🌱 'Fast & Furious' Actors Speak Out + OC Marathon Surprise Proposal

Hello, OC! Here's everything you need to know today in town today.

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Areas of low clouds, then sunny. High: 74 Low: 54.

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Here are the top stories in Orange County today:

1. Actors from the movie, 'Fast & Furious' are speaking out against street racing in a new Orange County PSA campaign. District Attorney Todd Spitzer launched a national campaign about the dangers of street racing this weekend with actors Sun Kang from the movie franchise, and Cody Walker, brother of the late Paul Walker, who died tragically in a speeding Porsche accident in 2013. (FOX 11 Los Angeles)
2. A runner proposed to his girlfriend after completing the OC Marathon. When Garret Gahn crossed the finish line, he asked girlfriend Aurora Rodriguez to meet him to congratulate him on running his first race. At the finish line, he surprised her with a new beginning by dropping to one knee with a ring and a marriage proposal. She said yes! (KTLA Los Angeles)
3. What's similar and different between the Stagecoach and Coachella music festivals in 2022? Both festivals returned this spring after a three-year pandemic break to the Empire Polo Club in Indio on consecutive weekends. The music at Coachella features pop music artists, with headliners such as Harry Styles and Billie Eilish. It has a younger, trendy, internet fashion crowd. Stagecoach is a country music-themed festival for all ages. Festivalgoers bring beach chairs and listen to headliners, like Thomas Rhett and Carrie Underwood. Both served beer, but the Budweiser Clydesdales visited Stagecoach a few days before the show. (OC Register)

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Today in Orange County:

• Library Travelogue! — Huntington Beach Public Library. (All Day)

From my notebook:

• Mother's Day Brunch & Dinner 2022: Orange County restaurant specials. (Orange County Patch)
• South Orange County Blood Drives: In May 2022. (South OC Beaches)
• Orange County Fire Authority: "Firefighters coordinated a quick-fire attack from multiple sides to knock down an interior and exterior fire at a residence in Santa Ana today." (Facebook)
• South Orange Public Library: "Come on over to SOPL today from 1-4 p.m. for the Mother’s Day Jewelry Sale brought to you by the Friends of SOPL!" (Instagram)

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