Laguna Beach recently joined a list of cities who have extended their outdoor dining program amid concerns on parking impacts to neighborhoods.
Category: Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach, Surf City USA and Orange County’s largest beach city, is home to about 191,000 people. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget and its fights with the state over housing and other laws.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Is Orange County’s New Green Energy Agency Facing Questions from State Regulators?
With less than six months until launch, state regulators are looking into the county power authority’s readiness.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Some Early CA Redistricting Map Sketches Raise Concerns Little Saigon Could Be Split Up
Redistricting officials say they’re only “visualizations” of what the maps could look like. Others say they send a signal that Little Saigon’s representation could undergo critical change.
Posted inGovernment
Huntington Beach City Manager Moves to Irvine, Ending City’s Year-Long Search for Top Job
Oliver Chi is set to take over as the city’s sixth manager in Irvine’s history after the abrupt resignation of his predecessor last year.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Costa Mesa Continues Ban on Short Term Rentals; City Council Vows to Come Back With Regulations
Costa Mesa continues wrestling with how to regulate the short term rental industry — a debate that’s surfaced throughout cities in Orange County.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Proposed Ballot Measure Could Save Controversial HB Desal Plant Proposal if State Regulators Deny It
Some OC water officials pushed a proposed ballot measure to put more state money into water supply projects. Critics of a controversial desalination plant proposed for Huntington Beach say it also seeks to achieve something else.
Posted inCOAST
Officials From Two OC Coastal Cities Join Growing Calls to Ban Offshore Oil Drilling
In the wake of the oil spill, city officials are looking to make sure it’s impacts on the economy and the environment are not repeated.
Posted inOutdoors
OC Coastal Cities Join Increasing Calls For Offshore Oil Drilling Bans
Huntington Beach and Laguna Beach City Councils will both consider resolutions calling for new bans on offshore drilling.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Poseidon Makes Controversial Demand of CA Regulators Before Their Vote on Proposed HB Desal Plant
Meanwhile, a recent oil spill off the Orange County coast may reframe the 20-year fight over placing a seawater desalting facility in the area.
Posted inCOAST
How Safe Is OC’s Coast After Oil Spill? Fisheries Still Closed, Cities Do Their Own Water Testing
Disaster response officials and Orange County public health leaders have proclaimed local waters as safe to swim in. But questions remain about lack of uniform testing by cities and the ongoing shut-down of fisheries.
