Placentia Implements New Ordinance for Obstruction of Sidewalks
News Briefs
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Placentia has begun citing and will prosecute those who obstruct public sidewalks under a new city ordinance.
Placentia Alleges OC Fire Authority Misconduct After City Leaves Agency
Placentia Fire Department
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Two Placentia Police lieutenants alleged misconduct by Orange County Fire Authority firefighters Thursday, detailing incidents that happened within days of the City Council voting to form its own fire department.
Placentia First OC City to Leave Fire Authority and Form its Own Fire Department
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The Placentia City Council voted 3-1 Wednesday morning to form its own fire department after years of rising costs contracting with the Orange County Fire Authority.
Placentia City Council to Decide on Forming its Own Fire Department
Placentia
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After years of rising costs to Placentia, it could be time for the city to leave the Orange County Fire Authority and form its own fire department, but OCFA officials said if the city leaves, it won’t get as much fire service or mutual aid.
Expert: Placentia’s Downtown Overhaul Plan More Restrictive Than Previous Redevelopment Agencies
Placentia Redevelopment
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Placentia and the County’s financial partnership to overhaul core infrastructure in the city’s Old Town area should be less risky and controversial than the now disbanded redevelopment agencies, a local land use expert says.
County Partners With Placentia to Redevelop City’s Old Town Area
Placentia
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County Supervisors took initial steps to partner with Placentia to create the state’s first financing district that both the city and county will chip in to redevelop Placentia’s Old Town infrastructure to bring in more tax revenue.
7,000 Homeless People in OC is a Wake Up Call, Experts Say
2019 Point in Time Count
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The nearly 7,000 people officially homeless n Orange County should be a wake up call to the County and all 34 cities to start building affordable and permanent supportive housing, in addition to shelters, according to experts in the field.
Federal Judge Presses OC Officials on Lack of Mental Health Shelter, Housing
Housing & Homelessness
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One of OC’s next homeless shelters could be headed for the affluent south county suburbs, the judge warns after citing a lack of progress by elected officials to create a mental health shelter.
North County Cities Move Ahead on Homeless Shelters
Anaheim
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Under the pressure of a federal lawsuit against the County and other cities for homeless policies, North Orange County cities have banded together in an effort to create two homeless shelters in the area, while each city pays a percentage of construction and operating costs.
Looking Ahead at OC’s Political Landscape
Politics
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Orange County Republicans need to distance themselves from President Donald Trump to regain the offices they lost in November and Democrats can’t overplay their hand in order to keep the legislative seats they gained heading into 2020, according to policy and elections specialists.