Huntington Beach is looking to contest a provision of state law known as “builder’s remedy” that would allow developers to bypass local zoning laws on some projects. The provision is part of the state’s 1982-passed Housing Accountability Act and kicks in if a city fails to have a state-mandated affordable housing plan. Huntington Beach’s plan—known…
Huntington Beach Officials to Challenge California Housing Mandate
February 15, 2023
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Orange County Transit Authority Saves $509 Million on I-405 Project
February 13, 2023
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The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) announced Feb. 13 it has saved taxpayers $509 million on financing a construction project on what officials said to be the nation’s busiest stretch of highway. Through a series of strategies during the pandemic, the agency was saved on borrowed money for the $2.1 billion I-405 Improvement Project. The…
Man Gets 14 Years In Prison For Dealing Deadly Dose Of Fentanyl In Costa Mesa
February 13, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 25-year-old man was sentenced Feb. 13 to 14 years in federal prison for dealing a baggie of Fentanyl in Costa Mesa to a 22-year-old woman, who overdosed and died in Huntington Beach. Matthew Benjamin Hurley of Virginia told U.S. District Judge James Selna that the defendant’s own “selfish addiction” to drugs led…
5 Injured, 3 Teens Seriously, in Seal Beach Crash; Motorist Flees on Foot
February 12, 2023
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SEAL BEACH, Calif.—Authorities sought the public’s help Feb. 12 in identifying a motorist who fled the scene of a two-vehicle crash in Seal Beach where three 17-year-old girls in the other vehicle were left with serious injuries. The crash was reported at 7:14 p.m. Saturday on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) at Main Street, Orange County…
2 Crashes Occur on 5 Freeway in Dana Point, One Died
February 12, 2023
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DANA POINT, Calif.—Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to two unrelated crashes that occurred at about the same time Feb. 12 on the north and southbound lanes of the San Diego (5) Freeway in Dana Point, which resulted in one death. Both crashes occurred around 2 a.m., just south of Camino De Estrella, the Orange County…
1 Dead, 2 Wounded in Fallbrook Shooting
February 11, 2023
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FALLBROOK, Calif.—A 76-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting a man and wounding another man and a woman authorities believe is his daughter at a plant nursery near Live Oak County Park was in custody Saturday. San Diego County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded just before 3 p.m. Friday to a call of a shooting at Atkins…
Woman Arrested for Allegedly Ramming Multiple Cars in Mission Viejo
February 10, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 33-year-old woman was behind bars Friday on suspicion of ramming multiple cars in a parking lot in Mission Viejo before a standoff with police on the 5 Freeway. Aria Alexandra Martin was being held on $25,000 bail, according to jail records. Martin was accused of ramming multiple cars about 1:30 p.m. Thursday…
Orange County Education Board Approves Charter School Rejected by Capistrano Unified
February 10, 2023
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The Orange County Board of Education Feb. 1 unanimously approved a petition for a charter school—that uses what’s known as a “servant leadership model”—after its application to the Capistrano Unified School District failed in November. The pro-charter board expressed support for the school’s approach, which in addition to teaching core subjects, seeks to instill leadership,…
Transient Gets 6 Years for Violent Robbery in Placentia
February 10, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 45-year-old transient pleaded guilty Feb. 10 and was immediately sentenced to six years in prison for a violent robbery and carjacking in Placentia, but he will be freed because he has served that amount of time behind bars awaiting trial. Michael Anthony Davis Jr. pleaded guilty to robbery, car theft, carjacking, false…
Companies Agree to Pay $45 Million Over California Oil Spill
February 10, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Shipping companies have agreed to pay $45 million to thousands of Southern California fishermen, tour companies, and property owners who sued after an offshore oil spill sent crude washing ashore, attorneys said Thursday. A tentative settlement was reached after months of negotiations between the MV Beijing and MSC Danit and their associated companies…
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