Proposed bill by Republican state assemblyman seeks to stop county's Transportation Corridor Agencies from any new construction.

Move ends years-long controversy involving local activists and sheriffs department.

Longtime South OC politician secures Republican dominance of Board of Supervisors.

Plans to sell off vacant city-owned lots and allow apartments on others draw opposition.

Activists cite lack of shelters, continued dumping of homeless as cause for lawsuit.

A fourfold increase over 15 years has Judge David O. Carter demanding answers.

Will her approach to local jailhouse informant controversy harm the presidential ambitions of California's junior senator?

Two Democrats have announced their candidacy to face off against the OC conservative lion.

Fullerton appoints former councilmember; Orange calls for November special election.

State claims city isn't doing enough to develop new residential buildings.

Minorities became the new face of a party ready to build on 2018.

With the election of Supervisor Todd Spitzer to the Orange County District Attorney's office, three prominent OC politicians seem likely to run for the 3rd District, which goes from Yorba Linda to the north to Irvine in the South and extends into OC's canyon countries. Former Anaheim councilwoman Kris Murray has declared her candidacy, along with Irvine mayor and former state Assemblyman Don Wagner. But the most interesting person running is Loretta Sanchez, who represented central OC as a Democrat for 20 years but barely any of the area in the 3rd Supervisorial District. Republicans still represent a majority of registered voters in the district--but can Sanchez ride the Democratic blue wave of last year to victory?

The former Orange County district attorney ends his 45-plus years influencing local politics

Negotiations between Vietnamese, American governments might put thousands of Vietnamese at risk of deportation.

Party leaders debate how to win back congressional seats and regain its power in Orange County.

Fran Sdao leaves after presiding over historic gains for what was historically OC's second party.

City's dealings with its two professional sports teams couldn't be more different.

Big money, grassroots, and the Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee unite to flip Reagan Country.

District Attorney-elect vows radical restructuring from administration of longtime DA Tony Rackauckas.

DA's race, City Councils, congressional seats and more.

Elections for district attorney, sheriff's and an Anaheim living-wage ordinance hint at the new Orange County

Republican Young Kim fights Democrat Gil Cisneros to replace Ed Royce.

Democrat challenger Katie Porter takes on incumbent Mimi Walters (and vice versa) via commercials

Rivalry between OC Supervisor Andrew Do and State Senator Janet Nguyen hints at end of political dynasty.

City wins key judgment against SB 54 in OC Superior Court.

NY Times poll puts political novice Mike Levin in front of GOP opponent.

Voters to decide on sales-tax increases in seven cities this November.

Seat held by Dana Rohrabacher for 30 years in danger of slipping from GOP hands.

Move done in face of dramatic increase.

Looking back on a decade of local and national influence.

Company says lack of tax break will make it not build new structure on Disneyland property

High cost of housing major factor in homelessness, lack of wage growth.

That's what U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter told public officials and attorneys representing Orange County cities at a court hearing on Friday.

South County city might be first in state to do unique election process.

Sheriff's department claims ACLU conspiracy, while inmates claim bad conditions.

Originally scheduled to start construction this summer it's now been pushed back.

And what the final decision might do to the rest of Orange County.

Laguna Beach resident pioneered direct mailers and was involved in the Great Park.

Board of Supervisors might offer county land to build long-delayed project

Non-committal by region's mayors on federal judge mandate irritates rest of OC.

Supervisors claim such an effort encourages drug use, is social liberalism run amok.

Tight races across Orange County guarantees national spotlight in general election.

District election lawsuit against Santa Ana by advocacy group says yes.

Only two Democrats have served in the past 30 years.

17 Candidates Run to Replace Outgoing Congressman Ed Royce

June 5 special election comes after years of controversy.

Former mayor and state assembly member Allan Mansoor wants the city to discuss how California's SB 54 sanctuary-state law has affected Costa Mesa

12 mayors think putting hundreds of homeless people in a canyon library is a good idea.

Recent voter registration figures show Republicans lead over Democrats smaller than ever.

Longtime Republican Huntington Beach congressman faces off against colleagues.

City explores lawsuit accusing Orange County on dumping homeless on them for decades

First, Los Alamitos; next Huntington Beach. What other cities plan to challenge the California Values Act?

Weekend court hearings, repentant supervisors, and a plan to move even more homeless into temporary shelters.

Two years after he visited, how has the president changed OC's politics?

A coalition of Mouse employees look to put a $15/hour wage for them on 2018 city ballot

And what's next after a federal judge's historic decision

What a drop in homeownership in OC's biggest cities means for the rest of the county

Federal judge to decide whether county can ban people from living on the Santa Ana River trail.

Report Paints a More Complex Portrait of Community that Makes Up 20 Percent of Orange County

Will 5 years of construction bring any relief to traffic?

California state accountancy board blasts Irvine's 2014 audit of long-delayed project 

County announces riverbanks shut down for months for construction—but some cry foul

Races for congress, district attorney, and sheriff to dominate headlines.

OCTA officials want to scrap proposed car-pool extension between 241 and 91 toll roads.

Just last year, Orange County only had four cities with district elections, but the 2018 elections will at least double that amount. And two cities that plan to enact such a voting method are a reflection of the new Orange County. 

Orange County businessman and pundits buy Los Angeles venerable alt weekly.

Orange County Transportation Authority unveils a master plan that calls for light rail, faster bus routes

OC's ideal city tries to figure out its future anew.

Katrina Foley relegated to councilmember status after contentious meeting.

The County of Orange awards overhaul bid to developers who promise hotels, restaurants, and more.

Sexual harassment claims have led to resignation, investigations of OC political bigwigs

Ariana Rowlands now heads Golden State's student GOP org

City Council tries to pass new regulations in OC's oldest homeless community.

Independent monitor of District Attorney says Schroeder should lose "chief of staff" designation"

Orange County cities chip in to try and get the tech giant to open a massive complex.

Municipalities that contract with the department want to study a way out.

Four candidates have declared, with more expected.

A granite pillar speaks to the Confederacy's influence in the foundation of Orange County.

Rank-and-file in Anaheim, Santa Ana and Huntington Beach try to push out their chief.

Judge Thomas Goethals issues historic rebuke to OCDA, Sheriff's Department.

Activists react to tragedy, even as alt-right makes home in Orange County.

The seaside town debates how to alleviate annual summertime parking nightmare.

Five deputies on paid lead following mysterious death.

How has OC's largest city changed in the years after civil unrest?

OC supervisor takes on Orange County's district attorney at last.

The Santa Ana River becomes gathering point for OC's homeless population.

Sandra Hutchens announces she won't seek reelection next year

Plan would've replaced current precinct method with voting centers, automatic mail-in ballots

OC Grand Jury labels scandal a "witch hunt," but investigations continue.

Board of Supervisors to vote on whether to fund the influential nonprofit $252,000.

City attorney vows to fight demand that HB drop at-large elections.

Government and nonprofit agencies put out a study showing the good and bad of OC's economy.

Can Orange County finally, irrevocably turn blue?

Is a Fountain Valley project the future of suburban OC?

Report details how deputies long complained of conditions, to no avail.

The latest from a case that has rocked OC law enforcement.

The San Onofre nuclear power plant just south of the Orange County border has been shut down since 2013, but controversy is swirling anew. 

Irvine City Council fights a developer and veteran's group for final resting place for veterans.

A complaint filed by a former staffer is the latest in a long list of critiques against the long-time OC politician.

How the Costa Mesa shopping center helped to change Orange County.

Civil rights org alleges Board is hostile to public comments.

The federal government slams conditions in OC Jail even as the Sheriff's Department wants to collaborate more.

OC Supes vote to change longtime operator of private-planes terminal.

Activists hail end of controversial city partnership.

College asks Caleb O'Neil to apologize for actions; he mulls lawsuit.

The most-Latino big city in America targets street food vendors -- again.

Boulders and gravel to replace encampents near I-5.

Gary Schons to head Orange County's Office of Independent Review.

The new generation seeks to make OC even bluer.

MLK gave two Orange County speeches at two very different times in his life.

Two factions of Santa Ana's city council are bitterly divided over David Cavazos

Three stories to watch for this year.

Sandra Hutchens faces off against Judge Thomas Goethals in the OC jailhouse snitch scandal.

The county seat has vowed to deport any possible mass deportations under Trump administration.

Justices say and an OC judge's removal of the DA's office from death-penalty case is justified.

The Courtyard is already housing 300 homeless a night.

The world-famous surfing spot gets a reprieve from a freeway -- for now.

What to expect in Orange County politics.

How Orange County might go Democratic in a presidential election for first time in 80 years.

City officials celebrate an award for its downtown — but not everyone is cheering

Superior Court Judge Thomas Goethals takes on the Sheriff

The iconic OC outdoor amphitheater closes after 35 years.

Can OC's longtime congresswoman count on Republicans in her US Senate seat?

How Catholic Church's triumphs and tribulations in Orange County.

The baseball club doesn't want the city to approve huge development near Angels Stadium.

Candidates Andrew Do and Michele Martinez trade barbs on a growing issue.

How the economics professor transformed a college.

Turks fleeing repression in their homeland find support system in Irvine, like previous generations.

Moves to make OC cyclist-friendly.

The recent trend by Republican-led city councils to save their budgets by increasing the sales tax.

A disturbing trend affecting the county's Muslim population.

How the Orange County city has influenced surburbia worldwide — and how it's changing.

A move by OC politicians to extend how long they can remain in office

Gustavo Arellano on what's changed and what hasn't after the beating death of a homeless man in Fullerton.

Gustavo Arellano on OC's most tourist-friendly city booting out services such as AirBnB.

Gustavo Arellano on the financial struggles many OC residents face.

The Grand Jury report praising and criticizing how OC law enforcement treats the mentally ill.

The latest developments surrounding a jailhouse informant controversy.

The dramatic political change happening in Orange County.

What one immigrant's ultimate sacrifice says about Orange County today.

The passing of the founder of Los Amigos and a friend to all in need.

The fate of one of the last undeveloped stretches of coastal OC.

How OC's Republican Party and shakers are helping Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.

Orange County's shocking rise in suicides, and what county officials are doing.

The troubles that continue to afflict the small North OC town.

The war between the city council and the state over mandated affordable housing.

What's next for Orange County's biggest daily.

Gustavo Arellano on growing pains for the private university.

The battle for Orange County's daily newspaper landscape.

The brutal fight between an OC DA employee and a defense attorney, and what's next.

The seemingly unlikely alliance between labor leaders and Santa Ana's medicinal marijuana industry.

Why the KKK decided to hold a protest in Anaheim that made international headlines.

A plan to update the buildings where OC's government is housed.

The Mendez, v. Westmister school desegregation case. Will the case ever get its historical due?

A move by the county seat to become a hub for arts in Orange County.

The political fallout of three felons escaping from the OC jail.

A high-profile jail escape compounds problems for OC's sheriff.

Gustavo Arellano on Orange County's troubled bus agency.

The aftermath of a withering reporting against the OC DA.

Three big Orange County stories will make national news in 2016.

The political significance of a raise for most of Orange County's government workforce.

The dashed hopes of former Santa Ana councilmember Carlos Bustamante and current Anaheim councilmember Jordan Brandman.

A plan by OC's NHL team to open four rinks there.

Why Latino legal groups are threatening legal action over how the City Council is implementing district elections.

Residents' uproar over the city's plans to build affordable housing in the ritzy community.

There's increasing pressure at the Orange County District Attorney's office over its snitch scandal.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: The push to oust Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido from the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

The controversy surrounding a proposed streetcar system in Anaheim.

Two men plan to make a bid in bankruptcy court for OC's daily.

Orange County residents have until Friday to offer feedback on a proposed year-round homeless shelter slated for a warehouse off the 91 Freeway in Anaheim — the county's first. 

Orange County Supervisors are expected to vote to establish watchdogs for local politicians — and themselves.

Santa Ana moves to convert high-rise office buildings into lofts.

The controversy over one of OC's last undeveloped coastal areas.

Residents and politicians are fighting against short-term rentals.

The effort to eradicate the mosquito-borne disease — and the controversy that surrounds it.

Efforts to commemorate the most important event in Orange County history you've never heard of.

Why the civil-liberties group sued the OC coastal town for the second time in a decade.

Gustavo Arellano on his paper's highs, lows, past, present, and future.

Gustavo Arellano on an innovative program to combat youth violence.

The Huntington Beach between school trustees and a waste disposal plant.

Orange County's hidden Confederate and KKK past.

Since 2005, ridership on the nation's best public transit system has plummeted to 160,000 weekdays — about 30 percent lower than its heyday. What can the OCTA do to boost its figures?

The race to replace Loretta Sanchez.

The spreading movement in Orange County.

The controversy surrounding Newport Beach's newish civic center.

How Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens wants local oversight to protect against federal oversight.

Last week, the Orange County Grand Jury issued a report blasting OC Animal Care, a division of the county government in charge of the county's main animal shelter in Orange. What's the main issue behind all the problems, and will Animal Care ever be possibly reformed?

The chaos surrounding Santa Ana's effort to regulate dispensaries.

Major environmental groups wade into Surf City's plastic-bag war.

Irvine's current city council is redoing the work of the previous regime...again.

What the Happiest Place on Earth can expect from a new Anaheim political reality.

Orange County Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez's curious decision to run for a US Senate seat.

Could a recall move against OC's judiciary might set a bad legal precedent?

The spectacular rise and bigger fall of the Costa Mesa-based for-profit college.

An appeals court may have put a kink in the state of California’s plans to hit water wasters with higher water prices. The 4th District Court of Appeal today ruled that San Juan Capistrano's tiered water-rates are unconstitutional.

A proposal to bring a healthy lifestyle in a gentrifying area.

The legacy of the legendary pastor.

Last week, Nick Berardino announced that he'd retire in July as head of the Orange County Employee's Association.

OC's newest state senator and his improbable career.

The war between the OC District Attorney's office and Superior Court Judge Thomas Goethals...

Why OC's airport is the first in Southern California to wholeheartedly accept ride-share apps.

A public education battle is brewing at the Anaheim City School District.

The life and times of the OC cultural icon.

The Vietnamese-refugee politics ensnaring new Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen.

The drastically different approaches that Anaheim and Santa Ana are taking to medicinal marijuana.

Gustavo Arellano on how Vietnamese-American voters are remaking OC Politics.

Fred Whitaker is the newly elected chair of the Republican Party of Orange County.

Will OC's lone Democratic congresswoman will go for Barbara Boxer's seat?

The vote that might lead the way for a desalination plant in Huntington Beach.

Orange County's first big political race of the year.

A push by parents to have students learn in multiple languages.

Why Orange County split away from Los Angeles County, and who made it happen.

Orange County's new transit center with big goals.

How one of America's biggest municipal bankruptcies changed the OC political landscape,

A plan to take power away from local good-government advocates.

Thoughts about Garden Grove's mayor-elect and what he means for the future of Little Saigon.

A former casino executive plans to right Orange County's paper of record.

The defeat of the city's longtime political heavyweight.

Two races that can change power in Sacramento for the GOP.

How an FPPC investigation might harm the OC supervisor's political career.

Gustavo Arellano on more woes for the OC Register's owner.

The Santa Ana Police Department faces two civil lawsuits stemming from a March 2013 incident in which they shot and killed one man and seriously wounded another. But the case has also exposed a policy by the Orange County District Attorney's office to withhold information from the public in officer-related shootings.

Gustavo Arellano on Santa Ana's fight between the DA, the mayor, and the council.

Gustavo Arellano on the breakdown in lease talks between the Halos and Anaheim.

Gustavo Arellano on a coming deal between the city and its public employees.

Gustavo Arellano on the OC District Attorney spokesperson's eternal war with the press.

Gustavo Arellano on efforts to make OC's waterway beautiful again.

Gustavo Arellano on the fight between the OC DA and residents of a Santa Ana neighborhood over a gang injunction.

Gustavo Arellano on the passing of the legendary Chicano artist.

Gustavo Arellano on local efforts to target people who block access to Orange County's beaches.

Gustavo Arellano on a series of explosive depos released as part of a Great Park audit.

Gustavo Arellano on the brewing war over toll roads on the San Diego Freeway.

Gustavo Arellano on the political battle to finally get a facility for OC's homeless.

Gustavo Arellano on Orange County's sharp rise in its Asian-American population.

Gustavo Arellano on a proposal by Costa Mesa's mayor to crack down on public comments.

Gustavo Arellano on why Orange County pols suddenly want to improve passenger rail systems.

Gustavo Arellano on activists fighting OC's Probation Department.

Orange County DA Tony Rackaukas' cautious approach to investigating political corruption in the county.

Will the layout round of buy-outs and lay-offs at the Register spell the end of owner Aaron Kushner's bold experiment?

Do numbers showing a decline in OC Republican voters mean much?

A weekly tour of the real Orange County, warts and all, with reporter Gustavo Arellano

A weekly tour of the real Orange County, warts and all, with reporter Gustavo Arellano

The Latinos in charge of OC's two largest police departments...

The push to make Orange County restaurants display restaurant safety ratings.

The Republican Party of Orange County's diversity effort.

The influential pastor's move to save souls in LA.

Why the Vietnam War still resonates in OC politics.

The push to officially recognize one of the largest Middle Eastern enclaves in America.

A federal investigation declares that Orange County's jails system have improved.

The curious legal battle that can influence many high-profile cases in Orange County.

The effort to establish OC's first veterans' cemetery.

Gustavo Arellano on how a change in gun laws is spurning major interest in concealed-carry weapon permits.

Will a state investigation bring down Miguel Pulid?

The Halos threat to move from Anaheim.

OC District Attorney's Tony Rackauckas' bid for a fifth term — and why this race may be his toughest yet.

A controversial audit roiling the city of Irvine...

Santa Ana city officials' surprising response to a brutal nightclub killing...

The surprising round of layoffs that afflicted OC's paper of record last week.

The Kelly Thomas killing trial, and what follows...

Three races to watch...

What pushes Orange County's young professionals away to better places.

Aaron Kushner's audacious strategy to rule print journalism in Southern California...

The start of the Kelly Thomas killing trial...

OC DA Tony Rackaukas gang-injunction controversy...

The cancellation of the only television or radio show devoted to covering OC...

A new home-builder in Irvine plans to upend the infamous suburb.

Anaheim's already contentious 2014 mayor's race...

A proposal to charge carpool users of the San Diego Freeway.

The cancellation of the United States' largest Tet festival...

Gustavo Arellano on the ACLU's for OC's homeless, and surfers fighting bodyboarders in Newport

Gustavo Arellano on Huntington Beach's war against its partying reputation.

Gustavo Arellano on the passing of Calvary Chapel founder Chuck Smith.

Gustavo Arellano on the controversy surrounding keeping Arte Moreno's team in Anaheim.

Gustavo Arellano on whether the Board of Supervisors will allow development in Trabuco Canyon.

Gustavo Arellano on the life of Barbara Coe, godmother of the anti-immigrant movement.

Gustavo Arellano on why OC's airport has such a notorious reputation for its take-offs.

Gustavo Arellano on the city's controversial hiring of a new city manager.

Gustavo Arellano on one year of OC's paper of record under Aaron Kushner.

Gustavo Arellano on the latest skirmish between Costa Mesa's mayor and its public employees

Gustavo Arellano on how Orange County coastal cities are responding to rising sea levels

Gustavo Arellano on what's changed (and what's hasn't) in Orange County's Tragic Kingdom.

Gustavo Arellano on a decade of Angels baseball under the ownership of the Phoenix businessman.

Gustavo Arellano on the battle over an Orange County coastal tradition.

Gustavo Arellano on the downfall of Crystal Cathedral Ministries.

Gustavo Arellano on the 25th anniversary of the largest Vietnamese enclave in the world outside Vietnam.

Gustavo Arellano on the surprising turn of events in an ACLU lawsuit alleging voter discrimination.

Gustavo Arellano on the surprising closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant.

Gustavo Arellano on Latino Health Access' pioneering work — and the strange politics it must navigate.

Gustavo Arellano on the good and bad going on in LGBT Orange County.

The return of the best-ever portrayal of Orange County.

A controversial proposal for a desalination plant in Huntington Beach.

Gustavo Arellano on the struggles major OC evangelical leaders are finding in pushing their congregations to accept amnesty for illegal immigrants.

Gustavo Arellano on whether OC can ever eliminate government corruption.

Gustavo Arellano on Orange County's debt-ridden toll roads.

Gustavo Arellano on the one tax OC residents tolerate.

Gustavo Arellano on efforts in his hometown to make city council elections by districts instead of at-large.

Gustavo Arellano offers some advice for the new guy in charge of getting tourists to visit Orange County.

Gustavo Arellano on the Register's refusal to raise hell.

Gustavo Arellano on the proposal to take out Newport Beach's fire pits.

Gustavo Arellano on what the demise of a local blog says about Orange County's (lack of a) blogging scene.

Gustavo Arellano talks about Disneyland's record-setting crowds — and Disney's decision to stop ticket specials for Southern California residents

Gustavo Arellano talks about the controversy surrounding the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant.

This past weekend, the annual Tet Parade was held in Little Saigon, in honor of Vietnamese New Year. Left out were LGBT Vietnamese, banned by organizers from marching.

A year ago, GOP presidential candidates were demonizing illegal immigrants. This week, national party leaders are proposing immigration reform that amounts to an amnesty.

Last week marked the passing of former Orange County treasurer-tax collector Robert Citron, the man at the center of OC's infamous 1994 municipal bankruptcy...

Over a decade ago, Orange County voters approved a measure clearing the way for a transformation of the former El Toro Marine base into a Great Park that backers claimed would rival Central, Griffith, AND Golden Gate parks. But all that's there now is repurposed runways, a concert venue, and a giant orange balloon—and a new board majority is threatening to review allegations of cronyism by longtime Irvine politician and the park's most vigorous defender, Larry Agran.

Aaron Kushner has made national headlines for his radical plan to revamp the Orange County Register--hire up, not down, expand pages, and de-emphasize the web. And he's also interested in buying the Los Angeles Times and doing the same. Can this bold move save the papers and journalism in the process—or is this print's Last Stand against the Buzzfeed hordes?