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Orange County allowed all of its schools to reopen Tuesday for the first time since March. Teachers say schools still aren’t ready to welcome students and staff back on campus safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NMUSD employees rallied in a motorcade Sunday to protest the district’s reopening schools next week, saying supplies and personnel are not in place and union talks are still ongoing.
Two incumbents and two challengers are running for two open seats on the Costa Mesa Sanitary District’s Board of Directors, while a sitting director on the Mesa Water District board will face off against one challenger.
Two incumbents — including current Newport-Mesa Unified School District board president Martha Fluor and board member Dana Black — are not seeking re-election.
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Those who want students to return to classrooms during the pandemic cite various reasons to do so.
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The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Wednesday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.
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Laguna Beach Live! and the Susi Q Senior Center have come together to start a program called “Live! at the Q,” which will bring live classical music performances to the senior community via a digital platform.
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Tommy Griffin, a senior defensive back, becomes the second Sea King to commit to the Mustangs, joining lineman Jake Trachtman.
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An ordinance to be written would allow for short-term vacation rentals in Huntington Beach, provided the property owner is on site and other criteria is met.
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More than 100 people gathered Sunday night to honor late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She died Friday at the age of 87.
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Daily Pilot readers offer their thoughts on local issues including upcoming elections.
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A car chase that began in Huntington Beach early Sunday morning ended in Newport Beach with a 42-year-old passenger dead and the driver of the car arrested.
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Newport Beach City Council members write that residents will benefit from agreements regarding general aviation at the airfield.
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Local fire crews saved three Costa Mesa residents trapped in an apartment fire Saturday morning, then later doused a small brush fire that had broken out in Talbert Park.
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TimesOC’s e-newspaper includes all eight pages of Sunday’s coverage of Orange County.
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The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Sunday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.
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Orange County allowed all of its schools to reopen Tuesday for the first time since March. Teachers say schools still aren’t ready to welcome students and staff back on campus safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Wednesday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.
TimesOC’s e-newspaper includes all eight pages of Sunday’s coverage of Orange County.
Thousands of protesters have converged in Orange County to speak out about the death of unarmed Black man George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police, as well as other Black men, women and children who have died at the hands of police.
Honoring this year’s graduating seniors from high schools in Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Laguna Beach and other parts of Orange County.
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Here are the key points of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to allow only zero-emissions car sales in California by 2035.
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With a warming climate and increased human development, more fires are in our future, firefighting veteran says.
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Fire persists nearby, but park is expanding camping options
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Access to Big Santa Anita Canyon has been blocked since the Bobcat fire swept through, and property owners don’t know whether their homes survived.
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Under Newsom’s order, new gas-powered cars and light trucks and medium and heavy-duty trucks must be zero-emission by 2045 where possible.
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The U.S. Forest Service is investigating a piece of the utility’s equipment that reported an incident about the time the Bobcat fire started near Cogswell Dam.
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Castro, grandson of Mexican immigrants and the first in his family to attend college, will become chancellor of the nation’s largest four-year university system.
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Progress in fighting the Bobcat fire has been so significant that the estimated containment date has been moved up by one month, to Sept. 30.
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Under Newsom’s order, new gas-powered cars and light trucks and medium and heavy-duty trucks must be zero-emission by 2045 where possible.
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‘The Meaning of Mariah Carey,’ the pop star’s tell-some memoir, sparkles and entertains and explains its subject, despite a few too many I-don’t-know-hers.
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Wealthy consumers are spending big on air filtration systems for their homes as COVID-19 and wildfires rage.
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A new poll found 39% of likely voters support Proposition 22, compared with 36% who oppose the measure that would allow app-based companies to treat their workers as independent contractors, exempting them from employment law AB 5.
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Chargers QB Tyrod Taylor was unable to play Sunday after a team doctor punctured his lung while giving him an injection, an NFL source told The Times.
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Chris and Fiona Ivey haven’t let the coronavirus pandemic get in the way of mentoring 7-year-old Gabriel.
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The Orange County Health Care Agency said 227 new positive tests were received, bringing the cumulative total to 51,873.
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The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Saturday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.
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Organizers announced the 2020-21 Pacific Symphony concert season would be postponed to 2021-22, as concert halls remain closed during the pandemic. But staff and musicians are finding new ways to keep the music alive.
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The company that owns “Peanuts,” the iconic comic strip created by Charles Schulz, and the Foundation for Hospital Art have teamed up together to put murals in 70 hospitals across six continents as part of the “Take Care With Peanuts” initiative.
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Orange County stays in the United Soccer League playoff race after Friday night’s 1-0 win.
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The Elite Clubs National League youth soccer organization had 124 teams across 34 states participate in a University of Wisconsin study that provided initial data on the risk of COVID-19 transmission through participation in soccer.
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Melissa Seidemann, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, is now the girls’ water polo coach of the Sea Kings. She takes over for Justin Papa, who resigned after three seasons.
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Max McKennon will play in the boys’ singles main draw at the French Open. The 18-year-old will be competing in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.
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Previously a teacher on campus and longtime offensive line coach for the Sea Kings football team, Dennis Wilbanks replaces the retired Don Grable.
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The lack of services that account for the unique experiences of Cambodians and Vietnamese affects community members in need and providers able to serve them.
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Amid movement against police brutality, former O.C. sheriff and convicted felon collects big pension
Amid movement against police brutality, former O.C. sheriff and convicted felon collects big pension
As the national movement against police brutality and corruption continues, former Orange County Sheriff and ex-convict Mike Carona is quietly collecting an annual pension of more than $200,000.
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At St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, those who are going through or have survived cancer can register in free wellness programs from the comfort of their homes.
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A new poetry art exhibit at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton allows visitors to become part of the art.
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Arush Mehrotra, a 16-year-old Irvine high school student, is balancing distance learning, applying to college and social justice work.
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Daily Pilot readers offer their thoughts on local issues.
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The supermodel and television personality wants the dictionary to include a portmanteau she coined.
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The former Daily Pilot columnist is glad he’s rereading a book he enjoyed years ago.
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Educators and community members of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District have questions about reopening schools during the pandemic.
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Daily Pilot readers offer their thoughts on local issues including preservation of the Back Bay and an act they say would curb climate change.
