Lack of Fencing Along Ortega Highway Kills Two More Mountain Lions in OC
Repeated mountain lion deaths along highways raise questions about protective measures like fencing.
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Free Things to Do: Movie Screenings and Educational Events
A screening of “The Devil Wears Prada” and educational events on food preservation, gardening and literacy are among several free events offered this weekend.
Surf City Studies New Restrictions for on Major Residential Remodels
While city leaders are looking to limit expansion of existing residential neighborhoods, they’re facing a mandate from both state leaders and courts to approve new housing.
Costa Mesa Backs Off Rental Registry
Officials on Tuesday backed away from further exploring a rental registry and tracking eviction complaints filed in court amid pushback from landlords and apartment interest groups.
Can OC’s Transportation Services Keep Up With the Senior Wave?
As Orange County cities make cuts to their local senior mobility programs, county leaders grapple with a growing population of older adults.
Aliso Viejo Library to Reopen After Two Years
The branch is set to reopen later this month after renovation delays pushed the Aliso Viejo Library’s reopening to almost two years, leaving some local residents without a public library.
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.
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.
INSIDE THE NEWSROOM
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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