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Yearly Archives: 2016
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Cortes: OC Sheriff Hutchens Wrong on CA Immigration Detention Bill
Is it time in California to end an inhumane detention system and acknowledge that prisons aren’t the answer on immigration. Cortes counters Sheriff Sandra Hutchens arguing that a new approach to immigration (SB1289) before Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk is constitutional.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Asian-Americans Face Hidden Diabetes Danger
Asians, because of their body composition and other factors, develop the disease at a younger age and lower levels of obesity than white people. Yet, they have the highest rate of undiagnosed diabetes.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Fullerton, Housing & Homelessness, News Briefs, Top Stories
Mercy House to Run the County’s Permanent Homeless Center
The 200-bed facility is scheduled to open in Anaheim at the end of 2017 and replace the existing winter shelter at the National Guard Armory in Fullerton.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Top Stories
Garden Grove Releases Report on Fire Chief’s Alleged ‘No-Show’ Job
The city of Garden Grove has released an independent report that found no evidence that ex-fire chief David Barlag had expectations of a “no-show” job following his resignation in the wake of the city’s nepotism scandal.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
A New and Nuanced Approach to Fighting an Old Crime
What law enforcement used to call pimping is now seen as human trafficking, and prostitutes are increasingly considered victims. These changes go beyond semantics — they signify what many argue is a more humane and effective response to prostitution.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: End Political Hackery, Focus Local Government
The homeless tent city in downtown Santa Ana and the lack of debate on public safety funding raise the question of whether politicians themselves are the problem.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Politics & Elections, San Juan Capistrano, Top Stories
The Accidental Advocate
In 2011, Kevin Shenkman was a patent attorney with no background in election law when a Democratic Party official asked him to take on a voting rights case in the Los Angeles County city of Palmdale. Now he is a statewide force for district-based elections.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Garrow and Rojas: Biking While Homeless Ends in Fatal Police Shooting
Being homeless and riding a bike through the Santa Ana Civic Center ended up killing Richard Gene Swihart.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Dana Point
Lewis and Wyatt: Dana Point Residents Win With Measure H Approval
Following unanimous approval of Dana Point’s Measure H by the California Coastal Commission, community activists are now focused on changing the makeup of the Dana Point City Council in November.
