County supervisors are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on their campaigns in the lead up to the June 2 primary election.

The proposed changes modernize city parking and set a framework for residents to request permit parking zones.

Santa Ana officials will be the latest to consider implementing staffing ratios and item limits at self-checkout stands in local supermarkets and retail drugstore chains.

Fullerton residents have voiced concerns about a busy intersection and pushed to get a traffic signal, but a split city council voted against the move.

Officials are eying ranked choice voting, which would allow Irvine voters to rank candidates in order of preference when voting instead of choosing a single candidate.

Placentia officials are rolling out new regulations for short-term rentals as leaders in neighboring Brea cranked up fines for violating the city’s Airbnb pilot program.

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As of April 30, there are 87 dogs and 18 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.

Blu Star Productions will host a day of in-person screenings and panels at the Frida Cinema in Santa Ana on Saturday, May 2.

Residents across San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano are gathering increasing support to shut down a proposed doubling of trash going to the Prima Deshecha landfill.

Residents sounded off on the Prima Desecha landfill expansion at a townhall, more cities eye fireworks crackdowns – these are just some of this week’s biggest civic headlines.

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.

The coalition of activists formed amid concerns that the surf park would demolish one of the last remaining affordable private golf courses in Orange County.

Free Things to Do: Learn About OC History The Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park is among many free events offered through public libraries, OC Parks and museums this weekend.

Chandos and Sefton: Trabuco Residents Cry Foul Over Saddleback Meadows “Done Deal” Appeal Hearing Set for May 5 Board of Supervisors Meeting Public interest groups have appealed the issuance of a use permit for Saddleback Meadows, a controversial development in in a very high fire hazard severity…

OCTA to Fully Transition to Wave Payment System on Friday, Ending Use of Paper Passes The Orange County Transportation Authority is reminding riders that OC Bus is fully transitioning to the new Wave fare payment system and magnetic-stripe paper passes will no longer be accepted onboard buses as…

Kriz: Another 27 People Died “Without Fixed Abode” in OC in March, 75 for the Year so Far Another 27 people died “without fixed abode” in OC in March, the lowest total so far since 2020 and ½ the death toll of the peak year of 2023.  Yet why are things getting better and what work still remains? 

Orange City Council members kicked a discussion on placing a tax measure on the November ballot that, if approved, is projected to eventually bring in $37 million to help curb the city’s budget crisis.

Many Santa Ana residents have grown up alongside street improvements that seemingly never end.

Thousands of South OC Residents Question County Plans to Expand Prima Deshecha Landfill  County leaders are facing pushback from thousands of residents challenging plans to double trash delivered to local landfill.

Nystrom: A Green Vision for Oak Creek; Nature Park Fulfills Irvine’s Open Space Promise Irvine has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the Oak Creek Golf Course into a vast public nature park that anchors a low-density village.

La Palma is one of two Orange County cities that only streams audio for city council meetings, without any options for residents to watch meetings from home.

While many Orange County leaders pledged to phase out the use of pesticides that include chemicals like glyphosate, many never follow through on it.

Cities across Orange County are looking for ways to curb illegal firework use as Placentia is the latest city to strengthen the laws and Orange is slated to consider an overhaul.

Orange City Council members are slated to once again ask residents to approve a sales tax measure in November after residents rejected a smaller proposed tax increase in 2024.

Cat rescuers would obtain a permit from the city allowing them to perform trap, neuter and return services for feral and community cats.

As of April 23, there are 86 dogs and 16 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.

The retired photojournalist walked through hundreds of images, tracing a career built on travel and news assignments last month at the Library of the Canyons.

Despite claiming otherwise, an OC Supervisor was told about the South County landfill expansion years ago, a judge overturned a $2.9 million Santa Ana police retaliation verdict – these are just some of this week’s biggest civic headlines.

Pedranti and Warren: Students Supporting Students, Addressing Mental Health Advocacy in K-12 Schools in Orange County Mental health related issues are becoming more and more prevalent in post-pandemic student cohorts across the nation. Student-lead programs have proven to be an effective solution…

City leaders are moving forward with choosing a rebranding consultant behind closed doors amid questions on whether or not they followed the city’s rules to pick him.

While some city officials adopt a full ban on all kratom products, other local leaders look to ban only certain kinds of kratom products.

Free Things to Do: Planting Events and Volunteer Activities A volunteer planting event and expo in Mission Viejo is among several free events offered through public libraries, OC Parks and cities this weekend.

OC Celebrates Earth Day Orange County locals gathered for a day of crafts, food, and educational activities at the annual Newport Bay Conservancy’s Earth Day, prompting reflections from attendees.

Almost a year since the ICE protests, Santa Ana police officials publicly answered limited questions on their scrutinized response to last June’s protests amid looming legal threats.

The city manager is contracting with Grant Thornton – the same firm that reviewed Orange’s finances – to examine Fullerton’s budget after officials over-accounted for $10 million in reserves.

Supervisor Katrina Foley claimed she had no idea about plans to double the amount of trash going to a landfill in her district - despite getting a briefing on it nearly three years ago.

OCTA Celebrates Earth Day with Free Bus Rides and New Transit Calculator to Figure Potential Savings In honor of Earth Day, OCTA invites residents and visitors to support the environment by taking advantage of free rides on public transit all day.

Stockstill: The Trojan Horse of Oak Creek The Oak Creek Golf Course continues to be an issue in Irvine. Plans to create a fifty acre nature park as a centerpiece of planned development there has engendered both praise and concern. Many residents continue to complain that any plan for development…

Egorov: Before Irvine Decides The Future Of Oak Creek, Residents Should Know, The Land Is Subject To A Public Open Space Easement Many Irvine residents may not realize that the Oak Creek Golf Course land is subject to legal protections created by voter-approved Resolution 88-1. Before any zoning…

Fountain Valley residents will soon pay more for trash service, and most will never cast a vote to stop it.

A judge overturned a $2.9 million ruling in favor of a former Santa Ana police administrator who alleged she was being unlawfully retaliated against by her superior, arguing there was insufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict.

Surf City leaders are looking to spend nearly three quarters of a million on beefing up the city’s image, but some residents and council members are questioning a firm pushed by the mayor.

Santa Ana leaders seem to be shying away from an in-depth public debate on why police officers fired hundreds of rounds of rubber bullets and threw tear gas at anti-ICE protestors in Orange County’s only sanctuary city.

Council members approved a change to the city’s zoning law that could allow a nature park on the Oak Creek golf course site, which might also get thousands of new homes.

As cities grapple with budget deficits, some leaders in two separate college towns are more open to exploring legalizing and taxing cannabis retail stores to bring in new revenue than others.

Irvine, Orange and Santa Ana grapple with projected budget deficits, state officials probe herbicide use near Doheny State Beach – these are just some of this week’s biggest headlines.

OC Supervisors are looking to settle the lawsuit with a former animal shelter volunteer and after she was attacked by a dog and bitten 18 times across her body as her screams for help went unanswered.