The 3-0 vote followed a special election in November, where Gene James was elected to join the council. Councilman Chris Hamm was absent.
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, Huntington Beach, News Briefs
Huntington Beach Votes To Become Sister City With The City of Biarritz, The Surfing Capital of France
Huntington Beach City Council members vote unanimously on Monday, Dec. 2, to extend an invitation to the City of Biarritz, France to become it’s Sister City.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
Up For Sale: $325 Million Angel Stadium to Team Owner
The City of Anaheim is looking to sell its stadium to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for $325 million, according to a surprise Wednesday morning announcement after months of secrecy surrounded stadium negotiations.
Posted inAnaheim, Economy, News Briefs
Community Leaders Discuss Preventing Closure of Jägerhaus in Anaheim
Community members and patrons of the Jägerhaus — a German restaurant and community mainstay in Anaheim — will meet today to try and find ways of saving the restaurant from shuttering.
Posted inNews Briefs, Top Stories
Lots of Ways to Celebrate Christmas This Week
Holiday celebrations are happening in every corner of Orange County – what’s happening near you? NOCHEBUENA: CHRISTMAS EVE IN MEXICO ORANGE – The holiday traditions of Mexico celebrated at the […]
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
Anaheim to Release Angel Stadium Appraisal
City Manager Chris Zapata, during Tuesday’s City Council meeting, said the Angel Stadium appraisal will be released by Wednesday evening.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, Laguna Beach, News Briefs
Laguna Plans Firmer Laws Governing Portable Signs, Will Keep Interim Program for Now
Laguna Beach aims to firm up laws to regulate outdoor displays and portable signage littering the sidewalks of the downtown area, eventually adding fines for those businesses that run afoul of the regulations.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Council to Assess Downtown Business Tax
At tonight’s public hearing, downtown merchants can voice their opinion in favor or against the Downtown Santa Ana Business Improvement District (BID) renewal to councilmembers. The hearing is a part of the annual business license tax assessment of the BID.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, Huntington Beach, News Briefs
Huntington Beach City Council to Select New Mayor
Huntington Beach doesn’t elect a mayor and instead rotates the position between the seven council members. Typically, a mayor pro tempore elevates to mayor after a one-year term, according to the Huntington Beach City Council Manual. The mayor pro tem frequently steps in for the mayor throughout events in the City of Huntington Beach, said Semeta. Semeta added she would come in prepared already have practiced for the position.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, News Briefs
Number of Rabid Bats Found This Year in O.C. Surpasses Last Year’s Count
A rabid bat found in San Juan Capistrano in late October was the fifteenth discovered in Orange County this year, bypassing the eleven in all of 2018, officials said.
