With a rise in catalytic converter thefts, city council members across Orange County are passing ordinances in efforts to prosecute a common crime they say state laws fail to address.
Category: Transportation
Posted inTransportation
OCTA Board Refuses to Bail Out Santa Ana Merchants Hit by Streetcar Construction
Officials for now will keep up the indirect assistance efforts, like signs and social media promotion, that downtown merchants say aren’t helping.
Posted inTransportation
Downtown Santa Ana Merchants Step Back into the Trench to Protest OC Streetcar Impacts
Seven weeks after the first protest, merchants have returned with signs inside the $500 million project’s open trench construction zone that’s choking off business to the area.
Posted inNEWS
Dana Point Harbor Boaters’ Lawsuit Over Sharp Rent Increases Moves Forward
The battle over Dana Point Harbor gets a judge’s OK to move forward.
Posted inTransportation
Could Anaheim’s Resort Shuttles Take State Money Away from Public Transit Countywide?
A state senator’s proposal to turn Anaheim resort buses into Orange County’s second public transit agency has officials at the existing one up in arms.
Posted inWestminster
Car Wrecks, Flooding and a Possible Sewage Leak: Life in a Westminster Mobile Home Park
Residents at the Driftwood senior mobile home park are pushing for better living conditions and calling on elected officials and park management for help.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
As OC Cities Spur Affordable Housing Near Airport, County Commission Expresses Safety Concerns
Despite concerns from the airport land use commission that there shouldn’t be more housing in these areas, cities are pressing on in an effort to meet the state’s mandated goals.
Posted inCOAST
Fighting For a Middle-Class Harbor in Orange County
Those unhappy with Dana Point Harbor’s new landlord question who will still be around to appreciate the “revitalized” marinas amid price hikes they say have pushed out less affluent boaters.
Posted inNEWS
Santa Ana Commits $1.5 Million to Bail Out Downtown Merchants Impacted by OC Streetcar
City council members also said the local assistance money could be doubled to $3 million down the road.
Posted inTransportation
Orange County Takes Free Public Transit Leap With ‘Permanent’ Youth Bus Passes
County transit officials say the program has already shown noticeable ridership increases across the area’s public transit system.
