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MARCH, 2010
CURRENT INTEREST
After 10 Months of Investagation, NTSB Concludes Pilots in Long Beach Mid—air Crash Didn’t See Each Other—3 Dead
WEST OC BUSINESS AND JOBS
Which Cities Have the Jobs—Which Are Gaining, Which are Losing--Feb Survey Data
CRIME
Huntington Beach Police Arrest Anaheim Man in Underage Sex Internet Sting
Cypress Houseguest Shot in the Head—Critically Injured—suspect Arrested—Released on Bail
REAL ESTATE
Orange County Residential Real Estate Supply up, Demand down—Biweekly Report
MILITARY AND COAST GUARD
USS Dewey Sailors Volunteer For Seal Beach Shore Duty—Planting Christmas Trees
THE BOEING COMPANY
Another Successful Satellite Deployment for the Local Boeing Crew—First Signals from Space
Boeing Tries to Slow the Clock in the Boxing Match for the Fate of the C-17—Round 2
SPORTS
Race on the Base—Rain Holds Off for the Kids--Pours On the Reverse Triathlon
SEAL BEACH, LOS ALAMITOS, ETC.
Seal Beach Water and Sewer Rates Going Down
FEBRUARY, 2010
CURRENT INTEREST
Long Beach Girl, 9, One in a Million—Wins Gap Kids Contest
HEALTHCARE AND WELLNESS
Local Medical Group Offers Money Back Guarantee for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
LOS ALAMITOS UNIFIED SCHOOLS
Pool leaking 60,500 Gallons Every Day--Tennis Courts in Jeopardy--City and School District Trying to decide what to do and Who will Pay
Los Alamitos High Baseball/MLB Legends Golf Tournament Coming Up April 19
Los Alamitos Teachers Voting on New Contract—Includes School Closings for Furlough Days
WEST OC BUSINESS AND JOBS
Where the Jobs Are and Where They Are Not—New Nongovernment Survey
Business and Jobs Update—The Boxing Match Over Boeing’s C-17 Starts Again
CRIME
Third Time Conviction for Killer of Huntington Beach Girl—Plus 4 Other Women—DA Expects This One to Stick
Armed Robbery of Seal Beach Starbucks
Seal Beach Police Detective Helps Secret Service Crack American Express Traveler Check Fraud Case
Two West Orange County DUI Checkpoints on PCH This Weekend
Seal Beach Mother of 4, Arrested for Killing Her 22 month Old Daughter, Fracturing the Skull of Twin Boy
Orange County Judge Issues Permanent Gang Injunction--Constitutional Rights at Risk in Garden Grove
REAL ESTATE
Orange County Real Estate Listings Increase, Demand and Distressed Sales Unchanged—Biweekly Report
Orange County Real Estate Heats up—No Sign of the Flood--Biweekly Report
THE ARTS
Greatest Generation Concert Tonight, Friday, Saturday—Pacific Symphony and Pacific Chorale
MILITARY AND COAST GUARD
First Time Ever Navy Commissioning in Orange County—another Event Marking Seal Beach as a Destination
THE BOEING COMPANY
The Boxing Match to End C-17 Production—Round 1—The Fight Begins—Again
SPORTS
Winter storms bring great sailboat racing weather—Local Racing Season Off and Running
Registration Deadlines Coming up Fast for Los Alamitos’s 29th Annual Race on the Base
SEAL BEACH, LOS ALAMITOS, ETC.
Battle for Last Undeveloped Part of Seal Beach Continues—Advisory Committee Meeting Tomorrow
JANUARY, 2010
CURRENT INTEREST
Sledding, Snowmen, Ice-skating, Snow Play—Free Tomorrow in Irvine
HEALTHCARE AND WELLNESS
Hoag Memorial, St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, and Western Medical Center, Santa Ana Penalized for Unsafe Patient Care
H1N1 Flu Orange County Weekly Update 01/15/2010—Swine Flu Epidemic Over in Orange County—Vaccinations Still Urged
H1N1 Flu Orange County Weekly Update 01/08/2010—State Downgrades Extent of Pandemic
Southern California Candy Imported From Mexico and China Recalled Due to Lead Contamination
WEST OC BUSINESS AND JOBS
Orange County Unemployment Rate Falls in December
West Orange County Business and Jobs Biweekly Update—January 18, 2010
Looking For a New Career? Check Out the Best and Worse Jobs in America
West Orange County Business and Jobs Biweekly Update—January 04, 2010
Seal Beach Annual Business and Chamber of Commerce Review
CRIME
Retired Judge Rejects 3 Strike Sentence in Assault Case—Where Mandatory Is Not Mandatory
Orange County Family Man Gets 10 Years for Exposing Himself
Local High School Teacher Pleads Not Guilty to Sex With Student
REAL ESTATE
Biweekly Orange County Residential Real Estate Report for the Two Weeks Ending 01/21/2010
Biweekly Orange County Residential Real Estate Report for the Two Weeks Ending 01/07/2010
MILITARY AND COAST GUARD
Nuclear Sub Los Angeles Makes Final Visit to Los Angeles Today
SPORTS
Los Alamitos High School Baseball Holds Equipment Sale Tomorrow
Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament This Saturday in Los Alamitos—Win a New High Definition Television and More
FEDERAL
NASA Issues Global Warming Report—Congressman Dana Rohrabacher Doesn’t Buy it—Calls Numbers Fraudulent
SEAL BEACH, LOS ALAMITOS, ETC.
Residents Take Seal Beach to Task Over Flooding—City Says Everything Worked
Open Warfare at the Seal Beach City Council Meeting—City Manager Accused of Misrepresentation and Conflict of Interest
OTHER ORANGE COUNTY
Republicans Dominate in First Orange County Election of the New Decade—With Less Votes
First Orange County Election of the New Decade
DECEMBER, 2009
HOLIDAYS
Seal Beach 17 Year Old Olympian in Rose Parade
Planning a Big Christmas Dinner? Be Careful With the Gravy and Watch the Socializing
Beware Price Shifting, i.e. Marshalls in Shoppes at Rossmoor
More Holiday Tips—From Fire Wood to Credit Card Receipts
CURRENT INTEREST
Clean the Beach—Go to Disneyland Free
Local Girl, 9, Beats Million as Gap Stores Modeling Finalist—the California Look?
HEALTHCARE AND WELLNESS
H1N1 Flu Orange County Weekly update 12/25/09—State Reports 42% Test Error Rate for Pregnant Women
H1N1 Flu Orange County Weekly update 12/18/09—5 More OC Deaths—More Vaccine Available
Swine Flu Orange County Weekly update 12/11/09—4 More OC Deaths
Swine Flue Orange County Weekly update 12/01/09—1 More Death—Vaccine Availability Improving—statewide deaths Hit Record
LOS ALAMITOS UNIFIED SCHOOLS
Los Alamitos High School Hires Alumni as New JV Baseball Coach—New Coaching Staff Nearly Complete
WEST OC BUSINESS AND JOBS
West Orange County Business and Jobs Biweekly Update—December 21, 2009
West Orange County Business and Jobs Biweekly Update—December 7, 2009
Amid Mixed Job News, Some More Encouraging Numbers
CRIME
County-wide DUI Saturation Patrols Coming This Weekend
After Year of Claiming Innocence, Casa Youth Shelter Former Staffer Pleas Guilty to $435,000 Embezzlement
Rossmoor Man Charged in Massive Security Fraud
Former Los Alamitos Unified Bus Driver Convicted of Child Molestations--Prosecutor's Advice to Parents
REAL ESTATE
Biweekly Orange County Residential Real Estate Report for the Two Weeks Ending 12/23/09
Biweekly Orange County Residential Real Estate Report for the Two Weeks Ending 12/10/09
FEDERAL
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher Condemns Afghanistan Surge—On Russian TV
SEAL BEACH, LOS ALAMITOS, ETC.
War Breaks Out Between two Orange County Supervisors
Los Alamitos Ends Turbulent Year—Elects New Mayor
NOVEMBER, 2009
HOLIDAYS
Holiday Mall Security Tips for Consumers, Retailers and Employees
White House Turkeys Fly First Class to Disneyland—Lead Parade Today
Holiday Trends—From Online Price Shopping to Holiday Blues for Seniors
CURRENT INTEREST
Los Alamitos Presbyterian Church Continues Special Giving Fair This Sunday—Complete With Petting Zoo
New Fellowship Fund for Graduate MBA Students at UC Irvine Established to Honor Leading Businessman and Tech Coast Angels Founder, Luis Villalobos
HEALTHCARE AND WELLNESS
Swine Flue Orange County Weekly update—3 More Deaths—No Sign of Harmful Virus Mutation
Swine Flue Orange County update--8 More Deaths—More Expected
Swine Flue Deaths in Orange County and Calif. Continue—Where to Get the Vaccine
LOS ALAMITOS UNIFIED SCHOOLS
Los Alamitos High School Keeps Control on Sexually Explicit Dancing
Los Alamitos School Board Says No to Charter School Application—Company Says it Will Resubmit
WEST OC BUSINESS AND JOBS
West Orange County Business and Jobs Biweekly Update—November 23, 2009
Long Beach Employment Program Lists Hundreds of Jobs--to get Gold Medal Award from National League of Cities Tomorrow
West Orange County Business and Jobs Biweekly Update—from aunty Missile Systems to Rock Hard Clothing
CRIME
Think You Can Rely on an Agency to Provide a Caregiver You Can Trust?—don’t count on it
Another Seal Beach Bank Robbery—6 This Year—3 at Same Branch—2 By Same Suspect
Former Orangewood Children’s Foundation CFO Pleads Guilty to Theft of $780,000in Donations—Gets 12 Years in Prison
REAL ESTATE
Foreclosure Flood Watch—Biweekly Orange County Residential Real Estate Report for the Two Weeks Ending 11/26/09
Foreclosure Flood Watch—Biweekly Orange County Residential Real Estate Report for the Two Weeks Ending 11/12/09
Foreclosure Flood Watch—Biweekly Orange County Residential Real Estate Report
THE ARTS
Spring Awakening—Award Winning Rock Musical At OCPAC Thru Next weekend—2 Locals Comment
UCI Presents Bertolt Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera—100 Years Old—Poignant and Relevant
SEAL BEACH, LOS ALAMITOS, ETC.
Los Alamitos City Sales Taxes Off 17%--More Declines Expected
OCTOBER, 2009
HEALTHCARE AND WELLNESS
New Adult Care Clinic Opens in Cypress Tomorrow
Nurses to Strike St. Mary, Other California Hospitals, Protesting Inadequate Swine Flu Preparations
New Free Clinic Opens in Los Alamitos
Official State Release on Flu Vaccination
LOS ALAMITOS UNIFIED SCHOOLS
Los Alamitos HighHomecoming--And The Nominees Are…
WEST OC BUSINESS AND JOBS
Fast Growing Bay Area Tree Services Firm Bringing Jobs to Orange county—Could Solve Seal Beach Tree Problems
Denny’s and Mel’s Drive-in Close, No Plans to Bring Back Parasol
Many Californians Changing Holiday Shopping Plans Due to Recession
Jobs and Business Update
CRIME
Caregiver Who Stole $315,000 From 92 year old victim Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison—Case Not Uncommon
Another Seal Beach Bank Robbery—5 this year, 1 Arrest
Caregiver Charged With Stealing $250,000 From 92 Year Old Woman
REAL ESTATE
Foreclosure Flood Watch—Small Seasonal Changes
Foreclosure Flood Watch—Total Inventory Falls Below 8,000, Distressed Inventory Continues to Shrink
THE ARTS
Goo Goo for Gaga --Pop Music Review
Stars Align -Astro Boy Movie Review
Tour of the Future—Pop Music Review
THE BOEING COMPANY
Round 15 in the Fight for the Boeing C-17 Production Line and Its 5,000 Long Beach Jobs--a Continuing Monday Morning series
Round 14 in the Fight for the Boeing C-17 Production Line and Its 5,000 Long Beach Jobs--a Continuing Monday Morning series
Round 13 in the Fight for the Boeing C-17 Production Line and Its 5,000 Long Beach Jobs--a Continuing Monday Morning series
SEAL BEACH, LOS ALAMITOS, ETC.
Los Alamitos City Council Approves First Step in Major Hospital Expansion
SEPTEMBER, 2009
HOLIDAYS
Fear is Here
CURRENT INTEREST
Lowes Home Improvement Agrees to $29.5 Million Law Suit Settlement--Denies Any Wrongdoing
40,000 people, 13,000 Parking Places--What Can a University Do?
HEALTHCARE AND WELLNESS
3 OC Hospitals Fined by State--1 Death, 1 Brain Injury to a Baby Girl, and a Surgery to Remove a Foreign Object Left Behind
Are Our Hospitals Prepared For the Flu? The California Nurses Association Does Not think so
LOS ALAMITOS UNIFIED SCHOOLS
Latest School Academic Performance Index Released--Weaver is Stellar, Hopkinson Elementary Most Current Year Improved, McAuliffe Middle School Most Improved since 2005
Los Alamitos Unified says NO to President Obama's Back to School Motivational Speech for Students
WEST OC BUSINESS AND JOBS
Continuing Improvement in Management Job Index--Second Monthly Report
CRIME
Church Financial Secretary steals $216,000--Asks for Forgiveness--Arraigned This Week--Could Be More Victims
District Attorney, Police Looking for Fugitive Charged With Sexually Assaulting 9-year-old Girl After Home Break-in
Los Alamitos CPA Returns Money to Rotary Club, Pleads Not Guilty to Grand Theft and Money Laundering, Continues to Practice as a CPA
Drunk Driving Conviction No Felony For Westminster City Councilman
REAL ESTATE
Foreclosure Flood Watch--Distressed Inventory Shrinks Again, Percent of Total Inventory Also Falls
Foreclosure Flood Watch--Distressed Inventory Shrinks Again, Percent of Total Inventory Continues to Increase
THE ARTS
The Tune of September--Pop Music Review
Staged Readings of 2 New Musicals Launches First Annual New Musical Theatre Festival at UCI--Starts Tonight
This Sunday--World renowned folk dance ensemble at the Irvine Barclay Theatre
THE BOEING COMPANY
Round 12 in the Fight for the Boeing C-17 Production Line and Its 5,000 Long Beach Jobs--a Continuing Monday Morning series
Round 11 in the Fight for the Boeing C-17 Production Line and Its 5,000 Long Beach Jobs--a Continuing Monday Morning series
Round 10 in the Fight for the Boeing C-17 Production Line and Its 5,000 Long Beach Jobs--a Continuing Monday Morning series
Round 9 in the Fight for the Boeing C-17 Production Line and Its 5,000 Long Beach Jobs--a Continuing Monday Morning series
SEAL BEACH, LOS ALAMITOS, ETC.
Want to Join Seal Beach--Island Village Residents Hope Third Time is a Charm
Owner Offers to Donate Property to Seal Beach--City Opts for eminent domain Instead--Could Cost City $Millions
AUGUST, 2009
HOLIDAYS
Thinking About using Hotels.com or another Third Party Web Site to Book a Hotel Stay?--Beware
LOS ALAMITOS UNIFIED SCHOOLS
California School Tests--Weaver Elementary Already High Scores Keep Getting Better, McGaugh Elementary and Los Alamitos Show declines
California School Tests--Los Alamitos High blows Away the averages--McAuliff and Oak Fall Short
Los Alamitos Education Foundation in $2 Million Fundraising Drive to Rehire Teachers
School District Holds Special Budget Meeting, Lays Off 3 More Bus Drivers, Parents Solicited for $245 Contribution Per Student
WEST OC BUSINESS AND JOBS
Jobs and Recent West Orange County Business Developments #2 in a Regular Series
Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! How to Use the Internet to Find a Job
Jobs and Recent West Orange County Business Developments
CRIME
Thinking of Buying a Used Car? Watch out!
Got the Scoop on Somebody?--Be Careful How You Use It
$142,500 Fine--Deceptive Advertising--or--Overzealous Prosecution?
REAL ESTATE
Flood Watch--Orange County Real Estate Demand Remains Strong--% of Distressed Sales Increases for 2nd Biweekly Period in a Row
Flood Watch--Orange County Real Estate Demand Remains Strong--No Sign of the Flood--Yet
Amid Improving Economic Data, Orange County Housing Demand and Inventory Drop slightly
THE ARTS
Pacific Chorale Choral Festival Next Sunday, 8/23/09
Free Concerts This Weekend at the Orange County Great Park--Cuban Jazz-Tonight, and Classical New Orleans Jazz Saturday
THE BOEING COMPANY
So. Calif Boeing Unit Breaks World Solar Cell Record
Round 8 in the Fight for the Boeing C-17 Production Line and Its 5,000 Long Beach Jobs--a Continuing Monday Morning series
Round 7 in the Fight for the Boeing C-17 Production Line and Its 5,000 Long Beach Jobs--a Continuing Monday Morning series
Round 6 in the Fight for the Boeing C-17 Production Line and Its 5,000 Long Beach Jobs--a Continuing Monday Morning series
SEAL BEACH, LOS ALAMITOS, ETC.
Seal Beach Ends Consideration of Sunset Beach Annexation--Residents' Right of Self-Government Could be Trumped by County Bureaucracy
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