Santa Ana Considers Giving Executives Annual Pay Range Raises Amid Budget Struggles
Santa Ana executive managers may receive annual pay ranges raises tied to the local consumer price index and other benefits as officials expect to lose tens of millions of dollars in revenue in three years.
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Is Huntington Beach’s E-Bike Program a Model for Orange County?
Officials in Garden Grove are looking to replicate Surf City’s response to unsafe e-bike riders, a program that includes education and a diversion program.
The Great American Write-In is Back in Santa Ana For 38th Anniversary
The yearly tradition draws in hundreds of residents from across the county to write about their beliefs and influence policy making.
Costa Mesa to Consider Tracking Rental Units and Eviction Disputes
Officials are considering launching a registry to track the city’s rental market and requiring landlords to report disputed at-fault eviction notices.
Surf City Looks to Switch Up Land Use Changes As They Lose Zoning Control
It might soon get harder to change zoning in Huntington Beach as city council members look to remove the city’s zoning administration.
Another Orange County City Eyes a Governing Charter
Orange voters could decide if their town will become a charter city this year as local leaders hope to wrap in new taxes in a potential ballot measure to bump up revenue.
OC’s Biggest Headlines After Audit Finds More Shady Spending at County of Orange
A new audit shows former OC Supervisor Andrew Do steered public contracts to businesses connected to a corruption probe, a six-story apartment building comes to Mission Viejo – these are some of the county’s biggest headlines this week.
These Homeless Pets Are Available For Adoption at OC Animal Care
As of March 11, there are 117 dogs and 32 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
Newport Beach to Study Replacing Part of Park with Police Station Amid Pushback
While dozens of residents pushed back on the proposal to demolish part of the sculpture garden, city leaders say they want to keep looking at it.
Why Can’t Orange County’s Brand New $86 Million Mental Health Facility Open?
A new facility set to house over one hundred people struggling with mental health and addiction is stuck in limbo amid a yearslong legal battle.
Free Things to Do: Art and Music Events For Families
A family art event and a bagpipe performance are among many free events offered through public libraries and OC Parks this weekend.
OC Supervisors Say It’s Illegal to Slash Their Salary Hikes
OC Supervisors are largely rejecting a grand jury report critical of their pay hike last year and refusing to return the 25% increase they gave themselves.
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Voice of OC Joins LAist and OC Register on Grantmakers Journalism Panel
Local Publishers gathered to discuss the crisis facing local journalism and its impact on public policy.
Voice of OC Speaks at Laguna Beach LitFest
Voice of OC publisher and editor in chief, Norberto Santana, Jr., joined authors Rosanna Xia and Margaret Garcia at the inaugural Laguna Beach Literary Festival to speak on the importance of the “California Story” and encourage residents to share their own stories.
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