The University of California sued the Trump administration Friday for rescinding protections for immigrant students without legal status, saying the action unconstitutionally violates their rights on “nothing more than unreasoned executive whim.” The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for...
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Friday, Sept. 8, and here’s what’s happening across California: TOP STORIES In the fine print An immigrant brought to the U.S. from Mexico at age 4, Miriam Juan was able to make a trip to Guadalajara thanks to a little-known...
Teak Zachary had three goals as the Costa Mesa High boys’ water polo team won 9-2 at Yorba Linda in a nonleague game Friday. Gavin Fisher and Augie Cunningham each scored twice for the Mustangs. Joey Palmblade made 12 saves. Costa Mesa, which killed off 12 of Yorba Linda’s 13 power-play chances,...
Becky Feltman’s wall has gone to the dogs. Oh, it’s not in bad shape or anything — quite the opposite, in fact. It just happens to be lined with 341 furry faces — mostly dogs, but also a few cats and even a rat. Over the past seven months, Feltman has painted every one of those mugs — creating...
Cheerful novelties lifted Valinda Martin’s spirit after a life-altering event, leading her to an enduring business in bringing other people smiles via mermaid fins and pelican wings. Martin’s Balboa Island shop, Art for the Soul, has been selling decor, home goods and gifts that are equal parts...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson gave a wide-ranging talk at UC Irvine on Friday before an audience that celebrated the civil-rights leader’s efforts of more than five decades. Jackson, 75, spoke on the Irvine Barclay Theatre stage alongside Hillel Cohn, rabbi emeritus at Congregation Emanu El in San Bernardino....
Costa Mesa police and fire officials will gather at the city’s six fire stations Monday to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York City, Washington, D.C., and near Shanksville, Pa. “Sept. 11 is an important time for all...
Glendale’s Museum of Neon Art has collaborated with Bulleit Frontier Whiskey to create a new piece of neon art as part of a fundraising effort to help restore a historic 1940s neon sign. Lisa Schulte, a longtime neon-art sculptor and member of the museum’s board, made a neon sign that’s currently...
Proposed new rules regarding the development of secondary housing units — so-called “granny flats” — will go before the Costa Mesa Planning Commission for review next week. The changes outlined in Monday’s agenda are meant both to make Costa Mesa’s regulations consistent with state law and create...
Flaherty pitches well in no-decision The second Major League Baseball outing for Burbank native and St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty was a good one. Flaherty, a 21-year-old right-hander, pitched well in the Cardinals’ 3-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday on the road. In the...
Sherriff bounces back for win Four days after suffering his first Major League Baeball loss, Glendale Community College alumnus Ryan Sherriff notched another first. The left-handed reliever for the St. Louis Cardinals picked up victory No. 1 in the Cardinals’ 3-1 victory over the Padres in San...
When Glendale police officers Steve Koszis and James Colvin saw the call to help first responders affected by Hurricane Harvey, they didn’t hesitate to jump on a flight to Texas. The destructive storm displaced thousands and killed at least 70 people, all the while many of the city’s first responders...
Gunshot wounds that two Huntington Beach police officers suffered Thursday as they responded to reports of a man with a knife were the result of “friendly fire” among officers, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said Friday. “Based on preliminary investigation, it appears the officers were...
There is a changing of the guard at the Sawdust Art & Craft Festival. Tom Klingenmeier, who led the organization as general manager for nine years, retired at the end of the 51st edition of the annual summer art festival, which welcomed its final customers of the season on Sept. 3. “Tom’s greatest...
Christ Lutheran School in Costa Mesa celebrated the beginning of its 60th school year Friday morning with a group photo. Students clad in matching outfits gathered on the Westside campus’ playing field to form the numbers “6” and “0.” Christ Lutheran Church traces its roots to organizational meetings...
Movie actors and producers congregated at the AMC 16 Theatres in Burbank on Wednesday for the opening night of the Burbank International Film Festival. The five-day film event, which is in its ninth year, kicked off with the world premiere of the independent movie “The List,” which stars Patrick...
Newport Beach is poised to spend $4 million on land to provide a new home for the Lido-area fire station. The City Council will decide Tuesday whether to approve the purchase of a 17,693-square-foot — or 0.4-acre — parcel at 2807 Newport Blvd. to build a firehouse to replace an aging, undersized...
Real women, indeed, have curves, a fact proudly displayed by a quintet of Latina ladies in the latest production of the Costa Mesa Playhouse. Playwright Josefina Lopez’s “Real Women Have Curves,” updated from its original 1990 version, is hardly a well-made play — it’s slow going in the first act...
The track record of the cross-country program at Fountain Valley High indicates that success in the sport is rarely a one-year phenomenon. On the boys’ side, the Barons have authored four runs that resulted in at least a three-peat of Sunset League titles. The girls waited far longer to put a similar...
Costa Mesa City Council members and planning commissioners will put their heads together next week to discuss the city’s small-lot ordinance, urban plan and overlay districts. Tuesday’s get-together will take place in the administration building at the OC Fair & Event Center — across the street...
Structural improvements to a crucial flood control channel in Huntington Beach will be considered Tuesday by the Planning Commission. The Orange County Flood Control District is proposing enhancements to the structural integrity of the East Garden Grove Wintersburg channel, which carries runoff...
UC Irvine’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering hosted an Aerospace Symposium and Expo on Thursday afternoon at the campus. The event featured a keynote address from George Whitesides, chief executive of Virgin Galactic and a former chief of staff for NASA. There also was an exposition of aerospace...
A former Orange Coast College student suspected of vandalism, disturbing the peace and repeatedly violating a protective order that barred him from the Costa Mesa campus is again in custody after he failed to appear in court for an arraignment Thursday. Prosecutors on Sept. 1 filed additional charges...
“From the garage, to the tracks, to the water.” That’s what San Clemente’s Kolohe Andino posted on his Instagram a few days ago, referring to short time it takes him to go from his house to the water at Lower Trestles. Lower Trestles — Lowers — is the site of the Hurley Pro, the eighth contest...
Fashion Island sees itself as a peerless luxury shopping experience uniquely situated minutes from Newport Beach’s sandy shores. “As it relates to the guest experience, that has always been our chief focus. Fashion Island was created as, and will always aim to be, a place where guests can gather,...
Three organizations are teaming up on a proposal to temporarily close a portion of Park Avenue in Laguna Beach to vehicular traffic in hopes of creating a destination for pedestrians. On Tuesday the City Council will consider a proposal from Transition Laguna Beach, the Laguna Beach Beautification...
I live in Dover Shores in Newport Beach, and I’m concerned about the increasing noise and pollution created by the current John Wayne Airport flight path, which apparently abandons all prior noise abatement plans such as having planes accelerate to a higher level when ascending over residential...
When husband-and-wife chefs Florent and Amelia Marneau took over Tamarind’s former location in the Crystal Cove Shopping Center, the couple knew they were in for a design challenge. For the Marneaus, who together opened the acclaimed Marché Moderne 10 years ago, the answer was simply to relocate...
Often what makes school enjoyable for students are the friends they have there and the classes and teachers they like. And the same goes for teachers. The highlight of my workday is the students and the journalism program I have led going on 25 years. My teaching career would not be half as fulfilling...
Hurricane Harvey has displaced more than 30,000 residents along the Gulf Coast. Texas and Louisiana will be in need of assistance in the form of supplies and donations for months to come. As I write this, Hurricane Irma is cutting a path of destruction through the Caribbean and is expected to make...
Since leaving the Newport Beach City Council, I have tried to refrain from commenting on the actions of the new council, but the irresponsible decision to turn down over $480,000 in tax revenue, paid by residents to fix our streets, demands comment. It was only citizen outrage that forced the council...
Costa Mesa city crews were working Friday to remove a large aleppo pine after part of the tree broke off and smashed a parked car on Avocado Street on Thursday. Costa Mesa police received a call at about 4:30 p.m. that a portion of the tree at 333 Avocado St. had fallen on a car. As it fell, it...
A renowned film critic and author will be in Burbank next week to talk about how Warner Bros., both the studio and the brothers themselves, shaped the movie industry. David Thomson dives into the back story of how four Jewish brothers — through their rivalry — produced some of the greatest films...
Six people died from heat-related illnesses amid a record-breaking hot spell that roasted the Bay Area over the Labor Day weekend, officials say. Those who died were seniors, mostly in their late 70s, 80s and 90s, and nearly all were found in their Bay Area homes, according to coroner’s officials...
Education leaders in Glendale and Burbank reaffirmed their unwavering support for all students on the heels of President Donald Trump’s decision to eliminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, on Tuesday. Nayiri Nahabedian, president of the Glendale Unified school...
The Glendale Arts and Culture Commission is working with the consultants behind CicLAvia as well as a renowned public art planner to develop and implement a public art master plan for the city. The plan will be the first of its kind for Glendale and is meant to serve as an organizing document to...
Picture this: It is a fall afternoon in 1952. The New York Yankees recently won their fourth consecutive World Series. Here in Glendale, a crowd of school-age children gather to cheer Yankee coach — and local resident — Casey Stengel and watch as the municipal ballpark is rededicated as “Stengel...
A Huntington Beach man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a string of bank robberies, police said. Authorities allege the man robbed or tried to rob three banks in Irvine, Anaheim and Hacienda Heights a total of five times beginning in June. The most recent incident occurred Wednesday in...
A new review of practices inside the Los Angeles Police Department’s equipment rooms paints a troubling picture: Doors were occasionally propped open. If they were locked, some officers left their gear in crates outside. Sometimes, if the officer in charge of the room was gone and couldn’t check...
Danielle Willson and Annika Bassey swept in singles for the Corona del Mar girls’ tennis team in Thursday’s 16-2 win over Mater Dei at Los Caballeros in Fountain Valley. Roxy MacKenzie and Shaya Northrup swept in doubles for the Sea Kings (3-0). To report scores of high school and college games,...
Nicole Knickerbocker swept at No. 1 singles, improving to 8-0 this week for the Sailors in their 15-3 win at San Juan Hills on Thursday. Amra Barton and Avery Wooden swept at No. 1 doubles for Newport Harbor (3-0), while Sterling Solomon and Riley DeCinces won twice in two sets at No. 3 doubles....
Ryan Brosnan scored five goals as the Newport Harbor High boys’ water polo team beat Long Beach Wilson 18-4 in its season opener Thursday at Newport Harbor. Makoto Kenney scored four for the Sailors, with Ike Love, John Rankin and Jake Liechty scoring two each. Jack White, Makana Sanita and Tommy...
When/where: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Big Bear Middle School Key Breakers: Sr. QB-DB Curtis Harrison (31 of 48 passing for 603 yards, nine TDs and one INT); Jr. WR-DB-P Sean Nolan (12 catches for 213 yards and four TDs); Sr. WR-DB Adam Armstrong (12 catches for 224 yards and two TDs) Key Bears: Sr....
If you are a commuter, Southern California freeways are your nightmare. If you happen to be a deer, coyote or raccoon, the highways of Northern California are a lot worse. A study released Thursday by UC Davis identified the state highways that are the worst for collisions and near misses with...
Utility crews are investigating an underground explosion that ripped through a residential street in Hyde Park and left the roadway littered with chunks of concrete, asphalt and rock. Residents were advised Thursday evening to stay inside their homes after authorities discovered “above normal”...
The Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar high school girls’ golf teams came into Thursday’s Battle of the Bay match with a youthful look. The Sailors and Sea Kings boasted just one senior in their combined starting lineups. To further accentuate the point, the match was the season opener for both...
GIRLS’ GOLF Crescenta Valley, Glendale in Pacific League match: Elis Alaan of Glendale carded a two-over-par 39 on Thursday to finish first in a Pacific League match at Hansen Dam Golf Course in Pacoima. Crescenta Valley finished fourth with a 254 and received a 44 from Michaela Labellarte. Arcadia...
Little did Nick Welch know that his final high school football game as a junior last year would be against his future team. Fountain Valley is the team Welch seriously injured his right throwing hand against in a Sunset League opener. For a quarterback, you need your hand to grip the ball and throw...
Eighteen-year-old Shira Strongin remembers when another student called her a “sick chick.” Not in the way that meant “cool” or “good,” she recalled, but in way that was derogatory toward the undiagnosed progressive neurovascular disease she lives with. Strongin, a Corona del Mar native, was in...
A 41-year-old man with a swastika tattoo was charged with a hate crime Thursday after he allegedly beat a man in a Fullerton parking lot while yelling a racial slur at him, officials said. Tyson Theodore Mayfield became agitated when the other man — who is Filipino and Turkish — didn’t have a lighter...
A Monterey Park man pleaded guilty Thursday to animal smuggling after customs officers discovered three deadly king cobra snakes hidden in potato chip cans in a package shipped to his home, officials said. Rodrigo Franco, 34, admitted to smuggling more than 20 cobras — which sell on the black market...
Los Angeles city leaders will push Friday to declare the city a “sanctuary” for immigrants, a move that comes after some lawmakers resisted formally using the term despite pressure from local immigration groups. City Council members Herb Wesson and Gil Cedillo plan to unveil a resolution Friday...
BURBANK — With Arcadia High head and shoulders above all the other girls’ tennis teams in the Pacific League in recent years, Crescenta Valley High and Burbank have battled it out for second place the previous two years. The runner-up spot in both of those years was won by the Bulldogs. Both teams’...
GLENDALE – In terms of area supremacy, a senior-laden Hoover High boys’ water polo team stood above all others last season. While the host Tornadoes graduated several players off a historic squad, they were still veteran enough and loaded with plenty of talent to down fledgling St. Francis, 20-5,...
BURBANK — Almost immediately, the Burroughs High girls’ volleyball team found a huge advantage in its Pacific League-opening match against Glendale on Thursday. Having spent the past few practices concentrating on serving, the Indians used it as a positive. Burroughs finished with 23 aces, including...
Glendale High School hosted its first on-campus college fair Wednesday, where 33 university representatives from throughout the country, such as UC Irvine and the University of Michigan, met with students. The two-hour event was open to all grade levels, and nearly half of Glendale High’s students...
Thirteen teams are going lid to lid this month for the 10th edition of “Canstruction Orange County,” a food drive in which participants fashion creative sculptures entirely out of canned goods. Residents are invited to feast their eyes on the creations on display at John Wayne Airport, South Coast...