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HAPPENINGS

Paint pros

This year, on Feb. 7 and 8, Surf City will be the first stop on

the Paintball Super 7 World Series. B1

ALSO:

* Fig relates the latest from the surf scene. B1

* Reel critics review “Narc.” B2

CITYSCAPE

Strand stand

City officials say they are close to reaching a settlement in the

lawsuits over the Strand project, just days after the coastal

commission denies an appeal of the project. A4

SCHOOLS

Belt tightening

School officials are trimming their budgets after Gov. Gray Davis’

state budget revision. A9

SPORTS

Legend’s legacy

Ocean View hoops player John Impelman tries to follow in his

great-grandfather John Wooden’s footsteps. B3