The Newport Beach City Council Nov. 19 will consider an initial 7.4% water rate hike, which, if approved, is expected to generate about $1 million in fiscal year 2020.
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 inAnaheim, Collegiate News Service, News Briefs
Anaheim to Vote on New Public Utilities Facilities
Editors’ Note: This dispatch is part of the Voice of OC Youth Media program, working with student journalists to cover public policy issues across Orange County. If you would like to […]
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Government, Investigative, NEWS, News Briefs, REGIONS, Top Stories
Outgoing Costa Mesa Police Chief Claims Retaliation at City Hall
Sharpnack announced his retirement in October, a few months after a disagreement between him and the City Council over how much support from the city is actually needed for the police department.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, News Briefs
Blizzard’s Apology Fails to Appease Protesters in Anaheim
Despite Blizzard’s apology for punishing a video game tournament player who expressed support for Hong Kong protesters, many protesters outside the Anaheim Convention Center and online continued to criticize the gaming company for its lack of action and sincerity.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, News Briefs
Orange City Council Finalizing By-District Voting
Voters in Orange will get to pick their City Council representatives by districts, a method that is being embraced by an increasing number of cities in Orange County.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, News Briefs, Orange
Orange Officials Set to Consider Chapman’s $600,000 Offer to Pay for Traffic Signal
The Orange City Council will consider Nov. 12 whether to accept $600,000 from Chapman University to help pay for the design and installation of a new traffic signal at Lemon Street and Palm Avenue.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, Newport Beach, News Briefs, Outdoors
Newport Studying Potential for Pool at Lower Castaways Park
According to a city staff report, the proposed new facility would aim to “satisfy [the community’s] needs by allowing for increased lap swim hours, year-round swim lessons, and a variety of aquatic based fitness and therapeutic classes for all ages. The addition of a community pool would also free up the high school pools for increased school, club, and competitive programming.”
Posted inCollegiate News Service, Irvine, News Briefs
Veterans Day Celebration Slated for Monday in Irvine
Editors’ Note: This dispatch is part of the Voice of OC Youth Media program, working with student journalists to cover public policy issues across Orange County. If you would like to […]
Posted inCollegiate News Service, News Briefs, Politics & Elections, San Clemente
Gene James Tops All Candidates in San Clemente in Final Tally of Mail-In Only Ballots
Gene James has won a seat onto the San Clemente City Council, receiving 54.9% of the vote or 8,235 votes, to finish out the term of former Mayor Steven Swartz, who died in May. James, who will have to seek re-election in November 2020, defeated the next closest candidate – Jackson Hinkle, who garnered just over 30 percent of the vote- by over 3,500 votes, according to the Orange County Registrar of Voters.
Posted inGovernment, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Downtown Santa Ana Tickets, Streetcar Construction Draw Ire From OC Supervisor
Third District County Supervisor Don Wagner vented his frustration Tuesday over tickets he says were issued by SAPD to parents dropping their high schoolers off along Santa Ana Boulevard to attend a weekend event he hosts about local government. Santa Ana City Councilman Juan Villegas fires back at Wagner over his public criticism.
