While local landfills have slowed trash processing due to the downpour, it’s having a ripple effect that could leave trash stranded throughout the county.
Tag: County Government
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Major OC Republican Group Lost on 96% of its Big Local Bets in Latest Election
While the Lincoln Club used to be one of the biggest political machines in Orange County, the results from this year’s election show their influence is waning.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Cloudy Contracts, Audits and Lost County Support: A Rough Year For OC’s Green Power Agency
After a series of controversies and setbacks this year, Huntington Beach could be the next municipality to leave the agency, with plans to study the issue in 2023.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
OC Supervisors Pull Plug on Green Energy Agency Over Transparency Concerns
The county could end up paying over $65 million to pull out despite never receiving any power from the agency.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Will Orange County Supervisors Leave Embattled Green Power Agency?
The county could end up paying as much as $65 million to leave a program that never gave them anything following a series of scathing reports on the power agency.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Bombshell County Audit Calls Out OC’s Green Power Agency
The report claims the agency failed to follow best practices in staffing and informing the public, and says the agency has seen a historic number of customers opt out.
Posted inOutdoors
Laguna Scores Over a Mile of New Beaches
Transferring a stretch of beach in Laguna from the county to city control, officials argue, is a better fit for local taxpayers.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Federal Investigators Call Out ‘Systematic’ Rights Violations in OC Jailhouse Informant Scandal
Federal investigators are recommending a sweeping series of changes, including an oversight panel, to prevent future violations of constitutional rights they say local officials haven’t fully addressed.
Posted inOutdoors
Laguna Beach Moves To Take Over County Beaches
The proposal would nearly double the length of the coastline the city is responsible for maintaining.
Posted inOutdoors
OC Animal Activists Call on County Supervisors to Reopen Animal Shelter
Residents want county-run shelter to allow visitors to see more animals and reinstate its trap, neuter and release program for feral and abandoned cats.
