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News | | August 27, 2010
NEWPORT BEACH — Sitting on an oversized plush chair in baseball legend Chuck Finley's Newport Beach home, actress Tawny Kitaen seems to be in a much different place than she was eight years ago. A soccer goal is visible in the backyard, and her daughter's art covers the refrigerator in the family home. Her adopted dog, Woody, nuzzles Kitaen as she talks about a new off-camera passion: helping others. A volunteer at Kathy's House, a shelter for at-risk women in San Juan Capistrano, and a member of the board of directors at Testimony Life Resources, an alternative counseling center, Kitaen appears to be a far cry from her role as the eccentric star of "The Surreal Life," or the woman battling a dependency on prescription pills on "Celebrity Rehab.
NEWS
June 11, 2013
Re. "Commentary: Hoag is committed to women's health," (May 24): As obstetricians/gynecologists who admit patients to Hoag Hospital, we are compelled to respond to the commentary by Robert Braithwaite, Hoag CEO, and Gary McKitterick, chairman of the Hoag Board of Directors. Their article discussed women's health care and the affiliation between Hoag Hospital and St. Joseph Health. St. Joseph Health is a Catholic health system that bans many women's health-care services, including contraception, sterilization, most infertility treatments and abortion.
NEWS
| June 15, 2013
Hoag Hospital's decision to stop performing elective abortions in the wake of its affiliation with a Catholic health-care group has sparked an outcry among women's rights advocates, who say the move diminishes access to high-quality reproductive care. Pro-choice advocates plan to protest outside the hospital at a rally next week, and eight Hoag-affiliated doctors recently penned a public letter registering their disapproval. Some donors to the Newport Beach hospital - typically seen as a top-tier facility in an upscale area - have threatened to withhold support.
NEWS
| June 14, 2013
A Huntington Beach man arrested by Irvine police on suspicion of having stolen property pleaded not guilty to five felonies and a misdemeanor this week. Irvine police credited a resident tip and increased patrols to the June 6 arrest of Brian Ryan, 37. He pleaded not guilty Monday to one felony count of possession of a controlled substance, one felony count of receiving stolen property, one felony count of possession of a gun by a felon, one felony count of unauthorized use of personal identification, one felony count of unlawfully taking a vehicle and a misdemeanor possession of drug paraphenalia, court records show.
OCNOW
| June 16, 2013
A 19-year-old Estancia High School student died early Sunday morning when his car collided with a tree on Sunflower Avenue near Susan Street in Costa Mesa, police said. The man died shortly after the single-car crash in a local hospital, according to a Costa Mesa police news release. A female passenger survived and was being treated at the same hospital. The victim's name was not released, but the Orange County Register indentified him as Luis Adrian Torres. Costa Mesa Councilman Steve Mensinger said on Twitter that Torres attended Estancia, calling the loss “sad.” The cause of the crash was unknown and is under investigation.
NEWS
| August 17, 2012
A new Wild Rivers location is expected to open in May 2014 in Irvine with a 25-year lease. The Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the park's construction and operation at its July 30 meeting. The Irvine Co. did not renew its lease with Wild Rivers last October, leading the water park to close, according to the Los Angeles Times. Its last day was Sept. 25. The location, next to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, was open for 27 years. "We are pleased to be bringing apartments to the greater Irvine Spectrum area," said Irvine Co. spokeswoman Erin Freeman.
NEWS
| June 11, 2013
The Irvine City Council voted late Tuesday in favor of maintaining funding for the Irvine Barclay Theatre, to much applause. City Manager Sean Joyce had originally suggested reducing the funds for the organization from $925,000 to $425,000. Mayor Steven Choi and Mayor Pro Tem Jeffrey Lalloway cast the dissenting votes. Douglas Rankin, president of the 25-year-old Barclay, said if the budget had been cut, it would have been "somewhere between completely adverse and catastrophic.
NEWS
| June 14, 2013
A stabbing suspect is still at large after an attack on UC Irvine's campus early Friday morning, according to UCI police. The stabbing occurred at 3 a.m. Friday near student housing at 64000 Vista Del Campo Road, police said in a news release. The suspect is Krist Porayanee, a 22-year-old Cambodian man who is 5-feet, 8-inches tall and 120 pounds, with black and brown tattoos on both arms, according to police. The victim is a student whom officials declined to identify, UCI spokeswoman Cathy Lawhon said.
NEWS
| June 14, 2013
A wide range of luxury vehicles featuring limited edition interiors, all-wheel independent suspension systems and peek-a-boo windows are on display at "Stroller Park" in Bel Bambini, a Costa Mesa baby boutique. Inside the store, more than 20 strollers with a multitude of functions surround an artificial grass lot, allowing parents to test out the buggies on different terrains. Bel Bambini, including the West Hollywood flagship store, which is frequented by celebrity moms with paparazzi in tow, is the brainchild of owner Kristina Lin, of Irvine.
ENTERTAINMENT
| January 15, 2010
The California Supreme Court this week rejected a Jewish organization’s appeal against the estate of Joey Bishop, the late entertainer and member of the “Rat Pack.” But the legal battle over his fortune isn’t over yet, an attorney for the Newport Beach Chabad Center said Friday. The center filed several lawsuits and claims against Bishop’s estate, alleging that the entertainer’s advisors and live-in caretaker blocked his final wishes to have part of his estate go toward setting up a charity for special-needs children in Orange County.
NEWS
| June 14, 2013
Two local cats are missing in what appears to be a case of meow-staken identity, residents of Newport Island and the surrounding neighborhood said Friday. Gail O'Hea said she started sleuthing when Toulouse, a long-haired black and white cat, didn't come home Monday night from his usual prowlings near her home on Marcus Avenue. Not long after, neighbor Lisa Lily, whose gray and white kitty Jerry has been missing for a few months, got a call saying that Jerry had been found. "One little girl - I only have one flier still on my garage door - so she got my number and she called and said, 'Lisa, I found your cat, call me back,'" Lily said.
NEWS
June 18, 2011
To the most extraordinary man who taught us to live, laugh and follow our dreams. Thank you for being a father, friend, role model, and man we can always count on. We couldn't ask for a better Dad! Happy Father's Day! Love, the Burnham kids Happy Father's Day to the best Daddy in the world!! We love you so much! Thank you for playing with us, teaching us to fish and teaching us to play basketball, baseball and soccer. Love, Your boys Ryan, Bennett and Caden Yonkers To our Dad, Daniel Belove, We remember all the times that you took time out of your day to teach us lessons about life that we still haven't forgotten.
NEWS
| June 14, 2013
Newport Beach living may become a little bit more affordable with the grand opening of Newport Palisades and its collection of new single-family detached homes priced in the high-$600,000s. Saturday's grand opening will be open to the public to feature the 33-home community. Half of the homes have been sold or reserved. "The Newport Palisades Collection provides new homebuyers with a great opportunity to enjoy the unique lifestyle found in Newport Beach," said Ernie Gallardo, vice president of Mesa Orchard Associates.
NEWS
June 8, 2013
Irvine's done it again. For the ninth successive year it features on the United States' list of safest cities, the FBI revealed Monday. According to the agency's Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report for 2012, Irvine, with its population of 217,528, demonstrated the lowest per capita violent crime rate in cities with more than 100,000 residents. The Orange County city reported 110 incidents in 2012 - two murders, eight rapes, 29 robberies and 71 aggravated assault offenses.
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