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A bar overlooking the Pacific ocean: There are wooden stools lining the bar and high top tables, all positioned for a view of the waves. The decor is a little bit tiki (there's a grass fringe skirt rings the cabinetry above the bar), but also a little beachy (there's are surfboards on the wall and above the bar) and colorful tiles accent the front of the bar.

Food

Beach Eats: 22 Of Our Favorite SoCal Oceanfront Restaurants

We asked for your favorite places to eat and drink at the beach, and you delivered. Here are 22 seaside restaurants that serve up a view.

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Climate & Environment

South OC Has A New(ish) Beach. Here's How They Saved The Sand

The challenge is almost unimaginable: Truckloads of sand — enough to fill five Olympic swimming pools — were needed for one job to save just one small stretch of beach.

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Civics & Democracy

Anaheim Residents: Here’s Your Guide To Measure A, The Wage Hike For Hotel Workers

Ballots have gone out for the special election on Oct. 3. If passed, hotel and event workers could see a $25 minimum wage almost immediately.

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Housing & Homelessness

Orange County Opens Up Section 8 Housing For The First Time In A Decade

12,000 people will be approved this time around. The waitlist opened at 8 a.m. on Sept. 18.

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Criminal Justice

OC Snitch Case: Former Top Prosecutor, Now Judge, Accused Of Criminal Cover-Up By Public Defender

The 424-page document could open a new chapter in the long-running "snitch scandal" that has upended multiple murder cases in Orange County.

Health

Huntington Beach Bans Mask, Vaccine Mandates

The resolution, however, doesn't appear to carry much legal power behind it.

A band plays on stage behind a semi-circle of notices with QR codes to donate to victims of the Cook's Corner mass shooting.

News

Huntington Beach Concert Honors Mass Shooting Victims

Not letting "the bad guys win": The M Street band was back onstage Sunday night, less than two weeks after band members were injured during mass shooting.

A group of 16 protestors poses in front of Anaheim City Hall. They hold signs saying "End city hall corruption" and "Stop corruption in Anaheim. We yell. No one seems to hear."

Civics & Democracy

How Should Anaheim Respond To Corruption Scandal? Residents Want A Say

One community watchdog said the corruption issues that shook the L.A. city of Bell in 2010 was "nothing compared to what we're dealing with in Anaheim."

A firefighting helicopter drops water as Maui County firefighters extinguish a fire near homes during the upcountry Maui wildfires in Kula, Hawaii on Aug. 13, 2023.

News

OC Firefighters Raise Money For Maui Colleagues Who Lost Their Homes

Officials say they've already distributed $80,000 dollars. Another $45,000 is expected to be delivered this week.

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Education

Orange County District Pioneers New Korean American Studies Course For High School

A surge of hatred against Asian Americans during the pandemic led one educator to realize just how urgently the Korean American studies class was needed.

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News

He Survived The Cook's Corner Mass Shooting. Is It OK To Be Happy?

He was at Cook's Corner to play in the band. He ended up a mass shooting victim. Now, he grapples with guilt — and getting back to "normal."

A view of Cook's Corner from the outside. It's one-story building with walls made of vertial brown wooden panels. There is a wood wheel outside by a bush and a big black and and white sign on the top that says, cold beer good food children welcome. Cook's corner.

Arts & Entertainment

A Brief History Of Cook’s Corner, A Mainstay In Trabuco Canyon

Cook’s Corner, where a gunman opened fire Wednesday night, is often described as a biker bar. But the community ties run far deeper, stretching back to at least 1926.

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