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• Proposition 30’s unintended consequences

  07-11-2019 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Instituting higher and more progressive income taxes is often billed as a matter of pragmatic parity. But California’s move to do so – under the guise of boosting education funding – serves as a cautionary tale for other states considering such a change.
  In 2012, California voters said yes to Proposition 30, which incrementally and continually raised income taxes on those earning more than $250,000 annually.
  New research published by the National Bureau of Economic Research sho
  
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• Shootings at school and home in British Columbia, Canada, leave 10 dead including suspect

  11-02-2026 12:44 via ocregister.com
  
  By JIM MORRIS and ROB GILLIES, Associated Press
  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A shooting at a school in British Columbia left seven people dead, while two more were found dead at a nearby home, Canadian authorities said Tuesday. A woman who police believe to be the shooter also was killed.
  A map showing the location of the Tumbler Ridge school shooting. (AP Digital Embed)
  The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said more than 25 people are injured, including two who were airlifted to hospit
  
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• Servite linebacker Allen ‘Cinco’ Kennett transfers to Santa Margarita

  11-02-2026 08:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSanta Margarita’s football team has received a key addition for its rebuilding defense.
  Linebacker Allen “Cinco” Kennett V of Servite has enrolled at Santa Margarita, the sophomore confirmed Tuesday.
  Kennett (6-1, 215) made first-team All-Trinity League on defense this past season as he excelled playing the position for the first time on varsity.
  He led the Friars in total tackles (69) a
  
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• Victor Wembanyama scores season-high 40 as Spurs bury depleted Lakers

  11-02-2026 07:14 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Victor Wembanyama is still a few days away from All-Star Game glow.
  But against a Lakers squad that was playing without Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Austin Reaves, Marcus Smart and Deandre Ayton on Tuesday night, the 7-foot-4 San Antonio Spurs phenom started the festivities early.
  The Frenchman is an enigma, a star, a staggering talent who will be fostered in the heart of Texas for years to come. He had 21 points before he missed a shot from the field, already a career-high for
  
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• Pastor of secretive religious group charged in murder of 4-year-old Colton boy says he now fears for his life

  11-02-2026 05:10 via ocregister.com
  
  His Way Spirit Led Assemblies pastor Darryl Muzic Martin, charged with murder in the death of 4-year-old Timothy Thomas, begged to be placed in protective custody in jail on Tuesday, Feb. 10, after his attorney said, “The whole Crips gang is meeting as to whether he is going to live or die.”
  Attorney Eugene Carson made the plea to Superior Court Judge Colin J. Bilash after the fourth day of testimony in the preliminary hearing for five members of the secretive religious order who are
  
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• A person has been detained for questioning in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie

  11-02-2026 04:58 via ocregister.com
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. >>  A person has been detained for questioning in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, AP sources say.
  
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• Clippers can’t keep up with efficient Rockets in 4th

  11-02-2026 04:55 via ocregister.com
  
  HOUSTON — The Clippers did a lot of things well Tuesday night, but the Houston Rockets managed to do more with less.
  Kevin Durant scored 26 points and Alperen Sengun added 22 to help the efficient Rockets to a 102-95 victory over the Clippers on the first night of a back-to-back set between the teams at the Toyota Center.
  Houston led by six points at the start the fourth period and scored the first seven points of the period to extend its lead to 85-72 with 10½ minutes remaining. Ka
  
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• High wind warning active for 5 Freeway north of LA until early Wednesday morning – gusts to hit 60 mph

  11-02-2026 04:07 via ocregister.com
  
  5 Freeway north of LA was placed under a high wind warning by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 7:03 p.m. The warning is in effect until Wednesday Feb. 11, at 4 a.m.
  The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA states to prepare for, “South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.”
  “Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles,” the NWS said. “Watch for fallin
  
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• These wildly viral hand sanitizers are actually worth the hype

  11-02-2026 03:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Our editors begrudgingly love the TikTok-viral Touchland hand sanitizer
  A good hand sanitizer is great to have — especially when you’re on the go and don’t have access to a way to wash your hands. Being able to sanitize can help prevent the spread of illnesses like colds, flu, RSV and COVID-19. There’s just one big problem: Most hand sanitizers, which have different types of bacteria-killing alcohols as active ingredients, dry out your skin.
  That’s why Touchland han
  
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• Unwind with the best kava tea

  11-02-2026 03:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Which kava teas are best?
  While it might be new to you, Pacific Islanders have been drinking kava tea for thousands of years. This ancient beverage, derived from the roots of the Piper methysticum plant, is typically consumed to produce sedative and euphoric effects that might increase sociability and reduce anxiety.
  You can find high-quality kava root in the form of a ground powder, liquid extract or a box of tea bags. Wakacon Kava Fijian Waka Noble Powder is the top pick because it’s tra
  
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• 5 Freeway through Grapevine under a high wind warning until Wednesday afternoon – wind gusts reaching 60 mph

  11-02-2026 02:56 via ocregister.com
  
  The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning at 5:52 p.m. on Tuesday in effect until Wednesday Feb. 11, at 1 p.m. for 5 Freeway through Grapevine.
  The NWS Hanford CA says to expect, “South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.”
  “Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles,” the NWS said. “Remain in the lower levels of your home during the w
  
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• ICE reportedly leases office spaces in Irvine and Santa Ana

  11-02-2026 02:40 via ocregister.com
  
  As part of its efforts to expand its physical presence around the U.S., Immigration and Customs Enforcement is reportedly leasing space at an office park in Irvine and at the federal building in Santa Ana.
  As first reported by Wired, ICE is moving into offices on the 2000 block of Main Street in Irvine, a larger building part of an office complex near a childcare center, an Equinox gym and John Wayne Airport.
  “This is news to me,” said Irvine Mayor Larry Agran.
  “We try to maint
  
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• NHL stars return to Olympic competition

  11-02-2026 02:39 via ocregister.com
  
  MILAN — Italy left wing Luca Frigo has played against NHL superstar Sidney Crosby hundreds, maybe thousands of times.
  In video games.
  “Sidney Crosby, Nathan Mackinnon and all those superstars that you follow were also in the video games,” Frigo said. “So now we will see them and play against them.”
  After a 12-year-absence, the NHL is back at the Olympic Games.
  When Finland meets Slovakia at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena it will mark the first time since So
  
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• Former federal prosecutor who quit amid Trump administration dispute now representing Don Lemon

  11-02-2026 01:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEVE KARNOWSKI
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former federal prosecutor who quit amid a dispute with the Trump administration is now representing former CNN host Don Lemon, who was one of nine people indicted for their alleged roles in disrupting a service at a Minnesota church where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official was a pastor.
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Tuesday, Feb. 10

  11-02-2026 01:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Tuesday, Feb. 10
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  The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday.
  GIRLS WATER POLO
  CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
  DIVISION 4
  Round 2
  La Canada 11, Cypress 4
   
  
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• Laguna Beach estate on 2-acre blufftop in Three Arch Bay seeks $30M

  11-02-2026 01:34 via ocregister.com
  
  View from the property. (Photo by Toby Ponnay)
  Glass walls frame ocean views from most indoor areas. (Photo by Toby Ponnay)
  The courtyard. (Photo by Toby Ponnay)
  One of the main living areas. (Photo by Toby Ponnay)
  The kitchen. (Photo by Toby Ponnay)
  The theater. (Photo by Toby Ponnay)
  The lift. (Photo by Toby Ponnay)
  The primary bathroom. (Photo by Toby Ponnay)
  A path cuts through a thick mat of plants. (Photo by Toby Ponnay)
  The Laguna Beach home on a blufftop promontory in Three Arch Bay is o
  
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• French prosecutor searches for victims after a man is accused of abusing 89 minors over 55 years

  11-02-2026 01:25 via ocregister.com
  
  By THOMAS ADAMSON
  PARIS (AP) — A French prosecutor on Tuesday made public the identity of a 79-year-old man accused of raping and sexually assaulting 89 minors over more than five decades, launching an appeal for witnesses and possible victims in what authorities described as an unusually sprawling case spanning multiple countries.
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• First-gen California homebuyers can soon apply for $150,000 down payment loans

  11-02-2026 01:16 via ocregister.com
  
  California will focus again on first-generation homebuyers later this month during its roughly $200 million rollout of the down payment assistance program known as Dream for All.
  From Feb. 24 to March 16, joint buyers including at least one first-generation homebuyer and one California resident can apply to a lottery system that, if selected, would offer up to $150,000 for a down payment loan. Single applicants also are eligible.
  Also see: 300-plus assistance programs available in California
  Whe
  
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• Federal judge dismisses attempt to obtain Michigan voter data in latest rejection of DOJ

  11-02-2026 01:13 via ocregister.com
  
  By ISABELLA VOLMERT
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the Department of Justice that sought to obtain Michigan’s voter rolls, marking the latest judicial rejection in President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging attempts to gain access to voter data from states.
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• Close Maduro ally pardoned by Biden once again a target of US criminal investigation

  11-02-2026 00:58 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN
  MIAMI (AP) — Less than three years after President Joe Biden pardoned a close ally of Nicolás Maduro, the Justice Department is once again targeting the businessman, The Associated Press has learned, an investigation that could bolster the U.S. prosecution of the deposed Venezuelan leader.
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• CHOC doctor: Turn the tables and focus on self-love this Valentine’s Day

  11-02-2026 00:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By Elizabeth Mu
  Contributing Columnist 
  Valentine’s Day can be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate those special people in your life. And yet, for many, Feb. 14 can feel stressful or filled with worries about not having the type of love we want or that we think we’re supposed to have.
  But what if we flipped the script this Valentine’s Day and gave ourselves love and attention instead? Self-love builds resiliency in all types of relationships.
  Starved for love?
  Growing up,
  
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• AQMD OKs $30 million to purchase zero-emission school buses to replace older, polluting models

  11-02-2026 00:51 via ocregister.com
  
  South Coast Air Quality Management District governors have approved $30 million to help communities disproportionately impacted by air pollution replace older school buses with new, zero-emission models, the agency announced today.
  The initiative is expected to significantly reduce air pollution, including smog-forming nitrogen oxides and particulate matter — tiny particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs. Reducing exposure to these pollutants is especially critical for children, wh
  
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• Photos: Nixon Lunar New Year Celebration in Yorba Linda

  11-02-2026 00:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Hundreds of people attended the sold-out Nixon Lunar New Year Celebration to commemorate the “Year of the Horse” at the Richard Nixon Library and Museum on Monday. The event showcased performances by traditional dancers, singers, and musicians.
  Children from the Shaolin Kung Fu Chan Academy demonstrate their skills before a capacity crowd in the East Room at the Richard Nixon Library and Museum during the Nixon Lunar New Year Celebration in Yorba Linda on Monday, February 9, 2026. (P
  
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• 15 years of ‘Friday’: Looking back at Rebecca Black’s 2011 viral music video

  11-02-2026 00:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Try to remember where you were the first time you experienced Rebecca Black’s song “Friday.”
  It shouldn’t take long.
  Released on Feb. 10, 2011, the music video picked up a few thousand views over the month that followed, enough to thrill the then-13-year-old Rebecca, but it wasn’t something likely to attract much attention beyond the middle-schooler’s friends and family in Orange County’s Anaheim Hills.
  Then, a month or so later, comedian Daniel Tosh men
  
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• CIF-SS boys basketball playoffs have some interesting first-round matchups

  11-02-2026 00:39 via ocregister.com
  
  The computer power rankings that were used to place teams in divisions for the CIF Southern Section boys basketball playoffs provided a few strange outcomes.
  One of them was Orange Lutheran being placed in Division 1 and Mater Dei being sent to Division 2. Mater Dei beat Orange Lutheran twice during the regular season, including by 27 points last week in the Trinity League Tournament.
  The system gave us some good-looking games, too, in the first round Wednesday.
  Here is a look at the games betwe
  
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• Fred Gambrell resigns as football coach at Sunny Hills

  11-02-2026 00:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Fred Gambrell resigned as football head coach at Sunny Hills, the school announced Tuesday.
  Gambrell coached the Lancers for two seasons. They were 6-4 overall and 2-3 in the Lambda League in 2025. Sunny Hills won only two games in 2024.
  He was the defensive coordinator at San Clemente before taking the Sunny Hills coaching position before the ‘24 season.
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• Moderna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccine

  11-02-2026 00:21 via ocregister.com
  
  By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology, the company announced Tuesday.
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• Grieving mother demands answers nearly 2 years after Florida deputy fatally shot airman

  11-02-2026 00:05 via ocregister.com
  
  FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The mother of a U.S. Air Force airman shot and killed by a Florida sheriff’s deputy nearly two years ago says she doesn’t want people to forget about her son and is still seeking accountability so it doesn’t happen to someone else.
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• U.S. citizens and legal residents sue over aggressive immigration raid at Idaho horse racing track

  10-02-2026 23:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By REBECCA BOONE
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three Idaho families who are U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents are suing after they and hundreds of others were detained for hours during an aggressive immigration raid at a rural horse racing track last year.
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• Winter Olympics: Maxim Naumov dedicates short program to parents lost in last year’s D.C. plane crash

  10-02-2026 23:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Maxim Naumov of the United States competes during the men’s figure skating short program at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
  Maxim Naumov of the United States competes during the men’s figure skating short program at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
  Maxim Naumov of the United States competes during the men’s figure skating short program at the 2026 Winter Olympi
  
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