The hotly contested project has been temporarily put on hold Tuesday, after a well-organized group of residents said lives would be put at even greater risk when the area faces another wildfire.
Yearly Archives: 2015
Posted inInvestigative, News Briefs
Aaron Kushner and Eric Spitz Resign From OC Register
The co-owners of the newspaper’s parent company, Freedom Communications, embarked on an ambitious drive to bulk up the printed newspaper in a digital age. But the experiment failed, and questions about their journalism ethics dogged them.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, News Briefs
ACLU Sues Anaheim Over Police Surveillance of Cell Phones
The civil rights organization is suing to obtain documents related to devices called StingRays, which mimic cell phone towers and track cell phones.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Bus Contractor Scolded for Improper Lobbying at Transportation Authority
A lobbyist for MV Transportation Inc., which is competing for a more than $140 million bus services contract, tried to obtain confidential information during the bidding process, according to a letter from the Transportation Authority’s CEO.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories, Yorba Linda
Controversial Housing Project Near Yorba Linda Up for Approval Today
Orange County supervisors are about to make one of their most significant decisions about land development in years, with a decision slated Tuesday on a 340-unit housing project in the hills above Yorba Linda called Esperanza Hills.
Posted inNews Briefs, Westminster
Westminster to Discuss Signal Hill Petroleum in Closed Session
Signal Hill Petroleum, the oil and gas company that has been conducting seismic surveys across Orange County, is set to negotiate prices with Westminster city officials over public property in a closed session Wednesday evening.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, News Briefs, Top Stories, Transportation
Supervisors to Discuss Privatizing Year-Round Homeless Shelter Mar. 24
A menu of development and funding options for the proposed shelter will come before County Supervisors at their weekly public meeting Tuesday.
Posted inInside the Newsroom, News Briefs
Voice of OC on KPCC: Anaheim Councilwoman’s Anti-Tax Measure
Voice of OC reporter Adam Elmahrek joined the radio show Take Two on Monday morning to talk about a measure in Anaheim that would make it more difficult to pass new taxes.
Posted inInvestigative, News Briefs
Former Great Park Consultant Welcomes DA and Other Investigations
San Diego-based Gafcon Inc. says more outside investigations will help clear its name, which has been damaged by a harshly critical preliminary audit commissioned by Irvine’s Republican City Council.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
More Than Our Clocks Lost Time Last Weekend
Environmental activists are crying foul against Supervisors’ Chairman Todd Spitzer saying he is shutting down their voices at this Tuesday’s hearing on the controversial Esperanza Hills development near Chino Hills State Park.
