The Insider hears Henry Segerstrom wants a St. Regis near South Coast Plaza

What kind of hotel does Henry Segerstrom want to put on the site of Scott’s Seafood across Bristol Street from South Coast Plaza? A five-star one. Sandi Cain is told that Segerstrom has asked Starwood Hotels (parent of the Westin) to do a feasibility study for making the planned hotel a St. Regis. A St. Regis, of course, is already going up in Dana Point across PCH from the Ritz-Carlton, but luxury hotel chains seem more concerned with expanding than with possible over-saturation,a St. Regis just opened in LA, and earth is being moved for a planned second Ritz-Carlton in OC, at Park Place in Irvine The preliminary finding of the Sun Valley, Idaho fire department: An accident caused the blaze that did millions in damage to George and Judie Argyros’ showcase vacation home. The Argyroses were not in Sun Valley at the time of the fire, but the home has full-time staff and work had been going on, Fire Chief Jeff Carnes said. The intricately built and ornately decorated home has a spectacular view of Sun Valley Golf Course and Mount Baldy; about 20% of the home was destroyed and some keepsakes and art were ruined. Two years ago, Argyros’ prized yacht, the Huntress, was destroyed in a fire Former Arizona Republic publisher John Oppedahl has been named publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle; OC Register publisher Chris Anderson had also been a rumored candidate Only two OCers made California Law Business’ Top 100 list, both Democrat trial lawyers,Wylie Aitken and Mark Robinson What do Bill Clinton, Christie Brinkley and EE RR have in common? They’re among the first people to personally receive a copy of “Old Dog’s Guide for Pups” (St. Martin’s Press) from co-author Mike Rothmiller of Huntington Beach At long last: The stars of Plaza de Cafes, the fantastic food court at Birch and Von Karman in Irvine that gave way 11 months ago to hotel construction, have a new home. You’ll find New Tokyo, Gyro King and Fernando Mexico next to the Daily Grill in the Jamboree Plaza strip mall at Jamboree and Dupont. What took so long? Architect problems and seven months of permitting, said New Tokyo’s Jim Kim: “Irvine city is ok, but the health department is really difficult. It drove us crazy.” By the way, next month is when the Extended Stay America suites are slated to open at the old Plaza de Cafes site.