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Orange County News — September 19, 2026

A jury ordered Uber to pay $40 million to the parents of an Orange County woman killed after her driver left her stranded on a freeway. Emily Normandin-Parker was fatally struck after being dropped off on SR-73 by an Uber driver in 2023; the verdict, awarded this week, is one of the largest ever against the ride-hailing company in a passenger-safety case.

Anaheim's city council is holding closed-door sessions this week to pick a new city manager. The search follows Jim Vanderpool's resignation in February amid renewed scrutiny over special-interest influence at City Hall; council members are meeting Monday and Tuesday to interview candidates.

Newport Beach is racing to organize a court-ordered special election with no help from the county. A judge ordered three developer-backed measures — expanded transparency rules, eight-year council term limits, and a shift to district elections — onto a November 3 ballot. With only about 50 days to prepare, the county registrar declined to assist, citing its own election deadlines, so the city must run an all-mail vote on its own for the first time in decades.

Thousands of volunteers turned out across Orange County on Saturday for California Coastal Cleanup Day. Huntington Beach moved several of its cleanup sites this year; volunteers gathered at beaches countywide to clear trash and debris from the coastline.

한국어 요약

2023년 우버 운전자가 오렌지카운티의 SR-73 고속도로에 승객을 내려준 뒤 그 승객(에밀리 노먼딘-파커)이 차에 치여 숨진 사건과 관련해, 배심원단이 우버에 유족에게 4천만 달러를 배상하라는 평결을 내렸습니다.

애너하임 시의회는 이번 주 비공개 회의를 열어 새 시티매니저를 선정하고 있습니다. 특혜 논란 속에 지난 2월 사임한 짐 밴더풀 전 시티매니저의 후임을 찾는 절차로, 월·화 이틀간 후보자 면접이 진행됩니다.

뉴포트비치는 카운티의 도움 없이 법원 명령에 따른 특별선거를 준비하고 있습니다. 판사는 투명성 강화, 시의원 8년 임기 제한, 선거구제 전환 등 개발업체가 후원한 3개 발의안을 11월 3일 투표에 올리도록 명령했으나, 카운티 선거관리국은 자체 선거 일정을 이유로 지원을 거부했습니다. 약 50일 만에 전면 우편투표 방식으로 시가 독자적으로 선거를 치러야 하는 상황입니다.

지난 토요일 캘리포니아 해안 정화의 날을 맞아 오렌지카운티 전역 해변에서 수천 명의 자원봉사자가 참여했으며, 헌팅턴비치는 올해 일부 정화 장소를 변경했습니다.

Sources: ABC7 LA, Voice of OC, Voice of OC, Caltrans

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