For the first time since 2013, Tiger Woods was back on top following his Tour Championship victory at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. His winless drought ends after 1,876 days.

Number of wins for @TigerWoods:

#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/6b2bJj161r

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 23, 2018

TIGER TIGER WOODS Y’ALL!

The first victory for Tiger Woods since 2013. He went 1,876 days without a PGA Tour win. pic.twitter.com/wRiA0zAxup

— James H. Williams (@JHWreporter) September 23, 2018

Tiger Woods wins Tour Championship for first victory since 2013 https://t.co/OBs3wyMoe3

— Inside SoCal Sports (@InsideSoCalSpts) September 23, 2018

REACTION:

Welcome back Tiger Woods time to get another major championship now .

— Clint Parks (@Brotherhood05) September 23, 2018

TIGER WOODS IS BACK!!!!!

— LaMar Gafford (@lamargafford) September 23, 2018

Proud of this legend 11 under great play https://t.co/j8dFarSZWG

— Ceres ㄣ⃒ (@j3deyejames) September 23, 2018

Congrats @TigerWoods on #80!!! Never a doubt in my mind that you would be back at that level. Awesome season!!! Also congrats to @JustinRose99 for winning the Fed Ex Cup.

— Tracy Murray (@RealTracyMurray) September 23, 2018

Just wow .. Tiger Woods, what else can you say #GOAT

Great to see Rosey win the FedEx as well https://t.co/H40HmaaaMr

— David Evrall (@daveevrall) September 23, 2018

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— DeAndre Jordan (@DeAndre) September 23, 2018

Did not think I’d see Tiger win another golf tournament. What a moment!

— Tyler Smith (@TySmith91) September 23, 2018

What Happened In Between Tiger's PGA Tour Wins:

LeBron returned to Cleveland. And Left Again.

KD said his mom was the Real MVP.

Leicester City won the Premier League, Cubs won World Series.

The Seahawks didn't hand it to Marshawn.

A 37-year Triple Crown drought ends.

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 23, 2018

It’s about time. https://t.co/C5oLTeFGpG

— Brandon Pope TV (@BpopeTV) September 23, 2018

Tiger Woods….unreal.

— stan verrett (@stanverrett) September 23, 2018

I cant right now. The Roar of the crowd! The happiness of Tiger! Its too much! https://t.co/ZiOJnkrOzU

— Jihad Lee (@HeatJimbo) September 23, 2018

Come Backs are awesome! We all deserve it! Amazing! https://t.co/AqmG3FI7bI

— 2u2 (@M2Chalet) September 23, 2018

LOS ANGELES – The “Fight for L.A.” turned into a battle of attrition.

The Rams lost defensive players to injury almost as quickly as they gained offensive yards. Ultimately, the ledger ended up in their favor Sunday, with a 35-23 victory over the Chargers at the Coliseum.

On an afternoon when the Rams nearly were unstoppable with the ball, quarterback Jared Goff passed for 354 yards and three touchdowns, the last of which gave the Rams a 15-point lead late in the third quarter. Running back Todd Gurley ran for 85 yards and one touchdown and receiver Robert Woods caught 10 passes for 104 yards and two scores.

All that Rams offense was needed, because the defense lost both starting cornerbacks, Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib, and starting linebacker Dominique Easley to injuries. The Chargers moved the ball well in the air and stayed in the game but played from behind for most of the day and couldn’t rally.

The Rams suffered what would be a substantial loss in the middle of the second quarter, when Peters went down with a leg injury. Peters could not make it to the sideline without help, and also needed help getting to a cart to be taken to the locker room.

The Rams described Peters’ injury as an ankle issue, but Peters was face-first on the trainers’ table and had his lower leg examined. CBS broadcasters, and a report from ESPN, described Peters’ injury as an Achilles issue.

Talib limped off the field in the second half and returned to the locker room, while Easley suffered a first-half knee injury but returned to the sideline in the second half.

Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen also limped off with an apparent leg injury late in the fourth quarter.

It was a disjointed first half for the Rams, who had two turnovers in Chargers territory but still took a 14-6 leads late in the first quarter on Goff’s 3-yard touchdown pass to Woods.

Goff was near-perfect in the first quarter, but the Chargers made a potentially big play early in the second quarter, when Derwin James intercepted Goff in the endzone.

The Chargers could generate no momentum though. Twice, they nearly took a safety, and were forced to punt from their own 4. The Rams’ Cory Littleton blocked the Drew Kaser attempt, and Blake Countess recovered in the endzone for a touchdown and a 21-6 Rams lead.

Just when it seemed the Rams might pull away, the Chargers drove 75 yards and scored on Gordon’s 11-yard touchdown run to pull within 21-13 with 3:12 left in the first half. Sam Ficken, the Rams’ fill-in kicker, missed a 46-yard field-goal attempt wide right on the final play of the first half.

Again, the Chargers answered with a 75-yard touchdown drive, and pulled within 28-20 with 8:18 left in the third quarter on Philip Rivers’ 20-yard touchdown pass to Mike Williams.

The Rams looked wobbly, but then had a long touchdown drive of their own. The Rams went 77 yards and faced third down only once. Goff and Woods connected again, on a 6-yard touchdown, to give the Rams a 35-20 lead with 3:19 left in the third quarter.

More to come on this story.

A 28-year-old man was charged with murder Monday, Sept. 24 following a La Habra crash that left another man dead.

Early Thursday, Sept. 20, two cars collided and paramedics declared one of the drivers, Jacob Farrand, 24, of La Habra, dead at the scene.

The other driver, Scott Hisaka, was taken to a hospital for his injuries and was being investigated for possibly driving under the influence.

Though court records show he was not charged with a DUI, Hisaka faces a murder charge. He was being held in lieu of $1 million bail.

According to court records, Hisaka was also awaiting trial for a June 25 incident of drunk driving.

Folks probably came for the fish, but they seemed to stay for the fun at the Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club’s annual Fish Fry last weekend.

The event, a fundraiser, featured a carnival, car show, entertainment, contests and more.

Plus there was the fish fry dinner. Volunteeers prepped some 3,500 pounds of cod in the days before the event.

Held over three days at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa, the fish fry was in its 71st year.

ANAHEIM – Ryan Kesler joined his teammates for Sunday’s practice and Patrick Eaves might do the same later this week, but Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said Monday neither had been medically cleared for contact, and it is unlikely either would play in the season-opening game Oct. 3 at San Jose.

Kesler and Eaves had been skating with a group of prospects and others returning from injuries since the start of training camp Sept. 14. Kesler is in the midst of a slow build-up after he underwent major hip surgery in 2017. Eaves had shoulder surgery last season.

The Ducks say they won’t rush either player back into the lineup, preferring to err on the side of caution. As a result, no timetable has been established for either to make his season debut, and it’s all but certain that it won’t be for the opener.

Kesler, a center, played 44 games last season after offseason surgery, but was ineffective and in constant pain on and off the ice. He and the Ducks have decided to take a slower route back to the lineup and joining his teammates for a light practice Sunday was but one small step.

Eaves, a right wing, played only two games last season. He was initially sidelined by a post-viral infection. Then, after he recovered from the illness, he injured his shoulder during a workout in the gym and underwent season-ending surgery.

“Kesler joined our lineup in Group C and participated in some of the drills,” Carlyle said of Sunday’s practice. “That was the first test. There’s a long ways before medical clearance is going to come as far as him joining our full group and back into our NHL roster.”

Carlyle said the same could be said of Eaves, adding that Kesler and Eaves would need from between seven and 10 days after being medically cleared for contact before they could actually play in a game. Only the Ducks’ medical staff can clear them for contact.

“Those guys are a ways away,” Carlyle said. “Both guys are very similar as to where they’re at in their time frames would be the best way to put it. The issue for us is that we want to make sure we make the cautious decisions because both players are impact players.

“They have the opportunity to make a large contribution to our hockey club.”

Kesler has been the Ducks’ second-line center since they acquired him from the Vancouver Canucks in a June 27, 2014 trade. He finished second in voting for the Selke Trophy as the NH L’s top defensive forward in 2016-17 and was selected to the All-Star team that season.

The absences of Kesler and Eaves plus the ongoing holdout of left wing Nick Ritchie have created job openings for several prospects, including left wing Max Comtois, center Sam Steel and right wing Troy Terry. It remains to be determined who fills the roster vacancies.

ROSTER MOVES

The Ducks assigned forwards Giovanni Fiore, Mitch Hults, Jack Kopacka, Deven Sideroff, goaltender Angus Redmond and defenseman Keaton Thompson to the San Diego Gulls, their AHL team. They also sent goalie Roman Durny to Des Moines of the junior-level USHL.

In addition, the Ducks placed defenseman Jaycob Megna and center Julius Nattinen on waivers. Megna is expected to clear and to report to San Diego. Nattinen asked for unconditional waivers in order to return to play in his native Finland this season.

San Diego began training camp Monday at Anaheim Ice.

Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa in Cabazon is the latest among the list of Southern California casinos betting on expansion and renovation projects.

The Morongo Band of Mission Indians announced it will expand its gaming space, build a new bar and lounge and freshen up existing amenities at the resort.

Morongo currently has 150,000 square feet of gaming space and plans to add 65,000 square feet to that footprint, adding 800 new machines and table games.

The project includes overhauls and replacements of several of the resort’s eateries as well as building a second parking structure, which will add 750 free valet parking spaces.

“At Morongo, our goal is always to exceed the expectations of our guests by offering an unmatched gaming and resort experience,” Robert Martin, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians’ tribal chairman said in a statement. “From our many new dining options to the elegance and aura of our gaming floor, this expansion and renovation project will transform the very heart of the 27-story Morongo Casino tower – the tallest building in Riverside County – while setting the new standard for Southern California gaming.”

Construction on the project is scheduled to begin in October and will take about 18 months to complete.

In order to allow guests to continue to play favorite games during the renovations, some machines will be temporarily relocated to the original Casino Morongo, located across the parking lot from the 27-story resort. The original property is currently home to the Canyon Lanes Bowling Alley and the Morongo Bingo Hall.

“An increase in the tribe’s economic activities not only creates increased employment opportunities, but it also generates local expenditures by Morongo’s guests and citizens that benefit surrounding communities,” Riverside County Supervisor Marion Ashley, who represents Cabazon, said in an emailed statement.

The tribe said the expansion will create an additional 425 new full-time jobs.

Morongo’s announcement is the latest in a busy year of construction and remodeling for Southern California casinos.

“Individually and collectively, these expansion projects mark an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars into Riverside County,” Ashley said in the statement.  “They provide enormous direct and indirect benefits to our economy, creating local jobs and economic activity while also promoting Riverside County as a tourism destination.”

Soboba Casino’s construction of its new resort — located about a mile up the road from its current location in San Jacinto — will include a six-story hotel with 200 rooms, a 15,000-square foot conference center and a pool complex in addition to restaurants, bars and banquet facilities. It is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2019.

Earlier this year, Pechanga Resort & Casino unveiled the final piece of its $300 million expansion with the March opening of The Cove, a 4.5-acre pool complex. The project also included the Pechanga Summit – a 68,000-square foot event center, a second hotel tower that added 568 rooms, the remodeling of Spa Pechanga and the new Lobby Bar & Grill — all of which opened in December.

Plans to expand Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa were proposed in January 2017, including the addition of 310 new hotel rooms, 58,000 square feet of gaming space, 25,000 square feet of food, beverage and retail space and 120,000 square feet of commercial space. Construction has not yet begun.

In San Bernardino County, San Manuel Casino broke ground on its $550 million expansion project in July. The Highland complex will eventually include a hotel with 450 rooms, a 3,000-seat indoor entertainment venue, a pool complex, spa and fitness center, retail shops and restaurants. Construction on a new 6-story parking structure is already underway.

And just south of Temecula in San Diego County, Pala Casino Spa & Resort began its expansion project in October 2017 with the renovation on its pool complex, which opened in May. While casino officials suspended construction plans for a new hotel tower, remodeling of the current hotel rooms is scheduled to begin in October.

The Register’s Orange County football top 25 poll.

O.C. TOP 25

(The poll voters are five members of the media.)

1. Mater Dei 4-1 (125 poll points)

Voters decided, sure, let’s keep Monarchs at No. 1 after their 28-24 over national No. 1 IMG Academy.

This week: vs. Servite at Santa Ana Stadium, Friday

2. Mission Viejo 6-0 (118)

Diablos, No. 3 in the county poll past few weeks, move up to No. 2 after 37-35 win over Orange Lutheran.

This week: vs. El Toro at Mission Viejo High, Friday

3. JSerra 5-0 (117)

Lions were idle last week when they were No. 2 in the O.C. poll, have a big game in a few days.

This week: at St. John Bosco, Friday

4. Orange Lutheran 3-2 (110)

Lancers lost tough one to Mission Viejo 37-35; other loss this season was to Centennial of Corona.

This week: vs. Santa Margarita at Orange Coast College, Friday

5. Los Alamitos 4-1 (101)

Griffins enhanced stats as Sunset League favorite with 35-16 win over Tesoro.

This week: vs. Fountain Valley at Huntington Beach High, Friday

6. Santa Margarita 2-3 (98)

Eagles, who did not play last week, have lost to teams that are a combined 15-2.

This week: vs. Orange Lutheran at Orange Coast College, Friday

7. Villa Park 4-1 (97)

Spartans cruised to 56-6 win over El Toro one week after big win over Servite.

This week: vs. Foothill at El Modena High, Thursday

8T. Corona del Mar 4-1 (87)

Sea Kings, idle last week, have won four in a row since season-opening loss to JSerra.

This week: vs. Edison, at Huntington Beach High, Thursday

8T. Servite 3-1 (87)

Friars did not play last week, open Trinity League play against top rival.

This week: vs. Mater Dei at Santa Ana Stadium, Friday

10. Capistrano Valley 6-0 (85)

Cougars have outscored opponents by average margin of 33 points.

This week: bye week

11. San Clemente 2-4 (72)

12. La Habra 1-4 (71)

13. Tesoro 4-2 (61)

14T. Edison 2-3 (60)

14T. San Juan Hills 3-3 (60)

16. Yorba Linda 4-1 (47)

17T. Aliso Niguel 6-0 (39)

17T. St. Margaret’s 5-1 (39)

19. Garden Grove 5-0 (30)

20. El Toro 4-2 (26)

21. Fountain Valley 4-1 (24)

22. Valencia 4-1 (19)

23. El Modena 4-1 (14)

24. Katella 5-0 (13)

25. Huntington Beach 4-1 (12)

Also receiving votes: Sunny Hills 4-1 (9); Orange 4-1 92); Santa Ana 3-2 (2)

Instant gratification is something that was once frowned upon. Those of us who were born in the pre-Internet days were raised instead with the idea that “patience is a virtue.” I can tell you that even though my mother used to promise that “good things come to those who wait,” it certainly didn’t feel that this was true for me. What good things? When?

The fact is that delaying one’s pleasure or fulfillment is challenging. As human beings, we are hardwired to seek an immediate payoff. It feels good. We overcome the anxiety of waiting for something we want. We receive a reward of some kind by getting things now instead of later.

Instant gratification, however, can be detrimental not only to our health but to our capacity to self-manage.

If we steadily cater to our impulses each time they occur, we not only stunt our ability to weigh consequences in the long term, we can also develop some bad habits such as overeating, drinking in excess, gambling, and more. Given these probabilities, it’s safe to assume instant gratification does not really foster happiness.

Indeed, this was revealed in a study at Stanford University during the 1960s and 1970s. Dr. Walter Mischel introduced a marshmallow test to 4-year-olds. The test showed that when given the resources and skills to plan ahead, the youngsters were persuaded to be patient as the marshmallows cooled. Mischel did this through teaching the children how to use various cooling strategies which kept them from grabbing the marshmallows. Such delay tactics helped them to offset the need for instant gratification.

Interestingly, the children who were prompted to develop the patience in this test exhibited positive traits later in life, including higher feelings of self-worth, lower obesity, less depression, and fewer divorces.

Why, then, do people seek to reward themselves instantly? Why do we persist in the instant payoff? There are many reasons why, but here are 5 of the most cited ones:

1. Instincts: We love to avoid any delays. It’s not comfortable to practice self-denial, and any opportunity for pleasure is something we move toward.
2. Anticipation: It can become agonizing to anticipate something we desire and, as we are creatures that avoid pain, reward is more palatable.
3. Poor mood: When we are in a bad mood, we are even more attracted to anything that might cause pleasure.
4. Uncertainty: Things change, and since we mostly fear loss, it’s more reassuring to seize now whatever it is we seek so that we can be sure we don’t lose it later.
5. A clear vision of the future: When we cannot see our future, we have difficulty being motivated to work toward it.

Does any of this sound familiar? Here are some ways to overcome instant gratification bias:

Pre-commit: Plan ahead and place boundaries around when you will and will not indulge. Are you planning to attend a party? Decide to limit your portions of food and drink and know what these limits are ahead of time.

Envision your future: When you create a picture of your future self, you can more easily make choices that support that picture. For example, if you envision a future healthy self, it’s easier to decide not to have that second piece of cake, since this does not support your picture.

Create a strong supportive network: Share your goals and the vision of your future self. If you surround yourself with the right network, these people will care enough to cheer you on as you make right decisions, and lovingly hold you accountable if you waiver.

Where do you need to practice more delayed gratification?

Patti Cotton works with executives, business owners, and their companies, to elevate and support leadership at all levels. Her client roster includes privately-owned small businesses and such entities as Bank of America, Boeing, Coca-Cola, Harvard University, Sysco, Edward Jones, Morgan Stanley, Girl Scouts of America, and more. Contract her by email at Patti@PattiCotton.com.

Fountain Valley’s third-largest employer is once again inviting residents from throughout Orange County to step up to fight childhood cancer.

The ninth annual Hyundai Hope On Wheels Family Fun Run 5K and 10K is Sunday, Sept. 30, at the Fountain Valley Sports Park. The event benefits Children’s Hospital of Orange County in support of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Hyundai Hope On Wheels is a nonprofit organization that supports pediatric cancer research. Fundraising races are held throughout the country; the Fountain Valley event is the only Hope On Wheels race in Orange County.

Hyundai — which has its corporate headquarters in Fountain Valley — along with its U.S. dealers, created Hyundai Hope On Wheels in 1998. From the sale of every new vehicle, a donation is made to fight cancer.

To date, Hyundai Hope On Wheels has raised more than $145 million for cancer research at children’s hospitals across the nation.

Along with the fun runs, Sunday’s event will include a vendor village, music and food. Activities will begin at 7 a.m. with registration and the opening of the vendor village. A 7:30 a.m. morning stretch will be followed by a pre-race ceremony at 7:45 a.m.

The Kids Fun Run starts at 7:55 a.m. Start time for the 10K is 8 a.m., while the 5K starts at 8:30 a.m. An awards ceremony is planned for 9:45 a.m.

Cost is $35 to enter the 5K; $50 for the 10K. If your business or organization wants to put together a team, there are various group rates based on the number of team members and the race distance you choose.

Additionally, if you aren’t available to run but would like to support the cause, you may want to consider being a “Virtual Runner.” Your registration fee will go directly to Hyundai Hope On Wheels.

For more information on registration and sponsorship, visit hyundaihopeonwheels.org

The Fountain Valley Sports Park is at 16400 Brookhurst St.

So, the rumblings have begun and folks want to know: Is commercial real estate simmering down?

In my humble opinion, yes.

I read with great interest about residential real estate trends published by my Southern California News Group colleagues Jonanthan Lansner, Leslie Sargent-Eskildsen and Jeff Lazerson. For weeks now we’ve noticed more houses for sale, a greater supply of unsold new homes, longer times on the market and a departure from a seller’s market into a more normal give-and-take environment.

So what do residential swings have to do with commercial real estate, you might ask? Plenty! You see, what happens residentially portends the haps in my world — generally by 12-18 months. As an example, our residential peers experienced a dip in 2006-2007. The commercial music stopped in 2008. So, if the theory holds, expect a slow-down commercially sometime in late 2019 or early 2020. Full disclosure – I’ve been wrong before.

Unfortunately, with commercial real estate, our metrics aren’t as defined as they are with houses — the number of new homes available, year over year sales, and time on market. Instead we track gross activity, net activity, vacancy rates, and average lease and sale prices by product category — retail, office and industrial. Therefore, most commercial real estate professionals rely on a “gut-feel” of where we’re headed in their respective specialties.

So what is my “gut” telling me about our dealings? Indulge me, while I share.

Listings are hanging around longer. Smart owners are meeting the activity regardless of whether interest is below their expectations. As an example, we recently brought to market a beautifully well-located building with complete updates and awesome features. Our pricing was aggressively high. Bang! We got two offers right out of the gate, albeit at a significant discount. Fortunately, our seller chose to deal. Those two were the ONLY buyers that emerged.

Folks aren’t making stupid buys. Two years ago no asking price was too high. Now if you establish a nutty ask — crickets!

Renewal activity is healthy. Companies aren’t moving. Instead of a relocation, we’re hearing, “we will just stick around for another two to three years.” Consequently, a shadow market has emerged, which is difficult to track. If a lease is transacted we can generally discover the terms. With a renewal, not so much, as this deal occurs with an owner and his occupant without any published availability.

Pent-up demand is waning. In a down market, a new offering is met with a collective yawn. An up market will snatch the same building whenever there is a sniff it may be for sale. Now, when something new hits, we receive a few inquiries and a small percentage result in tours or offers.

The Labor Day bump. Generally calls, inquiries, and requests to tour all take a hiatus in the summer months. Once the kids are back in school and the calendar adds an “ember,” things heat up. Not this year. Labor Day has passed – right?

My opinions are certainly in-exact. But I’m willing to trust my gut. It has not misled me to-date.

I’d love to read your comments. What are you experiencing?

Allen C. Buchanan is a principal with Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services. He can be reached at 714.564.7104 or abuchanan@lee-associates.com

Local athletes showed they were the kings — and queens — of the sandy courts.

The King of the Court Crown Series, a four-stop invitational beach volleyball series, wrapped up last weekend in Huntington Beach. U.S. teams April Ross and Alix Klineman, as well as Jake Gibb and Taylor Crabb, took home the wins in front of a standing-room-only stadium of fans.

There was a $150,000 prize purse on the line, as well as the King of the Court title. Twenty teams per gender were invited to compete.

“It was amazing to win on my home beach,” said Ross. “The field was so tough out there.”

Gibb said the format was physically demanding, but a lot of fun.

“The best part about playing on my home turf is hearing people cheer for me and recognizing who those voices belong to,” the Huntington Beach resident said. “I’m so stoked right now.”

The King of the Court series began in Utrecht, Netherlands on Sept. 7, followed by a stop in Antwerp, Belgium on Sept. 8, before making its U.S. debut at the AVP Hawaii Invitational and ending in Huntington Beach.

Orange County passing leaders after the Week 5 games.

The leaderboards will be updated each Monday during the regular season.

Leaderboards are based on stats available each Monday morning.

The members of Los Master Plus wear colorful matching shirts, sometimes adorned with animal prints, tight pants, cowboy hats, boots and cool shades as they bust out sweet dance steps while performing a crazy mix of music that shouldn’t go together.

Yes, that’s Radiohead’s “Creep” in Spanish with an electro-cumbia beat, and wait, was that Kings of Leon’s “Sex on Fire,” and No Doubt’s “Don’t Speak,” en Español, too? Sí, sí it was.

The band mixes cumbia and Norteño beats with electronica dance grooves, reggaeton, hip-hop and rock riffs, something lead singer El Comanche describes as “una mezcla bastante sabrosa,” or a delicious mix.

And if you’ve never heard of Los Master Plus before, well then you probably haven’t been coming to Music Tastes Good in Long Beach because thanks to a scheduling snafu a couple of years ago, the oddly appealing and undeniably talented Mexican trio has pretty much become the festival’s house band.

The trio is back again this year to perform at the third annual festival, which takes place Sept. 29 and 30 at Marina Green Park.

“It’s a mix of all the genres we love with cumbia as the base but with all types of genres mixed in… It’s really energetic and every time we’ve played in Long Beach, although people don’t know us, they’ve always ended up dancing,” El Comanche said during a phone interview in Spanish a few days before the band’s third Music Tastes Good appearance.

Made up of El Comanche, El Deivis Muñoz and  El Negro Luna, the trio got its first taste of Music Tastes Good during the inaugural event.

But then something went wrong.

Due to a scheduling confusion, they showed up on stage dressed in their best electro-norteño-banda-meets-hip-hop-star outfits but were only able to play a couple of songs.

“When we started we were 25 minutes behind and it was sad, people were there waiting and we were only able to do three or four songs and we really wanted to do more,” he said.

However, the mishap turned into more gigs.

“We had booked Los Master Plus year one, and due to a snafu, their set got cut short. To make it up to them, we asked them back for year two. They are just so great, we decided to have them back annually. There are few bands out there who can cover Daft Punk, No Doubt, and Kings of Leon, all in Spanish, and get the crowd dancing like they do,” Jon Halperin, talent buyer for Music Tastes Good, wrote in an email.

And it’s not just a gimmick for these guys, they sincerely love all the music they smash together on stage.

“Ultimately we know these genres, we love these genres. We’re not going to play music we don’t love. This is all music we grew up with,” El Comanche said.

For year three Los Master Plus have new original music coming, but they still plan on busting out a few of those sweet covers.

“If we didn’t like it, people wouldn’t like it. But because we love it I think people really get it,” he added.

If You Go:

When: Sept. 29-30

Where: Marina Green Park, 386 E. Shoreline Drive, Long Beach.

Tickets: $85-$300

Information: www.mttglb.co

DANA POINT —  Boaters and merchants got a first look Monday, Sept. 24, at what the renovated marina will look like after the 47-year-old Dana Point Harbor undergoes a $330 million renovation.

The presentation by developer Dana Point Harbor Partners, which included details and a construction timeline for the long-awaited project, was held at the Ocean Institute during the monthly meeting of the Dana Point Harbor Advisory Board. More than 100 people attended, including county and Dana Point city officials.

Dana Point Harbor Partners received approval from the Orange County Board of Supervisors in July to develop and take over the 66-year harbor lease. The group is now in a 90- to 120-day option period during which the development team can take a deeper dive into the project and potentially adjust the lease.

Local boaters and merchants on Monday were anxious for more project specifics related to parking, the phases of construction, what happens to the retailers and the status of boat slips and dry boat storage

“We got a better understanding of the marina, the parking structure and time frame,” said Donna Kalez, who operates Dana Wharf Whale Watching and Sportfishing and has a fleet of 16 boats in the harbor.  “It’s important that the merchants stay open during construction and Bryon Ward is committed to that even though it cost him more money.”

Ward, of Burnham-Ward Properties, and Dustin Schmidt of  R.D. Olson Development will work together on the harbor’s commercial core. Joe Ueberroth, of Bellwether Financial Group, will build the waterside.

Together they outlined the project and said, in the best-case scenario, construction on the first phase — which includes a three-level parking structure near where the launch ramp day parking is now and close to Dana Wharf — could start by the end of 2019.

“Right now, whale watch and Catalina Flyer people are scrambling for parking,” Ward said. “Retail has 600 spaces. What we’re doing in the parking structure exceeds what you have now in total.”

Ward discussed plans for two hotels, up to 266 rooms, that would include a revamp of the Marina Inn and a boutique-style hotel similar to the Lido Hotel in Newport Beach but with a Dana Point twist. Once the lease with the county is signed, Ward said, it will be three years before all rooms will be available. In the meantime, the Marina Inn will be refreshed, for guests looking for a lower-cost option, he said.

Plans to renovate the wharf area with new facades on existing buildings is being done to keep businesses open during construction. A surf museum is also planned.

While Ward and Schmidt detailed the land-side development, Ueberroth unveiled a plan that gave boaters a first view of the marina.

“I build marinas across the world and I try to use other ideas tried in other harbors,” said Ueberroth, who said the harbor’s marina is the largest on the West Coast.

“We will be leading edge and we will look at, ‘What do we need to look like in 20 years,’ he said. “The intent is to build a world-class facility that you will love and that meets the community of today.”

Ueberroth said he plans to reduce the number of slips in the harbor from 2,451 to 2,323, partly due to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and by adding larger slips. Now, more than 50 percent of the slips in the harbor are shorter than 30 feet long while the greatest demand comes from people with boats longer than 30 feet. Some with boats in the 35- to 60-foot range have been waiting for more than a decade to get a slip, he said.

In the new marina, more than 50 percent of the slips will be longer than 30 feet.

Some boaters raised concerns about higher-priced slips, but Ueberroth said costs will be dictated by the market. He said that at some point, management of the marina might be consolidated under one group. But for now, the East and West basins are managed separately. Ueberroth said he will honor those leases after he takes over the lease from the county.

The harbor’s dry storage will be racks instead of a full building. The racks will have a cover and will be screened on the sides.

Ueberroth said he expects it will take two years to get through the entitlement process with the California Coastal Commission and then four to five years to build the marina in phases.

“Seven years from now the marina will be fully revitalized,” he said.

“This gave our Dana Point Harbor community a good look at so much of the hard work that’s been going on behind the scenes over the last few months,” said James Lenthall, president of the Dana Point Harbor Advisory Group. “Our boaters got a real sense of what their experience will be like in our renovated harbor.”

Teri Bowen, who owns a 34-foot trawler and has had a slip for 18 years in front of Coffee Importers, said she is excited about the new marina and harbor.

“It will look beautiful,” she said. “I don’t think they’re taking a whole lot away from the slips. It will be good as long as they keep boaters front and center. We’re the reason there’s a harbor.”

Sage Hill last week beat St. Margaret’s in five sets in Academy League girls volleyball.

St. Margaret’s this week is ranked No. 2 in CIF-Southern Section Division 4. Sage Hill is a Division 3 team but is not in the Division 3 top 10.

Why?

“I’d like to know why, too,” said Sage Hill coach Dan Thomassen. “We should be in that conversation.”

Thomassen, though, has an idea why the Lightning are excluded from the Division 3 rankings.

“We have many new players this year,” he said, “and most people probably knew that.”

Sage Hill on Monday inadvertently made the coaches who vote on the Division 3 top 10 look good. The Lightning lost to Saddleback Valley Christian 3-0.

The Academy League is a good league in girls volleyball. Sage Hill is first place with a 4-1 league record. St. Margaret’s and Saddleback Valley Christian are tied for second at 3-2 each.

Among the Lightning’s top players are senior outside hitters Amiyah De’Long and and Sydnee Francis. De’Long leads the team in kills. Francis, Thomassen said, is “our lunch-pail, come-to-work-every-day kid. She has a bunch of bumps and bruises on her forearms from diving on the court so much.”

Sage Hill, which plays host to Capistrano Valley Christian (2-2) in a league match Wednesday, had a rough start largely because of its challenging schedule. The Lightning played in the Ann Kang Invitational, one of the nation’s better season-opening tournaments, in August. They lost to Mater Dei, Trabuco Hills and Laguna Beach.

Those daunting opponents got the Lightning ready for play in the Academy League in which Sage Hill is in first place.

“I knew it would take a while for us to get better,” Thomassen said.

A former building inspector was arrested at his Huntington Beach home Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of secretly recording 89 people in restrooms at Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall, where he worked, and a nearby Starbucks coffee store, authorities said.

Andrew Jensen, 49, was taken into custody before 3 p.m. following a more than two-month investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The investigation was triggered when a City Hall worker on July 5 discovered a camera attached to the bottom of a tampon dispenser in a restroom, Sgt. Ricky Osburn said.

Jensen faces 89 counts of invasion of privacy, he said.

“The camera we recovered was a miniature spy camera a little bit bigger than a quarter and he had wrapped it in Velcro and secured it to the underside of the dispenser,” Osburn said. The restroom where the device was discovered is accessible only to employees.

Detectives reviewed footage on the device that included the suspect setting up the camera, but his face was not captured. Jensen was identified by “unique physical oddities,” Osburn said.

The camera also contained footage taken from the restroom of the Starbucks at the Golden Cove Shopping Center.

Osburn said it was hard to pin down exactly when the footage was taken, but detectives suspect Jensen had been planting the camera and recording people “for months.”

In a statement, Rancho Palos Verdes officials said Jensen has not been at City Hall since Aug. 2 and resigned from his job last week.

“The City has fully cooperated with the Sheriff’s Department and assisted them by providing information and evidence. The City also began its own investigation into the matter,” the statement said. “The City is gravely concerned and disturbed by this betrayal of trust and violation of privacy against our employees and the community. However, we are confident that justice will be served in the criminal courts.”

According to the government salary database Transparent California, Jensen worked for Rancho Palos Verdes as a building inspector for seven years, earning $86,500 in total pay and benefits in 2017.

Osburn said a search of Jensen’s home found lawfully possessed pornography, but no additional evidence.

Anyone with information was asked to contact Detective Terence Peterson at TMPeters@lasd.org. or call the Lomita sheriff’s station at 310-891-3211.

University is not only the best girls tennis team in the Pacific Coast League, the Trojans also are the best girls tennis team in Orange County and in the CIF-Southern Section.

That makes it easy to overlook another Pacific Coast League girls tennis team, Woodbridge.

The Warriors are ranked No. 2 in CIF-SS Division 2 (University is No. 1 in Division 1). They went 3-0 last week with nonleague wins over Huntington Beach and Aliso Niguel and a league-opening win over Irvine.

Woodbridge’s top player last week was sophomore singles Grace Yin. She was 8-1 last week. Yin is 17-2 for the season going into Tuesday’s league match against Northwood.

LAGUNA WOODS — The Laguna Woods post office, based at the Performing Arts Center, may be moving soon.

The little brown mobile unit stashed in one corner of the parking lot at 23822 Avenida Sevilla may no longer house a full retail post office, as the lease is set to expire on Saturday, Sept. 30, said Evelina Ramirez, U.S. Postal Service representative for Los Angeles and Orange counties.

Ramirez said the government mailing service has not started negotiations yet for an extension and that any discussion may start in a few months.

“We are hopeful that the landlord will offer another lease,” she said. “If the landlord decides not to extend our lease, we’ll look for another space.”

As gate access is required upon visit, this post is reserved exclusively for Laguna Woods Village residents.

Services offered at this location include shipping first class mail, priority mail, express mail as well as standard-rate mail, domestically and internationally.

Residents may buy stamps or packaging products and make money orders; however, this location does not provide post office boxes or passport services.

There are currently 84 post offices in Orange County; this location is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m, according to usps.com, and experiences its highest traffic in the afternoons, most notably around 11 a.m. midweek. Visitors spend an average of 15 minutes at the post.

The Postal Service expects to deliver 17.9 billion cards, letters and packages between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve as the average number of pieces processed daily jumps from about 528 million to 560 million during the holidays.

Ramirez explained the next steps if the lease is not renewed, beginning with a press release informing and inviting the public to discuss alternative sites. The collected data will be considered before applying for relocation.

“We do not intend to close the post office,” she said.

Three Orange County boys basketball teams that were CIF-Southern Section Division 2AA teams last season are in the Division 1 group this coming season.

Teams are placed into divisions by a power-points rankings system. The more points a team has accrued over the previous two seasons, the higher the division for that team. Points are given to teams for their regular-season and CIF-SS playoffs results and strength of opponents and league.

Aliso Niguel, Canyon and JSerra were in 2AA last year. They are in Division 1 this year.

CIF-SS has 10 playoff divisions, including an Open Division. A panel selects at the end of the regular season which teams will be in the Open Division. The panel can select teams from any division to play in the Open Division.

Other Orange County teams in Division 1 are Mater Dei, which had the second-most power points behind Bishop Montgomery of Torrance, Edison, Esperanza and Santa Margarita.

GARDEN GROVE – Jack Wallin left his fingerprints on every park in Garden Grove. So it’s only fitting that his memorial will take place at KiwanisLand.

Wallin, 88, died Friday, Sept. 21, after a brief bout of pneumonia. He leaves a legacy grounded in playgrounds – and in fun.

As the city’s first superintendent of parks, Wallin co-founded the Strawberry Festival. Celebrating its 60th anniversary this past May, Wallin rode in the parade as grand marshal.

Among more traditional parks, Wallin helped design and birth dreamlike Atlantis Play Center, which still retains its ’60s vibe. “We wanted something unique, something that nobody else had,” Wallin told the Orange County Register in 2013, the park’s half-century mark.

That 40-foot dragon slide and King Neptune sculpture? Wallin and his crew built them. “It’s not generally known, but back then we (recreation staff) made all the equipment in the park,” he said.

Wallin always had an eye toward compassion, said daughter Shannon Watermolen.

Decades back, he created a special day earmarked for children with disabilities to enjoy the Strawberry Festival – and continued to organize it every year forward, including 2018. As always, on the Thursday before opening day, Wallin welcomed almost 2,000 children with special needs for free carnival rides and ice cream.

“That was the one thing he was most proud of,” Watermolen said. “My dad had a huge heart.”

Wallin designed KiwanisLand, as well, with inclusion in mind. The three-acre park features campgrounds, a man-made mountain with a waterfall and a lake in which kids can paddle small rafts.

“He wanted a place where boys and girls from urban areas could camp and enjoy nature in a safe environment,” Watermolen said.

Until an illness left him weak earlier this year, Wallin visited KiwanisLand every day and helped out with maintenance as a volunteer.

“It was his special place,” Watermolen said.

Still, Wallin is best known as an instrumental force behind the Strawberry Festival. Over the years, the community fundraiser grew to attract around 250,000 attendees every Memorial Day weekend.

In its younger days, the festival’s parade attracted big-name participants including Jayne Mansfield, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Pat Boone, Jimmy Durante, Mel Blanc, Steve Martin, Jane Powell, Meredith MacRae, Debbie Reynolds, Lorne Green and Nancy Sinatra.

The most unforgettable guest of honor was Sen. Bobby Kennedy, who rode in the parade June 4, 1968 – the day before his assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. “He was very nice to everybody, really charming,” Wallin recalled in a recent interview.

Wallin predicted that the Strawberry Festival would be around for another 60 years.

“I’ll be gone,” he said, “but it will still be here.”

Wallin is survived by his wife, Marge, three children and six grandchildren. His memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, at KiwanisLand, 9840 Larson Ave., Garden Grove.