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
Additional members of the House of Representatives announced their support for businessman and former Congressman Harley Rouda to retake his seat. Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, Congressman Jim McGovern, Congressman David Trone, and former Congressman Max Rose endorsed Harley’s bid in CA-47 today. He has already earned the support of several other 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. Read More
Midsummer Scream announces its return to the Long Beach Convention Center July 28-30, 2023. The three-day event will bring Halloween and horror fans from around the world together for a weekend of thrilling delights! Passes go on sale Saturday, March 4th at MidsummerScream.org. For a limited time, General Admission passes Read More
In order to ensure that taxpayer dollars are used effectively toward reducing the main drivers of wildfires and improve the resilience of increasingly vulnerable communities, Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris has introduced Assembly Bill 788. As devastating wildfires have ravaged the Golden State, California has appropriated $2.7 billion* for wildfire and forest Read More
At 1:50 a.m. on March 1, 2023, Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 22000 block of Bellcroft Drive in Lake Forest for an unknown trouble call. When deputies arrived, they located a woman in her 70s with multiple stab wounds inside the residence. The woman was pronounced deceased Read More
