Such panels are composed of council-appointed residents and are largely advisory in nature. But don’t underestimate them, some say.
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 inNEWS
Cities Across OC Consider Joining Sheriff Barnes’ Challenge To Coronavirus Jail Court Orders
Cities planning to hold special meetings today to discuss the issue include Los Alamitos, Westminster, Irvine, Dana Point, Mission Viejo, and San Clemente, among others.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Two More Cities Join Regional Renewable Energy Agency a Day Before New Board Meets
Five cities are now part of a new Community Choice Energy program starting up in Orange County.
Posted inNEWS
Should Lake Forest Mayor with SoCal Gas Ties Recuse Herself from Vote on Joining Renewable Energy Agency?
Lake Forest officials will decide today on whether their city should join a regional renewable energy agency.
Posted inNEWS
Huntington Beach Joins Community Choice Energy Program; Other O.C. Cities Could Follow
Buena Park and Lake Forest will be considering joining the new energy program this week as well.
Posted inNEWS
Teachers And Residents Raise Concerns Over School Districts’ Coronavirus Case Reporting
As cases and hospitalizations increases in Orange County, questions arise over school districts’ Coronavirus reporting
Posted inIrvine
Irvine City Council Reaffirms Controversial Agenda Setting Policy Over Public Concerns
The rule now permanently require at least two council members move to agendize an item for discussion, residents fear that voices in the council political minority will be silenced.
Posted inCountywide
What Will Orange County’s Future Elected Leaders Look Like?
The redrawing of representation maps will affect local communities’ political power for 10 years.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine Council To Vote On Controversial Agenda Setting Policy After Initial Delay
After punting on the topic at their last meeting to allow input by the new council members, Irvine leaders will decide who ultimately has the power to start a discussion.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Silverado Canyon Burns Again As Bond Fire Erupts Under High Winds
Evacuation zones for the rapidly-growing Bond Fire are being expanded to thousands more residents in communities near Orange County’s inland canyons, as Orange County’s third major wildfire of the season burns south from the canyon community of Silverado.
