Today: Millions in no-bid contracts delayed as OC Supervisor questions lack of competition; toll road extension worries emerge, and San Clemente council members files police report on colleague.

Today: Flush with federal COVID cash, OC plans major spending; Mission Viejo moves ahead with Stein Mart purchase, and DA says Laguna Beach City Council violated Brown Act.

Today: Health chief recommends no-bid County contract with vendor he advises; Stanton City Council to consider mandatory employee COVID vaccinations, and suit to block tear-down of San Onofre nuclear plant fails.

Today: Fullerton council majority favors cuts despite COVID relief funds; Irvine Great Park development going back to drawing board, and protest alleges OC politicians derailed fair competition on 405 toll lanes project.

Today: Changes to HB’s affordable housing ordinance seek to create more lower income homes; Santa Ana council narrowly moves forward with citywide rent control, and Irvine may consider regulating asphalt plant.

Today: Santa Ana may create a public health dept; why are OC Latinos the least vaccinated? And, 25,000 Disney workers file class action suit against company.

Today: Leadership vacuum hits city halls across OC; 433 new COVID cases reported and three more deaths, and Santa Ana boosts recreation opportunities to tackle systemic youth issues.

Today: Santa Ana officials may enact rent control, eviction protections; questions swirl around stalled paychecks for Santa Ana school workers, and housing hot streak cools as buyers balk.

Today: Is OC poised to depoliticize its public health officer? County school districts grapple with COVID-19 testing for students, and a nurse, 71, worked through pandemic, dies of COVID-19.

Today: Asian-American community leader says hate crimes spike during COVID surges; OC electric utility one step closer to turning lights on, and Costa Mesa man used a drone to smuggle heroin into OC jail.