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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 inHousing & Homelessness
Orange County Confronts Homelessness Ahead of Thanksgiving
Stanton became the latest OC city to focus efforts addressing homelessness by declaring a state of emergency two days before Thanksgiving.
Posted inPlacentia
Placentia Treasurer Says Former City Manager Didn’t Improperly Spend Tax Money
After Placentia officials agreed to separate with former top city executive Damien Arrula amid allegations of misspent tax dollars, his former colleagues are coming to his defense and the elected city treasurer is back tracking calls for an audit.
Posted inLos Alamitos
Los Alamitos-Rossmoor Library Reopens
A renovated facility with a new 1,188-square-foot community room and programming was unveiled this week following over a yearlong closure.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Placentia Yorba Linda School Board Makes it Harder to Fire Superintendent
Shortly before new school board members are expected to be seated, the Placentia-Yorba Linda trustees voted 3-2 to implement a supermajority vote to terminate superintendents until 2026.
Posted inLa Palma
Will La Palma See 20-Year Politicians?
La Palma voters are on track to approve a ballot measure adding more terms to City Council that city officials say will attract future candidates.
Posted inEducation
Outgoing Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board Majority Seeks To Lock in Controversial Superintendent
Weeks after the November election, questions are being raised about the current Placentia-Yorba Linda school board’s effort to safeguard a controversial superintendent and sports institute before a transition of power next month.
Posted inYorba Linda
‘A Road to Nowhere’: Should Private Developers be Gifted Public Roads?
Yorba Linda residents are publicly raising concerns about a developer’s proposal to pave an emergency road near his property owned by the local water district.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Kicks Discussion on Gift Ban in Wake of Corruption Scandal
Officials continued a vote on a proposed law that would prohibit officials from accepting gifts worth more than $50 annually from lobbyists and contractors in the wake of a recent corruption scandal.
Posted inStanton
Stanton Becomes Latest Orange County City to Ban Airbnbs
Stanton joins a host of OC cities banning and tightening regulations on short term rentals like Airbnbs in recent years amid resident complaints of noise and parking issues throughout neighborhoods.
