Eric Licas is a former staff writer for the Daily Pilot. He previously was a crime and public safety reporter and, before that, spent four years as a staff writer with the Orange County Register and the Southern California News Group. He has been on the ground to cover active wildfires, civil unrest and mass shootings. He was born in the Philippines, raised in the San Fernando Valley and is a Cal State Northridge alumnus.
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The cannabis business Native Garden, open since March 2025, successfully applied to the Costa Mesa Planning Commission to ease restrictions that had been placed on it, noting other such businesses are not held to the same operating hours.
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The new ordinance, which goes into effect on April 18, will require stores to have one attendant on hand for every three automated checkout stands that are in operation.
Fountain Valley creates new, entry-level fire department positions as part of transition to in-house ambulance service. Hourly pay for the jobs will range from $18.50 to $22.49.
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