Irvine reviews Great Park finances, and Newport Beach decides whether to take a major step toward privatizing its residential trash collection.
Category: ALL TOP STORIES
All of the local news you can’t miss on what’s happening in Orange County today across all of the topics we cover.
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.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Dance of the Electeds
County vacancies, including public administrator, clerk-recorder, auditor-controller, along with the 2014 race for the coastal supervisor’s seat trigger political musical chairs.
Posted inEducation, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
New Grant Will Support Veterans’ Education in Central OC
The funding is set to provide training and mentoring to ease returning soldiers’ transition into college.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
County Officials Discuss Strategic Financial Plan Amid Turmoil
Democratic wins on Election Day, the Bustamante scandal and labor negotiations cast shadows over the all-Republican Board of Supervisors’ future planning.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Negotiations Commence for County’s $200-Million Computer Contracts
SAIC is chosen for computer services with Hewlett-Packard as the backup. Xerox is the lead for phone services with Verizon as backup.
