John Wayne Airport posts January 2023 statistics
Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in January 2023 as compared to January 2022. In January 2023, the Airport served 881,049 passengers, an increase of 39.8% when compared with the January 2022 passenger traffic count of 630,402. Commercial aircraft operations in January 2023 of 7,656 increased 5.5% and …continue reading
Message from the CIF-SS Commissioner: Girls Flag Football update
Since the passing of the proposal to add Girls Flag Football as a CIF-approved sport, there has been a flurry of activity taking place. Specifically, assigning the sport to an administrator in our office, developing a calendar with start and end dates, determining the maximum number of allowable contests within …continue reading
OC Supervisor Katrina Foley endorses Kim Bernice Nguyen for Congress
The powerful momentum continues for Garden Grove Councilwoman Kim Bernice Nguyen’s campaign for congress. After announcing strong endorsements from State Senator Tom Umberg, Former State Assemblyman Tom Daly, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, Assemblyman Josh Lowenthal, United Association Local 250, and the International Union of Painters & Allied Trades …continue reading
RuMBa Foundation of Long Beach pledges $540,000 to fund Long Beach Symphony Family Concerts through 2027
Long Beach Symphony announced the extraordinary support of the RuMBa Foundation of Long Beach with a pledge of $540,000. This tremendous gift will allow for two RuMBa Foundation Family Concerts per year, ensuring all children can attend for free through 2027. This pledge comes after the hugely successful, inaugural RuMBa …continue reading
Kim, McCaul urge Treasury to coordinate with State, Commerce to mitigate damaging impacts of partisan IRA
House Foreign Affairs Committee Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim (CA-40) and Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (TX-10) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen requesting her to work with the Departments of State and Commerce to ensure that U.S. allies, such as South Korea and Japan, are not …continue reading
CAGOP’s statement on Newsom, CA Dems’ reckless gas hike law
California Republican Party Chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson released the following statement after Gavin Newsom signed his new gas tax into law: “Despite bipartisan opposition, backroom negotiations that lacked transparency, and erasing time for public input or fiscal review, Gavin Newsom today gifted Californians with his new gas tax that they …continue reading
CEO of Titanium Blockchain sentenced for $21M cryptocurrency fraud scheme
The CEO and founder of Titanium Blockchain Infrastructure Services Inc. (TBIS) was sentenced to four years and three months in prison for his role in a cryptocurrency fraud scheme involving TBIS’s initial coin offering (ICO) that raised approximately $21 million from investors in the United States and overseas. According to …continue reading
CHP investigating fatal traffic crash involving pedestrian
On Monday, March 27, 2023, at approximately 10:54 p.m., a 33-year-old San Diego resident was involved in a crash on Interstate 5 southbound, south of Beach Boulevard, involving the vehicle he was a passenger in and one other vehicle. Following the crash, both drivers and the male passenger exited their …continue reading
Seal Beach Police pursuit ends in nine-vehicle pileup, one fatality
A vehicle pursuit terminated when the suspect vehicle collided with several other uninvolved vehicles, resulting in the death of a female adult. On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at about 7:58 pm, a Seal Beach police officer stopped a silver 2006 Lexus sedan for a traffic violation near the intersection of …continue reading
Assemblyman Tri Ta introduces legislation to keep utility costs affordable
Assemblyman Tri Ta announced the introduction of Assembly Bill 1710 to cap utility cost increases within the rate of inflation. “Inflation across the spectrum has hit California families hard, but the cost of utility bills has been astronomical. Families shouldn’t have to choose between keeping the heater on during the …continue reading
Steel introduces bipartisan, bicameral expansions in telehealth coverage
Representatives Michelle Steel (R-CA), Susie Lee (D-NV), Adrian Smith (R-NE), and Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the bipartisan and bicameral “Telehealth Expansion Act.” This legislation would make permanent a waiver created by the CARES Act to allow Americans with Health Savings …continue reading
Weather in northwest Orange County for Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Weather in northwest Orange County for Wednesday, March 29, 2023: Today: Rain, mainly before 11am. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 61. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New …continue reading
La Palma police blotter, March 17 to March 23, 2023
The items shown below are selected from the logs of the La Palma Police Department. The police blotter is not a comprehensive listing of police-related incidents in the city, and no inference of guilt is implied in showing any item in the La Palma police blotter. March 17, 2023 Burglary …continue reading