Costa Mesa

COSTA MESA — He cycled around town with an empty child trailer hitched to the back of his bike. It was around dusk near Lions Park on a recent Tuesday. Other than messy salt-and-pepper hair and ruddy skin from six years of living on the streets,...

He stood at the gate to his United Airlines flight, ready to head home to Chicago after two years on the streets of Costa Mesa. Officer Julian Trevino, a Costa Mesa cop, had helped Jose Zamora get an identification card and contact his sister so she...

The Pure Barre Technique A 55-minute session that is a combination of pilates, yoga, and ballet. http://purebarre.com/p-technique.html Locations-The month of free classes is available at the Mission Viejo studio (28321 Marguerite Parkway suite 201....

A suspected white supremacist gang member from Costa Mesa is to appear in court Friday on charges of aggravated assault and kidnapping. Jessie Raffensberger, 32, is accused of assaulting a man who was lured to a hotel, holding him against his will and...

Costa Mesa has about $26 million that could be spent on services and jobs slated for budgetary cuts, according to an audit released Tuesday of the city's financial picture. The Orange County Employees Assn. retained Harvey M. Rose Associates, a San...

COSTA MESA — Acting City Communications Director William Lobdell recently won a five-week contract extension. Lobdell, a contract employee who does not receive benefits, will continue at his rate of about $3,000 a week for up to five weeks, he said...

Newport Beach police arrested two suspects while a third remained at-large after a local man reported being attacked and robbed early Tuesday morning. A man with facial injuries called police about 2:50 a.m. to report that his wallet and money were...

Editor's note: Eight locals were inducted into the Community & Clubs Hall of Fame during a luncheon in their honor June 17 at American Legion Post 291 in Newport Beach. Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach emceed the event, while Daily Pilot columnist...

COSTA MESA — The Newport Beach-based investment company that was on track to buy the Orange County Fairgrounds from the state before the sale was blocked in court, has filed a petition asking the justices to reconsider their ruling. Facilities...

TO                   COSTA MESA POLICE PERSONNEL FROM             STEVE STAVELEY, INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE DATE:             6/20/11 SUBJECT:      I am resigning as 1200 today and wish to say Goodbye   This path has been clear for me for some time...

I must confess at the outset of this piece that I am one of those Costa Mesa taxpayer activists. I'm one of a growing list of residents who are looking deeper at how our city spends money, peeling the layers away from the onion and not liking what we see!...

ORANGE COUNTY (KTLA) -- The cities of Newport Beach and Costa Mesa may one day share a single jail to save money, officials said. Newport City Council member Leslie Daigle suggested this week that the city examine the possible benefits of contracting...