Tag: Orange County

Beware of Rushed News Headlines

The Epoch Times and the Los Angeles Times gave kind and appropriate articles on the sudden retirement of Jim Palmer, president and chief executive officer of the Orange County Rescue Mission in Southern California. The Orange County Register, not so much. The Orange County Rescue Mission (OCRM) could have issued a better press release to…


Thousands of Hotel Workers Go on Strike in Southern California Over Rising Living Expenses

Thousands of Southern California hotel workers went on strike on the Fourth of July weekend for a new contract with higher wages and benefits, according to the employees’ union. Non-managerial hotel staff, including cooks, room attendants, dishwashers, servers, bellmen, and front desk workers, were seen picketing outside major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties as the…


Anaheim Gets $5 Million for Traffic Improvements

Anaheim has received $5 million as of June 26 in federal funding for five transportation improvement projects as part of infrastructure legislation approved last year. Local leaders anticipate the projects will have significant local and regional impacts by improving transportation safety, equity, and access for local residents, according to a press release by Rep. Lou…


California Could See Sharp Drop in Job Growth, Moderate Recession by 2024: Chapman Forecast

California could face a sharp decline in job growth by the end of this year as the state grapples with a moderate recession, according to top economists at Chapman University. In its latest bi-annual economic forecast released June 22, the school forecast job growth in the state to drop to 1.3 percent by December, compared…


New Clinic to Offer Free Surgeries in Orange County

A nonprofit clinic offering free surgeries and other medical procedures to homeless or uninsured residents and those who are illegal immigrants is opening in Orange County next spring. The Lestonnac Free Clinic in the City of Orange will be renovating a space for a free surgery center, the first of its kind in Orange County,…


Judge Denies NYC Request to Dismiss Orange County Migrant Lawsuit

A state supreme court judge on June 21 denied a request from New York City and two hotels to dismiss the migrant lawsuit brought against them by Orange County.  The judge also granted a preliminary injunction that bans the city from sending more migrants into the county until a legal resolution is reached.  Orange County…


Orange County Music, Dance Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting Teen

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 40-year-old music and dance instructor pleaded guilty June 15 and was immediately sentenced to nine years behind bars for sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Orange. Sonny Angel Cabugao Boloico of Aliso Viejo pleaded guilty to a count of sexual penetration of a child over 14 years old by foreign object and…


Every School District in OC Improved Its Fiscal Health in 2022—Except for 2

Orange County, California has 28 school districts, and they all share the fiscal year end of June 30. The timely release of their annual financial statements is usually before the end of the year. However, only 22 of them had their auditors field work completed before Dec. 31, 2022. Huntington Beach Union High School District…


Dragon Boat Festival to Be Held for the First Time in Mount Hope, Orange County

A Chinese cultural association will host a Dragon Boat festival in the Town of Mount Hope on June 18. The group said the event will offer a “unique experience” and “fun for the whole family” as it coincides with Father’s Day. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duan Wu Festival, falls on June 22…


10 Teenage Gang Members Arrested in Armed Robberies Across Orange County

A joint police effort between two Orange County cities led to the arrest of 10 suspects in a robbery series that spanned over six months, authorities said. According to Anaheim and Placentia police departments, the 13 robberies occurred in Anaheim, Buena Park, La Habra, Orange, Placentia, Santa Ana, and Stanton between June and December of…