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Power outage will affect the Camp

Where's a campfire when you need it?

 

Council to consider funding housing for homeless

The Costa Mesa City Council on Tuesday is scheduled to consider approving a loan of up to $500,000 to help pay for permanent housing for...

 

Social network asks city to reduce posts

Costa Mesa's official use of Nextdoor.com has been scaled back following recent resident concerns about...

Volunteers needed for Costa Mesa's 60th anniversary

Costa Mesa's upcoming birthday bash needs volunteers — 100 of them.

 

TEDxOrangeCoast 'Beautiful Minds' conference set

TEDxOrangeCoast organizers on Monday announced the date and theme of this year's event in Costa Mesa.

 

Irvine mayor to speak about supporting local companies

Irvine's Mayor Steven Choi will host the Annual Business Luncheon with the Mayor on Tuesday.

Education

City and school officials in Costa Mesa certainly agree on the merits of a $100,000 grant for athletic facilities at two local high schools.

Girls Inc. of Orange County announced this week that a Corona del Mar resident has donated $500,000 to the organization.

Chip Fesko keeps a folder of his past correspondence, a nearly inch-thick stack of the words that cause less-resilient authors to pack it...

"Good luck AP test takers" scrolled across Costa Mesa High School's electronic marquee Friday morning.

The Coast Community College District on Wedensday shot down a request to draft an agreement that would pre-negotiate hiring terms with local...

Politics

Irvine tackles housing for developmentally disabled

Irvine Councilwoman Christina Shea's proposal to investigate and improve the housing situation for developmentally disabled residents drew...

SCAQMD board member hears it from mostly pro-fire ring crowd

About 50 speakers voiced their opinions on the fire ring controversy Friday afternoon at Huntington Beach's council chambers.

Costa Mesa hires executive to replace Naghavi

The city of Costa Mesa has made a preliminary offer to fill the job of economic and development director, the city spokesman confirmed...

Preliminary budget not balanced

Costa Mesa's preliminary budget for the coming year includes a significant increase in capital-improvement spending that, when combined with...

Critic questions air-regulator's doctorates

A critic of the region's air-quality agency is questioning the academic credentials of a board member empowered to vote on the fate of the...

Irvine council clashes on routine items

Although typically considered routine, the consent calendar contained three items that caused a hubbub at Irvine's City Council meeting...

Public Safety

Garage fire causes $20,000 in damage

No one was injured after a fire authorities suspect started in the garage of a Costa Mesa home Saturday, the Costa Mesa fire department...

Newport plans to add property crime unit

As the city of Newport Beach continues to shrink its workforce, one place it hopes to expand is the Police Department.

Irvine man involved in fatal collision

An Irvine man died and a woman suffered head trauma and fractured ribs after the car they were traveling in crashed into a tree in front...

Supervisor says county won't charge hikers

Orange County will not seek repayment of the $160,000 spent rescuing two Costa Mesa hikers who went missing Easter weekend in Trabuco...

Three injured when column falls at fairgrounds

Three people were injured, one seriously, when a decorative column fell over Friday at the Orange County Fairgrounds, authorities said.

UCI police looking for suspect in March thefts

UC Irvine police on Wednesday asked for the public's help in identifying a man they said stole items from locked rooms in the engineering...

Business & Real Estate

A taste of Turkey

Consider Sunday the last opportunity for awhile to watch a Turkish folk dance, try a manti (Turkish dumpling) or take a picture...

AQMD: Beach bonfires increase pollution

The South Coast Air Quality Management District, the agency that could effectively ban beach fire rings throughout Orange and Los Angeles...

Netflix: No plans to bring Bluth banana stand to Newport

Netflix has no immediate plans to bring a replica of the "Arrested Development" banana stand to Newport Beach, a spokeswoman said Friday.

Going bananas for a stand

Krupali Tejura wants a frozen banana stand in Newport Beach. No, not Dad's or Sugar 'N Spice or any of the other venerable spots around...

Officials turn out for Triangle ribbon cutting

The Saddle Ranch Chop House and El Corazón de Costa Mesa, two new restaurants at The Triangle, held small ribbon-cutting ceremonies...

Newport offers look at proposed budget

In a study session before its meeting Tuesday night, the Newport Beach City Council took a first look at the city's proposed budget for...

Obituaries

Scott Wayne McClellan

Scott Wayne McClellan

Mary Kay VanderMolen

Mary Kay VanderMolen passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, May 5, 2013.

Rollo W. McClellan Jr., December 21, 1919- May 4, 2013

Rollo W. McClellan Jr., December 21, 1919- May 4, 2013

Rosamond Azzarella

Rosamond Azzarella