Anaheim and Rancho Santa Margarita officials are the latest in OC to tighten regulations on street vendors over health and safety concerns amid recent state laws that decriminalized street vending.
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 inBuena Park
Will Workers in Buena Park See Predictable Schedules, Safer Workplaces?
Buena Park City Council members may soon give workers more protections under a series of newly proposed laws.
Posted inFeatured Stories
Anaheim Begins Implementing Changes From Fall of Reform Debates
City officials have to use government phones and certain Disney employees have to register as lobbyists as reforms roll out in the wake of Anaheim’s corruption scandal.
Posted inAnaheim
OC Coroner: Former Anaheim Councilman Brandman Died of Meth Overdose
The report comes almost five months after former Councilman Jordan Brandman was found dead in his home.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Changes How Political Candidates Fundraise in Wake of Corruption Scandal
Two city council members are also calling for city staff to make it easier for residents to navigate campaign finance disclosures on the city website.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Questions if Public Dollars Were Used in Political Campaigns
For the first time, officials publicly responded to a scathing state audit alleging public money was used by the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce to help city council candidates and lobby elected officials.
Posted inAnaheim
Will Anaheim Officials Discuss a State Audit on Poor Oversight of Tourism Dollars?
On Tuesday, city council members are expected to file their response to a California State Auditor Report alleging improper tourism dollar spending and a lack of city oversight.
Posted inEconomy
OC Struggles To Track Taxpayer Dollars For Tourist Advertising
Investigations into Anaheim and Irvine are putting a new spotlight on tourism bureaus, agencies that typically haven’t gotten much public attention in the past.
Posted inTop Stories
Orange Unified Allows Charter School to Mortgage Off an Old Jr. High
Buried in an agreement to help the OC Classical Academy operate a high school on district property, there’s a provision that allows the academy to mortgage the land.
Posted inAnaheim
Is it Legal to Spend Tourism Dollars to Lobby Elected Officials?
A state auditor report on Anaheim’s tourism bureau is raising questions if it is legal to use tourism dollars to lobby elected officials.
