San Juan Capistrano Moves a Step Closer to Building City’s First Skatepark After Years of Planning
Outdoors
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The city council approved a contract with a skatepark construction company to design the park.
OC Fair Seeks Public Input on Removing the Pride Flag While Annual Event Faces Diversity Questions
OC Fair
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Attempts by some locals to remove the Pride Flag from the OC Fairgrounds and an identity crisis at the fair will collide on Jan. 20.
Videos: Take a Trip Outside in Orange County’s Wilderness
Outdoors
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Take virtual tours through Crystal Cove, the Newport Beach Back Bay and Laguna Canyon.
Chino Hills State Park Battered From Recent Flames in Blue Ridge Fire This Year
Series: Ongoing Wildfire Risks
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Over 60% of the park burned in the Blue Ridge Fire, according to the park’s senior environmental scientist.
Controversy Over Neighborhood Handball Courts Fuels Santa Ana’s Youth and Public Safety Debate
Outdoors
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In Santa Ana, the game of handball has become part of a citywide debate over balancing youth engagement and public safety.
Developer Accused of Bullying As His Plans to Reimagine Westminster’s Civic Center Drag On
Westminster
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Instead, an internal memo labelling Sheldon’s behavior as “hostile” and “aggressive” toward those tasked with holding him to his project commitments is causing distress among the public over what kind of deal, exactly, the city has gotten itself into.
Willowick: Unease Abounds as Talks Begin with Developers on Precious Central OC Open Space
Willowick Golf Course
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The Garden Grove City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday to start negotiating with three groups proposing to build on the Willowick Golf Course, legally owned by the city yet located in Santa Ana.
Santa Ana’s New, Younger Council Will Get To Decide What The City Looks Like When It Grows Up
Government
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The city’s general plan outlines the city’s official stance on what kinds of land uses are allowed throughout the city for decades into the future.
Annual High Tide Spurs Concerns About Future Safety of San Onofre Nuclear Waste Stock Near South OC
Water, Power & Waste
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Sea level rise and questions about the integrity of radioactive waste storage canisters are propelling local anxiety over the decommissioned San Onofre nuclear reactor.
What Should Orange County’s Fairgrounds Look Like in the Future, Who Should It Serve?
OC Fair
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Due to COVID-19 impacts, California may be setting the stage to relinquish state control of some of its fairs. Meanwhile, OC’s Fairgrounds faces an identity crisis.