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Laguna Beach High handed diplomas to its graduating class on Thursday, June 9. The commencement featured cheering families and smiling grads as the seniors marked the end of their high school careers and the beginning of their bright futures. Class of 2022 students of Laguna Beach High School walk through the arches before receiving their…
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Crestavilla, a relatively new senior housing property in Laguna Niguel, has been sold, according to Cushman & Wakefield. The brokerage represented a joint venture between Fremont Realty Capital and Steadfast Development in the sale to affiliates of Kisco Senior Living. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. At a cost of roughly $70 million, Crestavilla…
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The Orange County Power Authority was sparked by a goal of offering customers a greener and cheaper alternative to Southern California Edison. But since its 2020 inception, OCPA has been accused of mismanagement, even from climate activists who advocated for its creation. Additional concerns have been levied, just this week, by the Orange County Board…
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By Cecilia D’Anastasio | Bloomberg Activision Blizzard Chief Executive Officer Bobby Kotick said the US’s biggest independent video-game publisher will start negotiating with the Communications Workers of America over a collective bargaining agreement for employees at its subsidiary Raven Software. Last month, a majority of video game testers at Raven Software employees voted to form…
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By David Welch | Bloomberg General Motors made an eyebrow-raising move this month with the Chevrolet Bolt hatchback and its slightly bigger cousin, the Bolt EUV. At a time of incredibly scant car supply, with dealers often charging thousands of dollars above sticker and consumers waiting weeks or months to take delivery, GM slashed the…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The Register’s All-County boys tennis team for 2022. PLAYER OF THE YEAR Conrad Brown, University, Sr. University’s Conrad Brown felt a bit overwhelmed in April after capturing the boys singles title at The Ojai, a tennis tournament with 120 years of history and…
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Let me attempt — feebly, I may add — to spin Southern California’s soaring cost of living: Do you feel better knowing inflation rates are higher elsewhere? According to the Consumer Price Index report for May, the nation’s inflation rate hit a 40-year high at 8.6%, up from 8.3% in April. The news wasn’t any…
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The world according to Jim: • When’s the last time there were two high-profile sports firings in the same area in the same afternoon? It’s the end of the week and I’m still astonished at the events of Tuesday afternoon, when the Angels fired Joe Maddon and the Sparks let go of coach/GM Derek Fisher…
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Corona del Mar High handed diplomas to its graduating class on Thursday, June 9. The commencement featured cheering families and smiling grads as the seniors marked the end of their high school careers and the beginning of their bright futures. Micheal Steiner, left, confidently waves his diploma in the air at the Corona del Mar…
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Two years to the day after the Orioles selected him second overall in the 2020 draft, outfielder Heston Kjerstad is positioned to play in his first game for an affiliate Friday with Low-A Delmarva after being activated from the injured list. Despite having not yet made his professional debut because of a heart condition and hamstring injury, Kjerstad, 23, remains the No.…
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