When a prospective new client asks local State Farm Agent LeAnna Ricci Farris about insurance, she sets aside all the tri-fold brochures and multipurpose prospectuses with tiny type in order to find out enough about the person to offer the right insurance at an adequate level of coverage. “I want to get to know a [...]

The City of Los Alamitos is pleased to offer Mind Fitness workshops for both athletes and parents of athletes. Mind Fitness assists the athlete’s mental game as it relates to their physical game, helping athletes break through their mental performance barriers and allowing them to reach their full performance potential. Workshops will be held at [...]

Colonel Susan Russell will formally take over as commander of Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base at a change-of-command ceremony on Saturday, October 22, at Building 15 beginning at 1 p.m. An informal reception on the patio behind Building 15 will follow the ceremony. Members of the communities surrounding the base are encouraged and welcomed [...]

The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) is inviting you over for an open house across two weekends this month. On Saturday, October 8, you’re invited to OCFA’s headquarters at 1 Fire Authority Road in Irvine. A week later, on Saturday, October 8, you’re invited to one of many OCFA local stations. (Check this flyer (pdf) [...]

This report was submitted by the Rossmoor Predator Management Team, as reported by a Rossmoor resident. On Wednesday, September 21, my husband and I were upstairs in our house when we heard a strange noise coming from the front door. It sounded like someone was trying to open the door by jiggling the knob, and [...]