Tag: OCTA

OCTA Reaches Contact Agreement With Bus Drivers

After a tenacious dispute threatened drivers at the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) would strike, the agency’s board of directors approved a new contract Feb. 22. “This agreement means that OC Bus services will keep running for passengers who count on us to get to work to school and elsewhere throughout Orange County,” OCTA Chairman…


OCTA, Bus Drivers Reach Tentative Deal to Avoid Strike

ORANGE, Calif.—A tentative deal has been reached on Feb. 15 between the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and a union representing OC Bus drivers, avoiding a strike by the drivers that was set to take place on the same day. The agreement was reached after 22 hours of negotiations that began the afternoon of Feb….


OC Bus Drivers to Strike at Midnight

ORANGE, Calif.—A strike by Orange County bus drivers is looming as negotiations for a new contract continue to stifle on Feb. 14, though one more meeting is planned between the union representing the drivers and their employer, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). The final meeting, set to happen Monday afternoon, will be “a last-ditch…


OC Bus Drivers Are Set to Strike

ORANGE, Calif.—A strike by Orange County bus drivers is looming as negotiations for a new contract continue to stifle on Feb. 14, though one more meeting is planned between the union representing the drivers and their employer, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). The final meeting, set to happen Monday afternoon, will be “a last-ditch…


OC Bus Drivers Get Set to Strike

ORANGE, Calif.—A strike by Orange County bus drivers is looming as negotiations for a new contract continue to stifle on Feb. 14, though one more meeting is planned between the union representing the drivers and their employer, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). The final meeting, set to happen Monday afternoon, will be “a last-ditch…


OCTA Asks Newsom to Prevent Bus Driver Strike

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Feb. 10 asking him to prevent a strike by its own bus drivers. The transportation authority is urging the governor to appoint a board to investigate a labor contract dispute involving 600 bus drivers, in an effort to “protect the thousands of…


OC Transportation Authority Elects New Chair, Vice Chair

SANTA ANA, Calif.—The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), the county’s transportation planning commission, formally elected its new chairman and vice-chairman Jan. 10, an annual tradition that occurs at the beginning of the year. Mayor of Orange Mark Murphy, who had been serving as vice-chairman, was chosen to serve as chairman to replace outgoing Chairman Andrew…


Orange County Offers Free Bus Rides on New Year’s Eve

ORANGE, Calif.—Orange County Transportation Agency (OCTA) is helping residents ring in the New Year safely by providing free fares on buses from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1. For 20 years, OCTA has been offering free New Year’s Eve bus rides, with over 162,000 boardings recorded. For this New Year, the special service will run from…


Man Dies After Being Hit by Bus in Orange County

FULLERTON, Calif.—A man was struck and killed by an Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) bus on Dec. 26, Fullerton Police said in a statement. Police reported to the scene in the southbound lanes of Harbor Blvd., south of Valencia Mesa Dr., shortly after receiving a call from the OCTA bus driver at around 6:38 p.m….


OCTA Offers Free Bus Passes for Kids

ORANGE—Youths 6 to 18 years old will get free rides on Orange County public buses for the next six months in an effort to encourage another generation to use public transportation, officials said Sept. 14. The Youth Ride Free Pass allows youths to ride any Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) bus without paying a fare…