Orange County’s Biggest Civic News as Public Budgets Face Bleak Futures
City officials across Orange County are struggling to balance municipal budgets, with some facing multi-million dollar structural deficits…
How Rocky Are Orange County’s Municipal Budgets?
Over a million Orange County residents live in cities spending beyond their means this year, and questions are…
Santa Ana Officials to Purge City Commissions to Curb $13 Million Budget Gap
Santa Ana officials are expected to slash a host of city commissions as they move to close a…
Orange County Leaders Warn of Dangerous Budget Future
Orange County’s leaders are grappling with major budget problems after their outgoing CEO warned them they fell $75…
Is Municipal Bankruptcy on the Horizon if Orange’s Sales Tax Measure Fails?
Orange officials are promising to take another hard look at the city’s budget again and make more cuts…
Orange Inches Closer to Tax Increase Ballot Measures
Orange voters are likely going to be asked if they are willing to pay more in sales taxes…
Budget Cuts Loom for an After School Program and Park Repairs in Santa Ana
An after school program, an ambulance unit, city commissions, park maintenance, park security and arts and cultures programs…
Orange Again Poised to Bank on Sales Tax Increase to Bail Out Bleak Budget
Orange City Council members are likely to place a one-cent sales tax increase on the November ballot to…
Orange Expected to Defer Millions in Infrastructure Repairs Amid Budget Crisis
Orange officials are planning to postpone spending over $7.2 million on renovating a couple of fire stations, city…
Santa Ana Faces $19 Million Budget Deficit if Cuts Aren’t Made
Early projections show Santa Ana officials staring down the barrel of an expected $19 million budget deficit this…