Daily Pilot · San Clemente, CA
Measure M, which proposed a 1% sales tax increase for sand and wildfire prevention projects, did not find the support needed from San Clemente voters to pass.
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Daily Pilot · Laguna Beach, CA
Nearby: Laguna Beach, CAThe Laguna Beach City Council authorized the emergency expenditure of up to $242,300 in public funds to go toward the winterization work to temporarily stabilize the Feb. 21 landslide area after affected homeowners did not take any mitigation actions there themselves.
Daily Pilot · Laguna Beach, CA
Nearby: Laguna Beach, CAThe Laguna Beach community honored its service members with a Veterans Day ceremony, hosted by American Legion Post 222, on Wednesday at Monument Point.
Daily Pilot · Newport Beach, CA
Nearby: Newport Beach, CAA male suspect reportedly locked himself inside a Westcliff apartment, engaging in an hourslong standoff with officers before surrendering to police custody, an NBPD spokesperson said Thursday.
Daily Pilot · Newport Beach, CA
Nearby: Newport Beach, CAOrange County nonprofits Serving People in Need (SPIN), Big Brothers Big Sisters and CureDuchenne have all recently held successful fundraisers in Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and Dana Point
Daily Pilot · Costa Mesa, CA
Nearby: Costa Mesa, CAWith four termed-out officials leaving in December, a newly elected mayor creating a vacancy in District 1, and a District 3 race still too close to call, the political makeup of the next Costa Mesa City Council is anybody's guess.
Daily Pilot · Costa Mesa, CA
Nearby: Costa Mesa, CAA member of the Webern String Quartet, Alex Granger balances his life as a professional musician and full-time NMUSD educator at Killybrooke Elementary School in Costa Mesa.
Daily Pilot · Costa Mesa, CA
Nearby: Costa Mesa, CAFounders of Ohio House, a sober living home in Costa Mesa, express their thoughts on a recent city decision; a septagenerian basketball player weighs in on article about an 80-year-old cager.
California · Huntington Beach, CA
Nearby: Huntington Beach, CAAn officer who served on the dive team of the LAPD's vaunted Metropolitan Division died last week while using a specialized piece of equipment at a private residence in Huntington Beach.
California · Westminster, CA
Nearby: Westminster, CAThe Westminster Police Department arrested 11 adults at a home in the 6000 block of Apache Road about 10 a.m. Wednesday The effort was part of a raid on what law enforcement described as an illegal gambling operation.
Lake and McHenry County Scanner · Vista, CA
Nearby: Vista, CAA U.S. congressman and Waukegan’s mayor are calling for the California company that owns Vista Medical Center East to sell the hospital to a “responsible operator” after payroll delays and the loss of its trauma designation. Congressman Brad Schneider, whose district includes Waukegan, said in a statement Wednesday that he joins Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham “and other local leaders in calling for AHS to step aside and allow a responsible operator to come in and improve quality of care and employee communication and support.” American Healthcare Systems (AHS), the California-based, for-profit hospital chain that owns Vista Medical Center East, bought the hospital in July 2023. “Vista Medical Center East has long been dogged by issues that have impacted patient care and overall stability,” Schneider said.
Daily Pilot · Anaheim, CA
Nearby: Anaheim, CAThe Tokyo-based art collective will unveil its first U.S. museum at OCVibe in Anaheim in 2030. The news was shared at a ReConnect event in Anaheim where attendees also got a taste of what's to come at Katella Commons
