Category: Orange County

Laguna Hills Mall Redeveloper Shares Vision for Site

April 18, 2021
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Plans to transform the Laguna Hills Mall into a mixed-use community will be shared with the community during an upcoming town hall meeting. Proposed blueprints call for 1,500 residential units, 465,000-square-feet of office space, and 250,000-square-feet of retail and entertainment space. A hotel and 2.5-acre multipurpose park are also planned for the land, which is…

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Huntington Beach Takes New Collaborative Approach to Homelessness

April 17, 2021
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Huntington Beach is expanding its strategy to help the homeless by creating new partnerships with local nonprofits and the police department’s Homeless Task Force. “It’s a true partnership with everybody in the community. Everybody’s got a stake in the game,” Lt. David Dereszynski, executive officer of the Homeless Task Force, told The Epoch Times. The…

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Nabbing Tickets is a Rollercoaster Rush for Disneyland Fans

April 16, 2021
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Disneyland fans are flocking to their keyboards to nab reservations for the opening days of Disneyland in an effort they say has proved time consuming and stressful. “It was obscene,” said Disneyland devotee Nikki Melland, who said it took hours to secure her desired dates. “It was insane, for sure.” Disneyland will reopen April 30…

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Orange County’s Vaccine App is Voluntary, Says Health Boss

April 16, 2021
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After an uproar of 215 public commenters spoke during a recent Orange County Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting, county officials are reiterating to the public that the upcoming vaccine verification program is voluntary. “I really respect people’s freedom to voice whatever their opinion is, whether it be anti-mask, or anti-vaccine because that’s the beauty of our country…you have a freedom of…

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Orange County’s Vaccine App is Voluntary, Says Health Official

April 16, 2021
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After an uproar of 215 public commenters spoke during a recent Orange County Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting, county officials are reiterating to the public that the upcoming vaccine verification program is voluntary. “I really respect people’s freedom to voice whatever their opinion is, whether it be anti-mask, or anti-vaccine because that’s the beauty of our country…you have a freedom of…

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Police Warn Against Catalytic Converter Thefts

April 16, 2021
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Orange County police are again reminding the public to secure their vehicles as they continue to see a rise in catalytic converter thefts. Costa Mesa police most recently arrested two men early April 15 who they said were caught stealing a catalytic converter on the 2600 block of Newport Boulevard. Lying underneath the body of…

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Unemployment Rate Drops in LA, Orange Counties

April 16, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped to 11.3 percent in March, down from a revised 11.5 percent in February, according to figures released today by the state Employment Development Department. The 11.3 percent rate was still well above the pre-pandemic rate of 5.4 percent in March 2020. In Orange County, where seasonally…

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Fullerton Cracks Down on Illegal Cannabis Dispensaries 

April 15, 2021
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A quick online search for Fullerton dispensaries reveals 10 stores open for business. However, each one is operating illegally. To combat under-the-table cannabis sales, the city in April approved the hiring of a new code enforcement officer who will focus solely on closing illegal cannabis businesses. The pilot program is expected to run for two years at a cost of about $72,000….

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Planning Commission Rejects Digital Billboards at Costa Mesa’s Triangle Square

April 15, 2021
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Planning commissioners in Costa Mesa, California, have rejected a proposal to install digital billboards at a shopping center near one of the city’s busiest intersections. The six commissioners voted unanimously to deny city staff recommendations in favor of the billboards over Triangle Square shopping center after listening for hours to input from dozens of business…

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Orange County Pulls Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Due to Blood Clotting Concerns

April 14, 2021
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The Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) has suspended the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at its point-of-distribution sites. The pause in administering the one-dose vaccine, which was approved for emergency use by the FDA Feb. 27, came under the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The recommendation…

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