ACLU officials urge city officials to avoid targeting unsheltered homeless people across Orange County with “quality of life” laws and instead focus on affordable housing.
Yearly Archives: 2015
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Newport Beach, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
Brown’s New Water Mandates Put Scrutiny on Newport Beach
As Gov. Jerry Brown issues historic mandates on water use, records show the affluent coastal city uses four times as much water per capita as Santa Ana.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
Santa Ana’s Streetcar Project Has Inside Track
The proposed Santa Ana streetcar, which would run through one of the densest urban cores in the country, is reportedly a better candidate than Anaheim for federal money under a highly competitive grant program.
Posted inGarden Grove, News Briefs
After Complaints, City Looks At Traffic Issues Around Garden Grove High School
City officials are reviewing traffic issues near Garden Grove High School at the center of its busy downtown, after complaints from parents and students over the past few months about inattentive drivers making it unsafe for students before and after school.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
Nation’s Best Investigative Reporting Recognized
Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), a national journalism organization, announced its awards for 2015. Voice of OC’s Norberto Santana Jr. served as a judge for finalists.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Move to Make Fire Authority’s Board Smaller Sparks Debate
A proposed law to reduce the number of board members at the Orange County Fire Authority is being pushed by the agency’s main firefighters union, but also raising concerns that South County cities would have their representation unfairly reduced.
Posted inJulie Leopo, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Leopo: The Voices of Fourth Street
A local photographer visits the denizens of Santa Ana’s Fourth Street to get their opinions on the ongoing gentrification debate and their visions for the downtown’s future.
Posted inGarden Grove, News Briefs
Garden Grove City Attorney To Retire in July
Garden Grove city attorney Thomas Nixon will retire after nearly 10 years with the city.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Supervisors Assert Themselves Against DA on ACLU Loss and DNA Collection
County Supervisors assert themselves against District Attorney Tony Rackauckas over the financial impacts of recent legal losses to the ACLU on gang injunctions. Supervisors also question whether Orange County needs two separate DNA-collection efforts by the Sheriff and DA.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, News Briefs
Westminster Council Explores Options for Medical Marijuana Shops
Westminster is the latest city to take up potential regulation of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.
