Orange County’s largest private companies experienced continued growth last year, primarily driven by mergers and acquisitions. The 33 companies on the Business Journal’s annual list reported a 6% increase in revenue to $110.3 billion in 2024. That compares to a 4.5% increase in 2023 and a 1.4% increase in 2022. Read More
Orange County’s luxury homes market continues to be a magnet for high-net-worth buyers, with yet another big-ticket residence taken off the market at a record-setting price. A four-bedroom, six-bathroom home at 63 Monarch Bay Drive in Dana Point sold for $34 million on May 27. The sales price is a Read More
One of our most thrilling films at MacGillivray Freeman was “Everest,” which took us four years to make in the mid-1990s. The highest I got was the base camp at around 18,000 feet. At that altitude, your brain doesn’t work well. So, we organized the film shoot like a military Read More
Bruce Stuckman Patent Prosecution Bruce Stuckman, PhD, has prosecuted over 1,500 patents to issuance, built patent portfolios for three of the world’s top patent producing companies and managed patents for dozens of startups in fields including wireless and broadband communications, quantum computing, storage networks, database systems, and AI. Stuckman is Read More
Kelly Hale Patent Prosecution With 30+ years prosecuting patents and building patent portfolios for Rockwell Semiconductor, Conexant, Mindspeed Technologies, and Broadcom Corp., Kelly Hale has joined KRC as Of Counsel. Hale’s experience includes information technology, AI and machine learning, CMOS imaging, hyperspectral imaging, 3D projection holography, intelligent ocular technology, solid-state Read More
Kate Stuckman Patent Prosecution Kate Stuckman has been named Chair of KRC’s newly formed Patent Prosecution Group. Kate prosecutes patents in big data storage and analytics; AI and machine learning, medical imaging and devices, encryption and other high tech fields. She has an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford, where Read More
Nonprofit Easterseals Southern California, the largest provider of essential disability and community services to children, adults, and their families, welcomes Sonia Moldovan and Chad Watson to its board of directors. Sonia Moldovan Moldovan leads the Conrad N. Hilton Program Department, where she provides thought leadership on strategy, evaluation, and oversight Read More
Bring Punk Chaos to the Glass House June 6th, 2025 Review by Shane Pase The Glass House in Pomona has seen its share of punk rock chaos over the years, but Friday night’s triple bill featuring The Adicts, Lower Class Brats, and The Drowns delivered something special—a reminder that the Read More
Members of the South all-stars who defeated the North Saturday. (Photos courtesy Sara Humphries). The South banged out 10 hits and went on to defeat the North 7-2 in the inaugural Orange Grove Conference Senior All-Star Baseball game Saturday at Glover Stadium in Anaheim, according to Estancia Coach Nate Goellrich. Read More
