Category: Orange County News

Segerstrom Center Hosts Spectacular Dance Concert Starring Renowned Dancers Impacted by War in Ukraine

Lizi Avsajanishvili in Don Quixote as part of Reunited in Dance. Photo by Karolina Kuras For one night, Russia and Ukraine came together with a sole purpose: to reunite artists from both countries to create an intimate, one-of-a-kind evening of dance on the stage of the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Read More

Newport Beach City Manager Update: High Fire Severity Zone, Storm Response

Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager On Tuesday, November 15, the City Council approved the 2022 California building standards codes and California fire codes, which regulate the design and construction of structures to protect life and property. The state adopts new codes every Read More

Senator Bates encourages college graduates to apply to Senate Fellows program

Senator Patricia Bates (R – Laguna Niguel) today announced the availability of applications for the 2023-2024 California Senate Fellowship program. The program provides college graduates an opportunity to become full-time Senate staff members at the State Capitol in Sacramento for 11-months beginning in October 2023. Fellows are assigned to the personal or Read More

2022 MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach Winter Wonderland takes place on Saturday, December 3, 2022

You are invited to attend the City of Los Alamitos 11th annual MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach Winter Wonderland presented by Universal Waste Systems (UWS). The event will take place on Saturday, December 3, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at St. Isidore Historical Plaza at Read More

Community invited to attend December 1 opening for park honoring landmark Mendez v. Westminster case

The City of Westminster, in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education, will host a grand opening ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 1 to celebrate the completion of a new park and monument honoring the historic Mendez v. Westminster case, which led to the desegregation of California’s public schools 75 Read More

OC Sheriff sees increase in retail theft arrests, recovery of property after implementing proactive enforcement efforts

Proactive enforcement efforts in response to an increase in retail theft activity has resulted in the arrest of 14 suspects responsible for stealing nearly $43,000 in property during more than 52 retail theft incidents. Since Oct. 4, OC Sheriff’s Mission Viejo Police Services (MVPS) responded to an increased number of theft Read More