Sara Cardine Staff

Opportunities to go on the adventure of a lifetime may be few and far between, but for Costa Mesa residents and boating enthusiasts Dan Salazar and Ann Johnson, an epic journey is just a boat ride away.

What does an underserved community of low-income residents need more — open parkland areas or housing?

The Costa Mesa Planning Commission approved plans for a 6,248-square-foot building at 1520 Ponderosa St. that will allow the nonprofit to take in and treat wards surrendered or brought in by officers.

CHP officers, responding Tuesday night to a two-vehicle crash south of Harbor Boulevard, arrived on scene to find multiple crashes had killed one man and injured nine others. The incident triggered an hourslong closure of all southbound lanes.

A man who fell to his death Saturday while working at Maggiano's Little Italy outside South Coast Plaza has been identified as a 32-year-old Santa Ana resident, according to the Orange County coroner's office.

Jimmy Dale Lovan served as a Navy airman in Vietnam from 1969 to 1973 but died alone in an Orange County hospital in May. He was honored Thursday in a free military funeral, provided by Dignity Memorial and attended by area veterans.

Costa Mesa's Scarlett Lobo was working in the mortgage loan industry but left her job two years ago to start a family.

South Coast Plaza heralded the holiday season Thursday evening with a 43rd annual tree-lighting event that included caroling, a musical performance and a special guest fresh off a long journey from the North Pole to Costa Mesa.

With a little refinement — and a lot of conversation among animal control officers, backyard hobbyists and environmentalists — Costa Mesa appears to have landed on a set of rules to legalize and regulate residential beekeeping.

Responding to a growing interest for spaces to play the popular recreational sport pickleball, Costa Mesa striped out three courts at its Downtown Recreation center a few years ago and dedicated two more at Tanager Park in 2022.