Placentia Speeds Up Approval of Home Electrical Vehicle Charging Stations
Youth Media
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The Placentia City Council has approved an ordinance that makes the process of installing an electric vehicle charging station faster and more efficient.
Orange County Caterers Barbeque For Free Drive Through Meal Distribution This Sunday
Health & Wellness
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The Rustic Que, a local catering business, will be firing up the grill on Sept. 13 to feed over 250 people in the community for free in an effort to give back to essential workers.
Has Coronavirus Transformed Orange County’s Streets for Good?
Transportation
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The Coronavirus has to some extent given Orange County’s streets back to the pedestrian, resulting in an overhaul to local cities’ urban aesthetic. Will it stay this way after the pandemic?
Placentia Fire Department to Take Reins From OC Fire Authority After Year-Long Battle
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Placentia will be the first city in OC to break away from the OC Fire Authority and use its own fire department.
Orange County School Districts Consider Black Lives Matter Resolutions, Changes to Curriculum
Education
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A host of Orange County educators, parents and alumni are pushing school districts to change their course offerings to teach kids about Black history and Ethnic studies.
Placentia Implements New Ordinance for Obstruction of Sidewalks
News Briefs
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Placentia has begun citing and will prosecute those who obstruct public sidewalks under a new city ordinance.
Placentia Alleges OC Fire Authority Misconduct After City Leaves Agency
Placentia Fire Department
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Two Placentia Police lieutenants alleged misconduct by Orange County Fire Authority firefighters Thursday, detailing incidents that happened within days of the City Council voting to form its own fire department.
Placentia First OC City to Leave Fire Authority and Form its Own Fire Department
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The Placentia City Council voted 3-1 Wednesday morning to form its own fire department after years of rising costs contracting with the Orange County Fire Authority.
Placentia City Council to Decide on Forming its Own Fire Department
Placentia
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After years of rising costs to Placentia, it could be time for the city to leave the Orange County Fire Authority and form its own fire department, but OCFA officials said if the city leaves, it won’t get as much fire service or mutual aid.
Expert: Placentia’s Downtown Overhaul Plan More Restrictive Than Previous Redevelopment Agencies
Placentia Redevelopment
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Placentia and the County’s financial partnership to overhaul core infrastructure in the city’s Old Town area should be less risky and controversial than the now disbanded redevelopment agencies, a local land use expert says.