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• Enjoying a movie under the stars at a distance

  21-07-2020 22:15
  
  OC Parks hosted a three-night run of “Jurassic Park” at a new theater: a drive-in set up at Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley.
  Using a big inflatable screen, the county parks department hosted an outdoor movie under the stars this weekend. Community members could reserve a space to park and watch the movie will socially distances from other.
  Watch ocparks.com for future movie nights.
  Some of the hundreds of people sit next to their vehicles as they prepare to watch the Jurassic Par
  
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• Stars must align for Rams to return to playoffs, history says

  21-07-2020 22:04
  
  Editor’s note: This is one in a series of stories looking at the upcoming Rams season in the context of the team’s rich history. As the franchise starts a new era with the move to SoFi Stadium, we’re considering how current stars compare to all-time Rams greats, the ways this year’s squad is like and unlike past Rams teams, and what history says about the Rams’ chances in 2020.
  After surprising everyone by missing the playoffs in 2019, the Rams will try to surprise,
  
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• San Juan Capistrano mansion, scene of Sachs double-murder, sells for $3.8 million

  21-07-2020 21:54
  
  After being on and off the market for the last four years, an infamous San Juan Capistrano mansion has found a buyer for $3.75 million, down just over 34% from the initial asking price.
  In June 2016, the home had listed at $5.695 million. It dropped that July to $4.995 million and continued to fall. By May 2020, it was listed at $3.999 million.
  The house has changed ownership twice after Ashton Sachs shot and killed his parents and left his then 8-year-old brother paralyzed as they slept one nig
  
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• Walmart to close its stores on Thanksgiving Day

  21-07-2020 21:33
  
  By Anne D’Innocenzio | The Associated Press
  Walmart will be closing its namesake stores and Sam’s Clubs on Thanksgiving Day this year, saying it wants to have its employees spend time with their families during the coronavirus pandemic.
  The move, announced Tuesday, marks the first major indication of how COVID will affect Black Friday store shopping, which for almost a decade kicked off with big crowds on the turkey feast and expanded into Friday.
  Given Walmart’s clout as the n
  
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• 10 most expensive Disneyland items in auction featuring 1,100 theme park collectibles

  21-07-2020 21:27
  
  An upcoming auction featuring hundreds of Disneyland items expected to fetch as much as $70,000 apiece will give hard-core Disney fans a chance to add a part of the Anaheim theme park’s history to their personal memorabilia collections.
  Van Eaton Galleries in Sherman Oaks will hold the Disneyland 65th anniversary auction on Aug. 15 and 16.
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• Senate panel approves Trump’s controversial Fed nominee

  21-07-2020 21:20
  
  By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
  WASHINGTON — The Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday approved President Donald Trump’s choice of Judy Shelton for the Federal Reserve board of governors on a party-line vote, overcoming widespread questions about her qualifications for the Fed.
  Committee Chairman Sen. Mike Crapo, Republican of Idaho, said that Shelton had reassured him and other GOP senators that she recognizes the Federal Reserve’s independence from the rest of the government and also su
  
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• ‘Stay calm’: Walmart trains staff how to deal with the maskless

  21-07-2020 20:10
  
  By Matthew Boyle, Bloomberg
  Walmart has some advice for employees who have the unenviable task of reminding shoppers to wear masks: Stay calm, listen intently and show understanding. But if customers insist on walking in without one, staffers should just get out of the way.
  That’s the message from a short training video for Walmart’s new “Health Ambassador” role. The two-minute guide, which was obtained by Bloomberg News, teaches employees how to deal with custo
  
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• Dana Point man indicted in healthcare fraud now faces tax-evasion charge

  21-07-2020 20:06
  
  A 36-year-old Dana Point man faces a tax-evasion charge on top of being previously indicted by a federal grand jury related to a healthcare fraud case.
  Matthew Hogan Peters was charged this week with tax evasion, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Peters is accused of not paying approximately $5.49 million in federal income taxes from 2014 through 2017, authorities said.
  Prosecutors said Peters diverted millions of dollars in corporate revenue for personal uses, including funding rea
  
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• Feds probe men’s rights lawyer in San Bernardino County killing

  21-07-2020 19:54
  
  By MICHAEL BALSAMO and STEFANIE DAZIO
  WASHINGTON MUR — Federal investigators are examining whether a suspect in the ambush shooting of a federal judge’s family in New Jersey also killed a fellow men’s rights lawyer in California, a law enforcement official said.
  The federal agents are trying to determine whether Roy Den Hollander, who was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound the day after an attack that killed the judge’s son and wounded her husband, had any role
  
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• Why Jim Gaffigan’s new ‘Tourist’ Amazon special takes him to new places in comedy

  21-07-2020 19:53
  
  After “Beyond the Pale” and “King Baby” made Jim Gaffigan a stand-up star, he remained a reliable presence, with five stand-up specials in an eight-year run.But while maintaining his affable stand-up brand, Gaffigan has also spent the last decade pushing himself in new directions such as creating the sitcom “The Jim Gaffigan Show” and acting in dramatic roles in movies like “Chappaquiddick,” “American Dreamer” and two new films, “
  
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• Trump excluding those in U.S. illegally from reapportionment

  21-07-2020 19:36
  
  By JILL COLVIN and KEVIN FREKING
  WASHINGTON  — President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that seeks to bar people in the U.S. illegally from being counted in congressional reapportionment, a move that drew immediate criticism from Democratic officials.
  The Supreme Court blocked the administration’s effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census form, with a majority saying the administration’s rationale for the citizenship question — to help enforce
  
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• Developer hits pause button on One Metro West project in Costa Mesa

  21-07-2020 19:28
  
  Developer Rose Equities has asked Costa Mesa to postpone consideration of One Metro West, a 15.23-acre project that would add 1,057 apartments, 25,000 square feet of offices and 6,000 square feet of retail shops off Sunflower Avenue next to SOCO.
  The project won the Planning Commission’s support in May and was expected to go to the City Council soon after for final approval. But the developer sought and received a delay until November.
  “We felt that it would be appropriate to ta
  
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• Biden’s $775 billion ‘caring economy’ plan financed with real estate taxes

  21-07-2020 19:06
  
  By Tyler Pager, Bloomberg
  Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a $775 billion plan to bolster child care and care for the elderly that would be financed by taxes on real-estate investors with incomes of more than $400,000 as well as increased tax compliance by high-income earners.
  The Biden campaign did not fully explain how the plan for a “caring economy” would be financed, but officials highlighted some tax breaks they would seek to eliminate to raise revenue.
  In particular, a senior camp
  
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• 6,818 apply for 80 Irvine apartments with rent as low as $590

  21-07-2020 19:05
  
  Want another sign of the hurdles many households face in finding housing that won’t bust their family budgets?
  An affordable apartment project in Irvine drew 6,818 applications for 80 units.
  The city-inspired Irvine Community Land Trust has closed the interest list for the new Salerno complex where income-qualified rents will start as low as $590 monthly. Salerno, the trust’s fourth affordable rental project, will have 24 one-bedroom, 16 two-bedroom and 40 three-bedroom apartments wi
  
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• Fantasies involving English accents and reptiles distract from ‘Manor Madness’

  21-07-2020 18:41
  
  I have always been a sucker for an English accent, Welsh too. Michael Caine was my pretend love for years.
  Now in isolation my fantasies have become strange, more weird than usual, some would say troubling.
  I find I’m attracted to the Geico gecko lizard. So adorable. His accent thrills me. I do think he may have thyroid issues. He has bulging eyes, which is often a sign. I always liked the color green.
  Even so, green would not influence me to be drawn to Kermit the Frog in that way, nice a
  
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• Angels’ Keynan Middleton: ‘We must all take this fight against racial injustice seriously’

  21-07-2020 18:22
  
  Angels reliever Keynan Middleton, who kneeled and raised his right fist during the National Anthem on Monday night, released a statement on Tuesday morning relaying the message he was trying to send.
  “Racism is something I have dealt with my entire life. As a black man in this country it is my obligation to want to better the future for generations to come. Over the past few months I’ve been out in the community taking part in peaceful protests and having the difficult conversations
  
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• Patrick Beverley says training with Kawhi Leonard ‘changed my whole life’

  21-07-2020 18:20
  
  You might have noticed, Patrick Beverley is serious about winning. Like, ravenously so.
  Or … so he thought.
  Beverley recently described the three weeks he spent working out with Kawhi Leonard during the NBA hiatus as life-changing. And Leonard suggested Tuesday that, after the two spent that time training together, Beverley has come back from the break better than he was.
  The Clippers could benefit from such a development when play resumes this month, starting with a glimpse Wednesday dur
  
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• Men’s rights lawyer suspected in N.J. ambush is being investigated in San Bernardino County attorney killing

  21-07-2020 18:11
  
  By MICHAEL BALSAMO | Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — Federal investigators are examining whether a suspect in the ambush shooting of a federal judge’s family in New Jersey is also responsible for the killing of a fellow men’s rights lawyer in San Bernardino County, a law enforcement official said.
  The federal agents are trying to determine whether Roy Den Hollander, who is suspected of posing as a FedEx driver when he opened fire at the judge’s home on Sunday, killing her s
  
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• Knott’s Berry Farm extends sold out Taste of Calico food and beer event

  21-07-2020 18:10
  
  The sold-out Taste of Calico outdoor food, beer and wine event at Knott’s Berry Farm will be extended by popular demand while rides and shows at the Buena Park theme park remain closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  The Knott’s Taste of Calico event that allows visitors into the Ghost Town area of the park for the limited-time ticketed event will continue on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Aug. 9. The initial run of six dates from July 17-26 have all sold out. The extended run ad
  
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• This Mexican restaurant wants to turn a Long Beach intersection into a delicious corner

  21-07-2020 17:55
  
  With recipes that pay homage to his family roots in San Luis Potosí in Central Mexico, this Long Beach native wants to turn a Wrigley neighborhood intersection into a hot spot for fans of Mexican food.
  A September opening is expected for La Esquinita (the little corner) Mexican Grill, the first restaurant by experienced chef and Long Beach native Erik Vasquez.
  “It’s just authentic good quality homestyle cooking,” said Vasquez, who will be using traditional recipes from p
  
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• Orange County takes it outside during another wave of shutdowns

  21-07-2020 17:40
  
  For months, coronavirus has been an unwelcome visitor – wreaking havoc on lives and livelihoods. Now businesses around Orange County are fighting back with a time-honored retort: Take it outside.
  In an effort to survive the second wave of shutdowns, restaurants and gyms have scrambled to move tables and treadmills outside. Churches, too, set up canvasses for al fresco services.
  Taco Bell CEO Brian Niccol talks to 500 employees at a Quesalupa preview party held at the company's Irvine headq
  
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• Can Dodgers be ‘last man standing’ in baseball’s strange new world?

  21-07-2020 17:01
  
  LOS ANGELES >> Things are about to get weird.
  The coronavirus pandemic has rocked our world, remaking the sports landscape along with everything else. ‘Fight Island’ has been born along with ‘bubbles’ and ‘snitch lines’ as different sports try their own ways to bring games back into our lives — and revenue back into their coffers.
  Major League Baseball has chosen neither life in a bubble nor on an island. Instead, they will try to forge on with the
  
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• Dodgers head into 2020 with deepest roster in National League

  21-07-2020 17:00
  
  STARTING PITCHING
  The Dodgers subtracted Cy Young runner-up Hyun-Jin Ryu and Rich Hill from last year’s rotation and David Price from this year’s before the season even began — and still have depth that would be the envy of almost any other MLB team. Clayton Kershaw has looked healthier than he has been in years during this season’s bifurcated buildup. That health and a fall trip to Driveline Academy seem to have rejuvenated him heading into this shortened season. Walker
  
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• Women’s pro soccer coming to LA in 2022 behind expansion group led by Natalie Portman

  21-07-2020 16:59
  
  The National Women’s Soccer League is headed to Los Angeles.
  On Tuesday morning, the league announced an expansion group, including 14 former U.S. women’s national team players along with members of the entertainment industry, had won the right to bring a team into L.A. for 2022.
  The Athletic was the first to report the news.
  The league added that the team’s official name and venue partner will be announced before the end of the year. Currently, the group is going by Angel City
  
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• Women’s pro soccer coming back to LA in 2022 with ownership group led by Natalie Portman

  21-07-2020 16:59
  
  The National Women’s Soccer League is headed to Los Angeles.
  On Tuesday morning, the league announced an expansion group, including 14 former U.S. women’s national team players and a group of A-list actresses, had won the right to bring a team into L.A. for 2022.
  The Athletic was the first to report the news.
  The league added that the team’s official name and venue partner will be announced before the end of the year. Currently, the group is going by Angel City.#NWSL is coming
  
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• NWSL coming to LA in 2022 behind expansion group led by Natalie Portman

  21-07-2020 16:59
  
  The National Women’s Soccer League is headed to Los Angeles.
  On Tuesday morning, the league announced an expansion group, including 14 former U.S. women’s national team players along with members of Hollywood, had won the right to bring a team into L.A. for 2022.
  The Athletic was the first to report the news.
  The league added that the team’s official name and venue partner will be announced before the end of the year. Currently, the group is going by Angel City.#NWSL is coming
  
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• How a 42-year-old KNX-FM radio performance was saved, and how you can hear it

  21-07-2020 16:45
  
  One of the joys of the summer — and it has been even more apparent during the COVID-19 shutdowns and restrictions — is the ability to tune in to the re-creation of the Mellow Sound as heard on KNX-FM (now KCBS-FM, 93.1) on the internet via online streaming, a smartphone, or a smart speaker.
  Full disclosure: There are actually two re-creations with a slightly different feel, one at knxfm.com and another at knxfm93.com. Both are worthy, but in this instance, I am referring to the latte
  
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• UCI reports blockbuster year for research funding, receives $529 million

  21-07-2020 16:29
  
  Even without students on campus, UC Irvine has not halted academic research, and a record-breaking year for grants and other funding in fiscal 2019-20 is helping pay for it.
  UCI netted $529 million in grants and contracts for research last year, which “surpasses our campus strategic plan goal of $500 million while accelerating UCI’s ascent among its Association of American Universities peers as a world-class research university,” UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman said in a press re
  
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• Polls show public support for 2 O.C. desalination proposals

  21-07-2020 16:00
  
  Public support for proposed desalination plants in Huntington Beach and Dana Point appears strong in two recent polls, although opponents call the surveys biased and say neither poll addresses key obstacles facing these very different projects.
  One poll showed 76% support among Huntington Beach residents for the proposal there. Another said support ranged from 64% to 80% for the project located near Doheny State Beach, depending on how the question was framed.
  “I think the survey provided
  
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• Debate over debates: Will Orange County House candidates square off before November?

  21-07-2020 16:00
  
  During an election season unlike any other, Orange County’s congressional candidates are debating if and when and how to debate.
  Experts say who’s challenging who, and who’s accepting or ignoring the challenge, can signal how a race is going — even if research shows debate themselves don’t typically have much impact on the outcome of an election.
  Nowhere is this debate over debates playing out more publicly than in the coastal 48th District.
  Freshman Democratic Rep.
  
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• It’s time for a pep talk for theme park fans

  21-07-2020 15:33
  
  When I was in college, whenever our professor would sense the class struggling for days on end, he would walk up to the chalkboard at the start of a class and write, “PEP TALK.”
  For the next hour, he would ditch the lessons in eigenvalues and eigenvectors and instead try to motivate us with success stories about past graduates. Given all the stay-at-home orders and layoff across the industry, I think that theme park fans could use a “pep talk” of our own right about now.
  
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• Goodwill OC giving away tickets to 2021 OC Fair, coupons for free tacos Wednesday

  21-07-2020 15:00
  
  The OC Fair annually gives its visitors the opportunity to help the community with donations, and fair officials didn’t want to miss that chance this year just because the coronavirus pandemic canceled the 2020 fair.
  This week, on “We Care Wednesday,” July 22, the fair is offering a free ticket to the 2021 fair and a coupon for Wahoo’s Fish Taco to people who donate items at any Goodwill of Orange County store.
  The fair typically collects donations of food, school su
  
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• Report: UK officials ‘avoided’ looking into Russian meddling

  21-07-2020 14:22
  
  By DANICA KIRKA, SYLVIA HUI and JAMEY KEATEN
  LONDON — A long-awaited report on Russian influence in British politics criticized the British government for neglecting to investigate whether Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, describing its utter lack of curiosity about the threats to democracy as being a major failure at the heart of power.
  The parliamentary report’s authors accused the British government of “actively avoiding” looking into evidence of the Ru
  
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• Mater Dei All-County cornerback Jaylin Davies to forgo revised football season, enroll early at Oregon

  21-07-2020 09:00
  
  Jaylin Davies watched the standouts before him at Mater Dei make the early leap to college football.
  As a freshman, he saw quarterback JT Daniels blaze a new path, reclassifying to enroll at USC.
  As a sophomore, it was wide receiver Bru McCoy who enrolled early with the Trojans.
  And last year, all eyes were on quarterback Bryce Young, who graduated early to join Alabama.
  Davies spotted the potential collegiate boost in the decisions and wanted to follow the same path.
  The All-County cornerback n
  
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• Dodgers hit three home runs in exhibition win over Diamondbacks

  21-07-2020 07:58
  
  Mookie Betts, Joc Pederson and Chris Taylor hit home runs as the Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 12-1, in an exhibition game Monday night at Dodger Stadium.LA Mookie.pic.twitter.com/j8PAh6hutV
  — MLB (@MLB) July 21, 2020The two teams will play again Tuesday. The Dodgers have a day off Wednesday, then host the San Francisco Giants on Opening Day of their 60-game season Thursday.
  Betts and Pederson hit home runs off Diamondbacks right-hander Taylor Clarke in the second inning. That acc
  
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• Angels reliever Keynan Middleton takes a knee during Anthem

  21-07-2020 07:46
  
  Keynan Middleton, who has been vocal on Twitter and Instagram about social issues, took a knee during the National Anthem before the Angels game on Monday night in San Diego.
  Middleton took a knee and raised his fist, following in the model of other athletes who have made such symbolic statements against systemic racism.
  Middleton indicated through a team spokesman that he would release a statement via his social media.Before the game today, @since93key took a knee during the playing of the Nati
  
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• Alex Wood and Ross Stripling are in the Dodgers’ starting rotation

  21-07-2020 07:11
  
  <p>Dodgers manager Dave Roberts effectively announced his starting rotation Monday, when he revealed Ross Stripling and Alex Wood were in the group of five.</p><p>Roberts previously chose Clayton Kershaw to start on Opening Day, this Thursday against the San Francisco Giants. Julio Urías and Walker Buehler are also in the group.</p><p>The most likely order? Stripling threw a simulated game Saturday, which lines him up to start Friday against the Giants. He&rs
  
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• Admitted pedophile Cary Smith checks into Garden Grove motel

  21-07-2020 06:13
  
  An admitted pedophile described by psychologists as an imminent danger to society arrived in Garden Grove on Monday, July 20, and is being monitored by police following his release from two decades of involuntary care at a state mental hospital.
  Local authorities dispatched a surveillance team as soon as they learned that Cary Jay Smith, 59, was staying at a motel in the city, Garden Grove Police Department officials said in a news release. They will continue to keep tabs on Smith, who has previ
  
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• Healthy Griffin Canning tosses six scoreless in final tuneup for Angels

  21-07-2020 06:03
  
  Griffin Canning’s final tuneup for the regular season was an unqualified success.
  Canning pitched six scoreless innings in the Angels exhibition against the Padres on Monday night in San Diego. He threw 76 pitches.
  It was Canning’s first competitive outing since he had to be shut down during spring training with an elbow issue. He subsequently had a platelet rich plasma injection and rested for about a month, before ramping up his throwing again in May.
  Since then he had been facing
  
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• Laguna Hills All-County safety Mitch Leigber finds his perfect fit at Stanford

  21-07-2020 05:33
  
  It’s only fitting that a football player as well-rounded as Mitch Leigber found his complete college package.
  The Laguna Hills senior committed to Stanford on Saturday, giving the Cardinal a third high-profile player from Orange County in their past two recruiting classes.
  Leigber (6-1, 200) said he committed to the Pac-12 school for several reasons.
  “I picked Stanford because they are an outstanding academic school and have a strong football program,” he said. “Also, the
  
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• Woman gets 9 months in jail for 2018 Tustin crash that killed her brother and another teen

  21-07-2020 05:01
  
  SANTA ANA — A 21-year-old woman who was behind the wheel of a speeding car that crashed in Tustin more than two years ago, killing her brother and another teenager, is scheduled to report to jail in September to serve a nine-month term, according to court records obtained Monday.
  Josselyn Jazmine Anguiano of Santa Ana pleaded guilty July 2 to two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter and one count of child abuse and endangerment, all felonies. She also admitted an infraction for not using
  
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• Alexander: The boys and girls of winter, and spring … maybe

  21-07-2020 03:20
  
  This is the first question that came to mind Monday morning, when the California Interscholastic Federation’s state office and the Southern Section released revised calendars for Pandemic High School Sports:
  Is this actually going to work?
  The athletic year has basically been pushed forward four months, and among its features are football championship games in April, boys and girls basketball in mid-June (and baseball and softball championships decided one week after the basketball trophie
  
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• LA Galaxy’s Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez ruled out for MLS is Back Tournament

  21-07-2020 02:49
  
  Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez has returned to Los Angeles after suffering a right calf strain calf injury last Thursday that forced him to miss Saturday’s 6-2 loss to LAFC.
  Hernandez is sidelined at least three weeks, Galaxy coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto said Saturday night following the club’s second game of the MLS is Back Tournament. .
  Hernandez scored his first goal for the club in last Monday’s 2-1 loss to the Portland Timbers.
  The Galaxy will conclude play
  
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• CSU board to consider ethnic studies requirement, but opposition looms

  21-07-2020 02:37
  
  The California State University Board of Trustees will vote tomorrow on a proposal that would require students to complete at least one course in “Ethnic Studies and Social Justice,” but the measure has been criticized by some as watered down, setting up an unprecedented showdown with the state Legislature.
  The measure going before the trustees is the first proposed change to the CSU’s general education curriculum in 40 years, according to a staff report prepared by Executive V
  
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• Orange County overtakes Riverside County for second-largest number of coronavirus cases recorded in California

  21-07-2020 02:23
  
  Confirmed cases of the coronavirus are rising steadily in Orange County, as it overtook Riverside County to be the county with the second-largest number of cases in California, according to local health department updates.
  Orange County now has had 29,986 cases reported since testing began locally, according to the latest data released Monday, July 20, by the Orange County Health Care Agency. Riverside County has 29,983 cases as of Monday, according to the Riverside University Health System.
  Los
  
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• Orange County offers mixed reaction to modified high school sports schedule, delayed start

  21-07-2020 02:06
  
  Orange County’s high school sports community reacted with mixed feelings Monday to the announcements by the CIF State and Southern Section that sports won’t start until December because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  Football coaches were encouraged that the section proposed a full 10-game regular season that runs from Jan. 8 to mid-April. They learned of the adjusted calendar after having their offseason workouts postponed two weeks ago because of health concerns.
  “There’s
  
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• Orange County offers mixed reaction to delayed start of high school sports

  21-07-2020 02:06
  
  Orange County’s high school sports community reacted with mix feelings Monday to an announcement by the CIF State and CIF-Southern Section that the sports calendar will be be delayed until December because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  Football coaches were encouraged that a full, 10-game regular season was proposed by the section to start Jan. 8 and run through mid-April. They learned of the adjusted calendar after having their offseason workouts postponed two weeks ago because of health c
  
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• Orange County offers mixed reaction to delay of high school sports calendar to December

  21-07-2020 02:06
  
  Orange County’s high school sports community reacted with mix feelings Monday to an announcement by the CIF State and CIF-Southern Section that the sports calendar will be be delayed until December because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  Football coaches were encouraged that a full, 10-game regular season was proposed by the section to start Jan. 8 and run through mid-April. They learned of the adjusted calendar after having their offseason workouts postponed two weeks ago because of health c
  
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• Anthony Rendon is still sore, leaving him questionable for Angels’ opener

  21-07-2020 01:55
  
  Anthony Rendon’s availability for the Angels opener isn’t looking quite as promising as it was just a day earlier.
  Joe Maddon said on Monday afternoon that Rendon’s oblique was “a little bit sore today” and they had to “back off his work.”
  The Angels are set to open the season on Friday in Oakland, and Maddon was noncommittal about his readiness.
  “Knowing him, he’s going to want to play that first game,” Maddon said. “I can’
  
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• A bill to block agencies from extending the 241 Toll Road is stalled in state Assembly

  21-07-2020 01:54
  
  The coronavirus pandemic is holding up discussions on a bill that would block at the state level agencies from considering the extension of the 241 Toll Road south of Oso Parkway in Mission Viejo.
  Sen. Pat Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) has announced the California State Assembly’s Transportation Committee won’t hear her bill for the 2020 legislative session that ends Aug. 31. The committee will only be discussing legislation related to COVID-19, Bates said.
  The proposed bill had passed the
  
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