The municipal skatepark expansion is slated to get some features aimed at beginners, including a new clover pool and a pump track – a course that can help beginning skaters learn to handle speed, balance and technique.
Category: Health & Wellness
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Can OC’s Transportation Services Keep Up With the Senior Wave?
As Orange County cities make cuts to their local senior mobility programs, county leaders grapple with a growing population of older adults.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Why Can’t Orange County’s Brand New $86 Million Mental Health Facility Open?
A new facility set to house over one hundred people struggling with mental health and addiction is stuck in limbo amid a yearslong legal battle.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Cracks Down on Illegal Smoke Shops
Another Orange County city is tightening rules on smoke shops to curb underage use as local officials also crack down on drugs like Kratom and whippets.
Posted inTop Stories
OC’s Biggest Headlines as Controversy Brews Over Herbicides in Creeks
South county residents forced a pause on herbicide use in local waterways, another city may require staffed self-checkout stands – these are some of OC’s biggest civic headlines.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Herbicide Spraying of South OC Waterways Halted, For Now
OC Supervisor Katrina Foley said spraying has been halted during a heated town hall in Dana Point, where local residents posed tough questions to government bureaucrats.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Might Require Staffing at Self-Checkout Stands
Orange County’s largest city could soon follow in Costa Mesa’s footsteps and mandate staffed self-checkout stations as industry groups say the move could increase prices.
Posted inGarden Grove
Garden Grove Moves to Ban Whippets
While city officials originally moved to crackdown on kratom and whippets, they instead banned nitrous oxide for recreational use – more commonly known as whippets.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Herbicide Could be Making Its Way to South OC Beaches
After locals start asking tough questions to county leaders about herbicide spraying in OC waterways, Supervisor Katrina Foley schedules a public meeting for Monday at Dana Point Harbor.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Does OC’s Healthplan for the Poor Really Know What It’s Spending On?
Auditors call out the agency’s failure to detail what they did with their money for over a decade.
