Octavia’s Bookshelf was in trouble. So owner Nikki High asked for help on Instagram - Anaheim news - NewsLocker (2024)

Octavia’s Bookshelf owner Nikki High was sobbing as she posted a message to Instagram. The bookstore, which opened to long lines of customers in February 2023, was in debt and in trouble.
“We need a lifeline,” High wrote, referring potential donors to a GoFundMe campaign and a Patreon account. “The situation is dire so I am asking for your support.”
High spoke about the challenges facing the shop, which focuses on works by BIPOC authors, during a phone call on Sunda

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone sets world record in Olympic Trials finale

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone poses for a photo after winning the women’s 400-meter hurdles final during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials, Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone reacts to winning the women’s 400-meter hurdles final during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials, Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone reacts to winning the women’s 400-mete

Laguna Hills senior center director resigns

The director of the Florence Sylvester Senior Center, Aimee Roberts, has resigned after three years on the job. Her last official day at the Laguna Hills center was June 26.
“It’s time for me to move on,” Roberts said in a phone interview last week. “I have a lot of family that I need to take care of.”
Though Roberts said she’s had a “great experience” and “learned a lot” during her tenure at the center, she said that after spending tim

Angel City FC falls behind in the first half and can’t recover in loss to Orlando

Angel City FC defender Gisele Thompson moves the ball up the pitch against the Orlando Pride during the first half of an NWSL match at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, on Sunday, June 30, 2024.Orlando Pride won 3-0.(Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC defender Sarah Gorden looks to pass the ball against the Orlando Pride during the second half of an NWSL match at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, on Sunday, June 30, 2024.Orlando Pride won 3-0.(Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contri

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U.S. trials: Simone Biles secures third trip to the Olympics after breezing to victory

Simone Biles competes on the uneven bars at the United States Gymnastics Olympic Trials on Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Simone Biles competes on the uneven bars at the United States Gymnastics Olympic Trials on Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Simone Biles competes on the uneven bars at the United States Gymnastics Olympic Trials on Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Simone Biles competes on the uneven bars

Disneyland rescues 20 riders stuck on Incredicoaster in scorching heat

Disneyland handed out umbrellas to riders stuck on the Incredicoaster at Disney California Adventure for more than an hour amid a scorching heat wave while rescue crews freed 20 people stranded on the 120-foot-tall roller coaster.
Disneyland employees in safety harnesses evacuated Incredicoaster riders and escorted them to safety after the ride broke down on the track just after 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, according to freelance media firm OC Hawk.
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Disney rescues 20 riders stuck on California Adventure’s Incredicoaster in scorching heat

Disneyland handed out umbrellas to riders stuck on the Incredicoaster at Disney California Adventure for more than an hour amid a scorching heat wave while rescue crews freed 20 people stranded on the 120-foot-tall roller coaster.
Disneyland employees in safety harnesses evacuated Incredicoaster riders and escorted them to safety after the ride broke down on the track just after 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, according to freelance media firm OC Hawk.
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With England survival at stake, Jude Bellingham creates one of the great moments of Euro 2024

England’s Harry Kane, left, celebrates with Jude Bellingham after scoring his side’s second goal during a round of sixteen match between England and Slovakia at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Sunday, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
England’s manager Gareth Southgate applauds fans with his teammate at the end of the round of sixteen match between England and Slovakia at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Sunday, J

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20-year-old man shot, killed in Santa Ana

A 20-year-old man was shot and killed near a major intersection in Santa Ana early Sunday, June 30, authorities said.
Around 12:30 a.m., Fernando Manuel Lopez was shot near the intersection of Bristol Street and Memory Lane, and was found lying in the southbound lanes of Bristol, according to the Santa Ana Police Department. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A motive for the shooting had not been determined the shooter had not been identified by authorities on Sunday.
Santa Ana Police asked t

Lakers agree to new deal to bring back Max Christie as free agency starts off slowly

In previous years, it was customary for several already-agreed-to contracts to be revealed as soon as the NBA’s free agency officially started.
That wasn’t the case this year.
Many teams agreed to new deals with their free agents as part of a new league rule that organizations could start negotiating with upcoming free agents who finished the 2023–24 season on its roster the day after the NBA Finals ended on June 17. The Lakers were one of the teams who agreed on a new deal wit

Ducks re-sign Isac Lundeström to 1-year contract extension

The Ducks have re-signed forward Isac Lundeström to a one-year contract extension, the club announced on Sunday.
After earning $1.8 million against the cap in each of the past two seasons, Lundeström will take home $1.5 million for the coming campaign.
Lundeström, 24, was the Ducks’ first-round pick back in 2018 and has since accumulated 69 points in 258 career games. The Gällivare, Sweden, product injured his Achilles tendon while training in his homeland last summer,

Nyjah Huston wins another Summer X Games gold medal

Nyjah Huston holds his gold medal after competing in the Men’s Skateboard Street Final during X Games Ventura 2024 at Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on June 30, 2024 in Ventura, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Nyjah Huston competes in the Men’s Skateboard Street Final during X Games Ventura 2024 at Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on June 30, 2024 in Ventura, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Nyjah Huston competes in the M

Paul George departs the Clippers; James Harden agrees to 2-year deal

Paul George has played his last game with the Clippers.
The Clippers issued a statement Sunday evening that George had informed the team that he was signing with another franchise.
The Philadelphia 76ers have expressed interest in signing the nine-time All-Star small forward on the first day of free agency.
George became an unrestricted free agent Saturday when he declined his $48.8 million option for the final year of his contract. He was seeking a four-year, $221 million deal with the Clippers

James Harden agrees to deal with Clippers

It wasn’t the sizable contract James Harden had sought from his previous team but it was enough to make him stay with the Clippers. Harden reportedly agreed to a two-year, $70 million deal Sunday to return to the Clippers. The second year has a player option.
The Athletics’ Shams Charania first reported the signing.
Last fall, Harden sought a max contract from the Philadelphia 76ers but the team balked, causing friction between the future Hall of Fame point guard and Sixers president

Angels’ winning streak ends with loss to Tigers

ANAHEIM – As the baseball rebounded off the center field wall and toward an unoccupied spot on the outfield grass, a season-best win streak and an impressive run of defense trickled away with it.
The Detroit Tigers’ Justyn-Henry Malloy delivered a two-run inside-the-park home run in a 7-6 victory that ended the Angels’ six-game winning streak and their bid for a perfect homestand. It would have been the Angels’ first sweep of a homestand lasting at least seven games since

Kings make qualifying offers to four players including Quinton Byfield

The Kings had seven decisions to make ahead of Sunday’s deadline to tender qualifying offers to restricted free agents, opting to qualify forward Quinton Byfield, defenseman Jordan Spence, goalie Erik Portillo and winger Arthur Kaliyev.
Center Blake Lizotte, goalie Jacob Ingham and forward Tyler Madden were not tendered offers.
A qualifying offer effectively extends a team’s control over a player’s negotiating rights, meaning none of Sunday’s determinations are completely

Dodgers’ James Paxton roughed up as Giants take two of three

SAN FRANCISCO – After using all eight of their relievers in Saturday’s extra-innings game (and half of them the night before as well), the Dodgers needed James Paxton to be good Sunday.
He was not.
The Dodgers starter was hammered for four innings by the San Francisco Giants, sticking around that long only to save the bullpen from another long day. The Giants scored in each of Paxton’s four innings including five times in the fourth, on their way to a 10-4 victory over the Dodg

Max Christie agrees to 4-year deal to stay with Lakers

The Lakers and Max Christie agreed to a four-year, $32 million contract, with the final year of the deal being a player option, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Christie was slated to become a restricted free agent at 3 p.m. PT on Sunday, when teams were officially allowed to start negotiating deals with free agents not previously on their rosters, but the Lakers and Christie agreed to a new contract an hour before that negotiating period opened up.
In a new league rule, teams could

Firecracker-hot forecast: Temperatures over 100 degrees this week in Southern California

Temperatures in Southern California are expected to rise almost every day this week to levels that will pose a danger to residents’ health and carry an increased likelihood that wildfires could spread rapidly.
“Generally there will be a notable uptick starting Wednesday where highs will be around the century mark if not over,” National Weather Service meteorologist Brian Adams said Sunday, June 30. “Then it looks like we will have another uptick on Friday. That will be a

Angels’ Rendon could be ready before All-Star break after more than two months out

ANAHEIM – A six-game road trip awaits for the Angels, who then are expected to finally see the return of third baseman Anthony Rendon when they play at home July 8 against the Texas Rangers.
As the team plays at Oakland and Chicago to face the Cubs over the next week, Rendon will put the finishing touches on his rehab from a partial tear in his hamstring that has kept him out for more than two months.
The major step will come next weekend when Rendon faces live pitching in a controlled set

Dodgers’ Dave Roberts ready to give Chris Taylor ‘runway’ to more playing time

SAN FRANCISCO –The lack of production at third base since Max Muncy went out with an oblique injury could be creating “a runway” for Chris Taylor to get more playing time.
Taylor made his third start of the season at third base Sunday and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he might be there more often until Muncy returns some time after the All-Star break. After starting the season in a deep slump, Taylor was hitting just .095 as late as June 7. In nine games before Sunday, thou

Mobile spay, neuter clinic provides free service for dozens of cats

A mobile pet clinic in Santa Ana provided spay/neuter procedures, as well as other services, for an expected 35 cats on Sunday.
The clinic was put together by Second District Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento’s office in partnership with organizations Vanguard Charitable, Project Baccarat and Friends of Normie. The clinic services were provided by the Gardena-based Amazing Small Animal Practice.
“This is limited to cats that are owned, but we hopefully want to get to that point where we&r

Euro 2024: England rallies in final seconds to dodge Slovakia

England advanced to the quarterfinals of the European Championship after Jude Bellingham scored a stunning overhead kick in the fifth minute of stoppage time to spark a comeback 2-1 win after extra time against Slovakia on Sunday.
Bellingham’s acrobatic overhead kick leveled the round-of-16 game at 1-1 with seconds remaining at the Veltins Arena.
Harry Kane headed in the winner in the first minute of extra time as England avoided one of the biggest shocks in the history of the Euros.
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‘The Ministry of Time’ author talks Graham Greene, James Bond and kissing Barbies

Kaliane Bradley is the author of “The Ministry of Time,” the best-selling debut novel that was chosen for Good Morning America Book Club.A British-Cambodian writer and editor based in London, Bradley has had short stories appear in Electric Literature andCatapult, and she won the 2022 Harper’s Bazaar Short Story Prize and the 2022 V. S. Pritchett Short Story Prizefor her stories “Golden Years” and “Doggerland.”Below, she reveals t

Concert to bring iconic songs of Debbie Friedman

Mi shebeirach avoteinu
M’kor hab’racha l’imoteinu
May the source of strength,
Who blessed the ones before us
Help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing,
And let us say, Amen.
So goes the first verse of “Mi shebeirach,” a song written and composed by Debbie Friedman (with Drorah Setel) and released in 1989.
Based on Jewish liturgical texts as the song of blessing and also of healing, Friedman’s modernized version has become a staple at synagogue serv

Temple music director is a musician without borders

When Juanita Tsu was just 5 years old, she knew she wanted to play the piano. While her father did not give her credit for perseverance at the time, she stuck to her keys, so to speak.
“He was afraid I was too young, that I’d just quit,” Tsu recalled. “But two years later I finally began piano lessons, and when I got older, when he saw how serious I was, he bought me a piano of my own.”
After all, music is in her bloodline. Her father was a classical music aficionad

Biden bombs and Dems now in a panic

Perhaps the most surprising thing about the presidential debate on CNN Thursday night was the gang-up on President Joe Biden the moment the event ended.
Longtime political journalist John King opened the post-debate commentary by reporting there was “deep panic in the Democratic party.” He said high-ranking Democrats had bombarded him with texts pronouncing President Joe Biden’s performance “dismal” and “so terrible.”
“Oh my God. Oh my God. What do

We’ve heard of helicopter parents. But what about helicopter adult children?

Q. My daughter visits once or twice a year from her home, which is hundreds of miles away from where I live. She told me I must stop driving, should have a college student live with me and hire someone to clean my house, delivering these admonishments very firmly. I subsequently passed my driving test, cleaned my house successfully and have neighbors and friends who are there when I need help. This conversation has created a rift. Please address a column about family members making assumptions a

Orange County agencies set to launch hunt for new source of tap water

The constant search for drinkable water in arid Southern California soon could tap into a new resource – the brackish ocean water that seeps into the southwestern edge of Orange County’s huge natural aquifer.
A small coalition that includes two local water agencies (Mesa Water and the Orange County Water District) and two Orange County cities (Newport Beach and Huntington Beach) said on Monday, June 24 that they’d received $250,000 in federal money to look at the possibility of

John Force showing daily signs of improvement, but remains in ICU

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — NHRA drag racing great John Force is showing “daily signs of improvement” in a neurological intensive care unit a week after afiery, 300 mph crashat the Virginia Nationals, according to his team.
John Force Racing said Sunday that the 75-year-old Force has been able to respond to commands including giving a thumbs-up and to recognize family members, calling them by name and saying, “I love you.” Initially, he couldn’t follow co