Caltrans Issues Notice on Closure of Red Hill Bridge
The California Department of Transportation will begin a four-month full closure of I-405/Red Hill Avenue Overcrossing from Main Street to Pullman Avenue tentatively starting Monday,…
Articles by Kristin Stevens
City’s Use of Recycled Water is Detailed for the Public
At a recent City Council meeting a resident inquired as to how the City uses recycled water in parks and landscaped areas and whether the…
New UCI Study Launched to Put a Price on Homelessness
Last week the Association of California Cities, Orange County, announced a new partnership with UC Irvine to study and quantify the costs of homelessness on…
UPDATE: CMPD Has Located 11-Year-Old Missing Autistic Boy
UPDATE: Costa Mesa Police Department has found 11-year-old Diego Garcia. The Costa Mesa Police Department is searching for an 11-year old autistic boy. Monday August…
Alley and street repairs get underway
Alley reconstruction, street rehabilitation and slurry seal projects awarded by the City Council are currently under construction. Work has begun and this month is going…
Code Enforcement confirms latest sober living home closures
In the city’s recent settlement agreement with Solid Landings, the rehab home operator was to close 15 of 33 facilities within 30 days of the…
Problem home is razed after years of substandard conditions
Since 2006, the home at 276 E. 19th Street had been cited for trash and debris promoting calls to Code Enforcement and several court hearings…
Mariners Christian School celebrates graduation of eighth-Grade Class
Earlier this week, Mariners Christian School held its graduation ceremony for the eighth-grade Class of 2016. On Wednesday June 15, eighth-grade students, families, friends, and the…
Justin Martin named as new Recreation Manager
Interim Recreation Manager Justin Martin has been named as the city’s new Recreation Manger. Assistant Chief Executive Officer Tamara Letourneau announced that the vacant Recreation…
Bart Mejia named as new city engineer
The Public Services Engineering Division received news that longtime fellow employee, Bart Mejia, has been promoted to City Engineer. Chief Executive Officer Tom Hatch, alongside Public…
Newport Harbor student and Daughter of CMPD Lieutenant Honored for Perfect ACT Score
Newport Harbor High School student, Baylee Bakkila, daughter of longtime Costa Mesa Police Lt. Victor Bakkila, was recently honored at the Newport-Mesa Unified School District (NMUSD)…
Mariners Christian School earns top accreditation
Mariners Christian School has earned the highest accreditation status, a six-year renewal from the dual accrediting organizations of Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and…