Acjachemen tribal members said they hope to end delays that have dragged out for 4 years efforts to build a small simulated Native American village in a San Juan Capistrano park.
via Will a tribal village rise on San Juan Capistrano land? — Orange County Register
Firefighters on Sunday continued to gain control of a brush fire that has burned nearly 2,000 acres in the Murrieta and La Cresta areas in Riverside. The blaze, called the Tenaja Fire, was 56% contained as of Sunday morning, three days after it ignited, according to CalFire.
Ancient oak woodlands, rare bunchgrass prairie and endangered vernal pool wetlands are a few of the six distinct habitat types that reside on this land located less than 20 miles from the Pacific Ocean.…
via Tenaja Fire: Nearly 2,000-Acre Blaze in Murrieta Area Is 56% Contained — KTLA
Woof! Here it is, dog lovers, a day in paradise for you and your little furry pal. The Queen Mary’s Doggie Paradise makes its debut at the ship’s adjacent events park in Long Beach on Sept. 14. So what’s Doggie Paradise? Just about everything you can think of that dogs and their owners will love.…
via Why Long Beach is going to the dogs with this event — Orange County Register
A mountain lion successfully crossed the 101 Freeway, becoming just the second known female large cat to do so in the Santa Monica Mountains area since a study of the species there began 17 years ago, rangers announced Wednesday. The rare event occurred between midnight and 2 a.m. on Aug. 21 in the Agoura Hills…
SAN DIEGO — At some point when we were kids, most of us thought about setting up a lemonade stand, but few of us could have dreamed of raking in as much money as Dylan Rodriguez. “We have about $8,000 so far,” Dylan said with a smile. His goal is to raise $10,000 by Friday.…
via Lemonade stand helps boy raise thousands for friend with rare disease — fox5sandiego.com
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Zoo announced Tuesday it will offer free admission for its Safari Park to active firefighters throughout September. Firefighters will need to present an active firefighter identification card as well as a personal ID card at the park’s entrance to take advantage of the offer…
via Firefighters can visit Safari Park for free this month — fox5sandiego.com
For the past 125 years, Labor Day has been a time to celebrate the relevance, and political power, of the American working class. As recently as the 1990s, organized labor’s big day was an important milestone on the political calendar…
via The American working class dilemma — Orange County Register
