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More than 17,000 signatures were reviewed Monday by City Clerk Robin Estanislau and her staff, with residents seeking to stop changes to library operations without voter approval.

The Chargers host Simi Valley in the Division 3 championship game Friday night at Cap Sheue Field, but they’ll be missing their star running back.

The 49th annual boat parade is one of many colorful holiday events planned for the harbor this year.

The event recasts the venue as an LED-illuminated wonderland packed with family and photo-friendly attractions. Tickets are on sale now.

City officials used a recent resurfacing of courts at the Costa Mesa Tennis Center to create new spaces for pickleball, which they will dedicate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony next Monday.

A driver and passenger ‘miraculously’ survived a serious single-vehicle crash in Orange County early Sunday, local officials said.

“A Novel Idea� is one of a series of concrete benches that resemble piles of books created by Craig Gray.

The wells were built in the 1990s and tap into a massive groundwater basin stretching from the Yorba Linda area to coastal Orange County.

The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Sunday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.

Julius Gillick rushed for 253 yards and six touchdowns to lead the Chargers to a 42-14 win at Vista Murrieta on Friday in a CIF Southern Section Division 3 football semifinal.

The Sailors struggled on the power play in Saturday’s 11-9 loss to JSerra, but were able to reflect on a successful season that included a CIF Southern Section Open Division title.