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Westminster Police Kill Homeless Suspect in Slaying of NASCAR Driver Bobby East

WESTMINSTER, Calif.—The transient suspected of killing the 37-year-old NASCAR driver Bobby East has been shot and killed by Westminster police on July 15. East was filling up his tank at around 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday at the 76 gas station at 6322 Westminster Boulevard. He seemingly had words with Trent William Millsap, a 27-year-old transient…


Anaheim Campaign Finance Reform Law on Hold

The Anaheim City Council withdrew July 12 an ordinance that would have prohibited councilors from voting on matters with which they have a financial conflict of interest—after discussing it for the third time. The campaign reform ordinance was introduced after the city’s mayor, Harry Sidhu, resigned May 24 following the release of an FBI investigation report…


Irvine’s Discussion on District Election Moved to Closed Session

IRVINE, Calif.—After a heated discussion about giving voters the choice in November to expand the city council from four to six seats and changing how ballots are cast for those seats, councilors voted 4–1 on Tuesday to move the issue into closed session at their next meeting. The item—brought forward by Councilman Larry Agran last…


Irvine’s Discussion on District Voting Moved to Closed Session

IRVINE, Calif.—After a heated discussion about giving voters the choice in November to expand the city council from four to six seats and changing how ballots are cast for those seats, councilors voted 4–1 on Tuesday to move the issue into closed session at their next meeting. The item—brought forward by Councilman Larry Agran last…


Election Opponent Sues OC Education Board Trustee For ‘Defamation’ After Losing Race

Orange County Board of Education Trustee Tim Shaw is being sued by Paulette Chaffee—his opponent in the June election—for alleged defamation. Last week, Chaffee—an educator and the wife of OC Supervisor Doug Chaffee—filed a lawsuit claiming she was defamed by two Shaw campaign mailers that called Chaffee a “convicted thief,” in reference to her being…


‘Feel the Sunshine’ at 2022 Orange County Fair

Themed “Feel the Sunshine,” the Orange County Fair—one of California’s largest—is returning to Costa Mesa this week for a fun and delicious summer emerging from the pandemic. “We are excited to invite everyone to come out to the 2022 OC Fair and ‘Feel the Sunshine,’” OC Fair & Event Center CEO Michele Richards said in…


California Tax Preparer Defrauds $50 Million for Clients: Judge

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A Buena Park tax preparer has been ordered by a federal judge to stop assisting anyone in submitting tax returns after it was determined he helped clients claim more than $50 million in bogus refunds, according to the judge’s ruling, which was made public Wednesday. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter enjoined Jose…


Entire Mission Viejo City Council Up for Election in November

In November Mission Viejo voters will decide the fates of all five members of the City Council. That stems from legal wrangling that forced the city to switch from five “at-large” seats in which candidates run citywide, to a system made up of five separate districts. A 2018 lawsuit by the Southwest Voter Registration and…


Irvine City Council Announces Support for Abortion, ‘Reproductive Freedom’

IRVINE, Calif.—In a rare move for Orange County cities, Irvine city council members voted to approve a resolution declaring “reproductive freedom” is a fundamental right during a meeting on July 12. At the meeting, Mayor Farrah Khan said she had suggested the resolution be drafted and approved. In her comments, she said the purpose was…


Irvine City Council Announces Support for Abortion

IRVINE, Calif.—In a rare move for Orange County cities, Irvine city council members voted to approve a resolution declaring “reproductive freedom” is a fundamental right during a meeting on July 12. At the meeting, Mayor Farrah Khan said she had suggested the resolution be drafted and approved. In her comments, she said the purpose was…