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The shelter opened its doors in April 2021. City officials say they’ve served at least 200 people over the last year.

Raif Wadie Iskander faced up to 60 years in federal prison for conspiring to sell oxycodone prescriptions in 2018 and 2019. But a plea deal and other factors reduced his sentence, while his Costa Mesa cohort avoided prison altogether.

Thousands convened Saturday morning at Santa Ana’s Centennial Regional Park, calling for abortion rights after a leaked document indicated the Supreme Court is preparing to strike down Roe vs. Wade.

Luis Fuerte, aka Louie of “California’s Gold” fame, spoke on his decades in the industry and the working relationship he enjoyed with Howser in a talk Wednesday at Sherman Library & Gardens.

Residents can visit lovecostamesa.org and sign up for one of more than 80 service projects that will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at various locations in Costa Mesa.

Police say the incident took place at 12:45 a.m., after a vehicle hit a curb and collided with construction equipment on West Coast Highway. A 40-year-old Newport Beach man and two out-of-state residents were found dead inside.

More than 20 Southern California performers have been booked for the six-day event, which runs evenings through Sunday and supports local businesses, musicians and the arts.

Although permit parking is currently free and applies mostly to R-1 single-family zones, council members agreed May 3 to expand eligibility to all residents and charge an annual fee.

The male cougar was seen at 11:30 p.m. Sunday near Catalina and Calliope streets and later on the 600 block of South Coast Highway. Officials say the 113-pound cat was the same one caught at an Irvine office building in March.

Hungry diners and staff at Costa Mesa’s Mi Casa Mexican restaurant had two reasons to celebrate Thursday, as Cinco de Mayo coincided with the family-owned business’s 50th anniversary.