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.
Category: NORTH COUNTY
North Orange County covers Fullerton, Brea, La Habra, Buena Park, Placentia, Yorba Linda and their neighbors, where city budgets have been the recurring story. Every story we have published about north county, newest first.
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 inFullerton
Another Orange County City Considers Tax Increase to Solve Budget Woes
Voters in Fullerton may decide on two separate sales tax measures to help fund police and road repairs as the city projects a $10 million budget deficit at the end of the decade.
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.
Posted inEconomy, Fullerton, Government, Health & Wellness, NEWS, NORTH COUNTY, Politics & Elections, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Fullerton Joins OC Cities Cracking Down on Whippets
Sellers of recreational nitrous oxide will soon be subjected to fines, jail time or both after the new ordinance unanimously passed at the Nov. 18 city council meeting.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Tourism Dollars to Help House Disneyland Resort Workers
A portion of Anaheim’s tourism tax dollars will be reallocated to support workforce housing for Disneyland Resort employees starting next year after a scathing state audit.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
More Orange County Towns Grapple With City Council Vacancies
City leaders in Cypress and Aliso Viejo had to fill an unexpected council vacancy after resignations — with one city opening up an application process and the other forgoing that process.
Posted inGovernment
Orange County’s Biggest Headlines of Veterans Day Week
OC veterans and county officials call on Sacramento to begin building the county’s first veterans cemetery, Fullerton backs away from an immigrant aid proposal – these are just some of the county’s biggest headlines this week.
Posted inAnaheim
Sewer Fees for New Developments in Anaheim Hills Are Going Up
New developments in Anaheim Hills will have to pay 36% more on sewer impact fees after officials put a proposed gate tax measure on Disneyland on ice that could have brought in up to $164 million to city coffers.
Posted inFullerton
Fullerton Officials Back Away From Aiding Immigrants For Now
A majority of Fullerton City Council members voted to table proposed aid funds to help protect immigrants in court from deportation and to help out with rent and groceries amid financial woes.
