Saturday, May 19, 2012
How much are Disneyland tickets? Starting Sunday, the cost goes up across the board.
Disneyland has announced a significant ticket price increase that will start Sunday. Tickets to Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure Park for anyone 10 or older are going up about 9 percent, or $7, to $87. An adult one-day park hopper ticket will also go up to $125 from $105. Annual passes, which include parking, which will go from $499 to $649. The increases were announced Friday on the Disney Parks blog. This is the second time in almost a year that Disneyland tickets have gone up. This time last year, an adult one-day pass cost $76. The Cars Land section of California Adventure Park, a 12-acre expansion that pay homage to the movie "Cars," opens June 15. Here is the new ticket price breakdown: Disneyland Resort Ticket Options 1…
Friday, May 18, 2012
The solar-powered Orange County Green Fair showcases luxury electric vehicles, whale-tail-shaped tortilla chips and other eco-friendly items.
Encased in a heart-shaped box, sheets of yellow paper with little green specks were displayed prominently at the buygreen.com booth. They originated from an elephant, or more precisely the animal’s excrement, before being repurposed into decorative gifts called Ellie Pooh Paper. “The Ellie Pooh paper is pretty unique,” said Nicole Roach of buygreen.com, which aims to become the Amazon.com of green products. “It is definitely a big seller.” Ellie Pooh Paper was one of hundreds of items -- from whale tail tortilla chips to a luxury electric car -- on display during Thursday’s Orange County Green Fair in Santa Ana. While larger companies like Home Depot, Whole Foods, Southern California Edison and Google helped sponsor the event, smaller …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Directly across the street from Starbucks, the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is shutting its doors May 20.
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on El Camino Real will close its doors May 20, The Orange County Register's Fast Food Maven reports. A struggling Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, located across the street from a Starbucks, is closing next week, a store manager confirmed Tuesday. “We were not making budget,” cafe manager Cameron Doan said when asked about the reason for the closure. Read the rest of the story here.
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A beach-goer's children collected stones from the beach near Trestles, and the rocks apparently burst into flames, sending her to the hospital.
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Wednesday, May 16
Officials are investigating a bizarre injury caused by beach stones that apparently burst into flames in a woman's pockets, CNS reports. The 43-year-old woman's children, who were collecting stones along the beach near Trestles, gave their mother the seemingly unremarkable rocks to hold. At about 3:30 p.m., they burst into flames, leaving the mother hospitalized in Santa Ana with third-degree burns. CNS reports that the Orange County Health Care Agency was investigating the incident The woman had burns to her right thigh and knee, said Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Marc Stone said. He said the victim "stopped, dropped and rolled'' in an effort to douse the flames, and her husband suffered second-degree burns to his hand as he tried to…
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
An analyst hired by environmentalists says the steps being taken by Southern California Edison won't work.
San Onofre could be on ice for 18 months before technicians finally fix the faulty generators that leaked radioactive steam in January, according to a report issued Tuesday by Fairewinds Associates, an energy consulting firm hired by an anti-nuclear group. "The damaged steam generators ... require major modifications with repair and outage time that could last more than 18 months if [Southern California] Edison and [generator manufacturer] Mitsubishi are even able to repair these faulty designed steam generators," the report states. The report, commissioned by the environmental group Friends of the Earth, said replacing the steam generators is the only real solution to the problem. Written by Arnie Gundersen of Fairewinds, the analysis …
The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station will conduct its quarterly "growl" siren testing.
From the city of San Clemente: San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) will conduct quarterly growl testing of the San Clemente community alert sirens during normal working hours from May 15 through June 4. A siren “growl” is a short (less than 20 seconds) blast from a single siren. The public should not be alarmed as this is only a test. Growl testing is required by regulators and is performed quarterly for the sirens within the Emergency Planning Zone. The sirens in our neighboring communities will also undergo growl testing this month. These sirens can sometimes be audible within the boundaries of San Clemente. The public should not be alarmed as this is only a test. During a real emergency, sirens would be turned on for a full …
Monday, May 14, 2012
The Voice of OC reports that, when it was requested by an environmental group, the NRC couldn't produce a crucial document about the troubled steam generators at the plant.
The Voice of OC reports that some documents are missing in their search for the cause of tube wear in the still-idled San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station: Federal officials investigating excessive tube wear, which caused a small radiation leak at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, cannot produce documentation of a presentation by operator Southern California Edison that focused on the level of federal scrutiny required for design changes at the plant. The company’s presentation materials are listed as the second attachment to the meeting record. The first attachment, a list of those who attended, is included. But where the presentation handout should be, a nearly empty page simply describes what should be there: “Steam Generator …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The new dessert shop is at 647 Camino De Los Mares, Ste D130.
A new store in the Cinnamon Productions mini-chain opened Saturday. Owner Randy Farah—the one wielding the scissors—poses here with his employees and members of the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce. The shop, which specializes in desserts and baked goods (and, of course, cinnamon rolls), is located at 647 Camino De Los Mares, Ste D130.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
The per-gallon rate jumped 4.9 cents Friday and 6.1 cents today, Saturday.
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Saturday, May 12
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Southland jumped more than a dime in the last two days, according to the latest Auto Club survey. In Orange County, prices jumped up 4.9 cents Friday and 6.1 cents today, Saturday. The Orange County average is now $4.323, which is 11.7 cents more than a week ago, 8.2 cents higher than one month ago and 8.1 cents greater than one year ago. The price went up 4.3 cents Friday and 6.1 cents today in Los Angeles County, and now sits at $4.337. Today's increase was the biggest daily jump since Feb. 23, according to Jeffrey Spring of the Automobile Club of Southern California. The average price is 10.8 cents more than one week ago, 6.9 cents higher than one month ago and also 6.9…
Friday, May 11, 2012
Several South O.C. chambers of commerce host a "Taste of South County" event that served up all sorts of bites from local eateries.
Restaurants from San Clemente, Dana Point, Laguna Niguel and San Juan Capistrano dished up the goods for attendees at four-city chamber mixer. Diners snacked on ceviche from Ricardo's Place in San Juan Capistrano, sipped Sundried Tomato Cafe's namesake soup, munched on chips and salsa from Fred's Mexican Cafe in Laguna Niguel and Kahlua pork tacos from Sunsets at Capo Beach. Independence Bank hosted the mixer, dubbed "Taste of South County," and gave away a 32-inch high-def TV to raffle winner Chris Miller, of San Clemente Office Suites.
Nesa Anderson
8:13 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Very sad. Another economic fatality. I love The Coffee Bean. more ›