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Newport student revives push for plastic bag ban
The last time activists brought the idea of a plastic bag ban to the Newport Beach City Council officials declined to even study the idea, but public speakers warned the issue wouldn't go away. More than a year after that 2011 vote, a group of youth...Tags: Business, Lobbying, Teaching and Learning, Students, Education
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Commentary: Tuition creates a generation of debtors
With the estimated cost of attending a four-year state college in America at $120,000, the average family of four should expect their children's college to cost more than buying a home. Even though only 24% of Americans believe college is affordable, 97%...Tags: Federal Reserve, Credit and Debt, Labor Markets, Unemployment Rate, Colleges and Universities
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The master of the lids
According to Gisberto Bertucci, there are two ways to get anywhere in the universe: your imagination or through a black hole. "Why would God create such a large landscape if we can't see it?" he mused Friday morning on a bus trundling down Coast Highway...
Tags: Chess Playing, Starbucks Corp., Holidays
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Irvine firms plug in at tech show
For anyone involved in the consumer tech industry, the 2013 International CES (formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show) is the holy grail of exposure and opportunity. The largest such tradeshow in the world, CES attracts more than 150,000...
Tags: Primetime Emmy Awards, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates, Computer Hardware
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Apodaca: Be careful about swiping cards as you shop
On the day after Thanksgiving, I ate leftovers, went to a movie, ate more leftovers, and put gas in my car in preparation for a trip to the Rose Bowl for the UCLA-Stanford football game the following day. Oh yes, I might also have been the victim of a...Tags: Credit and Debt, Criminals, Crime Victims, Business Institutions, Politics
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Phony Paul Frank pajamas seized at port
Nearly 15,000 pairs of phony Paul Frank pajamas worth nearly $100,000 were found and confiscated at the Los Angeles-Long Beach Port, federal authorities announced Tuesday.
The seizure of the pajamas imprinted with cuddly characters such as Blue Julius,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Defense
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Forecast: Only modest job growth for O.C.
COSTA MESA — Orange County can expect mild job growth this year and next, according to Chapman University's mid-year economic forecast Thursday. Consumer spending should increase but struggles in the housing sector could continue to mean sluggish...Tags: Vehicles, Labor Markets, California, Economic Indicator, Consumer Confidence
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Science buildings to be unveiled Thursday
COSTA MESA — Orange Coast College has announced the completion of a new $52-million classroom facility, the largest on the campus. The buildings, which were opened at the beginning of this year to service spring semester students, will be...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, ABC (tv network), Education, Politics
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A Bird's Eye View: Where the smart money will go in 2011
Editor's note: Veteran Newport Beach real estate executive Tom Iovenitti, who used to pen a column for View magazine, has agreed to contribute columns to the Coastal Real Estate section. This is his first. Remember me? I'm still around, still actively...Tags: California, Realty, Newport Beach, Politics, Consumer Confidence
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My Pet World: Consumers still worry about safety of pet food
Question: I was in Canada last week and looked in the supermarket at cat food. One brand was imported from Thailand, and another imported from the U.S. In 2007, ingredients imported from China killed pets. Knowing where products come from might prevent...Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Food Industry, Dick Durbin, Companies and Corporations, Illinois
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Real estate company manages to grow
COSTA MESA — When Cameron Merage was a 22-year-old Sacramento State University graduate, he told a professor that he wanted to go into development.
"He told me, 'You're too young to do development, why don't you go into the sale of real estate?'"...Tags: Realty, Politics, Elections, Real Estate, Corporate Officers
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New market aims to attract OC clientele
COSTA MESA — Behind the re-furbished barn doors and beyond the desert plant-cultured courtyard is a new kind of market in Orange County. There are glass-encased boutiques housing bohemian-style clothing, one-of-a-kind crafts and an olive-oil...Tags: Vehicles, San Diego (San Diego, California), Newport Beach, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Restaurants
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