Category: city of Orange

Orange Council Forgoes Special Election, Appoints Member to Vacant Seat

April 14, 2021
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Rather than hold a special election to fill its vacant seat, the City Council of Orange, California, has appointed a new councilmember for District 3. Kathy Tavoularis, director of community and government relations for the Orange County Auditor-Controller’s Office, will fill the seat vacated by Mike Alvarez following a judge’s ruling that his recent election…

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New Businesses Open in Orange County, Defying the Pandemic

March 6, 2021
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ORANGE, Calif.—At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, businessman John Reed was faced with a dilemma: shut down the scheduled construction of his new restaurant in Orange County, California, or take a risk and see it through, despite looming challenges. Construction of his new Bosscat Kitchen location in the city of Orange was slated to…

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Officials in Orange Consider Special Election After Judge Annuls Councilman’s Victory

March 2, 2021
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Though a judge has ordered Mike Alvarez to vacate his seat on the Orange City Council, it’s unclear how the situation will play out. Undeterred by the city’s two-term limit, Alvarez ran again and was elected to a third term last November, after the city changed from at-large to district elections in 2019. But a…

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Orange Councilman Loses Seat in Challenge to Term Limits Law

February 25, 2021
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SANTA ANA—An Orange County Superior Court judge Feb. 24 ruled that City of Orange Councilman Mike Alvarez must vacate the seat he was re-elected to in November because serving a third term violates term-limit laws. Alvarez was elected to the city council in 2012 and re-elected four years later. The city imposed term limits in…

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Orange Puts a Temporary Halt to Neighborhood Dorm Construction

February 18, 2021
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City officials have put a halt to the dormitory-style construction projects plaguing neighborhoods in Orange, California. The Orange City Council unanimously passed an urgency ordinance prohibiting the addition of three or more bedrooms or bathrooms to qualifying residences. “[This] is the first of multiple fronts the city is opening to ensure the long-term stability of…

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Construction Worker Dies in Orange When Swimming Pool Hole Collapses

December 21, 2020
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Firefighters have recovered the body of a construction worker who died when a wall of dirt collapsed and buried him while he was excavating a backyard swimming pool site in the City of Orange, California. Sgt. Dennis Breckner of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department identified the victim as Luciano Gonzalez Munoz. Breckner told The Epoch…

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