Last Wednesday, the Orange County Water District (OCWD) Board of Directors voted 6-2 to adopt a new term sheet that amends Poseidon’s proposed desalination project in Huntington Beach. The new contract terms only go into effect, however, if Poseidon receives the permits necessary from the Regional Water Quality Control Board in the fourth quarter of […]
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OCWD Votes To Postpone Decision On Poseidon’s New Term Sheet
Things have been quiet on the Poseidon front since the State Lands Commission hearing last October—until last Wednesday, that is. On June 6, the Orange County Water District (OCWD) Board of Directors held a meeting to discuss and vote on whether to adopt new terms of agreement regarding the proposed $1 billion desalination plant. It […]
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[UPDATE]: The Orange County Needle Exchange Is Fighting To Provide Services To Santa Ana, Orange, Costa Mesa and Anaheim
[UPDATE: 06/06/18 at 12:18 p.m.] Andrew Do, the chairman of the Orange County Board Of Supervisors, released a statement on behalf of the Board stating that the OC “needle giveaway” was a “proven failure” after allegedly removing 14,000 needles from the Santa Ana Riverbed. In a meeting on Tuesday, June 5, the Board Of Supervisors unanimously adopted […]
DUI Checkpoint in Irvine and Saturation Patrols in Dana Point Tonight
The Irvine Police Department holds a sobriety checkpoint tonight from 8, which is two hours before the Orange County Sheriff’s Department runs special patrols targeting DUI motorists in Dana Point. Operations in both cities are scheduled to end at 2 a.m. The checkpoint will be in the area of Culver Drive and Irvine Center Drive, […]
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Free Joe [Hey, You!]
You are the person who was working the drive-through speaker system at a coffee shop on a particularly busy weekday morning. I was probably stuck behind six or seven cars, with at least that many behind me when you asked what I wanted to order and if I could pay in cash. I said all […]
Gun Control Advocates Present Safety Training for Parents in North County
North Orange County gun safety advocates on Saturday morning kick off “training aimed at raising awareness for actions the public can take to reduce the incidence of avoidable child gun deaths and injuries.” The gun safety education program is presented from 9-11 a.m. at Brea Glenbrook Club, 1821 Greenbriar Lane, Brea. Attendance is free. Included is Moms Demand […]
Julio Perez Fired as Orange County Labor Federation Chief
The Orange County Labor Federation confirms that Julio Perez was #MeToo’d out as executive director. The following statement was posted Thursday night: Delegates had just voted unanimously to fire him, according to a source at a meeting held at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 441 in Orange. They had first heard a presentation from Jennifer […]
Dennis Rodman Charged with Misdemeanor Drunken Driving. Again
UPDATE, JAN. 26, 10:48 A.M.: Alleging Dennis Rodman had a blood-alcohol content three times the legal limit in California when he was pulled over Jan. 13 in Newport Beach, the Orange County District Attorney’s office on Thursday charged the NBA Hall of Famer with misdemeanor drunken driving. Meanwhile, Rodman’s lawyer Paul Meyer reportedly says that after his […]
Dana Watch: Russian to Judgment
Two Russians at the center of the infamous June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort also attended a black-tie inaugural party thrown by the campaign committee for Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R-Putin’s Ultimate Plus One). Lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton to the Trump presidential campaign […]
Vladdy Guerrero Going into Baseball Hall of Fame as an Angel
Swing-from-the-heels slugger Vladimir Guerrero will be inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame as an Angel. While 10 previous Hall of Famers played in Anaheim during their careers, Guerrero will become the first to have an Angels’ cap on the image that depicts his membership in the elite club. The Dominican-born, nine-time All-Star […]
Morningside Recovery Closing 3 Costa Mesa Sober Living Homes
A controversial operator of sober living homes on the Orange County coast has agreed to shut down three in Costa Mesa, the city announced Tuesday. “In response to a civil nuisance abatement legal action filed only 21 days ago on Jan. 2 by the City of Costa Mesa, Morningside Recovery LLC has agreed to shut […]
Podiatrist Dr. Renae Louise Witt Accused of Insurance Fraud
A former Tustin podiatrist is accused of insurance fraud for billing several patients for medical services she never performed, according to prosecutors. Dr. Renae Louise Witt, 47, of La Pine, Oregon, was awaiting extradition after being charged on Jan. 16 with seven felony counts of insurance fraud with sentencing enhancements for aggravated white collar crime […]
American White Pelican Rescued in Newport Beach Gets a Send-Off
An American White Pelican, who was found in Newport Beach in November weak, disoriented and suffering from a severely fractured mandible and foot entangled in a fishing lure, is scheduled to be released back into the wild on Thursday—fully recovered. And you’re invited to the send-off. Several rescue attempts were unsuccessful after the pelican was […]
OC Sheriff Tries to Settle Snitch-Scandal Score in Federal Court
Until recently, the United States Attorneys office—a division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), which is supposedly conducting an independent probe of Tony Rackauckas’ district attorney’s office and Sandra Hutchens’ sheriff’s department in the Orange County jailhouse-informant scandal—had been performing a sly trick. They’d blocked jurors at the Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse from hearing […]
Laguna Beach Cops Yuk It Up Over Dispensary Fronting as Church
A marijuana bust at a Laguna Beach church—yes, church—allowed the poster to the city police department’s Facebook page to break out one liners worthy of an Irvine Improv open mic night. The setup: The Laguna Beach Police Department was alerted Jan. 12 by a resident who smelled pot coming from the Divine Church of Gardens, […]
OCDA: No Charges for Off-Duty LAPD Cop in Scuffle With Anaheim Teens
Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas held a press conference this morning to announce his agency won’t be prosecuting Kevin Ferguson, an Anaheim resident and off-duty Los Angeles Police department officer who detained 13-year-old Christian Dorscht in an after-school scuffle last Feb. 21. The altercation ended with Ferguson firing a shot into the ground scattering […]
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Sinking Ship: [OC Weekly Cartoon]
Artist statement by Scott Feinblatt: Under the current regime, it is difficult to think of GOP congressmen as anything but petty thugs. Naturally, there are a few who have occasionally gone against the grain of egregious practices like shuttling a major tax bill through before anyone has had a chance to read it [thank you […]
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Mother Love [Savage Love]
My father left my mother abruptly when I was 14 years old, and he hasn’t contacted either of us since. It was a crushing blow for her, and she retreated from the world. She was never bitter about it, but it was devastating. She lost the love of her life for no apparent reason and […]
Captain Mark Kelly of Giffords.org Campaigns in Brea for Gil Cisneros
Mark Kelly, the retired U.S. Navy captain, test pilot, combat veteran and NASA astronaut, will be in Brea today to campaign for Gil Cisneros, a Democrat seeking the 39th congressional district seat, whose current occupant announced his retirement. Kelly and his wife, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords (D-Arizona), are the co-founders of Giffords.org, a […]
State Accuses Dr. Gregory John Van Dyke of Over Prescribing Meds
Allegations of poor record keeping, over prescribing medications without documenting valid needs and improper treatment of a patient with extremely high blood pressure have led to an amended accusation by the state against a Dana Point internal medicine specialist who has been affiliated with Orange County substance abuse recovery facilities. The Medical Board of California filed […]
Surprise, Surprise: Democrats Cave on Ending Government Shutdown Without DACA Deal
By Jair Bautista Senate Democrats appeared to stand their ground last Friday when they overwhelmingly voted against a spending bill to fund the government that came without protecting DACA recipients nor securing proper funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program and states hit with natural disasters. This vote was a culmination of months of grassroots […]