Orange officials are looking to make more cuts to their budget, months before voters decide if they want to raise taxes to bail out their city from a deficit millions of dollars deep.
Yearly Archives: 2024
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Is An Anti-Camping Crackdown Coming To Santa Ana?
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling is giving cities more power to enforce anti-camping laws — a move that’s pushing Santa Ana leaders to discuss increasing enforcement efforts.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
These Pets at OC Animal Care Are Looking for a Home
As of July 23, there are 211 dogs and 188 cats currently housed at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
Posted inCountywide
Santa Ana Rolls Out Mobile Zoo, Parks & Rec
Santa Ana Parks, Recreation, and Community Services soft-launched a mobile outreach vehicle program in March 2024 that will bring Zoo animals and family-friendly activities, wellness to neighborhoods across the city’s six wards.
Posted inEconomy
Laguna Beach Ponders Mix of Local, Visitor Taxes For Nov. Ballot
Laguna Beach officials face an Aug. 9 deadline to decide if a tax increase for tourists and an increase in restaurant and bar taxes will be put on the ballot for the upcoming November election.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Gov. Newsom Calls on Local Leaders to Clean Up Encampments – Will They?
Following a Supreme Court ruling last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging local leaders to crackdown on homeless encampments across the state.
Posted inBuena Park
Buena Park Leaders Put Sales Tax Hike on November Ballot
City leaders are looking toward voters on a 1% sales tax proposal that would make it the second highest rate in the county. This comes as city officials this month have called for increasing the city’s police department after a report claims the department is understaffed.
Posted inCountywide
Free Things To Do This Weekend Across OC
Scenic hikes, children’s events and movie screenings: These are just a few of many free, family-friendly events offered through OC Parks and public libraries.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: Another 31 People Died Without Fixed Abode in OC in June 2024, and Part II of Dimensioning a Solution to our Homelessness Problem
Another 31 people died without fixed abode in OC. For the first six months of the year, the death rate has been 24% lower than last year, yet this month the death rate was comparable to previous June. Why this would be in both cases is unclear. Then, what would it cost to solve the County’s and State’s homeless problem? We’ve batted around 5-10% solutions for years. What would it take to solve it all?
Posted inSeal Beach
Seal Beach Voters to Decide on Sales Tax Increase to Curb $6 Million Deficit
Seal Beach city leaders approved a November ballot measure asking voters to increase sales tax by 0.5% as city staff projects cuts in police, fire and other essential city services.
