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Today’s weather forecast for Wednesday, June 19

Posted  June 19, 2013  by  courtesy

The following information is courtesy of the National Weather Service. Weather forecast for Wednesday, June 19: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning. More about Orange County Breeze Did you know that we have [...]

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Los Alamitos Council denies requested rate increase to Consolidated Disposal

Posted  June 18, 2013  by  shelley

At the regular meeting of the Los Alamitos City Council on Monday, June 17, Mayor Pro-Tem Gerri Graham-Mejia pulled Item 8D from the consent calendar to allow discussion. The consent calendar, by design, contains routine items that are grouped together to be handled with a single vote. The Los Alamitos City Council rarely lets a [...]

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Kids get to meet Snoopy at the Cypress Community Festival

Posted  June 16, 2013  by  courtesy

The following information was released by the Cypress Community Festival Association. Kids (and their parents) who remember Snoopy visiting the Cypress Festival last year can eagerly look forward to 2013′s Festival — the world’s most beloved beagle will be on hand for the fourth year as part of Knott’s Berry Farm’s Gold-level sponsorship. Snoopy will [...]

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St. Irenaeus Parish Fiesta blasts off on “Missions to Space” this Friday through Sunday

Posted  June 16, 2013  by  shelley

St. Irenaeus Parish’s annual Fiesta will open on Friday, June 21, at noon and continue through the day and evening until midnight. The Fiesta will continue on Saturday and Sunday, closing with a much anticipated drawing for a grand prize of $10,000! The Fiesta includes rides for all ages, game booths, live entertainment and a [...]

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Join Precious Life Shelter for food and wine at Shoreline Yacht Club

Posted  June 15, 2013  by  cehwiedel

The following information was released by Precious Life Shelter. You are invited to join other friends and supporters of Precious Life Shelter for a food and wine tasting on Sunday, July 14, from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Shoreline Yacht Club, 386 Shoreline Dr. South in Long Beach. You will enjoy live entertainment while [...]

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Ginny Harman of Go Country 105 FM will broadcast live from the Cypress Community Festival.
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Ginny Harman and Go Country 105 FM to broadcast live from Cypress Community Festival

Posted  June 14, 2013  by  courtesy

The following information was released by the Cypress Community Festival. The Cypress Community Festival welcomes Country Radio Personality Ginny Harman of Go Country 105 FM as the featured emcee. Ginny hosts a local country music radio show every weekday evening. On Festival Day, she will be making introductions for the many stellar acts and sharing [...]

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Meet the editor at Crema Cafe — after-action report

Posted  June 13, 2013  by  shelley

This morning’s “Meet the Editor” was a pleasant and low-key chat seated on the patio at Crema Cafe in Old Town Seal Beach. I went all the way to the beach to munch on a bowl of fresh fruit and yogurt while discussing land use issues in Cypress! Pro Measure A mailers One of the [...]

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A Great Place to shop [UPDATED]

Posted  June 12, 2013  by  courtesy

Editor’s note: this article has been updated with links into the video for the individual segments of the show. Larry Strawther’s local show, It’s a Great Place to Live — In Spite of Itself, has posted a new episode about nifty shops in Los Alamitos, Rossmoor and Seal Beach: Deux Amies – Bobbie Wines Sausalito [...]

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Editor’s meet and greet this Thursday

Posted  June 12, 2013  by  shelley

Want to bend my ear? I will be at Crema Cafe this Thursday, June 13, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., wearing my Official Orange County Breeze billed cap, with a map of our coverage area displayed on the table. Come tell me what you see as important issues in your neighborhood! I understand from [...]

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Police seek help in identifying La Palma home invasion suspects

Posted  June 12, 2013  by  courtesy

The following information was released by the La Palma Police Department. The La Palma Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspects involved in a home invasion robbery that occurred on Sunday, June 9, at about 9:30 p.m. Police responded to the home, located in the 7900 block of Louise Drive, after [...]

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California state revenues 10.8% below budget projections in November

The following information was released by the California Controller. State Controller John Chiang today released his monthly report covering California’s cash balance, receipts and disbursements in November 2012, showing ...
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Cypress Civic Center

Cypress Council approves second reading of ordinance restricting registered sex offenders

Over the protests of a number of speakers, and indeed against the advice of City Attorney William Wynder, the Cypress City Council voted a unanimous second approval for an ordinance restricting registered sex offenders with[in]...
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Los Alamitos Civic Center

Residents and non-residents speak about the anti-Kusumoto flyer at Los Alamitos City Council [UPDATED]

Business entirely unrelated to attempted recordings and anonymously printed flyers was conducted at the regular meeting of the Los Alamitos City Council on Monday, May 20. But all that other business will be covered separately....
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California Assembly District 72, Troy Edgar, Travis Allen, Fountain Valley, debate

Surprises at the debate between Troy Edgar and Travis Allen

Editor’s note: Orange County Breeze live-tweeted the debate at twitter.com/OC_Breeze. As promised, Villa Park Councilwoman Deborah Pauly ran a tight debate as Los Alamitos Mayor Troy Edgar and Huntington Beach financial a...
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Robin Itzler, holding glasses

The Marketing Maven: After the election, what next?

My prediction was for a Mitt Romney win. I was in good company: Michael Barone, George Will, Newt Gingrich, Peggy Noonan, Steve Forbes, Dick Morris, Karl Rove and Rush Limbaugh also predicted that Romney would win the presidenc...
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Rossmoor Festival, contraband cupcakes

A beautiful day in the neighborhood, until the Health Department showed up

The Rossmoor Homeowners Association couldn’t have asked for more perfect weather for the Rossmoor Community Festival. Bev Houghton, in charge of checking vendors in, had the happy problem of finding room for more vendors than...
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Robin Itzler, Christmas, Marketing Maven

The Marketing Maven: Keeping Christmas Kosher

There are two months each year when the divide between liberals and conservatives becomes wider than the Grand Canyon. The first is November, when Election Day demonstrates that America is a 50/50 nation. No matter who wins, ap...
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RCSD, ad hoc committee, meeting 10 Jan 2012

Video of RCSD Shops at Rossmoor Ad Hoc Committee meeting, 10 Jan. 2012

From CSMP: This is coverage of the first RCSD (Rossmoor Community Services District) Shops at Rossmoor ad hoc committee meeting, held January 10, 2012 at Rush Park auditorium in Rossmoor. The committee was called for at the Dec...
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Cypress Festival Preview Video

Cypress Chamber announces exhibitor booths still available for Community Festival

The following information was released by the Cypress Chamber of Commerce. The Cypress Chamber of Commerce still has high profile commercial exhibitor booths available for the July 28 Cypress Community Festival at Oak Knoll Par...
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Robin Itzler, take 3

The Marketing Maven: Seventeen reasons to vote for Obama on Nov. 6

After several columns promoting that Mitt Romney be elected President of the United States, it’s only fair that I devote at least one column to why voters should consider re-electing Barack Obama. This column is dedicated to ...
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Robin Itzler on a family cruise to Mexico in 1978.

Marketing Maven: Ship happens

Businesses large and small have marketing campaigns that highlight how they strive to satisfy their customers with outstanding products and/or services. Yet, even an award-winning marketing campaign can become an albatross when...
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LAHS boy’s varsity basketball vs. Villa Park

In tournament play on Saturday, Dec. 17, Los Alamitos High School’s Griffin boy’s varsity basketball team beat the Villa Park Spartans 72 to 62 according to MaxPreps. The Spartans rolled up points faster than the Griffins i...
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Seal Beach, 2012 Harman small business, Beach Fitness

Beach Fitness-Crossfit Seal Beach chosen as State Senator Harman’s small business of the year

The following information was released by State Senator Tom Harman. State Senator Harman (R-Huntington Beach) is pleased to recognize Bryce Turner and Barbara Bartee, co-owners of Beach Fitness-CrossFit Seal Beach” as the “...
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Cypress Community Festival, Chamber mixer, Dr. Michael Kasler, Dr. Barbara Dunsheath

Cypress Community Festival to honor sponsors at mixer on July 26

The following information was released by the Cypress Community Festival Committee. The Cypress Chamber of Commerce, in association with Cypress College, will host the annual Cypress Community Festival Mixer at the college from...
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Gary DeLong, CA-47 Congressional candidate

Gary DeLong leapfrogs Alan Lowenthal in the 47th Congressional District tally

The vote counts and percentages were released by the Orange County Registrar of Voters. UPDATE: Please see the comments for a correction, noting that the tally reported here does not include votes from the larger portion of Con...
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Alan Lowenthal

Room with a View: An alternative reason for Alan Lowenthal stiff-arming the League of Women Voters

Congressional candidate Gary DeLong sent out a news release announcing that his opponent in the new 47th Congressional District, Democrat Alan Lowenthal, had refused an invitation from the League of Women Voters for a joint tow...
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Doug Bailey

Cypress Councilman accuses Los Alamitos Mayor of attempted recording of conversation

The published order of items on the agenda of the regular meeting of the Cypress City Council on Monday, May 13, was re-arranged by Mayor Prakash Narain. Two items were moved to the start of the meeting: a report from Councilma...
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Cypress residents express anger over proposed sale of school property

Two weeks ago, a single Cypress resident spoke out against the planned sale of surplus Cypress School District property during the public comment segment at the end of the regular October 10 meeting of the Cypress City Council....
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Supervisor John Moorlach at last August's West Orange County Legislative Mixer

Moorlach endorses Edgar for Congress

The following information was received from the campaign of Troy Edgar for Congress. County Supervisor John Moorlach today added his name to the growing list of Orange County leaders who have endorsed Troy Edgar’s campaign fo...
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Rush Park in Rossmoor

New analysis claims Rossmoor a ‘donor island,’ not drain on County

The Rossmoor Community Services District(RCSD) received a report from consultant Harvey M. Rose on their analysis of LAFCO’s Case Study: Los Alamitos, Seal Beach and Rossmoor dated June 18, 2011. The case study was authored b...
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Public asked to help find owner of dog attacked in Rush Park

The following request is forwarded from the Rossmoor Predator Management Team (RPMT). “Yesterday” in the bulletin refers to Jan. 31, 2012. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department and Orange County Animal Care are attemptin...
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