A trustee for the Capistrano Unified School District stepped down this week, saying she and her family faced harassment after she voted against repealing mask mandates ahead of the March 11 date recently set by the state. Pamela Braunstein was one of four trustees who voted Wednesday, March 2, against a proposal to immediately lift…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 453 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, March 4, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 540,116. There were 5,508 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Friday. There were four fewer patients testing positive for COVID-19 reported in Orange County…
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Does this sound familiar? “Finish your vegetables, then you can have dessert.” Well, maybe it sounds familiar to you, my brother and I never needed coaxing to finish anything! If the vegetables of your childhood were overcooked or came out of a can, read on. The Center for Culinary Culture recently presented, via zoom, Robert…
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Universal Studios Hollywood and Six Flags Magic Mountain will no longer require visitors to show proof of full vaccination or wear face masks as the two largest theme parks in Los Angeles County dropped the last vestiges of COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Universal Studios and Magic Mountain will no longer require visitors to provide…
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Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from Feb. 24 to March 4. Subway Cafe, 1140 W. La Veta Ave., Suite 3, Orange Closed: March 2 Reason: Insufficient hot water Reopened: March 2 Harbor Mexican Cafe, 1462 S. Harbor Blvd., La Habra Closed: March 2…
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About four months after naming healthcare industry consultant Michael Hunn as interim chief executive officer, the board of directors of CalOptima – which insures poor and disabled Orange County residents – has brought him on permanently. In November, the agency announced Hunn would temporarily take over after the retirement of CEO Richard Sanchez, who had…
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By Matt O’Brien | Associated Press In better times, Ukrainian drone enthusiasts flew their gadgets into the sky to photograph weddings, fertilize soybean fields or race other drones for fun. Now some are risking their lives by forming a volunteer drone force to help their country repel the Russian invasion. “Kyiv needs you and your…
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Poet Divya Victor was named the 2022 winner of the Kingsley Tufts Award on Wednesday for her book “Curb,” a collection that blends poetry, prose, memoir and history, according to a release from Claremont Graduate University, which hosts the award. The award, which is said to be the largest monetary prize in the world for…
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They came to the NFL scouting combine from Greece, from Cameroon, from Nigeria by way of Scotland, talented pass rushers who’d found football by accident in the United States and were now making it their purpose. If the 2022 draft is indeed a showcase of a “strong class” of edge defenders, as Ravens general manager…
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By Gabby Orr | CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence is expected to condemn Republican “apologists” who have complimented Russian President Vladimir Putin amid his invasion of Ukraine, according to excerpts of a Friday speech to top GOP donors, obtained by CNN. “There is no room in this party for apologists for Putin. There is…
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