Category: Orange County News

City Council censures Council Member Frances Marquez for violations of City Code of Ethics and Policies

The Cypress City Council has censured Council Member Frances Marquez for violations of the City of Cypress Code of Ethics and the City’s Civility, Conduct and Governance Policy. The 4-1 vote comes in response to weeks of complaints from Cypress High School students, parents and residents. According to multiple complaints, Read More

Cypress City Council issues second censure of Councilmember Frances Marquez

At the regular meeting of the Cypress City Council on Monday, September 26, 2022, the Council approved a resolution censuring Councilmember Frances Marquez (pdf) for the second time. Councilmember Marquez, who was elected in 2020, was previously censured at the June 27, 2022 City Council meeting for violating the City’s Read More

Keep Cypress United announces City Council endorsements

Throughout August, Keep Cypress United, a diverse and growing non-partisan group of Cypress residents, met with several candidates running for city council. They asked a variety of questions, focusing on numerous challenges facing the city with special emphasis on districting. After much discussion, Keep Cypress United has announced its 2022 Read More

Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents the 2022-2023 Jazz Series with Samara Joy on Saturday, October 1, 2022

Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents rising jazz vocalist Samara Joy, in two performances, 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at the Samueli Theater, as part of their Jazz series for the 2022/2023 season. With her Verve Records debut, Linger Awhile, 22-year-old Samara Joy makes her Read More

Changes to Knott’s Scary Farm Chaperone Policy increase number of minors per adult over 21

For 49 seasons, Knott’s Scary Farm has been providing haunting experiences and unimaginable scares to millions of guests. To make the event even more accessible to Scary Farm fans who are 17 years old or younger, Knott’s Scary Farm will implement the following change to our chaperone policy, effective September Read More

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