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January 20, 2023

Real estate news: The Bungalows, built to help homeless families, debuts in Costa Mesa

Irvine-based Families Forward has completed an affordable housing community called The Bungalows in Costa Mesa. The eight-unit facility was built to help homeless families, offering them a place to “get a fresh start in the...

January 20, 2023

Regal closing Costa Mesa, Yorba Linda theaters

Regal is preparing to close 39 more U.S. theaters, including four in Southern California and seven in the Bay Area, after parent company Cineworld announced it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September. The...

January 20, 2023

Political consultant Melahat Rafiei agrees to plead guilty to attempted wire fraud

Political consultant Melahat Rafiei agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of attempting to defraud a cannabis dispensary client associated with her firm, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday. She also admitted to...

January 19, 2023

Demonstrators rally outside Rep. Katie Porter’s office for greater sanctions against Iran

Just a day after Rep. Katie Porter kicked off her 2024 Senate campaign in a room full of cheering Bay Area Democrats, a very different scene unfolded a few hundred miles away on her home...

January 19, 2023

Melahat Rafiei, who was central to the FBI’s Anaheim investigation, takes plea deal

Melahat Rafiei, who was a cooperating witness for an FBI probe into a massive corruption scandal involving Anaheim and Irvine, said Wednesday evening that she’s agreed to accept a plea deal with the U.S. Attorney’s...

January 18, 2023

Sad Summer Festival with Taking Back Sunday, The Maine and more moves to Irvine

The cross-country Sad Summer Festival, hosted by Journeys and Converse, has officially announced its lineup and tour dates, which includes a stop at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine on Saturday, July 29. The festival, which was...

January 18, 2023

OC Sen. Dave Min launches congressional bid

Sen. Dave Min is running for California’s 47th congressional district — with the backing of Rep. Katie Porter who currently holds the seat. An Irvine Democrat, Min has represented a large area of Orange County...

January 18, 2023

Carter Bryant pushes Sage Hill basketball past Woodbridge in Pacific Coast League battle

IRVINE – Sage Hill’s boys basketball team is on a roll. The Lightning defeated Woodbridge 61-59 on Tuesday at Woodbridge High to take sole possession of first place in the Pacific Coast League. Carter Bryant...

January 17, 2023

Oldest building at Helena Modjeska property in canyons to be restored

For 25 years, the National Park Service has awarded Save America’s Treasures grants to preserve import pieces of history, and starting this month, it is helping the county restore a more than 140-year-old landmark in...

January 17, 2023

10 places to celebrate Lunar New Year in Southern California

New Year’s Eve has come and gone, but the Lunar New Year is almost upon us and it’s one of the most important celebrations in many Asian cultures. This year marks the Year of the...