Grand Jury Warns Against Closing Any OC Landfills
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All three county landfills should stay open, the panel said, to prevent costs from increasing and additional traffic congestion in communities near still-operating garbage dumps.
Anaheim police chief
Anaheim Council to Consider Head of UCI Police for City Police Chief
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If city council members approve his appointment Tuesday, Jorge Cisneros, the chief of the University of California, Irvine police department, will become Anaheim Police Chief in mid-July.
minimum wage
Anaheim Council to Vote Tuesday on Minimum Wage Ballot Measure Aimed at Disney and Other City-Subsidized Businesses
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A ballot initiative to require Anaheim Resort-area businesses receiving city subsidies to pay workers a minimum $18 an hour by 2022 has met a signature requirement to qualify for the November general election ballot.
budgets
Irvine Wrestles With Online Shopping That’s Cutting Into City Coffers
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The Irvine City Council has directed city staff to develop an ad campaign, encouraging residents to buy from Irvine stores to help offset the ongoing drop in sales taxes caused by online shopping.
Housing & Homelessness
North OC Commits to 700 New Homeless Shelter Beds; South County Identifies Zero
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U.S. District Judge David O. Carter two months ago called on south county cities to identify and develop additional shelter beds, and gave them until Wednesday to identify locations.
Orange County Board of Supervisors
OC Supervisors Move to Take Away Independent Oversight
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Orange County supervisors moved Tuesday to remove independent oversight of their actions, county finances, and the practices of the Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney’s Office.
veterans cemetery
New Plans For an OC Veterans Cemetery?
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Irvine City Councilman Jeff Lalloway said Monday he will ask the City Council to approve Orange County’s first veterans cemetery in its original site near the center of the Marine Corps Air Station El Toro after voters overwhelmingly rejected a land swap that would have moved it to strawberry fields near the 5 and 405 freeways.
Election 2018
Orange County Primary Turnout Highest in 16 Years
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Orange County voter turnout in the June 5 primary election was the highest in 16 years with 38.4 percent of active registered voters casting ballots, according to the latest estimate by election officials.
Housing & Homelessness
Fullerton Delays Agreement With Homeless Housing Provider
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Pathways of Hope will have to do at least three months of community outreach in Fullerton before the City Council considers an agreement to move forward on a homeless housing proposal on city-owned land.
Election 2018
Democrats Possible Challengers For Four OC Republican Congressional Seats
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Unofficial election results show all contested seats could be a Republican against a Democrat in the Orange County Congressional races.