Rallies are planned at school districts across the county this month as a parent group and the OC Board of Education moves to sue Gov. Gavin Newsom for the statewide school mask mandate.
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
Residents Challenge Who Gets Priority Access to Orange County’s Coast
A set of debates up and down Orange County’s scenic coast has residents questioning whether ideas about public coastal access only have the wealthy in mind.
Posted inNEWS
Irvine To Spend $13.8 Million on Wild Rivers Parking Lot in Great Park
The city expects the amusement park to pay back the money through revenue over the next decade or so.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine Residents Rail Against Great Park Special Tax While City Council Changes Park Name
Homeowners near the Great Park are on the hook for millions of dollars in special taxes to fund the park’s construction and they want a seat at the discussion table.
Posted inGovernment
Irvine City Council to Discuss Major Great Park Revamp After Year of Little Progress
The city is set to discuss homeowners’ special taxes, the history of the park, resident involvement in planning and potentially changing the park’s name.
Posted inTransportation
Proposed Rail Project Along Eroding South OC Coastline Comes Under the Microscope
The project is pushed as an alleviator of traffic, pollution and rail system bottleneck issues. Critics question why a new train siding track needs to be built right along an eroding coast.
Posted inSOUTH COUNTY
$8 Million Total in Property Tax Refunds Are Headed to Many South OC Homeowners
Thousands of property owners are about to get some of their money back, averaging about $400 per parcel.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
CalTrans to Remove Homeless Camp Near San Clemente
CalTrans says it will remove a coastal homeless encampment below San Clemente, between Orange and San Diego counties, by August 13.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Pays Out $195K to Teen Threatened at Gunpoint by Off-Duty Sheriff’s Deputy
The OC Board of Supervisors approved the settlement on July 13, which stems from a deputy drawing his gun on a South County teenager two years ago.
Posted inGovernment
Yorba Linda, San Juan Capistrano Join Other OC Cities in Ending Local Covid Emergency
Other cities are holding onto their emergency powers as the Delta variant spreads across the state.
