🍊 Sunday Gazette: August 17, 2025
Hello Riverside, and Happy Sunday! The Gazette team didn’t take a summer break this year, just a couple long weekends here and there. This week we’re slowing the pace a bit to recharge and put the finishing touches on some big projects we can’t wait to share. It will be a lighter news week, but we’ll be right here...
Fujiwara Tofu Cafe: Where dreams of anime and Southern California car culture collide
On Aug. 5, the Fujiwara Tofu Cafe in El Monte hosted its annual car meet celebrating the iconic car featured in the 90’s street racing anime, Initial D, the Toyota AE86. This event brings car and anime fans together from all over the greater Los Angeles area. With the...
Bushfire Kitchen Expanding to Cypress
Bushfire Kitchen, a California-based elevated fast-casual restaurant group, is set to open yet another location — this one in Cypress. According to leasing records, the chain will be moving into 5895 Katella Avenue, Suite G, at Boardwalk Cypress, next year. This marks the company’s 12th location and its third...
Southern California surfers win world titles in Huntington Beach
Two Southern California surfers are world champions after taking home the top men's and women's spots in the US Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach.
Orange Co., CA – Injury Multi-Vehicle Crash on I-5/Avenida Vista Hermosa
Orange County, CA (August 16, 2025) – A multi-vehicle collision on I-5 North near Avenida Vista Hermosa left several people injured on Saturday afternoon, August 16, prompting a large emergency response. According to the California Highway Patrol, emergency crews, including an ambulance unit, arrived shortly after...
Air Canada strike grounds flights at LAX, John Wayne Airport
The tracking website FlightAware.com listed 24 canceled Air Canada flights at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday, while Orange County’s John Wayne Airport was showing two canceled flights.
Protesters rally at Los Angeles-area Home Depot locations against ongoing ICE raids
Amid ongoing ICE raids, organizers are calling for a national boycott of Home Depot and want customers to voice their concerns to store managers.
WELLNESS & PREVENTION: Helping Stop Underage Drinking in OC
In Orange County, many kids, even middle schoolers, say it’s easy or very easy to get alcohol. Briana J, age 17, states, “Underage drinking is everywhere — it’s easy to get and even middle schoolers have access. At school, you can tell when someone’s been drinking by how they act or smell, and sometimes staff just...
Free Foreclosure and Eviction Counseling in OC on Aug. 23
Homeowners and renters facing financial and housing challenges can receive free housing counseling later this month in Orange County. The Shalom Center, a nonprofit approved by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), announced it will host a counseling event on August 23 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Korean...
In case you missed it: Orange County Board of Supervisors Revises Ethics Guidelines Amid...
In a bid to address ongoing accountability issues, the Orange County Board of Supervisors has announced revisions to its ethics guidelines, following the FBI’s arrest of former Supervisor Andrew Do for allegedly accepting over $500,000 in bribes. The investigation revealed that Do funneled more than $10 million in...