Orange County Community Foundation’s 2025 Annual Meeting brought together roughly 650 community leaders, partners, and philanthropists to celebrate its accomplishments and share its goals for the future. OC World was honored at that event to be recognized as a new media partner for a six-part documentary series titled “The Power of Community,” which will air this year on KLCS-PBS. OC World would like to thank our sponsors, underwriters, supporters, guest hosts, families and friends for their continued support for Orange County’s only nonprofit multimedia company.

Dick Metz has spent decades protecting surf history. Now SHACC is entering its next chapter. Legendary surfer Dick Metz opened The Surf Heritage and Culture Center (SHACC) in 1999. It moved to San Clemente in 2004. SHACC has been referred to as the “Smithsonian” for the surf culture. Last December, SHACC closed escrow on an historic building at 239 Broadway downtown Laguna Beach. The move is funded by donations and the sale of the San Clemente property, with strong community and industry backing. 🎥 SHACC Executive Director Jeff Alter explains what the future of the heritage and culture center will look like when it opens summer 2026.

A major chapter in OC surf history is officially turning the page. According to the OC Register, it’s official — the Surf Heritage and Culture Center (SHACC) in San Clement closed escrow on Monday 14 December on its new location at 239 Broadway in Laguna Beach (the old Laguna Drug/Sprouse-Reitz site). OC World announced the move earlier this year. SHACC was opened in 1999 by Dick Metz and a group of founding partners. It moved to San Clemente in 2004 and over the years has been referred to as the “Smithsonian” for the surf culture. Read the full story

Orange County Community Foundation’s 2025 Annual Meeting brought together roughly 650 community leaders, partners, and philanthropists to celebrate this year’s accomplishments and share its goals for the future. OC World was honored to be recognized as a new OCCF partner for a six-part documentary series titled “The Power of Community,” which will air on KLCS-PBS in 2026. Photo 1: Longstanding Community Advisor Marshall Kaplan (seated); James Loss, El Sol Foundation Board Member; Monique Daviss, Executive Director, El Sol Science & Arts Academy of Santa Ana; Manuel Gomez and Scott Hays, Co-Founders of OC World. Photo 2: Manuel Gomez, Shelley Hoss (CEO for OCCF), Keith Swayne, and Scott Hays.