Recent results involving Marina girls’ wrestling, Corona del Mar and Newport Harbor girls’ basketball, and Laguna Beach boys’ soccer.

Huntington Beach improved upon its nonleague showing against Beckman, but the host Patriots won 19-11 Thursday to open the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs.

The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Friday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.

The report was unveiled Thursday at a UC Irvine event hosted by Orange County Grantmakers.

In his third year as composer-in-residence with the Pacific Symphony, Viet Cuong this week debuted “Marine Layer,” his fifth piece performed by the orchestra.

With proposed changes limiting the fishing of barred sand bass on the horizon, Dana Point City Council authorized a letter to be sent to the California Fish and Game Commission outlining local impacts.

A law prohibiting motorists from parking within 20 feet of crosswalks took effect in January 2024, offering a one-year education period before police could begin issuing citations. But in Costa Mesa, that didn’t happen.

Newport Beach is slated to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on major improvements to the city’s infrastructure and services over the next several years.

The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Thursday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.

The Music, Media and Entertainment Technology Department covers a year of transition for the famous group in three shows this weekend at First Christian Church.

Laguna Beach is showing an interest in addressing key issues affecting the business community, including retail vacancies and regulatory restrictions.

Daily Pilot and TimesOC readers share their thoughts about local issues and events, including this week the evolving plans for Fairview Park in Costa Mesa.