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Santa Ana Chicano Heritage Festival set for August 11
Celebrate the vibrant culture and heritage of the City of Santa Ana’s Chicano community at the 3rd annual Chicano Heritage Festival on Sunday, August 11, 2024 from 2-7 p.m. The whole community is invited to celebrate Chicano Heritage Month this year at Centennial Park with live music, traditional food, car cruise and show, kids zone, community art show and more! This free family-friendly event is a tribute to Santa Ana’s rich Mexican American heritage. In partnership with our Title Level Partner Project Kinship, we are excited to celebrate this special day filled with community and culture.
Newport Beach’s waters are glowing with fireworms and bioluminescent waves
Social media videos last week showed fireworms trailing aqua green lights and bright blue waves crashing in the waters off Newport Beach. The tiny, half-inch long glowing fireworm, known scientifically as Odontosyllis phosphorea, lives on the seafloor. They’re usually found in the south Pacific Ocean or in the Caribbean. Dimitri Deheyn, a research scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, said they come to the surface to release eggs depending on the moon cycle, with the fertilization process usually happening during tides just after the quarter moon. They tend to rise to the surface around 45 minutes after sunset.
Builders say city impact fees hinder new housing. A recent Supreme Court ruling may give developers more power to fight them.
Jonathon Yu is not a professional developer, but he is interested in building new housing. In 2023, the 29-year-old product manager submitted plans to Sunnyvale to raze the modest 1,000-square-foot bungalow he bought a year earlier and replace it with a three-story, five-unit multifamily building. He paid a few thousand...
Renowned CSU Long Beach Shark Lab invites more than 2,000 visitors for hands-on learning experience
Despite plenty of research, there's still a lot of mystery surrounding sharks. And that's where the Shark Lab at Cal State Long Beach comes in.The lab celebrated their annual Sharks at the Beach event Saturday and invited the public in to learn more about their groundbreaking research."When we started this program, we knew outreach was critical and why not? Getting people on campus has been so important, and we get to showcase everything without dragging it all over the country," said Chris Lowe, a marine biology professor and director of the Shark Lab.Click here to learn about supporting the CSULB...
Housing shortage has led South Bay farmworkers to live in desperate conditions; a new bill aims to help change that
GILROY — In the modest Gilroy two-bedroom home that farmworker Jesusita Ortiz shares with her family, the living room doubles as a storage space and a shared bedroom for her children, complete with a bunk bed and colorful anime posters lining the walls. The compact set up is a necessary arrangement for the growing family — nine in all, with a grandchild on the way.
Iscreamuscream Remains Perfect in San Clemente
Little Red Feather Racing is famous for its annual list of 25 top things to do in Del Mar, and 2024 must now include winning a graded stakes on opening day. That's just what Iscreamuscream did for the ownership group, keeping her record perfect by capturing the one-mile San Clemente Handicap (G2T) July 20.
Deputy in Los Angeles charged with alleged inmate assault, falsifying records
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy is facing nearly four years in prison after being accused of assaulting an inmate at a downtown Los Angeles courthouse more than two years ago, officials announced late last week. The incident, according to a news release from the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office, occurred on Jan. 20, 2022, […]
At least 3 homes destroyed in Riverside County fire, triggering evacuation warnings
Multiple brush fires broke out in the Inland Empire on Sunday, charring hundreds of acres, triggering some evacuation orders and burning several homes.The fires were burning in Riverside, in the Corona area, and in the San Bernardino National Forest.At least three homes were destroyed in Riverside as seen in aerial coverage by AIR7. Fire officials said four other structures were damaged by flames. About 1,500 homes are in the area near the fire.The Riverside blaze, called the Hawarden Fire was first reported just after 1 p.m. off Hawarden Drive. By early Monday morning, it was estimated at more than 500...
Guns N' Roses Rocker Slash Reveals Stepdaughter Lucy-Bleu Knight Suddenly Died at 25 Years Old
Guns N' Roses rocker Slash revealed his 25-year-old stepdaughter, Lucy-Bleu Knight, suddenly died on Friday, July 19. "Lucy-Bleu Knight (December 6, 1998), beloved daughter of Meegan Hodges and Mark Knight, stepdaughter of Samantha Somers Knight and Slash, sister of Scarlet Knight, stepsister of London and Cash Hudson, passed away peacefully in Los Angeles, CA on July 19, 2024," he wrote via Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Slash (@slash) He continued, "Lucy-Bleu was an incredibly talented artist, a passionate...
LeBron James To Carry U.S. Flag At Opening Ceremonies for Summer Olympics
Add another honor to LeBron James’ amazing career. The Los Angeles Lakers star will carry the United States flag at Friday’s opening ceremonies for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games, making him the LeBron Olympic flagbearer. Announcing the honor before the team played Germany, USA Basketball prepared for...
California man killed in Sunday I-70 crash; truck driver accused of auto homicide, DUI
CISCO, Grand County — A 56-year-old semitruck driver has been arrested in connection with a fatal crash on I-70 early Sunday. Mauricio Maddox Zavala was booked into the Grand County Jail for investigation of automobile homicide, DUI and other potential charges. Tracey Haeggstrom, 67, of Orange, California, was identified...
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