As I continue to fulfill my promise to Za'Zell Preston's family to not give up on her story, one of the threads not pursued so far is the impact her death has had on her classmates and teachers at Cypress College. It's not all bad. Za'Zell was... »
I was insulted, naturally, when trainer Raul Franco said he had to limit the hours he was available to work with me and other, uh, "master" boxers in Costa Mesa in order to work with some other fighters in Santa Ana. What could pry him away from a... »
Part II, Ex-Pitcher Paves Big A. Yesterday: Angel Stadium is being resurfaced by Ben's Asphalt of Santa Ana. The project manager is Tom Thobe, who pitched at Edison High and in the Chicago Cubs system until he up and quit one day in 1989, at age 19,... »
Maybe things are starting to swing around for the family of Za'Zell Preston, the Anaheim woman allegedly murdered by her husband on Christmas in the apartment they shared with her three children. I have positive news on several fronts. When I last... »
The story of Za'Zell Preston, the Anaheim woman allegedly murdered by her husband on Christmas Day, didn't end with her funeral. As I promised her family when they gave me extraordinary access to their lives, I would follow the tragedy's various... »
A 5,000-home development breaks ground in Irvine and The Irvine Co. has nothing to do with it. That alone made Tuesday's ceremonial shovel-turning for the Great Park Neighborhoods historic. As Beth Krom noted, the feds "commandeered seven square... »
Part III. Previously: Za'Zell Preston, 26, was found dead Christmas morning in the Anaheim apartment she shared with her husband, William Wallace, and her three children, ages 8, 3 and 7 weeks. Wallace, 30, is charged with murder. Wallace had a... »
Part II. Yesterday: Za'Zell Preston, 26, was found dead Christmas morning in the Anaheim apartment she shared with her husband, William Wallace, and her three children, ages 8, 3 and 7 weeks. Wallace, 30, is charged with murder. Authorities believe... »
The final installment of my year-end update series begins with an update to one of yesterday's updates. Yesterday: I wrote Anaheim had agreed to refund Tom and Debbie DeMarco some unspecified amount of money in addition to the $940 they had already... »
It is 10 shopping days until Christmas and in the basement of the Episcopal Church of the Messiah in downtown Santa Ana a dozen women are at long tables hand-stitching felt Christmas ornaments. The tiny cardinals and finches are called Birds of Hope,... »
The arm of the Legal Aid Society of Orange County that represents poor people facing eviction was going to take a huge hit Jan. 1. Federal funding to Legal Aid is being cut by 15 percent, and in preparation for that, the Santa Ana-based nonprofit... »
In what appears to have become a Thanksgiving tradition for me, I spent the evening before at the little soiree Henry Nicholas hosts for the kids and staff at the academic tutoring centers he funds in Santa Ana. About 150 Nicholas Academic Center... »
If just one out of every 100 Santa Ana residents were as civic-minded as Stephen Manning, the city's financial crisis would be over. You'd have 3,500 people taking responsibility for their own and their neighbors' safety, and through prevention and... »
