Irvine puts its Great Park "Crescent" plan on hold until the new council is seated. Irvine wants to link the Great Park with the Irvine Train Station and the Spectrum Center by building a walkable, mixed-use district on the 35-acre Crescent site. The city got the land last year in a land swap with Heritage Fields. The concept calls for about 1,150 homes around a main street, plus shops, offices and hotels. Last week the council voted 4-3 to wait until next year before acting on the early designs. Councilmember Mike Carroll said he supports the project but did not want "mega decisions" made on the eve of an election that could bring up to four new council members. The new council is expected to take it up on Jan. 12, 2027.
Anaheim weighs tougher e-bike enforcement as crashes climb. Anaheim police told the City Council that e-bike crashes in the city rose from 2 in 2024 to 16 in 2025, and to 38 so far in 2026. Police Chief Manny Cid said the department has focused on educating kids and families and has issued about a dozen tickets or fewer in the last couple of years. Councilwoman Natalie Rubalcava called it "life or death" and asked police to track the warnings they give out. Santa Ana recently passed its own ordinance that bans e-bikes on playgrounds, sets speed limits, and allows parents to be cited and bikes to be impounded.
State lets OC Water District keep clearing Santa Ana River habitat. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has agreed to change its streambed agreement with the Orange County Water District. The change will make it legal for the district to keep bulldozing plant growth and sediment in the Santa Ana River, which is becoming habitat for protected birds. It follows heavy public criticism at the district's Oct. 7 board meeting. In July, Fish and Wildlife cited the district for bulldozing a migratory bird nest, and the district is contesting that violation. District officials call the removal work "critical" for water supply.
Faster PCH commutes possible in Laguna Beach and Dana Point. Laguna Beach is asking the Orange County Transportation Authority for Measure M2 funds to synchronize 40 traffic signals (24 in Laguna Beach and 16 in Dana Point). The lights run along about 12 miles of Pacific Coast Highway, from School/State Park to Doheny Road. The grant would cover about $2.69 million, or 80% of the cost. The two cities would split the rest, with Laguna paying a little over $400,000.
La Habra mobile home owners push for rent control. Seniors at Friendly Village Mobile Home Park say space rents are rising 5% to 6% a year, a strain for residents who live on Social Security. On Oct. 19, at Councilman Jamez Gomez's request, the La Habra City Council directed staff to study the residents' rent control proposals and look at what other OC cities have done. There is no date yet for the report.
어바인 '크레센트' 개발, 새 시의회로 결정 연기 — 어바인시는 그레이트파크와 어바인 기차역, 스펙트럼센터를 잇는 35에이커 크레센트 부지에 약 1,150가구의 주택과 상가, 호텔, 오피스를 갖춘 보행 중심 복합지구를 추진하고 있습니다. 시의회는 지난주 4대 3으로 선거 이후로 결정을 미뤘습니다. 새 시의회는 2027년 1월 12일에 이 안건을 다룰 예정입니다.
애너하임, 전기자전거 사고 급증에 단속 강화 검토 — 애너하임의 전기자전거 사고는 2024년 2건, 2025년 16건에서 2026년 현재 38건으로 늘었습니다. 경찰은 그동안 교육 위주로 대응해 왔으며, 루발카바 시의원은 "생사의 문제"라며 더 강한 조치를 요구했습니다. 샌타애나는 이미 놀이터 내 주행 금지와 부모 대상 벌금 등을 담은 조례를 통과시켰습니다.
주정부, OC 수자원국의 샌타애나강 정비 허용 — 캘리포니아 어류야생동물국은 협약을 변경해, 보호 조류의 서식지가 되고 있는 샌타애나강의 식생과 퇴적물을 수자원국이 불도저로 계속 제거할 수 있게 했습니다. 환경단체의 반발이 이어지고 있으며, 수자원국은 지난 7월 받은 철새 둥지 훼손 위반 판정에 이의를 제기하고 있습니다.
라구나비치·데이나포인트 PCH 신호 연동 추진 — 라구나비치시는 OCTA에 Measure M2 기금을 신청했습니다. PCH 약 12마일 구간의 신호등 40개를 연동하는 사업으로, 총사업비의 80%인 약 269만 달러를 지원받는 것이 목표입니다.
라하브라 모빌홈 주민들, 임대료 상한제 요구 — 프렌들리빌리지 모빌홈파크의 부지 임대료가 매년 5~6%씩 오르자, 사회보장연금에 의지하는 노년층 주민들이 임대료 상한제를 요구하고 있습니다. 시의회는 10월 19일 관련 보고서를 작성하라고 시 직원들에게 지시했습니다.
Sources: Voice of OC — "Irvine Looks to Bridge Great Park, Train Station & Spectrum Center With Housing, Retail"; "Anaheim Grapples With 'Life or Death' E-bike Policies"; "CA Fish and Wildlife Allows OC Water District to Keep Bulldozing the Santa Ana River"; "Pacific Coast Highway Traffic Could Soon Flow a Little Faster in Dana Point and Laguna Beach"; "La Habra Mobile Home Owners Fight for Rent Control" (all published Nov. 2, 2026).
