The two websites that host online listings for short term rentals, filed lawsuits last week against the City of Anaheim for an ordinance that fines websites for hosting the ads of home shares operating without a city permit.
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 inCountywide, Fullerton, News Briefs, Top Stories
Fullerton Set to Hold Another Public Hearing on Voting District Maps
Tuesday’s hearing was ordered by a Superior Court judge who ruled that the council’s selection of a map in June violated the terms of a settlement agreement on Voting Rights Act lawsuits.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Economy, News Briefs, Top Stories
Anaheim Agrees to Contracts With General Employees, Police Managers
Rank-and-file city employees get a 4-percent raise over two years, and police captains and lieutenants will get a 7-percent raise over three years.
Posted inNews Briefs, Santa Ana, Transportation
OCTA Picks Construction Manager for OC Streetcar Project
The Orange County Transportation Authority board voted unanimously Monday to select PGH Wong Engineering to manage the OC Streetcar Project, a 4.15 mile route that would connect Santa Ana and Garden Grove.
Posted inFullerton, Health & Wellness, News Briefs
Judge Rejects Voting Districts Map Approved by Fullerton City Council
In choosing a map favored by the Fullerton business community, council members did not abide by the settlement agreement in state Voting Rights Act lawsuits, ruled Superior Court Judge James Crandall.
Posted inFullerton, News Briefs
Fullerton Council Postpones Decision on Rezoning Housing Development
After hearing an earful during more than an hour of public comment, the Fullerton City Council Tuesday voted 4-1 to postpone rezoning a vacant commercial property for a residential housing plan in the affluent Sunny Hills neighborhood.
Posted inNews Briefs, Santa Ana
Three Cops From Santa Ana Pot Shop Raid No Longer Work for Department
The officers had been charged with misdemeanors related to a now-infamous pot shop raid that went viral last year.
Posted inFullerton, News Briefs
Fullerton Council Dips Into Reserves to Pass Budget
Council members last month approved a $186-million budget that requires the city to tap into reserves for $5 million to pay for the hiring of five more police officers and a raise for firefighters.
Posted inGovernment, News Briefs, Top Stories
Nelson Postpones Controversial Term Limits Proposal
Following intense criticism from fellow Republicans, Orange County Supervisor Shawn Nelson delayed a vote to put a proposal on the November ballot that would extend the supervisors’ term limit to three terms.
Posted inNews Briefs, Santa Ana
State Watchdog to Fine Santa Ana Mayor for Failing to Report Campaign Expenses
The state Fair Political Practices Commission has fined Mayor Miguel Pulido $1,366 for failing to report $14,750 in campaign expenses for his 2014 mayoral race.
