A 26-year-old agreement between Fullerton and a restaurant for a city-built parking garage may finally be fulfilled. The agreement also bars the Fox Theatre from opening its doors until the garage is completed.
Yearly Archives: 2017
Posted inAnaheim, Politics & Elections
Attorney Ashleigh Aitken Announces Run for Anaheim Mayor
With incumbent Mayor Tom Tait termed out in 2018, Democrat Ashleigh Aitken is one of four candidates running for Anaheim mayor.
Posted inPress Releases
Heritage Museum in Santa Ana Showcases the History of Orange County Sports on Saturday, September 9, 11 A.M.
Heritage Museum in partnership with The Smithsonian hosts a FREE interactive day exploring the impact sports have on communities at The Legacy and History of Sports in Orange County
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Orange County Faces a Public Safety Leadership Crisis
Orange County’s Sheriff Sandra Hutchens’ credibility has been destroyed by Superior Court Judge Thomas Goethals. Meanwhile, District Attorney Tony Rackauckas stands accused of political corruption by his own senior investigators. Regional fire service also is in full crisis mode after executives at the Orange County Fire Authority apparently ousted Fire Chief Jeff Bowman against the will of rank and file firefighters.
Posted inAnaheim, Housing & Homelessness
Anaheim Takes No Action on Portable Restrooms for Homeless People
Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait disclosed the council received a letter a few hours prior to the Aug. 29 meeting notifying it Anaheim does not have the authority to place restrooms in the proposed area near the Santa Ana riverbed.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Briceño: Immigrants’ Rights Are Center Stage This Labor Day
Ada Briceño, a Co-President for the hotel workers union, UNITE HERE Local 11, in Orange County challenges her labor colleagues this Labor Day to embrace immigrant rights and stand with 800,000 young people across the nation who receive refuge as DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) just as President Trump reconsiders the program.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
States Skimp on Valley Fever Awareness
Valley fever infects more than 13,000 people annually in Arizona and California and kills more than 100. Yet the two states spend less on public awareness about the disease in one year than what the Bakersfield City School District spends on lunch milk for a month and less than what Pima County’s Parks and Recreation Department spent on janitorial supplies in 2016.
Posted inPress Releases
OCTA Seeks Public Input on Open Space Preserves
Public input is being sought on draft plans released this week that will guide the management of valuable wildlife and habitat on the Orange County Transportation Authority’s open space properties in the Aliso Canyon Preserve in Laguna Beach and Hayashi Preserve in Brea.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Wunsch: Court Workers Are The Backbone of The Justice System
LeAnne Wunsch, who has served the residents of Orange County since 1991 beginning her career as a file clerk, calls on court administrators to treat her and her colleagues fairly in the workplace.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Reiff: Travis Allen’s Road to Governor, Repeal the Gas Tax
A new gas tax to fix California’s crumbling roads has angered taxpayer groups, sparked a GOP movement to take back legislative seats and launched a gubernatorial bid by Huntington Beach Assemblyman Travis Allen.
