The new developments will include employment help and other services for veterans and chronically homeless people. City leaders say other cities also need to expand their housing supply.
Yearly Archives: 2017
Posted inAnaheim, Buena Park, Countywide, Fullerton, Top Stories, Transportation
A Glimpse at High Speed Rail in OC
The California High Speed Rail Authority hosted open houses in Buena Park and Anaheim to promote the 30-mile project between Los Angeles and Anaheim, which will run at the speed of a normal commuter train.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Gov. Brown to Visit Proposed El Toro Marine Base Veterans Cemetery Site
Brown and two top Assembly Democratic leaders will visit the proposed veterans cemetery site at the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Base in Irvine within the next several weeks.
Posted inIrvine
OC to Get a Veterans Cemetery, But Where?
One side favors a 125-acre site on the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station while the other wants to let a developer build it near the intersection of the 5 and 405 freeways.
Posted inPress Releases, Transportation
Taxpayer Oversight Committee’s Annual Public Hearing on Measure M set for April 11
The Taxpayer Oversight Committee will hold its 26th annual public hearing on April 11 to ensure that Measure M, the county’s half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements, is being delivered as promised to Orange County voters.
Posted inPress Releases
Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva Advances Legislation for Safer Neighborhoods and Sober Living Facilities
On Tuesday, California State Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva’s (D – Orange County) Assembly Bill (AB) 572, passed out of the Assembly Health Committee. The legislation will give the County of Orange and its cities enforcement resources to monitor sober living facilities. This measure has been sponsored by the Association of California Cities – Orange County (ACC-OC) in response to the overwhelmingly disproportionate amount of unmonitored sober living residences in the region.
Posted inPress Releases
Senator Newman’s Transportation Lockbox Measure Approved by Legislature
On Thursday, April 6th Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 5, authored by Senator Josh Newman (D-Fullerton) and Assemblymember Jim Frazier (D-Discovery Bay) passed out of both houses of the Legislature. The measure will appear as a proposition on the next statewide election ballot, for citizen approval.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana May Convert Part of Jail to Mental Health Center
Santa Ana’s detainees now are held at county jails, leaving over 300 empty beds at the city jail. Most City Council members said they want to consider a mental health facility.
Posted inAnaheim, Housing & Homelessness, News Briefs
Anaheim Councilwoman Calls for Regular Updates on “Benefits” of Disney and Anaheim Resort district
Councilwoman Lucille Kring wants regular updates at council meetings on the “benefits” of the Anaheim Resort district to neighborhoods.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
Anaheim to Vote on Sanctuary City
Councilwoman Lucille Kring has called for a vote on whether or not to declare Anaheim a sanctuary city.
