ICE raids upend Latino life in Orange County as climate of fear spreads

Summerfest, an annual summer kick-off festival, will run from Thursday to Sunday at Fountain Valley Sports Park.

Mayor Pat Burns made the remark Tuesday night, at the same meeting where the City Council said it would not repeat public comments restrictions that the ACLU alleged violated the Brown Act and speakers’ 1st Amendment rights.

OneRoot Foundation, started by a Newport Beach family, stepped in with a $20,000 gift that allowed South Coast Repertory to complete its 2024-25 season after an NEA grant evaporated under the Trump administration.

A fatal shooting at the Villa Inn, a motel on Beach Boulevard in Anaheim, followed the demolition of another motel and the announcement of popular chains coming to the area as part of the city’s revitalization efforts.

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Knott’s Berry Farm returns with its character-driven Ghost Town Alive! and live music-centered Summer Nights, through Sept. 1.

The event, held Monday evening at the amphitheater in Central Park, had peace and human dignity as a theme.

One of the historic vessels on display was the Western Flyer, used in 1940 by author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts on an expedition. Steinbeck chronicled the adventure in “The Log from the Sea of Cortez.”

Crews from Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach and other agencies Sunday evening battled a blaze in an industrial building on Cadillac Avenue that housed an electrical supply company, furtniture seller and a gym but has since been red-tagged.

James Canfield will replace Michele Richards at the head of OC Fair beginning July 1. He’s relocating from Alabama, where he was general manager of the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex.

Police arrested Eduardo Pineda, 25, on Saturday after he threatened another pedestrian in Huntington Beach.

Thousands turned out at the ‘No Kings’ protests in local cities on Saturday, which demonstrated against President Donald Trump and recent immigration raids.