City officials say the U.S. Navy still owes them over $44 million, but there’s no word on when that money will be coming to city coffers.
Yearly Archives: 2024
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Costa Mesa to Require Affordable Homes in Residential Developments
Costa Mesa is expected to soon join a host of OC cities requiring affordable homes to be built in future residential projects. Critics question if it will actually increase production of low income homes.
Posted inAnaheim
Will a Disney-Backed Anaheim City Councilwoman Face a Recall Election?
City officials say just roughly 5,100 signatures are needed to spark a recall election of Councilwoman Natalie Rubalcava. Proponents say they have gathered over 9,000.
Posted inTransportation
Santana: OC Transit Officials Want to Gut Oversight on Local Road Taxes
OCTA officials are poised at an upcoming Jan. 22 hearing to quietly change a 2006 transportation ballot initiative approved by voters, removing sign off from the County Auditor Controller after he raised questions about lack of strong auditing.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Surf City Looks to Join Other OC Cities Hiking Water Rates
The push to increase water rates across Orange County comes amidst inflation and crumbling infrastructure that agencies say needs to be repaired.
Posted inTop Stories
What Have State Auditors Found in Anaheim’s COVID Bailout Spending?
The California Auditor, ordered by state legislators, was tasked with probing tax money sent to the Chamber of Commerce and Visit Anaheim – two entities heavily detailed in an independent corruption investigation.
Posted inGovernment
Irvine Chamber of Commerce CEO Resigns; Is OC District Attorney Probing?
Prosecutors appear to be asking questions about how the Chamber ran the city’s tourism bureau – and managed tax funds behind it – before city leaders took control last year.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: Thankfully “Only” 499 People Died “Without Fixed Abode” in OC in 2023, But it’s Cold Again …
As of early January, 499 people were registered by the OC Coroner as having died “without fixed abode” in OC in 2023, still 2% higher than last year, and it could have been worse. The death rate over the last several months of 2023 decreased significantly when compared to the same months in 2022. Still, now it’s cold again, and what’s to happen with the County’s unsheltered …
Posted inEquality & Equity
Where Do Hate Crimes Happen in Orange County?
While many local agencies won’t disclose where hate crimes are reported, a state report shines some light on the issue.
Posted inCountywide
A Hollywood Actor’s Fatal Police Call, then UC Irvine Law Students Stepped in
The Award-Winning Documentary “Ninety Minutes Later” Examines George Clooney Co-star Vanessa Marquez’s Wellness Check Gone Awry As Legal Battle Looms.
