Category: Orange County Community

Fiscal Literacy Should be Required for Elected Officials

June 3, 2022
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Commentary Having served in public office for a quarter century, I marvel at the fiscal illiteracy of many elected officials. Now that I have a little time to reflect, I’m amazed at how a flim-flam-type salesman can come in and offer an idea where the only real winner is the salesman. Orange County and its…

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Brea Looking for Architect for Arovista Park Renovation

June 2, 2022
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BREA, Calif.—The City of Brea is selecting an architect for a project to modernize the city’s 35-year-old Arovista Park to make it more accessible for the elderly and people with disabilities while encouraging an active lifestyle in the community. As the 14-acre park continues to wear and tear after its last renovation in the 1990s,…

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Orange County Eighth Grader Reaches Fourth Round of National Spelling Bee

June 1, 2022
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LOS ALAMITOS, Calif.—A middle school student from Orange County, California, advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee after advancing through three rounds of spelling—but stopped in the fourth round on June 1. Jason Khan, an eighth-grader attending McAuliffe Middle School in Los Alamitos, misspelled lepper, a horse skilled in jumping. However, he…

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Disneyland Offers Californians Ticket Discounts This Summer

June 1, 2022
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California residents can visit Disneyland or California Adventure at a discount as low as $83 this summer, Disneyland officials announced on May 31. Also at a discount are the 3-Day tickets, which start at $249 for admission on Mondays through Thursdays. Eligible guests may also purchase tickets as low as $299 for any day including…

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Students ‘Share Joy’ on Kids Ocean Day in Huntington Beach

May 31, 2022
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—As an Anaheim Unified School District bus pulled into the parking area of Huntington State Beach, the sound of energetic children filled the air as they prepared to embark on their last adventures of the school year—the Kids Ocean Day. Hosted by Orange County Coastkeeper, a nonprofit advocating for water resource preservation, “Kids Ocean…

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Garden Grove Welcomes Back Strawberry Festival

May 31, 2022
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GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—Hundreds of thousands of people had a packed Memorial Day weekend of carnival activities with the return of Garden Grove’s 62-year-old annual tradition, the Strawberry Festival—after a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19. “I have watched the parade as a child and throughout my career, which makes it so special,” the city’s Police Chief…

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Disneyland Suspends Sale of Magic Key Passes

May 31, 2022
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ANAHEIM, Calif.—Disney has suspended sales of its Magic Key annual pass program and is offering California residents a new three-day, one-park-per-day ticket this summer for Disneyland and California Adventure, park officials said Tuesday. The park rolled out the Magic Key program last August, with four choices ranging in cost from $399 to $1,399 per year….

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Orange County Salutes Fallen Service Members on Memorial Day

May 30, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Parked within a row of restored cars from the 1920s and 1930s, Angel Salinas and his two daughters and nephew sat in the family’s 1948 GMC pick-up truck formerly owned by Angel’s father, Joe. “The Salinases have a long tradition of military history,” Salinas told The Epoch Times. “Today we are here to…

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‘Brea Alive Again’ at 2022 Taste of Brea

May 28, 2022
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BREA, Calif.—Brea Downtown was tasty and vibrant at the annual Taste of Brea festival on the evening of May 26, where residents were given a chance to take a break from their work week and enjoy food and drinks proudly made in Orange County. Restaurants, small businesses, and community leaders came together to show the…

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‘The Force’ Arrives in Anaheim

May 28, 2022
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ANAHEIM, Calif.—Within the bustling resort district surrounded by towering hotels and attractions from the Disneyland theme park, a child suddenly lifted his lightsaber and lightly whacked his father as they were walking with a group of family members on Harbor Blvd. The father, wearing a navy blue t-shirt depicting a cartoon version of Baby Yoda…

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