Homeless people staying at a motel, which the county is leasing as a mental health treatment facility, expressed confusion and uncertainty about what would happen next.
Yearly Archives: 2018
Posted inPress Releases
Cypress receives donation of over 8 acres for new park from Los Alamitos Race Course
The City of Cypress has received a donation of 8.8 acres of land from the Los Alamitos Race Course. The donated land is to be used for a new city park.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Norby: Keep School Violence in Perspective
Chris Norby writes that mass school shootings are actually more rare in the United States that the picture the 24/7 modern media cycle presents. Policy reactions should be looked at carefully, Norby writes, rather than rushing to implement poorly researched options.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Liss: Original Veterans Cemetery Site is Best Option for Veterans & Irvine
Harvey Liss, who is Editor of Irvine Community News & Views, writes that a recent editorial from Laguna Greenbelt Inc., which touts the environmental benefits of a veterans cemetery on Strawberry fields near the 405 and 5 freeway interchange, is off base. He argues the original site for a veterans’ cemetery in Irvine offers a far better and more equitable solution for city residents and veterans to the conservation challenges pointed out by the competing authors.
Posted inOn OC
On OC: Who Does The OC Fairgrounds Serve?
A brewing controversy over removing horses and community equestrian stables from the state fairgrounds in Costa Mesa has awoken a decades-old argument over just who the fairgrounds serves; the community or the fair industry?
Posted inInvestigative, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Halts City Council Redistricting, Points to New Lawsuit
The suit seeks to ban the city from holding any more at-large elections for City Council members, and require the city to adopt “fairly constituted districts” that don’t dilute Asian American voting power.
Posted inPress Releases
Supervisor Michelle Steel Attends Meeting with President Trump to Discuss California ‘Sanctuary’ Laws
Supervisor Michelle Steel participated in a meeting at the White House with President Trump and representatives from other California anti-sanctuary cities and counties on Wednesday to discuss her efforts against California ‘sanctuary’ laws.
Posted inPress Releases
County Receives 13 Awards for Innovation and Achievement
The County of Orange received a total of 13 awards in May 2018, including nine Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo) and four Golden Hub of Innovation awards from the Association of California Cities-Orange County (ACC-OC).
Posted inAliso Viejo, Anaheim, Irvine, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Politics & Elections, Rancho Santa Margarita, Villa Park
Which Democrat Will Challenge GOP Rep. Mimi Walters in November?
The 45th Congressional District likely will see Rep. Mimi Walters (R-Irvine) face off against a Democrat in the November general election because she’s the only Republican running in the June 5 primary against four Democrats and one no party preference candidate.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Voters to Decide Future of Orange County Veterans Cemetery
Voters June 5 could give Orange County its first veterans cemetery but in the political infighting leading up to the election, some veterans fear people have lost sight of who the cemetery is about—veterans.
