Veteran Parks Leader Selected as new Parks & Community Services Department Director
Costa Mesa City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison announced that Brian Gruner, a 24-year veteran of municipal government, has been appointed as the new Director…
City brings aboard three new managers for Public Works, Emergency Services and Finance
The City of Costa Mesa is happy to announce the appointment of three new top-level government veterans, Patrick Bauer as the City’s new Deputy Director…
Costa Mesa residents sought to apply for Planning Commission seat
The Costa Mesa City Council is currently seeking one resident to serve on the Planning Commission: The Planning Commission functions as an advisory body to…
Associate Engineer Cristina Oquendo is the City Manager Leadership Award recipient for March
Assistant City Manager Cecilia Gallardo-Daly presented the March City Manager Leadership Award to Associate Engineer Cristina Oquendo. “Cristina is well-known, admired, and respected by all…
Captain Maldonado blazes trail for City Manager Leadership Award
City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison presented Fire Captain Eliasar Maldonado with the February City Manager Leadership Award. Maldonado is a Costa Mesa native and…
Costa Mesa awarded over $7.9 Million in OCTA grants for expanded bike lane network
COSTA MESA — The City has been awarded three Complete Streets Program grants totaling $7.9 million from the Orange County Transportation Authority to create three interconnected,…
City extends recruitment of volunteers needed to serve on City Committees until March 18
The Costa Mesa City Council is currently seeking residents to serve on City Committees. Application Process – Residents who are interested in getting involved in…
Sandbags are available for residents to combat flooding
The rain is not done yet. Another torrential downpour is expected tonight Feb. 7. To combat with flooding around your home, the city’s maintenance…
City Council meeting canceled due to inclement weather
The Feb. 6, 2024 City Council meeting has been canceled due to the continuing severe weather conditions in the region that have a formal Emergency…
Governor declares state of emergency for Orange County and seven other counties
Governor Gavin Newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency for eight counties in Southern California as a series of winter storms began impacting much of…
New ‘Mariposa Garden’ to be unveiled in Westside Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa will unveil its new “Mariposa Garden,” the City’s first butterfly garden featuring the first City-funded public art project on Tuesday Jan. 30 at…
Case is built for Carpenter to get City Manager Leadership Award
City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison has presented the City Manager Leadership Award for January to the Police Department’s Property and Evidence Supervisor Barbara Carpenter….