Can Santa Ana Solve Its Deadly Street Racing Plight?
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A high-speed race claimed the life of longtime Orange County Register editor Gene Harbrecht, whose truck was hit by a BMW involved in the race.
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A high-speed race claimed the life of longtime Orange County Register editor Gene Harbrecht, whose truck was hit by a BMW involved in the race.
Orange County supervisors are moving forward with three companies to take over non-airline aviation services at John Wayne Airport.
Airport expansion foes fear that what started as a home to small planes has over the years turned into a more ambitious enterprise with increased international clientele.
Airport officials came under significant criticism from residents in the wake of Wednesday’s meeting over the total breakdown in phone conferencing.
Newport Beach City Council members are set Tuesday night to vote on recommending an aviation company to deliver services to hundreds of aircraft at John Wayne Airport.
TCA directors in March dropped a slew of controversial proposals to extend the 241 toll road. Now they’re using paid lobbyists to oppose a state bill affirming their own move.
Toll revenues have fallen with the traffic by about 60%, according to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), which operates the 91 lanes and will operate the I-405 Freeway toll expansions when they open up.
While bus drivers and operations employees directly employed by OCTA get to keep their jobs and even their pay as some stay home, bus drivers employed through two private contractors the agency gives money to have been laid off, and will see their benefits follow their jobs out the door.
It’s the first round of cuts to bus service transportation officials have made responding to the public safety crisis, which has caused sharp drops in bus boardings for an agency that sees ridership fall year-by-year.
Transportation officials in just the past couple of days are reporting sharp declines in bus ridership amid orders by the governor and local health officials for people to avoid public gatherings and stay at home.