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Students leave campus after a day of in-class learning at Los Alamitos High School.
Students leave campus after a day of in-class learning at Los Alamitos High School on Oct. 5. The campus reopened on Sept. 29.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
By David Carrillo PeñalozaAssistant Editor, Fast Break Desk 
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Good morning, and welcome to the TimesOC newsletter. It’s Wednesday, Oct. 14.

My name is David Carrillo Peñaloza, the author of the TimesOC newsletter and an editor for Los Angeles Times Community News.

Here are the latest headlines in Orange County:

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— GOP pushes back against California cease-and-desist order against unofficial ballot boxes

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— Inequities of pandemic learning on stark display at the Orange County-Long Beach border

— New COVID-19 guidance issued by state health officials ahead of Halloween

— Before letting California theme parks reopen, Newsom is looking out of state

— Newport-Mesa Unified community takes a breather after secondary school reopening delayed

— Newport Beach CEO steps down from company after being charged with child prostitution

— Laguna Beach City Council to discuss regional housing needs

— Randy’s Donuts is coming to Costa Mesa, but iconic sign may crumble city’s design standards

— Huntington Beach Police Chief Robert Handy announces he is retiring

Cristina Prada stands in the middle of wings intended to encourage young girls to see themselves as poderosas like Prada.
Cristina Prada stands in the middle of wings intended to encourage young girls to see themselves as poderosas like Prada. The 90-year-old is one of 11 subjects featured in eight portraits celebrating the power of Latinas.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)

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— Costa Mesa art project celebrates the impact of powerful Latinas known as ‘poderosas’

— Students are creating free tutoring services to help during the pandemic

— 6 artists display work online for Orange Coast College’s ‘Almost Presidential’ exhibit

— Open Gate Kitchen in Costa Mesa dishes out hope, opportunity

Lakers star LeBron James celebrates with his MVP trophy in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Sunday in Orlando, Fla.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Sports

— Lakers, LeBron James are now simply the best in NBA history

— Late Newport Beach resident Kobe Bryant loomed large in Lakers’ NBA title

— Special season, special section for the Lakers and L.A. Times readers

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— Spirited ninth-inning surge not enough for Dodgers in NLCS Game 2 loss to Braves

— Tim O’Brien, who coached Estancia High boys’ basketball to prominence, dies after battle with cancer

— Did Anaheim get a fair price for the Angel Stadium property?

— Jon Spencer leaves Servite to take over Orange Lutheran soccer program

Columns

— Latino Republicans face a tough task: turning blue Orange County red again

— 5 months away from writing seems like 5 years in COVID time for Patrice Apodaca

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David Carrillo Peñaloza

David Carrillo Peñaloza is an assistant editor on the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team, the Fast Break Desk. He learned to read because of the newspaper. At breakfast, it was his job to translate stories to his parents, who were unable to read in English. His work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, New York Times and Washington Post.