
Neighborhood Hotline Transition to Public Safety Dispatch
Effective March 30, 2016, the use of the neighborhood hotline will cease and all calls should be routed to Chapman University’s Public Safety Dispatch. With this approach, our neighbors are guaranteed to speak with a live person–24 hours per day–and receive a more streamlined response to their request. If you have a problem or issue

Chapman sanctions Good Neighbor Classes, fines to students in violation of Code of Conduct
At a previous meeting of the Neighborhood Advisory Committee, Dr. Jerry Price, Chapman’s Dean of Students, reported that students in violation of the code of conduct, and who have held disruptive parties, would be subject to certain penalties for their inappropriate behavior. Since the beginning of 2016, twenty students have been sanctioned to Good Neighbor

College of Educational Studies seeking participants for research study on "Film Viewing and Audience Perceptions"
Chapman University’s College of Educational Studies invites you for pizza and a movie AND you will receive a free movie pass for your participation! WHO: Anyone ages 18 or older; space limited to first 65 people who sign in. WHAT: You are being invited to participate in a Chapman University research study entitled “Film Viewing

City Council approves revisions to ordinance on loud and unruly parties
On Tuesday, March 8, 2016, the Orange City Council unanimously approved the first reading of revisions to Ordinance 03-16, commonly referred to as the “party ordinance.” The proposed amendments would assist with the control of parties throughout the city. The revisions include: Adding a provision to make it a violation to attend a loud of

Roots of local Latino history celebrated in special city display at Leatherby Libraries
In 1944, Lorenzo Ramirez of El Modena, Calif., was stunned when he was turned away from the neighborhood elementary school where he wanted to enroll his two sons. He’d been away for some time, working on the sprawling Murphy Ranch in Whittier, but he’d grown up in El Modena when school segregation wasn’t practiced. And

Orange City Manager, Rick Otto, debriefs NAC on Feb. 8 City Council meeting
Approved NAC Meeting Minutes – 2.17.16

Property at 455 N. Cypress Street not owned by Chapman, demolition project approved by City
Today, Chapman University received a complaint that the home located at 455 N. Cypress Street–incorrectly reported to be a Chapman-owned property–was being demolished. Chapman does not own the house or property at this location. After consulting with the City of Orange, it was discovered that this project had been approved by the City at the