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• USC’s Lincoln Riley was 4th-highest paid college football coach in 2022

  16-05-2024 19:35 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Upon Lincoln Riley’s arrival at USC in November 2021, the trumpets of the student band welcoming him to a terrace overlooking the Coliseum, one of the football coach’s first statements of this new era was to note the unity of the group of constituents who had brought him there.
  “They were completely in sync,” Riley said then, speaking of USC President Carol Folt, the Board of Trustees and more, “about what they felt what USC football could be, wh
  
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• Government-run schools keep failing. It shouldn’t surprise us.

  13-06-2024 17:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Government-run schools keep failing.
  It shouldn’t surprise us. Monopolies rarely serve customers well.
  People call them “public schools,” but “government-run” is more accurate. After all, charter schools are available to the public. Privately run supermarkets are open to the public for more hours than “public” schools are.
  International tests show American kids don’t learn as much as kids in other countries. During the pandemic, they did even worse
  
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• Court cases litigate AB 5 gig-worker law

  13-06-2024 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  What a pernicious bill. Assembly Bill 5 was signed into law in 2019 by Gov. Gavin Newsom and has caused nothing but chaos ever since, spawning major lawsuits. It classified most “gig” workers, such as Uber and Lyft drivers, as employees of a company, not independent contractors. As part of the wrangling over the bill, 100 professions were exempted.
  It was authored by then-Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher, D-San Diego, who since has gone on to become the executive secretary-tre
  
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• Are there too many council meetings?

  13-06-2024 16:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Is the primary duty of a legislative body whose members represent farflung constituencies to gather together in some central location for (yet another) meeting — or is it to serve the citizenry in the field?
  This is a simple question that it would seem governmental bureaucracies don’t ask themselves often enough.
  But some members of the Los Angeles City Council are calling the question, as it were, about whether their schedule of meeting three days a week en masse in City Hall really
  
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• Despite budget crisis, Orange will save cherished community events, hire police and fire — for now

  13-06-2024 16:44 via ocregister.com
  
  After weeks of budget deliberations on a projected deficit, the Orange City Council voted Tuesday to temporarily protect beloved community events such as the 3rd of July fireworks celebration and the Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
  The council also directed city staffers to continue to hire police and fire officers for roles never before filled, while authorizing a freeze on vacant positions outside of public safety. In addition, the council mandated cuts to community and library services.
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• California has No. 1 US wage gap between haves and have-nots

  13-06-2024 16:24 via ocregister.com
  
  ”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data.
  Buzz: The pay gap between California’s upper and lower halves of the pay scale is larger than any other state.
  Source:My trusty spreadsheet looked at some federal jobs data for May 2023, tracking two noteworthy slices of wages by state – the 75th and 25th percentiles, or the medians of the top half and bott
  
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• Report: Lakers interviewing JJ Redick for coaching job this weekend

  13-06-2024 16:20 via ocregister.com
  
  The Lakers will reportedly interview JJ Redick in Southern California for the organization’s head coaching vacancy this weekend.
  ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Thursday morning that Redick, the former player-turned-broadcaster, has the opportunity to “move him to the forefront” of the Lakers’ coaching search with a strong interview performance.
  Redick’s interview will come after the organization’s failed pursuit of UConn men’s coach Dan Hurl
  
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• Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication

  13-06-2024 16:16 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARK SHERMAN (Associated Press)
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago.
  The justices ruled that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue over the federal Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the medication, mifepristone, and the FDA
  
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• Disneyland cuts back on entertainment during peak summer season

  13-06-2024 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Disney California Adventure has canceled two shows and cut back performances on two more as atmosphere entertainment continues to shrink at the Anaheim theme park heading into the busy Fourth of July weekend during the peak of summer.
  Disney California Adventure is trimming schedules in July for the Warriors of Wakanda in Avengers Campus and the Citizens of Buena Vista Street along the park’s main entrance promenade.
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• CSUF’s new dean excited about research, serving first-generation students

  13-06-2024 12:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Celestina Barbosa-Leiker will soon be back in familiar surroundings.
  Barbosa-Leiker, a longtime resident of Orange County, has been appointed dean of Cal State Fullerton’s College of Health and Human Development.
  For the past 14 years, Barbosa-Leiker has been an educator at Washington State University, serving as executive vice chancellor and professor in the College of Nursing at WSU Health Sciences Spokane for the past 17 months.
  When she steps into her new role at CSUF on July 1, Barbos
  
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• Dodgers fall to Rangers after Corey Seager’s 3-run homer

  13-06-2024 07:23 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Corey Seager set foot into Dodger Stadium on Tuesday and said the memories came back in a flood.
  For everybody else, the vision of what once was returned in a torrent on Wednesday night.
  Playing in his first regular-season game inside his former ballpark as a visiting player, Seager hit a three-run home run and the Texas Rangers went on to a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers.
  It was all so familiar. Small step with the right foot. Back leg bent, Hips turned. Bat through the zone.
  
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• At Nixon Library, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advocates for scaling back America’s military presence

  13-06-2024 06:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advocated for scaling back America’s military presence abroad as he addressed supporters in Yorba Linda Wednesday evening, June 12, about his foreign policy approach.
  Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. delivers a speech outlining his foreign policy vision at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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• José Soriano dominates for 8 innings in Angels’ victory over Diamondbacks

  13-06-2024 06:29 via ocregister.com
  
  PHOENIX — José Soriano continues to be the most encouraging story in an otherwise disappointing Angels season.
  Soriano dominated the Arizona Diamondbacks for eight innings in the Angels’ 8-3 victory on Wednesday night.
  Soriano had faced the minimum 21 hitters through seven innings, thanks to four double plays. He lost his bid for a shutout when he allowed a solo homer to lead off the eighth.
  Soriano then struck out three of the next four batters to get out of the inning.
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• Orangewood Academy to take ‘leave of absence’ from CIF-SS team athletics next school year

  13-06-2024 05:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowOrangewood Academy will not participate in CIF-SS team athletics in the 2024-25 school year because of enrollment concerns, principal Winston Morgan said Wednesday.
  “We are taking a leave of absence from CIF due to enrollment count,” he said. “We believe we can rebuild. … We’re not dead.”
  Morgan called the break from sports “unfortunate” for the small Seven
  
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• NBA Finals: Celtics hold off Mavericks in Game 3, on brink of 18th title

  13-06-2024 05:32 via ocregister.com
  
  By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer
  DALLAS — Jayson Tatum scored 31 points, Jaylen Brown had 30 and the Boston Celtics held off a furious Dallas rally to reach the brink of a record 18th championship with a 106-99 victory over the Mavericks on Wednesday night for a 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals.
  Brown finished with eight rebounds and eight assists as the Celtics extended their franchise record with a 10th consecutive playoff victory and moved to 7-0 on the road this postseason. They can win th
  
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• 13-year sentence ordered for man in Santa Ana gang killing of innocent bystander

  13-06-2024 05:02 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — A 27-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years in prison for his part in thefatal gang-related shooting of a 36-year-old innocent bystander who was going out to buy food for dinner for his family in Santa Ana.
  Felix Martinez Vargas of Santa Ana pleaded guilty in September 2022 to voluntary manslaughter in the Dec. 1, 2017, killing of 36-year-old Mariano Labra Ramos of Santa Ana. Vargas has been in custody since Dec. 2, 2017.
  As part of his plea deal, a charge of murder w
  
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• Christian Pulisic’s goal helps USMNT tie Brazil to get back on track

  13-06-2024 04:22 via ocregister.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — Four days after one of their worst matches, Christian Pulisic and the U.S. soccer team stopped an 11-game losing streak to Brazil with a spirted 1-1 draw that left them with a positive mindset heading into the Copa America.
  Pulisic scored in 26th minute to offset Rodrygo’s 17th-minute goal and Matt Turner had 11 saves, the most for an American goalkeeper since Tim Howard’s 15 in the second-round loss to Belgium at the 2014 World Cup.
  “It’s obvio
  
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• Costa Mesa man charged in fatal Newport Beach crash; street racing alleged

  13-06-2024 04:04 via ocregister.com
  
  A 35-year-old Costa Mesa man has been charged in a two-vehicle fatal crash in Newport Beach that police said Wednesday was the result of street racing.
  Andrew Bilat Awad was charged Friday with gross vehicular manslaughter with speeds exceeding 100 mph, according to the criminal complaint.
  Awad is accused of killing 86-year-old Bob Gilroy of Newport Beach on Sept. 30 at MacArthur Boulevard and Bowspirit Drive, according to Sgt. Steve Oberon of the Newport Beach Police Department.
  Awad was arrest
  
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• Suspect arrested in shooting of 2 teens in Santa Ana, killing 1

  13-06-2024 03:41 via ocregister.com
  
  A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy and injuring a 16-year-old male bystander in Santa Ana, police said Wednesday, June 12.
  The shooting occurred the afternoon of June 5 in a neighborhood on the 900 block of West Bishop Street. Two 13-year-old boys were on foot when they were shot at. One teen fled the scene uninjured while the other suffered a gunshot wound in the upper torso and died in the hospital two days later, police said in a statement.
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• Angels manager Ron Washington thrilled with players’ response to extended pregame meeting

  13-06-2024 03:31 via ocregister.com
  
  PHOENIX — Class went long for the Angels on Wednesday afternoon.
  The Angels have met almost every day this season to go over what went wrong – and right – from the previous game, but the “classroom,” as Manager Ron Washington calls it, was different this time.
  Washington said “there were some things we wanted to address,” so the session ended up being much longer than usual.
  “When you get guys into what you’re doing, the conversation is getti
  
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• Reaction: Jerry West honored before Game 3 of NBA Finals

  13-06-2024 03:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Lakers legend and NBA icon Jerry West was honored with a pregame video tribute and moment of silence before Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night in Dallas.
  West, who died Wednesday at the age of 86, was a Hall of Fame player (all with the Lakers) who then achieved success as an executive with the Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Golden State Warriors and Clippers over 60-plus years.
  West played for the Lakers and led the team to an NBA ch
  
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• Chargers’ Khalil Mack, Joey Bosa took pay cuts for chance to win

  13-06-2024 02:49 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — Khalil Mack said Wednesday he was willing to restructure his contract during the offseason in order to stay with the Chargers because he believed it was his best chance to win. Joey Bosa said he was willing to restructure his contract because he, too, believed it was his best chance to win.
  It might have seemed like a leap of faith to outsiders, given the Chargers’ 5-12 record and last-place finish in the AFC West during the 2023 season. But it was a no-brainer for Mack
  
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• Swanson: A Lakers legend, Jerry West found a loving home with Clippers

  13-06-2024 02:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Regrettable, that the rift between the Lakers and Jerry West lasted until his death on Wednesday at 86.
  A shame that the man whose inspiring life and legacy can’t be talked about without mentioning the Lakers – for whom he played 14 years and whose front-office tenure led to five NBA titles – was on poor terms with the franchise when he passed away.
  West would have liked to end his NBA career with the Lakers – if they’d wanted him back. They didn’t, though, so
  
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• Fryer: A look back at Orange County’s highlights, standouts in 2023-24

  13-06-2024 02:10 via ocregister.com
  
  It is impossible in the space provided to include all of the Orange County highlights from the 2023-24 high school sports year.
  Here is some of it …
  • Orange County’s most dominating athlete this year might have been Newport Harbor senior wrestler Duda Rodrigues. She went undefeated for the second year in a row, winning everything she could through the CIF State Championships, where she pinned all of her opponents to win the 155-pound title. Rodrigues competed in high school wr
  
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• NOFX’s final shows in San Pedro includes Dropkick Murphys, Descendents and Pennywise

  13-06-2024 01:45 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s been nearly two years since the Los Angeles punk rock band NOFX announced they were hanging up their combat boots with a final tour and three stops slated at Berth 46 in San Pedro on Oct. 4-6.
  The band has been headlining its Punk in Drublic music festival tour and added the last dates to the NOFX Final Tour: 40 Years 40 Cities 40 Songs Per Day outing back in November, revealing that it will all wrap up in San Pedro in October. The final tour, which began on April 22 in Austin, Texas,
  
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• NOFX’s final shows in San Pedro include Dropkick Murphys, Descendents and Pennywise

  13-06-2024 01:45 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s been nearly two years since the Los Angeles punk rock band NOFX announced they were hanging up their combat boots with a final tour and three stops slated at Berth 46 in San Pedro on Oct. 4-6.
  The band has been headlining its Punk in Drublic music festival tour and added the last dates to the NOFX Final Tour: 40 Years 40 Cities 40 Songs Per Day outing back in November, revealing that it will all wrap up in San Pedro in October. The final tour, which began on April 22 in Austin, Texas,
  
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• Republicans stick to attacking criminal justice system, echoing Trump, after Hunter Biden conviction

  13-06-2024 01:36 via ocregister.com
  
  By JONATHAN J. COOPER and ERIC TUCKER
  PHOENIX — Republicans are responding to Hunter Biden’s conviction on federal gun charges with some version of, “That’s it?”
  Loyal to Donald Trump, they largely echoed the former president’s claim that the Justice Department has treated President Joe Biden’s son with kid gloves while zealously prosecuting Trump. Using the attention given to Hunter Biden’s conviction for charges related to buying a gun while addi
  
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• 1 man killed and another injured in Costa Mesa stabbings

  13-06-2024 01:30 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — Police Wednesday were looking for a suspect in the fatal stabbing of one man and the wounding of another victim in Costa Mesa.
  Officers responded to a knife attack in the 1700 block of Placentia Avenue at about 11 p.m. Tuesday. A 22-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Authorities did not immediately release the name of the victim.
  While investigating the fatal stabbing, police found a 19-year-old man who had been attacked earlier at Placentia Avenue and Shalimar Dri
  
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• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. points to housing affordability in pitch to Southern California voters

  13-06-2024 01:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Third-party presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pointed to housing affordability as he made his case to Southern California voters ahead of the November election.
  Kennedy, who is running a longshot bid for the White House, was set to lay out his foreign policy plans — which cover “how do we wind down the American empire abroad and leave us a stronger country than we are today,” he said — at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda on Wednesday evenin
  
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• Home designed by OC college students to be used for transitional youth housing

  13-06-2024 01:20 via ocregister.com
  
  A small house built by Orange County college students was donated to a Homeless Intervention Services of Orange County shelter in Placentia, doubling the number of young adults the program will be able to support.
  The home, which is considered an accessory dwelling unit, will house foster youth who have aged out of the system.
  Homeless Intervention Services of Orange County executive director Christine Stellino, center, is applauded at a ribbon cutting, on June 12, 2024, in Placentia, 
  
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