A lack of affordable housing is keeping some people at homeless shelters for years, school boards and council members in Santa Ana reckon with Cesar Chavez allegations – these are just some of this week’s biggest headlines.
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.
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Irvine’s Oak Creek Development Could See Nature Park
Irvine planning commissioners are recommending that city council members adopt a zone change that would allow for a nature park on the current Oak Creek Golf Course site.
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Aliso Viejo Library to Reopen After Two Years
The branch is set to reopen later this month after renovation delays pushed the Aliso Viejo Library’s reopening to almost two years, leaving some local residents without a public library.
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Mission Viejo Approves Controversial Six-Story Apartment Expansion Project
A total of 350 new units are expected to be added to the Vista Del Lago apartment complex despite community uproar over issues like parking and traffic.
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Irvine’s Katie Wheeler Library Reopens
Doors closed at the beginning of the year due to Irvine transitioning from a county-run library system to a city-run program.
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OC’s Biggest Headlines as Controversy Brews Over Herbicides in Creeks
South county residents forced a pause on herbicide use in local waterways, another city may require staffed self-checkout stands – these are some of OC’s biggest civic headlines.
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Irvine Partners with Costa Mesa for Homeless Shelter Beds
Irvine residents will have access to beds, as available, at Costa Mesa’s homeless shelter.
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Will Irvine’s Great Park Run Out of Cash Before It’s Completed?
City staff announced last week the park is losing millions of dollars a year under its current spending plans as projects struggle to break ground.
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Six-Story Apartment Proposal Sparks Community Uproar in Mission Viejo
Mission Viejo leaders are weighing a high-density housing project that would add hundreds of new units to a pre-existing apartment complex.
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Another Orange County City Dials Back Senior Transportation
City officials in Mission Viejo are limiting the number of rides allowed per month for its senior mobility program after other cities made similar cuts.
