Despite claiming otherwise, an OC Supervisor was told about the South County landfill expansion years ago, a judge overturned a $2.9 million Santa Ana police retaliation verdict – these are just some of this week’s biggest civic headlines.
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.
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Santana: Herbicide Use Near Doheny Beach Triggers State Probe
Recent investigations and permit reviews into the spraying of herbicides in the San Juan Creek highlights a patchwork of oversight when it comes to watchdogging local waterways.
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Orange County’s Biggest Headlines as Fullerton Faces Budget Crisis
Fullerton officials erroneously accounted for $10 million in reserves in money that’s already been spent, OC’s senior transportation services can’t keep up with demand – these are some of this week’s biggest civic headlines.
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Lack of Fencing Along Ortega Highway Kills Two More Mountain Lions in OC
Repeated mountain lion deaths along highways raise questions about protective measures like fencing.
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Is Huntington Beach’s E-Bike Program a Model for Orange County?
Officials in Garden Grove are looking to replicate Surf City’s response to unsafe e-bike riders, a program that includes education and a diversion program.
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Advocates Demand Reform at California Animal Shelters, Including Orange County
Animal advocates sent cease and desist letters to municipal animal shelters across the Golden State, including OC Animal Care in Orange County.
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Santana: Herbicide Spraying of South OC Waterways Halted, For Now
OC Supervisor Katrina Foley said spraying has been halted during a heated town hall in Dana Point, where local residents posed tough questions to government bureaucrats.
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Another Orange County City May Require Staffed Self-Checkout Stands
Anaheim might become the latest Southern California city regulating self-checkout stands on the heels of ordinances being adopted in Costa Mesa and Long Beach.
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Garden Grove Moves to Ban Whippets
While city officials originally moved to crackdown on kratom and whippets, they instead banned nitrous oxide for recreational use – more commonly known as whippets.
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OC’s Biggest Headlines as Supervisor Campaign Flares Over Landfill
The campaign for 5th District OC Supervisor is heating up over a controversial landfill, immigrant aid funds could be expanding in a couple cities – these are just some of this week’s top headlines.
