Keeping Latino Traditions Alive at Fiestas Patrias
Santa Ana’s Círculos High School students took to the festival, interviewing and photographing the event.
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New Report Shows Hate Crimes and Incidents Continue Increasing in Orange County
A new report from the OC Human Relations Commission found a 67% increase in hate crimes last year, continuing a growing trend of increasing hate in Orange County.
Santa Ana is Exploring Giving Undocumented Residents the Right to Vote
Santa Ana voters may decide next year if undocumented residents get to cast ballots in city council races. If approved, the city will become the first in the region to allow noncitizen voting.
Classroom, Church and State: Anaheim Officials Side With Residents, Block Charter School
In a rare late night move, Anaheim city council members rejected a developer’s proposal to convert a church into a school after residents raised safety concerns.
Rent Control Might Be on the 2024 Ballot in Santa Ana; Will Other Cities Follow?
Santa Ana voters may get to affirm the city’s landmark rent control – the first of its kind in OC – in the November 2024 election.
Orange County is Running Out of Burial Ground in Public Cemeteries
In the next three years, Orange County could be out of room in public cemeteries according to the county cemetery district, prompting questions about what happens next.
Will Mickey Mouse Continue to Cast a Big Shadow Over Anaheim’s Election Campaigns?
In recent years, Disney has become one of the biggest spenders in local politics, pumping millions into every race for a city hall that has increasingly grown friendlier to the resort.
Two OC Cities Look to Move in Opposite Directions When it Comes to Voting
Surf City residents may get to decide on implementing voter ID laws in Huntington Beach while Santa Ana residents may decide on allowing noncitizen voting in their city.
Anaheim Residents Confront City Hall Corruption at Two Forums This Week
Amid a corruption scandal, a local nonprofit will host two community forums this week for Anaheim residents to provide input on what reforms they’d like to see at City Hall.
Some OC Social Services Workers Plan to Picket For Better Pay, Increased Staffing
Workers who help process applications for public benefits like food stamps and MediCal plan to picket for better pay and increased staffing amid contract negotiations.
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Wylie Aitken Joins The American Film Institute’s Board of Trustees
Aitken joins the AFI Board of Trustees along with Pamela Abdy, CEO of Warner Bros. Pictures Group and Ariana DeBose, an Academy Award® winning actress.
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NORBERTO SANTANA, JR.
A pioneering leader in the nation’s rising nonprofit news movement and an award-winning journalist. Santana has established Voice of OC as the county’s civic news leader, uncovered the truths across Southern California governments for more than two decades and reported on Congress and Latin America.
JULIE LEOPO
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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