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• Pop Smoke’s social media led killers to Hollywood Hills home, police say

  09-07-2020 23:58
  
  By STEFANIE DAZIO | Associated Press
  LOS ANGELES — Authorities believe rising rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed during a Los Angeles home-invasion robbery in February after his social media posts led five suspects to the house he was renting, police said after detectives arrested the group Thursday morning.
  Los Angeles police had initially discounted a robbery theory in the days after the 20-year-old rapper’s death Feb. 19 at a home in the Hollywood Hills. Pop Smoke’s legal
  
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• USC agrees to part ways with men’s golf coach Chris Zambri

  09-07-2020 23:44
  
  USC and men’s golf coach Chris Zambri have mutually agreed to part ways, the two parties announced in a statement Thursday.
  Zambri, who played at USC in college, had spent 14 years at the helm of the men’s golf program, winning three conference titles and three NCAA regional titles in his tenure, including a Pac-10 championship in his first year in 2007.
  “It was an honor to coach my alma mater. I was fortunate to work with so many great teams and players,” he said in a st
  
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• Dodgers set to start 2021 season on the road

  09-07-2020 22:47
  
  For the first time in five years, the Dodgers will start their regular season away from home, according to a preliminary 2021 schedule released Thursday by Major League Baseball.
  The Dodgers are slated to play the Colorado Rockies on April 1, 2021. Their first home game is scheduled for April 9 against the Washington Nationals. That homestand concludes April 15, giving the Dodgers their traditional home date when Jackie Robinson Day is observed by all 30 MLB teams.
  The schedule features 162 game
  
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• Why CalPERS, the country’s largest pension fund, is getting into banking

  09-07-2020 22:27
  
  Retired DMV clerks, former firefighters and aging government bean-counters across California, put on your three-piece suits: You might be getting into the banking business.
  The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, which manages a nearly $400 billion basket of nest eggs for retired public workers across the state, is wading into the rollicking market for private debt.
  It used to be that lending directly to small and medium-sized companies not traded on public stock exchanges was
  
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• Coronavirus unemployment: California jobless claims drop for two weeks in a row

  09-07-2020 22:10
  
  California’s battered job market showed signs of improvement amid widespread business shutdowns and cutbacks due to the coronavirus with a decrease in first-time claims for unemployment, federal labor officials reported Thursday.
  An estimated 267,100 workers California filed initial claims for jobless benefits during the week that ended on July 4, which was down about 10,000 from the 277,400 who filed unemployment claims for the first time during the week ending on June 27, according to a
  
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• Del Mar Opening Day consensus picks for Friday July 10

  09-07-2020 21:57
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Friday, July 10 for racing at opening day at Del Mar.
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• Angels set to open 2021 season at home

  09-07-2020 21:34
  
  The Angels’ four-year streak of opening the season in Oakland is set to end in 2021.
  Major League Baseball released its 2021 schedule Thursday – still two weeks shy of the opening of the coronavirus-shortened 2020 season – and the Angels are set to open at home against the Chicago White Sox on April 1.While we’re waiting for the 2020 season to start, here’s the 2021 #Angels schedule. I am ready for 2021. pic.twitter.com/Pu70g6iSqs
  — Jeff Fletcher (@JeffFletche
  
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• Fullerton police continue to investigate death of infant found in car

  09-07-2020 21:24
  
  Police were investigating the death of a baby under the age of 2 found left in a car in the downtown Fullerton area on Wednesday.
  Officers were called at 3:34 p.m. to the 400 block of West Wilshire Avenue for reports of an infant in a vehicle not breathing, Fullerton Sgt. Eric Bridges said.
  The car was parked in front of the family’s home in a small apartment complex, Bridges said. By the time officers arrived, the child had been taken out of the car by someone.
  “Officers immediately
  
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• Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in federal prison

  09-07-2020 21:19
  
  NEW YORK  — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, was returned to federal prison, weeks after his early release to serve the remainder of his sentence at home because of the coronavirus pandemic, the federal Bureau of Prisons said Thursday.
  In a statement to The Associated Press, the Bureau of Prisons said Cohen had “refused the conditions of his home confinement and as a result, has been returned to a BOP facility.” His return to
  
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• How soon will fixed mortgage rates fall below 2%?

  09-07-2020 20:59
  
  Can you believe it?
  This week Freddie Mac made the announcement heard around the world. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is at 3.03%, the lowest in Freddie’s survey history dating back to 1971.
  And, rates are headed even lower. The 15-year fixed-rate is bound to be under 2% by year’s end. The 30-year fixed will be under 2% sometime next year.
  Let’s look at the trendlines.
  Mortgage rates tend to follow the 10-year Treasury rates. These days mortgage rates are running much higher
  
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• Southern California home prices to drop for 1st time in 8 years, forecast says

  09-07-2020 20:36
  
  “Bubble Watch” digs into trends that may indicate economic and/or housing market troubles ahead.
  Buzz: One major real estate data tracker, CoreLogic, is projecting the first significant Southern California home-price drop in eight years.
  Source: CoreLogic’s home price indexes tracks gains and losses on individual properties. That’s a bit different than other benchmarks tied to changes in broader measurements such as median or average sale prices.
  The Trend
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• Orange County home price forecast to drop 5.2%, 1st decline in 8 years

  09-07-2020 20:36
  
  “Bubble Watch” digs into trends that may indicate economic and/or housing market troubles ahead.
  Buzz: One major real estate data tracker, CoreLogic, is projecting the first significant Southern California home-price drop in eight years.
  Source: CoreLogic’s home price indexes track gains and losses on individual properties. That’s a bit different than other benchmarks tied to changes in broader measurements such as median or average sale prices.
  The Trend
  CoreLogic’
  
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• JetBlue will end service in Long Beach in October, transfer routes to LAX

  09-07-2020 20:04
  
  JetBlue will end service at the Long Beach Airport as part of a move to consolidate its routes in the Los Angeles region, the company announced Thursday, July 9.
  The last day of the airline’s service in Long Beach will be Oct. 6. Many of the routes that JetBlue offered in Long Beach will be move to the Los Angeles International Airport. The airline will, however, maintain its service at the Hollywood Burbank Airport, the Ontario International Airport, the San Diego International Airport an
  
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• Critic’s Notebook: When readers critique the critic

  09-07-2020 20:03
  
  I get a lot of mail. People love critiquing the critic. Sometimes they really let me have it. 
  A guy named Rich wrote to tell me to he’s fed up with me writing about spicy food. “I am afraid you have finally done it, Mr. Johnson! Your taste buds need a level of ‘fire’ that only a dragon could understand! Very few humans could tolerate the degree of spiciness you depict in your reviews lately! It’s too bad that you have burned out your taste buds because you use
  
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• San Clemente will spend $78K to figure out why human waste bacteria is in the ocean near the pier

  09-07-2020 19:56
  
  San Clemente city officials are serious about getting the water under their iconic pier clear of bacteria and off Heal The Bay’s Beach Bummer list.
  On Tuesday, July 7, the City Council approved nearly $78,000 to complete a study that has searched for several years for the cause of high bacteria levels found in the ocean beneath the pier and the Pier Bowl watershed. The city has gotten a pigeon problem under better control, eliminating much of their waste from the equation, but recent testi
  
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• Justices rule swath of Oklahoma remains tribal reservation

  09-07-2020 19:39
  
  By SEAN MURPHY and JESSICA GRESKO
  WASHINGTON  — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a large chunk of eastern Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation, a decision that state and federal officials have warned could throw Oklahoma into chaos.
  The court’s 5-4 decision, written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, means that Oklahoma prosecutors lack the authority to pursue criminal cases against American Indian defendants in parts of Oklahoma that include most of Tulsa, the state&rsquo
  
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• Nashville out of MLS tournament after 9 players test positive for coronavirus

  09-07-2020 19:33
  
  Nashville SC has withdrawn from Major League Soccer’s MLS is Back tournament in Florida after nine players tested positive for the coronavirus, the league announced Thursday.
  Nashville is the second team to withdraw from the tournament. FC Dallas had to pull out after 10 players and a coach tested positive for COVID-19.
  “Due to the number of positive tests, the club has been unable to train since arriving in Orlando and would not be able to play matches,” MLS Commissioner Don G
  
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• SpaceX reschedules satellite launch for Saturday

  09-07-2020 19:27
  
  HAWTHORNE — Hawthorne-based SpaceX will try again Saturday to launch its twice-delayed mission to deploy nearly 60 satellites into orbit.
  The launch of the Starlink satellites was originally scheduled for June 26 from Cape Canaveral in Florida but was scrubbed at the last minute to allow for more pre-flight equipment checks. SpaceX tried again Wednesday morning, but that launch had to be canceled due to bad weather.
  The company announced Thursday that the launch has now been rescheduled fo
  
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• Dunn: Connor Seabold gets last-minute call to Phillies’ training camp

  09-07-2020 19:10
  
  Connor Seabold started making summer plans outside of baseball, but an 11th hour phone call to the big leagues changed everything.
  “It’s funny, I got the call on Saturday (June 27), one day before the deadline when teams turn in their rosters,” said Seabold, a 6-foot-2, right-handed pitcher who will play for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2020, following a shutdown of Major League Baseball in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  “We knew we had a week before everything s
  
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• Long lines greet reopening of Downtown Disney

  09-07-2020 19:08
  
  Long lines that would put Space Mountain to shame greeted shoppers returning to Downtown Disney on Thursday morning, July 9 after a nearly four-month closure of the outdoor mall next to Disneyland.
  Socially distanced, mask-wearing crowds emphatically answered the question on the minds of Downtown Disney merchants: Will any shoppers come to the outdoor mall while Disneyland remains closed indefinitely?
  An endlessly snaking line with parties 6 feet apart wound its way from the entrance of the Worl
  
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• Drummond: Filing period opens for local offices, what will the coronavirus impact be?

  09-07-2020 19:05
  
  A four-week filing period beginning July 13 for City Council, school and library trustee and water director positions on the Nov. 3 ballot is expected to draw far fewer candidates than past elections because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  Many traditional campaign techniques, such as speaking at group meetings and contacting voters on neighborhood walks, will be severely limited, as will fundraising events needed to finance runs for the non-partisan offices.
  These factors will give a strong boost
  
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• The Eat Index: OC: Original Beachwood BBQ and Brewing location closes 🍻

  09-07-2020 18:59
  
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  Main Course
  Beachwood BBQ & Brewing in Seal Beach had closed in mid-March at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis. It was simply selling beer to go, and as weeks and months dragged on, it just became unfeasible to reopen. Owners announced on July 1 that it was closing permanently. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram)
  The original Beachwood BBQ & Brewing location in
  
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• Missing Seoul mayor’s body found after massive search

  09-07-2020 18:47
  
  By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG
  SEOUL, South Korea — The missing mayor of South Korea’s capital, reportedly embroiled in sexual harassment allegations, was found dead early Friday, more than half a day after giving his daughter a will-like message and then leaving home, police said.
  Police said they located Park Won-soon’s body near a traditional restaurant in wooded hills in northern Seoul, more than seven hours after they launched a massive search for him.
  His daughter ca
  
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• Wells Fargo preparing for thousands of job cuts

  09-07-2020 18:42
  
  By Hannah Levitt, Bloomberg
  Wells Fargo & Co., the largest employer among U.S. banks, is preparing to cut thousands of jobs starting later this year, potentially setting a bleak precedent for an industry that’s been resisting mass layoffs as the coronavirus pandemic worsens.
  Pressure to dramatically reduce costs is coming to a head inside the bank, prompting executives to draft plans that may ultimately eliminate tens of thousands of positions, people with knowledge of the confidential
  
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• Climate change keeps changing the game for home gardeners

  09-07-2020 18:31
  
  By DEAN FOSDICK
  Every year now, gardeners should be rethinking what they grow and where because of climate change, experts say.
  The growing season has become longer, delivering bigger harvests but requiring more weeding and controls. Plants are under stress because of rising temperatures, less frequent but more intense precipitation, and changed pest and disease problems. Flowers and the insects that pollinate them are falling out of sync.
  “Conditions have become more challenging for garde
  
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• Funk band War to play outdoors at Pala Casino, Spa; here’s how to get tickets

  09-07-2020 18:13
  
  Funk band War, known for such hits as “Why Can’t We Be Friends,” “Low Rider” and “The World Is A Ghetto,” will perform an outdoor show before a socially distanced audience at Pala Casino, Spa & Resort’s Starlight Theater on Saturday, Sept. 19, according to a news release from the resort.
  The September performance is part of Funky Funk Get Down – Big Grooves & Dance Moves concert series, which features funk, soul and R&B bands on s
  
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• Master Gardener: Diagnosing black spots on roses

  09-07-2020 18:12
  
  Q: I live on the peninsula in OC.  My rose bushes’ leaves have developed black spots. My soil is very sandy.  Could a lack of nutrients in the soil cause this problem?  
  A: Black spot on roses is caused by a fungus (Diplocarpon rosae). If left uncontrolled, it can weaken the plant and make it susceptible to other diseases.
  Black spot can be prevented by early morning watering and taking care not to wet the leaves. Rake up fallen leaves and prune away diseased foliage. D
  
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• How hot is it getting Thursday in your Southern California community?

  09-07-2020 18:10
  
  LOS ANGELES — A heat wave is about to wash over Southern California, generating triple-digit highs in LA County beginning Saturday, while Orange County communities will remain in the 90s.
  The hottest location in LA County over the weekend will be the Antelope Valley, with extended triple-digit heat from 100 to 107 degrees, according to a National Weather Service statement. Saturday and Sunday will be the heat wave’s hottest days.
  The weather service urged area residents to stay hydra
  
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• Bed Bath & Beyond to close 200 stores in next 2 years

  09-07-2020 18:05
  
  By Jordyn Holman, Bloomberg
  Bed Bath & Beyond plans to shrink its store base, closing 200 stores over the next two years in a bid to cut costs and weather one of retail’s most challenging periods yet.
  The home goods retailer, which operates more than 950 of its namesake stores in the U.S. and Canada, declined to say how many jobs will be eliminated when it shutters about one-fifth of locations. It will try to place associates in surrounding stores when possible, and more details will b
  
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• Here is what really scares ‘Belzebuth’ actor Tobin Bell

  09-07-2020 17:55
  
  Actor Tobin Bell isn’t afraid to face demons, but he doesn’t like it.
  The 77-year-old is best known for portraying John Kramer/Jigsaw, the antagonist of the “Saw” horror film franchise. But in one of his latest movies, he’s dealing with religion, demonology and law enforcement in Mexico to help put a stop to a series of terrorist attacks against children in the Spanish-English language horror film, “Belzebuth.”
  The film is available via AMC’s Shudd
  
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• Analysis: The NBA has shifted its standard for the bubble from ‘safe’ to ‘safer than elsewhere’

  09-07-2020 17:00
  
  Back in April, when it was becoming clear that what was once envisioned as perhaps a month-long hiatus would be much, much longer, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said that safety was the league’s No. 1 concern.
  The NBA wanted to return, to help boost the nation’s spirits and perhaps help kickstart an economic comeback. But safety, Silver said at the time, was paramount.
  “I can say that I think all these team owners are in this business because they love the game, they love the co
  
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• Supreme Court rules Trump cannot block release of financial records

  09-07-2020 16:24
  
  By Adam Liptak
  WASHINGTON  — he Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for prosecutors in New York to see President Trump’s financial records, a stunning defeat for Trump but a decision that probably means the records will be shielded from public scrutiny under grand jury secrecy rules until after the election, and perhaps indefinitely.
  In a separate decision, the court ruled that Congress could not, at least for now, see many of the same records. The vote in both c
  
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• Supreme Court rules prosecutor can obtain Trump taxes; Congress bid for records on hold

  09-07-2020 16:24
  
  By MARK SHERMAN
  WASHINGTON  —The Supreme Court on Thursday kept a hold on President Donald Trump’s financial records that Congress has been seeking for more than a year. The ruling returns the case to lower courts, with no clear prospect for when the case might ultimately be resolved.
  The 7-2 outcome is at least a short-term victory for Trump, who has strenuously sought to keep his financial records private.
  The decision came after the court upheld the Manhattan DA’s deman
  
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• Supreme Court rules Manhattan DA can obtain Trump taxes

  09-07-2020 16:24
  
  By MARK SHERMAN
  WASHINGTON  — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a prosecutor’s demand for President Donald Trump’s tax returns as part of a criminal investigation that includes hush-money payments to women who claim they had affairs with Trump.
  The court ruled 7-2 in a case in which it heard arguments by telephone in May because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  The records are held by Trump’s longtime accounting firm, Mazars USA, which has said it would comply with a
  
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• Summer fruit is ripening fast in the heat: Here’s what to do

  09-07-2020 16:15
  
  1. As fast-growing shrubbery next to walkways and houses grows beyond its proper bounds and gets in the way, trim it back to shape. However, don’t just hedge-sheer or whack indiscriminately; that results in a bundle of sticks rather than a leafy pretty plant. Cut back each offending branch to a leaf or side-stem well within the acceptable boundary so there’s room for new sprouts to grow several inches. This way the plants will retain an attractive and more natural appearance and be p
  
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• This gardening challenge may require you to hedge your bets

  09-07-2020 15:53
  
  Would you be kind enough to recommend several very fast-growing hedges that need only half a day of sunlight? I would like them to remain full and close to the ground as they grow. They will be in a row about 55 feet by 5 feet tall. We have poor clay soil. — Gerta McKeehan, West Hills
  You have a double challenge with only half-day sun and clay soil. For this reason, I would be cautious about committing to a single plant species for such a long hedge. Plant two or three different species in
  
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• Layoffs stuck at high level as 1.3 million seek jobless aid

  09-07-2020 15:40
  
  By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
  WASHINGTON — More than 1.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a historically high pace that shows that many employers are still laying people off in the face of a resurgent coronavirus.
  The persistently elevated level of layoffs are occurring as a spike in virus cases has forced six states to reverse their move to reopen businesses. Those six — Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan and Texas — make up one-third of th
  
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• Federal loans to OC businesses may have saved more than 700,000 jobs

  09-07-2020 15:31
  
  After the coronavirus pandemic wreaked disaster on businesses large and small, an emergency federal loan program was a lifeline for many, including more than 64,000 Orange County companies that received billions of dollars to help pay their expenses.
  Most importantly, the Paycheck Protection Program may have saved nearly 740,000 jobs here in the short term, according to newly released federal data.
  Businesses and nonprofits that received loans provided estimates on how many workers they expected
  
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• Magnitude-3.0 earthquake hits Riverside

  09-07-2020 14:41
  
  RIVERSIDE — An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.0 struck in Riverside early Thursday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage.
  The quake struck at 3:03 a.m at a depth of about 2 1/2 miles and was centered near Challen Park, close to the intersection of California Avenue and Van Buren Boulevard, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
  Authorities did not immediately report any damage or injuries.
  Related Articles Did you feel the magnitude-5.8 quake that hit central
  
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• Chaos in California’s unemployment insurance program

  09-07-2020 11:37
  
  Long before the COVID-19 shredded California’s economy, the state’s unemployment insurance program was deeply troubled.
  Thanks to a decades-long political stalemate, the unemployment system, managed by the Employment Development Department (EDD), had scant reserves to handle a recession. The unemployment fund had been sharply depleted during the Great Recession and EDD officials had warned for years that the fund was deficient, but nothing was done.
  Moreover, the Great Recession
  
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• America can’t eat without farmworkers

  09-07-2020 11:33
  
  Under the clear blue sky here in the Central Valley, our farmworkers are continuing to practice social distancing on the job. In the fields, they’re working no less than six feet apart. We hold regular “tailgate meetings” before shifts, to discuss food safety and COVID-19 prevention.
  Although our workers are still showing up to work day after day, a serious worker shortage looms. The majority of those who are picking crops are migrant workers who came to California to provide f
  
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• If you care about public health, fight racism

  09-07-2020 09:05
  
  The protests that have swept the nation for the past month have highlighted the systemic racism that plagues so many of our institutions. Given the widespread nature of the protests — in big cities and small towns, in red states and blue states — there finally appears to be a critical mass of support for taking concrete action to fight racism.
  A good starting point for those efforts? Health care. All too often, medical professionals are oblivious to the
  
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• Teen arrested, suspected of starting fire that burned Johnny Rebs’ building in Orange

  09-07-2020 08:06
  
  A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with a fire that burned the former Johnny Rebs’ restaurant in Orange on Monday evening.
  Phil McMullin, spokesman for the Orange Police Department, said the boy was arrested Tuesday evening.
  The boy was arrested on suspicion of arson and booked into juvenile hall, police said.
  The fire broke out along the 2900 block of East Chapman Avenue, fire officials said. The Orange Fire Department sent roughly 30 firefighters to
  
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• Ventura County lake searched after ‘Glee’ actress Naya Rivera goes missing while boating

  09-07-2020 08:00
  
  Authorities say “Glee” star Naya Rivera is missing and being searched for at a Southern California lake.
  The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department late Wednesday confirmed that Rivera, 33, is the person being searched for in the waters of Lake Piru, which is approximately 56 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
  KNBC reported late Wednesday that Rivera rented a pontoon boat at the Lake Piru reservoir Wednesday and that her young son was found on the boat wearing a life vest. R
  
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• ‘Glee’ actress Naya Rivera missing in lake in Ventura County

  09-07-2020 08:00
  
  Authorities say former “Glee” star Naya Rivera is missing and being searched for at a Southern California lake.
  The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department late Wednesday confirmed that Rivera, 33, is the person being searched for in the waters of Lake Piru, which is approximately 56 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
  KNBC reported late Wednesday that Rivera rented a pontoon boat at the Lake Piru reservoir Wednesday and that her young son was found on the boat wearing a life
  
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• ‘Glee’ actress Naya Rivera missing after boating with son on Ventura County lake

  09-07-2020 08:00
  
  Authorities say “Glee” star Naya Rivera is missing and being searched for at a Southern California lake.
  The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department late Wednesday confirmed that Rivera, 33, is the person being searched for in the waters of Lake Piru, which is approximately 56 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
  KNBC reported late Wednesday that Rivera rented a pontoon boat at the Lake Piru reservoir Wednesday and that her young son was found on the boat wearing a life vest. R
  
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• Corona del Mar features two senior transfers in five-man quarterback competition

  09-07-2020 07:51
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe quarterback position at Corona del Mar has become one coveted spot.
  The reigning CIF-SS Division 3 and state 1-A champion Sea Kings have two senior transfers in a five-man competition after the recent arrival of former Mission Hills of San Marcos quarterback Jackson Oksnee, Corona del Mar football coach Dan O’Shea confirmed Wednesday.
  O’Shea said Oksnee, a 6-foot, 185-pound senior, is wor
  
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• Orange County boys, girls all-star basketball games canceled because of coronavirus

  09-07-2020 03:55
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe coronavirus pandemic has claimed another Orange County showcase event for Class of 2020 seniors.
  The Orange County boys and girls all-star basketball games, sponsored by the Orange Coast Optimist Club, have been canceled because of the coronavirus, organizer Jesse James said Wednesday.
  “The writing was on the wall,” James said of the games, originally scheduled for May 9 at Cypress Colleg
  
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• Mom claims racism behind prosecution of man who stabbed roommate in Buena Park

  09-07-2020 03:41
  
  This much everybody can agree on: something was wrong with 29-year-old Donte Epps on Oct. 4, 2019, when he attacked his female roommate with a 9-inch knife in their Buena Park apartment.
  Dangerously agitated, Epps said something about trying to protect his roommate, but then stabbed her in the chest and continued the assault even after police arrived, according to those close to the investigation.
  Epps, who has a real estate license and worked selling luxury cars, was arrested on suspicion of at
  
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• Bird lovers skeptical of Coastal Commission’s moves to end illegal dog beach in Newport Beach

  09-07-2020 03:40
  
  Dog owners and bird lovers have clashed for years over the Santa Ana River mouth area, home to two rare bird species — and the conflict appears likely to continue at the illegal dog beach.
  The Coastal Commission on Wednesday approved two measures intended to discourage dogs, their owners and dog walking companies from the stretch of sand. But environmentalists and several commissioners say the proposals are inadequate to protect the threatened snowy plover and endangered least tern in the
  
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