OCTA officials ended discussion in June of a Harbor Boulevard streetcar after cities couldn’t agree on the project. Meanwhile, an existing streetcar plan to connect Santa Ana and Garden Grove will cost far more than originally expected.
Category: Garden Grove
Garden Grove, which shares Little Saigon with Westminster, is home to about 171,000 people. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget, public safety and development.
Posted inEconomy, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, La Habra, La Palma, Laguna Beach, Placentia, Politics & Elections, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Top Stories, Tustin, Westminster
Pension Costs Underlie Tax Increases in Seven OC Cities
Seven OC cities are asking voters for tax increases in November, including increases to sales, business license and hotel bed taxes. Cities say they’re desperate for more revenue as growing pension debt and other factors drive up expenses.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Cypress, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, La Palma, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, NEWS, Orange, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, State, Top Stories, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda
Gov. Brown Signs Bill Creating OC Homeless Housing Agency
Orange County is on track to form a regional agency to build housing units aimed at helping curb the growing homeless crisis after Gov. Jerry Brown signed key legislation Tuesday.
Posted inAnaheim, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Garden Grove, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Orange, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Tustin, Westminster
Santa Ana Police Should ‘Harass’ Homeless People to Move to Other Cities, Mayor Says
Federal judge David O. Carter has warned cities against pushing homeless people to other areas, saying it raises constitutional issues.
Posted inFountain Valley, Garden Grove, Government, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Westminster
State Will Not Pursue Enforcement Over Do’s 1.2 Million Taxpayer-Funded Mailers
Do’s mailers to voters in his district later prompted the state Legislature to ban local governments from sending out government-funded mailers featuring elected officials within 60 days of an election.
Posted inGarden Grove, Irvine, Placentia
Facing Budget Problems, Garden Grove Considers Move to OC Fire Authority
Garden Grove city leaders are considering merging their fire department with the Orange County Fire Authority, a move aimed at cutting costs as the city faces a growing budget crisis and discusses a possible sales tax increase.
Posted inAnaheim, Garden Grove, Westminster
Westminster Oks Tax Subsidy for “Bolsa Row” Four-Star Hotel & Housing
A local developer will receive a 25-year tax subsidy from the city of Westminster to build a four-star hotel, banquet hall and mixed-use residential project on a vacant lot on the corner of Bolsa Avenue and Brookhurst Street, the city’s first full-service hotel project.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Government, Irvine, Placentia, Top Stories
Irvine City Council, Tired of Being a Donor, Gives Notice It’ll Withdraw from OC Fire Authority
The Irvine City Council voted to tell the Orange County Fire Authority it may withdraw from the agency, part of a long-running dispute between Irvine and the Fire Authority over the city’s disproportionately large property tax contributions compared to the services it receives.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Cypress, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Government, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, La Palma, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, Politics & Elections, Rancho Santa Margarita, Safety, Security & Justice, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Top Stories, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda
Final Results For OC’s Highest-Turnout Midterm Primary in More Than Three Decades
The election saw OC voters eliminating the Democrats’ supermajority in the state Senate; setting up competitive runoff elections for four Republican-held congressional districts and 4th District county supervisor; and delivering the first runoff elections for district attorney and sheriff in more than a quarter century.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Cypress, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, La Palma, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, Safety, Security & Justice, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Top Stories, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda
North OC Commits to 700 New Homeless Shelter Beds; South County Identifies Zero
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter two months ago called on south county cities to identify and develop additional shelter beds, and gave them until Wednesday to identify locations.
