Category: Orange County News

Rep. Young Kim applauds Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act becoming law

President Biden signed into law the Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act (H.R. 4693), a bipartisan bill by U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (TX-10), Chair Gregory Meeks (NY-05) and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (PA-10) to advance targeted, evidence-based interventions for the prevention and Read More

Upcoming Caltrans Maintenance Closures for Oct. 22-23, 2022

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is scheduled to have the following closures for maintenance repairs: Saturday, October 22 Southbound State Route 55 (SR-55) connector to north and southbound Interstate 405 (I-405) from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Southbound I-405 connector to northbound SR-55 from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Read More

Skeletal remains recovered from culvert pipe in Santa Ana

On October 17, 2022, at approximately 9:30 a.m., California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) workers were conducting a routine inspection of the culvert system on State Route 55 southbound, from Baker Street, using a robotic camera. Duringthe inspection, Caltrans workers discovered what appeared to be skeletal remains in a culvert pipe. Read More

Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley announces $3.5 million in financing to convert old motels in Costa Mesa and Stanton into permanent supportive housing

Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley released a statement following yesterday’s Board of Supervisors meeting where the Board approved additional actions to move two Project Homekey motel conversions forward. The Board approved $2.5 million in funding to support the development of 40 units of permanent supportive housing at the Motel 6 Read More

Updated WalletHub Study: 2022’s States Where Employers Are Struggling the Most in Hiring

With the labor force participation rate at 62.3%, one of the lowest rates in decades, WalletHub released updated data on 2022’s States Where Employers Are Struggling the Most in Hiring, plus expert commentary. In order to see where employers are struggling the most in hiring, WalletHub compared the 50 states Read More

Anaheim Plaza invites community to free Halloween Trick-or-Treat event

Anaheim Plaza, an open-air shopping center just minutes from the Disneyland Resort, Angel Stadium and Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, invites the community to its Halloween event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 29. The event will feature trick-or-treating at participating retailers centerwide (while supplies last), Read More