Category: Orange County News

Jim Mayfield, International Trade Specialist with the Department of Commerce, will present at the January Cypress Chamber Networking Breakfast

Jim Mayfield, international trade specialist The Cypress Chamber of Commerce will welcome International Trade Expert Jim Mayfield as our first guest speaker for the year at the January Networking Breakfast. Our event will be held Tuesday, January 10th at the Residence Inn by Marriott at 4931 Katella Avenue, Cypress/Los Alamitos Read More

Tobacco-Free ‘23: 3 reasons why this is the year for California residents to quit tobacco for good

While tobacco use has been declining for decades, 8.9% of California residents still smoke and tobacco is the leading cause of death and disease in the state. Through the new “Tobacco-Free ‘23” campaign, the American Lung Association is sharing key reasons why 2023 is the year to quit tobacco, as Read More

Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Starring Richard Thomas Holds Court at Segerstrom Center Dec. 27 – Jan. 8

(l to r) Arianna Gayle Stucki (“Mayella Ewell”), Richard Thomas (“Atticus Finch”), Stephen Elrod (“Bailiff”), Richard Poe (“Judge Taylor”), Greg Wood (“Mr. Roscoe”) and Joey Collins (“Bob Ewell”) How many of you studied Harper Lee’s 1960 novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” in high school? Hands down. Yes, most of us Read More

Newport Beach-based OC Community Foundation Holds Annual Meeting Amplifying Giving in Orange County

Nearly 400 philanthropists, business and community members gathered for the Orange County Community Foundation’s 2022 Annual Meeting on Dec. 1. Held in person for the first time since 2019, the event was a celebration of the profound impact of giving in Orange County, across the country and around the world. Read More

Campus Opioid Safety Act to help save lives from opioid and fentanyl overdoses on college campuses takes effect January 1

As California students head back to many public colleges and universities in the new year, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is bolstering efforts to raise awareness of and prevent opioid use, addiction, and potential overdose, as the state works to provide students with greater access to the life-saving Read More