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Elections 2022: Get to know 73rd Assembly District candidates Steven Choi and Cottie Petrie-Norris

Two incumbent state legislators, Republican Assemblyman Steven Choi and Democratic Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, are seeking election to the redrawn 73rd Assembly District. Democrats have a noteworthy voter registration advantage in the district, with the GOP...

May 7, 2022

Ten Orange County baseball teams advance to second round of CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs

The CIF Southern Section baseball playoffs resume Tuesday and there is a distinct Orange County flavor in Division 1. Ten of the 16 teams that made it to the second round of the Division 1...

May 7, 2022

Baseball playoffs: Los Amigos gets first playoff win; Capistrano Valley, Woodbridge, Sunny Hills reach second round

Los Amigos got its first CIF Southern Section baseball playoff win in a big way Friday, beating Leuzinger 17-3 in a Division 7 first-round game. The Lobos (23-4) play at Big Bear in the second...

May 4, 2022

Steve Fryer’s predictions for the CIF-SS baseball playoffs

Hall of Fame baseball manager Casey Stengel is credited for saying, “Never make predictions, especially about the future.” Here we go again, predicting what’s going to happen in the CIF Southern Section baseball playoffs …...

May 4, 2022

Critic’s Notebook: Sneak peek at the 75 Best Places to Eat 2022

Did you miss me? You probably didn’t even notice, but in case you were wondering why I’ve been so quiet lately, it’s because I took a brief break from my weekly columns to focus on...

May 4, 2022

Beckman boys volleyball beats Huntington Beach in five sets in Division 1 quarterfinals

IRVINE – It was not Beckman’s best match this boys volleyball season. Not even close, according to the Patriots coach. But it was good enough for them to get by Huntington Beach in five sets,...

May 3, 2022

Amazon adding 800 office, tech jobs to growing Irvine tech hub

Amazon this week announced it would be expanding in Southern California, adding “more than 800 corporate and tech jobs” in Irvine. The company said the hiring would happen over the next few years. Amazon was...

May 3, 2022

Social Distortion partners with Orange County Soccer Club for exclusive merchandise

Orange County rock band Social Distortion’s iconic Skelly skeleton logo is swapping out his signature martini glass and cigarette for a soccer ball as the group partners with USL champions Orange County Soccer Club to...

May 3, 2022

Elections 2022: Lots of experience among candidates in District 5 Board of Supervisors race

Anyone who has voted in Orange County in the last 20 years will likely recognize some of the candidates for the Board of Supervisors’ District 5 seat. All four of those running have held office...

May 2, 2022

Status Update: Planet Fitness grand opening in Lake Forest comes with In-N-Out truck

After two years of shuttered gyms and limited indoor access, James Innocenti, a Planet Fitness franchise owner, is back in expansion mode. Innocenti is celebrating the debut of his 12th Orange County fitness center Tuesday,...