Supporters who want to build Orange County’s first veterans cemetery near the heart of the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station rather than on strawberry fields near the 5 and 405 freeways, turned in more than 18,500 signatures Thursday to call a special election on the issue.
Yearly Archives: 2017
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories, Transportation
Ridership Up On OCTA’s Improved Bus Routes
Bus ridership on north and central Orange County routes overhauled last year by the Orange County Transportation Authority has increased by nearly 20 percent, according to report presented Thursday to the board’s transit committee.
Posted inPress Releases
Orange County Residents Needed to Serve on the Grand Jury!
The Orange County Superior Court is looking for qualified volunteers to serve on the 2018-2019 Grand Jury.
Posted inOutdoors, Press Releases
Orange County Board of Supervisors to Consider Final Program EIR for Proposed El Toro 100-Acre Parcel Development Plan
The proposed El Toro 100-Acre Parcel Development Plan, along with the Final Program Environmental Impact Report (FPEIR), will be presented to the Orange County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 14 for final approval.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Something Smells at The Mesa Water District
With the Mesa Water District board of directors ready to vote tonight on spiking water rates, questions linger about expensive lobbying and public affairs spending, high executive salaries and recent board compensation hikes.
Posted inLake Forest
Lake Forest Grapples With Cell Transmitter Upgrades
Lake Forest will finish negotiations with Verizon Wireless for small cell phone transmitter installations on city-owned streetlights but future wireless infrastructure contracts with wireless companies will be handled by the city’s consultant, 5 Bars Communities.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Huntington Beach City Council Lets Homeless Service Center Stay—For Awhile
The Huntington Beach City Council has pulled back from an earlier plan to quickly evict a religious-based organization that provides food, clothing and support services for the city’s working poor residents, non-residents and homeless people.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
After Backlash, Disney Lifts Ban on LA Times’ Movie Access
Walt Disney Company officials Tuesday lifted their ban on Los Angeles Times access to early movie screenings following intense pushback from movie critics around the country, many of whom vowed not to write about Disney movies until the ban was lifted.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Tingle: Costa Mesa Officials Should be Wary of the Humane Society of Orange County
For Costa Mesa residents worried about the city’s animal sheltering contract with the Humane Society of Orange County, Orange County resident Rose Tingle warns they need to show up on Nov. 7 city council meeting as city leaders take a look. She also urges city leaders to add public members to animal care oversight committees to enhance independence.
Posted inAnaheim, Education
Anaheim’s Savanna High School to Get New “Rebel” Mascot
Savanna High School’s “Johnny Rebel” mascot will change after the Anaheim Union High School District Board of Trustees voted Monday night to come up with a new image and remove the Confederate flag from school symbols.
