Author: OCCLIPPER Editorial Team

Motorists passing Main Beach in Laguna Beach found the ground covered in inches of water, even though rain forecast with Hurricane Rachel hasn’t arrived yet.

Brea City Council members approved the allocation of $60 million in bonds to finance an 85-unit affordable senior apartment complex on the corner of Mercury Lane and Berry Street – a debt the housing developer is on the hook for.

Hundreds of county teamsters will be walking off the job next week unless they get a new offer for raises after months of largely stalled negotiations and a state board ruling the county negotiated in bad faith, carrying big impacts for the county’s landfills and other facilities. 

Quick look:Wendy Saldivar of Loara Elementary School in Anaheim has been named one of five 2027 California Teachers of the Year. Fellow Orange County educator Brittany Walters of Dr. Peter Marshall Elementary School was also recognized as a state finalist.

The OC Press Club announced the results of their recent election for board service for 2027, with three Voice of OC reporters winning election to the board.

It’s getting far more challenging for a Southern California tenant to find falling rents.

To check, my trusty spreadsheet eyeballed building permit data from the Census Bureau. These stats estimate plans for new multifamily housing, a segment of construction that primarily consists of apartment complexes.

A longtime Santa Monica restaurant and nightclub announced it will close permanently at the end of the month. The Victorian announced on Instagram Monday that it would close after 20 years. Its final weekend will be its annual Halloween party on Oct. 31. Located a block away from the Santa Monica Beach, the Victorian operates…

“Third Way, the center-left think tank, is urging moderate Democrats to back common-sense reforms to prevent the left from pushing court expansion, an unpopular position that could motivate the G.O.P. base and alienate independents,” reported Puck News. “Instead, Third Way executive Lanae Erickson is suggesting that Dems pass legislation that would place 18-year term limits…

HUNTSVILLE (KFDM) —KFDM News has just learned Jamaal Howard has not been executed as scheduled.