Heather McRea
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Young anglers drop lines in San Clemente fishing derby
There were awards for first catch of the day, the smallest catch, the most catches and a stingray with a 12-inch wing span won the largest catch award. → Read More
San Juan Capistrano library branch closes book on $2 million renovation project
It was the latest renovation the OC Public Libraries has completed on a branch; it tries to refresh two a year. → Read More
Anaheim opens application window for Section 8 housing voucher waitlist
With its allocation of the rental assistance vouchers growing, the city is looking to get more people on the waitlist. → Read More
OC Little Leaguers take the field
Check out our photos from opening day in Buena Park, Garden Grove and Lake Forest. → Read More
House along Newport Beach’s Back Bay red-tagged after slide – Orange County Register
City officials are waiting for a geologist to access the threat to the home and 2 others next to it. → Read More
Parades celebrate patriots and whales this weekend in south OC
Laguna Beach is hosting is Patriots Day Parade and the Festival of Whales will fill the Dana Point Harbor. → Read More
Irvine announces plan to buy, close asphalt plant and make a preserve
Irvine leaders announced plans to purchase the All American Asphalt plant – the focus of increased complaints about odors – and create the Gateway Preserve. Irvine Company to also donate property.… → Read More
Many OC families reaching ‘food cliff’ as pandemic assistance with buying food ends – Orange County Register
In March, extra benefits offered during coronavirus emergency will cease, reducing the benefits provided through the state’s CalFresh program by at least $95. → Read More
Ocean View School District to look at more options, input on dealing with declining enrollment
An initial recommendation would close three schools, but district officials said they were seeking community input on that option and will slow down the process. → Read More
Pets on parade gives San Juan Capistrano community a laugh
It’s one of several community events held ahead of the bigger Swallows Day Parade and its accompanying Mercado Street Faire. → Read More
Ocean View district looks at consolidating schools
The district has 6,809 students enrolled this school year, which is down by about 2,600 students from just 10 years ago. → Read More
Leaders come to life at Presidents Day celebration
Actors portraying George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower were at the Nixon Library to discuss the five presidencies and answer questions, as w… → Read More
Orange doubles up on City Council meetings
Now the council will meet the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. The times won’t change. → Read More
55 Freeway work ramps up
Commuters are experiencing the first big construction on a $475 million project to widen the 55 Freeway between the 405 and 5 freeways. → Read More
$35.5 million pledge is largest alumni gift to UCI
Paul and Jo Butterworth have named UCI as a beneficiary of their estate, the gift will benefit students and research in the information and computer sciences field. → Read More
Village of Hope gets help with new playground from In-N-Out foundation
Excited children were climbing on the equipment before the confetti celebrating the ribbon cutting Thursday, Feb. 9, of a new playground for the Orange County Rescue Mission had even fluttered to t… → Read More
Huntington Beach stops allowing virtual public comments
A councilmember tried to have the option reinstated, but the council majority supported a return to the council’s pre-COVID procedures. → Read More
Investigators ask for $750,000 more to finish Anaheim probe
Last year, the City Council hired an outside firm to conduct the investigation into past campaign contributions and contracts and activities following the revelation in the spring that FBI investig… → Read More
Residents bring Tustin mural project to life
Dozens of people helped choose the mural’s design and more than 225 helped decorate the individual tiles, choosing their own images to paint within the color scheme. → Read More
Fullerton players gets tips from Harlem Globetrotters
The Harlem Globetrotters’ current tour will stop at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Feb. 18. → Read More