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His career started in education teaching at a high school and Juvenile Hall. Then at Orange County Jail, he worked with minors being tried as adults.
His mission eventually turned to stopping graffiti, which branched out to extolling the virtues of...

Scott Beaver knows the difficulty first-hand of being an openly gay teen, but the deaths of three friends is what spurred him to action.
Two committed suicide; a third succumbed to AIDS, the Newport Harbor High School senior said.
"That has been the...

With a glitzy purple and silver crown elegantly tipped back over white curls, Ethel Travis was the queen beet Monday night.
From Chicago to New York, Tucson, Ariz., to Newport Beach, the 97-year-old traveling socialite and philanthropist, former...

There is a true grass-roots movement to oppose the proposed city charter by just-plain Costa Mesa folk who may want a charter but resent the way this one is being processed.
It is truly a David vs. Goliath battle about principles over politics in...

La Misión is a small, coastal Baja town.
Well, actually, in reality three small communities make up the larger area called La Misión, population 920, according to the 2010 census.
Most of the roads are dirt. There isn't a single stoplight, though there...

This past weekend, Vic and I witnessed an astonishing wildlife phenomenon. I never expected to see this in real life, only on television. But anyone who knows where and when to go can have the same fabulous encounter. Here's what we did:
During the...

An Estancia High School student is seeking $10,000 to $25,000 for injuries he said he sustained while lifting weights, according to a lawsuit filed against the Newport-Mesa Unified School District and Estancia.
The male student, through his guardian,...

A group of Iranian-American women are making sure Southern California knows an Iranian film has been nominated for an Oscar with a viewing party Sunday.
The Iranian American Women Foundation in Orange County is hosting an Oscar-viewing party at 5 p.m....

After reading the Feb. 19 commentaries in the Daily Pilot titled "Obama wages war against Catholic Church" and "Readers should give Muslim column a chance," I am bewildered by the current lack of factual honesty in our public discourse.
The first piece...

A man was reportedly stabbed during a fight at the Q Club & Cafe in Costa Mesa early Saturday morning, according to police.
Myron Davidson, 58, of Costa Mesa, was arrested for suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, police said.
Police received an...

The Irvine Co. wants permission to essentially shutter some Newport Center office space, including the 24 Hour Fitness building, in order to make room for Pimco's new office tower.
The city's general plan limits the amount of office space in Newport...