Hundreds of Chinese international students from several Southern California universities this week joined the wave of anti-lockdown protests that started in late November in mainland China calling for an end to COVID lockdowns and for the ruling Chinese Community Party (CCP) to step down. Students across the region were seen holding blank sheets of paper—called…
SoCal Chinese Students Support Anti-Lockdown Protests in China
Proposed Dispensary Near Recovery Center Rejected in Costa Mesa
A new retail cannabis store was denied a location at 2001 Harbor Boulevard on Nov. 28 after a 4–2 vote by Costa Mesa’s Planning Commission, with commissioners Russell Toler and Diane Russell dissenting, and commissioner Jon Zich absent. The denial comes after commissioners raised concerns about the location of a counseling center, which, in part, treats those with substance abuse, near the proposed dispensary’s desired location. “It just doesn’t make sense to put a retail storefront…
Proposed Cannabis Store Near Recovery Center Rejected in Costa Mesa
A new retail cannabis store was denied a location at 2001 Harbor Boulevard on Nov. 28 after a 4–2 vote by Costa Mesa’s Planning Commission, with commissioners Russell Toler and Diane Russell dissenting, and commissioner Jon Zich absent. The denial comes after commissioners raised concerns about the location of a counseling center, which, in part, treats those with substance abuse, near the proposed store’s desired location. “It just doesn’t make sense to…
Proposed Dispensary Below Recovery Center Rejected in Costa Mesa
A new retail cannabis store was denied a location at 2001 Harbor Boulevard on Nov. 28 after a 4–2 vote by Costa Mesa’s Planning Commission, with commissioners Russell Toler and Diane Russell dissenting, and commissioner Jon Zich absent. The denial comes after commissioners raised concerns about the location of a counseling center, which, in part, treats those with substance abuse, near the proposed dispensary’s desired location. “It just doesn’t make sense to put a retail storefront…
UC Irvine Law Also Opts Out of ‘Problematic’ US News and World Report Law School Rankings
UC Irvine Law School has joined a growing number of universities opting out of participating in US News and World Report rankings amid claims such are “problematic” to legal education. For decades, the magazine has served a large role in the university ranking industry, comparing over 190 law schools and other institutions across the country,…
San Clemente City Council Approves Senior Housing in Split Vote
The San Clemente City Council voted 3 to 2 Nov 15, to approve new senior housing operated by the MemorialCare Health Care System to replace an abandoned hospital in the northwestern corner of the city. The project will be located at 654 Camino De Los Mares and consist of 250 apartments for residents aged 55…
Orange County Supervisors Extend RSV Health Emergency
The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Nov. 29 to extend the county’s local health emergency for the respiratory virus known as RSV for another 30 days. The emergency allows the county to access federal and state resources for assistance and seek mutual aid from neighboring counties. The decision came after spokespersons for…
Orange County Votes Republican in November, but Preferred Democrats Last Election Cycle
California’s Orange County voted for Republicans in the governor’s cabinet and senate seat this year—according to unofficial election results—a stark contrast with four years ago. In the last statewide General Election in 2018, the county’s voters opted for Democrats, save for one Independent insurance commissioner candidate. A professor at Chapman University in Orange, California, told…
Man Charged in Suspected Fatal Shooting on Thanksgiving in Costa Mesa
SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 41-year-old man was charged Nov. 29 with fatally shooting one man and wounding four other victims in a suspected road-rage incident on Thanksgiving in Costa Mesa. Lee Quevon Walker was charged with one count of murder and five counts of attempted murder. He also faces sentencing enhancements for the discharge of a…
Man Charged in Suspected Fatal Road-Rage Shooting in Costa Mesa
SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 41-year-old man was charged Nov. 29 with fatally shooting one man and wounding four other victims in a suspected road-rage incident on Thanksgiving in Costa Mesa. Lee Quevon Walker was charged with one count of murder and five counts of attempted murder. He also faces sentencing enhancements for the discharge of a…
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