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Cathedral City voters will consider sales tax hike in November
A measure proposing to raise Cathedral City’s sales tax by half a cent per dollar will be on residents’ ballots this fall. On Wednesday, the city council unanimously approved putting the decision to voters in November. Increasing the tax rate by 0.5% would raise $5 million annually and be used to pay for...
String of fires at Marina Del Rey apartment complex concern residents, authorities are investigating
Residents of a Marina Del Rey apartment complex are on edge as there have been a string of small fires at various common areas of the property over the last few months. Marina City Club management sent a letter to its residents in the high-rise complex summarizing "an influx of small fires." "Authorities suspect that these fires were intentionally set by one or more individuals who may reside at the Marina City Club," management wrote. "These incidents appear to involve the use of toilet paper and/or other combustible materials to ignite flames." Another letter was sent out on July 23 announcing the...
Phoenix man sentenced in cartel-related murders of 4 men in California
A Phoenix man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2015 cartel-related murders of four men in California, according to The Office of The District Attorney in Orange County. Raul Gastellum Flores, 33, of Phoenix, was convicted in April for "murdering four men in a...
Josh & Heather Altman Share a Peek Inside Their New OC Office: "The Most Stunning"
Josh Altman and Heather Altman's new Orange County office is coming along, and once it's finished, the Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles agents are hoping it will not only be a positive change for their team, but for the real estate industry as a whole. On MDLLA Season 15, Episode...
Restaurateur Tony Monaco Is on The Zest
Tony Monaco is the owner of restaurants The Bling Pig and The Trough, both of which have multiple Orange County locations. This summer, he will open Monaco Italian Kitchen in Irvine, and The Blind Pig in Yorba Linda will transform into a new concept. He shares how he opened his first restaurant at just 25 years old and how he's grown and expanded since then. Listen and watch every Thursday here.
Gov. Newsom Calls on Local Leaders to Clean Up Encampments – Will They?
Local elected officials across Orange County may soon start clearing out homeless encampments under a new executive order signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday. “This executive order directs state agencies to move urgently to address dangerous encampments while supporting and assisting the individuals living in them — and provides guidance for cities and counties to do the same, ” reads a Thursday statement from Newsom.
‘Ghostly-looking’ dolphin spotted off Orange County coast
A “ghostly-looking” dolphin was spotted by a charter boat off the coast of Orange County’s Dana Point on Tuesday. The unusual-looking marine mammal was seen by crewmembers aboard Capt. Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari as it swam in a pod with other common dolphins, the Orange County Register reported. Experts believe the dolphin’s ghostly […]
RHOC’s Noella Bergener Dragged to Court by Ex for Being ‘Unreasonable’ After Scoring $25k a Month in Support
Real Housewives of Orange County alum Noella Bergener’s ex-husband, James Bergener, accused her of being “unreasonable” when it came to him seeing their son and he asked the court to step in, In Touch can exclusively reveal. According to court documents obtained by In Touch, James, a...
How is the $27.6 billion state budget shortfall affecting local school district budgets?
After the state revealed a $27.6 billion budget shortfall and a projected deficit of $28.4 billion next year, school districts across the state — and the Coachella Valley — are tightening its belts. These new challenges come as school districts are already grappling with several fiscal challenges such as inflation, the expiration...
California Recommends AT&T, Frontier, Six Others for $143M in Broadband Grants
The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has recommended a total of $143.3 million in grants to go toward broadband deployments to locations in the state that currently lack high-speed broadband service. AT&T was recommended for two grants totaling $18.1 million and Frontier was recommended for three grants totaling $22.9 million....
Newsom set an ambitious goal to launch 500,000 Californians into new careers. Many are firefighters
In his 2018 campaign, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would create 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. So far, the state has registered more than 180,000 new apprenticeships. Many of them are firefighters.
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