Category: Orange County

Orange County Fire Authority Attorney Racks Up $40,000 in Travel Fees

June 28, 2021
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The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) has spent more than $40,000 on a lawyer’s travel fees in the past three years, an expense that continues to draw the ire of some elected officials. An attorney representing the OCFA was compensated $40,425 for billed travel between Los Angeles and Orange County from 2017 to 2020. The rate is…

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Drought Lures Rattlesnakes into Residential Areas

June 28, 2021
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California’s ongoing drought is enticing venomous reptiles out of the wild and toward residential areas, says an Orange County snake remover. “This drought we’re having this year is definitely causing an increase of snakes in neighborhoods,” Dan Wells told The Epoch Times. “It’s causing snakes to be closer to water, prey, and shelter.” In June, Wells caught…

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Heat Wave Settles Over Southland, Bringing Triple-Digit Temps

June 28, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Triple-digit temperatures continued June 28 as another heat wave brought potentially dangerous conditions to parts of Southern California. “Triple-digit high temperatures will be common over the hottest valleys, foothills and desert between Saturday and Monday,” the National Weather Service (NWS) said over the weekend. “Very warm conditions are likely to continue Tuesday through…

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OC Republican Defends Juneteenth Celebration From Some Conservative Firebrands

June 27, 2021
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Asian-American business leader and outspoken Orange County, Calif., Republican Marc Ang is disappointed with the flak he has taken from some conservatives who say he shouldn’t have held an event celebrating Juneteenth. The reaction from some voices on the right of the political spectrum opposing the celebration Juneteenth “really kind of broke my heart,” Ang…

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 Alleged Accomplice in Freeway Shooting Death of Boy Freed on Bail

June 27, 2021
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SANTA ANA—The alleged driver in the road rage shooting death of six-year-old Aiden Leos on a Costa Mesa freeway has been released on bail. Orange County jail records indicate that Wynne Lee, 23, of Costa Mesa was released June 26 at 2:44 p.m. Lee’s bail had been reduced by a judge on Friday from $500,000…

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Labor Shortages and Inflation Plague California Businesses

June 26, 2021
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There’s an irony to the new dining area at Chef Andrew Gruel’s Huntington Beach, Calif. restaurant. Although he’s now permitted to fill it to capacity under California’s lifted guidelines, he can’t find the staff to work it. Statewide labor shortages and inflation are among the challenges restaurateurs are now facing as they crawl back to…

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Free Medical Clinic Seeks to Expand Specialty Care

June 26, 2021
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ORANGE, Calif.—Having seen more than one million patients since opening 40 years ago, the Lestonnac Free Clinic continues to find new ways to help financially stricken individuals at no cost to taxpayers. When patient Maria Cortez walked into the clinic on June 21 to see a specialist about her trouble breathing, she was seated by…

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No Vaccine, No Service for One Orange County Boutique

June 25, 2021
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California recently rolled out a digital vaccine verification system to simplify the proof of inoculation process—and at least one Orange County business is putting the system to use. Deborah Nguyen, owner of Bohemia in Newport Beach, began requiring shoppers to show proof of vaccination before entering her shop more than a month ago. “I did this,…

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No Vaccine, No Service: California Boutique Puts Vaccine Verification System to Use

June 25, 2021
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California recently rolled out a digital vaccine verification system to simplify the proof of inoculation process—and at least one Orange County business is putting the system to use. Deborah Nguyen, owner of Bohemia in Newport Beach, began requiring shoppers to show proof of vaccination before entering her shop more than a month ago. “I did this,…

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Anaheim Facing Alleged Violations Over Angel’s Stadium Sale

June 25, 2021
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Anaheim may have violated state law when selling the Angel Stadium and surrounding property, a California agency alleges. In a letter to Anaheim city attorney Robert Fabela, The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) alleged the city violated the Surplus Land Act (SLA) by not prioritizing the stadium and surrounding property for low- and moderate-income housing, unless the city provides documentation proving it is exempt. “None…

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