Category: Local News

Disneyland Institutes Changes for Prices, Park-Hopping

Citing customer complaints about prices and park-hopping restrictions instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic, Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amarco indicated changes of such are coming in an open letter to employees on Jan. 10. “I’m in the parks fairly often and I listen to you and to our guests about the things that are working as…


Storm Damages Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach

The Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center—a rehabilitation center for injured wildlife in Huntington Beach—has suffered significant damage to its roof, electrical conduits, and pool pumps after heavy storms hit the coast this past week. According to Debby McGuire, the center’s co-founder and executive director, insurance is not covering any of the damage and they have…


Man Arrested on Suspicion of Threatening to Shoot Long Beach Co-Workers

LONG BEACH, Calif.—Authorities released a photo Jan. 12 of the cache of weapons recovered at the home of a 35-year-old man who allegedly made threats of shooting his co-workers at their place of work in Long Beach. Officers dispatched Jan. 7 to the 3500 block of East Broadway regarding a report of criminal threats contacted…


San Diego Supervisors Support Removing Graffiti From Private Property for Free

San Diego County Supervisors voted 4–0 Wednesday to advance a proposal, introduced by the County Planning & Development Services Department, that would give residents in unincorporated areas a break when it comes to ridding their property of graffiti. The supervisors cast a final vote at the hearing of such an ordinance on Jan. 25. If approved, property…


San Diego Supervisors Support Restricting Sexual Predators Near Home Schools

San Diego County Supervisors voted 4–0 Wednesday to support state legislation that would restrict the placement of sexually violent predators near homeschooling sites. The motion by Supervisors Joel Anderson and Jim Desmond directs Chief Administration Officer Helen Robbins-Meyer to request that state legislation governing predator placement take home school sites into account, along with public…


Weekend Rainfall Expected to Provide More Water Than California Dam Can Capture

Prado Dam in Corona, California, is likely to receive more water than it can hold from incoming rainfall this weekend, according to Orange County Water District spokesperson Greg Woodside. Located in San Bernardino County, the dam, which is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, supplies captured rainwater to the Santa Ana…


Woman Driving Across Border Finds 2 Unwanted Riders Inside Her Trunk

SAN DIEGO—A woman allegedly discovered two people hiding inside her trunk Jan. 12 in Sorrento Valley. Shortly before 5 a.m., a woman was driving into the U.S. from Tijuana, Mexico for work when she heard noises coming from the back of her vehicle, according to San Diego police. Police said the woman pulled over and…


Mother Charged With Child Abuse After 2-Year-Old Hospitalized From Fentanyl

A 30-year-old Irvine mother was charged with felony child abuse and endangerment Jan. 11 after her 2-year-old son was hospitalized from fentanyl exposure, according to authorities. Jacqueline Hunter was also charged with two misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance, and one felony enhancement of causing great bodily injury to a child under the…


William G. Steiner Was an Outstanding Public Servant, With One Cautionary Tale

Commentary Orange County has lost an elected official who was a genuine gentleman. Many of us bid farewell to former Orange County Supervisor William G. Steiner Friday morning, Jan. 13, at his memorial service at the church in which he served in leadership roles, Covenant Presbyterian Church, in the city of Orange, California. We are…


Florida Whale Strands Itself in Palm Coast

A killer whale stranded itself Wednesday and died on a beach in Palm Coast, Florida. In the early morning hours of Jan. 11, the massive orca stranded itself on the beach in Flagler, County, Florida, about 30 miles north of Daytona Beach. Messod Bendayan, public affairs officer for the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, said removing the 21-foot,…