Cypress residents’ trash bills are expected to get more expensive this summer by $6 a month while Buena Park residents will pay $4 more each month.
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Who is The Voice of Government? Cypress Grapples With Who Can Speak For City
Cypress officials are putting together a media policy dictating who exactly can speak on behalf of the city in an official capacity and who cannot.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Three OC Cities Eye Changing Campaign Finance Laws Ahead of 2026 Elections
Officials in Orange and Cypress are moving to tighten their campaign finance rules while Aliso Viejo Council Members are raising contribution limits ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
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Cypress Picks New Council Member After Last Appointee Drops Out
A day after Thanksgiving, Cypress officials appointed a new person to fill a city council vacancy after the previously selected candidate dropped out of the running amid questions about his resume.
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Hold Your Tongue: Cypress Bans Politicians From Disparaging Each Other at City Council Meetings
Cypress officials have adopted an ordinance prohibiting their colleagues from disparaging each other following the resignation of the controversial city manager.
Posted inStanton
New Stanton City Council Nixes Tightest Campaign Finance Rules in OC
The new city council’s first course of action was to get rid of an ordinance that would have significantly overhauled campaign finance laws in the city.
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Stanton Moves to Have Tightest Campaign Finance Law in Orange County
Stanton officials have adopted a law that proponents say makes them the city with the strongest campaign finance regulations across Orange County – a region rocked by recent corruption scandals.
Posted inCypress
Political Booths Canceled at Cypress Community Festival
There will be no political booths at Cypress’s privately run Community Festival Saturday after pushback from the mayor that the event would disadvantage Jewish candidates.
Posted inStanton
Will Stanton Switch to Publicly Funded Elections?
Officials in one of OC’s smallest cities are researching publicly funded elections in the aftermath of a public corruption scandal in nearby Anaheim – the county’s largest city.
Posted inCypress
Cypress Officials Pick Election Map After Settling Voting Rights Lawsuit
After settling a lawsuit alleging their election system disenfranchises Asian American residents, Cypress City Council chose a election district map that is raising concerns from two officials.
