Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr. was recently honored by the Orange County Business Journal as one of the County’s 500 most influential leaders and is included in the […]
Yearly Archives: 2017
Posted inAnaheim, Safety, Security & Justice
Anaheim Council To Consider New Police Review Board
Beefed-up citizen oversight of the Anaheim Police Department will be considered by the City Council Tuesday. A report by the ACLU found Anaheim to be among the nation’s worst cities for deaths at the hands of police.
Posted inBrea, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach
Brea’s Art in Public Places Program Connects Developers and Community
The small city of Brea covers only 12.43 square miles between La Habra in the west and Chino Hills in the east, and is home to just over 40,000 people. It’s also home to 178 pieces of public art.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Spencer: Community Op-Eds Allow Residents To Impact Their Own Narrative
Santa Ana activist and consultant Madeleine Spencer writes that community-driven, opinion editorials in the Voice of OC offer residents a unique bridge of their own making — allowing people to publicly air their own narratives about issues that could otherwise define them without their consent.
Posted inPress Releases
Attorney General Becerra Files Suit Against Janitorial Subcontracting Company for Wage Theft and Violating Tax Laws
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today filed suit against One Source Facility Solution (One Source), a janitorial subcontracting company based in Orange County, and the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Dilip Joshi.
Posted inWestminster
Judge Rules Westminster Must Make Public Ex-Police Chief’s Claim Against the City
The city of Westminster must make public a legal claim against the city filed by former Police Chief Kevin Baker, according to a ruling issued late Wednesday afternoon by Judge Walter Schwarm, in response to a Voice of OC lawsuit.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Safety, Security & Justice, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Stanton, Villa Park, Yorba Linda
Study of Sheriff’s Contracts Begins for 13 Cities
A contractor hired by 13 Orange County cities will begin a study in the next few weeks of costs the county Sheriff’s Department charges the cities and the services they receive after cities complained law enforcement expenses ate up as much as 50 percent of their annual budgets.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Tingle: Animals Also Need a Voice
Animal rights activist Rose Tingle writes about the importance of speaking up for animal welfare here in Orange County, noting that the Op-ed platform offered by the Voice of OC offers residents a real way to get involved, add their own voice, on critical quality of life issues in real time.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Will Allow Up to 30 Recreational Marijuana Shops
Santa Ana is the only known jurisdiction, out of Orange County’s 34 cities, to authorize the sale of recreational marijuana when that option opens up to California communities starting January 1.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Eidt: Finding Our Community Voice
Urban planner and environmental activist Jack Eidt writes that Voice of OC has opened up a community platform empowering citizens and residents to impact their local reality, their quality of life. In today’s world of corporate mergers and dwindling media, Edit reminds readers, and donors, that nonprofit newsrooms like Voice put people in a position to make a difference on public policy.
