In March, voters will decide whether to recall two Orange Unified School District board members. But what happens if one or even both trustees are removed from their posts? If a majority of voters in the OUSD boundary lines — which encompasses the cities of Orange and Villa Park and the Anaheim Hills community and…
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By Davey Alba and Rachel Metz A massive public dataset used to build popular artificial intelligence image generators contains at least 1,008 instances of child sexual abuse material, a new report from the Stanford Internet Observatory found. LAION-5B, which contains more than 5 billion images and related captions from the internet, may also include thousands of additional pieces…
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In another move to transition away from fossil fuels, Irvine is banning the use of gas-powered lawn equipment, beginning next summer. That includes gas-powered leaf blowers, lawnmowers, string trimmers, hedge trimmers, edgers and chainsaws. Starting July 1, businesses working in Irvine that employ more than 50 people won’t be able to use gas-powered leaf blowers…
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Terry Henigan, who coached Irvine to four CIF Southern Section football championships, died Tuesday, his longtime assistant and co-head coach Rick Curtis confirmed Wednesday. Henigan was the football head coach at Cypress from 1976-79. He took over at Irvine for the 1981 season and coached the Vaqueros for 29 seasons. He retired after the 2009…
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ERIC TUCKER | Associated Press MIAMI — The Biden administration has released a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a swap for jailed Americans, The Associated Press has learned. Alex Saab, who was arrested on a U.S. warrant for money laundering in 2020, was released from custody Wednesday. In…
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Part of the embrace of resort-style casinos in Southern California is its incorporation of fine dining, where guests can splurge their spoils after a lucky play. For the Great Oak Steakhouse at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, that means sampling several ounces of Wagyu for dinner or taking a $350 shot of whiskey. The upscale…
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At the beginning of the new anthology “Black Punk Now,” co-editor James Spooner recounts one of the first searches he did on a computer he bought in 2001. He googled the term “Black punk.” “There were exactly zero links,” he writes. “In all of the World Wide Web, I was alone.” Chris L. Terry, the…
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The early signing period for high school football players begins today, Dec. 20, and OCVarsity will have coverage of the news and events happening in Orange County. The three-day signing period is the first opportunity for players in the Class of 2024 to sign a National Letter of Intent with a college program. The next…
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The latest soap opera in U.S. Soccer was created Friday when Major League Soccer announced it would remove their first teams from the U.S. Open Cup. The plan, which was voted on by the owners, would be to send the MLS Next Pro teams – essentially the reserve teams – into the tournament. The U.S.…
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In a world increasingly driven by eco-consciousness and sustainability, innovative solutions are emerging to address our environmental challenges. One such solution is vermicomposting, which transforms organic kitchen waste into nutrient-rich soil through earthworms. Often referred to as the “black gold” of composting, vermicomposting is an excellent solution for households with limited composting space seeking to…
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