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• Jeff Bezos’ wealth soars to $171.6 billion, topping pre-divorce record

  01-07-2020 23:52 via ocregister.com
  
  By Berber Jin and Jack Witzig, Bloomberg
  Jeff Bezos’s net worth has smashed through its previous peak, even after he relinquished a quarter of his stake in Amazon.com Inc. as part of a divorce settlement last year.
  Shares of the Seattle-based retailer surged 4.4% to a record $2,878.70 Wednesday, boosting the founder’s world-leading fortune to $171.6 billion. That tops his previous high of $167.7 billion, set on Sept. 4, 2018, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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• Coronavirus: Restaurant dining rooms in Orange County and others ordered closed

  01-07-2020 23:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Gov. Gavin Newsom has called off indoor dining at restaurants in Orange County and 18 others across the state, tightening some coronavirus rules that had been relaxed in recent weeks.
  Certain sectors – restaurants, wineries and tasting rooms, movie theaters, family entertainment centers, zoos, museums and card rooms – have to shut down indoor operations for the next three weeks, Newsom said Wednesday, July 1.
  “This doesn’t mean restaurants shut down, it means we’re
  
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• LeBron James’ group eyes sports venues as mega-voting sites

  01-07-2020 23:39 via ocregister.com
  
  ATLANTA — If basketball icon LeBron James gets his way, NBA arenas and other sports venues around the country will be mega-polling sites for the November general election.
  James and his voting rights group, formed this spring with other black athletes and entertainers, are joining with other professional basketball leaders and Michigan’s top elections official to push for mega-voting sites to accommodate in-person balloting amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  More Than A Vote, the James orga
  
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• West Hills teen suspected of setting Santa Monica restaurant fire during civil unrest

  01-07-2020 23:32 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A West Hills man was arrested Wednesday on federal charges alleging he started a fire that caused substantial damage to the Sake House by Hikari in Santa Monica on May 31 during a night of civil unrest.
  Micah Tillmon, 19, was arrested without incident by special agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and officers with the Santa Monica Police Department, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
  He was expected to make his initial court appear
  
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• Park Life: Disney rethemes Splash Mountain amid outcry and low-flying helicopter buzzes Disneyland

  01-07-2020 23:30 via ocregister.com
  
  How will Disneyland remake Splash Mountain with a “Princess and the Frog” backstory? What’s the next ride Disneyland needs to remake after Splash Mountain? Will the canceled Queen Mary Dark Harbor haunted event return in 2021? Find all the latest theme park news in the Park Life newsletter.
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• Marvin Pollard walks both sides of the blue line, says it’s thinner than it looks

  01-07-2020 23:29 via ocregister.com
  
  When football practice is done at Serra High in Gardena, Marvin Pollard often takes some Cavaliers home.
  “A guy with a big car, a lot of kids inside,” Pollard said. “I know I can get pulled over. I’m subject to being profiled.”
  Pollard is one of the few who can change the subject. He is an L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy and an assistant coach at Serra.
  He has given “the talk,” which used to mean birds-and-bees before it became such a frequent travel
  
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• Clippers view Orlando like a basketball deployment

  01-07-2020 23:10 via ocregister.com
  
  The Clippers are back at it – after the three-month COVID-19-caused hiatus and in the midst of a nationwide reckoning over racial justice – working toward what they hope will be the franchise’s first NBA championship.
  That title, whomever takes it, will come not with an asterisk but with a gold star, Coach Doc Rivers said Wednesday in a Zoom call with reporters.
  Knowing the team that wins it all in the Orlando bubble in October will need even more mental fortitude than typicall
  
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• Tesla overtakes Toyota as the world’s most valuable automaker

  01-07-2020 22:12 via ocregister.com
  
  By Reed Stevenson, Bloomberg
  Tesla displaced Toyota Motor Corp. as the world’s most valuable automaker, underscoring investor enthusiasm for a company trying to transform an industry that’s relied on internal combustion engines for more than 130 years.
  Shares of Tesla, which have more than doubled since the start of the year, closed up 3.6% in trading Wednesday, giving it a market capitalization of $207.2 billion, surpassing Toyota’s $201.9 billion.
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• First California theme park pushes reopening date to August

  01-07-2020 22:01 via ocregister.com
  
  California theme parks that have pushed proposed reopening dates from April and May to June and July amid months-long coronavirus closures have now reached another humbling milestone: August.
  Legoland California has announced that the San Diego theme park won’t reopen before Aug. 1 due to local regulations tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  “Considering the constantly changing coronavirus situation and the recent announcement by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, Legoland Califor
  
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• Want justice? End the War on Drugs: John Stossel

  01-07-2020 21:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Protesters say America’s criminal justice system is unfair.
  It is.
  Courts are so jammed that innocent people plead guilty to avoid waiting years for a trial. Lawyers help rich people get special treatment. A jail stay is just as likely to teach you crime as it is to help you get a new start. Overcrowded prisons cost a fortune and increase suffering for both prisoners and guards.
  There’s one simple solution to most of these problems: End the war on drugs.
  Our government has spent tril
  
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• California’s unemployment agency needs a clean sweep

  01-07-2020 21:53 via ocregister.com
  
  The faults of California’s unemployment agency have become crystal clear under the strain of the coronavirus pandemic. Assemblyman Jim Patterson, R-Fresno, is calling for an audit of the Employment Development Department. Given the magnitude and persistence of the agency’s failures, that’s a good idea.
  Over the past several months, countless Californians have experienced first-hand the problems with the state’s byzantine unemployment system.
  Californians have reported eit
  
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• Los Alamitos consensus picks for Thursday July 2

  01-07-2020 21:50 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Thursday, July 2 for racing at Los Alamitos.
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• Fed minutes show concerns about severity of economic downturn

  01-07-2020 21:39 via ocregister.com
  
  By Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press
  Federal Reserve officials last month expressed concerns about the severity of the economic downturn triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, saying the drop in economic activity in the spring would likely be the steepest in the post-World War II period.
  The minutes of the June 9-10 discussions, which were made public Wednesday, show officials grappling with economic disruptions that had already occurred and noting the crisis was “not falling equally
  
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• Truckers could lose rigs — and freedom — in California-Arizona recycling fraud case

  01-07-2020 21:38 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Nine people have been arrested in connection with a recycling fraud operation involving Southern California and Arizona, authorities said Wednesday.
  “Recycling fraud is a serious crime with real consequences for the offenders,” CalRecycle Acting Director Ken DaRosa said.
  “CalRecycle tackles this problem through an effective collaboration with law enforcement partners who are committed to finding those who would attempt to defraud the state,” DaRosa sai
  
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• No parking at state beaches for holiday, closures at L.A. state beaches

  01-07-2020 21:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Parking lots at State Parks beaches in Orange County will be closed for the holiday weekend to try to curb crowds from flocking to the coast.
  Those restrictions will happen at some of the most popular stretches of beach in Southern California, including Huntington and Bolsa Chica state beaches, Crystal Cove State Beach in Newport Beach, and Doheny and San Onofre state beaches in southern Orange County.
  The shutdowns are in response to increasing numbers of people testing positive for the coronav
  
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• California governor rolls back more openings due to virus

  01-07-2020 21:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By ADAM BEAM
  SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered a three-week closure of bars and indoor operations of restaurants certain other businesses in Los Angeles and 18 other counties as the state deals with increasing cases of COVID-19. The governor’s order Wednesday also covers indoor operations of movie theaters, wineries, tasting rooms, family entertainment centers, zoos, museums and cardrooms. The governor says the counties encompass more than 70% of California’
  
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• Fight over dying woman’s estate at center of Newport Beach murder trial

  01-07-2020 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  An ugly fight between families for control of a dying woman’s estate has emerged as the center of a murder trial for a Nevada handyman accused of strangling an 81-year-old man to death in the bedroom of a Newport Beach home.
  Anthony Thomas Garcia, 61, is on trial for special-circumstances murder for financial gain related to the April 11, 2015 death of Abelardo Lopez Estacion.
  Opening statements in the trial on Tuesday and Wednesday focused beyond Garcia and Estacion’s relationship,
  
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• Fight over dying woman’s estate at center of Newport Beach murder case

  01-07-2020 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  An ugly fight between families for control of a dying woman’s estate has emerged as the center of a murder trial for a Nevada handyman accused of strangling an 81-year-old man to death in the bedroom of a Newport Beach home.
  Anthony Thomas Garcia, 61, is on trial for special circumstances murder for financial gain related to the April 11, 2015 death of Abelardo Lopez Estacion.
  Opening statements in the trial on late Tuesday and early Wednesday focused beyond Garcia and Estacion’s rel
  
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• Newsom tightens up coronavirus rules in LA, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside counties

  01-07-2020 21:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Faced with surging coronavirus cases ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, Gov. Gavin Newsom tightened coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, ordering the closure of indoor operations in certain businesses — including restaurants, wineries and cardrooms — for the next three weeks in all counties that have been on the state’s “watch list” for at least three days, including Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside.
  Restaurants were urged to move
  
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• Newsom tightens up coronavirus rules: bars indoor dining in LA, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, shuts parking at state beaches

  01-07-2020 21:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Faced with surging coronavirus cases ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, Gov. Gavin Newsom tightened coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, ordering the closure of indoor operations in certain businesses — including restaurants, wineries and cardrooms — for the next three weeks in all counties that have been on the state’s “watch list” for at least three days, including Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside.
  Restaurants were urged to move
  
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• Southern California restaurants must shut down indoor dining for at least 3 weeks

  01-07-2020 21:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases on the eve of a major holiday, Calfornia Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered Southern California counties to close indoor operations at restaurants, wineries and tasting rooms for at least three weeks.
  “This doesn’t mean restaurants shut down,” Newsom said at a noon news conference.
  It does, however, strike a blow to full-service restaurants with dining rooms.
  The governor’s orders affect 19 counties throughout the state, including Los Angeles, Oran
  
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• Newport Beach to discuss Fourth of July beach closures after two lifeguards test positive for coronavirus

  01-07-2020 21:15 via ocregister.com
  
  The City of Newport Beach will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, July 1, to discuss closing city beaches during the upcoming holiday after learning two seasonal lifeguards employed by the city have tested positive for COVID-19.
  Others who may have been exposed to the virus were referred for follow-up care, which could include testing and quarantine, according to a city announcement.
  Newport Beach Mayor Will O’Neill called the emergency meeting at 2 p.m. to discuss closing the beaches on
  
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• Ducks sign affiliate agreement with Tulsa Oilers of ECHL

  01-07-2020 20:52 via ocregister.com
  
  The Ducks signed signed a multi-year agreement with the Tulsa Oilers of the ECHL on Wednesday, a move that gives them a second minor-league affiliate to go along with the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League.
  Several of the Ducks’ prospects played with Tulsa last season on a loan basis, including goaltender Olle Eriksson Ek, center Brent Gates and defenseman Hunter Drew, in order to give ice time that was unavailable to them because of a fully stocked roster in San Diego.
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• Orange County health officer orders bars to close Thursday

  01-07-2020 20:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Bars in Orange County that do not offer sit-down dining must close just after midnight Wednesday, July 1, under an order from county Interim Health Officer Dr. Clayton Chau.
  County officials said Tuesday that Chau was considering shutting down bars in light of the continued growth of coronavirus cases and increases in the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19.
  The order says bars that don’t serve food must close as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, and bars with a dining menu should only serve
  
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• Russian voters agree to extend Putin’s rule to 2036

  01-07-2020 19:53 via ocregister.com
  
  By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and DARIA LITVINOVA
  MOSCOW — A majority of voters approved changes to Russia’s constitution that would allow President Vladimir Putin to hold power until 2036, but the weeklong plebiscite that ended Wednesday was tarnished by widespread reports of pressure on voters and other irregularities.
  With most of the nation’s polls closed and 20% of precincts counted, 72% voted for the constitutional amendments, according to election officials.
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• Americans face 25% jump in power bills, adding to summer woe

  01-07-2020 19:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By Will Wade and Chris Martin, Bloomberg
  As the U.S. faces a blisteringly hot summer, millions of people already reeling from the coronavirus’s economic fallout are about to face sharp increases in electric bills that may drive some to the brink of financial ruin.
  With soaring temperatures expected in July and August, people stuck at home because they’re unemployed or working remotely will depend on air conditioners more than ever. That’s going to drive up power bills by as muc
  
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• Brew Ha Ha Productions’ inaugural Punk in the Park postponed until 2021

  01-07-2020 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County-based Brew Ha Ha Productions’ inaugural Punk in the Park Beer & Music Festival was originally scheduled for April 25, 2020, but was postponed until Aug. 8 due to growing concerns over the coronavirus global pandemic earlier this year.
  However, with the continued rise in positive COVID-19 cases, promoters have decided to not only reschedule it again — to next year — but to also expand the event from a one-day event to a two-day affair on April 24-25, 2021.
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• Seattle cops clear ‘occupied’ zone, more than 20 arrested

  01-07-2020 19:27 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARTHA BELLISLE and LISA BAUMANN
  SEATTLE — Seattle police turned out in force early Wednesday at the city’s “occupied” protest zone, tore down demonstrators’ encampments and used bicycles to herd the protesters after the mayor ordered the area cleared following two fatal shootings in less than two weeks.
  Television images showed police, many in riot gear, confronting dozens of protesters at the “Capitol Hill Occupied Protest” zone that was set up near
  
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• Angels Q&A: When will Jo Adell be in the big leagues?

  01-07-2020 18:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Angels pitchers and catchers are reporting for summer camp on Wednesday, with a couple days of physicals and tests, including for COVID-19, before they get back on the field to prepare for the 60-game season. While we’re waiting to see the Angels on the field, we took some questions from readers.
  How much playing time do you expect Jo Adell to get? — @CryinHawyard
  General Manager Billy Eppler said this week that he is “hopeful” that Adell will show he’s ready for bi
  
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• Coronavirus death toll in California jumps, exceeds 100 for first time since early June

  01-07-2020 18:42 via ocregister.com
  
  After weeks of declining mortality, the daily death toll from COVID-19 in California exceeded 100 on Tuesday for the sixth time of the pandemic, while new cases continued to rise at a pace not seen before this week.
  There were 107 fatalities from the virus reported around the state Tuesday, according to data compiled by this news organization, the state’s deadliest day since June 10 and only the second day of June with more than 100 deaths. There were also about as many new cases as Monday
  
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• Angels to continue minor league stipends through at least July

  01-07-2020 18:32 via ocregister.com
  
  The Angels will continue paying their minor leaguers $400 a week through at least July, a source confirmed on Wednesday.
  The minor league season has officially been canceled, leaving all minor leaguers outside the clubs’ 60-man player pools for major league availability to work out on their own.
  All teams committed to paying the minor leaguers $400 a week — which is in many cases more than their normal salaries would have been — through May, and then it was up to each team indi
  
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• How casinos are enforcing mask, smoking rules during coronavirus

  01-07-2020 17:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Casinos have reopened in Southern California, but there are rules in the new normal created by the novel coronavirus pandemic. All of the tribal-owned casinos require guests to wear masks inside and have social distancing guidelines. Some have specific smoking rules.
  Readers have emailed us wondering how casinos enforce their COVID-19 rules, so we asked each property. Many said they start off with a warning, or several, before they have to get serious.
  Here’s what tribal-owned casinos acro
  
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• Online petition protests lease policy for student housing

  01-07-2020 17:12 via ocregister.com
  
  A Cal State Fullerton student posted an online petition asking the operator of an off-campus housing complex to let residents out of their fall 2020 leases because instruction will be mostly online this fall.
  Many students no longer can afford to pay rent at the University House Fullerton complex because they lost income due to COVID-19, said Courtney Chandler, 19, of Lake Elsinore, who posted the petition on Change.org in late May. And others prefer to save money by living with their parents si
  
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• Why Iration’s new album, ‘Coastin” is just right for staying home during the coronavirus

  01-07-2020 17:09 via ocregister.com
  
  As the coronavirus pandemic shut down live concert events and people began quarantining at home, the Santa Barbara-based reggae-rock band Iration contemplated whether or not to release its new music.
  The bulk of its seventh studio album, “Coastin’,” which was recorded at EastWest Studios in Los Angeles, was in the can by mid-spring. After a few weeks of serious deliberation, the band decided to go ahead with its July 10 release.
  “The first songs we put out were ‘Coa
  
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• Zoom meetings help Village residents connect

  01-07-2020 17:05 via ocregister.com
  
  As the pandemic continues to keep clubhouses shuttered in Laguna Woods Village, it has not stopped residents from participating in their favorite activities.
  Thanks to Zoom — the web-based video conferencing tool that lets users meet online, with or without video — many clubs are hosting sessions, classes, and seminars. There is everything from Zoom dance and yoga lessons to board meetings and religious services being offered.
  Zoom has become so popular resident Charles Redner joked
  
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• 4 Golden Rain Foundation directors resign amid dispute over performing arts center project

  01-07-2020 16:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Four directors who served on the Golden Rain Foundation board have resigned amid disagreement on construction plans for the Performing Arts Center, a discussion that has spanned for four years.
  Citing issues with leadership, Joe Fitzekam, Annette Sabol Soule, Pat English and Beth Perak submitted letters of resignation after a June 17 closed-session meeting.
  The conflict stemmed from a June 2 closed-session meeting in which the GRF board split 6-5 in favor of a resolution that approved a $5.5 mil
  
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• How Disneyland will enforce mandatory mask rule when park reopens

  01-07-2020 15:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Disneyland plans to deploy a team whose primary job will be to enforce a new policy requiring visitors to wear protective face masks along with other COVID-19 health and safety protocols when the Anaheim theme park resort reopens following an extended coronavirus closure.
  Mandatory mask policies have become a lightning rod in American culture amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the debate over face coverings extends to the Disneyland faithful as well.
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• Sparks’ new social justice initiative focuses on voting and immigration reform

  01-07-2020 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Voting is paramount for Candace Parker, in part because the L.A. Sparks’ star is an avid reader and history buff.
  “I’m a big reader and I’m huge into history, the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, and World War II, in the 1940s,” Parker said by phone. “And just through reading, you realize people were dying to vote. It’s so important for us to understand how important voting is and how much people fought for that to be a choice of ours.”
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• Police unions’ power wanes, but how about teachers?

  01-07-2020 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The fatal suffocation of George Floyd with a Minneapolis policeman’s knee pressing his neck into the pavement has ignited righteous outrage about police violence around the globe.
  It also has focused much-needed attention on the cozy relationship between police unions and politicians and the laws and policies that protect violence-prone officers from consequences for their acts.
  The unions get what they want from local and state officials, not only legal protections but generous salaries a
  
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• MLB teams not able to disclose who goes on injured list due to virus

  01-07-2020 10:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Trying to find out the status of a baseball player coming back from an ankle injury definitely will be easier than learning whether someone tested positive for the coronavirus.
  Major League Baseball said Tuesday that a team will not specifically announce a COVID-19 injured list placement for a player who is removed from the club after testing positive, just an IL trip.
  MLB’s operations manual says a positive test, exhibiting symptoms that require isolation for additional assessment or expo
  
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• Spring wrap-up Q&A: Aliso Niguel boys lacrosse coach says team had ‘an outstanding opportunity’ as a D2 front-runner

  01-07-2020 08:19 via ocregister.com
  
  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.
  Zach Henderson, Aliso Niguel boys lacrosse
  Q: How are you adapting to being home every day during the spring?
  A: It was certainly very difficult. In relation to everything, us being asked to stay home isn’t necessarily
  
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• Laguna Beach to close its beaches on July 4th

  01-07-2020 04:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Laguna Beach’s city beaches will be closed on the Fourth of July in light of an accelerating spread of the coronavirus in Orange County that has been concerning officials the last few days.
  The unanimous City Council decision followed an hours-long discussion on ways to mitigate problems associated with large crowds gathering on the city’s beaches – especially with a popular holiday coming up – and a spike in COVID cases in Orange County. If there is the need, City Manage
  
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• Laguna Beach to close its beaches on Fourth of July

  01-07-2020 04:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Laguna Beach’s city beaches will be closed on the Fourth of July in light of an accelerating spread of the coronavirus in Orange County that has been concerning officials the last few days.
  The unanimous City Council decision followed an hours-long discussion on ways to mitigate problems associated with large crowds gathering on the city’s beaches – especially with a popular holiday coming up – and a spike in COVID cases in Orange County. If there is the need, City Manage
  
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• Costly split roll initiative won’t deliver promised revenues

  01-07-2020 04:23 via ocregister.com
  
  When it comes to assessing homes or businesses, there is not a Democratic or Republican way. County assessors fairly and equitably administer California’s complex property tax laws and regulations. We try to ignore the political consequences of our actions. Sometimes our assessments result in property tax increases. Other times, we lower property taxes to reflect declining real estate values.
  As residents and taxpayers, we care about adequate funding for schools and local governments, as w
  
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• 2 arrested by Fountain Valley Police posing as stolen cement-mixer buyers

  01-07-2020 04:04 via ocregister.com
  
  A pair of Santa Ana residents suspected of stealing a $3,000 cement-mixer in Fountain Valley and attempting to sell it thought they had an arrangement with a buyer, but were instead met by police who arrested them over the weekend, officials said Tuesday, June 30.
  Richard Moya, 39, and Manuel Erenas, 41, were taken into custody Sunday, June 28, in the area of Euclid and Fifth Streets in Santa Ana, Fountain Valley Police Department officials said in a news release. They had been waiting there for
  
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• Bishop Alemany corner Jaylin Smith commits to USC

  01-07-2020 03:25 via ocregister.com
  
  After a lull in activity, USC added another commit to its 2021 recruiting class on Tuesday.
  Bishop Alemany cornerback Jaylin Smith committed to the Trojans, announcing the news on social media, thanking his parents and coaches for getting him to this point.
  “You have made so many sacrifices for our family and your efforts never go unnoticed,” Smith wrote to his parents on Twitter. “Mom, you will always be my Guardian Angel and I promise to do my best to make you proud.”
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• Defendant in Southern California semen-tainted flute case agrees to plead guilty

  01-07-2020 03:18 via ocregister.com
  
  An international music program founder who allegedly distributed semen-tainted flutes to schools in Orange and Los Angeles counties and traveled to the Philippines to have sex with minors is expected to plead guilty to federal and state charges in October.
  John Edward Zeretzke, 61, of Ventura, who formed Flutes Across the World in 2009 and has worked with thousands of children across the United States, has agreed to plead guilty to one federal count of production of child pornography and six sta
  
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• Coronavirus: 779 new cases and 10 new deaths reported in Orange County as of June 30

  01-07-2020 03:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County Health Care Agency  reported 10 new deaths as of Tuesday, June 30, increasing the total number of people who have died from the coronavirus to 340 in the county.
  Of the 340 deaths, 175 were listed as people in skilled nursing facilities and two were listed as homeless.
  There were 779 new cases of the virus confirmed on Tuesday. The cumulative case total is now 13,843 since testing began in March. The seven-day average for daily cases reported rose to 366, dating back to Ju
  
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• Officials caution Orange County residents to be aware of the dangers of fireworks

  01-07-2020 02:42 via ocregister.com
  
  From burned hands to blast injuries and hospitalization, officials from law enforcement and fire agencies on Tuesday, June 30, detailed the danger of setting off fireworks.
  The joint effort – coordinated by the Orange County Fire Authority, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Veteran’s Hospital Long Beach and Garden Grove Animal Control – focused on children, veterans and pets.
  Fireworks cause about 13,000 injuries in the U.S. every year, officials said.
  And, veterans
  
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• Trial begins for man accused of strangling 81-year-old Newport Beach resident

  01-07-2020 02:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Trial began Tuesday for a Nevada man accused of strangling an 81-year-old man to death in the bedroom of a Newport Beach home in what is suspected to be a financially-motivated killing.
  Deputy District Attorney Whitney Bokosky, during opening statements in the special circumstances murder trial of Anthony Thomas Garcia, described an elaborate web of familial links between Garcia and Abelardo Lopez Estacion, as well as the financial issues that the prosecutor alleged led Garcia to kill Estacion i
  
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