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• Whicker: Lakers will take their chances with LeBron James’ choices

  10-10-2020 23:29
  
  Not long ago, the sight of Danny Green with a basketball in his hand, a 3-point line at his feet, a clock on fast-forward, and no defender within droplet range would have signified victory.
  In 2013, Green hit 48.2% of his threes in the playoffs. In 2014, San Antonio beat Miami and LeBron James, with Green hitting 47.5%.
  He shoots 40% from deep space in 11 regular seasons. Green has hoisted 62.5% of his overall shots from three, and has made 1,283 of them.
  So James was not flinging the basketball
  
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• Rams try to add a win at Washington before taking on NFC West

  10-10-2020 22:43
  
  The first month of the Rams’ season looked different on the way in and looks even more different on the way out.
  An NFL schedule built with pandemic-era flexibility in mind gave them five consecutive games against East Coast opponents – four against the NFC East, three requiring cross-country trips – before the Rams finally begin play within the NFC West next week.
  They’ve been like a college team working out the kinks in intersectional games before diving into the confer
  
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• Three challenge Irvine mayor for seat in Nov. 3 election

  10-10-2020 21:50
  
  A quartet of business people from four different sectors are seeking election as Irvine mayor on Nov. 3.
  Longtime City Council member and a business consultant, Mayor Christina Shea is making her third bid for election to the seat; she won two-year mayoral terms in 1996 and 1998, and last year – while serving on the council – she was given the role after then-Mayor Don Wagner was elected county supervisor.
  Katherine Daigle is one of four people running for Irvine mayor on the Novembe
  
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• LAFC seeks complete game against first-place Seattle

  10-10-2020 21:50
  
  The week for the Los Angeles Club was originally a two-game week, with travel to Colorado starting things Wednesday, leaving the team a short turnaround for today’s meeting with Seattle.
  However, with the midweek game postponed due to positive COVID cases within the Colorado Rapids organization, LAFC (6-6-3, 21 points) was able to pivot and turn attention toward Sunday’s home game against the first-place Sounders (4 p.m. ESPN).
  “We immediately turned our sights on an important
  
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• Orange County Armenians rally to shed light on Turkey’s shelling of Azerbaijan enclave

  10-10-2020 21:34
  
  Members of the local Armenian American community gathered at Mile Square Park Friday evening, Oct. 9, to raise awareness about violence occurring on the other side of the globe.
  Father Karekin, right, of Forty Martyrs Armenian Apostolic Church leads the march as over 200 members of the Armenian American community in O.C. hold a protest about the violence in Artsakh, the Armenian name for what the Soviets termed Nagorno-Karabakh, at Mile Square Park Friday Oct. 9, 2020 in Fountain Valley.
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• Tabby cat is one cool Dude

  10-10-2020 21:27
  
  Breed: Tabby cat
  Dude is now in search of a loving forever home. (Courtesy of Long Beach Spay and Neuter Foundation)
  Age: 3-4 years
  Gender: Neutered male
  Dude’s story: Dude is a sweet guy. Abandoned by whoever had him before, he wandered to a home where he wasn’t allowed entry. He’s now in search of a loving forever home.
  Adoption donation: $50
  Adoption procedure: Contact Antje with Long Beach Spay and Neuter Foundation at [email protected].
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• Jack is a sweet, senior cat looking for a place to chill

  10-10-2020 21:14
  
  Breed: Domestic shorthair
  Age: Mature
  Gender: Neutered male
  Jack’s story: Poor Jack. It’s tough to find a home for an older gentleman or lady these days, and Jack seems to personify (cat-ify?) that. This older guy was found on the streets, fending for himself. His age is uncertain, but he’s ready for a comfy home in which to retire. He’s easygoing and gets along with other cats, but would probably do best being the only cat of a loving owner. He’s had a dental clean
  
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• Southern California grocery chains and workers reach tentative labor agreement

  10-10-2020 20:59
  
  A potential strike between some of Southern California’s largest grocery chains and more than 4,000 warehouse workers and truck drivers who service their stores was narrowly  averted Saturday when the two sides reached a tentative labor agreement.
  Teamster unions representing the employees — who work for Albertsons (including Vons and Pavilions) and Kroger (including Ralphs and Food4Less) — say the agreement will preserve affordable healthcare coverage for workers, their f
  
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• First-term Anaheim councilman has two opponents for District 5 seat

  10-10-2020 20:37
  
  In his reelection bid, longtime Anaheim resident and first-term District 5 Councilman Steve Faessel is up against homeless activist Kenneth Batiste and education graduate student Sabrina “Sav” Quezada, both of whom are running as City Hall outsiders who say they’ll provide a true community voice.
  The district is home to the Platinum Triangle, which encompasses the Honda Center and Angel Stadium and is where most of Anaheim’s development is expected to occur in coming year
  
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• Miami Heat’s Duncan Robinson made the most of his openings in Game 5

  10-10-2020 20:18
  
  Duncan Robinson was determined to keep knocking on the door, knocking and knocking, until he started knocking ’em down.
  The second-year forward’s seven 3-pointers in Game 5 on Friday were huge in helping the Miami Heat hold the fort in the NBA Finals until at least Sunday, when the Lakers have a second opportunity to close out the series and claim their franchise’s 17th NBA title.
  Those plans were delayed Friday when the Heat beat L.A. 111-108. Miami was keyed by another w
  
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• In Anaheim, four candidates are vying for an open District 4 seat

  10-10-2020 20:09
  
  When the winners in Anaheim’s City Council races are sworn in after the Nov. 3 election, someone new will be on the dais in the District 4 seat: one of the four candidates seeking to replace Lucille Kring, who is term-limited out.
  Retiree Julie Brunette, educator Annemarie Randle-Trejo, activist and small business owner Jeanine Robbins and legislative aide Avelino Valencia are competing to represent the district that includes what has been by far the city’s largest employer and taxpa
  
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• Top 5 pizzas: OC’s Best Places to Eat 2020

  10-10-2020 20:02
  
  Orange County has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to great pizza. That’s the good news. The bad news is it’s nearly impossible to pick just the five best, but I’ve done it anyway. Here they are.
  Related linksWhere to eat in Orange County in 2020: A guide to the best places1. 2145
  The spicy salame pizza here is absolute perfection, sparsely blotted with ricotta cheese and generously flavored with green olives and pickled Fresno chilies. 2145 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa,
  
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• Rams vs. Washington Football Team: Who has the edge?

  10-10-2020 19:55
  
  RAMS (3-1) vs. WASHINGTON (1-3)
  When: 10 a.m. Sunday
  Where: FedExField, Landover, Md.
  TV/radio: Channel 11, 710-AM, 1330-AM (Spanish)
  Line: Rams by 7
  What’s at stake?: Completing an early-season sweep of the weak NFC East teams wouldn’t count for much. But beating Washington would keep the Rams no worse than second in the the NFC West standings, and firmly in the conference playoff picture, as they begin play in their own strong division on the road against San Francisco on Oct. 18.
  
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• Recipe: You don’t need to be a gourmet chef to steam clams in white wine

  10-10-2020 19:50
  
  Steamed clams remain a favorite at our house. It doesn’t require much work or embellishment to make this delicious dish.  The key thing is not to overcook them. If they are cooked too long, they acquire the texture of rubber bands. Don’t be fooled into overcooking by a stubborn clam or two that won’t open. Remove all the open clams after the allotted time using a slotted spoon, then give the unopened ones an extra minute. Then, if they don’t open, discard them.
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• 54th-ranked Iga Swiatek stuns Sofia Kenin to win French Open

  10-10-2020 19:42
  
  PARIS — Minutes after suddenly becoming a Grand Slam champion at age 19, while ranked just 54th, Iga Swiatek held a microphone during the French Open trophy ceremony and was hesitant for pretty much the only time over the past two weeks.
  “First of all, I’m not very good at speeches,” Swiatek began, haltingly, “so, sorry, because I won my last tournament like two years ago, and I really don’t know who to thank.”
  When she’s got a racket in her hand,
  
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• Prop. 21 will make California’s housing crisis even worse

  10-10-2020 19:00
  
  California’s housing crisis has moved to center stage during the COVID-19 pandemic, and California voters are being asked this election if they want to make it even worse. How? By slamming the door on affordable housing – which is exactly what Proposition 21 would do.
  It’s no secret: building more affordable housing is already a difficult challenge in California. But Prop. 21 would make it near impossible. It will ensure that new construction won’t pencil out fi
  
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• Alexander: Dodgers’ good fortune should continue in NLCS, shouldn’t it?

  10-10-2020 19:00
  
  Can we acknowledge that the Dodgers had some good fortune en route to sweeping through the first two rounds of the postseason?
  The Milwaukee Brewers, a sub-.500 opponent anyway, were down two starting pitchers going into the Wild Card Series. The Padres, who seemed (or at least acted) primed and ready to take down the bullies to the north, were without two of their starters in the National League Division Series once Mike Clevinger’s elbow gave way in the second inning of Game 1.
  So the 29
  
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• 900 columns and 19 years later, Successful Aging readers are still teaching me new things

  10-10-2020 18:36
  
  Dear readers. 
  Each fall I write an anniversary column that reflects some of what I have learned from our readers during this past year. It’s been 19 years and over 900 columns later that I find there is still more to write.A reader asked, “How do you keep coming up with the subjects?” Nineteen years ago, I made a promise to our readers that no one will remember. That is, behind every question, there is a real person. The questions come from emails, letters and just listen
  
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• Why doesn’t our garden look like this: How this Southern California oasis stays full of color and fragrance

  10-10-2020 18:25
  
  It’s been six years since I visited Richard Lynch’s garden in San Pedro, and upon seeing it again wondered how I could have waited so long between visits.
  This time I brought my wife and after one glance at his front planter beds she asked, “Why doesn’t our garden look like this?”
  I had to explain to her that although San Pedro is part of Los Angeles it really is a place apart, especially up in the hills where Lynch resides and where he says it never freezes. This a
  
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• Newport Beach CEO quits amid allegations he had sex with underage teenagers

  10-10-2020 18:20
  
  The chief executive and founder of an Ontario-based food company who is facing charges of having sex with underage prostitutes has resigned, the company announced Friday, Oct. 10.
  Ian Charles Schenkel of Newport Beach founded Haliburton International Foods in 1992. Dan Glick, a management and financial advisor to the company, was appointed Thursday to replace Schenkel as CEO.
  Schenkel is free on $100,000 bond and scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 12 in the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach. He
  
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• Newport Beach CEO quits amid allegations he had sex with child prostitutes

  10-10-2020 18:20
  
  The chief executive and founder of an Ontario-based food company who is facing charges of having sex with underage prostitutes has resigned, the company announced Friday, Oct. 10.
  Ian Charles Schenkel of Newport Beach founded Haliburton International Foods in 1992. Dan Glick, a management and financial advisor to the company, was appointed Thursday to replace Schenkel as CEO.
  Schenkel is free on $100,000 bond and scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 12 in the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach. He
  
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• Two challenge Anaheim City Council incumbent in District 1 election

  10-10-2020 17:39
  
  Three candidates are seeking the City Council seat in Anaheim’s District 1, the westernmost portion of the city that includes some of its more densely populated and economically disadvantaged neighborhoods and is bisected from north to south by Beach Boulevard.
  The Nov. 3 election will be residents’ second chance to choose someone who lives in their district to represent them. Councilwoman Denise Barnes, who won the newly created district seat in 2016, is facing challengers Ryan Bali
  
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• ‘Sweet Dreams’ explores the New Romantic scene that launched Duran Duran, Culture Club and more

  10-10-2020 17:18
  
  For Dylan Jones, the paradox of the New Romantic music scene is that this British blend of new sounds and styles became a worldwide phenomenon thanks in large part to American television.
  “The New Romantics were made by America because of MTV,” says Jones, author of the new oral history “Sweet Dreams: From Club Culture to Style Culture, the Story of the New Romantics.” For those too young to experience it, the scene was one that combined synthpop music with outrageous fas
  
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• Dancing during earthquakes and more marvelous memories of my calm, cool husband

  10-10-2020 16:27
  
  He could actually make me laugh during an earthquake.
  “You look cute when you’re scared – your hair kind of stands on end,” George would say as I dug my fingernails into his arm in response to the ground shaking beneath us.
  My late husband could only be referred to as “late” in his demise since he was always exactingly on time in life and very patient with his not-so-exactingly wife.
  He left me two years ago this week. That’s another misnomer. George wou
  
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• How to keep rodents from eating your avocados and oranges

  10-10-2020 16:04
  
  1. Plant strawberries this month. Planting now allows the little bushes to develop so they begin producing harvestable fruit in February or March and continue into summer. You may use runners from existing plants, or buy new plantlets. Water regularly, but don’t start feeding for about a month.
  2. To prevent nocturnal rodents from eating your maturing avocados and oranges before you can enjoy them, keep the trees trimmed away from powerlines, the house and shrubbery, and even up several fe
  
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• Lakers’ supporting cast can’t get them through final moments of Game 5

  10-10-2020 07:24
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — With a defender on each hip and a third one on the way, LeBron James knew what the right move was. It’s been ingrained in him: If there’s more than one man on him, he has an open teammate somewhere.
  Danny Green was standing right at the top of the key. It doesn’t get more elementary than that.
  “It’s one of the best shots that we could have got, I feel, in that fourth quarter,” James said. “Especially down the stretch with t
  
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• Whicker: LeBron James plays like a champion, but it isn’t enough

  10-10-2020 06:57
  
  They just keep on using LeBron James. When will they use him up?
  The answer is still forthcoming since James’ bid to become basketball’s Mr. October is still lying in a 40-point puddle at Disney World.
  Except for the final score – Miami 111, Lakers 108 – the Lakers had everything in position Friday night. James had been his usual facilitating self as they grabbed a 3-1 NBA Finals lead, but now the curtains would part and James would perform the encore that the basketball
  
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• Lakers denied chance to clinch, lose to Heat in Game 5

  10-10-2020 06:00
  
  To hear Erik Spoelstra tell it before Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Friday, this was exactly what the Miami Heat signed up for.
  “The Lakers are challenging us in a different way than we’ve faced so far in all the playoffs. That’s the way it’s supposed to be,” the veteran Heat coach said before Jimmy Butler and his scrappy co-stars fended off elimination Friday, beating the Lakers 111-108 and denying them, at least for a night, the NBA-record-tying 17th championship in
  
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• Lakers denied chance to clinch, as Heat extend NBA Finals

  10-10-2020 06:00
  
  To hear Erik Spoelstra tell it before Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Friday, this was exactly what the Miami Heat signed up for.
  “The Lakers are challenging us in a different way than we’ve faced so far in all the playoffs. That’s the way it’s supposed to be,” the veteran Heat coach said before Jimmy Butler and his scrappy co-stars fended off elimination Friday, beating the Lakers 111-108 and denying them, at least for a night, the NBA-record-tying 17th championship in
  
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• Harvest Christian Pastor Greg Laurie, recovering from COVID-19, will resume duties Oct. 18

  10-10-2020 05:34
  
  Pastor Greg Laurie, who is recovering from COVID-19, plans to return to the pulpit at Riverside-based megachurch Harvest Christian Fellowship in about a week.
  In a video message posted to Facebook late Friday, Laurie, 67, said he has completed 10 days of quarantine and expects to deliver a sermon at the church on Oct. 18.
  “I’m happy to report that I’m doing great and feel great,” he said in the message that lasted a little more than a minute.” I attribute that to so
  
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• UCLA QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson ready to return to action

  10-10-2020 05:06
  
  UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson remained active and ready with the possibility of college football returning to the West Coast.
  Thompson-Robinson and his teammates returned to the Wasserman Center on Friday for the program’s first day of training camp, almost a week after the Pac-12 announced its schedule on Oct. 3.
  “After all the days of quarantine … Fall camp is here and we’ve been waiting for a while now,” the junior said on a Zoom video call after pra
  
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• Photos: Lakers vs. Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals

  10-10-2020 04:32
  
  Take a look at the photos of the Lakers playing the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Friday, Oct. 9. The Lakers entered the game with a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
  Miami Heat guard Andre Iguodala vies for a rebound with Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James during the first half in Game 5 of basketball’s NBA Finals Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers defends Bam Adebayo #13 of the Miami H
  
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• Photos: Lakers lose heartbreaker to Heat in Game 5 of NBA Finals

  10-10-2020 04:32
  
  Take a look at the photos of the Lakers playing the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Friday, Oct. 9. The Lakers lost 111-108 but still lead 3-2 in the best-of-seven series.
  Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis celebrates during the second half in Game 5 of basketball’s NBA Finals against the Miami Heat Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo (9) shoots over Miami Heat forward Jae Crowder (99) during the se
  
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• Galaxy game Saturday at Colorado postponed due positive coronavirus test

  10-10-2020 04:09
  
  The Galaxy’s road game against the Colorado Rapids that was scheduled for Saturday was postponed Friday due to a positive coronavirus test within the Rapids team.
  The Galaxy was to travel to Colorado on Friday afternoon in preparation for Saturday’s game.
  This is the first game the Galaxy has had postponed due to COVID-19.
  A statement from Major League Soccer read: “Following one new confirmed case of COVID-19 among the Colorado Rapids player pool, Major League Soccer, in consu
  
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• Thirty witnesses ready to testify against Azarian coaches in abuse case

  10-10-2020 03:42
  
  At least 30 witnesses have told USA Gymnastics they will testify that some coaches at Azarian U.S. Gymnastics Training Center physically, verbally or emotionally abused and bullied young athletes at the Aliso Viejo gym, the Orange County Register has learned.
  USA Gymnastics general counsel Mark Busby confirmed the number of witnesses in conversations with Rena Shikuma, an ex-Azarian coach, and Reshma Block, a former Azarian parent this week, the women told the Register.
  “Mark said there ar
  
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• Lakers making memories, learning lessons in the bubble

  10-10-2020 03:37
  
  Frank Vogel’s favorite moment in the bubble – before Game 5 on Friday night – sprung to mind immediately: “The A.D. shot.”
  No doubt about it, Anthony Davis’ buzzer-beating 3-point fadeaway won’t fade from memory any time soon.
  That game-winner over the outstretched arm of Nikola Jokic gave the Lakers a stunning 105-103 victory in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals over the Denver Nuggets and gained the first-year Laker entry to an exclusive club, be
  
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• Dodgers to host drive-in viewing parties for NLCS

  10-10-2020 03:20
  
  The Dodgers will be hosting drive-in viewing parties at Dodger Stadium for next week’s National League Championship Series games between the Dodgers and Atlanta Braves at Globe Life Field in Texas.
  The NLCS games will be shown on 60-foot screens in Dodger Stadium parking lots 2/3 with audio broadcast through FM radio. Concessions will not be available and fans are encouraged to bring their own food and beverages. Alcohol will not be allowed.
  Admission is $75 per car and must be purchased i
  
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• Orange County gets $23.1 million in Project Homekey funds to turn motels into homeless housing

  10-10-2020 02:50
  
  It’s official: the state has awarded $23.1 million to the County of Orange and nonprofit affordable housing developer Jamboree Housing Corp. to turn two motels in Stanton into permanent housing for homeless people.
  The county announced late Friday, Oct. 9, that the 72-room Stanton Inn & Suites on Katella Avenue and the 60-room Tahiti Motel on Beach Boulevard qualified for the funding. The city of Stanton is also a partner in the planned motel conversions.
   
  The Tahiti Motel, seen
  
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• Mater Dei receiver corps shifts with arrival of Cooper Barkate, departure of Cristian Dixon

  10-10-2020 02:38
  
  Michigan-bound wide receiver Cristian Dixon confirmed this week that he doesn’t plan to play for Mater Dei High this upcoming football season.
  Junior wide receiver Cooper Barkate recently confirmed that he has transferred to Mater Dei from Mission Viejo.
  Yes, the Monarchs’ depth chart at wide receiver might look a bit different but the Trinity League contender still appears plenty talented at the position.
  The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Barkate holds 15 offers, including Utah and Arizona St
  
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• Rams’ Jalen Ramsey pivots from last week’s fight to this week’s game

  10-10-2020 02:36
  
  THOUSAND OAKS — Jalen Ramsey is happy. Just not happy to talk about what you want to hear about.
  “No comment,” the Rams cornerback said in various ways in response to four separate questions Friday about his fight with New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate on the field after Sunday’s game at SoFi Stadium.
  Ramsey did say that he didn’t expect to face disciplinary action by the NFL.
  Otherwise, he was intent on steering the conversation to cheerier subjects in his
  
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• Project at The Muck finds poetic inspiration

  10-10-2020 02:34
  
  The Found Poetry Project with poems found and crafted by the public is on display at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center.
  The project, the idea of artist-in-residence Katharine Zaun, invited the public to “find” poems using printed materials such as magazines and newspapers and craft a poem by scratching out unwanted words.
  The Found Poetry Project, seen here on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, is on display in the parking lot of the Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton, CA. The inst
  
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• Lakers-Heat live updates: NBA Finals Game 5

  10-10-2020 02:34
  
  LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Lakers can win the franchise’s 17th championship tonight, with a Game 5 victory over the Miami Heat.
  The Heat will be without Goran Dragic due to injury.
  Lakers  (3-1) vs. Heat (1-3)
  When: Friday, 6 p.m. PST
  Where: Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
  TV: ABC
  Can’t watch the game? Follow our live updates feed below.
  A Twitter List by JHWreporter
   
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• Laid off LAX concession workers claim they’re owed more than $100,000

  10-10-2020 02:10
  
  A group of laid off LAX concession workers held a protest Friday, alleging concession giant HMS Host owes them more than $100,000 for violating the airport’s living-wage ordinance.
  After delivering a “past due” notice to the company’s El Segundo location, the employees — represented by Unite Here Local 11 —  formed a car caravan and headed to the district offices of all 15 Los Angeles City Council members’ district offices.
  They are urging the counc
  
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• Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (Oct. 1-9)

  10-10-2020 02:05
  
  Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from Oct. 1 to Oct. 9:
  Chups Drive-In Food Court, 3244 W. Lincoln Ave., AnaheimClosed: Oct. 8
  Reason: Cockroach infestationBroken Yolk Cafe, 2701 Harbor Blvd., Suite E-6, Costa MesaClosed: Oct. 8
  Reason: Cockroach infestation
  Reopened: Oct. 9Damasq Cafe, 3601 E. Coast Highway, Suite B, Newport BeachClosed: Oct. 7
  Reason: Cockroach infestationPanaderia El Cortes, 7506 Cerritos Ave., Stanto
  
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• Chargers’ Joey Bosa feeling ‘a little beat up’ shouldering defensive load

  10-10-2020 01:51
  
  COSTA MESA — Joey Bosa has sounded and looked like a player who’s had to carry a shorthanded defense while dealing with his own injuries.
  “I feel a little beat up right now,” Bosa said Monday.
  Bosa isn’t new to playing without vital teammates. He earned his five-year, $135 million extension last season by dominating offensive linemen while teammates were out with injuries or struggling on the field.
  But the extra workload has taken a toll on Bosa physically and ment
  
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• Michael Tomson, co-founder of Gotcha, ‘always ahead of the curve’

  10-10-2020 01:45
  
  Michael Tomson, a surf industry icon who co-founded the apparel brand Gotcha, died Wednesday evening, Oct. 7, after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 66.
  Tomson, a South African native, moved to Laguna Beach when he brought the clothing brand to the United States in the late ’70s.
  Prior to creating the Gotcha brand, which was among the first surf brands to bridge into the mainstream market, Tomson was part of an early group of surfers, including cousin Shaun Tomson, who pushed to ma
  
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• USOPC sues its insurance carriers

  10-10-2020 01:14
  
  The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has filed suit against 10 if its insurance carriers in state court in Colorado as pressure continues to mount against the tax exempt, non-profit organization to settle with the more than 500 survivors who allege they were sexually abused by former U.S. Olympic and USA Gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar, U.S. Olympic head coach Don Peters and other coaches and officials.
  The filing comes as legislation that would give Congress expanded oversight of th
  
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• Remembering the history of SURFER magazine

  10-10-2020 00:51
  
  I woke up this morning to the sad news that SURFER Magazine was shutting down after an amazing 60 years in business.
  Another one of those things that I had thought was “forever,” until it wasn’t.  Way too many of those things these days and I don’t like it.  This is coming from a dude who has gone far beyond his expiration date and is only showing faint signs of decay and premature decomposition.
  I grew up with SURFER magazine.
  When the first issue came out in 1
  
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• Festival Pass: More drive-in shows announced; reflecting on the musical genius of Eddie Van Halen

  10-10-2020 00:51
  
  Festival Pass is a newsletter that lands in your inbox weekly. But during prime festival season you get bonus editions, too! Subscribe now.Like many music fans, I’ve been thinking a lot about the loss of Eddie Van Halen this week.
  Some of my earliest musical memories are being OBSESSED with the videos off the “1984” album.  I’ve always marveled at Van Halen’s playing. Obviously, there’s “Eruption” and that lightning-fast solo that follows
  
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• Casino Insider: What expansions, new projects Southern California casinos built in 2020

  10-10-2020 00:33
  
  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. 
  In this Friday, July 17, 2020 file photo, construction materials are brought toward one of the two main entrances to the soon to be completed Agua Caliente Casino in Cathedral City. This will be the third Agua Caliente Casino in the area and it is scheduled to open in November. (File photo b
  
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