In response to President-elect Donald Trump’s vow for more deportations, council members declared Santa Ana a “sanctuary city.” And they harshly criticized the police union’s tactics during the election campaign.
Yearly Archives: 2016
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Fullerton, Top Stories
Fullerton Plunges Deeper Into Controversy Over City Manager’s Car Crash
“We’re completely in the dark,” said Councilman Bruce Whitaker regarding the investigation into City Manager Joe Felz’s accident in a residential neighborhood during the wee hours of Nov. 9 after he had been drinking at election night parties.
Posted inWestminster
Westminster Voters Opt for Both Higher Taxes and More Conservative Council Members
A one-cent sales tax increase was overwhelmingly approved, but the two council members who championed it lost their races to ideological conservatives.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Police Union Gains Influence After Hard-Fought Election
The city’s police union spent heavily to gain control of the council and union-backed candidates won three seats. But it failed to oust Councilman Vincent Sarmiento, who is now seen as a swing vote on police issues.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Outdoors, Top Stories
Forecasting an Epidemic: How Weather Contributes to Valley Fever Outbreaks
California’s current record-setting drought appears to be exacerbating the ongoing epidemic of valley fever, a sometimes debilitating, and even deadly, disease caused by fungal spores embedded in dry dirt.
Posted inPress Releases
Auditor-Controller Releases Audit of Health Care Agency / Public Guardian
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC. For More Information: Danielle Katz […]
Posted inPress Releases
Costa Mesa Residents’ Smart Growth Initiative is Victorious – Competing City Council Measure Z did not receive votes necessary to ratify General Plan update
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC. COSTA MESA RESIDENTS’ SMART GROWTH […]
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
It Could be Weeks Before Victors in Anaheim Races Are Known
With more than 378,000 ballots left to count countywide, and just a few hundred votes separating candidates in two key Anaheim City Council races, winners may not be officially declared until the end of November.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Plugging Into the New Reality
After getting beat by Republicans both nationally and locally, OC Democratic Chairman Henry Vandermeir says he’s done. Meanwhile, OC Republicans look to a Trump era with surprise and cheer.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Protesters March Against Trump in Santa Ana
Nearly 400 people rallied at the Fourth Street Market in downtown Santa Ana late Sunday afternoon and marched to the historic Old Orange County Courthouse to protest the election of Donald Trump.
