Using the dedicated capital project funding brings Costa Mesa out of compliance with its own capital asset needs (CAN) ordinance, written to ensure projects continue. But with an even bigger shortfall looming in 2025-26, could the CAN be on the chopping block?

Seventh-graders at Thurston Middle School completed a Poseidon Education internship program in which they learned about stormwater pollution and presented their research.

The best-selling author will visit LibroMobile Bookstore in Santa Ana for a special reading and book signing May 24 for his latest release, “Gathering StarDust.”

Letters to the editor of the Daily Pilot, this week from writers in Huntington Beach and Newport Beach.

Education pioneer Louis E. Plummer’s name was removed from a Fullerton High School auditorium, but a Fullerton City Council majority voted to historically designate a home he lived in as “Louis E. Plummer House” for its architectural features.

The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Thursday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.

The vote to approve an investigation came at the end of a contentious meeting featuring about 100 public speakers opining on an upcoming special election regarding library initiatives.

Immersive exhibits, words from Irvine leadership highlight what’s next for the Great Park at the 2025 “State of the Great Park” event.

The inaugural exhibition for the gallery space is a multifacted cultural and political statement for owner and congressional hopeful, Esther Kim Varet.

Authorities identified the 16-year-old Dana Point driver who died in a crash that left several other teens injured.

A suspended Newport Beach attorney was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for stealing $8.7 million in a loan fraud scheme that sustained a lavish lifestyle and gambling habit.

The Sea Kings suffer a 15-5 defeat against the top-seeded Cubs, as CdM sees its CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoff run end in the quarterfinals.