The company behind the malfunctioning chemical tank that almost exploded gave $3 million to a fund set up to aid people forced to evacuate during the emergency.
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Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Garden Grove and Stanton Demand Accountability for Chemical Tank Emergency
Elected officials and residents in Garden Grove and Stanton – two cities who had the most people evacuated – are demanding accountability and financial reparations for impacted residents and businesses for the chemical tank emergency.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
OC Residents Impacted by Faulty Chemical Tank May Get Reimbursed
Officials across Orange County are looking to get residents and businesses impacted by the chemical tank crisis compensation but details on what that would like and when it will roll out are unclear.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
More Orange County Officials Weigh In on California’s Redistricting Proposal
Voters across California will decide in November whether or not they will support a redistricting effort aimed at making it easier for Democrats to win five congressional seats.
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.
Posted inTop Stories
Orange County Debates How California Should Address Street Crime
Some local officials are in support of a statewide measure on the November ballot that would increase penalties for certain drug & theft crimes. Critics say it will over crowd prisons.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Does Orange County Need So Many Ambulance Operators?
County leaders are trying to unify a fragmented EMS response after a report highlights gaps in the program.
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 inStanton
Stanton Further Restricts Street Vending, Limits Sales Near Youth Centers
As cities across Orange County start to crackdown on what they call illegal street vending, Stanton officials look to further limit where vendors can sell.
Posted inGovernment
More OC City Officials Look to Crack Down on Street Vendors
Officials in Orange and Stanton are the latest elected leaders in Orange County to look at tightening regulations on street vendors in their cities.
