Rob Vardon is city editor for the Daily Pilot. He previously held several editing positions during nearly two decades at the Orange County Register. He also was an editor at the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, and has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from San Jose State University. He has lived in Southern California since 1987, except for his four years in Texas. (714) 966-4634
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UCI’s HyperXite team finished fifth in the competition, which featured about 120 teams from 20 countries. The locals are one of 30 teams moving forward to the build and test phase.
Feb. 8, 2016
Orange County Coastkeeper, a Costa Mesa-based environmental group, hosted 97 volunteers who removed 880 pounds of trash from Huntington State Beach on Saturday, much of it deposited by runoff from last week’s El Niño-fueled storms.
Jan. 11, 2016
A pedestrian was seriously injured when hit by a vehicle Sunday night in Newport Beach, police said.
Jan. 11, 2016
Ruby Cavanaugh never intended to be the namesake of a single restaurant — let alone a chain that spans five states and has become synonymous with all-American nostalgia.
Dec. 29, 2015
Ruby Cavanaugh never intended to be the namesake of a single restaurant — let alone a chain that spans five states and has become synonymous with all-American nostalgia.
Dec. 29, 2015
Ruby Cavanaugh, the inspiration and namesake for Ruby’s Diner, died Sunday at age 93, the Irvine-based company announced Tuesday.
Dec. 29, 2015
Imagine furry fox-faced dogs churning their short legs through sand and surf, tongues wagging — and tails, for those that have them.
Oct. 21, 2015
Children and adults turned out in Huntington Beach on Saturday to use Lego Architecture Studio blocks to make model buildings.
Oct. 20, 2015