After a nudge from Councilwoman Christina Shea, the committee that worked to locate a future veterans cemetery at the Great Park will reconvene to look at affordable housing for veterans.
Tag: Sharon Quirk Silva
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
8 Hot Issues to Watch This Week
A key hearing in the Carlos Bustamante sex assault case and county officials consider opening up labor negotiations.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
OC Democrats Boot Their Vice Chair
Outrage from building trade unions over Greg Diamond’s role in suing Anaheim to stop a construction project prompted the ouster. But the party debate revealed a much deeper rift.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Committee Will Identify Veterans Cemetery Site
The decision was accompanied by political bickering as the council’s Democrats, with support from some veterans, complained of being railroaded out of the process.
Posted inCountywide, Outdoors, Top Stories
Bonfire Bill Passed by Assembly
The closely-watched legislation regarding bonfire rings on beaches now heads to the state Senate.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Irvine, Top Stories
Quirk-Silva Offers Bill to Create Veterans Cemetery in OC
Orange County is the state’s largest county with no dedicated burial ground for its combat veterans.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Forum Puts Spotlight On Need for Medical Translation Services
Community members, legislators and representatives of health organizations attended a forum that focused on the shortage of medical translators in California.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Politics & Elections, Top Stories, Transportation
Quirk-Silva Heads to Sacramento and Into GOP Cross Hairs
Her victory in a supposedly safe Republican Assembly district has given Democrats a supermajority and put her into Republicans’ sights.
Posted inFullerton, Politics & Elections
Flory Defeats Kiger by 29 Votes in Race for Fullerton City Council
Kiger had won a seat on the City Council in the June recall election, which was prompted by the fallout from the Kelly Thomas police beating.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
From Punk Band Bassist to Impresario of the Ballot Box
Jason Mills, a 31-year-old grad student and former punk band member, was the brains behind Sharon Quirk-Silva’s stunning victory.
