MeridianLink Inc., a Costa Mesa-based software provider for small banks and credit unions, said President Larry Katz will become chief executive, effective Oct. 1. Current CEO Nicolaas Vlok plans to depart the post, while remaining on the board of directors (NYSE: MLNK). Katz joined MeridianLink in early 2024 as chief Read More
Scorches Brookside at the Rose Bowl May 14th, 2025 Review by Kevin Gomez If the lineup at Just Like Heaven this year at Brookside at the Rose Bowl was the hottest thing on record, and it most definitely was, then a close second was the unforgivable heat wave that roasted Read More
Thursday, May 15, 2025 The community is invited to celebrate National Public Works Week Thursday, May 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Great Park Hangar 244. Meet staff in the City of Irvine’s Public Works & Sustainability Department, learn about projects planned for Irvine, and get advice on pursuing a career in public Read More
Beckman’s baseball team is on the road for Thursday’s CIF Division 3 playoff opener. (Photo courtesy Beckman baseball). After losing some key players to injuries for the season in the first weeks of the season, Beckman High School’s baseball team had a strong finish and earned a spot in the Read More
Mark King, made chief executive of Xponential Fitness Inc. in June 2024, announced plans to retire as the company’s CEO and chairman due to health reasons on Thursday. Shares of the fitness studio franchisor (NYSE: XPOF) dropped 16% to $8.22 with a market cap of $399.2 million during midday Read More
Janet Curci and Jonathan Curci Established in 1966, Sherman Library & Gardens is a vital gateway to the community’s natural beauty and rich history that is shared with visitors at all stages of life. After nearly six decades, the gardens are showing their age and are urgently in need of Read More
Jacqueline Thompson Coldwell Banker Realty proudly welcomes The Jacqueline Thompson Group, led by top-producing agent Jacqueline Thompson, to its Newport Beach office. Thompson will be joining the Coldwell Banker Realty office as an affiliate agent. This year marks her 20th year in the business—a career defined by vision, resilience and Read More
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Captain Gary Lewellyn Several years ago, a Newport Harbor Sheriff’s patrol craft rolled in the offshore swells alongside several other law enforcement vessels where drug smugglers had dumped bales of marijuana overboard. Heavy unto themselves, the bales quickly became waterlogged and virtually un-liftable. A Coast Guard sailor yelled to the Read More
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ — In times of economic turbulence, shifting markets and rising global tariffs, traditional sales methods are faltering. That’s why Spire Selling (spireselling.com) has launched a career development program in addition to a new book – “Cheating Death” (ISBN: 978-1069339287) by CEO and 35+ year sales Read More
