The new construction represents a significant expansion of John Wayne Airport’s private offerings despite one supervisors’ concern the money is just boosting private investors.
Category: Transportation
Posted inTransportation
Controversial Streetcar Forever Changes the Face of Downtown Santa Ana
While county leaders are celebrating the end of the project a decade in the making, many of the business owners surrounding it say the construction wrecked their livelihoods.
Posted inGarden Grove
Garden Grove Public Works Crews Rally for Raises
The city’s nearly 90 public works employees are pushing for an across the board raise to ease the impacts of inflation and rising healthcare costs – along with specialized pay for things like heavy equipment operators.
Posted inTransportation
Orange County Leaders Stand By Protections for Special Transportation Tax Spending
Board members largely rejected a proposal to ease punishments on cities who misspent the funds.
Posted inTransportation
How Did the Santa Ana Streetcar Construction End up Costing Over $150 Million Per Mile?
A grand jury investigation found that the project has more than doubled its original budget and hasn’t shown any tangible benefits for the community.
Posted inTop Stories
Concerns Mount After ICE Agents Board Orange County Bus
ICE agents boarded a public bus in Santa Ana on Thursday morning, drawing the ire of OC Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento who said such enforcement actions have a chilling effect on public life.
Posted inOrange
Another OC City Looks to Paid Parking to Help Plug Budget Holes
Officials in Orange are moving forward with paid parking and enforcement in Old Towne after making tens of millions of dollars in cuts to adopt a balanced budget.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: A Big Thanks to Orange County For a Sweet Sixteen
Hundreds of thousands of readers – and a small community of donors – have made the seemingly impossible into a reality: a thriving local, nonprofit newsroom focused on putting residents in a position to defend their freedom and quality of life.
Posted inSeal Beach
Seal Beach Still Has Some of Cheapest OC Beach Parking Despite Price Hikes
Seal Beach city officials are raising parking rates across all city beach parking lots while simultaneously opening the lots for public access after previously being gated after 10 p.m.
Posted inTransportation
Orange County’s New Streetcar Makes an Appearance
Orange County Transportation Authority offers a preview of the first OC Streetcar.
