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Free Things to Do: Art and Music Events For Families A family art event and a bagpipe performance are among many free events offered through public libraries and OC Parks this weekend.

A family art event and a bagpipe performance are among many free events offered through public libraries and OC Parks this weekend.

12.03.2026 12:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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OC Supervisors Say It’s Illegal to Slash Their Salary Hikes OC Supervisors are largely rejecting a grand jury report critical of their pay hike last year and refusing to return the 25% increase they gave themselves.

OC Supervisors are largely rejecting a grand jury report critical of their pay hike last year and refusing to return the 25% increase they gave themselves.

11.03.2026 20:00 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Mission Viejo Approves Controversial Six-Story Apartment Expansion Project A total of 350 new units are expected to be added to the Vista Del Lago apartment complex despite community uproar over issues like parking and traffic.

A total of 350 new units are expected to be added to the Vista Del Lago apartment complex despite community uproar over issues like parking and traffic.

11.03.2026 17:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Advocates Demand Reform at California Animal Shelters, Including Orange County Animal advocates sent cease and desist letters to municipal animal shelters across the Golden State, including OC Animal Care in Orange County.

Animal advocates sent cease and desist letters to municipal animal shelters across the Golden State, including OC Animal Care in Orange County.

11.03.2026 12:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Rojas: Santa Ana Can Become California’s Open-Air Museum — If We Protect Our Public Art Santa Ana is preparing to adopt a long-awaited public art and preservation policy. At a time when arts funding is shrinking and cultural histories are contested nationwide, the city has an opportunity to protect murals like Chicano Gothic, honor artists like Emigdio Vazquez, and transform Santa Ana into California’s open-air museum.

Rojas: Santa Ana Can Become California’s Open-Air Museum — If We Protect Our Public Art

Santa Ana is preparing to adopt a long-awaited public art and preservation policy. At a time when arts funding is shrinking and cultural histories are contested nationwide, the city has an opportunity to…

11.03.2026 08:28 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Help Shape What’s Next in Anaheim, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Garden Grove & Huntington Beach!  The Caltrans District 12 Reconnecting Our Communities (ROC) Study identifies opportunities to strengthen multimodal transportation in neighborhoods impacted or divided by highways and major roadways. Join the virtual community meeting! Monday, March 16, 2026 | 6:00 p.m.

Help Shape What’s Next in Anaheim, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Garden Grove & Huntington Beach! 

The Caltrans District 12 Reconnecting Our Communities (ROC) Study identifies opportunities to strengthen multimodal transportation in neighborhoods impacted or divided by highways and major roadways. Join…

10.03.2026 23:52 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Audit Finds More Questionable Spending From Convicted Former OC Supervisor Nearly two years after the FBI raided the home of former OC Supervisor Andrew Do, his colleagues are starting to find more places where he spent money without any oversight.

Nearly two years after the FBI raided the home of former OC Supervisor Andrew Do, his colleagues are starting to find more places where he spent money without any oversight.

10.03.2026 20:00 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Irvine’s Katie Wheeler Library Reopens Doors closed at the beginning of the year due to Irvine transitioning from a county-run library system to a city-run program.

Doors closed at the beginning of the year due to Irvine transitioning from a county-run library system to a city-run program.

10.03.2026 18:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Orange County Cities Grapple With Rising Rents & Tracking Evictions Costa Mesa officials are expected to debate a rental registry this month while efforts are brewing in Anaheim to put a rent control ordinance on the November ballot.

Costa Mesa officials are expected to debate a rental registry this month while efforts are brewing in Anaheim to put a rent control ordinance on the November ballot.

10.03.2026 12:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Santana: Why Did County Blow Off Grand Jury Questions on Supervisors’ Pay Hike? County supervisors in a draft grand jury response argue their pay raise last year gave the public enough notice, but they go silent on allegations that county executives blew off grand jurors on key questions about where the idea came from.

County supervisors in a draft grand jury response argue their pay raise last year gave the public enough notice, but they go silent on allegations that county executives blew off grand jurors on key questions about where the idea came from.

09.03.2026 20:00 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Santa Ana Cracks Down on Illegal Smoke Shops Another Orange County city is tightening rules on smoke shops to curb underage use as local officials also crack down on drugs like Kratom and whippets.

Another Orange County city is tightening rules on smoke shops to curb underage use as local officials also crack down on drugs like Kratom and whippets.

09.03.2026 17:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Newport Beach Leaders Look to Bulldoze Portions of Garden for New Police Station City leaders are looking to build a new $160 million police station, but there’s resident pushback over the leading potential location.

City leaders are looking to build a new $160 million police station, but there’s resident pushback over the leading potential location.

09.03.2026 12:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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OC’s Biggest Headlines as Controversy Brews Over Herbicides in Creeks South county residents forced a pause on herbicide use in local waterways, another city may require staffed self-checkout stands – these are some of OC’s biggest civic headlines.

South county residents forced a pause on herbicide use in local waterways, another city may require staffed self-checkout stands – these are some of OC’s biggest civic headlines.

06.03.2026 19:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A Look at More Homeless Pets at Orange County Animal Care As of March 5, there are 100 dogs and 26 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.

As of March 5, there are 100 dogs and 26 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.

06.03.2026 13:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Santana: Herbicide Spraying of South OC Waterways Halted, For Now OC Supervisor Katrina Foley said spraying has been halted during a heated town hall in Dana Point, where local residents posed tough questions to government bureaucrats.

OC Supervisor Katrina Foley said spraying has been halted during a heated town hall in Dana Point, where local residents posed tough questions to government bureaucrats.

05.03.2026 21:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Anaheim Might Require Staffing at Self-Checkout Stands Orange County’s largest city could soon follow in Costa Mesa’s footsteps and mandate staffed self-checkout stations as industry groups say the move could increase prices.

Orange County’s largest city could soon follow in Costa Mesa’s footsteps and mandate staffed self-checkout stations as industry groups say the move could increase prices.

05.03.2026 18:00 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Free Things to Do: Family-Friendly Outdoor Activities A scavenger hunt in Newport Beach and a mountain bike ride are among many free events offered through public libraries, OC Parks and museums this weekend.

A scavenger hunt in Newport Beach and a mountain bike ride are among many free events offered through public libraries, OC Parks and museums this weekend.

05.03.2026 13:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Bixby: The Federal Plan to Drill Our Coast is Wrong For OC’s Businesses and Economy The 2021 Huntington Beach oil spill turned thriving beach economies into ghost towns overnight, and Washington learned nothing. Despite overwhelming public opposition, the federal government is fast-tracking new offshore drilling along OC's coast, risking small businesses on an industry that has already proven it will leave devastation in its wake.

Bixby: The Federal Plan to Drill Our Coast is Wrong For OC’s Businesses and Economy

The 2021 Huntington Beach oil spill turned thriving beach economies into ghost towns overnight, and Washington learned nothing. Despite overwhelming public opposition, the federal government is fast-tracking new…

05.03.2026 09:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Irvine Partners with Costa Mesa for Homeless Shelter Beds Irvine residents will have access to beds, as available, at Costa Mesa’s homeless shelter.

Irvine residents will have access to beds, as available, at Costa Mesa’s homeless shelter.

04.03.2026 21:00 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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450 Apartments Slated for Anaheim Hills Amid Fire Evacuation Concerns Anaheim officials approved a new apartment complex at the Festival Shopping Plaza despite intense pushback from residents who say it will increase evacuation times in a fire prone area.

Anaheim officials approved a new apartment complex at the Festival Shopping Plaza despite intense pushback from residents who say it will increase evacuation times in a fire prone area.

04.03.2026 18:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Will Irvine’s Great Park Run Out of Cash Before It’s Completed? City staff announced last week the park is losing millions of dollars a year under its current spending plans as projects struggle to break ground.

City staff announced last week the park is losing millions of dollars a year under its current spending plans as projects struggle to break ground.

04.03.2026 13:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Six-Story Apartment Proposal Sparks Community Uproar in Mission Viejo Mission Viejo leaders are weighing a high-density housing project that would add hundreds of new units to a pre-existing apartment complex.

Mission Viejo leaders are weighing a high-density housing project that would add hundreds of new units to a pre-existing apartment complex.

03.03.2026 18:00 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1
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Another Orange County City May Require Staffed Self-Checkout Stands Anaheim might become the latest Southern California city regulating self-checkout stands on the heels of ordinances being adopted in Costa Mesa and Long Beach.

Anaheim might become the latest Southern California city regulating self-checkout stands on the heels of ordinances being adopted in Costa Mesa and Long Beach.

03.03.2026 13:58 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Fielder: OC Budget Survey, I Give it One Star It is also true that most services funded by the County are mandated. […] But the laws that mandate these services do not mandate how much the County has to spend on them.

Fielder: OC Budget Survey, I Give it One Star

It is also true that most services funded by the County are mandated. […] But the laws that mandate these services do not mandate how much the County has to spend on them.

03.03.2026 04:10 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Another Orange County City Dials Back Senior Transportation City officials in Mission Viejo are limiting the number of rides allowed per month for its senior mobility program after other cities made similar cuts.

City officials in Mission Viejo are limiting the number of rides allowed per month for its senior mobility program after other cities made similar cuts.

02.03.2026 21:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Garden Grove Moves to Ban Whippets While city officials originally moved to crackdown on kratom and whippets, they instead banned nitrous oxide for recreational use – more commonly known as whippets.

While city officials originally moved to crackdown on kratom and whippets, they instead banned nitrous oxide for recreational use – more commonly known as whippets.

02.03.2026 18:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Who’s Paying for OC Supervisors’ Campaigns?  Candidates for county supervisor are sitting on $1.4 million heading into the home stretch of the primary election.

Candidates for county supervisor are sitting on $1.4 million heading into the home stretch of the primary election.

02.03.2026 13:58 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Guilty Plea Sticks on Key Figure in Anaheim Corruption Scandal, For Now A federal judge has yet to rule on whether or not former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Ament can reverse his guilty plea to federal fraud charges.

A federal judge has yet to rule on whether or not former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Ament can reverse his guilty plea to federal fraud charges.

28.02.2026 02:23 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Santana: Herbicide Could be Making Its Way to South OC Beaches After locals start asking tough questions to county leaders about herbicide spraying in OC waterways, Supervisor Katrina Foley schedules a public meeting for Monday at Dana Point Harbor.

After locals start asking tough questions to county leaders about herbicide spraying in OC waterways, Supervisor Katrina Foley schedules a public meeting for Monday at Dana Point Harbor.

28.02.2026 00:43 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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OC’s Biggest Headlines as Supervisor Campaign Flairs Over Landfill The campaign for 5th District OC Supervisor is heating up over a controversial landfill, immigrant aid funds could be expanding in a couple cities – these are just some of this week’s top headlines.

The campaign for 5th District OC Supervisor is heating up over a controversial landfill, immigrant aid funds could be expanding in a couple cities – these are just some of this week’s top headlines.

27.02.2026 19:00 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1