ORANGE, Calif.—At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, businessman John Reed was faced with a dilemma: shut down the scheduled construction of his new restaurant in Orange County, California, or take a risk and see it through, despite looming challenges. Construction of his new Bosscat Kitchen location in the city of Orange was slated to…

Multiple high-level aides to Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo have resigned as of Friday following allegations of sexual harassment.

Newport Beach will consider raising its junior lifeguard program tuition to build a $4.9 million headquarters near the Balboa Pier during its March 9 meeting. The current junior lifeguard facility consists of a 2,160-square-foot trailer system that lacks a restroom, locker room, and running water. In order to fund a replacement of the facility, the summer junior lifeguard program would…

Police found a man fatally wounded in a driveway to a home in Santa Ana, authorities said March 6. Officers were dispatched at 11:26 p.m. Friday to the 1400 block of West Elder Drive in response to reports of a shooting victim and found the man suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper body, the…

New York Attorney General Letitia James’s office has ordered Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office to preserve any documents that may be related to the sexual harassment investigation her office is conducting. A spokesperson for James, a Democrat, told news outlets that the preservation notice was sent on Friday. James’s office did not return a request for…

New York police officers on Friday made four arrests after supporters of former President Donald Trump clashed with counter-protesters in the borough of Manhattan. Trump supporters marched on Fifth Avenue near Trump Tower carrying “Trump 2024” banners in an event billed as the “Trump Save America Flag Unfurling.” Video footage showed over 100 supporters turning…

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Most counties in the San Francisco Bay Area resumed indoor dining starting March 3 after their virus numbers improved. Restaurants in San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Napa, and Marin counties are now allowed to seat customers inside at 25 percent capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer. They have transitioned to the…

New York lawmakers voted on Friday to approve a bill to strip Cuomo of special temporary pandemic powers granted to him during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Democrat-majority Senate voted to repeal temporary powers that were granted to Cuomo in March 2020 at the start of the pandemic. The bill, S. 5357, would revoke Cuomo’s ability…

With the campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom nearing its final stretch, the two committees behind the effort submitted thousands of new signatures March 5. The campaign turned in 65,000 signatures to the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters and 35,000 signatures to the Orange County Registrar of Voters, organizers said. “It’s not a question of…

LOS ANGELES—Disneyland, Universal Studios and other theme parks across the state, along with outdoor ballparks and stadiums, can reopen as early as April 1 subject to counties’ rates of COVID-19 spread and with strict capacity-control mandates and required mask-wearing, state officials announced March 5. The announcement marks a major policy shift relating to theme parks,…