From the Archives: The former Buena Vista Reservoir
Image from 1955 of the Buena Vista Reservoir, now empty, was used in the 1955-56, Know Your City photography series.
Man stabbed in Old Towne Orange; treated for life-threatening injuries
A man sustained life-threatening injuries, but was expected to recover, after he was stabbed near Plaza Square Park in the Old Towne area of Orange on Monday, Dec. 17. Dispatchers received a 911 call at 8:36 p.m. reporting an unspecified incident near the intersection of West Chapman Avenue and Glassell Street, according to Orange Police…
OC prosecutors: No criminal culpability by Anaheim officers who struggled with man who later died
SANTA ANA — Orange County prosecutors have concluded that an i-custody death in Anaheim that has led the suspect’s family to sue the city should not result in criminal charges, officials announced Monday. The family of Christopher Eisinger filed a wrongful death complaint Nov. 29 against the city of Anaheim and Anaheim Police Chief Jorge…
L.A. Unified pauses plan to paint over the Ava Gardner mural targeted by Korean activists
Los Angeles school district officials on Monday backed off immediate plans to paint over a mural at a campus in Koreatown as they faced a growing chorus of objections. The mural at the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools is dominated by an image of actress Ava Gardner. But it has run afoul of the…
ACLU suit says authorities make it hard for migrant detainees to call attorneys
One immigrant has been detained for over three years, first at a facility in Adelanto and now at another in Orange County, with little access to a phone to call an attorney and human rights activists. Another earns $1 a day, not enough to pay for such calls. A third can’t connect with an attorney…
UC Irvine leads in nationwide effort to get more lower-income students into top colleges
UC Irvine enrolled nearly 900 more Pell grant recipients between the 2015-16 to 2017-18 academic years, leading the nation’s top colleges, according to a report released Monday, Dec. 17. The university estimates that 37 percent of its undergraduates receive Pell grants, which are federal scholarships for students from low-income households. That too is among the highest in…
Huntington Beach fire, deemed suspicious, displaces 3 people
Investigators sought the public’s help on Monday, Dec. 17 in determining the cause of a suspicious fire last week in Huntington Beach that displaced three residents. The blaze was reported at 7:13 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13 and scorched a house located at 16692 Wanderer Ln., according to Huntington Beach Fire Department Battalion Chief Eric…
More than 70 boats thrill Dana Point Harbor visitors at this year’s boat parade
DANA POINT — More than 70 boat owners from across Orange County decked out their boats for the 44th annual Dana Point Boat Parade. The parade, themed a “Western Wonderland,” was held over two weekends — Dec. 7-8 and Dec. 14-15 — and drew 71 entries. Boaters decorated their boats with a western theme and…
The Boring Company silent on Dec. 18 tunnel-opening party
With less than 24 hours before The Boring Company’s planned unveiling of its test tunnel under a Hawthorne city street on Dec. 18, the company has offered scant details about what to expect. That a publicity event was clouded in secrecy comes as no surprise for an enterprise headed by Elon Musk. What started out as a…
Marijuana startups trading equity stakes for legal help, real estate
Some attorneys, landlords and other service providers in California are quietly taking equity stakes in cannabis startups in lieu of cash fees — a practice that many say comes with ethical and legal risks. Equity payouts can solve two problems at once. They can lower the initial costs and other barriers to entry for entrepreneurs…
