Category: Top Stories

Harbinger Motors Inc. says it’s started production of its electric vehicles in Garden Grove and had already manufactured more than 100 of them for customers as of early this month.  Harbinger has become one of the major electric vehicle manufacturers in Orange County. The much larger Rivian Automotive has its Read More

Editor’s Note: Dick Metz is well known in the surfing industry as the former owner of Hobie Sports shops and Surfline Hawaii and for helping reveal the legendary surf spots Cape St. Francis and Jeffreys Bay in South Africa. He was the subject of the documentary “Birth of the Endless Read More

Editor’s Note: Dick Metz is well known in the surfing industry as the former owner of Hobie Sports shops and Surfline Hawaii and for helping reveal the legendary surf spots Cape St. Francis and Jeffreys Bay in South Africa. He was the subject of the documentary “Birth of the Endless Read More

This 23,000-acre community, hailed by the developer as Orange County’s last frontier of development, has a giant problem — it sits in the middle of a high fire hazard zone.  Given recent disasters that have befallen Pacific Palisades, Altadena and other communities, fires are top of mind for any buyer Read More

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is taking its foil-wrapped burritos and hefty bowls to Latin America for the first time.  The chain, Orange County’s most vulnerable publicly traded company, signed a development agreement with operator Alsea to open its first round of restaurants in Mexico and scout additional markets in the Read More

Transforming Lives through Music  The Drake Restaurant in Laguna Beach, owned by Alec Glasser, hosted the annual The Drake Gives funding event on April 10. The sold-out event raised $125,000 to provide musical instruments for students in under-resourced schools. Event sponsors included the UCI Foundation, 27 Diamonds Interior Design and Read More

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has named a renowned expert specializing in gastrointestinal cancer as the new executive medical director of its Hoag Family Cancer Institute.  Dr. Steven Grossman’s appointment, announced April 28, comes amid Hoag’s $1.2 billion six-building expansion in Irvine. He replaces Dr. Burton Eisenberg, who is also Grace Read More

A 5,741-square-foot house on 0.44 acres with four bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms in Corona del Mar is off the market.  The house at 1615 Bayadere Terrace sold for $20 million on April 11, according to Homes.com and Redfin, making it one of Orange County’s most expensive residential sales of the year.  Read More

The retail landscape in Orange County was shaken up in 2024 resulting in leadership and ownership changes, business shutdowns and relocations.  Late last year, Boot Barn Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BOOT) saw Jim Conroy depart for Ross Stores Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) after 12 years and welcomed Interim Chief Executive John Hazen.  Read More