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- Oct 27Next Board of Supervisors regular meeting (no harbor item announced) // Dana Point Harbor Renovation Deal Stalls Again at County Board
- Oct 5State Housing Element Enforcement Escalates Across Orange County
Costa Mesa City Council adopts the Fairview Developmental Center Specific Plan (Ordinance 2026-08) at second reading, completing final council action. The plan allows up to 4,000 residential units (2,300 assumed in the housing element, 920 affordable), up to 35,000 sq ft of commercial space, and 25 acres of open space. The EIR, certified Sept. 15, found significant impacts with a statement of overriding considerations. The ordinance takes effect 30 days after adoption (~Nov. 5, 2026). The city's CEQA notice of determination was posted Oct. 9.
ACTIVESEV 3INFRASTRUCTURE & HOUSINGCOSTA MESAHUNTINGTON BEACH+1 more - Sep 16One Broadway Plaza: Caribou Industries' 572-Unit, 37-Story Residential Tower at 1109 N. Broadway Draws Opposition at Sept. 17 Meeting; No Hearing Dates Set
Second Sunshine Ordinance community meeting held at 100 S. Main St. (former Original Mike's building). More than 50 attendees, many in opposition; architect William Beaubeaux and facilitator Katie Cawelti of Curt Pringle and Associates presented revised plan — 572 units across 32 floors, 9-level garage with 2,400+ spaces, grocery and ~64,000 sq ft retail, office component dropped, rooftop helipad added. Developer Mike Harrah did not attend; questions on pricing, data-center tenant, and gentrification went unanswered.
DEVELOPINGSEV 1INFRASTRUCTURE & HOUSINGSANTA ANA - Sep 15Tustin Approves Clearwater Senior Campus at Tustin Legacy Over Surplus Land Act Objections; Second Reading Sept. 15
Tustin City Council holds second reading and adopts Ordinance 1580 and Development Agreement 2025-0001 with CD-CW (Tustin) LLC for Clearwater at Tustin Legacy; roll-call vote count not published. Kennedy Commission objection unresolved; no HCD enforcement action filed.
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- Jul 27Anaheim Groundwater Well Failure Triggers Citywide Water-Pressure Collapse
~6 p.m. PT July 28: four of 14 groundwater wells fail; Disneyland closes restrooms.
ARCHIVEDSEV 2INFRASTRUCTURE & HOUSINGANAHEIM - Jul 1Huntington Beach Hit with Escalating Fines in State Housing Lawsuit: $160k Due, $50k per Month Starting June
California AG Bonta defeats Huntington Beach's attempt to sue the state for enforcing housing laws, closing another legal avenue for the city.
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