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Laguna Woods Inches Toward Potential Marijuana Legalization

The Laguna Woods City Council recently approved an ordinance that would regulate cannabis retailers in the city. The ordinance would legalize marijuana storefronts and institute a 10 percent sales tax ...

August 3, 2023BY Carol Cassis

Laguna Woods Taiwanese Church Honors Hero One Year After Mass Shooting

A year ago on May 15, nearly 50 congregants attending their Sunday service in a Laguna Woods church ...

May 16, 2023BY Sophie Li

Orange County’s 500 Homeless Deaths Marked by Interfaith Service

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif.—At the Lutheran Church of the Cross, local faith leaders from Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and Islam, ...

December 24, 2022BY John Fredricks

2022 Primary: Huntington Beach Poised to Approve Cannabis Sales Tax

Although the sale of marijuana is still illegal in Huntington Beach, the city is poised to adopt a ...

June 8, 2022BY Micaela Ricaforte

California Shooting Suspect Mailed Diary to Chinese-Language Newspaper Before Attack

The man who allegedly killed one person and injured five more in a mass shooting at a Taiwanese ...

May 19, 2022BY Vanessa Serna

Laguna Woods Places Retail Cannabis Tax Measure on November Ballot

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif.—Residents in the City of Laguna Woods can expect to see a measure to tax cannabis ...

May 18, 2022BY Micaela Ricaforte

Accused Laguna Woods Church Shooter Found to Be From Taiwan

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 68-year-old man accused of opening fire inside a Laguna Woods church, killing one person, and ...

May 18, 2022BY City News Service

Dr. John Cheng Remembered by Friends and Patients as ‘Best Doctor’ and ‘Hero’

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—Residents and patients are mourning Dr. John Cheng outside of his office in Aliso Viejo, California, ...

May 18, 2022BY John Fredricks

Accused Laguna Woods Church Shooter Charged With Capital Murder, 9 Other Counts

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A Taiwanese immigrant accused of opening fire inside a Laguna Woods church, killing one person and ...

May 17, 2022BY City News Service

Community Mourns Heroic Death of John Cheng in California Church Shooting

John Cheng, 52, a family practice physician with South Bay Medical Group in Aliso Viejo, was shot to ...

May 16, 2022BY Brandon Drey

California Church Shooting ‘Politically Motivated’ Over China–Taiwan Tensions

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif.—The suspected gunman in a deadly attack at a Southern California church on May 15 was ...

May 16, 2022BY Vanessa Serna

Suspect ID’d in Laguna Woods Church Shooting That Killed 1, Injured 5

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif.—An investigation continued Monday, May 16, to determine the reason an Asian man allegedly shot one ...

May 16, 2022BY City News Service

California Church Congregants Hogtied Shooting Suspect Until Police Arrived

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif.—Taiwanese parishioners likely saved many after they hogtied a gunman who opened fire, killing one and ...

May 15, 2022BY Vanessa Serna

One Dead, 5 Injured in Shooting at Southern California Church

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif.—Taiwanese churchgoers tackled and hogtied a gunman at an Orange County church on May 15, cutting ...

May 15, 2022BY Vanessa Serna

Laguna Woods to Vote on Cannabis Tax

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif.—The Laguna Woods City Council voted 4–1 on April 20 to move forward a tax on ...

April 21, 2022BY Carol Cassis

300 Potentially Hazardous Pine Trees Sparking Concerns, Debates in Laguna Woods

Correction: The tree inspection and removal evaluation were initiated by the retirement community, instead of the Laguna Woods ...

March 14, 2022BY Brandon Drey

Cannabis Retail Gains Momentum in Orange County

If the November election was an indicator, 2021 could mark a turning point for cannabis sales in Orange ...

November 16, 2020BY Chris Karr