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• Lake Forest to add 71-unit apartment complex to its affordable housing inventory

  21-08-2020 23:28
  
  The first major affordable housing project in Lake Forest since 2015 will be built off El Toro Road and Raymond Way near the 5 Freeway.
  The 71-unit apartment complex proposed by nonprofit housing developer National CORE won approval last week from a divide City Council.
  The city’s planning commissioners all supported the development in a July recommendation to the council, but on Tuesday, Aug. 18, Councilman Mike James and Mayor Neeki Moatazedi voted no after several hours of public commen
  
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• Bubble Dribble: Win helps the Lakers smooth built-in simmering tensions

  21-08-2020 23:22
  
  Editor’s note: This is the Friday August 21 edition of the Purple & Bold Lakers newsletter from reporter Kyle Goon, who is among the few reporters with a credential inside the NBA bubble. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here.LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. >> There were a lot of Lakers who had something to prove in Game 2. Most of them proved it, at least for one night.
  Anthony Davis needed a big game. He had it. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope needed to hit shots. He made them
  
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• Bannon partners had history of cashing in on Trump movement

  21-08-2020 23:22
  
  By BERNARD CONDON and JIM MUSTIAN | Associated Press
  NEW YORK — One is a triple-amputee Iraq war veteran who ran news sites stoking right-wing rage, often with exaggerated stories. Another owns a company that sells Donald Trump-themed energy drinks. And the third is an ex-columnist for Breitbart and an entrepreneur who has left a trail of failed businesses.
  The men charged along with former White House strategist Steve Bannon in a scheme to skim hundreds of thousands of dollars from a crow
  
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• NCAA grants extra year of eligibility to fall sport athletes, addresses scholarships in light of COVID-19

  21-08-2020 22:57
  
  One of the more confounding questions surrounding this unusual college sports season was finally cleared up by the NCAA on Friday.
  All fall sports student-athletes will be granted an extra year of eligibility, the NCAA’s board of governors announced on Friday. The year of eligibility will apply to athletes whether they participate in their sports in the 2020-21 calendar year or not, but the NCAA prohibited schools from canceling or reducing scholarships if a student-athlete opts out of a s
  
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• Damian Lillard plans to play with dislocated finger in Game 3 for Trail Blazers

  21-08-2020 22:44
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. >> To get a championship ring on one of your fingers, it helps to be able to use all 10.
  Damian Lillard left the bench Thursday night with his left index finger, dislocated in the third quarter, splinted to its middle neighbor. For the bubble MVP and Portland’s star point guard, it was the biggest setback he has faced all summer.
  “I handle the ball a lot, and just knowing there is going to be discomfort, and I don’t know how that is going to feel,&r
  
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• Eddy Newton has a new home, but scary surgery on tap

  21-08-2020 21:59
  
  It hurts for Eddy Newton to smile. It’s getting harder for him to breath air and swallow food. He’s looking at yet another surgery — he’s had more than 30 — next month.
  But Newton has a lot be happy about these days, too.
  He’s got a new mobile home that he shares with his mother, replacing the dilapidated double-wide they called home for more than two decades. He has a budding relationship with a kind woman. And, not expected to live past 30, Newton is looking
  
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• Wells Fargo resumes job cuts in break with competitors

  21-08-2020 21:47
  
  By Hannah Levitt | Bloomberg
  Wells Fargo & Co. has started its long-awaited job cuts, breaking with some of its top U.S. competitors that have resisted workforce reductions amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  The San Francisco-based lender, under growing pressure to lower costs, quietly ended a moratorium on terminations in recent weeks as it prepares to make deeper cuts in the months and years ahead.
  “Starting in early August, we resumed regular job displacement activity,” Beth Riche
  
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• Recipes: These salads are delicious and refreshing on a sultry summer evening

  21-08-2020 21:42
  
  Dinner was over, but my big brother George and I sat at the table for what seemed like forever. I stared at the green salad on the plate adorned with hand-painted apples. George had been asked to talk to me, his little 5-year-old sister, about a particularly important subject: Mom’s salad.
  George, in his mid-teens, was (and is) no slouch when it comes to the fine art of persuasion; as an adult, his strategies would be used to elect political candidates. From Congressional wannabees to Whit
  
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• Southern California bosses hire 225,200 in July; unemployment down to 15.9%

  21-08-2020 20:27
  
  An economic rebound added 225,200 Southern California jobs in July, but employment overall remains at 88% of pre-pandemic levels with an unemployment rate of 15.9%.
  My trusty spreadsheet, filled with state job figures, found local bosses had 6.94 million employees last month in the four counties covered by the Southern California News Group. This staffing level, derived from a survey of employers, was up 3.4% from June when 254,500 workers were added.
  Still, employment is off 916,000 positi
  
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• LAFC, Galaxy ready for round two of this season’s El Trafico series

  21-08-2020 20:21
  
  Just over a month ago, LAFC and the Galaxy took their El Trafico rivalry to Orlando in the MLS is Back Tournament.
  LAFC might have been at a disadvantage with Carlos Vela choosing to opt out and remain at home with his pregnant wife.
  The Galaxy led 2-1 and then watched as LAFC, led by Diego Rossi, scored the final five goals for a 6-2 rout.
  The scene shifts back to the Banc of California Stadium as the clubs restart their season again.
  “It would’ve been a good prediction to think tha
  
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• What Shanghai Disney changes could mean for Disneyland

  21-08-2020 20:11
  
  Loosened attendance restrictions, increased capacity limits and the return of parades and fireworks at Shanghai Disneyland offer a glimpse of what the future holds for Disneyland in the months following the eventual reopening of the Anaheim theme park.
  The second stage of the phased reopening of Shanghai Disneyland is expected to serve as a blueprint for Disney’s California parks once Disneyland and Disney California Adventure return following an extended coronavirus closure.
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• Postmaster won’t restore mailboxes and sorting machines that were already removed

  21-08-2020 20:09
  
  By LISA MASCARO, ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY | Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — Pressed by senators, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Friday he was unaware of recent mail operation changes until they sparked a public uproar. But he also said he has no plans to restore mailboxes or high-speed sorting machines that have been removed.
  His testimony raised fresh questions about how the Postal Service will ensure timely delivery of ballots for the November election.
  DeJoy told se
  
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• Former Palm Desert home of Devo’s Gerald Casale lists for $1.7 million

  21-08-2020 20:07
  
  The living room. (Photo by Nathan Moulton of Lux Box Agency)
  The kitchen boasts quartz countertops, tile backsplashes and stainless steel appliances. (Photo by Nathan Moulton of Lux Box Agency)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsFeatures of the streamlined architecture include floor-to-ceiling windows. (Photo by Nathan Moulton of Lux Box Agency)
  Energy-efficient upgrades include dual pane windows and sliding doors. (Photo by Nathan Moulton of Lux Box Agency)
  A view of the home’s large op
  
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• Trump calls Democratic convention ‘gloomiest’ in history

  21-08-2020 19:42
  
  By ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that where Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden sees “American darkness,” he sees “American greatness.”
  Anxious for his turn in the spotlight after the four-day Democratic National Convention, Trump is hitting his opponent hard.
  “Over the last week, the Democrats held the darkest and angriest and gloomiest convention in American history,” Trump
  
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• Golden State Killer sentenced to life in prison

  21-08-2020 19:28
  
  The Golden State Killer was ordered to spend the rest of his life behind bars, as a Sacramento Superior Court judge on Friday morning sentenced Joseph DeAngelo to multiple life sentences without the possibility of parole.
  More than four decades after DeAngelo, a former police officer, first began a dozen year crime spree that would cement his status as one of the worst serial killers in state history, Friday’s hearing brought the lengthy saga of the Golden State Killer to an end.
  “I&
  
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• Casino Insider: Morongo’s poker room is about to reopen, but it will be different

  21-08-2020 19:13
  
  Casino Insider is a weekly newsletter with all the best bets for food, entertainment and fun at Southern California’s casinos. It’s delivered to your inbox on Thursdays. Subscribe now. 
  Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa announced Tuesday, Aug. 18, that it was reopening its poker room on Friday, Aug. 21. The poker room had been closed since the casino’s reopening on Friday, May 22. The casino was one of many across the region to temporarily close due to concerns over th
  
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• Whicker: Shawn Porter plans to box like nobody’s watching

  21-08-2020 19:05
  
  You call it a bubble. Shawn Porter calls it Friday.
  “Simple, man,” Porter said the other day. “We’re all in a bubble anyway.”
  A boxer doesn’t need to run from the madding crowd. No one is there when he beats the sunrise by an hour to run six miles in a bike lane somewhere. No one but the trainer and the conditioning guy are there when the bags are punched or the ropes are jumped.
  And when Porter and the vast majority of his peers began this game as kids, no on
  
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• Alexander: Baseball’s ‘unwritten rules’ need to be erased

  21-08-2020 19:00
  
  The world according to Jim:
  • Let the kids play, for crying out loud.
  The controversy of earlier this week, when San Diego’s Fernando Tatis Jr. either missed or ignored a 3-0 take sign with a 10-3 lead and hit a grand slam in Texas, again reminds us just how ridiculous baseball’s “unwritten rules” are. …
  • Let’s see: You don’t bunt to break up a no-hitter. You don’t admire it when you hit a truly prodigious home run. You definitely don&r
  
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• How coronavirus has impacted the harvest at Temecula Valley wineries

  21-08-2020 18:48
  
  Wineries across the Temecula Valley began picking their grapes as temperatures soared into the triple digits, but this harvest season has a set of new challenges due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
  Winery owners say that they’ve had difficulty in staffing the harvest and they’ve had to give additional oversight into ensuring workers wear protective equipment, follow distancing protocols, avoid exposure to the virus outside of work and stay healthy. There’s also Mother Nature
  
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• Watch these fun live streams for DC Fandome, live music performances, zoo exhibits, and more

  21-08-2020 18:40
  
  With many of us still stuck inside, we’ve had to get creative with entertaining ourselves. Thankfully, we live in an age where there are so many online streaming platforms that we can bring the world straight to our home. No matter what your interests are, there is either a platform or program perfect for you. Movies, music, art, or even animals are great ways to spend watching things online with friends or family. You can invite everyone onto an online call and watch it together if you wa
  
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• Who will pay for Prop. 15’s split rail tax initiative?

  21-08-2020 18:30
  
  As I sit here in my home office — a conversion of the third stall of our garage — crafting this column, my thoughts reflect on 2019. So long ago, it seems, yet in reality only eight short months hence.
  This time last year, I wrote about a brewing change in the way commercial real estate is assessed and taxed in California. Akin to observing the massing clouds in the local mountains, those in our industry could sense a storm.
  Presently, Proposition 13 requires all real estate statewid
  
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• California’s devastating summer blazes are a bad omen for fall wildfire season

  21-08-2020 18:08
  
  As if Northern California’s summer lightning fire siege isn’t devastating enough, experts say it is a troubling sign of what lies ahead during the state’s more traditional fall wildfire season.
  Though California regularly sees summer wildfires, the state’s most deadly and destructive blazes have tended to hit in fall, when weather patterns shift and warm, dry winds from the high desert blow offshore across tinder-dry grasses, shrubs and trees that haven’t seen signi
  
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• 5 months in prison for Lori Loughlin’s husband Mossimo Giannulli in college admissions scandal

  21-08-2020 18:05
  
  By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER | Associated Press
  BOSTON — Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli was sentenced Friday to five months behind bars for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get his two daughters into the University of Southern California as rowing recruits.
  “I deeply regret the harm that my actions have caused my daughters, my wife and others,” Giannulli said in a short statement during the hearing, showing little emotion. “I take full responsibility for my condu
  
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• It’s up to voters to save rideshare and delivery services from Assembly Bill 5

  21-08-2020 17:43
  
  SACRAMENTO – Uber and Lyft, we hardly knew you. As the California attorney general pursues its lawsuit against these ride-sharing companies, to force them to comply immediately with the state’s virtual ban on using contractors as workers, the firms had announced last week that they would temporarily leave the state as they retool into smaller operations.
  The courts gave them a last-minute reprieve, but their long-term plans here remain uncertain. Sadly, state officials had been inten
  
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• California’s proposed income tax hike is anything but golden

  21-08-2020 17:37
  
  Introduced by California Assemblymember Miguel Santiago, D-Los Angeles, Assembly Bill 1253 would not only increase the tax rate on income over $1 million, but it would do so retroactively for income earned January 1, 2020.
  The bill would impose a 1 percent increase on annual, adjusted gross income more than $1 million, a 3 percent increase on income more than $2 million, and a 3.5 percent increase on income more than $5 million.
  Overall, the tax hike would increase the state’s tax rate on
  
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• Real estate news: 4-unit apartment building in Surf City fetches $1.5 million

  21-08-2020 17:30
  
  A four-unit apartment building in Huntington Beach has been sold for $1.48 million, according to the brokerage Marcus & Millichap.
  The building at 7601 Amazon was fully occupied at the time of its sale. It has one 3-bedroom/2-bath unit, two 2-bedroom/2-bath units, and one 2-bedroom/1-bath unit. Built in 1966, the new owner plans to renovate and improve the units, the brokerage said in a statement.
  Daniel Scheid, Kevin J. King and Ryan T. Gonzalez in Marcus & Millichap’s South
  
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• Postmaster says ‘no idea’ mailboxes, equipment being removed

  21-08-2020 16:32
  
  By LISA MASCARO and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE | Associated Press
  Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Friday he had “no idea” blue mailboxes and sorting machines were being removed until a public uproar nationwide, as he testifies before a Senate committee digging into disruptions and changes in postal operations being made just as millions of Americans will be relying on mail-in ballots for the November election.
  “I was made aware when everyone else was made aware,” DeJoy testifi
  
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• When will Disney open Avengers Campus?

  21-08-2020 15:46
  
  Work has continued at a steady rate on Avengers Campus during the coronavirus closure of Disney California Adventure with the Quinjet finally taking its place above the Marvel themed land just this week.
  Which begs the obvious question: Will Avengers Campus debut when DCA reopens or will Disney push the opening of the 6-acre land to next year when coronavirus concerns recede?
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• Getting into a DMV office, because of the coronavirus, now requires your temperature to be taken

  21-08-2020 15:01
  
  Q. Honk: During the pandemic I would have thought our California government offices would be following our governor’s guidance better. On Aug. 6, at the Costa Mesa Department of Motor Vehicles branch, there was no one at the door doing temperature checks on the customers who were entering. That certainly is not setting a good example during these pandemic-feared times!
  – Ted Ross, Huntington Beach
  A. Back in the day, when Honk carried a reporter’s notebook for a living instead
  
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• Biden vows to defeat Trump, end US ‘season of darkness’

  21-08-2020 15:00
  
  By STEVE PEOPLES and ALEXANDRA JAFFE | Associated Press
  WILMINGTON, Del. — Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination with a vow to be a unifying “ally of the light” who would move an America in crisis past the chaos of President Donald Trump’s tenure.
  In his strongest remarks of the campaign, Biden spoke Thursday night both of returning the United States to its traditional leadership role in the world and of the deeply personal challenges that shaped his l
  
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• Heat wave sticks around in Southern California — how long till it breaks?

  21-08-2020 14:27
  
  LOS ANGELES — The heat wave broiling Southern California since last week is persisting Friday, and special alerts issued by the National Weather Service were extended by at least one more day — until Friday night.
  “Excessively hot conditions will continue through Friday, with areas of smoke (from wildfires) and dense fog over portions of coastal waters,” according to the National Weather Service. It will cool some this weekend into next week, but temperatures will remain
  
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• Magnolia football coach Desmond Hernandez resigns after three seasons

  21-08-2020 09:29
  
  Magnolia High football coach Desmond Hernandez, who turned around the Sentinels the past three seasons, has resigned, he confirmed Thursday night.
  In an Instagram post, Hernandez said he accepted a physical education teaching position at another high school, which he didn’t mention by name.
  When contacted, Hernandez said he couldn’t yet discuss his destination.
  Last season, Hernandez led Magnolia to seven victories on the field (one victory was forfeited for an ineligible player) aft
  
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• Magnolia football coach Desmond Hernandez resigns after 3 seasons

  21-08-2020 09:29
  
  Magnolia High football coach Desmond Hernandez, who turned around the Sentinels the past three seasons, has resigned, he confirmed Thursday night.
  In an Instagram post, Hernandez said he accepted a physical education teaching position at another high school, which he didn’t mention by name.
  When contacted, Hernandez said he couldn’t yet discuss his destination.
  Last season, Hernandez led Magnolia to seven victories on the field (one victory was forfeited for an ineligible player) aft
  
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• Servite defensive back Noah Avinger commits to San Diego State, sets sibling reunion

  21-08-2020 08:26
  
  The Avinger siblings are set to reunite in college.
  Servite High wide receiver/defensive back Noah Avinger (5-11, 165) on Thursday committed to San Diego State, the same school that signed his twin sister Asia Avinger for women’s basketball last year and received a commitment in July from his brother Lucky Avinger for football.
  Asia Avinger was The Register’s female athlete of the year for 2019-20 after a stellar season with Rosary, which advanced to its second consecutive CIF State
  
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• Alexander: Lakers fans, it’s been a long wait

  21-08-2020 08:17
  
  OK, Laker fans, you can breathe.
  Yes, I know. After all of those pre-bubble expectations, all those dreams of title No. 17, it took one loss to put this fan base that has waited so long to get back to the playoffs on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
  After all, with seven years of going home early – sorry for the reminder, by the way – some of you may have forgotten how the madness of the NBA postseason works.
  Here’s a hint: The more desperate or at least urgent team often has
  
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• Pitchers struggle again as Angels lose for seventh time in eight games

  21-08-2020 07:43
  
  San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler gestures toward umpires as Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout, left, stands at the plate during the seventh inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
  Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout, right, slides into third on his triple next to San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria during the seventh inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)SoundThe gallery
  
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• Minnesota wins NBA draft lottery, Golden State gets No. 2 pick

  21-08-2020 06:57
  
  The NBA draft lottery was delayed three months. The Minnesota Timberwolves are certainly feeling like the wait was worthwhile.
  The Timberwolves won the lottery Thursday night, giving them the No. 1 pick. The lottery was conducted virtually because of the pandemic, with NBA officials doing the actual draw in Secaucus, New Jersey.
  Golden State holds the No. 2 pick, Charlotte got the No. 3 pick and Chicago will pick fourth. The Hornets and Bulls both bucked some odds to move into the upper echelon.
  
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• Lakers punish Trail Blazers in Game 2 blowout that leaves Damian Lillard injured

  21-08-2020 05:51
  
  Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James reacts after a dunk during the third quarter of Game 2 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kevin C. Cox/Pool Photo via AP)
  Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, right, drives the ball against Portland Trail Blazers’Carmelo Anthony, left, during Game 2 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (
  
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• Photos: Lakers vs. Portland in Game 2 of their NBA playoff series

  21-08-2020 05:16
  
  Take a look at the photos from the Lakers’ playoff game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, Aug. 20. The Lakers were trying to get even in the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round playoff series after losing Game 1.
  Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (23) drives the ball against Portland Trail Blazers’ Carmelo Anthony (00) during the third quarter of Game 2 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kev
  
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• Lakers, Trail Blazers feel the sleepy side of late-night tip-offs

  21-08-2020 04:39
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Terry Stotts was watching another NBA game on Thursday afternoon when his eyes fluttered. It only took the Portland coach a moment to realize he’d drifted off.
  The Trail Blazers have moved their entire schedule back in the day to accommodate late practices and 9 p.m. tip-offs at the Disney campus, and everyone from coaches and players on down are encouraged to sleep in. But even Stotts can fall prey to a mid-afternoon spell now and then.
  “It just shifts
  
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• No Proposition 24, an overly complicated and misguided measure

  21-08-2020 04:35
  
  The last thing California needs is another state regulatory agency that burdens businesses, especially now, as they adapt to an increasingly online model.
  That’s why voters should reject Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act.
  Prop. 24 aims to replace the state’s current privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act, which was signed into law in 2018. The CCPA had its origins in an initiative backed by real estate developer Alastair Mactaggart, who quali
  
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• No on Proposition 24, an overly complicated and misguided measure

  21-08-2020 04:35
  
  The last thing California needs is another state regulatory agency that burdens businesses, especially now, as they adapt to an increasingly online model.
  That’s why voters should reject Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act.
  Prop. 24 aims to replace the state’s current privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act, which was signed into law in 2018. The CCPA had its origins in an initiative backed by real estate developer Alastair Mactaggart, who quali
  
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• Clayton Kershaw climbs up Dodgers’ leaderboard with dominant outing against Mariners

  21-08-2020 04:11
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Matt Beaty, right, drives in a run on a double as Seattle Mariners catcher Joseph Odom looks on in the third inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
  Austin Barnes #15 of the Los Angeles Dodgers scores off a passed ball by Joseph Odom #54 of the Seattle Mariners in the third inning at T-Mobile Park on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angel
  
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• Clayton Kershaw hasn’t turned back the clock — but he has turned up the speed

  21-08-2020 03:50
  
  Clayton Kershaw has not found a way to turn back time. But he has found a way to recover some of what it took away.
  Through his first four starts this season, the Dodgers ace has reversed a four-year slide in his fastball velocity, regaining two miles per hour on the pitch. He averaged over 91.5 mph in each of his first three starts — the first time he has held that much velocity for three consecutive starts since his first three outings in the 2018 season — before falling just short
  
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• Coronavirus state tracker: California had 5,704 new cases and 125 new deaths; hospitalizations are down

  21-08-2020 03:42
  
  California reported 5,704 new cases of the coronavirus, on Thursday, Aug. 20, bringing the cumulative total since tracking began to 651,471.
  There were also 125 new deaths reported, making for a total of 11,784 people who have died, according to unofficial counts from county websites.
  Hospitalizations are down, with 267 fewer patients bringing the total to 6,212.
  As of Aug. 19, the state’s breakdown of cases by age is as follows:5 and younger: 2.1% (13,578)
  5-17: 7.8% (50,331)
  18-34: 35.2%
  
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• Solar developer quietly withdraws Brown Act lawsuit against Tres Hermanos owners

  21-08-2020 03:18
  
  The developer behind a failed $20 million solar project has withdrawn a lawsuit accusing the City of Industry, Diamond Bar and Chino Hills of violating open meeting laws when they formed a preservation authority to protect the 2,500-acre Tres Hermanos Ranch from development.
  San Gabriel Valley Water and Power’s attorney filed a request for dismissal the day after the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office raided the homes and offices of key figures behind the project. The requ
  
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• Anthony Rendon uses experience from 2019 Nationals as encouragement amid Angels’ slump

  21-08-2020 03:16
  
  The Angels certainly didn’t plan to use this bit of Anthony Rendon’s experience, but here they are.
  Rendon was a member of the Washington Nationals last season when they started 19-31, only to turn things around and win the World Series.
  At that point, the Nationals had a 22.2 percent of making the playoffs, according to FanGraphs. Heading into Thursday’s game, after losing a franchise record 17 of their first 25 games, the Angels had a 13.9 percent chance.
  Rendon said the Nati
  
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• Fugitive wanted in Hawaii is arrested in Corona

  21-08-2020 03:05
  
  A man wanted on drug charges in Hawaii was arrested in Corona on Thursday, Aug. 20, after a standoff in a busy shopping center parking lot.
  Kameron Lawhead, 45, a resident of an unincorporated county area near Corona, was taken into custody outside the Walmart near the intersection of Ontario and California avenues, said Sgt. Shane Carringer, an Anaheim Police Department spokesman.
  Anaheim police are part of the Orange County Violent Crime Task Force that includes the FBI. The FBI was asked by a
  
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• Federal fugitive arrested in Corona

  21-08-2020 03:05
  
  Anaheim police on Thursday, Aug. 20, arrested a federal fugitive after a standoff in Corona.
  Kameron Lawhead, 45, a resident of an unincorporated county area near Corona, was taken into custody in the parking lot of the Walmart near the intersection of Ontario and California avenues, said Sgt. Shane Carringer, an Anaheim Police Department spokesman.
  Anaheim police are part of the Orange County Violent Crime Task Force that includes the FBI. Carringer said he did not know why Lawhead was wanted f
  
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• Santa Ana Unified School District experiencing improved internet connectivity after rocky start

  21-08-2020 02:55
  
  Santa Ana Unified School District is experiencing improved connectivity with its internet hotspots, or wireless network, after a rocky start on the first day of school. (Photo courtesy of Santa Ana Unified School District)
  Santa Ana Unified School District students are experiencing smoother routes to their online classes after hitting a technical roadblock on the first day of the new school year, officials said.
  Several students and families in Orange County’s second-largest school distric
  
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