Concerns over the cost and environmental impacts of desalinated water were overridden by the desire to fortify water supplies when the Orange County Water District board voted 6-2 Wednesday to approve non-binding contract terms with Poseidon, which has spent 20 years on the desalination plant proposal for Huntington Beach. The plan for the $1 billion…
FULLERTON — A Laguna Hills-based criminal defense attorney Wednesday was convicted of improperly touching a client in his office, but was acquitted of a more serious sex assault. Adam Rudnick Stull, 56, of Ladera Ranch, was convicted of two misdemeanor counts of sexual battery for touching an intimate part of another person, but acquitted of…
TUSTIN — A teenager suffered a non-life-threatening stab wound to the abdomen while fighting with some gang members Wednesday in Tustin. A family member took the boy to a hospital, where he was treated after being cut with an “unknown solid object,” said Tustin police Lt. Robert Wright. Sign up for our breaking news email…
The statistical geeks at WalletHub, Bankrate and Kiplinger’s recently took their respective shots at measuring how each state compares in terms of livability factors for your retirement years: from costs to culture to that critical aging issue, healthcare. Let’s politely say the conclusions varied. So who’s correct? Who do you trust? Retirement choices are no small matter….
The Studio City home used as the exterior for the home of “The Brady Bunch” is on the market for the first time in nearly 50 years, a real estate agent announced Wednesday. The two-bedroom, three-bathroom house in the 11200 block of Dilling Street, adjacent to the Los Angeles River, is listed for $1.885 million,…
A 15-year old boy was rescued from Emerald Bay and flown to a trauma center by helicopter after he fell down a cliff and became pinned under rocks, Wednesday, July 18, authorities said. The boy lost his right arm and suffered injuries to a leg before he was flown to UC Irvine Medical Center in…
Asked this spring to identify the most important issue facing California lawmakers, the leader of the state Senate didn’t hesitate: wildfires. Two months later—with fires blazing from the Oregon border to San Diego—legislators are poised to wade into a political firestorm sparked by last year’s historic fires and mudslides, which destroyed about 10,000 buildings and…
In some regions of California, former vineyards are being converted to cannabis farms, wine conferences are having sessions about marijuana, and an up-and-coming job is cannabis sommelier. While the wine and marijuana industries are similar in some ways, blending those worlds isn’t always easy. Winegrowers and cannabis cultivators increasingly square off over customers, land and…
Raudel Felix García of Fontana thought someone was playing a cruel joke on him when he was told a decade ago that his brother had died after working in the grape fields of Kern County. Audon Felix García had arrived from Zacatecas, Mexico just days before to work in the fields as he had done every other…
Get a zookeepers’ perspective on the OC Zoo Saturday, July 21. Zookeeper Appreciation Day will feature various “keeper chats” as well as a special talk at 10:30 a.m. on “So You Want to be a Zookeeper.” Children’s activities are planned throughout the day, including crafts and games. There will also be the chance to make…
