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• Will changes at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac mean higher mortgage rates?

  18-09-2020 23:58
  
  By Peter G. Miller, Bankrate
  Since 2008, the federal government has taken more than $100 billion from Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored enterprises, or GSEs, that buy most mortgages in the U.S. and package them for sale to investors.
  That money came from mortgage borrowers, but no one ever got a direct bill. Instead, the fees were buried in mortgage interest rates, rates that might increase significantly as Washington wrestles with the question of what to do with Fannie Mae, F
  
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• St. Catherine’s Academy marches into school year in Anaheim

  18-09-2020 23:55
  
  The lunchtime heat beat down on their No. 2 buzz cuts. And as they marched in three straight lines toward the cafeteria, former Marine Sgt. Tyr May bellowed: “What makes the grass grow?”
  “Sweat! Sweat! Sweat!” they yelled in unison.
  Also:
  “Safety!” he yelled.
  “First!” they returned.
  St. Catherine’s Academy student Caleb Kessler, 11, spends time with Ethel, a black lab owned by coach Greg Jones, during recess on Monday, September 14, 2020 in A
  
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• Outpouring of support for Nolan family is no surprise to friends

  18-09-2020 23:50
  
  When Brittany Hinzo established a GoFundMe page for Jimmy Nolan’s family, she was hopeful that it would raise a substantial amount of money.
  That money is needed for medical expenses. Four people in Nolan’s family were involved in a fatal car crash last week in South Carolina. Two died from the crash, the Nolans’ youngest child and South Carolina resident Glendora Holmes, who was driving the other vehicle.
  Jimmy Nolan, who is the varsity football head coach at Costa Mesa High S
  
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• Coronavirus: Orange County reported 247 new cases and 8 new deaths as of Sept. 18

  18-09-2020 23:49
  
  The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 247 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, Sept. 18, increasing the cumulative total to 51,646 cases.
  There were eight new deaths reported in Orange County on Friday, raising the death total to 1,123. The data on deaths in the county is compiled from death certificates or gathered through the course of case investigations and can take weeks to process, officials say. The most recent deaths were on Sept. 13.
  The health care agency reported the local
  
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• What pandemic rebound? Only 27% of Southern California’s lost jobs replaced

  18-09-2020 23:41
  
  Despite adding 30,600 workers in August, Southern California’s economy struggles to rebound, recovering just 27% of the jobs lost in the pandemic lockdown.
  My trusty spreadsheet, filled with new data from the state Employment Development Department, found bosses had 7 million employees in early August in the four counties covered by the Southern California News Group. This staffing level, derived from a survey of employers in the first two weeks of the month, was up 0.4% from July.
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• Southern California replaces just 27% of jobs lost amid pandemic lockdown

  18-09-2020 23:41
  
  Southern California’s economy struggles to rebound, recovering just 27% of the jobs lost in the pandemic lockdown despite adding 30,600 workers in August.
  My trusty spreadsheet, filled with new data from the state Employment Development Department, found bosses had 7 million employees in early August in the four counties covered by the Southern California News Group. This staffing level, derived from a survey of employers in the first two weeks of the month, was up 0.4% from July.
  The regi
  
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• Earthly intelligence can yield some far-out solutions

  18-09-2020 23:41
  
  Beer, fungus, and murals all have something in common. That’s right. Each is an uncommon resource for a new, innovative, and eco-friendly invention. How could that be? The answer is as easy as one, two, three.
  First, to avoid unused beer going stale outside Adelaide in South Australia, folks are feeling a bit giddy that closed restaurants are donating up to 40,000 gallons of beer each week to the local water treatment plant. Gaseous fuels produced by fermentation can be converted to biogas
  
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• Senior Living: We put off planning, until a medical crisis took us by surprise

  18-09-2020 23:16
  
  Earlier this month, my husband picked up the phone and learned his 92-year-old father had been taken to the hospital that morning, feeling sick and short of breath.
  We were nearly 2,000 miles away, on a vacation in the mountains of southern Colorado.
  No, it wasn’t COVID-19. My father-in-law, Mel, who has diabetes, high blood pressure and kidney disease, was suffering from fluid buildup in his legs and around his lungs and excruciating knee pain. Intravenous medications and steroid injectio
  
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• ‘The Real Murders of Orange County’ tackles true-crime mysteries for TV series

  18-09-2020 22:55
  
  “The Real Murders of Orange County,” a new true-crime show on Oxygen, will debut Nov. 8, the network announced on Saturday.
  The series will present two episodes every Sunday night that will examine “the most horrific, sinful and salacious cases that rocked Southern California’s wealthy coastal community,” according an Oxygen press release.
  The premiere on Sunday, Nov. 8 includes two stories that made headlines at the time of the crimes. One focuses on the murder of
  
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• US Forest Service escorts fallen firefighter in El Dorado fire

  18-09-2020 22:50
  
  San Bernardino Mountain residents lined Highway 38 Friday afternoon, Sept. 18, to support the firefighter who died while fighting the El Dorado fire.
  The firefighter who died Thursday, Sept. 17, while fighting the blaze in the San Bernardino Mountains was escorted down Highway 38 by US Forest Service personnel and law enforcement.
  The El Dorado fire has been burning in the San Bernardino National Forest since Sept. 5, when, authorities say, the pyrotechnic was set off during a gender-r
  
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• Actor Danny Masterson’s lawyer denies and denounces rape charges

  18-09-2020 22:50
  
  By ANDREW DALTON | AP Entertainment Writer
  LOS ANGELES — “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson, charged with raping three women, made his first appearance Friday in a Los Angeles courtroom, where his attorney declared his innocence and denounced the charges against him as “politicized.”
  Masterson, 44, who has been free on bail since his June arrest, stood in court in a blue suit and face mask next to attorneys Tom Mesereau and Sharon Appelbaum, as the three w
  
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• Actor Danny Masterson appears in court on charges he raped 3 women

  18-09-2020 22:50
  
  LOS ANGELES — Actor Danny Masterson — who is charged with raping three women at his Hollywood Hills home between 2001 and 2003 — made his first appearance Friday in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom but did not enter a plea.
  The 44-year-old actor known for appearing on “That ’70s Show” and “The Ranch” was ordered to return to court Oct. 19 for arraignment.
  Masterson was charged June 16 with three counts of forcible rape. He could face up to 45 years
  
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• Facebook accused of watching Instagram users through phone cameras

  18-09-2020 22:24
  
  By Robert Burnson | Bloomberg
  Facebook is again being sued for allegedly spying on Instagram users, this time through the unauthorized use of their mobile phone cameras.
  The lawsuit springs from media reports in July that the photo-sharing app appeared to be accessing iPhone cameras even when they weren’t actively being used.
  Facebook denied the reports and blamed a bug, which it said it was correcting, for triggering what it described as false notifications that Instagram was ac
  
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• Emmy Awards show could go off the rails — and make for fun TV

  18-09-2020 22:15
  
  Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, Sunday’s socially distanced Emmy Awards telecast won’t look anything like it usually does.
  And that could be a good thing.
  Late-night funny guy Jimmy Kimmel will host the event from Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, but there will be no audience or traditional red-carpet festivities.
  Instead, nominees will be stationed in their homes (or other locales) with special camera-and-mic rigs. Organizers say they will be able to tap into live feeds f
  
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• Previews and what they’re saying before the Lakers, Nuggets square off in Game 1

  18-09-2020 22:02
  
  Follow Southern California Newspaper Group’s Kyle Goon as he covers the Lakers Inside the Bubble in Orlando.Updates and social media reaction of Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals best-of-seven playoff series between the Lakers and NuggetsPREGAMELeBron describes how he watched Game 7 of Clippers-Nuggets.
  Was he looking forward to an all-LA series? LeBron says no. pic.twitter.com/QJlzmhQkVV
  — Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) September 17, 2020How LeBron James has helped Anthony Davis should
  
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• Firefighters battle exhaustion along with wildfire flames

  18-09-2020 21:42
  
  By LINDSAY WHITEHURST | Associated Press
  BEAVERCREEK, Ore. — They work 50 hours at a stretch and sleep on gymnasium floors. Exploding trees shower them with embers. They lose track of time when the sun is blotted out by smoke, and they sometimes have to run for their lives from advancing flames.
  Firefighters trying to contain the massive wildfires in Oregon, California and Washington state are constantly on the verge of exhaustion as they try to save suburban houses, including some in thei
  
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• Pomona’s Alejandro Aranda will livestream 3 Scarypoolparty concerts from LA’s Wiltern

  18-09-2020 21:38
  
  Scarypoolparty will play the first concerts at the Wiltern since March — though no fans will be there. The three separate shows on Sunday, Sept. 27 are livestream only.
  The performer also known as Alejandro Aranda, the 2019 runner-up on “American Idol,” will play two shows that day with his full band.
  Between those, he’ll play third VIP show solo and acoustic to benefit Crew Nation, which raises funds for live music crews whose lives and incomes have been turned upside do
  
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• CDC drops controversial testing advice that caused backlash

  18-09-2020 21:22
  
  By MIKE STOBBE | AP Medical Writer
  NEW YORK — US health officials on Friday dropped a controversial piece of coronavirus guidance and said anyone who has been in close contact with an infected person should get tested.
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention essentially returned to its previous testing guidance, getting rid of language posted last month that said people didn’t need to get tested if they didn’t feel sick. That change had set off a rash of criticism from h
  
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• Forecasters run out of storm names in busy hurricane season

  18-09-2020 21:12
  
  By ANGIE WANG and JAY REEVES | Associated Press
  LOXLEY, Ala. — Forecasters ran out of traditional names for storms Friday, forcing them to begin using the Greek alphabet for only the second time since the 1950s, with more than two months left in the record-shattering hurricane season.
  Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of people were still without power along the Alabama coast and the Florida panhandle in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally. Officials continued to assess millions of dollars in
  
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• Ex-Orange County lawyer gets life for strangling, throwing ex-wife off ship

  18-09-2020 20:43
  
  A former Orange County attorney who strangled his ex-wife and threw her off of an Italian cruise ship was sentenced Friday, Sept. 18, to life in prison without the possibility of parole, more than a decade after the woman’s body was discovered floating in the Mediterranean Sea.
  Lonnie Kocontes – convicted earlier this year of the 2006 murder of 52-year-old Micki Kanesaki – was described as a “cold-blooded killer” by family members of his ex-wife during his sentencin
  
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• Disney tags Avengers Campus and Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway as ‘priority projects’

  18-09-2020 20:21
  
  Disney has designated Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure and Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disneyland as “priority projects” amid $700 million in budget cuts in the company’s theme park division.
  Disney CFO Christine McCarthy announced the priority tags for the Marvel themed land and the Mickey Mouse ride during the Bank of America Virtual 2020 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference.
  “We’ve really prioritized some of our inve
  
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• The Cheesecake Factory is offering $15 lunches, dessert included

  18-09-2020 20:16
  
  The Cheesecake Factory has a sweet weekday lunch special available for online purchases Sept. 21-25.
  The offer is a lunch entree plus a slice of cheesecake for $15 from opening until 3 p.m., and it works for pickup or delivery by Doordash.
  Its menu has more than 30 choices for both meals and cheesecake flavors, according to a news release from the Calabasas-based casual restaurant chain. This year’s debut flavor is Chocolate Caramelicious Cheesecake Made With Snickers.
  To place an order, c
  
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• ‘Environmental justice’ starts by providing more water

  18-09-2020 20:15
  
  SACRAMENTO >> Environmentalists have won the latest battle in California’s water wars, as California American Water just announced it is temporarily withdrawing its application to build a desalination plant on an old sand mine in the largely low-income town of Marina near Monterey. The proposal faced a tough approval process at the California Coastal Commission after local activists complained about its effects on their community.
  In a recent article, the Los Angeles Times asked this
  
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• Galaxy’s Julian Araujo, 19, keeps growing and inspiring

  18-09-2020 20:07
  
  Imagine being a teenager and a professional soccer player and you’re walking into a locker room that’s dominated by the presence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
  For Galaxy defender Julian Araujo, it was the first step on the maturation process.
  “Last season, I think I was a lot more shy, more calm and not really the way I am now,” Galaxy defender Julian Araujo said.
  Araujo, as an 18-year-old, made 18 appearances last season, with 10 starts.
  “Having the teammates that we have
  
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• Get a sneak preview of JT Schmid’s in Anaheim, reopening Monday, Sept. 21

  18-09-2020 20:03
  
  Don’t mess with a legend. That was Jo-Jo Doyle’s mission when he recently took on the task of freshening up the menu at JT Schmid’s Restaurant & Brewery in Anaheim.
  The Honda Center’s executive chef, Doyle was charged with running the kitchen at the popular restaurant across from the sports/concert venue. It was acquired by an affiliate of the Honda Center’s management which is an enterprise of the Samueli Family, owners of the Anaheim Ducks.
  “This is 100%
  
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• Missing Death Valley hiker found dead after 123-degree day

  18-09-2020 19:58
  
  A missing hiker was found dead in Death Valley after a day in which the temperature there reached 123 degrees.
  A press release Thursday from Death Valley National park and the Inyo County sheriff gave some of the details of the search and recovery on Sept. 6 and 7:
  The search began after 9 p.m. on Sept. 6 — the Sunday of the Labor Day weekend — when a call was received about a “potentially deceased hiker.”
  Sheriff’s deputies and park rangers started a search out of
  
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• Map: Snow Fire evacuations near Palm Springs

  18-09-2020 19:37
  
  A fire that began Thursday afternoon in the foothills near Palm Springs grew to 1,200 acres within five hours and prompted the evacuation of the community of Snow Creek.
  As of 8 a.m. Friday, the Snow Fire had reached 2,500 acres (4 square miles) with no containment, the Riverside County Fire Department said.
  The vegetation fire was reported around 2:30 p.m. off Snow Creek Road, and the community of about 20 homes was ordered evacuated in the early evening.
  Snow Creek is 8 miles northwest of Palm
  
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• Recipes: Here’s how you elevate a cheese snack into a proper meal

  18-09-2020 19:24
  
  Some evenings I’m in the mood for a cheese-snack dinner. Something decadent, rich with creamy texture and complex flavors. A treat that balances the cheese’s bold personality with a bit of sweetness. On the side, a lightly dressed mixed-green salad augmented with raw vegetables. Perhaps some apple wedges. Easy.
  My father would have dubbed this menu a cocktail nibble. He would have raised a ruckus. His annoyance with the absence of a traditional meat-and-veg evening meal would no doub
  
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• Wildfire smoke can make people more susceptible to COVID-19, says CDC

  18-09-2020 18:43
  
  As wildfires continue burning across Southern California, medical experts are warning that smoke inhalation can weaken the immune system and make people more vulnerable to respiratory infections, including the novel coronavirus.
  The Centers for Disease Control says wildfire smoke can irritate the lungs, cause inflammation, and make a person more prone to lung infections, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. In Southern California, the South Coast Air Quality Management District
  
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• Experts say wildfire smoke can make people more susceptible to COVID-19

  18-09-2020 18:43
  
  As wildfires continue burning across Southern California, medical experts are warning that smoke inhalation can weaken the immune system and make people more vulnerable to respiratory infections, including the novel coronavirus.
  The Centers for Disease Control says wildfire smoke can irritate the lungs, cause inflammation, and make a person more prone to lung infections, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. In Southern California, the South Coast Air Quality Management District
  
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• Eviction bans taking a bite out of landlords’ bottom line

  18-09-2020 18:40
  
  Real estate agent Adam Bray-Ali hopes to retire someday off the income from his small portfolio of triplexes and four-plexes.
  But lately, his side job as a landlord isn’t going so well.
  Tenants in three of his 20 units stopped paying rent after the coronavirus pandemic hit in March. One tenant moved out owing $6,000. Now Bray-Ali is losing money on two of his five buildings, and he’s thinking about selling one of them. Thanks to forbearance, he’s been able to skip some mortgage
  
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• The best SoCal staycation destinations to end the summer

  18-09-2020 18:35
  
  In recent months, vacations feel limited in everyone’s best interest; however, you can still safely enjoy a staycation! A staycation is a day trip to a destination close enough to still spend the night at home. Because we live in Southern California, we have so many staycation options to choose from. In every direction there is a new set of destinations with restaurants to eat at, things to do, and places to see. While it’s still a great idea to stay at home as much as possible, you
  
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• Casino Insider: LA County mayors want cardrooms to open outdoors

  18-09-2020 18:16
  
  Mayors in LA County want the cardrooms in their cities to be able to open outdoors. (File photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Earlier this month, the city of San Jose made it possible for its cardroom casinos to operate outdoors.
  Now, officials from various cities across Los Angeles County are asking the county to make the same thing possible.
  Mayors of five Los Angeles-area cities with cardroom casinos came together Monday, Sept. 14, to urge Los Angeles County officials to allow t
  
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• There’s horror at the drive-in as Beyond Fest brings genre movie celebration to Montclair

  18-09-2020 18:00
  
  Beyond Fest, which bills itself as the most-attended genre film festival in the nation, will take place as scheduled this year.
  Though instead of indoor cinemas, all of the movies will be screened at the Mission Tiki Drive-In in Montclair, organizers announced Friday.
  And really, given the mix of horror, suspense and similar fare, what better place to watch this mix of world or U.S. premieres and retrospectives of classically creepy films than the drive-in?
  “We covet the theatrical experie
  
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• HOA Homefront: It’s time to discontinue the troubling, unnecessary proxy

  18-09-2020 17:42
  
  Proxies are still used in most HOAs and continue to contribute to confusion and controversy during association elections.
  A proxy is a document by which one association member authorizes another member to vote for them. Unless banned by governing documents, proxies are allowed in HOAs under Corporations Code 7613 and Civil Code 5130. However, there is no such thing as a “board proxy.” If a director is not participating in the meeting, they cannot have another director vote for them.
  
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• Take up surfing during the pandemic? California Surfing Day is a good chance for a cultural intro

  18-09-2020 17:29
  
  One of the unexpected outcomes of the coronavirus pandemic: the surge in surfing.
  Since the pandemic hit earlier this year, people have sought refuge outdoors to escape the confines of their homes. The vast ocean, where you could find space in the salt water, became a place people felt safe.Pianist Jason Moran displays an oversized papier-mache head modeled on Fats Waller.Painter Alan Polidori said he spent 550 hours working on "Starbucks in Secondaries."SoundThe gallery will resume inseconds Th
  
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• Six months of pandemic photography in the Southern California

  18-09-2020 17:29
  
  One day, this will all be over.
  Coronavirus will be gone and we’ll get back to normal. But what will we remember?
  For the past six months, almost every facet of our lives has changed – covered faces, empty shelves, remote learning and drive-thru everything.
  Our photographers have been working throughout this pandemic to tell the stories of the people of Southern California and record history for our posterity.
  For our photographers, it’s personal. Normally, when we cover a stor
  
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• Bobcat fire swells to more than 60,000 acres, firefighters focus on northern edge

  18-09-2020 17:20
  
  The Bobcat fire continued to spread north toward the Antelope Valley, Friday, Sept. 18, but firefighters increased containment overnight while continuing to protect foothill communities in the San Gabriel Valley and Mount Wilson Observatory, authorities said.
  The fire, which started Sept. 6, had consumed 60,557 acres by 7 a.m. Friday, an increase of more than 10,000 acres over 24 hours.
  Most of that spread Thursday was seen after the blaze jumped Highway 2 and continued north, leading to evacuat
  
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• Trump and Biden hit unlikely battleground state of Minnesota

  18-09-2020 17:08
  
  By WILL WEISSERT and KATHLEEN HENNESSEY | Associated Press
  MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota has backed Democratic presidential candidates for nearly half a century and rarely receives much attention during the final stages of the race. This is when campaigns typically focus their resources on more traditional swing states like Florida or Pennsylvania.
  But Minnesota will feel like a genuine battleground on Friday as President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, campaign here to ma
  
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• Real estate news: Keck Medicine opens oncology infusion center in Buena Park

  18-09-2020 17:00
  
  Construction has finished on the new Keck Medicine of USC Oncology Clinic in Buena Park.
  Irvine-based Ware Malcomb provided interior architecture and design services for the office improvement project.
  The oncology infusion therapy clinic at 5832 Beach Blvd, Suite 201, is located on the second floor of a five-story mixed-use building. The 4,600-square-foot facility has eight infusion bays, two private infusion treatment rooms, five exam rooms, two nurse stations, seven clinical support rooms, fo
  
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• Elect Janet Nguyen to represent Assembly District 72

  18-09-2020 16:30
  
  Two years ago, after many years of representation by Travis Allen, voters in California’s 72nd Assembly District narrowly elected Republican Tyler Diep over Democrat Josh Lowenthal.
  In March, however, Diep, a moderate Republican who has made a point of reaching across the aisle, failed to make it out of the primary.
  In an unusual situation, prompted by Diep’s vote in support of Assembly Bill 5, former state senator Janet Nguyen, a Republican, entered the race and emerged the top vote
  
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• Woman found shot to death in Anaheim

  18-09-2020 16:13
  
  A 47-year-old Anaheim woman was killed Thursday, Sept. 17, in what police say they believe was a gang-related shooting.
  Officers found Julia Diana Borboa with at least one gunshot wound after they were called to the 1800 block of West Glen Avenue on a report of a shooting, Anaheim Sgt. Jeff Mundy said.
  Borboa was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after the 4 p.m. call. No arrests had been reported related to the case.
  Police asked anyone with information about the case to call them at 714-321
  
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• US bans TikTok, starting with downloads on Sunday, Sept. 20

  18-09-2020 16:01
  
  By MATT OTT | Associated Press
  The U.S. will ban the downloads of the Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat on Sunday, with a total ban on the use of the latter, citing national security and data privacy concerns.
  A total ban on the use of TikTok will follow on Nov. 12, but Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said early Friday on Fox Business Network that access to that app may be possible if certain safeguards are put into place.
  “At the President’s direction, we have taken significant action t
  
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• TikTok download ban starts Sunday, Sept. 20

  18-09-2020 16:01
  
  By MATT OTT | Associated Press
  The U.S. will ban the downloads of the Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat on Sunday, with a total ban on the use of the latter, citing national security and data privacy concerns.
  A total ban on the use of TikTok will follow on Nov. 12, but Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said early Friday on Fox Business Network that access to that app may be possible if certain safeguards are put into place.
  “At the President’s direction, we have taken significant action t
  
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• With world on coronavirus pause, some find silver linings

  18-09-2020 16:00
  
  Even the coronavirus crisis, with all its tragedy and disruption, can offer silver linings. Stepping away from the daily hubbub – accepted as requisite before California issued its first shutdown order on March 19 – has delivered some surprise perks.
  Families are eating dinner together. Gardens are flourishing. Hobbies are evolving. Dogs are getting more walks. Commuting is quicker, if you’re commuting at all.
  “We’ve been forced to take a breather from ‘go, go
  
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• The time for recovery is now: Harry Sidhu

  18-09-2020 16:00
  
  After saving lives, the most critical part of any crisis is recovery.
  We have made great progress slowing the spread of coronavirus in Anaheim, Orange County and across California. But our state is failing when it comes to economic recovery.
  This week, we mark an unprecedented six months of closure for the theme parks of the Disneyland Resort. For anyone who has ever questioned how critical these are to our economy, now we know.
  Anaheim, Orange County’s largest city, faces a $100 million b
  
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• Pandemic sends nonprofits into scramble mode

  18-09-2020 16:00
  
  Most years, fall is a prime fundraising season for nonprofits, with the bulk of all donations coming between now and the holidays.
  This, of course, isn’t most years. Since mid-March and the start of Covid-related stay-at-home orders, pretty much any gathering without the word “virtual” in front of it has been banned or at least unfeasible.
  So, for Orange County nonprofits, the next few weeks figure to be critical in two ways:
  On one side, the pandemic means need in the communit
  
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• Firefighter dies battling El Dorado fire started by smoke bomb, authorities say

  18-09-2020 15:59
  
  A firefighter has died while battling the El Dorado fire, a blaze that has rolled through 19,000-plus acres and was apparently started by a smoke bomb ignited during a gender-reveal photo shoot in Yucaipa, U.S. Forest Service announced Friday morning.
  The firefighter’s name was not immediately released, nor were details on how he died but authorities did say on Friday, Sept. 18, it happened on Thursday.
  “Our deepest sympathies are with the family, friends and fellow firefighters duri
  
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• Ziggy Marley coming to Anaheim’s Drive-In OC series for two different shows

  18-09-2020 15:01
  
  Following a live performance of his latest single “Play With Sky” featuring Ben Harper on “The Late Late Show With James Corden,” Ziggy Marley was set to announce he’ll headline City National Grove of Anaheim’s Drive-In OC concert series on Saturday, Oct. 24.
  The Grammy Award-winning reggae artist and son of late legend Bob Marley will perform two sets: a kid-friendly 2 p.m. matinee featuring Norm the Rhythm Child, and then a more traditional evening show at 7
  
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• Cop’s call as to whether you get cited for not having a front license plate

  18-09-2020 15:01
  
  Q. I just got a fix-it ticket from the California Highway Patrol on the 73 for not having a front license plate. The front of my car, a 2013 Chrysler 300 SRT, did not have a mount for a front plate. Right after getting the ticket, I saw more than five vehicles without front license plates within a two-mile stretch. I went to my car dealership and it graciously put the plate on. I wasn’t looking forward to defacing my car’s front look. Everyone knows that thousands of cars in our area
  
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