With a solar eclipse set to grace California’s skies on Sunday, May 20, here’s a helpful reminder from Space.com for safetly viewing the eclipse. A fraction of a second of magnified, unfiltered sunlight will sear your eye’s retina irreparably.
The 2012 annular solar eclipse comes one day after Earth is expected to be pummeled by a solar flare’s coronal mass ejection on May 19, 2012. During the eclipse, the moon and sun will exactly align, creating a “ring of fire” around the moon because of the sun’s larger apparent size.
An annular solar eclipse is typically no match for a total solar eclipse, says Space.com It is really more like an embellished partial eclipse, with the beautiful [...]
The San Clemente woman recovering from severe burns after rocks she picked up at San Onofre State Beach ignited in her cargo shorts said is grateful to be alive.
Lyn Hiner has now undergone two painful skin-graft surgeries to her damaged leg.
“We know bad things happen to many people,” Hiner told the Orange County Register. “I’m thankful God carried us through this. That Jason, the deputy, the firefighters and the doctors, the hospital staff and our friends and family have all been with us. I know there are patients here that are going through a lot more than I am. I’m grateful it wasn’t the girls and that it didn’t happen on the freeway on our drive [...]
Disneyland has announced a significant ticket price increase that will start Sunday.
Tickets to Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure Park for anyone 10 or older are going up about 9 percent, or $7, to $87. An adult one-day park hopper ticket will also go up to $125 from $105.
Annual passes, which include parking, which will go from $499 to $649.
The increases were announced Friday on the Disney Parks blog.
This is the second time in almost a year that Disneyland tickets have gone up. This time last year, an adult one-day pass cost $76.
The Cars Land section of California Adventure Park, a 12-acre expansion that pay homage to the movie “Cars,” opens June [...]
Move over, Supermoon! California is in for another extraterrestrial evening display this weekend — a rare “ring of fire” solar eclipse that hasn’t been seen in the United States since 1994.
Called an annular solar eclipse, the moon and sun will exactly align Sunday, May 20, creating a “ring of fire” around the moon because of the sun’s larger apparent size.
Unfortunately for Orange County, the best views of the “ring of fire” eclipse will be from Northern California around Eureka, Redding, the Sacramento suburbs, and Lake Tahoe, reports the Los Angeles Times.
But that doesn’t mean we still won’t be in for an awe-inspiring view. The Griffith Observatory notes that the moon will eclipse 86 [...]
Paint, paper, bottles, aluminum and used tea bags were just a few of the materials transformed into art at the Orange County Green Fair’s art walk.
Created by students living in Orange County, every piece of art on display represented the artist’s views on “Going Green.”
While some of the art displayed messages of conservation and sustainability, others used recycled items to create something new and original.
Check out the slideshow from the student art walk above.
An Orange County woman convicted of first-degree murder in the death of her millionaire boyfriend was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility parole today while her co-conspirator secret lover, former NFL linebacker Eric Naposki, had his sentencing delayed until Aug. 10.
Nanette Ann Packard-McNeal, 46, received her punishment for the the Dec. 15, 1994, shooting of 55-year-old Bill McLaughlin this morning from Judge William Froeberg at the Orange County courthouse in Santa Ana. Authorities say Packard-McNeal was romantically involved with both McLaughlin and Naposki, 45, and the pair plotted to kill McLaughlin in order to reap the benefits of his savings account and $1-million life insurance policy.
Naposki refused to appear in court today. Instead, [...]
Water officials, experts and businesses converged Friday on the Grand Californian Hotel in Anaheim to learn what they can do to be more water-wise.
The occasion was the Orange County Water District’s 2012 Water Summit, and the topics ranged from water-stingy fabrics to global warming.
“Essentially, we keep talking about the same things with water: where the problems are, how do we address them, how do we get people together?” said OCWD District 6 Director Cathy Green. “That’s pretty much what the genesis of all of this is. What we’re trying to do is — all the people who are involved in water, business in particular — to realize all the challenges they have, and see if we [...]
Citing a surge in electricity demand, SDG&E filed an application with the California Public Utilities Commission on Friday for a project designed to improve service.
San Diego Gas & Electric said the upgrade, which includes controversial plans for a new substation in San Juan Capistrano, would improve service to San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente and unincorporated areas of South Orange County.
“The energy demand in Orange County has more than tripled over the last 26 years,” said Michael R. Niggli, the utility’s president and chief operating officer. “By upgrading our transmission and substation infrastructure in this area, SDG&E not only will increase reliability, but also provide additional capacity and flexibility for meeting our customers’ needs.”
The South [...]
Overtime pay for a small, state-run police force has soared in recent years, according to a California Watch investigation.
Last year, the Office of Protective Services paid roughly $2 million in overtime to 80 of its officers, who patrol five centers for the developmentally disabled, including Orange County’s Fairview Developmental Center in Costa Mesa.
“An unusually high number of [OPS] officers … have doubled their salaries with overtime, enabling some to earn more than $150,000 a year,” California Watch reported, noting that the number of officers collecting overtime “far exceeds” other agencies.
At Fairview, patrolman Daniel Butler “regularly collected more money from overtime than from his base pay” and “netted at least $60,000 a year in [...]
At 1:06 a.m. Friday, a caller reported a drunk in public in the 600 block of Camino De Los Mares. According to the report, a 51-year-old woman ran out of San Clemente Hospital in a hospital gown and appeared to be intoxicated. She was reportedly being chased by hospital security and the staff needed her to return because she still had an IV in place. She was eventually taken back to the hospital.
At 10:50 p.m. Thursday, a caller reported a firearm discharge in the 100 block of Avenida Adobe. According to the report, the informant heard a medium-caliber pistol fire ten shots in a canyon area. The informant was in the military and knew it was a [...]
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