The south county city is the latest to grapple with e-bike regulation and safety as the electric vehicles grow in popularity.
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 inCountywide
Making it Easy to Watch Local Government From Home
Laguna Woods is the latest OC city to start posting meeting audio and video recordings online for public review.
Posted inGovernment
Two More Orange County Cities Crack Down on Street Vendors
Anaheim and Rancho Santa Margarita officials are the latest in OC to tighten regulations on street vendors over health and safety concerns amid recent state laws that decriminalized street vending.
Posted inGovernment
Irvine City Council Continues Struggle With Palestine-Israel Debate
For months, public comment during Irvine City Council meetings has been dominated by discussion on the conflict. But there’s still no resolution on what the city will do.
Posted inIrvine
Pressure Remains on OC Officials to Take a Stand on Palestine and Israel
A host of Irvine and Santa Ana residents continue to press their elected officials to pass a resolution to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Others want local officials to keep out of foreign affairs and focus on city business.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Irvine Voters to Decide on Changing City’s Election System
Irvine is one of the latest Orange County cities to consider switching to district elections, but the change must be approved by the city’s voters first.
Posted inEconomy
OC Struggles To Track Taxpayer Dollars For Tourist Advertising
Investigations into Anaheim and Irvine are putting a new spotlight on tourism bureaus, agencies that typically haven’t gotten much public attention in the past.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Mission Viejo Looks to Extend Hotels Taxes to Short-Term Rentals
The Mission Viejo City Council is adding clarifying language to the city code describing that short-term rentals like Airbnb are also required to pay hotel taxes.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Eastern OC Supervisors Election Could Get Decided in March Primary
With only two candidates running in the district, whoever wins the majority of the votes won’t have to face any opponent in a runoff election this November.
Posted inOutdoors
San Juan Capistrano Moves Forward With New Skate Park
After decades of resident requests, a new skatepark will finally be coming to south Orange County.
