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Orange County News – September 23, 2026

Southern California is warming up, with temperatures climbing to the low 90s Wednesday, while forecasters are also watching Hurricane Polo for possible surf and rip-current impacts along the coast in early October.

A suspected pipe bomb was found in a car during a drug-related arrest, prompting an approximately two-hour evacuation of the Orchard Hills shopping center in Irvine while authorities investigated. No injuries were reported.

A confidential mediation letter alleges Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken made racist remarks and repeated comments about the sexual orientation of her chief of staff, Berenice Ballinas. The city is reviewing the allegations, and the mayor has not directly denied them.

Costa Mesa's city council approved a 2,300-unit redevelopment of the Fairview Developmental Center site, including 920 affordable units. A dispute over golf-course access was resolved by routing an alternate access road around the development.

Newport Beach has shipped ballots for its November 3 special election despite the California Secretary of State questioning the election's legality and threatening a lawsuit over the matter.

한국어 요약

남가주 지역은 수요일 기온이 90도(약 32도) 초반까지 오르며 무더워질 전망이다. 기상 당국은 10월 초 허리케인 폴로가 해안 서핑 및 이안류에 영향을 줄 가능성도 주시하고 있다.

마약 관련 체포 과정에서 차량 안에서 사제 파이프 폭탄으로 의심되는 물체가 발견되어, 어바인 오처드힐스 쇼핑센터가 약 2시간 동안 대피 조치됐다. 부상자는 없었다.

비공개 조정 서한에 따르면 애슐리 에이킨 애너하임 시장이 인종차별적 발언을 하고, 비서실장 베레니스 발리나스의 성적 지향에 대한 발언을 반복했다는 의혹이 제기됐다. 시는 해당 의혹을 검토 중이며, 시장은 이를 직접 부인하지 않았다.

코스타메사 시의회는 페어뷰 개발장애인센터 부지에 2,300세대(저소득층 920세대 포함) 규모의 재개발을 승인했다. 골프장 접근로를 둘러싼 갈등은 우회 도로를 신설하는 방식으로 해결됐다.

뉴포트비치는 캘리포니아 주 국무장관이 선거의 적법성에 의문을 제기하고 소송을 예고했음에도, 11월 3일 특별선거를 위한 투표용지 발송을 시작했다.

Sources: ABC7 LA, KTLA, Hoodline, Voice of OC, TimesOC

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