Santa Ana City Council passed an emergency resolution Tuesday that supports protections from eviction, prevents utility shut-offs and enacts other relief measures for residents and businesses.
Category: News Briefs
Orange County news briefs were the short items that did not need a full story of their own: a vote taken, a filing made, a number released. The newsroom stopped filing here in 2025 and the archive stays, newest first.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, News Briefs, Tustin
Tustin Approves New Transitional Housing for Growing Homeless Population
The Tustin City Council has unanimously approved an agreement to construct a new transitional housing facility for homeless families to accommodate the city’s growing homeless population.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, Costa Mesa, News Briefs
Costa Mesa Approves More Freedoms for Sidewalk Vendors
Costa Mesa has approved an ordinance loosening restrictions on sidewalk vending, becoming the latest Orange County city to regulate merchants in alignment with a state law that went into effect last year.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, News Briefs, Orange
Orange Authorizes $1.02 Million for Two Homeless Shelters
The Orange City Council has unanimously voted to appropriate $1.02 million to help operate and construct two homeless shelters in Placentia and Buena Park.
Posted inBrea, Collegiate News Service, News Briefs
Brea Planners Weighing Workforce Apartment Complex
Planning officials are considering a proposal to build high-density workforce apartments in an industrial zone in downtown Brea, reserving a portion of those units for those who work in the city and offering more affordable housing.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, News Briefs, Outdoors, Yorba Linda
Yorba Linda Prohibits Skateboarding on City-Owned Property
Yorba Linda City Council has unanimously voted to ban skateboarding and loitering on city-owned facilities, raising concerns from local skateboarders.
Posted inAnaheim, Housing & Homelessness, News Briefs
Anaheim to Expand Salvation Army Homeless Shelter
Anaheim City Councilmembers decided to add 100 more beds to the existing 200-bed Salvation Army homeless shelter so the city can continue enforcing anti-camping laws.
Posted inNews Briefs, Politics & Elections
Here’s Where Voters Can Cast Ballots in OC’s 2020 Primary Election
Voting center and ballot drop off locations for Orange County’s March 3 primary election are now finalized, as officials prep for California’s earlier election date and a new county voting process.
Posted inFullerton, News Briefs
Fullerton To Get Its First Year-Round Homeless Shelter
Fullerton City Councilmembers authorized the city’s first year-round homeless shelter Tuesday, after months of lobbying and community outreach by various religious organizations.
Posted inCountywide, Culture, NEWS, News Briefs, Outdoors, State, Top Stories
OC Fair Board Turns Down Ticket Price Hike For Now
Fair Board directors at their first nighttime meeting on Thursday didn’t vote to approve any ticket price hikes at the fair gates for this summer, following public backlash and uncertainty by some directors that they had enough information to make such a decision.
