The Laguna Niguel City Council resisted calls for a contract audit, even though numerous contract overages have surfaced in recent months, and instead moves forward with a procedural audit.
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.
Posted inLake Forest
Lake Forest Turns to District Elections
The Lake Forest City Council narrowed its potential district maps down to five Tuesday night, as a part of the city’s transition from an at-large voting system to district-based elections in 2018.
Posted inGovernment, Mission Viejo, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
13 Cities to Conduct Sheriffs Contract Study
All 13 Orange County cities that contract with the Sheriff’s department will conduct a joint study on how to curb the rising costs for police services after some cities worried about spending nearly half of their budget on sheriff’s services.
Posted inIrvine, State
Veterans to Immediately Get All 125 Acres for Cemetery in Irvine
Orange County’s first veterans cemetery will be 125 acres from the beginning, despite earlier uncertainties, after the Irvine City Council voted 3-2 to transfer all of the land, along with the deed, to the California Department of Veterans Affairs following a land swap with a developer.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine to Hold Special Meeting on Veterans Cemetery
The Irvine City Council has scheduled a last-minute special meeting at 4 p.m. today to discuss specifics for a land swap with developer FivePoint Holdings that could lead to Orange County’s first veterans cemetery.
Posted inLaguna Niguel
Laguna Niguel Moves to Review Contracts Amid $2.1 Million Maintenance Increase
The Laguna Niguel City Council is adding more oversight and transparency to dealings with its 674 city contractors by having the council’s Investment Banking Audit Committee start reviewing the contracts and spending.
Posted inIrvine
Anger Over Veterans Cemetery Rumblings in Irvine
The Irvine City Council is rumored to have scheduled a closed session discussion of the veterans cemetery during its Sept. 26 meeting. The discussion reportedly will include using 100 acres of the veterans cemetery land for hotels, homes or other commercial purposes until the land is needed to bury veterans.
Posted inIrvine, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: OC Vets Cemetery in Irvine Stuck?
Irvine City staff are asking questions about the future of idle portions of a proposed 125-acre veterans’ cemetery – possibly eyeing vacant parcels for commercial development. Veteran leaders are publicly worrying that an expected Tuesday vote to finalize a controversial land swap for the vets cemetery could be in doubt along with key aspects of the deal to bring a state veterans’ cemetery to Irvine.
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 inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Irvine, Orange, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Wants County to Shelter Homeless People on Vacant Irvine Land, Considers Suing
The Santa Ana City Council is considering filing a lawsuit against the county – and inviting other cities to join – alleging mismanagement of the millions of dollars in federal homelessness money the county gets each year.
