A majority of Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Trustees want oversight of what books get piloted with students, critics worry that will lead to book bans.
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 inWater, Power & Waste
Will Fullerton Bail Out of OC’s Beleaguered Green Energy Agency?
While city leaders were split over whether or not they wanted to leave the OC Power Authority, they asked staff to come back with options to study pulling out.
Posted inGovernment
Will Anaheim Officials Keep the Findings of a Taxpayer Funded Corruption Probe Secret?
After public pressure forced Anaheim City Council members to fully fund an independent corruption probe, one official is asking if the final report should be released to the public – despite previous promises to do so.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Rent Control Could Come to Buena Park
Buena Park could become the second Orange County city to enact a local rent control law, following Santa Ana’s lead last year. Activists and renters from both cities have been pushing for the measure.
Posted inGovernment
More OC City Officials Look to Crack Down on Street Vendors
Officials in Orange and Stanton are the latest elected leaders in Orange County to look at tightening regulations on street vendors in their cities.
Posted inEducation
Orange School District Hit With Two Brown Act Lawsuits Over Superintendent Firing
The two lawsuits take issue with the ousting of a superintendent, whose replacement chosen by the board majority resigned after weeks on the job.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
After Surf City Housing Lawsuit, Which California Counties Get to Be Suburban With Softer Mandates?
Critics of state-mandated housing goals point to special protections for the governor’s home of Marin County. On this, some of the fiercest of housing proponents can agree.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
OC Cities Plan How to Spend Federal Homeless COVID Funding as People Die on the Streets
Fullerton and Orange officials plan to spend the money to help create or bolster homeless supportive services in their city, but none of the over $3.6 million combined in funding is going to create affordable homes.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Half of Orange County Lacks State Approved Housing Plans as HB Reignites Debate on Mandates
While Huntington Beach city council members are in a legal battle with state officials over housing law, 19 cities in Orange County don’t have their housing plans certified by the state yet.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Lost in Translation: OC Cities Shut Out Non-English Speakers From Online Public Meeting Broadcasts
As a city corruption scandal forces major conversations in English about Anaheim City Hall dealmaking and special interest influence, some Spanish speakers have pushed for a change.
