TimesOC: Latest news in Orange County

Good morning, and welcome to the TimesOC newsletter. It’s Friday, Oct. 23.

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:

Hayden Wyndhamsmith of Tustin drops off his ballot at an official ballot box at the TeWinkle Park Athletic Complex in Costa Mesa on Wednesday.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

News

— Election 2020: Everything you need to know about how to vote in Orange County

— New court motion accuses Orange County D.A. of withholding important information from defendants

— Judge rejects California attorney general’s effort to investigate GOP ballot boxes

— Restaurant workers face smaller tips, mask resistance as Huntington Beach struggles with COVID-19 slump

— Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian begins first phase of clinical trial for COVID-19 vaccine

— Latino nonprofit to bring mobile altar to O.C. neighborhoods most affected by pandemic for Day of the Dead

— How California will deal with voters who refuse to wear a mask on election day

— South Korean church at center of COVID-19 outbreak urging recovered members to give plasma — even in O.C.

— ‘MAGA’ hats allowed but ‘Biden’ gear banned under California in-person voting rules

— How Priscilla González Sainz documented the inner lives of first-generation immigration lawyers

— Costa Mesa joins ranks of O.C. cities appealing state housing allocations but could face an uphill battle

— Street takeovers in Costa Mesa, Anaheim turn deadly, causing 1 fatality, 2 injuries, 2 arrests

— Viet Book Fest spotlights Vietnamese American children’s literature

— Re-tired sculptures by Chakaia Booker travels from Chicago to Laguna Beach

— Suspect arrested, charged with stabbing in Fountain Valley

— Ocean View School District board censures trustee for second time

Dodgers starter Walker Buehler throws against the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Oct. 12.

(David J. Phillip / Associated Press)

Sports

— Walker Buehler’s unshakable confidence comes from repeated tests at Vanderbilt

— Orange County All-Star Classic high school football game could be played in May

— Huntington Beach High pitcher Ben Jacobs gains maturity, commits to UC Irvine baseball

— Loss to Bears two seasons ago helped reshape Rams, and they meet again Monday

— Chargers coordinator Gus Bradley very precise about problems with defense

— Los Angeles’ NWSL team officially has a name: Angel City FC

— Long list of high school quarterbacks waiting to show how much they’ve improved

— How Doc Rivers and other legendary coaches influenced Tyronn Lue

— Return to Mt. SAC will bring tougher path to CIF cross-country finals

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