Disney employees will be voting on whether or not to go on strike later this month as their unions negotiate for higher pay and other benefits. The results are expected by July 20.
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 inALL TOP STORIES
Cypress To Pay $835k In Voting Rights Lawsuit Settlement
The settlement comes after city officials spent over a year fighting a lawsuit pushing them to transition into a district voting system. The city ultimately decided to settle the lawsuit and make the switch.
Posted inOrange
Orange Asks Voters to Raise Taxes To Bail Out City Budget
Voters will decide on a 0.5% sales tax increase in November that if approved would sunset in 10 years and generate $20 million annually.
Posted inOrange
How’s Orange Going to Patch its Multi-Million Dollar Budget Gap?
As the window to put a sales tax increase measure on the November ballot quickly shrinks, Orange officials may have to resort to more public service cuts to address a budget shortfall.
Posted inOrange
Orange Residents May Soon Vote on Effort to Raise Sales Tax to Keep City Budget Afloat
As city officials grapple with a multi-million dollar budget deficit, city council members are expected this week to ask voters to increase sales tax on themselves.
Posted inTop Stories
La Habra Nixes Skatepark Security Due to Rocky Budget
Grappling expenditures outpacing revenue, La Habra City Council members voted to remove the security guard at the skatepark which has been among the strictest of OC skateparks with helmet enforcement.
Posted inEconomy
New Taxes? Increasing Revenue in Orange County Amid Budget Shortfalls
As a host of cities struggle with dim financial outlooks on their budgets, officials across OC are considering new taxes to bring in more money.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Institutes Oversight of Controversial Tourism Bureau
Anaheim City Council members are rolling out an oversight board on Visit Anaheim in an effort to make sure tourism tax dollars are being spent properly after a scathing state audit on the tourism bureau.
Posted inAnaheim
Slow Down: Anaheim to Lower Speed Limits on Major Roads
City council members are expected to update road laws and slow down cars between 5-15 miles per hour on over 150 street segments across Anaheim.
Posted inBuena Park
Buena Park Considers Cracking Down on Gas Lawn Mowers, Street Vending
Buena Park City Council members are looking to regulate street vendors amid concerns of posing a public health threat. City officials are also considering a plan to push out gas-powered lawn equipment in order to adhere to new state laws.
