Fab 15: Redfield's switch part of journey
MISSION VIEJO – Max Redfield stood just a few weeks from announcing his college decision when USC's football staff called a bold play in December in hopes of recapturing the promising recruit it once...
View ArticleEditorial: Let's have a Jerry-vs.-Perry throwdown over best state
Texas Gov. Rick Perry reignited a hot debate this week when he told radio listeners that California businesses should "check out the low taxes, predictable regulations, fair legal system and skilled...
View ArticleMoonsville Collective invites everyone to the party
Moonsville Collective treats everyone like family. After handshakes and warm hugs, we found a quiet corner of the outdoor patio at the Observatory in Santa Ana for our interview last Tuesday, shortly...
View ArticleToday's cartoons: 3-thronged plan for a 2-pronged problem
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View ArticleTwo 6-figure lottery tickets sold in O.C.
Two lottery tickets were sold in Orange County that matched all five numbers in last night's Mega Millions draw, but missed the Mega number. The tickets, each worth $245,064, were sold at Fast Check...
View ArticleUC Irvine: California farms fuel Southwest monsoons
Moisture rising from the farms of California's Central Valley powers big storms in the desert Southwest – providing fuel for massive and dramatic summer monsoons as far away as Arizona and New Mexico,...
View ArticleOC Music Awards series turns to reggae-rock
As the eight-week OC Music Awards Showcase Series nears its end, hundreds of local music fans and supporting artists continue to show up to cheer on competitors, which for Tuesday night's fifth...
View ArticleParents fight plan to split up students
Less than two weeks after Garden Grove School District officials faced Little League parents angry about losing fields to a Bell Intermediate modernization project, they are hearing from parents angry...
View ArticleGroups support gay coalition seeking to march in Tet Parade
Leaders of a coalition representing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people which has not been accepted to participate in this Sunday's Tet Parade has garnered new supporters, including the ACLU...
View ArticleCouncil extends interim manager contract
LAKE FOREST – The Lake Forest City Council Tuesday voted to extend a contract for traffic engineering managerial services by a year.Council members agreed to add a year to interim traffic engineering...
View ArticleCrime in your San Clemente neighborhoods
Here are recent Sheriff's Department reports from San Clemente:FEB. 5 Disturbance. 3:39 a.m. 200 block of Avenida de la Grulla. Sheriff's deputies detained two people after a man reported a heated...
View ArticleSan Juan council to set time limit for meetings
San Juan Capistrano Councilman Roy Byrnes didn't get exactly what he wanted Tuesday night, but he did get his colleagues on the City Council to agree that their meetings go on too long. The council...
View ArticleMission Viejo planning anniversary celebration
Mission Viejo is pulling together a committee to help plan the 50th anniversary celebration of the community's inception and the 25th anniversary of its incorporation as a city.Assistant City Manager...
View ArticleDevelopments pushed forward without independent analysis
LAKE FOREST – Two proposed residential projects that would bring 226 homes to Foothill Ranch are moving forward more quickly after the City Council agreed to let developers skip previously requested...
View ArticleLetters: Panhandler case provokes serious questions
ANAHEIM, Shay Valencia: The article, “Confrontation over panhandling draws views” [Local, Feb. 2], was written in response to a video posted on YouTube that I also watched. The video details a...
View ArticleHamburg Ballet's 'Little Mermaid' comes to O.C.
Unlike many famous European dance companies, Germany's Hamburg Ballet is a youngster – it was founded in 1973 – and it has been associated since its inception with one man: John Neumeier. Neumeier's...
View ArticleFeb. 6 celebrity birthdays
These people of the present and past were born on this date: Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is 96. Actor Patrick MacNee ("The Avengers") is 91. Cinematogrpaher and director Haskell Wexler ("American Graffiti,"...
View ArticleFloyd Mayweather announces his next opponent ... sort of
Floyd Mayweather has statement that he will return to the ring May 4 and that he's fighting twice in 2013. The opponent for his May 4 date? That’s been the big secret. Tuesday night, however,...
View ArticleFisher: Things that mom can't help doing
So I've been standing here ironing the jacket to my teenage son's suit, which isn't even wrinkled, but I feel the need to do something to help him get ready for his first formal dance tonight. I can't...
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