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In his third year as composer-in-residence with the Pacific Symphony, Viet Cuong this week debuted “Marine Layer,” his fifth piece performed by the orchestra.

A law prohibiting motorists from parking within 20 feet of crosswalks took effect in January 2024, offering a one-year education period before police could begin issuing citations. But in Costa Mesa, that didn’t happen.

Newport Beach is slated to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on major improvements to the city’s infrastructure and services over the next several years.

The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Thursday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.

The Music, Media and Entertainment Technology Department covers a year of transition for the famous group in three shows this weekend at First Christian Church.

Laguna Beach is showing an interest in addressing key issues affecting the business community, including retail vacancies and regulatory restrictions.

The musical play, co-produced by Segerstom Center for the Arts and Belfast-based children’s theater company Cahoots of Northern Ireland, opens in a world premiere Saturday.

Hector Guzman Jr., accused of raping a woman at a Laguna Hills business Jan. 25, did not enter a plea at his arraignment Tuesday. He is scheduled to appear in court for a hearing Feb. 21.

Dave Miner, a 22-year veteran of the department, had been serving as acting chief of police since his predecessor, Joe Cartwright, retired at the end of 2024.

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Footage posted on social media shows a small Honda SUV tailed by Santa Ana police to the Newport Pier and racing past at least two dozen people Saturday morning.

The three-story townhouse community, located on Edinger Avenue, is expected to open later this year.