Tens of thousands of residents throughout Garden Grove, Anaheim, Stanton, Buena Park, Cypress and Westminster are under evacuation orders as a chemical tank in Garden Grove could either spill 7,000 gallons of toxic liquid or explode.
Category: Cypress
Cypress is home to about 49,000 people. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget, public safety and development.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
More OC Cities Hike Trash Rates; Where Are The Increases The Highest?
Cypress residents’ trash bills are expected to get more expensive this summer by $6 a month while Buena Park residents will pay $4 more each month.
Posted inCypress
Who is The Voice of Government? Cypress Grapples With Who Can Speak For City
Cypress officials are putting together a media policy dictating who exactly can speak on behalf of the city in an official capacity and who cannot.
Posted inCountywide
OC’s Biggest Civic News as South County Residents Decry Landfill Expansion
A landfill expansion is spurring intense resident opposition in South OC, a local school board grappled with what to do if ICE shows up on campus – these are just some of the county’s biggest civic headlines.
Posted inTop Stories
Cypress Officials Lower Campaign Contribution Limits
Cypress City Council members are eyeing a new campaign contribution cap of $1,250.
Posted inCypress
Cypress Resolution Reaffirming Civil Rights Fizzles Out Amid ICE Raid Backlash
City Councilwoman Rachel Strong Carnahan’s proposed resolution to reaffirm civil rights and condemn “excessive force” used by federal immigration agents failed to gain traction among her colleagues.
Posted inCypress
Cypress Looks to Move Council Meetings to Tuesdays
The change would put the city among the majority of cities holding their meetings on Tuesdays, with only a handful of other cities, including Los Alamitos, La Habra and Seal Beach, meeting on Mondays.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Three OC Cities Eye Changing Campaign Finance Laws Ahead of 2026 Elections
Officials in Orange and Cypress are moving to tighten their campaign finance rules while Aliso Viejo Council Members are raising contribution limits ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Posted inCypress
Cypress Picks New Council Member After Last Appointee Drops Out
A day after Thanksgiving, Cypress officials appointed a new person to fill a city council vacancy after the previously selected candidate dropped out of the running amid questions about his resume.
Posted inCypress
Cypress Once Again Grapples With City Council Vacancy After Appointee Withdraws
Cypress is slated to hold a special meeting this Friday to once again decide how to fill a vacancy on the city council after their appointee backed out this week.
