Category: Southern California OC News

California Court Delays Removal of 3 Mission Viejo City Councilors

October 4, 2022
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The California Appellate Court issued an order last week delaying the removal of three Mission Viejo City Council members from their seats just one day before an order by an Orange County Superior Court judge would have forced them to resign. The court granted the city’s petition to delay the order on Sep. 29, giving…

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Huntington Beach Police Find Nonverbal Boy Alone, Arrest Mother

October 3, 2022
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A noncommunicative boy was found alone in Huntington Beach Oct. 3, prompting a call for public help to locate his family before police were able to identify him—and take his mother into custody. Kimberly Kalafatic, 46, of Huntington Beach, was arrested on the late morning of Oct. 3 on suspicion of child endangerment,…

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Anaheim OKs $4 Billion OCVibe Development Around Honda Center

October 3, 2022
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OCVibe—a $4 billion project designed to create new entertainment venues, office space, and housing around the Honda Center in Anaheim, California—was approved by the Anaheim City Council Sept. 27. The city council will hold a required second vote on the project Oct. 4, after which the approval will become official. OCVibe will “transform the area in…

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Orange County Mayors’ Breakfast Encourages Local Leaders With Faith, Prayers

October 2, 2022
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IRVINE, Calif.—Standing in front of an audience of hundreds, Michael Franzese—former mob boss of the Colombo crime family in New York—recalled a Forbes article from the 1980s that listed him as one of the 50 most wealthy mafia members, which he said led him to a grim conclusion that prompted him to share his experience…

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Man Pleads Guilty to Throwing Rocks at Santa Ana Churches

October 1, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 34-year-old man pleaded guilty to throwing rocks through the windows of two Santa Ana churches and was sentenced to 208 days in jail and freed from custody because he had already served that much time behind bars awaiting trial, according to court records obtained Sept. 30. Omar Rico Olivares pleaded guilty Sept….

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Convicted Arsonist Charged With Setting Fire in Garden Grove

October 1, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A convicted arsonist was charged Sept. 30 with setting a fire at the Harbor Motel in Garden Grove. Alexis Alan Avila, 22, was charged with a count of arson of an inhabited structure and two counts of arson of property, all felonies. He also faces sentencing enhancements for arson with a prior conviction….

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Huntington Beach Man, Woman Killed Climbing Mountainside Near Idyllwild

September 30, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—A pair of climbers who died trying to scale a mountainside east of Idyllwild have been identified as Huntington Beach residents, one of them a former Dallas Cowboys and San Diego State football player. Gavin Escobar, 31, and Chelsea Walsh, 33, died about 12:20 p.m. Sept. 28 near the Tahquitz Peak Fire Lookout, southeast…

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Former NFL Player, Woman Killed Climbing Mountainside in Southern California

September 30, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—A pair of climbers who died trying to scale a mountainside east of Idyllwild in Southern California have been identified as Huntington Beach residents, one of them a former Dallas Cowboys and San Diego State football player. Gavin Escobar, 31, and Chelsea Walsh, 33, died about 12:20 p.m. Sept. 28 near the Tahquitz Peak…

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California Rep. Katie Porter Calls Irvine PD a ‘Disgrace’ After Town Hall Scuffle

September 29, 2022
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A Democratic congresswoman from Irvine called the city’s police department a “disgrace” in text messages allegedly sent to Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan in 2021. Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine)—an outspoken critic of law enforcement following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis—reportedly sent the messages to the mayor after one of her supporters was arrested at…

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Newsom Clears Way for Study of Orange County Veterans Cemetery Potential Site

September 29, 2022
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The effort to build a veterans cemetery in Orange County cleared another hurdle Sept. 27 after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to allow the study of a potential site for the project. Assembly Bill 1595, authored by Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton), requires the state veterans’ department to study, design, and construct a state-owned and state-operated…

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