Bye-bye, $9 billion: Hello, gridlock?
By TERI SFORZA @ July 6, 2010 # Comments Off
One of the new Measure M’s (very few) opponents quipped that even the communists only planned five years out.
Orange County’s beloved half-cent transportation sales tax, in stark contrast, is planned for 30-years out.
Suffice to say the…
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Man arrested on suspicion of beating his father
By SEAN EMERY @ July 6, 2010 # Comments Off
CYPRESS – Police have arrested a man on suspicion of assaulting his 66-year-old father and barricading himself inside a bathroom, authorities said.
Officers responded just after 7 p.m. Saturday to a home in the 10000 block of St. Alban, where they…
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O.C. company merges, moves to Canada
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Jesse James’ condo gets a price cut
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The condo that Jesse James, ex-husband of actress Sandra Bullock, is selling in Sunset Beach got a price trim the other day, 3 weeks in to landing on the market. It’s now listed at $1,195,000, down from $1,290,000.
James reportedly is eager to…
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Carjacking case downgraded to suspicious circumstances
By KIMBERLY EDDS @ July 6, 2010 # Comments Off
COSTA MESA – The investigation into a carjacking of an SUV with a 17-year-old girl apparently sleeping inside has been downgraded from an abduction to a suspicious circumstances case, authorities said.
Details about what exactly happened to…
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Huntington Beach dad killed in Lake Havasu boating crash
By KIMBERLY EDDS @ July 6, 2010 # Comments Off
A 30-year-old Huntington Beach father died when he was run over by a boat after he fell off an inflatable chair being towed by another boat on Lake Havasu on Saturday, authorities said.
The driver of the boat who ran him over did not stop, officials…
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After drizzle, clouds, a warmer weekend
By PAT BRENNAN @ July 6, 2010 # Comments Off
An unusually deep marine layer will bring temperatures well below seasonal averages – not to mention clouds and fog – through most of the week, but a system of high-pressure air should muscle in by Friday to warm up the weekend.
That means low…
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Robbery suspects arrested at John Wayne Airport
By SEAN EMERY @ July 6, 2010 # Comments Off
COSTA MESA – Two men suspected of assaulting and robbing a mini-mart clerk were arrested Monday evening after a police pursuit that ended at John Wayne Airport.
Officers responded to a report of a commercial robbery in the 1700 block of Santa Ana…
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Stolen car crashes into Laguna Hills house
By SALVADOR HERNANDEZ @ July 6, 2010 # Comments Off
LAGUNA HILLS – A car chase lasted only a few seconds Tuesday morning after a woman who was accelerated away from deputies lost control of a stolen vehicle and crashed into a home, authorities said.
The impact of the crash left the vehicle standing…
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Laguna art festivals kick into high gear
By RICHARD CHANG @ July 6, 2010 # Comments Off
LAGUNA BEACH – Al Katz, a retired dentist from Scottsdale, Ariz., paid a visit to the Festival of Arts on Monday to enjoy the art displays and get away from the Arizona heat. He makes an annual pilgrimage to the California coast every July or…
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