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• It’s official: American Sports Centers lease terminated

  31-08-2020 23:35
  
  It’s official.
  American Sports Centers on Monday terminated its lease for the building that houses its indoor sports training facility. USA Volleyball’s men’s and women’s teams trained there. It was the site for many youth volleyball and youth basketball tournaments.
  COVID-19 forced the closure, according to American Sports Centers president and chief executive officer Matt Kanne who confirmed the lease’s termination.
  USA Volleyball still is weighing its options for
  
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• Dodgers deal Ross Stripling to Toronto at deadline

  31-08-2020 23:27
  
  LOS ANGELES >> The Dodgers shopped for starting pitching at the trade deadline — but wound up trading one instead.
  Right-hander Ross Stripling was traded — for the second time in seven months — to the Toronto Blue Jays this time for two players to be named later.
  Teams are prohibited from trading players not in their 60-man player pool so the “players to be named later” label likely means they are two prospects who aren’t included in the Blue Jays’
  
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• Angels deal Brian Goodwin to Reds for two pitchers

  31-08-2020 22:59
  
  The Angels traded Brian Goodwin to the Cincinnati Reds just before Monday’s deadline, picking up pitching prospect Packy Naughton and a player to be named.
  Naughton, a 24-year-old lefty, was listed as the No. 14 prospect and sixth-best pitcher in the Reds system, by MLB Pipeline. Baseball America has him ranked No. 20 in the Reds’ system.
  Naughton, a former ninth-round pick, has a career 3.59 ERA in the minors, reaching as high as Double-A in 2019. Last season he started 28 games at
  
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• Whicker: Thanks to Olson, Arizona basketball success was an abso-Lute

  31-08-2020 22:11
  
  When Lute Olson walked into summer gyms, he normally stood apart from the other recruiters. Why blend in?
  He’d find his own vantage point, somewhere in the sight lines of the relevant players. He knew that his presence, anywhere, was big news. He also found angles, to see things others didn’t.
  “If a guy wasn’t playing hard, he’d lose interest,” said Rodney Tention, the Cal Poly assistant who spent nine years on Olson’s staff. “He’d start talk
  
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• Thanks to Olson, Arizona basketball success was an abso-Lute

  31-08-2020 22:11
  
  When Lute Olson walked into summer gyms, he normally stood apart from the other recruiters. Why blend in?
  He’d find his own vantage point, somewhere in the sight lines of the relevant players. He knew that his presence, anywhere, was big news. He also found angles, to see things others didn’t.
  “If a guy wasn’t playing hard, he’d lose interest,” said Rodney Tention, the Cal Poly assistant who spent nine years on Olson’s staff. “He’d start talk
  
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• In the wake of pandemic, Fountain Bowl plans to sell

  31-08-2020 22:10
  
  Fountain Valley residents are mourning the loss of one of the city’s most popular gathering spots.
  Fountain Bowl is the latest victim of the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions placed on bowling centers throughout the state.
  Fountain Bowl owners Gary Forman and Dave Osborn announced recently they have no choice but to sell their property on Brookhurst Street near Warner Avenue.
  Besides being an iconic destination site for people to enjoy good, clean recreational fun for the past 46 y
  
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• Laguna Niguel motorcyclist dies in Ortega Highway crash near Lake Elsinore

  31-08-2020 21:56
  
  A 57-year-old motorcyclist from Laguna Niguel died when his bike went over the double-yellow lines of the Ortega Highway on a sweeping curve and struck the front of an oncoming pickup truck, whose driver tried to avoid the collision, the CHP said Monday
  The man died at the scene of the 8:47 a.m. Sunday crash, just outside Lake Elsinore at 30751 Ortega Highway (Highway 74) east of the Lookout landmark, the CHP said.
  He was not fully identified by authorities by midday Monday. Cal Fire/Riverside C
  
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• With triple-digit Labor Day heat, coronavirus in the air, officials warn against beach blitz

  31-08-2020 21:33
  
  People wearing masks due to the Coronavirus Pandemic dine along the Strand in Manhattan Beach on Friday, August 28, 2020. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
  People wearing masks due to the Coronavirus Pandemic dine along the Strand in Manhattan Beach on Friday, August 28, 2020. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsPeople walk along the pier in Manhattan Beach on Friday, August 28, 2020. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena
  
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• Halloween haunt Witches Brew LA mixing outdoor dining and scary experiences around Southern California

  31-08-2020 21:16
  
  With so many major Halloween events canceled due to COVID-19, Witches Brew LA has decided to bring its themed events outdoors this haunting season for an all-new production dubbed Ghosts of the Past.
  Witches Brew LA will be partnering with various local historic — and reportedly haunted — locations throughout Southern California for a series of socially-distanced dinner experiences complete with dinner theatre and thematic haunt elements.
  “In a time where haunt experiences, exp
  
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• Woman killed after being hit by car in Westminster

  31-08-2020 21:14
  
  A woman in her 50s was killed early Monday after she was hit by a car on Beach Boulevard in Westminster, police said.
  It was just after 4:40 a.m. when officers were called to a crash involving a pedestrian near 23rd Street. They found the woman in the southbound lanes and pronounced her dead at the scene, according to Cmdr. Alan Iwashita.
  No arrests were reported and investigators did not believe alcohol played a role in the crash, Iwashita said. The southbound lanes of Beach Boulevard were temp
  
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• California lawmakers move toward a 75% reduction in single-use plastic waste

  31-08-2020 20:57
  
  A landmark bill to slash single-use plastic waste by 75% in California by 2032 was approved by the state Senate Sunday, Aug. 30 and is expected to win a final vote from the Assembly today, Aug. 31. The measure would address both packaging and disposable products like utensils, cups and bottles.
  With less than 15% of California’s single-use plastic recycled and concerns about the impacts of the waste on marine life growing, the Legislature has been considering two identical bills — on
  
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• California lawmakers move toward 75% reduction on single-use plastics

  31-08-2020 20:57
  
  A landmark bill to slash single-use plastic waste by 75% in California by 2032 was approved by the state Senate Sunday, Aug. 30 and is expected to win a final vote from the Assembly today, Aug. 31. The measure would address both packaging and disposable products like utensils, cups and bottles.
  With less than 15% of California’s single-use plastic recycled and concerns about the impacts of the waste on marine life growing, the Legislature has been considering two identical bills — on
  
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• Don’t miss a new crossword or Sudoku by signing up for this newsletter

  31-08-2020 20:52
  
  If you enjoy the challenge of daily puzzles like crosswords and Sudoku, we have made it easier for you to access those games and more.
  All our games are now available on our website on our Puzzles page and via our digital replica of the print edition called the e-edition, which you can access via our homepage.
  In addition, we have made is easier to never miss a new puzzle with our new daily puzzle reminder newsletter which will help you remember to check for your next challenge each day. You can
  
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• J.C. Penney lenders plan takeover after sales talks hit impasse

  31-08-2020 20:48
  
  By Eliza Ronalds-Hannon and Jeremy Hill | Bloomberg
  J.C. Penney Co.’s lenders plan to take ownership of the retailer after talks with potential outside buyers have so far failed, an attorney for the company said in a bankruptcy court hearing Monday.
  “We’ve hit a stalemate,” the attorney, Joshua Sussberg of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, said in the hearing. “Our lenders will no longer be held hostage” by outside bidders, he said.
  The company will continue exploring
  
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• California lawmakers passes 75% reduction on single-use plastics

  31-08-2020 20:21
  
  A landmark bill to slash single-use plastic waste by 75% in California by 2032 was approved Sunday, Aug. 30. The measure would address both packaging and disposable products like utensils, cups and bottles.
  With less than 15% of California’s single-use plastic recycled and concerns about the impacts of the waste on marine life growing, the Legislature has been considering two identical bills — one each from the Assembly and Senate. The Assembly version was approved Sunday.
  “The
  
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• California lawmakers passes 75% reduction on plastics

  31-08-2020 20:21
  
  A landmark bill to slash single-use plastic waste by 75% in California by 2032 was approved Sunday, Aug. 30. The measure would address both packaging and disposable products like utensils, cups and bottles.
  With less than 15% of California’s single-use plastic recycled and concerns about the impacts of the waste on marine life growing, the Legislature has been considering two identical bills — one each from the Assembly and Senate. The Assembly version was approved Sunday.
  “The
  
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• California lawmakers pass 75% reduction on single-use plastics

  31-08-2020 20:21
  
  A landmark bill to slash single-use plastic waste by 75% in California by 2032 was approved Sunday, Aug. 30. The measure would address both packaging and disposable products like utensils, cups and bottles.
  With less than 15% of California’s single-use plastic recycled and concerns about the impacts of the waste on marine life growing, the Legislature has been considering two identical bills — one each from the Assembly and Senate. The Assembly version was approved Sunday.
  “The
  
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• Orange County builder Landsea to go public in $510 million deal

  31-08-2020 20:19
  
  Newport Beach-based homebuilder Landsea Homes will become a public company in a $510 million transaction that will see it merge with a corporate entity without any operating business.
  The “reverse merger” will see the LF Capital Acquisition Corp. shell company acquire Landsea, which is building primarily in California and Arizona. The combined companies are valued an estimated $510 million, a press release says. The deal requires shareholder and regulatory approvals.
  Landsea owns 5,3
  
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• Clippers’ Marcus Morris produces and plays instigator in opening round of playoffs

  31-08-2020 20:02
  
  When fans think back on Marcus Morris Sr.’s role in the Clippers’ Western Conference first-round series win against the Dallas Mavericks, the first thing that comes to mind likely will be his Game 6 ejection, the result of his chop to the back of Luka Doncic’s neck as Morris defended his drive to the basket.
  And then they’ll probably recall the debate about whether Morris did or didn’t intentionally step on Doncic’s sprained left foot in Game 5 — Morris,
  
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• A Zoom Thanksgiving? Summer could give way to a bleaker fall

  31-08-2020 19:58
  
  By CARLA K. JOHNSON | AP Medical Writer
  As the Summer of COVID draws to a close, many experts fear an even bleaker fall and suggest that American families should start planning for Thanksgiving by Zoom.
  Because of the many uncertainties, public health scientists say it’s easier to forecast the weather on Thanksgiving Day than to predict how the U.S. coronavirus crisis will play out this autumn. But school reopenings, holiday travel and more indoor activity because of colder weather could a
  
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• Former KLOS-FM 95.5 hosts Mark and Brian voted into the Radio Hall of Fame

  31-08-2020 19:45
  
  Mark Thompson and Brian Phelps, who for 25 years hosted the KLOS-FM/95.5 morning show, will be honored for their long and successful run on “The Mark and Brian Show” with a spot in the Radio Hall of Fame.
  Thompson and Phelps, who left KLOS in August 2012, learned earlier this month that they’d made the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020, which will hold its induction ceremony on Oct. 29.
  It didn’t come entirely out of the blue. Last year, as KLOS celebrated its 50th anniv
  
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• Musk now richer than Zuckerberg after Tesla stock split

  31-08-2020 19:01
  
  By Jack Pitcher | Bloomberg
  Elon Musk is the third-richest person in the world — at least for the moment.
  Musk passed Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg Monday as shares of Tesla Inc. continued their unrelenting rally after undergoing a forward stock split. As of 11:25 a.m., Musk was worth $111.3 billion compared with $110.5 billion for Zuckerberg, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which is updated at the end of each market day.
  Musk has seen a meteoric rise in his wealth, wi
  
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• California moves to consider reparations for slavery

  31-08-2020 18:59
  
  By DON THOMPSON | Associated Press
  SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers are setting up a task force to study and make recommendations for reparations to African Americans, particularly the descendants of slaves, as the nation struggles again with civil rights and unrest following the latest shooting of a Black man by police.
  The state Senate supported creating the nine-member commission on a bipartisan 33-3 vote Saturday. The measure returns to the Assembly for a final vote before lawmakers a
  
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• How Disneyland could reopen under California’s four-tier plan

  31-08-2020 18:33
  
  Disneyland and Disney California Adventure could reopen in stages under California’s new COVID-19 four-tier plan that allows the state’s businesses to return with outdoor-only operations followed by reduced capacity for indoor services.
  Which raises an interesting question: Would you return to Disneyland if you couldn’t go on Rise of the Resistance, Space Mountain, Fantasyland dark rides and other indoor attractions?
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• How Disneyland could reopen under California’s 4-tier plan

  31-08-2020 18:33
  
  Disneyland and Disney California Adventure could reopen in stages under California’s new COVID-19 four-tier plan that allows the state’s businesses to return with outdoor-only operations followed by reduced capacity for indoor services.
  Which raises an interesting question: Would you return to Disneyland if you couldn’t go on Rise of the Resistance, Space Mountain, Fantasyland dark rides and other indoor attractions?
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• Bandanas, neck gaiters no longer allowed at Pechanga Resort Casino starting Tuesday

  31-08-2020 18:22
  
  Pechanga Resort Casino announced that certain kinds of face coverings, including bandanas, neck gaiters, face masks with vents or valves and balaclavas, are no longer allowed as of Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to a press release.
  An illustration the Temecula-area casino posted on social media shows a traditional face mask with no vents or valves as an acceptable face covering.• PECHANGA CARES UPDATE •
  Beginning on Tuesday, September 1st at 10AM, we will be implementing a NEW Mask Policy
  
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• United says it will drop widely scorned $200 ticket-change fees

  31-08-2020 18:03
  
  By David Koenig | The Associated Press
  United Airlines says it listened to customers and is dropping an unpopular $200 fee for most people who change a ticket for travel within the United States.
  “When we hear from customers about where we can improve, getting rid of fees is often the top request,” United CEO Scott Kirby said in a video posted Sunday.
  United’s move will put pressure on American Airlines and Delta Air Lines to drop their change fees, also $200 on domestic travel
  
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• Hilton Long Beach launches poolside movie series

  31-08-2020 18:02
  
  The Hilton Long Beach’s newly remodeled pool terrace is going to be a busy place in the next few weeks, and not just for those who want to splash around in the water.
  The downtown Long Beach hotel just launched its poolside Outdoor Dinner and Movie series, which is set to take place on Tuesday and Thursday nights through Oct. 29.
  “In these unprecedented times we wanted to bring some normalcy to our Long Beach family,” said Swietlana Cahill, the general manager at the Hilton Lon
  
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• Worst housing bills fail; market-based solutions now possible

  31-08-2020 18:00
  
  Evidence keeps mounting that California’s longtime housing shortage can be solved by market forces set loose by the lifestyle and workplace changes created by the coronavirus pandemic.
  Now the failure of the worst parts of a sweeping housing package in the state Legislature leaves the path clear for those market forces to work themselves out. Had the most wide-ranging of the bills passed, there could have been far less motivation for developers and local governments to heed the acceleratin
  
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• Trump must back Iraq withdrawal promise with action

  31-08-2020 17:48
  
  Earlier this month, while meeting with the Iraqi Prime Minister, President Trump reaffirmed his intent to remove all U.S. troops from Iraq. “We were there and now we’re getting out. We’ll be leaving shortly,” the president told reporters at the time.
  Although President Obama should never have sent U.S. troops back into Iraq in 2016, it is definitely well past time to remove them as quickly as possible.
  Over the weekend, the Trump administration announced it would be drawi
  
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• This former Doctor Who takes on ‘Game of Thrones’ star Maisie Williams in home invasion thriller

  31-08-2020 17:34
  
  Sylvester McCoy was so delighted by the nefarious side of his character in the darkly comedic thriller “The Owners” that he could scarcely wait to slip free of his mild-mannered facade when the shoot began.
  “I wanted to get to the nasty part really quickly,” McCoy says by phone from his home “up a mountain in a medieval village” in France recently. “But Julius (Berg), the director, kept saying, ‘Hold back, not yet.’”
  In “The Owner
  
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• Follow breaking news from beat reporters on MLB’s trade deadline day

  31-08-2020 17:32
  
  What will the Angels and Dodgers do with Major League Baseball’s trade deadline ending at 1 p.m. today? The Angels made moves Sunday and appear to be sellers at the deadline as their playoff chances go south. But the Dodgers have the best record in baseball and may stand pat. But you never know. Follow SCNG’s Jeff Fletcher, Bill Plunkett, J.P. Hoornstra and other MLB insiders as news breaks throughout the day on social media.
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• Follow breaking news as it happens on MLB’s trade deadline day

  31-08-2020 17:32
  
  What will the Angels and Dodgers do with Major League Baseball’s trade deadline ending at 1 p.m. today? The Angels made moves Sunday and appear to be sellers at the deadline as their playoff chances go south. But the Dodgers have the best record in baseball and may stand pat. But you never know. Follow SCNG’s Jeff Fletcher, Bill Plunkett, J.P. Hoornstra and other MLB insiders as news breaks throughout the day on social media.
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• Senate approves bill to delay newspapers’ labor changes

  31-08-2020 17:22
  
  The state Senate passed a bill granting the newspaper industry one extra year to meet new labor standards as the legislature races to beat the end of the legislative session.
  Assembly Bill 323, dubbed the “Save Local Journalism Act,” passed 39-0 late on Sunday night, Aug. 30 and now advances to the Assembly for its next vote. The bill, authored by Assemblymember Blanca Rubio, D-Baldwin Park, has been amended to give the industry just one extra year before the state’s controvers
  
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• How to spice up your garden with unique herb varieties

  31-08-2020 17:08
  
  If the gardening bug has bit you during the novel coronavirus pandemic and you’ve loved growing fresh herbs in a garden or planter box, the end of summer when everything starts to wilt and dry may feel like the end of that experience, but it doesn’t have to be.
  Now is still a great time to plant new herbs, even amid the heat. And then there are cool season herbs that are perfect for planting in November and beyond.
  And you’re not just stuck with the standard green basil, Italia
  
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• Status Update: Whole Foods opens in Surf City; new boba at 4th Street Market

  31-08-2020 17:00
  
  A Whole Foods Market opened Wednesday, Aug. 26 in a former Orchard Supply Hardware store in Huntington Beach at the northeast corner of Brookhurst Street and Adams Avenue.
  The 44,448-square-foot grocery store in the Beachmont Plaza has all the usual amenities of Whole Foods including specialty foods, a bakery, in-store coffee, sandwich and pizza bars and an extensive selection of craft beer and wine.
  Daily hours include early a window from 7-8 a.m. for shoppers who are at high risk of contractin
  
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• Status Update: Whole Foods opens in Huntington Beach; new boba at Fourth Street

  31-08-2020 17:00
  
  A Whole Foods Market opened Wednesday, Aug. 26 in a former Orchard Supply Hardware store in Huntington Beach at the northeast corner of Brookhurst Street and Adams Avenue.
  The 44,448-square-foot grocery store in the Beachmont Plaza has all the usual amenities of Whole Foods including specialty foods, a bakery, in-store coffee, sandwich and pizza bars and an extensive selection of craft beer and wine.
  Daily hours include early a window from 7-8 a.m. for shoppers who are at high risk of contractin
  
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• Do crises help or hurt tax hikes?

  31-08-2020 17:00
  
  Does the trauma enveloping California this year — pandemic, recession, heat waves, blackouts and disastrous wildfires — make voters more or less likely to vote for tax increases?
  Sponsors of a $12 billion a year hike in taxes on warehouses, office buildings, factories and other commercial property hope it’s more.
  Proposition 15 would raise that money for schools and local governments by changing Proposition 13, the iconic 1978 ballot measure that imposed tight restrictions
  
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• Morning Wrap: Clippers’ Marcus Morris Sr., not apologizing for hard foul on Luka Doncic

  31-08-2020 16:47
  
  The Morning Wrap shares the day’s top five stories from our reporters at the Southern California Newspaper Group. … Sign up to have our top sports stories delivered to your inbox with our daily newsletters
  ONE: Marcus Morris was ejected in the 11th minute of Sunday’s 113-97 win over the Mavericks in the Clippers’ Game 6 series closer, but Morris wasn’t exactly apologetic for what he described as just playing hard. The Clippers advanced to the Western Conference sem
  
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• Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78

  31-08-2020 16:37
  
  By JOSEPH WHITE
  WASHINGTON (AP) — John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship, has died. He was 78
  His death was announced in a family statement Monday. No details were disclosed.
  “More than a legend, he was the voice in our ear everyday,” the statement said. “We will miss him but are grounded in the assurance th
  
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• Missing turtles at Temecula golf course worry some residents

  31-08-2020 16:00
  
  The turtles sunned themselves on the banks of a pond in middle of a golf course.
  It had be a nice reptilian life for more than 20 years.
  Passers-by on the popular walking trail along the edge of the golf course loved to watch the red-eared sliders bask in the summer heat. The shelled creatures would poke their heads out of the water, paddle to the side and crawl onto the grass. People tossed food and took videos. Some estimated there were 80 to 100 turtles living in the little pond.
  All that cha
  
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• Few LA County tenants skipping rent if they can pay, study finds

  31-08-2020 16:00
  
  The notion that renters are using the pandemic as an excuse to take a rent holiday is a myth, a joint study by UCLA and USC released Monday, Aug. 31, found.
  Landlords have complained since the start of the pandemic that tenants would refuse to pay rent if they weren’t going to get evicted.
  But the new study — a deep dive into how renters are handling rent and finances during the health crisis — found that 95% of households without a job loss or that hadn’t contracted COVI
  
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• Disappearance of Temecula golf course turtles worries some residents

  31-08-2020 16:00
  
  The turtles sunned themselves on the banks of a pond in middle of a golf course.
  It had be a nice reptilian life for more than 20 years.
  Passers-by on the popular walking trail along the edge of the golf course loved to watch the red-eared sliders bask in the summer heat. The shelled creatures would poke their heads out of the water, paddle to the side and crawl onto the grass. People tossed food and took videos. Some estimated there were 80 to 100 turtles living in the little pond.
  All that cha
  
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• Will Disney’s new Haunted Mansion movie be better than ‘dreadful’ Eddie Murphy flop?

  31-08-2020 15:37
  
  A new Disney film will once again try to turn the Haunted Mansion into a major movie franchise after a reboot by director Guillermo del Toro failed to happen and a “dreadful” Eddie Murphy comedy based on the beloved Disneyland ride became a flop with critics and fans.
  A new ‘Haunted Mansion’ live-action movie by Disney’s film studio based on the 1969 Disneyland ride is in the works with “Ghostbusters” writer Katie Dippold, according to the Hollywood Repo
  
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• Uncertainty dominates presidential campaign’s final stretch

  31-08-2020 15:02
  
  By STEVE PEOPLES, ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE | Associated Press
  NEW YORK — Within President Donald Trump’s campaign, some privately feared the worst heading into the national conventions.
  They worried a strong showing by Democrat Joe Biden, combined with an underwhelming performance by Trump, would lock in the certainty of a blowout loss that would essentially end the election by September.
  But as the candidates move beyond trouble-free conventions and into the final phase of th
  
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• 58,000 tons of rock will create a new artificial reef off Palos Verdes Peninsula

  31-08-2020 15:00
  
  A project to restore reefs and marine animals off the Palos Verdes Peninsula Coast resumed last week after an approximately three-month coronavirus-induced hiatus, and is expected to be finished next month — with about 58,000 tons of rock creating a new reef.
  Work on the Palos Verdes Reef Restoration Project restarted on Thursday, Aug. 27, and a massive barge and crane will be seen off Rancho Palos Verdes, near Trump National Golf Course, until the work is done, at the end of September. Th
  
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• Jordan Morris scores twice, Sounders return home and top LAFC

  31-08-2020 08:53
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Morris scored two goals less than a minute apart early in the second half, and Seattle rolled past Los Angeles FC 3-1 on Sunday night in the Sounders first home match in 5½ months.
  Playing in an eerily empty CenturyLink Field, Morris scored 59 seconds apart in the opening moments of the second half as Seattle gained a bit of revenge after LAFC’s 4-1 thumping of the Sounders during the MLS is Back tournament in Florida.
  In the past, two goals that close to
  
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• Del Mar horse racing consensus picks for Monday, Aug. 31

  31-08-2020 05:51
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Monday, August 31 for racing at Del Mar.
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• Sparks clinch playoff appearance with win over Dream

  31-08-2020 05:10
  
  On one end, Brittney Sykes drew a blocking foul and hit two go-ahead free throws in the final two minutes. She grabbed a defensive rebound on the other end, then got open for a mid-range jumper. Then, after Chelsea Gray’s fadeaway mid-range dagger, Sykes blocked Chennedy Carter’s layup attempt.
  For the second game in a row, Sykes provided the winning plays the Sparks needed to pull out a close win, this time an 84-79 victory over the Atlanta Dream.
  “She’s still learning h
  
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• Whicker: Clippers and Marcus Morris roll on, without apology

  31-08-2020 04:02
  
  Los Angeles Clippers’ Marcus Morris Sr. (31) is ejected from the game after a flagrant foul on Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic during the first half of an NBA first round playoff game Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
  Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic (77) argues with players after being fouled by Los Angeles Clippers’ Marcus Morris Sr. during the first half of an NBA first round playoff game Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fl
  
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