Colin McCarthy

Fifth in a series of profiles about those in the trenches of Costa Mesa's political battles. * Gary Monahan can't escape politics — not even during his morning commute. As the Costa Mesa councilman walks from his Eastside home to the...

1.) Our Olympians: No one made us prouder this year than the capable athletes, coaches and announcers from Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and Irvine who represented Team USA in the 2012 Summer Olympics Games in London. They grew up, trained or live here. Costa...

The Costa Mesa Planning Commission unanimously denied an application for a proposed 7-Eleven near The Triangle on Monday night, citing the area's problems with homelessness and the convenience store's request to sell alcohol. Their decision was supported...

Costa Mesa City Council candidate James Rader will not actively campaign and instead endorsed former Mayor Sandy Genis for election, he announced Wednesday. "I'm in a little over my head here," he said. "Hopefully, I can just fade away into anonymity."...

At its meeting Tuesday, the Costa Mesa City Council is expected to appoint Parks and Recreation Commissioner Jeff Mathews to the Planning Commission. Mathews, a Costa Mesa resident since 1985, was also the head of the Costa Mesa Homeless Task Force....

COSTA MESA — City CEO Tom Hatch, Mayor Pro Tem Jim Righeimer and Councilman Steve Mensinger will join a panel discussion hosted by the Costa Mesa Taxpayers Assn. on a proposed city charter hosted Thursday at the Neighborhood Community Center. The...

Thursday, May 9, 2013 PREP TENNIS North Hagerstown’s undefeated Max Ober will seek to end the two-year reign of Boonsboro’s Serge Aleshin-Guendel as Washington County Tournament boys singles champion at this year’s tournament,...

TODAY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' HOCKEY Aberdeen Cougars vs. Huron, Odde Ice Center, 8 p.m. JUNIOR HOCKEY Aberdeen Wings at Austin Bruins, 7:15 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL South Dakota Aberdeen Central vs. Rapid City Stevens, Golden Eagles...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Manchester City at Newcastle, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2); Women’s National Teams, Exhibition, United States vs. China, 6 p.m. (NBCSN) Men’s College Basketball--East Carolina at North Carolina, 11 a....

|TV SPORTS|  |SUNDAY| Women’s College Basketball--Georgetown at Penn State, 11 a.m. (Big 10 Network); South Dakota at Kansas State, 2 p.m. (FXSP) NFL Football--Baltimore Ravens at Washington Redskins, Noon (CBS); Chicago Bears at Minnesota...

|TV SPORTS| NFL Football--Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders, 7 p.m. (NFL Network) NBA Basketball--New York Knicks at Miami Heat, 7 p.m. (TNT); Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns, 9:30 p.m. (TNT) Men’s College Basketball--Long Beach State at...

 For the first time all season the Miami Dolphins lost a game against an opponent most perceived as inferior. In other words, they lost a game they were supposed to win. And, boy, did they blow it. The Dolphins committed four turnovers and were beaten...