Category: Orange County News

Orange County Treasurer Shari Freidenrich is notifying homeowners that the California Mortgage Relief Program is expanding delinquent property tax assistance coverage to include current-year delinquencies. Previously, the program had been limited to paying only delinquent taxes from prior years, however any delinquent current-year first-installments will now be covered as well. Read More

The strong endorsements keep coming for Garden Grove Councilwoman Kim Bernice Nguyen’s congressional campaign. After announcing endorsements from Former State Assemblyman Tom Daly, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, and the International Union of Painters & Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 36, Ms. Nguyen today announced another major endorsement from Read More

On March 3, 2023, the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) will conduct a driving under the influence (DUI) checkpoint from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. in the North Division. DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of DUI checkpoints is Read More

The FBI and partners with the United States Attorney’s Office, the Los Angeles Police Department, the Hawthorne Police Department, and the Inglewood Police Department joined today to announce an investigation and reward offer related to a series of armed robberies over the past year in Los Angeles County targeting armored Read More

Our office will publish shorter, more focused budget analyses over the next few months. In most cases, rather than sending out an announcement for each publication, we will provide periodic updates with the key takeaways from recent pieces. All of our 2023-24 budget analyses to date can be found here.  The Read More

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is scheduled to have the following closure for maintenance repairs: Friday, March 3 Southbound State Route (SR) 241 off-ramp to southbound Santa Margarita Parkway from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 4 Southbound Interstate 5 (I-5) connector to eastbound SR-91 from 3 a.m. Read More

Weather in northwest Orange County for Friday, March 3, 2023: Today: Sunny, with a high near 62. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Mostly sunny skies are expected for the Read More

Gelson’s Oscar Awards cheese board The Academy Awards are coming up March 12—are you ready for your Oscar viewing party? The Oscars call for a special celebration, and Gelson’s in Newport Beach is ready to help with that celebration by offering show-stopping charcuterie boards served with specially-picked wine and champagne, Read More

Newport Beach-based CureDuchenne, a global nonprofit committed to finding and funding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has announced an addition to its executive team with the hiring of Vice President of Corporate and Donor Relations, Ryan Meardon. The strategic reinforcement of the organization’s corporate and philanthropic engine further solidifies Read More

Four of the artworks that were approved for Phase VIII of the Sculpture Exhibition in Civic Center Park (clockwise from top left): “Tulip the Rockfish” by Peter Hazel, “Efram” by James Burnes, “Kissing Bench” by Matt Cartwright, “Got Juice” by Stephen Landis. At the Newport Beach City Council meeting on Read More