Orange County, California Essays

  • The Natural Communities Conservation Planning (NCCP) Act of 1991 and California

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    The Natural Communities Conservation Planning (NCCP) Act of 1991 and California The Natural Communities Conservation Planning (NCCP) Act of 1991 was established by the California Legislature, is directed by the Department of Fish and Game, and is being implemented by the state, and public and private partnerships to protect habitat in California1. As opposed to the single species interpretation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), this act aims at protecting many species using a regional approach

  • Bowers Museum Essay

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    Steven R. James April 23, 2014 INTRODUCTION The Bowers Museum is located in the heart of Downtown Santa Ana at 2002 N. Main Street. The mission of the museum is to “enrich lives through the worlds finest arts and cultures.” It is named after Orange County land developer Charles Bowers, who donated the land after his death. The museum was founded in 1936 by the city of Santa Ana. The mission style building and surrounding accommodations have expanded six times the original size to nearly 100,000

  • Urban Runoff

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    decades tourists and local beach goers have been flocking to Southern California in search of an inviting environment to relax and enjoy all the amenities a coastal climate has to offer. Yet despite the beauty and breathtaking atmosphere, many unforeseen factors may alter your perspective in regards to how frequently you visit these beach locations. In its current state many beach destinations surrounding the Orange County, California area are susceptible to urban runoff bringing copious amounts of pollution

  • Costa Mesa Newcomers Guide

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    proximity to the Santa Ana River made it historically important to earlier settlers and cattle ranchers. Today, that same advantageous location makes Costa Mesa a major player in Orange County, attracting businesses and visitors. It is celebrated as “The City of the Arts,” the capitol of the actions sports industry, and home of Orange County’s top 20 revenue-generating retail centers. This thriving city of about 112,000 residents within a 16-square-mile area. It is a young, educated population, with a median

  • Hiring an Attorney for a School Expulsion Hearing

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    Although it may seem unnecessary to hire an attorney for a school expulsion hearing, the consequences of these hearings can drastically shape your child’s educational future. Section 48900 of the California Education Code outlines several acts that a child can commit to be recommended for expulsion. These include acts committed: • While on school grounds • While going to or coming from school • During the lunch period whether on or off campus • During, or while going to or coming from, a school

  • Influenza Outbreak

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    in 60 deaths. This is a staggering jump from last week's amount of 1200 cases. This week's newest count has prompted city officials to call a special session in order to decide on how to deal with the outbreak in monetary terms. The State of California has already given Irvine all that it can until more Federal Aid can be released. In an overwhelming 5-0 vote the city council decided to divert the money set aside for construction of the new civic center and allocate those funds toward medical

  • Business Plan: Surf and Skate Shop

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    Business Plan: Surf and Skate Shop I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY If I were to start my own business, my dream would be to build a surf and skate shop on the Southern California coast. My business would be located on beachfront property in the surrounding area. This business plan will cover two main subjects, 1: an Analysis of the Business Situation, and 2: the Planned Operation of the proposed business. The first topic will cover the subtopics Trading Area Analysis and Competition in the area for my business

  • Dreams That Never Come

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    different for everyone. For two Sri Lankan immigrant women their dream came when becoming independent as they operated their own day care business. Success was also found for the Vietnamese American immigrants that populate Little Saigon, in orange county California. These people were able to establish a community that exemplified economic and political growth (Trinh Vö 86). Most American find they gained the good life when they have security in the careers, own a home in a goo... ... middle of paper

  • Religion in Southern California

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    Today in California we are blessed with such diversity and ethnical outlooks that make this state what it is today. However, the diversity didn't just popped up out of the ground and grows. It has come from along line of dedication and work, through community and most of all church. Churches like Saddleback, First A. M. E, and now more recently Dream Center and many others. Technology is helping lead the way for many of these churches both new and old. The new ideas of the Southern Californian Protestant

  • Tyler Okonma Thesis

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    Let’s take it back to Ladera Heights, California, 1991. Located in a very big and well recognized city, known as Los Angeles, is the small town only ranging in about 2.49 square miles. At the time, the Ladera population was just at a little over 6,300. In this small town, came an artist that would soon take the streets of Ladera Heights by its neck and run with it. Tyler Gregory Okonma is an american rapper and record producer who has either stole the hearts of the audience or completely shattered

  • Starfish Laguna Restaurant Case Study

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    We have evaluated the Starfish Laguna restaurant, in Laguna Beach, California, in order to arrive at a reasonable market value for a C corporation prospective buyer. We consider the present value of future free cash flows as well as the target weighted average capital cost based on relevant risks and returns. We do not recommend purchasing the restaurant because its long-term debt greatly exceeds its intrinsic value. Starfish Laguna is a full service Asian fusion seafood restaurant. It opened in

  • The Servants of Twilight

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    The Servants of Twilight I recently read a mystery novel called The Servants of Twilight by Dean R. Koontz. Joey Scavello, a six-year-old boy, is the main focus of the book. His mother, Christine Scavello, owns a gourmet shop in Newport Beach, California. Together, the two live in Costa Mesa, a city near Los Angeles. The Church of Twilight, headed by a supposedly psychic woman named Grace Spivey, is the main force against Joey Scavello. Charlie Harrison is a private detective who helps the Scavello

  • Affordable Housing Proposal

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    BACKGROUND In a county where some of the wealthiest people reside, Orange County does include areas where low-income families struggle to afford housing. Since the 2008 recession, federal funds to construct new, less-expensive homes have drastically decreased—the Orange County Register reports it to be 76 percent. Foreclosures enabled most to lose their homes and forced many to join the rental market. This increased the quantity of renters in the county in the past decade. However, rent is not exactly

  • Homeless Shelter Case Study

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    The issue with the suggested location of the homeless shelter is that it is too close to businesses, an elementary school and a park. 1000 N. Kraemer Place is not the adequate location for a homeless shelter, there are businesses nearby and a school 1.9 miles away, this is not safe for children walking home from school. If this shelter were to be opened it would result in major chaos with the children’s parents because the parents will not allow their precious jewels to walk home after school. Aside

  • Social Networking Apps: A Catalyst for Syphilis Spread

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    1. Wake County health officials are claiming that social networking apps are partly to blame for the sharp increase in syphilis cases around the area. According to the state Department of Health and Human Services, As of Friday, March 18th, there has been a recorded 1,113 early syphilis infections that were diagnosed in 2014, in the entire state as well as county, which is a 62 percent increase from the previous year, when 688 cases were reported. The article states that Wake County saw a total of

  • Water in the San Joaquin Valley

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    control, storage management, modification into Madera and Friant-Kern Canals, to stop salty water from abolishing thousands of lands in Sacramento and throughout San Joaquin Delta, as well as deliver masses of water into agricultural lands in 5other counties in the San Joaquin Valley. Furthermore, even though the Friend dam is the first primary purpose of it; it also follows a secondary purpose also. And that would be the Friend Power Authority which has 4 power plants. And within the plants it has

  • orange county choppers

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    Orange County Choppers When I first saw the show, Orange County Choppers, on the Discovery Channel, I was a little bit confused about the premise of it. At first, the show is expressed as one about a family run business that builds custom motorcycles. But then, as I continued to watch the show, it occurred to me that it was intended to be a little bit more. Unlike traditional texts, “The structure of television makes us watch passively.” (The World is a Text, by Jonathan Silverman and Dean Rader

  • 3M Mining Project Proposal

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    mining project would provide measurable benefits to the Shasta County economy. It would also provide much needed revenue to Shasta County, as well as its incorporated cities, and schools. Economic activity would be enhanced through expenditures for construction, maintenance, fees, taxes, capital expenditures, and general day to day operations. Spending by the mine during construction will give a large one time boost to the Shasta County economy, and annual operation costs will provided economic and

  • Toad

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    “The Celebrated Frog of Calaveras County” is a short story by Mark Twain that deals with deception and cleverness. This story is a first person account of an incident in which the (nameless) narrator was tricked by a friend of his into listening to a lengthy story told by the monotonous and lethargic Simon Wheeler. Ironically, the story Wheeler tells regarding the “celebrated jumping frog” is about a man named Jim Smiley who, like the narrator, is beguiled and deceived by another individual. In

  • The Fascinating Town of San Rafael

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    The Fascinating Town of San Rafael As a young child, I would visit my grandparents in Marin County often. My parents would pack my sister and me up in the car, and we would head north from San Francisco to the small town of Novato. The road to Novato took us through San Rafael, where I would always marvel at the one mile stretch of shopping mall that Highway 101 traversed. However, once we were into the hills of wine country and the shopping mall was a distant memory, so too became San Rafael