Irvine debates the future of Championship Soccer Stadium as residents wonder if there’s room for them.
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 inLaguna Niguel
New Condos in Laguna Niguel Near 1998 Landslide Triggers Hard Debate Over the Hills
Developer and city officials point to studies of the land saying it’s safe to build. Residents aren’t convinced.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
San Juan Capistrano Set To Cancel Two City Council Elections Due To Lack of Candidates
The only people who filed to run for the seat were two sitting council members, who could be automatically reappointed to their seats tonight.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Who Wants to Run Your City Streets and School Classrooms? A Peek at November’s Ballot
Controlling majorities are up for grabs in Anaheim, Irvine, Santa Ana and Huntington Beach.
Posted inSan Juan Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano Considers Subsidizing Security Cameras For Downtown Businesses
The proposal would require that businesses turn security footage over to police upon request.
Posted inTheater
New Swan Shakespeare Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
Launched in 2012, its home is an innovative, 16-ton modular theater that must be constructed every summer on the UC Irvine campus.
Posted inOutdoors
Irvine’s Great Park Has Its First Development Plan in Years, Can the City Deliver?
The new plan lays out 300 acres of new amenities, but some question whether the city is moving too fast on a park that’s over two decades in the making.
Posted inMusic
A Concert Helps Heal the Wounds of a Senseless Tragedy at Laguna Woods Church
Pacific Symphony and Pacific Chorale join forces to bring an evening of music in a ‘Concert of Healing’ for Geneva Presbyterian Church, months after a shooting there killed one person and wounded five others.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
More Orange County Cities Resist Calls to Switch to District Elections
As officials in Brea, Cypress and Irvine refuse to switch to district elections despite a legal threat, La Palma – one of OC’s smallest cities – looks to change their election system.
Posted inTop Stories
New Projects Expected for Irvine’s Great Park, Including a Library and Lakes
The new plan looks to develop the park into something more than sports fields, something local residents have voiced concerns about for years.
