{"id":196906,"date":"2026-02-27T19:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/196906\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T19:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:39:08","slug":"oc-headlines-as-supervisor-campaign-flairs-over-landfill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/196906\/","title":{"rendered":"OC Headlines as Supervisor Campaign Flairs Over Landfill"},"content":{"rendered":"

The race for 5th District OC Supervisor is heating up<\/a> as the county Republican Party is taking aim at incumbent Katrina Foley over a controversial landfill expansion \u2013 something that\u2019s drawing mounting resident opposition in south county.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Foley says a vote she\u2019s 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\u2019t oppose the expanding footprint of the Prima Deshecha landfill, but is against doubling the amount of trash coming into the South County facility.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, immigrant aid funds could be expanding in OC<\/a> 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In Anaheim, officials are looking to renew funding for the city\u2019s 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The former head of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, Todd Ament, is trying to reverse his guilty plea on fraud charges<\/a> 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anaheim officials are also pushing for a master site plan at Angel Stadium, setting up what could be another land sale<\/a> after the previous deal fell apart during the corruption scandal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Health care workers strike in front of the Kaiser Permanente hospital at the Anaheim Medical Center Oct. 14, 2025. Credit: JULIE LEOPO, Voice of OC<\/p>\n

After striking since late January, health care workers throughout Orange County are going back to work<\/a> this week as labor negotiations between unions and Kaiser Permanente inch closer to a contract that includes better staffing and pay.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Auditors found that officials at CalOptima \u2013 OC\u2019s public health plan for the poor \u2013 lack\u00a0 comprehensive spending records<\/a>, making it difficult for auditors to determine if disgraced former Supervisor Andrew Do misspent agency money.\u00a0<\/p>\n

OC Supervisors adopted a climate action plan for the county<\/a> \u2013 a voluntary series of recommendations to help businesses and residents reduce greenhouse gas emissions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Huntington Beach officials lost their fight against California\u2019s housing mandates<\/a> after U.S. Supreme Court Justices declined to consider the case.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Large EZ-ups and similar types of tents won\u2019t be allowed on Newport Beach\u2019s coastline<\/a> after city council members passed a series of ordinances aimed at cracking down on raucous parties \u2013 like spring break celebrations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Santa Ana officials banned automated rent pricing<\/a> \u2013 through algorithms \u2013 in Orange County\u2019s first city to adopt local rent control laws.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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