Author: OCCLIPPER Editorial Team

The blistering heat that has baked Southern California for days is coming to an end, with rain on tap for the weekend and early next week, along with a risk of potentially damaging coastal flooding. Tropical Storm Rachel, which has been moving northwest across the Pacific Ocean, is expected to make a sharp right turn…

Major League Baseball proposed to shorten the regular season to 154 games from 162 games starting in 2029 and to expand the Division Series to best-of-seven in bargaining with players on Thursday

A longtime Santa Monica restaurant and nightclub announced it will close permanently at the end of the month. The Victorian announced on Instagram Monday that it would close after 20 years. Its final weekend will be its annual Halloween party on Oct. 31. Located a block away from the Santa Monica Beach, the Victorian operates…

The FlyDubai co-pilot whose alleged violent attempt to crash a flight to Israel last week and kill everyone onboard has a history of writing and sharing misogynistic remarks on social media using the rhetoric of the so-called manosphere, CBS News has found.

Michael Kearns, a trailblazing AIDS activist and author credited as the first out gay actor, has died. He was 76. Filmmaker and professor Roland Palencia confirmed the actor’s death on social media, writing that Kearns had died Monday evening after feeling unwell and calling the paramedics on Sunday. Palencia said that the actor had been…

Spotify on Thursday said it renewed its deal with Joe Rogan, who leads the audio company’s most popular podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience.” The podcast, which has 18 million followers on Spotify, has been the company’s top podcast since 2020. The terms of the multiyear licensing deal were not disclosed. The Wall Street Journal, citing…

Editor’s Note: This questionnaire is part of an ongoing series publishing candidates’ opinions on how they would run the government if they were elected county supervisor. All questionnaires are archived on theVoice of OC Elections Page. 

To check, my trusty spreadsheet eyeballed building permit data from the Census Bureau. These stats estimate plans for new multifamily housing, a segment of construction that primarily consists of apartment complexes.

A review of Disneyland ticket prices throughout 2026 finds average admission costs ranged from a low of $144 just after the summer vacation season to a high of $200 during the busy Christmas holidays.

The famed railroad line along the San Clemente coast has found itself on the endangered list amid a relentless assault from rising seas and punishing surf. Transportation experts have long spoken about the possibility of relocating the tracks in the area, but the California State Transportation Agency is expected to launch a study before year’s…