REVIEW: The unorthodox ensemble and the Bach-loving pianist create an evening with many high points, marred only by a host who overstayed his welcome.
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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Gov. Brown Signs Bill Creating OC Homeless Housing Agency
Orange County is on track to form a regional agency to build housing units aimed at helping curb the growing homeless crisis after Gov. Jerry Brown signed key legislation Tuesday.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Politics & Elections
New York Times Poll: GOP Rep. Rohrabacher Tied with Democrat Harley Rouda
Thirty-year GOP incumbent Rep. Dana Rohrabacher is tied with Democratic challenger Harley Rouda in Orange County’s coastal 48th Congressional District heading into the Nov. 6 general election, according to a New York Times poll.
Posted inInvestigative, Lake Forest, Politics & Elections
Lake Forest 2017 Recall Campaign Under Investigation
Lake Forest’s recall election campaign of former City Councilman Andrew Hamilton is being investigated by the District Attorney’s office after a lead organizer warned the city clerk some signatures were forged.
Posted inIrvine, Newport Beach
Newport Beach City Council Names New City Manager
The Newport Beach City Council unanimously voted to hire Irvine Assistant City Manager Grace Leung as its new city manager beginning Sept. 4.
Posted inLaguna Beach, Laguna Woods
Opioid Addiction a Senior Problem in Orange County
Orange County is well-known for its youth heroin problem. But opioid addiction is a serious predicament among OC seniors.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Planning Commission Expedites Veterans Cemetery Reports
The Irvine Planning Commission wants to send the City Council as fast as possible all available environmental reports and any potential development contracts in or near the Great Park that could affect development of a veterans cemetery.
Posted inCountywide, Mission Viejo, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Mission Viejo Likely First California City to Use Cumulative Voting
Mission Viejo likely will be the first California city to use “cumulative voting” to elect its City Council starting in 2020 after Orange County Superior Court Judge Walter Schwarm Thursday signed a proposed judgement.
Posted inEconomy, Irvine, On OC
On OC: Battling Traffic in Irvine
Karen Jaffe, a 20-year Irvine resident and now activist after watching her city streets clog up, talks about recent ballot initiatives in Irvine to address traffic and the power of the issue to drive political campaigns in future years as well as the founding of Irvine Watchdog.org.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Anaheim Oks Study of Potential Veterans Cemetery in Anaheim Hills
The city of Anaheim will study the use of a 280-acre county-owned property in Anaheim Hills for a countywide veterans cemetery, after the City Council voted unanimously to work with the county and other interest groups on a feasibility study.
