The weekend event is expected to draw around three million people to Surf City.

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Anabel Kotzakov and Laine Briggs combine for 40 kills to lead the Sailors past the rival Sea Kings in four sets on Wednesday in the first meeting of the Battle of the Bay.

Wednesday’s results involving Marina, Fountain Valley, Corona del Mar, Edison, Newport Harbor, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Estancia and Costa Mesa.

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

The filing alleges that the BOEM has allowed Platform Elly and other rigs in the Beta oil field to continue operating while relying on drilling and safety plans that were written and approved in the 1970s and 1980s.

The free, daylong event will feature a diverse roster of speakers and live demonstrations on six main stages. But don’t let that fool you — books and reading are the stars of this show.

Eleven of the 13 candidates for City Council in Fountain Valley participated in a forum on Tuesday inside council chambers.

Museum leaders will open the newest addition to Costa Mesa’s Segerstrom Center for the Arts campus Oct. 8 at 5 p.m. with a 24-hour celebration. Read more in Sunday’s Daily Pilot.

A review of the application submitted by the city was postponed to the state’s Coastal Commission October agenda.

Gifted by the Irvine family in 1897, the now 495-acre Irvine Regional Park was California’s first regional park. An event Oct. 1 invites residents to celebrate.

Monday, Tuesday and Week 6 football results involving Edison, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley, Corona del Mar, Huntington Beach, Estancia, Los Amigos, Marina and Ocean View.