Lake Forest Asks Residents for Input on Critical Issues

Have a minute to make Lake Forest a better city?Lake Forest has contracted FlashVote for a series of quick public-opinion polls. Each survey is no more than five questions.

While the City gathers community feedback during its biennial survey, FlashVote is ...

Stay Safe Lake Forest Webinar with FBI Special Agent Fred Simon on May 13

An "encore performance" of the Stay Safe Lake Forest webinar on avoiding trouble by developing situational awareness with FBI Agent Fredrick Simon is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 13. 

Reviews from the first webinar were overwhel...

Lake Forest Mourns Loss of Jim Rosenberg

The City of Lake Forest today mourns the loss of Jim Rosenberg, who served the City as a Community Services Commissioner for more than 20 years.

Since joining the then-Parks and Recreation Commission in 1999, Rosenberg and the other commissioners participa...

Mayor Pro Tem Pequeno Hosts Pop Up City Hall Saturday

Mayor Pro Tem Robert Pequeno hosts a Pop Up City Hall from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 24 at Heroes Park, 25420 Jeronimo Road.Representatives from the OC Fire Authority and OC Sheriff's Department will also be hand.A Pop Up City ...

New Sheriff's Department Team to take all-encompassing approach to Behavioral Health

The Sheriff’s Department has established a new Bureau tasked with assisting the homeless population and those with mental health disorders through a robust program that includes proactive engagement, case management, and resource distribution.  

T...

Orange County Returns to the Red Tier on Sunday, March 14

Easing Restrictions for Specific Industries and Activities 

 Santa Ana, Calif. (March 12, 2021) –Today the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced that 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administ...

OCSD Issues Evacuation Orders for Bond Fire Burn Area

Orange County Sheriff's Department issued an Evacuation Order (Mandatory) for Silverado Canyon, Williams Canyon and Modjeska Canyon in the Bond Fire burn area Wednesday due to storm-related debris flows. 

Any person with disabilities and ...

Orange County Achieves First Week of Improved COVID-19 Metrics

State of California Requires Two Weeks Before County May Move to Red Tier

 Santa Ana, Calif. (March 9, 2021) — On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, the State of California announced that Orange County (OC) has achieved one week of improve...

Residents Have Several Options for E-Waste Disposal

It's easy to recycle your e-waste with confidence it's actually going where it's supposed to! 

• OC Waste & Recycling accepts e-waste for free in Irvine and San Juan Capistrano - see https://oclandfills.com/household-h...

Hometown Hero Banners Available

The Hometown Hero Banner Program is for residents wishing to honor their own Hometown Hero, currently serving, retired or deceased from all branches of the armed forces with a connection to the City of Lake Forest. The banners will be flown on Civic Cente...

Public Meeting Set for Freeway Improvements

A $580 million freeway-improvement project that started at the southern edge of Mission Viejo has reached Lake Forest.

Construction is underway on Segment 3, between Alicia Parkway and El Toro Road. The Orange County Transportation Authority and Caltrans a...

State of California Moves County of Orange to Purple Tier Effective Immediately

Santa Ana, Calif. (January 25, 2021) – Officials with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today ended the Regional Stay at Home Order, lifting the order for all regions statewide, including Southern California. Four-week intensive ...

Soka University Opens Saturday as Vaccination Site

Soka University in Aliso Viejo on Saturday (1/23) will become Orange County's second regional COVID-19 Vaccine Super Point of Dispensing (POD) site.

Named Operation Independence, the County is setting up regional vaccine points of dispens...

Video Guides Users Through Vaccination Registration

Residents or those who work in Orange County need an appointment to get the #COVID19 #vaccination in OC

And you need an Othena account to get the appointment.

The County has created a video that walks users throu...

Disneyland to Host First OC "SuperPod" for COVID-19 Vaccinations

The County of Orange has established the first large Point-of-Dispensing (POD) site to provide COVID-19 vaccines to residents at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim.

“The Disneyland Resort, the largest employer in the heart of Orange County, has stepped...

California moves Orange County to the Purple Tier, State's Most Restrictive

Escalating COVID-19 cases spurred Governor Gavin Newsom to push the County of Orange back into the Purple Tier, the state’s most restrictive tier. 

Impacted industries and activities in Orange County will have 24 hours to comply with this action a...

Coroner Releases New Images in Effort to ID Teen Found in Trabuco Canyon

SANTA ANA, Ca. (November 10, 2020) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Coroner Division, in partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), have released newly updated images in hope to id...

Lake Forest Sports Park Commercial

Interested in renting a field or acquiring a permit for field use?

Email KSipes@lakeforestca.gov for more information.