Villa Park, CA

Villa Park High School football is headed to one of Southern California’s biggest sports stages. The Spartans will play Tustin High School in a Bravo League game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. The game was originally scheduled to be played at El Modena High School, but coaches […]

Just a few years after Villa Park High School rebuilt its athletic facilities with synthetic turf and an all-weather track, another major renovation is underway at the school’s football field and running track. The new project is a whole lot more than just putting in new artificial turf. The project is referred to in documents […]

After nearly five decades in Villa Park, Bank of America has closed its longtime branch at 17863 Santiago Boulevard in the Villa Park Town Center. The Villa Park branch was officially closed on August 14, 2026 leaving Bank of America without a branch in the city. The closure had been planned long before, with the […]

The nomination period for the 2026 Villa Park City Council closed on August 7, 2026, with three candidates qualified for three available four-year City Council seats. Nicol Jones, Jordan Wu and Chad Zimmerman were nominated and qualified for the three terms. Because the number of qualified candidates did not exceed the number of offices available, […]

Serrano Water District’s July 1, 2026 rate increase averages about 8.2% for households. Here’s what changed, why, and what capital projects the new rates fund.

Irvine Lake is expected to undergo a major drawdown beginning in fall 2026 as Irvine Ranch Water District prepares for the Santiago Creek Dam Improvement Project. Major dam construction is expected to begin in summer 2027 and continue through approximately 2030. The work is much more than a renovation of the recreational areas around Irvine […]