Bring candy to City Hall to ensure families of the 1/5 Marines have a fun Halloween
The City of Costa Mesa and the Military Affairs Team have launched a Halloween candy collection drive for Marine families. The City will be collecting unopened…
News & Features
Up-to-date news and public information about city initiatives and actions important to residents.
Candidates and ballot measure proponents have new sign ordinance to follow
As campaign season heats up and political signs are prominent throughout the city, residents may not be aware that the City Council adopted a new…
Ribbon cutting, bike parade planned for new multipurpose trail opening on Oct. 8
City officials plan to christen the new Harbor Boulevard Cornerstone Bike Trail on Saturday Oct. 8 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and bike parade that will…
Santa Ana River Sand Management Project begins
The OC Public Works department has begun work on the Lower Santa Ana River Sand Management project. The project involves removing up to 840,000 cubic…
Meet Mabel
Adopt a friend fur-life, like Mabel. She is a sweet 6 pound Chihuahua with a calm and quiet demeanor. She is the sort that would…
Partnership to build school in Africa launched for second year
Students and teachers at Mariners Christian School are not deterred in their goal to help their peers on the other side of the world. As…
The Community Emergency Response Team Program Celebrates 30 Years of Service to Local Area
This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the Community Emergency Response Team program and to celebrate, the Federal Emergency Management Agency partnered with California Volunteers,…
Costa Mesa residents Can Now Look Up Road Conditions on Interactive Map
The city of Costa Mesa has launched an online interactive Road Condition Map for residents and commuters to lookup road conditions and future streets rehab schedules…
THINK Together Founder Randy Barth receives Mayor’s Award
Costa Mesa Mayor Steve Mensinger presented the Mayor’s Award to Randy Barth, the founder of THINK Together’s Shalimar Learning Center on Costa Mesa’s Westside, which…
Construction to Begin on New Sewer Main at Harbor/Wilson intersection
Beginning Monday Sept. 26, Costa Mesa Sanitary District will conduct mostly night operations to install a new pressure sewer main (force main) from the west…
City reports budget surplus of more than $11 million from last fiscal year
A combination of sound fiscal policy and a thriving retail environment, along with expenditures lower than anticipated for a variety of factors, has resulted in…
Local Streets and Bus Benches Get a Power Wash
Maintenance Division staff, in coordination with CleanStreets, recently performed pressure washing on 19th Street to clean up areas that were becoming increasingly dirty and unhealthful….