Placentia officials are rolling out new regulations for short-term rentals as leaders in neighboring Brea cranked up fines for violating the city’s Airbnb pilot program.
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More Pets at Orange County’s Animal Shelter Are Looking for a Home
As of April 30, there are 87 dogs and 18 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
Orange County’s First Ever Neurodivergent Film Festival
Blu Star Productions will host a day of in-person screenings and panels at the Frida Cinema in Santa Ana on Saturday, May 2.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
South OC Residents Rally Against County Plans to Dump Tons of Trash on Them
Residents across San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano are gathering increasing support to shut down a proposed doubling of trash going to the Prima Deshecha landfill.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
OC’s Biggest Civic Headlines as Residents Protest Landfill Expansion
Residents sounded off on the Prima Desecha landfill expansion at a townhall, more cities eye fireworks crackdowns – these are just some of this week’s biggest civic headlines.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
More OC Cities Hike Trash Rates; Where Are The Increases The Highest?
Cypress residents’ trash bills are expected to get more expensive this summer by $6 a month while Buena Park residents will pay $4 more each month.
Posted inGovernment
Residents Sue Newport Beach Over Surf Park Proposal
The coalition of activists formed amid concerns that the surf park would demolish one of the last remaining affordable private golf courses in Orange County.
Posted inCountywide
Free Things to Do: Learn About OC History
The Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park is among many free events offered through public libraries, OC Parks and museums this weekend.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Chandos and Sefton: Trabuco Residents Cry Foul Over Saddleback Meadows “Done Deal” Appeal Hearing Set for May 5 Board of Supervisors Meeting
Public interest groups have appealed the issuance of a use permit for Saddleback Meadows, a controversial development in in a very high fire hazard severity zone in Trabuco Canyon. They cite the secretive planning process, which avoided public input about wildfire and evacuation risks, environmental changes, and unknown water supply details.
Posted inPress Releases
OCTA to Fully Transition to Wave Payment System on Friday, Ending Use of Paper Passes
The Orange County Transportation Authority is reminding riders that OC Bus is fully transitioning to the new Wave fare payment system and magnetic-stripe paper passes will no longer be accepted onboard buses as of Friday (May 1).
