Category: Orange County

Huntington Beach Considers Spending $175K on Study of City Jobs 

March 12, 2021
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Huntington Beach city council is set to determine if it will spend $175,000 for a consultant to perform a “classification and compensation” study. The plan seeks to organize all of the city’s job descriptions into logical categories that would enable Huntington Beach to have a fair and effective merit-based employment system, according to a recent staff report. Council will vote…

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Restrictions on Orange County Businesses Are Loosening

March 12, 2021
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Orange County residents will wake up with more freedoms March 14 when the region moves into a less-restrictive COVID-19 tier. Its graduation to the red tier was confirmed March 12 after the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced the distribution of 2 million COVID-19 does, a metric necessary for Orange County’s reopening efforts to…

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Orange County Residents Voice Mixed Feelings About Recalling Governor 

March 12, 2021
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As an effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom reaches its final stretch, Orange County residents are sharing their thoughts on the prospective ousting California’s political leader. “I’ve signed a petition myself; the guy’s got to go,” Huntington Beach resident Ralph Bostic told The Epoch Times. “He’s doing nothing for the people in California. Somebody can…

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Laguna Beach Officer-Involved Shooting Prompts Investigation

March 12, 2021
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The Orange County District Attorney’s Office is investigating its second officer-involved shooting of the week after a Laguna Beach officer opened fire following a police pursuit. The latest shooting happened March 11, after a Laguna Beach officer attempted to pull a vehicle over at Smithcliffs and North Coast Highway about 6:19 p.m., police said in…

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Two Motorists Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash During Police Chase in Garden Grove

March 12, 2021
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GARDEN GROVE—A pickup truck being chased by Garden Grove police March 12 crashed into another vehicle and ended up in a residential swimming pool, killing both motorists, authorities said. About 2:15 a.m., officers saw the driver of the Dodge Ram pickup “driving at a high rate of speed” through a parking lot at Chapman Avenue and…

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Is Newport Beach’s Quality of Life Sinking? Leaders Discuss During Forum

March 11, 2021
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Leaders in Newport Beach gathered to discuss whether the coastal city’s living standards were declining during a March 10 webinar. “In the last year we’ve seen a worldwide pandemic leading to an unprecedented societal shutdown, affecting our workplaces, schools, and places of worship,” said Newport Beach Police Department Deputy Chief Steve Rasmussen, who moderated the forum. “We’ve…

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Mayor Celebrates ‘Anaheim Comeback’ as Officials Call for Further Reopenings

March 11, 2021
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The tourist city of Anaheim is inching back to life thanks to loosened pandemic restrictions that will allow its theme parks to reopen next month, its mayor says. “This is the brightest day yet in this pandemic,” Mayor Harry Sidhu said during a March 11 press conference. “We now have a path forward for the…

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Mobile COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Opens in Garden Grove 

March 11, 2021
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Orange County’s latest mobile COVID-19 mobile clinic opened at Garden Grove’s Christ Cathedral as Catholic leaders work to address vaccine concerns among parishioners. The clinic, which opened March 10, will operate on three successive Wednesdays for first-dose Pfizer vaccinations, and continue for an additional three Wednesdays to facilitate booster shots. “This pandemic has shined a spotlight…

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Wet Weather Will Continue to Pound Southern California

March 11, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—A winter storm will continue to affect the Southland March 11—bringing numerous showers and a chance of thunderstorms, as well as periods of moderate to heavy snow and gusty winds in the mountains, the National Weather Service said. The storm system, which landed in the area on March 10, is expected to continue into…

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Robbery Suspect Shot by Costa Mesa Police

March 11, 2021
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A knife-wielding man was shot by police during a Costa Mesa robbery March 11, police said. The shooting was preceded by a 4:45 a.m. report of a fight at a business at the 2200 block of Fairview Road, the Costa Mesa Police Department said in a release. Police arrived to find a man stabbing the…

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