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Meet the Mayor: John Stephens Steps up to Fill Vacant Costa Mesa Seat

The conclusion Costa Mesa’s most recent city council meeting ended on a high note for former city councilmember John Stephens, who was appointed to replace outgoing Mayor Katrina Foley. Foley will vacate her council seat after being elected onto the Orange County Board of Supervisors March 9. Council members and constituents in support of the

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Arizona Continues to Lead Nation in Education Freedom After 20 Years: Study

Over 20 years after the initial study, researchers still find that parents in Arizona have the most freedom in choosing what education is best for their children, compared to parents in the rest of the United States. In 2000, the pro-school choice think tank Manhattan Institute created the Educational Freedom Index (EFI) to measure how

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Deep Dive (March 19): Biden and Putin Face Off in Escalating War of Words

President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin trade barbs in TV interviews this week. As the rhetoric escalates between the two leaders, Russia pulls its top diplomat from the United States. Biden threatens sanctions. Putin, meanwhile, challenged Biden to a public debate. He told Russian state TV, “I want to propose to President Biden to

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Dubai Man Arrested in Vancouver Is Wanted by FBI for Allegedly Aiding Iranian Airline Dodge US Sanctions

A Dubai man was detained in Vancouver for allegedly helping an Iranian airline evade U.S. sanctions, one month after the high-profile arrest of Huawei’s senior executive. When Seyed Abood Sari arrived at Vancouver International Airport on Jan. 17, 2019, claiming to be on a trip to visit his sons, he was flagged and detained by

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Santa Ana Signs Contract with Non-Profit to Remove Homeless From Parking Lot 

The City of Santa Ana has come to an agreement with a local non-profit that was allowing more than 40 homeless people to camp out on its parking lot. The agreement, approved on March 17, gives the encampment 45 days to move out of El Centro Cultural de Mexico’s parking lot. The situation at El Centro, a 837 N. Ross St.

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Laguna Beach High School Resumes In-Person Classes

After a year of distance learning over Zoom, Laguna Beach High School (LBHS) and Thurston Middle School have reopened for modified in-person classes. The change came after Orange County moved into red tier in the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy March 14, and while the schools are not fully back to normal yet, the announcement was celebrated by staff and students.

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House GOPers Charge Conflict of Interest in Counsel for Iowa Election Challenger

House Administration Committee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and three Democratic members of the panel have a conflict of interest because each is represented by Marc Elias, according to Republican critics. “We write to bring to your attention to a serious conflict of interest regarding Marc Elias, an attorney with the law firm Perkins Coie,” said

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