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• Why this rainbow-colored succulent will make a bold statement in your garden

  11-05-2024 15:57 via ocregister.com
  
  From the moment I first saw it, I have been in love with it. 
  Its large, rainbow-colored obovate foliage — scarlet, gold, and bluish-green — makes a dramatic statement. Added to the delight of having it glow in your garden is its disdain for water since it is a drought-tolerant succulent plant. 
  The botanical gem I refer to is flapjack or paddle plant (Kalanchoe luciae). Like nearly all succulents species — with the exception of cactuses, which are indigenous to the w
  
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• Six Flags Magic Mountain pits good versus evil with DC Heroes & Villains Fest

  04-06-2024 18:41 via ocregister.com
  
  The leaders of the Justice League of America will face off against key members of the Suicide Squad when Six Flags Magic Mountain hosts a summer festival of good and evil with a cast of superheroes and supervillains.
  DC Heroes & Villains Fest will run on Saturday and Sunday nights from June 15 through August 4 at the Valencia amusement park with character appearances, live shows, themed food, event merchandise and DC-themed rides and attractions.
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• Elon Musk accused of improperly selling $7.5B in Tesla stock before weak sales report crashed price

  04-06-2024 18:39 via ocregister.com
  
  By Chris Isidore | CNN
  New York — Elon Musk and the Tesla board are facing a shareholder suit over his sale of $7.5 billion worth of Tesla shares in late 2022, ahead of a January 2023 sales report that sent the price of the stock plunging.
  Musk sold a total of 41.5 million shares of Tesla stock between November 4 and December 12, according to company filings, as he liquidated some of his holdings to free up cash for his recently completed purchase of Twitter.
  The sales came not long after
  
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• Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter set to plead guilty to stealing more than $17M from Dodgers player 

  04-06-2024 18:17 via ocregister.com
  
  By PAUL ANDERSON
  Shohei Ohtani‘s former interpreter is expected to plead guilty Tuesday in Santa Ana federal court to charges of stealing nearly $17 million from the Dodger slugger’s bank account to pay off illegal gambling debts.
  Ippei Mizuhara, 39, has agreed to plead guilty to one federal count each of bank fraud and subscribing to a false tax return, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The bank fraud charge carries a possible prison term of up to 30 years, while the ta
  
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• Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter pleads guilty to stealing more than $17M from Dodgers player 

  04-06-2024 18:17 via ocregister.com
  
  By PAUL ANDERSON
   
  As expected, Shohei Ohtani‘s former interpreter pleaded guilty Tuesday in Santa Ana federal court to charges of stealing nearly $17 million from the Dodger slugger’s bank account to pay off illegal gambling debts.
  Ippei Mizuhara, 39, pleaded guilty to one federal count each of bank fraud and subscribing to a false tax return, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The bank fraud charge carries a possible prison term of up to 30 years, while the tax cha
  
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• How Lazy Dog Restaurant wants you to join the club

  04-06-2024 18:16 via ocregister.com
  
  When Chris Simms talks about his new membership program at Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, he talks about building a community.
  “We didn’t want to play the points game,” he said. “Instead we wanted to surprise and delight the members.”
  Simms is founder and chief executive officer of the casual restaurant chain, which began in 2003 in Huntington Beach and now has 50 restaurants in six states. It is based in Costa Mesa.
  Lazy Dog’s membership program is calle
  
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• Director Chris Wilcha explores his own unfinished projects in ‘Flipside’ documentary

  04-06-2024 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s hard to believe, but a film about a record store in suburban New Jersey connects the following cultural heavy hitters: jazz photographer Herman Leonard; “This American Life” host Ira Glass; comedy writer and director Judd Apatow; TV writer and producer David Milch; low-budget comedy performer Uncle Floyd; and music icon David Bowie.
  To understand how all these characters relate to a dying shop, one that is faltering because the owner cannot or will not adjust and adapt, yo
  
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• Review: ‘The Little Mermaid’ soars above the deep in La Mirada

  04-06-2024 17:57 via ocregister.com
  
  For a story mostly set under water, a noteworthy delight of the stage version of “The Little Mermaid” is that it features more high-flying performances than most Cirque du Soleil tent shows.
  Returning to La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, where “The Little Mermaid” reached the loftiest heights ever at the theater’s box office in 2016, it remains a compelling concoction that elevates a story which is, at times, earthbound.
  Beyond the wires and harnesses, and
  
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• MLB permanently bans Tucupita Marcano for betting on baseball

  04-06-2024 17:41 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport and four others were suspended for one year by Major League Baseball on Tuesday in the game’s biggest gambling scandal in decades.
  MLB said Marcano placed 387 baseball bets totaling more than $150,000 in October 2022 and from last July through November with a legal sportsbook. He became the first active player in a century banned for life because of gambling.
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• Mission Viejo selects Elaine Lister as its new city manager

  04-06-2024 17:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Mission Viejo has named Elaine Lister its new city manager.
  Lister, who has worked with the city in various roles for more than three decades, will fill longtime city manager Dennis Wilberg’s post when he retires in September.
  The City Council last week unanimously approved Lister’s contract, which begins July 6. It runs for two years and has the option to be renewed in 2026. She will be paid $285,000 annually with benefits, according to the contract.
  “The council was in full a
  
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• The Ecology Center announces summer Community Table dinners for 2024

  04-06-2024 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Heralding the summer harvest, the Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano announced the lineup for its seasonal Community Table dinner series, taking place each Friday from June 7 to August 16.
  For the 28-acre farm’s recurring event, guest chefs from Southern California prepare a family-style feast using produce cultivated onsite, putting sustainability and regenerative farming on a plate for the community to savor.
  Highlights for the summer season include chef Reyna Venegas of Rancho La Pue
  
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• Novak Djokovic leaves French Open due to knee injury

  04-06-2024 17:22 via ocregister.com
  
  PARIS — Novak Djokovic withdrew from the French Open with an injured right knee on Tuesday, ending his title defense and meaning he will relinquish the No. 1 ranking.
  The tournament announced the news, saying Djokovic has a torn medial meniscus in his right knee. The extent of the injury was found during an MRI exam a day after Djokovic was hurt during a fourth-round victory against No. 23 Francisco Cerundolo that lasted five sets spread across more than 4 1/2 hours.
  The 24-time Grand Slam
  
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• CSUF’s Class of 2024: By the numbers

  04-06-2024 17:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Cal State Fullerton commencement ceremonies were held May 20-23.
  Total number of commencement ceremonies: 12Total eligible* graduates – undergraduate students: 11,390Total eligible* graduates – graduate students: 1,957Total number of registered** guests and family members at commencement ceremonies: 120,000
  *Eligible students qualified to walk at commencement; however, they may decide to opt out of the ceremonies.
  From left, Hannah Alva and Micah Fajardo wave to their family during C
  
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• OC Public Libraries’ summer program nourishes little minds and bodies

  04-06-2024 17:15 via ocregister.com
  
  The Tustin Library was alive with language Monday, as kids danced, sang songs and were read “If You Give a Pig a Pancake,” in Spanish and English.
  After the bilingual storytime, Piggy, the book’s main character, greeted children who were also offered a hot lunch, another part of the OC Public Libraries’ programs this summer aimed at feeding readers.
  Matthias Flores, 4, is excited to show his mother, Ruby Cardenas, a Mariokart book while his sister Lucia Flores, 2, searche
  
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• When replacing a worn out license plate, how long does it take to get a new one?

  04-06-2024 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Q: Joyce Hansen of Murrieta said she and her husband would like to replace their car’s old, worn out license plates. The couple went to an Auto Club office and were told it would take nine months to receive new plates and that they needed to surrender the old plates and mail them in. The Hansens were given a red sticker to display in their car window.
  “The sticker lasts 60 days, so we would have to get a new sticker” multiple times before the new plates arrive, she said. Hansen
  
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• Annual diaper drive is Friday, June 7 at Tustin Legacy shopping center

  04-06-2024 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  HomeAid Orange County is looking for lots of diapers and baby food to help families living in Orange County homeless shelters.
  To make it happen, the nonprofit is hosting its annual diaper drive between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday, June 7 at The District at Tustin Legacy.
  The Tustin-based nonprofit says it has an urgent need for diapers, wipes and baby food to give to at-risk families in Orange County.
  Orange County’s homeless population increased 28% in the last two years, according to the l
  
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• How Stuart Woods’ character Stone Barrington lives on in Brett Battles’ ‘Smolder’

  04-06-2024 16:45 via ocregister.com
  
  After a hurricane-delayed landing into New York City a few years ago, Brett Battles had just 10 minutes to make his connecting flight to Zurich.
  And that’s when the novelist saw a message from his literary agent: Call me.But Battles didn’t have a moment to spare, making it on the plane as the doors closed behind him. 
  “I couldn’t even make the call; I had zero time,” says Battles during a Zoom interview. “Once I got to Europe, I had to wait another six ho
  
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• Who (and where) are California’s top-paid bosses?

  04-06-2024 16:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Want to make the big money in California?
  Think about becoming a boss in charge of high-skilled workers in big cities.
  My trusty spreadsheet looked at an annual report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics with a curious employment analysis – slicing jobs and pay by the type of work done across all industries. The latest stats, as of May 2023, give us a window into how much more supervisors earn compared with the typical worker.
  You see, it can pay to be a manager in California. The statewid
  
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• $9.5 billion OC proposed budget prioritizes community services, public safety

  04-06-2024 16:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County’s 2024-25 budget would devote tens of millions of dollars to behavioral health services, housing and environmental sustainability efforts as proposed, but the bulk of spending next year would again go toward supporting public safety and community services.
  The $9.5 billion budget is slightly more than the current fiscal year, with county leaders projecting $1.1 billion in general purpose revenue coming in the next fiscal year to fund day-to-day operations costs – a
  
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• Niles: Annual passes have become a bad deal for theme parks

  04-06-2024 15:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Have theme parks become subscription services?
  It’s been years since all the people visiting Disneyland, or any other park, just bought their tickets at the front gate when they arrived. Parks have been pushing their fans to buy annual passes, with almost everyone now offering monthly payment plans.
  Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks. Subscribe here.
  The move to passes from daily tickets h
  
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• Why California regulators have to protect both consumers and company profits

  04-06-2024 09:22 via ocregister.com
  
  In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Southern Pacific Railroad wielded almost total control over California’s politics, angering farmers who believed they were being gouged by high freight rates and fueling a powerful populist movement.
  Farmers’ complaints spawned several efforts to regulate them and finally gave birth in 1911 to the California Railroad Commission. Just a year later, the commission’s rate-setting authority was expanded to natural gas, electric power,
  
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• Ron Paul: The Trump trial and our injustice system

  04-06-2024 09:20 via ocregister.com
  
  I’ve long criticized our current US justice system – on all levels – as becoming much more about political justice than blind justice. The bizarre trial and conviction of former President Donald Trump last week on 34 felonies only reinforces my concerns.
  The New York District Attorney, Soros-backed Alvin Bragg, has been notorious for downgrading felony charges against others to misdemeanor charges. According to a recent article in the Daily Mail, Bragg had downgraded 60 percent
  
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• LAPD clears tents from short-lived pro-Palestinian encampment outside LA City Hall

  04-06-2024 07:14 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A pro-Palestinian tent encampment was erected in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Monday, prompting police to move in early Tuesday to remove tents, portable chairs and other items from the encampment.
  Los Angeles Police Department officers early Tuesday monitored protesters and removed tents, chairs and other items from a pro-Palestinian encampment that had been set up at Los Angeles City Hall on Monday evening. (Photo by Key News Network)
  Los Angeles Police Department offi
  
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• Angels produce in the clutch for a 1-run victory over Padres

  04-06-2024 06:05 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — The Angels won one of those games they always seem to lose.
  Jo Adell’s leadoff double in the eighth and then some good situational hitting produced the go-ahead run in the Angels’ 2-1 victory over the Padres on Monday night.
  The Angels (22-38) are now 9-21 in games decided by one or two runs, and the poor record in close games is largely because of their situational hitting, defense and bullpen.
  In this game, though, it all worked.
  Adell hit a ball off the right field
  
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• Huntington Beach councilmembers star in theater of the absurd

  04-06-2024 02:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Dan Kalmick
  It has come to this.
  “A shared set of facts is paramount for any discussion of the issues facing Huntington Beach,” a very frustrated City Councilmember Dan Kalmick wrote. “Being that this Council struggles to find common ground on even the most basic of issues, I believe that it has come time for this Council to reaffirm that water is indeed wet and that the sky is blue.”
  We have long maintained that local government is the best theater around. Item No. 20 on
  
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• Disneyland closes Club Pixar dance party two months early

  04-06-2024 02:25 via ocregister.com
  
  A nighttime dance party that Disneyland fans hoped would be a cocktail-infused rave – but turned out to be more of a kids-centric crowd participation show – has closed two months early after a brief run during Pixar Fest.
  The Club Pixar disc jockeys and dancers will no longer be presented during Pixar Fest after evaluating guest feedback and operational considerations, according to Disneyland officials.
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• Angels’ Patrick Sandoval believes new sweeper is already his best pitch

  04-06-2024 02:25 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Add Patrick Sandoval to the list of pitchers who believe a sweeper can be a key addition to their arsenal.
  Back in 2022, pitchers began using the term to describe a pitch that is somewhere between a slider and a curve. More and more pitchers began adding the pitch.
  Sandoval started experimenting with the pitch last year, and he sprinkled in a few of them earlier this season. He had thrown just 15 in his first 10 starts, but then he threw 12 on May 24 and 21 in his last start on M
  
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• Cowboys Hall of Famer Larry Allen dies suddenly at age 52

  04-06-2024 02:01 via ocregister.com
  
  By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer
  DALLAS — Larry Allen, one of the most dominant offensive linemen in the NFL during a 12-year career spent mostly with the Dallas Cowboys, has died. He was 52.
  Allen died suddenly on Sunday while on vacation with his family in Mexico, the Cowboys said.
  A six-time All-Pro, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013. Allen said few words but let his blocking do the talking.
  “Larry, known for his great athleticism and incredible st
  
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• Warmer weather this week brings excessive heat warnings to desert communities

  04-06-2024 01:45 via ocregister.com
  
  As the official start of summer approaches later this month, expect warmer weather this week and some excessive heat warnings issued in desert areas.
  Wednesday, June 5 is set to be the hottest day this week, with temperatures in the upper 80s in southern portions of the Inland Empire, including Temecula and Murrieta. Areas near San Bernardino and Ontario will range in the mid 90s, which will continue into Thursday and Friday before dropping off by the weekend, National Weather Service meteorolog
  
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• Warm weather forecasted for parts of Southern California including excessive heat warnings in deserts

  04-06-2024 01:45 via ocregister.com
  
  As the official start of summer approaches later this month, expect warmer weather this week and some excessive heat warnings issued in desert areas.
  Wednesday, June 5 is set to be the hottest day this week, with temperatures in the upper 80s in southern portions of the Inland Empire, including Temecula and Murrieta. Areas near San Bernardino and Ontario will range in the mid 90s, which will continue into Thursday and Friday before dropping off by the weekend, National Weather Service meteorolog
  
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