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Hanna Kang

Hanna Kang is a reporter with the Orange County Register. She previously worked as a data fellow at Insider and a data reporter for Crosstown LA. She holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Southern California.

Great Park board members and partners throw a shovel of dirt as part of the Cultural Terrace Groundbreaking event at the Great Park in Irvine on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Irvine consultants accused of understating environmental waste at the Great Park in $2 million lawsuit

October 20, 2025 at 9:12 a.m.

A $2 million lawsuit claims city consultants drastically understated contamination at the Great Park and stalled on change orders.

Chapman University’s new president, Matthew Parlow, speaks during his investiture at the Musco Center for the Arts in Orange, CA, on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Chapman President Matt Parlow settles into new role

October 10, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

Parlow, who succeeded Daniele Struppa, was formally inaugurated as the university's 14th president on Friday, Oct. 10.

Teacher Trisha Camargo talks to her Ethnic Studies class at Bolsa Grande High School in Garden Grove, CA on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Ethnic studies rollout moves forward in Orange County despite budget gaps

October 16, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

Schools are pressing ahead with ethnic studies courses, relying on one-time grants and district resources.

Former Rep. Katie Porter is running for California governor in 2026. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Former Rep. Katie Porter faces backlash after saying she might walk out of CBS interview

October 8, 2025 at 3:01 p.m.

The gubernatorial candidate from OC draws fire from rivals after a tense exchange over a question about winning over Trump voters.

Hoag doctors, from left, Dr. Steve Grossman, Dr. Allyson Brooks, and Dr. Kenneth Chang, are shown at the newly redesigned front entrance, which is part of the Sun Family Campus Expansion at Hoag Hospital Irvine in Irvine on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. The doctors will oversee the new specialty care centers in cancer, women’s health, and digestive health. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Hoag physicians see campus expansion project as opportunity

October 6, 2025 at 8:50 a.m.

The hospital's $1 billion Sun Family Campus is expected to open in Irvine next September:

Peter the Anteater, left, UC Irvine’s official campus mascot and Brian Hervey, Vice Chancellor, University Advancement and Alumni Relations at UC Irvine, have their photo taken as students, faculty and staff gather in Aldrich Park for food, photos and painting following the announcement by UC Irvine for the public phase of “Brilliant Future,” a 10-year, $2 billion fundraising campaign on Friday, October 4, 2019 in Irvine. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

UC Irvine raises more than $2.4 billion in fundraising campaign, considered largest in Orange County history

October 5, 2025 at 6:10 a.m.

Officials say the key focus of the campaign was financial aid. Donors established 79 scholarships, 120 fellowships and 70 student awards.

Santiago High School students fill bags with donations of food to be delivered for members of the community amid ongoing federal immigration raids and spreading fear among the community of stepping outside their homes on Saturday June 28, 2025. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)

Orange County schools report steady attendance despite summer immigration raid concerns

October 8, 2025 at 3:55 p.m.

California recently passed legislation establishing new rules in schools regarding immigration enforcement.

Rendering of proposed veterans and public cemetery in Anaheim Hills’s Gypsum Canyon.

VA adds Orange County’s veterans cemetery plan to priority list for grants

October 2, 2025 at 7:31 a.m.

The designation confirms the project meets all federal requirements for construction, officials said. OC is 13th on the list.

The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station viewed from San Onofre State Beach, California, on Oct. 17, 2019. (Hayne Palmour IV/The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)

Irvine City Council takes up San Onofre nuclear waste safety concerns

September 30, 2025 at 6:16 p.m.

Mayor Larry Agran says there could be a local "Plan B" to address the stored material, including a study on whether Irvine could play a role in such an effort.

An ART bus, Anaheim Resort Transportation, takes passengers around the resort district in Anaheim, CA on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Negotiations authorized for city to take over Anaheim Transportation Network service resort area

September 26, 2025 at 12:26 p.m.

The Anaheim Transportation Network, the resort area's transit provider, also approved a temporary budget through Jan. 31.

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