Santa Ana Officials Won’t Say When New Memorial Park Pools Will Open To The Public
After unveiling a new aquatic center Saturday, Santa Ana officials won’t answer questions on when it will actually be open for residents to use.
Where Do South OC Supervisor Candidates Stand on the Coast, Trash and Transit?
We asked candidates for the 5th County Supervisor District seat a series of questions aimed at their voters’ communities.
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A Flock Camera Reckoning is Coming to Santa Ana
Officials are expected to review their contracts for automated license plate readers after residents and some elected leaders raised concerns about data being shared with federal agencies.
Is Orange County Done Tracking People’s DNA?
The “spit and acquit” program holds thousands of people’s DNA, but under new rules the OCDA would have to delete large swaths of their database amid a pause on any new collection.
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.
Costa Mesa Voters Question Candidates on Immigrant Rights and Affordable Housing
Residents joined nonprofit and community organizations in meeting with four candidates running for city council.
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.
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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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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.
