Huntington Beach Beach officials discuss preparations, resources ahead of El Niño storms

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Huntington Beach officials shared flood preparedness tips, emergency response plans and a new resource portal ahead of the upcoming El Niño season.

During a packed community meeting Thursday night, attended by dozens of Sunset Beach and Huntington Harbor residents who saw their streets and many homes flooded recently, representatives from the city’s Fire […]

Ross Newhan, Hall of Fame baseball writer and Long Beach native, dies at 89

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Ross Newhan would tell you it all started in Long Beach with a passionate teacher in a classroom at Wilson High School.

What got started in that classroom was a very long and nationally respected Hall of Fame baseball writing career that ended with Newhan’s passing Oct. 25 at 89.

A Celebration of […]

Remembering the cold days surfing before wetsuits

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With the turning of the season from summer into fall comes the yearly drop in temperatures. Both in the air and in the seawater.

Here in beautiful Orange County, we are lucky that our temp changes are not all that dramatic. Honestly, our temps don’t change all that much in comparison with most […]

Coastal flood warning issued through Tuesday for Southern California

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Coastal flooding could occur with high tides and elevated surf this weekend and into next week.

The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood Advisory through noon on Tuesday, Nov. 10, warning of minor to locally moderate coastal flooding with elevated surf on Monday, and high tides that occur in the morning […]

ICE activity outside OC jail and SAPD headquarters raises sanctuary concerns

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Reports of federal immigration agents staging outside the city and county jail facilities in Santa Ana’s Civic Center to target undocumented immigrants being released from custody are raising concerns about eroding community confidence in the city’s declared sanctuary status.

Observers say the stakeouts threaten the trust Santa Ana’s sanctuary policy is meant to […]

Controversial plan for rocks, seawalls and sand approved to protect rail in San Clemente

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The Orange County Transportation Authority has the green light to add to rock revetments and build a 1,223-foot-long seawall along south San Clemente to protect train tracks where they run beachfront from a threatening sea; a plan that also includes adding sand to the north and south ends of town as a buffer […]

Anaheim could have a new city manager, wrapping up a nine-month national search

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After nine months without a permanent City Manager, Anaheim could have a new top administrative executive in a familiar face.

The Anaheim City Council is expected to consider a proposed employment agreement with a city manager candidate, Jonathan Borrego, during its next City Council meeting on Nov. 10, the city announced Thursday.

“The […]

First gray whale of season gets lost briefly in Dana Point Harbor

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The gray whale lost its way during the 6,000-mile migration from Alaska, but found its way back out of the Dana Point Harbor to continue on its journey to Mexico’s warm waters.

The first southbound gray whale of the season was spotted on Tuesday, Nov. 3, video showing it emerging next to stand-up […]

Middle East violence? Justice denied? Alex Odeh’s life, murder still resonate 41 years later

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Before we dive too far into it, let’s be clear: This is a story about a very real guy, Alex Odeh, a husband and a father of three, who once lived in Orange County.

Odeh was a Palestinian-born Catholic who eventually moved to Southern California, where he became a spokesman for Arab Americans […]

Large pod of pilot whales off O.C.’s coast, a first recorded in more than a decade

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A large pod of about pilot whales was spotted off Orange County’s coastline this week, a first recorded in more than a decade for the species typically found off tropical waters.

The rare marine wildlife encounter happened on Nov. 3 when Capt. Erica Page aboard Newport Coastal Adventure spotted the pod of about […]