The loss of more than 13,000 residents over the past decade
dropped the city from ninth to 11th-largest in the state.
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All of the local news you can’t miss on what’s happening in Orange County today across all of the topics we cover.
Brown Signs Budget Cutting Bills
Cuts severely impact services for Orange County’s poor.
Homeless Shelters Closing Early
Federal budget stalemate is forcing armories that shelter
hundreds of homeless Orange County adults to close Thursday, nearly
a week early.
Regional Leaders Weigh In on Costa Mesa Outsourcing
Last Wednesday local GOP Chairman Scott Baugh held up Costa
Mesa’s plan to drastically cut its workforce as an example for
others to follow. A city employee’s suicide the following day has
made that a far more complicated proposal.
Hundreds Turn Out to Condemn, Support Villa Park Councilwoman
Protestors descend on Villa Park City Hall to release pent-up
feelings over Deborah Pauly’s anti-Muslim comments at an event in
February.
Supervisors Approve Sex Offender Law
The new law will make it a misdemeanor for registered sex
offenders to enter county parks, beaches and harbors without
permission from authorities.
Continued Scrutiny of Costa Mesa Mayor’s Actions After Worker Suicide
Mayor Gary Monahan said a picture of him celebrating St.
Patrick’s Day at his bar hours after Huy Pham’s suicide at City
Hall was the result of a setup by a union official. Others who
observed Monahan that day say that is not the case.
A Dire Picture Begins to Emerge for County’s Poor and Elderly
Legislature approves bills that largely adhere to drastic cuts
to social services proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown.
Nelson Proposes Strengthening County Sex Offender Laws
Supervisor wants a law that would make it a misdemeanor for sex
offenders to go to parks, beaches or harbors without
permission.
Costa Mesa Officials Dodge Questions While Employee Remembered
Costa Mesa city maintenance worker Huy Pham, who committed
suicide at City Hall Thursday, is recalled by co-workers as
talented and caring.









