Category: Southern California OC News

Deadly Bacterial Disease Affecting Trees Found in Costa Mesa

January 25, 2023
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A deadly bacterial disease was discovered last month on a Costa Mesa citrus tree, requiring the California Department of Food and Agriculture to quarantine the area around its location and collect samples, in hopes of stopping its spread. The bacterial disease known as Huanglongbing is carried and transmitted through Asian citrus psyllid insects—which are small,…

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Pacific Surfliner Trains to Reopen in Orange County, San Diego

January 25, 2023
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The Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner will reopen passenger travel to San Diego for weekends, starting Feb. 4. The railways have been closed since late September after heavy rain made conditions unsafe for passenger travel, according to Orange County transportation officials. Metrolink service lines between Oceanside and Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo, and the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner…

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LA’s Homeless Count Underway, After Being Criticized for Methodology, Possible Undercounts Last Year

January 25, 2023
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA)Regional & State NewsRegional NewsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsState NewsUS
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As Los Angeles voters just finished an election cycle that magnified the need to resolve the homelessness crisis, another count of the city’s homeless population is underway. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) began its homeless point-in-time count Jan. 24. It concludes Jan. 26 and results will be available in late spring or summer….

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PCH Closed Due to Flooding From High Tide in Huntington Beach

January 25, 2023
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A portion of Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Huntington Beach was closed Jan. 24 due to a high surf that flooded the roadway. It reopened to northbound traffic a day later, but Wednesday’s tide may cause the highway to close again, according to authorities. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) closed PCH in both directions…

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PCH Closes Due to Flooding From High Tide in Huntington Beach

January 25, 2023
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A portion of Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Huntington Beach was closed Jan. 24 due to a high surf that flooded the roadway. It reopened to northbound traffic Wednesday morning and to southbound around 3 p.m., according to a Caltrans spokesperson. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) closed PCH in both directions just inland of…

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‘Splash Mountain’ Permanently Closed, Replaced at Disneyland Following Racism Allegations

January 24, 2023
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After over 40 years of operation, Disneyland’s “Splash Mountain” ride permanently closed its doors Jan. 23 to be re-themed as “Princess Tiana’s Bayou Adventure” and will reopen as such in 2024, according to park officials. While officials assert the ride’s water-fall-like structure and layout will not change, Disney “Imagineers” will remodel it after “The Princess…

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Car Crashes Into Anaheim Clinic, Injuring Eight

January 23, 2023
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A driver lost control of their vehicle and crashed through the lobby of Clinica Mi Pueblo—a medical clinic in Anaheim—around 1 p.m. Jan 22, injuring eight people. The vehicle was heading northbound on Anaheim Boulevard and struck the clinic on the corner of East Sycamore Street. Of the injured, seven sustained minor to moderate injuries,…

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Car Crashes Into Anaheim Clinic, Injuring 8

January 23, 2023
ANAHEIMAnaheim Police DepartmentRegional & State NewsRegional NewsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsState NewsUS
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A driver lost control of their vehicle and crashed through the lobby of Clinica Mi Pueblo—a medical clinic in Anaheim—around 1 p.m. on Jan 22, injuring eight people. The vehicle was heading northbound on Anaheim Boulevard and struck the clinic on the corner of East Sycamore Street. Of the injured, seven sustained minor to moderate…

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Angels Owner Decides Not To Sell Team

January 23, 2023
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Los Angeles Angels baseball team owner Arte Moreno has abandoned efforts to sell the franchise, the team announced Jan. 23. He and his family will continue ownership through the 2023 season and beyond. Moreno officially began exploring the sale in August after nearly two decades as owner. In his latest announcement on social media, Moreno…

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Woman Dies in Garden Grove Storm Drain

January 23, 2023
Garden GroveOrange County Fire AuthorityRegional & State NewsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsState NewsUS
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GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—A woman died in a storm drain at Haster Basin Park, authorities said Monday. The Orange County Fire Authority reported at 9:47 a.m. that firefighters were called to the park at Haster Street and Lampson Avenue on a report of a person in a storm drain needing medical aid. Firefighter-paramedics found the woman…

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