Today’s Headlines
Lido Legacy Live on Sept. 10 and 11 will benefit the Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard Scholarship Program and Friends of OASIS Senior Center in Newport Beach.
The TimesOC Newsletter
The Newport Beach jeweler who betrayed his friends and clients was sentenced to state prison Monday following a plea deal in which he pleaded guilty to three felony charges and saw dozens of others dropped.
Mailbag
Museum and libraries are discussed in this week’s Mailbag — along with a plea for civility.
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Following the firing of 15 Mother’s Market & Kitchen workers in Costa Mesa, more than two dozen employees seek back pay for missed rest breaks.
Olivia Rodrigo’s all-women music festival brought 45,000 fans to the Great Park in Irvine, raising money for charity and supporting local business
On Tuesday night, council members disagreed over what names should go on the plaque, which would be installed at Pier Plaza.
All candidates in the upcoming Newport Beach City Council election except for incumbent Lauren Kleiman, the current mayor, attended Thursday’s discussion at the new Witte Hall, sharing what their priorities would be on the dais.
Costa Mesa’s attempt to plan for 11,760 additional residential units by 2029 has been challenging, at best. On Tuesday, a revised version of the city’s 2022 plan was approved by the City Council.
The Fountain Valley police department has grown its numbers from 52 to 56 sworn officers this year, leaving eight vacant officer positions.
Newport Beach is appealing a ruling by an Orange County Superior Court judge that directs city officials to schedule and run an election for three ballot measures in November.
A roundup of news briefs and calendar items from coastal Orange County
The Huntington Beach City Council voted 4-3 on Tuesday night to approve a contract for the Police Officers Assn., which would give a three-year total raise of 17%, totalling nearly $10M over the length of the contract.
Costa Mesa leaders past and present celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Costa Mesa Historical Society in a slate of events at the group’s museum and the historic house for which it was formed in 1966.
The Laguna Beach fire department performed a “push-in” ceremony for a new Pierce Enforcer fire engine, simultaneously retiring a 2005 American La France apparatus.
The Huntington Beach Union High School District hosted teachers and classified staff Monday for its first back-to-school event in decades, two days ahead of the first day of school.
