Dr. Clayon Chau, Orange County’s Health Care Agency director, submitted a letter of resignation March 28, and is expected to leave the post June 1, 2023. “Although I feel sad about leaving, the time is right. It is time for me to take a break,” Chau said March 29 in an emailed statement to The…
Orange County Health Care Agency Director Resigns
Funding Agreements Put Orange County Beach Sand Project Closer to Reality
The Huntington Beach City Council March 21 approved a proposal, in conjunction with the state’s Division of Boating and Waterways, to begin a long-overdue sand replenishing project stretching from Anaheim Bay Harbor to Newport Bay in Orange County. The work—known as the Orange County Beach Erosion Control Project—includes replenishing Surfside-Sunset Beach with 1.75 million cubic…
Irvine Hospital Unveils First Look at $1.5 Billion New Cancer Center
IRVINE, Calif.—City of Hope Hospital unveiled March 28 replicas of rooms and other plans for its new hospital facility set to open in late 2025. The new construction will be for general medical needs and will connect to the hospital’s Lennar Cancer Center, which opened last year and is the only specialty hospital soley focused…
2 Dead in Possible Murder-Suicide in Huntington Beach
Authorities are investigating a possible murder-suicide in Huntington Beach after a man and woman were found dead with gunshot wounds on March 26, police said. Huntington Beach police responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call around 6 p.m. at the 9500 block of Kensington Drive around 6 p.m. in the city’s northeast. A…
Social Media Prank at Tustin Target Leads to Hospitalization of New Mother
A recent mother of twins was shopping for baby supplies at a Target in Tustin March 26 when she became the victim of a social media prank that led to her hospitalization. “I was looking at soap and I leaned down. The next thing I know my vision was obstructed like I had something over…
Mission Viejo Approves Plans for New Facility Building, Event Space
The Mission Viejo City Council recently approved plans to renovate an old city property into a new water plant, administrative offices, and an event space for residents. The property—located at 27204 La Paz Road—is shared by the Santa Margarita Water District and the city. It previously housed the Oso Creek Water Treatment Plant, one of…
Orange County: Most Competitive California Rental Market in 2022
With demand far outpacing supply, finding a rental in California is an arduous task, and residents of Orange County faced the most competitive rental market in the state during 2022. RentCafe, a nationwide internet listing service specializing in rental houses and apartments, analyzed markets measuring the number of days rentals stay vacant, the percentage of…
Westminster School District Appoints Superintendent Previously Fired From Orange Unified
Former Orange Unified School District Superintendent Gunn Marie Hansen was appointed as Westminster School District’s new superintendent March 23, two months after she was abruptly fired from the same position by Orange Unified’s new board majority. “I am incredibly honored to be the Superintendent of the Westminster School District, and I look forward to collaborating…
Man Fatally Stabbed in Conflict in Garden Grove
GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—A 25-year-old man is suspected of fatally stabbing a man and injuring a teenage girl at a home in Garden Grove, police said March 27. The suspect, Juan Carlos Fernandez Bustos of Garden Grove, was hospitalized Monday for injuries sustained in a fracas Sunday night at a Garden Grove home, Garden Grove police…
3-Alarm Fire Hits Commercial Building in Santa Ana
SANTA ANA, Calif.—Firefighters from multiple departments worked over an hour to put out a three-alarm blaze in a commercial building in Santa Ana and protect other structures in the industrial area, authorities said March 27. The fire broke out around 8 p.m. Sunday at the building in the 2200 block of South Susan Street, Orange…
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