Costa Mesa – The Liberal OC

Final Self-Checkout Ordinance Passes in Costa Mesa

February 18, 2026 Dan Chmielewski 0

Costa Mesa City Hall (Photo: City of Costa Mesa) Costa Mesa, CA – On Tuesday, February 17, 2026, the Costa Mesa City Council passed the final […]

Cara Stewart Launches Big for Costa Mesa City Council

February 11, 2026 Dan Chmielewski 2

I’m always delighted to see a professional colleague jump into a political campaign and Cara Stewart, a longtime communications professional and former journalist with the […]

Soulforce Sunday at Saddleback Church

January 7, 2009 5

Something very special will be happening here in OC on Sunday, January 18. Soulforce, the group of progressive people of faith that travel across the […]

17-year-old boy at center of Irvine hazmat probe: ‘I’m just a kid trying to go home’
The UC Irvine student said experiments in his home lab were aimed at developing treatments for serious illnesses and involved common household chemicals.
This week’s bestsellers at Southern California’s independent bookstores
See the top-selling hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction releases for the sales week that ended March 1.
Orange County scores and player stats for Tuesday, March 3
Scores and stats from Orange County games on Tuesday, March 3
Hilbert Museum marks a decade in Orange
The museum, which specializes in California art, has welcomed some 300,000 visitors to its Old Towne Orange location.
Yorba Linda father facing child abuse charges after son crashes on modified e-motorcycle
The 12-year-old boy's injuries included a fractured skull and broken bones.