Potential admission price hikes come as some community members ask: does the OC fair really reflect Orange County? Or is it losing its way as a callback to the county’s farming origins and drifting instead toward a more Disneyland-like business venture focused on vendor contracts, concerts, and being a major event venue?
Yearly Archives: 2020
Posted inCollegiate News Service, Huntington Beach, News Briefs
Huntington Beach Working on an Art Plan
Huntington Beach is creating a public art master plan, which if approved, aims to bring artwork throughout the city, including mosaics, sculptures and murals.
Posted inAnaheim, Housing & Homelessness
Where is New Housing Going in Anaheim? City Council to Debate 56 New Condos in Anaheim Hills
Anaheim City Councilmembers this week will vote on a 58-condo development in Anaheim Hills, raising questions about where to put new housing in the city. Last March, the Council authorized 39 condos in an already packed, working-class neighborhood, despite residents’ pleas to lessen the density.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
OC Cities Pushing Back Against Housing Target Increases
Laguna Beach and Costa Mesa pushed back last week with resolutions opposing the expansion by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), as Irvine and Newport Beach gear up for similar votes Tuesday night.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine City Council Could Fire City Manager on Tuesday
City Manager John Russo could be fired at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, with no reason stated publicly yet, according to one City Council member.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
Hodgins: South Coast Rep Partners with Playwrights Horizons in New Commissioning Project
South Coast Repertory is teaming with New York’s Playwrights Horizons to create a major commissioning program for new plays. The Pinnacle Commission, announced today, will award $60,000 on a recurring basis to a major American playwright.
Posted inAnaheim, Top Stories
Anaheim Hotel Renovation Revives Debate Over City Subsidies
The Anaheim Hotel is getting an upgrade to luxury level, thanks to renewed tax subsidies granted by Anaheim taxpayers, who have become partners of sorts with developer Good Hope International for the next 20 years.
Posted inCountywide, Housing & Homelessness, NEWS, State, Top Stories
OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa Could Be Used To House Local Homeless People
As a local housing and homelessness crisis continues to claim lives, Orange County officials may soon look to the 150-acre county fairgrounds for help by sheltering homeless people on the property.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, News Briefs, Politics & Elections, Tustin
Tustin Residents to Vote on City Council Pay
The council unanimously voted to add to the November 2020 ballot the question whether councilmembers should receive a $600 monthly salary. If approved, the compensation would not take effect until December 2022.
Posted inPress Releases
OC Women’s March: Saturday, January 18, 2020
The Fourth Annual Women’s March – Orange County will be held on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 10:00AM in Downtown Santa Ana.
