Sara Cardine covers the city of Costa Mesa for the Daily Pilot. She comes from the La Cañada Valley Sun, where she spent six years as the news reporter covering La Cañada Flintridge and recently received a first-place Public Service Journalism award from the California News Publishers Assn. She’s also worked at the Pasadena Weekly, Stockton Record and Lodi-News Sentinel, which instilled in her a love for community news. (714) 966-4627
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Funded by a $1.5-million state grant, Let’s Go Costa Mesa allows people on the city’s west side and College Park neighborhoods to call for free shuttle service to the transit-rich East 17th Street shopping district.
Nov. 1, 2024
Agency officials announced Friday passengers may take advantage of free service to any destination, including county voting centers, all day long.
Nov. 1, 2024
In the year since Tustin 9-year-old Gavin Batarse pitched his invention, Glove Wrap, on “Shark Tank” with dad Jon and sister Morgan, the family business has skyrocketed. An update airs Friday at 8 p.m.
Oct. 31, 2024
Costa Mesa’s Harbor Lawn-Mt. Olive Memorial Park hosts a free Day of the Dead celebration Saturday, from 4 to 8 p.m., while an earlier event is planned from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fairhaven Memorial Park in Santa Ana.
Oct. 30, 2024
Officials sent a letter Saturday demanding equestrians who’ve refused to sign a new contract either leave by Thursday or pay through Dec. 31, at which point they must leave the Costa Mesa facility for good.
Oct. 28, 2024
Trustee Phil Yarbrough was removed from a committee that reviews the district’s finances after he called for an audit of a fund held by a third-party vendor on the district’s behalf. Still, the board will vote Monday on whether to hire a forensic accountant.
Oct. 26, 2024
“Art of Service: Honoring Veterans Through Creativity” takes place Nov. 7, from noon to 3 p.m., and features art-centered exhibits, activities and performances along with a commemoration ceremony.
Oct. 25, 2024
An unidentified man walking in a crosswalk was struck by a vehicle traveling northbound on Newport Boulevard shortly before 10:15 p.m. Monday. The driver cooperated with investigators at the scene.
Oct. 23, 2024
Police Tuesday arrested Daniel Allen Aldrich on suspicion of murder, after the body of his girlfriend, Julie Anne Sanetra, 38, of Irvine was discovered in the backyard of his Maple Avenue home.
Oct. 23, 2024
Commissioners approved extending the hours of the Westend bar and restaurant until 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, allowing live music and alcohol sales on an outdoor patio, despite protests against potential noise and parking impacts.
Oct. 17, 2024