It is also true that most services funded by the County are mandated. […] But the laws that mandate these services do not mandate how much the County has to spend on them.
Yearly Archives: 2026
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Another Orange County City Dials Back Senior Transportation
City officials in Mission Viejo are limiting the number of rides allowed per month for its senior mobility program after other cities made similar cuts.
Posted inGarden Grove
Garden Grove Moves to Ban Whippets
While city officials originally moved to crackdown on kratom and whippets, they instead banned nitrous oxide for recreational use – more commonly known as whippets.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Who’s Paying for OC Supervisors’ Campaigns?
Candidates for county supervisor are sitting on $1.4 million heading into the home stretch of the primary election.
Posted inTop Stories
Guilty Plea Sticks on Key Figure in Anaheim Corruption Scandal, For Now
A federal judge has yet to rule on whether or not former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Ament can reverse his guilty plea to federal fraud charges.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Herbicide Could be Making Its Way to South OC Beaches
After locals start asking tough questions to county leaders about herbicide spraying in OC waterways, Supervisor Katrina Foley schedules a public meeting for Monday at Dana Point Harbor.
Posted inCountywide
OC’s Biggest Headlines as Supervisor Campaign Flares Over Landfill
The campaign for 5th District OC Supervisor is heating up over a controversial landfill, immigrant aid funds could be expanding in a couple cities – these are just some of this week’s top headlines.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
More Pets Available For Adoption at Orange County’s Animal Shelter
As of Feb. 26, there are 109 dogs and 20 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: Arriving at a “New Normal”? Another 23 People Died “Without Fixed Abode” in OC in January, Same as in 2020/2025, but still 2/3 of Peak in 2022/2023
With another 23 people having died “without fixed abode in OC in January 2026, a “new normal” may be in the process of being established. Still the county’s death rate among the unhoused remains 2/3 of what it was at its peak in 2022 and 2023.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Expansion of County Landfill Turns Into Hot Button Campaign Issue
The race to decide who will be the next south Orange County Supervisor is heating up amid debates over where the county sends its trash.
