Category: Southern California OC News

San Clemente Voters to Decide City Clerk, Treasurer Should Be Elected or Appointed

June 14, 2022
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—Voters will decide if their City Clerk and Treasurer should change from elected to council-appointed positions after the city council voted June 7 to add it to the November ballot. The council voted 3 to 1 for the change, with councilwoman Laura Ferguson absent. Councilman Steve Knoblock, who agenized the policy decision, opposed…

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Costa Mesa Water District Issues Outdoor Watering Restrictions

June 13, 2022
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COSTA MESA, Calif.—Amid California’s ongoing drought, Mesa Water District, a water supplier serving roughly 110,000 residents, is requiring its customers, effective June 10, to reduce outdoor watering to four days a week, fix plumbing issues within 72-hours, and not water any non-recreational or decorative grass. Mesa Water District is among many urban water suppliers in…

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Costa Mesa Water District Responds to State Water Restrictions

June 13, 2022
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COSTA MESA, Calif.—Amid California’s ongoing drought, Mesa Water District, a water supplier serving roughly 110,000 residents, is requiring its customers to reduce outdoor watering to four days a week, fix plumbing issues within 72-hours, and not water any non-recreational or decorative grass. Mesa Water District is among many urban water suppliers in California that are…

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Mesa Water District Responds to State Water Restrictions

June 13, 2022
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COSTA MESA, Calif.—Amid California’s ongoing drought, Mesa Water District, a water supplier serving roughly 110,000 residents, is requiring its customers to reduce outdoor watering to four days a week, fix plumbing issues within 72-hours, and not water any non-recreational or decorative grass. Mesa Water District is among many urban water suppliers in California that are…

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California Auto Shops Offer Free Etchings to Fight Catalytic Converter Theft

June 13, 2022
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GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—To help mitigate the risk of catalytic converter thefts, State Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) joined representatives from the Automobile Club of Southern California and the Garden Grove Police Department at Buddy’s Auto Tires And More to etch vehicles’ license numbers on converters for free. The etchings are part of a community effort, occurring at 16 other…

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Convicted Attorney Michael Avenatti Agrees to Plead Guilty

June 13, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Convicted attorney Michael Avenatti, who catapulted to fame representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels in a nondisclosure dispute with former President Donald Trump, has signaled in court papers that he plans to plead guilty in his fraud cases here in Orange County. Avenatti is in federal prison now for stealing from Daniels and…

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Woman, Dog Killed in Newport Beach Crash

June 13, 2022
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—A woman and a dog were killed in a two-vehicle collision that engulfed one vehicle in flames, authorities said Monday. The crash was reported at 8:05 p.m. Sunday at San Joaquin Hills Road and Newport Ridge Drive, according to Newport Beach police Lt. Michael Schiavi. Information was not immediately available on the identity…

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Authorities: Local Coverage of Coastal Fire ‘Untrue’

June 10, 2022
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Orange County sheriff and fire authorities released a joint statement June 9 disputing a recently published article by the Orange County Register that “called into question” the agencies’ response to the 200-acre Coastal fire, which destroyed 20 homes and damaged 11 others last month. Signed by Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy and Sheriff…

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Irvine Police Department Shares Efforts Made to Create Safe School Environment

June 10, 2022
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IRVINE, Calif.—To boost residents’ confidence in public safety considering recent events involving gun violence, the Irvine Police Department shared plans with the community to prevent and respond to threats to schools on June 9. Officers discussed public safety programs and tools used by Irvine’s school district to protect students from active shooting incidents. “Our commitment…

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Seniors Call for Rent Stabilization Over Rising Mobile Home Costs

June 10, 2022
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Some senior residents of mobile home parks pressured the city council June 7 to put limits on rent increases on the November ballot, saying many of the area’s parks are being purchased by investors who are hiking the rent for space by as much as 52 percent. For months, residents have been holding…

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