🌱 Drastic Drop In Car Sales + O.C. Fair Hiring +'Botched' Star Home

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Here are the top stories today in Orange County:

1. Three Orange County automakers reported a drastic drop in May car sales, ranging from 28 percent to 64 percent compared with the previous year. Steep sales declines were reported by Orange County-based automakers Kia America Inc., Hyundai Motor America and Mazda North American Operations. The car makers said lost sales "were the result of semiconductor shortages and international lockdowns impacting the global automotive market," according to Reuters. Genesis, the luxury brand of Hyundai, didn’t immediately report their sales for May. (Orange County Business Journal)
2. The O.C. Fair announced it will be hiring hundreds of employees at a June 4 event. "It takes hundreds of people to run the O.C. Fair each summer," organizers said. There are many open positions, from ticket sales and parking and carnival rides to ushers and assistants for live entertainment. There are also openings for exhibit installers and attendants, maintenance and landscape workers, office positions and costumed characters. The 2022 OC Fair hiring event will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, June 4, at the O.C. Fair & Event Center – Lot F, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Applicants must be 16 or older, and bringing a resume is recommended but not required. For information on available jobs or to RSVP for the hiring event, visit ocfair.com. (OCRegister)
3. “Botched” television show co-star and plastic surgeon Paul Nassif paid $14 million for a 6-bedroom, 10-bath French Provincial-style estate at The Strand at Headlands in Dana Point. Karen Conley of Re/Max Coastal Homes represented Nassif, and the undisclosed seller was represented by Tim Smith and Jeff Golden of Coldwell Banker Realty. The ocean-view estate was built by Costa Mesa's RDM General Contractors, interiors were designed by the Coronado Design Group, and Daniel Stewart provided landscaping. You can read more about this story here: (Subscription/Orange County Business Journal)

Today in Orange County:

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From my notebook:

• Orange County area pets up for adoption: Dogs, cats, and more. (Orange County Patch)
• Garden Grove's Free Outdoor Movie Series: Begins with "Sing 2" on Friday, June 17. (Orange County Breeze)
• Sole Black Owned Winery in Orange County and Central Coast: Helps a different charity every month through "Wine Flights." (PR Newswire)
• Orange County Register: "Hundreds of students from inland elementary schools visited Huntington State Beach as part of the Kids Ocean Day to learn about ocean pollution and its impacts on the environment." (Orange County Register via Facebook)
• Orange County area: Five open houses. (Orange County Patch)

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— Paula Constance

About me: Paula is a freelance writer, author, and award-winning media producer. She is committed to media projects that empower, engage, and help make the world a better place.

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