AT&T, Verizon partner on Irvine cell tower
IRVINE – AT&T wants to install mobile communications equipment on a cell tower that Verizon Wireless plans to install at the corner of Culver Drive and Shady Canyon near UC Irvine.Irvine has...
View Article15 graduate Success Center at Village of Hope
TUSTIN – Fifteen students have graduated from the Orange County Rescue Mission's Job Readiness Workshop. The workshop is held in the Sunwest Bank Success Center at the Village of Hope in Tustin. The...
View ArticleHousing inventory down 36 percent in year
We've been talking about the change in the market regarding the number of homes for sale or, the "inventory". This week we're going to keep it simple. We pulled numbers from the same time last year and...
View ArticleBrea 8K running a steady path of growth
Capt. America jogged down Birch Street Sunday. It was one of several costumes worn by runners in the 21st annual Brea 8K, which starts and finishes at the Brea Mall. The event is a fundraiser for the...
View Article124 homes asking less than $500,000
The following update on local real estate information is based on Multiple Listing Service data as of Monday. Inventory in Placentia remained steady last week. The most active price range is $450,000...
View ArticleMorning letters: A divide between Christianity and Islam
HUNTINGTON BEACH, John Yenne: I was appalled by the article covering world-renowned evangelical pastor Rick Warren’s outreach to Muslims, which claimed, “Christians and Muslims worship the same God.”...
View ArticleReveal findings of whistleblower complaints?
Under state law, whistleblower complaints of waste, fraud and abuse are sealed at public agencies — and Joe Citizen is never told of any findings or actions that are taken in response. A new bill by...
View ArticleAG Harris seeks to halt foreclosures
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?” AG News … California AG calls for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to halt foreclosures — Sacramento Bee Halt to Freddie, Fannie...
View ArticleOscars: Plastic surgery awards go to ...?
Few A-listers announce they've had plastic surgery. But big awards shows and the web heighten the scrutiny. Who looked polished to a gleam at the 2012 Academy Awards? And who could've used work? Click...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor
DON'T JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS IN SHOOTING Mayor Jim Evert's comments regarding the tragic shooting of the Marine by a sheriff's deputy are on point. Jumping to conclusions before the investigation is...
View ArticleCabrillo provides hard-hitting ‘Proof’
"Proof," the play currently on the boards at the Cabrillo Playhouse, is an interesting character study, exploring sibling and parent/child relationships as well as the link between genius and insanity...
View ArticleSurvey: California's good, bad points for business
California small-business owners' perceptions of their home's pluses and minuses differ from their counterparts nationwide, according to the Union Bank National Small-Business Economic Survey. First...
View ArticleWhy I will never be smarter than a sixth grader
"What rhymes with snowflake?" she asks on the drive home from school. "Milkshake?" I offer. "Who drinks milkshakes in the winter?" DUH, her 11-year-old scowl tells me. But I’m lost and ask why we have...
View ArticleClippers can't keep up with Timberwolves' reserves
Kevin Love was on the bench with a bruised rib and star rookie Ricky Rubio was sitting because he was largely ineffective – a situation that would usually have Minnesota worried. But against the...
View ArticleEditorial: Golden State could shine for Gingrich
Second of two parts: While Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum spent last weekend slugging it out in the final days of campaigning before Tuesday's Republican presidential primaries in Michigan and Arizona,...
View ArticleFree Chapman series features notable authors
Chapman University's acclaimed John Fowles Literary Series returns this spring with a schedule of live talks by some of the world's best-known authors. Each year, a distinguished group of American and...
View ArticleMorning letters: Apologies to Afghanistan, riots spark ire
LAKE FOREST, Jill E. Case: I am concerned by recent Republican campaign rhetoric attacking President Barack Obama whenever possible, regardless of circumstances. Sometimes the attack sends the wrong...
View ArticleTeens hold swim program for kids with special needs
The Assisteens of Tustin have been meeting weekly to teach children with special needs how to swim. The volunteers met every Sunday for two months at Blue Buoy Swim School in Tustin. The Aqua Achievers...
View ArticleDan Walters: Brown's budget plan falls $6.5 billion short
For the past two months, Gov. Jerry Brown has been selling the concept that were the Legislature to approve his proposed budget and voters to OK his tax increase, the state's fiscal house would be...
View ArticleFeb. 29 celebrity birthdays
See some of the people celebrating birthdays on Leap Day. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slideshow. SEE BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE...
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