Black Lives Matter co-founders Patrisse Cullors and Melina Abdullah are demanding that Los Angeles police officers no longer be dispatched to minor traffic incidents and are calling for additional actions following the cardiac arrest death of Keenan Anderson, Cullors’ cousin, after he was tased repeatedly by police this month. A preliminary toxicology-blood screen of Anderson’s…
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It’s not a boys basketball league where there are high-flying dunks or shots blocked near or above the rim. Every season, though, high-speed and spirited games are common in the Garden Grove League. “Our league is always very competitive, top to bottom,” said Ed Prange, a veteran coach at Loara, which is in its fifth…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The Orange County girls water polo rankings for this week: GIRLS WATER POLO TOP 10 (Records through Monday, Jan. 16) 1.Orange Lutheran (15-1): The Lancers lost in the semifinals at Santa Barbara TOC to Laguna Beach, who they beat earlier in season.…
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Every city and county in California is required to plan for adequate housing across income levels. However, just a fraction of those planned homes actually end up getting built. Through a process called the Regional Housing Needs Assessment, or RHNA, the state housing department and regional councils of government allocate housing production goals every five…
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When producers were casting Season 25 of “Worst Cooks in America,” they weren’t just looking for culinary failures. They were looking for social media success. “They didn’t know anything about my cooking skills,” said Tina Kim of Koreantown in Los Angeles. “They just contacted me and, lo and behold, they were lucky. I didn’t know…
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Rubio’s Coastal Grill has sold nearly 300 million fish tacos since 1983, according to co-founder Ralph Rubio. The Carlsbad-based chain is apt to build on that number on Wednesday, Jan. 25, when the chain marks its 40th anniversary. On that date, its Original Fish Tacos will cost 99 cents each, their original price, according to…
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By Joel Rosenblatt It took only a couple of tweets to plunge Elon Musk into the morass of a securities fraud trial that could cost him billions of dollars from his rapidly diminishing fortune. The Tesla Inc. chief executive officer is set to be the star witness at a jury trial that starts Tuesday in…
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New Year’s Eve has come and gone, but the Lunar New Year is almost upon us and it’s one of the most important celebrations in many Asian cultures. This year marks the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac and the Lunar New Year begins on Sunday, January 22. To welcome the Year of…
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Orange County boys athlete of the week: Name: Ryland Whitworth School: Fountain Valley Sport: Wrestling Year: Junior Noteworthy: He finished first at 195 pounds in the Five Counties wrestling tournament last week at Fountain Valley High School. Earlier this season Whitworth finished second at the Zinkin Classic tournament in Clovis, seventh at the Doc Buchanan Invitational…
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For 25 years, the National Park Service has awarded Save America’s Treasures grants to preserve import pieces of history, and starting this month, it is helping the county restore a more than 140-year-old landmark in Modjeska Canyon. A two-story stone house built in the 1870s by Joseph Pleasants is the oldest building at the Helena…
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