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About 200 people, most of them young, peacefully assembled across from Costa Mesa City Hall and the city’s police department before proceeding past Orange County College toward the 405 Freeway.
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Newport Beach is set to see four protests Wednesday as the nationwide movement continues in response to police brutality and the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. -
An hours-long standoff between protesters and police took place Monday night at South Coast Plaza, with demonstrators asking police to “take a knee.”
Casey Wheat, a 1988 Huntington Beach High School alumnus, died Thursday. He helped the Oilers win the National Championship in ’88 under first-year coach Andy Verdone.
The Orange County Health Care Agency said that 100 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19 were reported Tuesday, pushing the total number reported in the county to 6,574.
Despite fears of rioting and violence, thousands of protesters marched peacefully through Anaheim Monday evening to protest the death of George Floyd.
The sixth annual OC Brew Hee Haw wrapped up its two-day run Saturday at the Hangar at the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa.
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Newport Beach will start releasing funds in three to four weeks, the City Council decided Monday when it unanimously agreed to accept the allocation.
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City manager Oliver Chi presented a proposed budget at Monday’s City Council meeting. He said the city’s general fund budget revenues are projected at $216.9 million for the 2020-21 fiscal year.
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The 213 new cases were the fourth-highest single day total in Orange County during the coronavirus pandemic. No new deaths were reported Monday, leaving the death count at 147.
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Akbar Hussaini and Sarah Halverson-Cano write that the Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council appeals to those good officers to actively isolate and remove from ranks those who abuse their power illegally, giving everyone a bad name.
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Many businesses downtown Huntington Beach were boarded up Sunday night, when no major looting was reported during a protest, which was deemed an unlawful assembly by the Huntington Beach Police Department.
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Fears of anticipated civil unrest at Costa Mesa’s South Coast Plaza, following reports a protest was being planned there for Monday evening, delayed a June 1 reopening.
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Megan Klink and January Lopez write that this pandemic is very real, and we must all do our part to slow the spread and protect ourselves. But breast cancer does not stop in the face of a pandemic.
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Readers of the Daily Pilot share their thoughts about racism and living during the time of the coronavirus.
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Daily Pilot readers differ on the government’s response to the coronavirus.
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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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The Fountain Valley Restaurant Assn. is attempting to raise money to provide gift cards to local restaurants for the city’s high school seniors in the Class of 2020 through a Go Fund Me page.
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Orange County reported one death and 181 new cases of the coronavirus among the latest numbers provided by the county’s health care agency on Saturday. The cumulative cases of COVID-19 reported countywide is now 6,100.
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The school said it was “troubled” by reports that the stadium was used as a field jail.
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USC will bring students back to campus this fall, with online and in-person classes and more spacing in dorms as safety measures amid the coronavirus crisis, President Carol L. Folt announced Tuesday.More Coverage
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A magnitude 3.9 earthquake was reported Tuesday evening at 9:36 p.m., 23 miles from Barstow, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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The helicopter, contracted by Pacific Gas & Electric, hit a power line and crashed into a Fairfield hillside.
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LAPD will limit use of rubber bullets on protesters, Garcetti says
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More than 1,000 protesters converge on Mayor Garcetti’s residence, demand change
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Columnist LZ Granderson spoke with protesters in downtown Los Angeles and found a readiness toward goodwill and solidarity.
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A lawyer for Scott Peterson, convicted in 2004 of murdering his wife, Laci, told the California Supreme Court Tuesday that Peterson was denied a fair trial.
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The main concern of black people right now isn’t whether they’re standing three or six feet apart, but whether their sons, husbands, brothers and fathers will be murdered by cops.
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Demonstrations large and small unfold throughout California as protests ignited by George Floyd’s death show no signs of slowing.
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A list of black-owned restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, food trucks and pop-ups in the Los Angeles area.
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Curfew times vary from city to city in Los Angeles County. Here is where things stand.
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The Chargers coach shares his thoughts on George Floyd’s death, his relationship and experience with law enforcement and Colin Kaepernick.
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The idea to organize a cheer parade came about in early May, out of a desire for the school to help its community.
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One adult has been arrested after eight homeless people were given poisoned food in Huntington Beach, sending several to the hospital.
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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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Authorities say one person has been arrested after eight homeless people in Huntington Beach were given poisoned food that sent several to the hospital.
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Let’s Be Kind, a nonprofit organization geared towards spreading kindness in the community, held a T-shirt giveaway for graduating seniors and eight-graders being promoted at Buenas Coffee in Costa Mesa on Friday.
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Edison boys’ golf coach Brendan Patch is organizing an Orange County Boys’ Golf All-Star Senior Showcase for the Class of 2020, which had its season cut short by the coronavirus.
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Rob Wigod, the commissioner of athletics for the CIF Southern Section, says that all options are on the table to bring high school sports back for the 2020-21 school year.
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The Orange County Breakers will be one of nine World Team Tennis franchises to play at The Greenbrier resort.
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Costa Mesa resident Eric Stevens was relentless as a Cal football player. The 30-year-old battles ALS with the same approach.
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High school football teams will be grouped into playoff divisions at the end of the regular season, after proposal is approved 80-4.
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The protest on Monday started in La Palma Park, before protesters marched toward City Hall.
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Local high school seniors are getting surprise drive-by celebrations from teachers and elaborate mile-long car parades organized by their neighbors.
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Their first drive-in theater event, featuring “The Princess Bride,” on Saturday was such a hit that they added two more on Sunday and Monday.
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Newport-Mesa District Supt. Fred Navarro writes that while an in-person graduation is a major milestone, the district came to the recommendation that this year’s commencement would be broadcast online, so that students and their families can participate in a safe manner.
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Anna Ellis, a Newport Harbor High School senior, writes that she’s in support of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District board’s decision to hold a virtual graduation.
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Riley DeCinces, a Newport Harbor High School senior, writes that her concern involves the Newport-Mesa Unified School District. She says she’s saddened by the district’s choice to cancel an in-person graduation altogether.
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