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• Surf shops are riding a wave of sales, but will the swell business last?

  23-07-2020 23:40
  
  Does your favorite surf spot seem especially crowded?
  Kids can’t do traditional team sports, so many are hitting the waves to surf. Adults are spending less time commuting, or have been laid off or furloughed due to the coronavirus pandemic, and have extra time on their hands to paddle out.
  And surfing can be done while social distancing.
  Visitors to Huntington Surf & Sport shop at their Main Street location at in Huntington Beach, CA on Tuesday, July 21, 2020.
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• The Eat Index: OC: 🍣 This sushi restaurant is unlike anything OC has had before

  23-07-2020 23:29
  
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  Nigiri sushi from the temporary takeout menu at Sushi Ii in Newport Beach (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  “There has never been anything quite like this in Orange County before,” critic Brad A. Johnson writes of Sushi Ii, the swanky new sushi restaurant that opened recently in Newport Beach. “When it reopens, you’ll want to dress
  
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• Biden’s energy and climate plan just won’t work

  23-07-2020 22:49
  
  Joe Biden wants to spend $2 trillion dollars to pursue greener and cheaper energy, as detailed in his recently-released energy and climate plan, which, ironically, contains plenty of hot air.
  No matter how much money he proposes to spend, if  Biden continues to base his plan on overblown rhetoric and misguided policies, his efforts are doomed from the start.
  Biden’s plan calls for a carbon-free electric grid by 2035 with a massive wind and solar energy and battery buildout. In ad
  
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• Seeden: City’s drive-in movie experience a throwback to the past

  23-07-2020 22:45
  
  Longtime Fountain Valley residents like to recollect about the city’s earlier days.
  Case in point: The opening night of the Fountain Valley Drive-In Theater on July 12, 1967, 10 years after the city incorporated.
  The Fountain Valley Drive-In on Brookhurst Street was Orange County’s 10th drive-in at the time. It could accommodate 2,000 cars and was notable for its large, curved movie screen that measured 140 feet wide and 90 feet tall.
  How big is that? That’s 10 feet taller
  
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• High school athletic directors find huge challenges come with very different sports year

  23-07-2020 22:44
  
  When Jerry Witte was the athletic director at Saddleback High School in Santa Ana, he described his job this way …
  “Athletic directors get all of the blame when anything goes wrong and none of the credit when everything goes right.”
  Witte, Saddleback’s athletic director and football coach through the 1980s,’90s and for several years into this century, likely could not have foreseen the challenges Orange County high school athletic directors have now.
  COVID-19 shut
  
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• Rams still without training camp dates amid coronavirus concerns

  23-07-2020 22:39
  
  The Rams still haven’t announced when their preseason training camp will open as NFL teams continue to make changes to protect players and other employees from the coronavirus.
  The Rams did say Thursday that players will report for coronavirus testing July 27 and 28 at the training facility in Thousand Oaks. The first date is for rookies, quarterbacks and players recovering from injuries, and the second is for other veterans. Personnel must test negative to be allowed in camp.
  But the Rams
  
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• California Attorney General announces arrests in alleged $10 million Ponzi scheme

  23-07-2020 22:28
  
  SACRAMENTO — The California Attorney General’s office announced the arrests of two people in connection with an alleged $10 million international scheme in which prosecutors say the victims were tricked into making bogus investments.
  Christopher Mancuso, John Black, and Jospeh Tufo have been charged with operating a fraud scheme that promised low-risk, high-return investments. In actuality, prosecutors say, the group simply pocketed the money.
  Black is currently a fugitive, believed
  
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• Angels leave Jo Adell off Opening Day roster to tighten up his defense

  23-07-2020 22:26
  
  The future isn’t here quite yet.
  When the Angels released their Opening Day 30-man roster Thursday, Jo Adell was not on it. One of the top prospects in all of baseball, Adell apparently still has a few things to iron out in his game.
  General manager Billy Eppler said he had a “productive” conversation with Adell, which the 21-year-old apparently acknowledged what he needs to work on.
  The clear deficiency in his brief look in Angels summer camp was defense, as Adell had a few ga
  
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• Afraid you’ll get laid off? Here’s how to prepare

  23-07-2020 22:10
  
  By Suzanne Woolley and Jack Pitcher | Bloomberg
  Act surprised, even if you aren’t. And make them feel awful.
  That’s the first thing you should do if your boss says you’re being laid off, said Roy Cohen, who spent 14 years as an in-house career coach at Goldman Sachs Group and now runs his own career consulting business.
  “Always convey utter, absolute shock,” he said. “The goal is to make them feel bad. That way, if you do want to try and negotiate a better pac
  
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• Aaron Pico returns at Bellator 242 ‘a better fighter’

  23-07-2020 21:30
  
  Minutes after rendering a man unconscious with a thunderous left hook that was more wrist than first, Aaron Pico found himself briefly alone.
  In the bowels of The Forum, upstairs in a room that was doubling that January night as a makeshift locker room, Pico released what he called a silent scream.
  Doubt and frustrations. The cliched-yet-true blood, sweat and tears. The culmination of triumph. All of it came up but didn’t come out in one contained emotion.
  “It was definitely a flawle
  
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• Angels have high expectations for 2020, despite the predictions

  23-07-2020 21:20
  
  For months, fans of the Angels and all major league teams simply wanted some kind of baseball season.
  That season, which at times seemed like it may not happen, is finally here. And although the buildup to this season has been like no other, in some ways it’s now perfectly normal.
  Questions about the coronavirus will not go away, but now right alongside them are all the usual questions.
  Will the Angels have enough pitching? Will they avoid injuries? Will they finally get back to the playof
  
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• Appeals court makes tax increases easier

  23-07-2020 21:00
  
  The March primary election was rough on advocates of new taxes.
  Hundreds of tax hikes — sales and parcel taxes, mostly — were placed on the ballot by cities, counties and school districts whose finances were being squeezed. However, voters rejected roughly half of them, reversing what had been a recent trend.
  The election occurred as the COVID-19 pandemic was erupting, followed by widespread economic shutdowns to curb the disease. The March election results, the pandemic and the deep
  
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• Clippers, without fans in the NBA bubble, bring their own energy

  23-07-2020 20:59
  
  Even laid-back Lou Williams, the smooth rapper-hooper who last season was teased by teammates for the “weakest” of celebrations after hitting a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, even he found himself exerting extra emotion on the court Wednesday.
  Without fans in the bubble infusing an arena with life, cultivating that energy will fall to the players – and they felt it Wednesday, Williams said after helping lead the Clippers to a win in their first scrimmage with 22 points off the bench
  
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• Anaheim briefs: St. John the Baptist church to help those in need with food

  23-07-2020 20:59
  
  A new food distribution event is planned for Saturday, July 25.
  St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church is working in conjunction with the OC Food Bank and will provide 2,500 boxes of food at the event for those in need of assistance.
  Distribution will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m at 405 N. Dale Ave.  For more information, call 949-322-2634.
  Food assistance is available for Orange County residents throughout the county.  A number of organizations are providing food pantries and can help
  
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• Super-low mortgage rates: A blessing or ominous sign of next housing downfall?  

  23-07-2020 20:20
  
  Everything happens for a reason.
  This week, some lenders began offering the 15-year fixed-rate mortgage below the 2% threshold, landing at 1.99%, albeit with more than 2 points cost. The Freddie Mac average was 2.54% with 0.7 of a point cost, the third-lowest rate in the three decades Freddie has been tracking those figures.
  How do you feel about all of that? Blissful. Elated. Euphoric.
  You are now in the moment. If you are a homeowner, go ahead and congratulate yourself. Your pro
  
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• More restaurants and stores reopen at Downtown Disney

  23-07-2020 20:10
  
  A pair of restaurants will reopen and a new retail shop has debuted at Downtown Disney as the outdoor shopping mall next to Disneyland continues a gradual return to the new normal following an extended coronavirus closure.
  Tortilla Jo’s and Ballast Point Brewing Company will reopen on Thursday, July 23 to rejoin restaurants that have already reopened at Downtown Disney. The California Sole shoe store debuted on Wednesday, July 22, replacing the former Sanuk sandal store.
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• Recipe hack: How to make Vaca’s frozen gin and tonic at home

  23-07-2020 20:03
  
  It’s no secret that I love the Vaca tonic at Vaca in Costa Mesa. This frozen gin and tonic is one of the most refreshing cocktails in Orange County. And since the beginning of the pandemic, they’ve been selling that drink to-go, which is brilliant, but also tricky. It’s a frozen, slushy drink, so it has to be refrozen when you get home, and then it requires additional fiddling and mixing before it’s ready to drink. While delicious, it still isn’t quite the same
  
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• Dodgers announce 30-man Opening Day roster

  23-07-2020 19:52
  
  The Dodgers announced their 30-man Opening Day roster Thursday. Pinch running specialist Terrance Gore nabbed a spot. So did pitcher Dennis Santana, who beat out a pair of veteran right-handers for a spot in the bullpen.
  Gore, Santana and others face a new crunch in two weeks, when rosters must be reduced to 28. With spring training postponed nearly three months due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, teams were granted additional roster spots for the early weeks of the 60-game regular season. Ro
  
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• Bubble Watch: Mortgage lenders get antsy as delinquencies rise

  23-07-2020 19:47
  
  “Bubble Watch” digs into trends that may indicate economic and/or housing market troubles ahead.
  Buzz: Mortgage makers sure seem antsy in this coronavirus-tattered economy. One measure of their appetite for risk is at a six-year low, and skipped mortgage payments are on a steep rise, running at a four-year high, according to another tally.
  Source: Mortgage Bankers Association and CoreLogic.
  The Trend
  The bankers’ nationwide index that tracks home-loan availability for June was
  
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• Chris Beasley was a genuine two-sport standout

  23-07-2020 19:37
  
  It’s anniversary week for Chris Beasley, who made his major league debut with the California Angels on July 20, 1991.
  A 6-foot-2, 190-pound right-handed pitcher, Beasley was a fine all-around athlete growing up in Costa Mesa. But most observers figured basketball, not baseball, would be his ticket to professional sports.
  “All baseball players think they’re athletes, so after practice we would do different things,” said Kirk Bauermeister, former principal at Estancia High
  
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• ‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek talks family, fancy cars, favorite moments in new book

  23-07-2020 19:26
  
  By LYNN ELBER
  Alex Trebek is the one providing the answers and questions in a new memoir that should reinforce his admirers’ expectations about the ever-steady “Jeopardy!” host.
  The concise chapters, with titles including “What is a Mentor?” and “The Answer is Family” and ranging from a few paragraphs to a few pages, make for a readable but not slapdash approach.
  The sum of the parts echoes the public figure, the genial and even courtly man that viewers
  
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• Mortgage rates rise; 30-year notches up to 3.01%

  23-07-2020 19:07
  
  Average rates on long-term mortgages rose this week for the first time since June 25, after weeks of marking new record lows.
  Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on the key 30-year home loan increased to 3.01% from 2.98% last week — the first time in 50 years that it slipped below 3%. The rate averaged 3.75% a year ago.
  Homebuying demand continues to rebound despite the stagnant recovery and economic indicators pointing to slow growth and possible persistent
  
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• Daxon: Back to school? Not yet

  23-07-2020 19:03
  
  We learned at the July 16 school board meeting that Brea Olinda Unified school buildings will not open their doors on Aug. 17, the first day of the new school year.
  Instead, students in the district will get their schooling at home through online distance learning.
  I asked some Brea parents what they thought of the distance learning policy for our school district. Most of them were accepting of it. They, like their kids, prefer teachers welcoming the students back into the classrooms, but not un
  
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• Check out this video of Camp Pendleton Marines in action

  23-07-2020 19:02
  
  A fast-paced, action-packed trailer, “Ready Now,” released Thursday previews a re-imaging that is going on of the Marine Corps.
  And Camp Pendleton’s 1st Marine Expeditionary Force are the stars of the video.Marines scaling rock walls and dropping from helicopters into the ocean, reconnaissance Marines in light-weight boats skimming the water to board a vessel, humanitarian aid in a town leveled by an earthquake, the new F-35B fighter jets banking among the clouds – the vi
  
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• Ann Taylor owner files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

  23-07-2020 19:01
  
  By Anne D’Innocenzio | The Associated Press
  The operator of Ann Taylor and Lane Bryant filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday, the latest retailer to do so during the pandemic.
  Mahwah, New Jersey-based Ascena Retail Group Inc., which operates nearly 3,000 stores mostly at malls, had been dragged down by debt and weak sales for years.
  As part of its bankruptcy plan, the company said that it would close all of its Catherines stores, a “significant number” of Justi
  
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• Disneyland tightens COVID-19 mask requirements at Downtown Disney

  23-07-2020 19:00
  
  Disneyland has tightened requirements on COVID-19 face masks in Downtown Disney with an eye toward strengthening health and safety protocols as three additional locations reopened at the outdoor shopping mall next to Disney’s Anaheim theme parks.
  Disneyland has updated two face covering policies at Downtown Disney to prohibit neck gaiters and bandanas and close the so-called “sip and stroll” loophole.
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• Disneyland tightens coronavirus mask requirements at Downtown Disney

  23-07-2020 19:00
  
  Disneyland has tightened requirements on COVID-19 face masks in Downtown Disney with an eye toward strengthening health and safety protocols as three additional locations reopened at the outdoor shopping mall next to Disney’s Anaheim theme parks.
  Disneyland has updated two face covering policies at Downtown Disney to prohibit neck gaiters and bandanas and close the so-called “sip and stroll” loophole.
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• Judge orders Michael Cohen to be released from prison

  23-07-2020 18:47
  
  By LARRY NEUMEISTER
  NEW YORK — A judge ordered the release from prison of President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer on Thursday, saying he believes the government retaliated against him for planning to release a book about Trump before November’s election.
  Michael Cohen’s First Amendment rights were violated when he was ordered back to prison on July 9 after probation authorities said he refused to sign a form banning him from publishing the book or communicating pu
  
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• Coronavirus: California jobless claims climb to worst levels in nearly 3 months

  23-07-2020 18:29
  
  Unemployment claims in California climbed to their highest levels in nearly three months, federal officials reported Thursday, amid fears of benefit reductions for workers and fresh rounds of business shutdowns to combat the coronavirus.
  The increase in California unemployment filings arrived at the same time that two state senators called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to staff the broken call centers at the state’s embattled labor agency 24 hours a day, seven days a week to whittle away at a mount
  
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• SAG-AFTRA approves movie, TV and video game contracts even though LA Local doesn’t like them

  23-07-2020 18:01
  
  LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s major acting union has approved three-year contracts covering motion pictures, television and new media production by a nearly 3-1 margin.
  What SAG-AFTRA described as a “record-breaking” $318 million contract was approved 75.22%-25.78% in national voting completed Wednesday. Turnout was 27.15%.
  According to the union, the contracts provide meaningful wage increases, improvements to funding for the benefit plans and significantly improved residual
  
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• NBA players, coaches keep speaking up for Breonna Taylor and Black Lives Matter

  23-07-2020 17:39
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — It’s been possibly the most oft-repeated answer to any question asked in the NBA bubble. And it rarely matters what the question is.
  Justice for Breonna Taylor, players have said. Many, many players.
  There’s been a movement afoot at the Disney campus of players using their media time to fan the heat of attention on Taylor, who was killed by three Louisville police officers who have not been charged with a crime. She has since become one of the most prom
  
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• How this remote farm and restaurant flourishes at the edge of the wilderness

  23-07-2020 17:37
  
  Imagine living in Boulder, Utah, population 250.
  It has been designated as the most remote town in the continental United States, a lone outpost at the edge of an immense expanse of colorful rock formations, wind-carved stone sculptures and slot canyons that make up the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. And here, at an elevation of 6,200 feet, Blaker’s Acres was created in 2005. It is a farm of extreme challenges where wind and spring frost can destroy an incipient vegetable cro
  
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• The great lost city of California, and life in Los Angeles, are explored in new podcasts

  23-07-2020 17:10
  
  This month, two new podcasts aim to look at our state from two very different viewpoints.
  LAist Studios in Pasadena, which produces several podcasts, including “Hollywood the Sequel” and “The Big One: Your Survival Guide,” debuted two new shows this month: “California Love” with award-winning New York Times journalist Walter Thompson-Hernández’; and “California City” from KPCC 89.3 FM senior reporter Emily Guerin. Both podcasts are ava
  
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• Tips for snagging a home in a competitive housing market

  23-07-2020 16:41
  
  According to “Reports on Housing” author Steven Thomas, Orange County currently has the highest demand for homes since July 2012, but the inventory of homes for sale is about 4,600, versus more than 7,500 this time last year.
  Combine that with historically low mortgage interest rates, and you have an even more competitive environment. Econ 101 would dictate that when you have high demand and low supply — when it comes to home sales — you need to get creative to be success
  
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• How to keep your lawn healthy in the summer heat

  23-07-2020 16:16
  
  1. Irises go dormant and may look a bit sickly this time of year. Take advantage of this fact by dividing the clumps of irises you like, and spread their beauty to other spots in your garden. Dig up clumps, cutting back the leaf “fans” to about three inches long. Separate “bulbs” (they are actually “rhizomes,” which are root-like fleshy stems) so there are only one to three-leaf fans per clump. Replant bulbs – both leafless and fanned – in their ne
  
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• Expansion of San Clemente manmade reef, likely the world’s largest, finishes early

  23-07-2020 16:00
  
  Delays stalled the expansion what is likely the world’s biggest man-made reef offshore of San Clemente. But once boulders started rolling off the barges, the project went faster than predicted.
  Dumping of the 200 acres of new rocks wrapped up Monday, July 20, about two weeks ahead of schedule, as Southern California Edison finally completed its mitigation obligations for the now-shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
  Edison initially was on the hook for about 174 acres of artific
  
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• White House drops payroll tax cut as GOP unveils virus aid

  23-07-2020 15:26
  
  By LISA MASCARO and ANDREW TAYLOR
  WASHINGTON  — The White House has dropped a bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes as Republicans unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 rescue package on Thursday, ceding to opposition to the idea among top Senate allies.
  “It won’t be in the base bill,” said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speaking on CNBC about the payroll tax cut, killing the idea for now.
  The legislation, set to be released Thursday morning by Senate Majority Leader
  
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• White House drops payroll tax cut after GOP allies object

  23-07-2020 15:26
  
  By LISA MASCARO and ANDREW TAYLOR
  WASHINGTON  — The White House reluctantly dropped its bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes Thursday as Republicans prepared to unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 rescue package, yielding to opposition to the idea among top Senate allies.
  “It won’t be in the base bill,” said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speaking on CNBC about the payroll tax cut, killing the idea for now. The cut in the tax that finances Social Security and
  
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• Virus sends jobless claims up for first time since March

  23-07-2020 15:19
  
  By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
  WASHINGTON — The viral pandemic’s resurgence caused the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits to rise last week for the first time in nearly four months, evidence of the deepening economic pain the outbreak is causing.
  The increase in weekly jobless claims to 1.4 million served to underscore the outsize role the unemployment insurance system is playing among the nation’s safety net programs — just when a $600 weekly federa
  
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• 1.4 million seek jobless aid, first increase since March

  23-07-2020 15:19
  
  By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
  WASHINGTON— The number of laid-off Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since the pandemic struck in March, evidence of the deepening economic pain the outbreak is causing to the economy.
  The rise in weekly jobless claims to 1.4 million underscores the outsize role the unemployment insurance system is playing among the nation’s safety net programs — just when a $600 weekly federal aid payment for the jobless is set to
  
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• UC Riverside geneticist lauded for breakthrough in battle against citrus-killing HLB disease

  23-07-2020 15:00
  
  Citrus farmers and other industry officials are praising a UC Riverside scientist’s breakthrough in the fight against the citrus-killing disease Huanglongbing, but maintain that years of testing remain and growers must continue to be vigilant in protecting their trees.
  Earlier this month, UC Riverside announced that after five years of research, geneticist Dr. Hauling Jin discovered an antimicrobial peptide found in Australian finger limes that kills the bacterium causing Huanglongbin, or
  
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• Mayor of Portland, Oregon, tear gassed by federal agents

  23-07-2020 14:15
  
  By GILLIAN FLACCUS
  PORTLAND, Ore. — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, was tear gassed by the U.S. government late Wednesday as he stood at a fence guarding a federal courthouse during another night of protest against the presence of federal agents sent by President Donald Trump to quell unrest in the city.
  In this image made from video released by Karina Brown, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler puts his hands to his mouth as he stands at a fence guarding a federal courthouse as tear gas drifts by ea
  
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• California is rewarding failing schools and punishing those attracting students

  23-07-2020 08:37
  
  California’s school finance reforms have been lauded across the country in recent years, but state legislators now seem to be putting politics ahead of kids by deciding to fund schools this fall based on last year’s attendance figures. And while it’s unlikely they’ll reverse course, there’s still hope to help those students.
  California’s Local Control Funding Formula is a model school finance system because it allocates dollars based on students&rsqu
  
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• Orange Lutheran All-County cornerback RJ Regan commits to Arizona State

  23-07-2020 08:22
  
  One of Orange County’s lock-down cornerbacks is headed to Tempe, Ariz.
  Orange Lutheran senior corner RJ Regan committed to Arizona State on Monday, giving the Sun Devils a first-team All-County and first-team All-Trinity League selection from 2019.
  Regan (6-1, 170) racked up six Pac-12 offers and SEC offers such as LSU and Auburn but found several positives at Arizona State.
  “The coaching staff, city of Tempe (as a) college town and being close to home for my family and friends to co
  
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• Patrick Sandoval has rough start in Angels’ final exhibition game

  23-07-2020 07:03
  
  ANAHEIM — Patrick Sandoval gave up five runs in three innings in his final bid for a spot on the Angels’ opening day roster on Wednesday night.
  Sandoval started the Angels’ 5-4 loss to the San Diego Padres, the final exhibition game before the opener on Friday in Oakland.
  The Angels are set to begin the season with a rotation of Andrew Heaney, Dylan Bundy, Shohei Ohtani, Griffin Canning and Matt Andriese, but Sandoval was in the running for the sixth spot. The Angels need a six
  
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• Live updates: Dodgers host Giants in 2020 season opener

  23-07-2020 06:41
  
  The wait is finally over. Baseball’s regular season begins Thursday as the San Francisco Giants visit the Dodgers in Los Angeles.
  The Dodgers made headlines prior to the season opener, announcing the team had agreed to a mega extension with Mookie Betts.
  The deal could keep the 27-year-old Betts in Dodger blue through the 2032 season when he will be 39 years old.
  Upcoming schedule:
  Thursday: Giants at Dodgers, 7:08 pmRelated Articles Alexander: A day for L.A. to celebrate, a
  
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• Sparks honing team camaraderie and mental focus in WNBA bubble

  23-07-2020 04:08
  
  The Sparks are learning a lot about each other inside the WNBA’s bubble in Brandenton, Florida.
  An intrasquad scrimmage Wednesday, for example, gave them a sense of what to expect from one another when the heat rises in competition. Said guard Sydney Wiese: “The only way to really get to know each other was to go through those experiences learning one another on the floor, playing one another, asking questions, going through certain experiences that you wouldn’t necessarily be
  
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• Sketch released of suspect in attempted sexual assault in San Juan Capistrano

  23-07-2020 03:56
  
  SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — Orange County sheriff’s investigators Wednesday released a composite sketch of a suspect who attempted to sexually assault a woman in San Juan Capistrano.#OCSDPIO Investigators are looking to identify a man suspected of assaulting and attempting to sexually assault a 48-year-old female victim in the city of San Juan Capistrano. pic.twitter.com/jDw1xlRSAc
  — OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSheriff) July 22, 2020The 48-year-old woman was targeted about 10:45 p.m. Sunday i
  
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• Alexander: A day for L.A. to celebrate, and exhale after Betts’ extension

  23-07-2020 03:16
  
  This is what big market teams are supposed to do, isn’t it?
  It is not always what the Dodgers under Guggenheim ownership have been able to do, though not for lack of trying. They’d gotten something of a reputation as tire-kickers in recent years when it came to the best free agents available, the unsuccessful pursuits of Gerrit Cole and Anthony Rendon last winter and Bryce Harper the previous spring being prime examples.
  But maybe it was the player involved, as well as the opportunit
  
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• Biased ballot measure titles and summaries distort our democracy

  23-07-2020 03:10
  
  Attorney General Xavier Becerra released the titles and summaries for the measures that will appear on the Nov. 3 statewide general election ballot, providing more evidence, as if any was needed, that this is a job for a neutral, nonpartisan analyst, not a partisan elected official.
  In one example, Becerra titled Proposition 15: “Increases funding sources for public schools, community colleges, and local government services by changing tax assessment of commercial and industrial property,&
  
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