🌱 Communities Cleanup Seedy Motels+ $29M Energy Drink + Honeybees

Hello, OC neighbors! Here's everything you need to know going on in Orange County today.

First, today's weather:

The sun breaking through clouds. A pleasant day. High: 71 Low: 54.

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Here are the top stories today in Orange County:

1. A Newport Beach energy drink raised $29 million in a Series B round of funding. Newport Beach-based A Shoc Energy, which says it makes “a modern performance energy drink,” raised the funds from famous athlete investors including golfer Bryson DeChambeau, New York Yankee Aaron Judge, Los Angeles Dodger Freddie Freeman and skateboarder Paul Rodriguez. A Shoc Energy, founded in 2019, is distributed nationally by Keurig Dr. Pepper. You can read more about this story here: (Orange County Business Journal)
2. Can high school students help save the planet by saving honeybees? About 15 Westminster High School students are helping establish the first high school beekeeping program. The students are hoping to create a sanctuary where six queen bees and 60,000 worker bees can live, work and eventually produce honey, beeswax and other hive by-products. You can read more here: (Facebook)
3. How should California metro areas deal with rundown, seedy motels? Residents are demanding solutions for rundown motels that promote illegal activities and are a source of constant complaints. Anaheim City Council members are cracking down on illegal activity at West Anaheim motels lining Beach Boulevard where there is drug dealing, illegal gambling halls known as slap houses, and prostitution that lead to "assaults, shootings, drug overdoses, deaths, human trafficking and property crimes along the boulevard,” said Planning and Building Director Ted White. In the neighboring city of Stanton, officials have a different approach. They are buying out some Beach Boulevard motels with state grant money to turn them into homeless housing. You can read the full story here: (Voice of OC)

Today in Orange County:

• Easter Celebration — Egg Hunt & Pancake Breakfast 2022: Tustin. (8 a.m.)
• Spring Family Eggstravaganza: Helicopter Egg Drop & Egg Hunts 2022: La Habra. (8 a.m.)
• Easter Hunt & Family Fun Day 2022: Huntington Beach. (9 a.m.)
• Egg-Citement Hunt, Bunny Photos & Petting Zoo, 2022: Yorba Linda. (10 a.m.)
• Teen Volunteer Seed Packing In-Person. (9 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Enjoy Free Films, Music at OC Parks: Here's the summer schedule. (NBC Southern California)
• Dump Truck Flips On 405 Freeway: Blocking two lanes of traffic. (Orange County Patch)
• German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County: "Shiloh update! Hi, everybody! It's me Shiloh. Have you heard the big news?" (Facebook)
• Orange County Sheriff's Department, CA: "Since April is #VolunteerMonth we wanted to introduce you to a few of our amazing volunteers." (Facebook)
• 5 New Homes: For sale in OC. (Orange County Patch)

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— Paula Constance

About me: I am a freelance writer, author, and media producer. I am committed to media projects that empower, engage, and help make the world a better place.