Santa Ana residents get a chance to weigh in on their city budget, and Orange County sees a 5-percent jump in Metrolink train ridership.
Yearly Archives: 2013
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
PBS: Officials Go Head-to-Head on Jail Expansion
The county’s plans to expand Musick jail are making Irvine city leaders livid.
Posted inEducation, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Fitness Better Among Orange County Students, but Inequities Persist
Fitness scores from the state show that while OC students fared better than the state average, a gap remains between rich and poor.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
PBS: Lake Forest Councilman Resigns
Also on the show: a new report shows drops in child care spaces and school spending in Orange County, with more children living in poverty.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Fair Board Votes to Cooperate With DA’s Probe of Fairground Sale
Panel votes unanimously to waive attorney client privilege over Deputy Attorney General who fired the board in 2009 after they engaged in discussions to privatize the Orange County fairgrounds.
Posted inLake Forest
Lake Forest Ex-Councilman Calls on Residents to ‘Rise Up’
Peter Herzog, who last week announced his resignation from the council, says two developers succeeded in “effectively buying the last election.”
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Judge Rules That Transgender Detainee Is Free to Live in U.S.
An undocumented Mexican native, who had faced deportation for prostitution convictions while HIV positive, said she feared for her life if sent back.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Superior Court Judge Tosses Tahilramani Whistleblower Suit
An Orange County Superior Court judge has tossed out a lawsuit brought by a human resources manager who alleged she’d been retaliated against for reporting harassment and other allegations against her former department head, Mike Giancola – who is now county CEO.
Posted inAnaheim, Community Opinion
Community Editorial: Anaheim Can Be the First P21 City in U.S.
Sergio Contreras, Senior Education Manager of Orange County United Way, is on a mission to transform Orange County Schools. The former Westminster School District board member and current Westminster city […]
Posted inAnaheim, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Outdoors, Top Stories
Anaheim City Council Bans Homeless Tents in City Parks
The council unanimously approved a new ordinance that bans setting up tents and storing personal property at city parks, a move that some say will prevent crime and others call the criminalization of homelessness.
