UncategorizedA Warning from OC Sheriff Don Barnes on FentanylcostamesaOctober 4, 2022October 10, 2022 by costamesaOctober 4, 2022October 10, 202201809 The extent of the challenge at our nation’s border is illustrated by the numbers. There were 203,597 migrant encounters...
Editor's Picks UncategorizedCity Council Insists New Use For Motel 6 On Newport Blvd. Is Not A Homeless Shelter, But Has All The Same CharacteristicscostamesaAugust 15, 2022October 10, 2022 by costamesaAugust 15, 2022October 10, 202202425 At their July city council meeting, Costa Mesa approved a $40M homeless shelter without all councilmembers fully knowing the...
Community Editor's Picks UncategorizedCouncilmembers Give City Contracts to Groups Who Funded Their CampaignscostamesaAugust 11, 2022October 13, 2022 by costamesaAugust 11, 2022October 13, 202201112 The type of agreement has been banned in 28 states, and could leave many Costa Mesans out of a...
Editor's Picks UncategorizedNew York-Style “Congestion Pricing” is on its Way to Costa Mesa To Discourage DrivingcostamesaAugust 11, 2022October 13, 2022 by costamesaAugust 11, 2022October 13, 202201499 With Costa Mesa potentially negating Measure Y, the ballot measure which protects commercial spaces from being built up with...
Editor's Picks Politics UncategorizedCity Council Wants to Approve 11,760 Apartments Without Voter ApprovalcostamesaJuly 28, 2022October 13, 2022 by costamesaJuly 28, 2022October 13, 202201126 The action would give the council sole authority over divisive development projects. At a July 19 Costa Mesa city...
Editor's Picks UncategorizedSupervisor Katrina Foley Proposes to Help County Employees Purchase Homes as Regular Residents Struggle in Housing MarketcostamesaJuly 8, 2022October 10, 2022 by costamesaJuly 8, 2022October 10, 20220547 The proposal comes as citizens struggle to make ends meet. Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley recently introduced a measure...
Safety UncategorizedRep. Steel Celebrates Dogs in Law EnforcementcostamesaJune 17, 2022October 10, 2022 by costamesaJune 17, 2022October 10, 20220554 Steel has a long history of being involved with organizations that support law enforcement dogs. California Rep. Michelle Steel...
Community Editor's Picks Politics Safety UncategorizedCosta Mesa to Spend $120K+ Per Room on Homeless HousingcostamesaJune 10, 2022October 10, 2022 by costamesaJune 10, 2022October 10, 202201756 Solutions to the homelessness crisis remain long-debated and controversial The County of Orange recently received $10.7 million from the...
Community Editor's Picks Education Politics UncategorizedMichelle Steel Fights to End Discrimination in College AdmissionscostamesaJune 7, 2022October 10, 2022 by costamesaJune 7, 2022October 10, 202201080 The California congresswoman recently introduced an act which would curb the use of “personality traits” in admissions, a practice...
Editor's Picks Education Environment Politics Safety UncategorizedCosta Mesa City Council Spends $148,000 to Stop Improvements for Estancia High SchoolcostamesaJune 7, 2022October 10, 2022 by costamesaJune 7, 2022October 10, 202201564 The plan for a new theater, which was approved 7-0 by the Board of Education, has been repeatedly delayed...