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Yearly Archives: 2015
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
Podcast: Veteran’s Day at the Fairgrounds
Voice of OC spoke with local leaders like OC Veteran Advisory Council Chairman Bobby McDonald, fair board member Nick Berardino, and county Supervisor Andrew Do.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Investigative, Top Stories
Family Ties Run Deep at Garden Grove City Hall
At least 117 employees, including a council member and former mayor, in recent years have had at least one relative also working for the city, according to a public records request posted on the city’s website.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Moore: Vietnam Taught You Can Hate a War and Still Love our Warriors
Justice Eileen C. Moore, an Associate Justice on the California Court of Appeal and former combat nurse, spoke Wednesday at the Orange County Fairgrounds about her experience as a combat nurse in Vietnam and the importance of welcoming those veterans home.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Supervisors Ready to Expand Role of Law Enforcement Watchdog
After months of wrangling, supervisors’s Chairman Todd Spitzer secured the necessary votes to expand the scope of the county’s Office of Independent Review to include the DA.
Posted inInside the Newsroom, News Briefs
Voice of OC Launches Membership Program
Members get a free daily email alert of our most recent news and special access to content and events.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Documents Indicate DA Violated Court Order on Toyota Settlement Money
The documents raise questions about whether District Attorney Tony Rackauckas’ office violated an order restricting the funds from being used to pay school employees.
Posted inBrea, Countywide, Top Stories
Vietnam Veteran Gary Colletti Keeps Serving Fifty Years On
Gary Colletti left Vietnam in 1965, but the war hasn’t left him. He now helps fellow vets receive the benefits they have coming to them.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Berardino: Join Us at the OC Fairgrounds to Salute Vets
OC Fair Board Member Nick Berardino invites Orange County to turn out to thank veterans at the third annual Veterans + Labor: Partners in Service event on Veterans Day, November 11 at the Orange County Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, featuring a special commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Viet Nam War.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Bergquist: Express Thanks for the Ultimate Service on Vets Day
Richard Bergquist, a chaplain at the La Mirada VFW Post 9148 and former Viet Nam-era paratrooper encourages everyone to reach out to a veteran this week and give thanks.
