Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Congratulates Superintendent Dr. Gabriela Mafi on...
Garden Grove Unified School District’s Board of Education proudly congratulates Superintendent Dr. Gabriela Mafi on being named the 2026 Woman of the Year for California’s 70th Assembly District by Assemblyman Tri Ta. Dr. Mafi is serving her 13th year as superintendent of GGUSD, the third largest school district...
QUA Contemporary Chinese Cuisine in Fountain Valley, CA: What to Expect
At the Fountain Valley Promenade, Kei Concepts has steadily built a bona fide Orange County dining destination spanning multiple distinct Asian cuisines. Their latest concept is QUA Contemporary Chinese Cuisine, located just a few steps away from several of the group’s other concepts including Vox Kitchen and Ini...
Self-Checkout Workers Now Required in an Orange County City
The Costa Mesa City Council adopted a new ordinance this past week that requires at least one employee to monitor self-checkout lanes to help prevent theft and protect grocery clerk jobs. They adopted this ordinance just months after Long Beach had approved one similar to this past June. The proposal...
More Dogs and Cats at OC Animal Care Are Waiting to be Adopted
Tanner has been at OC Animal Care in Tustin for about a week after coming in as a stray. Since he’s a new face at the shelter, staff don’t have many details to offer about his personality at this time. Tanner is currently available for adoption, and he’s...
LAPD Cargo Sting Nets $5 Million Haul And Five Corona Suspects
Los Angeles police say a sprawling cargo theft investigation hit pay dirt this week, with search warrants turning up more than $5 million in allegedly stolen property and five people booked on suspicion of grand theft. The Wednesday raids zeroed in on locations tied to an alleged cargo-theft operation and turned up...
Waves Pull Washed-Up Humpback Whale Back Into Sea Off Newport Beach
A dead juvenile humpback whale that washed up in Newport Beach has been sucked back into the ocean, a lifeguard captain reported Friday morning.
OC’s Biggest Headlines as District Attorney Grapples With Lawsuits
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer continues grappling with harassment lawsuits after a second female prosecutor won a lawsuit against the county, claiming she faced harassment from a senior prosecutor he hired that was ignored. While she initially claimed Spitzer and some of his executive staff retaliated...
Irvine Cops Bust Trio In Car Loaded With $9K In Stolen Makeup
A traffic stop in Irvine on Tuesday turned into a rolling beauty haul, after the city’s Real‑Time Crime Center flagged a car allegedly tied to a string of CVS shoplifting cases. Inside, officers said they found roughly $9,000 in cosmetics and arrested three people on suspicion of organized retail theft and related...
A reckless driver was tracked down and arrested by the Costa Mesa Police after...
On a foggy morning this past November, vehicle sped off after police officers attempted a traffic stop, according to the Costa Mesa Police Department. The vehicle dangerously exceeded over 120mph. Despite the early morning hour, the officers did not want to endanger anyone and although the pursuit was terminated,...
An Orange County Sports Bar Suggested to Close After Health Inspection
[Editor’s note: The report mentioned here is from an inspection conducted on February 18 and may not represent the future health inspection status of the food establishment.]. The Orange County health department conducted multiple health inspections on February 18 in the area. Among them, Lopez & Lefty’s underwent a...
