Author: OCCLIPPER Editorial Team

Southern California’s unprecedented humidity fueled by El Niño conditions is giving a boost to mosquitoes and helping spread West Nile virus, experts say. West Nile virus cases in Los Angeles County are the highest they’ve been in more than a decade, records show. The spike is thanks in part to Southern California’s sweltering summer, with…

UC San Francisco’s medical school illegally used race in admissions, discriminating against white and Asian applicants in favor of Black and Latino ones, the Department of Justice alleged Tuesday. The allegations expand the Trump administration’s scrutiny of University of California admissions after similar findings against UC Berkeley’s law school this month and medical schools at…

There was no public indication that things weren’t going well at the nonprofit known as Furget Me Not Purebred Cat Rescue. For years, the Pomona-based organization showcased its work on Facebook, posting photos of new cat owners, rescue operations and the faces of cats and kittens it had saved. But that sunny image took a…

Shares of Irvine-based Eledon Pharmaceuticals Inc. rose 13% on updated long-term data from a Phase 2 trial evaluating tegoprubart, a drug designed to prevent organ transplant rejection.

Beta Bionics today announced a partnership to integrate its automated insulin delivery systems with Maryland-based Senseonic’s Eversence 365 implantable sensor, which is capable of measuring glucose levels for up to one year.

CapRock Partners signed a lease with Trammell Crow Company for 11,138 square feet of office space at The Boardwalk, a nine-story building located at 18565-18575 Jamboree Road in Irvine.

A massive family-owned winery spanning San Joaquin and Sacramento counties is for sale after struggling to survive the Canadian boycott of U.S. alcohol. McManis Family Vineyards, founded in 1990, is selling 3,500 acres of property, including a winery facility in Ripon and 10 vineyards ranging from Clarksburg to outside Modesto. It’s the latest loss amid…

Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency Monday in California in preparation for what state officials say could be a historic El Niño season, directing agencies to stage equipment, protect infrastructure and prepare communities for severe winter weather.

An ordinance giving the city new powers to deny, suspend or revoke a business license for a “problem” commercial enterprise was approved at Tuesday’s meeting of the Stanton City Council.

While deaths, injuries and felonies related to e-bikes continue rising, a debate persists over how to best curb the worsening trend throughout Orange County.