Huntington Beach will soon have an appointed community review board that could reject new children’s books that are deemed inappropriate, a move critics are calling a book-banning system. The City Council majority decided to create a 21-member community review board that has oversight of children’s books in city libraries. Its powers include rejecting, by a…
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At Tuesday’s OC Board of Supervisors meeting, dozens of speakers raised concerns over a joint statement released by three of the county leaders condemning the recent Hamas attack on Israel, with some saying the message could “place targets on the backs” of those in local Arab, Muslim and Palestinian communities. “Every year, the county remembers…
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I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but it’s nearly time for Halloween. I can tell by the purple-and-orange lights appearing around my neighborhood along with the occasional random bloody ghost hanging from a tree. In the past, this was my most dreaded holiday, because the kids would bring home all this chocolate from trick-or-treating that…
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Inside those iconic twin domes, workers are chopping up the reactor vessels — those thick steel containers that once held nuclear fuel as the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station split atoms to boil water, spin steam generators and create electricity. Outside, major changes are underway. Southern California Edison’s Doug Bauder, a San Clemente resident who…
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Universal Destinations & Experiences, a division of Comcast NBCUniversal and creator of the theme parks’ annual Halloween Horror Nights, announced that its first-ever permanent horror experience will be known as Universal Horror Unleashed. The permanent attraction will be located at AREA15 in Las Vegas and will create unique, immersive and very horror-centric experiences that will…
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Art is a powerful weapon, a way to arm people with hope and inspire the future generation. That was street artist Bandit’s mission heading to war-torn areas of Ukraine during a recent 16-day trip, during which the San Clemente native painted 11 murals on bullet-riddled and bombed buildings and structures throughout the region. “It is…
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There’s good news: Gas prices are dropping nationally. In California, on average they’re down about 18 cents from last week. A main reason was the state’s cheaper winter blend was allowed in late September, a month early. But prices at the pump still are higher here than in the rest of the country. “All…
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(Left) Oliver and Madeline came to work everyday with Jack at his job at Pasadena Humane. They were the least helpful office assistants ever. (Middle) Oliver’s favorite room in the house was always the kitchen. As a deaf and blind dog, he always followed his nose. (Right) After 18 years together, Jack took one…
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There should be no debate over the language we use to describe Hamas and its depraved Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Hamas is a terrorist organization, and the acts of its agents on Oct. 7, when they crossed the border into Israel with the express intent of killing and kidnapping civilians, were terrorism. That…
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Vinyl might be the one of great comeback stories of the 21st century. The once-antiquated medium, according to a 2022 sales report from the RIAA, makes up over 70% of physical format sales. But vinyl’s growth has come with a side effect. As demand increased and more major label artists got in on the action,…
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