Four Orange County Congressional Districts that pundits predict will be competitive races in November’s national election fight to control the House of Representatives have been flooded with 32 candidates as Democrats target the Republican-held seats and gear up for the June primary.
Category: SOUTH COUNTY
South Orange County takes in Irvine, Mission Viejo, Lake Forest, Aliso Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita and the master-planned cities around them, where growth and open space keep meeting at the council dais. Every story we have published about south county, newest first.
2017 South County Wrap Up: Laguna Niguel Leadership, Wireless Control and District Elections
South Orange County had its share of challenges in 2017: a Laguna Niguel Mayor stepping down and eventually resigning from the council after being accused of bullying while he found contract cost overruns, two cities switching to district elections and a wireless firm contracting with various cities while making unclear promises of legal protections and taking a large percentage of revenue.
The 2017 Battle for Orange County’s First Veterans Cemetery
Orange County’s long-anticipated veterans cemetery took a big step forward in 2017 with a developer’s land swap that moved it from the heart of the former El Toro Marine Air Corps Station to strawberry fields near the junction of the 5 and 405 freeways. But enough voters signed a petition to move it back to the main base that the city council will have to decide Jan. 9 whether to reverse itself or put the issue on the ballot.
Slusiewicz Resigns from Laguna Niguel City Council After Finding Possible Bullet Hole in Office Window
Councilman Jerry Slusiewicz resigned from the Laguna Niguel City Council Tuesday night, saying someone fired a bullet through his company office window over the weekend.
Irvine Council Overrules Commission, Allows Two 15-Story Buildings Near John Wayne Airport
A 15-story office building and 15-story hotel will be built across the street from John Wayne Airport after the Irvine City Council sided with the Federal Aviation Administration and overrode local and state decisions that had labeled the project a potential air hazard.
Study of Sheriff’s Contracts Begins for 13 Cities
A contractor hired by 13 Orange County cities will begin a study in the next few weeks of costs the county Sheriff’s Department charges the cities and the services they receive after cities complained law enforcement expenses ate up as much as 50 percent of their annual budgets.
Lake Forest Finalizes Map to Create City Council Districts
Lake Forest is moving away from at-large elections to district-based elections after the City Council finalized a map to avoid a potential lawsuit and create a district that potentially could be won by a Latino.
Anaheim’s Assistant City Manager to Fill Top Role in Laguna Niguel
Anaheim Assistant City Manager Kristine Ridge will be the new city manager for the city of Laguna Niguel beginning in January 2018, after the Laguna Niguel City Council picked as their new top executive.
Lawsuit Seeks to Return Irvine Veterans Cemetery to Core of Former El Toro Marine Base
The location of Orange County’s first veterans cemetery may be decided in Superior Court as the result of a lawsuit filed by former Irvine Mayor Larry Agran.
County Opts For Hotel, Shops, and Market-Rate Homes, Not Homeless Shelter on Irvine Land
The impending legal battle with the city of Irvine could answer a question: Are government agencies subject to a local city’s land use authority when the agency builds a large commercial project on land it owns inside the city?









