Following a series of protests over the last year, council members are trying to reform the special permitting process their own staff admit is broken.
Category: San Clemente
San Clemente, Orange County’s southernmost city, is home to about 63,000 people and a coastline and rail line that keep losing ground. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget and the fight to save its beaches.
Posted inGovernment
How Are OC Cities and the County Supposed to Spend COVID Bailout Money?
While some cities have started spending, most are waiting for the final federal guidelines on what they can use the money for.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
New Housing Bills Allowing for Denser Neighborhoods Sharply Divide OC’s State Legislators
If signed into law, the bills would allow up to four homes per single-family parcel, and let cities and counties to waive environmental review for developments of up to 10 units.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Cities Begin Dropping COVID Emergency Declarations as Cases Soar
By classifying the pandemic as a state of emergency, city staff were given more power to execute contracts independently and access special state and federal funds.
Posted inGovernment
South Orange County Cities Choose Where To Spend Pandemic Bailout Money
As cities receive additional rounds of COVID-19 relief funding, officials grapple with where and what to spend the grants on.
Posted inGovernment
South Orange County Cities Look at How to Spend Millions in COVID Relief Money
As agencies throughout Orange County debate how to spend millions in relief funds, residents have focused on what each city is prioritizing.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
San Clemente Advocates Rally for Homeless People Ahead of CalTrans Eviction
A planned encampment removal has housing advocates pushing city officials for more money to address homelessness.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
CalTrans to Remove Homeless Camp Near San Clemente
CalTrans says it will remove a coastal homeless encampment below San Clemente, between Orange and San Diego counties, by August 13.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Pays Out $195K to Teen Threatened at Gunpoint by Off-Duty Sheriff’s Deputy
The OC Board of Supervisors approved the settlement on July 13, which stems from a deputy drawing his gun on a South County teenager two years ago.
Posted inEducation
Will Masks be Required When Orange County Students Go Back to School in the Fall?
Orange County school districts are awaiting mask guidance from the state public health department.
