The barriers to building dozens of desalination plants along the coast are economic, environmental and political.

Twenty four teams have been battling on the sand during the event, which kicked off Saturday, Nov. 12. Finals will go down through the day on Sunday.

The Santa Ana wind season typically runs from October through January. Meanwhile, a different, northerly wind system is blowing in with some cool temperatures this weekend, though it won’t pack the punch of the Santa Anas,

And one Assembly race is proving the adage “every vote counts” to be especially true. These races “reflect a trend that’s taking place across the state and across the country. As angry and as dissatisfied as voters are,

So, rather than executing the philanthropic idea once a year, Park and Lee, who already donate 10 percent of their restaurants’ proceeds to various charities, decided to offer the experience more frequently at Tableau Kitchen + Bar.

After results were updated Wednesday, the OC Registrar of Voters estimated more than 404,000 ballots were left to process.

Republican Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen held a solid lead over Democratic Huntington Beach City Councilwoman Kim Carr as ballot counts posted Tuesday night in the race for the new coastal 36. Results could change as more ballots are tallied.

After results were updated Wednesday, the OC Registrar of Voters estimated more than 404,000 ballots were left to process.

The incumbent from Irvine expands her lead slightly with Wednesday’s tallies, but there are many votes to be counted.

Assembly races that touch Orange County, with some leads shifting and several other battles now close enough that final results might not be clear for several days. Here’s how those races stand based on numbers released Wednesday from election officials in Los Angeles,