Capistrano Unified School District voted against approving a notification policy that would have informed parents more often about their children’s mental health — which could’ve included LGBTQ+ students.
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 inGovernment
Is Anaheim’s Corruption Scandal a Conduit For Reforms Across Southern California?
Politicians across OC and one in San Diego are citing the corruption scandal in Anaheim as a cautionary tale and calling for reforms in their own cities.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Irvine Becomes Latest Orange County City to Consider District Elections
The proposed switch in Irvine’s election system heads to the March primary ballot as some cities in Orange County have recently been fighting back against legal threats over the issue.
Posted inMission Viejo
OC Judge Orders Mission Viejo to Pay $700,000 in Fees After Term Limit Lawsuits
After two lawsuits claimed the city council members illegally extended their terms, a judge has now ordered the city to pay just over $715,000 in attorney’s fees and other costs.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Irvine To Ask Voters If They Should Switch to District Elections
City council members are picking a new district map to put in front of voters, and if approved it would fundamentally change how one of the county’s largest cities handles elections.
Posted inSan Juan Capistrano
Putuidem Village Unearths OC Indigenous History
A new cultural center in San Juan Capistrano is resurrecting the tribal backbone of Orange County, helping residents confront their own history.
Posted inOutdoors
Orange County Cities Crack Down on E-Bikes With Stricter Regulations
Huntington Beach is the latest city to increase restrictions on e-bikes, while Irvine studies how many accidents are going on in town.
Posted inMission Viejo
Mission Viejo Increases Subsidy for Swim Team Facilities
The council voted to reshuffle what the city is paying for, increasing the cost by about $20,000 for a total yearly amount of roughly $390,000.
Posted inGovernment
Irvine Becomes Second Orange County City to Eye Tightening Lobbyist Rules
City council members directed staff to come back with a plan to tighten Irvine’s lobbyist regulations on the same night Anaheim officials did in the wake of that city’s corruption scandal.
Posted inGovernment
Can You Really Reform Orange County’s City Halls From the Inside?
Elected officials who challenge the status quo across Orange County city halls – in places with small budgets like Cypress and as big as Anaheim and Irvine – often face pushback from their colleagues.
