The sluggish economy continues to put financial strain on many of us. So it just makes sense to examine our budgets and look for ways to trim the fat from our monthly expenses and put more into savings, if possible. “That’s a great way to help stabilize your finances, but it’s also important that you [...]

The following information was released by Cal ISO. The California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO) is taking steps now to prepare for the summer of 2013 should Southern California remain without the generation from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. ISO experts briefed the Board of Governors at their meeting today on recent analysis of [...]

The following information was released by the Los Alamitos Area Chamber of Commerce. This Thursday evening in conjunction with Food Truck Night at the St. Isidore Historical Plaza in Los Alamitos, our Board Chairman John Osborn (Alamitos Eye Care) will sponsor Southern California’s #1 Tom Petty tribute band, Full Moon Fever. This event is designed [...]

The following information was released by the City of Cypress. The City of Cypress, the Orange County Business Service Center, and the Orange County Workforce Investment Board proudly presents the 3rd Annual Cypress Job Fair. This event is scheduled to be held on Thursday, October 11, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the [...]

The following information was released by the RHA Neighborhood Watch Committee. Investigator David Purser of the O.C. Sheriff’s Dept. will be conducting his quarterly Crime Awareness Meeting on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, from 6 PM to 8 p.m. at Rush Park. Meeting topics will include recent crime statistics, arrests of interest, crime trends (including distraction [...]

The following information was released by the Orange County Registrar of Voters. Our permanent vote-by-mail voters (those who receive a vote-by-mail ballot every election) has grown 27% since the 2008 Presidential Election. We are in the process of preparing the files that will be necessary to begin mailing ballots. We have 658,000 permanent vote-by-mail voters [...]

Editor’s note: this article has been amended to include the names of all of Seth Eaker’s family who were on hand to applaud him. The Seal Beach business community, government and friends were on hand at Old Ranch Country Club the evening of Sept. 12 for “A Night of Appreciation,” an installation and awards dinner [...]

The following information is courtesy of the National Weather Service. Weather forecast for Thursday, September 13: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.