Orange County Archives - Page 3 of 11

DNC member, California Democratic Party Leader Melahat Rafiei Resigns Over Bribery Allegations

May 23, 2022 12:32 pmMay 23, 2022 3:35 pm

California Democratic Party Secretary and Democratic National Committee (DNC) member Melahat Rafiei resigned from her positions on Sunday due to mounting evidence that she offered to bribe public officials and omitted some facts in an FBI affidavit over the growing...

California Coastal Commission Rejects Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Proposal

May 13, 2022 1:28 pm

The California Coastal Commission (CCC) voted unanimously on Thursday to reject a Poseidon Water desalination plant from being built in Huntington Beach, stopping a project decades in the works during a time when California needs more freshwater to combat a...

Beaches in LA, Orange Counties Still Closed Following Sewage Line Break

January 3, 2022 9:53 am

A massive sewage line break and resultant spill that occurred during the weekend in Los Angeles continued to be worked on on Monday following closures of many Los Angeles County and Orange County beaches. Massive winter storms that drenched the...

State Officials Announce Cleanup of Huntington Beach Oil Spill Has Ended

December 31, 2021 2:11 amDecember 30, 2021 10:17 pm

State officials announced Wednesday that the cleanup of the Huntington Beach oil spill has ended, just under three months from which it first started. The spill, first detected on October 1st, was caused by a 13-inch split in the pipeline. Officials believe...

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia Announces Bid To Become Congressman

December 17, 2021 11:29 am

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia announced on Friday that he would be running for Congress in 2022, hoping to replace Congressman Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) who announced that he would not be running in 2022 less than a day before. An...

CA Congressman Alan Lowenthal Announces That He Will Not Run In 2022

December 16, 2021 3:45 pmDecember 16, 2021 3:47 pm

Congressman Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), a longtime Long Beach lawmaker who has been a member of the House since 2013, announced on Thursday that he would not be running for reelection in 2022. Originally from the New York City borough of...

Oil Company Indicted By Federal Court Over Role in October Orange County Oil Spill

December 16, 2021 2:23 amDecember 15, 2021 8:24 pm

Houston-based Amplify Energy Corp., and it’s two subsidiaries Beta Operating Co. and San Pedro Bay Pipeline Co., were indicted by a federal court in Los Angeles on Wednesday over their role in the Huntington Beach oil spill that occurred in...