Developer fees to help finish Olinda School
A mitigation agreement between La Floresta and Brea Olinda Unified School District has been approved, garnering $4.1 million for school projects.The agreement, approved earlier this month, gives...
View ArticleVilla Park police blotter, Dec. 20 to 26
A strong gust of wind knocked down a large tree on Dec. 22, narrowly missing a worker paving a walkway."We were right under the tree," said Javier Palos, who was working at the home with his father....
View ArticleFamily of four moves away from homelessness
Sixth-grader Tyler Whately is only 11 but he already knows a thing or two about life. You learn those things when you go home to a shelter while your friends go home to their houses and apartments and...
View ArticleEditorial: No hard times in Congress
At least one group of Americans has been profiting despite the faltering economy: members of the U.S. House of Representatives. They're supposed to be the part of the government that's "closest to the...
View ArticleMental illness, forced treatment: 'I have come to grieve the lost years'
We told you last week that Orange County may try to blaze a new path when it comes to treatment of the severely mentally ill -- a path that may or may not be better than Laura’s Law. In the wake of the...
View ArticleWhy won't hiring managers return calls?
Brad Remillard is the founding partner at IMPACT HIRING SOLUTIONS. He has over 30 years experience assisting candidates conduct an effective and efficient job search. He is the co-author of two books...
View ArticleForecast: Slow recovery for big properties
Kurt Strasmann is a senior managing director for CBRE. Before joining that firm, he oversaw Orange County operations for Voit Real Estate Services and Grubb & Ellis. He’s our ninth guest for...
View ArticleStepdad-in-training makes new year's promises
It's a couple of days before 2012, and time to make those annual resolutions (which will most likely be broken by Jan. 5). But this year, I need that to change. This time, I have a 7-year-old boy who...
View ArticleBob Seger shows he’s still got the same soul
When Bob Seger sang "today's music ain't got the same soul" during his signature 1978 tune "Old Time Rock and Roll" early on Wednesday night at Staples Center, the lyric rang especially true. While...
View ArticleThe Watcher: The highs and lows of 2011 TV
For TV viewers, 2012 can't get here soon enough. The past year started out moderately well but soon devolved into a dry summer and a soggy fall. Good new shows were a rarity, and old shows just got...
View ArticleNFL: Little suspense in picking MVPs
There are great candidates for the 2011 NFL Most Valuable Player award, and then there's Aaron Rodgers. Sure, we can't go anywhere on the Internet or TV without hearing about Rodgers and "the discount...
View ArticleThe 10 best films of 2011
Human dramas dominated this year's movie releases, ranging from a husband struggling with his dying wife to a woman who disguises herself so she can work in a man's world. It was also a year of amazing...
View ArticleDick Clark celebrates 40 years rocking New Year's Eve
Back in 1972, Dick Clark's New Year's Eve special was created to give young people an alternative to a seasonal institution, bandleader Guy Lombardo. Now Clark's annual show is the institution. "New...
View ArticleDec. 30 celebrity birthdays
See some of the people celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slide show. Also see notable deaths of 2011. SEE...
View Article2011 IRVINE SPORTS: CIF titles and late athletes remembered
It was another special year for sports in Irvine. In 2011, there were CIF championships and some close-calls for other teams going for the top prize. There were deaths of two former athletes, including...
View ArticleLakers again show signs of life
LOS ANGELES – Celine Dion will love again, Willie Nelson will hit the road again. The Lakers? They're still incorporated, too. Despite the 5.1 tremors of panic that surround them, they shoved the...
View ArticleToday’s cartoons: New Year babe skips the milk
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View ArticleRecalls: Target, Amazon, Dick's, Neiman Marcus
Eleven companies, including an Irvine-based business, are recalling several products sold at various retailers including Target, Pottery Barn Kids, Neiman Marcus, Amazon, Dick's Sporting Goods, Hanna...
View ArticleNascar driver bashes public breastfeeding, apologizes
Tweets are faster than race cars. Nascar driver Kasey Kahne may have just learned this valuable lesson the hard way. Kahne was the latest celebrity to fall prey to the PR nightmare that ensues when...
View ArticleGiveaway: Win a jewelry beading party, invite friends
This week OC Moms is giving away a creative prize that you will get to enjoy with your closests friends and family. We're teaming up with Dragonfly Shops & Gardens from Orange to give away a...
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