Category: Orange County

Newport Beach Wastewater Pump Station Set for Eventual Replacement

May 18, 2021
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—The 55-year-old Bay Bridge Pump Station and associated force mains are the subject of a proposed project to bring the facility and mains to current design and reliability standards. The replacement project construction would be a major undertaking, both on land and under the bay, taking several years to complete. In February, the…

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Caltrans Announces $40 Million Investment in Los Angeles and Orange Counties

May 17, 2021
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aLOS ANGELES—The California Transportation Commission allocated more than $39 million to Los Angeles County transportation infrastructure projects and more than $1 million toward improvements in Orange County, Caltrans announced May 17. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority got the most funding, $27.8 million, to buy 78 light rail vehicles, with the option to buy an…

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California’s Mask Mandate Remains in Place

May 17, 2021
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California will continue its mask mandate until the economy fully reopens in June, the state’s health and human services secretary says. The announcement May 17 by Dr. Mark Ghaly came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on May 13 released new guidelines for the fully vaccinated. The CDC said masks and social distancing are no…

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Orange County Parents Hold ‘Mask Off’ Rally

May 17, 2021
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COSTA MESA, Calif.—About 350 parents and children gathered in front of the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) May 17 to protest schools mandating students to wear masks in classrooms. Kids bustled and played, splashing in puddles, while their parents held signs saying “Unmask our children,” and “just say no to masks.” One child could held a cardboard sign that read…

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California Lawmakers Demand Action on Illegal Cannabis Operations

May 17, 2021
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Elected officials in California are urging the U.S. Department of Justice to address the state’s illegal marijuana growing operations. In a May 11 letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, the lawmakers said the abundance of marijuana grow operations in the state make the surrounding areas “untenable” and “dangerous for the residents in the surrounding neighborhoods.” “We have heard from our constituents of heinous incidents…

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Housing Prices Surge Across California

May 17, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The median price of an existing, single-family detached home in the Los Angeles area rose to $725,000 in April, an increase of $45,000 from a month ago, mirroring a spike across California that brought the state’s median price above the $800,000 benchmark for the first time, a real estate group said May 17. The…

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Orange County Reports 52 New Cases of COVID-19, One Death

May 16, 2021
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SANTA ANA—Orange County reported 52 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death May 16. The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals rose from 80 on May 15 to 82, while the number of those patients in intensive care decreased from 25 to 23, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. The county…

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Justice Delayed: Orange County’s Backlogged Court System

May 16, 2021
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The constitutional rights of defendants are in jeopardy because of a backlogged court system and mask mandates in Orange County, a Southern California criminal attorney says. Karren Kenney of Kenney Legal Defense told The Epoch Times that the Orange County court system is so backed up that the notions of getting a timely trial and…

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California Women’s Group Promotes Survival Skills, Self-Reliance

May 16, 2021
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Mamalitia, a California-based community dedicated to promoting self-protection and self-sufficiency, has a message for women. “I want women to know they are fully capable of teaching their children, they’re fully capable of engaging in self-sustainability, and they do not need permission from anybody to do that,” Denise Aguilar, the group’s founder, told The Epoch Times…

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Herds of Goats Help Protect City From Fire Season

May 16, 2021
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The city of Yorba Linda, California, has commissioned herds of goats to help mow down weeds in preparation for the upcoming fire season. The bearded mammals will patrol the city’s West Bastanchury site from May 19 to May 30 under a $13,000 pilot program approved by the city council on May 4. The goats come…

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