OC Cities Increasingly Look to Motels to Help House Homeless People
Officials in at least three cities are looking to convert motels to address the need for affordable housing in Orange County under Project Homekey.
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Whistleblowers Say a Santa Ana Sheet Metal Factory is Unsafe, Polluting Water
The complaints come as Santa Ana officials are expected to address environmental issues this month by revisiting their foundational planning document for the first time in decades.
Venezuelan Pianist Gabriela Montero Improvises, Stands Up for Human Rights
The innovative musician will perform Russian compositions and play an improvised score to a silent Chaplin film Sunday at the Irvine Barclay Theatre.
Is Anaheim’s Resort Gamble Paying Off for Local Residents?
City officials don’t talk very often in public about how more than a billion dollars in Wall Street debt spent on the city’s resorts has paid off.
Santa Ana Officials Want More People on Buses to Fight Climate Change; What Will it Take?
Experts say it will take a lot of work to see real shifts toward sustainable transit in a city that still relies on the car.
OC Supervisors Make Controversial Hospital Executive Appointment to Public Health Plan Board
A narrow majority of OC supervisors ignored concerns from a regional hospital association when they made a CalOptima board appointment last week.
More OC School Boards Oppose Student Vaccine Mandates
Parents continue to protest the state’s expected vaccine requirements for students as some districts call on Gov. Gavin Newsom to rescind the mandate.
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Seal Beach City Council Meetings Will Remain Virtual Amid Pandemic
Cities across Orange County continue to evaluate remote and in-person meetings.
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CORONAVIRUS
DAILY: The Monday, Nov. 29 report includes 1,226 new holiday weekend reported cases, 35 new reported death (5,710 cumulative) and 181 current hospitalizations (+2 since Wednesday) with 43 of those in the ICU (-2 since Wednesday), according to the OC Health Care Agency.
VACCINES: As of the most recent vaccine data through Nov. 18, a total of 2,217,711 people are fully vaccinated (+17,218 since Nov. 10) and 2,426,486 people have had at least one dose (+36,792 since Nov. 10), according to the OC Health Care Agency.
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Voice of OC’s food columnist — reporting on industry news, current events and trends. Panoringan has been writing about food for 8 years — interviewing more than 330 chefs and industry professionals. She has been recognized by the OC Press Club and is a recurring guest on AM 830’s SoCal Restaurant Show.
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An award-winning photojournalist and visuals director. Leopo has captured a wide array of photographs visually documenting the news and soul of Orange County local government and community. Her work has also appeared in Vice, KCET, Ed Source, The California Endowment and OC Weekly.
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An award-winning arts journalist, co-founder of Voice of OC’s Arts & Culture section and a USC professor. He was previously, an arts writer and critic at the OC Register and San Diego Union-Tribune. He holds degrees from USC, the University of Michigan and the Royal Conservatory of Music.
