Supervisor Katrina Foley claimed she had no idea about plans to double the amount of trash going to a landfill in her district – despite getting a briefing on it nearly three years ago.
Yearly Archives: 2026
Posted inPress Releases
OCTA Celebrates Earth Day with Free Bus Rides and New Transit Calculator to Figure Potential Savings
In honor of Earth Day, OCTA invites residents and visitors to support the environment by taking advantage of free rides on public transit all day.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Stockstill: The Trojan Horse of Oak Creek
The Oak Creek Golf Course continues to be an issue in Irvine. Plans to create a fifty acre nature park as a centerpiece of planned development there has engendered both praise and concern. Many residents continue to complain that any plan for development there must be sent to the voters for consideration per the city’s 1988 Open Space Agreement.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Egorov: Before Irvine Decides The Future Of Oak Creek, Residents Should Know, The Land Is Subject To A Public Open Space Easement
Many Irvine residents may not realize that the Oak Creek Golf Course land is subject to legal protections created by voter-approved Resolution 88-1. Before any zoning changes move forward, the public should understand the commitments made to preserve open space in central Irvine.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Fountain Valley Increases Trash Rates
Fountain Valley residents will soon pay more for trash service, and most will never cast a vote to stop it.
Posted inSanta Ana
OC Judge Overturns $2.9 Million Verdict in Santa Ana Police Retaliation Lawsuit
A judge overturned a $2.9 million ruling in favor of a former Santa Ana police administrator who alleged she was being unlawfully retaliated against by her superior, arguing there was insufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict.
Posted inGovernment
Huntington Beach Leaders Split Over Rebranding Consultant
Surf City leaders are looking to spend nearly three quarters of a million on beefing up the city’s image, but some residents and council members are questioning a firm pushed by the mayor.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana’s Upcoming Report on Police Firing on ICE Protesters Lacks Details
Santa Ana leaders seem to be shying away from an in-depth public debate on why police officers fired hundreds of rounds of rubber bullets and threw tear gas at anti-ICE protestors in Orange County’s only sanctuary city.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Irvine’s Oak Creek Golf Course Could Get Swapped With Nature Park
Council members approved a change to the city’s zoning law that could allow a nature park on the Oak Creek golf course site, which might also get thousands of new homes.
Posted inEconomy
Some OC City Officials Eye Cannabis to Bail Out Municipal Budgets
As cities grapple with budget deficits, some leaders in two separate college towns are more open to exploring legalizing and taxing cannabis retail stores to bring in new revenue than others.
