Category: Orange County News

Chef Masters Culinary Event in Laguna Beach Benefits Senior and Special Needs Dogs

Chef Ugo Allesina (Prego Restaurant), Event Chair Chef Pascal Olhats (Pascal Cuisine Catering), Venue Host Chef Donald Lockhart (Terra Restaurant) / photo credit Bob Hodson and Tony Lattimore The Chef Masters culinary event in Laguna Beach is going to the dogs—and that’s a good thing! Senior and special needs dogs Read More

Senate Republicans demand answers on delayed student test scores

Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) and all members of the Senate Republican Caucus recently submitted a letter to the California Superintendent of Public Instruction demanding the release of statewide data regarding the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP). The CAASPP testing scores are a key tool Read More

Newport Beach & Company Appoints Ashley Johnson as Senior VP and Chief Marketing Officer

Ashley Johnson, the new Senior VP and Chief Marketing Officer at Newport Beach & Co. Newport Beach & Company, the global destination marketing agency for the city of Newport Beach, has appointed Ashley Johnson, CDME as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. An award-winning executive, industry veteran Read More

Rep. Young Kim leads resolution to support Iran protests, condemn Iranian regime

U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39) introduced a bipartisan resolution to support human rights protests in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini and condemn the cruel Ayatollah regime’s oppression of women and its people. Reps. Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), Maria Salazar (FL-27) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) joined Rep. Kim as Read More

Lakewood’s race, equity, diversity and inclusion plan gets top honors

The League of California Cities has awarded the City of Lakewood with its “Helen Putnam Award for Excellence” for Lakewood’s community-wide race, equity, diversity and inclusion plan. Following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, the City of Lakewood initiated a Community Dialogue designed to listen to residents and create Read More

Los Alamitos Trunk or Treat returns to spook Little Cottonwood Park on October 22, 2022

You are invited to attend the City of Los Alamitos Recreation and Community Services Department’s 11th Annual MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach Trunk or Treat. The free event will be taking place on Saturday, October 22, 2022, from 5-7:30 p.m. at Little Cottonwood Park (4000 Farquhar Ave). Read More

Orange County Board of Supervisors applauds Governor Newsom for signing legislation for Orange County’s Veterans Cemetery

The Orange County Board of Supervisors expressed their gratitude after the announcement that Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1595 into law. “This is an historic day in Orange County for our Orange County veterans, their families and their loved ones,” said Chairman Doug Chaffee, Fourth District. “Due to Read More