{"id":283799,"date":"2026-04-24T13:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/283799\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T13:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:55:10","slug":"ocs-biggest-headlines-as-south-county-landfill-controversy-heats-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/283799\/","title":{"rendered":"OC\u2019s Biggest Headlines as South County Landfill Controversy Heats Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Supervisor Katrina Foley initially said publicly the controversial landfill expansion<\/a> in South Orange County came as a surprise after South County residents began decrying plans to double the amount of waste being hauled into the Prima Deshecha landfill.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Yet emails show top OC Waste and Recycling staff and residents informed Foley of the move in 2023 \u2013 emails Foley says she can\u2019t recall from her early days as a county supervisor, adding that she gets thousands of messages about county activity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

An OC Superior Court judge overturned a $2.9 million jury verdict<\/a> that found a former Santa Ana police administrator was retaliated against for not picking a side between the retired chief and former police union leader.<\/p>\n

Months after ICE protests, the Santa Ana police chief says federal officials called for back up<\/a> last June and officers were sent there to act as a buffer between demonstrators and federal agents as some residents question if the police department was too heavy handed in their approach<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As cities across Orange County face increasingly bleak municipal budgets, city officials in Fullerton and Orange are eying cannabis shops<\/a> as a way to drum up tax revenue in an effort to curb deficits.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fullerton is also hiring an accounting firm to help the city figure out exactly how $10 million that was thought to be in reserves was actually money already allocated to other areas<\/a> of the city as council members grapple with a projected deficit.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Huntington Beach Pier on April 22, 2026. Credit: JAKE RANDAZZO, Voice of OC<\/p>\n

Huntington Beach City Council members are split over how the city should approach a rebranding contract<\/a> as the mayor pushes for a certain contractor, while some elected officials say the process is tainted<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Irvine\u2019s Oak Creek golf course<\/a> could get developed into a nature park and housing as some residents still question if the move violates an open space voter initiative from the 1980s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fountain Valley is one of the latest OC cities to increase trash rates<\/a> for residents as part of a countywide cost increase to use local landfills.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As Fullerton moves to ban synthetic kratom, Mission Viejo looks to ban all forms of the substance while advocates say the natural form of the drug provides an alternative pain relief.<\/a><\/p>\n

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