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California Lottery unveils new video to showcase how all Californians benefit from lottery funding

The California Lottery unveiled a new video during its public commission meeting, highlighting the impact that Lottery funding has on Californians. The video showcases the Medical Assisting program at Long Beach City College (LBCC), which is funded with Lottery dollars. Since 1984, the Lottery has raised $39 billion for California’s Read More

California Republican legislators secure consumer relief for high natural gas bills

Legislative Republicans respond to action taken by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) as they approved a request to provide financial relief for Californians facing high natural gas and electricity bills: “Californians all across our state have been devastated by the recent spike in home heating bills. My office alone Read More

Waymakers’ 12th Annual “Love Grows by Giving” wine tasting event

Waymakers presents its 12th Annual “Love Grows by Giving” wine tasting event on February 24, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa. Benefiting Waymakers’ Huntington Beach Youth Shelter, this event includes live entertainment, a live and silent auction and wine and beer samplings with complimentary hors d’oeuvres Read More

Assemblyman Tri Ta introduces legislation to crack down on out-of-state theft rings operating in California

Assemblyman Tri Ta submitted AB 329 to crack down on shoplifters that travel to California to participate in retail theft. The bill strengthens penalties for anyone that travels to California and commits retail theft. This legislation would make it an automatic felony for non-residents to steal from retailers in California. Read More

Supervisor Andrew Do supports Homeless Navigation Center in central Orange County

Supervisor Andrew Do supports the development of a homeless navigation center in Garden Grove, which has partnered with Westminster, Fountain Valley, and the County of Orange to open a multi-million-dollar center for the homeless. This center will serve families and residents in need of emergency shelter and provide supportive services Read More

Catalina Museum for Art & History announces Classic Landscapes: Catalina Museum’s Plein Air Painting Auction

Catalina Museum for Art & History is pleased to present Classic Landscapes: Catalina Museum’s Plein Air Painting Auction. Bidding will open online on February 7 via Bidsquare and continue through February 26. The museum-curated auction features a selection of 25 plein air paintings from a variety of artists including Clyde Read More

27th Surf City Marathon and Half Marathon presented by 361° returns to Huntington Beach

This Sunday, February 5, the 27th annual the Surf City Marathon and Half Marathon presented by 361° returns with 15,000 runners. The popular Orange County road race is a convenient destination event with the expo, headquarter hotels, start line and finish line festival all taking place along the Pacific Coast Read More

WalletHub Study Update: States Having the Quickest Recovery of Unemployment Claims

New unemployment claims decreased slightly week-over-week on January 23 amid high inflation and the threat of a recession. To help add some context to these statistics, WalletHub just released updated rankings for the States Where Unemployment Claims Are Decreasing the Most. Key Stats: 24 states had unemployment claims last week Read More