Santa Ana voters may get to affirm the city’s landmark rent control – the first of its kind in OC – in the November 2024 election.
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 inGovernment
Will Mickey Mouse Continue to Cast a Big Shadow Over Anaheim’s Election Campaigns?
In recent years, Disney has become one of the biggest spenders in local politics, pumping millions into every race for a city hall that has increasingly grown friendlier to the resort.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Residents Confront City Hall Corruption at Two Forums This Week
Amid a corruption scandal, a local nonprofit will host two community forums this week for Anaheim residents to provide input on what reforms they’d like to see at City Hall.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Coalition of North OC Churches Creates Low-Interest Loans to Curb Homelessness
A coalition of Catholic churches is offering a 2% loan program to low-income families in an effort to get them off the streets or prevent them from falling into homelessness.
Posted inFullerton
Developer Detailed in Anaheim Corruption Probe Works on a Contentious Project in Fullerton
Shopoff Realty – developers named in an independent corruption investigation report in Anaheim – are moving forward with a development in Fullerton.
Posted inAnaheim
Will Disney’s Representative Have to Register as a Lobbyist at Anaheim City Hall?
Anaheim officials may change the city’s lobbyist definition in a move that could mean companies like Disney will have to register government relations employees as lobbyists.
Posted inGovernment
Can You Really Reform Orange County’s City Halls From the Inside?
Elected officials who challenge the status quo across Orange County city halls – in places with small budgets like Cypress and as big as Anaheim and Irvine – often face pushback from their colleagues.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Officials Expected to Consider Overhauling Lobbyist Policy After Corruption Probe
Anaheim City Council members might require city staff and themselves to report when they meet with a lobbyist after a damning independent probe report alleged corruption at city hall.
Posted inEducation
An OC School District Adopts Transgender Notification; State AG Issues Legal Threat
A local school district is joining other California school boards in adopting a transgender notification policy as state officials take a hard look at those efforts.
Posted inAnaheim
Former Anaheim Mayor, Who Admitted to Corruption, Funds Legal Defense With Campaign Money
Disgraced former Mayor Harry Sidhu’s campaign disclosure shows he spent $300,000 remaining in his campaign account to fund his legal defense against the Department of Justice.
