After 12 years with the city – eight as its chief executive – Costa Mesa City Manager Tom Hatch was abruptly dismissed from his position Tuesday, Nov. 13. After a closed-door discussion prior to its meeting, the City Council announced a 3-2 vote to terminate Hatch’s contract and pay him severance, city spokesman Tony Dodero confirmed. Councilwoman Katrina…
Democrats made significant gains Tuesday in late ballot counts for two key undecided House seats in Southern California as post-election tallies continue to swing in their favor and against Republicans. Democrat Katie Porter pulled ahead of incumbent GOP Rep. Mimi Walters in Orange County’s inland 45th District, while the battle for the 39th showed Democrat…
Retired Sheriff’s Lt. Alex Villanueva significantly expanded his lead against Sheriff Jim McDonnell by 22,192 votes based on the latest tallies released by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder late Tuesday afternoon Nov. 13. Villanueva trailed McDonnell by 4,927 votes in immediate results following the election on Tuesday Nov. 6 then pulled ahead by 335 votes…
First responders from around the state are expected to attend this week’s funeral of Ventura County sheriff’s Sgt. Ron Helus, who was killed at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks during last week’s mass shooting. The public is also invited to attend the 12 p.m. Thursday service at Calvary Community Church in Westlake…
Some 60 professors and students from a handful of California State University campuses protested a board of trustees meeting in Long Beach on Tuesday, Nov. 13, opposing two executive orders that they say will phase out the requirements for cultural studies courses. But CSU officials say the orders will do no such thing. Executive order…
By Bradley Bermont, contributing writer With police checkpoints preventing access to Malibu, still under mandatory evacuation on Tuesday as the Woolsey fire continued to burn, residents who stayed behind found themselves trapped with no supplies. They needed food, water, firefighting gear, first-aid kits and fuel for cars and generators. Supplies are loaded ashore for people…
CNN sued the Trump administration on behalf of reporter Jim Acosta on Tuesday, asking a court to restore Acosta’s White House press pass after President Donald Trump suspended it last week. The unusual suit, an escalation of Trump’s long-running war of words with CNN, seeks a judge’s intervention after Trump banished Acosta from the White…
The deadly Woolsey fire has destroyed at least 435 structures – homes, commercial buildings, outbuildings and historic landmarks – but with only 15 percent of the damage assessment completed so far, that number could change. During a press conference Monday, fire officials said damage assessment teams have only recently been able to get into some…
LAGUNA WOODS — If you see something — like a sofa or computer being illegally dumped — say something. You could get an award up to $100. On Tuesday, Nov. 6, the Golden Rain Foundation approved the implementation of a rewards program designed to incentivize residents to call in on oversized items intended for disposal…
A woman died after a Santa Ana shooting during the predawn hours of Monday, Nov. 12. A caller reported that his friend had been shot near the intersection of West 1st Street and North Pacific Avenue at about 1:40 a.m., according to a news release from the Santa Ana Police Department. It said that, a…
