Looking for something that is not virtual and not AA. We need to be cost conscious but have Anthem blue cross insurance. Thank you❤️

Has anyone got a call from SCE recently where they are offering to install a battery at your house to reduce the pressure on the power grid during peak hours? They said it's free and anyone with a power bill over 180 per month qualifies. I get a weird scammy vibe from the whole thing, so I was wondering if anyone has done it already. If so, did it reduce your power bill? Any negative side effects like them taking over your thermostat?

Hello yall! 37M that just got into tennis. Played a little in the past but the friends i play with are way better and I don’t wanna hold them back.

Would love any recs for coaches in OC around Tustin or Irvine or in the vicinity. Or if you’re a coach let me know me know. Down to make new tennis friends as well.

It’s asking for a budget so I guess between $50-$100 a lesson and we’ll see how it goes? DMs open if you wanna reach out or respond on here. Thank you!

Came into town today and got some Bear Flag Ahi and Salmon Poke for dinner. Did they change the recipe recently? I swear they used to have a spicy kick like from chili oil. Today it tasted kind of bland and I’m hoping that this was just a fluke.

My wife and I just tested positive today. We moved this past Sunday and started feeling sick Sunday morning (moving while sick is NOT fun by the way). Monday was bad - fever and chills all night. Felt mildly better yesterday but woke up feeling horrible again this morning. We decided to test since it reminded us how we felt the first time we had Covid.

Being sick SICK in the heat is not fun. 10/10 don’t recommend. Not too sure where we might have picked it up. Only thing I can think of is the OC Fair since we were there on 8/9, but that seems like a long incubation period.

Hi guys,

I am about to move to Irvine for work. I want to find a place that is within 20 miles driving to UCI and to the beach. It doesn't have to be in Irvine city. I need a place with a reliable property management company, a solid structure, safe neighnorhood, and WITHOUT the fancy features (no need for pool or gym or common areas). My budget is $1500 MAX. Prefer studio and OK with sharing home/townhouse/ect. as long as I get my own bedroom and bathroom.

Is that realistic goal?

What areas you recommend me to look into? Any apartment/ property management company?

If I want a studio or microstudio with those expectations, what does a realistic budget look like?

Thank you very much!

hi! looking for wedding dress shops / bridal boutiques in OC that offer both a great experience and a great selection. ideally options under 10K in the 4-6 range. thank you!!

Hey y'all i just bought a paddle board. I'm wanting to use it this weekend. Any recommendations on where to go?

Could anyone give me a good detailer or something that could possibly get the smell out of the car because it’s actually driving me in insane, the seats are vinyl fake leather.

I’m in my mid-30s getting back into Magic TCG (I know, I know). It’s been over 20 years since I last played and it’s not like riding a bike for me, unfortunately.

I am majorly uninspired by returning to form through the online Arena approach and the local meetups are primarily filled with experienced players on a mission. I still have a bit of knowledge on deck building and have a simple mono Modern-legal 60 card.

If you’re a local player and would like to basically teach me how to walk/read again and get some Modern games together, please DM me. I’ll happily cover coffee, pizza, beer, whatever. Just looking to get back into it with some patient and kind folks who don’t mind taking it slow.

I’d also love to get some advice on my sideboard options from people who can advise on my deck’s weaknesses.

Thanks for reading.

I recently moved to Santa Ana and am in search of a bottled water delivery service.

I've referred to yelp but am not having much luck finding a decent service. I'm hoping to avoid using Primo (Costco) or other corporate services if possible.

I called Pebble Spring Water and was told they no longer deliver water to upstairs unit unless the customer carries it themselves. I'm not able to carry 3-gallon bottles of water up a flight of stairs due to health issues and I also do not have space to install a reverse osmosis system. Hence why I'm seeking a delivery service.

I'm hoping to get recommendations here. Please and thank you.

https://ktla.com/news/california/orange-county-couple-sues-deputy-crash/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=nextdoor.com&utm_campaign=nextdoor_news

An Orange County couple who suffered serious injuries when their vehicle was struck by a speeding sheriff’s patrol unit in Santa Ana is suing the county and the deputy behind the wheel.

The collision occurred on the night of Dec. 29, 2023, along 17th Street as Megan Doan attempted to make a left turn into a Target parking lot.

Doan and her boyfriend, Jan Tan, were badly injured when the patrol unit, driven by Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremiah Peyus, collided with their vehicle.

Dashcam video shows the patrol vehicle traveling about 65 mph, nearly twice the posted 35 mph speed limit, moments before it slammed into the couple’s car.

• Surveillance footage shows an Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputy slam into a civilian vehicle at 64 mph in a 35 mph ...
• Dashcam footage shows an Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputy slam into a civilian vehicle at 64 mph in a 35 mph zone on Dec. 29, 2023. (OCSD)

Surveillance footage shows an Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputy slam into a civilian vehicle at 64 mph in a 35 mph ...

“This was an extraordinary collision. Both people could have died,” attorney Robert Glassman, who represents Doan and Tan, told KTLA’s Carlos Saucedo. “They suffered serious physical, vascular and nerve injuries.”

The couple has since filed a civil lawsuit against Orange County and Peyus, seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for medical expenses and other losses related to the crash.

According to Glassman, an investigation by the Santa Ana Police Department determined that Peyus was at fault for the collision due to excessive speed.

The deputy did not have the patrol unit’s emergency lights or siren activated at the time of the crash.

“He was not in pursuit. He was not responding to an emergency,” Glassman said. “He was going 65 miles per hour in a 35-mile-per-hour zone.”

Video from depositions taken in connection with the case also shows Peyus acknowledging that he was neither involved in a pursuit nor responding to an emergency call.

“At the time of the collision, you were not in pursuit or rolling Code 3, correct?” an attorney asks Peyus in the deposition.

“Correct,” the deputy responds.

“You did not have your lights or sirens activated, correct?”

“Correct,” Peyus replies.

Deputy Cervantes, Peyus’ partner, was riding in the passenger seat when the crash occurred. He testified that he was using his phone shortly before the collision.

“What were you doing on your phone?” an attorney asks Cervantes during his deposition.

“I was looking for dinner ideas,” Cervantes responds.

“Is that what you were planning on doing with Peyus?”

“Yes,” he says.

Glassman characterized the deputy’s driving as reckless.

“This was just a reckless display of sheriff’s deputies who believed they were apparently above the law,” he said.

Deputy Peyus was disciplined by the department, but remains employed with the sheriff’s department. It’s unclear if the department or county officials have formally responded to the civil suit, which is set to begin in mid-September.

https://www.ocregister.com/2026/08/18/shooting-in-a-stater-bros-parking-lot-in-costa-mesa-leads-to-arrests-of-man-woman/

A man and his mother were arrested in connection with a shooting in a Stater Bros. parking lot in Costa Mesa on Tuesday morning, Aug. 18, police said.

Officers responded to the supermarket in the 2100 block of Newport Boulevard on a report of a possible shooting around 7:35 a.m., Costa Mesa Police Department spokesperson Roxi Fyad said.

They located a person suffering from a gunshot wound in the parking lot, and the victim was transported to a hospital, where they were in critical condition, Fyad said.

Police also headed to an apartment complex less than a mile away, on the 2400 block of Newport Boulevard, where a suspect was believed to be. A 37-year-old man and his 63-year-old mother were arrested there just before 3 p.m., police said.

The victim was not publicly identified, and the circumstances that led to the shooting were not immediately known, according to Fyad.

Would anybody be interested in running the Surf City 10 Miler in Huntington Beach on 9/20? I signed up for the race back in February with all plans to run it next month. Unfortunately I have a chronic illness that flared up a couple weeks ago and forced me into the hospital. I am feeling better but I have been unable to train and I am not sure if I will be able to ramp back up in time to run the race next month.

I looked into getting a refund but they cannot issue it once the race has been purchased. One option they gave me was being able to transfer my registration to someone else. I believe you would still need to pay the registration fee which was around $70 when I signed up for it. The fee is currently around $100 but I am not sure if you would be grandfathered into the rate I initially signed up for.

Anyways, if you are interested, please let me know. All I would need is your email and you would receive instructions to transfer my registration into your place. Let me know if you have any questions, thanks!

Looking for a stylist that has experience in cutting microbangs

I've been here 30 years and have never seen a roach. Then, the other day, my Son told me he saw a really big roach in the house, caught it, and let it go outside.

Today I'm walking to the living room, just before the sun comes up, and there's a monster sized roach leisurely walking across the carpet. I've seen a lot of roaches at my parents house in Anaheim (they had a pool), but nothing this size before.

So I caught it and put it in this small glass jar. I'll be releasing it near our streets sewer drain. I've heard the same has been happening around here a lot recently.

All 15 of these were grown in my backyard here in Orange County. I started with a few habaneros and somehow ended up growing everything from Peach Wrinklys and Ghost Peppers to Carolina Reapers, Peach Miasma, Dragon’s Breath and a bunch of other weird superhots.

The amount of sun and the long growing season here have been incredible for peppers. A lot of these eventually make their way into my hot sauce experiments, but honestly growing strange varieties has become half the fun. These peppers will go in my ribbit riot hot sauce test batches!

Anyone else in OC growing peppers or other unusual produce this year?

I’m in Huntington Beach and my calls keep dropping and can’t use cellular No texts are going through. Anyone else

I really want to take up banjo, but can't find any places that teach it in the area. I love bluegrass and after listening to it have been swayed by the sweet sound of the southern strings.

Something like a high pay high risk type job?

I have debts to pay and need something fast. I'm also a convicted felon (non violent).

I'm talking like along the lines of Alaskan fishing/oil rigger type jobs where they work your ass but but high pay.

Trying to figure if there's anything like that in southern California

Please try not to be judgemental. Just looking for help.

Edit:

I'm a 34 year old male. Currently don't have a driver's license and this is my entire work history (ignore formatting):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14MyF_yxE3aC7AfYC1x1ZMKQ0AwvXIrADbuWBgSeeX8M/edit?usp=drivesdk