An African American farmer’s Central Valley dream
An African American farmer’s Central Valley dream in California.
State legislator calls for resignation of bullet train chairman
A key Democratic legislator called Thursday for the immediate resignation of the chairman of the California bullet train project, the most powerful reaction yet to a scathing audit of the $77-billion high-speed rail program that is far behind schedule and over budget. Assembly Transportation Chairman…
Baby surrendered at birth in Tustin adopted, reunites with firefighters
OCFA paramedic Linda Brown, right, of Tustin station No. 21 holds Noah Salazar, 11-months, nearly one year after he was safely surrendered to the station. Noah’s adoptive parents, Tim and Javier Salazar, brought him to the station to reunite with the firefighters took him in on Thursday, November 29, 2018 in Tustin. Brown was the…
Defense attorney claims another business associate of Joseph McStay was complicit in killing family
A San Bernardino Superior Court judge presiding over the trial of McStay family murder suspect Charles “Chase” Merritt ruled Thursday that certain evidence pointing to another suspect cannot be presented to the jury. In a motion filed with the court, one of Merritt’s attorneys argued that a business associate of victim Joseph McStay, Daniel Kavanaugh, threatened…
Orange County DA-elect Todd Spitzer used $189K in taxpayer funds on mailers during campaign, prompting allegations of misuse
Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer issued $189,000 worth of mailings from his office during his recent bid to become District Attorney, spurring allegations that he misused taxpayer money for political gain. From March through August, Spitzer’s office mailed out more than 768,000 fliers to constituents in the county’s 3rd District, after sending no such mailings…
This museum explores how Balboa Island rose out of the sea
Vintage surf and paddle boards, an exhibit on the history of the Newport Beach Lifeguards and a look into the life of Hollywood legend John Wayne, are among the must-sees at the new Balboa Island Museum. The museum, which opens in its new location on Friday, Nov. 29, offers a deep dive into the history…
Civil rights activist James Carrington, founder of Orange County’s first African American church, dies at 85
In a county with a small African American population, Pastor James Carrington made a huge mark. Carrington founded the first predominately black church in Orange County, opening Friendship Baptist Church in Fullerton in 1964 – the middle of the civil rights movement. Four years later, he and his wife Doris launched their ongoing fight for housing…
State liquor enforcer and consultant plead guilty to shaking down Koreatown bars
Two former officials in California’s liquor agency pleaded guilty Thursday to running a bribery scheme that for years targeted karaoke bar owners in Los Angeles’ Koreatown. Wilbur M. Salao, 46, and Scott Seo, 49, entered guilty pleas during a morning hearing in a downtown federal courtroom, the…
Mary “Peg” Haapa was co-publisher of the former Newport Harbor Ensign weekly
Mary “Peg” Haapa spent 30 years keeping her neighbors up to date on the news in Newport Beach. Co-founder and publisher of the Newport Harbor Ensign weekly newspaper and longtime Corona del Mar resident, Haapa died at the age of 101 on Nov. 8 in Windsor, Calif. Haapa founded the Ensign in 1948 with her husband,…
Perris torture case trial date expected to be set Friday
A starting date for the trial of defendants David Allen Turpin. 57, and Louise Anne Turpin, 50, in the Perris torture case is expected to be set Friday, Nov. 30, in Superior Court in Riverside. The pair are accused of shackling, starving, neglecting and psychologically abusing 12 of their 13 children to the point where doctors say…