Costa Mesa City Council members approved expanding rental protections aid for residents by freeing up money that was slated to help with moving evicted residents. Now, city officials say they can help up to 25 more families.
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Posted inFullerton
Fullerton Continues Pause on Street Sweeping Tickets
Fullerton City Council members are grappling with how to best enforce street sweeping as they consider how they’re going to update the local ordinance and replace enforcement signs.
Posted inOrange
Orange Reinstates Crossing Guard Program After Budget Cuts
Orange City Council members voted unanimously to reinstate the crossing guard program with Orange County Supervisors Don Wagner and Vicente Sarmiento pledging to help the city with the cost.
Posted inOrange
Orange Residents Call for Crossing Guards to be Funded Instead of Annual Halloween Event
An annual Halloween event that would have cost the city nearly $68,000 has been canceled amid a budget crisis in Orange. City officials are now considering bringing back crossing guards.
Posted inEconomy
Voters Across OC Are Considering Tax Increases This Year
More officials across OC are asking voters to pay more in taxes warning that if they don’t they’ll have to cut public services as they struggle to generate revenue and face deficits.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Costa Mesa Eyes Housing Fees to Spur Affordable Home Building
Costa Mesa City Council members set the city’s in-lieu fee at a flat rate of $10 per square foot of development in an effort to build up funding to build affordable housing elsewhere.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Orange County Cities Grapple With Drug Treatment Facilities
Stanton leaders are looking to ban all new methadone centers in town as legislation regulating sober living homes stalls at the state level.
Posted inLaguna Beach
Free Parking Might Soon Be More Sparse in Laguna Beach
In an ongoing effort to generate revenue, Laguna Beach is considering more paid parking spots and an increase in citation fees.
Posted inEconomy
Laguna Beach Ponders Mix of Local, Visitor Taxes For Nov. Ballot
Laguna Beach officials face an Aug. 9 deadline to decide if a tax increase for tourists and an increase in restaurant and bar taxes will be put on the ballot for the upcoming November election.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
306-Unit Apartment Development Moving Ahead in Dana Point Near Capistrano Beach
The development is slated to include 46 affordable units and replace a bus yard owned by the Capistrano Unified School District.
