The Vietnamese newspaper Saigon Nho will have to pay $4.5 million in damages for defamation of a rival publication, Nguoi Viet Daily News, a landmark decision for an ethnic media landscape where rumors and red-baiting often make their way into print.
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Posted inCountywide, Inside the Newsroom, Investigative, Politics & Elections
Voice of OC’s Top Stories of 2014
Our staff’s top picks for our most high impact investigations this year.
Posted inGarden Grove, Westminster
Nguoi Viet Daily News Awarded $3 Million in Defamation Suit
A jury Monday awarded Nguoi Viet Daily News $3 million in damages in a defamation lawsuit against a rival newspaper, Saigon Nho.
Posted inSanta Ana
Clock Running Out on a Criminal Charge Against Pulido
The Orange County District Attorney’s office has been investigating crimes allegedly committed by Mayor Miguel Pulido in his property swap with a city contractor. The statute of limitations on one of those crimes runs out Jan. 4.
Posted inGarden Grove
Evicted Garden Grove RV Park Residents Sue State
Residents of a now bulldozed RV Park in Garden Grove are suing the Department of Finance over relocation expenses
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Candidates’ Forum Scheduled for First District Supervisor Race
Candidates for First District supervisor will go head-to-head at a community forum Jan. 6 at Rancho Santiago Community College.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Might Disband Armed Park Rangers
Despite being one of the most park-poor cities in the county, Santa Ana still employs a team of five armed park rangers, a vestige from the 1980s and 1990s, when crime rates were spiraling.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Despite Failures, Advocates See Positives for Homeless in 2014
While another year-round shelter proposal was shot down, other important progress was made.
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Santa Ana Tackles Food Truck Regulations…Again
City leaders are once again considering options to regulate the catering and produce vending trucks that dot city streets and offer everything from heads of lettuce to tacos and gummy worms.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Spitzer Moves to Block Ascent of COO Under Investigation
County Chief Operating Officer Mark Denny might not get appointed as acting CEO next month when County CEO Mike Giancola goes out on medical leave.
