Billions of pounds of carbon emissions are uncounted each year from coal power plants due to a loophole that remains in California regulations. Energy retailers, including Orange County Power Authority (OCPA), capitalize by reporting depressed greenhouse gas emissions for their energy products.
Yearly Archives: 2024
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Grand Jury: Organic Waste is Filling Up OC Landfills, Producing Methane
Grand Jurors found that most Orange County jurisdictions likely won’t meet state goals to reduce food waste in landfills by 75% before January 2025.
Posted inOrange
Orange Residents May Soon Vote on Effort to Raise Sales Tax to Keep City Budget Afloat
As city officials grapple with a multi-million dollar budget deficit, city council members are expected this week to ask voters to increase sales tax on themselves.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Finding Orange County’s Next CEO Just Got Complicated
Orange County officials are struggling to find a qualified CEO to run one of the largest county governments in the country after reports that the hiring process has become politicized and plagued with leaks.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Irvine Asks Future Homeowners to Sign Away Right to Sue Nearby Landfill
Residents could be signing away their ability to sue a nearby landfill in a neighborhood that grappled with an asphalt factory.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Cyber Attacking Your Right to Know
Is it smart to alter the state’s open meeting law to allow public officials to talk in secret about cyber attacks?
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Grand Jury Blasts Uncoordinated Regulation of E-Bikes
Grand jurors found that regulations for e-bikes change city to city across Orange County despite efforts to implement broader rules for one of the county’s fastest growing transit options.
Posted inTop Stories
La Habra Nixes Skatepark Security Due to Rocky Budget
Grappling expenditures outpacing revenue, La Habra City Council members voted to remove the security guard at the skatepark which has been among the strictest of OC skateparks with helmet enforcement.
Posted inEconomy
New Taxes? Increasing Revenue in Orange County Amid Budget Shortfalls
As a host of cities struggle with dim financial outlooks on their budgets, officials across OC are considering new taxes to bring in more money.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: Another Twenty Four People Died “Without Fixed Abode” in OC in May While County Contemplates Going “Back to the Future” in Response
Yes, deaths among the County’s people who find themselves homeless are thankfully somewhat down, but it’s way to early to “declare victory” and return to “Back to the Future” approaches would keep thousands of people sleeping on our streets until they do die.
