Category: Southern California OC News

Laguna Beach Approves Police Salary Increase, Expected to Be 2nd-Highest Paid in County

January 11, 2023
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The City of Laguna Beach finalized a three-year labor agreement with the Laguna Beach Police Employee’s Association—which represents about 90 officers in the city—during a Jan. 10 city council meeting. The agreement received an “overwhelming” number of votes in favor from the association, according to a city press release on Jan. 4. It is now…

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Classical Charter School Denied in Capistrano, Appeals to OC Board of Education

January 9, 2023
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Petitioners behind a classical charter school appealed to the Orange County Board of Education Jan. 4 after its application to the Capistrano Unified School District failed in November. California Republic Leadership Academy’s founders told OC Board of Education trustees on Wednesday they were hoping to bring a classical education model to the county. Such a…

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Knife-Wielding Man Fatally Shot by Tustin Police

January 9, 2023
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TUSTIN, Calif.—Tustin police officers killed a bloodied, knife-wielding man Jan. 9. The officers responded at about 8:35 a.m. to a call about a suspicious subject holding a large knife with blood on his hands and clothing in the area of Warner and Red Hill avenues, according to Tustin police Sgt. Colt Kirwan. Arriving officers located…

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Man Arrested in Westminster Crash That Killed 3-Year-Old Girl

January 8, 2023
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WESTMINSTER (CNS) – A 26-year-old man turned himself in to Westminster police following a crash that killed a 3-year-old girl, police said Jan. 7. Bautista Decastilla of Westminster was booked into the Orange County Jail on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter after he appeared at the Westminster police station and spoke with investigators, Commander Kevin MacCormick…

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Former Bank Manager Pleads Guilty to $1 Million Fraud in Yorba Linda

January 7, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A former Bank of America Yorba Linda branch manager pleaded guilty Jan. 6 to stealing $1.2 million from the accounts of elderly customers. Lana Pothos, 59, of Anaheim pleaded guilty to a count of bank fraud and is scheduled to be sentenced July 10. Pothos and co-defendant Theron Fox, 49, of Tustin, who…

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Orange Unified Hastily Fires Superintendent in ‘Surprise’ Meeting

January 6, 2023
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The Orange Unified School Board voted 4–3 on Jan. 5 to fire Superintendent Gunn Marie Hansen and Assistant Superintendent Cathleen. The decision passed in closed session of a special board meeting, called just 24 hours prior by President Rick Ledesma, who was re-elected to the board last November. Ledesma along with trustees John Ortega, Angie…

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Orange Unified Hastily Fires Superintendent During ‘Surprise’ Meeting

January 6, 2023
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The Orange Unified School Board voted 4–3 on Jan. 5 to fire Superintendent Gunn Marie Hansen and Assistant Superintendent Cathleen. The decision passed in closed session of a special board meeting, called just 24 hours prior by President Rick Ledesma, who was re-elected to the board last November. Ledesma along with trustees John Ortega, Angie…

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Federal Program Pushes Critical Race Theory Into Orange County Schools: Trustee

January 6, 2023
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An Orange County Board of Education trustee alleges the county superintendent accepted funds from a federal COVID grant last year for a program that espouses critical race theory for its schools. OC Department of Education Superintendent Al Mijares accepted a $507,000 grant to allow the county Health Care Agency to create mental health centers—called WellSpaces—in…

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Man Found Dead on Roadside in Vista

January 6, 2023
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VISTA, Calif.—A man was found dead on the side of the road Jan. 5. Shortly after midnight, authorities responded to a radio call of a person lying down on the road in the 1900 block of West Vista Way, according to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. When deputies arrived on the scene, a man believed…

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High Surf Warning Issued Along Orange County Coastline

January 5, 2023
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The National Weather Service Jan. 5 extended a high surf warning for Orange County through the evening of Jan. 6. Forecasters for the service said they are expecting 8-to-13-foot waves along the region’s beaches. “These large waves can be erratic and unpredictable,” the weather service said. “Use extra caution as these large waves will be…

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