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Laguna Beach Officials Consider Raising Taxes
Laguna Beach City Council members are gauging how residents will react to potential sales, hotel or real estate tax increases with a community survey to help boost city revenue. It comes after officials in the coastal city decided that increasing city revenue was a top priority for 2024, despite Laguna...
Two More OC Cities Create Housing Trusts; Are They Effective?
Officials in Anaheim and Laguna Beach plan to establish their own housing trust funds – money that could be used to help create affordable homes or fund rental and homebuyer programs amid state pressure to address California’s home affordability crisis. But there are a lot of questions over...
Local Teen Leads Beach Cleanup Initiative; Orange County Schools Embrace New Changes
This week, Ryan Hickman, a 14-year-old student at San Juan Hills High School, is starting a beach clean-up campaign. With Earth Day nearing, his five-week effort begins this Saturday. He aims to clean five beaches across Southern California and Mexico, including Huntington Beach and San Clemente. The first event will take place at Dockweiler Beach in Playa Del Rey, where Ryan and a group of volunteers, including teen influencers, will start their clean-up.
Orange County residents say weed-killing chemical sprayed near homes is making them sick
Residents in Aliso Viejo are speaking out against local officials, saying the herbicides being sprayed in their neighborhoods are making them sick. Locals said they’ve been complaining about the chemicals for months, however, the Aliso Viejo Community Association claims there’s nothing to worry about. Carolyn McCuan, an Aliso Viejo resident, said the chemicals have caused […]
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