amid the coronavirus pandem
  
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• CIF-SS hopes to present update on sports schedules by end of June; California to allow schools to re-open

  06-06-2020 00:04
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe CIF-Southern Section hopes to provide an update by the end of June on its schedule for football and other fall sports, Commissioner Rob Wigod said this week amid  significant progress at the county and state levels.
  “By the end of this month, it’s going to have to be time to make some formative decisions,” Wigod said Thursday about high school sports amid the coronavirus pandem
  
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• Santa Ana orders another curfew Saturday, to begin two hours after planned protest

  06-06-2020 00:02
  
  Santa Ana officials set a curfew from 10 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday, a time that could conflict with protesters planning to gather at 8 p.m. at the corner of Bristol and 17th streets.
  It’s unclear who is organizing the Saturday protest, which is circulating on social media as “Santa Ana stands for George Floyd.”
  During curfew, most people are ordered to stay away from public places and streets. Those exempted include police, people going to and from work and religious servi
  
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