Local threats like roads and development continue to shrink habitat with estimates on OC lions going as low as 52. Meanwhile, lions roaming nearby ranges straddling Riverside, San Diego and Imperial counties number more than 400.
Tag: County Government
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Garden Grove Chemical Plant Behind Evacuations to Reopen, Offering $100 Million in Claims
The claims program has not opened, with the company pledging it will be launched some time this fall.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Supervisors Appoint New ‘Toothless’ Law Enforcement Watchdog
County leaders just appointed a new head of the Office of Independent Review after admitting it doesn’t really do anything.
Posted inCOAST
Supervisors Punt Again on Dana Point Harbor Renovation Deal, Leaving Hotels in Limbo
It’s unclear when supervisors will finalize the deal, which will determine if two new hotels get built at the harbor and determine whether hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue come in to Dana Point and the county government.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Audit Reveals More Questionable Spending Under OC Supervisor Imprisoned for Corruption
Concerns about a possible conflict of interest reached the county CEO’s office early, but were quashed after former OC Supervisor Andrew Do’s staff insisted there was no issue.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Santana: Who’s Influencing Orange County’s Government
Two Orange County Supervisors are proposing that lobbyists publicly detail who they meet with inside the county government. Yet there’s seemingly little taste for a similar standard for county supervisors.
Posted inDana Point
OC Supervisors and Developer at Odds over Dana Point Harbor Remodel
While one county supervisor is asking for the developer to connect hospitality workers with new jobs as their old hotel gets torn down, the developer says it’s yet another wrench in a project that’s millions over budget.
Posted inState
Santana: OC Water District Called Out For Illegally Bulldozing Bird Nest in Santa Ana River
State regulators say the Orange County Water District illegally bulldozed a migratory bird nest in the Santa Ana River – a claim the district denies – as state and water district officials are expected to meet on the issue.
Posted inState
State Greenlights OC Veterans Cemetery Construction Ahead of Independence Day
New funding in the newly-enacted state budget will go straight to building out infrastructure for the site and laying the groundwork for new burial plots.
Posted inTop Stories
Santana: Is It Time to Overhaul Orange County’s Government?
As 250th Fourth of July celebrations gear up, the latest UCI-OC Poll shows support for restructuring the board of supervisors and electing a county chief executive.
