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Spending is heating up in the race for Huntington Beach City Council after the local police officer’s association dropped nearly $100,000 in independent advertising targeting sitting council members who voted against their raises and supporting their opponents. 

Newport Beach leaders are looking to beef up their shoreline protections from coastal flooding ahead of an expected super El Niño after much of the Balboa Peninsula flooded last weekend, with leaders discussing sand replenishment opportunities and other protections. 

A civil lawsuit alleging an Orange County Board of Education trustee attacked a 20-year-old driver, throwing him to the ground and choking him, has been dismissed after the driver’s lawyers moved to drop the case.

The arrest of two immigrant advocates by Santa Ana police officers while observing ICE agents near city hall is sparking renewed scrutiny over how cooperative local law enforcement in OC’s only sanctuary city is with federal immigration agents.

Santa Ana residents are still waiting on elected officials to overhaul a parking permit program almost a decade after city council members promised to address neighborhood concerns about a parking shortage.

Newport Beach residents are set to vote on two separate ballots this year to determine the future of their city, and more money than ever is pouring in from developers, unions and other special interests to help shape people’s opinions on the issues ahead of Election Day. 

Parts of Newport Beach and Laguna Beach are flooding as high tides begin to roll in ahead of Tropical Storm Rachel making its way toward Southern California this weekend. 

Editor’s Note: This questionnaire is part of an ongoing series publishing candidates’ opinions on how they would run the government if they were elected county supervisor. All questionnaires are archived on theVoice of OC Elections Page. 

Santa Ana police union President John Kachirisky is raising concerns about city council members’ decision to hire outside investigators to launch a probe into police officers that threw a man from the front hood of a police cruiser to the street and beat him.

Editor’s Note: This questionnaire is part of an ongoing series publishing candidates’ opinions on how they would run the government if they were elected county supervisor. All questionnaires are archived on theVoice of OC Elections Page.