Orange County Supervisors Accused of Strangling Public Comment
OC supervisors continue fighting efforts to allow for remote public comments as COVID-19 cases surge around the county. It’s drawn criticism from the ACLU and the First Amendment Coalition.
After Tito Ortiz, HB Officials Ask Themselves How City Should Handle Council Vacancies
Cities across the county have grappled with how to fill an empty seat on the dais in recent years — sparking debates over a special election or an appointment to fill the vacancy.
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Voice of OC Journalists Net 27 Awards, 14 First Place Wins in Orange County Press Club Awards
Voice of OC’s team won 14 first place prizes for everything from investigations to photography to interactive storytelling.
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CIVIC NEWS
Battle Over Westminster War Memorial Shifts City Council Alliances, Heightens Political Disarray
Council critics of the project have raised conflict-of-interest concerns about the Mayor and one councilman personally involved in fundraising for the monument.
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CORONAVIRUS
As of the weekly update on Tuesday, July 27, the OC Health Care Agency reports 453 daily new cases, 1 new daily death over (5,140 cumulative) and 212 current hospitalizations (48 of those in ICU). As of the most recent vaccine data through July 22, 1.8 million people are fully vaccinated (56.5% of OC’s population) and 1.9 million people have had at least one dose (63.7% of OC’s population).
ARTS & CULTURE
Panoringan: Chef’s Counters Place Responsibility On the Shoulders of One
Two local restaurants, Bello by Sandro Nardone and OmG: Omakase by Gino, offer an intimate dining experience featuring experimental dishes at their chef’s counters.
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COLUMNISTS
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.
ANNE MARIE PANORINGAN
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.
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.
PAUL HODGINS
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.
