🌱Hit-And-Run + Hero Neighbor + Irvine Ranch Uplift + Bait Cars

Rise and shine, Orange County! It's me, Paula Constance, your host of the Orange County Daily. Thank you for your feedback, suggestions, and likes. Please share with friends and neighbors if you see something in the Orange County Daily they may like to know. Here's everything you need to know happening in O.C. to start your day.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy with sun today. High: 68. Low: 51.

Here are the top stories today in Orange County:

1. Police are asking for your help to find the driver of a car that struck and killed a pedestrian in Stanton early Sunday morning. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, the incident took place around 2:45 a.m. The pedestrian was a woman in her 50s. Police say a car believed to be a 2007 to 2009 Toyota Camry left the scene after striking the woman before deputies arrived. Anyone with information is asked to call the OCSD Dispatch at 714-647-7000. You can read more here: (orangecountytribune.com)
2. Bravo to a heroic neighbor, who is credited with saving a man's life after he heard cries for help. According to the Orange County Fire Authority, a blaze broke out at a home in the 13000 block of Thunderbird Drive around 1:30 p.m., northwest of Seal Beach and Westminster boulevards. The citizen heard his neighbor yelling for help and immediately ran over, helping him escape from his home and the fire. You can read more here:(orangecountytribune.com)
3. If you look at the hillside around you, you just may be seeing the clash of the earth's plates miles beneath the place you are looking at. Hills that are "pushed up" from deep collisions underneath the ground, that is from geologic uplift. You can see a great example of this in the Irvine Ranch Open Space, according to a recent Instagram post by OC Parks. Geologists say you can tell when uplift has occurred because layers of the "pushed up" hill are at an angle. If you know what to look for, you can see where land was pushed up in the landscape around us. (Instagram)
4. There's more than one way to catch a thief, and Costa Mesa wants catalytic converter thieves to know they have set the bait. When thefts of catalytic converters more than doubled in the city in one year, Costa Mesa Police announced they would have bait cars that are monitored by undercover officers waiting for catalytic-converter thieves. Police set up electronic signs on Newport Boulevard and Fair Drive, and Adams Avenue and Albatross Drive, announcing “BAIT CARS IN THE AREA.” The Police Department said in a Facebook post that the operation to catch the would-be thieves kicked off on Thursday, Jan. 13. Other agencies have used bait programs to discourage car thieves, and in Anaheim, police set up bait boxes with tracking devices to arrest package thieves. You can read more here: (OC Register)

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Today in Orange County:

• ICC Club Wars During Lunch (Student Activities). (All Day)
• TEACHER/STUDENT HOLIDAY (K - 12) — Irvine High. (All Day)
• Library Travelogue! — Huntington Beach Public Library. (All Day)
• Parent Teacher Conferences (Minimum Day for Students) (Events). (All Day)
• Teacher/Student Holiday (K - 12) — Irvine Adult Transition Programs. (All Day)
• Tutorial (Student Activities) — Pacifica High. (All Day)
• HBUHSD FIELD TRIP BLACK OUT (Events). (All Day)
• PRLW (Parent Learning Walk) #1 — Anaheim High. (8:45 a.m.)
• ACT WorkKeys: On-Site — Anaheim Workforce Connection. (9 a.m.)
• Strategic Training @ Do (Pijl). (9 a.m.)
• Grow Your Solo Business — 10 Power Tips. (10 a.m.)
• FV Chamber Board of Directors Meeting. (10 a.m.)
• APA Musical Theatre Guild Fundraiser (MOD Pizza) (Events). (10:30 a.m.)
• Winter Storytime (Taft) — Orange Public Library — Kids. (10:30 a.m.)
• 1st & 3rd Tuesday Leads Group — Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce. (11:45 a.m.)
• Principal's mtg. 1-4 p.m. ACR (Pijl). (1 p.m.)
• Selling Your Strengths in an Interview: On-Site. (1 p.m.)
• Workforce Solutions: On-Site — Anaheim Workforce Connection. (2:30 p.m.)
• #athletics: Boys Soccer vs Valley HS (Orange League). (2:45 p.m.)
• #athletics: Girls Soccer @ Valley HS (Orange League). (2:45 p.m.)
• #athletics: Boys Basketball vs Valley HS (Orange League) @Anaheim HS. (3 p.m.)
• #athletics: Girls Basketball vs Valley HS (Orange League). (3 p.m.)
• Girls JV Basketball @ FUHS — Sunny Hills High School. (3 p.m.)
• Girls Frosh Basketball vs FUHS — Sunny Hills High School. (3 p.m.)
• Rho Kappa Presents: Neutral Ground Screening. (3 p.m.)
• Girls JV/V Soccer @ FUHS — Sunny Hills High School. (3 p.m.)
• Girls JV Water Polo @ TRHS — Sunny Hills High School. (3:15 p.m.)
• #athletics: Girls Water polo vs Valley HS (Orange League). (3:15 p.m.)
• Soccer buena park @ NICOLAS (Events). (3:30p.m.)

From my notebook:

• German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County: "Available for adoption: meet Callie. Fluffy and sweet, 3-month-old Callie loves to play and have fun." (Facebook)
• Orange County Register: "The Los Angeles County Fire Department will host the service for Firefighter Jonathan Flagler of San Clemente at the Cottonwood Church in Los Alamitos on Friday, Jan. 21." (Facebook)
• Orange County Register: "The annual ALT (98.7 FM) fest took over The Forum in Inglewood Saturday night." (Facebook)
• YCP Orange County: "Come join us this Wednesday for 2022's first Executive Speaker Series event featuring Rhyan Ramirez." (Facebook)

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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. My most interesting job? Working with Imagineering for The Walt Disney Company.