A variety of initiatives — including affordable housing developments and appeals to landlords for better upkeep and oversight — are aimed at improving the living conditions of the county’s low-income residents.
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Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Delay Likely on Santa Ana Alcohol and Entertainment Law
City officials will recommend that the City Council postpone approving the ordinance, which would establish new rules for businesses.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Planners Recommend New Alcohol, Entertainment Rules
Commissioners back revision of the city’s rules on alcohol sales and nighttime entertainment.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
A Young Woman Tells Her Story of Housing Insecurity
Marilynn Montano’s family has been forced to move every two to three years in response to neighborhood crime, fear of immigration authorities, rent increases or foreclosure.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
On The Agenda
Irvine reviews Great Park finances, and Newport Beach decides whether to take a major step toward privatizing its residential trash collection.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
‘Housing Insecurity’ Threatens Many OC Families
Frequent moves and unstable living situations are often the result of job loss, eviction, foreclosure and lack of a proper lease.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, State, Top Stories
Some California Prisons Have Become ‘Petri Dish for Valley Fever’
Inmates in Central Valley prisons are particularly vulnerable because they lack immunity to the potentially deadly disease that is caused by a fungus in the soil.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
From Punk Band Bassist to Impresario of the Ballot Box
Jason Mills, a 31-year-old grad student and former punk band member, was the brains behind Sharon Quirk-Silva’s stunning victory.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Top Stories
Righeimer Calls for Truce With Costa Mesa City Workers
After being beaten in the courts and battered at the ballot box over an unprecedented plan to outsource Costa Mesa City Hall, the City Council’s ideological leader is calling for a truce with the labor unions he famously confronted.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories, Transportation
On The Agenda
County leaders decide how to fill high-level vacancies, and Anaheim moves forward with plans for a major transit center.
