Many Critical Student Programs Are About to Get Gutted at Cal State Fullerton
Longstanding programs including the speech and debate team, the student newspaper, theater productions and more are facing debilitating cuts at Cal State Fullerton in a few months.
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Santana: Could OC Lead The Way on Psychedelic Therapy Legislation?
Congressman Lou Correa taps OC Marine veteran and labor leader Nick Berardino to lead a local advisory panel on legislation focused on psychedelic drug therapies to combat PTSD for veterans and help curb substance abuse issues.
Rancho Santa Margarita Leaders Look to Livestream City Council Meeting Video
Officials in Rancho Santa Margarita, one of the only Orange County cities that doesn’t offer video livestreaming for city council meetings, are looking to install a camera in the city council chambers.
Irvine’s Budget Deficit Could Lead to Parking Fees and No New Libraries
City leaders are grappling with how to manage a growing budget deficit without slashing services.
Santa Ana to Mandate Staffing at Self-Checkout Lanes
Santa Ana is the latest city in OC moving forward with an ordinance requiring supermarkets and pharmacies to staff their self-checkout aisles.
Is OC Animal Care Following Its Own Strategic Plan?
After OC Supervisors told animal shelter leaders to better adhere to their strategic plan from 2018, staff prepared a progress report checking in on those goals from eight years ago.
Campaign Spending Heats Up in OC Board of Supervisors Races
County supervisors are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on their campaigns in the lead up to the June 2 primary election.
Seal Beach Looks to Overhaul Parking Rules, Expand Residential Permits
The proposed changes modernize city parking and set a framework for residents to request permit parking zones.
Another Orange County City Considers Mandating Staffing at Self-Checkout Aisles
Santa Ana officials will be the latest to consider implementing staffing ratios and item limits at self-checkout stands in local supermarkets and retail drugstore chains.
Fullerton Residents Await Safer Drives After Officials Reject New Traffic Signal
Fullerton residents have voiced concerns about a busy intersection and pushed to get a traffic signal, but a split city council voted against the move.
Is Irvine About to Change Its Election System?
Officials are eying ranked choice voting, which would allow Irvine voters to rank candidates in order of preference when voting instead of choosing a single candidate.
More Orange County Cities Confront Airbnbs
Placentia officials are rolling out new regulations for short-term rentals as leaders in neighboring Brea cranked up fines for violating the city’s Airbnb pilot program.
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Voice of OC Joins LAist and OC Register on Grantmakers Journalism Panel
Local Publishers gathered to discuss the crisis facing local journalism and its impact on public policy.
Voice of OC Speaks at Laguna Beach LitFest
Voice of OC publisher and editor in chief, Norberto Santana, Jr., joined authors Rosanna Xia and Margaret Garcia at the inaugural Laguna Beach Literary Festival to speak on the importance of the “California Story” and encourage residents to share their own stories.
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