Claire Wang covers Huntington Beach and Costa Mesa for the Orange County Register. A graduate of New York University and Columbia Journalism School, she's written about politics, culture and Asian American issues for the Guardian and NBC News, among other major news outlets. When not reporting, she can most likely be found climbing rocks.
The Grand Jury report said the supervisors undermined public confidence by granting the $49,000 raise as a budget item, which required no comment, instead of as a separate agenda item,...
Councilmember Butch Twining has filed a defamation lawsuit against Gina Clayton Tarvin for remarks she made regarding his appearance at a Charlie Kirk vigil.
The county’s internal auditor, Aggie Alonso, was asked to conduct risk assessments of all ARPA-funded contracts to ensure monitoring requirements were met.
The next hearing is planned for Jan. 16, and the state has sought civil penalties of $50,000 per month against the city for its years-long delay in adopting an updated...
County and federal officials removed tents and debris along the Santa Ana River Marsh, a month after the county's anti-camping ordinance went into effect.
A federal judge dismissed the city's lawsuit against the California Values Act, which limits the use of state and local resources to assist federal immigration enforcement.
The state agency has filed a complaint in court to recover costs associated with the 2024 blaze that burned 23,000 acres across Orange and Riverside counties.