Newsletter: TimesOC: Los Alamitos acts as a strategic base for wildfire aid

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, Dec. 20. Here’s what’s been happening around O.C.

Top story

Los Alamitos acts as a strategic base for Southland wildfire aid

The Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos is strategically significant for the Department of Defense and the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services because it’s the only active military airfield between Ventura County and Camp Pendleton. TimesOC

Around the county

Birdwatching draws a vibrant community of enthusiasts in O.C.

A quiet, meditative hobby for some, and more of a competitive sport for others, birdwatching, or birding, has an active community of enthusiasts in Orange County. TimesOC

Politics

Effort to recall Newport Beach Councilman Scott Peotter fails

The recall effort against Newport Beach Councilman Scott Peotter has apparently fizzled after proponents failed to deliver enough valid petition signatures to force a special election, the Orange County registrar of voters office said. Daily Pilot

Entertainment

Disneyland is the most Instagrammed place in the world

It’s not a small world after all. Disneyland in Anaheim was the most Instagrammed location in the world, and two other Disney locations landed in the top 10. Los Angeles Times

Life & arts

Review: A bittersweet yet joyful ‘Sugar Plum Fairy’ at SCR

South Coast Repertory’s intriguing production of “Sugar Plum Fairy” on its Julienne Argyros Stage is the ideal antidote for the abundance of holiday compassion generated by its 38th incarnation of “A Christmas Carol” on the adjoining Segerstrom Stage. TimesOC

Food

Archie’s Ice Cream is ‘your neighborhood ice cream store that rocks’

What do Steven Spielberg, Leonard Nimoy and Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols have in common? They’ve all eaten Archie’s Ice Cream. TimesOC

Sports

Mater Dei makes a statement as California’s top team

Amid temperatures that Southern California kids would label as freezing but Michigan kids might view as slightly cool, Santa Ana Mater Dei players celebrated being the No. 1 football team in California, if not the nation, after completing a 15-0 season. Los Angeles Times

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