REVIEW: Headed by Davis Gaines, ’42nd Street’ delivers a solid if not superb version of the retro 1980 musical based on the 1933 film.
Category: News Briefs
Orange County news briefs were the short items that did not need a full story of their own: a vote taken, a filing made, a number released. The newsroom stopped filing here in 2025 and the archive stays, newest first.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Dance, Irvine, News Briefs, Top Stories
“Why can’t ballet be the new hip-hop?”
PREVIEW: Employing a score composed by her husband, Southern California choreographer Josie Walsh explores our feelings about time in Festival Ballet’s “Ovation.”
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Costa Mesa, News Briefs, Theater, Top Stories
SCR’s ‘Vanya and Sonia’ is the Perfect Blend of Chekhov and Durang
REVIEW: Durang’s loopy yet nuanced play is deftly staged at SCR.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Music, News Briefs, Top Stories
Rita Wilson’s Trip to Nashville Runs Through O.C.
PREVIEW: Wilson brings her band and original songs to the Samueli Theater.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana, County Sued For Violating Civil Rights of Civic Center Homeless Population
The lawsuit was brought on behalf of OC Catholic Worker and seven homeless plaintiffs, who allege law enforcement have created additional hardship for homeless people by seizing property and issuing citations while people are away from their belongings, going to the bathroom, attending doctor’s appointments and performing other essential tasks.
Posted inGovernment, News Briefs, Top Stories
League of Women Voters Urges Supervisors to Drop Plan to Change Ethics Commission
The League of Women Voters is “disappointed and dismayed” by the Board of Supervisors’ plan to give supervisors more power over the ethics commission that was approved last year by county voters and called for supervisors to back off.
Posted inNews Briefs, Westminster
Westminster Staff, Council Say Tearful Goodbye to City Clerk
The Westminster City Council Wednesday night gave an emotional tribute to former City Clerk Amanda Jensen, who was shot and killed July 16 by a Los Alamitos police captain.
Posted inLos Alamitos, News Briefs, Seal Beach, Westminster
Los Alamitos Police Captain Fatally Shot Westminster Clerk With His Weapon, Coroner Reports
Los Alamitos Police Department Capt. Rick Moore fatally shot Westminster City Clerk Amanda Jensen three times with his personal weapon, according to the Orange County Coroner.
Posted inInvestigative, Los Alamitos, News Briefs, Seal Beach, Westminster
DA Investigated Los Alamitos Police Captain, Westminster City Clerk for Domestic Violence
The DA’s office is aware of “several incidents” between Jensen and Moore and investigated two of those instances, spokeswoman Michelle Van Der Linden wrote in an email.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs, Transportation
After a Struggle, Anaheim Finds Consultant to Sell Naming Rights to ARTIC Transportation Hub
The Anaheim City Council has approved a deal to allow Anaheim Arena Management, the operator of the Honda Center, negotiate and sell the naming rights to the city’s signature transportation hub, known as the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, or ARTIC.
