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Battle for the Bell action: The Edison High Chargers have not lost to Fountain Valley since 2004, before any of the curr...
09/21/2025

Battle for the Bell action: The Edison High Chargers have not lost to Fountain Valley since 2004, before any of the current players were born.

Sam Edmisten and Anthony Godinez each had a pair of rushing scores, as the Chargers beat the Barons 34-7 on Friday night at Orange Coast College.

Laguna Beach is in the middle of the process with Caltrans that would see the city take over the thoroughfare from the s...
09/20/2025

Laguna Beach is in the middle of the process with Caltrans that would see the city take over the thoroughfare from the state. Residents speaking at a town hall meeting were not so sure that's a wise idea.

Laguna Beach is in the middle of a process to take over Laguna Canyon Road from Caltrans, but some residents aren’t sure the city should continue down that path.

Kolby Aipa became the youngest member of the Surfers’ Hall of Fame as he was posthumously inducted Thursday. He was 20 w...
09/19/2025

Kolby Aipa became the youngest member of the Surfers’ Hall of Fame as he was posthumously inducted Thursday. He was 20 when he died in August following an e-bike accident.

Kolby Aipa, who died at the age of 20 in August following an e-bike accident, is the grandson of renowned Hawaiian shaper Ben Aipa. A paddle-out ceremony is planned for Saturday morning.

Adele Adkins comes to the playhouse from Pennsylvania, where she served as managing director at the Bucks County Playho...
09/19/2025

Adele Adkins comes to the playhouse from Pennsylvania, where she served as managing director at the Bucks County Playhouse.

Laguna Playhouse hired Adele Adkins as its managing director in July, while artistic director David Ellenstein announced his resignation on Monday.

Aubrie Sokoloff earned the Girl Scout Gold Award with this project on her former campus. Soon she'll start her freshman ...
09/19/2025

Aubrie Sokoloff earned the Girl Scout Gold Award with this project on her former campus. Soon she'll start her freshman year at UC Santa Cruz.

Aubrie Sokoloff, a 2025 Ocean View High School graduate, created an informational view board to inform people about "The Swamp" on the campus of her alma mater.

This week's Daily Pilot/TimesOC Mailbag, which will appear in print Sunday.
09/19/2025

This week's Daily Pilot/TimesOC Mailbag, which will appear in print Sunday.

In this week's Mailbag, Huntington Beach resident Tim Geddes notes there's already a candidate for the 2026 City Council election and leaders are needed who can restore unity among the populace.

Costa Mesa city officials this week approved a seven-year, $1.3-million contract with consultant Endemic Environmental S...
09/19/2025

Costa Mesa city officials this week approved a seven-year, $1.3-million contract with consultant Endemic Environmental Services, Inc. to preserve native vegetation on the mesa.

Council members Tuesday approved an effort to enhance natural habitat on a 15-acre portion of the mesa — and to honor funds granted the city to preserve the area's native plant communities.

Patrick Canavan, a co-director of the tournament, noted they had been hoping for 80 teams. After the city allowed for a ...
09/19/2025

Patrick Canavan, a co-director of the tournament, noted they had been hoping for 80 teams. After the city allowed for a seventh court they were able to accept a whopping 104 teams.

The 70th annual Laguna Open beach volleyball tournament took place over the weekend at Main Beach, crowning new champions and welcoming back local favorites.

The agreement covers 51,000 past and present workers and marks an end to a years-long legal fight over whether the “livi...
09/18/2025

The agreement covers 51,000 past and present workers and marks an end to a years-long legal fight over whether the “living wage” law passed by Anaheim voters in 2018 applied to the theme park.

Orange County Superior Court Judge William Claster signed off on the settlement that attorneys for Disney workers hail as the largest of its kind in state history. It also ranks nationally among the highest wage theft payouts in recent years.

Councilman Andrew Gruel brought forth this week’s agenda item, arguing that the show has required significant staff time...
09/18/2025

Councilman Andrew Gruel brought forth this week’s agenda item, arguing that the show has required significant staff time and costs without providing the city a benefit. Gruel was appointed to the City Council a month after the panel had unanimously approved the installation in Central Park.

The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to direct staff to explore steps to terminate the proposed local display of Symphony of Flowers.

The new beverage concept from the Mexican fast food chain opened within an existing Taco Bell restaurant at the Universi...
09/18/2025

The new beverage concept from the Mexican fast food chain opened within an existing Taco Bell restaurant at the University Town Center near UC Irvine.

The cafe brings Taco Bell into the coffee beverage market with handcrafted drinks made by “Bellristas”

Joe Stapleton, who had never been on a paddle board before he began training five months ago, putting in a total of 452 ...
09/18/2025

Joe Stapleton, who had never been on a paddle board before he began training five months ago, putting in a total of 452 miles in the course of 50 paddles and passed the qualifiers to participate.

The 10th annual Ben Did Go 30-mile endurance paddle to honor the late Newport Beach lifeguard Ben Carlson, drew 132 paddlers and raised $450,000 for scholarships.

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