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• UCLA, UCI and Hoag hospitals score high in annual ratings

  28-07-2020 23:56
  
  LOS ANGELES — Three Southern California hospitals — UCLA Health, UCI Health and Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian — received high marks Tuesday in the annual rankings issued by U.S. News & World Report, which judged them to be among America’s best hospitals.
  The rankings recognize hospitals that excel in treating the most challenging patients and conditions. For the 2020-21 rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide in 25 sp
  
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• Lakers try to connect with familes from the NBA bubble

  28-07-2020 23:50
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Lakers wear their loved ones draped around their necks.
  For LeBron James, it’s a gold chain that has links with his children’s names: Bronny, Bryce and Zhuri. For JaVale McGee, it’s a beaded necklace with a princess dangling from it, which jostles the other hardware McGee puts on after practice.
  “My daughter made this necklace for me,” he said. “So right now it’s my favorite one.”
  While players and coaches ha
  
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• Will a liability waiver for the coronavirus be upheld? Ask the lawyer

  28-07-2020 23:40
  
  Q: We have people who come into our business and shop. It has been suggested we have customers sign a waiver related to the coronavirus, so we are not liable if they contract COVID-19 and say it was our fault.  Is that enforceable?  What would it say?   L.H., Torrance
  Ron Sokol
  A: For waiver language to be enforceable, it has to be clear, obvious, and unambiguous. It can neither violate public policy nor the law.  A waiver clause as to COVID-19 could include language tha
  
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• Backlash against President Trump likely to aid repeal of Prop. 209

  28-07-2020 23:34
  
  For the first time in more than two decades, Californians will vote this November for both an incumbent president as well as a constitutional referendum on affirmative action.
  Proposition 16 would repeal Proposition 209, which amended the state constitution in 1996 to prohibit government institutions from providing preferential treatment on the basis of race and color.
  In 1996, Prop. 209 secured 55 percent support in a year when Democratic President Bill Clinton won California with 51 percent of
  
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• 3 O.C. restaurants that closed with COVID concerns have reopened

  28-07-2020 23:34
  
  Staying clean and staying open is a moving target these days for restaurant owners.
  “We’re trying to keep up with everything,” said Gerald Montes, general manager at American Grub in Tustin. “It’s been a nightmare but we are just trying to adapt because there are different rules happening every day.”
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• Is another Star Wars cantina coming to Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge?

  28-07-2020 23:26
  
  Oga’s Cantina has a new rival in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and the new Batuu bar appears to be located right next door to the original hive of scum and villainy in Black Spire Outpost.
  The new “Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge” virtual reality experience introduces new locations and characters in Black Spire Outpost on the Star Wars planet of Batuu, the setting for the 14-acre lands at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
  “We’re going t
  
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• HS Wrap: Everything you need to know about what’s happening in high school sports

  28-07-2020 23:21
  
  Read the latest from the Southern California Newspaper Group’s team of local reporters that cover the high school scene …. 
  San Clemente tight end Bentley Redden finds ‘family environment’ at BYUAfter Miami Marlins’ COVID-19 outbreak, are you still optimistic about high school sports in January?COVID-19 concerns, compressed schedules will make it more difficult to find officials for high school gamesLong Beach Poly’s Peyton Watson commits to UCLA men&rsq
  
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• Joakim Noah elevates, steadies Clippers on new journey

  28-07-2020 22:53
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — “They can put us in a bubble away from our people but our spirits will have to stay strong.”
  So began Joakim Noah’s Instagram message four weeks ago, posted as he was about to join his new teammates for a wild basketball journey inside the NBA bubble.
  The Clippers are expected to contend for the organization’s first championship when NBA play begins again; to help with that, they brought aboard Noah, signing the savvy veteran initially to a
  
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• New direction set for renovation of Laguna Woods Village Performing Arts Center

  28-07-2020 22:40
  
  Last month, the mutual-wide vote in Laguna Woods Village that killed the $5.5 million Performing Arts Center renovation project had 1,806 in favor to 10,912 against the plan, according to a Village Management Services staff report.
  The vote, taken during a closed corporate members meeting, effectively paused the project’s progression after four years of costly planning and debate.
  However, PAC Ad Hoc Committee Chair Judith Troutman said this week that the move is more of a directional pivo
  
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• New direction set for Laguna Woods Village Performing Arts Center renovation

  28-07-2020 22:40
  
  Last month, the mutual-wide vote in Laguna Woods Village that killed the $5.5 million Performing Arts Center renovation project tabulated 1,806 in favor to 10,912 against the plan, according to a Village Management Services staff report.
  The vote, taken during a closed corporate members meeting, effectively paused the project’s progression after four years of costly planning and debate.
  However, PAC Ad Hoc Committee Chair Judith Troutman said this week that the move is more of a directiona
  
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• Coronavirus pushes California consumer confidence to 7-year low

  28-07-2020 22:34
  
  The lack of progress against coronavirus is making California shoppers anxious, pushing the state’s consumer confidence to a seven-year low.
  The Conference Board reports its consumer confidence index for California was at 64.7 for July — down from a revised 77.5 a month earlier and far below 114.5 a year ago. The last time the index was lower was in March 2013, early in the Great Recession’s economic recovery.
  Let’s recall that in late winter the pandemic’s spread f
  
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• Lawsuit alleges that officers who shot and killed an Orange man used excessive force

  28-07-2020 22:25
  
  The parents of a knife-wielding man who was shot and killed by police have filed a civil lawsuit against the city of Orange, accusing officers of using excessive force against their son while he was suffering from a mental-health crisis.
  An attorney for the parents of Erik Lee,  in a complaint filed Monday at the federal courthouse in Santa Ana, alleges that Lee, 43, did not pose an immediate threat to the officers who killed him in front of his father on Dec. 12, 2019 on a residential stre
  
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• In reversal, CES gadget show won’t be in-person after all

  28-07-2020 21:44
  
  By Joseph Pisani | The Associated Press
  CES, one of the world’s biggest technology conferences, will be a virtual event in January due to the coronavirus pandemic, a reversal from May when organizers said it would go on as a smaller gathering in Las Vegas.
  The announcement Tuesday is another blow for Las Vegas which, like all other U.S. tourist destinations, is suffering as people stay home or vacation locally. More than 170,00 people attended the four-day show this year in January, before
  
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• Who will sign a COVID waiver? Conflict mounts over workplace safety

  28-07-2020 21:28
  
  By Harris Meyer | Kaiser Health News
  After spending a May day preparing her classroom to reopen for preschoolers, Ana Aguilar was informed that the tots would not have to wear face masks when they came back. What’s more, she had to sign a form agreeing not to sue the school if she caught COVID-19 or suffered any injury from it while working there.
  Other teachers signed the form distributed by the Montessori Schools of Irvine, but Aguilar said she felt uncomfortable, although it stipulated
  
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• Newport-Mesa Unified repeals change in curriculum plan following protest at Corona del Mar High

  28-07-2020 21:27
  
  Less than 24 hours after hundreds of parents, students and teachers protested a block-learning curriculum recently approved by the Newport-Mesa Unified School District board, officials have reversed course and repealed their plan.
  Last week, the school board had approved a change to how classes were scheduled deciding students’ curriculum would be split between the fall and spring semesters, with a portion of the subjects taught for a couple of hours each day during one semester and the ot
  
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• Chargers’ depth chart heading into 2020 season

  28-07-2020 21:14
  
  CHARGERS’ DEPTH CHART
  Players are listed with their uniform numbers and broken into starters, second team and competing players, as projected by Chargers beat writer Gilbert Manzano. The roster has 86 players as of July 27, 2020. This will be updated during training camp and the season.
  STARTERS
  OFFENSE: 3 WRS, 1 TE
  QB: 5 Tyrod Taylor (He gets another chance to start, but has competition)
  RB: 30 Austin Ekeler (Full-time starter after a 2019 breakout season)
  WR: 13 Keenan Allen (Consistent
  
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• Lakers say Anthony Davis could miss Thursday’s re-opener with eye injury

  28-07-2020 20:58
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. >> As teammates flew around the court at the Coronado Springs convention center on Tuesday morning, Anthony Davis had a courtside seat. The 27-year-old donned a ballcap and dark sunglasses, even though the Lakers were holding practice indoors.
  Davis has already missed a scrimmage after being poked in the eye by Michael Carter-Williams when the Lakers played the Magic on Saturday and was not active for Tuesday’s practice. Now, Davis’ dimmed view is a conce
  
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• A 71-unit affordable housing in Lake Forest clears first hurdle

  28-07-2020 20:57
  
  A developer could soon build a 71-unit affordable housing apartment off El Toro Road and Raymond Way near the 5 Freeway in Lake Forest.
  The city’s planning commissioners recently unanimously supported recommending the City Council approve the project, which would be the first major affordable housing development in Lake Forest since 2015.
  The units would be available for those making 30% to 60% of the area’s median income; a two-person household would be eligible if it makes less tha
  
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• San Clemente tight end Bentley Redden finds ‘family environment’ at BYU

  28-07-2020 20:51
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowIt came down to family for Bentley Redden.
  The San Clemente senior tight end committed to BYU over the weekend, picking the same college program that his father played for.
  “I have a big connection to BYU and it’s football program,” Redden said. “I grew up watching them on TV and going to their games as a kid.”
  Redden (6-5, 220) also will join the same collegiate program of
  
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• Santa Ana park turns into a barber shop for the day

  28-07-2020 20:35
  
  Cory “Happy the Barber” Gilmour, owner of Dapper Don Barber Lounge in Santa Ana said he wanted to give back to his community during the coronavirus pandemic, so he and his fellow barbers headed out to the park to help by doing what they do best: Giving a haircut.
  They have been holding “Haircuts for the Homeless” events, the latest on Sunday, July 26, to give free haircuts to those who needed them.
  Chris Hart, 28, center, smiles when he sees himself in the mirror after he
  
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• This California debut novelist just got longlisted for Britain’s Booker Prize

  28-07-2020 20:17
  
  “How Much of These Hills Is Gold,” the debut novel from C Pam Zhang, received rave reviews, was named the first selection in Goop’s book club and landed the author an appearance on “Late Night with Seth Myers.”
  And just this week, the book was named one of the 13 contenders on the Booker Prize longlist, the prestigious British award that only began allowing Americans to compete in 2014.
  But in some ways, the reality of the book’s release hadn’t quite hit
  
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• Should I quit my job? California parents grapple with school options amid pandemic

  28-07-2020 20:05
  
  By Ricardo Cano and Lauren Hepler | CalMatters
  They worry about who will care for the children and how far their education will slide.
  They anxiously await details on what distance learning will actually look like this fall, hopeful but skeptical that there will be more structure and support than a spring trimester of crisis education that left many dissatisfied.
  They’re furiously networking on Facebook and Nextdoor in the tens of thousands to form learning pods or arrange childcare. They&
  
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• College bribery scandal: Ex-Pimco CEO wants out of prison after 29 days in solitary

  28-07-2020 19:30
  
  By Patricia Hurtado | Bloomberg
  Former Pimco chief Douglas Hodge, who received the longest sentence of all the parents so far in the U.S. college-admissions scandal, complained to a judge that he’s endured almost a month in solitary confinement, nearly twice as long as what the United Nations defines as “torture.”
  Hodge, 62, was sentenced in February to nine months in federal prison after he admitted paying $850,000 in bribes to get four of his kids into the University of
  
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• Yoga studios get creative to offer classes outdoors

  28-07-2020 19:06
  
  Yogis across Orange County are flowing into downward dog in outdoor spaces, finding new and creative ways to be mindful, meditate, stretch and strengthen as indoor studios stay shut down through the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
  Kristin Shively, owner of Epic Yoga in San Clemente, recently teamed up with JD’s Kitchen and Bar to create a rooftop yoga class, finding an unexpected space where they push bar stools and tables aside so students can spread out in fresh air.
  Because of the coronav
  
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• Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City is under construction — here’s what it will offer

  28-07-2020 19:05
  
  With a new property under construction in the Coachella Valley, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is ready to hit a triple jackpot this fall when the tribe opens its third casino: Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City.
  Located off Highway 111 near the Mary Pickford Theater, less than 10 miles from its sister properties in Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage, officials hope the new casino will be up and running before the end of the year.
  While the Rancho Mirage complex is a resort that counts
  
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• See what concerts at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium will be like in 2021

  28-07-2020 18:29
  
  Though SoFi Stadium in Inglewood will be home base for both the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers, there’s an even bigger vision for the sprawling 298-acre Hollywood Park than football.
  SoFi Stadium, the new 3-million-square-foot centerpiece of Hollywood Park, was slated to open July 25th with two sold-out shows by singer-songwriter Taylor Swift; the rest of the summer was scheduled to be stacked with massive concerts by Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Guns N’ Roses and The Stadium Tour with
  
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• Veterans Sports Park, featuring a solemn memorial, quietly opens at Tustin Legacy

  28-07-2020 18:12
  
  In two short years, Tustin has turned a 32-acre expanse of dirt at Tustin Legacy into the multifaceted Veterans Sports Park.
  But despite the pride, work and money that went into it, the long-anticipated park opened recently without a whisper of fanfare.
  “Tustin is happy to share that the fences have come down around Veterans Sports Park,” the city announced in an underwhelming Facebook post.Ethan Vartanian, 8, of Yorba Linda, was diagnosed in 2008 with monogenic diabetes, which is br
  
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• Attorney general to condemn rioting at House hearing

  28-07-2020 18:12
  
  By ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL BALSAMO | Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr is defending the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America, saying “violent rioters and anarchists have hijacked legitimate protests” sparked by George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police.
  Barr will tell members of the House Judiciary Committee at a much-anticipated hearing on Tuesday that the violence taking place
  
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• Attorney General Barr condemns ‘rioters’ in much-anticipated House testimony

  28-07-2020 18:12
  
  By ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL BALSAMO
  WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr defended the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America, saying on Tuesday “violent rioters and anarchists have hijacked legitimate protests” sparked by George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police.
  Barr told members of the House Judiciary Committee at a much-anticipated election year hearing the violence taking place in Portland,
  
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• Who’s the boss of KHJ’s Boss Radio? Let the controversy begin

  28-07-2020 17:39
  
  A controversy of sorts is being played out on Don Barrett’s LARadio.Com: What is the origin of the term, “Boss radio?”
  If you grew up in 1960s Los Angeles, you know the term Boss Radio was used to describe the programming on KHJ (930 AM). Boss Hitbounds, Boss Angeles, the Boss Jocks. The word was everywhere, which is somewhat ironic because the term boss itself was already dated. The precursor to “cool,” boss was on the way out as far as teen slang went.
  But KHJ was
  
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• Record number of Emmy nominees expected Tuesday

  28-07-2020 17:36
  
  By STEVEN HERBERT | City News Service
  NORTH HOLLYWOOD — A record number of nominees is expected when nominations for the 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards are announced Tuesday.
  The number of nominees will be based on the number of submissions in the category under a rule change announced last month by the Television Academy. The change comes in response to the growing number of submissions and “to allow for more inclusiveness in the recognition of excellence,” according to the
  
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• Dystopian series ‘Watchmen’ leads all Emmy nominees with 26

  28-07-2020 17:36
  
  By LYNN ELBER | AP Television Writer
  LOS ANGELES — “Watchmen,” cloaked in superhero mythology and grounded in real-world racism, received a leading 26 nominations Tuesday for the prime-time Emmy Awards.
  The series, which captured America’s deep unease as it faces racial and political clashes amid a pandemic, was nominated as best limited series and received bids for cast members including Regina King and Jeremy Irons.
  King was part of a vanguard of actors of color who sho
  
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• Announcements begin of coronavirus-altered Emmy nominations

  28-07-2020 17:36
  
  By LYNN ELBER | AP Television Writer
  LOS ANGELES — The reading of the Emmy nominations has begun.
  Host Leslie Jones kicked off the announcement Tuesday morning by appearing on a virtual set and joking that she was told there would be many others on set to announce the nominees and that she was locked in a studio with only a camerman.
  The nominees for lead actor in a comedy series are: Anthony Anderson, “black-ish”; Don Cheadle, “Black Monday”; Ted Danson, “The
  
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• ‘Princess and the Frog’ star Anika Noni Rose wants Disneyland to build Tiana’s Palace restaurant

  28-07-2020 17:28
  
  The actress who voiced Tiana in Disney’s “Princess and the Frog” wants Disneyland to build a real-world version of the animated film’s New Orleans restaurant to go alongside the transformation of the Splash Mountain log flume ride.
  Actress Anika Noni Rose, who voiced Princess Tiana in the 2009 movie, told People magazine she wants to see Tiana’s Palace from the film realized as a real restaurant at Disneyland and Disney World.
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• Morning Wrap: How does the Miami Marlins COVID-19 outbreak impact MLB? What was Lou Williams thinking? And what five-star did UCLA basketball just land?

  28-07-2020 16:52
  
  The Morning Wrap shares the days top five stories from our reporters at the Southern California Newspaper Group …
  ONE: Columnist Mark Whicker writes the count is 0-2 after 13 Miami Marlins tested positive for COVID-19 after Major League Baseball’s opening weekend. What does it mean and where do we go from here? After 13 Miami Marlins tested positive for COVID-19, what are the chances Major League Baseball finishes the season
  — Inside SoCal Sports (@InsideSoCalSpts) July 2
  
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• Recipes: Abundance of summer tomatoes? Make these 3 dishes

  28-07-2020 15:42
  
  If you planted tomatoes as one of the cornerstones of your quarantine garden, I suspect that right now you are up to your armpits in those luscious orbs. Lucky you.
  Few would argue about the superior taste of homegrown vine-ripened tomatoes compared with picked-green-and-gassed versions often found in the marketplace. Store-bought can be as different from vine-ripened tomatoes as donkeys are to show dogs. Homegrown have an alluring sweetness balanced with pleasing acidity and herbal perfume.
  Che
  
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• Why Universal Studios had to cancel its Halloween Horror Nights

  28-07-2020 15:33
  
  So now the Grim Reaper has come for … himself.
  Universal has called off its Halloween Horror Nights for this year at both Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Florida. The horror that is 2020 now has canceled the horror that people actually enjoyed.
  Managers at the Universal often bragged that the after-hours, hard-ticket event provided a “13th month” of revenue for the parks each year. That speaks both to the popularity of Halloween Horror Nights and the financia
  
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• Mysterious seed packets, possibly from China, arriving in Southern California mailboxes

  28-07-2020 15:30
  
  Mysterious, unsolicited packets of seeds possibly from China are arriving in some Southern California mailboxes, prompting state officials to urge recipients to refrain from planting them.
  The California Department of Agriculture is aware of the packets and has been in contact with the US Department of Agriculture to determine what action, if any, is necessary for shipments arriving in California, spokesman Steve Lyle said Monday.
  “In the meantime, California Department of Agriculture is i
  
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• California still unprepared for online learning

  28-07-2020 11:08
  
  Gov. Gavin Newsom last week announced that the state will not allow public schools on its COVID-19 “watch list” to reopen on their usual back-to-school schedule. The list, as the health department explains, includes “counties where coronavirus trends are getting worse.” All Southern California counties have been on that list for at least two weeks, which means disruptions this fall.
  The California Teachers Association sent a letter earlier this month to the governor and l
  
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• The big risks and potential rewards in CalPERS’ new investment strategy

  28-07-2020 11:04
  
  The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) recently announced that the pension fund will take a new investment approach to increase the odds that it will hit its assumed investment return target and help ensure it has adequate dollars available to pay for retiree benefits.
  CalPERS’ new approach—dubbed “More and Better Assets”—is the latest decision by the CalPERS board over the past few years intended to strengthen the resiliency of the pension plan
  
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• Swimming official Kieth Pike remembered for deck excellence during 56-year career

  28-07-2020 08:42
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowKieth Pike, one of Southern California’s most experienced, respected and colorful swimming officials, died July 19 after a sudden bout with ketoacidosis, an acidic blood condition, his wife, Jo Ann, said Monday.
  Pike, 84, started officiating high school meets in Southern California in 1962 and continued until 2017, the year he received the Ed Ruth Excellence in Officiating Award from Southern
  
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• LAFC dominates Sounders, advances to quarterfinals in MLS is Back tournament

  28-07-2020 07:42
  
  Los Angeles FC defender Tristan Blackmon, top right, trips Seattle Sounders defender Nouhou Tolo (5) as Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan (7) recovers the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Kissimmee, Fla., Monday, July 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)
  Los Angeles FC midfielder Brian Rodriguez and Seattle Sounders defender Xavier Arreaga vie for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Kissimmee, Fla., Monday, July 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)SoundTh
  
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• LAFC dominates Seattle Sounders, advances to quarterfinals in MLS is Back tournament

  28-07-2020 07:42
  
  Ahead of Los Angeles Football Club’s round-of-16 match, head coach Bob Bradley lamented his club’s lack of physicality and execution against the Seattle Sounders during last season’s Western Conference championship game.
  Bradley had no such regrets about his team’s performance on Monday night. LAFC played its best match of the MLS is Back tournament against the Sounders and secured a spot in the competition’s quarterfinals with a 4-1 victory.
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• Coronavirus: California has 84 new deaths and 9,113 new cases on July 27

  28-07-2020 05:18
  
  California had at least 9,113 new cases of the coronavirus and 84 new deaths reported as of Monday, July 27, according to unofficial counts from county websites. Several counties did not report their numbers Monday.
  That raises the state’s total cases to 459,906 since reporting began, and 8,529 people have died.
  The California Department of Public Health’s dashboard showed there were 8,419 people hospitalized in the state as of July 26.
  Not all counties reported on Monday. Figures ar
  
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• Clippers, still scattered in and out of the NBA bubble, come together in defense of Lou Williams

  28-07-2020 04:46
  
  Still shorthanded, the Clippers welcomed back center Ivica Zubac, who said he was happy to rejoin his teammates on the floor for 13 minutes Monday, their first action together since he tested positive for the coronavirus before July 4.
  But while the Clippers went through the paces in preparation of Thursday’s big restart opener against the Lakers, a more heated back and forth was happening off the court — on Twitter.
  Kendrick Perkins, the retired NBA player who’s now an ESPN an
  
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• DUI suspected following multi-vehicle crash in Costa Mesa

  28-07-2020 04:38
  
  Police arrested a man suspected of driving in the wrong direction while intoxicated and initiating a multi-vehicle collision in Costa Mesa that sent several people to the hospital Monday, July 27.
  The crash happened at about 10:48 a.m., Costa Mesa Police Department spokeswoman Roxi Fyad said. A motorist was seen headed south in northbound lanes of Newport Boulevard, near 19th Street, before the driver’s vehicle collided with at least six other vehicles.
  Costa Mesa Fire-Rescue firefighter u
  
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• Pilot of small plane makes emergency landing on 5 Freeway near Camp Pendleton

  28-07-2020 04:21
  
  SAN ONOFRE — A private pilot at the helm of a disabled light airplane made a safe emergency landing on Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton on Monday.
  The 55-year-old flier was en route from John Wayne Airport to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in Serra Mesa in the early afternoon when the engine of his Piper PA24 failed in the vicinity of the Orange-San Diego county line, according to the California Highway Patrol and Federal Aviation Administration.
  “As the pilot descended, he consi
  
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• Santa Ana rent control measure fails to gather enough signatures during pandemic

  28-07-2020 04:17
  
  For the second time in recent years, Santa Ana residents hoping to put a rent control measure on the ballot failed to gather enough signatures.
  The shortfall this year was wider than when advocates pushed for a similar idea in 2018, but organizers blamed that on coronavirus, not a lack of interest in the community.
  “We didn’t want to risk the health and safety of our volunteers so we didn’t go door-to-door,” said Nate Greensides, a volunteer with Tenants United Santa Ana,
  
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• Lakers’ Markieff Morris finally makes bubble debut, still warming up

  28-07-2020 04:15
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Markieff Morris has been playing catch-up for a few days.
  When his twin brother, Marcus, was at the NBA bubble practicing with the Clippers, he was still en route. While Markieff was waiting to clear quarantine, Marcus was playing almost 20 minutes and scoring 10 points against the Magic.
  Even though he made his bubble debut in the Lakers’ 123-116 scrimmage win Monday over Washington, Markieff is still a little behind: His six minutes of play produced six poi
  
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• Orange County may ask advance notice of official Chinese or Vietnamese delegation visits

  28-07-2020 03:52
  
  Orange County supervisors are set on Tuesday, July 28, to consider a non-binding resolution that would request at least 10 days’ advance notice of any planned visits from diplomatic and commerce-related delegations from Vietnam and China.
  Brought up by Orange County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Michelle Steel and supported by Supervisor Andrew Do, the resolution calls attention to the distress and potential political unrest that visits from representatives of the two communist-led count
  
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