While the Orange County Transportation Authority is nearing completion on emergency work to stabilize railroad tracks in San Clemente, the agency and its partners continue to push forward on finding long-term solutions to protect the vital coastal rail line. OCTA staff today (Monday, Feb. 27) presented the Board of Directors Read More
With March 20 being International Day of Happiness and 83% of American adults feeling stressed out by high inflation, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2023’s Happiest Cities in America, as well as expert commentary. In order to determine where people in America are most content with their Read More
Our office will publish shorter, more focused budget analyses over the next few months. In most cases, rather than sending out an announcement for each publication, we will provide periodic updates with the key takeaways from recent pieces. All of our 2023-24 budget analyses to date can be found here. Read More
Keiko Matsui, who lit up Billboard’s Jazz charts with the albums Sapphire, Dream Walk, and Deep Blue, returns to the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) on Saturday, April 29 at 8:00 P.M. Tickets start at $40. With her unique musical formula that blends Asian and Western influences, acclaimed Read More
Assembly Democrats voted unanimously to continue with Governor Gavin Newsom’s special legislative session to impose a new tax on gasoline. By opposing Assembly Republicans’ motion to end the special session, Democrats backed the Governor’s effort to deflect blame for high gas prices from the state’s taxes and regulations. While gas Read More
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond endorsed Dave Min in his campaign for California’s 47th Congressional District. Dave Min currently serves in the California State Senate and was formerly a law professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. Senator Min, who was elected in 2020, Read More
Orange County’s first Homeless Death Review Committee issued its inaugural report, reviewing deaths of people experiencing homelessness in 2021. The report’s findings show that deaths among people experiencing homelessness have risen substantially over the last decade, from 103 in 2012 to 395 in 2021, and that the leading cause of Read More
Help support our West Orange County Baker to Vegas team! Our team is compiled of officers and non-sworn staff from Cypress, West Communications, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, and Fountain Valley. Our team will consist of runners, drivers, radio operators, and various support staff. The Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay Read More
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) announced $10 million in shareholder funding to help customers with bill assistance and to bolster community resources for those who may be struggling financially. The company committed $5 million in shareholder funding to the Gas Assistance Fund, a program administered by the United Way that Read More
Weather in northwest Orange County for Tuesday, February 28, 2023: Today: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of Read More
