Day: July 25, 2022

Islands Restaurant in Newport Beach Celebrates Anniversary with Throwback Menu and Giveaways

Islands beer and Heat Wave burger Would you believe Islands Restaurants is celebrating its 40th anniversary? If you’ve been to the Newport Beach location at The Bluffs shopping center at MacArthur and Bison, you’ve no doubt enjoyed one of their signature burgers (my favorite is the Hula burger with mushrooms Read More

Former legendary La Quinta baseball coach Dave Demarest in line for distinguished honor

Gerald Laird (left) and Ian Kennedy (right) joined Coach Dave Demarest for a photo in August 2014 at Petco Park. The two are among the seven Major Leaguers Demarest coached. (Photo courtesy Tom Duggan/Dave Demarest). Former long-time La Quinta High School baseball coach Dave Demarest, the winningest high school baseball Read More

Supervisor Katrina Foley responds to CA Attorney General’s opinion on County Supervisor representation after redistricting

Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley responded to the opinion from the California Attorney General on the early implementation of new supervisorial boundaries enacted by the Orange County Board of Supervisors. “Voters must feel confident in their vote determining who represents them,” said Supervisor Foley. “I am excited to return to Read More

Hoag Digestive Health Institute Welcomes New Surgical Director of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program

Elizabeth R. Raskin, M.D., Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has recruited innovative colorectal surgeon Elizabeth R. Raskin, M.D., as surgical director for the Margolis Family Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Program within Hoag’s Digestive Health Institute. Dr. Raskin comes to Hoag from University of California, Davis Medical Center, where she served as Read More

Placentia Punishers off to Bronco World Series in Texas after capturing zone championship

Placentia Punishers hold the zone championship banner Sunday. (Photo courtesy Placentia Pony). Placentia Punishers Bronco 12-and-under all-stars exploded for six runs in the fourth inning and went on to defeat the Tecolote all-stars from San Diego 7-1 Sunday afternoon in the championship of the West Zone tournament in Moreno Valley. Read More

Police Association calls on Cal State Long Beach to investigate “knowingly false” accusation of racial discrimination

Matt Kroner, President of the Statewide University Police Association (SUPA), issued the following statement regarding a knowingly false complaint of racial bias against a member of the SUPA employed at the Long Beach State Police Department: The statements made to the media by the California Faculty [email protected] Beach (CFA) alleging Read More

California Armenian Legislative Caucus Foundation announces Cottie Petrie-Norris as new member

The California Armenian Legislative Caucus Foundation is pleased to announce new member Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna Beach). The California Armenian Legislative Caucus Foundation includes: Senate Minority Leader Scott Wilk, Senator Bob Archuleta, Senator Andreas Borgeas, Senator Brian Dahle, Senator María Elena Durazo, Senator Bob Hertzberg, Senator Anthony Portantino, Assembly Speaker Read More