Santa Ana has only one full-service public library to serve over 330,000 residents. Marytza Rubio writes there are no general interest bookstores in her city — compared to over 50 bars and liquor stores, 20 marijuana dispensaries, and at least 4 fancy sneaker shops.
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Order Crime Data Not Be Sent to Sacramento
Two supervisors claimed Sacramento is using misleading statistics to justify a shift of prisoner parole and probation responsibilities to counties. Orange County appears to be the only large county in California to withhold the data.
Posted inNorberto Santana, Jr.
Santana: Public Spaces Should Reflect The Public That Pays For Them
As county supervisors embark on developing a new downtown civic center for Orange County, public engagement should be key to the process.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Santa Ana
Turner: It’s Time for Districts in Santa Ana
Clara Turner argues it’s time to put a measure on the ballot in Santa Ana proposing district-based elections in place of the city’s current system, in which city council members are elected at-large (voted upon by the entire city) but must live in a specific district.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Safety, Security & Justice
Reiff: Are Police Backing Off?
Retired Anaheim police Capt. Joe Vargas and Charis Kubrin, a UC Irvine criminologist, discuss rising crime rates with Rick Reiff on Inside OC this week, broadcast on PBS So Cal, KDOC-TV and Cox 3.
Posted inEducation, Outdoors, Top Stories, Westminster
Westminster May Create “Mendez Historic Trail” to Honor Landmark School Desegregation Case
The landmark Mendez v. Westminster school desegregation case was the forerunner of nationwide integration of U.S. public schools, but until now, it’s never been honored in Westminster.
