Costa Mesa News

Returning to Costa Mesa's Westside to record their first album in a few years gave the members of vintage Orange County punk band TSOL a nostalgic feeling.

If you're around Santa Ana Heights in Newport Beach the next couple of months and you see firefighters being pulled out of a three-story building limp, don't worry: Most likely, they're training on how to ...

Here we go again. Disgraced former Sheriff Mike Carona will soon receive his sentence, but his replacement, Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, is already being dragged down Carona Road by the same folks who supported Carona.

Take a look at the graphic above. She is offering a photo opportunity for the price of $1,600 - $3,200, at her upcoming fundraiser, on Jan. 22! Can’t afford a picture? Well, you can attend this fundraiser for the paltry price of $250.

Now let’s have a look at the folks who are on the Host Committee for this event:

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Costa Mesa police have arrested two suspects in connection with three daytime holdups in the area since last month.

On January 9, 2009, Conversations with Heroes at the Watering Hole will feature a discussion with self-defense expert Jim Wagner on how a citizen non-combatant can best survive a terrorist attack.

These videoconferencing options are robust enough to provide an alternative to expensive, dedicated rooms The first round of layoffs has taken hold, your annual bonus seems like a cruel joke, and travel is ...

Never mind 2009, the big year in O.C. politics will be 2010. That is when I suspect that Assemblyman Van Tran will finally go up against a real candidate. He will be termed out - and the only available opportunity will be to take on popular State Senator Lou Correa. That will be quite a war, but Correa should beat him handily. Tran does not have the pull he used to.

One of the reasons Tran lost his groove is the advent of Supervisor Janet Nguyen, who has quickly become the New Van Tran. Nguyen will have a free shot at Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. How will the Jannie turncoats in the DPOC deal with that?

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What fun! The Democrats get to vote again on Jan. 10 and 11, for their Assembly Delegates. We already wrote about the 69th A.D. delegate candidates - now we will focus in this post on the 68th A.D. Delegate candidates.

You have to figure that Paul Lucas, who is running with his given first name of “John,” has a solid chance of winning due to his name I.D. and his popularity with the Teamsters. Other men who are running include:

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EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a two-part series detailing the top 10 stories to keep an eye on in the coming year.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third and final column reviewing 2008 in local theater.

My favorite cuisine is anything that's free. So imagine my appetite when I heard about a hotel promotion running through summer that includes free dinner certificates to a choice of 18 restaurants.

Recently, the police department disbanded its narcotics unit and reassigned officers in the department to save money.

The Costa Mesa mayor and three City Council members Tuesday condemned the actions of a group of teenagers who shot a 48-year-old homeless man in Costa Mesa with paintballs, landing him at Hoag Memorial Hospital ...

Orange County authorities are warning once again that it is illegal to celebrate New Year's Day by firing a gun.

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COSTA MESA Friends of a homeless man shot up to 35 times by teens with paintball guns said his right eyeball was popping out of its socket when he came crawling to them for help immediately after the Friday ...

Police are looking for a group of teenage boys who reportedly pulled out their paintball guns and shot a homeless man more than two dozen times, causing him to likely lose sight in one eye, Costa Mesa Police ...

Costa Mesa is putting out a call to high school sophomores, juniors and seniors interested in earning some class credits for community service during the spring.

Dec 27, 2008 9:16 am US/Pacific COSTA MESA Twenty-three firefighters aggressively fought the flames, holding the fire to the rear unit and garage of the two-family home, Costa Mesa fire officials said.

Eva Lupis, 4, and her sister Corina, 7 months, have their picture taken with Santa Claus, a.k.a. Robert Ashley, at the home of Jim and Linda Jordan in Costa Mesa on Tuesday.