Tune in this week to PBS SoCal’s Real Orange, weekdays at 5 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. to see Voice of OC Editor-in-Chief Norberto Santana Jr. discuss the latest news about politics and government in Orange County.

This week’s topics include a truce in Costa Mesa’s labor wars, the battle to outsource airport firefighting services, the county’s strategic financial planning and the host of vacancies among countywide elected leaders.

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