The Mission Viejo City Council voted against adding a new mixed-use zone to the city’s code, blocking high-rise apartments and preventing other similar developments.
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 inSafety, Security & Justice
Multiple People Shot, One Dead, at Laguna Woods Church, Says OC Sheriff
OC Sheriff official say churchgoers wrestled the shooter down and hogtied him with an extension cord before deputies arrived.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Coastal Fire Continues Burning in Laguna Niguel, At Least 20 Buildings Caught in Wildfire
Most of the damage has landed in Laguna Niguel after the wind abruptly changed directions yesterday afternoon, forcing the evacuation of over 100 houses, according to the OC Sheriff’s Department.
Posted inCountywide
Is Forced Mental Health Treatment, Not Housing, the Way to Solve Homelessness in Places like Orange County?
State officials are touting CARE Court as a solution to homelessness while critics call it a pipeline to conservatorship.
Posted inMission Viejo
Mission Viejo Resident Looks to Stop City Council’s Second Term Extension
A Mission Viejo resident is challenging the City Council members’ repeated term extensions, despite them signing a legal agreement calling for all five seats to be on the ballot this year.
Posted inGovernment
How Are OC Cities Planning To Spend Their Federal Neighborhood Grant Money?
Multiple city councils throughout the county are discussing how to allocate hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grants aimed at improving community life.
Posted inIrvine
Questions Surface on Retail Businesses in Great Park as Development Ramps Up
While the city council continues approving projects with private funding, their primary development partners have mostly stayed out of the limelight.
Posted inMusic
Danny Elfman Percussion Concerto Makes Its North American Premiere in Orange County
The former frontman for Oingo Boingo talks about composing classical music, performing at Coachella and the good old, rock ‘n’ roll days.
Posted inGovernment
ACLU Calls Out Irvine City Attorney For Silencing Public Commenter
The civil rights group raised concerns about City Attorney Jeff Melching blocking a public commenter from completing their remarks.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
City Officials Throughout OC Try to Tackle a California Problem: Catalytic Converter Theft
With a rise in catalytic converter thefts, city council members across Orange County are passing ordinances in efforts to prosecute a common crime they say state laws fail to address.
