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Newport Beach city council members don’t support state plans for nearly 5,000 affordable housing units but under state law have to keep spending taxpayer money to implement the plan.
Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks supports a tree preservation policy going before the OC Board of Supervisors Tuesday. The precedent-setting policy will protect mature, native trees that improve our quality of life and contribute to the beauty of the environment. Distinctions on property size, location, and exceptions to this policy exist.
Voice of OC spoke with Kome Ajise, the executive director of SCAG about how the plan was developed, and what’s at stake with Southern California’s housing crisis.
Laguna Beach and Costa Mesa pushed back last week with resolutions opposing the expansion by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), as Irvine and Newport Beach gear up for similar votes Tuesday night.
Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez, who is running against Andrew Do for the 1st District seat, is drawing flak for numerous meeting absences, lucrative public stipends, and luxury travel on the taxpayers’ dime.
While some cities, like Santa Ana, are aggressively competing for state grants; others, like Garden Grove and Buena Park, aren’t.
A car-free event in October will give Garden Grove residents a glimpse at a pedestrian- and bike-friendly city. But will it last?
The Orange County Transportation Authority, not wanting to be
seen as supporting the project, delayed approving a regional
pact.
The Southern California Association of Governments and Irvine have had a tumultuous history. Now SCAG has poached the city’s head of community development.