City looks at changes to policies and procedures
The city council held a special meeting this week to discuss its overall policies and procedures and agree to further explore a number of...
Avalon housing inspection program touches nerves
The city of Avalon is gingerly trying to find a way to regulate its existing stock of housing but continues to run into opposition...
Hospital works through issues, hires new development officer
The chief executive officer of the Catalina Island Medical Center said this week there is no immediate plans to put its proposed transit tax...
Avalon gaining allies in opposing pot rule changes
Proposed changes in state cannabis regulations that sent Catalina Island officials into a panic have run into serious opposition elsewhere, putting their fate and...
Sediment study proposes sand replacement strategies
Like the shifting sands of the ocean itself, the Avalon city council is weighing a variety of options and cost estimates presented to them...
New state housing laws prompt city code changes
With Avalon facing a growing housing crisis, the Avalon Planning Commission met with the city Council this week to urgently update their own housing...
Reservoir levels down, Edison to enforce water guidelines
Although still in Stage 1 water rationing, the impact of hundreds of thousands of visitors during the summer has brought the Middle Ranch reservoir...
Council declines to pass budget
The city of Avalon will operate without an approved budget for another 45 days at least, rejecting an explanation of millions that were apparently...
City officials seek to implement plastics ban by Jan. 1, 2019
The Avalon City Council has instructed Scott Campbell, their city attorney, to compose language in a pending ordinance banning plastic that, while protecting exemptions...
Taxes or budget cuts?
Interspersed with the ongoing discussion surrounding the adoption, or non-adoption of the Avalon fiscal year budget, the finance team presented to the Council some...
