City leaders will allow residents and businesses until May to submit written complaints despite city staff urging to increase rates for improved infrastructure to offset increased costs.
Category: Seal Beach
Seal Beach, Orange County’s northernmost beach town and home to Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, has about 24,000 residents. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget and the beach, parking and short-term rentals.
Posted inTop Stories
Seal Beach Could Increase Parking Rates by 50%
City officials plan to raise beach parking rates to increase revenue if the California Coastal Commission approves.
Posted inGovernment
The Deepest and Darkest Pockets At Your Local City Hall
Orange County city managers can oftentimes approve contracts without little to no public oversight, with the limits ranging from city to city but reaching as high as $200,000.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Will Seal Beach Voters Elect OC’s First Openly Transgender City Council Member?
While the 2022 elections have come to an end, candidates in Seal Beach are still battling it out in a runoff election to become the city’s newest representatives.
Posted inGovernment
Orange County Cities Start Disclosing What Kinds of Military Equipment Are Used By Local Police
A new state law is forcing police departments across California to publicly disclose the military equipment they own and create policies regulating how they are used.
Posted inNEWS
Does Your Local Police Department Need A Military-Grade Armored Truck?
Under a new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom last year, local sheriffs and police departments must divulge what equipment they own and ask permission for every time they want to buy something new.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
As OC Cities Spur Affordable Housing Near Airport, County Commission Expresses Safety Concerns
Despite concerns from the airport land use commission that there shouldn’t be more housing in these areas, cities are pressing on in an effort to meet the state’s mandated goals.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
New Housing Plans Pit OC Cities Against Sacramento Over State Mandated Housing Goals
State and city officials have bumped heads over control on zoning and housing issues amid California’s housing crisis while local advocates call for more affordable homes.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Orange County Cities Continue Grappling With State Mandated Housing Goals This Week
With an upcoming state deadline, cities are adopting plans that could bring almost 200,000 new homes to OC in the next eight years amid California’s housing crisis.
Posted inGovernment
Seal Beach City Council Meetings Will Remain Virtual Amid Pandemic
Cities across Orange County continue to evaluate remote and in-person meetings.
