While local agencies have been looking at developing what’s left of the Tustin air base into a park for decades, it never managed to get off the ground.
Monthly Archives: November 2023
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Police Union-Fueled Santa Ana Recall on Track to Fail; What’s in the City’s Future?
Residents are now asking what Councilmember Jessie Lopez’s apparent recall survival says about the political future of a Latino city split at its governing level over what “saving your community” looks like.
Posted inTop Stories
OC Animal Shelter Calls for Emergency Dog Fosters After Tustin Hangar Fire
Over 300 dogs at OC Animal Care have been moved inside and cannot go for walks after the recent fire at the former Marine Corps Air Station in Tustin.
Posted inPress Releases
OC Animal Care Immediate Need of Dog Fosters During Local State of Emergency
Due to the ongoing local state of emergency directly across the street from the facility, OC Animal Care is asking for immediate help from our community. The shelter is in need of foster homes for medium and large size dogs, for at least two weeks, in an effort to reduce the number of animals on campus.
Posted inOutdoors
Irvine Asphalt Factory Closes Today After Years of Complaints
The factory’s closure ends a years-long campaign led by residents who wanted clean air, and opens up questions on what the city’s plans are for the site moving forward.
Posted inEducation
What Will an OC Charter School Expansion Mean For Esplanade Elementary?
Parents at Esplanade Elementary in Orange are criticizing a proposed expansion by the Orange County Classical Academy that they say will take away space from a campus that serves Latino students.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Election Night Results on Police Union-Backed Santa Ana Recall of Jessie Lopez
The result of the effort to unseat Councilmember Jessie Lopez – also driven by landlords – could tip the scales of power in Santa Ana on issues like rent control and policing.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Federal Judge Tosses Surf City Lawsuit Against CA Housing Mandate
A U.S. District judge dismissed the case before it ever made it to a full trial, saying the city would have to fight the state in a different courtroom.
Posted inInvestigative
Homes Atop Former Tustin Air Base May Have Toxic Groundwater
As Tustin residents have asbestos floating in the air near their former marine air base, they’re also wrestling with finding out their groundwater is contaminated by the same base.
Posted inGovernment
Orange County Officials Increasingly Weigh in on Palestine and Israel
Elected officials in Orange County are speaking out on what’s happening thousands of miles away in Gaza despite some local politicians trying to avoid the debate.
