Category: Orange County Community

Last Minute Candidate Forum Featuring State and Local Candidates, Kelly Ernby Inspired

SANTA ANA, Calif.—As election season draws to a close, candidates for local and state offices discussed Nov. 2 their campaigns and outlined what they said were the most pressing issues facing their respective areas. Candidates for Santa Ana mayor and city council were in attendance at the forum, which was sponsored by BASTA—founded in 2021…


Newport-Mesa School Board Candidate: ‘I Can’t Turn the Other Way When Someone Needs Help’

Longtime Costa Mesa resident and community advocate Vicky Rodriguez is running for a seat on the Newport-Mesa Unified School Board in the Nov. 8 election as another way, she said, to support her community. “I can’t turn the other way when someone needs help,” Rodriguez told The Epoch Times. Newport-Mesa Unified School District Area 7…


Free Compost Available for Orange County Residents Nov. 5

Residents of Orange County, California, can pick up free compost this Saturday, Nov. 5, from three different locations as the OC Waste & Recycling—which manages waste and landfills in the county—is working to recycle organic waste. “OC Waste & Recycling creates quality compost material from green waste collected from homes across Orange County. … Our…


Orange County Bus Strikers Agree to Resume Work for Election Day

Thousands of Orange County bus riders were without service Nov. 4 for the second day in a row as the negotiation between the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and the union representing its maintenance workers comes to a deadlock. Both sides agreed to meet Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Meanwhile, bus service can resume Monday and…


Woman Injured in Apparent Shark Attack in Del Mar

DEL MAR, Calif.—A swimmer was injured Friday in an apparent shark attack off the coast of Del Mar, authorities reported. The 50-year-old woman suffered leg wounds that were not believed to be life-threatening while swimming with a companion about 100 yards from shore near the terminus of 17th Street at about 10 a.m., said Jon…


Orange County Fire Authority Orders 2 New Helicopters

IRVINE, Calif.—The Orange County Fire Authority Thursday announced it had approved the acquisition of two new firefighting helicopters. The new Sikorsky S70 Firehawk helicopters were approved by the authority’s board a week ago. The new helicopters replace the authority’s 1966 UH-1H “Super Hueys” which had become too expensive to maintain. A Sikorsky S70 Firehawk helicopter….


Laguna Beach Ballot Measures: Hotel Worker Minimum Wage, Public Votes on Developments

Laguna Beach voters will decide if large developments and hotel renovations should be subject for a public vote for approval and to raise the minimum wage for the city’s hotel workers in the Nov. 8 election. Measure Q The measure would put large development proposals along the Coast Highway and Laguna Canyon Road to a…


Newsom, Foley Buying Votes with Tax Dollars

Commentary Who doesn’t like free money? With tax revenues overflowing from a $100 billion surplus, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators “returned” $9.5 billion of that to taxpayers. The checks—really electronic transfers to bank accounts or debit cards—have been going out the last couple of weeks. About two-thirds of California households will receive the Middle…


Newsom, Foley Distributing Tax Dollars to Californians Before Election

Commentary Who doesn’t like free money? With tax revenues overflowing from a $100 billion surplus, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators “returned” $9.5 billion of that to taxpayers. The checks—really electronic transfers to bank accounts or debit cards—have been going out the last couple of weeks. About two-thirds of California households will receive the Middle…


Huntington Beach Program to Help Mentally Ill Receives $500,000 Grant

The Be Well OC Mobile Home Crisis Program in Huntington Beach—which responds to non-emergency mental health crises in the city—was awarded $500,000 Nov. 1 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funds will support the program for the next two years. Huntington Beach’s program is a part of Be Well OC—a mental…