The Irvine City Council has directed city staff to develop an ad campaign, encouraging residents to buy from Irvine stores to help offset the ongoing drop in sales taxes caused by online shopping.
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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North OC Commits to 700 New Homeless Shelter Beds; South County Identifies Zero
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter two months ago called on south county cities to identify and develop additional shelter beds, and gave them until Wednesday to identify locations.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
New Plans For an OC Veterans Cemetery?
Irvine City Councilman Jeff Lalloway said Monday he will ask the City Council to approve Orange County’s first veterans cemetery in its original site near the center of the Marine Corps Air Station El Toro after voters overwhelmingly rejected a land swap that would have moved it to strawberry fields near the 5 and 405 freeways.
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Democrats Possible Challengers For Four OC Republican Congressional Seats
Unofficial election results show all contested seats could be a Republican against a Democrat in the Orange County Congressional races.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, La Palma, Placentia, Politics & Elections, Stanton, Yorba Linda
Josh Newman is Recalled, Ending Democrats’ Supermajority in State Senate
His replacement appears to be Republican former Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang. Both major political parties focused heavily on their sides of recall effort.
Posted inAnaheim, Irvine, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Orange, Politics & Elections, Rancho Santa Margarita, Tustin
Rep. Mimi Walters Heads to November, Followed by Democrat Katie Porter
Rep. Mimi Walters (R-Irvine) ended election night with 53.2 percent of the vote, followed by Democrat Katie Porter with 19.9 percent and Dave Min, also a Democrat, with 17.2 percent.
If Porter maintains her lead as post-Election Day ballots are counted, she will face Walters in November.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Veterans Cemetery Land Swap Behind in Early Results
Measure B would move the proposed location for Orange County’s first veterans cemetery to the edge of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, near the interchange of the 5 and 405 freeways.
Posted inPolitics & Elections, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano
Republican Diane Harkey Heads to November, Followed by One of Two Democrats
Republican Diane Harkey will advance to November’s general election in the 49th Congressional District race after getting at least 26,605 votes in the primary election. The number two spot is still undecided, but it will be between Democrats Mike Levin or Sara Jacobs.
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Bartlett Re-Elected as Supervisor, Steel Has Wide Lead for Second Term
Lisa Bartlett and Michelle Steel’s county supervisor seats weren’t considered competitive, given the voter registration advantage for the incumbent Republicans.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Newport Beach, Politics & Elections, Seal Beach
Rohrabacher Leads in the 48th CD, Just 73 Votes Separate Democrats Keirstead & Rouda
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Costa Mesa) will advance to the November general election in the 48th Congressional District, while the battle for the number two spot narrowed Wednesday morning to a 73-vote lead for Democrat Harley Rouda over fellow Democrat Hans Keirstead.
