Another 27 people died “without fixed abode” in OC in March, the lowest total so far since 2020 and ½ the death toll of the peak year of 2023. Yet why are things getting better and what work still remains?
Yearly Archives: 2026
Posted inOrange
Orange Holds Off on Sale Tax Measure Amid Looming Cuts to Public Safety
Orange City Council members kicked a discussion on placing a tax measure on the November ballot that, if approved, is projected to eventually bring in $37 million to help curb the city’s budget crisis.
Posted inSanta Ana
Under Construction: Santa Ana’s Long Winding Saga With Torn Up Streets
Many Santa Ana residents have grown up alongside street improvements that seemingly never end.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Thousands of South OC Residents Question County Plans to Expand Prima Deshecha Landfill
County leaders are facing pushback from thousands of residents challenging plans to double trash delivered to local landfill.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Nystrom: A Green Vision for Oak Creek; Nature Park Fulfills Irvine’s Open Space Promise
Irvine has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the Oak Creek Golf Course into a vast public nature park that anchors a low-density village.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
La Palma Leaders Look to Livestream City Council Meeting Video
La Palma is one of two Orange County cities that only streams audio for city council meetings, without any options for residents to watch meetings from home.
Posted inOutdoors
OC Residents Wrestle With Failed Promises To Restrict Chemical Herbicides
While many Orange County leaders pledged to phase out the use of pesticides that include chemicals like glyphosate, many never follow through on it.
Posted inGovernment
More Orange County Cities Look to Beef Up Fireworks Bans
Cities across Orange County are looking for ways to curb illegal firework use as Placentia is the latest city to strengthen the laws and Orange is slated to consider an overhaul.
Posted inOrange
Orange Again Poised to Bank on Sales Tax Increase to Bail Out Bleak Budget
Orange City Council members are slated to once again ask residents to approve a sales tax measure in November after residents rejected a smaller proposed tax increase in 2024.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Costa Mesa Looks to Permit Catch-And-Release Services For Community Cats
Cat rescuers would obtain a permit from the city allowing them to perform trap, neuter and return services for feral and community cats.
