Officials are loosening disclosure requirements on unscheduled private meetings with lobbyists and business interests in a transparency reform measure that was implemented last year in the aftermath of the Anaheim corruption scandal.
Monthly Archives: January 2025
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
465,000-Gallon Sewage Spill Prompts Laguna Beach Closures
A main sewer line break caused a sewage spill in Laguna Beach, forcing 1.5 miles of beach closures due to unsafe water quality.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Will Motels Become Orange County’s New Winter Shelter?
OC Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento is using $200,000 in discretionary dollars and teaming up with a nonprofit to help shelter homeless families at motels across his district during the winter.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Orange County Gags Commission Created to Combat Hate Crimes
Supervisors narrowly agreed to remove multiple members of the board and block the remaining ones from speaking publicly on Tuesday.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
How to Help Los Angeles Fire Victims
Amidst continuing damage from the Los Angeles fires, organizations are calling for financial donations and the support of volunteers.
Posted inTop Stories
Will Orange County’s Public Buses Stop Taking Cash?
Bus riders in OC might soon be able to use a charge card, known as a smart card, in order to pay for and ride the bus as soon as this summer.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
CA Attorney General Files Appeal in Huntington Beach Voter ID Lawsuit
The appeal is the next chapter in a fight over whether or not cities have the powers to set up their own voting rules in California.
Posted inEducation
Former Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares Dies
Al Mijares, who retired as Orange County’s Superintendent of Schools last year, died Thursday after a battle with cancer.
Posted inAnaheim
Is Anaheim About to Gut a New Transparency Measure?
City council members are expected tonight to make changes to their public calendar policy to explicitly not require city council members to disclose unscheduled meetings related to city business in the wake of a corruption scandal.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Duran: Message to OC Board of Supervisors, Housing First Saves Lives!
HHROC recognizes Housing First saves lives and wants the Board of Supervisors to immediately prioritize and vigorously implement the Housing First program to help save the lives of the unhoused infants, children, disabled, seniors, sick and healthy human beings trying to stay alive while living on the streets throughout Orange County.
