Costa Mesa is seeking public input into redeveloping a100-acre portion of a former state hospital into 2,300 units of housing, with 40% for low- and very low-income residents.
Officials shared concerns with the state about the possible impacts of a 15-acre regional emergency operation center on the vacant Harbor Boulevard site, where 2,300 housing units could one day be built.
Nicolas Alexandro Briones, 27, of San Dimas was arrested Sunday morning after Costa Mesa First United Methodist leaders were making a burglary report to police and found him sitting in a chair at the scene.
The new shop 420 Central Newport Mesa on Harbor Boulevard held a Black Friday soft opening that, while modest, was attended by council members and even the city's mayor.