Two More Cities Join Regional Renewable Energy Agency a Day Before New Board Meets
Water, Power & Waste
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Five cities are now part of a new Community Choice Energy program starting up in Orange County.
Should Lake Forest Mayor with SoCal Gas Ties Recuse Herself from Vote on Joining Renewable Energy Agency?
Water, Power & Waste
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Lake Forest officials will decide today on whether their city should join a regional renewable energy agency.
Huntington Beach Joins Community Choice Energy Program; Other O.C. Cities Could Follow
Water, Power & Waste
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Buena Park and Lake Forest will be considering joining the new energy program this week as well.
What Will Orange County’s Future Elected Leaders Look Like?
Government
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The redrawing of representation maps will affect local communities’ political power for 10 years.
Silverado Canyon Burns Again As Bond Fire Erupts Under High Winds
Bond Fire
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Evacuation zones for the rapidly-growing Bond Fire are being expanded to thousands more residents in communities near Orange County’s inland canyons, as Orange County’s third major wildfire of the season burns south from the canyon community of Silverado.
Orange County Mixed on Enforcing Gov. Newsom’s Curfew and Mask Orders
Orange County Coronavirus
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Sheriff Don Barnes questions their constitutionality, while Santa Ana, Irvine, and Costa Mesa police may enforce.
Orange County Reveals A Slice of How It Spent Federal Coronavirus Relief Money
Government
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Voice of OC keeps asking where the $554 million in taxpayer money went. Some answers are starting to emerge.
Orange County Sheriff’s Department Seeks Spike in Car Impound Fees
Government
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Fees would increase from $50 to $144. Officials say it’s to recover costs while opponents say it will hurt the working poor.
Orange County Residents Go Back Home After Days of Wildfires and Uncertainty
Emergencies & Disasters
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Things began to quiet down in Orange County on Wednesday night, and people trickled back into their homes, after three days of wildfires, smoke, evacuations and anxiety.
How to Adjust Voter Access When Wildfires Interrupt Your Local Election
Orange County Election 2020
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Unprecedented early voter turnout. A pandemic. A high-stakes election. Orange County’s top elections official said a wildfire was the last thing he expected a week before election day.