A debate over allowing industrial businesses operating in neighborhoods to be exempted from state environmental laws today gets a different framing as state senators are expected to consider a rollback with SB 954.
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 inCountywide
Santana: State VA Greenlights Orange County Vet Cemetery at Gypsum Canyon
More than a decade in the making, state officials earlier this month announced completion of a critical viability study for a veterans cemetery.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Thousands in North OC Remain Evacuated as Firefighters Find Potential Crack in Chemical Tank
While tens of thousands of North OC residents remain evacuated, OC Fire Authority officials say a potential crack in the Garden Grove chemical tank could relieve pressure, which could help avoid an explosion.
Posted inHuntington Beach
State Regulators Fine Huntington Beach Elected Officials Over Airshow Tickets
The free tickets came just months before some of Huntington Beach’s current and former elected leaders gave the airshow’s operators a controversial deal to stay in town amid questions about a quid pro quo.
Posted inCountywide
OC’s Biggest Civic Headlines as Affordable Housing Construction Lags
Cities across OC have been lagging behind on hitting state-mandated housing goals centered on affordable housing, most cities stay quiet on ICE raids – these are just some of this week’s biggest headlines.
Posted inTop Stories
Anaheim Says Local Taxes Shouldn’t Pay For California’s High Speed Rail
City council members opposed a state proposal to use portions of Anaheim’s taxes from businesses surrounding the train station to pay for California’s high speed rail.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
How Affordable Are Orange County’s Newest Homes?
Amid a state housing crisis, officials across Orange County struggle to boost their affordable housing stock as others require developers to account for low income families.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Special Interests Spend Heavily to Replace Outgoing OC Assemblywoman
A Voice of OC review found over $6 million spent in a primary race to decide who will represent a district stretching from Disneyland to Cerritos – much of that spending is special interests attacking a local labor leader candidate.
Posted inEducation
Many Critical Student Programs Are About to Get Gutted at Cal State Fullerton
Longstanding programs including the speech and debate team, the student newspaper, theater productions and more are facing debilitating cuts at Cal State Fullerton in a few months.
Posted inNORTH COUNTY
More Orange County Cities Confront Airbnbs
Placentia officials are rolling out new regulations for short-term rentals as leaders in neighboring Brea cranked up fines for violating the city’s Airbnb pilot program.
