Sara Cardine covers the city of Costa Mesa for the Daily Pilot. She comes from the La Cañada Valley Sun, where she spent six years as the news reporter covering La Cañada Flintridge and recently received a first-place Public Service Journalism award from the California News Publishers Assn. She’s also worked at the Pasadena Weekly, Stockton Record and Lodi-News Sentinel, which instilled in her a love for community news. (714) 966-4627
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All the way from Altadena to Huntington Beach, the first wave of wildlife refugees are finding sanctuary from the Eaton fire in the open arms, and pens, of Huntington Beach’s Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center.
Church leaders and dignitaries celebrated the 8,000-square-foot Stambolian Family Assembly Hall, the third phase in a building plan that began in 2005 and cost more than $15 million.
UCI officials Monday announced a significant donation from Laguna Beach philanthropist Alec Glasser that will endow the Center for the Power of Music and Social Change.
Fire officials said the call came in at 6:20 p.m. Monday, radioed in by a lifeguard who saw smoke coming from the roof. The pier-adjacent business, the home of “World Famous Cheese Strips” has been yellow-tagged.
An outdoor series offered by the nonprofit Environmental Nature Center continues Saturday with a walk through Modjeska Canyon led by medicinal herbalist William Broen.
At 48, Jason Wallis learned jujitsu, earned his purple belt and joined a competitive team. Five years later he decided to honor his heritage by learning to speak Spanish.
Renee Pina, who’s harbored a lifelong passion for old homes, just printed the 2025 “Historic Homes of Costa Mesa” calendar to benefit the town’s Historical Society.
Orange County Professional Firefighters Assn. Local 3631 on Saturday will sell a special brew, “Never Forget Pale Ale,” at San Clemente’s RŌM Beer Co., honoring a local firefighter who died from occupational lung cancer.
Fires at a garage in Costa Mesa Saturday, inside a 24 Hour Fitness in Fountain Valley Sunday and at a Newport Beach apartment complex early Monday led to the hospitalization of two tenants and the closure of all three structures.
Turner Construction Co. is awarded a $158-million contract to construct an office, warehouse and 120-foot communication tower on the southwest corner of the decommissioned Fairview Developmental Center.