Candidates for the Tustin Unified School Board, mayor and City Council had an hour-long debate Oct. 17 over some of the most pressing issues in the city and its schools in front of a couple of dozen residents. Tustin School Board District Area 3 In attendance was incumbent Lynn Davis, representative for Tustin School Board…

Tustin in Orange County was named among the “25 Best Places to Live for Families” in the United States—and the best in California—by Fortune, an American business magazine, in its Sept. 28 report. The city ranked twelfth, followed by San Marco in San Diego County, the twentieth, as the two Californian cities that made the 2022…

COSTA MESA, Calif.—The Orange County Board of Education appointed Jorge Valdes, an attorney and judge pro-tem from Tustin, to fill the vacant seat for Area 1—which covers Garden Grove, Tustin, Santa Ana, and Fountain Valley—during a board meeting Aug. 17. Valdes was one of the three candidates interviewed by the board to replace former Trustee…

TUSTIN, Calif.—The beloved Baked Dessert Bar’s new location in Tustin—its first in Orange County—is opening on the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 13, and the first 50 customers can receive a free cupcake. The store The District at Tustin Legacy offers two new flavors—the Chicken & Waffles and Maple Bacon Ube cupcakes—that customers can’t find at…

TUSTIN, Calif.—Baked Dessert Bar’s brand-new location—its first in Orange County—is opening on the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 13, and the first 50 customers can receive a free cupcake. The store in The District at Tustin Legacy offers two new flavors—the Chicken & Waffles and Maple Bacon Ube cupcakes—that customers can’t find at the other locations…

TUSTIN, Calif.—A man was hospitalized in critical condition Saturday evening after he suffered an electric shock while trimming a tree at a house in unincorporated Tustin. Firefighters were summoned at 4:52 p.m. to the area of La Limonar Road and Arroyo Avenue, according to the Orange county Fire Authority. They heard landscapers in a tree…

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 44-year-old man was charged Jan. 18 with an attack on health care workers at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Tustin after they asked him to don a mask. Thomas Apollo of Poway was told to leave Families Together clinic at 621 W. First Street just before 10 a.m. on Dec. 30 when…

COSTA MESA, Calif.—Orange County Board of Education Trustee Tim Shaw announced his resignation Nov. 3 after facing a lawsuit for simultaneously serving as a city council member, despite his colleague doing the same. Trustee Rebecca “Beckie” Gomez, who also serves on the Tustin City Council, has not received a legal challenge despite also holding two…

Authentic Mexican cuisine and live mariachi music emerge in Tustin, California, with the grand opening of Casa Del Sol Cocina Mexicana on Oct. 21. José Hernández, Grammy Awards nominee and Mariachi musician, is welcoming the county and Southern California residents to indulge in Mexican dishes and drinks offered at his new restaurant located in a…

Around 50 parents dissatisfied with the Tustin Unified School District (TUSD) served three board members recall notices during an Aug. 23 board meeting. Trustees Allyson Damikolas, Lynn Davis, and Jonathan Stone were served with Notices of Intent (NOI) to circulate recall petitions by TUSD parent Syndie Ly. “Over the last year, the board has been…