The Orange County Board of Supervisors approved plans on July 18 to apply for a state Project Homekey grant to acquire a motel in Costa Mesa to refurbish it and provide low-cost housing and shelter. The county wants to acquire and rehabilitate the 120-room Travelodge at 1400 Bristol St. with a $6,781,520 loan. Supervisor Doug…

The Orange County Board of Supervisors approved plans on July 18 to apply for a state Project Homekey grant to acquire a motel in Costa Mesa to refurbish it and provide low-cost housing and shelter. The county wants to acquire and rehabilitate the 120-room Travelodge at 1400 Bristol St. with a $6,781,520 loan. Supervisor Doug…

The City of Costa Mesa will receive $3.2 million in funds from Orange County’s American Rescue Plan Act, created to help state and local governments recover from COVID-19. The money will be used to construct a café in the city’s Lions Park as well as expand the city’s skate park. Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley…

The City of Costa Mesa will receive $3.2 million in funds from Orange County’s American Rescue Plan Act, created to help state and local governments recover from COVID-19. The money will be used to construct a café in the city’s Lions Park as well as expand the city’s skate park. Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley…

After a special election in March 2021, former Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley was elected Orange County Supervisor, filling the vacant District 2 seat after Michelle Steel’s promotion to congress. With the county’s redistricting pushing her city into what is now District 5, she is running for its seat in the Nov. 8 election. “I…

Orange County will soon launch a new Veterans Suicide Prevention Pilot Program to help local veterans struggling with life changes or depression. County Supervisor Katrina Foley announced July 1 her office had secured $500,000 for the program’s launching cost, and the county Board of Supervisor’s new budget covers $2.5 million dedicated to the program’s early…

More veteran and youth housing including that which is intergenerational were suggested as possible new solutions for Orange County’s homeless population, during a hearing on the issue April 20, led by County Supervisor Katrina Foley. According to the 2019 point-in-time homeless count—the last year data is available—the county had nearly 7,000 homeless individuals. Of those,…

Orange County’s number of fentanyl-related deaths has increased 1,100 percent in 5 years, to the point where over 1,400 lives were lost in 2020, according to county officials. “Orange County, like the rest of the nation, faces this crisis. No community, no city, no supervisorial district is unaffected,” Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley said at…