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• La Tuna wildfire — now more than 5,000 acres — largest fire by acreage in Los Angeles city history, officials say

  02-09-2017 18:40 via ocregister.com
  
   
  A crew with California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) battles “La Tuna” brushfire on the hillside in Burbank, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017. Several hundred firefighters worked to contain a blaze that chewed through brush-covered mountains, prompting evacuation orders for homes in Los Angeles, Burbank and Glendale. (Matt Hartman via AP)A crew with California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) battles a brushfire on the hillside in Bu
  
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• Terranea Resort gives back with Thanksgiving dinners to landslide-impacted residents

  29-11-2024 00:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Rancho Palos Verdes Mayor John Cruikshank, left, and Terranea Resort president Ralph Grippo helped coordinate the preparation and delivery of free Thanksgiving dinners for community members impacted by this year’s landslides, on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
  Rancho Palos Verdes Mayor John Cruikshank, left, and Councilmember Paul Sao along with 30 volunteers assemble donated Thanksgiving dinners for community members impacted by this year&rsq
  
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• Every Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for free markets and private property

  29-11-2024 00:42 via ocregister.com
  
  As we gather this Thanksgiving, it’s easy to take abundance for granted.
  Leftovers are practically guaranteed.
  It wasn’t always this way.
  For most of history, there were no Thanksgiving feasts. Hunger, if not starvation, was the norm.
  Today, supermarkets are stocked with exotic foods from all over the world. Most of it is more affordable than ever. Even after President Joe Biden’s 8% inflation, Americans spend less than 12% of our income on food, half of what they spent 100 yea
  
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• Donald Trump and RFK Jr. aim to shake up America’s broken healthcare system

  29-11-2024 00:33 via ocregister.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a platform of shaking up the federal government, including an inefficient and often ineffective healthcare system. His nominations on the healthcare side show that he is intent on doing just that.
  Leading this effort will be Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and whose “make America healthy again” platform has engendered a wide range of responses, from fear to hopeful optim
  
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• Stanton restaurant invites thousands to join Thanksgiving meal

  29-11-2024 00:20 via ocregister.com
  
  After purchasing Harry’s Cafe in Stanton three years ago, Jorge Reyna and his brother decided to keep a heartwarming tradition alive: offering a free turkey dinner to “those in need, the lonely and those who have no place to go on Thanksgiving Day.”
  The previous owners had offered the community meal for decades.
  This year, with the help of many sponsors and the kitchen at Cypress College, the Reynas were set to serve more than 3,000 Thanksgiving meals with all the trimmings &md
  
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• More than 11K runners hit the scenic route in Dana Point Harbor for the 47th Turkey Trot

  28-11-2024 23:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The largest number of runners since before the pandemic, more than 11,000 people, were signed up to burn some major calories before diving into their Thanksgiving Day plans and feasts.
  The 47th Dana Point Turkey Trot, a favorite of many of these themed races and a USA Track and Field sanctioned and certified event, got underway at 7 a.m., with the classic 10K kicking off as the first of several races, which included two 5Ks, a combo 15K, and the always popular kids 1-mile Gobble Wobble.
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• Caleb Williams’ comeback drive stalls in rough Bears loss to Lions

  28-11-2024 22:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore (2) runs for yardage after a catch against the Detroit Lions during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
  Detroit Lions wide receiver Tim Patrick (17) escapes the tackle of Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens (36) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
  Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) throws against the Detroit Lions
  
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• Kings look to build on signature win ahead of Freeway Faceoff with Ducks

  28-11-2024 22:08 via ocregister.com
  
  The Kings probably did not feel the effects of tryptophan on Thanksgiving Thursday because they were still elated from Wednesday’s euphoric win in which they dominated the NHL’s top team ahead of their Friday visit to Anaheim.
  In 48 hours, the Kings were shelled in the third period of a 7-2 loss to the not-so-successful San Jose Sharks before turning around to ground and pound the Winnipeg Jets in a 4-1 victory that saw the Kings cede just two shots on goal in the final 26:43 of the
  
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• $2.9 million in magic mushrooms found at Lake Elsinore home; man arrested

  28-11-2024 22:05 via ocregister.com
  
  A Lake Elsinore man is in jail after authorities discovered about $2.9 million worth of psilocybin mushrooms – commonly known as “magic mushrooms,” or “shrooms,” that contain hallucinogenic powers – and several firearms in his home, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said on Thursday, Nov. 28.
  Jesse Arroyo, 43, was arrested on Tuesday after authorities obtained a search warrant for his home and came upon an estimated 445 pounds of vacuum-sealed ps
  
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• Chargers’ quarterback Justin Herbert builds trust with rookie WR Ladd McConkey

  28-11-2024 21:34 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — Ladd McConkey stood to the side, watching and listening as the officials discussed what had just happened in the fourth quarter of the Chargers’ “Monday Night Football” game against the Baltimore Ravens at SoFi Stadium. He tucked the ball in his arm and waited for their decision.
  Yes, he had caught a pass from quarterback Justin Herbert along the sideline.
  Yes, he had been interfered with by a Ravens defensive back.
  No, it wasn’t a legal catch because M
  
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• Ducks eye first winning record in five weeks ahead of Freeway Faceoff with Kings

  28-11-2024 21:24 via ocregister.com
  
  The Ducks will have an opportunity to climb above .500 for the first time in five weeks when they host the Kings in Friday’s post-holiday Freeway Faceoff matinee.
  Both teams are coming off signature wins from Wednesday, with the Ducks having broken a chain of eight straight losses to the Kraken via a commanding 5-2 performance in Seattle, while the Kings knocked off the NHL’s best team by practically any barometer, the Winnipeg Jets, in a 4-1 thumping at home.
  The Ducks had three mul
  
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• Ducks eye first winning record in five weeks ahead of faceoff with Kings

  28-11-2024 21:24 via ocregister.com
  
  The Ducks will have an opportunity to climb above .500 for the first time in five weeks when they host the Kings in Friday’s post-holiday Freeway Faceoff matinee.
  Both teams are coming off signature wins from Wednesday, with the Ducks having broken a chain of eight straight losses to the Kraken via a commanding 5-2 performance in Seattle, while the Kings knocked off the NHL’s best team by practically any barometer, the Winnipeg Jets, in a 4-1 thumping at home.
  The Ducks had three mul
  
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• Thanksgiving south swell brings strong surf, rip current warnings at OC beaches

  28-11-2024 21:12 via ocregister.com
  
  For experienced surfers, a strong swell that showed up on Thursday, Nov. 28, offered plenty of waves to be thankful for – but for visitors or people unfamiliar with the ocean, the elevated surf brought hazardous conditions at the coast that kept lifeguards busy.
  The south swell brought waves in the 4-to 6-foot range at south-facing beaches like Huntington Beach, West Newport Beach and along south Orange County’s coast. Wave size at the Wedge in Newport was even bigger, with spectator
  
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• Swanson: Revisiting an interior designer’s relentless pursuit of her pro soccer dream

  28-11-2024 19:45 via ocregister.com
  
  After sustaining a torn ACL on April 28, United City FC standout Michelle Ruano was finally allowed to kick a soccer ball again on July 5, the day before she turned 34 (Courtesy of Michelle Ruano).
  Costa Mesa resident Michelle Ruano, 34, spent the bulk of 2024 rehabbing a torn ACL, but she never lost sight of her dream of playing professional soccer (Courtesy of Michelle Ruano).
  Michelle Ruano participated in a weeklong trial with the Swedish professional women’s soccer club Kristianstads
  
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• Daxon: The election is over – what’s next in Brea?

  28-11-2024 19:39 via ocregister.com
  
  I bet you feel like I do, thankful that the election is over and that, hopefully, all the political signs that have littered nearly every corner in town are long gone.
  I have much respect for candidates who go out election night or the next morning and collect all of their signs. Thank you.
  Even more important, as I write this, the voting results are still coming in, but so far Brea City Council incumbent Christine Marick appears to be the highest vote-getter by far and definitely will be re-ele
  
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• Anaheim Hills briefs: Need some comfort this holiday? Canyon Hills church plans Blue Christmas service

  28-11-2024 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  For many, the holiday season is an exciting time for celebrating with family and friends; for others, it’s the loneliest.
  In an effort to help those experiencing suffering or sorrow, Canyon Hills Presbyterian Church will offer its annual “Blue Christmas” service of comfort at 6 p.m. Dec. 15 in the church Fellowship Hall. And the community is invited.
  This special service promotes healing, balance and well-being for everyone feeling anxiety, stress and sorrow this holiday season
  
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• Horse racing: Del Mar’s Turf Festival showcases rising stars

  28-11-2024 18:57 via ocregister.com
  
  DEL MAR — Del Mar’s annual Turf Festival of seven stakes Friday, Saturday and Sunday marks the end of the San Diego track’s autumn season and a big finish for major grass-course racing in America in 2024.
  One race in particular may also offer a preview of 2025.
  It’s the Hollywood Derby, the $300,000, Grade I race that has drawn a field of 13, led by top local turf 3-year-old Formidable Man and sharp New York shippers Carson’s Run and Donegal Momentum.
  This is the 84
  
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• Horse racing notes: Flavien Prat rides for records at Del Mar

  28-11-2024 18:28 via ocregister.com
  
  DEL MAR LEADERS
  (Through Sunday)
  Jockeys / Wins
  Juan Hernandez / 13
  Umberto Rispoli / 12
  Antonio Fresu / 12
  Hector Berrios / 9
  Tiago Pereira / 8
  Kazushi Kimura 7
  Trainers / Wins
  Mark Glatt / 12
  Phil D’Amato / 7
  Doug O’Neill / 6
  Peter Miller / 6
  Michael McCarthy / 5
  (Six tied) / 4
  WEEKEND STAKES
  DEL MAR
  Friday
  • $200,000, Grade II Hollywood Turf Cup, 3-year-olds and up, 1 1/2 miles on turf
  Saturday
  • $300,000, Grade I Hollywood Derby, 3-year-olds, 1 1/8 miles on turf• $
  
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• Things to do with your annoying relatives this holiday season in Southern California

  28-11-2024 18:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Got relatives descending on you for the holidays? Well, who can blame them? This is a great place to visit. Here are some things to do that won’t break your budget but will get them out of your hair, at least temporarily.
  SPECIFIC DATES
  Dec. 1 — Tree lighting, Newport Beach: Enjoy the annual free tree lighting ceremony at 6 p.m. at the Balboa Bay Resort. This free event includes a musical-review, “Magical Holiday Wishes!” featuring Frosty, Rudolph, Santa, Mrs. Claus
  
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• USC QB Jayden Maiava’s fearlessness is a work in progress

  28-11-2024 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Jayden Maiava didn’t once mention the win on the ride home.
  A couple of hours after he jogged off the turf in mid-November following his first start at the Coliseum, Maiava drove home with family and longtime trainer Keli’i Tilton. They would meet a host of family and friends, a crowd of 40 piling into his one-bathroom Southern California apartment, throwing some meat on the grill. This was a celebration, of the kid from O’ahu, the first Polynesian quarterba
  
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• Lakers looking to stay alive in NBA Cup contention vs. Thunder

  28-11-2024 17:47 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO — After a three-game losing streak, the Lakers got back into the win column with Wednesday’s road victory over the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center.
  Rookie forward Dalton Knecht was a significant reason for the Lakers ending their skid.
  He scored a team-high 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting (4 of 10 on 3-pointers) to go with eight rebounds and a pair of steals after being reinserted into the starting lineup alongside Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura, LeBron James and Antho
  
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• 10 of 15 Southern California industries slow their hiring pace

  28-11-2024 17:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California’s bosses added 80,700 workers in the past year to a record 8.06 million jobs – but that hiring pace is roughly half of the pre-pandemic job market’s gains.
  My trusty spreadsheet – filled with state job figures for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties – compared employment changes for the region and 15 industries in the year ended in October with the average yearly hiring pace before coronavirus upended the economy.
  Yes, the
  
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• Thankful for all of our freedoms

  28-11-2024 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Today most Americans will gather for a celebration that has become an American tradition that is worthy of extension. Most of us experience more blessings than tribulation, especially in this country, and it is appropriate to give thanks for them (indeed, many traditions exhort us to give thanks for hard times as well), whether to God — as did the Pilgrims at Plimouth Plantation back in 1621 — or to whatever entity seems appropriate.
  It’s interesting to remember, however, that
  
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• How will county add a new mayor?

  28-11-2024 16:50 via ocregister.com
  
  If the largest county by population in the United States, Los Angeles, needed to have an elected mayor — which this editorial board very much does not believe to be the case — then it might as well be a figure such as former county Supervisor Zev Yarovslasky.
  But Yarovslasky, retired and 75 years old, director of the Los Angeles Initiative at UCLA Luskin, says he’s not interested. In a recent op-ed piece, he notes that because of the narrow passage this month of Measure G, in t
  
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• Orange County probe of Andrew Do scandal comes too late

  28-11-2024 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County Board of Supervisors is considering hiring outside investigators to launch an investigation into the scandal surrounding Andrew Do, who resigned as a supervisor last month and then pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge of conspiracy to commit bribery.
  We’re fine with that approach given that something went very wrong with the county’s oversight capabilities. Do pleaded guilty to “accepting more than $550,000 in bribes for directing and voting in favor of m
  
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• Ex-Disney Imagineering chief and Cal Poly Pomona alum to speak on campus

  28-11-2024 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Cal Poly Pomona alum and former Walt Disney Imagineering president Bob Weis is giving a free lecture Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, on campus. (Courtesy of Cal Poly Pomona)
  A Cal Poly Pomona alum, ex-president of Walt Disney Imagineering and former Imagineering Global Ambassador will give a lecture and discuss his new book Tuesday, Dec. 3, on campus.
  Bob Weis will recount his career and book, “Dream Chasing: My Four Decades of Success and Failure with Walt Disney Imagineering.”
  The free even
  
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• The holidays are full of potentially awkward money talks

  28-11-2024 14:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Ted Rossman | (TNS) Bankrate.com
  There are plenty of conversational landmines to avoid around the holiday dinner table. Money leads the way, according to a recent Bankrate survey. We found that only 38% of U.S. adults are comfortable discussing their bank account balances with family members and close friends. Fewer than half (47%) are comfortable discussing their love lives, and just 52% are comfortable talking about their credit card debt.
  In comparison, Americans are a lot more amenable to ch
  
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• 3 Black Friday scams to watch for and how to stay safe

  28-11-2024 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By Lauren Schwahn, NerdWallet
  Black Friday is fast approaching, and shoppers are gearing up. The National Retail Federation expects more than 183 million people to shop over the weekend spanning Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday this year. But fraudsters are preparing for Black Friday too, looking for opportunities to steal your money or personal information.
  Before you dive into holiday shopping, learn how to spot common scams and protect yourself.
  1. Phony order and delivery notifications
  Fraudster
  
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• Short-handed LBSU falls to San Jose State in Ball Dawgs Classic for 8th straight loss

  28-11-2024 07:58 via ocregister.com
  
  HENDERSON, Nev. — The Long Beach State basketball team is hardly the first group to come home from Nevada in a slump.
  Playing without two of its normal starters, Long Beach got a breakout performance from freshman Kam Martin but San Jose State pulled away in the second half to hand LBSU its third loss in as many days on Wednesday night at the Ball Dawgs Classic, 82-66.
  Long Beach (1-8) limps home from the desert with an eight-game losing streak in tow and will go into next week’s Big
  
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• John Gibson shines as Ducks finally solve Kraken

  28-11-2024 07:48 via ocregister.com
  
  By ZACH MARTIN The Associated Press
  SEATTLE — John Gibson made a season-high 42 saves and Alex Killorn scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the second period as the Ducks defeated the Seattle Kraken, 5-2, on Wednesday night.
  Killorn, Cutter Gauthier and Trevor Zegras each had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who had dropped eight straight against Seattle. They rebounded from a 3-2 loss to the Kraken on Monday night at Honda Center.
  Frank Vatrano and Brett Leason scored in the firs
  
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