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• Chargers QB Justin Herbert still has a fan in Darius Bradwell

  14-08-2020 23:18
  
  Chargers running back Darius Bradwell grew up watching HBO’s “Hard Knocks” with hopes of one day making an appearance on the popular reality show.
  Bradwell’s spotlight moment arrived Tuesday for the season premiere, but it wasn’t how he envisioned it. It was the wrong way, just how his teammate Gabe Nabers and most of the country took Bradwell’s remarks about rookie quarterback Justin Herbert’s throwing session.
  The undrafted rookie from Tulane unintenti
  
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• Orange police arrest man wanted in sexual assaults of women in Santiago Creek area

  14-08-2020 23:06
  
  Authorities have arrested and charged a 21-year-old man of assaulting multiple women as they walked near the Santiago Creek trail.
  Saul Montiel-Tejeda, of Orange, was arrested on August 12 after another woman came forward, Orange police announced Friday.
  Jail records show Montiel-Tejeda is being held in lieu of $1 million bail. Charges were filed again him on Friday, court records show.
  They include five felony counts: kidnapping to commit robbery, rape, oral copulation or sodomy; two counts of
  
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• Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (Aug. 6-14)

  14-08-2020 22:49
  
  Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from Aug. 6 to Aug. 14:
  Shuck Oyster Bar, 3313 Hyland Ave., Suite A-1, Costa MesaClosed: Aug. 12
  Reason: Rodent infestation
  Reopened: Aug. 13Rockview Dairy Products, 2350 W. Whittier Blvd., La HabraClosed: Aug. 11
  Reason: Rodent infestationRuby’s Diner, 13102 Newport Ave., TustinClosed: Aug. 10 (report)
  Reason: Insufficient hot water
  Reopened: Aug. 10 (report)CVS Pharmacy, 6775 Quai
  
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• 9th Circuit ends California ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines

  14-08-2020 22:22
  
  By DON THOMPSON | Associated Press
  SACRAMENTO — A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday threw out California’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, saying the law violates the U.S. Constitution’s protection of the right to bear firearms.
  “Even well-intentioned laws must pass constitutional muster,” appellate Judge Kenneth Lee wrote for the panel’s majority. California’s ban on magazines holding more than 10 bullets &l
  
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• Appeals court ends California’s ban on high-capacity magazines

  14-08-2020 22:11
  
  A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ended California’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, arguing the law violates the constitutional right to bear arms.
  In a majority opinion released Friday, Appellate Judge Kenneth Lee wrote the state’s near-categorical ban of magazines with more than 10 bullets “strikes at the core of the Second Amendment” and renders approximately half of all available self-defense weapons illegal across California.
  “Eve
  
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• Social Distortion’s Mike Ness is selling his Santa Ana home for $2.5 million

  14-08-2020 21:59
  
  Mike Ness, the guitar-playing frontman of O.C.’s pioneering punk band Social Distortion, is listing his home in Santa Ana’s historic Flora Park neighborhood mid-next week.
  The asking price is $2.45 million.
  Known as the Elliott House on the city’s historic register where it’s listed, the Italian Renaissance Revival style with a wraparound porch sits on a large corner lot surrounded by towering palm trees.
  The home’s interior measures 4,145 square feet. It boasts fiv
  
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• O.C. man gets prison for killing drug dealer he agreed to protect

  14-08-2020 21:58
  
  A man who slashed the throat of a friend he was supposed to be providing muscle for while collecting a drug debt was sentenced Friday to 35 years to life in prison.
  John Ramon Breceda, 40, was convicted earlier this year of second-degree murder for stabbing Floriberto Villasenor Cortes and leaving him to die in a Costa Mesa neighborhood, and of arson for torching Cortes’ car in San Juan Capistrano in order to hide evidence.
  Prior to the sentencing, Orange County Superior Court Judge Sheila
  
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• O.C. man gets 35 years in prison for killing drug dealer he agreed to protect

  14-08-2020 21:58
  
  A man who slashed the throat of a friend he was supposed to be providing muscle for while collecting a drug debt was sentenced Friday to 35 years to life in prison.
  John Ramon Breceda, 40, was convicted earlier this year of second-degree murder for stabbing Floriberto Villasenor Cortes and leaving him to die in a Costa Mesa neighborhood, and of arson for torching Cortes’ car in San Juan Capistrano in order to hide evidence.
  Prior to the sentencing, Orange County Superior Court Judge Sheila
  
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• Major US postal workers union endorses Biden for president

  14-08-2020 21:58
  
  By BRIAN SLODYSKO | Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — A major union representing U.S. postal workers has endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president, a move that comes as President Donald Trump has acknowledged starving the postal service of money in order to make it more difficult to vote by mail in November’s election.
  The National Association of Letter Carriers, which represents 300,000 current and retired workers, said Thursday that Trump has long been hostile to the Post Office. His a
  
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• Corky: Pulling the pin like a pro

  14-08-2020 21:16
  
  I get asked a lot about surf leashes.
  There are many longboarders who do not use them because the cord always wants to get tangled around your legs and feet when you walk the nose.  But there are also many people who think that everybody should use them for the safety of other.
  It’s a good discussion, and I have talked about it here before, and probably will again.  But today I wanted to share with you a story of what happened to me one day surfing the Huntington Beach Pier and h
  
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• Inside the Dodgers: We need to talk about the bullpen

  14-08-2020 20:54
  
  Editor’s note: This is the Friday, Aug. 14 edition of the Inside the Dodgers newsletter from reporter J.P. Hoornstra. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here.The 2020 Dodgers have had their share of ups and downs. The last two days qualify as ups. The lineup has been a mixed bag. The rotation has had its hiccups. The defense hasn’t wavered, and that’s a good topic for another newsletter, but today I want to talk about the bullpen.
  In Wednesday’s game agains
  
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• How the pill-popping superhero story ‘Project Power’ found its star Dominique Fishback

  14-08-2020 20:49
  
  On the long flight from New York City to Los Angeles for the final round of auditions for a leading role in the new Netflix sci-fi thriller “Project Power,” Dominique Fishback and her wallet parted company.
  She’s on her way to one of the biggest auditions of her life — a chemistry test with the movie’s star Jamie Foxx — and she lands in L.A. with no cash, credit card, or ID.
  Still, the session seemed to go so well that Fishback she was able to joke about her m
  
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• Tustin’s newest campus ready to create its legacy

  14-08-2020 20:42
  
  Construction is within a few weeks of completion on Tustin Unified School District’s new Legacy Magnet Academy.
  The campus, in the shadows of the two blimp hangars that were part of the former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin, takes its architectural cues from the massive structures.
  Jaleh Ghobabi, left, and Allie Kaufman were part of the Legacy Magnet Academy staff who welcomed in the new students. Students along with their families drove by the front of the school to wave and greet their
  
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• America’s favorite pizza topping starting to get scarce

  14-08-2020 20:29
  
  By Elizabeth Rembert | Bloomberg
  Pepperoni, America’s most beloved pizza topping, is getting ever-more expensive to obtain amid production snags at meat plants and high demand for pizza.
  Small pizza shops across the U.S. are reporting higher prices and tight supply for their usual pepperoni orders. At Charlie’s Pizza House in Yankton, South Dakota, manager Nick Johnson has seen prices steadily increase from $2.87 a pound in January 2019 to $4.12 now. At New York City’
  
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• Victims to face Golden State Killer during sentencing hearings next week

  14-08-2020 19:44
  
  The Golden State Killer will return to a Sacramento courtroom next week to face dozens of his surviving victims and the family and friends of those he killed in a series of hearings that are expected to culminate in his sentencing.
  Joseph DeAngelo, a former police officer who has admitted to carrying out dozens of rapes and 13 murders across the state in the 1970s and 1980s, previously agreed to a plea deal that spares him the death penalty, but will almost certainly result in his spending the r
  
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• Oingo Boingo tribute band Dead Man’s Party will headline drive-in concerts at OC Fair

  14-08-2020 19:43
  
  Following the debut of its drive-in series with back-to-back evenings with Beatles tribute band The Fab Four July 31 and Aug. 1, OC Fair and Autosonic Concerts have announced its next drive-in event.
  Oingo Boingo tribute act Dead Man’s Party will take the stage for two sets at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27 at the OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Dive, in Costa Mesa.
  Tickets are $75-$199 per vehicle (up to four patrons per vehicle) and are on sale now at autosonicconcerts.com. Th
  
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• Sparks guard Te’a Cooper making her mark as a rookie

  14-08-2020 19:41
  
  The thing about the WNBA is, it’s really hard to make it in the league.
  There are only 12 teams and 12 spots on each roster, so only 144 women can claim to be WNBA players at any given time. There are no reserve players, no developmental league like in the NBA for players to wait for their call-up.
  So when a second-round pick doesn’t make the roster out of training camp, there’s a possibility her chance at the WNBA dream is over.
  That was Te’a Cooper’s situation in
  
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• UFC 252: Stipe Miocic, Daniel Cormier pursue greatness in heavyweight trilogy

  14-08-2020 19:25
  
  The hype for the third heavyweight fight in the Stipe Miocic-Daniel Cormier trilogy comes with a bit of a bombastic claim – the winner is not only the champion, but can stake his reputation as the greatest in the history of the division.
  “They’re two of the best ever,” UFC President Dana White said. “Saturday you find out who’s the best heavyweight of all time. It doesn’t get any better than this.”
  It is billed as the super fight to end all super f
  
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• Saved by the Max pop-up returns for 5 days to celebrate ‘Saved by the Bell’ Day

  14-08-2020 19:15
  
  Popular “Saved by the Bell” themed pop-up experience, Saved by the Max, is returning to Los Angeles for a limited, socially distanced patio dining, carryout or delivery experience. It’s all in honor of “Saved by the Bell” Day, which is Aug. 20, the date the show debuted back in 1989.
  The traveling pop-up became a sold-out, Instagramable phenomenon back in 2018 and is making a comeback for five days only, Aug. 20-25. Patrons can pre-order the Bayside Preppy Packs onl
  
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• Looking for great corn recipes? Lend me your ears

  14-08-2020 19:04
  
  Before new supersweet hybrids of corn were developed, cooks followed the pick-it-cook-it rule. They knew that corn’s sugar started to convert to starch as soon as it was harvested, so for the sweetest taste corn needed to be consumed within minutes, or at most hours of picking. But new hybrids are extremely sweet, juicy and very crisp; the shelf life is extended to up to one week.
  Everyone seems to have a different way to blanch fresh corn on the cob. I use the easy technique that my mothe
  
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• Frida Cinema hosting drive-in series of horror and cult classics with Tustin’s Mess Hall

  14-08-2020 18:57
  
  Frida Cinema, the Santa Ana-based independent movie house, has teamed up with Tustin’s Mess Hall, a new chef-driven food market, to present cult and horror classics drive-in style every Tuesday night starting Aug. 18.
  The series kicks off with Richard Kelly’s psychological thriller “Donnie Darko” starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Screenings start 8 p.m. on the fourth level of the parking structure between Flight Way and Airship adjacent to Mess Hall at Flight, 1705 Flight Way, in
  
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• Man dies, woman injured after car shot at in Anaheim

  14-08-2020 18:09
  
  A man died and a woman was injured after a car they were riding in was shot at in Anaheim late Thursday, police said.
  Just before 11 p.m., officers discovered the pair at an Arco gas station on Brookhurst Street and Crescent Avenue, said Anaheim police Sgt. Steve Pena.
  They found the victim, an approximately 25-year-old man, who had been shot and was in cardiac arrest, Pena said. Officers performed CPR on the man before he was taken to a hospital where he died.
  A woman was also at the scene with
  
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• Casino Insider: Get your tan on and splash in the water at these casino pools 😎

  14-08-2020 18:09
  
  Dive at Harrah’s Resort Southern California is one of the pool areas currently open during the novel coronavirus pandemic. (Courtesy of Harrah’s Resort SoCal)
  Let’s face it, 2020 has not been such a great year and August marks another month of living that pandemic life. If you desperately need a quick getaway that includes chilling by a pool somewhere, check out our list of which casino pools have reopened, complete with details on safety measures being taken. Read more. 
  
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• Working from home? California employers must reimburse you for some utilities

  14-08-2020 17:30
  
  By Damian Moos and Kandice Kim | Contributing columnists
  In response to state and local COVID-19 stay at home orders, many California employers transitioned to a remote workforce to continue operating. Since that initial transition, some businesses have announced that some or all of their employees will continue to work remotely even after the pandemic is over.
  Increased employee happiness and productivity, or decreased overhead and expense, are a few of the reasons listed by employers that are
  
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• HOA Homefront: Can communities ban political, patriotic or religious displays?

  14-08-2020 17:00
  
  Q: We (along with our neighbors) put out candidate and ballot measure signs prior to our elections. We looked into this several years ago and it appears that California law allows all HOA residents to display political signs during elections. However, friends who live in other San Diego County HOAs have told me repeatedly that their HOAs do not allow political signs during elections. Can you provide an update on this? Can HOAs prohibit political signs during an election? — N.H.,
  
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• Alexander: Was there more to Pac-12 delay than health and safety?

  14-08-2020 17:00
  
  On the surface, the Pac-12’s announcement Tuesday – mirroring the Big Ten – to postpone all sports competition for the rest of 2020, including and particularly football, seemed noble and altruistic as well as sensible. It is hard to see, after all, how the ultimate contact sport can be played amid a virus that can spread so rapidly and fiercely, as well as the possible link of COVID-19 to myocarditis and the idea that large young men, of the type that populate football rosters,
  
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• This San Fernando Valley author was just 13 when she started plotting her YA fantasy debut

  14-08-2020 16:30
  
  Jordan Ifueko has spent half her life preparing for the release of her debut novel.
  The San Fernando Valley-based author of “Raybearer” was just 13 when she began building the world that would develop into this Young Adult fantasy. She’ll turn 27 two days after its August 18 Amulet Books publication.
  And this is only the start for both Ifueko and the “Raybearer” universe. At the time of this interview, she was finishing up edits on the second book in the series.
  The
  
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• Disney rolls out pixie dust face masks for 100,000 Disneyland and Disney World cast members

  14-08-2020 15:56
  
  More than 100,000 Disneyland and Disney World cast members will wear matching pixie dust face coverings with hidden Mickey star cluster designs that will distinguish them from mask-wearing theme park visitors in California and Florida.
  The unique and unified Disney face coverings were made in partnership by Disneyland and Disney World costuming teams for their fellow cast members — Disney parlance for employees.
  “Over the past several months, we’ve spent significant time and br
  
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• How stable housing offers a key ingredient to these students’ success

  14-08-2020 15:31
  
  It was all smiles when Cynthia Carlin accepted the scholarship with her three young sons looking on. A group of Hope Through Housing volunteers arrived at her front door with balloons, a giant Building Bright Scholars photo frame and her scholarship award package.
  Cynthia has been a resident of the Villagio affordable housing community in Rancho Cucamonga for the past several years. As a single mom, raising three boys is challenging enough. But Cynthia is dedicated to providing a better future f
  
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• Ever hit a pothole and want the city to pay for the damage?

  14-08-2020 15:01
  
  Q. Dear Honk: Last week I was cruisin’ north on Vista Del Mar in the El Segundo/Playa del Rey area in my classic ’57 Chevy convertible. In the No. 1 lane there is a GIANT pothole. Of course I hit it with my left-front tire, causing damage. I haven’t yet gotten an estimate on fixing it. But it will cost, probably, $400 to $500. Can I contact the county/city and make them pay for this damage?
  – Dave Kingsley, Torrance
  A. With all of the various taxes Southern Californians f
  
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• Iran, Turkey lash out at UAE over agreement with Israel

  14-08-2020 14:48
  
  By JOSEPH KRAUSS | Associated Press
  JERUSALEM — Iran and Turkey lashed out at their regional rival the United Arab Emirates on Friday over its decision to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel, accusing it of betraying the Palestinian cause, even as much of the international community welcomed the move.
  Iran’s Foreign Ministry called the U.S.-brokered deal a “dagger that was unjustly struck by the UAE in the backs of the Palestinian people and all Muslims.” Turkey sa
  
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• Kamala Harris brings energy, dollars and more to Biden campaign

  14-08-2020 14:09
  
  BY ALEXANDRA JAFFE and WILL WEISSERT | Associated Press
  WILMINGTON, Del. — In her first two days as Joe Biden’s running mate, Kamala Harris has fired off the campaign’s sharpest criticism of President Donald Trump’s shortcomings. She has vouched for Biden’s character on race and more. And the enthusiasm surrounding her historic candidacy has brought in a record $48 million in 48 hours.
  The campaign hopes it is just the beginning.
  With less than three months before t
  
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• Trail Blazers, Grizzlies advance to NBA play-in game; Suns, Spurs see playoff dreams dashed

  14-08-2020 07:15
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — For each of Damian Lillard’s 42 points on Thursday night, the moment that might most define his utter desperation to keep the Portland Trail Blazers’ season alive came on defense.
  After missing a shot, Lillard attacked on defense as the Brooklyn Nets brought the ball up court. He dove for the deflection and managed to find C.J. McCollum for a short jumper with 53 seconds left.
  That tiny bit of defense in a track meet turned out to produce the game-winni
  
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• Leading man Mookie Betts hits three home runs in Dodgers win

  14-08-2020 06:39
  
  Dodgers Mookie Betts, #50, connects for a two-run homer in the 2nd inning against the Padres at Dodger Stadium Thursday, August 13, 2020.(Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts, right, keeps distance as he celebrates his second home run of a baseball game with third base coach Dino Ebel during the fourth inning against the San Diego Padres, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsDodg
  
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• Did you see it? Social media helps capture 3-HR night for the Dodgers’ Mookie Betts

  14-08-2020 05:54
  
  The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts hit three home runs Thursday night in an 11-2 victory against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium.
  It was the sixth time in his career that Betts hit three HRs in a game, which tied him with Johnny Mize and Sammy Sosa for the major league record.Tied with Johnny Mize and Sammy Sosa. And has some time to pass them. https://t.co/A98r9QAypN
  — Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) August 14, 2020
  Fastest to reach six career 3-HR games:
  813 games – Mookie Bet
  
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• Breaking news: Dodgers’ Mookie Betts ties MLB record for most 3-HR games

  14-08-2020 05:54
  
  The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts has hit three home runs through the first seven innings of Thursday night’s game against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium.
  It is the sixth time in his career that Betts has hit three HRs in a game, which ties him with Johnny Mize and Sammy Sosa for the major league record.Tied with Johnny Mize and Sammy Sosa. And has some time to pass them. https://t.co/A98r9QAypN
  — Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) August 14, 2020Betts, batting leadoff against th
  
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• Breaking news: Dodgers’ Mookie Betts ties MLB record for 3-HR games

  14-08-2020 05:54
  
  The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts has hit three home runs through the first seven innings of Thursday night’s game against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium.
  It is the sixth time in his career that Betts has hit three HRs in a game, which ties him with Johnny Mize and Sammy Sosa for the major league record.Tied with Johnny Mize and Sammy Sosa. And has some time to pass them. https://t.co/A98r9QAypN
  — Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) August 14, 2020Betts, batting leadoff against th
  
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• Kamala Harris’ abysmal record on justice issues

  14-08-2020 05:04
  
  This summer’s police-abuse protests have brought the country to a “teachable moment.” Use-of-force incidents have garnered sporadic attention over the years, but George Floyd’s death — captured on video, as a Minneapolis officer kneeled on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes – has led many Americans to conclude the nation has a systemic policing problem.
  These editorial pages often have highlighted the underlying causes — from law-enforcement unio
  
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• Sparks pound Washington for third straight victory

  14-08-2020 05:01
  
  Los Angeles Sparks’ Candace Parker, center, talks with Sydney Wiese (24) and Kristine Anigwe, right, during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Washington Mystics, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
  Los Angeles Sparks’ Candace Parker, left, passes behind her back as she is defended by Washington Mystics’ Emma Meesseman during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carl
  
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• David Lacey shouldn’t be criminalized for defending his castle: John Phillips

  14-08-2020 05:00
  
  It has been said that a man’s home is his castle — which may be true in a metaphorical sense, but our homes are not nearly so secure.
  For protection, castles have moats with alligators, drawbridges and soldiers on horseback. In modern-day California, our stucco suburban “castles” are protected by ADT alarm stickers and comfort animals.
  If things really go sideways, it’s up to you to protect yourself, your family and your castle.
  That’s exactly what happened to
  
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• Alex Wood takes step toward rejoining Dodgers rotation

  14-08-2020 04:40
  
  LOS ANGELES — There were any number of ways for Alex Wood to tell things were not right in his first start this season.
  First of all, he gave up three runs on three hits and three walks and lasted just three innings against the San Francisco Giants that day. And his fastball velocity averaged less than 90 mph.
  Then there were the more sophisticated metrics and tracking that the Dodgers use on every pitcher every time he throws.
  “My arm slot dropped about 6 inches from my last start i
  
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• Lakers, Clippers schedules set for first round of NBA playoffs

  14-08-2020 03:14
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — While the full field of the NBA playoffs remains to be set, the Lakers and Clippers now know when the playoffs start for them, and what days they’ll be playing for the next month.
  The top two seeds in the Western Conference will be playing late games at AdventHealth Arena, the largest venue on the Disney campus.
  The Clippers begin their series with Dallas on Monday night, the first day of the postseason, with a 6 p.m. (PDT) game on ESPN, while the Lakers will
  
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• These 3 Southern California teens just won $1 million on NBC’s ‘World Of Dance’

  14-08-2020 03:09
  
  When the confetti fell and the fireworks erupted, the three Southern California teenagers in MDC 3, a contemporary dance trio out of a Placentia dance studio, had just won the fourth season of NBC’s “World Of Dance.”
  Oh, and the $1 million prize that came with the title is also a nice chunk of change for the crew that includes Madison Smith, 17; Diego Pasillas, 17; and Emma Mather, 15.
  On a conference call Thursday, the day after “World Of Dance” aired its finale, t
  
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• Coronavirus tracker: California surpasses 600,000 cases; marks ninth day of decline in hospitalizations, as of Aug. 13

  14-08-2020 02:53
  
  The state surpassed 600,000 cases of the coronavirus as of Thursday, Aug. 13.
  The 9,544 new cases reported, brought the cumulative total since tracking began to 601,241. There were also 170 new deaths reported on Thursday, making for a total of 10,952 people who have died, according to unofficial counts from county websites.
  COVID-related hospitalizations across the state continue to decline, and were down by more than 200 patients as of Thursday. State health officials reported 223 fewer COVID-
  
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• Cornavirus tracker: California surpasses 600,000 cases; marks ninth day of decline in hospitalizations, as of Aug. 13

  14-08-2020 02:53
  
  The state surpassed 600,000 cases of the coronavirus as of Thursday, Aug. 13.
  The 9,544 new cases reported, brought the cumulative total since tracking began to 601,241. There were also 170 new deaths reported on Thursday, making for a total of 10,952 people who have died, according to unofficial counts from county websites.
  COVID-related hospitalizations across the state continue to decline, and were down by more than 200 patients as of Thursday. State health officials reported 223 fewer COVID-
  
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• Charter schools sue California to get full funding for new year

  14-08-2020 02:52
  
  Four charter schools, including one in Huntington Beach and another with a campus in San Bernardino, are suing the California Department of Education and state leaders over a funding formula they say cuts them off from essential state money.
  The four charters are among a number of schools in California that face financial problems because of what they claim is an unfair formula recently established by the state. Specifically, the schools expect their fall enrollment to exceed what they had in Fe
  
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• Skyline fire in Corona prompts evacuations

  14-08-2020 02:44
  
  Firefighters were extinguishing a brush fire near a popular hiking area in Corona that prompted evacuations on Thursday, Aug. 13.
  The Skyline fire was burning near Foothill Parkway and Skyline Drive in the area of Skyline Trail on the edge of the Cleveland National Forest. About 25 acres had burned as of 6:15 p.m., Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department said.
  Homes on Clearing Circle, Meandering Lane, Burrero Way, Corbett Street and Overland Lane were evacuated, the Corona Fire Department sai
  
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• Firefighters gain control of Skyline fire in Corona

  14-08-2020 02:44
  
  Firefighters on Thursday evening, Aug. 13, said they had a brush fire well under control after it had threatened homes near Skyline Trail in Corona.
  The Skyline fire was burning near Foothill Parkway and Skyline Drive on the edge of the Cleveland National Forest. About 25 acres had burned and the fire was 10% contained as of 7 p.m., Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department said.
  The 25 acres was the same figure reported at 6:15 p.m.
  “We have only one flank that has a little bit of flame,
  
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• Brush fire burning near Skyline Trail in Corona

  14-08-2020 02:44
  
  Firefighters on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 13, were trying to extinguish a brush fire near a popular hiking area in Corona.
  The fire was burning near Foothill Parkway and Skyline Drive in the area of Skyline Trail on the edge of the Cleveland National Forest.
  Police were closing Foothill as well as Trudy Way.
  The fire was reported at about 4:40 p.m. As of about 5:30 p.m., the fire had burned 10-15 acres and was moving at a moderate rate of spread in light grasses and heavy brush, according to Cal
  
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• ‘What you feel is real’ campaign lets COVID-stressed Orange County residents know about mental health resources

  14-08-2020 02:35
  
  The months-long coronavirus pandemic has been difficult for many people, but especially for those who may be unemployed, have lost a loved one or are stuck alone at home, worrying that they might get sick.
  A new campaign, “What you feel is real,” that Orange County officials announced Thursday, Aug. 13, will let residents know there’s help available if they need it.
  “COVID-19 is not just a physical disease or a disease that affects us physically – it also is affecti
  
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