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Since 2012, at least 13 applications have been submitted for licenses to teach surfing in Newport Beach, but only three have ever been approved, according to the federal lawsuit.

City leaders engaged in a master plan process for the 200-acre park on Tuesday considered how hobbyist uses might coexist with environmental and cultural preservation efforts.

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 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.

A roundup of news briefs and calendar items from around coastal Orange County, this week from the cities of Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach and Irvine.

Detected by a fire alarm at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, the cave-in took place on a portion of the Santa Ana building used as a paint shop, where artisans created scenes for the Costa Mesa theater company.

Most of the beach at PCH and 9th Avenue was reopened, but a portion directly beneath the landslide remained closed until further notice.

Laguna Beach city officials reestablished the wildfire mitigation and fire safety ad hoc committee after substantial community concern following the fires in the Los Angeles area.

National Transportation Safety Board releases preliminary report on crash of the amateur-built airplane near the Fullerton Airport on Jan. 2.

Chapman’s Letherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics has been awarded a $1-million grant over four years, helping the center support entrepreneurship as a path for economic empowerment in underserved communities.

Biologists found significant blunt-force trauma on the right side of the head of a 3-year-old whale and suspect it was hit by a vessel.

Authorities recovered cannabis products and magic mushrooms in executing a search warrant at Cinder Box Smoke Shop in Laguna Beach on Monday, police said.