Category: Southern California OC News

Orange County Leaves OCPA, Seeks New Green Energy Agency

January 2, 2023
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Following the Orange County Board of Supervisors’ Dec. 20 vote to withdraw the county’s unincorporated areas from the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA)—a local energy provider embroiled in controversy and accused of lacking transparency—the county now seeks a new agency to replace it. With the county’s departure, representing unincorporated areas, the power authority now only…

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Pedestrian Killed in Huntington Beach ID’d

January 1, 2023
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Huntington Beach police Dec. 31 released the name of the 49-year-old pedestrian killed when he was struck by a pickup truck. John Diaz was a Huntington Beach resident, Sgt. Anthony Pham told City News Service. The crash was reported about 6:50 p.m. Dec. 30 on Slater Avenue west of Keelson Lane, Pham said….

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Small Fire Erupts in Frontierland at Disneyland

December 30, 2022
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A small fire broke out and was quickly extinguished at Disneyland Dec. 29, Sgt. Jacob Gallacher with the Anaheim Police Department told The Epoch Times. The park was closed when the fire ignited at around 3:30 a.m. Thursday in a 12-by-12-foot structure next to the New Orleans Square train station in Frontierland. The structure that…

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Small Fire Erupts at Disneyland, Damages Water Tower

December 30, 2022
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A small fire broke out and was quickly extinguished at Disneyland Dec. 29, Sgt. Jacob Gallacher with the Anaheim Police Department told The Epoch Times. The park was closed when the fire ignited at around 3:30 a.m. Thursday in a 12-by-12-foot structure next to the New Orleans Square train station in Frontierland. The structure that…

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Irvine Stays with OCPA, For Now

December 30, 2022
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The Irvine City Council voted 3–2 Dec. 29 to remain with the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) following the Orange County Board of Supervisors’ decision to withdraw from the agency Dec. 20. The vote came in a special meeting agendized by councilmembers Mike Carroll, Larry Agran, and Kathleen Treseder. Agran and Carroll were the dissenting…

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OC Sheriff Uses New Forensic Tools to Revive 1993 Fatal Stabbing Investigation

December 30, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County sheriff’s investigators are using new forensic tools to revive a 1993 cold case fatal stabbing investigation in Costa Mesa, authorities said Thursday. Investigators are hoping the new analysis of evidence will turn up leads in the Aug. 11, 1993, stabbing of 61-year-old Alan Jay Schwalbe. Deputies found the victim’s body in…

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Santa Ana Shuts Down Over 100 Illegal Sidewalk Vendors in 6 Weeks

December 29, 2022
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Authorities shut down over 100 unpermitted sidewalk vendors in the last six weeks in Santa Ana, California, for selling food “unfit for human consumption,” city officials announced Dec. 20. Orange County Health Care Agency personnel collaborated with Santa Ana police and code enforcement to carry out the shutdowns. “The big thing is safety. The food…

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Registered Sex Offender Arrested in Garden Grove Assault

December 29, 2022
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GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—A 25-year-old registered sex offender wearing a GPS monitor was arrested in connection with an assault on a woman Dec. 28 in Garden Grove. The attack occurred at 9:11 a.m. in the 11200 block of Magnolia Street, near Magnolia Park, according to Detective Sgt. Mark Lord. “The victim was walking in the area…

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Disneyland Adds New Advisory Warning After Uptick in Fights at Park

December 29, 2022
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The Disneyland theme park in Southern California followed Disney World in adding a new warning to their website during the holiday season due to a string of fights at the amusement parks this year. The Disneyland website now features a “Courtesy” section under the “Top Things You Should Know” page which asks all visitors “who…

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Irvine Considers Withdrawal From Orange County Power Authority

December 29, 2022
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The Irvine City Council will consider withdrawing from the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) Dec. 29. The special meeting was agendized by City Councilors Mike Carroll, Larry Agran, and Kathleen Treseder and comes shortly after the Orange County Board of Supervisors’ decision to withdraw from the agency Dec. 20. The OCPA has faced scrutiny since…

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