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Newport Beach city officials are starting to update laws governing tattoo parlors and short-term rentals in a sweeping effort to update the municipal code.
The Irvine City Council unanimously adopted a resolution in support of the city’s Asian American community against coronavirus-related discrimination during a late April meeting.
Costa Mesa has approved an ordinance that will reduce a business tax on all legal marijuana operations established in a city measure approved by voters in 2016.
Huntington Beach imposed a ban in 2015, Laguna Beach tightened regulations last summer, and Orange is currently considering restrictions.
Orange is considering joining a handful of cities in Orange County that have tightened restrictions on short-term rentals.
Santa Ana City Council passed an emergency resolution Tuesday that supports protections from eviction, prevents utility shut-offs and enacts other relief measures for residents and businesses.
The Tustin City Council has unanimously approved an agreement to construct a new transitional housing facility for homeless families to accommodate the city’s growing homeless population.
Costa Mesa has approved an ordinance loosening restrictions on sidewalk vending, becoming the latest Orange County city to regulate merchants in alignment with a state law that went into effect last year.
The Orange City Council has unanimously voted to appropriate $1.02 million to help operate and construct two homeless shelters in Placentia and Buena Park.
Planning officials are considering a proposal to build high-density workforce apartments in an industrial zone in downtown Brea, reserving a portion of those units for those who work in the city and offering more affordable housing.