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Dubbed OC Bus 360, the program was a response to a 30-percent decline in ridership from 2008 to 2014. But early indications are that the declines are continuing despite the program, according to a preliminary report presented to the Orange County Transportation Authority board.
City council members Tuesday did away with the policy, which had been in place for more than a decade, in response to a spate of ethics complaints filed against city officials in the run-up to last year’s election.
A February cyber attack on Orange County Transportation Authority servers resulted in the total shutdown of email, voicemail and numerous other services. Officials kept the attack secret, which could be a violation of the state’s open meetings law.
More than 50 years ago, a Sicilian immigrant built the Park Vue Inn across from Disneyland. Now his grandson says a streetcar project conceived primarily for Disney’s benefit is threatening the life of the family business.
But San Clemente leaders rejected residents’ pleas and a city staff recommendation that they seek more radiation monitors around the nearby nuclear power plant plant.
Concerned about recent issues at the nuclear power plant, several local residents are imploring San Clemente to make available timely, independent radiation monitoring.