Costa Mesa declares local emergency to protect public health and slow transmission of COVID-19
COSTA MESA, CA — As the COVID-19 crisis has spread to a global pandemic, City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison has issued a proclamation declaring…
City notches one more victory for sober living home ordinance
The City of Costa Mesa achieved yet another victory in U.S. Federal District Court on Wednesday March 4 with a summary judgment against Casa Capri…
City staff is preparing for potential flooding and sand bags are available to residents
As a reminder as a rain storms approach Costa Mesa and the region this week, sand bags are available for free to Costa Mesa residents…
Senior Engineer Shirjeel Muhammad is latest City Manager Leadership Award recipient
City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison presented Senior Engineer Shirjeel Muhammad with the City Manager Leadership Award at the monthly Meet and Greet event on…
Judge removes Monday court hearing regarding temporary restraining order from calendar
In light of the federal government filing a notice with the court that it no longer plans to place COVID-19 infected Diamond Princess passengers at…
Federal government abandons plans to use Fairview for Diamond Princess COVID-19 positive passengers
COSTA MESA, CA – In a stunning late development, the federal government has filed a notice with the court that it no longer plans to…
City Manager appoints Police Department veteran Bryan Glass as the new Costa Mesa Police Chief
City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison is pleased to announce that acting Chief Bryan Glass will be the City of Costa Mesa’s new Police Chief….
Judge agrees to extend temporary restraining order preventing the State and Federal Government from moving infected Novel Coronavirus patients to Fairview Developmental Center
COSTA MESA, CA — A federal judge today ruled that a Temporary Restraining Order preventing the State and Federal Government from moving infected Novel Coronavirus…
Judge Grants City of Costa Mesa’s Request to Halt Use of Fairview Developmental Center As COVID-19 Quarantine Facility
COSTA MESA, CA – Within hours of the filing of an injunction designed to halt plans to use the Fairview Development Center as a COVID-19…
City of Costa Mesa Files Legal Action to Halt Use of Fairview Developmental Center As COVID-19 Quarantine Facility
UPDATE: Judge Josephine Staton issued a Temporary Restraining Order preventing the transportation of persons infected with or exposed to the Coronavirus (aka COVID-19) to any…
City Council OKs Police Department Youth Diversion Grant program
The Costa Mesa City Council on Tuesday, Feb. 18, accepted a Youth Reinvestment Grant that will be used by the Costa Mesa Police Department for…
Alice’s story: Getting out of hoarding conditions and back with family
Alice was a longtime Costa Mesa resident who lived in uninhabitable conditions until the City and the Network for Homeless Solutions worked together to change…