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…
News & Features
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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….
Players and coaches from Costa Mesa American Little League are big hit at council meeting
At the council meeting this Tuesday on Sept. 6, Mayor Steve Mensinger honored the players and coaches of the Costa Mesa American Little League with…
Cleo Makes Her Debut as City Relaunches Pet of the Week Program
One of the main focuses of the City’s new Pet Committee is engaging the Humane Society on a regular basis to continue to build our…
Governor Signs Bill to Help Counties with Homeless Issues
On July 1, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the No Place Like Home program (AB 1618, Chapter 43, Statutes of 2016). This program will…