News that Saturday, July 14, would be the last night for homeless people to sleep at the California National Guard Armory in Santa Ana caught Kimberly Shagena by surprise. “Geez Louise, that’s even sooner than I thought,” said Shagena, 52, who has spent every night for nearly eight months inside the cavernous military installation on…
The New Home Company, a real estate developer from Aliso Viejo, is moving forward on the Bedford community that will bring 1,620 homes to South Corona. New Home Co. recently announced it will be building homes with TRI Pointe Homes and Woodside Homes at Bedford, the largest residential project in the area in at least…
The Villa Park High School 12th annual Rotary Interact and sixth annual American Chemical Society Recognition and Installation were recently held in a combined ceremony. VPHS chemistry teacher Linda Bartrom is an advisor to both the Interact Club and the American Chemical Society Club on campus. International Interact graduation stoles were presented to seniors Kaitlyn…
The soldier killed in an apparent insider attack in southern Afghanistan over the weekend was a fun-loving soul who enjoyed spending time with his cousins in his hometown of Long Beach, his father said. Army Cpl. Joseph Maciel, 20, will be buried at Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes next week, Jose Leal…
A Whittier man on the run after he allegedly attacked his wife with a chainsaw was found and arrested in Chula Vista on Thursday. Whittier police spokesman Officer John Scoggins said investigators developed information leading to the whereabouts of 32-year-old Alejandro Alvarez. He declined to elaborate. Scoggins said the San Diego County Sheriff’s and Chula…
Hotel room rates in and around Newport Beach ran higher year-to-date through May as occupancy rose, according to fresh statistics. CBRE Hotels’ latest report reveals eight trends to know about how local operators are doing filling up their rooms vs. countywide patterns year-to-date through May … 1. Newport Beach hotel rooms on average cost $290.31…
The relief provided to drivers who travel on the 91 Express Lanes to avoid traffic should soon extend to their wallets. Beginning in 2019, the Orange County Transportation Authority and Riverside County Transportation Commission, which jointly operate the toll lanes, will restructure the account plans offered as they phase out the hard-case FasTrack transponders currently…
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy accused of placing his loaded duty weapon in a child’s backpack appeared in Orange County Superior Court on Thursday. Manuel Murillo, 37, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of child endangerment, second-degree criminal storage of a firearm and third-degree criminal storage of a firearm, court records show. Prosecutors allege…
The Rev. Jesse Jackson called Thursday for the disbarment of San Bernardino County’s top gang prosecutor over vulgar, racist and sexist comments on social media that targeted, among others, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, former first lady Michelle Obama and someone shot by police. Joining the chorus of civil rights activists condemning Deputy District Attorney Michael Selyem,…
A Newport-Mesa Unified School District plan to eliminate some accelerated math classes that met with parent backlash has been postponed, but a new curriculum for teaching math will still be instituted. The district considered dropping the intermediate school math courses that consolidate two school years of math into one out of a desire to provide “more…
