Orange County Archives

Fight Breaks Out At Town Hall Hosted By Rep. Katie Porter in Irvine

July 12, 2021 11:04 amJuly 12, 2021 11:26 am

At an outdoor town hall meeting on Sunday hosted by Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA), a fight broke out among Porter supporters and opponents, leading to one arrest and a dark cloud over what was supposed to be an easy constituent...

Pastor Rick Warren Announces Retirement

June 8, 2021 2:48 pmJune 9, 2021 10:14 am

On Monday, Rick Warren, the nationally known and politically influential Evangelical Baptist Pastor of the Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, announced his retirement. Warren, who had founded and led the Saddleback Church since 1980 said that he would remain in...

The Great California Mask Off: ‘Let Kids Breathe’ Rallies Across California

May 13, 2021 11:27 amMay 13, 2021 11:27 am

The Informed Parents of California are hosting the first “Mask Off” and “Let Kids Breathe” Sit Out and Zoom Out rally Monday May 17th in Orange County, together with twenty other locations across the state. They point out that under...

Former Congressman Gil Cisneros Nominated For Pentagon Position By President Biden

April 13, 2021 11:10 amApril 13, 2021 11:21 am

Former Congressman Gil Cisneros was nominated by President Joe Biden on Monday to be the next Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness at the Department of Defense, becoming only the latest prominent Californian to be nominated by the White...

Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley Wins Special OC Board of Supervisors Election

March 13, 2021 2:21 amMarch 12, 2021 8:58 pm

Earlier this week, Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley was elected to the Orange County Board of Supervisors with 44% of the vote, becoming the first female Democrat ever elected to the board and the first Democrat to win the second...

Indoor Youth Sports To Resume Following Settlement By Newsom Administration

March 4, 2021 5:47 pm

On Thursday, California agreed to a settlement with Let Them Play CA and two San Diego-area high school coaches, allowing both indoor and outdoor youth sports to resume in the state. Under the terms of the settlement, indoor youth sports...

Youth Athletes Sue Governor Newsom and Orange County Over Indoor Youth Sports Ban

March 2, 2021 2:48 pmMarch 4, 2021 11:42 am

On Monday, a group of five high school athletes in Orange County filed a lawsuit against Governor Gavin Newsom and other entities, fighting his statewide COVID-19 pandemic ban on youth sports. In Nelson, et. al V. County of Orange, et....