The 10-agency South Orange County Wastewater Authority (SOCWA) is undergoing a state audit after financial discrepancies were found over the last three fiscal years, it clashed with a member agency that provides nearly half its budget and it faces an ongoing lawsuit.
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 inAliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Safety, Security & Justice, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Stanton, Yorba Linda
13 Cities Pressure OC Sheriff on Contract Costs
All 13 cities that contract with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department for their police services have voted to conduct a study to examine and possibly help curb some of the costs.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Anaheim, Buena Park, Canyons, Cypress, Dana Point, Government, Irvine, La Palma, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Top Stories, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda
Fire Chief for Most of OC Suddenly Resigns After Managers Demand It
Orange County Fire Authority Chief Jeff Bowman stepped down after a group of managers called for his resignation. It’s unclear what their concerns were, and an effort is underway to bring Bowman back.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano
Assemblywoman Likely to See Wages Garnished
The deduction stems from a $12.5 million unpaid judgement against her husband, the Orange County Register reports.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Dana Point, Government, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Stanton, Top Stories, Villa Park, Yorba Linda
Sheriff’s Services for 630,000 Residents Up for Approval
The costs range from about $90 per resident in Laguna Woods to nearly $300 in Dana Point.
Posted inLaguna Hills
Divided Laguna Hills City Council Takes Aim at Critical Report
City officials were criticized by the grand jury for pressuring Chapman University officials over a critical report on city manager salaries.
Posted inLaguna Hills, Norberto Santana Jr., San Juan Capistrano
Attorney General to Probe Highly Paid Public Officials
Jerry Brown will be looking at any compensation package that
“seems excessive,” according to official in the AG’s office.
Posted inLaguna Hills
Is the Laguna Hills Mall Getting a Facelift or Not?
A Laguna Hills city official says the mall’s owner has plans to renovate, but the owner denies that’s the case.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, Top Stories
The Rights and Wrongs of Redevelopment
The Shops at Mission Viejo is a redevelopment success story,
while adjacent Kaleidoscope Courtyards is a redevelopment failure.
The Laguna Hills mall (pictured) never even had the chance. What do
these projects and others say about redevelopment as public
policy?
Posted inInvestigative, Laguna Hills, Politics & Elections, Water, Power & Waste
Laguna Hills Residents Subsidize Nellie Gail Horse Poop
If you’re a Laguna Hills resident, you’re paying a higher rate for waste collection — you’re also paying some of the cost of horse manure processing for Nellie Gail Ranch residents.
