The race for 5th District OC Supervisor is heating up as the county Republican Party is taking aim at incumbent Katrina Foley over a controversial landfill expansion – something that’s drawing mounting resident opposition in south county.
Foley says a vote she’s being called out on from 2023 was for a construction contract and that the landfill expansion had been in the works years before she got elected to office. Foley also says she doesn’t oppose the expanding footprint of the Prima Deshecha landfill, but is against doubling the amount of trash coming into the South County facility.
Meanwhile, immigrant aid funds could be expanding in OC as Irvine looks to launch a $100,000 fund to help get legal representation to people impacted by ICE raids. Officials are also hiring an intake officer to help manage the program.
In Anaheim, officials are looking to renew funding for the city’s immigrant aid program, which has helped at least 330 people since last Summer. While the program covers rent and utilities for qualified residents, one city councilman is floating the idea of creating a legal aid fund.
The former head of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, Todd Ament, is trying to reverse his guilty plea on fraud charges in federal court today stemming from a corruption scandal in which federal agents described Ament as a ringleader for resort interests that had outsized influence on city policy.
Anaheim officials are also pushing for a master site plan at Angel Stadium, setting up what could be another land sale after the previous deal fell apart during the corruption scandal.
After striking since late January, health care workers throughout Orange County are going back to work this week as labor negotiations between unions and Kaiser Permanente inch closer to a contract that includes better staffing and pay.
Auditors found that officials at CalOptima – OC’s public health plan for the poor – lack comprehensive spending records, making it difficult for auditors to determine if disgraced former Supervisor Andrew Do misspent agency money.
OC Supervisors adopted a climate action plan for the county – a voluntary series of recommendations to help businesses and residents reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Huntington Beach officials lost their fight against California’s housing mandates after U.S. Supreme Court Justices declined to consider the case.
Large EZ-ups and similar types of tents won’t be allowed on Newport Beach’s coastline after city council members passed a series of ordinances aimed at cracking down on raucous parties – like spring break celebrations.
Santa Ana officials banned automated rent pricing – through algorithms – in Orange County’s first city to adopt local rent control laws.
