Orange County Children’s Hospital Beds Keep Filling Up, County Extends Emergency
Children’s Hospital of Orange County staff said they’re slammed with new cases, so adult beds elsewhere are being converted to treat kids. RSV typically doesn’t peak until January or February.
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These Dogs Are Getting Left Behind in Orange County Shelters
When evaluating the harder-to-adopt dogs at local animal shelters, three trends seem to emerge: size, age and perceived behavior problems
Laguna Niguel City Council to Consider Development on Former Landslide Site
While the project has been in the works for nearly a decade, council members are set to meet on Dec. 5 to consider approving new condos at a site where previous ones were crushed.
Fountain Valley Bans Short-Term Rentals
AirBnb and other short-term rental options will cease further operations in the city.
Orange County’s Most Opaque Election: Superior Court Judges
Judges are among the most powerful officials in Orange County. Yet there’s little information about the people running.
Orange County’s Election Pushes Some Big Changes to Small Cities
Results show that the county is becoming solidly purple, with a mixture of Republican and Democratic leadership throughout many smaller cities.
What To Do in Orange County During the 2022 Holiday Season
Voice of OC’s arts and culture writers pick out the best in culture, visual arts, dance, theater, classical music and food for the holiday season.
Meet The Man Who Has Been Serving Up Free Turkey Meals Every Thanksgiving in OC
Today at the Honda Center in Anaheim a free Thanksgiving meal will be served to any resident who wants one from 11 a.m to 2 p.m.
Orange County’s Food Demand Remains High Two Years Into Pandemic
Three Thanksgivings into the pandemic, OC food banks seek financial support as the need for food in Orange County continues to remain above pre-pandemic levels.
Where Will Santa Ana’s New Police Oversight Panel Go Under a New City Council?
Will an incoming City Council expand the panel’s power in the coming years, or has it already hit the ceiling?
COROVONAVIRUS OC
DAILY: As of Wednesday, November 16: 1,172 new weekly cases, a 5% 7-day positivity rate, 14 new deaths (7,555 total) and 112 hospitalizations with 20 in ICU, per OC Health Care Agency data.
VACCINES: As of the most recent vaccine data through Wednesday, November 16, 2,360,214 people are fully vaccinated and 2,577,016 people have at least one dose, according to the OC Health Care Agency. The agency shows 1,415,511 residents have a booster dose.
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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.
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.
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