Should the city quadruple fees charged to harbor businesses for their use of public tidelands, to help fund harbor improvement projects like dredging?
Total Voters: 45
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Orange County UpdatesWith all of the new options of technologically advanced calendar systems, I still prefer the good old-fashioned paper wall calendar. I’ve tried to use the one my smart phone came with and I also tried an online version. Neither gave
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