The City of Irvine is moving forward with its plans of equipping its police force with body cameras. During its March 9 meeting, city council will consider authorizing a $3.3 million, five-year contract to secure the recording equipment. Council previously approved the implementation of a body-worn camera (BWC) program last June, and will now vote…
Irvine Hopes Police Body Cams Will Build Transparency, Trust
February 27, 2021
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Proposed Santa Ana Homeless Shelter Lease Would Cost Taxpayers $62,000 per Month
Santa Ana city council will voting March 2 on whether to approve a new lease contract for a new homeless navigation center that would cost almost $62,000 per month in rent. If approved, the agreement would provide the city with a 29,503 square foot, two-story building for 15 years. The 200-bed facility could open as early as April 31. Construction for the…
Community Choice Energy Program Could Have Costly Consequences for Huntington Beach, Finance Commissioners Warn
February 26, 2021
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Huntington Beach’s finance commissioners are raising flags about the possible implications of joining the community choice energy (CCE) program. The city’s entry into the CCE poses significant financial risks for the city if the CCE program is not profitable, some say. “The contract that we would have to pay to get out of it are so massive,” Finance…
Amazon Fresh Store Opens in Fullerton
February 26, 2021
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A new Amazon Fresh grocery store opened in Fullerton Feb. 25, marking the tenth Fresh store in the nation, and the second in Orange County. The high-tech grocery store moved into 1100 S. Harbor Boulevard, the previous site of a Toys R Us store. It is across the street from the city’s Costco and a block away from Spout’s Farmers Market….
Blind Masseuse Embraces Life With Faith and Companions
Whenever Ezzie Davis has a challenging day, she relies on her faith, her husband, and her dog, Calypso, to lift her spirits. Calypso, a black Labrador, accompanies Davis, 31, as she takes three different buses from her home in Long Beach, California, to Costa Mesa, where she works as a professional masseuse at Elements Massage….
Blind Massage Therapist Embraces Life With Faith and Companions
Whenever Ezzie Davis has a challenging day, she relies on her faith, her husband, and her dog, Calypso, to lift her spirits. Calypso, a black Labrador, accompanies Davis, 31, as she takes three different buses from her home in Long Beach, California, to Costa Mesa, where she works as a professional massage therapist at Elements…
Orange County Supervisor Candidates Discuss Public Safety
February 26, 2021
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With the race for the Orange County Board of Supervisors’ second district seat less than two weeks away, The Epoch Times reached out to the five candidates to ask how they would act as supervisor on some of the county’s biggest concerns. Each candidate was asked, “How would you improve public safety?” Kevin Muldoon Newport Beach Mayor Pro Tem…
Man Dies from Stabbing at Hotel in Anaheim, Suspect in Custody
ANAHEIM—A man who was stabbed during an argument at a hotel in Anaheim Feb. 26 later died at a hospital. A suspect was in custody, police said. Officers responded just after midnight to the Clementine Hotel and Suites, 1700 S. Clementine Street near Disney Way, and found the victim, who was taken to a hospital…
NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza Resigns
New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza, after three years of leading the nation’s largest public school system, will be stepping down in mid-March due to the personal impact the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus has had on him. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the news at his Friday press conference, praising Carranza’s leadership during…
California School Board VP Compares School Reopening to Slavery, White Supremacism
February 26, 2021
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A school board member in California this week said reopening proponents seem to have a mindsight similar to a “white supremacist ideology” and compared the prospect to slavery. Chardá Bell-Fontenot, vice president of the La Mesa-Spring Valley School Board, railed on Tuesday against parents who want children to return to classrooms after nearly a year….
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