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Veteran legislative leader named Costa Mesa’s new Governmental Affairs Manager

City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison announced that veteran legislative affairs leader, Jay Barkman, has been named the City’s new Governmental Affairs Manager. “We are looking forward to having Jay fill this much-needed role to build even stronger relationships with other government agencies and our elected officials at the County, Read More

IBM, EU and Lionsgate pull ads from Elon Musk’s X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlash

Advertisers are fleeing social media platform X over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content and hate speech on the site in general, with billionaire owner Elon Musk inflaming tensions with his own tweets endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory. IBM said this week that it stopped advertising Read More

New ‘luxury’ movie theater replacing shuddered ArcLight in El Segundo

Grand opening slated for summer 2024 Years after ArcLight theaters across the country screened their final films, a new movie theater chain is moving into one of the shuddered locations. This week, Cinema West announced plans to take over the space once occupied by ArcLight Beach Cities off Rosecrans Avenue Read More

New ‘luxury’ movie theater replacing shuttered ArcLight in El Segundo

Grand opening slated for summer 2024 Years after ArcLight theaters across the country screened their final films, a new movie theater chain is moving into one of the shuttered locations. This week, Cinema West announced plans to take over the space once occupied by ArcLight Beach Cities off Rosecrans Avenue Read More

‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving’ will be available to watch for free this holiday season

Everyone will be able to watch “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” this holiday season, thanks to Apple TV+. The streaming service announced that the holiday classic will be available to stream for free this year to celebrate the special’s 50th anniversary. The movie will be available to non-subscribers on Nov. 18 Read More

Comedian Dana Carvey’s son, Dex, dead at 32

Actor and comedian Dana Carvey’s eldest son, Dex Carvey, has died from an accidental drug overdose, his family announced Thursday. He was 32. On Wednesday night, Dex’s girlfriend reportedly called the police from their L.A. home where Dex was found unresponsive in the bathroom, according to TMZ. Paramedics reportedly tried Read More

Dana Point Mayor, Supervisor Foley Provide Update on Harbor Advisory Committee

Since its formation in July, the Harbor Advisory Committee has met four times, discussing construction schedules for the marina revitalization already well underway, the commercial core construction and hotel development awaiting a California Coastal Commission decision, project oversight and more. In an emailed statement, Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley noted Read More