Celebrate Día de los Muertos at home, with the community at several events across Orange County or throw on a costume and relish in spooktacular festivities this Halloween season.
Monthly Archives: October 2021
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Job Losses Amid Jail Stints Are a Key Factor in Family Homelessness, DA Says
Orange County DA Todd Spitzer said it’s time to rethink how low-level drug and alcohol offenses are handled, in order to prevent more people from falling into homelessness.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Santa Ana Becomes First Orange County City With Rent Control
A split city council vote on Tuesday finalized an ordinance that’s drawn praise from residents and neighborhood groups, and criticism from landlords and real estate interest groups.
Posted inGovernment
Millions in Health Grants Face Uncertainty After No-Bid Contracts Proposed to Forfeited and Unregistered Firms
Orange County officials have repeatedly delayed – and now deleted – the hiring of contractors that health director Clayton Chau recommended without competitive bidding.
Posted inFood
Panoringan: Where Have All the Fancy Food Trucks Gone?
The wave of food trucks in the past decade should’ve survived 2020’s stringent restaurant requirements. Instead, they’re now a dying breed.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Smith: Closing Mary’s Kitchen Solves Nothing
Once again, this time in Orange, the homeless are being used as a scapegoat by weak politicians who cannot or will not take the proper steps to effective reduce homelessness. Closing Mary’s Kitchen will send the homeless to a county program that is failing.
Posted inPress Releases
South County’s Transportation Future Solidified Through Agencies’ Joint Agreement
The Orange County Transportation Authority, County of Orange and City of San Clemente all recently approved a Cooperative Agreement to support a trio of south Orange County transportation projects that will meet near-term congestion relief needs while minimizing impacts on local communities.
Posted inPress Releases
Drop-Off Unwanted Medications at a Site Near You on National Take Back Day
The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) encourages community members to drop-off expired, unused or unwanted prescription medications on “National Take Back Day” Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at numerous locations throughout Orange County.
Posted inCOAST
Officials From Two OC Coastal Cities Join Growing Calls to Ban Offshore Oil Drilling
In the wake of the oil spill, city officials are looking to make sure it’s impacts on the economy and the environment are not repeated.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Newport Beach Voters Could Get to Directly Elect Their Mayor, Power Grab Concerns Surface
Some residents are pushing back against a potential ballot measure to directly elect their own mayor, saying it would give one council member more power than the rest.
