Candidates for OC Supervisor Sound Off on County Creeks
Supervisors are increasingly looking at how to limit the amount of chemicals going into public waterways.
Chicano Mural Cover-Up: Was Santa Ana’s New Pool Opening All About Politics?
Weeks before the November election, questions are swirling about why Santa Ana City Council members held a ribbon cutting ceremony for pools not yet fully open to the public & before artists finished the accompanying preservation of an iconic Chicano mural.
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Teamsters Pause Strike Amid Renewed Negotiations With County Supervisors
The pause sends over 400 workers back to work, potentially reopening the county landfills at full capacity.
Orange County Claims Teamsters Picketers Blocked Landfill Roads
County leaders claim the teamsters are breaking the rules of a strike by blocking up the roads and forcing trash trucks to turn back.
Could Santa Ana Become the Next OC City to Turn off Flock Cameras?
Officials in another Orange County city could be the latest to decide if they want to turn off their automated license plate readers amid growing privacy concerns.
Who Will Be on The Hook to Pay For an Anaheim Resort Overhaul?
Anaheim officials are discussing an overhaul of the Disneyland Resort including connecting the area with the Platinum Triangle area near the Honda Center.
Laguna Beach Doubles Down On Efforts to Save City’s Only Emergency Room
Council members approved $500,000 on Tuesday to fund ongoing efforts to save Laguna Beach’s single emergency room.
Irvine Leaders Look to Cancel Events to Curb Budget Shortfall
City council members canceled their annual bike-riding, open-streets event known as CicloIrvine as they try to save nearly $40 million by mid-2028.
Evacuation Orders Lifted For Norte Fire, 25% Contained
The Norte Fire has been contained by 25% and evacuation zones have been lifted, according to public safety officials.
Fire Flares up in San Clemente near Prima Deschecha Landfill
Evacuation orders went out shortly after noon on Friday, with firefighters asking people to avoid the area.
Meet These Pets Available For Adoption At OC Animal Care
As of Oct. 14, there are 92 dogs and 163 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
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Santana: Why Is a Free Press Not Welcome in Santa Ana?
This year’s election debates are surfacing a dangerous tendency among the majority of council members to avoid press questions.
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Perspectives from Orange County residents, leaders and community groups.
Stockstill: Winter is Coming to Irvine’s Finances
The Irvine City Council continues to grapple with a looming budget deficit. At recent meetings making decisions on even small…
Rynerson: Orange County Power Authority Offers Both More Choice and More Transparency than Southern California Edison
Orange County Power Authority is actually more transparent than Southern California Edison, but it takes a little research to make…
Szabo: Orange County’s Climate Wake-Up Call
For years, climate change was someone else’s problem: melting glaciers, stranded polar bears and disasters scheduled for 2050. Now rising…
Mavrovouniotis: Orange County Has a Retroactive Contract Habit; Are Supervisors Rubber-Stamping the Bureaucracy’s Promises?
Twenty-two times this year, Orange County supervisors approved contracts, payments, and grants after the fact, but the County’s own rules…
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Our eroding coast
High tides, emergency declarations and a super El Niño on the way.
How Orange County’s beach cities are bracing.
