Laguna Beach is considering hiking the penalties for those caught littering and drinking alcohol in public. Its city council will discuss during an April 20 meeting whether to increase fines for such offenses, so that they’re on par with other municipal code violations. For some violations—such as roller skating at night, not getting your pet vaccinated for rabies, or climbing…
Laguna Beach Mulls Higher Fines for Littering, Public Drinking
April 19, 2021
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Orange Council Forgoes Special Election, Appoints Member to Vacant Seat
April 14, 2021
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Rather than hold a special election to fill its vacant seat, the City Council of Orange, California, has appointed a new councilmember for District 3. Kathy Tavoularis, director of community and government relations for the Orange County Auditor-Controller’s Office, will fill the seat vacated by Mike Alvarez following a judge’s ruling that his recent election…
Laguna Beach Trolley Service Will Resume in June
April 13, 2021
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The service will be operated by a new outside contractor after council during its April 6 meeting unanimously agreed to award LAZ Parking the contract for a five-year term. The cost for the initial year of the contract is not to exceed $1.93 million and will be subject to annual budget approval. “The trolley system…
Mask Disagreement Stops Huntington Beach Council From Resuming In-Person Meetings
March 31, 2021
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Huntington Beach city council will continue to meet virtually rather than convening in chambers due to Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz’s refusal to wear a mask. It moved to do so during a March 29 meeting, where the five councilmembers in attendances voted to stick with Zoom meetings. Ortiz was absent during the vote, after…
Newport Beach’s Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Will Fuel Fines for Parking Offenders
March 24, 2021
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Parking officers are pulling the figural plug on electric vehicle owners who abuse Newport Beach’s public charging stations. The city will begin issuing overstay fees for electric vehicles left plugged in at public charging stations April 22. Owners whose vehicles are parked at the stalls unnecessarily will be fined $0.10 for every minute their vehicles are left plugged into a charging…
Meet the Mayor: John Stephens Steps up to Fill Vacant Costa Mesa Seat
March 19, 2021
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The conclusion Costa Mesa’s most recent city council meeting ended on a high note for former city councilmember John Stephens, who was appointed to replace outgoing Mayor Katrina Foley. Foley will vacate her council seat after being elected onto the Orange County Board of Supervisors March 9. Council members and constituents in support of the…
Former Costa Mesa Police Chief Honored With Park Eponym
March 18, 2021
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Costa Mesa will rename its Civic Center Park after the longest-serving police chief in the city’s history. City council voted March 16 to change the 111 Fair Dr. green space’s moniker to Neth Park in recognition of retired Costa Mesa Police Chief Roger Neth. The motion also authorized the city manager to appropriate the necessary…
Former Costa Mesa Police Chief Honored With Eponymous Park
March 18, 2021
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Costa Mesa will rename its Civic Center Park after the longest-serving police chief in the city’s history. City council voted March 16 to change the 111 Fair Dr. green space’s moniker to Neth Park in recognition of retired Costa Mesa Police Chief Roger Neth. The motion also authorized the city manager to appropriate the necessary…
Laguna Beach City Council Votes to Censure Peter Blake
A Laguna Beach councilmember who was censured by city council says he’ll continue to attack the political colleagues when he feels provoked. “I think it’s just a waste of time, and why bother censuring me, because all you’re going to do is make me angrier,” Councilmember Peter Blake told The Epoch Times. “Today I’m angrier than I am…
Huntington Beach Considers Spending $175K on Study of City Jobs
March 12, 2021
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Huntington Beach city council is set to determine if it will spend $175,000 for a consultant to perform a “classification and compensation” study. The plan seeks to organize all of the city’s job descriptions into logical categories that would enable Huntington Beach to have a fair and effective merit-based employment system, according to a recent staff report. Council will vote…
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