Is California State University hoarding a $1.5-billion surplus, hiding it from legislators and students while threatening to hike tuition unless the state ponies up more money? Or is Cal State just socking away money in a rainy day reserve, prudently using it for onetime needs, such as building…
A swarm of bees is taking an extended vacation at a Joshua Tree viewing area, leading officials to close a popular viewpoint in the park for more than a week. Key’s View — a vista with a panoramic view of the Coachella Valley — will be closed Monday through July 2 while park employees monitor…
Stone Soul kicks off Laguna Niguel’s “Celebrating 30 Summer Concert Series” on Friday, June 21, with classic Motown and soul. Due to construction, all concerts in the series will take place on the lower soccer field at Crown Valley Park. Bring low back chairs/blankets. The concert starts at 6:30 p.m. but set up is allowed…
Disney’s “Christopher Robin” will come to life on the big screen as Dana Point launches its Movies in the Park series on Friday, June 21 at Lantern Bay Park. Enjoy an evening under the stars, reminiscent of the old drive-in movies, but on the grass. Bring a low back chair or blanket. Free popcorn and…
Five years before he would be charged with fraud conspiracy, with his name included in a parade of actresses, financiers and executives accused of ripping off some of the country’s top colleges, Toby MacFarlane was nearly undone by an email. In August 2014, USC’s athletic department received an…
Q. Hi Honk: I recently got a new California driver’s license. Do the latest licenses meet the REAL ID requirements? – Cliff Harris, Anaheim A. Yes. Those who have gone to a Department of Motor Vehicles office since April 30, armed with the proper documents, are OK. A mess was created when the Department of…
A man estimated to be in his 40s was found dead in Westminster Thursday night, and police were investigating his death as a possible homicide. Officers were dispatched to the area of Locust Street and Westminster Boulevard at about 10:05 p.m. Thursday and found the man’s body. He had suffered facial injuries, said Westminster Sgt….
To his critics, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter has been too much of an activist in the way he has handled ongoing federal lawsuits that have affected the way homeless people are treated in Orange County. But now that Carter has been disqualified in one of the two key cases, and replaced with U.S….
A lifeguard tower at the famed Wedge surf spot in Newport Beach burned early Thursday. The simple elevated wooden structure with the letter “W” on its outer walls was a well-known sight and served as a lookout for lifeguards scanning the Wedge’s famously outsized waves. But about two hours before…
Everything about Orange County’s first pride parade and festival in 1989 was a question mark: Where would the event be? How long should the parade be? What should the response to protesters be? Naive about how to throw a community celebration – Where do you even get that many portable restrooms from? – members of…
