A teacher awaiting trial for charges of having an unlawful sexual relationship with a 17-year-old male high school student was charged and arraigned today with violating a protective order by contacting the victim numerous times. Gay Davidson-Shepard, 59, Huntington Beach, is charged with one misdemeanor count of violation of a protective order. If convicted on [...]

The following was submitted by the Cypress School District. Annual Organizational Meeting The Trustees elected new officers for 2012: Donna Erickson was elected president. Trustees also made committee assignments, and outgoing president Valeri Peters Wagner was honored for her service the past year. Foundation Directors The Board appointed Ethel Bowman and Christine Barnes to continue [...]

The Cypress Recreation and Community Services Department would like to thank the following participants for entering the 2011 Holiday Decorating Contest. All entries will be recognized along with the Sweepstakes recipient receiving a proclamation at the January 17, 2012 Recreation and Community Services Commission Meeting. Please be sure to make a special trip to see [...]

The following programs will be offered at the Cypress Senior Center, which is located at 9031 Grindlay Street, just south of Lincoln Avenue and about a mile west of Valley View Street in Cypress. You need not be a Cypress resident to participate in these free programs. For more information or reservations please call 714-229-2005. [...]

Four years ago, when Arturo Garcia took over what had been a Tony Roma’s restaurant on Katella Ave. just east of Los Alamitos Blvd., he planned to repeat his success with Dale’s Diner on Carson St. north of the airport in Long Beach. Born in Torrance, Arturo lived for a while in Mexico City before [...]

The following advisory is from Seal Beach Councilwoman Ellery Deaton. District 1 (Old Town and Surfside) now includes all of Central Avenue, all of 4th, 5th and 6th Street. This change was made due to population changes noted in the 2010 census. Before this change, the north side of Central and all the homes on [...]

On Monday, Dec. 5, students from Vessels Elementary School performed at the Cypress Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) Holiday Luncheon and Auction held at the Cypress Community Center. Frank Vessels Elementary School is part of Cypress School District and is located at 5900 Cathy Ave. in Cypress. The school is named after a member of the family [...]