The Los Alamitos Unified School District unanimously voted to implement an ethnic studies class and textbook June 1, despite an outcry of opposition from the community. The ethnic studies course is a year-long elective class for juniors and seniors in high school who either are currently taking, or have taken, American history. The meeting was held…
Los Alamitos School District Approves Ethnic Studies Course
June 3, 2021
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Huntington Beach Votes in New Mayor Pro Tem
June 3, 2021
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Huntington Beach city council unanimously voted June 2 to appoint Councilmember Barbara Delgleize as mayor pro tem following the resignation of Tito Ortiz. The vote occurred during a special meeting created in order to discuss filling the role vacated by Ortiz the day prior. After a number of public comments, Councilmember Erik Peterson nominated Delgleize to the position, citing…
Financial Consequences of Orange County’s Child Care Shortage Exceed $4 Billion
June 3, 2021
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A shortage of child care agencies in Orange County, California, has resulted in a loss of more than $4 billion annually in lost production and wages, officials say. Child care advocates said that more than 67,000 jobs are lost every year in Orange County, and $372 million is lost in tax revenue, due to a lack of child care options….
San Clemente Becomes ‘Second Amendment Freedom City’
June 3, 2021
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Elected officials in San Clemente, Calif. voted June 1 to declare the region a “Second Amendment Freedom City” with a non-binding, symbolic resolution. The resolution, which had been discussed in three prior city council meetings, was introduced by Mayor Pro Tem Gene James in an effort to show support for the constitutional right to bear firearms, which James argued is being besieged…
Board of Education Opposes Bill That Takes Aim at Charter Schools
June 3, 2021
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The Orange County Board of Education passed a resolution June 2 to oppose a bill that it claims would harm charter schools. Introduced by California Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell (D-Long Beach), AB 1316 will move through the State Assembly in June. The bill would cut funding by 30 percent for non-classroom-based charter schools, Orange County Board of Education vice president Ken…
Seal Beach Doctor Pleads Guilty in $8.4 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
June 3, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—A Seal Beach doctor pleaded guilty June 2 to a federal conspiracy charge, admitting he participated in a scheme to submit $8.4 million in phony claims to Medi-Cal for services never provided. Dr. Keyvan Amirikhorheh, 61, who worked as a physician at Los Angeles Community Clinic, and four co-defendants raked in $6.6 million from…
Mesa Water Facility a World Leader in Technology
June 2, 2021
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COSTA MESA, Calif.—From the outside, the Mesa Water Reliability Facility (MWRF) is a nondescript industrial building wedged between a freeway and a quiet residential tract in Costa Mesa, Calif. Looks can be deceiving, for once inside the interior of the facility, visitors are greeted with a mini redwood forest, complete with misters that emulate fog…
Garcetti Signs $11 Billion Budget, With Nearly $1 Billion For Homeless Crisis
June 2, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Mayor Eric Garcetti on June 2 signed the city’s $11.2 billion budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year, which allocates historic spending of nearly $1 billion to combat Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis. Garcetti proposed the largest spending plan in city history—which includes a $6.6 billion general fund revenue projection—and city council unanimously approved it May…
Orange County Program Aims to Accelerate Backpack Giveaway
June 1, 2021
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An Orange County nonprofit that donates backpacks to needy children says it will aim to nearly double its contributions for the upcoming school year. Community Action Partnership (CAP OC) announced it hopes to “provide supplies to more students than ever” by giving away 5,000 backpacks to low-income students for the 2021–2022 school year. “No student…
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Orange County Detached Homes Now Fetching $1.1 Million
Commentary The median sales price for a detached home in Orange County has risen to $1.1 million, up 22 percent from the $900,000 median sales price in 2020. This rapid price increase is driven by strong demand and a low number of homes for sale. Across all of Southern California, the average home is expected…