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January 26, 2023

Former Irvine official says she’s working with FBI in consultant Melahat Rafiei case

Former Councilmember Melissa Fox says she’s been cooperating with the FBI regarding her dealings with Melahat Rafiei, a political consultant who recently told investigators that she tried to bribe former city officials. Rafiei agreed last...

January 25, 2023

Consultant Melahat Rafiei’s council connections won’t be investigated by Irvine

Irvine‘s City Council discussion about political consultant Melahat Rafiei’s plea agreement ended in a stalemate. Rafiei agreed last week to plead guilty to one felony count of attempted wire fraud, federal prosecutors said. In the...

January 24, 2023

Nike Extravaganza loaded with state-ranked basketball teams, college-signed players

The Nike Extravaganza on Saturday will feature the best collection of high school boys basketball talent to be found in Orange County this regular season. Friday’s Nike Extravaganza schedule is pretty good, too. The two-day...

January 24, 2023

Schedule, ticket info for Nike Extravaganza basketball event at Mater Dei

The schedule and ticket information for the Nike Extravaganza boys and girls basketball event at Mater Dei High School on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27-28. Tickets can be purchased for Friday ($12) and Saturday ($12...

January 23, 2023

Status Update: Hoag partners with Vivante senior communities in Newport Beach, Costa Mesa

Next month, seniors living at two 55-and-old communities will get access to Hoag doctors and services not far from their doorsteps. Hoag is partnering with two upscale assisted-living communities in Orange County, offering doctor appointments...

January 20, 2023

Real estate news: The Bungalows, built to help homeless families, debuts in Costa Mesa

Irvine-based Families Forward has completed an affordable housing community called The Bungalows in Costa Mesa. The eight-unit facility was built to help homeless families, offering them a place to “get a fresh start in the...

January 20, 2023

Regal closing Costa Mesa, Yorba Linda theaters

Regal is preparing to close 39 more U.S. theaters, including four in Southern California and seven in the Bay Area, after parent company Cineworld announced it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September. The...

January 20, 2023

Political consultant Melahat Rafiei agrees to plead guilty to attempted wire fraud

Political consultant Melahat Rafiei agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of attempting to defraud a cannabis dispensary client associated with her firm, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday. She also admitted to...

January 19, 2023

Demonstrators rally outside Rep. Katie Porter’s office for greater sanctions against Iran

Just a day after Rep. Katie Porter kicked off her 2024 Senate campaign in a room full of cheering Bay Area Democrats, a very different scene unfolded a few hundred miles away on her home...

January 19, 2023

Melahat Rafiei, who was central to the FBI’s Anaheim investigation, takes plea deal

Melahat Rafiei, who was a cooperating witness for an FBI probe into a massive corruption scandal involving Anaheim and Irvine, said Wednesday evening that she’s agreed to accept a plea deal with the U.S. Attorney’s...