An agreement with the County of Orange to provide some municipal services was approved Tuesday night by the Stanton City Council. The council voted 5-0 to enter into a contract for a […]
Deal OKd with county for public works
Hotel tax hike kicks in on Jan. 1, 2020
The Stanton City Council on Tuesday passed three key items on its agenda. By 4-0 votes – with one member absent – the council approved: designating Jan. 1, 2020 as the date […]
Action on bed tax before city council
Quick action to reap the financial benefits of an increase in the city’s transient occupancy tax – known as the “bed tax” – paid by guests at motels and hotels is on […]
Hotel tax, cannabis measures are winning
UPDATE: With all 15 precincts reporting, Measures A and B in Stanton were both passing by wide margins. According to the Orange County Registrar of Voters, vote totals as of midnight were: […]
Cannabis, hotel taxes going to voters
By Jim Tortolano In less than a month, voters in the City of Stanton will decide whether or not to hitch the community’s wagon – in part – to the cultivation, processing […]
Beach Blvd. study before city council
A presentation by the Orange County Transportation Authority on the Beach Boulevard Corridor Study is featured on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the Stanton City Council. The route, also known as […]
Nine cats rescued from condo blaze
They say that cats have nine lives. Well, they do if the Orange County Fire Authority is around. OCFA units were called to battle a fire in the 8000 block of Catherine […]
Pact for “cannabis management” Ok’d
A contract with a company for “cannabis management services” was approved by the Stanton City Council Tuesday night, potentially moving the community toward becoming a home for the cultivation, processing and sale […]
Special election OKd on pot, “bed” taxes
Approvals for a special election to ask voters to approve a tax on marijuana-related businesses and an increase in the “bed tax” charged to guests in hotels and motels were given Tuesday […]
Marijuana, “bed tax” proposals to council
The City of Stanton may be placing its bets on marijuana and tourism. At Tuesday’s meeting, city council members will consider placing two measures on a special municipal election on Nov. 5, […]
