Following the Voice of OC Town Hall on Covid, County of Orange officials are starting to share more of the Covid data they are collecting. That’s the best way to help residents protect themselves.
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Santana: Should OC Homeowners’ Park Taxes Fund Free Police Patrols For Newport Bay?
Should homeowners across Orange County’s most park-poor areas spend a portion of their special park-related property taxes to fund free police patrols for Newport Harbor?
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Santana: Confronting Orange County’s Third COVID Surge
County supervisors keep trashing a rare chance to engage the public on guarding their own quality of life. Tonight, the Voice of OC newsroom hosts a virtual Town Hall, acknowledging people are tense and need information to make key decisions.
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Santana: Who’s Really Running Anaheim’s Stadium Deal With Angels?
This week, Anaheim City Manager Jim Vanderpool and City Attorney Rob Fabela took tough questions about why city council members weren’t informed earlier this year when state officials advised them the recent stadium sale potentially violates state law.
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Santana: Sacramento Readies Bail Out for Embattled County Supervisors in Places Like San Bernardino, Orange County
San Bernardino voters decided last November to revolutionize local politics, creating a one-term limit for county politicians and limiting their pay to $60,000 annually. Now, legislation in Sacramento seeks to prevent that from ever happening again in places like Orange County.
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Santana: Orange County’s Own Coup Just Failed. What Can Residents Do Before Politicians Strike Again?
OC residents barely avoided a coup or sorts last week when Sacramento beat back a brazen attempt by OC supervisors to extend their own terms, potentially for decades.
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Santana: OC Residents Have Shown America The Essential Nature of Independent Local News, 12-Years Strong
Community investments made over the last decade to forge a daily, nonprofit newsroom focused on civics put OC residents in a powerful position when last year’s pandemic hit. It will also allow them to have an even stronger voice going forward.
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Santana: Will Politicians Expand Public Comment Building on COVID Virtual Capabilities?
As Orange County supervisors face more public commenters, they offer less and less time for comment at official meetings. Meanwhile, no options exist for call-in or Zoom unlike many cities. State legislation could force a change, but one OC supervisor is already publicly calling for more voices to be heard.
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Santana: Could OC End Up Saving Gov. Gavin Newsom, Recalling its Own GOP-Dominated Board of Supervisors?
The latest Chapman University poll of OC residents shows a virtual 50-50 split, largely between Republicans and Democrats, on a Gov. Newsom recall. Yet the data also shows a changing OC — one with a strong dislike for politicians like Newsom and surprisingly, the OC Board of Supervisors.
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Santana: Orange County’s Homelessness Commissioners Admit They Have No Idea What To Do
County Supervisor Doug Chafee takes over leadership from County Supervisors’ Chairman Andrew Do after commissioners note their lack of focus and meetings in 2020.