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• Why Dad, with his his futile $2 win wagers, would still be a horse racing fan

  18-06-2020 23:55
  
  Most everyone has his or her favorite television dad, ranging from Ben Cartwright to Andy Taylor to George Jefferson.
  Remember Ward Cleaver? Ozzie Nelson? Lucas McCain?
  Most everyone remembers Tony Soprano, and most recently Walter White of “Breaking Bad” fame showed us the good and the bad that fathers can display.
  My dad, in my eyes anyway, was pure gold. He was never on TV, but he was front and center in my life every step of the way.
  There was no evil in my dad. When he maybe did
  
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• Anze Kopitar, Matt Roy win Kings’ season-ending team awards

  18-06-2020 23:36
  
  Anze Kopitar won the Bill Libby Memorial Award as the Kings’ most valuable player in 2019-20 and Matt Roy was named the winner of the Mark Bavis Memorial Award for the best newcomer, the team announced Thursday.
  Roy also was named the Kings’ best defenseman and best defensive player.
  Kopitar, a veteran center, received the Ace Bailey Memorial Award as the Kings’ most inspirational player and Roy was named their unsung hero in his first full season in the NHL. Kopitar had 21 goa
  
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• Disneyland rolls out new COVID-19 health and safety guidelines

  18-06-2020 23:04
  
  Disneyland plans to take a multi-pronged approach to reopening following a four-month coronavirus closure with a new set of COVID-19 health and safety protocols designed to make it safer to visit Disney’s Anaheim theme parks.
  Disney parks chief medical officer Pamela Hymel rolled out the new guidelines as Disneyland and Disney California Adventure prepare to reopen on July 17 pending government approval.
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• Disneyland rolls out new coronavirus health and safety guidelines

  18-06-2020 23:04
  
  Disneyland plans to take a multi-pronged approach to reopening following a four-month coronavirus closure with a new set of COVID-19 health and safety protocols designed to make it safer to visit Disney’s Anaheim theme parks.
  Disney parks chief medical officer Pamela Hymel rolled out the new guidelines as Disneyland and Disney California Adventure prepare to reopen on July 17 pending government approval.
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• Disneyland rolls out new cornonavirus health and safety guidelines

  18-06-2020 23:04
  
  Disneyland plans to take a multi-pronged approach to reopening following a four-month coronavirus closure with a new set of COVID-19 health and safety protocols designed to make it safer to visit Disney’s Anaheim theme parks.
  Disney parks chief medical officer Pamela Hymel rolled out the new guidelines as Disneyland and Disney California Adventure prepare to reopen on July 17 pending government approval.
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• Andrew McMahon adds third Drive-In OC concert at City National Grove of Anaheim

  18-06-2020 23:01
  
  Earlier this week, Nederlander Concerts announced its all-ages Drive-In OC series in the parking lot of City National Grove of Anaheim, which will feature movies, concerts and more all presented to guests in their personal vehicles this summer.
  Orange County-based singer-songwriter Andrew McMahon is on deck to play two nights, July 10-11, but due to the positive response during the presale of the socially distanced outdoor and drive-in-style concert gathering, a third show has been added on July
  
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• Coronavirus: 250 total deaths, 4,414 recoveries in Orange County as of June 18

  18-06-2020 22:50
  
  The Orange County Health Care Agency reported seven more deaths attributed to the coronavirus as of Thursday, June 18, pushing the total number of people who have died in the county to 250.
  There have been 86 deaths in Orange County in the last 14 days, during which time case loads in intensive care units have also increased. But, according to the state’s coronavirus-tracking dashboard, Orange County has 41% of its ICU beds still available.
  Of the reported deaths since the start of trackin
  
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• What Hong Kong Disneyland’s reopening could mean for Disney’s California parks

  18-06-2020 22:35
  
  The reopening of Hong Kong Disneyland after an extended COVID-19 closure is expected to serve as a blueprint for Disney’s U.S. theme parks as they prepare to swing open their gates in mid-July.
  The Hong Kong Disneyland theme park reopened on Thursday, June 18 with additional health and safety measures including face masks, temperature checks, reduced attendance, social distancing and enhanced sanitization.
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• KCBS-TV reporter Dave Lopez is retiring after 43 years at Channel 2

  18-06-2020 22:23
  
  Dave Lopez says he was nervous but confident when he walked into the KCBS-TV newsroom — then still known as KNXT-TV — for the first time on June 13, 1977.
  He was 29 years old then, a kid, really, with a wife and two young children, Lopez said in a Facebook video he posted to announce on Saturday, the 43rd anniversary of his start at Channel 2 in Los Angeles.
  Now he’s 72, the longest-tenured TV news reporter in Los Angeles, and on June 30, 2020, he’ll hang up his microphon
  
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• California jobless claims fall amid coronavirus reopenings

  18-06-2020 22:18
  
  Unemployment claims fell in California in the most recent week, federal officials reported Thursday, as the state’s economy slowly rebounds from the effects of the coronavirus lockdown.
  Initial jobless claims in California totaled 243,300 during the week ended June 13, down 12,500 from the 255,800 first-time unemployment claims the prior week. At least 5.4 million California workers have filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits, a grim milestone reached almost exactly three months
  
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• The Eat Index: OC: Bottoms up! Cheers to these restaurant cocktails to-go 🍸

  18-06-2020 22:06
  
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  Negronis from the temporary takeout menu at Hendrix in Laguna Niguel (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Critic Brad A. Johnson says that if there’s one silver lining to come out of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s that restaurants can offer cocktails to-go.
  From margaritas in all sorts of flavors, to negronis and frozen gin and tonics, here’
  
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• Spring wrap-up Q&A: Mission Viejo girls lacrosse coach feels team could have competed in first CIF playoffs

  18-06-2020 21:30
  
  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.
  Don Gordon, Mission Viejo girls lacrosse
  Q: As a coach, what do you miss most about your “normal routine” (pre-coronavirus)?
  A: What I miss most about the normal routine is the players. I miss the smiles, the swe
  
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• Backyard fun: 21 ways to entertain your kids outside this summer

  18-06-2020 21:11
  
  Your regular old backyard can become a science lab, artist’s studio, sports arena and a place for imagination and adventure. If you’ve got a kid or two (or more) and they’ve been staring at their screens too long, here’s some big fun to lure them outside — at least for a while.
  Outdoor Bowling
  It’s easy make your own bowling game with stuff you already have. Set up “pins,” made with empty water or soda bottles, in the traditional 10-pin manner or s
  
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• Californians required to wear masks in most public settings, Newsom says

  18-06-2020 21:09
  
  Californians will now be required to wear face masks in most public settings — including while using public transportation, waiting in lines and in some workplaces — to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday.
  In new guidance from the California Department of Public Health, the governor said that the order came in response to both a growing body of research showing face masks’ effectiveness and the need for more precautions as the state reopens the ec
  
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• Dodgers to recognize Juneteenth, close offices Friday

  18-06-2020 21:05
  
  The Dodgers will close their offices Friday in recognition of Juneteenth, which commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865.
  The organization informed employees of the plan in an email Monday.
  “Please reschedule your meetings this Friday and use this time to create a space for reflection, action and engagement to advance racial equity. Most importantly, consider how each of us can continue to work together towards a better future.”Sources tell me the @Dod
  
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• Dodgers, Angels to recognize Juneteenth, close offices Friday

  18-06-2020 21:05
  
  The Dodgers and Angels will close their offices Friday in recognition of Juneteenth, which commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865.
  The Dodgers informed employees of the plan in an email Monday.
  “Please reschedule your meetings this Friday and use this time to create a space for reflection, action and engagement to advance racial equity. Most importantly, consider how each of us can continue to work together towards a better future.”Sources tell me th
  
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• MLB players reportedly counter owners’ offer with proposed 70-game schedule

  18-06-2020 20:47
  
  Major League Baseball players reportedly countered the owners proposal of a 60-game with their own 70-game schedule on Thursday, as the two sides inched closer to a deal that would allow a shortened season to begin.
  The sides have apparently agreed that the players will be played their full pro-rated salaries and the playoffs will expand from 10 to 16 teams, creating extra revenue.
  Now, they must settle on the length of the schedule, which obviously has financial implications if the players are
  
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• MLB players counter owners’ offer with proposed 70-game schedule

  18-06-2020 20:47
  
  Major League Baseball players countered the owners proposal of a 60-game with their own 70-game schedule on Thursday, as the two sides inched closer to a deal that would allow a shortened season to begin.
  The sides have apparently agreed that the players will be played their full pro-rated salaries and both sides’ proposals included expanded playoffs, creating extra revenue.
  “We believe this offer represents the basis for an agreement on resumption of play,” union head Ton
  
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• How to boost Black homeownership rates

  18-06-2020 20:37
  
  Mary Pherribo was a house servant and a descendant of slaves. It was 1935. Mary was determined to become a homeowner. She purchased a plot of land in Hillsboro, North Carolina for $500. She moved a house to that plot.
  The property appreciated nicely as nearby Duke University became a larger economic presence. Mary was able to parlay her home equity into generational wealth, helping her children and grandchildren become homeowners.
  Tai Christenson, government affairs director for the non-pro
  
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• Kids and money: Marshmallows, savings and boom-bust economics

  18-06-2020 20:34
  
  Parents, you’ve likely heard of the marshmallow test, a psychological experiment done with a group of kindergartners.
  Each child was given a marshmallow and told if they didn’t eat it for 15 minutes while the teacher stepped out, they could have another one when the teacher returned. Spoiler alert: most of the kids ate the marshmallow.
  The experiment focused on what’s considered an adaptive skill: delayed gratification, a  practice that’s helpful as adults begin to t
  
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• Supreme Court’s DACA decision cheered by Southern California politicians

  18-06-2020 20:05
  
  LOS ANGELES — Southern California community leaders and Democratic elected officials today praised the U.S. Supreme Court for rejecting President Donald Trump’s effort to dismantle the Obama-era program that protects from deportation some 800,000 immigrants brought into the country illegally as children.
  “Today’s Supreme Court ruling on DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) delivers a powerful message: this country and this city belong to Dreamers today,” Lo
  
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• Review: These Orange County pizzerias let you do the work

  18-06-2020 20:02
  
  The best pizza is always the one served straight from the oven — while the cheese is gooey and supple and the grease on the pepperoni is still hot enough to burn your tongue. 
  So I bought the DIY pizza kits — dough, sauce, cheese, toppings, extra flour — from three different Orange County pizzerias. Obviously, I still need more practice. But here are my results:
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• Successful Aging: Elder abuse and the pandemic

  18-06-2020 19:58
  
  Elder Abuse Awareness Day was June 15, a day more important than usual, given the Covid-19 pandemic. The CDC recognizes the vulnerability of older adults and recommends staying home which means physically being cut off from family and friends and being socially isolated.
  Social isolation is a known risk factor for elder abuse and that risk is increasing. Stresses of unemployment, financial worries, partner violence and poor parent-child relationships can exacerbate the problem particularly among
  
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• Irrelevant Week CEO optimistic about celebration

  18-06-2020 19:53
  
  Late June is traditionally when the last player picked in the NFL draft is roasted and toasted in Newport Beach during Irrelevant Week.
  But for University of Georgia linebacker Tae Crowder, chosen by the New York Giants as the 255th and final selection to earn the distinction of Mr. Irrelevant XLV, the 2020 Irrelevant Week honoree is still waiting to hear whether the party is on.
  Irrelevant Week would need to be held before training camp in July.
  No date has been set since the NFL draft two mont
  
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• Cooking with Judy: A pot roast made Edie’s way

  18-06-2020 19:29
  
  Restaurants are finally reopening, and some people are acting like children just let out of school.
  Edie making her pot roast in my kitchen with my pot (in rear). Sometime in the ’90’s. (Courtesy of Judy Bart Kancigor)
  (Oops. We need a new analogy. They’ve been out of school for months.)
  An unscientific poll of our favorite local places reveals that those that survived the months-long hiatus are taking extra precautions: operating at reduced capacity to allow for social distanc
  
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• Pregnancy and stress: Health strategies for expectant mothers

  18-06-2020 19:23
  
  Growing and nourishing a human life for nine months tends to include a few stressful moments: health checkups, screenings, blood tests, future anxieties causing sleepless nights and the possibility of physical trauma from labor and delivery.
  And that’s all without a global pandemic. Toss in an international health crisis caused by CODVID-19 and stress levels are likely to skyrocket for pregnant women.
  According to a poll by the American Psychiatric Association, 36 percent of Americans repo
  
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• Local chefs are turning to Instagram to sell directly to consumers

  18-06-2020 19:20
  
  Between jobs, waiting to open a restaurant, or just looking for a steady stream of income during this COVID-19 era, local chefs are appealing straight to the consumer, offering gourmet comfort foods on Instagram.
  Joshua Lozano was working at Toast in Costa Mesa and had planned to return to Mayor’s Table, where he had worked before, for a new job. He was going to take a couple weeks off to transition when Gov. Gavin Newsom closed restaurants to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
  
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• Anaheim Hills briefs: Library’s summer reading program goes virtual

  18-06-2020 19:12
  
  Summer reading fun begins this week and students can now sign up for the Anaheim Public Library’s virtual reading program “Dig Deeper: Read, Investigate, Discover!”
  Students can track their reading progress throughout the summer by downloading the READsquared app or by sign-up for the reading program at www.anaheim.readsquared.com.  Each time a book or activity is logged, the student is entered into a weekly raffle.
  Virtual programs are also available on the Anaheim Public
  
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• Rams, Chargers to co-star on ‘Hard Knocks’ this summer

  18-06-2020 19:00
  
  The new NFL TV season will rise in the West.
  The Rams and Chargers will be featured on “Hard Knocks,” the first time teams have shared star billing in the HBO series that takes viewers behind the scenes at pro football training camps, the producers announced Thursday.
  NFL Films camera crews will come to Southern California in the next few weeks, according to the producers, to begin following coaches and players competing for starting jobs and roster spots.
  One theme that’s like
  
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• Woman whose Torrance racist rants were caught on video is found but not arrested

  18-06-2020 17:48
  
  TORRANCE — A woman who went on a pair of racist rants aimed at Asian Americans at a Torrance park — both of which were captured on video and quickly went viral online — was contacted by authorities but not arrested.
  Lena Hernandez was found by Torrance Police Department detectives and members of the Specialized Crisis Intervention Team in a park in San Pedro on Wednesday, according to Sgt. Alexander Martinez.
  Investigators talked with the 56-year-old Long Beach resident about b
  
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• Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Poison announce new dates for The Stadium Tour

  18-06-2020 17:36
  
  Less than a month after announcing the postponement of The Stadium Tour due to the ongoing spread of coronavirus Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Poison and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts have announced new dates for 2021.
  The tour kicks off on June 19 in Nashville, Tenn., and concludes on Sept. 12 at Petco Park in San Diego. The Stadium Tour will also stop at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Sept. 4.
  “All tickets will be honored for the new dates,” a statement posted to Mötley Cr
  
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• Spring’s Outstanding Seniors: Foothill’s Ashley Stokes wins the girls lacrosse honor

  18-06-2020 17:31
  
  The Orange County Register is selecting an Outstanding Senior from each of the spring sports as a way to honor some of the top student-athletes who didn’t get a chance to have a normal and complete final high school season because of COVID-19.
  This is the Outstanding Senior for girls lacrosse.  On May 16, the first CIF Southern Section girls lacrosse champion was supposed to be crowned.
  Barring a catastrophic upset, Ashley Stokes and her Foothill teammates were going to etch thei
  
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• Spring’s Outstanding Seniors: Foothill’s Andrew Cumming wins boys lacrosse honor

  18-06-2020 17:30
  
  The Orange County Register is selecting an Outstanding Senior from each of the spring sports as a way to honor some of the top student-athletes who didn’t get a chance to have a normal and complete final high school season because of COVID-19.
  This is the Outstanding Senior for boys lacrosse.  During the 2019 Orange County championship game, many fans and reporters were in attendance to watch a historically great St. Margaret’s team claim its second championship in a row.
  B
  
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• Gardening: What you need to know about hydrangeas

  18-06-2020 17:26
  
  There are many misconceptions about the hydrangea, starting with its name. It is widely assumed that this name expresses a need for more moisture or hydration than the average plant. But this assumption is incorrect. Although the first part of the word (hydr-) does refer to water, the second part (-angea) is derived from a Greek word for vessel. Taken together, the two parts of the word refer to the shape of the flower buds before they open, a shape similar to that of an ancient receptacle used
  
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• Southern California homebuying hit record low in May

  18-06-2020 16:30
  
  Southern California homebuyers purchased about half as many homes in May as they did a year ago as the coronavirus pandemic slowed the housing market to a crawl, new housing figures released Thursday, June 18, show.
  A total of 12,271 new and existing homes changed hands in the six-county region last month, the lowest number for a May and the third-lowest for any month in the last three decades, according to DQ News/CoreLogic.
  By comparison, the region averaged more than 25,000 transactions in Ma
  
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• Southern Calif. homebuying hit record low in May

  18-06-2020 16:30
  
  Southern California homebuyers purchased about half as many homes in May as they did a year ago as the coronavirus pandemic slowed the housing market to a crawl, new housing figures released Thursday, June 18, show.
  A total of 12,271 new and existing homes changed hands in the six-county region last month, the lowest number for a May and the third-lowest for any month in the last three decades, according to DQ News/CoreLogic.
  By comparison, the region averaged more than 25,000 transactions in Ma
  
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• Save Our Beach to resume Seal Beach trash clean-ups after three-month hiatus

  18-06-2020 16:29
  
  Steve Masoner strolls the sand in Seal Beach every day, watching as the trash has piled up week after week where the San Gabriel River flows to meet the ocean.
  Typically, hundreds of volunteers gather on the third Saturday of each month to help scoop up the debris that flows down the waterway from cities further inland.
  But with the earlier beach shut-downs and concerns about gatherings due to the coronavirus, the two-decades-old beach clean ups came to a halt and the junk has sat stagnant on th
  
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• Court rejects Trump bid to end young immigrants’ protections

  18-06-2020 16:24
  
  By MARK SHERMAN
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president in the midst of his reelection campaign.
  For now, those immigrants retain their protection from deportation and their authorization to work in the United States.
  The outcome seems certain to elevate the issue in Trump’s campaign, given the anti-immigrant rhetoric of his first presidential ru
  
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• Court rejects Trump bid to end young immigrants’ DACA protections

  18-06-2020 16:24
  
  By MARK SHERMAN
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president in the midst of his reelection campaign.
  For now, those immigrants retain their protection from deportation and their authorization to work in the United States.
  The outcome seems certain to elevate the issue in Trump’s campaign, given the anti-immigrant rhetoric of his first presidential ru
  
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• Study details survival blueprint for cougars of Santa Ana mountains

  18-06-2020 16:00
  
  Taking a key step toward preserving the cougars of the Santa Ana Mountains, wildlife experts have completed a blueprint for connecting those severely inbred animals with the much larger, genetically-diverse population of mountain lions east of Interstate 15.
  The estimated population of 16 adult cougars in the 600-acre Santa Ana range has moderate to near-certain odds of extinction over the next 50 years without wildlife-friendly changes to the roadways, according to a 2019 study on the anim
  
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• Volunteers chalk inspirational drawings, messages outside Placentia-Linda Hospital

  18-06-2020 15:40
  
  The concrete walkway leading to Placentia-Linda Hospital in Placentia was about the same shade of gloomy grey as the June weather until Wednesday morning, June 17, when it suddenly changed for the better with a splash of color, thanks to the volunteers with Heartland Hospice Care in Orange.
  Drawings of rainbows, flowers, hearts, balloons and footprints done with colored chalk made the hard grey canvas come alive.A Fun Stick made out of cheesecake, fried in funnel cake batter and topped with boys
  
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• 1.5 million more laid-off workers seek unemployment benefits

  18-06-2020 15:15
  
  By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
  WASHINGTON — About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a historically high number, even as the economy increasingly reopens and employers bring some people back to work.
  The latest figure from the Labor Department marked the 11th straight weekly decline in applications since they peaked at nearly 7 million in March as the coronavirus shut down much of the economy and caused tens of millions of layoffs. The decline was much s
  
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• What’s the end game for the state budget?

  18-06-2020 15:00
  
  Drafting a state budget for California is always a difficult process, given the state’s diverse and often conflicting interests, but it became infinitely more so during the century’s first decade.
  Although Democrats controlled the Legislature, Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor, the state was slammed by what was then the worst recession since the Great Depression, and the budget required a two-thirds legislative vote, which gave minority Republicans leverage.
  Those impedim
  
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• Jean Kennedy Smith, last surviving sibling of JFK, dies at 92

  18-06-2020 14:45
  
  NEW YORK — Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy and a former ambassador to Ireland, died Wednesday, her daughter confirmed to The New York Times. She was 92.
  Smith died at her home in Manhattan, her daughter Kym told the Times.
  Smith was the eighth of nine children born to Joseph P. and Rose Kennedy, and tragically several of them preceded her in death by decades. Her siblings included older brother Joseph Kennedy Jr., killed in action during World Wa
  
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• ‘This isn’t a drill’: How LA’s Motion Picture home battled coronavirus

  18-06-2020 14:30
  
  Despite early precautions, administrator Bob Beitcher feared it was a matter of time before the novel coronavirus slipped into his high-profile Motion Picture and Television Fund congregate living facility.Eye of the Storm
  Southern California Nursing Homes during the Coronavirus Pandemic
  First installment in a continuing seriesToday, Part One:  ‘This isn’t a drill’ — How L.A.’s Motion Picture and Television Fund home battled coronavirus
  Coming Friday, Part Two:
  
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• LAPD investigating San Gabriel attorney for allegedly calling for cop killings

  18-06-2020 14:30
  
  The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a San Gabriel attorney for allegedly calling on Black protesters to kill police officers and offering to represent anyone who did pro-bono.
  The Instagram posts allegedly made by attorney Mark McBride have been deleted since Fox 11 LA obtained screenshots of the comments and confronted him about them.
  McBride’s remarks reportedly were in response to a recent post about excessive use of force by police officers on Blacks.
  “It won&rsquo
  
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• The Legislature should pause and rework ACA25

  18-06-2020 11:29
  
  Perhaps all Californians can agree, after more than three months of living under a state of emergency that has devastated the state’s economy and treasury, that state constitutional provisions regarding emergency powers need a few tweaks.
  Unfortunately, a proposed state constitutional amendment now under consideration in the Legislature would worsen what we have already seen is the risk of unaccountable and secretive government overreach in an emergency.
  Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2
  
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• Californians could save big if lawmakers legislate energy prosperity

  18-06-2020 11:12
  
  The coronavirus has hit Southern California especially hard.  With businesses forced to close their doors to customers, many have shuttered for good unable to handle the sharp downturn in income.  As a result, more than 3.6 million Californians filed for unemployment over 8 weeks in March and April.
  Millions who are now living on unemployment or taking significant pay cuts are looking for relief from the state’s high cost of living.  As lawmakers explore ways to he
  
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• Defund the Democrats: John Phillips

  18-06-2020 11:06
  
  Before activist sugar daddy Tom Steyer looked in the mirror and decided he should be president, California Democrats were more likely to be sugar babies — for public employee unions.
  And boy, oh boy, has it worked out for Golden State Democrats.
  One of the main reasons states like California are solidly blue is because Democrats can count on public employee unions to write big checks that ensure the viability of their preferred candidates up and down the ballot.
  In return, Democrats have d
  
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• Angels retain top scouts they had once planned to furlough

  18-06-2020 08:20
  
  The Angels reversed course and opted against furloughing nine of their top scouts, a source confirmed on Wednesday.
  With the coronavirus pandemic impacting the Angels finances and Major League Baseball having a ban on in-person scouting, the Angels had decided last month to furlough almost the entire amateur scouting department.
  Most of the scouts went off the clock on June 1 and nine cross checkers were scheduled to stop working on Tuesday, just after last week’s draft.
  However, Major Lea
  
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