Anaheim officials are rolling out a new webpage where tenants can report illegal rent raises and no-fault evictions under state law after years of local calls for rent control.
Category: State
Sacramento sets housing law, the state budget and the rules Orange County cities have to follow. We cover the decisions made there so you don’t have to sift through council agendas and meeting minutes.
Posted inTop Stories
Education, Buybacks, Infrastructure: Can OC Curb E-bike Deaths and Injuries?
After the OC District Attorney hosted a buyback program, an ongoing debate remains over how to best curb the worsening trend of e-bike injuries and crashes.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Costa Mesa Approves Housing at Fairview Development Center
After years of sitting dormant, the state-owned Fairview Development Center will be redeveloped into 2,300 housing units, open space and some commercial projects.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Newport Beach Ballots Shipped Overseas Despite Questions on the Election’s Legality
Despite the unprecedented administrative challenges of hosting an election with little to no help from state and county elections officials, City Attorney Aaron Harp advised council members to move forward to avoid violating a judge’s order.
Posted inSeal Beach
Seal Beach Prepares for Super El Niño
Seal Beach is preparing for what scientists are predicting is going to a Super El Niño – one that experts are saying could be the strongest El Nino in recorded history.
Posted inTop Stories
Orange County’s Biggest Headlines as Tropical Heat Lingers After Storm
The Pacific Surfliner train is shutdown indefinitely after tropical storm Marie caused high tide to damage the rail tracks in San Clemente, voluntary breathalyzers return to Costa Mesa bars – these are some of this week’s top headlines.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Voluntary Breathalyzer Tests to Return to Costa Mesa Bars
City council members accepted a state grant to curb intoxicated driving – part of that is police officers asking bar patrons if they want voluntary breathalyzers, with officials stating it’s not an enforcement action.
Posted inAnaheim
Museum vs Bullet Train: Anaheim Swaps Land With OC Vibe Eyed by High Speed Rail Officials
Anaheim officials are swapping land with developers who promise to build a museum on the lot by 2032. State high speed rail officials say the swap will interfere with their plans for a bullet train that won’t be done till 2040.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Cities Increasingly Embracing Homeland Security Grants For Cooperation With Border Patrol
Newport Beach and Orange officials are the latest in OC to accept grant funds from the Department of Homeland Security. Local officials say the grants are to combat drug trafficking but others worry it could co-op police for immigration enforcement.
Posted inFullerton
Fullerton Eyes Parking Lots in Downtown for New Housing
Over 250 more homes could be coming to Downtown Fullerton as officials start to eye selling or leasing three parking lots to make way for housing amid budget woes and a state housing crisis.
