Category: Orange County News

Rep. Young Kim leads bill to support Taiwan’s participation in the International Monetary Fund

As first reported in POLITICO, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40), who serves on the House Financial Services Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced the Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 540) with Rep. Al Green (TX-09) to support Taiwan’s participation in the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The bipartisan Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act Read More

Painter Ann Phong explores crises amplified since the COVID-19 pandemic at The Doyle starting Jan. 30

Painter Ann Phong presents new work in a solo exhibition on display at Orange Coast College’s Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion from Jan. 30 until Mar. 23, 2023. The exhibition, titled “Ann Phong: Re-Evaluating Normal,”continues the artist’s exploration of global challenges that reshaped her as an individual,as well as society Read More

State Treasurer Fiona Ma announces Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital awarded $135 million in grant funding

California State Treasurer Fiona Ma announced today that Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital (LLUCH) was awarded $135 million in grant funding through the Children’s Hospital Bond Act of 2018. The grant of voter-approved bond funds was awarded by the California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA), which is chaired by Treasurer Read More

Newport Beach Police Aid Costa Mesa Police in Arrest That Nets 30,00 Fentanyl Pills

Approximately 30,000 fentanyl pills recovered by the CMPD On Wednesday evening, January 25, a Costa Mesa police officer attempted to stop a vehicle for a vehicle code violation, but the driver refused to yield and subsequently led officers on a slow-speed pursuit through the east side of Costa Mesa. According Read More

Congressman Adam Schiff is running to unseat Senator Dianne Feinstein in 2024

Fresh off of being bounced from the House Intelligence Committee by new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA20), Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA30) has announced that he’s running to unseat Senator Dianne Feinstein in 2024. Our democracy is at great risk. Because GOP leaders care more about power than anything else. And Read More

DISC Surgery Center at Newport Beach Goes In-Network with Cigna, DISC Doctors Garner Awards

DISC office DISC Surgery Center at Newport Beach has announced that it is now in-network with Cigna HealthCare of California. Effective immediately, Cigna members throughout Southern California and beyond have covered access to the highest quality of musculoskeletal care in a state-of-the-art, infection-free outpatient setting. DISC is one of the Read More

Reps. Kim, Garcia, Brownley, Chu push to improve wildfire detection

U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) joined Reps. Mike Garcia (CA-27), Julia Brownley (CA-26) and Judy Chu (CA-28) to introduce the bipartisan Fire Information and Reaction Enhancement (FIRE) Act to improve wildfire detection and forecasting. This bipartisan bill would allow the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop and expand Read More