Immediate warnings are to avoid stirring up gunk in neighborhoods. Asbestos experts are headed to affected neighborhoods within days as the Navy commits $1 million toward clean up efforts.
Tag: Don Wagner
Posted inCountywide
Are OC Officials’ Comments on Israel and Palestine Putting Local Arabs in Danger?
After a boy was killed in Illinois, residents worry about the consequences of some OC elected officials’ statements on the Israeli-Hamas war amid a hate crime spike.
Posted inCountywide
OC Officials Reluctantly Contract With Elderly Services Provider Behind on Old Goals
OC Supervisors, citing fears of seniors going hungry, approved a contract with Age Well Senior Services after concerns they haven’t lived up to their end of the bargain in a previous deal.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
How Realistic is Orange County’s New Housing Plan?
One OC supervisor is questioning how realistic the plan is during the county’s third attempt at getting a sign off from the state Department of Housing and Community Development.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Wade and Gonzales: Stop Orange County’s Attack on Pride, a Demand Letter from OC’s LGBTQ+ Community
Orange County LGBT people call on Supervisors Chaffee, Do and Wagner to account on Anti-Pride Flag vote.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
OC Green Power Agency Survives Dissolution Vote as County Exits
While county leaders exit next month and Huntington Beach will follow next year, the agency’s leaders overwhelmingly voted in favor of keeping the agency alive with three cities.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Orange County Recognizes Pride Month But Won’t Fly Rainbow Flag
A week after a majority of OC Supervisors called the Pride flag a divisive symbol that shouldn’t fly over government buildings, they approved a statement recognizing June as pride month.
Posted inGovernment
OC Supervisors Ban Pride Flag at County Properties Under New Policy
In the beginning of LGBTQ+ Pride month, OC officials narrowly voted to implement a new policy restricting what flags can be raised over county government properties.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Is Orange County’s Power Authority on its Deathbed?
Surf City is calling to dissolve the power agency, a move some leaders say is a coordinated attack. It comes the same week as Irvine is expected to consider pulling out of the utility.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Orange County Power Authority Fires Controversial CEO After Two Years of Unrest
Probolsky’s last day will be May 30, capping off a controversial term that saw the launch of the agency, but intense questions and scathing audits around a lack of transparency.