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Today’s weather forecast for Friday, May 24

Posted  May 24, 2013  by  courtesy

The following information is courtesy of the National Weather Service. Weather forecast for Friday, May 24: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. More about Orange County Breeze Did you know that we have a monthly print edition? We do! We also have digital version [...]

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Crime alert from La Palma Police Department

Posted  May 23, 2013  by  courtesy

The following information was released by the La Palma Police Department. Police are investigating a rash of thefts from vehicles that took place in La Palma residential tracts on May 20 and 21. In most of the incidents, property was stolen from unlocked vehicles that were parked in front of residences and in residential driveways. [...]

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Daughters of the Shepherd to entertain at annual scholarship luncheon

Posted  May 23, 2013  by  courtesy

The following information was released by Rossmoor – Los Alamitos Republican Women Federated. Daughters of the Shepherd, also known as DOTS, will provide the entertainment at the Saturday, June 1, Friendship & Flowers Scholarship Luncheon of the Rossmoor – Los Alamitos Republican Women Federated. Held at El Dorado Golf Course in Long Beach, the luncheon [...]

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

Posted  May 21, 2013  by  shelley

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. This article will be about public comment related to the meeting at Spaghettini’s, and to Mayor Kusumoto’s short comment on [...]

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Regarding Los Alamitos Mayor Kusumoto, misleading flyers, and base accusations

Posted  May 20, 2013  by  shelley

I have been told that a flyer currently circulating in Los Alamitos cites Orange County Breeze as a source of accusations that Los Alamitos Mayor Warren Kusumoto violated specific penal codes of the State of California in regards to recording conversations. Because I have not seen a copy of the flyer myself, I am relying [...]

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Grateful Hearts sets sale for Stars and Stripes Memorial Weekend

Posted  May 19, 2013  by  courtesy

The following information was released by Grateful Hearts. Grateful Hearts will hold a “Stars and Stripes” Memorial Weekend Sale at all three of the non-profit organization’s stores. Thrift Redefined 50% off storewide (Friday, Saturday, Sunday May 24, 25, 26). Plus — with proof of military service (active, veteran or reserve) — an additional 10% off [...]

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Cypress College wins 2013 CCCAA men’s baseball championship!

Posted  May 19, 2013  by  shelley

Congratulations to the Cypress College Chargers men’s baseball team, which won today’s California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) championship game against sister Orange Empire member Fullerton College. Here’s the recap from CCCAA: Featured photo Cypress College Chargers men’s baseball team wins 2013 state championship. Photo courtesy of CCCAA. More about Orange County Breeze Did you [...]

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A Great Place to Live looks into next week’s LAUSD vote to increase field use fees

Posted  May 17, 2013  by  courtesy

The following information was released by It’s a Great Place to Live (In Spite of Itself). The Los Alamitos School District will vote on Tuesday, May 21, to raise its field use fees by 600%. The increase in field use fees means that both AYSO and Friday Night Lights rates will increase (at a minimum) [...]

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La Palma to benefit from Tesoro purchase of BP Carson refinery

Posted  May 17, 2013  by  courtesy

The following information was released by the City of La Palma. The City of La Palma learned today that State and Federal authorities have cleared the way for the purchase of British Petroleum’s (BP’s) Carson refinery by Tesoro Corporation of Texas. The transfer will be effective June 1, 2013. For the past fifteen years, La [...]

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Memorial Day services to be held at WWII Submarine Memorial aboard Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach

Posted  May 15, 2013  by  courtesy

The following information was released by Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station. The United States National Submarine Memorial West, located at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, will be the site of an annual public Memorial Day services Monday, May 27. The 11 a.m. observance will include the unique “tolling the boats” ceremony, during which the name [...]

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Where our readers are in May 2012

Orange County Breeze uses Google Analytics to track website traffic and which articles are hot (or not). Another thing that Analytics provides is a map of the location of readers. The map indicates the number of readers by a la...
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Host an international student this summer

The following information was released by EF Educational Homewstay Programs. EF Educational Homestay Programs is a non-profit organization that will be welcoming over 80 international students to the Huntington Beach Area from ...
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Los Alamitos Chamber sponsors August tour of Joint Forces Training Base

The following information was released by the Los Alamitos Area Chamber of Commerce. The Regional Military Affairs  Committee (RMAC) of the Los Alamitos Area Chamber of Commerce will conduct its next free quarterly tour of the...
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OC poll workers go digital

The following information was released by the Orange County Registrar of Voters. During our election supply pick-ups yesterday one of our poll workers (shown in the featured photo) picked up her supplies from one of our Fullert...
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OC Board of Education candidate Pedroza pledges not to increase taxes

The following information was released by votepedroza.org. Art Pedroza, a teacher at Cerritos College and the leading candidate for the Orange County Board of Education, has signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Pedroza said, ...
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Top Ten Stories for May 27 through June 2

These were the most read stories at Orange County Breeze over the last week: Buena Park Councilman Miller Oh charged with perjury Seven-day weather f orecast for OCB Country 27 May 2012 through 02 June 2012 Memorial Day at Seal...
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Seven-day weather forecast for OCB Country, 03 June 2012 through 09 June 2012

This information comes from the National Weather Service in San Diego. Forecast details Sunday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph. Sunday Night...
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CalVet issues 2012 enterprise strategic plan focused on efficiency, innovation, and partnerships

The following information was released by the California Department of Veterans Affairs. The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) has just released its updated 2012 Enterprise Strategic Plan, which focuses on fisc...
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OC Registrar of Voters distributes polling place supply kits

The following information was released by the Orange County Registrar of Voters. Well, it’s really not that much fun – but it is a part of what we do. Between Thursday and today we have distributed 1,051 polling pla...
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OC Pro-Family Candidate Campaign endorses Dean Grose

The following information was released by Friends of Dean Grose. The Orange County Pro-Family Candidate Campaign released its list for the 2012 California State Primary Election on June 5, which uphold strong traditional family...
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Landell Carnival today

Landell Elementary School will hold its annual carnival today, June 2, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. They promise games, food, rides, prizes, entertainment and a silent auction. Landell Elementary School is part of Cypress School Dist...
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Oxford Academy to offer summer enrichment program

Oxford Academy in Cypress is nationally ranked among the top ten high schools. The Oxford Academy Foundation is proud to announce Oxford Summer Academy this summer. This summer, that same nationally-ranked facility, staff and a...
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Congressional candidate Kahn supports increased domestic energy production

The following information was released by the Congressional campaign of Sanford Kahn. Sanford Kahn, candidate for Congress in the new CA-47th district, strongly supports increased domestic energy production, utilizing the lates...
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Cypress joins with Goodwill of Orange County for waste collection event on Saturday, June 16

The following information was released by the City of Cypress. Clean out your old electronics and bring them to the City of Cypress’ next e-waste collection event. Together with Goodwill of Orange County, the collection event...
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Cypress Soroptimists award scholarships

On May 23rd, members of Soroptimist International of Cypress gathered at the Courtyard by Marriott to celebrate another successful year of fundraising and community service. The Annual Scholarship and Service Awards event began...
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First annual Friday Night Lights Tournament of Champions slated for Friday, June 1

Friday Night Lights is the largest youth flag football league in the Western United States with over 8500 kids competing in six different leagues throughout Southern California. FNL Flag Football leagues are located in Los Alam...
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Los Alamitos MOAA honors J/ROTC cadets

The following information was released by the Los Alamitos Chapter of Military Officers Association of America (MOAA). On May 17 at the Eagle’s Nest on the Navy Golf Course in Cypress, the Los Alamitos Chapter of MOAA honored...
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Cal Guard master sergeant sentenced for fraud

The following information was released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The California National Guard’s former Bonus and Incentive Manager was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison for submitting $15.2 m...
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Fire at polling location won’t stop voting

The following information was released by the Orange County Registrar of Voters. A recent fire at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in La Habra threatened to cancel voting at the church, which has been in the same location since 1994...
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How students should use their summer vacations

Parents, remember the old days when you spent the summer doing nothing? This was a time for sitting on the beach, driving around or hanging with friends. Those days are long gone. Today, college admissions officers see meaningf...
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