The county is at a crossroads, faced with a $21 million budget gap next year, according to early estimates, as the cost of services, programs and personnel climb. Property taxes are already too high for some, prompting the commissioners to spend more on tax relief.

The commissioners can fund affordable-housing projects and streamline county land-use rules that can bog down projects and drive up the cost of housing, she said. It’s also “really, really important” that the commissioners adopt recommendations from the Tax Assessment Work Group and track them over time to see if they bring relief.

But there are exceptions. Garden Grove Unified, which has a lot of lower-income students, is thriving. Can that continue?

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This Valentine’s Day weekend, six Orange County animal shelters are working together to encourage the public to adopt. Whether you are seeking a walking buddy, a couch companion, or a best friend, your match is waiting at your local animal shelter.

The schedule Wednesday, Feb. 18, for the Orange County girls basketball teams in the CIF-SS playoffs.

An Orange County man faces felony charges after authorities say he pointed a laser at a sheriff’s helicopter. Jonathan Collado was taken into custody after investigators said they tracked the laser to a residential driveway. Under state law, pointing a laser at an aircraft is a felony offense.