Category: Orange County

‘Harassed and Bullied’: Organizers Say America First Rally Forced to Change Venue

Organizers of an upcoming America First rally featuring Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) say they were forced to move the event to a new venue after being bullied out of Orange County, Calif. “Due to the vile threats received last week, we won’t announce the [name of the new] venue until a couple of days…


Laguna Beach to Provide Its Own Utility Services

Laguna Beach, Calif., moved toward joining a community choice energy program (CCE) July 13, with the goal of gradually replacing traditional power sources with green energy. CCEs are locally-controlled energy providers that would take the place of existing energy providers, such as Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas and Electric. The CCE would still use existing infrastructure for the transmission and distribution of energy to…


Laguna Beach Plastic Ban is Set to Take Effect

A plastic ban in Laguna Beach, Calif. prohibiting single-use plastic food packaging and cutlery takes effect July 15. The ban was unanimously approved by city council in March as part of its Neighborhood and Environmental Protection Plan, intended to help mitigate visitor impacts on the city. Single-use plastic food ware items will be prohibited from all…


Firefighters Rescue Women Wedged Between Two Concrete Walls

Firefighters in Orange County, Calif. worked to free a woman July 13 who was inexplicably trapped between two concrete walls. The woman was discovered shortly after 2 p.m. when she began calling for help in Santa Ana, where she was trapped between the walls of two N. Harbor Blvd. commercial businesses. Firefighters removed the woman…


Firefighters Rescue Woman Wedged Between Two Concrete Walls

Firefighters in Orange County, Calif. worked to free a woman July 13 who was inexplicably trapped between two concrete walls. The woman was discovered shortly after 2 p.m. when she began calling for help in Santa Ana, where she was trapped between the walls of two N. Harbor Blvd. commercial businesses. Firefighters removed the woman…


Illegal Fireworks Injure 9 People, Including 6 Children

A Santa Ana, Calif. man is facing a life sentence after an illegal Fourth of July fireworks show in Garden Grove left nine people—including six children—injured. Some of the children were sent to the hospital with severe facial and scalp injuries following the explosion on the 13800 block of Rosita Place. The blast shattered the…


Cuban-Americans Call for an End in the Country’s Dictatorship

As Cubans take to the streets demanding freedom, expats in Orange County, Calif. are calling for an end to the country’s totalitarian dictatorship. “Information is hard to get out of Cuba [right] now,” Santiago Martin told The Epoch Times. “The government has shutdown means of communication, shutdown cellphone coverage, Internet.” Martin fled Cuba with his family in the 1960s,…


Cuban-Americans Call for an End to the Country’s Dictatorship

As Cubans take to the streets demanding freedom, expats in Orange County, Calif. are calling for an end to the country’s totalitarian dictatorship. “Information is hard to get out of Cuba [right] now,” Santiago Martin told The Epoch Times. “The government has shut down means of communication, shut down cellphone coverage, Internet.” Martin fled Cuba with his family in…


Huntington Beach Launches Circuit Car Pilot Program

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—The City of Huntington Beach launched a new pilot program July 13 that offers free rides to popular downtown destinations. The five-month program, which will runs through December, features five low-speed electric shuttles designed by Circuit. Downtown Huntington Beach goers can hitch a lift through the Ride Circuit smartphone app, or by flagging down a ride. Popular stops include the Huntington…


California Walks Back Order Banning Unmasked Students From Campuses

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Masks will be required for students and staff at California school campuses this fall, but revised guidance issued by the state means local districts will determine how to enforce the mandate if students refuse to comply. Long Beach school officials said they would be developing specific guidelines. “We’re committed to full-time, in-person instruction…