Palmer Luckey, co-founder, Anduril and Oculus VR PALMER LUCKEY FOUNDER OCULUS VR CO-FOUNDER ANDURIL INDUSTRIES WHY: At age 21, sold the virtual reality gear maker Oculus VR, which he founded, to Facebook for $2.3B in 2014. After being ousted from Facebook, returned to Orange County and founded Anduril in 2017. Read More
Westcliff University celebrates the grand opening of its College of Nursing in Corona ANTHONY LEE CEO WESTCLIFF UNIVERSITY WHY: Took over Westcliff University from his father who founded the school, growing its student base from 20 to thousands by combining technology-based learning with traditional campus classes. Expanded the school’s academic Read More
Brent Kulp accepts his entrepreneurship award BRENT KULP CEO / PRESIDENT TRAFFIX DEVICES INC WHY: Joined family business year after his parents founded it in 1987 to make products for highway safety, from signs to barricades. In 2020, took over business from parents. What started as a self-storage unit in Read More
Arthur Kuan at Nasdaq on CG Oncology’s IPO day ARTHUR KUAN CEO / CHAIRMAN CG ONCOLOGY WHY: The 34-year-old leads research for bladder cancer treatments that investors have called “game changers.” Went public in January 2024 after raising $380M in an initial public offering, marking the largest IPO for an Read More
I WANT BLOOD TOUR Coming to House of Bloues Anaheim May 25th, 2025 by Kim Scirotto Fans of the talented guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell received a delightful announcement about additional dates for Cantrell’s late summer U.S. tour, dubbed I Want Blood. The tour – inspired by his critically-acclaimed 2024 Read More
Senior shortstop Camryn Bradshaw in the batter’s box for El Toro. Senior catcher Alyssa Bueno is behind the plate for Warren (PHOTOS: Adam Kunin, For OC Sports Zone). El Toro High School’s softball team couldn’t hold on late against Warren at home on Saturday afternoon, as the Bears made a Read More
Sage Hill players, coaches and supporters celebrate after Saturday’s final. (PHOTOS: Adam Kunin, For OC Sports Zone). In a season filled with firsts for Sage Hill boys volleyball, the Lightning made program history at home on Saturday night by adding a CIF Southern Regional title to its resume. Sage Hill Read More
Due to the observation of the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 26, there will be no residential street sweeping the entire week through May 30 as Costa Mesa Sanitary District also observes this holiday pushing trash collection back one day. This results in residential gutter lines being cluttered with Read More
DIVISION 1 St. John Bosco 4, Villa Park 3 CLICK HERE FOR COVERAGE Santa Margarita 5, Los Alamitos 4: The Eagles move on to the semifinals Tuesday to host Crespi. Lucas Owens was 1 for 2 with a home run, Warren Gravely was 2 for 3 with an RBI, Gavin Read More
