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By City News Service May 12, 2021 SANTA ANA (CNS) - Former mixed martial arts fighter Jason “Mayhem” Miller, who has a lengthy criminal record, pleaded guilty today to vandalism and was immediately sentenced to 364 days in jail. As part of the plea deal, a felony count of attempted grand theft was dismissed, according to court records. Miller, 40, has been in custody since his arrest last Aug. 21, when he was charged in a residential burglary and car theft case in Irvine while on probation...

Shooting at Costa Mesa Mall Prompts Investigation Costa Mesa police are searching for a gunman who opened fire inside the parking structure of Costa Mesa’s Triangle Square shopping mall. The shooting happened April 18 about 1:42 a.m., after a fight broke out on the second floor of the structure, Costa Mesa Police Spokeswoman Roxi Fayad told The Epoch Times. Police said the gunman inexplicably pulled out his weapon and fired at the parking structure’s ceiling several times. By the time offic...

Good morning and welcome to the TimesOC newsletter. It’s Friday, April 16. I’m Ben Brazil on rotation with my colleagues, editors John Canalis and Carol Cormaci, to bring you the latest roundup of Orange County news and events. While some people have been worried about surviving the pandemic, others have been agonizing over the reopening of Disneyland. The long wait will soon be over for Disney fanatics. On Thursday, tickets to the theme park went on sale for all California residents. Di...

Costa Mesa planning commissioners reject bid to install LED billboards at Triangle Square A rendering of an LED billboard proposed for the corner of 19th Street and Newport Boulevard, at Costa Mesa’s Triangle Square. (Courtesy of Selbert Perkins Design) By Sara CardineStaff Writer  Print Costa Mesa planning commissioners on Monday rejected a proposal to install LED billboards at the Triangle Square shopping center, claiming the electronic signs defy the spirit of the city’s sign o...

Planning Commission Rejects Digital Billboards at Costa Mesa’s Triangle Square Planning commissioners in Costa Mesa, California, have rejected a proposal to install digital billboards at a shopping center near one of the city’s busiest intersections. The six commissioners voted unanimously to deny city staff recommendations that favored the billboards over Triangle Square shopping center, after listening for hours to input from dozens of business owners and residents. Henny Abraham, co-foun...

Print Does Costa Mesa need giant electronic billboards on our major streets, spewing ads from dawn till 2 a.m., all day, every day? That’s what the owners of Triangle Square want. They’re asking the city to approve about 2,700 square feet of lighted digital signs with constantly changing copy. Yet, city codes clearly state that “electronic changeable copy signs, except theater marquees and time/temperature signs” are prohibited. Why is this even being considered? From the beginning, the...

Print I’m responding to the “Clearing up misconceptions” commentary about the Triangle Square LED billboard sign proposal. Reading owner Tyler Mateen’s commentary, I feel he hasn’t heard the concerns of Costa Mesa residents and businesses. He never addressed the current traffic flow issues and safety concerns brought on by the distraction of flashing signs. The sign proposal would allow the mall to bypass a city ordinance prohibiting such displays. Asking for an exception was ...

A selection of great reads for children of all ages. Credit: The Innovation Press / Silver Dolphin Books Updated March 19, 2021 Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. In 1969, at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, a small group of black students and educators proposed a celebration of Black history. One year later, in 1970, the first Black History Month took place. Officially...

After a five-hour discussion about installing LED billboards at Costa Mesa’s Triangle Square — a plan that could generate revenue for the city and aid the struggling complex — planning commissioners determined Monday they were not yet ready to approve the plan. Instead of rendering a recommendation on the project, commissioners opted to continue Monday’s public hearing to its March 8 regular meeting. The panel was asked to weigh in on a planned signing program that would allow Triangle ...