Status Update: Tourism spending hits record $12.5 billion; paper shredding event ahead

Tourism-related spending rose for the fourth straight year to $12.5 billion, according to numbers released April 11 by the OCVA.(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
John Wayne Airport traffic was humming in February as passenger traffic increased 7 percent compared with the same month in 2017.
The airport served 763,505 passengers, up from 711,010, according to a statement. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Alison Grigonis, a senior attorney with Dorsey &