🌱 Tesla Driver Close Call+ Fire Downed Power Lines + Big Tustin Deal

Good morning, Orange County! Here's everything you need to know to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Low clouds, then sun. High: 69. Low: 49.

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Here are the top stories today in Orange County:

1. It was a close call for a Tesla driver who landed on the rocks at Dana Point Harbor, just a few feet from plunging into the harbor. The driver accidentally hit the gas instead of the brakes, propelling the car onto the rocky embankment near the water’s edge around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 7. There was no word whether the driver was visiting the harbor, or was from Orange County! You can read the full story here: (OC Register)
2. Firefighters from the Orange County Fire Department had to keep themselves and residents safe from downed power lines while fighting a residential garage fire. OC firefighters quickly knocked down the blaze in the 12000 block of Maypole Drive in Garden Grove. Firefighters said the garage had "excessive storage". (Facebook)
3. An Irvine developer bought a 90K sf building in Orange County for $19.3 million. The 90,000-square-foot industrial building in Tustin was sold by an affiliate of Orange County Research Center, which had paid $4.9 million for the property in 2003. Panattoni Development, an Irvine-based global industrial developer, bought the building on 3.6 acres of land at 14351 Myford Road, through a limited liability company with ties to Revantage, a Blackstone-owned lender based in Chicago, the Orange County Business Journal reported. Plans for the site were not revealed and development plans have not been filed with the city. You can read more here: (The Real Deal)

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Today in Orange County:

• Floral Class: Hanakubari 100% Compostable Arrangement 10 a.m. (10 a.m.)
• Admission Tickets - Sherman Library & Gardens. (10:30 a.m.)
• Toddler Storytime at Canyon Hills Library. (11 a.m.)
• Toddler Stories & Playtime at East Anaheim. (11:30 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Orange County Fire Authority: "Neighbors called 911 just before 10:00 p.m. tonight to report flames at a home covered with a fumigation tent in the 28000 block of Estima in Mission Viejo. Firefighters simultaneously mitigated potential chemical exposure hazards while ..." (Facebook)
• Orange County Register: "Want to earn $110,000 a year driving a truck in your first year? On Thursday, Walmart announced it is boosting the pay for its private fleet of truck drivers, which includes more than 1,400 in California." (Facebook)
• Orange County Restaurants Shut Down: By health inspectors (March 31-April 8) (OCRegister)

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— Paula Constance

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