The council also may ask voters to change the city charter to add punishments for a mayor if he or she doesn’t sign ordinances and resolutions approved by a majority of the seven-member council.
Yearly Archives: 2018
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Niguel, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Wants Irvine, Huntington Beach and Laguna Niguel Added to Homeless Lawsuit
Santa Ana council members and residents have said the three cities’ refusal to accept emergency shelters revealed a double standard: It’s okay to put shelters near poor kids in Santa Ana but not near kids from wealthier families.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Coleman and Williams: Support for Integrated Housing Campus in Irvine Grows
Anita Coleman and Wendy Williams are the creators of Irvine for Everyone (I4E), a growing movement and group of Irvine residents and voters who support the creation of a full spectrum of housing in Irvine. The personal story of Wendy Williams, a 30 year resident of Irvine makes clear why it is important for Irvine to be a welcoming city and provide emergency shelters.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Government, Housing & Homelessness, State, Top Stories
OC Should Get Ready to Compete for State Homeless Housing Money, Say City and Business Leaders
Hundreds of millions of dollars in state grants could become available next year, and some community leaders want to compete for it to help build 2,700 homes for homeless people.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Publisher Joins Media Executives in ACCOC Panel Discussion
A panel discussion amongst “distinguished media figures from Southern California” included Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Homelessness Showcases County Supervisors’ Weakness
As Orange County Supervisors have increasingly abandoned their regional responsibilities, they’ve largely been left with a one job they seem to hate: combating the effects of poverty.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Supervisors Say No to Watchdog Looking at DA and Sheriff’s Use of Informants
“I think it’s improper for us to talk about, really, that subject matter now,” said supervisors’ Chairman Andrew Do.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Bradley: City of Orange Should Not Join the Xenophobic Bandwagon
Don Bradley, who lives in unincorporated Orange County adjacent to the City of Orange, writes that the Orange City Council didn’t need to jump into the national immigration debate on sanctuary cities – noting that city leaders should focus on grace rather than rage when it comes to undocumented people living and working in the United States.
Posted inOn OC
On OC: How to Build More Affordable Housing in California
On OC with Bill Witte, chairman and CEO of Related California, a real estate development company that focuses on all sorts of urban multi-family housing developments, including affordable housing and mixed income housing.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Housing & Homelessness, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Niguel, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Supervisors Defend Their Turf and Criticize Spitzer’s Homeless Warnings
Spitzer was “stirring up a bunch of lies and nonsense” with his comments last month to public meetings of the Laguna Niguel and Costa Mesa city councils, Supervisor Shawn Nelson said. Spitzer said his colleagues weren’t telling the whole story.
