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The $1,000 SafeDineOC grants will cover expenses incurred from March through September and come from federal CARES Act relief funds. The Orange County Business Council will manage the program on behalf of the county.
The board does not come to a vote, but will continue discussing the issue in a special meeting on Sept. 17.
The Pavilion, located on the first floor of South Coast Plaza’s North parking structure, is accessible only by appointment. More than 100 boutiques are participating.
When safer-at-home orders were initiated in March, hotlines were flooded with domestic violence victims and survivors seeking services for basic needs and resources to leave abusive homes. Four major O.C.-based resource centers have stepped up outreach, but some staff say demand is far greater than resources available.
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Stanford will cut 11 of its 36 varsity sports after the 2020-21 school year. Local families have been involved with the impacted sports at the school.
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Another 322 cases were reported in Orange County, pushing the cumulative total in the county to 39,076. Deaths now total at 720.
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The City Council will be voting to adopt the historic preservation ordinance and whether or not to extend Promenade on Forest through January.
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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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A battle over reopening the O.C. Market Place has been brewing as operator Spectra tries to terminate its lease with the O.C. Fair & Event Center, claiming pandemic hardship. On Friday, county health officials weighed in.
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The Newport Beach Film Festival is pivoting again in response to the coronavirus pandemic, with a premiere held drive-in style next week plus a virtual Lifetime Achievement ceremony that can hold cinephiles over until the full festival can move ahead.
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Chris and Tou Meechukant work in food service. As restaurants and bars shut down in March, they looked for ways to get beloved Thai products directly into the hands of customers.
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The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Friday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.
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Huntington Beach voters will elect all fresh faces to the City Council this fall, as incumbents Lyn Semeta and Patrick Brenden have chosen not to seek second terms.
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State surveyors are investigating the Fountain Valley hospital after a union complaint alleged administrators have failed to develop and implement effective infection control procedures at the the 293-bed facility.
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The primary care provider opened its second Orange County location on July 27 in Pacific City.
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The 55 Freeway connectors to the 405 will be closed this weekend for pavement work, and the work will impact the drive time to John Wayne Airport, so travelers should plan accordingly.
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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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Dry westerly flow over Southern California has kept moisture to the south and east
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He had worked at the carousel since he was a teenager. He loved it so much, the owner made him co-owner.
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Demonstrators carried “Trump 2020" banners, American flags and signs saying “United We Stand.”
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Los Angeles County public health officials on Saturday reported 2,645 new cases of COVID-19 and 51 related deaths but said hospitalizations continued to decline.
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Hermosa Beach is tapping a private consulting firm for personnel to help its police department enforce an ordinance requiring face coverings.
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The transfer of dozens of canisters of nuclear waste to a dry storage facility at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station wrapped up Friday.
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Seven Marines and a sailor were lost at sea when their assault amphibious vehicle sank a week ago during training near San Clemente Island.
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Steve Lopez: In the middle of a pandemic, a miracle came to Father Greg Boyle and Homeboy Industries
Steve Lopez: In the middle of a pandemic, a miracle came to Father Greg Boyle and Homeboy Industries
Working from a tent, and social distancing in earnest, Father Boyle keeps the mission alive — with some help from a $2.5-million award
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The Lakers, the West’s top seed, lost 116-111 to the Pacers amid talk that other teams are trying to set L.A. up with a playoff matchup vs. Portland.
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With congressional negotiations stalled, Trump is issuing orders to try to get aid flowing. But it’s unclear whether he has the power to do so.
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Hit with a flood of more than 9 million applications for unemployment benefits, California is trying to identify which of them may be fraudulent.
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Ashton Kutcher and Jay Leno join other A-list celebs in publicly supporting embattled TV host Ellen DeGeneres, but Rachel Bloom has a different take.
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Los Angeles County public health officials on Saturday reported 2,645 new cases of COVID-19 and 51 related deaths but said hospitalizations continued to decline.
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The Laguna Beach theater ceased operations in 2015, but was built in 1934 and opened in 1935. Rivian, an electric vehicle manufacturer, said it aims for a 2021 opening, pending city approvals.
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Does Orange County need all that expensive water from Poseidon’s proposed seawater desalination plant in Huntington Beach?
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The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Thursday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.
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Community events in the city of Fountain Valley have kept safety in mind while trying to keep residents involved during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The resulting video by Alan and Alex Stokes garnered close to 1.5 million views and probably garnered a few laughs — but not from the Irvine police officers or Orange County prosecutors who investigated, or the Uber driver who police reportedly held at gunpoint thinking he was involved in a real robbery.
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Campbell Case, a St. Margaret’s Episcopal School graduate, was named an Under Armour Girls’ Lacrosse Senior All-American. She’s headed to Johns Hopkins University.
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The California Department of Public Health has provided new coronavirus guidance for youth sports. Orange County said youth sports and P.E. classes must adhere to the state’s guidance regarding safety protocols.
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Mike Gillespie, whose teams won more than 1,500 games over a 47-year career coaching college baseball, died at his home in Irvine on Wednesday. He coached the Anteaters, as well as USC.
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Ethan Crooks, a rising senior attacker for the Huntington Beach High School boys’ water polo team, has committed to the UCLA men’s water polo program.
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Molly Renner will play college water polo at UCLA, while Imani Clemons commits to UC Santa Barbara.
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Josh Cohen, from Santa Ana, recently published a cookbook after an ulcerative colitis diagnosis.
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“Lisa’s Waffles” is Josh Cohen’s favorite recipe in his cookbook “Comfort Food For An Uncomfortable Stomach, By a Kid for Kids,” which he wrote after a ulcerative colitis diagnosis forced him to experiment with his diet to manage his condition.
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Irvine Mayor Christina Shea has made her Facebook profile private in response to a lawsuit launched by an Irvine resident who she allegedly blocked for posting comments in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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California gnatcatchers, coastal cactus wren and a host of other species may soon return in droves to an Irvine canyon that had been decimated by wildfires and hundreds of years of cattle grazing.
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California gnatcatchers, coastal cactus wren and a host of other species may soon return in droves to an Irvine canyon that had been decimated from wildfires and hundreds of years of cattle grazing.
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A former Huntington Beach planning commissioner writes that the Regional Water Board should reject a proposed desalinization project.
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After offering a major capital investment to John Wayne Airport, these two new fixed base operators will expect a return on their investment, meaning as many private jet flights as possible, the columnist writes.
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Professional editors often avoid capitalizing words that are treated like proper names elsewhere.
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A letter writer compares the response to the coronavirus pandemic to how those in the Warsaw Ghetto fought the typhus outbreak in Europe.
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A reader bemoans the changes to Balboa Island, another praises the Daily Pilot’s Mailbag.
