The proposed $6.2 billion Orange County budget for the next fiscal year calls for a large increase in discretionary funds allocated to the Sheriff’s Department and comparatively tiny discretionary increases for social and health services. Public budget hearings will take place in June.
Yearly Archives: 2017
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Reiff: Ila Borders’ Baseball (and Life) Odyssey
Rick kicks off a new baseball season with ’90’s pitching phenom Ila Borders, only woman in modern times to win a game in professional ball. She discusses the struggles of being a sports pioneer, and the secret she hid until now. Rick also talks with Jean Hastings Ardell, Ila’s co-author on their new book, “Making My Pitch”; original Los Angeles Angel and “one-hit wonder” Dan Ardell and Whittier College professor and prolific National Anthem singer Joe Price.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Reiff: Immigrants Crime-Prone? Cop, Criminologist Say It Ain’t So
University of California, Irvine criminologist Charis Kubrin and retired Anaheim police captain Joe Vargas discuss and debate the uptick in crime rates and the causes. They examine the impacts of gangs, immigration and sanctuary cities, and problems with prisoner rehabilitation programs.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Newport Beach
Rush: Tolerance and Free Speech in Newport Beach
Bob Rush from Newport Beach suggests that there are times when recalling council members just doesn’t make sense.
Posted inPress Releases
OC Young Democrats Release Statement Condemning OC Supervisors Vote On Immigrant Detention
The Orange County Young Democrats issued the following statement Tuesday after the OC Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to expand capacity for ICE detainees in Orange County jails at the request of Sheriff Sandra Hutchens.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Expand Immigration Detention in County Jails
The unanimous decision came after more than three dozen public commenters spoke against the expansion and none supported it. Sheriff Sandra Hutchens said the expansion will bring an additional $5 million in revenue to the county without requiring more staff.
Posted inPress Releases
Garden Grove Councilmembers Request the City Council Pass a Resolution Opposing California State Assembly Bill AB22
At the City Council City this evening May 9th, Councilmember Stephanie Klopfenstein and Mayor Pro Tem Phat Bui will request the City Council to pass a resolution at the next meeting to oppose the California State Assembly Bill AB22 which was narrowly passed yesterday.
Posted inPress Releases
OC Press Club Honors Tom Johnson for Lifetime Achievement
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 IMMEDIATE RELEASE orange county […]
Posted inPress Releases
City of Santa Ana Appoints Cynthia Kurtz as Interim City Manager
The Santa Ana City Council extended an offer and approved an Interim City Manager agreement at its City Council meeting last Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
Posted inPress Releases
OC Community Groups Ask OC Board of Supervisors Not To Expand Immigration Detention in Orange County, Cite Worsening Conditions At County Jail
This Tuesday morning, the OC Board of Supervisors are set to vote on expanding immigration detention at the Theo Lacy County Jail.
