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While Oliver Chi denies any wrongdoing, a lawyer for Behzad Zamanian, the Huntington Beach chief information officer, says that Chi retaliated after his client refused to do an email search on City Atty. Michael Gates. The secretary who accused Chi of sexual harassment took a settlement before an investigation was completed.
The Newport-Mesa Unified School District closed its primary school campuses through Wednesday in light of the Silverado wildfire, which is at 5% containment as of Tuesday evening.
The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Orange County is now 1,454. COVID-19 cases are now at 58,980.
There are five candidates on the ballot this election for two open seats on the Laguna Beach City Council.
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Marina High School senior infielder Briana Gonzalez has committed to the Eastern Illinois University softball program.
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Daily Pilot readers share their thoughts on local issues including upcoming elections.
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Students at the six elementary schools in the Huntington Beach City School District will be on campus four days a week during the pandemic.
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The total number of coronavirus cases stands at 58,725 and the death toll is at 1,447, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.
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The world will change whether or not we want or expect it to, writes Daily Pilot columnist Patrice Apodaca.
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A dispute between bond king and Pimco co-founder Bill Gross and a neighbor over an outdoor sculpture has devolved into police calls to their Laguna Beach mansions.
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The Laguna Beach Unified School District approved, by a 4-1 vote, a plan to have its secondary schools reopen for hybrid learning on Nov. 23.
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Santa Ana police officers Gavin Roelofs and Josh Espadas were found to be not criminally culpable following an investigation into the fatal shooting of Miguel Segura Mercado, 31, at a Fountain Valley apartment in January.
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Election Day is less than two weeks and the last day to register to vote in California was Oct. 19. Here’s your options on how to vote on or by Nov. 3.
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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Crowds gathered across the city to celebrate, mostly peacefully. But in downtown L.A. and Echo Park, the situation got tense.
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The presidential election is sparking traumatic flashbacks for Central America voters who fled civil wars and electoral violence. Their experiences carry warnings for Nov. 3
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For months, Los Angeles parents have held on to hope that public school campuses would reopen soon. It’s unlikely to happen before January, officials say.
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In an election marked by uncertainties, the signature verification process for mail-in ballots is riddled with vulnerabilities and has never been tested on such a massive scale.
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Uncertainty looms over Huntington Beach’s Oak View neighborhood as the COVID-19 pandemic has further choked a neighborhood struggling to survive.
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The massive development at Jefferson and La Cienega boulevards got a big push from Councilman Herb Wesson.
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A month after seven people were shot at an illegal marijuana cultivation site, Riverside County’s worst mass killing in recent memory remains a mystery.
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Proposition 16: Is bringing back affirmative action what California needs now?
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Jeanise Jones, a grandmother who played Borat’s babysitter in the new “Borat” sequel, wasn’t in on the joke and was paid $3,600 for her role.
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MLB avoided a full-blown debacle when the World Series ended in six games. The positive coronavirus test for the Dodgers’ Justin Turner could have delayed a Game 7.
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A month after seven people were shot at an illegal marijuana cultivation site, Riverside County’s worst mass killing in recent memory remains a mystery.
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The massive development at Jefferson and La Cienega boulevards got a big push from Councilman Herb Wesson.
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Here are the Los Angeles Times’ editorial board endorsements for president, California ballot measures and more.
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The City Council will be considering additional recommendations from the city’s Harbor Commission to current requirements surrounding live-aboards in commercial marinas.
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Russell Fischer Xpress is featuring a “haunted car wash” through Halloween.
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Organizers said plans for the protest began Oct. 10, just before secondary schools in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District were initially scheduled to reopen.
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Viola Smith, a Costa Mesa resident and pioneering musician of the swing era who was billed in the 1930s as the “fastest girl drummer in the world,” has died. She was 107.
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Kelly Rodriguez, who was appointed after Robert Handy’s retirement, cites political division as a reason for stepping down as the Huntington Beach Police Department’s interim police chief.
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Oilers’ Ben Jacobs, a junior left-handed pitcher, will continue his baseball career with the Anteaters.
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The CIF Southern Section cross-country postseason meets are scheduled to return to Mt. San Antonio College for the first time since 2015. The number of teams in each divisional final will be reduced from 24 to 16 following the move back from the Riverside City Cross-Country Course.
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Costa Mesa United, the organizer of the Orange County North vs. South All-Star Classic high school football game, discussed having the annual showcase event in May or June at a recent board meeting.
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The annual regatta hosted by the Balboa Yacht Club, which was cancelled this year, will be contested July 26 through 31.
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Breakers’ Skylar Kidd, Mikayla Lopez, Kenedy Corlett and Ella Baumgarten each make their college decisions.
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Children’s book husband-and-wife team Keith and Larissa Marantz made their first appearance after the shutdown forced the cancellation of their original launch for the picture book series, “Clyde the Hippo.”
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Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders claims that the Orange County district attorney’s office isn’t turning over information that can be crucial to defendants’ cases.
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The first Viet Book Fest highlights children’s literature and will be held through various virtual readings and Q&A events every Saturday of October culminating in a Halloween party on Oct. 31.
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“Status Pending,” a short film documentary following the lives of five first-generation immigration lawyers, made the rounds in film festivals and found a home through Al Jazeera English Witness.
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Latino Health Access, a Santa Ana-based nonprofit that advocates for the health of the local Latino community, will bring a mobile Día de los Muertos altar through select areas in Anaheim on Oct. 31 and Santa Ana on Nov. 1.
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Daily Pilot readers share their thoughts on local issues including the upcoming election and the Costa Mesa budget.
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The mayor of Newport Beach shares his thoughts about Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Daily Pilot readers share their thoughts on local issues including the upcoming election.
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A candidate for District 2 in the Newport Beach council race states her case.
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Regarding questioning Supreme Court nominees, a news commentator used a mashup of two basic concepts: declarative and interrogative sentences.
