Would imposing “wealth taxes” on the richest Californians generate a cornucopia of revenues to fill gaps in the state budget, particularly for services to the poor? Or would such levies, added to income taxes that are already the nation’s highest, persuade more wealthy Californians to abandon the state, ala Elon Musk? California voters could pose…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now NEWPORT BEACH — Laguna Beach’s girls water polo team happily injected more parity into an already wide open race for the CIF Southern Section Open Division title. The Breakers want to be considered major contenders and made their intentions known Friday night by…
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Breed: Tabby cat Age: 9 months Gender: Neutered male Kissy Kash’s story: This guy is sweet and adorable. Found alone when he was 1 month old, he’s blossomed into a fun and fun-loving cat who loves everyone. After a kind person rescued him and contacted Long Beach Spay and Neuter Foundation for help, he went…
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Breed: German shepherds Age: Both are 3 to 4 years old Gender: Neutered males Size: Cody is 102 pounds; Cheyenne is 76 pounds Cody and Cheyenne’s story: Sometimes it’s hard to tell a dog’s (or dogs’) story and create all of the feelings and emotions surrounding it. The tale of Cody and Cheyenne, is that…
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Fast-food workers rallied in Los Angeles and Sacramento on Friday, Jan. 27, demanding their employers drop their opposition to a bill that promises to boost wages and improve working conditions for California’s half-million fast-food employees. AB 257, also known as the FAST Recovery Act, was signed into law Sept. 5 by Gov. Gavin Newsom. But Save…
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Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from Jan. 19 to Jan. 26. Gyutan Ramen, 4187 Campus Drive, Suite M-171, Irvine Closed: Jan. 25 Reason: Cockroach infestation Avila’s El Ranchito, 209 Main St., Seal Beach Closed: Jan. 25 Reason: Rodent infestation Reopened: Jan. 25 L&L…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Friday, Jan. 27 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. FRIDAY’S SCORES GIRLS SOCCER OLYMPIC LEAGUE Whittier Christian 6, Village Christian 0 GIRLS WATER POLO NEWPORT INVITE Laguna…
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Xiujuan Yu left her life in China behind about a decade ago to start a new future for her family in the United States. A mother of three, Yu and her husband worked hard to support their two daughters’ college education, and took on odd jobs to make ends meet. But everything changed on the…
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A prominent Orange County water polo coach was sentenced Friday to 18 years and four months in prison for nearly two-dozen felonies after several women accused him of taking advantage of their trust and sexually assaulting them during one-on-one sessions in public practices while they were teenagers. Seventeen former players and parents spoke out against…
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Chia Ling Yau, known as Charlie among family and friends, loved music, dancing and traveling. Yau, 76, was a “caring father, uncle, brother and friend,” his family wrote in a statement. Complete coverage: Monterey Park Mass Shooting “Taking every opportunity to cultivate his love of music, dance and travel, he often expressed gratitude for life and…
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