After decades of fighting, public land advocates are making steps to preserve or expand more open space in Orange County.
Monthly Archives: July 2021
Posted inCountywide
Will A Contested Slice of Newport Back Bay Stay in Public Hands?
Local watchdogs say OC officials broke transparency laws when they backed off reclaiming land from a wealthy political donor, who’s threatening to sue the county for halting the land sale.
Posted inNEWS
Irvine To Spend $13.8 Million on Wild Rivers Parking Lot in Great Park
The city expects the amusement park to pay back the money through revenue over the next decade or so.
Posted inEducation
Newport-Mesa School District Officials Halt Anti-Bias Training in Schools
Newport-Mesa School District Trustees paused a contract renewal with the ADL for the training after a local Republican club apparently criticized the training as a guise for critical race theory.
Posted inVisual Arts
Art is a Welcome Alternative at the OC Fair
The Visual Art Gallery at the OC Fair serves as an air-conditioned respite from the crowds, rides and fried junk on a stick.
Posted inCountywide
Battle Over Westminster War Memorial Shifts City Council Alliances, Heightens Political Disarray
Council critics of the project have raised conflict-of-interest concerns about the Mayor and one councilman personally involved in fundraising for the monument.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
OC Coastal Cities See Covid Spike
The coastal covid spike has experts concerned, but the mix of vaccinations and new variants make it harder to estimate what kind of surge has hit OC.
Posted inFood
Panoringan: Chef’s Counters Place Responsibility On the Shoulders of One
Two local restaurants, Bello by Sandro Nardone and OmG: Omakase by Gino, offer an intimate dining experience featuring experimental dishes at their chef’s counters.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
State Health Department Recommends Masks for Everyone Indoors
The announcement comes after positivity rates have continuously increased since the statewide reopening — and after a vaccine mandate on state workers and health care workers.
Posted inEducation
OC Board of Education Hosts Forum as Heated Debate Over Ethnic Studies Continues
People railed against ethnic studies at the forum Tuesday night, saying it’s too divisive. Others, at a separate event, criticized the forum itself as stacked against the course.
