'Little kid' ideal shines behind Festival of Lights (The Press-Enterprise)
What does it take to transform Riverside's historic Mission Inn Hotel & Spa into a glittering winter wonderland? Patience. Attention to detail. And a strong cup of joe.

Bruins will enjoy Thanksgiving dinner as a team (Los Angeles Times)
With a game Friday at Arizona State, the players will celebrate the holiday together. It's not quite like home, but the UCLA football team will have Thanksgiving dinner at a hotel in the Phoenix area where they are spending the night before Friday's game against Arizona State.

Inland high school football coaches' recruiting strategy targets middle-schoolers (The Press-Enterprise)
A football coach clad in school colors. A handful of elite prospects huddled around him. A sales pitch imploring them to come play for a school whose struggling team needs a massive talent overhaul.

County attorney declines to prosecute Corona guard (The Arizona Republic)
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office will not prosecute the case of a longtime Corona del Sol High School security guard accused of child molestation.

Burned out Corona residents try to pick up the pieces (The Press-Enterprise)
Standing outside the remains of their home off Green River Road in Corona, Marcelino and Bonnitta Hazelwood waited for their insurance adjuster Monday to begin the process of rebuilding their home and lives.

Roosevelt's playoff debut rough (The Press-Enterprise)
FONTANA - The first time, no matter what the endeavor, is usually pretty special. Someday, the trophy cases at Eastvale Roosevelt High School may be filled with trophies and plaques, game balls and team pictures of championship football teams.

Medi-Cal's doctor list deceiving; Inland patients have fewer to choose from (The Press-Enterprise)
More California doctors this year enrolled in the state program that covers health care for the poor, but some providers who have signed up aren't seeing those patients because they say the state doesn't pay enough to do so.

Angler makes 'Catch of the Year' in Morro Bay (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
By Wayne Shaw -- The saltwater "Catch of the Year" occurred Tuesday aboard the Harbor Pathfinder out of Virg's Landing. And it wasn't even a fish. It was much more important!

Would-be homebuyers find themselves in ownership limbo (The Press-Enterprise)
When Ryan Zimmermann last month arrived for a walk-through of the four-bedroom Corona house he had just bought at a bank auction, he got a big surprise. Someone else had moved in.

Prop. 8 leader portrays foes as an angry, dangerous mob (Orange County Register)
At a Santa Ana press conference, those behind the ban on gay marriage complain of opponents tactics.