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Orange County News – September 29, 2026

Capistrano Beach and Dana Point brace for more coastal damage as Hurricane Polo approaches: Coastal communities still recovering from Hurricane Marie are bracing for renewed battering as Hurricane Polo's swells move toward Southern California. Marie's earlier pass already forced the demolition of two homes and left eight more red-tagged along the Capistrano Beach shoreline, and officials are warning residents to prepare for additional erosion and flooding risk as Polo's surf arrives.

Rare orca pod spotted off Newport Beach: A pod of Eastern Tropical Pacific orcas — rarely seen this far north — was spotted off Newport Beach, with marine experts pointing to El Niño conditions and Hurricane Polo's offshore disturbance as likely factors pushing unusual wildlife into Southern California waters.

Irvine City Council advances grocery-worker job-retention ordinance: The Irvine City Council voted 5-2 to give initial approval to an ordinance requiring a 90-day job-retention period for grocery workers when a store changes ownership. The measure covers grocery chains with 300 or more employees nationwide, even at Irvine locations under 15,000 square feet, aiming to protect workers during ownership transitions.

Anaheim police union PAC suspends endorsement of Mayor Aitken: The Anaheim Police Association's political action committee suspended its endorsement of Mayor Ashleigh Aitken, the latest development in an ongoing controversy over allegations of racial slurs and comments about sexuality made by the mayor, which surfaced in a mediation letter from her former chief of staff.

한국어 요약

허리케인 폴로 접근에 카피스트라노 비치·다나 포인트 추가 피해 우려: 허리케인 마리로 이미 큰 피해를 입은 해안 지역들이 허리케인 폴로의 너울이 다가오면서 추가 피해를 우려하고 있습니다. 마리로 인해 카피스트라노 비치 해안의 주택 2채가 철거됐고 8채가 레드태그(위험) 판정을 받은 상태에서, 당국은 폴로의 파도로 추가 침식과 침수 위험이 있다고 경고했습니다.

뉴포트비치 앞바다에서 희귀 범고래 무리 포착: 평소 이 지역에서는 보기 힘든 동부열대태평양 범고래 무리가 뉴포트비치 앞바다에서 목격됐습니다. 해양 전문가들은 엘니뇨 현상과 허리케인 폴로로 인한 해양 교란이 남가주 해역으로 희귀 야생동물을 밀어넣은 요인으로 보고 있습니다.

어바인 시의회, 식료품점 근로자 고용유지 조례 1차 승인: 어바인 시의회는 5대 2로 식료품점 소유권이 바뀔 때 근로자에게 90일간 고용유지를 보장하는 조례안을 1차 승인했습니다. 이 조례는 전국적으로 직원 300명 이상인 식료품 체인에 적용되며, 어바인 내 1만5000제곱피트 미만의 소규모 매장도 포함됩니다.

애너하임 경찰노조 정치위원회, 에이킨 시장 지지 보류: 애너하임 경찰협회(Anaheim Police Association) 산하 정치자금위원회(PAC)가 애슐리 에이킨 시장에 대한 지지를 보류했습니다. 전직 비서실장이 제기한 인종 비하 발언 및 성적지향 관련 발언 의혹을 둘러싼 논란이 계속되는 가운데 나온 조치입니다.

Sources: ABC7 Los Angeles, Voice of OC / 출처: ABC7 Los Angeles, Voice of OC

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