Category: Orange County

Orange County Streetcar Moves Toward Completion

Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is on track to complete the county’s first modern electric streetcar as ticket vending machines were approved Oct. 11. The Orange County Streetcar is anticipated to run along a 4.15-mile route between the Santa Ana train station and Harbor Boulevard in Garden Grove. OCTA spokesperson Eric Carpenter said the ticket…


Orange County DA Calls for Immediate Inspection on All Oil Pipelines

Following the 144,000-gallon oil spill into the ocean off the coast of Huntington Beach, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer called on the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s Office of Pipeline Safety to immediately inspect all Orange County oil pipelines for structural vulnerabilities, according to a statement from Spitzer’s office. In an open letter to the…


Orange County Beaches Gradually Reopen After Oil Spill

Orange County beaches are slowly reopening after water quality tests following the offshore oil spill show undetectable amounts of toxins. Newport Beach announced all city beaches were reopened Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. after over a week of closure as water quality results proved it safe for residents to return. “The city will continue monitoring…


Newport Beach Homeowner Who Fatally Shot Intruder Cleared by DA’s Office

The Orange County District Attorney’s (OCDA) Office cleared a Newport Beach homeowner who fatally shot an intruder inside his house of any criminal consequences, saying he had a right to defend himself, it was announced Oct. 11. On Aug. 26 at approximately 4:10 am, Henry Lehr, a 23-year-old living at a residential detox center, left…


California Attorney General Launches Probe Into Oil Spill ‘Disaster’

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday that the state’s Justice Department has launched an investigation into the major oil spill off the coast of Orange County’s Huntington Beach. The offshore oil spill leaked up to 132,000 gallons of crude oil from an undersea pipeline, killing dozens of animals and threatening coastal wetlands and…


OC Locals Rally Support for Law Enforcement

At the corner of Alton Parkway and Culver Drive in Irvine, California, American flags and signs showing support for law enforcement were waved by seven Orange County residents, breaking the visible afternoon routine of the intersection’s daily commuters on Oct. 11. By email, rallygoers were told to “come as they are” and to “stay for…


Disneyland’s New App Lets You Skip the Line for $7–15 per Ride

Disneyland recently announced its new Genie smartphone app which allows customers to skip to the front of the line for $7–15 per ride on many popular attractions. Genie+ is a $20 per day option that will allow users to choose the next available time to arrive at a variety of attractions and experiences, which replaces their former…


Newsom Approves Legislation Banning Gun Show at Orange County Fairgrounds

Gun shows are effectively banned from the Orange County Fairgrounds after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a number of bills Oct. 8 that seek to increase gun control laws across the state. The gun show bill, Senate Bill 264 written by state Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine), originally intended to ban all gun shows on state-owned fairgrounds…


California Bans Gun Shows at Orange County Fairgrounds

Gun shows are effectively banned from the Orange County Fairgrounds after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a number of bills Oct. 8 that seek to increase gun control laws across the state. The gun show bill, Senate Bill 264 written by state Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine), originally intended to ban all gun shows on state-owned fairgrounds…


Newsom Approves Gun Show Ban at Orange County Fairgrounds

Gun shows are effectively banned from the Orange County Fairgrounds after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a number of bills Oct. 8 that seek to increase gun control laws across the state. The gun show bill, Senate Bill 264 written by state Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine), originally intended to ban all gun shows on state-owned fairgrounds…