RANCHO MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—More than 6,000 miles away from the battlefields of Ukraine, a group of seniors helped create first-aid kits on March 15 to be delivered to the country. Clad in the national colors of Ukraine with blue and yellow tee shirts, the participants residing at The Orchards Health Center, an assisted-living community, in…
Home Prices Up Across SoCal While Sales Are Down: Report
March 15, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The most recent housing market report shows home prices rising across Southern California, with a nearly 12 percent increase in Los Angeles County from last year, 26.6 percent in Orange County, and 16 percent in San Diego County. The median price of an existing, single-family home in the Los Angeles metro area was $725,000…
Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes to Run Unchallenged for 2nd Term
March 15, 2022
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Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes is set to run for a second term unopposed, as no challengers filed paperwork by the March 11 deadline with the county’s Registrar’s Office to join the June 7 election. Barnes, who ran in 2018 while serving as the undersheriff and with close to 30 years of experience with the…
Middle School Assistant Principal Takes His Own Life on Campus
PLACENTIA, Calif.—An Orange County school enters lockdown after a faculty member was found dead by suicide on campus on March 14. Moises Plascencia, the assistant principal at Kraemer Middle School in Placentia, was found dead in a private staff area on Monday morning, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Jim Elsasser said in a…
Piano Teacher Convicted of Molesting 8 Girls in Orange County
March 14, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—An Orange County piano instructor was convicted on March 14 of molesting eight girls—with a ninth testifying as a witness in his trial—over 18 years. John Mordecai Scott, 65, was initially accused of molesting 11 girls, but one did not wish to participate in the non-jury bench trial before Orange County Superior Court…
Orange County Cities See Hotel Taxes Rebound as Visitors Increase
March 10, 2022
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Some Orange County cities are reporting higher than expected tax revenue from hotels this year, following an increase in visitors as pandemic restrictions ease. During a March 8 Costa Mesa City Council meeting, Finance Director Carol Molina said that the city is on track to receive $1.1 million more in hotel tax revenue than last…
Santa Ana Moves Forward With Banning All Flavored Tobacco Products
March 10, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Santa Ana City Council will vote on finalizing a full ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products on March 15 after months of discussion. “We are in the midst of a huge tobacco use epidemic which tobacco companies are luring kids into [a] lifetime of nicotine addiction,” Councilwoman Nelida Mendoza said at…
Orange County Designates ‘Safe Zones’ to Pick up Online Purchases
March 9, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County residents will soon have “Safe Zones” where they can meet in person to complete online sales in a surveilled area. The “Safe Zones” program, introduced by Supervisor Don Wagner, was approved by the County Board of Supervisors on March 8. The program will dedicate portions of the parking lots at Orange…
Orange County Appoints New Health Officer
March 8, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Clayton Chau was relieved of his County Health Officer role and Deputy Health Officer Regina Chinsio-Kwong was appointed as his replacement, following a vote by the Orange County Board of Supervisors on March 8. Chinsio-Kwong will assume the County Health Officer title on March 11. “I know that having experienced the last two…
FBI Seeks ‘Black & White Sneaker Bandit’ Who Robbed 8 Banks in Orange County
March 7, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is on the hunt for a man known as the “Black & White Sneaker Bandit” who has robbed at least eight banks in Orange County in recent months. The bandit was caught on camera in multiple occurrences wearing a dark-colored shirt, jeans, and either a baseball cap or…
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