Through a partnership between Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks and Hills For Everyone, a mapping effort to document conservation opportunities in/around Orange County to benefit the statewide 30×30 effort resulted in a coalition letter and 18 maps supported by 31 non-profits and community groups.
Monthly Archives: August 2021
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Levin: What Schools Should Teach Us
The Capistrano Unified School District is named after a murderous anti-Semite. There’s no place for honoring bigotry or turning a blind eye to history in public schools. It’s time that the school board changes the district’s name to recognize a worthy figure.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
OC Residents Need Proof of COVID Vaccine or Recent Negative Test For More Indoor Events
Wednesday’s public health mandate comes as the Delta variant has been driving the third wave, putting nearly 570 people in hospitals throughout OC.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Orange County Rising Coronavirus Trends Start to Mirror Last Summer’s Surge
General worker unions raise safety concerns, while those representing the sheriff deputies and OC Fire Authority push back against state vaccine verification and weekly testing mandates.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine Residents Demand City Council Action on Asphalt Factory Near Homes
Council members and residents have been at a standstill since a forum earlier this year, as open questions persist on what can be done to control the air quality.
Posted inTheater
Four New Orange County Theaters Emerging Out of the Pandemic
During the shutdown of theaters during the COVID pandemic, doing theater with a live audience was impossible. Yet four new Orange County companies have formed despite tough times.
Posted inGovernment
Tustin Officials Move to Takeover Former Marine Air Station After Years of County Inaction
Council members decided to take on the 85-acres and head to the drawing board to determine what gets done on the land, which was originally slated to become a regional park.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Orange County Continues to See COVID-19 Cases Rise in Workforce
Workers, and their union, are calling for stricter pandemic protocols, more options to telecommute and moving some of the daily operations to outdoor settings in an effort to curb the virus spread.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Officials Eye Athens Services for Multi-Million Dollar City Trash Contract
Athens Services proposes to charge residents the least amount of money in its trash rates, but would limit large item pick-ups for apartments.
Posted inPress Releases
Ashleigh Aitken Announces Campaign for Anaheim Mayor
Former federal prosecutor and consumer advocate Ashleigh Aitken announced her campaign for Anaheim Mayor today. Aitken will challenge embattled incumbent Mayor Harry Sidhu, who she nearly defeated in 2018. The election is in November of 2022.
