Officials say bonfire sparked the 'Tea Fire' Nov 19, 2008
The largest of the three , the Freeway Complex Fire, was 75 percent contained as of Tuesday, according to the Orange County Fire Department ... Most of the damage was in the Orange County suburbs of Anaheim and Yorba Linda. (CNN -- US)
Bryant's Accuser May File Suit in O.C. Nov 19, 2008
Kobe Bryant s accuser is considering filing her civil suit against the Laker star in Orange County because there is no limit on financial damages in California, one of her attorneys said Sunday ... Wood acknowledged that the NBA all-star might be viewed more favorably by the jury pool on his home turf, but he also said his research has established Orange County as a fair jurisdiction. (Yahoo News -- Kobe Bryant)
3 Killed as Unrelenting Storms Batter Southland Nov 19, 2008
In Orange County, a combination of storm runoff and big surf caused health officials to close Corona del Mar State Beach in Newport Beach and Capistrano County Beach in Dana Point because of sewage pipe leaks. More than 300 miles away in the Eastern Sierra, skiers and snowboarders glided atop 48 inches of snow that has fallen on Mammoth Mountain since Friday. (Yahoo News -- Severe U.S. Weather)
Creationists defeated in Kansas school vote on science teaching Nov 19, 2008
the orange county department of education (ocde) is a public education organization based on fundamental. for our alternative education division. (Yahoo News -- Church-State Issues)
Residents pick up the pieces in wake of California wildfire Nov 19, 2008
More than 150 homes were lost at Yorba Linda in Orange County. Authorities do not believe that fire was intentionally set, thinking instead that it likely resulted from something such as exhaust from a vehicle on a freeway, David Waltemeyer, fire chief in Corona near where the blaze started Saturday morning, told the Riverside Press-Enterprise. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Winds ease California wildfires Nov 18, 2008
With the calmer winds helping firefighters, a spokeswoman for Orange County Fire Authority, Angela Garbiso, told AP: "It's wonderful news. "When it calms down, it obviously makes it easier for us to handle this massive undertaking. " More than 800 homes, ranging from multi-million dollar mansions to more modest mobile homes, have been destroyed. On Monday, residents of the Oakridge Mobile Home Park in Sylmar, northern Los Angeles, where almost 500 homes were destroyed on Saturday, will be... (BBC News -- Americas)
Wildfire Victims Return to Ruins Nov 18, 2008
Most evacuation orders were lifted by Monday, when clear skies and calm winds allowed firefighters to make some gains, but officials warned of another bad air day and classes were canceled at dozens of schools near fire zones in Orange County ... In the Orange County suburb of Yorba Linda, residents returned to find more than 100 homes destroyed. (Fox News)
Kobra: Deal in works to sell half of holdings by end of year Nov 18, 2008
Without knowing about Kobra s loans, Gary Findley, a bank attorney and consultant with in Orange County, said all it takes is for one property under a line of credit to fall behind on payments to throw the entire line of credit into default. Pages: 1. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Scenes of devastation... Nov 18, 2008
It has scorched more than 20,000 acres (8,000 hectares) since Thursday night in foothills north of Los Angeles, in Orange County canyons to the south-east, and in celebrity-heavy Montecito near Santa Barbara, to the north. Mobile homes, apartments and multimillion dollar mansions were among the estimated 1,000 homes destroyed. (The Drudge Report)
Kern County Firefighters Redeployed Nov 18, 2008
A Kern County strike team sent to help battle a wildfire in Sylmar has been ordered into Orange County to fight a fire burning there ... Officials warned of another bad air day Monday, and classes are canceled at dozens of schools near the fire zones in Orange County. (KERO 23, CA)
Firefighters gain a hold in California Nov 18, 2008
A third, monstrous fire that started Saturday night in Riverside County and spread to Orange County, sweeping through upscale neighborhoods like Anaheim Hills, was also 40 percent under control Monday afternoon ... Further south, Battalion Chief Kris Concepcion of the Orange County Fire Authority said on Sunday that most of the 25,000 people who had been evacuated were allowed to return to their neighborhoods. (International Herald Tribune)
Lighter winds bring air of hope in California Nov 18, 2008
A pall of towering, choking smoke blocked out the sun in much of the Los Angeles area and in Orange County to the southeast as flames ripped through tinder-dry brush, reducing homes and apartment blocks to ashes in about a dozen communities ... (Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register/AP) ... Officials said wildfires have scorched more than 8,000 hectares in foothills north of Los Angeles, in hillsides in Orange County to the south, and in the celebrity enclave of Montecito near Santa Barbara... (Globe and Mail -- International)
Californians Return To Fire-Ravaged Homes Nov 18, 2008
Weary firefighters still fought to contain fires in the foothills north of Los Angeles, in Orange County to the southeast and at the celebrity-studded enclave of Montecito near Santa Barbara. Three fires have over the past five days destroyed around 1,000 homes and blacken 55 square miles (142 sq km) across Southern California -- ranging from mobile homes to apartments and multimillion-dollar mansions. (Planet Ark, United States)
Fires threaten more multimillion dollar homes Nov 18, 2008
The main building of a high school burned in Brea and 50 units of an apartment complex burned in another part of Orange County, fire officials said ... Location: Corona (Riverside County) and Orange County (Yorba Linda, Brea and Anaheim). (San Francisco Chronicle)
KCRW Announces New Music Director Jason Bentley Nov 18, 2008
He was the headlining DJ at Uptown Underground, a hugely successful public art installation that drew more than 8,000 people to the Music Center in Downtown LA and the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Jason has served for two consecutive terms on the Board of Governors of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and is involved in awards committees every year leading up to the Grammy's. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Emergency Fire Victim Housing Nov 17, 2008
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Amid Devastation, California Firefighters Begin to Gain the Upper Hand Nov 17, 2008
Little fire activity was apparent in Orange County after dark Sunday, but the official containment estimate remained at zero ... In addition, 50 units of an apartment complex burned, Orange County fire spokeswoman Angela Garbiso said ... In the Orange County city of Brea, fire destroyed the main building of a high school. (Fox News)
Californians go home, many to ashes Nov 17, 2008
"It was really hard when we first got here. It was shocking. We were all crying," Brittney Fowler, 23, told Reuters as she picked through the rubble of her family's large modern house in Yorba Linda, in Orange County ... Wildfires have scorched more than 20,000 acres since Thursday night in foothills north of Los Angeles, in Orange County canyons to the south-east, and in celebrity-heavy Montecito near Santa Barbara, to the north. (Reuters)
School auditors look for green - on the links Nov 17, 2008
The school association's invite breathes heavy about "several water features including a stunning waterfall off the 18th green ... rolling hills ... and the most incredible vistas overlooking all of Orange County and Long Beach." ... Incidentally, between the Orange County hotel stay, seminar registration and $110 golf fee, the average tab for the three-day gathering works out to about $1,000 a head. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Judge takes on death row gridlock Nov 17, 2008
Death penalty upheld for Orange County white supremacist - Los Angeles Times ... Death penalty upheld for Orange County white supremacist ... The California Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty for a self-proclaimed white supremacist from Orange County who was the first person in the state condemned to die for a racially motivated murder. (Yahoo News -- Death Penalty)
CALIFORNIA FIRE FURY Nov 17, 2008
" In the early morning, winds pushed flames dangerously close to a church and adjacent mobile home park in the Olinda Village area north of Yorba Linda, but firefighters were able to beat it back. Only one mobile home was lost. Billy Bagsby, an inmate firefighter with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said the flames suddenly shifted direction around 2 a.m. (AP) A Los Angeles city fire department search and rescue worker and her dog walk through the Oakridge..."It was... (The Drudge Report)
* Thousands flee California wildfires Nov 17, 2008
More than 20,000 people were ordered to evacuate the Orange County burn area, the Los Angeles Times reported. The Los Angeles fire X fueled by seasonal winds of up to 130kph X erupted late on Friday and has scorched some 3,200 hectares. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Fires burn 700 California homes Nov 17, 2008
"It is a wind-driven fire, and with those gusty winds up to 25 miles an hour, it's giving the firefighters a really difficult time. It's hopscotched throughout the county," said Lynette Round, a spokeswoman for Orange County Fire Authority, said. The largest of three fires, the Freeway Complex fire, had set ablaze nearly 24,000 acres in Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside counties. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NHL)
California Real Estate License Number Must Appear on "First Contact" Materials Nov 17, 2008
Bob Hunt is a director of the National Association of Realtors and is author of the recently published book, "Real Estate the Ethical Way." A graduate of Princeton with a master's degree from UCLA in philosophy, Hunt has served as a U.S. Marine, Realtor association president in South Orange County, and director of the California Association of Realtors, and is an award-winning Realtor. Contact Bob at. (RealtyTimes)
LA fire crisis Nov 17, 2008
Meanwhile, firefighters in Orange County, south of Los Angeles, were battling a 4230-hectare complex of fires that erupted near Yorba Linda and Corona on Saturday, fanned by notorious Santa Ana Winds ... "We just started losing homes. We didn't have enough units," said Mickey Hansen, a safety officer with the Orange County Fire Authority. (The Age, Australia -- World)
Firefighters struggle to contain California fires Nov 17, 2008
Battalion Chief Kris Concepcion of the Orange County Fire Authority said that firefighters were gaining control of the fire by Sunday night and that most of the 25,000 people who had been evacuated were allowed to return to their neighborhoods. A total of 168 homes, including 50 apartment units, were damaged or destroyed by the fire, which has burned 10,500 acres, Chief Concepcion said. (International Herald Tribune)
New wildfire erupts in Southern California Nov 17, 2008
Firefighters on Sunday picked through the devastation wrought by wildfires in two counties on Sunday while struggling to contain another monstrous fire that erupted suddenly in Orange County Saturday ... The latest front for firefighters was in heavily populated Orange County, where fast-moving flames consumed dozens of homes in Anaheim Hills and other upscale neighborhoods and circled freeways, stranding fleeing motorists ... Battalion Chief Kris Concepcion of the Orange County Fire Authority... (International Herald Tribune)
Bryant's Accuser May File Suit in O.C. Nov 17, 2008
Kobe Bryant s accuser is considering filing her civil suit against the Laker star in Orange County because there is no limit on financial damages in California, one of her attorneys said Sunday ... Wood acknowledged that the NBA all-star might be viewed more favorably by the jury pool on his home turf, but he also said his research has established Orange County as a fair jurisdiction. (Yahoo News -- Kobe Bryant)
Another View: Governor's fun tax idea is not amusing Nov 17, 2008
3 billion tourism industry in Southern California's Orange County ... More broadly, the Anaheim/Orange County Visitor and Convention Bureau reports that visitors spend several hundred dollars a day above their hotel room and ticket expenses. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
California fires rage Nov 17, 2008
Meanwhile, the focus of firefighting efforts had shifted on Sunday to Orange County, south of Los Angeles, where a 10470-acre complex of fires near Yorba Linda and Corona was ablaze ... "We just started losing homes. We didn't have enough units," said Mickey Hansen, a safety officer with the Orange County Fire Authority ... Thick smoke from the Orange County fires had settled over Los Angeles on Sunday, blotting out the downtown skyline as well as famous landmarks such as the city's iconic... (iAfrica.com)
3 Killed as Unrelenting Storms Batter Southland Nov 17, 2008
In Orange County, a combination of storm runoff and big surf caused health officials to close Corona del Mar State Beach in Newport Beach and Capistrano County Beach in Dana Point because of sewage pipe leaks. More than 300 miles away in the Eastern Sierra, skiers and snowboarders glided atop 48 inches of snow that has fallen on Mammoth Mountain since Friday. (Yahoo News -- Severe U.S. Weather)
Tough Fire Standards Pay Off In Calif. Subdivision Nov 17, 2008
Behind them, those flames engulfed several homes in a canyon that connects eastern Orange County with western San Bernardino County. When wildfires ravaged San Diego County a year ago, the community of Rancho Santa Fe was largely unscathed even though it was in the midst of some of the worst flames. (CBS News -- US)
438 comments Nov 17, 2008
Three hundred gay activists picketed outside Pastor Rick Warren s Saddleback Church in Orange County, California, in protest of the pastor s support for Prop. 8. (Human Events Online)
Devastating fires still rage across S California Nov 17, 2008
In Orange County and neighboring counties near Los Angeles, separate blazes have merged into what is now called the Triangle Complex fire ... "Nothing has been as devastating in Orange County as this," he said ... California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was expected to inspect the firefighting efforts in Orange County later on Sunday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Californians Go Home, Many to Ashes Nov 17, 2008
"It was really hard when we first got here. It was shocking. We were all crying," Brittney Fowler, 23, told Reuters as she picked through the rubble of her family's large modern house in Yorba Linda, in Orange County ... Wildfires have scorched more than 20,000 acres since Thursday night in foothills north of Los Angeles, in Orange County canyons to the south-east, and in celebrity-heavy Montecito near Santa Barbara, to the north. (Newsmax)
Calmer winds aid SoCal firefighters Nov 17, 2008
In addition, 50 units of an apartment complex burned, Orange County fire spokeswoman Angela Garbiso said ... In the Orange County city of Brea, fire destroyed the main building of a high school. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Black students' parents get help to help their kids Nov 17, 2008
OCEANSIDE Reggie Steward and his wife, Currinda, live in Oceanside, but they both work in Orange County ... Steward, a housing inspector for Orange County, has begun to reassert control, restricting computer use and limiting other privileges for Chad and Devynn. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
L.A. Mayor: Fires May Have Claimed Lives Nov 16, 2008
More than 60 homes were damaged or destroyed in a fire that erupted in the Riverside County city of Corona and spread west to the Orange County communities of Yorba Linda and Anaheim Hills. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)(Left: A Los Angeles County fire department helicopter drops water during a wildfire, Nov. 15, 2008, in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles. (CBS News)
L.A. ringed by flames Nov 16, 2008
Notorious Santa Ana winds topping 75 mph carried flying embers on an erratic path, sometimes picking off just a house here and there on otherwise untouched Orange County streets of big, expensive homes and manicured lawns ... Two city firefighters were slightly injured when the fast-moving flames swept over their fire engine, said Christy Romero, a spokeswoman for the Orange County Fire Authority. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Multiple wildfires char Southern California Nov 16, 2008
A second fire is also making its way through Orange County. In Los Angeles, declared a city emergency early Saturday morning and called for the public's cooperation in conserving energy as potential blackouts loomed. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Thousands Flee Fires in Orange, Riverside Counties Nov 16, 2008
9:08PM - About 60 structures have been destroyed, 100 damaged and 1,000 threatened by the Corona Fire, according to the Orange County Fire Authority ... 8:52PM - The Corona Fire, which has burned about 5,870 acres, is now 5 percent contained, according to the Orange County Fire Authority ... 7:40PM - About 4,500 homes have been evacuated in Anaheim, affecting 12,600 people, and 8,000 to 10,000 people have been evacuated in Yorba Linda due to the Corona Fire, according to the Orange County... (MyFox Los Angeles)
Judge takes on death row gridlock Nov 16, 2008
Death penalty upheld for Orange County white supremacist - Los Angeles Times ... Death penalty upheld for Orange County white supremacist ... The California Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty for a self-proclaimed white supremacist from Orange County who was the first person in the state condemned to die for a racially motivated murder. (Yahoo News -- Death Penalty)
Fires Destroy Homes in Southern California Nov 16, 2008
In Orange County, fire officials said at least a dozen buildings had burned in the Yorba Linda area. 2008 Associated Press. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Thousands evacuate as wind-fueled fires destroy California homes Nov 16, 2008
Another fire broke out in Orange County, where TV footage showed at least two homes in Corona and four homes in Yorba Linda on fire. Evacuations were under way. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Los Angeles ringed by wildfires Nov 16, 2008
A separate fire flared south of Los Angeles in Orange County on Saturday morning, charring more than 800 acres and destroying at least 10 structures in the communities of Yorba Linda and Corona, south of Los Angeles. And, further up the coast near Santa Barbara, firefighters continued to battle the two-day-old blaze in the celebrity enclave of Montecito, where 111 homes have been destroyed. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Man Goes Drinking With Pet Alligator Nov 16, 2008
At Johnny's Saloon in Orange County, it was more than a joke early Saturday when a man arrived with his 3-foot pet gator on a leash. By the time police and animal control officers arrived at Johnny's, the gator was in the man's vehicle in the parking lot. (WTKR.com, VA)
Meth problemdiscussed atannual summit Nov 16, 2008
Alexander said the worst of his addiction began in Orange County in 2003. The attorney said one of the worst things that happened was when he was disbarred because of not paying state bar fees. (Daily Triplicate)
Winds intensify southern wildfires Nov 16, 2008
More than 60 homes, some of them apparently mansions, were damaged or destroyed in a fire that erupted in the Santa Ana River bottom in the Riverside County city of Corona and spread west into the Orange County communities of Yorba Linda and Anaheim Hills, hopscotching through winding lanes of modern subdivisions as night fell. In addition, 50 units of the Cascades apartment complex in Anaheim Hills burned, Orange County fire spokeswoman Angela Garbiso said ... A separate, 1,500-acre fire in the... (Modesto Bee, CA)
New Calif. Wildfire Breaks Out In Orange County Nov 16, 2008
Wildfire Breaks Out In Orange County, Another Wildfire Starts In Southern California, Burning Several Homes In Orange County - CBS News ... Wildfire Breaks Out In Orange County ... Another Wildfire Starts In Southern California, Burning Several Homes In Orange County. (CBS News -- US)
High Winds Continue To Fan SoCal Wildfires Nov 16, 2008
A separate fire in the Orange County city of Brea destroyed the main building of a high school. The largest fire grew to more than 12 square miles in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley after destroying 500 mobile homes, nine single-family homes and 11 commercial buildings early Saturday. (CBS News -- US)
Tens of Thousands Flee As Fires Rage Near LA Nov 16, 2008
In Carona, about 40 miles southeast of Los Angeles, fires burned more than 800 acres and destroyed 12 structures, said Lynette Round of the Orange County Fire Authority, before it headed toward Yorba Linda. About 30 houses were destroyed there. (Washington Post)
Full Story Nov 16, 2008
Two city firefighters were slightly injured when the fast-moving flames swept over their fire engine, said Christy Romero, a spokeswoman for the Orange County Fire Authority. Northwest of Los Angeles, an 1,800-acre blaze that began Thursday night in the Santa Barbara community of Montecito forced the evacuation of more than 5,400 homes. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Getty ImagesWind spurs fires across region Nov 16, 2008
More than 60 homes, some of them apparently mansions, were damaged or destroyed in a fire that erupted in the Santa Ana River bottom in the Riverside County city of Corona and spread west into the Orange County communities of Yorba Linda and Anaheim Hills, hopscotching through winding lanes of modern subdivisions as night fell. In addition, 50 units of the Cascades apartment complex in Anaheim Hills burned, Orange County fire spokeswoman Angela Garbiso said ... A separate, 1,500-acre fire in the... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Big Retail Sales Drop Nov 15, 2008
"Things are so bad right now that we won't know how good it was until March, when things will be much worse," said Richard Hastings, consumer strategist with Global Hunter Securities, an investment bank in Newport Beach (Orange County). Hastings said job losses, which have already started, will accelerate in the first part of next year and affect all sectors of the economy. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Clovis students win ad competition Nov 14, 2008
Each of the three finalists, which included Amador Valley High School in Alameda County and Orange High School in Orange County, was part of a six-week advertising course that taught them about the got milk. brand and the principles of advertising. (Fresno Bee)
West Coast Consulting, LLC Ranked Number 275 Receives Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte's 2008 Technology Fast 500 Nov 14, 2008
In addition to ranking on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500, West Coast Consulting, LLC ranked 17 on the Orange County Technology Fast 50, which is a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology firms in Orange County, CA. ... Headquartered in Orange County, CA and with offices coast to coast in America and a presence in India, West Coast Consulting, LLC is a privately held boutique technology consulting firm specializing in providing Software solutions and Outsourcing services. (PR Newswire)
Badminton takes center stage in town this weekend Nov 14, 2008
Malathong was born in Orange County in California, but grew up in Maryland. He migrated back to the West Coast to learn the sport at a higher level, but now that he s here in Marblehead he hopes the dedicated badminton athlete will now be able to stay home. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
American Airlines offers mobile boarding passes Nov 14, 2008
The passes will be offered on domestic flights from Los Angeles International and John Wayne Orange County airports beginning Monday, the carrier said. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Lecturer wants end to oil dependency Nov 14, 2008
And he ran a company in Orange County that put solar panels on Wal-Mart store roofs. Brown sees his actions as an energy-company executive as mandated by U.S. energy policy. (Juneau Empire)
Sandra Bullock stalker gets 3 years probation Nov 14, 2008
But a charge of assault with a deadly weapon over that incident was dismissed against Valentine, according to the Orange County Superior Court Web site on Thursday. advertisement. (MSNBC -- News)
Number of foreclosures continues to rise in Tampa Bay area Nov 14, 2008
The Tampa Bay area has stayed out of the nation s top 10 metro regions facing foreclosure, although Orlando has moved into the 10th spot in October as rates jumped 136 percent since last year in Orange County and 28 percent since September. Florida moved ahead of California in nationwide foreclosure rates and is behind Nevada and Arizona. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Bullock stalker gets probation Nov 14, 2008
The star previously testified in Orange County Superior court. In 2007, the actress told the court that, on five occasions, Valentine had left "weird signs and "pieces of animal fur" in her garden. Bullock claimed that Valentine screamed obscenities and twice tried to run over her husband, Jesse James. James, host of TV's Monster Garage, was not hurt. Valentine was arrested the next day and charged in May last year. Bookmark with: SEE ALSO 18 May 07 | Entertainment 12 May 07 | Entertainment 27... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
UCLA Baseball Signs Nine Standouts to National Letters of Intent Nov 14, 2008
Named one of top five juniors to watch in March 2008 by the Orange County Register ... Named one of five sophomores to watch by the Orange County Register in 2007 ... Helped lead the Orange County Stallions Traveling Team to three national championships (2000, 2001, 2005). (Uclabruins.com)
Bryant's Accuser May File Suit in O.C. Nov 14, 2008
Kobe Bryant s accuser is considering filing her civil suit against the Laker star in Orange County because there is no limit on financial damages in California, one of her attorneys said Sunday ... Wood acknowledged that the NBA all-star might be viewed more favorably by the jury pool on his home turf, but he also said his research has established Orange County as a fair jurisdiction. (Yahoo News -- Kobe Bryant)
Same-Sex Movement Demands Tolerance But Won't Show Any Nov 14, 2008
Three hundred gay activists picketed outside Pastor Rick Warren s Saddleback Church in Orange County, California, in protest of the pastor s support for Prop. 8. (Human Events Online)
