Blog - Page 105 of 138 - Shannon Louis

March 3, 2023

Planning started for an Armenian Genocide memorial in Irvine Great Park

Orange County’s Armenian community welcomes news that Irvine is moving ahead with plans for an Armenian genocide memorial in its Great Park. “It’s an excellent decision, we’re pleased it passed unanimously,” said Garo Madenlian, chairman...

March 3, 2023

Uncertified substance abuse staffers treated clients at county-funded Be Well facility

Telecare Corp.’s drug and alcohol program was supposed to be the “cream of the crop,” an important part of the much-heralded Be Well campus in Orange serving as a one-stop shop for mental health and...

March 3, 2023

Muslim women-run markets help families prepare for Ramadan in Orange County

In the week leading up to the LA Muslimah Ramadan Market opening on Sunday, March 5 in Yorba Linda, founder Samreen Khan has had to battle the unusual weather in Southern California and tedious paperwork...

March 2, 2023

State senator calls for resignation of OCPA chief executive amid scathing audit

A state lawmaker on Wednesday, March 1, called for the resignation of embattled Orange County Power Authority Executive Director Brian Probolsky, who was accused by state auditors of circumventing procurement policies in connection with $1.8...

February 28, 2023

OC students snowed in at science camps are coming home

Hundreds of students who went away to outdoor science camps in the mountains last week and got stuck there due to heavy snowfall are expected back home Monday, Feb. 27. Students from schools in Orange...

March 1, 2023

Irvine announces plan to buy, close asphalt plant and make a preserve

An asphalt plant in the foothills of northern Irvine is set to become a preserve with housing that would pay for the acquisition. Irvine leader announced Tuesday, Feb. 28, the city plans to purchase the...

February 27, 2023

Status Update: Life Time ‘country club gym’ opening in Irvine

A massive, luxury gym has landed in a former 24 Hour Fitness in Irvine. The facility got a major overhaul after Life Time leased the facility in 2021 at 18007 Von Karman Ave. in 2021...

March 1, 2023

State audit says OCPA circumvented policies in issuing $1.8 million in contracts

The Orange County Power Authority’s chief executive and his staff repeatedly circumvented key procurement policies without sufficient oversight and improperly issued $1.8 million in marketing and financial services contracts on behalf of the beleaguered agency,...

February 27, 2023

Final Orange County boys basketball Top 25: Mater Dei, Canyon finish 1-2 in the rankings

This final Orange County high school boys basketball rankings for the 2022-23 season. Notable this week: Mater Dei won the CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship and finishes at No. 1 in the season’s final...

February 28, 2023

Last of students stranded at science camps in snow storm reunited with families

As soon as 11-year-old Elle Yazdani stepped off a school bus after being snowed in at an outdoor science camp in the mountains, her mom was there with a big hug and her favorite Chick-fil-A...