27-04-2024 08:01 via ocregister.com
Balladeer Carin León continues to carve out his place in Latin music as one of the most prominent acts in Mexican regional music, but he is also rapidly winning over the country music fandom, performing at the iconic Grand Ole Opry in Nashville in February and making history as the first artist to perform mainly in Spanish at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival this weekend.
“Long live Mexican, country, and all music, as it unites us the most,” León exclaimed to a roa
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How planting clover in the garden brought out slugs, a skunk and more
27-04-2024 16:04 via ocregister.com
Eighteen months ago, I covered a large portion of my backyard with the seeds of white clover (Trifolium repens), also known as Dutch clover. This is the classic clover that grows in lawns and is erroneously considered to be a weed in some quarters. I am enormously pleased with my decision to grow clover even if initially I was skeptical.
I planted the seeds at the beginning of the fall since I knew clover seeds germinate best in cool weather. Yet, lo and behold, there was a heatwave immedi
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Susan Shelley: How will the U.S. Supreme Court handle Grants Pass v. Johnson?
27-04-2024 16:02 via ocregister.com
Last Monday, the question of when and if cities may enforce an anti-camping ordinance finally came before the U.S. Supreme Court.
It has been a long wait.
The smallest details of homelessness policy in California and other western states have been under the control of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since April 2006, when the American Civil Liberties Union won a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles. The decision in Jones v. Los Angeles was “historic,” the ACLU said, and “
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So I bought an orchid at a plant sale. Here’s what I learned
27-04-2024 16:00 via ocregister.com
I recently purchased a vanilla orchid from a local plant sale because the idea of growing one intrigued me. I’ve grown air plants (tillandsia) with some degree of success and have managed to keep a couple of carnivorous plants alive for several years, so I figured I was up to the challenge of growing orchids.
Like a good gardener, I did a bit of research into orchids and their growth requirements and found out that, although their care is not complicated, it is different from what most hou
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Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (April 18-25)
27-04-2024 15:50 via ocregister.com
Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from April 18 to April 25.
Pad Thai, 12620 Westminster Ave., Suite A, Santa AnaClosed: April 24
Reason: Rodent infestation
Reopened: April 25Pepz Pizza & Eatery, 646 S. Brookhurst St., AnaheimClosed: April 24
Reason: co*ckroach infestation
Reopened: April 24
Updates since last week’s list:
Nutricion Poderosa at 932 S. Euclid St., Anaheim, which was ordered closed April 17 because
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Larry Wilson: Spy vs. Spy: Why no spy will ever cop to it
27-04-2024 15:00 via ocregister.com
“It is the oldest question of all, George,” a colleague says to English spymaster George Smiley in John le Carre’s brilliant novel “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.” “Who can spy on the spies?”
But I have a different question: Why is no one apprehended on charges of espionage ever a spy?
I mean, I know why. It wouldn’t do to just say, “Ya got me, Russkie! Toss me in the gulag and kiss my frosty heinie goodbye!”
Whenever I hear of an Americ
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Here’s why steelhead trout’s endangered status could pump life into Southern California rivers
27-04-2024 14:00 via ocregister.com
When the state attached endangered species status to the iconic Southern California steelhead trout last week, it was like giving an aging Hollywood starlet new billing. But will the klieg lights bring attention, money and fame, or ready them for their final close-up?
Known simply as Southern California steelhead, they once teemed in the tens of thousands in streams and rivers from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border. But after rivers were mummified in concrete, dams were erected and habitat tur
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Here are the common occupant mistakes made in real estate
27-04-2024 14:00 via ocregister.com
Occupants of commercial real estate, also referred to as users or occupiers, fall into two categories: tenants or owners.
Since both are tenants, I’ll draw a finer distinction, noting that one genre pays rent to an unrelated third party, the landlord, while the other pays rent to a related owner of the building.
The most common in the second type is a real estate ownership structured as a limited liability company and the occupier a corporation.
Today, I want to focus upon some common mist
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Stagecoach 2024: Jelly Roll, Elle King wow during Day 1 of country music festival
27-04-2024 10:56 via ocregister.com
The Stagecoach Country Music Festival kicked off at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 27. Here’s a quick look at some of the notable sets from the first day of the three-day festival, including Jelly Roll, Elle King and special guests like Lana Del Rey and T-Pain:
Jelly Roll performs on the Mane Stage on the opening night of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Friday, April 26, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Jelly Roll
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Stagecoach 2024: Eric Church’s performance gets backlash from fans
27-04-2024 10:26 via ocregister.com
Not everyone was impressed with Eric Church’s Friday night headliner performance at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival, it seems, after many flocked to social media to express their disappointment in the set.Eric Church might be the most disappointing festival headliner ive ever seen??? It’s like a gospel set?? I’m so lost.
— kb (@KennethBaker97) April 27, 2024The “Springsteen” and “Drink In My Hand” singer performed in front of a stained glass
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Alexander: Kings face only a one-game deficit, but it feels larger
27-04-2024 10:14 via ocregister.com
LOS ANGELES — The Kings said all of the expected things Friday night, after they’d frittered away the home-ice advantage they’d earned two nights before in Edmonton – decisively, in a testy, penalty-filled 6-1 loss to the Oilers.
“I think our team has a lot of character,” defenseman Matt Roy said. “It’s 2-to-1. We’re still in the series. We’re not out of it. Nobody’s going to quit in here.”
“Obviously, learn” fro
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UCLA softball beats Arizona in 5 innings to kick off rivalry weekend
27-04-2024 08:47 via ocregister.com
LOS ANGELES — A four-run second inning powered by three seniors propelled the UCLA softball team to a 10-2, five-inning victory over Arizona in the opener of a three-game series on Friday evening at Easton Stadium.
Maya Brady threaded a two-run single down the right side to score Seneca Curo and Thessa Malau’ulu, then Sharlize Polacios’ sacrifice fly to right field brought in Janelle Meoño. Jadelyn Allchin’s RBI single sent Brady home and gave the Bruins a 5-0 adva
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Santa Margarita’s Teagan O’Dell, Portola boys highlight league swimming finals
27-04-2024 08:28 via ocregister.com
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.Subscribe nowSanta Margarita swimmer Teagan O’Dell narrowly missed setting an Orange County record in a sixth event on Friday.
The junior still impressed to help highlight the final day of league finals throughout the county.
O’Dell put a major scare into the county record in the 200-yard freestyle by clocking a time of 1 minute, 43.26 seconds at the Trinity League finals at Santa Margarita. The reigning O
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Oilers pounce on Kings early in Game 3 to take 2-1 series lead
27-04-2024 07:44 via ocregister.com
LOS ANGELES — The momentum from a road victory and the confidence of being the NHL’s top team at home after the All-Star break meant little for the Kings on Friday night as they meandered through a 6-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers at Crypto.com Arena, falling behind 2-1 in their first-round playoff series.
The Kings ruled the roost down the stretch, going 14-3-1 at home since Feb. 10, but that provided no solace as they found themselves trailing the same club that eliminated them from
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Swanson: Clippers have trouble reincorporating Kawhi Leonard
27-04-2024 07:13 via ocregister.com
DALLAS — You know what they say about broken-down superstars: Can’t win with ’em, can’t win without ’em.
Don’t they say that?
They should.
Anyone who witnessed the Dallas Mavericks’ dominant 101-91 victory in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series against the Clippers on Friday night at American Airlines Center would.
Kawhi Leonard – the Clippers’ 32-year-old leading man who is trying to simultaneously manage the effects of knee inflammat
Kansas City scores 2 late goals to defeat Angel City FC
27-04-2024 07:11 via ocregister.com
Angel City FC midfielder Kennedy Fuller, left, vies for the ball with Kansas City Current midfielder Lo’eau Labonta during the second half of their NWSL match on Friday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC midfielder Claire Emslie, right, looks to pass against the Kansas City Current during the first half of an NWSL match at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, on Friday, April 26, 2024.Kansas City Current won 3-1.(Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contr
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Rams in dialogue with QB Matthew Stafford about contract concerns
27-04-2024 06:41 via ocregister.com
HERMOSA BEACH — The Rams have had discussions with quarterback Matthew Stafford about concerns related to his contract, head coach Sean McVay confirmed on Friday.
NFL Network first reported Friday that Stafford was seeking more guaranteed money in his contract past the 2024 season.
Stafford, 36, signed a four-year, $160 million extension with the Rams in 2022 following their Super Bowl LVI victory. But the veteran quarterback opted for a team-friendly deal that has no guaranteed money for
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CIF-SS boys volleyball playoffs: Updated schedule for Orange County teams
27-04-2024 06:40 via ocregister.com
CIF-SS BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
DIVISION 1
Round 2 of pool play
Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Pool A
Mater Dei (0-1) at Loyola (1-0)
Huntington Beach (0-1) at Newport Harbor (1-0)
Pool B
Edison (0-1) at Mira Costa (1-0)
Tesoro (0-1) at Corona del Mar (1-0)
DIVISION 2
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, 6 p.m. unless noted
Beckman at Santa Barbara, Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Long Beach Wilson at Santa Margarita, 5 p.m.
San Marcos at Servite, 5 p.m.
DIVISION 3
Second round
Saturday, 6 p.m.
San Clemente at Oak Park
Cypres
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NFL draft: USC’s Calen Bullock, MarShawn Lloyd selected in 3rd round
27-04-2024 06:33 via ocregister.com
LOS ANGELES — Five and a half years ago, MarShawn Lloyd was marooned on the sidelines when heartbreak hit, unable to change the outcome that flew from the fingertips of one Caleb Williams.
They future USC teammates grew up around each other in the DMV area, knowing of each other since days in Little League, turning into competitors when rival high schools DeMatha Catholic and Gonzaga College High met in the 2018 Western Catholic Athletic Conference final. And in one of the greatest champio
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Angels come up short in sloppy loss to Twins
27-04-2024 06:27 via ocregister.com
ANAHEIM — Angels manager Ron Washington talks often about how the team is still “learning how to win.”
It’s not like this.
The Angels made a handful of critical mistakes that proved to be just enough to cost them in a 5-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
The Angels (10-16) have now lost seven of their last eight games.
At the plate, they didn’t even manage a hit against Bailey Ober until the sixth inning, when they were already down by four runs. They ha
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Rams bet on Jared Verse-Braden Fiske chemistry on defensive front
27-04-2024 05:50 via ocregister.com
HERMOSA BEACH — When he landed about 20 hours after being selected by the Rams in the first round of the NFL draft, Jared Verse was told he would have at least half an hour to change and decompress before heading to the team’s draft headquarters.
But when they arrived at the hotel on Friday, Verse’s escort told him he had two minutes before they had to leave. He questioned the sudden change of plan, and was told his new coaches wanted to speak to him before they made their seco
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NFL draft: Rams take Miami safety Kamren Kinchens in 3rd round
27-04-2024 05:49 via ocregister.com
HERMOSA BEACH — The Rams added some depth to their secondary to close out the second day of the NFL draft, selecting Miami safety Kamren Kinchens with the penultimate pick of the third round.
Kinchens, the 99th overall pick in the draft, had 59 total tackles and five passes defended in each of his final two seasons with the Hurricanes. He totaled 11 interceptions as a sophom*ore and junior. He was a first-team Associated Press All-American in 2022.
He joins a safety room that lost both star
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Pacifica softball ‘ready’ for playoffs after defeating Capistrano Valley in regular-season finale
27-04-2024 05:26 via ocregister.com
GARDEN GROVE — Pitching, check. Defense, sharp. Offense, fast and opportunistic.
Pacifica’s softball team flashed those winning qualities Friday in defeating visiting Capistrano Valley 5-1 in a clash of reigning CIF-SS champions bound for the Division 1 playoffs.
With the postseason set to start next week, it was just the type of performance the reigning Division 1 champion Mariners wanted.
Capistrano Valley’s Quinn Southerland slides into home in the top of the sixth inning, s
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Clippers drop chippy Game3 to Mavericks, trail series 2-1
27-04-2024 05:20 via ocregister.com
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer
DALLAS — Luka Doncic had 22 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and the suddenly defensive-minded Dallas Mavericks took a chippy 101-90 victory over the Clippers on Friday night for a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.
The Mavs rode the same defense that gave them home-court advantage with a Game 2 victory in L.A., and won in Dallas three years after losing all three first-round games on their floor in a seven-game loss to the Clippers. Game
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Rams select RB Blake Corum in 3rd round of NFL draft
27-04-2024 04:48 via ocregister.com
HERMOSA BEACH — The Rams selected Michigan running back Blake Corum in the third round of the NFL draft on Friday night.
Using the 83rd overall pick, the Rams addressed a need that head coach Sean McVay had spoken about since the owners’ meeting in March. The Rams needed a dependable backup for starting running back Kyren Williams after last season’s breakout star dealt with multiple injuries, including an ankle sprain that cost him four games.
Corum, 23, rushed 258 times for 1
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Rams select Michigan RB Blake Corum in 3rd round of NFL draft
27-04-2024 04:48 via ocregister.com
HERMOSA BEACH — The Rams selected Michigan running back Blake Corum in the third round of the NFL draft on Friday night.
Using the 83rd overall pick, the Rams addressed a need that head coach Sean McVay had spoken about since the owners’ meeting in March. The Rams needed a dependable backup for starting running back Kyren Williams after last season’s breakout star dealt with multiple injuries, including an ankle sprain that cost him four games.
Corum, 23, rushed 258 times for 1
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Grace Kim opens 4-stroke lead at Wilshire Country Club
27-04-2024 04:42 via ocregister.com
LOS ANGLES — Grace Kim opened a four-stroke lead Friday in the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship, shooting a 5-under-par 66 in tricky afternoon conditions at Wilshire Country Club.
A stroke ahead after an opening 64, Kim had an eagle, four birdies and a bogey to get to 12-under 130. The 23-year-old Australian patiently worked her way around the tree-lined layup, trying not to get frustrated with the bumpy greens.
“I think the less thoughts, the better,” Kim said. &ldqu
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Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Saturday, April 27, 2024
27-04-2024 04:27 via ocregister.com
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Terry Turrell, Eddie Wilson and Kevin Modesti. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, April 27, 2024.
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Stagecoach 2024: Lana Del Rey makes surprise appearance at Paul Cauthen’s set
27-04-2024 04:13 via ocregister.com
At the very end of Paul Cauthen’s Friday set at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival, Cauthen surprised fans with a surprise duet with singer Lana Del Rey.
Del Rey, who’d been in Indio two weekends before for Coachella, where she was a headliner, came out with the “Cocaine Country Dancing” singer for a performance of The Righteous Brothers’ “Unchained Melody.”Lana Del Rey at the end of her ‘Unchained Melody’ performance with Paul Cauth
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Shohei Ohtani responds to boos with home run as Dodgers pound Blue Jays
27-04-2024 04:02 via ocregister.com
TORONTO —Canadians are known to be good-natured, polite and just downright nice.
They went a little off brand at Rogers Centre on Friday night, putting that aside to boo Shohei Ohtani like so many jilted lovers who stored up their animosity since December when false media reports gave them false hope that Ohtani would be starting a deeper, more meaningful relationship with them.
Ohtani had a 360-foot response to the boos in his first at-bat, lining a home run into the right field sea
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