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May 23, 2023

FivePoint Amphitheatre’s 2023 season starts this weekend — here’s who’s playing

FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine’s 2023 season kicks off this weekend with rock band Matchbox Twenty on Sunday, May 28. The 12,000-capacity outdoor venue, located just outside of the Great Park, has served as a temporary...

May 23, 2023

Irvine hoists pride flag at City Hall

As the sun set in Irvine on Monday evening, a progress pride flag was hoisted in front of City Hall, with the OC Gay Men’s Chorus performing a set that included “Follow Your Arrow,” “Rainbow”...

May 19, 2023

Will Irvine stick with OC’s green power agency?

Irvine‘s future with the Orange County Power Authority is once again on shaky ground. The City Council is set to debate Irvine’s continued membership with the green power agency on Tuesday, May 23, at the...

May 22, 2023

Final Orange County baseball Top 25: JSerra finishes No. 1

This final Orange County high school baseball rankings for the 2023 season. Notable this week: JSerra is No. 1 in the final county rankings after winning the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 championship with a 1-0...

May 20, 2023

Canyon shuts out Crean Lutheran to win first CIF-SS baseball title in 26 years

LONG BEACH – Sometimes it seems too many teams are allowed to participate in the high school baseball playoffs. Sometimes a team like Canyon proves it’s OK to have so many teams in the playoffs....

May 19, 2023

CIF-SS baseball finals previews: The matchups for JSerra, Santa Margarita, Aliso Niguel, Canyon, Crean Lutheran

CIF SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS All games at Blair Field, Long Beach Tickets: $5-12, purchase through gofan.co | Parking: Free DIVISION 1 Santa Margarita (27-6) vs. JSerra (23-9), Friday, 7:30 p.m. Outlook: These teams meet...

May 18, 2023

‘Big city’ mayors ask state for more money to tackle homelessness

Five Southland mayors, including Los Angeles’s Karen Bass, were among the 13 California Big City Mayors who met with Gov. Gavin Newsom and key legislators in Sacramento on Wednesday, May 17, to seek more homeless...

May 18, 2023

Fryer: Radical changes to Orange County’s league alignments going to meet strong pushback

Every two years Orange County high schools reconfigure their sports leagues. The changes usually are minor. Two or three schools moving to different leagues is most often the result of the “releaguing” process. In the...

May 17, 2023

JSerra and Santa Margarita will meet again in Division 1 baseball final Friday

The CIF Southern Section Division 1 baseball championship game between Santa Margarita and JSerra will be played Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Blair Field in Long Beach. The dates and times for all of the...

May 17, 2023

Matchbox Twenty promises hits and new songs during Southern California stops

During an interview earlier this month with Matchbox Twenty’s Paul Doucette, he paused to consider the longevity of his popular band. “It’s hard to stay together for 30 years,” he said. “That’s why a lot...