Sara Cardine

4 days ago | latimes.com | Sara Cardine

When the citywide day of community service Love Costa Mesa first launched in 2018, hundreds of volunteers rolled up their sleeves to help out with about two dozen service projects in locations throughout the city. That effort has since expanded to include up to 1,500 community members, who faithfully meet outside Costa Mesa City Hall one Saturday morning each year before heading out to as many as 100 individual service projects at local schools, parks and residences.

5 days ago | mercedsunstar.com | Sara Cardine

May 8-To fill a financial shortfall, caused by a slowdown in sales tax receipts, Costa Mesa officials Tuesday approved deferring $2.9 million in public works projects that were included in the the city 's 2024- 25 budget. Using the funds earmarked for such projects brings the city out of compliance with a local capital asset needs ordinance also known as the CAN, passed in 2015, which mandates 5 % of the city 's general fund revenue be set aside to pay for capital improvements.

5 days ago | sanluisobispo.com | Sara Cardine

May 8-Huntington Beach police 's rapid deployment unit was called to the wetlands near the Bolsa Chica Conservancy early Thursday, where a vehicle was submerged under water after driving off Pacific Coast Highway, officials reported. The crash happened shortly before 6 a.m., when a vehicle traveling northbound on the highway, just south of Warner Avenue, careened into the wetlands, Huntington Beach police spokeswoman Jessica Cuchilla said.

5 days ago | sanluisobispo.com | Sara Cardine

May 8-To fill a financial shortfall, caused by a slowdown in sales tax receipts, Costa Mesa officials Tuesday approved deferring $2.9 million in public works projects that were included in the the city 's 2024- 25 budget. Using the funds earmarked for such projects brings the city out of compliance with a local capital asset needs ordinance also known as the CAN, passed in 2015, which mandates 5 % of the city 's general fund revenue be set aside to pay for capital improvements.

5 days ago | modbee.com | Sara Cardine

May 8-Huntington Beach police 's rapid deployment unit was called to the wetlands near the Bolsa Chica Conservancy early Thursday, where a vehicle was submerged under water after driving off Pacific Coast Highway, officials reported. The crash happened shortly before 6 a.m., when a vehicle traveling northbound on the highway, just south of Warner Avenue, careened into the wetlands, Huntington Beach police spokeswoman Jessica Cuchilla said.