The Orange Independent
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In a special meeting Wednesday night June 3, the Orange City Council voted 5 to 1 to place an initiative on the November 2026 ballot to increase the sales tax by 1 cent for purchases…
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With oil prices currently just below $100 a barrel, Californians are facing Memorial Day weekend gasoline and diesel prices that are the highest ever recorded for the holiday weekend. The national average prices is at…
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Chapman University and the City of Orange are at odds on the eve of the end of semester, decades old Undie Run. Undie Runs are not unique to Chapman University; many colleges have them as…
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The Orange City Council is scheduled to "Consider revenue measures to address ongoing structural General Fund deficits and provide direction for the November 2026 General Municipal Election." At the last Council meeting, City Manager Jarad…
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The City just received delivery of $398,000 worth of Meridian Barriers meant to protect pedestrians from vehicle intrusion in the Plaza. The $398,000 purchase hastily approved by a majority of the Orange City Council two…
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An elderly woman driving a car turning left from Katella Avenue onto southbound Tustin Street lost control of the car, jumped the curb, and slammed into a bus stop with at least one person, possibly…
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A new cleaning contractor has started power washing the sidewalks and common areas of the Orange Plaza six weeks after the Orange City Council voted to direct the City Manager to restart a contract to…
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Nearly a month ago at the February 24th meeting of the Orange City Council, the City Manager was directed by the Council to restart a power washing contract to clean the sidewalks of the Orange…
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The Mayor of Orange, Dan Slater, is scheduled to give his State of the City Address this Friday the 20th hosted by the Orange Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau at Chapman University. The Chamber…
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The City of Orange has announced that they have reached a tentative agreement with the striking city workers belonging to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers seeking a pay increase. "This resolution recognizes the importance…
