Seal Beach officials approved a local emergency due to expected impacts from El Niño in an effort to speed up sand replenishment and brace for flooding.
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Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Mayor’s Chief of Staff Alleges Culture of Booze and Bedlam at City Hall
The allegations come from a top city staffer who spent four years behind the scenes, alleging the mayor was regularly drunk, harassed staff and hurled racist and homophobic insults.
Posted inSanta Ana
Keeping The Public Safe: Santa Ana Political Candidates’ Stances on Flock Cameras
Here’s where Santa Ana’s political candidates stand on automated license plate readers commonly referred to as Flock cameras.
Posted inOutdoors
A Tale of Two Shores: San Clemente, Newport Beach and the Search for Sand in OC
Replenishing the county’s beaches is taking a new focus amid warnings about super storms set to batter the coast.
Posted inSan Clemente
When Will San Clemente Train Tracks Get More Sand?
OCTA declared a coastal emergency Monday, which will allow hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of sand to be added to the coastline ahead of El Niño, but questions still surround the timeline of the project.
Posted inCountywide
OC Firefighters Get Nearly 25% Raise, Cities on the Hook to Pay
OC Fire Authority’s nearly 25% increase is going to be funded by member cities, with staff noting they can expect to see their bills increase at the same rate as the new contract.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
What Triggered the Recent Fire and Chemical Cloud Around La Habra?
City officials offer updates on two recent incidents in the city but leave major questions unanswered on what caused them.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
All Five Mission Viejo City Council Seats Up For Election This Year
Mission Viejo will finally see their elections follow a standard schedule after the November 2026 General Election, when all council seats will be up for a vote.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: Another 32 People Died “Without Fixed Abode” in OC in August
Another 32 people died “without fixed abode in OC in August up by 50% from July, though the increase seems to come with the heat (and this year humidity) of the second half of the summer. Effects of policy decisions made in recent years both locally and nationally on local homeless mortality will become more visible in annual reports expected in January-February.
Posted inAnaheim
More Anaheim Council Members Break Silence on Mayor’s Alleged Racist Remarks
Outside of Councilwoman Natalie Meeks, no other council member had publicly commented on allegations that Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken hurled racial slurs at her chief of staff.
