OC High School Playoffs Underway + Can You Afford To Live In OC?

Happy Wednesday to the OC! We've made it to mid-week. Today, we're focusing on CIF Southern Section High School playoff games, vaccination verifications vs. passports in Orange County and more.

Wednesday's Weather:

Expect a partly cloudy day, with highs of 73 and lows of 60. A slight 10 percent chance of precipitation exists, but no need for umbrellas.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Orange County today.

1. Huntington Beach and Corona Del Mar high school tennis teams make up the girls' Open Division for Tennis. Laguna Beach and Costa Mesa are also in the playoffs. Read the full lowdown by Matt Szabo. (Daily Pilot).
2. Mater Dei graduate & University of Hawaii football great Colton Brennan died Tuesday, his family and the Orange County Coroner's Office reported. He was 37. (MORE).
3. Orange County saw its median home price top $1 million, with home prices still climbing, reports show. Could you afford your home right now? (MORE).
4. Hundreds of Orange County residents sign up to denounce Vaccine Passports at the Orange County Board Of Supervisors Meeting, Tuesday. (MORE.)
5. Students demand that Cypress College's president Joanne Schilling step down after not supporting a college professor during a Communications 100C class discussion on police. Read more from reporter Eric Licas (OC Register).

5 Featured Events going on in your neck of the woods:

Vietnamese Pop-Up by Chef My | Thursday Pickup in Eastvale! Chef My from My Fair Kitchen specializes in authentic home-style Vietnamese cuisine made from scratch using recipes she learned from her home in South Vietnam

• Thursday, May 13 at 12:30 pm

Opera Through The Seasons 2021: Casa Romantica, San Clemente Thursday, May 13 at 7:00 pm

Opera Through the Seasons, Starring Liv Redpath and Andrea Zomorodian

• Casa Romantica, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, at Casa Romantica: Thursday & Friday, May 13 & 14, 2021 - 7 p.m.

Rattlesnake Avoidance Training for Dogs Saturday, May 15 at 9:00 am

The people who designed THIS system are Biologists! Your dog will get it in 20 minutes or less (depending on the breed)! Your dog has a magnificent vomeronasal system; take advantage of this great gift! Our team is made up of herpetologists, biologists and dog trainers; there is simply no better company!

• Sepulveda Vista Point, Irvine, CA, 92603
• For more information, visit: animaliaherp.com

Free Food Distribution! Saturday, May 15 at 9:00 am

Saddleback Church is providing food free of charge to families and individuals in need. We are happy to bless families with food once a week at the locations closest to you. Prayers are also provided!

• Savanna High School, 301 North Gilbert Street, Anaheim, CA, 92801

34th Avalon Silent Film Showcase 2021: Catalina Island Saturday, May 15 at 8:00 pm

34th Avalon Silent Film Showcase will occur on Catalina Island, Saturday, May 15, 2021, - 8 p.m.

• Doors open: 7 p.m. at the Catalina Island Museum,217 Metropole Ave., Avalon, CA

See more on the Orange County calendar!

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