Irvine

FRIDAY Jazz Picnic The Sailors Music Boosters of Newport Harbor High School present "Jazz Picnic Under the Bell Tower" from 6 to 8 p.m. at the campus, 600 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. Meals are $7. Premium seating is available on the day and beforehand...

SATURDAY Home Business Expo Seminars about setting up a home business and other topics will be at the Orange County Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Admission is $10 at the door or $8 in advance online. Visit http://www.wahbexpo.com for...

An Irvine man is at-large and wanted in connection with an alleged fraudulent rate-lock loan modification scheme out of Costa Mesa that victimized people in California and four other states. An arrest warrant is out for James Toufic Assali, 36, who...

A commission tasked with redrawing congressional district lines has suggested combining the territories of two veteran Republicans. Reps. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Costa Mesa) and John Campbell (R-Irvine) both saw major cities in their current districts...

The Irvine City Council on Tuesday could become the latest Orange County city to consider a citywide ordinance banning sex offenders from going to public parks. The proposal comes on the heels of the Orange County Board of Supervisors approving an...

COSTA MESA — The city attorney's office is drafting a proposed ordinance that would ban registered sex offenders from public parks. Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas has been visiting cities around the county in recent weeks to ask...

TUESDAY Zen JumpStart The Zen Center of Orange County is having the Zen JumpStart program that will give attendees a start on Zen practices. Classes are through July 19 on Tuesday nights, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the center, 120 E. 18th St., Costa Mesa....

WEDNESDAY Mobility Expo Oasis Senior Center, 801 Narcissus Ave., Corona del Mar, hosts the Mobility Expo, featuring guest speakers from the DMV and AARP. For more information, call (949) 644-3244. TILL SUNDAY 'Mamma Mia!' The hit musical "Mamma Mia!,...

I'm going to let you in on one of the best entertainment values in town: the Newport Beach Film Festival's Youth Film Showcase. The youth showcase, a regular feature of the festival since 2005, is a collection of short films made entirely by kids. High-...

IRVINE — It all started when someone asked Kelly Smith what she would do if she had a magic wand to change the world. Her answer — to help kids learn and realize what's special about them — sparked a dream that blossomed into the Center...

COSTA MESA — Coast Community College District Chancellor Ding-Jo Currie asked a room full of community college officials, legislators and business representatives munching on bacon and eggs to consider what would happen without career and...

Police across Orange County will ramp up enforcement this holiday weekend in an effort to dissuade people from driving drunk. DUI saturation patrols will be out Saturday and Sunday nights in Newport Beach, Irvine and Laguna Beach, according to a...