Five ladies from the Corona del Mar High School class of 1966 walked through their alma mater's front doors Friday afternoon. A flier with event info for their class reunion was taped to a glass window. "This must be it!" one of them proclaimed. Walking past the front desk in the administration...
Huntington Beach stalls late, and Harvard-Westlake wins title at South Coast Tournament, CdM is fourth.
Monday's Costa Mesa Planning Commission meeting is all about the eats — with the panel expected to decide whether to approve a new restaurant and permit an existing bar to convert into a full-menu eatery. The two requests involve Eastside properties within a half-mile of each other. Commissioners...
"Memento Mori: Skulls & Bones" at the Huntington Beach Art Center highlights the "beauty of life," according to an artist.
Laguna Beach Unified School District elementary teachers are getting a head start on new science standards that promote creavity and experimentation rather than rote memorization and replicating procedures. The Next Generation Science Standards — developed by Achieve, the National Research Council,...
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the United States, according to U.S. Census data, having nearly doubled their share of the electorate in the past decade. By the year 2044, Asian Americans are expected to become 10% of all voters nationally, and in Orange County, home to...
The Newport Beach Fire Department posts a dance video online to help raise money for potentially life-changing surgery for a 3-year-old girl.
News goes viral contingent on its ability to resonate and relevancy — or its sexy and salacious nature. In the case of Corona del Mar High School last week, it was both. Corona del Mar High made national headlines when the flames of bad decisions, fueled by winds of rivalry-game emotion, parental...
Re. "Commentary: Voters want 'clean, safe, peaceful, quiet places to live'," (Sept. 13): I am a 44-year resident and homeowner in Costa Mesa. I'm also a retired law enforcement member (25 years) and then operated my own private investigation company for 20 years, all the time with an eye focused...
Eight years ago, I was blessed to be appointed to the Costa Mesa Planning Commission. When I first got on the commission, times were bleak. The Great Recession had decimated municipal budgets, including Costa Mesa's. Harbor Boulevard was dotted with vacant properties covered by green chain-link...
This November, don't be fooled by Proposition 57's title, "Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act." The ballot measure supported by the governor is intended to empty California's prisons by reducing felony sentences. Its proponents claim Proposition 57 only reduces the sentencing requirements of non-violent...
Re. "School board race revives call for term limits," Sept. 11: Any efforts toward applying term limits to the position of school district trustee should honor how important stability is to learning. Children flourish in a stable environment. Excessive change can interfere with learning and development....
Costa Mesa Nassau Road: Disorderly conduct related to alcohol was reported in the 300 block at 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Norse Avenue: Grand theft from a vehicle was reported in the 2400 block at 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Newport Boulevard: Disorderly conduct related to alcohol was reported in the 1800 block...
A man wanted in San Diego on an attempted murder warrant was arrested in Costa Mesa, authorities said Thursday. Costa Mesa police responded to the area of 1900 Newport Blvd. at about 1:55 p.m. Wednesday after receiving an anonymous tip that a wanted man, Salvador Manuel Ibarra, 24, was in the area,...
Costa Mesa West 19th Street: Drinking in public was reported in the 600 block at 6:36 a.m. Wednesday. Enclave Circle: Burglary was reported in the 400 block at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Parsons Street: Petty theft from a vehicle was reported in the 2000 block at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Indiana Avenue: Grand...
A 74-year-old woman was robbed outside an ATM in Costa Mesa and suffered a broken hip during the altercation, authorities said. The victim was withdrawing money from a Bank of America ATM near the Vons grocery store at 2701 Harbor Blvd. when she was confronted by Simon Yousif, 24, a local transient,...