Eric Licas

South Pasadena's budget includes about $45.5 million in both expenditures and revenue. It maintains a healthy $13.65 million in general fund reserves, which is roughly 30% of projected costs for

A proposed 1% sales tax increase didn't fly with enough Laguna Beach voters polled to ensure its passage on the November ballot, so the city will try again in two years.

Most of the funds raised in Saturday's $250 pier jump will go toward scholarships for teens who want to participated in the Junior Lifeguards program. The goal is to raise $25,000, so organizers hope about 100 people will turn out.

An art class initiated years ago at the South Pasadena Senior Center has bloomed into unexpected rewards for a group of about 16 local retirees, with friendships kindling and creativity

The founder of Coastal Kids, a Newport Beach doctor who was fired after speaking up against hedge fund's cost-cutting measures, says "there's still so much to be told" about private equity corporations involving themselves in healthcare.

Marine vessels at Newport Harbor where people may stay aboard overnight will be required to have either a portable sanitation device or a permanently installed marine waste management system, effective Aug. 13.

Council moves to partially defer SB 79, develop alternative zoning plan in line with recent voter-approved density and height increases

Two lots comprising 4.37 acres at Adams Avenue and Pincecreek Drive are in the "perfect location" for high-density housing, one Coast Community College District official told city planners.

Huntington Beach’s status as a charter city does not exempt it from examination by the California state auditor’s office.

An Upper Newport Bay paddle session Tuesday run by the nonprofit Miracles For Kids provided a respite for families who've been battling serious illnesses.