Exodus International holds its annual conference aimed at changing people’s sexual identities in Irvine this week. Meanwhile, gay activists hold their own conference to confront what they say is hate mongering.
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Budget Cuts in Placentia Will Hit the Entire Town
Financial pressures will affect public safety, city workers, parks and even sidewalks.
Orange County’s Present and Past With Killer Whales
Recent sightings of orcas off the coast of Dana Point aren’t so rare after all.
OC Studies Options for Suing State Over Property Taxes
The county gets one of the state’s worst returns on property
taxes, so supervisors direct their lawyers to study legal
remedies.
Gulf Oil Spill: Two Months and Counting. Seal Beach Leak: 25 Years and Counting
Twenty-five years after a gasoline leak at a station on Pacific Coast Highway, the county and the city are still trying to get BP/ARCO to fix the problem, records show.
Rep. John Campbell’s Books Are Checked by House Ethics Panel
The Orange County congressman is one among eight who are part of an inquiry into campaign contributions. Campbell says he’s done nothing wrong.
County Leaders Seek to Renegotiate Public Employee Pensions
More than 24,000 state workers will increase pension contributions after striking a deal with the governor. OC supervisors have similar ideas.
Reorganizations and Freezes Help Brea Balance Budget
Budget for 2010-11 is down from current spending, but city services are maintained through “resourceful” reductions.
Fullerton Leaders Turn Down Last-Minute Look at Chevron Development
Swing-vote Shawn Nelson offers to attend a special meeting on
the Coyote Hills plans on the day before he’s sworn in as an Orange
County supervisor.
San Juan Capistrano Council Trims Its Way to a Budget Surplus
City leaders, seeking a cushion for unexpected legal costs like those that hit the city this year, approve a budget that cuts over $950,000 in expenses.









