Category: Southern California OC News

State to Audit Orange County Power Authority After Request by Local Officials

September 18, 2022
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California’s Joint Legislative Audit Committee has agreed to audit the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA), a recently formed energy provider embroiled in a whistleblower complaint. State Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) announced the upcoming audit as the agency deals with allegations of mismanagement, inaction, and lack of transparency. “It’s clear that OCPA has had little oversight,”…

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Rabid Bat Found in Fountain Valley

September 17, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A bat found at a parking lot in Fountain Valley tested positive for rabies, according to Orange County health officials. The animal was found at around 10:30 a.m. Sept. 14 at Pickleball Court No. 1 at the Fountain Valley Tennis Center on 16400 Brookhurst Street. Given the location and circumstance, the Orange County…

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Anaheim Will Pay $6.6 Million for Motel to Improve Beach Boulevard

September 17, 2022
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The City of Anaheim will purchase the Covered Wagon Wheel Motel on South Beach Boulevard for $6.6 million—a low price compared with other purchases—as a part of the “Rebuild Beach” program started earlier this year. “We’ve been working on this a long time,” Mayor Pro Tem Trevor O’Neil told the city council on Sept. 13….

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4 Suspects Sought in Smash-and-Grab Robbery at Brea Mall

September 15, 2022
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BREA, Calif.—Brea police Sept. 15 were looking for four suspects involved in a smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry store in the Brea Mall. Police were dispatched at 11:33 a.m. to Kevin Jewelers in the mall, according to Brea police Lt. Chris Harvey. Four men wearing hoodies and masks and wielding hammers stole the valuables and…

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OC to Ask State to Start Studying Potential Anaheim Hills Veterans Cemetery Site

September 15, 2022
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Orange County Supervisors voted this week to ask California’s Department of Veterans Affairs and the state to begin a feasibility study to build a veterans cemetery at Gypsum Canyon in Anaheim Hills. Gov. Gavin Newsom has yet to sign Assembly Bill 1595, a measure passed by the Legislature that requires the veterans’ department to acquire,…

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OC to Ask State to Study Potential Anaheim Hills Veterans Cemetery Site

September 15, 2022
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Orange County Supervisors voted this week to ask California’s Department of Veterans Affairs and the state to begin a feasibility study to build a veterans cemetery at Gypsum Canyon in Anaheim Hills. Gov. Gavin Newsom has yet to sign Assembly Bill 1595, a measure passed by the Legislature that requires the veterans’ department to acquire,…

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2-Year-Old Boy Abducted Inside Stolen Van in Buena Park Found Safe

September 14, 2022
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BUENA PARK, Calif.—A minivan with a 2-year-old boy inside was stolen Sept. 13 from a Buena Park school, prompting authorities to issue an Amber Alert, but the boy was found safe a short time later. According to Buena Park police, the gray 2017 Toyota Sienna was taken around 9:30 a.m. from outside the Emery School…

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Irvine Parent Group Hosts Forum for 2 School Board Candidates

September 13, 2022
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Candidates for the Irvine Unified School District Board of Education discussed mandates, sex education, and parents’ rights during a virtual candidate forum hosted by Irvine Parents Unified, a grassroots parents group, on Sept. 8. Debra Kamm and Marlene Bronson, both Irvine Unified parents running for Trustee Area 2—which covers the south side of Woodbridge, Westpark,…

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Bicyclist Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in Newport Beach

September 12, 2022
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—A man riding a bicycle was killed in Newport Beach by a driver who fled the scene but was arrested later on, authorities said Sept. 12. The crash occurred at about 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, on Jamboree Road at Bay View Way, according to Newport Beach police Lt. Michael Schiavi. The bicyclist…

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Teen Shot to Death Outside Garden Grove Party

September 12, 2022
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GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—A teenage boy was shot to death outside a large house party in Garden Grove, authorities said Sept. 11. His name was not yet released by the police, but a GoFundMe page identified him as the 17-year-old Julian Martinez, who was said to be “killed in an act of gun violence by vicious…

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