Orange County Pulse

Two Orange County cities are resisting California's housing mandates through contrasting tactics.

• Newport Beach pursues a developer-funded ballot...

Santa Ana's Registrar of Voters extended the candidate filing period through 5 p.m. August 12 for multiple college, school, and special district seats...

Westminster Councilmember Amy Phan West now faces trial in her 2023 bribery case after the DA says she skipped required ethics training and 20 hours...

Councilmember Melinda Liu stresses the need to balance service quality with fiscal responsibility amid revenue declines.

• Fee changes: Moving toward...

Orange County residents are deeply pessimistic about housing affordability, with 45% saying the American Dream is no longer attainable here—more...

How can Orange County nonprofits survive as philanthropic giving tightens amid record service demand?

• Over 30,000 students lack stable housing—the...

Newport Beach city council is suing to block a ballot measure limiting housing developments, alleging backers failed to properly notify the...

Orange County schools will receive $35.5 million each year in ongoing state funding from California's new $1 billion education allocation. This provides stable, recurring support for local districts.

OCTA is holding public meetings August 10-11 to gather feedback on protecting 7 miles of the LOSSAN rail corridor in Dana Point and San Clemente, with...

The Dana Point Harbor remodel is stalled because developers say they need a new lease to finance two hotels after costs doubled to over $700 million, while supervisors demand stronger safeguards on slip rates, worker retention, and county revenue.

California is suing Costa Mesa to force adoption of a compliant housing plan within 120 days, even as the Coast Community College District offers 4.37...

OCTA invites public feedback at in-person and virtual meetings August 10-11 on its Coastal Rail Resiliency Study, which identifies a toolbox of...

OCTA's Coastal Rail Resiliency Study is a long-term planning effort for protecting the LOSSAN corridor over the next 30 years, not a construction...

Laguna Beach officials are seeking to add Aliso Creek to the county's herbicide reduction pilot after a unanimous council vote. The request follows...

• Council voted 4-2 to seek state approval for speed cameras targeting unsafe roads like Segerstrom Avenue
• 2025 collisions totaled 3,487 with 26...

Orange's drone surveillance during the July 4 holiday identified 13 properties and produced $240,000 in fines under the new Social Host ordinance,...

Orange County's housing affordability crisis is deepening on two fronts.

• Anaheim's rent control push collapsed, with signature gathering suspended...

OCTA will hold public meetings Aug. 10-11 on its final draft feasibility study to safeguard 7 miles of the LOSSAN corridor through Dana Point and San...

A judge has ordered Huntington Beach to allow the state audit of its Pacific Airshow settlement deal, declaring that charter city status offers no...

Orange County lands $2 million in federal funding to upgrade Newport Harbor Patrol headquarters.

• Collaboration between Vice Chair Katrina Foley,...