Irvine Looks to a New Renewable Energy Source
Irvine
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Irvine is considering switching from Southern California Edison to a greener source of power for its residents, ideally at a lower cost.
On OC: Defending Orange County’s Backcountry
Canyons
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Orange County backcountry activist and land use attorney Gloria Sefton talks about the constant development pressures on Orange County’s land use specific plans, especially those in the canyon areas, and her numerous successful lawsuits to defend the public planning process for canyon residents.
Fire Evacuation Issues Force County Re-Do of 340-Home Development
Esperanza Hills
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An appeals court blocked the Esperanza Hills project because supervisors approved it without minimum evacuation standards.
Is Desalination in Huntington Beach Good for OC?
Environment
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Paul Cook, general manager for the Irvine Ranch Water District and Brian Lochrie, a spokesman for Poseidon, which is proposing a desal plant in Huntington Beach, both talk about the pros and cons for taxpayers and residents about desalinated water.
To Desalinate or Not to Desalinate: UCI Debate Over Controversial Proposed Huntington Beach Plant
desalination plant
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Academics, advocates and activists met for a panel discussion at UC Irvine to hash out the pros and cons of a proposal to build a desalination plant in Huntington Beach, with environmentalists once again warning it would damage marine environments and raise water bills.
Solar Eclipse Draws Viewers at Santa Ana Civic Center
Environment
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The eclipse provided a crescent view of the sun in the late morning for people at the Santa Ana Civic Center.
California Submerged: Rising Seas are claiming its famed coast faster than scientists imagined
Environment
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San Francisco’s Embarcadero and low-lying cities such as Huntington Beach will flood more frequently and more severely.
A $724,000 Footbridge at Fullerton’s Hillcrest Park Will Be More Symbolic than Practical
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Fullerton’s Hillcrest Park soon will have a $724,000 pedestrian bridge crossing a creek that separates the sidewalk on Harbor Boulevard from the park’s veterans memorial, but will anyone use it?
Levin: Low Carbon Fuel Standard Puts Orange County in the Driver’s Seat
Countywide
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California’s commitment to clean fuels assures a reliable demand for low-carbon fuels where even cows have a role to play.
Supervisors Could Block Tustin Senior Living Project
County Government
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OC Supervisors could reverse a 2011 board decision to allow the construction of a senior living facility in North Tustin, a project of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange that has drawn heated opposition and court challenges from local homeowners since it was proposed in 2009.