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Orange County’s “Dream Builders”: First-ever Conference Celebrates Team 400

Orange County issues roughly 81,000 vertical building permits a year — including projects small in scope, like a 150-square-foot addition to a single-family home, to projects that are truly “Epic” in size, like Universal’s new 750-acre theme park along Universal Boulevard. Residential and commercial properties in unincorporated Orange County — popular restaurants, thriving subdivisions,...

Fostering Furbabies is a Calling For Orange County Resident Beth Otto

Although she’s fostered more than 900 abandoned cats and kittens since 2009, Beth Otto admits she wasn’t always a cat lover. “I actually come...

Orange County Adopts CDC Initiative to Reduce Fatal and Nonfatal Overdoses

In order to address the increasing number of overdose deaths related to prescription opioids and illicit drugs, Orange County has engaged with the Centers...

Orange County’s Female-Forward Forum Champions

There’s an uplifting energy and strength whenever a diverse group of open-minded women gather to learn and forge connections. After attending the 2nd Annual...

Community & Services

Fostering Furbabies is a Calling For Orange County Resident Beth Otto

Although she’s fostered more than 900 abandoned cats and kittens since 2009, Beth Otto admits she wasn’t always a cat lover. “I actually come from a family of dog people. I was always an...

Mayor Demings Engages Residents for Feedback on Long-term Transportation Overhaul

Weary of enduring endless traffic snarls and dismayed by ongoing congestion on our roads? Consider getting involved in a movement for change. Candid conversations and sensible solutions regarding gridlock and safety are happening in...

Orange County’s Female-Forward Forum Champions

There’s an uplifting energy and strength whenever a diverse group of open-minded women gather to learn and forge connections. After attending the 2nd Annual “Mayor Demings Women’s History Forum: Cultivate Health, Harvest Success,” participants embraced that energy feeling empowered, inspired and motivated to tackle their own physical, spiritual and financial well-being. In honor of...

Public Health & Safety

Orange County Adopts CDC Initiative to Reduce Fatal and Nonfatal Overdoses

In order to address the increasing number of overdose deaths related to prescription opioids and illicit drugs, Orange County has engaged with the Centers for Disease Control and recently was awarded a grant funded...

Orange County Manages Supply Chain Issues with Agility and Adaptability

It has been three years since the COVID pandemic, but its effects, along with international conflicts and inflationary pressures, are still creating issues for governments in obtaining goods and services. Supply chain slowdowns have...

Rapid Rehousing Services Provided for Orange County Homeless Young Adults with HIV

Orange County Health Services Department was recently awarded a $1M SURE (Supporting Replication of Housing Interventions in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program) grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration through Corporation for Supportive Housing to provide rapid rehousing services to young adults ages 18-24 currently homeless...

Business

Orange County’s “Dream Builders”: First-ever Conference Celebrates Team 400

Orange County issues roughly 81,000 vertical building permits a year — including projects small in scope, like a 150-square-foot addition to a single-family home, to projects that are truly “Epic” in size, like Universal’s...

Orange County Construction Update: Kirkman Road Extension Moving Ahead

With Universal’s Epic Universe theme park scheduled to open by the summer of 2025, road construction has begun on the Kirkman Road extension project — the addition of 1.7 miles of road that will...

Orange County Consumer Protection Office Helping Victims of Fraud

Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace. If you believe you are a victim of fraud or unfair business practices, you may file a complaint with the Orange County Consumer Protection Office, a valuable local resource. After your complaint is received,...