Buena Park and Huntington Beach are looking to block social media-fueled teen takeovers following a chaotic gathering in Newport Beach over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
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Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana College Students Shoot For The Stars in NASA Competition
A group of Santa Ana College students are off to Houston this week to compete as finalists in a NASA competition aimed at getting students to invent new technology for space exploration.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Newport Beach Eyes Stricter Laws After 400 Arrested in Fourth of July Chaos
Nearly half a million people visited Newport Beach over the July 4 weekend, when police arrested hundreds of teens and young adults from out of state for setting off fireworks on the beach and blocking roads.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Coleman: What Should Irvine’s Library Budget Look Like? Newport Beach Already Shows Us.
Newport Beach publishes its library budget line by line, branch by branch, down to how much is spent on collections, staffing, and support services. Irvine asks residents to assemble theirs from scattered budget documents
Posted inLaguna Beach
Laguna Beach Scraps Tax Increase Proposals, For Now
After another round of public surveys and the community speaking out against taxes, council members are now holding off until 2028 on adding a potential ballot measure asking to increase taxes.
Posted inPlacentia
Placentia Uses Spending Cuts and Layoffs to Close Budget Deficit
Placentia City Council members largely avoided leaning on reserves to close a budget gap and instead issued spending cuts and laid off a couple employees as staff identified previous miscalculations in the city’s books.
Posted inGovernment
Santana: OC Pays Full-Time For Part-Time County Supervisors
Orange County Supervisors’ summer vacation should raise questions about their full-time pay and part-time work schedules
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Hundreds of Homeless Pets Available For Adoption at OC Animal Care
As of July 9, there are 78 dogs and 197 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
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Fatal Rattlesnake Bite in Orange County Sparks Safety Concerns When Hiking
A rare and tragic incident on a Quail Hill trail earlier this year highlights seasonal rattlesnake activity and the importance of outdoor safety precautions.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County’s Biggest Civic News as Public Budgets Face Bleak Futures
Municipal budgets struggle with structural deficits, police departments across OC increasingly use drones and surveillance cameras – these are some of this week’s biggest civic headlines.
