OC Supervisor Don Wagner faces off against attorney and OC Fair Board member Ashleigh Aitken to represent canyon communities and cities like Irvine, Tustin, Orange and Yorba Linda on the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
Category: Orange
Orange, home to Chapman University and Old Towne, has about 141,000 residents. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget, development and traffic.
Posted inAnaheim, Canyons, Countywide, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Government, Irvine, Lake Forest, Orange, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Tustin, Villa Park, Yorba Linda
2020 Candidates for OC Supervisor Are Coming into View
Several Democrats are challenging First District County Supervisor Andrew Do. Meanwhile, Third District County Supervisor Don Wagner has drawn a sole challenger, Asheigh Aitken – who lost a close battle for Anaheim’s Mayor’s seat last year.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, News Briefs, Orange
Orange Officials Set to Consider Chapman’s $600,000 Offer to Pay for Traffic Signal
The Orange City Council will consider Nov. 12 whether to accept $600,000 from Chapman University to help pay for the design and installation of a new traffic signal at Lemon Street and Palm Avenue.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, News Briefs, Orange
Pesticide-Free Pilot at Santiago Hills Park in Orange Raises More Concerns
After meetings with the city council and accumulating 2,1221 signatures on their petition, members of NTO, a group primarily composed of mothers against pesticides, remain unsatisfied with the ambiguity and structure of the pilot.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, Countywide, Economy, News Briefs, Orange, Top Stories
Trouble on Santiago Canyon Road: Residents Urge City Council to “Just Say No!” to Residential Development
Residents are up in arms about the former “Sully Miller” site with over 90 people showing up to the Sept. 24 City Council Meeting.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Orange, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
OC Breaks Ground on First Municipal Mental Health Treatment Campus
Plans call for mental health and drug addiction treatment programs to be available to all county residents, regardless of who their insurance provider is, which officials said would be the first facility in the nation to do so.
Posted inCollegiate News Service, News Briefs, Orange
Minimum Wage Increase for Orange Employees
Currently, California’s minimum hourly wage is $12 and will rise to $15 by Jan. 1, 2022. Orange will incrementally raise its minimum wage to the $15 mark over the next two years.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Culture, Orange, Top Stories
Chapman Professor is Developing a Docu-Series Aimed at Stopping Child Prostitution Before it Starts
Kelly Galindo has devoted several years to investigating the whos and whys of global sex trafficking. Originally, “our approach was rescue and reintegration. Now it’s more about prevention. If we can prevent it, we are saving not only years of turmoil for the victim, but also the taxpayers’ money. It takes a lot of money to restore a kid.”
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Orange, Theater, Top Stories
O.C. Playwrights to be Showcased in an Upcoming New Play Festival of ‘Uncommon’ One-Act Tales
PREVIEW: At its ninth annual OC-Centric New Play Festival, the Orange County-based playwrights group will unveil original works it touts as ‘compelling,’ written by three playwrights who live in or hail from Orange County.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Orange, Top Stories, Visual Arts
Chapman’s Hilbert Museum of California Art to Expand and Nearly Triple In Size
Originally slated to move to the Villa Park Orchards Packing House, the Hilbert Museum will stay put and expand into nearby dance department building.
