Santa Ana is looking to give $4 million in grocery gift cards to residents, while Irvine is looking at boosting affordable housing stock and giving employees a bonus.
Category: Laguna Hills
Laguna Hills is home to about 30,000 people. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget, housing and elections.
Posted inGovernment
Leadership Vacuum Hits City Halls Across Orange County
Three different cities are looking for city managers and another four have had to wrestle with city council appointments since the start of the year.
Posted inGovernment
Anaheim City Council Expected to Appoint Someone to Fill Jordan Brandman’s Seat
Laguna Hills joins a list of cities, including Anaheim, who are dealing with a council vacancy debate this year.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
New Housing Bills Allowing for Denser Neighborhoods Sharply Divide OC’s State Legislators
If signed into law, the bills would allow up to four homes per single-family parcel, and let cities and counties to waive environmental review for developments of up to 10 units.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Could New State Housing Rules Force OC Cities to Zone for More Than 100,000 Homes?
For over a year, city officials have been pushing back on state mandates that significantly push for more new housing.
Posted inNEWS
Are Trash Rates Slated To Go Up Across OC? Stanton, Laguna Hills Tackle Issue This Week, Other Cities to Follow
Trash contracts are up in Stanton and Laguna Hills this week.
Posted inCountywide
What Will Orange County’s Future Elected Leaders Look Like?
The redrawing of representation maps will affect local communities’ political power for 10 years.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Mixed on Enforcing Gov. Newsom’s Curfew and Mask Orders
Sheriff Don Barnes questions their constitutionality, while Santa Ana, Irvine, and Costa Mesa police may enforce.
Posted inAliso Viejo
Orange County Reveals A Slice of How It Spent Federal Coronavirus Relief Money
Voice of OC keeps asking where the $554 million in taxpayer money went. Some answers are starting to emerge.
Posted inCanyons
Orange County Sheriff’s Department Seeks Spike in Car Impound Fees
Fees would increase from $50 to $144. Officials say it’s to recover costs while opponents say it will hurt the working poor.
