Community Archives - The Costa Mesa Chronicle

TOLL ROAD AGENCY NAMES NEW DIRECTORS AND APPROVES $38.7 MILLION DOLLAR BRIDGE

by Newspaper Editor | Jan 24, 2020 | Community, Toll Roads

Selection of TCA Board Leadership for 2020 The Foothill/Eastern Board of Directors unanimously selected Irvine Mayor Christina Shea as Chairwoman and Tustin Councilmember Chuck Puckett as Vice Chairman. On the San Joaquin Hills Board of Directors, Mission Viejo Mayor...

CRITICAL TYPE O BLOOD SHORTAGE: RED CROSS URGENTLY NEEDS DONORS

by Newspaper Editor | Jan 21, 2020 | Community, Health

Donors of all blood types are urged to give now and help restock blood supply. The American Red Cross has extended its urgent call for donors of all blood types to give blood or platelets. With influenza escalating across the country and preventing some donors from...

Photographer Jeff Rovner Elected to Festival of Arts Board of Directors

by Newspaper Editor | Dec 13, 2019 | Art, Community, Festival

On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach announced the new 2020 board election results. Of the five candidates and 470 ballots cast, David Perry (incumbent), Treasurer Fred Sattler (incumbent), and Jeff Rovner were voted as the new...

Newport Beach Public Library Foundation Announces the Speakers for the 2019-2020 Library Live Author Series

by Newspaper Editor | Oct 18, 2019 | Community, Entertainment

Newport Beach Public Library Foundation (NBPLF) is excited to announce the new Library Live speaker series at the Central Library with noted authors Allison Davis Maxon and Sharon Kaplan Roszia, Dibi and Herbie Fletcher, Helen Zia, and Steven Rowley. According to...

YMCA of Orange County Distributes Over 600 Backpacks

by Newspaper Editor | Aug 30, 2019 | Back to school, Community

YMCA of Orange County hosted the seventh annual Backpack & Supplies Donation Drive, distributing over 600 backpacks filled with school supplies to help financially disadvantaged young students acquire the tools to succeed in the new school year. The backpacks were...

Governor Newsom Announces State’s First Master Plan for Aging

by Newspaper Editor | Aug 23, 2019 | Community, News

We Stand With Seniors, the nonprofit, nonpartisan effort focused on educating state leaders about the need for a comprehensive, coordinated Master Plan for Aging, commends Governor Gavin Newsom who yesterday signed an Executive Order calling for the creation of a...