July 12, 2018

Orange County

Voice of OC: Facing budget problems, Garden Grove considers move to OC Fire Authority

Garden Grove city leaders are considering merging their fire department with the Orange County Fire Authority, a move aimed at cutting costs as the city faces a growing budget crisis and discusses a possible sales tax increase.

 

OC Register: Garden Grove mosquito sample tests positive for West Nile virus

A batch of mosquitoes collected July 3 in Garden Grove has tested positive for West Nile virus, the county’s first positive tests this year, the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District confirmed Monday, July 9.

 

Voice of OC: Irvine hires John Russo as City Manager despite controversy in Riverside

The Irvine City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to hire John Russo as its new city manager, despite a pay increase controversy and contract dispute from his past city manager position in Riverside.

 

OC Register: Is the housing market changing course? Seven signs of a possible slowdown

Thirteen percent of Orange County home sellers reduced their asking prices in recent weeks, according to Steve Thomas of Reports On Housing. Orange County’s home-listing inventory hit 5,983 this time last year.

 

Daily Pilot: Every inch matters when planning the Orange County Fair

With opening day fast approaching, the fairgrounds was an anthill of activity — seemingly part construction site, part warehouse and part thrift store as a small army of workers fanned out in a coordinated dash to get the property ready for prime time.

 

Publication Date: July 12, 2018