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Pat Nixon Comes Back to Life at Nixon Library

In celebration of Pat Nixon’s 111th birthday March 16, the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California hosted the late first lady with cake, free admission, and a talk with Nixon’s life-long friend, Maureen Nunn, who portrayed the first lady in her signature nylon blazer topped off with a customized wig. The…


Newport Beach Advances Ban on Fractional Homeownerships in Residential Areas

The Newport Beach City Council voted unanimously March 14 to draft an ordinance to classify fractional homeownerships as timeshares, which are currently banned in the city’s residential neighborhoods. Fractional homeownership occurs when multiple individuals purchase a property, usually as a second home, and split usage based on a percentage of ownership. They are different from…


Man Injured in Orange Outlets Shooting, Suspect at Large

ORANGE, Calif.—Authorities sought the public’s help March 19 in identifying and locating a man they believe wounded another man during a shooting at an open-air outlet mall in Orange. Officers responded at about 9 p.m. March 17 to a “shots fired” call at The Outlets at Orange, located at 20 City Boulevard West. A group…


Man Injured in Orange Outlet Mall Shooting; Suspect at Large

ORANGE, Calif.—Authorities sought the public’s help March 19 in identifying and locating a man they believe wounded another man during a shooting at an open-air outlet mall in Orange. Officers responded at about 9 p.m. March 17 to a “shots fired” call at The Outlets at Orange, located at 20 City Boulevard West. A group…


Man Gets 15 Years to Life for DUI Crash That Killed Woman, Dog Near Costa Mesa

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 33-year-old Riverside man pleaded guilty March 17 and was immediately sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for a deadly crash that killed a woman and her dog in an unincorporated area near Costa Mesa. Ali Zohair Fakhreddine pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, hit-and-run with permanent and serious injury, and driving…


California School District Emails Reveal Students Were Secretly Gender Transitioned

A parental rights group in Orange County, Calif., claims 23 students—eight of them elementary age—began social gender transitioning at a local school district without informed parental consent from January 2020 to October 2022. The group, California Alliance for Education, obtained hundreds of pages of emails and documents from the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, which oversees…


San Clemente Apartment Buildings Remain Off-Limits Following Landslide

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—Landslides brought on by recent heavy rainstorms forced evacuations March 15 after some coastal apartment buildings near Pico Beach began to collapse toward the ocean. Around 8:20 a.m. Wednesday, Orange County Fire Authority crews responded to the landslide and evacuated residents living on the 1500 block of Buena Vista. No injuries were reported….


Orange County Leaders Ban TikTok From County Devices

Orange County leaders are banning China-based social media app TikTok from county-issued devices and equipment following recommended federal guidelines. County supervisors unanimously approved the ban March 14 to ensure the security of county data from potential hacking by the communist regime of China, according to a county statement. Vice Chairman Andrew Do, who proposed the…


Huntington Beach Residents React to Dueling Housing Lawsuits: State vs City

“I don’t want [Huntington Beach] to become another Santa Monica,” Gayline Clifford, a 37-year resident, said in response to the state’s demands for the Orange County coastal city to have more housing. While the city faces pressure from the state to build more housing, including that which is affordable, some residents said they fear doing…


Man Pleads Guilty to Drowning Family Dog in Laguna Beach

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 48-year-old man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to time already served in jail for drowning a family dog in Laguna Beach, according to court records obtained March 15. Jason Douglas Creager pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony count of cruelty to animals, according to court records. He was sentenced to a year…