Jones, Samueli, Snyder-Ellingson, Other OC Execs Mobilize Against Human Trafficking

Orange County’s affluence has made the area a desirable place to travel, settle down and start a company. Its wealth, however, has also attracted a more sinister business: human trafficking.

Fitness Mogul Augie Nieto’s Fight Against ALS Lives On

Most people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) don’t survive three years past their diagnosis, but most people aren’t Augie Nieto. The Orange County native and his wife, Lynne, spent about $250,000 a year on the care and technology he needed to survive and communicate once he lost his ability to speak.

The police mistook Peter Mares for a gang member. His family was devastated.

Peter Mares spent much of his childhood outside. He went on bike rides with his friends from Telfair Elementary School in Pacoima, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. He played marbles on the sidewalk with his four older sisters. He ate cherry tomatoes straight off the vine from his grandmother’s backyard garden.

Chapman Launches $500M Campaign

After singing and dancing the tunes of “You Can’t Stop the Beat” from musical Hairspray, “You Will Be Found” from Dear Evan Hansen and Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero,” performing arts students at Chapman University took their final bow on Saturday, Feb. 11, on behalf of the Orange-based university’s annual fundraising gala that features a Broadway-style show.

Bugatti, Larry Sands Debut Luxe Eyewear Collection

Eyewear pioneer Larry Sands is secretive about how he crafted his new collection of sunglasses for French ultra-luxe carmaker Bugatti.

“If I told you that, I’d have to kill you,” the 84-year-old told the Business Journal with a laugh.