The City Council race in Mission Viejo is notable this year not only because it’s the city’s first election held by-district, but also because voters in all five newly drawn districts will get to choose who they want to represent them. After a pair of lawsuits roiled the city’s politics this year, the election leaves…
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Three candidates are running for one open seat on the San Juan Capistrano City Council while races in two other districts already have been decided. Elections were canceled in Districts 2 and 4 because only one candidate filed and qualified in each. Incumbents Troy Bourne and John Taylor, facing no challengers, were appointed back to…
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A half-dozen candidates in Irvine are hoping for enough votes to win one of two open seats on the City Council, and another five people are looking to claim the title of mayor. Current Mayor Farrah Khan is facing challengers in: Tom Chomyn, a technology account executive; Katherine Daigle, an author and former legal consulting…
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IRVINE — UC Irvine will face plenty of tests during nonconference play, but its season opener was never going to provide much of a challenge. Devin Tillis and Dawson Baker both scored 14 points as five UCI players scored in double figures in a 96-50 victory over Chapman, a Division III program, on Monday night…
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Well, friends and foe alike, that crucial day has almost arrived for this year, with claims that these might be the most important votes of your lifetime. Have you heard that one before? I sure have, prior to just about every election period in recent memory. Who writes this scary stuff? This year, Gallup finds…
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By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO — Cal State Fullerton’s season opener was always going to be a stiff test, and a Titans team that is still blending a roster with a lot of new faces did not have enough to hang with a Top 20 team on opening night. Darrion Trammell hit…
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RIVERSIDE — Stingy defense and contributions up and down the lineup were a recipe for success for Long Beach State in its season opener. Lassina Traore had 13 points and 12 rebounds in his debut to set the pace as Long Beach defeated Cal Baptist, 79-64, on Monday night at CBU. Jadon Jones went 3…
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LOS ANGELES — Clippers coach Tyronn Lue has insisted in recent days that his team is trending in the right direction. There might have been a few missteps along the way, even a couple of stumbles, but he believes they are making progress even if recent results didn’t always show it. But Monday night’s 119-117…
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SANTA ANA — Orange County sheriff’s investigators Monday released a rendering of an unknown homicide victim in the hopes it will spur leads in the case. The victim’s body was found Dec. 24, 2013, by a commercial fishing boat about a mile off the coast of Newport Beach. At that time, investigators speculated the victim…
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LOS ANGELES — Freshman guard Dylan Andrews took a contested 3-point shot from the top of the key. Clank. On the next possession, Amari Bailey – another freshman – fired a 3-point attempt from the wing off an on-ball screen. Clank. UCLA coach Mick Cronin shook his head at each shot. The misses were part…
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