Orange County Pulse

A Corona del Mar financier’s alleged falsification of title policies to mask lien positions in a nearly $100 million bank fraud underscores...

A Corona del Mar strip center at 2515 East Coast Highway sold for $13.7 million—$700,000 above asking—after more than 10 private-investor offers, with...

Orange County is hitting e-bike dangers from every direction—buybacks, prosecutions, local fines, state legislation, and youth activism—but gaps...

Orange County modernized procurement across 22 departments serving 3 million residents, replacing fragmented systems with a unified platform.

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The Samueli family is privately financing a $5 billion, 100-acre OCVibe district around Anaheim's Honda Center, delivering over 2,000 apartments,...

• Anaheim and Irvine mayors join Big City coalition urging yes on Prop 1's $11.25B bond for 40,000 new affordable homes
• Tustin Legacy sees $175M...

Orange County is deploying a two-pronged strategy—incentives plus penalties—to combat surging youth e-bike injuries.

• DA buy-back event at Angel...

Orange County office tenants are cashing in on concessions as relocations outpace renewals, based on a Cushman & Wakefield analysis of more than 220...

Huntington Beach's split council delayed an 18% police raise package (8%-4%-5% over three years) for finance commission review before a September...

Orange County Cox customers will shift to Spectrum service by mid-September, gaining instant access to SportsNet LA and ending a decade of Dodgers...

• Huntington Beach leaders clash over a proposed 17% police salary hike over three years costing $10 million, with affordability in doubt.
• Fullerton...

Orange County's housing crunch shows up in sharply different ways across three fronts.

• Investor moves: BlackRock's $1.625 billion purchase of 11...

A multi-tenant retail property at 2515 E. Coast Highway in Corona del Mar sold for $13.7 million—$700,000 above asking—after drawing more than 10...

Orange County's median home price eased to nearly $1.5 million in July, down 1% monthly yet still 5% above last year, while sales fell nearly 9%.

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• A multi-million dollar mistake overinflated reserves already allocated elsewhere, forcing a month-late budget adoption.
• Nearly $7 million in cuts...

Santa Ana is overhauling its zoning code for the first time since the 1960s, moving beyond piecemeal amendments to a full rewrite that modernizes...

Irvine Company and USA Properties launched a rare large-scale affordable project in Orange County with 338 family units at Terracina at Tustin...

Westminster was denied state emergency funding for its response to the Garden Grove chemical tank incident, despite ranking third in evacuees and...

Orange police joined Santa Ana officers to clear homeless camps near Hart Park, arresting 69 people on 53 misdemeanor and 16 felony charges.

The...

Orange is dangling up to $500 car rebates as a sweetener for a November sales tax increase aimed at closing budget deficits.

• Council approved the...