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• Parishioners flock to Catholic churches’ first in-person services in months

  14-06-2020 22:25
  
  A few things were different at the first Masses held at Our Lady Queen of Angels in Newport Beach since the coronavirus pandemic shut down large gatherings: parishioners in cloth masks sat in staggered rows with empty pews between them; those taking communion received the host in their hand instead of on their tongue; and after lifting up the sacred chalice, the officiating pastor paused for a squirt of hand sanitizer.
  But other things were the same as ever: the white candles flickering by the a
  
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• UC Regents eliminate the SATs: That’s good news for the Cal and UCLA football programs

  14-06-2020 22:03
  
  On a Thursday in the middle of May, from their homes across California, two dozen professionals from the business and political worlds moved to permanently overhaul the admissions process to the most prestigious university system in the country.
  By unanimous vote, the University of California Board of Regents eliminated the SATs and ACTs as requirements for admission to the system’s nine undergraduate campuses.
  The move, which applies to California high school students, could have “r
  
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• Costa Mesa marketing firm weathers coronavirus disruption with can-do spirit

  14-06-2020 21:13
  
  When the coronavirus brought American sports to a screeching halt in March, it wiped out games, shuttered arenas and disrupted the ancillary action related to the competitions, too.
  For Albert Hall and his Costa Mesa-based marketing firm HallPass, it upended months of planning, including all their established expectations for another festive NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, where for 17 years Hall has handled the business of producing and growing basketball’s premier offseason event.
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• State’s ongoing fight over pension obligation bonds

  14-06-2020 21:00
  
  Earlier this year, this column raised the alarm over the resurgence in the use of “pension obligation bonds,” a risky financing method that fell out of favor during the 2008 recession but is now making a comeback.
  Fortunately, there is more scrutiny on this form of debt financing than in years past, and taxpayers are starting to take a keen interest in whether POBs are in the best interests of their local governments.
  Citizen awareness and improved oversight will be crucial.
  To refre
  
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• Whicker: Willy T. Riggs greets the NASCAR flag ban with a caution flag of his own

  14-06-2020 20:40
  
  The eyes of Willy T. Ribbs gleam like diamonds and the ears pick up every trace of static. Nothing gets past him.
  He knew what awaited at Alabama International Motor Speedway, in the hamlet of Talladega. He knew the time (1978) and the weather (stormy).
  He was not the first African-American to try the tracks of NASCAR but he was the most accomplished and, by far, the one who stood the straightest.
  “That first day I saw so many flags, they could have wallpapered a house,” Ribbs said F
  
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• Whicker: Willy T. Ribbs greets the NASCAR flag ban with a caution flag of his own

  14-06-2020 20:40
  
  The eyes of Willy T. Ribbs gleam like diamonds and the ears pick up every trace of static. Nothing gets past him.
  He knew what awaited at Alabama International Motor Speedway, in the hamlet of Talladega. He knew the time (1978) and the weather (stormy).
  He was not the first African-American to try the tracks of NASCAR but he was the most accomplished and, by far, the one who stood the straightest.
  “That first day I saw so many flags, they could have wallpapered a house,” Ribbs said F
  
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• Thousands gather for Hollywood march as protesters return to streets across Southern California

  14-06-2020 20:30
  
  Protesters returned to the streets of Southern California on Sunday, rolling out at least a dozen protests in Los Angeles and Orange counties — with a massive West Hollywood march topping the list.A few thousand people here at Hollywood & Highland ready you march this morning with LA Pride in support of #BLM. pic.twitter.com/ipsVxSSODO
  — David Rosenfeld (@RosenfeldReport) June 14, 2020Expected to be the largest of the events was the All Black Lives Matter anti-racism solidarity m
  
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• Why Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias returned to his Long Beach high school for his Netflix series

  14-06-2020 19:05
  
  Stand-up comedy star Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias is known for his love of shorts, Hawaiian-style shirts and Volkswagen buses, and for being one of the funniest comedians around, but he’s also gaining fame as an educator, shaping young minds at his old high school in Long Beach.
  No, he doesn’t have a side gig as a substitute teacher, but he does have a show on Netflix called “Mr. Iglesias,” which returns for a second season on June 17.
  Set at Woodrow Wilson High
  
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• More protests scheduled for around Southern California on Sunday

  14-06-2020 18:36
  
  Multiple demonstrations against police brutality continue across the Southland on Sunday, June 14, as has been the case every day since the in-custody death of George Floyd on Memorial Day in Minneapolis.
  Events planned today in Los Angeles and Orange counties include:9 a.m. – VENICE – “Skate protest in support of Black Lives Matter” at Venice High School at 13,000 Venice Blvd.
  10 a.m. – CENTRAL LA – “Supply point for protesters” at Malborough Scho
  
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• Just a drill: Firefighters, trucks and equipment at Garden Grove Hyatt Regency

  14-06-2020 18:08
  
  Firefighters, trucks and equipment will be at the Hyatt Regency in Garden Grove for a high-rise emergency training drill Sunday, June 14, the Orange County Fire Authority said.
  There will be two sessions for the drills, one at 9:30 a.m and a second at 1:30 p.m., the authority said.The building is at 11999 Harbor Blvd.
  Related Articles Vegetation fire prompts temporary shutdown of section of Highway 133 near Laguna Beach Crews continue battling Camp Pendleton fires, with 8,600 acres burned Camp P
  
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• Summer is here: Big events are canceling but smaller summer camps, activities are starting up again

  14-06-2020 17:14
  
  As distance learning from this year’s strange school year amid the coronavirus pandemic is wrapping up, summer vacation is kicking off – but with virus concerns still lingering, parents are wondering if this will be the start of a bummer summer.
  Will kids be able to splash around at the pool or take swim lessons? What about their favorite summer camp? Will their face masks leave an funky tan line as the sun starts to sizzle?
  State and county officials are still navigating the list of
  
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• Which Orange County city is the best one to live in?

  14-06-2020 16:38
  
  Cast your vote in the 27th Annual Best of Orange County readers' choice awards.
  
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• Orange County man channels Martin Luther King Jr. to inspire crowds

  14-06-2020 16:35
  
  A man found his voice.
  It had been lost for many years.
  Rich Harmon was driving on a recent Saturday with his wife, Dominique. There was no particular destination for the drive. Just a diversion to get them out of their Trabuco Canyon house after so many weekends of sheltering in place to avoid the coronavirus.
  They passed a Chinese restaurant, a movie theater and Rancho Santa Margarita’s City Hall, where they couldn’t help but notice a group of mostly young protesters had gathered.
  
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• Police unions in L.A., Bay area unveil reform agenda

  14-06-2020 16:18
  
  LOS ANGELES — Three powerful California police unions – including the Los Angeles Police Protective League – are unveiling a national reform agenda Sunday intended to improve the relationship between police officers and the communities they serve.
  The LAPPL, the San Francisco Police Officers Association and the San Jose Police Officers Association took out full-page ads in the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Jose Mercury News and the Washington Post to a
  
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• Justice delayed: O.C. woman’s 1974 death reclassified from suicide to homicide

  14-06-2020 15:30
  
  For nearly a half-century, a cloud hung over the grave of Linda Louise Cummings.
  Cummings, a nurse’s aide with aspirations of moving up in the medical field, was found nude with a clothesline knotted around her neck in her Santa Ana apartment in 1974. A coroner’s investigator concluded she committed suicide, a conclusion based mostly on gossip.
  The investigator later changed the cause of death to “undetermined,” which did little to ease the pain for Cummings’ family
  
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• Help! I’m getting a divorce. What happens to our money?

  14-06-2020 14:13
  
  The beginning of 2020 started off with a bang! The economy was purring, and the stock market was reaching all-time highs. In March, our lives quickly changed due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
  Businesses closed their doors, laying off or furloughing their employees. The stock market quickly dropped, and stores sold out daily of essentials. Stress, anxiety, and fear were emotions we felt continuously. In some manner, the rug was pulled out from all of us, changing the course of our
  
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• Georgia’s election woes sound awfully familiar in SoCal

  14-06-2020 12:18
  
  Georgia held its primary election on Tuesday and the headline in the Atlanta Journal Constitution on Wednesday morning was “’Complete Meltdown.’”
  The New York Times reported that the voting system “suffered a spectacular collapse,” with “hourslong waits at polling sites.”
  Because “many of the longest lines plagued predominantly black neighborhoods in and around Atlanta while rural white counties experienced relatively fewer problems,” t
  
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• The Assembly’s half-baked case for putting Prop. 209 on the ballot should be rejected

  14-06-2020 12:14
  
  On Wednesday, the California Assembly voted to advance Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5, which seeks the repeal of Proposition 209.
  Approved by California voters in 1996, Prop. 209 requires that, “The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.”
  No reasonable person should find anything
  
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• Is this the end of the line for California’s misbegotten bullet train project?

  14-06-2020 12:01
  
  Is this the end of the line for California’s misbegotten bullet train project?
  A bipartisan majority of the state Assembly, including Speaker Anthony Rendon, is sponsoring a resolution that directs the High-Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) to delay final contracts for the initial segment of the bullet train in the San Joaquin Valley until the Legislature appropriates $4.2 billion in state bonds.
  On its merits, that’s entirely logical. Why would the state commit to billions of do
  
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• The never-ending fight over history and monuments: Doug McIntyre

  14-06-2020 11:58
  
  “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn”, says Rhett Butler at the end of “Gone with the Wind.” Frankly, dear reader, I’ve never given a damn about Rhett, Scarlett or this film. I’ve always found the dialogue and acting stilted and archaic. And believe me, I know archaic. I see it in the mirror every morning when I brush my teeth.
  But my problem with the film runs deeper than its artistic merits; I’m a Yankee, even if I root for the Mets in the midd
  
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• UCLA adds receiver Isaiah Newcombe to 2021 class

  14-06-2020 05:42
  
  UCLA received its ninth commit of its 2021 recruiting class Saturday night.
  Three-star wide receiver Isaiah Newcombe, from Arizona, announced his commitment to the Bruins’ program via Twitter. He is UCLA’s fourth commitment in the last eight days.Man!! Words can’t describe how excited I am right now!! @CoachNewcombe @MsRachelN @UCLAFootball @GeoffreyLeins @CoachJimmieD @EthanYoungFB @CasteelFootball pic.twitter.com/rjL3pVo82z
  — Isaiah Newcombe (@IsaiahNewcombe) June 14, 2
  
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• For Flag Day we look at the Star-Spangled Banner and other great U.S. flags

  14-06-2020 05:35
  
  June 14 is Flag Day, commemorating Congress’ adoption of the red-white-and-blue flag with 13 stars on June 14, 1777.
  President Harry S. Truman designated the day as National Flag Day in 1949.
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  Here’s how our national anthem was inspired by the flag flying at Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
  Through the perilous fight?
  The Star-Spangled Banner that inspired Francis Scott Key to write what became our national anthem may not have flown through the night.
  Experts s
  
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• Union responds to MLB: ‘Players want to play’

  14-06-2020 03:07
  
  The players have had it.
  After weeks of unproductive back and forth did nothing but define each side’s entrenched positions, MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark flatly rejected Saturday the latest proposal from MLB, calling for a 72-game season for less than prorated pay.
  The players’ union offered no counterproposal as it had twice previously, seemingly resigned to an abbreviated season mandated by commissioner Rob Manfred.
  “Players want to play. It’s w
  
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• Orange County Republicans host virtual ‘Take Back the House’ rally

  14-06-2020 00:34
  
  A couple hundred people tuned in Saturday morning to the Republican Party of Orange County’s virtual “Take Back the House” rally, held via Zoom amid ongoing concerns about the coronavirus.
  The four local Republicans vying for targeted House seats on Nov. 3 took turns on camera, from their homes and offices, boasting about their credentials and campaigns. They also painted the Democratic incumbents, who flipped their seats to blue in 2018, as too far left for their purple distri
  
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• Policing the air out of us: Douglas Haynes

  14-06-2020 00:07
  
  George Floyd joins a long list of a black men and women as well as transgender and queer people who were killed in police custody.
  It remains to be seen if the former police officers  who have been charged with his brutal death will be tried and convicted and appropriately sentenced and imprisoned. The uncertainty about the outcome of this killing — or for that matter that of Brianna Taylor or Tony McMcDade — is based on the fact that our country’s policing culture and jus
  
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