Anaheim and Rancho Santa Margarita officials are the latest in OC to tighten regulations on street vendors over health and safety concerns amid recent state laws that decriminalized street vending.
Category: Rancho Santa Margarita
Rancho Santa Margarita is home to about 46,000 people. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget and how open City Hall is to residents.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Eastern OC Supervisors Election Could Get Decided in March Primary
With only two candidates running in the district, whoever wins the majority of the votes won’t have to face any opponent in a runoff election this November.
Posted inTop Stories
Rancho Santa Margarita Moves Forward With District Election Map
The new four-district election system will allow voters to elect one council member in their district and at-large mayor starting in 2024.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Some South OC Residents’ Water Rates Double
The Trabuco Canyon Water District says the spike was needed to help keep up maintenance on their equipment, while residents questioned why officials couldn’t reign in expenses.
Posted inTop Stories
Largest Orange County School District Rejects Parental Notification Policy
Capistrano Unified School District voted against approving a notification policy that would have informed parents more often about their children’s mental health — which could’ve included LGBTQ+ students.
Posted inGovernment
The Deepest and Darkest Pockets At Your Local City Hall
Orange County city managers can oftentimes approve contracts without little to no public oversight, with the limits ranging from city to city but reaching as high as $200,000.
Posted inTransportation
Some South OC Cities Say They Were Left Out of The Loop on Freeway Expansions
The mayors of Rancho Santa Margarita and Mission Viejo both wrote letters to the county board of supervisors asking them not to approve the infrastructure expansions.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
New Housing Bills Allowing for Denser Neighborhoods Sharply Divide OC’s State Legislators
If signed into law, the bills would allow up to four homes per single-family parcel, and let cities and counties to waive environmental review for developments of up to 10 units.
Posted inGovernment
Anaheim Among Cities Identified as High Risk for Financial Issues in New State Report
The concerns come after the city lost an estimated $38 million in tax revenue due to the pandemic, while other local cities showed a net gain in tax revenue over that time.
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.
