School Board of Trustees signs off on a needs analysis that is
hotly disputed by local building industry association.
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Santa Ana Council Considering Interim City Management Options
Management Partners Inc., an administrative consulting firm for
local governments, could be filling a void left by the departure of
City Manager Dave Ream.
New York Times on Costa Mesa Battle
Story published today delves into the Costa Mesa outsourcing
controversy — calls the situation “the Wisconsin labor battle in
miniature.”
Brown Signs Budget Cutting Bills
Cuts severely impact services for Orange County’s poor.
Home Destroyed by Storm Drain (Reporter: David Nazar; Photographer: George Barker)
For several years Loren and Frances Reeves have fought Orange County over a county storm drain that they say is destroying their home near La Mirada. Despite losing a court battle with the Reeves’, the county will not acknowledge res
North Tustin Senior Housing Project (Reporter: David Nazar; Photographer: George Barker)
A battle is still being waged in North Tustin over plans for a $50-million high-density senior living center proposed by the Diocese of Orange.
Homeless Shelters Closing Early
Federal budget stalemate is forcing armories that shelter
hundreds of homeless Orange County adults to close Thursday, nearly
a week early.
Regional Leaders Weigh In on Costa Mesa Outsourcing
Last Wednesday local GOP Chairman Scott Baugh held up Costa
Mesa’s plan to drastically cut its workforce as an example for
others to follow. A city employee’s suicide the following day has
made that a far more complicated proposal.
Hundreds Turn Out to Condemn, Support Villa Park Councilwoman
Protestors descend on Villa Park City Hall to release pent-up
feelings over Deborah Pauly’s anti-Muslim comments at an event in
February.
Santa Ana Approves Another Loan for Housing Project
For the third time since 2009, Vista Del Rio Housing Partners,
L.P. has successfully sought a redevelopment loan for their 41-unit
affordable housing project.
