While the ruling is not final until after a hearing set for Thursday afternoon, it would be a blow to critics who have tried to stop the agreement.

The proposal would have asked city staff to present possible recruitment and retention benefits that would be alluring to employees.

El Toro rallied in the quarterfinals to beat Charter Oak, the squad that knocked off the Chargers in the semifinals last year at Huntington Beach. Reynoso cautioned his players after the tournament that their work isn’t over. There’s more character development and goals to achieve, he said.

Homelessness, education, elections and fentanyl are just a few of the topics OC legislators are championing this year.

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, surf champions Cheyene Horan and Pauline Menczer, shop owner Don Hansen, and Life Rolls On founder Jesse Billauer will also be inducted.

The California Coastal Commission is set to decide whether to allow a controversial 29-acre site in southeast Huntington Beach to be developed into housing and a hotel. The commission, which meets ...