Irvine and Newport Beach officials started 2020 by pushing back against new state-mandates to zone for thousands of new homes, as California continues to grapple with a housing shortage.
Yearly Archives: 2020
Posted inCountywide, Government, News Briefs, Top Stories
Steel and Do Are Chosen as OC Supervisors’ Chair, Vice Chair for 2020
Andrew Do and Michelle Steel are running this year for what are considered the toughest election races that any of the five supervisors are seeking.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
Anaheim Hotel to Get a Luxury Upgrade Thanks to 20-Year Tax Subsidy
Anaheim City Councilmembers finalized a luxury hotel development agreement Tuesday, which is also contingent on a 20-year hotel tax subsidy.
Posted inAnaheim, Economy, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Anaheim Hills Condo Vote Pushed to Late January
After nearly two hours of public comment, City Councilmembers postponed their vote on a controversial 58-condo development to Jan. 28.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, Garden Grove, Government, News Briefs
Garden Grove Puts Stricter Controls on Interactions with Feral Animals
The Garden Grove City Council has unanimously approved a new law prohibiting citizens from feeding feral animals and implementing a “trap-neuter-return” program.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Neebe: Diversity Unites Us Toward a Common Good
Lezlee Neebe, President of Orange County Employees Association in Santa Ana writes that when we come together as one, we have a much stronger voice.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Briceño: I March for Working Women
Ada Briceño, Co-President of UNITE HERE Local 11 and Chair of the Democratic Party of Orange County writes that worker’s rights are women’s rights.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Adelekan: We Must March to Make Our Voices Heard
Dr. Patricia Adelekan, CEO and Founder of Youth on the Move, writes that she will be marching at the Orange County Women’s March on January 18th, 2020 for the same reasons she participated in the March on Washington in 1963: Unity, Justice, Fairness, Equality, Jobs, Freedom, and Agape love for all mankind
Posted inGovernment, Irvine
Effort to Discipline/Fire Irvine City Manager Fails
After two council members – Farrah Khan and Anthony Kuo – publicly sponsor a proposal to discuss disciplining or firing City Manager John Russo in closed session, the effort falls apart on the city council dais with a majority of the council publicly backing Russo.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Costa Mesa, Music, Top Stories
Itzhak Perlman is Still Having Fun
PREVIEW: After a lifetime in the public eye, the iconic violinist continues to be “very, very happy.” He will perform in Orange County on January 19, 2020.
